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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

trading for vegetables and fruit Is car
ried on, resembles a suffrage meeting
place, for among the crowded mass OF
humanity not man Is to be seen.
''Tne straight backs and erect car
riage of the Loo Choo women are due
to the custom Of carrying everything
upon their heads. No matter what the
object, be it large or small, it is
perched upon their thick, black hair,
and off they walk in the most non
chalant manner.
"The most striking thing abost Naha
and Shuri are the high stone walls
which surround the houses. These
walls are generally covered by small
banyan tree, called the goja maru,
growing like a great vine and sending
out numberless roots which sometimes
reach a hundred feet from the original
stem.
'"These also serve as a hiding place
for a snake, a kind of adder, six or
seven feet long, which is the curse of
the islands. Their bite is generally
fatal in a few hours, and many people
are killed by them each year"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

ut passes through successive ages,
or stages, as they are called, each one
OF which is separated from the other
by moult or casting of its outer
SHE'LL
These mouths take place at fixed
periods, and as the insect finds Itself
restrained by its firm, inelastic skele-
ton, longitudinal rent occurs along
the back, and the insect, soft and dan
gerously helpless, struggles out of the
old skin inclosed in new but delicate
cuticle, which takes some time TO
harden and color up.
Whether this creature has per-
tremely difficult for humans to decide.
It's eyes, that look like cows eyes,
really cast a thousand images on a
special kind of brain, so different from
our own that we cannot understand it.
and then besides these great big eyes
horns are not horns at all, but sense.
organs of so complicated a nature that
we do not yet know certainly whether
they are organs of smell or not, and it
is supposed that they may be the seat
of sense organs that we humans do not
have.
I'm front of the great thighs imbed-
ded on each side of the body are the
so-called ears, tuned no doubt to catch
vibrations of the air far too delicate
or too frequent for our ears.
"The jumping legs of the creature
are filed with powerful muscles,
which, when they expand, can hurl 1t
through the air and enable it to es-
cape from its enemies. On the inner
side, along the lower rib, of the wing,
is the musical instrument. 1t is a. row
of hard, bead-like projections, which
are very highly developed in the
males, but not at all in the females.
When the edge of the wing is scraped
over these projections musical sound
is made"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03
SANTO DOMINGO: FIRST
LOVE AND LAST RESTING
PLACE OF COLUMBUS

Christopher Columbus, in placing the
great western hemisphere on the map
Of the world, left his impress more
deeply on what is now the Dominican
republic than on any other bit of laad
in the New World.
The very name of the capital of the
republic, SantO Domingo, whose ward
ship under the United States has been
under public discussion recently, is a
family affair with the COlumbuses.
The great diScOverer named for his
father this first permanent city estab-
lished by Europeans in the Americas
The same name is applied to the ISL
and of which the republic is part
almost as commonly as it's aboriginal
name, Haiti; and finally the paternal
name is further perpetuated in that
of the republic itself.
The remains Of Columbus are be-
lieved by investigators who have ex-
amined the evidence in the case to lie
in the cathedral in SantO Domingo
city. The body of the discOverer was
brought to the island Of his early tri-
umphs from Spain, where he died and
was placed beside that of his son
Diego. 1t was thought that the Span
IardS removed the remains of Chris
TOPPER Columbus when they trans
ferred sovereignty of the island to the
French in 1875. 1t appears from later
examinations of the burial vaults of
the cathedral, however, that the casket
which was borne in such great state
from SantO Domingo to Havana at the
end of the Eighteenth century and
from Havana to Spain hundred
years later, contained instead the ashes
of Diego, the son.
The city of Santo Domingo grew to
be wonderful place during the early
days of Spanish dominion, but Column
bus did not live to see much of the
development. His son, Diego Column
bus, however, engraved the family
name deeper on the city and the cOun-
try Of which 1t was the capital, setting
up there a court of such regal SPLEEN
dor that it aroused the envy Of the
Spanish king.
Santo Domingo seemed destined to
become the bustling metropolis of a
Western empire. But it became the
victim of exploitation. After a turbu-
lent history, during which the native
Indians were eXterminated and thou
sands of African slaves were import
ed, the latter assisted by mulatto free
men, rose, In the last years of the
Eighteenth century, abolished slavery
and drove their oppressors from the
island. Though the land of the DOmin-
lean republic reverted for while to
Spanish control, and later was con-
quered by the republic of Haiti, with
which it shares the island, it estab-
lished its independence in 1914 and
has retained it's individuality since.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03
MODERN TATOI AND
ANCIENT ATHENS

Constantine, whose return to the
throne of Greece was discussed after
the death of Alexander, had a famous
summer palace at Tatoi, before his alb
dication. There he spent much time
during the final uneasy months of his
reign.
Tatoi is 16 miles north of Athens by
way of Kophisia. In strong contrast
to the harsh and stormy political stu
alton which encompassed the members
of the royal family following the out
break of the World war, their physical
environment was wholly delightful, for
Tatoi is one of the most beautiful
spots of Attica. Nesting almost at the
foot of the Parnes mountains. In the
distance towers the famous Penteli-
kon, from whose summit one may OBJ
tain the finest view to be had from
any of the Attic hills.
Historically, Tatoi is noteworthy for
being freighted with unhappy assOcia-
lions. In it's vicinity stand the ruins
of an old fort, known as the KastrO,
which marks the center of the deme
township of Decelea.
1t was at Decelea, II miles in an air.
line north of Athens, that the traitor
Alcibiades, he of whom Aristophanes
wrote that "they (the Athenian SOL
diers) love, they hate, but cannot live
without him." cOunseled the Spartans
to construct strong Notifications in or
der to intercept the caravans of grain
from EubOea, which supplied the cap
ital with food. Alcibiades, by his be-
invested Syracuse in Sicily, had al
ready fulfilled the prophecy of the
misanthrope TimOn who had said upon
one of the many occasions when the
young Athenian's rash proposals had
been Endorsed by the pOpulace, "Go on,
my brave boy, and prosper; for your
prosperity will bring on the ruin of all
this crowd" His advice to seize and
fOrtify Decelea in ALB B. G. brought
irretrievable ruin on his native city
and resulted in an inestimable loss to
the human race, for it crushed Athens.
BY one Of the strange whims of "the
crowd" the Athenian army in its dark
est hour sent message to AlcibiadeS
inviting him to desert the Spartans in
to whose power he had betrayed his
own people. And by an equally strange
whim Alcibiades accepted the invita-
ton, rushing to SamoS to assume
command of his old associates. But it
was too late. Athens was doomed.
Eysander, commanding the Spartan
navy, administered a crushing defeat
to Athenian sea power at Aegospotami,
on the Hellespont. Three thousand of
the defeated Athenians were massa-
cred, and Xenophon, the historian,
with tragic simplicity relates that
when the. news reached the capital,
''That night no man slept"
Tatoi is reached today by railway
journey of eight and half miles to
Kephisia, and a carriage drive of
seven and a half miles from that point.
The new summer palace was built for
the king and the old palace was de-
signed as the residence of the crown
prince A beautiful park and ven
cradle oak grove surround the royal
homes A short distance to the north
is the barracks of TIN rural police,
known as the ChOrophylaies.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03
WOMEN THE FINANCIERS
OF A FORGOTTEN
KINGDOM

Along busy highways of ocean trav-
el, land links between Japan and For
moSa, not far from China'S coastwise
routes, yet visited by only two or three
white persons a year-Such are the
Loo Choo (Luchu or Ryuku) islands
Loo Choo is a land full of the indie
scribable charm and mystery of the
Orient, but replete with the pathos of
a vanishing race" writes Roy Chap
man Andrews TO the National Geo
graphic society.
but, although it has been 40 years
since there sounded the death knell
of this little hidden kingdom, Loo
Choo is not yet Japan. The traveller
realizes this even before he lands. The
pine-clothed, tomb-dotted hills which
form the background of the strange
little cities of Naha and Shuri have
an unfamiliar look and the pretty tiled
roofs of the (diminutive houses, just
visible over the surrounding gray
stone walls, give fascinating hints of
what may be found beyond their lac
quered gateways. On their entire 900
square miles of land only one white
man, an American missionary, is resi-
dent.
with ourmoney changed. we began
to look about to spend it, for Loo Choo
is the home of the red lacquer ware
famous throughout the world. Much
of it is exported, and the finest of the
boxes. bowls. trays, tables, etc., which
are In daily use in Japan and China
and sold TO tourists throughout the
Orient, come from the little city of
Naha, or Shuri, its neighbor across the
hills. The lacquer ware, when first
made, is a dull brown, but really first
class pieces improve with age and soon
change to beautiful vermilion, be-
coming brighter and clearer the longer
they are used.
.When we came TO buy lacquer we
we're greatly surprised TO find that bar
gaining had no place in Loo Choo.
without exception, the first price
asked for an article was the one for
which it was sold. Never in the ORR
emit had we met with similar condi-
ton.
ut was interesting TO find, also, that
the women of Loo Choo conduct all
business and have charge of every
ding pertaining TO mOney-with the
single slight exception of spending IL.
The market. where in the morning
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03
THE CHRISTOPHER: MUSI.
CLAN, MONSTER AND
AVIATOR

Once more the ravenous grasshopper
wrought devastation upon Western
fields this fall, and the plague became
especially destructive in Texas.
Writing TO the National Geographic
society, David Fairchild describes this
fascinating, if ruthless, creature as
follows:
The young king grasshopper is
probably twenty days old and its wings
have not developed. but it can Jump a
hundred times its length. whereas man
can scarcely cover three times his
length at a leap. When its wings grow
and its internal air sacs fill with air it
can sail away for miles. One represen-
tative of this great family can sail Tor
thousand miles before the wind, and
they so in such plumbers that they
make cloud 1000 square milesin ex-
tent.
Its great front lip hides pair of
laws as effective as hay-chopper, and
it has an appetite as voraeious as that
of a hippopotamus. This voracieus-
ness and these jaws are what have
made several of It's relatives. the
plague of mankind. They multiply in
Sucb numbers as TO battle all calcula-
ton. and every living green thing for
thousands of square miles disappears
down their threats, leaving the coun-
try they infest desolate.
aWhen the young grasshopper
ornarges from the egg it is very small
indeed--a wingless, helpless little
creature, all legs and mouth.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

Peace negotiations between Pola2s
and soviet Russia were resumed afteiE
a lapse that threatened the renewas
Of active hostilities. The Poles, hcWg
ever, consented to withdraw tyr
troops to the armistice line. Mos 7ow
notified Lithuania that the Red forces
would have to occupy yilna, which is
still in the hands of General Zeblgou-
ski. The soviet government has now
pretty nearly cleared Russia 81 all
it's active opponents. Petlura' troops
have about all escaped from the Tx
raine into Poland and& have been dis
armed there, and now 1t is announced
that General Semenoff's campaign In
Siberia has collapsed entirely. His
last base has been taken by the Reds,
the corps that was defending it hav-
ing mutinied, killed its officers and
joined the Bolsheviki. Semenoff him
self has fed to Japan.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

The row between the Western Union
Telegraph company and the admins
tration has reached the acute stage.
1t has to do with the laying of GER
tain cables at Biscayne bay, Miami,
Fla, permission for which was grant
ed some time ago. Connected with it
was the attempt to land cable from
Barbados, which the Navy department
prevented. The company thereupon
declined to carry further messages for
the State department at reduced rates,
and the Navy department threatened
to destroy the bay cable If the con-
struction work was not stopped. The
company applied for an injunction to
restrain Secretary Daniels from in
terfering with the work, and the next
day Secretary of War Baker revoked
the permit for the laying Of the ca
bles. The courts must now decide the
entire matter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03
be ferdseu admittance. This accords

De reruseu adm1ttance TINS acc0rds
with the position taken by the Unit
ed States administration some weeks
ago.
The league council decided to limit
the scope Of policing operations to the
Wilma region and to keep the league
army" down to 1900 men. OF these
Spain will supply 300. Sweden 100,
France at least 1000, and Great Britt
ain and Belgium small detachnfents.
Holland and Switzerland refused to
participate.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

CASTOR Chevrolet. one of the hest
known Of the automobile speed kings
was killed and Eddie O'Donnel an
other race driver, fatally hurt when
their cars collided during the $50
mile national championship race at
Los Angeles on Thanksgiving day. The
contest was won by Sarles.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

President-elect Harding and his
party landed at Cristobal on Tuesday
for O. five-day visit In the Canal Zone.
Wednesday he made trip on the
canal to Panama City and called on
President Porras. Later the president
crossed. into American territory to re-
turn the call. Thursday Mr.. Harding
had game Of golf, followed by din
ner with President Porras. and Friday
he returned to Cristobal, whence he
sailed on Sunday for Norfolk.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

A Thanksgiving day announcement
was made to the effect that John D.
Rockefeller had given to charities and
public institutions the sum Of $685.
763,357. In memory Of his late wife.
The fund is being administered by
the Laura Spellman Rockefeller me-
mortal, chartered in New York. and
the beneficiaries are mostly organiza-
lions in the support of which Mrs.
Rockefeller was especially interested
In her lifetime. More than eight mill
lions Of the fund already has been an
prOpriated to q institutions. II ia
estimated that this brings the total Of
Mr.. Rockefeller's big gifts I'D to ap-
proximately S475 100000, making him
the most munidcent giver known to
history
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

Unless the temper of the Greek peo-
pie changes, they will vote, on Deem
Der 5, for the return of Constantine
to the throne. This will be the logi-
cal outcome of the victory of Gounaris
and Rhallis In the election. However,
the new government is placed In a
somewhat uncomfortable position, for
to restore the ex-king will be to alien
ate France and possibly Great Brit
ain. The former has warned Greece
that it will withdraw it's material and
moral support, but 1t is not known
certainly what attitude Lloyd George
will assume. The Greek newspapers
favorable to Constantine assert that
Great Britain is willing to recognize
the right of Greece to manage her
own affairs and that King George is
in constant communication with Con-
stantine and has assented to his re-
turn to the throne.
OF course, Rhallis and his confreres
are most worried over the possible eff
feet of the restoration on Greeces
adventure in Asia Minor. They can
hardly hope to maintain their army
there against the Turkish Nationalist
and the Arabs without the active CO.
operation of the entente allies, and,
too, they rely on the British to sup
pIy the money needed for the occupa-
ton. It is said by them that Veniz-
elists left the treasury empty, de-
stroyed quantities of documents ana
left Athens without informing their
successors of the state of business In
the various departments.
Queen Mother Olga, the regent,
staged triumphal return last week
for two of Constantine's brothers,
Prince Andreas and Prince Christie
pher. They were received by enthusi-
astic crowds and escorted to the pal
ace. The same day the foreign news
paper correspondents made formai
complaint that the press censorship
was being continued and that tnelr
dispatches were suppressed or de-
layed. RhaIlis and Gounaris made ex-
plantations and promised all restrlc-
lions should be removed.
Paris had press dispatches from
Smyrna saying the Greek army IN
Asia Minor was split into two camps,
one for and one against Constantine,
and that fighting between them al
ready had broken out. Some OF the
troops were said to be demoDliizing
themselves, declaring they were done
with the war against the Turks.
Sunday, November q, was day OF
bloodshed and terror in Dublin. The
Sim Fein assassins early in the day
put into execution deliberate plan
of murder, calling Ia British officers
or former officers to their doors and
shooting them dead. About sixty 9TH
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

Sunday, November q, was day OF
bloodshed and terror in Dublin. The
Sim Fein assassins early in the day
put into execution deliberate plan
of murder, calling IA British officers
or former officers to their doors and
shooting them dead. About sixty 9TH
ers were wounded in these attacks.
The black and tans got into action
at onca, making many arrests. Then
they forcibly entered Croke park,
where 5000 persons were watching
a football game, and, being hooted and
attacked, fired on the crowd. Several
score of persons were killed and many
wounded before the wild combat Dnded.
OF course more murders and more re-
nrisals followed. and the military took
possession of the city. Numerous ar
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-03

y re made by them and quanti-
t;A documents said to be incrirn-
ind seized
h attacked bitterly by the op-
poy press and members of parli-
and Yhpr this Dublin affair as well
a. yr ifs> Irish policy generally, the
ernment defended it's position with
Eraordinary tenacity, and to support
made public captured documents
mich were said to expose Sim Fem
i"'ots for campaign of terrorism in
ENGLAND, including assassinations ard
the destruction Of property by dyna-
mite and fire. In the house of cona-
mons Wednesday night Lloyd George
scored notable victory. Former Pre-
mier Asquith moved resolution ex-
pressing adherence of the Dublin as
sassinations and condemning the re-
prisals and urging immediate steps
to pdcify Ireland. Col. John Ward by
an amendment changed the motion
into an expression Of admiration for
the courage of the crown forces in
Ireland, and this was adopted by a
vote of 303 to SO, amid the cheers Of
the governments supporters.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-07
unseen FORCES"
IsLECTURE TOPIC
Judge SchoonoVer to Give Chau-
tauqua Address.
A Straght-From-the- Shoulder Talk by
Man Who Understands
His Theme.

Judge Manford Schoonover, who
will lecture here at the Redpath Chau-
tauqua on unseen Forces" is an I'M
usually successful Chautauqua speak
er. He has something to say and
knows how to say it.
Judge Schoonover is a mans man,
one who talks straight from the shout
der" He has fought his way up from
obscurity to a place of trust in the
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-07

ROUTE 5 NOTES

The farmers of this neighborhoood
are blue over the rain that fell early
Monday morning.
Mr.. G. H. Arlington spent Sunday
with Mr.. W. H. Evans and family.
Mrs. j. R. Coleman was pleasant
visitor in the home of Mrs Lena
Evans f riday.
Mrs. Mag Reese is visiting in the
home of Mr.. j. L. Reese this week.
Misses Viola Simpson Glide and
Clara Nelson attended Suday Sshool
to Hopewetll Sunday.
Messrs A. t. and Tholoc Wick and
fsmilies spent Sunday with home
folks.
Misses Susie and Martha Greer and
Sara Evans spent Sunday with Miss
Marguerite Haynes.
Misses Kate Evans and Mary Wick
were shopping in Coffeeville Satur-
day morning.
Miss Leila May Walters spent last
week in Grenada visiting relatives.
Mrs. NJ. Johnson visited her son Mr..
VIII johnson in Grenada last week,
Mrs. Benoist spent Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Londie Groves.
The Club girls and boys of Athens
School meet each Thuriday pm.
Everybody invited to the club meet
ing, for you don't know the good work
the boys and girls here are doing un-
til YOU attend the meetings.
Smile and the world will befriend
you
Frown and you fight all alone,
Smile and your beds made of roses
Frown and you sleep on a stone,
Smile, you're bedecked with bright
Jewels,
Frown andthe glitter is gone
Smile andthe world is as an Eden
Frown and a tempest will dawn,
Smile and long years will endow
you, -
Frown and you're aged in youth;
Smile and then all will be beauty
But frown and all is uncouth
Smile when temptations assail you
and half your fightig is done.
For smiles have won more great
battles,
Than Mars has ever yet won.
Samantha"
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-07

ing. Character after character, all
different. appear in such rapid success
sion that ii is hard to believe that
there is only one man on the stage.
Beilharz will delight his audience
whether he gives Il complete play or
miscellaneous program in which he
presents the famous debate on bald
Heads versus Whiskers."
For 10 years Beilharz has entertain
ed audiences everywhere until he has
became known as one of Americas
greatest character artists.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-07
COMMISSIONERS LAND SALE

w. H. Hartwell, Complainant,
VS.. 2048
E. W. Hartwell, Et Ais, Defendant
By virtue of authority vested in
me as Commissioner by decree rem
dered by the Chancery Court Of the
Second District, Yalobusha County,
Mississippi on the 9Th day of May A.
d. 1920, same being on record in min
ute Book "E" at page ia, ordering q
sale Of certain lands mentioned there
in, |, d. f. Parks the undersigned
Commissioner to execute said decree
will on the 7th day of June A. D. 1920
same being the First Monday of June,
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, in front of the South
door of the Courthouse at Water Val
LEY, Mississippi, within legal hours
the following described house and lot
being situated in the City of Water
Valley, Second District of Yalobusha
County, Mississippi:
Described as being Los Number
296 East of the Illinois Central Rail
road as per J. w. Mercer's Map Of
the City of Water Valley, Mississippi.
! the said sale being made for a divi
sion.
Witness my signature this the 5lh
The progress-itemizer., 1920-05-07
LOCAL RED CROSS
Thanked Fer STORM
RELIEF WORK
New Albany, Miss,

New Albany, Miss,
April goth, 1920.
Mr.. B. F. Tatum, :
Water Valley, Miss,
My dear Mr.. Tatum:
In behalf of every member of our
chapter, and all the storm sufferers,
want to thank you for your very
ge"orous donation.
The situation is indeed very serious
but thanks TO the kindness Of our
many Good Neighbors," we are
rapidly giving relief.
Please do not think US ungrateful
for waiting so long to thank you. We
have not had minute for any thing
but work. Thanking you again for
your great kindness,
| am gratefully,
MARY SANFORD BAKER.
Ex. See. Ded Cross HIS.