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Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02

new green corn and melons are eaten without stint.
 Very naturally the question is asked: Are not the rattlesnakes used in the Hoki ceremonies drugged or deprived ef their fangs? If not, why are not the half-nude snake dancers and priests bittens White people who have seen several Moki snake dances say they have never known a Meki to confess he was fanged, but every year specta- tors see snake dancers pull away from their arms serpents that have fastened there. Every year some of the reptiles coil and strike at their captors. The best-posted scientists who have looked upon Moki snake dances say that the priests and dancers have certain manner of handling the creatures. and that the strange broth which the snake handlers drink renders venom harm less. At any rate 1t is unique among barbaric customs.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
CENSUS TAKEN FOR JAP ARMY
DetaiIs Sought Form Part of Indus trial Mobilization Plan, Claim
 of Government.

Tokyo.-A result of the census taken October 1, the figures of which have not been announced, the government has begun sending circulars through out the country asking physicians, sur geons, dentists, pharmacists, tailors, blacksmiths and other persons whether they would be willing to serve in the army fn case of war.
 Officials explain that the information is desired in connection with any pos sibls future mobilization. It is stated here that the details sought form a part of general plan of industrial mobilization upon which the govern ment has been working for years, and that 1t has organized a new national industrial census board to investigate mobilization possibilities in factories, mines, railways and marine transport systems.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
WIFE CALLS THEM BRUTES
Mime. Lecointe Objects to So Many Women Kissing Victorious
 French Flyer.

Etampes, France.-The victory of Sadi Lecointe in the airplane races for the Gordon Bennett cup was very popular.
 Every one on the field, whether American, British or French joined in cheering the winner.
 One young woman, however, seated in an open car alone, wore a dis pleased expression on her pretty face. She was Mime. Lecointe.
 Slightly i'll, she had been unable to Join in the crowds that mobbed her victorious husband as he landed, and which was impeding his progress to- ward the automobile in which his wife was seated. Mime. Lecointe grew angrier as the moments passed.
 'NThe brutes," she exclaimed, point ing to the surging crowd.
 Six or seven women were trying to kiss Sadi at the same time.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
FIND "PERISC0PE STOWAvVAY" Iron Pipe Gives Air to Man Hidden in Coal Bunkers on Princess
 Matoika

New York.-Discovery of peri scope stowaway" was reported by Capt. Hubbard C. Fia.l of ,ne Princess Matoika on arrival of the army trans port here from Antwerp.
 Prior to it's departure the ship was searched by Belgian officials for a bank robber. The search failed to bring him to light. but it did bring from various portions of the ship 25 stOwawayS.
 One was found hidden IT the ship hunkers buried from sigm by coal In order to breathe he had rigged up a ''periscope" in the form of piece of iron pipe.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
iued un to His Bargain.

Wabash, Ind.-Two eight-year-old girls entered a local shoe store and told the clerk they wished to sing. He referred them to the manager and he told them to go ahead. After sing ing two songs each asked for pair of shoes, one exhibiting an advertisement which read: ''These shoes will go for song" They got the shoes.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
Six Hundred Dollars in One Chicken

Six Hundred Dollars in One Chicken
 Davenport, Ia.-It was a tedious process for H. L. Walbourne, a grocer and butcher, to recover a lost diamond valued at 5000, for he was unable to tell which of his 150 chickens had swallowed the gem. The diamond was missing from his ring after he had unloaded the chickens from crates and placed them in a coop and he sus- pected one of the fowls had eaten It.. He found the jewel one day in the gizzard of the fftieth fowl he slaugh- tered.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02
Spanish Coin of 1709
 in Delaware Bay Fish

Cape May, N. J.-Frank W. Hughes of Cape May Point caught a nine-pound weakfish in Delaware Bay When he cleaned the fish Hughes found in it a Spanish coin dated 1709. It is supposed that this came from one of the Spanish ships of that time which was wrecked off the Delaware capes. Hughes was accompanied when he caught the fish by Horace Carson, who some time ago found a pearl valued at $500 in clam that he caught off the Fishing Creek clam beds.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-02

hands.
 Suddenly at a signal from wrinkled Kopali the dancing ceases and the high snake priest advances to an open place. He solemnly sprinkles meal in a ring, denoting all compass points to which serpent messengers are to con vey the Moki petitions. At another signal the rattlesnakes are thrown in heap within the circle. Meal is hastily thrown upon the wriggling heap, while a guttural invocation is pronounced. In a moment each of the dancers snatches several of the serpents in his hands, and starts at full speed for the narrow trail which leads down from the mesa to the plains below. There the grue- some burdens are thrown upon the sands and permitted to go their way in peace.
 The dance is over, but there's anoth- CT scene. When the athletic dancers have come running back to the plaza they hasten to the sacred kiya, where they remove all the trappings of the ceremony. Then they come out anc drink deeply from bowl of mysteri GUS decotion of herbs brewed only by Salako, the oldest snake woman II Mokiland.
 Then the Mokis go home in silence They have performed the most impor tant service in their lives and hay, propitiated the rain god as sacredly a. they know how. Their wives ant sweethearts wait upon them and wasl them of their paint. On the morrow the pueblo feast takes place, and tn,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05

INsURANCE-Do you carry the nee
essary life insurance to care for the
loved ones you will leave behind? a
Policy in one of the leading compan-
les will provide for them. Let me
write it today. John ID. Roe, the
Insurance man.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Bible FOX China
New Translation Has Been the
Work of Many Years.
Said to Be the First Ever Put Into
the National Language of the Race,
and Almost Perfect Literary
Production.

After continuous labor extending
over more than quarter of century
by Chinese and foreign scholars, the
announcement is made new transla-
ton of the Bible has been completed
for the Chinese people The publica-
ton of this translation at an early
date, under the title of the Revised
Mandarin Bible" is announced by the
American Bible society. The compile
ton of the work will, 1T is stated,
place this particular Version in the
hands of more individuals than were
ever reached by any other translation.
There have been Bibles in China for
many years, of course, millions of
them, but the forthcoming issue will
be the first translated into the national
language of the Chinese, and it is
claimed that it will be the most nearly
perfect literary production in the
Chinese republic.
1T Will be interesting to many OBJ
servers the world over to take care
full note in the years to come of the
effect of this translation upon the
masses of the people of China. From
the point of view of the western
world, China is not rich in literature.
This estimate is not disputed by many
of the Chinese educated in America.
and European colleges. Confucius.
when he edited what the Chinese de-
nominate the sacred canons, in the
sixth century before the Christian era.
prescribed the model of Chinese liter
airy form, and reached, in the belief
OF his followers, the pinnacle of phil
osophic wisdom. These classics. in
Guiding the works edited and actually
written by those who called them
selves his disciples, possibly excel, in
literary merit at least the works of
any other ancient civilization, and it
is true that no other written words
nave for so many centuries nodded
the character, culture, morals and gov
ernlnent OIL so great nation. The
veneratlon given throughout the cen
lures to the wisdom of COnfucius has,
because OF the constant study of his
philosophy, preserved the language al
most unchanged for thirty centuries,
and set permanent standard in the
nations literature. In one of the
books of this great series, that known
as the "Analects' of Confucius, in
winch his views and maxims are re-
| tailed by his disciples, there are given
what purport to he accounts of the
habits and records of the teachings of
the great Chinese moralist. In it there
is found the sage's text on altruism.
called the golden rule in its Chinese
form, which translated, reads: "What
you would not others should do unto
you, do not unto them. "-Christian
! Science Monitor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
QUAINT OLD f''GLIsH CUSTOM
Dwellers in 49, a Village Maintain
Their RieF. TO Look on Statue
With Reverence.


In Launceston, a small town in Corn
wall. one image and one old custom
have remained in spite of the Puri-
tans, SAYS a contributor to London
Country Life. who relates a curious
SURVIVAL of the old days when Oliver
Cromwell and his image smashing sol
diers ruled England. Perhaps it was
because the Cornish did not take kind
y to the Puritan spirit, continues the
writer, but the Magdalen of Launces-
ton remains and the people of Launces-
ton still believe in her power for good
and evil. The figure, which rests in
canopied niche between the center
OF the three windows at the east end
OF the parish church. is a little less
than life-siZe, and represents the Mag
dalen as lying face down in an atti-
tHde of grief. BY her side is what is
described as a skull or the box of
ointment.
What is still more interesting is the
large number of stones, pebbles and
pieces of slate always to be seen scat
tered and untidy on the back of the
hgure or upon the sill of the window
above. They represent the triumph of
custom or superstition. The people be-
neVe that If YOU cast a stone up at the
Inquire and it remains upon it you will
get your reward If you treat the stat
ue with d1SreSpect you will suffer
The stones on the window sill repre.
sent failure; those on the figure, sue.
cess. The people of Launceston are
reluctant to talk about this belief of
theirs. III you ask, they will half shyly
tell you that the children believe il,
and that they remember that when
they We're children they threw a stone
up when they wanted a new pair of
boots or a treat of some kind.
And did you get it?" YOU ask.
You will generally be told. "Yes."
III you watch, you will see that the
children still believe it. and that some
of the children have long since pass
ed school age The stones are always
thefe, always increasing. OF the many
stories l heard of the Magdalen of
Launcesion one was of how the mar
rator, when boy many years ago.
came running home from school and.
passing the statue, jumped at it to hit
It's face. He told me that it might
nave been that or it might not, but
De1ore ne was out of the churchyard
ne Sllpped. sprained his ankle and was
IN bed for many days. No one seems
to know how old the custom u.s. but the
statue itself is not old as ecclesiasti-
Cal figures count age.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Power From Gas

The question of transmitting power
long distances by means of gas made
in the coal fields is raised in the en-
cheering supplement of British pa-
per. One of the objects sought in
erecting the proposed capital power
stations in England aud distributing
electricity from them, is to save the
cost of conveying coal TO individual
factories. 1t is possible that the same
advantage would be realized by trans
hitting gas instead of electricity.
1t is suggested further that the gas
now made in multiplicity of gas
works scattered all over the country
could be generated on modern lines in
large works on the coal feds. The
writer calculates that the money spent
on the carriage Of one years coal by
one of the London gas undertakings
would alone suffice to pay for a main
large enough to bring from Yorkshire
all the gas it makes in the year-New
York Post.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERlCAN PRESS ASSOGlATlON
NEWS ITEMS OF
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 2, 1900

There is a nice, cute, sweet, little
baby girl at the Peter Axelson
home in southwest Hamlin town
ship, that arrived last week on
Wednesday.
John and Kirk Knox, Lester
Peterman and Glenn Bruner are
preparing prairie schooner" in
which they will go up to Lake Ok
oboji, for an outing.
Frank Watts and wife came down
On their tandem bicycle, Sunday
morning, and passed the day at the
Ed Delahoyde home.
Theo. Daugaard, eight year old
son of S. P. Daugaard and wife,
had his right leg completely sever
ed, below the knee, Saturday morn
ing, by mower.
Jens +. Juhl marketed SUI BUSH
els of wheat in Brayton, Monday,
for which he received 50 cents per
bushel.
Shomp Bintner has tapped liv-
ing spring at his farm, and has run
piping to his feed yards, few rods
away, where his stock can have
water the year round.
On July 80, 1900, the ninety
fourth birthday of Grandma Crane
was celebrated. Those present
were: John D. Bush and wife and
daughter, Lena, William Carpenter
and wife, Mrs. j. Albeit, Mrs. Jen-
ME Crane, Mrs. John Harrison,
Mrs. Zaner, Mrs. P. /. Whitfield anc
daughter, Clara, Mrs. Fred Bech-
told and daughter, Leonard Early
and wife and Mrs. Bry Milliman.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
The LONGEST Tunnel

Inc longest and largest tunnel in
the world will probably soon be built
under the Hudson river to connect
New York with New Jersey. There
are several tunnels large enough for
railroad train but the new tube I'M
der the river is to be large enough to
allow two or three large teams or au-
tomoblles to run abreast. The tunnel
Will be much more than a mile in
length and thirty feet or more in
diameter. 1t is estimated that 6.O46
vehicles can pass in both directions
every hour in such tunnel which is
more than twice as many as pass up
and down Fifth avenue, probably the
busiest street today i'll the world The
great problem of the tunnel is to pro
vide ventilation. since the tube will be
$500 feet long between the ventilating
shafts. Fresh air will be forced in
and the bad air allowed to escape by
an elaborate system of pipes.-Boys'
Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
To lrrigate Egypt.

A project for obtaining control of
the waters of the Upper Nile is being
seriously contemplated. The work
will extend over generation, and in
volve the expenditure of tens of mil
lions of dollars, affecting the entire
future of irrigation throughout the
Nile basin. A commission has already
been formed and consists of three
members; an irrigation engineer, nom
mated by the government of India, as
president, and a British physicist, nom
mated by the TnversitY of Cam
bridge, and an irrigation engineer,
nominated by the government of the
United States, constitutes the third
member.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Nitrates From the Air.

When Thomas Edison was asked re-
Gently what he considered the great
est inventions since the electric lights,
he mentioned first wireless telesraphy
and second the American process for
making nitrogen from the air. Be
fore the war we depended upon Ger
many for orr supply of nitrogen, and
especially for the fertilizers which
made our farms so productive The
Ge.mans had deposits which they only
need dig out of the ground to sell at
enormous prices. Today there are
great plants in the south where the
air is put under pressure and frozen
to Il liquid form from which in turn
the nitrogen is extracted. The sup.
ply is of course absolutely limi,less
BY Harvesting water falls to these
plants the work is done very cheaply
BOYS Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
FIND TUBERCULOSIS
IN FARM FLOCKS

Twenty-Five poultry culling dem
onstrations have been conducted
throughout the county during the
past month by E. NJ. McGinnis,,
County Club Agent. In the
twenty-five demonstrations, just
one flock was found that was not
afflicted with tuberculosis.
Almost twenty-five per cent of
the farm focks in the state Of Iowa
are tubercular. The cause of this
is the over-crowded condition and
poor ventilation Of the chicken
houses.
tuberculosis in poultry cannot be
cured but can be prevented from
going further into the flock. The
only way to do this is to remodel
the chicken house or build a new
one that has a ventilation system
and room enough to accommodate
number of head in the flock. A tu-
bercular fowl should be disposed of
Immediately by dislodging their
neck, then burn or bury the fowl.
A good prevention is a solution
composed of 7.3 grains of bicloride
of mercury mixed with gallon of
water.
Epson salts should be given our
chickens once a month and if they
are sick give it to them twice a
month. 1t should be mixed thusly:
J pound of salts for every 100 birds,
added to a small amount of drink
ing water. This applies to either the
old or young chickens.
During September the Farm
Bureau will send out pamphlets ex-
planning the different diseases in
poultry, how to tell them and the
remedies.
Anyone wishing plans for build
ing new chicken house, or remodel
ing old houses call on or phone the
Farm Bureau Office in Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Good Food Habits

The kind of foed a child has de-
terrnlnes to a great extent the fit:
ness OF the future citizen and here
the parents have great response
bllity which cannot be overlooked.
Good food habits should start
today, tomorrow may be too late.
/. Meals should be given at
regular hours. Do not allow chill
dren to eat between meals. They
will then come to the table with
the stomach ready to take care of
a good meal.
2. Give plenty of water. Chill
dren require at least four glasses Of
water between meals. Thirst is
often mistaken for hunger and a
habit of eating between meals is
thus developed. Food should not
be washed down with water during
meals.
3. Dirt is dangerous. Children
should wash hands and face before
coming to the table. They should
SIT down to clean table and eat
IN an orderly manner. Flies should
be allowed no closer than outside
the windowscreen.
4. Plenty Of time should be al
lowed for meals. Do not hurry
through the meal, take time for
thorough chewing Of food so that
the stomach may not be overtaxed.
5. Children should not be
forced to eat when not hungry.
Forced feeding is more harmful
than light feeding for few days.
If the appetite does not return call
physician.
6. Children should be happy
while eating. Do not let the meal
hour be the hour of judgment.
Forget the unpleasant things while
at the table. Remember, digestion
has no better aid than a glad heart.
ANNA SKOV,
Public Health Nurse.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
canaries Betrayed Burglars.

While on patrol on Henry street one
night recently a canary bird fitted by
Patrollnan Killea, followed by another
Above him half dozen more We're
flying about.
Killea investigated and found that
the exodus of canaries was from q
bird store. Inside, in the semi dark
ness, he saw five men moving about
whom he arrested. They were locked
up on charges of burglary.
Louis PolizZa, who owns the birC
store, said about seventy-five or a hun
dred of his canaries had been freed
He estimated his loss at $2OO.-New
York Mail
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
START WAR ON
THE ARMY WORMS

Practically all the gardens of
Audubon County are being pes
tered by the army worms. This
worm is about one inch in length
and has three rows of white dots
running parallel across it's back.
They travel from one place to ano-
Their in armies and do most of their
work at night. If not checked at
first they will multiply in such
great numbers that they will do
lots OF damage.
The best way to get rid Of these
worms is to mix a bran mash as
follows: 10 pounds bran, J pound
arsenic of lead, three oranges or
lemons ground in meat chopper and
! quart Of molasses. Mix thor
oughly then dampen with one gal
Ion OF water. Scatter this mixture
over the plants where the worms
are working, doing this in the eve
ming when they are coming up.
Besides eating vi, the tomatoes
and all kinds Of vegetables and ev-
en- the flowers, they will work in
the field. They generally work on
corn or alfalfa While it is very
young but this year their advance
was checked owing to the late wet
weather. If you are troubled with
them in your alfalfa, second crop
OF clover or. pastures, dig a pillow
urrow, throwing dirt towards
where the worms are working.
Plow over this again making the
furrow much deeper. Then dig
post holes along this ditch. In
their travel, the worms crawl into
the ditch and are unable to get out.
They fall into these post holes,
after which they must be burned
or they will work their way up
again. This is to prevent them
from travelling.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Want Ads.

NoTlCE--For all kinds of insurance
that insures, see John d. Roe, the In
surance man
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Rice Long Cultivated.

Rice is generally considered ma.
tive of China, probably due to the fact
that Emperor Chin-Nong, who ruled
a ceremonial ordinance which pre-
scribed that the emperor should SOW
the rice himself, while four other
kinds of seed may be sown by princes
of his family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Chance to Experiment.

Our girl is anxious to get into the
whirL"
"Fhen let her come down to our
office building and try the entrance
revolving door when crowd of mes
senger boys are going through"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Jimmy's Role.

Billy's mother heard great commu-
ton in the yard when he was PLAYING
with some other boys. Looking out.
she saw him chasing one of his play
mates around the yard, who was max
Ing an cutlery at every jump. "Why.
Billy" she called. whatever are YOU
doing!' "Oh, I'm running blind Dig
and Jimmy's playing he's the pig" was
the breathless reply
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
And in America

In Japan kissing means delight and
usually signifies a greeting; in West
Africa it denotes establishment in the
New Hebrldes ii is evoked by anythin
beautiful With The Basu1cs 1t is 81
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-05
Very CHEERING.

1.-THE man who never makes a mis-
take never makes anything" The chap
who originated this remark was a
friend to Notwithstanding Cou-
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1920-07-27
PALENGVEJO TALKININ-
KAMS. 49,.
Bolsevikai prieme lenku pa
siulyma.

Paryzius, liepos 25. = Kuo-
met vakar cia gauta zinia, kad
Rusijos sovietu valdzia sutiko
su lenku pasipstuoju pasiQly-
mu daryti armisticija, prancu-
zams if anglams palengvejo,
Tarytum, didziausi aknlenys
antu nusirite nuo krutiniu.
Mes tai buvo baisus dailitaS
il pagalvoii, jei bolSevikai hu-
tQ atmetc lenku pasipl!ma.
Tnomet iSnaujo butQ pakiluSi
Kar6 visoj Europoj. Mes talk
ainkQ pareiga buvo gelhtti
ienkams visomis galimomlS
priemon6mis.
Siandie kas kita. Tegu len
kai paSimokina del blogq savo
darbp. Ir talkininkams n6ra
reikalo iSnaujo pakilti ahejo-
tino laim6jimo karen.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1920-07-27

Lietuvos Atstovybe Ameri-
koje gavo is Kauno nuo Gel
ia" sekancias kablegramas:
''Uzsieniu Reikalu Ministe-
ris Purickis pasiunte vakar
Maskvon telegrams, kurioj
Lietuvos Vyriausybe butinai
reikalauja, kad siaureje rusp
kariuomene nepereitu abiejp
pusiu nustatytos demarkaci-
jos inijos, nesikistu Lietuvos
Administration, nedarytu jo-
kiu rekviziciju, moketq gwen
tojams uz viska valstypes pl-
nigais dabartinemis kainomis,
imtu tik karo zvilgsniu butt
mai reikalingas susisiekimo Ii
nias, karo sandelius, butus,
kad visa civiline administered
ia rusu esamose zemese butu