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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
LEFT REST OF, TRIBE IN CAVE
mandan indian Legend Says Fat
Woman Broke Down Only Exit
to the Upper World.

The fundamental simplicity Of the
American aborigine is Illustrated best
in the Indian myths and legends which
have come down to us, asserted DR..
Rudolph Rieder in an address before
the Wisconsin Archaeological society.
'"These myths" Doctor Rieder said.
cannot be translated into pretty
phrases, as in that case the simple
beauty of the original is lost.
There is rather interesting leg
end concerning the origin Of the Man
dan tribe. It says that once the Man
dams lived underground in cave from
which large vine grew. One young
warrior climbed up this vine one day.
and liked the country so we'll that he
induced several of his tribesmen to
follow him up the vine into the world
outside. Several chiefs and warriors
did So as we'll as many women, but
when a fat woman tried to climb out
Of the cave, against the counsel Of the
chiefs. the vine broke and the rest of
the Mandan tribe had to remain under
ground. This fable may account for
the fact that the Mandans were rel
atively small tribe and also for their
antipatlly to fat women"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
E,ephant. One Mani. Hobby.

The late "Uncle John" Brashear OF
Pittsburgh urged that every man
should have a hobby; and Matthew c..
Brush president of the International
Shipbuilding corporation, would sub
scribe to that !dictum.
The leader Of the vast undertaking
at Hog island has a hobby that is sin
gularly picturesque.
He Is warm ad1nirer Of the ele-
plant. He holds that for the COM
bination Of strength, sagacity, dignity
and fidelity 1t is the model beast. In
his pocket he carries tiny ivory and
ebonvAs images of the mighty pachy-
derm.. At his apartment there are lit
tie elephants to be seen everywhere
on the mantelpiece, on the piano, in
every place Of vantage. It is said that
the recent census taken by their own
er showed he possessed more than
300 Of the tiny fignres. Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
CANNOT SIGNAL TO. MARS
Scientist Shows lmpussjbility 81 Earth
Having Communication With Our
Nei0hboring Planets.

In attempting to communicate with
Mars. there are several factors that
must be taken into consideration.
Henry Meier Of Center eeHege
summed these up at a recent meeting
Of the Kentucky Academy Of Science.
He said that In the first place the
probably low temperature. rsmffed
atmosphere and absence Of wateF on
Mars are against the existence .there
OF beings similar to ourselves. II the
next place signaling by light must be
given up, for the reason that the
earth's atmosphere would absorb 40
per cent Of. tile light sent cut, Gnf.
the distance. was SO great that an
area Of light ten miles square % the
earth would. If, seen from Mars
through a telescope magnffying 500
times. appear like, an aren one inch
square viewed at a distance 81; 500
feet. In considering signals By raaio,
it has been computed that It WoaI6
require a current Of a million am.
peres at tile sending station - OBJ
, tain one of one amperes at . receiv-
ing station on Mars. And Mr.. Meier
remarked that the powerful electric
current sent out by the SUN w5uld
probably Oyerwkelm the, weak waves
sent from the, earth. Il, sSs iii 1sl
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
EARLIEST OF ENGLISH COINS
Golden SoIidus, Still in Existence, Is
Believed to Belong to Year
~ A. D.

The golden solidus of Scan Olnodhu
is the earliest English coin in exist
ence. estimated to belong to the year
421 a. u. by Alfred Anscombe. F. r.
FL. S.. at a meeting OF the British,
Numismatic society. He expressed the
opinion that the coin had been struck
to commemorate the victory that the
Alenlannic Prince Scan, duke Of Cair
Benet. or Winchester, won over the
Saxon invaders of Britain in the six
teenth year after that in which the
comet of A. D. 443 was Seen-namely.
in \. D. 459. Scan was the official
chief of ten provincial kings in south
ern Britain. In the Merlin" he was
called Duke Escam." In the "Morte
dArthur" he was called Duke ELL
stance" Wolfram Won Eschenbac CHI.
circa 1910, said he was slain by Orilus.
lord of Cumberland.
The folk name Omodh, genitlye
plural Omodhu. Mr.. Anscombe identi-
fed with the Amothingas of wild
sith.' Their homeland lay near
Shrewsbury, and to this day that town
is known by the Welsh as "Caer
Amwythig"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
SOLAR SYSTEM MADE PLAIN
Illustration otvsn BY hsrschsl 10
Probably The Most comprshsnslvs N
Ever Devised.

Perhaps our most graphic picture OF
the solar system is given by Herschel
Imagine circular field two and hall
miles in diameter; place library
globe two feet in diameter in the very
center; So feet away put mustard
seed. The globe would represent the
sun and the mustard seed Mercury.
At a distance Of l42 feet place q
pea, and another at 215 feet. These
will represent Venus and the earth,
both as to size and distance. A rath-
err large pinhead at distance Of 1927
feet will speak for Mars, and fair
sized tangerine quarter of mile
distant will stand for Jupiter. A
small lemon at two.fifths Of mile
will play the role Of Saturn, large
cherry three-fourths Of mile distant
will answer for Uranus, and fair.
sized plum at the very edge Of the
field will proclaim Neptune.
Eighty moons would be required to
make one earth. A player there could
throw ball sir times as far az it can
he thrown on American diamonds. A
man weighing $50 pounds there would
weigh 900 on the earth. The earth re-
ceives as much light and heat from
the sun in Ii seconds as it gets from
the moon in whole year.-Fron, a
Bulletin of the National Geographic
Society. g.. x
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER i8, fs0e.
LESSON IN LIFE OF EMPRESS
Vanity II vanities; All u vanisy,"
Never Better Exemplihsd Than
IN If. BY Unhappy Eugene. 4

In the middle los ! had. for several
years, a suite OF rooms in d hOtei in
St. Gall, Switzerland. Returning from
one Of my periodical trips 10 England,
the proprietor informed me that he
had taken the liberty Of permitting 4
lady and her attendant to occupy the
rooms for a night, as the hotels were
ali full. She wns q middle-aged vom-.
an, Of sorrowfu aspect, dressed in
black, and walked with a cane, and
although travelling incognitO; wRs rec
Ognfzed by one of the hotel staff as
ex-Empress Eugene, widow Of N1pol-
con tire Little, who owned q chateHn
near Sclraffllausen. N. ~ @
That was about 1874. And only a
few weeks ago this unhappy woman,
who had long been tired Of life, died
at the age Of ninety four.
What sad and checkered career!
Born in Spain. Of an unassnInlng aris-5
tocratic family. rnised TO the glitter
Ing throne of the second empire, lead
er Of Europe's fashion and fripostty,
losing, within. a few years. her throne,
her husband and her son. then. m ex-
lie, visiting from time to time, MkR
black ghost. the scenes Of her former
tTiumphs. a.
vanity Of vanitfes; all is vanity,
saith the preacher: Los Angeles
Times SID.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Make Friends With Horses.

One reason given why native Arab
horses are generally exceedingly
friendly and fearless is that they are
often brought up almost in the midst
Of their owners children, and are used
to being handled and petted from the
time they are tiny foals. Whether this
is true or not, it is certainly good
plan for anyone who has a pony to
make friends with him. 1t is worth
while spending lot of time in the
stable talking to him and getting him
to have perfect confidence in you. 1t
should be remembered in handling
horses and ponies actions should be
quiet and deliberate. Once pony and
his master get to be pals" riding and
driving become far more interesting
almost. in fact, like going round the
country with friend you can talk
with.-Christian Science Monitor.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
LEARN MUCH IN QUIET HOUR
Listening Is Matter Of First
fs Importance.

Cultivate the habit Of listening. as
you would the lungs, muscles or mem.
DRY. See to it that you listen with
every sense alert to all that is going
on In this vast panorama about us.
Cultivate. too, the habit Of listening
when you are alone. If it is in the
aisles of vast forest. listen to the
myriad voices all around you, the song
OF the streams, the murmur of the
pines, swish of leaves and epic of oak
and elm. If it is alone in your room,
take few moments for quiet medita-
ton. and listen to the still ''slnall
voice." Gods messenger, speaking to
you of the inner thoughts and life
which only he and you can under
stand. It is only by thus "lowly listen
ing" that we can hear the right word
for our guidance.
There is always time to listen. for
by listening I mean an attitude of
mind and heart rather than particu-
lar time or place in which to exercise
the art. The time and place for it's
cultivation is here, there now and al
ways, wherever we are, whatever we
may be doing. 1t is surprising how
much more the listeners of the world
accomplish than they who are blind.
deaf and unresponsive to the great
possibilities in this life that is ours
Elsye fash Safer in Christian Herald
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Make the Best Of the Present.

Most of us dream of what we might
have been if we had been given a Sec
ond chance. If we were honestly given
chance to choose another nath for
another life. we would come back at
last to the choice of a better chance
at the life we have lived. Our long
regrets are not over things we had
no opportunity to do. but over things
that we could have done and did not
do. What we need is not better
chance. but better use of the chance
we have. 1t would not be new line
of life we would choose, but new
vigor and wisdom in the line of life
we have already followed. If. there
fore, we do not Want to build up re-
grets for old age, We will want to nut
as much fineneSs and devotion into the
life we are living as we think we
would put into another life If that
we're permitted US.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Chinese Paradise Fish.

A little Chinese fish known as the
paradise fish is remarkable for it's
brilliant colOring Of crimson and blue.
In the sunlight it shines in rain
bow glow Of color. The dorsal fin ex-
tends from near the back Of the head
to the tail. The paradise fish was
first brought to France from China
by M. Simon in 1869, having been
found in a brook near Canton. The
most interesting thing about this little
fish is the nest made by the male for
the reception of the eggs. 1t makes a
little floating nest Of glutinous bubbles
below the surface of the water, and
measuring up to six inches across.
Here it places the eggs, some 200 in
number, and mounts guard over them
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Extensive Forest Planned.

New York state will lead the nation
in intensive application of forestry to
Idle lands. under plans now being
formulated in Otsego county. This
country. whose hills and valleys, lakes
and streams formed the setting for
Cooper's Misunderstanding tales, is or
ganizing system Of county and town
ship forests, on the basis Of survey
by the New York State College OF
Forestry at Syracuse. The plan is
for each township to plant forest OF
roughly 100 acres as starting point.
The several forests will be part of the
county system and will be connected
with the highways to make them ac-
cessible from all parts Of the county.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
How Chinese Handle Eoos,

Human, China, is very large egg
producing district. Changsha Is one
OF the most important distributing
centers and eggs are preserved here
for shipment to other parts of China.
Under the old system the eggs are
collected in the country round about
and sent to the egg commission
houses to be sold to retail dealers or
peddlers. For export to other parts
Of China the eggs are preserved by
wrapping them in a coating Of clay
and salt mixed with rice bulls. Such
clay-wrapped eggs are then closely
packed in large jars and sealed up,
after which they are said to keep in
definitely.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Lono-Liyed Trees.

At Fountain abbey, Yorkshire, Eng
land the yew trees were old when
the abbey was built, in 1882. Cali.
fornia has very ancient tree in Mari.
posa grove. This is redwood
which is credited with many hundred
years. Baobab trees Of Africa have
been computed to be more than 5000
years old, and deciduous cypress at
Chapultepec is considered to be OF
a still greater age. Humboldt said
that the Dracaena Dracq at Orofova,
on TenerisTe. was one of the oldest in.
hahitants of the earth.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Misied by the Head,

May Vokes was talking about one of
her early appearances In New York.
Gee" she said. Il shall never forget
write-up one Of the papers gave me-
because it was so good?" she was
asked. ooh, no." she replied. "Be-
cause had such hard time to find it.
didn't know it was in the paper until
about half a dozen of my friends
called me up and told me about it, and
even then I couldn't locate it, although
l searched that old paper ragged"
why couldn't you find it?' BE
cause" said Miss Vokes with grin,
1.-THE darned thing had two-column
head on it. thought it was a patent
medicine ad."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Bahama. 10 Protect the Flaminso.

The fiamingo will be protected by
an order of council issued by the gov.
eminent Of the Bahama islands, the
National Geographic society an
nounces. The birds nest in the marshes
Of the islands. The action Of the ts-
land government followed an expedi-
ton which trailed the lfamingo into
the marshes and there took motion
pictures Of its habitat. It was esti-
mated that since 1901 the number Of
the birds on the island has been re-
dnced from 10000 to about 1000 By
the depretlations of sponge fishermen,
who killed them for food.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Mahop any.

One of the materials cabinet makers
delight in using is mahogany. The
timber most priced by them is that
of "Swietenia mahogani," found in
Central America and the West Indies,
The largest of these trees attain a
height of 60 to 100 feet, with di.
ameter Of six feet. However, these
dimensions are not common. The
wood, which is capable of receiving a
high polish, is of reddish brown
color, and varies widely in its shades
and markings. Employment is given
to q large number Of men and oxen in
cutting and removing the timber to
the coast for export.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
"The Goose Hangs Hioh,n

The expression "the goose hangs
high comes from the southern amuse-
ment known as goose pulling A
goose, its neck carefully plucked and
well creased, was hung by its feet to
the branch Of tree, Men on horses
would ride past at a gallop, trying to
catch it by the neck and pull the head
oft The better the goose was in dodg.
ing, the greater the fun. When the
goose hung high. SO the competitors
had to stand in their stirrups, the Joy
was the greatest. The whole OF this
expression is, Everything Is lovely
and fine goose hangs high. =
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
70 BE lNAuGuRATED FRIDAY
Next President Of the United States
Will Be Sworn In on a Day Con.
sidered Unlucky. ri

Whichever of the two presidential
candidates tacks his nameplate on thu
door Of the White House next year vii
have to be finaugurated on Friday
One third Of the - presidents Of thu
United States were inaugurated or
Monday and only three on Friday, one
Of whom, Lincoln, was assassinated
and Pierce failed Of reelection.
Friday has always seemed to be q
dark, drear and unlucky day for pres
idents. Tyler, Polk and Pierce died
on Friday. II XII. "A
Leap year seems to have been mad.
Presidential offspring of leap years
have been Taylor, who died In Office
Pierce, who gained neither fame nor
q second term, and johnson, the only
president impeached. As a season
for presidents to be born in, late
spring and early summer are imposst-
bic, and the later summer is scarcely
to be thought of.
No president ever was born in May
o. June, the only chief executives
midsummer has provided the nation
being J. Q. Adams, born in July, and
BENJAMIN Harrison. With one excep-
ton, aside from the two already men
tened, presidential birthdays have
been restricted to the period between
October and April. Eight executives
were born in late autumn, eight In
winter and eight in early spring. The
exception is W.. Fl. Taft. born in Sep
tember. Theodore Roosevelt was an
October baby.-DetrOit News. ~,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Wasted.

"Say. ] think ! should have some
thing back on The PRICE Of that cough
strip got laS-l Week. ne customer ~ =
suggested,
.Wl,at was ~. ~ 80" ',s'i'' - '''f
druggi<, :'s''rtst u r'5f't' E 3''' y -.
.n.hN. = s,...yii = = "a
wi,ei ~ s.a'g'l Is Is
and ~ s"'.
total su,s.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Grasshoppers Deyour
Clothing of Swimmer

Salina, kant cost Clarence
Money of this place just $50 to
take a swim in the Smoky Hill
river-and it was paid in adj
vance.
Upon emerging from the water
Mooney found instead Of an ex-
pensive suit bunch of rags. a
silk shirt in shreds and a neck
tie in two strings.
The ground around the cloth
ing lwas literally covered with
grasshoppers. which had enjoyed
Il banquet at MONEYS expense
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
Canadian OIL Production.

Over 80 per cent of. the probation
Of crude petroleum. in Canada is.stitl
obtained from the Oil fields IN sslith-
ern Ontario, according to the preftmf-
nary report Of the mineral production
Of Canada during the calendar year
1919. prepared by John: McL efsh, b A..
chief division Of mineral resources and
statistics, Canadian, department. Of
mines. These fields have been pro6lnc-
ing for IS years, but prodnctIea has
been supplemented during recent
years by small annual pr0duetion
from New Brunswick and liberia. The
total production Of. crude OIL from
these fields in 1910, was 246,97o bar
rels of IS imperial gallons. having a
value Of $744,687, as; compared with Z
total production In 1918 ef 504,741 bar
rel, valued at $8S5.143.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-11-18
. Builder o. Soils

r. H4.,
Most Of the fame that has come to,
the humble cowpea has arisen from
its extremely practical value a. I
builder Of sells and rs feed crop.
It is a legume and. pfewed under, It's
vines give the needed humus to sells
lacking this necessary quality. y
It's name isn't poetieal, either, but
it is entitled to q place among the
most beautiful towering plants N this
country. ITS cousin is our vari,col-
ored sweet pea. In blossom q field
of cowpeas. with their dark, glossy
leaves, locks exactly as If q syriad
host Of purple butterflies. each with
two yellow spots on its wings, had
settled upon it for a momentary rest,
and when the wind blows the resem-
blance is even more marked.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-04
Publis Sale of Land.

AS attorney for Mrs. Barbera E.
Echard I will on Tuesday June 8 1920
offer for sale at public auction at the
front door of the court house in Mont
Grey, Va, to the highest bidder, ira
ct of land Oh Strait Creek in said coun
ty adjoining the land of which Uriah
Wagner died seized and other con-
tanning 1872 acres, moro or less and
belonging to said Mrs. Barbara Ech-
ard.
TERMS-One third cash on day of
sale and the balance to be paid in
three equal annual instalments for
which the purchaser will be requir-
ed to execute his bonds waving the
homestead bearing interest from date
and falling due respectively at one,
two and three years from date with
vendors lien retained in deed to be
made on day of sale to secure the pay
ments of the bonds.
Respectfully,
A. L. Jones, Atty.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-04
MONTEREY, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1920
Campaign Expenses

The law requires candidates for of
flee to file a report of all eXpenditur
es. A patriot of Missouri ran for Office
and turned in the following absolute
ly truthful report of what it costs to
get elected.
II lost 1,340 hours of sleep think
ing about the election. Lost two front
teeth and a lot of hair in personal
encounter with an opponent. Donated
one beef, four shoats, and five sheep
to country barbecues. Gave away two
pairs of suspenders, four calico dress
es and five dollars in cash.
kissed 126 babies. Put up tQSStfrr
stoves. Kindled IA fires Walked 4,
O76 miles. shook-hafIGs with 9, sos
neeple: stG9ffii7T1 Q, 1O1 lies and talked
enough to make in print 1000 vol
umes. Attended 16 revivals and con-
tributed $40 to foreign missions.
Made love to 8 widows-five grass
four sod. Got dog bit SO times and
was elected by majority of $50
Exchange.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-04
TEN MILLION AMERICANS
ARE RED CROSS MEMBERS

Washington, May-Annaucing the
Fourth Red Cross Roll Call will be
held from Armistace Day, Nov. II, to
Thanksgiving Day, Now %, next,
DR.. Livingston Ferrand, chairman of
the Central Committee, to-day made
known that as the result of the Roll
Call last fall the American Red Cross
now has ten million members, with
returns still coming in. This is more
than twenty times the pre-war mem
bership of the society and, of course
does not take into account the four
teen million school children who are
members of the Junior Red Cross.
In fixing the date of the annual en-
rollment of members, DR.. Ferrand al
so made known the decision of the
Red cross to make each anniversary
of the end of the World War the oc-
casion for renewing popular allegian
ce to the Red Cross through dollar an
nual memberships. Thus the Fourth
Roll Call will have for it's primary
purpose maintenance of as nearly un
iversal membership as possible to car
ry on the peace-time responsibilities
of the organization. These obligations
include continuation of measures in
behalf of Americas veterans Of the
World War, particularly the disab-
led; service for peace-time Army and
Navy; Development of stouter nat
lonal resistance to disease through
health centers; increase of the coun-
trp's nursing resources and Red Cross
cooperation with official health agen
cies; continued preparedness for dis
aster relief; Home Service and COM
munity work; and completion of re-
lief work among the war-exhausted
and disease ridden peoples overseas.