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The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Naturalist Picks Beaver
From Among All Others as
Most intelligent Animal

We read much about animal sngac-
ity and there Is a common query:
(which is the most Intelligent ami
MALI" This query. writes Raymond
l.. Ditmars in. Boys Life. most fire.
quently relates TO the results in train
ing animals to do surprising things
or TO do the "smart" things that
many captive animals do. Association
with the human and the artificial con
ditions of captivity bring forth mnny
surprising traits in animals, but such
have little to do with This story. When
the writer is asked which he considers
the most intelligent animal lie has no
hesitation In answering, although the
subject designated may cause much
surprise.
Despite the adoption of the horse.
and the elephant to domestic use. The
docility and affection of the dog, the
marvellous feats accomplished by
trained sea lions and other marked
demonstrations of intelligence among
the larger animals. tie writer is I'M
wayering in his decision. and this
comes after years of observation and
deduction. He picks the beaver as
the star of animal sagaciiy. And the
choice comes from an order of mann
mails not usually credited with n high
degree of intelligence. This Is the
order of rodents. or gnawing animals.
1t contains an immense number of spe-
cies. the greater number of smnll size
and scattered over all parts of the
world. To this order belongs the
rats and mice, the squirrel. porcupine.
rabbit and marmots. The prairie dog"
is n member of this order and Il
fair rival of the beaver in solving
problems of ingenious construction.
All the rodents are characteristic in
having strangely developed incisor
1eetli-those Immediately at the front
of both the upper and lower jaw.
These teeth, proportlonately larger
and longer than with other animals,
are continually growing and their
edges meet in n fashion 10 become
much sharpcned during constant use
like double set of rapidly moving
chiselS. Thus the rat gnaws holes
through wood and plaster the squirrel
gnaws through the shells Of The hard
est nuts and the porcupine- much to
the chngrin of the camper-chisels out
IL generous hole In ones camera In
solving the nature of the interior.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Arabian Inventor Said to
Have Been First to Devise
Airplane and Make Flight

>-Abbas Ben Fnrnas. an Arabian In
ventor. 1t is said. was the first human
being to invent and fly an airplane. He
died as result of his first flight in the
year TS3 A. D., during the reign of the
Caliph Haroun al l.aschid history
records.
Abbas is supposed TO have CON
ceived the idea of effecting meclian-
icnl flight as means of approaching
the heavens and aiding astronomical
observations, from historical docu-
ments still In existence in Bagdad.
With the consent and assistance of the
Caliph he set to work to construct a
machine In the likeness of bird, with
a clOckwork motor to actuate the
wings.
In the presence of II great multitude
Abbas actually effected a flight which
lasted several seconds. but in landing
his machine was wrecked, and The in
ventor was hurled headlong against II
tree and killed instantly. The secret
of the construction of the first airplnne
died with the invent, :. The Caliph al
Raschid offered huge Inducements to
other eminent scientists to pursue the
study of aviation. but none was found
with sufficient genius to repeat the pio-
neer flyers exploit.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
AMERICANS
CREED
School Children Are Being
Urged to Mennonite 1t

School children in many cities and
towns throughout the country are be-
ing urged to memcriZe "The Ameri-
cans Creed" which is as follows:
II believe in the United States of
America az government of the peo-
pie, by the people, for the people;
whose just powers are derived from
the consent of the governed; deinoc-
racy in republic; sovereign nation
of many sovereign states; perfect
union. one and inseparable: estab-
Iished npon those principles of free
dom. equality, justice. and humanity
for which American patriots sacrificed
their lives and fortunes.
"I therefore. believe 1T is my duty
to my country to love it; to support
its Constitution to obey its laws; to
respect its flag; and to defend II
against all enemies"
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
TIME TO BE WISE

Yes; I write verses now and then.
But blunt and haccid is my pen.
No longer talked of by young men
Al rather clever.
In the last quarter are my eyes.
You see 1t in their form and size;
Is not time then to be wise? &
Or now or never.
Farest that ever sprsng from Eve.
When Time allows the short reprieve.
Just look at me! would you believe
Twas once a lover?
cannot clear the five-bar gate:
But, trying first its timber's state.
Climb stiffly up. take breath and wait
To trundle over.
Through gallopade cannot swing
The entangling blooms of Besuty's spring
cannot say the tender thing,
Bet true or false
And am beginning to opine
Those-girls are only half divine
Whose waists you wicked boys entwine
In giddy waltz.
fear that arm above that shoulder:
wish them wiser. graver. older.
Sedater and no harm IL colder,
And painting less.
All! people were not half SO wild
In former days when starchly mild
Upon her high -heeled Essex smiled
The brave Queen Bess
Walter Savage Lander.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09

Jimmy This was the last word she spoke, and
it my name she spoke i looked at her, and
God in heaven ! that there grent
hole in her head, and realized that II was she
l had shot and not bandit
~ pounded the floor of my home with my
shoe and my brother who lived on the floor be-
low with his wife, hurried upstairs in accordance
with the signal we had arranged in case of dan
ger He saw what had happened and ran for the
doctor. When the doctor came my wife was
dead"
Investigation by the authorities uncovered these
facts
For several months SapienZa had been receiving
black hand letters demanding $1,000. under pen
atty If he refused. of hhving his son, the eldest
OF three children kidnapped and killed. More than
six weeks before Mrs. Sapenza shot the
manufacturer had taken of these letters to
Chief of Police A. S. Green of irvngton. and had
begged that detectives be assigned to catch the
men who he said, We're threatening his sons life.
Chief of Police Green detailed two of his men
10 follow Sapienza but when they arrived nj the
place where the money was to have been paid
over they found there To meet the manu-
facturer. The chief of police of Newark also sent
men watch for the writers of the letters, but
they did not find them
Nevertheless, additional letters continued TO
rive the last being received by Snpienza few
days before the. shooting. In addition to the
usual signature this missive was gruesomely dec
Grated with what seemed to be the blood spots,
as n vivid reminder of the fate In store for young
Sapenza unless the father dessted from his eff
forts to catch the criminals and paid over the
money demanded by them.
Residents in The vicinity of $50 Colt street
where Snpienza lived agreed that he and his
wife had always lived nffectionatey together.
The manufacturer, the neighbors said, had never
been with any other woman.
Chief of Police Green of Irvington asserted
that Snpienza had always had IN excellent repu-
tation Il don't want to prejudice the case" said
the chief but / can'thelp but be inclined to be-
lieve his story
The prosecutor OF Newark (of which Irvington
is II suburb) thereupon established precedent
in murder cases" in his Jurisdiction by moving
for the release of Sapienza on $4,000 bail, and
the manufacturer left in company with
Louis A. Fast, his lawyer.
Mr. Fast SAT-, ''if the went to trial.
which he then seemed to think II would not-he
would defend his client by citing eases in which
II had been proved that the defendants had taken
life, or committed other acts of violence. when
asleep. Although few such have found their
This Sapienza tragedy is fascinatingly interest
ing To ali of because 1t touches closely on
our own experiences In connection with the
World of Dreams" Most of dream We dream
of flying; Of falling; OF appearing in public
tlly clad These dreams and others appear to, he
common to all us. Then there are our own
individual habitun dreams-of child loved scenes,
Most of us have or have had our own individual
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Criminals Are Made, Not Born
Illinois Expert Declares Ninety Per Cent Gould Be Kept
- in Right Path if Reached Early

Criminals made not born according Illinois ur
who has studied the Juvenile question from the bench and
who ought to know. This is what he
Criminals made and born "Ninety per of
those made could be kept the paths
seek amusement companonshp elsewhere almost invariably end in
trouble for the boy He bad company thing he
court charged with petty hy of property the usual
juvenile nisiemeanos.
Certain kinds of moving pictures have bad effect The gamo
of aSlessness and should the boy they
tend to influence desire for imitation.
"Keep boy gang spirit That is where most of
the trouble There boys who around
together and trouble These groups meeting
place shack This the neglect of the
snt who should have where they properly supervised
else.
Few where the of good family regular
school When this happens
the boy is generally mental deficient another
Explaining the of the juvenile court the uris said
"The welfare of the child We
that the and their cooperation Boys paroe
If brought and they
doing better take them from their and
them that they have proper and
keep institutions long possible When they
paroed further visiting their homes and advising
b We take the children from their but instead
keep the home When it point where the parents
cooperate there apparently hope reforming the
boy his home take him There is nothing left then but that
for the boys good"
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Kiev, Capital of Ukraine,
Is Great Religious City

Kiev, the ancient capital of Ukraine.
is one of the worlds great religious
cities. In normal times it counts as
many as from 100000 to 35O.OO0 pill
grims every year. Before the Mongol
storm which laid 1t in the dust in the
thirteenth century, Kiev was resplen-
dent with all the glory of Byzantine
art. Even now in all that remains of
the great cathedral of st. Sophia,
Luilt in 1887 by Yaroslav l. mosaics
may be traced which show unmistak-
ably their Byzantine origin. kiev be-
fore the war had regained some of her
fame as an art center. Her cathedral
of st. Vladimir, which was completed
In the nineties, is witness to the genius
of one of Russia's modern painters,
Victor vasnietOv, who has infused
new life into the religious art of his
country. KieS has also an art mu-
seum-or she had before the bolshe-
Wiki had the rup of the city.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Many Places Are Named for
0rnithoIogist and Artist

John james Audubon, famed Ornl-
biologist and artist. will not be forgot
ten so long MS New York lives. In the
upper section of the city there is II
fine street nnmed after him.; there Is
Audubon park, Audubon theater. n
hundred or so Audubon restaurants; !;
a telephone exchange is Audubon and
the old Audubon mansion ut One Hun
dred and Fifty-fifth streets and River
side drive still stands. In this an
cient dwelling remains The artists
studio and the laundry in which was
installed by his friend Morse the
telegraphic instrument by which was
transmitted the first long distance
message to Philadelphia.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Baked Beans.

Soak over night one pint of small
beans the next morning drain cover
the beans with boiling water. cook
slowly until the skins crack. Drain.
put them into bean pot, sprinkle the
top with two tablespoonfuls of chopped
onion. pour over pint of strained
tomatoes and sprinkle with one tea
spoonful of salt. cover the pan and
bake slowly four hours, adding more
tomatoes as those are absorbed by
the beans. Fifteen minutes before
serving add n tablespoonful of sweet
chicken fat or beef fat, remove the
lid and brown
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Nu. hlN4~.ae
First Indian Sign Made by
Man Named Chichester

a man named Chichester was first
To introduce wooden figures ms tobac-
conists' signs In America. This was
In the middle of the nineteenth CEN
tury. Most of these Indian figures
were carved out of white pine. from
paper patterns. The Instruments
ranged from the AK to the chlsel and
finer wood carving tools. Regular
artists had their little shops where
these figures were made and old fig.
ures repaired and repalnted
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
iriah Stew.

Cut three pounds of mutton into inch
cubes, season with salt and pepper.
dredge with flour and fry in fat until
well Drowned. Cover with boiling
water and simmer until the meat is
tender. One-half hour before serving
add one cupful each of potatoes. car
rots, turnips, cut In dice, one-half cup
ful of onion. Cook until the vege-
tables are tender. adding boiling water
IL necessary. Serve with dumplIngs.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Salmon With Rice.

Line buttered mold with cold
cooked rice, fill the center with
creamed salmon. cover with more rice.
put the cover on the mold and steam
half an hour or more. Serve with
cream seasoned with lemon juice or
curry or minced parsley.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
To Remove varnish Stain.

To remove varnish stains on cloth.
first wet the spots with alcohol two
or three times, then rub with a clean
cloth. II the color is injured. sponge
afterwnrd with chloroform to restore
It, unless the color Is blue, I'm which
case vinegar should be used instead.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Mothers Cook Book

To work. 10 help and to be helped. to
learn sympathy through suffering. TO
learn faith by perplexity. TO reach truth
though wonder; behold, this is what 1t Is
to prosper; this is what it is TO live
Phillips Brooks.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

A cool mouth and warm feet
live long George Herbert.
From hearing comes wisdom.
from speaking. repentance.
The modern child has as little
belief in the fairy tales his
mother tells him as she herself
has in the ones his father tells
her.
Wise or unwise. who doubts
for moment that oontentment
is the cause of happiness?
The Frenchman sings well
when his throat is moistened.-
Portuguese Proverb.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Pulled Bread.

Take loaf Of freshly baked bread
within an hour after it is baked. Tear
of the crust pull The bread into strips.
using two forks. Put into a buttered
baking dish and bake golden brown
in II quick oven.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Lens Industry Revived.

A revival Of the lens industry H.
anticipated in Sheffield. England, and
the exhibits In this line range rrom
the smallest telescope TO n lens with
diameter Of nine inches.
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
~AN person commit crime while

AN person commit crime WINE
aslecpf
To answer this question In word
lis like saying yes or no to The Ia
nous inquiry, are you still beating
your wife?"
If II person, while asleep. does
commit an act which the law de-
fines Ms II crime, is 1t crime pun
ishable under the law or is it
something different?
The Ordway new era., 1920-04-09
Food for the Family.

To give the children variety the fol-
lowing will be found wholesome, with
milk, for Hie supper dish:
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
JERSEY CLOTH FOR BLousEs
Hold Prominent Place; Silks
Desirable.

Jersey cloth In silk, In one Of the
weaves that go by various names, Is
used increasingly for blouses. In
spite of everything that has been pre-
dicted, the slip-over blouse. with a
peplum, Is still the smartest vogue.
To be sure. some of the very smart
new blOuses reach only to the waist
line, but the peplum is the rule. And
1t is in these blouses that jersey in
silk weaves Is especially desirable.
For 1t has body enough and at the
same time suppleness enough to hang
well around the hips. 1t is often elab-
orately embroidered, sometimes heav-
lily braided in soutache. sometimes
worked in machine stitchery with col
ored wool in way that adds distinc.
ton to many of the new blouses.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
CARTRIDGE CLOTH NEW GOODS
to Make Suitable for Making
Women's Gowns.

Cartridge CLOTH a new material Gre
ated by the war, Is being transformed
by war department experts into at
tractive goods for women's wear.
Samples of the material. made up
in woman's blouses of fetching design,
are being offered for sale in New York
stores to see how milady takes to it.
The cloth is rough all-silk prod
uct, somewhat resembling burlap, and
was used in the making of small bags
for holding heavy artillery explosive
charges. When the war ended large
quantities of the material was on hand
and to make the goods salable the
army experts devised q means of boil
ing out the gummy substance which
gave ii the coarse appearance. It was
then dyed or printed until the finished
product presented material which
the experts believe the women will
like.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
~ Don't Like Cats"

four or six little raccOons each year
and give them whole year of mother
love and schooling and training.
And as I've given you great deal
of advice I'll tell you a story before
we say goodnight. for it is nighttime
by my watch old Mother Nature gave
me-the watch which tells when it is
dark by the sun going to sleep and
when it is daylight by the sun wax
ing up and shining and making even
dark woods quite light!
There was once. an old raccOOn
who was very fond of himself. He
sat on the top Of high tree which
had no leaves, for it was dead tree,
such as we all enjoy when It's resting
time. There he sat and dreamed away
his time and slept and did nothing
at all.
"He let everyone else wait on him
and was very lazy. He was very self
ish, too, and didn't want to 60 to any
trouble for anyone.
~ will fare better he said, If
take my life easily and don't go
rushing and scrambling around max
ing great fuss about working and
so forth. will not work at ALL.
well, he found he didn't have
much to eat when he didn't do any,
thing himself. His raccoon friends
and relatives got tired of seeing him
rest while they worked, and did not
like It because he was so lazy and
selfish
Zone by one they began to leave
him alone. He sat up on the top limb
all by himself. No one came near
him. He had to get down and get
some food after a while. but even
then no one would bother about him.
He was too selfish. He made every
one around him unhappy.
see,' he said to himself, that
I'll never have any friends unless I'm
friendly and share the work and the
fun-so won't sit up here any more
So he Joined ,the raccoons who
worked and played and told them Of
what mistake he made. He was
happy from that time on" ended
Mother Raccoop
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
FROCKS OF COTTON
Fabric Promises to Supplant the
More Expensive Materials.
Beautifully Figured voiIes Rival Flow
cred Silk oeoroettes; Swiss and
orpand,es Are Good.

And now the word comes from Paris
that skirts are TO be slightly longer.
no fuller bur with an additional length
Of an inch or 50. IL is said. At this
rate the American woman will have
hard work To keep her skirt length
regulated to suit the whims OF Paris.
Fortunately the distance Of the bot
tom of the skirt from the floor Is not
such an important matter after all.
the woman of good taste wearing them
ut whatever length Is most becoming
TO her.
Next season will probably he one of
cotton. as silk has advanced So In price
that II Is almost out of reach. This
fabric. which In its raw state Is sold
by the pound. used to be Wholesale In
pre-war days at $3.50 to $3.50 a pound.
Now the same quantity brings $40.
or course. II cotton. which is already
high enough in price. Is featured as
the correct material for summer
frocks. some horrid weevil In all prob
ability will attack the cotton boil, and
the cost OF thin material Will advance
also As 1t is. beautifully figured voiles
are offered which rival the lowered
silk geOrgettes. Dotted swiss. II is
said. will also be good rs well as plain
and figured organizes.
A new style blouse is shown by some
Of the shops which has caused quite
good deal of comment as to whether
II Is frock or a waist. II Is in one
piece and falls to the bottom of the
skirt. Its beauty lying in the materia
employed In its development and thu
embroidery with which II Is trimmed
The long-ago waist Of Irish croche
has been revived this season. 1t Il
usually fashis red in the short peplun
style.
In neckwear lace plays an impor
tant part, Irish crochet. tinted or II
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05

ular for wash dresses for little girls,
and it is available in an amazingly
attractive collection Of colors. Some
are straight and Of chemise type AMI
smock frocks, combining skirt and
slip-over smock. are to be featured
also. Collars and cuffs of white pique
on plain Bingham dresses will be
smart and fashionable, and as they
may be made detachable the plan Is
an excellent one.
Nearly every little frock shown Is
equipped with at least one pocket,
but two is the usual arrangement.
Colored organizes are to be popular
and both plain and figured cotton
vOiles are shown in the spring and
summer styles outlined for children,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
FADS AND FANCIEs

Underwear is very plain in line and
trimming.
Negligees Of wash satin and FLEET
lace are very popular.
Silver ribbon Is combined with claree
colored satin for evening gowns.
Batiste undergarmepts are trimmed
with tilet and French embroidery.
Ostrich and coque feathers are used
to trim dresses rs much as hats.
The doom Of the 'bare-backed' eve
ming gowns is said to be sounded.
There Is a new satin ribbon edged
with fringe which is used for girdles.
,Pussywillow taffeta is among the
best of Innings for fine sample cloaks.
Silk and chenille embroidery are
much used on both gowns and wraps.
In colors to match every favOrite
evening tint are the fans Of ostrich
plumes, uncurled.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
DADD}EVEN|NG
99EA!!RlY TALL
~ @ hary Graham
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ANOTHER RAccooN TALK.

Children" said Mother Raceoon.
you must watch out for-an enemy
you must beware of. So listen while
Mother. Raccoon goes on with her
story"
The little raccoons listened with
their sharp eyes hxed on Mother Rae
coon.
AS | told you, II is not long pow
before you must look out for your
selves In the world. You must work for
yourselves and for the little ones who
will come to you. Daddy and
Mother Raccoon look after their
children for a whole year-then they
must look after the new family which
comes in the spring.
"As the spring is not so far of
now. even though IL is still winter,
l want to give you all the advice and
help can. SO you'll all live to be
fine. big raccooons and make your
mother and father and all raccoons
proud of you.
"There is one enemy you must look
out for and that Is the weasel. He
Is sly fellow. dangerous fellow.
a wild fellow and one to look out for.
Never make friends with him. He
does not know what friendship with
q raccoon means.
81 am sure 1t isn't really necessary
to tell you that. But I do want to
warn you that you must look out for
him and never let him get the better
Of you.
I'D not be friendly with cats Ell
ther." Mother Raccoon continued. ~
don't like cats-never have and
don't suppose ever will.
''Be brave. my children. be very
brave. Never let any one call you
towards, but never fight unless you
have to fight for your life or for the
lives Of your little ones.
"You can do well in fight with
the sharp claws which Nature gave
you. Yes, ii is very well that you
can do.
For l won d battle and saved you,
my little ones, when you were really
little ones, and so did your father.
All, how he fought to help me and to
save you'll
''Don't forget what told you about
washing your food before you eat it.
l told you that only the other day.
Some folks think it's just habit of
ours, that we don't really want to
be clean. There may be some rae.
coons like that, but l can tell you one
thing-I've yet to meet them!
II shall miss you, my children, but
1 shall have other things to take up
my mind and shall feel I'm doing
the raccOon world good IL briug mp