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The Nevada County picayune., 1921-12-08
ALL EMBRACED BY DEATH
About as Weird Performance as Could Be Imagined

The ancient death dance was re- vivea when a performance of the long forgotten custom was given in the Church of St EgidinS at Laheck, Ger many. A visitor describing his expert encc of if says: On entering tEe church in tie dim twilight he noted mysteri- ous lights flashing from the gallery while soft music was played. The curtains which had hidden the gallery wore then drawn aside and the cid building, rich in carvings dating rom the Renaissance, was lii uP ny a cold hlue light The music ceased and then a tall undehned ghostlN h2- ure playing flute was seen. Up the iarkcued nave a procession now ap= peared the players clad in medieval dresses Heading the proccssioa were the emperor and empress. the cardinal. 'he aristocrat the doctor the nsHrer.
 Ae nun. tEe peasant and the @other e.s5 a= -.s5ia. e..s#l l..#sa 5
 Il 5o F., .,tIra3# #a'6 ..##
 n ihc 6ak The ee@ih ,a.te tea~ea is vcrd music and iealh ordered .Ge p,l#.ror and then tac reA#iu3el oc fhe proeee s1en he.a~s tue ltI"ze and co8d aued them all iIes1 1ee,5e ot r1s tion. Death tica daH-e3 with u.em. he dagcgls showtae tte.r tef~H pr. rodet hy rca'islie mN,uWH,s. 1.'5e ~hriH arcamWHanrHt ot#a N. T 5a"#e the saeuee. Finally =I#eafh seHNe.e. se- ly -ll.T e5 fl.e eb.td fia5e.#ss =e.tl4e more weird jul at Is>, d. s.@7'4=afnke into erash#oi ehoJeS, tEr p.s>.t d x af4sca sl md the chufca -, ouee .uoIe 6ao4sd nith | 1t
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-12-08
Fight to Protect Cor 62it From AGanco of Fest l. oo C5n-
 Cedtrated in til2.
PEST DOES EihRfd \ C.H:,DA
Farmers Urged to Cut cosnstalks c,ose to Ground as Possible to Destroy Winter Home of IHsact-FalI
 Flowing He 'rs.

(Prepared by the United States Department
 of Agriculture)
 The fight to protect the corn belt against the advance of the European corn borer Is now to be concentrated ip Ohio. where according to reports to the United States Department of Agriculture, infestations of the pest have been found along the entire southern shore of Lake Erie over a strip varying from six to twelve miles in width and extending Co within SIX miles of the Indiana border. It ls at the western end of the i1lte that the borer also threatens q descent upon this country from Canada by crossing the Detroit river. The department Is preparing to reduce its efforts against the pest In other places and in cooperation with Canadian aud Ohio authorities concentrate them In ohio.
 Heavy lnfestation in Ontario.
 For some months the Canadian authorities have been combating the pest on the northern shore If the lake where t has gained q strong foothoid. practically devastating entire corn fclds in the vicinity ef St. Thomas A three days heavy wind at the period when the moths were flying is be lieyed to have blown some of them across the lake into Ohio.
 Every possible effort, il is said. will be made to= hold down the iEfeStations on the Ohio and pennSYSania side of the lake. Farmers will he urged te cut their cornstalks as close to the ground as possible as the insect makes it's winter home in the stalk. For this reason. too fall blowing k recom- mended The Ohio authorities, it is said, are fully alive to the need for checking the spread of the pest. and are cooperating with the department and conducting work of their own to- ward this end
 Floating Cornstalks a Source of Danger
 This k the first instance known in which the corn borer was carried any great distance hy wind. IL has in floating cornstalkS, and i'll this man ner has made itS way to islands. This Is one ominous feature oi the presence of the hurer in Ohio. II is said. At present the infeStationS are in strip that drains into Lake Erie. and float in. stalks are not likely Ia do much harm However the divide where the
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-12-08

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 ont ~cv"ral lar"c arc- ''. N.7
 land and New E.ok a.. ra.'e. '... ...r' quarantine to rreveaa t'a ''.aer nr"ad rS presence n Oh, k aae f tfe most fn'urtart dr-o #Hnents +ture f entered this C4Hutrt
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-12-08

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The diamond drill., 1921-01-29

The new front is completed In the
American Railway Express Office and
IL improves the looks OF the building
very much. The entrance is I'M
the west corner leaving the entire
front flush with the corners. The
building is the property OF M. II.
Moriarty who has spent a lot OF mon
ey in it's renovation.
A meeting of the agricultural COM
mission was held in the court house
last Thursday at which the question
OF county agent was taken up with
a determination 10 do something at
once. The commission has been dis
appointed twice by having man
who accepted the job funk at the last
moment There seems to be a great
demand for county agents all over
and the number available Is limited.
Additional Locals on page five.
The diamond drill., 1921-01-29
Shoes that feel comfortable without
breaking in at ALBERT'S.

Shoes that feel comfortable without
breaking in al ALBERT'S.
Ben G.. Neely returned last Sunday
morning from business trip TO the
Fox River valley and Chicago.
John Ham tells as that Mrs. Ham
is improving slowly at the hospital
where she is staying in Chicago.
Youthful feet are trained by prop
erly fitting shoes. Get proper child
ren's footwear al ALBERTS
bud" Kaler, a Menominee man.
who made Crystal Falls his home a
few years ago. died at his home In
the sawdust city last week.
Miss Edna Richard was al Amasa
last Saturday on business connected
with the Iron County Farm Bureau,
OF which she Is secretary.
Paul Schook is spending most OF
his time at his logging operations
these days. Mr.. Schook IS succeeding
splendidIy in getting his logs out Of
the woods.
Thomas Conlin arrived home sun
day morning from a trip to lower
Michigan where he attended a meet
ing OF the Joint Board OF Trustees Of
the state hospitals.
Mrs. Charles Uren. one OF the dele
gates from the local unit OF the wo-
mems Auxiliary 10 the American Leg
ion, left Monday morning for Grand
Rapids by way Of Marquette, where
the state meeting Is held
The Biork BrotherS Dewey and
Clarence, are the stars OF the Mich
igan College OF Mines basket ball
.eam. The boys are playing excell-
ant ball and their team Is winning
right along.
Crystal Falls people are more or
ess acquainted with j. +. Fillion. the |
enforcement officer who |
vas stationed at Marquette until late
y Hllion recently left for Canada
attending to sundry things
hat he ought 10 have attended TO such
s board bills, engagements with
ourts, etc. Judge Lands had occas-
on to learn of the fellows disappear
nee last week and he instructed his
ailiffs to Get Fillion" so it is prob
bic that the gentleman will be re-
urned 70 the H. S. in due time.
The diamond drill., 1921-01-29

Irving II. jackson viii start putting
up ice next Monday.
Mrs. John Crane accompanied her
friend, Mrs. Joseph Eslick. TO Iron
Mountain last Thursday.
The Epworth League will have
charge OF the services in the NJ. Il.
Church on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Frank Dalifior OF Amasa spent
the week here, visiting with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. August Schaal.
The John Tufts Co, and the Fin
nish a. Swedish Assn. are installing
cold storage plants in their stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rapheal Notes at
tended the X. Of c. dancing party at
Iron Mountain last Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Joseph Eslick of Iron Noun
tain was a guest at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Crane during the
week.
Mr.. Hader p. Peterson and Miss
Agnes Ronback, attended by Mr.. Al
bert Hegstrom and Miss Gunhild
were married al the Lib
anon Parsonage by Rev. Rosander,
Jan. 20th.
Clarence Dwyer went to Ironwood
last Monday morning 10 attend to
some legal business he had on in the
Gogebic circuit court Mr. Dwyer
got home from his Detroit trip last
week.
Ed Grim went to Milwaukee last
Tuesday evening TO take in the big
boxing match Shat was pulled Off
here He returned on Thursday and
eports the go to have been worth
II il cost
Axel Axelson tells us that the price
I soft coal has dropped very mater
ally from what Il was some time
go. The dock price was at one time
s high as $3.50. II is now as low
S 1915.
Miss Margaret McRae went to
reen Bay last Thursday to visit at
ne home OF her aunt. Mrs. Ray Pan
neau. Mr.. and Mrs. Papaneau live
! Green Bay, Mr.. p having one OF
ne main line passenger runs out of
lat point.
Art Varney purchased the dray busi-
ess OF Ed Hargarrd last week and is
| the harness again serving his Gus
,mers. Mr.. varney was in the dray
nsiness before he went 10 Indiana
vo years ago. Mr.. Hergarrd hasn't
announced his intentions.
Hon. S. t. Handy is az Houghton
IFS week attending a hearing OF the
,oal clause" which the HoughtoD
ounty Electric Light & Power Co.
ae in It's contract with Portage Lake
,wns. Mr.. Handy is a member OF
Ie Public Utilities Commission and
making good on the job.
r. r. Goodman, of Marinette, speak
& before the economies committee
te National Lumber Manufacturers
lys that in general the price of lum-
,r will not be lower. Lumber prices
i'll drop for a time but they will
,me back and treswdnllo mu. AM
,me back and trend slowly upward.
r. Goodman Is heavily interested in
mber operations in this vicinity be-
des owning much valuable timber.
e Is a part owner in the Sagola
id Pentoga mills
The diamond drill., 1921-01-29
persoaals

Leo Mroz made business trip 10
watersmeet yesterday.
VIM. Boman has accepted a posi-
tion in the Notes confectionery.
Mrs. S. Thomas OF Iron Mountain
is spending the week with Mrs.
Keast.
Or. c. +. Larson was visitor at
Chicago and Milwaukee during the
week.
Mr.. T. Blackney OF Iron Mountain
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. A.
Keast.
Mr.. Floyd Bregger went 10 wauke-
gan last Thursday TO visit with rel
atives.
Mrs. n. A. Bowen got home Tues
day from Chicago where she spent all
OF the week.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Peter Mortenson next Friday az
ternoon, Feb. 4.
Miss Marie Challancin has return
ed TO Crystal Falls after an extended
visit in Duluth.
Supt. and Mrs Arvid Bjork arrived
home on Tuesday morning from their
trip TO Cleveland.
Miss Belle Dishaw returned from
three weeks visit with friends and
relatives at Sagola.
Dan McRae went TO Watersmeet
10 take a job on the log run be-
tween that point and Antoine The
run was put on recently to take care
Of the big log business between the
two points.
L. A. Lyon OF Iron River was pas
senger on the st. Paul train last We'd
nesday. He was on his way home to
Iron River from Washington. ID. c
Mr.. Lyon is in the Kinney case
which comes up for hearing in
the circuit court Tuesday and went
east on business in connection with
that case.
r. ], Bregger, proprietor OF the Gem
Theatre tells us that the report APP
pesring in the metropolitan papers
to the effect that a change Is coming
in moving pictures is. so far as he
can learn, absolutely correct and 1t
is coming very soon. The object OF
the move is to get better pictures at Ii
more reasonable price, to eliminate
the top-heayy salaried paid actors and
TO Gull out OF the profession perform
ers OF little or no merit. The rough
and-tumble, the Observation-Disclosures
and such trash is to be weeded out
that is II the plans of those having
the industry in hand at the present
time goes through. In place OF the
cheap and big volume Of stuff there {
will be only pictures OF merit, such !
as can be run several nights in places
the size OF Crystal Falls. This CON '
dition was forced upon the motion {
picture people by the encrouchment {
which vaudeville Il making on the
movies, people preferring to see a
vaudeville TO a picture without merit 5
when the difference In cost Is but lit
tlp 2
The diamond drill., 1921-01-29

Mrs. John Wall, Mrs. John Citizen,
Mrs AL. Charron, Mrs. Cyril Varney.
Mrs. Peter Mortenson. Mrs. Frank
Koob, Mrs Joseph Martin, Mrs. John
Tromblay and Mrs Peter Cossette
made up a party that went to Alpha
last Thursday morning.
The diamond drill., 1921-01-29

Frank d. Ball is agent for new
heating and cooking device that is
taking well in Crystal Falls. The
apparatus works in any stove. 1t
burns kerosene and Is no more ex-
pensiye than coal or wood. He has
several OF them in operation now.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

No. I amt" said the sesdy one.
shifting again. But I don't like
your talk. You and me have been
friends. of and on. for Is year; and
I never yet knew or heard OF YOU
giving anybody up 10 the law-not
no one. And here was a man whose
saleratus you had 81 and AZ whose
table you had played games OF cards
If casino can be 50 called. And
yet you inform him 20 the law and
take money for It. II never was
ike you. 7 say"
This II. Ogden resumed the
red-faced man. through a lawyer,
proved himself free from alibis and
other legal terminaiities. as SO
heard sfterward he never suffered
no harm. He did me favors, and
hated 70 hand him over
How about the bills they found
lin his pocket?" asked the seedy
man.
I put 'em there" said the red
faced man. while he was asleep
when I saw the posse riding up.
was Black Bill. Look out, Snipy
/ here she comes Wen board her
on the bumpers when she takes
water"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
WHAT A TONIC
DOES FOR YOU
AND WHY YOU NEED IT, IN so MANY
INSTANCES WHEN YOU ARE RUN DOWN
NERVOUS OR HAVE HAD TO ENDURE
GREAT STRAIN OR WORRY OF ANY KIND.

a tonic is something which puJs
tone, energy. strength and endurance
into YOU. II gives a push 20 your
heart. making IL pump the brood over
your body more vigorously: il makes
your lungs expand more fully and
thereby take up more strength-giv-
ing oxygen from the air you breathe;
it makes your kidneys work better
and carry OF the pOisons which
would otherwise accumulate in the
body: Il makes your digestive apparatus
perform It's work better and give your
blood the material 10 needs for feeding
and sustaining your body, IL makes
your brain act more vigorously and en-
ables YOU 20 think mere accurately and
for long periods without fatigue, thus
bringing you greater success in what
ever business profession or undertaking
you are engaged.
When you are rundown, nervous. half
sick. down hearted and about ready 70
give up. experience OF many years has
shown that one Of the best remedies 90
pull YOU out Of this bad predicameut Is
good old organic iron But be sure the
iron YOU take Is organic iron, the kind
that Is found On plantG and not metallic
iron which people usually take Organic
der the name 81 NuXated Iron IL often
increases tie strength. energy and en-
durance OF weak nervous, tired out f6ks
IN two weeks time Beware OF sub
stitutes. Always look for the word
"Nuxated" on every package and the
letters y ]. on every tablet. Sold BY
ell druggists. Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
TTEE HIDING OF BLACK HILL-By O. Hem:

The lank. stronE. rcd-faced man
with wellington beak and small
fiery eyes and raxen uashes. sat
on The station platform az Los plnos
swinging his legs 20 and fro. At his
side sat another man. rat. melan-
choly. and seedy who seemed 20 be
his friend They had the appearance
~ men 90 whom lie had appeared
as reversible coat--seamy on both
sides
'tAlnt seen you in about four
years Ham said the scedy man.
Which way you been travelling
Texas" said the red-faced man.
'1t was too cold in Alaska for ne.
And found 30 warm in Texas. III
teu vou about one hot spell 7 went
through there.
zone morning steps oG the In
ters4ational az "a water-t3nE and lets
81 20 on without me Twas "a ranch
country. and fuller Of spite-houses
than New York city. only out there
they build en- 90 miles away so you
can't smell what they've GOT for
dinner. instead Of running em up
two inches from their ueighbor' s
windows.
There WASH ANY roads in sight.
50 footed il cross country. The
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
MOUNTAIN RANGES
COLLAPSE ~ QUAKE

SHANGHAI. June 4-Whole
mountain ranges collapsed and
buried scores Of villages and towns
under a sea Of loose col. when Kan
su province was stricken by "a series
Of earthquakes that besan on Dec
Is and continued for more than q
month. This is the word brou9ht 90
Shanghai today by II. y. Hayes ana
J. w. Hail. INVESTIGATORS for the
United International Famine Relief
society. They have Just completed
a survey Of the devastated area
No accurate estimate - made as
- the number o. lives lost but Il IS
known that more than 100000 We're
killed. The province has been 50
badly depopulated that IL IS likely
that artisans viii be imported from
neiEhboring states 20 aid in the work
Of reha bilitation
Bandslides have blocked many ~
| the mountain streams and a rresn
danger u-enaces the survivors Of the
earthquakes The damned streams
are backing up !n the Eorges and
forming huge lakes. SeepaEe has
already beeun az various places and
the loose earth threatens 20 20 out
at any time. IN scores Of instances
the breaking Of such q dam .wou. q
mean the inundat.on Of a vellev ard
the death Of the inhabitants. be-
sides the probable starting Of fur
| Their landslides.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

here currency. You can get up now
and prepare 20 60 with Us and ex-
patriate your sins
H. ogden gets up and fxes his
necktie. He says no more after they
have taken the money or OF him.
"A we'll creased idea says the
sheriff captin. admiring. 70 slip OF
down here and buy a little sheep
ranch where the hand OF man is
seldom heard II was the siickest
hide-out I ever seen says the cap
tain.
so one or the men goes 20 the
shearlng- pen and hunts up the other
herder. a Mexican they call John
SaIlies, and he saddles ogden s
horse. and the sheriffs AL ride Up
close around him with their guns in
hand. ready 20 take their prisoners
TO town.
Before starting, ogden puts the
ranch in John Sallies' hands and
gives him orders about the shearine
and where 10 Craze the sheep, just
"a II he intended 70 be back in a
few days. And a couple or nour:
afterward one PercivaI Saint Clair
and ex-sheep-herder Of the Rancho
Chiquito. might have been seen
with S109-wages and blood none!
i'm his pocket. riding south on an
other horse belonging 10 said ranch.
The red-faced man paused and
listened. The whistle OF a coming
I freight-train sounded far ava!
among the low hills.
1 The fat seedy man at his side
shifted. and shook the frowzy heaC
slowly and disparsgingly.
/ what is IL. Snipy," asked th'
other. Got the blues again ?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

Z"
~Tn drink says I. ito any man
who's "A friend"
grass was shoe-top deep. and the
mesquite timber looked just like a
peach orchard. II was so much like
gentleman's private estate that
every minute you expected "A kennel
full OF bulldogs 20 run out and bite
you. But I must have walked 20
miles before 7 came i'm sight of "A
ranch house. 10 was little one,
about as big as an elevated railroad
station.
There was a little man In a white
shirt and brown overalls and a pink
Handkerchief around his neck roll
ing cigarets under a tree I'm front of
the door.
Greetings, says I. Any refresh
ment. welcome. emoluments. or even
work for a comparative stranger
Oh. come in says he. in a re-
hned tone sit down on that stool.
please. I didn't hear your horse
coming
p II
I walked I don't want 20 be a
burden. but 1 wonder If you have
three or four gallons Of water
handy.
You do look pretty dusty. says
he but our bathing arrangement
Its "a drink 7 want says J..
Never mind the dust that's on the
outside
He gets me dipper OF water
out of "a red jar hanging up, and
then goes on:
10 you want work.
For d time says J. This is
rather a quiet section of the coun-
try. isn't it,
1T is says he 'Sometimes-so
have been told-oue sees no human
being pass for weeks at time. I've
been here only a month. ] bought
the ranch from an old settler who
wanted 10 move farther west
1T suits me- says T. Quiet and
retirement are good for man some
times And ! need job. I can
tend bar. salt mines. lecture. float
stock. do little middle weight slug
gins and play the piano.
Can YOU herd Sheep asks the
little unchman
DO you mean have heard
sheep? says J.
can you herd 'em-take charge
If "a flock OF 'em save ne.
oh saws T. NOW I understand
You mean chase 'em around and
bark 40 'em like collie doEs Well
I might. says ]. 1--WE never exactly
done any sheep-herdinE but I've
often seen em from car windows
unastiI,ting daisies and they don't
look dangerous.
I'm short a herder. says the
ranchman You never can depend
on tho Mex1cans. I've only got two
flocks. You may take out ms buch
~ muttous-therc are only 500 of
em-in the morning.. 81 YOU like
The pay is SO month and your ra-
tions furnished. Won camp in 90 tent
on tlc prairie with your sheep. You
do your own cookns. but wood and
water are brought o. s0u~ camp. Its
an easy job
I'm on SAYS T. III take the job
even - have o. garland my brow
and hold on 90 a crook and wear a
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
KEROSENE

A Ettle kerosene added % the vs-
Ger IN which you wash YOUR windows
viii make them shine and be very
clear
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

NEW YORK.-Mrs. Julia Brown
visited at the home of John Mayo
rowitz Then she had him arrested
on a charge OF stealing her false
teeth. When she refused 10 submit
10 an X-ray in proof OF Mayorowitz's
allegation that she swallowed them.
the magistrate dismissed the case.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

The mouse trap was invented by
a New Englander in 1859.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-12
MOVEMENT FOR AID
 OF UNEMPLOYED

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 12 (by Asso- ciated Press) Because of unemploy- lnent, especially among the building trades of Helena, the Helena Com mercial Club has appealed to United States Senator T. J. Walsh of Mon. tant to seek to expedite work on the new army hospital that it is planned to erect at Fort Harrison, near Helena. Much material for construc' tion of the hospital has arrived but work has not yet been started.