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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
CHRISTMAS
MONDAY, dec. 26

Lieutenant Governor c. c. Moore.
acting governor during the absence OF
Governor Davis, from the state, has
issued a proclamation making Mon
day, December 26, and Monday, Janu-
airy 2, legal holidays, because of the
fact hat both Christmas and New
Years days come on Sunday.
The proclamation of the acting
governor follows:
This year the twenty-fifth day OF
December, or Christmas, and the first
day Of January, 1922, New Years day,
fall on Sunday and, since the statutes
of the State of Idaho make no pro-
vision that a legal holiday occurring
on that day be observed the follow
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
"A Bacteria Census.

Not long ago there was made known
the result of an examination made by
one of the government scientists OF
the colonies Of bacteria residing on
the surface of unwashed fruit taken
from the market.
This scientist computed the number
Of bacteria found on half a pound OF
each of the fruits named, as follows :
Huckleberries, 100000; damsons. 470,-
600; yellow plums, 100000; pears,
100000; gooseberries, 100000; gar
den Strawberries, 100000; raspber.
ries, 1000, 900; grapes, 100000; cur.
rants, 11,OOO.OOO; cherries, 12,000,O00.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
GOT RICH ON FARM
Prosperous Canadian Woman Was
Once Poor.

Prosperous Canadian Woman Wa
Once Poor.
Mrs. Mary J. Blackburn, a pioneer
woman farmer Of Alberta, Canada has
just added 100 acres to her farm
near Hardesty.
Coming from Eastern Canada, Mrs.
Blackburn homesteaded a quarter sec
ton in 1902. She had two Holstein
heifers, a bull and SIT in cash. She
lived in a tent the first summer and
In a sod shack In the winter.
Her first crop put her, as she tells
the story, ION Easy street" In ten
years she had a herd Of sixty pure
bred Holstein cattle and was operat-
ing a prosperous dairy. A fine resi-
dence had supplanted the sod hut.
II MIXED the cows, raised my
cattle, cut hay and stacked 1t, all by
myself" said Mrs. Blackburn.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13

Footliqhts and Curtain in New Church.
A pulpit equipped with footlights, a
curtain, and all modern parapher-
MALTA of a theater, SO shows may be
given during the week, will be installed
in the Community church, to be built
in New York city soon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
COPPER SNAKE FOUND
Believed an object Of Worship in Pro
historic Times,

A copper serpent, believed to have
been the object of worship by pre-
historic inhabitants, has been found
in a plowed field near Monks Mount.
the largest of the Cahokla group OF
Indian mounds near East st. Louis,
Ill.
DR.. w. K. Moorehead, scientist, who
is directing excavation work on the
mounds, pronounced the find important.
He said only three other similar SER
pents have been found in American
mounds.
The serpent is six inches long, made
Of refined copper and has four coils.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13

Timber up Get a small trial bottle,
Of old-time, honest "St. Jacobs OiI'
from any drug store, and in a mo-
ment, you'll be free from pain, aches
and stiffness. Don't suffer! Rub
rheumatism away.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
Animal '~saqacitx.

Instances Of animal sagacity,"
which have been claimed to show rea-
soning power, are explained by an ex-
pert to be due to extreme sensitiveness
to smell, to accidental acts, or wha!
II called ''associations."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13

ing day.
"Now, therefore, in order to avoid
misunderstanding or uncertainty, by
the authority vested in the governor
of the state, 1. G. G.. Moore, Acting
Governor of Idaho, do hereby pro-
claim Monday, December 26, 1921, and
January 2, 1922, legal holidays, to be
observed in the celebration of Christ
mas and the New Year"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13

It's pain only; not one case in fifty
Stop dosing" Rheumatism.
dlsappo1nts and doesn't burn the skin.
1t taxes pain, soreness and stiffness
from aching joints, muscles and
neuralgia.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
MASH HARD ON FOXES
Stuff Thrown on Hillside Made Ami
mails Unconscious of Hunter.

mails Unconscious of Hunter.
Moonshine mash, thrown away, in
the woods, put three gray foxes in
such a condition that they neither
Arms of Bluefeld, W. Va, approached
them.
They paid no attention to him, Arms
said, but staggered about and fell over
each other. Arms supposed the an
imals had been poisoned, but upon in
v~estigation discovered a pile of masl,
near by upon which they had feasted
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
PAIN GONE! RUB SORE,
RHEUMATIC ACHING JOINTS
Rub Pain Away with a Small Trial
Bottle of Old est. Jacobs OIL"

less rheumatism liniment which never
distress. est. Jacobs Oil" is a harm
out comes the rheumatic pain and
by the time o say Jack Robinson
Oil" right on the tender spot" and
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs
requires internal treatment. Rub
Evening star., 1921-03-24

morning at 10 o'clock in Richmond, Va.
After short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis will make their home in Ches-
ter. Mrs. Curtis is well known here.
where she lived through tho war
period as an employe of the war risk
Insurance of the Treasury Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hapgood will
be guests Of honor at Il tea at the Col
lege Women's Club on Monday after
noon, from to 8. Mrs. Basil NJ. Man
ley. president Of the club, will bo
hostess assisted by the officers and
advisory board. Mr.. Hapgood, former
United States minister to Denmark.
will discuss the Russian situation.
Delegates to the biennial conference
of the Association Of Collegiate Alum
nae, then in session in Washington.
will be special guests Of the after
noon. Miss Jane Bartlett will preside
at the tea table and will be assisted
by Mrs. William Embert Chamberlin,
Mrs. F.. T. F. Johnson and Mrs. Frank
Wilkes Pyle.
Mrs F. F. Grooms announces the
marriage Of her daughter. RAth c.
Baird, to Mr.. Ernest F. Gude son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. GUIDE of
Washington. The ceremony was SOL
emnized at o'clock last evening in
the home of the Rev. DR.. James D.
Evening star., 1921-03-24

in the Literary Review OF the New
York Evening Post. which she con-
ducts. and through which she 10 an
adviser on hooks and reading.
Judge and Mrs. william p. lamar.
who formerly made their homo in
Washington. are spending some time
at the ShorefRm.
Miss Reatrice Rayher. Miss Isobel
MacMurray. Miss Vera Bensman ana
Miss Margaret Casselberry. accompa-
MED by Miss Glen. arrived yesterday
at the Hotel Powhatan from Rich
mond Hill. y. Y. to spend Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Swift and
their two boys OF Newark, y. J.. ar
rived yesterday. and have a suite at
the Hotel Washington for over the
week end while they are visiting with
their many Washington friends
Evening star., 1921-03-24
Easter Goats

For Tots-Taffeta S ilks,
Serge, Checks and Polo
Cloth. Ages 2 to E years.
$3.50 to $3.50.
For Girls-Polo Cloth, Mix
lures, Basket Weaves and
Homespun. Ages 2 to s
years. $3.50 to $3.50.
For Little Men-M n y
little Topcoats of Cover
Cloth and Mixtures. Ages
6 to 10 years. $3.50 to $500.
Evening star., 1921-03-24
EasterDr

Girls Taffeta Silk Dresses
Smart styles that are diff
ferent," in navy and brown.
8, 10. II and IA years. $3.50
to 5000.
Girls Dainty White Dresses
Chiffon. Geor gette. Or
CANDIES. Crepe de Chine, Taf-
feta. Silk Null. French Wolfe
and Net. 8 to IA years. Priced
at $3.50 to $3.50.
Evening star., 1921-03-24

Mrs. May Lambertson- Becker Of
New York city VIII be a guest Of hon
or and speaker OF the College Wom-
nE's Club on tho occasion Of the an
nual reception and banquet of the
club. April 2. Mrs Lambert aon Becker
is best known through her Intimate
lectures on the drama and literature
of our day. She Is we'll known TO
readers through the Headers Guide
Evening star., 1921-03-24

Mrs. W. r. Upton OF the University
OF Kansas is here for the Easter hoI-
idays and Is the guest of her son on
Calvert street
Evening star., 1921-03-24

Buhrer. pastor OF the First Reformed
Trinity Church. In TIE presence of
members of the Immediate families.
Mr.. and Mra GUIDE will make their
heme in Washington.
Mrs. Norman Draper has postponed
herstrip to Palm Reach and will spend
several more weeks In Washington at
the Hetel la Fnyr,te,
DR.. and Mrs. Paul l.. Joachim will
leave Saturday fof their country
homo, She'll Cove, 10 remain over
the shstrf SESSION. Airs joachim will
have Hs her guests her mother, Mrs.
Martha j, Names, and her sister
Louise.
Mr. hnd Mrs, - a. Hhodcs nrn nj
tho Hotel Washing ton over tho week
rrt. after wipisr in the south
n JacksonSiiis and st, Petersburg.
Fla, Early nrsi week they VIII re-
Evening star., 1921-03-24

~ HE President and Mrs Hard
Ing entertained guests In
the presidential box at the
New National last evening"
having with them Senator
Frederick Hale and his mother. Mrs
Eugene Hale; Senator Albert Cum
mings and Senator Joseph g. Freling-
huysen.
The President received large group
of schoolgirls in the White House Of
fices yesterday afternoon, and Mrs.
Harding received. as usual. q large
company Of guests by appointment In
the red room.
The President has accepted the in
vitation Of the government OF vene-
Euela TO attend the unveilins OF the
the George washington Of venezuela.
in New York. April ls. senor pr. Don
Santos A. Dominica and members OF
the legation staff will also attend the
ceremonies.
Evening star., 1921-03-24

turn to their home in Bloomington,
Ill.
Mrs. Durward NJ. Smith and her in
fant daughter. who were the guests
of her mether. Mrs. Young. at the
Naples apartment, has gone to her home
in Clarendon
Evening star., 1921-03-24

Miss Hepburn Marries
Mr.. p. Il. Curtis In Richmond.
The marriage Of Miss Helen Hep
burn to Mr.. Percy Theron Curtis, both
Of Chester, Va, took place yesterday
Evening star., 1921-03-24
Easter Hats

LdSCSI i IdCS
Fine Tailored Milans, in
navy. black and taupe: also
two-tone straws. Wide rib
bon trimming. sl.9s to $500.
Infants Silk Coats.
Boys Wash Suits.
Girls Sweaters with crochet
or brushed wool collar.
New Hosiery for boys and
girls.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation.

In the siXty-eight years Of the eX-
istence OF the Cherokee nation west
of the Mississippi river, ten men were
called, at various intervals, to fill the
highest office in the gift of the CherO-
KEGS. When the constitution of the
Cherokee nation was adopted Septem-
Der II, 1889, it provided that the su-
preme executive power Of the nation
should be vested in an official whose
title should be "The Principal Chief
of the Cherokee Nation" The ten prin-
eipal chiefs were: John Ross, Louis
Downing, William z. Ross, Charles
Thompson, D.. w. Bushyhead, Joel B..
Mayes, C. J. Harris, S. I'll. Mayes, T.
NJ Burlington and w. G. Rogers OF
these only two were fullbloOds. All
the chiefs, with the exception Of Down
ing and Thompson were Of mixed
white and Indian blood. John Ross
and Louis Downing were the only ones
who had eyer filled the office of as
sistant chief. John Ross had been
principal chief of the old Cherokee
nation east of the Mississippi river.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Keep Up Old Ceremony.

A quaint little ceremony which has
been enacted on the second day of
February for more than 200 years may
be seen in the churchyard Of Wotton,
near Dorking, England. It arose out
of the bequest of William Glanville,
a member of the Inner temple, who
left by his will sum of 4Os. for the
boys of Wotton. Five of them were
required to stand bareheaded on the
morning of February 2, and success
fully recite from memory the LORDS
Prayer. the Ten Commandments, and
the Apostles Creed, read l Corinthians,
chapter 10, and write legibly from die
tation two verses from the same pas
sage. Then the 40s. is distributed to
them. A boy may succeed only' once.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Bananas Grow Pointing Upward.

A bunch of bananas, as displayed in
a store is hung just opposite from the
way it grows. Bananas grow with
their free ends pointing upward. The
herb on which the fruit grows has an
underground stem which sends up
suckers Or sprouts that attain their
full growth in a year and a half or two
years. It's trunk is not really trunk
at all, but a false stalk formed by the
curIed bases Of the leaves, which wrap
themselves about the flower stem. This
stalk. almost a foot in diameter at the
bottom, rises to a height of from ten
to forty feet, it's great leaves, a foot
or two in width and from six to ten
feet in length, dropping outward.
When the plant has reached It's full
growth there appears a huge flower
bud, which opens and shows bunch
Of little purple flowers, each OF which
mikes way for a tiny banana. The
great flower cluster hangs toward the
earth, but as the separate fruits begin
to grow they turn upward. From 80
to $50 bananas, weighing altogether
from 40 to 100 pounds, may grow in
a bunch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Conserve Heat From Suns Rays.

Long years ago, gentleman in In
dia cooked a meal for some Of his
friends by rejecting the rays Of the
sun from a mirror on his cooking
utensil, says Popular Mechanics Mag
azine This was, of course, out Of
the question on rainy days and dur
ing the night. Now comes a mechan-
ical harness for the heat of the suns
rays wherein it is preserved for night
and cloudy-day use. At the Smithson-
ian solar observing station on Mount
Wilson in California is such a device
A large 7 by 1O-fOOt nrirrOr, built
semi-cylindrical in shape and made OF
aluminum-covereds steel plates, focuses
the rays of the sun on a 11a-inch pipe
placed centrally in its frame. This
pipe carries an oil of high boiling
point, which, after heating from the
reflected rays, rises to reservoir that
is insulated to retain the heat for
long time Oven compartments are
embodied in this reservoir in which
the foods may be placed for cooking.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Nicht tn Battery Park.

Battery park at dusk is filled with
people seeking relief from the city's
heat. From the benches one may gaze
upon the Statue of Liberty, Governors
and Ellis islands. The harber is filled
with craft and now and then an ocean
liner noses it's way out to sea. 1t is
one of the most picturesque spots in
all New York. In the background is
the New York sky line-a nest Of
cloud-pierced buildings. On the top Of
these buildings many rich men are
building fine bungalows. One has a
sleeping porch adjoining his bedroom,
and by pushing a button his bed rolls
out onto the porch. At nightfall the
section has the peaceful quiet Of the
village churchyard, and the. only noise
is the soothing chimes OF Old Trinity
striking the hour. 4 visitor along
Wall and Broad streets, so thick with
jostling humanity during the day, is
rare at night, and his very presence
excites suspicion. He is Swallowed
from the time he arrives until he
leaves.-New York Correspondence Of
the Indianapolis Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
DuckbiII Freak of Nature.

The duckbill, or platypus, is one
of the strangest and most paradoxical
of all the animals of nature. 1t is
sometimes called natures Joke. 1t has
q bill and webbed feet like duck and
can swim and dive like a fish, The
most unexpected trait of the animal
is that it actually lays eggs He
makes long tunnels in the banks of
streams in his native home in Aus
tralia. These are made barely large
enough for his body to pass through i;
so that if he desires to return at any
time he simply backs out. which he is
enabled to do, since his fur is like
that of the common mole, set in such
a way that no matter what direction
he moves his fur neither binders him
nor gets full of dirt. The duckbill 10
all that is left of large family.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
TOO MUCH FOR MRS. SMITH
She Couldn't Allow Her Old Friend,
Mrs. Brown, to Keep Up Her
Dragging Remarks.

Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Smith were
neighbors, both were fat and both
were extremely sensitive about it.
Both tried every method they could
hear of for losing weight, and, until
this summer, both continued to gain.
Mrs. Brown went West early in the
spring and while there managed in
some way to lose nearly thirty pounds.
When she came back Mrs. Smith saw
her step from the taxi and realized
that her neighbor had accomplished
what to her seemed unattainable.
Hello, dearie," called Mrs. Brown.
Don't, you think my trip has agreed
with me? Four months in the West
certainly make a difference in one!"
Jealousy seized Mrs. Smith. The
idea of Mrs. Brown Dragging that way
just because she weighed a few
pounds less!
"You have fallen off marvelously
DEAR" Mrs. Smith replied. when
you stepped out of the taxi / never
would have known you, only for your
hat"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Remarkable Wills.

Every schoolboy knows that the
reading of the will OF julius Caesar
marks a turning point in the play of
that name. According to a Moham-
medan tradition there is will Of
Adam in existence. The tradition as
serts that no fewer than 40 legions Of
angels brought him sheets of paper
and quill pens, nicely nibbed, all the
way from Paradise, and that the Arch
angel Gabriel set to it his seal as wit
ness, 1t is estimated by commenta-
tors that 100000 sheets of paper were
brought down on which Adam could
write his requests. Noah is also said
to have made will, in which he di-
vided his property, the earth, into
three equal shares, one for each son.
Rochester Democrats Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
DENIES AGE is DESIRABLE
Here Is One Person, at Least, Who
Enjoys Youth and Is 10th
to Part With IL.

Seekers for the elixir of life have
commonly been subjected to public
ridicule.N This, however, merely proves
that the majority of people dislike hav-
ing their attention directed to their
infirmities. Since Cicero wrote DE
Senectute" we have repeated down the
ages the pious untruth that old age is
a proud and desirable state and
that regrets for a lost youth are mis-
| placed. 1t is not so, and in our hearts
we know it. Youth is as much to be
preferred to age as life to death, and
| if we possessed any means of pre-
serving our youth we should use those
means. Nor is there any absolute rea-
son why a human life should not be
continued at its full power indefinitely.
We age, apparently, in the same
manner as we pass from childhood to
adult strength; the process of devel-
opment is reversed. A great number
| of recent experiments suggest that-the
reversal may, in suitable instances, be
delayed. 1t is true these are mostly
experiments on animals and for the
most part. lack confirmation. Yet
few who have had opportunities of
following the trend of events doubt
that a measure of success has been
achieved Nor should the fact that
particular old man or woman who has
undergone some operation or treat
ment and afterward died, be al
| lowed to weigh either for or against
any scientific hypothesis. Those who
are engaged on the most adventurous
| ceived deserve, if we will be honest
with ourselves, our support and en-
enlargement rather than our ridicule.
! London Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
STOLE HER FLOCK OF CHICKS
How Leehorn Hen Procured LARGE
Family Without the Formally
of Matching Them.

The fox is no cleverer than q Too.
horn hen. So at least thinks one
reader of the Companion who has
read the numerous stories that If has
printed to illustrate the cleyerness of
foxes. To justify her opinion she
tells a story Of her own. Here if is
In our flock of chickens we had
only one brown Leghorn, but she was
hard to beat. One day she stole her
nest, and, though Leghorns do not as
a rule sit, some time later she came
marching proudly into the yard fol-
lowed by a dozen little brown balls.
In a week she had following her 25
chicks Of all ages and descriptions !:
she had stolen them from other hens.
And besides attending to the needs
Of that large family she began short
ly to have an egg in her coop every
morning.
An interesting incident occurred On
a neighboring farm. A persistent lit
tie hen that was repeatedly prevented
from sitting finally disappeared and
returned some days later with seven
fluffy baby quail She had evidently
driven the mother quail from her nest
and Matched the eggs herself. The
baby quail obeyed her commands, and
she was very proud Of them; but, in
the words Of my small brother, won't
she get the surprise of her life some
dav when these LITTLE mail learn TO
fly youths Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Work Will Start Soon at Dale
Mine.

Mining and milling operations will
thirty days. Two years ago this
property was equipped with an all
steel modern zinc mill and after oper
ating a short time was shut down to
enable the management to operate
the Yewdan mine to the west until
the main drifts were carried to the
Dale mill. The miners are now close
to their goal. The ore is low grade
but the deposits are extensive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
NEW FUNCTION FOR RAILROAD
Photographs of Scenic Views Are Now
Employed to Please the Prospec-
tive Traveller.

Nowadays the railway man does
something more than oil and repair
locomotives, run trains, keep roadbeds
in repair, and prepare timetables. He
also takes photographs.
This is because the modern railway
man has come to broad understanding
of his function. He is not merely a
transformed bus driver. He is mer-
chant. He sells transportation, as a
piano dealer sells pianos, and he de-
sireS to make his product attractive.
The beautiful casing of a piano does
not add to it's musical qualities, but it
makes the prospective purchaser
pleased with it in advance and content
ed with it after he purchases it. A
photograph does not transport pas
senger or make his journey safe, but
it pleases the prospective traveller ana
adds an element to his journey which
makes it more valuable to him both
in anticipation and in memory.
But the railway man is even more
than a merchant. He is as truly as an
officer of the government social serv-
ant. Civilization is product OF
travel. Whoever not only promotes
travel but helps to give it significance
is a leadr in civilization. And this Is
what the railway man does.
1t is in this capacity, not merely as
a merchandise of motion, but as an
enlarger of the environment Of men and
teacher of what travel has to offer to
mems minds and souls, that the rail-
way man employs the camera.-From
the Outlook.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Information Cheerfully Given.

A few years ago in college exam
nation in English literature the ques-
ton was asked: "WhO was the first
man to write sonnets in England?" A
student who sat near me, more noted
for athletic prowess than for scholar
ship, called to me in a stage whisper:
"Ssssst! Who was the first manw
The professor in the front of the room
gave us both cold, unmerciful glare
and calmly said: adam p'-Chicago
Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-15
Niaqara Travelling Backward.

Floyd w. Parsons says In the
Worlds Work:
"Niagara's total practical energy
equivalent is in excess of 6,OOO,OW-
horse power. This stream Of energy
is kept constantly renewed by the ac-
ton of the laws of nature and it finds
expression through the medium OF
noise. The falling water at Niagara
presents a grand spectacle which Is
viewed each year by less than / per
cent Of the population Of the country.
But this spectacle, though grand, is
travelling show, for the falls have re-
coded 955 feet since the first survey
was made in 1854