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The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
THE STRUGGLE OF GENIUS
BY UNCLE JOHN

/ long have harbored the intent
ion. to give the world great in
vention; l felt that l should be a
power in Frightening the passing
hOur,-that l might be 4 big pro-
moter. instead of being third-rate
voter. Few men acquire the
needed riches to keep themselves in
tailored breechec, too many men.
content with clerking, might prosper
ii their brains were working. .
Full many gem works in the sewer
that might invent patent skewer
and line mis- nest with softest Elder,
and soak his pelt with orange cider.
And so. l monkeyed some with
science. to give the needed self-re-
lance, and studied waits and multi
plexes. and waterways from here 20
Texas. l hung around the soda-foun-
tains, and figured how I'd conquer
mountains. and turn 'em into cyclone
cellars. and rert 'em out to common
l turned my thoughts to pests an
dangers. to which the multitude are
strangers. an Iabored to produce pro-
lection which Gidn't have no imper-
lection. A thousand badly needed
fixtures,-a million hopeful. helpful
mixtures. all helped 10 keep my
thinker added till all my dreams of
wealth skedad1led, and l wa3l left in
bad condition an overstock of dead
ambition. ..
Thrice happy he, and most con-
tended, the chrp who never has in
vented. and if be tries. he's sure to
rue it; some other fool will beat him
to il.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
GREATEST IN PLAINS STATES
Matter of Farm Risks Established by
Records Kept by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.

Risks in the production of three
great staple crops corn, wheat and
Oats-are greatest in the plains states,
extending ffom Texas to North Da-
kota. This general fact is established
by the average deviation of the yield
per acre from the average yield, com
puted by the bureau of crop estimates,
Department Of Agriculture, for these
three crops for each state from the
records Of 80 years.
On the other hand the North At
lantic and the western states are re-
gions of comparatively low risk. or
deviation of yield per acre from the
average, for wheat aad oats, and the
entire Atlantic coast and the west for
corn.
The great corn belt, with its enor-
nous production and surplus above
local consumption. is, after all. prom
inently subject to risks of weather, In
sects and disease in the production of
crops, and, while II would be going too
far to say of this region as whole
that the results OF its agriculture are
either "a feast or famine" yet there
Is tendency In this direction as the
area covered by the average becomes
more restricted to county, township
and individual farm.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
RECORD OF SUGAR BETS

Statistics, on the German beet sug
ar industry have just been published
covering a period of 63 years.
The most remarkable fact shown
by the report is the increase in yield
of all other crops when grown in ro-
taiion with sugar beetG. With no
increase in acreage Germany alone
increased her annual yield of cereal
by 600 million bushel; Northwestern
Europe by two billion bushels, the
value of increased yield of other crops
far exceeding the value of the sugar
produced.
Such record as this should en-
courage western farmers in the cul-
tivation of the sugar beet. 1t gives
some idea of the value Of the sugar
beet industry to the west and its close
connection with the growth of our
agricultural and stock raising iIti
dustries.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
AUTO POLO THRILLS
ONLOOKERS ALWAYS

Auto Polo is c!assed as the most
dangerous and thrilling sport known
to daredevil Americans
Steel demons. stripped for the fray,
dash ut each other like enragsd tigers.
Collisions, side swipes, turnovers. tall
spins and other thrilling occurrences
come so thick and 50 fast that the
hearts of observers jump into their
throats. so to speak.
The players are often thrown high
into the air. dashed to the ground, run
over. and then are picked up beaten
and battered like vanQuished giadi-
ators. only To be resuscitated and
patched up by the surgeons who are
kept close at hand.
Exciting things happen 10 fast thai
it's almost too much for the most
modern movie machine TO catch.
Every day these exciting scenes will
be witnessed at the Colorado State
Fair. September 26 to 30, 1921.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
COLORADO BOUNDED
AND FREE FAIR
TICKETS SENT

Every pupil of every school, and
every teacher and every county 81
perintendent OF schools in that great
empire of wealth and ambition
bounded on the north by Wyoming and
Nebraska, on the south by New Meri
co and Oklahoma. on the east by Kan
sas and Nebraska, and on the west b!
Utah, Is invited to be the guest, with
put admission charge, of the Colorado
State Fair on Friday. September 80.
Manager Beamau of the state fail
has sent 175.0O0 free tickets to the su
perintendcnts in each county; thes,
tickets are TO be distributed to tn,
teachers, and by the teachers to all
their pupils.
This is II regular custom, and tn,
number Of teachers and pupils VIII,
accepted the invitation last year was
record breaker.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
LIVE STOCK SPECIALS

Live stock associations In all parts
of the country have notified the stat,
fair management of the fact that the,
will offer special prizes for competi
ton at this years fair.
This includes associations especial
ly interested in particular breeds o.
horses. cattle. sheep, hogs, chickens
turkeys, geese. rabbits. pigeons. ducks
guinea pigs and just about everythin.
you can think Of that's alive.
Also there are special prizes OIL
farm and garden products, women.
work, machinery, appliances, and s,
on to the end of human endeayor
These added to the Increase,
amount and enlarged scope of the faII
commissions prize and purse offers
makes sure u far greater show thar
was ever before thought possible II
Colorado.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
BEATS MARY's FAMOUS LAMB
WooIiy Lawn Mower Proved OF rra~
tieai Value to Cincinnati Man
During Hot Spell.

Louis Goecke. better known as rat
in amateur circles, was moving tho
grass on the lawn Of his home Ia oin
cinnati recently. In the course Oh .iie
work he was cutting alongside heuse
with a pair of clippers.
"Ba-a-a," came from the other siue
Of the hedge.
Goecke looked up. A neighbor was
sitting on the porch reading.
Goecke resumed his clipping.
"Ba-a-a." sounded again.
Goecke Strengthened up and snot
fierce glances at his neighbor. hut
the latter's face WIS concealed oacA
of the newspaper.
The clipping proceeded ana theh
again came "Ba-a-H!
Finally Goecke threw down his CLIP
pers. stepped to the neighbor's porch'
and said:
Are you guylng me|
The other looked up with surprise.
"Guying you? Why, no! What makes
you think so?'
well, stop that 'baa-lng?" Goecke
said.
"Oh, that's 1t. I'll show you what
that is" and the neighbor went back
among the bushes and pulled out
lamb. ~ bought 1t yesterday" he ef-
planned.
Immediately GOecke was seized with
an Idea. Lend 1t to me, will your he
asked. The neighbor was obliging
The lamb finished the grass cutting
job, and Goecke enjoyed the cool ana
quiet of a shady nook on his porch.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
soURDoUGHs AND ALASKA FOOD

We are informed tina: sourdoughs
from all parts Of the world will gath
er OF Dawson City shortly to cele-
brate the 25th anniversary of the
Klondike.
We never met a sourdough, but We
understand they are the men who
prospect for the riches of the earth,
particularly goll Anyway, at their
celebration nothing but products Of
the Yukon will be served at their
feasls. Bread from wheat grown in
Alaska; vegetables. fruit, beef, pork
all raised on the soil far up to-
wards the Artic.
They do grow fine wheat in Alas
ka, and they have no trouble
raising all the fruit and vegetables
they want.
Alaska is not the bleak country
people think it is. Some day it will
support a great population, but at
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Primitive People.

The natives of st. Hilda, in ths
Hebrides, have decided to abandon a
Quaint custom which they have fol-
lowed for more than century, of
eiecting their own queen. Hereafter
they will take the natural descendant
They have deposed Queen Margot and
VIII recognize Mary as their sovereign.
Ihis news comes as the first communi
cation from the island since last
September and was brought to London
by vessel which delivered census
papers at the island. The natives
there speak only Gaelic, but the
census papers were printed in English.
otherwise the chief happenings on the
Island include an influenza epidemic.
which caused many deaths. Persons
aboard the ship who could converse
with the natives said the chief ques-
tion on the island was whether the
war had broken out again.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
College Pesslmism.

IN Haywood Broun's article In the
Rookman on pessimism in our col
leges, he mentions that when he
was at iIarvurd there was pretty
general agreement that life was
sham and delusion." ApropUs. we
recall. albeit vaguely, a remark by
Doctor Jew EFT, whO said. ns nearly us
we 1an remember that while he was
at oxford the students were fond of
referring to themselves by the Greek
term OF "Agnostic." overlooking the
fact that its Latin equivalent is "Igno
ramus. Boston Transcript.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Defense, Then Prosecution Rests,

Mr.. Shanigan inserted his key quiet
ly; walked softly, undressed silently
and crept into bed.
All his precautions were in vain.
Mrs. Shanigan had been awake lis
tening and waiting for him. She told
him she supposed he had been work
ing at the office again; that she did
not believe that story or any other he
had ever told her; that she did not
have to put up with him; that she
could have career; that even now
the committee WIS waiting to see IL
she would accept the nomination for
mayor: that she had been warned
against him; that she was not now
the foolish sentimental girl she was
when she married him, and then a
deep snore showed that
The defense rested.
Now everyone knows the prosecu.
tion should rest first; so Mrs. Shani.
gan jabbed Mr.. Shanigan with her
elbow; shook him; fused, fumed.
scolded and wept; but it was no use.
He slept on. soundly.
The prosecution also res,ed.-Kath-
crime Negley, in Judge.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Ferrxbeat Pavilion.

AS fitting complement to q SWIM
ming pool built on Connecticut es-
tate recently, a ferryboat pavilion has
been erected, says Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. This boat has all the
httings Of a regular craft Of its type,
being equipped above with a life.
boat, life preservers. funnel and pilot
house. The cabin is a spacious dance
floor. where diversion from the
swimming sport may be INDUCED in.
The swimming pool forms q forward
deck for the ferry. and IL surround
ca ~ . sidewalk set with benches
and chairs.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Minds Of Lower Animals.

1t is generally known that many
animals possess in greater or less
degree the same senses that we our
selves have. sight. hearing smell,
touch, temperature, and SO on, and
that many of them experience such
emotions as fear. anger, grief and joy ;
but II is not quite so certain that they
have even the elements OF reason as
we understand that term. Their minds
are like Ours only in the degree of
their intelligence.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

Olney Springs-An unusual situ
alton was observed in the June Worl
home this week, when five genera
tions were represented. James Bank
strom. of Wetmore. eighty-six year
old. the great great grandfather. Mrs.
Isaac Taylor. of Wetmore, the grea'
grandmother, and Mrs. John Bowers
of Wetmore, the grandmother, were
all visiting Mrs. June Work. the
mother of June Work the last genera
tion.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
How It's Done

Sugar City Gazette-Of course E
girl won't believe this. but she car
get beautiful complexion by steam
ing her face over washtub. wiring
ing out the clothes makes the arm.
plump, hanging them out on the line
increases the bust measurements. anc
carrying them to and from the yaro
makes the waistline smaller and the
limbs shapely.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Deadly Germs on sshk Notes.

When one of the one-frnnc notes,
used SO commonly in Paris, was SUBJ
jected to microscopIcal examination.
the chemists report showed there were
more than 236,0OO,OOO germs attached
to II, the accumulation from dirty
hands and untidy treatment while II
was in circulation, many Of the germs
being Of deadly nature had the bill
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Boxes Of Green Lumber Weaken

Packing boxes made Of properly
seasoned lumber are found to resist
rough handling six to ten times as
well as those made Of green lumber.
The reason as demonstrated by the
forest products laboratory. is that the
fibres Of the moist wood shrink away
from the nails as the stock dries, and
so lose their grip.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

present folks are not going there i'll
any number mostly because the ter
ritory doesn't get enough publicity.
Scott Bone. the new governor, is Ii
newspaper man. and We have no.
tiou that he will find q way to get the
folks interested in Alaska before nj.
.erm is over.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
R. J. Hasty Dies

r. j. Hassy. residing in the Forde:
district north of Ordway, died in a
hospital in Hugo on Tuesday of th,c
week. He had been i'll for the past
.everal weeks and recovery could ro.
De expected Mr.. Hasty leaves a
wife and several sons and daughte'i
nd grandchildren to mourn his de-
,arture.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Wise Uncle jasper.

Speaking of women and logic,
Chicago Tribune correspondent Is re.
minded Of a remark of his Uncle
Jasper after verbal barrage with
Aunt Hepzibah. Flushed with retreat,
Uncle observed: There Is only one
person in the world, son, who is q
bigger dam fool than woman, and
that Is the man who tries to argue
with her"
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
English Mercy for Criminals.

In England sentence of life I'M
prisonment Is always reviewed at the
end of 10 years, and If the prisoners
conduct has been uniformly good, he
Is usually released. This is particular
ly the case where prisoner has been
sentenced for murder, for murderers
are said to be usually well-behaved
prisoners.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

which approves q fair profit
only and one price to al, Pro.
grams will help to make them
regular patrons.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Dividends Paid by
lnterborough To Be
Subject of Inquiry
Transit Commission Will Ex-
anime Directors Who Be-
fore 1919 Voted for Re-
turns to Stockholders!

The Transit Commission will resume
Its investigation of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company next Tuesday
with the examination Of directors, who
prior to 1919 voted dividends which, it
has been contended by the commission,
were largely responsible for present
difficulties of the corporation.
In advance Of this phase of the in
vestigation Of all the transit lines. the
commission will devote Monday to be-
ginning an inquiry into the financial
conditions of the New York Railways
Company, whose stock mainly is held
by the Interborough Consolidated Com
pany, also holders of the collateral Sc
curities of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company. The New York Rail-
ways Company has $50 miles of track
age in Manhattan and the Bronx.
With the object of tracing the origin
of the troubles of the New York Rail-
ways Company, the commission has
summoned Job Hedges, the receiver;
Fred 7. Woods, assistant to the gem
eral manager, and Frank Samuelson,
auditor. 1t is also likely that Frank
w. Hedley, president of the INTERIOR
ough and manager for the receiver of
the New York Railways Company, will
be recalled.
First of the directors who will be
examined concerning the financial af-
fairs of the Interborough are Edward
]. Berwind, chairman of the executive
committee; August Belmont, chairman
of the board; General Cornelius Van
derbilt and Daniel G.. Reid.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Woman Who Defied Posse
Frightened by Elevator
Testifies Before White Plains
Jury and Is Discharged
With Warning

Mrs. Ida Meade, who was found in a
ramshackle house just over the Con-
necticut line more than week after a
dozen armed deputy sheriffs had
stormed a cave in Armonk, where she
was believed to be hiding from court
process, was brought before the grand
jury in White Plains yesterday to tes-
tify against Tony Fennick, who, she
says, threatened to hit her with a hoe.
The crowd and the courthouse were
strange experiences. for the back coun-
try woman, but she maintained her
equanimitN until the elevator to which
she had been >piloted started upward
Then she screamed in terror, but by
the time the grand jury floor had been
reached she had mastered her fear OF
the strange contrivance and seemed
scarcely curious about it.
After she had giver her testimony
she was taken before County Judge
Young, who ordered her discharged d
from custody and warned her that the
next time subpoena was served on her
she should obey it,
u would have" said Mrs. Meade, "if
wagon had been sent to take me to
the courthouse. l couldn't walk seven
miles"
One Of the unfortunate deputy sher-
aifs who engaged in the cave-huntino
expedition explained to the woman that
an automobile had been sent for her
nut that she was not to be found. She
did not reply. She wore ginpham
dress, mans leather boots and q
knitted cap. Her husband and three
sons ACCOMPANIED her
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26

says that no hunting is allowed here.
If you hunt where there is sign
like that you break the law and you
know it. This is my fathers land and
it is. sanctuary for all birds and
animals. could have you arrested,
and if l ever find you here again |
will. Now take your gun and go, and
be quick about It'll"
Grumbling and muttering, the hunt
er picked up his gun and started off.
He had seen that sign and he knew
that Farmer Browns Boy could do
just what he said he could do, have
him arrested. He had known that
that sign was there and that he was
trespassing, which means going where
he had no right to. But he had
thought that that pond was so deep
in the Green Forest that no one
would, catch him there. Now that he
had been caught there was nothing
to do but to stink away, and this he
did.
With scowl on his usually good
natured freckled face Farmer Browns
Boy watched him out of sight. Then
he opened bag and scattered vel
low corn for Mr.. and Mrs. Quack and
their children.
II was just in time" said he as he
sat down to watt for the Quacks to
return. "Yes, sir, was lust in time.
1t is lucky got here when did"
Copyright. 1891, by t. w Burgess)
The next story: "The Quacks
Leave for the Sunny South"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Former Maker of
Chemicals Held as
Drugs Tramcker
Customs Guard Arrests Aged
Man Alleged to Have At
tempted to Take Narcotics
Ashore From Steamship

Maxwell Shenker, address unknown,
once the owner of prosperous chem
lcal business, was arrested yesterday
charged with possessing heroin valued
at about $4,000. The drug is said to
have been purchased on altered per-
mits. Internal revenue raiders yester-
day also seized $4,000 worth of cocaine,
morphine, needles and syringes,
charged to have been smuggled into
America by members of the crew of
the Fabre line steamship, Patria.
Shenker was arrested by Narcotic
Agent William j. Mellen, of Director
Ralph oyler's staff. Mellen trailed
him and says that he obtained 100
ounces Of the. drug from legitimate
concern on the presentation Of what
is charged to be fraudulent permit.
1t is charged by Mellen that among
the effects of Shenker he found per-
mits evidently left over from a time
when the prisoner conducted chem
ical establishment. He also found, he
charged, blank army discharge papers
which will be examined to determine
whether they are counterfeit.
The drugs declared by revenue agents
to have been smuggled in on the Patria
were seized when agents arrested Vim
cenzo Esposito. The prisoner is IS
years old and says he lives at % Car
roll Street.
Customs Guard William Gatewood
saw Esposito leave the steamship and
arrested him. He reported that he
found the contraband attached to a
belt worn by Esposito under his arm
pits.
Esposito told H. C. Stewart, Deputy
ollector of the port, that he had been
promised 5000 for carrying the CON
traband from the ship to the corner
of Thirty~ninth street and Third Ave
nue.. He was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hennessy, in
Brooklyn charged with smuggling and
violating the Harrison law and held
in $500 bond for examination on De-
cember 2.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Reward Plan for Stolen
Autos To Be Resumed
system Previously Resulted in
Charges and Reorganization
of Police Squad,

Automobile insurance underwriters
through their department of detection
and Investigation, reported Yesterday
that they would restore an old custom
OF giving rewards of $50 to 500 to
policemen for recovery of stolen cars
and arrests of suspects. The policv
when in operation some time ago. re-
suited in a scandal and reorganiza-
tion of the automobile squad at police
headquarters.
1t was charged at the time that
larceny Of cars was conducted for the
role purpose, in some instances, of
collecting rewards. Detective Ser
xeant f. j. Dillon, in charge of the
new automobile squad, sa;i yesterday:
"The idea of giving rewards to nv
men does not interest me, excepting
It helps the pension fund, for half Of
all rewards goes to the fund. My men
arc straight and are doing all they
can. regardless of rewards. l am not
scoxgag for. alibis. 1t would be easy
Tor me to say that stolen automobiles
which are not recovered find their way
to the bottom of the bay. Some of
them do. All of them don't. We just
keep on doing tho best we can with
the number OF men we have available"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26


WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Pressure wa,
low tonight over the Canadian maritime
provinces and over the Mississippi Valley.
me plains states and the Northwest, and
men IN the Atlantic states and the Far
southwest Disturbances of marked inten-
sity had their centers over Newfoundland
and British Columbia
There have been local rains IN tha C,ro
llnas, Florida, Tennessee and over tho
western plateau and north Pacific state.
and there have been rains and SHOWS in
New England.
Temperatures have fallen in the middle
Atiantic and south Atlantic states, and
leys the plains states and the Northwest
Temperatures may continue much above
the normal in the Gulf states, the southern
tain region ~
In New England and the middle Atlantic
states the weather will become overcast
tomorrow TO-, and be followed by unsettled
ana warmer weather Sunday with proba
bly, rains In New England and New York.
In the south Atlantic and east Gulf states
aud tennessee the weather will be gem
orally 1air tomorrow and Sunday with
higher temperatures in the Caroiinas. In
the Ohio Valley there will be local rains
ana warmer weather tomorrow and cloudy
weather and moderate temperatures On
Sunday. In the region of the Great Lakes
the weather will be unsettled, with rain.
except IN the vicinity of Lake Superior,
where there will be snow.
District Forecasts.--Eastern New York
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware---Cloudy Saturday: sunday nm.
settled and warmer
New England-Fair Saturday: SUNDAY
unsettled and warmer. with probably rain.
Western Pennsylvania - Cloudy and
warmer, probably local rains Saturd av
Sunday cloudy. with moderate tempera' ;
lures.
Western New york-cloudy Saturday
probably followed by rain; Sunday unset
tied. with moderate temperatures