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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25
MALMEDY: WALLOON ISLE
RELINQUISHED BY
PRUSSIA

In patching together the picture puz-
zle Of European nations to fit more
nearly racial and historical units the
peace conference commission on Bel
gian claims approved Belgium's de-
mand for Malmedy.
Malmedy long formed one of those
alien racial clusters that seem to cling
like barnacles to many European
boundary line.
In the case of Malmedy and the
region about that town a group or
Walloons was left in Rhenish Prus-
sia when the historic Benedictine Alb
hey of overwhelmingly was cut in
two in 1915. Malmedy fell to Prus-
STA, while six miles to the west, across
the pre-war Belgian border, is Stave-
lot
The latter town was the seat of the
abbey which was Independent until
the Luneville peace of 1901. The alb
hey fell to France until it's partition
IA years later. The abbey was found.
ed In the Seventh century and later
its abbots ranked as princes. They
ruled many small villages along the
Ambleve on which Stavelot is stu
ated, and along the Warche, which
flows through Malmedy.
Charles Martel, grandfather of Char
lemagne, who ruled the Franks while
he let their kings reign on, won de-
cisive victory over Neustria at Staye-
lot 1900 years ago.
Malmedy lies in a pretty valley of
the aforementioned river, 20 miles
south Of Aix-la-Chapelle. The town
had less than 5000 population before
the war. Dyeing. paper-making and
tanning were its industries.
The term Wauoon Is used to desig
nate those Belgians who speak either
French or French dialect The Wal
looms of Belgium desired Malmedy's
restoration for lingual as well as for
sentimental reasons. In Liege and Ma
muir a movement for the revival of Wal
loon as a literary language-for it had
been so used until about the fifteenth
century--was well under way when the
war began. In the midst of German
speaking neighbors Malmedy and its
environs preserved the old Walloon
dialect, whereas among many Belgian
Walloons it has been supplanted by
pure French.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

OF wheat, cotton, wool and hardware.
and took away in exchange lemons,
oranges, almonds, vines Olive oil and
silks.
Homer did not accord a definite hab-
itation for his terrible sea-creatures.
Scyllsl and Charybdis, but mariners
familiar with the perils of the rocks
on the Italian side of the straits and
with the strong eddies near the har-
Dor Of Messina, saw in the mythical
monsters an explanation of such dan
gers. Scylla was supposed to be a
horrible creature with six heads and
dozen feet, who barked like a dog.
She dwelt in lofty cave from which
she rushed whenever ship tried to
pass beneath, and she would snatch
the unlucky seamen from the rigging
or as they stood at the helm endeav-
oring to guide their vessels through
the perilous passage. Charybdis dwelt
under a rock only bowshot away
on the opposite shore. The second
creature sucked in and blew out sea-
water three times a day, and woe to
the ship caught in the maelstrom of
it's mouth
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25
WILL ELEPHANTS GO THE
WAY OF BUFFALOES?

Will the African elephants soon have
10 be protected, as are buffaloes In the
United States. lest they become ex-
tinct?
The peaceful progress of farming
is the menace which the elephant
faces. Already the South African Cape
council has decided to exterminate the
elephants because they despoil crops
and sometimes kill agricultural Ia
borers.
Sir Harry Johnston, famous African
authority, tells of his experience with
African elephants I'm a communication
10 the National Geographic society:
eff. after many years of trials. the
African elephant is pronounced to be
hopeless as a domestic animal (and
II should be remembered that most
male African elephants IN captivity
have shown themselves to be hopiess-
ly savage). then at least for Its mag
nificeni ivory the creature Is worth
preserving as an asset TO the state.
If the Indian elephant shows himsen
TO be more docile than the African
elephant, 1t must be remembered, on
the other hand. that he is OF very III
tie value for his ivory.
Zone day baby elephant was pre-
scented to me by an Uganda CHER. IL
Is a sad thing to relate, but three men
were killed In attempting to capture
the first elephant. l had expressed
a wish one day for some elephants
to experiment with in domestication'
and the natives, with their usual de-
sire to please me, were so ardent IN
their determination TO crafty my wish
and so determined In their pursuit OF
the young elephant that the mother
elephant knocked over and killed three
of them. But finally they succeeded
in their object, capturing the calf, and
TO my great surprise 1t trotted into
camp behind one Of the men.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25
NEW REBELLION IN
GARDEN OF EDEN

"Mesopotamia, Upper and Lower,
vies with Egypt in claiming the honor
Of being the home of ancient civiliza-
tion,' says4a bulletin of the National
Geographic society, quoting from sew
eral communications concerning the
land of Adam and Eve where the
British recently sent more troops be-
cause of native uprisings.
"Mesopotamia comprises the valleys
of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Here fiourished the Chaldean, Baby
lonian, and Assyrian empires. The
city Of Bagdad, with all its glamor
of mystery and magic, is in the heart
of Mesopotamia.
'TThis was the richest land in the
world, the granary of the ancients
yet, in spite of all that it has been,
1t today lies largely waste, the desert
sands have encroached upon the fer
tile fields, while the clogged canals
have turned other portions into
swamps and marshes.
"What population there is-not NOR
than one millions of Arab origin
and the Arabic language is spoken
throughout. There is, in fact, very
distinct dividing line between the Arab.
ic and the Turkish-speaking por' ions
of the former Ottoman empire. This
boundary corresponds with the line OF
the Bagdad railway from the Medi-
terranean to the Persian Gulf. 1t is
for the exploitation Of this rich land
of Mesopotamia that the famous Bag
dad line was built.
Syria closes the east end of the
Mediterranean and is bounded on the
north by the Taurus mountains. The
Syrian and Arabian deserts limit fur
Their settlement to the east and south
But in connection with world com
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25
THE STRAITS OF MEssINA

Between the rocky masses of Sicily
and the "toe" of the Italian PENN
suIa, there Is but narrow lane of
sea, known as the Straits of MeSSina.
Yet this ribbon of water might be
ocean-wide, judged by the diverse civ
ilizations of Italy and its island neigh
Dor.
The SiciIian and italian banks, which
border the Straits of Messina for near
ly 25 miles to the east and west, are
among the most luxuriant to be found
In a cruise of the Mediterranean. Mag
nificent golden groves of lemon and
orange, and orchards of pomegranate,
with their brilliant red fruit, contrast
wonderfully with the flowers of the
almond trees which perfume the whole
region.
The straits are entered from the
Tyrrhenian sea, on the north, at the
narrowest point, the distance between
Punta del Faro on the Sicilian shore
and the mainland lighthouse on Punta
Pezzo being not more than two miles.
The whole of the Calabrian coast is
thickly sown with villages, some cling
ing to the beach, while others Chamber
up the sides of the well-wooded hills
which eliminate In the towering Mont
alto, rising to an elevation OF more
than a mile above the sea. Beyond
the straits to the southwest, looms
notwithstanding Etna, the highest vol
cano in Europe.
The most important city situated
ON the straits is the once magnificent
seaport OF Messina, which boosted
population of 10000 inhabitants be-
fore "the worlds most cruel earth
ouake" of December. %, 1908. tossed
nearly hundred thousand lives away.
The harbor of Messina is the larg-
est and safest In the kingdom OF It
DIV with depth Of more than 80
fathoms. Before the great calamity 1t
was visited annually by more than
5000 vessels which brought cargoes
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

merce 1t (Syria) has always beer
closely related to the fertile valleys
of the Nile and the twin MesopotamiaI
rivers, and its commercial life of to
morrow cannot be divorced from thai
Of Mesopotamia.
"Mesopotamia is as fertile today
as when it was the birthplace OF
human history and when the civiliza
ton that developed there had only
the Nile valley as competitive field
various factors delayed the newt
able reopenings of the historic trade
route across Syria and Mesopota 1ia
in modern times.
Nowhere, however, did trade fol
low the railway to greater extent
than along the Bagdad line, and in the
spring of 1914 Aleppo was thriving
commercial center Of German trade
AT the hotels engineers and merchants
crowded the dining rooms and talked
of a mighty future in Mesopotamia
That summer. war came, and the burn
ing question of styles was rapidly
succeeded by one of food enough to
keep body and soul together.
Fifty miles west of Bagdad. along
the Euphrates, lies the region now
commonly regarded as the Garden OF
Eden. To irrigate this Eden and to
reclaim millions of fertile acres around
Bagdad was the stupendous task to
which the Turkish government adj
dressed itself.
"At Mussayeb, on the Euphrates. q
pre-war traveller saw 1000 Arabs
digging like moles in the Babylonian
plain, making new channel for the
river. In the dry bed of this artificial
channel an enormous dam was built.
"Nebuchadnezzar's vast irrigation
system. which once watered all Baby
lonia. can still be easily traced for
miles about Bagdad. One giant canal,
the Narawn, runs parallel with the
Tigris for nearly 800 miles; 1t is 35d
feet wide, and all about it the take
off and Iaterals may still be identified
Herodotus said he found forest OF
verdure from end to end when he Wis
tied MesOpotamia."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25
'This little creature was at the time

This little creature was at the time
only four feet high. In two days it
had become perfectly tame, and would
follow a human being as readily as his
own mother. It was easy enough to
feed him with milk, because all that
was required was a bottle with long
neck. This bottle was filed with cows
milk diluted with water, and poured
down the elephants throat. Soon all
that one had to do was TO place the
neck of the bottle in the elephants
mouth, and the intelligent creature
wound its trunk around the neck of
the bottle, tilted it up, and absorbed
the contents. For several weeks the
elephant throve and became a most
delightful pet. It would allow any
enc to ride on its back, and seemed
to take pleasure and amusement in
this exercise 1t would find it's way
through diverse passages into my sit
ting room, not upsetting or injuring
anything, but deftly smelling and ex-
aiming objects of curiosity with its
trunk.
AT the same time we had in cap
-tivity young zebra, which was also
to be the pioneer of domesticated
striped horse. These two orphans, the
elephant and the zebra, became great
ly attached to each other, though per-
haps there was more enthusiastic af-
lection on the part of the elephant,
the zebra, at times, getting little
bored with constant embraces. Alas
and alack! both elephant and zebra
died eventually from the unwhole-
someness, to them. Of cows milk"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

communication makes for ciyiliza-
ton. The airplane promises to make
accessible many hitherto obscure re-
gions, not along main lines of steamer
or railway travel.
FOR example, the average American
bad little reason heretofore to go to
Lower California Recently. however,
this peninsula has been the resting
place for airplanes in flights from the
racine coast of the United States to
the Panama Canal.
Frederick Simpich writes to the Ma
tional Geographic society as follows:
1.-The long, boot-shaped peninsula
that swings down off the left-hand cor
ner of the United States belongs to
Mexico and is known on Mexican maps
as 'Baja,' or Lower California. Early
Spanish maps of America showed Cal
ifornia as an island, due, Nc doubt,
to limited explorations of this PENN
sula.
"Scantily known as 1t is to the av-
erage American, this 800-mile-long
strip of rocks, peaks, brush-grown
mesas, and rare, fertile little valleys
LIS favOrite haunt for many Yankee
naturalists, fishermen, and big-game
mcre-favored, well-watered, grassy
spots of the higher ranges, hardy
American cattlemen have built their
adobe homes, where they enjoy the
limftleSS freedom of vast unfenced
areas. The Circle Bar company of
leased territory of two and half mil
lion acres, and a British corporation
holds title to something like fifteen
million acres.
away down at peaceful, picturesque
La Paz, where Cortez repaired his
schooners and where, centuries later.
Walker, the Yankee filibuster, raised
his flag, another Yankee today runs
a busy little tannery, turning out 600
sides of good leather every day, for
an American shoe factory. Here and
there, in hill and valley, Americans
are delving for metals or growing the
staple frijole.
But the country as a whole, owing
to fits many desert, waterless areas,
rs but sparsely settled, and, as one
writer says, In ell its turbulent, ro-
mahtic history, since the halcyon days
when Sir Francis Drake dropped his
pirate anchor in Magdalena Bay, no
wheeled vehicle has traversed its rough
and tortuous length
erich as are its mines and fat as
are its herds of cattle. its chief
source of wealth lies in the cotton
growing regions around Mexicali.
"At the Colorado delta, at the head
of the Gulf of California, which sep
arates the Lower California peninsula
from Sonora, more than at any other
point on the whole border, the interests
of the United States and of Mexico
are closely joined. This is due to the
singular topography of that region
(part of it is below sea-leveD and
to the diversion of water from the
Colorado river. In the opinion of many
irrigation engineers and political stu
dents, this peculiarly delicate problem
of irrigation and water rights, as be-
tween planters on the American and
Mexican sides of the line, respective
ly, can be solved satisfactorily only
by some joint treaty between the two
republics, involving either the fixing
of a neutral zone or the sale of
small strip of territory"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

Discoveries made and documents
seized by the police of Paris, BARGE
Iona and Milan have revealed q great
communist conspiracy to overthrow
the governments of France, Spain and
Italy, the date set for the revolution
being May 1. Funds for the conspira-
tors came from Berlin In the form Of
checks and were transmitted through
an American financial organization
that has European headquarters In
Paris and branches Ia Berlin and
Vienna. The French police say
soviets have been organized through
out France ready to take over the
banks, railroads and all civil services.
With the opening Of the British par
lament last week Premier Lloyd
George once more "faced the hardest
fight of his career" But he is used
to that now, and probably will again
emerge victorious over his opponents.
To be sure, the opposition is unusual
ly powerful this time. and, has been
REINFORCED by the addition of the
Cecil brothers, Lord Robert and Lord
Hugh. who are quite influential. AS
soon as King George had delivered
the brief address from the throne the
fight began In the house of commons
Herbert Asquith, former premier, and
y. I'll. Thomas, labor leader, heading
the attack. Naturally, the Irish ques-
ton supplied their chief ammunition.
In reply to questions the premier said
the situation In Ireland had improved
greatly in the last six months and that
IL the British people would have pa
thence order would soon be restored.
"Boycotting has completely ceased"
ne said. "Sinn Fein courts have dis
appeared; the police are recovering
their authority, and the magistrates
are coming back to the COURTS"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

is assured that Mr.. Wilson will veto
the bill, and the vote In the senate
indicated that it cannot be passed there
over the veto. Party lines among the
senators were broken In the voting.
Among those who assailed the meas
ure most bitterly were Moses Of New
Hampshire and Edge of New Jersey,
both Republicans. and Reed of Mis-
souri,, Democrat. The senate is now
going TO get through with the IL big
appropriation bills which 1t has not
yet passed and which Mr.. Harding
has especially requested shall be en-
acted at this session.
Only an immediate application OF
the principle of collective bargaining
will settle the railway labor contrO-
versy and avert a national crisis in
the transportation industry. according
to B. M. Jewell of the railway en-
ployees' department of the American
Federation of Labor. He told the
railway labor board last week that the
fight of the executives on the national
agreements was smoke screen to
obscure the fundamental issues. and
made these suggestions:
First, that the board refer the ma
tional agreements which are now be-
fore it to Joint conference of the
representatives Of the railroads and
of the labor organizations with the
recommendation that their agreements
be adjusted by negotiations as soon as
possible, the board agreeing to pass
Immediately upon any points of diff
ference which may arise from the
Negotiations.
Second, that the board request the
representatives Of the railroads and
representatives of the labor Organiza-
tions to meet the board in conference
to consider the establishment Of
boards Of adjustment as contemplated
by the transportation pact.
third, that In reply to Mr.. After
bury's notice to the board and his
subsequent letter to the chairman adj
vising him that he contemplates filing
q flood Of individual complaints to re-
duce the wages of unskilied employees.
the board recommend to Mr.. After
bury that he meet In general confer
ence with the representatives of the
employees affected so that the exist
ing general agreements will not be
impaired and the matter brought to
the board in the form Of a single
complaint"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

That dreaded pest, typhus, has in
vaded the United States through the
port Of New York and there have
been several deaths already. 1t comes
from the infected areas Of Europe,
and It's spread here Is being effectual-
~ fought by the strictest inspection
of all immigrants.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

The emergency tariff bill, supposed
~ designed for the relief Of the farm
er. was passed by the senate on
Wednesday. but with such consider
able amendments that the senate and
house conferees faced astard task In
trying to complete the measure for
submission to the President. Anyhow
their labor probably Is wasted, for 1t
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25

Probably Mr.. Harding cannot well
refuse to meet delegations OF presum-
ably law-abiding citizens that journey
to St Augustine, but many thousands
of Americans whose memory Of events
during the war has not faded read
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-18

przn 10 CONCLUSION now. musr us
appear and forget They had tried. all
This last dreadful week. they had both
tried. to extinguish the flames. and
they had failed. But 10 Peter there
was no comforting thought anywhere
Wrong would he done 10 Martin 70
AIix. to Cherry-and more than even
these, wrong TO himself. to the ideal
of himself that had been his for so
many years. TO the real Peter joyce
Listen. that's Buck!' said Cherry.
as the dogs loud and violent barking
reached them from beyond turn in
the twisting road. He didn't catch
them, then.''
The next instant a woman came up
the road, running and making a queer.
Thimpering noise that Cherry never
forgot. She was a stranger TO them.
but she ran toward them, making the
odd, gasping noise with much dry
mouthing. and with wild eyes.
Horror was in her aspect, and hor-
ror was the emotion that the first
glimpse of her awakened vaguely i'm
their hearts, but as she saw them she
suddenly found voice for so hideous a
scream that Cherry's knees failed her.
and Peter sprang forward with shout.
He gripped the woman's arm, and
her frantic eyes were turned TO him
"Oh. my God T. she cried in a hoarse
cawing voice. My God! They're over
the bank-they're over the bank "a
"WhoT' Peter shouted, his heart
turning to ashes
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-18
LIFE SAVING CORPS
ENROLMENT 10000

Growth of Red Cross Life Saving
Corps throughout the country cob
tinued undated during the last fiscal
year, a summary of the years
achievements by that Red Cross Serv-
ice shows There are now 100 Corps
with total membership OF more than
10000 members. of which 1,276 are
sufficiently skilled il the work 70 act
as examiners Among the outstanding
achievements of the Rcd Cross In this
field during the last year was the or
ganization at the United States EaTal
Academy. Annapolis, OF what is per
haps the largest life saving corps In
the world.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-18

It's packed in little pink and white
boxes and they have no equal--Arm-
and Complexion Powder and Cold
Cream. Only at the Court Pharm-
acy. Phone 284. 12-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-18

Goldenacre paper shell pecan nuts.
This years crop now for sale. Leave
your orders at Gerig's Drug Store,
where samples can be seen, or drive
out to the grove and get yours. Two
sizes, 75c. and SOC. per pound. 17-tf
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REMINGTON PORTABLE TYPE
WRITER'S at THE BOOK SHOP. st
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FOR SALE


l have decided to put on the market
MY land out on the Silver Springs
road, Oklawaha and Fort King ave
nues. Will sell 21z or five-aere lots,
part cash and five years to pay bal
ance. See me for terms.
Ocala is now rapidly building east
and is certain to build out on this
property. Buy lot and start you an
orange grove,
Seventy acres of fine watermelon
ard tomato land 31s miles east OF
ocala. Will either rent or sell. House
and good well of water. Easy terms.
Half of Block 81, Old Survey, Ocala,
the south half of Lots and 4. This
property is Immediately behind
Franks store. Several small houses
now on property which are rented.
Part cash, balance on terms.
w. ID. earn
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New prices on Stationery at THE
BOOK SHOP. 17-st
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Call phone l0s when you want groc-
cries in hurry. Main Street Market