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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
IS ISLAND OF FEUDAL POMP
Rulers and People Of Bali, Near Su.
matra, Extremely Fond Of Cor
seous Display.

III you search on a map of Malaysia
org enough you will find the Sunda
Stands. They are located to the south
md west Of Sumatra, and, like Su-
natra ana Java, and other isles lea
)y, are under the rule Of Holland. Per
maps If YOU have a large map you may
De able to discover a tiny speck, at
.ached TO which will be the name
Bali
The island Of Bali Is about $500
square miles in area, and is a most
picturesque isle. Long ago it was
conquered by hosts from India.
Although the Dutch rule Bali, and
A llollander sits at the table about
which a Balinese raja gathers his
chiefs 20 make laws, the iron hand is
light in Bali. Indeed, a Bali over
ord IS permitted many wives, many
dancing girls, many houses and as
much pomp and gorgeous display Of
MS high estate as his most regal an
,estor ever contrived to show. Feudal
'ule in all Its magnifcence-but minus
much of its impressiveness-iS to be
seen at its best or worst in Bali today.
Some Of the Balinese, particularly
he farmers, are virtually serfs. But
hey manage TO live better, perhaps,
han their brothers on the mainland
Of India. One reason, may be, Is that
the caste system is not so oppressive
n Bali aS il is in India
The ears of the Balinese maiden are
pierced when she is q baby. When
she grows up, into the lobe Of her ear
S thrust n cylinder of bone. When q
Balinese girl becomes q wife the bone
cylinders give place to cylinders Of
silver or gold. But when a Balinese
wife achieves the proud position of a
mother then the earrings vanish en-
tirely.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Parrot Fish CheWs Cud.

Native to the Eastern Mediterranean
is the parrot fish that chews its cud
like a COW. In other words, 1T cuts
Off its food in relatively large bits,
stores it away until it has time for the
business of thoroughly chewing, and
then reduces it to a fine pulp. Gu
riously enough, the a%ncients called this
fish a ruminant, but their tales Of 1t
had. been taken with many grains Of
salt, until recently, by modern nat
uralists. A writer In the Scientific
American Monthly notes that as far
back as the Fourth century B. c.,
Aristotle asserted that the parrot fish
Is to be classed among ruminant ami
mails. This story was repeated by the
Roman writer on natural history,
Pliny. 1t passed as a fable, like SO
many other ancient statements Of fact
since verified.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
BEFORE THE DAY OF GLASS
Leather Bottles Were Once in Conn.,
no Use, and Served Their Pur.
pose Admirably.

Tn past days England had many
bottles and other receptacles made
from leather. This was largely owing
to the scarcity Of native pottery and
glass and the costliness of such things
when they were imported.
Among these leather vessels were
the water bouget, the leather bottle,
ana the blackjack, the last-named in
Guiding all pots made in leather. The
wafer bouget was a pair Of water
tight leather bags joined together by
their uecks like a pair Of glass oil and
vinegar bottles. The leather bottle
was used until the end Of the
Eighteenth century, its later use being
In the harvest fields.
English leather drinking vessels and
bottles had the characteristics OF
strength and solidity and were made
Of tanned oXhlde, which was thick
and rigid; while fOreign-made bottles
generally seem TO have been-and still
are. where they eXist-composed Of
n lighter Nnd thinner leather obtained
from tle goat, pig or sheep, which was
cured in such a manne as to remain
flexible.
There is great variety among these
leather vessels, which were made Of
plain and stamped leather, and about
whsh many particular uses and as
sOciattQnS sprang up.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
SAW VALUE OF STEAM POWER
Newspaper Of 1921 Hailed With Joy
the Passing of the Day Of the
Sailing Vessel.

The clouds of prejudice and fear
ment and reason, says the National
Gazette of Oct. 4, 1921. The steam
ship Robert Fulton vas full of pas
sengers from New Orleans and
Charleston, and each trip which this
splendid vessel makes not only gives
ample proof Of safety and dispatch,
but adds to the number of converts in
favor of steam navigation on the ocean.
What a gigantic improvement In sci
ence! Those who are in the habit OF
crossing the Atlantic who are com
PEELED to pass days and weeks In a
dead calm, when the unruffled surface
of the ocean hat reflects like a mir
ror, and when the sun pours down his
fierce and intolerable rays and the
sails fay to and fro, can imagine what
their feelings must be at seeing the
steamship pass them rapidly; the
wheels in quick motion and the smoke
rolling In curled volumes from the
furnace; to see myriads of well-dressed
passengers walking the decks.
The next improvement of value is to
make steamships carry freight-say
$50 tons Of fine goods and those which
run from Montreal to Quebec may
serve as models. There Is yet much
TO be done in this way and from the
enterprise Of u citizens there is no
doubt it will be done in time.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Better He Hadn't Insisted.

The author Of a few novels, meet
ing q literary friend, began talking
with him about his, the authors lat
est work. Presently he said: You
90 about a good deal, Brown. Tell
me what you hear about my BOOK
81 assure you," answered the other,
"that I've heard nothing but the most
favorable and enthusiastic opinions OF
It."
ooh, that's good! Now tell me who
has talked to you about IT."
"Um-well, l can't tell you that ex-
actly."
"Oh, yes, you can. l insist"
"Well, then, since you insist, you're
the only one I've heard say anything
about it."-Boston Transcript.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Whistle Easy 70 Play.

$50 simple that yer a child can
use II" Is a phrase commonly seer and
heard these days. and which is ap.
piled with ease to a new whistle In.
strument, described with illustration
In Popular Mechanics Magazine. by
pulling and pushing a lever attached
on the inside of It's barrel to q small
piston, the tones of the whistle are
caused to change. This lever termi-
mates on the outside In q triangular
shaped finger-piece running through a
slotted plate. Markings representative
Of musical tones appear on the plate,
and as the triangular lever moves into
place before the markings- q CORE
spondingly pitched musical tone issues
from the whistle.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Ancient Form of Adornment.

Tattooing. that very apparent means
of proclalming ones love for the briny
deep, is an ancient form Of adorn-
merit. and in ancient times most hon.
orable. The Polynesians are known
TO have been adopts in the art, and
from that time TO this there have al
ways been people who have been at
tracted 20 this form of beauty. These
decorations have taken all sorts Of
forms. from the plain black and white
work to that in the most variegated
co~lorings. to say nothing OF the. meth
cd OF "gash" %tattooing, which consists
of cutting deep gashes in the desired
design, filing them with clay and Their
letting them remain as a sort OF cameo
on the flesh.-Detroit News.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Tattooinu Is Ancient Art.

Tattooing, that very apparent means
Of proclaiming ones love for the briny
deep, Is an ancient form of %adOrnment,
and In ancient times most honorable.
The Polynesians are known TO have
been adopts in the art, and from that
time to this there have always been
people who have been attracted to
this form of beauty.
These decorations have taken all
sorts Of forms, from the plain black
and white work to that in the most
v~ariegated cOlOrings, TO say nothing
Of the method Of cash" tatooing,
which consists of cutting deep gashes
In the desired design, filling them with
clay and then letting them remain as
q sort of cameo on the flesh.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE.

Whereas default has been madein the con-
ditions OF a certain mortgage made by Geo. A.
lemen ana Mary Clement, husband ana wire
mortgagors, to Geo h. Pugh, of Stratford.
south Dakota, mortgage, dated the 18th day
Of March. 1913, and recorded IN the Office OF the
Register Of Deeds in and for Meliette county,
south Dakota on the 18th day OF April. 1918. In
book ID OF mortgages at page 3SS, anu,
Whereas, the above described mortgag' was
duly assigned by the above named mortgage.
Geo. Il. Pugh, to Farmers state Bank, a COR
poration. of Stratfurd. South Dakoba, ON the
both day OF April. 1919, which said assignment
was duly recorded In the Office Of the Register
Of Deeds in and for Mellette county, South
Dakota on the 9Th day of May, 1918 att o'clock
%. No.. In book s mortgages at page 35+, and,
Whereas the above desc ibed mort age was
duly assigned by the above named assignee.
M state Bank, corporation, TO- j. NOll-
mar and Lucia Vollmar, OF Craig Iowa. which
said assignment was duly recorded IN the Of
fee of the Register Of Deeds in and for Mel
lette county, South Dakota. on the oath day OF
June 1918. at O'Clock y M. In Book 5 Mortgage
es OF page 531, ana,
i-g has been brought TO recover the money Sc
cured by the said mortgage OF any part there
OF. and
Whereas. there is now due upon said mort
gage at this date the sum OF SllUJ 80, Of which
sum $1,000, 90 Is principal and sl0J.W IL accrued
interest,
Now. Therefore, NOTICE IS HERERY
I'VE that by virtue OF the power OF sale
C. ntained in said mortgage. and pursuant To
law in such case made ndprovided, said NOR
tgage will he foreclosed by sale Of the mort
ga aed ID emises therein Described at public
auction for cash al the front door of the Court
House in the town OF White River. Mellette
County, south Dakota on the 3Oth day Of Nov
. mber. 1927, at 2o'clock In the afternoons OF
that day.
The mortgaged ~remises described in said
mortgage are situated in Mellette county
south Dakota. and described as follows: south
east quarter OF Section twenty nine, in Town
ship forty-two north OF Range twenty-nine
West OF the sixth i. NJ,
Dated. October 18th. 1921.
j. VOLLMAR y LUCIA NoLLMAR,
Assignee and Owners OF the Mortgage.
CHRIS BUM. Sheriff Of Mellette County,
G. T.. KELL, 3stt
Attorney for owner Of mortgage,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Torn Bill Tip Brought Results.

waiter, I'm going to be here for
five or six days" said the keen bust
ness man from Chicago, as he sat
down i'm a New York restaurant, ac-
cording TO the Sun.
Whereupon he removed from his
wallet a crisp So bill and carefully
tore it In half.
"This half you are to keep, and II
o give me good service during my
visit here | will deliver the other half
Of the bill to you just before l 60
away.
"Yassir," beamed the waiter.
And the keen business man from
Chicago had no complaint to make
about the excellent service he received
at this restaurant during his stay.
The promise was fulfilled.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
50 SOLOMON WAS ARRAYED
Marvellous Are the Uplifting Effects
Produced on One With a New
Outfit of Clothes.

It's wonderful what a brand new
md exhilarating outlook on life comes
70 one with the possession of a new
suit Of clothes, new shoes, new linen,
4 rev hat, new ties and a new appear
snce of ones self when he stands be-
Tore the mirrOr-and reflects. then.
that after all the years are not telling
ON him so badly as he thought, and
the casual observer may mistake him
for a millionaire.
Everybody knows how much finer
theh home atmosphere is, and how much
better content seems to brood in it,
when the house cleaning is done in
the spring, when the furniture is
moved about into new positions, the
old wall papers go down, new paint
and brightness finds its way to kitch-
EN- and to floors, new rugs appear, new
curtains and q new aspect of coziness
which cheers the whole family.
The new outfit for the individual
has just this same sort OF happy eff
feet, says a writer in the New York
World. We know 1t, but how long We
so often stupidity postpone the bless
ing! How long we gloom unnccessar-
lily In coats that feel so greasy TO the
touch, in trousers that shine, in shirts
and neckwear that seem like an old
nome week whenever they are faS-
tened together in hats that are dingy
and shoes that do not suggest states
manship, urbanity, social standing or
affiuence to any to whom they may
be exhibited.
The most pardonable spendthrift in
the world is he who after a proper
generosity to his dependents puts
money on his own back, finds pleasure
In being an object of enviable admi-
ration on the street and when he con-
fronts his fellow man for business or
pleasure looks as if optimism were
his bosom companion and worry the
last low thought of self-indulgence in
his soul.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18

or, more literally, to play against the
"house" or bank" In a gambling den,
where the player has no chance to
win. 1t is probably derived from Chi
nese idolatry, the Detroit News states.
A favorite figure among the Chinese
gods Of chance is a tiger standing on
his hind legs and grasping a large
cash (piece Of money! In his mouth
or his paws.
The name Of the beast Is "His Elk
cellency, the Grasping Cash Tiger"
and this high-sounding title Is some
times written on a piece of paper
which is placed on the gambling table
between two stacks Of mock money.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Art Is a Science.

Whistler laid down the dictum that
cart Is a science-the science by which
the artist picks, chooses and groups
that beauty may result" And he add
ed, wisely "The artist can leave no
more to chance than can the chemist
the botanist or the biologist This
applies quite as clearly to house dec
grafton as to any other of the arts. 1t
is only by picking, choosing and group
ing intelligently and according to prin-
ciples that an artistic interior can be
built up.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Towns Need Eye Opener.

Said a New York state business
man the other day: "There is hardly
a town In the country that does not
need to have Its eyes opened to the
kind Of work It's newspapers do, week
In and week out. and year In and year
out, with rarely IL ever a word Of pub.
uc appreciation and backing"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18

Notice &c hereby given that the fol-
lowing Mellette County warrants are
called, to and including register num-
Der as indicated below. Interest
ceases ten days after date Of this call.
General Fund, Register No $3.50.
Salarv bund, Register No. 500.
Bridge Fund, Register No. 80.
Wolf Bounty Fund, Register No. loo.
1872 c. w. Kerlin, Coz Treas
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18

FOR SALE-10 choice Poland
China Registered boars, our choice
for $500. Fred RAIN, Witten, Al 2
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
MRuckinu the Tlqer."

"Bucking the Tiger" is a bit OF
American slang meaning to gamble.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-18
Hls advertisement is continued from page one

Mems heary oDera1s or
Scotch
rs nice a line of caps a $ you eUers aW u highest price is 1875
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Mems extra heaUH extra quality all L,oOI Sweaters at-----AS5
Mems grey quality flannel -
Mems e1tra brOuHH flannel shirts, the $500 kind-------295 G
We hare quite a fHC Of the house slippers left closing out at SO O.
Mems M u0haeps night =
Ne hare a Uery complete line of meme long and short a.
leather rests from SO 8
Standard mOISkin sheepskin coat. standard length ------1OS5 q
Extra fine quality mems mOIeSktn SheepliRed datd coat %
extra Ien9I, rry rcarm and =.
S-5dw plaid skirt patterns, per ydrd------------------ .66 S
Cotton touching, per yard 49, is :
Olcl0h, any color per SO
Mems extra fine quality all uOoI hard finish Worsted
Mems dandy 9Ood&rade hard finish woraed grey trousers
per pair
Boys dandy good grade hard finish uorted broWn
trousers size gS-gS to $780, per pair -----------------260
Mems extra quality oiUG corduroy
Arizona republican., 1921-08-23

cleaner to being one of the greatest
 political powers in the entire city. how could you help hitting on Tom
 Moore-he of the Irish smile and the
 blareny disposition?
 It didn't take the Goldwyn people
 long to realize the value of the story
 as a vehicle for Tom Moore, and
 Hold Your Horses is the picturized
 story of the delightful Saturday
 Evening Post yarn.
 Hold Yolr Horses" is the Rialto
 feature attraction for three days
 engagement, starting today When
 the picture was screened at the Cali
 fornia theater in Los Angeles stand ing room was at premium on every show. The fame of the production spread through all the coast city like wildfire, and the fans universally acclaimed it not only the most re- freshing, thoroughly human, and de- lightfully original screen value pub lished in seasons, but without ques- ton the best picture Tom Moore ever made.
 The high spots of the story have | all been given especial attention in the filmed edition-starting at time ! when the white wings greatest occu- patton aside from cleaning the streets was dodging skillets, pans and other household furniture hurled at him by his wife-reviews the accident when 1 he was run over by the carriage o1 | the wealthy society girl-his chang l ing jobs from street cleaner to member of a dynamite gang-hfs | awakening of power when he wal handed a red flag and told by the
 foreman to stop every moving ob-
Arizona republican., 1921-08-23
CHALMERS WEEK |S OPENED IN PHOENIX
 BY R. J. ROPER C0.

Something entirely new in the in troduction of motor car models was brought to the attention of Phoenix people yesterday when R. D. Roper of the Roper Motor Sales company Joined with all other Chalmers deal CTS over the country in starting Chal- mers week, when he made trip over the city with Mayor Plunlett and Avery Thompson, city manager, and other city officials.
 The ride over the city included the recently flooded district, where the officials got their first view of the actual damage that had been done.
 The idea of Chalmers week. ac- cording to MT. Roper, is no. tn sell cars, but to have the public get ac- quainted with the Chalmers. To that end the local organization is extend- ing to everyone an invitation to take a ride over the city whether they are contemplating buying a car or not.
 We want the public to get the truth about the Chalmers said MT. Roper, "and we will welcome the op- portunity to demonstrate the su- periority of our car whether he be a prospective buyer. an old time motor ist or motor enthusiast.
 Mayor Plunkett reported that the Chalmers made the trip over the muddy, slick streets in the flooded district in wonderful fashion and he considered it one of the best motor cars he had seen in actual demon stration.
 Much interest has been created in motor circles over the novel Chalmers plan. and tire and accessory houses are cooperating with the Roper com pany in making the week a success from the standpoint of motor in terest.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-23
poubI. Bill .t Hip

King vidor's production, The Jack Knife Man." divides honors with epi-
 sode number ten of the Son of Tar gan 'on the Hips program for todoy. The Jack Knife Man." it will be re- membered, is a story of the south. with . locale up and down the Mis- sissippi river and the principal character the familiar type of that big-hearted manhood, best described as the diamond in the rough. No one ever suspected him of being much more an idler who found his greatest pleasure in ambitious designs made out of scrap wood with the jack knife. The story gets under way be- fore the first reel has really started
Arizona republican., 1921-08-23
Marouerite Clark at Strand

Dainty. delightful little Marguerite
 Clark continues to charm the Strand
 audiences in Scrambled Wives as cute picture as one will see any
 where, and returning the star to the
 screen after an absence of over
 year. The announcement that this
 star would again make motion pie
 lures struck one of the biggest waves
 of approval yet caused by the affairs
 of screenland, and her reception at
 the Strand speaks volumes not only
 for the popularity of Marguerite
 Clark herself, but for the genuine stamp of approval the picture lovers of the city have set on the produc-
 ton. One couldn't ask for a more delightful delineation than the little -four feet of loveliness" brings to the role of the boarding school miss
 who finds herself in an awful jam when escorted by the man she hopes to marry, she bumps squarely into the man she has once called husband
 the meeting happening at a house party where, among the guests, wife number two of husband number one
 is counted one of the most jealous
 women in the set. It rings true in 1 it's comedy, the laughs are sponta- neous-and Marguerite Clark is just
 as cute as she can possibly be. It
Arizona republican., 1921-08-23
I PRIVATE SCANDAL
 1T COLUMBIA TODAY

A photoplay in which fate strange ly enables the humblest to control the destinies of those who barely tolerate them is unfolded in May McAvoy's latest starring vehicle, Private Scan day." which opens a two-day en- gagement at Mauks Columbia the- ater today
 Loyal little Jeanne, the French war orphan, dazed by the knowledge that her benefactor and employer was a faithless wife, heroically kept silent when suspicion was fastened, not upon the guilty wife, but upon her. self. But truth, like murder, will out and in the end Jeanne was vindicated in the eyes of her suspicious lover
 Ralph Lewis, one of the screens most talented performers, IS CO., starred with Miss McAvoy. Mir Lewis will be remembered as the Little Giant" sStoneman, in David Wark Griggith's master screen ere ation, "The Birth of Nation" An
 other noted screen. player included in the cast is Kath1yn Williams, who first won fame as Cherry Mallotte in Rex Beach's master play, "The Spoilers" In fact. the cast is an all- star one from beginning to end. other | players including Lloyd Whitlock and Bruce Gordon, both stars in their own right. Supplementing program numbers
 for today include Snub Pollard
 comedy entitled High Rollers" g
 Literary Digest Topics. and a Select | News reel.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-23
Gift Nioht at Ramona

This is gift night at the Ramona, where the many valuable prizes do- mated by the local merchants are distributed every Tuesday night to the holders of the lucky tickets. The gran1 prize tonight will be a choice of the beautiful articles displayed in the show case in the lobby of the theater. There is a ladies' silk loung ing suit or pajamas from the Boston store; Crescent fireless cooker, from the Ezra W. Thayer Hardware company: a Palm Beach suit, from Hyder Brothers, and a ladies' pleat- ed silk spring hat from the Kinsey | millinery shop, 117 North Second avenue.
 The Greer-Lawler Pioneer Girls ! company is presenting again today and for the last times tomorrow the
 new farce-comedy Other Peoples
 Money" This bill has proven one of the best yet introduced at the | Ramona and enjoyed a record busi-
Arizona republican., 1921-08-23

ject on the street-follows his career on the up-trend. and as the reviewer laughs at the situations. is thrilled by the action, and revels in the mag netic personality of the star-Phoe- nix, like every other town.
 A selected Christie comedy will augment the Rialto's bill and, of course, the Hearst News will be an- other appreciated value.