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The state herald., 1921-01-14
Manu.erIpts strangely Recovered.

Some valuable manuscripts went
down In a torpedoed ship during the
war. How they were recovered hns
been told by the Rev. J. Alston at Sur
biton. England. Preaching at 81. Mat.
thew's church % behalf Of the British
and Foreign Bible society. he said the
late Archdeacon Dennis. a missionary
In South Nigeria. spent several years
In compiling . dictionary and gram.
mar Of the Ibo language, comprising
six distinct dialects, to enable the
Bible to be printed nnd circulated
among the native tribes. When on his
way to England his vessel was tor.
pedoed. and he lost his life. Some
months later his manuscripts were
found In crevIce Of the rocks on the
Welsh coast. where they had been
washed up by the sea. They are now
awaiting publication.
The state herald., 1921-01-14
DO FISHES TALK?
Do fishes talk?

Recent speculation about q monkey
language gives rise to this even more
startling theory. limited at BY DR.. Alex.
ander Graham Bell. In q communica.
tIon to the National Geographic So
ciety.
Talk" Of course. is used In the
sense Of communication; a meaning
which II not extreme since we daily
speak Of talking" over the telephone.
the instrument Of Doctor Bells inven.
tlon. though the ''voice" that Is heard
Is not that Of the speaker. but n me-
chnnicni reproduction Of his utternnce.
"Did you ever put your hend under
water and chuck two stones together
TO see what the sound II like?" Doctor
Bell writes. III you have never done
that. try II. and youll get n new sen
sntlon. ! did II once. and II sounded
ny n man were hammcrlng for all he
was worth nt my very ear.
II then took two tiny little pebbles
nnd tapped them together quite lightly
under water, md II sounded like n
man knocking ut the door. II was
nthcr startling to hear such n loud
noise from such n slight cause.
"Hcnectlng upon various expert
ments. the thought occurred 10 me !:
II two little stones tapped together
can be heard under water. why. every
tiny lobster that snaps his claws must
mnts mn audible click, I wonder II
there are creatures in the water that
signal 10 one another BY sound.
"weii, I had occasion to try II once.
Bathing In the Grand river 10 Ontario
q great many years ago. put my bead
very gently under water ano Listened.
and, svrs sssuGh, 'tick. uek.' came
! sound like q grassheppsr's ehirrsp.
a,l q little wAiis after that q ehirrup
M the ethsr slds. Thsrs wsss s1a.
turss usdsr The water that wsss call.
Ing 10 one smother.
II don't know whether oil hsh make
sounds or not. but there are some nsh
that certainly do. The drumnsh on
our coast drums nwny In the wntcr so
loudly that you can hear him while
YOU arc walking on the shore.
ut II also n significant fnct TINT NIL
a.h bnyc enrs. why should they have
ears II there II nothing for them TO
heart
"of this we mny be ccrtnln--flint
there IL n whole world OF sound he
The state herald., 1921-01-14
RATS: A COSTLY PEST

As carriers OF the dread hnbonlc
plugIe rats are a menace, but that
Is only one form of their costly and
dangerous depredations.
Rats are practically omnivorcus.
and their depredations cover wide
range" writes Edward w. Nelson In
a communication to the National Geo
graphic society.
"They dig up newly planted grain,
destroy II while growing, and also
when In the shock, stack, crib, gran
ary. mill, elevator, warehouse, wharf,
and ships hold. as well MS in the bin
and feed trough. They eat fruits,
vegetables and meats In the market,
destroying ut the same time by polir-
tion far more than Is consumed.
"They destroy enormous numbers OF
eggs and poultry, as well as the eggs
and young OF song and game birds. In
addition, they invade store and ware
houses and destroy groceries OF every
description, as well as furs. laces
silks, carpets and leather goods.
"They cause many disastrous ires
by gnawiDg matches, by gnawing
through lead pipe near gas meters, or
by cutting the Insulation from elec-
tric wires In order to secure material
for nests and by gathering oil-soaked
rags and other infiammabie material
In their nests; flood houses by gnaw-
Ing through lead water pipes; ruin ar
tificiai ponds and embankments by
burrowing. and damage foundations.
floors, doors and furnishings OF dwell
ings.
"As disease carriers they also cause
enormous commercial losses. espec-
cinily through the introduction Of bu-
bonic plague and the resulting suspen.
sion Of commerce. With the Introduc-
ton Of plague they become directly
responsible for business disaster a.
well ns for an appalling mortality.
"Aiuch Of the greater part Of losses
from these pests 10 In foodstufYa
which. ns already indicated. are de-
stroyed at every stage from the time
the seed Is planted until they are ready
IOr human cOnsumptIOu.
investigation some years ago lndl'
Gated that the direct annual losses sus-
tnined In the United States were
about 500. 900. with a great add
tional sum 10 indirect losses. including
the eject on the public health and
commerce from the diseases carried
BY rats. and the necessary expendi.
lures 10 combating them. Assuming.
roughly speaking, that rs estimated
the rat population In the United stntes
Is 60.000!000 for The cities and 10000.
600 for the rural districts. Il will re.
qulre the destruction Of property by
each rat Of only little more than
one.fourth Of cent n day TO make
the aggregate sum estimated ns de-
stroyed by these pests yearly In this
country"
The state herald., 1921-01-14
ONCE EXILED FAMILY OF
BRAZIL NOW HONORED

The visit Of Secretary Of State
Colby to Rio de Janeiro. and recent
press dispatches stating that fresi.
Dent Pessoa Of Brazil has signed de.
cree revoking the edict which banished
fsrmer Emperor Dom Pedro II and
ell his relatives. arouse Interest In the
history Of thess "United States Of
South America"
Harriet CAalmsss Adams. writing %
~ Matioaai osegrapAic Sseisty. says:
~EAsre 10 Q oeveosat uo1R way
y buil1 Q natisaai pastAssa y kss
- Janeire asl bFing u n. at ~ t1oe
q ~ 1oo3 esateaaSy. ~ Fenatas e
Drasil's historical psfsoaaeee, iaelwd.
ing Joae VI. Psdre ], Pedro II aad
his consort. To this the Portuguese
government will probably consent. and
II II 10 be hoped that Princess Isabel.
too. will agree. Dom Pedro II should
return with honor 70 the land Of his
birth. The dlniculty hitherto iny In
the fact TINT neither the princess nor
her sons were permitted to enter the
Republic OF Brazil and could no long.
er visit tho family tomb.
'Dom Pedro II died In Paris IN
The state herald., 1921-01-14

they ARE, for In Russia the rich are
very rich. The height of the social
season is from the middle of August
TO the first OF November
The peninsula is occupied by $4,000
people. according to the last census,
mostly Turkish-speaking Tartars, with
Il scattering Of Russians, Greeks, Ger
mans and Jews. Cleanliness and mo-
rnlity are snid to be provcrbial traits
of the Crimean Tartars, who have been
undergoing the influence of Russifi-
cation for several generations. They
have taken up vine culture, fruit grow
Ing, and kindred occupations with n
zeal seldom equaled east of the
Aegean.
The novels Of Tolstoy give n graph
lc picture OF the Crimean war from
the Russian viewpoint-depictlng the
miseries of the march, the anguish Of
the life In the classmates, and the
nerve-destroylng ordeal Of manning
the lines under shellire, there TO
await the night attack that might or
might not come. II was In this war
that Florence Nightingale rendered
service as n nurse that made her name
a synonym OF ministerlng angel on the
worlds battlenclds. Then men knew
nothing Of the cause OF cholera mud
such diseases, and the soldiers died
like files.
II is estimated thnt 10000 British
soldiers lie buried In the cemetery cut
side Of Sehastopol. Before the pres
en-; war this vast city OF the dead was
watched over by German who could
speak no English. but who was proud
Of his privilege OF guarding the ashes
OF those who fell at Bnlnklava and
inkerman.
When stephen Graham visited the
cemetery the old keeper told him they
had IS varieties Of oIeander In the
cemetery.
The state herald., 1921-01-14
ONCE MORE
FEARS BEARS PAW

The collapse of carbon In Russia
was hailed with acclaim in Afghani-
stan us freeing her from an influence
that often has been embarrassing. But
the menace OF the bears paw Is re-
newed with the threatened incurslons
of the Bolsheviki.
To the stranger the Afghan displays
sort of specious and deceptive ori-
entail courtesy. In fact, national
proverb is that "The man who shuts
his door to a stranger is no Afghan"
But the stranger also would do well
TO know n saying current among the
Hindoos: God shield you from ven
gcance of the elephant. the cobra and
the Afghan" For many strangers
have found that. upon provccation, 10
which the Afghan is extremely sensi-
tive, his disposition is vengeful. cruel
md crafty. His desire for pillage.
theft and deception also is apt to gel
the best OF him.
Your Afghan is swarthy. swas
gering. proud, but withnl preppssess-
ing sort Of man. every inch the war
rior while he keeps his turban on.
but giving a faint suggestion Of q be
wigged jurist Of old English days
when be removes II to disclose q head
shaven from forehead to crown. with
curly ringsets falling about his shoui-
ders from the unshaven portions.
Occasionally the men are fair. ~
are most Of the women. whose hair in
two pinits with col0red tassels at the
end. conceivably might call to mind
an American musical comedy chorus
prepared to sing "School Days." were
II not for their flowing oriental robes.
Afghan women, like Turkish women.
are secluded. but they are consider
ably more adventurous than their
Turkish sisters. hence scandal In not
infrequent even In a land where
man may have ~ many wives rs he
can support.
BY Hablbullah's father. Abdur Rah-
man. also were enacted measures Of
national defense singularly In keeping
with occidental schemes for conscrip-
ton. He made the boast that he
could throw q hundred thousand men
into action In Q week to defend one
Of his provinces. and said his entire
domain could raise q million lighting
men TO defend her soil. Nor did he
stop at the prediction. He worked
ont . system by which each man In
every eight would alternate In taking
military instruction. One had to be
very young. or very decrepit. to es-
cape the amIr's draft. for the service
ages were from sixteen to seventy.
SO far us barring private munItion
makers Is concerned. Abdur Rahman,
long before his death In 1901. might
have subscribed to the principle. dis
cusscd during the peace conference at
Paris. for he had Ills own factories
at his capital. Knbul. There nre said
10 have been produced n dozen or
more rifles and thousands OF cnr--
tridges day. and several guns n
week.
The state herald., 1921-01-14
Hvnah for Cow.

Father had returned from polit.
ical convention and presented each Of
his three youngsters with u badge
bearing q likeness Of 4 candidate and
his name. The two older children
were able 10 read. 80 ran out OF the
house cheering for the man whose
name appeared ON their badge. Mau
rice was too young to read. but seeing
the scnl Of Indiana on his badge
(which Is buffnlo bounding over the
plnln) he shouted. "Hurrnh for this
darn COW !"
The state herald., 1921-01-14

not been starved out-though II seems
only Il question of few more months
before the endurance of the big musi-
cal colony is finished-the works of
these great composers are still play
ed in heatless opera houses.
And Lehar, whose Merry Widow"
delighted all America, has produced
another wonderful operetta "The Blue
Mazur" which is even more melo-
dious, dreamy and wistful than the
Merry Widow"
The state herald., 1921-01-14

meath the waves waiting to be ex-
plored.
"Three-quarters of the carth's sur
face Is under water and has not yet
been explored. at least to any great
degree"
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29

bing her heart out and Mr.. Randolph
was standing in the bewilderment Of
one who knows he has not only taken
the wrong turning but placed both his
feet in a beartrap, a thick, heavy,
unsympathetic voice arose from the
foot of the steps.
Here Youse! Break away an
come along Of me-"
Memories of a mischievous boyhood
swarmed to Mr.. Randolph's mind, rec
objections of those days when, as
chief of the Madison Square gang, his
ears had tingled TO the cry Of Cheese
it, de cop! We'se pinched, fellers !"
A cold sweat came out upon his brow ;
he slowly relaxed his grip on Miss
Van T.'s person and whispered tremu-
lously to her to keep her nerve but
hand him her latchkey.
Over his shoulder he said with
forced calm, ION what charge, Off
cer?"
"Same old DOPE" replied the police
man phlegmatically; drunken, disor-
derly. Come along, now, er dyer
want me to climb them steps SOS we
en- all roll down tOgetherT
During that speech Mr.. Randolph
made a lucky shot at the keyhole,
stealthily turned the lock and opened
the door. "The ways clear Madge,"
he whispered. "Beat It."
"Oh, is 1t, Bobby, you DEAR" ratified
Miss Van T. in a stage whisper that
could be heard across the street. II
didn't mean 1t, really, what l said
about hating you. But do love
Beacher Bobby, and I'll-I'll-"
For heavens sake, Madge,"
groaned Mr.. Randolph, hearing sounds
as of bear starting to swarm a tree,
keep all that till New Years"
'I was Just going to say" continued
Miss Van T. breathlessly but with o
cold eye fixed on the cumbrous shad-
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29

ow coming up the steps, "that I'll owe
1t to you, Bobby. I'll owe 1t to you.
D'you understandT
"Sure," lied Mr.. Randolph as he
pushed her firmly through the door,
then caught its knob, slammed It shut
and turned to meet Nemesis. "Hello,
Flahaharty !"
The huge policeman stopped his
ponderous but sure progression and
stared long and suspiciously into Mr..
Randolph's face. Finally he gave a
grunt Of recognition. "Slim," he said
to himself aloud as though somewhere
within his vest bulk there were a sep
arate monitor that had to be tipped
Off to the situation, "Slim Hervey."
"Sure," said Mr.. Randolph, leading
the way toward his wagon. "Who
else did you think 1t was at this time
o. night7"
"How did l know" demanded Mr..
Flahaharty gruffiy but not unpleasant
ly for him, ''as you had taken on de-
liveries o. fancy dress-goods on top
o. your regular liner
he breathed heavily and allowed
his eyes to protrude farther than US
ual In search Of a thought which he
sensed In the near distance. II tell
you, Slim," he finally continued, IL
don know what this burg is a-comin'
to- Why, even the street kind used
to have a man to take 'em home, but
this here was a bit o. high-hyin' fluff
me, could see that-an' they had to
give It to a cabl"
"Forget It." said Bobby nervously.
"All says" continued Mr.. Flaha-
harty. as thank God both o. my goils
Is married to hairy men that can an
does lick the stufin's outen EN-"
"Well, here we are" said Mr.. Ran
dolph as he stopped to turn her over.
From his seat behind the wheel he
began to breathe more easily and
leaned out to study the face of his
friend, the officer, to make sure that
therein was no guile.
Cheer up. JIM" he said not quite
treasured. Forget it"
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
Where swift Met "stella.D

Moor Park, the Surrey seat famous
for it's associations with Sir William
Temple and Dean Swift, is to be Of
fered by auction this autumn, with
264 acres. 1t is on the outskirts Of
Farnham and nine miles from Guild
ford. Swift met "Stella" at Moor
Park and wrote some of his best-known
books there, among them "The Battle
OF the Books" and "The Tale of a
ub."-LOndOn Times.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
Arbitrage.

This is a term applied TO transac
tions taking advantage of differences
In price in different markets for the
same articles. At the same time that
the trader buys in the cheaper mar
ket he sells in the dearer The mar
gin between the two prices must bt
more than the cost OF exchange fr
order to show a profit. ArbitraN
transactions are usually in bullion o.
coin, bills and exchanges o. ssecu
and bonds.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
Some More Truths.

WOULD you shovel pebble? Certainly Implements
- are built according to the work they have to do
Would you grown-ups remedy for your babs ills? Certainly not
Remedies prepared according the work THEY have do
All this preliminary reminding that Fetchers Cto sought
found and prepared solely remedy for Infants and Children And let
this warning against Substitutes Comte and the Jusgoo that
may all right for you all your strength but dangerous for the little babe
All the moheve that lies within your heart cries you:
Baby And being Baby will keep the house remedies specially
prepared for babies you would babys food hai toothbrush sponge
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
The Mornino Mail.

"Well, you look busy" remarked a
caller at the sanctum.
$50 am" said the editor Of the
Chiggersville Clarion, who was sort
ing his morning mail.
"What are those letters in the small
plle?"
Complaints from subscribers, a
few letters telling me how to run the
paper and a couple of checks"
"And in the big pile?"
"Poetry. y."-Birmingham AgeHerald
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
PIungina in Authorship.

"Can't you lend me a ten spot, old
man?" remarked Black, who had
CHANGED to meet White at the corner
I'm dead broke. Been writing stories
for the magazines and haven't made
a cent"
"What became of that $1,000 your
uncle left you"
81 used that up for postage. Way
side Tales.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
BY Way of Explanation.

"Ahl" sighed the presiding elder,
"why do so few parents nowadays
sing to their childrenT
zone reason l don't" replied Gap
Johnson of Rumpus Ridge, 'is that
the last time 1 tried it they ganged
me till their nav had to fling hot
water on 'em to make 'em turn loose"
Kansas City Star.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
Babies In Bunches.

The prediction is made by Prof.
Charles Kirschoff, a foreign savant,
that during the next six years twins,
triplets and even bankruptcies will be
commonly experienced. He says that
the birth of a single will be a rarity.
He sees all this In the position Of
some planets.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
Saved UP.

Nickelpinch-If you spend so much
time at golf, you won't have any
thing laid aside for a rainy day.
Stymie-Won't, eh? My desk is
crowded with work that I've put aside
for rainy day.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29

"rn try" said Mr.. Flahaharty dubi-
ously, "but it'll come hard, bein' the
first time ever seen thing like that
She sure give you a tussle, Sliml"
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29

The Common Gift.
"Was 1t much of wedding?'
81 should say. The bride and groom
received eight clocks"
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
For Freedom.

Convict-"Pm here for having five
wives" Visitor-"How are you en-
joying your liberty?"
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29

In thousands Of homes,
a line" is drawn at the
breakfast table. Tea or
coffee is served for
"grown-ups" and Postum
for children. But some
parents do not discrimin-
ate. Caffeine and tannin,
the injurious contents Of
coffee and tea, seriously
retard the development of
the delicate nerve tissues
In children.
Consequently, instead
ofrich, satisfying Postum,
children are over stimu-
lated by the drugs in tea
and coffee; and so may
grow up irritable and
nervous. Any doctor can
tell you that this Is a
great evil and should be
corrected.
Although some par
ents feel a certain justifi-
cation for the personal
indulgence in coffee, yet
the harm to them may
be equally serious. 1t
may take a little while
longer for the drugs in
coffee and tea TO affect
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29

When a man knows but one thing he
feels capable of giving advice on all
subjects.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29

Nothing so ennobles a man as 10
have some women believe In his nu
bility.
The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
DO y0M discriminate at the dining
fabIe-or are you hoMghtleSs?

an older person, but In
many cases the nervous
system and allied bodily
functions will become
weakened. The surest
way to avoid such pos
sibilities is to quit coffee
entirely and drink Postum
instead. The change per-
mits you to get sound,
restful sleep.
Postum is the we'll
known, meal-tirne bever-
age. Like thousands Of
others you will like it be-
cause, in flavor, 1t is
much like a high-grads
coffee.
Do away with the dis
tinction at the table.
Serve delicious Postum,
piping hot, to all the FAM
ily. One weeks trial and
it is likelythat you'll never
return to tea and coffee.
Postum comes In two
fcrms:Instant Postum lin dns)
made instantly in the cup by
the addition Of boiling water.
Postum Cereal lin packages Of
larger bulk, for those who pre-
fer to make the drink while the
meal Is being prepsred) made
bv boiling for 20 minutes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-17

Miss Mary Freeman Of Omaha
is visiting for a few days with
Brayton relatives.
Nels and Mary Anderson went
to Omaha Monday on business
and pleasure trip.
Mrs. Cora Freeman spent a cou-
pile of days at home last week, re-
turning Thursday to Atlantic
where she is caring for Mrs. j. M.
; Lloyd.
S. P. Daugaard and son, Theo.
dore were in Des MONIES on bust
ness last Thursday.
Mrs. Will Koob was in Atlantic
Monday to see her sister, Mrs.
Reuben Nielsen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-17

Percy Halioek returned Monday
from a sojourn at Excelsior Springs,
Missouri. He shipped one ear of
fat cattle to Omaha the same day
and went with them.
Mrs. Reuben Nielsen who has
been seriously i'll at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Will koob, was
taken to the Atlantic hospital last
week for treatment, and her con-
dition is somewhat improved.
G. M. Cuppy came from Avoca
Saturday to attend the funeral of
his sister, Mrs. Martha Bartlett,
returning home Monday.
Mrs. O. F. Idle and mother, Mrs.
Mary Cotton were called TO Des
Moines last week to attend the flu
neral of their cousin, and niece,
Miss Mary Kinney who died at
Los Angeles, California, where she
went for her health.
The Brayton and Oakfeld
schools were closed Thursday and
Friday to enable the teachers to
attend the institute in Audubon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Biorn went
to Kimballton Tuesday to visit his
parents and attend the wedding OF
his sister, Johanna, which takes
place Wednesday.
Ed j. Wahlert, prosperous far
mer of north Audubon township,
was in Brayton last Thursday
making use of the facilities offered
by the Brayton Shipping Associa-
ton to market his choice car of
hogs. Ed is some hog eman as
would appear from the fact that he
marketed sixty head Of ten-month-
old pigs that averaged three hun
dred and twenty-five pounds.
However, even at that he hasn't
anything on Folly Littlefeld, who,
the day before, marketed twenty
of the same age that averaged
three hundred and eighty-three
pounds. These men are real art
lists in their line.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-17
Brayton News Items

Otto Holland arrived in Brayton
Tuesday from Denmark. He is
: > brother Of the Holland boys OF
this vicinity.
Chris Jepsen left for Denmark
March 10th to visit his old home.
See Kommes Bros. for seed Of
all kinds. Advertisement.
Misses Gussie and Wilma Smith
were visitors in Des MONIES Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Andersen of
Omaha are visiting his parents,
C. P. Andersen, and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-17


d. The Woman'sT Auxiliary Of the
American Legion will give a St.
Patrick's party Friday night at
the Legion hall. 2s ~
Mrs. P. P. Nielsen was an over
Sunday visitor at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Carl Andersen, in
Atlantic.
See Kommes Bros. for clover
seed, $500, and timothy seed at
2.5O.-Advertisement. -
Carney Knutsen, son of Chris
Knutsen and wife, was married at
Omaha last Wednesday to Miss
Myrtle Laurensen Of Stanton,
Nebraska. They are at the home
Of his parents for the present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-17

The news teached here Monday
morning of the birth Of a baby boy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nikla-
son, at their home in California.
Mrs. j. M. Dimick, grandmother
of the new baby, is at the Niklason
home helping care for the new
arrival.