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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Van in Ruins.

zap island is practically a desert
waste today, as the result of a severe
earthquake and windstorm following
it, according to an official wireless
report from the naval station there,
received at the Yokosuka naval sta
ton. The earthquakes and storm are
said to have created almost indescrib-
able conditions, and though no lives
have been reported as being lost, the
damage is said to be the worst ever
inflicted on Pacific island. So VI
client were the oscillations that the
delicate seismographs at the Osaka
and Tokyo Imperial university were
badly affected and will need repair
ing.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
A Short Cut.

There is very nice story about the
late Sir James McGarel-Hogg who
when raised to the peerage, took the
title of Baron Magheramorne. which
Is pronounced Mairamorn, though you
might not think it.
Soon after he had assumed his new
title, he went to a reception where
butler who knew him well by his old
name had to announce him. The peer
told the butler three times what his
new name was, but the butler failed
entirely to convey it to the company.
At last the poor fellow lost his head
utterly, and called out in desperation
1.-THE late Mr.. Hogg"-London An
Gwers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
What For?

Elery Sedgwick. the Boston editor,
detests the best-seller type Of novelist
and avnils himself Of every opportu-
nifty to rap best sellers over the
krCckleS.
Mr.. Sedgwick, at a Cambridge tea,
was approached by best-seller nov
eliSt
Say, old man." the best seller be-
gan, "Tl be sending you thing or
two of mine one of these days. l
suppose you know about the success
Of my best yarn? No? Well, by gosh,
she's translated into French, German,
Spanish and Chinese"
"Why don't you get somebody to
translate her into English?" said Mr..
Sedgwick dryly.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Sassafras Popular.

The sassafras still holds its own as
a world flavor producer. AS well as
its taste, its perfume inhaled when
leaves are crushed in the fingers,
makes the bush worth singing out. 1t
is the only shrub In northeastern
United States which has three pat
terms for it's leaves, not having decid-
ed which to adopt. In Its family
group the benzoin, under the alias Of
"spice bush," the shrub whose yellow,
flowerets suddenly plating bare
branches in early spring with the rich
est 1s-carat gold, so that 1t is then II
reality 1.-THE Golden Bough," yields q
characteristic taste, more refined ana
delicate perhaps than the emphatic
sassafras.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Marble Cheaper Than Wood.

report to Washington from the
American commercial attache in Rome
is to the effect that American lumber
has gone to such price heights in the
Italian market that builders find it
cheaper to put in marble staircases
than to build them of wood. Such Is
the combined effect Of mill cost, plus
freight rates, multiplied by the ex-
change premium Of four to one that
Italian buyers have to pay to trans
late our money into theirs.-New Or
leans Times-Picayune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
New SilverpIatinu Process.

More than 100 per cent Increase IN
the output Of electroplating watts is
gained by the recent discovery Of an
English metallurgist. The method
OF applying the new process, rs used
at Sheffield in s.lverplating, is merely
to add potassium carbonate to the
plating bath, instead Of neutralizins
that already present BIZ introducing
barium cyanide, as is ordinarily the
practice. The silver deposit obtained
the new way is declared to equal,
If not surpass. In quality any &C.
complished by the old method.-Pop-
ular Mechanics Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
WOMEN DIG OUT IRON ORE
Dangerous Work Done by Females In
Africa, While Men Run smeIters
Above Ground. ~

Not far from the Oti river In Tbgo- .
land, Africa, there is a hill from which
iron is mined by the natives The
miners live in the nearby town of Ban
jeli.
This town, which is the center Of
the iron industry of the district, is far
different in appearance from any iron
town we in this country ever saw. 1t
is nothing more than little collection
of huts.
These huts are not made Of wood.
They are constructed in the beehive.
form familiar to- African travellers
They are circular at the base. much
like tubs, up to the height Of a mans
head, then they run together-like the
tops of circular tents-at goodly
height.
The iron ore, as we have said, Is
mined from the neighboring hill. The
mine is about 1000 feet up the hill
side. There is no machinery to take
out the ore. 1t is 'grubbed out" with
a curious kind Of hoe-shaped tool. and
these hoes are worked. not by men, but
by women.
Into the dirty, dangerous shafts the
women miners 60 at dawn and work
until darkness comes. With them they
sometimes take their babies, because
there Is no place to leave them.
The work Is hard and hazardous
The shafts are not shcred with scien-
tihc care. Sometimes a shaft falls
In and the workers In that shaft are
crushed. The native owners take all
the precautions they know how to
take, but these are very few.
Persistent inquiry reveals the fact
that the women do not work In the
mines from choice to win high pay.
They are slaves. at least they were
slaves very recently, and nothing has
come to our attention since to- prove
them otherwise. But the eager in
quirer is carefully Informed they are
only partly slaves" That is, the
women are "signed on" for period
of years, not a lifetime.
Presided over by the owner, a fairly
we'll educated native chief, the mines
of Banjeli turn out the ore. The
shelters in the village-run by men
melt it.-Temple Manning In the
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Microbes In Sugar Bowl.

About one per cent of the Cuban
sugar crop, valued at $1,5OOOOO, Is
each year destroyed by greedy micro
organisms too small to be seen except
when congregated in crowds Of mil
lions. Mods and bacteria are the
culprits. 1t is estimated that each
person in the United States consumes
S1.S4 pounds of sugar each year. AT
this rate, $4,000 persons could be sup
piled with the sugar destroyed by
germs. The sugar loses its sweetness
when the molds consume the sucrose.
its "sweetening" principle.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Woman's Responsible Position,

Miss Sophie H. Hamant is the only
woman among six persons handling
a foreign exchange department in this
country. She manages such depart
ment in the office Of the Cincinnati
representative of the Guaranty Trust
company Of New York. One hundred
and thirty-five banks, merchants, and
manufacturers depend on Miss Hamant
for their daily information about for
eign exchange rates.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
A Realist.

did you ever see that good old
play. Ten Nights in Barroom'?"
mo" answered Cactus Joe. II
to human nature. never knew a
man with money enough to last ten
nights and l never heard Of a bar
tender who would let him hang around
after he was broke"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Grasshopper PIague7

Mr.. Arthur Gibson, Dominion ento-
mologist, states that there Is every
prospect of a serious plague of grass
hoppers In the western provinces this
year. AS many as 5000 grasshopper
eggs per square foot have been found
In Manitoba. and large numbers also
in the other prairie provinces.-Mon-
treal Family Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
No Conception of Money

Myrtle-1sn't it too badl She has
absolutely nc conception of what
money Is for.
Jane-Yes; they say she even has a
savings account.-Kansas City Star.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Talk Il up.

Budd-- Who originated the phrase,
"Say II with fowersT'
Judd--I guess 1t was the man who
put "O,sI" In floral"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Too Absurd

"She is neglecting her game OF
bridge dreadfully."
"Why Is she doing thatT
ooh some silly excuse. Says the
children need her, believe. boston
Transcript.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-12-28
Proper Place.

Proper PIace.
"The doctor has prescribed a bread
poultice."
MADAM, I'm a druggist"
"Well?"
"You should consult q caterer. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25

their legislative, executive
and judicial departments,
and this is why we call the
great corporation of Swift
and Company an industrial
republic. When all business
is founded on these lines
strikes will be unheard OF,
and all disagreements simply
family matters to be adjust
ed among the members. The
public will be the gamers as
we'll as the wage-earners
and the Wage-payers, and
this is or should be the idea!
condition striven for in all
the complex relations OF hu-
man existence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25
WOMEN OF OTHER LANDS
For the Gazette


Many Japanese women gild their
teeth.
Women who wear skirts too short
in Berlin are subject to being fined.
A new law in Norway gives women
The right of ordination to the ministry.
To be in style in the Congo the
women wear anklets weighing as
much as twelve pounds.
The hair of Chinese women is uni
formly black, it is said, becoming
cray only in extreme old age.
Women in Holland recently cele-
Grated the fftieth anniversary of the
adoption of a law opening the high
schools and colleges to girl students.
The Burmese woman walks the
streets in absolute freedom and putfs
her cheroot to her hearts content.
She takes part in and quite often has
complete charge of the business af-
fairs of the family.
The women of I.apland have from
time immemorial stood on an equal
footing with men. The sexes have
equal civil and moral rights and per
form equally severe labor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25

upon grounds therein stated is en-
tered.
The object of this suit is to obtain
for complainant from defendant di-
vorce a vinculo matrimonii on the
ground of wilful desertion and aban-
donment, without just cause or ex-
cuse, for more than three years prior
to the institution Of this suit, and on
the ground of the sentence of the de-
PENDANT to confinement in peniten-
tiary of the United States, and for
general relief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25
EPSON SALTS LIKE
GLASS OF LEMONADE

If you want epson salts without
the awful taste and nausea, ask your
druggist for handy package of "Ep-
sonade Salts" whish looks and acts
exactly like EPSON salts, because it
is real epson salts combined with
Fruit derivative salts giving it a
taste of sparkling lemonade.
Take a tablespoonful in a glass of
cold water whenever you feel bilious,
headachy of constipated. "Epsonade
Salts" is the much talked of discovery
of the American EPSON Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25
A SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

In recent article in the Rotarian
Magazine, P w. Horn, superintend-
emit of the American School in Mex
leo City, says of the Junior Ameri-
can Red Gross:
at was stated recently that one
school superintendent reported that
he was too busy to give any con-
sideration to the Junior Red Cross
busy doing what. we wonder. If
the Junior Red Cross is what it
used to be during the war, it furn-
ishes US the opportunity, which Tor
years we have been looking for, to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
In the Corporation Court of the
City of Alexandria.
Susan Lochhead Chase, complain
ant VS.. Charles Nelson Chase, de-
PENDANT. In Chancery No. 1894.
An affidavit having been filed that
The defendant is a nonresident of
this State, and the Sergeant having
made such return upon process is
sued herein, upon written applica-
ton stating defendants last known
post office address and place of abode,
the following order of publication
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25

motivate a large part of the work
of our school children. If it does
this, it is ole of the most important
developments in the schoolroom in
recent decades. If it does not do
this. it is at least worth a superiE-
tndnt's time to consider its claims
carefully. even if to no other end
TAIN to get the matter definitely
out of the way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25

It is ordered in the name Of the
Commonwealth of Virginia that the
defendant appear here within ten days
after due publication hereof and do
what is necessary to protect defend
ants interest in this suit. and that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25
AN INDUSTRIAL REPUBLIC

known as Swift and Com
pany is we'll worth a little
study. 1t may be said to be
an industrial republic, in its
principles, it's practices, and
it's administrator. More
than 10000 men and women
have invested their savings
in shares of the company, OF
whom some twenty thou
sand are employees. There
is a pension plan, adopted IN
1916, which provides for re-
tirement in old age, for the
loss of employment by rea-
son Of injuries, and for a
death benefit to the family.
Every employee is guaran-
teed a minimum OF forty
hours pay per week,
F.. whether he works that time
or not. In the weeks in
which holidays occur, the
minimum is SO IL hours. In
case Of a temporary rush OF
business, time and a half is
paid for work over ten hours
in any one day. On Sundays
and holidays, when work is
necessary, double time is al
lowed.
In 1919, about SIS IL cents
out of every dollar spent for
live stock, went for the AMI
NAL; 13 cents went for wages
and freight, and the profit
was about l IL cents. In
1920 the profit was about
l 1-6 cents on every dollar
of sales, which was less than
7 per cent on the invested
capital. In 1919 the average
yearly consumption Of meat
per person was about l8O
pounds. The average profit
m de by Swift and Co., was
Ii of a cent per pound.
The average profit made by
the Company per person
issuing their meats was 40
cents per year. AS the aver
age family in the u. S. con-
sists of 4 II persons, the
profit per family was S2.O2
for the year, or about 4
cents per family per week.
Of the total slaughter Of live
stock in the u. S., Swift and
Co.'S volume of cattle was
Is per cent; Of calves, 1886
per cent; of sheep, 1882 per
cent; and of hogs, 1923 per
cent.
Under strict. government
supervision the products
must come up to a fixed
standard OF they are not per-
mitted to 90 on the market.
Besides, among the big pack
ers competition is keen, and
quality in food-stuffs is fully
as Important as price, or
even more so.
There are a total of 1893
slaughtering plants inspect
ed by the federal govern
ment. Five packers own 50
of this number, and Swift
and Company own 80.
The relations between the
management and the wage
workers are harmonious, be-
cause founded on a man-to-
man treatment. They have
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25

this order be also published, posted
and mailed to defendant according to
law.
Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
252-4wp. Clerk.
Aylett B. Nicol, P. @
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25
Graceful Lines
In q Comfort Shoe

Most shoes distort the foot because
they are wrongly shaped. They bind
the muscles, retard circulation, and
cause fallen arches, corns
and bunions. Many physical ills and
nervous disorders are directly trace
able to incorrectly shaped and fitted
shoes.
Without departing from harmony
in line, the Canti!ever Shoe conforms
to the natural contour of the foot
gives correct space for each portion
of the foot-distribuues the body
weight without strain over the heel,
the ball, and outside of the foot
fexes with the instep, sustains the
arch without use of appliances, gives
firm, restful support to the small
bones of the foot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-25
DIN ING HOURS
YOURS

EAz=lrnornlng's Tor
AhR aging for bar
SM gains III the
So 5 h 0 ps brings
S att SIZED accomplish
ment or disappointing
failure. In either case,
it's bound to bring
WEAKNESS. You'll lose
your depression IN the
comfortable sociability
of the luncheon hour at
WALLIS! Modest bite
or hearty meal courts
good humor here-and
minimum prices give a
pleasant surprise to
crown the feast. Lunch
at
The St. Mary banner., 1921-12-24
HARD TINES.

Most of us are disposed to blame
the government or other individuals
for things for which we are ourselves
to blame.
Take the recent business depres-
sion for instance. Most Of US blamed
somebody else for it.
But the man who spends more than
he makes, the man whose expenses
are greater than his income, will al
ways be having hard times, no mat
ter what kind of business conditions
are prevailing.
A prudent man will spend less than
he makes during the good times, and
then when the dull times comes he
will not worry.
Most of US do not do this, and that
is why we have heard so much COM
plaint about hard times.
The government may not be all
that it ought to be, but we bring
hard times upon ourselves.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-12-24
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Baton Rouge, La, Dec, 13, 1921.
BY virtue Of, and in conformity
with the provisions Of Act No. 80 of
the Extra Session Of 1915, sealed bids
will be received at my office on or
before the 7th day Of January, 1922,
1t twelve o'clock noon, for the lease
Of the oil, gas and mineral rights in
and to the following described water
hottoms:
"All the bed Of East Cote Blanche
Bay situated in Iberia and St. Mary
Parishes"
Certified check to the amount of
Five Hundred Dollars $500, shall
accompany each bid, and said certi-
1ied check shall be forfeited to the
State by the successful bidder in the
event sid bidder does not enter into
written ccn0sct within ten days after
his bid shsQ hir been accepted
III right 70 reject any and al bids
JOHN n. PARKER,
Gsveg0pg Of Louisiana.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-12-24
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. Is, 1921.
BY virtue of, and in conformity
with the provisions of Act
Number Thirty of the Extra Ses-
sion of 1915, sealed bids will be re-
ceived at my office on or before the
7th day of January, 1922 at twelve
o'clock noon, for the lease of the oil.
gas and mineral rights in and to the
following described water bottoms:
"All the bed Of West Cote Blanche
Bay owned by the State and not here
tofore- leased situated in Iberia and
St. Mary Parishes, La"
Either Cash or Certified Check to
the amount of Five Hundred Dollars
t$500), shall accompany each bid, and
said cash or certified check shall be
forfeited to the State by the success
full bidder in the event said bidder
does not enter into written contract
within ten days after his bid shall
have been accepted.
The right to Yeje6 any and al bids
Is reserved.
JOHN M. PARKER,
Governor ef Louisiana
The St. Mary banner., 1921-12-24
CHRISTMAS.

The Christmas season is upon us.
The world is about to again celebrate
the anniversary of the birth of Him
who died that mankind might live. II
is the most important anniversary II
the calendar year. We reckon our
time itself from that mighty event.
1t is a solemn but sweet occasion,
and should be forever observed in
that manner. At the Christmas sea-
son our thoughts should turn, for a
while at least, upon the life and char
acter of Him whose birth we cele-
brate. And if we do this our cele-
bration of Christmas will be the right
kind
1t is beautiful old custom to give
presents at Christmas, but judgment
: should be used in the giving. There
is nothing in the Christ spirit in buy
ing things we cannot afford to give to
people who do not want them.
Our gifts should be to the poor, to
children, to the aged, to those very
near and dear to us, and every gift
should be in the Christmas spirit.
And this Christmas season, Of all
times of the year, is a season for So
briefly and the most sober thoughts.
1t is but few days until the close of
the year, and we should strive to
make these closing days the best of
all.
The whole world, and our own coun-
try in particular is passing through
a time of stress and uncertainty. We
have not fully recovered from the
shock Of the world war. There is
general let-down, a deadening of the
moral sense.
During this Christmas season let Us
each one, examine our own selves,
and study our Individual relation to
others around US. Maybe, by think
ing for a while on the life of the
Master, we may get the inspiration
which all Of US need for our daily
life and conduct in the year just a.
head.
This is time for solemn thought,
we repeat, but not time for des-
pondency. For from our solemn
thoughts we should get comfort, and
cheer, and cause for happiness.
O,,r Y,,1atida thorohfs 90 ont to
the people of this community and
our thanks are due the patrons and
kind friends who have given us prac-
teal support or extended encourage
ment during the year. May this be
the best Christmas you have ever
spent, is our wish to all.