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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
LIKE IN "FLANDERs FIELDS"
Poppies Bloom in kearney, NJ. j., In
Soil That Was Transported From
Beautiful France.

ain Flanders fields the peoples
grow" but not only In Flanders fields.
Over in the Federal ShipbuiIding COM
pany's yards in Kearney, N. j., French
and Belgian peoples bloom with the
same brave colors they showed on the
battlefields overseas. How did they
get there? Well, that's a long story
Remember when our troop ships
were speeding over the waters guarded
by swift destroyers? And when other
vessels were making the trip carrying
food aud other supplies to the brave
armies overseas? Well, no troops were
homeward bound in those days, but
the vessels did not come back with
empty holds.
Instead as ballast they used soil
from Belgium and France.
What to do with this ballast when
the ships touched New York was
problem until officials OF the shipbuild-
ing concern In Kearney asked for the
soil for filling in purposes. AS result
more than 100 barge loads were trans
ferred from transports locked in Ho-
boken and carried to the yards, where
the soil was used to fill a sort of trench
caused by the removal Of a pipe line.
And there the peoples have been
blooming for more than year unno-
tieed. except now and then by a pass
ing ship worker. They have flourished
in their transplanted home perhaps be-
cause they are used to trench life.
Jntermixed with the blood-red peoples
are French daisies, their petals blunter
than the American variety, and with
several blossoms growing from each
stem. Probably these newcomers
would still be unnoticed if the other
day some one hadn't stopped the young
son of the shipyard's chief Of police
to ask where he picked his scarlet
nosegay.
'TheseT remarked the boy, holding
the flowers out for observation. ooh,
these are Belgian peoples that grow
wild down in my fathers yards. Want
to get some? I'll show you"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
A Bird of a story.

Lieut.. Chester Lewis of St ClaIrsville,
Ohio, executive officer on the United
States ship Paducah, is responsible for
the following: While the Paducah was
at the Isle of Pines one of the bluejack-
cts captured a peacock, which was
placed aboard when they started north.
The peacock took to roosting on the
radio shack and now Is minus the one
part Of its decorations for which pea
cock is noted--its tail. One night after
the peacock had gone to roost, the radio
operator turned on the Juice" and
started sending messages.
The beautiful tail of The peacock was
In line with the sparks and the feath-
ers caught fire. considerable Of the tall
being burned off. However, the fire,
according to Lewis, was discovered
and part of the Atlantic ocean was used
In extinguishing the blaze.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17

A certain Red Cross public health
nurse. in New Hampshire, reports that
the interest in the Red Cross course
of instruction In "Home Hygiene and
Care of the Sick" in her county Is
unprecedented. This nurse travels
over a considerable area, the county
being a large one, including eight
towns.
II is the consensus Of opinion at the
New England division headquarters
that IN this county, at least, the fu-
ture of the American Red Cross is
assured because of the great service
performed through these classes. New
England still lives up to her tradition
of recognizing and sponsoring the best
that education can giye.-Red Cross
Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Detective vision In children.

Last year 141, 900 cases Of defective
vision among the school children of
New York state were reported, accord
ing to DIR. William A. Howe Of the
state education department. A large
percentage of the defects of vision are
errors of refraction traced directly to
poor lighting conditions, he says. Guam
tity Of light is one of the most difficult
problems of school lighting. While
offices and factories are employing In
creasingly high intensities of illumina.
ton, schools can be found with very
low illumination. The subject has
added Importance by reason of the fact
that night schools are conducted in a
number of school buildings. Two thou.
sand rooms in, the schools of New York
city alone are used for that purpose.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Foraers Use New Method.

An original touch in forgery is re-
ported by the. Paris CORE
spondent of the London Daily Mail.
Making forged notes dirty in order
that they might look real is said to
have been the method adopted by four
men who have just been arrested at
Limoges on a charge of counterfelting
the small brown one-franc notes
(nomlnally 10d) which are in circu-
lation in Paris owing to the shortage
Of silver ones.
After printing off bundles Of notes
Of face value Of $1,000, the men, it
is stated, buried them in the ground
for fortnight. The notes then had a
crumpled and dirty appearance as If
they. had been long time In use
and were readily accepted. In some
cases the forged notes were accepted
In bundles of so at local banks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
unwrltten Rule.

Any soda clerk win tell you with
disgust of the hesitation with which
many customers order their drinks
while he waits impatiently. That is
why an uptown store has little rou-
lette wheels at each table. Instead
of numbers the hand turns to the va
rious fiavors and specialties.
SIT seems to attract the young boys
and girls, especially" said the man
ager. "They like to spin the wheel
TO see what to drink. It's an unwrit-
ten rule always to carry out the order
to which the hand points. Luck is
good to me when expensive special
ties are drawn and bad, suppose, for
the fellow that pays the bill."-New
York Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
How Was He TO Know?

The most embarrassing moment In
my life came when l was a junior In
high school, AS in the case of most
boys of that age, had a girl friend
escorted to and from various events.
One evening we attended lecture
given by a prominent lawyer. After
it was over / took the girl home and
we went into the library to study for
an exam. Soon her parelits arrived
and were taking their wraps off in the
hall when her mother called to us and
asked us how we liked the lecture.
l Immediately spoke up: "Well, /
didn't think much of It,"
No sooner had the words been
spoken than in walked the speaker
with the rest Of the folks. Unknown
to me he was to stay at their home
over night.-Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Evelyn Pass.

In the great government reserve on
the eastern side of Yellowhead pass
In the Rocky mountains, known as
Jasper park, Alberta, is pass lead
ing from Athabaska falls, on the Atha-
baska river, to MalIgne lake. The
geographic board Of Canada has re-
Gently named the pass Evelyn, after
Evelyn, duchess of Devonshire, wife
of his excellency the governor general,
and daughter Of the marquis of Lans-
downe, who was governor general Of
Canada from 1888 to 1888. The Ouch
ess of DevoLshire visited the pass,
now named after her. during last sum,
mer.-Montreal Family Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Plan to Get cold From Sand.

Ii has been known for many years
that Adirondack sand contains gold de-
posits that will run from five to seven
dollars per ton. No practical process
was known by which the gold could be
obtained at profit, although several
attempts have been made in various
sections of the mountains.
Now, however, 1t is reported that a
process has been perfected which will
insure a profit, and that two large mills
will soon be erected in the northern
Adirondacks. Each will be equipped
to handle ten tons of sand per hour.
II is rumored the capital is to be fur
nished by group of Canadian and
United States bankers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Jazz Raises Rent.

The agent who was singing the
praises Of the summer cottage ON the
Michigan shore dwelt with particular
emphasis on one near a more elaborate
house. He then said that the rental
was IS month more than the rest"
THAT'S because you get music he
explained.
''Music" asked the puzzled client
"What do you meanf"
"Well," was the answer, ''the people
who own that house give weekly
dances during the summer. They have
an orchestra on the lawn. You can
hear it and give dances yourself with
out having to pay"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
China a Flour Exporter.

At time when there are so many
appeals for funds with which to pur-
chase -four for shipment to the Chinese
famine victims. 1t is rather unbeliev-
able that in normal times China pro-
duces sufficient flour for export pur-
poses. Yet in 1920 almost six million
barrels of Chinese flour were shipped
to Europe. New mills are contem-
plated in the wheat growing sections
Scientific American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Without LIGHT for a Week.

A London suburb was without light
for week recently owing to strike
among the employees of the electric
light and power plant. One excep-
ton was made and that was the hos
pital, which was supplied with current
sufficient for the operation Of an cleo
trio incubator in which feeble infant
was being raised in artificial heat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Easy to Catch House Mice.

House mice have habit of follow
ing the walls Of a room as they run
about, and a trap placed behind a
table leg or small object where mice
naturally run need not be baited.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
a.. cause tor Arnum.nt.

"Some men keep on arguing" said
Jud Tunkins, mot because they are
sure they're right, but because they
hate to end an interesting conversa-
ton"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Tn. missino Factor

"What has become of cubist art7" Z
sit lacked the true essential Of sue
cess"
"What Is that2"
craftsmanship"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Faulty Rookkeenlna.

She-You interest. me strangely-as
no man ever has before:
He-You sprang that on me last
night.
She-Oh, was that your
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Hidden Features.

Turkish ladies conceal their faces
$50 do We" replied Miss Cayenne;
only we use cosmetics instead Of
yashmaks.'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Life Az 1 See II

Man is just a handful Of mud, but
a good woman can mold him into
something worth while.-Louisvills
COurier-Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
Financial Diagnosis.

did the doctor know what you
hadT
"He seemed to have pretty accu-
rate idea. He asked for $40 and j
had $11."-Boston Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
,.aI aalm Of ollead Discovered

The real balm Of Gilead is the dried
Juice of a low shrub, which grows In
Syria. It Is very valuable and scarce,
for the amount Of balm yielded by one
shrub never exceeds 60 drops day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17
odd Effect Of Fre.en AIr.

A beefsteak frozen in liquid air be-
comes so brittle that II is shattered
like china II struck Ugh hlow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29
TAXES THE JOY OUT OF LIVE.
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
ALL HAIL, MEXICO.
(From The Cincinnati Enquirer)

(From The Cincinnati Enqurer)
Mexico's greatest national celebration now Is
In full swing. One hundred years have passed
since freedom from Spain won. Festivities
are rife throughout the entire nation
Many things have come to pass the last cen
fury, the century of most tremendous achievement
in all the ages of recorded time. The Genius
of Change has led Mexico from the bondage OF
ignorance and tyranny through successive stages
to her present apparent position of stability. The
future lies fair before the republic.
1t is a far cry from the splendors and crueltes
of the ancient Aztec civilization, through the oppres
sion of the Spanish conquerors, the turmoils OF
many revolutions the imperial dreams of Iturbide
and the unfortunate Macmillan. the iron reign Of
Diaz the pathetic idealisms of Madero, the ruth
less tragedies Of the rules of Huerta and Carranza
to President Obregon pitching the first ball In a
series Of games to be played at the Mexican capital
this week!
Events are swiftly shaping for a closer and,
let hope, for lasting friendly association be-
tween the United States and the southern republic
Obregon and his government friendly Our
own state department prudenty Is arranging for
the security of such status. The time should not
now be long until all past enmities, dsagreements
misunderstanding and jealousies wiped out by
treaty guarantees which will bind the two peoples
in sympathy and interest. The next century should
find Mexico and the United States so united in
support of the institutions and traditions of de-
mocracy that their dual influence for good must
work nightly for the general welfare of mankind
throughout the world.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29
TEACHING NATIONAL HATRED.

means Of promoting friendly relations be-
tween the English speaking nations, a prominent
Canadian, visiting in the United States urges that
passages in our school books of kind to arouse
national hatred in the children should be eliminated
He does not elucidate by citing specific examples
OF the passages objected to; but 1t Is presum ed
that he refers to the accounts in history textbooks
OF he wrongs that the American colonists and the
young republic suffered at the hands Of the
British.
1t is true that children be told these things
in a way which will form in their minds lasting
prejudice against England; and it Is desirable that
that should be avoided On the other hand, how
ever 1t would be mistake to forget or gloss over
that part OF our history. The truth should be
taught. II textbooks contain untruthful state
ments unfair comment, such passages should
be amended to conform with fact and justice.
Whether children acquire hatred Of any nation
In school depends largely on the teacher. The
latter. while giving instruction concerning our early
history should make 1t plain that the England
Of George III vastly different nation from
the England of today and can help to nculcate
a friendly feeling for Britain, to offset whatever
prejudice may be aroused by the story Of the revo
luton, by pointing out that English soldiers and
American soldiers fought side by side friends
and allies in the world war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29
A "PEP" DAY.

The State College at Las Cruces is to have q
pep" day october 81. On that day the alumni
of the institution and the citizens Of the community
will seek to infect the student body with the
school spirit and love and loyalty toward the
institution. A great day full of interest and en-.
thusasm Is being planned
school consciousness Is necessary to the
success of any of these institutions. Without It
school prosper. The alumni of colleges
usually wait until the end of the school year. when
the students about to return home, to hold
their meetings. The yeast of love in the alumna
heart is not impaired to the student body in time
to leaven the loaf This pep" day Is effort
to cure the defect.
w. A. Southerlin and other leaders among the
alumni, to be congratulated upon their decision
to put some lay energy behind the State College
We predict that the effect will be instantaneous
Every school in the state should follow the
lead established at Cruces
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29
INTELLECTUAL CROOKS.

In his address, delivered at the dedication of
the new building at Albuquerque College Tuesday,
Bishop C. L. Mead made vigorous reference to
intellectual crooks" These he described such
as had the intellectual capacity to see and know
the truth but who wiltuly refused to accept and
follow the deductions of their own minds or
adroitly seek to devise ways of neutralizing or
avoiding what they know to be right. These he
denounced being great to our
American institutions any other class of crooks
Education makes crook a more skilful crook.
Mere intellectual training does not make men
honest, either mentally commercially politically
human being is as capable Of moral edu-
cation and development he is of mental train
ing. The two must go hand in hand to make
an honest and useful citizen Our public schools
stress the latter often to the exclusion of the
former.
1t has been regarded generally the duty of
the home and the church to afford moral culture.
1t has been looked upon matter of private
concern with which the state must not tamper.
While 1t is true that the state must avoid teaching
emphasize training in the socalled Christian virtues
of honesty. integrity. reliability and sincerity of
purpose. These are fundamental BUSINESS virtues
and no child can fill an honorable place in the
world without them.
Moral training is the rudder which must guide
the Intellectual ship through life. Without it the
result will be a shipwreck
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29
WHICH WOMAN PREFERS.

In normal times 20 out OF each 100 persons
engaged in gainful occupations in the United States
are women At present 1t is believed that 1000, 100
women and girls at work and that fourth
more will be when industry reaches normal cond-
tons. This invasion OF applies to almost
every fled of enterprise
Yet @ese figures take no account of the vastly
greater ntIAber Of women who are not classed as
in "gainful occupations" yet perform the natural
function Of women-home making. The woman
who is home maker may not be able to count
her income in dollars accurately the other
who draws a fixed salary. yet she is in a gainful
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29

himself and soon he came to G
field where stood scarecrow. A
scarecrow, you know, is an ole
ragged coat and trousers and 6
hat full of holes. 1t is a make.
believe tramp man, stuffed witt
straw, and it is put in cornfield
to scare away the crows. Now
as the farmers corn was fully
grown, so that the crows could not
harm 1t, there was no use fol
the scary image.
"I'll just take it, said Uncle
Wiggily. And as the scarecrow
was not very large he managed tc
drag it from the field over on the
woodland path.
Now this path was the very one
along which Mamie Wagtail, oil
Little Waite as her mother called
her, would have to come on her
way home from the store.
Uncle Wiggily stuck the scar
crow up near tree, and the image
looked just like bad tramp man
ready. to spring out at whoever
should come along.
Having done this, Uncle Wiggily
seated himself on stump, in plain
view and waited. He pretended
to be reading a paper. and in q
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29

little while he heard Mamie skip
ping along. All of sudden,
though, when she saw the scare
crow, Mamie bleated:
"Oh, dear! Oh, I'm so afraid"
She stood still and dropped the
loaf of bread she was carrying.
It's good thing 1t wasn't bag
of eggs, Ell? Then the goat girl
screamed again. Next she caught
sight of Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily" she cried.
"Come and drive the bad tramp
away!"
"In a minute, Mamie! In a
minute" answered the bunny.
laughing to himself.
mo, come now! oh, please
come now!" cried Mamie.
Yes! Yes! In a minute! Just
minute!" "I'll save you in mo-
ment, Little Waitie."
ooh, please, don't wait! Come
now!" begged Mamie. And then,
thinking he had leased her long
enough, the bunny hoped over
and pulled the scarecrow from
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29
A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.

Small UNCONVENTIONAL schools, whether Profess
tant or Catholic are the lights in the darkness in
certain sections of New Mexico. The old Spanish
civilization of this state existed for centuries as
an isolated thing. far from our Anglo-Saxon civil
lzaton. 1t lost its ability to grow and has stood
still for centuries. The people were without ops
portunity for education even Of observation of
those who had profited by education Only few
dynamic spirits, who would not be denied, have
been able to overcome the environment and rise
above it by finding way to procure an education.
Were these people intermngled with our other
races they would soon respond to the infection of
contact with education. They possess ample ma
tive ability. But they still isolated people,
living far back from modern civilization.
Those who have guided public thought in
New Mexico during the past twenty-five years are
to be bitterly condemned that they have wfuy
refused to grapple more theoretically with this
problem. Powerful appeals made to the govern
ment during territorial days pointing out vigorously
the importance to America of education among
these peoples, would have brought great appropria-
tons for government schools among them. Our
self-constuted leaders not leaders in fact
They lacked both vision and unselflshness Edu-
cation would have resulted in leaving these people
less susceptible to control The bosses
wanted such thing.
solution is vital to America. But It is every
bodys business in general and nobodys in particu-
lar The dynamics of religion, supplying the mis-
sioary spirit, must work out this problem.
The small schools for the education of Spanish
speaking boys and girls lights in the darkness
But they only tiny candle lights. The move
ment is too small to be effective quickly.
The great religious organizations of New Mex
leo should hold a great joint conference the
problem of Amercanzation and should go to the
Christian people of the United States with an
ambitious program for the solution of this
question
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-29
|Bedtim e Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND LITTLE
WAITE.
By Howard B. CARTS

Uncle Wiggily was hopping past
the house of the Wagtail goat
family one day when he heard
Mrs. Wagtail call:
ooh, Mamie! VIII you please
come and dry the dishes?"
In a minute, Mother! Just
wait a minute!" bleated Mamie
in a pleasant voice.
Uncle WiggiIy stood still and
twinkled his pink nose thoughtful
like.
II suppose" he said to himself.
that Mamie is jumping rope or
playing marbles, baseball or
something like that"
But when Uncle Wiggily looked
over the fence into the Wagtail
yard he saw Mamie standing
there, sort of kicking among the
dried leaves with her hoofs. And
then Mrs. Wagtail called again:
Come, Mamie, my dear! If you
don't dry the dishes when they are
hot out of the rinsing water they
will not be shiny"
wait a minute, Mother!"
begged the little goat girl.
IF l hear you say that again l
shall have to call you Little
Waffle instead of my Little Nam
nie!" said the mother goat with
smile.
ooh. I'm coming!" said Mamie
She went into the house, bur
not as quickly or as joyously as
Uncle Wiggily had always seen her
skip along. And when Mrs. Wag
tail came out on the stoop to get
breath of fresh air after wash
ing the dishes. while Mamie dried
them, the rabbit gentleman said:
That's a new name you have
for your little girl, isn't; 1t Mrs.
Wagtail?"
"Oh, hello, Uncle wiggily! I
didn't know you were there!" said
Mrs. Wagtail. "Why, yes, Of late
have been calling Mamie by the
name of Little Waitie.' She so
often asks me to wait minute
when tell her to do something"
"Hum" said Uncle Wiggily, and
he never said another word Just
then, except: "Suz dud." Which
might means almost anything.
The next day. when the bunny
gentleman was again hopping past
the Wagtail goat house, he heard
Nannie's mother say:
"Please go to the store for mem
"Wait a minute!" Mamie an
swered. And when Mr.. Longears
looked over the fence all he saw
Mamie doing was playing croquet
by herself
1T think 1t is time I did some
thing" said Uncle Wiggily to
himself, when, after Mrs. Wag-
tail had called Mamie about five
and a half times, the little goat
went to the store.
Uncle Wiggily skipped off by