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The state herald., 1921-01-07
HOLDS TREES At HIGH VALUE
How Conservation 10 Carried Out or
the Island Of eukara. on
Coast Of Africa.

Real conservation Is carried out on
the island Of Bukara. on the const Of
Afrlca. according to DR.. II. LyndhuYst
Duke. In the Cornhiii Magazine. II Is
a little island OF almost solid grnnite.
and with 10000 persons trying to 1et n
living from Its scant soil. Trees are
looked upon as priceless possession.
and of them Doctor Drnkt says:
The leaves are piucked with Infinite
care and taken home In the evening
TO feed the cattle and goats. The
sticks and branches go 10 help build
the huts. the bark being previously
carefully peeled OF and put inside TO
dry to be used M fuel or cord. Dead
sticks are OF course invaluable fo,
fuel. When occasion neccssi.
tntcs the Topping on of large branch
or the Telling Of the tree. shoots nrc
carefully stuck IN the soil to repro
duce In due time. yet other trees. Dead
leaves also belong TO the owner OF the
tree. n man must not stcnl his neigh
bor's leaves nor his sticks nor his rub
blsh on pain Of being brought bcforc
the chief and heavily fined. A
father will divide mp n tree nmons his
children. npportionlng so mnny branch
cs 10 each with leaves md all the 9th
er nppurtcnnnees dead md alive"
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Not Of the Usual Sort.

A woman who had lived in GER
tain country town to an age at which
her friends had scarcely assumed that
she was likely to forsake her spinster-
hood, suddenly surprised them by an
nouncing her engagement to local
bachelor who was considered rather
eccentric. A friend Of hers took 1t
upon herself to express some little
surprise at the engagement, and when
the fiancee replied: But what is 1t In
him YOU don't like?" answered: "Oh,
I don't dislike him at all; it's only
that everybody thinks him-weil not
exactly eccentric. but, at any rate,
rather singular In many Of his ways"
"That may be-" replied the prospee-
tive bride. "but then. as he is so very
unlike other men. he is surely more
likely to make n good husband
Windsor Magazine. London.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
MODERN DOLL WORK OF ART
Children Of the Long Ago Were Satis.
fled With Very ordInsry Counter.
feIts Of Nature.

1t is interesting to contrast the
plump. really truly looking American
doll of today with the crude, legless,
long-armed wooden dollles with which
the little Egyptian girls used to play.
These Egyptian dolls had wooden hair
and funny long arms that reached al
most to the knees and they never had
my feet at all, says the Boston Post.
For clothes all there ever was for
them to wear was just n strip of cot.
ton cloth wound round and round
their bodies like bandage.
Worse than that, the poor little Mo-
hammedan children had to play with
headless dolls because the queer rul-
lngs OF their religion would not allow
Of any imitation Of the human, figure.
Biblical children, Esther and Ruth.
probably played with wooden dolls
very much like the Egyptian dolls,
never bit more beautiful.
Queen Elizabeth had doll made Of
tree bark. 1t wns said to be $50
years old before II came into her pos
session and since she died 1t has
never been located.
Dolls began to get better about that
period and Mary Queen of Scots
owned collection of dolls that would
move their arms and legs, they being
operated with springs. AS early as
1413 came dolls with voices that
would squeak. Wigs came in 1870 anu
walking dolls in 1925. but they were
all queer and unlovanle compared to
the delightful 'mammu"-"papa" talk
ing, walking, winky-eyed, real curly
haired dolls that the little American
girl can have for her very own chill
dren.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Beauty cen.ss. In Africa.

The Africa and Orient Review. n
South African Newspaper. has started
4 beauty contest for dusky bellies and
already 800 entries have been received
for the competition. The editor, Mr..
Mohamed All. thus describes the ne.
grcss face: The eyes" he snld.
"should have the African expression.
soft. appealing look-ah Intangible
drcumlncss, never seen In European
eyes. The nose should be semtalul.
line. slightly squnt at the bridge. nnd
the lips someahat thicker than those
Of the nyerag. European, chnrac.
teristlc which think gives solldily
10 the expression. The hair should,
Of course. be curly" Photographs oi
the competitors win he reproduced
cnch month. and the readers OF the
Journal viii be asked to vote for the
photograph they consider the most
beautiful. the lady receiving the great.
est number Of votes to be given $500.
The second prize 10 $3.50 and the third
4 watch bracelet.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
wer,s.. L.c,.., Car Ferry.

The new railway ferry line. which
10 being planned 10 run between Eng.
land and Sweden. will be tbe longest
In the world. A tremendous ferry
boat with engines furnishing about
l2.000 horsepower 10 TO travel daily
Sstweeu the two countries. bssrins
upon it, huge decks freight traIns ~
cars In length. Besides this there will
be provisions for taking travellers
from tho FIRST to the fourth class. to.
grtbcr with dining rooms. promenadcs
and other agreeable fenturcs. The
journey requires ~ hours, After mr..
rlving On land the freight train N,
once proceeds upon the English or
Swedish tracks. ms the ease may he.
II II obvious that n tremendous snv.
Ing both In time md In labor can bc
thus accomplished.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
How III. c.n.can Originated.

The average man Of the streets hns
n vague iden thnt the can-cnn is ns
much n national dance Of France ns
the Highland fling II Of Scotland. The
fact IL that the dance In done only In
q few hectic cafes In Paris. II orig.
mated In i6%2 when Elise Sargent.
gris tie Of astonishing beauty. was
mar led "Quesn. of q revel of students
anti who marked her coronation BY
introducing the wild lingerie tossing
dance that txept into instant popular.
~ throughout the underworld Of the
French capital. II IL danced almost
cxnctly m the little srisctte intro
duccd II.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
GRANGE EXTENDS SYMPATHY

The members of Lakeside Grange
extend sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Woods and family in this,
their sad hours OF bereavement.
Oh. Little hands in Heaven
Reach out and guide our way.
That we may walk more closer
To thee and God each day.
But God alone knows best,
And he alone knows of our sorrow
AS we watch your peaceful rest,
But safe from earth's dark shadow.
Dear little one of ours.
Help us find our Saviour -
In these. our darkest hours.
A Member.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
How I. MIohs Seem.

Little Jimmie-You won't walk home
from school with me. huhi n II 'cpust
rvc got on patched pnnisf
Little Ethel don't mind your
patched pants, Jimmie, honest. don't
Only when folks sec the patches thcy'n
think you're married nm take me fof
a vnlap. p.--Ilouston Post
The state herald., 1921-01-07
STATE LEGISLATURE coNvENs

olalE LEGiSl<a OnE CON v ENS
The 23rd session of the Colorado
general assembly convened this week.
There will be little real work ac-
complished, however. before the end
of the week, outside of the routine
Of perfecting the organization and
naming the members of the various
committees.
Much constructive legislation is
under consideration by the members
of the house and senate, and we pre-
dict that the end of the session will
see many beneficial measures enact.
ed into law-and what is fully as i'm
portant- repeal Of other measures
which are absolutely harmful or un-
necessary.
One of the most important bills
affecting the agricultural counties of
the state will be introduced by the
representative from this district.
Hon. w. ID. McGinnis.
This is bill providing for re.
dppuItiouihtHt vi tHe uistTlCts lOT Te.y-
resentative and senatorial purposes
The present law governing the rep
resentation in the state was enacted
when the mining counties were con-
siderably more populous than they
are today. while on the other hand,
the agricultural counties in the,
eastern portion of the state had few
people compared with what they now
have.
This apportionment which was In.
tended to be based on population.
was reasonably fair at the time made.
but under present conditions is
discrimination in favor of the min.
ing counties. The bill as being draft
ed by Mr.. McGinnis corrects this un.
fair representation and gives many
more members of the house and sen.
ate to be elected from the eastern
portion OF the state.
This bill stands splendid chance
for passage during the session.
Another measure Of great import
tance which will be introduced at the
request OF Governor Shoup is one de-
signed to simplify some departments
of the state government and to abol.
ish number OF useless boards and
bureaus. A budget bill for n uni
form and systematic method OF ar
riving ut the financial needs OF the
state is another measure which will
be introduced in due time.
The present primary law will no
doubt come In for an attempted re.
vision before the session closes. and
we predict that an adequate blue sky
law to protect the citizens of the state
against fake stock sales will be en-
acted. ..
Much other contructive Legislation
viii come up for discussion before
an adjournment is taken. and the SEES
sion should prove an interesting and
busy one.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Admiration.

"You seem very attentive to that
soap-box orator"
ayes" replied the man who worries
about fuel. "iic Is standing on the
mnkings OF fine bunch OF klndling
wood"
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Quite Different.

"Aly wife is making 1t hot for me
because | won't give her the pin
money she wa.its.'
swell. don't be mean about 1t. Give
her the pin money!
But Il is money for diamond pin
size wants"
The state herald., 1921-01-07
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o;
o AMITIE ITEMS O.
o-o-o- o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stout spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. John
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Presby spent
New Years with her parents.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Burrier is quite. sick.
Mr.. Wilford 10 shucking corn for
Webster Mitchell.
Mrs. Cora Shafer left Wednesday
for Madrid, Nebraska. where she will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.. Worley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Lock spep.
New Years with her parents.
Mamie Cauble entertained a mum.
ber of her friends at a New Years
party Friday evening. The evening
was spent with cards and other
games. Those present were: Rosa
Bahler. Elma Rockwell, Edith Eek
erd, Everett Rockwell. Gaylord Boyce,
Hewitt Boyce. Clyde Worley, Lou
Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. AFTER
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Penwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. vern Eckerd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Lock, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Stewart and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Arnold.
Bert Jaycox is helping Norman
Stewart shuck corn.
Mrs. George Arnold is spending
several days with her parents.
Louis Hoffman is shucking corn
for William Stout
Mrs. Lee. who has spent several
days with her parents left this week
for her home.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Better Reputation,

The Chairman tMr. Bones the
butcher)-wcll. now after these few
cursory remarks by Mr.. woodhead--
Ar. woothead ltexcItedly and en-
,Aaticaily).--It's = Iiel ! never swors
h my life.-Rassins Show. 1,
The state herald., 1921-01-07
An Easy Process.

II hear that somebody has Invented
a process for gathering nuts"
"Thnt process is as old as the l.il!s.
All you have to do is TO announce n
meeting of some fool fad and the nuts
will gather themselves"
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Sufficient.

Mrs. wiggs-cook has only broken
one dish today, dear,
Mr.. wiggs-Tbat's better How did
fhnt hnppcnf
Mrs. wiggs-lt was the last one
Penrson's Weekly.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Endless Enterprise.

II suppose you will be relieved when
campaigning IL over"
Campaigning" rejolned Senator
Sorghum, "is never over. As soon as
one campaign is finished II is time to
start on the next"
The state herald., 1921-01-07

I ~ --
OPTICAL ILLUSION THAT
WE CALL MIRAGE FORMS.
One of the most celebrated
mirages is that which is OBJ
served now and then from the
neighbOrhood OF Glacier bay,
In Alaska. where In the dis
tance, above a vast sheet OF
glacial Ice, q city is seen rs If
suspended In the air. 1t has
buildings Of beautiful and i'm
posing architecture. tall
churches with spires and but
tresses and many streets Of
houses, plain to the view.
This is the so-called Silent
City Of Alaska. The duke Of the
AbruzzI saw It q few years
ago when he visited Alaska.
Many attempts have been made
to photograph 1t. but for some
reason unexplained, without sue
cess. Some persons have gone
so far us to declare that 1t Is a
view OF the city of Bristol. In
England.
Irregularities Of Ice formation,
plus Imagination, doubtless ac-
count for the strange vision -
an uplifting of the supposed
scene being attributable to
mirage. Optical Illusions of this
kind are not uncommon In arc
tic and antarctic regions.
There is famous mirage.
called "Fata Morgana." which on
occasions is seen from the
neighborhood of Reggie, in Italy.
Here the effect produced is due
to n layer Of heated air. which
by refraction Of light brings in
to view distorted picture Of
the far-away Sicilian shore. To
the Italian peasant 1t appears
us u city with palaces, towers
and minarets-the mysterious
home of the fairy Morgana.
William Scoresby. the arctic
explorer. describes similar
mirage which he beheld from OF
the coast of Greenland. He
writes: "The general appear
ance Of the coast, as viewed
through a telescope, was that
OF an extensive ancient city.
Astounding In ruins OF castles,
obelisks, churches and monu-
ments--a grand and Interesting
phantasmagoria."
4 feature of arctic geography
which appears on all the maps
Is Crocker Land. which Penry
thought lie saw from n mountain
peak In Grant Land.
The troops Of Napoleon when
he was in Egypt were rather
frightened by mirages. And
during the recent war the Brit
ish of Mesopo,amia were obliged
on ut least one occasion to stop
fighting because Of the confu-
sion arising from an Illusion
Of the kind.
As everybody knows. mirages
are very common In hot desert
regions. a layer of warmed and
rareficd air serves rs n mirage.
rejecting objects above II. Thus.
rejecting the sky. II may pro-
duce the effect Of n sheet Of
water. the unsteadIness Of the
heated air lending ripples to
help out the picture and render
II more deceptive.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Just Dropped on.

Pedestrian Ito motorcyclist, who Is
looking bewildered at his mnchInc)-
Lost anything. sir?
Motorist-Yes.
Pedestrian-What Is It?
Motorist-My gIrl.-London Tele-
graph.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Safety First.

Nervous Passenger lin aerial taxD-
W-w-what are you l-l-laughing at,
driver?
Driver-l'm just laughing at the su-
perintendent. About this time he'll be
searching for me all over the lunatic
asylum.-Life.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
A Necessity in Some Cases.

"would you advise nan to be-
come interested In polltics;"
"with all the women taking part
In politics." rcjoined Senator Sorghum,
II don't see how II would be possible
TO keep any right-minded man from
becoming Interested"
The state herald., 1921-01-07

THE Man VINO Dared"-an absorb
ing tale of the redwood forests of Cal
ifornia and of lumberjack who won
girl against big odds. Peerless Mon
day night, January 10.
The state herald., 1921-01-07

a little piece OF watch chain sent
a man to his death. You'll be amaz-
ed to know how II all happened.
Don't miss William Farnum's big
western, Drag Harlan At the Peer.
less, Saturday night, January 15.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
olFreRRNr NOW

oo,dbsO: ! never had much tasts
for Mathematics when was boy.
0lltsdes: But you managed to do
some ereat calculating In . business
way.
coidbae: 1hats different. re
wonderful what IN Interest you can
Give to 4 row Of figures BY puttlno Q
dollar mark In front Of them.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
A PersenaI BswIdermsnt.

"Arc you sure your auditors under
stood NIL Of your argumcntsf"
III they did" answered Senator sor.
shum. ~ wish they'd come around and
expinin some OF 'em TO me"
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Catarrh

Catarrh 10 local disease greatly infiu'
enced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE ID q
Tonic and Blood Purifier. By cleansing
the blood and building up the System,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature to
do Its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free
+. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Sure Proof,

Eyes. sir, It's pretty hard collecting
money Just now; know It."
Have you tried and failedf"
"Oh, nor
"How, then. do you know that
money is hard to collect?"
Because several people have tried
to collect some from me."-Tit-Blts.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
No Wonder.

"You love long rambles In the coun-
tryf" asked the impudent girl.
ayes. indeed" responded the young
man In the great hat with the purple
band and buckled Shoes "When I go
out in the country oil nature seems
to SMILE"
"Graciousi don't blame her. It's
wonder she don't laugh outrighti"
The state herald., 1921-01-07
The Soap Box.

As orators direct mankind
Along the paths OF human hope.
The box asserts itself. we md.
As more important than the soap.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
The shoeklna Cause.

allow cnmc that electrical casualty
TO be 80 cxnsRcrntcdf"
"Tne current rumors, suppose"
The state herald., 1921-01-07

New York! Money! Women! Soci.
ETY.. Underworld all play vital parts
in The Money Changers" an amaz-
ing photodrama of those who draw
blood money" from weak men and
women. At the Peerless, Saturday
night. January 10.
The state herald., 1921-01-07
Contrary TreatsnsF

Contrary Treatment
"rd like to make that lecturer %
fads eat his words.~ i-t
"why sor
Because the audience was drinking
them in."
The state herald., 1921-01-07
New Pictures by Radio.

"Very Interesting and very impor-
tant." Is the way Marconi recently ex.
pressed himself regarding the trans
mission of photographs by radio. 1t
appears that several systems of this
kind are being worked out at present.
II have not followed the experiments.
but l know 1t can be DONE" continued
Marconi. pictures were sent over
telegraph wires several years ago, an,l
what can be done by wire can be done
by wireless. It will be of great in.
terest to watch the progress made.
The two chief uses to which the dis
covery can be put are the quicl; trans
mission of photographs for newspaper
and police purposes - S"'-''-''' p
American.
Evening star., 1921-07-24
Empire City Results

First race, the Rye purse: three -yesr-olds and
lHaynesl. 2 to l. to 6 and out. won; Sun
Flash II. 115 tSande). out and out, second ;
Staunch, 100 (Callahan). even, third Time,
1.10 2-5. Scottish Chief and Glare Francis also
ran.
yards Mad Halter. 113 (sande). even. out
and ont, won: Recount. 100 (Milier). out and
out. second; Snapdragon II, 95 (McLaughlin)
out. third. Time 1.43 So. Only three stGrt-
ers.
Third race. the East View stakes: two.year.
olds: about six furlongs-Kaisang, 119 (Sande)
3 to 2, to 2, 1 to 8. won: Little Chief. 122
lFatorl. to and l to 8, second: Mustard
Seed. 113 (Miller), 2 to 5. third Time. Los
20: Runstar won. but was disqualified for
fouling; Yankee Star. Penitent. June Grass
Fourth r.oe. the Knickerhocker handicap;
Gray Lag 1856 (sande). 1 to 4. out and out,
won; Careful, 1OS (Ensorl. l to 2 and out. sec.
ond; Copper Demon. ITO (Rice), out. third.
Time. las. knObbie also ran.
Fifth race, the Genesee purse; three-year-
olds end up, claiming: mile and seventy yards
Scotch Verdict, 103 (Ensor). 4 to l, 8 to 6
and to s. won; Pirate McGee, 107 (Penman)
even and 2 to s, second: Nose, 10S (Ponee). .
Sixth race, the Larkspur purse: maiden two.
year-olds: Eve and one-half furionss ASedge.
ia (Fairbrother). to s, to and to Z,
won: Reparation. l14 iKelsay). 9 to I and 4 to
!. second: Shafker. ia (Weiner). to 5, third.
Time, LOT rs. Beverly Belle, Cougb Jordan,
Knot Gram, the Almoner. -Gondolier. 3ummei
and Miracle Aaa also ran.
Evening star., 1921-07-24

They were better firsts then than
they have been since. More than
that. they were better than they ap-
pear likely to be between now and
the first of October. although that
does predict that they may not win
honors in their respective leagues.
Pirates Have Fine Record.
Let us take peep at the semi
monthly standing. Pittsburgh never
has been out on first place at the
half month since the year began
That's a capital record. New York
always has been second, except on
April 30. when Brooklyn was. What
ever may have happened "between
times" the Pirates and the Giants
have always finished up on the fort
night call first and SECOND.
Pittsburgh had a winning percent
age Of 1856 April 80. and May 13 it
was 1872 Then the Pirates began to
drop. and little by little they have
descended.
The highest the Giants ever at
tanned was $50. which they held May
Is, so it is evident that the Pirates
and the Giants have not been max
ing serious invasions on the Pitts
burGh's percentage, which has never
been lower than .667.
Nationals in Front Once.
In the American League Washing
ton was in front on the first semi
monthly roll call. with the fine per-
centage of .714. That was Washing
toms big hurrah for 1921. When
May Is was ushered in the New
Yorks were in front. with only 500
On May 81 Cleveland had asserted
itself and was in the lead, with .674.
That is Cleveland's high-waterr mark
for semi-monthly returns. The team
dropped away as low at .625 June is.
The highest record attained by the
Yankees was on May 81, with .65S.
If one were to make a comparison
it would seem that the Giants in one
league and the Clevelands in the
other are playing about the same
game, and that the Pittsburghs have
been playing little better than
either of them. The conspicuous fact
to be deducted from the semi month
iy showing il that the Pirates have
slipped down a longer hill than any
other club, and the slipping has not
stopped
In both leagues there has been 4
great deal Of variation in third place,
with Boston usurping that berth in
the National by show of great de-
termination, and Washington simply
banking on in the American because
the team made a good start.