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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
EGYPT" IS NAME
GIVEN SOUTHERN
PART OF ILLINOIS

Cairo. Ill. Feb. 25.--An early I'LL
nois famine is hidden in tho nickname
Of Egypt which clings to southern
most Illinois.
Inquiry as to why Egyptian names
came to be interspersed in the south
ern part Of the state with the Indian
names so freely found w illinois
recalls a chapter in early Illinois his
tory that has left its mark to this day.
While Cairo received it's name be-
cause it's site at the meeting of the
Ohio and Mississippi reminded its
settlers Of the ancient city on the Nile.
the angle made there by the rivers
won its title because it had corn in
plenty when the rest Of Illinois was
swept with need.
AS they turned their faces toward
the south OF Illinois, the needy
settlers OF, that day remembered
Joseph and his brethren, his interpre-
tation of Pharaoh's dreams, the seven
fat years and the seven lean years
and finally how all the world. includ-
ing the SONS Of Jacob. went down into
Egypt for Torn.
1t was in the summer of 1924 tina,
the southern part OF the state be.
came Illinois Egypt" Probably the
best and most generally accepted
story is to be found in a footnote IS
Davidson and Strives Complete
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25

+ History of illinois, published in
1876. Quoting Il Mr.. Robertson. of
Arnzville writing i'll tho Chicago
Journal four years earlier, the history
records:
Fifty years ago. or in the summer
of 1924. there vas not a hushel Of
+! corn TO be had in central Illinois. My
father settled that ear twenty-threc
| miles west of Springfield. We had to
! live for a time on vcnison, black
berries and milk. while the mon were
gone to Egypt to harvest and pre-
cure brcadstu(fs.
The land we improved 4 sur
vcyed that summer and afterwaru
bought from the government by
sending beeswax down the Illinois
river to st. Louis in an indian canoe.
Dressed deer-skins and AIMED hides
were then in use, n we made one
piece of cloth out Of nettles instead
of fax. Cotton matured well for a
decade until the deep snow in 1880.
1.-THE southern part of the state,
known US Egypt. received this appel
ing. older, better settled and Guilt
waited, it gathered corn as sands o.
the sea- and h immigration of the
central part of the state, after the
manner Of the children of Israel in
their want, went thither to- buy and
bring thence that they might live,
and not de"
To the foregoing. a writer lin
Murphysboro adds:
''rhe same thing happened in LII.
{ nois again only a few years aEo
Crops failed in rhe great corn belt OF
central Illinois and the farmers had
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25

to con TO southern Illinois to get
seed corn. know of this being true
in TIL" more recent case. The seed
corn WAS gathered at Murphysboro.
tested by state experts and sold 10 the
central Illinois mon.
"'Egypt is tho land of milk and
honey. Her fertile acres
with those OF any place on earth.
There arc &c" poor agricultural spots
in Egypt. but tho great tracts along
tho valleys of the Mississippi; Ohio,
Wabash Easkaskia. Big Muddy and
lesser streams are as rich aslany and
the hill land is hard to beat.
"Shawncotown, Sparta, Vienna.
Calhokia. k~askasltia. and a number
Of other old towns i'll southern Illinois
show, however. that the Egypt idea
didn't carry by a large majority when
they got down to naming towns
! Another commentator of Cairo re-
marks:
History repeated itself. too, in that
Thebes. ancient capital of Egypt. was
the original county seat of Alexander
county, but gave way in time to Cairo,
which is, like the capital on the Nile.
the largest city in Egypt Even
karnak stuck to tradition and now is
just a comparatively small village
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
W. Tinker Bob
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THE STORY OF HARRY.
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Said Tinker Bob to Mr.. Lion:
How does 1t come that you should
send HAPPY rolling with one sweep OF
your paw? You don't mean to say
that you are a friend to Mr.. Red
Robin. That was a strange thing
Now that Nj. Mountain Lion. had
learned that the King of the Forest
was a good fellow, he was willing to
do anything for him. Il will tell you.
Q King. why I did 1t. 1 know this
killed poor Robin IL someone had not
come to the rescue.
"Once upon q time. o. King. there
lived o the mountain side another
IAon who was very old and lame. He
could not go away from his den very
far. So the other, creatures Of the
mountain side brought him food and
cared for him. BY and by he lost all
Of his teeth n could eat no more
night and called him out into the For
est and told him to lay down and die,
s he did as the Great Spirit said
and the next morning when creatures
of the m%ountainside went to his der
to find him, he was zone. Then il
was many days before anyone found
where he had died. o King. who dc
you ppc II was tnat bfouSht us
the message. telling us where the poor
fellow had died?"
Tinker Bob had in his mind the
name Of the creature who told the
story. Said he: why it. must have
been HAPPY. the Buzzard creature
"Oh no. 1t was not Harry who
brought the message Mr.. Mountai,
Lion seemed to be very sad as. he told
the story OF, his friend. "No.*it wa
not that creature. 1t was none otheI
than Mrs. Red Robin. She brough
the message that this terrible hi,
faced creature wa devouring the bod.
of u friend.
"And. when we went to the plac
there lay the remains. This Harp,
and his friends had eaten his body
all but the bones. . King, hat is tn
reason i, cuffed him. and Il shout
have hit him so hard that he coul
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25

A very interesting meeting Of the
Past Noble Grands' association of the
Maple Leaf Rebekah lodge was held
on Thursday afternoon in the home of
Mrs. S. S. Harrison. 316 North Fifth
street. Assisting the hostess through
out the rooms was her daughter. Mrs.
Lolise Fraser.
Following the regular business SEES
sion, there was an informal socia!
time during which a contest and gen,
Grail discussion was held to better
%acquaint the members with bylaws
and rules of the order. A red. white
and blue decorative idea was carried
ont in the dining room where a pref
tily appointed three course luncheon
was served. Fed carnations conferred
the table and covers were placed for
fifteen guests.
The Young Peoples society of the
| Bethany Lutheran church will meet
tonight in the church parlorss at s
O'Clock, and all young people of the
! congregation and their friends are
cordially invited. A special social
hour is, to be enjoyed following the
program and. there will be refresh
ments.
Frank LaBine. tenor. Miss Gudur
; Hulteng; soprano and Miss Sonia Mel.
son. reader will give the evenings
program and there will be a talk by
DIR. j. Grassick.
81 * +
The adult bible classes Of the First
Z, Baptist church. enjoyed IN interesting
banquet on Thursday evening in the
church dining room at $3.50 o'clock
Covers were laid for 11S guests. and
NJ. w. Spaulding presided as toast
fmaster.
-, 49,. N--A l., TN>~r
Vernon F.. Squires of the university
Congressman-elect O. B.. Burtness
Rev. j. G. York. N. G. Benner and NJ
VI. Spaulding. A community Sing
was lead by Prof. Henry j.. Hump
stone after the banquet.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
BY Noisc.

1t is not surprising that women will
cling to the straight line frocks when
they are so extremely youthful look
ing. There was a tendency earlier in
the cason toward flare or circular
skirts and there were many petal
hens and little ~>pufings and over
skirts, but as the season progresses
there seems to be a revision to the
straight line effects. These arc par
ticularly fashionable when made up
in tricotine or some Of the new silk
crepes. ~
Here is a very simple and sweet
ly girlish frock made Of navy blue
Canton crepe. 1t is made on the
straight chemise lines with a round
neck and short sleeves. Loose
pleats at the sides form a trimming
as they fall below the hem and arc
caught up on the under side Of it
Cut steel beads put on in rows
tending fronltthe neck line to the hips
and running down tho sleeves acccn'
tuate the straight lines of the frock
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
Will Leaue For
| South America in
!. ! W.CT.U. Interests

Miss Anna Gordon, national presi-
dentfo the w. C. T. U. who will speak
at the state conference in Fargo
March Isl md Miss Julia +. Deane.
rait2r-in-laW Of the official publica-
thn'of the organization. "The Union
Ssnal." will leave New York. March ,
2sS. on the steamship Grace" for a
tpur Of Sou;n America, it has been
announced. They will visit places
wherc W. c. II. U. confer noes have
been arranged with organ izations do
Ing temperance work in South Amer
lean fields.
EThe trip will take them through the
banana canal. where they will meet
at the port stons the steamer workers
az the w. C. T. T., then on the fret
lAn0in~ Nort. Ca!lao. In Peru. This
Gown is but an hours journey from
Lima, where a meeting will be held
during the stay of the vessel in port.
From Callao. the steamer will pro-
Coed to Valparaiso. Chill. where. aft
er n s%oiourn of some days. the w. c..
T. U. tourists will take O train across
the Andes to Monte ideo; thence to
the Argentine republic where friends
and workers in the temperance organ
Nations will meet them at Buenos
Ajres. From the metropolis OF South
America they Will take a steamer
aaong the cast coast Of South America
to Rio de Janciro. After a short stay
here to make a survey Of the field and
tb meet with temperance workers.
they will return to New York, the
whole trip covering a period Of from
10 to IL weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Poppler will be
hoststto fourteen guests at a dinner In
their home. Dinn:e apartments to-
night in honor of Mrs. Poppler'"
birthday anniversary. Fairly spring
blossoms will decorate the table n
ON outstanding feature of interest
will he q little pig roasted whole.
An additional feature will be indi-
Nidual birthday cakes with which each
guest will be favored.
Mrs. +. +. MEMBERSHIPS won the
"'Bahy psychology contest" at the aft
ernoon which Mrs. Poppler gave on
Thursday. There werc eighteen
guests. Assisting the hostess were
MeSdames Barney Dreelan and W. II.
Alexander.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Harrington, Ala
Fourth n were hosts at a birth
day dinner in their home on Thursday
evening, at which there We're covers
for seven guests. The dinner is an
annual affair and is given in honor OF
Mrs. Hugh r. Ruettell, Paolo Conte
and Mrs. Harrington, who celebrate
their birthday anniversaries on Feb
rruary "a.
* X "
Mrs. T. A.. Swiggum, 522 South
Fifth street left this noon for Mime
fpolis where she will meet Mr.. Swig-
gum who is en- route ON from ar
.&x4cnded western trip. Mr.. and Mrs
Swiggum will visit with friends ir
Minneapolis. over the week end. 1r
Los Angeles. Mr.. Swiggum attended
the annual North Dakota picnic, anG
while in Pasadena. was h guest OF
W. C. Nash, formerly of Grand Forks
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25

never fly again. but he is a tough fell
low. See here he comes.
Sure enough, HAPPY was coming to-
ward the King Tinker Bob was glad.
for he wanted t speak to h s'peculiar
creature about the strange things that
Mr.. Lion had mentioned. rs your
real name, Harpy> or is thai just a
name given you by the .Dwellers of
the Forest?" The sharp eyes snapped
cautiously.
"Harpv is not MY name; it is, the
name others call me. belong to the
family Of Buzzards. but I am better
locking than the Others"
but why do they call you Harry"
asked Tinker Bob.
"This ia the reason said HAPPY
"once upon. a time a woman lived ir
the Mountains"
Right here Mr.. Lion began to grow
as though something was wrong. To
morrow we will see what it was.
Tomorrow-A Friend to tho Creature.
Of the Forest,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
Faculty Vices Club
To Meet On Monday

The February meeting of the Fac
ulty Wives club Of the state univcr-
sity is to be held next Monday after
noon in the Womer:s league rooms,
the meeting TO open at 3 O'Clock.
Hostesses for the afternoon will be
Mesdames Karl Fusslcr. l.. c. Har-
rington. Henry daxo, H. II. Healy,
Raymond Hitchcock, H. j.. Jeddeloh
and ]. M. Gillette. and they will be in
charge of the social hour.
Mrs. Harrington has arranged the
afternoons program and among the
numbers are to be:
Ccntralto Solo-Miss Dorothy Healy,
Humoresque Dance-Miss Margaret
Gillette.
Tambcurine Dancc-Miss Margaret
Gillette.
Reading-Miss Irene Thompson.
Baritone Solo-Wilbert L.eibler.
Flute Selection-Jacob Evanson.
Washington Minuct.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
Annual Easter Sale
Planned For March IS

The ladies OF the First Lutheran
church will hold their annual Easter
bazaar on Tuesday. March Is. accord
ing tc. plans made at the regular meet
ing of the Ladies' Aid on Thursday
afternoon. eThe sale will be held in
the lower auditorium of the church,
it is announced. and. will open at 2
o'clock. continuing on through the
evening.
There will be fancy work and home
baking or display and throughout the
afternoon and evening a lunch will be
served. Mrs. G.. A. Sorlie has been
appointed chairman of the sewing
committee and Mrs. l.. T. Olson will
be. in charge of the refreshments.
Mrs. Sveinbjorn Johnson and Mrs.
J. d. Taylor We're hostesses at the
Ladies' Aid meeting on Thursday and
during the social hour served q de-
.lightful lunCh.<
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25

The camera man caught Nine. Re
nee Chemet. tho noted French violin
st. as she was seeing a fellow artist
depart on La. France for Paris. Judg-
ing by the stunning costume of ma
dame she herself has not been long
out Of Paris. She is to appear soon
in recitals in the United States.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
To Address Business
> Women's Meet At Fargo

Miss Beatrice tombstone county
superintendent OF schools in Grand
Forks county, willNgo to Fargo next
Tuesday where on Tuesday evening
she will address the meeting of the
Business and Professional Wolnen's
club of hat city at a meeting to be
held in the Commercial club roon1s at
s o'clock.
According to the Fargo press, Miss
tombstone has spoken in Fargo before
and has created q most favorable inn
preston" Much interest is being
shown in Miss Johnstene's lecture.
Her topic is to be personality Plus"
Mrs. Myrtle G. Cole. state Home
Demonstration agent. was in Grand
Forks on Thursday evening en- route
to Fargo from .Langdon. where she
has been attending the annual mid
winter fair. Mrs. Cole addressed a
number Of the women's' meetings.
The discussion .ok Thrift Tuesday. by
| Mrs, Cole is said to have been especi-
ally worthy of mention. Mrs. Cole
pointed out the man. opportunities
for saving. through careful planning
tand careful buying, during the course
Of her talk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-16
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Man TO work on farm; Alex
Farquhar East hill. Barre. 2su
FOR SALE-Clark's cutsway harrow 20
inch disc e. Carleton. 2i Highland Ave,
Phone 44l-M. Zst'
WANTED-Stock to pasture good water
and good fences Frank Machia, Orange,
Tel. 397-Il. ZstS'
WANTED TO BUY--Resistered buck rab-
bit; Henry Congo Wiliamstown. VT.
Box a.. 2StS'
HOUSE FOR SALE AT 1920 ADDISON
PLACE.-Garden and land TO build garage,
electric lights and gas inquire Of G, Corti,
above address sstf
WILL THE PERSON seen taking red
trimmed bicycle from the cement piazza at
~ Merchant street. please return same and
avoid further trouble. zsti
WANTED-cattle to pasture - my pasture
near the orvis Batehelder place, rood pas
ture, brook watered none but tested cattle
taken in Tel. 3l7-Y. Charles c. Perrin. ~
WANTED Secondhand motor, either quar-
ter. half or oue-horse power Tel 1851
Montpelier. Estf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-16

Try our soda fountain. The quality
and service will satisfy. Barre Drug
Co-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-16
CRANITEVILLE

There will be an auction sale OF
household furniture at my home in up
per Graniteville Monday night, April
is, at o'clock. Henry Ramanen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-16
ALL WOMEN SHOULD
READ THIS EVIDENCE

There are many women who nave
been invalids or semi-invalids so long
that they accept their condition as
life burden. They have endured bro
ken sleep. stomach trouble, nervous
ness, headaches and weakness so long
that they have given up hope OF en-
toying good health. In many cases the
illness began in childhood or early
womanhood. Il is these women, espe-,
cially, to whom the story of Mrs. Ma
bel johnson Of No, 81 Bennington
street. East Boston, Mass, will prove
most interesting and profitable.
my sickness began when ] was a
girl" relates Mrs. johnson. "Overstudy
and lack OF outdoor exercise caused
breakdown in my health and | never
knew what it was to be as strong as
most of the girls Of my acquaintance,
| was pale and so nervous that II
seemed as though | should fly TO pieces.
I suffered from headaches great deal
of the time and didn't sleep well. lost
flesh and strength and my appetite
was poor.
when was young woman
friend recommended DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and she was 80 sure that
they would help me that ] got box
Of the pills and began to take them
They helped me in much shorter time
than had expected, for had been i'll
so long My appetite improved almost
at once. Gradually my strength re-
turned and | gained in weight and
felt better in every way. ! became less
nervous and rarely have headache
now.''
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or direct from the DR..
Williams Medicine CO., Schenectady,
n. Y, on receipt of price, sixty cents
per box. Write for the free book,
Building Up the Blood ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-16

&c. Roben, assisted by twenty OF the
young ladies. Sermon subject, In
Memoriam" Miss Brown will sing.
Sunday school at IL noon. Miss Wheel
ock viii give story. The junior
league at 4 p. m. DIR. Sprague viii
speak upon "The Solar System" The
senior members of the church are in.
vited. There will be no evening serv-
Joe. The Mohawk Braves on Monday
at D, m. The divine science class on
Wednesday at 1880 p. m. Subject,
Thought Elements in Recreation"
Choir rehearsal on Thursday. The jun
iors at 4 p m. and the seniors at I
D. m The Wakonda campfire girls will
give play in the assembly room OF
the church on Friday, the 22d. ats P.
m. This is for the benefit of the April
circle of the ladies union. All those
having flowers for the memorial serv-
ice should have them at the church not
later than $3.50 a. m. on Sunday. This
is important. Please comply with this
request.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

Special Sunday dinner with good or
chestra. Hotel Barre--adv.
Only tested milk and cream used in
the ice cream that Drown makes.-ady
For your Sunday dessert, Manhattan
pudding. You'll like it. Barre Drug
| Co.--adv.
Have you tried our raspberry sher
bet? It's surely a delicious dish
Barre Drug Co.--adv.
Harold and Richard White of New
| ton street left to-day for Burlington
to pass the week end with relatives
Our soda fountain specials are max
ing new friends for us daily. Come
in and get acquainted. Barre Drug Co
adv.
We are offering two new dishes
Manhattan pudding and raspberry sher'
bet. Take some home tomorrow
Barre Drug Co.--adv.
Mrs. Andrew THAN of Prospect street
went to Toronto Can, last night to
spend week with her husband, now
employed there in the granite indus
try.
Mrs. N. D. Phelps of Park street
left yesterday afternoon for Washing
ton, d. c., where she will be dele
date from the Barre Woman's club to
the national meeting.
Word was received here to-day that
Joseph Calcagni, member Of the gran
lite firm of Novalli & Calcagni who
has been enjoying the winter months
at his native home in Italy, has ar.
rived in New York and expects to be
in Barre early next week. Mrs. Calcag
nj, his wife, left for New York City
last night to meet him.
Coach Leahey and sixteen players
left this afternoon by automobile TO
meet the Norwich freshman team this
afternoon at Mortified in their first
baseball game of the season. Coach
Leahey had planned to send Polli to
the mound to-day in hopes of bringing
home the bacon, but the speedy Tight
handler is suffering from a dog bite on
the forefnger of his pitching hand and
it is probable that some other pitcher
will face the collegians this after
noon.
Henry Petrie Of West street and
| William Baker, night clerk at the
Central house, returned this morning
from st. Adams, where they went
Yesterday afternoon in order to be at
the ringside of the Shimkus Wainro
wrestling bout last evening. The men
saw one of the best matches ever pulled
off, Shimkus and Waino wrestling two
hours without fall, and the match
stopped with the two-hour time limit.
Waino was defeated in st. Adams ear
! lier in the winter by Shimkus, but last
evening he retained honors after re-
questing that the toe hold be barred.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-16

First Universalist Church-Frank O.
Hokerk, pastor Sunday service; d.
vine worship at 1890 a. m. This Is
Memorial Sunday There will be a
ritualistic service in charge Of Mrs. d.