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Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
HOW.

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GREAT CHINESE ENGINEER
tanned TURBULENT RIVER.
The Hoang Is the largest river
Of northern China. The Nile
possibly excepted, IL has been
more Intimately connected with
the economies Of the world than
any other river.
According to the Sinking, the
books of history edited by Con
fuclus, a most destructive food
followed the bursting of the
river about 22OO Il. @. The work
Of restoring the revetments and
adjusting the channels to the
volume Of the water made the
name of the engineer, Ta-yu, fa-
nous for all time. His engineer
Ing skill has not been surpassed
or even equaled by his success
sors, and his method of river
control may be needed by en-
gineers of today.
1t Is practically the method
adopted by the engineers of the
Mississippi River commission
namely the adjustment of the
velocity Of the current to the
maximum load Of silt which the
water carries. The hydraulic en-
glneer of today accompllshes
this by impounding the excess
Of water during flood seasons
ana releasing 1t during seasons
Of drought; Ta-yu accomplished
the same result by the construc-
lion Of additional channels.
In the lower part Of the plain
nine additional channels we're
constructed. Any number or all
Of them could be thrown open
70 Il flood; any number Of them
might he closed as necessity de-
manded. Thereby a uniform
volume or water and n constant
velocity Of the current was in
sured.
1t was a task Of 13 years.
Thrice, according to the Shu-
King. Ta-yu passed his own door
without even staying to caress
his child. His efforts succeeded,
ana the name Of Ta-yu Will new
or pass to the unknown. In
c'dcntally, his father before
him had been the engineer in
charge and for failure to con-
troll Il wild flood had been per-
mittcd to become his own ex-
ecutioner.-Jacques w. Redway
in Geology.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Econ u A.rcheolonlats-

The extraordinary drought in Swift
erland, which has continued since last
September, has lowered the lake wa
ters 50 much that archeOlogsts are
.ngaged in examining the intereStiu.
old lacuStrine or pile dwellings dating
back TO the stone aye, for which Swiss
lakes are noted
Many persons have volunteered to
help cycaYatiHg for remains of these
ancient dwellings, which. according to
Doctor Keller, CHIEF Swiss authority
on the subject ceased to be inhabited
about the first century of the Christian
era.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Silly TO ARGUE!
OF Course Married Men Are the
Ncest."
Marjorie Puts II Plainly, Though Per-
haps There Are Some Of us May
Not Understand.
Married men are incest I"

hurrleu men are niceStI
But are they, really7
Well, don't know, but I'd like to
think so. Anyhow, I've heard the
phrase trip more than once from pref
ty lips, and there Is no doubt that the
speakers were in earnest.
Sometimes II has been varied thus (:
"All the incest men are married"
Now, man when he stumbes away
from the altar may feel small and
humble enough; but the fact that he
has squeaked out an II do" and has
clunsily placed plain gold ring onto
woman's finger does not mean that
he has shed his masculine vanity and
his childish delight In compliments.
Looking at the thing frankly, writes
w. Harold Thomson in the continental
edition Of the London Mail fail to
see how there can be any rule about
II. After all, every married man was
once a bachelor.
But our charming critics don't seem
to think about that. They just say
Married men are incest"
It's all very gratifying and very con-
fusing.
| asked Marjorie about it the other
day
Marjorie" said, you have put
your hair up now and you talk as one
having authority and not as the
scribes. want you to tell me why
you say that married men are nicestg
She put her head TO one side aud
swallowed the second half Of what she
thought was a liqurur chocolate.
81 Don't know" she said. but It's
true. They're kinder than bachelors
and more understanding. They talk
to a woman as though they We're
neither afraid of her nOr-nOr con
temptuous of her They're-sOrt Of
experienced about us, | suppose thut's
IT,"
"My child" l said, don't you real
lie that when you marry you will
choose a bachelor to be your hus-
bandT'
"Yes." she admitted, and nodded at
me, "but I'll be in a most desperate
hurry to make him into a married
man. He'll be ever so much improved
when he's my husband"
"NOw look here" l said very pa
tiently, you want to face this calmly. |
II you had lived as long as / and
knew as many welded couples you'd /
realize that almost every wife knows
that the ideal husband Is either some /
bachelor or is married TO some one
else?"
SIS that clever?" Marjorie asked.
'It may be-" answered. THE point
is-it's true"
She was rummaging about in the
chocolate box.
at isn't the point at all" she told
me. "The point is that the incest
men get married. They can't help It.
They are the kind who fall in love
and make women fall In love with
them. Therefore they are the dears.'
Look here" said, this won't do
We're getting out of our depth. J
want you to understand that u mar
ried man must start by being a bach
elor, and therefore"
She pushed the chocolate across.
"Oh don't lets argue" she said
"It's no use. anyway. Married mer
are the incest"
l took a chocolate.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
How II Miuht Be Used

Mother always cuts Peggy's hair
and as she was about to clear the
clippings away the little girl stopped
her.
"Mother, you're not going to throw
my hair away, are your"
"Yes, my dear. What's the good of
keeping it7"
"Why, can't you make 1t grow on
grandpa's head1 He's got no hair at
ALL"
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Why Smell Would Be Enounh.

The young woman entered the gro
Gerry and approached the meat coun-
ter.
Give me nickcl's worth OF
cheese" she said to the butcher
"Why, lady, you won't get Il smell
for n nickel" the butcher replied, CIV
ing her a disguised glance.
"rhats all | want" was the trl-
umphant answer ITS for mouse
trap."--New York Evening Post.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Not Now.

The sweet young thing had been IN
able to buy the article she wanted bu
IN each case the clerk had assured he
that "next time" II would assured
be In stock. one day she called a
the store TO find a new clerk on tn,
Job.
do you have spats YETI" she In
Quired.
The clerk blushed. mo maaIn.
he stammered. I'm not living Will
my wife now"
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12

Inuug SptCleS.
81 am a Hairy-Earcd Bear because
l have hairy ears. Could anything
he better nameT
Nothing could" the other bears
growled.
81 am IIairyEared Bear too" said
the Hairy-Earcd Bears brother.
"NO one will deny that" said, the
IIairy-Eared Bear. "Of course my
name couldn't entirely describe me.
1t does describe n very important part
Of mc-my ears, my hairy ears with
which ! hear and after which l am
named.
at is so much nicer to be named
after ones ears than after ones aunts
and uncles, for example.
"It Is so much more unusual. For
example, It would be so commonplace
just to be called after ones Uncle
William or one's Aunt Elizabeth or
onc's Uncle John or ones Aunt Mar
garet.
Suppose | only had the name of
John or William or one of the Mrs.
lTairy-Eared Bears had only the name
Of Elizabeth or NIargaret-it wouldn't
be half so interesting as the name they
have.
but TO be named after ones ears
is superior. unusual. interesting"
at is nice that you are so well sat
isfed," said the uimalayan Black
Bear.
"We're very rarely found in the
ZOO" said the TIairy-Eared Bears
brother. "Wc came from the noun
tains Of Asia. We're very fond of
mountains, as family.
"But we came here as we were
brought here and now that we are
here we do not mind it,
seldom our family can be found in
zoos, however. But you had some
thing more to say. didn't your" asked
the Hairy-Earcd Bear who had just
been speaking Of his brother who had
started talking in the first place.
"Gou We're going TO say something
about II not being possible for you
to be named after all of your special |
features; that il was impossible for
you TO have enough names TO describe
yourself or TO describe the family
looks. and l think you were going to
say more about your looks and my
looks and the family looks"
$50 was" said the first Hairy
Earcd Bear who had spoken. 81 was
going TO say that not only had I hairy
ears hut that | had very large ears.
And | wear a nice light brown suit
which is very becoming"
Don't you think I am Interestingly"
asked the Himalayan Black Bear. "I
have been told l was. And / have
several things about me which none
of the others black bears have.
yes, anyone who sees black
bear who has q perfectly white chin,
very large ears and long whiskers
on the sides of its neck and Jaws
will know that they behold n Himalay-
m Black Bear.
"NOnc of the other black bears have
these interesting features. And so
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
MEETING or EAST AND WEST
Peculiar circumstances Under Which
American Physician Treated In
mat6 Of Persian Harem.

One day n great-aunt of the shah
sent a note to the dlspensary, ask
ing me to visit her daughter, who was
III, writes Mary w. Griscom, in Asia
Magazine. Her messenger conduct
sd my Armenian nurse. who acted as
interpreter, and me through the gar
den, with It's fruit trees and decora-
tive shrubs and marble pool, into the
women's quarter. A servant ceremo-
niously arranged two green velvet
armchairs In the exact center of the
room for the mother and me.
Soon all the women of the household
gathered around us, for visit from
q foreign woman doctor was a most
entertaining diversion in the monot-
onous domestic routine. The patient
entered dramatically at the proper mo-
ment and sank into luxurious pile
Of brocaded cushions beside the kursi
(table), which was covered with white
velvet stencled in black. A samo-
var of hot water was carried i'm, and
two servants brought n silver basin
and poured out the water from slcn-
der silver urn for me to wash my
hands. Then the patient lay down
on the kursi that | might examine
her, and ali her attendants crowded
around her and eXcitedly and vocifer-
ously urged her to be brave and not
to worry, until such pandemonum
was raised that | could not hear the
interpreter or my own voice.
When they quieted down and I
found it possible to proceed with the
examination continued it. was Of
fered the silver basin again, and
served with tea and sweet cakes,
while l discussed the case decided
that an operation was necessary.
A few days later an operating table
was brought into the house. In large
reception room, the floor of which was
covered with the most beautiful rugs
] had ever seen, the operation was
performed The doctor who had ar
ranged for me to visit the Persian lady
was asked whether | would rather
have Il fee or Il carpet, and it was de-
cidcd that would prefer a carpet. A
few days later when l called on the
patient, she told Inc that she had sent
her agent to the bazaar to buy me Il
carpet, and he had returned with word
that there was no carpet in all the
bazaar honorable enough for the lady
doctor. So she invited me to select
from her palace any rug that pleased
me. My protestatiOns We're futile.
had to wander through the great
rooms, followed by a procession COM
posed of the ladies of the household,
the attendants and servants, and find
an honorable carpet. | examined them
all and selected n lovely KurdiStan rug
with an old-rOse background and green
border. This was promptly rolled up
by the servant and carried to the pa
tient, who said that / must have been
accustomed TO fine carpets all my life,
for ! had chosen the rarest rug in her
possession. | was much embarrassed
and tried to refuse the too prinCely
gift, but she insisted that l must have
it-and | carried on TO America my
most exquisite memory of Persia.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12

the Halry-Eared Bear, that some crea-
lures would hate TO be Hairy-Eared
Bears ana yet / can think of nothing
nicer If | were little girl with
golden curls | wouldn't want TO be a
bear with hairy ears, l suppose.
but then am not a little girl and
so | would not like to have golden
curls.
"or ! wouldn't want to be little
girl and have my hair bObbed and
wear a large hair ribbon. In fact I'm
very glad I'm not a little girl. l sup
pose little girls think that is just as
funny as ! do that they wouldn't want
to be hairy-eared bears!"
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Mill in a School BuiIdina.

TIL" operation Of completely
equipped textile mil in Il public schoo!
building Of New York city marks the
latest development Of the industrial
art movement for which the local mu.
seums and various trade bodies have
been working together for some time.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12

First Stude (over the phone)--And
what have YOU been doing?
Second Stude-I just finished wash.
ing my y. Y. D's.
Central throaElng ln)--l'm ringing
them Judge.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Oh. What a rannled W !,

l was visiting in the country one
summer, and did not bring II wrap
One night it was quite cold. and a
friend of mine came to take ne for II
drive was anxious to make good
impression. He insisted that | wear
coat l said l did not need cue..
He was so persistent that finally l
told him friend had borrowed my
coat. Then he insisted that we 20
straight after ii. SO Off we started
for the girls home. | ran up the
stairs to her room, resolved that if her
coat was not in her room | would
stay there rather than come down
without it. 1t was there. however.
and l took it and ran downstairs. We
didn't get out Of the yard soon enough
for me, for l was afraid some Of the
family would see us, ana there would
be an explanation due.--Chicago Trlb-
une.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12

I'd like to have
folks know when
they see me that
! am not I'M or
dinary black bear
at all.
"Somc cr nhp
family can be
found IN China
and some in Per
sia and in a num-
b er Of 9th er
places but | came
from Japan.
81 am so glad
that ! am n black
bear and yet that
! don't look like
every black bear
in the world"
ITS an anus
ing thing" said
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12

Bear, but we're
several of them"
you're not sew
eral of them your
self" growled the
Hlmalayan Black
Bear.
"Of course not,
all by myself"
said the Hairy
Eared Bear, but
| mean counting
myself in with
my few neighbors
Just here. There
are really a num-
Der of bears who
belong to the zoo
and they're Of
many kinds and
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Bio Emerald.

A syndicate Of the United States OF
Colombia has just sent TO this coun,
try an emerald weighing 800 carats. II
is two and tiye-elghths inches In
length.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Considerate,

"You are pinched for speeding"
"But, constable, 1 am running away
TO be married"
"Then I won't pile any more trou-
BILE on YOU"
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12

Bill--IIOw do you know she's boil.
ermakrr's daughter?
Jim--Why, she riyeted her atten.
ti0n on us and then made bolt for
the d0or.-Judge.
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
Vewl

WoWl
Ever heard Of airplane polsonr'
"NO; what IS it?'
zone drop is fatal"
Mountain advocate., 1921-08-12
fR'FF'Satasa!ycsa F'aaays
Fairy Tale
@NARYl, :, SRAtLA1 Sra AN BIC BOWER
TIE zoo BEARS.

"We're not all Of the bears in the
ZOO by any manner Of means" said
tho Hairv-Eared
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The Washington times., 1921-12-15

a freed and reconstructed india and
OF many other States which can
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such an Egypt. gradually winning It's
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participating level. The relationship
OF China to Japan In a developing
association Of nations will be some
thing rather analogous to the rela.
tionship Of a Territory to state In
the Constitution Of the United States
of America.
Tropical Africa an Example.
Unless there Is strong, well-organ-
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or State. / do not see how there can
be anything but a sham representa-
ton of 1t upon an Association of Ma
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a responsibility and weakness to such
an association.
And outside the system of partici-
pating states and non.participating
states there are great regions of the
earth--tropical Africa is the most
typical case--which must necessarily
have a sort OF order imposed upon
them from without and for which a
joint control by interested associated
nations is probably the best method
of government at the present time.
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political future Of mankind that ia
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The Washington times., 1921-12-15

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them In a great bond for two ends:
for peace among themselves and for
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brotherhood as the brain and hack
bone Of the organized peace of the
world and / cannot see how It Is
possible TO take In the other peoples
of the world az helpers until they
respond to the same ideals. think
first a recovered Russia. and then Of
a unified and educated China and
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