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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
FINEST OF EARTH'S CHURCHES


The history Of st. Peters at Rome
Que OF the worlds most interesting
edlhces, goes back over thousand
years. for II was on this spot the site
Of kero's circus. within walls ornate
with gold aud glistening with mosaic
and marble, that Charlem1gne received
the crown Of imperial Rome from Pope
Loo I'LL. aud here was slowly erected
throughout subsequent centuries this
building, called the central cathedral
Of ChrlstendOm. All that man could
do TO make ~. Peters great and beau.
tlful has been laylBhed upon that
splendid church. Nine. de Staol snid
OF Il. "Cest le scul travail de Fart
sur notre terre actuelle qul ult IL
genre dc grandeur qui churucterlse
les oouyrcs immodlates de Ia crcn.
tion." (It II the sole work Of nrt on
our earth which hns the sort OF noble.
ness that charactcrlzes the works Of
nature) Marion Crawford puts ones
first impression of ~. Peters Ia "A
nutshell when he says. ",fhe first sight
of NJ. Peters Affects one M though
In every day streets. walking among
ones fellows. one should meet with
. man forty feet high"
While the interior decorations have
been criticized as being too profusc
an American tourist once referred
20 them as too much glngerbrcnd"-
that great roof covers the work OF
SOME OF the most renowned Kculutors
of the world
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
PARADED IN WEDDING FlNERy
Peculiar Custom Of EIuhteenth.cen.
tury New England Would Seem to
Put Premium on Vanity.

An unusual custom In vogue In New
England In the Eighteenth century
which caused newly married couples
TO appear at church ON the four Sun
days following their union dressed In
all the bridal nnery they could get
together, is recorded by Edward j.
Morris In his book, "The Psychology
Of Dress"
This, Of course. stimulated a rival
ry between families, not likely to fur
ther the Puritan aim Of mOdesty In
appearance. Those who could AFFORD
it had four distinct sets Of flnery, one
for each Sunday. that there might
be no monotony for those who formed
the audience. In many communities
= pew was set apart In which the brl.
dial pair was shown, 80 that the con.
gregation knew just where to look
for the objects Of interest.
these selected seats were often In
the gallery, sometimes the front pews
Of the center aisle, and at times In
other prominent places. The couple
generally arrived u bit late, that the
observers might all be seated before
their arrival; then they walked slow
ly arm In arm to the assigned seats,
while the entire congregation gave
their hushed and respectful attention.
At an appointed time, generally Just
before the sermon, the couple arose
and turned slowly around two or three
times. that every angle of their np.
pearsnce might be viewed; they then
sat down"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
NEED FOR BALANCE WHEEL
Courage 10, OF Course, a Magnificent
Thing, But Should Be Regulated
by Prudence.

Courage Is un Indispensable quality
In our success; but II 1t IL not bal.
anced and regulated by prudence II
will run away with us aud lead us into
all sorts Of foolhardy things. Boldness
l. u great quality when IL ls held Ia
check by proper cuutlousness aud
guided by good judgment
know man whose courage ls very
much over.developed aud his faculty
Of caution Is very deficient. lie does
not know what fcnr means, aud lie
plunges into all sorts Of foolish Opcr.
utiOns which do not turn out well, aud
he IN always trying to get out Of
things which he hud gone Into hastily.
lf his prudence had been equally de-
yclopcd with his courage, with his bold.
ness, he would have made very
strong man.
Futile endeuyOrs. half.hcurtcd eff
forts never accomplish anything. Il
takes the fre Of determination. en-
ergy, push. aud good judgment to ne.
complish thut which counts. II n the
wcll.bulunccd enthusiastic man with
lire IN his blood, aud ginger Ia his
brain. who makes things move aud
achieves the seemingly lmpussiblc.-
Denver Catholic Register.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
SCENE OF MAJESTIC BEAUTY
Table Mountain. ior Many Reasons, 10
Superior to Any Of tho Earth's
Great Peaks

have seen many 1at.topped kopjes
In Africa. have seen the bare and
golden Atlas range drop away into
the golden sands Of Mogador, but |
have never seen anything resembling
its mighty mass which Is the dom.
lnant, the royal fact of the Cape Pc
ninsula. II Is by virtue Of Its
mass and the colossal buttressed
cliffs which form Its walls that Table
mountain is majestic, as also by the
abruptness Of It's rise from the visible
sea.level. The height Of inland noun
tHns Is a matter of faith rather than
sight; but this mountain, like Etna
and the Peak Of Tenerine and others
whose roots are In the seu, announces
It's stature at once to the eye. II rises
more Immediately from the sea than
either of these, yet not 50 immcdl-
ately as II appears to do when seen
from the bay. II throws out toward
the ocean low spurs Of mingled rock
and green banks. In spring these
grassy banks ure all set with flowers.
Among them Is pretty white Hover,
about the size Of Il narcissus, though
different In shape, of which ! have
seen bouquet In England, many
weeks after It had been gathered at
the Cape, standing IN vase without
water and still quite fresh. =.
- Margaret l.. Woods.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
REALM OF DEATH ON EARTH
Country IN the Vicinity Of Mount We
suyius Graphically Portrayed by
Gifted Frenehwoman.

The country nt the foot Of Nesuvlus
IN the most fertile aud best cultivated
of the kingdom most favored by
heaven IN all Europe. The celebrated
Incrymn Christi vine lOurlshes beside
land totally devastated by lava, hs "
nature here made n last cffort aud 70
solved to perish In her richest array
Az you ascend you turn to gaze on
Naples aud on the fair land about 1t
the sen spurklcs In the sun as II
strcwn with Jewels. but nll the splen'
dnrs of creation urc extlngulshed by
degrees. M you enter the region OF
ashes and smoke. that announce your
approach TO the volcano,
The iron waves af other years have
traced large black burrows IN the soil.
At certain height birds are no long
or seen: further on plants become very
scarce; then even insects ind no nour'
lshment. AZ last all life disappears;
YOU enter the realm Of death, nnd the
slain cnrth's dust slips beneath your
unassurcd feet Madame DE Stael.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
The Kiss In Ancient Folklore.

A story of Alexander the Great aud
n kiss forms one of the most thrilling
bits Of history. An enemy OF the kings
Invented novel plot 10 cause AleXHn-
der's death, lie discovered n beautiful
young girl, who. like lluppncini's
daughter In llnwth0rnc's story, had
been brought up on deadly poison, and
every one who came near her was
killed by her deadly atmosphere. She
Nas sent Ia the kings palace with Ia
structlons To do what would be- called
"ynmplng" to-day. Alexander saw aud
admired her eNtruNngnntly, but the
shrcwd Aristotle suspected trcachery,
Before he allowed the girl to approach
the throne he sent Tor a criminal who
hud been sentenced To death, aud Ia
structed him 10 kiss the girl In the
presence of the king. lie fell dead
on the ground. like one struck by light
ming.
The same story appears In folklore
of India. and the early Christian
monks made great use of II in their
sermons. pArsonlfylng the Christian
as Alexander, conscience Is Aristotle,
sin M the yenomous girl. aud the weak
sinner rs the criminal who Was pun.
ished.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
Flsh'. Nest In a Clam Shall.

The goby (of which there are many
kinds) selects the clean valve OF a
clan aud uses this as the ready y-made
nest Ths pair (for the goby mates
with but one aud N jealous of any
TtVaD hover round an Inverted valve
and then the male scoops out the sand
from underneath II. forming u cavity,
the shell being slightly tilted aud
pressed into the nnd. The female
then enters tho cavity aud deposits
her egga on the lower (inner) surface
of the shell. These eggs aro some
what cigarshaped structures, fixed at
one end by a glutlnous network that
secures them frmly 10 the shell, llay.
ing done her work. the female then eX-
changes places with the male. who
remains on guard. keeping up con
slant current Of water over the eggs
by movements Of the pectOral iins,
and dartlns out at the approach of an
intruder
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
BaNeneted Inseets.

There IL In cuba curious grass,
Cenehrus echinatus. which bristles
with tiny sharp pointed spikelets upon
which multitudes OF insects are TIM
paled, boy night AS well as by day
The wings of the victims are pierced
and eutangled by the barhed spikes,
So that most Of them are unable a.
get away. aud thus perish mlserahly
Even large, luminous Swapping
beetle, which Is 50 strong aud active
that it can with difficulty be held In
the hand. falls a victim TO these vege'
table bayonets, IL has been observed,
however. that two species Of insects
u large bug oebalus, aud AN earwig,
readily free themselves from the
spikes. Minute insects are not caught
The grass does not appear 20 deriN
any nourishment from It's prey, IL Il
found elsewhere In the West indies
and In southern Florida.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
Shoe Throwing Old Custom.

Throwing old shoes was not always
confined Ia weddings, though the Gus
tom nowadays has come 10 be assO-
cialed entirely with the going away OF
bridal couples. Authorities differ as
20 the origin of the practice and It's
exact slguihcance II seems, however,
as II it had 10 do with the transfer
of prOperty-women being regarded
AS such among the nations In which
the custom began,
IL was In the sense OF confirming n
sale or exchange that the Jews un-
derstood the removal and giving OF a
shoe or sandal When the kinSman OF
Boaz consented TO waive his claim
upon the parcel of land which Naomi
would sell, he drew on his SHOE" for
"this is the custom Of Israel"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
Armenia First Christian Nation.


The Armcnlnns are an Aryan race
aud probably emlgrnted from Europe
into Asia Minor centuries before the
Christian era. Their language be
longs To the Indo- European group OF
languages. Their king was converted
10 Christianity as early as SOi A. ID,
aud Armenia then became the hrst
Christian nation Of the world, The
Armenian civilization has been estab'
llshcd for centuries, The position OF
the country on the highway between
Asia and Europe has subjected Il 10
invasion and suhJugatlon at various
periods by the Assyrluns, Modes,
Grccks, Romans, rrrsians aud Turks.
From the Fourteenth century Ia the
late war the greatest part OF Armenia
was under Turkish rule. Their en-
unity to the Turks rises from their
struggles as n nation To be- free, which
have frequently been accompanied by
mnssncrrs ~ Armeninns, Americas
interest arises from sympathy with I'M
oppressed race that has for 30 long
upheld Christian civilization In the
Near East.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
Disagree over Famous Vine.

On Roanoke island. OF the North
Carolina coast. stands an ancient
Scuplernong vine. Il Is near the
grave of Virginia Dare and the site of
the Lost Colony" Nobody knows the
age OF that vine, but many nearby
vines, which seem more youthful by
comparison. actually are known 10 he
more than one hundred years old.
A regional contribution to Ameri,
can mythology credits Sir Walter
Raleigh with having planted the vine
where lt now stands, and further
claims are tha; Il Is the original Soup
pernong. Un!maglnatiye Investigators,
however, say that the original Soup
pernons grew wild In Tyrrell county,
North Carolina, along the Scupper'
nUng river, well before 1850, aud that
from this county the species found It's
way 60 Roanoke island,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18

A fact which Is probably ouly slight,
iy known is the immunity from the at.
tseks Of lightning which Is afforded by
wearing q pair of ruhhers,
The person who assumes these coy.
ertngs must be careful not 10 come IN
contact with anything except the door
Providing he follows this instruction
he can not possibly be injured by the
lightning IN any way.
The explanation IL simple enough.
Tue electric nuid before II can pass In.
% . human being or animal must first
cone In contact with the earth. Its
passage from the earth 10 the wearer
Of the rubbers Is, OF course, stopped
BY the soles Of the latter
NJ next time u storm Is brewing
hurry up aud get out your rubbers.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
RITES OF MOUND BUILDERS
How "BundIe Burlals" and "5urlsls In
the Flesh" Were Conducted by
Ancient Race.

After an Indian mound has been
cleared and surveyed II Is stripped OF
the surface sod and excavated by a
series of trenches. One mound, says
the Southern Workman, contained no
less than 45 bundle burials," with two
"burials In the flesh" above Of later
date. These "bundle" burials were
dlsarticulated skeletons that had been
taken down from trees and made into
bundles. In each bundle" as a rule,
were the bones Of from two to four
individuals. They were placed end to
end, lengthways, north to south, and
formed layer some ten feet long and
five feet wide. They we're placed on
carefully prepared bed Of alternate
layers OF golden and brlght-red sands,
evidently Of ceremonial Import, and
surrounded by several stone affairs.
On these appropriate sacrifices were
made 10 the dead; there were signs
Of fire all about. Some half-burned
human bones I'm well.preserved oak
charcoal were found near the top, In
dlcnting that some poor captive had
been burned nt the stake 10 minister
to the souls Of the dead on their Jour
ney to the happy hunting grounds. In
the top strata we're found two skel-
etOns, both Of them strongly fixed
with the knees drawn up to the chin
They were evidently of considerable
age, but Of later origin than the
bundle" burIuls. In fact, all the
bones In this group Of mounds showed
extreme signs Of decomposition. II
was necessary to paint" them oil with
trnnsfuslng fluid the minute they
were exposed TO the air. These two
skeletons were perhaps the remains
Of people who had died during the
construction Of the mounds and were
given burial In the top Of them.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
Doll. WITH African Burial.

Art galleries In New York last year
exhibited specimens OF African doll,
makers. Perhaps the most interesting
story OF dolls In Africa Is that which
concerns the doll custom OF tribe
dwelling near Lake Nyassa. When u
member Of the tribe dies a rough i'm
age Of the dead person is made OF rags
or wood and laid away In tent.
Thousands Of doll images OF dead
thbs members lie In the tent, aud II
u said that the tribe believes that the
dolls are the embodiment OF the souls
VI the dead men. by keeping the souls
on earth they believe they are cheat
ing the nends which are supposed to
lurk beyond life, The tent Is regarded
a. sacred aud only the medicine men
are pertnittsd near Il.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
CITY IA. Endowed Flagstaff.

United States. that on the common
at Lawrence, Mass, Al the time Of
the Lawrence strike some years ago,
when many indignitles We're shown
TO the American tlag. there Was held
flag parade OF 10000 persons, each
carrying u flag as protest A public
spirited citizen Joseph Shattuck, Of
fered TO erect hagstafr and TO set
aside funds the interest ON which
would buy flags for the stan. The
city Of Lawrence accepted the offer,
aud today ON It's common is one OF the
finest hagstaffs IN the world.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-02-18
J...W. BOTTOM
Contract Painter
S07 East Allegheny 81.
Phone Columbia l2A2

Cards Of thanks notices are
charged for at the rate of fifty
cents each. Persons desiring TO
have such notices published
should make a note Of this.
The daily times., 1921-09-20
WILL INVESTIGATE
THE SOBR|ETY OF
THE MOVIE COLONY
DIR. RUMWELL EXAMINED
The Investigation of Roscoe
Arbuckle's Drinking Party
Will Be Postponed Until Hol-
lywood and Los Angeles
Can Furnich Further Evil
dence Concerning Actors.

San Francisco, Sept. 2O.-The
county grand jury today adjourned
until Monday it's investigation of al
legged tampering with witnesses in the
Arbuckle case.
The grand jury also heard the tes-
timony of DR.. VIM. Rumwell who is
alleged to have performed an autop-
osy on Miss Rape. No action was
taken.
Liquors served by Arbuckle at his
party where it is charged Miss Rape
suffered injury from her host which
resulted in death is to be the subject
of an investigation but will be post
poned.
Arbuckle continues to be held in
the city Jail without bail in connec-
tion with the death of Miss Rappe
Robert H. Mccormack, assistant dis
trict attorney for the prosecution of
the liquor cases announced that wit
nesses would be called who were
guests at the party. Mccormack will
not, he said, seek indictment at this
time waiting until the officials have
completed the investigation now go
ing on in the motion picture colonies
of Hollywood and Los Angeles
Officers have examined numerous
witnesses.
At the resumption of the investiga-
tion Mr.. Rumwell, physician to Miss
Rape during her fatal illness, was
called to explain why an autopsy
had been performed without per-
mission by the county officials as re-
quired by law.
The daily times., 1921-09-20
Markets
COTTON

New York, Sept 20.-Cotton fu-
lures opened firm. Oct. 1885, Dec
1920, Jan. 2O.2O, March 1000, May
1000.
New York, Sept. 2O.-The cotton
market showed renewed strength
early today and all the deliveries
were above the 20 cent level and
very near 2 cents per pound above
the low priced touched on the reac-
tion last week. Liverpool was again
much better than due with private
cables showing an active demand
there. The market here opened firm
at an advance of 3S to So points on
the continuance of yesterdays buy
ing movement.
The market at noon was as follows:
Jan. 2O.25, March 2O.19, May 90
90, Oct. 1885, Dec. 2O.28.
The cotton market closed at 2:15
as follows: Jan. 1866, March 1853,
May 19.4s, July 1910, Oct. 1890,
Dee. 1870.
Spots Wilson market 10 1-8c.
The daily times., 1921-09-20
LIGHT OPENING IN
TOBACCO MARKETS
IN CENTRAL BELT
PRICE AROUND % CENTS
Tobacco is Sold in Raleigh for
First Time in Fifteen Years;
125,OOO Pounds on that
Market; Henderson Had
$4,000 Pounds Offered,
Quality is Good.

Raleigh, Sept 20.-Bright leaf to-
bacco markets in the central belts of
North Carolina including Durham,
Henderson, Raleigh and other points
today opened for the 1922 season.
Tobacco will be sold here for the
first time in Is years, two large
warehouses having been built during
the last few months. 1t was estimated
that there were 125,O00 pounds of
tobacco on the floors of the ware
houses here today.
Henderson, N. c., Sept. 20.-The
Henderson tobacco market opened to-
day with an unusually light break,
estimated at around $1,000 pounds.
The sales began at 10 O'Clock at two
warehouses and haG finished at IL
o'clock at an average price of a frac-
tion less than % cents. Tobacco men
say that the quality of the opening
break is slightly above the average
The daily times., 1921-09-20
DROUTH CAUSE Of
Delayed !" OPENING
At CHAPEL HILL
WEEKS POSTPONEMENT
The University Town Has No
Rain of Consequence Since
the Middle of May, Health
Authorities Believe Health
Would be Menaced by Open
ing of College Now.

Chapel Hill, Sept. 2O.-The contin-
history of Chapel Hill has forced the
University to postpone its opening
from Tuesday Sept. 81 to Tuesday,
Oct. f. President Chase and his ad-
visors including the health officer of
the institution and of the village
made the decision at a meeting this
morning.
There has been no real rain here
worthy of the name since the middle
of May. There have been a few show
ers but these have barely laid the
dust. The vegetables and main crops
have been killed. The meager sum
mer population has been able to get
along in recent weeks, but even with
this relatively small demand a seri-
Gus water scarcity has arisen This
morning householders received no
tice that water service would be linn
day.
A thorough survey of the water
sources demonstrated the drying up
process has gone SO far that if there
would be considerable rain within
the next few days, there would still
be danger to health. 1t is planned to
eliminate the Thanksgiving recess
and make up the lost time.
The daily times., 1921-09-20
ROCKY MOUNT AND !
wilson IN SERIES:
Comes from
Rocky Mount That the Two
Towns Will Begin Series
Monday.

Rocky Mount, Sept. 20.-With the
cancellation of the call for the meet
ing of the Virginia League directors
that was to have been held in Rich
mond tonight precluding presentation
of testimony in behalf of the North
Carolina teams in that league and
elimination of Wilson and Rocky
Mount as league leaders it is an
nounced by officials of the local club
that an inter-cities series consisting OF
seven games for the winner of the
first four to be played between these
clubs beginning Monday next at Will
son.
The daily times., 1921-09-20
BRADLEY CANCELS
MEETING VIRGINIA
LEAGUE DIRECTORS
WITHOUT GIVING NOTICE
To Messrs. Lucas and West
Who Were in His Office All
Day Yesterday. Bradley
Promises to Ascertain Judge
Lands Basis for Decision,
Throwing Out Games.

Bradley has committed another
meeting of the Virginia League di-
rectors which was to have been held
in Richmond tonight Indefinitely,
without calling it's attention to eth
er Mess. Lucas or West of Wilson
who were in Richmond yesterday all
day and are in that city today, in
order to see if they cannot reach
some amicable basis in the settlement
throwing out of the Rocky Mount
games on salary limits and the Will
son games from July the 9Th to the
23rd.
This fact is proven by a letter from
Mr.. West to President j. c. Eagles
of the Wilson ball team, in which
Mr. West refers to the meeting to-
night, and says at the beginning of
his letter that he spent practically the
entire afternoon in Bradley's office,
where he had access to the files and
examined the salary afidavits made
by the various teams in the League.
Mr.. Eagles received a wire from
Bradley last night in which the lat
ter stated that he had received en-
,dorsements Of his course from the
Presidents of every League director
with the exception of course of the
directors from the three North Caro-
lima towns.
AT the conclusion of this message
Bradley announces that he has can
celled the meeting for tonight, thus
showing that he intends that his ar
bitrary action shall stand, and that
he does not intend to face the out
ragged directors from the three North
Carolina towns.
Mr. Eagles had long telephone
conversation with Mr.. Lucas over the
Continued on page 81
The daily times., 1921-09-20
THREATS AGAINST
VOLSTEAD'S LIFE

Minneapolis, Sept. 20.-Address-
ing the Minnesota Anti-Saloon league
today A. ]. Volstead stated that his
life had been threatened on his de-
parture from Washington. He said he
was warned he would never take his
seat again in the house, The threat,
he said, was not the first he had re-
ceived since taking an active part in
the fight against violators of the pro-
hibition amendment.
The daily times., 1921-09-20
POSSES SEARCHING
FOR NEGRO SLAYER
OF |REDELL MAN
VICTIM DIED TO-DAY
Bloodhounds Are Being Used
in the Search. The Killing
is Said to Have Resulted
From a Quarrel Following a
Collision by the White Man
With the Negro's Buggy.

Statesvllle, Sept. 20.-Robert Dish
man, 40, prominent farmer and lum-
herman who was mortally wounded
by Bob Benson. ne@ro following 4
collision six miles from here in
which Benson's buggy was wrecked
died this morning without regaining
consciousness. Mr.. Dishman's skull
was fractured by a heavy stick or
other weapon.
Officers and citizens have been en-
gagged day and night in searching for
the missing negro. Bloodhounds are
being used to aid in the hunt