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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
NO OLD AGE PROBLEM HERE
indians Of the Andes Mountains Kill
Those Of Race Who Reach
Fateful Limit.


High In the Businesses Of the Andes
mountains Of Peru there lives a race
which sets an age limit and kills all
of its people who reach the fateful
mark. In each village an official is
appointed to terminate the careers Of
persons who live too long.
Different communities, however,
have different ideas as to what limit
should be placed on human existence.
In some places the only duty Of the
executioner appears to be to secure
the presence of a man at his own fu-
neral in the title role" If a person
becomes so i'll that his funeral becomes
a certainty in the near future, date
is fixed for the same, and If the lead
ing figure shows disposition TO be un-
punctual, the village executioner takes
the matter in hand.
The Andes natives are of Indian
descent, possibly from the Quichau
Indians, according to scientists. They
live in adobe novels and are said never
to remove their clothing. They are
very shy and have no diversions aside
from chewing coca leaves, from which
modern scientists extract cocaine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
MANY LEGENDS or THE OAK
Trees Grandeur and Beauty Seem TO
Have Impressed Each Ancient
Race In Turn.

The ancient races, struck with the
noble aspect Of the oak. have in all
ages enveloped IL in the clouds Of their
legends snd carried II back to the re
motest antiquity. OF this class was
the holm oak. which in the days Of
Pliny still existed near Rome, on the
trunk Of which was an Etruscan in
scription in letters Of brass stating
that before the existence Of the Eternal
city II was already the object Of popu-
lar veneration. The Roman naturalist
also asserts that in the environs Of
Heracles, in the kingdom Of Pontus,
there was a tradition that two oaks
which overshadowed the altar Of Jupi-
ter Stragius had been planted by Her
cules. The origin of certain trees is
lost In even remote antiquity.
The imposing terror Of the Her
cynian forest has deeply impressed all
those who have described Germany,
and Pliny and Tacitus especially. The
aged oaks Of ifs somber wales, where
wandered the elk and the aurochs. es-
pecially aroused the admiration Of the
Roman historian. THE majestic gran
deur Of the oak in this forest" he says.
"surpasses all imaginable belief; this
tree has never been touched with the
ak; II is contemporary with the crea-
tion Of the world and appears to be the
symbol Of Immortality
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
Indiana Mxsterx CARVING.

A wonderful bit Of wood carving in
the museum OF the Minnesota Histori-
cal society was done by a deaf and
dumb Chippewa Indian at White
Earth reservation.
Inside a small whisky bottle are the
figures of boy and dog standing be-
side large wheel. Every bit Of the
construction is of wood, which is
brightly c0lored. How the Indian got
all his figures through the narrow
neck OF the bottle, and how he got
his grouping arranged and stuck to-
gether Is a mystery. Even the neck
OF the bottle is corked with big
wooden plug on the inside as well as
on the outside.
Nobody knows how the Indian got
The wood inside the bottle, and the In
dian, being dumb. never told.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

vIbrstien Of the Air Brings n to the
Esr-TrsveIs Faster IN Summer
Than In Winter.

Sound Is transmitted to the ear
BY the vibration Of the air. When
one particle Of air Is made to vibrste
IL sets the adjacent particles to VI
bratine. and so a sound wave, II not
obstructed. passes in all directions
from the sounding body. The calcu-
lated velocity OF sound In the air
when the temperature Is at freezing
point is s15.69 feet per second. When
the temperature increases. sound
travels faster, and the rate has been
calculated At little more than one
foot per second for each degree OF
rise In Fahrenheits thermometer.
Contrary to popular belief, sound
travels faster in summer than In
winter. and in warm than In cold
climates. II might be thought that
sound would travel more slowly
through dense atmosphere. but the
elasticity increases as rapidly as the
density, and, therefore, the velocity
Of sound is not affected by varying
density. The velocity of sound in
water, when at the greatest density, is
4,707.4 feet per second. The expert
ments by which this velocity was de-
termined were made by NJ Callaodin,
in 1926. across the Lake of Geneva,
from Role to Thonon, distance Of
about nine miles. Water, therefore,
transmits sound four times as fast as
air does.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
Go Back to Fifteenth Century.

If anything should astonish us about
trees 1t is their longevity. The life OF
animals is ephermeral compared to
that of our trees. The pine and great
chestnut can assuredly extend their
existence to term Of 400 or 500
years. In the Island Of Teneriffe are
found many venerable pines and enor-
nous chestnut trees which In all prob
ability were planted there by the con-
quistadores at the commencement of
the Fifteenth century, the epoch of
tie invasion Of the island.
The former are distinguished from
the others. owing to the conquerors
having in their piety decorated them
nearly all with little madonnas, which
are still seen suspended to their
boughs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
Good Whistler story.

zone OF Whistlers stories was Of
Burne-JOnes and himself going TO 4
country fair and wandering into Q
sideshow 10 see a tattooed lady--anc
he was afraid to say how many sub
jects were tattooed on heron one knee
the American Eagle, on the other, the
Union Jack, and on her back Leonar
dos Last Supper. And she really wai
amazing. and they enjoyed II hugely
Some four or Ave years afterward, In
London. Burne-Jones burst In upon
whistler, and told him the same tat
tooed lady was at the Aquarium, and
they must 10 and see her again. And
they went and she had grown very
stout In the meanwhile and when they
looked at the Last supper, all the
apostles wore broad grin."-From
''Ths Whistler journal" by u. r. and
J. Pennell
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
STORIES TOLD OF WEBSTER
Interesting 20 Learn That Marvellous
Orator Was, After All, Much
Like the Ordinary Man.

We hear so much about the leonine
appearance and the "godlike elo
quence" Of Daniel Webster that II is
refreshing to read an anecdote that
presents the man In more human and
less imposing light
Once, says a chronicler Of life In
old Washington, Webster arrived late
at concert that the famous Jenny
Lind was giving and entered just as
she was to sing Hail Columbia as
an encore. When she sang the first
note Webster jumped to his feet, and
when she reacked the chorus he joined
his powerful bass voice with hers. In
vain Mrs. Webster tried to drag him
back into his seat. He supported the
singer In every chorus; and each time
when the song was ended he made a
deep bow to her and waved his hat.
Miss Lind curtsied to him in return,
and he bowed again. To the delight
Of the audience they continued the lit
tie comedy Of etiquette for some time.
One day when Webster was going to
make an address his wife brought
their little son to hear his father. The
orator began in the thunderous tone
for which he was famous. "will any
man dare to say" he demanded and
then paused to sweep his breathless
audience with a Jovian glance.
But the climax of this awe-inspiring
sentence was lost in a gale Of laugh
ter, for wee voice promptly piped
from the gallery: "Oh, no, papa, no,
noI"-Youths Companion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
SAFEGUARDING THE CHILD

In this day Of vicious influences It
is imperative that parents seek out
every agency which tends to safe
guard and develop their children's
moral and spiritual nature. ts
The influences of the street, the
gang" and the movies must be
counteracted, and the home and the
Sunday School must work together
toward this end.
No matter what your child's later
life may be, strong character foun-
dation viii be his greatest asset,
which you may help him to strength
en- by encouraging him to take ad-
vantage of the wholesome, uplifting
influence of the undayS School-Ex.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

If Chicago and New York have
nothing worse to worry about than
women smoking in public, conditions
are better in those cities than has
popularity been supposed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
suspicion Confirmed.

ut says here that surgeons have
discovered that orange blossoms may
be used as an anesthetic," said Mrs.
Henpeck.
Il always did believe that l was
unconscious When We H'ae married"
remarked Mr.. Henpeci
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04
Guilty Suffer poublv.

Guilt has always It's horrors and
solicitudes; ana 70 make II yet more
shaneful and detestable. II is doomed
often 70 stand In awe Of those 10 whom
nothing could give influence or weight
but their power Of betraying.-John-
son
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

is cultivated
G. L. Rose has been petitioned by
cattle men to establish stock pens
at this place and have sales days FRI
day and Saturday before regular
court days at Mt. Sterling. He has
consented and has several pens al
ready finished and rented for the
season. The traders are insisting
that he build sales and feed barn
for winter use, which he will likely
do if cooperation is shown.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

Remember this-that there is prop
er dignity and proportion to be OBJ
served in the performance of every
act of life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

Love has been known to fly out of
the window while the man at the
door was having trouble finding the
keyhole.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

Some folks havent'the grace to
thank the old world for the free ride
It gives them around the stars.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

A New York hotel has installed a
thinking room" Always catering to
out-of-town trade.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-05-04

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
Large Quantities OF
Fruit And Vegetables
Being Shipped By Mail

Observation-Disclosures Of fruits
and vegetables in great quantities by
retail and wholesale merchants to all
Of the United States is stead
Ny increasing. according to reports
made to General Superintendent w.
H. Riddell, Of the railway mali serv-
ice. =
As an illustration Of the use to
which the parcel post is being put by
merchants, it was asserted by Superin-
tendent Riddel that recently an entire
freight car was loaded with individual
3 Of asparagus and shipped by
parcel post rates. Each parcel, how
over. conformed to weight regulations.
and It would not have been possible
to ship the car load as a bulk. It was
explained.
Department officials said that there
appeared to be no reason why suffi-
Gent numbers of crates to: mako upFa
half car or a car load, cannot be
shipped in the future as parcel post.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
The Girl, A Horse and A Dog
ByFRANcIs LYNDE.
CONTINUED from page ~
FRANCIS LYNDE.

blowed ourselves up with our own
dynamite. No. sir; don't o go to
hankin' on that"
Then you do believe that Jeanne
wen with Bullerton?"
Looks like there amt nothing else
left to beliey,' he asserted dolefully.
Look at it for yourself, son !. she's
been gone three, whole days II she
hadn't gone with him-and the good
Lord only knows where else she
could have gone-don't you reckon
this? No, Stannie; we been lettin'
the wish it was run away with the
had to be- I reckon we just got to
grit teeth. son and tough it out
the best we can"
During this waiting interval, which
seemed like hours, we were momen-
tarily expecting another crash. It did
not come; but in due course of time
we heard a stir outside and then
voices, and one of the voices. which
was not Bullerton's said: "I'n bet
am plenty, cap'n. Gimme tn ak,
Tom, till we bust open the door an
nave a squirt at EN-"
Just at that moment a submerging
wave of depression surged v G me
and showed me down so deep that I
think possibly il Fullerton had called
out and demanded u surrender I
should have been tempted to tell him
that I was not so much Of a hog as
not to know when I had enough. But
the old man squeezed in beside me
under the arched boiler plate was
made of better fiber; he was game to
the last hair in his beard. With q
wild-Indian yell, he hunched his
Winchester into position and fired
once, twice, thrice, at the door, as
rapidly as he could pump the reload
ing lever.
A. spattering fusillade was the re-
ply to this, but the aim was bad and
the only result was to set the air of
our prison fortress to buzzing as II a
swarm of angry bees had been turned
loose on us. After this, the raiders
withdrew, st we judged; at all events,
the silence Of the dark hour before
daybreak shot. down upon us again,
and once more we had space in which
to gather our minds.' as Daddy put
It.
1t may be a d~astardly confession Of
weakness to admit it, but I am free to
say hat the prolonged struggle was
gradually undermining my nerve. If
Fullerton had made up his mind to
write off the loss Of the mine build
ings and machinery. it was a battle
lost for us. It could be only a Ques-
ton of a little time, n enough day.
light to enable the bombers to throw
straight. until we should be buried in
the wreck Of the shafthouse and hoist
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
CHAPTER XVII
Tit for Tat

That word "thunderbolt" is hardly
figure of speech. The thing that hit
us couldn't be compared to anything
milder than thunder and lightning.
There was a flash, ,rending, ripping
roar as ff the solid earth were split
ting in two, and the air was filled
with flying fragments and splinters.
Air, 1 say, but the acrid. choking gas
which filled the shafthouse could
scarcely be called air.
"Dynamite-that's what they
old man at my side. and l could have
shouted for JOY at the mere sound Of
his voice since it was an assurance
that he hadn't been killed outright.
It's only a question Of a little time
now. Daddy" 1 prophesied. What
you saiu yesterday-that Fullerton
would try to get possession without
destroying the property-no longer
holds good. He has evidently decided
that we've got to be ousted, even at
the expense OF building a new shaft
Why has he changed his mind, when
he knows that he could starve us out
ir a few days."
II been thinkin' about that. right
pintedly. Stannie. Shouldn't wonder
il sometimes in the wind-somethin'
we don't know about"
Then there's another thing" I put
in. "Supposing, just for the sake Of
argument, that our first guess was
right; that he did take Jeanie to
Angels three days ago and hat they
were married there. You know your
daughter. Daddy, and I know her, a
little. Nobody but an idiot would
suppose that she'd live with Fullerton
as his wife for a single minute If he
makes himself your murderer"
1T ure does look Hathaway to a
man up a tree" admitted the stout
old fighter.
Tn hanging on to the little hope
like a dog to a root, Daddy" I con-
fessed. III I can only keep on be-
lieving that they're not married, 1 can
put UP a better fight, or be snuffed
out-if I have to be-with a good few
less heart-burninga"
But at this the old man, who, no
longer age than the yesterday, had
seemed to lean definitely toward the
no-marriage hypothesis, suddenly
changed front
Don't you go to bankin' on any
thing like that, Stannie, son." he said
In a tone Of deep encouragement.
Charley Bullerton's a liar, from the
place where they make liars for a
livin'. and faint goin' to be no trick
a-tall for him to make Jeanne, and a
lot o" other folks, |b'lieve that we
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24

under the auspices Of the Buenos
Aires. geological garden. /
Members Of the party are wen zen
armed. carrying elephant rides an4
lassoes. AZ quantity Of explosive V
also being taken with which to mine
the lake and thus scare. OUT q
monster. The zoos taxidermfN -
taxing along embalmings materials Tor
use in case the beast Is killed. Al
other item OF the outfit Is q gasoline
motor with which to Epropei the boa
to be constructed on the shores OF
the lake. i}a@ sfyG 4 So
Prof. Onelli, director of the 700.
who organized the expedition, has
directed that II It fails to find the ami
NAL after six weeks search, the party
shall proceed % other parts OF Pata-
gonia.
II am convinced that some arge
strange animals exist In Patagonia"
he said. When Theodore Roosevelt
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24

Beating the prohibition law is rap
idly becoming Americas greatest in
and outdoor sport. and Capt. James
v. Martin hopes to become grand
mogul Of the new game. Martin plans
to anchor a great floating cabaret Just
outside the three-mile limit. There
will be singing aboard and dancing
and of course drinking. A fleet of
sea-Eoing tenders will carry parched-
throated me to the oasis and back
to the great American desert. The
project will represent an investment
of $1o.ooo.o0e.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
T]'WVO BULGARIAN
CABINET MEMBERS
HAVE RESIGNED

soma, bulgaria, March 24.--Two
members OF the cabinet resigned as
the result OF differences in the minis-
try over the government's deterinina-
ton to eliminate three letters o
the Bulgarian alphabet, which was
announced several weeks ago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24

tic cannon. we were. dazedSand deaf
ened BY. the shock. and half schoked,
by the fumes. but neither OF us was
30 far gone MS not to hear distinctly g
prolonged and rumblinE crash@3llke
the thunder OF a small Niagara COM
AfterSthe smasM
The shaft" skrilled Daddy. Hiram.
in q thin. choked voice; 'it went of
down in the shaft! And. saying!-
what-all's that we're a-listcnin' to
now!" s> 6 S@ W IS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
PARTY ORGANIZED
TO HUNT STRANGE
PATACONIAN BEAST

I Buenos Aires. March s4.-tBy the
Associated Pres)-Elaborate. plans
for the capture or destruction OF the
k6chsonistic creature reported to have
been seen in an Andean lake, have
been made by the expedition which
left tonight (Thursday) for Patagonia
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-24
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-02-02
HUMBOLDT FOREST
PERMITS GRANTED

In addition to the five-year per-
mits that have already been granted
by the Elko office for grazing of
sheep, cattle and horses in the Hum
boldt national forest, there have
been number of yearly permits
applied for by stock raisers of Elko
county this season, says the Elko
Free Press. Yesterday was the last
day for receiving applications for
seasonal permits for 1922 for the
Humboldt forest and a total of nine
ty applications are now in the Elko
office for appraisal. Added to the
number of five-year permits already
in force the number of permits that
will be allowed this year will be well
over 400.
The secretary of agriculture has
authorized the grazing of 1000
head of sheep and $1,000 head of
cattle and horses on the Humboldt
forest during this season, and judg-
ing from the number of applications
that have been received by Forester
C. E. Favre, supervisor of the Hum
boldt district, the maximum quota
allowed will be more than taken
care of.
The work Of allotting the stock
for which permits have been applied
will commence on February 10.
Judging from the heavy snowfall in
the forest this season there will be
ample forage for the grazing of all
of the stock for which application
has been made. Rates this year
range from 81 to s1.20 for cattle,
S1.25 to $3.50 for horses, and from
% cents to 80 cents per head for
sheep for the year-long season, de-
pending upon the section of the for
est in which the stock is grazed.
The Humboldt national forest is
divided into three divisions, COM
prising the Humboldt, Ruby and
Santa Rosa districts, the latter divi-
sion taking the minimum charges for
grazing.