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The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
THE COCK OF JEMAPPEs

On November 6, 1792, Dumourlez defeated the Austrians at Jemappes, an event which led to the annexa- ton of Belgium to the French em- pire. In 1911 this event was com memorated by the erection of a granite obelisk surmounted by a bronze cock, over three meters high.
 On August 23, 1914, the Ger mans, invading that region, wanton- ly threw down the symbolical bird and danced around the fragments. Franco-Belgian friendship did not stomach this outrage, and on May 21 last the Gallic cock was restored to its former place, the occasion being marked with joyous festival.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
HEARD IT ALL DAY

An Alexandria man who attended the speedway race in 1912, before the Volstead act was in effect, re- calls an incident of that time. He says that while walking through the parking space at the speedway he noticed a large car bearing a New Jersey license number. Beside the car was a case of beer and nearby was a tub filled with cracked ice and bottles. The ground was strewn with empty bottles and the men with the car were taking the shade beneath it and were looking the worse for the wear.
 As the Alexandria man passed the car one of the men with his head bandaged with handkerchief looked out from beneath it as one of the racers roared by and in- quired:
 ''What is that d-d noise? I've been hearing it all day" "-Indian- apolis News.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
WOMAN SPOILED HIS SALES
Proof That the Feminine Shopper Is Not So Easily BeeuiIed as
 Is the Masculine.

He was selling one of those neat little tool kits that slip into single handle. There was tool for most everything, according to the ped dler. One might manicure his nails, mend the. radio, adjust the plumb ing and open bottle with this com bination equipment.
 His hands kept up with his mouth, but even so he could hardly meet the demand from the four o'clock crowd of men who were anx- ious to trade dimes for gimcracks.
 It was an intelligent crowd of ex- cellent citizens, says the New York Sun. A lone woman approached the group. She put out a hand with a dime held between the thumb and finger. As she took hold of the miniature tool chest in the tin handle she took back her dime and said, "Walt a minute; 1 want to see if these things ftp'
 The maker gave her an unfrjend- lv look, and then directed his atten- ton to the matter of distributing -rthe remainder of his stock to the men with dimes.
 She seemed to be having trouble with every tool except that pair of tweezers. A few men followed the feminine example and tried out their own tool chests. The result was uniform. Nothing would really fit the handle but that pair of twee- gers. Nobody asked for money back, but everybody hurried off, looking foolish.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
Hot Weather Diseases

Disorders of the bowels are exr tremely dangerous, particularly during the hot weather of the summer months. and in order to protect yourself n d family agaist a sudden attack, get a bot tie of Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy. It can be de- pended upon. Many have testi- fled to its excellence. Adv.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
Cause of Appendicitis A

When the bowels are constipa- ted, the lower bowels or large in- testines become packed with re- fuse matter, that is made up largely of germs. These germs enter the vermiform appendix and set up iufamation, which is commonly known as appendicitis. Take Chamberlain's s Tablets when needed and keep your bowels reg lar and you have little to fear from appendicitis. Adv.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
Same Old Story But a Good One

Mrs. Mahala Burns, Savanna, Mo. relates an experience. the like of which has happened in al most every neighborhood Tn this country. and has been told and related by thousands of others, as follows: 'I use bottle of Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrho- ca Remedy about nine years ago and it cured me of f1ux (dysentery) I had another attack of the same complaint three or four years ago and few doses of this remedy cured me. have recommended it to dozens of people since first used it and shall continue to do so for I know it is a quick and positive cure for bowel troubles. :"
 Adv.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
AUG, F, 1922
GREAT PIANIST HARD WORKER UnwilIingness to Spare Himself Is Part of the Secret of Pader-
 ewslli's Success.

No one can ever realize how hard Paderewski worked for his results, writes Harold Bauer in Etude. Sometimes one hears of the great heroism of the pianist who prac- tices six or seven hours a day. Time and again I have known Paderewski to keep on working until three and four in the morning, often doing from fourteen to sixteen hours a day. Of course, only a physical giant could have accomplished this, and, indeed, such was Paderewski. His endurance and strength were enormous.
 This very physical power gave Paderewski an enormous range of tone color possibilities. His palette was extremely broad and always re- mained so. It was possible for him to go from gossamer effects to yer itable storms. This was attained, as I have said, by unlimited zeal and unlimited industry, which has always been lesson to me. After his labors he would go to bed and sleep like child. Indeed, if it had not been for his enormous endur- ance he could never have accom- plished the work which gave him a seat at the peace conference as the foremost citizen of Poland-a proud position for a musician.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
Hunger, the Best Sauce

Sauce is used to create an ap petite or relish for the food, The right was is to look to your di- gestion. When you have good digestion you are certain to relish yourfood. Chamberlain's Tablets improve the digestion. create a healthy appetite and couse a gen tie movement of the bow els. Adv.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
POINT THE WAY
The Statement of This Prescott Resident Will Interest Our
 Readers.

Our neighboring town, Prescott points the way in the words of one Of it's most respected citizens:
 Wm. Smith, blacksmith, Box 27O Prescott, Ariz.. says: My back was so lame could hardly move and when 1 tried to bend over to shoe a horse, sharp pains would catch me. My kidneys did not act regularly and 1 was often annoyed by little spots, which seemed to float before my eyes. I was lame, stiff and sore all over when 1 began using Doan's Kid ney Pills. In almost no time, Doan's regulated my kidneys and made me feel like la differen- man..
 Price Soc, at all druggists. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Smith had. Eos ter-Milburn o of, Mgrs. Buffalo N. Y.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Judge Superior Court A. s. Gibbons
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
AROUND THE CORNER

Prosperity is just around the cor ner," declared the cheery citizen.
 "It is,'' replied MT. Dustin Stax, eff you succeed in organizing the right kind of a corner in the Chi- cago board of trade.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
In The Superior Court of Apache County, State O
 Arizona
In the Matter of the Estate of

In the Matter of the Estate of
 BENJAMIN BROWN, SR., Deceased.
 NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION.
 Notice is hereby given that Benjamin Brown, IT, has filed in this Court a cer- tain document purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Benjamin Brown, ST., together with his petition praying that said document be admitted to pro hate in this Court as the last Will and Testament of said Benjamin Brown, Sr., who, said petitioner alleges, is deceased, and that letters testamentary issue thereon to said petitioner, and that same will be heard on Saturday the 18th day of August, A. D. 1922, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room of said Court, in the Court House, in the town of St. Johns, County of Apache, State of Arizona, and all per sons interested in said estate are noti- fled then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 LEVI s. UDALL, Clerk. Dated July 31, 1922. z9-3, SLY
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
AN OFFICE ACCESSORY

The New Stenog-I shall expect salary of $40 week and all ex- penses.
 The Boss-Expenses! What ex- penses?
 The Stenog-You surely don't expect me to work here without a chaperon.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
LANGUAGE AND ITS USES

'Well, did you children enjoy the play?"
 ''Yes and no, if you know what I mean"
 of you mean Do I know what you would like to say if you were able to express yourself,' then I do." From Life.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-17
A DRY MAN

'Senator, they accuse you of lug ging in the pork barrel"
 "Just so they don't accuse me of lugging in a whisky barrel, I don't care."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07

who stared at him with wide-open
eyes as she stood, hands on hips, be-
fore him.
Don't YOU tell me don't know
you! II you amt a Falrchlld, I'll
never feed another miner corned beef
and cabbage as long as live. Amt
you, nowf' she persisted, "aln't you
FairchildI"
The man laughed In spite Of him
self "You guessed IT,"
You're Thornton Fairchild's boy !"
She had reached out for his handbag
and then, bustling about him. drew
him into the big 'parlor" Didn't
know you the minute / saw you?
Land, you're the picture Of your dad !!
Sakes alive. how is hef"
There was moment of silence.
Fairchild found himself suddenly halt
ing and boyish as he stood before her.
"He's-he's gone, Mrs. Howard"
"DeadT She put up both hands.
1T don't seem possible. And me re-
membering him looking Just like you,
full OF life and strong and"
"Our pictures Of him are a good deal
different. IL guess you knew him
when everything was all right for him.
Things were different after he got
home again"
Mother Howard looked quickly
about her, then with a swift motion
closed the door.
"Son," she asked In a low voice.
didn't he ever get over itf'
"Itf" Falrchlld felt that he stood
on the threshold Of discoveries. "What
do you meanT
Didn't he ever tell you anything,
SOM?
"No. +"
swell. there wasn't any need to-"
But Mother Howard's sIdden embar-
rassment, her change Of color. told
Fairchlld II wasn't the truth. "He just
had a little bad luck out here, that
was all. His-his mine pinched out
just when he'd thought he'd struck II
rich-or something like that"
Are you sure that is the TRUTH"
TUT II StCbnu lhcg ldNeu tdNH OlutT
Robert Falrchlld serious and intent
Mother Howard looking at him with
eyes defiant, yet compassionate. Sud
denly they twinkled. the lips broke
from their straight line into a smile
and a kindly old hand reached out &c
take him by the arm.
Don't you stand there and try &c
tell Mother Howard she don't know
what she's talking about Z" came In
tones OF mock severity. ''Hear me-
Now, you get up them steps and wash
up for dinner. Take the first room or
the right. It's nice. CHEEKY place
In his room, Fairchlld tried not tC
think. His brain was becoming toe
crammed with queries, with strange
happenings and with aggravatlng mys
tlclsms OF the life into which his IA
theirs death had thrown him TO per
nit clearness OF vision. Even II
Mother Howard he hae not been able
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07
THE CROSS-CUT

The sun was slanting low. throwing
deep shadows from the hills into the
little valley with its chaitering. milk
white stream. sOftening the scars Of
the mountains with their great refuse
dumps; reminders Of hopes Of twenty
years before and as bare Of yegeta-
tio1 as In the days when the pick and
gad and drill Of the prospector tore
the rock loose from its hiding place
under the surface Of the ground. The
scrub pines OF the almost barren
mountains took on a hufier, softer
tone; the juiting rocks melted away
into their own shadows: u was pic
ture Of peace and Of memories.
And Il had been hers that Thornton
Fairchlld, back In the ninetles, had
dreamed his dreams and fought his
fight. A sudden cramping caught the
sons heart, and II pounded with some
thing akin to fear. The old fOrebOd-
Ing Of his fathers letter had come
upon him. the mysterious thread Of
that elusive intangible Thing great
enough 10 break the will and resist
ance OF a strong man and turn him
into a weakling-silent, whlte-haired
sitting by a window, waiting for
death What had II beeni Why had
II come upon his father7 How could
II be fOught7 He brushed away the
beady perspIration with a gesture al
most Of anger, then with look Of re-
lief. turned in at a small white gate
toward a big. rambling building which
proclaimed itself. by the sign on the
door, to be Mother Howards boarding
house.
A moment OF waiting. then he faced
gray-halred kindly faced woman,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07

rocking down the mountain side.
around q curve and out OF sight
while Falrchild merely stood there.
staring wonderingly at q ten-dollsr
bill!
noise from the rear. growing
louder, and the amazed man turned
10 see a second machine. filled with
men. careening toward him Fifty
feet away the brakes creaked. and the
big automobile came 10 a skIddIng,
dust.throwing stop. A sun-browned
man In a StetsOn hat. metal badge
cleaning from beneath his coat,
leaned forth.
(Which way did he goT'
Her Robert Falrchlld stared.
"Yeh. Didn't a man just pass here
In an automobiIef where'd he GO
straight on the main road or OF on
the circuit trailT'
"It-it wasn't a man. lit was a
boy. Just about fifteen years old"
Sure"
"Oh. yes" Falrchld was swim
ming IN deep water now. Il got a
good look at him. He-he took that
road on 10 the left"
II was the opposite one TO which
the hurrying fugitive In whipcord had
taken. There was doubt in the inter
rogator's eyes.
Sure Of thatT' he queried. Tin
the sheriff OF Arapahos county. That's
an auto bandit ahead Of US. We"
We'll, | wouldn't swear to II. There
was another machine ahead. and
lost EN- both for a second down there
by the turn"
Probably him, all right" The voice
| came from the tonneau. Maybe be
figured TO give Us the slip and get
back TO Denver"
Let's 90" The sheriff was press.
ing a foot on the acceleratOr. Down
the hlll went the car, to skid, then to
make a short turn on to the road
which led away from the scent. leay,
ing behind a man standing in the
middle Of the road. staring at 2 ten
dollar blll-and wondering why he
had liedl
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07
EyPDDddd!ys
E1Eyenin9
Fairy Tale
DOG AND CAT
oyNAARY GRAHAiI !.l BOWER

The collie dog and the sngora cat
were talking" said Daddy.
81 must tell you what they were
talking about" he added, and both
Nick and Nancy said at once:
"Oh yes. Daddy, please dor
"The collie dog was very beautiful.
The angora cat was very beautiful,
too.
"They both belonged TO the same
mistress ana they had a very happy
home. They got along very well to-
gether. too.
81 saw such a strange thing today
said the collie dog.
"Dld your inquired the angora
cat, in n most polite way. Tell me,
won't you, what you saw that was so
stranger
."Tm merely limiting for an invita-.
tlon 10 tell it, the collie dog grinned.
"Tm waiting 10 hear" said the
cat, for then have something l want
to tell you
GOOD said the dog. Well, I win
proceed.
"what is that you are going to dor
asked the cat.
Proceed repeated the dog.
"'And what may that beT Inquired
the cat.
"'That means that ] win start said
the dog.
"'Oh, oh, meow, meow. now see,'
said the cat.
ado proceed the cat now asked
with a grin.
al was out on the street today
the dog commenced. and ] saw two
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07

girl In whlpcord riding habit and
close.pulled cap fdgeted first on one
tan-clad foot then on the other, anx-
iously watching the road behind her
and calling constantly for speed.
At last the job was finished, the girl
fastening the useless shoe behind the
machine while Falrchild frightened the
last Of the lugs. Then as he straight.
ened. a small figure shot TO his side
took the wrench from his hand and
sent 10, with the other tools. clatter-
Ing into the tonneau. A tiny hand
went into a pocket, something that
crlnkled was showed into the mans
grasp, and while he stood there gasp
ing, she leaped TO the drivers seat,
slammed the door, spun the starter
until II whlned. and with open cut
out roaring again, was or and away,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07
"Rodaine's a rattlesnake. His
sons a rsttlesnake."
CTo BE coNTINUED)
New IYpe Of Power Shovel.

It has long been recognized that, to
meet certain conditions, gasoline
driven power shovel would have ad.
vantages over machines using other
forms OF power. Many attempts have
been made, patterned mostly after the
steam shovel, TO adapt gasoline power
TO this type Of machine, but all of
them have been open to criticism.
Now. however. new type OF gasoline
power shovel, described in Popular
Mechanics, has been placed on the
market which is a radical departure
from the accepted designs. In this
machine, which has successfully
passed Its preliminary trials, all pow.
er is supplied from one slow-speed
gasoline engine. and there are no mo
tors, engines or clutches on the BOOM
The dipper can be put through any
motions possible with the steam shov.
ell. even 10 the shaking of the dlpper
to free ii OF sticky material. The
boom may he raised or lowered In the
usual manner, while the swing is con.
trolled by separate clutch. The
shovel Is mounted on tractor treads
and Is self-propelled.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07
CHAPTER ~

Wonderment which got nowhere
The sheriH-s car returned before Fair
child reached the bottom Of the grade,
and again stopped TO survey the scene
Of defeat.
Dangerous characterT Fairchild
hardly knew why he asked the ques
tlon. The sheriff smiled grimly.
"If IL was the fellow we were after
he was plenty dangerous. We were
trailing him on word from Denver
described the car and said he'd pulled
a daylight hold-up on a pay-wagoI
for the Smelter company-sO when
the car went through Golden, we took
up the trail couple OF blocks behind
He kept the same speed for little
while until one OF my deputies got a
little anxious and took a shot at a
tire Man, how he turned on the juice
thought that thing was a Jack rabbit,
the way II went up the hill! | guess
it's us back to the Office"
The automobile went It's way then,
and Fairchild his, still wondering
And so thoroughly did the incident en-
gross him that II was not until truck
had come to full stop behind him,
and n driver mingled shout with the
footing of his horn, that he turned to
allow its passage.
Didn't hear you, old man." he apol-
ogized. Gould you give, fellow a
llftT
Guess So" II was friendly. even
though a bit disgruntled; "hop on"
And Falrchild hopped, once more to
SIT o2 the tailboard, swinging his legs,
but this time his eyes saw the ever
changing scenery without noticing H.
In spite OF himself Fairchild found
| himself constantly staring at vision
Of pretty girl in a riding habit, with
| dark-brown hair St-aylng about
| equally dark-brown eyes, almost fren-
zied in her efforts to change a tire In
time to elude pursuing sheriff. Some
way II all didn't blend. II she hadn't
| committed some sort OF depreciation
| against the law, why on earth was she
willing to part with ten dollars, mere
| ly TO save a few moments In changing
a tire and thus elude a sherinl II
there had been nothing wrong, could
not a moment Of explanation have sat
ished anyone OF the fact7
It was too much for anyone, and
Falrchild knew II. Yet he clung grim
ly to the mystery as the truck clat-
tered on, mile after mile. A small
town gradually was coming into view.
A mile more. then the truck stopped
with a jerk.
"where you bound for. pardnerT
"Ohadi."
THAT'S II, straight ahead. turn
on here. Miner?"
Fairchlld shrugged his shoulders
and nodded noncommlttally.
"Just thought I'd ask. Plenty OF
work around here for single and
double jackers. Things are beginning
TO look up a bit-at least in silver"
"ThnNks DO you know good place
TO stopG"
"Yeh. Mother Howard's boarding
house. Everybody goes there, sooner
or later. You'll see Il on the left-hand
side OF the street before you get tc
the main block Good old girl; knows
how to treat anybody in the mining
game from operators on down. She
was here when mining was mlningr'
Fairchild lifted his bag from the
rear OF the vehicle, waved a farewell
TO the driver and started into the vii
lage. And then the vision of the cir
departed, momentarily, to give plac,
to other thoughts, other pictures, OF 4
day long gone.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07
100 Proceed" the Cat Now Asked.

"Do Proceed" the Cat Now Asked.
ladies. They weren't old and they
weren't so very young.
"By that l mean they were quite,
quite grown-up. But they were act.
ing Ike children.
"They were hopping on one foot
and then on the other. They were
waiting for & trolley car and they
seemed to enjoy hopping a bit
"'well,' said the cat, 4 suppose
their feet hadn't grown up as much as
the rest of them
"'That must have been the reason
for IT, said the dog. Anyway l
watched them. put my head on one
side and then on the other and / said
to myself:
"'"Thls is very curious How
strangely they are behaving. This
isn't just the thing 10 do-for grown
ups 10 be hopping Ike that"
"Well, they saw me as I was
watching them. OF course thea
looked away for l didn't want 10 bu
rude.
"'They laughed then and one of
them said:
"'''Did you see that dog look at
us? He looked AT us just as though
he were person and as though he
thought this behavior was rather
strange. But as though, too, he should
look away when he saw we noticed
him"
"'They seemed much amused by the
way had been looking at them, but
was much amused at the way they
were acting.
"'But now. cat, tell me your story.
have told you OF my strange expert
ence. for do think II was strange
sight and think It was amusing to
see that the people thought II was so
funny / should look at them as a
person would. They evidently thought
me lacking in any powers OF obserya-
tion.'
"'what are powers OF observation
asked the cat.
"'Powers of seeing things and no
ticing them carefully said the dog.
But gracious me- bow-wow, want to
hear what you have TO tell me-
"'You know how | love to jump
In the bath-tub when there Is little
water In II and splash around and play
In ltr the eat asked.
''The dog nodded.
land you know how love TO jump
In II, too, when the wa:er is running
out, after enough has gone out so II
Isn't too deep for me, so l can play
with the stopper and play with the
water as II goes outT
"The dog nodded again and wagged
his tail understandlngly.
"'Well, my mistress was telling
some one about me today and the per-
son TO whom she was telling this was
really quite amazed.
"'Ot course cats don't like water
ard baths and playing In water as a
| rule.
at is true l am very different. l
don't know why ! am, but I just am.
"'But the funny thing was that the
person said,
A story should be written about
that catw Wasn't that excitingf
and" ended Daddy, "the story was
told to mc and 1t II quite. quite true"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07
"HURRYl"

sTSOPstsy-At Thornton Fsir-
chId's death his son Robert learns
there has been a dark period In
his fathers life Vh!eh for almost
thirty years has caused him suffer-
Ing. The secret s hinted al in a
document left - the elder Fair-
child. which also iufJrrns Robert
he is nov owner Of mining claim
In Colorado. and advising him 10
see Henry Beamish. lawyer
Beafnish tells Robert his claim. a
silver mine. 10 a. Ohadi. thirty
eight miles from Denver. Hs also
warns him against certain man.
"squint' Rodaln-. bis fathers en-
smy. Robert decides 70 60 10 Ohadi
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-07

The first machine gun was invented
by NJ. du Perron Of Lyons, France. II
was rejected by Louis XVI as being
too murderouA