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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
TRACED TO ANCIENT GREECE
Pfesent-oay Almanac Had lite Origin
In the kalends Used by Greeks
as Records.

Far back In the days Of ancient
Greece 1t was the custom to
the first day Of the month either
through a herald or placards pasted
on the city walls. These placards
were known as kaleEds, or kolendae.
from the Greek, 81 call or proclaim"
The book Of accounts referring to the
days of the year was known as a
calendarium, hence the word calendar
Excavators at Pompeii have discov
cred a square block of marble which
served the Greeks as a calendar.
Each side served as a record of three
months. Each month was headed by
the proper sign Of the zodiac, and
contained astronomical, agricultural
and religious information.
Tracing back the origin of the word
almanac, Verstegan, the famous old
photographer, says:
sour ancient Saxon ancestors used
to engrave on certain squared sticks
about q foot In length, sometimes
more, sometimes less, the courses of
the mooEes of the whole yeare, where
by they alwaies certainly tell what
new incomes, full incomes and changes
should happen, as also their festival
daies; and such a carved stick they
called al-mon-aght; that is to say, al
mon-heed, to wit, the regard or OBJ
%servation Of all the incomes, and hence
Is derived the name almanac"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
HOW LEGENDS "TAKE HOLD"
One That Concerns George Washing
ton Was Long Believed by Resi-
dents Of New York.

That there is nothing too lmpossi-
BILE to forbid 1t being the basis of a
legend that will find credulous believ-
ers for generations is again proved
by a story current in the Ramapo val
ley, near New York. Like so many
other tales known along the east
coast, 1t concerns George Washington,
and 1t was believed by thousands Of
the residents of the valley up to a
generation ago.
1t appears that Washington, when
the Continental army was encamped
at what is now the Ramapo station
on the main line of the Erie railroad.
was uncertain as to the inten-
lions Of Lord Howe, In command of
the British fleet and army at New
York. He used to climb frequently
to the high peak of the Torne, a mile
north Of the valley, from which he
could see a part of New York bay,
and there spy on the fleet. In the up
per part Of the peak is a tiny stream,
hidden in the crevices Of the rocks.
and the dropping Of the water sounds
like a watch ticking.
Legend has 1t that Washington
dropped his watch in a flssure Of the
Torne on n Of his observations, and
that the timepiece has gone on ticking
eve sincel
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
Lucky Animals.

Animal mascots become wei more
and more popular. Dancers are wear
ing little black pigs in efigy. The
fsherman's mascot is the petrol, the
omen of good weather. The black
cat is almost universally considered
lucky, but this is specially so with
actors and actresses. Many of "the
profession" would not dream Of play
ing a first night through without a
small black cat charm Of some sort.
The airman's mascot is the eagle, and
a gardener will often keep for luck
a charm in the form of a toad. People
with gray eyes should always choose
a monkey mascot. Brown eyes will
find the horse a lucky animal, and
blue eyes should wear a little bear
charm. A quaint colored butterfly is
the best luck-bringer for green-eyed
people. It is unlucky for fair-haired
people TO wear any mascot in the form
of a snake, and a mouse charm will
only bring bad luck to anyone who is
rash enough to wear 1t.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
stursndous but Useless.

Sixty centuries ago a stupendous
stone structure was built covering the
equivalent of 16 city blocks, or about
ID acres. It stretched its pointed aDSx
nearly 500 feet heavenward, and has
stood through all times as a monu
ment to the man who reared 1t as q
colossal mausoleum to house his kingly
bones.
One hundred thousand men, says
the record, toiled under the scorch-
ing sun of Egypt for 80 years to build
that structure. Ninety million cubic
feet of stone piled one upon another
combined to form the Great Pyramid
of Cheops. It was a thousand years
old when Noses led the children out
of Israel through the Red sea.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
Old culndaro settIement,

The old town of Quindaro on the
Missouri river above Kansas City was
founded in 1855 by free state boom
ers who came from New England to
help make Kansas free. Kansau City
and L~eavenworth were either neutral
or were dominated by sympathizers Of
the South.
The New England emigrants wanted
a port Of entry Of their own. The
town was built up rapidly with a large
hotel great warehouses, a steamboat
landing, and other evidences Of a "fu-
ture great metropolis" During the
Civil war, however, the men all went
TO fight. When they returned the
Union Pacific was building west
through the Kaw valley, and a little
later the Hannibal bridge was con-
structed, forever making Kansas City
the port of entry"
Quindaro was abandoned. It's ho-
tel and warehouses went to decay,
and now all that remains are the ruins
and the memory Of a struggle of a
few brave men who believed they were
right, but who we're mistaken in their
judgment as to the geographical loca-
ton Of the future great metropolis"
Kansas City Star.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
orseIan shrInes.

1t was at Kalavrita that the begin
nings Of the Greek war for independ-
ence were made, and the tattered BAN
ner which the Archbishop Germanus
took with him from his cell when he
sailed forth to begin the contest is
still kept as the sacred war banner
of Hellenism and was brought out In
much state at the beginning Of the
war with Turkey.
Another well-known shrine in
Greece, and one which is most fire.
quently visited by tourists, is that
at Meteora, where the giant needles
OF rock are capped with extensive
buildings to which the v~enturesome
may ascend either by rickety ladders
set in the interior crevices OF by
means of a net drawn up by a creak-
iEg and primitive windlass.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
STRANGE PropertIe. Of TourmaIIns.

The crystal, tourmaline, is capable of
attracting small bits Of paper and
straw in much the same way as am
Der. This attraction is, Of course, due
to an e~lectrostatic charge.
When the crystal is exposed to sun
light Of a low temperature 1t loses its
electrical charge, but regains 1t upon
being heated again. If 1t has a mega
tive charge at first, it will have a posi-
tive charge when 1t is reheated.
Several other precious stones exhibit
phenomena along this line, but tour
maline is the most interesting and
spectacular Of all.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
ONE OF NATURES WONDERS
Nest Constructed by Mother Wasp 10
a Real Marvel In Its Abso-
lutte Perfection.

The solitary wasp called Eumenes
amedei attains great excellence alike
in the chase and in the craft of build
ing; it is a "Nimrod and a Vitruvius
by turns" With minute pebbles n
salviated mortar 1t builds a finely.
finished cupola about three-quarters
OF an inch In height, the outside of
which is covered with g~listening
grains of quartz or sometimes with
tiny snail shells the oriice at the
top is like the mouth of ain am
phora, gracefully curved, worthy Of a
potter's Wheel"
After the mother wasp has placed
an egg In her w~ell-fashioned nest she
adds five to ten small c~aterpilIars.
ard 1t is remarkable that the egg on
he well-stOcked nest develops into a
female wasp, while that In the meag-
erly provisioned nest becomes the
much smaller male.
1t appears that the stung cater
pillars that form the living larder in
side the wasp's cell are but imper-
fectly paralyzed, and toss about when
touched. Now, the least pressure
would crush the delicate egg. So it
is hung by a thread from the roof of
the cupola, and after the Eumenes
grub matches 1t makes the cast shell
OF the egg into a flexible staircase
SO that it can reach the caterpillars
and bite them, yet retreat If they are
too vigorously recalcitrant. This is
perfection.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
Pound Of Air quite > Bic Thing

Textbooks tell US that a pound Of
pare carbon (the preponderating ele-
ment in coal) requires the oxygen
contained in 11.6 pounds Of air to
complete the combustion. Few OF US
have any idea what 11.6 pounds OF air
means. The Popular Science Monthly
brings 1t home to us as follows:
Imagine a column of air inch
square extending forty miles into the
sky and you will have a good idea of
the amount of air required to burn a
single pound Of coal. A pound Of coal
would occupy a column one inch
square and only three feet highf
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
Taken Modernlv.

Mother, l just took a splinter out
Of my hand with a pin."
"A pinl Don't you know that's
dangerous2"
"Oh, no, mother, | used a safety
pin."-Scienee and Invention.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-10
ABSTRACT OF EXPENSES
(For Year Ending January 10, 1921
Current Expense Item

BY oETIcn DRpARrMnNr AND opJnor OF RxrnNpIruRn
, 1922-10-11
WHEN AN ACCIDENT is NOT
AN ACCIDENT
Editorial

The driver of an automobile. with
or without (moonshine), attempts to
beat another ito it" at a narrow
point in the road. After the victims
of the two machines are carted off to
the hospital or the undertaking par
lors, their friends look sad and say:
what a terrible accident"
Now, the FACTS of the matter are
there was no accident at all. 1t was
cause and effect. in its most logical
form. The man who takes fool chanc-
es, ignoring the simple rules of safety
and common sense, when driving a
car, is in the same class as the a
who sits smoking on a powder key,
and the chances are that the services
of the undertaken will be called in be-
fore they have reached their allotted
span in life. And it won't be an acct
dent, either. 1t is the natural Sc
uuence of causes and results.
A man driving down a steep, crook
ed grade with brakes he knows to be
defective. has no right to claim hard
luck while recuperating at a hospital.
A logical cause brings a logical re-
suit.
The matter of safety in driving has
been written about to the extent of
volumes, but in spite of it all people
go right on violating the simplest
rules of driving, hit a 5O-rnile gait on
a fifteen mile road and still profess to
wonder why hospitals and undertake
ers rapidly attain to affluence.
Everyone regrets an automobile ac-
cident, but they will continue to &C.
cur with pronounced regularity so
long as people continue to defy COM
mon sense nidriving.
, 1922-10-11
WHY so sMALL9

An eastern man has sen IN inquiry
relative to the location of Cody as the
site for a bottle factory and states
that he proposes to erect one with a
capacity of a carload a week.
Why not build one at least adequate
10 supply the home trade? The manu-
factureTs of either the Hart Mountain
or Monument Hill industrial districts
could use the entire output and boiler
for more
, 1922-10-11
AN INSIDE VIEW

A poll of prison inmates on the pro-
hibition question showed 1873, 200 for
and 9O9 against prohibition. Such au-
thorities as the Literary Digest, how
ever. are more concerned in sounding
the sentiment of those on the outside.
, 1922-10-11

The new servant was as truthful as
she could be. The first caller asked to.
See her mistress. shes not al home"
was the answer when will she be
back 2" asked the caller. II don't know,
mum. She's o gone ont 'et
, 1922-10-11
Home Philosophy.

It's the right thing TO look around
you and admire the world God made,
but when it's good working weather
you're not expected to admire it all
day long.--Atlantn Constitution.
, 1922-10-11
The Still That Mother Used
To Use

- jim ao. rAiSA OSee
10 Use
(From Our Own Heart Songs of
Hearth and Home)
A Sheriff once did make a raid
And pinched a man who in 1t laid
And drank there all alone.
AS the still was took away
Shed tears upon the hooch machine
Ana to him then did a
|.
Chorus:
~ D.
. Sheriff, do not take the Still that
Mother used to use
Papa up with booze,
With raisins and conrmeal and yeast
And now she's Joined the Angel band
we keep it for her sake!
The widowed man did join the plea:
With eyes all weak and red,
He kneeled upon his feeble knee
And also tears he shed.
He says his daughters hair. was gold
Although his own was gray,
These wirds he then did say:
20 Sheriff, donot take the Still her
Mother used to use," etc.
The Sheriff was not quite a beast,
He thought that he could hear
A song that out of heaven eased
An Angel Voice that Joined the plea
OF he whose hair was gray.
When the Angel Voice did say:
40 Sheriff, do not take the Still her
Mother osed to ose," etc.
And then spoke DIP the widowed man,
"How sad that I did strike
My Angel Wife with heavy hand
And end our welded lifel
Like ere she passed away,
The Still she left within our Home,
1 crave you, leave it lay!'
20 Sheriff, do not take the STILL" etc.
The Sheriff's tears fell down his face,
He wa an honest man,
And turning to them i'll that place
Held ont his rupged hand
, 1922-10-11
Happiness Is contanloua.

Happiness Is Contagious.
We ought to De as cheerful as we
can, IL only because to be happy our
selves, is a most e%ffectual contribution
TO the happiness of others.-Lubbock.
, 1922-10-11
Good Advice.

Never unburden your imaginary
troubles on those who have real ones
boston Transcript.
, 1922-10-11
Lightning Holy in East.

In some eastern countries it Is con-
sIdered a mark OF divine favor to be
struck by lightning. q
, 1922-10-11

Reduced prices on Stamped Goods
nj the Vogue shop.
Evening star., 1922-09-17
CAREFUL CROSSING
| CAMPAIGN PUSHED
Test by Railroad Shows Ma
jority of Drivers Disregard
Traffic Rules.

The following statement is issued by
John T. Broderick. chairman Of the
safety section Of the American Railway
Association and superintendent of the
safety department Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad:
I'm connection with the careful
crossing campaign. which was started
on class l railroads in the United States
until September 80. under the direction
OF the American Railway Association,
nfty-two Of the largest railroads Of the
country made check Of all automo-
oites passing over the tracks at high
way grade crossings and discovered
10 take any precautions whatever to
determine whether or not the way was
safe.
THE Baltimore and Ohio took part
IN TINS check. which was made in con-
nection with the nationwide careful
crossing campaign, and observers re-
ported that only per cent OF the
drivers failed to stop, look or listen.
This is due. officials Of the railroad
believe. to the intensive educational
campaign the road has been conducting
Tor safety at crossings for three years.
'Another significant fact in the OBJ
servat1on test was that So per cent Of
the drivers of machines passing over
Iatsihore anu Onio tracks iookeo IN
trains. On the fifty-two railroads that
have reported on the test. 20 per cent
looked up and down the tracks before
going over them.
The careful-crossing campaign is an
effort to educate drivers to the neces-
sity Of constant vigilance at railroad
grade crossings, was just half over
when the check was taken. 1t was
the desire Of the section to learn If
automobile drivers were really observ-
ing the campaign slogan, Cross cross
ings cautiously
instructions were sent out from
the association headquarters SO that
the check would be uniform on all
railroads. Two days were set aside
and the railroads were asked to make
the test at three places on the system
where there was comparatively heavy
traffic and where accidents were like
ly to happen when automobile drivers
acted carelessly.
'In the two days Of the test. a little
more than 100000 machines were OBJ
served. Cards were furnished the OBJ
servers and they checked off each ma
chine as 1t passed and noted on the
card the actions of the driver.
There were only 6.700 drivers. or
about 2 per cent. who actually obeyed
the injunction of the signs at the
crossings to stop These 6.700 drivers
got the best assurance possible that
they would not be struck by a train
that might have been approaching.
There are many motorists, who
forget that a train might approach
about $1,000 or 20 per cent of the
drivers checked who looked only in
one direction. This is regarded as
dangerous practise, for at times on
Evening star., 1922-09-17
The Neqv Cadillac Victoria

The new model Victoria shares
the advanced engineering and
careful craftsmanship of Type
81, admittedly the greatest
Cadillac ever produced.
Its owner will discover a degree
of dependability and riding
smoothness that is generally
considered unequalled in current
automobile manufacture.
Cadillac has developed a finer
Victoria, one more artistic, more
roomy and more comfortable,
which we submit to prospec-
tive buyers with full confidence
that it will win their delighted
approval.
Evening star., 1922-09-17

Newark avenue. and follow straight
through into, Newark on Harrison
avenue. crossing Passaic river in
Newark and turning left on North
Broad street; follow North Broad
street south to Lincoln way: east
bound, go straight through on Broad
street, Newark, 20 Harrison avenue;
turn right at park on Harrison, cross
bridge and follow through to Hudson
boulevard IL. HI; west-bound traffic
detour between Metuchen and High
land Park: east-bound unaffected;
Trenton to Philadelphia, 80 miles; ex-
cellent, with exception of fve-mile
stretch of poor macadam between
Bustleton and Langhorne.
Note.-The Lincoln highway is now
open in it's entirety from Philadelphia
to Pittsburgh and offers a splendid
scenic drive.
Division 2. Philadelphia to Cham
bersburg. Pa, 142 miles-Perfect
Evening star., 1922-09-17

THE new Cadillac Victoria, we
L believe, embodies refine
ments which will induce even
wider and warmer favor for. this
popular Cadillac model.
A well-considered change in di-
mensions causes the car to ap-
pear lower and longer and greatly
accentuates the atmosphere of
distinction always associated
with the Victoria.
The enlarged interior, with the
drivers seat placed directly
behind the steering wheel, and
all seats heightened, provides
increased spaciousness and COM
fort for four passengers.
Evening star., 1922-09-17
Lincoln Highway in Best
Condition, Reports Sho,v

them the press and representatives of
the association and touring bureaus
everywhere are provided with reliable
information for tourists.
Division 1, New York city to
Philadelphia, Pa, Sc miles-Wee-
hawken ferry to Newark, miles;
detour. bridge over Hackensack river
between Jersey City and Newark
closed for repairs: west-bound turn
off Hudson boulevard o. HI right on
Evening star., 1922-09-17

This report gives a complete pic
ture OF the present condition of the
lincoln highway. The data Is pro-
vided by wire by the consuls of the
association from along the route be-
tween the two coasts and is authentic.
These reports will be published twice
monthly until November Is for the
convenience OF the travelling public
using the Lincoln highway. Through
Evening star., 1922-09-17

upon the tracks. On the Baltimore
and Ohio 2,174 drivers out OF 3,457
took this precaution.
The largest group was the 1885,
900 motorists who failed absolutely to
cast their eyes up and down the
tracks in an effort to prevent an ac-
cident and it Is this class that the
railroads desire to reach and urge
safer conduct. 1t is not a difficult task
for the mOtorist to do the same as he
Evening star., 1922-09-17
MOST DRIVERS ARE CAREFUL,

Ninety-seven per cent of automobile
drivers are careful, according to in
spectors of the Pennsylvania railroad,
who. checked 30,37S cars at grade
crossings in five states. The educa-
tional campaign of the automobile
industry, the Cross crossings eau
tiously drive of, the railroads, and
the EFFORTS of many other organiza-
tions are being pushed to eliminate
the per cent of careless drivers.
Evening star., 1922-09-17

double track railroads trains might
be. and frequently are. operated In the
reverse direction from the usual. On
single track roads. of course. opera
tion in both directions on the same
track Is the usual thing. Real safety.
then, would be for the driver to al
ways look in both directions. at all
crossings.
! "About the same number, $3.50,
Hooked in both directions before going
Evening star., 1922-09-17

does in the cities at street intersec-
tions where the trolley cars operate.
Few motorists approach such inter-
sections without locking both ways
for the approach Of a trolley. yet out
In the open country they disregard
this safety measure.
Evening star., 1922-09-17

a little abrasive is good for glazed
brake bands.
Evening star., 1922-09-17

CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
isio. Of 0ssraI orpor
Evening star., 1922-09-12
GREAT WESTERNS
BONDS |NASLUMP

NEW YORK, September 12.-Tradhg
in the bond market was fairly active TO-
day. Prices in the main were firm. The
influence of the rate of az per cent
fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury
for the new government obligations was
still evident but predictions of 3h per
cent return in the near future were con-
sidered premature.
Liberties were all strong The tax
exempt 3ss led the market in the up
ward swing and the first 4As and the
fourth Ans were prominent.
Except the French issues, which were
easy. foreign government issues were
generally higher. particularly Japanese
and Brazilian bonds. Cuba 5s Of 1904
were up nearly 8 points at 95N. This,
however, is still more than 3 points
under the high for the year.
issues was the Chicago Great WesterI,
IS. These dropped Is points from Mon
days high, to 451x, but rallied slightly
later. Doubtless this weakness was in
sympathy with that shown by the
stock
AS . matter of fact the July earn
ings statement Of the Chicago Great
Western showed no very great change
from that indicated earlier in the
year. .
On the returns for the. first seven
months of 1922 the road is earning
about two thirds Of fixed charges.
1nasmuch as operations for the last
four years, If government compen-
sation is not taken into account, re-
suited in deficits, there is nothing
very new about the situation.
Apparently some factor was in
operation not generally known to the
public. The, first IS are secured by
first lien on 757 miles of road and
a first collateral lien on 277 miles.
Outside Of the Chicago Great West.
ern collapse, railroad bonds generally
were unchanged or higher. Baltimore
and Ohio IS at one time were up a
point, Northern Pacific 6s were strong
and the st. Louis and San Francisco
issues were In demand.
Evidence Of the favor in which pub
lie utility security IL still held was at
hand in the details Of the new offer-
ing of Kansas City Power and Light
referred to Monday.
Not only will the sale Of the new
per cent bonds enable the company
to retire outstanding bonded fndebt-
ednsss. but, together with the mar
ketfng of both preferred and common
stock, VIII leave substantial sum for
improvements.
It Is only recently that any but the
very strongest Of the utilities, such as
American Telephone and Telegraph,
have been been enabled ITO do any
financing by means Of common stock,
Formal announcement of the de-
cision by Swift 4 Co., to retire
ite Per cent notes by means Of q
refundtng operation 1t q per cent
rate called attention to the improving
iinaneaat stetus Of the packing In
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