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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Deadly Snake in london nzoo.n

Among the new arrivals at the zoo
the most interesting is a species of
snake known as the "Tree Cobra" ac-
cording to the London Morning Post.
1t came from East Africa and is re
lated to the cobras and other we'll
known vcnomous but Misunderstanding
snakes, and it's bite is as deadly as
that of any Of its kindred.
The bones of the upper jaw, which
carries the great fangs, are peculiarly
modified, and In that respect as well
as in having a pair of large fangs In
the lower jaw, which adds to the te-
nacity of its grip, 1t differs from all
its allies. 1t is an expert climber, and
from its habit of living TO a great ex-
tent in trees it is called the tree cobra.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
He Knew the Country.

An American negro from Mississippi.
known simply as Thomas" is the pro-
prietor of the chief outdoor pleasure
resort for foreigners at Constantinople.
Before the Russian revolution Thomas
owned a string of restaurants and the
aters in Moscow, where he lived lux
uriously. He has had, In all, three
Russian wives, white women. He is
now a refugee on the Bosphorus, the
Bolsheviki having robbed him of every
thing, including his American pass
port. He was very anxious to get
another passport. not with the idea
of returning to America, but because
at would help him In his business.
But the American consulate refused
him the paper, on the ground that 1t
had no record Of his citizenship. One
day | said: Thomas, why don't you
send to the United States and get a
certified copy of your birth certificate
from your old nome?" Thomas leaned
over the chair on which | was sitting
in his theater garden and whispered
in my ear with the true negro candor:
"Say, Mlsto Dunn, you know jes' as
well as All does dat us niggers down
in Mississippi amt never got no birth
certificates Robert Dunn In the New
York World.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
TEMPLE is WORLD WONDER
Gigantic Memorial to the Memory Of
Buddha Recognized as Master
piece of ingenuity.

What Is claimed to be the eighth
wonder of the world is the great Bud
dhist temple of Baraboedoes, in Java.
This gigantic building. which makes
even the Pyramids of Egypt look
small" was built centuries and CEN
turtles before the coming of Christ.
The builders first made an enormous.
artificial, hat-topped hill, 100 feet
high, and on this they erected their
temple building measuring 1900 feet
In circumference and six stories high.
There are miles and miles of gal
leries and hundreds of rooms, and
the walls are carved--every inch OF
them-with marvellous pictures that
tell the story of the birth and life
of Buddha in his various incaina-
tions
1t is the picture bible of the Bud
dhists, the most beautiful thing OF its
kind ever created by human hands.
But the strange thing about this
enormous building is that 1t was lost
for period of more than 900 years.
And not only lost, but so utterly for
gotten that its very name was not so
much as mentioned.
How this extraordinary thing came
to pass is told by Dorothy Dix In her
travel book entitled MY Joy-Ride
Round the World"
When the Mohammedans conquered
Java they imposed their religion upon
the islanders and destroyed the Bud
dbist temples. All. that is, save this
one, which was covered over with
earth by the conquered people.
In that hot. moist climate the jungle
in an incredibly short time closed in
about the temple, and as years rolled
on the memory of 1t faded from the
minds of men.
Then, about a century ago, the for
tune of war made Java British pos
session, and Sir Stamford Raffles was
in charge of the administration of the
island.
Through some old papers that came
into his possession he got on the track
of the lost temple and started to work
clearing the Jungle and removing the
earth from above it. When the struc-
ture wars finally unearthed 1t was found
to be almost as perfect as when II was
built.
1t had been Theoretically preserved
to come to light as the eighth wonder
of the world.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Lured nskeetersv to Death.

During the recent hot season pedes-
TRANS in Jersey suburban town were
mystified each night about bedtime by
an unusual performance in residence.
Every window in the house was dark
ened except one. A bright light of
round proportions was seen upon the
screen of this window; now at the
top; now ut the bottom; now in the
center. moving rapidly as with set
purpose.
The solution, as discovered, reveals
a new plan Of warfare on mosquitoes
The man of the house hit upon the
scheme of putting fiashlight on the
screen to induce the mosquitoes to
alight upon the wire. They were then
finished with a swatter. Some nights
later the flashlight device was seen at
work in a dozen other houses ON the
horoughfare.-New York Sun.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
TO RECLAIM LAND
Holland Plans to Drain Part OF
the Zuyder Zee.
Project. II Carried Out, VIII Add an
Enormous Amount of Territory to
Little Country.

The wonderful little country of Hoi-
land is maintained as a safe place for
human habitariop by means of huge
pumping stations and miles upon miles
Of dykes. Were II not for the dykes,
the result of years upon years OF
building, the sea would sweep over
the land. If you should take ride
In motorboat around the coast, and
peep over the dyke, you would dis
cover the roofs of farm buildings Just
level with your eyes.
At the seaside resorts the only hill
in the place is the hill you must climb
in order to get to the waters edge.
The hill was built by human hands
In the age-old fight against the inces-
SAINT and tireless assaults of the ocean.
Until about so years ago the Dutch
depended entirely upon windmills TO
pump the water to TIE canals which
carry off the surplus water, so that
the farm lands may not be submerged
Then steam pumps came into general
use, and the quaint but cumbersome
windmills were pulled down. During
the war, Il looked for a while as
though the Hollanders would have to
rebuild their windmills on account OF
the acute coal shortage.
However. looking upon the other
side of the picture, the Dutch enjoy
advantages not possessed by other
countries. BY means of dykes and
pumps they may enlarge their do
mains at will. Today cattle are graz
ing over wide areas, where 80 years
ago fishes were swimming.
A much larger scheme still is now
on foot which will add to Holland a
whole large country consisting of farm
ing land as rich as the richest por-
ton of many of our states. The whole
of the southern part of the Zuyder Zee
is to be reclaimed, after being IOO
years under the water.
For the redemption of this particu-
lar area is in the nature of coun-
ter-offensive by the Dutch. On ST.
Ellzabeth's day in 1923 their he
reditary enemy, the North sea, made
o big and successful push. Advanc-
ing in a huge tidal wave. 1t swept over
100 square miles of low-lying farm
lands, and formed what has since been
the southern part of the Zuyder Zee
Many villages vanished beneath the
water and 10000 people lost their lives.
The plan now is to recover all this
land, and besides the economic gain,
Economically minded people look for
ward to finding rich treasures there
| ancient boards engulfed with their
owners ON that wild night when the
North sea raced over the land.
Some, however, foretell disastrous
results from tampering with natures
dispensations. The Zuyder Zee. they
say, forms a great drainage basin for
the whole of northern Holland; If II
is suppressed the water that would
have flowed Off there in time of flood
may cause foundations. The question
is a serious one, for in Holland even
great rivers flow to the sea only by
artificial aid.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
ONE OF MANS OLDEST ARTS
Velvet Has Been Made Since the Earii-
est Days of Which History
Has Record.

The art Of velvet making was prac-
ticed in the legendary days of lndo-
China. 1t is one of the Oldest of arts,
since it was the first imitation OF
mans first garment, fur. Even after
spinning and weaving had become
known, the ocellated pelt of the great
felines killed In hunting was the dress
for important occasions. and the most
beautiful of ancient fabrics shows that
the ambition of the weaver was to sur
pass his model and copy the fur OF
the animal 10 something finer by far.
The discovery Of silk substituted soft
threads for hair, and the threads took
the dyes as no fur could take them.
Asia kept the art Of velvet making
secret for centuries. an exchange
states. No one wore velvet but royal
personages, and 1t was for the most
part seen only In the professions or
the rajahs. Even In these times the
Chinese and the japanese rasp their
threads with knives in order to give
the tissue the aspect of real fur. In
dian velvet ripping with pearls as
large as birds eggs, diamond dewdrops
and cloudy, red corundrum, was seen
in, the professions of the durbar.
The Arabs were the first to exhibit
velvet to the lands bordering on the
Mediterranean. The first caliphs were
simple, pious, and savage people; they
were not tempted by Asiatic luxury.
But the Islam that came after the ca
liphs drove It's roots into the heart or
the ancient world and invaded the
Aryan lands of the Hindus and the
Gauges. The Arabs boosted of their
commercial zeal. Their caravans or
camels crossed the desert and wound
through the mountain passes of Iran,
carrying rare tissues, jewels, and per-
fumes and now and then a carefully
protected piece of velvet lay under
the folds of a praying-rug.
The splendid court of the Abbasslde
caliphs loved the silken pile of fabrics
Of India, Bagdad was a city OF SIX
and velvet, and the conquerors OF
Africa and Spain contrasted strangely
with the iron-clad warriors Of the
Cross. In all the ages velvet was held
sacred by the Mussulmans- At Me-
dina, 10 Damascus, and In Stamboul,
they employed 1t to drape the tombs
of their caliphs and their saints; ana
when their warriors set out to die up
on the fields of battle that part or
their trappIngs that did not CLEAN was
covered with velvet
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
REFUSED TO REMAIN DOWN
lesson for Those in Danger of Giving
Up, Cleaned From History OF
Harvey Allen.


Down and out at the age of sixty,
yet happy and prosperous year or
two later-such is the experience de-
scrlbed in Nelson Andrews thinly-
yelled bit of autobiography entitled
Finding YOUTH" recently issued by
the Atlantic Monthly press, remarks
Success
There is something appealingly hui
man about the story, for the failure OF
the central character, Harvey Allen, is
the failure of thousands, and his sue
cess, the success that unfortunately too
many overlook. Being unconsciously
backward in his methods. as well as
slightly superannuated, Allen was dis
charged from the printing plant where
he had labored for years, and thereM-
ter for many days his life consisted
of aimless wanderings In search OF
work, while his spirits were constant
ly dropping and his bank account fell
almost to the zero point. At last he
was in sheer despair; he was shabby
looking and his self-confidence had van
ished utterly; he was forced to bury
what remained of his pride and apply
for a position as janitor. But even
here he was refused, and once again
he roamed the streets with the haras-
sing knowledge that for the sake OF
his wife as well as of himself he must
find work within day or Two.
Then something from within him
seemed to give him a sudden jolt. II
was as If a subconscious voice was
speaking. he discovered that he had
been bent and old. but that he could
stand straight If he would make the eff
fort, that he could stand straight not
only physically but intellectually and In
his relations with other men. He could
still succeed, could still accomplish
things. If he could free himself from
the grip of the whitening spirit of old
age; the world would still be before
him, opening up boundless new and
glorious horizons, If he could regain
his youthfulness of soul, If he could
have courage. be "venturesome, pro-
gressive, optimistic, creative" Above
all, what he needed was not to be
afraid of adventure, not to be afraid
Of living. or daring. of doing fresh and
untried things.
In pursuance of these new Ideas,
Allen adopted the expedient OF leay-
ing his native New York and of APP
plying for q position In small New
Jersey town. He applied smilingly
and with the utmost self-conhdence,
feeling that ne would get the job
and he did get 1t. What Is more, he
speedily rose until he was virtually at
the head of the new concern; then,
having established himself and his wife
comfortably In New Jersey, he gained
wide publicity for his Ideas concern
ing youthfulness and success, and ulti-
mately accepted an offer to go to Cal
ifornia to become the head of a
"Youthland" colony modelled in ac-
cordance with his theories. Today he
is living useful, happy and highly
successful life, honored and respected
by hundreds of his fellows when with
a little less determination or self-con-
fdence he might be roaming the
streets of New York in rags, one OF
the great army of homeless derelicts.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Social AmenitY.

The Woman recently dropped into a
restaurant for tea. Being the rush
time, she was shown to table where
young-looking woman and a little
girl about five years old were sitting.
The Woman smiled at the child, then
began looking at the menu, when she
heard the childish voice say, please,
won't you tell me your manner" The
Woman did 80 and the little girl joy
fully said, "This is my mother, Mrs
B.. Now you've been introduced,
let's talk"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Plants of Healing.

William Cole who wrote the "Art Of
Simpling" in 1866, believed firmly in
the healing virtues of plants, and
based Ills theories upon certain exter-
nal appearances of growth supposed
to have been impressed on the plants
by guardian angels. Thus the spotted
leaves of lungworth were supposed to
Indicate It's efficacy in curing diseases
of the lungs, and the shape of the wal
nut to show that it was good for af-
fections of the head. Plants were sup
posed TO he under the peculiar influ-
ence OF the sun, the moon, and the
planets, and to possess virtue in ac-
cordance with their relative position
at the time they were gathered. to the
heavenly body wl.cl ruled them.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
CITY or SORROW
Smyrna Has Been Ravaged by
Many Conquerors.
Place Of consequences Even In the
Stone Age-Tamerlane va.nly
Sought to Destroy 1t.
BY sELBY r. MAXWELL

There is legend among the Mo
hammedans that God has promised
that Smyrna shall never be destroyed
They have abundant reason for such
belief
Smyrna Is one of the oldest cities
in the world. 1t has withstood the
ravages of time and peoples and has
endured where whole empires have
crumbled and are forgotten.
Smyrna was a considerable place In
the Stone age It's original people
were Semites of the Mediterranean
strain, the small dark south Europeans
of today.
Before 1900 B. G. the place passed
under the rule Of the Mlnoan emper-
ors Of Crete. Its civilization remained
Cretan until the coming of the Greeks,
who introduced the use of iron.
Homer was familiar with Smyrna
and is thought to have spent some time
there. Homer lived about 5000 years
ago. but to him Smyrna was still an
-ncient Greek city.
The place was conquered by the
Aeolians, one of the first waves of
Greek immigration to sweep that coun-
try. 1t was the Aeolians who gave
the city its present name. The an
cient Greeks were a blond people. They
came from the Baltic slope of Europe,
particularly from what is now Silesia
and Bohemia.
Ionian Greeks follow ed the Aeolians
about 700 B. c. Then came Armeni-
an peoples from the uplands of Asia
Minor, the Lydians, who were related
to the Hittites, When Lydia fell to
the empire of the Modes and the Per-
slams, Smyrna fell with it, and was
ravaged. Alexander the Great at
tempted to restore the city when he
rose to power.
There then passed a succession Of
Grecian, Roman, and Byzantine mas
tiers, without, however, affecting the
lives of the native peoples. The blond
Greek type gradually diminished,
whether from the climate or from in
termarriage with the natives is not
certain.
About the year 1000 A. D. new
ethnic element burst in. Turks from
Central Asia appeared on the Aegean
shores. The Turks are distantly re-
lated to the dark peoples who live In
the uplands of central Europe. Their
homeland, called Tartary, or Turkes-
tan, extends from the Caspian sea to
the Lena. They came first as maraud-
ers, later as conquerors.
In 1902 Smyrna was taken by Tam
erlane, khan of the Mongolia, a yell
low people from north China. He
burned the city, massacred the people.
and to make sure that there would be
no rise he filed up the harbor and de-
stroyed the springs of water round
about. After the death Of Tamerlane
the Turks regained control. They re
stored the harbor and rebuilt the city
once more.
There are three main religions In
the city, Greek and Armenian Chris
tians and Moslems. These sects, how
ever, mean nothing in an ethnic way.
1t would mean as much in this coun-
try to imply that Republicans and
Democrats are anthropologically diff
ferent in both countries these distinc-
lions are political rather than racial.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
The Poet Laureate

For many centuries in England the
poet laureate was an official attached
to the kings household. He was orig
iaally called the "king's versifier." In
modern times the honor is usually con
ferred upon poet of some distinction
and is held for life. He has no som
pulsory duties to perform, but he is
expected TO compose an ode of honor
on special state occasions. Great poets
have held the Office. including William
Wordsworth and Lord Tennyson.
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discriminating Publicity.

"All right, senator" said the newspa-
per photographer, "just clasp hands
with Mr. Grabcoin here and I'll take
your picture"
Young man, Mr.. Grabcoin and
understand each other. I'd prefer to
be photographed shaking hands with
some impecunious citizen. There's nc
use giving my political enemies an
other opportunity to make the false
accusation that I'm too friendly with
the moneyed interests. Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Greco, Produces Much olive oil.

In recent years Greece has become
one of the most important olive oil
producers in the world. Its produc-
ton in 1921 was one-sixth that of all
countries final estimates placed the
total world production of olive oil at
100000 metric tons), about one-third
that of Spain and Italy combined. and
little more than. $4,000 metric tons
larger than that of THnis. Portugal
and Francsput together.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
JOHN [. "HoCKED" HIS BELT
Diamond Studded Heavyweight Pusi-
iistic Championship Trophy Was
Pledged for $1,000.

we went into the pawnshop Of the
Forty-second street Simpsons to ask
about John L. Sullivan's diamond
championship belt, which he Hooked
there May "a, 1901. He put 1t In for
1880. ''Has this heavyweight belt
ever been taken outT was asked of
Christopher Richardson, manager for
the aged Thomas Simpson.
'Now that you know about it." he
replied, Il may as well tell you that
it was redeemed April 20. 1904. We
had it here, down in our safe, for
three years."
Being city Of quick opportunities
as well as city Of adversely, New
York pawnshops are rare spots for
the study Of human character.
young woman came in and planked
small diamond ring on the highly pol
lshed rosewood-topped counter and
demanded $35 in a hurry. you must
hurry" she pleaded, "for / have an
appointment with my hairdresser and
need the money to pay for a perma-
nent wave"
The queerest case of sentiment was
the pawning some years ago of three
800 bills by an elderly woman In
black. When told she could not get
more than $3.50. she was satisfied.
seeming to know that the money
given her had to be borrowed, and its
share of the overhead added In.
Il would not spend the bills. be-
cause they were issued by the gov
eminent to bank in which my dead
husband was president" she ex-
planned, and pointing at the name on
one of the bills. added: "That was his
name"
She did not redeem the bills at
the end of the year, and they went
into circulation TO meet the S54 in
terest due, the net loss on the pawn
shop books being "a.
A twenty-dollar gold piece pawns
for SIS, and many are pawned, being
keep pieces with some sentimental
value to their owners. The interest
on SIS for a year Is $3.50.
Recently a pearl necklace worth
$1,00O,000 was offered through the
New York loan offices and finally
found a home.-Raymond G. Carroll,
In Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Good Word for octonus.

1.-THE octopus not only is not danger
out, but 1t is a very timid creature"
says Professor Joubiu, director of the
French technical bureau Of fisheries.
An unusual number Of members of the
octopus family has come up on the
French shore of the English channel
recently, and bathers have been afraid
to go into the water.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Maxine Tibet Known.

Tibet, II is hoped, will not much
longer be the land Of mystery, nor the
outside world land OF the unknown
to the Tibetans. They are 10 he
shown, through movies the world Of
other men. In exchange ii is no "a
they viii allow films to be taken OF he
wonders of Tibet. A British Buddl.'sf
mission is on the way to Tibet to l..e
the pictures.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
A Mosquito Trust.

Kansas Exchange-Tad Lewis says
the mosquitoes are terrible up In the
wilds Of Buchanan county. They
have formed trust with the light
ming bugs and work in pairs The
lightning bug lights up the place and
the mosquito makes the excavation
Boston Evening Transcript
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Believe II or Not.

A big game hunter had just returned
from the hills and was recounting some
of HIS adventures.
"The most astonishing experience
had" he said, 'was when l fred my
last bullet at bear and missed him"
: "Did~the bear give you a chaser"
asked one of the listeners.
mo. You see he knew me by rep
utation and was so surprised at my
missing him that he tainted dead
away."-American Legion Weekly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Good for Eddie.

The story is being told In England
that short time ago a celebrated
duke was supping with the prince of
Wales, and drinking rather freely he
gave for a toast "a speedy corona
ton" The young princes eyes flashed
and Selling his own glass he dashed
its contents In the dukes face.-Bos-
ton Evening Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Otherwise Occupied.

One morning neighbor accosted
Gertrude:
81 wonder If your little brother could
go on an errand for me?"
Gertrude thought Il over for a sec
ond and then said; HE might man
age to go by and by, but not right
away. cause he is busy just now get
ting spanked"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Down on the Farm.

Summer Boarder-And does the
splendor Of sunset mean nothing
nothing to you?
Hired Man-You betcher sweet life
it does, missus 1t means l kin on
hitch an go hQme.-Life.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Musical Taste.

do you miss the summer boarders?"
NO" answered Farmer Corntossel.
Now that the smart, up-to-date city
folks are gone we'll get chance to
play little something besides jazz
on the photograph"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-10
Preachers to Race.

A London (Eng) minister has been
denouncing his colleagues as too eff
Terminate" One of them has taken
umbrage at the repsrk and chal-
lenged the offender to a 20-mile hike
to see who is and who isn't soft"