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The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24

Q-Why ShOulu one maStcate their FOOD prop
erly? A-The process of mastlcation is an aid
to digestion, but 1t may be suggested to Mr.. Edi-
son that If zone" attempts mastication Of their"
food the damage which Is done to the Book OF
Elementary Grammar is even more serious than
the damage done to the stomach when one neg
lects to masticate his food properly.
Q.-How was the planet Neptune discovered
and by whom7 A-Neptune was discovered
through its action upon the planet Uranus, before
II had been actually observed. Sir William Her
schel turned the trick.
Q.-Why did Mme Curie lately come to Amer
tca7 A-To receive gift of 100000 worth Of
radium from her American admirers.
Q.-Francs, marks, thalers are worth only a
fraction of their former value In terms of United.
States money. Is this an advantage to this coun-
try? A.-Yes and no. It's great arrangement
for Americans who are buying things from Eu-
rope, but 1t hurts export trade
Q.-"How come he amt seen you was not
homer" Write this in correct English. Allow
did 1t happen that he failed to see that you were
not home?
Q.-You are a salesman making every effort to
get an order from big manufacturer who is mar
ried to an unusually Jealous wife, One evening
you see this prospective customer dining in a res
taurant with chorus girl. What would you
do? A.-Nothing
Q.-Name two of the principal salt-producing
localities of the United States7 Anew York,
Michigan.
Q.-Do you know approximately what men,
bership in the New York stock exchange costs7
A.-$100.0O0
Q.-Who discovered the radium ray? A-The
Cures of Paris, in 1898. Professor Becquerel dis
covered the rays of uranium salts in 1885,
Q.-Where is the Alhambra7 A.-Granada,
Spain.
Q-Who wrote the story "The Murders in the
Rue Morgue"7 A.-Edgar Allan Poe.
Q.-In what mountains GOO miles from New
York are there some 1000 Indlans7 A.-The Adj.
rondacks where the five tribes Of the Iroquois live
Q.-What is black ink made Of? A.-Ferrous
suphate and nutgals, combined with gum and
water.
Q.-Name the capital of Peru. Alma.
Q.-Who built the first steamboat? A-John
Fitch.
Q.-Where do we get most Of our asbestos?
A.-Quebec
Q.-Whnt materials are used on the sides Of
boxes containing safety matches, by means Of
which the matches ignited? A.-Phosphorus
and sand. The match heads contain chlorate of
potash.
Q.-Name the elements of which our atmos-
phere is composed. A.-Oxygen nitrogen, argon
krypton, helium, neon, xenon.
Q.-Who invented the telescope7 A-Hans
Lippershey, Dutch spectace-maker, In 1905
Q.-What breed of COW is the greatest milk
producer? A.--Holstein
Q.-What liquid Is used In fire extinguishers for
putting out gasoline fres7 A.-Carbon doxid.
Q-Name two northern states that grow large
quantities OF tobacco. A.-Wisconsin and Penn
sylvanla.
Q.-who was Kit Carson? A-Hunter and
guide. Served under Fremont
Q.--Is the president of the United States elected
The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24
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R>t210 or Nx.yIEen
>sf>sO1z9e NzNNH

give the answer. STILL Mr. Edison Isn't just like
this Greek sphinx. To be sure, he's been asking
puzzling questions Of all who read but hlHtead Of
destroying anybody he gives jobs to those who an
swer-provided they are college graduates.
And Mr.. Edison and the sphinx are different in
another way; the sphinx asked this easy question:
''What creature walks In the morning upon four
feet at noon upon two and at evening on three?"
That's easy compared with some Of Mr.. Edson's
questions In his second questionnaire. Here are
two questions for example:
you have only $40 in the world, and are play
Ing poker with a man, you have never seen before
On the first deal he holds pat hand. You have
three eights after the draw. There is so cents In
the pot. He bets quarter. What are you going
to do. and why?"
'What is spiegelesenT
"Now. it's easy to give an exact answer to the
second. because the substance mentioned is white
cast-iron containing manganese But what's the
answer to the first question? Is there any answer
that can be upheld better than any other an
swer2 Probably four poker players would give as
many answers.
The New York Tribune answers the poker ques.
tion and says the reply as probably as good us
any to be found anywhere. 1t is one of the few
questions to which expert knowledge was applied
The answer represents the refined Judgment of the
foremost poker players of the Tribunes staff.
Here's the answer
IF we had only $40 in the world, Mr. Edison
Wouiu never catcn US In q poker game, with
our own blood relatives. Assuming that the uues
tion Is not to be answered this way 1t seems obyl.
Gus that no poker player In such position should
pay quarter to call pat hand with only so cents
In the pot. We would remark casually 4 believe
you. brother and wait to see what the next deal
would bring forth"
Well, the question is how much do the
foremost poker players of the Tribunes staff know
about poker?
The Tribune, however, appears to be more sue.
cessfu In answering questions that can be an.
swered good many inquistive persons. tncud.
ing considerable part Of Its staff, devoted hoIrs
of valuable time to answering the $50 questions
In the second questionable. though II is specB.
caily stated that no guarantee goes with the an.
swers. Here are sOme of the other questions to-
gether with the Tribune's informative and other.
wise interesting answers
O. Suppose certain low form of an,mo,
brought forth single offspring once each bour and
that the offspring reproduced at the same rnte os
the parent, starting as as 1t was one hour
old how long would 1t take to get four in the
fourth generation-i. e., four great-grandcbildran
of the parent? (The parent counts as the erst
generation and the first offspring comes at the
end of the first hour All the animals live,
A-Four hours. Page Mrs. Sanger
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peported az Undesirable.

Little Jean wns filed with love and
admiration for the tiny baby sister
who, she had been told, had been sent
her from heaven. The love and ad.
miration changed to disgust, however.
when the new arrival discovered that
she possessed strong pair of lungs
which she exercised increasingly. The
other day Jean was overheard to re-
mark to little playmate "Just lis.
ten to her whoop 1t up! bet she
yelled like that In heaven and the
angels chucked her out"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24
His Far OF Only Job.

Settlement Worker-What makes
your husband look SO worried, Mrs.
Mixer?
Mrs. Mixer-He's dreadin' the time,
ma'am, when he'll have to 60 back to
work.
Whom does he work for and what
does he do, Mrs. Mixer?"
"He works for the Salvation Army,
ma'am. He Santa Clauses."-Judge.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Commercial inaIiries answered and
information gladly furnished without
cost. Address any firm above.
Typhoon Disaster 60, 900.

Annoy, China.-Swatow's death toll
in the typhoon of Aug. 2 Is conserva-
lively estimated at 6OO0O, according
to latest reports. The storm was one
of the worst disasters which ever WIS.,
tied this part of the globe. The prop
erty damage will run into many mil
lions, the Standard Oil Company alone
suffering loss Of 100000. No for
eigner was seriously injured in the
storm, which almost obliterated the
native section of SwatOw.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24
Lack Of Interest.

Mrs. Rose-"I think. Clarence, we
had better move to another hotel"
Clarence-"Why, my dear. We are de-
lightfully situated here" Mrs. Rose
II know we are. Clarence. but the peo-
pie here have seen all my dresses"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24
Ell Pa.o Toll Collector Freed.

El Paso, Texas.-Adolph Dieterich,
FL Paso street railway bridge toll col
lector, who was arrested In Mexico
after being reported missing with ap-
proximately $1,000, has been released
on orders from Mexico City. Dieterich
told friends he had made arrange
ments to go to Mexico City. He stead
fastly refused to tell what had become
of the money, which was classed as
United States government funds.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24
v. S. Purchases Embassy Building

Mexico City.-The United States
government has purchased the enVas'
sy building which 1t has been occuP!
Ing for some time and adjacent iaha
for the erection of embassy Offices anu
the extension of gardens. This Is 'aA.
en- MS sign that recognition Is n"'
far off. 1t Is stated seni-"li'cia''
that Minister of the Interior Ia''T''
the strongest man in the Obrcgoh eao.
met, will resign shortly because OIL 'ns
dissatisfaction over the conce'sioL'
which must be made to Obtain AiH'4'
Gun recognition.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24

1OSrAS A. EDISON ,s getting to
be regular sphinx Greek
kind, not the Egyptian. Nobody.
1t appears, has yet discovered
the purpose of the Egyptian
sphinx. But the sphinx Of
Thebes, In Beotia, according to
the legend, was wont to propose
n riddle to all passers-by and to
DESTROY them if they failed to
The Chilkat post. [volume] (Fort William H. Seward [i.e. Port Chilkoot (Haines)] Alaska) 1922-1922, 1922-07-07
The Sporting Page.

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Juneau o 70
to be q
same
follows:
Mawelltri to rgt
by famed"
L.Rapuz lifted to JordaA viii a
another get away from m.Ask p
4
error by is,rea a getaway from
4pkins
nnedG .Rruz
i a
.Rapuz
had famed Fe1tti died stealing Rapozz to Curtis
and
On ordn famed. Max
o ed to L.Rapnzi
OF
CRapuzz nd reached when ago by
got Raruzi at
n
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
"Au Year National Park" an Oddly

Leaving the reservation the pro-
posed All Year National park jumps
across II miles of desert To include
small area of wonderfully picturesque
bad lands known as the Nal Pals lava
beds. Then ii jumps again. this time
across b miles of desert. To include
an area of white gypsum sand which
the winds blow back and forth, heap
ing them into Nigh V dunes and scoop
ing deep valleys. This region is known
locally as the White Sands of OterO
county.
Finally the proposed All Year Ma.
tional park takes still another jump
across the desert. this time covering
40 miles. to gather in the Elephant
Butte lake and all the lands apper.
tanning thereto acquired or set apart
as the site of the Elephant Butte res
erVOir."
The people have not fought reser-
voir building in national parks for two
wears To Ice willing now to throw away
the fruits of their victories by drag.
ging in one already made.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
DR.. Abbots Solar Cooker in the West

THE Smithsonian institution. in an
l. nouncing that Or. c. G.. Abbot, as
siStant secretary of the institution,
had left Washington for Mount Will
son. Cal. where ~olar observing sta
ton IS maintained. said Doctor Abbot
would. during the summer. make
further experiments with his solar
cooker
This device for cooking. using only
the heat of the sun as fuel" said the
institutions announcement. was
brought To a considerable degree of
perfection last year. all of the cook
ing for the field party for the whole
season being done with ii.
The apparatus consists of a para
huliC cylindrical mirror with Il pol
ishcd aluminium surface. which
focuses the suns rays on tube filled
with mineral oil. which communicates
with an iron reservoir in which are
two baking ovens of different tenn
peratureS. The circulation of the
heated oil produces a very high tenn
pcraturr in the ovens. which is main
tanned for several hours even after the
sun has gone down or is covered by
clouds.
with this cooker it was possible
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
Corncob to Rescue the Automobiles

will quickly turn out carburetor
capable of vaporiZing anything that is
volatile enough To mix with air.
The oil sharps say that within
twenty years-some make il ten years
there will be 10 more American pc
troleum and that thereafter this coun.
try will be compelled To rely on Mex.
leo. Colombia and other southern
sources. The corncob is to save our
wells from going altogether dry 50
soon. The cOrncob supply. of course.
is unlimited. Two or three hundred
billion cobs are burned or plowed un.
der in the United States every year
The corncob has been a puzzle since
as the historians say. the dawn of
time. Nobody has ever made anything
more useful than pipe from ii. and
even this country of great smoking
can't use five or six hundred billion
Missouri meerschauihs year.
This country, with its 100000
motorcars. is burning nearly 100000
600 gallons of gas n them every year.
The conscientious motOrist shudders
as he thinks how he is draining the
national supply.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
Aren't Senators the Knowing People!

XLTHIIE debating on the tarlH NH
w he other day several senators
fnund occasion to mention the scanti-
ness of women's clothes. Said Seha-
tor Underwood:
in our grandmothers' time the
high cost of living had not forced me
dresses down to the size of rocket
handkerchief. and they were really
vrapped in some clothes that were
visible to the eye.
our grandm1thers may not nave
ridden i'm automobiles; they may nor
have been able to buy Florida straw
berries i'm the middle of winter. But
their health was much better. They
lived in more comfortable homes. al
though those homes may not have
been heated by steam heating plant
They ate better ard purer food. ana
rlxpv had more of it. Although they
may nor have had the latest patterns
from Paris and may not have worn
os many clothes. when they bought L
wooden suit they bought il cheaper,
and il was all wool and not shoddy.'
Il can imagine some of those good
old conditions o. which the senator
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
Wa 81 piYeS5fc2g~
W Sis9e21isseS1pfS
Taxes Are Largest

York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland. Dclawar. and the District
of Columbia. paid the greatest amount
uf the total income tax, S4NOGSl 1876.
The Central states group ranked next
with II total Of $@45.l44, li6. The New
England states were third with SlO6,-
T02. Og6
The highest per capita income tax
was paid by the people of New York,
S@T.G the per capita for the District
Of Columbia was 'ec"nd. Sl9.51;
Rhode Island third. SLASH; Massachu-
sets. fourth. >1Nul; Illinois ranked
ninth with per capita tax of $l3.l1.
The people of Mississippi paid the
smallest per capita, $l.39.
Steadily diminishing returns from
taxpayers with large incomes We're in
Dictated in the analysis of personal in
come taxes. The number of individuals
showing net incomes of Sl.oOuHn or
more for the calendar year 1920 was
only 20. as compared with g. in 1919,
90 in 1915. al in 1917 and 2o6 in 1916.
In contrast with the steadily de-
crtasing number Of individuals report
ing incomes in excess of SlOO.ON are
the figures for those with incomes be
low that amount. Increases have
taken place each year In the incomes
ranging between $1,000 and $4,000.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
, ;t.Iono Friendship Between Two Of
tie Brainiest Men the on'teo
States Has Produced.

The late Henry Watterson was
longtime friend of Mark Twain as OF
nearly every other prominent Ameri,
con literary worker of his day. ana
related many anecdotes that resulted
from this friendship. Mark Iwaih ;
mind turned ever to the drolL
"Opce in London | was living WIN
my family at lO3 Mount street DC DC
tween 1O3 and lO2 there was the
narochial workhouse, quite long anu
;nnosing editice," Mr.. Watterson re-
lates in his autobiography. "One eve
ming, upon coming in from an OUTING
I found a letter he had written On
the sitting room table. He had left
II with his card. He spoke OF the
shock he had received upon finding
that next to lo2-presumably los-
was the workhouse. He had loved me-
but had always feared l would emo ~
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27

speaks" replied senator McCumber
Il can imagine the good housewife at
midnight with her knitting needles
working away until the wee small
hours of the morning to make stock
ings for her little brood. Ii might be
that four or five of the children would
be stuffed into a trundle bed that was
showed under the other bed to keep II
cut of the way turing the daytime.
I'm our grandmothers' day. the good
woman was married in her black
gown and kept that old silk gown for
her shroud. And It was perhaps the
only good dress she had"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27

that she always uses when she speaks
to Father. (Aunt Jane doesn't talk
to Father much more than Mother
used to-
Charles" she began.
Father had an astronomy paper be-
side his plate. and he was SD busy
reading he didn't hear. so Aunt Jane
had to speak again-a little louder
this time.
Charles, l have something to say
to you"
"Eh?. What? Oh-er-yes. Well.
Jane, what is it," Father was looking
M with his TIl-be-patient-if-it-kil
air. and with his forefnger down on
his paper TO keep his place.
As if anybody could talk to a per-
son who's simply tolerating you for
n minute like that, with his fOrefinger
holding on to what he wants TO tend
tol Why, / actually found myself
being sorry for Aunt Jane.
She cleared her throat again.
"It is understood, Of course, that
Mary is TO go 10 schoOl tomorrow
morning. l suppose" she said.
"Why, of course. Of course" began
Father impatiently, looking down at
his paper. .'Of course she'll go to"
he stopped suddenly. A complete
change came to his face. He grew
red. then white. His eyes sort Of
flashed. SCHOOL," he said then, In
hard. decided voice. "Oh. no; Mary
Is not going to school tomorrow morn
ing" He looked down to his paper
and began to read again. For him the
subject was very evidently closed. But
for Aunt Jane it was not closed.
"You don't mean, Charles, that she
is not to 90 to school al all, any more
she gasped.
Exactly" Father read on in his
paper without looking up.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
Where the Income

WASHlNGTON.-In 1920 the peo-
w pie uf the seven central STATES
Illinois. Indiana, ohio, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota and WiScou>in-paid in in
come taNcs nearly $7,mO.COO more than
we're paid by the people of 30 states in
he Southeast, Southwest, West and
he Pacific coast.
The total amount of income taxes
For 1920 paid into the treasury by all
he states and territories of the ma
Ion was S1.07J. OJ3.GS6. of which iii
noiS contributed So. 4O9.2O3 or 7.93
per cent. ranking third in the list Of
states. New York being first with
S2S6G07.2SO and Pennsylvania second
with $llS.75O9S9. New York'S per
centage was 26.Oj and Pennsylvania :
ll.0J.
Ey groups, the Eastern states, New
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27

DOSSIBLY the oldest national park
I hill ever offered in congress is
that creating and defining the All
Year National park in southern New
Mexico.
The proposed park is TO consist of
an undetermined number of detached
areas within and without the MeSca-
lcro Indian reservation. Those within
the reservation are to he chosen by
the secretary of the interior and are
NOT Ia exceed in tho aggregate 2,ooo
acres. or little more than three
SQUARE miles.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27

to cook meat. vegetables, bread,
cereal. etc. and % can fruits and vege-
tables and make preserves. This year
il is hoped t. even further perfect
the dpvic" so that higher oven tenn
prvaJureS and more prolonged periods
of heat storage will he obtained"
Doctor Abbot's solar cooker may
function all right on the top of Mount
Wilson. but il will need u lot of tinker
inc To work satisfactorily in other
partS of the West. There's the I'm
perial valley. for Instance where they
fry eggs on stones along the road-in
shady spots. In Deaths valley they
have to put tie stones in the fire "a
cool them of or the eggs would be al
most Instantly burned to cinderS.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
MARK TWAIN AND WATTERSON

diSgracing the family-being hanged
or something-but the work us that
was beyond him; he had nor thought
il would come to that. And so on
through pages Of horseplay; his re-
lief on ascertaining the truth and
learning his mistake. his regret at
not finding me at home, closing with
n dinner invitation.
lit was AT Geneva, Switzerland. that
received a long. Overlooking letter,
full of famboyant oddities. written
from London. Two or three hours
later came a telegram. Burn letter.
Blot it from your memory. Susie is
dead"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27

A CCORDING to the Department OF
"A Agriculture, its chemists nave
practically solved the problem OF turn
ing the most useless American product
into the most rapidly disappearing
American product. That is. they
have inside corncobs into motor fuel
The name of the liquid is furfural.
chemical hitherto prepared by the dis
tiIIotion of bran, sugar or wool. IL
will explode under normal motor con-
ditions, the department explains, but
II is not suited to the present type OF
automobile carburetOr. That, objection
- n trifie. for the Yankee machinist
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27

If Aunt Jane hadn't suddenly appeared
in the library doorway.
Charles if Mary is going to school
at all today it is high time she was
starting she said. But Father didn't
seem 10 hear. lie was still tramping
mp and down the room, his hands in
his pockets.
Charles" Aunt Jane raised her
voice and spoke again. Il said if Mary
is going To school at all today il Is
high time she was starring"
Eth? What!" If you'll believe It.
that man looked as dazed us if he'd
never even heard of my going to
school. Then suddenly his face
changed. "Oh. yes. To be sure. Well,
err Mary is not going TO school to-
day he said. Then he looked at his
watch, and without another word
strobe into the hall, got his hat, and
left the house. leaving Aunt Jane and
me staring into each others faces.
But ! didn't stay much longer than
Father did. | STROBE in To the hall. too.
by Aunt Jane. But didn't leave the
house. ! came up here 10 my own
room; and ever since I've been writ
ing ii all down in my book.
For that matter, 50 am |. What is
going [" happen next? Have | got to
20 Ia school tomorrow? But then. of
course, | Shan't do that Besides |
don't believe FatherIl asl; me tu. aft
er what | said about Mother. lie didn't
like that-what those girls said-any
better than | did. I'm sure of that.
Why, he looked simply furious. But
there isn't any other school here that
| can be sent To, and
But what's the use? | might sur
mise and Speculate all day and not
come anywher" near the truth. | must
await-what the night will bring forth,
as they say in really truly novels.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
VICTORY!

,,s In a preface Mary
sYNoFS ',.jns her apparent "dou-
Esre eAlpnaiity" and just why Is
W peis rTrrent and contradlc-
/. o. sbe also tells her reasons a. as
20 ,,iripg the diary-iaier |" pJ
f VIII, The diary is commences
! ' Jacksonville. Mary begins WIN her
. sarah's account oil her
WE We, birth. which seemingly IN
sA1 y her father. who is a IA
lis gre. astronomer, less than a new new
no 2. mich was discovered the sa'l.'
ga W. Esr name is COMPROMISE
rshI 49, wanted TO call her NioIa
u ~ y, father insisted on Abigail
90 w. The child quickly learned
lns home was In some way
y, from those Of her smat'
taeI s. and was puzzled theTeat'
ltsn . sarah tells her Of her moth
Slls . S at Andersonville as a
o.. and how astonished they All
h' :, the sight Of the DAINTY
's'..,S.,.sIn.year-old girl whom me
Nv. nrofessor had chosen for a
so-" Nurse Sarah makes 1t PLAIN
Il' a. household seemed a strange
Wy ~ ,hs child and how her father
- - uotber drifted apart through
~ s..-.Ssrstanding. each too proud
n any way attempt TO smooth
,hs situation. Mary tells OF
~' ,,.s spent "out West" where
Z. snerfectly all right and genteel
!, ,ssnectable" divorce was being
~ -.rgsd for. and her mothers Ito
~ 9naccountable behavior. BY
:. courts order the child Is to
- air months Of the year with
=. mother and six months with
:, father Boston is Mothers
-, Mary describes her life as
w.. with her mother in Boston
.dshout her mothers prospective
s..,ors Then Mary goes to her
'ts,r home, to visit her father. lie
!" inc same queer stick. Mary
T,, 70 school. Mary refuses to
s,su on at school.