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The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
COUPLE GETS MANY 'REPEATS"

personal acquaintance with either
Princess Mary or her husband were
permitted to tender gifts on the occa-
sion OF the recent royal wedding.
Charitable and other public organiza-
tions and institutions were. OF course.
excepted.
This ruling perhaps saved Princess
Mary the embarrassment over dispos-
ing of teapots and cruets suffered BY
King Edward.
A classification of the gifts exhibited
at st. James palace shows only % tea
services were presented. Other items
are 15S articles Of jewelry, including
bracelets, necklaces, pendants, tiaras.
brooches, rings, caskets, fans and
watches; trayful OF fiawless, unset
precious stones, S93 gifts made from
precious metals, including % trays "a
vases, 81 cups, - goblets, 18 ink
stands. Is statuettes. IA card trays, 9
cigaret cases, s travelling cases and Z
workboxes: 1877 books and manu-
scripts, % candelabra. II umbrellas.
IA lamps and shades. II rugs y sets
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
POE WAS AGAINST BOTTLE
Cousin Tells Author That Many Liter
ary Men Have Sought to Drown
Their Sorrows.
whispered

An excerpt from letter sent to
Edgar Allan Poe by his cousin, Will
liam Poe, is Of interest to everyone
who has read "The Gold Bug" 1t
was dated June Is, 1S43:
II observed in the Baltimore Sun
newspaper In an editorial that you
have again lately been successful in
having awarded to you prize Of 500
by the Dollar Newspaper for tale
called 1.-THE Gold Bug" which gave
me much pleasure, and hope 1t came
in time to relieve you Of some Of your
pecuniary wants. There is one
thing 1 am anxious to caution you
against, and which has been a great
enemy to our family-I hope, how
ever, in your case unnecessary-'a
too free use of the bottle Too many
and especially literary characters
have sought to drown their sorrows
and disappointments by this means
but in vain, and only when it was
too late, discovered it to be a deeper
source Of misery"
Poe got $40 for 1.-THE Raven"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20

wove of pink colOred her face as she
falt slight weight on her sleeve
what was the wretched fringe DOING
now? Had it caught In some one .
umbrella, or pOcketbook7 Billy Drahe
had SAT on her right-she would not
look around. for there was tltterlhs
laugh behind her. Some one else was
getting of directly behind her.
"Step lively, there!" sang OUT the
motorman jovially, as the car rocked
away on it's fiatwheeled career.
Elizabeth whirled around and con-
fronted Billy brakes amused and' a'
the same time, apologize smile.
II am sorry, Eliz--Miss kusseii-A
couldn't help it, you can see thai
"Help whatT' she asked frostiiy.
At the same instant she looked
down and saw-saw the fringe or her
right sleeve wound impishly around
one of the buttons of his overcoat. LII
this way had she innocently ensnared
him in the car, had led him down the
aisle and here he was!
What an intolerable position.
II didn't expect to get off here" ne
apologized; II was going on to King
street."
"T am very sorry" she said stlffiy'
and then in sudden burst OF vexa-
ton she added: "Why didn't you cut
It Off Break 1t off. Now It's a
wretched string!" She pulled vigor-
ously at the silken tangle OF knotted
threads.
He stood helplessly watching her
stormy little face. His stern race
softened. How unhappy they Dotn
were! How like children; breaking
precious hours Of their lives with silly
Misunderstanding. We're they always
to be enemies?
He had even forgotten what 1t was
all about.
Elizabeth gave one last tug and the
threads snapped. The sudden release
caused her to waver uncertainty.
Billy's hand supported her-lingered
on her arm-stayed there boldly, as OF
old.
II don't want to be set Free" he
said uncertainty, and Elizabeth, look
ing up, saw that his pleasant face was
white, very white.
T-don't-quite understand" stam-
mered the girl.
II will explain as we 60 along" he
| said, still holding tight to her arm.
1T is growing colder-hear the wind y
SO they walked along Queen street
as they had walked before the blue
cape had entered their lives. Billy
Drake explained and Elizabeth lis
tened and murmured soft little an
swers, and they fingered in the tiny
| living room, where fire whispered
| on the hearth. When Billy went home
| he went whistling down the street In
the old happy way, and Elizabeth was
dropping a kiss on the precious ring
| on her third, finger. AS the blue
wrap was hung away in the wardrobe
Elizabeth gave it little hug.
| "You blessed old peacemaker" she
whispered.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
The Capture OF
Billy Drake
BY ROSE MEREDITH

-
q, 1922, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Elizabeth viewed the blue wrap
with some disfavOr. 1t had been
bought weeks ago, when her engage
ment to Billy Drake had been the
newest and the most wonderful thing
in the world, and the long silken
fringe which bordered the wide
sleeves had persuaded her to decide
upon the garment. Billy had admired
its graceful lines-he had played with
the fringe as he talked Of their glorl-
Gus future together-they had laughed
like children over the various things
that the fringes ensnared, autumn
leaves, wisps Of flying paper, once a
downy feather from some passing
bird. And then, afterward, when
foolish misunderstanding had clOuded
everything, Elizabeth had pulled off
her ring-his rlng-and dropped it
into his reluctant hand.
The ring fell and, dropping. the
delicate setting caught on the wretch
ed fringe He had laughed grimly as
he set about its dislodgement.
II hate the old thingl" she half
sobbed, as she brought 1t from the
wardrobe and tossed 1t about her
shoulders. The day was cold and her
suit was rather light in weight for
the advancing season.
Outside, the wind was moaning
among the bare branches, and as she
walked briskly toward the trolley car
the heart Of the little music teacher
felt bleak and bare as the empty
nests in the swaying trees.
As the car moved on, Elizabeth
thought of the uninteresting lesson
she was going to teach-Annie Smith,
a child who had insisted upon learn
ing to play Hearts and Flowers
and there had been many, many les
sons, but Annie still stumbled over
the same passages until Elizabeth
was ready to cry with vexatiOn.
Today Annie was more eXasperating
than usual; she had hinted that her
mother was not pleased with her prog
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
MAY CUT OUT WORD "OBEY'

Six pages of the report are devoted
to the proposed changes In the mar
riage ceremony, the first hint Of the
breadth of the revision appearing in
the following:
make the promise of the man and
of the woman identical in form:
"'Wilt thou love him, comfort him,
honor, and keep him in sickness and
In health; and, forsaking all others,
keep thee only unto him, so long as
ye both shall liver"
At present the woman promises to
"obey" and "serve."
The next change would make 1t pos
sible for the clergyman to omit:
"Who giveth this woman to be mar
ried to this man?" And would pro-
vide for the singing of hymn or an
them ut this point.
The report continues:
"Amend the sentence in regard to
the ring by omitting the words and
with all my worldly goods / thee en-.
dow" This change would make the
ring pledge Of the bridegroom read
"With this ring I thee wed: In the
name of the Father. and Of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen"
The present final report was ex.
pressly ordered published six months
In advance Of the Portland convention
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Stories Of
OGREAT
INDIANS
SEQUOYAH, THE CADMUS OF
THE CHEROKEES
Bv ELMO SCOTT WATSON

THIS is the story of an Indian who
/ rose to fame not as warrior nor as
orator, but as the inventor Of an al
phabet for his people which enabled
them to write and read their own Ian
guage. SequOyah (SikwayD of the
Cherokees was born in Tennessee in
1850. The boy grew up among the In
dians unacquainted with the white
mans tongue or any Of his arts.
An accident made him cripple
for life and he became a craftsman
In silverwork and skilled mechanic.
He also made photographs showing the
great deeds Of the Cherokee on the
warpath. In 1900, impressed by the
value of the white mans talking
leaves" (books), Sequoyah conceived
a system Of writing, suitable to the
Cherokee tongue. Undismayed by
ridicule, he persisted In his studies
until convinced that the Cherokees
had SO syllables, which In various COM
binations constituted their vocabulary.
His next problem was to design SYM
bols for each syllable, and that being
done, he taught his six-year-old daugf-
ter to build words from these symbols.
In 1921 Sequoyah demanded trial
for his alphabet, and In a public test
he proved it's worth. The chiefs en-
dOrsed his invention and Cherokees Of
all ages learned the alphabet with en-
thusiasm. The next year he left his
village in Georgia to visit the Chero-
KEGS In Arkansas and carry his inven-
ton to them. Again he was success
full. Two years later parts Of the b.
BILE were printed in Cherokee. In 1873
the Cherokee Phoenix the first period
ical ever printed In any Indian Ian
guage. was published as weekly at
New Echota, Ga.
When Sequoyah's tribesmen were
removed to Indian Territory he was
the great leader in organizing the re-
united nation. But he was little inter-
ested in politics. Among his people
was the tradition of lost Cherokee
tribe that had wandered west before
the Revolution.
Although SequOSdu was theh hi'iN
than eighty years old, he resolved 10
carry his message of education to the
lost tribe. His quest led him into Mex
leo and there, in August, lS43, weak
ened by privation, he died. He was
buried in an unknown grave, but he
was to have a grander memorial than
any monument of stone. When the
big trees of California were discov-
cred, it was decided to call these giant
redwoods sequoias, an everlasting trib-
ute to an Indian who gave his people
q printed language of their own.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
important Changes in Episcopal
Marriage Ritual Proposed.
RECOGNITION Of the Changed Status Of
Women May Bring Revision OF
vows-May Omit Compulsory
Giving In Marriage.

New York.-Recognition OF the
changed status Of women by striking
from the Episcopal marriage ceremony
the promise to obey, and eliminating
the compulsory giving In marriage
was proposed by the commission on
revision of the Book Of Common
Prayer, in a report just made public
Gaining equal rights with men IN
their marriage vows, however. the
women would lose special privilege
now accorded them. For the proposal
to change the ceremony also provides
for striking out the bridegroom
pledge, "with all my worldly goods
thee endow."
The commissioners report will be
submitted to the triennial general con
yention of the church at Portland, Ore.
next September. Under the constitu
ton Of the church, 1t cannot be adopt
ed until 1t has been approved by twt
general conventions.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
CHIEF BLACK HAWK. THE PA
TRIOT OF THE SACS

NIHEN the Eighty,sixth division
w went overseas In 1918, they
bore on the left shoulder OF their uni
forms insignia showing black hawk
rampant on a shield Of red. Thus the
"Black Hawk Division" carried into
battle once more the emblem Of one OF
the greatest fighting men from their
native soil-Chief Black Hawk (Ma'-
atawlmesheka'kaa) of the Sacs and
Foxes. Illinois pioneers, grandfathers
Of some Of these men, had called him
"bloodthirsty savage" but his own
people looked upon him as patriot
who defended his country against un-
Just aggression.
Black Hawks war in 1882 was
caused by dispute over the terms OF
q treaty removing the Sacs and Foxes
to a reservation In Iowa. When the
government failed to keep its agree
ment to provide them with corn in
place of the crops they had abandoned
In Illinois, Black Hawk recrossed the
Mississippi to 'steal corn from our
own fields" az the old chief said, bit
terly.
Governor Reynolds called out the
| militia to repel these Invaders" and
later federal troops were sent to SUD-
due the Sacs. After several fierce
battles the Indian resistance was brok-
en- and Black Hawk's warriors scat
tered. The chief fed to the Winnie
bagos for refuge. On August n. 1883,
he walked into General Streets head
quarters at Prairie du Chen, Wis, to
surrender.
Farewell my nationl" said Black
Hawk as he gave himself up. "Black
Hawk tried to save you and avenge
your wrongs. He drank the blood OF
some Of the whites, he has been taken
prisoner. and his plans stopped. He
can do no more. His sun Is setting
and will rise no more. Farewell to
Black Hawkw
He was held for two months a pris'
oner Of war at Fortress Monroe, Va.
and then was returned to his people In
Iowa. There another humiliation
awaited him.. Keokuk, his bitteresi
enemy and the leader Of the peace
faction of the Sacs, had been elevated
to the head chieftainship. Black
Hawks proud heart was broken by
this blow.
He died October 3, 1888. But ever
then the whites did not allow him t.
rest In peace. A doctor desecrated hi:
grave and carried the skeleton bacl
to Illinois. Eventually the bones o
the great chief were restored to li
sons and they placed them for safe
keeping In the collections Of an low,
historical museum. In 1855 nre de
stroyed the building, leaving to hi
people nothing but the memory Of thei
great chief.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20

Incorporated into one company all Of
his holdings. This new corporation
has a capital Of $15,OOO,0OO, of which
Colonel Humphreys owns 76h per
cent. The remaining 231s per cent is
held by the Pure Oil company in
terests.
Besides the oil holdings which Col
onel Humphreys turned into the new
company he has many other large pri-
vate investments, it is stated. The
two other companies, the Humphreys
Mexia Oil company and the Hum
phreys-Texas Oil company, which were
merged into the Humphreys Oil com.
pany, will be dissolved, it is stated.
The extent of the proposed operations
Of the new company is not as yet pub
licly known.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20

ress, and she had stumbled and fallen
weeping over the dreaded passage In
the old favorite.
To her own surprise. Elizabeth COM
forted the child-for a while she for
got her own loneliness and pain, while
she brought smile to wet blue eyes
and sullen lips. 'Let us try again"
she suggested gently, and. to their mu-
tual surprise, they had tried again and
conquered. 1t was glad little face
that was lifted to Elizabeth's sad one
when the hour was ended.
"Ycu have made me glad again" I"
smiled Annie Smith.
Elizabeth thought Of those words
as she waited for the car that was
to take her home. Would anything
ever make her glad again? She knew
that, behind her own little air of
bravado, she carried an aching heart
that never could be glad again with
ost Billy Drake. She brushed away
hot tears and entered the car with q
dash Of autumn red In her cheeks
Some one moved along to make room
for her. a strong hand steadied her as
the car lurched forward
Thank you," she turned and
smiled mechanically at-Billy Drake
resuming his seat beside her! The
wrap settled innocently about hel
slender form. Billy was replacing his
hat, and, with a dear familiar ges
ture, was quite unconsciously smooth
| ing the back Of his sleek head. She
saw it all-she knew-ft-she felt hin
| 30 near, and all the while she sa
| straight and small, looking straigh
ahead out of brown pansy eyes. Any
one sitting beside her might have
thought her lovely face naughty ant
relentless!
The fiat-wheeled car clattered mer
| rily on it's way and Elizabeth nOtet
with a heartsick pang that they wer
near Queen street, her stopping place
Billy was probably going hOme-h
lived mile beyond Queen street, ant
when would she meet him again, evel
by accident?
Queen" beloved the conductor
as the car rocked to standstill.
Elizabeth rose, swept the folds o
her blue wrap about her and starte
for the door. She felt a sickenin
tug at the long fringe Of her righ
sleeve. She would not look around. !
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20

Of cutlery. 8 wall brackets, SO dinner
services, Al breakfast table services,
18 silver salvers, 20 pairs Of gloves.
10 wedding cakes and Z hunting crops.
While correspondents invited to a
private view were being shown about
the state rooms where the presents
were on display, the % gift clocks all
began the Ginning at 6 O'Clock at al.
most the same instant-and the news.
paper party was ushered out as it had
been invited to call between and
6 p. m"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Free Air.

The modern ideas on education are
all very we'll so far as they go, but
there Is an old and well-cried proverb
which says that little knowledge
Is q dangerous thing. Perhaps this
Is why Johnny Jones' essay on air
ran like this:
Breath Is made Of air. We breathe
always with our lungs, except at night,
when our breath keeps life going
through our noses while we are asleep.
If 1t wasn't for our breath we should
die whenever we slept.
"Boys that stay in a room all day
should not breathe. They should wait
until they get outdoors. A lot of
boys staying in room make carboni-
eide, and carbonicide is more poison
GUS than mad dogs though not just
in the same way. It does not bite
but that's no matter so long as II
kills you."-Houston Post.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Only in Experimental Stage, but
Scientists Have Faith in Its
Possibilities.
SOFT oRANGE-COLORED GLOW
Research Work at Massachusetts IN
stitute of Technology Has Sue
ceeded In Producing Light
Without Wires.

Boston.-A ring Of soft orange
light, with no wires leading to 1t ana
glowing In the darkness, sets up an
Interesting train of speculation as to
the illumination Of the future. NOBODY
Supposes for an instant that our Ight-
1ng problems have been solved. CON-
pared with what the future Will Dring
forth the present arrangement OF
wires with bulbs that have to De
screwed into their sockets and renewed
frequently is cumbersome and mel
ficient. Research work at the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology mas
succeeded in producing a light with
out wires; that is to say, the incan-
descence Is set up by induction, where
the electric current bridges an inter-
val purely by electric energy. TO be
sure the light is only an experiment
and SO far Is not practical for COM
mercial purposes, but the method has
possibilities.
The Test
The research division of the depart
ment Of electrical engineering expert
ments with tube filled with neon gas
have been carried to the point where
the tube has been caused to give out
light, although no wires have been at
tached to 1t. In the ordinary form OF
electric illumination the light Is usual
iy produced by an incandescent form
OF filament or by carbon electrodes.
The life of both of these types Is linn
fted by the burning out Of the In
candescent element. OF course. In the
case of the arc lamp this can be cas-
lIy renewed, but at the cost OF fire.
ouent trimming. The type OF incan-
descent bulb in common use has been
Improved through the substitution OF
tungsten for the carbon filament. Sew.
eral types Of lamp using incandescent
yapor have been developed, and have
been used both experimentally and
commercially. The Moore light used
very long tubes filled. with carbon
dioxide or nitrogen. which were caused
TO glow through the discharge OF higf
voltage electric current through the
glass. This type was not much uset
commercially. but a similar lamI
known as the Cooper-Hewitt mercury
vapor lamp is at present In genera
use In q great variety OF places
among them the motion-picture stu
dios. Both of these types require elec
trodes, or terminals. sealed In thu
siass. but they have long life be
cause there are no parts which weal
out or burn out.
The instrument.
The experiments conducted at tn
Massa chusetts Institute Of Technolog,
used a glass tube closed upon itsel
In the form Of ring. This ring wa
aIipped over an iron core wound witt
the proper number Of turns Of wir
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Young Parents.

Kansas City, Mo.-Mr. and Mrs. Ted
die E. Burchfield are the youngest par
ents in this city, according to the rec
ords of the city clerks Office. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burchfield are receiving congrat-
ulations on the arrival of ten-pound
son in their home. Mr.. Burchfield Is
fifteen years old and Mrs. Burchfield
is only fourteen years old.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Presents Of Princess Mary Show
Remarkable Assortment.
Many Wonder Nhat NewIyweds VIII
% With 10 Jugs, 22 Clocks, 10
silver Toast Racks and 70
Tea Services.

London.-The vast number ana va
ried assortment Of wedding presents
"a Princess Mary and Viscount Las
relles displayed here caused many peo-
nle to wonder what the newlyweds
would do with the 16 jugs and bowls.
1o silver toast racks and y clocks In
the offerings.
The late King Edward. after his mar
r,are. found himself the possessor OF
1900 teapots Of all types and descrip-
lions. and Of more than 800 cruets. It
q reported that some Of these are still
stored In London.
ONLY persons who had been pre-
~enfad at court or wh0 could claim
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Baby Shark in
Ship Water Tank

New York.-An official Of q
Brooklyn dry dock concern an
nounced that when the Minneso-
tan recently had been pulled out
of the water a shark was found
swimming around In one Of her
ballast tanks. He explained that
bulging plate let the baby man
eater In and he could not find an
exit.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
7 MONTHS GAIN, $15,OOO,OO0
Col. Humphreys Began In Mexia OIL
District With "Shoestring"-
Now Millionaire.

Mexia, Tex.-In period Of seven
months the wealth of Col. e. A. Hum
phreys has increased from few dol
lars to more than $15,OO0,OOO.
He began operating in the Mexia
field when this was wildcat territory
and he had no more than "shoe-
string" to 60 on. The other day he
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Ghostess HurIs Iron,

Meriden, Conn.-The ghost of Rhein-
hold Kirshtein's first wife became
acutely aggrieved at his coldness and
hurled a fiatiron at him and Mrs.
Kirshtein II, he claims.
A dent in the wall above the bed
proves it.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
100 Million Souls in Russia.

Moscow.-The population of Russia.
excluding Siberia, is 130, 07,OOO, ac-
ccrding to recent estimates. The town
and city population Is put at 16 per
cent.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
Or Rarely Ever.

"You used to cook for Mrs. Cad
der?" asked Mrs. Clipping.
Eyes, num-"
'DOes that woman ever stay at
home?"
"Well, mum, now that's queer.
You're askin' me the same question
poor Mr.. Gadder used to come back
In the kitchen an ask me two or three
times a week, an I sez to you as ]
sez to him, she never do.'-Birming.
ham Age-Herald.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20

Bor,barded Wife With Rubber Bands.
New York.-Dwight B. Hulings
compelled his wife to sit In a chair
for four hours while he shot rubber
bands at her, Mrs. Hulings said In ap-
plying for AZ divorce.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20
In Quest Of Freedom,

The beauteous one is going to Reno,
you say"
"Yes, for her health"
81 didn't know Reno was health
resort"
"She says her husband makes hss
sick."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-20

The experiments conducted at the
Massa chusetts Institute Of Technology
used a glass tube closed upon itself
IN the form Of ring. This ring was
slipped over an iron core wound with
the proper number Of turns Of wire
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-01-27

.o,ss where Dora lived. she was ou,
in the yard. eating doushnu., anu na
10 snew It but he had passed the ase
when II is just as permissible TO throw wv
a rock at a girl as at po9 az"
Sliding his normal inclinations ',,o ne
walked sturdily on, though ne inu. ,,,r
himself so far as to engage IN a mu ,a
INJURED conversation with one OF m .e
familiar spirits DWELLING somewhere
u,tb,n him. .'Pfa!" said RAMSEY ~
h,mself--or himself to Ramsey sih.e
II is difficult to say which was wn'c ~,
.pfo thinks she's smart. don't she
Well, guess she does, Dut sue &c.
o,n.tw II hate her, don't your
"You bet your life hate her! =.
.Teacher's Pet, that's what call her
"Well, that's what ! caii neil
too, don't II" well, ! do; that's , a.,
she is, anyway-dirty ole Ieae"er >
Petw