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The New York herald., 1922-11-15
MARYLAND OIL EARNS MORE.
Gross for Nine Months $1O,764,-
755, Compared WIKI S1,22s,oo6.

The Marland Oil Company and subsi-
diaries for the nine months ended Sep
tember 80, 1922, show net income after
expenses amounting to $2,577.023, con-
trasted with $2,095,132 for tho CORE
spending period in the previous year.
Gross earnings totaled s10.764.755, COM
pared with s1,22S,956. The company
showed balance of s9.179.121, after
expenses of S7.5s5,634, contrasted with
a balance OF S720,050. Other income
amounting to S91,522 brought the total
to $3,270,643, against ss25.454 In the
previous year. Interest charges totaled
S693.620 and dividends s914,471.
The company reported a surplus OF
$1,662,552 this year, compared with
S2,095,132 a year ago.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
BIG GAIN IN PHILLIPS OUTPUT.
Company Has Between 1,1OO and
1900 Producing Wells.

Net earnings of the Phillips Petroleum
Company for the nine months ended
September 80 last. before depletion and
depreciation. were S6.732,647. and for
the year ended the same date, SS,10S,-
O24 According to Frank Phillips. pres
ident of the company, production is be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 gallons of
natural gasoline daily from seven plants,
in comparison with 1900 gallons daily
from three plants at the start of the
year.
Mr.. Phillips pointed out that the
company has purchased thus far this
year 500 new tank cars to take care of
increased gasoline business while the
COMPANY has more than 125,00O acres,
of which $4,000 acres is proved and only
partly developed, and comprises 170 pro-
ducing properties on which 1.100 and
1900 wells are producing.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
TWO EXTRA DIVIDENDS.

The Lancaster Mills has declared an
extra dividend on the common stock OF
$40 payable December to stock Of
record November "a. The Neild Manu-
featuring Company has declared an ex-
ira dividend OF 4 per cent. in addition
TO the regular quarterly dividend Of
per cent, both payable November Is.
The Wayne Coal Company has declared
a quarterly dividend of per cent. pay
able December 10 to stock OF record
December /.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
Prod & Refin
ga 1921

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TRAFFIC LEAGUE DINNER.

Albert p. Thorn, general counsel OF
the Association of Railway Executives
will address the members of National
Industrial Traffic League at their annual
dinner, at the Hotel Commodore to-
night. The league will hold its annual
meeting to-day and tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK.

Exports from New York yesterday: Wheat
bu., 26i, 1856; rye, bu., II. 200 feed lbs, 49,
500; grass seed. bags. t,10S: bacons, lbs.
2.26s. 500: oleo OIL ton, 600; corn, bu.. 6s $40
cake lbs, .3S5. 400. lard. lbs, 1851 $40.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
STATISTICS.
LIVERPOOL.

middling, 15.44d. Sales. 1000 bales; Amerl-
can, 1000 Imports, 81 900; American.
LOCO. Loco Futures were cue 2l TO 25 points
points advance end closed barely steady az
90 to 81 points let higher. Closing prices,
December, 14SSh.: January, II .T2d.; March,
14.46d.; May. 14.2Td.: July, 14.O2d. October
13.1sd. Manchester: Yarns higher prices
asked checks business; cloths, buyers and
sellers apart. The II o'clock bids cabled 20
Liverpool follow: December. 26.35c. Janu-
airy, 26.23c.; March. 26.19c.; May, 25.97c.;
July, 2562c.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
P0TATOES--Stnte.

POTATOEs-State, $50 lbs, t215a2.50i 100
lbs. $i.15a2: Jersey Giants, 81 50a1 .55; Long
80: iJo lbs, s2.25a2.50: Maine. $50 lbs,
s2.25a2.50; $50 lbs, So; Pennsylvania, iso
lbs. s225a2.b0; sweets, Jersey, bskt., 15c.s
sf 'e5; Eastern States, bbl, Sf.5o; Delaware
aud MARYLAND. bsl<t. 5Oa75c.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15

AsCIUTTO. Vincent NJ. and Joe
q. Kohnfelder ............... ......
trial Commission. state OF n. Y.
EHYhfER. Woyrnouth--W. Francis.
S1FF. Mar. and Albert MI.
FcldmHu ................
sHUGERAfAN. fsaac--Clrclo Leas-
Ing Co., Inc.s.ts tssts.s.ss.sss....
VAN CORTLANDT GARAGE CO.
Industrial Commission, State OF
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Il & G As 80
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| 81 l. e 6 Z EN
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
LIVE STOCK AND MEAT PRICES.
rrNNsyLyANIA or MARKEr.

on. CITY. Pa, Nov if.--C~cdit balances.
81; runs, Lass barrsls: average, 90 .s32
shipments, ep,s97; average. $500.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
BID AND ASKED QUOTATIONS.

y. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL
BONDS.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15

6s A l941 Pennsylvania
l....... eIh As l906-30
y Y Sus q W TO-. -. p2is
LIST ref IS 81 Pennsylvania
n Y Telephonal 3 Of
The New York herald., 1922-11-15

LIST As 1920
7....... g2x
Connlcl Gable
1st As 2397
% EAik
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
NEW YORK PRICES.


WHEAT-No. l Northern spring. $1.41h
No. red, s1.35A; No. hard. $1.35A No.
Manitoba, S1.31A; No. mixed durum.
sl.22b c. |. +. track New York.
CORN-No. 2 yellow and No. 2 white.
90l4c.: No. mixed S9Ac. c. 1. (. New York.
0ATS-No. 2 white. 55a55lsc. No. 3 white.
5312c. No. white, 52c. fancy clipped white.
5oa6oc.; ordinary clipped white, 56a5sc.. all
elevator
RYE--No. Western. s1.ofls T. o. b., and
81 C. /. T. New York. export.
BARLEY-Maiting, 6oas2c. c. i. (. New
York.
BUCKwHEAT-Milling. s1.sOa1 .95 per 100
pounds.
HAY-No. /. s25a26; No. ., $22a24; No. s,
$2la23; shipping, $l9a20 per ton.
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
Wheat Corn. Oats
Yesterday ..... 1 100000 1.4s5.o00 1.015.o0o
Last week-Holiday.
Last year. ...... 015,o0o 746.ooo 43e. .ooo
SEABOARD CLEARANCES.
Flour. Wheat Corn
Yesterday .....: 22.o00 $4,000 10000
Last week-Holiday.
Last year....... 10000 1.s77.ooo 100000
The New York herald., 1922-11-15

judgment was tllto
NEW YORK COUNTY.
pEMETRTo, vaccari--H. Avignins,
ct al; May sc, 1921 2i.............. ttoif'
GREAT KILLS YACHT CLUB-J,
J. webb; October IL. 1922 ....... 5ef'1
WOLFSON. Lcopold--Musical Cour- -
Ter Co. March II. 1911 i.......... 2So.2o
ROsENTHAI.. Anna, and Jerone
VIZ Msndel. August 10, 1913. o45tS
HUGHES. Catherine Y. h.
wintcrbottom; December /. 1921. Soofo
KRTNFELD. J. L1uis-City OF y.
Y; June 10. 1ni7................. 1os'sa
CLBCRT, Samucl-i. lssacson'
October 2, 1922. ............ .....t. lEsf'fu
LOEB. william, and Hymen Lev-n-
thai 49, Seller Rogers Brown Co.. -
Inc. November \, ipiT........... Tbposss
GoLDsMTTU, Joseph 90 r.m
Seventh C~p.. Sept Y. lp22.... oisso
LOEB, william, Pittston Coal Co.
and iiyman Levcnthai - Seller
Rogers Brown Co.. lnc.' July .
IS, 1917 .............s........ oVie's'
eArIi a, SoSemser SSTSp1 20. iMei7 M ..''.'.' Sscss
MARFSLE. william, Euphcinie ~
STORES, sna Li,sh lne; February ). ie25 ssGs
NORTH, Geo. H., or Geo. VI. ana
Columbia Casually Co.--Peope, .
&C; February %. 1922 lvacstedl. lWnV1
DE June pA9bi 20. ia7a. lo1 a.o.'........ ~ isTossl
''As.ss AsgsSs.r sS.Op .. is29. 29.......s... sosrm
Dp rAOrl, Loui5--F. Hscohstui $3.50
Jun, 20. iazs .,...s....,,....s,.' lssnlAAt
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
UNITED STATES TREASURY STATEMENT.

s,eeat pi,potcs TO TusN YorK Hrr,tp
New yokHe Rureau
G., a..
The New York herald., 1922-11-15

,-,o.t,, nr,ce. OF stocks in which tere
~ - transactions yesterday:
The New York herald., 1922-11-15

2.......f07
Peoria e. East
inc As 1900
i....... ol
Pere Marquet
A 5s 1855
% nGsl
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
POULTRY. DRESSED-Chickens. fire,
POULTRY. LTyE--I

POULTRY. LTyE-Fowls. freight. 20a2Jc. |;
express, 20a2sc. CHICl<ENS-f'relght, &c. ;
TIiRKEYS-Freight, 4oa32c.; eSvtess, asa
5Oc DuCKS-Freight. 26a2Tc.: express, 1sa
$50. PIGEONs--Pair. 3Oa3jc. GUfNEAS-
Pair, T5c. RABBITS-Pound, 2fa23c.
The New York herald., 1922-11-15

2....... 4S
3....... 46A
Pierce Oil $ I
deb IS 1891
S....... 96H
p G. @ & st l.
bs A 1910
1o....~. 99h
Port Ry L * +
1Rg aAaN
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
BONDS IN STOCK EXCHANGE
Colorado a So Fisk Rubber

I II DK NUpUUI
. 1st IS l9it
| 2.......105
Fonda Jhnstn
u G 4Es 1852
The New York herald., 1922-11-15
SATISFIED JuDeNKNTs

The first name n that OF ths debtor, ths
second that OF the creditor and date when
judgment was filed.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
.,.,,,s SCHOOLS CLOSE
CHh'- SUCCESSFUL YEAR

=. challis Public Schools closed
I1s H. wear last week. The years
ia wy N tbe whole, was highly salts
!e.a ..,a,y - and successful. A commend
n;sus ~ ussnirit of interest and application
iDT, ~ - work in hand was in evidence
!Senuehout the school.
tnvu nv ak lower grades under the
lu.,or ~, of the Misses Nickerson,
eah ea'shnrn and Coryell maintained Il
ss bias siandard of school work. Miss
mssa.hnrn n.y. coming to us as a new
n. ia.sher last year gave us good ex-
n.is of excellent discipline and in
a..sction in the school room.
W. Thompson's work in the sew
- and eighth grades was Of an w
snna,y s high quality. Her require
SSr "sts 'of neatness, systematic arrange
r wsrt and a high degree of accuracy
LA ,asd tn make an excellent class OF
suu;ls s Mrs. Thompson's work with
g H. school lunches is also to be com
nended. ,,,uu.,,oo, o,ono
~th as many pupils as enter at the
s.einning of the year, but such was
no No. case with the Challis Highschool
his year. Usually number of stu
sonts lose interest and become dis
eouraged and drop out and spend
their time loafing and in surrounding
| hat do not tend to produce the high
est type of citizens. 1t is . ribute tC
the excellent skill of Tho .iEhachoal
i.culty that such an urpVal rccor'
vas made in the Challia highsch1o
this year.
Special efforts were dey- q to pub
ijc speaking, debate al dramatic
york in the six upper grade. Tbe
nurpose being to teach the boys and
rirls to appear at ease before n
audience, to think quickly and pu
their thoughts in good English and ia
short to enable the pupils to take thci
places as leading citizens OF the Re
public of the future.
A story of the years work woulr
not be complete without special mon
ton of the Highschool play staged b.
the students last THURSDAY evening
That the members of the east cOul.
master the lines and various intrica.s
uroblems of the play and interpret hC
characters in the excellent manner
they did speaks well for the hig.
quality of native ability the youth c
Challis possess.
The school year was closed by tnt
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
IDAHO STATE WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

May has found the country nearly
back to normal--Building stimulated
and lumber industry booming in all
Western states-Fruit sections are
taking up surplus unemployed labor
Trade conditions are better.
Nampa. Work started on $4,000
church.
Latah County Farm Bureau adopts
$3.50 day and board for men ana
$50 to $40 a month and board for man
and wife during haying time.
Wallace. mining companies show
net profit of S1,165 060.
Twin Falls county raised $350,000
more for schools in 1921 than in 1920
Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce
seeks cheese factory.
Plummer LAUNDERING companies In
this vicinity making preparations foi
extensive ojerations during coming
summer.
Highway being paved from Occur d
Alene to Washington state line.
State crop conditions good.
Boise. 100000 bonds of Hayder
Lake Irrigation district certified.
Parma. Several new buildings ant
other improvements under way.
Twin Falls. Sugar factory to bt
operated at capacity.
Idaho Falls. County purchases new
road equipment.
Osburn. Lucky stone Mining Co.
rushing work.
Nampa Contract let for 566 mile!
ICaho-Pacific highway.
Lewiston. Work being rushed OF
$500 0Q0 hotel.
Standpoint Humbird mill puts on
night shift.
| Construction Homerale Pickle Butt
extension of 0. S. l.. to be complete;
in so days.
| Kellogg Important strike make a
| Alua Ray.
| EayhoYse Ramshorn Mill aga1l
started for season.
New fey boat sought across Snak
river cu Aberdeen-Pocatello road.
Burke. Guod progress being mad'
| driving .on@ Ajax tunnel.
| .,cllusg Sidney property resumes
500 tons month shipments to Bunl
er Hill smelter.
Raven Power line to be EXTENDED
to Paragon grade.
Challis. S45,000 school house to b
built this summer.
Nampa. Pressed brick plant of Ida
no Cement Stave and Silo Co. nearing
completion.
Grangeville. Road to top of Whit
Bird hill to be hard surfaced ASSURING
Salmon river valley all-year outlet.
Moscow. Movement on to bond G.
ty for construction $4,000 swimming
tank.
Gienns Ferry o. S. l.. making e1
tens:ve improvements here.
Alb en-. Oil drilling to start.
Boise. White City Park making e1
Idaho Falls. Missing links" be
tween city and county paving to b
hardsurfaced.
Oil indications favorable in Bonnt
vile county.
Pocatello. $4,000 company plal
ming pleasure resort IS miles south.
Cambridge. Masons erecting me-
hall.
Lewiston. Local market installs
new refrigerating plant.
Caldwell. Saratoga hotel to receiv
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
CHALLIS SCHOOL EIGHTH
GRADE GRADUATES

The following pupils graduated from
the Eighth Grade OF the Challis Pub
lie Schools last Friday night.
Jesse Bradley
Margaret Chivers.
Annie Ellis,
Louis Fox,
America Gini,
Ray Hamilton,
Mildred Hammond
Myrtle Horton,
Edward Jenson,
Francis Kerr,
Gordon Kirtley.
Eugene Leaton,
William LeatOn,
Harold Morrison,
Raymond Santee,
Ruth Woffinden,
Tineous Young,
Arnold Zilkey.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
What Is Charm2

Movie directors have been attempt
Ing to define charm in woman. No two
of them advance the same definition.
Sir J. NJ. Barrie in What Every Wom-
an Knows says that It's Il sort of
bloom Oh Il woman. If you have it
you don't need to have anything else
and if you don't have it, it doesn't
matter what else you have" That ex-
plains it generally. But a special
providence has seen to it that no two
men agire on detailed definition
Otherwise our lives might be devoted
entirely to gun fighting for the priv
ilege OF marrying the same charmer.-
Toledo Blade.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
DISABLED WAR VETERANS TO
GET START ON OWN LAND

Project training or giving disabled
war veterans start on their own
| land, new way of soldier -rehadilt-
tation, is proving very popular among
| former service men and women of this
district this spring and promises to
be the most successful means of max
ing injured veterans economically in
| dependent according to DR.. C. H.
| Sprague, manager of the POcatell0
branch of the U. s. Veterans Bureau.
Compensation of $50 and 500 per
month to these future farmers paid
by the Government assists them ma.
terially in paying for their land and
establishing themselves on small a.
creages. Training of this kind Is es-
Ipecially fitted for middle aged people.
veterans with little education and
men with large families, DR.. Sprague
state. A total Of more than 200 vet
Grams of the district have already Ia.
ken UP work on their own projects.
Overe 600 of the 1900 trainees in the
Pacific Northwest district of the Vet
erans' Bureau are learning agricultuf.
al work of various kinds, practically
all of them specializing in some parti-
cular line of scientific farming or an
imal husbandry.
A report from headquarters of the
Veterans Bureau shows that los, ,805
disabled former service men are now
training to overcome their vocational
handicaps. A total of 1880 have
been rehabilitated through the Gov.
ernment agency and are now ecOnom.
ically Independent. or this number
early 700 are veteras of this North
west district, which boasts the largest
percentage of rehabilitated veterans
in proportion to the disabled soldiers
and military population.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
HALLS, IDAHO, WEDNESDAY. MAY "a 1922
ON FAME'S ETERNAL CAMPING
GROUND THEIR SILENT TENTS
ARE SPREAD"

AtiAlN the time approaches when the
natlon VIII do reverence to lis soldier
dead Memorial Day. 1922. VIII Wit
ness anew the marching OF strong col
ulnhs, for The age-scrried ranks of the
men OF 81 will be filed by those who
survived Cuba, the Philippines, Cna-
leau TDierrJ Bclleau Wood. St MI
hiel, the Argonne and every other
place and sort Of service endured ar
their country's call. 1.-THE draped
flags, the muffled drums. the maasu--
ed tread, the cannons deep tones and
the rifles blare in salute over the
graves covered with the flowers of
spring, are but symbols Of respect for
those who are sleeping under the final
bivouac: the real reverence, the real
spirit Of the occasion, exists in the
hearts Of the people for whom the ne
foes died and for whom the other he
roes were willing to die.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
jelly From EIephant's Tusi<s.

Elephant tusk jelly is highly recon.
mended. In English factories. where
many tons Of tusks are sawed up
annually, for knife handles and other
uses, great quantities Of ivory dust &C.
cummulate. This dust Is sold for 6 pence
pound, and, when properly boiled and
prepared, it makes very fine and pure
jelly, which is frequently prescribed
for the sick.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
ESTRAYED

On November 10TH 1921. one brown
mare, weight about $50 pounds star in
face. branded D on left stifie, al the
Thompson ranch 10 miles from stan
lev. owner can have same by proTlnS
property and paying winter bill and
costs of this advertisement.
c. W. WAY, Stanley, Idaho
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24

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100000 improvements.
Montpelier. County commissioners
call election to vote on $4,000 bond
issue to match state and federal aid
road funds.
Burke. Mining comeback being
staged.
promises early resumption. Extend
ing electric power line.
Osburn. New Hope Mining Co. Is
driving cross-cut to cut veins.
Work resumed on Bovill-Elk River
highway.
Potlatch to get new cannery.
Orofino. $2,762.02 contract let for
one mile paving.
Caldwell. Idaho seed growers meet
to discuss marketing conditions.
Payette. tuberculosis hospital TO
be constructed here.
Boise Chamber of Commerce urging
construction system of scenic highway
o. S. L. to spend $4,000, 900 in state
on additions and improvements.
Wallace. Much work being done
on property of Cal. Leasing Co. In .
Mile canyon.
Wallace. Development resumed az
Grouse gulch property of Ruth Min.
| ing Co.
Salmon. Big improvements made on
| Island Park.
Salmon to receive $4,000 Rainbow
trout eggs.
| Private capital is the foundation and
superstructure of all American busi-
ness; and wages are the biggest bills
that private capital pays.-San Anto-
nio Express.
| Annual expense of the national gov
ernment is reported to have been
cut thirty-six hundred million dollars
To be interested in insurance, today
is to be interested in fire prevention.
In our war on the tremendous and
shameful fire waste in the United
States we should never overlook the
fact that the fight will not be COM
pletely won until our forest lands are
fully protected.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in the Transportation Act has
fixed valuation of American railroads
for rate making purposes at $1S,900..
900, or $64,400 mile, Germany's rail-
roads are estimated at $129,583 per
mile, Great Britain's at $272,138, and
Canada's at $83,119.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
DGUOhAIloN DAY EXERCISES
NEXT TUESDAY. NAV ooru

,,,d,. decoration Day exercises will take
pi@ce ph1G at Dodge's Hall Tuesday, Nav
C..i.' ~ 300 p. m. Soldiers of the
TisIl l5t'il War war; Spanish War and World
in uniform. - TAKE part
The St. Charles herald., 1922-09-09
Geophone Aid in
Mine Disasters

served by means Of the geophones,
and their relative positions deter
mined.
Another application Of the posi-
billties OF tho instrument in mine sur
veying II In the prevention Of acci-
dents In blasting through. If two tun-
hels Hre approaching each other, or
are passing q short distance apart,
u II necessary to determine the rela-
tive location In order that men may
be warned to keep away from the
point Of danger. As the sounds trans
'n'tted through the geophone are so
characteristic, frequent observation
| would enable a trained observer to fol-
low the progress Of the work in the
opposite tunnel. He would thus be
able to tell when blasts were to be
fired.
No attempt has been made to adapt
the geophone to determine the earth
movements that sometimes occur in
deep mines and are termed bumps
| by the miners. 1t Is probable, how
ever. that this instrument may be
OF use in certain parts Of the an
thracite coal fields. where cave-ins
nave destroyed mine working, caus'
ing loss Of life, surface subsistence
and injury and destruction Of build
ings.
The manifest advantage Of the geo
phone for use in mine rescue work
has led the bureau Of mines to place
the instrument on its mine-rescue cars
which are constantly being called tC
assist In the succor Of entOmbed mer
at mine fires and explosions.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-09-09
PUTTING MOTHER IN WRONG
Small Boy Quick to Observe re'ns
That Might Enable Him to e.
cape Punishment.

It was cherry time and Richard IN
sisted on running out in the orchard
and eating the half-ripe cherries. His
mother told him how much better 1t
would be for every one If he only left
the cherries until they were ripe, 30
thew could be enjoyed. She also
warned him she would punish him II
he went to the orchard again.
Soon she saw him pulling on the
xreen cherries and she went out and
cut tiny switch from the tree. Rlcn
ard saw her coming toward MIN
switch in hand, and the little lad sale
to her earnestly:
"Mother, If you had only left thai
switch on the tree just think what
fine big limb it would have been some
day !"-Exchange.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-09-09
Teachings of Confucius Still Re-
main the Moral Guide for Peo-
pie Of Vast Domain.
ANCIENT TOMB IS NEGLECTED.
Interest Directed to the Great Chinese
Sage by Dispute Among Descend
ants Who Inherit Duty OF
Caring for Shrine.

Washington.-The tomb Of Confu-
cius. the mecca to which millions OF
Chinese pilgrims have journeyed, IS
said by dispatches to be covered with
weeds due to a dispute between de-
scendants Of the great sage, who have
inherited the duty Of caring for this
shrine Of the nation.
The burial place Of the man who has
dominated Chinese thought for % CEN
turtles is described, as it appeared a
few years ago. in the following COM
munication from Charles K. Edmunds
to the National Geographic society:
"This Confucian temple, an enormous
and magnificent place. occupying with
its grounds the waOle of one SIDE OF
the town Of Kufu, is the model OK the
Confucian temples found In all the
cities Of China. It is almost certainly
the growth of ages.
Contains Image Of Sage.
"Within the main building, calico
The Hall Of Perfection sits the cano
pied image Of the great sage, OF whicf
there are not more than two or three
duplicates throughout the empire. Or
dinarily, Confucian temples do not con
tain an image Of the sage, but simple
tablet before which veneration ana de
votions are expressed.
..The statue is Of wood, larger thai
life size, and represents the sage seat
ed. holding in his hands the imperia
tablet. or scepter, as a symbol of hi
sovereignty in the realm OF thought.
"He is clothed in nine different Sill
garments, on which the IL imperia
emblems are embroidered, namely, sun
| moon. stars, mountains, dragons
pheasants, altar vessels, water lines
| flames Of fire, rice, axes and ciassi
The St. Charles herald., 1922-09-09
Twas Ever Thus.

AS party of tourists motored
through the eastern part of Greencas-
tie recently. small car, loaded with
five youngsters, slipped up behind, the
Indianapolis News reports. AS the
smaller car was forging ahead one OF
the boys lit a giant cannon cracker
and tossed 1t behind the big car. II
went off with a loud report. There
was a screeching of brakes as the big
car came to a halt, and the tourists
piled out to hunt for the blowouts'
The Youngsters passed merrily on.