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The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23
MAKE USE OF POISON GAS
Now Deadly Invention Has Been
Utilized for the Service and
Benefit of Mankind.

"a result Of the war; has come to
he an acceptable explanation for
everything from the shortage of
homes to the high price Of ''hootch."
But the proverbial silver lining is still
on the job, in one instance at least.
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineer
ing points out the savings to different
government departments due to the
chemical warfare service in it's peace
time activities.
Developed during the war for the
manufacture Of poison gas, this branch
of the service has turned its energies
to peace-time activities and is using
the same deadly fumes for the ex-
termination of harmful insects for the
agricultural department measurement
for the bureau of standards of the
fiow of gas in large meters used in the
natural gas fields; and the destruc-
ton of locusts for the insular bureau
I'm the Philippines and of rats. in the
sugar cane fields of Hawaii. The saw
ings reported for the chemical warfare
service of the army total 1924, 4,431.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

have given my superior the highest
conception of my journalistic zeal. At
telephone station on the next corner
| called up Mrs. Apperthwaite's house
and asked for Mr.. Dowden.
what are you doingT' i demanded,
when his voice responded.
Playing bridge" he answered.
Are you going cut anywhereT
mo. What's the trouble?"
''Tll tell you later I may want to
see you tonight before so back to
the office"
'All right. I'll be at home all the
evening"
1 hung up the receiver and made OF
on my errand.
Down town the streets were crowd
ed with the package-laden people,
bending heads and shoulders to the
bitter wind, which swept a binding,
sleet-like snow horizontally against
them. At corners it struck so tumul-
tuous blow upon the chest of the Pc
destrians that for a moment it would
halt them, and you could hear them
gasping half-smothered "Ahs' like
bathers in a heavy surf. Yet there
was a gayety in this eager gale; the
crowds pressed anxiously, yet hap
PLY, up and down the street in their
generous search for things to give
away. 1t was not the rich who strug
gled through the storm tonight these
were people who carried their own
bundles home. You saw them: toilers
and savers, tired mothers and fathers
worn with the grinding thrift of all
the year, but now for this one night
careless of how hard-saved the money,
reckless of everything but the joy of
giving it to bring the children joy on
the one great tomorrow. So they bent
their heads to the freezing wind, their
arms laden with daring bundles and
their hearts uplifted with the tremul-
Gus happiness of giving more than they
could afford. Meanwhile, Mr.. Simeon
Peck, honest man, had chosen this
season to work harm if he might to
the gentlest of his fellow-men.
/ found Mr.. Peck waiting for me
at his house. There were four other
men with him, one of whom 1 recog-
nized as Grist, squat young man
with slippery-looking black hair and
a lambrequin mustache. They wse
donning their coats and hats in the
hall when arrived.
Concluded Monday
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

oftener included in the conversation
than Bill Hammersley. If, however,
he declared himself to be Hamilton
Swift, Junior" which was his happiest
mood, Bill Hammersley and Simple
doria were in the ascendant, and there
were games and contests. (Dowden,
lBeasley and I all slid down the BAN
listers on one Of the Hamilton Swift,
Junior, days, at which really pictur-
esque spectacle the boy almost cried
with laughter-and old Bob and his
wife, who came running from the
kitchen, did cry.) He had a third ap-
pellation for himself-"Just little Ham,
ilton;" but this was only when the
creaky voice could hardly chirp at all
and the weazened face was drawn to
one side with suffering When he told
us he was "Just little Hamilton" we
were very quiet.
Once, for ten days, his Invisibles all
went away on a visit: Hamilton Swift,
Junior, had become interested In
bears. While this lasted, all Of Beas-
ley's trousers were, as Dowden said,
"a sight" For that matter, Dowden
himself was quite hoarse In court
from growing so much. The bears
were dismissed abruptly: Bill Ham
mersley and Mr.. Coriey Linbridge and
Simpledoria came trooping back, and
with them they brought that wonderful
family, the Hunchbergs.
Beasley had Just opened the front
door, returning at noon from his Of
fee, when Hamilton Swift, Juniors,
voice came piping from the library,
where he was reclining In his wagon
by the window.
cousin David Beasley! Cousin Da-
vid, come a-running!" he cried. "Come
a-running! The Hunchbergs are here" |"
OF course Cousin David Beasley
came a-running, and was Immediately
introduced to the whole Hunchberg
family, a ceremony which old Bob,
who was with the boy. had previously
undergone with courtly grace.
''They like Bob." explained Hamil-
ton. Don't you, Mr. Hunchbergf Yes,
he says they do extremely (Ee used
such words as extremely" often; in
deed. as Dowden said, he talked '7iks
a child In a book" which was due,
dare say, to his English mother.) .AnA
I'm sure" the boy went on. "that all
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ence OF a small but energetic faction
opposing our friend in Wainwright, his
own town ("What are you surprised
about?" inquired Dowden. Don't you
know what our folks are like, yeti
II St Paul lived in Wainwright, do
you suppose he could run for con-
stable without some Of his near neigh
bors getting out to try and down
him?")
The head and front (and backbone,
tool of the opposition to Beasley was
a close-fsted, hard-knuckled. risen
from-the-soil sort of man, one named
Simeon Peck. He possessed no in
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23
How to Care for Plano.

Keep a growing plant in the room
and so long as your plant thrives your
piano ought to, or else there is some
thing wrong with it. Try it and see
how much more water you have to put
In the flower pot than in any other
room. Some people keep a large vase
or urn with a sopping-wet sponge In
n near or under the piano and keep
nc moistened just as cigar dealer
keeps his stock. They keep this up
while the fires are on.
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low
NATURES SYSTEM WORKS

NATURES SYSTEM WORKS
TO PROTECT THE SKIN.
Few things are more destruc-
tive to the tissues of the human
body than strong sunlight. The
harm Is not done by the light
visible to the eyes, but by GER
tain rays that it contains. These
are called ultraviolet rays, and
are quite invisible. They cause
sunstroke, soreness of the eyes
and blistering or inflammation
Of the skin.
Scientists have found that the
only thing that will stop their
passage Is a layer of yellowish
or reddish colors which acts as a
kind of filter, absorbing the ul-
tra-violet rays and allowing 9th
ers to pass. Red spectacles cam
not be used because red rays
also are injurious to the eyes;
but nature has provided the
Southern race with an effective
skin protector in their color,
which is really not black, but a
dark reddish brown.
Beneath the skins of all men
Is a supply Of a substance known
as chromogen, which, under the
action Of the ultraviolet rays,
turns into coloring matter or pig
ment. The pigment has four
stages-yellow (white men),
dark yellow (Chinese), red
(American Indians), and brown
Qndians and negroes). In white
men the pigment has lost much
Of its power to respond to the
ultraviolet rays, but strong sun
light still causes the skin to pro-
tect itself by assuming the color
known as sunburn. Even the
freckles whose presence on her
nose so worries the pretty girl
are an instance Of Mother Ma
lures protecting hand.
The pigment Of negroes, how
ever, has become so susceptible
to the influence Of light that
even those born in cold climates
are black from birth to death.
Once blackness OF the skin has
occurred it is very persistent.
IF negroes settled in Lapland, 1t
would need many thousands Of
years for their descendants to
change their color.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23
Beasley' S
Christmas
Party
By
BOOTH HARRINGTON

The order Of the day with him al
ways began with the "Hoo-ray" and
''Br-r-ra-vo" of greeting; after which
we were to inquire, who's with us to-
dayw Whereupon he would make
known the character in which he elect
ed to be received for the occasion. If
he announced himself as Mister
Swift" everything was to be very
grown-up and decorous indeed. For
malities and distances were observed +;
and Mr.. Corley Linbridge Gan elderly
parsonage of great dignity and distinc-
ton as a mountain-climber) was much
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23
WIN Some Bacteria Are Useful.

Not all forms of bacteria are causes
of disease. There are certain bacteria
which produce changes in dead or
ganic matter, such as rotting trees,
leaves and bodies Of animals, and
these changes make the elements ol
the decaying bodies again available as
food for plants. Certain bacteria, too,
make the nitrogen of the air available
for growing crops. Still others, which
feed on the dead remains of plants
or animals Of the sea, are in turn eat
ON by larger, but still minute. forms of
ME. These are then eaten by still
lnrger animals. and 30 on, until we
ret to forms OF life that we can use
a. food ourselves, such AZ shrimps,
fsh and oysters.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23
AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Following viii be the order of serv-
ices at the Catholic church Christmas
day. Midnight mass with sermon at
II p. m. Christmas eve. Second mass
at 10 a. m. Christmas day. Evening
devotional with sermon by Rev. John
Conolly of Gainesvilel at 7:30 o. m.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23
How You Should Breathe.

In correct breathing, air should en-
ter AZ well as leave through the nose.
The lining Of the nose secretes
layer Of mucus which catches hne
dust particles before they can enter
fhe wfndpipe. Hairs which line the
noGtrila also flter out the coarse dust
particles. Furthermore. the long.
narrow nose passages warm the In
coming air before 1t reaches the
lungs.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

Ask your grocer for Carter's BUT
TERNUT bread. 1t is sold by all the
leading grocery stores In Ocala At
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23
OXFORD BIBLES

Many sizes and bindings. Some in
expensive ones and some in fine India
Bible paper. At THE BOOK SHOP. St
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

Let US cook your Christmas turkey
and birds. Carter's Bakery. 12-21-3t
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

A splendid line of leather goods
THE SPECIALITY SHOP, A. E
GERIG. tt
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

The Charm of a new Xmas HAT.
Ladies can save by buying at
FTSHEL'S. 12-12-tf
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

Observation-Disclosures. 12-tf
The Ocala evening star., 1922-12-23

Meet me at THE BOOK SHOP. St
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25

Have those squeaky wheels on
your automobile reset. Cotton
wood Garage. soft
Mrs. X. Ii. Raes and daughter,
Margaret, of Spokane, are spend
ing the week as guests of their
friend, Mrs. Carl Render.
FOR SALE - Holcomb and
Hobke butter kist electric pop
corn machine. Can be bought
at a bragain. r. H. Kendall Con-
fectionery. 1873
Miss Catherine Jenifer left for
her home in Lewiston Wednes-
day morning after having spent
three weeks here visiting with
her friend, Miss Caroline Ter
haar.
If you want to read a good
hunting story read Bill Huss-
mans ad. Bill charges some
one of three of killing a Meadow
Lark for a grouse. Draw your
own conclusions.
Mrs. H. c. Matthiesen is en-
joying a visit from her mother
and sister, Mrs. Marion Williams
and Mrs. Frank Taylor and child
rem, of Lewiston. The party
motored to Grangeville, their old
home, today.
Miss Jennie Manring, head
nurse at the White hospital in
Lewiston spent Tuesday in Cot
tonwood visiting with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Butler. Miss Manning was on
her way to Lewiston to resume
her duties after having spent
/ two weeks with her parents at
Grangeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LANCE of
Prinville, Oregon, arrived in Cot
tonwood Thursday morning via
the auto route for ten days
visit with relatives and friends.
This is Mr.. Lange's first visit to
Cottonwood for some time. Fred
will he remembered by many OF
the baseball fans on both Camas
and Nezperce prairies who re-
gard him as the best base ball
pitcher that ever threw a ball
across the plate on the prairie.
He was he hero of many a game
won by Cottonwood in days gone
by.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25
COTTONWOOD
AND VICINITY
Personal Mention and Local
Happenings of the Week in
This Vicinity.

Have those squeaky wheels on
your automobile reset. Cotton
wood Garage. soft
Miss Lenore Minis departed
Thursday morning for a two
weeks visit at the DR.. Dunning
home in Spokane.
II. H. Nuxoll of Charleston is a
business visitor in the city, hav-
ing arrived on Wednesday even
ing's train.
Mrs. f. H. Deatley and son re-
turned to their home in Lewiston
Monday morning after having
spent several days here as the
guests of Mrs. HI. c. Netzel.
A. L. Creelman, of Lewiston
was business visitor in Cotton.
wood for several days the first
of the week, returning to his
home Wednesday in his car.
DIR. J. E. Reilly spent Wednes.
day at Ferdinand in the interest
of his profession and reports
having enjoyed splendid bust.
ness on his first trip to oul
neighboring city.
The Rev. Fathers of st
Michaels monastery are holding
a retreat at the monastery this
week in which all the members
of the organization in this local
ity participated.
William and John Baune de
parted on Wednesday morning,
train for Spokane and were &C
companied home Thursday even
ing by Tony Baune who has beer
receiving treatments at a private
sanatorium. Tony comes bacl
greatly improved in health which
is indeed welcoming news to his
many friends here.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25
TAKES TRENCH LEAVE.

Clark McGaffee returned to
the city Wednesday and was at
once picked up by Sheriff Eimers
Clark, at the time of his depart
ure two months ago, was a guest
at Sheriff Eimers hotel in the
rear of the court house, where he
wcs a trusty. He was serving a
sentence for having liquor in his
possession at Cottonwood, and
had only a few more days to
complete his time when he de-
parted.
Officers state if he had stayed
away it would have been all
right Since leaving he has been
in the Winchester and Lewiston
l-.sIicts. He was bucked off o
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25
HOTEL BURNS.

The Idaho Hotel. a building
that vas constructed in Grange
vile many years ago burned to
the ground Wednesday evening,
the fire having started from a
defective flue. The fire was a
very stubborn one and for a time
it was feared that the Grange
vile Savings & Trust building
would 90 up in smoke. Nearby
'ildings were also damaged By
heat and water.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25

horse a few days ago and came
into town to secure medical at
tention, having been pretty badly
bruised by the fall.-Globe.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25
COMING.

DR.. G.. A. Taylor Optical
Specialist Of Walton Taylor Opt
cal Company centrally located
for your convenience at SAG Main
Street, Lewiston. We are MAX
ing special offer to all school
children this trip.
DR.. Taylor will at the Cotton
wood Hotel, Wednesday, August
30th.
Eyes examined. Glasses fitted.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25

We repair ali makes of bat
teries. Cottonwood Garage. Soft
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25
H. RawlinsOn

well known to you from
THE Scrapper" and 1.-The
Conflict, will be the lead
ing man as honest-crook
de luxe.
Besides the usual comedies
90 and 80 cents)
NOTE. Please remember
that the exhibition will
start at 7:45 p. m. sharp.
Whilst it is the aim of the
management to oblige all
customers, financial and
other conditions in a local
ity like Cottonwood do not
justify an indefinite repeti-
ton for a few late corners
only and since we wish you
to take in the whole feature
We kindly request you to be
promut at least for the fea-
ture which follows the
short reels. Manager.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-25
UR PHEU
SATURDAY, AUG. 26

. Like a notification of a
fairytale, or a remnant of
the olden days of romance
and chivalry, we have
among all the nations on
earth the peculiar race of
the Gypsies, immortalized
by Prosper Merimee's fam
Gus Carmen" designing a
group of them, living on the
rugged coast in dilapidated
shanty quarters, Matching
their sinister plans: a pic
turesque, undisciplined yet
proud people with a strong
emphasis for love and life.
Director Lubtisch has
screened this wonderful
work in a tiue-to-natme
fashion in
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-25
MISS THoRNE's ROOM

This has been an extremely busy week for our grades with examinations and notebooks due Friday.
 In the six-weeks' spelling examina- tion. the following students received 100 per cent marks: Ebba ,Astrup, Catherine Cole and Valdez Greenig.
 We again have had number of pu- pills absent the entire week on account of chicken-pox We hope they will be with us again Monday.
 The children received typewriter copies of songs and Thanksgiving pieces, which they are making good use of.
 x Mrs. M Van Dyk and Mrs. Walker were visitors in our room or Thursday afternoon.
 In art this week we made log cabins from construction paper to be used in our Thanksgiving sand-table. We started making turkey booklets also.
 Our room began memorizing in unison, "The Landing of the Pilgrims" ]"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-25
ROOM ONE

MT. Goodman visited in our room a few minutes Thursday forenoon.
 Mrs. A. Johansen was visitor in the first grade room this week.
 For art work, Friday afternoon we made a picture of the Mayflower as 1t must have looked when at anchor in the harbor in early days. We made large moon to put behind the sails.
 We are studying the combinations with 1 up to 10 in numberwork this week.
 Miss Eastman is reading us a new story in the morning. It is about Cuffy Bear and his little sister Silky.
 We are sorry to have Harriett Laurie i'll for so long but we hope she will soon be back again.
 During the storm on Thursday one little boy remarked that the shaking of the building made him sea sick.
 Next week several of the first grade who have been absent with the chick enpox and gotten behind the others in class work, are going to stay after school till p. m. and make up the work they lost.
 Jane Sellen has been teaching us a little story about "The School Room Clock"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-25
84124 School q! {, Notes t 2 ,

a gave dollar to the one correcting the mistake. Each pupil started with twenty-five dollars. Richard Davis came out with poke" containing fifty-five dollars. Richard Date had thirty-eight and Woodrow Johansen had thirty-two dollars. The three highest are mentioned.
 We had nice piece of green bur lap on the wall now. Upon this we are going to hang our Good Speech" posters and our one hundred per cent papers.
 This week we started a gold star honor roll. When a pupil gets a one hundred per cent paper he gets gold star after his name. The results this week are: Woodrow Johansen, 4 stars; Grace Dooley, stars; Mildred Greenig, star; Linda Negro, 1 star; Richard Davis, star; John Sellen, star.
 Michael O'Neill missed star by one point.
 Mrs. Sellen sent box of delicious cake for the teachers who are at school during the lunch period We surely enjoyed 1t.
 We have finished one set of second readers and have begun another which we find very interesting We wish to finish number of second readers before taking a third Then when we do take our third readers we shall be able to read more fluently and with better expression.
 Miss Johnstone has been reading From Sawyer" to us We finished the book Friday morning. We like Tom because he was equal to every emer- gency and we liked poor ragged Huck because he don't give dern for a thing thout it's tollable hard to git" Head marks in spelling were won by Grace Dooley and Elmer Hedstrom. In language we are beginning story writing. First we wrote class story on the board. Then we wrote one from dictation. Monday each one is going to write story.
 The reading contest was won by John Sellen.
 The arithmetic matches for the week were won by John Sellen, Mil dred Greenig and Woodrow Johansen. Woodrow won two matches. Those who received the highest reading grades are: Michael O'Neill, Patrick O'Neill, Grace Dooley, Richard Davis, Linda Nigro, Robert Pratt.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-25
SECOND GRADE ROOM

 Down swept the chill wind from the
 mountain peak From the snow five thousand sum-
 mers' old. On open wold and hilltop bleak It had gathered all the cold And whirled it like sleet on the wan
 derer's cheek. It carried a shiver everywhere From the unleaved boughs and the
 pasture bare. The little brook heard it and built a Meath which he could house him win
 ter proof. All night, by the white stars frosty
 gleams He groined his arches and matched ms
 beams. slender and clear were his crystal
 spars As the lashes of light that trim the
 stars. Sometimes his tinkling waters slipt Down through frost-leayed forest :, crypt; Long sparkling aisles of steel-stemmed
 trees Bending to counterfeit breeze. Sometimes the roof no fretwork knew But silvery mosses that downward
 grew. Sometimes twas carved in sharp re-
 lief With quaint arabesques of icefern
 leaf Sometimes twas simply smooth and
 clear N For the gladness of heaven to shine
 through, and here He had caught the nodding bulrush And hung them thickly with diamond
 drops That crystalled the beams of moon and
 sun And made star of every one. No mortal builders most rare device Could match this winter palace of ice. Twas as if every image that mir
 rored lay Tn ifs danths snrene ou A sup1mer'S
 day Lest the happy model should be last Had been mimicked in fairy masonry By the elfin builders of the frost.
 Lowell. We we're glad to have as visitors this month: Mrs. De Leo, Miss East nan and Miss Summers. 7 We have been enjoying our study of the Pilgrim Story this week.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-25
UNIVERSITY PUTS BAN ON
 CO-EDS' BEAUTY CONTESTS

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 25.-Beauty versity of Nebraska are a thing of the past. Hereafter members of the fair sex of that university will com pete for intellectual or popuarity honors only.
 Such is the decree of the Pan Hellenic Association, composed of one active and one alumna member from each of the sixteen sororities of the Cornhusker State University The def has been hurled at all the newspapers of the land.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-25

We miss Julia and Lew who are ab- sent, and we hope that they will soon be back at school again.
 parent can seldom learn much re- garding child's school work from the papers he takes home, since he na- turally does not like to show very poor paper. So the parent usually sees only his extra good papers--or none at all- Therefore if the child takes no papers home the matter will bear looking into. Many of the par ents are taking keen interest in the progress of their children and are helping them with their school work in many ways If child falls below the passing mark (eighty per cent) in his written work he is sometimes asked to take his papers home to be signed by one of the parents. Then if the child is not keeping up with his grade the parent can tell just where he needs help. We shall appreciate the cooperation of the people at home in signing such papers and sendins them back promptly.
 In a little written speed test in arithmetic the highest grades were made by Kathryn Scheffler and Frank Foster Each had grade of 98 per cent.
 Roy Holdiman won this weeks spell, ing match.