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Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-12

An easy way to remove wall paper
is to brush it over with alum water,
using an ordinary kalsomine brush.
Let it dry and the paper will come
off without any trouble.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-12

The total NUMBER Of illiterates il
Oregon in 1920 was o,317.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
MOURNS OVER "oLD TIMES"
Elderly North Carolina Woman Thinks
Present. Day People Behind Those
Of Her Generation.

Bright and clipper. Mrs. Lou Thack-
or of Mount Airy, N. O., celebrated her
one hundred and eleventh birthday
here yesterday at the home OF grand
daughter, Mrs. J. NJ. Bdmundson, says
a dispatch from Greensboro, ~ O., TO
the New York World.
She "worries" Mr.. Edmundson be-
cause she insists on helping him feed
his hogs and work In his garden, ana
wants Mrs. Edmundson 10 let her wnsh
the dishes and "red up" the house.
The day before her birthday she rode
uptown In an automobile.
The old lady was born near Stone
Vile. IN Rockingham county, N. o.,
August 20, 1911. Four years ago she
injured her hip In a fall and doctors
told her she would never walk again.
She laughed at them and today In walk
ing with the aid OF n stick.
The jnzzlness OF the young todny
does not meet with her approval
"Folks Amt like they used to be-" she
said. "seems like they haven't got rs
much religion"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
BOILING MAY BE OVERCOME
Too Much Cooking Said TO Be Fatal
TO vltamlnes, Which Are Neees-
sary 20 Life.

Ever since the mysterious little vita
mines have claimed the attention Of
science, new theories have been OK.
pounded from time 10 time.
Now comes the claim that yltamines
are bits OF sunshine Because of the
important part cooking plays In mnin.
tnining or destroying these precious
vitality g!vors, II II well TO learn what
the new theory asserts regarding H.
Vegetables grown above ground, nc.
cordlng to this theory, ARE richer In
vltamines than those not having the
direct rays Of the sun, otherwise
known As root vegetables.
IL ~ declared that Overlooking kills
the stimulating action Of the vita.
mines. The housewife who would sup.
ply her daily menu with these vitality.
giving items should look well to the
fresh fruits and vegetables IN the
market nc this time Of year.
II IN claimed that because the vita.
mines arc actual rays Of sunshine,
artificial heat tends to destroy their
natural power Therefore fruit and
vegetables that may bc eaten raw nre
more beneficial thnn when boiled.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
HAPPINESS MUST BE SHARED
Thanksgiving the Most Appropriate Of
All Times 10 Remember the
Poor and Unfortunate.

II Is one of the laws of life that we
cannot truly enjoy anything from
which our brother Is excluded. We do
not know how much of this sharing Is
going on. But this Thanksgiving rs
we gather about our board TO enjoy
one Of the descendants OF those 10
pound "turkles, which sailed gaily
past the doares" Il will warm our
hearts to remember only this one In
stance which will be taking place.
as usual, this year. The scene OF Il
is In famous street In the heart Of
New York's underworld. outside the
great building curly In the forenoon
the line begins to form until by mid.
ny II n thousands long. and when the
doors are finally thrown open, each
man takes his tray and II served
with roast turkey, mashed potato.
cranberry sauce and mince pie and
coffee In exchange for nickel! The
down and outer. the victim Of adyer.
sity-whoever comes-ls fed. The
room. big as IL II, will not accommo.
date them all, but one crowd rapidly
gives place TO another, and so all nre
taken care Of. This happens every
year because there Is one man Of
wealth whose heart Is filled with
Thanksgiving. This Is only one In.
stance. You will know OF others. so
let us all rejoice and give thanks for
tho spirit which is within uA
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
GOLD ONLY IN BOYS MIND
Scottish Villagers the Victims Of Hoax
Which They Are only Too
Willing 10 Forget.

The treasure hunt OF the villagers OF
Dnryel. Ayrshire. Scotland, was
prompted by boys hoax. Some dnys
ago n piece Of paper was found con.
tnlnlng message la faded writing 10
tho effect that many years ago the
writer had buried n vast hoard Of gold
IN the vicinity of the town. The OK.
net spot would be found indicated on
n chart which. II was stated. was con.
ccalcd IN Granny of nm old bridge.
After N minute search some young
men cnmc across the chart. and soon
Hn immense crowd ~ men and women.
armed with picks and shoyols and 9th.
or implements. were foyerlshly digging
In nn old quarry ncar the town, this
being the spot indicated on the chart.
The work continued whole day. but
late In the evening, Just when every
one was o. the tlptoe OF excitement.
they recds-d n great shock. A mes.
sage was rceiycd that the story OF the
hidden trussnrc had originated with
boy who prepared the papers,
Drowned them before fre 90 make
them look old, and then hid them. lie
was well satisfied with his Joke.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
aaafotv Flrtt..

Wrist watches nre no longer n
novelty. but ! happened 10 see n WRIST
attachment the other day while walt
ing FOR train at the Union station
that attracted my attention. A Young
man had leather thong attached
90 tho handle ~ his hag, while the
other end was securely fastened 10 his
wrist Noticing that I was very much
Interested IN this unusual contrlyancr.
he volunteered the following informs.
tlon; ION two or three occasions.
while putting my bag on the ioor 10
purchase my ticket or to secure Pull,
man accommodations, have had pe0-
pie attempt 10 pies up my bag and
walk on with lt Of course they i'm,
medintcly apologized and I could not
accuse them NJ stealing it so I hit
upon the plan ~ attaching II 10 my
wrist from the time I leave my apart,
ment until I am finally seated IN the
train, II Is truly remarkable how few
people now attempt 10 take my has
by mistake. Washington Star
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
Princess Ellrabeth.

Elizabeth. the second OF the Inflated
daughters OF the Inflated Charles i.
was born at 81. James palace In 1895.
When she was six years old civil
war broke out In England and the re-
naming nine years OF her life were
passed with strangers. She saw her
father only a few times, the last be-
ing ON the day before his execution.
Charles took the child on his knee
and gave her such advice as might be
expected from a father about 10 die.
A year and half after his death she,
too. at the age OF fifteen, breathed
her last BY some Il was said Crom-
well had decided TO apprentice her TO
buttonmaksr. but historians deny
this. II is known the protector pro-
yided amply for her during her short
and unhappy lifetime. A monument
was erected for her by Queen Victoria
on the occasion of rebuilding the
church at Newport. where she was
buried.-Chicago Journal.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01

hear their cries Of surprise and
chagrin. silly sam. more needy Of
amusement than the others, would look
In vain for his expected go-cart; Sue
would miss tho two dress patterns for
her big doll, her now hat and high
chair for her little doll; Blll Tanner
would not get his skates; Dick would
still need a sled. II was anything but
a merry tree.
But II was n wonderful tree. II had
q power OF making itself felt NIL over
q neighborhood. II could summon san.
On Claus by kind Of wireless message
that went through wills and every.
thing. II reached as far as tho folks
who wero having a Christmas eve
party two blocks away and made them
mink OF Mfr. Folson's mill boss and
Mrs. Folsom's laundry woman. They
had been wishing for some new fun
for their party that day and nov Il
came into their heads 90 20 over and
b Santa for the TannerA So tho tree
drew a very silent but very busy com
pany 10 the Turner's back door,
A. the children had left directions
for Santa on tho tahle II was easy 10
md out what the tree was expected To
do. 10, presently. II did H. There was
mors. too. than orders for tho wanted
things; tho merrymakers had brought
with them enough 10 satisfy any rca'
sonablo tree there were picture books,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
The Wonderful
Tree
a.. l9al. WesleTn NewapAper Unlon.
By Christopher C. Hazard

90, ltEk, western NoNhphpeI Nhlohl
TT STOOD In the corner Of n rather
needy room. II was festooned with
strings Of popcorn and cables Of Gran
berries. wisps Of tissue paper and
tlnsel ornaments were out upon the
branches. and small candles stood
ready 10 illuminate the occasion. There
were many invisible things upon the
tree, too. The lmaglnatlons Of the
children had been as busy as their
dreams. Family resources may be
limited. but there are no bounds In the
realms OF Santa Claus and hope. In
the magical Christmas time the clouds
Of poverty are all as gildcd und beau
tiful as any sunset can furnish. Any
thing may happen then. Cinderella II
as hopeful as her more favored sis.
ters: not an urchln but has an expect.
ant eye. So the Tanner Christmas tree
WAS as beautiful as n picture und as
full Of presents "a n picture could be.
But, however pictured by fancy and
made NJ good wishes, the presents were
all invisible. No one could see what
wns In the heads Of the drenmers and
the hearts OF the anxious but needy
providers. For weeks the mill had
been closed, and now the family pock-
etbook was about empty. Eather Tan.
nor looked nt the tree. could not see
n gift on II. and shook his head. Moth
er Tanner was inclined TO make the
best Of IL.
Yes, the tree was one Of the famlly.
II had been the tree OF last years
Christmas and the tree OF the year be
fore that II was tree that kept lts
evergreen habit and that did not seem
20 grow old. II was like a living tree
made TO bring forth It's fruit every
year. II had been 80 good TO them that
they had named Il Bounty. And now
Il stood there In the dark. nil dressed
up, but with nothing but blossoms
without any fruit II could see the
hurTylng children running 10 their
morning disappointment. II could
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
WENDS OF SLAvoNlC ORIGIN
Variety of Tribes Mingled to Form
What Was at One Time
Powerful People.

The wends are q section Of the
Slavonic race, dwelling In that part
Of Germany known as Lusatia, partly
In Prussia and partly In the former
kingdom Of Saxony. In the Sixth cen
tury the Wends were powerful peo-
pie, extending along the Baltic from
the Elbe to the vistula and south TO
the frontiers of Bohemia. They com.
prised a variety Of tribes. To the
Wends at the outbreak Of the war
Prussia was merely n military express
sion. They have always remained
closely united among themselves,
preserving the old customs and CON
slderlng the mlngllng of races by mar
riage as opposed 60 the laws Of
origin. The distinctions Of caste
among them are very marked and
scrupulously respected. They call
themselves Serbs. and are known in
history as Polabs. Their language, OF
which there are two most marked
dialects is Saxon and Prussian. with
sections that speak a mixed form OF
both languages, which Il described as
being between Polish and Czech (Bo-
hemlan) and was reduced to n writ.
ten language In the Sixteenth cen.
tury. The people OF wendlsh speech
numbered $4,000 in the sos. we're
reduced to 11G,SO0 I'm 1900, and are
considerably less today.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01

told him OF n person she had known
whom she considered mlser, and she
had told him OF Joke upon this
"mlser." For he had harguined with n
little shop dealer nnd had obtained nm
article marked dollar for fifty cents
and then had walked down the street
little farther on and had seen the
snme article In another window for
twenty-five cents, And finally he had
seen II In n tcn.ccnt store for dime
well, he had almost considered life
useless, while everyone else had re-
jolccd that II had been n good one on
the "mlser."
one OF the reasons that made him
feel that she thought. perhaps, he was
mean was because she knew others
who were generous. Or. at least, one
other.
Every Saturday she had received
flowers. She had tnken n card out OF
the box Ms they had sat at the board.
ing house table nt breakfast. The
other boarders tcnsed her about her
ndmlrcr and she seemed 10 enjoy II.
Only he felt uncomfortable and could
say nothing
And Helen. whom he called 10 him.
self the dearest little girl. had been
receiving these flowers for quite
few weeks now.
Finally he could stand II no longer,
Ills mother needn't tell him anything
more about the clty's designing WON
On. lie was not going 20 lose the
dearest little girl, II there was yet a
chance, because ot his mothers warn
ings 10 keep 20 himself.
And, besides, Christmas was coming,
aud Christmas was time Of year
when everyone felt happy. lie was go
Ing 10 nuke tremendous lght 10 be
happy
Aud be- sent her yiolcts, beautiful
deep purple vlolets, with n pink rose
In the center.
Never had he seen her so happy as
she was over his ylolets, How differ
entity she acted about his than about
the others. And then he asked her II
she would take walk with him. So
far, they had had all their talks in the
boarding house.
II wonder" he sald. III you'd think
Il was awfully sudden II ] made a lit.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
Oldest Engines In England.

Two engines which are stlll pump
ing away after hundred years are
10 be- seen I'm the Brookmlll Road
pumping station OF the London wnter
board. They were built one hundred
aud one hundred and ten years ago
respectively, Every day since they
were Installed they have raised on m
average l.7aO.OOO gallons of water
and tho total amount they have
pumped must be at least sixty thou
sand million gallons These engines
which are probably the oldest work
ing machines OF their kind IN the
country, are OF fifty horsepower and
each works two pumps, They are OF
the type that was once used la the
Cornish mines, and except for few
modern improvements which have
been added during recent years, they
are exactly aS they were century
ago,
Soon they are 20 be replaced by
new engines, not because they are not
capable OF performing their work, but
because modern engines work more
cheaply.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
IS PARADISE or "RATrLERs"
Pushing Out OF Ruorback Hog Re-
sponslble for Multitude Of Snakes
In North Carolina.

The mountainous sections Of North
Carolina are great breeding places for
snakes and some Of the regions are
now lnclosed in national forest areas.
Twenty years ago rattlesnakes were
quite scarce In the North Carolina
mountains. Those we're the days when
razorback hogs, one Of the greatest
Of snake extermlnntors, were a for
mldable part OF the states porcine pop
ulntlon.
Then along came George w. Van
derbllt, who purchased 10000 acres Of
this mountainous country and fenced
IT, driving out the razorbncks and per-
mltting the brush to grow. The Toxa-
way company followed Mr.. Vanderbilt,
acquiring 10000 acres adjoining his
holdings.
The exodus Of razorbncks from so
large m area has resulted IN a re-
mnrknhle incrcnse Of rnttlesnaltes.
North CarolinlHns declare that there
were never so many in their state as
now
Forestry service MOI In newly nc
quired areas In North Carolina and
other southern sintgs have reported
the presence ot tremendous number
Of rattcrs. one Washington official,
who was IN North Carolina looking
over n piece Of forest, sat down on
o log To- rest a moment and dlscov-
cred that he had barely missed sit
ting squarely on a rnttlor. He jumped
up with a yell, only to find several
others viewing him with obvious In
terest.
In the forests OF the Southwest the
thing feared by forest officers md ma
tiycs even more than the rattlesnake
ls the hydrophobia skunk. This II n
small species Of skunk that terrorizes
the district I'm which II flourishes. To
be bitten by one means. II IN said, ny.
druphobln. unless the patient can reach
n pnsteur hospital quickly.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
.Rolllna csurtn In FLORIDA.

Florida has "rolllng court" oper-
,Ating on the Atlantic boulevard near
Jacksonville. Justices ot the peace
and their bailiffs patrol the highway
IN passenger automobiles, accom-
panied by dozens OF deputies on motor
cycles, ready 20 pounce upon any
driver who endangers traffic, Upon
making an arrest, the deputy and his
prisoner proceed until met by one OF
the rolling courts"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
Many Town. Have Sam. Name.

New towns now have 90 consult the
Post Oflce department before choOs-
Ing a name, when no supervision was
exercised two towns of the same
name IN the same state were some
times established. Much duplication
exists as Il Is,
The bufralo. which is almost ex,
tinct, Il perpetuated IN the names OF
~ post offices In different states
There are % Washlngtons, q Madi.
sons, 20 Clevelands. IS Monroes. %
Lincolns, % Jacksons II Grants. II
Taylors, Adams and Jeirersons; the
IlarrlsOns and Roosevelts number 10
each. The Union Is perpetuated in
the name OF ~ post offices lndepend-
ence Is emphasized by post ONCE
names In 20 states Faith, Hope and
Charity are post office names, each OF
which has been used more than once.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANS"
Contributions Of Church Members, q
Century Ago, Evidently Meant
More Than They Do Now.

Fresh-lald eggs are frequently de-
posted on the contribution plate In
some Of the backwoods Episcopal
churches of the South. Which goes to
show that the spirit Of giving hasn't
changed 80 very much In the 100 years
of the Church Missionary society just
being rounded out. The first report Of
the society, dated May 80, 1923, was
dug up the other day, and while 1t
shows no contribution Of eggs, score
OF other articles Of merchandise seem
to have found their way to the plate
from people who gave according to
their means"
This report, for instance, shows that
back In 1921 David Snethen gave
basket OF groceries for the support Of
the missionaries Stephen North con-
trlbuted medicine chest; William
Roylnnd, a cross-cut saw; Joe and
John Needles, two sleeves; $. Masy,
coffee mill. John and T. Cluly con-
tributed, alas a singularly empty gift
"A safe. John Burson came along
with a tub, whether bath or wash Is
not stated. @. Buckley is credited on
the books with Deduction on hat"
$3.50; John McAllister donated a ther-
mometer.
Among the other miscellanies are
hymn books, states, spades, shoes,
trousers, chairs. soap. brides and
locks. Finally, from one Richard
Markall there is hogshead of tobacco,
which encourages the hope that some
good missionary Of the church In his
lonely station afar Of enjoyed a COM
Portable smoke.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
Christmas
~. ! BY mary
IoIoTC Graham
~ Bonner
10, 1922. western Newspaper Unlon.j

HAROLD had been told by his
- mother that big cities were full
OF designing women. Harold did not
know whether his mother was right
or not. But he did know that In his
city boarding house there was one Of
the dearest little girls who had ever
lived.
Harold was not selfish. lie was far
from being n mlser. Ills idea Of u
mlser was chap he had known In his
home town. lie had never spent any
money which he could possibly avoid
spending. lie always ate with his
friends and rarely paid for meal. He
wns always out OF cigarettes and so
smoked his friends cigarettes.
He had made n good living and
never failed TO talk Of his poverty.
lie had been accused Of worshlplng
money and he had replied: "Not bit
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
Heated Argument.

II was the girls busy day and
everything seemed topsy-turyy, moth
Ing was on time, and she was rush
Ing around the office at a rate that
she thought could not be riyaled; hut
Sambo, the office hoy, came In with
the speed Of a cyclone and she felt
outdone Now. Sambo's movements al
all times are leisurely aud deliberate
and no amount OF threats or coaNing
could get Sambo 10 exert himself be-
yond the speed Of slow movement
camera subject Therefore this unusual
display OF lOcomotlon from Samho
was most surprising, The girl stopped to
set an explanation. Samho rolled his
eyes, took a deep breath and eluci-
dated: THE boss Is on a tear aud he
sure Is mad; he's hawled out every
body on the place and he's having
some argument now, That there ar
gument was gettin' SO hot thar l
knowed the ole automatic fire Sprink-
Ter would begin 10 work I'm another
minute. so ] just run before IL hap
pened. ."-Exchange
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01

you flowers all along"
"Oh," Helen said. "Tll have TO tell
you the truth. l sent them To myself
You were so shy, you seemed TO like
me and yet couldn't go about telling
me or asking me out. and | thought
maybe ia make you curious or Jealous
or something"
"And you've cared for me all along
as have for your" he Querled.
She nodded. And then he told her
the warnings he had been given 10y his
mother.
Il don't know out what's she's
right" Helen said. II made designs
for you, she could truthfully say"
But neither OF them thought OF the
past, only OF the glorious future ahead.
And Helen wore more ylolets on
Christmas day and ring with a stone
which sparkled SO beautifully, And
!hey had dinner by themselves real
Christmas dinner, for Il was not only
Christmas day-lt was their wedding
lay, tool
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
He ."Rano tho Bell"

A number OF well-known newspa'
per mon returning the other night
from one OF the summer resorts had
Just managed 10 get 20 the city when
their engine commenced 20 slow
down, relates the washington Star.
A hurried examination disclosed tho
fact that the gas tank was nearly
empty. Two OF them elected 20 ven
ture forth In search OF an all-night
garage while the other two remained
in the car The searchers, after tray'
erslng many streets, finally came
across station on which was a
sign "open all night" No signs OF
life however. were visible. Finally ono
OF the scribes happened 20 notice a
rope protrudlng through a window OF
the building In which were kept oils,
greases, accessories, etc. Giving the
rope a vigorous pull, he nearly yanked
the custodian Of the service station
out OF bed, the rope being attached
10 the caretender's foot--a rather new
and novel way OF ringing the door
bell,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-12-01
largest csuo Through tn. Canal.

A new record for tons OF cargo car
rled through Panama canal was set
by the steamship Marore, OF the ore
Steamship corporation, when she made
the transit Of the canal on July 10
with 10000 tons OF iron ore. hound
from Cruz Grande, Chile, 10 New York.
The previous record was set by a sis,
ter ship OF the Marore. the Bethore.
making the transit ON May - with
1900 tons OF ore. This Marore was
drawing 81 feet OF water at time OF
transit, the Bethore 20 feet 0 inches.
Panama Canal Record.