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Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Film Party In New Guinea Discovers
People N.,o Are Interesting Rel
les Of the Past.

Adventures tn the wilds Of New
Guinea were experienced by film
party tn q small motor launch, the
Waffle. The expedition cruised along
the coast of New Guinea, three times
grounding on uneharted reefs, and each
time the photographic staff carefully
corrected the charts carried. A week
or so later storm picked up the Wat
tie. and impaled 1t on a coral spur. AZ
ter unwelcome labor in q shade tenn
perature of 104 degrees the launch
was refloated. In one place the vtsi-
tors found that the people were still
In, the Neolithic age, stone axes anil
ADDE'S being in general use. The cam
era expert was interested i'm the weav-
ing of cloth by the natives. A special
tree was selected and cut down with
stone adze. The bark was beaten and
loosened, turned inside cut and placed
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Oldest American Newspaper.

The New York Globe was founded
on December 0, 1893, by Noah Webster,
MS the American Minerva" It was
renamed 1.-THE Commercial Advertiser"
on October Z, 1897 and was again
changed to "The Globe and Com
mercial Advertiser on February /,
1904. This is the Oldest daily news
paper still In existence in America. A
weekly paper, the New Hampshire
Gazette, was established in 1855 and
is still published. The Hartford
Courant was established as weekly,
the Connecticut Courant, In 176l, and
is now daily.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
CHAPTER xlII-continued.

$50 you're here, young man." he
snarled. swell, muddling in this bus!-
ness won't do you any good. Didn't I
tell you yesterday what l intended to
do; and you had the nerve to upset
my wife about 1t. You're making
yourself the laughing stock Of the
whole town! Now you'd better so II
you don't want to witness little
comedy that'll stick in your memory
for many long day."
The speaker turned to Pollyop.
"Where's that boy?" he demanded.
Involuntnrily Polly looked toward
the cot where Wee Jerry lay asleep.
"You mean the baby Oh, you don't
mean Jerry?" she questioned duly
He held out paper which the squat
ter girl took rs If she had been In a
stupOr. She held 1t up, tried to make
out what was printed, on it, then
dropped her hand hopelessly to her
side.
With an exclamation of pity, Robert
went to her and took the fingers that
clutched the paper.
"Polly." he said swiftly. you'll have
to give Jerry up for little while. just
little while"
She snatched her hand away, the
document flutterlng to the floor. In a
moment she had picked up the child
from the cot and Rugged him to her
breast.
"Old Marc amt come for the baby.
has he?" she shrieked. her tone high
pitched and strained. "He's mine,
Jerry is. I'm goin' to keep i'm here
till Daddy comes home; SO Sou might
as well all scoOt."
In the stiffness that fell as her voice
broke, each man was impressed with
the martyrdom she was passing
through. Robert had never Imagined
q person could 60 so white and still be
alive. With an ejaculation. hoarse and
defiant, he sprang to her side.
'Polly," he cried. my God, don't
look that wayi Listen to mel"
"Can he take the baby?" fell monot-
onOusly from her blue lips.
"That's just what he can do, Miss
Hopkins" thrust in Mackenzie. 1.-THE
law says a child can't stay in a place
like this. You'd have seen that If
you'd taken the pains to read the pa
per. Put some wraps ON the child,
Miss!"
Polly stood with Jerry gripped tight
ly against her; and, frightened, the
little boy began to cry.
II want my Daddy Hopkins. Polly
op." he whimpered brokenly.
Polly looked so dreadful that for a
moment Mackenzie was silent. Her
eyes had an expression Of such hate
and deadly determination In their
singular brown depths that for q mo-
ment he held his breath.
'If you take him." she spoke at last,
-"why, d-n you, I'll XIII you!"
At first Mackenzie eyed her con-
temptuously. What did such a girls
threats mean to him? Then he
laughed. And that laugh stung the
sensitive girl more than If he had
struck her.
"You took our Daddy Hopkins" she
told him, dropping a little at the tell
Ing, "but Jerry He's my baby, an /
keep him in the shanty till his pappy
comes home. You hear, the hull of
you, don't your
Her eyes were rowing from one to
another, but her voice lowered on each
word, because In the steady gaze of
Old Marc and his deputies she saw no
relenting.
"Fd rather he'd die," she screamed.
''I'd rather he'd be next to Granny
Hope In the graveyard Get out of
here, say"
The scene was even more nerve
racking than Mackenzie had expected.
"Take him away from her, Bowers, -
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
euttercup seeds a. Food.

The seeds Of the buttercup are 50
small that we would scarcely think Of
them as a source Of food for human
beings; yet 1t Is said that the Indians
formerly gathered them for that DUR
pose. At first thought, collecting them
In sufficient quantity would seem like
an almost endless task. But after
one has seen them growing as thickly
as grnin-as in the cases above re-
ferred to. for insfance-the situation
takes on a new light.-Los Angeles
Times.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Diamonds Split Asunder.

That diamonds sometimes burst
spontaneously is belief dating back
10 the Middle ages. and still widely
prevalent, though nobody seems to
have actually witnessed this phenom-
enon. Numerous broken fragments of
diamonds are found in the vicinity Of
the Kimberley diamond mines in South
Africa.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Farmer as "Fiohtino Man,

The man who would succeed at
farming must be u fighter from start
to finish. He must fight bugs, and
WORMS, and caterpillars and flies. He
must fight loss of time, depreciation Of
soil, fire, flood, drought and thieves
that prey on grain, fruit and vege-
tables. He must fight greed and graft,
wickedness In thousand forms; and
the fiercest battles he ever wages are
those against self.-Farm Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Some One Might Eat II.

Robert was attending party the
other day, and part Of the refresh
ments consisted Of fruit salad. He
does not care for 1t, and. not wishing
to hurt his hostess feelings, said: II
don't believe l want this salad. but
I'll take it home with me, and maybe
grandmother or the dog will eat It,"
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MoIassea on the Mater.

During a hurricane In the West In
dies the tank steamship Philip Pub
ncker, carrying molasses In bulk,
pumped overheard 2S0,OOO gallons Of
the liquid to smooth off the seas and
break their force. The action of the
molasses on the water seemed to have
the same effect as oll.-Ship News.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
The Liaht That Didn't Fail.

From out of Maryvllle comes the
story of light that didn't fail. The
Tribune reports that when large
negro was taken before a Judge
charged with the crime of carrying
half-brick concealed about his per-
son, he got off scotfree when he ex-
planned that he merely wore 1t to light
his matches on when he wanted to
smoke.-Alissouri Notes. Kansas City
Times,
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20

STILL LIVING IN THE "STONE AGE''

in the sun to dry. Then it was soaked
in water and again dried. Finally 1t
was cut into lengths with sharpened
fiat stone like chisel. The journey
up the Ramu river, in New Guinea
was rendered difficult by the hidden
logs and sometimes only four and one
half miles were covered in the day.
Sixty days were spent in that river,
the Waffle pushing up about ITO
miles.
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Arranuement.

Contrast is good thing, but we
must observe the laws OF harmonious
contrast. and unless We have space
enough to secure these, IL is better to
be content with unity and simplicity,
which are always to be had.-Leigh
Hunt.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Driven to Extremity.

Kansas Paper-There's girl in
our town wearing handsome dia-
mond ring and is deathly afraid of
burglars. AT night when she retires
she slips said ring on her little toe
for safety.-Bnston Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
How Halifax Got ito Mans.

Halifax, the capital Of Nova Scotia,
founded by Lord CornwallIs In 1749,
Is named after the earl Of Halifax, the
English statesman who served his
country in the house Of commons and
house Of lords from 1888 until his
death in 1715. In England, the city of
Halifax Is Of considerable Importance
as market town.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Weakness Too Common.

"Disrespeck foh de TRUTH" said
Uncle Eben, "often comes rum lack
of sense. A parrot keeps on saying
what comes into his head simply be-
cause he's too lazy to learn anything
new"
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
Polly Struggled Madly, and the Child
Shrieked and cIunu to His Sister
With All the Puny Strength He Had.

he ordered, turning to one Of the men
The man spoken to stepped forward
in evident unwillingness; but a shout
from Mackenzie made him grab for
the child. With one hand the frenzted
girl beat at him with all her energy,
but he struck dawn her slim young
fingers as If tAey had been twigs
Thrusting one arm around her. he
caught Wee Jerry by the shoulders
But to disengage the boys clutch from
the chestnut carls called forth all the
quickness the man possessed. Polly
struggled madly, and the child
shrieked and clung to his sister with
all the puny strength he had.
Keep away, PercivaI," snapped
Mackenzie. pushing Robert backward.
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20
CHAPTER XIV.

'+God-Almighty, Polly bratv" ex-
claimed Larry Bishop one evening,
what made you come out night like
this. huhY'
The girl went to the stove and in
Middletown transcript., 1922-05-20

Nearly half of the Presidents of
the United States have been Of Scotch
descent.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-21
ALASKA LEADS AMERICA IN INCOME TAX RETURN.
 SETTING FINE EXAMPLE

WASHINGTON, March 21. - The Treasury Department reported today that the largest percentage of returns, according to population, was NOT from the wealthy industrial centers but from Alaska and the District of Colum- bia. The territory's shoWing-l7lf per cent-was explained by the num- Der of individuals operating their own business, while that of the District of Columbia 13.40 per cent-was be- lieved to have resulted from the high ratio of government employees with salaries of more than $1,000 a year.
 The southern agricultural states in- variably were far down the list, Mis- sissippi citizens making returns com prising only 1.33 per cent of the total population; North Carolina 1.45 per cent, and Alabama 1.74. New York led in total returns with more than 5,0OO,0OO.
 An analysis made by the Treasury of the sources of income showed that those in the $1,OO0-$2,0O0 class ob- tained IT per cent of their personal revenue from wages and salaries, 3.S per cent from rents and royalties, 1.4 per cent from dividends and AZ from interest on investments. This was contrasted with the taxpayer with an income of one million dollars who drew only 1.3 per cent from salaries, 23 per cent from partnerships. Il per cent from sale of real estate, stocks, etc., per cent from rents and royal ties 3S per cent from dividends and Il per cent from interest on invest ments.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-21
ARTISTS MODELS LIFE
 NO JOY, THEY DECLARE;
 LOTS OF WORK, NOPLAY

CHICAGO, March 21. - Lots Of work and no play is the life of the present day artists model, says bull letin issued by the Art Institute here The glamour that fiction throws about a model is not duplicated in real life, according to the Institutes bulletin, which adds:
 gro be good model, one need not of necessity be beautiful. For stu dents who are learning anatomy or structure of the face, the bones should be prominent and no willowy curves are desired. For advinced modelling classes beautiful curves are sought, and the head and face should have a fine contour. For classes in painting coloring is essential rather than form.
 'sThe impression that models are of the frivolous type is not always well founded. Frivolity is not consistent with so exacting profession. And it is hard work, too Even the pleasure of seeing ones own face or figure on canvas cannot remove the ache from one's joints"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-21
FASHION WORLD
 ALL ACOC OVER
 PARISIANSTUNT
Mere Newspaper Men Are Asked to See
 Spring Styles.

PARIS, March 21.-That little world of it's own in Paris which has to do ex- clusively with the creation of women's s clothing has been thrown into a high state of excitement through the re- cent radical" departure of one of it's leading members in inviting newspa- permen to view his spring and sum- mer dresses.
 In doing so the dressmaker smashed a tradition as old as the Paris dress making business itelf which has al- ways boasted of the fact that it need ed no newspaper to assist it to great ness.
 The representatives of the press have been vigorously barred hereto fore and many of the big establish ments whose names are well known to American women have gone so far as to demand special passport with their establishments. Those few fash ion writers who have obtained admis- sion were made to believe they had been highly honored.
 Jean Patou, a young Frenchman with American ideas, decided recently that his associates were wrong. He, therefore, arranged a special party, in- vited all the bestknown newspaper men in Paris-foreign and French and revealed to them the secrets of his art. Anyone was free to carry away a careful description of the gowns displayed.
 Patou's move has caused great dis cussion in the Paris fashion world and there is much speculation as to
 whether it will force other dressmak, CTS to open their doors to the press. Many well-known houses which have felt the pinch of recent hard times are wondering whether they are wrong.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-21
ALMOST PERISH ON DESERTED
 SEA ISLE

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21-The fictional tales of the Swiss Family Robinson and Robinson Crusoe have been outdone on lonely speck in the Pacific Ocean, 1000 miles from the nearest civilization.
 The story was brought here by Mrs Idelle Meng real Mrs. Robinson Crusoe," when she arrived by steamer from Honolulu to spend some time with relatives in Texas to recuperate from her experiences.
 | It was a year ago that her hus- | band, a former British army officer 1 purchased a tract of land on Palmyra Island far off the beaten trade course, 1000 miles south of Honolulu. To gether with Mrs. Meng and his part | ner, Edward Benner, the little party set out for the island to improve cocoanut plantation and engage in the copra industry.
 The boat that carried them on their long journey left enough provisions to last six months. Then it departed. l In another six months native sam- pan was to come from neighbor- l ing island with replenishing provi- sions.
 But it never came. Day after day l the little party scanned the topaz horizon for some sign of a sail, their l larder meanwhile getting lower and | lower. They found afterward that the relief boat had been wrecked in storm while attempting to make the island.
 | Months passed three of them. Finally word reached Honolulu of the fate of the relief boat, and in true
 omic-opera style United States eagle boat, under government special orders, put out from Pearl Harbor for 1,0OO- mile rescue trip to the south
 And it was a strange sight that met the nattily-uniformed navy officers when they anchored off the island and grounded the noses of their small boats on the beach.
 LIVED ON FOWL Only a few cans of provisions provisions that had been carefully nursed to carry them along until something happened" - remained Mostly, after the first six months, they had lived on tropic vegetation and fowl
 Even the boards of the men had grown long for want of shaving soap, | it is said.
 And their clothing, almost ill tat ters, conjured up visions that per haps, after all, old Robinson Crusoe, with his furs, was not so badly off.
 Their shoes, practically worn off their feet and with multiple repairs, were held together with rude thongs That night there was a real ban quet on the island. And to celebrate, | photograph was brought ashore from the government craft, and soon l the strains of real old, or new, Amer l ican jazz floated off through the | jungle to startle wild beasts-which was more than Robinson Crusoe had.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-21
GIRLS LEARN TO SHOOT

EUGENE, Ore, March 21.-Girls at the University of Oregon here have organized a rifle team and plans are now being made to con- struct a 5O-foot rifle range with ten targets for their use.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-21

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os. borne
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
" " y.

window sill pceiSing at tho crumbs.
Willie put on his sweater and with a
cap over his cars and a muffcr about
his neck and mit,cns on his hands he
went out 10 make paths about tho
house. for he had insisted that he be
allowed TO do this work, only a path
in front having been made that the
roS'nan might &c, in All morning
Willie worked at the paths, and such
jolly morning as it was. Ills face
ilng'cd with tho cold until it seemed
that the blood wou'd burst through. but
his body was warm from the cNcrtior
ot using a shovel TO mov. the finely
packed snow. 1t was a glorious day
and Willie was glad TO sec tho little
gray birds flying abaut as though they
also loved tho snow and the cold and
he was glad that they had had plenty
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
ONE COLD DAY
- y y

II had been showing all day and all
night and the next morning the
whole world seemed wrapped in a
snow-whitc blanket when Will. left the
breakfast table and went TO the win
dow. lie had had waiflcs with Sirip,
and boiled eggs. and cereal with
cream. and his appetite was satisfied
and he felt as though he could walk
through tho snow without bit of trou-
bic. As he stood by the window there
appeared upon the sill 4 little gray bird.
"Chicksdcc.' said Willie TO the little
bird Dear little bird in the snow.
how in tho world. did you get your
breakfast this morninE?"
Peep, peep" said the little bird,
Then Willie went to tho table and got
a saucer full of crumbs and placed
them outside tho window for the little
bird. At first it flew away. but when
it found that Willie did not intend to
harm ii tho bird few back to the saucer
of crumbs. and Willie left the window
thinking it would cat with moro COM
fort II he were gone. Then the bird
sent up shrill pipe and in few min
u,cs half dozen birds were on the
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
THE CHAMELEON
:. ~ ~

green. be our goal said the chameleon.
Very good, ilocicd the wild hog.
and Il You reach it first. then will l
be your servant 10 do your bidding
So tho chameleon and the wild hog
got ready. The wild hog stood star
;ug straight ahead of him. but the
crafty chameleon. taking hold OF the
nane of the wild hog, said: Ready?
Let rs run, brother"
Away then raced the wild hog, run
ming over everything in its path. even
knocking over an uuwary rabbit tl,a,
had stopped to watch tho galloping ami
NAL.
FINALLY the wild hog came TO a stop
and turned to sec how far in the dis.
,aroc was tho chameleon.
Tha, cunning li,tle fellow. however.
had hoppod off the back of the wild
hog and called out Il am here in from,
Of YOU. my friend
The wild hog was astouishcd. Il
don, sec how it hsppcnedl" he cx-
claimed And YOU do no, seem at all
tired or ont of breath"
IF sou arc not satisfied" replied the
chameleon. "lct us try it again, and run
back to our starting point"
Very WELL agreed tho wild hog.
And again they started ON the race, the
chameleon. as before attaching itself
unobserved to tho maro of the wild
hog
When they reached tho end of tho
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
Y y y

@NE day tho Wild hog me, the
chat..oleon near a stream of wa
ter and after examining him a
little wtilc. ssid:
We'll. well. my good friend ehsme-
Icon. YOU have 4 very strange method
OF walking Why do you move so
slowly9 Better have care. or some
great bcaS, will tread you rn6er foot
when he is in a hurry. You must be
weak and feeble. YOU ..oor thingl'
Il may seem !eeblc enough replied
the chameleon, md though | walk but
slowly. it is fast enough for my pur-
rose, for always get enough To cat"
The Wild hog laughed arrogSatly at
this. 1T is fine ,hirs to be content
cd, bu, I would shte to be Obliged TO
move along at such snail pace"
The chameleon was not pleased a,
these scerniul words. end reolicd:
Suppose, o wild hcg. w try racing
toroihcr. have (, thought tina, YOU
will not excel me so tnueh in speed"
The wild hog felt quite sffron,cd at
being ASKED 10 race, ycs, actually race,
with ,low-goins creature Ike tho
cililciccn, but agreed to make the
trial. though he said:
You arc silly beast to ri, your
'olt against INC, for will be miles OIL
my way before YOU have bee even
commenced TO cross this s.rcar,."
let us make yondcr tree trunk.
where tho grass grows so high and
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19

lind after oil The birthday fun
An four otnuiJ fy TO Tcoyk.
7hcy housr needs matching 'odirh the
1rindt.
SO no orc i1rcs 10 tjrt.
They erdri each c,dck auth Si,dp and
grass
To keep the tcmtcti ont:
Then not The finest brcr5c e1r PATS.
Though north 5tTuds 5r1ii aud shout!
Then they'll haze lots oj jnm m5iie.
Where t. is irorm snd mrG.
lind from The hooiing sriHdr heyH
hide.
SrupGrr hGr any bug.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
BUILDING MATERIALS.

Did YOU ever build castles
And towers and walls,
In tho woods on the hill,
Where the green water falls9
Such building materials
As YOU will find there.
No TOYS i'll the world
Can begin 10 compare.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
TEDDY's BIRTHDAY.

pco, Teddy ncrr Is STR ysd,S old,
lind Dot ard DGr decide
Tho, though they are ~ Rntfid cold
He shall not be denied.
They tc.rry here aud Scv,y there,
To fni nice frcfeHir fo, hpn,
7hey Ge, gay ihinpt from evcrytrhere
10 Jhow hotv they adore him.
They get tcdrm clothes for him 10 'reu,
They bake q syed. big cake.
For he is their bciorcd Young bear,
SO irhdi fiitf they make.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
A LESSON.

From the lcdgcs low
An iciclc hung.
II was ailine =
Some cold tears it flung
Down the nearby caves,
While it walled and cried:
Time soon for the lcsScs.
Where shall ahidol"
Its grief quite dissolyca
II into a mist.
Now do be resolved
Never to act like this.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
"She Blows the Winter Clean Awav.

On, hareh is Joyous, March is mad.
Hnd March is gay and March is sad.
She speeds the Winter blasts array,
And eicd,s the ground for us TO play.
Hoi Hoi for blOaging.
No7v is The time 10 play 1cithom.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19

Some are black and somc ar. b,ou~.
While others arc yeiio5U as gold,
A GiorionS rcd or siivety proy.
dnd they oil dance fast on 'cindy day,
In ndnnc, quite nimbic and bold.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
THE MAD MARCH HARES

The Mod March Hdres arc ddneing
Their frGrks yon can quite easily scc.
yonW surely find that fcte things edn
bind
Them if hey 5rish to be frdreiro and
fyfr
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19

course the wild hog was putting and
blowing with the cxcrtion. while the
chameleon was as fresh as when they
started.
Il am here first, of course" he cried
as the wild hog turned to SCI how far
he was in advance.
He was sure the chameleon had not
played fair. but as he was not very
bright in his intellect. he could not i'm
aginc how. So away he went, in great
anger, and never did he have anything
more to do with the erafty chameleon
in all his life.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19

TO cat that morning ard made up his
mind that from that day on he would
place 4 good lot OF crumbs for the
birds, who must find it difficult 10 get
ANYTHING at all TO cat in such weather
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19

Oh, come and give Joyous shout.
Oh, haste thee, Winter, haste aacdy,
For March rpiH usher Spyingtimc Play
d"d set the streoms afo1cing
She sets the rivers oil ago,
Atrdkenfd by her furious bloy
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
CONTRADICTION.

When MY mother goes olU1y.
IL really seems quite queer;
She fviN Kiss me and then say:
BE sure and mind, my dedyi"
When 7 get an d1rful hurt.
She's very nice and kind;
Funny. though, ste kisses me,
And sdys- There, never mind"
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19

They dance and France aud shout 1c
slec
As they 90 ddshing to the sea.
Adreh ioVes to sc. things going.
Noro kiddies short and kiddies tall,
And kiddies large and Riddles small,