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South Bend news-times., 1922-08-25
Heroines of History
THE FINE AID MARTHA WASH
INGTON GAVE "HER" SOLDIERS.

THE FINE AID MARTHA WASH =
INGpON GAVE HER SOLDIERS.
Martha Danbr3dge was born on
a plantation IN Virginia in 1872
When very young she learned 10
play the spinet. TO dance gracefully
and TO sew remarkably well.
How surprised she would have
been when she made her debut into
society when / 5 years OF age, II some
one had told her future. She was
only a little girl, wearing a tight
basque and a lowered pettlcOat then.
Bun she was to be the only woman
TO hear the first and last shot of
every campaign Of the Revolution
aTy war.
Martha Cambridge was married 10
Daniel Parke Gusts a wealthy land
owner. 20 years her senior. when
she WIS IS years OF age. Seven
years later he died, leaving her with
two children and a great fortune.
Il was in 1859 that she met and
married Col. George Washington.
The Washtngtons were living a
quiet life in Mt Vernon when the
Revolutionary war broke out, and
Mr.. washington was called away,
as communicative chief OF the army.
1t was then that the wife or the
'l1ttle colonel showed her true self
and surprised the world with her
courage and bravery.
When washington notified his
wife that ne would have 10 remain
IN Cambridge. In 1774, Martha
Washington realized that she might
he Of great help If she could go to
him
But Cambridge was held by the
enemy. and washin guOn's camp was
Just outside OF the city The trip
would be most dangerous. Friends
tried 10 discourage the deteTmf ne q
Mrs. Washington. but she eft the
quiet plantation and travelled to the
war zone where she might be near
her husband If ne needed her.
Finally the dreadful winter at
Valley Forge came. and Martha
Washington was still standing by
her soldier husband. With her lit
tie cape and hood on, she waded
through the snow. defying death
from cold or pneumonia while car
rying aid TO the sufe ring and Of
fering consolation 10 the dying
Pleadings were in vain Martha
Washington would not forsake what
she firmly believed was her post of
duty. She wrote letters for the sol
diers. read Co them. sewed for
them-in fact. there was no little
service which she DID noe endeavor
10 render her bOyS" They soon
grew 10 love her. and called her
LADY Washington"
The men were without shoes and
halfstarwng- Martha washington
suffered with them. The inspiration
OF her presence helped the suffering
men through the long winter.
Washington might have given up in
despair, and The victory might not
have been won 4 Mrs. Washington
had not been there with her
courageous smile.
Then came victory IN. 1TS1 short
ly after AIr and Mrs washington
returned TO their home in M Yer
non he was elected Presid dent Of the
United States. After serving two
terms he returned home with his
wife again.
Rut happiness Was nOr 10 last
long Two years later the brave
c0mmander-in chief passed away.
Martha Wash ingron. who had been
his inspiration during 40 wears of
married life. followed him two years
later. She was laid by his side in
Mt Vernon. n n simple brick tomb.
South Bend news-times., 1922-08-25
Jackson, Mich, Boy Scouts
Stop Here on Motor Hike

Forty boy scouts from Jackson.
Mich. arrived IN the city early last
night on their way 70 Camp Roose-
welt, Laporoe, Ind. The boys were
the guests OF South Bend scouts over
night al their reservation four miles
from the city.
The cars bearing the JockeOn
scouts carried banners to the effect
that The World Takes What Jack
son Makes" and This Is a 500-Mile
Motorized Hike OF Jackson Boy
Scouts"
South Bend news-times., 1922-08-25

Two men enlisted In the marine
corps yesterday and We're sent 20
Chicago for Anal exam1naoofn before
leaving for the recruit camp at Par
ris Island, s. c. The recruits were
John W Whitaker and Floyd Har-
mon, both OF whom gave as their
address 1910 5. 18Th 81.
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Men first make up their minds
Cand the smaller the mind the soon
sr made up). and then seek for the
reasons. and II they chance 20
stumble upon a good reason. Of
course they DO not reject e.
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We have more strength than Will
and = r. often merely for an excuse
we say things are impossible.
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Those who differ most from the
opinions OF their fellow-men are
the most confident OF the truth OF
their own.
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All offices OF the ST. Joseph coun-
* court house were closed a. noon
THURSDAY IN order 70 give ofcials
and employees an opportunity o. az
tend the Fair az Sprlngb-ook park.
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Don't blow the Goals OF SANDER
and they VII soon die oct.
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II our minds are not Improving we
may be sure they are dsgeneratlns.
Like q tree, when q mind ceases Co
STOW = oeg1ps 20 die.
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n you run after two heres you
will catch netthsx.
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MUST BIZ A FI~APPER DRIVE
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2S-(By A. p )-sArF1ciss q
incorporation FOR ehe Anna Lee Anti-Corsst soc1sty
hed with the secretlry OF state today. Objscts
of the society we've stated 20 Be obfaining % tha
passage o. legislation 20 sbolish oorssas.
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no UNDERTAKERs DRINK
uTRRAY CITY. o. Aug PA mother copper
had snake. with 40 liffia following her. Wari
k+fed near here by unlertakcr- The snake siliei
hKht
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Preparing Ripe Olives

MIA by the mission fathers, and one variety
introduced by them is today the most pro-
ductive, the richest in oil and the most
important commercially. 1t is called the
mission Olives Up to twenty years ago
California ripe olives were sold simply
picklYl in brine. They would keep only a
short time. Then the idea Of sterilizing
them in hcrmeticallL sealed containers was
%hit~upon, the method being first employed
by a woman, Mrs. Ehmann, Of Orovillc.
The putting up of ripe olives in cans and
glass bottles, stcrilizcd. has rendered them
available for use all the year round. and
has made the market for them world wide.
Ripe. olives are brown to black III color, and
contain nearly twice US much oil as green
olives. At the factory the bitter flavor is
removed by treating the olives. Then they
are cured in brine. and finally. packed in
cans or bottles. they arc stcrilized by heat.
The olives, before they are packed, are
screened for sizes. the biggest ones COM
handing higher prices. Mammoth olives
run from siXty-tive to sixty-scven a pound :;
Giants fifty five to sixty five a pound !;
.'Jumbos.' forty five to fifty : five a pound,
and t"Colossals,' thirty-fvc to forty five.
These are size grades and do not represent
varieties. Small olives are mostly used for
oil. One packer, however. puts them up as
a special d%clicacy. under the trade name OF
petite olives. One olive orchard in Cali
fornia covers more than three square mics.
The State produces from 5000 to 5000 tons
of ripe picked olives and 200 900 gallons
of olive oil annually.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
An Alaskan reindeer

tons so attractive from an economic aud
social point of~vicw that the natives would
gladly move into them. ..,',
For example. take the case Of the lIyG"h
Indians, occupying the villages of King
yuan and Howkow. They wclr starving.
y tract twelve miles square. uninhabitcd.
bordering upon Il bay on lle west Shore "i
Prince of Wales Island. was chosen for
them. 1t offered an abundance Of timber.
with plenty of fish and game. fresh watr"
and accessibility to trading vessels.
TIL Hydahs were pleased cnougl. T."
move. They made the trek by water III
a feet of canoes. taking with them all rheir
portable property. a clearing was made in,
the primevnl forest: a sclooilouSc was the
first building erected: then rows Of nra,
cabins along a newly created Main street.
In the meantime Il saw mill had SI'run: ur
as it by magic, fully equipped, to provide
the requisite lumber.
Only n generation removed from say
agcry, these people have already built for
themselves u thriving. we'll laid -out. clcr-
lric-lighted, self governing town. with sew
cral miles of p|anked streets. 4 modern dock
and float landing. a cannery. Il church. Il
cooperative store. . slingir mill and Il
lumber yard. To transact the slcrcantiir
business of the settlement. the inhabitants
have organized the Hydaburg Trading Com
pany. the stock of which. originally $40 q
share, is today quoted at sos.
The Eskimos at Dccring, on the bleak
coast Of the Arctic Ocean, We're obliged TO
dwell in holes underground for lack of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
He Rides the Goat

A BALTIMORE: woman. katherine T..
"A Fluid. is the inventor of Il novel toy rep
rcSrnting u hillysoat with j monkey riding
on his back. .
The scat stands on u little wheeled plat
form. the axle Of The two front wheels re-
volvinc with ,hr latter. To the middle OF
the axle and at right angles Herewith is
fastened u short crank rod. which of course
goes around with the wheels. The free end
of this rod is connected by u wire to the
goats nose.
The goat neck is attached to the body
by Il pivot. Thus. when little johnny or
Susie pulls the wheeled platform along by
n string the revolution of the crank between
the front wheels causes the animals head
to bob up and down in Il lifelikc and pleas
ing manner
The monkey fcet are similarly pivotcd
10 the back OF the goat. his nose resting upon
rhe goats horns. AS the suat's head bobs
up and dow the monkey is obliged to bob
also. contributing TO the amuSingness of the
plaything.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

ds,Is of tons Of fond. packages Of clothing,
household goods and building materials
AL Of this stuff being purchased with the
proceeds Of the furs and other proincts III
the land sent out BY the natives in the pre-
viuli> summer.
The greatest work for the benefit Of the
.t!ast:un natives. however. has been the
Introduction and development Of the rein
dr"r Industry. Thirty years ago there were
no reindeer in that Arctic province OF ours.
In 500 the irst of them. III in number.
were brought from Siberia by the revenue
cutter Bear. Where arc now in Alaska
ZIG 600 reindeer. valued III 81. 500 900.
and lwo-thirls of llrm are the property Of
natives.
The original rhjcr; was TO furnish a
t.>kimo> in TN" vicinity "f i;"riu- Strait.
So successful did the enterprise prove that
il was expanded. Within less tlHn Il gen
Grafton he reindeer industry has advanced
through, one entire stage OF civilization
the E.SkirA"s all the way from Point Barrow
to the .Aleutian Islands. 1t has raised them
from She primitive TO the pastoral stage.
rrcn nolnad hunters to civilized men. pos
seSsing in their herds an assured muirtr-
name" and even an opportunity to accumu-
late wealth.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Vanity Case in Hat

"A MAN can manage somehow to get along
"A without a powder rag, but there are oc-
~casions when he does need a mirror and
comb for emergency use.
To meet this manifest demand, Gustav
Peszternak, Of Trenton, 4. J., has con
trived a holder for both articles which may
be conveniently fastened inside of a hat.
1t is sewn in. being made of cloth. Il.
rectangular piece Of which is attached to
,,tlle inside. of the hat by snap fasteners at
the corners. This makes the back Of the
holder; the front is provided by a second
piece, Of like size, secured to the first one
BY stitching. The two thus form a pocket.
A horizontal line Of stitching divides the
pocket into two compartments, an upper one
to receive the mirror and a lower one to
hold the comb. One end Of the pocket is
left open 10 permit insertion Of 55comb and
glass. A slidable catch engaging the end
tooth of the comb retains it in place, and
the safety Of, the mirror is secured by a
flap which saap -fastens over II.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Eskimo girls dressed in native furs

A. WHOLLY novel and original scheme
4 recently adopted by Uncle Sam is bring
ing comfort and happiness to great num-
bers of Alaskan natives. with the additional
advantage of. raising them in the scale of
civilization.
In former times. when intertribal warfare
went on more or less constantly, the sites
of villages in Southern Alaska were chosen
in many instances with reference rather
to strategic security than to advantageous
ness for hunting, fishing and trading.
Hence. in later days these small centcrs of
population have in some cases become
poverty stricken and wretched.
Alaska is a vast territory. with plenty
of unoccupied and desirable locations. Why
not remove the unfortunate villages bodily
and settle their inhabitants in places where
they would have a chance to prosper?
This was the big idea. Suitable tracts
We're picked out and reserved for the pur-
pose by Executive order-arcas- in which
fish and game were plentiful, where unlim-
tied timber was to be had, and where the
natives would have opportunity to develop
and conduct for themselves commercial and
industrial enterprises.
There was no question of colnpulsion no
notion of interfering with anybody's liberty.
The idea was merely to make the reserva-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Damage Done by Fungi

MUSHROOMS, being stable plants, are
AVA familiar objects in nature. They are
the giants Of the great tribe of the fungi,
which embraces a multitude of species, most
Of them so small as to be microscopic.
Among them are numbered the ''yeasts,''
which make fermentation, and are indis-
pcnsable to the wine producer and the
home brewer, converting starch and sugar
into alcohol. Tie housewife buys, in the
form, of a little cake, a pure culture of a
species of fungus, which feeds on the starch
Of her dough and generates carbonic acid
gas, causing her bread to- rise. go i
Other minute fungi are the so-called
''molds," which, when conditions favor
growth, develop unpleasantly on foodstuffs
in the housewives pantry or storeroom.
They will even attackN shoes where there is
d%ampness. Countless spores corresponding
to secds) of microscopic fungi are afloat
everywhere in the air. Nearly all diseases
Of plants are caused by parasitic species.
which are the farmers worst enemies
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Motor Driven Skirt

A NEW idea for spectacular c%ostuming on
"A the stage is that of a skirt which
rcvolves while the wearer dances.
1t is intended that the skirt which ex-
hibits this striking phenomenon shall be
wide. haring and so attached to a light wire
frame (thc latter concealed beneath it, as
to have a certain amount of ~rigidity.
The operation of it depends upon q hidden
mechanism. an essential feature of which is
a double steel ring surrounding the hips of
the wearer. but of a diameter greater by
eighteen inches than her hips. The double
ring is secured to her person by a waist
belt. Thus the inner ring is immovable,
but the outer one is SO arranged as to re-
volvc. being provided with teeth that mesh
with the gear of a small motor ut the back,
between the woman's body and the inner
ring. The motor is driven by a spring.
From the motor runs a wire to a
V-shaped hand grip concealed beneath trim
ming on the bosom of the woman's dress.
BY p~inching together the two. handles of
this hand grip she can throw the lnechan-
ism out of action, and the ring will cease
to r~evolve. The moment she releases the
hand grip it starts revolving again.
Having the motor thus under control, she
can stop her skirt (which the ring c%arriesl
from whirling. or allow it to ~revolve, as
may suit the requirements of her tcrpsi.
chorcanN performance.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Gigantic MinnOws

THERE is a species of minnow, native to
L Pacific Coast rivers, that attains a
weight Of eighty pounds. Another kind of
minnow belonging to the same region is the
Sacramento pike, or s~'squawfisli." which
is four feet long when full srown.I
We are accustomed to think of minnows
as little fishes, and SO they all are in the
Eastern part of the United States. But the
minnows belong to IL finny family quite dis
tinct. and although nearly all Of the hun
drcds Of species are Of such small size as
to, be useful only as bait or even for that
purpose too tiny--likc the stop minnow,"
for example, which is so deadly a foe Of
mosquito wrisglcrs-there arc a few that are
big enough to test the tackle OF an angler
to the utmost
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
A One Man Derrick

A PORTABLE derrick is the new invention
"A of William S. Garrett, Of Richmond,
Va. While capable Of lifting big loads, it
can be operated by one man. lie can prope!
1t over q floor, steer it. ~revolve it, elevate. a
load in its lifting cradle, and dump the
contents Of the latter, al the height de-
sired.
The whole affair rests upon a circular
4turntable which is mounted OIL Il circular
base, tfte latter resting upon four small:
solid. wheels. Rising from opposite sides-ef
the turntable are two tall channel iron
Standards with a pair Of crosspieccs con-
Meeting their tops. Between the cross
pfeces lis journaled a large wheel, in the
srooved periphery of which the hosting
cable runs. The hosting cable extends over
this wheel frcr, the ~hoistins mechanism on
the right side to the load'liftirg cradle on
the left side.
The operator, standing OH the turntable,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
How We Make Alaskans Happy

timber. Disappearance Of game animals
threatened them with starvation. Tires
years ago they were removed to a tract
fifteen miles square, well forested and
Astounding in game and fish, on the Kobuk
River. Here, within the Arctic Circle, they
have built a little town which they call
Noorvik, with we'll laid out streets, neat
single family houses. gardens, a sawmill.
IL plant for electric lighting and-imagine
it-a radio station which keeps them in
touch with the outside world!
Formerly it was possible for the Eskimos
on the shores of Boring Sea and the Arctic
Ocean to dispose of their valuable furs,
ivory and whalebone only by sale to traders.
The prices they obtained were low, and
usually they were in debt. Today, nvailins
themselves of the parcel post and Of newly
acquired opportunities for shipping their
W goods. they forward all such mcrchan
disc to a Government Office at Seattle. which
sells it at public auction, returning to them
its full value.
0ace Il year-in the summertime. of course
ii Government ship carries supplies to the
Arctic coast of Alaska. stopping at ono
village after another and delivering hun
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

mcnts in the belief. that they marked the To-
cation of treasure buried by >Capain Kidd.
Upon them were inscribed mysterious let
tiers, rendering them even more suggestive
Thus frequently when Coast Survey men
looked up one of their Typographical marks
they would find in place of it a hole big
enough to bury an OK. &c.
The peninsula Of Florida is an ~alluvial
formation, and few natural rocks are to be
found there. Hence the natives have made
n practice of digging up the triangulation
stones and utilizing them for building out
door ovens, or even for doorBills Of houses.
One of them was discovered in use as 4
gravestone. " y III. ~
In order to put Il stop to this sort Of thing
resort is now had to the expedient of set
ting in each monument q brass disk bearing
the words 'United States Coast and Geo
dctic Survey" with a further inscription in
wiling the finder to write for Information to
the superintendent of that Office in Wash
ington.
Major William Bowie, an officer of the
survey, tells an amusing story of a Negro
cook who was hired by a triangulating party
in Florida. The man was very confdent of
giving satisfaction, replying in the afirma-
tive to every question as. to his culinary
knowledge.
Finally the officer III command of the party
said. do you know anything about loga-
rithms?'
ooh, yassuh, yassuh," replied the man.
'How do you take out a logarithm:' >.
Usually wild a fork, suh,'' said the cook.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Rubber From Maize

uANE you ever used one of those red
IL rubber bath sponges? They serve the
purpose exccllently. But they aren't rub
Der. really. They are made of Il gum called
.'pnragol," which is extracted from the germ
Of Indian corn.
Perhaps you wear shoes with rubber soles.
If so. it is likely that 20 per cent of their
material-cf the soles, that isis this same
corn germ gum.
The eraser tips Of millions Of Lead pencils
are paragol,s and not rubber At all.
The. germ Of the corn.grain contains Sc
per cent of oil. One bushet OF corn. Yields
from the serms) d pound Of refined oil.
suitable for salads and cooking. The resi-
due from the refining Of the crude corn oil
is used for making soap powders aud soap
chips.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

"A FAvOR1TE joke on the Fastener, in
"A California, is to offer him a ripe olive.
fresh picked from the tree. He puts it con-
fdently into his mouth and then gives an
aIgonized >shudder. 1t is intensely and hor-
ribiy bitter. To get rid of this bitterness
incorporating ripe olives for market resort is
had to processes which have been scientii-
cally developed.
sOlive culture is one of the oldest aeri-
cultural industries in this country. Away
back III the early part of the eighteenth
century olive trees were planted in Califor-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
Fruits in Powder

TT WOULD be very convenient to keep i'll
1 the pantry fruit juices in the form Of
dry powders, so that one could mix Il glass
of lemonade or orangeade or other beverage
oAhand. They would be useful, also. for
cooking. a newly patented process for
making such powders consists in mixing the
fruit juice with gelatinizcd starch and re-
ducing the solution to q dry product by
atomizing it into a current of dry. warm air.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

and the most destructive foes of the forests.
The annual loss caused by forest fires is
enormous, but it is no greater than that
attributable to the fungi, which rot mine
timbers, bridge timbers, telegraph poles and
other structures of wood, nccessitatins their
replacement. The ''life'' Of the average
railway tie is seven and a half years: if
fungi would let it alone it would last twice
that long.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

Of each foot. But each paddle coz
sists of two halves. which; are hinged
together, SO that sthey open or shut:
They open on the backward stroke Of
the legs, opposing their full surface to
tho water. and flap together as the legs
are drawn up for the next stroke. Of
fering the smallest resistance surface.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

standing on the ground ten miles apart
would in effect have a hill betwccnt them six
teen feet and; eight inches high.
1T is easily understood that, the cstab-
lishment Of such triangulation points, which
are commonly marked by concrete "monu-
nents',' set i'll the ground, costs a great deal
Of money. Removal of these monuments
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

as to offer least resistance to the water.
It is this idea that is the basis Of tie
inyeatiou ID question: The swimmers
feet are laced up in what might bs
sailed n pair Of, leather. socks, which
comeaup we'll above the ankles, and TO
the soles OF which large heart shaped
paddles are fastened, Fat OH tile bottom
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

by unauthorized persons is Il serious matter.
: This has often happened, especially along
the South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, where,
all the way from the Chesapeake to New
Orleans, the legend of Captain Kidd is even
to this day very much alive. Until recently
it was a commop thing for nntivcs of those
regions to dig up the triangulation monu-