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The mirror., 1922-03-23
AMERICAN GIBRALTAR
Selected

he virgin lSIdHuS, DOuSHt Dy inc
United States from Denmark in
1917, to which American marines
recently started to fly from Washington
are interesting and worthy of considera-
tion not only because of their eventful his
tory but also because they have figured in
many diplomatic negotiations and because
of their strategic importance to the United
States in relation to the Panama canal.
That this group of about fifty islands,
only three of which are big enough to
have a name on any but photographic
charts and local maps, and the biggest of
which one could walk around in nine hours
seems important to our government may be
judged by the price it paid for them. We
gave less than two cents an acre for Alas
ka, less than three cents an acre for Cali
fornia, Nevada, Colorado and Utah, less
than IA cents an acre for Florida, and un-
der 81 cents an acre for the Philippines.
Even for the Canal Zone we paid but
$35.S3 per acre. Yet the $25,000,000 for
the group we paid Denmark figures out
more than $29s per acre for her holdings.
Authorities have disagreed as to the
area of the islands. Even as to the three
main islands-St. Thomas, St. John and
St. Croix-there is no agreement upon the
question of area. In order to get definite
A. - o1c
measurements of them were made on hy-
geographic charts in the Offices of the Ma
tional Geographic society, and they show
that St. Thomas is 2S.2s square miles in
area, ST. Croix S4.25 square miles, and St.
John 1897 square miles, making total
of 13247 square miles for the three islands.
Some authorities give the area as 1873
square miles and others as 142 square
miles.
From the standpoint of the United
States, ST. Thomas is the most important
of the group of islands. This importance
arises from the fact that the harbor on
the south side of the island, on whose bor-
ders the town of Charlotte Amalie is To-
Gated, is one of the finest in all tropical
America. From the days of the buccaneers
its strategic advantage has been realized,
for when the Spanish Main was the happy
ground of the gentlemen of the Black
Flag this harbor was their headquarters.
The harbor is completely sheltered. Out
side is roadstead partly protected by an
outlying island, which provides anchorage
for great number of ships. AT its mouth
the harbor is 900 feet wide, and one passes
this narrow neck into beautiful
basin, three-quarters of mile in diameter,
whose waters are seldom disturbed, how
ever, much the sea beyond may rage. A
trade wind blows during the whole year,
with the exception of the hurricane months
August, September and October-when
it becomes irregular and sometimes ceases
to blow altogether. The greatest heat is
experienced in August, September and
October; but even then it raely rises above
81 degrees Fahrenheit, while at times it
falls as low as 64 degrees.
On three sides of the harbor the noun
tains and their outlying foothills rise
sharply from the water, leaving but
very narrow beach; so that the major por-
ton of the town had to find fPsss S,-0e'. -
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
Peace ON the
Hearth

20. 1922. Western Newspaper Unlon)
THE Christmas bells were making
= their glad announcement again,
hut Toby Fowler was not in sympathy
with them. "Pcace on earth!" said
he, "Whnt peace have / on earth?"
1t wasn't that his worldly affairs
troubled him, hut man may have
good job and sum in the savings
bank and yet find no peace in his
house, and this 1t was that dimmef
MI. Fow!er's holiday season. and mad
It's gladncSs clash in his ears, ther.
was no peace upon his hearth.
And, as troubled home IS like
rolled spring. or n splinter in The
hand, sending on it's turbid disturb
ancc or its pain, so there was no pe,c.
In his world, upon his earth
The blame seemed to point to Mrs
Fowler, rs though the difficulty might
be in her disposition or her indiSposi
lion. There is Il natural discnn,rli
that nothing can cure, a fnulr-finding
ambition that nothing can satisfy, al
mgratt,lde that never Is thankful.
nagging nature that is never pleased
and his wife appeared to be possessed
Of all these in the estimation Of Tobias
But the root OF the trouble lay
deeper than the mans understand.
ing OF It, II was n lonely house Il
was silent house. II was an order.
ly house. There was no child in IL
And, as many discoveries and
cures have been accidental, so Mr.
Fowler blnndered upon the remedy
for his troubles rather than devised
1t. For 1t was for his own comfort
rather than with the hope of siilline
the home tcmDestS that he broughi
In lovely little boy on Christmas
day and announced that he had adopt
cd him.
He had been too uncertain of np
prOval In the matter to have any
conference about 1T first at home
but, after her first expressions Of sui
prise, his wife did not leave him loni
In doubt, for the child found q plac.
In her arms us one who belonged
there. Not only to him, Mr.. Fowler felt
but to them child had been given.
1t Is amazing what solutions OF
trouble little child can bring, what
response meets its dependent claims
upon love, what joy ministers to 1t"
development, what peace Is felt ever,
amid it's clamOrs for our self-forgef
fulness With happy satisfaction
in the midst Of all It's new cares peaca
had come to Mr.. Fowlers hearth am
TO his earth.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
The Legend of
Christmas

o<. y,
1892. Western Newspaper UnionD
EY say that on that first,
strange Christmas Night,
80 dazzling was the radiance of
the Light,
sun and moon and stars leaped
in the sky,
nd danced in ecstasy.
lily sheep fled, scampering III
e!ismay,
tnyed their foolish fleeing, 90
they say,
oHel in alteration and in prayer.
peace was everywhere.
cooked stump stood straight,
the legend tells,
Id forth lcafy arms; and tiny
bells,
rry blossoms, gemmed the liv.
inQ green.
withered thing was seen.
on and the lamb watched sida
by side,
e the wonders of that Christ.
nastide,
ir was rich with perfume, sweet
with song.
The cock crowed all night long.
And every Christmas Eve, so runs tho
tale,
In field and forest, mountain.sop and
vale,
The blessed fairies guard, that over
all
No evil may befall.
They say that angels hover all tho
night,
Close to the listening earth; ard
when the light
VI Christmas morning heralds tho
glad Day,
ihey fold their wings and pray.
-" revcr cav those wonders? No.
nor II
9h'y 'rr pure and chiIdlikc may dos
cry
~ iM fairies fitting in The grass,
ES' 'neals them as thcy pass.
Ns"Htaas of guile, from arecd and en-.
~ free
i'a rr like the Christ Chjd muss
oou be,
&" Nr, blessed angoj wlsn no
tr Q ihe brush Of wings.
~" 1auvaGe Ovens in New Yorl
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20

tact! Then, of course. Il Christmas tree
has to be found. This is even more
fun than going after green's. A rope,
IN AK with Il responsible edge that
understands the duty required OF it,
and as many people aS you can mus
ter 70 fake part in the expedition.
Such laughing, such stumbling, such
falling down of persons who forget
that feet need to be wary of running
vines and dead briars, such mirth over
the young man who unwittngly winds
himself up in 4 bramblc bush and has
TO be uncolcd. And best of all, the
terrible arguments about selecting the
right tree. There is no fun like this
And if on Christmas day you don't
wish for stomach as big as q blimp,
then YOU are not the person thought
you!
Christmas in the counlry2 Well /. .
rather!
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20

seals go right ahead. 1t began back
in the days Of the Catucombs when
the Greek letter "X" was used to des-
ignate the word Christ, it being the in
itial letter in the Greek spelling Of
the name.
The usage OF the abbreviaton be-
came more and more popular in Eng
land years afterward when spelling
was not the strong point of the aver
age citizen, and "Xmas" was much
easier to remember than the word Of
more letters.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20

Table Damask 64-inch, bcachcd, l9c and
o9c and 69c, and imported Scotch Linen
Damask, best quality made 72-inch at
%2.45 l0-4 Linen Shceting at 1920. Navy
blue Serge Dresses for young ladies price
$295 Ladies' navy blue Serge Dresses,
good quality, all wool trimmed with mill.
tary braid, choice $495. Pretty Dresses
for 1905. Silk, Plain Satin Skirts with
waists of quilted satin, embossed with prct-
ty lowered ornaments
Under the mistlctoc bough, Christmas inst
around the corner, Miss 1922 will look well
while under the mistlctoc robcd in d Bluc
Serge Dress made of handsome Hamilton
Navy Blue Serge which arrived Yesterday.
all Wool Navy Serge 36 incEcs wide at
soc. 33-inch Hamilton Serge, wool mixed
at 49c. 36-lnch Hamilton Serge at 95c.
Extra quality navy blue Hamilton SponocJ
and Shrunk Serge at 08c. Pretty HATS
9oc, appropriate for the girl in blue"
Appropriately trimmed arc the pretty
Dresses for young ladies at $2.98 $3.9s,
1896 and 1895.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
rather! I!
DresSind.

Threc-nIartcrs cut sugar, 1a cup
pineapple juice, juice Of one lemon,
] hcaplng teaspoonful flour, . eggs,
well beaten. Cook all together until
it thicicns. when cool and ready to
serve add u pint Of whipped cream
and spread on top OF salad which has
been placed on lettuce leaves.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20

over Sweaters at $1.75 and $19S
Boy s Cotton Sweaters at 45c, 75c, S5c.
Cotton Blankets at Use, 9sc, 81 25 and
Tl.3O. ALI wool North Carolina Blankets
fully onc-fourth less than you are asked to
pay at other stores.
DO You wear Il man s Hat? Prices on Hats
Tor men have declined and our prices to-
day dropped in accordance with the de-
cline. Mems Velour Hats at it3. .3S. All the
cheaper grades in Mems Hats, priced at
15c, o5c, $1.25, $3.50, $1.75, $1.05. S2.i,.
II you wear Mans Hat we can save You
money
Ladies Shoes we sell for $1.95 are solid
leather
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
The Word "Xnaas"

THE use OF "Nnlas" to denote Christ
- mas, refuses TO die out, although
every sort of attack has been made
upon 1t. Newspapers, church soci-
aties and dictionaries condemn it, but
the makers Of Christmas cards and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20

constant exercise
I n us stimulated
hy the aroma OF
pumpkin pies. 1t
is n dangerous
period, this time
of cooking and
baking. If you are
accustomed to
maintaining n sol
cmn expression !
1 warn YOU to
keep away from
country houses If
YOU are fond OF
K G cping your
cOuntcnance in
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
Holiday Handkerchiefs

No common goods. It's worth 35c per yard; my
price l5c
l'mc Dress material mall colors Of the rainbow When
is not damaged by fire or water worth Csc pcr ward
our choice at &c per yard witth32 and SO inches
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20

"sahta Claus" From Dutch.
"Santa Claus" Is derived from tn
Dutch for st. Nicholas, patron snir
OF Christmas
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
Hit the Nail On the Head

The cpitaph that made Gray famous:
Here rests his head on the lap of earth -
The schoolboy, however that won fame
and hit the nail on the head was the fellow
who wrote: can ounce Of taffy is worth
two pounds Of prevention - can ounce
or prevention is worth pound of cure y
There s ten pounds Of prevention in the
heavy four pound ovcrcoats which COL
Inns DEP AR1MEINT STORE sells for
less
Sweaters at 75c, 95c, 1925, 81 9S, 1915,
$2.95. Sweaters at 05c k1 20 81 .65, So As,
$2.9S and 1895 Ladies' Tuxedo latest
styles, in combination colors at $3.95 Slip
Collins Spot Cash lever has just lifted
and placed stock Of shoes bought at half
cost which we offer less than cost OF pro
ductlon. Ladies' high cut shoes tan and
black, were sold at 800, your cohicc for
1925 and t2.45 Ladies' comfort shoes
$1.45. Ladies dress shoes 81 45 and $245
$4.OO chocolates at *2.95, 1895 and $405
Children s shoes all solid leather, button or
lace at 0Sc. Men s hob nail army shoes at
it2.93 Field shoes at 1895.
Men S Scout Shoes $l.0S Mems Socks for
only Sc Mems heavy weight grey Socks
for Zoe.
In event Of war the Bosphorns or the
Dardancllcs would be a protection against
all cncmics. In times Of peace or war
either man s best friend is his pocket
book. Collins Big Comm";:;!l Sort ocatcd
on the heights of l.aurens Square stands
like huge rock between you and high prc-
cs mdcrbuy which places me in proper
position to puncturc the prices Of any and
all that should happen to poke up the
public pike
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20

aG christmas time. Let me tell you
about it,
\ week before Christmas YOU scurry
around and find as many big bags as
vow can hurlap bags that probably
came filled With grain. Then you
hucElH up your lrctcS. draw on your
mijt"nS. wind Il muller around your
thrUIt, make sure your cars are pro-
t"c'pN, and start for the woods. Tn
der the snow are tn" green fingers Of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
Guard Your Christmas Fires

while Sn'all big fires moi like phoSphorous but small
luck Or grace attends bio bo,Scrs down The Bos
phorus. COLIINS' DEPARTMENT. STORE is not
famed for fires, but famous for buying for less than
half cost what the fire did burn Piece goods By the
yard, fadclcss and faultlcsS except portion Of it
which has been too close to the fire. Your choice Of
any coorcd Dress Goods at l9r per yard These goods
arc appropriate for Ladies Underwear and sold for
:Oc and 75c Il yard
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08
JUNIORS BASKET
CHAMPS Of /. 5.

The high school basketball cham
pionship for boys was won by the
junior class Wednesday night when
II decisiyeiy defeated the sophomore
team by score OF 80 to x. The
senior boys won their first game OF
the series when they defeated the
freshman 80 TO II. In the girls
games the juniors defeated the SEN
Tors by a score OF 10 to 4 In a hard
fought contest. The sophomorcs de-
feated the freshman o TO g.
In the first half OF the junior
sophomore game the sophomores
seemed unable to solve the juniors
attack or to- score any points them
selves and the half ended 80 to 0
In favor OF the juniors. In the last
half the sophomores showed more
fight and kept the juniors down Ia
30 additional points while they scor-
ed s themselves.
Pete Motschenbacker. Vernon
Moore, and Clifford Hogue starred
for the juniors. Pete Motschenpa,..-
er, who has never played any sas,
ketball previous to this year. scored
1G points playing at center. Yer
ron Moore played his usual star
game and added 20 more points to
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08

ed the other Two points by throwing
u basket. Dclos Mills aud Arthur
Peck also played good games as
guards.
Delmar Robertson ala Leonard
Strom starred Tor the freshmen.
Robertson scored points from
throwing four baskets. Strom scor-
od y points from scoring three bas-
kcts and throwing one fOnl. Syl-
ynsier Smith scored two points by
throwing u basket
In the freshman sophomore girls
game the sophomorcs won due to the
excellent guarding by Mary White
line and the ability OF Gertrude
Smith TO throw baskets. The latte;
scored six points by throwing three
baskets. Anna Mlchaolson scored
Two points by throwing n basket. and
Francis Reed scored one point by
throwing u foul
Marie Crystal starred for Tho
freshman, scoring four points by
throwing two baskets. Dorothy
WOrtlcy scored two points by throw
Ing one basket.
In the sepior-junior girls basket
ball game, although fought hard by
both sides. the scoring was light
Kathryn ulrich and Ruth Neuton
scored four points for the seniors.
each throwing n basket.
Bonnie Lucas and Gertrude
Moore starred for the juniors. Bon.
ME Lucas scored six points by throw,
Ing three baskets. Gertrude Moore
scored tho remining four points by
throwing two baskets.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08

his credit. scoring nine baskets and
throwing two fouls. This brings
his total 10 Gl points for the three
class games. Clifford Iiogue scored
~ points by throwing six baskets
and played a fact game throughout
Robert Graham q, ed the remalnlng
two points OF the junior score,
Dale Soulc. Jennings Washington
and Frank upp starred for The soph
omoros. Frank upp scored six
points by throwing three basketsi
Dale Soule and Jennings Washing
ton were mainly responsible for
keeping the juniors score from going
higher than II did. Washington
scored the remaining two points OF
the sophomore score by throwing u
basket.
The senior-freshman game WAS q
hard fought game from start to fin.
ish
The seniors for the first time dem
0nstrated their ability to come back
In the second half and score. The
score at the end Of the first half was
~ to 3 In favor OF the seniors. In
the second half the freshmen scor-
ed ~ points while the seniors scor-
ed 10. The freshmen fought hard
game but seemed unable to get un-
der way IA they did In their last
game.
Frank Peyt0n and Charles Grove
starred for the seniors. Frank Pey-
ton scored rs points by throwing six
baskets and four fouls. Charles
Grove scored ~ points by throwing
six baskets. Matt obenchain scor-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08
ENEMIES

Vuu ssy you nave no enemies,
- says one Of our exchanges, II
tAis = fact. then you should be
ashaued OF yourself. Ter you have
never stood up for right agains,
wrong. you have never protected the
xeak against the bully. You have
never even dared 20 protect youi
own rights against persecution. Had
you done these things you would
have made enemies. Even II you
bad donc none OF these things. hut
schieyed little more success ir
yeue business than. your neIghbor. II
yout rhiidrea werefa little brighter
ID seheol or d little better behaved
eetsoi school. you would have made
sSelhtts, for failure hates success.
THs pan Who has no enemies is an
sbsostts failure In life.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08
IS THIS SHsfss1iY, seFYNs

~ ne editor OF the Reno Journal.
j one Of the leading state papers
OF Nevada. announces that news.
papsr 10 about 10 discard the edi-
torisi pare IN favor Of news features
and . so-caI,ed editorial feature
serviecr. ~ " pea
The Nevada editor Is proceeding
90 the theory that homemade edi-
torisjs are mere tlotsam and ictsam
on ~ yuAtnsilstse sea. 70 which the
publys generally gives no heed. Mod,
eaty evidently has something to do
Witt this., While Editor Mooney
swiuss trenchsn, pen. he perhaps
believes he canncs equal the can
ned editorials furnished by the ma
tioasi syndicates.
The writer IL not ready to admit
the trnth Of this position. providinf
that ~ understands Il correctly. We
knov that sound editorial advice
W are not now talking about cur
own colum--is net followed. and we
can see resRons why the discouraged
editor wouIi eventually conclude
that the time spent In preparing edi-
torials eosid be more profitably en-
pioysd. snd his readers ss well. or
bstsss. served by the syndicate writ.
ers, - -
II % "a Interesting question to the
nsuspapsf sAaa. and one in which
psrsunai attributes. esotism on the
ehe hand Or nodesty on the other.
nay blind htn 10 some essential
faeo "a sffiviag It sn snswcr.
fhs Hsrald, during the past year.
has esusisssatiy maintained an edi-
torial column: sonssshins that was
not 6oas tor Some time previously.
~ shall sasume to get an arEu'
mesa started. that the editor OF The
Herald believes that . homemade
sdicDfla, eolsmu 10 the backbone OF
tAs, bApss, .oWss should appreciate q
SfSts sspfsssion, Of views from read.
"a ss
..f,ry you think that editorial ex-
tfsetz3n on local questions 10 help
S4ft4s. settled more easily without
The sstlifors unsolicited advice1 The
SliseS Of this paper would like TO
ksas, eyefy one Of the papers read
sFsekprsss franh opinion.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08
RIVER COAL SOLVES
PROBLEM FOR USERS
LIN PENNSYLVANIA,

HARRISBURG. Pa, Dec, S.--The
coal problem this winter Is one only
OF strong arm muscles and vehicle
I.--whcclbarrow, horse and wagon. o..
motor truck-for some OF those
Pennsylvanians whose homes are on
the banks OF streams which flow
from the hard coal regions.
River coal-so called because II Is
found In IN. beds of these rivers
Is the solution. The coal. In the
form OF small Particles. finer than
the grade known commercially as
buckwheat, has been used for years.
largely by manufacturing plants. but
the fear OF shortage this year has
Increased household consumption,
and Smany persons living along thu
streams In which ~ Is found are
gathering their own supply with tn,
use OF shovel and cart or auto
mobile for transportation.
The coal Is mainly the product OF
culm or refuse banks In the vicinity
OF mines further up the streams. II
is found In the Lehigh. Schuylkill
and Susquehaana rivers down which
II has been washed In the years since
anthracite mining was begun In
Pennsylvania. In many sections Of
these rivers beds several feet thick
have existed. but commercial dredg-
Ing and pumping operations combln.
ed with greater conservation on the
part OF miniag companies Is reduc.
Ing the supply.
Householders who have gathered
their own winter fuel from the riv.
ers have found the coal frequently
In eddies near the shore. where II
has been necessary only TO shovel II
out. One man. living near the sus-
quehanna In the vicinity OF Harris
burg. has obtained a complete win
ter supply at only the cost OF tran
sportatIon. Commercially the coal
sells for about 50 n ton. Forced
draft is required for It's use 10
household furnaces. and when SO
used It produces. II Is said. as much
or more heat than the grades com
monty sold for household use.
More than q hslf-miilion tons Of
river coal, valued ut nearly s7o0..
600 we're recovered from the schuyi-
kill. suseauehanna and Lehigh rivers
in commercial operations during
1921. state reports show.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08
|'I6nS1r1s


Height OF ignorance Is shining
your shoes to listen to the radio.
Half cur cuss words were thought
M by people as they 20, out OF bed.
II you think every watch chain
you see has watch on Il you arc
wrong.
Wish the man who divided the
day into hours had made lunch hour
longer.
Exposure" says IN Arctic eS.
plcrer. develops one" Hello, short
skirts.
What are you going to give your
wife for christmas7 Pick out some
thing she cant throw.
A reader writes in to ask II suede
gloves come from Sweden. No.
Prince of Wales has broken an.
ether precedent. We though, all
those thiags were broken long ago.
49,. -
and coiors OF blankets eyidently has
a job designing overcoats now.
, IN ,
~.
~
" "o.,. '. 80. .
vas s w.
'china's boy emperor married a
girl he had never seen. A little more
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08
Haas Fresh Candy

Meaning day or so Of pleasure,
Of sharing with the home folks
aud friends. this Is what makes
Chrlstmastidc complete.
Haas Fresh Candy comes IN q
large assortment or delicious ila-
yors and blends and nut and
fruit centcrs. aud We have few
boxes OF Haas Glacc Fruits.
Homo Made specials; Assorted
taffies and chocolates,
Half and Half: Half chocolates
and half tlffics,
Specials Assorted. A special ns-
sortment OF chocolate chews and
creams.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-12-08
COMING EVENTS

, ~ days until Christmas.
. december SO - National
, Educktipnal week.
. December IA Christmas 4
= opening on Main street-Band
= concert 7:3o.
,. Dscember s14-l6- Catholic 4
: fsi6 Lyeeum Hall.
: December l5.-- illustrated 4
:, lseture on Art Institute OF Chi 4
= cbs1-Womap's Library club. I
, ppeembsr s--The Methodist 4
: oAnseA hasaar. " 4
, ! Decembsr ll--chamber Of 4
} c()Qmsrce forum 4
p. nPcsmbsr II = Lecture, =
} fl46t Branch Riley. Z
- pscep Der tt-l7-The High I
J, soh0ol nusiesl performance at I
D PHS Tree thestre. 4
, p1Ambsr H. American 4
Legion aapual election. Z
q 80 e-H,e 80 90 %