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The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21

overseas. He was engaged in three
major offensives, namely, St. Mihiel,
ArgOnne, and Meuse-Argonne, and
was wounded in action. Vice-Com-
mander Kleindienst was discharged
as a Corporal He is Post Master
at WinsIow.
Besides the local post there is a
Ladies Auxiliary with membership
of fifty-five which was organized last
year. There is also a 40 and 81
organization with forty-five members
1t is estimated that the local Legion
numbers among its active members
some fifty per cent of all ex-service
men residing within it's jurisdiction
The Legion recently put on a most
successful Carnival here under its
auspices, and regular meetings are
held every Monday night at the Mac
cabee Hall on Kinsley Avenue.
Last year the Frank Perkins Post
spent over six hundred dollars on
disabled ex-service men, promoted
an essay contest in the schools giving
fifty dollars in prizes for essays on
Americanism; there are frequent So
cial functions, and in fact, the Lee
gion does here, as elsewhere, every
thing possible for the future better
ment and advancement of this loca-
lity Local members appreciate the
confidence and cooperation given
here in the functioning of the local
post.
The entire membership of the Le-
gion are boosters and Commander
Lieberman said: "I believe that Win
slow has a good agricultural future
1t may take time to develop this but
believe eventually that agriculture
and stock-raising will be the main
stays of this community What we
need here is a good public spirit of
mutual helpfulness."
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21

the exception of the pall-bearers con-
sisting of four Indians not related to
the deceased. These pall-bearerS re-
move all their clothing with the eX-
ception of the breech cloth and when
all preparations are made the hogan
is caved in on the corpse and fire set
to him. During the funeral ceremo-
nieS not word is spoken or whisper
ed by anyone. Of course, this form
of burial is prohibited by our govern
ment and sometimes the pall-bearerS
will dig a grave with a pick and
shovel and give the deceased a Chris
tian burial. However, these tools
are always borrowed from some
white man because if they use their
own tools they could never again be
touched by an Indian, having become
possessed of an evil spirit This is
also the reason why the hogan is
burned so that it may not be touched
again.
Cooking and Eating
The cooking fire is made by match
es whenever possible but if none are
around it does not bother a Navajo
in the least, as he utilizes the fric-
ton method with wood in starting q
fire. The Navaios are great meat
eaters and usually barbecue or stew
their meat. They are very fond of
fat horse and colt meat and the prai-
RE deg is. considered an exceptionally
delicate dish. The tribe formerly
used pots of their own making but
now use modern pots of metal. They
are fairly clean in their cooking.
They do not eat fish because many
years ago some NavajOs tried to cross
the San Juan River and turned into
fish, so that if they were to eat fish
now they would be eating the direct
decendents of their ancestors.
Festivals and Dances
The Navajos have many celebra-
tions and festivals where dances oc-
cur, or that is We call them dances
for lack of another word The Har-
vest dance in September is one of
the main attractions. But perhaps
the greatest, and most seldom seen.
is the marvellous Fire dance which
happens only once in great while.
During the ceremony celebrating
members annoint themselves with
some unknown substance and walk
in fire and carry burning logs with
out hurt at all to them.
| NUHIhItINIuI IiIe GI ne NdHd!OS
The Navajo Indian shears his sheep
/ with American shears, but will shear
any day in the year they happen to
need wool. for rugs. The weaving
of a Navajo rug is both a commercial
and religious operation as the rug is
prayer offering. 1t is not neces-
/ sary for a Navajo to own land as he
/ has plenty of it, and wealth is not
! counted by money but in livestock.
! Sometimes also, the number of wives
man has is an indication of his
wealth, but it is also a matter of
personal taste.
Other Customs
The bucks. or men. pluck their
Whiskers with tweezers made from
tin cans or silver coins. However.
this is done only in lieu of shaving
There are sODoo bearded Indians. The
most appreciated gift to the Navajo
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21

from our government aside from edu-
cational facilities. Every family has
its own horses, sheep, goats. etc, and
these are depended upon for the
commercial life of the tribe When
the Spaniards first invaded this part
of the country they brought along
with them fOcks of sheep and goats.
During this time the Indians would
steal any of this livestock whenever
they had a chance. In the year 1869
the United States Government gave
the Navajo tribe about 10000 head Of
sheep and some 1000 head of goats.
Today they have over a million head
of sheep and goats. They produce
about two million pounds of wool
and about a half million pounds of
this is worked up in Navajo rugs
their most famous product known
today.
Family Life
The Navajo Tribe is by far the
largest and strongest in the South
west. AS a rule, and almost always
they are of very happy disposition
and kind and loyal to their members.
Seldom indeed is it that a Navajo
parent whips his offspring One will
find male superiority very visible and
active with the tribe as a whole
Although the typical Navajo family
is usually composed of many chill
dren, the male child exercises special
privileges. If it were to happen
(and it often dOes) that a father dies
it is nothing unusual to see a boy,
fourteen or fifteen years old, boss of
his family, or his fathers followers
even including the older women. The
women do all the cooking and house
work and the squaws are also the
blanket and rug weavers.
The "HOgan", or Home of NaYaiOs
AS has been previously stated the
Navajos wander in bands from place
to place, setting up their Hogan"
pronounced-H -Hoh-gan-a accented on
last syllable, whenever and wherever
fancy strikes them. This Hogan"
is their house and is made semi
spherical in shape the same as an
orange cut in half. 1t is made with
cottonwood or cedar logs interlaced
together and held up by pressure
against each other. All "Hogans"
have an opening at the top of from
8 to feet for ventilation purposes
and also as an outlet for smoke
from the cooking fire The opening
for a door in Hogan" always faces
East on account of the fact that the
Navajos are to some extent sun wor-
shippers like most other Indians. A
Hogan" may be any size to accom-
modate the immediate family. Some
are as large as 20 feet in diameter.
Cracks between logs in the Hogan"
are stopped with brush and daubed
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21
CENTRAL DRUG COMPANY, WINS Low

Hubbell is a booster and said: 81
think there is very bright future
for this section of Arizona. We have
fine oil prospects. This is a good
live stock country and I believe that
the sale and distribution of Indian
products is doing much to help us
along the line of national publicity.
We need more capital to develop this
part of the country as at present it
is only in it's infancy in regard to
commercial exploitation. Then too,
this section has an incompatible cli-
mate and the scenic and historic
points of interest are unrivaled any
where
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21

simply separate and there are no
hard feelings, and no hearts broken,
and nothing is thought of it by the
other members of the ribe. The SON
in-law and mOther-in-laW must never
see each other as it would mean bad
luck of some kind, the Navajo be-
lieving that one or both may get sore
eyes and lose their eye sight.
Navajo Morals
The typical NavojO has a strong
conception and plain understanding
Of right and wrong as we know it
and are remarkably free from ses-
sins considering their crude methods
Of living and their nomadic instincts.
Medicine Men of the Tribe
The medicine men are highly re-
garded by the tribe and sometimes
receive a high price for their efforts
in behalf of the patient. When a
Navajo is not feeling we'll or happens
to be sick tits thought that there is an
evil spirit haunting him and he gen
orally knows what particular kind of
a spirit it is and must call the medi-
cine man who is in control of this
identical spirit, who then treats him
for it by spells and incantations.
When he is too sick to recognize his
evil spirit his friends then call in
what we would term a diagnotician
who names the spirit and what medi-
cine man to call in. If the medicine
man fails to bring about cure it is
not his fault as the patient or dag
n0stican named the wrong evil spirit
and they must call in some other
medicine man who controls it and so
on until the right one is found. How
ever, if the patient dies it is still not
the fault of the medicine man, but
because he was a very bad Indian
and has himself turned into an evil
spirit. The medicine mans fee ran
ges from ten to one hundred dollars
One should give the medicine man
farther credit however, as he otter
uses very effective herbs and rene
dies which are direct in their action
Along this line the Navaios claim
that they have always had some herb
or preparation that will perpetuate
youth the same as claimed by the
discoverers of our modern monkey
gland treatment
Burial Customs
The Navajo burial customs are
unique and we'll illustrate their be-
lief in witch-craft. When a Navajo
dies, if he happens to die in hogan
it is cayed in on him and burned,
this constituting his burial. All of
his jewelry is buried with him and
instead of placing flowers on the de-
ceased, the relatives buy cloth of
some kind or robe and shawl and
cover him with these gifts. Every
one keeps away from the hogan with
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21

is a good quality of turquoise Once
in a great while the Navajos will
honor a white man by membership in
the tribe. All of the older Indians
tell stories, and repeat history, to
the younger generation and often the
young people pay for this knowledge.
There are a great many visitors to
the Reservation and there are no OBJ
jectiOns, but white visitors are sup
posed to have permits issued by the
Indian Superintendent living on the
Reservation. The Navajos do not
like to be photographed as they fear
bad luck.
Navajo Language
The NavajOs have no written Ian
guage whatever, but utilize signals
and signs by twigs along a route,
drums, fire, smoke, etc, and all the
usual savage signs. The Navajo In
dian has a distinct language which
is peculiarly his own. 1t is a gutter
al language and also a tonal Iangua-
ge, as the same word with different
infections means several things. The
NavajOs of the interior have a small
vocabulary, but those residing near
white people and their towns have a
much larger vocabulary, owing to the
fact that they invent new words for
things they see or hear about. About
25b of the young generation speak
English. AS a rule, however, the
Navajo does not like to talk English
as it is hard for him to learn and
they always prefer to speak their own
language, even if they know English.
A Few Navajo Words
NeckIace-Yo- (yoh) Pronounced
same as Spanish Yo
How are yOu?-Ha-la-n (hah-lah-ne)
No accent.
Rug-De-yo-ge (Dee-yoh-gee) Hard
g, accent middle syllable.
Pretty-Ne-zh-n (Nee-zhu-nee) No
accent.
Navajo Legend ''The Beginning
OF Time"
The following is one of the more
popular Of their many Navajo legends
and is translated into everyday En-
glish leaving out all Navajo names
and made as simple as possible:
"Once upon time all Navajos lived
underground and in this underground
world there was a river. 1t so hap
pened that one day prominent young
man and woman got into boat and
went down this stream and never
came back. Later the rest of the
Navajos found out that these two
came to an opening of light in the
roof of the world and climbed to the
surface of the earth This was the
beginning of time for the present
Navajo Tribe as this man and woman
started the population on top of the
earth and all Navajos are now direct
defendants from them" Note: The
Navajos still believe that the under
world Navajo tribe still exists un-
derground. This belief is borne out
by the fact that even today no Navajo
will harm any reptile or anything
coming out of the ground as it is
looked upon as a Saint
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21
LOUIS MARLEAU. LAPmARIST
CONTINUED from Last SectionD

VOOII 1O0 II OIII 11o1'O OOOOIOI1
section of the country, and states
that the psonypathic effect here is
only approached by few places in
the world. He said: 81 think there
is a good future for Northern Ari-
zOna. We need cooperation between
the different business interests in this
city, and especially among the diff
ferent towns in this part of the
Southwest. All towns in this part of
the Southwest should pull together
and for each other, as anything bene-
fitting one in large degree would
have a mutual beneficent result on
all the others"
The Winslow mail., 1923-09-21
Other Customs

The bucks. or men. pluck their
whiskers with tweezers made from
tin cans or silver coins. However
this is done only in lieu of shaving
There are soD,o bearded Indians. The
most appreciated gift to the Navajo
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
HOT WATER BOTTLE
USED BY MISS LYONS

Escanaba, Mich, March l4-Miss
Evelyn Lyons, the young girl who had
astonlshed the medical profession by
reports that she had been running a
temperature or ia degrees was dis
covered today as practical joker. who
had normal temperature
A small hot water bottle concealed
under her arm was tit >e.: of the
high temperature. While her tcmpera-
ture was being taken, according to
the physicians, she would start cough
ing violently, remove the Thermometer
and touch the hot water bottle send
ing the mercury to the top of the
tube.
BY coughing just before they put
the thermometer in her mouth She
would cause a delay just long enough
to put the bulb against the small bot
tie, which was but six inches in
length, and four inches wide, and by
Its color resembled the night gown
perfectly, the doctors said.
" When we placed the thermometer
under her arms she would cough and
IN this way cause anothre delay and
then shake the miniature bottle under
her shoulder and place the bulb
against the bottle again. By these
means the girl completely fooled
everybody who came to see the
remarkable temperature readings.
Her mother brought the hot water
bottle to the girl, unsuspectingly be-
cause OF Evelyn's complaining of be-
ing sore on her back
When confronted with the charge
OF employing ingenious methods of
r7islng her temperature, Miss Lyons
declared:
You took nay temperature. You saw
the readings. 1t is not my fault if you
read wrong"
Further questioning on the part of
friends and newspaper men were of
no avail as she would neither affirm
nor deny the charge.
According to Doctors R. T. Wood
yatt and Morris Fishbein of Chicago,
who came to Escanaba Sunday morn
ing to observe the strange case, the
of Miss Lyons was new
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
CLASS Of SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
If Your Back Hurts or Bladder Both
ers You, Drink Lots of Water

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and lrritate the entire urinary tract
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them with mild harmless salts
Which helps to remove the body's uri-
nous waste and stimulates them to their
normal activity. The function of the
kidneys is to filter the blood In "a
hours they strain from it 500 grains of
acid and waste, so we can readily I'M
derstand the vital Importance Of keep
ing the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-y9u can't
drink too much; also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces of Jad
Salts; take a tablespoonful in a glass
OF water before breakfast each morn
ing for a few days and your kidneys
may then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid /of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to clean
and stimulate HpggeA kidneys; also to
neutralize the a&dyin urine so it no
longer is source of irritation. thus
often ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
lure; makes delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which every one
take now and then ito keep their kid
ineys clean and active. Try this, also
keep up the water drinking, and no
doubt you will wonder what became of
your kidney trouble and backache,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
ASHTON NEWS

Mrs. ]. A. J. Henderson of Ocilla
was IN town Tuesday shopping. Mrs
Henderson was formerly one of OUT
school girls. Miss Susie Mcmillan.
An all-day sing with dinner on the
ground is an event that is being plan
ned for next fourth Sunday at Pine
Level Church.
Mrs. L. E. Ashurst and son. Col
bert, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
Monroe Bost Wednesday.
Mr. L. F. Fitzpatrick of Waycross
made short visit here Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. R. G. Shannanhouse
from town made Mrs. Hooker a pleas
ant call Friday.
Mr.. Theo Middlebrooks left Friday
for Columbia S. C. Mrs. Middlebrooks
and children will join him sometime
in the summer
Miss Hazel Robitzsch spent Thurs
day night with Miss Ruth Passmore.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ora
ham, baby daughter, Friday even
ing
Mrs. R. L. Troupe and children were
the guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Robitzsch Sunday.
Mr.. 7. D. Bishop and family spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. O. S.
Middlebrooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lawrence OF
Della were the guests of their niece
Mrs: ]. 7. Lipsey Sunday.
Mrs. R. V. Reeves and son from
town are visiting her parents Rev
and Mrs. las. Bishop.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15

Tribune Soldiers COLONY Companv
Of file in the office of the Clerk Of
the Superior Court of Irwin County
georgia, ON a tax execution issued
against D, H NcLeah by the City
clerk. for Ithe ia kes fof>the year 1922.
lax execution D. H. Mclean. Lot 5,
Square II, Block r. Amount S17.88.
Also at the same time and
place., and by the same authority
and for the same purp e.
LOT 8, SQUARE E, BLOCK a.
OF the survey of the American
Tribune Soldiers Colony Company,
OF file in the office of<the Clerk of
the Superior Court Of Irwin County
Georgia, On Ajax EXECUTION issued
against H A./Adams Ny the City
clerk. orfhe taxes for the year 1922.
lax EXECUTION H. A. Adams, Lot 8,
Square +, Block IA. Amount $4172.
Also at the Same time and
place, and by the same authority
and for the same purp e,
LOT Is, SQUARE 7, BLOCK 8,
OF the survey of the American
Tribune SoldierA Colony COMPANY,
OF file in thf ofi9 Of the Clerk 81
the SuperioT CorYt of IRWIN County
Georgia, On a dx execution issued
against Georgia Ackmoody by the city
clerk. for the taxes for the year 1922
Tax execution : Georgia Ackmoody,
Lot Is, Square 7, Block 8. Amount
$21.16.
Also at the same time and
place, and by the same authority
and for the same purpo e,
LOT IS. SQUARE 6, BLOCK 6,
of the survey of the American
Tribunek Soldiers Colony I Company,
OF file fin theEof1ce of the clerk of
the Superior C09rt of Irwin County
Georgia, on ajax execution issued
against ]. c. Boney by the City
clerk. for the taxes for the year 1922.
Tax execution ] C Boney. Lot IS.
Square 6, Block 6, Amount 1875,
c. F. DIXON,
Chief of Police.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
Free Flower Seeds

You will be glad to know that Has
tings', 1.-THE South's Scotsman" will
give away about 100000 packets OF
seed of the Souths most popular flow
ers this spring.
There is nothing in the home that
can compare with rich colcred flowers.
They brighten us all up and make any
house attractive. You can't plant too
many flowers and this opportunity to
get Shirley Poppies, Everlasting FLOW
ers, Zinnias, Cosmos and Mexican Burn
ing Bush absolutely free, is certainly to
be welcomed by all readers of this
paper.
You can get themN JUST write to
Hastings for the new 1893 Qatalog. It
tells you how to get flower seeds free.
1t has 100 pages of beautiful photo
graphic pictures and correct descrip-
tons Of garden flower and field seeds.
bulbs and plants, and also is full of
helpful information that is needed
almost daily in every Southern home.
It's the most valuable seed book ever
published and you will be mighty glad
you've got it. Just write and ask for
the new Catalog
n. G. HASTINGS CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
WIFE DOING GOOD WORK

i have been bad off with stomach
and. liver trouble and bloating for
many years. No doctors or medicine
helped me. On the advice of my drug
glst. | bought bottle of Mayrs Won
dertul Remedy and | don't want to
miss a single dose 1t has given me
more benefit than all the medicine. I
have ever tanen. | fell | am /doing
good to recommend it to othars." It
is a simple harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the inham-
nation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. Que dose will
convince or money refunded at Den
mark and National Drug Companies,
and leading druggists everywhere.
advertisement
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
LEGION TO PROTECT
INCAPACITATED VETERANS

Indianapolis, Ind, March 15-Mon-
ey allotted to mentally in competent
and insane ex-service men, administer
ed thru their guardians, must be spent
in the proper manner, else action
against the guardian will be taken by
the American Legion thru its national
rehabilitation Committee.
Joe Sparks, chairman of the commit
tee, has stated that in a number of cas-
-es, guardians of the unfortunate vet
Grams have directed the funds assign
ed by the government to their own use
affording the man for whom the mon.
ey was intended only the bare neces-
sites of life.
Legion service officers have beer
instructed to place all cases of mis-
management of veterans affairs l.
the hands of civil authorities.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
( OPEN NOSTRILS! END
, A COLD OR CATARRH
5 How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.


Count fifty Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your ologged nos
trils will open, the air passages of
your head will clear and you can bre-
athe freely. No more sndffling, hawk
ing, mucouc discharge, jdryness or a
headache, no struggling for breath at
night.
Get small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply a
little in your nostrilsl IL penetrates
through every air<pas} age of the had
soothing and healing>the swollen or in
famed mucous membrane, giving you
instant relief. Head colds and catarrh
yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed up
and miserable. Relief is sure. adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15
MANY LIKE THIS
IN FITZGERALD
Similar Cases Being Published in
Each Issue

The following case is but one of
many occurring daily in Fitzgerald. 1t
is an easy matter to verifyiit. You
cannot ask for better proof.
R. c. Wooten, Route 81 Box 81, of
Fitzgerald says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills are nothing new to me. Colds
settled On my kidneys causing lame
back. At times l could hardly rise
up after STOPPING because OF the Sc
we're catches in the sTall of my back.
The kidney secretions passed too Of
ten and they were scanty and pain
full. Everything seemed in a blurr
at times. | used Doan's Kidney Pills
from Halle & Cos. Drug Store and
they soon rid me of the trouble!
60c at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y. adv.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-15

er ia or better. Thev declared the
girl was suffering more mentally
than physically"
DR.. Defnet last week gave the AS
soclated Press signed statement in
which he said that the temperature
readings of ia were correct.