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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
Famous Cinnamon Gardens OF
Colombo Given Over to Park
and Home Sites.

Washington land where fishes
walk along the roads ard climb rocks
and trees, where crabs fling sand into
the air and elephants play tricks like
sportive children-such, says buile-
tin from the National Geographic So
ciety, is Ceylon, where Greet Britain
is negotiating with the natives CON
cerning important government reforms
Colombo, the present capital" con
tinues the bulletin, has magnificent
artificial harbor built by the British
That city superseded the former prln'
cipal seaport, Gale. In the new port
city the native quarter, with Its beau
tiful Sinhalese girls, its Jewel grinders
and lace makers, contrasts sharply
with stately government buildings and
European customs of the English sec
tlon.
Ancient Wonderfully.
The famous Cinnamon gardens,
where the Dutch formerly cultivated
that spice In enormous quantities, to-
day are given over mainly TO park
and bungalows and here houses of
well-to-do residents nestle In bowers
OF wondrous beauty and sweet per
fume.
"Scanty remains of the ancient capt
tai, Anaradhapura, lie in lofty noun
tains amid matted jungle growths.
Glowing descriptions of this ancient
wonderfully by Arab, Persian and
Greek voyagers led TO the excavation
work, now going on, which has been
slow because Of Its vast size
Near by is the sacred mountain
of Mihintale, with Its huge irrigation
tanks, one Of them begun five centu-
ries before the Christian era. This
tank covered 40 square miles with Its
waters when 1t wns new.
Buddha's Enormous Tooth.
'kandy, the last native capital, sets
picturesquely above the blue waters of
a little lake, also artificial. In making
ii the native ruler ruthless,y drowned
out scores Of his subjects rice 4elds.
Hidden In gold and ruby encrusted bell
shrines mythical tooth Of Buddha is
preserved.
THE present tooth obviously could
not have grown in any human mouth
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
Collision Of Express Injuries Many

Chicago.-Two persons were prob
ably fatally injured and 25 others were
hurt. half OF them seriously, when a
crowded Chicago, Aurora & Elgin
electric express train speeding toward
Chicago at SO miles an hour, crashed
into the rear end Of another train Of
the same line which was stalled near
Hillside. 16 miles west Of Chicago.
The rear car of the stationary train
and the front car of the speeding train
we're demolished, 1t was in these
cars that most OF the injured passen-
gers were riding.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
Billion Pounds OF Eggs and Poultry,

Chicago-Consump this year
has demanded over 100000, 900
pounds Of poultry and eggs, exceed
ing wheat consumption for the same
period. H. F. Jones. executive secre-
tary of the national poultry. butter
and egg association, declared at the
annual convention of the organization
OF shippers and receivers.
Improved distribution, chiefly to
prevent loss from excessive concen-
tration Of products at warehouse
points. is the most important prob
lem facing the convention.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

rows into the soft mud to wait for
rain, or, by night. efawis "ut OF the
last shallc. depressions and goes
writhins OF through dripping grass on
the hunt for other pools. The natives
then literally catch fish. sometimes
rntherin. them up by the Gushel.
"The islands area Is about that Of
West Virginia and on 1t live more peo-
nle than there are in Texas
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
1t was at about this period, during

1t was at about this period, during
the reign of Charles III. that the pub
lie journals of England first came into
use as advertising mediums. Most of
the early commercial lads" were in
serted by quack doctors and venders
of wonderful specifics and ''cure-all
One of the favorite tipples of that
day, 1t would seem from advertise
was said to be IAN excellent stomach
drink" which helps digestion and
dissolves CONCEALED phlegm upon the
lungs. and 10 therefore good against
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
ADVERTISEMENTS OF 1879
Undertaken Had AlIuring Notice to
Attract the Attention Of
Possible Customers.

The first advertisement Of an un-
derfaker appeared in London jour
nal in l6I9. when a coffin maker at
'the sign OF the Golden Pail and
Coffin" announced for sale very fash
ionable lace and pai:i dressings for
iunuible cuffins."
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
Governor Walton, Beaten in Okla
homa Election, Refuses to
Give Up Fight.
FOES WANT HIM INDICTED
cellor Stresemann Plans Directorate
Monarchy Due Soon in Bavaria
Federation of Labor Conven-
tion-Presiden Coolidge
and World Court.
BY EDWARD W. PACKARD

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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
Buzzard at Train
to Greet Visitors

Saranap. Caiif.-lncensed be
cause of the actions OF an uni
Identified buzzard. which insists
on meeting all tralns the citi
zens of Saranap Calf, have
organized to do away with the
bird. It's bad "ad" for the
town, they say.
The bird appears about train
time and perches On pos,
near the depot. Saranap boost,
ers declare the buzZard has
been trained to do his stuff"
by n rival town. jealous Of Sara.
maps growth during the lar
year.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
coney Rabbit, on Mt. Rainier.

Ashford, Wash.-A colony of coney
rabbits has been found on the slopes
Of Mount Rainier. The coney Is a
freak Of the animal world In the
Northwest. II Is the size OF large
rat. has two sets of ear lobes and
looks like possible cross between
rat and rabbit. II grows fine fur
On the rocky hillsides 1t is fast
traveller. Its food consists Of berries
and roots in summer and In winter
the coney hibernates without eating.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
CoIored Nanny Of Pancake
Fame Crushed to Death in
Chicago; Born in Kentucky.

Chlcago.-Pancake season ls mere
but in some Chicago households the
sizzling Of the griddle will bring mem
cries tinged with sadness
Aunt Jemima" Is dead. The aged
negro woman whose ability to make
"hapjacks" was capitalized by millers,
whose bandnnna- -wreuthed smile forms
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
White Crow Captured
by Youth Near Zoo

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-Reg
gle Bailey, ten-year-old son Of
Peter Bailey. during ramble
through the bush on the out
skirts Of the 500. captured a
white crow. The bird. which Il
not yet fully grown. is perfectly
white with the exception Of the
tips OF the tail feathers. which
are black.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

ceipts for the year We're S6G7 $50. amt
The expenditures S6G2,39S. Total mem
hership of the federation was an
nmnrrd as 2.926, 46S. showing loss
Tor the fourth consecutive year. and
# more than 2G0,0NU in the past twelve
months.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

colds, coughs and consumptlve dis
tempers; and. being drunk in the eve
ming, 1t moderately fortifies nature.
causeth good rest and hugely corrob-
crates the brain and memory."-De-
troit News.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

OF all occupied men and boys IL
twenty-three leading countries. 51.4
per cent are engaged in agriculture,
and. Of all occupied women and f!rIs,
6O.6 per cent follow agricultural pus.
suits
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

L 1 terms with the Social Democrats,
who opposed the abolition of the eight
hour day and the reorganization of the
cabinet to include the Nationalists,
Chancellor Stresemann of Germany
dissolved his ministry and was direct
ed by President Ebert to form a new
cabinet The chancellor's spokesman
announced that there would be no new
party cabinet. but a small ministry
similar to a directorate, and it was
assumed the reichstag would be dis
solved. Various cabinet offices will
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

world famous annual Asbury Park (N.
J) carnival and baby parade. Miss
Harvey makes her home at the Column
bia hotel In Asbury Park with her
parents.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

Il did not want to come back to De
troit, for reproach seemed to attach
to my experience and feared II woult
be difficult TO attain my high position
in society again. But for the sake OF
my wife and son determined to come
back and try again"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12


ONCE again the ATTEMPT was made
" last week to persuade organized
labor in the United States that it
should form a national labor partv.
At this writing it seems certain to
fail. DELEGATES from Illinois and Min
nesotu to the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor in Port
land. ore, introduced resolutions call
ing for adoptiOn Of ";nd,pendent no
ltical action for workers."
Two fraternal delegates from Great
Britain. without trvin. TO influence
the action of the federation told of
the recent great successes of their La
bor party. which is now the official op-
position in parliament and is NOT un-
likely TO get control of the govern.
ment before long.
President sam Gompers. was as nj
wavs anicl and forceful in reply He
outlined the distinctions between the
American and British political
schemes. showing that in England the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

Charles f. Coleman OF Cincinnati.
sixty-seven years OF age, says man
need never grow old-and TO prove Il
proudly displays his eight-pound son
horn ON the eighth day OF the eighth
month at eight minutes after four In
the morning Little Stanley Aza Cole
man was eight days old when this
photograph was taken. His mother ls
thirty-tWo years of age.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

nNER in Spain the directorate has
" abolished the last traces of civil
rule, First the civil governors Of the
and then all the municipal governments
and all general councils" or count,
organizations The cities and town.
are ruled by juntas under direct order.
of Dictator Primo Rivera.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

EVACUATION of Constantinople was
IL completed by the allies on Tues
troops formally entered the city amid
scenes of great rejoicing. 1t is re.
ported that Turkey will soon be dc
clared republic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Furnished Home

$500 49, f-room bungalow.
90 Bennett st.. all furnlahed.
corner lot. sQxipQ. liae view.
The house IL new and we'll
constructed. modern plumb
ing. double garage chicken
house and chickens. All you
need Is bedding and silver
ware 90 start with Easy
terms. or will lease for $50
per month. Phone W-l5.
Main 7tst.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Here Is a Bargain

yg.sB0-Northsast corner %
18th y. and Madison II, cot
tAgo or 4 rooms and bath;
house only J years old. aud
IN good conditiuns good To-
cation on rear Of lot for
store. all assessments IN and
paid for. Including paving.
Very easy terms. Call T-fs.
Main 7is1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Big Sacrifice

2 acres: good soil. over ono acre
cleared and fenced between Bfyn
Mawr and Renton; close TO schools
and street cars. fine view, small
payment and easy terms. Mr. TIL.
CARTER. MCDONALD g. MILLER
Elliott hs7o. eos Columbia,
CLOSEST TO SEATTLE: 8 acres
with pretty salt water beach
frontage with spring water avail
able. small camp established roady
now for summer home. For $685.,
Sis5 cash balance tl5 month
aud interest Live here, work in
tho city and lot the Riddles play
on the beach this summer Char
los somers Co, Alaska BLDG
ONLY $3.50. 5000 CASH
nero. all cleared. close to car limo;
Groom house; lights; water plped;
poultry house. 100 chickens. This
"a a good buy. Mr.. Boland,
G.. T. Suter
1912 Third Ave Main 1898.
BARGAIN-3A ACRES best bottom
land; two acres cleared, balance
IN timber. on Duwamlsh river,
near Foster; 1900. Phillips, i39
Burke building, Main 3Gii.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Henry C. Ewing Company
9 PhinneY Specials

200 Alaska Bldg. Main gl5G
sure Service Since 1881"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
70 SUBURBAN ACREAGE

on BEAUTIFUL HOOD Canal.
have for sale. q 9-room house with
lots, in small town, Good view
OF Olympic mountains. on Navy
Yard Highway. orchard, garden,
walnut tree, large maple tree; fine
sumner homo For further in-
formation. write 10 c. c, Hhuptly,
Port AnKelea. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Greater Want AID Columns Quicker Better Results Use Them
s7 For sALE-ACREAGE

U.s60. EASY TENNA
az AgiiEa or fNTEItrHuAE
t-HOoM HOUSE
This tract lH between Seattle and
Everett: facca ininrurhnni right az
stores school poet office and
county road Fir5t class coll; good
wei and nice Groom house. This
would be- a bargain at twice the
fCqEr SOUND REALTY 60.
ga 5rd Ave. XII 1854.
SMALL WATERFRoRT
Of SOUND
SMALL HOUSE
THIS iH located close 20 car line
fine beach. beach drive az back Of
tract. hli cleared and Ia fruit
two boats SO with place. only
lltoo small cash payment. ball
hHcc go suit.
THE W. y MORSE co
Elliott 1858 iie Loary Huildlng
gh ACRES VALLEY LAND
IMPROVED III 900
Black soil. level, the very best or
land. small building on property
that can be used Tor temporary
house, frontage on paved Seattle
Tacoma highway three blocks
from tho intorurbHn station.
Terms, $500 cash. balance $40 q
month Burke a farrHr, Inc. 205
AhfA = NNh AAtff ~
g260U-tboO CARH
Here "a a nice little 4-ro0m homo on
half an acre OF ground has lots ot
fruit trees. with good crop now
on. nice garden. chicken house
house has two hedrnosfd and base
meut and a. right on Pacific high
way. $500 down and balance $50
per month. including interest
tATLik LAND 60,
Elliott 1891 ei7 Third Ave.
III ACRES AT siat and Eighth ave.
n. W. all cleared: IN fruit trees
and berries. house. chicken house,
city water f170O. $500 cash.
Davis Hunter. Nelrose oso1.
k-ACREs. OUTSIDE CITY. ONE
fare. water. t500i 81 monthly,
VIII help in slack times owner.
iioN r-7t. star
kiRkt.ANp-ONE ACRE and four
room plnatercd hpuhe. only i.eb0.
$50 cash and $40 per month. ~ g,
PETERS. 72G Third ave
s0-AcnE FARM for sale, \ bar
gain between Kingston and Su-
quHmish. y. Granville, Box ~.
Kingston.
ls-AcHE TRACTS near Lake sam.
mAmiHh. t3o0. terms. Graf. sQs
Halter bldg.
QUARTER .AcMEA ADJOINING
city. only tz2t, terms. one fare
owner. Psi. The Star,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
65 FOR SALE-WEST
SEATTLE
a nEAL nAnGAlN

a REAL BARGAIN
Completely modern i-ropm buuFas
low, very large living fuum hand
some pressed hrlck fireplace. oak
floor nice bedrooms. bustet kitVh.
en-. bis breakfast nook FUN base
mont furnace. laundry trays FtC.t
c9rnsr lot; splendid locations one
block 90 ear, s9.t00. $500 cash. $40
"a MONTH prize includes fine gas
range, Z bedroom suites. dining
room table. mantle clock. chairs,
pictures, drapts. ets. er viii cell
without furniture.
ALSO
A neat little bungalow; fine ioca-
ton, close Go car and school, large
glasacd-in porch good living
room. bedroom and dandy htrhent
fine piumbiuFi dug -out basement.
only 1890. $3.50 cash. $40 month.
You will aztec that this o. a snap
W. r. CAMPBELL
California Ave. and Admiral Wby.
tgNb AVE ii ". NEAR DAKOTA
Sr. REDUCED 40 1880
owner irayinE city ana Will sell his
modern t-roum bungalow. cement
basement furnace. laundry trays
2 bedrooms on lot h0hlih. one
block from ear. worth ta.lb0. 1900
cash Walter a sutherland. t209
~ Alaska Ht
.YoU FELLoW fitAT wants to buy
a bargain 90 fiK up and make some
big money. look al this II "a n
real house. close 90 car, great
view 8 rooms. fireplace, bis iat
$500 California Realty Co, .eaG
California ave, Wert 2tfi
IL. 2Oe-si60 CASH. $50 PER month
neat semi.modrrn bungalow. Ea-
rage; lot bQKtaQs bearing trees.
berries. all kinds. roses. lawn
near car. -. A. Young G0s9 Ci~i.
fornie ave. Fauntletoy car.
D. M klEfEM no HOG nId. Amer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
Phinney Ridge

sg.S00-A well built G-room
home on Phinncy ridge. lo-
Gated near Woodland park.
on lot 60xtO0. 20 be sold
At a hlE sacrifice. 8
large bodroomHs full cement
basement. new furnace.
Easy terms. Price Tor quick
sale Call Tea. Main 5i5s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22
SNAP

$4,000 buys this nico little 4-room
bungalow. IN nice district: Glove
TO school aud stores. 200 feet from
car line. $3.50 cash balance same
as rent
BARTLETT co.
Brick OFFICE at Raymond So
600i California Ave. West 1913.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-22


CLOSE-IN GARDEN TRACT
About oue-half acre all In fruit
and garden. best 81 soil: T.
room (sztra large ro0ms)
modern cottage O. bsdroomHl,
electric lights. telephone,
water plped TO all parts %
garden. garage. electric light
cd: chicken house; all build
inga In best OF condition, on
paved highway near school:
close to Seattle. good trans
portatlou. n interested In
good garden tract. see this at
once or call IA and arrange for
Sunday appointment. Price IL
far below real value. Only
u.T50. zas0 cash. balance very
small monthly payments.
r. r. THOMAS & COMPANY. Inc.
(Rcaitorsj
1920 Third Avenue. Elliott 5itz.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

FEAR RULED THEM, AS IT RULES US TOO
OFTEN. Fright drove them, whereas
THOUGHT might have saved them. !. !.
Perhaps better picture for McCay today
would have been, one better than anything else,
great herd of buffalo, rushing i'm mad fright
from laughing painted Indian, which any one
OF them could have destroyed.
The purpose that Mr.. McCay has in making
this good Sunday cartoon is to concentrate
thought on the foOlishness of FEAR and the
possibility of overcoming it.
Worse than all diseases, worse than all other
agony, is the agony of FEAR. 1t grips your
brain, and the brain ceases to act. 1t tightens
the heart, paralyZes the limbs, ruins the judg-
ment, weakens the will.
Yet it is all nothing but unreal FEAR. A
mere coercion of the mind
= z@4=
After all, what can happen to you? ,s..
Death? That is coming anyhow; you can't
escape it. No one ever has escaped it. Why
worry about it? 1t is the fate of all the people
in the world, and what they all must endure is
good enough for you.
What else can happen to you?
POVERTY? Fearing it makes its arrival
infinitely more probable. The first thing neces-
sary, if you want freedom from poverty, is
freedom of mind and thought.
Forget worry, and worry will forget you.
What else can happen?
SICKNESS or PAIN? We all have certain
amount of it; we all must suffer as we all must
die.
But we can stand it. Worrying about it in
advance makes il worse and multplies it BY ten.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

Iife's bogies. He knew that man is governed
from the INSIDE.
In a IUOrd, neither death, nor exile, nor
pain, nor anything of this kind, is the real
cause of our doing or not doing any action,
but our inU0rd opinions and principles.
TUO rules We should GLIUnys hare ready
that there is nothing good or eUiL sGUe in
the IUiLL, and that LUe are not to lead events,
but to fOLLOlU them.
Courage lost, everything lost, better you were
never born" said GOethe-COurage to mans
spirit is like the temper" in steel, the re-
infOrcing rods in the concrete, or the cement
i'm the concrete mixture. Without that binding
cement, only gravel sand and weakness.
When you were small you read Indian stories
and frontier stories about stampeding bison,
cattle or wild horses.
You know how thousands of the giant buffa-
Ices, frightened by mere nothing, could be sent
gallOping over the plains in a frenzy of fear.
The crafty Indians would start them gallOping
toward some steep, rocky cliff. And over would
go the whole herd, with absolutely nothing to
dread behind them EXCEPT THEIR OWN
FEAR.
And down they would plunge, to broken bones
and death, some to be later eaten by the Indians,
others by the wolves and coyotes.
The least thing could start a stampede of
buffalo. And always the thing that drove thou
sands to their destruction was the thing that
one of them alone, HAD HE BEEN CAPABLE
OF THOUGHT, could easily have overcome
The Indian on his pony that started the STAN
pede, could have been bOwled over and gOred to
death BY any one Of the bull bisons. But
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

A wise man Laughs, also but for better reason.
A clown doesn't know and doesn't care. The
wiser man KNOWS, i'm part at least and he does
For he knows that the monsters of sl1persti-
ton, fear, death and misfortune, illustrated here
unnecessarily ietents of all the worlds
sorrows.
Lucky for the clown that he can LAUGH with his
sT don't know, and don't care"
Lucky for the wiser that he can THINK and
thinking, save himself from fear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

prematurely
Here are enemies that seem huge and power
full, because by FEARING we choose to make
them So
As shadow will brighten child, sometimes
into commissions, so these shadOwy monsters
brighten and pursue hundreds of millions Of
human beings.
Nearly all savageS on the earth, and con-
siderable majority of the sO-calIed human be-
ings, live in dread of these monsters, created
largely by mans fear, ignorance, lack of think
ing power.
Among the monsters that haunt and pursue
the human race Mr.. McCay makes good seIcc-
tion-first comes SUPERSTITION, which grips
and controls mems minds as old torture instru-
ments used to grip and control their bodies
Second comes FEAR, the worst of all agony
Hundreds of millions of men live in the shadow
of FEAR all their lives. They fear the UN-
KNOWN, they fear the HEREAFTER. fear
OLD AGE and POVERTY, fear for their chill
dren, for themselves.
And yet there is NOTHING TO FEAR if
man goes about his business with clear mind.
doing the best he can, believing that in uni
verse in which he is but the tiniest insect there
Is nothing very serious can happen to him.
The ordinary man with all his fears and
worries, and utterly baseIess seIf-importance,
reminds you of some fly or mosquito gone crazy
with fear in the great Chicago fire. In such a
~OAAoSA ouOH dS CLldL, IAC lily VI mosquito might
as well forget himself. So it is with us little
insects in this great cOsmic scheme that puzzles
us.
Mr. McCay's other monsters, at whom his
funny little clown laughs so heartily are MIS-
f FOUKIUNE, HUMILIATION, PAIN, DISEASE,
SICKNESS, DEATH.
What do they ALL amount to? A hundred
years from now, so far as each living body is
concerned, NOTHING WILL MATTER. of all
earIniy things that now seem too important.
why allow the few days and years that we
have to be disturbed and made miserable nv
what might happen, or even by what DOES
happen?
Read few lines of Epictetus, who was a
slave and defOrmed, but also a thinking being.
yet never allowed any Of the monsters i'm this
cartoon to take the slightest hold uuon him. He
was not afraid, md therefore he could DEFY