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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
EXHIBIT POWER TO REASON
Remarkable Example Of intelligence
Displayed by Colony Of Ants In
the London "Zoo."

Lord Ayebury once wrote OF ants:
at Is difficult to deny them the gift Of
reason. Their mental powers differ
from those of men not SO much In kind
as in degree"
Among the most interesting things
at tine zoo in Regents park are two
nests Of wood ants. fascinating insects
with social instincts and Industrious
habits, London Tit-Blts states. Thou
sands of these insects are isolated on
an "isand" surrounded by moat to
prevent them from straying too far
from home.
In this community there are males,
females and whole host of workers
The workers guard the nest, excayate
galleries for the reception Of the young.
procure food, tend the eggs and the
helpless grubs and wait upon the
queens.
They appear to have the power OF
communicating with one another ana
may often be seen cooperating In the
performance Of u task that has proved
too much for one.
In their abode ut the zoo they have
formed ridge around one edge OF the
moat, supposedly because too many
ants tumbled into the water and had to
be hauled out by their relations!
Recently it was noticed that the ants
were building n new mound right In
the middle of fheir island. They were
seen to be in great hurry, for some
Of them worked even during the night
Gradually the new building was seen
TO be a series Of galleries made up OF
leaves, refuse and twigs. A few days
after the completion Of this work
new brood put In an appearance, which
shows the admirable intelligence and
foresight of these little insects.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Walpurais Nlaht.

In Germany "Walpurgis night'-the
night preceding the first day of May
corresponds to Halloween in this
country, and considering that All
Saints day was originally kept on the
first Of May, there would appear to be
but little doubt that Halloween and
Walpurgis have common origin,
which, doubtless, dates back to the
earliest belief in a personal and all
powerful Evil one.
The German peasants believe that
on Walpurgis night there is witch
festival, or gathering of evil spirits
on the summit of the Broken, in the
Hartz mountains, and the mallgn in
fluence Of this convocation is believed
to be felt all over the surrounding
country. 1t was an old custom, and
still observed in some places, to light
great bonfires of straw or brush on
that night, to drive away the spirits of
darkness supposed to- be lowering In
the air.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Portuguese Women Good Porters.

The porters of Portugal are women
who carry great burdens upon their
heads. 1t is common thing for one
of these Amazons to carry filed
steamer trunk on her head from the
ship landing to the hotel, distance Of
mile and mostly up a steep hill.
Every conceivable kind of load is car
ried in this way. Peasant women will
carry a closed umbrella neatly bal
anced on their heads. | once saw a
woman coming into market, says re-
cent traveller, with sleeping infant
in small round basket on her head,
one hand holding the basket and the
other an umbrella to shield off the
strong rays of the sun.-Philadelphi
Record.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Ridht WaY to Breathe.

The fundamental of health-also of
beauty-is proper breathing. Most
people don't bring the remote cells of
the lungs into use Reducing the res
pirations to ten per minute for five
consecutive minutes three times a day
will insure full breathing. For in
stance, as you are walking, instead Of
breathing as you ordinarily do, make
ten complete respirations per minute
(ten inhalations and ten exhalations).
In other words, you breathe in for
three seconds and out for three Sec
onds. making complete respiration
every six seconds, at which rate your
respiration will be at the rate of ten
Fer minute. To simplify, make so
complete respirations last you for five
minutes. At the end of five minutes
you will find that you will be breath
ing deeply. and filing your lungs to ca
pacity. This is simply an exercise,
and three or four times a day will be
found sufficient according to a De-
lineator writer.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04

Children Apt to Remember In After
Life the Kind Of Reception They
Werc Given.

Have you ever realized what diff
ference the home greetings make to
the children. make, in fact, to every
member of the family? When they
come home from school. when they
run in from their playing when they
arrive home from a days outing or a
short visit, how do we greet them?
Do we ever say sharply: MARY.
when win you ever remember to wipe
your feet?" or, "Dick, why Will you
persist in dashing in like wild Indian
when I've told you so often about COM
ing in quietly?' or. BILLY, you've
ripped button off. Come here quick
" and let me fix It'll Do we quench
their enthusiasm. their JOY at getting
home, by such remarks? WIN the
Rhildren greeted SO look forward to
thcir home-comings, look forward to
tleir mother? VIII they have {. picture
in later years of loving, smiling
mother, always glad to welcome them
back to the home nest, or sharp,
scolding, criticising mother, ready to
fii.d fault2
Surely it Is worth while to control
our manner. our speech. and never let
anything prevent us from giving the
warm, hearty, loving welcome home
we would wish to give our children,
our loved ones. making them love the
home-comings, says the Delineator. If
faults must be reproved, advice given,
save it for other times than tie mo-
ment OF arrival. Let the greeting be
hearty and loving, ,one which viii
warm the children's hearts at the timc
and Which they. will remember with
joy in the after years.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Dislike Ordinary salt.

A report made to the French Society
Of Biology shows that 25,000,000 hui
man beings in the Congo region COM
monty employ salt of potassium instead
of salt of sodium for seasoning their
food. They obtain this salt from the
ashes Of certain plants. Since the
opening up of the country ordinary
salt has been largely imported, but the
negroes regard 1t as insipld, and ADAM
don with regret the use of their ia
miliar ashes. They take the imported
salt only because 1t is cheap.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Famcus Old Restaurants.

What 10 the Oldest restaurant In the
world now open for business? Paris
has at least one restaurant, the Cafe
de Ia RegeHcc. which is more than 200
years old; the Aiitre hotel at Oxford,
England, Is said to be 500 years Old !;
the Rathskeller at Bremen was built
in 1405. the curious little restaurant
known as the Bartwurstglocllein in
Nuremberg, which Is part OF a church,
has, II Is believed, been serving roast
sausages since the year 100; and the
Capello Nero restaurant. in Venice,
traces It's beginnings back to the year
1870.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Why She 10. "pipp,n /"

How and why the word 'plppin"
ever broke into the slang language, is
not known definitely, but the word Is
an Anglicized form Of the medieval
French word pepin, which means seed
or Seeding. When an apple lover Of
the Dark ages produced a new variety
he called 1t such-and-such pepin. 1t
Is said that there is no apple stock that
is more than 400 years old, though the
statement would be hard to prove. A
Yorkshire pippln must be very old
and a pearmain may have descended,
from the days Of the Romans,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
c. w. Walker.

In the announcement colum thi
week is The name Of Mr. G. w. Walk
er who announces az a candidate fe
Supervisor from the second distriel
OF Tishomingo County. He is q
present serving his first term AZ
Justice OF the Peace and his friend
say he gives entire satisfaction
Mr.. 0alkeF has been in the mi
business many years and is we
known in his community hsvI
lived in this section about 3
years or since early boyhood
When you 60 to make up you
mind to vote consider his qualit
cations.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04


Many persons do not realize that the
whale Is just as much mammal as
a horse. There is no resemblance to
fish to be noted about a whale 1t IL
an animal which has been driven into
the water by its enemies and has
gradually accommodated itself to life
In the ocean. 1t must come to the
surface at intervals for air, but II is
enabled to stay under for a period
OF 45 minutes without any incon-
yenience. During that time the air
In its lungs has become so heated that
when the animal comes to the s,irface
and discharges It the air takes the
form Of vapor. This Is what tnkes
place when the whale Is SAX! 70
NSpo,yt "
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Youthful Beau Too stinay.

When was sixteen, l went to my
first show with boy whom greatly
admired. Before we reached the show
he went into a candy store and bought
box of chocolates. Thinking It was
for me, held out my hand for the
box. He opened the box and offered
me piece and put the box in his coat
pocket. That was the last | saw of
the box of candy and. believe me, it
ended my first love affair. Exchange.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04
Sorry She Asked.

He Before married you / never
thought of saving.
She--And now?
He--Now I am always thinking
what lot | could have saved If
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04

Do you want What your furs and
green hides are worth? II SO, bring
them to me.
Fl. 8. Massey. Jr.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-04

Obituaries, Resolutions of Re-
spect and Cards of Thanks five
cents per line. Count seven words
to the line and send P. @. Order
or check with notice unless yet
have an account with us.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
ROOSEVELT MEMS CLUB
ENDORSE PROHIBITION
ENFORCEMENT IN ARIZ.

Whereas, we are advised the fed
eral prohibition director for Arizona
has been active and, to degree,
successful in prohibition enforce
ment through Arizona and locally,
in cooperation with the sheriff OF
Maricopa county, Arizona
Resolved, that the Roosevelt Mems
Club, at its regular meeting, hereby
expresses it's appreciation of the
prohibition enforcement under the
officials named; and urges them to
reduobled effort with 100 percent
enforcement as their aim; and be it
further
Resolved, that we deprecate utter
ances from public men and in the
press which hamper prohibition en-
forcement or which condone or tend
to condone violation of the prohibi-
tion law, for the reason that such
encourage the vicious and the weak
to attempt violation of the law
Resolutions adopted by Roosevelt
Mems Club. Phoenix, Ariz.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
S. CRUNDY DIES
OF THIRST. HAS
DAUGHTER HERE.

The Phoenix Republican carried a
story on Monday of the death from
thirst of man by the name of S.
Grundy, of Long Beach, California,
whose body was discovered near Me-
sa. 1t seems the man was on his
way to Winslow, where he claimed
to have a daughter, and had secured
a ride with some one in an automo-
bile from the Beach city to Phoe-
nix. He stopped at the home of
William E. Simpson, 315 N. 18th, St.,
and told them much of his history
although they were total strangers.
He left the Simpson home on Sun
day afternoon saying he was going
on to Winslow and that he intended
to walk until someone gave him a
lift in an automobile. He went east
by way of Mesa and nothing more
was heard of him until his dead body
was found nine miles east of that
city. Efforts to locate his daughter
here had proven unsuccessful up to
the time the story was printed. 1t
is not known what the daughters S
name is. He also claimed to have a
son living in Long Beach by the
name of Ray S. Grundy
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
W|NSLOW LAMB
CROP MOVING

During the past week several ship
ments of fat lambs have left Win
slow for Los Angeles. The largest
sale was made by Mike O'Hara who
loaded over 1000 lambs. Sawyer,
Wolf and Otunda shipped five decks
of big lambs and have others to go.
Prices ranged around $7,75 per head
or at about $11 per cwt. AS soon as
the summer rains arrive quite num-
Der of fat lambs will be marketed
from the Winslow district 1t has been
too dry to reach the railway without
undue shrinkage on the lambs and
the ewes. If the weather continues
dry there is certain to be a big feed
er top on local lambs. Sheepmen
are expecting $500 to $1,000 per swt.
for feeder lambs, but buyers have
not been active yet for feeders. An
effort is being made to establish a
uniform bases in the Los Angeles
Stock yards for lambs as compared
with the Kansas City market 1t
costs $1.0O more per cwt to market
lambs in Kansas City than in Los
Angeles. 1t is believed that Arizona
sheepmen will market most of their
early fat lambs in Los Angeles if
they are certain of receiving this diff
ference in price for lambs of the
same grade. This is especially true
at this season for the lambs must
be fatter in Kansas City than at
Pacific points. A larger cut is GER
tain to be made in lambs after hav-
ing shipped east because they shrink
more and lose considerable of their
finish This year is considered good
for sheep production in Arizona. The
wool commanded a good price and
the lambs will probably move at
upwards of $500 per head There is
a shortage in sheep in this country.
Many small focks maintained on
farms were discarded during 1920
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
AR|z SW|NDLER
IS ARRESTED IN
PT.HURON MICH.

Joseph W. Boyd, who was indicted
by the federal Grand Jury at Pres
cot in June, for using the mails to
defraud the people of Arizona and
other states out of about 100000
through fake stock schemes, was ar
rested at Port Huron, Michigan, on
June %, and will be brought back
to Prescott for trial. Boyd is sale
r. be one of the shrewdest schemers
and tricksters ever seen in this part
of the country. He is able, it seems,
to make every one he talks to be-
come enthusiastic over the scheme
he is trying to put over and seems
to have no difficulty in getting them
to risk their money in it. One Of his
schemes, and the one that figured
most in his indictment, was a soap
company which he promoted, or pre-
tended to promote, in Arinzona, for
the manufacture of soap from a de-
poSit found south of Prescott and
east of Phoenix. He used the soap
made by Mr. Rodgers, of Phoenix,
from a deposit found some two or
three miles from where he claimed
to have located his soap mine, to ad-
vertise his company and scheme. 1t
is said there is no soap deposit on
the ground that he claimed to have
located. Other schemes also fgur-
ed in the evidence against him. 1t
was a clear case of fraud and now
that he is apprehended it is almost
certain that he will be convicted and
made to pay the penalty for his frau
dalent scheming.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
ARIZONA ELKS
HOLD REUNION
At GRAND CANON.
HUGE SUCCESS

Elks from all over the State to the
number of three thousand or more
gathered at Grand Canyon for their
State Convention July 2, 8, and 4. 1t
was a grand and glorious time for
Blks. In addition to the "Antlered
Herd" from all over Arizona, a
large number of Elks from the West
and Northwest who are on their way
to the Grand Lodge at Atlanta, Geor-
gia, were present on the Fourth to
participate in the festivities Of their
Arizona brothers.
A large number of candidates from
all over the State were initiated on
the rim of the Canyon at midnight of
the Fourth. A degree team made up
of officers from several lodges of
the State conferred the rites of the
lodge upon the candidates ushering
them into the secrets of the organi-
Zation. The visiting Elks helped in
the rough and more difficult phases
of the initiation work. The mid
night initiation ceremony was held
about two miles east of Ell Tovar
hotel at the base of the Powell mo-
nument
The Elks were having a good time
every minute as they always do.
There were all kinds of amusement.
and plenty of music by the band
State officers were elected as fol-
lows: Walter G. Miller, of Jerome
for president; M. P. Mahoney of
Prescott, first vice president; John
D. Kenney of Miami, second vice
president; G. A. Dutton, of Kingman,
third vice president; Charles Kuzell
of Jerome, secretary; H. V. Cassidy
of Phoenix, treasurer. The trustees
are G. X. Smith of Tucson, L. w.
Cress of Flagstaff, and Milford Win
sor of Yuma and the district depu-
ties are H. B. Cassidy of Phoenix
and Pete Howell Of Tucson. The
next meeting place was left to the
executive committee to decide.
Many important questions discus
sed and disposed Of The entire ses-
sion was held out of doors.
A special pullman car loaded with
local Elks left for the Canyon on 21
Tuesday morning. Among those in
the party were Orbra Gray, A. W.
Waterman, V. H. Driver, A. E. Klein
dienst, and Mr. Mead.
The Grand Lodge at Atlanta will
be in session July 10, II, and II. r.
c. Kaufman will be the official del
legate of the WWinslow Lodge at At
lanta He will join one of the spe-
cial train parties passing this way
and accompany them to the southern
city.
Among the important questions to
be considered at the Grand Lodge
are: "Shall the order maintain hom
es for the care of orphan children
of Elks?" Shall the order activity
engage in recreation and play ground
work for children?" Shall Boy
Scout troops be officially sponsored
by the Elks?" "Shall junior order
of Elks be organized for boys and
young men under 21 years of age?"
Officers of the Grand Lodge will
be selected plans for next years con-
vention made, and national business
affairs of the national organization
considered.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
.HOPI SNAKE DANCE
TO BE HELD AS USUAL

There has been a report abroad
that Commissioner Burke would al
low no more of the Hopi Indian
Snake Dances that have attracted
visitors from all over the country
for many years. Considerable con-
Germ has been caused by this report.
But it seems there has been mis-
take in regard to the matter and that
Commissioner Burke must have been
misquoted According to Mrs. Nina
Otero Warren inspector of the In
dian Service with headquarters at
Albuquerque, the Hopi Snake Dance
will take place as usual this year.
She says she heard Commissioner
Burke say that he had no intention
of interfering with Indian dances
except in such cases where
they actually are immoral or bad for
the Indians. Mrs Warren states that
such is not true of any of the pue-
bios and she feels sure that nothing
will be done by the department of
Indian affairs to interfere with the
Hopis usual Snake Dance in August.
This will be pleasing news to Win
slow, Holbrook and other neighbor-
ing towns, from whence many peo-
pie, both local and visitors, go each
year to witness the wierd and stran-
ge snake dance.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
YUMA SENATOR EXPOUNDS DOCTRINE
OF COLORADO PACT RATIFICATION

was the owner of the sites for pow
er and agricultural plants, and that
there could be no development on
the Colorado River without the con-
sent of the United States Congress,
nor without the agreement between
the states interested.
What object can there be in the
objections?" he asked. These are
the conditions Why try to play the
game except according to the rule?'
'The primary purpose of Ine Com
pact" he said," is the allocating of
the waters of the Colorado River
"The seconday purpose is the pro-
viding of power machinery" This is
all the Compact contains-all it aims
ment of seven million five hundred
thousand acre feet of water each to
the upper and lower basin, and an
additional million acre feet to the
lower basin, in which Arizona lies,
in case it is needed. And of the fact
that at the end of forty years this
Compact may be re-asjusted to suit
conditions if desired He called at
tention to the fact that all the ad-
vantage is given to the lower BASIN
But in spite of these advantages
some, for one reason and another,
offer objections. One of the objec-
tions to which he referred was that
they wanted to conserve the rights
of the State to posterity. He asked
Whose posterity?" Then he spoke
of what might happen to posterity-
Arizona posterity might be that of
Colorado, and that of Colorado might
be the posterity Of Arizona a few
years hence and so of the other sta
tes. He said that the results of such
objections and failure to ratify the
Compact would be that we would
be that we would be just where we
are now thirty or forty years hence.
'Why should we ratify the Com
pact?" he asked. "The answer is in
the expressed purposes of the Com
pact"
What assurance is there that de-
velopment will follow the ratifica
ton of the Compact? AS surely as
the ratification of the Compact by
the several states so surely will de-
velopment be started" was his re-
ply to that question.
He then spoke of his opportunity
to know and to speak with some
authority on that point. He is and
has been in close touch with men of
the national government and knows
the sentiment and feeling of these
men.
The Senator also spoke of the CO.
operation of the upper basin in Sc
curing federal aid for the lower
basin. The leaders of the upper
basin have given assurance of such
aid which shows the right spirit on.
their part.
There is no chance of the deve-
lopment of the Colorado River" said
the Senator, in closing, without a
between the states themsel-
yes and with the Congress of the
United States"
Senator Winsor intended leaving
Winslow on Number 8, Wednesday,
but owing to the wrecking of that
train east of Albuquerque, he was
to remain in Winslow all
day the Fourth.