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Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
HAVE PEST OF cATERPlLLARS
Myriads OF the Insects Strip Trees In
Bohemia-Peasants Carry um-
hrelias in Woods.

Oscar John, New York musician
who returned recently from Czecho-
Slovakia, said that the great forests
OF northern Bohemia were being de-
stroyed by caterpillar pest, accord
Ing to the New York Times.
"The caterplllars in northern Bohe-
mia," said Mr.. John. Originate in
myriads from the black butterfly called
the nonne, or nun in English. which
lays its eggs on the ground In the for
ests. Directly these insects are
hatched they swarm up the trees. sap
ping its life as they climb up the
trunk by eating all the green shoots
and leaves.
"On reaching the top the caterpll-
lars swing by their own saliva across
to the next tree and destroy II as they
go down to the ground. Millions OF
these crawling pests make miss
when they are doing the aerial trapeze
act and fall to the ground so thickly
that It Is just like rain.
peasants walking through these
dense forests have to carry great cot
ton umbrellas to prevent themselves
from being smothered by the cater
pillars. There are no picnlcs under
the trees. because soup basin would
be filled up before there would be a
chance TO eat the contents.
'The only thing that cnn be done
with the trees after the caterplllars
have finished with them Is to cut
down the dead trunks and saw them
up into logs for firewood.
at gives one IN uncanny feeling to
walk through the great dark forests
OF northern Bohemia and hear the
gloomy croak OF the buzzgloak from
the lofty branches of the trees and the
pltter-patter of the caterpillar rain on
the big umbrellas carried by the peas
ants"
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
MOTOR CAR CAMPERS MANY
They Are Doing Good Work Building
Great Fraternity Of Outdoor
Sports Lovers.

We have heard the lure Of the out.
doors preached ms long as we can re
member, says the Sportsmnn's Digest,
and while no one disputed the value
Of time spent close TO nature. II re.
mains n fnet that only since the motor
car has come Into universal use have
nppreclable increases been made IN
the number OF people who spend q
part Of their spare time In the open.
A few years ngo the motor cur
camper was a rare speclmen-n curl.
oslty that would attract attention ai
any cross roads. Today he Is n fixture
10 be found on every highway and by.
way OF this broad land. Ench sensOn
he II carrying more and more OF his
fellows out Into the open. thus aiding.
to great extent. the purpose that
the outdoor press has No long ndyo.
Gated.
The camper ls 20 be encouraged, for
through him n grent fraternity OF out.
door sports lovers Ia being built. The
community which has not made pro
vision for the camper and IN not ready
to welcome him In far behind the
times, not only IN the wa 0f failure
10 coepcrntc In growing movement.
hut from n selfish stnndpolat also.
Tho camper. depending on the trent.
mcnt hc receives. cnn become q gfent
nssct 10 community.
Yea the camper X fixture md I,
seems to be- up 10 the various com
munliica To reccivsAhim well and Ia
send HIN On his way pleased with the
courtesy shown him -nn ardent boost.
or for the communities which he has
visited.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
QUEER STUNTS BY WIRELESS
Cause Of "Freaklshness" In Messages
10 Being Studied, but Appears
Hard to Explain.

There are still many mysteries about
wireless, and one Of Its most striking
facts as a science is Its freakishaess.
No one knows quite what It will do
next. There are same factors that are
apparently inexplicable.
The mystery Of what are known as
dead" spots Is receiving special atten-
tlon. One Of the most troublesome OF
these spots is to be found over the Rec
sea, day out from Alden. Ship:
steaming through this zone can get nj
wireless messages whatever. As soor
as they pass out Of It messages art
received with perfect clearness.
Other localities are known q:
screened" zones. In these the pres
ence Of iron or other ore In the eartf
is believed to be the source Of the trou
BILE. 1t is only with difficulty, for ex
ample, that messages can be trans
mltted across Spain from west to east
although sending them from north tt
south entails no trouble. Experts say
that the waves are absorbed by min
eral deposits In the mountains Of the
interior.
Some zones are remarkable for theii
conductivity. This quality is particu
larly noticeable in Pacific and Austria
llan waters.
Sunset affects wireless in some lat
itudes very curiously, though no one
understands why. Many stations have
reported that messages received ir
England from Paris at sunset have be
haved in most extraordinary fashion
assuming "jazz" characteristics that
render them at times very loud and
clear, and at others almost inaudibie
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Written Language for eelsians.

In the ordinary way the natives Of
the Belgian Congo do not wear any
clothing. but sometimes put on q hat
or ribbon or carry a sunshade when
they are going to have photograph
tnken. This Is considered a social
event. These black people are very
moral and live better lives than r,any
Of the well.dressed persons In other
parts of the world.
Missionaries In the Congo have de-
yeloped written language for the
natives by jottlng down the sounds as
they fall from the lips OF these denl-
zens OF the African forests. The way
they teach the natives Is TO instruct the
brightest among the younger men and
women. and they In turn Instruct the
others.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
FREEZE OUT INSECT PESTS
Method Is More Economical Than Gas,
Says an Expert on the
Subject.

The usual procedure. when -four
mills become infested with the Medlter-
rnnean moth, the larvae OF which get
into the -four. IL 10 close the mill tight
ly and "gas" the Insects Last winter
mill at wllliston. N. D.. however. re-
quested the local weather bureau Office
20 notify the company whenever a tenn
porsture OF 20 degrees or lower for at
least several hours could be nntici-
puted. As soon ns weather sufficiently
cold was forecast. the company put out
all fires and opened doors and win
dows That night the temperature
reached 30 degrees Fahrenheit. and did
not go above II degrees Fahrenheit the
next day According 10 the report ~
the company 10 the United States De.
partmcnt Of Agriculture, through the
weather bureau. all moths and most of
the eggs were frozen, and the process
VIII not have to be repeated for at
least two years. Many dollars worth
~ chemical Insecticides which would
have been necessary for 'gassing"
were saved.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Measles Old as the Race.

Measles Is probably as old as the
race. In ancient times Il was diagnosed
as form OF smallpox. Somewhere
about the Tenth or Eleventh centuries,
when Arab culture and science famed
high In a mentally dark world. Arab
physicians distinguished the difference
between the two diseases. These men
noted that having smallpox did not
give immunity to measles and having
measles did not glve Immunity To
smallpox. They studied both diseases
and pointed out the difference In the
eruptlons. But mensles continued to
be c0nfounded with scarlet fever until
the latter half Of the Seventeenth cen.
tury, when Sydenhnm, an English ply.
siclan. pointed out the difference In
the symptoms md the eruptlons.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Worri., Of Mrs. roodls,.

Movies were very real To tender.
hearted Mrs. Toodes. She always
wept freely through the sad scenes
and considered that her fnyorlte ne.
trcss was nothing short " mn angel
with baby stare. SO when she came
home looking grave Mr.. Toodles knew
that something serious Ind happened
"what's wrong. my dearf" nsked
no.
III don't like this. My fnyorltc hero.
Inc II playing n ynmp,' slc replied
"You mustn't let that worry you. II
II only preiepec You know that"
"Mnybe 10. But where did she learn
10 smoke clgaretiesf"
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Papyrus Tree Of Ancient Egypt.

The tree from which the ancient
Egyptians obtained their papyrus
flourished in the lowlands along the
Nile river. 1t grew to a height of
about ten feet, and seems to have been
known only In Egypt. The paper OBJ
talned from 1t was formed from sort
of inner bark, which consisted of thin
sheets growing around the wood
Various colored liquids were used
for ink; these We're usually black, but
sometimes red or green. A species of
lamp-black, or lvory-black. similar to
that used in painting in modern times
was employed to make the black ink
sometimes.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
PLANTS THAT HAVE "slGHT"
Either That Sense or Instinct Which
Would Seem to Answer tho
Same Purpose.

We know that plants are sensitive
to light and darkness. Many of them
move during the day to turn the
faces of their flowers always to the
sun. Others open only when the day
light is dying, and when the moths on
whom they rely to carry their pollen
are abroad.
Climbing plants. such as sweet peas,
seem to fling their tendrlls in an al
most uncanny way in the direction Of
anything that will serve as support.
A scientist engaged recently in TAX
ing photographs of leaves through the
microscope was surprised to discover
that some of them showed hundreds
Of little round patches, each of which
reflected the image Of some object.
just as do the facets of the compound
eye Of an insect. Closer examination
proved that each Of these patches con-
sisted Of cell whose rounded outer
wall formed perfect lens.
Each cell was, in fact, perfect eye.
1t was tempting to jump to the con-
cluslon that plants could see. Actual
ly they do not. The "eyes" serve quite
different purpose. A plant lives by
the process Of bottllng up sunshine
whose action produces chemical
changes within the leaves and the
stem. The leaves focus the suns rays
and enable the work to be done effcc-
lively.
Plants are sensitive to light simply
because when the sun shines the
chemical changes within them go on
with increased speed. Climbing plants
find supports by cropping. The tendrils
follow the sun, and as they move
round they touch and hold on to any
thing suitable that lies In their path.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Lakeside News

Mrs. VIM. Miell spent Thursday
with Mrs. Henry Schmidt.
Mr.. A. J. Critchlow moved Satur.
day to Wages where he will teach the
coming school term.
Mrs. Ernest Lipker visited Friday
with Mrs. Henry Schmidt.
Mrs. ]. E. B. Warren spent Friday
at the Struckmeyer home.
Mr.. VIM. Miell cut cane for Henry
Struckmeyer this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miell called at the
G. E. Ferguson home Wednesday eve.
ming.
The sale of Royce Joslin was well
attended and everything sold at a
good price.
Mrs. H. X. Stroud of Haxtun visit.
ed her sister, Mrs. Lane, few DAYS
this week.
Mrs. Tom Lane visited Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Gus Oltjenbruns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royce Joslin took
supper Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs
Ford
Friends of Mrs. C. NJ. Guernsey
from Haxtun, visited her Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Crosby went to
Community Center Monday to take
charge of their school for the coming
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miell and son went
to Holyoke Sunday to visit at the
home of their daughter Mrs. Asher
Uphouse.
Mr.. Howard Witham of Perry. Ia,
visited C. o. Hecht and family.
Mrs. Tanner. who has been visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Paul Hubert. LETT
for her home in Oakland, Nebr.
Mr.. Everett Rowe's father from
Tecumseh. Nebr., came Saturday to
make him visit
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
AMAZED AT YANKEE TEETH
French Farmers MarveIed at the Sight
Of Doushboys Seemingly En-
Ioyin9 Cow Fodder.

The French lockkeeper is sometimes
black-elad woman who took up her hus-
bands duties when he was called to the
front, and who (for he never came
back) will continue them until her
little Francois is grown up-or, as she
sometimes sadly puts it, Until he
comes back safe, as hope, from the
next war, m'sieu."
For five more days We padded along
the 100kilometer stretch of stream
that unfurls itself ribbonlike among
rolling, wlndmill-topped slopes be
tween Redon and Nantes writes Mel
vile Chatter in the National Geographic
Magazine.
We found that the countryside still
fondly recalled the passage Of Aneri-
can troops in 19lS-how they had
swum in the canal and had given the
children little packets of chewing gum
and had strangely delighted in con-
suming COW fodder.
This last detail was related to us
by a farmer, who added: Most Wig
orous young men those, m'sieu. Won
derful teeth, wonderful stomachs. How
they could even digest that stun was
the wonder OF the countryside" And
he pointed to one of those fine fields
of Indian corn which in France are
cultivated exclusively as cattle food.
"wly. that's easy" we confided; "all
Americans eat that" And we de-
scribed the manner of preparing and
dlspatchlng an ear Of corn. Suddenly
n light broke on the listeners face:
"Ah," he exclaimed. u understand.
Then one doesn't eat It, cob and all,
like the COW; one Just picks at IL as II
II were an articholse, n'est-ce pasr
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
One Morn Extended.

II Is cerinin TINT the limits OF Lake
Erie ANA Lake Michigan were once
more extended thnn now. I, II reason.
ably probable. sny students NJ the
subject. that some " the territory now
drained by the Wabash aud Illinois
rivers was once covered by the waters
of Lake Mlchlgns. The cisco or Lnke
Tlppechnoe. Luke Geneva, and the
lakes of the oconomowoc. chain Is
evidently modified descendant OF the
so.cnllod lake herring Its origin most
likely dates from the time when these
small deep lakes of Indiana and wis.
ronsin were connected with Lake Mich.
ifan. Several Of the lnrger fishes.
properly Characteristic Of the Great
Lakes region. are occasionally taken
In the Ohio river
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
LONDON THIEF USES CANDLE
Burglar Always Carries Stump and
Matches in Cigar Box and
Leaves Them.

There Is an old-fashioned burglar In
London who has mystified New Scot
land Yard detectives for long time
the Cincinnati Enquirer says.
At every home he breaks into he
leaves cigar box. About two dozen
cigar boxes have been collected by the
police and deposited at various stations
in the north and northwest suburbs.
The cigar box Is used as a candle
stick. He puts the stump Of candle
and some matches In the box, and
when, in the early hours of the morn
ing. he forces the catch of window
end enters house he lights the car
die and quietly makes "a search for
jewelry.
Having filled his pockets with all the
valuables he can find he leaves the
cigar box with the candle and the
matches on a chair or table and goes
home.
Nobody has yet been able to find out
anything more about this mysterious
burglar. The police think (without
preJudlce) that he is an old man. who,
after leading an honest life for some
years, has returned to the evil habits Of
his youth. They base this theory on
the supposition that IL he were young
man he would desplse such an anti
quated thing us n candle and carry an
electric torch. but. being old. he cannot
bring himself In line with the Ideas Of
the modern burglar.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
sea.lekne.. a Thing Of tho Past.

The day when n cross Channel jour
ney or long voyage will become n
real delight rather than ITO many) a
dIstresslngly trying discomfort Is ut
hand. comments the Westminster Ga.
zette.
Engineering hns accomplished this
by the perfection OF what Is known as
the gyroscope stablllzer. the first OF
which. in this country. has been con.
structed by the Metropolitan vlckers
Electrical company at their Trnfford
Park works. Manchester. The man.
ner In which the gyroscope steadles
n ship Is simple. II wave comes
along and seeks TO push the ship over
In one direction the gyroscope quietly
pushes II back, excrting an equal
force directly opposite 10 that OF tho
wave.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Eskimos Have Strongest Teeth.

Less than two EskImos out OF 100
have any signs of tooth decay. Chew
ing coarse frozen food keeps their
glands active and their teeth safe. One
of the domestic duties of the women
Is the chewing Of thick walrus hide to
make 1t pllable enough for the men to
work II into shoe soles.
Today the soft-cooked foods of the
civilized nations have allowed the
glands TO slow down. As consequence
9s people out OF 100 have decayed
teeth.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Strange Experience.

One evening after l had finished
helping mother dry dishes l decided
to read my story book. began where
had left off-about the middle Of the
book. Soon l fell asleep. l dreamed
Of a strange story, something like the
one l was reading. dreamed to the
end of the story. The next day when
I finished my book found it was ex.
actly as my dream had been and also
ended the same way.-Chicago Journal.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Cement for China and cI,..w,re.

A cement for mending broken china
and glassware may be made as follows I:
Mix a cupful Of milk with cupful
Of vinegar. then separate the curd from
the whey and mix the whey with the
whites Of Ave eggs. beating the whole
thoroughly together. When II Is well
mixed slft In a little quickllme and
stir until the mixture Is of the con-
slstency Of thick paste. Cement made
in this way dries quickly.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
CONFINED nashelor Sind.

The shad In the Pennington river IN
Connecticut are ali bachelors. Ia the
opinion Of the nsh an1 game commits.
sion Of TINT state. Effort has been
made for some time to obtain Sind
eggs for experimental purposes. and
the constant report from one of tho
best fishing grounds was that only buck
shad wetn obtopnble, Then the sugrr-
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06

ntendent of fisheries decided to do
some fishing himself He had force
of men spread nets and when they
were drawn in, all the shad were
bucks. Once more the net was spread
and drawn in, this time with but little
more success, one female, or roe shad,
being caught.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
nnmc Plauu,s rtom vlelIm,n oolor

The term "while plague" originated
among tho early Grcet'pSyslclans and
wns 80 chilled by them owing 10 the OK
trcme whlieness Of the body nnd The
Attendant terrible omncintlon The
white plague black plague ana yellow
nlngue are MI characterized by white.
ness. blackness and yellowness Of the
body
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Safe Both Ways,

You can no longer put man in Jail
because he owes money. For that
matter. you can hardly put him in
Jail If he has money. = NOrrlstown
Times.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Mnny nrlil.h 90. % peath.

Lending slnilsiiciana of England Ms
sert TINT more pefHnns nhniully choke
to death while eniina IN England Than
are Killed cn the English railways.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
Mich, Even Go. Mushy.

'Soft lights in the home would as
sist in preventing divorces" says a
writer. And soft speech Is even more
efYective.-Boston Evening Transcript
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-06
o.
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
BY e. r. PEYSER
Has a Man Like This Proposed
TO Your


symptoms: All the Indies
have n hungry look M he enters
caring II self.sclllng smile; men
sneer nt hls coming. lie IL q feet
. tall In his own mind. but only
. feet o by standard time. lie
has great assurance, never talks
to anyone very long. lIe Inns dl.
gcsted the most exneting books
on etiquette. His conversation
is popped with foreign nhrnscs
and soclnl gossip, md he plays
the piano amy time he gets tho
I slightest suggestion. lIo IL the
human zoos idcnl--the lion
among the Indies.
IN FACT
lie ls the king of timed bcnats.'
Preserlp,i6f for. bis b.dei
! - Compare. HIN dnlly nnd
* nightly with the mnsl.
clnns, poets and diplomats of
history Fuss over iIm 40 hnfd
! that he need not go out FOR glory.
Absorb Thisi >
I The Paths Of Glory Must 5tnrt
and End In Marrlsue.
4 90 by Mcclure Newspaper Byndica,ej
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
PROPOSE $5o,ooo,ooo
STEEL PLANT AND CITY

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 18-Work
on an extensive steel plant and COM
munity for it's workers in Shadeland,
Crawford county,, announced as be-
ing contemplated by Pittsburgh and
Canadian individuals representing
capital of $50 1000, 900, will begin late
in January, James A. Bradley, presi-
dent Of the Bradley Machinery Con-
struction Company, which has been
awarded the contract, states.
Shadeland, Crawford county, is
near Erie, and is located on the
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie and Bessemer and Lake Erie
railroads. The land which probab bly,
will be selected as the site at the
next meeting consists Of 1000 acres
adjoining the Bessemer and Penn
sylvania railroads.
A feature of the project is the
erection of city Of homes to house
the workers in the mills. It is
planned also to erect libraries and
community centers in the model
city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
GAYEST CO[ORS
MARK PARIS
FROCKS
Dancing Skirts Also Are Cut
Much Shorter-Beads
in Favor.
BY ALICE LANGELIER.
Nv CnsrnonoIItan News Service.

PARIS. Dec. 18.-Frocks for the
Christmas season show a predoni-
nance OF dance dresses, for in the
French capital there is very little
merry making in the holiday season
without dancing.
A peep into any Of the fashion
able restaurants where dancing
comes on with the dessert, gives
one the idea that he has fallen into
some bit Of fairyland judging from
the glittering array of gowns.
Bright colors are the rule Tor
dance frocks. They must be gay.
They are simple enough in cut and
short enough to allow plenty OF free
movement.
One notices the shortening Of
skirts. Before spring comes around
again there will probably not be a
long gown on the Paris boulevards.
Beads for Trimming.
Beads trim the great majority of
the dance frocks that will flutter
around the Christmas trees. At
Ciro's / saw q charming dress OF
coral velvet with two bands of
green beading on the skirt, cut very
short,
Then there was another with a
sumptuous cuirass of embroidery in
rose beads and touches Of green
and gold. One Of the smartest We
dettes was there wearing a white
dress that glittered with crystal
beads from neck to hem and an
other was wearing a delicate apri
cot gown embroidered in lustrous
silk.
The Miller Soeurs are advocating
extremely simple lines but gorgeous
materials for these dance frocks.
One Of their models comes in very
soft gold tissue with a very plain
and unpretentious bodies and roomy
skirt gathered into a yoke which
forms the loose sash belt.
The same model is also very eff
fective in jade green. They have
fewer beaded models, one in orchid
velvet with diamond and pearl en-
broidery in simple band only
about one inch in width around the
two flounces and outlining the neck
and armholes.
Tulle is one of the loveliest ma
terials for dance frocks. A corsage
of silk or satin bring out to mueh
better advantage the filminess of
the skirt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
CEMETERY is LOOTED
FOR CHRISTMAS TREES

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. a.
Evidence that not all of the Christ
mas trees now flooding the local
markets comes from New England,
Canada, or distant chimes, was sub
mitted with the announcement that
vandals have been making raids in
the Riverview burial grounds. Only
the choice eVergreens are cut, ac-
cording to an official of the River
view Company.
A reward has been offered to any
one offering evidence which will
lead to the arrest and conviction of
the vandals.