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secular history, was the most impor-
tant grain grown in Egypt, and the
mode of harvesting it is interesting.
Instead Of the usual method the reap.
ers cut the straw just below the
heads. It was carried in bags to the
threshing floor, where it was trodden
out by oxen. Sometimes the wheat
was reaped in the usual way and
bound up in sheaves, but oxen were
always employed to separate the
wheat from the straw. The chief fes-
tiyals Of the Egyptians, however, were
In connection with the overflow of the
Nile.
The Teutons and Scandinavians Of
fered sacrifices to Frey, the god Of
the rain and the sunshine.
What is known as "the shouting Of
the churn' comes down from the time
when Apollo was worshiped in Eng
land. The churn or kern means a ring
or circle formed by several persons
holding hands. The word churn also
signifies a chaplet worn around the
head or carried suspended on pole
in procession. So "the shouting Of the
ehurn" means the merriment that
always accompanied wearing a chap
let or dancing in a circle.
Another old custom is the kemp
ing' of England, in Scotland called "a
NELL" Nell is sometimes spelled
melee, which is better. as a melee, or
row, often resulted from contending
for leadership in dispatching the last
days work in the field. Each reaper
left q handful Of the harvest uncut.
and the bonniest lass was allowed to
gather these handfuls and to make
out Of them a Corn baby" This was
brought home in triumph, set Up in
the feast and preserved for the re-
mainder Of the year. The lass was
called the harvest queen. Sometimes
instead Of being made into doll the
products Of the field would be formed
into a mare, and the reapers would
anluse the guests by trying to cut
down the mare with their sickles. The
man who succeeded in the undertake
Ing would declare what should be done
with the mare.
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A DIseusTED DOG

The Brooklyn Eagle tells the story
of dog that was very much attach
ed to the baby Of the house. They
had great comfort in each others so
ciety except when the baby's bath
was going on. During this proceed
ing the baby cried and screamed and
the dog, out Of sympathy, 'crouched
in the corner and moaned. Presently
the dog devised a scheme to better
things and when the baby was bowling
as usual, the dog appeared with a rat
tie and shook it-and his head as well
with all his might. Baby stopped
crying in sheer establishment for a
minute, but began again with extra
vigor and the dog dropped the rattle,
disguised. After that he managed TO
be out of the house when it was time
for the daily bath.
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broad field where all summer they had
hidden under the broad leaves from
the hot rays of the sun, and where
they had been so happy till that dread
full day when they had been taken
away and put into pies.
Then the Pumpkin Pie people took
hands and danced and sang. So happy
were they, and their music had so
much magic in it that even the frozen
leaves of the Pumpkin vines turned
green again and waved in time with
their dancing. The rabbits and field
mice came from far and near and
stood about with their arms folded,
gravely watching the joyous scene.
All too soon the sound of the silver
trumpet came over the field. The
pumpkin vines withered up and lay
stiff and lifeless as before and the
mice and rabbits scampered away.
Away scurried the Pumpkin Pie
people, back through the barnyard, the
orchard and the garden and very, very
quietly crept through the pantry win
dow. "Thank you, kind Fairy" they
said to the Thanksgiving fairy who
was waiting for them. For answer,
she touched them with her wand, and
they sank to their places on the win
dow sill as before. Then she disap-
peared.
But no one would have dreamed
next day what a spice of mischief and
adventure was in those pies, which the
cook had never put there at all.
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SIEGE OF MEsADA.
Probably the Most TragicaI Event
in the Worlds History.

Probably the Most TragieaI Event
in the Worlds History.
The Roman general had the great
er portion OF the army encamped on
the highland to the west Of Mesada,
and set up his battering rams and
towers on the narrow connecting
neck Of the land. At this point ne
made a breach IN Herod's wall and
set fire to an inner wall of wood
and stores, which the Jews had hur'
rtedly built.
/ Here took place what was prob
ably the most tragicaI ending to
siege ever recorded in the worlds
history. After the Romans had sue
ceeded ia taking the first wall, and
had burned the second, they decided
to storm the citadel next day. The
Jews learned their intention, and to
avoid Being taken eaptives they
agreed to kill themselves and their
wives rather than surrender. They
gathered up all their valuables In
q heap and set them on fire, SO that
the enemy would find no SPOTS.
Each then ran to his wife and
children, and after tenderly embrac-
ing them slew them. Then men were
appointed by lotFto kill the others,
sad after bidding farewell, each
man lay down by his loved ones and
barred hts neck for the blow. After
the 10 had executed their deadly
mission, they against cast lot for
one Of their number to dispose Of
them In the same way, which was
done, and the last then ran his own
sword through his own body.
In all $50 souls persisted. Two
women and five children hid in one
Of the underground vaults, and
when the Romans came next day to
assault the place and found no
enemy, but a deathlike stiffness, they
were met by these women with the
terrible recital of what had happened.
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NORTH CAROLINA BEAR HUNTS.
Almost Daily Hunts Conducted by
! Jones County Hog Raisers.

Almost Daily Hunts Conducted BY
! Jones County Hog Raisers.
Jones county farmers are making a
regular campaign against the bears,
which are giving hog raissrs no
end of trouble. A year ago SOme
of the farmers bought couple Of
bear dogs, from which they have
raised a pack. Almost daily hunts
have been conducted, and the nine
hounds have never failed to get a
bear.
Last week there was hunt on
Mil Greek, in which two score men
participated, and these were delight
ed to see the sdlful way in which
the dogs handled the bear, the latg
ter, true to his fighting style, sit
ting upon his launches and fighting.
henry Oliver finished the bear with
bullet. The leading bear hunters
are YEA. and W. H. Bender, who
are the owners OF the pack. In that
section there are many small swamps
with a thick growth of bay and
pther trees, in which bears and deer
take refuge. It is q ~capital hunt
ing ground for Northern sportmen
Ia the winter.
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~ II ERIFF'S SALE.-By,v virtue of a
k)writ OF fl. ia. to me directed issued out of the
Court oil Chancery of the State of New Ter
sey, will be exposed to sale sat public veadue
on
MONDAY. the 3rd Day of DECEMBER, rez3,
between the hours of II o'clock and $ O'Clock
(at One o'clock,) in the afternoon
OF SAID day, at the Court House.
county of Monmouth, New Jersey.
to satisfy a decree of said Court amount
ing to approximately s6,2as.oo.
In the. first place, eighteen Fshares of the
Highlands Building and Loan Association and
in the second place that certain mortgagedprem-
Uses, with the appurtenances, nthe bill Of COM
plant IN the sand cause particularly set forth
and described, that is to say; s4a.t.
All that certain tract or parcel Of land and
premises, hereinafter particularly described
situate, lying and being in the Township of
Middletown, in the County of Monmouth and
State of New Jersey.
Beginning at point in the Southwest corner
of Lot No. rs on map entitled Man of port
Monmouth tract No /, MiddIetown ToU ~ bGr'
Monmouth Co, j.. David H Cosby, Owner
Herbert o. Todd Surveyor" thence II sonther-
" y. along the Easterly side OF Wilson Avenue,
fifty feet to stake in the Northwesterly cor
ner of Lot No. as; thence I'll one hundred
feet along the Northerly line OF Lot No as in
a Southerly direction to stake in the North
westerly corner OF lot No. 81; thence G3l North
erly, fifty feet along the Westerly line Of Lots
No 80 and SO to stake in the Southwesterly
corner OF Lot No 81; thence l4l Westerly, along
the Southerly line of Lot No25, 10 the point OF
Beginning
This description is that of Lots Nos. 26-77 on
a Map entitled Map of PORT Monmouth Jract
No. / David H. Cosby Owner"
Seized as the property of Katie Padlucky
ct ais, taken in execution at the suit Of
Atlantic Highlands Building and Loan Asso
citation. body corporate, and to be sold bv
WALTER H GRAVATT, Sheriff.
Dated November 9TH 1924
@sSNYDER s. ROBERTS, Solicitors sa,s4
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SHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue of a
~ writ OF fl. ia. to me directed issued out of
the Court of Chancery of the State of New
Jersey, will be exposed to sale at public ven
due Oh
MONDAY, the srd DAY OF DEcEMBER, 1923
between the hours of ~ O'Clock and o'clock
Fat One o'clock, in theafternoon OF said day
at the Court House, in the Borough of Free
hold, County of Monmouth, New Jersey, to
satisfy decree of said court amounting to
approximately $5,9zI.oo.
All that lot. tract or parcel of land and premi-
SEES hereinafter particularly described, situate
lying and being in the Borough Of Belmar, in the
County Of Monmouth and State of New Tersev
being lot number twenty-five Hundred aud
Fourteen q 2I4l as shown on a man or r1a n of
lots ofthe Ocean Beach Association duly filed
in the Clerks Office of the County OF Mon
mouth, aforesaid bounded aud described as
follows, to wit:
beginning at point in the north line of
Twelfth avenue distant two Hundred fool
feet westerly from the west line of "As street,
as laid down said map and extending
thence II ncrtherly, at right angles to said
Twelfth avenue and along the west line of Lot
Number twenty-five hundred and thirteen
l72I3I One Hundred and Forty [I4ol feet to the
rear line OF lot numb twenty-one hundred
aud fourteen L2IIal; thenee I'll westerly along
the rear line OF said lot number Tweuty.aue
hundred and fourteen i2Ir4l and at right ang-
the easterly line of lot number TWENTY-FIVE
hundred and fifteen T7z15l; thence T3l southerlv
along the said easterly line of lot number
Twenty two hundred and fifteen I22lsl and al
right angles to last mentioned course, one
hundred and forty fI4ol feet 10 the said North
line OF Twelfth avenue and thence [4] easterly
along the said north line of Twelfth ave me
and at right angles to last mentioned course
hity sol feet to the point or place of begin
ming.
The above described property is known a.
No 2oS-I2th avenue, Belmar, N. J.
Seized as the property of Harry A. Muir.
ray ct ais, taken in execution at the suit of
Mary Arthur ct al and to be sold by
WALTER H. GRAvATT, sheriff.
Dated November Ist, 1879
HARtY K. COOPER, Solicitor s2a6S
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Select potatoes of uniform size and
boil until tender. Remove the skins,
place on a baking PAN cover with but
ter, sugar and enough salt to season
well. Place in oven and brown.
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A Song
of Thanks

ST-IS the Fall of the year,
l. The grasses are brown
The leaves are all sere,e
The nuts falling down,
But, spite of it all.
There's song in the Falli
Not the song of the Spring,
In woods newly green,
Where happy birds sing
And flowers are seen
Not g. Spring song at all
Is the song Of the Fall.
Nor a Summer time song,
With sunshine Of June
Just dreaming along
A drowsy sweet tune
No Summer time song
To the Fall would belong.
Nor a gay Winter rhyme,
All .tingling with cheer
OF sweet Christmas time
And Happy New Year
Not gay Winter rhyme
For the brown Autumn time;
But a Thanksgiving hymn
The brown Autumn sings,
OF church windows dim.
Of sweet folded wings,
OF praise and of prayer,
And our thanks for Gods care!
Frances Mckinnon Morton, in
Girls Companion.
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g H ERIFF'S SALE. -By,virtue of a
kDwrit OF f. ia, to me directed, issued out of the
Court Of Chancery Of the State of New Ter
sey, will be exposed to sale at public veudue
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GOD PROVIDES FOR ALL

Well may we be thankful that God
provides for all that His power has
made, that once more He has given
them and US food In due season. Once
again the filled granaries, barns, bur-
rows, storehouses underground and
above ground prove that the good God
Is unchangeably loving and has pro-
vided that the great chain Of life be-
tween the tiny gnat and the greatest
Of men shall not be broken through.
"Our life, our health, our food" he
has provided for all, once againl
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De'rd Noven Der Ist, toz3
HARRY K. COOPER, Solicitor. s22.6S
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r. BE American Thanksgiving
!. !: !. !" :. !. !. !: !.
IUl III day is without doubt the off
al la spring of that feast which
in England is known as
w Harvest Home" and in
70 Scotland is called Nell Sup
" per-" But the giving Of
~ thanks to some god at the
close of the autumn season
for the fruits OF the earth is ageless,
and can be traced back as far as civili-
gation goes. In Exodus the Israelites
are commanded to keep an autumnal
feast, more explicit details for such
a feast being given In the book Of
I4eyiticus. The feast was to last seven
days, and on the first day the people
we're to gather boughs Of cedaTS and
willows Of the brooks. 1t may be from
this custom that the decoration of
churches With greens and vegetables
arose.
Herodotus mentions this autumn
custom Of thanksgiving, and Homer
writes that ''cakes and Jumps Of dough
thrown at the head of the sacrifcial
victim formed a part Of the Greek Of
ferings Of Apollo, the sun-god, at the
feast of the ingathering."
i In ancient times Apollo received the
honors Of the harvest festival, but the
rustics sacrificed to Vacuna, the god
dess Images of Yacuna were made
of straw, wheat barley and rye, and
were carried about with singing and
cheering. Even in England images
made Of straw crowned with flowers
are Occasionally carried about and
called Ceres-the goddess Of agricul-
ture. Apollo was formerly worshiped
In Britain, and the Maypole is a pretty
relic Of those days. They decorated it
with garlands to welcome the north
ward coming Of ApoIlo-the sun-at
whose appearance the flowers and
fruit began to grow.
Various customs, all containing the
same idea, have prevailed in different
countries. In Scotland, when the reap
ers have finished their work, a small
package of corn, called the "Corn
Lady," is hung up In the house. The
ancient Egyptians offered sacrifices
and made offerings of corn and wine
to Leith, the mother of the sun.
Wheat, according to both sacred and
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upon the festive celebration
Comparatively few men nowadays
combine the dexterity and speed de-
having to carve, the modern man Ell
Their shrinks back appalled, or takes up
the steel with martyrlike resignation,
and often with disastrous results.
1t was not so in the good old days.
A certain immortal chronicle records
that ''Mr Wilkes was very assiduous
in helping Doctor johnson to some
fine veal Pray give me leave, sir.
1t is better here-a little of the brown
some fat, SRA little of the stuff
fing.'" But somehow, midway in the
mid-Victorian age, the ability to
carve passed from the commonalty.
The roast left the dinner table for the
sideboard. Perhaps buffers were then
both numerous and cheap, or perhaps
1t was evolution. Mr.. Strachey doesn't
tell But no one disputes the fact.
The young Englishman of today finds
"the roast beef of Old England" as
impregnable as would-be invaders did
her wooden walls"
Yet the act of carving gives to hos
pitality a certain LONELINESS, an infor-
mality, which meals served from side
board or kitchen seem to lack. 1t in
dicates the hosts personal interest in
each guest; it carries with it, more
over, suggestion of unselfshness.
While working for others, the carver
must perforce forego, temporarily,
conversation, banter, repartee. He
must concentrate; he must make
haste; for the art is long, the time is
leeting, and the plates cool.
Fortunately the custom of carving
the Thanksgiving turkey at the table
has become fixed part of the days
ritual. That this gracious art is thus
kept from complete disuse, and is, in
deed, exalted by reason of its associa-
ton with the most distinctly American
of the years holidays, may even ap-
pear to some old-fashioned, unprogres-
siye souls as an additional cause for
giving Thanks
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TN cHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY

u To Catherine Conway:
BY virtne Of an order of the Court of Chsu-
Gerry of New Jersey made on the day of the
date hereof, in certain cause wherein AL
bert Conway is petitioner, and you are defend
answer or demnr the petitioners petition on
OF before the Fifteenth day of January, Ioa4
or III default thereof such decree viii be taken
against you as the Chancellor shall think
equitable and just.
The object of said suit is to obtain decree
of divorce dissolving the marriage betwe en-
you and said petitioner.
CHARLES Il. COOK
Solicitor of Petitioner.
Asbury Park N. J.
Dated November ID, 1923. so.ss
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Tie !
pioF1olic
y Ms D Jones
q6.28)
fir WAS the night before
Il III Thanksgiving.
On the pantry window-sill
A long row of pumpkin pies
Or lay, rich and mellow, wait
t ing the next days feast.
y The well-picked turkey lay
i & on his platter in silent maj
esty ana from the cookie
jars certain spicy odors waited proph-
ecies of happy satisfaction for keen
appetites.
All was still, for everyone had gone
to bed. Through the window, pres
emily, the golden rays Of the autumn
moon stole. pausing gently to rest on
the pumpkin-pies. "Ah, me-" sighed
a plump, jolly-looking pie 'How often
we have watched that same moon
from our place in the fieldsl How
wish we were back there againl"
AS he spoke, they all heard a soft
futtering of wings, and when he had
finished, there alfghted on the window
sill the prettiest little fairy they had
ever. seen. Her eyes were as blue as
the lake on sunny morning, and her
hair as lovely as the silken floss Of
the corn. On her head was a crown
studded with frost sparkles and her
dress was trimmed with lace from the
loom of the black witch known as the
Spider.
"All right, Jolly pies, you may have
your WISH" she said. So saying, she
touched the pies with her wand and
up they jumped, the queerest little
persons with fat, laughing faces and
long. thin legs.
'You may frolie wherever you wish, !"
she said, "but you must come back
as soon as the cock blows his silver
trumpet" Then she drew aside the
screen and away went the Pumpkin
Pie people.
AS they ran down through the gar
den the cabbages and carrots and par
ships stared in surprise Then they
started to laugh, and how they did
laugh. In fact, one cabbage laughed
so hard that he burst, which was very
careless of him, and wouldn't have
happened If he had been holding his
sides.
But the Pumpkin Pie people didn't
care. On and on they ran, through
the orchard and past the barns. The
pig eyed them with a sleepy grunt, but
they were going so fast that he didn't
think it worth his while to try to
catch. them. Finally they came to the
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-26
NOTICE TO

Estate of Andrew j. Zimmerman
Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned Margaret F. thinner
man, executrix of the estate of An
drew j. Zimmerman, Deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said Deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within Four months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said Margaret F. Zimmerman at
403 Ford Building. Great Falls, Mon
tana, the same being the place for the
transaction Of the business of said
estate in the County of Cascade.
Dated July 18th, 1923, at Great
Falls, Montana.
MARGARET F. ZIMMERMAN,
Executrix of Andrew j. Zimmerman,
Deceased.
F. L. Graybill, Attorney, 403 Ford
Building, Great Falls, Montana.
list Pub. July 26-last pub. Aug. 16)
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-26
TIGER BUTTE

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Broadhurst spent
Sunday at the Willow Dale farm.
Mr.. Cross and Mr.. Baldwin were
Sunday visitors at the Bartlett ranch,
Miss Grace Jewell spent several
days at the Broadhurst home the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson were
business visitors in Great Falls Sat
urday.
L. w. Nevills was in Great Falls
on Thursday, having taken in a load
of veal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright spent Sunday
at Logging Greek. They report thai
many people are spending their vaca-
tons there this year.
Mrs. Ethel Thrasher is spending
some time at Geraldine on her vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Anthony spent Sunday at the
Neville home.
Miss velebir Of Belt Ia visiting ut
the Gereke home.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-26

II. G. sheirbon IL improving unde,
his treatments in Great Falls.
Mrs. H. Thrasher visited in Great
Falls Monday.
Mrs. E. N. Thrasher is VISITING
her mother in Lewistown.
The Cameron family spent Sunday
on Logging Greek.
The Bartelts are haying for J. r.
benson.
Duncan Cameron of Great Falls is
visiting at the home of his son, ID. A.
Cameron.
Mr.. Terrill passed through here
the first of the week on his way to
Great Falls after spending some time
at his summer home at Logging
Creek.
Mrs. Waltermeier and party are
camping on Logging Creek this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kierstead and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Ritter and
sons spent Sunday at the Miller place
on Logging Greek.
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Continued From Last Week.

Continued From Last Week.
Joe Dumont returned from Geral.
dine Thursday where he accompanied
the body of his wife for burial. She
died at the Silver Dyke July End. He
stopped here for a visit with his sis
ter, Mrs. A. Brink, who also attended
the funeral.
The Gem cafe has again changed
hands, Thomas Thorson, ST., OF
Hughesville being the new purchaser
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre, former owners.
are leaving for Helena.
DIR. and Mrs. Brick and children
came out from Great Falls Saturday
to spend the summer.
Miss Myrtle Beckstrom of Kibbey
is visiting Miss Geneva Thorson this
week.
Mrs. Glynn Of Whitefish, after q
week's visit with her daughter, Mrs
Alex Oriet of Hughesville, left Thurs
day for Butte where she viii visit be-
fore returning home. Mrs. Oriet &C
cognpanied her as far as Helena
J. l. Gessell and John LeFebre of
Huxhesville drove down for a short
t&me Friday
Hrs. J. H. Jensen and daughter of
0roak Fails, but formerly of Belt Park
- upsn1fng a few weeks' outing
-
15ek Preston went to Great Falls
1ny fox = yisjt with his fxmiIy.
-. fn>gapn y enuploysd on the road
-