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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Odd Words Of a Generations Ago.

An elderly contributor to this col
umn favors us with list of odd
words and expressions current a gen.
Grafton or so ago. We have room for
only few of them.
"Sniptious," meaning smart, perky
was used in New York.
II bonas it," meaning I claim 1t,
was an expression in general use, and
might be variation of 81 bone it."
"Manavelins" was said to be exclu-
sively used in Long Island and meant
tOothsome bits of any dish at table.
"Gawmed up" OF a child eating
bread and molasses a Southern nurse
would say, His face is all gawmed
up" A variant, "gaumed," was aisO
used in England.
"ScamulJugated" referred to two
young people being fond Of each
other.
"John and Jane seem quite scamul-
jugated."-BOston Transcript.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
HOTTER THAN SUMS SURFACE
Scientists Have Produced Temporal
ture That Can Only Be De-
scribed as Terrific.

Until few years ago it was thought
that the suns heat was the greatest
that could exist. You can realize how
intense it is when you think that the
rays that burn our faces brown in sum-
mer time have Travelled across $4,000
600 miles of space.
Scientists have succeeded in prOduc-
ing temperature that is thousands Of
degrees hotter than the suns surface.
1t was desired to study the compost
ton of certain metals, and the only
way Of doing so was to reduce them to
gas by applying heat.
The temperature necessary was
enormous, and months of experiments
were needed before a means of pro-
ducing 1t could be found. Eventually
a huge electrical apparatus was in
stalled which produced heat so terrific
that metals were converted not slowly
but instantly into gas; in fact, pieces
Of tungsten were made to explode as il
they had been dynamite.
The heat generated reached tenn
perature Of 10000 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Lost Streets in London.
w. 0. j. in Lincoln Journal.

70
The ways of the streets are fas-
,cinatlng study. You follow a well
known thorough-fare as it curves
around. Suddenly you are on some
other street as the signboard attests.
You don't know when or why the
change was made. On the second day
| secured the address Of the Associat-
ed Press, No. "a, Old Jewry. and
started out on a bus to pay nv re-
spects. sAs we climbed Ludgate hill
l appealed to the conductor. He
pointed toward the left and said the
Old Jewry was Somewhere along
there" l wandered for half an hour
IN the maze. l got into Gutter lane
and Bread alley and Faternoster row.
Some of the men asked said they had
heard of the Old Jewry, but didn't
know where it was. Now and then q
policeman would point and say it was
In Cheapside, one of the left hand
turnlngs. At last l found it, mar
row lane about 400 feet long, with
few numbers and almost no signs on
the houses. After reaching the Old
Jewry it took me 10 or Is minutes in
that tiny place to find the Associated
Press offices.
"You did your best to hide,' said
to Manager Collins, ''but 1 found YOU
The shyness of some of these Lon
don business firms intrigues me. Thew
stick themselves off in back alleys OF
blind closets, without numbers OF
signs, as if they didn't want to be
bothered by visitors trying to do bust
ness. always thought they SANDER.
ed the Englishman when an Ameri.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Seemed Like a Shot.

A famous ball player was attending
little dinner given in his honor by a
newly married couple. During the
course of the meal he was asked to ex-
plain why player picks up two bats
when starting for the plate.
"Well," he explained, you pick up
two bats and you carry 'em with you
to the plate. Then you drop one. 1t
makes the other seem light
While he was giving this explana-
ton he picked up two of the brides
biscuits, transferred them to his plate,
and dropped one.
The brides face was s6ldy as he
raised the other to his mouth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
TEXAS TOWN CENTURIES OLD
1t Was Founded in 1910 by
Spanish Explorer.

A tradition which has been handed
down through many generations Of
West Texas and New Mexico pioneers
has it that the little town of Ysleta,
Texas, IS miles southeast of Ell Paso,
is the oldest settlement in the United
States.
According to this tradition, Ysleta
was founded in 1910 by Don Francisco
Vasquez Coronado, famed Spanish ex-
plorer. This would make Ysleta TWEEN
ty-five years older than st. Augustine,
Florida, which is accredited as being
the oldest city in this country.
Yet there are no official records to
substantiate the theory of Ysleta's an
tiquity. 1t is old, the oldest town in
Texas, no doubt, but it's origin is trace
able only as far back as 1852, authOri-
tatively.
According to church records at
Ysleta, the town was founded by An
tonic Otermin, Spanish governor of
New Mexico, about the year 1882
Detroit News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Belief in "EvjI Eve"

Prudent Italians habitually wear q
horn Of coral or ivory on a necklace
or watch chain. Carriers sling bulls
horn under their wagons for the pro-
lection of their horses. Workmen, and
even babies, wearing bright red caps
may be seen in cities or in the cOun-
try. These are victims of "jetta-
tura," or person with the EVIL Eye"
and must wear a scarlet cap for a
mystic number Of days to take away
the curse.
Even the most intelligent Italians
are among those believing In the EVIL
Eye" Giuseppe Verdi counted two
of his fiascos- Miller" in Ma
pies. and Don Carlos" In Paris 10
years later, In 1876-as the work Of
a "jettatura," Maestro Iale, Of Naples
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Eclipse Aided Columbus.

An eclipse is said to have aided
Columbus on the Island Of Jamaica a
few years after he discovered Amer
lea. The savages had taken Colum-
bus and his companions prisoners and
would give them no food. BY his
reckonings Columbus knew that an
eclipse Of the moon was coming. He
called the Indian chiefs to him and
told them that If they did not bring
him and his companions food that
very night he would take from them
the light of the moon. At first they
laughed at him, but when the dark
shadow began to creep over the face
of the moon they ran to him with all
the food they could get together. be-
seeching him to forgive them and to
order the moon to shed it's light again.
This happened March 1, 1904, a
date by which. according to modern
tables Of eelipses. there would have
been an eclipse.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
HARD TO GET BACK At HIM
Editor Seemingly Had Unanswered
Himself into Position That
Was Impreonable.

Back in the days of personal jour-
nalism the talent of the editorial writ
er was devoted not so much to the
discussion of the merits of public
questions as to vituperation of the
leaders of the opposing party, par
ticularly the editor of the vile OPP
position newspaper, writes Russell
NJ. Seeds in the indianapolis Star. In
those days William r. Nelson, who
later built up the Kansas City Star
into great property. and Samuel E.
MOrss, well remembered as editor of
the Indianapolis Sentinel, were part
ners, publishing the Fort Wayne Sen
tinel. The Fort Wayne Gazette. the
Republican morning paper. had re-
Gently been purchased by one Beech
am, who, being of an inquisitive
turn of mind, hunted up the private
Nelson and Morss and stuck the data
in his safe for rainy day. 1t came
right soon, for the fall campaign
opened with an attack on him in the
Sentinel. He came back with broad
side that was scorcher.
Morss had got down to the Office
early that morning and was in such
a hurry to get some early copy on the
hook that he had deferred reading the
Gazette. But in few minutes Mel
son came in in towering rage and
threw the paper down on the desk.
"Sam, look here at what that vile
and dirty wretch has printed about
us! It's the most outrageously scan
dalouS stuff you ever read!''
whats the use of getting excited
over pack of lies. Bill?"
lilies, hi. It's worse than that
That villain has told the TRUTH
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Chinese "DeviI Drive"

Once in every II years the Chinese
residents in the little city of Kuching,
In the island of Borneo, exert them
selves strenuously In devil drive.
The devil driving is beautiful af-
fair in magnificent dresses and de-
signs, for the devils are hunted by a
great procession of floats carrying
beautiful dressed young girls, loaded
with gold ornaments and jewels. Other
floats are adorned with vicious-look-
ing paper dragons. Scattered through
out the mile-long procession are men
carrying silk banners with threatening
words written upon them to brighten
the devils.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
This Up-to-Date Society.

Yvonne is coy damsel of sixteen.
Mother is very particular about
Yvonne. "Yvonne," she asked, "were
you kissing that young man at the
party last night? You mustn't kiss
strange men, Yvonnei" "Why, mamma,
what an idea" returned Yvonne.
"Never mind, now, don't try to fool
me-" persisted the mother. s'you had
your heads close together" "But /
was asking him for light" explained
the girl. "Oh. well, see. Quite all
right, Yvonne."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
The largest artificial lake in Europ

The largest artificial lake in Europe
is located on the island of Sardinia
A hydroelectric development has re-
Gently been completed on the Tirso
River, near Oristano, in which 42O,-
100000 cubic meters of water have
been impounded and this is but the
first of series of seven artificial re-
servoirs included in this project. The
water will be used for irrigation and
power and will give permanent en-
ployment to more than 100000 people.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Masterpieces Of Wood Carving.

In the Italian Renaissance master
pieces in wood carving were elaborate
choir stalls, deliberately carved ceilings
and minor works of industrial art,
such as carved wedding chests. In
Spain wood carving fourished to a
still greater extent. Here the art
first showed Moorish influence, but
during the late Gothic period French,
and in the Sixteenth century Italian
influence. During the Seventeenth
century polychrome sculpture in wood
was perhaps the most characteristic
form Of Spanish sculpture. The mas
terpieces in the art were choir stalls
and screens.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Actual Facts Of Case
GiUen BY Miss Merritt

ssTalac has given me so much
strength, energy and vitality that
I am glad to tell others about the
medicine" said Miss Dorothy B.
Merritt, 2746 Emerson Avenue, S.,
Minneapolis, Mimi, stenographer
and bookkeeper at Codes Clothes
Shop.
During the recent hot weather
/ became so run down / hardly had
energy enough to do a little shop
ping, and whether at the office or
at home, I felt so tagged out most
of the time life was little pleasure
to me. / was so nervous couldn't
sleep and had touches of Indigestion
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

Is greatly relieved by cOnstftutiOnal treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is constitutional remedy. Catarrhal
Deafness Is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have q rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed.
Deafness Is the result. Unless the in
f1ammation can be reduced, your hearing
may be destroyed forever. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE acts through the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn, thus reducing the Inflammation and
assisting Nature In restoring normal con-
ditions.
Circulars free. All Druggists.
=. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Modern Youth.

In front of Broadway restaurant
a ragged urchin was observed by a
kindly disposed and prosperous indi-
vidual who thought the youngster
looked wistfully at the batter cakes
being baked by the girl in the win
dow. Hungry, kidY he asked
"Nawr' came the scornful reply
cant a fellow look at swell dame
without DRAWN a crowd"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03

In Maries county, Missouri it is re-
ported that the remains of an unknown
species of prehistoric man have been
found. Probably it will be found to
have been Missouri republican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03

and severe headaches.
"Tanlac steadied my nerves,
strengthened my digestion and now
1 feel fine. | sleep fine, eat well
and feel good all the time. Tanlac
deserves all the praise it is receiv-
ing and I'm glad to say a good
word for it myself"
Tanlac is for sale by all good
druggists. Accept no substitute.
Over 81 million bottles sold.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills are Ma
lures own remedy for constipation
For sale everywhere.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03

can told him that they had sign in
New York carrying $4,000 electric
lights.
"But say, old chap" the English
man protested, wouldn't that be rath-
er conspicuous, you know"
After seeing London l am prepared
to believe that he said it.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
Phelps County
Observes 5Oth
Anniversary
Replica of Pioneer Town of
Phelps Center and Progress
Parade Were Big
Features.

Holdrege, Neb.. Oct. 1.-The 50th
anniversary Of Phelps county was
celebrated for three days here. with
an average daily attendance of 5 900
peaple. Phelps Center, the hub Of
Phelps county history. was rebuilt in
the auditorium in exact likeness Of
so years ago.
The business houses represented
were: A. =. Erikson's store. Hop
wood hotel, Nugget printing office.
McGrew bank, S. A. Dravo's law Of
flee. Wilcox boarding house, Billy
Richardson harness shop, w. P. Nor
ris drug store. King q Albert store,
Hymer hardware store, c. E Han
son. implements, the courthouse and
Judge Whitcomb's office. These
were also filled with relics and pic
lures Of an early day.
Every day during the celebration
races were held. including horse
races, auto races and motorcycle
races. The Parade OF Progress" 10
blocks long. consisting Of floats. com
pairing what the early settler had
to do within the way of machinery,
etc, and the way Of today. was given
every morning at II. The second
evening a public wedding was held.
Concerts were given by the Alma.
Orleans and Loomis bands.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
Fremont School Girl,
IS, Missing From Home
special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Fremont. Neb.. Oct. Marjorie
Lutes. Is. student in Fremont junior
High school. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs Luther w. Lutes of this city.
mysteriously disappeared Sunday
afternoon.
The mother believes an Omaha
woman. recently divorced, enticed the
girl from home. Her daughter. she
said. had apparently been dissatisfied
at home and but a short time ago had
threatened TO leave. A desire for fine
clothes and other luxuries the family
could not afford. Mrs. Lutes said. ere
ated the girls desire to run away.
Sunday afternoon. in company with
two other girls. she left the house
without saying where she MAS going
One OF her companions stated that
the Lutes girl stopped to talk TO some
man. That was the last time she was
seen here. The girl had no money.
as far as the parents know, and no
clothes besides those she wore.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
S3,OOO,OOO Cement
Plant Going Up
Construction Work Progress
sing Rapidly on State-Owned
Establishment at Rapid
City, S. D.

Rapid City. s. D., Oct. Good
progress continues to be made I'm the
work OF constructing the different
units which will go to make up the
state owned cement manufacturing
plant which is being erected in the
outskirts of Rapid City at cost Of
100000. this sum having been au-
thorized by the voters OF the state.
The buildings alone will occupy be-
when completed. will employ 1875 men
all the year around. The plant will
have three standard gauge railroad
tracks. spurs OF the Northwestern
line, and one narrow gauge line in
the quarry. The plant will have ca
pacity Of 1000 barrels OF cement per
day. Each day the plant will use
about $50 tons of lime, ID TO 25 tons
OF gypsum and $50 tons OF shale. An
artesian well, which pours forth water
at the rate OF between 800 and / 900
gallons a minute, will furnish only
half Of the water supply the monster
plant will require. The remainder will
come from a large pool near the plant.
Pumps will be installed and a condens-
ing equipment put In to keep the
water cool.
A huge chimney now Is being con-
structed. 1t will be 207h feet higl,
and 10 feet in diameter at the top. In
the plant there will be n suction tube
to take the heat from the kilns that
would otherwise go up the chimney
to what is termed waste heat boilers,
where the heat will be utilized TO gen
crate electricity to operate the entire
plant. Horsepower OF 1000 will be
necessary for the operation OF the
plant. The state purchased a total OF
1873 acres OF land for the plant.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
Photographers Will
Compete at Columbus
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Columns. Neb., Oct. IA contest
between two teams OF the convention
attendants TO ascertain which can
produce the best photos in a given
length of time will be one OF the in.
teresting features OF the annual
meeting of the North Nebraska Pho
tographers' club which opened in Co.
lumbus today and will continue two
days.
Following the annual banquet at
the Federated church tonight, men,
hers of the club attending will be
divided into two teams. One will
go TO the Fennel studio and the 9th.
er TO the Priddy studio. where they
VIII take certain number Of pho
tographs and develop and finish
them all in tho same evening, doing
all the work by artificial light. Tho
results will then be submitted TO a
committee of judges for decision as
To the best. Quality workmanship is
one OF the things being stressed in
the convention discussions.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
Men to
Have Counsel at
Hearing on Rates
Hugh Lomoster Will Repre-
sent Their Interests When
Case Comes Up at
Washington.

Lincoln, Oct. 1.-Hugh Lamaster,
special counsel for the state railway
commission. on the staff Of Attorney
General Spillman, will appear for Ne
hraska livestock men in a rate case
hearing before the interstate COM
merce commission at Washington this
month. it was announced today.
Members of the railway commission
are barred from appearing for state
shippers because they Will be sitting
with interstate commerce officials on
the case. but the department has pre-
pared exhaustive data which will be
available to Lamaster and shippers
representatives..
Work on the case has been in prog
ress in the offices Of the state railway
commission for more than two years.
and in the opinion Of c. A Randall,
railway commissioner. the case has
received more attention than any 9th
er of similar nature that has ever
been before the commission.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
More Than $4,000
Damage by Flood
at Wilbur, Neb.
Blue River Has Risen Over
Five Feet and Is
Highest Ever
Recorded.

WILDER. Neb., Oct. 1.-The Blue
river at this point is the highest it
has ever been and is still rising slow
ly. According to several old residents
there has never been a flood that
reached the present high water level.
There has been a total damage of over
$4,000 done to property near the river
bridge on the main highway leading
out of town east, besides unestimated
damage to crops. A raise of 13 inches
is reported from Crete.
The water raised more than five
feet at WILDER since Saturday night,
and is running IS inches deep through
the Zwonachek & Akesmit power
plant on the west bank of the river.
The power house was surrounded by
water. Employees built a dixie of
sacks Of dirt and sand.
At the WILDER Country club grounds
five feet of water was running in a
swift current. Water covered the
maple floor of the dance pavilion to
a depth of two feet. half submerged
the piano and seats, and 1t Is said
the floor, 100 by 140 feet, will be
warped and ruined. Water also filled
the cook and refreshment stands.
running all utensils and supplies ard
covered the airdone half way up
the amphitheater of seats. One Of
three screened and furnished cottages
used for camping in season, was
washed down the river. The gateway
and the high board fence surrounding
the grounds and the baseball park
were washed away. Water covered
the highway east of the river bridge.
five feet deep and two blocks wide,
and overflowed a concrete retaining
wall nearby. Five hundred new bur-
lap sacks were rushed from the Two
nechek mill to the river and filled by
workmen With dirt and sand and
piled to hold back the water. but they
were entirely covered with flood
waters and washed down stream.
At the farm of Stanley shimrada
water covered the feedyards and
stock pens and was rising into some
of the farm buildings.
The water will cause several hun
dred dollars damage to the machinery
In the power plant, which furnishes
WILDER with light and sells surplus to
the Beatrice Power company.
The river is running full Of drift
and a force of men are kept at the
bridge and the Zwonechek power
plant, trying to free the debris ana
save the property. A 160-acre field
of wheat, just coming up, Is flooded.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
t"Trusty" Tries 10 Hit Cop.

Salem. ore. oct. Nv. NJ. Cros.
hy. a convict trusty from the oregon
state penitentiary. was lodged IN the
city Jail yesterday 10 answer three
traffic violation charges growing out
OF his manipulation of one u the pri-
son trucks on a principal street here.
Crosby is charged with speeding the
truck at the rate Of SO miles an hour
through traffic. driving without a
license and careless and reckless driV.
ing. The latter charge is haSed on
the statement ~ the arrestinS motor
cycle officer. that when he command
Ell Crosby 10 stop. the convict tried
10 run him down.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-02
South Dakota Man Killed by
Fall on Pitchfork Handle

Volga, S. d.. oct 1.-Funeral serv-
lees were held here for Michael p.
Mans. wellknown farmer OF this vi
cinlty, who died from injuries re-
ceived when he slipped and fell on
the end OF a pitchfork handle. which
penetrated his body several inches.
He had just thrown down the pitch
fork and was preparing to follow 1t
from the hayrack on which he had
been riding when he lost his balance
and fell directly on the handle. the
tines of the work having stuck in
the ground, leaving 1t in a perpendi-
cular position.