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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-02
RalstOn Is Quiet

Smith is the only Democrat TO show
much progress during the past month.
Tor while McAdoo was suffering his
double setback. Underwood and Rails
ton We're not doing anthing to at
tract great attention.
THIRD PARTY:
Rumors and reports continue to be
the chief result Of efforts to ind out
just what the la Toilette third party
movement viii amount TO. I. is
pretty certain that La Toilette will no.
be an active campalgner. but that q
campaign viii be carried on in his
name IN dozen states or more.
Whether he and his progressive 2roup
VIII attempt seriously amy part in the
Cleveland convention is doubtful.
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tiaI.-Edltor
What is the average price to
pay for an American bear cub?
About $50.
How large an animal can a boa
constructor Overpower?
Nothing larger than a pig or a
small deer.
Who composed Kitchen cab
met" Of Andrew Jackson?
Francis p Blair. Amos Kendall, and
Isaac Hill. A newspaper stated that
Jackson admitted them by the back
door Of the White House in order that
their visits might escape observation,
hence the name Of Kitchen Cabinet
Are the ushers at a wedding all
friends Of the groom or may some
be those of the bride?
The ushers are chosen by the couple
from among their friends and rela-
tives. 1t does not matter whose per
sonal friends they are.
What is blood meal and for
what IS it used? Can It be made
at home?
Blood meal is used for feeding poul-
try and it is a by-product Of the
slaughter houses and put up by pack
ing houses It would be almost impos-
sible to make this at home as it re-
quires extensive machinery and high
temperature. However blood can be
fed to poultry, mixed with other meal.
What was the name Of Theodore
Roosevelt's first wife?
The first Mrs. Roosevelt was Alice
Hathaway Lee.
Did Helen Modjeska, the Polish
actress, ever live in this country?
Madame Modieska was very fond Of
America and in 1876 decided to retire
from the stage and settle on a ranch
in California. This new career proved
a failure, and she returned to the
stage.
Why are unmarried women
called spinsters?
Because in olden times unmarried
women spent their time in spinning
their wedding outfits.
What is the size Of the greater
Magellanic Cloud as compared to
the star Betelguese?
The greatest linear diameter of the
large Magellanic Cloud, according to
recent research, is four hundred mil
lion times as great as the linear dame
ter of Betelguese,<
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Broken in Spirit

They appear broken in spirit and
consider themselves betrayed.
Lack Of education has played an
important part in this alleged betrayal
Of the Indian.
Stories are galore of the Indian
who places his mark-inprint Of his
thumb-upon deed which he thought
leased his property for one year, but
which in truth sold it forever; Of the
Indian who thought he was selling
small part, but executed a deed which
sold all; Of the Indian who agreed to
sell for a fair price, but discovered
he had Signed" a contract for a much
lesser price.
The Indian is childllke. He is sus-
picious of the stranger. But once his
confidence has been won, he is guile
less in his trustfulness.
There are schools for the red men
but Of a random groupto 356 Indians
questioned, 1877 had never been to
school; only twelve had passed the
seventh grade, and many who had
obtained a smattering Of education
had forgotten all they learned.
If these Indians are to be lifted
from this existence, the move must
come from Government. The Indian
will not ask.
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CAL AND Al
HOLD SPOT
IN POLITICS
Primaries Shoot New York
Governor Ahead in PreSi-
dental Race,
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN

!
XVI ASHINGTON, May with
IW most Of the presidential prtmar-
- les and conventions out of the
way, the pre-convention campaign has
entered its final phase in both parties.
| In a little more than a month the Re
publican convention meets and two
weeks later the Democrats will as
| semble.
Here is how the National political
situation shapes up to observers here
at this point in the campaign:
REPUBLICAN,:
! Mr.. Coolidge expectations Of clinch-
/ ing his claim on the nomination at
/ Cleveland We're more than realized
/ during April and he now has a total
Of delegates, variously estimated at
from S25 to $50, depending on the es-
/ timator.
The few odd ones don't really mat
ter; what Is important is he viii not
only go into the convention with a
strange hold on the nomination, but
Will be able to dictate the vice presi-
/ Dental nominee and write the plat
form.
Johnson Routed
/ Senator Hiram Johnson, utterly
routed in his efforts to capture dele
gates within his own party. can do
nothing in the convention but try to
voice his protest against conservative
/ control and that probably will be
/ howled down. What Johnson's next
move Will be is not yet determined.
/ though he has threatened to sever all
| connection with the party.
1 DEMOCRATS.
Governor Smith of New York. shot
to the front towards the end Of April
as the outstanding Democratic candi-
date while William G. McAdoo suf-
fered a serious blow in reverses in
Massachusetts and Ohio Smith now
has around 100 delegates pledged to
him and eventually VIII control many
more: and from now Jn his campaign
viii be carried on with characteristic
vigor. Some observers see in James
NJ. Cox's sweeping victory in Ohio
over McAdoO, an addition to the Smith
strength on the theory that when the
time comes TO begin the Switches"
/ that may determine the nominee. Cox
viii be likely to swing Ohio's 50 votes
to Smith. But some Of Cox's friends
have a reverse idea-they say smith
eventually viii swing to Cox.
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Are the ushers at wedding all
friends Of the groom or may some
be those of the bride?
The ushers are chosen by the couple
from among their friends and rela-
tives. 1t does not matter whose per
sonal friends they are.
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WERE it for the glee clubs there would be little
,or holding that Cleveland convention, it seems.
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TIMES have changed In Biblical days. being anonted with
oil caused 0 inquisitive Senate
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What is the average price TO
pay for an American bear cub?
About $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-02

How large an animal can a boa
constructor overpower?
Nothing larger than a pig or a
small deer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-02

MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY footballists will T
us hoping thereby to gum the Of their opponents.
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LET'S keep eye Uncle Sam and what he does wit
his servant problem.
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THE construction of silk stockings strong enough
hold up 2O0pound shows that one somewhere
somehow, loves the fat ladies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-02

What was the name Of Theodore
Roosevelt's first wife?
The first Mrs. Roosevelt was Alice
Hathaway Lee.
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FIVE young in Drake University Iowa. claim the relay
championship having spelled 1900 in eight minutes
But why they in Iowa instead of Washington?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-10
NAV Use Chromium.

One of the dazzling foundations Of
the city Of the New Jerusalem as VI
stoned by st. John on the Isle of Pat
mos was made of a compound Of the
element, chromium. Another COM
pound of the same element may be
used to light the bungalows Of the
future. AS jacinth, chromium was
priced by oriental potentates as a gem.
In it's metallic form it may be en-
ployed by Americans to read news
papers On winter evenings. DR..
Francis p. venable. of North Caro-.
lima university, says that although zir-
conium is an unfamiliar element II
is really widely distributed, and he
suggests that its properties favor its
use as a substitute for tungsten in
~incandescent electric light filaments.
Before that is done, however, the
chemist will have to learn how to
remove the impurities from the metal
more readily.
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EySSiye.

There Is a certain congressman who
mas the reputation of being the neat
est fence %straddler in the profession,
a man who is always anxious to con-
ciliate everybody. A measure on
which there was a marked division Of
opinion was about to come up.
will the gentleman vote for this
bill If it comes up?" demanded a mem
Der, aiming a finger at the congress
man In question.
The latter looked from n side Of
the house to the other and slowly an
swered:
81 will"
Immediately the opposition broke
into a storm Of booing. AS o as
the member could make himself heard,
he continued:
not"
The other side was now In uproar
and the speaker added hastily:
ANSWER that question."-Ameri
can Legion Weekly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-10
ANCIENT CITY OF TYRE
Was Once Scene Of Many Furious Bat
tles-Now Town Of 5000
Inhabitants.

Decidedly. old Sidon is off the beaten
tourist track. Only the rare visitor to
the Holy Land ever tastes the distinc-
tive flavor OF its charm. Although the
names Of Tyre and SidOn, because Of
their recurrence in the Bible, and In
literature that has borrowed its image
ry from Scripture, are more familiar
to the civilized world tEan those of
some cities of a million inhabitants,
the actual places are seldom seen by
strangers.
These citles-or city sites, for today
Tyre is only an inconsiderable town
of about 5000 inhabitants, although II
was once the prize for which kings
and conquerOrs acknowledgements
thoughts Of the passing Of the pomp
and power of the past-"Sic transit
gloria mundi."
PharaOhs of Egypt, kings of Assyria
and Babylon and Persia and Greece
and Rome, as we'll as the Crusaders
and the MOslems, all fought furious
battles and maintained incredible
SIeSeS lOT lue capture VI lyit. al
though encrusted with historical as
sociations and literary traditions, this
once-pOwerful Tyre, which planted
Carthage and established colonies in
Europe, and was mistress of the Medi-
terranean, is now a ruin with few
traces Of its ancient grandeur, all hav-
ing been submerged by sand and sea.
SidOn is unlike all the other cities
of the world. Even the East Of which
il is a part has no other surviving city
to compare with it. Perhaps the
streets are not as old as they seem
for the city was cruelty decimated,
again and again, during the period of
the CruSades-nOt to speak of its
earlier vicissitudes and glOries-yet the
vaulted highways, low and narrow, i'm
press a visitor as having the flavor Of
immemorial antiquity. The drched
bazars of ConstantinOple and Damas-
cus. and the few vaulted streets of
old Jerusalem, are not to be compared
with the covered thOroughfares of
Sidon.-WllIiam 7. Ellis in Christian
Herald.
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A Tale of the Flatwoods
By DAVID
Author Of THE Blue Moon"
Copyright by The Bobbs- Merrill Co.

built. a SLOUGH hat pulled low over his
head, a swart face covered by a heavy
stubble Of black beard. and apparently
just drunk enough to be dangerous,
was roughly elbowing the crowd aside
as he stalked back toward the table.
Gimme some cake" he. growled.
Miss Martin, trembling on the verge
Of panic, passed a plate Of cake to
him. He snatched off q piece, held II
up CONTEMPORARY for a moment and
then slammed II back with a force that
dashed the plate from the timId little
teachers hand and scattered its CON
tents all about the table.
Jaw. h-ll, gimme some cake!"
The preachers shoulders lifted
where he stood stopped among the
women around the punch bowl. A
spark of anger leaped into the eyes
behind the spectacle3, and his fingers
curled toward his palms-a movement
that the others were too intent upon
the intruder to notice. But the flash
passed with the instant his shoulders
dropped; to his eyes came back the
look Of peering benevolence.
Friend" he called, still keeping his
place among the women, "dO you not
realize that you are intlmidating these
ladies and spelling this-ah-mcst en-
joyable EVENING" VIII you not please
-"
The swart-faced man stared insO-
lently at the preacher, a ~curiously he.
wildered look crossed his heavy face.
He seemed to study the dropping
shoulders, the studious eyes behind the
~spectacles.
Say, you pore devil Of 4 gospel
singer" he snarled, "who's r',unin'
this shown Dry up, r ' night take a
notion t sa'nter over nd twist y'ur
ear"
Turning back 20 trc able. he to0k
from his pocket an ugly clasp knife
and, %snatching up a big cake that stood
still uncut, a sort OF ornamental CEN
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terpiece that had been selected for the
honor because of it's size and beauty,
he hacked himself Off an enormous
slice.
There is that about a naked knife
a certain cold, iinching thought Of
sharp steel drawn across warm flesh
that no other weapon inspires. Women
gasped; children few 10 terror to their
parents; che desperate was left with
the cleared center Of the floor to him
self.
He hacked himself of another huge
section; gulped II down; laughed con-
temptuously, and slammed the rest OF
the beautiful confection at q window
with a force that snuffed out a candle
and shlvered the glass to splinters; he
glared around at the shrinking circle
and smacked the knife against the
palm Of his hand.
"Say, ladies'" he leered, his voice
sounding harsh and strident In the
dead silence OF the room, 'you n
the youngsters nee'n' Z git panicky. l
ain'r go'n' Z hurt you none. jist
sa'nter'd In Z git a look at a Jay I've
hear'n tell shoots up K'ntuckians."
The reference was too plain to be
misunderstood. Not a man there but
had heard of the shoct-up In the post
Office the evening before. Every eye
turned toward Jack Warhope. stand
ing a step or two In front Of the
shrinking circle-for tile others had
drawn back and he had not.
The eyes Of the desperate followed
the eyes Of the crowd. Slouching
across the fioor till the W. stood face
to face, he stiffened and glared with
dull savagery.
Texie. just back Of the preacher at
| the punch bowl, leaned across the
table and almost stopped breathing.
I'm a K'ntuckian."
Il low they was right sorry when
y'u left"
The reply stung the drunk man TO
madness. with unexpected vicious
ness he lunged and struck with the
knife.
The woodsman sprang back. warded
the blow with ready ~qnickness, and
whipped q vicious jab TO the chin that
/ pitched the intruder backward 70 the
door. But the blow. quick N Il was.
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CHAPTER VII
Fancies and Fence Rails.

affs Sb~S w
Jack Warhope made a one-handed
job of his work among the feed-pens
next forenoon, though II was a task
for two. The young woodsman was
immensely sensitive over the fact that
he was a bound boy. though Simon
Colin never obtruded II on him and
seldom exercised any sort Of authority
over him.
He allowed him to live on In the
cabin where his father and mother
had dreamed their dream, to come and
go as he pleased. The ST rewd old
money-lender probably knew that the
young mans high spirit would rrge
him further than any amount of exer
cised authority possibly could. And
simon Collin knew the race from
which his bound boy had sprung.
From the first. Simon's treatment Of
his bound boy had caused his neigh
bors no small wonder-it was so UNI
like him. He had sent him to the VIII
lage school till he outgrew II. and had
allowed him TO roam the woods with
out any sort Of restraint. Far from
d~iscouraging his very aptitude for
woodcraft. he had even loosened his
heart-strings--and his purse-strings ;
al Infinitely harder thing for him to
do--to the extent Of buying him the
best doubie-barreled shotgun the mar
ket afforded. and q revolver Of model
and workmanship as fine as the art of
revolver-making could produce at that
time-two gifts on which the boy GER
tainly cast no discredit.
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THE RED LOCK

had come the flick Of an instant too
late, the knife had found his flesh,
grazed the left side of his neck, ripped
through collar and tie and gashed his
shoulder halfway TO the armpit.
Right there the .Flatwoods showed
Its teeth. Fifty pistols leaped into
view. Al Counterman, far back In the
crowd, snatched a long barreled six
gun from somewhere under his blouse
and his lanky body stiffened to bal
ance, a light In his m eye no man
there I'VE seen before. Uncle Nick,
with q vigor that set at defiance his
weight Of years. hurled younger mer
aside and sprang into the cleared
circle.
But with so many women and chill.
dren present pistols were out OF the
question. The desperate doubtless
counted on this very fact. Stung to
madness by the blow, he leaped up
and lunged again with the knife.
This time he ran square into the
preacher. With a readiness and cour-
age hardly looked for in one OF his
cloth, he had stepped In front Of Jack
WarhOpe. his tall figure erect and SUI
perbly dominant.
Fifty flatwoodsmen, half crouched
and strainlng forward, stood staring.
The eyes OF the dark-faced man
stretched so wide that they appeared
TO bulge from their sockets. He lifted
a dirty hand, brushed il across the
wlry stubble Of his face and, like a
man half dazed, slowly shut the clasp
knife and put it back in his pocket.
Fifty f~iatwOOdsmen relaxed. straight.
ened; fifty pistols went back into
hiding.
The preacher slowly raised an arm
and pointed toward the open door.
The desperado's eyes dropped; he
rubbed his lips together as If to loosen
them; turned and staIked from the
room.
"Mebbe we ortn't t let I'm git
away" muttered a voice.
Jaw leave i'm 60" grunted Uncle
Nick, a ~curiOusly puzzled expression
on his face as he gazed at the open
door through which the renegade had
gone. He's licked-an' e amt wo'th
hangin'.".
The old man turned away, still with
he puzzled expression on his face,
motioned Jack to a chair at the side
OF the room and began examining his
hurt.
AT that moment Tekie slipped
fhrnuOh thu ornx,yl a,.,n ,-l;2z II
Of torn tablecloth In her hand, and
approached the woodsman. A smile
twisted his lips, and the girl. dipping
m of the strips In the cold water
Aunt Liza brought, began to wash the
blood from he gashed shoulder and
make II ready to be bandaged.
The preacher looked on a moment,
turned away and went back among
the women who were gathering again
about the punch bowl. The elaborate
frock coat and stiff neck stock had
again asserted themselves. The stoop
had come back to his shoulders; the
flare had left his eyes.
The girl, with fingers trembling.
glanced through the open door into
the square Of darkness that had swal-
lowed up the desperado; bent low
over the bandages, and brought her
face close to the woodsman's ear.
"Jack-he looked like-likeKen
would "a looked"
The woodsman started; looked into
the square of darkness; and then into
the girls face.
mo, mol" he whispered. "Even II
he was alive, he wouldn't a come
dow that-lOw-!"
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The Dav Befor

After the usual Saturday romp a
group OF children gathered In the
drawing room for some music.
AS bedtime drew near the mother
said: snow, children. choose a hymn
to finish up with and then you must
all say good night"
Lets have Ere again our Sabbath
close said a little girl Of seven.
swell, I think that would be o
suitable for tomorrow evening re
nlied the mother.
"Oa. but you always air a Sab
bath clothes on Saturdays" said the
child.
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1.-THE late Bishop TuttIe," said a st.
Louis man, liked 10 drive home his
statements with an anecdote.
He told me once about a tive-year.
old boy prodigy who was questioned
by q cardinal.
My boy the cardinal said, tell
me where God is and III give you an
apple
81 will give your eminence a bar
rel of apples said the boy, if you'I
tell me where he is not" 4
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-10
Apples Breathe Like Humans.

Scientists have found that apples
breathe just as human lungs do. An
apparatus has been perfected by which
the taking in Of oxygen is measured,
the most successful experiment having
been performed with the seeds of New
town pipp!ns. The seeds, in addition
70 taking in oxygen, give off carbon
dfOxide.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-10
Hl. Last Ruslnes. Deal.

The ship was settling down rapidly.
The passengers and crew were rush
ing hither and thither. The captain
alone stood calmly at his post. when
he was approached by an excited old
Jew. who demanded:
"vos the ship sinkingr'
"Yes."
"And all the boats vas washed
avayr"
Again the answer came: yes"
"Then who wants TO buy a diamond
ring for fourpenceT
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An imposition.

A Yorkshire farmer was asked to
The funeral OF his n~eighbos's third wife.
and as he had attended the funerals
of the FIRST two. his own wife was
surprised when he Informed her that
he bad declined the Invitation.
On being pressed for a reason. ne
mid, with hesitation: swell. you see.
ass. Il makes a chap feel a bit awk.
ward 10 be ailus accepting other folks
ivilities when he never has anything
u the sort to ask 'em back TO-"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-10
Romans Made Bridgetvork
of Gold and Capped Teeth

There are specimens in the museums
capped teeth and did bridgework of
various kinds in gold, and probably
also used gold wire in various ways
for the tiXatiOn of loose teeth.
The Romans transplanted teeth and
a slave maiden was sometimes re-
quired to give up a tooth to be i'm
planted in her mistress mouth. after
she had lost one for any reason.
In one of the laws of the Twelve
Tablets at Rome, the date of which
is not later than $50 Il C., II was
forbidden 20 bury gold with a corpse.
except such gold as WIS fastened TO
the teeth.-Detroit News.
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'DANDELION BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for 80 years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
of "Dandelion" for 30 cents.-Adv.
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JudQment

WAS your uncie's mind vigorous and
sane up TO the very lastT"
One OF the Heirs-That we don't
know as yet. The will will not be
opened until tomorrow.