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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-02-04
a MYarERY oF ARoAITEoTURE
The Deceptive Irregularities In the
Parts Of Greek Temples.

Parts Of Greek Temples.
There could. apparently. be no more
obvious and simple plan of construc-
ton than that of Doric temple. A
horizontal weight resting on vertical
supports is the most primitive Of
architectural ideas, and the temple is
really nothing else. The traveller In
Greece or Sicily, coming upon these
gaunt colonnades, is inclined to won
der at the pleasing effects obtained by
such simplicity, but does not question
the simplicity itself. Yet this simpli-
city is but mask. Beneath it turks
a subtlety to which there is nothing
comparable in the art of any other
people.
Penrose's measurements revealed
the fact that the temple in all its
parts and proportions was under the
influence of certain infections, which
infuse kind Of mystery into the most
matter-of-fact appearances, and which
meet with attempts at summary des-
cription with gentle contradiction.
Nothing seems more evident, for in
stance than that the peristyle, as the
parallelogram of columns forming the
temples outer wall is called, is of
mathematically regular construction.
1t is composed of so many vertical
shafts, of equal size and height, stand
ing equidistant from each other on a
fiat platform, and supporting veri-
calfaced entablature of horizontal ex-
tension. Scientific analysis, however,
gently negatives every one of the
statements. These columns, it an
.swers us, do not stand vertically, but
imperciptibly lean inward. They are
not quite of equal height, nor of exact
Iy the same dimensions, for the angle
shafts and their next-door neighbors
are slightly thicker than the rest.
They do not stand equidistant, for In
each colonnade the gaps are little
reduced as the corner is approached.
They do not rise out of fiat plat
form; the platform is in very slight
degree curved, or cushion-shaped.
Neither is the entablature either up
right or of horizontal extension. It
means inward a trife, like the
columns, and is, therefore, not verti-
cal, and it is slightly curved, like the
platform, and is, therefore, not hori-
Zoltal.
Baffied in this way, and headed of
at every turn, the spectator feels like
some traveller in middesert, who, rid
ing down to blue rock, finds to his
establishment the water recoil from
him and his lake dissolve in air.
Nothing in this strange art is what It
seems to be. The most obvious facts
turn out not to be facts at all. And
the closer we carry our examination,
the more the mystery spreads and
deepens. 1t infects the whole temple.
It touches and alters cornice and
frieze, architrave and abacus, capital
and column. 1t reaches to the founda-
tions and even to the flights of steps
which form even to the approach to
the building. There is not single
feature, nay, there is not a single
stone, in the structure which is un-
conscious of this mystery or which is
in itself the mechanically regular and
rectiIinear object it seems to be.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-02-04

Funniman Now there's your hus-
band coming. Mrs. Candour Let's
make little surprise for him. Mrs
Funniman and / win hide behind the
curtains here and you can tell hini
that the expected guests haven't
come. Then wen step out and sur
prise him."
fEnter Mr.. Candour.) Mrs. Candour
observing orders) Well, John, cur
expected guests have disappointed US,
NJ. and Mrs. FunnimaH haven't
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-02-04
rRIcKs oF WOUNDED wILDEowL
Face Death Under Water Rather Than
the Hunter Above.

race OSdLH OnQSr NtatSE natHCI IMAM
the Hunter Above.
The cunning exhibited by certain
species of wildfowl when wounded is
remarkable. Many duck hunter has
winged birds from flock and seen
them dive, never apparently to re-
turn to the surface again. Certain
kinds of ducks which are obtuse in
their willingness to come to decoys
become. when struck by a bullet, lit
tie devils of almost sarcastic clever
ness.
A case in point occurred not long
ago when duck hunter on the st.
Lawrence showered a big coot with
fine shot from his boat secluded in a
rush bed. The duck first attempted to
rise, but discovering that its wing
was crippled Immediately dropped in
to the water again and dove. The
hunter stood up in his boat with his
gun levelIed for second shot at the
bird when it should come to the sur
face, but he waited in vain for the re-
appearance of his game.
There were few ducks flying to oc-
cupy his attention, so he determined
to row out and solve if possible the
mystery of the coot's disappearance.
The water under his decoys was shall
low enough for him to see clearly the
weed covered bottom, and he padded
carefully about near the spot where
he had seen the wounded duck lunge
below the surface. Suddenly, in the
clear water below the gunwale of his
boat, he saw the solution of the
mystery.
Anchored a few feet from the bot
tom by thick reed stalk, wings out
stretched and head hanging Imply
down over his back, was the body Of
the elusive coot. With the tension of
a death grip it was evident he had
clutched the weed to keep himself
from rising again to the surface
where he had received before the pain
from the wounding bullet. Rather
than give himself up to this strange
enemy, he had preferred to remain at
the bottom.
Running his oar blade into the
water the hunter tried to detach his
game but so tenaciously did the feet
cling that it was only by severing the
weed itself that the duck was brought
again to the surface. Even when
taken into the boat the birds death
grip remained fast upon the rush
stalk
Another instance of the straits to
which wounded duck will resort in
eyading hunter was furnished by
an American golden eve. The bird
had been wounded among decoys in
"a small water hole of a frozen lake.
When he dove and failed to reappear,
the hunter walked to the other side Of
the hole, and there through the trans
parent ice, was astonished to see his
game swimming with both feet and
wings along just under the ice. 1t
was evident that the wounded duck,
in its fright, had gone under the ice,
and was frantically swimming about
in search for an opening. The hunter
followed the desperate bird for some
little distance. Then the poor
creatures strokes began to grow
weaker, the wing action ceased and
finally the body lay still against the
under surface Of the ice. With an
ak the hunter chopped out the
drowned duck.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-02-04
The USEFULNESS or SAM

e 81 don't understand, myself, how
you can have anything to do with
HIS, much less like him." said the
TIM, serious man with the black
gtring necktie. 'eYou can apologize for
his faults all you've mind to, but
we'll of course if he's friend of
yours"
"Bless your heart! I'm not apologize
ing for him." said the man with the
muttonchop whiskers. 81 know his
faults just as well as You do-maybe
little better"
"How can you find any pleasure in
his society?" asked the thin man. HE
certainly hasn't any very original
IDEAS"
Very few people have, so far as
that is concerned" said the man with
the mutton-chop whiskers. IF I in
sisted on original ideas from every
fellow l talked with I'd be mighty
lonesome.
BESIDES, / have a chance to give
him a new point of view, and that's
always worth while. don't know
any greater pleasure than to watch
, the dawning light of intelligence in
Iacklustre eye when you are eluci-
dating something or other"
'Tssuppose l must try to conceal it,
thcil," said the thin man. Il wasn't
talking about his mental acquire
ments so much, though, as The
thin man paused.
"As his vices, suppose you would
say, supplied the man with mutton
chop whiskers. you needn't hesitate.
know he CANDLES"
''He CANDLES, and for the means of
gambling he deprives his wnfamily,"
| said the thin man severely. Nov,
that's the sort of thing I can't con-
done. 1t may be uncharitable, but I've
no use for a man who doesn't look
after his family.
81 look after my family" said the
man with the mutton-chop whiskers.
"There are times, though, when | feel
that I am not doing as well as l
might by them.
Il indulge myself in certain little
luxuries at the expense Of their COM
fort, no doubt. I don't think you
would ever hear them complain. rs
matter of fact, i don't suppose they
suspect it. But my conscience does
and begins to operate its littlestinger
When that happens l say to my
corscience: Look at Sam and see
what he does. Do l come within a
hundred miles of being as mean as
Sam?"
Well. perhaps not says my con
science. You'd certainly snow~up to
great advantage by the SIDE Of Sam
"There may be something in that,
of course" admitted the thin man.
when / think of Sans stiffness
l set great idea of my own honesty.
When | consider the way he soaks l
congratulate myself on my own
.gobriety, just as my insight and COM
prehensive grasp of subject seem
more uncommon after halfhours
conversation with Sam.
II may be feeling mighty small
potatoes and few to the hill when
Sam drops in on me, but by the time
he has exposed a few of his most
unamiable traits swell visibly. !
go eway from him feeling my bosom
glow with consciousness of virtue.
If catch sight of my reflection in
shop window l feel like taking off
my hat to it."
"Of course, If it's on that account,
it's different" said the thin man.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-02-04

"A successful fnancier Is q man who
sin separate 0theE linen from their
NQneX sh0pt th~ es 4 Rahag.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-02-04
Friendly inquiry.

What are you doing now7"
@I'm in the freight service of ths
I. Y. & q. Railroad" =.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
LIBRARY NOTES

No art or science so conspicuously
demonstrates evolution in culture
and thought as poetry. This is
shown, not only by content, form,
phrase, color and cadence, but by the
portrayal of popular sentiment and
National consciousness. To obtain
an idea of the real significance of
historical events and current issues,
it is well to refer to the poetry of
the period.
According to the opinion of the
critics and the evident beauty of
modern verse, radically different
than the former, we are now at the
beginning of a Renaissance, espe-
cially in America where the varied
racial temperaments are merging in
to a distinct literary individuality. If
you have never enjoyed classic poe
try, you will find the realistic mod
] ems very interesting.
Representative books of modern
poetry in the Library are E. A. Rob
inson's Collected Poems, Carl Sand
burg's "Smoke and Steele" Edgar
+ Ice Masters Spoon River Anthology
Song of Three Friends Neihardt
Shropshire Lad-Housman, Vigils-
Kilmer, Song of the Trail-Knibbs
Pictures of the Floating World-Amy
Lowell, Love Songs and Dark OF the
Moon by Sara Teasdale.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
Range Horses Facing
Severe Winter and Feed
Supply Is Very Short

CIRCLE. II Range horses, which
have been a curse to the farmers and
stockmen of this country for several
years, are faced with a severe win
ter and poor feed on the range Re-
ports brought to Circle by stockmen
indicate that with deep and drifted
snow on top of an icy covering on
the grass caused by a rain followed
by a sudden drop in temperature, is
causing the former much-admired and
useful cayuse to find ''poor pickings,
and the animals are daily losing
weight, and some have started eating
the salt grass, referred to by old
range men as starvation grass" The
work horses are in pastures and are
being fed this winter. It was former
ly the custom here to turn them on
the range to rustic.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
Parent Teachers Assn. f.
Met December 18th

At the last Parents and Teachers
Association, which met December II
at the PlentywOod High School, an
interesting discussion arose relative
to the proposed County High School.
As previously suggested at the meet
ing preceding this last, discussion of
the high school was in order, and a
Committee to investigate into the
matter was to be chosen. In the dis
cussion, Mr.. Greer and Mrs. Erickson
suggested that the Committee to be
in charge of this investigation look
into the statements which are being
circulated stating that Plentywood
Schools had been receiving sums of
money which do not belong to it.
1t was suggested by both these speak
ers that if such were the conditions,
Plentywood could never hope to have
the County High School situated in
this city unless a fair adjustment was
made. Mr.. Onstad was of the opinion
that bringing up this matter relative
to the apportionment of County
School monies was out of order, and
had nothing to do with the sugges
ton of a County High School,
Finally a Committee was selected
consisting of Henry Barner, VIM
Erickson, Mrs. Helm, Mrs. A. F. Nc
Lean and Viggo Petersen to look in.
to the matter further, and repor
back to the next meeting. The pro.
position of a County High School il
something which undoubtedly viii
bring many parents and friends t.
the next gathering of the P. T. A.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
LOca1NeVes

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mckee were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Faa-
borg for Christmas dinner.
Walter Rasmussen is spending his
Christmas vacation with friends and
relatives In the Dagmar country.
DR.. G. E. Campbell and sons were
entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard M. Lewis at a sumptu-
Gus dinner Christmas day at one
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Hanson enter
tanned at dinner last Wednesday
evening in honor of Miss Helga
Hendrickson, twelve buests were pre-
j sent and a sumptuous dinner was
served in four courses.
Miss Ruby johnson arrived home
last Thursday from Winona, Minneso-
Ia where she is attending the Mime
sofa State Normal college. She will
spend her holiday vacation here visit
ing her mother, and many old time
school mates and friends.
Messdames Ostby and Debing en-
tertained a number of their friends
at bridge party last Tuesday after
noon at the nome of Mrs. Ostby
Bridge was played for a few hours
and luncheon was served at five
o'clock.
DR.. G. E. Campbell received a tel
egram Christmas day to the effect
that his wife had died at Phoenix
Arizona, where she was a patient il
the Sanitarium. The remains will b,
shipped to their old home in mime
t sofa for interment Mrs. Campbell
is we'll known in Plentywood havin,
lived here for number of years ant
was popular in all circles.
c. F. McNulty delivered a load o
2 wheat to the local mill last Tuesday
and received in return his winter
supply of flour. Mr. McNulty de
livered the first load of whea
. ground into flour at the mill whe1
the mill was opened six years age
and has brOt a load every year since
The following marriage license
were issued this week at the offic
of the Clerk and Recorder: Geral
E. Stevens of Poplar and Miss Are
son of Antelope; William A. Gruns
! of CulbertsOn and Miss Della Bars
: ness of Homestead; Charles Millar
of Paisley Brook, Sask and Ms
Marie Merwin; Oscar Barsness o
+ Homestead and Miss Doveline O
a Medicine Lake.
The members of the Womens Aux
Hilary of the American Legion wi
], meet at the home of Mrs. Henri
e Barner on Wednesday evening, Jan
:, uary 18th. All old members an
women who are eligible are urged t
be present that we may get the men
V bership in to headquarters at tn
+ earliest possible date. No cards wi
be sent out to announce this meeting
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31

and which at one time stood to 6
for conviction proved short-lived,
when Sen. Helm of Alabama deliv-
cred a violent attack on the entire
trial, including the jury, several
hours after the verdict was made
known.
The attack in the senate was not
aided by any other senators except
Walsh of Montana, who rose to de-
fend the judge who presided at the
trial, but the failure of senators to
reply to the harsh Indictment Hef-
lin drew revealed an undercurrent of
resentment that may break out in
more violent form.
While the condemnation is of little
value so far as the verdict is con-
cerned, a new trial is coming, in
which Fall will stand accused with
Harry F. Sinclair of a similar con-
spiracy relating to the transfer OF
! the Teapot Dome reserves. In that
! case, the transfer Of 100000 IN {
black satchel will not enter, but there
will be a charge that Fall benefited
to the extent of $23O,OOO in oil stool
as a result of that lease.
Helms attack on the judge ant
on counsel for the government dic
not meet with the approval of attor
/ neys generally, or others who dis
agreed with the verdict. The smoke
screen created by the attorneys 70
Fall and Doheny diverted the atten
ton of the jury from the principa
facts, which were not shaken by al
the eloouence that the attorneys 70
the accused could bring to bear Hi
charge, however, that justice pun
ishes only the poor man, not the rich
seems to have found sympatheti
response among most of those VIII
have watched the progress of tn
trial and the evidence that disclose
the shady transaction.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31

on this years basketball team.
Kind Of a istlessness prevails, which
may be borne of too deep respect for
their personal idea of how good
they. are, and which is bound to weak
en the team.
1t is hoped that the boys will get
into the fighting game like Glib Zeid-
Ter Is doing this year and forge to
the front, which is possible if the
whole team gets into action and does
not allow two or three to play the
whole game.
The Wolf Point aggregation is one
OF the best basketball machines vet
seen on the floor here, and being
players of much experience in the
grades and high school, have an edge
on teams with one or two years ex-
perience.
The next game the brentwood
High School team plays here will be
with the Scobey team on January ID.
Everyone get out and cheer the
boys on to victory.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
PIentywood School Notes

Last Monday evening the town was
given a real treat in the Cantata.
There was a record crowd at the
Temple and according to all reports
the production was huge success.
1t was said by some to be as good a
school production as they had ever
heard. We are looking forward to
the next entertainment that will be
given by the school.
Miss Scott was absent from school
two days last week on account of i'll
ness.
After the Christmas vacation the
afternoon class Of the first grade will
come in the morning and the morn
ing classes will come in the after
noon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
PLENTYWOOD WINS
FROM MED. LAKE
Fast Game Ends With PlentywOOd on
Long End of ScOre-POOr Shooting
Features Game.

Saturday night the town teams of
Medicine Lake and Plentywood clash
ed at the Farmer-Labor Temple in
fast game, PlentywOod winning by a
score of II to 9.
The game started out with 2 points
PlentywoOd which was tied by a
basket by Medicine Lake, and from
then on until the whistle blew, end
ing the game it was nip and tuck,
first PlentywOod taking the lead and
then Medicine Lake.
The Plentywood players, however,
kept the ball in their territory most
of the time, which no doubt was their
salvation as the basket-shooting on
the part of the home boys was, if
it may be said, just terrible. The
ball bounced up and down the board
and wouldn't even come near to drop
ping through the loop. Open shots
received the same fate as well guard
ed ones. The Medicine Lake boys
were unable, however, to work the
ball down to their territory with
any success and had to resort to long
shots which were mostly unsuccess-
full.
The game was fast and of unusual
interest to the spectators because of
the closeness of the score and those
who did not attend the contest be-
tween Medicine Lake and Plentywood
missed a good game.
Medicine Lake has one of the best
mems teams which that town has
ever put out and before the season
is over will no doubt have many
scalps hanging to its belt.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
WOLF POINT DEFEATS
P'WOOD H. S. TEAM
Win Game In First Half-Plenty-
wood Boys Hold Their Own IL Sec
Ond Half-WOlf Point Team Fast.

In a well-played game Monday
night at the Farmer-LabOr Temple,
the Wolf Point High School boys
team took the local boys into camp
to the tune Of Is to 10 before a pack
ed house.
In the first half the score stood
III to 2 in favor Of Wolf Point, but
in the second half, the local boys
took a squirt and held their own ana
also gdihed point tt
Right here, Il might be said, that
some of che old fighting spirit Of
last years players seems % De lack.
nF this year in one or tNo oi ~.
r'ngrn rha as believer nrelrI
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
8
Bank Failures Due to
e Frozen" Farm Credit, 9
f. President Is Warned

WASHINGTON. - Frozen
credit in the middle west farm
belt, which is blamed for a score
of recent bank failures in Iowa
is showing every indication of
. spreading, and unless the situa-
ton is corrected it win become
serious" President Coolidge was
informed by Allen Moore, regub-
lican national committeeman form
: Illinois, who called at the White
> house and talked farm relief with
the executive. Moore informed
Mr.. Coolidge there is no let-up in
the grain belts demands for re-
lief legislation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
AL ANDERSON
WOULD MEET moe
Nels Makes Good Impression In Can
ada and Draws Attention of West
ern Canada Heavyweight Cham
piOn Boxer. FE FL
Moose Jaw, Can.
Dec %. 1926.

Moose Jaw, Can.
Dec. %, 1926.
Sporting Editor,
The Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir:
From numerous newspaper reports,
l notice Nels Moe has been fighting
successfully on this side of the bor-
der, and also that he has been broad
casting challenges all over Canada.
In a recent report of his fight in
Melville, Sask., he claims Plentywood
Montana as his home town. Al An
derson, heavyweight champion OF
western Canada has just come down
from Calgary to accept Noes chal-
lenge but discovers Moe has flown
back to Montana. If Moe is sincere
Al Anderson will go down to Mon
tana and fight him in his home town
brentwood. Anderson is ready tc
take on any man in Montana or Can
ada. He made monkey out of Jack
Reddick a few weeks ago and prom
ises to do likewise to Moe if ever ne
meets him in the Squared Circle. An
derson would like a match as sooT
as possible as he intends going t
the coast soon. Trusting you vii
publish this in your valuable pape-
and bring Nels Moe into action.
I am yours truly,
ERNIE MAY,
Manager of Al Anderson.
7O6 Stadacona Ave
Moose Jaw, Sask., Can.
Editors .note-At this time Nh
Moe is quarantined with his famil
which has scarlet fever-When tn
family will be released is not know
for a certainty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
CITY TEAM SUFFERS
FIRST DEFEAT
Quintent Composed of FrOid, Medi-
cine Lake and Homestead Players,
Take Local Players Into Camp at
Froid.

Monday evening the Plentywood
City team. minus Ostby and Ole
Fiske. went 20 Froid, where they
PLAYED the National Guard team Of
that city. losing by a score Of 81 20
81.
The home boys put up a brilliant
fight. considering that the game was
called shortly after arriving az troid,
stiff and cold from a long drive. In
the second half. after being thor
oughly warmed up the score stood
l3 % ~ for the half.
According TO the score, and the
fact that one Of Plentyw0od's best
players, ole Fiske, was unable to be
present, the Plentywood team should
win handily from the Froid aggre-
cation with its full strength.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31
Fall-DOheny Verdict
Starts Criticism of
Jury and Prosecutor
Bv MARX LEWIS.

Washington II (FP)-The vindica-
ton that Fall and Doheny felt was
theirs as a result Of their acquittal
by a jury which was out 10 hours
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-31

H. G. Peterson, we'll known farm
er of the Redstone territory, was a
business visitor to the county capital
Thursday and while in the city paid
this office a pleasant visit.