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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1921)
.Tiirnsn.tr. J.txr.tnr.ii, ir2i. rpooK (lorTtrr joiuxal rt i LIGHT- CN ANCIENT HISTORY lomi lnterslr.0 Dt Boeing on th ttilnu Popl Known to Fmo tht "Aeft." Kvlilrntly some mi ho hud eaten great (li'ul nf army corned ti--f In Kunip wrul thl mini-lug In tli "Watch cm th KliliM'," remark tliv Youlh'l ('imipauliiii. Tin- plec li beaded. "iMHUiiient Published In th loir 2473 A. D by an American His torian" : I hav ut been Jouiiirylug along Hit Kill nt gathering dim oil lb an elrlit IrllMt of nuti known Hi Aef. Th origin of till firing potl la na of (lit great mysteries of history, Mkwl llitlr audili-n extltictloo tiaa btto Jut aa baflllnK. Ttit Af appeared In western Ku ropt vry auddenly about ilit- tlm of Ut biltinln( of tli Teutonic (lurk age Ilia latter part of the aormii) dcd of Hit Twentieth witury. Kor abort rtod they flooded In great buoiher Hit enilr territory of !ul from th I'yrrne to the Ithlti. Then they suddenly vouched. It wa recently thought that Hut had been found to tin- kind of food ten by these nmmida. In au old collar IB Andernaeh llicr wer found What at flrat looked like iv(iillnrly ahaped brick, but what Inter proved to bt tain of trange sort of ment. tVrttiln Invfftllgatnr noon d'fldi'd that tlila could b nothing oilier tlmn do pluint meat, and student were aliout to mak tripe to Africa In wnrih of further evidence, when th renuli of nm chemical tent . iulillili"d. Tlil aliowi-d Unit till" went at lean 1007 year old, If nm very imi h ldr and aa tli Act were In tiitul bout fl-M) year ago, It I flly to be Uv tlmt thl atore of food belonged to tlim. It la iiiiKh more probable that It was loft tln ro nt th time Unit nlbat and hi oMier and elephant aupply trnln nindo tlii'lr lung expedi tion axnlnot R e. It If probably a good thing for Amer lea that tli mysterious dlNiippi-urimc f th Aofa came about, for titer I plenty of evidence tlmt thl bnrbnrle r was planning to migrate to Nortb America and Uibltih Itself on that Continent permanently. HISTORIC TREE NEARING END Elm at Wathlngton, CloMly Aoeiatd Wlthamul f. B. Mor, Will 6oon B Oon. Another landmnrk In Washington I near dent ruction. Tht old "Mre Elm," under whoa lide Knmnel F. U. Morn iixcd to apt-nd hi llurc hour hll working on hi Invontbm Of thr tplcgriiph, will anon b rMtiovd, Hi tn w planted In If'JO. In th wirly forth- th future Inventor of tho tplogrnph ued to foregHtbor with bl pronlo and niiifr men and cnirk JokHi nbnut th "linim!!!!" nd "crnxy" Invention of th magnetic telegraph on which he h working. Th tree wn In fnmt of tht old Wll lard hotel. . Blnce llione day th old Itntot him been r'pl'"d by a modern eleven tory hiwtelry. Mor, who Inven tion mine true In 18-14, died In 1872. But the tre remained. nut It I now In Ita deth hour In pit of nuiny operation of "tree ur ery" mid nil known Hppllciition of "tree medicine" practiced by Washing ton.'! auperlnU'tident of city purka. Hou of Mud. Women In Ciillfonilu lire building boil Hen with their uwu fair lutndx. Whnt la inoro, they r iimkliig th brick. The hrlck. however, nr of the kind poken of In the Illhle a iiihiI by the people of iKriiel In Kgypt I. e.. of clayey viirth mixed with KtrHW for a binder. The atrmv I. InrtlspeiiMilile. 1 and It will be remembered how th Israel Hen "kicked" became it wua Dot provided. ' Such brlcka are merely nn bnked. lilKHloimry prlmta In Culifonila In the arly diiya ued them for building churchei and other atrurture which, covered with atueco, were very hand- , aome, Tliee 'dobe building 'were also ItibMiiiiitlal, weatherproof and endur ing, a I teatltled by ninny that atlll itnnd, unimpaired by the wear of cen turle. . With Inbor o high and material! likewise, the Idea of a mud dwelling, which one can put up for onevelf, eajn tht children helping, ha lta attrac tion , Th Dress Problem In th Orient The Yokohama Reform association ttcently lent a communication to th mayor requesting his co-operation In endeavoring to prevent coolie and workmen appearing In public place With Insufficient clothing to conform with western Ideas of propriety. Tbe association' spokesman itated that the reason for the request l! the pres ence of a large number of foreigners to tht city, and the sight of the scant ily clothed persons on the streets and In tbe tramcars will tend to give them an unfavorable opinion of the city. From the Japan Advertiser. Knocking a Tradition. ' Turkey Is a tradition. Because tb Pilgrim parents were rotten shot! and couldn't kill a quail on a bet, turkey ' was all they could find for meat on that memorable day. They had been on a diet of clams so long that mayhap ' oven turkey tasted like food to them. ' But that Is no excuse for wishing th blamed thing onto posterity and mak ing It a sacred duty to gnaw a bundl Of concentrated flddlestrlngl on tht last Thursday of every Novemher. TopeUa On pi till BURROWED' BY PRAIRIE DOG "Dtvll'i Corkx-rtw" round In Wilt, tm Mwuntaln and Plaint Art Nt Longer a Mytry. Of th mnn foll which hart coin out of th nioiiiitHlii and plain of th Went, few hnve excited wider Interwt than th "devil' eorkcrw," found, In rock of th Mlocent period. In northwestern Ncl.ntuka. They art uaunlly white, and atand nut clearly galiit tb huff bnckground of th rock which lricloe them, often attain ing length of ifi feet, with many twlat and turn, ending at tlmea 1 1 Inrg bulb, with occasional lde pa nge. When flrt dlneovered It w thonght that the gigantic "eorkacrew" wer bug et rilled rlnea of root of mnt ' 'truiig plunt. Ktudy of the "rork erew,H however, failed to reveal any ' trace of plant atructur. Ijiter th keleton of an animal Ilk th badger wa found In a I erg bulb nenr th end of th "corkucrew," and hone of , a mnll rnl and mnll deer wer I fiMind In oiheri. After that It waa dlwuvered that mnny of them con tained bone of a anmll burrowing animal about th of the wentern ' prulrle dog. Kxruvntlon of actual re cent priilrle-d"g burrow, afrer filling them wjth thin plinter of parla, ; bowed an Intereatlng fact: th bur- 1 row of th pnitrl dog am) the pre hllortc "corkucrew" were clowly aim liar. The uiymory la conaldered olved. SHOWED SKILL AS ENGINEERS Anclnnti Did Remarkabl Work Con idaring th Limited Mechanical Miana at Hand. Tlmt nclnt Oreek nd nomnn en gineer wer Insctiloim well na Willful I proved by the work ihat ar mill extant, for itiHiHiice when th Kupnlluo. Ixlnnd of Santo, water work mentioned by lleroilmu were rotihtmeled In the middle of the Sixth century B. C, a tunnel alxutt on mil long wn driven tbrpugh th Katro mon nl ii In, certainly a rcpeculile ichlevement when one coimliler the limited mechanical mean at the dl ponal of the huildt-rY From the hook! of the Alexandrian mathematician Heron, one ee that ancient engineer knew how to flgur beforehand tb dliwtlon of a tnnnel. The fine medical Itifttromenta, of which mnny hnve been excavated, give evidence of high me chanical aklll. Ancient Inxtrument milker mnnufncttired clepn.vdrna (wa ter clock) that could b carried In pocket and device ned by Hero phllo to measure the tempernttir of pntlent. T. prent-dny lnt machine and tnxlme'er ar tmltntlon of fin llnr ancient Invention. Even to bal listic war machine ancient people ap plied Idea which piny an Important pnrt In modern wnrfnre the "poly bon" being In a certnln nteanlng, the predeceHsor nf our repeating anna, and the "monnnkon," of the mine thrower. Crd:td With the Word Bohemia. The novelist to whom nature owea the word bohemla not In the geo graphical sense, but a moral condition -wa prrlmps Henri Murper, If th word cun be aicrilied to nny one writer. Henri Slurger, novelist and poet, wa born Murch 24. 1K"2, In Pari. He made attractive to bin reader tho p,.u...,nu.lu It.. .....1. .....4 .r-inmi-ifx- ...r ... n.i.-.- mm dent in I'livlx. mill left some cIhhhIi tnle and onr of IUolule thriftles iiea and lllemry liiiiecuiiloslty. Murg er wn trained for the profewdon of luw, became for a time secretary of fount Leo Tolstoy, but, like that earll er bohemliin, Vlllen. be cho dlssl pntlon rather limn decency. He tiled In a charity hnspitul In Paris In A monument lias been erected to hi memory, but not without protest. Sev eral of Miirger's ongs have heen trans ited by Andrew Lang In ''Ibillnds find Lyrics of Old France," published In 1872. Printing Stamps by Millions. Few lubor-suvliif,' tuucUlue are more Ingenious In conihliiliig a number of operations, or more Impressive In the amount of work they do, tlmn the new .tamp-printing presses or the United States bureau of printing and engrav- Ing. Each pros, with two operators, moisten, prlnls, gum and rolls a total of 4,000,000 postnge stamps In an eight-hour day. states an article In Popular Mechanics. The perforations are made both lengthwise and acrosa. both the roll and the punches being .rfi.,.tM.. fr ..umnn Vw RUjllKIUI'IC .r II'r-,i"lll V'I Vptl S IU , In front, take care of the unwinding roll and adjusts It path to the per forators by menu of a Bcrew. The other operator, at tbe rear, regulates the speed of tbe machine and Inspect! the finished work. , Finally, the roll la cut Into sheets of 400 stumps each. Keep Pae With th Child. When the child I n tiny creature, the parent must exe-rclse self-control, ' gentleness, tact never allowing her , temper to Interfere with judgment or , to cause her to speak harshly or In ; anger, says Mothers' Magazine. As ! years go on, the most loving child Ii i also a critic, "Mother's way" hal here- J tofore seemed to him the beat way. ' It rests with the mother to make It I seem so always. To this end she must keep pace with her boys and girls In thought, In education, In new Ideas. Parents cannot go to school again, but they can have their minds alert and ! open for all new facts. And they j can watch their own manners and j language so that the children can con- tlnu to use these as models. Terrebonne kkwh wrttM fV5 Mr. Mry Davldkon and Mra. D. II. Call were joint holci' t tur key dinner lat Sunday. Tho pre ent were Mr. George Gale and three on of Kedmond. Mr. and Mr. W. 1 Pickett and Mr. and Mr. T. Alder dyce of Terrebonne. Mr. and Mra. Galbraltb and family were a Odin Fall aa gueaU of F. P. Rawnon. Mr. Pickett and Mra. McClay and Mra. Oat wer caller at the borne of Mra. P. D. Han) Monday. T. Larien of Belllngham baa pur chased the boua known aa the Al meter houao. H will place It on bl ranch nortb of town. Mr. and Mr. Everett Parr return ed bom Wednesday. They hav been vUltlng relative near Tacoma. Mra. Trajonan lajtt Odin Falla for a week rialtlDK Mr. and Mr. F. V Rawnon. i V. Wray of Yakima la vlltlng at tbe home of bl daughter, Mra. J. McFaddun. ' Mra. J. Detrlch and daughter Ade line were vUltlng at tbe home of X. Elliott laat Hurlday. Albert Mackey brother of Mer chant W. Mackey,' ii flatting in Ter rebonne. George Douglai of Gibbon, Neb., li here looking after tbe estate of bi brother, the late Cliarleg Doug la. Local Bricklayer Accused of Inflicl i lng Wound; Gave Himself t'p to the Police Due, It la said, to a quarrel which began two years ago, A. L. Reynolds, I a rancher of Bear Creek Butte, ia In j the hospital with a dangerous wound Tn hia left ilde. and C. C. McNeely. I well' known brick mason, la charged; with assault with a dangerous weap on. The argument, according to wlt ' nesses, occurred in the Pastime pool hall at 8:80 Tuesday evening, on tbe occasion of Reynolds' first visit in Bend since the trouble with McNeely started. The two men met and in dulged in a heated quarrel which ended with blows and the subbing of Reynolds by McNeely, according to wltnesse. Accounts of the affair differ, aoms witnesses saying that Reynolds pro voked the affair and struck the first . blow, otbera saying that McNeely was the aggressor. The room was ' full of men, a number of whom In terfered before any further damage ' could bt done. McXealy followed Reynolds with tbe knife, according to some witnesses, until be waa stop ped. McNeely - gave himself up to th4 night officer, while Reynolds was ' first taken to Maglll and Ersklne's drug store, and later to the hospital. Th Vl .hll. was an ordinary pocket knife with a two and one halt inch blade, passed into Rey nolds' aide between tbe ninth and tenth rib, and peuetrated the lungs. McNeely was released on $500 bail Wednesday, and was to have appear ed Thursday at 1 o'clock for prelim inary hearing. Bend Press. HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Debate Schedule Crook county will hold her first In terscholastlc debate with Bend on February lltn. On the tamo day, Redmond and Culver will also hold ' their debate, The winning teams ;-Will then debate again on February 25lh Th6lteam wmning thia de. , . ... . i bat wf" then 80 alnBt tte wlnnm ot The Dalles-Mosler debate, o n Marchll, to decide the championship j ot the upper Columbia district. The ' affirmative team conBlst! of Clarence i Mertsching and Lester Coshow. The j ,v. ,it . egtlve team, the one that will go to Bend, consist! of Elsie Grant and Hazen Cram. . . ' More Tranbles The first semester ends on Jan uary 21st. The beginning of the second semester is January 24th. Final semester examinations will be held on January 19 and 20. Ever since the organization ot this insti tution a perplexing problem has al ways been confronted. That prob lem is, how can the progress ot time be stayed, especially when examina tions come? No- aolution having ret heen found, the usual scene is again appearing.'1 Cramming is one ot the principle luxuries indulged in. The grades for the second six week! period have . been computed and the averages for the ten highest grade! are as follows: Alice McNealy 97, Clarence Mertsching 98, Velma Bhattuck 95.33, Ladocla Jacobs 95.3, Margaaret Foley 85 2, Mnrgaret Nl colal 84.8 Maude Mllllorn 95.5,' Hlchnrd Helm 93.0, Mabel folk S3. 8, Dorothy Glenn 93.4. Lrf-atha Po llen 3.4. Qualifying for thia lint are four Senior four Junior, one Hopbomore nd two Freahmen. The lineup of the claase.a have not chang ed from that of the flrat alx week period Junior S8.B8, Senior 87. 3, Freahmen S6.I2, Sophomore! 84. 87. There were tbirty-nlna itudont with an average of 90 percent or above. Tbi la an increae of nlnu over tbe total that received auc-b an average for the flrat period. HI aily on Oral bin Junior and Senior Engliab clat e have been uaing their clana per iod for the paat week In writing or ation. Each atndent la the two clause Blunt writ an oration of at leant twelve hundred word. Tho Senior ire required to deliver their compoiitlon before tbe aacembly. Of the beat oration! banded to tbe teacher, an endeavor will bt made to encourage tbe writer to tryout for the Baldwin Oratorical Contest. In the Senior cla, those trying for the content will be exempt from appear ing In the assembly. A thorough study of tbe construction of orations has been made and an endeavor to Increase the quality of Senior talk O A WH h LLy zTlA, A l iJd FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 American Legion Hall (Formerly Club Hall) . PRINEVILLE, OREGON Wilson George Jazz Orchestra of Bend Dance given Under Auspices of American Legion Admission What 1 the prime motlv In requiring the composition a part of the Englndi ' work. ItMAketball Game On Friday, January 14 Madru lend her team to play Prlneville' quintet on tbe local floor. Tbi i the first Interscholastlc game of the ceaaon. Madraa has a good team a usual, and our team will hav their hand full. Everybody ahoold come to help atart tbe -aun right. Asiembly wa IT'.-ld over from Fri day to Tuesday morning. Rev. M R. Gallaber delivered an Interesting talk on the subject of "tobacco and Hi effects". He laid particular em phaiii on tbe Injurious result! In flicted upon school studenll and ath lete, t ', , s , Second Tear fihorthand The four atudents in eoond year shorthand have completed tbeir re view of tbe manual and art now tak- ing examination over the entire work covered tbi semester. By next Monday the aeriea of exams will he completed and work on rapid dlo - tat ion and transcription will tben be taken up. , Sometime ago mention was made tbat the Manual Training depart- $1.10 Everybody Come Would Happen to You? , . IF SIGNS were nailed over the doors of only half of our Oregon factories, reading: . "Closed No Business" How would it affect your affairs your prosperity and that of your friends? The unemployment problem is one that the entire world faces today. You can minimize it in Oregon you can begin today. BUY OREGON PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF Stent was given charge of she cot; struction of sti.rm doors for the en trance of the hliih school. Well It still ha charge of th work. Some time In the future this job will bt completed. Of course, oi ly 80 min ute each acbool day la devoted to tbi work; but we all bepe It will bt completed before school i oat W!t spring, so tbe students can hav practical demonstration of tbtlr In tended use. Junior flay A play, entitled "Rejuvination t Aunt Mary", baa been aelected by the junior class to bt presented in the spring. The various part bav been tent for and rehearsal will soon commence. The play center around a number of college itudent. the moat prominent of whom 1 Jack, Aunt Mary, who ia very fond of him, cornea to pay Jack a visit. He get into numeroua difficulties and bis aunt is always on band to help him out. In a party it i discovered that ! Aunt Mary is not as old-fashioned as , ' she at first appe'ared. Of toots', there are the usual love affairs to go i through. The 'cast, composed of 12 i students, has been selected. Th heaviest parti are those of Jack and Aunt Mary, these parta being repre sented by Cheater McKettzit and Myrtle Iveraon. OREGON