Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, December 28, 1923, Page 2

Ot 0 Hho te ot HMOs dr DONAKOAH < * rege A Box of McDonald’s Chocolates MAKE THE GLAD DAYS GLADDER STILL NOT THE KIND THAT OTHERS OFFER YOU— BUT THE KIND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SELL R. H. Kendal! Confectionery Happy New Year HELP US CLEAN UP THE ODDS AND ENDS BEFORE INVENTORY AND SAVE FOR YOURSELF. Sea We are in the midst of counting and measuring, and find all over the store items that we offer for less. _ Woolen sox, the kind you enjoy. Three spatr for $2.00. Buy a heavy wool mix sock for only 39 cents. Buy sweaters for one-third less. Buy leather coats for less, one fifth only, 75 cents on the dollar. Buy wool batts and save. Buy cotton batts and save. Leggett Merc. The Big Busy Store BELIEVE IT OR N OT and is generally regarded as the only flea mummy in the world. From _the Dearborn Inde- “The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pur- Pendent—Henry Ford’s Weekly Magazine. suit which finds him employ- ment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broad- swords, or canals, or statues, or songs.”—Emerson. S In Japan, ninet Swiss watchmakers can split! the People can pony oI tg a hair into 500 strips and meas- The greatest obser rw i ure the thickness, so exact are/ the world is being built pg ie their tools. Saleve, a peak 4,300 feet high in Storing thousands of tons of Savoy near Mont Blanc France. coal under water, the Western! The builder is Asan Dina an Electric Company of Chicago | East Indian engineer, ; has found an absolute remedy| Fifteen million women and against loss by fire caused by| children have died of starvation spontaneous combustion. and disease in Europe and the A flea became entangled in| Near East as a result of the le was about $66,000,000,000 in 1919, and interest on the na- tional debt is about $940,000,000 ayear. Thenational debt at the present rate of reduction, will be extinguished by 1952. Revenues of the Panama Canal 000 a month. A suicide-proof fence will be built around the New York Central Park reservoir. Only 115,085 children were born in Scotland in 1922. Fifteen women over 100 years old died in the same year. The two most wonderful things in America are New York and the Grand Canyon, in the opinion of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spanish author. He was always thrilled when he saw the towering skyscrapers of low- er Manhatten in the early even- ing. Smut-resisting wheat has been developed by the Department of Agriculture through crossing Florence and Turkey varieties, the former a _ smut-resisting spring wheat from Australia, It is more adapted tothe humid regions than for. semi-arid re- gions. Gold valued at $1,806.89 was recovered from a trunkful of black mud purchased at a sale of unclaimed express by a buyer in Omaha, Nebraska, who was ridi- culed for his purchase until a chemist’s analysis proved its value. In 1920 the American Federa- tion of Labor had 4,078,740 members. In 1928 it had 2,926,468 members, An Indian fish trap in the Charlton River, Missouri, which has been in use for 100 years, has just been destroyed by the game and fish commissioner. WANTS, FOUND AND FOR SALE FOR SALE—16-inch wood. Leo Weber, 50-tf FOR SALE—Pair of sleigh runners fur buggy or hack. TT. Clark, the junk man . 1-2 FOR SALE—One six horse power Fairbanks-Morris gasoline engine. Sidney Brown. 1-tf FOR SALE—Single seated top buggy, nearly new. T. Clark, the junk man. 52-3 FOR SALE—Good milk cow. Walt Altman, old Lee Johnson ranch, Greencreek, Idaho. 1-2 FOR SALE—Chopped alfalfa hay, $10 a ton at the ranch. J. W. Williams, Grangeville, Idaho. * FOR — SALE—John Deere gang plow, 14 inch, low lift, good as new; 3-section steel harrow complete; 8 1-2-inch Mandt wag- on with rack. Leo Weber. 50-tf WANTED — Fat poultry. Elmer Jungert, Phone Pacific 46F11. 45-tf ESTRAYED—Seven head of cattle, branded spring seat hook on left side, both ears cropped. Finder please notify Frank Kauffman. 49-tf ESTRAYED—Came to my place about November 1st a two year old bay mare. No brands visible. Owner can have same by paying for feed bill and ad- vertisement. Mike Mager, Keu- terville, Idaho. 1-3 Preparedness. When the iceman came out of the house he found a small boy sitting on one o? his blocks. “Ere,” he roared, “what are yer a-sitting on that for? Git off ‘of It.” The boy raised a tear-stained face. “Was you ever a boy?” he inquired faintly. “Of course I was,” said the iceman, fuming. “But—” “And did you never play truant?” put in the youngster. “Of course I did,” said the iceman. “Now then, you—” “An’ when you got home did your father take a stick an'—” “Sit where you are, my little man,” said the iceman. “I understand.” More te the Point. “Mr. Daring,” said the movie di- rector, “in this scene a lion will pur- sue you for 500 feet.” “Five hundred feet?” the actor. “Yes, and no more than that—un- derstand?” The hero nodded. “Yes, I under. stand, but does the lion?” interrupted Seeing Is Believing. Oustomer—Have you got any hair nets? Clerk—Yes, ma’am. castor oil 3,000 years ago in| serie. i i = _ F sie ree ry of wars which began in Teposes in the museum at Cairo The income of the American Customer—Invisible? ‘Clerk—Yea, ma'am. wen ene are now running about $2,000,- WHY ———_— Some Scholars Believe Earth Is Drying Up Geographers assert that there is every evidence that the great desert belt that extends across Africa and Asia at or a little above the tropic of Cancer is growing larger and drier. The Syrian desert, which is now an utter waste, was crowded with cities and full of cultivated fields only two or three thousand years ago. Mesopo- tamla and Persia, ancient seats of civilization, could scarcely have risen so high if their climate then had been what it is now. : There are plenty of evidences that the Sahara and the Libyan desert have encroached on the fertile lands of north Africa and of the Sudan. The old “granary of Rome” in Tunis is now largely an arid waste. It is not surprising if the Nile draws less water than it used to from its tributaries in the Sudan, and loses more than !t used to by evaporation, Most geographers agree that the deserts are growing at present. Some believe that it is only an Inevitable step in the drying up of the earth, and expect the process to go on forever, though perhaps with occasional remissions. Other scholars say that there is evi- dence of an extraordinary amount of fluctuation in the climate of the world; that there have been much drier periods than ours, as well as much rainier ones; and that the widening of the northern desert band is only a phase in a long-time movement of climate from wet to dry and back again. But as these secular moye- ments are extremely slow, often tak- ing many thousands of years to com- plete their swing, none of us now liy- ing will be here long enough to know which theory is the right one. TO MAKE COMPLETE CHANGE Why the Post Office Department Is Revising Entire Stamp Seriea=. | ls Explained to Public, A complete change in the design of our stamps has just been announced by the United States postal service, the ninth in the history of the coun- try. Denominations from one cent to twelve cents follow the time-honored custom of commemorating great fig- ures in American history. The story of the nation is told in the nine de- signs and denominations from 14 cents to $5. The purpose of revising the entire stamp series was to produce designs which would have more destinctive color and clearer numerals. Numer- ous complaints concerning the old se- ries of stamps were made to the Post Office department and it is known that serious losses and mistakes re- sulted from the lack of definition in certain of the former designs. Traditional fate has waited upon the 13-cent stamp. This denomination will not appear In the new series. It was brought out during the war when the combined postage and registration fee was 18 cents. Two new denomi- nations take the place of this engray- ing in the stamp constellation, the 14- cent stamp and the 25-cent stamp, which are useful in connection with parcel post. Why Best Bananas Remain Home. The ordinary fruit-stand banana is grown chiefly in Jamaica, Costa Rica and other parts of tropical America. Some attempt has been made to grow them in California, Louisiana and in other states with warm climates, but this is more or less of an experiment, because the plant cannot endure the slightest frost. As a novelty, a few banana plants have borne fruit in colder climes, but under special pro- tection. It is interesting to note that the best and most tasty bananas are not known to most of us because they are too perishable to ship any distance. In the East Indies there are bananas that grow over a foot long and about two inches thick. These are not ex- ported, but are used for home con- sumption.—The Pathfinder. Why Editors Went Armed. J. G. Muddiman has written the life of his ancestor, Henry Muddiman, who founded the London Gazette in 1665, says the Detroit News. Muddiman’s “News Letters,” from 1667 to 1689, the manuscripts of which have been at Longleaf, Wiltshire, since 1704, have been carefully ex- amined, Mr, Muddiman compares the life of a journalist of those far-off days with that of the present. “A remarkable contrast,” he writes, “to a modern editor journeying to his dally work was presented by the be. wigged Seventeenth century news writer, mounted on horseback and traveling to Whitehall or the ‘Seven Stars’ in the Strand, armed with a sword and a brace of pistols in his holster, ‘because of the footpads at Knightsbridge.’ ” Why Janitors Dislike Newly Married. All the world is popularly supposed to love a lover and it is a common belief that all the world has a kindly spot In his or their hearts for the newlyweds. There is, however, one class that does not look with eyes of favor on the newly married—the apartment house janitor, “Them new tenants In 4x,” sald one disgustedly the other night, “are newlyweds.” “Why the dislike?” asked a friend “All newlyweds are a noosance,” re- plied the janitor, biting off a large chew of tobacco. “They don’t know how to rum things. The first thing you know every fuse in the place is - blows «<2! RS MAKING AND FAKING OF GEM Counterfeiter Finds Diamond Most Wonderful of Precious. Stones and Hardest to Imitate. When buying stocks, Jewelers have always to be on their guard. Imita- tlons made from giass may be ignored, for even the finest reproduction would not pass the most elementary test— that of the file-—for hardness. Perhaps the cleverest counterfeits of gems have been constructed in laboratories where the exact chem- ical constituents of the real stone are taken and fused together under great heat. The article produced, when cut, polished, and set, possesses in an ex- traordinary degree the hardness, dur- ability, and luster of Nature’s own stones, The sapphire and the ruby have been very successfully counterfeited, but the drawback to this method of reproduction is its expense and the long procesa involved. The stones produced in this way are invariably sold as “synthetic gems,” Another method, and one to which the term “faking” might be applied, has been used to obtain the emerald and aquamarine, For this purpose ordinary rock crystal is used. This stone is cut in the same man- ner a® an emerald or aquamarine would be cut. It is then split, color ing matter is inserted, and the stone is then Se rejoined with invis- ible cement, with the result that the once-transparent crystal becomes a rich-colored gem of enhanced value. In dealing with diamonds the coun- terfeiter is up against the most won- derful of Nature's gems. The vari- ous efforts of scientists have met with absolute failure, or success in such an infinitesimal degree as to make the production ludicrous. GEMS OF THOUGHT Light is the shadow of God.—Plato. The purpose firm is equal to the Repairs “The man who always watches the clock will never become The Man of the Hour” Happy New a May the coming year bring prosperity and happi- ness to you all. May you motor merrily month by month—with never a puncture, never a fouled spark-plug, never a burned-out bearing. But remember—you can always come to the Service Garage for all kind of deed.—Young. oe . ° GEN tue tate boeees Behn Oils Gas if res There are heroes in evil as well as in i Bina araiaee Acetylene Welding Don’t despair of a student if he has Drive In one clear idea.—Emmons, Gold is the fool’s curtain which hides all his defects from the world.— Feltham. He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, ts himself a knave, —Berkeley. See how he sets his countenance for deceit, and promises to lie before he speaks.—Dryden. = A man cannot leave a better legacy to the world than a well-educated fam- lly.—-Thomas Scott. How much lies in laughter, the cipher key wherewith we decipher the whole man?—Carlyle, SERVIC" GARAGE If he smokes—we have the largest assortment of Christi i cigars, tobacco and pipes. R. Kendall Confectionery. 5 How Long Would This Load of Coal Last In Your Range? Some ranges are hungry, positively hungry for fuel. ee a ee eee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee eee They eat it up as though it didn’t cost anything. When your range gets too hun it is chea; rid of it. ae ee But the next time you buy, get a range that doesn’t need more and more fuel as it grows older. ae ee ee Buy a Monarch Malleable Range. It gives the same satisfactory service at the same low fuel cost after ten or twenty years as when it is new. If you knew the real facts you wouldn’t even consider anything except a range built of malleable iron, riveted tight and solid to heavy steel plates, protected safely against rusting or burning out. Come in and let us show you how a range ought to be built—and how the Monarch is built. The surprising part of it is that some of the ranges built in the ordinary way sell for more money than the Monarch, COTTONWOOD HARDWARE AND IMPLEMENT CO,