Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 4 August 1923 — Page 2

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THE GREENCASTLE HERALD

The HERALD Entered as Second Class mail matter me Greencastle, Ind., po%toffice

Charles J. Arnold Proprietor PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON ttacept Sunday at 17-19 S. Jackson Street, Greencastle, Ind. TELEPHONE 65

NtVAJOS' SASD PICTURES SSVEB Famous Pictures Made by Indian Artists Are Preserved for Posterity.

MOTHERS LEAVE BABIES AT DOOR OF INSTITUTION

Obituaries Callup, N. M.—The famous sand

paintings of the’ Navojos have betn

All obituaries are chargeat.e at p r e. st . rve( 3 f or posterity, and the old tl>s rate of $1 for each obituary. Indian prophecy of "The Holy Ones.”

that when all the sand paintings are forgotten and all religious chants die out, the end of the world will come, can he laid aside in the minds of those

line Is

Additional charge of 5c

goade for poetry. Cards of Thanks

Cards of Thanks are chargeable at

» rste of 50c each.

Live Stock Credited for County Success

Dairy Cow, Hog and Hen Win High Place in Georgia.

who believe in It, for the time being, at least. For the sand paintings have been transferred by artists to the walls of the Hotel El Navajo, recently dedicated here. In placing the paintings on the walls the artists were particular not to deport In the slightest degree from the original paintings made by “White Singer” and other eminent

chiefs.

In the art of the Navajog, painting, music, the dance, poetry and the drama are Indivisible and all are the expression of religion. The uiydlflne man Is high priest, physician, singer, dancer and sets the stage for no mean drama. He depends upon his memory for every detail and teaches the cult

In turn to his fol'owers.

The legend reads that when "The

{Prepared by the United States Department

of Agriculture )

The dairy cow, the hog, and the hen have won for themselves a high place in the regard of Turner county, Cia., farmers. This county grew but •one crop—cotton—until about two years ago. Finding the boll weevil imd general economic conditions mode tills j

■crop a continued financial loss, a “per- Holy Ones 1 ' gave the ceremonies to munent prosperity” program, subsli- man, the priests were enjoined to tuting dairy cattle, hogs, and poultry, memorise them and destroy the orlg■wtth pasture anil feed crops for their | Inals. This was done, not only to maintenance, was adopted and up avoid their falling Into sacrilegious proved methods of management intro- ; hands, hut principally to write them -ducisi by the county agricultural on the hearts of living men. agent. Within two years, a profitable j Made in Colored Sand, dairy, poultry and meat Industry has They were th<>refore ma de In coln ( eve oped. ored sand and destroyed the same day The total amount realized by Furn- were mn(le Tluls paintings «■ county farmers in l!t22. through the nn(1 rlmrts a „„ fri , m generation •ale of their diversified farming prod- f() generation, changing gradually and nets, reached Sl.USi.uOO. an average of , nmnv (>f them fa , linL , from tUe meln .

about StKX) per lurm. In addition.

ory of even the oldest priests. Tims many Indian medicine men

were called upon to assist in furnishing the true paintings that remained in tlirlr memories, and these were checked by Sam Day. .fr, of St. Ml-

they have enjoyed a comfortable living produced on their own farms, their soil is increasing in fertility, and their live-stock holdings are growing. The creamery which opened in Oc-

tober, ill”!, with 1 oo patrons, now lias , , , , x- i , , j chaels, an authority on Navajo eus■over Mm. i hecks lor cream have more . , . , , ■ ,

tlie I ist *" ,ns ' "ho contributed tlie originals of

'* 1 1 ! the paintings and superintended the work, so that no detail was over-

, , . „ , . ., I looked. These paintings, all of the sative shipment of lings from he county . . , , , ; ored rituals of tlie Navajo, are not inwill reach probably 15 car. |!er iminth . , , , , . , T. , . ,, . , , tendtsl to he pictorial, hut every flgthis year. More than pure bred i , . , , , , • ,i uro, every line nnd every dot Is a svinchicks have been hatched in the , , „ ’ .

I hnl. Hv the use of svmbols onlv their

county since November, 19”^. , . t .

' painter priests appealed to the Imugi-

than doubled in amount in

•even months. There are now 40 purehred butts In the county. Co-opera-

Tliis striking success in a county

hiivlng no marked physical

■noinlc advantages to start with has been accomplished, according to re-

jsirts to the I'nltod States

meat of Agriculture, through the corn-

nation and the heart.

One of the most prized paintings Adorning the walls of El Navajo Is

. ,, IT , „ .that of “Xuyetier.gahl, the Man Who

. . . ' Killed 1 ear. It is a sand'painting of

I peculiar sacredness to the Navajo and

plete co-operation of priictlcally every i ; , , , . .. # tins been made hut rarely. Second In -farmer nnd business man In the conn- I .. . . .

ty with the agricultural extension

religious importance is the picture of

wurk.Ts in I„i, ,.u, ,l„ * ”

Among the other sand pictures now

IkGGp Farm >VatGr rl’GG I painted on the wail- of th" liuii'l are

From All Contamination " The first essential of a supply of

Arrow Ceremony,” “The Fugle Ceremony,” “The Skv Man,” “The Kartli

drinking water is that It he free from M „ ttll , r fbe Hear,” “The Pollen contamination nnd disease. Hence, If n ,, y .. nnrt Harvest Beetle."

there is any doubt It should be an- [

U l i7 , (>0 Dedicated by Navajos. To keep the water pure the source I "hen the Navajo tribe heard that of contamination should be removed I Han, l pictures were to be transom] the well, spring, or whatever the ! f prr ed and perpetuated they Insistcil source should he made as near proof 11,1 dedicating the hotel with the ritual as possible against the entrance of '* ,r * r rn, 'i‘ and performed the ritual anything that would contaminate the T he Blessing of the Mouse.

water. In case of u bored or dug well there should he several feet of puddled clay packed around the walls eight to twelve feet deep. This insures that any surface water entering must he filtered through at least ten feet of soil. The well platform should < tend ten or twelve Inches above the level of the ground and should he made water tight, concrete preferred. If concrete cannot be had, use tongue and groove*! planks. Be sure that the ground slopes gradually away from the well so that no puddles of water can stand. I have seen wells that were open and puddles of water next to the well where ducks and pigs wallow. This Is a source of danger and should be corrected before It is too lute. Outhouses and especially those with excavated pits and cess pools should never be placed near the well or spring. In fact, neither of these should he used. Either a sanitary foTleT or a ■eptlc tank should Jje jjsed Instead. it fa only a matter of u'iiTtle MmlieJ . ul ‘-i . u y Uf some spare time to Jinve the farfe Tiofte IStUtary and have a good, pure supply of water for drinking purposes.—By W, fl. McBheeters, Extension farm Engineer, Oklahoma A. and M. college.

Silver Lining. “Cheer up,” advises the St. Joseph Gazette. “Just think of the money you save on those things you can't afford to buy.”—Boston Transcript.

Why Not Revive This Custom? In the Middle Ages the law required that 200 feet either side of the road had to he cleared of hushes which might shelter highway robbers.

The Devil and the King. The devil Is very near at hand to those who, like munarchs. are acaccountable to none but Hod for their actions.—Gustavus Adolphus.

Not Much of an Advantage. One of the advantages of living on Long Island Is that on one side of the Island you can «ee the sound sud on the other h'vir t! " S'"'

In a previous ceremony the evil spirits had been thrown out and the ritual contained no words of any evil or unlucky tiling or spirit. Instead all that Is good and beautiful was Invited to take possession of the dwelling and its occupants and leave no room for evil spirits to return. The Initial client sung during the procession of the medicine men, was an Invocation to the “Unnamed God.” He was petitioned to bless not only the house hut all Its occupants and all that pertained to It as far as the mountains

on the four sides of it.

The paintings were blessed with a special ceremony, the procession going from pleture to picture, stopping for the leaders to sprinkle each picture

with the sacred corn pollen.

After these particular blessings were Invoked u number of other chants were sung nnd the medicine men sprinkled the meal from the send pictures over "tlie TmTlliTnjr amt tli? tutors and to "the four corners of the earth.". Tlie renj_alnder of the sand was placed in buckskin bags afti* couriers rode forth to places remote from the gatherings of men, where they could hear "The Echo” and there

hurled the bags.

“Sets Soul at Peace” Before Taking Life Olive Hill. Ky.—John Milton Flnnery wealthy business man, Is dead here but not without having set Ids soul nt peace. Fenring he was losing Ids min Flnnery paid all his debts then held ! prayer meeting at Ids home, wide! ended when he said Ids soul was ft' peace. Then he hanged himself.

Finds Seal on Giant Codfish. Washington.—The United States In. reau of fisheries some time ago tagget a quantity of tish with smell met: "enls, which were numbered, f< r ti. purpose <>f studying iheir migratoi. hnliifs. James M. McDonald of J'cr land, Me., found a seal nurn' ereil 11 IKI7 on tae fin of a steak codfish w- gli ing 17L4 pounds. Investigation s' nvei that thli number wag on at Nantucket shoal*. * *'

Revolving Panel in Wall Makes Parting Irrevocable. Rio de Janeiro.—One of the piost curious Institutions In this city Is the “Casa dos Expostos," a foundling asylum that receives Its small inmates through a sort of revolving door which is so built In a wall that the person operating It from the outside cannot see inside the building nor be seen by persons within. The purpose of Oils mysterious door Is to enable unfortunate mothers to place their offspring in safe keeping without revealing their Identity or whatever secrets may have been connected with their existence. Most of the foundlings, the asylum officials say, are put within the revolving door at night when there is little or no truffle on the street outside. With the turtiing of the door a bell rings, which announces to the attendants that a new guest has arrived. If a note giving the child's name nr other information Is pinned to Its clothes, it is baptized with that name, hut once a baby Is placed within the door by the despairing mother, it is never returned, no matter what change in fortune may come to the mother or what claims she may advance to support her repentance. The Inmates of the “Casa dos Expostos” are raised like orphans and prepared for life with the best cure within the ability of the gentle nuns who manage the institution. Many of the children are adopted by childless couples. Founded In 173H, the Institution in the two centuries of its existence has furnished more than 45,000 citizens to this city, some of whom achieved renown and high position— nnd their introduction to the world was a revolving door.

Forewarned by Dream. Some years ago I was engaged in zinc mine prospecting with headquarters at Joplin, tine night 1 dreamed so vividly of seeing my father killed by a fulling tree that Instead of going on to work I went back to Joplin for my mall. There I found a telegram telling me of my father's death. Had It not been for my dream I should not have received the word, as my address was “here” to day, “there” tomorrow. —Chicago Journal.

Salesmanship. The Boss—"Did you do as I told you imd put up the sign outside, 'Two tires $50, one tire free?'” The New’ Salesman—“Sure, and I've had pretty fair luck. I haven't sold any of the $25 ones yet, but I’ve managed to give all the free ones away.”— American Legion Weekly.

Jefferson's Plea for Unity. If we move In mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall obtain our object ; but If we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path he thinks most direct, we become an easy conquest to those who can now barely hold us In check.—Jefferson.

Kossuth on Statesmanship. No man can force the harp of his own individuality Into tlie people’s heart; but every man may play upon the chords of the people’s heart, who draws his Inspiration from the people’s instlnck—Kossuth.

Miner Suicide When He Kills Mate by Accident London.—Bertie Berryman, a workman at Mellg colliery, Frome, Somerset, while engaged in shot-firing in the mine the other day, fired the wrong shot and killed his workmate, William Joseph Button, reports Westminster Gazette. Overcome by grief and horror, he took the cable and electric battery used for firing the shots, went about forty yards away, put a detonator In Ids own mouth, connected the battery and killed himself. In the dust near his body was u fragment of a penciled note, signed “U. Berryman.” It read: “I have met with a misfortune. . . Poor old pal has got. . . Not knowing he hud u cable connected I conned ed a cable, too, . . .at the end. Not to cause any trouble I take my own life, as I truthfully sny that It was accident. All my belongings an' to go to my wife and children, God bless them all and forgive me.” The Jury at the inquest found that Button was killed accidentally by Berryman firing the wrong shot, and that Berryman was so overcome with grief that lie took Ids own life.

To Live Life Over Again. How readily we wish time spent revoked, that we might try the ground again where once—through Inexjierience, as we now perceive—we missed that happiness we might have found !— Cowper.

Where Catfish Abound. The everglades region of Florida Is the largest catfish-producing center In the United States. Every season between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 pounds of the fish are shipped from this section.

Duck Is Animal, Court Rules in Cruelty Case Washington.—A duck is an animal. It was decided by Judge John A. McMahon, in the United States branch of police court, when Roland Thomas, colored, was convicted of cruelty to animals and fined $5. Mrs. Franklin Thomas, affiliated with the society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, alleged that she saw Thomas driving up Ninth street June !t with a live duck tied In nn ice pan and that one-half of the duck was frozen, while the other tiulf "roasted” in the hot sun. Counsel for the defens** recalled that ducks live In Icecold water In the winter, but Judge McMahon replied that he never heard of one swimming around with n hotwater bottle on its head to keep It warm.

Not at All Bad. A friend said the other day, "An educated person Is one who knows how to find what he wonts to know." Not bad, eh?—Exchange. beauty in Truth. After all. the most natural beauty In the world Is honesty ami moral truth; for all beauty Is truth.— Shaftesbury Good Advice From Ruskin. Ascertain clearly what Is wrong with you, and far as you kn.ev any j means of ending it, take those means. ! —Ruskin. I What Should Hubby Care? Anyhow, tlr* man with mug whisker# doesn’t care If his wife does buy his neckties for him.—Allentown Record.

CLEANUP SALE of Pianos and Player Pianos

We have one lot of 20 new and used pianos and players on the floor, all fine instruments. Owing to the fact that some have been slightly used and others have become a trifle shopworn, we are going to sacrifice them at a price several dollars under their original value. Modern up-to-date players and pianos in every way; choice of mahogany, oak or walnut case, thoroughly guaranteed. Just twenty instruments in this group, including such famous makes as Ellington, Hamilton, Howard Modello, Stroud, J. & C. Fisher ON SALE Saturday, August 4th

Small Down PaymentBalance Liberal Terms-

JAMES L HAMILTON Pianos Brunswick Phonographs--Records

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To Salvage $5,000,000 in Gold. London.—After nearly a month’s salvage work, the wreck of the Peninsular and Orient liner Egypt, which was sunk off Usbant In collision early In 11122, Is believed to have been located. The bullion on the sunken vessel U said to amount to about $5,000,000, and British engineers and salvage experts have undertaken to recover 1L

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New Port Taps Banana Belt Mexico City.—The dredging of the

port of Frontera, to permit the entry of large steamers, is completed, and a boom In the export of bananas is expected us a result. Frontera, assembled over 4,000,000 hunches of hanamis last year, but less than half could be moved because of the lack of harbor

facilities.

Blaze in Negro Cafe Beats ‘Rusty’ Firemen For 18 months and 10 days the modern paid fire department at Greer, S. C, had been “champing at the bit" to show citizens It was worth their money. Not a single alarm was sounded in that whole time. Early one morning fire was discovered in a lunch room owned by a colored man. The firemen tunied out In full force, hut the room was destroyed. Lack of practice made the firemen "rusty,” the people decided.

Guide Posts o f Business

J3lDI\G along an unfamiliar road, you depend upon sign posts to guide you. Whether you’re hitting the thank-you-mams in a flivver or soaring along in a costly car, they do their work equally well. To-day, as you spend your money to fill your needs, advertisements are waiting to direct you. They are the guide posts of busi ness. They point the short, straight road to satisfaction in buying. They will serve you well whether you spend much or little, Do you stop to read the advertisements? They are published to tell you exactly where to go for what you want. They lead you to values of which you would never know were they not there to guide you. And remember that advertising always points out goods of unquestioned value. When a store or manufacturing concern puts its name on goods and tells you about them, you may be sure that they are worth consideration. It does not pay to advertise unworthy merchandise.

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