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- \w - vr v & THE M'HKN&T PLAUfDRALER, THTrttBDAY, DBtt ft 1929 .TRANSLATES INDIAN - ^ "BOOK OF GENESIS** Expert Takes 30 Years to Com- "t.; |y. plete Epic Poem. J- _ Washington.--An American aborfc- M.y Inal narrative poem, described as tiM •frig Indian "Book of Genesis," has been ^ translatedJj»krT%gl ish. ^ ' The work was completed by J. N. Hewitt of the bureau of American ethnology of the Smithsonian institution * after thirty years of work. Kl- The poem traces the Indian concep- • Hon of the creation of man and Is ex- * pected to prove a valuable contribution to American letters, both for Its ; Intrinsic literary value and for the ~ : light it throws on the workings of the 4 Indian mind in attempting to solve the •' eternal problem. , The bulk of the epic delates the md- ^ v Tentu res of the Dfehaehiyawakho, an , Imaginary man-being who is called th« master of life. Before-hls "arrival and creation of > man and the world" there was believed ;,c*. to have been a "sunless and moonless v ' ekyland, lighted only by the snowy, » ; white flowers of the great tree of light." Much confusion Is created to the mind of the average reader by tbt •V amazing phenomena detailed In the < poem. This, Mr. Hewitt explains, is because of the unsimilarity of creative thought between Indian mythology , and the workings of the more familiar European mythology. Dehaehiyawakho, for whose origin there is only nebulous explanation In the primitive lyrics is portrayed as the ' creator of man while his brother, Ohaa. roughly corresponds to the theological devil, according to Mr. Hewitt. The creator won the government end rulership of all living things bjr a game of bowl and plum pits with -f his grandmother, In which he shook , as dice the heads of chicadees kept ~7~' magically alive and acting according to his bidding. The songs and stories which genera* tlon after generation of Irlquolg have handed down by word of mouth depict the adventures of the two brothers. They are prepared for their first appearance by Mr. Hewitt, who, deprecating the loss of emotional stress which Is tent only by the Indian tongue, believes the beauty of the primitive Imagination, which" Is retained In the translation, will - pensate for this loss. Rail Fares in France Less Than Before War - Paris.--Despite the , general rise In prices during the last ten years, French railway fares for passenger traffic are one-third cheaper than before the war, figured on the gold franc basis. These facts have been circa, lated In a report on the ntana&emsnt of the French state railways. In 1914 it cost 0.112 francs (gold or paper) to^ travel one kilometer first class; todky the price is 0.4505 (paper) francs. Accordingly the rates have gone up 302 per cent in paper, but they have gone down 32 per cent In gold, the report shows. French passenger rates are the lowest in the world today, It Is revealeii, being exactly 68 per cent of prewar rates. The percentages for other countries (present tariffs compared with 1914 gold rates) are: United States, 149; Italy, 72; Great Britain, 150; Czechoslovakia, 80; Ge*» many, 154; Spain, 97; Holland, 15TJ Switzerland, 162; Austria, 100. He'* 53 Yean Old, Yj|* - - Has Never Been Born ~ Southsea, England.--There is a fiftythree- year-old man living here who, officially, has never been born. He Is further worried by doubt as to whether hjs real name is James Mead or that of his twin brother, John. A sick benefit society to which James belongs recently asked to see his birth certificate. On inquiry at the place of his birth James discovered that although his twin brother's name was registered he was nonexistent. James has now revealed that' at the christening of the twins the boys were ao alike that one wore a red band around the arm and the other blue. When they were disrobed the gowns became mixed, %nd although the nether pointed to him and declared that he was James, he is still doubtful If she really knew which was which. . Barmaid in England ^ : Takes Pastor's Place Banbury, England. -- During the absence of the regular preacher Miss Varney Hancock Cashmore, twenty-six, shinglehaired barmaid of the Marlborough Arms, conducted the services at the Unitarian church and created a favorable impression among the congregation. Miss Cashmore is president of the Banbury Young People's guild, which encourages young people to conduct services. She has studied elocution and is said to have a fine voice. "It has always been my ambition to be a preacher," she said after her first appearance in the pulpit. "I like to talk and do not feel the least bit nervous In the pulpit." At the Marlborough Arms Miss Cashmore combines her barmaid's work with household duties r~" b • Ft expression SLOGTJM'8 LAKE Mrs. Wayne Bacon and two children were business callers at McHenry last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Bay Dowell and little daughter were callers at Woodstock Saturday night. Oates Phillips and Chesney Brooks were callers at the home of Mr. Lippold at Crystal Lake last Wednesday. Henry Geary and son Jack were callers at Antich last Thursday. Mrs. Walter Winkler and Mrs. Henry Winkler spent last Saturday at the home of the tatter's daughter at Grayslake. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon and children and Mr. and Mrs. William Davis and daughter, Francis, were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse. Harry Matthews attended a meeting of the I. O. O. F, at Crystal Lake Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Maiman of Wauconda, Mrs. John R. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Shaffer and son, Stanley, of McHenry were Sunday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geary. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler Jr. slid children of Waukegan were Sunday dinner guests at the home of the former's parents at Ardelou farms. Mr. and Mrs, William Fink were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Harry Matthews. Mi | Orissa Brown, Mrs. Coss and daughter, Althea, of Wauconda, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson of Crystal Lake and A. C. Dugan of Lake Bluff were callers Monday at the W. E. Brooks home. Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren of Wauconda visited at the Blomgren home last Friday. George Eatinger of Wauconda was a caller at the Ray Dowell home last Friday. Mrs, W. E. Brook and son, Chesney, accompanied Mrs. Ella Parks to her home at Park Ridge last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mrs. Willard Darrell attended the El Tovar Theatre at Crystal Lake last Saturdy evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Bomgren attended the El Tovar Theatre at Crystal Lake Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and two children spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Anderson and children of Algonquin and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk and daughter of near Round Lake enjoyed a goose dinner at-the Blomgren home Sunday. Mrs. R. B. McGill of Wauconda was a* Monday caller at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith. Mrs. Page Smith and son, Claire, accompanied by Mrs. B. C. Harris of Wauconda aand Jim Dowell spent Monday at Elgin. Chesney Brooks and his aunt, Mrs. Ella Parses, were Tuesday morning callers at thp home of Mrs. Clara Smith. \ Leslie Fbss accompanied by Pearl Foss of Ifundelein and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Foss of Libertyville spent Saturday evening at Waukegan. Mrs. Leslie Davis and little daughter spent last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Esse Fisher nenr Volo. Mrs. John Blomgren spent two days last week with relatives and friends in Chicago. 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