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TALES... ofthe TRIBES Br EDITIIA L. WATSON fAi Acoma. The AcwiSia Breathing a |tru.ver Santiago, pahon saint of Spain, the four Span- ' lards leaped from •!;i! rocky mesa to > the valley,'367 .it below. It was late In the Sixteenth century. The mesa was the site of the rock city, of Acoma, ami ilip four Spaniards were all who remained of 4uan de Zaldivaj's troop of ."10 soldiers. The trouble, her gan with the coin- ' *. ' „ ing of the white: Mb, In i54t>. Alvara'dfy a. leader under Coronatio, was the first to set /„ eyes on the sky-city, even then a strongly held piai-e, ^alniQst inacessl? to any hiit 'the sure footed native^ C- Espejo visited the puehUv to 1583. vijjjjtyjj Onate in 1508. It lisevident froin What transpired after this visit, that the high handed Spaniardsbad cun- *- ducted themselves with their usual in-: ** v tolerance, and the people of the rock decided to endure no more from their tilde visitors. The winter after Onate's visit, Zal- (#lvar and his men came to the pueblo, if *^r and the Acoma, who had made their plans, greeted their visitors with ap- "k ' parent friendliness. Lulled into false security, the Spaniards became separated Into groups, when suddenly theif^ hostile hosts fell upon them with the latent to kill them all. « All but the four who made the dangerous leap were killed; one of these landed on the rocks beiow and died, but the remaining three fell ill the sand, and made their way to the Spanish camp In the valley, where fear of their horses (which the Indians believed were man-eating beasts) kept the enraged Acoma from pursuing them. Zaldivar's & Threat of Cheltaut Blight I* Less Marked Some foresjt specialists think that the tide has turned and that the chestnut blighl has already done its worst. They belie've that the blight has been checked and that the remainder of our chestnuts may be saved. The passing of the chestnut would be of grave concern to the tanning industry, because it is from this tree that tannin is obtained, Foreseeing the impending disaster the government some years ago sought to discover in Ohhia, the supposed home of the chestnut blight, some species of cliesfnut resistant. If not Immune, to the disease. This experiment was successful In a degree. Several large consignments of nuts from resistant trees were brought Over from rhlna and many trees grown, and distributed. Some of these trees were pUinled in the midst , of trees which had been killed by the' blight. The hew trees, some of them now more than twelve years old, hnve withstood the blight admirably. It Is hoped that it: will riot be necessary to' introduce these frees gererally throughout the country and that the remainder of our stand of chestnut trees can be saved; but should the blight continue its ravages indefinitely the country can be thankful that the government bad foresight enough yeafrs ago to take precautions against the disaster.--Pathflnde<* Magazine^ Item* of Interest Taken Ftm the Files of the Plaindeafev J .. of Years Ago r > Our -tyrash National Editorial Association var's brother Vicethat the dealiL^T^'^.^^ided ' V - ji'V " > • ' " . V - ** .. ,*•-> ' ' 1 ' i«-*«iite ift Juan should not go hged. Hence, only a month after U»e Acoma had driven their enemies from the rock, they found 700 more Spaniards at its foot, determined to wash out the memory of that previous battle with Indian blood. A desperate fight ensued which lasted three days, and the Spaniards succeeded in killing about half of the tribe, and part- -~3jr burned the pueblo. ^Triis marked the subjection of the Ay-city people, beaten and diminished. IB numbers because'they had resented the invasion of the white stVangers. They knew in their hearts that they , had done no wrong in defending their . city, yet their bravery had been unrewarded-- they were vanquished, and file conqueror ruled them with a Mailed fist. ' Thirty years later, a priest, Ftiiy ••• :#oan Ramirez, came alone to bring ; the Christian faith to the sqlten. hopeless Indians. It is said that they were "'"tthkind in their reception of the brave ; Spaniard. In fact, legend relates that fliey threw him from the rock, hut i that, like the soldiers of Zaldivar's 4 ilrmy, he was miraculously preserved, and returned to them unresentful and gentle as ever. His patience and cheerflil disposition, so like their own fonn- • iir selves and so unlike the grim con- • '/.jqaerors, finally prevailed over them. \v;.iWnder his guidance they even built church, and for 20 years Fray Juan . taught them, as best he could, that all '-.-•'Vifrhite men were not hostile to them, ^ IKid that One had died for them as for their conquerors. Came the year 1080 of the ~ great •, pueblo rebellion. Fray Juan had left |" them long before, and his successors ?*. iad possessed the key to their ~ hearts. The Acoma struck with the ,•-? - Either tribes, killed the missionary and razed the church. But this rebellion, too, was put down, and Acoma. after b 1 j# years of revolt, surrendered for- _ *ver. *§> They built another church, then, the |y , • same that crowns the rock at .this day. The great timbers were carried } V * , more than 20 miles, and adobe# was ' * ~ hauled laboriously up the steep mesa to make this wonderful building. What was in their hearts as they toiled, we wonder? Perhaps they worked with " ' tongue hi cheek, believing (as every - tribe has believe(f> that the day of it'/ _ liberation, no matter how long def e * ? f a y e d , w o u l d d a w n a t l e n g t h . P e r haps, instead, they had bowed to What Seemed Inevitable, and were trying to make the best of it. It is certain that v jnone among them ever dreamed of the . tourists who drive out to see them, : ' and the aviators who fly (perhaps iwv not unltke their mythic thunderbird) ^ ***** ' above their heads. ^ , 5^"" The Acoma are chanlged, today-- there is no more need of war, and they are a peaceable and friendly - folk. Yet the visitor who knows their "story may feel that he is treading on [ ground once reddened with Spanish » ......3.blood as well as Indian, and that an it • interesting chapter of southwestern Ihistory has been written on the rock mesa of Acoma. (©,1*31. Western N«w»pap®r Cnlon.> In most Indian tribes, the name of a dead man was not spoken for some timo after his death, and if necessary to say it. It was changed slightly. Why Apes and Monkeys Go in Fear of Snakes The apes and monkeys generally, according to big game hunters, liave a great fear of snakes. A sound re sembling that of the snake will clear the jungle. Only two of the tribe--; the Barbary ape and the Fijian mon key--do not have a terrific fear of snakes. The reason for this, of course, is that snake bite in most cases is fatal to monkeys and apes. The Barbary ape nnd the Fijian mon key do not fear snakes, because there are none in their habitats. In one other situation the apes seem to overcome this extreme feo- * "j t h e y l i v e i t -- - . r J R ^ K f f i e n rtti, v •" .Regions where the wild , t 5 l n o ^ a b o u n d s . T h i s d o u g h t y c r e a t u r e regards snakes as prized dainties and usually eliminates them in the terrain over which he roams. The monkeys or other apes apparently note this carefully, for in such regions they become very bold in the presence of gn;ikes and sometimes even kill them with sticks and stones. FIFTY YEARS AGO We are now enjoying in this section the finest run of Weighing known , for many years. Henry Hogan, eldest son of John Hogun is at home for a short vacation. He is attending school at Valparaiso, Ind. Tripp Bros., are building a hew Wagon Shop on the lot three doors west of Fitzsi^mons & Evanson's store in this village. We hear a rumor that negotiations are in progress to purchase the old brick church in this village, and after repairing open it as a German Catholic church. The January term of the Circuit Court is in session at Woodstock this week. The docket shows seven criminal, twenty-six common law, and forty-two chancery cases. FORT* YEARS AG0 ' Harry Holmes was on the sick list of first of the week. Jas. Tryon has. been'sick the past week. Linus Newman, went to Lake Villa on Monday, where he will work' for a few weeks on the Ice Houses, in that vicinity. Perry & Owen are advertising a splendid flour at 88 cents, by the barrel. The C. & N. W. Railway Company recently contracted for «•»"- ^ r* • win 1 RE--- ^ « A.OVV .tJaldj racomotives and 350 new coaches. The company is getting ready for the World's Fair business. Washington, January 11--It seems that the best efforts of the Democratic House leaders to avoid the pitfalls of an extra session are foredoomed. With important fiscal legislation rushetf through in recetd time, the House now finds itself in a position where its plans may be check-mated by the Senate. It is gradually dawning on leaders of both political parties ir. Congress that the budget-balancing on paper and in reality are horses of different colors. Despite the drastic slashing of expenditures for government operations, the matter of digging up the money to pay for authorized activities is providing grave concern here. Hence, the extra session may be charged with the/ unenviable task of providing revenues from sources which have been well nigh emptied under taxation schemes of state and municipal authorities. The chances of the Senate passing a beer bill for revenue purposes have improved during the week. There is a general belief that President Hoover The death of former ^resident Coolidge has cast a pall over official Washington. Social functions which have an important bearing on politics and diplomacy have been cancelled for a period of 30 days. Flags at halfmast at the embassies and government buildings are a mute reminder of a nation's mourning. The passing of Coolidge will force the conservative wing or the "Old Guard" of the Republican party to change its plans. They had expected his aid in re-organizing after the debacle of November. Their main objective is to shelve the Hoover clique now controlling party affairs. Ghosts of the "farm bloc" days may be seen weekly in meetings in the House office building. Each week an open forum is conducted along nonpartisan lines. The discussion covers farm relief, taxation and amendments to the cuirency act. On February 8 the nation will be officially informed as to its choice for President and Vice- President. The Electoral College will meet in solemn eonclave and receive the certificates of each states electoral votes. The returns are read by states and called in alphabetical order. It is really an empty ceremony but must be followed in order* to meet the mandates of the Constitution. The results were known on the evening of November 8. Oddly enqugh, Senator Huey Long may gain converts to his against concentration of wealth. It is apparent that in attempting tax revision to raise funds for the Federal government that exemptions of married folks will be lowered and the rates on small incomes increased. Developments of this sort have a tendency to xqpve class distinction and gain sympathy for the Long "cause". The "King-fish" from Louisiana insists that basic changes must be made to spread the nation's wealth from concentration "in t.he hands of five per cent of the people." Senators Hiram Johnson of California and Borah of Idaho are listed as leading orators of Congress. Of significance is the contention of Johnson "No longer is the wall street ticlcer the barometer of prosperity. Today the barometer in this country is the number of unemployed". Equally important was Borah's declaration "we cannot increase the price of commodities in the U. S, while the price of commodities throughout the worl:l is falling. One of the unsolved mysteries of history is the capacity of the people to come back afjer they have been reduced to the lowest state of economic degradation." That oratory and other foims of propaganda are golden only in the sense of being expehsive to the taxpayers is clearly indicated! in the Public Printer's latest report. Despite strenuous efforts to economize printing costs ana the eliminating of when printed portions. Some idea of the Government Printing Office be gleaned from an estimate if printed in ordinary the year's output of type would a library of 61£ encyclopedia containing 1,000 pages eachof Congressional printing amounted |3JOOOJOOQ in 1932 au uicrau$ Hornets* Good Work The bureau of entomology says that^ hornets should not be disturbed oors destroyed unless they are actually an-:;; noylng members of the family. their nest is under the eaves on thoL, outside of the house an<3j no one Is^1 being stung by them, they should be 3 left alone, since they are very valuable in destroying Injurious garden Insect .f ' pests. • , <-*i * >' ' Development of Lm« -• • IRlf real history of lace beginnrwith®" the punto in aria, "the stitch in th«:> » air," in which the foundation is entlrely dispensed with and the lae» artist Has complete freedom. Punto •'. In aria marked the emerging of lace,^ from a position, a* a csraf* or pastiaw '• to a fine art. •• v:?; ?&&& waste the flood of words in Congre3s, *. Powerful Light The "500,000-candiepower floodlighting system on the Statue of Liberty lights the entire New York harbor and is visible 20 miles away. m • ; . . f • •SWhy March 17 Celebration March 17 is the traditional day en which St. Patrick died. Many people erroneously suppose it to be the anniversary of the birth of the Apostle of Ireland. It is his feast day, not birth day. There has been much contro versy as to when and where St. Patrick was born. The place of his birth is variously supposed to be in Scotland, England, and France. His birth is supposed to have occurred about 3S7 A. D., and his death in Ireland about 403 A. D., which would make, him one hundred and six years of age "when he died. Although St. E'atrick was not canonized nnd proclaimed n saint In Home, he has always been" venerated as the chief sain^ of the Irish church and has been Indirectly -recognized as a saint by the'Church of Rome itself. L TWENTY -(FIVE YEARS AGO H. C. Hankemeyer, local agent for the Schoenhofen Brewing company sustained a very painful injury while loading his delivery wagon New Year's morning. He lost control of a filled half-barrel of beer, which slipped and fell on his left foot. ^ The meat market in the old Thomas Burke stand was opened last Saturday by Joseph Leickem. The place has been thoroughly refitted and the public will at all times find/an up-to» date market. 1 • Last Sunday was a winter day in earnest. A blizzard struck town during Saturday night and spent the day with us. Snow plows and shovels were busy and bobs and cutters are out once more. Why Hor»e* Shy ;|i®E8es often sl.y but 'donkey#' ly take fright in this way. The ances tors of the horse wandered over plains where every bush might conceal an enemy. The life of a horse must often have been saved by its ability to start back or. jump to one side. Donkeys descended from creatures that lived in hills, and'this makes them slow and surefooted. In hilly countries, where wide views can be "obtained surprise attacks from enemies are not so likely as on the plains; and sudden starts, where the foothold is not too sure, might prove highly dangerous.'. TWENTY YEARS AGO gutter was declared firm at 34 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. E. M. Miller of Chicago has placed an order for 2& ft. launch at the local factory. \ We are enjoying our first sleighing of the season. The merry jingle of the sleigh bells sounds good. Winter is here in real earnest. Old Mother Earth is covered with a mantle of white and merchants are finding a ready sale for overshoes and rubbers. Owners of speedy steeds are already casting their eyes over the ice on Fox river. Wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of our horses will appear again on Fox river this winter. mb,y t • • i f. "**" Why Ivy Live* in Water The bureau of- plant industry says that ivy planted in water gets its sustenance from the air, the water, and from the stored up material In the plant itself. Ivy planted in~water will not continue to grow indefinitely. It will, however, under\ favorable conditions thrive for quite a while, the length of time depending upon how much plant food there is in the plant all-in the water. TEN YEARS AGO Eugene Stroker of Wauconda is the new bookkeeper at the Star garage, havjng entered upon his duties there this week. ^ Hubert Schoewer is among the radio fans here, having recently installed an up-to-date outfit in the home of his parents on Green street. Leo Stilling is now employed in the Buck and Rayner drug store in the Chicago and Northwestern terminal in Chicago, having entered upon his new duties a short time ago. H. M. Stephenson of Ringwoood was the first to report to the Plaindealer the seeing of a robin. ' Why Stars Differ in Color Mainly because some stars are hotter than others. The hottest ones contain certain gaseous chemical elements which shine with an intense white heat. The stars which are a little less hot shine with a yellowish light and the coolest stars "shine with a reddish light. BIG INCOMES HAVE DECLINED SHARPLY Only 3,142 $100,000 Get More Than a Year in U. S. Why Rain I« Scarco Desert regions have such Sfc acini rainfall on account of the prevalence of dry winds, isolation by mountain barriers along the borders, and greal distance from areas of evaporation, or oceans. The Choctaw believed that a tribe west of them had blue lips. If a person tried to kill one of these people becane insane. ; , HUtoric Island Group " " tit Dry Tortugas is a group at ,ismall coral Islands lying off the western end of the Florida , Keys in the *" I Gulf of Mexico. At present the is- * ' ^ lands are a quarantine station. Since I* itr*~ 1904 8 marine laboratory has been *maintained there, also a, federal bird * sanctuary since 1908. During the Civil fif - ' i war the federal government confined SiSir prisoners at'-.Mmi, iofiarajy m theism^* ^ ,:;v..b:' Why Horse at Funeral The custom of leading the charger of the deceased at the funeral of a cavalry officer is a relic of the ancient rite of sacrificing a horse at.the burial of a warrior. SKELL1 Gives these 3 ytier :.r. v ".Tjr v ^1. HMpIS TEST. Skelly Aromax iq high^gravity gasoline, as high as 72 degrees, depending on dHtlng conditions. It vaporizes instantly at colder than 7 a. m. temperatures. ; You start at once, using the full power of your motor, •y.y^varm-up.** No battery strain. . 2, IflftCvlI ANTI-KNOCK.~Torthe hard pulls of winter you need a ; gasoline that does not "kick" your pistons. Skelly Aromax Gasoline , gives your pistons smooth, efilent pushes, which are niucli more poweirful and less injurious than the "broncho- bueking" kicks of ordinary gasoline, 3. T \IJLOR-MADE. Skelly s fleet Of test cars, traveling over the middle weisC £ ' have gathered facts which are the basis for tailor-making Skelly Aromax Gasoline to eat *«ctly fit the driving conditions in your state and your community. Only Sheiiy Has These Facts The facts and plant facilities for tailor-making Skelly -Gasoline are available to no other oil company. No , tests in a laboratory can duplicate this information. No other oil company tailor-makes its gasoline. , , Skelly gives you all the qualities you want in a gasdtfio, > all in ONE gasoline. To assure you that you get this gaso> line, New Skelly Aromax is orange-colored for identification. Winter Gravity as high as 72 Degrees-^-Tailormade for local conditions* W MOST GASOLINES ARE NEITHER UlGil TEST NOR HIGH ANTI A FEW GASOLINES ARE EITHER HIGH TEST OR HIGH ANTI SKELLY GASOLINE IS BOTH HIGH TEST AND HIGH ANTI-KNOCK mm* TAILOR-MADE FOR YOUR STAT<| Why Wood Docayt Bacteria and certain microscopic plants called fungi grow in the wood and destroy its structure. ° MOUH Trap* Mice are canny things And unless the trap Is clean they will avoid it After a mouse has been caught in the trap, the trap should be thoroughly scalded and dried and aired. Then all scent will be gone except the smell of the bait If you do not care to go to all this trouble, use new traps for each mouse. Many women do not consider It an extravagance to throw away the trap with the mouse still in it Washington.--That group of American citizens who pay about 97 per cent of the incprne taxes collected by the federal government--citizens whose Incomes are more than $10^,000 a yearhave sharply declined during the last four years, reports the Treasury department. in 1928 there were 15,780 persons with Incomes lu excess Qf $100,000. Today there are about a,142. Taxes collected on the incomes of persons in this group totaled $107,896,- 000 last year, as compared with $237, 71G.000 the previous year. The num ber of taxpayers having net incomes of $5,000 or more decllr.ed 27.1 per cent, and the taxes dropped 49.4 per cent, with 566,120 persons paying $233,933,- 000. The net Incomes of these persons decreased from $16,299,000,000 In 1928 to $10,199,000,000 in 1930 and to $6,489,- 000,000 in 1931. Income from sale of real estate and stock dropped from $1,843,000,000 in 1928 to $050,000,000 in 1931, while losses deducted increased from $170,- 000,000 In 1928 to $978,000,000 In 1930 and to $989,000,000 in 1931. Income from salaries and commit sions dropped from $4,700,000,000 In 1928 to $4,159,000,000 in 1930 and to $3,151,000,000 In 1931. Dividends decreased from $3,929,000,- 000 In 1928 to $3,622,000,00Q In 1930 and to $3,154,000,000 In 1931. Busl nesses and partnerships w^ilch reported Incomes of $3,291,000,000 in 1928 decreased to $1,974,000,000 In 1930 and dropped to $1,236,000,000 in 1931, according to department figure*. tAtORATOfcy Tallor-Ma4« Becaiw of Ike Facts Fe^ld Otit, by These fast i, \ 39ia it, aiul TAILOR-MADE for llXIXOlS ; • ' • •> ' *•> " - Freund Oil Company McHenry, Illinois 1 t.. *>: .• ; : '-';S 'v,'