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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX, KAYSVILLE, UTAH Known for Service Famous for Quality JE Our reasonable prices make buying easy. MAKERS OF JEWELRY STRUT SAU LAKJE CTTf legendsofxheelephant Many j and Wonderful .Are the Tales Told Concerning Its Virtues and Its Wisdom. Naturally we talked first about elephants, of which he was almost as childishly fond as 1. But In contrast to my poor knowledge, he possessed the rich lore of a man who had not only observed hath! for many years with loving Interest, but had also listened to the tales of mahout and ahi- knri from Siam to Ceylon, lie poured out a hundred gifts from an apparently Inexhaustible store. He told of round-upsin Burma, when the wild herds are driven Into gigantic corrals to be tamed for the sendee of puny man. Then, turning to the names bestowed by doting mahouts on tbeaa colossal darlings, he pointed out that ig this nomenclature of affection Lotus, or Lily or Pearl was only a commonplace, while even Silver Star and Golden Joy aecmed Inadequate. Folk tales, too, he repeated, among them the narrative of the wise elephant that used to he sent out from a certain city thq, morning after the king's death to bring back In Its bejeweled howdah the man it had chosen as successor to the throne, . Finally, Just as we were leaving the hank of the 'stream, he spoke of t,he part played by the elephant iu the story of him who became the Light of Asia. Before the birth of Gautama, destined to be the savior of mankind, his mother dreamed that a star from heaven entered her right side, and of this star the token was a white elephant with six perfect tusks. Again, In the prophetic vision of hit father, the aec ond Fear was ten huge elephants, signifying the ten great gift of wisdom. In strength whereof the prince should shake the world. In Buddha's middle years an enemy sought to take his life by sending against him a raging elephant, but the animal recognised the good head of the "Venerable Omniscient One" and stood in peaceful adoration before the divine person. Asia .Magazine. " slx-rnye- d silver-tuske- d DAME NATURE'S UTTLE.JOKE Old Lady Seems to Haye Played Favorites In Arranging Seme CU-- - matte Conditions. Nature playa a cruel joka In the difference of altitude of India and Tibet. Ilad they been reversed one would bave aald that It wai providential arrangement. The traveler who crosses the Himalayas from Cashmere has to climb nearly twice as much as the traveler who comet from the north, because while India averages only perhaps 100 feet above ea level, Tibet averages 12.000 feet, and for this reason la called the Roof of the World. Now, had India had this elevation, south of the mighty range of the Himalayas, and thua shielded from the north, as well at nearer to the equator, her climate would probably have bee as temperate as Britain, and one of the healthiest In the world. While, had Tibet lain as low as India, Instead of being the dreariest, most Inhospitable of lands. It would, by reason of Its latitudeTbe one of the moat habitable countries In the world. t Situated 26 miles from Goondah, a small town on the main Southern railway and reached by one of the most miniature railways In Australia, is Burnnjuck Dam, the source of the water supply of the Murrunubldgee Irrigation Areas. The surroundings vf Burrlnjuok present a ' Scene of m lid and rugged grandeur, and os the train approaches the terminus, glimpses are caught of the great Inland sea. Indeed In It a veritable sea, for all the navies of the world could lie on Its bosom and then there would room to spare for the Mercantile Marine as well. The biggest warship ever built could ride at anchor at Burrinjuck and there would still be a hundred1 feet of water under her keel. A couple of years ago here and there could be seen the dying tops of giant gum trees which bad fringed the course of the two rivers, but they have long since gone under, and smart motor boats skim the surface many feet above the submerged trunks. Also a number of homesteads, which nestled In the lonesome valleys, are likewise buried fathoms deep. Their dispossessed owners were well compensated by the State, and the little homesteads had to go In order that a score or two of holdings might emerge, on the IMverlna plains. The dam ranks fourth among the great Irrigation achievements of the world. The formation at the site of the dam Is a hard red granite, and on either side of the dam the hills rise steeply to a height of 2,000 feet. At about a mile above the dam the gorge opens out into a large basin, which formerly included the Junction of the Goodradighee and - fine-graine- d Mur-rumbldg- ee Rivers. AVhen the dam Is full the area of this portion of the storage will b about 8,500 acres, with a depth of water vcr a large portion of from 130 to 150 feet. Above thla basin the rivers again enter the hills, opening out Into smaller areas of submerged flats here and there, which w;lll still further increase the area of the storage. Some IS miles above the dam the Yass River (alia Into the general storage. Water will be eventually held up the Yass River to 22 miles, up the Goodradlgbee River to 15 miles, and up the Murrain-bidge- e River to 42 miles above the dam. The Berembed division weir Is situated 240 mile by nver below Dam. Here tbe pater is diverted from the river into the mato canal. Eventually the main canal will extend to about 120 miles from Berembed. At present It terminates near Jrlfflth, about 00 . miles from the to Yanco. Where lerembed take-of- f the canal practically enters the area, the distance from Berembed Weir is Bur-Hngju- 45 miles. The estimated capacity of the dam s 33,612,671.000 cubic feet, or 771.641 acre feet. The full supply level will e at IL L. 1,180 above water spring tides. Sydney, or 200 feet above the Invert of the draln-of- f pipes. k in the course of a year or so will come Into Its own as one of the most attractive resorts for pleasure and recreation in the States, Bur-rlnjuc- for the vast utilitarian undertaking reposes amidst most picturesque surroundings, and fishing, boating, swimming, shooting will offer considerable attraction to the tourist and holiday maker, who wishes to make a trip 200 miles inland from Sydney. When the fall Is completed It will hold, more water. than Sydney Harbor, and Its bays and valleys will be Just as numerous, while the surrounding i more ragged and Inspiring country Swallowed a Pet Chameleon. than that which surrounds Fort Jack-son- . Four years ago I purchased a chameThere among those steep and leon at the Wakefield fair, F. II. Sidformidable mountains to a height of ney writes In Boston Evening Tran200 feet the dam backs tbe water 42 script. The little fellow made himself miles. The ruling grade is only 5 feet at home among our house plants and per mile. From the dam to Yanco, kept them clean of bugs; he became the great Irrigation model of New tame and answered to the name of South Wales, via the water route Is Mickey. The tiny lizard would come 280 miles, and the fall of Jhejwhole when we called him ; and he kept the "of that total distance is only about 600 house plants free from bugs and the showing how the low grade enclear of files. On warm daya Mickey feet, ables those area so far distant from would crawl oat onto the piazza and the supply to be watered entirely by un blmxelt Onaday iny neighbora gravTtairoivr flock of guinea hens wandered around The farms allotted and available for my house, and although Mickey had disposal on the Murrumbldgee Irrichanged his color to that of the piazza gation Areas are of varying sizes and bo. J. tbe sharp-eyeguineas spied of varying quality, with the result that him and made a rush, and before my lines of Industry followed by the the pet could escape one of the guinea settlers cover a wide range. hens swallowed him. I complained of There are farms oNfgwn 2 to 250 the guineas to my neighbor, but he the chief Indusaald hla guineas were too well bred to acres In extent, fnd are on dairytngrwhieh In Invade any ones premises; snd that tries carried with pig associated cases is furthermore, lizards were reptiles and many and viticulture fruit growing, raising, not fit for house pets. vegetable growing. The usual variety of fruits grown Why He Preferred Girls, .under Irrigation conditions In other . Willard la fond of playing with sevof the world are being produced parts eral little glrla in the neighborhood on the. Murrumbldgee Irrigation ;and, on being questioned regarding Yanco Experiment preference for girls, remarked: "Well, Areas and the le the girls never fight like the boys do, .Farm .is .a. useful- - object, In of settlers Instruction for the they only argue." r1- and these of fruits, the growth T d lesson-availab- T'Llon e sa Fowsht a MotofcarT" Tbe East African Standard describes a duel between a motorcar snd a lion- -, ess. The affair. It says, happened at night near Nairobi. The cheuffenr noted a commotion In the bush near the road, then tbe gleaming eyes of an enraged wild animal.- - He accelerated-hispeed at the Instant the lioneaa leaped. She struck the hood and wpa thrown far In advance of the car, whose wheels then passed over her. The dead lioness was finally loaded Into the car and taken back to the tovu In triumph.--rroOutlook. s m The world war cams to formal end five ytirt after the assassination of Archduke Francie Ferdinand and two yea re and two daya after the first American troops landed In France. The Austrian was killed at Sarajevo, June 28, 1914. The first American contingent disembarked in France, June One bf the Irrigation Marvfels of the World. . BOYD PARK e MAW WAR ENDS FIVE YEARS AFTER SARAJEVO CRIME thoughthe'settleiuent1s'stIir''j:'ung, heir-appare- nt Hun Representatives Affix Historic in Signatures Hall at Versailles. Ceremonies Surer SaMiat. IS Sth.i . New Mark Car Movarnmnt BiuiUae nav laqmrte. foeanOn orpono-Bltla- e it for famine, stork raising. fraH .rowla Soot Wainctnine as iaiwtoient ' ( WIU ke piM.x-- 4 tMt to era AUSTRALIA Germany declared war on Russia and invaded Luxemburg. Germany sent her ultimatum to Belgium' August 2, and declared war on France August 3. The next day Great Britain declared war on Germany. June 28 also in the anniversary of tho renewal of tho triple alliance between Germany, Austria and Italy which has been broken by tho war. On Juno 28, 1890, the German reichstag adopted a bill creating a new German army, the organization of which Is greatly diminished in power by the treaty signed on Juno 28 last. In American hiatory June 28 is the anniversary of tho battle of Monmouth, N. J., where in 1778, Washington defeated a force under Sir Henry Clinton. On August Marked by Absence qf Ostentation, Teutons Being Frigidly Received. President Wilson First to Inscribe Name. Versailles. World peace was signed and sealed In the historic hall of mirrors at Versales Saturday afternoon, but under circumstances which somewhat dimmed the expectations of those who had worked and fought during long years of war and months of 1, negotiations for its. achievement. China Fails to Sign. The absence of the Chinese delegates, who at the last moment were unable to reconcile themselves to the Shantung settlement, and left the eastern empire outside the formal purviews of ieace, struck the first discordant note in the assembly. A written protest which General Jan. Christian Smuts lodged wltij his signature was another disappointment to the ner or another, gained access to the hall, that the struggle for points of makers of the treaty. vantage at times approached the stage Huns Received Chilly Reception. of a brawl, and the few officials enBut, bulking larger, was the attitude trusted with keeping order had the of Germany and the German plenipoIn securing even a greatest tentiaries, which left them, as evident semblancedifficulty order. of from the original program of the day A Dramatic Incident and from the expression of M. The most dramatic moment connectstill outside any formal reconciliation and made actual restora- ed with Ihp signing of world peace tion to regular relations and inter- came unexpectedly and spontaenously course with the allied nations depen- at the conclusion of this greatest ceredent, not upon the signature of the mony in history, when Premier President Wilson and Premier "plenipotentiaries of peace," but upon ratification by the national assembly. Lloyd George descended from the Ilall of Mirriors to the terrace at the rear of Clemenceau Gives Stern Warning. To M. Clemeneeaus stern warning the palace, where thousands of specIn his opening remarks that they tators were massed. With the appearance of the three would be expected, and held, to observe the treaty provisions legally and Mho have dominated the councils of the German delegates, the allies, there began a most remarkcompletely, able and unprecedented demonstration. through Dr. llanlel von Ilalmhausen, With cries of Vive Clemenceau," replied after returning to the hotel Vive Vive Lloyd George, Wilson, that had they known they would be dense crowds forward from all SM'ept treated on a different status after of the terrace. parts spacious allied signing than the representatives, In an instant the three Mere suras shown by their separate exit before the general body of the confer- rounded by struggling, cheering masses of people, fighting among themselves ence, they never would have signed. Under the circumstances the gen- for a chance to get near the stateseral tone of sentiment in the historic men. Smut Registers Protect sitting was one rather of relief at the uncontrovertible end of hostilities than Three incidents were emphasized by of complete and unalloyed satisfac- the smoothness Mlth which the ceretion. mony. Mas conducted. The first of The ceremony had been planned de- these was the failure of the Chinese liberately to be austere, befitting the delegation to sign. The second was sorrows and sufferings of almost five the protest submitted by General Jan years and the lack of Impressiveness Christian , Smuts, who declared the and picturesque color, of which many peace unsatisfactory. The third, to the general public, came spectators, who had expected a magnificent state pageant, complained, from the Germans. When the program was a matter of design, not merely for the ceremony was shOM'n to the omission. German delegation, Herr von Than Hour. Less in Ended of the German delegation, Ceremony to M'ent Colonel shortwas far Ileuri, French liaison The actual ceremony er than bad been expected, In view of officer, and protested. He said: We can not admit that the German tbe number of signatures which were to be appended to the treaty and the delegates should enter the hall by a two accompanying conventions, ending different door than the entente delea bare forty-nin- e minutes after the gates; nor that military honors should Hml Me knoMn there hour set for the opening. The pro- be withheld. Mould such be surwere out without arrangements before.-thcarried ceedings face incidents, since the Germans were delegates Mould not have come. After a conference Mlth the French silent and the Chinese refusal to sign was evident only by the vacunt chairs. foreign minister, it mbs decided, as a The sole words to Ik recorded in the compromise, to render military honors protocol of the conference were M. as the Germaus left. Otherwise the Oeraenceaus short opening allocution, program was not chanced. In his protest General Smuts dewith Its brief, stern warning to the Germans, and his equally terse phrases clared that there Mere territorial settlements which he lielleved Mould need declaring the ceremony dosed. revision, and that there Mere guaranGermans First to Sign. Clem-enceu- Opportune , -- 1 u. "Kaiser Berlin. Friends' Appeal "to 'Dulchr Brewers Still Have Hopes. The big Wisconsin Xlilwaukee. brewers, saloonkeepers and Intel men still turn their fa.'es toward Washington In the hope that some eUventh-hon- r notion may halt the prohibition law. war-tim- e SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES. Allens FootEaae, the antiseptic powder to be shaken Into the shoes and sprinkled In the It relieves th sting out feet and takes painful, smarting corns of and bunions. Allens Foot Eue is a certain relief for sweating, callous, tired, aching feet, and makes walking a delight. Sold everywhere. Adv. foot-bat- h. wol-le- n, -- Probably the majority of clergymen are poor because they premli without notes. Em, Too. by Christopher Morley, In the Bookman. Military Tactics. And then theres the chap M ho sets Morner Io you want any macaroni his clock half an bonr ahead at night, for dinner? so he can turn over in the morning Returned Soldier No, thanks; Its and get an extra nap. too hard to mobilize. shop, June Playing Safe. Why are you offering such a thumping big reward for that wretched-lookincat f your wifes? Dobson Only to please the wife, old chap. Robson But such a big reward will certainly bring the brute back, and then youll look Jolly sick. Dobson Dont worry, my boy. The beast wont come back. You see, 1 drowned it myself. Boston Post. Robson g Snoblest Land. The earl of Dunmore said at a farewell dinner In New York: un-kno- Democracy does aMay with snobbishness. I called one afternoon on a Chicago lady, and her little son mbs presented to me. The urchin studied me curiously as I drank m.v tea. At n, tees provided Mhich he hoped would soon be found out of lmnnony with the new peaceful temier and unarmed length he said: Why are you a lord, mister? you boru in a manger? e Peace Is for the horse In the barn not for the thief outside the Mln- dOM You can purchase a mans labor, but youve got to cultivate his goodwill. Acts Up to His Name, Also. Xleanleigli is quiet enough ordinarily. but somehoM collectors for charitable purposes dread to go nviit him." I guess he acts like a bear then because hes foxy. - Annoyed Bllater. The lightning played a good Jok on my boy, Blister, tuther day, related Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. He was fooling around under a tree Mhen it began to rain, and the next thing a bolt of lightning tore a big limb ofTin the tree and slammed it You ort ,to have doMn on Blister. heered him rar and cuss as he dug his way out from under It. XIade him madder than a scalded cat, to be fit by something he couldnt fight back at." Kansas City Star. Was The Style Nowadays. Knicker Has Smith made up with his .wife? Bocker Yes, but of course he doesnt know on what terms. Tho Rebuff. Bishop Flipper said in a brilliant address in Atlanta : The minister who tries to build BP his congregation by strenuous work, uork. must of course a now and then. rebuff expect I know a young minister Mho waa rebuffed by a little girl. She came to the door In ansM-e- r to his ring, looked him up and down, and said: Mother is suited Mlth a minister, thank you. Then she shut the door in his face. house-to-hous- e Detroit Free Press. r When Youre Tired Punishstate of the central ments Mere also foreshadowed, he w hkh calmer mood might yet prefer to pass the sponge of ob. poM-ers- sahi.-over-- and need jhe livion. OFFERS HIMSELF of.a AS SACRIFICE full-bodi- Van Bethmann-Hollwe- B g Aaks That H Dr. Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweformer German chancellor, has formally asked the allied and associated powers to place him onjtrlal instead of the former emperor. The former chancellor says that he assumes responsibility for the ails of Germany during his period of office and places himself at the disposal of 7 the allies. ' The request of the former chancellor M as nuue June 25, In a communication toPresident Clemenceau, president of the peace conference. g, an- nouncement that he would not lift the ban on wartime prohibition until the army was demobilized has provoked a storm of varying comment fa congressional circles. d, hot cup, Delicious and healthful, it supports and cheers with its refreshing goodness, and it is an economical table drink as well. Beat Hangman .Out of Job. Mineola. I- - I. Dr. Walter Keene Wilkins, Just convicted of .wife murder and awaiting the death sentence, which. Mas to have been pronounced on Tuesday, committed suicide in the Jail here Sunday by hanging. Stir lip Storm of Comment. Washington. President Wilson's ed well-flavore- invigora-do- n there s nothing superior to Tried in Lieu of Kalaer. Berlin la Buy a Farm Now. Became land Is cheaper' than It will ever again. The U. S. Railroad Admim.-tratio- a Its funny how we hate to face be la prepared to furnish free Information te realties. I know a commuter once hotneeeekers regarding farming opporttuu-tle- a have nothing to sell; no monejr t who rode into town every day on the lend; We me only Information to give. d. WriteName 8 :13. But he used to call it the 7 :73. fully with reference to your state you want to learn about J. L He said It made him feel more vir- the Section. Edwards, Manager, Agricultural U. S. RSUroad Administration, Room ft From The - Haunted Booktuous. Washington, D. C. adv. You Know . Coutrary to exiiectatlous, the Germans were called to sign first, and no precedence was given St. Clemenceau, President Wilson or Mr. Lloyd George, nho In the peace treaty tipiear only ns --members of rtie respective flelega tlous and discard the dignities and responsibilities .which during the negotiations were summed up in the phrase "the - big hroe. The two German delegates arose without a word at XL Clemenceau's biddiug and planed upon the treaty the sign manuuls which German government leaders declared until recently never be appended to it. Wilson Signs First for Allies. When they... regained their. seats after signing, President Wilson immediately arose, and. followed by the American other plenipotentiaries, moved around the two sides ot the great horseshoe to the signature tat les. i resident Wilson! and not M. Clemen-eeathus had the honor of signing first of all the leaders of the world alliance. . So tunny spectators had. in one man- - What some public speakers need better terminal facilities. I u, llaim-hause- Moment At a recent Sunday school, entertainment one of the primary pupils posed in a tableau, as the Infant Samuel." In a surplice, at his teachers knee, hands clasped as if In prayer, the effect would have been most reverent If, Billy, the Infant Samuels partner In marbles, had not been holding forth on the front seat In the hush that followed the raising of the curtain Billy said: Prayin' bout that swell agate of mine you went and copped, are you? u, Clem-eneea- All-Highe- st INFORMATION BUREAU after Francis Ferdinand, Austria declared war on Serbia, marking the beginning of hostili-tie- s. the death of r . The league of officer. of of crops apricots, phenomenal Prussian army and German the former hav and fruits grapes peaches.,-citruaddressed the Dutch queen, have on the navy settlers the obtained been by various soils suitable for the produc- pleading that she refuse to extradite War Lord, our beThe tion of each of these classes. Adv. loved and unforgettable king." NEW SOUTH WALES 26, 1917. . On July 28, 1914, one month At Grocers. 1 Two sizes, usually sold at 15c and 25c I 2 i |