The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 1926 Page: 2 of 4
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1 he Seminole Sentinel frwbyterian Church Directory
i*«tliahed every Thursday end devot-
•d to Um m Wires u of Otises Count;
Harry N. Stone, Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Jot Year........... $1.00
Six Months......... 65
phree Months.....................40
In Advenes.
Advertising Retei on Application
WAMPUM ONCE COIN
IN EASTERN SECTION
Clam Shells Source of Un-
usual Unit of Exchange.
New York.—In the days before the
mint was thought of the Colonists
fonnd an interesting form of exchange
with the Indians in wampum. It Is
closely connected with the early his-
tory of New England and the Mid-
dle Atlantic atates, and esj>eclally with
New Amsterdam and New York.
Wampum, peag, or roauoke, as It
was variously called, consisted of
snuill cylindrical beads wrought out
of the Inner whorl of several species
of conch (generally fulgur carlca or
fulgnr canlculata) in the case of white
heads and from the shell of the qua-
hog or hard clam (venus mercenarla)
in the case of the "black" or purple
variety. Examples of these shells and
the beads may be seen at the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History.
Became Legal Tender.
With the advent of the white man,
wampum, hitherto used chiefly for
ceremonial purposes, became the chief
medium of exchange between the Eu-
ropeans and the Indians and later, ow-
ing to the scarcity of metal coins, was
actually used as legal tender by the
white man.
In time the settlers learned to coun-
terfeit the genuine wampum, first mak-
ing It in large quantities on lathes,
and later substituting glass or porce
lain heads. Wampum making on lathes
was kept up until quite recent times,
for the western Indian trade In Hack-
ensack, and several other New Jersey
towns.
In those colonial days Long Island
Haywood’s
BARBER SHOP
A first class place, where
your patronage is
appreciated
M
0. F. HAYWOOD, Prop.
Preaching services each Sab
bath, as follows:
First; Sawyer—Morning and Night.
' Second; Seminole — Morning and
Night. And at Scarborough school
house, evening at 3:30.
Third; Seagravea Presbyterian
church—Morning and Night.
Fourth—Seminole; Morning and
Night. And at Elam, 3:30.
All morning services at 11 a. m.
Night services, 8:30 p. m.
J W Gregg, Pastor.
seems to have Iteen tfie main seat of
the wampum industry owing to Its
convenient location, many shells used
Id the manufacture of wampum being
I found on Its shores. The Indian
name for Long island. “Sl-wan-skl,"
variously translated as “Land of
Shells," or "Land of Wampum,” takes
Its origin from this source. In most
of the shell heaps which are found
along Its shores from t’anarsle to Mon-
tauk, several local species of conch
and of hard clam shells are to be
found. Some specimens of conch
showing the sequence of steps tn the
process of wampum making have been
obtained.
Paid to Iroquois.
Throughout the tide-water region,
wampum heads are rarely found on
early Indian camp oq burial sites, hut
they are abundant in the interior on
the sites of Iroquois villages In cen-
tral New York and Pennsylvania.
This Is undoubtedly because most of
| the beads made by the coastal In-
dians were sent inland as tribute to
the Iroquois, at least after the latter
had procured firearms to enforce their
demands.
It has been thought that wampum-
making was of European origin, but
the abundance of wampum heads
found In Long Island shell heaps
would Indicate that the industry was
of Indian origin rather than European.
Calllaux wants to settle with the
United States, but the trouble Is, a
French cabinet In favor of settling
can’t remain In office long enough to
attend to the details.
Somebody tells us that two per cent
of the people do the world’s thinking.
And Judging by the thinks we reckon
about three-fourths of that two per
cent would do more good by going to
work
Turnt Out Much Paper
The largest electrioallv-driven pa-
per-making machine in Europe is
located near Stettin, Germany. It
is capable of producing a roll of
newsprint 19% feet wide and 1,150
! feet long every minute, or 132 short
tons of paper in a 24-hour day.
Richest Caul Field
One of the richest coal fields in
the world, estimated to contain 23.-
000,000,000 tons, has been discov-
ered near Hull, England. It is a
continuation of an exhausted vein
and extends 40 mile* to the coast
School Shoes
For Boys and Girls
You want Shoes for school children
that will wear, even under the
hardest sort of play. But at
the same time you want
them to look good.
Our shoes will
meet the
test.
R. R. GILDON
Dry Goods
Gaines County Abstract Company
Prompt, Efficient Service
One of the best equipped Abstract Plants
tin Texas, covering all lands and town
lots in Gaines County.
Notary Public in office.!'
A. 1. DUFf, Manager Seminole, fexas
Forests’ Disappearance
Changing Animals' Diet
Ithaca. N. Y.—Wholesale destruction
of forests has changed the diet of the
animals, harmed the fish In lakes and
streams and threatened generally the
delicate balance between the Uvea of
plants, animals and man, said E. N.
Munns of Washington, D. C„ before
the International Plant congress.
Mr. Munns. representing the United
States forest service, said that to at-
tack tlie problem of the preservation
of timber resources from the stand-
point of biology, ecology, pathology
and kindred subjects the government
should establish special resources
fellowships.
All growing things, Mr. Munns as-
serted. suffer by the cutting of forests.
The disappearance of nut-bearing
trees forces animals to change their
diet to seeds and buds. The wiping
out of large timber stands raises the
temperature of water in the streams
and lake, resulting, he added, In harm
to fish, which require staple tempera-
ture for egg hatching.
"Sea Raleigh” Grounds
Yacht to Let Lady Win
Loudon.—A modern Sir Walter Ra
lelgh has been rewarded with a model
qf his yacht Shlmna, executed by
John Tweed, the famous sculptor.
Lord Justice Andrews performed a
feat of sea chivalry recently when he
ran the Shlnina Into a mudbank in
order to allow the marchioness of
Londonderry to win an important race
at the Strangford regatta.
She presented him with a yacht
model set In* a marine scene, with
swimming mermaids, done by Edmund
Brock, and also had his action cele-
brated in verse, to which were ap-
pended the signatures of Lord and
Lady Londonderry.
Hula-Hula Girls Win
O. K. of Gustaf Adolf
Hilo. Hawaii—Hawaiian hula-hula
dancing girls and pnl, p native deli-
cacy made of fermented paste of the
taro root and served without table
tools, have won the approbation of
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden.
"Pol is all right, If you twist your
fingers right.” said the prince.
The hula-hula girls, the prince ad-
mitted. were beautiful and their sing-
ing lovely.
With Crown Princess Louise, the
lnce attended a native feast at Hono-
u recently.
Grasses From Many Landu
The University of California ia to
have one of the most complete grass
gardens in the United States. In it
are grasses from many parts of the
world, including India, Abyssinia,
South Africa, New Zealand, Rus-
sia, Italy, Morocco, Mexico, Argen-
tine, Bolivia and Brazil.
Citation by Publication
The State of Texas.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Gaines County—Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to sum-
mon E. E. Price, W. B. Carson, E. C.
Wilcox, Lon McNeill and Mrs. Eula
McNeill by making publication of this
citation once in each week for four
successive weeks previous to the re-
turn day hereof, in some newspaper
published in your county, if there be
a newspaper published therein, but if
not, then in any newspaper published
in the 106th Judicial District; but if
there be no newspaper published in
said Judicial District, then in a news-
paper published in the nearest District
to said 106th Judicial District, to ap-
pear at the next regular term of the
District Court of Gaines County, to
l>e holden at the court house thereof,
in Seminole, Texas, on the 2nd Mon-
day in December A. D. 1926, the same
being the 13th day of December A. D.
1926, then and there to answer a peti-
tion tiled in said court on the 13th
day of September A. D. 1926 in a suit,
numbered on the docket of said court
No. 718, wherein W. I, Miller is Plain-
tiff, and E. E. Price, W. B. Carson,
B. C. Wilcox, Lon McNeill and Mrs.
Eula McNeill are Defendants, and
said petition alleging debt evidenced
by three Vendor’s Lien Notes, execu-
ted in part payment for 160 acres of
land, the same being the West 160
acres of the East 360 acres of Section
No. 30, Block C-35, situated in Gaines
County, Texas. Said notes executed
by the defendant E. E. Price and the
payment of same assumed by the de-
fendants, W. B, Carson, E. C. Wil-
cox, Lon McNeill and Mrs. Eula Mc-
Neill. Prayer for personal judgment
against each of the defendants and
for foreclosure of the Vendor’s Lien
on the above described land and for
all costs of suit.
Herein fail not but have before said
court, at its aforesaid regular term,
this writ with your return thereon,
showing how you have executed the
same.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court, at office in Seminole,
Texas, on this the 4th day of October
A. D. 1926.
[seal] A. J. Roach, Clerk,
District Court Gaines County, Texas.
The Seminole Fair date is Sat-
urday, Oct. 16. Everyone come.
SHE TELLS THE STORY
OF MANY OTHERS
Dr. W. C. Rountree,
Texarkana, Texas.
Dear Doctor:—About 8 years ago I
was taken with a bad case of stomach
trouble. I got better In Winter and
worse In 8prlng and 8ummer. I suf-
fered untold agonies, took many kinds
of medicine and found no relief. Af-
ter four years I broke out with some-
thing that looked like sun burn. At
first It appeared on my hands, liter
on my face and neck. My mouth got
sore, feet burned and swelled until I
could hardly walk. My heart beat too
faat and I had a hurting In my chest.
Some one sent you my name and you
tent me one of your little books and
Questionnaire, but I did not order your
treatment at first. I waited thtnklnq
I would oet better, but Instead I oot
worae. Finally I got to bad that I
could not walk 20 etens without rett-
ing. I ordered vour Pellaoro treat-
ment and on the 9th. riav of July 132#
I began taking It. I soon saw that It
wag hetnlng me and bv the time I had
taken one treatment the raeh and
many of the other svmptoma had dla-
aopeared. I have taken four treat-
ments and am entirely relieved of all
symptoms of Pellaqra. I aooreelate
the honeety and kindness with which
you have dealt with me. for I have
found evervthlno that you told mo
about the treatment to be lust like
you said. I want tn ask all who have
this disease to not out off ordering
your treatment liae I did for while
they are waiting this terrible disease
Is stealing their life sway.
(Mite) Savannah Taylor,
Rt. 1, Box 100. Naplea, Texas,
Boost Our Fair!
With your products
and presence
Saturday, October 16
You hearty co-operation
is solicited
The Halley Store
Phone No. 52 Seminole, Texas
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 1926, newspaper, October 7, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577137/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.