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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Attack Long Expected
Sioux City Gao Tribune

The expected happened. Heney, the
ruthless. fearless prosecutor of bood-
lers, grafters and higher ups" of land
and timber thieves. of municipal rob-
bers, is shot down in the courtroom
where he is making a third effort to
land Ruef, boss boodler, In prison. by
one of the gang who, seeking a chance
TO serve Ruef by getting on his jury
was exposed by Heney as an ex-ccnvict.
The marvel is that Heney has so long
escaped assault by men whom he has
prosecuted. Doubtless he expected it.
The presence of secret service men in
the courtroom-futile to prevent, as
usual-indicates that violence was ap-
pretended. The very fear1essness of
: Heney. the knowledge that he was
quick with a gun, that he had brought
down a man who was hunting for him
before the latter could get the drop"
on him. probably deferred men who
would gladly have killed him could they
have done it safely. 1t was not so much
his prosecution of timber and land
thieves in Oregon that caused appre-
hension for his safety as it was when
he attacked the rotten gang which had
so long looted San Francisco; the little
rascals who were the tools of the big
o-a
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Hints at Ruef's Agents
TonOpah BOnnnza


1t appears to us that there is no
doubt that back of the attempted
assassination is the hand of the
higher ups. 1t may not be that
Haas was offered any price" for
the murder Of Heney But it is
more than likefy that Haas, brood
ing sullenly over the exposure of
his prison career which had been
made by Heney when Haas was
about to be made juryman in the
second Ruef trial. was sought out
by the agents of Ruef, and that for
months they had been cieverly
playing upon his susceptibilities.
telling him of the great wrong he
had suffered at the hands Of Heney
and suggesting that his life was
ruined and that he might as we'll
drag himself and Heney to eternity
at one and the same time. II is
pity that he suicided. AS sure as
the certainty that death will come
TO all men, Heney, Burns and the
coterie of clever and true men
affiliated with them would have
Wormed from Haas the true story
of the attempt upon Heney. 1t is
fortunate for the graft ring that
Haas never lived to tell his story,
but 1t is unfortunate for the city of
San Francisco that he fS SnepchleSS
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Mascot Is Accorded
a Place of Honor


his mil he known Mike though haired bright
Mikes important parsonage the club
nk him born; he rides
automobile
chair and called while Mike
Los Angeles the special ssued his
te Mrs j. C. Bruse she might bring add back 20 fulfill
his duties and permit the meeting held
Mike is the of the Merchants
Exchange which body
When he makes his generally
does with Happy Hooigan trailing merby the Happy
Mikes albeit
presented the terrier by Family Happy Mike
eparabi Visits opinion.
endvor insti other objections
Happy and Mike locality live
both OF them speeding swiftly down
1t Mike who played The Bun
Cling Stork Family his
instncvely his tail
sight of a
Bue, held, Mike Clarence Harvey
of the Family Dedicated only TO Mike
You lear wire haIredb buneho OF fun,
a a
Family" lea s love for
a and
US
stunt you can do he
all
pr
a ma a
0
o aughin
A
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to
ma
an joyous
With the dear little four legged member Nike
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
The InSiider
Tells of the Family clubs new member, Mike,
who played the principal role ina nasketch,and
his constant companion, Happy Hoollgan

ME Family club is the proudest club in
town. It has a new member, and he Is
a sport, gentleman and treasure. To
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Praises San Francisco
Dcs Moines Uao Capital

The shooting of Prosecuting At
torney Heney points to the stu
pendous problem which confronts
those whose duty 1T is to wage
war against municipal graft.
The organized bands which have
tened at the expense of the tax
payers can not be pried loose by
speak easy methods. The devil
must be fought with fire. Heney
was making good in a magnificent
way, or he would never have been
shot down
1t is to the credit of San Fran
cisco people that they appreciate
the situation which confronts them
and that, standing over the pros
trate form of a faithful public
official, they have pledged anew
their determination to purge the
city of the. thieves which have for
years rlundarad The nllhlic.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
The Subservient Press
Lodi Sentinel

With singular unanimity the reput-
able press, the pulpit and the public
place the responsibility for the ATTEMPT
upon the life of Francis ]. Heney wherl
It belongs-with the higher ups, the
special interests and the subservient
venal. subsidized press, that have al
lied themselves with the other infamies
bribers and the corruptions of civic life
in San Francisco. No event in recent
years has SO stirred the entire Pacific
coast as the attempt on the life of
Heney. 1t has aroused the better citi-
zenship of California to demand speedy
trial and punishment, not only Of ths
men who are under indictment for
crimes, but the social ostracism of the
men who are behind the bars the men
who committed the crimes and the
newspaper aiders, abetters and defend
ers of criminals.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

Mrs. Eleanor Martin was hostess last
evening at an elaborate dinner given
at her home in Broadway for Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin leave the latter part of this week
for Newport, and after a brief stay in
the east will sail for Europe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

Until the Edna Clark disappearance brozsht
the Bona family into the newspapers their
neighbors did not even know their name.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
Indians and War Paint

The Indians have a tradition that
tells how the custom of painting their
faces originated. A certain big chief
while hunting deer was chased by
lion and fell exhausted calling up
on the Big Bear, which Indians be.
lieve was the grandfather of man
to save him. The Big Bear heard
and went to the mans assistance,
scratching his foot and sprinkling
the blood over him. No animal will
eat bear or taste his blood, and when
the lion smelled it he turned away.
But in doing SO he scratched some of
the. blood off the Indians face with
his claw by accident. When he found
himself unhurt, the Indian was so
thankful that he let the blood dry
on his face. With the marks of the
lions claws this gave the effect of
stripes, and ever afterward when 60
ing on hunting expeditions for man
or beast the Indian painted his face
in stripes as a charm against danger
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
What Convinced Him.

The lone touch of nature" thai
makes the whole world kin" was add
ed accidentally by a man who, when
he was running for the legislature
endeavored in vain to enlist by his ar.
gument, the sympathies Of certain
old Irishman.
This Irishman had great influence
with. his neighbors, and it was there.
fore with some disappointment that
the political aspirant saw Patrick Hal
loran's expression of stubborn disap-
prevail at the close of an hours con-
yersation held close to the Halloran
pig-pen.
In the end, however, Patrick and all
his friends voted for the man, and one
day, when his election was secure,
the representative called again on Mr..
Halloran.
Il thought you were against me,
Patrick he said.
Il was" said Mr.. Halloran, frankly.
Il had no use for your arguments
that doy you stud SO long over the pig
pen. But whin | minded aftherward
how whites you talked you scratched
the back of the pig till lie lay down
wild the pleasures of it, said to me-
silf, He's all right, no matther If we
do disagree on some few p'ints,' I
said.''
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
Preservative.

After lounging away the first two
weeks Of his vacation on the farm a
Georgia student received rather in.
sistent notice one morning that the
carriage needed washing. Finding
tub full Of water near the pump
he proceeded to ask whether it might
be used for his purpose.
'Jim," he said to one of the old
darkies on the place, what do they
use that tub for?"
Il don't know, Marse George" re:
piled the negro, lies zactly what dey
do use dat tub foh."
ooh, pshaw, JIM" said George, i'm.
periously. Been here whole year
and don't know what the tubs for?
What do they do with it?"- :.
We'll, massa," said Jim, at his
wits end, Il reckon dey jest uses
dat tub fob to keep water in fob to
keep it from leakin'. "-Harper's Week.
ly
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
Crane Stranded by Bio Fish.

A fine specimen of the blue crane
was found dead yesterday along the
old White Water Canal, between this
city and Milton. by Motorman Boris
field, of the H., I. & E. branch line
to Milton, which parallels the canal.
It was plain case of self-destruction
from the fact that when Bortsfield
picked up the dead crane large white
sucker, measuring sixteen inches In
length, three inches in width, and
weighing twenty-six ounces, was firm
ly wedged in the bill and throat of the
bird just past the gills and fin. Being
unable to swallow the fish or extricate
it, on account of the fin and gills cling.
ing tightly to its throat, the crane met
its death partly by breaking its neck
in it's frantic attempts to free itslf
and escape strangulation.
The dead bird is one of the finest
specimens of blue crane ever found
in this part of the country. It meas.
ures five feet one inch in height, and
its wings six feet two inches from tin
to tip.-Cambridge City Dispatch, to
indianapolis News.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

Capt. Karl Leon, of the Swedish
Artillery, claims to have made a re-
markable invention for naval war
fare. Hitherto the torpedo and the
sea mine have been separate engines
managed under entirely different con.
iitions. Capt. Icons invention
blends them into one. He has pro-
duced a torpedo which, while capable
of being discharged from ships
tubes, and of being useed in all re-
spects like an ordinary torpedo, can
alco be made to serve the purpose
of mine in the open sea, and in
this way brought to bear against
ships in places at present sheltered
from the danger Of mines. 1t can be
kept at a desired depth for con.
siderable time.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Few welcomes are warranted not t.
| wear out.
Lots of us won't listen to advice
unless we are giving 1t.
Many a war cloud has proved to be
only pipe dream.
Many a man secures place In his
tory as an also-ran.
True dignity doesn't stop at frock
coat and high hat.
It's god plan to tell the truth.
when it doesn't hurt.
Lots of people marry simply because
misery loves company.
:. Some men expect to get into heaven
at their own valuation.
Widowers make the best husbands.
They know what to expect.
Even the tallest men don't always
come up to our expectations.
The good die young, or If they don't
they grow up to be mighty homely.
The man who wants the earth must
expect to have a little mud thrown at
him.
Enthusiasm doesn't accomplish
much without a certain amount Of
hustle.
The average man wants to buy his
experience in retail quantities but at
wholesale rates.
When girl is a high f1ier 1t doesn't
necessarily follow that she is cut out
to be an angel.
After all, the man who tells HE
troubles may be preferable to the one
who tells his Jokes.
The one time when the world is will
ing to take man at his word is when
he owns up to having made a mistake
From Musings of the Greenwood
Lake Philosopher" in the New York
Times.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
REINDEER IN ALASKA.
More Than $1,000 Now Used by the
Natives-Fifty-Two Public Schools.


More than $4,000 domesticated rein.
deer are used by the natives of Alas
ka, according to the report of the Fed
eral Commissioner of Education, un.
der whose direction the Territorial
reindeer service is administered. The
government began supplying reindeer
to the natives of Alaska in 1892. For
number of years $4,000 was appro.
priated for the purpose. The amount
expended on this account was recent
ly reduced to $4,000 a year.
During the fiscal year ended June
80, 1907, the Bureau of Education
maintained fifty-two United States
public schools for natives in Alaska
Reports have not been received from
four of these schools. In the remain
ing forty-eight the total enrolment
during the year was 2,483, and the av-
erage attendance 1.076.
Plans are being made for progress
.sive notifications in the methods en-
ployed i'll the schools in Alaska, with
a view to rendering the natives bet
ter able to care for themselves. Be-
ginnings have been made in industrial
training in some of the schools, as
well as in connection with the rein
deer herds. 1t is proposed that the
natives be instructed in the best
methods Of catching and curing fish,
in caring for all parts of the walrus
and whale that are merchantable, In
the handling of wooden boats, in the
tanning and preparing of skins, in
coal mining and in the elements OF
agriculture
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
TOWNS BUTTON CRATERs.
Garth Girdied by Three Hundred
Active volcanoes.

| sdFln GlfdlcQ E4 ihTeo 1uHoTSe
Active volcanoes.
Some of the wonders Of the volcanic
world were graphically described in
lecture at the London institution
yesterday by Mr.. w. Herbert. CARR
| son, F. R. G. S., who has climbed vol
| canoes in all parts of the world.
''The greatest noise on record he
said, was made by the eruption OF
Krakatoa, in the Straits of Sunda, be-
tween Java and Sumatra in 1888"
Here are a few striking facts about
the eruption that Mr.. Garrison men.
toned:
1t caused a cloud seventeen miles
high.
1t was heard 5000 miles away.
If it had taken place in Cornwall II
could have been heard in New York
Constantinople, st. Petersburg, Cairo
and Greenland.
| The velocity Of the explosion was
three times that of an army gun.
1t raised tidal waves 100 feet high
that invaded the land for five miles
1t created dust finer than any rock
can be ground by man.
This dust was carried round the
earth for three years in the air.
1t caused air waves that encircled
the earth seven times.
It broke windows seven miles dis.
tant.
The volcanoes OF the world form a
"belt OF fire. round the earth, and
are rarely more than 800 miles from
the sea. In the few exceptions to this
rule, the volcanoes are near large
sheets Of inland water. This tends
to prove that the proximity Of water
is one Of the main factors in the
cause of eruptions, and that 1t is the
percolation of water through the
earths surface that leads to volcanic
activity.
Mr.. Garrison explained what he
meant by the belt of fire" by showing
a large map of the Pacific Ocean, on
which the volcanic centers were mark
ed, forming rough circle, beginning
South America and following the coast
line to Alaska, then round by Kan
chatka, Japan and the Sunda Straits
to New Zealand In the center of the
circle lies the greatest crater in the
world, in the Hawaiian Islands, which
Is nine miles wide.
In this belt of fire" are 800 active
volcanoes, which, said Mrs. Garrison,
is very small number compared
with the number once active, the
quiescent Or extinct volcanoes num-
bering tens Of thousands.
Among the towns built on old crat-
ers Mr.. Garrison mentioned Edinburgh
(Arthur's Seat being the remains of
a volcanic ringl, Keswick, Alden, Can
dy and Auckland. .
Brentor, in Devonshire, was at one
time, probably within historic times,
as high as Etna and Etna is calculat-
ed to have thrown ont 1000 cubic
miles of material in historic times.
Among many remarkable photo
graphs shown was one of a boiling
lake in an ice-bound crater, nearly
1000 feet above sea level, in New ]
Zealand. Since the photograph was
taken the volcano has tossed the lake
into the air.-London Express.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
BANISHED
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cof-
fee even after they know it is doing
them harm is puzzler. But it is an
easy matter to give it up for good,
when Postum Food Coffee is proper
.ly made and used instead.
A girl writes: Mother had been
suffering with nervous headaches for
seven weary years, but kept drinking
coffee.
"One day I asked her why she did
not give up coffee, as a cousin of
mine had done who had taken to
Postum. But mother was such a
slave to coffee she thought it would
be terrible to give it up.
Finally, one day, she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared. One morn
ing while she was drinking Postum
so freely and with such relish I asked
for a taste.
That started me on Postum, and
| now drink it more freely than did
coffee, which never comes into our
house now.
\ girl friend of mine, one day,
saw me drinking Postum and asked
If it was coffee. I told her it was
Postum, and gave, her some to take
home, but forgot to tell her how to
make it.
The next day she said she did not
see how I could drink Postum. 1
found she had made it like ordinary
coffee. So told her how to make it
right, and gave her cupful l made,
after boiling it fifteen minutes. She
said she never drank any coffee that
tasted as good, and now coffee is ban
ished from both our homes. Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Michigan.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville" in pkgs. There's Rea.
son..
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

Deafness Cannot Be Cured
neutrality-suspicious. as theycannot reach tho
diseased portion of the ear. THERE'S only che
way to cure Deafness and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused BY an
mfamed condition of the mucous lining Of
the Eustachiau Tube. When this tube is in
tanned you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the inham-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
bedestroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten
arecaused bycatarrh, which is nothing an
tndamed condition of the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case ofDeafness Caused bycatarrh) thatcan-
not be curedby Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. F:J. CHEEEY & Co., Toledo,O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
BOUND TO BE TROUBLE.

do you refuse to answer on the
ground that you might -incriminate
yourself?"
'I'll leave that to the court. II
/ told the truth I'd get a year The
whole truth would mean at least 10
years, and nothing but the truth
would be life, sure"
So they rated him as immune and
called a witness who knew nothing soi
the case.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
Texas Shooting Wonder.

The Worlds Records for wing shooting
with q rifle Were smashed to finders in
Topperwein, native Of the Lone Star
State. He shot for ten consecutive days at
~ inch wooden blocks thrown in the air
at distance of 20 feet from him. missing
only out of the first $1,000 and but 0 out
of 1850. During his shooting he made
runs of Il, $40, -, 500, 10. 800 and 1920 hits
without missing. In doing this wonderful
shooting he used only two % caliber rifles
Winchester repeaters. His ammunition
vas of the smokeless powder variety made
by the Winchester people and famed for its
accuracy and cleanliness
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
ITCHING !n!.M9a: ON BOY.
His Hands were Solid Mass. and
Disease Spread All Over BODY
Cured in Days by Cuticura.

"One day we noticed that our little boy
was all broken out with itching sores. We
FIRST noticed it on his little hands. His
hands were not as bad then, and we didn' t
think an-thing serious would result. But
the next day we heard of the Cuticura
Remedies bang so good for itching sores.
BY this TIM the disease had spread all
over his body, and his hands were nothing
but SOL mass Of this itching disease. /
purchased a box of Cuticura Soap and one
box Of Cuticura Ointment. and that night
I took tire ",sicura Soap and lukewarm
water and washed him well. Then 1 dried
him and took the Cuticura Ointment and
anointed BIZ with it. / did this every
evening and in four nights he was entirely
cured. Mrs. Frank Donahue, 20S Fremont
ST. Kokomo. Ind. Sept. 16, 1907"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
WHERE THE MISTAKE IS.

"He hasn't succeeded in his polite.
al ambitions"
mo; the trouble with him is that
he apes the swell people,
That's not the trouble. He might
ape the swell people all he pleased
if lie didn't afterward monkey with
the plain people. The Catholic Stan
dard and Times
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
An important Tonic.

!. why should an eminent literar
man like you talk so much about him.
self?' asked the critical friend.
Because" answered Mr.. Jawburn.
EN- Short. Il am a topic of SO much
importance that nobody else could do
me justice. "-Washington Star.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

work and heavy lift
ing weakened my
kidneys. I was tired
every morning and
my limbs stiff and
sore. Dizzy spells
and headaches were
frequent, and the
kidney secretions
much disordered.
4
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

The great cathedral at Cologne, al.
though completed but few years ago.
has so deteriorated from factory
smoke that the body Of the church win
have TO be renovated throughout.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

The artist is he who strives to per-
feet his work-the artisan strives to
get through it.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
RY GSaRGf kzAo1lz7K4N


Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
.For several years l have been troubled
with a peculiar spasmodic affection Of
the throat. It would seize me suddenly
and for few minutes l would be unable
to speak audibly, and my breath would be
to gasp for breath.
II finally concluded that it was some
catarrhal affection which probably excited
the spasm.a 1t interfered with my voca-
ton as preacher, attacking me occasion
ally in the pulpit.
Il had heard so much about Peruna as
a catarrh remedy that l determined to
try it. After taking two bottles my
trouble has disappeared. I feel sure
that Peruna has greatly benefited me-"
Rev. P. E. Swanstrom, Swedish Baptist
Pastor, Box 22s, Grantsburg, Wis, writes
that from the use of Peruna he is perfectly
well, entirely cured of chronic diarrhea
and catarTh.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25
Peru1a In Tablet Form.

For two years Dr.-Hartman and his az
sistants have necessarily labored to Greats
Peruna in tablet form, and their siren
uous lahors have just been crowned with
success. People who object to liquid medi-
clnes can now secure fer1na ;a Iadn;le.s,
of Peruna. Each tablet is equivalent to
one average dose of Peruna.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Gum and Mullen Is Natures great re>no-
dy-cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con-
sumption, and all throat and lung troubles.
At druggists. 25e Soc. and $l.C0 per bottle.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

Our idea Of "a nice, quiet, retired
,suet is Oyster Bay from now until
about the middle of next summer.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

It's wonder the tight squeezing
i'll Wall street doesn't excite the envy
Of tn, corset trust.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

Every good thing that is worth pos
sessing must be paid for in strokes
Of daily effort.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-01-25

Only One ''Bromo Quinine"
That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of E. w. Grove. Used the
World over to Cure Cold in One Day Csc.