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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
Xmas Special
For this Week
Our Big Stock of
Fancy China at
Cost
0ne-Fourth Off
on all Fancy China
on the Big Table in
the Center of
Our Store
Every Piece Is Mark
ed in Plain Figures.
Take Off One Quart
er That Is Our Xmas
Present to You.

Salad Bowls, $500, one fourth otf----------$2.
Salad Bowls. 80 80. one-fourth off------S1.S S
Salad Bowls, 800, one fourth off-----$1.5 so
Salad Bowls, 81 80, one-fourth off------$1.1 3
Salad Bowls, $1OO one fourth off----------75f
Salad Bowls, Soc one-fourth off----------3S(
Chocolate Sets $500, one-fourth off----$11.25
Chocolate Sets $1,000 one-fourth off-------$7. so
Chocolate Sets $500 onefourth off ---S3.75
Chocolate Sets $500, onefourth off ----$2.25
Pie Plates, sets $500, one-fourth off -----$6.OO
Pie Plates, sets 1926, one-fourth off ----$2.94
Pie Plates, sets $500, onefourth off -----$2.25
Bread and Butter sets $500 one fourth Off--$4.5O
Bread and Butter sets $3.50 one-fourth off--$2.63
Bread and Butter sets $500 one-fourth off--$3.75
Fruit Sets $500. one fourth off-----$4.5O
Haviland Fruit Sets s4OO one fourth off--$3.OO
Nut Sets 1925, one fourth off-----------S2.4
Nut Sets $500, one fourth of------------$2.25
Cream and Sugars $3.50 one-fourth off ------$2.63
Cream and Sugars $500 one-fourth off ------$1.5 so
Cream and Sugars 81. 90, one fourth off----75c
Cream and Sugars Soc one fourth off---------3Sc
Cup and Saucer sets 1920, one fourth off--$9 90
Cup and Saucer sets $1,000 one fourth off-S7.5O
Cup and Saucer sets $500 ne-fourth off--$3.75
Cup and Saucer sets $500, fourth off 1925
Cup and Saucer sets So 40 one-fourth otf---$1 80
Teapot Sugar Cream set 1925 one-fourth off $2.44
IIaviland Plates set 475 one fourth off-----S3.57
Haviland Plates set $500 fourth off----S3.75
Hand Painted Cups and Saucers 1926, IA off 81 SO
Hand Painted Cups and Saucers $500, IA off 81 so
German China Cups and Saucers 81 %, IA off--94c
Austrian Cups and Saucers $3.50. IA off---$1.13
Poland China Cups and Saucers 75c, IA of----57c
Japanese China Cups and Saucers 81 CO. IA off 75c
japanese China Cups and Saucers 6Oc IA off--45C
Japanese China Cups and Saucers Soc IA off,
II
Syrup Pitchers Csc, one-fourth off------------49c
Cracker Jars So so. one-fourth of----------$1.SS
Teapos $3.50 one-fourth off -------------$1.13
TeapOts S5c. One-fOurth
Bouon Cups $175 one fourth off--------$1.O7
Hair Receivers soc. one-fourth off-----------3Sc
Odd Cream Pitchers 35c, onefourth off--------27c
Odd Cream Pitchers Ace. one fourth off------3Oc
Odd Cream Pitchers S5c, onefourth off-------64c
Odd Cream Pitchers $1.25. onefourth off------94c
Odd Cream Pitchers soc, one-fourth off-------3Sc
Mustard Pots 40c, one-fourth of--------------3Oc
Mustard Pots 25c, one-fourth off ------19c
Salt and Peppers 35c. one fourth off -27c
Salt and Peppers zoe, one-fourth off-------15c
Salt and Peppers 1Oc nefourth of----------Sc
Rose Jars 75c. ne-fourth off-57 SIC
Nothing Pleases Lady, Young or
Old, More than a Nice Piece
of China
Wenatchee Bazaar
PHONE 1742
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
BOTH CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
Wonderful Living Light that Is
Found only in Brazil.

A living light. called the pyrophore.
makes Illumination cheap and convenient
n Brazil The pyrophore is a monster
hrefy an inch and half long. With enc
1t is possible 10 read fine print and three
VIII light room
The Brazilian peasant. when he ira
verses by night the pernous forest paths
OF his country fastens 10 each shoe a
Pyrophore. Thus Illuminated he has no
difficulty in avoiding poisonous snakes.
pitfalls. and Wild beasts.
The Brazilian cOQUette fastens in her
h&lr or her cOrSage a pyr0phore i1czsed
IN white tulle- The effect is as OF a great
luminous pearl or opal
When pyrophore's Light goes out il fs
not necessary 10 III him up with oil. 10
drop coin in him or 70 throw him avav-
but a moments ducking in cold water
Suthces- Thereafter his three little Ian
terns-one on the breast and TWO on the
oack-emit again as bright = radiance as
ever.
The pyroph0re. as an nature students
know is called vulgarly cuenzc. but
scientifically the name is coIeopter. serri-
corn SterMCSe elareriies
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
INJURED TO POVERTY AND Toll.
Natives OF Shantung Province Live
Lives Of WretchednerE

or Sha1tung Province. China. a cor
respondent writes; a little more than
a generation ago one OF the greatest
famines In the memory OF man spread
devastation in the great overpopulated
sections Of the west OF this province and
now famine faces the stoicaI toilers OF the
land once again. The Shantungess Illus
trate vel the law of the survival Of the
nttest, for such dire poverty only per
mits the strong ones 70 live. with the re-
suit that we ind sturdy rner Of great
endurance all over this province Living
on the land which barely produces 4
sUfnciency for Shantuag's teeuinE nil
lions, the people have become hardy, for
they are hardened 70 al kinds os Driva-
vatiols. Their brains are deeGened by
ceaseless toll. and this may account for
the reputed backwsrdness OF this province
In progress along commercial and indus
trial lines 4 less Iong-suNering. people
would have revolution every year u IS
an axiom with Westerners thai disco7-
tent Is an absolute condition OF progress.
and We who live among the Chinese know
there can hardly be a race IN the world
so contented as they are. considering
tneir lot This IS one OF the factors
Which makes the regeneration OF China
such an enormous problem"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
CURIOSITIES OF LUCK CHARMS
Heart of Dove for Faithful Woman.
Pick that Drives Away ToOthache.
Feathers of Birds, VuItures' Hearts,
Bones Of Elephants, and Name
OF Hyena Are Used.

AL the world over in 5oth uncivillzed
areas and such enlightened countries as
Great Britain. there are many people who
still place their implicit trust in a charm
90 bring them good fortune and in not a
few cases VIII expect IL to heal them of
diseases. The tongues of animals have
been and are stin favorite amulets. A
tongue cut from a living fox is said 10
ward or disease OF al kinds. but as the
person carrying il viii surely die II II
happens 20 meet fox at any crossroads
the charm IS seldom used. The tongue
Of the vultUre pIucked out wish iron and
hung about q mans neck IN q new cloth
viii bring him what he desires. and some
Indians believe that II they do not bite
on the tip OF the tongue OF any wild
animal they kin they will not have good
luck in hunting
Feathers Of birds. too. have also been
used from earliest times 10 insure luck.
good and evil. II the feathers OF a vul-
ture are burned the smell drives away
serpents and other evil spirits. II the
feathers Of the right wing Of a black
bird are hung Up iH the middle Of the
house on red thread which has never
been used no one viii be a. e 10 sleep in
that house until the wing 4as been taken
down. Esquimaux court good favor by
fixing feathers from the golden eagle az
the bows OF their boats.
Fiends can also be frightened away by
means OF a vulture's heart bound up in q
lion or wolf skin. The head Of q kite
bird worn on the breast. according 20 our
forefathers. brought the love and favor OF
all men and women. while if the heart OF
an owl was laid on the left side OF a
sleeping woman she would confess TO all
the wrong she had done II a woman
wore the heart Of a turtle dove wrapped
IN the skin OF a wolf she would ever after
be faithful. The Irish believe that 70 nail
a bat over the house door prevents the
magician from entering A saying which
cUriOusly is still current Is that II one
picks his teeth with a nail OF the middle
toe Of an owl he will never have the
JoOthache-
The natives Of Bernia. in West Africa
keep the bones and nails OF elephants as
charms for good luck. The people OF Up
per Egypt prize very highly the tufts OF
hair from the name Of the hyena. and the
skin OF this animal viii secure for the
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

a temperature OF . degrees Centigrade
below zero on December s, 1S12, or -ls
degrees Fahrenheit.
Another winter in France was so cold
that on January 20. 1903. five farmers on
their way 10 market were frozen 10 death
IN the streets Of Paris, as recorded by an
old chronicleT. Pierre Mathieu, who re-
marks that Henry of Navarro told him
the next morning that his mustaehe had
frozen while he was asleep In bed. Dur
ing this same winter IN Paris the COM
munion wine was frozen IN the chaIices.
In colder parts OF Siberia during the
winter the freezing Of articles in the mar
kets has its convenient side OF course
no preservatives are necessary. so moth
ing needs 20 be salted or sealed up to
Keep II from decaying. Chicken. part
ridges. and other small game may be
handled stored. and piled as If they were
made Of wood. Butchers meat cannot.
Of course. be cut but must be hacked
apart or broken like ice. Animals are
often placed in curious positions after
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Always s.Just Going To-,

de meant 20 insure his house. but ft
burned before be got around 10 ii.
He was jgst going 10 pay a note when
Il went TO protest
he was just going 20 help neiehoor
when he died.
he was just going 10 send some fowers
20 a sick friend when It proved too late
He was just going 10 reduce his debt
when his creditors shut down" on him.
He was just going 70 stop drinking and
dissipating when his health became
wrecked
He was just going 10 provide proper
protection Tor his wife and family when
his fortune was swept away from him.
he was just going TO introduce a better
system into his business vixen Il went 70
smash.
he was Just gong 70 call on a customer
10 close deal when he found his com
petitor had preceded him and secured the
order.
He was just going 70 quit work a while
and take a vacation when nervous pros
tration came.
He was just going 70 repair his side
walk when neighbor fell on il and
broke his leg
He was just going % provide his wife
with more help when she took to her bed
and required a nurse, a doctor. and q
maid
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
COUNTRY OF FOUR RELIGIONS.
China Seemingly Should Be Land OF
Great Piefy.

OF the late Chinese Emperor II may be
said. as Il las been Of his subjects. thar
De was born q COnfucian. lived TaOist,
and died a Buddhist China. indeed. has
four state-estabHshed religions. and IN
each the Emperor exercises sacerdotaI
functions Twice a year the Emperor. as
son Of Heaven" worships before the
tablet Of Shang II. or Supreme Heaven.
in accordance with the ancient imperial
mon0Jheism. Twice a year he burns n
cense before the tablets OF his ancestors
in accordance with Confusianism. Twice
a year he sacrifices 10 The gods OF Tao
ism. and twice a year 10 the image Of
BUddha- The ancient and primitive re-
lsion Of China is mOnotheistic. but this
hrst worship was regarded as TOO sub
lime Tor the people. 50 thai II became re-
served for the Emperor alone as the Soa
OF Heaven and as priest Of TIE nation
The people, on their part. sOrshiped their
ancestors, and IL was the ancestral re-
ligl0n which Confucius Identified hImser
with and reformed The old superstitions
rejected by Confucius were absorbed by
Ianlsm. which IS polytheistic and the re-
hglon Of the pOpulace. Then Buddhism
came into China about s. A d. and, ike
the other three religious became state
supported and state endowed.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
ORIGIN OF THE TICKER
The Inventor Missouri Preacher, but Improved by
Edison the Telegraph Operator

ignorance regarding tie identity Of one
who, even then. was enjoying the repu-
tatioa Of greatness
Then the truth Gawned upon me that
this distinguished inventor was none
other than Tommy % the old gold
board room. with whom I had never as
sociated him ID my mind. Hastily scraWl-
ing Oh ms card. I'm the man who backed
the inventor ~ the ticker. don't you re-
member meg I sent 60 20 him
i saw a queer smie light up his face
rs he came toward me- Shaking me
warmly by the hand. he said.
have seen many changes since those
days. and have had a good many cares
and DOUBTS In my time. but nothing has
ever compared 20 The anxiety 1 then felt
IS o. how long that s. a day was going
20 Keep up. Then In a more serious tone
he added. My career actually began the
day We had that early morning talk IN
the Old hoardr0om. u stimulated my
ambition and eucouregeG mo 10 believe
might some day accomplish something
worth while All the days that went
before are forgotten
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

.Possessor love and faithfuIness OF a hus-
band or wife az well as the favor OF the
great
The Singhalese believe the monkey 70
be eatitled 20 sacred honOrS. and that
any house built on the bones OF one OF
these animals will be cursed. The visitor
10 MOurzak. in Central Africa. VIII be
somewhat surprised 10 see the heads Of
asses arranged around the gardens Of
the natives These are placed there 70
ward of evil spirits. The Chinese sleep
quite peaceably at night II an image OF
cat is on the roof OF the house.
Sufferers from gout have been known
10 wear tied around their legs a blue rib
bon which is studded with shells Of gray
snalls. This is said 10 auay the pain.
Lord Bacon says a band Of green peri
wrinkles tied about the calf of the leg or
wearing on the finger rings made Of sea-
horse teeth" VIII cure cramp. SO firm is
the trust Of the natives IN these charms
that IN some parts OF the world they
are never known 20 take medicine In
Central Africa. for instance. the natives
simply cut their nails and tying them 20
the back OF a crawfish throw the CrusJa-
cean over their shoulder into the river or
sea- without looking at It, believing the
disease will go.
Gamblers are among the most super
stitiOCs people % be found and scarcely
any VIII dare 20 enter the Casino without
their favOrite charm. A grewsome little
mascot took the form OF the right fore
hnger bones Of man who was the sew
enth son Of a seventh son This, strange
~ enough, was carried by a well-knoWu
theatrical lady IN the form OF q brcC',
when she visited Monte Carlo.
Among others Of special interest are
catskinS. which are worn from the neck.
a human knee bone. an owls heart. a
small red feather, and the tail OF a liz
ard
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
AN ANCIENT RACE DYING OUT.
YeddhhS OF CeyIon Regarded as Rep
resentfng the stone Age.

The Oldest inhabitants os Ceylon are
passing away These are the famous
Veddahs.
Fifty years ago It was estimated that
500 of them were still living IN the
forests. but DR. Max MoszkOwski. who
has visited them. says there are only
fifty OF sixty OF them still alive and that
a few more years Will see the end OF their
race.
The Veddahs have interested anthro-
biologists because they have been regard
ed as the best living types Of the man
OF the stone age
The attitude OF the Cingalese toward
them is remarkable. They hold the poor
creatures in great honor and rank them
as belonging 10 the highest caste in the
island The reason IS that they are re-
pUted 20 have descended from the an
Client demons OF spirits that were the
original pOssessors OF the island
These nomad. hunting people. never
leaving their forests. living under trees
and in caves, without knowledge OF pot
tery, or any other art. except that OF
making bows and arrows. are perishing
because OF their way Of living and OF
their inability 10 stand up when stronger
folk are pressing closer around them
They are exactly what they were cen
turtles ago when people OF India came
and conquered their green island.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

they are killed and then frozen solid.
merely 10 attract the attention OF buy
ers. Fish may be piled UP or loaded
like bricks. and even milk may he han
died in the same way. A traveller tells
US that il is usual 90 allow a blt OF string
or stick TO be frozen into the milk so
as TO form a handle for carrying II
home.
Some Examples.
In England we have many records OF
cold so extreme that the River Thames
was frozen and could be used as a high
way or market place. A fair was held on
the river in 1853 and again in I7SS. The
first Of these lasted for thirteen weeks
Il is recorded that IN the year 923 A. D.,
the same river was frozen for the same
length Of time for fourteen weeks IN lO55.
and for eleven weeks in l34-
Perhaps one o. the most remarkable
events connected with the prevalence or
great cold was the Well-knOwn capture
by French Hussars OF the Dutch heet az
the Texel in 1S95-probably the only in
stance on record where cavalry have sue
eeeded IN taking a navy. The feet was
frozen in by ice strong enough TO sup
port the charge Of cavalrymen. who
dashed out from the shore. surrounded
the vessels and took them During this
winter the temperature reached 10 de-
grees Centigrade. or , degrees above zero
Fahrenheit
Cold Has It's Benefits.
And yet cold has its benefits. Il is
hardly necessary TO refer to the value of
low temperatures IN the business Of brew
ing. in that or dairies and in the refining
Of sugar. II is also OF use in the making
of candles. In surgery cold sometimes
takes the place Of anaesthetcs by pro-
ducing local insensibility u pain. In
medicine II Is often OF the greatest beneht
in the form OF cold packs Of baths at
low temperature The production OF cold
by freezing mixtures has become one Of
the useful arts OF modern civilization
For this purpose the chemicals oftenest
used are ammonia, ether, suiphuric acid.
carbollc acid. salt and ice and chloride
OF calcium combined with snow BY
means G refrigeration America Is able 70
supply the world with meats.
The products Of the tropics may be
preserved for months and dispatched 20
all quarters Of the globe. or even kept
from favorable to unfavorable seasons
Il Is a strange fact that 50 far as the
region within mans knowledge IS con-
cerned the very coolest spot known TO
science is found IN the atmosphere at a
height Of some ten miles above the
equator. This is colder than any other
part Of the arctic region known 10 -
The London Daily Graphic SAYS: AT
that great height q reverse easterly wind
current IS always blowing. and II is east
erly wind Of the chilliest type imagin-
able
This fact has been ascertained by send
ing thermometers up into the air by
means of balloons. The thermometer OF
course. was OF the type that registers
automatically, leaving a little index mark
at the lowest point reached.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
A CONSTITUTIONAL SONNET.

When bunch Of famous lawyers get to altering the
laws
They frame up acts and statutes that are famous
for their faWS
One act repeas another act-at least they think it
viii
Until some constitutional sharp finds sOustAins IN
bill
That they had overlooked and lo their acting goes
for naught:
They fud that they have done something they really
hadn't ought
Poor Knox must work without his pay III the end Of
June. be-gob-
And on July first he'll and they've worked hin
from his JOB.
At least that's what the papers say land papers
never eri.
But common folks would like 70 know what's the
Constitution forl'
II sune can twist it al around. coastrus to suit
their case
Wed better point commission to revise it SOS to
plscs
Each article in eleareut tones that states just what
each means.
Asa save these costly mi1-ups caused BY coastitu.
tional deanA
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Saved by His Wit.

From Youths Companion
One evening. when the city clerks Of
fee was full OF men seeking registra-
ton. an Irishman asked 10 be regis-
tered. He received the usual blank.
with the request that he sign his name
This he succeeded in doing after pain
ful effort
Suspecting that this was the extent Of
his accomplishments. an onlOOker called
out 10 the clerk:
Try him on another name! Let him
write yours
Deed, I'd never darer' said the
Irishman. quick as lightning Sure,
twould be forgery
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Spelling Reform.

Prom ETeTI oocy g 1l1g1zi2e-
Dennis inquired 1Ir Hogan. glanc-
Ing up over the dOor Of the post-ofics
building. what is the ueanln' Of thim
letters. 1IDCCCXCVIL'2'
They mean eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight'
Dennis. don't ii sthtrike you that
they're carryin' this shpellin' reform en-
tOirely too far2~
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
TncfviIized.

Prom the Argonaut-
Or. Whipple. long Bishop OF Minnesota
was about 10 hold religious services al
an Indian village In one Of the Western
States, and before going TO the place OF
meeting asked the chief who was his
host whether II was safe for him 10
leave his effects in the lodge. Plenty
safe" srunted the man. No white man
In a hundred miles from here
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Science Rad TO Hu.fIe

I have been taking some moving pic
lures Of life on your farm"
Did you ke;ch the hired man in no
tom
7 think so"
'Ah. science kin do anything these
days"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Recognizes Old Friend.

Many years after these incidents oc-
eGrred was invited 20 . reception given
by the president OF a large electrical
company IN this city. where q special
illumination had been prepared in honor
OF his wifes birthday. I was a stranger
70 many Of the guests. and in the several
introductions did not catch the name IN
every case. After a little noticed a
gentleman seated IN al alcove at one side
Of the room whose face seemed strangely
familiar. but whose name I could not
recall. Try as I would. After puzzling
over IL for a while. sought our host and
asked who IL was.
Why. that's Edison himselfr he an
swered, with = look OF surprise at ny
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
As to the Senses.

SO Tar as our own senses are concern ID
We call those things cold or hot which
differ from our own temperature faboIt
eS1z degrees) by being. respectively, above
and below; and the test Of feeling extend 3
over comparatively narrow limit. Even
an ordinary winter day will sometimes
so chill iron that II will seem rather to
burn the skin than to chill IL. And as
TO heat, IL does not require a very high
temperature to destroy the mechanism by
which we feel.
The temperature OF the regions Of the
earth is governed by curious laws The
chief element perhaps in making cold
weather is the absence Of large bodies Of
water. Thus. in the arctic regions the
line OF extreme cold is drawn from 50 de-
grees west to 130 degrees east longitude.
Where there is open sea the water alb
sorbs and retains heat giving 1t off again
to moderate the extreme cold. II is thus
brfught about that the coolest spot upon
TIE earth is found in the privince Va
ltsk, in Siberia. Here the winter aver
'ige Is degrees colder than at the cor
responding point on the American side Of
the pole No other region has so wide a
variation from heat and cold. so low
winter temperature, OF cold so long con-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07


During Napoleon's retreat from Russia,
IN 1872 his army struggled across the
Beresina. breaking through into the icy
river and being cannonaded by the Rus
sian artillery from the eastern shore.
while the thermometer registered IA de-
grees Fahrenheit The winter Of lS2s-s0
was nearly as cold in Europe. while that
Of 1896 saw at Moscow a temperature or
- degrees below zero, equal to -4s de-
grees Fahrenheit
To give US some idea OF the intensity
even Of the cold OF 100. lie Grand
Hiver," It recorded that the frost went
nine feet into the ground, that birds
were frozen TO death on the trees, veee-
tables were generally killed. and both the
Adriatic and Mediterranean seas were
frozen. To expand our record Of the cold
suffered by Napoleons army in the re-
treat from Russia. II may be noted that
on November 6. 1872. came the first frost.
when 300 men died in the night Even af-
ter crossing the Beresina the poor strag-
glers, in rags, struggling through the
snow and ice. living on horsefesh and
little flour. were called upon to endure