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b. F. Yoakum, at the convention OF
the Farmers Union at Shawnee, said
Of q swindler of farmers:
He swindled. Then he covered
up his swindle with some piece Of
tremendous audacity that silenced his
dupe. He was like the two pig raj
flers of Plymouth.
1.-TWO Plymouth loafers, being
hard up, decided on pig rattle. So
they had pig poster printed. It
said:
"'To be rafied, fine Berkshire
boar, recently imported with the
Gold stock. Drawings, twenty-five
cents each.
"'SMALL AND GREENWOOD
"The rattle went well. The two
loafers made a lot of money. Then
came the day when the result was to
be announced.
''The loafers read over their list of
victims and selected the man they
thought the most gullible and meek.
To him they wrote.
"'Sir: We are happy to intern
;cu that the rafle OF the magnificent
Berkshire boar was held last evening.
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since, I put in fifteen days of pretty
cold weather searching the ocean bed
off the tip of Cape Cod for some trace
of her. We never know at the bot
tom when there is a storm on top,
for the water remains unruffled down
there"
Captain Olsen has comfortable
land home at IA Paramount avenue,
West Somerville, where he lives with
his wife and three children when out
OF the water, which is only about half
the year. He says that during the
thirty-six years that he has been div
ing he has easily averaged six months
of every year under water.-Inter.
Ocean.
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WINNER OF A VALUABLE BOAR
He Did Not Pursue the Investigation After
Notification of the Prizes Death.

and you are the fortunate winner.
We hold the animal at your disposal
and shall be pleased to forward same
on receipt Of your notification so to
do. We beg to congratulate you on
the acquisition of this valuable boar.
SMALL AND GREENWOOD
But the winner had hardly re-
ceived this letter and the first thrill
of JOY had hardly warmed his breast
before he received another missive:
Sir: We regret to inform you
that the Berkshire boar died very
suddenly last night at 11.30 O'Clock.
We do not know the exact cause of
death, but Judging from the symp-
toms would impute same to hos chol-
era now SO prevalent. Owing to the
existing sanitary arrangements, the
animal had to be buried without de-
lay. We shall be glad to receive
your check for $3.50, being amount
Of interment expenses incurred.
SMALL AND GREENWOOD
1.-THE winner, 1t is true, did not
remit his check for $3.50. but he
thought it unsafe to investigate the
loss Of the boar. louisville Times.
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Animals Extraordinary.

The hare is said. to be one year a
credulity is quelled by the comment
by the author, Praise be to Him who
is capable of performing all things!"
The viper, on attaining the age of a
thousand years, invariably goes blind.
but promptly finds its way to the
nearest fennel plant with which it
rubs it's eyes, when its sight is re-
stored by the permission of God"
The eagle also goes blind with age,
when it's dutiful young carry it on
their backs to "a clear spring in India,
on the top of mountain, into which
they dip it," whereupon it regains
both it's sight and it's youth.
The phoenix takes pleasure in fire
and in remaining in it. When it's
skin becomes dirty, it cannot
be washed but by means of fire.
Sashes are woven of it's soft hair, and
when they become dirty, they are
thrown into fire, upon which they
become clean without being burnt.
The abu-sairas (there is no English
eQuivalent) is certain animal found
in thickets and having in its nasal
cavity twelve perfect holes. When it
breathes there is heard coming from
its nose a sound like the sound OF
flutes, and the other animals gather
round it to hear that sound or if
any of them happens to become con-
founded with the sound, it seizes
that animal and eats it, but if it does
not find it practicable to seize any of
them, it gives terrible scream, upon
which the other animals separate and
fee away from it.-Collated from
Al-Damiri's "Hayat at flanagan" Jay
akar Translation for the London Out.
look.
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HIS NOT TO REASON WHY.

His But to DO ~ He Was Told
Though Profits D~indIsd.
A story IL told Of the Rothschilds
to illustrate the strict obedience
which thsy At ell times exacted from
their employees, high and low.
They once had an agent In New
Orleans, = young and alert fellow
who kept his eyes and ears open
According to System, they telegraph
Cd him to sell their cotton holdings
on . specified day.
Believing that he had better in
formation on the local market than
his employers he held tho sale over
four days and melted an extra profit
Of $4,000. He promptly notified the
Rothschilds OF his achievement and
forwarded the bonus. The Rothschilds
returned the amount intact with a
cold note that ran:
1.-THE $4,000 you made by disobey'
ing our instructions is not ours but
yours. Take it. Your successor sails
for New Orleans today"
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CURIOUS JAPANESE FISH.
One That Uses Fin as sail-How the
Dorado 10 Caught.


Dorado 10 Caught.
One Of the most interesting Of fisl
Of Japanese waters is the Orienta
sail fsh (Histiophorus orientalis)
The generic name given by DR.. Gun
thor, means the sail bearer and re
fers to the huge dorsal I'm possessed
by the species.
The I'm stands higher than thu
body above it and IL u.sd as q sal
before the wind. 1t Is q large isl
ten feet in length and weighing 1c
pounds. They swim about usually
In pairs in rough and windy weather
with the huge fms shove the water
It II Z favorits food nsh and tn
annual catch 10 nearly 100000
pounds. The sail fish Is caught by
means Of . hafpoon.
Another food fish known as dol
phin or dorado is sometimes caugh
in a curious way. The fishes cor
gregate under q decoy bush and raj
made Of bamboos, and are, then
caught by hooks baited with squids
Or the decoy bush is surrounded b.!
q seine net and the dolphins are
driven by beating the surface Of the
water with sticks. This ash is eaten
both fresh and salt and is a. great a
favorite In wastern Japan as the sal
mon ia in the Northeast.
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Heaven is Here.

Heaven is yours; you have but to
enter in and take possession: and
heaven means supreme happiness,
perfect blessedness; it leaves nothing
to be grieved over. 1t is complete
satisfaction now and in this world
It is within you, and If you do not
know this, it is because you persist in
turning the back of your soul upon
it. Turn around and you shall be-
hold it. To transmute everything
into happiness and joy, this is SUI
premely the work and duty of heav-
enly-minded men.-James Lane Al
len.
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raising Of the Reading Company's
coal steamer Leopard, that was
wrecked on . ledge on Thatcher's
Island while coming to Boston with
. cargo of coal. Not long after this
. schooner loaded with water pipe to
be laid in Newton was wrecked near
Highland light, OF Cape Cod, during
. fierce storm. Captain Olsen was
engaged to raise the cargo and the
vessel. While exploring the sunken
craft he stumbled over the body of a
lone drowned sailor, one Of the un-
fortunate crew, lying on the floor of
the cabin. Raising the body in his
arms, he gave the signal on the life
line, and diver and corpse were
hauled up to the surface of the sea,
he uncanny spectacle greatly
startling some people who were with
his assistants in their boat.
No one knew who the drowned
sailor was. so the body was taken to
Provincetown and there given Chris
dan burial.
But Captain Olsen's work has not
been confined to local waters. His
diving operations have extended
along the whole Atlantic coast, from
the shores sf Newfoundland tn the
Florida keys. and many are the
wrecked vessels . well - valuable
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-02-26
Origin of Blankets.

Bristol, during the reign of Ed
ward ILL.,, had three merchants living
in the town whose name was Blanket.
They were wooden weavers, and the
first people to make the material,
which ever since has been called by
their name. It was first used for
making peasants clothing. - Home
Notes
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The Safest Place.

A British railway train is the safest
place on earth, as only one passenger
in every 100000 is killed, and one
in every 100000 injured. This de-
duction is based upon q careful sur
vey of the board of trade report on
railway accidents during the year
Magazine.
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Murder

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bedy knows is-CASC.
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CUT THIS OUT, mail It WITH 70
Sterling Remedy Company. Chiea
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SMOOTH WATERS

The Boy-Have yer caught any
thing, EUR?
The Angler-No, not yet, my lad.
The Boy-Ah, i thought not. There
weren't no water in that pond till II
rained last night.-London Puck.
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CAN YOU BEAT IT?

Mabel-So you and Jack don't
speak. What's the trouble?
Marjory-We had q dreadful quar-
rel about which loved the other
most.-Boston Transcript
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When a man has to DscA
assertion with a bet, 1t sust
he isn't accustomed to te''
ruth.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17

Smith. Miss II. NJ soule. Miss E NJ.
Spencer. Miss Alma Thomas. Mrs Rose
L. Townsend, Miss c. Z. TroXell. Miss
Edith Walters. Mrs. J. b. Wilson. Mrs.
Elphonso Youngs-
Tenors-Douglas Bancroft. c. c. Baxter.
Richmond Bingham. c. W Bridwei, Nor
man II, Camp, J. ". Chambers Garrett
NJ. Davis, Charles NJ. Griest. f. S. Hobbs.
George A. Hutchinson. H. J. Jackson,
George c. Johnston. George f. Reese. A.
". Lawson, W. G. Penny. Roger G. Rice.
c. G. Scannell, 5. +. Shields. Harry +.
Smith, II. S. Smith, J. II. Taylor. James
G. Trayior. John W Trusheim, George p.
Tucker. William Wall Whidditt, Urban n.
Wagner
Bsssos-C. g. Abbot. Edward Becke. ia
cob Breid. William f. Chamberlin. c. c.
Covert, 0. +. Comstock. F. l. Chilly,
Rolla p. Currie, L. G. Day, Joseph d.
Dixon, Torney Donaldson, T.. r. Ernst,
w. A. Cannon, H. S. Garner, A L Glib
son, Alfred Higbie, Edwin A. Hill. a II.
Howell. Brian JeffOtt J. ". Jones. Joseph
NJ. Long. ]. C. Mcklnen. Mr.. NeWhal,
+. A. Mute, +. B. Olney. c. f. Parker,
Clarence Peck. II. c. Porter. Frederick p.
Saunders. Philip n. Smith, W. +. Smith,
Charles Stephenson. Frederick Swanton,
w. II. Taylor, William G. Teaehum,
Henry V. Tulloeh, Robert Walther, James
A. Ward, W. ?. White, Harry p, Wilkins
Joseph 3. Wilson, William Winchcole.
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ARMY AND NAVY.
Array Orders.

Array Orders.
CAPT CLYDE d. V. HUNT. qusrsemaste-, VIII ~
pair to this city and report 70 Brig Gen
ERNEST A. DARLINGTON, Inspector General
president q an army retiring boan
Col WALTER S SCHUYLER Q1fth Cavalry
General star, viii pEoSeed e Fer Riley. KanS,
and assume command Of that post and Of The
Mounted Service School, relieving Brig Gen
FREDERICK X WARD, United States army.
Leave Il absence for ten days Is granted Capt.
PRANK Il. I4AWTOS. eummisary.
By direction # the President the following named
officers viii repair TO this city and report 70
Brig Gen. ERNEST A. DARLINGTON, Inspec-
tor General. President Of an army retiring board
az Washington, for examination by the hoard
Mai JOSEPH NJ 7. PARTICLE, Fourth In
fantry; MAJ. JOHN H. STONE, Medical Cops
First Lieut. WILLIAM c. TREMAiNE. FIT
tn0nth CaFalrJ.
The following changes IN the assignments Of officers
0f The Coast ARTILLERY Corps are ordered: Capt
LAWRENCE C. BROWN is transferred from
the 18th Company TO the I'D Company; t1rst
Lieut.. CLIFFORD l. CORBiN Is relieved from
duty with the Hist Company and assigned to the
l1SEh Company.
Leave q ahsenoe for one month Is granted Capt
JOHN P. sPURR. Coast ARTILLERY Corps. %
take effect upon his relief from duty at Fort Ne
Henry, Nd
Mai WILLIAM s SCOTT, adjEiant general. haF-
ing reported his arrival at san Francisco. Cal,
in compliance with orders heretofore lssUed- VII
proceed 10 san Antonio. Tex.
Capt Ia ROY 8 UPTON First Infantry. Is de
tailed To Ill a vacancy IN the Pay Department
70 take effect Arril l6. lsll. vice Capt Ed.
WARD G. CAREY paymaster, who Is assigned
10 the First Infantry.
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TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Birthday of Sir Humphrey Davy-Decembcr II

To-day is the birthday OF Sir Humph-
rey Davy. in ms, in PenZance- His father
was a wood carver. but unable 10 sup
port his family at that trade, he operated
a farm two miles out of PenZanee. The
father died when Humphrey was sixteen
years old. and from this last of the
carvers'' as the Penzance people called
him, the boy inherited a skillful use Of
his hands and an inventive mind.
When Humphrey was nineteen he be-
gan to study chemistry and tried 10 work
out results from experiments that often
resulted in unexpected explosions. These
kept his family in a state of anxiety as
TO what might happen TO them all. for
these experiments were carried on in
The garnet OF their home. He had some
correspondence with Dr. Beddoes, once
a professor Of chemistry ar oxford, and
when pneumatic institution was es-
tablished at Bristol, he asked Humphrey
Davy 10 be director OF the laboratory.
A new world was open TO the youth.
then only twenty years of age. In the
congenial atmosphere OF science, and
meeting such persons as Southey and
-plCl it7Nr llN llla4At AdllQ GI-QcS IN de-
velopment.
IL was not long before he discovered
nitrous oxide, and with profound joy
found its rapid and pleasing effects by
inhalation. He tried il upon Southey and
Coleridge and many others, and demon
strated that il was harmless.
When he was twenty-five years old ne
published his first scientific work, chiefly
on this discovery. Through the attention
this received he was called TO the ROYAL
Institution that had been recently founded
In London. as a lecturer on chemistry.
This institution was largely due to the
influence and fortune OF Count Rumford.
who was not only a soldier Of fortune,
but man Of practical scientific bnowl-
edge as well.
His success at the institution was re-
markable, and his lectures became not
only popular. but fashionable. \ thou
sand persons were often present To hear
him and enjoy his enthusiasm and charm
ing personality
Trinity College. Dublin, gave him q
LII. ID. degree, and in 1872 the prince
regent lnighted him. 4 few days after
this he married Mrs. Appreeee, a wealthy
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

The montlly dinner Of the G. A. r. Oyster Roast
Club was held at Scimidt'S 70 seventh street
northwest, last night William H. Bailey. president
Of the club, presided and Samuel r. Strati3n was
tOaslma5eF.
The new members Of Potomac CHAPTER, u. A. r..
were entertained by the Misses Hudson at the In
perisl last Wednesday evening. Several papers were
read on Revolutionary heroes. principal among them
being that on Gen. Green, By Miss L. V. Keathley
Thomas r. Mitchell ifty-iye yeas Old. rrorrietor
Of a book and job printing establishment at sos
Twelfth street northwest. dropped dead while at
work in his shop about $50 O'Clock yesterday after
noon Coroner Nevitt issued certificate that death
vas due 10 apoplexy.
Dolls 10 be given at Christmas 10 the childrea
Of the Florence Crittenton Home we're donated by
gentlemen and dTessed by ladies at social gwen at
Hamline NJ. L. Church last night under the au-
sIdces OF the Mercy and Aid Association of the
EpWorth League.
Rev. DR.. Townsend OF Wilmington Del and
A. ID. Switzerland. Of the Y Nj. C. A. addresssd
meeting Of the Mems Club Of Foundry NJ II
Church last night II. ID, Gordon rendered a sDlo
IN effective style lantern slides were shown hu-
morously descriptive Of certain members present
The officers q the club are: George VI. Myers rEesi
dent; Dr. V. b. Rench. vice president; j. D. Matt
son. secretary; ]. b. Gilpin treasurer.
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Board, TO convene at Marine Barracks, Wash
ingt0n. d. C.. Decemher Is 1910.
First Lieut.. r. +. LUDLOW, appointed recorder
Marine Retiring Board. 70 convene al Marine
Barracks Washington ID. O.. December IS 1910
Capt S. ". BREWSTER. ordered 20 report 70 presl-
delt Marine Retiring Board for examination pre-
liminary 10 retirement
FfrN Lieut.. H. Z. PRATT. detached Z. s. naval
IFisOa. Portsmouth \. Il, 10 Mare Island, Cal
thence in Command Of detachment Of twenty-dv
men 70 duty az Marine Barracks, Naval station.
Honolulu, T. II.
Sec0nd Lieut. HARRY sCAnDT, detached Marine
Officers School, Port Royal. S. c.. 10 Marc
Island Cal thence IN command o. detachmant
Of twenty-five men 10 Guar NJ. l.. fo< duty.
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voted to the Offices Of reform societies.
and another portion to a hotel for gov
eminent clerks and others.
officers OF the new organization elected
yesterday are: Former Senator Henry W
Blair, president; DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts
secretary; DR.. Samuel Zane Batten, OF
Des MOines, corresponding secretary
Prof ]. NJ. Barker. Of Boston, treas
urer, and Or. Sylvanus Stall, of Philadel-
phia. auditor The vice presidents, rep
resenung i've continents, are Capt. r. p
Hobson OF the United States. DR.. J. c.
Shearer of Canada. Mr.. John Newton OF
London, Dr. r. Hercod Of Switzerland
Canon Boyee Of Australia. and Rev. L.
". ThWing OF China
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HELPFULNESS

We must lean another journey through the land;
each must be the mans brother holding out helping hand
If scom to help the needy my day of wealth and pride if
shoe away the edy and the sad and arfueyed may happen
that tomorrow fortune from will have turned may bear
load of that III certainly have earned For there's nothing
than the smiles Fortunes face she reckoning
and firth from her coy trsng place. changeful
above her, she will you mighty NICE till she's sure You are
her lover then YOU get block of When shes handed YOU the
pitcher and YOU todde FORTH foo blooming rub richer
than the guys you used oo you will find life hard lonely
find cold and bitter then and you'll mumur IF I'd only
white my feow-men" We lend and must borrow we
give the helping hand for what tomorrow for
the bunch of US has planned WALT MASON.
Copyright b
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Sailor stnbs Annther

London, Dec. 16.-Milton Grayson, a
negro sailor belonging 10 one Of the
ships Of the American battle ship feet,
was arraigned to-day in Bow street po-
lice court on a charge Of stabbing an
other American sailor, named Robert
Washington, in a quarrel over money.
Washingtons life was saved by tho
knife striking one Of his ribs Grayson
was reraanded.
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ENROLMENT IS INCREASING.
Five schools Affiliate with the
Athletic League.

The enrolment of schools into the
Public Schools Athletic League continues
70 Increase. The following schools have
organized, with officers as follows:
Langst0n SchOol-ROhert Ford president: Clarence
Giimorc, vice president; Ralph Mckinney. secre-
tar Ralph Barbour, assistant treasurer; Mis- r.
Z, foiiTcr treasurer; Miss 4. ID. Barrier PRINCIPAL
Summer SchOOl-William FOTcPy. president; Arthur
Brooks, vice posidenti Charles BraxtOn secretary
r. A. Gllicm, assistant treasurer; Miss Ellen
Truman treasurer.
Cariozo school-Clinton Nickens president: Morris
Garter vice president; Prince johnson, secrrtary .
Miss J.. l. Page treasurer.
Wilson School-Bamard Hill, president: George
Shields, vice president; Alphonso Jones secretary;
Miss L. $ Lacy, treasurer; Jack Gray. assistant
treasurer 4. J. Cardozo. principal
Garfield Schooi-Edward Cook president: Law
rcnr Howard, vice president; Thomas Bowman
treasurer Elias Brown. assistant treasurer Il. W..
Lewis principal
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BUILDING TO COST 100000.
VIII he Erected by International
Moral Commission.

Initial steps were taken yesterday at
the Office Of the International Reform
Bureau toward the development Of a
large reform building, costing $5oO.oOo. to
be erected at Second street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. adjoining the
Library Of Congress. in the interest OF
various reform organizations by the In
ternational Moral and Social Commits
sion.
The plan is to erect a building which
shall be a rendezvous for various reform
organizations and an endowment building
to raise funds for the free distribution
OF reform literature over this country
and in other lands.
A portion of the building viii be de-
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Farmer Burned to Death

Greensburg. Pa. Dec 16.-Lester Spaus,
q farmer, of Mount Pleasant Township.
was burned TO death early this morning
when his farmhouse was destroyed by
fire. Sparrs was alone in the house, his
family being away on a visit
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there b 10 publicity Of
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DISTRICT BILL PASSED.
Authorizes Widening OF Park Road
West of Seventeenth Street.

After favorable action by the Senate
District Committee. the Senate yesterday
passed the bin authorizing the widening
of Park road. The bin win have the ef-
feet OF turning into a public park a tri-
angular plot on Park road. just west of
Seventeenth street
Senator Galiinger asked immediate ae-
ton on the bill to allow st. Matthews
Church to be built ten feet higher than
churches in the future shall be built.
This was done because the original plans
for the edifice were drawn before the
present building law went into effect
Yokes ara sen As mnch as erer. It i rnr.lu tha.
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CONCERT A SUCCESS
Choral Society lnterprets
"T'he Messiah" Excellently.
SOLOISTS ARE WELL CHOSEN

Large Audience Hears Excellent
Performances in Convention Hall.
Chorus Tone shows Remarkable
Improvement and Solo Work Is
Everything that Could BE Desired.