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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
Z, VICE PRESIDENT KING.
Took the Oath of Office Abroad, but
Did Not Live to Serve.

Took the Oath of Office Abroad, but
Did Not Live to Serve.
William Rufus King. born April g.,
1856. died April IS, 1853, was a vice
president Of the United States who
never served in that capacity and one
who took the oath of office on foreign
soil. something which can be said Of
no other executive officer who has ever
been elected by the people of this coun-
try. King was an invalid, but his
friends urged him to take second place
on the ticket with Pierce in 1852
Both were elected, but Mr.. Kings
health failed so rapidly that. he was
forced to go to Cuba some two months
before inauguration day Not having
returned to the United States by
March 4, congress passed special act
authorizing the United States consul
at MatanZas, Cuba, to swear him in
as vice president at about the hour
when Pierce was taking the oath Of
office at Washington.
This arrangement was carried out to
a dot, and on the day appointed, at a
plantation on one of the highest hills
in the vicinity of Matanzas, Mr. King
was made vice president of the United
States amid the solemn "Vaya vol con
Dios" God will be with YOU of the
creoles who had assembled to witness
the. unique spectacle. Vice President
King returned to his home at Cahaw-
ba, Ala, arriving at that place April
II, 1853, and died the following day.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
BRUISED FINGER NAILS.
A Simple Remedy That Keeps Them
From Turning Black.

A young woman who was going to &
bruised three of the finger nails of her
right hand badly by catching them In
a door. Visions of an unsightly hand,
possibly one in a sling, drove her to
the telephone to get in touch with her
physician.
His advice was: Get yourself G
comfortable chair and an interesting
book. set yourself by a stationary
washstand in such way that the
fingers can be held upright under the
faucet, then turn on the cold water
and let it run over the bruised fingers
for at least ,three-quarters of an hour,
preferably longer.
IF the water gets too cold or chills
you during that time turn 1t off for o
few minutes, but never once let the
hand get out Of the upright position
so the blood can run into the bruised
finger and blacken."
The maiden's hand was unmarried
for her dinner, and she was so de-
lighted with the remedy she told it
for the benefit of the guests, one at
least of whom has tried this cure re-
peatedly since, being inclined to awk-
wardEess and badly bruised fingers
No matter how bad the hurt. unless
the finger is mashed the throbbing
will not be followed with weeks of
blackened nails.-Exchange
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
SHIRKING JAIL WORK.
Bidwel, the Forser, Was Champion
at Malnsering.

BidwelI, the Forser, Was Champion
at MaIinsering.
Malingering is common in jail, but
surely case quoted from his own ex-
perience by DR.. Quinton, the late gov
ernor of Holloway, in Crime and
Criminals" is a record. The hero
was a violent prisoner who feigned
oakum picking. He was so angry
when the finger was forcibly bent
that ION returning to his cell he
promptly placed the offending finger
in the hinges of his table, which was
attached to the cell wall, and violently
raised the leaf, with the result that
the finger was absolutely shattered
and had to be removed"
Another case even more remarkable
in it's way was that of the notorious
American criminal Bidwell, who was
sentenced to penal servitude for life
in connection with the Bank of Eng
land forgeries.
HE was in good health on convic-
ton, but never did any active work.
Feigning loss of power in his legs, he
lay in bed from day to day and from
year to year. defying all efforts Of
persuasion and resisting all unpleasant
coerciye measures devised to make him
work. When saw him at Dartmoor at
the end of eight or nine years OF his sen
tence long disuse of his legs had rem
dered him almost cripple. The mus
cles were extremely wasted. and both
hip and knee joints were contracted
in a state of semifexion, so that he
lay doubled up in a bundle. Though
he was examined time after time by
experts, no one succeeded in discover
ing any organic disease or any cause
for his condition other than his own
firmly expressed determination never
to do a days work for the British
government, threat which, believe,
he ultimately carried out"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
DESERT LAND
NOT WORTH
TAXES
N. p. One Time Offered Half
Million Grant County
Acres for Taxes.

People generally are not aware Of
the fact that much of the land that
is now considered the most valuable
in Grant and Douglas counties. was
turned down by the county commits
sioners of old Douglas county when
they had chance 10 get it for the
taxes.
About half a million acres of land
belonging to the Northern Pacific
and comprising the odd sections of
what is now Grant county and a part
of Douglas county, were valued at
S1.00 per acre. About the 1882 to
1887, taxes had piled up against
this land for five consecutive years
The county commissioners notified
the Northern Pacific if the taxes
were not paid, that they would be-
gin action and take the whole
amount of land for taxes.
Railroad Sends Representative.
The Northern Pacific accordingly
sent a representative to Waterville
to meet the county commissioners
He told them that the taxes on all
this worthless land kept piling up
and piling up and was an awful drag
on the railroad. The railroad man
said that it was not worth a dollar
an acre and the county commission
ers believed him. He made this
proposition to Douglas county
either cut down the taxes to hal!
price or else take the land. The
commissioners held a meeting by
themselves and after much discus
sion decided that the county did not
want the land. Accordingly it was
decided to accept half the taxes, and
the valuable land now located at
Moses Lake, Moses Coulee ana south
of Hartline, and other fine stretches
of wheat land went to the railroad
But the commissioners did not
have the power to compromise on
taxes. and accordingly the Northern
Pacific instituted a lawsuit which
charged that the taxes were exorbi-
tant and many other things. The
commissioners had power to COM
promise suit, which they did. and
in this way got over the legal tan
gle
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
FIGHT PARCELS POST
Mercantile Houses Throughout Conn
try Have Raised Big sum.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-The American
league of associations, d combina-
ton of mercantile houses through
out the country, has started a cam
paign against the establishment of
local rural parcels post service and
fund is said to be available Ia
fight the bill now before congress
For more than year the orgsniza-
ton has been in the process of for
nation. The members of the asso-
citation do wholesale order bust
ness and are aiming their fight
against the retail mail order bust
ness. The apparent purpose of the
campaign according to the promot-
ers, is to save the country merchant
from elimination.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
Weddina Fees In New York.

Large wedding fees are rare even in
New York. Fees of $50 and 500 are
considered large. The $1,000 fee when
it makes its appearance usually goes
to the rector of a wealthy congrega-
ton who enjoys a salary of $4,000 or
$4,000 a year. Larger fees are some
times given. The man of wealth, ac-
tuated by high regard for his pastor
and friend. occasionally gives his
check for $4,000 or $4,000 under the
guise of a wedding fee He wishes to
help the minister and knows the money
would not be accepted under any other
circumstances Such gifts, it is need
less to say, are extremely rare. New
York has few elergymen whose mar
rage fees average 81 200 year. The
pastor of large Presbyterian church
on Broadway has estimated that his
fees amount annually to $1,000. These
are topnotch figures.-Christian Her
aid
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
THEIR C0LORs.
s Touch Of Human Nature Amid the
Horrors of War.

Horrors of War.
Out Of the midst Of the bloody hor-
rors OF the battle of Fredericksburg
comes a sweet and touching incident
which goes to prove that the rage Of
battle cannot obliterate the tenderness
dwelling in the hearts of men. The
story Is taken from Major Robert
Stiles -Four Years Under Massa Rob-
ert." The Federal army was entering
the town, shot was flying in all direc-
tions, and Buck, q Confederate sol
dier, was peering round the corner OF
a house.
A little three-year-old, fair haired
baby girl toddled out Of the alley, &C
companied by a Newfoundland dog,
and in the midst of the kissing shells
chased a cannon ball down the street.
Buck grounded his gun, dashed out
into the storm and swung his great
right arm round the baby. Then he
ran after his company, the little one
clasped to his breast.
L ut COIIlpouy lOOiA lSAOSC bSAAAo lAAS
stone wall which has now become his
toric, and there for hours and days OF
terror the baby was kept. Fierce
nurses took turns in petting her while
the storm of battle ragged and Shrek
cd. Never was Il baby so cared for.
and scouts secured the countryside to
get her milk.
When the struggle was over and the
Federal army had left the company
behind the wall received the post of
honor in the van to lead the column
into the town Buck stood about in
the middle Of the regiment, the baby
In his arms. There was long halt,
and the brigade staff hurried to and fro.
The resimental colors were not to be
found
Suddenly Buck sprang to the front.
He swung aloft the baby girl, her lit
tie garments f1uttering like the folds
Of banner, and shouted:
Forward men Of the Twenty first!
Here are our colors"'s
Off started the brigade, cheering
Justify.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Wellinaton's Plea In Favor Of the
Thames Embankment Site.

WelIinatcn's Plea In Favor Of the
Thames Embankment Site.
Wellington once declared that the
most exciting moment Of his life was
not in any Of his great battles, but
that in which he had to forbid William
". TO attend public banquet in the
city during a time of great national
who every year see the English houses
Of parliament how many imagine that
their position was determined by stra-'
tegic considerations? No one nowadays
can think Of the palace of Westmin-
ster in any other position than that
which 1t occupies. But when the old
houses were burned down and the task
Of rebuilding faced there was a propo-
sition TO establish them on or near the
site Of st. James palace. Wellington
resolutely put down his foot on the
proposal.
The site suggested, its advocates
pointed out, would be better as regards
centrality and convenience than any
other. But to the argument of the
duke there could then be no answer
with a vast and growing population,
such as yours in London" he said,
you must never make it possible that
you can be surrounded. You must
build your houses of parliament upon
the river, so that the means of ingress
and egress are safe and that the popu-
lace cannot exact their demands by
sitting down around you" Sir William
Fraser, in whose memoirs the story is
recalled, mentioned it to Napoleon III.
just before the death of the latter.
What wisdom" he said. what wis
DOM And it set him musing upon the
different turn which the history Of
France might have taken if in other
ways as great precautions had been
observed in his own case.-St. James
Gazette
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
OPPOSE LONG
TIME LIGHT
CONTRACT
CITY Council Considered
Light, Salaries and City
Assessment Rolls.

The first attack against the re-
assessment of the various improve
ment districts in this city was made
to the city council last night in
writing by John Wilson and r. c.
Littlefield and by Mr.. Wilson per-
sonally. The protest is against the
levying of tax on the property in
block So. Great Northern addition,
for the improvement of Third street
South. The grounds of the protest
are that the property owners had no
notification of the improvement:
that they were not on the petition
calling for the improvement, and
further that their property does not
abut on the improved district and
was therefore not benefited. and
there was a further protest against
the matter of assessing the benefits
if there were any benefits. The ap-
proval of the assessment rolls in the
various districts was held over for
one week on account of the fact that
the city engineer was not present
last night on account of sickness.
Approve New Salary Roll.
According to the program mapped
out last night by the city council,
Chief Throw next year will have
nothing to do but to attend to the
duties of the fire department. Dur
ing the past year he has acted as
building inspector. 1t is the opin-
ion of the city council that the duties
of the fire chief should be absolute
~ divorced from that of any other
department and he should give his
whole attention to that department
His salary was fixed at 500 per
month and one of the other men in
the department will be dropped, the
council believing that two firemen
is all that the city can afford at
this time.
The city treasurer salary was
raised to $50 from $50. The other
officers during the coming year will
get the same salary as during the
year 1910. as follows:
City engineer, $4,000 per year;
clerk, 500; attorney, 500; chief
OF police, s100; two policemen, sec
each; driver of fire wagon, $50; city
treasurer, SEQ; health officer, $40;
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21

The democratic fight in Ohio for
the seat in the United States sem
ate, now held by Charles Dick, has
narrowed to contest between Lieu
tenant Governor-elect Atlee Pomer-
enc of Canton. and Edward w. Han
ley, a prominent lawyer of Dayton.
The Michigan State Association of
Farmers Clubs has resolved to dis
regard party affiliations and here
after vote only for candidates who
stand for measures in the farmers
platform.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21

water commissioner. $125; pump
man, 500; police judge, $40; fire
chief, 500.
Permit for Sports OH Mission.
DR.. Miller appeared before the
city council and asked permission
for the use of Mission street in the
paving district for sports on the
Mondays following Christmas and
New Years. This permit was grant
ed with the reservation that those
in charge of the sports should police
the various cross streets without any
charge to the city.
Ask for New Ordinance.
H. W. Soldering, of the Wenat-
chez Valley Gas & Electric company,
asked for an ordinance making it
a misdemeanor to tamper with me-
tiers, wires, poles and other equip
ment belonging to the lighting COM
pany. The representative of the
company stated that considerable an
noyance had been caused by parties
tampering with meters and cutting
wires of the company The matter
was referred to the city attorney
with instructions 10 bring in an or
dinance for passage.
Oppose Long Time Contract.
The most enlivened period of the
council last night was that during
the discussion of the contract for
lighting asked by the Wenatchee
Valley Gas & Electric company. The
proposed contract is for period of
five years. Mayor Gellatly. Mayor
elect Halhert and Councilman Rus
sell are very strongly opposed to a
long time contract and so expressed
themselves The other members OF
the council. however, view the con
tract for five years as a consider
able reduction on a shorter time
contract and are favoring it for this
reason The new scheme for light
ing as outlined by the representa-
tive of the Wenatchee Valley Gas &
Electric company provides for the
INSTALLATION VI Seldt uldHy uhS
stem lamps and is supposed to be
q great improvement over the pres
ent system of city lighting.
The new system will cost approx
mately $3.50 per month. and it pro-
vides for the replacing of the sixty
seven thirty-two candlepower lights
with seventy-five sixty candlepower
Tungsten lamps. The contract was
again laid over for one week for fur
Their consideration.
The ordinance providing for the
reassessment of sewer district No.
s was given second reading and the
ordinance for the reassessment of
Orondo avenue was given its first
reading.
The application of the Spokane
paving concern for depositing with
the city a surety bond rather than
a cash bond to guarantee the finish
ing up of the paving on Mission
street, was denied, the members of
the council believing that the best
interests of the city would be SUBJ
served by the retention of the cash
bond.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
Ich Diem or Eich Own,

Which is accurate as the motto of
the Prince of Wales-Ich Diem or Eich
Dyn? The one is German and the 9th
er Welsh. The one means Il serve"
the other Behold the man. or BE
hold your man."
"Ich Diem was the motto of John,
king of Bohemia, whom the Black
Prince slew at Crecy "Eich Dyn" are
the words supposed to have been used
by Edward I. when presenting his in
FAINT son to the Welsh assembly at
Carnarvon.
Welsh tradition has adhered natural
" to the Welsh form. The other has
been more popularity accepted.-Lon-
don Lady's Pictorial.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21

Employees Bound by Oath and Moth.
ing Left to Chance.

Employees ny SGtH anu iNOku-
ing Left to Chance.
One of the first steps that a new
employee at Krupp's the famous gun
and armor factory Of Germany has to
take is to bind himself to absolute
secrecy as to what he sees or hears in
the firm But, this oath notwithstand-
ing. nothing is left to chance, for ev-
cry precaution is taken to prevent the
employee from knowing anything
more than is required for his own i'm
mediate work. In the Offices all cor
respondence passes in locked cases.
One official forwarding such a case
to another writes the name Of the adj
dressee on slip of paper, which is
inserted under a glass frame ingen-
iously mounted in the case. Only on
opening the case with its special key
can the address be removed, and it is
therefore impossible for papers of i'm
portance to fall into wrong hands.
In the drawing Offices every scrap Of
paper is locked at night into flreproof
and burglar proof safes, fitted with
time locks. The employees have to
change their clothes before entering
and after leaving the Office, and they
take their meals in the works in the
dining hall. In cases where the Sc
crets Of the firm are inevitably shared
by employees Krupp's pays salaries
such as would make any attempt at
bribery Ineffective This reference is
more particularly to the men in charge
Of the armor plate and steel manu-
fant''rin0 nrncess<
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
DANGEROUS Sport.

First Lady (reading a newspaper)-
This golf seems to be a very danger
Gus game. Did you see what hap
pened to a man named Taylor? He
went into bunker and was in two
when he came out.
Second Lady-How dreadful!
eyes, here are the words: Taylor
getting out in two, Braid secured a
half"
Does it say what happened to the
other half?"
mo. but there was worse to follow
According to the report, Taylor then
fell altogether 70 nieces"-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-21
We Like Yoor Money
But YOUR Good Will More

Our policy has always been and
always will be to so treat our GUS
toners that they are loyal friends.
We'd rather have a mans good
will without his money than to
have his money at the expense of
his friendship. We want both
your money and your good will.
however, and are gratified to-
know that We have thousands of
well pleased customers all over
the northwest.
We spare no pains or expense
to grow and deliver to our custo-
mers the best trees that skill, eX-
perience and favorable location
can produce and we stand back of
our stock.
We are nurserymen. That's our
business. With the brains, ener-
gy and capital we employ, we
could make twice the money in
the orchard business that we are
now making, but if we can sell
good trees to good orchardists
who make good money and can
a fair profit ourselves, we will not
complain.
We want your business. If our
| salesman fails to see you, drop Us
a line
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-22
TO CURE SHEEP SCAB.

Every year hundreds Of thousands
Of sheep are destroyed by scab. This
is a contagious skin disease caused by
a tiny mite. It IS rather difficult TO
eradicate when it has once gotten into
a flock. but If sheep owners would
dip their sheep regularly and do the
work well the disease would IN time
be totally wiped out.
The ticks which cause the trouble
multiply in large numbers and spread
all over the animal. The sheep are
restless: they scratch n bite them
selves and rub against posts, fences
or each other In a little while the
wool begins to fall off in tags and in
time if the animal is not treated Will
entirely disappear and the sheep must
be destroyed.
Sheep scab may be transmitted TO
man and great care should De used
in handling animals affected by it.
In cases Of c where the disease is
light a nOn-pOiSonous ointment made
Of four ounces of t~urpentine. six
ounces OF flowers OF sulphur, and one
pound OF lard often proves efficient.
Mix the ingredients at a gentle heat
and rub in we'll with the hand or
with a brush, at the same time break
ing the crusts.
When this scab affects the body to
any extent the only method that is
effective is dipping. 1t is cheaper to
u q dip than to attempt to make
one, n there are MANY excellent
remedies on h market.
Dipping should be done Immediate
~ after shearing. or better, about two
weeks after, provided the animals
have been kept on one part Of the
farm III the meantime. Ten DAYS later
the entire flock should be again
dipped. The animal should be kept in
,ne dip Tor two minutes and not less.
The head must be entire submerged
at least once.
Great care should be taken in din
ping ewes with lamb or they MAY be
seriously injured. Lambs are more
likely TO be overcome in the dip thar
ewes ana great care must be exercised
IN every part of the work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-22
THINGS TO BE DONE NOW.

mulch the Strawberries after thS
nrst deep freeze to prevent injury to
the plants from alternate freezing and
tha"lng. Freezing in itself does not
inJure ordinary cultivated plants in
the ground. but alternate and sudden
freezing and thawing does much dam
age oy hitting the plants and breaking
Ioo.s ana ~rupturing vegetable tissues.
A covering Of hitler will enable them
20 tna" out so gradually hat little in.
jury will result.
Farmers all over the country are
taking great interest in tree planting
Do.n TOT ornamentation and utility.
Esery FARMER should have an acre or
more OF grove or wood lot. 1t adds
oea auty TO the general farm landscaDe
and 1t Is a refreshing retreat for mar
ana farm animals in summer and viii
also grow into money as fast as the
years go by. FAC
winter is one of the best times Of
the year Tor transpianting trees. TAX
mem up with a large ball OF frozen
ea[.n ABOUT their roots. The frozen
pail or earth is a perfect Drotectior
TO small and tender roots.