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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-11
MUST PAY BOND
FORFEITED BY
ACCUSED MAN

Oscar Collins and A Grecnhaum
will be compelled 90 pay $1,000 60
the treasurer Of King county be.
cause of the failu~e ct lobe Moore
20 appear Tor trial yesterday upon
q charge OF gambling IN the Mar
qnetto club. a negro social organi
nation. Judge Ronald entered an
order FORGETTING the bond and a.
roetlnT the prosecuting attorney TO
take steps 90 see that % ~ col
lectcd
The collection % the Tohc Moore
bond will be an innovation ia King
county. For years NO criminal
bonds have ever been collected. re-
gardless Of whether the principal
returned for trial or not
Moore was arrested iu a person.
ally conducted raid by Prosecuting
Attorney Nanderveer upon the Mar
quette club. Oscar Collins. the
surety on che bond. was arrested
at the same time. but was acquit
ted upun trial
one way % flatter a woman Is 90
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-11

CORlNrH. y. N., March n The
strike among the paper makers saa
now extended Co five mills ~ the
International PAPER company, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-11

one way 20 flatter a woman Is 20
tell her that you can't
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
FIRE EATING AN ANCIENT ART

the stones could be seen leaping up
around them.
Two of the men who were to walk
across the oven were examined by the
Europeans before their daring act. They
Wore gaTlands about the neck and waist
Their feet and legs were entirely bare.
The s0les of their feet were soft and
flexible. showing that they had not been
rendered permanently callOus in any
way.
Ia order to detect the presence Of
chemicals that might have been applied
for the occasion various tests were made.
Finally, at a signal, the seven or eight
natives who took part In the exhibition
came down I'm single file to the oven
and walked across the stones from one
end of the pit to the other. They spent
less than half a minute there.
Immediately after they emerged the
Europeans again inspected their feet,
but could find no sign of burning or bis
tering.
Several Englishmen have tried this ex-
pertinent, one of them a British resident
on one of the Society Islands He stated
that he felt something resembling slight
electric shocks, and that the tingling
sensation continued for hours afterward,
but that was all The tender skin of his
feet was not even hardened by fire. Yet
the stones were so hot that an hour aft
erWard green branches thrown on them
caught fire and blazed up.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
DOGS CAN'T RESIST ARMY.

From the Des Moines Register and Leader.
Any one who has his eyes about him
and who visits Camp J. A T. Hull will
notice nearly as many dogs as men in
the big military reserve There is not q
company or troop but what has dog
attached to IT. and not a few companies
and troops have two and three dogs.
a dog led the charges across the imagi-
nary river. a dog led the review Of the
troops which should properly have been
headed By Gen. Smith. and a dog stood
by the general when the troops passed
him and dipped their colors as they
passed.
Where did we get him." said troop
er, referring to a dog which looked ike
just succeeded In capturing a horse that
had thrown his rider and successfully
evaded ali attempts by men 10 capture
him. Where did we get him? Lord
sir, we Just picked him up. It's easier
for a boy 10 resist circus than il is for
a dog TO resist the army. Many a re-
spectacle country dog has left his life OF
ease 20 join the army. We like EN- and
We give 'em a good home and they just
stick. No disrespeet. sir. but our troop
could get along bstter without its COM
mander than fl could without the troop
dog"
And it's true said Lieut. Col Daniel
Mccarthy, "a military camp without
dogs is like a home without children"
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
BOOTED AND sPURRED."

Written for The Washington Herald)
Oh. living's a glory. livings delight
Just living IL out with all ones might,
A few brief years. then dancing done.
The call Of taps the end Of fun.
Let's go booted and spurred"
Oh, livings glory II hearts can trust;
Trust In the love OF God We must
Not sell our birthright for pottage OF
flesh.
But give out our love each morning
afresh
And keep booted and spurred."
Living's a glory! Look to God through
our tears
And not let sorrow whisper long in our
ears;
There's room for all on the Fathers
breast.
No hurt so great but He viii give rest.
Let's keep booted and spurred."
II we start a dlrge at to-day's beginning.
Wen find old sorrow and some old
SHINING.
But we can fight our battles without fear
If we step alert with brave hearts Of
cheer
ana Keep hNDNtU ana ElAffEIs
No need of ashes Of days long gone
It's rose-leaf world, sunshine and song;
Let's Groom the little ones TO sleep
And wipe the tears from eyes that weep.
And keep booted and spurred"
Close Is growing the Christmastide.
The love of God abroad so wide.
Sweet to-day as il was that night
When IL daZzled the shepherds sight
Shepherds booted and spurred"
Oh, living's glory. and he Is great
Who by "a life heroic conqueTs fate
And forgets 10 wall at his common lot,
just hands out his crust and enves not
And keeps booted and spurred.
Livings glory; lets all help and lend
To those who under deep burdens bend
Let's stand self-poised on the brave mans
earth.
Be thankful for love. hope and our birth,
And keep booted and spurred."
Liyings 7 glory, pass on into years.
No time to spare for regretful tears;
These are our days. where do they go?
Don't let's drape them in sorrows woe.
But stay booted and spurred."
Let's make life glory and not report
Down where old Satan Is holding court;
Soon will come the red-rose spring,
Birds and butterflies on the wing.
All of them booted and spurred.
Some day We win reach the golden gate,
Await the Judge TO decide our fate:
ST Peter I'm surR will find roaDy a flaw
But Will put Us out of the reach of the
law
If We are booted and spurred."
Oh. living's a glory, living's prayer,
OF tempest and calm. each has a share;
A few short years, then dancing done,
The call of taps, the end of fun.
Dear God, take me booted and
spurred
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
November g. 1910.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
Tricks Said to Have Been Practiced
as Early - $50 B. C. Are
Still in Use.

Fire tricks were practiced In very an
client times. The first known fire-breath-
er was a Syrian slave named Eunus. a
leader in the servile war in Sicily, $50 B.
&c. He pretended to have immediate
communication with the gods When de-
sirous of inspiring his followers with
courage he breathed flames and sparks
from his mouth, says the London Times
In order to accomplish this feat Eunus
pierced a nutshell at both ends. and hav-
ing filed it with some burning substance
ht put II I'm his mouth and breathed
through il. The same trick is performed
to-day in n more approved manner The
performer rolls some fax or hemp into
a ball about the size of a walnut. which
he lets burn until it is nearly consumed.
Then he rolls round II more fax while it
is still burning. BY this means the fire
is retained in the ball for a long time
He slips this bali into his mouth upper
ceived and breathes through il. His
breath revives the fire. and he sustains
no injury so long as he inhales only
through hts nostrils
Various theories have been advanced
TO account for other feats OF this sort
performed bv the ancients. An old or
deal was the holding of a red-hot iron
by the accused. who was not burned II
he were innocent. Probably some protec-
tive paste was used on the hands. The
peculiar property Of mineral salts. such
as alum. in protecting articles of dress
from fire has long been known. An old
Milanese devised a costume, consisting
~.
had been STEPPED IN alum metallic
dress of wire gauze was added 20 this,
and thus protected man might walk on
hot iron
Flre-walking is an ancient Oriental
custom the origin OF which is apparently
unknown. II still survives in India. ia
pan. and some OF the South Sea islands,
according to Harper's Weekly. The per-
Torrance sometimes preceded by mean
taticns conducted by priests ard fol-
lowed by a feast, consists in walking
barefoot over bed of stones which have
been made red or white hot by FIRE
Tribe Gives Exhibition.
A tribe on one of the Fiji islands was
once persuaded 10 give an exhibition, and
several Europeans went to witness It.
One Of them, a government meteorolo-
gist, carried a thermometer that would
register up TO 400 degrees Fahrenheit
When the guests arrived they found
hundreds Of natives assembled. The oven
was twenty-five or thirty feet long and
eight feet broad, and was shaped like
saucer. The deepest part of the depres-
sion was fifteen feet in length. The
preparations had been undertaken long
enough In advance TO avert any delay,
and the visitors saw the stones still COW
cred with embers
Walking beside the pit before this was
done, the man with the thermometer re-
corded a temperature of ia degrees.
After the stones were uncovered he hung
the instrument out over the center of the
oven. six feet above the stones, where
upon the mercury rose TO PSI degrees. IT
is said the stones were "white-hot," and
that low flames from small Goals between
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
ENGLAND IN EGYPT.
Little by Little Various Difficulties
Have Been solved.

Little by Little Various Difficulties
Have Been Solved.
When England assumed sole control in
1882 Egypt was still bankrupt, with a
public debt Of more than $500, 100000 and
an Income insufficient 10 pay the inter-
est and carry on the government.
The public revenue In 1882 amounted
to s4,500,000; in 1907 to ISL, 100000, more
than 100000 in excess Of the expendi-
lures. On January /. 1908. the sum of
d5, 600 900 was in the general reserve fund.
and the public debt was reduced in 1905
by s1,eO0,OO0; it now is $479.OOO000.
The cities and towns were without any
drainage or sewerage, says the World To-
day only within ten years even Cairo
itself. with a death rate OF forty-slx per
Loco, has undertaken any such public
work. In the country every canal was
polluted. and stagnant pools of filth were
near every village.
Tho annual pilgrimages to Mecca were
likewise the means Of introducing many
diseases Cholera and other epidemics
were of frequent oceurance, and their
ravages carried off thousands of the pop
ulatlon
Little by little the various difficulties OF
the situation have been studied and solv-
ed by the administrator, until now Egypt
may be considered a reasonably healthy
country. OF course, vast sums OF money
have been required to effect such a re-
suit
At first enormous difficulty was encoun.
tered by the English in making changes
In the system of taxation. because the
people, so long accustomed to the be-
trayal of their interests. thought the plan
proposed were simply for the purpose of
increasing their burdens Little by little.
however, they learned that another era
had opened. and finally their suspicious
were ealmed. They then began to work
with renewed energy. and now. secure in
the fruit of their labor, they are not
merely improving their own conditions.
but are building up the reputation of
their country.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04

his head cooked on one side. alert for the
first signal. He looked about him with
the keenest interest and trembied with
anxiety TO be at work, but never moved.
Three sheep were liberated, and at the
first gesture from the shepherd he was
after them like a flash. but a whistle
brought him instantly TO q walk as he
neared them. AS one OF them showed an
inclination TO wander a whistle sent him
after IL with an eruption Of expostulatory
banks. He got ii back with its mates
and passed the three between the next
flags. when two Of them turned and ran
back
Dog Obeys Signals.
The dog. perplexed, stood still, but a
signal from his master sent him tearing
after the runaways. He looked Ike
gray streak against the green English
turf as he ran to head them off and turn
them back to the course.
This accomplished, he started them up
the course at lively gait, nipping at
their heels 10 hurry them. Joining the
other sheep. all three Of them trotted off.
the dog in close attendance.
It was not all plain sailing. however.
The sheep seemed to have taken a sud
Gen aversion 10 going between the flags.
A whistle from his master and he dashed
to the right; another whistle and he
dashed 70 the left still another whistle
and he was Jogging peacefully in their
rear, his tongue lOlling out
They were on the home stretch now
and the farmers had their watches out.
Then the shepherd and the dog went TO
work I'm good earnest. One more pair Of
flags and then the pen and the prize-and
only two minutes left, The shepherd
kept his expressive right arm in constant
motion and every kind and condition OF
whistle issued from his lips.
When the dog failed 10 understand he
crOuched and waited for a repetition Of
the signal. Thru off he would 90. now 10
the right of the sheep. now 10 the left,
now making savage dashes in their rear.
They were through the last pair of flags.
two OF them In the Enclosure, when the
third which had been the best behaved
of all, refused to enter.
There was no time to lose and the dog
evidently knew IT, He was firm. indeed,
he was more than firm. A series of nips
at the refractory sleeps flank. some very
fierce gTOwls. and IL followed the others
through the small gate and into the pen.
The shepherd sprang from his post and
dropped the pen door into place just as
time was called. amid the cheers % the
crowd and II ever there was a delighted
little dog II was "Davy's" dog as he
leaped and frisked about his master.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
CUPID'S RIVAL.
The Shadchen Gets Part of the BUSH
ness in Our Yiddish Colonies.

ness I'm Our Yiddish Colonies.
In the Yiddsh colonies OF our great
cities Cupid Is rivaled by a professional
matchmaker known as the shadchen. BY
no means tidy or engaging, this gentle
man, in practical methods. surpasses
Aphrodite's son. With his little memo
randum book he interviews the parents
OF manageable young people. or. If nee
essary. the young people themselves. Il
is better 10 do business with the parents.
for If they once agree upon the match. the
obedient children will do their bidding
The carelessly peHciled notes OF the shad-
chens memo book reveal a moving pam
Drama OF sketches from real life, both
humorous and tragic. The possible GUS
toner is described as:
Miss Libovitz, twenty-three years old
and a little over. Shirtwaist tucker by
trade. Three years In this country. She
squnts. but can dance. Wants lawyer.
but will take a business man as a last re-
sort. Prefers one with curly hair. She
has SLIGO.
A. Brechovsky, thirty-eight. Divorced.
Has three children and two properties.
Wants an old girl or a young widow.
Does not have 10 be pretty but must be
a good housewife and make a tender
mother
Miss Fincus, twenty-five years old:
boards An orphan, without relatives in
the city. She has been working in a sus-
pender factory ever since she came fre:.s
Odessa, three years ago. but the work
does not seem TO agree with her, and she
coughs A young widOwer would do.
And so the pages are filled. The fee OF
the shadchen is not a fixed one. A
wealthy man would be charged more than
a poor one. Usually there is a commits
sion from both contracting parties. The
grown cupid never depends solely upon
marriage brokerage for a living he plies
other trades. usually such as would help
his brokerage business, as peddling
The shadchen is remnant of Jewish
life in the past centuries. In those days
children were married very young. Be-
cause of their youth and inexperience.
the parents would arrange the match.
and the children invariably obeyed. In
this country, where early marriages are
not in vogue. the Jewish young folk fol-
low the dictates of their affections. and
despite the professional marriage broker.
Were it not for the constant influx OF
immigrants from Russia. ROumania. and
Galicia, where early marriages still pre-
vail 10 some extent the shadchen would
have disappeared long ago.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
A HUNTER HE WOULD BE.
Young Millionaire Whose Chief In
terest in Life Is Big Game.

tereSt in Life is Big tame.
Paul Rainey was born with plenty Of
money and a restless disposition" says
Hampton's. both of which have in
creased. When his father died, leaving
him little matter of S2O.O 600, made In
coke at Pittsburg. Paul Rainey went TO
New York with 1t, and with his brother.
They spent money in the lavish but
not in the foolish style of Pfttsburg mil
lionaires. and Paul particularly seemed to
get deal Of sane fun out of his.
Also he found time TO increase that
S20o00.OO0 to $50 600 while he was
achieving no little fame as a yachtsman,
turfman. polo player, motorist and all
around athlete.
He has shot all over this country,
Canada, and Mexico. and to chronicle the
animals he has stalked would be to cat
alOgue the wild beasts of this continent
Yet he has never been a game hog, and
has always played fair with his brute
antagonists.
He is about 10 start on game trail
that will take him nearly around the
world, for Paul Rainey. much as he loves
the society end or millionaire business,
never stays in sound of trolley car more
'AAe@At "a NV tAipiAitS-It hikes fOT AHr
jungle. the desert, or the forest The trip
he is now planning will take him across
Africa, Australia, and up into India.
Paul Rainey is the type Of rich mans
son much more prevalent than many
people suppose. Supplied always with
more money than most men ever see. he
has been called Americas greatest
spender, but he has not wasted his funds
or his health In dissipation. His attitude
toward his wealth Is that OF one who has
been fortunate enough 10 know how 10
get from 1t the greatest amount OF
healthy pleasure for himself and others.
MFR. Rainey is considered the best polo
player in Amerlca-and that means nerve,
strength. and quickness. He is a devotee
of other sports, big game hunter royal.
an able business man, and a type OF the
good fellow at his best. He Is thirty
three ar.e single"
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04

1900 men 10 hop the revolving Texans
and fought with undiminished zeal for
them until Santa Anna was captured.
After this coup he returned TO Natchez
and devoted himself to local politics.
Later he fought under Gen. Taylor III
the Mexican war and distinguished HIM
self; at the battle of Monterey because
of his daring assault on Fort Tenerice'
at the siege OF Vera cruz, when he COM
manded the first sharp engagement, ana
where he subsequently acting In con-
junction with Commodore Perry, led an
expedition against Alvarado. He was in
the advance with Gen. Worth when that
officer captured Puebla, and for this
service was brevetted major general and
voted a sword by Congress. He also
won glory at Chapultepec. and showed
such courage. such reckless bravery, that
on his return home he was elected gov
ernor of Mississippi almost by acclama-
ton.
A Good Governor.
Quitman made an excellent governor,
was a popular Idol until political enemy
charged him with having eonspired with
Lopez to invade Cuba. charge that was
given credenee because of his devotion TO
the Texan cause and because he was
known to be an advocate OF the annexa-
ton OF Cuba. He was arrested, but there
not being enough evidence TO hold him
he was acquitted whereupon his people
attested their confidence In him by elect
ing him TO Congress. He served two
terms and won distinction as chairman
OF the Military Affairs Committee Quit
man was as powerful as a speaker as he
was brilliant as a soldier, and his speech
for the repeal OF the neutrality laws and
argument on the powers Of the Federal
government are still regarded as classics
Narcisc0 Lopez. with whom Quitman
was supposed to have been leagued. was
born I'm Venezuela. which has given birth
to more revolutiOnists than any other
country In the world. He fought against
the patriots in that country, against the
Carlists in Spain, and was rewarded for
his service there by being made governor
of Valencia. This peaceful billet, how
ever did not suit the ardent spirit Of
Lopez He gave IL up, came to America,
and arranged three filibustering eXpedi
tons against Cuba The first was stopped
by the United States authorities. The
others reached Cuba. but ended in dis
aster, and Lopez was finally captured
and shot
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
Serious Problems Grow Out of the
Systems Under Which They
Are Conducted.

With rare exceptions, the county jails
of which there are upward of 100 in the
United States, present one of the most
serious problems in criminology, says a
writer in the Detroit Tribune. They have
frequently been characterized as schools
OF crime"-and the title is no misht.
While we are tracing criminal tendencies
to their source, and seeking to correct
the evil at its inception. 1t may be well
also 10 direct our attention 10 some mat
tes of court procedure and of the deten-
ton and care of men under charge Of
crime awaiting trial or sentence in coun-
t. jails.
The secretary of the Pennsylvania
Prison Society. Albert II. Votaw. ex-
pressed himself as follows in his report
TO the society in January, 1910: las con
ditions obtain at present. the smaller
prisons throughout the State are nur-
series OF vice. They foster idleness and
become seminaTies for the propagation
of vice and the training of criminals
Unspeakable personal outrages are too
often prevalent. Young and old are
herded together for months. There those
awaiting trial, sometimes held on suspi-
cion and ultimately dismissed on account
OF an unprOven charge, and those who
for some misdemeanor are serving their
first sentence. are thrown into associa-
tiOn with hardened criminals whom TO
know for the shortest time breeds untold
mischief"
Rev A. j. ID. Haupt. another member
of the same society. also calls attention
to this evil thus expressing his aim: Il
am trying all that / can to open the eyes
OF the people and OF the authorities to
these conditions, and TO show them that
We are creating criminals rather than
staying the tide Of crime"
These sentiments receive hearty indorse-
ment from men confined In jails as well
as from prison workers. one Of the men
now reporting TO this parole Office spent
fifteen months in saltwater Mimi
prison. then three months in Wayne
County JAIL and from the latter place
was sent 20 the house OF correction for
six months. He declares that the hardes.
period of the two years Imprisonment
was the three months spent in our county
jail. The days most dreaded by men In
our penal institutions are holidays ana
others when the shops are closed and the
men are locked in"
Not Fault of Institution.
II must not be inferred from the state
ment OF this person that the fault is with
the local institution, Far from that. Care
is taken TO reduce the evils of the deten-
ton period to their minimum. and the
most humane treatment is accorded to
those in Sheriff Gaston's hosiery. 1t is
the system that needs changing. What
has been quoted regarding Pennsylvania
tails is likewise true of the great ma
jority OF county jails throughout the
country.
Few jail sentences are imposed by De-
troit judges: therefore Wayne County
jail is primarily and practically a place
of detention. With the presumption OF
innocence In their favor. men are there
confined until time of trial. il bail is un-
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
GERRYMANDERISO
Political Trick Was First
Heard of in 1912.
FATE NOW IN THE BALANCE

Coming Out of Massachusetts I'm
1872 Under the Approval of Eli
bridge Gerry, the Maneuver Has
Been Often Employed TO Advan-
fage by Dominant Parties.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-04

The German ministry Of war has offered a SIS 900
prize for overland aviation contest details TO be
arranged.