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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
white Elephant.

Burma ranks with Siam as the land Of
the white elephant. Tho people here are
Buddhists. and they believe that the souls
of human beings, when they pass away,
go into the bodies of animals. Moreover
they think that the spirits OF the good
and noble go into the bodies Of white ami
mails. and as the elephant is one of the
largest of beasts. every white elephant
contains the soul OF hero. King Thibaw.
the last native ruler Of Burma, had a
palace for his white elephants. and they
were treated like kings. When they went
out umbrellas OF white and gold were held
over them. and they had golden tassels in
their ears and golden plates on their fore
heads. They were bathed daily in scented
waters and they drank out OF vessels dec
GRATED with gold. Each beast had his own
attendants. who did nothing but wait upon
him. and the man who found a white ele-
phant and brought It TO the palace was
ennobled. and paid no taxes for the rest
OF his life. When the British took the
country they captured the white elephants
and today II one were TO be found he would
be given Job at the hauling OF logs
In fact. about the only place where the
white elephant has any semblance OF roy
atty left is Siam. The common people
there worship him. and the king now and
then rides out upon one in great state.
The national coat Of arms is a picture OF
this royal beast Il has its place upon
the flag and also upon the principal coins
With the awakening Of the country and
the new movements. however. superstitions
are passing away The better classes think
much as We do, and his majesty the king
keeps his white elephants only out OF
sentiment and respect for the beliefs Of his
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

Brooklyn, IN the Eastern District hospital
OF that borough. The little fellow was so
close 10 death that All tests to detect
breathing failed 20 show anything; the
pulse practically was still. and il was al
most impossible 20 detect any action OF
the heart FOR al least nfteen minutes al
times. The body, too was cold. rigid and
diseolored.
Notwithstanding such dIscouraging con-
diuonE Drs. Lieboviesh and Cohn re-
fused TO give up the fight for the child's
life They were rewarded finally by see
ing eonvulsive movement. and an in
slant afterWard the youngster opened lis
eyes and began 10 cry. Mothers milk
was placed In dropper and supplied 10
the child a drop al a time In a few
hours the baby was well enough 10 nurse
naturally, and Il is thought now II is out
OF danger.
Those who saw the child say they never
knew OF case IN which a person 50 near
death was dragged back 20 life. There
were those who insisted the baby was
dead. The doctors detected, however. lust
the nichsr Of heart action and devoted
their energy and skin 70 strengthening Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
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oy some Of the biggest rice lands OF the
world and II exports more nee than any
other port on earth. The amount to be
shipped this year is valued at SsS ooO 600
and the river is now filled with great
steamers loading for Japan. China, Aus
tralia, India Europe and North and South
America. Among them are river boats
and barges which have brought rice in
from the country, and there are great
fleets at the mills loading and unloading
their cargoes Rice is the money crop OF
the country and Il makes the Burmese
comparatively rich
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
FETe INLuMsER chlNPA UPpER RUpNA(

people He has elephant stables connected
with his palaces. and there are several OF
these so-called white animals in the stalls.
] visited them during my last stay in Bang
kok. They were chained to stone posts and
were watched by keepers, who eheWed the
betel and spat on the ground as they made
the elephants perform for me.
These beasts we're OF an ashy gray color
and they looked dirty rather than white.
am told that their color comes from a
disease somewhat like leprosy. and that
this sometimes causes the animal affected
to go crazy. Indeed, a white elephant is
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

RapgoOn Is the capital of Burma 1t is
growing faster than Calcutta.
1t already stands third among the great
ports Of the Indian empire, crowding the
heels OF Bombay. and there are many who
prophesy that it Will eventually be the big
gest city of southern Asia Lying here at
the mouth OF the Irawadi il forms the only
gate to one Of the richest valleys OF the
world, and in time, by railroads already
protected, it viii be the gateway to west
ern China as well. The city has now a
population OF 10000. 1t runs for miles up
and down the river and extends back into
the flat alluvial Irawadi delta. 1t is backed
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

Copyright.

Copyright. 1910 by Frank @. Carpenter)
spOndence Of The Bee)- have
@ spent the day visiting the saw
mills and lumber yards Of RAN
goon, where the elephants aid
~ in preparing teakwood for ship
- ANGOON. 1slo-(special Core
ment abroad. Teak is one OF the chief ex-
ports Of Burma II is so valuable that It is
sold by the ton, and It brings in 5000 900
or N,000.ooo a year. The trees are girdled
In the forests and after cutting are noated
down the streams and rivers 10 Rangoon.
Both In the forests and at the ports the
handling OF the timber is done by ele-
plants. They drag the logs to the streams
b and arrange the booms: they stack the
plAnks and they carry all sorts OF lumber
at the direction OF their masters Every
saWmin has its elephants and there are
some companies which employ several hun
dred. The average institution, however.
can afford but few. for the animals are
costly a green one bringing $500 and prize
worker often ss much as 5000
The elephans come from the forests of
Upper Burma The wild ones are all
owned by the government. which has an
elephant department to catch and care for
them. The elephant commissioner keeps
track Of the wild herds and annually sends
out men TO hunt them and catch the young
bulls. The COW elephants and a certain
number OF the bulls are turned back jnto
the forests. The bull calves are kept and
trained and are finally being retained for
the government use.
In hunting the elephants. they are some
times captured In pits and sometimes led
into eorrals by means OF tame elephants
trained for the purpose. The tame beasts
mix with the Wild ones and lead them into
the pens whereupon the elephant hunters
sort out from the wild ones those they
wish to keep and turn the others back into
the forests Most OF the elephants at Ran
Eoon have come from the government
herds.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

These elephants at Rangoon are partic-
ular as 10 their working hours. They seem
to almost watch the clock. for they get
restless as the noon hour approaches and
stop now and then to wait for the bell.
rings at ~ o'clock they will drop what
ever they have on their tusks and bolt
for the feeding sheds II is the same at
night.
/ am told they have TO be carefully fed
and that each must have his bath twice a
day. At one Of the yards I saw them
washing the beasts. The elephants sat
down while buckets of water were thrown
over them. After that their masters
scrubbed them with rough brushes and
curried them. as II were, all over. As
Ehe water was dashed upon them they
wagged their tails and Tapped their ears
and grunted in JOY.
asked one OF the men If the beasts
were hard TO handle. He replied: NO
but we must be always on guard. and II
they grow angry they make no bones Of
killing us"
creeps under the blanket on his back he
grows restless and cannot work well.
He viii tremble like a woman at the
sight of a mouse. for fear. perhaps. that
the animal may run up his trunk. As
I left one OF the sawmills / threw a
piece Of silver TO the man on the biggest
elephant He rubbed the beasts head
with his heel and thereupon the elephant
threw his great trunk high into the air
and gave me royal salute
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
FISET Ige1s5z srAsTs~- =

tstion. They not only carry the logs 20
the streams, but aid In forming the RATS
and booms. They wade or swim about,
according to the depth OF the water. tow
ing the logs this way and that When
the logs come 10 the ports they break
the booms by pushing out the key log
They then take the timbers out Of the
water and put them on the cars, which
carry them to the mills.
In some places the elephants work to-
gether. and 1 am told there are boss els-
plants which keep the others up to their
work and pound them with their trunks
when they lag In some yards each ele-
phant has its own job. one class being
used to carry hay for the stables and to
mix the bran, molasses and other food
which form the daily rauons of the
beasts in that establishment
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
Showing Lazy Papio How to Behave

CREEK viii soon
be out Of q job. II is time.
For several centuries that vaga-
bond stream has been lettering
about In a leisurely wastrel sort
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
Heroes in Civil Life

EN- can well pause a moment in
AR their busy round OF affairs TO
M contemplate the deed OF q iel-
low mortal when he serves his
Al-sSf4lLN country or his neighbors. We
a need not face the cannon s
mouth or The engulfing wave 10 merit
praise Deeds worthily performed. without
thought Of reward. without knowledge that
the taets would become known. without an
applauiing throng 10 spur one on. are The
kind thst show heroism is not a lost trait
When On February = the lighthouse
keeper a. Green Ledge, Conn. rowed
ashore. telling his assistant TO remain IN
charge until his return, the young man
thought little OF the solitude. he was
faithful 70 has duty. and for a day or tUo
did not greatly concern himself about the
absence Of his chief. But at the end OF
4 week, when he had been keeping vigil
Fight and day. for the FOG along the coast
bad made a necessary 10 keep the gaso-
V-ne engines running y sound the fos
born. IN addition % keepins the lights
eUrning at niEhL ths Assistant was 80 cx-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
Restored Life to a Baby

XYGEN artificial respiration.
and the untiring efforts OF two
hospital physicians, saved the
life OF BABY" Wilke. 2 weeks
old. son of Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Wilke OF 1855 Lynch street,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

usually a rogue elephant. - one which
should, always be watched and never al
lowed TO go loose.
The elephants now in the stables at
Bangkok are from the northern part of
Siam. All those Of the country belong to
the king, but the man who can send in
white elephant is still rewarded. and
the advent OF new one causes general
rejoicing, for It is looked upon as a sign
of good luck and prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

Gateway to south Asia.
write this letter in what is the most
up-to-date, booming city of the far east
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

1910 by Frank @. Carpenter.)
spondence Of The Bee. ~ have
spent the day visiting the saw
mills and lumber yards Of Ran
goon, where the elephants aid
in preparing teakwood for ship
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-11-22
Homeseekers'

Excursion fares to points in COlora-
do, Idaho, Kansas. Michigan, Mis-
7ourl, Montana, Nebraska. Nevada,
Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota
Wisconsin, Arizona, Texas. 0klaho-
ma, Arkansas, Louisiana. Mexico,
New Mexico, Wyoming. The Illinois
Central will sell round-trip home
seekers excursion tickets to points in
the above named states every first
and 3rd Tuesday at very reasonably
reduced rates. For further informa-
ton call on, write or phone ticket
agent Illinois Central, Cumb. 40 2
T. l.. Morrow, Agent
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-11-22
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TINE TABLE,
TRAINS GONG NORTH.

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No. 6-St. L. Fast Mail, 1923 .. N
No. &C. & st. L. Linn, 5:25 q. m
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. $3.50 o. m,
No. 94.-Dixie Flyer, 6;l5 p. m
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 51-St, L. Express 5:35 D. %
No. 6S-St. L. Fast Mail 5:33 a. m
No. 93-C. &N o. Lin. 11:5O .. m
No. 55-HopkinsvilIe Ac. 7:05 a. m.
No. 95.-Dixie Flyer, 9:32 a. m
Ma. s. and 81 eoaasct at St. Lea.' aaa othe,
7ginta west.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for Menphia lin
Ints as far south as Erin aud sur Louisviu
ClacinnAtl aat the East.
No. IS and SIS make diroct coma at Guth
rie for Louisville, Cincinnati aue ali point
north and east Thereof. No. 50 and IS also con
meet for Memphis ana way points.
No. 81 runs through To Chicago and viii not
carry passengers to point South Of Evansville.
Also carries through sleepers 70 St Louis,
No, % through slsepers to Atlanta, Macon
Jackson vile, St. Augustlns an Tampa, Fla.
Also Pullman sleepers 70 New Orleans. Con.
nects at Guthrie ior points East and West. No
% viii net carry Local passengers fer potts North
Nasavils renu
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-11-22

h0AAs -7tea'~-SNeiSh ~-ItfAAr SkBx7F
There was no rest for Frederick that
night His uneasy dreams were
haunted by visions of angry Miss
Burke threatening him with broken
rulers and great paper dogs opening
horrible mouths at him Early In the
morning he crept from his bed and
went to the drawer where he kept his
bank. He took the bank to the bed
and shook 1t violently until he could
hear nothing more rattling inside IT.
Three bright Lincoln pennies re-
warded his efforts.
Eight O'Clock found Frederick. hur-
ried breakfast lying heavy upon his
youthful stomach, standing before the
showcase of the school store" ma
king a careful survey Of It's contents
After due consideration he selected
one stick Of chewing gum, done up in
piece of sky-blue paper fringed at
the ends, one taffy-on-a-broomstick
and one all-day sucker. With these
deposited in paper bag striped with
purple he fastened to school.
Here he tore a sheet from his tab
let and inscribed these words, upon It:
Dear Miss Burke. Yours truly, Fred
erick." Attaching this with a decrepit
pin to the paper bag, he laid 1t on
Miss Burke's desk and, returning to
his seat, buried his nose in his Ian
guage book and awaited developments.
"Well!" exclaimed Miss Burke.
Somebody has been giving me a pres
ant. Frederick" reading the name on
The sheet of paper why how nice
# you Frederick"
Did she, as she took up the bag,
give a 1eeting glance at the broken
oieces of rules lying in conspicuous
SPOT on the desk. where the 1anitor
aad placed them?
Chewing gum! Dear me, what a
,ay paperl Taffy-on-the-broomstlck-
md an all-day sucker. too!" She care
essly. and apparently without glancing
It them, brushed the pieces of the
broken ruler into her waste basket,
while she arranged the contents OF the
,nper bag in row on her desk Il
owe all-day suckers, Frederick"
Fredricks nose became firmly at
tached TO page of his language book.
out he could not conceal the grin OF
ratification aud relief which promptly
,verspread his flushed countenance
Gee; Amt | glad | got 'em for
ler?" he thought
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-11-22
Johnny's plsappoIntme Mt.

Suicides in the New York parks
are OF such common occurrence that
the small children with their purses
grow to look for them. What do you
think?" a tot of a girl said to her
mother, coming home from her park
outing. Johnny heard a shot, but he
couldn't find the body anywhere.
Exchange
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-11-22
Five Percent
Farm Loans

A special representative of the
largest loan company in the United
States will be at the Office of JOHN
I. EDMUNDS, ATTORNEY, every
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY and
will make LOANS ON GOOD FARM
LAND in Christian and adjoining
counties AT FIVE PER CENT. If
you desire loan either call or ad-
dress letter to SPECIAL LOAN
AGENT, P. o. Box All, Hopkins
oilla X
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-11-22
Reparaton


Frederick dug a stubborn toe into
the floor. His fat. limp hand held his
pencil loathingly. His brow was bead
ed with perspiration. born. not OF la
bor. but OF obstlnacy
Nov. Frederick" began Miss
Burke, with conscientious enthusiasm.
sitting down at the desk across the
aisle. Tets draw a picture of a beau
ti-ful big dog"
A few more beads of perspiration
appeared upon Fredericks flushed
forehead and the hand that held the
pencil became a shade more nervelcss.
II was at three o'clock that Miss
Burke had suggested gayly that every
body should draw the picture OF an
animal and let everybody else guess
what II was. II was now quarter
past four. Each OF the other children
had executed the likeness of some
chosen animal and then their short
legs had trudged. trotted or skipped
home with these treasures OF art. but
Frederick still sat before his small
desk. mulishness enthroned upon his
brow and no slightest hint OF the coun-
terfeit presentment Of any beast APP
peartng upon the virgin surface of his
paper.
Miss Burke spoke again, persuasive
ly I'm going up to the platform now,
Frederick. to arrange my desk all
neatly for tomorrow, and when | come
back l just know shall find lovely
picture OF dog. Now. shant II"
Frederick spoke not. nor did he
move during the ten minutes Miss
Burke passed In inventing small du-
ties in connection with the tidying
up of her desk.
When she came down from the plat
form and stood before Frederick again,
there was that in her voice which
made him take his reluctant gaze from
his paper and raise It to her face.
Frederick Merriam" said the hith-
erto persuasive tones. I'm going TO
wash my hands and put on my wraps.
and when come back expect to and
a picture of dog on that piece OF
paper"
She pointed a firm finger at the
sheet before him and then turned
away. ~~-
| When his teacher returned ten min
utes later Frederick sat with his toe
dug into the floor and his pencil limp
ly grasped in his hand. but on the
paper had appeared an outline In
which an indulgent critic might have
found a faint suggestion of a dog.
Wen try to do better newt time.
Frederick" said Miss Burke. You
may get your hat and go now"
Miss Burke, passing down the hall a
few minutes later, overlook her small
pupils. Good night, Freddie" she
said with the magnanimous courtesy
of the one who has had the best Of It.
Frederick stared fixedly at the wall
until she had passed. Then he looked
vindictively at her retreating back.
"I'll go and muss up her OIL desk. "
he thought Maxim me draw a pitch
er of OIL ANIMAL"
He turned back into the schoolroom
and tiptoed up to Miss Burke's desk.
Everything was put away inside the
drawers except few pencils and a
ruler. Fredrick threw the pencils on
the floor. and then. taking the ruler
between two chubby hands, he broke
1t across his fat knee. Then he tip
toed to the door and sped down the
hall. ,s.-----.sas<aassS SxsG gi2lESAcs
There was no rest for Frederick that
night His uneasy dreams were
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-11-18

time he was operating In the village
Of Marshall, Mich. He claims the dis
tinction of being one Of the first, If
not the first, telegraph operator to
learn to read the Morse alphabet by
sound.
In letter sent recently to tele-
graphic journal he refutes the state
ment of Alonzo B. Cornell, who claims
to have been the first operator who
took telegraph messages by sound,
and gives the proof Of his own claim
to the distinction. He writes:
II notice In a recent number Of
your paper an interview with Alonzo
b. Cornell, wherein he claims to have
discovered In the early f1fties. that
he could take press dispatches by
sound, and considers that he was the
first telegraph operator that made
this discovery.
"The interview does not state in
what year of the early fifties that
this occurred It may not be amiss
for me to state, however. as matter
Of early telegraphic history. that in
1s4s took by sound the returns Of
the election of President Zachary
Taylor. in the village of Marshall.
Mich.
II was then thirteen years Of age
and was operating at that place un-
der the management Of Jabez Fox,
on the old Speed line. the first aale-
graph wire that was strung west Of
Detroit to Chicago.
"Inasmuch as this antedates Mr..
Conell's claim by at least two years.
we viii need to go back to 1S4S to
find the first person who discovered
that the Morse alphabet could be
read by sound"
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GOVERNMENT OWNS RECLAIMED
ACRES.

In execution Of the project for I'm,
proving the channel of the Potomac
river along the water front of Alex.
andria, the United States viii obtain
about A acres Of land In Battery cove.
Just above Jones point The question
Of title TO this land has been In dis
pute for several months, and It re-
quired an opinion Of the Attorney
General to settle II.
The river and harbor act OF the re-
cent Congress contained en- approprla-
tion Of $4,000 for the Improvement of
the Potomac opposite Alexandria. The
approved project contemplates dredg.
Ing the river channel "a feet deep
along the water front OF Alexandria
and depositing the dredged material
In Battery cove. That cove Is within
the limits OF the District OF Columbia.
and the Jurisdiction and ownership Of
the United States extend TO high-water
mark ON the Virginia shore
To use the cove In the way pro
posed. the construction Of oulkheads
and retaining walls was necessary.
Interested parties owning adjoining
land offered 10 make these construc.
tions at their own expense, provided
the government would not dispute
their title to the land thus reclaimed.
The engineers regarded that arrange
menk as economical and sdvantaSeous
co the United States Before entering
into any formal agreement. however.
It was decided 10 ask the Attorney
General for an opinion as to the own.
ership o the artificial accretions when
made as proposed. In his opinion the
Attorney General reviews the law IN
the matter and holds that the sub
merged area win remain the property
OF the United States up 70 the pres
ent high-water mark on the Virginia
shore. Capt. w T. Hannarn. the en-
glnssr efheer tn charge Of the project.
cd Improvement. has made an estt-
mate that the reclaimed land win Be
worth nom $4,000 TO $4,000
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-11-18

huge fortune left her by Leopold and
she fears that the legion of lawyers
who have been fighting her In the
courts will eventually swallow up not
only the interest, but the principal OF
her estate. Durier Is said to be q
shrewd business man. The two sons
of the baroness have been sent tc
school
Since her dramatic fight from Bel
gium on the death of King Leopold
which closed her regal career. the
baroness has been living sumptuous
ly. although In the greatest privacy
in the Chateau Balincourt at Arron
willie.
The penniless sisters of the baron
ess, who are living In Paris. are stupi
fed at the news. and express them
selves as amazed that she would mar
ry so soon after the death of the king
The career of the Baroness Vaughn
reads like a novel. The daughter OF
q janitor, she rose to be the acknowl
edged wife of the Belgian king The
marriage took place on December Z
while Leopold was on his deathbed
In fact, Just eleven days before his
death.
The thirteenth child of a family be
longing to the lower class Of Ia petite
bourgeoise." though arrived at daz
cling degree Of fortune. Blanche Caro-
line Delacroix never. so far as Is
known, exhibited the least intention
OF alleviating their lot. and all oi
them speak of her with unmistakable
coldness
Her eldest sister. Nine, Laure lie
febre, fifty years old, was until re
Gently q commission merchant at the
central markets In Paris. Another
Nine. Maria Laluitt, keeps fruit and
vegetable stand in Gobelins market
Another sister of the baroness is Nine
Juliette Verger, who formerly was q
flower girl In the Place de Clythy.
The only surviving brother Of the
baroness is waiter in another cafe
not far from the Place Republique
He alone Of the family has something
kindly to say Of the widow Of the Bel
gian king, whom he called. haif jocu
larly, his brother-in-law.