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Arizona republican., 1910-02-12

IN Buckingham Palace. London. is
 large sforeroom in which are kept the favorite toys which once amused the children of Queen Victoria Here is to he seen an old. battered wooden rocking horse. known by the name of Jupiter. which was q present from the Prince Consort to his eldest son on the latter's fifth birthday. On poor Jupiter's neck the little Prince of Wales tuow King Edward vIIJ carved his name. Ed ward. in a very childish way fin crooked. uneven letters The work was doubtless done with q new pocket-knife.
 Near the horse is a model gun which was given to King Edward on his seventh birthday by the late Duke of Cambridge, but the small Prince ,as His Majesty was long time. When he grew older, how ever, he was permitted to have q gun range. which was fitted up for him at windsor. and there. under the care of au artilIeryman. he pfacticed shooting to his hearts content. The gun. an eIsct model of one of the earliest forms Of hreechloader. would send a bullet through an inch board at a distance of 150 yards.
 In the same room Is also stored q model schooner designed and made by William w., the sailor king. with his own hands. The present King often sailed it when a boy, and sometime ago it was taken to Virginia Water for the beneft of one of His Majesty's grand children. but since that young gentleman hns joined the navy in good earnest the model ship has been returned to the room In Buckingham Palace. All the royal children seem to have been very
Arizona republican., 1910-02-12

be joyously received by the Bird family.
 Then there are the dear little squirrels that we love to watch running about on the tree limbs, or In the green grass during the summer time. but little do we realize how many of them die of stnrva- tion during the long, severe winter. If the boys and girls will take food to them they will he fully re pnid for the trouble when they see how eagerly the fuzHy-tailed little creatures seize upos 1t. Of course. the squirrels must have nuts. but peanuts are so cheap, and bag of them will feed doz- ems of squirrels. If you see the dear lit- tie creatures seize i5e nuts in their mouths and run to some bole in tree. you may understand inst Mir. or Mrs. Squirrel Is laying aslde meal for to- morrow. Mr. Squirrel is not forgetful of another dny. and If food Is to be found. he will store IT" part of If in his winter quarters c
Arizona republican., 1910-02-12
~ AT NIGHT Y

VXTHEN Night comes a. NM nodding,
 To bed the Wee Ones creep: And cover to their very ears, Prepared to go to sleep. Above them watches Mother, As to Sunderland they go, And as they wink and blink she
 sings
 A lullaby, soft and low: Angels watch my Wee Ones Throughout the long, dark
 night, And ope their eyes to greet me With the morrows carly light
Arizona republican., 1910-02-12
WHY TREES GROW LARGE.

YYUASH1NGTON and Oregon have some of the largest trees In the " world and the climatic condittons of that section can be blamed for this fact. In the Puget Sound cosntry soe rainfall Is about B Inches. while up in the higher Cascades. 2 pear Seattle. IL is 100 inches, and sometimes reaches the l5O inch point. Under such climatic condi- tions the seeds of the trees gsrminate readily and all the trees continue to make vigorous growth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
FUND
IS NEEDED in ~.
TREASURY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The
we'll known fact that government
red tape sometimes runs to ex-
tremes is well exemplified in
fragrant case just decided by the
comptroller of the treasury.
Congress appropriated good
sum of money to build locks in the
Ouachita river, louisiana and just
when the water was at low stage
at lock No 4, and the work could
be pushed most rapidly, two of the
employees were stricken with small
poX There was no time to appeal
to Washington for advice. Neither
of the men were residents of Mon
roe, two miles away, and the Par
ish of Ouachita refused to bear the
expense of caring for them. But
from the nature of the disease, it
was absolutely necessary that i'm
mediate steps be taken to isolate
the men, give them proper medical
attention and prevent the spread of
the infection or the work would
have to be stopped. So the engi-
neer in charge took the matter
upon himself. He hired nurse and
doctor for the smallpox patients
and after about a month-27 days,
to be exact-they recovered.
Then he put in the bill, and a
very moderate one at that. Board
for the two was charged at only 80
cents a day: the nurse was paid $44
and the doctors fees amounted to
| $40. The total bill was $3.50, and
| the engineer asked that this ex-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

'Why?" demanded the young
woman who had come all the way
from New England and was bound
to get her moneys worth.
Maybe he was born that way"
said the guide. maybe it is be-
cause he knows that a crowd of
good looking women are taking
him in every time he gets up to
speak"
o"Nick's marriage to Miss Roose-
welt mighty near put him to the
bad as a member of this house"
said one of Longworth's congress
sional colleagues. Every time he
gets up on his feet he feels as
though every woman in the gal
lery had her finger on top of his
head and was turning him round
and round, as II he was on pivot
to examine him. He is naturally
an unassuming, diffident sort of Il
chap anyway, and all the notoriety
he has got since his marriage to
the daughter of the former presi-
dent has simply had the effect of
putting him in perpetual panic,
The result of il Is that he never
gets up on the floor unless he has
to, and then drops down again as
though he were hit by a brick as
soon as he has had his little say.
Nick has all kinds of good ideas
and with his experience would
make a valuable member If he
were not scared stiff Ii is pity
that he can't have an umbrella or
some other shield to hide the gal.
leries from him when he wants to
talk"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
FIRST MONORA|L
RAILWAY BEING
BUILT IN n. '.
Gyroscope May Solve Prob
lem of Traffic on Ele-
waited Lines.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19-New York
is now building the first monorai1
railway in the United States. 1t is
intended to run from City Island
In the Bronx East Side, to connect
with the present street railway
system maintained by the Union
Railway company and if it is sue
cess there is likely to be a revolu-
tiOnizing of transportation in the
city. If the railroad works as ex-
pected the gyroscope proposition
may be called in to solve the prob
lem of transportation on the Sec
ond and Third avenue elevated
railways.
Engineers have been studying
these lines carefully. Even though
the comprehensive system of sub
ways planned for the East Side are
built. they will only keep pace with
the increase of population. and
there will be the same congestion
ten years from now that there is
at the present time. Expert engi-
neers who are looking into the mat
ter state that it will be necessary
to increase the capacity of the ele
waited lines. Property owners along
the routes are absolutely opposed to
any laying of more tracks on the
present structures and the sugges-
ton now under consideration by
the traffic experts is to build a
monorail system on top of the pres
ent structures and utilize it entire
ly for express traffic.
With a railway of the Brennan
type constructed on the top of the
present structures it Is declared
the trip from cityhall to Harlem
could be made in 10 minutes ana
the trains could follow each other
much closer than they can under
the present system.
None of the experts who are ex-
aiming into the project for the
public service commission, which
has the solving of the transit prob
lem under it's jurisdiction, will dis
cuss the matter at this time but it
is known that recently they have
been examining the models of the
Brennan car and, If the new City
Island route is success, there is
every probability that the system
, will be extended to the present ele-
waited lines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

pense, incurred in saving the lives
of two men, and, incidentally, saw
ing thousands of dollars to both the
federal and Louisiana state govern
ments, should be charged against
the appropriations made by con-
gress for the improvement of the
river. ....s
Secretary Of War Dickinson
wrote an appealing letter setting
forth the facts, but the comptroller
of the treasury refused to pay the
bill on the ground that there was
nothing in the contract of employ
ment of the two men that entitled
them to medical attendance or to
subsistence when they were not
actually working.
Treasury officials were acting
strictly within the law in making
their decision. But other somewhat
similar cases are constantly arising
in the various departments of the
government and they form strong
argument in favor of the appropria-
ton by congress Of special emer-
gency fund from which claims of
this character could be paid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
NICHOLAS L0NGW0RTH MOST
bASHFUL MAN IN HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-"Who
is that nice looking bald headed
man."
"That is Mr. Longworth."
ooh. the Mr.. Longworth? The
Mr. Longworth that married Alice
Roosevelt? Oh, I'm so glad he's
here today, for did want to see
him so much. But how bald
headed he is. Oh. goody, goody! b
do believe he Is going to speak.'
There was a craning Of necks IN
the house gallery, an ecstatie
chorus of obs" rustling Of
silken skirts and broad grin or
two exchanged by the guides that
had the various tourists in tow.
The baldheaded man rose from
his seat very abruptly. asked
Speaker Cannon a parliamentary
question and sat down even more,
he was on his feet his face became
three degrees roster than usual
Mick" has a good, healthy glow
on his face ordinarily--and the
blush mounted from his forehead
to his bald spot and travelled all
over the expansive clearing until
1t lost itself in the fringe of hair
|. above the collar.
why, see how red he's getting
on top of the head" cried one of
the fair tourists.
lis he as bashful as all that?"
asked another.
Hes the most bashful man in
the house" replied the human
guide book. Hes so bashful that
he bushes every time the clerk
calls his name"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
BY W. G. SHEPHERD.

Special Correspondent of The Press
HACKETTSTOWN, N. j., Feb.
19.-AlonzO Wire, famous because
he cannot sleep, an object of curl
Os1ty and wonder to scientists
everywhere, invited me to spend q
night with him, after | had ex-
pressed deep interest in his case.
We can play checkers until you
get sleepy he said, with laugh.
But I'll be glad to have you sit up
with me all night. I'll give you $40
If you see me sleepy tonight. I'd be
glad to pay it"
old. was sitting with her husband
by the stove when ! arrived at 10
in the evening.
I'm not sleepy" she said. 81 get
so used to sitting up with Lon until
late that don't miss my sleep like
used to- often wish could give
Lon some of my share of sleep.
TMissing sleep doesn't seem to
hurt me any, mother: so there's no
need of your worrying"
After we had played few games
VI CIeCheTS ana MOtHeF wire mad
put away her sewing and said
Good night" Alonzo Wire, the
man who cannot sleep, told me all
about it.
I'm IS years old now" he said.
Il was born on a farm near here,
and worked on farm until was
middle-aged. used to weigh ESQ
pounds, and in my time | was the
strongest and biggest man in all
the country hereabouts. I've never
been sick day in my life
when mother and | moved to-
town with our children who had
partly grown up, | was appointed
chief of police of Hackettstown. Be
fore then I began to notice that it
was hard to get to sleep at night,
but I didn't think anything of it;
felt just as well the next day,
whether 7 slept two hours or TO-
But by and by there used to be
nights when I'd be awake all night.
II I sat up I'd feel tired the next
day, but If I'd lay down. I'd feel
fresh for work in the morning.
seemed to get my rest, whether I
slept or not.
But at last I got so didn't sleep
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
AND THIS WOMAN
SLEPT 81 YEARS

. Leonora Romaldo, a pretty .
. young married woman of Viii =
. lancienso, Spain, returned .
. from a long walk one sum- .
. mer day in 1874, and fell .
. asleep, utterly exhausted. .
. She slept all that evening and .
. all that night, all the next day .
. and the next night. and on and .
= on. until one bright morning .
= on, until one bright morning =
= her 81 years of slumber. .
. Anxiously she inquired for =
. her husband, exclaiming, 81 .
. must have slept a long time .
. since yesterday afternoon" .
q She would not believe that =
= the old gray-haired man be- .
. side her was the husband of .
. her yesterday" and not I'M =
q til she saw in mirror her .
= own haggard, faded. aged fea- .
q lures was she convinced that .
. her sleep had indeed been =
. long one. .
. >%>>>>>>> . . . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
SEVENTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
FOR JAMAICA BAY HARb0R
NEW YORK TO GIVE s1o,ooo,ooo

able along the North river where
by the 1000 ton barges, grain
laden, which are expected to make
the trip from the head OF Lake Su-
,perior to New York in tow, can
tranship their cargoes at New
York. With Jamaica Bay equipped
as suggested the big barges from
the Great Lakes could be toweu
there and their cargoes trans
ferred direct to the ocean liners
which will take them to Europe.
Then, again, it is asserted, a
canal could be built so that the
bay could be made the outlet for a
great part of the Long Island
sound traffic. The city is expected
to use it's influence to have the
state enact the legislation which is
required in connection with the
project.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

propped my feet up and then my
head up and then I've propped them
both up l even tried damp room,
with tubs of water in it,
But I've got new doctor now.
I hope he can help me to sleep. I'm
getting to be an old man, and l
weigh only 200 pounds now. I've
lost 80 pounds in IA years. I'd like
to get one good sleep before take
the last, long one. One sleep, young
man. would give me something to
think about for months"
1t was 2 O'Clock in the morning
by this time.
You lie down there on the
couch, son, and Sleep" he said to
me. Its too far back to town for
you to go now"
Just as I dozed off 1 remember
that l looked at the kindly gray
eyes of the white-haired man in the
rocking chair by the stove. They
were bright and wide open; morn
ing eyes, not midnight eyes.
At o'clock, when mother" came
down to get breakfast, he awak-
ened me.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

they say, members of the house
must be relieved Of their duty here
In order to look after campaigns
for their denomination. Before the
holidays they usually display a
cheerful optimism by reckoning
that they will clear the decks in
April. After the holidays they talk
about the first or middle of May.
On the average, the first. or long
session of congress ends about June
1. The second, or short session,
ends by law on March A..
With the heavy Taft legislative
program, and none Of it yet carried
into effect, there is no indication
that the present session will be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

at all. And after that l got used
to sitting in my rocking chair all
night That was about fourteen
years ago, as near as mother and 1
can make it out.
"a haven't had wink of sleep
In IA years."
There hasn't been minute dur
ing all that time that l didn't know
what was going on around me. At
night every time one of the boys
turned over in bed, or mother NOV
ed in her bed, l knew it, l was a.
ways laying there, thinking. When
ever l moved l knew it and did it
deliberately; 1t wasn't the uncon-
scious movement of sleeping
man.
IT'S true I don't suffer. I don't
seem to need sleep. But it's pretty
hard to keep thinking and thinking
all the time. I've lived over my
life, every minute of it, hundreds
of times.
I've tried all kinds of doctors,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

particularly short despite promiseo
made early in the session that ~
would be a record breaker. TIE
chances seem to be that even VIII
an ordinary session not all the
Taft bills, probably not more than
half of them, will be passed.
The long session of the last con-
gress, the Goth, ended on May 80.
The 59th congress wound up the
affairs of its first session on June
30. the 5Sth convened . monenl
earlier than usual and quit on April
2Sth. the 57th adjourned on July !.
the seth on June and the 55th ON
July 8,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

but they can't make me sleep, and
they all finish up by wondering how
l keep alive and happy. But | do"
did you ever try counting sheep
jumping over a fence?" l asked.
wait until l tell you some of
the things I've tried to put me to
sleep. I've counted to a thousand;
counted by twOs, threes, fours,
skies, sevens, Fights and mines. I've
added and subtracted. I've counted
sheep jumping over a hedge, and
armies of men. I've worked my
toes and fingers and Jaws. until
they were sore. | kept my eyes
open for an hour. without blinking.
I've gone to bed hungry and I've
gone to bed stuffed full of food.
I've tried hot rooms and cold rooms
and Turkish baths. I've tried to
sleep with the light burning near
my head I've tried laudanum I'M
til the doctor told me to stop, and
that didn't help me. | tried taking
turpentine, but it was useless I've
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
CONGRESSMAN LONG
FOR AN EARLIER
ADJOURNMENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Con-
gress proceeding with its usual de-
liberation, and members, with their
usual confidence, are predicting an
early adjournment. This being
year of congressional elections.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The sug-
gestion that the city of New York
and the federal government coops
crate in connection with the build
ing at Jamaica Bay of the best
harbor on the eastern coast is
arousing much interest here. 1t is
estimated that $17,000,000 will be
required for the work and of this
amount the city will furnish $780,
100000 and the government $1,000
900. 1t is understood that the
money will be made available in
asmuch as the chamber of COM
merce has set it's seal of approval
on the project and declares that
it is needed to provide an outlet to
the new barge canal.
1t is declared that under the
present system of docks in New
York city there is no ground avall-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
THIS MAN HAS NOT SLEPT A WINK IN
n. FOUR TEEN YEARS; DRUGS UNA XAHLNG

Alonzo Wire, the Wonder of
Scientists, Is Not Sick, but
He Longs for Sleep, and
Has Tried Everything
Sits Up All Night and Is
Conscious Of Everything
Whiskey Gags Him and
Laudanum Fails.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-11
CADDOCK SENT BACK
! TO ENGLAND
ENGLISH EMPLoYE OF MRS.
cLEiM Is RETURNED BY
N GOVERNMENT.

John Caddock Is on his way back
to England. after more or less un-
happy experience in the United States.
The government is paying Johns ex-
penses; in other words. he is being de-
ported. John broke one OF the laws
governing alien labor by Icing hired
before he left merrie England, and the
fact that he knew nothing about the
law didn't palliate his offense q bit.
Yesterday afternoon federal immi-
grafton agent took John to Helena and
from there he will start for home to-
day, to arrive in time for Christmas.
probably. Caddock is very glad to go;
IN fact he offered to pay his own
fare, but Uncle Sans representative
refused him.
The case Of John Caddock. very
decent English chap, is somewhat pc
culiar. He told thes representative Of
the government that he met Mrs Mary
Gleim in England and that she told
him Of owning 3S houses in Missoula,
Montana. u. S. A. She explained to
him that she needed a handy man,
jack OF all trades. to take care of these
SO houses. a man who could paint a
little. do little carpenter work and
serve as general caretaker. The pros
pect delighted his soul and he came
Here he found out what sort of houses
the 38 were. hut he couldn't get away
without money and so he remained.
Finally. to his great satisfaction, the
government took up his case and start
ed him lack. about the time that he
had the price of passage saved NO
II appears that Caddock was an un-
desirable, because he had been hired
before he left his home. Had he come
to Missoula from England and been
engaged here by Mrs. Gleim the law
would not have been broken. The other
way left no alternative but deporta
tion. which, in this case Is the hap
piest outcome possible.
The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-11
LOCAL BREv|1|ES
Smoke VIM. Hooper cigars.

| Smoke VIM. Hooper cigars.
| c. f. Bird, resident Of Poison, was
a business visitor in Missoula yester-
| day.
/ DR.. Willard os teopath. 1st Natl bank
| w. b. Kelley, merchant of Avery
was a business visitor in Missoula on
Saturday.
Alloway's cafe, opposite postoffice.
Peter Eickmann, proprietor OF the
/ Vienna cafe, has recovered from an
attack of grippe. ',
| DR.. Ward Veterinarian. Tel. 33 or 531.
H. +. Samuels, well-known min
ing man of Wallace, is in Missoula
for few days.
Highlander card social December 15.
-Born-Yesterday- morning to Mr.. and
! Mrs, August Siebel of 3O1 North Sec
ond street, boy.
Try Dutch kalsQmine. Kellogg Paint
Co.
Miss Anna NJ. Evans was visitor
in Missoula on Saturday, arriving
early in the day from Hamilton.
| Marsh, the undertaken. Phone 321.
Mrs. S f. Brice of Lewistown ar
rived in Missoula yesterday on her
| way up the Bitter Root where she
will spend the holidays with relatives.
/ Montana Wesleyan university, Hell
ena, Mont, is the school. for you.
! Yesterday was a. mighty busy day
1 in the office of the county clerk. Hun
dreds of county warrants We're handed
over the counter or mailed /.
Stenographer. Dawson, Montana Blk.
Drunk John Gund's Peerless teer.
]. B. Lund, representative of the
Ford automobile lis In Missoula from
Seattle for a few days. Mr.. Lund is
visiting with Floyd ]. Logan.
DIR. Dodd of Butte may be consulted
at the Savoy hotel.
Missoula and western Montana
directory for sale at Missoulian cffice.
Clark r. Combs. Lying at Gibbons
Mont, yesterday filed on the west half
of the southeass quarter of section 3.
township south. range is west.
The Saturday holiday arrangement
entered into by the dentists OF Mis-
soula. and which Was in force