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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
Improving Steam Turbine

letter from Mr.. George Westing-
house makes II evident that ne has
himself undertaken to improve the de-
sign OF the steam turbine He has
brought to the attention or the United
state Navy Department the merits OF
his own invention as we'll as those Of
the Melville gearing. mechanism In
tended TO enhance the advantages de-
rived from the use Of turbine.
though Mr.. Westinghouse, evidently
believes that the results can be Sc
cured from one only in ombination
with the other II IS manifestly to the
interest OF the government to INQUIRE
now well grounded is the faith OF the
Pittsburg inventor and manufacturer
Whatever can be saved in the space
occupied by the motive machinery Of
war vessel may be gained for fuel
storage and steaming radius That
truth is automatic. Hence, every
claim OF such advantages. OF simple
ity or construction. of facility OF re-
pair. and OF other improvements
when advanced by a man or establish
ed reputation. deserves Investigation
The chief Question TO be answered. In
the prsnt instanc IS how the govern
ment can best obtain the needed In
formation. ShAn IL institute its own
.foatsz. = KAffA a keaulf of owparl
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
PARENTS ARE NOW
Being PUNISHED
Albany'S Futile Method OF MaEino
Children Good by Legislation.


Children Good by Legislation.
senator Davis has presented n plan
at Albany for making children behave
themselves by Furnishing their parents.
That is to say, fathers and mothers
Will be held answerable at law II their
boys and girls under 16 get into mis-
chief through neglect of their elders
to keep them out of harms way. AT
the bottom of this reform is the oh
Yious principle of parental response
bility.
TO n limited extent existin laws
just rs they guard the child against
phYsicai mistreatment at the hands Of
its parents, provide against its ex-
posture by them to immoral influences.
Modern society demands that a chiId's
character shall no more be vitiated BY
contact with evil SURROUNDINGS than
its body shall he starved or crippIed
by lack OF food or by cruelty. The
law stretches its protecting arm he
tween the brutal father or the de-
graded mother and their own Off
spring. How far II shall go in the
name OF humanity, and whether some
umes II does not go to far In separa-
ting families under the profession OF
charity, is n cause Of constant debate
If the threat OF legal penalties were
certain to increase the vigilance Of
parnts in regard to the moral wei
rare or their children, II would l."
easier to reform the human race ~
statute. 1t is simple matter to say
hat a father shall not take his little
SRI into saloon without rendering
himself liable I'm the courts. 1t is not
an easy matter to say in general terms
how far parents. in a city like New
York, for instance, shall exercise dill
gence I'm governing the movements Of
their children for the sake OF their
morals.
In the eLN. character and morals
with the young are matters chiefly for
home training and personal discipline
and not for legislation. The sense OF
the parentRresponsibility must spring
from duty. gsetion. and seit-respect
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17

will make out as good a case as pos
sible for his own client. instead of
helping, as he should, TO bring out the
whole ruth. The dishonesty OF ex-
pert testimony may not be as deep as
a well or as radical" as a sugar-trust
fraud. but tits enough, twill serve.
The thing is scandalous and democrat
izing; IL has been so found in other
countries, and the scandal has been
removed. Mr.. Jerome is 20 con-
siderable notions about the matter.
but essentially he is wrong and the
public is right.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
The ADVENTURES
OF A CONVICT
HIS Long Walk Across Arrica-EIov-
lie Reached Europ,,.


lie Reached Europe.
News was received in London. ~
saturday OF the death Of Joseph Cres-
WICK VINO, while fleeing from iuSt,ce
C pushed one or the most remark
. "ole walking feats on record
Croswick was undergoing a sentep~.
TOT forgery m RhOdesia. and while BE-
ing conveyed from one prison In
a"Other by train cas- reported souos.
months agO) conceived the idea OF e.
edplns from his guards. AS his legs
were heaNlly lrOne0, the task Was ~
no means an easy one but one niyhS
"hen the train in which ne was heinz
conveyed was between Buluwavo ana
SALISBURY and his guards were asleeD
CfeS"lck quietly opened the Carriages
uoOr ana Jumped out. When he reach
eu the ground he fell, but WAS not
oauly hurt. During the remainder OF
the night he shuffled along in the
uarh, and at day-break could see the
rdlroau IN the distance. He decide "a
walk in a straight line from il. which
feet shackled.
Day after day and night after night
ne rubbed his irons with the sharDege
pieces OF rock he could find, until AZ
last he was able to throw his mana
| cles aside After this CresvicL vUcr4
on with great strides through the nm
known country in which he found
hlmself, his sole object being to 20
10 some white settlement
Some weeks after his escape ths
T'Iusr had a wonderful piece OF luck
IN nut apparently belonging to = set
TIER ne FOUND a gun and some am
munitlon. which in the circunstances
ne ala not hesitate 10 take possessior
OF. WITH the gun he managed to
ShOOt several d bras and other anfr,aI.
! which provided him with many n 81
| come meal; but unfortunately his a-ur
got out OF order before his aumHD5-
non became exhausted, and he had Ia
reply upon fruit fer his sustenanqe.
Just when CreswiCk was coming to-
the conclusion that ne had been ". IL
ing round and round. without MI
'HS muCh progress. he fell in with
some natives, who save him certain
| directions as to how to find "a ver,s
lOHS water. which Creswick. CON
cIu1eu must mean the River Congo.
ana Tor several more weeks he con
tnued his tramp.
Eight months after his escape from
the train between Salisbury and Bulu-
Wayo. Creswick was found by a party
OF BelgiaDS lying i'm n weak and fever-
ish condition about 200 miles froT1
LeopoIdNille, on the Congo. They
nursed him back to health and
strength. At BOmba. arrayed In AN
the glory OF pair Of cricket fannels
ana a FOOTBALL persey, provided by his
new freinds, the fugitive found a shin
on which he worked his passage To
Antwerp. From there he got a shin
10 London. That, however, led to his
undoing. for while walking in Wk!se-
chapel he was recognized by Detective
inspector Belcher. Of Scotland YARD
VINO arrested him on the charge Of e.
Gaping from lawful custody.
he was taken subsequently, to
Rhodesia as a fugitive offender. ana
for his escapade he was sentenced TO
a further term OF six months i'm
prisonment, during which he died
London Globe.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
CONVICTS ENTER
THE NEW CRUSADE
Show Public SPIRIT by Joining Strike
Against Meat Prices


The public spirit of the Jail prison
ers who, according to a newspaper
dispatch, have Joined their fellows on
the outside i'm the strike against the
high price of meat awakens admira-
ton. II might be imagined that Der-
sons placed under restraint by socf-
ETY., FOR the protection of society.
would entertain some feelings of re
sentiment against the public general
~, and might even take an unhoIv
JOY in watching the meat trust or the
law OF supply and demand or the gold
output gouge the meat consumer. But
these individuals have not only sent
back untouched the portions of meat
allotted to them. but have sigend n
petition to the sheriff TO have that
of fare.
When the sentiment against high
prices is so strong as would be indi-
Gated by this, IL is certainly time
we had almost said high time-for
soaring costs to adjust themselves 10
a lower level When even our priso
oners are willing to eat sawdust.
shredded hay, and the various other
articles of food associated in the pub
lie mind with a vegetarian diet. there
can be no question as to the temper
or the people. Much has been said
in favor of modern prison methods.
but IL is doubtful If the most ardent
Supporters Of humanitarianis1n in the
enforcement of prison discipline could
have hoped to develop within prison
walls patriotism which. II the sher-
III takes the signers OF the petition
at their word, will probably result in
more rigorous adherence to the Vege-
tartan principle than will be found
among the loudest protestants on the
outside. who make speeches and cir
culate petitions in public and hasten
around the corner TO dine on a plank
ed steak an inch and a half thick
New York Tribune.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
ARE HAVING
FUN AT TABLE
Stimulating the Appetite by Cheer
fulness and not Worrying.

luinCSS anu not w OrrSlnR.
It is astonishing to one who has not
studied the subject thoughtfully to
learn how completely under the con-
troll OF the nervous system. or, rather.
of the emotions, the entire digestive
apparatus is.
1t is a matter OF everyday expert
ence that the appetite is under the
subsection Of the feelings, although not
Of the will. The impulse to celebrate
any good news by a dinner is founded
upon the fact that when one is pleased
and elated, hunger is excited. In ear
ly times this hunger was gratified on
the moment, just as the accompanying
thirst too often is now. but the modern
man usually defers his eating to a
suitable occasion.
The loss of appetite caused by bad
news or misfortune OF any kind is too
well known to need more than men
ton. Worry or physical fatigue will
often act in the same way. The same
causes that destroy the appetite will
arrest or greatly retard the process of
digestion. 1t is a matter of common
experience that any disagreeable &C.
currence during or just after a meal
Will stop digestion and may bring on a
bilious attack, with headache nausea.
and a coated tongue. Concentration
or the mind or anxiety will act in the
same way.
ON the other hand, as the appetite
IS stimulated by good and mental Ella
Ion. so digestion is favored by what
rNe- promotes gavety and high spirits
Laugh and grow fat" like SO many
popular sayings, Is an expression
which contains much truth. Dyspep-
"a is a malady that will seldom be
found in the family where the dinner
gives occasion for cheerful talk and
mirth. and where all worry and dis
Rruntlement.' and especially quarrel
ing, are under ban.
Every member of the family should
make IL an absolute rule to put worry
md all thought OF business OF study
aside for the moment. and come to the
Ia bic prepared TO be light hearted and
gay. This is not only as a moral duty.
but rests upon the very physical rea-
son that his appetite will be better.
and his food will taste better. and will
be better digested.
In this connection IL goes without
saying, that bills and disagreeable let
ters should never be Accompaniment
OF the morning meal, bksaise a dav
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
InStinCfiY0

A darky minister in a Southern
town was much moved by the grief Of
woman whose late husband had inst
been inferred.
My sister" came in solemn tones
from the clergyman. II knows dat
dls is a great GRIEF OATS overtaken
20; All de same. though you is COM
PEELED to mourn de loss Of dis one who
was yo' companion an partner in life
l consoles yo' wifi de assurance DAT
dere is anudder who sympathizes wiz
you an who seeks to embrace vo' in
de arms o unfallin' love-"
The widow looked up at him
through her tears. who is hep ehf
finally asked.-Harper's Monthly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
AnRGvNGffr

There is. lad of 10, living in a
Pennsylvania town where the school
masters still employ the rod in order
that the child may not be spoiled who
found himself liable to that form of
ehastisement at the hands of his
teacher.
AS the youngster approached the
rincipal, the fierce aspect OF the lat
rs countenance, together with the
sht OF the unpraised cane, quite un-
him and he began to blubber
Then, innocently and doubtless with
bme vague recollection of a visit TO
me dentist, he stammered:
Please, sir. maY-may-I take
gas ?''-Hapser's Monthly
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
Saved His life

story is told OF an Englshman
who had occasion for q doctor while
staying IN Pekin.
Sing Loo, gleatest doctor" said his
servant. he savee my lfee once"
Really queried the Englishman.
Yes; me tellible awful" was the
reply; me callee in another doctor
lie givee me medicine; me velly, vellv
bad. Me callee in another doctor. He
come and give me more medicine.
make me velly. velly, Bladder Me
callee In Sing Loo. He no come. He
sayee my life. "-Birmingham eng
liSh) Post.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
REVEAL R0MANCES
AT AUCTION SALE
Small Fortunes Which Have Fallen
70 ASf0niShc1 Riders

OF course I have met with q good
many interesting experiences during
my career as an auctioneer, but the
most striking Of the all occurred. I
think, in connection with a great
auk's egg.
Some years ago q young fellow rode
over to an obscure furniture sale at
the country village In the hope OF Sc
curing bargain to help in furnishing
a home in view of his intended mar
riagtS And a bargain ne did get.
thoueh not OF the kind ne originally
thought Of
One OF the lots put up for sale was a
basket full of shells, eggs, and other
oddakents which had a56eacted the at
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
EXPERS TESTIMONY
IN THE BIG CASES

Mr.. Jerome performs a useful func-
ton by every now and then throwing
a dash of cold water in the face of the
public, and compelling 1t to consider
whether 1t hasn't been OVERRIDING
things in one direction or another 1t
cannot be said, however, that while
correcting the excuses OF popular
opinion he himself sets an example of
judicial poise. In his defense of the
medical expert last night, for example,
he oVerehots the mark in a way not
unusual with him he overstates the
position OF the other side, and on that
basis proceeds to show that 10 has no
case. Mr.. Jerome tells us that in all
his experience OF experts he can IRE
call only one man whose testimony
was radically dishonest" But no
sensible critic OF the expert-testimony
system as IL exists rests his objections
on the idea that eminent professional
kSaen give testimony that Is radically
honest; the trouble is that IL is not
Sally honest. The matter in dis
~ one ons& .sfch, with the best Of
81 WITH no indudement what
- ally. man may easily
IS to the weight to be at
particular flctor in the
ln as bias lin favor OF
T. nished by the fct that
by that side for your
10y to deceive yourself
- ~ you are honest
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
A Mark Twain Story

Mark Twain, when he worked IN
Nevada on the Virginia City Enter
prise, inserted in the news a woo,.
many boarding house jokes
in revenge, the humorist's sensitive
Fellow boarders In Virginia CITY de-
ctded to put up game on him. Thex
ehhsIed the landlady's help, and "a
the Thanksgiving dinner at the hoa,,1-
ing house Mark Twain, by a dexterous
piece OF sleight-of-hand, was served.
apparently direct from the fowl, with
turkey leg OF painted wood.
You've changed your poultry dealu
er. haven't you. nNeARl.
why. no NJ - WI
makes you think 81 - -
This turkey" he
the wooden druunstic - ~ III
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17

80 N'f'A W.T. hut 'aiiii.
Ndh woman be ~ ned twelve
D1ld2
r. rms ms is the question tS&2A Yrs, Sarah
r. Ntlson q. Jtassy. of 81 49, Thirty
ninth street. asked herself Rast ni,-6t
nnch she was informed I'D Justice
Blanchard i'm the supreme N)urt had
y, sterday anuuhed her malriage 10
Charles +. jackson.
me auTullmeut WIS granted ~ H.
man on the ground that the woman
Whoh2 ne married at the Little
Cnurch Around the Corner" In this
CITY IN August. 1897. had refused to
I'VE win MIN or take his name Ever
since toe wedding, he testified. she had
maintained separate residence. He
ueciared that his bride was Sarah T.
Nelson d'Utassy. the widow OF Charles
r classy. and that they had become
acquainted In Baltimore.
rms IS the Strangest thing I ever
heard of, Mrs. d'Ussay. said last night
When asked regarding the annullnept
am not the woman referred to in
thlS case, although the name and
initials are the same. 1t is an arnaz-
ing coincidence.
My husband was Gen. Charles p
d Utassy, a Hungarian soldier. He
died in May, 1892. I have since been
a widow II is true that 1 lived i'm
ia fillmore for a time just after nv
husband died. ] knew several persons
there named Jackson, but I do not re-
can any one by the name Of Charles
=. Jackson. 1 certainly never mar
RED any one of that name."-Neyv
York American.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-17
The Land of bohemia

Any person who desires to obtain a
correct !dea or Bohemia without visit
ing its ptecincts may begin by reading
the firsT chapters OF Lee Miserables"
and follow them up with Ibsen's
81 osS The chances are that he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22
$4,000 IS
SHORTAGE

TACOMA. Dec. e Joseph =.
Thurman. paying teller Of the Ma
tional Bank 81 Commerce OF Ia
coma. was arrested this morning
BY Deputy Marshal DAVIDSON The
warrant charged him with defalca.
tion Of 5000 Of the banks funds
President Chester Thorne admitted
however. that the total amount %
the alleged embe11lement would
reach SO. 900.
Thurman. who ia 30. had been
connected with the bank for tho
past 10 years and had worked up
from the position Of runner TO
that OF paying teller Ills salary
recently had been 81 300 a year.
Il feel sorry for Thurman. said
President Thovne today We had
trusted him and had brought him
along In the bank because OF hia
ability He simply lost his head.
feel no animosity toward him. IS.
peciaily because Of his widowed
mother.
THE bank will feel no III effects
The manner In which Thurman In.
vested the money In timber lands
and mills win enable us possibly
10 pull out even. II is the strang-
est defalcation case ever heard
Of"
Thurman. II IA said invested
nearly all OF the money In timber
lands and had purchased single
mill NJ Des MOlnes lie had excel
lent habits and none Of the money
was squandered.
The maximum penalty Is 10
years In the penitentiary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22
Find Mans Body
Packed in Barrel

mont 20 "Jonitor. bishops College.
Montreal
That college went out OF exist.
onco several years ago, According
TO the police. the barrel was orig
lnally shipped from Jarvis, Ont,
whore the records are said TO show
the name OF tho shipper TO have
been MoSorley:
Unable 20 make delivery. the
company opened the barrel to dis.
pose OF the poultry" Il was sup
posed TO contain, In order to cover
the freight charges. The head OF
the body was tied down between
the feet with ropes. There was no
Identification paper or label upon
the body. which evidently Is that
OF a man about so years old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22
RECALL Is
ASSURED

Al noon today the city comp
truller had checked up $3.50 sig
natures on the recall petitions as
satisfactory. Only $3.50 names are
necessary to bring about the recall
election. over Al 1000 names have
been signed 10 the petitions. and
the checkers have gone through
only 1883.
n only one out OF every two
names checked up from nov on
proves satisfactory. the required
recall signatures VIII be assured.
Many Of those declared as i'm
proper signatures may be, upon fur
Their investigation. found to be le-
climate. Erroneous addresses, In
cases OF removing from different
precincts in the same ward, &C
count for the disqualification Of
many ri the signatures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22
7719a77777777
PLAGUE HITS
CHINA HARD

H0NGKONG. Dec. p. - Tn
thecked BY modern methods Of san
BATON or medical skill. the bubonic
plagBe Is raging in Mongolia. and
Scores are dying each day. accord
hg 70 adyices reaching here today
CoFpses frequently are found
where the nomads have camped.
In Manchuria the plague situa.
ton Is reported 20 be grave.
The German consul declares that
mlsss the authorities act at once
sAs German government will inter.
fare.
From the latter part Of October
10 December ls. $40 Chinese were
stricken BY the plague. and q
Russians within the precincts OF
Ne Eastern Chinese railroad. have
eed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22
Seattle Woman Fails
to Win Reno Divorce

same boat. the judges decision has
stirred the colony with excitement.
Mrs. Bell. bahyfaced little
blonde, Is a sister OF Charles Muir.
ply, a prominent attorney Of san
Francisco, whose parents lost ey-
crythlng ia the earthquake and
have since died.
She charged her husband with
brutality. Ito accused her Of vlo.
lating the marriage VOWS There
are no children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22
TOTAL 325
VICTIMS in
COAL Mine

MANCHESTER. Eng. Dec. ga
A total OF 326 dead IN the Pretoria
mine as the result OF yesterdays
explosion was the estimate given
out today by officials OF the mine.
Rescuors searching the tunnels
for any miners that may have sur
vlved the deadly gases, with which
the workings are filled. were halt.
cd when within so feet OF the
mines center today. and could not
proceed with the work until the
gases had been driven out.
According 60 the officials, there
Is no hope OF saving any OF those
believed 20 be In the mine
Manager Tongue. leading the
rescucrs. was overcome by gas to.
day and was taken from the mine
in a critical condition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22

PASCo, Dec. % With a charge
a attempting TO Kill his daughter
Eush. because she would not re-
tsrn 10 his home. Jack 2. Ha.
Ar.rk IS in the city jaii here today.
"a Prof. Walter Bowman Is suf
trsnE from gunsh0t wound In
.ss wrist. sustained when he went
. the rescue OF the is-year.old
GIRL
he Young woman Is employed
AZ clerk In a local store. Last
rlghf Hubrlck entered the store
crowded with Christmas shoppers.
sad demanded that she return
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22

Wanted -Applicauts 10 600 vacancies in
The nurses training class first year. So
.nttie city hospital. a fun and complete
three years course viii Doe given. with
lectures by the most prominent physicians
ana surgeons iu the Northwest. Address
or cali Commissioner of HoHith. room
A56 city hall
Wanted Woman 90 stay with 4-VHar+
oid boy aud cook one meal Tor self and
b0V each day Father and mother would
be ~ home nights and sundays. Write
for Information. mo- telephone. II. I.
warren. M0ntern Wash
viii rent nicely heated Housekeeping
room 20 woman who goes out cleaning bV
day ln exchange for work North 22s1.
a727 Burke av
Hsliablo elr Tor general houHework
Must be- good cook small family Bal
lard go 2sa2 W 5sth
For Hale-HlKh Grade Kimbau plano
cheap. on terms Inquire az drug
store VGfk atffirn ronf0n r1r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22

RENO. Nev.. Dec, sa-The 10.
Al divorce colony suffered quite
bls today when Mrs. Corinnc
AL wife OF Frank ] Bell.
h-mer Seattle automobile man.
hllea 20 convince Judge Orr that
~ haa established residence
Sere Il IL said she was absent
rom the city a large part Of the
.lme. and as many another pros
nective diyorooe here Is In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-22

uONrREAL. Que. Dec &c, The
s.alnr OF tho body OF an elderly
ssn hacked In barrel at a cold
'.ersse plant here late yesterday
.eernoon has furnished a mystery
a, an 70 a late hour today the
s.N.c have been unable 20 solve,
~ body. clothed only IN a cheap
- az cotton underwear and a
~ AZ woolen socks. evidently had
s.sn placed In the barrel not long
Der death. There were no marks
= ,,olcnce. and until the body
A.ws out, which will take Is hours.
~ coroner's physician will be un.
~ TO determine the cause of
M barrel was marked for ship.