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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-23
FORGOTTEN NITRO
ExPL L0DES

CHICAGO, Dee GA forgotten charge u mtro gly.s
cerne left in safe that had been the obeect Of burglary
cost the life Of Steve Pavitek late this afternoon
The Tfmbull Safe and Lock Cocpany secured the safe
in trade with Growcock and White Of Kimme Ind. HI
attempt to open IT. Pavek hit the door Of the -
with hammer. The resulting explosion Instantly klled
the workman 4s
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-23

BREST--Blnejackets ON the
American battleships were enter
tanned here today on a big scale by
the municipality.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-23

SHARON. Pa.Ssvernl thousand
cats viii be shipped 10 Western
Washington to rid ranchers Of the
tfeub1esome gopher.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-23

BOSTON. Dec. 24.--With the
change OF ownership Of the Boston
National and st. Louis American
league clubs, 1t is said Fred Lake
will become manager Of the west
ern team. Lake is at present man
ager ot the Boston club. but Is to
be succeeded by Fred Tenny.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-23

cety through its superintendent this afternoon cabed
$1,000 to China for the relief Of the sufferers in the Pro
vince Of Anhuin. More money win be sent latey by the
society. s*s& I'll
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. s2SEvery play staged in
Los Angeles hereafter must be to the criticisms
of board of municipal according to plans being
considered today by Prosecuting Attorney Guy Eddy
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23.--S.t L0ttas Fountain elm
the heart of San Francisco befo thousands Of persons
Luisa Tetrazzn whom Walter Damroch has styled the
greatest diva of the present age will sing Chrismas
eve. sEs4 .fs - sR
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Hides His Misplay by Eating Card

Gates burst out ,with:%, -.
For the love of Mike, man, haven't
you got a hearth"
mo. l haven't" responded Hudson
sharply: don't you suppose I know
how to play?"
Then he slyly skinned his hand"
There staring at him from behind an.
other card to which it had stuck was
the ace Of hearts, He had revoked
five times; they were playing for a
dollar point and as each revoke pen.
allied him three tricks and as heart
make counted eight, he and his part.
ner were facing loss of $12O on the
deal
"Gi' me sandwich, quick" he or.
dered the waiter. Il feel sort O. faint
Jaw, go on. play the game" com.
manded his partner.
"All right" he responded, but as he
reached for the sandwich he let his
cards drop. STOPPING he inserted that
fatal ace of charts between the slices
Of what had been chicken sand
witch aid devoured it.
AS he was chewing it he looked at
his cards and broke out: Hey, only
got two cards.
Each of the others had three.
1T looks like a misdeal," remarked
Hubby nonchalantly; too bad, ain,
it?" And It was declared misdeal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Salvation Army Lassie to Sail for
Java and Devote Herself to
the Afflicted.

London.-Capt. Annie Beckley OF
the Salvation Army is about to write
her name large on the roll of brave
women, for she is to sail to Java to do
missionary and nursing service in the
leper colonyith there
She looks just an ordinary SALIVA
ton lassie." her age is only 20 and she
would not draw your attention if she
passed you in the street; but she is
going on service more deadly than
war.
Il am going for life" she said. "if
the army will let me stay SO long:
and. at any rate, it will be for years.
My duties will be, as far as l know
them now, to visit the lepers and hold
meetings and shall live, as far as the
laws permit. among them
II am not afraid of getting the dis.
ease. for l am going on Gods service
l have counted the cost. and quite
understand what the risks are. have
to die-and, if needs be, may as
we'll die out there among those strick.
en- souls.
II have never been out of England
and l have not yet seen a leper, but
some years ago was much interested
by an account of work among the
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Her High Heel Gave Burglar Liberty

/ failing, dragged Mrs Patterson into
the hail. She had an abundance of
pluck and held fast as she was carried
downstairs like trunk on an ex-
pressman's shoulders.
She, screamed at every other step.
On the alternate steps the thief laugh
ed aloud, ruse which proved effective
as shown when women tenants in the
house opened their hall doors, heard
the mingled screams and laughter, and
withdrew with threats to complain to
the superintendent if any more such
frolics took place
The first chance Mrs. Patterson got
to get her feet on the floor was in
the lower hall after she had been
bumped down three flights. There Is a
hole in the hall carpet, and as Mrs.
Patterson alighted her heel caught in
the hole. The thief gave lunge and
''r-r-r-ip!" off went the high heel
Mrs, Patterson took one step and
then almost burst into tears. With
.her'heel gone, she hobbled ridiculously.
She just wouldn't appear in the street
that way; The thief therefore, got a
good start, and when several men, at.
tracted by Mrs. Pattersons cries, con:
fronted him, he said: ts.xS .,-,.,.--
PLEASE don't stop me! My wife
is on a rampage Just, look how She s
torn my coat
Sc. they let him depart. not knowing
he had gold watch, asdiamond ring,
other jewelry of less value and about
$50 in cash,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Newest Dog Food May Conquer Arcti

diet-promises to supply all of the in.
gradients to sustain canine life The
formula showing the, units of fat and
protein has convinced the scientists
that if the success of Capt. Amund-
sens invasion of the far north de-
Ponds upon the strength of his dog
teams, Packingtown is ready to make
that success foregone conclusion.
But Capt. Amundsen is wary. A sci
enlist himself, he knows the limita-
tons of science. 1t sometimes hap-
pens that a food product will measure
100 per cent perfect in the laboratory
test, but fail utterly when it's useful:
ness is carried to the supreme court
of gastronomics-the stomach.
Hence heswill trysit on the dog, al.
belt with great hopes. 1t will be tried
for some months on dogs in Norway,
who will eat no other diet but Chi.
cago biscuit once daily, and If at the
end of the period Of the test the ami
mails show the fresh compilations and
frisky dispositions, the daring Nor
wegian will lay in provisions for the
100 Greenland dogs who may journey
to 80 degrees north
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Blind Student Absorbs Words as
They Are Read.
Takes Difficult Course in Medicine and
Surgery without Study Through
Telepathy-can Read Minds
of His Friends.

Chicago.-Blind from birth. but able
to take the difficult course of medi-
cine and surgery without study.
through telepathy, is the remarkable
assertion made by ]. w. Bolotin.
student in the Chicago College Of Med
icine and Surgery. Bolotin. young
Russian, asserts that through sixth
sense, which he cannot explain. he
can read the minds OF his friends and
classmates and in that manner ac-
quire from them the knowledge they
obtained through hard study.
H. Wolk, room mate Of the mystic
rious blind student, declared that after
completing his studies for an evening
Bolotin. even though no conversation
had passed between them, would be
more familiar with the Subject which
he had been reading than, himself. -
Jake, as Bolotin, Is called by. his
kfr{ends, does not believe his power is
anything supernatural, or anything
beyond what any. man. could do il he
would think, instead Of being supertis
Scial. The unusual mental powers OF
the young blind student have made
him the marvel Of the medical school,
He has only recently matriculated. and
the students and faculty are astounds
ed at his gift.
In the dissecting room the CORE,
the "man who doesn't have to study.
who was at that moment the center
of an admiring group talking with him
over his ability to read their minds.
He instantly recognized the CORE
spondent as stranger and stopped
him in the middle of his request for
an interview to tell him he knew he
wanted to make an appointment after
the class had adjourned. A few min
utes later he came down the stairs to
the entrance with his partner, DR..
Wolk. and without hesitation said:
There's the man over there waiting
for u.s.
Seated on bench in the corner of
the locker room of the school he told
the reporter Of his struggle to procure
knowledge. to learn not only the regu-
cialty of osteopathy.
II don't want charity or sympathy"
he said. II am better off and hap
| pier than many people who are not
blind. have always earned my own
living and expect to be able to keep
on doing So
The correspondent was preparing to
ask If he protested to read the minds
of others when DR.. Bolotin broke in
with: well, there's nothing supernat-
| ural or uncanny about that. / don't
claim to be an expert at mind reading,
and there are only few persons with
whom l am successful. The whole
thing Is very largely matter of mem.
DRY and sound reasoning. anyway
With Wolk here get along very nice.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
END OF FOREST FIRE SEASON
Conditions Made Period Practically as
Long and Danger as Great as
During Last Year.

Missoula, Mont--With the coming OF
snow in the hills the fire season Is
practically at an end In national for
est district No. l, covering all OF Ida
no north, of Salmon river. Montana.
North Dakota. Minnesota and Michi-
gan, the total cost of extinguishing
forest fires for the past season has
been little over $4,000. as against
approximately $4,000 in 1908.
Climatic conditions made the fire
season practically as long and the
danger as great as during last year.
The reduction in fire expenditures has
been at least partly due to the In
creased patrol on the national forests.
The number of forest guards and ran
gers for 1909 was about thirty per
cent. greater than 1908.
Cooperation with the state fire war
dens and protective agreements with
associations of lumber companies in
creased this force to the extent that
the greater portion of badly infested
fire territory was patroled. The rail-
roads, too, have assisted by patroling
their rights of way, notifying forest
officers of fire, and by furnishing
crews In case of fires The effective
ness of this combined cooperation
against common danger is conclus-
lively shown by the fact that over 200
small fires were put out on the Occur
d'Alene national forest alone.
Serious damage occurred on only
one forest, The Kaniksu. located in
northern Idaho and extreme eastern
Washington, has within its boundary
lines an enormous area of heavily tim
bered. inaccessible country which Is
totally unequipped with trails. This
condition made 1t extremely difficult
to reach the fire promptly and ex.
tremely difficult to bring men and sup.
plies to the large fires which were
driven by high wind The cost of this
fire represents three-fourths OF the
total expenditures. or about $4,000,
In this fire about ten miles of fire
lines were built and 100 men were en-
| ployed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
SAY CoCKNEY TALK MUST GO
Mode Of Speech, with Its unpleasant
"Twang," Is Modern Corruption
English to Be Taught.

London.-The London county coun
ell has issued the report of q confer
ence on the teaching of English in
London elementary schools, the pur.
port of which is that "cockney" must
go.
DIR. f. S. Boas was the chairman Of
the conference. which included dis.
trict inspectors, head masters. head
mistresses. examiners and Prof. Col
lancz. 1t met for the first time on
December IT, 1906, and held sessions
at short intervals during the school
terms until November IL, 1908.
The conference insists that London
has special responsibility for the
maintenance of satisfactory stand
ard OF English as spoken or a literary
medium. Whereas a country pupil
loses something by abandoning his
dialect. the London pupil has no dia.
lect of reputable antecedents.
The cockney mode OF speech, with
its unpleasant 'twang' is modern cor.
ruption without legitimate creden.
tails" the report says, "and Is un.
worthy of being the speech of any
/ person in the capital city of the EN-.
pire." ~
AS matters are arranged at present
there are only eight hours available
for the study of English in the school
week. and the conference thinks that
ten hours should be devoted to the
subject by boys between seven and
II years Of age. and then nine until
they are IA. Girls should have an
hour longer every week
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14

AT EW YORK.-It wasn't the stake in
IN volved that caused A. B. Hudson,
a Wall street broker, to invent heart
sandwich, for money means little to
him. It was the Wanting pride in his
ability to play bridge.
John w. Gates, John A. Drake Hud.
son, popularity called "Huddy," and a
broker were Willing away long even
ing in small game in private room
in an uptown restaurant Six or seven
men, whose names are familiar in
Wall street, were present. Opposite
Hudson sat Gates, Drake was paired
with the broker. Gates temper had
mot been improved by the luck in
which heswas playing.
Finally 1t. came to the rubber and it
was a heart make. Five leads had
been made when a heart was led.
"Huddy" laid club upon it. Gates
lifted his eyebrows. When more
trumps haa been ignored by Hubby
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
r. E 50 ~
moo GlK. N( e |

CHICAGO. - The latest product Of
~ Packingtown is to be tried
out on the dog-literally. 1t will
be tried on Eskimo dogs at that
A corps of experts now is scour-
in, Greenland from coast, to. coast to
find the hundred strongest dogs In
that ice-Iocked region, and it is the APP
petites Of these dogs. that Chicago's
food specialists are to cater to.
Capt. Ronald Amundsen is to take
these 100 powerful CANNES on ship
board in his seven years cruise for
the far ,recesses Of the Arctic ocean.
and when the explorer left Chicago
yesterday, after conferences covering
many days with the food chemists
at the stockyards, it was learned to-
day. he carried samples of q new
delicacy to tickle the appetite Of dog:
dom, sharpened by the already famous
arctic cliamte.
Reduced to it's elements in the lab
oratory test tubes, the new dog biscuit
for /. looks rather more like bD-
cult than any other known article Of
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14

D OSTON.-"Yes, men are just like
u a long row of coffee cups. They
sit in a line empty and we have to
fill 'em up"
This is the way that you look to the
girl behind the counter who takes
your order for eggs and fish CAKES.
If you thought that the lady might
be impressed with your individuality
you are mistaken. the Boston Herald
says. This hustling person with the
bright smile and pink cheeks is far
too busy with her "roast beef rare
sausage and mashed potato hurry up
those eggs - doughnuts. doughnuts,
more doughnuts," see you. in your
true light.
Land, yes, men are all alike They
want what they want and they want it
quick. If their order does not come
right up you catch it. If you try to
hurry the chef you catch it again.
But they're all right if you know how
to manage fem. What we doeis just
to jolly S'em UP. ,.e;J ~
Nov there are the grouches. plen-
ty of them. 1t is funny-though not so
funny, either-that most Of them come
in in the morning You know how it
Is yourself when you have just got
up. You feel like a fried egg slapped
out of the pan before it got fried.
You go downtown, side up to a lunch
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14

M EW YORK.-Misfortune in the
~ shape Of a high-heeled boot and a
hole in the carpet overwhelmed Mrs
Edward Patterson just as she was go
ing strong in a chase fora thief from
her home, $50 Fifth avenue. Brooklyn.
In. recounting the facts it is neces-
sary to state that Mrs. Patterson
wears No. "a, or Whereabouts, and
the heel Of No,s3A isn't much broad.
er than spike. She did not give a
pardonable thought to her footgear
when she returned from shopping,
but opened the door softly and dis
covered the thief in, her bedroom. He
was bending over a trunk in which
were the family Jewels and consider
able cash. Mrs. Patterson approached
noiselessly-No. .2's properly trod in
make little commotion-and threw her
arms around the thiefs neck.
He wavered an instant between re.
distance and longing to enjoy the
embrace of his fair captor. Decision
came when Mrs. Patterson put on her
emergency brake clutch aud the thief
gurgled. He tried to free himself and,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Girl to Liue With LeDers

lepers. and 1t seems to me about the
most Christlike labor anyone can
take up. So, when, few weeks ago,
the army called for volunteers to go
abroad, I offered to 20 to Java.
MY parents count 1t great honor
that am going, and, whatever they
may feel, they have said nothing
about any fear that shall never come
back. My father is a subdivisional
police inspector. have one brother
and three sisters-none in the Saliva.
ton Army.
1t will be at least seven years before
she comes home on leave. II then.
THE chances of her escaping con-
tagion are SMALL" a well-known skin
specialist said. "In Ieper colonies the
soil becomes infected and the first
time she gets a scratch she will be In
the gravest danger.
Father Damien, who was a victim
In 1899 to leprosy, caught the disease
at the Hawaii leprosy settlement Of
Molokai through the state Of the soil.
1T may take years to show itself,
but the moment one of the bacilli Of
leprosy gets into her blood IT. is Ger.
tain that the disease will develop" /.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
City Items in Ierse Form
Metropolitan News of Interest
to All Readers
Men Like Empty Cups, Saws Waitress

counter and growl for something to
seat.
They're all like that in the morn
ing. We have to get the scowl out of
their foreheads and brighten them up
for the day. How do we do it? 1t
isn't SO very hard. Look out that their
orders are taken. Hustle up and put
clean silver before their places and
line it up straight. The lineup makes
lot of difference.
Then if you get their order around
all right they begin to feel better. |
always study my customers. Now,
there's a man over there, the fat one
in high collar. He likes his steak
well done. The next time he comes I'm
going to see that his steak is just right
the first time
Then there are some that want
strong coffee. Just say to myself:
Now that pleasant-looking man. there
likes it strong, and the next time he
will get it strong without asking for
it. A lot of bother to remember all
this? Land, no; it's part of the bust.
hSss. we SSl " huoW ,luelll, IL Luey
come regularly enough: it's easy to
remember what they want.
Yes, if you We're in the business
you could tell time just by the expires.
sion on your customers faces. In
the morning there are the grouches.
Then when they come in on a rush
and want a good solid meal that they
can take in about two mouthfuls, and
want it quick, you know it's noon.
They've got into the working harness
and they feel better, Then when it's
evening, oh, they're way up. And after
ten o'clock at night, they are way,
way uD''
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Ferect a 'for sale" sign, but City So
|'licftor Poe has decided no such. sign
could go up without voiding the deed
'To0LB0X SAVES OHIO BAB>
cleveland Man Keeps the Spark Of
Life in Little Mite by Ingenious
!. Contrivance.

p Cleveland, O.-Failing to find a
baby Incubator in any Cleveland hos.
pital, Rudolph Matula kept his in
FAINT daughter for six weeks in a
homemade incubator. constructed
from a toolbox. The other day, when
she was removed from the contriy.
ance. she was fat and wen. and physi.
clans say that her liz" was saved By
Matula's ingenuity.
The child's life was almost extinct
and her three pounds of humanity
was shrinking instead aof gaining
Matnla, searched the city for an in.
FAINT incubator. Failing. he knocked
the ends out OF a toolbox. fitted At
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
SIXTH SENSE WINS

ly. We have been associated and un-
derstand each other thoroughly"
us it true that Wolk reads to him
self and you understand what he is
reading?"
Yes" said both men at once. I'VE
do that" said Wolk. II will sit close
to DR.. Bolotin and go over the text.
and the next day he will appear in
class and make a better showing than
l do"
"Wolk and myself have known each
other since childhood. He always said
he would be physician. l absorbed
the same ambition from him. When
we used to play together I soon
learned what Wolk was thinking
about. He soon went to school and
used to tell me what he was studying.
He used to sit by my side and read. I
soon found out that l could tell what
he was reading. AT first it was not al.
ways connected. but as the years went
by | got so that whatever was in
Wolk's mind would flash through
mine. When he decided to study
medicine became possessed of the
same ambition. We entered the Chi.
cago College of Medicine and Surgery
few weeks ago and l intend to use
Wolk's mind until finish the course. -
Wolk corroborated every statement
made by Bolotin. To test their claims
further the correspondent asked Wolk
to read story from an afternoon
newspaper. which he did without ut.
tering sound. When he had finished
Bolotin said: "You have read about
the Greek navy rebels" He.then went
on to give the details of the dispatch
from Athens.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY
Will Break Up Cold in Twenty.Four
Hours and Cure Any Cough THAT
Is Durable.

The following mixture is often pre-
scribed AMI is highly recommended
for coughs, colds and other throat and
bronchial trouble. Mix two ounces
OF Glycerine. half-ounce Of Virgin
OIL OF Pine compound pure. and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. These can be
bought in any good drug store and cas-
lily mixed together in large bottle.
The genuine Virgin Oil of Pine com
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co. Cincinnati, and put up for dis.
pensing in half-ounce yials,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
chr;st,s Purpose

The church must more truly share
Christ's purpose. That purpose he
himself stated when he said. "The
Son of Man came to seek and save
that which is lost" How much seek.
Ing to save the lost is there? Pre-
cious little. Until there is more gen
orally an interest in the salvation sof
others on the part of The individual
member of the church she will not be
his fit representative Rev. Johr Bal.
com Shaw. Presbyterian, Chicago. M.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-14
Cat Initiates Bulldog.

London.-An amusing scene was
witnessed at the corner CT Oxford
circus. near the Queens hall.
A large bulldog. which had been
trotting sedately along by the side of
his mistress suddenly dashed at the
window of Fashions for All offices.
where, among fashion books and pa.
per models of gowns, mechanical
cat sat nodding in the sunshine.
Fortunately&th window was thick
enough to withstand the assault. The
dog growled defiance at his placid
enemy until. in response to the. tear
full representations of his mistress,
the cat was Withdrawn from the win.
dow. to the disappointment OF an
amused crowd. .,ps.!, III: z :. ,..,-,..--, :.