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lower end of the spindle rubs to
make heat.
a bow of any springy wood and
with a leather string to spin the
spindle.
A block or bit of tin to catch
the fire powder ground from the
fire board by the spindle.
A box of finder, such as cedar
.scrapings, very dry grass or hemp
unraveled from a rope.
The fire board and the spindle
according to those l have seen
work successfully-shou be of
the same material. Some fairly
light but firm wood such as bass
wood, pine or cedar must be used.
The fire board must have
notches about three quarters of
an inch deep, but in its edge.
To make fire-kneel ON your
right knee with the fire board
firmly held beneath your left foot
and the catching block or tin be-
meath the notch you intend to
use.
Twist the bow string around
the spindle and hold the outfit as
shown in the picture, placing the
lower end of the spindle at the
end of one of the notches in. the
fire board.
By drawing the bow back and
forth, slowly at first and then
faster and faster, you will revolve
the spindle and drill a hole into
the fire board. A thin powder of
wood will trickle out through the
notch onto the block below. As
you work the drill faster and
faster this powder will be darker
in color and smoke will begin to
arise. AS soon as the smoke is
black you can stop working the
drill, removing the block with the
wood powder on 1t, fan or blow 1t
gently until you have a glowing
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LABOR JOINS
PETITIONERS
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10
The San Francisco Labor Council
has adopted resolutions Joining
the petitioners for the pardon of
Mrs. Angelina Napolitano, SEN
. fenced to death in Canada.
The facts show, the resolutions
say, that many extenuating cir
cumstances exist, among which
were repeated acts of provoca-
ton and cruelty and wrongs upon
outraged womanhood. During the
course of the whole sordid story
the woman, in the main, although
she broke the law, stood for what
is moral and good in life, while the
husband failed in every duty that
he owed his family and to him
self"
The Labor Council represents
$4,000 workingmen.
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Sparks Just
OFT the Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire
GALVESTON, Tex, July 10
1t is learned here today that a
transaction representing $685.
100000 has brought the Pearson
oil field in Mexico under the con-
troll of John w. Gates.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 10.
The White House today an
.nounced the appointment of Sam
uel w. Backus to succeed Hart H.
North as commissioner of immi-
grafton at San Francisco. North
resigned some time ago.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 10
annual meeting of the Oregon
State Medical association began at
the Commercial club rooms today
for a three days session.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July
10.-The Niagara Falls Racing
association opened its inaugural
meet here today. The meeting
will continue for seven days.
HOUSTON, Tex, July 10.-The
Houston Launch club today began
its annual regatta off Sylvan
Beach at Laporte.
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Fire by friction" is real
boy scout stunt and a mighty in
teresting one when you get the
hang of it.
The picture shows boy scout
with his outfit, which consists of:
A spindle of wood pointed at
both ends.
A socket-a stone with a hol-
lowed out place is best-to hold
the upper end of the spindle.
A fire board against which the
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Woman Jurors
Decide Quickly
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SOUTH BEND, July lot
took the first woman jury in Pa
.cific county just 10 minutes to
decide a 500 lawsuit that lasted
all afternoon Saturday in JUS
tice Rhodes court, and the justice
says he never had better jury.
The case was an advertising cut
firm against the Casey Dry Goods
Co., and the defendant won. The
jurywomen were prominent w. G.
II. U. and club workers.
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Boy Killed In
Pistol Duel

(By United Press Leased Wire
OAKLAND, Cal, July 10.-As
the result of a revolver duel when
a policeman stopped motor cycle
on the street last night. Robert
Fieudenthal, 10, is dead; Police
man j. e. Gannaw is seriously in
jured, and Alfred Barnett is in
the city prison today. He at
tempted to arrest the cyclists and
one of them fired at the officer.
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II is important that the notch
in the edge of tho fire board come
clear to the center of the cup"
drilled.
"If the cup will hold water. 1t
won't make fire." says Mr.. Seton.
II is. of course. essential that
the fire board, spindle and finder
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PAGE THREE

camp fires by this method.
An interesting form of scout
competition is to see how quickly
you can get blaze. When you
have found who is the champion
of your troop, get up a contest
with the champion of some other
troop.
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Butler Resigns; Old
Guard Faces Defeat

bags began at 10 o'clock this
morning. and the start is expect
ed to be made about five p. M.
Entrants in the balloon race rep
resent st. Louis, Topeka. Kansas
City. New York city and the
United States army, whose big
balloon will be piloted by Lieut..
Frank p. Lahm.
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be perfectly dry.
Don't be discouraged IL your
first efforts are failures.
II can be done. l personally
know two scout troops which have
so perfected their freely friction
apparatus that they no longer
carry matches. but light all their
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HERE'S A REAL MAN

ATLANTA, Ga, July 10.-Paul
lDonehoo, the coroner of Fulton
county, is a remarkable man. He
graduated last month from the
Atlanta law school, having done
his studying In odd moments. He
Is an accomplished musician, is
an expert on the typewriter and
has made a partial study of medi-
cine. He has learned all these
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-10
MAN KILLED
IN BROOKS, ALBERTA

Hugh Mcmillan of Tacoma, aged
81, was killed Friday in Brooks,
Alberta, in runaway accident.
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters, Mrs. Flanagan and
Miss Evelyn Mcmillan, and a son,
J. A. Mcmillan, in Tacoma, and
by daughter in Spokane and one
in Idaho. The body will be
shipped here.
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CONVENTION HERE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The annual convention of the
Western Washington Christian
Missionary society will be held at
the First Christian church We'd
nesday evening.
On Tuesday evening an echo
Meeting" will be held in the same
place, attended by fifty delegates
returning from the International
convention at Portland.
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z Balloons Ready to
Start in Big Race

(By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July
10.--What is taken as an admis-
sion of defeat by the "stand-pat"
or "Old Guard" faction of the
National Educational association
was reported here today when
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Monday, July 10, 1911.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 10
Swelling rapidly In gentle breeze
from the southwest, seven big
balloons are being filled here to-
day to start this afternoon in the
national balloon race of the Aero
club of America.
The initiation of the big gas
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the resignation of President Nicho-
las Murray Butler of Columbia
university, New York, as chair
man of the board of trustees of
the organization was accepted.
He will be succeeded as chairman
of board of trustees by j. Stanley
Brown of Joliet, Ill.
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CHICAGO, July 10.-Thirteen
persons have died in Chicago from
heat within "a hours. There Is
no relief in sight and the weather
say tomorrow will be
hotter than today.
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coal.
II have seen Ernest Thompson
Seton. the chief scout, get fire in
~ seconds by this method. AS
soon as he had coal he wrapped
~ up In wad of tinder-hemp
: saNellhgs-and swung II to and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES

w. A. Reynolds and Nellie J.
Lundberg, H. l. Clifford and Mrs.
NJ. S. Acheson, Frank Busamich
and Catherine Labinco.
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w. G. T. u. MEETING

The Seventh Ward w. c. T. U.
will meet tomorrow afternoon at
the home of Mrs. E. Tidball, 2705I
South Twelfth street.
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things by hard work, although
hampered by a terrible affliction
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HEAT STILL
KILLS MANY

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, July 10.-Four
deaths from heat had been report
ed here today at II a. IN. The
thermometer was at 80 with every
prospect of its rising much higher.
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EYTRA House Waists the darker
S.|N sAEv lawn waists values
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-05

honor and courtesy. The play was
wild western thing, chockful of shoot
Ing. AS we came into the dim re-
cesses behind the stage, one of the
few quiet minutes of the show was
taking place-the hero was just look
ing into the eyes of the heroine and
telling her how much he loved her.
Not a sound broke the tense silence
and just then RUDE, picking up a, gun
that was standing ready for the VII
lain, pulled the trigger.
1T cracked the love scene, and tthe
stage hands threw Mr.. Waddell tout.
And 1 went with him.
"They are not gentlemen in there"
said Mr.. Waddell. Let's 90 to the
- theater, where Howard Hall 10
playing. He's my PAL
80 we went to another house, and
again we got behind the scenes. Rube
was popular-honest, he was. If you
remember Howard Halls old play.
The Man Who Dared you will re-
member that den Of lions furnished
the thrills. The cage was standing
back in the wings. and Mr.. Waddell.
In his merry way, insulted ono Of tho
lions. Just as Rube grabbed the lion
by the tail. the beast swung round
and strickland they picked up the
RUDE with his sleeve ripped OF and q
big red cash in his arm. And again
10 were thrown out in the alley.
"Topsy, said RUDE, don't forget,
now, we had row with couple Of
guys that said Connie Mack was a no.
good son of hyena. and one Of them
slashed mo with a knife when l de-
Tended Comics reputation. You've
got black eye-that'll make the play
a good deal stronger. Maybe we can
touch him for $40 each If we tell j.
good
Il never went out for a social even
ing with Mr.. Waddell any more. His
ideas of diversion are too strenuous
for a man like me-"
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The Thunderer's Lououranhs.

Some of the most serious riots re-.
corded in the printing trades occurred
in 1914, when the London Times was
first printed BY steam. and a number
Of workmen discharged through this
innovation sought to wreck the office
in Printing House square. Long be-
fore this the Times had been printed
Observation-Disclosures is to say, the pro.
prietor conceived the happy idea Of
having words cast entire to save the
compositors the trouble Of collecting
type. The logographs most In demand
were: Dreadful. robbery, atrocious out
rage. fearful calamity. alarming ex-
plosion. loud cheers. interesting fe-
male. One hundredweight of each Of
these was always kept in stock. In.
teresting females no longer figure in
newspaper reports. but otherwise the
cliches Of Journalism seem to have al.
tered but Nttle.-London Chronicle.
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A Orop Of Water,

Figures are sometimes impressive
simply by being so stupendous that
the human mind grasps them with
difficulty. An instance in point is az
forded by the illustration once offered
to his hearers by an eminent scientist.
who, in order to bring to their com.
prehension the idea of ultimate parti.
cles of water. stated that If he was to
empty tumbler containing half a
pint OF water. letting out each second
number equal to 1000 times the
population OF the earth. 1t would re-
quire somewhere between 100000
and 47!OOO. 900 years to empty the tum-
bier. Lord Kelvin has assured US that
II drop OF water was magniied to
the size Of the earth the particles
would he between the size of cricket
balls and footballs Ii that statement
ia correct the drops Of water in all the
oceans are not many times so numer
Gus as the particles Or molecules, In q
single drop.-St. Louis Republic
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yustifable. Protest.

my wife is one of tue unmckiest
persons ! know" began a Cedar ave
nue. man. who tells long stories about
his household affairs.
"She sure is" agreed the victim Of
the conversation fervently. But his
mild sarcasm was lost.
"She was hit by street car recent
~" pursued the narrator. land got a
broken arm. That's the fourth time
In less than year that something has
happened to her. When they. brought
her to her senses this time l leaned
over her sympathetically. Better, my
dear? says l. 1t amt fair! she yells.
What amt fair?' asks gently. Why
she groans. you're the one that car
rfes all the accident insurance in this
family. and I'm the one that always
gets hurt. 1t amt rv"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer. i:
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Strainino the keo.

Rufe Blevins. giant woodchopper,
whose good nature and ready wit
made him a welcome addition to the
store circle, entered the village gro
Gerry. The loafers moved little closer
together to make room for Rufe on a
soap box. but he marched past the
friendly circle, pumped an empty mo
lasses key down on the counter and
drew stained bill from his pocket.
which he held out to the proprietor of
the store. An expectant grin went
round the circle. for Storekeeper Jones
had the reputation of never wronging
himself by overwhelming or under
charging. The merchant adjusted his
glasses and looked expectantly from
the bill to the woodchopper.
''Notice you charged me for five gal.
Ions O. molasses last time I had this
four gallon key filed" dra wled Rufe
II don't mind payin' for the extra gal.
lon, Mr.. Jones. but do kinder hate
to have good key strained to pieces y
Youths Companion.
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LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
They Are Closely Observing Public Health
Conditions.

An examining physician for one of
the prominent Life Insurance Compa-
MES, in an interview on the subject,
made the astonishing statement that
the reason why so many applicants
for insurance are rejected is because
kidney trouble is so common to the
American people, and the large ma
jority of applicants do not even SUI
spect that they have the disease.
He states that Judging from his
own experience and reports from
druggists who are constantly in di-
rect touch viii the public, there is
one preparation that has probably
been more successful in relieving and
curing these diseases than any reme-
dy known. The mild and healing
influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is soon realized. 1t stands the
highest for it's remarkable record of
cures.
We find that Swamp-Root is strict
ly an herbal compound and we would
advise our readers who feel in need
of such a remedy to give II trial. 1t
is on sale at all drug stores in bottles
of two -fifty-cents and one-dol-
lar.
However, If you wish first to test
the preparation, the manufacturers
will gladly forward you sample
bottle by mail, absolutely free. Adj
dress DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamt0n,
N. r, and mention this paper.
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Russell Ford, Consistent Highland TwirIer.

A greater number of pitchers will
be employed by the major league
clubs this year than ever before. Sew
eral managers had more than fifteen
pitchers at the southern camps, and
all the team leaders declare they will
carry an extra supply of box men.
The demand for pitching material has
developed into mania which is fat
tening the expense accounts of the
magnates to an alarming degree.
Pitchers nowadays complain that
they are overworked If they take part
In more than one or two games a
week. Some Of them insist that they
must have at least four or five days
rest after siege of nine innings, no
matter how easy the opposing team
may be. That is why the club own
ers and managers feel compelled to
carry so many pitchers, even though
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Tho Samurai's Servant,

Here is an interesting legend about
an ofuda which appears as the badge
of family at Matsue. The story. as
Hearn tells it. is that: "Once serv-
ant of the family went to Ise, in de-
spite of his masters orders to remain
In the house. When he came back
the samurai flew into rage and kill
ed him. Then the murderer felt sorry
and buried the body in the garden or
bamboo patch. The day after the
servant came back again and apollo
gized for his absence at Ise. You
can guess the rest of the legend.
When the grave was opened there
was no dead body there-only an ofu.
da cut in two, as If by a sword slash"
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Happiest Girl in Lincoln.

A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, 81
had been ailing for some time with
chronic constipation and stomach
trouble. I began taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and in three days I was able to be
up and got better right along.
am the proudest girl in Lincoln to
find such good medicine" For
sale by Bankers Drug Store.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will he pleased to
disease that Silence has been able to cure in
all its stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
stitutionaI treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation Of the
disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure Send for list Of
testimonials.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills tor constipation.
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WOLGAST WINS BLOODY FIGHT
Sends Moran Keeling to Defeat in
Thirteenth Round.

San Francisco, July 4.-The meas
ured swing of Referee Welch's arm,
tolling off the fatal ten seconds over
the writing and unconscious body
of Owen Moran of England brought
victory to AID .Wolgast in the thir-
teenth round of yesterdays interna-
tional battle for the lightweight
championship. 1t was clean knock
. out and the decisive victory was
clearly earned by the rugged strength
and terrific furnishing power of the
champion.
Right uppercuts to the stomach,
followed by left hook to the jaw,
forced the game little English fight
er to take the count for the first
time in his II years in the ring.
The champion whipped over a left
hook to the jaw as Owen fell, but it
was not needed. Moran rolled on his
side and his legs scrambled for foot
ing, but his mouth was open and his
eyes rolled back and the shouting
seconds brought no meaning to his
deadened senses. 1t was several min
utes before he regained conscious
ness.
AS WOlgast returned to his corner
more firmly planted than ever be-
fore the lightweight throne, a grin
flashed across his bleeding lips and
he plucked with his gloved hands at
the American flag he wore about his
waist. In a second he was smothered
in a throng of admirers who, surg
ing into the ring, united a battle
SCARED flag and waved it over VOL
CASTS head
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With the Boxers,

Harry Gilmore, Jr., former man.
ager of Packey Mcfarland, is now
the manager of frankie Conley.
Albany, N. Y, fight fans are will
ling to back Kid Henry against Will
lie Lewis in 1O-rOund bout for any
amount up to $4,000.
Sam Langford says that he was
afraid to ''cut loose in his recent
bout with Tony Caponi in Winni-
peg. The "Tar Baby. thinks the
Winnipeg police would have nailed
him had he started anything.
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In q great measure to the glorious
pitching of the RUDE, and he was one
OF the most popular citizens Of Phila-
delphia. This particular evening he
approached me and explained that we
could have the time of our lives, II
We felt so inclined First of all, said
he. We would 90 to supper. We did,
but the supper was interrupted to
some extent, because Mr.. Waddell.
happening to meet man in the din
ing room whom he did not like. smote
him over the bean with whiteflsh.
q proceeding which seemed to be
somewhat outside the limits of the
menu.
"Aftsr syppar Mr.. Waddell said no
would take me back of the scenes Of
a certain theater, where melodrama 10
the range. l had never been blind
the curtain and was delighted, more
80. when the stage hands, all recog.
ntanS kube, treated US with great
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Dogs II Harness In Belgium.

Dogs that work in Belgium are
bought and sold in the open market
like horses. and If strong and well
broken they bring from $40 to $25
each. In manufacturing towns there
is the usual number of horses, but for
every horse you will see two dogs in
harness on the streets. Early in the
morning market women drive them
hitched to carts loaded down with veg
etables. The grocer, the expres3man,
the butcher and baker. all employ
dogs to do the work of horses. They
are much quicker than the horse, and
size for size they can draw heavier
load. 1t is said the dog in harness
will 60 twice as far as the horse with
In the same time. They are driven in
wagons, single, double, treble and four
finland. They are often kept in liv-
cry barns like horses, are fed generally
on black bread and horsefesh and cost
in board from s. to 6 cents per day
They are sleek and we'll kept and ap,
pear to enjoy their work.-Louisville
Courier ournal.
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Cheeky John Eorstar.

u E. r. y
In civilian Harrison Ainsworth and
His Friends" the author. 8. NJ. Ellis,
tells q quaint story Of Ainsworth and
his friend John Forster. Ainsworth
had discovered q fine set Of Hogarth's
engravings which was held at f5.
sum which. he said. II could not Just
then spare OF. at least did not think I
ought to spare. took John Forster
down to see the Hogarths. whereupon
he actually said that he would and
must have them himself and as he had
not f5 of loose money at that moment
I should lend that sum to him. I
pointed out the 4absurdity Of the POSI-
tion-that wanted the engravings for
myself and could not afford to lay out
the money; how. then. could I lend it.
to him? It was Of no use. he over
ruled me. had the f5 Of me and bought
the Hogarths l was longing for"
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The Moves In Chess.

In the number of possible moves
chess stands alone among games. and
not only is it perfectly safe to say that
no living man has ever made even
once every possible move, but it is
highly improbable that in all the cen.
turtles of the history Of the game has
every possible move been made. The
different ways Of playing the first four
moves on each side are so numerous
that If every man, woman and child
In a city Of half million population
were to set to work playing them at
the rate Of four moves minute night
and day it would be more than year
before any one would be able to leave
the chessboard.