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Douglas Island news., 1911-04-19
THE WORLD
Dr. Simpsons Story of His Visits to the Countries of the
 Old World

Treves (German Trier] has ponula- tion of about 25oOOo The town is older than am. It was founded by Trebeta in Abraham's time. Trebeta was a son of Minus of Assyria and his stepmother was Semiramis, who was about the same kind of stepmother as the late em press of China. He fled from her and kept going until he reached the Moselle. Here he found prosperous country already settled by the descen- dants of Noah He founded town, called it after himself and the name has been corrupted into Treyes or Trier. When Julius Caesar came here more thBu LOGO years later he found people who called themselves TreVeri. The Romans made Freves their Frankish capital and it came next to Rome and Constantinople. do not know of a city of it's size outside of Italy with more Roman remains.
 Constantine introduced christianity and appointed bishop. In the course of time it was made an chbishoprie and this ran on until the French revo. lution. Near the railway station is a statue of Baldwin erected few years ago. Ido not know whether it was in | honor of bis having starved those peo- pie to death and having taken their castle when they were dead or helpless OF if they erected it on account of his kindness m building a castle for the widowed Countess von Stalkenburg.
 tried to find cabman who spoke English, but none did, and all pointed in certain direction. 1 went to a newsstand for map or guide book, but was shown the same direction. 1 asked policeman if he spoke English, and he looked ct me with pained eX pression. He felt sorry for me. At least 1 could not look at any person tbat way unless felt sorry for them. He pointed the same way. At last 1 went to She place that yerybody was pointing at and found cute little bH reau of information and my first cab man waiting for me. The girl in charge gave me an English map and guide book and gave me all the information { required; made arrangements with the eabman to drive me 10 all the points of interest, told me to let her know if he overcbarged nae, gave any slack or if I had any trouble with bim of any kind. She asked me if had hotel, gave me the address of one near the station and told me to report any in- civility, inattention or oVercharge to her. never saw woman in my life that liked so we'll as that girl.
 went first to the Porta Nigra. This is an old Roman gate, built about A. D. 25O, and is three stories high and about 200 feet long, 100 feet high and D feet deep. They tell another devil story about this gate, but in A. D. 250 the devil was not cutting much figure with the Romans l am getting tired of that devil story. Twenty four years ago Charlie Morse told me that few winters before, he, Jack Fay and Capt. Jack Mccormick bad spent four months in San Francisco and that they had gone every night to see the "Black Crook" It seems that is one of the features or incidents of the play. The devil promises to- keep an old scoundrel alive as long as he turns him in soul every year. do not want to tell any thing that is not true and ] have rea- sons for dopbting the Treves devil
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19
GROUP WORDS MANY.

Do you know how many words in
the English language mean crowd ?"
asks a paper quoted by the Buffalo
Commercial To a foreigner. anxious
to master the language, is was ex
planned that a crowd of ships is
termed a fleet, while a fleet of sheep
is Gale a flock. Further a flock of
girls is called a bevy. a bevy of wolves
is called a pack, and a pack of angels
Is called a host. and n host of pOr
poises is called a shOal. and a shoal Of
buffaloes is called a heard, and herd
Of children is called a troop, and a
troop of cartridges, is called a cOvey,
and a covey of beauties is called a
galaxy, and a galaxy Of oxen is called
a drove, and a drove of people is
called a mob. and a mob of whales is
called a school, and a school of wor-
shippers is called congregation. and
a congregation of engineers is called
a corpse. and a corps of musicians is
called a band, and a band of bees is
called a swarm.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19
GOALS TO NEWCASTLE.

Cant Smith Of the Olympic was
questioned in New ork about the coal
consumption of the worlds biggest liner
on her voyage But Capt. Smith shook
his head and said:
That Is a coal story l am not prl-
vileged to speak about. I'll tell you
another coal story. though, If you q
care to hear it?"
"rd be delighted" said the reporter.
"Well" said Capt. Smith. ITS
story about a poor sailor. He was
taken down with fever on brigan-
tine, and. though the mate and cap
tain dosed him well, he died. They
buried him at sea.
"They buried him with the usual I'M
nressive sea rites. He was sewed In
s,ilsround which flag was draped. ana
to make him sink the sail was weighted
with a number of big humps Of coal.
"A landlubber of a passenger paruc-
mated in the services. He watched the
we'll weighted corpse slip into the wa
ter. II disappeared at once. and the
Iandlubber shook his head and said;
"''Wel. I'VE seen many man go be
low. but this is the first one Eve seen
,king his own coal down with him.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19

scrubbed a note. ard in some way
or other. got a Mexican employed
around the grounds TO take it To
her.
Come to my rescue l am in hell"
he wrote, saying to himself in the
meantime. This sure ought To start
something.
Dumfounded by the startling text
of the letter. which indicated that
Gibson had died and gone to his just
deserts, Mrs. Bgham came To the po-
lice station with the letter IN her
hand She explained that Gibson had
been trying to obtain money from
her and her mother on the strength
of the claims he had located, and
that he had no right whatever, to
appeal to her. All parties agreed that
# the police station was as bad as
the lower regions to the suffering
and sensitive Gibson. it would be
good thing 20 leave him there Few
DAYS longer to mediate over his sins.
Yesterday afternoon he was sentenc-
ed to seven days. 1t possible ne
referred to the work he would nave
10 DO when he described his position
in such desperate and melodramauc
phraseology But. laying all attempts
at ANALYSIS aside. the fact is that
Gibson will spend the next seven
DAVIS in the employ Of the city and
his. attempt at rhetoric will never
make him famous. II Is thought
that his mind is effected. and it may
later be necessary to examine him
for insanity.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19
PRISONER SENDS
SUMMONS FOR AID
Inebriate Compares Jail With Lower
Regions, and Longs for Freedom.

Come 10 my rescue. | am in hell
Such were the words of n commu-
nication addressed bv Christopher
Gibson, an inmate of the city rest
room, under Marshal MoOre's office.
to Mrs. Fred Bigham. proprietess OF
the Porter roOming house. The IN
slant Gibson penned the pretty epls-
tie is not known, as he spent the
greater part of the day removed from
the cares and temptations of Tree
life but it must have been written
sometime during yesterday afternoon.
About a week ago. Gibson came to
Phoenix, and engaged a room at the
Porter house. He soon discovered
that he had located several mining
claims for Mrs Bigham's mother
few years ago, and he improved upon
his old acquaintance by asking all
sorts OF favors at the hands of the
two women. Last Thursday he stray
ed from the path of rectitude, be-
cause of a passionate love for spiri-
tuous liquors. and in the natural
course of events fell into the hands
of the city police They took him
to iaiI. from which he was released
later in the day.
Yesterday his thirst got the bet
ter of him again. and once again it
was thought necessary to lock him
ND for while. While incarcerated
in the dungeon. his thoughts stray
ed back over the events of the week.
and he reviewed. as in a picture gal
lery. tn faces and characters of the
people he had met during that time.
While searching around in his mind
for someone who might have heart
enough to respond promptly to fer
vent appeal. emanating from his
wretchedness. he remembered Mrs.
Bigham His mind was made up i'm
mediately, and without delay he
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19
HANDY BAGS

a stateroom bag may be made with
a bandanna handkerchief
The handkerchief is gathered over
a small embroidery hoop and hung
by a ribbon.
This is easily made, light and in
expensive and would prove a boon
to the traveller.
A laundry bag for collars. jabots
and other dress accessories. can be
made in the same manner. and rs
ii takes so little room can be hung
in the closet, out Of the way
\ cretonne bag with an embroid-
cred initial or monogram, made in
the same way, will prove to be an
excellent receptacle for a catch all
to hang by the dresser.-Ch!cagc
Tribune.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19
TOO GOOD FOR A KING

The dispenser had Just mixed a
drink. which, to put it mildly-real-
". without the slightest desire to eX-
aggerate or to color the facts In 'he
slfghtest-was a lulu. He VINO re-
ceived il took one long drausht'
smacked his lips. rolled his eyes To-
ward the ethereal regions. Then ne
remarked in a hushed voice:
Say. fellows. that's a drink fit for
an ace,"-New York Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
CRUSADE AGAINST
COLLAR BUTTON
Held AS Insanity Cause By
Dr.. Mary Walker-Pres-
suure Bad For Brain.

WASHINGTON, Dec. a7.-Dr Mary
Walker is in this city peraching a cru
SADIE against collar buttons. She trac-
es numerous cases of insanity among
men to the pressure of collar buttons
upon their necks. Heretofore it has
been supposed that hunting for lost
collar buttons was bad for the nerves,
She says the pressure is conducive
to brain disease and is positive that if
men will wear more comfortable neck
wear insanity will be materially re-
ner of masculine attire that Dr. Walk
err taboos.
She is here to interest the President
in her campaign and also obtain If pos
sible his Endorsement OF her efforts
TO persuade her own sex to adopt the
attire of man-minus the collar but.
ton.
DR. Walker has long ignored the die
tates of fashion plates and has been
conspicuous for her appearance in
/ clothing prescribed for men. She says
that if she is able to prevail upon the
trousers material progress can be
made in the determination of tubercu-
losis.
She says her conclusions regarding
the proper clothes to wear and con
corning the collar button peril" are
based upon careful Investigations dur
ing years of experimentation.
| DR.. Walker has sought an opportuni
ty to present her views to the Presi
dent, but has been informed that her
first chance to meet the President will
be at the New Years reception. and
she has decided to remain in Washing
ton until then.
Il should not do my duty to my
country If did not acquaint. the chief
magistrate with my knowledge or
these subjects, she says.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
MORAL, DO NOT LEAN OUT OF THE WINDOW
You May Fall Out and Kill Yourself, and Then There
Will Be No Christmas Party-Women Are
Economic Genuses.

the butcher. the baker and the candle
stick maker.
And romance flies out of the win
means by running up such a bill at
the meat-shop
Yet il she don't have the best meat
on the market cooked to the last de-
gree of finish every day, he grum-
bles and growls and filings out OF the
house possibly to the free lunch
counter where repasts are to be found
more to his peculiar liking.
If there were law prohibiting mar
riage under a certain income figure,
which had been agreed upon by ex-
perts as the minimum amount neces-
sary to run the average household,
the divorce mill would not grind so
merrily.
For half the divorces. if traced back
to their sources, would be found to
! be due to a lack Of capability to under
stand each others financial and do
nestle viewpoint.
After a man gets married his gen
crosby takes on different complex
ion from that it did before. 1t does
not run to CONNECTIONS, chiffons, bug
gy-rides and bouquets from the bios
som emporiums, but to shoes, stock
, ings, necessary chapeaus, buying
| things in bulk to get the discount, troll
! ley-rides and bags of peppermints
| bought at the corner grocery.
Then he is sure to want what is
sometimes termed the delicacies OF
grocery-stores aren't philanthropic in.
situations.
/ He growls and grumbles and nags
his wife to the point of desperation be-
| cause she can't provide Waldorf-As
toria menu on his allowance to her
of five dollars week with which she
is to feed and clothe the family.
In the meantime race suicide has
not diminished to any appreciate ex
tent in their environ and with each
new arrival, the mistress of the men
age is expected to stretch the same
amount over the increasing territory
The degree of elasticity that men
require of that portion of their in
comes devoted to family expenses, is
| as amazing as it is out of reason.
! If man don't want to spend money
on household why does he get mar
ried and produce progeny?
And yet there are more women wor
ried into nervous prostration over
their inability to make both of the eel
ebrated ends meet than are worrying
their husbands into the bankrupt court
through their extravaganza.
AS said here once before, the aver
age housewife displays far more exc
cutive ability in the management o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
RAD|UM TREATMENT
IS TO Be CHEAPER
Invent Appliances BY Which
Healing Powers May Be
Better Distributed.

LONDON, Dec. 27.-Appliances for
bringing the healing emanations of ra-
oium within easy reach Of the public
are the chief novelties of the medical
exhibition at the Royal Horticultural
hall, Westminster, 8. w.
In velvet curtained sanctuary the
"Raciogen Emanatorium," an appara-
tus intended chiefly for the treatment
OF equity or rheumatic patients. was
being shown to a continuous stream OF
medical practitioners.
current OF oxygen, passing through
q group OF cylinders in which a radia-
active substance is contained, sets
free emanations of radium, thereby
charging the air of the surrounding
chamber The apparatus shown is on
Its way to one of the London hospit-
ais, where 1t will be set up for use in
Q small alright chamber accommodate
ing six persons. The patients inhale
the emanatiOns for one or two hours
daily
The second radium apparatus, also
for sufferers from rheumatism and
govt. closely resembles an ordinary
8lA6o lIILeE. Ill Tic lO"cI COhpdl
ment is a porcelain chamber contain
ing an insoluble radium salt When
the chambers are filled with pure wa
ter, the radium emanations or gases
are dissolved in the water, which the
patients drink according to the physi-
clans prescription. The strength of
the radium water thus prepared is
claimed to be from ten to twenty
times as great as that from the strong
est natural springs In Austria. The
apparatus may be hired by the pa
tient.
simple test Of the purity OF milk is
shown at the stall of Messrs. Davies
laboratory Is worthy of place in ev-
cry private household.
Artificial noses and ears are ex-
tibited at one stall. Rubber ears are
fixed on with glue and then painted
to suit the patients complexion Ar
tificial noses are fixed on in the same
way, or they may be held in position
by the eyeglasses of the patient.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
A DUEL IN THE DARK.
= The Unexpected Happened When the
enolishman Fired.

The Unexpected Happened When the
enolishman Fired.
Among the less known writer's Of the
nineteenth century was Samuel Rog-
err. He kept open house aud fire.
Quently entertained Dickens. Macau-
lay. Carlyle and other celebrities Of
the time. Rogers was notable wit.
but unfortunately his thrusts were not
always tempered with kindness. lrv.
Ing In u letter says: II dined tete-a.tete
with him some time since. and he serv
ed up his friends as he served up his
6sh-with n squeeze OF lemon over
each. 1t was very piquant. but it set
my teeth on edge"
This same caustic navor Of his wit Is
shown In a story he was fond Of tell
ting to the discredit Of French valor.
An Englishman and a Frenchman
had got into wordy squabble. which
led to mutual Insults and a challenge
Nothing could save the honor Of eithe:
Of them but duel.
But duels were not fought to kill
Even serious wounds were unpleasant
and a mere scratch would answer the
purpose much better. So that the an
tagOnists might have a better chance
OF missing one another they repaired
to dark room.
All was In readiness. The signal was
given. The Englishman. no less eager
to preserve his foe than himself. CROP
ed to the open fireplace. He pointed
his pistol up the chimney and fred
And. BY Jove." Rogers was wont to
exclaim. 'be brought down the French.
manr'-Youth's Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
A SPENDrHRIFT WIFE.

Have you read the story or seen the
play 1.-THE Spendthrift!"
1t tells the tale Of husband aged
and broken before his time by the ex-
ravagance of a spendthrift wife.
The woman in the case is pretty and
winsome. but frivolous. willful-and
selfish
She is not the vampire who de-
liberately sucks the last drop Of blood
| Nevertheless, by her lack Of serious
thought. she takes all she can get from
her man and then. like Oliver Twist,
holds up her plate for more.
She will not understand.
The husband strains every ner''e to
get money. He warns his wife and
| tells her they must economic. that he
is on the verge Of bankruptcy, where
at she sweetly promises to be more
careful. She proposes that to save
money they take trip to Europe.
where living is cheaper.
She has no conception of the value
of money.
| Finally the thoughtless creature.
after trying to borrow money Of rich
old aunt. accepts loan from notori-
GUS society rake.
/ She is not bad-~orly foolish.
BY and by the wife comes to her
senses. She bravelv accepts poverty
and through struggle learns her les
son and comes to appreciate her hus
band
But the pity Of 1t:
She cannot restore that husbands
| youth and vigor. 1t was s,t:,: be-
| cause OF her careless wastefuluess.
Overdrawn?
Scarcely. A wife may be foolishly
prodigal of her husbands income.
| whether it be $1,000 or $4,000.
She knows he does not want her to
think him stingy. and when. taking ad-
vantage Of his love. she lures him into
spending or herself spends more than
his income she is leading him-and her
self-into certain and dire ruin.
A close student Of modern marriage
has declared that seven-tenths Of do
nestle unhappiness is caused. directly
or indirectly. by money matters.
! Extravaganza is the one crying social
and economic evil Of our day.
The overweening wish to own ex-
pensive things merely because others
have them. the craze for display. the
silly aspiration for recognition in arti-
f1cial social circles-these are at the
bottom Of much OF the unrest and dis
satisfaction Of modern married life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27

short walking skirt such 1S some
young women now affect French max
ers are showing liking for such fur
some sort of finish at each side Of the
front. which is left plain. This skirt
band of fur, with coat collar to CORES
pond is extremely popular and in Par
is. where the modes are followed with
less consideration for utility than here
some of the smartest costumes OF the
winter are in white velvet or in white
Saline with wide skirt band of black
lynx. black fox or skunk and big coat
reyers of the same fur. a correspond
ing muff being regarded as part OF the
costume.
There are shown. too. black velvet
suits OF similar type with white fox
trimming and with big buttonholes
bound in white. but the fluffy white
fur at the bottom of the black skirt
does not look altogether right and
certainly is not sensihsS
Taupe. seal and bSctschwanx are
used almost like cloth in the con-
struction OF frocks and ermine IL a
favorite trimming. especially for the
black velvets. while narrow bands OF
skunk and of other dark. long haired
furs are Immensely effective in con-
| nection with sheer or light hued fab
RIGS.
! A very simple. but remarkably chic
model turned out by one of the famous
Partisan houses was a creamy white
to tn A~ >toSAr
quality. The skirt. straight, but very
slightly fulled into the waistband on
the sides and in the back. was plain
except for three very narrow bands
; OF fur A line of the dark fur finished
the neck at the base Of the throat
heading deep plated frill Of black
tulle and the elbow sleeves had the
band of fur and deep plating. Anoth-
er evening gown Of tulle had It's skirt
borcered by sable and it's softly draped
fichu falling low over the arms, also
had fur border.
| Quaint little peplum bodices Of emf
broidered chiffon or net over plain
/ straight satin skirts make pretty even
: ing frocks of an informal sort, and
some of these have odd touches of
trimming which give them distinction.
One such model, is a delicious shade
of pink, had its peplVm bodice Of
white chiffon laid over pink chiffon
and embroidered all over in sprig de-
sign OF pink crystal. 1t was further
embroidered around the demi-decollete
neck and sleeves in coarse white wool
and heavy pink silk
| In one-piecc frocks for afternoon
wear there are innumerable pretty
| things both in silk and cloth, though
velvet plays very conspicuous role In
this connection. For wear under 4 fur
coat. the velvet frock, unless its bod
ice is almost entirely of sheer mater
ial, is too warm. but 1t is ideal for
wear with the little fur perlerines and
capes and scarfs which the Parisians
are SO fond of.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
az ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.


The newspapers record many Won
dera during the holidays.
Among other things, woman was
killed by losing her balance while lean
ing from a window to hang turkey
on a tree.
Why woman should. be hanging a
turkey on a tree at any time, to say
nothing of the yulet1de, when turkeys
should be in cold storage or nicely
roasted in the paper bag, is one of
those unexplainable things that will
doubtless be made clear at the trum.
pet sound.
Even if she were hanging turkey
from tree why should she lean out
of window to do it?
Why not take ladder and hang it
decently and legitimately?
The story went on to say that she
was placing the bird in this anomalous
position awaiting a visit from rela-
tives.
Whether she may have sought to Sc
crete the turkey from the voracious
and impOrtunate appetites of her rel
atives and save it to the menage for
exc Christmas day, or whether from
the ravages OF her own household,
will always remain buried within her
own breast, several feet below the
earthly surface.
This is warning, however, to peO-
pie against leaning out of windows,
at least too far, either when rubber
ing" or for other occult reasons ''such
as hanging turkeys on trees.
In parallel column a tale was re.
lated of a judge declaring that man
who only earned three dollars a week
should not marry.
While this bears absolutely no rela
ton to the case of the woman who
hung the turkey on the tree, it still
was an epoch making utterance and
one of the first signs of sanity in the
attitude of the bench toward unholy
matrimony.
! Certainly man who would, in cold
blood and with intent, get married on
three dollars week is fit only for the
jail-house or the insanity commission
! A great many people pay more than
that for Christmas presents for people
| who don't want 'em.
Where would the rent come in?
Where the food and the clothing and
the thousand and one things neces
sary to run the most ordinary menage
The trouble is that not too few, but
too many people are getting married
| The bloom rubs off in a short time
days. weeks or months according tt
the degree of self-delusion either o,
both parties to the contract are capa
BILE of-and then it is scramble with