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The Arvada enterprise., 1912-12-19
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ND 1t had come to
pass that on this
day before Christ
mas q man not
old in years sat in
his room at a ho-
tel in a strange
town and felt him
self of all the
world the most
lonely. High and
low, rich and poor,
mingled in the
procession of hap
py shoppers with.
out. He alone had
no thought for
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
China a Market for JeIIyfish.

A very profitable industry in Chosen
on q new line has been suggested by
the authorities of the fishery section
of the government-general. It Is the
fishing for jellyfsh, SO abundantly
found in the seas of West Chosen.
While the sea offers much obstruc-
ton to the fishing industry in general,
as it's presence in large numbers often
makes the use Of nets impossible and
sometimes compels fishermen to aban-
don their work, the fish itself will
bring in a large amount of money If
caught, properly prepared and EXPORT
ed china for cooking purposes.
Chi vast market for 1t, for it is
tbs hat sailed jellyfish is consid-
1ese great delicacy and one of the
Indispensable foodstuffs, especially in
summer.
There is a great demand for 1t every
year from Shanghai, Ningpo, Hong
kong and Canton. In Whanghai prov
lnce great numbers Of them are often
seen drifted ashore after storm, and
as many OF them as one wishes can
be gathered gratis. Unemployed Co
reans may be hired at low wages as
gatherers or workmen in preparing
the jellyf1sh for salting.-Seoul Press.
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Humor of Artemus Ward.

Some years ago the real scream in
cachinnation was Artemus Ward. Our
fathers were wont to read the WITH
cisms of this great humorist and
laugh till the tears ran down their
cheeks. AS an example of how funny
Artemus could be when he tried. take
this extract from his letter on Jeffer-
SON Davis, president of the Confeder-
acy, alleged to have been written in
Richmond:
JEFF. Davis is not popular here.
She is regarded as southern SYM
pathiser, & yit I'm told he was kind
to his parents. She ran away from
em many years ago and has never bin
back. This was shown EN- a good
deal of consideration when we reflect
what his conduck has been. Her cap.
tur in female apparel confooses me In
regard to his sex, & you see speak
of him as her and as frequent as other
wise. & guess he feels so hisself.s.
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Real High Jumpers In Africa.

n0di T1ISu votiPS'o ht 1N'sS0s
The sensation caused by George
HORNE, the Stanford university stu
dent, who has been smashing high
jumping records, calls to mind the
high jumping seen recently by the
duke of Mecklenburg during q trip
through the German East African pro-
tectorate. An account Of 1t Is given
In the Geographic Magazine. The
Jumpers were OF the Watussi tribe,
"a tall, well-made people. with an al
most ideal physique" their stature
ranging from five feet eleven and q
half inches to seven feet two and a
half inches" The exactness Of the fig
ures indicates that the duke did not
depend on guesswork and estimate.
In any case, the Watussi can jump in
proportion to their height-the best
performer cleared eight feet and five
inches. Even the Watussi kids" got
over the bar at height of five feet.
The conditions are thus described by
the duke: "a line which could be
raised or lowered at will was stretched
between two slender trees standing
On an incline. The athletes had to
run up to this and jump from a small
termite heap foot in height" But the
termite heaps the rub: foot OF the
record, that means. Still the Germans
ought to send post haste to the Wa
tussi country for couple of high
Jumpers and include them In their
Olympic team.
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on the bulletin register. A faint, dull
light overspread the sky, the fore
runner of the early summer dawn. At
four o'clock the Mercury unexpected
ly blew out tire, Keeling across to
the fence line from the shock and the
jar of sharply applied brakes. Stanton
said something, and sent his car limp
ing cautiously around to the camp
where its repairers stood ready.
Floyd slid out of his hard, narrow
seat rather stifi1y. The cold grayness
was bright enough now to show the
streaks of grimy dust and oil wher-
ever the masks had failed to protect
the mems faces, and the effects of IA
tigue and strain of watching. Stanton
looked for the inevitable pitcher of
water, but found himself confronted
instead with grinning, admiringly
awed messenger boy who held out a
cluster of heavy purple flowers.
rWhat?" marveled the disguised
driver. what idiotic trick"
For Mr.. Stanton, sir" deferential-
| ly insisted the boy; who would have
addressed the president as "bo," and
gibed at the czar.
Stanton caught the blossoms rough
ly, anticipating practical joke from
some fun-loving fe.low-competitor and
saw a white card dangling by bit
of ribbon.
Thank you," he read in careless
penciling. Il have no laurel wreaths
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Pleads for the Guitar.

The London Pail Mall Gazette urges
the cultivation of the guitar. 'The
guitar has always been typical Of the
troubadour spirit, and its revival
might herald a return to the gentle
chivalry of earlier times" The
writer insists that the guitar Is more
suitable than the piano as an accom-
paniment to the voice: it can be play
ed indoors or in the open air with
equally good effect "and on the river
the harplike quality OF its tone is
simply enhancing" Furthermore. a
large variety of compositions, grave
and gay, romantic and classical, are
suited to its strings. AS an accom-
panying instrument it '1s exceptional
II easy to play"
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NIGHT LIFE ON BROADWAY
What Happened to Young Girl Who
Did Not Know Dangers Hid
den In Wine Cup.

She was just q little girl-17 years
old, perhaps sitting at a table In one
of New Yorks all night restaurants.
Behind her cabaret singers brayed
through their songs. A squad OF lively
violins shrieked and scraped. Now and
then the dancers twisted and writhed
their way through the narrow aisles
and the men and women at the tables
sat up little straighter and bought
more wine. Outside rain was falling
drearfly.
Within all was warmth and anima-
ton and clamor. The little girl was
unused to it, perhaps. Her skin still
bore the clear tint of youth and per-
feet health. Her cheeks had not lost
that curve which persists until ma
turity is reached. Her eyes were big
and round, and she watched the scene
with far more of interest than she
gave to her table mates. Now and
then the thick-nosed man with her de-
naanded her attention, and she gave
him a perfunctory glance and smile.
She drank her wine with an avidity
which betokened inexperience. The
other women at her table slipped their
wine carefully. They knew its dan
gers.
Suddenly, without a word, the little
girl fell from her chair to the floor.
She fell heavily, inertly, as log might
fall. The hard-faced walters rushed to
carry her into a dressing room. The
party at her own table ordered more
wine and talked louder.
Those who sat near forgot the Incl
dent, until ten, perhaps fifteen, min
utes had passed. Then they saw the
child her eyes glazed with drink, bare
ly able to stand upon her feet, her hat
awry, her coat faring open above her
tawdry little bodice, with its deeply
scored V at the neck, being led down
the aisle, waiter on either side. The
door was opened and she was thrown
out upon the street. Before the double
leaves of the door closed those sitting
within caught feeting glimpse Of the
long gray shafts Of rain, slanting
downward under the glare Of arc
lights, Kissing into the puddles gath
cred on the cleaning cobbles.
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Digging to Music.

It would seem that the old principle
which has said to have been so often
applied in war and in peace anu
which has a deep psychological basis
that tiresome muscular labor Is moro
easily and regularly performed ana III
a sense guided by the rhythm OF mu'
steal sounds, has been successfully ap
piled among the laborers on the
Panama canal. One of the "bosses
of work gangs has gained distinction
by understanding all his rivals IN 'no
amount of work done on account -
his cleverness in developing and leau.
ing songs that inspire his men WIN
energy and cause them to lofses
fatigue. Singing at work has become
general all along the line, 1t Is
ported.
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The Parasitic Female.

The parasitic female IS lo"n1
among the rich, the poor and tne nv ~
die class. She contributes notnihs -, -
her race, her home or the WIZ
work. She impoverishes her race c ~
cause she bears no children ~
means nothing in her home Deeaa rs
all its duties are performed by oln e.h.
And she contributes absolutely no I'D
ing to the world OF art, science I'D I'D
industry. She lives of OF others, No
like all parasites, animal or vese.a IN
she weakens the vitality OF tnos c.,I,s
whom she fastens herself.
Magazine
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HzazE7T R0zyZW.ZzzMoze

WORKS and pal1sade, and within .hn
palisade were built cabins after soms
OF the forest growth had been "a
moved. Civilization took its stand IN
the midst Of the wilderness.
At the foot Of the rock, on the levs,
bank of the river, bowling alley wa.
laid out for the Frenchmen. Around
this were other shelters, of French
and of Indians. The fort had become
a suburb of Kaskaskia or, as the
French called it, LaVantum, across
the river. This town of the Kaskaskia
Indians was added to by arrivals of
other tribes, especially those of the
Illinois nation. The original settle.
ment was west of where the Utica
bridge now crosses the river, but the
additions spread to the east along the
low bank of the stream. Including
the Indians gathered about the foot of
the rock, La Sale estimated the popu.
lation at one time to be 10000 persons
1000 Of whom were warriors.
Grain Abounded In Broad Fields.
To supply this city, the largest COM
munity OF Indians that has been re-
corded in the Illinois country, there
were broad fields of grain. for the
Illinois were farming people and the
rich food plains Of the Illinois needed
little tilling. Tracts Of land were
granted to score of Frenchmen. The
river provided fish; in the swamps
downstream were water fowl; the
prairies were dotted with buffalo
The population lessened or increas
ed from season to season. La Sale
died, murdered in far off Texas. The
mission was removed to the Missis-
sippi river in 1900. Despite the ex.
hortations of Father Gravier, the in
habitants of Kaskaskia fed to this
new sanctuary from the Iroquois.
Hence the new Kaskaskia on the
Mississippi, which became the first cap
ital of Illinois. The rock was left
deserted except by the garrison and
the traders. In 1902 the garrison was
withdrawn and twenty years later
Charlevoix. passing down the river,
saw only the rotting palisades. OF the
10000 Indians none remained. But the
story runs that Tonty, white haired
and feeble, was carried back to his
rock to die among few wondering
red men and be buried In the swift
water below.
The old fort still served as a strong
hold for the Peorias. In 1922 these
Indians were besieged on the rock by
the Foxes and their allies, but the
siege was raised. In 1859 at Cahokia
came the murder of Pontiac, leader
of the Pottawatomies and Ottawas, by
a Kaskaskia Indian, and the revenge
of the Pottawatomie nation. The Kas'
kaskias and the other Illinois tribes
were massacred. A few Peorias were
trapped on the rock and there, starv'
ing, defended the single approach. One
dark night those remaining made
sortie and about dozen-accounts
differ as to the number-escaped down
the river in stolen canoes, the last OF
their people. Nothing remains to re-
call them except bits Of bone, pottery
and flint that are plowed up on inc
site of the ancient city, and the sllenI
rock standing unchanged through inc
centuries and breasting the flow Oh
the river.
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indefinite.

Title Hardup bought his wife q ma,
shine.
Tattle Touring, talking, sewing or
aAah1ng2-Ind9a.
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He stepped out and went to the
front of his car, Selling the crank
and starting the big motor with an ex-
ertion of superb strength which would
indeed have been impossible to the
slender Floyd. When he retook his
seat, the mechanician made his equal
ly laconic apology and acknowledge
ment of error.
II never WILL" Floyd gave his word.
The wind shook the mist more
strongly, streamers of pink and gold
trembled across the sky. The day had
commenced.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Copyright l9la The Bobbs- Merrill Company
SYNOPSIS.

At the beginning Of great automobile
race the mechanician of the Mercury,
Stanton's machine, drops dead. Strange
youth, Jesse Floyd, volunteers, and is &C
cepted In the rest during the twenty
four hour race Stanton meets.a stranger.
Miss Carlisle. who Introduces herself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
s1xw DAY OF BATTLE.

Berlin. Oct 2S.-The Turko-Bul- garian fighting line extended, today, from Adrianople nearly to the Black Sea, according to the best information Obtainable from the front.
 Fierce fighting was reported both from Sofia and Constantinople. AS usual, both sides claimed the ad- vantage. Properly speaking, the same general engagement has been raging since last Wednesday morning. The conflict has some times been not test at one point and at other times in another but it has really been a single great battle extending along a front almost 100 miles long and now well on it's sixth day.
 Adrianop1e, in desperate plight, was still holding out at latest ac- counts A Constantinople' telegram Bulgarian left wing at Visa, near the Black Sea, and that prospects are for the speedy crumpling of the entire line backward, compelling Czar Ferd1- nand's forces to retreat precipitately across the frontier.
 ties have been published. the latest estimate is that about 25,0O0 were killed and wounded on both sides up to the time of Kirk Kilisseh's fall Since then there have been further casualties. The Turks place the num- Der of killed both sides at Visa alone at 4.000.
 Confirmation had not been received here, today, of Saturday nights re- port that the Montenegrins had cap- tured Scutari. The last known de- finitely was that they were smelling the town which, all hope of reinforce ment having been cut off by Servian and Greek victories to the east and south, was expected speedily to capf- tulate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
 CUT OFF FROM
 THE CAPITAL
Capture of Eski Baba. Confirmed This Afternoon, Gives Bul- garians Control of Oriental Railroad For 75 Miles
Heavy Slump of Berlin Bourse Over Reports of English Naval Reserves Mobilizing and Austrian Intervention in Balkans

Sofia, Oct 28.-That the Bulgar- fans have captured Esxi 8aba from the Turks was officially confirmed as the crow flies southeast of Arianople and almost on 8 direct line between the latter place and Constantinopie, which is distant only little more than 100 miles. The capture means that the Bulgarians hve cut Adrinople off from communication from the cap ital and secured control of the Orien- tai railroad for about 75 miles, or ap- proximately s6 miles in a direct line southeast from the frontier. The Turks have retreated by rail toward Constantinople.
 Berlin, Oct. 28.-The Bourse slump ed heavily, today, due to reports that the English naval reserves are mobil- izing for service in near eastern wa Iers and to hints that Austrian inter vention in the Balkans is imminent.
 vienna messages said the Bourse there had asbad day.
 Budapest Oct. 28.-The Turkish ministry stuck to it's story, this after noon, of the recapture of Kirk Kills sch from the Bu1garians and the de- feat of a strong force of Czar Ferd1- nand's troops at, Marasch- War of- fee attaches added that while Tur- keys mobi1iztion has been slow,strong to the front and that a long series of Turkish victories may now be ex- pected.
 The reference to Marasch is believ- ed to be an error in transmission since the town is in Asiatic Turkey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
TONIGHJ'S BIG DEMOCRATIC
 RALLY AT EAGLES HALL

Goddard, simon Reynolds, James Tier ney. Jerome Williams, pr. Elmer F Blank, Patrick H. Ryan, F. D. Baker John J. Scanlon, Jos. tTeska, Harry e Brinkerhoff, John Gum, Henry J. Devaney, Nicholas Flynn, John Rouss Andrew Peterson, James Brennan, All phonse Gosh, George Horschnaitt Louis Kutcher, Jr., John Clark, Elisha Swan, Samuel Burnstein, Charles Clark, Michael J. Ford, Grovanni Bob erti, Antonio Abriola, Jeremiah liar rington, Sebastino Vecchione, Louis Brock, Martin Lutz, James Dooley, j. A. Connen Jr., Martin Talty, Gustave Tesoh. John Reilley, Theodore Cornell, Michael Stein, George K. Eckart. Isaac Moorey, Martin C. aQuilty. John Nc Guire, Daniel P. Harrtgan, Andrew William Mullins, Thomas ManI1ion, G. Campana, Michael Murphy, James Brophy, Charles OaMara, James Coates, Charles N. Ellls. David Miller. L. N. Mainiero, S. Vecchione, Frank Izzo, A. R. Abriola, Sigmund Loewith.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
BALKAN ALLIES FIRM.

Paris, Oct. 28.-The Balkan allies have notified the powers that they will listen to no pleas for a fedora ton of peace with the Sultan except on the basis of a division of practi- caIly the whole of European Turkey among themselves, according to a re- port on good diplomatic authority here, today. All that they are willin8 2 to leave of the Ottoman Elm pire on this side of the Bosphorus is Con stantinop1e and environs, it was said.
 The allies plan is to extend Bull garia south to the Aegean Sea to give her an Adriatic seaport and northern Albania over to Montenegro. The rest of Albania and Macedonia, they propose to transform into two inde- pendent principalities, united by a close alliance with the rest of the league.
 Austria, it is understood, has en- tirely abandoned negotiations with the other powers looking toward in tervention in the Balkan struggle and is in communication with the eapi- ta1s of Bulgaria, Servia, Montenegro and Greece in an effort to convince them that they will do better to hand over a share of the plunder to Franz Josef than to force him to fight for it which, it is asserted, has been plainly 1ntimated the Austrians will do unless they get what they want by peaceful terms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
 ON DEADLOCK
 OF ELECTION
More Talk in Political Circles Over Failure of Any Presi- dential Candidate to Get Necessary Votes of Electoral College

Washington. Got. 2s-With Demo cratic. Republican and Progressive campaisners all confident of victory in the election eight days hence, there was a revival here today of speculation as to the possibility that Congress might be required to name the next President.
 Such contingency could only come about if none of the Presidential candi- dates secured majority of the cleo toral college, or 266 electoral votes. If Wilson, Taft or Roosevelt divided in such a fashion that one received 2e6 votes than the election would auto maticaly be thrown into the House of
 It was figured out today that in such 2 case, there would very likely be a deadlock in the House. According to aoting for the President and Vice President. the representatives must vote by States, one ballot for each representative, the States electoral vote to be cast as a whole.
 It was the general assumption o6 those who .sdoped out'' the situation that where States were divided the ity would receive the States vote. There are ROW 48 States. At present, the Democratic and Republican exactly divided-22 eacf1-with four other EtAaes evenly divided themselves in political strength. The evenly df- vided States could cast no vote, in which case a deadlock between the Democrats and Republicans might very well occur. The situation is fur ther complicated by the fact that there are number, of represen ta.tives who would probably vote for Roosevelt.
 If the House fails to elect a Presi- den tin deyolves upon the Senate. In the Senate, there is likewise tangle over divided views on Taft Wilson and Roosevelt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28

The romantic story of the life of Jennie Cavalieri, which terminated in her murder in Oronoque last Tuesday Tuesday night because she was eus- white slavers, has at last been dis closed.
 Jennie Cavalieri was the widow of an Italian noble. devotion for whom led her to cross the Atlantic from the blue canopied country home that sheltered her in Self Aurunca, the province of Caserta, when she heard he was ill and needed her help.
 Barely 26, she had experienced TO- nance and tragedy that rarely fall to the lot of the average woman Even fated romance that overshadowed her life.
 Piece by piece the sleuths who are at work on the three alleged white of the two still at large, have gather ed her life story. Fraught with in cidents of human interest, the career of the pretty Italian matron has lent to what at first blush appeared to be a sordid crime. elements of dramatic significance.
 Here is the life story of Jennie Cav alieri:
 Born of humble Italian peasants, Jennie Girmellima-that was her family name-was ushered into life un- striking contrast to the tragedy of the last few years of her short life. She was reared dS were OIn0E SlrI5 or her neighborhood, under the influences of a Christian home and 8, strict religious training. She had more charms than most of the girls of her neighborhood. A wealth of raven black hair crowned a we'll rounded face whose Roman fea- lures were of a regularity that might have excited the envy of sculptor: Her sparkling white teeth, a full, well rounded throat, a. faultleSS figure-all combined to make her the favorite of the neighboThood.
 G1-1 first tragedy Two young men of the neighborhood loved her Upon one she looked with show of favor. The gossips Of the neighborohod said it was but question of time before Jennie would be going to the church. Then came a quarrel between the rival suit duel. In the duel her favorite slitor was killed. She summed the success full duellist with horror ~s--'s.
 Jennies name came to be generally of the duel was widely circulated and naturally the story of Jennie's charms this time that she met the Cavalier Angelo Rotundo, who came of an old Italian family of nobility. Rotundo, young and passionate. wooed her suc- cessfuIly, and she promised to be his wife He announced his plans to his family.
 shocked. They could not brook such a union But young Angelo would not give way Undismayed, he told the story of parental opposition to the girl, and she assured him she would follow him to the ends of the earth. He came to America, sought his fortune, and found his death.
 Forced to make the voyage under the most distressing conditions, he suffered such unwonted hardships that he was never able to shake off the effects of his journey. He took up his sojourn in New York city, turned his hand to various callings- and day by day grew worse He wrote home, told Jennie of his ill., ness, and she followed to this coun- try.
 The two took up together in New York city. Their passion knew no
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
RoUMANIA MENACED.

Bucharest. Oct. 2s.-Rep1ying to demands for general mobilization on the ground that safety of Roumania is menaced by the allies struggle with Turkey, King Charles said signi- ficantly in a speech to his cabinet, to- day:
 .'It is true that Roumania's polfti- cal position has been rendered diffi-
 CCon tinued on Page 2.i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
POWERS IS FINALLY
 HAILED INTO COURT

William l.. Powers, who fought re- turning to Connecticut successfully for several years was arrai@ned lu the city court today, charged with embezzlement of 1,2S7 that came fn- to his possession as cOnservator CT the Blakeman estate administered in the local Probate court. He has Denr a trolleyman in Brooklyn living with his wife and daughter at 26e 1Tinth avenue. that city.