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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

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lsflnF ef.fdIfiura iEdistfe that 49, VII
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b. approximate "a go Gee huslstls
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

MONTE s1IitISrO Nearly 10 geo
acres ~ irfipatsd land La this county
trcrn.if aDla fuf consideration ~
~ eooooo
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TEXAS CORN CROP
IN GOOD CONDITION
eRospFers ron poualr rAs
WILD OF LAST NEAR


NAsh,eEtoh n g.. Aug a. A ~
i~'st iist issesd ~ tas is1ofAi a.
fuRufei dsi,eftsnent rhrsa ihp cOEd,
tlen 80 C'fn W rsxas a. ~ ~ per cent
~ nofiaal az thr sit~srnt llu,e, a. soni
faf-d ~ilh ~ pgr ceeit ~ .serm4l m
ycntinenta tnited Stat~s The Texas
efoN 40 thr pfvsfnt time u pcr 0snt
eeitef Than Vast Nc&r and The csspdltion
- c,Natlnentai initsd state Il points
lower
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

NAsn M wdsl 40 rplloyr the iark
- hptot farilitinn eslatinH here the
Nnunf Meas business l.rafuc has ~
fTrrd a bonus ~ $40 uAN ~ ne iadlNid
val 80 corporation that wilt efc.l
modern hotel III not lrsn than faa
fvolna IN iha hnslnsAa district
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

sS5EHNAN The ycl1x Neps Bssl
ness League ~ this ~ u neaDifsfinF
NTH JuanufaffHfef - cotton goods
~ e3fatdish = faffoff ~ this ~ 1Jiiy.
The enterprise viii employ ~ ihs
beisfstsffDod - 500 t,ersonn ena viii
Operate 10 900 splndlss.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

hAit.iNOt-ii largo sioch deaf
was cunsUinmAted hero ffesntii With
The sale ~ neN entf two ltssd ~ funies
pficF ~ silt per head
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

DALAI The contract has been isi
fuf the construction ~ The atxtfrn ~
h'r puiihipr a. b. butt hY AJnlphus
ifuach - NJ t.l,hs The ,sal N tho
structure WI b. ln ,sccss ~ eco
200
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

~ DANf'o uusiDesr rnsn ana
fHfDefs 10 this 49, iiun ars si.ntstu
piafinF the erection 80 canning fItf.
iofi "a utilife the vast amount ~ team
ifurh hefctufufe shipped a. uuiaids
markets n h. pfoinata ~ huild NJ.
pihni With ioeal capital aud nbaoi go
900 vii be Invested
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

BEAUMONT Engineers ace onra4-
81 in maklDF surveys pp he f0us pro
Do@e1 rDufe< Zoe fiss fies i4notl Part
Arthur lnisfgfban llne and uley AN
make nnai survey ~ about thirty
dave Following enc eofnplesis,n - ~
survey r9fA 80 sHeff ssii ~ made 70
lnle ~ nkhl-Df wy
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

MATT i<seal capitsi wiil be- used In
constructing mndefn aewor system
i,f this ritf u u expected ih1i ABBOTT
tsb.eoe WI hs expended 10 the Improve
mentn
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

WEST "srt 80 rfsdlns ihs rshi
- ~hy f0f The Dallas Wafu.t'1falfana
ihtefufhan iiDe IL pfugfrnsinF "a r.
tHlid fair The rrne WORKING nu THE
litlHinu fopufi that fhf Hf.tlis hes hs.ll
'nHdr a. eNhir miie ~ fhls flif
Nhil' the tiliiab,tfu sfsw has ahiiuf
trlnilirtfi nfIiinN wnft an1 vii conn
insnfr irarb iayine ~ an early dafs
over hfii Del cent - ths Wnii laaa
been nniah.d
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-13

rAltih l,spid pfogr.Fs has bee,
made 'n ths construction - the "a
tension ~ The Paris and 81 iirsaHn
fnilfnad bstwren ito6Dta aud Mum
leirnEani. a distance 20 si,oui 70 mites
fifteen mlies ~ grsdinF have heoi
'ompietcd anh tfech tsYmg " ii b.s Ia
about arpism1sf ist
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
CHILD is BURIED ALIVE
Father Admits Brutal Murder in Cali.
fornia Court-Wife Is Charged
Jointly for Crime.

San Francisco, Cal.-Charged with
numbering his infant son, John Rech,
an Italian, was before the Superior
court of California, recently. Rech
was willing witness and told the
court that he and his wife had talked
about putting away" their child thou
sands of times that they might have
Juore money to send to the old folks
in Italy
In his statement Rech declared he
took the baby back of the barn at his
home, where he had dug hole and.
placing the babe in a sitting POSTURE
filled the hole with earth. The death
Wounds found on the babes head we're
inflicted, Rech said, by his shovel when
he tamped down the dir.
The proceedings in court were not
lengthy. After Rech's statement had
been made it was read over to him by
the interpreter and he readily signed
it. AS he affixed his name to the
document, which the authorities de-
clare is virtually his death warrant,
Rech showed the first sign Of emotion
since his arrest Large tears trickled
down his cheeks and he sat silently
for a few moments holding his head
in his hands.
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t sounded then-which recalled my

it sounded then-which recalled my
attention.
"Mapes,' he said with the sharp
tone of wearied command, take
crack at that fellow over yonder by
the big tree; he must be in range.
You men, verify believe, shut your
eyes when you shoot. for there hasn't
man dropped out there in the last
half hour"
| had reached the door by this time,
but paused now, determined to ven
ture one word of expostulation at his
recklessness.
Major Brennan" said, speaking
sufficiently loud to be audible above
the uproar. do you not think they will
attempt to charge the house?"
Not while we keep up this fire." he
returned coldly. evidently recognizing
my voice.
Il grant that. at least while dark
ness lasts. But you have just COM
planned that your men were, doing but
small execution, and is there not dan
ger of exhausting our stock of ammu-
milton by such useless fusillade?"
1T will last until our fellows get
here-that is, If your man was ever
really sent for aid. as you say"
There was thinly yelled sheer in
the words as he spoke them, but
curbed my temper.
We'll, In my judgment, strand |
tell it you because deem 1t a duty"
retorted plainly, you are making a
grave mistake which you may realize
when it becomes too late to rectify It..
Possibly have no right to criticise
one who is technically in command,
yet | am serving as a volunteer and
the conditions are peculiar. not
only remember the scene witnessed by
me in the lines yonder, but also recall
the fact that we are here to fulfil a
sacred duty-the defense of helpless
women from outrage. A fatal mis-
take upon our part would be horri-
ble''
Very we'll, sir"-and his tone IVES
rough and overbearing-"the kindly
recall your soldierly instincts to an
| Quiet lltllS lUdlCeI. CuduCS W SJHi-
mand here by authority of rank, and
hold myself responsible Cor the proper
defense of this portion of the house.
believe you have already been as
signed your duties; if you will attend
to them | shall be greatly obliged, and
whenever | may desire your valuable
advice | shall take pleasure in sending
! for you"
turned away in silence and strobe
back to my post. white with anger
The dining-rocm remained as | had
left it, and when | lay down in my
cid position and peered out through
! the broken blind could mark no
change in the appearance Of our be-
siegers.
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Pretty Legend of the Origin OF Wine
in Persia, Where 1t First
Was Made.

The making OF wine is said to have
originated with the Persians, who dis
covered the process quite by accident
One of their earliest kings, Jensheed.
who, it is said, was only five or six
generations from Noah, was the dis
coverer, or rather woman OF HIS
household was.
''He was immoderately fond Of
grapes says the narrative. which is
found in Sir John Malcolm's History
of Persia" land desired to preserve
some, which were placed in large
vessel and lodged in vault for future
use When the vessel was opened
the grapes had fermented and their
juice in this state was so acid that
the king believed it must be poison.
Gus. A
"4efhad some vessels filed with it
and Poison written upon each. These
were placed in his room. 1t happened
that one of his favorite ladies was af-
fected with nervous headache; the
pain distracted her so much that she
desired death. Observing a vessel
with Poison written on 1t, she took
It and swallowed it's contents. The
wine. for such it had become. over
powered the lady, who fell down into
a sound sleep and awoke much re-
freshed
Delighted with this remedy. she re.
peated the doses so often that the
monarch's poison was all drunk He
soon discovered this and forced the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
EXPLORING DEADSE
Scientists Sounding Waters of
Oldest Known Lake.
Motives of Expedition Said to Be
Purely Scientiflc-No Elements Of
CommercIalism Entering into
Ultimate Object.

Jerusalem.-An expedition, the pur-
pose of which is thoroughly to explore
the Dead sea and it's environs under
the leadership of DR.. Bruhl of the Uni
versity of Berlin, has just arrived
from Europe and continued to the
scene of It's future operations.
The motives of the expedition, so 1t
is emphatically averred by DR.. Bruhl,
are purely scientific, with absolutely
no elements of commercialism enter
ing into its ultimate object.
The work of exploration will con-
sist in the major part Of sounding the
depth of verious sections of the lake
as well as Analysing the complex
composition of it's waters, studying Its
shores, investigating the nature OF the
different minerals that are said to
abound in that region, exploring, as
far as is possible, the channels of the
many rivers and hot water streams,
apart from the Jordan, which flow
into the sea, from both the eastern
and western mountain ranges that
hem it's shores, examining and classify
ing the varieties of fish that exist IN
large numbers only in the extreme
southeastern section of the lake,
which consists mainly Of shadows and
marshes
1t must be remembered in this con-
nection that it has always been firm
ly maintained by those who visited
the Dead sea and wrote treatises
about it long ago that no fish of any
kind can make their habitat in any
part of it, and this long established
belief was disproved only recently by
pleasure party of Americans, long
resident in the country, who visited
the southern end of the lake and dis
covered fish.
SO it remains for the members OF
the German expedition to arrive at
the causes, which undoubtedly must
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The story opens In a Confederate tent
al a critical stage of the Civil war Gen.
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet. Accompanied py
Sergt. Craig. an old army scout, wayne
starts on his mission They get Witnln
the lines OF the enemy and In the dark-
ness Wayne is taken for a Federal OF
ficer and a young lady On horseback ls
given in his charge. She 10 a northern
girl and attempts to escape. 02e SN sAe
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches, while Wayne and My
Lady of the North are left alone. !hey
seek shelter in a hut and entering II IN
the dark lar, huge mast rts at{ {et IN time
The owner of the hut. Jed Bungay, anu
his wife appear and soon a party OF
an Se Red hfy ow are 'e but Who
proves to be Maj. Brennan, Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes.
He He orders the arrest Of Wayne, as SPY Pg
threatens him with death unless ne re-
yeals the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife or MAI
who starts to reach Gen Lee. while
Wayne in disguise penetrates to the ball
room, beneath which he had been inn
prisoned. He is introduced to a Miss
Minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed- Edith Brennan recognizing wayne.
says she will save him. Securing a pass
Brennan who is knocked senseless. Then,
bldding Edith adieu, Wayne makes a
dash Tor liberty. He encounters Bungay;
they reach the Lee camp and are sent
with re1nforcementS to join Early In the
battle of Shenandoah the regiment Is
overwhelmed, and Wayne. While In the
hospital, is visited by Edith Brennan
Wayne and Bungay are sent on scout
Ing detail, and arriving at the Minor
place. Wayne meets Miss Minor and Mrs.
Bungay. and later Edith appears
rillas. Brennan and his men arrive and
aid In repelling the invaders.
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be due to varying conditions of chem
ical composition of the water that
make it possible for fish to live in
certain sections of the lake and not
in others; and, in short, to find out
everything about this strange body of
water from scientific standpoints that
is worth knowing.
What ultimate political or CONNER
cial motives, If any, underlie the sur
face of the enterprise time only can
show.
This is by no means the first at
tempt made to explore the Dead sea
region. Lieut.. w. F. Lynch Of the
American navy, as early as the year
1848 spent considerable time in re-
search and exploration of that region
at the expense of the American gov
eminent and at great risk to his per-
son.
Despite the hardships, LieutoAant
Lynch was fairly successful in taking
measurements as we'll as soundings
of different parts of the lake. Accord
ing to the lieutenant's narrative, the
lake measures some as miles from
north to south and from 6 to IL miles
east and west. It's total surface area
was therefore computed to be $50
square miles. Its greatest depth was
1900 feet at its northern end and its
snallowest part being at its southern
extremity, varies from 5 to Is feet
only.
The lakes depression below the sea
level is 1872 feet and tropical
climate makes It's temperature almost
unnearable during certain seasons OF
the year.
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next to me, facing as did. welding a
sword like a madman. We had our
backs against the piano, our shout
ders touched; before us that mob
swayed, checked for the moment, he'd
fast by sudden overpowering dread.
/ glanced aside. My companion was
Brennan, hatless, his deep-set eyes
afiame, his coat torn off, his shirt
ripped open to the waist. his bare
breast red with blood.
mo shootin', damn vel" shouted a
voice, hoarsely. mo shootin'; want
that Reb alive!"
Through the swirling smoke rec
ognized the malicious face Of Red
Lowrie as he pushed his way to the
front. To me it was like personal
challenge to combat.
Rush them!" muttered into Bren-
mans ear. "Hurl them back bit. and
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DNclZ4ZT1kZ0|IH4ZZ

night had badly splintered an upper
panel of the door. Halfway down the
broad hallway, and partially obscured
by the turn of the stairs, door stood
slightly ajar upon the right hand.
Conjecturing this might be where the
defenders of the eastern exposure
were lying, | peered within. The
blinds we're tightly drawn and was
able to perceive little Of its interior
excepting that the walls were lined
with books.
"Ebers," | called, thinking he must
be there, 'are you in charge here?'
II vos, captain came the instant re-
ply, and he at once emerged from the
darkness.
.'Have the enemy kept you busy?"
der vos some shooting, una Hailey
he got hurt bad, but der fellcis is all
gone"
Bring your men fit for duty out
here In the hall, and have them join
my party. How many have you?
Der is four, captain"
He drew back, and as he disap-
peared some one came hastily toward
us along the hallway from the rear
what is it, Caton?" | asked anx-
iously, as | recognized him.
They are forming to rush me, |
think" he answered. Il need a few
more men If | can get them"
They are preparing to assault front
and rear at the same time" | an
swered. "They are massing now, and
in my judgment Brennan will have to
face the brunt of It, The front of this
house is greatly exposed. and viii
prove extremely difficult to defend II
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inspired by lust. yet guided by rude
discipline
knew little of detail; faces were
blurred, unrecognizable; all seemed
to note clearly was that solid brutal,
heartless, blasphemous line of desper-
ate men sweeping toward us with re-
lentless fury our puny bullets could
not check. Reckless ferocity was in
that mad rush; they pressed on more
like demons than human beings.
saw men fall; saw the living stumble
over the dead | heard cries of agony,
shouts, curses, but there was no pause.
| could mark their faces now, cruel,
angry, revengeful; the hands that
grasped the veranda ratings; the leap
ing bodies; the rifle butts uplifted to
batter down our frail defenses.
AS trapped tigers we fought, hurting
them back from the windows, slashing,
clubbing, striking with fist and steel
Two lay dead across the sill before
me, cloven to the very chin, but their
bleeding bodies were hurled remorse-
lessly aside, while others clambered
forward, mad from lust of blood,
crazed with liquor. With dubbed
guns we cleared it again and again,
battering mercilessly at every head
that fronted u.s. Then great giant
of a fellow-dead or alive, know
not-was hurled head-long through the
opening, an inert, limp weight that
bore the two soldiers beside me to the
floor beneath his body With wide
sweep of my gun struck him, shat
tering the stock into fragments, and
swung back to meet the others, the
hot barrel falling to right and left like
a fail They were through and on
me! Wild as any sea-rover of the
north fought, crazed with blood un-
conscious of injury. animated solely
by desire to strike and slay! Back |
had to go; back-I trod on dead
bodies, on wounded shrieking in pain.
vet no man who came within sweep of
that iron bar lived. loved to hear
the thud of 1t, and | fronted those
glaring eyes, my blood afire, my arms
like steel. Through the red mist | be-
held Cation for an instant as twenty
brutal hands upilfted, and thea hurled
him into the ruck beneath their feet.
Whether | fought alone | knew not,
cared not Then some one pressed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
CRYING Baby Is "ExhibIt A.

Buffalo, N. "a crying baby was
offered in evidence, and after much
argument between opposing counsel
was marked for Identification as Eek
hibit AZ in case brought up in the
city court here. The action is for
81, 900 damages, and the baby is pro-
duced as the principal evidence for
the plaintiff.
IT desire to offer this infant in evil
dence," was the announcement of one
of the attorneys as a woman came
behind the rail bearing a bundle in
her arms. The attorney for the de-
Tense promptly objected.
Nobody ever heard of such pro-
ceeding," he said.
Il contend that it is perfectly proper
to have the child marked for identi-
fication." contended the plaintiffs law
yer.
The argument continued for several
minutes, the baby holding his own in
the noise-making. Finally the court
settled the dispute by directing the
stenographer to mark the exhibit.
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HAND IN A WISE TWO HOURS
Man Keeps His Mind During Excru.
ciating Ordeal, but Finally Loses
the Member.

Allentown, Pa.-Amandes s. Miller
of Powder Valley was assisting in low
ering a 500 pound pipe into an ar
tesian well 230 feet deep on Harry
Schreiber's farm, at Old townsville,
when the tackling gave way and his
left hand was caught in the plumbers
wise that was used as grip.
Miller's hand was crushed and held
so tight that it took two hours to re-
lease him. 1t was necessary to break
the wise before the sufferer could be.
freed, and it took long time to get
the necessary tools.
For time Miller suffered terribly
and then the very excess of pain aca-
ed almost as an anesthetic and he re-
manned conscious during the whole
of the narrowing time 1t took to re-
lease him. Amputation was neces-
sary
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making her bed outside didn't seem
worth while.
Harrie is the daughter of e. H
Downs of Evanston, general manager
of the Elgin and Belvidere Electric
Railway company. Two years ago she
was bothered with adenoids. A spe-
cialist advised that Harrie sleep out
side, winter and summer. Mr.. Downs
purchased cot, waterproof blan-
ket, and a porch screen. He hung the
screen on porch of the Downs apart
ment, block from Lake Michigan
It'll be nice tonight" commented
Harrie, surveying the snow-lai6 floor
Il always like it when it SHOWS. Last
night didn't get any sleep at ALL
had both windows open, but the
room still seemed hot"
Harrie says she intends to continue
sleeping outside all her life.
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they come against it with any force.
How many men do you absolutely re-
quire to hold your position? Remem-
Der, the women are all, in the front
part of the house, and we must pro-
tect them at all hazards; come with
me- There are times when a higher
law than that of military despotism
should control our actions. | am go
ing there, orders or no orders Ebers
can command your detachment and &C
cofaplish all the service you possibly
could Your rightful place is between
these rufians and the woman you
love. How many additional men will.
be required to make the back Of the
house secure?''
II feel like a new man, Wayne he
said thankfully, "and know you are
right Four more would be sufficient.
besides the one in command"
Good Ebers," said, as my portly
sergeant again emerged from out the
darkness, take your four men back
to the kitchen and assume command.
The guerillas are preparing to make
a rush there. and you must drive them
back by rapid fire. Hurry along
now"
The little group had barely van
ished beyond the glow Of the light
when from without our ears were sud
denly assailed by wild. exulting yell
that bespoke the charge.
There they are!" I cried. Now.
lads, come with mel"
The dull, gray, chilling dawn re-
vealed room in utmost disorder, the
windows shattered, the blinds cut and
splintered, the walls SCARED with bull
lets and disfgured with stains OF
blood, the furniture overturned and
broken. A dead soldier In gray uni
form lay In the center of the floor, his
life-blood dark stain upon the rich
carpet; a man with coat off. and blue
shirt ripped wide open, was leaning
against the further wall vainly endeav-
oring to staunch wound in his chest.
central window, a smoking gun in his
hand, a red welt showing CHASTITY
across his cheek All this | saw in a
single glance, and then, with the leap
of panther | was beside him. gazing
out into the morning mist, and firing
as fast as ! could handle my gun.
Through the shifting smoke clouds
we could see them advancing on a
run-an ugly, motley line, part blue,
part gray, part everything-yelling
as they swept forward like pack of
Infatuated wolves. their fierce faces
sscowling savagely behind the rifles
Ii was half war. half riot-the reckless
onslaught Of outcasts bent on .plunder