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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-24

drspery, and a long, straight train OF
chiffon finished at the edges by four
inch border Of satin falls from the Shout
ders. The long satin sleeves are set in
with three cords Of shrred chiffon and
have lace frills at the bottom which fall
over the hands.
On the RIGHT is a bridesmaids froek
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
!OUT Or 1hE OpDINAMl
- - - - - Aa~-n las
QUEER ORIGINS OF WORDS

4
20, dearl" ID equivalent to o dio milo
70, my Godi"
"Dandelionp' is dent de leon 1.-THE
Hons tooth. and vinegar" was once
vim aigre tsour wine).
Madame Is my lady. and sir has
been extracted from the Latin "se-
NOR" through the French.
Biscuit keeps alive the Latin bis
coctus twice cooked and verdict"
y simply a we're dictum (true say
ing).
Kings In the earliest days were
merely the fathers OF families and
the word is derived from the same
source as kin"
A villain" before the stigma of
disgrace was attached to him, was a
laborer on the villa OF a Roman coun-
try gentleman.
Pope is the same as papa and
car and kaiser are both Caesar"
Queen at first meant wife" or
mother" and a survival OF its early
Specification exists in "queanp used
now only in bad sense.
"Hussy" was once respectable
housewife; a "knave' was simply a
boy.
Quelquechose we have jumbled into
"kickshaws," and our "gewgaws" rep
resent the jouxjoux or playthings of
former French children.
''Jimminy" Is a Renaissance of the
classical adiuration. o gemini, used
by the Romans when they called up
the twins, Castor and Pollux, to help
them
"Powwow" comes from the North
American Indians.
The word boss comes from the low
Dutch and means master
Kidnap comes from the mapping or
stealing OF kid, gypsy for child.
Calaboose, a prison; picaroon, pi-
rate; palaver, to talk, are all Spanish.
"A rum chap Is simply a gypsy
lad; 1t has no relation to the product
Of the still.
Pal is brother, and "conk," for
nose, comes from the spouting foun-
tain, the concha of the Romans
Demijohn comes from the Arabic
damaghan, itself taken from the Per-
sian glass making town OF Demaghan.
The common slang word mash"
is from beautiful gypsy word ma
fada," which means Ito charm by the
eyes"
Why should a man be called a
spoon? Why spoony when he is max
Ing love? Simply because he is a
"loeffei." which also means spoon.
A tinker's dam has nothing to do
with swearing. 1t is merely the dam
or storpage, made of flour and water.
with which the tinker stops the gap
he is mending until the tin or the
pewter he is using has cooled.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
Advises Theft Of Railroad.

Advises Theft of Railroad.
Joliet, Ill.-"If you steal, steal some
thing worth while. Don't steal any
thing less than a railroad" said Judge
Hooper in sentencing John Rush, COZ
ored. for the theft of nine dollars.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
Man-Eater Pulled in From Deck
of Ocean Liner.
Young Tourist In Casting Lines in
Water for Amusement When She
Gets Real Bite and Makes
Record Catch.

New York.-Shark fishing has long
since assumed the proportions of a
gentle art down Costa RIGA way, ac-
eording to the stock tales of return
ing tourists, but it remained for a win
some Brooklyn girl-Miss Cecile des
Piace-to startle the natives with a
catch that set angler tongues wag-
ging all up and down the wild coast,
With fifteen minutes fishing to her
credit, Miss Des Place landed a 300
pound man-eating shark that set the
populace of Port Limon by the ears
and caused her name to be displayed
In scarehead type in the Costa Rican
dailies. Her coup was set down as
an epoch marker in a country where
men haul up the monsters of the deep
Tor a living and make big catches ev-
cry day of the week.
Miss Des Place arrived home aboard
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liner Prinz
August Wilhelm. and in her travelling
bag were several long teeth pulled
from the head of her big sensational
catch as souvenirs She intends to
nave lhtih appropriately mounted and
set up as an ornament in her parlor
OF the Des Place home in Brooklyn.
The pretty shark catcher manifested
considerable diffidence in discussing
her coup over at the. pier the other
morning, but there were plenty of her
friends on board who were not ayerse
to telling just how it happened.
You see. it was this way" one of
them explained I'VE were anchored
in. the harbor of Port Lirnon. one of
the prettiest on the Costa Rican
coast. by the way. and the tourists
on board for want OF something more
profitable to do fell to casting lines
into the clear limpid water that swish
ed so rhythmically alongside the yes
sci. Miss Des Place watched tie
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
BOYS ARE TRAPPED BY TIDE
lhey Shout and Fire Shotguns Until
Help Comes After Night
fall,

Philadelphia Clinging to the stump
OF tree on an inundated island in
Darby creek. Edward Haberle, 18
years old. and Winfield Toy, 16 years
old, both of Collingdale, were rescued
with the water within a few inches
OF their feet and high tide still com
ing in.
The young men were exhausted and
collapsed when taken into a boat that
mad gone from Collingdale to their
rescue.
early in the afternoon Haberle and
10y, armed with shotguns, started
out to hunt blackbirds. At low tide
there are numerous small islands in
the broken meadows" and the boys
wandered in search Of game. Toward
evening they suddenly awoke to a
realization that the tide was rising
and that they were cut off from the
mainland. Neither of them could
swim, SO they climbed up the trunk
OF dead tree that extended five feet
above the level of the island.
Darkness was coming on, and the
boys In terror, shouted for help Their
cries were unanswered. Then they
started to fire their guns. Each had
about fifteen rounds of ammunition.
and they fired every shot before at
tracting attention. Just as they had
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
/ WILD HORSES IN COLORADO

James and Jess Mccarthy, who are
mining copper claim above timber
line on Mount Blanca, Colorado. re-
port a herd of wild horses running
loose on the sand dunes OF the I'm
coniphagre range of mountains, south
west OF Mount Blanca and Mosca
pass.
The McCarthys declare the hoofs Of
these horses have spread out to &C.
commodate the peculiar formation OF
the grounds over which they run un.
III they have attained the circumfer-
ence Of dinner plates Many other
prospectors to the mountains have
seen the horses. and a peculiar story
is related concerning their presence
on the dunes, which are very rare
In vegetation.
II has been told. on good author.
ity. that many years ago party OF
government surveyors was sent 10 de-
termine the scope and character OF
these dunes. and after many months
a searching party was sent after the
men. The only trace % their pres
enoe was a surveyors instrument,
which stood like lonely sentinel in
the sands,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
CIVIL WAR SHELLS IN TREES

The last battle of the Civil war of
any Importance was that in April.
1866, at Bentonville. Johnston coun-
ty. twenty-five miles from Raleigh,
N C. TO this day many trees of
large SIZE, notably the pines. show
the effect of cannon fire and in some
cases of the extremely hot musketry
fire.
Albert Ross. a farmer, recently cut
some timber and burned the badly
shaped portions. There was a series
of explosions and the workmen fed.
Shells embedded in the wood had ex-
ploded and fragments were hurled
in all directions
For years sawmill men have been
very careful saoout handling the tim
Der from this section. because saws
have been almost ruined by striking
embedded bullets.
General Sherman declared that at
Bentonville he received the greatest
setback on his famous march through
Georgia and the Carolinas.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
GIRL HOOKS SHARK

sport for while and then expressed
desire to try her hand Her request
was granted, and what do you think?
No sooner had she settled to a watch
on the bobbing cork than the line
stretched taut and something began
making away with the other end of it.
Miss Des Place was jerked against
the railing and might have gone over
board had not two or three of her
companions grabbed her Stronger
hands seized the line, and after thir-
ty-minute tussle we got the catch
aboard. 1t was the biggest catch OF
the day regardless of vessel or point
on shore. 1t was a shark Just ike
the pictures you see in those wild sea
stories. We weighed the monster and
the scales tipped 800 pounds. OF
course no woman in Costa RIGA had
ever accomplished feat of that mag
nitude before, and Miss Des Place was
heroine with the Port Limon folk
during the remainder of our stay
there"
The heroine agreed in the generaii-
ties Of the story. but professed too
much modesty to go into details from
her viewpoint
st was merely an accident" she
said. and let it go at that.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22

given up hope Charley HUT, who
had heard the shots from distance.
appeared on the bank of Darby creek
He called to the boys to swim
across, and when he learned that
neither could swim. told them to re-
main where they were until he sum
moned help. HUT communicated with
the Colllngdale police, and Policemen
Diehl, Jones and Trumback jumped in
to boat and rowed swiftly to the
scene.
1t was so dark when the rescue
boat arrived that the policemen could
not see the boys. and had to be guild
ed by their shouts. According to the
police, the tree trunk upon which the
young men took refuge is completely
covered when the tide reaches it's
highest mark.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22

After lying in the Hamoaze at Dew
onshire for over a century the two
decked ine-ofbattleship. Implacable.
ono OF the trophies which Nelson won
for the British navy. has been moved
TO Falmouth. whore she is to be pre-
served as a national monument. The
lmplacable was originally the French
battieahip. Duguay Trouln. she was
captured by the British in the wars
q over a century ago. recaptured by
the French. and again surrendered
% the British at the battle OF Traf.
alEar Renamed the Implacable, she
was for many years employed at De
yonport as training lhip for boys
IN 1905 the admiralty put her in the
sale list, but before the sale she was
withdrawn % preserve her She has
oeen restored a. Davenport rs nearly
as possible 70 her original state.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
9 STITCHES TAKEN in HEART
Remarkable Case in Philadelphia Of
Man Who Was Stabbed and
Survives Ordeal

Philadelphia Thompson, a
negro. has just left the Pennsylvania
hospital well and strong after sur.
viving the operation of having nine
stitches taken in his heart
Thompson was stabbed in quarrel
seventy-seven days ago. The knife
penetrated dee7 into his heart and
the hospital doctors had little hone
of saving his life. He was operated
on within two hours and the wound
was sewed up without delay. Not
only did he live through the operation.
but he began Immediately to improve.
and today he was. declared as well
and as strong as before be was
wounded.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
HORSE OMNIBUS AS cURlo

In London. as in other cities, the
automobile is displacing the horse to
such an extent that horse-drawn We
hicles are becoming very scarce. Not
long ago hanson cab was placed
In the London museum at Kensington
palace, and now. In anticipation of
its becoming forgotten curiosity.
horse omaibus of the ''knife-b board"
pattern, dating from the seventies.
has been placed In the same museum.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
JAIL. RESTORES HIS MEMORY
Sight of Prison Brings Back Mind OF
Convict at Everett, Wash,
Jail.

Everett, Wash.-Robert Carlson, a
logger, who had forgotten his name
and past life, and who had been
brought here under guard from Airing
ton to be examined for insanity. re-
gained his memory at sight of prison
walls. He was booked as John Doe
Christensen. When the jailer tried
to question him. he suddenly blurted
out:
Il know you. have been here be-
fore. / was in the upstairs corridor
four years ago.
Search of the records proved his
statements.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
ONLY 25.ooo,ooo YEARS OLD

Perfectly formed fossils OF the trilo.
bite species. the highest animals OF
the cambrian formation, declared by
palaeontologists to be more than 25
600, 900 years old. have been unearthes
In British Columbia.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
MAN HAD SEVEN sPLEENs

An autopsy performed by DR.. A. W.
Foertmeyer on the body of Frank
Heley, who died at the city hospital OF
Cincinnati revealed that Heiey has
seven distinct spleens. In an ordinary
body only one is found. The mans
heart was found on the right side OF
the body instead of on the left.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
ASKS KISS, ENDS HER LIFE

Miss Ada weleh of 2s06 Olive street.
st Louis, accosted stranger ON the
street in Pascogula. Miss. saying: II
have been niistreated by the world.
and now before | die | want to feel
for once In my life the touch OF hu.
man kindness Please kiss me-" The
man kissed her. Then she drank poi
son and died Instantly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
RICH INDIAN LAND

Three thousand redmen, in native at
tire, will be gathered outside the
agency town in vast circle of te-
PEGS, and it will be a scene marked for
its brilliancy
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23
TOWELS

25x52 Unbleached Turk ish Bath Towels, regular 56c value, sale price, eacn .,,.... ... .. 25c 23x45 bleached Turkish
 Bath Towels, regular 45c value, sale price. each Re
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23

2axa6 unbeaehed Turkish Bath Towels ree,,- lar a6c value, sale price, each ............ fse 2ox'6 Unb'eaohed Turkish Towels. regular 2Oc value, sele. priee- each -......-............4 4ss i9c value. sale price each ..-.-......... se value. sale price, each ......... yo lsHso Bleaohed Cotton Towels. regular loo yal-
 ue sale price, each .......... as lSN2s Reaehed Cotton Towels regular Sc vaI-
 Ne' eaet at .t.'.t--..,t,.+..,....,. a f-2o
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23

LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SWEATER COATS
 sCARFs, SHAWLS AND HEADWEAR
 $65O Ladies All Wool Sweater Coats, Sale Price $45O S450 Ladies All Wool Sweater Coats, Sale Price $275 300 Ladies All Wool Sweater Coats, Sale Price $200 S250 Ladies All Wool Sweater Coats, Sale Price Sl65 S200 Ladies All Wool Sweater Coats, Sale Price $lS5 S175 Misses All Wool Sweater Coats Sale Price S1A5 SIPS Misses All Wool Sweater Coats. Sale Price 95c S1 50 Silk Scarfs Sale Price ...-....... 98c SIPS Silk and Wool Scarfs, Sale Price .....t. 85c S100 Knit Silk Scarfs, Sale Price .......... 75c soc Knit Wool Scarfs and Shawls, Sale Price 39c 35c Knit Wool Scarfs and Shawls, Sale Price 23c 25c Knit Wool Scarfs and Shawls, Sale Price l9c $l00 Aviation Caps, Sale Price ......:..,.... Toe soc Aviation Caps, Sale Price ............... 35c 25c Aviation Caps, Sale Price ..t............. 2Oc soc Chdren's Togues, Sale Price ........... 39c 35c Childrens Togues, Sale Price .........,,. 23c 25c Childrens Togues, Sale Price ...... t9c 75c Childrens Caps Sale Price ....... ........ 49c soc Childrens Caps Sale Price ............ 39c 25c Infants Buttonless Vests, Sale Price ..,. l9c
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23

HATS
 good line to select from at prices you will find satisfactory
 John B. Stetson Hats Sale Price s9ss $500 Mems Felt Hats, Sale Price s22g $250 Mems Felt Hats Sale Price sI8g S2OO Mems Felt Hats, Sale Price s14g Sl.75 Mems Felt Hats, Sale Price s1eg SIPS Boys Felt Hats Sale Price oEo ogc Leather Corduroy and Wool Caps, Sale Price acc Zoe Corduroy, Wool and Serge Caps. Sale Price 1sc
 REMNANTS
 VI the best grades of goods, Laces, Embroideries ana other articles which you can make good usa of at next to nothing prices
 Sl.OO Outing Gowns, sale price . goc 15c Outing Gowns, sale price 5ae l5c Knit Skirts, sale price . 4oe 50c Knit Skirts, sale price ...... 4re $8-25 TwoPiece Panama Skirts, sale price . s2.i5 Sl.25 Chldrvens Cloth Coats sale price. .... .75c S25O Chldrens Cloth oats sale price. .. $16S @4.o0 Chldrens Bearskn Coats, sale price . s205 LADIES COATS AT Is OFF,
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23
HOSIERY SPECIALS

If you are a judge of hosiery
 we believe you will readily re aIize the saving in these prices
 25c Children's Heavy Ribbed Hose, Sale Price ...... 19c l5cd Children's Heavy Ribbed Hose, Sale Price . lie 25c Ladies' Heavy Fleeced Hose Sale Price 1Qc
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23
LADIES' AND CHILDREN's UNDERWEAR

soc Ladies Ribbed Vests and Pants, sale price 39 soc Misses Union Suits, sale price. .......... .S9 25c Childrens Union Suits, sale price 19c
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23

25c Ladies Heavy Wool HoseSale Price ~ fSc l5c Chdrens Wool Hose, salePrice ,...... Sc 1Oc Mems Women's and Chil-dren's Hose,
 Sale Price ............. ......,...~...., l-2c
The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-23
SPECIALS IN DRESS GOODS AND STAPLES

SPECIALS IN DRESS GOODS AND STAPLES $125 Storm Serges sale price ..........,.... 89c Sk40 Fancy Serges, sale price ................ .75c $100 White Serges, sale price ............ .85c $I0O Shepard Checks all wool, sale price 75c S100 Broadcloth and Corduro sale price ..... 65c soc Serges in coors, sale price 42c 60c Mohairs in coors, sale price .39c 25c Cotton Sutings, sale price l9c 12 l-2c Kimona Outings, sale price ..-........ Sc l0c Outing and Fannellette, sale price ....... Sc 25c French Madras, sale price .,........ l9c 20c French Madras, sale price 13c 10c Madras, sale price .....................8 1-8 10c Brown Domestic, sale price ...... .....,...7c 1-3c Brown Domestic ................ ,,6 1-4c 1-2c Brown Domestic sale price ............ $ 12c 6c Heavy Brown Domestic 3-4 yd, sale price l-2c All CaIicn hc
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-10
DAILY SHORT STORY
The Man on the Pedestal

From Mentone and Monte Car
10, from Stirling castle and the
Prater and the Barney stone,
from all the great and quaint
show places of the old world way,
| returned across the sea to the
place of my nativity, to see Cor
inne Barth. Miss Barth was re-
puted beautiful ass any Olympian
goddess, and once upon a time
her father had cornered eggs or
wheat or butterbeans and amass-
ed a decent fortune. My friends
had cabled me home, declaring
it the golden chance of a lifetime.
Some reckless persons had sung
my praises in the lady's ears. 1t
was the boldest attempt at match
making; but from what l had
heard l was very glad to leave the
Riviera for the golden chance.
AS for Miss Barth-Well, should
see her on the morrow. In the
meanwhile must be amused. My
eye encountered the sign: Bon
atelli's Museum of Wonders in
Wax"
After bit found myself wish
ing to be back in the Casino
grounds of his highness of Mon
aco-or at the dainty feet Of Miss
Barth, heiress. Then l saw the
empty~pedestal.
Some worthy ancient had
grown dingy in service. They
had removed him to be cleaned. |
His blue and yellow robe lay in a
heap in the corner. Moved by a
mad whim / threw the garish |
fOOa abort INV shoulders remOU-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-10


The first to observe was tot
of 7. ''See the old, uggy man,
mommerp he shrieked.
l cannot say that l was greatly
enjoying myself. l relaxed my
countenance and endeavored to
smile. I had no sooner twisted
my face into this pleasant repose
than a bevy of charming young
women, with "a group of small
children and a dragon of chaps
erone, hove into sight. They gath
cred around and scrutinized me-,
consulting the catalogs. |,
What large, hideous noser'5
observed a girl. st is probably;
one of the harpies."
"Nonesense!" said the prettiest
Napoleon had a big nose. I think.
the figure is very commanding"
AS the others looked at her I
squared up my figure tremend--
ously. was sorry that l could.
not fold my arms like the Little
Corporal. She was decidedly the
protest girl have ever seen.
Mote the gross, carnal fea-.
lures, said the old dragon. eff
they were not so hideous l should
say'it was Bacchus.
"Hideous nothingp spoke up
my champion. They are indeed
godlike. But more like Mars or
Apolus." How my heart warmed
to her! How
l felt a sharp, excruciating pain.
One of the urchins terrible had
stolen behind and amusing him.
self by thrusting pin into my.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
McF arland Guilty )
of Causing Death Of
Miss Elsie COe

PITTSBURGH. March 1s-Rev. DR.. W.
d. Mcfarland. minister and educator.
former head of the Pittsburgh Central
High school, but later connected with
United Presbyterian mission work at
GreenviIle, Tenn, was convicted by a
jury in criminal court here this after
noon OF causing the death Of his former
secretary. Elsie Dodds Coe, last January.
Ris attorneys took an appeal and 1t Wit
be argued on a date not yet set, next
week.
The defense rested its case soon after
curt convened this morning and the time
until the noon hour was taken up with
the arguments. The defense won what
it believed was victory when it sue
ceeded in having Judge Haymaker elm
mate all but the fourth count OF the in
diotme-t. the count which charged that
DR.. Mcfarland administered medical
treStlasnt t. the girl on January ).
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
SOUTH DAKOTA MERCHANTS
CANNOT SELL BUG POISON

PIERRE. 8. D.. March 1e.--lspeclal)--
Attorney General johnson holds that the
country merchant cannot handle paris
green or patent medicines under the laws
Of this state unless he carries a regis-
tered pharmacist on his force. The opln-
Ion holds that under the existing statutes
none but q registered pharmacist may
handle and deal In drugs. medicines or
polsons. 1t has long been the custom Of
country stores to handle paris green and
other polsons used In extetmlnstion Of
plant pests. and many Of them also
handle patent medicines. but II the line
OF this decision Ia to be followed. they
can no longer deal IN such articles unless
they are registered pharmacists.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
WEEKLY PAY DAY DEMANDED
Mine Workers Of Iowa Make Thi.
Request Of Operators.
FIRST AID TO INJURED MEN
Convention Adopts Resolution Do
mating Hsadred Dollars to Pro-
mote Establishment OF FaciI-
titles TO rats End.
(From . staft correspondent.l

- tatatt @tAAt'h0il1tHtsJ
DIES MONIES. March l6.-(speclal Teis-
gram.)--At the convention Of miners Of
district No. 70 today an important resolu-
tion adopted was that in favor OF a
weekly pay day. Under the present sys-
tenn the miners are paid only every two
weeks. They claim that this system in
variably works n hardship and voted TO
petition their representatives IN the next
legislature to enact a weekly pay day for
the miners Of Iowa.
The convention adopted resolution do
mating 500 to promote the establishment
OF facilities for first aid to the injured In
mine accidents and asking the mine own
ers and operators to cooperate In the
movement.
Green Under Arrest.
Clarence W. Green. who was placed
under arrest near Cincinnati, O.. several
days ago on charge OF white slavery,
was brought 20 Des Moines and placed In
jail. where he win be held until the mex,
term OF the federal court.