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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-25

CDR. c.. L. Dana says that the arms OF
women are becoming anatomical vestiges
and in time will be absent. because Of
lack of use)
Believe US If all these bewitchIng. plumb
arms
Which we gaze at so fondly today
Are to vanish. alas! then our widest
alarms
Must AT once DER our spirits hold sway.
Q, how will the wooer a century hence
Or perhaps twenty aeons from now
Fin a hand he may hold when he wants
to
To pour out all the warmth of his vowl
And the swain that's accepted. to what
may he cling
When he hears her sweet voice murmur
"Yes?"
When no finger exists where he may
place the ring.
What will be a balm for his distress?
Must the elbows bedimpled fade soon
from the sight?
Evolution our souls greatly grieves.
Though It's true that we'd hail the glad
day with delight
When 1t brought no more changes in
sleeves.
Yet the children-Ah. how will the chill
1N(N ~ A1GA
With no hands by which they may be
spanked?
Mothers harmlessly armless will never be
feared
And the prophets of science be thanked.
And o., how will bridge whist or pianos
be played,
Or the husbands deprived of their hair?
Ills a prospect at which we may well
stand dismayed
And sink down to the depths OF de-
spair.
Bring hither the broom and the rolling
pin. too.
The washboard and fiat iron as well:
Let the arms Of the women begin to re-
new
Ere cold science has rung out their
knell,
believe us II all these bedimpIed,
plump arms
Which we gaze at so fondiy today
We're to vanish rs vanish our other loved
charms
There would then be the dickens to pay.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-25
Might Do.

I've perfected a scientific system of
making people glad" announced the
man with the high forehead. by my
method the most depressing attack Of
the blues may be dispelled within ten
minutes. and all cases of melancholy.
unhappiness, and similar Affections
can be eradicated quickly. But the
trouble is | don't know what name to
give my profession. want a word
that will tell the whole story at a
glance"
why not" asks the man with the
discouraged %whiskers. why not call
yourself a cheerupodist?"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-25
Dramatic.

who is the lady over there, with
the purple hal and the costly furs?"
She's a prominent actress"
81 thought as much. She seems to
receive a great deal of attention. What
does she play in?"
well. she is in the chorus of The
Grizzly Umph.' but she has a line in
1t. She says Why not?' during the
second act"
And who is that lady sitting alone
over yonder?"
That? o. that's nobody but Miss
Wuzzit. who used to be celebrated for
her rendition of S~hakesperean roles.
She doesn't cut much ice. nowadays"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-25
How il Worked.

YES" says the man with the sad
eyes,, my wife got a lot OF fashion
papers and patterns and made her own
spring dress. She figured it all out
that she was going to save a lot OF
money"
And did she?" asks the man with
the %expectant air.
Did she? Say. it worked just like
building a house by one OF these sets
of plans and specifications for erecting
a four thousand dollar home for two
thousand"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-25
Growing Aweary.

And so o have come here every
summer for five years?" said Harold
to Myrtilla-
YES"
But | should think you would have
grown tired OF seeing the same hills
and the same trees and the same
lakes and the same bluffs"
We'll. | do get tired of the same
old bluffs. even If they are made By
different men each year"
M1A--NIa1G~
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
NEW SPELLING IN ENGLAND
Board Of Reformers Are Planning to
Deliver Lectures Throughout
the Country.

A campaign in favor Of spelling re-
form is to be conducted In London
and the provinces in the autumn and
winter.
Mr.. William Archer. under the aus
pices Of the Simplifed Spelling soci-
ETY.. is 10 conduct a lecturing tour on
his return from the east, and lectures
viii also be delivered by many other
wellknown men throughout the coun-
try.
The lecturers viii advocate the re-
form OF what they regard as the pres
ent chaotic spelling" which they de-
clare is so remote from pronunciation
that IL is no guide to the English Ian
guage at all, and tends to degrade our
speech.
The society desires to fix a standard
OF pronunciation of the English Ian.
guage throughout the empire.
1t has been stated that the English
people over seas, particularly in Aus.
tralia and South Africa, are deviating
so seriously from the general stand.
ard of speech prevailing in the mother
country that the time might come
when visitors from these parts of the
empire might fail to make them.
selves understood in London
Mr.. Tate. director of education in
Melbourne, has suggested several
spelling reforms to which effect has
been given in the official papers is
sued by his department. Discussions
have taken place and the council of
public education in Melbourne is ad.
dressing letter to the president of
the board of education in London urg-
Ing upon him, in the interest of edu.
cation. the necessity of a general
adoption of a simplified reform spell.
ing.-London Daily Graphic.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
FRENCH PAPERS FOR SALE
Thief With Valuable Historic Docu-
ments on His Person Arrested
In Madrid.

A French subject has been arrested
in Madrid after trying to sell impor-
tant historical documents stolen, with.
out doubt, from some museum or
French official center. The arrest
was made by policemen, who had the
man under observation, under the pre-
tense Of being probable buyers.
They found upon him the ratification
of the secret treaty of peace between
Louis XIV. and Philip TX. of Spain.
This treaty, commonly called the Py.
renees Treaty, was signed in 1859, and
terminated the war between France
and Spain. In virtue Of it Louis mar.
ried the Infanta Maria Teresa, Phil.
lips daughter.
Another document contains the mar
riage articles, in which the princess
renounces all rights to the crown Of
Spain. Finally, the man exhibited a
parchment signed by the emperor,
Charles v. The documents present all
the appearance of authenticity. The
two former bear royal seals and the
signatures of Maria Teresa, Louis
XIV. and Philip ".
The prisoners body is covered with
tatooed designs in colors, beautifully
executed. He has deep scars on both
his wrists.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14

Americans Coming to Believe Study
Of oenealogy Is Of Some Con-
sequence.

The growing interest in ancestry In
dicates that Americans are fast com
ting to believe that 1t is of some conse.
quenoe to know from whom they are
descended. Long lines of ancestry
are revealed In each person, and this
ancestry, If understood. will assist
materially In various directions.
1t is a pride which deserves en-.
couragement. One cannot know too
much about himself. and in acquiring
q knowledge of his ancestors he is
learning the most important facts
about his own personality. This has
been demonstrated so many times
that 1t is needless to enter into ex,
tended argument TO prove the asser
tion.
Genealogy Is the most fascinating
branch OF history. And well It may
be. since It is the one branch which
has life. Everything else may be a
mere catalogue Of dates, but geneat
ogy introduces the student to the ac-
tual personages and offers him the
most complete means of obtaining an
accurate understanding of the occur
rences of the past These are only
p few observations regarding this
study Of ancestry, q study which is
becoming more and more popular, and
ts. IN numerous ways, revolutionizing
the modern comprehension Of events
In the historic past.-MagaEine OF
American History.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
A nrummar aox An.rav.

+ A Scotch story Is that Of a diminu.
tive drummer In local brass band,
who was in the habit when out parad-
ing with his comrades OF walking by
sound and not By sight owing to his
drug being 60 high that he was unable
20 see over It. The band. on Saturday
afternoons. paraded usually In one d.
rsction, but the other day the leader
thought he would change the route a
little. and tur-ed down by-street
The drummer, unaware Of this move
ment. kept on his accustomed way,
drumming as hard as ever he could.
BY and By. after finishing his part.
and not hearing the others. he stop
ped. and, pushing his drum to one
side. he looked to see what was the
matter. His astonishment may be
imagined at finding that he was alone.
F'Hae!" he cried to some bystanderE.
has ony O. ye seen band hersa.
ootf"-The Argonaut.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
Along tho Peruvian Coast.

on shore-:I-ere was neither bay
nor blight in the even line Of surf-a
deserted brigantine at anchor dipped
slowly with the long Pacific swells, fits
yards and decks whited like a leper
from the unmolssted frigate birds and
sea fowl that made it home. Beyond,
here and there, a patched sail OF no
particular size or shape was barely
anlled by the lightest OF breezesj occa-
sionally as one crept past the outfit
developed into a raft on the after part
Of which raised rough platform of
palm on which was housed the Indian
fisherman and his crew or family. A
few abandoned square tins-the well.
known export tins Of Rockefeller-
held the drinking water, an sarthen
pot their food. and on this himsy con-
traption they would put out miles to
sea. In beating to windward loose
board or peace from a packing case ia
poked through the crevfces to act as a
centsrboaRd.-Outing.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
FOUGHT ON VEGETABLE DIET
Great Warrtors Of Homer Were Not
svfssrers From Insufholent Do
nneetie Help.

TIE heroes Of Homer prepared their
tood with their own hands, and were
Hot. therefore, sufferers from insufi-
plioity OF the Homeric ages. writes Mr..
y. w. lakewood in Good Cheer
lhe great heroes who dealt such ter
rfble blows. leaving death and deso-
lation behind them, when they re-
posed after their exploits. partook Of
! hiamalesD dish Of beans or q plate
Of hominy lentila.
II may be dinacuit TO imagine Dio-
msdes n the act Of peeling an onion
or Achilles washing cabbage. But al
though the wise Ulysses roasted. with
bis own hands, q sirloin OF beef. vege-
tables occupied the most conspicuous
places at ell the great banouets Of an
oient Greece.
Parsley formed the crown with
which Hercules. as oonqueror Of the
Nemean lion. crowned himseifI Ana
creon celebrates the plant as the en-
blem OF 10Y and festivlty. Fable makes
parsley the food Of coUrsers; the war
riors OF Homer fed their chargers with
u IOr DattlG
The cabbage was adorned by the
Egyptians. who raised affairs 70 1t.
Afterward they made this strange god
the FIRST dish In their repast. The
Greeks and Romans ascribed to 1t the
happy quality of preserving from
drunkenness. and looked upon It as a
sovereign remedy against paralysis.
Alexander found the onion In Egypt,
where the Hebrews had learned 70 like
II. He had 1t cultivated In Greece,
and given as food to his troops. In
the belief that IL excited martial ar
dor. Whosoever wishes TO preserve
his health, says an ancient saw. should
eat every morning. before breakfast.
young onions and honey. But this
does not sound like q very tempting
preservative.
Asia is said to be the native soil OF
the asparagus. Yet the Romans culti-
waited It with such marvellous success
that the stalks raised at Ravenna are
said to have weighed three pounds
each, and we are asked to believe that
the African variety. grown in Libya.
reached q height of 12 feet.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
New School Sanitation Plan.

A new idea in school sanitation has
been tested by the medical director Of
Dartmouth college. About five years
ago he began making bacteriologic ex.
aminations Of the air Of the college
halls and recitation rooms, and soon
found great periodic variation in the
number of bacteria colonies that de-
veloped on the culture media exposed
in the usual shallow open dishes. He
then adopted the plan Of disinfecting
with formaldehyde any room showing
more than thirty-flvs colonies Of clus.
ters Of any kind Of bacteria to a dish.
This custom has been continued, and
the result has been quite striking, the
cases OF epidemic colds, influenza and
bronchitis, among the students having
been reduced about one-half.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
A Chance for the Bows.

One of the largest and best of our
native fruits has never received the
attention that it merits. This is the
wild pawpaw (Asimin trioloba)
which is found along rivers and small
streams in many sections of the East
ern and Central states.
The fruits vary greatly in size and
quality and are produced singly or in
clusters on small bushes. The char
acteristc flavor of che fruit is not
relished by some, but many persons
are very fond of the well ripened
fruit. fhe State Experiment Station
is attempting to improve the paw
paw by collecting seeds and plants of
the best wild sorts.
In order to enlist the cooperation
of persons acquainted with desirable
types, the Horticultural Department
has arranged with the State Horti-
cultural Society to offer a pvize of So
for the largest and best specimen ex-
hibited at the annual meeting at the
Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore,
November 1926. A second prize of
81 will be given for the next best
specimen. This offers an opportunity
to any boy in the State to win a sub
stantial premium and at the same
time help in the improvement of a
neglected fruit.
Specimens should be Sc curely pack
ed together with the name and ad.
dress of the sender and forwarded to
w. r. Ballard, State Experiment Sta
tion, College Park, Md. or sent direct
to the armory in time for exhibit in
care of Prof. 7. B. Symons, secretary
of the Horticultural Society. Trans
portation charges will be refunded
upon presentation of receipt.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
New Method Of Training Children.

With the much discussed system Of
children's training devised and cham
pioned by Nine. Montessori, Head
master V. M. Hillyer. of Baltimore,
has taken direct issue.
In lecture last week he declared
that the system is neither new hor
original; that the method of reading
and writing, though suited to a pho
netic language like the Italian, would
be step backward if adopted by Eng
lish speaking teachers, by whom il
had been discarded years ago; that,
whereas Italian children, to the naive
amazement of Nine. Montessri, sex
ploded' into writing in six weeks
time, American children taught by
the best American methods began to
write sentences and even compost
tions the very first day they went to
school,
Mr.. Hillyer went on to say that
Nine Montessori' book was interest
ing and well worth reading, but hot
more so than numbers of other educa-
tional books. published every year,
which, however, were issued under
less fortuitous circumstances and
were only read by the occasional
teacher AMI practically never at all
by the general public.
Mr.. Hillyer also pointed out that
almost any idealistic system. no mat
ter how impractical or even false in
premises, in the hands of its origina-
tors and his immediate disciples, will
show worthy results or the divine
fire of even a false prophet will in
spire those in contrast with it, but
such a system when removed from
the personality of its source, will
cease to bear the same fruit.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
SNAPSHOTS.

The doctor who loses his patience
is also apt TO lose his patients.
The counterfeiter isn't the only
man who makes money dishonesty.
The man who does the least talking
mas the fewest apologies to make.
-One swallow may not make a sum-
mer, but one apple once made a fall.
The marksman who can hit the
bulls eye every time may miss a train.
No. Maude. dear; it isn't yawn-
ing ehasm that makes the Delaware
Water Gap.
Half the ills that flesh is heir to
can be traced to enlargement of the
imagination.
There is quite a difference between
the gifted speaker and one who has
the gift of CAB.
Pedestrians ought to exercise the
same care as vehicles.
Get your winter suit gasolined and
people will think you own a car.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
An AnnlIad nefnItInn

e. Trowbridge Dana, grandson of
the poet Longfellow, who was recent
ly married in Cambridge with a beau
tiful ritual of his own composition.
said the other day to a reporter.
"If all couples gave to marriage the
profound thought and reverence that
my wife and I give to 1t there would
be fewer mismatings.
'The average married pair, it some
times seems to me, are like the
Blinkses.
"'Pa,' said little Tommy Blings one
day, what's a weapon?'
"A weapon, my son. Blinks an
swered, is something to fight with
"'Then, pa, said little Tommy. Is
ma your weapon?'"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
Men and Women Of World.

The total population of the world is
now estimated at 1,700, 100000 This is
based upon the most recent censuses,
which all civilized countries now take.
with careful estimate of the number
Of inhabitants of uncivilized lands
The proportion of the sexes is known
for 1 ,03s 900, 600 of these, the ratio be-
ing 1000 males to 900 females The
ratio varies considerably in different
places. In Europe there are 1000 men
to 1,045 women; In America, 1000
men to 964 women; in Asia. 1000
men to e61 women; in Australia, 1000
men to 967 women.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
Printed Signs of All Kinds.

If YOU want the "Signs" of the
..Times. . come to The Capital Office.
The Capital has all kinds of signs,
every kind of sign. There is a sign
..For Rent" For Sale, " Tres
mass Notices, Rooms to Rent,
FURNISHED. I" Rooms to Rent, Un-
Furnished" 'Plain Sewing and
= ..Dressmaking'' signs, 'Defacing
Tree'signs 'Paint" Warning & &.
All. all are for sale at The Capital
office. Call and see the Signs of
the Times Get your signs. Every
bodv needs a sign of some kind, some
time. VI
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from. reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
factured by F: j. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
o.. contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the svs-
TEN. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is
taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. j Cheney & Co: Testimo-
malls free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14

Trespass notice printed on muslin
or on paper for sale at this Office.
Now is the time to post trespass
notices when gunners with dog and
gun are won't to trespass on private
property. Buy a trespass notice at
The Capital Office.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
OCTOBER. IA. 1912


snoscribers Eto the Evening CAPITAL. >,
NJ. 49, 10 net receive their paper regularly VIII
WILL endeayor TO remedy the same,
ihe evening Capital" can be found ON
sale at the following places.
Aaryel Hall News stand. Marxlana tsosaa
News stand Jones Book Store. Main 81 .
+ ~ FGeidmeyer's Book Store Maryland Ade. /:
sss'ls Nems store Maryland Ave, r. l..
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
Tuesday Fair.

y AsHINeToS, Oct. IA. ll.s0 A. M.
Fer Mafyland-Cloudy tonight rain
souah portion Tuesday probably fair.
w. l.. MOORE.
Chief OF Weather Burssu.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
IRVING Ever Since.

$50 your vacation is over. Where
did you go?"
Nowhere"
why. I thought you had fine time
all planned out"
so ] had. but the first day my va
cation began, my wife asked me to
match some samples for her"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14
For SaIe-Or-Rent-Sigps.

Come to the Capital Office for all
printed "For Sale" or For Rent"
signs, ''Tresspass Notices, Half
Holiday Closing" signs etc, etc. A
full supply on hand, at this Office.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-14

Advertise your Wants, Lost, For
Rent For Sale &C., in the Capital.
Williams news., 1912-10-26
SALE OF TIMBER, Albuquer-

SALE OF TIMBER, Albuquer- que, New Mexico. September 19, 1912. Sealed bids marked outside, Bid, Timber Sale Application, Sept. ,, 1912, Tusayan" and addressed to the District Forester, Forester Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be received up to and includ- ing the 18th day of October, 1912, for all the merchantable dead cord wood standing or down and all the live cordwood marked for cutting by a Forest officer, located on an area to be definitely designated by d Forest officer before cutting be- gins, including about 440 acres, in approximately Section p, T. 20 N. R. 2 w. G. & s. R. NJ. surveyed land, within the Tusayan National Forest, Arizona, estimated to he 20OO cords of green and 8SO cords of dead Cedar, more or less. No bid of less than 50 cents per cord for live and twenty five cents per cord for dead cordwood W ill be con sidered and deposit of $2OO, pay able to the order of the First Ma tional Bank of Albuquerque, New Mexico, must be sent to that bank for each bid submitted to the Dis trict Forester. Timber upon valid claims is exempt from sale. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. For further information and regulations governing timber sales, address Forest Supervisor, Tusayan National Forest, Will jams, Arizona. Frank c. w. Pooler, Acting District Forester.
 First Pub. Sept. 28, 1912.-5t
Williams news., 1912-10-26
Saved by His Wife

She's a wise woman who knows just what to do when her husband S life is in danger, but Mrs. R. J. Flint, Baintree, Vt., is of that kind. 'tShe insisted on my using Dr. Kings New Discovery" writes MT. F. ''for dreadful cough, when l was so weak my friends all thought I had only short time to live, and it completely cured me-" A quick cure for coughs and colds, it's the most safe and reliable medicine for many throat and lung troubles grip, bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, quinsy, tonsilitis hemorr- hages. A trial will convince you. soc and $1. Guaranteed by all druggists.
Williams news., 1912-10-26
R. R. RATES ON COAL
 GREATLY REDUCED

On November 20th new rates on coal, coke, charcoal and briquettes will go into effect on the Santa Fe railroad from Gallup, N. M., which will materially reduce the cost of this winters fuel to the people of northern Arizona.
 As a result of efforts put forth by the Ar:zona Corporation Commission the Santa Fe railroad has put these reduced rates into effect; but not satisfied that the reductions are as low as they should be made, the commission has already forwarded to the interstate commerce commis- sion a complaint asking for still lower rates on coal.
 Comparison between the rates now effective and those which will go into effect on Nov. 20th, show the following reductions on shipments from Gallup, N. M.. to points in Arizona east of Ashfork: