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the hull State O California in this picnic? inquired
the sleep-breaker, clapping hamlike hand Bungs
shoulder and forcing him to his knees
Bung behed menacing him from above terror of
man. whose bristlng beard, set eyes, and gro
tesque rags gave him the general appearance of gorilla
that had run away with scarecrow's clothing. The
Santa Clara Valley, during spring and summer, is Uni
versa Headquarters for hoboes and it was evident that
Bung must share the riverbed with one of these.
dering one, glancing hungry at the bundle in Bung
handkerchief.
"Me catchee chow" replied Bung rather sull1y.
"What packn yer own peck for?" exclaimed the hobo
in dialect that as strange Bung "Lenme
see it, Boz he commanded snatching at the bandana
4Ah no. sabe your expostulated Bung, while the
other man. not denying the Implication, began untying
the knots. Bungs mind was concentrated on the in
side picket of his blouse where the ten-dollar gold
piece the Judge had given him felt as big as dshpan
well If dat amt Jest like Chink!' exclaimed the
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stretched himself full length and powed his head on
formed acrobatic marvels on a sprg of locust and
squeaked insults at the restful intruder Something
stirred the sand at his feet. Bung upedthese sandy
hollows were likely harbor tarantulas well BIRDS
But only timid, whip-taed lizard scuttled up the
trestle and stood upside down. his pusng throat indi
eating the palptaton of his heart.
Scattered among the pebbles the opposite side Of
the rverbed were several mounds of charred sticks
rounded by litter of empty and broken bottles
Here and there cryptic sign, scratched and chalked
upon the tmbers indicated the spot where Grant no.
boes had paused camped and inscribed for the benefit
of the trade at large, estimate of the surrounding
countrys possibilities for graft.
was perfect One solid week with positively nothing to
do! No to call him servant, responsibilities no
regular hours Seven days of green thoughts in green
could do in the circumstances? His mind naturally
turned to poetry. There rather neat thing his
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grandfather had taught him in the days of youth How
did it go?
The philosopher Ng Dong
Learned the languages of snakes and bees and
To these he spoke
With considerable intelligence.
How did he acquire this wisdom?
BY application and industry!
The philosopher Ng Dong
Learned
The contemplation of Ng Dongs exhausting abors
caused drowsy spell to fall upon Bungs brain, even
as had in babyhood Soon fine Celestial snore
TREMENDOUSLY then increased splendid crescendo like
the lett motif running through Symphony of Spring.
TIT, Bo! Gee it's Chink poundin his ear! Wake
IL up Of hophead!" A large but tatered boot showed
Bung so roughly that he rolled log fashion down
the shady slope which he lay.
aHoola Wassa malta you? Who youo Wha' fo'?
You Clay! l clazy Wassa malta now?" jabbered
Bung, scrambling out of Dreamland.
Jaw, key down, Johnny! butcher yawpin'! Want
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-02-17
SHOWN THE COUNTRY
AND ROYALTY TREATED
CONTINUED from page Il

said: We have heard of your
cane, cotton and other staple
propositions, but we would like
to know something about corn,
hogs and alfalfa. Can they be
raised at a profit"
Mr.. L. E. Littell, senior part
ner Of his firm, arose and said
that he could answer that ques-
ton, and had he thought of it he
could have had a man on hand
who purchased a tract from them
some five years ago for the
purposeo of raising corn, hogs and
and alfalfa, and who has done so
well in this line that he has not
as yet been induced to try any
other crop.
Mr.. O. III. Terwilliger w a s
called on and gave an interesting
talk on land titles, which came
in very apropos, as Mr.. TerWilli-
ger is an experienced abstracter
and land title investigator.
Mr.. Lawler concluded the
toasting by saying that they had
in their midst a Doctor, whose
experience in Louisiana, Texas
and Mississippi, enabled him to
speak by the card as to health
conditions, as he had been not
only officially connected with the
Health Board of these States,
but had been sent to Europe to
investigate h h conditions
there by Texas, and hence could
give a comparative statement
that might be ofinterest to west
ern farmers. DR.. Mayor re-
sponded and convinced the Wis
itors that they could carry on
farm operations for t W v e
months in the year with perfect
safety to their health and have
equal If not better health than
where they came from.
The next day the par y
boarded the Southern Pacific
south for Broussard, where they
were shown over the sugar fac
tory and lands of the Billeaud
estate, every member of that
hospitable family vying with
each other in extending every
courtesy, even showing their
books and frankly stating that
the Sc and 100 dollar lands of
the Opelousas country W e e
equal in fertility to the 500 to
$l50 lands around their factory;
that the difference in value was
simply the demand and the prox-
unity of the refinery within haul
ing distance of the cane fields.
The lands of this section are alb
normally low in price, not hav-
ing recovered from the boil wee
vii shock and the recent unprece-
dented freeze, which caught the
inexperienced cane farmers, who
did not windrow in time and in
many instances did not Window
properly, together with the fact
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-02-17

that the yield was about double
of that obtained and hence the
mills and railroads were over
taxed. If every farmer had had
a horse cane mill he could have
worked up his entire surplus
product into battery syrup,
which, even at one-half the usual
price Of SO cents per gallon,
would have given him $50 per
acre, as gross returns.
The practical talk of Hon. M.
Billeaud, lasting one-half an
hour, and the ready answers he
gave the inquiring visitors on
every debate, made a profound
impression on them, coming as it
did from a man of such high
standing who was not interested
in selling lands but in buying,
there being none on the market
in his section. The visitors had
heard of the Billeaud estate be-
fore coming here, and when they
heard Mr.. Billeaud, who is the
head of the concern and an ex-
pert in the planting, growing and
harvesting, besides the manufac-
turing of a highly finished prod
uct, they felt that anything he
might say was absolutely correct,
as he had no interest in misreps
resentation. He caught their
fancies when he said that in the
last analysis, everywhere, in any
line of business, that it was the
man behind the gun. The vis-
itors had the evidence before
their eyes that the Billeauds had
made good, being one of the
highest developed sections of the
State.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-02-17
Proceedings Board Of Alder
men Port Barre.

Regular meeting of the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the
village of Port Barre, La, held
9th of February, 1912. Present:
Mayor Plaeide Robin, Aldermen:
Chas. @. Dejean, J.. @. Leblanc,
Il. I. Landry.
The reading Of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dis
pensed with.
An
To provide a penalty for the in
decent conduct Of persons
within the corporate limits.
Section l. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the village of Port Barre,
La. in regular session convened,
that whoever shall be found
guilty Of indecent conduct shall
on conviction thereof suffer fine
or Imprisonment. The fine not
to be less than So 90 nor less
than 80 days in the village jail,
nor more than $4,000 and i'm
prisonment to be not more than
sixty days in Jail.
Section 2. Be it further or
dained, etc, that this ordinance
shall take effect Immediately
after its adoption.
Adopted Februrry 6, 1912.
Approved February 6, 1912.
Resolved that DR.. o. a. Ber-
wick be employed as Health Of
ficer of the Village Of Port Barre
at an annual salary of fifty dol
lars payable monthly.
Bill of A. Dejean ap-
proved S 800
Bill Of N. Lahaye ap-
proved $500
On motion of Mr.. Leblanc,
seconded and carried, the meet
ing was adjourned.
P. ROBIN, Mayor.
LASSALLE, Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-02-17
Taken In

ssYtile undersigned. 81 his residence on
the Little Tecne, one bay mar about (
years old, white star In forehead, both
hind feet marked white. split In left ear
unbranded. owner car hay same by
proving property and paying costs.
feb5-2t ALEX. WHEATON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31
IA Years Ago Today
From The Herald Thi. Date 5s9s.

Charles +. Hunt and wife returned
over the Santa Fe from Las Cruces to-
day.
Charles Peacock. his father and
Floyd Payne, went to their ranch at
Alamo Alto today
F. B. Houghton, general agent Of the
Santa Fe, in this city, returned home
today from Las Cruces
f. V. Beauchamp and party win
leave Monday over the Sierra Madre
railroad to Casas Grandes.
B. J. Kuhn. commercial agent Of the
Mexican Central, was a passenger on
the sOuthbOund Santa Fe today.
Z. E Shrine, commercial agent OF
the Southern Pacific, was a passenger
on the Santa Fe this morning from
Chicago
Ronald B. Moore, general manager OF
the FL Paso Lapidary company. was a
passenger on the Santa Fe for Las
Cruces today.
Master mechanic. VIM. of the Z. P. &
n. E. who has been sick with grip
for the past few days, was able to be
out yesterday
julius Kruttschnitt, general manager
of the Southern Pacific system, was
met at the depot yesterday by mana
ger Van Week. OF the G. H., and di-
vision superintendent Martin, Of the
same line
The walls Of the new fire department
and city jail on Overland street, are
DeSlnnlng 10 assume some prOpOIJlJn-
The outer layer of stone work is COM
pleted to a height of three feet and the
large frame doors have been placed in
position.
During the year now drawing to a
close FL PasO has been growing rap
idly. New buildings costing large sums
Of money have been erected on every
side Since January 1898, S211s102 has
been invested in new buildings in this
city Most of these structures are resi-
dences.
J. A Eddy and company are eontin-
ually adding to their interests in this
vicinity It is learned that they have
purchased of Baird & Mackay. three
fOurths of their mining claims in the
Jarilla mountains Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy
have returned from the Sacramento
mountains
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31
Peaceable Methods Cheaper and Better


justice Suchpu punishment
shall others that If they
lawful ends they must not violate the law in the attempt to realize them Thus
judge sentencing
principle profit by
all of appeal and all governors who are tempted to be too free with
The certainty punishmy every day
criminals Any verge crime whether
spectacle" banker lawyer
gentleman property
prostitutes women
nd stiia az zs+io1s I'D 10 atb.t 5 aonts +E
civilized This destruction
for revenge obedience any for the deliberate
the he closed shop question These all
approves o practices" public
dynamng
there 60 authenticity recorded assaults them fatal
wahmeu, fOen, striking
their sPathiz Some Of the assants officials of local
shooting throwing stabng cutting beating
entirely additional
TO have occurred during the period Of the conspiracy All this time the magazine
telling,
officials full of crimes Anderson
conspiracy strengthen
against the structural iron WORKERS n and naFe the situation inftey
nnoS but oo n the criminal Of so of tSe sa h
during Re a 5ede that B the & @ @ 59o G f wo5a
their manifest rights through fair honest lawful and pescbe means the mass
generally viii
menace the public peace and are directed against all the people against the state
0y b b bt P P1YSot9 and than
real
/ most a
eff
of
Of
If
rather within of
destruction of life their evil designs
ines
That this element does constitute
mainly with the members Of organized labor themselves They
Geg more than any conference executive public
and to hold the public without
long
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31
SrOingLO.O, Sweet Chariot
By walt Mason.

The water wagons at the gate; it's
waiting for its yearly freight, so let US
take a ride; there's room thereon for one
and all, the rich, the poor, the great,
the small, the seats are good and wide.
Ger stony roads the wagon reels and
nearly busts its poor old wheels, when
on its way it starts; its weary passen-
gers it shakes and fills them all with
grievous aches, and nearly breaks their
hearts. Faint hearted pilgrims leave
their seats and journey back to old re-
treats, the feshPots they esehewed; but
passengers of Steiner stuff endure the
water wagons bluff, its jars and joltings
rude. And when the first few versts are
made, a smoother roads before them
laid, a gentle upward slope; and smooth
er yet the highway grows as on the
water wagon goes, the chariot of hope.
The chargers prance, the drivers kind.
the ruts are soon all left behind, the
skies are blue and fair; the birdlets sing,
and all is well, the passengers rear up
and yell, so glad that they are there.
The water wagons at the gate; so let US
get our nerve on straight, and 90 and
take a ide; the wagon goes to Better
Fame; Redemption is the drivers name,
the steeds are Hope and Pride-COpy-
right, 1912, by George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31
The Year 1912
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author Of Sat Good Old SiwRsh.o

"HE l9l2th year since the world
stopped counting backward and
began to look forward is just
drawing to close and has been COM
pleted on schedule time without any
hitch whatever.
For many centuries the years have
been completed exactly on time. This
is a fine Illustration of the excellence of
the organization of the universe but a
sad reflection on the modern hotel which
cannot get up a 30 place banquet and
serve it before the soup is cold.
The year 1912 was one of the long
366 day models and was successfully ne
gotiated by upwards of I,5OO,OOO,OOO peO-
pie. Upwards of 100000 human beings
retired from the universe during the
year, while about 35,OOO,OOO new
members of society were admitted. This
shows satisfactory growth and should
encourage the building of a large num-
Der of new automobile garages during
the next year.
inadequately heated years of recent
times. The thermometer remained per-
sistently at zero until March Over 1000
theatrical companies were frost butten
before June. Wood fires were comfort
able in July and in November the great
est snow in the history of America fell,
completely burying the largest presi-
dent and the most terrific ex-president
the country has ever had.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31

The year 1912 saw great progress in
many ways. Aviators, office buildings,
the price of gasoline and the cost of liv-
ing reached hitherto untouched attitudes
and automobiles became so cheap that
no man with $500 will be safe hence
forth. 1t was healthy year for kings,
the death rate being very low, but the
most disastrous year on record for the
Republican party, which split with a
loud report in June and has remained
enthusiastically and infexibly in frag-
ments ever since.
In 1912 science discovered that ice
bergs are impervious to steamships even
when rammed at full speed. Andrew
Carnegie got poorer in 1912, but so many
other magnates got richer that the slack
was more than taken up. The art of
murder was considerably improved dur
ing the year in New York and many
well dressed young men achieved fame
by the frank and above-board way in
which they eradicated each other.
The year 1912 not only achieved con-
siderable local fame but win be remem-
bered in history for many thousand
years. 1t viii De one of the dates which
the tired school boy of the year $500
will be required to remember because of
the awakening of China, the putting to
sleep Of Turkey and the surrounding and
capture of the south pole-(C Copyrighted
by George Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31
The Three Wishes
A Short Story.

A n Armenian legend says that if
n you place a Jar under a spring
1 n on New Years eve. it will be
filled with gold coin, and you will
have a wish fulfilled.
On New Years eve three young men
were sitting together on the house of
the governor Of the village of Xautha
They were talking about the old legend
when the son of the priest, Arom asked:
What would you wish Nerses2''
Nerses, the son of the house. laughed,
leaned back in his chair and said:
I would build palace a hundred
times larger and more beautiful than
that of the sultan at STEAMBOAT. The
floors should be covered with the soft
est and cOstliest rugs and gold and
jewels should be everywhere. There 1
would live together with my wife, the
most beautiful woman in all Armenia.
1 would dress her in purple and silk
and give her the most magnificent
horses and carriages. What would you
wish, ArOm %
The condition that wish may be
fulfilled is that it pleases God" saio
ArOm sOlemnly. 4 would build a mag
nificent church on the highest peak in
the village that it might be seen ali
over Armenia. 1t would be full OF
ikons and, above the altar, there
should be a beautiful statue of the Vir-
gin Mary with Christ in her arms, IN
front of which incense should burn
night and day"
And you. Cargo. what would you
wish?' Arom asked the third young
man.
Cargo. the shepherd, was the scape-
goat Of the whole village not only
because he was poor, but also because
he kept to himself for he, who was a
hero when the question Of fighting
bears was concerned was timid and
bashful in the company Of others. He
was silent for a long while, but at last
he spoke:
six years ago the Turks invaded
down. The people have not recovered
from this blow and most of them are
living in the utmost poverty They
saw their husbands, wives and chill
dren killed in front of their eyes and
for six years they have not been known
to smile. If God would make them feel
happy even for moment, 1 too would
be happy"
Arom and Nerses burst out laughing
at this strange wish and after a little
while they all parted.
At midnight each Of the three young
men went to a spring and placed a
jar under It, but when the clock had
finished striking II, Nerses' and
Arom's jars contained nothing but wa
ter.
GarO's jar, however. was filled to
OVERLOOKING with gold coins.
The young shepherd picked up the
jar and went back to the village At
every hut he stopped and threw hand
full Of gold coins through the windows
and when he had no more left he went
home, threw himself on the bundle of
straw which served him for bed and
fell asleep with a smile about his lips.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31

100 typewriter pages and several
would remark TO judge Chester II.
Krum, of St. Louis spokesman for
counsel for the defence:
Judge, you'll have to get a better
objection than that"
That is for the higher court to say"
replied Mr.. Krum.
But that is my judgment" respond
ed judge Anderson.
District attorney Miller in asking the
court to delay action, declared much Of
the petition was junk and that he
fully and eliminate such parts as he
said did not correspond with the rec
Ords. The hearing was in the judges
chambers.
Schwartz Is Released.
Joseph Schwartz, of Chicago who
was arrested during the dynamite con-
spiracy trial on charge of attempting
to obstruct justice by talking to a wit
ness, was released from jail today on
his own recOgniZance, after Judge An
derson had fixed his bail at $1,000. Dis
trict attorney Miller said he would
recommend the release of Fred Zeiss,
the charge of committing perjury while
a witness in the trial
In st. Louis Tonight.
ST. Louis, Mo, Lee. 31-Officials at
the union station were notified today
that the special train with the 80 "dy-
Mantle conspiracy" prisoners and their
guards, who are being taken to tho
will pass through here at 10 o'clock to-
night. They viii be transferred from
the Pennsylvania lines to the Missouri
Pacific.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31
NORTHWEST Is IN
GRIP OF BLIZZARD
Boiler of Rotary Snow FIOR ExpIodes,
killing Two Men-An Avalanche
Wrecks Stalled Train.


Wrecks stalled Train.
Seattle, Wash, Dec SI.-An explo-
sion of the boiler of a rotary snow
pillow on the Great Northern and an
avalanche that wrecked a stalled
freight train laden with imports for
the east on the Chicago. Milwaukee &
Puget Sound railroad complicated con-
ditions in the Cascade mountains.
where the northern rans-cOntinental
railroads are fighting one OF the worst
billiards. OF the last 20 years
OF the five injured members of the
rotary plOW crew two are dead. They
are; C. ". Johnson, brakeman. and c.
D. ReardOn. brakeman, both Of Everett.
Conductor VIM Smith, OF Everett, is in
a serious condition.
The snow in the mountains is II feet
deep on the level and asstiff wind is
The Northern Pacific has opened its
trans continental line
storm Wrecks Masonic Temple.
Cody, WyO-, Dec 31--The worst wind
storm in years tOppled over the SIS.
GOO Masonic temple, Just completed eN-
sounded through the city Only q small
portion of the foundation brick work
vas left standing A workman leaving
the building a moment before the crash
brick The temple was to have been
dedicated Thursday, with much ceFe-
mony, delegates from the wyoming
lodges being invited TO attend
Six Killed by Snow Slide.
Fernie- b c. Dec S1.-Six men were
killed and seven injured, two serious
" when q snow slide came down at the
Coal Creek mines of the Crows Nest
Coal company and carried away a car
penter's shop which the men had Just
entered preparatory to their day'g
work All of the victims lived in this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31

a month or more to discover that
something is wrong and meanwhile
the banker absconds and leaves moth
ing behind. Some of them have paid
editorials in the alien newspapers tell
ing of their great success as bankers.
and recommending themselves as the
best mediums for the transmission of
money to Europe. The superintendent
Of banks for the state of New York
estimates that there Is probably ST.
100000 a year lost to immigrants
through the operations OF immigrant
bankers.
Regulation Imperative.
Based upon its Investigations the
immigration commission declares that
some method of regulating these banks
and Of protecting the depositors seems
imperative. The failure or absconding
of an immigrant banker brings disas-
ter to the one who can least afford it.
and sweeps away the savings of one
who has lived like a dog and endured
the greatest hardships that American
industry requires of human flesh As
to the nature of the security to be ex-
acted of the Immigrant banker the
commission makes no recommendation
The remedy probably will have to
come through state laws rather than by
congressional enactment.
Tomorrow: Immigrant Charity Seek
ers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-31
GUARDS SURROUND
ROCKEFELLER HOME
Deputies Are Prepared for Indefinite
Siege to Get Millionaire Before
Money Trust Inquiry

New York n. Y. Dec. 31-Both the
country estate. of VIM Rockefeller at
Tarrytown and his Fifth avenue resi-
his two daughters Mrs. D. H. McAlpin
and Mrs NJ II. Dodge, were still sur
rounded by detectives today ready to
trap the oil millionaire and serve him
with a subpoena demanding his presence
before the PujO money trust investigat-
ing committee.
Sergeant at arms Riddell, of the
house, who is personally in command
of the forces, believes Mr.. Rockefeller
viii be served before another a hours
For weeks he has been sought in vain.
Every person entering or leaving the
residences is being subjected to the
closest scrutiny; every exit is guarded,
and the guards said today that they
were prepared for an indefinite siege.