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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Have you ever made a combination
picture, It's = splendid way to put
In these long winter evenings. "A
cluster OF babies makes a good sub
ject for the girls. and Football IA
vorites- viii do for the boys The
pictures can be clipped from the
newspapers and the magazines. After
the girls have large collection Of
baby faces the pictures must be neat
" trimmed and pasted on q big sheet
OF paper SO that the effect win be
that OF hundred or more babies
looking out OF a window frame Some
are crying. some are smiling and
some look pert and saucy. II you are
fond OF birds. make a combination
picture OF them. or you can have a
flower garden II you wish Gathering
pictures OF public men Is n. good plan.
too. for It familiarizes oneswith cele-
hrated faces
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Tacoma eets on Tanks.

Tscoms-The Indian Refining com
pany, said to be controlled by the
Rothschilds. has bought seven and
one-half lots at Center and NJ streets
and the city commission has been
asked to grant permit for building
Of six oil tanks immediately. The
permission was given, subject to the
approval Of the fire chief. Between
500. 600 and s75. 900 will be spent
there at this time in establishing the
concern
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
PsopIs Weary of Strife.

Washington, d. C.-Senor MARITIME
y Crespo, the retiring Mexican am
bassador, sailed from New York to re-
sumo is old position as Mexican am
bassador at Vienna Before leaving
Washington. Senior Crespo told Off
cials that he felt confident, from pri-
vate as well as official sdvices, that
the rebellion in Mexico would be ter.
minated probably within a month, and
certainly inside of two months The
people are tired of disorder, and IN
doubtedly developing strong feeling
of patriotic pride
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Town finds Name odious.

Sioux City, Ia--Aceording to dis
patches from Ismay, Mont, the hus-
Ting young town on the Puget Sound
extension of the St. Paul railway. the
residents are contemplating steps to
change the name of the town since the
Titanic disaster and the resultant crit
icism leveled at j. Bruce Ismsy. man.
aging director of the Inflated ship. A
majority of the residents favor sdopt-
ing the name of some man who acted 8
hero's part on the doomed vessel. and
are divided between Astor. Butt,
Smith and Strsus-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Health Is the real woman problem
said physician. recently I haven't
woman patient today. chronic pa
dent. ] mean. who couldn't have Is
capped ne-escaped ne forever. or a.
least until the very last can. II shs had
been trained right physically from her
childhood up What / mean Is that
everything that Is the matter with my
patients Is something supertmposed
By wrong ways OF living and thinking.
It's depressing. isn't II. to consider thu
Ezstef-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
American Inroads Feared.

Berlin-Several leading German au;
tomobile constructors have suggested
to the government that it should in
crease the German tariff on motor
cars The step. they point out. has
become necessary, owing to the grow
ing competition of American machines
which are being imported into the
country in increasing numbers. This
competition also has affected the ex-
ports of German machines to ether
countries Of Europe. where the Amer
lean machine also is making inrosds
into the trade.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Philadelphia A handsome silver
service. gift from the state for
which it was named. was presented 10
the battleship. Idaho Governor Hsw-
ley. of Idaho. made the presentation
speech in the presence of delegation
from the Western state and many ma
val officers with the crew of the
battleship standing at attention. Cap
tain Howard accepted the gift in a
brief address of thanks The silver
service. So pieces in all, was exhibited
during the exercises on a table be-
tween two IL inch guns.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

The chimney corner was a favorite
place for early settlers when they
took their tobacco Buckets were the
chief reliance OF the fire fighters.
When an alarm was cried each citi-
zen grabbed his buckets and ran to
answer it. II he couldn't respond In
an instant he threw his buckets out
his window. and his neighbor picked
them up and carried them along
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
NEWS 6rme
YOUNG
PEOPLE
TESTING THE OPERA GLASSES
Ingenious Manner Of Settling Disputes
Among Boys as to the
maqnffying Power.

At this time OF year. when peopls
go to the theater a good deal. boys
often have disputes az to the magni-
Tying power Of the groxnups' opera
glasses Here Is the way they are
tested.
Pick out some object with a number
Of equally distant lines on 1t. like a
brick wall. the stats on blind. the
rungs OF ladder or the cIapboards
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
90 cltr wen uncox.rsd.

A wei that probably supplied the
sariy inhabitants OF Sydney. N s. W.
With water has been found By work
men engaged IN the demolition Of
premises IN Oxford street The well
has depth o. 50 feet. and contained
~hen opened about IS feet q water
The bricks are hand made and dove
tailed. no mortar being used In pizc-
ng them In position The top Of the
zeIl IS covered with some tronbark
tlahz-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

The number Of stars that can be
seen by sharp eye in our hemisphere
ia about 1000. or 5000 in both hem
ispheres- By the telescope. OF course.
many thousands Of stars are brought
out that are invisible to the naked eye
Using an instrument little more than
two inches wide there have been more
than 10000 stars duly charted In the
northern half OF the heavens alone
It has been estimated by very high
authorities that the total number Wis
ible In the whole celestial vault would
mount up to 10000. 900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

on frame house Hold the glass so
that you look through only one-hah Of
the glass. as shown in the illustration
Nov close the left eye and get the
opera glass focused on your Ines
Holding your gaze steadily on these
lines open your left eye and move
the glass until you see the same lines
with both eyes az once With a little
practice you will get them to over
lap as II you were not looking through
the glass at all
Count how many spaces you see
with your left eye In the single space
hat you see with the eye that lookz
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Yanuis Raidinr in sonora.

Tucson. Ariz- = Reports received
here tell of 6epredations committed al
Toledo. Sonora, last Sunday by the
Yaqui Indians. Three Mexican team
sters and one rancher were killed in 8
raid on a hacienda Quiet was re
ported south of Culiacan. as far IS
Topic, to which point wire commune
cation was restored
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Mexico-Amer-
lean Consul Alger has telegraphed to
Washington for authority to permit
the 400 Chinese residents of this dis
trict to enter the United States The
Chinese were fleeing from the revolu-
ton zone 1t is feared there will be
a repetition of the Torreon massacre,
which the consul is anxious to prevent
if possible The banks of this city.
have forwarded $1,000, 600 to San
Francisco banks for safety.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
BACKACHE
NOT A DISEASE
But a Symptom, a Danger Sig
nal Which Every Woman
Should Heed.

Backache is a symptom Of organic
weakness or arrangement If you have
bsckache don't neglect it To get per
manent relief you must reach the root
of the trouble Read about Mrs Wood
all's experience
Morton's Gap, Kentucky.-'T suffered
two wears with female disorders, my
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Washington. D. C.-Mrs. John d.
Rockefeller, Jr., Mrs Charles W.
Fairbanks. Mrs. Oscar W. Under
wood. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley and
Mrs. Theodore Msrburg have become
members Of the committee of 100 of
the Women's Titanic Memorial. The
memorial will take the form of a per-
manent arch over some avenue of the
capital.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Cow Wrought Much Mischief.

A series Of accidents all on account
OF COW occurred one day not long
ago at Neerim. South Victoria A man
who was driving gig Was upset By
running over q COW. The pony then
boited with the uDturued gig. which
frightened q team Of horses attached
to wagon. and the latter capsized
over log. pinntng underneath IL the
driver. who sustained q fracture OF
he skull
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Daily Glimpse Of Manhattan.

The question OF chief public inter
est Is not whether head walters call
themselves "dining-room supe-intend-
ents" or by any other name. but rath-
er what effect such a change VIII
have upon the amount Of backsheesh
exacted from the hapless diner. VIII
the tip increase as the square OF the
titlef-New York Tribune.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Younostsr Brave Under Operation.

Younoster Brave Under Operation
A remarkable exhibition OF nerve in
a young child was seen the other day
In a Spokane. Wash. hospital. when
6-yearold boy endured his third
operation In one week, without an
anaesthetic- The operation consisted
of the grating Of q piece Of akin two
inches square on his shoulder, &c
cover an open wound. due TO an acct
dent some time ago. when tho lad
while coasting. was caught under q
street car.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

II you want to serve the people II
isn't necessary TO run fer an once.
Work hard, attend TO your Own bust
ness. and pay your bills On the rrst
OF the month Follow that plan and
you will be more popular than any
statesman. and Will have less grief
Emporia Gazette
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Intelligent Ostrich.

an ostrich which recently passed
away at private zoo In Bedfordshire
was found to have eaten seven pounds
Of stones and a bicycle puncture out
fit. 1t Is thought. says London Punch.
that the intelligent creature had tried
to cure an internal cut caused by the
sharp edge of the stones.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

II you cut twigs from the lilac busl
and put them at once in hot water
then later keep them in fresh water
In a sunny window. the twigs viii
soon turn green and show leaf Ions
before the bushes outside are ever
In bud Tho spice bush viii do bet
ter yet for its twigs will bloom IL
water II kent in q sunny window
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
REBELS ARE DEFEATED.
Mexican Garrison. Aided by Police
Drive OFF Insurrectos.


Topic. Mexico-With 220 dead and
more than this number wounded. many
of whom were unable to crawl from
the battlefield, 1000 rebels, under
command Of Manuel Guerrero, have
been completely routed by the garri-
son Of this city. aided by the police OF
the local commsndery.
The battle occurred on Wednesday,
April "a, the rebels appearing on the
hills surrounding Topic on the day
previous and demanding the surrender
of the garrison. which was under CON-
mand of Colonel Martin EspiDosz-
Colonel Espinosa responded to the
messenger of the rebel chief by means
of cannon ball. which killed three
rebels and wounded two.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
All Guided by the VIII.

The will Of each man or woman is
like the compass of ship-where II
points. the ship goes II the needle
directs It to the rocks. there is wreck
and disaster-if TO the open sea. there
Is clear sailing.-Marie Corelli-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

health was very bad
and l had a continual
backache which was
simply awful l could
not stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meals victuals
Without my back
nearly killing me,
and l would have
such dragging sensa-
tons l could hardly
bear it / had sore
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
BILLION HENS AT WORK.
New York City Consumes 400. ooo,-
600 Eggs in One Year.

600 Eggs IN One Year
New York-Some startling figures
as to the appetite of this city have
been gathered by the marketing COM
mittee of the State Food investigating
commission here 1t appears that
each year, New York consumes be-
tween l, 296, 600, 900 and l, 400. 600, 900
eggs, and that before now there have
been put away in cold storage ware
houses of this city no fewer than 3l9,-
800. 900 eggs
Each week the inhabitants of this
city eat more than l, $50, 900 pounds of
butter and in course of the year man.
age to make away with $4,000, 600
pounds
Last year the market for cheese was
considered unusually poor, but in spite
of that fact the amount consumed in
the city was 80. 900. 600 pounds
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Says a woman in her new book: a
hate all menl loathe their habitsi
simply turn from all their pleasures
with shudderl cannot tolerate them
In guise OF either lover. husband or
friend!" Aside from that. however.
we're all right. aren't we?-PhiladeL
phia Inquirer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
prsasIv /, Robbsr,, Ho.rs.

A woodcutter AZ Moisson- In TIA
Forest OF Compeigne. northern France.
.ound a box recently. In the trunk OF
an old cak Opening the box. he
discovered 500 IN sold pieces On ex-
animation the coins. which have been
n the tree trunk for nearly a century.
we're found 70 Be stained with hrnan
blood
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY

for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and GranulatedE yelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart--Soothes Eye Pain Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid. csc,
Soc, s1.00. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, Csc, 81 90. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
NEW RECORDS MADE.
Speed-Fiends Drive Autos Without
Mishap.

mtsnap.
Santa Monica, Cal--One hundred
and seventy-five thousand persons saw
new worlds records established at the
fourth annual Santa Monica automo-
bile races here Teddy Tetzlaff, of
Los Angeles, driving a 90-horsepower
Fiat, won the 303-mile free-for- all
with the phenomenal record of 1880
miles an hour, breaking the previous
mark of 74.63. made last year by Har-
vey Herrick in National on the same
course
In the medium-esr event, Ralph De
Palma, the Italian driver. in Mercer,
set a new record of 69.5i miles an
hour for Isl miles, and in the light
car event George Joermann. of Los
Angeles. driving a Maxwell, placed
the 1O1-mile record for small cars at
61.s6 miles an hour.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
The Eye and Glass

magnifying power In the illustration
II Is four tines Telescopes can be
tested in the same way. II held very
steady.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
3etti6 &4eSa&e H f4esiSd lIDs
True Greatness.

Genuine greatness Is marked BY
simplicity. Observation-Disclosures, self
forgetfulness, a hearty interest IN
others, feeling OF brotherhood Will
the human family.-Channfng
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Aliens Foot-Ease. a powder for the feet It cures
painful swollen. smarting. sweating feet Makes
new shoes easy Sold by all Druggists and She's
Stores Don't accept any substitute. Sampls
FREE Address A. S Olmsted. lie Roy, N. X.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Love and Friendship.

Love was created so that man
might understand woman; friendship,
so that man might understand man"
From Lillyan Shaffner's Love an6
Eriendship.'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Be Warned.

1t isn't safe to put much trust in
man who is good merely because
he expects his goodness to be no
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Bear snarks Erom TeIephone.

1t is possible to ignite by sparks
from a telephone. Hence In all Ger
man gas works the telephone bells are
covered with wire gauze-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

son-in-Law experimenting mother
m-law's funeral)-I suppose-er-
you'vs dug it deep enoushT-By-
stander.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
n He Is UnsuccessfuI.

A woman usually likes to let other
people know that her husband is ION
speaking terms" with prominent men-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Mothers VIII find Mrs winslovss Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for thsir ehildrel
Turing tie tee thing period
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09
Slim Of An.

You are aging little when you nc
longer consider hardship a good Tina
-Atchison Globe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Water IN blring Is adulteration- Glass and wa
Ter make liquid blue costly. Buy Red Cross Bal
Blue. makes clothes whittier than snow
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-09

Doz'e bzy Eater for blzfnz.- LEsesa blse = Al
nost al uzter- By Red Cross Bal hils. TIA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-19

singers and perform when they get good
and ready, but some have a regular
schedule and spout as frequently and ac-
cTstely as a presidential candidate on
the back platform of a special train.
The most famous geyser is "Old Faith
full" which works every little while,
throwing a huge and beautiful stream
of water high enough to make a city
fireman expire from envy. The largest
geyser in the world is the Excelsior,
which gets busy and accomplishes some
thing about as often as the Democratic
partv IN national politics.
1t IS wonderfully inspiring to watcn
a geyser indUstriously spouting vast bill
lows and spires of water from 100 to
400 feet into the air, and those tourists
who travel several thousand miles, pay
ing tribute to the Pullman porters all
the way, always declare that they have
got their moneys worth. Still there
are many who would rather spend the
same amount of money on a sultry little
supper on the Gay White Way. This IS
one Of the things which is the matter
with this eountry.-Copyright by
George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-19
The Christmas Injustice
Daughters Buy For Everyone Else,
Then TrifIes For Mother
and Father.
-By Beatrice Fairfax.
BY Beatrice Fairta,

." HERE are very few girls over 10
these days who do not have their
l. own Christmas spending money.
Those too young to earn money are
given an allowance
When the holidays approach, she
gets out her little store, and no one en-
gagged in the great big shopping game
at this time of the year has a list that
is longer. And few, alas, have purses
that are much flatter.
She is young, and, therefore, has a
long list of friends. After she is older
she will find that many plants she nur-
tured in her garden Of friendship have
proved to be weeds, but IN the hope
fuuness Of youth all look in her eyes
like buds of rare promise
Home Folks Suffer.
Some one must be sacrificed She
cannot buy handsome presents for all
on her list There is only one way left
She must economic on what she gives
her father and mOtheri
They" she says, resting secure in
a love that knows no criticism, will
understand"
So she buys of the best for every so
called friend, and with the few pennies
left gets mother a back comb, or sub
scribes for a magazine for father
which contains the kind Of reading she
most enjoys.
tice so often practiced that daughters
get used to this last penny cOnsidera-
ton for the two who love them the
most anu give these 1LLlE uldhGSAlAL
gifts without regrets or a qualm of
conscience.
Then there is another form of Christ
mas injustice just as inexcusable.
Daughter fOrgets mother or father is
an individual with personal lOngings
and necessities. She regards the one,
or the other or both, as the house"
The parlOr," she says, needs a new
chair 1 will give one to mother and
father for Christmas"
Sacrifice Others.
And there appears in the parlOr a
chair which adds to its attractiveness
for daughters company. 1t is not put
in fathers den where he can sit in it,
or in the corner where mother spends
her few leisure moments. If it were,
then the spirit of Christmas would at
tend such a gift and make Of the least
expensive article the most comfortable
and comforting of its kind. But that
the gift is for "the house" is obvious.
room in urgent need of a new table
cloth, or father as the hall crying for
g new hatrdck IS to make Of Christ
mas a painful joke.
If as daughter argues, the house
really needs new chairs, table linen or
hall furniture, then let her go to her
parents and say:
Let me be the house this year.
Give me a new mattress for the spare
room instead Of that set Of furs
want
Be just. girls and don't try to spread
your spirit of generosity over too large
a surface. If some one must be sacri-
feed in your Christmas buying. don't
let that sacrifice be the best friends
YOU have on earth-yOur father and
your mother
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-19
The Good Provider
By walt Mason.

He brings home hams and fruits and
Jams and YARDS and canned tomatoes,
he brings home peas and beans and
cheese, and sweet and sour potatoes.
He's loaded down when from the Gown
he comes, his pup behind him; you AZ
ways was old Santa Claus" his wife anG
kids remind him. He doesn't fool his
time at pool at billiards or at checkers;
nor does he steer his way for beer or
gin or other wreckers. He doesn't stop
down town to yawp with every chronic
fretter, but hOmeward hikes because he
likes his cheerful fireside better. He
doesn't shake the dice or make a hand
at sledge or euchre; a better plan knows
this wise man to scpend his filthy iucre
He wants to see his household be a place
of peace and pleasure, so to his shack
he carries bac Killings in a bushel meas
Ure. He brings home hats and patent
rats to fix his daughters tresses, he
brings home boots and strong cheronts
and parasols and dresses; he brings home
books and shepherds crooks and New
Orleans molasses, and pie and tart and
works of art, and Browning's "Pippa
Passes" The wolf before his cottage
door long since gave up its growing;
the wife is glad and so IS dad, when win
ter winds are bowling. Copyrighted,
1912, by George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-19
n Years Ago To day
From The Herald This Date 1898.

J. H Cook went TO Las Cruces this
morning
Clarence Way was a passenger on
the northbOund Santa Fe this morn
ing.
". c. HOLSTER. superintendent Of
construction of the White OOaks road,
came in last night
II. W LOOMS, deputy sheriff Of
DOna Ana county, New Mexico, ar
rived on the santa. Fe this morning.
A H Sumner, chief engineer Of the
FL PasO & Northeastern road, went
north this morning to Trinidad. Colo
Tac Knights of Labor viii tender a
rec on this evening to ". W
BIZ. rs, recently elected to the leg
islaturc-
The FL Paso foundry company to
day shipped a carload of machinery
for repairing the Bennett-Stevenson
concentration at Organ, n N.
A party consisting of Robert c
HattOn, r D. Young and DR.. Alexan-
der were passengers on the north
bound Santa Fe for Las Cruces this
morning.
Robert Norton. chief clerk to super
intendent HOLSTER, came in today to
superintend the construction Of the
spur which is to run into the coal and
wood yard Of the FL Paso & NOtheast-
ern railroad on North Stanton street.