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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

loaf in hammock. The man who ac- complished 1t, if he survived, would deserve the Victoria Cross.
 Yet it would be hard to name any thing in fiction moro thrilling than Sir Garnet Wolseley's story of the Ashanti campaign. as told in the blue book library, or the account of Kit chener's handling of the Fashoda sitn- alton in the Upper Nile country. Soon, too. there Is likely to be a blue book on the dramatic pursuit and capture of James Wood Rogers, the American ivory hunter, by a British punitive ex- petition in central Africa, a story from real life that equals the most exciting chapters of Haggard's African tales, and few weeks pass by without bring ing some queer records between these dull blue covers.
 The stories of the cases that cor, before the judicial committee of ty privy council alone would make a pts turesque volume. This great court c appeal for the whole empire settler disputes between rival gods with the. same imperturbability that 1t brings to squabbles over tied public. houses and rival telegraph companies" and It's appellants include all sorts and con ditions of men from opulent native rulers to needy widows and orphans. The court recently had to settle a case feBhrulnS lne custody or an oOO-year- old Indian idol, which was supposed to partake of Il meals a day and enjoyed an income of s7000 a year. The blue book published fin connection with the case contained some terribly funny re- ports couched in choice Babu by the native whom the local courts appoint ed custodian of the idol and also de- scribed how the attendant priests de- eoyed pilgrims into the inner shrine of the temple where the image dwelt and there despoiled them of their nose rings and any loose change they hap pencd to have about them. &
 recent blue book, too, this time ombodying the report of the British governor of Papua gave a picturesque account of that one-time cannibal land, where there is keen rivaly for the iob of policeman at s250 year, where wives are paid for in pigs, and where the feet of corpses are pointed toward village after village in the neighbor- hood until a sign" is elcited which is supposed to indicate the dwelling place of the person who has slain the deceased by "witehcraft"
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Another treasure buried on Cocos is said to have been left there by William Dampier, who blockaded Panama In 1884 and took during the year following a big treasure ship which was coming north from Peru, intending to send its silver and gold on horses across the isthmus to Porto Belo and thence to Spain. Dampier 1t Is alleged, buried six boatloads of silver on Cocos and made several trips there after that with similar freight.
 There Is third story which says that In 1921, during the revolution when the Central American colonies broke away from Spain, the native Spaniards living here in Costa Rica loaded a schooner with gold, gems and silver plate and sent 1t to Cocos to. be kept there until the troubles were over. They gave the treas ures over into the hands of six men, each of whom had chart of the exact place where the stuff was buried. One of these men was killed during the revo- lution and two others died from natural causes before it was over. When peace was restored the remaining three started for Cocos to bring back the wealth. but their boat was driven on the rocks of the island and all on board perished. That was about 1880.
 Hunting the Treasure
 These facts have long been current in this part of the world and many people believe that the above named treasures still exist there. The government of Costa Rica has given a number of per- mits to parties to hunt for them, and not long ago a squad of soldiers and scien- tist in charge of the Costa Rican gov- ernment survey went to Coeos accom- panied by Colorado man who claimed that he could hold stick in his hand and that it would turn over and point down when he passed over gold. I have seen men looking for water in the noun tains of Virginia using the forked limb of a peach or apple tree in much the
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ters are searched over for pearls. the shells being cleaned and sold to make but tons, knife handles and other such things in which mother of pearl is employed. 1 am told that the shells found are worth about as much as the pearls and that they are the sure part of the profit. The divers may work for days without hnd- ing d pearl, but the shells always sell, and it is on that account that the pus- ness Is profitable. In talking with one of the dealers here I asked him whether it was true that pearls could be made by putting a grain of sand Inside an oys- ter so that 1t irritated its flesh and naue it seorete the solution which composes the pearl He replied that he had no faith in the theory and that he had found pearls of considerable size in very young oysters and that there was no rule as to just where they were, Said he;
 "A pearl If like an onion. It is made of series of coats and you can grind off the outside one to find those wi5hin intact. As q rule the pearls now found are small and not of great value, al- though there is no telling when fine ones may be discovered.
 A Pearl as Big as an Egg
 I am told that the Pearl Islands have been fished for pearls for almost 300 years. and that pearl fishing is carried on all along this coast from southern California 10 MeNlCo. Ire plack pealis Ol lnt ifult of Lower California have been expor' e1 since the days of Cortez, and more thaa 1900 ounces were shipped Go Spain in one year. That was in 1715. About two years ago a diver found a pearl as big as a partridge egg, and 1t was sent to Paris, where it sold for 5000. That pearl was of light steel color, but greenish black at the base.
 On the other side of the isthmus pearls have been found off the coast of South America. It is said that Venezuela is pro- ducing something like $6o0.000 worth every year It is that region which is called the Gulf of Pearls.' and 1t was from near there on the Island of Marserita, that q pearl of 250 carats was taken in 1579 That pearl was worth perhaps s5o,- 000 1t became the property of the King Of Spain Another gem which adorns the Spanish crown came from the waters of Mexico. It weighs 400 grains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

London, November 2-(Special.)- John Bulls blue book factory is going to move It is case of got to. John Bull has been publishing blue books" which is the name given to all gov erpment reports in this country, though some of them are white and others red flor over 150 years now, and in that time he has issued nearly 100000 of them. The complete collection of blue books which is housed in MT. Bulls factory weighs over 2000 tons, so .- was stated the other day by the blue book maker-in- chief, who added that this weight is far too heavy burden for the walls and floors of the rather rickety old eighteenth century build ing where the blue bookmaking in- dustry has been carried on for just short of a century.
 This building, which is known off cially as his majesty's stationery office, is in Princes street. Westminster, Just one American block from the famous Abbey, and it looks every day of it's age. few years ago., pillars were put in to strengthen it, but 2000 tons Of hard facts take a lot of supporting and the denizens of the stationery of flee, who number forty-odd, are living in terror for fear some part of 1t should give way all of a sudden and they be buried under an avalanche of blue books. Lack of space Is another req r son why the stationery office will not Temain--ahem i-stationary-but will move across the Thames after a bit to site near Waterloo station where new home is now being built for it. The new building is being construct- ed on the American principle of con- crete over iron, and will be fully equal to the task of supporting the tremen- dous and constant increasing burden which 1t will be called upon to bear. This will be a relief to the compilers Of blue books, for itis no fun to have a couple of thousand tons of informal tion likely to fall on you at any mo- ment
 It costs John Bull over five million dollars a year to print his blue books, which are probably the dul'est reading on earth There are exceptions. If course. lc, of stories of real life as dramatic as novelist ever inverted hav- fi-g first been told between the covers of these sober reports oe various branches Of the British government, b,it as a general rule the phrase "as dry as a blue book is amply justified
 The one blue book in a thousand that makes good reading is the report of some British commander in Asia or i. Africa on the results of a punitive" or other expedition into an unknown Tor dangerous region: the annual report of one of his majesty's administrators > in odd corners of the emnire--v ho are virtual rulers of the territories for which they are esropsihle--with pie turesque accounts of their duties and of the ways of the natives. or that of one of King Georges consuls-who mostly aren't 10 be comnared with Un- ale sam's when it comes to alertness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
A Queenly Queen
! the Christian Herald.

From the Christian Herald.
 Carmen Sylva, the queen of Rou- mania. had her eyes bandaged for weeks while she laboriousy learned to write Braille. the raised letters for tho tlind. It Is said that not only did her eyes ache, but her right hand as well: hut by the process she became one Of the most helpful friends the blind peo- pie in all the world have ever had. She established a school for them where they are taught music and many in- own livelihood.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
POULTRY DEPAP-T RIENI
Timely Suggestions for Poultry Raisers
By FL PasOans.
By an Ell PasOan for Ell PasOans

Better have drafts of air and particu-
larly at this season that Vitiated air.
Look Out for Parasites.
Finally look out for parasites. Don't
wait to find them, but assume they are
present and fight them from every
standpoint Provide wallows for the
flock, big and little. Grease the heads
and vents and under the wings of the
entire flock every week or two. Spray
the walls and rOOsts and floors of
houses, coop and nests, and fumiSate
with sulphur. Keep this work up all
the summer and fall. We have in Ell
PasO a sand flea which you must look
after particularly. They can be seen
in clusters on the eyelids of grown
stock and premises are hard to rid OF
them. However, by using grease freely,
cleaning up frequently, fumigating and
spraying and saturating perches with
crude petroleum you will finally clean
them up. To a certainty grown stock
will not thrive nor young stock grow
while infested with them or any other
parasitic pests.
At this season of the year males and
females should be separated and kept
apart until next breeding season. The
males will be better for service next
season and the hens will go through
their mOult better and get through
with it quicker. 1t is a great strain
on hen to make an entirely new suit
of feathers and many die in the effort
1t is at this season that the chief losses
in old stock are sustained and to over
come this they must have almost as
close attention as growing stock Par
ticularly must they have plenty of feed
and fresh water and more especially
green food. Get this-the green food
in any way you can, but by all means
get It.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

steaks that we cured up.
Then We can cure up any
sores on earth, whether it be
Of lungs, ears, eyes, livers,
stOmachs, hearts, appen-
dixes, intestines, piles or
any other disease, and that
is how we cured up all these
spinal meningitis cases, and
scarlet fever, and typhoid
fever.
Do you remember the
great specialist, DR.. Jones,
who studied OsteOpathy and
cured 1146 cases with it with
a loss of but one, while he
said with drugs he used to
lose at least 70 to 200 out OF
that number. There is no
question but that the great
French physician, when he
became head of the great
medical school of France,
said: ':Medicine was a hum
bug" and that out of about
400 each year while he was
head of Hotel Dieu, the larg-
est hospital Of France, he
tested it by giving about half
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
TOMBSTONE JOYOUS
IN IT'S CELEBRATION

Tombstone. Ariz, July with the
most beautiful weather imaginable and
everyone in fine fettle. Tombstone en-
jOyed an oldtime fourth of July. The
roar and that was followed by the
small oby with his firecracker- and
his torpedo and at 10 o'clock, with the
band playing on the principal street
of the town, the crowd began to line
the streets and then came the races
races of all kinds-just like you saw
back home in the good old days, pO-
mans race, fat mans races and the
real bUrrO race, girls race Then came
the reading of the Declaration of In
dependence by o. Gibson. This was
followed by Frank W. GOodbOdy. who
was the orator of the day. This was
followed by a male chorus of so voices
in patriotic airs. The big event of the
thousand men, women and children ate
barbecued beef and trimmings and
drank lemonade. BY the time the bar
becue was over the horse races and
bronco busting began and occupied
most of the afternoon.
Charles T. SenSner, a special officer
of the immigration department, has
been in Tombstone the last few days
making a special investigation into the
birth of a Chinese boy, which occurred
in Tombstone April %, 1898 1t ap-
pears from the newspaper records of
the city that such an event did occur
on that date and that a son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Wong Tang Bun. About
the time the boy was years old his
resided there ever since The boy has
grown to manhood and he now seeks
to return to this country and enjoy full
citizenship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
WIN Roosevelt and Bryan Win With Their New Party!
HOW ANY LADY May BE BEAUTIFUL
zo5aaru Fin Wrote Dr. a NJ Co1s the 0sso9a About Her Catan
Also Clara Hoffman the aestgss Troubles and 5tgrs Disease

many years after; being at
that time nearly eighty
years old. 1t always takes
time to make you over and
too many get discouraged,
as OsteOpaths have to make
you feel worse before you
get better. When they bring
the nerves to life the stag
nant blood is irritating to
the restored nerves and
cause it to renew its activity
and throw all. the stagnant
blood out and heal up the
diseased part. If they can
cure these old tubercular
kidneys in Bright's disease,
and strengthen up these old
worn out hearts like they
did in this case and cure up
all these bad catarrhal sores,
it is no wonder they healed
up all these old ulcered
livers and made them over
again and strengthened up
all these weakened parts in
ladies and healed them up,
made them well again as
ever before. For the blood
made everything about you
in the first place and ii
alone can restore you and
cure Won Of any disease. Do
you remember Mr.. Buchan-
ans poor liberated eyes that
no one else could cure, that
resembled bloody beef
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

bread pills or nothing, and
they nearly all got well,
while he lost a large number
Of those he carefully drug
ged according to rules. So
it is the drugs that kill aud
not the diseases in nearly all
cases. As has been demon
strated right here in Ell PasO
by Osteopathy at the DIR. A.
T. Still OsteOpathy Infirm-
ary where 5000 have been
cured and helped of their
various troubles with a loss
of but eight.
Oh, yes, I had forgotten,
will Roosevelt and Bryan
win with their new party?
Well! stop to think about it,
what's the difference? That
don't amount to anything
compared with whether you
are well or not. For if you
don't go to the .Osteopaths
aid get that trouble of yours
cured up, you'll never live to
vote for them, nor enjoy any
Of the blessings It might
bring you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

Magazine" Adult class at 10 a m.
Christian Science.
Christian Science cnurcn, corner corner
Stanton and Montana sunday services
at II a. m First reader, Mrs Mary B.
Gleason; Sunday school at $3.50 a. m
Testimonial meeting Wednesday night
at S o'clock
First Presbyterian church corner
Boulevard and North Stanton street.
Rev. C I. Overstreet. pastor. Morning
worship at IL o'clock; sermon by Rev
Warren ElSing; text, The Brano
Marks of Jesus" Gal. 6:17, Mrs. Paryln
Witte will sing Hope" by Louise
PaicbarGt Sabbatb school at 9:45 a.
m. L. L. Robinson. superintendent
Wednesday evening Bible study az
s o'clock The 18th chapter of John VIII
be the study for next Wednesday
evening.
Trinity Methodist.
Trinity Methodist church, Bouleyard
and Mesa Rev. c. Wesley WebdeLs
pastor. sunday services: sunday
school $3.50 a. m; Epworth League Z
D. m: preaching, 1O:45 a m and pm
At the morning hour the pastor VIII
preach brief sermon on What is II TO
he a Christian?" Following the ser
mon the Lords supper will be admin
iStered. In the evening the young peO-
pie of the church will have charge OF
the service Harry Russ, president OF
the Epworth league, will preside Tins
service will begin It 100 sharp. FRO
gram follows
Prelude. Mrs. Adine I. Owen.
Vesper hymn. choir
Hymn No. $50. congregation.
PRAYER Robin Gould.
Anthem, "Te DeUm" CLIOyd), choir.
Scripture lesson, Miss ErneStlne
hurry.
Solo. selected, Mrs. W. D. Howe.
Address. Mr.. H B. Russ
Male quartet, Messrs. Ballard, Rich
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
new MEMBERS TO
Be GIVEN WELCOME
A Patriotic Sermon to Be
Preached Sunday Night at
Westminster Presbyterian.

At the Westminster Presbyterian
church the services morning and even
ing will be conducted by Rev. John E.
Abbott, the pastor. At II a. m. the
sacrament of the Lords supper will be
observed. The theme of the brief sac
ramentaI address will be In the Pres
ence of Mine Enemies" Christ Our
Passover" by Barnby, Will be chanted
by the choir. At this service the new
members received during the last
quarter will be publicly welcomed.
At p. m the pastor will preach a
patriotic sermon on Our Country
Sunday school at 9;45 a. IN and
Christian Endeavor at Z p m
First Methodist Episcopal
First Methodist Episcopal church,
corner Myrtle avenue and North OchOa
street, three blocks east of the city
hall Charles J. Dickey. pastor. Sun
day services: Sunday school 9;45 a. m;
public worship II Il. m; EpwOrth
League 6:45 p. m; preaching 7;45 p m
The pastor will occupy the pulpit both
morning and evening The sacrament
OF the Lords supper will be admins
tered in the morning
First Christian.
First Christian church, corner OF
Oregon and Franklin, two blocks north
of Hotel Sheldon. Combined services
of church and Sunday school at 1880
a. m Sermon by professor Egbert R.
i -
! Fort Worth. There will be no night
| services at the First Christian church.
dustin Park Christian.
Austin Park Christian church, corner
school at $50 a. m, G. NJ Knox. super
/ intendent. At S o'clock p. m. professor
Egbert +. COckrell, of Texas Christian
I university, Fort Worth, viii preach.
First Baptist.
First Baptist church, corner MaSof-
! fin avenue and Virginia street, J. f.
/ Williams, D. D., pastor. Take Myrtle
/ avenue car to Virginia street and come
! one square south Subject OF the morn
! ing sermon, More Blessed to Give Than
| to Receive" Sunday school $3.50 a. IN. 4;
/ 3. Y. P. L. Sunday p. m, leader, Miss
4 Hall: subject "PauIs First Missionary
! Journey" The ordinance of the Lord 5
| supper at close of the morning sermon.
! Subject of the prayer meeting, The
/ Social Element in Religion
! The monthly meeting Of the Brother
+ hood OF the church Friday evening in
/ the church parlOrs. Short addresses by
/ DR.. Williams. DIT. Wright, r. II. Bishop
/ and c. l. Rogers. y musical program
( will also be rendered and light re-
/ freshments will be served at the close
( of the addresses
st. PauTs Lutheran.
| st. PauHs Lutheran church. service
in public library; enter from the west
/ Sunday school ut 10 a. m; Christian
EndeavOr at o. m; preaching service
at p. m. During the month of July
the morning preaching service will be
omitted. The Sunday school viii be
continued and also the EndeavOr and
the evening preaching service each
Sunday evening Will be held
NJ A. Ritzen will have charge of the
service for sunday evening. Rev. Z. Il
| Combs. pastor.
congregational Church.
COngregat church, Crawford
| theater Rev Miles Hanson. pastor, II
a. m. subject is What Is the Matter
with the Ministry" The sermon is
based on a recent article in the World
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

Mrs. Minnie Lea ScanlOn
was formerly Miss Mccain
NETT, the well known au-
thoress and musician, au-
thor of "My Father Is the
Engineer" and other popu-
lar songs. Her catarrh was
one of the worst we ever
handled, and it is gratifying
to know it stayed cured. We
had that year a great deal
of catarrh in the city and
all we handled who stayed
with us was entirely cured.
While those who were per
suaded to have operations,
etc, were either killed by
blood poison or left with ia
cial paralysis. / remember
one musician, a splendid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
IE YOU ARE A IRLELE SENSITIVE

About the size Of your shoes, many people
can wear shoes one size smaller by shaking
into them Aliens Foot-Ease, the anti
septic powder for the feet. It makes tight
fitting or New Shoes feel easy, and gives
rest and comfort to hot, tired, swollen,
aching feet. Try it today. Sold every
where, 25c. D01't accept aRy substitute.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

ardson, Gillette, Lemen-
OffertOry-
Hymn No SIS. congregation.
Solo Before the Throne OF Glory
CNevin), Matthew Lemen-
why a Missionary Department IN
Lacquer Mrs. Robin Gould.
Quartet Twilight" Mrs Howe,
Misses Schultz, Hughes, Hoffman
DOXOlOgy.
BenedictiOn-
POstlude-
Highland Park Baptist.
Highland Park Baptist church. E. B.
Atwood, pastor Sunday school, 9:4S a.
m; Grandyiew Sunday school. p. m;
B. Up L. GAS D. N. Rev H E. YER
million. state evangelist Of New Mex
leo. conducting revival, preaching sun
DAY morning and evening
Meetings 10 a n and p. m through
the week
Evening services held on tennis court
in the open sir.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

Dear Dr. Collins:

Dear Dr. C0ALs:-
IT wish YOU could know how well ana and Tree
from INV eat8rrh/ AndIve Travelled over all the East
75e7 III catarrhal aFscasses i'm my head when / came
to YOU several years ago md you cured me- and It has
stayed cured ever since. N have Row e1'-5o 'oL--
Paso and live at JOB Wyoming
NTnnie-Lea Scanlon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
highland PARK Baptist. E,

Eastern universities will send repre-
sentatives to study conditions in Ari-
IONA The Carnegie laboratory neal
Tucson is to be Headquarters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

young man, who took a few
treatments and thought Os-
teopathy was too slow and
was scared into an operation
and died in a few days in aw-
full agony with blood poison.
While in other cases facial
paralysis was the result and
their features ruined for life.
While in this case of this mu-
stefan and authoress she is
today not only entirely well
but one of the most beauti-
full ladies Of this city. As
well as many others we have
cured. For you cannot be-
come perfectly well without
becoming beautiful, for per
feet circulation by Oste-
opathy is the secret of it all.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

Dam Dr. collins.

Dear Dr. Collins:
Tfseems almost like miracle what you did IoF
ma at INV ace: INV dropsv and heart troubles nave
entirely disappeared and ann my old self AGAIN eat
mo and working rs hard as ever Yours glaIeIt1-y,
Clara Hoffman
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06
RENE BACHE's BUDGET
TEI0 PAPER MONEY Is JUST
The SIZE PEOPLE WANTED
SMALL-sIZE PAPER MONEY WHICH TREAS
URY IS ABOUT TO ISSUE.

Dollar Bills to Be Only TwO-thirds as Big as Now-Wil
Save the Government $4,000 Year in Paper and
Other Items1New Money Will Have Longer Life
Because It VIII Not Have to Be Folded.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

here to FL Paso she placed
herself under the care of DR..
Ira W. Collins, the OsteO-
path, and was cured of her
troubles, and remained so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-06

Mrs. Clara Hoffman, the
brilliant lecturess, was given
ND to die with heart troubles
and Bright's disease many
years ago. When she came