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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-05

A man 1913 years Old was found
wandering in the woods near Memp-
his. Tenn. IIe had been lost five
! days.
4 stamp-vendins machine is being
tried out in Washington If il oper-
1tes perfectly. it will in time supplant
| the stamp sellers in the pOstoffices
Three army polo teams will COM
pete in matches at Coronado Beach in
January.
Bishop Hoffman of the Reformer
Episcopal Church has just died in
| Philadelphia. He never accepted any
salary from the church, but gave
away thousands from his private
estate to charity.
A board of arbitration has awarded
partial victory in wage raises to
some 10000 engineers employed on
50 railroads.
New York state e is planning to
spend a million dollars on its exhibit
to the Panama Pacific fair if that
amount is needed. Over 100000 has
already been appropriated.
TIE government has announced
that the new issue of Panama. Pacific
Exhibition stamps will be ready on
the first of next year.
A chemical pant nBrooklyn blew
| up, hurt eighteen wOrkmen and did
damage amounting to over $250,O00.
The starch house of the Corn Pro-
ducts Company at Waukegan, ILL.,,
blew ups killed II workmen, injured
q more, and did 100000 worth of
damage.
A friendless girl, who mad become
demented at the groundless thought
that white slavers were after her
pinned a cloth around her reading
Death before dishonor" and hurled
| herself from twenty-story window
in Chicago.
Records show that the Roosevelt
| campaign fund this year amounted to
over $G65,000. OF this amount
angel Perkins contributed $4,000.
The board of arbitration examining
the controversy between the loco.
motive engineers and fifty:twox rail-
roads east of Chicago has made an
award in favor of the engineers and
the most important labor dispute
since the coal strike of 1902 is
ended.
A campaign for laws preventing the
use of profane language and ribald
conduct in public places has been
begun by the Clean Language of
| America League.
Boston is much disturbed by the
increasing adoption of best family"
names by foreign fruit-venders and
| pawnbrokers.
Miss Elizabeth Kite, investigator
for the state department of charities
and corrections, has reported to
Governor Wilson the frequent prac-
tice of trading wives and selling
babes among New Jersey farmers.
A Washington newspaper CORES
pondent in dispute with the son of
the minister from Costa RIGA, knock
ed the latter down and out. The
fight took place on the White House
lawn.
Mrs. o: H. P Belmont was COM
pletely routed in Philadelphia at the
meeting of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, by Miss
Jane. Adams and her western forces.
Mrs. Belmont "bolted." She tried to
dictate. the political activities of suf-
fragists and lost by 10 to l vote.
1t is expected that with the incom-
ing Wilson and a Democratic con-
gress the Commerce Court will be
dropped as the Democrats are against
it,. The judges will be assigned to
Federal circuits.
For the thirty-second time Samuel
Gompers has been elected president
of the American Federation of Labor.
He defeated Max Hayes of Cleveland
by to vote.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-05
WORLDS news CONDENSED


Home and Foreign Dispatches Giving WOTTds News
at Glance
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29

If he takes advantage treacherous-
ly, and you fall Gas God forbid!) l will
face him myself; and when do. there
will be no firing in the air."
| do not remember that we spoke,
save once, while we passed out
through the orchard field where the
big tobacco shed stood Not until we
turned the corner of the great ram
shackle building. which in other and
more prosperous days had been dedi-
Gated to the curing of the leaf, did
we perceive any signs of the presence
of our antagonists. They were stand
ing upon the further side, directly OPP
posite the door, and both bowed slight
ly as we approached. The Captain
came toward us slowly.
1T is to be greatly regretted, gen
tlemen,' he said, with ceremonious po-
likeness, that we have no surgeon
with us. However, neither contestant
has any advantage in this respect.
Lieutenant Cation, may J ask if the ar
engagements as already completed have
proven satisfactory to your princi-
pal?"
Entirely sc"
Then If you will kindly step this
way a moment we will confer as to
certain details"
Brennan was leaning in negligent
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
They May Give Away Their Money
but Never Themselves, Says
G. X. Chesterton.

There are two other odd and rather
important things to be said about
them The first is this: That with
this aristocracy we do not have the
chance of lucky variety in types
which belongs to larger and looser
aristocracies. The moderately rich
include all kinds of people-even
good people Even priests are some
times saints; and even soldiers are
sometimes heroes Some doctors have
really grown wealthy by curing their
patients and not by fattering them;
some brewers have been known to
sell beer But among the very rich
you will never find a really generous
man, even by accident They may
give their money away, but they will
never give themselves away; they are
egotistic, secretive, dry IS old bones.
To be- smart enough to get all i that
money, you must be dull enough to
Lastly. the most serious point about
them is this: That the new miser is
fiattered for his meanness and the
old one never was 1t was never
called self-deniai in the old miser that
he lived on beans 1t is called self
denial In the new millionaire If he
lives on beans. A man like Dancer
was. never praise as Christian
saint for going in rags. man like
Rockefeller is praised as sort of
pagan stole for his early rising or his
unassuming dresj. His simple"
meals. his simple" clothes. his
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29

affect our future relationship This
was the thought that swayed and mas
tered me. l had pledged myself to
avoid him, and indeed had used every
means possible to that end. The time
was none too long, yet my mind once
thoroughly settled as to my duty to
her, became calm again, and conf
dent in the outcome. When Cation
entered, flushed and visibly excited
from what had evidently proven an ac-
rimonious controversy. | greeted him
with smile.
you appear to have experienced diff
ficulties in regard to Details" l said
curiously.
There was much unnecessary talk"
he admitted, ''but matters have been
at last arranged to the satisfaction of
all concerned You are to meet at
once, in the rear of the big tobacco
shed, spot entirely removed from OBJ
servation. | have been compelled to
accept pistols as the weapons, as we
have nothing else here at all suitable
for the purpose-cavalry sabers being
far too cumbersome. Lieutenant Starr
chances to possess two derringers ex-
actly alike. which we have mutually
agreed upon hope this is satisfac-
tory to you, Wagner"
II am not precisely an expert. but
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29

that does not greatly matter. Who acts
for ,Brennan?"
Captain Moorehouse, rather against
his will, / think"
Very well, Cation; ] am perfectly
satisfied, and am, indeed, greatly
Obliged to you; yet before we go out
desire to speak word or two with
the utmost frankness." l stood facing
him. my hand resting lightly upon
the writing table, my eyes reading his
expressive face. AS my second wish
you to comprehend fully my actions,
and the motives that inspire them. If
they are in any way unsatisfactory to
your mind you may feel at perfect lib
erty to withhold your services. am
now, and always have been, opposed
to dueling; believe it wrong in prin-
ciple, and travesty upon justice; but
it is custom of the South, require
ment among officers Of our army, and
after what has just occurred between
Major Brennan and myself / cannot
honorably refuse any longer to go out.
Major Brennan has deliberately placed
me in position where l cannot avoid
meeting him without losing all stand
ing in my corps. sought to escape.
but was prevented by accident; now
L simply yield to the inevitable.
feel confident you will not misconstrue
these words; you surely know me suf-
ficiently we'll so as not to attribute
them to cowardice. shall face him ex-
actly in accordance with your ar
rangements, asking nothing upon my
part, yielding him every satisfaction
he can possibly desire-but shall
fire in the air.
He stared at me incredulously, his
face perfect picture of amazement
But, Wayne he stammered, ARE you
aware that Major Brennan is an ex-
pert with the pistol? that he holds the
Sixth Corps trophy? Do you realize
that he goes out deliberately intending
to kill your"
Il was not posted as to the first fact
you mention, but have never enter
tanned the slightest doubt as to the
other However, they do not in the
least affect my decision. Yet do not
desire you TO suppose that am at all
uuixotic in this-there' is a personal
reason why / am perfectly willing to
risk my life rather than injure Major
Brennan"
His troubled eyes studied me intent
ly, and then his face suddenly bright
ened with new thought Wayne"
he asked. placing his hand upon my
arm Familiarity, lis it Mrs. Brennan?"
For an instant hesitated, but his
manly, honest countenance treasured
me- Between. us only, it isl | an
swered gravely; sbut not the slightest
blame attaches to her..
# do not wholly understand" he
said at last, yet de not doubt you
may be perfectly right lin your de-
cision +" He 'exte6ded his hand in
pulsively. Il know you to be good
soldier and true gentleman; | will
stand by you. Wayne. but | pledge this
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
GOOD PLAN FOR
SELF-CLOSING GATE
IIIustrat ions and Detailed Ins
structions for the Construc.
tiou of a Convenient J
Entrance.

Here is good plan for a self-clos-
ing gate, writes E. J. Wehrlin, in the
Orange Judd Farmer. The upright
piece at the hinge end of the gate is
made higher than the post it swings
on. A crossbar is driven tightly
through a hole, at right angles with
the gate Make the crossbar 2 feet
long or over and run wires from the
ends of the crossbar to a point 2 feet
from the crossbar and continue by a
single wire for 1 foot.
A spiral spring from a mower
binder is here attached and a wire
is connected with this spring and run
to the second post of the fence. Thig
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
TO DOMESTICATE
THE BURBERRY
Plantation IN Operation Near
EIIkhart, Ind.s That Has Prov.
en- Productive and Pro-
fitab1e.


Not so many months ago the Depart
ment of agriculture published a bull
letin dealing with the results of ex-
periments on the domestication of the
blueberry. There was question in
the minds of scientists of the bureau
of plant industry, whether BURBERRY
culture could be definitely recon-
mended as an agricultural industry
insofar as the actual money return
was concerned. To obtain this in
formation experimentally would re-
quire many wears. 1t happened. how
ever, that the bulletin has been the
means for the department to obtain
knowledge of the actual existence OF
a blueberry plantation near Elkhart.
Ind, more than 20 years old. This
plantation, which was examined by
officials of the bureau, was establish
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29

attitude against the side of the build
ing, his eyes fastened upon the ground,
the blue smoke of cigar curled laz-
lily above his head. l glanced toward
him, and then sought to amuse myself
watching the queer antics of gray
squirrel on the fence rail beyond. l
felt no desire for further thought, only
an intense anxiety for them to hurry
the preliminaries, and have the affair
settled as speedily as possible. was
aroused by Moorehouses rather nasal
voice.
/. Gentlemen, will you please take
your positions. Major Brennan, you
will stand three PAGES to the right
of that sapling, facing directly south.
Captain Wayne, kindly walk straight
west from the shed door until you
come opposite the Majors position"
/ noted Brennan throw away the
stump of his cigar, and then walked
slowly forward until reached the
point assigned me. My heart was beat
ing fast now, for l fully realized the
probabilities of the next few minutes,
and felt little doubt that serious in
jury, if not death, was to be my por-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
Thackeray's First Poem.

Thackeray's momentous first appear
ance in print was satirical poem.
published In the Western Luminary
during one Of the happy holiday times
which he spent in sDevonshire, when
still scholar at the Charterhouse. A
certain Mr.. Lalor Shell was to have
delivered a speech upon Penendon
Heath, but the crowd refused to hear
him. He had taken the precaution,
however, to send copies of his intend
ed grafton to all the leading journals
before leaving town, and these, of
course, printed it. The judicrous incl
dent inspired Thackeray to write q
little jeu desprit, entitled Irish Mel
ody." telling how Mister She'll" when
the men of Kent began a grevious
shouting" found comfort in rejecting
MY speech is safe in the Times /
wot.
And exc in the Morngne
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29

| blemishes, likewise his pasterns; With
the exception of slight wind puffs, his
common bones are fiat and broad; his
feet are rather small and too narrow
at the heels, causing him to suffer at
one time from contracted heels, ow-
ing partly, no doubt, to poor and care
less shoeing. This defect has been
greatly remedied since have had him
shod under the direction of compe-
tent veterinary.
He has had very little shelled oats,
bran or mill stuff.
Since | have owned him, which is
for the past year, have fed him some
bran and oats, but he still grindS
whole corn well.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29

ed about 1889 on piece of sandy bog
land containing wild burberry plants.
This bog the owner drained, cleared
of brush, and set with wild blueberry
plants of bearing age. The plants were
procured from large swamps in south
ern Michigan. They were set in rows
at a distance of eight feet each way
and were kept clear of all other
growth by shallow cultivation, supple
mented by hand wedding The plan
tation has been productive and profit.
able, the net profits last year being
little more than $3.50 per acre. Fx-
act records for the earlier years are,
not in existence -.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
Very Rich Never Generous

simple" funeral. are all extolled as
If they were creditable him They
are disgraceful to him. exactly as dis
graceful as the latter. and vermin of
the old miser were disgraceful to hin,
To be in rags for charity would be the
condition of a saint; to be in rags
for money was that of filthy old
fool. Precisely in the same way, to
be simple" for charity is the state
ORA saint; to be simple" for money
is that of a filthy old fool OF the two
/ have more respect for the old miser.
gnawing bones in az attic.-G K
Chesterton in LONDON daily News
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
CHAPTER xxxv.


i found the library deserted, and
paced the floor for fully half an hour
before Cation appeared. Stung as
had been by Brennan's harsh, uncall-
editor words, yet shrank from the
thought that must now meet him in
deadly combat 1t was no fear of
personal injury that troubled me; In
deed / do notfrecall giving this the
slightest consideration, for my mind
was altogether concentrated upon what
such meeting must necessarily mean
to Edith Brennan. and how it would
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in Confederate tent
at critical stage Of the Civil War. Gen:
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet. Accompanied py
Sergt Craig an old army scout, Wayne
starts on his mission They get WITHIN
the lines of the enemy and in the dark-
ness Wayne is taken for a Federal OF
hcer and a young lady on horseback rs
given in his charge She is northern
girl and attempts to escape. One OF tne
horses. succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches. while Wayne ana MY
Lady Of the North are left alone. Ihey
seek shelter in hut and entering II IN
the dark a huge mastiff attacks. wayne
The girl shoots the brute Just in time;
The owner of the hut Jed Bungay, and
his wife appear and soon party OF
man claiming to be Red Lowrie, but VINO
proves to be Maj. Brennan. Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes:
and he is brought before Sheridan, VINO
threatens him with death unless he re-.
v y the secret message. Wayne bsleyes
Edith Brennan to be the wife of MAJ,
Brennan. He is rescued by Jed Bungay
VINO starts to reach Gen. Lee, while
wayne in disguise penetrates to the ball
room, beneath which he had been I'M
prlsoned. He is introduced to a MISS
minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed. Edith Brennan recognizing Wayne,
says she will save him. Securing a pass
through the lines they are confronted by
brennan, who is knocked senseless. Then.
bidding Edith adieu, Wayne makes
utSi lot llDerty. lie encounters .bdnsdy,
they reach the Lee camp and are sent
with reinforcements to join Early. In the
battle Of Shenandoah the regiment is
overwhelmed, and Wayne. while in the
hospital, is visited by Edith Brennan.
Wayne and Bungay are sent on scout
ing detail, and arriving at the Minor
place, Wayne meets Miss Minor and Mrs
Bungay. and later Edith appears.
Wayne's detachment is besieged by guer..
rillas. Brennan and his men arrive and
aid in repellng the invaders until res
cuing party Of bluecoats reach the scene.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29

friend, and with full confidence that
am upon the right side in the quar-
rel"
For a moment no one spoke, Bren-
nan biting his mustache to keep back
the words he burst not utter Then
Cation turned to me-
IF you will retire to the library,
Wayne, will arrange this matter with
whoever may represent Major Bren-
nan"
With a slight formal bow to those
present quilted the room.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
(To BE Continued
When Beecher "t,oIIered."

Coming home from the morning
service one Sunday DR.. Beecher threw
himself on lounge and said. in a tone
of deep detection: Il believe that was
the worst sermon ever preached
One of his daughters protested that
she had seldom heard him when he
was more energetic "Oh, yes" was
the impatient reply. When | haven't
anything to say always boiler. The
Outlook
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
Lahorers in South America.

Farm laborers in the South Amerf-
can republic of Argentina receive 81
in gold day and their board during
the busy season. On account Of the
cholera il Italy no emigrants from
that country are now permitted in Ar.
gentina
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
seIf-cIosinq Gate.

thin part of will slide easily through
it. Then saw a, making the groove
IL inches wide and its edges round
ing so the latch will work easily, and
attach to the fence post horizontally
A spiral spring from shade roller
is attached as shown in sketch This
in inexpensive but serviceable. anG
works finely if rightly made. : *
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
Sailing Butter.

The best time to salt butter is be-
fore it is taken from the churn. and
just as it Is gathered in granuies.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-07
The Mirror GaIvanometer.

Some Interesting tales are told CT
Lord Kelvin's discoveries and how the
ideas of them came to his quick mind.
For instance. this is said to have been
the way in which he found the mirror
galvanometer: He was puZZling over
the difficulty OF perfecting the ordinary
telegraphic apparatus used on over
head wires. which was not suited for
the varying cVlrrent passing along ca
bies. The tagging OF the electric cur
rents had the effect of making them
run together into one bottom current,
with surface ripples which correspond
to the separate signals of the message.
The pro blem was how to invent a
means of interpreting clearly and east
ly all the delicate fluctuations. One
day Lord Kelvin's eyeglass fell off and
swung in front of the magnet, reflect
ing it's movements, and instantly the
idea of the mirror suegeSa ed itself. So
a monocle has had a direct effect on
science.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-07
OLD FRENCH COACHES.
The One In Which Henry of Navarro
Was A~ssassinated.

AS regards the history Of coaches in
France. Henry ". was assassinated in
1910. Soon after his death some en-
cravings were published representing
him being murdered in his carriage by
Ravaillac. 1t is from these that we
get a fair idea Of the coaches.
They are simply square boxes. meas.
uring by scale six feet in length by
three and Il half feet in width. On -four
wheels of the same diameter, without
any spring or straps and seating six
persons in all-namely. two with theiI
backs to the horses. two facing them
and two moEe. Il on each side OF the
two boots" at the side. Each vehicle
had a roof resting on light columns and
curtains to draw or to let down.
This agrees we'll with the received
accounts of the incident. according tC
one version of which HENRY rode in an
open carriage. and according to anoth.
er that as soon as the fatal blow was
delivered by the assassin the kings at
tendant who rode with him in the car
riage drew the curtains and. hiding the
king from public view. assured the e II
ragged people that he was only wound
ed.-London Notes and Queries.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-07
Almost Too UGH.

Along the long. lone country road
tramped a nan and his wife. The lat
ter, a tall. gaunt female. was bullying
the meek little partner Of her sorrows
who trudged just ahead Of her with
reluctant steps. Suddenly the woman,
turning. say a bull racing madly down
the road behind them. She quickly
sought refuge in the hedge. but her
companion. conscious only of his woes.
went meekly forward. The bull caught
him up and sent him spinning into a
muddy ditch before it raced forward
on its mad way.
AS the funny looking object crawled
from his watery resting place he saw
his gaunt wife coming toward him.
AT the sight of her what temper he
had in his possession rose.
See, Maria. Tiff you hit me again
like that, you'll make me-er-down-
right mad, so l warn you!'-Exchange.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-06-07
CANALS IN HOLLAND.
Simple Scheme That Keeps Children
From Falling Into Them.

TTOW army INV 'hS'''
The Dutch peasant lives With canals
all about him and reaches his cottage
by way of a drawbridge. Perhaps it
is in the blood Of the Dutch child. says
a writer in London NJ. A. p, not to fall
into q canal. At all events the Dutch
mother never appears to anticipate
such a possibility.
One can imagine the average Eng
lish or American mother trying to
bring up a family in a house surround
ed by canals. She would never have
a moments peace until the children
were in bed. But then the mere sight
of q canal to the English child sug-
gests the delights of a sudden and IN
expected bath.
An Englishman inquired of a Dutch
woman. Does a Dutch child ever by
any chance fall into q canal?"
Yes" she replied, leases have been
known"
Don't you do anything for it," con-
tinued the questioner.
ooh, yes" she answered. 1--WE haul
them out again"
But what / mean it, explained the
Englishman. don't you do anything
to prevent their falling into save
them from falling in again."
Yes" she answered; we spank
them"