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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29
MORALITY OF THE elephant
He Makes q Cate Paw Of Boys Hand
to Steal the Unhusked
Rice.

Singular as 1t may seem, elephants
which have associated with men en-
terrain the notion that, under special
circumstances, they are not responsi-
BILE II they utilize another to commit
an illegal act. The following is an in
stance Of this elephantine morality:
A man in Rangoon bought three
young elephants to send to England
They were tame and playful, but cum
ming. Knowing that It was wrong to
steal paddy (unhusked rice)-the idea
had doubtless been impressed upon
them by punishment for stealing
they would not touch It themselves.
But II q boy went to see them, he
would be seized by one, the little
trunk would be coiled around his arm,
and he would be led to where the
paddy was kept in bags.
The elephant would make a cats
paw Of the boys hand to take up a
handful Of paddy. Then, letting CO.
he would turn up the end Of his trunk,
open It, and coaxingly invite the boy
to drop in the paddy.
Should the boy, however, put 1t
back in the bag, his arm would again
be seized by tho trunk. and his hand
would be again inserted into the paddy
bag.
The boy, anxious to be released
would usually drop the paddy into the
trunk. and the elephant would blow
the rice into his mouth. After re-
peating the operation several times
the elephant would scamper on, feel
ing that he had got the paddy with
out stealing it.-Harper's Weekly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29
Enuland's Oldest Newspaper.

Besides being the governments best
journalistic property, the London Ca
sette is also the oldest existing Eng
Dish newspaper. II published its first
aumber in 1856. In that troubled year
he court was at Oxford on account Of
The plague and the paper bore the
lame Of the Oxford Gazette in conse-
2uence, not changing to its present
title until the twenty-fourth number.
We can get some idea Of the cost Of
running Il from the statement Of one
Il its rivals that the rivals charge for
entertaining spies for information"
Eas $500 n ths nrHt year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29
SOME FACTS ABOUT SLEEP
Caused by a Withdrawal Of Blood
From tho Brain, Says Modern
Physiology.

All the organs of life rest in some
way or other. The heart has an in
terval OF rest between each combined
act Of contraction and expansion and
the beginning Of a fresh act. Be
tween each expiration Of tho lungs
and the succeeding inspiration there
is a, period of repose. Psychologists
have calculated that the heart re-
poses during about one-fourth Of the
time.
Certain Of the other organs suspend
their activity In part during sleep.
Old psychologists supposed that sleep
was caused by the pressure Of the
blood on the brain. But modern
physiology, with tendency to regard
the brain as the origin of all force
and of all functions Of the body, in
clines to the view that sleep is
caused by withdrawal Of blood from
the brain.
AS a rule, the larger the brain the
more sleep It requires. Webster went
to bed at nine o'clock and rose at
i've. General Grant used to say, dur
ing his campaigns, II can do moth
ing without nine hours Sleep"
A curious trait has marked men Of
large brain-that Of sleeping at will.
Bonaparte used to throw himself on
the ground and 90 to sleep within
a space Of two minutes. Pitt was a
sound sleeper, and slept night after
night in the house Of commons while
his colleagues watched the debate
and reused him when 1t was neces-
sary that he should speak.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29
Knsw !. was an Idle Threat.

"Then," he cried trsgically, then
you reject met And for my hated
rival2" - - -. - e. e.. 30
YEP. she answered, coldly, but. col,
1oQulally.. "Yep 70 both questions"
''-"Hat' ThVn'1 owe the fellow a
Rrudge. 4. LhaVO- long owed him $40
And now I win pay both debts at once
and he win fall deadl"
nghtlnghls cigarette at the hall gas
Set, he depsrted with 4 mocking laugh.
But the beautiful girl was not alarm
cd. She knew he could never carry
out his dsVillsh scheme. For she
knew that he never had $40 At once in
bic whole ne.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29

The small boy swallowed appre-
ciatively. "still, you had It." he
said philosophically. THAT wasn't 80
awful bad. Did you get chocolute an
car'mels and lemon sticks?"
"oh, all kinds" the janitor said,
loftily. II was sicker'n you ever
dreamed of being. l tell you! It kind
Of soured me on that fairy an gave
him the cold shoulder after that, but
It didn't matter because right away
the prettiest fairy ever saw began
coming out Of rose bush that
"oh, tell me all about it!"' de-
manded the small boy ecstatically.
''Will-ie-ie-ie!" came down from the
back porch Of one Of the fats.
There's your mother now" said
Mike. "And anyhow-the magic fre's
all burned out!"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29
oUEEREsT PRISON IN WORLD
Arizona County jail 10 Blasted Out Of
Q Mountain Of Solid Quartz
Rock,

When the authorities Of Graham
county, Arizona, decided to look about
Tor q place in which to confine crimi-
nails, they found a natural depression
in the side Of hill. This was enlarged
Into what might be called an artificial
cave, divided into four compartments.
The cave was excavated parallel to the
side Of the mountain In which 1t was
made, and daylight admitted by holes
blown out Of the wall with explosives,
the windows being guarded by net
work OF heavy steel bars. The en-
trance to the depression was also
closed in the same manner, and a
vestibule or porch Of masonry built
out from It to provide quarters for the
sheriff and his assistants. This vesti-
bule is also divided into compart-
ments. which are connected by gates
of steel bars. The only way OF enter
Ing the prison is through the vestibule
OF masonry, and in order to escape
the inmates would have to cut their
way through CHEoe boSo VI OeAo
are an inch in thickness, as the win
dows are so high up above the rock
forming the floor Of the cells that they
could not reach them. 1t is necessary
however, to have very secure place,
az the criminals in this part Of the
country are Of q most desperate class,
and the inmates frequently include
murderers and highwaymen. The
mountain which has thus been turned
into q prison Is composed OF solid
quartz rock, and the excavation was
made principally By the use OF explo-
sives. The jail is located in the town
of Clifton, the county seat.-Wide
World Magazine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29
A. Nice point;

Every student Of history knows
that our Christmas customs are q de-
velopment Of Roman saturnhlia."
"0h, surely not ALI"
Il think So"
No. mol There's no reason 10 Bup-
pose, for instance, that the Romans
we're all the time being hunchod 70
do their saturnaiian ahopping eoEly.-
Puck.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-29

1.-THE Dimdummeries," explained the
janitor, sis a flourishing society IN
the Ould country that has communica-
shuns with ghosts an fairies-an'-s-
an sperits in general. Whenever q
Dimdummery wants to talk to fairy
all he has to do is build magic bon
fire on a spot hit by the light OF the
full moon for Ave minutes on
Chuesday night. That's very I'M
portant. picking out the right spot.
And lay the first sticks pointing to-
ward the north"
The small boy peered at the base OF
the bonfire, but the janitor sighed.
"They amt any spots that the light
of the moon hits on a Chuesday night
in this neighborhood." he mourned.
THAT is, ixcipt some that is occupied
by buildings and otherwise engaged.
But say the magic words over my
fires and pretind it's glade I'm In
and that there are fairies peeking
out"
did you-did you ever truly see q
fairy, Mixer" the small boy almost
whispered.
The janitor laughed condescending-
". did l liver see a fairy now!" he
repeated. scornfully. well, listen to
that! Amt l telling you how was
the chief of the Dimdummeries and
what for would they. be making me
chief If I couldn't see more fairies
than any other man in the county?
There was one fairy who-look out,
you'll be in the fire, now!-who used
to pop up just as sociable an smoke
a pipe with me livery time lit a IRE
for him! Vance he said: Mike, I
like you-you're a fine lad, an you
may have two understanding you
ask shall be granted!"
'T know what I'd have asked fort"
breathed the small boy. "An airship
an"
"Airship!" Mike repeated in dis
gust. THAT shows your needless dis
posishun! A real sensible person
would have asked for a wagon load
of money, wouldn't he? An then he
could-a got a feet Of balloons an
everything"
"Oh, OF course!" agreed the small
boy, much embarrassed. "Of course
he would! But what did you do with
all your money, Mike? II l was as
rich as that / wouldn't work"
The janitor coughed and was very
busy stirring The fire. What did !
do with IT," he repeated, scowling
horribly. I'll tell yer-much as I
hate to do It. l stuffed 1t into old
stockings. av coorse. and TUX q board
of the wall and chucked 'em into the
cavity. They was banknotes-an' the
rats and mice ate 'em up. should
have wished for a bank that cudn't
fail, for my second wish, an then I'd
have been a rich man today. Instead
Of wishing as l did for-for-"
For what?" demanded the small
boy.
Candy" confessed the janitor, sor-
rowfully. IL couldn't think Of any
thing l wanted SO much as plenty Of
candy and I got It and ate It all up
and that was the end Of I'll"
The small boy swallowed appre-
ciatively. "Still, you had IT," he
,,tS nkttoennhfooliv ttThof Vlrna0t m
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-23

Patrcnize home industry and
upon Hollv's growth and pros
perity. 1t may be a personal
motive but it is a far-sighted one.
Every family that moves into
own helps us and it helps you.
Holly from forging ahead. And
in value with the growth of the
section in which you live.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-23
Guarding an lmprsssIen.

] Guarding an Impression.
why doesn't that Partisan play.
wright accept those chalIsngesf" :" Hes
IN prsdicamsnt. He 10 . tragic au-
thor and can't Afford to let the pub
lice see him In anything - funny - .
French duel"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-23
Weman - Jail osvsrns..


NM. Jenny Porchet, Who hao
charge Of the prison 1t Aigle, In he
Canton Of vaud, France, 10 now 50
yeaEs Of aSe. and 81 years ago she
narEisd the then prison governor.
AZ his death ths authorities advss.
tiss1 Tor . SUCCESSOR. and among the
applicants was his widow. who had
nanaged the prison during her hus.
oeAd's long fitness Another point IN
hse favor was her physique. In height
she wants only an inch Of six fest,
- possesses the muscles Of . wres-
81. The prison commission doubted
- Atnsss. but when she offered to
~ her strength against the most
te0trful gendarms. al doubts sub
sa4s4. The prison Il said to b the
be1e managed In Switzerland.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-23

Do not keep your politeness to
put on with your good clothes,
because if you do, you will surely
plainly show that it is not natur-,
al. Cultivate politeness. not only
for what outsiders will say. but
because it is the right thing to
do, one Of your many talents to
make good use Of, and anything
that improves, always increases
good opinion of the world.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-23
In tiss ossd on. ps,a.

OF course. the old-fAshionsd bslls
may have walked barefoot hallway to
church to keep from spoiling her Sun.
day shoes. but she didn't put her coli.
fufe In the bureau drawer when she
went to bsA.-Galvsstoa News.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-23
u,srs,s ~ Rub.

Thoro1o eho Rub.
WAy = It that you are 70 strong.
y opposed TO extending to women the
siSA& b voter" .s]l
ny vile has become suhragetts."
Well what of III Do you find that
shs nsglects the children or that she
isnt paying enough attention to the
business Of running the house?"
mo. its not that. She's become 70
NAMED well informed on public mat
ters that ! have to ksep busy reading
Al the time in order to prevent her
from finding out my ignorance co..
eefaing such things."-Juage.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-23
Value Of R.p.tatlen.

Reputation Il in itself only . farth.
ing candle, Of uncertain flame, and
easily blown out. but It II the light
BY which the world looks for and
finds merit-Lowsll.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
PREPARE FOR
BIG MOOSE
MEETING

CHICAGO, July 31.--Prepar-
ations for the notional progressive
convention which assemblies here
at noon next Monday to nominate
a national ticket are complete. 1t
was believed today that an even
ing session would be held the first
day to effect permanent organi-
cation.
Former United States Senator
Beveridge of Indiana who will act
as temporary chairman will deliv-
er the keynote speech of the con-
vention. He left Indianapolis
today for Oyster Bay to get Col.
RoOsevelt's stamp of approval to
his address.
Delegates to the convention are
already arriving. The sole topic
of conversation is the possibility
of a southern man being named
as Colonel Roosevet's running
mate. Governor Johnson of Cali
fornia is also mentioned as a
possibility for the place.
After three hours here Tues
day with Colonel Roosevelt, Sem
ator Joseph M. Dixon of Montana,
who directed Roosevelt's cam
paign for the republican presiden-
tial nomination, announced that
John A. Park, New Orleans
democrat, had been selected for
permanent chairman of the Bull
Moose" convention, which meets
in Chicago at noon Monday.
Comptroller William A. Prem
dergast of New York will NOM
mate Colonel Roosevelt and the
seconding speeches will be made
by Governor Johnson of Califor-
mia, Judge Ben Lindsey of Den
yer and former Governor Garvin
of Rhode Island.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
BOTH CANDIDATES ARE
FOR THOSE BIG SURPRISES

SEAGIRT, N. j.. July 81. -
Governor Woodrow Wilson, DEM
ocratic presidential nominee, ridi-
culed today published reports
that he had applied for memper-
ship in the Manhattan club OF
New York City and withdrew his
name when he learned that
friends of James Smith, jr., plan
ned to blackball his application.
Wilson denied that he had APP
piled for membership. T
Smith and Wilson are bitter
political enemies, Smith never
having forgiven Wilson for nis
efforts in behalf of Senator Mar
tin when Smith was candidate
for the senatorial nomination.
Smith attributed his defeat 70
Wilson's activities.
1t was reported here today that
Governor Wilson favors two vice
chairmen of the national demo-
cratic committee and that WITH
lam McAdoo of New York and
Senator Gore of Oklahoma would
be named. All arrangements
were completed today for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
BARROW WINS
ON WITNESS
STAND

HALL OF RECORDS, Los An
geles, July 31.-Clarence barrow
on the witness stand yesterday
went over the case of the state
from the beginning, denying in
detail every charge brought by
the prosecution. barrow explain
ed many points which the state
brought out by witnesses. Rog-
ers gradually led the defendant
over the ground and up to the day
the name of the prospective juror,
George N. Lockwood was drawn
from the box.
In regard to the Balm case,
Rogers asked: "What did Balm
say in regard to his qualifications
as a Mcnamara juror when you
Intercepted him in court and
why did you retain him as jur-
orr"
HE said he was a workingman
and would stand by his convic-
lions. He was an old man and
l have found in my experience
that old men are more charitable.
Robert F. Balm is the regular
Mcnamara juror whom barrow
is also alleged to have bribed.
|. Ibid Franklin even tell you he
had given Balm or his wife mon
ey?" asked Rogers.
mo conversation of that kind
ever took place."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
J. P. Morgan's Daughter
Is Preaching In Paris

PARIS, July 31.-Miss Anne
Morgan, daughter of ]. Pierpont
Morgan, has suspended her artis-
tic receptions. ~
Miss Morgan has retired, so to
speak, in order to open a cam
paign of Christianity at Mont
martre. Last Sunday evening she
delivered the opening sermon of
her mission under the auspices of
the British-American Young
Women's Christian Association.
This organization, founded by
Mrs. Whitney Hoff of Detroit,
wife of John Jacob Huff, the Par
is representative of the Standard
OIL company, is In the Rue Ballu.
far up the heights of the unholy
mount.
Where Miss Morgan preached
Is within a stones throw of the
Rat Mort. the Moulin Rouge, the
Abbaye and the optical illusion.
known as Heaven, He'll and Pur-
gatory. 1t is not positively stated
that she means to convert the
habitues of these places from the
error of their ways. but 1t is
known that she draws people
away from them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
PORT DISTRICT VOTE IN THE CITY

The port district scheme is de-
feated.'
Tacoma as a municipality will
now go ahead and plan to take
over the N. p. holdings and de-
yelop great ocean docks and an in
dustrial center on the tideflats in
the heart of the city and the tide
flat schemes beyond the Puyallup
river will be left for the activities
of private development.
Only IA per cent of the vote of
the city came out.
Several automobiles were press
ed into service and by tremendous
efforts the city was carried by the
port commission men by hauling
voters, many of them women, to
the polls, but the country swamp
ed the proposition. 1t will be lost
by probably 1000 votes. With
half the precincts in, including
the city, the majority against 1T
was nearly 400, and the country
precincts were going down the line
against it about three to one.
The First, Second, Third, Sew
enth and Eighth wards in Tacoma
went for the proposition.
The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
wards, where the workingmen
and little home owners reside
gave the port district bad black
eye.
With SO out of the "a precincts
in the county already heard from
1t was certain at noon that the
port commission plan was de-
cisively defeated by a majority
of nearly 500 votes. These pre-
cincts, including Tacoma, gave
1852 votes for the plan, and L.
129 against.
Many of the outlying districts.
judging from surrounding pre-
cincts already reoprted will add
to the total against the plan.
Thirty-one of the SO reported out
lying precincts voted heavily
against the project. Eatonville,
Gardenville, Ryada Park, Kapow-
sin. Interlake, Milton, Regents
Park, outside of Steilacoom, are
among the few voting for the port
commission and give an intima-
ton of what dlasses favored the
plan. The smelter precinct vot-
ed and on the plan and gave
each candidate for commissioner
5 votes. Practically all of the
fruit, grain and dairy producing
districts voted against the plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
Attorney General Tanner
Scores Bench And Bar

Tanner was speaking in an In
formal discussion on the paper of
b. r. Buxton, prosecuting attor-
ney Of Lewis county, who had
advocated conviction In criminal
cases by 10 in a jury Of IL men.
Tanner approved the change.
His assistant, 9. H. Kelleran,
however, opposed any conviction
unless the verdict was unanimous.
Most OF the prosecutors, includ-
ing ]. L. McMurray of Tacoma,
were for the change to 10 men
verdiots.
Buxton also wanted prosecutors
to have the authority to compel
witnesses to come before him and
give evidence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31

"Of course we don't admit 1t
publicly but we are bound to
recognize the fact among our
seles that the bar and the bench
are coming into disrepute with
the people," said Attorney Gen.
eral A. v. Tanner before the state
prosecuting attorneys association
yesterday afternoon.
at must be admitted that
there is growing disrespect for
both the bar and the bench and
I think one of the main reasons
is the delays and the failures to
get results in criminal cases that
measure up to the ideas Of the
people,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
Reduced McHugh's
Bond to SIS, 900

The city commission held con-
ference with Contractor McHugh
Monday night with reference to
settling with him. 1t develops
that Engineer Rydstrom, who is
Nick -Lawson's especial advisor,
is for cutting McHugh's bill about
$4,000 under the bill as provid-
ed by the resolutions of the coun-
Gil and the estimates of amounts
under the contract.
No agreement was reached but
the commission Tuesday agreed to
reduce McHugh's bond to S15,-
900 and as soon as Engineer Man
ley gets all the slopes on the ditch
figured final settlement will be
made If possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
American Poachers
Cleaning Banks
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
VANCOUVER, B. c., July 81
Disregarding the boats secured by
the governments fishery protec-
ton service for patrolling the
British Columbia shores against
poachers, dozen of American fish
ing vessels are cleaning out the
great salmon and halibut banks off
the west coast of Vancouver is
land, according to advices re-
ceived here from Victoria today.
Having high-powered boats of the
latest construction, the poachers
are easily able to keep out of the
way of the slow patrol boats, 1t is
and the American vessels
fish right up to within half a
nile of the shore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
To Get Free Light

The city will give the school
board light and power for its
parental school at Midland. Sec
Rotary Lister asked 1t Tuesday
and Commissioners Freeland and
Mills were enthusiastic over it. 1t
will cost $500 to install the line
through the county, but the city
will get back 5000 year.
Lawson raised the question
that the city could not sell pow
er outside the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
Pres. Taft May Make Al
Example of Hanford

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 81.
President Taft's refusal to ac-
cept the resignation of United
States Judge G. Fl. Hanford I'M
til he has conferred with the
subcommittee of the house ju-
dietary committee which investt-
gated impeachment charges in Sc
attic against the jurist, has caus-
ed the belief here that he plans
to make Hanford's case an exam
pie, illustrating the theory that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
MRS. BARROW
WEEPS IN COURT

(By United Press Leased Wire
HALL OF RECORDS, LOS AN
GELES, Cal, July 31-Mrs. CLAIR
ence Darrow, who is considerably
younger than her husband, sat In
court during the recital by the
defendant of the closing up of the
famous Mcnamara case. Mrs.
barrow was at the table of the
defense counsel and wept silent
ly during the entire morning ses-
sion. She Is a frail little wom-
an and the strain of the long trial
is breaking down her strength.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
tnEAD THE BooKLEr,

In cases of Rheumatism the
.Sulphurro bath is most essential
form or treatment. All authort-
ties credit the bath with great
healing effects. BY means OF II
Natures germicide and purifier,
Sulphur, Is introduced directly in
to the blood and system. The poi
sons and disease germs are elm
mated from the body, and the pa
tient is restored to health.
Unless you have taken a Sui
phurro bath you cannot appreciate
the fine invisorating feeling It be-
slows upon you. The skin Is
freshened. the pores are cieansed,
and you step out of the bath oom-
piete1y refreshed.
You will understand all about
Suiphurro when you read thu book
let accompanying each bottle (bot-
ties so cents and 81 at all drug
stores), or send direct to the c..
~ G. stewart sulphur Co, ~ Co
lnnbia st., Seattle. wash. for a
Nee booklet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-31
THREATEN To
LYNCH GIRLS
ASSA|LANT
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By UnIteu TresS LeaSeu WIre.J
SANTA CRUZ, Cal, July 81
Threats of lynching are being
freely made here today against
an unidentified man & who last
night shot and seriously wounded
Miss Naoma Purner. The bullet
entered just under the nose and
came out through the. cheek. The
man, whose name is unknown,
shot Miss Purner when she re-
fused to lacceIG a bouquet of
American beauty roses. He at
tempted suicide, but was dis
armed and Jailed. Miss Purner
will recover.