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The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Anger causes cold feet. says a Chi cago professor. Evidently preparing to boom the overshoe trade in Chi cago during the convention.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

The latest fashionable dance in Washington is announced as the 'jei- ly wobble." The next one will prob ably be the pickle prance."
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Story tellers in Japan get 20 cents an hour, but fishermen in this country tell stories by the hour, gratis.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

The University of Wisconsin asserts that very few of it's co-eds become old maids. There will now be rush to the higher education.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

An eccentric Massachusetts woman has bequeathed $100000 to a horse. all of which may be considered a horse on her relatives.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

If there Is a baseball trust 1t is cer- tain that it isn't in the umpire.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

A Rhode Island legislator advocates 8 law to stop eIopements, but love laughs at lawsmiths
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

A man rarely knows when to dis card an old suit of clothes.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

be the case it W a s already supposed that the fly stood in some rela- tion to typhoid fever, especial ly the typhoid of ,,,i1i+oryy eta
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
Time to Move On.

Time to Move On.
 My chorus girl client requests a change of venue, your honor" She can get a fair trial right heSe." NO doubt; but the people in this town have seen all her gowns"
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

at tue bottom or the ocean for months-some times years-before the cure is completed
 Rub1es, like pearls, often lose their bri,ancv and the doctor" has to be called fn The precious stone is first thoroughly cleaned and then care fully dyed. Then in day or two the rubv ia gwen another dose of the dye. The patient" is aiter"ard thoroughly massaged, and under this vigorous treatment it slowly recovers it's norma, health, and becomes brilliant as ever.
 opals, turquoises topazes sapphires and emer. aids all suffer from sickness, but the reason ia quite unknown
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

The Material, He-Women nave no sense of humor but then they were not intended by nature to be humorous and prove It. She-How so? He-1f nature had intended 1t the other way woman would not have been made from mans rib but from his funny bone
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Their Location. T have number of acres in the suburbs Milne are in my mouth"
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

"'Now, Mr.. Walling. begin tomorrow
morning and collect all the paper nap
kins you can find in all the stores
about here. Get them to your apart
ment. Pass them across the hall to me
this evening and continue that until l
have enough
II bought all day Monday and all
day Tuesday and had almost swept the
uptown field by Wednesday afternoon.
When I passed them in she said:
"'Remain in your room after dinner
and expect me-
she did not come, but sent me a
note instead. This is It:
"'You have done your work well.
Your pay does not satisfy my entire
Indebtedness to you. Auf wiederse-
hen.'
II walked the floor two hours, then
packed up and got out, and that is all
know"
Rand started to speak but changed
his mind and backed the car.
In less than an hour we drew up in
front of the big hotel that had har-
bored our mystery.
Mrs. Fillmore Kent was still a guest.
She was to sail in the morning by the
Hamburg-American line. Yes, she
would see the manager and his friends.
1t was rather an awkward situation.
A most attractive young thing she
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
By ROBERT NAUGHTON

was. surrounded by perfect mael-
strom Of feminine trifles laid out to go
in her trunks.
She was very angry when Rand
broached the subject Of our search.
but his wonderful smile gradually won
her over.
"well. II you must know a little.
will tell you. l am the only child of
Russian prince. My father and mother
both died when l was a child and left
me to the care of an uncle who has
been always with the army in Siberia.
have come and gone about Europe
and America as saw At. Before my
father died he led me to long corri-
dor lined with bewildering mosaics in
the palace and pointed to one tiny
pattern where. II I touched a certain
stone. little door opened. Within
was a small chamber In which was a
vast fortune. He died and I remem-
bered the little design. I pictured 1t
every night and morning in my mind
while in a convent in France. l was
here In New York two years ago and
one day In the window of little store
I saw a paper napkin with the exact
design in purple in the corner. When
I went home again I was very sick
I had told my secret when raved and
now was spied on by my uncle's serv-
ants. II they had known the mosaic
design they would have killed me.
have been spied upon ever since and
in my illness l forgot the details OF
the design. 1t was bold idea to hire
this young man to buy me all the de-
signs from the little stores in hope
of finding it. but 1 triumphed. Here
here-next to my heart is one crump.
pied old napkin with my secret on 1t,
and l am going back"
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
pIMPLEs ON FACE 3 YEARS

"I was troubled with acne for three
long years. My face was the only part
affected, but 1t caused great dishgure-
ment. also suffering and loss of sleep.
At first there appeared red. hard
pimples which later contained white
matter. l suffered great deal caused
by the itching. l was In q state of
perplexity when walking the streets
or anywhere before the public.
81 used pills and other remedies but
they failed completely. I thought Of
giving up when nothing would help.
but something told me to try the Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. l sent for
Cuticura Booklet which 1 read care
fully. Then l bought some Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and by following
the directions I was relieved In few
days. l used Cuticura Soap for wash
ing my face. and applied the Cuticura
Ointment morning and evening. This
treatment brought marvellous results
SO continued with 1t for few weeks
and was cured completely. 1 can
truthfully say that the Cuticura Rem
edies are not only all. but more than
they claim to be-" (Signed) G. Bau-
mel, 1015 w. goth Place, Chicago. ILL.,.
May 28, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere. sam
pie of each, with 32-page book. will
be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura." Dept. L, Boston.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

street we were almost alongside. Rand
drew as close as he dared and hailed
the solitary motorist in a friendly
tone.
Mr.. William Walling, If such he
was, turned quickly. gave US one
frightened look and then threw on
speed with a leap. Away he went
around into One Hundred and Tenth
street, cutting across our nose. and
before we could possibly meet his
move in kind he was two blocks away.
He swung into Manhattan avenue and
still widened the gap. In few min
utes we saw him top the rise before
Durando's old place and hustle across
the Harlem river.
Our gain was relentless in the open
and the man In front knew 1t. He
waited till I could have tossed peb-
BILE from our car into his and then
swung into the first side road. 1t
happened to be the one to Scarsdale
Station and he had not gone forty rev.
olutions Of his drivers before the kill
ing grade of the hill began to tell and
in a moment we were almost along
side.
"Ah, thunder, you've got mel" he
called back, throwing out the gear.
Sorry to chase you away up here
on a small matter. my dear SIR" an
swered Rand.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
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had been unable to get his trunks and
had left Wednesday night There
were no telephone calls or messenger
calls on his bill and he received no
mail that they could recall. That was
all the Office could tell.
It is only by chance that I have
anything to add to this story. Chance1
No, only by reason of Rand's wonder.
full sense of perception. Three weeks
had gone by without one new fact be-
ing adduced. Tom Railway and kept
watch on the New York stores. whole
sale and retail. by occasional tele'
phoning. to see II the napkin-buying
should be resumed. but 1t never was
The part the napkins had played in
some big game was finished.
Rand. Tom Railway and were leav
ing the Van Norden Building on Fifth
avenue on the twentieth of June
when Just as we reached the curb q
big red touring-car came swinging
around the corner out of the side
street into the avenue. The only oc
cupant of the car was the driver, well
shielded in motor rig. He shot by ui
within four feet Of our faces. Rand
clutched my arm.
"Quick, Dunk! There's our man!
The only identifying thing Rand
could have seen was the tell-tale ear
asked NO questions. for knew that
was the point. In front Of the bank
stood a vacant Mercedes. which rec
ognized as belonging to a friend oi
ours. Rand caught sight Of 1t as he
whirled about seeking means to fol
low. Without word he sprang fol-
it and was already opening up as
Tom Railway and clambered into
the rear seat.
We lost time by being under the
necessity of turning around and. as
we headed up the avenue, we could
Just make out the flying car in the
scattered traffic of the mid-forenoon
perhaps seven blocks away.
The steady subdued hum Of the
splendidly balanced and groomed ma
chine under US was reassuring. and
with Rand's adroit steering and van
tage-taking. We lost no further time
SO that while not running at a speed
to attract undue attention from the
police, we were nevertheless gaining
on the other car. About Ninetieth
street we were but two blocks be
hind. At One Hundred and Ninth
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

"Is being made correspondent. though
innocent. in stage divorce suit. q
small matter for the son Of governor
who may be president II his family
behaves? Oh. well. toss me your
subpoena"
II have NO subpoena" answered
Rand.
We'll, I'll be- Say. what do you
want with me?"
II want nrst to inquire II you are
the Mr.. William Walling who occupied
suite SOL at the Waldorf for three days
three weeks agof"
II am Bob Macready. son of Govern
or Bob Macready. but l was at the
Waldorf as Mr.. Walling. Yes"
well, Mr.. Macready. am q paid
Investigator, and II you'll be so good
want you to tell me for a curious
client what you wanted with all those
paper napkins"
Macready stared second. then burst
into a wild At of laughter.
Great snakes! is that what you
have been bounding me for? By
George, that is rich! Say. the whole
thing ia too funny to tell. I will give
you a quick glance at 1t. You see. I
was on my way to New York when l
met at lunch ON the train between
Buffalo and New York a tall splendid.
gray-eyed young woman dressed in
black, perhaps you would say mourn
ing. We began with weather talk and
I found out she was Russian. Be-
i fore we left the dining-car she said to
me suddenly:
"You are stranger. but you are
honest and good or else do not know
men. have a task on which my
whole fortune and future depend. 1t
must be done for me at once. l need
purchasing agent. VIII you enter
my employ at a liberal salary"
"You mayn't believe 1t when tell
you, but she must have had fifty thou
sand dollars in big bills in her purse.
and she gave me Ave thousand as soon
as said l would work for her. What
do you think Of that? She laid the
plans and worked out her scheme.
When We arrived. she got suit SOB at
the Waldorf. and registered as
'Walling' on her orders and got suite
sol. She went on the books as Mrs.
Elinor Kent, London Before going
up she bade me goodnight
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

In a N6HN picked up ner HTst Culiu,
MN& to carry 1t from where it
NAAU was to where she want
N9NyAvE ed 1t, the first step in
sAaEsaaa0A the great business Of
fetching and carrying was taken.
Since then many thousands Of devices
for carrying the baby have been tried;
but 1t cannot be said that the Oldest
of all problems in traffic has yet been
finally and satisfactorily solved.
The New Guinea baby lives in net
suspended from its mothers neck, or
Is allowed to hang from convenient
peg in the dwelling, and the infants
of tropical America spend much OF
their time in hammocks. The Africans
never invented any device for the
convenience of their little ones, either
at rest or travelling. Usually the ne
gro mother gathers her child in the
folds of her shawl or other garment.
If 1t happens that she wears no gar
ment to serve as sort of sling in
which to carry the baby. the youngster
clings around her neck.
A European Invention.
Wheeled carriages for babies were
devised by Europeans. consisting, in
their simplest form. Of an oblong
frame with crude receptacle for the
infant, and two wheels attached to
the crossbar.
More commonly European mothers,
and American mothers of European
descent, carry their babies upon the
left arm. OF all methods of carrying
the baby. this is the worst. wrenching
the spine and distorting the body. Pic
lures of the Madonna represent her as
carrying the Christ-child in this man
ner, although it is safe to say that
she never did it. Both the ancient
Egyptians and the ancient Hebrews
carried their children astride their
shoulders Usaiah xix: 22). 1t does
not appear that the Greeks used
cradles for their children. but the
Romans did, representations of their
devices bearing some resemblance to
those used by the Sioux Indians.
Rigid cradles in which the child Is
placed, and tightly laced or strapped
there, are found in northern Europe.
northern Asia and North America. The
cradles of the Laplanders are followed
out of log. with hood for the pro-
lection of the child's head. The Sa-
moyed cradle is described as "a box
shaped like coffin, and laced with
narrow strips of hide, in which the
child is placed. wrapped in furs." The
Yakut cradle is said to be shaped
like coal scuttle"; and that OF the
Tongus, inhabiting the shores OF the
sea of Okhotsk, is a box lined with
reindeer fur, closing up tightly. with
a valve of leather for the admission Of
air.
Common to Russian Empire.
The baby's bed and carriage. made
together, or with the bed firmly at
tached to the carriage. is common to
almost every one of the medley Of
peoples of the Russian empire. in
Guiding the Georgians. Tartars. No
gals, Kalmucks. Yakuts. Buriats. Os-
tiaks, Samoyeds and others. The gen.
eral similarity of these cradles to
those used by the North American In
dians may, possibly. be considered an
argument in favor of the opinion that
the American tribes are of Asiatic
origin.
More probably the cradles used by
all these tribes and peoples, inhabit-
ing widely separated regions. were de-
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

Aviation is making astounding prog
ress in more respects than one. 1t
would be diff icult to estimate the num-
her of lazy, incompetent and depend
ont dreamers who are now hard at
work for the first time in their lives.
Thoir activities are carried on behind
closed barn doors. aLd their women
so,l, declare. with something like
rohirtb of the old pride and hope
chat father is inventing flying ma
,hine- The aerial 10y rider" Will
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

A certain young woman, although
she is trained stenographer. type
writer and bookkeeper. had very bad
luck last fall in trying to obtain po-
sition at even fair salary. Though
there was no joke in the continued
disappointments, she found funny
side to one experience. The manager
of a place whose advertisement she
answered told her that the salary paid
at first would be SIS week; that by
the end of a year it would be in
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
GIRLS IDEA OF BUSINESS

creased to 50; while by the third year
she would receive the magnificent
sum of $40. Mechanically, she agreed
to let him know, and went out. Ap-
parently she had made good i'm
preston. for when couple OF days
had gone by she received a note ask
ing whether she wanted the position
or not. She sat down and wrote:
"Dear Sir: OF course l intended to
accept the position. / am simply
waiting for the two years to pass, SO
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
AS TO AERIAL JOY RIDERS

probably be the next step in the ad-
vance of this fascinating science, and
our news columns will glisten with
accounts of the "aviateur" who flew
too low while crossing Orange noun
tain and was caught In the tree tops,
from which perilous situation his
friends, the cook and the chamber
maid, were rescued by local talent.
We>shall hear also of him who tried
to show on by flying too low and
was caught on spiked fence. and OF
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
Discretion Necessary.

THAT speech of yours wasn't wha,
should call a display OF impassioned
eloQuence."
Il didn't intend that it should be
so," replied Senator Sorghum. "A
man who INDUCES in too much elo
quence these days is liable to earn
the immediate and combined resent
ment Of his party associates owing to
a fear that he is trying to get to the
front with a personal hit"
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
How to Treat Them.

"Give a man banquet and wo-
man a new gown and each is happy"
remarked McBromide.
Treat 'em like a Christmas goose,
you mean" corrected his friend.
Like a Christmas goose? / don't
get you"
"Why, stuff 'em and dress emil
Boston Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

another who lost his head while do
ing the grapevine twist around the
Coney Island observatory and was car
ried out to sea and drowned.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

Rather than lose out at the last min
ute, the bride Will promise to obey
but she always has her fingers
crossed.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

Don't be misled Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

that can begin at $40 per. Your,
truly"
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

II a girl really wants mans love
she returns it.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19

RODERICK was in a wor-
ried and ill-tempered frame
Of mind. He was stalking
up and down, picking up
magazines from the table
OF the club library and try
ing to read them only to
hurl them back with 80
much unnecessary noise
that I said to him:
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-19
CRADLES OF VARIOUS KINDS
Customs Differ as to Highly impor-
tant Matter Of Transporting Baby
From Place to Place.

HEN the first mother
picked up her first child.
to carry 1t from where 1t
was to where she want.
ed 1t, the first step in
tho great husiness of
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14
WOMAN MUMMiFlEs CHILD
AND DIES ON Ire GRAVE

LONDON, Oct. l6.-For four years
Violet Grange. a working woman OF
about 22xearst lived In hay little room
in a CIarkenwell tenement house with
the body OF her dead infant. perfectly
Il could not bear to part
with the little dear" she told the
magistrate before whom she was ar
raigned; $50 stepped 1t in vinegar
when 1t died and then had O man
treat It," She paid the man half her
wages In blackmail. When she fell
sick and her payments ceased he In.
formed the police. The man was
given FIVE years imprisonment. the
woman liberated. her child buried At
the expense of the parish. The mother
went to the little grave. knelt beside :;
and died.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14

This superral impulse manifests ifssaf
in such extraordinary nstsicsl fcrms
that one 10 forced to the conclusion
that the Muse onl ypaid what might
be called q domiciliary visit while
suffering from acute alcoholic poison
ing or rheumatic fever. Pegasus-this
word 10 always useful az showing pro
found knowledge OF classical mytho-
logy-Pegasus begins In Alaska by
Jumping at the sun and ends up by
pulling d heavy sled.
People should never forget thit
poetry IL one OF the most sublime OF
all arts, and an art Of such subtle
refinement that not one man in On
dreds can even recognise the true
brand when he sees It. It 10 like
many other subjects which are sEt"r-
ed into most often by people wno nrs
least qualified. for the less one A7o~s
about anything artistic tho less dit-
nculty does he recognise in its obtain
ment The famous old Latin phrase.
Poeta nacitur non at. which means
that q poet IL born not made. has 5oS1
used for many years by pnnnins
school boys to illustrate the belief that
q poet who IL not At II nasty, ard
the school boys might have n":.,"d
to their puerility.
Alaska Newspaper ofiices NAV oe
called the inferno Of pseudo p"ctry
for It In usually damned when 1t ar
rives. II II ever again sees the light
1t IL only as a demoniacal apDa-ition
to plague the souls Of the public. Its
refusal. however. should not be re-
garded as proof that It IL only WORTHY
of condemnation for the unfo-t tie
Alaskan newspaper critic might know
infinitely less about IL than the ORIG
inal perpetrator. All the greater wis
dom does ne show not to take chances
In publishing something which nigh:
cause untold agony. Since II was told
that Robert Burns was only a plough
boy without education. many have
come to believe that what Bobby could
do under such circumstances Tom.
Dick and Harry could do as well. But
there was only one Bobby to nifty
million Tommies, and the sooner Dick
and Harry learn this the sooner will
a frightful and devastating plague
vanish from the face of a tortured
world.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14
OFFICIAL PAPER.
NOME. ALASKA, NOV. H. 1912.
ATTENTION NOME LEGISLATORS

President Taft's commission on ef-
ficiency and economy. which has been
conducting an investigation OF govern
ment administration and expenditures.
has discovered one instance Of graft
which In contemptibly small In one
view. and "A very serious matter from
another. Civil employees of the govern
ment spent $l2.0O0.000 a year In rail-
road car fare. II has been found that
when q clerk Ia sent from Washington
to New York he puts In a voucher for
the difference between what he would
have paid by purchasing a ticket each
way and what he actually did pay for
a round trip ticket. 1t In the commits
siont conclusion that IL mileage books
We. >S,+Sed BY the governments civil
employees a saving Of 100000 q year
could be effected
A congressman draws twenty cents
mileage. That rate was fixed when
there were no railroads. Congressman
Palmer. Of Pennsylvania. introduced aI
bill to put an end to the petty plumb
ering Of the government by senator's
and representatives through the exist
ing system OF mileage charges. To H.
lustrate the wrong Of the charges now
sanctioned. he said that II cost him
5000 to get to Washington and he
drew down sos to cover his expense.
A representative from the Pacific
coast, he said. will draw $1,000 for $50
worth Of travel.
But. despite this showing. congress
defeated Mr.. Palmer's bill. Is 1t any
wonder that civil employees of the
government should seek to obtain
graft in travelling expenses when con-
gress sets them such bad example
in that respect-New York American.
The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1912-11-14
A GARD TO the PUBLIC.

As I have one Of the larguss chip.
ments Of notions, shelf hardware and
household necessities ever shipcco Ia
Nome arriving ON steamshiO vi-toria
and to save moving heav' hoods to
my new store next door. vffer une1.
ceptional values for 20 days:
China closets. cost sle0. nearly new.
Ss6: Art Garland heaters. No. 400.
nearly new. $50; Art Garland heater.
No. 20. nearly new. $50: Art Garland
heater No. 20. nearly new 326; Art
Garland heater No. no. nearly new.
SIS: best steel ranges, IS to Is. near
ly new. SIS to $40; cook stoves ranges.
ss5. nearly new. s7.se to SIS: heating
stoves. hot blast. nearly new. "a TO
s2s: dining room tables oak. s7.So
each; bed complete. $3.50 % SIS:
Cheronieres. golden oak. $3.50 to $40;
hardwood chairs. new. 500 to ~:
sanitary touches. nearly new, $3.50:
box touches. wardrobes. $3.50 to s1S;
All other goods in proportion, such a.
baby robes. mink plush lined. drop
head sewing machines. bath tubs,
book cases. rugs. folding beds, or
goods. stockings. mittens. mnoadnks.
fur robes. sleeping bags. rubber goods.
baby beds. baby chairs, dizhss. cook
Ing utensils. in fact svsFythins used
In your home but groceries You nave
50 per cent Don't be Inisled. Bee me.
Everything guaranteed Write or
phone Black 70. Holt's. 400 Front
ntreet.