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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28
|DO|NCS OF THE week
Current Events Of Interest Gathered
From The World at Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In CONDENSED Form
for Our Busy Readers.

Laborers At the Aberdeen lumbe,
mills offer to return to work.
High water in the Eastern states
have caused losses sggregating ST..
900, 900.
Mrs. Pankhurst, in Jail for window
smashing in London, was refused
bail by the presiding judge.
The Iong-expected tong war has
broken out in California. five China.
men being murdered in one night.
Confidential letters of sugar trust
officials have been admitted as evil
dence in the sugar trust investigation.
DIR. Mary Walker, who has beer
seriously iii, is improving. She de.
clares she has never called physician
in her life.
The minimum wage bill passed it,
second reading in the house of CON-
mons by majority of 1928, despite
the opposition of Arthur J. Balfour.
The Washington State Tax commits
sion holds that when a boy is the sole
support Of his mother he is entitled to
the regular 5000 exemption as the
head Of the family.
Kansas women have decided they
will either have to take the babies
with them to the polls, or father will
have to stay at home and look after
the children while mother goes to
vote.
A Portland man gave a valuable
watch to a newsboy as security for q
paper. Then he forgot what he did
with it and offered a reward of $50 for
its return. The newsboy claimed the
reward and also the 2 cents owing him
for the paper.
Equal suffrage has been granted to
the women of China by the new Re-
publican parliament at Marking, and
Yik Yug Wing, known as the "Mrs.
Pankhurst" of China, has obtained q
seat in parliament as representative
from Canton province.
Two Mexican federal forces sur
rendered to the rebels.
Rhode Island manufacturers have
increased the wages of 25, 900 cotton
mill workers.
DR.. Jessie Murray, of London, told
Chicago audience that bombs may
soon be substituted for rocks in the
English window smashing crusade.
A derelict, floating bottom-up off
the Southern Oregon coast, is believed
to be the gasoline schooner Randolph,
missing from Coos Bay with crew of
six men.
The bowling of pet cat awakened
Tacoma family just in time to es-
cape from their burning house.
Forty thousand Canadian boys will
begin training this year in calisthen-
les, military drill and rifle practice.
A bribery scandal has turned up in
the New Mexico legislature and four
representatives have resigned under
fire.
Prominent Portland women approve
of the window-smashing crusade of
English suffragettes. claiming their
condition fully justifies it.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28
Atlantic Fleet is Home.

Fort Monroe, Va--Vessels of the
Atlantic fleet. headed by the flagship
Connecticut, flying the flag of Rear
Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, dropped an
Choir in Hampton Roads after FIVE
day voyage from the naval station at
Guantanamo. Cuba, where they were
engaged in msneuvers- After a week
or so the vessels will go 20 miles
south of the Virginia capes for the
spring battle practice.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28
TwENTY-sIx ESCAPE MINE.
Thirty-Five Men Are Still Entombed
In Oklahoma Shaft.

McCurtain, Thirty-five men
entombed in the Sans Bots mine where
an explosion occurred have not been
accounted for. Twent-six men were
rescued during the day and Sc bodies
had been brought to the surface.
Rescue parties at work now have faint
hope that more may be found alive.
Fifteen men were found huddled in
room on the 18th level. They rush
ed there when they heard the explos-
ion and kept themselves alive with an
air pump. Two are in serious con-
dition.
When the rescued miners were
brought out, pathetic scene occurred
about the mouth of the shaft.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28

Washington, D. c. Two bills
amending the patent laws and intend
ed TO meet the ''legalized monopoly
decision of the Supreme court were
introduced by Representative Hanna.
of North Dakota. Republican. They
were referred to the patent commit
tee.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28

''Plimper asked Miss Hefty to b.
his little wife"
What an absurd question"
Why so?"
"she weighs at loast 200 hounds"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28

Boise-Working over gold-bearing
ground which so years ago produced
millions, making the Boise Basin one
of the most famous mining districts in
the United States, modern mining de-
vices are now accomplishing in that
same gold field something of which
mining men of the early days had not
dreamed, and the same territory has
been for the past few months, and
still is, producing $40, 900 a month in
bullion, or $500, 900 per year.
The idea of dredging the creeks that
pass through the basin with a power
full electric-driven device. has made
the new industry possible.
The Boston & Idaho Dredging COM
pany hit upon the unique dredging
plan, Eastern capital made its install
lation possible, and the result has been
the gathering of the gold lost by the
early miners in their hurry to make a
fortune in the famous placer mines.
The big dredge of this company is
handling 10000 cubic yards of dirt
per day. The output from this dirt is
never less than IL cents, and at times
1T runs as high as so cents. per yard
When there were 30,0 people in
Idaho City, in the Boise Basin, from
1860 to 1870. miners working the
famous placers-the ground was gone
over rapidly and fortunes were made.
Following these came the Chinese,
who reworked the dumps. Then
Charles Souther, in 1898, hit upon the
dredge plan and installed a 23-foot
Risden Bolt dredge in Elk Creek in
the basin, expecting to clean up the
lost gold. He failed because the
dredge was too small. A harbor
dredge of the scoop-bucket type was
tried, but it failed to produce the de-
sired results. 1t happened that an
Eastern syndicate had its eyes on the
Boise Basin and it decided to pan the
lost gold there with machinery. The
Boston q Idaho company was organ
lied A mammoth Risdon dredge
with capacity of $500 cubic yards
per day was taken through the noun
tains at great expense and installed in
Elk Creek. Then a 15-foot Buoyrus
dredge, built by the Yuba Construc-
ton company, and with a capacity of
$4,000 cubic yards day. was added.
1t cost S240, 900 TO Install the dredges
and machinery for operation.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28
The First Necessity

f1ru II Tst NcCesHItJs
Integrity without knowledge is weak
and useless.-Paley.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-28

Nez Perce-At a meeting of the
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive union held here a contract was
let for supplying the $50 members
with grain sacks 1t is estimated
that 800, 900 sacks will -be needed
The union will buy sacks through its
Seattle representative, c. W. Nelson.
The price paid was not made public.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-27

From where he stood, by day could
be seen, almost directly beneath, the
tiny habitations Of men clinging like
limpets to the precipitous sides OF the
rocks at the base; now was visible
only a void, an abyss, out of which
swan the sea; SO far below, a boat
looked no larger than gull on its
silver surface; so immense, the dane
ing raves seemed receding to limit
beyond the reach of the heavens.
You found him." A girls clear
voice broke suddenly upon him. He
wheeled.
elise! You'll"
Ives! why not? You found him?
The commandant?"
AT your command, but"
"And learned all?"
'All he could tell.''
ut is reported at the castle that tie
man escaped" quickly.
st is true. But" in voice of Ian
guild surprise, Il believe you are
glad"
mo, MOI" She shook her head
"Only." a smile curved her lips, Dep
DO will be so disappointed! Now
seating herself lightly on the low wall
of the giant rampant, tell me al
you have learned about this Black
Seigneur."
The marquis considered; with Ger
tain reservations obeyed. At the con
clusion of his narrative, she spoke ne
word and he turned to her inquiring
". Her brows were knit; her eyes
down-bent. A moment be regarded
her in silence; then she looked up al
him suddenly.
81 wonder" she said, her face
bathed in the moonlight, Gift it was
this Black Seigneur l danced with?
"The Black Sejgneur?" My lore
started: frowned. Nonsense! VIVA
an absurd fancy! He would not have
dared!"
True" said the girl quickly. "YoI
are right, my lord. 1t is absurd. HI
would not have dared"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-27
Hek J, 3,
heMOUNTf}ff;5tS}3z
oAUIiOR OF TIE STROllEFH5S' "DhDER TIT ROID[Tc.J
ILLUSTRATIONS BY HA/ DAk7=RS
bv FREDERIC s ISNAM II

p noble park"
The visitor frowned, as If little lik-
ing the introduction OF the lady's
name into the conversation. And
what did the Black Seigneur do then"
he asked colby, when he found his
lands gomez"
Claimed it was q plot!-that his
mother was an honest woman, though
neither the priest who performed the
ceremony nor the marriage records
could be found. He even resisted at
first-refused to be turned out-and,
skulking about the forest with his
gun, kept the deputies at bay. But
they surrounded him at last; drove
him to his castle, and would have cap
tured him, only he escaped that night,
and took to the high seas, where he
has been making trouble ever since!"
'Trouble?"
"He has seriously hampered his
Excellency's commerce; interfered
with his ships, and crippled his trade
with the Orient"
"But-the governor has many boats,
many men. Why have they failed to
capture him."
For a number Of reasons. In the
first place he Is one Of the most Skill.
full pilots on the coast; when hard
pressed, he does not hesitate to use
even the Isles DIES. Rockers as a place
of refuge"
1.-THE Isles des Rochers?" queriec
the nobleman.
"a chevaux.de-frise of the sea, my
lord!" continued the commandant;
where fifty barren isles are fortified
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-27
HThey Look Upon This Fellow as a
Hero.r

by a thousand rocks; frothing fangs
when the tide is low; sharp teeth that
lie in wait to bite when the smiling
lips of the treacherous waters nave
closed above! There, the governors
ships have followed him on several
occasions, and-few OF them nave
come back!"
But surely there must be times
when he can not depend on that re-
treat?"
"There are, my lord. His principal
harbor and resort is little Isle 1ar-
Their north-English, they call lt-that
offers refuge at any time to mis-
creants from France. There may they
lie peacefully, as in a cradle; or so
ashore with IMMUNITY, and the like.
Oh, he is safe enough there. Home
+ for French exiles, they designate the
place. Exiles! Bah! 1t was there
he first found means to get his ship
sharing his profits, no doubt, with the
islander who built her. There, too, he
mustered his crew-savage peasants
who had been turned off the lands OF
the old Seigneur; fisher-folk who mad
become outlaws rather than pay to
the governor just dues from the sea;
men fled from the banalite Of the mill,
of the oven, of the wine-press-
still must he be redoubtable fell
low, to have done what he die to-
night; to have dared mingle with the
people under the governors very
guns!"
THE people, He has nothing to
| fear from them. An ignorant, low,
disloyal lot! They look upon this fell
low as a hero. He has played his
cards we'll, sends money to the lazy,
worthless ones, under preteXt that
they are poor, over-taxed, over-bur-
| dened. In his company IS one Gabriel
Gabarie, poet of the people, as he IS
styled, who keeps in touch with those
stirring trouble in Paris. Perhaps
they hope for an insurrection there,
and then"
IAN instruction" The marquis
delicate features expressed ironical
protest; he dismissed the possibility
with an airy wave of the hand. "One
should never anticipate trouble, Mon
sieur lie Commandant," he said lightly
and rose. Good night"
Good night, Monsieur lie Marquis,
returned the officer with due defer
ence, and accompanied his noble WIS.,
itor to the door.
At first, without the barracks, the
marquis walked easily on, but soon
the steepness of the narrow road,
becoming more marked as 1t ap-
| preached the commanding structures
at the top of the Mount, caused his
gait gradually to slacken; then he
paused altogether, at an upper plat
form.
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ITO be continued.)
Old STYLES Auai1.

The tucked chemisette and under
sleeves are novelty, and the little
flat old-fashioned round collar with a
small! brooch is a revival of the fash
ions of fifty years ago. 1t is a most
comfortable fashion. so its revival
will be welcomed by the woman who
cannot wear a high. stiff collar in
summer as we'll as by the one who
merely wants the chance to use the
lovely old lace and embroidered col
lars left her by her grandmother
Harper's Bazaar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-27
Infants Sacks,

Quite different from any sacks in
fants may have worn in former years
are those which have just come from
Japan. Nothing could be cooler for
the summer days than these little
wisps of Japanese silk in solid color
or in white bordered with pink or
blue. Sometimes there are embroid.
cries OF cherry blossoms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-27
Nav Veil OesiqnS.

Black ard white meshes are almost
universally becoming, and for this
reason a new assortment OF veil de.
signs always includes some in the
magpie combinations. The black and
white novelty this season is thin
white mesh upon which there is work
ell diamond-shapcd biz Of black with
Irregular edges.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07
The Piano.

The proper placing Of an upright
piano in room of moderate size is to
turn II at right angles to the side
wall, leaving room between the key
board and the opposite wall for the
player. Then stand table, If pos
sible an old.fashioned mahogany one
with fociing leaf which can be turned
up against the back Of the piano. There
must, OF course, be some drapery TO
cover the unpublished back of the
piano. A piece of good.looking tapes
try. brocaded silk, embroidered crepe,
or even Of cretonne, draped loosely
over the top and back. but not laid in
set folds, would be suitable. On the
table stand a plant, bit of pottery, a
brass candlestick or possibly a lamp.
From a musical standpoint the piano
is placed in the best position. for the
notes are free instead Of muffied.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07

some one Of the rebels got me twice,
once through the head and once
through the stomach. It's all off with
me-"
I'm practically WE'LL" said Richard.
son. I'm sorry, old man, I'm sorry"
He reached over and grasped the fed.
erals hand. brace up and get we'll"
Then he lay back and went TO sleep.
When Richardson awakened the
sun was up. He turned toward the
federal and greeted him:
'Buenos dias."
There was no reply. The federal
was dead.
Richardson, who. with n machine
gun. had held n dangerous position,
sngle-handed against the federals at
Villa Rose. was found after the battle,
crawling toward the town. bullet
hole In his chest. He has been called
the hero OF Jiminez.
Richardson is % years old. HIS
father. the late A. r. Richardson, was
n well-known contractor In Kansas
City. His mother now Is living If
Lamar, No.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07
|Fo Utah Girls Hold 10 Stag Car

DR.. l.. 4. Corwin OF Goffs, Kan, and
A. l.. Swearingen OF Kansas City, Kan,
the only two bachelors on the car.
pleaded. "Save us. men. It's leap year
and we are in Utah. too"
Come with u.s." the two train rob.
bers demanded. The two bachelors
were led to the observation car.
where several OF the unmarried young
women were assembled. DR. J. F.
Hereford, the official auctioneer,
mounted n box. He placed his hands
on Doctor Corwin's shoulder.
"This is to be n bargain day in
bachelors. young women" Doctor
Hereford explained. This handsome
noble has a kiss as sweet as the per-
fumo of any orange blossom. ] guar
antee he can weather the storm OF
the toughest marital sea as he cross.
ed successfully the hot sands OF the
desert 10 tho mystic shrine. It's true
he never paid grocery bills and prob
ably never will. How much am I
bid?"
To the disappointment OF the two
bachelors. there was not a bid.
The two bachelors. heart-broken
and detected. were placed In seclu'
sion on the train.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07
yclone a "Scenic Railway" for Horse

LoVlS.-As the shock caused by
-" appalling loss OF life from tho
" cyclone In southern Illinois dis
%rS' people are beginning to re-
4'er the strange things II did.
The twister swept on It's course
nan a mile from Dale II play
Lea, t''ked up n dwelling belonging
'oe harwood and set II down be.
.'e foundation. performing the
Srr 30 neatly that It did not stop the
|elves. " 'a' vases on Oh
M, morse belonging to a farmer
kcLou, Erby. living near Dale. was
bco. GU ior some distance by the
!. wnere its feet occasionally hit
ho SS'ound. It finally was found fat
IA asainst a tree and partly wrap
|llo cyclone in and around Willis
Ale ~, was more destructive than ut
r "a shd equally freakish. Approach.
fourd' town II bounced over the
ie e,.. IKE n ball. tearing holes In
On =, -. where II struck. In the sec
me town whore tho lives OF
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07

/ yORK.-FoT nearly an hour
| other day J. =. Morgan Jr. and
ricon. former ambassador to
we're aeld prisoners on the
loor Of the Bankers Trust
l. nearly luncheon time when
brgan and Mr.. Bacon fumed and
n The elaborate suite on the
h rs' noor Of the Bankers Trust
II which has been set aside for
Morgan Sr. for holding secret
|eucJs.
Morgan went up to the thirty
|oor for a conference with Mr..
First they took an express
br 10 the twenty-ninth floor. An
lry runs up to the private suite.
was broken, so the two men
b up.
\ then turned the knob OF the
Ihirh leads 10 the suite, slammed
proceeded TO get down to bust.
The conference did not last
Ind at its conclusion Mr.. Nor.
ent to the door.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07

David Thompson. James Thompson
and Mrs. Rhoda Haskins were lost II
ripped up about dozen houses ana
then rose AID passed over severai
blocks before Il touched again.
The escape of ten families from
death In their demolished houses was
marvellous. They were carried along
with the flying timbers and rolled
over and over in the wrecbage. Some
were found clasped in each others
arma several hundred feet from
where their homes had stood.
The path OF the cyclone was aoou'
300 yards wide. Those who saw tne
approach of the funnel-shaped CLOUD
IN time we're able to save themselves
by running to one side or the oth@
Of the path ..'..'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07
IN FOOD SUPPLIES
lemonade,. One Of Most Popular Amer
lean Drinks, Said to Contain
Poisonous Lead.

A pure food investigation by DIT.
carlo Formenti. OF Milan. has dealt
with poisonous metals in food sup
plies. Most metal salts are poisonous.
and are liable to occur In acid foods
and drinks from chemical action on
containing vessels Lemons4es and
other acid drinks so popular in Amer
lea. and even carbonated waters. often
contain lead. This comes not only
from metal utensils used in preparing
the drinks, but also as impurities in.
tartaric acid and in carbon doxide
gas; and even in minute quantity
taken often may be a real danger. as
lead tends 10 accumulate in the tissues
OF the body until il causes illness or
even death. Copper was found i'm
nearly all canned green vegetables. It's
use for tirting such products being
cmphatically condemned. The finding
o. much manganese In certain vine
CARS was a surprise, but special i'm
qulry showed that potassium perman-
ganate Is used TO correct the taste or
cheap vinegars made from refuse and
rotting fruit. Though the manganese
is probably not harmful. vinegar from
such materials should be prohibited
Arsenic in wines sometimes comes
from insecticides used on vines. and
the use of arsenical insecticides was
lately forbidden in France. The in
vestigator recommends aluminium
cooking and containing vessels as
quite harmless.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07
INDUSTRIAL
MECHANICAL
~SNOTESsg

Chicago is the worlds greatest
lumber market.
Overshoes are now being made OF n
mixture of rubber and asbestos.
Many shoes sold abroad as "Ameri-
can made" are not such In any par
ticular.
The coal consumption per capita
in England is three times that OF
France.
There are twenty-five types or
American automobiles on the market
in England.
The German industries employ g.
100000 women, OF which 10000 ars
employed in mining.
Gas furnaces alone are now used az
the royal mint for the melting Gown
of precious metal.
A single needle manufacturing ma
chine will produce one snd a hair
million needles per week
Germany has 436 plants for the
preservation and utilization or pota-
toes in one form or another.
The effect of seasoning wood is To
DTlub lulo TIC same space ~ per Cenh
more OF the fibres as when the wood
was green.
AS possible substitute for cot
ton, German textile experts are expert
menting with the fiber OF the Asiatic
silk cotton tree.
There has been great Industrial de-
velopment In Austria In the last
eight years and the standard OF liv-
ing has been raised materially.
A new white metal alloy. ather-
lum. Is lighter than aluminium, makes
sound castings. turns well and may
be soldered, forged and welded.
Wood is SO scarce In England that
a process has been invented for pro-
ducing II artificially. Straw, sawdusa
and grass are compressed to make
II.
A nail puller consisting of a curved
shoulder and a toothed wheel eccen-
trically mounted Is carried on one side
OF a hammer patented by q Washing.
ton man.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-07
PINE STUMPS FOUND USEFUL
Found Rich In .Turpentine and Resin
Several Products Are Secured
From Material.

The stumps OF the Norway pine left
on the fields years ago in the trail OF
the woodsman are now being turned
TO account by many establishments in
Michigan and Wisconsin. These
stumps are rich In turpentine and
resin, and the process utilized is what
Is known as destructive distillation,
which is quite simple and interesting
owing principally TO the great variety
Of OF materials which are secured from
this refuse Of the fields. The stumps
are cut into blocks and loaded on iron
cars or cage construction and fired in
retort. The heat drives out the mois-
ture and oil and opens up the fiber of
the wood. The water comes of first,
followed by the resin, then turpentine.
succeeded by mixture of tar and tur-
pentine, and finally the flow consists
OF pure tar. The average yield Is 26
gallons OF turpentine and 81 gallons OF
tar from a cord Of wood weighing
about 1888 pounds. The residue con-
sists Of 40 bushels OF soft charcoal.
From this material there are OBJ
tanned the following products:
Sheep dip, tree spray and disin-
fectant. single stain. wood filler,
embalming fluid furniture polish,
face lotion. paint and pigments.