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THE RURAL MAIL.

There's little gray box at the end of
the lane
That leads to the little gray cot,
And the little old man with the little
old team
Comes jogging along with trot.
He stops at the box at the end of the
lane,
And he puts in a letter or two
And if it was not for the rural mail
man,
Pray, what in the world would we
dol
Oh, the little gray box at the end of
the lane
Sits dreaming and dreaming all
day;
road again
AS the carrier drives on his way.
The little tin flag goes up with click
To show them a letter is there,
And the little gray cot sends a mes
senger quick
To bring it with speed and care.
In winter or summer and autumn and
spring
The little gray box by the gate
Sits there in the shadow or sits in the
With patient contentment to wait
And if he goes by with no letter to
leave,
1t waits till tomorrow again,
When he comes with jog Ger the
miles of his route
AS they wind by the gate and the
Of the quiet, still country the box is
part;
We would miss it, indeed, from
it's post,
And the little old carrier jogging
along
Mid the sunlight as soft as ghost.
The robbins salute him when cherries
are ripe,
And the bees hum welcome-ah,
How lonely our life in the country,
my love,
Without the old Rural +. d!
Baltimore Sun.
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ments to settlers; farm expenses;
general and special inducements.
At the end of each article is given
the address of the State official who
can furnish additional informtion
with respect to his particular state.
The bulletin itself is based on in
formation furnished to the Division
of Information by officials of the
States described. supplemented by
data secured from publications of the
United States Bureau of the Census
and the United States Reclamation
Service and from other official sources.
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When the patient is removed from
the water ascertain at once if there is
breath, warmth in the body, or the
faintest flutter over the heart. If so,
SO much the better; if not, do not
give up for many people have been
worked over some time before show
ing any signs of life. Have some one
start fire at once and put on water
to heat. Put him on his side and lift
him up by the legs so the water will
run out of the air passages. Clean
the sand from mouth and nostrils,
also loosen the clothing over the chest
and abdomen. 1t is always wise to
carry ammonia and alcohol on eX-
cursions so in case of this kind the
ammonia can be held to the nose and
the face be bathed in the alcohol.
Cause sneezing, coughing or vomiting
by tickling the back of the tongue
with feather if you can find one.
Anything to start the circulation.
Then try artificial respiration. Do
this by blowing air into the lungs by
breathing into the PATIENTS mouth
regularly followed by quick compress
sion of the sides. Do this for fifteen
minutes.
Or put the patient on his back on
something higher SO that the head
can fall back little over the end.
Stand at the head, grasp the arms
above the elbow, draw them up until
they are at full length at the side of
the head. Hold two seconds. Draw
them down and press them against
the sides, firmly but gently. Hold
two seconds to expel the air. Do this
for at least fifteen minutes or until
an effort to breathe is noticed, then
strip off the clothing, dry the body
by using the warm hand. Fill bottles
with hot water and place under the
arm pits and over the heart being
careful that the patient is not burn
ed. 1t is needless to say that warm
clothing should be put on at once, II
in the woods. everybody will con-
tribute an article.
Give sips of hot milk, tea or coffee
and let the patient sleep. If bottles
are not to be had cobble stones could
be heated in the fire then wrapped
and placed under the arms and about
the feet and ankles.
Do not cease efforts for a hour or
more. In one case little girl was
saved after being under the water
twenty minutes. 1t is claimed that
putting one In hot bath after one
has been under water several hours
will revive person. One could at
least try it as a last resort.
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CHE boff1e .
BY Battle RaInes Churchill.

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Jim Jenrtes.

time. John L. didn't stay to exact
vengeance for the downfall of his
partner, but went straight home.
When Sullivan was in his prime he
put the quietus on Herbert Slade. the
Maori, a pupil Of old Jem Mace, who
was touted by the veteran bare
knuckle champion as a sure conner in
the ring.
There were two notable exceptions
to the rule that sparring partners sell
dom make champions. One was none
other than Jeffries. who absorbed the
liner points Of the game while engag-
ed as sparring partner with Jim Cor
bett when the latter was training for
his memorable battle with Fitzsim-
mons at Carson City. The other was
Kid Mccoy, who travelled for a while
with Tommy Ryan, found out all the
latter's weak spots and licked him to
a frazzle afterwards in fifteen rounds
at Maspeth, l. l.
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FAILURES AS FIGHTERS
Sparring Partners Of Ring Stars
Seldom Make Good.
Jim Jeffries ls One Of Two Notable
Exceptions to Ruie-kid Mccoy.
Who Travelled With Tommy
Ryan, Is Another.

It is an odd fact that the sparrine
partners Of great ring stars rarely
ever amount to much as fighters.
Jack Johnson had a couple Of clever
men. to assist him In Marty Cutler
and Walter Monahan, but neither one
Of them made good in the ring. Jack
Stenzler and George, Lawler Travelled
in a like capacity with Bob Fftzsim-
mons in the long ago. Both were
ine-looking chaps physically and in
a position. to learn all there was to be
learned from one of the best generals
and most cunning boxers that ever
donned a glove-but neither of them
was worth two cents when turned
loose In a ring to race a real OPP
ponent. Peter Jackson nee picked
up a big Welchman named st. John
in England, who was a giant In size,
and tried his best to mold him into
top-notch form. But st. John simply
couldn't be taught: his brain works
wouldn't stand the strain. Gameness
and strength he had in plenty. but 1t
was beyond him to grasp the mean
ing of science and g%eneralship. He
was afterwards slain in South Africa
in a h%and-to-hand fight in which he
killed five Beers with his dubbed
rife before succumbing to his
wounds. y
Jim Corbett used to have a fine,
husky middle-weight named Jim DAILY.
of Buffalo, as a sparring partner. DAILY
was fairly clever and aspired to be
champion Of the 158-pounders. But
Kid Mccoy knocked him stiff. and his
ring careeer ended when Joe Butler,
the formidable Philadelphia trial
horse, sent him to the cleaners with
a wallop which came close to termi-
mating Days earthly course. Then
there was Yank Kenny, who was big
enough to beat two ordinary men. and
served Jim Jeffries as a punching bag
when JEFF was on tour, In his palmy
days. Kenny was an awful frost as
a fighter. however, and got whipped
by every man of class he tackled.
When John l.. Sullivan was cham
pion he set out on a world tour with
Jack Ashton as his mate. Reaching
Australia. Sullivan was challenged by
the Barrier champion, Joe Goddard,
but John treated Goddard with con-
tempt and offered to match Ashton
against him. The fight came of and
Goddard knocked Ashton out In Jig
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KING PLAIN Citizen
Spanish Monarch Acts Like Or.
binary Man Occasionally.
When on Vacations at His Summer
Residence Alfonso Talks, Walks,
Rides and Mingles Generally
With the People.

San Sebastian, Spain.-At this
beautiful northern coast resort OF
Spain King Alfonso XIII enjoys life
in his boyish. free fashion. Imagine
a great round bay so locked in that
its waters are q pond. High around
it's edges circle the villas Of the rich,
while along the sandy shore the Royal,
Yacht club and bath houses adjoin
private beaches next to the great
hotels and the public promenade.
Along the sands the public bath
houses and gay tents flash all, colors,
fairly soaked in sunlight, even in late
autumn. The stone promenade, Dor
dered by shade trees and forged iron
balustrades, continues round the bay,
through gorgeous parks and gardens
to the public gambling halls, with the
marble terraces and flowers, restau-
rants and cafes of one of the most
luxurious casinos Of Europe. Back Of
all this Is the modern built town of
wide, shady streets, parks and monu-
ments in bronze and marble. rich
shops, cafe terraces and Haunting avn
ings, street sprinklers. gushing foun-
tains and that mixed perfume of or
ange peel, violets and tuberoses that
marks the south of Europe.
Chief of the villas perched high
around the bay is the kings Miramar
palace, half hidden among its forests.
At night any traveller can lose him.
self in its winding alleys, lighted. by
900 electric lamps. Anyone who has
been there must have thought how
easy 1t would be for armed consptra-
tors to enter the park and take the
palace by surprise. The guard at the
gate is composed of three men of the
Minarets corps. At the wide door of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25
Pool Ball In His Mouth,

Philadelphia. - Robert Wilson, a
youth living at 1880 North Eighth
street, made a bet with several COM
panions that he had the largest mouth
in the crowd, and to prove his asser-
ton thrust a pool ball between his
Jaws. Ii
He won the wager, but lost several
teeth, for the ivory ball fitted his
mouth so well that 1t took two hours
work on the part of physicians at the
Children's Homeopathic hospital to re-
move the ball, and that was accom-.
plished only after the forceps had
been used.
Wilson walked to the hospital with
his friends. The physicians first told
him to force the ball out with his
tongue. His efforts were unavailing
and the pain from his distended jaws
SO great that It wal determined to
sacrifice Ave front teeth.
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King Alfonso.

the palace the only sentry is an old
veteran, wearing many decorations,
but unarmed. The idea generally held
that the king of Spain lives surround
ed by an army to protect his life is
absurd. The "Alabarderos''-mounted
escort-and the large military stan is
regularly invisible in its barracks be-
hind the palace and exists merely to
satisfy court protocol. When the royal
family enjoys Its home life in the
evenings after audience hours are
over, it is no more protected than n
other well-to-do family of San Sebas-
tian.
Every day while in residence at
San Sebastian, the king, unaccom.
panied by soldiers, on foot, on horse
back, or in auto or carriage, can be
seen going about. We met him once
In a lone spot of the Corniche, writes
a traveller, attempting to clean three
plugs that had got choked by SCOT.
My French friends stopped and asked
the customary, Anything we can dog
These plugs are choked with soot,'
replied Alfonso. His chauffeur was
respectfully Offering new ones, when
our French friend--a pure automobile
crank like the king-explained that he
could clean those plugs by backing
rapidly up the slope.
That is what I SAID" cried Alfonso.
Dust! tumble I'M" and, with a very
tricky swing, he got his weight on the
crank and started the heavy motor
before his chauffeur knew what he
vas up to, jumped In beside his only
companion, a silent military man, and
began backing up the slope at secono
speed.
Nov that is just the type of auto
mobile crank who will not let his
chauffeur do a thing explained the
Frenchman. From this time Alfonso
nodded to us with a smile, content
that here were three men and a lady
who had een him, Alfonso. acting as
a man.
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GOVERNOR ENGAGED TO MARRY

Robert Perkins Bass, governor of
Hampshire. is engaged to be married
to Miss Edith Bird, daughter of
Charles s. Bird of East Walpole, and
a granddaughter Of the late Francis
w. Bird. She is well known in the
Norfolk Hunt club and for her exploits
in the hunting field. For the last two
OF three years she has made her home
in New York. She is a brilliant con-
versationalist and a young woman Of
striking personality.
MI. Bass is the first public primary
governor of New Hampshire. He was
nominated in 1910 over Bertram Ellis
Of Keene in a statewide primary in
which the old organization supported
Ellis and the so-called P~rogressives,
who had grown up around the Win.
ston Churchill candidacy, voted 70.
Bass. He was elected in November
1910. He was one Of the speakers 6
the recent meeting Of Progressive Re
publicans in fremont Temple, in Bos.
ton, with George L. Record Of New
Jersey and Clifford Pinchot Of New
Bass ia likely to represent the east
ticket in the event the Progressives
Mr.. Bass has long been interested
Hampshire Forestry association. Thrt
the acquisition by the state Of the Gre
Foster Bass, the celebrated war corr
In Chicago September /. 1873; gradual
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ork. 1t is understood that Governor
: the vice.presidential nominee on the
ntrol the next Republican convention.
! forestry and Is president Of the New
ugh his efforts In no small part is due
wford Notch. He is q brother Of John
espondent. Robert p. Bass was born
ed from Harvard in the class Of 1896.
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ATHLETICS TO win IN 1912
Captain Frank Chance Says "stuffy"
Mcinniss IL Only Unknown
Quantity in Inf7eld.

1.-THE great strength of the Athletics
lies in the fact that the Mack machine
really has no glaringly weak place in
Its lineup" said Manager Frank
Chance of the Cubs the other day.
"Firs, base is the only position that is
open to question, and | am not quail
fed to pass on that, for the simple
reason that l did not have an oppor.
tunity 10 e McInniss in action.
III he is as good as claimed, the
Athletic infield practically is without
a flaw. Mack has a fine pitching staff,
his outield has shown its ability to
deliver the goods. while the catching
force has demonstrated that it is good
enough for all practical purposes.
I'm short, the Athletics are a we'll
rounded baseball machine, and l be-
leve that they are In line for another
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IS HEAD OF POSTAL BANKS

Theodore l.. Weed, chief clerk Of the
&p%ostofice department and Postmaster
General Hitchcock's principal execu-
tive assistant in the management of
the department, has been appointed
director Of the postal savings system
at $4,000 a year. He will assume his
duties Immediately.
The extraordinary development Of
the postal savings system caused MI.
Hitchcock to organize a special bureau
to take up the work.
Mr.. Weed was appointed to the gov
eminent service from Connecticut in
1898.
Mr.. Hitchcock predicts that before
the end Of the current fiscal year the
postal savings deposits will exceed
$6O.0OO.000 and that the system not
only will be se~lf-sustaining but q
source Of profit to the government.
Already the deposits have reached q
total in excess of SIS, 1000, 000.
OF the four important offices that
opened for business August / last, Chi.
available statistics. led with depos-
with SALT Boston third with $685.
9 to establish postal banks in about
money-order business.
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WHO'S .XIlOkOW1N
9MB ~ - "9Wg&EMI
NEW MAYOR ON THE LID

Corrupt and contented" no longer
describes the condition Of Philadel-
phia. The new administration Of May
or Blankenburg is purifying the city
and vice is already on the run. seek
ing cover.
The other Sunday for the first time
In 80 years the saloons Of the city
were closed and all Of Philadelphia
from center to circumference was as
dry as q bone. Not only were the ga,
looms closed. but seven the unincorpo-
rated clubs shut their doors, and the.
various speak-easies. Of which there.
are more than 1000 In the city. were
in the main as quiet as a graveyard.
The few that opened were promptly
raided. The doom Of the speak-easies
has been sounded in Philadelphia, for
not only is the administration opposed
to their existence. but the brewers and.
licensed saloonkeepers are also max
ing war on them and soon their names.
will be only a memory.
But the reform administration Of
and disreputable resorts Of all kinds
vile dens have already closed.
a Sunday has given ohense to a large
SO Of beer as much a right on Sunday
o,,lo v1,v rlir~loo..l A.. - 49,
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worlds championship, and possibly
two. In my opinion, it will take from
one to three years for the National
league to develop a team which is ca
pable Of wrestling the worlds title
from the Athletics.
Most Of McGraw's mainstays are
Corners. and New York should have a
good team two years hence. In fact.
1t 1s possible that this is the team
which eventually will take the meas
ure Of the Athletics. Although in the
process Of rebuilding. we expect to be
up In the race ourselves, while Pitts
burg will bear watching"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25

AMonq
Sports

Good wrestlers should get ready to
wrestle with the new date.
Ban Johnson has things pretty we'll
settled up, taking things all together.
1t appears that no change of rules
is necessary to make football profit.
able.
Chief Of Police Qualman of Beloit,
Wis, has placed his foot on boxing
for that town.
It Is possible that Willie Lewis, the
lightweight fighter, may go to Paris
for a few fights.
If Cobb demanded $4,000 for next
season probably he had 1t in mind to
take a part in trade.
What Overall would like to know is
will his wing stand the strain of com
petition in the outlaw circuit?
Frank Baker, the home run hero OF
the worlds series, says he has re-
tired. He has ret1red-to his farm.
Now If they will refrain from call
ing him Knockout" Palzer he may be
able to weather the storm as a real
hope.
Since Battling Nelson is still dura.
BILE, his principal pastime seems to be
in making bum prophets" out of his
critics.
Otto Zeigler, once one of the
greatest OF bicycle racers of the
world. is totally blind at his home in
Alameda, Cal.
With SO many outlaws making q
noise like a war, the national com.
mission petted the minor leaguers'
dove Of peace.
Gotch says he will wrestle the man
who beats Mahmout, the Turk. This
is another way of saying he will take
q prolonged vacation.
Frank Farrell has won his suit
against Joseph Gordon and is de.
clared the rightful owner of the orig.
inal stock in the hill top team.
French aeroplanes Of the latest de.
signs are to arrive in this coantry in
few days. That ought to revive in.
tefest "a the sport, which has moi
hesn lively IN the last month or so.
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"Trls" Speaker, Famous Boston Player.

Il am a native of Texas and in my
country we cut down everything as
much as possible. Therefore when my
parents wanted to name me Tristram
was given the abbreviation, and have
had to go through life with simple
iris" said "Tris" Speaker, the IA
nous utfielder Of the Boston Red Sox.
Il became a left-handed batter and
thrower through an accident that Grip
pied my right arm when 1 was ten
years old. l was thrown from a bron-
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cho and my collar bone and right arm
were broken. / began to use the left
flip and when the injured member had
recovered I found that l could perform
better with my port side.
Il have loved to play ball as long
as I can remember. My first princely
salary was with the Clebourn club in
the North Texas league. l go SOS a
month and the league busted. 1 then
went to Houston and eventually land
ed in the American league"
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queslonsw would b productive of larger results during the coming year.
countries W e represent" continued Sir Francis, know that they N
sure tt ind in France a powerful auxiliary with which to obtain these
results"
Responding, President Fanheres assured the diplomats tina France would
labor in behalf Of progress.
Like you. Mr.: Ambassador" the President continued. I'VE congratulate
ourselves that We have seend during the past year the president Of the United
States give his precious adhesion to the principle Of arbitration. 1t may be
repeated that the application Of this principle will determine fr men and
things a decisive method OFT the pacific solution If international differences"
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z CHIEF WITH TAFT

President Taft's efforts to secure the
ratification Ct arbitration treaties with
France and Great Britain was the spe-
cial theme of an official speech made
recently by President Fallieres at the
New Years reception to the diplomat
ic corps at the Elysee palace in Paris.
There a a large attendance Of dip
lomats at the function, among them
being Robert Bacon, the American am
bassador.
Sir Francis L. BERTHE, the British
ambassador and dean Of the diplomat
ic corps, presented to the French *
ecutive the New Year fluctuations of
the foreign representatives. He de-
clared that he and the other members
Of the corps felt certain that France
would continue to be a powerful aid
in every work having in view the
progress of civilization. He added that
this permitted the hope that the gem
erous initiative Of the president Of the
United States in favor of the exten.
sion of arbitration to international