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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Noted Outlaw Captured.

Salt Lake City-Bert Dalton, al
legged murderer of Marshal Dan Han
son. of Cokeville, and a member OF
the notorious Whitney brothers gang
of outlaws, who escaped in the jail
break at Evanston, Wyo., last week,
was captured near Sandy, Utah, by
Sheriff Joseph C. Sharp, of Salt Lake
County.
Dalton was caught on ranch,
where he went to work. He is now
in the county jail here and refuses to
divulge the whereabouts of Ernest
Crutcher and Walter Van Fosser, who
escaped with him.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Auto Sets Woods Attire.

Lakefort-A brisk forest fire near
Bartlett Springs had its origin in an
unusual accident near artlett. r. s.
Dallas. of San Francisco, was return
ing by automobile with his family to
his home. An overheated brake shoe
set fire to the gasoline tank, which
was hung between the rear wheels
The tank exploded, scattering liquid
fire in the dry brush at either side
of the road, and the flames travelled
through the brush to the timber.
Dallas and his family escaped I'M
hurt, but the automobile is nothing
but huge cinder.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

Asolo, which inspired two of Brown
ing's verses In "Asolando." and which
is observing the centenary. is a forth
fed town In Treviso, In northern Italy.
1t was the ancient Acelum, and pos
sesses a cathedral and ruined aque-
duct. The former palace OF Catha-
rine Cornaro. queen Of Cyprus, is In
the neighborhood. There are beauti'
full seats in the vicinity. and the town
has q population of under 6,00o.-Lon
don Globe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
DRIVE REBELS BACK.
American Sailors, Guarding Legation,
Take Hand in Engagement.

Managua, Nicaragua. = The tnsur-
gents under command of Generals
Mena and Zeledon resumed their at
tack on Managua, but, after des-
perate fight, again were repulsed. This
was the fourth day of the battle.
Before they we're repealed the rebels
succeeded in forcing their way close
up to the houses of the city. The
american sailors guarding the United
States legation and the Presidential
palace directed fire too hot for the
attackers and the rebels were driven
back.
AS this dispatch is filed there is a
lull in the fighting, the insurgents hav-
ing retired to position short dis
lance from the city. All Americans
and other foreigners in the city are
safe
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
A Cutting Board.

In the figure. Do not go quite to the
line with the chisel. and finish with
the plane.
Next drill the hole. Drill until the
point of the drill begins to come
through the wood and then take 1t out
and put the point in on the other side
OF the board. When the hole is fin
ished, plane the sides OF the board and
finish it with sandpaper.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
PoPULIsT PARTY is ALIVE
At National Convention Platform
Drafted; No Candidate Named.

st. Louis.-The eight delegates to
the Populist National convention, aft
err nearly six hours argument, adopted
platform reaffirming the 1892 plat
form and adding a number of new
planks, one of which favors the rec
ognition of the Chinese Republic.
1--WE did not come hers TO nominate
a candidate for president" said ]. f.
Ferris, chairman OF the national COM
mittee 1--WE wish merely to keep our
organization alive for future useful
ness. The platform to be adopted is
our principal object"
Ferris told about being summoned
by Senator Clapp to appear before the
Senatorial committee investigating
campaign expenses.
II finally begged off. he said. latter
having convinced Clapp that we had
no campaign funds to speak of and
that Wall street had never yet found
1t necessary to attempt to corrupt us
by big contributions to our treasury.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
SOMETHING
-W,HG Q
LITTLEONES
EASY TO MAKE BARREL BOAT
and May Be Constructed by
Any Handy Boy.

A boat that any handy boy car
easily make is constructed of bar
rel which is kept with the opening
cut In one side up by two 4 by Gin
timbers and two tie pieces. 2 by a
says the Popular Mechanics. The
lengths OF these pieces will depend
on the size OF the barrel
A good watertight barrel should b
selected and an opening cut In thu
center between the hoops. OF such I
size as to allow the body OF the oc
cupant room for handling an oar. TIL
timbers are attached to the barre
with iron straps-pieces of old hoop
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
pastor,a MsrItsd Rsbuks.

When Samuel s. COLDER was preach
ing in an old log schoolhouse in John
son county, Missouri. in 1852, his
congregation was quite small. One
Sunday all were sitting at the desks
forward near the puncheon floor.
The sermon was monotonous and the
old log seats had no backs. Observ-
ing the sleepy. downcast look Of the
congregation, the minister woke them
up by shouting: Arouse. heaven 10
not under the fioorl"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Civil War Heroine Dead.

Oakland, Cal--Dr. c. Annette
Bucket, famous nationally as the cit
tie major" of the Union army because
If her services during the Civil war
IS dead. DIR. Bucket WIS born in
Warsaw, N. Y, August 20, 1888, and
was graduated from the Woman's
Medical college of Pennsylvania At
the outbreak Of the Civil war she vol
unteered for hospital service in the
Union army and accompanied the
troops through some fierce battles
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Their Proper Place.

The folks who are perpetually pro
testing that their consciences are
clear and that they have nothing fol
WHICH to reproach themselves are gen
orally in a bad way. for the probable
ity is that their much-vaunted con
sciences have stopped working and
are Of no further use. Such people
never allow that they are In the
wrong; their favorite sentence is. q
told you sol" and their proper place
is on a desert island with thick
skinned turtles for boon companions
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Have You Noticed Thesef

An inventor in America has earned
the thanks Of all who have been seek
ing after really sanitary form OF
kissing. In certain parts Of that great
country, when young ladies' go to par
ties and places where they kiss, they
are provided with a sterilized ivory
ring. mounted on silver handle. This
is interposed between the kisser and
the kissee. and the resulting sensation
is known as "pasteurized pleasure" or
"germless joy"-London Answers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Blessed SYmpathY.

Sympathy with animals blesses and
humanizes men and women. To get
into real relations with an animal is
liberal education. 1t is something to
be really interested even in plant
and to observe the working of life in
any sphere not our own. How much
more when that life is directing
personality which consciously looks
up to us and will love us if we will let
it!-Christian Register
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Mare Island Gets Work.

Vallejo, Cal.-Mare Island Navy
Yard received orders from the Navy
Department in Washington to proceed
with construction Of the gunboat Mo
nocacy, as previously directed. A CON
tract to build the Monocacy was
awarded to the Mare Island yard two
months ago, but the Seattle Construc
ton & Drydock Company, which had
bid ST. 900 higher than the Govern
ment, protested on the ground thai
the work could not be done within the
figures named. A committee OF inves
tigation was named and the orders
received are the findings.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
CUTTING BOARD QUITE HANDY
Convenient Article for Use In Any
Play Room May Be Made OF Or
binary Piece Of Pine.

Use pine three-quarters of an inch
thick. You should have a piece TN
inches by IL inches for a cutting
board.
Round the corners by making them
one-quarter Of circle whose radiuf
is three-quarters of an inch. Round
with the grain of the wood. as shown
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Insurance Man Uninsured.

New York-After spending life
time writing millions of insurance
policies, Archibald C. Haynes died
without any insurance on his own
life. In his will just filed here he
eft only $500 estate. which goes to
his widow. Haynes was at one time
one of the best-known insurance men
in the country. He was general agent
of the Equitable.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Willing to please Again.

Little James while at a neighbors
Sas given a piece Of bread and but
ter. and politely said. Thank you"
"Thats right. James" said the lady.
81 like TO hear little boys say Thank
you"
WELL" rejoined James. IF you
want to hear me say II again ycu
might put some jam on it,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

Perhaps the strangest weapon ever
used for killing was an umbrella. In
October. 1908. man named Ernest
Smith was found dead in Chiswick
High street, England. He had pune
tured wound in the eye which had
reached his brain and which the doc
tors agreed had undoubtedly been
caused by the steel ferrule OF an UNI
k~oIr.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
His Grounds.

BY queer trick of politics an ig-
norant and pompous old darby was
elected Judge of minor court In GER
tain western state. In the first case
over which he presided he made a
ruling so absurd that the lawyer whose
case was affected by It said: This is
very strange ruling. your honor.
Upon what grounds do you make III"
What grounds-does you say? Why.
desc yer dollhouse grounds. Of co'sel'
replied the iudge-Judge
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Wisdom In Action.

The times are waiting for men who
shall serve and not merely inquire;
strive and not merely investigate;
give to their age and their kind not so
much learning in bulk as wisdom in
action; great doing as the only true
fruitage of great thinking; the conse-
Grafton to the uplifting of ones fellow
men of ones best rather than the con-
serving by mere culture Of ones self.
Henry Potter
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
PENSIONERS GET RELIEF.
Senate Agrees to House Approprla-
ton Bill in Nick Of Time.

Washington, .. C.-The Senate has
yielded to the demands of the House
for the abolition of the pensions agen-
cies throughout the United States and
passed the $3.50. 900 pension appro-
priation bill with a provision for the
adjustment of the agencies January
81, 1913. :
Passage Of the bill was accomplished
in the nick of time, for the Pension
Bureau forced a crisis, as the result OF
the lack of funds to pay pensioners.
The San Francisco agency has bal
ance OF exactly Z cents and Detroit
only cents.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
The Peanut EIux.

The last thing to recover from the
effects of big celebration is the five
cent bag of peanuts. 1t dwindles pain
fully during the influx of great crowds.
Other foods remain comparatively
stable in quantity for a fixed price
but the mob diminisbss the allowance
Of peanuts for nickel by half
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Hair Fabrics.

In the manufacture of hair fabrics
the hair is reduced to paste by sol
vent and all kinds of hair and fbers
are used. The paste is run through
an artificial silk spinner and drawn
from the spinner in threads. Some Of
these are yard or more in length
Yhey can be braided or woven like ar
tif1cial horse-hair. Hair composition
of superior quality is kept for the man.
nfacture of wigs and braids.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Wanted HIs Cream Spanked.

Mamma" said four-year-old Bobby,
what is that white stuff on my Der
ries?"
THAT is what we call whipped
cream" answered his mother.
A few days later Bobby dined at
neighbors and. being offered some or
binary cream. he asked: Haven't
YOU folks got any spanked cream?'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
DAISY FLY KILLER
SELF-SETTING PLANES NJ. I, VineIand, N. J.
Sent on trial where not kept Sold in the large
Coast Cities. Portland dealers sell them Try
one now
Element of Decay.

Indirect influence had its nearly per-
feet work in the Persian empire,
where the Queen Mother was permit
ted to exercise an injurious influence
over the king. the court. and the en-
pire. 1t was one Of the tendencies
which leads Sayce, the historian, to
say. after touching upon it: I'm
short, the empire contained within 1t
from the first all the elements of de-
caVn
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
LONGEVITY in french Villages.

A remarkable record of longevity is
to be found in some of the rural par
ishes OF France. In the village Of st.
Thomas de la Fliche there have been
only fourteen parish priests in three
hundred years, the fourteenth being
still In possession. The parish of ST.
German du Val. in Paris, has had only
three pastors in one hundred years,
while that of Givry en- Argonne has
had but five In 1870 years.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Its ONLY purpose.

20 Willie, WILLIE" cried a teacher
to a hopelessly dull pupil. whatever
do your think your head is for?"
Willie, who evidently thought this an
other of the troublesome questions
that teachers were always asking.
pondered it deeply. please. miss"
he replied at length. ito keep my
collar onl"-Youth's Companion
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

II ~ oxen will eat acres and one
third OF grass In 4 weeks and Fl oxen
will seat 10 acres in 3 weeks-how
many oxen will eat "a acres in IL
weeks. the grass being allowed to
grow uniformly.
Answer-Seven hundred and TWEEN
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

Countless ages Of time passed, as we
compute time-before the earth was
prepared for the advent of man. The
Oldest civilization known is that OF
Egypt, and the pyramids are things
of yesterday compared with the for
nation of the alluvial plains of the
Euphrates. or the delta of the Missis-
sippi, not to mention the Laurentian
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Ohio Mob Lynehes Negro.

Columbus, O.-After holding up Of
ficials in the courthouse mob OF
about 40 men here took T. z. Cotton.
alias T. T. McElhenny, a 16-year-old
negro, who was on trial, and lynched
him just beyond the city limits. The
negro was accused OF killing Cedron
Land, white boy, two months ago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
FEDERAL ADVANCE SLOW.
Mexican Rebels Leave Big Job fol
Railway Repairers.

Juarez, Mexico-It is considered by
railway men that federal troops can
not occupy Juarez before next Monday
at the earliest date. In advance of
the federal army, under Generals Ra-
oago and Teller, is a repair train, and
two trains left Juarez to repair the
road from this end.
Determined to have some vestige of
civil government, the citizens of Juar-
ez met and named three commission
ers, each with equal power of ballot
In this way Juarez bears the distinc-
ton of being the only city in Mexico
with a commission government.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
A Barrel Boat.

will do. The two tie pieces are put
across the timbers at the ends of the
barrel and spiked In place.
The boat is to be propelled with 9
single. double-end paddle. There II
no danger of the boat capsizing or the
water splashing into the barrel.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Three-MIIIIon-poIlar Baby Born.

New York.-The anxiously-awaited
SO. 100000 Aston baby was born at s:l5
a. M, August IA. 1t Is boy and Will
bear the name OF his father, John
Jacob Astor. who died so heroicaliy In
the Titanic disaster OF April IA. II
weighed 7A pounds.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

can stretch my arms apart. having
a coin in each hand. and yet without
bringing my hands together. can
cause both coins to come into the
same hand. How is this TO be done
Answer:-Place the coin on a table.
then. turning round. take 1t up witn
he other hand.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
The Most ORIGINAL Authors.

The most original modern authors
are not so because they advance what
is new, but simply because they know
how to put what they have to say as
II 1t had never been said before
Goethe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
No Wonder.

Nerve Specialist-My dear sir.
can't understand your case at all. Here
you were practically cured few days
ago and now your nerves are In
frightful shape again. Have you had
a sudden shock of some kind? Patient
Il received your bill yesterday.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

Useful instrument In Farm House
Every farm house should have a
harness needle In 1t. One of the many
uses to which the needle can be put Is
to sew rips in shoes that may save an
extra trip to the cobbler's-Home De-
partment, National Magazine
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
MOTHER OF
LARGE FAMILY
Tells How She Keeps Her
Health Happiness For
Those Who Take
Her Advice.
Scottville, Mich ~ want to tell you
how much good Lydia E. Pinkham' Veg

etableCompounda and
Sanative Wash have
done me- / live on q
farm andhaveworked
very h ard. / am
forty-fve years old,
and am the mother
of thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that l am
not broken do W n
with hard work and
the care of nv FAM
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

No thoughtful person uses liquid blue. It's a
pinch of blue in a large bottle of water Ask for
Red Cross Ball Blue. the blue that's all blue
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22

Mothers VIII ind Mrs. winsIow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their chtldrel
5uring re teething period.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-08-22
Worth Of Clothes.

LIQUID blue is a weak solution Avoid it. Buy
Red Cross Ball Blue. the blue that's all blue. Ask
your grocer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-06
SERIOUS LOSS OF
LIFE THREATENED
Heavy Rain Falling and Flood
Waters Are Rising Steadily.
Fleet of Boats Will Leave To-
Day to Rescue People in
Engulfed Terri
tory.
All Records Broken
by Mississippi Flood

From NicksburE, Miss, south to
New Orleans. the Mississippt River
is from huff n foot to two and
half feet above any previous flood
record stnEc.
An additional rise this week of
approximately one foot from New
Orleans north 10 Baton Rouge is
predicted by the Wenther Bureau.
SouudinEs mndc by United states
army engineers show TINT this
notwithstanding volume Of winter
In the hiE river tx moving Mt the
rhtc OF 81 feet per second, or ap-
proximntely ono mile per hour
fnster thun ever before recorded in
the MisSissirrrs food history.
Danger points in the levees In
fouisinna-isntOn Rouge, Bonnet
Cnrrr. twenty-five miles north of
New Orleans; Morrison. Plaque mine,
srott's Landing. Cypress Hail, New
Ronds md Third District, New Or
leans.
River Sundny-Almost stationary
from Torras south.
Notwithstanding Sunday morn
ing; around midday. cloudy, hcay,.
rnins from Torrus south from 4 TO
q =. VI.
Forccnst-Showcrs in Louisiana
md Mississippi Monday md Tuen-
dny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-06
PRISONERS IN REVOLT
Many killed by Troops Called Out to
Supprcss Uprising.

Lisbon. May 5.--In the revolt OF l.Qj1
prisoners In the Portuguese prison at
Limoc!ro yest= rday. many were ki!lad
by the troops VINO were called out TO
suppress the uprising. M=agre details
were received BY the government to-
day. but there is TO statement as to
the number killed or wounded Four
hundred political prisoners. well sup
piled with money and arms, ent.ced
500 crlmina! prisoners 10 Join them in
revolt. in which the wardens are be-
!ieved TO have connivcd All the prIs-
oncrs escaped rom their cells into the
cour, yard. Hare. while they were
trying TO scale the walls, they were
met by the military. and fight en-
snsd. The troops finally succeeded IN
gaining the upper hand. and the pr!s-
"ners were replaced in their cells. 1t
is admitted that many were killed. and
the number was not mentioned in tho
dispatch. 4 number OF bombs were
found. As none Of them had been ex-
ploded. 1t is assumed that 1t was the.
Intention of the revolving prisoners to
destroy the jail. once they were out
side ths prison walls.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-06
R0STRON BREAKS SILENCE
Captain of Cnrpnthin Explains His
Censorship on Mcrsnges.

1CnsOIhuln on IhshSnSeb.
London, May 5.-Captain A. H. Ros-
tron, OF the Carpathia, has broken his
silence for tho first time since he went
to the assistance OF the Titanic sur
vlvors. Speaking to the newspaper
men who met the Carpathia at Gibral-
ia. Captain Rostron said.
Much has boon said in the Ameri-
can press about the silence OF the Car
pathin while making fdr New York |
found 1t necessary to establish a CEN
sorship on messages which were being
forth some rather severe comment from
the newspapers. 1t was said that ]
had bought the exclusive use of the
Marconi station. and WAS using ii to
my own advantage In order 10 make
money.
This was Il most wicked lie. | hao
instructed the operator that he was to
accept nothing but private messages.
and to send nothing but the names OF
our passengers. l told the passengers
that they could send their privats
messages after the list of survivors
had gotten away When we reached
New York the operator still had about
e05 messages to send.
Another inaccuracv which appear
ed in the papers was that had ignored
n massage from President Taft. asking
for news of Major Butt. I understand
this message was sent to the Carpa-
thia. but 1t never reached us. I have
written to the President, laying the
facts before him."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-06
RECOGNITION is ASKED
Mexican Rebels Send Representative
10 Washington.

Washington, May 5.-Simultaneously
with the arrival OF Senior Manuel
-aiero, the new ambassador OF Mexico
10 TINS country, DIR. Policarpo Ruedo.
representative of Emilio Vasquez
Gomez. Provisional President OF Mex,
leo. appeared in Washington to ask
TINS government to recognize the
beiligerency OF the provisional govern
ment. Both issued statements to-
night.
The uprising has been confined
TO the state OF chihuahua" said AM
bassador Calero's statement in part
in spite of what has been said to the
contrary, and is daily being repeated
in the United States. Disturbances
exist. II is true, in other portions of
the republic of Mexico. but these are
not political in character. but are
rather brigandage on n greater or
lesser scale. My government, while
successfully combating these move
ments, Is earnestly striving to find a
remedy for the problem. and has, in
this connection, already accomplished
some most important work.
IL must emphatically deny that
there exists any such thing in Mexico
as an anti-American feeling. There
are perhaps some Americans who may
have received injury. either TO person
on property at tho hands OF the ban
dts. but this happens everywhere. The
government is making. and will con-
tlnue TO make. every possible effort
toward protecting all interests. both
domestic and foreign"
In his statement. which is addressed
TO tho American people, Or. Ruedo de-
clares:
THE provisional government Is n
fully organized political state. capable
OF discharg!ng the duties OF a gov
ernment by enforcing the law and
protecting life and property. aud
meeting it's foreign obligations. 1t
nolds two states and many cities and
towns: it has an established seat of
government; It is supported by the
people and Is n homogeneous and
popular organization, carrying on
trade. manufactures and war"
DR.. Ruedo says the provisional gov
eminent is in every respect n de
facto government. worthy OF recogni-
t'on as such and entitled to all the
rights of "A belligerent.
Tho war. which has resulted In the
establishment of the provisional gov
eminent, UNDER President Emilio Vas
Quez Gomez. is being fought for the
liberation OF the Mexican people from
the serfdom OF peonage and slavery
for debt