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Chicago Woman Fulfills Compact
Made With an Armed Bur-
glar in the Night.
THREATENS TO KILL
Wife Gives Up Own VaIuables, Babies
Banks, and the Contents Of Her
Husbands Trousers-she Re-
calls Neighbours Tragedy.

Chicago.-At two O'clock the other
morning Mrs. John G. Kuhns, whose
husband is assistant purchasing agent
of a big railroad company, entered
into and carried THE terms of an
honorable agreement with a burglar.
The agreement was made in Mrs.
Kuhns boudoir at her residence, 1920
Luella avenue, by the glare Of the
burglars f1ashlight. In chamber adj
joining slept the woman's husband
and her two children in blissful igno-
rance of what was happening.
The agreement was something like
this: Mrs. Kuhns was not to grow
hysterical, cry out, Or waken her hus.
band. In return the burglar was not
to murder Mrs. Kuhns or mo1est her
husband.
And in the fulfllment of her part OF
the compact Mrs. kuhns proceeded to
turn over her own valuables, slip into
the chamber beside her sleeping hus-
band, remove his trousers, rife them
of ten dollars, break open the banks
of her two babies, push the contents
into the hands of tbs robber, and then
escort that person to the front, door
and bid him good night.
"Why did / do it," Mrs. Kuhns re-
peated. please remember the case
of Clarence D. KILLER year and half
ago. He was our neighbor. One
night negro burglar entered the
room Of his two daughters in their
house out here. Mr.. Hitler, awakened
by his wife and the cries of the chill
gdren, ran up and seized the robbeIl
M. Hitler was killed. The burglar,
Thomas Jennings, was hanged On
finger print evidence for his murder.
t.That all came to me when I saw
the white circle Of the burglars cleo
trio lantern creep slowly across my
dressing table. sat up In bed. The
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T Tnil9SQQP4(f luxurious : :

Of Malabar. The first Of these bears
properly, perhaps, a bush or shrub, and
Is peculiar to the Tuscadora gulches Of
Nevada
THE soap tree was brought from
Japan, where 1t is alleged to be COM
mon growth. It is prolific bearer Of
berries about the size of our common
black cherry, and Of a yellowish color.
From these berries, boiled with the
seeds they contain, good soap is fab
ricated. In Japan the berries are used
as a substitute for soap just as they
come from the tree
'The witch tree seldom grows high
er then ten feet. It has innumerable
branches and INTERVENING twigs. It's
foliage is SO luminous that at night it
can be distinguished plainly mile
or more away. This tree is evidently
species of bay, and the luminous
property Of its leaves parasitic. This
consists of gummy substance which.
on being transferred to the hand by
the rubbing of leaves upon it, imparts
to it the same phosphorescent glow"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13

inflicted by the teeth of a dog which is
believed to have been mad. The dogs
spine and head have been sent away
for examination by experts.
The dog, a large bull, attacked the
child on the premises of Mrs. Hamil-
tom Another baby, Agnes Mackey, a
cousin of Master Mullin, was playing
with him when the dog appeared. The
girl screamed, and Mrs. Mullin ran out
of her house, grabbed the dog by the
collar and yanked it off and tossed it
into the patch Of weeds.
She picked up the boy and ran for
the house, little Mackey ahead of her.
Mrs. Mullin staggered through the
door and fell fiat on her face. The
dog followed and was snarling outside
the door when an ernploye on the
place appeared with a gun and shot
the animal
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nut from the kernel of which the ma
tives produce butter which, SO African
travellers aver, much resembles but
ter made from cows milk, and which
will remain sweet for year or more.
The mama tree Is SO called because
from sap which flows after tapping
the tree In August al sweet gum is left
by evaporation. whtsh has no little
food value. The taIlow tree of MaIa-
bar yields from the seeds of the fruit
an excellent talloW, which serves as
an illuminant.
"That is a wonderful tree, too, which
fiourishes on Fferro one of the largest
islands of the Canary group. Fierro
is SO dry that not even a small riyu-
let is to be found on it, and for that
absence Of water a curious compensa-
ton is made by nature in providing a
tree such as is not found elsewhere.
The leaves of this tree are long and
narrow and they remain green the
year through. The gentle mystery of
this tree, as travellers assure us, Is
a cloud that hovers over it constant
ly, and condensing into water, satu-
rates the leaves, from which the moist
ure drops continually and keeps the
| cisterns which are In excavations be-
meath them always well filled with wa
ter. These rain trees are few on the
island, which, 1t Is said, accounts for
its sparse population.
Eve have in our own country at
least two wonderfully eccentric crea-
tons In trees, the soap tree Of Florida,
although 1t Is not Indigenous there, and
the witch tree. The latter is more
see them, for the drawer of milk from
a hole he has made in a tree plugs up
: the hole when his needs are supplied,
to prevent unnecessary waste Of the
milk
Three other useful trees are the
butter tree of central Africa, the man
ma tree Of Calabria and the tallow tree
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13
SEA DEVILS ARE MONSTERS

Monster sea devils are frequently
caught in the gulf waters off the
coast of Texas. These fish sometimes
weigh as much as $500 pounds. They
are ferocious in appearance and are
possessed of wonderful strength. The
method Of catching them Is to throw
harpoon into their body and when
they have pulled the boat around for
some time and begin to get exhaust
ed, to finish them by means of few
rife bullets. Many thrilling encoun-
tiers with these giant fish have been
had and not infrequently the daring
sportsmen have had narrow escapes
from being carried far to sea. While
they do not in any way resemble the
devil fish they are frequently given
that missioner.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13
PROPER TREATMENT FOR BOY
TO Keep Youth on Farm He Should
Be Given Chance to Make Money
In One Way or Another.

To keep the boy on the farm he
should first be given the chance to
make some money by giving him q
start with poultry or something of the
kind and give him piece of land on
which to raise vegetables and fruits
for the market.
He should be given q comfortable
room, books, good light. warmth, a.
desk and writing materials.
For out door work build him q
small shop with tools. Let him invite
boy friends to visit him.
When he wishes TO go to town with
you let him go until he learns the way
around-and the right way.
Get him a telescope to look at the
stars and microscope to study the
minute plants and Insects. Let him
have gun and plenty of ammunition
for hunting birds, rabbits and SPUR
rels. The exercise will keep him
strong and healthy.
A boy treated in this manner should
be contented.
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Every flea has his own particular
dog.
Shallow and often is the motto
for the corn field.
Trusting the old horse too far
wrecks the wagon.
Fresh eggs are more to be desired
than fresh" children.
Quality adds to net value far more
rapidly than does quantity.
Keep up ambition, even if the at.
mosphere is depressing.
1t is better to goste bed with the
chickens than with the owls.
The early bug catches the paris
green-if the farmer Is wise.
The farmer who succeeds must
know, and science ishis teacher.
It sometimes happens that she who
hesitates would be lost If she didn't
Do not be discouraged because you
can't complete your tasks in single
day.
Cooperation too often means slug
ging the other fellow in business
way. -z 800 49, -z=-= ~ ~
Better the farmer with a swelled
bank account than one with swelled
head.
You will be dead long time, but
that is no reason for being a dead
one" while living.
An open countenance is not to be
preferred when it happens to be the
baby's at three a. %,
Dollars saved In youth and put al
sure interest will earn leaves OF bread
for you when you are old.
There is profit IN farming, but Il
takes business ability to turn thai
profit into bank account.
You can not make a farmer of the
lad who prefers a dime novel and &
cigarette to a good farm paper.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13
MOURNING IN PALESTINE

When a woman dies in Palestine
her death is not publicly lamented,
in strict accordance with time-honored
Oriental rules, nor is the community
particularly affected by any sense Of
bereavement. But when prominent
man Of any village dies. the whole
clan makes much ado to express the
loss sustained by the countryside.
Days of lamentation extend from one
to six weeks, according to the popu-
larity of the dead man. On each day
one or more sheep are slaughtered in
atonement for his soul, and feast
is spread out before the assembled
mourners.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13
YIELD OF STRANGE TREES

i find nothing more interesting than
natures odd ways in trees" said a
man whose hobby is trees. THUS in
Madagascar is found the travellers
Tree, SO called because it provides a
supply OF pure fresh water on demand
70 the thirsty wayfarer. The body of
thls tree rises to a height of about 80
leet at which height leaves radiate
from opposite sides of the stem. These
are OF great length and stand on a
leaf stalk some six feet long, spread
OUT Like an immense fan.
In the dry season, when all seems
ard and parched, the traveller has but
20 pierce one Of these trees just at the
point where the fanlike crest has its
beginning on the stem, and out of the
wound will flow pure, fresh. cool wa
VT. The tree has other uses. From
the leaves are formed the matched
loois OF the houses Of the jewellers on
we east side Of the island. The outside
park of the tree is laid for flooring
ana the leaves again, when beaten fiat,
serve not only Cor sablecloths but for
plates.
In Venezuela there is a vegetable
wonder called the COW tree, It grows
= maefe scarcely another vegetable
sai.ig tnriyes. It's leaves are leathery
Z .na crisp, but by making missions in
z ne trunk a peculiar grayish fluid re-
sssmnllng milk exudes. sweet and of a
Y ipscuiarly agreeable, balmy odor. It
puzzling thing to a stranger in
saat land to see the trunks Of these
ses bristling with plugs, as he will
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13
MOTHER SACRIFICES
LIFE FOR CHILDREN
Burns in Effort to Reach Little
Boy and Baby Who After
wards Are Saved.

Kenosha, visa story of heroisn
reached here the other day from New
Munster, a village in the western part
Of Kenosha county. A mother was
burned to death trying to save the
lives of her two children.
The little ones escape was due pri-
narily to the bravery Of one Of them
"a small boy.
Mrs. Johanna Kretschmer, twenty
six years of age, sent one Of her old
er children to the village to buy a can
Of gasoline. The boy lost the cork to
the can On the way home. When he
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13
Kindness With the Team.

Uniform kindness in the treatment
Of horses enables the driver to de-
pend upon them in al sorts Of ways
that save time and lessen labor.
This is especially noticeable In har-
Messing and embarrassing. The driv-
err accustomed to a team which has
his confidence will save hours every
month, which under opposite condi-
tons would be wasted.
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burglar threw the binding light In
my face. In his hand was a revolver.
eff you scream, lady, Til have to
kill YOU he said. wanted to scream.
But I didn't. After a while I said:
My husband and children are asleep
in the next room. Please don't wake
them I'll do anything you say
"He pulled out the dresser drawers,
found a few trinkets, put them in his
pocket, and then started for the door
Of my husbands room.
Where are you going?' I asked
him. / think he said: Through the
house,
"@You promise me you'll sit right
here and I'll get you everything Of
value we have | replied. T know
where everything is and I don't want
anybody to get hurt
"He thought awhile and then prom
Used. He sat down in a chair with his
revolver on the door as I softly
opened it, I went to chair, beside
my husbands bed. He moved in his
sleep and held out a hand. I stroked
1t quietly while I reached with the
other hand for his trousers. Then I
slipped back to my own room.
eve went through the pockets-the
burglar and I together. We found q
purse and ten dollars. I gave it to the
burglar. Then went back to the chill
dren's room. I took their two little
banks and gave them to the man.
ssHe wanted to go out window of
the dining-room, as he had come, but
I induced him to tiptoe down the
stairs and opened the front door.
Thanks, lady, he said.
"tGood night replied and shut
the door.
"Then I went and awakened my
husband. I waited until the burglar
could get safely away SO there was
nothing for Mr.. Kuhns to do but tele-
phone the police"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13

During the great Liverpool riots of
ISL the hooligans of that city armed
with broken bottles, brickbats, iron
fragments and other missiles, in
alcted severe damage on the police.
One citizen, who was serving as
special constable, invented a device
to protect the officers from such at
lacks, shield OF peculiar shape with
slot through which the constable
can see where he is going without
exposing his face. The shield has
received the general approval of the
Lancashire constabulary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13

At Beersheba, in Palestine, are two
circular wells of fine, pure water, one
of which is known as Abraham's well.
Beersheba means, We'll Of OATH" or
Seven Wells" and according to one
story the place received it's name be-
cause of the alliance formed here be.
tween Abraham and Abimelech, king
of Gerar, which was ratified by a gift
Of seven eve lambs from Abraham to
Abimelech as a witness of the fact
that the well was dug by Abraham.
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Ration Sf Driving Horse.

The ratioga of the driving horse
should be different from that Of the
average worehorse. This Is due in a
large measure to the peculiar de-
nands of such an animal. It should
be fed with much less roughags in.
proportion to it's size than horse at
ordinary work. The roIghage should
be OF different nature.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-13
BRAVES MAD DOG FOR SON
Child Is Badly Hurt Before Its Mother
Can Drag the Vicious Brute
Away.

Stamford, Conn.-Perry Mullin.
three years old, son Of James Mullin,
an employe Of Mrs F. A. Hamilton Of
Riverside, is In the Stamford hospital
in a serious condition from wounds
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New York.-Doctors labored two
hours to remove an agate soup kettle
from the head of tWo-year-old Peter
svsca.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-14
Church Affairs

At the meeting of the whatsoever
club, held at the home of Miss Flor
ence Robertson Saturday afternoon, the
following program was given:
Devotional services.
The child Moses saved from death -
Miss 0fyra Pearson.
Moses preparing for his work and
call TO deliver Israel" Miss Florence
Robertson
The king increases the Israelites'
task" Miss Abby Roberts
The plaques Of Egypt" Miss Jose
The Passover" Miss Marguerite
HargrOve.
phine Frankenburger.
"The bread from heaven" Miss Oh
the Ten Commandments given in
concert These Bible stories were told
IN the words Of each speaker, in story
Piano solo, Miss Marguerite Har-
grove
Class motto and class song.
A business meeting followed with
Miss Olive Page, the president, in the
chair Refreshments were served by
the hostess
There will be a called meeting at the
chapel on Thursday at $3.50 to arrange
for an entertainment to be given in
the near future.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-14
BIG LAND DEALS
MADE AT ARTESLA
One Tract Of 400 Acres Exchanged For
10000 Worth of Kansas Land;
Dr.. smith sells Residence.


Artesia. n NJ, oct 14--Frank
and VIII GiIsdorf have traded
their 400 acres of land northeast Of
Artesia with judge Langemeade, pre-
siding judge Of Kansas for 1910 acres
of land in Kansas valued at 100000,
the deal being contaminated through
William DOOley- The 400 acres VIII
be extensively improved
DR.. F. NJ Smith has traded his Ar
tesla residence and $50 acre desert
claim east of the PecOs river for Oma-
ha real estate valued at $4,000. The
$50 acres Will be reclaimed and put IN
cultivation.
Dexter high school football team
met defeat at the hands of the Ar
tesla high school in an exciting game
played here by a score of Is to B.
Three of the Artesia churches are for
the present without pastors. Rev Mr.
Ramsey, Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. south, has an appointment in
Texas. Rev T. E. Mathes. of the
Presbyterian church, viii have charge
of the Presbyterian church a Mesilla
Park. and Rev r.. II. Naples, of the
Baptist church, viii preach in Mis-
souri,.
An explosion from gasoline stove
caused a fire at the residence Of o.
G. Greer, near the high school, that did
considerable damage to the dining
room and kitchen furniture before the
flames were eXtingUished. There was
no insurance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
1rINsTREL JOKES NEED CENSOR

MINSTREL JOKES NEED CEN SOR-
In the old south negroes were de-
pended upon by the plantation owners
for much, if not all, Of the entertain
ment on the big estates. Natural MINI
les, inherently musical and possessing
native ability as dancers and fun max
ers, the negro makes an ideal enter
tainer when he sticks to his last and
does not try any of the white folks
comedy.
BUsby's negro minstrel at the Il Paso
theater Sunday evening, with its sing
ing, dancing and fun making, gave a
splendid performance with but one ez-
cepuon. The end men jokes need edit
ing badly before they are again pre-
scented before the class Of patrons man
ager Howard FOgg has on his season
reserve list Some were good, but the
majority were coarse, and while they
got over to the gallery, which was
reserved for the negroes. the down
stairs audience did not take any too
kindly to this Grass comedy.
40 better ensemble singing has been
heard in FL PasO recently than that
rendered by the minstrel chorus of
male and female voices The natural
sweetness of the negrOs voice blended
effectively and the chorus and quar-
tet numbers were all encOred repeat
edly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-14
NAY PETITION FOR
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
Plaintiffs in Red Light Suit Consider
Asking Criminal Indictments Against
Alleged Owners.

Plaintiffs in Red Light Suit Consider
Asking Criminal Indictments Against
Alleged Owners.
IF the eighth court of civil appeals
fails to reverse Judge A. n Walthall, Of
the 41st district court, who refused to
issue the iniunctions in the RED Light"
reservation matter, a. request may be
made on Judge Walthall to appoint Il
special grand Jury to make investiga-
tons concerning certain persons alleged
to own property in the reservation who
have been charged with renting 1t for
immoral purposes.
This was the declaration Saturday
morning of Gmther Leasing. one of the
attorneys for II. C. Nvles and Others,
who were the plaintiffs in the 41st dis
trict court. The case has been set down
for submission TO the higher court On
October 81, having been taken to that
court on appeal, after Judge Walthall,
on September 9, the dav the case was
submitted to him. refused to issue the
InlunctiOns prayed for.
'On September 9. the day that Judge
Nalthall refused to issue the iniunc-
tiOns,' said Mr.. Lessing Saturday morn
ing, It told him that BTidgeTs, the eOJJn-
ty attorney. had refused to take the
complaint in the case, and he appeared
TO be angry, and said: If BTidgers re-
fuses to take the complaints, and the
grand Jury fails to return any indict-
ments in the matter. ] will appoint a
special grand Jury that viii make the
Investigations. and return indictments,
Eve want to avoid criminal proceed
ings," continued Mr.. Leasing. IF we
can. The request for the special grand
Jury may be made. I an inclined to
wait and see what the action of the
eighth court of civil appeals viii be.
I am confident that the court will re
verse. Judge Walthall. I do not intend
to stop at the eighth court of civil ap-
peals in the event that it should rem
der an adverse decision, but VIII take
the matter up to the supreme court. If
the higher court reverses Judge Wal
thall, which 1 am confident 1t viii,
Judge Walthau viii have nothing to do
but to issue the iniunctiOns and the
matter viii stop there"
II. c. Nvles, one of the plaintiffs in
the suit. stated Friday afternoon that
the request for the special grand Jury
might be made. He further said that
this request was in no wise dependent
on the act of the eighth court of civil
appeals, or the fact that the case IN
that court would be submitted on De-
tOber 81.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-14
NEGRO INJURED
IN AUTO SMASH

As the result Of a headon collision
between an automobile driven by W.
A. Green. and a delivery wagon, driven
by William Price, a negro, on Alameda
avenue Saturday night at HIS o'clock,
Price is at his home, at the intersec-
tiCn of Rosa street and Roosevelt ave
nue., suffering from serious injuries to
his back and other parts Of his body.
William steele, another negro, who
was in the wagon with Price jumped
when the machine struck the vehicle
and escaped injury The horse which
the men were driving was killed.
1t was reported TO the police that
when the automobile struck the de-
livery wagon it cut the horse from it
and carried the animal on the hood for
80 feet before the machine was
stopped Green was arrested and
taken to the police station. sunday
he was released on $500 bond.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-14
MARTINEZ KILLED IN
RESISTING ARREST

sTorencl. Ariz.. Oct 15-Leon Mar
tinez. who shot deputy sheriff George
renci when he resisted capture. Mar
tinez was located on chihuahua hill.
near this place, and deputy sheriff
Hoffman and Constable Cash went
after him. 4 number OF shots were
exchanged by the officers and Martinez
and Martinez was snot twice. once in
the neck ana once in the stomach,
death resulting.
4 petition has been circulated re-
questing the board Of supervisors Of
Greenlee county TO purchase blood
hounds. 1t is the general opinion that
they would assist materially in track
ing criminals, of which the county has
had its share of late and some are
stiu at large.