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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13
On the Spur Of the Moment
BY Roy K. Moulton
At the I.ourdlnE Iiourc.

Il want you to understand. Mr.
flasher. that didn't always run a
boarding house for lot of bald
headed, hair-brained. sarcastioal old
slnks' said tho Landlady firmly.
and IL You have any particlllcr OBJ
lection to them pruncs you can state
II and not DO insulating anything
AS for that hash, my late husband
always said"
by tho way. what happened to
your husband?' asked the vaudeville
actor gazing at the hash intcntly
aud suspiciously.
That is neither here nor there.
we'll
You needn't get sore" continued
the vaudeville person. when you
spoke of your late husband l hap
Pched to think that ! dicovcrcd
suspcnder buckle in my hash one day
last week. and was wondering,
that's all.">
We'll, YOU needn't to wonder.
can do all of tho wondering that is
busy wondering When some of the
cheapskate artists which patronizc
this cafe of mine arc going TO come.
across with the coin. l want you
TO understand that didn't always
Keep boarding house"
My dear madam. interrupted the
book agent. II would like to sug-
Ecst that"
Now You arc going to sugsest
liar TO me that some people want
Waldorf-Castoria service for three
bones Il week. L want you to UNDER
stand, sir. that when l want any adj
vice on how to run this boarding
house I'll ask for it. L didn't al
ways run "a
Il was merely going TO suggest"
IL know. know. Those who pay
the slowest suggest tho fastest
That's what I get for being a poor
unprotected woman. People arc al
ways imposing on 'cm. l had Il good
education once and didn't always run
IA"
Il know that my dear madam" In
terrupted tho book agent blandly
"and I was merely going TO sug-
Eest-"
well. for the lovo of Mike, sug-
sest it. Don't sit there and stuttcr
some men. They want to do all The
talking and won't let Il woman get a
word in cdgcwisc. You have been
sitting there for an hour trying 10
suggest something. but l don't hear
YOU suggesting nothing. Go on.
Suggest 1t. Suggest IT. But Ill
give YOU to understand right off tho
reel that 1t won't do no good. It's
costing me $2.99 to feed you gentlo-
men for So "a wccR now; YOU might
Just ns we'll try to suggest some
thing to the Sphinx OF Egypt as to
me. I didn't always run "a
II was going to suggest" said the
book agent desperately, that
would like
1T won't do you no good. You're
getting all that is coming to you now
for the money. There amt another
place in this town that
Il was going to suggest that | |
salt"
oh, hen! Why, didn't you say so
in the iirst placer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13
True neformers Elect uo,,so.,,o

NJ meeting OF tho board of directors II
tho United Grand Fountain OF True Reform
ers. held last night In True Reformets.
nan MAURICE Rousselic, of Alexandria wax
elected grand worthy secretary OF the order
70 MI the nnexpircd term of former secre-
tary j. Frank Douglass
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

Secretary of the Treasury Macvcagh
declares that fr.c trade is going 10 ho
reserved for postcrity. But II the cost
OF living keeps on increasing there
may not be any.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13
Voice Of the People
News Nrom OIlInhomp.

Oklahoma City. Okla. April 4. 1912.
Dear Old Home Paper: I have had
so many letters from the old friends
and neiShbors asking about Okla
homa recently that have decided that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

inc only reason they put the nasc.
'aii news IN tho middle OF the papers
is so anything alse will be read.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

Uncle simpson Pepper says an arts.
tic temperament amt anything to love
honor and obey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

In an address at the Memorial uospitat
last night. DIR. D. s. Freeman referred to
the great work done by Miss clara Barton
FOUNDER of the American Red Cross Society
whose death occurred yesterday. Tho de-
scrip,ion Of her long and honorable career
was intensely interesting to the nurses
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

At least Virginia doesn't nave 70
order out the militia to carry on its
conventions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

Broad Street should be made the
Great Smooth Way
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

Irish home rule has sometimes meant
crack head every timo YOU sec ono.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

a day in Virginia Is a Joy for
ever.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-13

/yHSnas0a -
Me brudder said TO give ut to youse.'
An, this Is worry sad. What caused your poor
grandmother's untimeIy endan
"Sir7"
what did she die OFF,
Don't 1t say in dc lctter?'
No. Jimmy has not mentioned tho disease.
Was it pneumonlap,,
Eyes, SIR,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27
YOUTHS AGREE TO IGNORE
WOMANKIND FOR YEAR


WILKESBARRE. Pa. Sept. 27.-ln
Swoyersville are four young men
who have pledged themselves TO re-
frain from speaking to any women
during the next ~ months except
their mothers and sisters.
The club members are Thomas Cor
coran, Gerald Reagan. Thomas Gil
more and James Gilmore. The COM
pact they have signed Is as follows:
I'VE solemnly swear that from and
after the 31st day Of August, 1912.
for period OF IL months We Will
not talk 10 any women. young or
grownup, except our mothers and sis
ters We do swear that from and af-
ter this date we will become pro-
nounced women haters. having no de-
sire whatever for the company OF
for the society In which they may
congregate."
The young men declare they intend
to carry out their pact because they
can find nothing in the general make
up of women to interest them.
Each member OF the club has post
ed a sum OF money as forfeit. the
amount OF which they refuse TO state
but II is to be a rigid rule that an,
member who violates his pledge lossi
It,
Should the pact be kept for tn
year, the fund is to be used by II,
young men In social enjoyment, bu
should II occur that only one or tw'
members keep their pledge they ar
to keep the money for their own us
and are privileged to do with It jus
fwhat they please.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27
PUlMOTOR SAVES LIFE
OF Man THOUGHT DIAL
Six Hours of Artificial Respira-
ton, and Then Patient
Eats Meal

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27-The
pulmotor, that wonderful machine
that causes artificial respiration by
pumping oxygen In and drawing IL
out OF the lungs, saved a young man q
life. The physicians who worked the
plumotor are inclined to the opinion
that the spark Of life may have left
the body but IL was brought back by
the artificial respiration
Ward Worthington. 20, OF No. 4730
Penn-st., was overcome yesterday by
nitric acid fumes from broken car.
boy. He lapsed into unconscious.
ness upon reaching the frankfort
hospital
AS a last resort DR.. Joseph A.
Thomson suggested that a pulmotor
be sent for. BY the time a taxicah
had returned with the machine, life
apparently had left the body oil
Worthington. An artery In his arm
was cut and ten ounces OF blood
which had turned black, was taken
out. Into the incision fifteen ounces
OF salt water was injected to produce
the effect required TO make the pull.
motor effective.
The rubber cap OF the pulmotor was
adjusted SO IL covered the face OF the
patient and the machine was started
working. Oxygen was forced into HIS
lungs and withdrawn as in natura;
breathing. For four hours Worthing
toms condition remained unchanged
AT 3 a. m. Worthington's body start.
ed TO regain its natural color and
4 O'Clock he recovered consciousness
Shortly after o'clock he was given
a meal and was able to talk to the
physicians.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27
EDINBURGH SCIENTIST SAYS
He CAN PRODUCE LIFE
BY CHEMICAL ACTION
Correspondent Shepherd Ex-
plains Professor Skaters
Remarkable Ideas
EUROPE is ASTONISHED
Amazing Claims Bring Storm of
Protest From Sections,
Far and Wide
EUROPE is AsToNIsHED
BY WILLIAM SHEPHERD.

EDINBURGH, Scotland. Sept. 81
IN the days when the world was new
and still and when not thing moved
except the falling water or stones
what was the first thing that lived
How did II come TO live? What does
being alive mean?
Prof. Edward Albert Schafer. OF
Edinburgh University. who is calie'i
the foremost biologist of Great Britain
Is trying 10 answer these questions
He thinks life Is chemical action
For instance. If you put a spoonful
OF baking soda into a spoonful "a
vinegar, you get a fizzing action be-
tween chemicals in the soda and the
chemicals in the vinegar. Life, he
thinks, Is some such action.
The elements composing living
substances are few In number" he
says. Carbon, hydrogen. oxygen, MI.
rogen, chloride OF sodium, salts OF
calcium. magnesium, potassium and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27
!, Hardship, Institute the New Way
Summerfield & Hecht's. Kitchen
Cabinet Club Will Bring to
Every Housewife the Happi-
ness of Burden Lightened.

A Kitchenneed is friend indeed A Fxitchr
sneed is without doubts tho most sanitary ana
convenient kitchen cabinet made. II win prao-
tically cut your kitchen work In two and the
price Just hts your pocketbook, II brings every~
thing together right under ,year hands and
saves time and hundreds sof footsteps every
day. II provides place Cor everything and ~
everything Is kept IN It's place you can DO doa-
BILE the work In oneihalf the time usually spout
In the kitchen. The club plan which We haxo
inaugurated brings one OF these highly desirs
BILE Kitcheneeds within reach OF every koase-
wife in Detroit. Your pantry. ceTArway. kftn1,<
en- table Ind cupboard are all t6obe found h6r6
combined into one work reducing. steps4sfn9
kitchen cabinet IL must have been dtsisnt1
by woman who knew" because nofhtns 90
lacking TO make the work OF the housewifs %
the kitchen a source OF constant pleasure G,
stead OF an arduous duty. Come IN tomofroyt
bring dollar ard we VIII deliver iS'famo18
Sellers kitchen cabinet 10 your home thht!}bt
may see for yourself Il 10 a neverendf1t g0dfc6
OF pleasure and convenience best sppfsci1te4
by constant use "pssH
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27

Every girl should be taught to look
in mirror often-not for vanity
sake, but to correct unpleasant or I'M
becoming expressions and attitudes
OF face and feature.
She who chances to catch herself
standing or sitting stoop-shouldered
with wisp OF hair sadly far from ~
frown between her eyes, corrects the
defect Immediately when her re-
Election is seen In the glass. More
mirrors. properly used. would make
more pleasing-looking women
One of the handiest mirrors for the
go-about woman is the compact littlf
continuance shown In this picture Il
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27

us bevelled glass OF sufficient size
10 show a good deal OF the features
and is set into the top OF the bag.
When the bag is shut the mirror part
is folded inside, giving a fiat effect
II may be built into an opera bag or
any ordinary shopping bag.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27

nustpes.-IiEe Prfstfng. Nc fuss sn1
no Feathers Tne plain. neat Kind seas
looks right Times PvfntrnG &c, 10
Jchn H-st Ph Main 1893 or c'.y sssk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-27

Work in Your Kitchen OnesHalfs go
and Danish Drudgery From, Your Home
Flrst-we have purchased 400 OF these fsmous
Sellers Kiicheneeds to be sold at reduced prlc&s
on this special club plan. Fl. 2~s.kx
second-The. advantage OF this club plants 10
that comes from buying an enormous quantity 10
the housewives who enroll in thfs nloneysayfng
club. tftian ~ nr-p ~ 80 Ny4e III
= Thrd-The membership rshalf be limited TO the.
first 300 housewives who Join this CLUB under the
terms OF 81 cash and 81 weekly. .og Y f'aRTn ~
Fourth--Those VINO want one or these spIendfd
kitcheneeds should enroll at once to avoid being
disappointed 900 -Kitcheneeds ,is the. fun ailot
ment OF this club. w t1'n - 80 n 80 AZ
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
oILBExr PARxKR
 IAuDs SCENIC WONDER
lFrom Sunday. paIly.l

 . Sir Gilbert Parker, NJ. F., left vii lisms yesterday morning at 5,3o for Chicago, where he will be the gues, of the Press Club during his stay os. twenty four hours there.
 His train from Prescott to Ash, Fork was five hours late. but Man asss cbsathAm at the Esealsnte mado up for the delay by his eharaeserissie kindnsss At. Ei rovsr, Sir Gilbert was the guest of the management Thursday, trips to Grand View sad other points Of inspiration having been planned for his erteEtainmens. He wiIl sail from New Yort os the isusitsnia nsst week Following i- = telegram received yesterday from Grand Canyon by Secretary Fraser
 "kind greeting ,o you and all my good Prescott friends Thongh late arriving st Ash FoSt. Mr cheatham 'a kind offices made me mes, comfort able at the excellent Es>sisnte. Here the weather s fine. This is tb- greatest sight of my Hfsi Arizona st the top notch with Ei rovas repre- ssntins Pred Harvsy ''m srsslsis. '' Addfs.. msi Hotel Sstbsrsad. fYnL Ave, New yors City fo, three day.
 "0iLBERT PARKER %
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
EFFORTS BRINGING
 PLEASING RESULTS
(From Sundays s Daily)

Atrom SuhuhN Daily)
 Returns from mining journals and scientific publications devoted in par, to this industry .are rapidly coming to W. A. Kent, chairman of the Mines and Mining committee of the charnbsr of Commerce. ff.sb h
 Signed letters have been sent to every known company, prospeetor. or minc-owner in Yayapai county, set ting forth the purposes of the mining committees activity. It remains now with the individual if he has not been 60 advised and If any miner wishes to be acquainted with the work fo: the mining industry Co which the Chamber is devoting the bulk of i'' time, the secretary win be glad to learn of such cases.
 Editors of mining journals in thi' country and Canada have without eS eeptioa accepted the offer of the Chamber of Commerce to supply them with interesting and authentic mining news of ysvapai. Some extracts which are taken from a letter of c ]. Downey. editor, Mining Science Denver, follow
 "we received your booklet on tho thistory and status of mining in yay apai county, Arixoua, and will mak' Imeh reference to this publication a' your very laudable efforts demand Of us Your business men and merchants lin Prescott and Ysvapai are without Idoubt many times justified in mani | festing their pride in the past and prescnt achievements of mining n that county Accept our thanks fo' supplying us with copy of your tes timonial io them. Your work has th' dual merit of truth and conservation n is entertainiDgiy prepared and vel ! liiluarated. The mining interests ol yayapai eounty will surely benefit b, lthe aggressive steps your citizens hay. taken in putting forth saeh work sine they do not iniure your cause hy over-ta,ement "a weakness offer found iu literature Of promotions nature wish yon suecess for youi work and the continued upbuildin, of Yavapai'. mining industry"
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
HOLIDAY PICNICKERS
 WILL REPAIR ROAD
Industrious, Able.Bodied Men Invited To Join Expedition..-.No
 LoaferS Allowed.
(From Sundays DaiIy.)

Members of the Prescott Auto Club, Prescott Motorcycle Club, and owners of motor vehicles generally. will as. semble at the Chamber of Commerce at 10 n. m., Thursday, Washington 's birthday, February ce, 10 make neccs. s"ry repairs on the Loop. poison prnirie'dogs and gophers and general. iy perfect for the approaching sum. mer season, that scenic drive.
 This was decided at the meeting of the Auto Club, at the Chamber of Commerce last night. It was the con. sensus Of opinion that the day dcdi. cated to the Father of His County should be devoted to this landable purpose by every patriotic citizen.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21

ton for modification of the find. inps, was set down for hcaring on, Monday, February 10. @s
 Case No. 55ei of Lizzie Plumb vs- Fred Plumb. ny agreement of counsel the hearing was set for February 27. The issue involved is divorce.
 Judge Smith announced that here after court will convene daily at 10 O o'clock. Considerable favorable com ment by attorneys as ts the convent ence afforded by this order, was heard. Clients will be relieved in the future of being compelled to re- main indefinitely in the city under increased expense, awaiting the call ing of their cases, the court being guided beforehand as 10 the exact date for considering trials, and sct. ting date therefor, which will be. strictly adhered to.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
SUPERVISORS DOWN
 TO REAL BUSINESS
From Sundays DsiivN

At yesterdays meeting Of the board of supervisors. Malcolm 4. Fraser was reappointed immigration commissioner of this county by the unanimous vote of that body. This eommendable ac. ton rewards service which Is gen. orally recognized in official as vel, as business circles of the city and eoun- ". it is admitted that Mr. Fraser is the right man in the right place, and during his brief ineumbcncy of that office. together with his association with the Prescott Chamber of Com. merce, as its secretary there has been diligence and eapsbiiity exercised which reflects the wisdom of the sp- pointment. Mr. rsaser's appointment is universally approved.
 The board aiso hsd under consider siion the re-Adjusting of the offices of justice of the peace in incorporated cities of the county. pertaining tc their salaries, the outside precincts being governed as to fees by the statutes. The Prescott justice was given a salary of s5o per month, and ss ey-offieio coroner. 60 per month bringing the salary to tioo per month In Jerome the justice will receive $50 per month. and a. ss offie,o cog oner. s25 per month.
 The contract for printing wa' awarded to the Courier for s4so0 foi the current year, while the Journal Miner was given the contract foI printing the great register Cor isis ., the snm Of sss5. teih bidder. be ipg the lowest.
 Under consideration during the af ternoop was the building of ~ha, viii be known as th. "Bbdse of sighs the structure to eonneet the court room with the county iail, on the second floors of esrh bailding. This innovation will permit of the bring ing into court of the prisoners to bs tried with more facility and less riss of eseape than formerly. while in tho accommodation Co jarie-. the rooms of the jail building viii afford better and more convenient quarters than has heretofore been in evidence. Es peeiaily will this be true 10 sleeping facilities for iurymen who deliberst' over night
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
SUPERIOR COURT
(From Fridays Daily.)

Superior court was convened yester. day morning for the first time by Judge r. Q. Smith, and the case heard was that of the matter of the dissolution of the Gold Roads Mining and Exploration company, Mohave county corporation, operating the fam. cus bonsnza. Testimony was intro. duecd and the court announced that n decision win be given on Friday morning.
 It will be learned with much intw. est by iitiaants that Judge Smith has decided to open court every day to dispose of any business that attor. neys or clients may wish. This de- parture win he aereeably received by those affected, as it will be n move. ment that will not peccssitate the delay and inconvenience that has pre-. vailed and caused much expense in travel and delay under the old judiei. al system, which was caused by the fact that the presiding judge had other districts outside of this county to attend.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
PHOENIX OFFICER APPRECIATES PRESCOTT
trrom Sundays DailyD

Au,in have the people of Prescott proyed that for hospitality and ability to eu,er,sin visitors, they are without superiors according to City Recorder r,auk Thomas. who has just returned f,om ,he Mile High City. Judge Thomas went to Prescott 'o attend the annual grand lodge of hsson''
 ,'Ws could not have been ireateo he,ter.~ Judge Thomas soid th'' morning. "E. E. Clark and other leading citizens of the city turned their automobiles over to us They ,onl1n,e lci one of us walk if they .ou,d belp it They would drive .,ound and when they saw 'isltor walking. it would be'
 "'Heyl Where are you goingf
 "No matter where the Mason said he was going. he would be hustled into inc machine and taken orr TOT . a,,ye on the beautiful roads around prescott They say up there mat ,he,s i. no use in living if one ean'f be sociable."
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21

'' 'i SPafhs, 'he well known min
 inH man is dswn from the Yarnell
 where he has been in charge of af.
 fairs for the past three months. The property has been taken over by the Gold Cliff Mining Co. The main of.
 flee is in Philadelphia and W. E. sharps. formerly head of the Ray Central is the president of the com. pany Good development work has
 been going on and will be continued 1; also the reconstruction of the main water pipe line. A new ore body has
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
SoRvrEL PICKs 4
 TAT PLUM IN mARicora

PHOENIX, AaI, Feb if Jadg,, !. c. Ph1lir, hsid tis first fssi ss.-ioa of 'hs new sapsrier court today. Sat nfday beiag regular lsw day.
 Quits e number of laryers srfo present ~hes inc isdgs opsusd sourt and several ns~ faces were foan,s Aisoa, ibe room. " X Norysi ha@ besa sppoisted court reporter of th~ Superior souri, bslsg nsned hy Ihasss Phillips. N0fYeil wn. fsfmsrly ~m ploy"d ai the Capitoi buiAipr. giving up his daties whsH tte ne~ ad,ninis natiea took charge of tbs state Dail,s ing He was for ysan seun rvpuvsw is Prsssot, prior Co coming Co pkee nis
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
APPOINTS TRUSTEES
From Fridays DAiiy)

County school Superintendent Me. swiggen yesterday appointed chas. A Randall A- a school trustee of Con. gress. and K. T. Walker 10 fin the vacancy in a similar position at Hum boldt. This was the first official sei of MT. Meswiggen on opening hi' office yesterday morning for business
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
FAMOUS YARNELL
 MINE TRANSFERRED
Old Producer of Southern Yavapai Goes Into Hands of Gold Cliff
 Mining Company
(From Tuesday's daiiy)

recently been encountered which adds materially to the vast available ton. mage. A new modern plant Is con. templatcd, in' fact Is now being fig ured upon, says the Phoenix Repub liean.
 The mine esn furnish a largo ton. mage, has good economic surround. ings, much better than in most eoun tries, and if great successes of low grade gold mines is being made else where, why not herei They arc the ones that make the money in tho long run.