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he was there to keep an engagement with
some one who was not on time. He wait
ed around for a few moments. glancine
up every now and then at the clock In the
post Office tower.
A great cheer went up from the crowd
and the knight turned in that direction.
For the first time he noticed the electric
scoreboard and became Interested. For
the first five minutes he divided his at
tention between the board and the post
office clock. but gradually the lure of the
game got the better OF him and he edged
closer and closer into the crowd. Soon
he was up in the front ranks in the midst
Of q frantic, cheering bunch Of fans, and
If the expression on his face could be
taken as an indication. there was only
one thing in all the world that interested
him-base ball.
Meantime two young women got off
car and hurried UP to the corner.
They glanced about nervously. and as
moment after moment passed they be-
came more troubled. half hour. and
then three,auarssrs sped 6y. and ND, one
The other tried to comfort her, but
without much success:
"Oh. I know something must have
happened to him." moaned the younger
one. brushing aside her tears. HE
never broke an engagement with me
in all his life. He promised to be here
at three-thirty and It's now after four
over. It's terrible. terrible"
At this point policeman or the first
precinct came to the rescue. He noticed
the evident distress of the two women
and stepped forward to learn the cause
of 1t. He was soon listening to the
mournful tale of the mysterious disap-
pearance OF the husband OF the
younger Of the two women.
In vain the officer tried to reassure her.
1t was no use. and the policeman was
about to take out his notebook to make
a report Of the disappearance. when.
broke up with Washington the winner.
The crowd began to d1sperse, and the
knight with the yellow band about his
hat approached the Avenue with a long
face He caught sight Of the two women
and the policeman, and for the first
time 1t seemed to dawn on him that
there were other things in the world be-
side base ball
Good heavens." he muttered, as he
hurried forward. II forgot all about
them. Now I'm In Tor it,
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THE Nationals had captur

tenth straight victory and the crowd
on hand on 18th street to see and
hear the results OF the next contest with
Detroit was indeed q mighty one The
business man had deserted his ONCE and
even the small newsboy forgot to yell
his wares as the contest began.
The Italian who made a speciality OF
selling ice cream sandwiches for a penny
to the newsboys stood on the outskirts
OF the thousands and mopped his brow as
caught thu fever that was transforming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

rs appearance plainly indicated
that he was a typical son OF
the soil. He wore a faded
brown suit and his limbs were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

that he was a typical son OF
the soil. He wore a faded
brown suit and his limbs were
incased in rough leather boots
that reached to his knees. AS he reached
18th street and the Avenue and saw the
thousands of yelling base ball fans
watching the electric scoreboard on The
Star building his old weather-beaten face
lighted up with smile of relief. With
a muttered apology here and there he
pushed and elbowed his way through the
crowd until he secured favorable posi-
ton in the front rank.
1t was plainly seen that he was vastly
interested. His eyes glued themselves
upon the board, but gradually a puzzled
expression spread over his face. Once or
twice he turned to a cheering neighbor
as If to ask a question, but the interest
manifested by the neighbor on the little
electric lights flashing about on the
ecoreboard precluded the possibility of
an answer, SO the old man turned MS
attention to the board again.
It was a critical moment. Two men
were on bases, with two down, and Can
dill at the bat. The crowd was keyed up
to a point of intense interest. Gandil met
the nr6t Dall over the plate AoI q wv
Dagger, and the crowd went wild with
delight as the two men scored ahead OF
him. Hats were thrown in the air and
stranger beat stranger upon the back
with the freedom of old friendship The
old farmer caught the spirit Of the occa-
sion. mastering up his courage. ne turn
ed to the man at his side and SAID:
Say, mister. just got in from the
farm and this is the first time | seen
one of them there electric things. l can
understand it just right. I wish youd
tell me who got the republican nomna.
tion. From this here cheering I guess 1t
must be Taft. bet 81 on him with Sam
Perkins down at the CROSSROADS"
When the polite stranger finished tell.
ing the farmer that the electric board
was furnishing the results OF the game
between the Detroit and Washington
base ball teams the farmers face length
ened and he wandered off to tell his trou-
bles to a policeman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

OF the 239 1872 widows still surviving
her. she whose husband survived longest
after that conflict Is Mrs Emma NJ
Gardenshire Of Dayton, Tenn. Her hus-
band, George W. of that name, was
private in Tennessee regiment and as
late as October, 1899 was reported as
living at the age of 1O1 years 3 months
He was not. however. the last survivor
of the war OF 1912. This honor was late
ly claimed for patriarch who died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

act upon the bodily organism is still
matter of dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

RY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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VETERAN OF 1912 DEAD.

early this year and whose going was
widely proclaimed in the following news
Manor disnQtch.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
BY Frances L. Garside.

IN AYSEY MAYME heard a faint
rustic in her waste paper bas-
ket this morning, while sitting
at her desk engaged in writing
learned articles on THE High Cost of
Living"
She emptied out the paper and found
cuddled in one corner tiny little
mouse
There are women who have mouse
nerves. and who would have screamed
in fright This is what Daysey Mayme
would have done had there been a man
present to protect her. AS there wasn't
a man in sight she picked up the mouse
in her hands
It was such Dear. Soft Little
Thing Its eyes looked so Bright and
Appealing. Her Tender Heart was
touched
She couldn't kill such a Dear Little
Thing Neither could she let it live
and infest the house
All, she knew what to do Putting
the Dear Little Thing in a paper bag,
she went to the corner grocery While
the grocer was doing up her order. she
opened the bag, and let the mouse out
She watched it scamper to hole ir
the wall and. disappear. with JOY and
Thanksgiving
She had done more than save its life!
BY taking it to the grocery store she
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
THIS WOMAN'S
TROUBLES GONE
Terrible Cramps, Dizzy Spells
Nervousness, Misery-Her
Story of How She Got
Well Again.

Hindsboro. III. -" Your remedies have
relieved me of all ny troubles | would
have such bearing down misery and
cramps and such weak, nervous, dizzy
spells that | would have to go to bed.
Some days could hardly stay up long
enough to get a meal,
"The doctors medicine did me no good
so | changed to Lydia E. Pinkham Veg
etable Compound and got good results
from the first bottle. kept on taking
1t and used the Sanative Wash with it.
until | was we'll again. | think every
woman who suffers as ] have, could take
no better medicine. Mrs. CHARLES
MATTIsoN, Box 58, Hindsboro, III.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Girls Who stoop Over
Books Need to Develop.

A child is soon taught how 10 breathe
and Instantly feels the good effects OF
fresh air Put your hands around the
child's lower ribs holding very loosely
of course, and make it expand its chest
and ribs and FIJI its lungs If you will
do this systematically two or three
times day treating the thing as a
sort of game, the child viii soon join in
The fun and learn to bleaJne properly
before it has got into bad habits Of
breathing. These bad habits are gen
orally acquired in the first school years.
Frequently a child stoops over its
books, because there is something the
matter with its eyesight. or else be
cause the bench or desk is not properly
adjusted 10 the pupils height
Girls who stoOp over their books soon
acquire bent shoulders and the chest
gets no chance ~ develop properly. More
and more school teachers are paying
attention TO this question of the proper
height Of the childs desk, and when
there is much studying to be done at
home the parents ought to see to it
that the desk or table al which the
work is done is OF the correct height,
so the child doesn't have to bend over.
The bent little pupil develops into a
girl with a weak chest and she IS the
one who is constantly writing me about
pale cheeks, holows under her eyes
hollow cheeks and other So called rom
plexion ills which have really nothing
to do with the complexion at all, but
are caused by improper lung develop
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
GETTING MORE FOOD VALUE
FOR LESS MONEY.

When YOU consider the high food
value Of Faust Spaghetti and the
delicious dishes it makes. the cost
seems ridiculously low. Don t voa
think YOU should serve it much
more often? It will mean a con
siderable saving in your house
hold expenses and a sure delight
to Your family
Faust Spaghetti is made from An,Ar-
lean Durum wheat. by Americans in !,
clean American factory We seal il u
in dust, dirt and damp proof packag :
to keep it clean and wholesome until +.
reaches you Your grocer sells Faust
Spaghetti in SC and 1oc packages
MAULL BROS.
St. Louis, Mo.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Never Too Late to Learn
To Breathe Right.

Fortunately it is never too late TO
learn to breathe right Whether you
are seven or seventy this is your OPP
portunity | know several dear old
ladies who practice their daily breath
ing exercises as religiousy as they
learned to do so in the last few years
say their prayers. and who have only
with great benefit to their health The
simplest breathing exercise is simply
to stand erect preferably before the
open window with arms extended in
front and hands clasped. loosen the
hands separate and sweep the arms
backward, while iuhaline a very deep
breath Now throw the arms back
ward as far as possible holding the
breath swing the arms forward and
eNhale. Keep this up for FIVE minutes.
A pair Of light dumhbells will help
the girl with the weak chest. providing
she practices with them regularly. But
that is the whole trouble II YOU start
out to develop your lungs YOU can not
make a violent effort one day and then
rest for a week or two Patient sNs-
tematic work is necessary and II
should really be continued in modera
tion for the rest Of ones natural life,
if one wishes to keep in trim
Never do your exercises in tight
clothes. and in USING the dumbbeus
stand very straight the chest out.
shoulders back. raise the arms above
the head. lower them TO the shoulders,
extend the arms out level with the
shoulders and swing The arms and
dumbhells backward. sideways and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
BY Margaret Hubbard Aver.

a Ii you pretty girls know that
n beauty is founded on good health
and if there's one special thing
that good health depends on 1t is a
good pair Of lungs.
believe i'm many kinds Of good tot
let preparations and face creams and in
lots ofsheauty treatments-b f1rst and
foremost, believe in plain health
When ! vas a little girl was sup
oosed 10 have weak lungs and possible
tendency toward consumption For six
years most OF my time was spent de-
velopine lung power and strength and,
while It's vulgar to brag. don't be-
lieve there's q better pair Of feminine
lungs in town than mine. and they We're
manufactured by hard work exer-
cised every day for three hours under
different doctors and physical culture
instructors. developing lung power and
Strengthening out crooked back.
Besides that, ! had regular gymna-
SUM apparatus in the house with a fine
trapeze, and was constantly encoura ged
to exercise in the @vening after my
regular work for the day was over.
vas made to breathe right by an old
doctor, who could be very severe and
insisted on respectful attention and
strict obedience About ten times a
day had to go to the open window and
do my breathing exercise For a long
time these exercises had to be counted
by the clock-first two then three, then
FIVE minutes-and some grown person
superintendent them, holding hot and
irritating hand upon my diaphragm.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

down movements of the arms with the
dumbbells are all good for the girl
With the delicate chest and they are
too well known to be described.
These exercises should be practiced
fifteen minutes in room where the
air is good, or better still. out of doors.
Don't get overfatigued at first and
do arm and shoulder exercise rather
than taking long and exhaustive walks,
especially in summer time. The girl
with the weak chest shouldn't let her
self get overfaugued and she should
be careful TO select as nourishing a
diet as possible An egg beaten UP in
milk and taken during the forenoon
and again in the afternoon will put
roses into pale cheeks more success
fully than the best kind of rouge
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
The Tender Heart Of Day5ey Mayme

had opened to its little feet the ga,
of the Promised Land a land hat
abounds in dried fruits and cheese a
country that is sprinkled with cracker
crumbs and sugar and that promise
rare and delightful excursions into an
dy counters, and pleasing inroad. into
preserve jars.
Il have such a Tender Heart" unused
Daysey Mayme on the way home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Testimony of Trained Nurse.

Cathlamet, w ash.
=" / am a nurse and
when | do much lift
ing | have a female
weakness, but | take
Lydia Z. Pinkham s
V e G e ia bic Com
pound and | cannot
say enough in praise
of it. | always rec
ommend it for fe-
male troubles. -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

npnpeY TREATEp usually gives quick RELIEF
lIhu' ~ and soon removes an swelling and
short breath. Trial treatment sent Free.
DrH. n. Green's Sons, BOX o, Atlanta, Ca.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
DR., WOOLLEYS SANITARIUR

and al ineh>!s4y a-e 1U
a ddtc4tn rs B6ec.1 :. -. { s.1ii;ia..ss
treated. Our &c years ca
pe-1e-ce shows these q
,atcd at their homes Cor
ne subject tY~s. DE. q -
5 ,,itari-z. k~~EA. O.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

'N'' go t''t ~ ''' go ''' my
message mat had come tlnkling over the
"ltes was inns
ne rleh man sald 70 MS soul Thou
mast muen GOODS lad up tor many years
eat drink and be merry. sut Goo said
70 h'm-are you .stenioa' Paul sa*e7-
Inou 1901, thls n'9ht my SOU shaH be
required o. 'nee
rL,,..,h. 49,.
,or fo., ar 80 haaa 1,, ~
e,, a3r,t.si,,, - ,b. Did M, ~
morning ube,o ono ~ me ,,o~e ~.
t,,rosr,,er, tt,ssoa journals ,ad Ii, 4,
.tbo .ls,Iist,ri,i CON, t,, ~ ar.ta,,. t,,,,o
was 49, be ,a,,rott.ad 1cttb t,a n,irct,,ai
co,,t for he aroma md IA na,,-a IL.
cling sigh of a man epb,tne vim all Ne
,,,g,ers ~ mind ana hod,. for nc no. a.,
spectacle
seldom had n ease created ca much mi
versai interest as sfht4 had done M arti-
actsl interest sknIf,dlv tanned ~, adrntt
journalism but a genuine nsfnttsttne IN
rerest that snread through every class
The poreon,,lit,. Of tha accused l,is ,,,.i
lion i'm nfe Ills almost ,,ttor ahsereo Of
defense as displaved a inc inn1iir, IN
themselves o.era stirn,,lapts - mt, ,,,
riositc without me sensational fac,e If
Inc vronpfuit, accused man u,itb tne
faxed iewel his amazing eecane FROM,
Brixton IAN. and his sim more amazing
death AT the house Of Apthonv Rarriry-
ton. the artist who had shot him az he
was making his escape from his house in
Princes Gate. where he had perpetrated
peculiarly daring robbery of a large sum
in bank notes
Amateur criminal investigation had moi
been slow to see a moro man usually
strange coincidence In the dramatic death
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

WIS. ILNA DANbFh I9I7F' ft1NUNf Dun q,
Cathlamet, Wash.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham 5
Vegetable Compound have thousands Of
such letters those above they tell the
truth. else they could not have been Oh
tanned for love or money. This medicine
is 70 stranger-it has stood the test for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
OPIUM and WHISKY

eases axe curable. Patients also TIE;
WooILEg 4 2nE. 1C~~ "a vtnh~-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
ATL ANTlCOTYOFFICIAEGUIDE

1 Is paEet ~ illustrations All attractions and
1 The leading hotels str.ned With rates rrp
| map etc Send q stamp for mailing { ee eors
4 AflaWtt CttA rec Information EWrtHu
A== > -. Box sos. Atlantic Citl. , p@&
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
The Gates Of Silence
By Meta Smmm5 Aufhoy NJ "Hushed II"

wont 10 be when he dreamed the dreams
whose NATURALIZATION had made him the
man he was
~uddenlt he tnlde If the telephone hell
aroused him from hs thoughts. he put
ONT his hand. answcled The call little
absently Then as he listened. a strange
look came over his face and he cried an
angry question intro the instrument a
question that received no answer. for the
message that had come linking over the
wires was This
The rich man said 20 his soul. Thou
hast much goods laid 10 for many years;
eat drink and be merry. But God said
TO hm-are you Hsteninq, Paul saxe7-
Thou fool this NIGHT thy soul shall be
required Of thee"
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-05
New Mexico.

Messrs. H. l.. Dotson and G. C. East.
man have undertaken bond and lease
on the Silver Hill group of claims, five
miles north OF Silver City. and have a
force of men at work on same.
The Rebate Mining Company at
Lake Valley has installed new and
powerful pump and is about to unwa-
ter the shaft. which was filled up for
a hundred feet or SO by heavy flow
OF water that was struck ON the 400
foot level.
The gold and silver production in
New Mexico showed an increase in
1911, that OF gold $2sO.3s4. and silver.
s272,153. Copper decreased. as COM
pared with 1910. to the value of $751;
s97; and zinc $393.24O. The total val
ue of the metal production Of New
Mexico increased, as compared with
1910 figures, by $12,761.
Another evidence Of the awakening
OF new life in the old gold mining
camp OF Pinos Altos is the present
operation OF the Pacific No. 2, better
known as the Sklllicorn.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-05
FINDS BURIED LOOT

the Bank of Yates, a small town near
the Yancey ranch. He carried heavy
package under his coat After recov-
ering from his surprise. w. H. Stark
the cashier counted out the thousands
in gold coin.
Much of It was in Mexican money
OF 1881. How much the total was has
not been given out by the finder or
the banker. That 1t exceeded $4,000
has been admitted. That 1t might run
as high as 100000 or 10000 has been
reported.
Although the law gives the treasure
to the owner OF the property. Yancey
said he was willing to divide with the
finder. The two men probably will
divide the sum equally.
The theory that Bill Anderson. q
noted desperate of the Civil war pc
riod. hid the treasure while stopping
at the place when 1t was used as an
inn. has been advanced
Anderson spent the night at the inn
two nights after banks at Huntsville
and other towns had been robbed of
100000 or 100000. He was killed near
Orrick. Mo, day or two later by
Confederate "bushwhackers."
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-05
HOSPITAL FOR DOGS OPEN
Institution In New York Said to Be
Most Complete Of Its Kind In
the World.

New York.-The new hospital and
dispensary of the American Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails. located on Avenue A in the east
hospital district" began it's work OF
ministering to dogs. cats and horses.
The institution is the best equipped Of
its kind in the world. Medicine and
professional advice are given free to
those unable to pay.
The building includes a series of
wards, private rooms. pharmacies. op-
Grating rooms. exercise rooms and iso-
lation wards for animals suffering
from contagious diseases The ground
floor has garage equipped with Is
automobile ambulances and wagons.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-05
WHITE ANTS DESTROY BOOKS
In India All Valuable Papers Are
Kept In Dust Tight Cabinets to
Protect Them.

London.-The ravases Of the white
ant among books and papers In India
have become 80 serious that the gov.
ernment has appointed an entomolo-
gist. T. B. Fletcher, to make an ex.
haustive study of the insect. There
are. It is stated. five kinds of insect
that ruin office records In India, the
white ant, fish bug. water bug. cock
roach and borer There IL no way of
preventing ravages by these enemies
except keeping all records in dust
tight steel cabinets and bookcases.
Tho white ants reduce an entire book,
binding and leaves. to dust; the fish
bug eats holes In the records, while
the water bug and cockroach expend
their energies on bindings. The borer
starts In at one side OF book and
bores directly through. coming out at
the other side. The white ant COM
pletely destroys any book It attacks.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-05
Wyoming.

Lee Champion has brought in good
flow of oil mile outside the proven
district of the Salt Creek field near
Casper.
The Midwest Oil Company has
brought in gusher in the Salt Greek
lield with a capacity of 1,200 barrels
of oil daily. The new well is on what
IS known as the '1ba eighty" near
Casper. and its capacity is surpassed
by that of only one other well i'll the
field.
Not little excitement was pro
duced at Douglas when Ira w. Naylor
was exhibiting pail of crude oil
which he had SKINNED off the sur.
face Of a spring on his ranch two
miles south of town. The oil was
taken before experts and was pro-
nounced as the pure stuff and of a
strong paraffine base.
Thirteen people were killed in Wyo-
ming coal mines during the first four
months of the present year, according
10 statement just made public by
the Bureau of Mines. Thirty-eight
were killed in 1910 and thirty-three in
1911.
Gilpin observer., 1912-09-05
Rapidly Spreading Flames In
Cars Country.

st. Observation-Disclosures In
Russia has been ushered in by great
epidemic OF fires on the steppes. the
Hamburger Nachrichten reports.
The intense dryness of the season
has spread the fires over u huge area.
One of the most dreadful fires that
the Russian steppes have ever seen
ragged tow days ago in the province
OF Turgai on the other side of the
Ural mountains, and to the northeast
OF the Caspian. On these steppes
vast seas of grass stretch to the ho-
rizon. raised only by shrubs OF the
wild cherry and dwarf almond on the
hillside or by clumps OF wormwood
when the soil is clayey. Herds OF cat
tie and horses Craze on the plains.
1t was early In the morning when
mighty clouds OF smoke suddenly rose
up from the steppes. a sure sign to
the Inhabitants that O fire was In
progress. So appalling was the speed
with which the fire rolled over the dry
and yellow grass that the peasants
had quickly to concert measures for
saving just their own lives from de-
struction. Feverish activity prevailed
In all the villages until the tongues
OF flame which came ON nearer and
nearer with uncanny swiftness ap-
peared on the horizon.
Swept forward by the rushing wind.
sparks from the confiagration kindled
In advance another fire, which in Q
short time enveloped 10000 acres of
grazing ground. Swifter and swifter
before the wind dashed on the wall
OF hery waves. Enormous pillars Of
flame shot up into the air. The sue.
tion was SO strong that slabs Of turf
and burning branches were hurled
high up into the air and thrown far
away.
Men and cattle were hard put to It
to save themselves. Their least dan.