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Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
BRITAINS Note
ON CANAL RULE
Protest Is Read to Secretary
Knox by Ambassador Bryce
SAYS RIGHTS ARE INFRINGED
May Have More to Say About Railroad
CIause-Several Treaties Cited
President Taft's Contentious
on "All Nations" Denied.

Washington. - The Government of
Great Britain presented to the United
States its formal protest against the
| granting of free passage through the
Panama Canal of American ships en-
gagged in the coastwise trade. The
protest is in the form of a note writ
ten BY Sir Edward Grey, the British
| Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ambas-
sador Bryce read it word for word to
I Secretary of State Knox, and at about
the same time it was read in Parlia-
ment at London by its author.
The statement bears the signature
of Sir Edward Grey, British Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and amplifes the
original protest presented July s. last.
Il endeavors 10 establish the sound
| ness of the British contention that the
| legislation fayoring American ships is
! in violation of the treaty right of
Grsat Britain with regard to the Pana-
ma Canal
The note gives warning that another
protest will be made if it is held by
| the U. s that the disbarment from the
use OF the canal of ships in which any
railroad under the jurisdiction of the
! Interstate Commerce Commission has
an interest, and ships whose owners
may be adiudged guilty of violating
the Sherman antitrust law applies to
/ British ships
In regard to arbitration this signii-
cant sentence is added:
a reference to arbitration would be
| rendered unnecessary if the Govern
ment of the United States should be
J prepared to take such steps as would
remove the objections to the act which
| His Majesty's government has stated"
It has been assumed generally that
I this government will refuse to arbi-
trate the dispute with Great Britain.
It has been predicted that the Senate
would refuse to extend the treaty Of
arbitration which expires next year
i with Great Britain to avoid the obliga-
| ton of arbitrating the canal dispute.
The British argument rests chiefly
on two points The first is that in the
| Interpretation of the Hay-Pauncefote
| treaty of 1901, it must be considered
with the Clayton Bulwer treaty of
| 1850. which it superseded. The two
treaties considered together. it is
stated, show that the British Govern
ment retained the guarantee of equal
| treatment of its vessels as compensa.
| ton for giving back to the United
| States, in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
the right to construct the canal indie
| pendently, a right which the United
| States had surrendered in the Clayton
| Bulwer treaty. The second point is
that If any American ships are granted
the free use of the canal British ships
will be forced to bear more than a
| proper share of the burden of the cost
of the up-keep of the canal and inter
est charges on its cost of construction.
| This, 1t is claimed, is In violation of
the clause OF the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, which declares that all charges
made by the United States for the
use of the canal shall be Just and
equitable
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
Sporting

Johnny Kilbane has finally decided
to defend his title. He has agreed to
a match with Johnny Dundee, to take
place on Washington Birthday at
Tom McCareys Club in Los Angeles.
Harvard stands first and foremost
in the football ranking for 1912 No
one questions the right of the Grim
son to the so-ealled championship.
The eleven played through hard
schedule without a defeat.
James R. Keene's noted race horse
and sire Kingston died at the Castle
ton stock farm in Kentucky. The
horse was % years old.
Arthur A. Irwin, scout of the New
York Americans, was made business
manager of the club by President
Frank Farrell. Irwin has been associ-
ated with the Highlanders as scout
since 1908.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
Personal

DR.. John D. McGill, President OF
the Hudson County National Bank of
Jersey City, willed his daughter, Mrs.
Eleanor Acheson Carr, three-fifths of
his $1000,000 estate, providing she
does not return to her husband, Lieut.
W. B. Carr, u S. A, in which case
she is to receive only $1,000 year.
A bronze medal has been voted to
J. Pierpont Morgan in recognition of
his benefactions by the Association of
the Police of Paris.
Mrs. Archibald S. White engaged at
$4,000 a yer the exclusive services OF
a pianist to play accomplishments to
her songs at her New York home.
Abdul Bahia Abbas, the Persian phil
osopher and universal peace advocate,
sailed for Europe from New York on
the steamship Celtic.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
Foreign

Angelo Sarto, brother OF the Pope,
who is earning so cents day as post
master at the village of Coratio, asked
the Rome Parliament for more pay.
Two large fires within a few hours
of each other destroyed property
valued at $4,000 in Winnipeg. The
local building of the Saturday Even
ing Post" was burned.
The Baroness Petre, widow Of the
14th baron. won a claim for the peer
age for her 12-year-old daughter, be-
fore the committee of privilege of the
House of Lords.
A masked robber held up a sleeping
car on the Canadian Pacific Railroad
lust outside of Vancouver. B. c., and
secured $30S in money and some jew
elry.
Nine. Madeline Unvilles, who was
the first victim OF. the bombardment
of Strasburg by the Germans in 1870,
is dead in that city. All the native
population went to her funeral.
A mob at Ipswich, Eng, at the &C
tivities of the Mormon missionaries
broke up one of their meetings The
police saved the Mormons from bodily
injury.
That Bermuda as a resort is gaining
favor in England as in other parts OF
the world is proved by the fact that
200 tourists left Southampton fer Ber'
muda on the Arcadian.
A severe storm sent the sea sweep
| ing over the cemetery at Messlna'
Italy, where the bodies of the victims
OF the 1908 earthquake are buried.
Two boxes. containing $4,000 IN
gold, sent to the commander OF the
Italian army on the Island of Rhodes
By the War Office, are mysteriously
missing, and a postal clerk has baen
| arrested.
The infant son of the ArehdJke
| Charles Francis oseph, in line for the
throne OF Austria, was christened N
| Vienna. He received II names begin
| ming with Charles Francis Joseph
| Otto.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
KILLS WOMAN AND HIMSELF.
Bodies of Contractor and a Widow
Found in a Cottage in Jersey.

Swartswood Lake, n. 1.-THE bodies
OF Ludwig Palmer, a prosperous build.
ing contractor of South Orange, and
Mrs. Barbara Rapke OF 262 Van Buren,
street. Newark were found in an iso-
lated cottage here. The authorities
believe Palmer brought Mrs. Rapke
to the cottage with the deliberate in
tention of killing her and, stricken
with remorse, took his own life.
Investigation showed that Palmer
had known Mrs. Rapke for more than
year and had visited her frequently
at the home of her married daughter.
Palmer was married and left a wife
and six children.
Mrs. Rapke was about fifty years
old and also well to do. Her husband
died six years ago. She left four
grown children.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
In Boston.

Talkative Shopper-"Dont You nna
that having to wait on so many iussy'
disagreeable people has at least one
compensation-tha of making 70.
forget your other troubles? culture.
Saleslady-"Oh, yes-it acts as
counter irritant fudge.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
And Neither Mean ANYTHING.

A woman is always fond of talking
about what she would do if she were
q man, while a man contents himself
about talking about what he wouldn't
do If he were a woman.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
ACT THAT WON FAME KILLS HIM
Walter Porter, Acrobat, Dies from
Shocks to Head

Bridgeport, Conn-Walter Porter,
acrobat, founder of the Melrose
Troupe and originator of the specta-
cular somersaulting over elephants
which was featured for years in the
Barnum and Bailey Circus, died here
from the effects of injuries he got in
performing the thrilling feat,
Porter. who was Al years old. had
been with Barnum's since he was a
child and had worldwide reputation.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
LITTLE GIRL WINS A PEERAeE.
Twelve-year-old Mary Petre Estab
fishes Claim to Barony.

London.-A girl of II years of age
has won peerage claim before the
Committee of Privileges of the House
of Lords She is Mary Frances Kath-
crime Petre, daughter Of Baroness Pc
tire, the widow of the fourteenth Ba-
ron. Her mother made the petition
in behalf of her daughter claiming
the Barony of Furnivall and submit
ting the pedigree, which started in
l2S2.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
Best 70 Avoid "scenes..

A clever woman never makes
scene 1t isn't polite. A scene that
lasts an hour works IA days detriment
to her ppearance.-Elsie Lindtner.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
Serum From Wild Ducks.

II is said that the wild duck yields
a serum which gives immunity from
hay fever. asthma and similar troH
bles.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
SYNONYMOUS?

First Wife-"What is your hus-
bands average income. Mrs Smith,
Second Wife-"Oh. about midnight"
Judge.
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
Daily Thought.

A little philosophy inclineth mans
mind to atheism. but depth in philos-
ophy bringeth mems minds about to
rsli
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
Comfort.

The average man gets more COM
fort out a 81 watch that he has won
In a rattle than he would hnd IN =
tkree-story house that he had earnea'
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
cefect of Human Nature.

II is human nature to want 70
profit by the mistakes of others raeH
er than by our own
Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13
But That's PLENTY,

II 1t wasn't for what the lawyers do
to 'em. few criminals would get any
punishment Observation-Disclosures.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-04-01

sYhoes's.

David Amber. starting for q duck shoot
Ing visit with his friend. Quain. comes up
Ia lax ee who has
Of q burly. Hindu. He declares ne is
sss q ss ns sDD29 mSsa
mysterious little bronze box. .The To-
Ken Ken, into his hand; disappear. In tho
He in turn addresses her as Miss Sophie
Farrell. daughter Of Col. Farrell Of the
,s,r,.. diplomatic service in India and
bronze box stolen. Amber and Quain 60
hunting bunting on az island and BECOME lost and
about. finally reaches = cabin and rec.
ognizes as its occupant an old friend
In nam Button. whom he last met in Eng
strangely asitated. Chatterji appears
mysterious bpdy Rutton seizes a revolt
turns wildly excited. says he has Killed
GUS errand. Amber decides to leave at
once for India; On the way he sends a
friend in Calcutta. by q quicker route.
S Upon arrtying he flnds note awaiting
osrf dTectS Amber to meet his friend
ne knows his mission IL to get Miss Far
rell out Of the country. Amber attempts
to dispose OF the Token to a money-le lem
der. Is mistaken for Rutton and barely
escapes being mobbed. A message from
Labertouche causes him to start for OAR
Jecling; on the way he meets Miss
Farrell. and at their journeys end asks
her to become his wife. A Hindu con-
duc Amber to a secret place. and into the
presence OF q beautiful woman who mis-
takes him for Rutton. Later Amber is
drugged. The Hindus plot rebellion, and
at I4ahertouche's instigation Amber re-
turns to the woman Naraini to discover
the secret Of the conspiracy. He learns
they would make him their king, and is
found facing deadly cobra in the Test
OF Death when rescued by Labertouche
and his friends. Naraini attacks Amber
with a dagger and he falls. After long
delirium he RECEIVERS to find Sophia at his
side confessinR her love
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BRACELET IS COMING BACK
With tho EIbow-Lenoth Sleeve This
Ornament 10 Almost Sure to
Have Access Of Favor.

The bracelet is to regain the favor
which 1t once held. Modern dress.
with its popular elbow-length sleeve
for day wear, adapts itself ad-
mirably to the display of the brace
let. This Is the main reason why they
should become popular again.
Bracelets of fine workmanship set
with jewels are bound to find favor.
The designs for these are borrowed
from those of old Egypt and Persia.
The snake armlets which are ASSOC
ciated with Cleopatra will be worn,
especially with evening Dress.
Heavy armlets two inches in width
are patterned after those worn by the
Sabine soldiers when Tarpceia sold
the Roman city, tempted by their gilt
tering glory.
Massive is most descriptive of these
bracelets. They are worn on the up
per portion Of the arm above the ell
bow.
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into fellows blood, he's a hopeless.
tncurable case: l shall go back. l pre-.
sumo. some day. If the big trouble
comes in my lifetime-and think It
will; come it will unquestionably.
soon or late-I shan't be able to keep
away. you know" He glanced at his
watch and rose. thine to dress for
dinner" said he; and as they were
moving to the door. he added: What
ever became Of that emerald ring. Am
bert"
THE Eyer" Amber laughed. well
it was silly enough; but women are
superstitious. you know - Sophia
dropped it overheard one day as we
were coming through the Mediterran.
can. She said she was afraid OF
it and l don't know but ]
sympathize with her"
I'm certain l do. And yet. in your
case, it was the means of introducing
you. wasn't it? But there j!
It's been on the tip of my tongue q
dozen times to ask. but other things
got in the way. How is Mrs.
Amber?"
You shall see for yourself" said
Amber. when we meet for dinner"
THE END.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-04-01
SLEEVE POCKET FOR THE FAN
innovation Favored by Paris Seems to
Presage Return Of Such Re-
ceptacles to Fashion.

During the past year the pocket has
been slowly and steadily regaining its
position in woman's toilettes and even
so daring an innovation as q sleeve
pocket has now been made possible.
This is quite the latest fashion note
from Paris, the new form of pocket
being chiefly intended as a receptacle
for the tiny fan. which is so much in
vogue at present.
The pocket is usually inserted in the
sleeve just below the elbow. the aper-
ture being cleverly concealed with
lace or chiffon. SO that its presence
is not even suspected until the fair
wearer suddenly produces a miniature
embroidered fan, apparently out OF
her arm.
The fan pocket Is to be found on
either sleeve of smart afternoon
gown and in some costumes one or
other Of the cuffs Is frequently pro-
vided with pocket after the same
style.
Although originally intended only to
hold the fan. as in China. the sleeve
pocket has been found so convenient
that it is also used to hold . lace
handkerchief, and there is no doubt
that its dimensions will increase when
sleeves assume large proportions.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-04-01
MILK DISHES.

Often times milk II the only food
which an invalid and child can take,
and when they tire Of 1t the great
question II how can they be nour.
ishedr
There are 90 many ways of disguis-
Ing milk in other forms and combin.
Ing with different foods to mako
wholesome and nutritious dishes, that
every one who has q family to feed
should make study Of these things.
Milk that an infant cannot digest
70 worse than food. A baby should
be carefully weighed each week, for IL
10 not always possible to detect
slight falling on. When the child
shows q decrease In weight the FIRST
thing to do Is to consult a good ply
sician. and carefully follow his direo-
lions IN regard to feeding. The milk
may be too rich in fat, there may DO
too much casein, or It may be too
hard to digest, 80 that the milk may
have to be modified.
One method Of modifying milk Is to
use the whey. which Ii made from
using rennin tablets. Add this whey to
the milk and the casein content IL do
creased with an addition OF salts,
sugar Of milk and minerals. which are
necessary for the growth Of the child.
Many babies die each year because
OF ignorance on the part of the moth.
or IN regard to their food
Milk treated with rennin tablets,
sweetened and favored, is often rel.
ished by invalids who absolutely re.
fuse to take pure milk as food.
Milk is not beverage, and should
never be taken as such, for large
quantities Of milk entering the stom.
ach at once form hard mass which
Is almost impossible to break up. Milk
should be taken slowly in sips, SO that
the gastric juice curdles it in small
amounts at time.
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ceived. But Salig had to deliver up
Har Dyal Rutton to the Council. SO
Naraini was set to seduce you. Their
plans only required that you should
be madly infatuated with her for a
couple Of days: after that :.
Labertouche turned down his thumb
significantly. Il fancy there must
have been family secret or tradition.
handed down from father to son in the
Rutton line. that some day oneFoe the
family would be called upon to raise
the standard Of the Second Mutiny.
That will explain why Har Dyal Rut-
ton, gentleman Of. parts and cult
walton, dared not live In india. and
why-because he was sworn to keep
the secret-he laid stress on the con-
dition that you were not to mention
his name"
Still, he gave me permission to talk
to Dhola Baksh."
True; but it seems that Dhola
Baksh had been his confidential body
servant in Kuttarpur: during his too
brief reign. Rutton thought he would
be able to help you. and knew that he
would be loyal to HIS masters mem
ory."
Finally. what about that photo
graph?'
You've Sally Singh to thank for
its return. fancy. had nothing to
do with it. But they were bent on
Turing you to Naraini's bower. and
they figured that after receiving 1t
you'd 60 anywhere to meet the man
who returned 1t. BY the way. where's
Ram Nath?"
Hes staying in England as body.
servant to Colonel Farrell"
Hes well of. so; his sphere Of use.
fulness in India was at an end. So
in fact, was mine. That's why I'm
here-on indefinite leave Of absence,
One or two things grew out Of the
affair Of the Gateway to make me a
person of interest to the natives. and
when that happens in India it's Just as
we'll for the interesting person to
pack up and get thence with all pos
sible expedition. It's too bad; / was
! really doing some good work there
Well /! When the East gets
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ond Mutiny looSe upon India" A net
work of fine wrinkles appeared about
his eyes as he smiled enjoyment Of
what he seemed to consider q
memorable joke.
go on" pleaded Amber.
"Kathiapur was q sort of mousetrap;
the brutes came out BY two and
threes. just as said they would. for
the bettaf part Of three days. .. It was
either surrender or starve with them,
and after five-sixths Of them had
elected not to starve we turned a
couple Of companies Of Tommies
into the place. and don't believe they
left unturned stone t'lg enough to
hide rabbit. One by g,ne they rout.
ed 'em out and booted 'em down to us.
Meanwhile we had rushed enough
troops to Kuttarpur to keep their tails
quiet"
"And Salig Singh-and Naraini?"
"Salig Singh. 1t turned out, was the
chap that got bayoneted in the tama.
risks. Naraini managed somehow to
steal away the next night, under the
noses Of any number of sentries; beau.
ty such as hers would bride her way
out Of hell, think. What became Of
her don't knows but 1 can prophesy
that she won't live long. She was
rather too advanced in her views, fol-
India-some centuries ahead Of her
race. She and Salig Singh had It all
planned, you know; his was the mas
ter-mind, hers the motive-power. They
were to crown you, instead Of Salig's
son, the next day-in the name of Hal
Dyal Rutton; and then you were to
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die suddenly by virtue of hemp poison
or some other contagious disease, and
Salig was to step into your shoes as
Emperor of Hindustan. with Naraini
as his Empress. She should
have stayed home and been q suffra-
gette."
Better for her." said Amber. "Of
course I've found out about her, from
Farrell. 1t seems that she was
brought up in England, with Sophia.
and always given to believe she was
his own daughter, but she was a wild
thing and hard to handle. One day
she found out about her parentage-
how, it's not known. but Farrell sus-
poets that the men who were bounding
Rutton got into communication with
her. At all events, she brooded over
the thing, and when. five years or so
ago, Mrs. Farrell died and the colonel
sent for Sophia to join him in India,
Naraini-well, she rebelled. He re-
fused to let her leave England, and
she finally took the bit in her teeth
and ran away-vanished and was
never heard of again until Sophia rec
ognized her in Kathiapur."
Il myself can I'LL In the gap" Laber-
touche volunteered. "She Joined some
OF Salig's underlings in Paris and
went thence direct to Khandawar. as
Stunning the name of one of the old
queens who had elected opportunely
to die. Queer case-singular in
stance of reversion to type"
"A mighty distressing one to the old
colonel; you know Rutton kept re-
ligiously to his promise not to see the
child after he'd given her into Far
rell's care. Farrell lost all track of
him and was unable to communicate
with him, of course, when Naraini
chose to strike out for herself. .
One thing has always puzzled me; the
girl called me by her fathers name.
pretending to recognize me as her
husband: you can't reconcile such
conduct"
you can, easily enough-beg par
don, my dear fellow. Neither she nor
Salig Singh was for an instant de-
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Needtework Note,

Damask centerpieces are quite the
style nowadays. Many clever needle
women outline the flowers or design
Of the damask with a dainty stitch so
as to form q border around the cir
cular piece, and with an edging Of
heavy lace this makes as effective a
centerpiece as could be desired.
Damask. however, is by no means
cheap. but II one can make a mum.
Der of such pieces from old linen with
only the trifing expense of the lace
one can have one Of these center.
pieces.
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When Little Guests Come.

Although there are no children in
my home, always keep on hand eating
bibs, little glasses with handles. and a
little table-chair. You cannot imagine
the little ones delight when they
come to the table. To these may be
added little plates, knives. forks. and
spoons.
also keep on hand. for their pleas
ure. few simple toys. In this way
{ am always ready for little guests
Woman's Home Companion.
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OW BEAUTIFUL 1t would b
A to live in q world where every
Deing we met unconsciously revealed In
TOOK ana word and action. In the slight.
est gesture and movement. the divine In.
tention Of his creation! It 10 because lit
tie children do SO, for the first briei
months Of their lives. that they charm ua
and captivate US. And 1t 10 in the simplicity
OF being without discrimination, and from
the depths Of our souls. just what we were
meant to be. that we become a. little
children. and with them enter into the
kingdom of heaven. The world seems Ia
force US to put on masks and wells to hide
what IL most real in US behind some con.
ventional caricature OF ourselves.
Lucy Larcom.