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Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20

The May fiy's life is complete in four
to five hours, during which it is born,
natures, loves. fights, mates, propa-
gates and dies. The ordinary moth
lives three to four days, the locust
;grasshopper) lives four weeks dragon
1y six to eight weeks, male bees or
drones four to five months, snails two
to three years, queen bee two to three
years, mouse six years, squirrel six
years, pigeon ten to twenty years, ca
nary twelve to fifteen years, rabbit ten
years. brer fox fourteen years, craw-
fish twenty years. pig twenty years,
lion thirty-five years. toad frog forty
years, cat forty years. bear fifty years.
raven 100 years. elder duck, 100 years.
parrot 100 years. golden eagle 104
years, white headed vulture 11S years.
pike 200 years. carp 200 years. elephant
200 years and swan 300 years.
Considering the fact that the aver
age mans age is only about thirty
three years, it will be seen that many
members of the animal kingdom have
q great advantage over the human race
in their allotted length of life.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
The old Time staaecoach.

In 1852 there were. strange as it
seems. only six stagecoaches running
in all England, and of course these
were the only public vehicles for trav-
elers. Even these were a novelty. and
a person named John Crosset thought
they were such a dangerous innovation
that he wrote pamphlet against them.
These coachees," he wrote, make
gentlemen come to London upon every
small occasion, which otherwise they
would not do except upon urgent ne
cessity. Nay. the conveniency of the
passage makes their wives come often
up, who rather than come such long
journeys on horseback would stay at
home. Then when they come to town
they must be in the wade. get fine
clothes, go to plays and treats and by
these means get such a habit of idle
ness and love of pleasure that they are
uneasy after"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Roast Piu In Servia

The favorite dish of the Servians,
says writer in the Wide World Maga-
zine, consists of a lamb or sucking pig
roasted whole over ashes. A pit is
first dug and filed with wood-vine
branches for choice. as they give the
best flavor-and the fire is then allow
ed to burn for several hours. The car
cass is next impaled with stout stick
and slowly turned round and round
over the embers The result, after six
hours turning. is a very luscious meal,
for all the gravy is kept in and the
meat is unusually tender. No picnic
in Servia is considered complete with
out this delicacy. A story goes that
on one Of his campaigns Napoleon no.
ticed group of Servian soldiers cook
ing meat in this way, whereupon he
came up. inquired what they were do
ing, tasted the meat and was delighted
with it
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Races of Mankind.

The races of mankind are five in
number-white, yellow, brown. red
and black, or the Caucasian, MongO-
liam, Malayan. Indian and negro The
nterrelationships of these different
breeds have been the subject of study
with the specialists for ages, but the
disputes are as numerous as they were
when the study began. Whether the
various races sprang from some one
original race and if so what that orig
inal race was. is a question that is still
in limbo. Between these five races. as
found at present, there are physical.
moral and mental differences so mark
ed as to seem to preclude a common
origin and yet, unless such origin Is
assumed, the difficulty of the case is
greatly enhanced. Race origins are an
unsOlved problem.-New York Ameri-
can.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20

So hilarious were the old ceremO-
MES of welcoming the new year ir
Scotland that Dec. 81 and Jan. / won
for themselves the designation of the
daft days" Temperance legislation
has done much in recent years to mod
crate and refine the festivities, which
still, however, assume extensive and
exuberant proportions. Only a few
years ago a writer in the London
Chronicle in Edinburgh on New Years
eve saw the BLACK Maria" perambu-
lating the streets and picking up the
hopelessly drunken persons from the
pavements and doorsteps for convey
ance to the police station.
1t was formerly the custom in Ire
land and Wales to carry a lantern
tastefully decorated with ribbons and
containing a wren, round each hamlet
and village on New Years day and
make calls on dwellers in cottage and
hall. The bearers, swinging the Ian
tern at each door, would favor all
whom it might concern with a song
and receive a monetary reward.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Rainbows That Can Change Sex.

In many parts Of the world it is the
general belief that the rainbow has
the power to change sex. This queer
belief obtains in such widely separated
districts as South Africa and Norway
and China and Australia. The Zulus
have long folklore story of the young
man who was changed into a wrinkled
old woman by touching the many hued
arch. The Scandinavian peasants have
a similar story, and in Greece they "
that anybody who runs against the end
Of the rainbow will have his or her sex
instantly changed. In France and In
dia to pass under the rainbow has a
similar effect.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
66Js SS
THE BULLET WENT OVER ITS HEAD.

IdE BULLET WENT OVER ITS HEAD.
must be cut through with a machete
before he could reach the coveted prize.
The other way was to climb up the
great twisted vine that hung down
ward from the very point where the
orchids clung to the tree. The vine
swung almost within his reach now,
and its lower end touched the surface
Of the water.
"The twisted vine" he decided at
last, and, tossing aside his hat. he
pulled on heavy gauntlets. saw that his
leather puttees covered every exposed
portion of his lower limbs and took
hold of the twisted vine
His Indians gathered around the tree
with the eager curiosity of children in
the performance of his difficult feat
AS he pulled himself up by the strength
OF his massive arms and shoulders his
legs and feet were twined about the
thick vine.
Suddenly the Indians uttered shrill
cries of alarm and disappeared in the
jungle.
Goodell. glancing down. saw nothing
to frighten them, and. noting that his
specimens were safe. went stolidly up
on his perlous climb; the vine swayed
now and then under his weight, but
its upper tendrils appeared to be firmly
fastened to the tree trunk. while its
roots were strongly intrenched in the
river bottom.
Goodell did not know when he felt
a change in the character of the vine
up which he was climbing with the
orchids ever growing nearer to his
eager touch.
First the twisted vine had been
slightly rough. but its bark appeared
to be smooth now, sometimes almost
slippery to the touch. and once Goodell
would have sworn that 1t moved But
it was cold and clammy Once his face
touched it. and he drew back with a
feeling of sickening revulsion. He
felt faint and dizzy. and he closed his
eyes.
When he opened them again it was
to confront the real horror of the
situation
No wonder his Caribs had fed in
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
THE TWISTED
VINE (
A Story of the
Orinoco
By CLARISSA' MACKIE


1t was very quiet in that jungl,
along the upper reaches of the Orinoct
river.
Charles Goodell. orchid hunter for 6
rich Philadelphia collector, stood or
the high bank of the river and looked
longingly up at the cluster of mauve
orchids clinging to the top of rotteC
tree trunk that overhung the river. Ii
was lofty tree. and, bowed with dis
ease and age. it bent it's head. decke6
with the delicate butterfly blossoms
over the slothful river that it woult
bridge when it crashed down in the
hurricane season.
Goodell's Carib Indians had refused
to climb the tree and were now squat
ting sullenly around a little fire OF
which bird was cooking.
The mauve orchids tempted Goode
beyond discretion. He decided Il
mount the tree and secure them him
self, although he knew the risk he raj
in doing so.
If the tree should fall under his
weight he would be flung into the
river, prey to the vicious alligators
or the venomouS snakes that abounded
But the securing of this particular
specimen would not only be triumph
but it meant u liberal sum of money
added to the store he was saving up
for home and the girl he expected tc
make his wife on his return.
He had examined tie orchid through
his fieldglasses, and h,, was convinced
that it was the long lost specimen that,
Mr.. Clay, his employer. had offered
$4,000 for. There were the delicate
mauve outer leaves with the hearts of
flaming crimson and orange, with mar.
velous stripings of black
There were two ways of reaching thy
mauve orchids. One was to climb the
tree trunk with the risk of weightine
1t down to destruction when he reach
ed the upper part. This way was hjn
dered by tangle of great vines that
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Mora Than Mas Asked.

The old tombstone. in the quaint
fashion Of its kind implored the passer-
by to pause and drop a tear, and no
sooner had the beautiful girl read the
inscription than she began to weep.
But her mother reproved her.
Cecilia" she exclaimed. "why can
you not have more restraint? You are
requested merely to drop tear. and
here you have burst into severalr'-
Puck.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20

lures of various combinations visiting
us writes to inquire just what sort of
play will take best with our people.
We take pleasure in answering him
that he will De sure to make hit and
a barrel of money with THE Merchant
of Venice"
1t must not be put on as in the east.
however. Venice and the merchant
will lie all @. K for about ten minutes.
Then there should be i've minute clog
dancing and singing, after that more
Venice. then Il fight with Indians or
the rescue of beautiful maiden from
IA bloody pirate.
Don't stick too close to Venice. Our
people want a mixture. There will be
no objection to ringing ina scene from
Uncle Toms Cabin" in one of the
acts nor the gravedigging scene in
Hamlet" in another. but there must
be dance or an abduction between
them.
Such managers as have taken our
fatherly advice regarding this matter
have pleased our people and gone away
with hat full of money. while those
who have been stiff necked have left
town on foot or died of starvation in
the woods
Fair Warning to All.
The panes of glass which were shot
out of the city hall windows by Colo
mel Early's cowboys one day last week
have been restored. and his honor the
mayor (who is ourselfl hereby gives
fair warning to all-cowboys team
sters or sny other class-that the next
man who pops at those windows will
dnd somebody popping away at him.
We don't object to the boys having
fun and indulging in pistol practice
to their hearts content. but line must
be drawn somewhere, and we draw it
at public property
The front doors of the hall are pro-
vided with iron knobs. Any critter
sober enough to shoot can stand and
bang away at those knobs by the hour
and no one will disturb him, but the
windows are a different thing.
Copies of this notice will be sent to
all ranches for twenty miles around.
and we hope the warning conveyed
will be needed by all
A Base Canard.
The story floating around town to
the effect that Captain Kennedy,
late arrival from the east, was horse
thief who had to cut sticks from In
diana is a base canard and should be
trampled on by every respectable per-
son. The other day when the captain
came to this office to subscribe for the
Kicker he referred to the scandal and
produced documents to prove his char
acter
Instead of stealing horse. he drove
off and so.d three cows which he sup
posed belonged to an estate in which
he had an interest. He was not chased
out of the state; but. being all ready
TO go, he happened to take train just
ahead of the sheriff. He didn't come
here as skulk from justice, but to
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
ARIZONA KICKLETS
The Editor Replies to Attack Of
Rival Sheet.
PRESENT AT DOG FIGHT.
But Only In His Private Capacity, He
AVers-AdVises Theatrical Company
About to Visit Giveadam Gulch-Un-
wise William Wise.
BY M. QUAD.


Copyright 1913 by Associated Literary
Press.l
~ UR esteemed contemporary has
@ IA column article this week
pitching into us because we at
tended the dog fight at the
rink last Saturday evening. Yes. We
were there. and we are happy to say
that we had $40 on the winning dog.
We did not attend the soiree as the
editor of the Kicker, as mayor or as
postmaster. but as private citizen.
AS editor and proprietor of a newspa-
per we are expected to take drink
with the boys and sit down to game
of poker now and then. but as mayor
and postmaster we are obliged to as
sumo and preserve IL certain dignity.
This the boys perfectly understand
and take in Il good natured way.
Those who saw us ut the dog fight un-
derstood that we had left our dignity
of position behind MS for an hour and
had come to see the fracas the same aa
any other individual in the audience.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Patronizing Papa,

Father-Upon my word. you children
are getting too dainty for anything.
Jam and butter on the same piece of
bread. indeed! Why. when was your
age was glad to get enough dry bread
to eat. Bobby-You have much bet
ter time living with Us. don't you. IA
ther?-National Monthly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Well Trained.

Old Lady Improving the occasion)-
All. my poor man. you would not be in
this position if you had received an
early training in some trade or calling.
Tramp-Don't you tork too sudden
about wot you don't know nothn'
about. missus. No trainin', indeed!
wy. was in prison afore was four
teen.-London Mail.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
COMFORTING. a.

Wife-Why did you tell the Batsons
that you married me because | was
such good cook. when you know 1
can't even boil potato? Hubby-I
had to make some excuse. my dear.
and | didn't know what else to say
London Opinion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Made His Hair Come Out.

Habitual Customer Ito his barber)-
Your confounded hair restorer has
made my hair come off more than
ever! Barber-Ah, you must ave put
too much on. sir! Made the air come
right out, stead of only 'arfway.-
Windsor Magazine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
His Philosophv.

Employer see you've collected lot
OF small accounts. but you haven't
made much headway with the bigger
ones. Collector-No. sir; | generally
make it rule to-h'm-follow along
the line Of least resistance-Chicago
Tribune.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
A Success.

Mrs. Seaside-Was your house party
a success?
Mrs. Countrycot-Yes, indeed. There
wasn't one of them who wasn't engag-
ed the first week, and there wasn't two.
OF them who would speak to each oth,-
er the second.-Puck.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
His Adva nta qe.

IAN aviator has one big advantage
over other men,"
Most OF his advantages are over
men. but what Is this special oneT'
He can want the earth without be-
ing called grasping. baltimore Amer
lean.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
There Are Cooks and Cooks.

A lady correspondent remarks cyni-
cally that many a man who would hesi-
tate to make wife of his cook is quite
ready to make cook of his wife,
London Standard.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Not Like the National Game.

Geraldine-Did you ever play kissing
games2 Gerald-Yes, and / remember
them as games that didn't have to be
called on account OF darkness.-New
York Times.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Economical.

Johnny-Mamma. will you wash my
face? Mamma-Why. Johnny, can't
you do that? Johnny-Yes. but I'll
have to wet my hands, and they don't
need it-Lippincott's
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20

see If the pure air wouldn't help his
catarrh.
He will remain for several weeks
yet unless the Indiana officers come
along and get his identity mixed up,
and we bespeak for him the courtesy
and good will of all our people.
The day be arrived in town he was
asked to subscribe to the miserable
apology issued by the bowlegged crit
ter down the street, and his refusal to
do so probably set this vile calumny
afloat We are glad that it is in our
power to put this matter right with
the public.
Not Any In Ours.
While on a business trip to Florence
last week we had the privilege of q
close inspection of a vehicle called a
bicycle. This was the first time we
ever saw one, except at distance
After we had finished our inspection
the owner showed us how the OLD
thing worked and suggested that we.
try It.
We had never met with anything on
wheels which we could not get on to-
and stay as long as we pleased. and
1t was with a great deal of self COR
f1dence that we tackled that bike. We
know how we got on, but as to how
we got off will ever be puzzle to US
We can't make out whether the thing
bucked with us or ran away, but
when we came to we had a scalp
wound five inches long, our nose was
badly warped and we had a mouthfuL'
Of dirt and grass to chew on.
Some men might have tried it again.
but we didn't. When we want any
thing more in that line, We'll get it In
the way of a stampeding herd OF
steers, or try a timber slide down a.
mountain. Our friendly feelings fOr
the bikist will undergo no change, but
as for the critter itself. we warn TT
that our guns are loaded and we shall
take all precautions to protect our
self.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20

He who would rest must work.
Italian Proverb.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20
Making a Hit.

The manage of theatrical com.
pany in Chicago who had evidently
heard of this town and of the adver.
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condition should be able to run half
mile even though the weather is hot
and 1t is to determine their fitness that
the doctors will examine them to
heart, wind capacity. etc.
The following are the boys who
will be entrusted with the sare con-
duct of the message from the bridge
over the Little Calumet near High
land, to the Whiting boundary line and
who were chosen from the high
school. the Mckinley and the Wash
ington schools: Ray Eschenbach. Will
son Jordan, Louis Fein. Clyde Gratteau.
Goddel Braman. William Hart, Harvey
Schmidt, Reese Saunders. Myer Ruskin.
Ephraim Fem. Carter Donavon, Edward
Allen, Raymond Kramer. Ralph Frank.
Andy Babinscak.
Substitutes: Donald Wolf. John Ham
mix. Howard Martin. Paul Halsted, Lau-
rel Lundquist
G. w. Lewis, representing the East
Chicago club, Superintendent of
Schools E. n. Canine and City Engineer
C. K. Wallace went over the ground
yesterday and measured out the laps,
one half mile each. to an inch.
The boys will meet at the East Chi
cago club at $3.50 Saturday morning for
their physical examination and will be
taken to their respective posts by auto,
the race from the bridge being sched-
uled to commence at 11:25 a. m.
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the petition of Tom Harmon. who was
sent up for life from Lake county for
killing Cabbage Jack" Lenning at
Gary seven years ago. Hannah was a
watchman at the Gary construction
camp. and strongly addicted to drink.
He went to Tolleston one day and got
on a "toot." On the wal home his dog
and Jennings dog got into a fight, and
then the two men took 1t UP. and
Harmon killed Lenning. Conroy asked
for the parole on the ground that the
jurors who are living are in favor of
the parole, and that he was convicted
at time when 1t was necessary to
use him as an example In the effort to
keep down the reign of lawlessness
which prevailed in Gary at that time.
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MOVES INTO
NEW HOME
Especial to THE TrMEs.)


Highland, Ind, June 27.-The Farm
ers and Merchants bank Of Highland
is moving into new and metropolitan
quarters at the corner of Highway and
Third streets. It will open Saturday
morning to offer patrons all of the
modern conveniences for storing mon
ey and valuables. steel vaults, safety
deposit boxes and safes.
The officers of the bank are: An
drew L. Reiner. president; r. r.
Schaaf, Woe president; H s. Daugher-
ty, cashier, and p. J. Kooy, assistant
cashier. The bank came into exist
ence last November with deposits to-
falling $1,000. These have been in
creased to s2s,1s453 The total re-
sources are $4,000.
AS Highlands is the center of the
Ridge road truck farming district and
the stockholders of the bank include
most of the wealthy farmers, the fu-
ture Of the bank is assured. Antici-
patin gthe building Of a mammoth
freight terminal and storage yards by
the Chicago & Erie railroad in that To-
cality, community spirit is highly pro-
gressive.
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BIG FOURTH
OF JULY
PICNIC

There will be rip-roaring, old-fash-
Toned Fourth of July celebration at
Glen park, Gary. It will be under the
auspices of the Gary lodge of Moose
and the Farmers Alliance Of Ross, Cal
umet and Hobart townships.
The picnic grounds where the ceIe-
bration Is to be held is located in For
ty-nrst avenue, near the Broadway car
line. Gary & Interurban and Gary &
Southern cars broadway division) pass
the grounds.
Admission Free.
Admission to the picnic will be free.
The days program includes baseball,
athletic contests, speaking. an address
by Supreme Dictator Donges. horse
racing with lady jockeys. and a big
fireworks celebration In the evening.
There will also be band concerts and
dancing. The public is invited to attend
the picnic.
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cided they would swim for shore and
all three jumped into the cooler and
deeper waters OF near nid-lake. They
had gotten some distance from the
boat when Burge. suffering from
cramps or exhaustion. cried for help.
Minas, who was nearest to the lad In
distress. went to his assistance and
caught him around the neck. but the
lads struggles made 1t impossible to
save him and Mfnas barely escaped
with his own life, being utterly ex-
hausted upon reaching shore. The lad
went down in about fifteen feet of
water and the rushed and tangled I'M
dergrowth at the bottom OF the lake
prevented the divers and men with
graphing hooks and chains from their
rescuing 1T until about forty minutes
time.
All the usual methods OF resuscita-
ton were tried at the fair ground lake
and the pulmotor corps of life savers
at Hammond were immediately tele-
phoned for. The body was taken to
the Merrill & Linton morgue and doc
tors worked over the body until the
arrival of DR.. Mitchell and the pull
motor crew. treatment was ADMIN
istered with the pulrnotor for nearly
an hour. perfect artificial respiration
being produced. but the heart action
could not be stimulated and the case
was pronounced hopeless.
Frank Burge was the only son OF a
widowed mother, Mrs. Orrin Burge
living on Jackson street. and was
about II years OF age. lie was a mem
Der Of the local boy scout organiza-
ton and probably one OF the best liked
and talented young lads IN tho city
Although only IA years Of age. he was
= freshman in the Crown Point high
school In his short span OF years he
has shown great business ability
working up great circulation for the
Saturday Evening Post here.
Young Burge leaves a sorrowine
mother, two sisters and host of ad-
miring friends to mourn him. The fu.
neral arrangements have not beer
completed. but II IL thought the boy
scouts win have charge OF the ar.
rangeneuts.
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PENNSY FREIGHT
HITS AUTOMOBILE

An automobile belonging to NJ Wolf
of Gary was struck by Pennsylvania
extra eastbound train No. 1854 at Ho-
bart yesterday and was crushed The
two occupants escaped without injury
by jumping when they saw that they
could not avoid the rapidly approach
ing train. The fore end of the engine
was stove in and was badly damaged
as a result of the smash. The acct
dent occurred at a crossing one mile
east of Hobart.--yalpo Vidette
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CONROY CALLED LIAR

scontinued from page one,
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POLICE COURT
DOCKET FAT ONE

There were fifteen cases on the Gary
police court docket this morning, not
great number for Gary but an un-
usually large number considering the
recent quiet" spell.
Most of the cases grew out of the
imbibing of too much fire water and a
combination of the hot weather