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The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
IN BURMA
No One Interferes in the Affairs
of Another.
Remarkable Trait Of Burmese charac.
ter 10 Their UnwIIiingness to In
terfere In Other Peoples 6usi-
ness-Each Acts for Self,

London-A remarkable trait of the
Burmese character is their unwilling
ness to interfere in other peoples
affairs. Whether 1t arises from their
religion of self-culture or no. l cannot
say. but 1t is in full keeping with 1t.
Every mans acts and thoughts are his
own affair. think the Burmans: each
man is free to go his own way, to
think his own thoughts. to act his own
acts, as long as he does not too much
annoy his neighbors. Each man is
responsible for himself and for him
self alone. and there is no need for
him to try and be guardian also to his
fellows. And SO the Burman likes to
go his own way, to be a free man
within certain limits; and the freedom
that he demands for himself he will
extend also to his neighbors. He has
very great and wide tolerance to-
ward all his neighbors, not thinking 1t
necessary to disapprove OF his neigh
bors' acts because they may not be
the same as his own, never thinking
it necessary to interfere with his
neighbors as long as the laws are
not broken.
Our idea that what habits are diff
ferent 10 our habits must be wrong,
and being wrong require correction at
our hands. is very far from his
thoughts. He never desires to inter-
fere with anyone. Certain as he Is
that his own ideas are best, he is con-
tented with that knowledge, and is not
ceaselessly desirous OF proving it
upons other people.
And 80 foreigner may go and live
in a Burman village, may settle down
there and live his own life and follow
his own customs in perfect freedom;
may dress and eat and drink and pray
and die as he likes. No one will in
terfere. No one will try and correct
him; no one will be forever insisting
to him that he is an outcast, either
from civilization of from religion. The
people will accept him for what he
is and leave the matter there. If he
likes to change his ways and conform
to Burmese habits and Buddhist forms,
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
OFFERS CHILDREN FOR SALE
Poverty Stricken Mother Advertises
Two Girls and Baby Boy for
$3.50 Each.

Berlin.-For several days various
newspapers of Thuringia and else
where In central Germany have con-
aimed an advertisement stating that a
mother offers to sell "a beautiful girl
II fourteen, handsome girl of five
and bonny baby boy aged one" for
$3.50 apiece.
An investigation shows that the
woman is divorcee, who. despairing
II making livelihood for herself or
her children. conceived the idea of
selling them. Only the eldest girl is
child of her divorced husband, the
.wo younger children having been born
since she lived apart from him.
The authorities have decided to
withdraw the children from their moth
er's care and to place them in insti-
.utions.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
QeserXed the Honor.

The latest appreciation of Shake
speare by his fellow townsmen is re-
ported in the Washington Star
In Stratford, during one Of the
Shakespeare jubilees, an American
tourist approached an aged villager in
a smock, and said:
who is this chap Shakespeare.
anyway"
He were a writer, sir"
"Oh, but there are lots of writer's.
Why do you make such fuss over
this one, then? Wherever / turn 1
see Shakespeare hotels, Shakespeare
cakes, Shakespeare chocolates, Shake
speare shoes. What did he write
magazine stories. attack on the trusts.
popular novelist"
mo. sir; oh. no. sir." said the aged
villager. 81 understand he writ for
the Bible, sir"
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Once Started Continued Through
Life, Say Detectives.
sleuth Tells Of Apple. Chewing Gum,
Secret Packet and Dog Collar
Schemes In Stores-Loss From
This Source Heavy.

New York-Four Years ago Lottie
Gross married. Her husband knew
that she had served a term in Moy.
amensing for shoplifting. But she
promised him-and she meant it
that she would never steal again. And
then the baby came. 81 wanted pret.
ty things for her," said Lottie. And
80 ! went back to the old game. II
l couldn't quit for the best man in
the world l guess l never can quit
Stealing is like disease-except that
1t can't be cured"
That's about what the detectives
think. Once man or woman gets
well started at stealing and he OF
she is thief for life.
THE big stores lose more by am
ateur shoplifters than by profession
ais" said d. ]. Botter, manager for
the criminal department of a detec-
tive agency. "a woman steals some
trifiing thing, that catches her eye
and gets away with 1t. Then she
comes back-and keeps on coming
back They never let up"
Cotter takes the professional thief
catcher's view of the defense of klep-
tomania. Now and then there may be
a kleptomaniac. Most kleptomaniacs
are just thieves. They get started to
stealing-and it's like rolling a snow
ball down hill-the stealing grows.
There was the woman we may call
Anna Eva" he said. "She is one of
the most dangerous professional store
thieves and shoplifters-there is a
differnce In the terms-in the country.
Her husband is captain of lake
vessel. So is one of her sons. They
have good home at Cleveland, where
the daughter is married to a good
man. But Anna Eva began to steal
She has been professional thief for
years, and now has prison record.
Mind you. she has no criminal as
sociates. l do not suppose she knows
another thief to speak to. though she
may know them by sight. She has
nothing to do with other crooks. She
Just steals. She travels most of the
time, living at good hotels. She is a
kindly. placid. pleasant woman of mid
die age-and professional thief.
Like all the others, she began as an
amateur.
81 don't know that there are any
particularly new schemes against
which store managers should be on
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
BOLT PICKS OUT A VICTIM
Stuns One Man In Room Without
In Any Way Affecting His Com
panions.

Seaford. Del.-Accompanied by de-
structive electrical disturbances, a vio-
lent rain and windstorm swept over
lower Delaware, leaving much dam
age in its wake. The steeple on the
Seaford high school was shattered and
the bolt raced down the building,
shocking residents Of adjoining houses.
A bolt of lightning entered home
on Pine street and knocked uncon.
scious ]. Milton Barnes, solicitor for
the Diamond State Telephone Com.
pany, but left uninjured several other
persons in the room. Barnes was re.
vived with great difficulty. but is suf.
fering no bad results from the ex.
perience. Many outbuildings were de-
stroyed and much live stock was killed
In the rural districts.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
THIEVES NEVER QUIT

the alert" said Cotter. Every one
knows the old trick with hunk of
chewing gum, The first thief sticks a
ring under the ledge of the counter
with the gum. Then the other comes
along and runs his hand under the
counter edge and gets the ring and
vamooses. Open umbrellas are often
used as receptacles.
The neatest trick turned lately was
In the west, when a good looking, we'll
dressed man sauntered into jewelry
store with an apple in his hand. He
looked at tray filed with valuable
rings.
"Wah!" he suddenly sputtered.
This apple is wormy."
Whereupon he threw the apple into
the street The confederate, on the
lookout. picked up the apple and the
gem which had been hidden in it and
made off. An almost equally nifty de-
vice is to equip the collar of a pet
dog with a secret pocket. When the
stolen ring has been placed in the
pocket. while the operator is petting
the animal. it leaps to the floor.
Catch my dear little doggie." yelps
the bereayed shoplifter.
Every one hurries to oblige. The
dear little doggie fits its little tail
into the groove and scampers Tor
home, as 1t has been trained to do
The shoplifter profits by the fact
that the managers of stores hesitate
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
DOG SACRIFICES ITS LIFE
Little Canine Makes Vain Attempt to
Save Owner In Burning
House.

London.-A touching story OF Po-
meranian dogs vain atempt to save
the life OF its owner, who was fatally
burned in fire at Grosvenor-gardens-
news recently. is being told here.
The victim of the fire was Mrs.
Southgate, young wife Of chauffeur
in the service of Count Apponyi. She
was seen by a policeman standing at
window with her clothes In flames.
While the officer and chauffeur
were breaking down the front door
the little dog was seen jumping up at
the window. barking frantically. He
then rushed back to his mistress and
apparently attempted to put out her
burning clothing with his paws.
When an entrance was effected the
woman was found to be in dying
condition and the little dog was dead.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
"There Is Nothing Wrong Your Appetite Melissa"

sirloin of beef and Jack spreading
peanut butter on an oatmeal cracker
for his! Nay, dear aunt. Not on your
counterfeit presentiment!"
People of entirely opposite tastes
get along together very nicely quite
often" Aunt Jane contended.
Not when 1t comes to the eats.
Pet" said Mrs. Merriwid. I'VE may
disagree with our husbands on ques-
tions of religion and art and dress
and finance but not on the subject
of dinner. OF course liberal man
will concede something to the finer
feminine preferences, and wise lady
will tolerate and even pander to oc-
casional vulgarities in the way of
onions and lunch herring. But in the
main, she must like what he likes, and
If she doesn't, she must learn to-
Couldn't you learn to like what Mr..
Herbidge does?' asked Aunt Jane.
who. me? l? Why, gracious
goodness Agnes. That man doesn't
like anything!" exclaimed Mrs. Merri-
wild, only nuts and such, and I'm no
squirrel II l am frisky at times Why,
auntie. don't you understand that he's
vegetarian? He doesn't even like
nuts. They don't like things, dearie !;
they eat them because they contain
certain elements. They eat to live,
they don't live to eat Didn't you
know that? Why, yes. And 1t gives
them something to talk about. too.
You. dear aunt. sit down and con-
sumo lamb chops without the least
idea of what they contain. You
couldn't tell to save your swan-like
neck whether they were rich in phos-
pilates or sulphites or bromides. You
don't catch a vegetarian feeding on
anything that he hasn't got the chem
ical formula for. He goes into his
little white-tiled restaurant and looks
over the bill of fare.
Let me see, he says. rProteids
hum! Yes. l think I'll take a few
proteids on the half shall and some
adenoids and broiled carbohydrates.
with a demi tasse of nitrate and a
half portion of phosphorus.
Don't be absurd, Melissa" begged
Aunt Jane.
1T isn't me; it's them" replied her
niece. Eat to live! What's the use
OF living If you've got to regard your
self as laboratory to convert raw
material into elements? The balanced
ration may be all right, but it depends
good deal on the place you get 1t,
and to some extent, on the waiter who
balances it. He had the impudence
to sneer at what he called eaters of
dead flesh"
"a waiter?" inquired Aunt Jane.
"Mr. Herbidge, goose!" said Mrs.
Merriwid. Wouldn't that give you
the shock of a concussion? He re-
marked that no carnivorous creature
could attain to spiritual heights. or
even to high order of mentality. I
asked him how long he thought |
would have to abstain from dead flesh
to climb to his intellectual level, and
he said he was talking generally. l
said he was talking foolishly-
81 never heard that Nebuchadnez-
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
MELISSA WOULD NOT MATE WITH
A FOOD FADDIST.

Mrs. Merriwid tucked her napkin
into its ring, 'breathed sigh of salts.
faction slightly favored by mint tab
let. and put her elbows on the table.
Il feel considerably better. thank
you" she observed.
II should hope you would, my dear -
replied her maternal maiden aunt
Jane. Il must say there Is nothing
wrong with your appetite. Melissa
"No?" said Mrs. Merriwid. with a
lift Of her eyebrows. well, that's
Just where you and Mr. Herbidge dis
agree. He considers my appetite de-
PRAYED. and right there Mr.. Herbidge
and little Lissy stand on opposite
sides Of yawning abysmal gulf
with most of the yawn on my side,
may say"
ut seems to me that a difference OF
opinion regarding diet can hardly be
considered in the light of an insupera-
BILE objection. my dear" Aunt Jane
demonstrated.
That's merely because you haven't
given the matter due consideration,
dearie." said Mrs. Merriwid "And
you're probably going on the Jack
Sprat theory of mutual compromise
and adjustment. That, listens good
at the first roseate blush. too, but 1t
wouldn't work outside OF Mother
Goose. believe me. You'd find Mr.
Sprat filled with disgust as well as
lean meat every time he looked across
the table and saw the lady lifting in
the flabby fat, and she would naturally
have a low opinion Of his taste. AT
that, they would have something in
common, being both partial to meat
But imagine Mrs. Sprat with roast
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
BOY HELD AS BLAcKMAILER
Telegraph Runner. Aged Fifteen, Con-
fesses to Attempted Extortion
In London.

Paris.-A telegraph boy. aged fif-
teen, was arrested on charge of at
tempted blackmail. He and his COM
rades at branch postoff1ce had been
in the habit of opening kilograms and
reading them. In this way the boy
learned Of an intrigue that was being
carried on by married woman. He
wrote demanding $50 as the price of
his silence, but his letter fell into
the hands of the woman's uncle, who
gave him in charge. The lad confess
ed, but the woman declined to prose
cute.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
TAUGHT ROOSEVELT TO DANCE
Dancing Master Who Died at Eighty
Eight Was Also Instructor to
Many Other Notables.

New York.-John H. Trenor, who
died at his home in New Rochelle at
the age Of eighty-eight years. boast
ed that he had taught Theodore Roose-
velt, William X. Vanderbilt, Chauncey
M. Depew and James Gorden Bennett
how to dance. Trenor for many years
taught members of New York society
the art Of dancing and accumulated a
large fortune. He claimed to have
built the first apartment house in New
York, at the corner of Sixth avenue
and Forty-eighth street
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Dies a la CLEOPATRA,

Cincinnati-Two weeks ago c. II.
Bishop, president of the C. H. Bishop
Flour company, watched the death
struggles of cat he had chloroform.
ed. That incident. 1t is believed, sug.
gested to him a way out of his own
difficulties. Bishop was found dead
in his home, 1905 Windsor street, and
he had used chloroform to bring about
the end. In a note to his wife he said
business reverses and bodily infirmi-
ties had mounted higher than he could
Withstand and that this is the only
way out"
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
IN THE THICK OF THE FIGHT

the strenuous game polo, when played
as these champion poloists play 1t.
really is. The photograph vividly por-
trays an intense moment of the Sec
ond game of the international match
played June IA. when the following
players Qeft to right Waterbury.
Freake and Milburn americans in
white shirts.> English in dark shirts)
were engaged in hair raising scrim-
mage as Captain Freake sent smash
Ing drive. but failed to make goal.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
How Did 20. K" start7

You've often seen the initials 20.
K" scribbled as an endorsement. Do
you know how the phrase originated? :?
No? Neither does anyone else. But
here are two versions of the origin.
Either may be true. Or neither. When
Andrew Jackson -- young man
wished to wise official papers he
said to have marked them 20. X" with
the idea that the initials stood for
"all correct" That is one version.
Here is the other: In olden days the
finest quality of rum was stamped
Aux cages" which is pronounced like
90 K" and the initials thus came, to
signify anything that was without
fault
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
BERLIN A COMFORTABLE CITY
Offers Opportunity for Passing Win
ter unequaled by Any Other
Place In Europe

Berlin.-This city is the most com.
Portable city In Europe. This plain
statement of plain fact doesn't mean
that Berlin is beautiful as is either
Paris or Vienna. but simply that as
a place in which to pass winter
or to reside the entire year it Of
fers opportunities which do not ex.
list in Europe.
Berlin proper is not imposing. Its
historic interest Is scanty, but the new
Berlin. Greater Berlin, is brilliant
city of villas set in a large park
where the streets are curved. where
every vista invites the eye. where
flowers rule and great spaces delight
Ten years ago Berlin West. say Char.
lottenburg. In the vicinity of the
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Four Years Without Water.

Hemet, Cal.-Charles r. ReickehofT
of this place has touched neither wa
ter or any other kind of liquid than
the juice OF fruits for four years.
Reickehoff. who is the son of mill
lionaire living at Orange City. Ia.
came here some years ago determined
to live on nothing but fruit and nuts
He says he is in perfect health.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Sense of Touch.

One OF two darkies who run boot
black "parlor" in. partnership was
Dragging of his well-developed sense
of touch. particularly in the matter
OF money. He boosted that he could
tell the denomination of any United
States coin merely by feeling it. His
partner wearied of these boasts and
came back with this:
Your sense O feelin' amt nothing
to my friend Marcus. Him and me
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
ORANGE Restore. Mani. Memory,

New York.-Found wandering aim
lessly about the streets of Brooklyn
Chauncey Rogers. fifty-seven, of West
Orange. N. j.. was unable to remem-
Der his name or address. AS he en-
Tered the police station he spied an
orange on the lieutenant's desk.
Orange" he said. "Ah! That's 1t.
where l live" Further Investigation
confirmed his discovery.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
open-Alr Living Cos. S.,

Thomas Costello and James Kelly,
both of Philadelphia. were arrested in
the woods near Folsom, Pa, by County
Detective O'Toole. The men were
building a fire to warm their break
fast. Alderman Smith fined each So
for vagrancy. Kelly declared he was
afflicted with consumption, and Cos
tello said he suffered with asthma
Both said they We're following the
open-air treatment for their health
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18

used to work on the Pullman down
through Kansas. Marcus had been on
this route for about ten years. One
night when we was both a-sleepin'.
long around midnight ! wakes up and
| shakes Marcus and says: Marcus,
where are we? An Marcus he Jest
rolls over and sticks his hand out the
window and he says: We're goin'
through Oswego.' .'"-Lippiacott's
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18

to prosecute. They believe that hon.
est customers are inclined to shun
stores in which such arrests are fire.
quently made. fearing that an entire
ly innocent action might lead to an
unpleasant seizure and search. But
the total loss by shoplifting and by
store thieves is SO great that the Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods association
was recently formed for cooperation
In protection!
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Girls Definition of Good 1aste

In the Woman's Home Companion.
a writer reports his adventures with
his niece Beth, who went to Boston
to get culture. Beth was is years
old, and after visit at the art gallery.
made this remark: We'll. of course
| don't know anything about critics,
but know what I'd like. I'd like
critic who would tell me which the
things are that nice people can keep
on liking
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Women as strikebreakers.

Phoenix. Ariz.-Three women oper-
ated street cars here as strikebreak-
ers. despite the threats of the striking
railway employees. After struggle Of
three hours. however. the manipula-
ton. brakes and other missiles proved
to be too much for them, SO they ouit
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
TAKE AN ANTl-TREAT PLEDGE
Democratic Candidates In George
town, KY, Promise Not to Use
Money In Campaign.

Georgetown, Ky.-All Of the twenty
1--WE Democratic candidates for Offices
In Scott county assembled here and
pledged themselves in resolutions
neither to treat" nor to use money
In efforts to influence the voters in
their favor ct the primary to be held
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18

in August. They agreed to meet
again on the eve of the election, pro-
viding that anyone who could not
then make oath that he had kept the
pledge should withdraw from the
race.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Ancient Kin at weddjno.

Lead Hill. Ark.-Elmira Wagner
attended the wedding of her great
Observation-Disclosures here, Dosie
Clarkson, who was married to John
Upshaw.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
euroIars Commend Hous.ho,d.,

Paterson, N. J.-Thieves who WIS.,
tied the home of Thomas Mahoney
here while he and his family were In
California got nothing. They left a
note commencing the owner on his
foresight
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-18
Improved Street sweeper.

The up-to-date street sweeping ma
chine is entirely enclosed in a canvas
envelope to prevent the scattering of
the dirt from the broom,
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-11
Gov. Strong Declares
 Quarantine Off

Gov J. F. A. Strong raised the quarantine on Douglas and Treadwell this morning. This action was de- cided upon after he had consulted with M J. O'Connor, of Douglas. There has not been a new case of scar let fever at Douglas or Treadwell for six weeks, and there is but one case remaining on the island. The house where that is located is under strict quarantine. The other houses in which there had been cases have all been fumigated. It was decided by Gov Strong that there is no longer danger of the disease spreading and therefore no need for the enforce ment of quarantine regulations.
 The quarantine against Douglas was declared by Gov Walter E.. Clark May 10th. and that against Treadwell two days later It prevented children un- der Is years of age going away from either town, and preventing them from assembling in meetings, etc.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-11
MOORE AND DEVIGHNE
 MEDICAL OFFICERS

Dr. I. H. Moore, of Ruby was elect ed president, and Dr. H. C. DeVighne, of Juneau, secretary and treasurer of the Alaska Board of Medical Exam iners by the board today at a meet ing of which they and Dr. J. L. My CTS, the other First Division member, were present. The officers get no sal ary or remuneration of any kind.
 The board adopted a regulation re- Quiring all the licensed physicians in the Territory to become registered under the new Territorial laws. They will be requested to send in their old license together with a signed appli- cation for a new one to be issued by the new Territorial board. Blanks will be sent them for this purpose. A fee of $5 will be required for the change. This money will go toward meeting the expenses of the board for station cry, postage, stenographic work and other things required by the law. None of it goes to the members of the board. except for the payment of per diem at the rate of $5 day when conducting examinations.
 The new registration of physicians is asked for so that there will be uni formity throughout the Territory, and so that the Board of Medical Examin- CTS will have complete data concern ing the practicing physicians.
 The first examination of applicants for licenses to practice medicine in Alaska will be conducted at Juneau beginning the first Tuesday in January 1914.
 The Kirkville School of Osteopathy was recognized as a reputable medi- cal college this morning, when a li- cense to practice was issued to Dr, H. Vance, an osteopathy who has To- cated in this city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-11
ALASKA HERDS
 BONES ARE FOUND
O-O

VALDEZ, July 3.-Parts of a human skeleton found four days ago on Val dez Glacier within eight miles of this town are believed to be the remains of the body of Dr. Logan, a physician who was lost in a storm on the gla- cier in the winter of 1S9S-99 Although the identication is not established, a watch, letters and diary found with the bones indicate that they are those of the lost physician.
 When scurvy attacked the prospec- tors in the Upper Copper River Val ley late in 1898, Dr. Logan went over the snow trail into the interior to ad- minister to the sufferers, and while as sisting them to come out to the coast perished in a great storm which swept the glacier over which the party was crossing, thus dying a martyr to his profession.