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The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Divorce Proceedings Filed.

Alleging misconduct and naming a CO.
respondent, Charles W. Staples yesterday
filed suit for absolute divorce from Mary
Margaret Staples, and also asks to be
awarded the custody of their child.
They were married in this city Sep
tember u, 1905, and have one child.
Plaintiff also alleges drunkenness agains,
defendant
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
TELEPHONES BUSY"
Operating Force Doubled; Pay Calls
Quadrupled.

In order to care for the increase in
business during the inaugural period it
has been necessary for the telephone
company to increase their facilities 80
per cent, with an increase of so per cent
in their operating force.
Experienced extra operators from all
available points have been obtained to
care for the great volume of traffic.
An actual increase in business yester-
day of 14o per cent is shown. and an in
crease of 400 per cent has been made in
pay station business.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY,

Steamer Charles Macaestsr leaves from foot of
Seventh Street Southwest for Mount Vernon home
and tomb Of Washington. daily. except Sunday, at
10 a. m. and rs .. m.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
steamers from foot of Seventh Street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 6:i5 .. m.
Cars from Fifteenth Street and New Hork Avenue
eyery quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Park and
Chevy Chase.
To Great Falls-washinston and Old Dominion
Railroad cars every few minutes from Thirty sixth
and NJ Streets
To Mount vancn-washingtcn-vi Virginia RailwaJ
cArs every hour the hour from 10 q N. to p m.
last car. Station. Twelfth Street and Pennsyivania
Avenue
Neinberx>6 Famous sTop.NOtch. Bread
10 making many friends among the inaug-
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Mrs. Allie NJ. Baxter Asks Divorce.

Allie NJ. Baxter yesterday filed suit for
absolute divorce from James A. Baxter,
alleging misconduct. and naming CO.
respondent. They were married in Balti-
more, Nd, November p, 1899. and have
one child. whose custody is requested
by the plaintiff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
MIND READING.

''NIind reading is both game and an
experiment and played by any number
of persons, one Of whom leaves the
room while the others agree on some
simple thing for him to do. The play
er without is then called in, and one
of the company takes him by the hand,
at the same time thinking intently of
the thing agreed upon. He must not
move unless the first player moves.
The player who went out must keep
his mind quiet, trying to think of moth
ing in particular, moving in any direc-
ton he feels impelled to move and do
ing whatever he feels impelled to do.
The player will very often do the very
thing he was required by the company
to do.
There is no general agreement as to
why this should be the case. 1t is ar
gued by some that the players mind
is really Influenced by that of the one
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

who holds his hand. others MAINTAIN
that the success Of the experiment is
usually the result Of chance. Again
it is alleged that the player who has
his mind bent upon the act in question
thinks of it so intently that he cannot
help showing the other, by unconscious
muscular movements, what is to be
done
It is generally found that certain
players succeed better when they are
leaders and others when they are led.
Instead of merely taking hands the
player who goes out often holds the
back of the others hand against his
forehead. Sometimes the one who goes
out holds no ones hand at all, but the
entire company think very earnestly
of what they have agreed he shall do.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
TODD MADE AWFUL BLUNDER
Didn't Know Woman Wearing "Out-
rageous Get-Up" Was Wife of
Friend He Was Talking To.

1t happened in the park one Sunday
morning. Todd and Edgeley were sit
ting there together, discussing, need
less to say, the eternal and feminine
question.
YES" said Todd, II quite agree
with you; the way women dress now
adays is positively absurd"
Its worse than that" added Edge
ley. whats more, in nine cases out
Of ten, their men folk are to blame"
Todd sighed.
81 suppose that is So" he remarked.
eyes. Look at that woman coming
toward us now. I'll bet you anything
you like that her husband tells her she
looks positively charming when she
goes out in that outrageous get-up,
just because he hasn't the pluck to
say the truth, to laugh at her, to"
But Todd had risen to his feet; and,
hat in hand, happy smile upon his
face, was awaiting the lady thus re-
ferred to. The lady was Edgeley' S
Wife!-London Answers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
HANDKERCHIEF POOL.

handkerchief pOOl'' may be started
at a moments notice, for there need
be no preparation. If the party num-
bers ten. more or less. let there be as
many numbers, from to 10, inclusive,
distributed among them. Then each
player folds his number underneath
a corner of his handkerchief and pins
it securely out of sight. All toss their
handkerchiefs upon the carpet in the
middle of the room. Then once more
the pianist strikes up q lively tune,
and everybody skipS or dances about
in a circle around the pool" At any
moment the music may suddenly stop.
Then everybody must seize a handker-
chief from the pool. Immediately the
music strikes up again, and all start
off in the frolicsOme circuit, mean
while unpinning the corner of the
handkerchief to find out the number
each has drawn.
At this point the hostess or leader
drops into the pool as many duplicate
numbers less one as there are hand
kerchiefs, and again the music stops
unexpectedly, and everybody scram-
bles for a number. one player, OF
course, securing none. Those who fail
to draw a number to match the one
pinned in their handkerchief must toss
the number back into the pool, and the
frolic goes on until the music again
stops. and another rush is made.
Those who gain their duplicate first
tie their handkerchiefs about their
heads and retire from the game, wear
ing them as a crown of victory. But
the one who at the last fails to secure
a number wins the jokes and prophe-
cieS of the lucSier ones-and a brown
paper ounces cap besides.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
THE Feather.
H$Es$%1S&HHH&&&HH<H

Would you like to play a game with
a feather? This is the way: The play
ers sit down on the floor or on foot
stools or cushions in a circle. holding
the edges of sheet with both hands
just under their chins. A small feath-
er is then blown into the air by one OF
the party. and it has to be kept in mo-
ton by one or the other of the people
who are sitting around the sheet. One
player is outside and hovers around
the circle trying to get the feather,
which is blown away by one or the
other as soon as ever his hand is near
it. When the player catches the feath-
er he is allowed to join the circle
round the sheet. and the person
through whom he caught it takes his
place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
MAGIC MUSIC.

This is a grand game that children
never tire of playing. To play "magic
music" carefully count a number and
see that there is a chair for every play
er-minus one. Place the chairs, fac
ing outward, in a circle on a double
row; then let the children, to brisk and
lively music, dance around the circle
of chairs. The music coming to sud-
den stop is the signal for the players to
rush for the chairs, when, of course,
one is left without a seat and out Of
the game. A chair is then removed
the music and the dancing are resumed,
the music again stops suddenly, again
the players rush madly for the chairs,
again one is left out, another chair is
removed, and so on till only one chair
is left with one child seated in 1.-THE
victor in the game.
The rules of the game are, first, that
no one must touch chair while
marching on penalty of being put ont
of the game; second, that if two players
sit on the same chair at once the UNI
pire shall decide which has the right to
it and in case of doubt may order the
players to march again, and, third, the
person who removes the chair shall act
as umpire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
GAME FOR RAINY DAYS.
"Tree Tale" Requires knowledge q
Names of Various Trees.

Names of Various Trees.
A good game for a very cold or a
very rainy day, when indoor amuse-
ment is necessary, is a tree tale" The
tale is told on slips Of paper with
blanks left for the names of trees to
be inserted. The player setting down
the greatest number of trees in the
"tale" correctly will be entitled to a
prize, and the BOBBY will be ordered
to do something to amuse the company.
1t may be to get up some hoax or i'm
personate some one of the company,
any tout of the way bit of business. !"
The tale reads thus:
One beautiful day Mehitabel Mar
tin shut her office desk with a bang
and said: II - fol- the woods and am
going to - up a bit and leave this
city Of - cans, which it certainly
takes the - for harboring, and HE
me to the country. You can come
with me, Bobby, if you will take that
- out of your mouth. 1t is so cool
today that one could almost wear =.
And you expect to play with Johnnie
Brown or the - Of the Jones boys?
Well, now we are off. How the water
shimmers on that -! The train will
now go through a tunnel. Don't shiv-
err like an -; there is no danger.
Now we will alight from the train.
That COW - at you l expect, and
some one will just - those wild birds
with shot. You will - it if you lose
one of your gloves. You won't get an
other - very soon. How did you get
that in your hand? Has your
chum been teasing you? Don't mind
him. Live on a high -. Now we
will go home and have - pudding for
dessert"
The key to this ''tale" is pine, spruce,
ash, palm, gum, frs, elder, beech, as
pen, willow, pepper, rue, pear, thorn,
plane, plum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

HIS game can create more fun
and laughter than almost any
II other. Everybody who can
read can play it. but an ex-
pert linguSot is required to play it sue
cessfully. A prize is awarded to the
player who can read and pronounce
distinctly as we'll as rapidly every
word in the following list Of express
sions. The person proncuncing these
correctly and distinctly in the shortest
time is awarded a prize:
Six thick thistle sticks.
Gaze on the gray brigade.
Strange strategic statistics.
She says she sells seashells.
High roller, low roller, vower.
A glowing CLEAN growing green.
Give Grimes Jim's gilt gig whip.
Flesh of freshly fried flying fish.
The sea ceaseth, and it suff1ceth us.
A cup of coffee in a copper coffee
pot.
Sarah in a shawl shoveled soft snow
softly.
A box of mixed biscuits; a mixed
biscuit box.
A bleak breeze blighted the bright
broom blossoms.
Say, should such a shapely sash
shabby stitches show?
Smiths spirit flask split Philips
sixth sisters fifth squirrels skull
Strict. strong Stephen Stringer
shared Sticky six sickly silky snakes.
Swan swan over the sea. Swim
swan swim. Swan swan back again.
Will some swan.
It's a shame. Sam. these are the
same. Sam. 'Tis all a shame. Sam.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
PASS THE RING.

For "pass the ring you will have
placed upon your table a small cord
inserted in a finger ring of no value
The ends of the cord have been tied
in a small and secure knot. Holding
the cord in their hands, the children
stand in circle, having one child in
the center. The ring is kept passing
rapidly from hand to hand, the child in
the middle trying to discover it. When
he does this the player nearest whom
the ring was when found must take
his or her place in the center, while
place in the circle, and so on till the
interest in the simple sport shows signs
of tagging.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
SLIGHTLY Overcome.

"a naturalist contributes an article
to magazine in which he writes a
highly colored description Of how on
one occasion the wild denizens of the
jungle came down to rivers shore to
drink"
81 suppose he was lying some
where?"
Eyes, and l rather suspect he was
lying when he wrote his magazine ar
ticIe."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
Summing.

MY good man." said the leader of
the Summing party, "can you have the
tango danced for us?''
Il don't permit the tango, num- re-
sponded the owner Of the dance hall.
Have you the audacity to criticise
dances that are danced in the best So
ciety?"
Il amt criticising society, mum, but
if l permitted dances like them, I'd
lose my license. Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
Warv,

Follow my lead and you will wear
diamonds" whispered the promoter.
Perhaps" answered the reluctant
victim, 'but l fear that l would wear
handouts SO soon after wearing dia-
mcnds toat the experience would hard
ly be worth WHILE"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
Not Leap Year, Either.

Ethel-This craze for gold seems
to me very foolish; now a very little
would make me perfectly happy.
Jack-How much?
Ethel-Just enough to reach around
my fnger.-Boston Evening Tran
script
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
Reasons for soi!ed RIouses.

Look here, Jane" said a mistress
to her servant, you are altogether too
extravagant with your blouses. You
sent eight to the wash last week and
my daughter only sent two"
But you don't think, num-" an
swered Jane, that Miss Mays young
man is a excise man, and mine is col
lier."-Cardiff Western Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
A Modest Man

An Irishman was walking along the
bank Of a river, when he heard a man,
in the middle of the stream cry out
for help. He paid no attention to
the mans cries.
Help! HelpI can't swim!." came
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

the voice again, and the Irishman
scornfully shouted back:
well, shut up. l can't swim either,
but, begorra, | don't go round brag-
ging about it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

Mrs. Sweet suppose you must
have had a perfectly lovely time at
that mountain hotel.
Mrs. Swift-No; it was awfully stu
pid. There was only one lady in the
hotel where we stopped who knew the
least thing about bridge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

and shame it is to sham so. Sam.
Susan shines shoes and socks. Socks
and shoes shines Susan. She ceaseth
shining shoes and socks, for shoes and
socks shock Susan
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20
oR. cHAMsERs IS NOW
 BEAUTiFviN0 PRISONERS

pr. J. J. Chambers requested the presence of Nugget man today in the federal jail where he Is now serv- ing sentence for criminal libel. The request was granted and 1t was found that the doctor wished to bring before the public new discovery which hs has made of face wash which com.
 pletely. he says, removes wrinkles.
 The doctor declares that 1t has made handsomc several of the prisoners who are incarcerated in the bastile. Its wonderful properties are duo to the greater amount of oxygen that he finds on tho floor of his cell. The same amount could never be found in his residence. he declares, and he be- lleves now thnt the best thing that ever happened to him was to be sent to jail He drew attention to his own face which he says looks much whiter and from which the wrinkles have disappeared according to his own view. The prisoners are all becoming beautiful is his belief under hts treatment and hs thinks that even the
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20
opseIal Nugget oesvleo

epseIal Nugget Servie&
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-Presi- dent Huerta denies now that he issued an uitimatum 'to the United States. This denial came in 0 communication to Secretary Bryan through the Amer ican charge 'affaires at Mexico City. O'Shaughnessy. It is noticeable that Huerta ignored Lind in communicating with the essccretary of state and that he made the charge d'affaires the med ium as a duly accredited representa- tive in which capacity he still refuses to recognize Envoy Lind.
 The repudiation of the ultimatum was expected. It was given out by Urrutia. the minister of the interior. and was given In such n manner that it could be repudiated at my time by Huerta himself and no proof that the president had been concerned In it could have been produced.
 However. the atmosphere has been again cleared although It Is believed here that the Mexicans are growing hourly more defiant and that the calmness of the Washington govern ment and it's desire for peace are being
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20
STATE OF CALIFORNIA WRECK
 sTIRS COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

who lost their lives in the State of California wreck. He was bound from Wnngel to Juneau and for this req son his name had not been on the reg ular list of-the passengers. He was Il workcr in the Vermont marble works on flame island.
 Juneau city and the district has come to the aid of the survivors of the wreck in every way possible. Those who lost all they had and who re- uuired work were given employment. All Juneau homes were opened to the reception of all those who were brought here. The Pacific Coast steamship company Is buying clothes and is doing all possible to aid the victims of the disaster. The affair has thrown Il great gloom over the whole coast where many of the people lost
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20

SHEEEROOEE. Canada. Aug. 20- Harry Thaw Is now fighting against deportation. This morning hc cited the cnsc of Jack Johnson and declare that he has HIS much right to get out uf the country as the blnck pugilist. Indeed he seems to place most reliance un the Johnson case. He declares that hc was only passing thr"ugh Canadian territory on his way to De troit where he intended to tnke ID his residence. He spent II quiet night and talked quite lot to those who spoke to him. The attempt will he made to deport him on the ground thnt he ia an undesirable citizen. An cxtradition warrant will nlso he is- sued on the charge of bribery and it ia
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20

dispatched today to recover the dead bodies from the wreck of the State Of that many uf those who were drowned were caught in the ship and taken to the bottom. The terrific audiences with which she sunk after striking caused many of the passengers to he caught in their rooms. 1t is believed.
 II is expected thnt every body can be rccoyered
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20
ALBANY SOLONS
 BEGIN AGAIN
LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK
 EXPECTS A HOT TIME.
Special Nugget service.

Special Nugget service.
 ALBANY. Aug. 70. The New York legislature rc-opened today nnd very warm time is expected to come from the discussions which are bound to arise from the Suizer case. The great predicament in which the legislators will he placed will he due to the doubt as to whether Sulzer can sign bills passed in n legal way ar whether they must receive the signature of Giynn. It is expected that the legislature will decide what is to be done and as the majority voted ngainst Suizer it is supposed that the legislature will re- fuse to recognize him at all. There Is high expectation on every hand that the session will be an exciting one if 1t Is not actually turbulent one.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20
JUDGE HOLDS
 INDECENT 1 FUND
SUM FROM ALASKA FUND IS NOT
 GIVEN TO THE ciTiEs.

There has been an effort made re- gently to prove that the Alaskan in- digent fund Is part of the municipal funds and this statemett has been made with the intention q showing that the city treasury of Nope Is in a good condition. AS a matter of fact the money for indigents is handled by the district court and the accusation that the city council of Nome has over booked Il chance to get money is alto gether without foundation. It was even stated that some df the money could have been receiysd on the first of June or July and that the city coun- cn lost Il by not applying for 1t in time. This is shown by investigation to be nothing but popycock. pure and simple. No money was received by tlle court in Nome from the indigent fund for that quarter and no nOtifica- ti"i was received by the judge thnt any money was available.
 The law providing for the indigent fund says that ten per cent. of the total fund Is to be used for the relief of indigents in the territory. This ten per cent. of the total b divided into four equal parts and each fourth is given to each judge of the four divis- ions for distribution by himself and not by the city councils.
 The total indigent fund from this source amounts. according to m esti- mate by courthouse officials. to be about s20.0oo. This means that the second division would receive about 5000. That Is the whole second di- vision. not the city of Nome alone. The money is to he used in nll parts of the district where it is needed.
 The total contribution to the Alaska fund from this division Is about 31S.- 900 but the total contribution of an other division Is said to he about S60.000. The first is the lowest and the last is said to bc the highest. If the other two divisions give equal amounts the total indigent fund would not amount to s2O.00O as the total of the Alaska fund would not amount to S200. 900. But granting that the total Alaska fund amounted to $200.000 an- nuaily 1t would mean s5.000 to each division of n fourth part of ten per cent.
 No money has yet been received. however. from this source since the law was passed.
 The second division gets for the Alaska fund about sI7.500 this year but will not receive that amount reg uIarIy. Ten per cent of this would amount. of course, 10 $1.750. and fourth of the latter sum Is all that would come to this division. That means something more than 3loo.
 Since the above wns written 1t has been ascertained that the total Alaska fund for 1912 was 3225.s00 odd. That means for that year each division would receive for the use of indigents the sum of about as.oOo. But let 1t be remembered that this sum does not go to cities but to the whole division and is distributed by the court and not by the city councils.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.--Huerta has completely rejected President Will sons proposals for mediation.
 The installments of Huerta's reply are now arriving here. In this reply the Mexican president declares that Mexico cannot consent to let any for cign government whatever interfere in affairs of the republic. Notwithstand- ing all this he has couched his reply Ir the most courteous manner and shows a very great poIltencss all through. He particularly cites as n reason for the rejection of the pro- posais the pride of the Mexican people which would not. he says. permit them to brook any interference on the part of another country in their tnterna! affairs.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20

PITTSBURG. Aug. 20.-A telegra- phic request was received today by the relatives of Harry Thaw to send him n large sum of money which he says he needs bndly. This request was immediately compiled with and hc is now in posscssion of quite n lot of money which will he used. no doubt. in the effort to prevent his deporta- ton from Canada. His friends are said to he prepared to spend large sum to enable him to retain his free dom and 1t is expected that quite | struggle will ensue.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-20
Special Nugget Service.

PORTLAND. Aug. 20.-Right in the heart of the city and at q place sor- rounded by many houses where hun
 dreds of people were right close a train of the Oregon Washington iina WAS held up last night and footed by n hand of the most daring bandits .a history. The whole population Of the neighbOrhood in which the occurrence took place heard the fusilade of ahots which accompanied the robbery and for n time the noise made the people believe that real hattie was balng fought. Some scores of shots were fired by the bandits and by those who tried to prevent the robbery but as far as can he learned at present no one