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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-03-24

and on this to a great extent depends
it's claim to freakishness. A derby
hat would almost cover the property in
question, which is SO small that
baby could not stand upon it without
encroaching on city property. 1t would
be impossible to erect any sort of
structure upon it, and yet it is
corner and is taxed by the city as such.
According to the records at the tax de-
partment this tiny property has
frontage on one street Of one foot and
four inches; on the other of one foot
and two inches and rear line of just
one foot. The mite of land which is
within half mile of the center of the
worlds greatest financial district, is
what was Left as the result of the
street extensions put through by the
city. A search of the records of the
tax department has revealed the fact
that not far from this corner is an
other which is probably the second
smallest and cheapest in the city.
This chip of land, which is about twice
the size of the title holder, is scarcely
noticeable to the passerby, but 1t is
valued for tax purposes at $10O and
has the distinction of being the only
corner at that price in the city. d.
rectly across from this corner is an
other on which is located what is
probably the smallest building OF the
city built on lot eleven by fourteen
feet, and capable of holding only two
person. The smallest house in the
city, as revealed by recent research,
is three feet six inch wide, twenty-five
feet long and two stories high, while
the narrowest frontage is that of
downtown strip which while it is
feet deep is only two
inches wide.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-03-24

their sailing. The great need for such
restrictive regulations Is shown by the
fact that the cost of caring for the
alien insane in this state alone
amounts to nearly $3,5O0,000 a year,
while the cost to the whole country is,
of course, many times greater.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-03-24

richer even than those Of Nome. From
them within few hours was taken
wealth estimated conservatively at
from $4,000 to $4,000 The gales,
however, did not uncover any store of
treasure hidden there by nature, but
instead caused the seas to wash up on
the beach all sorts Of jewelry that had
been lost in the Vicinity by careless
wearers during the past summer. The
first find in the shape of a valuable
gold watch had hardly been made be-
fore word of it spread abroad, and
within few hours thousands of per-
sons were combing the sands in search
of treasure. That their search was
productive of much wealth is shown by
partial tabulation of their findings,
which included a dozen gold watches,
II rings set with either diamonds, ru-
btes pr emeralds, 81 stickpins, AZ
bracelets, numerous neck chains, near
ly $500 in currency, and garter buckles,
sleeve links, watch fobs and other jew
elry of the same sort almost without
mention In addition to these the sea
yielded up pots, pans and kettles al
most without number, so that alto
gether the gales provided store of
wealth richer than any within the
memory of the oldest beach frequenter.
Better Immigration Laws.
After years of discussion concern
ing the need of more adequate immi-
grafton laws, the matter has now
come to a head here and movement
has been launched which it is hoped
will result in the remedying of exist
ing conditions, particularly by ex-
Guiding more carefully from this coun-
try aliens suffering from mental dis
orders, whether in the advanced or
early stages While the movement
has taken form here, it Is one of the
greatest interest to the whole country,
since it is at this port that something
like million immigrants arrive each
year, many of whom scatter to all
parts of the country. The movement
now under way as the result Of the
efforts of persons interested In the
mental hygiene, proposes to bring the
need of reform forcibly to the atten-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-03-24
Queer Gold Mine.

One of the most remarkable results
of the recent gales which caused more
ocean liners to run aground in few
days than do SO generally in a year
was the discovery of an extremely rich
gold mine at Coney island While the
mine is not a permanent one, it never
theless caused veritable rush to the
sands, which for short time proved
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-03-24
SMALLEST CITY LOT
IN WORLD FOR $50

corners are generally sold at hundreds
of thousands, if not millions of dollars
The corner in question, however, is
valued at only $50. The low valuation
is partly explained by it size, or rather
lack Of size, since it is believed to be
the smallest corner lot in the world
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-03-24

NEW YORK, March 24.-As a result
Of the tabulation of the city's most
unusual pieces of property, what is
probably the most freakish bit of real
estate in the world has just been dis
covered here in the shape of a corner
plot in the lower part of the city where
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-03-24
Notice..

A missionary tea and annual meet
ing of the ladies aid society of the
Presbyterian church which was to
have been held tomorrow afternoon in
the church parlors, is postponed until
Tuesday, April 1.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27
FELL 90 FEET
IS PARALYZED
VALLEY GROVE FARMER MEETS
WITH DISTRESSING ACCl-
DENT MONDAY
Unconscious for Several Hours and
Now IN Very Serious Condition.
May Not Recover.

John Pogue. a prominent farmer OF
near Valley Grove. is lying al his
nome PARTIAL yparalyzcd a. the result
of AN accident sustained on his farm
Monday morning Nr Pogue was IN.
gagged AZ some work on the top Of
silo. when iu some manner he lost his
balance and fell to the ground. a dis
lance ~ about 60 feet
lie was picked up iu an unconscious
condition. removed to the house and
q physician called who. after several
hours work. restored him 10 con.
sciOusnes- n was then found that his
lower limbs we're paralyzed. indicating
an Injury 20 tho spine. the exact extent
~ which has not as yet been deter.
mined in addition Nr Pogue suffered
number of other injuries az minor
nature. but the injury 10 hts spine g.
the most serious. and a. this time o.
cannot be stated just what the out
como Will be-
last evening the attending physi.
clan stated that while tho condition ~
Mr. Pogue was extremely serious. hs
was hopeful OF his ultimate recovery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27
GETS ONE YEAR
Lou johnson, colored. Yesterday Civ.
en- Term In Jail Instead Of
Penltentiary.
Thanksgivir1

Lou Johnson, colored. had tho good
fortune OF crying herself ont or penl-
Tertiary sentence yesterday morning.
but received instead a jail sentence OF
one vear Miss Johnson was arrested
for feloniously cutting one Charles
Jordan. with whom she lived In Alley
q. and was bound over 10 the grand
jury When brought before that body
she was returned true bill and made
10 stand trial. bur the plea of guilty
changed tho proceedings The prose
cutting attorney seemed satisfied 20
mako tho sentence iail one. az he
said that the person cut was not ~
any particular worth. and that the
same might be said OF tho woman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27

The streets o. took quite a while for
him to understand that DO had been
ri'on % suspended fine 81 $40 and
costs OF 1U days
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27
POLICE COURT
Yesterday Mornings Session Wa
Mild-FoUr Offenders Faced
His Honor.

According 10 the number in police
court yesterday morning % looks a.
n the usual Offenders we're saving up
Tor Thanksgiving -Four offenders
broke the stiffness of the otherwise 90
chambers
Mrs Tate vas tho first fo face the
Judge. sho having been arrested ON
drunk charge by Omcor Leach
She pleaded guilty and vaa giyeu $40
and costs because ~ her frequent ar.
pearances iu roles ~ this Kind
George Beaver was another drunk.
found in Alley ~. hy Omccr Dupkc
yesterday morning az O'Clock Ie
was fined s. and costs Tor bis having
imhlbod too freely
George F1uhart was tho PROVE he
having been arrested Tor trying 90 on.
Tor Tho catholic school Iio was fined
30 and costs or s0 DAYS
Frank StcRcr was tho next ono. DO
having been arrested FOR begging a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27

The Mutual Life Insurance Co OF
New York Schmulhach huildfns
George BAIRD. Manager
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27
LOST DINNER
Bicycle Stolen From Market Audi,o.
r'U" Bearing Thanksgiving
Dinner OF Owner

Another bicycle was added yester.
DAY TO the already long list OF thefts
when wheel was taken from the
front ~ the Market Auditorium. Al
tached 10 the wheel was a wire has
got for carrying food. etc and AZ the
'ime contained the Thanksgiving din.
ner ~ the family 10 whom tho blcvcIa
belonged and other small articles
no thief made good his getaway
and no clu" was left This makes p,
total o. u such thefts In tho past two
weeks. which have tho police deparf
ment guessing as 20 who the thieves
are Tho police had not been able 90
locate either the wheel. the dinner or
Tho thief last night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27

Tho British admlralty's sixth a,ia
lion has" viii be established on the
.hEth % Forth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-27
BANKRUPTCY
Creditors Of A. D Howe Machine Co.
VIII Hold First Meeting Sstur-
day. December s.

Notices were issued yesterday FOR
the first meeting OF the creditors Of
the A. ID. Howe Machine Co which
was recently adjudicated bankrupt. 10
be held Saturday. December s. ar 90
a. m. before Referee Henry s Nolte.
in the Schmulhach building Tho
creditors may prove their claims. ap-
point trustee. examine the bankrupt.
and transact any other business that
may properly come before tho meet
ing
The first meeting % the creditors ~
J. " Burchinal. who was few davs
ago adjudicated a bankrupt. will be-
held IN the Office ~ Referee in Bank.
ruptcy J W Cummins Friday morn
ing December .. al 900 O'Clock
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-02

which, with ladies tailored SUIT,
was stolen from his home Mon
day night while family was away.
w. F. Miller, %, 2629 Burling
St., slugged by two men. ST,
Luke's hospital.
Thos. Schaussan, Antioch, Ill,
killed by c. & N. w. train at
Mayfair station.
Bohenil Benzek, %, 2417 S.
Central Park av., and James Sara,
saloonkeeper, 1921 S. Lain St.,
quarreled. Sara shot Benzek.
May die. Sara arrested.
Unidentified man found uncon-
scious on sidewalk. Fractured
skull. St. Bernard's hospital.
Police investigating.
]. Gartha and Frank Sarpa,
both of S. Jefferson and w. 18th
SITS, arrested charged with mash
ing. Mrs. Clara Rothman, 5000
S. Sangamon St., complainant.
Tony Lind, II, 48O1 Winthrop
av., fell through ice in lake at
Lincoln park. Rescued by Po-
liceman H. LIGHT, 1742 Melrose
avenue.
John Reitz, so, 2533 Ems ST.,
had 10th annual New Years swim
in Lake Michigan yesterday.
Fertilizing plant of Swift &
Co., packers, partly destroyed by
fire. 100000 loss. No one hurt
Mrs. G. w. Varney robbed Of
$1,000 and miniature painting.
Says she would gladly sacrifice
money if she could have the
painting.
Hans Pfeister, 90, slept on glass
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-02

train for seeing how many times
she can put her foot through a
hanging strap without falling.
John SMITHS, aged peddler,
1858 Wentworth av., killed by
auto of Robt. Dortch, negro ex-
pressman, 1924 S. State st.
Investigation of political activ-
ity of United States here resumed
today before civil service commits
sion. i'
Body of few days old baby
found in Evanston.
c. Martin, 90, 2e55 Emerald
av., dead. Gas. Accidental.
Fire destroyed building of La
Sale Furniture Co., 1920 Elston
av. $4,000 loss.
King George, England, cabled
Happy New Weary wishes to Chi
cago in message to Cosmo Ham
lltOn, Studebaker tneaLer.
Jas. O'Brien, Is, 1926 S. Wa
bash av., arrested as pickpocket.
Mrs. N. Jorgehson, 81, $3.50 S.
Sangamon St., died suddenly. Po-
lice investigating.
Mrs. Mary Janke, a., 1913 w.
18th ST., had toothache Rubbed
carbolic acid on her jaw. It
burned. She screamed. Woke
up kids. They thought she had
tried suicide. Neighbor called
police. Mrs. Janke sent them
back.
Electric auto of Mrs. Hugo Du
Brock collided with taxi of New
Years merry makers at, Lincoln
D0Ah ror-c
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
-
Natures Balance Of Power.

In view OF facts. ore Is almost will
ing 10 accept the statement of we'll.
known French scientist. -Eso has as
rayages OF insects. human life would
vanish from this planet in the space
OF nine years. But for the vegetation
The insects would perish; but for the
insects the birds would perish. and
lut fer the birds vegetation would be
destroyed Nature has, therefore.
formed delicate balance of power
which cannot be disturbed without
bringing great loss and unhappiness
to the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
CABINET
SERVES MONTH
AND then QUITS
Premier BRAND Resigns After Fail
ure to Put Through His Pro-
posed Election Reforms.


Paris. March l9.-Following tht
failure OF Premier Aris.ide BRAND
to pu. III -ough his proposed election
reforms. the entire Cabinet resignef
ate today.
NJ. BRANDS Cabinet probably
holds the palm for shortness of ser
vice. even among the notoriously
short lived French Cabinets. presi-
dent Poincare was inaueu~ated on
February Is, and his Premier was
appointed at the same time. With its
resignation today, the Cabinet has
served exactly one month.
The vote on the proposed election
in the Chamber of Deputies resulted
81 to 12S against the measure.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
To Keep Re an FRAGRANT.

You Will find any room delightfully."-
freshened IL you will fill bowl fIi!l
OF boiling water, then pour on the top
a few drops OF oil OF lavender. Leave
the bowl in the room for few mia-
utes- This will be appreciated espe
cially by those whose dining room is
near the kitchen. When used just be
fore dinner is served it counteract
kitchen odors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
. KISSING coniuuatsd

"Sam" Slick once said that kisses
were like crea.iont made cut OF moth
ing and very goodl and another Amer
lean writer thus corrugated the verb
to kiss 'Buss, to kiss; rebus, to
kiss again; pluribus, to kiss without
regard to numbers; syllabus, to kiss
the hands instead OF the lips; blunder-
bus, to kiss the wrong person; erbus,
to kiss in the dark; omnibus, to kiss
every one in the room
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Austrian Girl. to Learn TO Cook.

Cookery had never been taught in
Austrian schools until last September,
when the minister OF education added
1t to the curriculum OF all girls
schools under his control. both ele.
mentary and advanced. He further
stipulated that any girl taking UP
modern languages or other extra sub
jects shall be compelled to include
cookery In her school course. In or.
der to carry out the Innovation as
cheaply as possible. restaurants are
run IN connection with the larger
schools In populous centers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Too Often This ls the View Taken.

Il think the school teachers in this
town ought to get more money than
they do What put that kind OF an
idea into your head?" why should we
expect the people who are educating
our children to work for $40 or $50
a month when we pay our chaufeurs
at least 500 and furnish them with
board and lodging besides?" But
what does school teachln amount to-
anyhow? Look at most of the teach
ers. They amt got nothin' but edu-
cation. Chicago Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
About Umbrellas,

Eyeglass wearers have long sinca
complained that people are. carSsss
with umbrellas Many paiss of glass
es have been knocked off and broken
by persons who selfishly refuse to
move an umbrella so as to allow 9TH
er people TO easily pass. Aafew :. en-
persist In dangerously spinning ar
umbrella along crowded street, en-.
dangering the glasses and sometime,
eyes OF passing walkers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Tailor Before Civilization,

Civilization makes a man, and the
uncivilized man is in no respect much
better than the beast. and in many
respects not SO good With the dawn
of civilization came the tailor. and
with the tailor came higher and high
er levels OF civilization, men of high
er ideals and of greater force both
mental and physical
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Saw tlumor In Situation.

Joseph Jefferson wrote Mary shaw
In the Century. was once introduced
at club By hlundering chairman
rs MIR Washington Irving -
mean Mr. Rip Van Wrinkle ! ~
m2mean Mr. Joseph jefferson" Mr.
Jefferson, being somewhat deaf. did
not hear this. and misunderstood the
prolonged laughter that greeted him
AS he rose On its real cause being
later explained to him, he was re.
lleved, and exclaimed. Good heav-
ems, | don't wonder they roared al
that tripping down the scale"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Pretoria Raising Hops.

Experimental hops are now being
grown at the government botanical
sation near Pretoria. Should success
attend the attempts, very remunera.
tive side line will be within the reach
OF the South 3.friean farmer There
are ten breweries in the country us
ing over half million pounds, or
more than $50 tons OF hops per an.
num- This represents a cash value OF
s162,500. ssf
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Supcrstitious Burglars.

The English burglar is fond Of a
talisman and pins his faith TO q lump
Of coal, breaking up one piece and
adapting another with undiminished
trust when he does happen TO get cup
tured while carrying t. Often the
hump OF coal is produced in court as
part OF the contents of the prisoners
pocket
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Nails Protect rIiinr.

Some Of the piles fn use IN Amster.
dam are 100 TO 400 years old. That
part which is not in the ground ii
often bored by d piie worm near the
surface, but is preserved by driving in
nails with very iarst heads. SO as 10
give the pile an iron coating. This
coating Is then transformed by the
water INTO a layer Of rust. which pro-
tects the wood --om the pile worm.
This process must be repeated every
fifteen years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
CHEATING the STAGE.

why is there no great American
dramatist?" asked the art pessimist.
Because" replied the sardonic man.
ager, when an American is capable
of thinking up a first-class practical
plot and dressing It up in good
speeches he doesn't bother about the
theater. He goes into politics"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Freak Of . avowel.

Grigg This morning caught q
fragment OF conversation between a
native and foreigner. The former
was saying: The % remember is
pronounced like IL in. Jim What
word do You suppose he referred to2s
Briggs That's easy. Women, OF
course.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20

The breakfastei had ordered, a hall
but steak. Tile Matter returned 10 an.
nounce that steak could not be
served but that mel was possible
The filet comes from here. he ex-
planned. laying two fingers athwart his
side and speaking as one perfectly
good halibut TO another.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20

The Press And We understand you
are self-taught rs well as a self
made man? The Personage-I ham,
sir At twefity-one | knew nothing.
Then set 10 work. and at twenty
two Id taught meself all | knew.
sydney Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Knew What She Wanted.

Little Ruth listened in silence while
one. after another of her elders refused
all but the smallest possible helpings
of mince pie. One wanted lust lit
tie piece, another only very lit
tie," etc. When the child's turn Gait,
she passed her plate eagerly. Please
give me too much,' her native sin.
ceri.y desired.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
woman's rreroe alive.

Does your wife ever change her
mindg' Only on some minor mat
ters,' replied Mr.. Meekton after care
fuf thought. Il believe / recall that
she once expressed an intention to
love. honor and obey or ysomelhia:
ike that
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
,~Drlvinu Belt Iona In Use.

A driving belt in an engineering
works at SmetEWick, England, has
been in continuous use for thirty-two
years. and has travelled distance
equivalent to seyenty.four times round
the world
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20

That pedestrians on rural roads
wear white patches on the. back o.
their clothing at night and that the
backs Of wagons be painted white az
a protection against automobiles has
been seriously proposed in England.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Can Write His Name ss4 Ways.

Probably no surname has undergone
so many changes as that OF Sir Harry
Stapleton Mainwarng pronounced
Mannering). At Peover hall, his Che
shire home, there is a paper show
lug the name written in 39s ways
London Mail.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Does EIectrocution XII?

Does electrocution really kill? Or
does 1t only render unconscious the
patient dying, in point Of fact, upon
the operating table, during the au-
topsy? There are able physicians
who contend that such is the case,
Again, others say that 1t Is not
Popular Electricity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
All Tauoht Marksmsn.hip.

Every town OF any Importance in
the Port Elizabeth district of South
Africa has its rife range. on which
military companies and school cadets
practice. Even boys eleven years old
are supplied with rifles and allowed to
shoot.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Mosquitoes Attracted by Music.

In some parts OF India, where moas
quitoes abound. it is impossible to play
the violin because the music attracts
the insects In great numbers When
the first notes are heard, the mos
quitoes swarm in clouds around the
player and make the movements OF
the hand impossible Harper's Week
ly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Colna Back.

Uncle Ezra Did YOU see Hamlet"
at the opera house last night Uncle
Eben Yep, aud tell You that fellow
Shakespeare Is certainly falling on
II wasn't near as good as his Com.
edy of Errors that | saw twenty
years ago.--Puck.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Miss cayenne's Advice.

What shall say II Mr.. Binkton
asks me- to marry him?' asked the
young woman. Don't bother about
studying what YOU will say. replied
Miss Cayenne "Rehearse an effort
20 look surprised"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20

What the English people cali con-
ceit the French call self-love The
name does not make much difference,
but the thing is exceedingly common
in the minds oi the human race
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20

"Eow's your husband this morning,
Mrs Finnigan?" "Oh, he's very poor
ly. yer>riverencel And it's mighty
expensive disease he's got. The doc
thor says I've to kape him in good
spirits. p. !. P.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
n ONE MINUTE! .cl0GGED hOSTR|ls
0PER--c0lDS AND eAIARRH VANISH

the nostiils: peaetrates and heals
|, the iniamed swollen membrane
whiea. lines the nose. head and
throat: clears the AR passages.
stops nasty DISCHARGES and feeling
of cleansing, soothing relief comes
im mme6iately.
Don't lay awake tonight strug
Cling for breath, with head stuffed:
nostrils closed. hawking and blow
ing. Catarrh or a cold. with. it S
running nose, foul mucous dropping
into the throat, and raw ,dryness is
distressing but truly needless.
Pul your faith-just onceL,n
"Ely's Cream Balm" and your cold
or catarrh will surely disappear
Advt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20

Renewing the Rust From Steel.
Rust can be removed from steel by
covering 1t with sweet oil for day,
then rub it with lump of fresh lime
and polish in the ordinary way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
Stops Nasty Discharge, Clears Stuffed
Head. Heals Infamed Air Passages
and Y0n Breathe Freely.
Trg "Ely,a Cream Balm.

Get small bottle anyway. JUS
ID try it--Apply a little in the nos.
trils and instantly your ciogged nose
and stopped-up air passages of the
head will open; you VIII breathe
freely: dul,ness and headache dis.
appear By morning the oatarrh
cold n-head or catarrhal sore
throat will be gone.
End such misery nowizGet the
small bottle of "Ely's Cream Balm .
at any drug store. cnis sweet, fra.
grant balm dissolves by the heat OF