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Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
Monarohs We'll Protected.

Though the days have gone by when
the monarch was protected during the
hours Of slumber by an attendant
sleeping in a bed drawn across the
door of his chamber, King George is
by no means left unprotected during
the night Not only is the outside Of
the palace guarded by soldiers and
detectives, but several night watch
men pace up and down the corridors
through the hours Of darkness. They
are shod in thick felt slippers, SO as
not to wake the royal sleeper, and
one Of them is always near the kings
room till his majesty is called by his
valet in the morning.
Every door and window in the place
is frequently examined and it would
be impossible for any intruder to get
in without his presence being discov-
cred in a few minutes. Thus the king
is as well protected as the czar of Rus
sia, who has a guard of armed Cos
sacks outside his room, or the king OF
Spain. who is watched by squad OF
specially picked soldiers, who keep
the keys of all the doors during the
night.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
Native Madagascar.

yellowish tint. The collection in the
Commercial Museum shows not only
these cloths, but the looms on which
they are made.
Another class of fabric of even
greater beauty than the rabannas are
the lambas, made of silk, both in the
natural tint and in various colors,
and showing designs of striking his
torical interest. These silk garments
are naturally more expensive than the
rabannas, are worn by weILto-do per-
sons and are especially treasured for
burial garments. Those displayed in
the Commercial Museum average
rather more than seven feet in length
and from five feet to six feet in width.
They are made generally Of two or
more narrow strips sewed together
iengthwise, as the native looms do not
admit of weaving strips more than 80
inches wide.
While many Of these lambas show
only conventional lozenge patterns,
those of better workmanship almost
always indicate the origin Of such de-
signs from an early bird and tree pat
tern, symbolizing the tree of life, and
going back apparently to folklore and
beliefs that antedate both the Moham
medan and Christian eras
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
JOURNALISM WEEK

Columbia, Mo-, May 12.-Nearly the
entire state administration Of Missou-
ri will at some time during this week
attend Journalism Week at the Uni
versity Of Missouri and according to
the program Governor Major, Lieuten-
ant Governor Painter, Secretary Of
State Cornelius Roach and Attorney
General John T Barker will take part
in the meetings and deliver addresses
Other state officials are also on the
list Of speakers and among the visit
ors from other states will be Cover
nor James N. Cox of Ohio. The gath
ering viii continue until Friday.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
MIGHTY SWIRL OF WATERS
Worlds Greatest Whirlpool at juno
tIon o. TWO Great South Amer
lean Rivers.

In the Wide World Mr. w. o.
Symon gives an interesting ac-
count of his experience in South
America. In regard to the junction
of the Madre de Dios and Inambari
river Mr.. Symon says:
Just before the junction of the lat
ter river divides into two arms, with
an island some two miles long in
between. The right arm, which is
usually the safer for navigation, was
at the time of our arrival, impossible,
owing to the recent and excessive
drought that had formed the forma-
ton of perilous rapids. We had, in
consequence, to take the wide left
arm. down which the main volume of
the river was flowing.
The reader can imagine the enor-
nous force of water that was being
shot into the Madre de Dios when
he realizes that the Inambari at it's
left arm projection was 300 yards
wide. perhaps 30 feet in depth, and
flowing at six knots an hour. This
great mass Of water met the Madre
de Dios, itself 400 yards wide here, at
a right angle. The current of the
Inambari being faster than the Madre
de Dios, the former river cut it's way
through the latter, right across to the
farther bank There the Inambari
was thrown back, and surged around
in a huge circle 200 yards in diane
ter to join up again with the water
flowing to the bank. The whirlpool
thus formed was probably one Of the
largest in the world. Il have pur-
posely used past tense in this descrip-
tion, as the course of the Inambari
is constantly changing it's mouth.)
The circles Of seething water curled
inward and downward, screw fashion,
to their center, which appeared as 3
great hole, at least six feet below
the level Of the outer rim.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12

was delightful to run across friends
from every rart Of the United States
in the streets of Havana. My long
residence in Washington has given
me friends in every state sometimes,
which adds SO much to the pleasure
and filling out of life.
Winter in Havana is a season of
delight. We have established our
home along the ocean front and truly
it surpasses description. The mingling
Of deep blue water with deep blue sky,
the white winding road along the sea
and the magnihcence of flower and
foliage make picture which one
misses and regrets. Havana, I am
sorry to say, like so many other Latin
American cities, is giving up the
patio and villa type of the south Of
France and that of the American
south and southwest is becoming more
prevalent. i regret the patio sincere
", but the younger generation find
more to admire in the story on story
house with all the modern accessories.
There are, however, still some splen-
did old mansions in Havana, where
the patio exists in its pristine glory.
This style is where the rooms of the
home look out into an inner court
filed with flowers, where a fountain
tinkles and the family delights to
gather for intimate communion. Some
of the old government buildings have
the patio.
Social life in Havana is as ad-
mirable as the climate think the
mingling of the odd ceremonial Gus
toms with the less formal ones of to-
day has bred an air of easy social in
tercourse, which is most agreeable
and not at all restrictive. Many Of
the older residents continue the for
NAL method of life which is part Of
Spanish civilization Many others
have adopted the easy ways of Amer
leans, so that one may see the GUS
toms Of two worlds and of two Gif-
fering eras fourishing side by side.
There are so many balls and theater
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in fact, it is rather unusual during the
social season not to have guests to
dinner and then go with them later to
a ball or the opera or the theater
There is much visiting and one may
make visit after a supper which
follows the theater something un-
heard of here. But then often the day
light hours are sultry and they are
given to home duties and those ayoca-
tions which keep one out Of the sun,
while the brisk breezes which spring
up with the departing day inspire en-
ergy to visit and enjoy social pleas
ures. do not find the heat debilitat-
ing or more oppressive, as rule,
than in other parts Of the world in
summer. Washington can be very
warm, as all who know win testify,
and it has not the advantage Of con
stant breeze from the sea which Ha
yana enjoys every evening and
through the night"
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
ODD DISPLAY OF ART
Collection Of Native HandiCraft
From Madagascar Island.
Exhibition Shown In New York Dou-
bly, Interesting Because Art Is
Passing Away With Influx Of
Cheap Foreign Goods.

New York-There has recently been
placed on exhibition in the CONNER
cial museum, 34th street below
Spruce, an important collection show
ing the native handicraft of the island
of Madagascar Not only is it a rep
resentative display of high form Of
primitive art, but it is doubly inter
esting because under the recent
French occupation Of that great
island the native arts are steadily
passing away before the great influx
of cheap foreign-made goods. NADIA
gascar is known to Americans princi-
pally as the largest producer of rafia
fiber, which is in such general use by
florists and agriculturists and for
basket weaving, etc. The raffia as it
comes to our market is in the form of
long, thin strips. These are obtained
by the natives peeling off the outer
skin from the leaves Of the palm tree
These soft strips are then carefully
dried, made up into hanks and wrap
ped in bales. The palm tree pTodlc-
ing them grows wild in great abun-
dance throughout Madagascar, espe-
cially in the moist valleys Of the in
terror It has a short stem and a
crown of enormous leaves; the sepa-
rate leaves are often as large as 45
feet long and each leahet 2 to 5 feet
in length
In Madagascar itself rafia is used
for many other purposes than in this
country The natives weave from il
very beautiful cloths in long, narrow
strips, which they call rabannas and
use for clothing. The cloth is not cut
and made up into garments, but is
used in the strip, being wrapped
around the body and fastened more or
less in the same way as the Roman
toga Sometimes both rafla and cot
ton fiber are used in making this
cloth. It is made up on the primitive
hand looms used by the Madagascar
natives in very narrow strips, and
where greater widths is desired the
strips are sewed together lengthwise.
Some Of the rabannas exhibited at
the Commercial Museum are exquis-
itely fine, showing more than so
| threads to the inch. They are colored
with vegetable dyes. principally in
dull shades of green. red and brown,
which harmonic beautifully with the
skins of the natives, which are of a
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
NEWEST IDEA IN EDUCATION
Cinematograph Films Are to Be Put
to Use in the Higher German
Schools.

According to official information re-
Gently received by the United States
bureau of education, the use of NOV
ing pictures in education has had a
significant impetus in German govern
ment circles. The Prussian ministry
Of education is now considering the
feasibility of employing cinemato-
graph films in some of the higher edu-
cational institutions, as applicable to
certain courses of instruction, and a
number Of film manufacturers have
been given an opportunity to show
the authorities what films they have
that are adated to educational pur-
poses.
A well known pl1ilanthropist has re-
Gently donated two full equipped NOV
ing picture machines to the schools Of
Berlin, one to be used in the Continua-
ton Institute for Higher Teachers and
the other in the high schools Of Great
er Berlin. Moving picture films are
now available in Germany for anato-
mical, biological and archaeological
courses, and it is believed there that
an enormous field for them win be
opened up when educators fully realize
their value.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
Cat Saved the Canary.

A lady had tame bird which she
was in the habit of letting out Of its
cage every day. One morning as It
Was picking crumbs of bread off the
carpet. her pet cat, who always before
showed great kindness for the bird
seized it on sudden, and jumped
With it in her mouth upon table. The
iady was much alarmed for the fate
it her favorites but on turning about
instantly discerned the cause. The
door he'd been LETT open, and a strange
eat had just come into the room! At
ter burning it out, her own cat came
down from her place Of safety, and
dropped the bird without having done
it the smallest injury.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12

Half the people you meet complain
of weary muscles, stagnant brain,
tangled nerves, and wonderful desire
to lay down and just quit Most of
these people have been using nervines
that spasmodically flare up the nerves
only to die down again, as die they
must Avoid nerve stimulants. Bear
in mind that this worn out feeling is
due to poor blood, to bacteria in the
water you drink; to the multiplying
of destructive germs in the blood
faster than they can be overcome by
the white corpuscles; and to what is
known as auto-toxemia, that condition
where the venous or impure blood
aecumulates faster than 1t can be re-
plated BY the red arterial blood.
The medicinal value Of the COM
ponents of S. S. S. is relatively just
as vital and essential to well-balanced
health as those of the grains, meats,
fats and sugars Of our food
II you feel played out go to any
drug store and ask for bottle of
s s. s., S,vift's Sure Specific Here is
remedy that gets at work in q
twinkliRg; it just naturally rushes
right into your blood, seatters germs
right and left, up and down and side
ways.
You feel better at once, not from a
stimulant, not from the action of
drugs, but from the rational effect Of
a natural medicine just as active and
just as timely as to a man who has
been lost in the mountains, IS about
starved and comes across a settler just
cooking a sayory meal Of good honest
beef. Do not neglect to get a bottle
of S. S. S. to-day. It viii make you
feel better in just a few minutes. It
is prepared only in the laboratory OF
The Swift Specific Co. 1877 Swift Bldg,
Atlanta, Ca Send for their free book
telling of the many strange conditions
that affiict the human family by reason
of Impoverished blood.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12

A man living at Auburn, New YORK.
had a severe attack of kidney and
bladder trouble. Being working
man. net wanting to lose time, ne
cured himself completely by using
Foley kidney Pills. A year later ne
says. "It is a pleasure to report that
the cure was permanent" HIS name
is ]. A. Farmer. o. G. Sehaefor and
Red Cross Drug Store.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
EAR NEVER STOPS GROWING
The Only Portion Of the Human Anae
orny, According TO Physicians,
Which Does This.

Persons who have large ears in
their youthful days are decidedly un-
lucky, according to students Of anat.
omy, for no other portion Of the hui
man body is so ambitious in its
growth. We get old and shrivel up
and decrease in stature, but the ear
still grows.
A woman with small ears at twenty
probably will have medium-sized ears
at forty and large ears at sixty.
Again, 1t is said, as the result of the
examination of 10000 pairs of ears.
that probably no person in the world
has ears perfectly matched. In most
people the two ears differ perceptibly.
not only in shape, but in size. Ere
quently they are not placed on the
head at exactly the same angle or at
the same height.
It is declared by those who have de-
voted their time and abilities to the
study of ears that the age Of a per-
son can be judged by them with great
accuracy by an expert.
After the age Of ten, ears assume an
increased form and give the clue to
the age of the owner. Nordau, Lom-
broso and others lay great stress upon
the ear as an indication of character;
yet some Of the best men we meet
have outrageous ears, while almost
everybody can recall some bold, bad
man of his acquaintance who has
small, well formed and well placed
ears.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
Iananese Medal for BOY

San Francisco Duncan Fitzgerald,
schoolboy, who saved a Japanese
from drowning year ago, was deco
rated at Redwood City with "Kojuhos
ko," medal conferred by the Japan
ese emperor for bravery. The award
was made a public ceremony, and 400
American school children sang the
Japanese national air. Consul Gener-
al Oiiro Ohara of San Francisco con-
ferred the decoration.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
NOT AN OCCASION FOR MIRTH
ThoughtIess People Laughed at HUI
morous Sight, but There Was
Deep Pathos in Incident.

Why will we be so much amused
at the other fellows woe? The other
fellow in this story was driving, and
the horse was going at clip, SO the
driver had his hands full to steer
safely through the crowded streets.
The only other occupant of the con-
veyance was a large nanny goat,
standing on the seat. She was some
what uneasy at the unusual means Of
locomotion, and being of loving dis
position, she would snuggle up to the
driver and lick across the face, and
nose his hair whenever the swaying
vehicle gave her a chance. To bus
full Of people with nothing to do but
look on 1t was very funny, and calls
and jeers to the busy driver did not
add to his peace of mind But had
the hooters only known that the goat
was being hurried through the city
streets to save little life!
Not far from Washington square
there is little house where a young
mother lay dead and sick infant was
crying for comfort, and the man with
the queer passenger had that picture
before him while nanny and the on
lockers made free with his dignity
New York Press.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12

Paper clothes were worn by the
japanese troops during the war with
Russia, and they were found to be
very serviceable and much warmer
than those Of cloth. Paper dressing
gowns, ball-robes, and similar articles
Of attire are now being turned out by
the cart-load In England, France, Ger
many, and other European countries
The paper of which they are made is
Of the "blotter' variety, and after
being treated by new process is
dyed in various colors or printed with
q pretty floral design Even gloves
are made Of paper, the principal claim
o advantage being that they are sus-
certible of being cleaned many times
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
TELLS OF LIFE IN GAY HAVANA
Old Formaiities Are Giving Place to
American Ways, Says Wife Of
Mexican Minister to Cuba.

Washington, D. C-Senora Adela
P. de Codoy, wife of the Mexican min
lister to Cuba, is spending the winter
in Washington. where she is well
known and popular. In a recent in
terview she had much Of interest to
say about Havana, where she has her
home. The interview in part was as
follows:
Havana is beautiful city and we
found Americans coming there in vast
numbers. usually from Florida OF from
New Orleans after the carnival time.
1t is worthy Of visit, indeed, to spend
an entire winter there If one has the
leisure. Many seem to possess that
comfortable combination of plenty Of
time and the requisite cash and it
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
WHO IS THE REAL
MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPION?
KLAUS AND DILLoN'S BATTLE ON
MAY 29 WILL HELP SOLVE
THE PROBLEM.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 12.-Who is
the middleweight champion? That's
the question that's caused more lung
exercise among the debating teams
of the various societies in the pugi-
listic oratorical league the last few
weeks than the average man would
get out of politics, baseball or foot
ball in year Not so very long ago
the man on the outside of the argu-
ment was ready to settle the middle
weight question in his own mind by
deciding ethere amt no such animal.
Whether he's right or wrong the de
batter Will have the real dope disned
up for him when Jack Dillon, who
claims the American middleweight
championship, and Frank Klaus, who
claims the middleweight champion
ship of the world, clash in ten
round bout at washington park on
the night Of May 29. That these Two
bear cats will put on the greatest ring
contest that could be staged today
goes without saying and that each
boxer is entitled to all he claims is
proved by his record. The middle
weight championship situation has
been muddied ever since the death
of Stanley KetchelI but since the
great Ketchell was laid low by an
assassin's bullet the coming middle
weights have made ring history.
Now getting back to the dope and
bringing the debate down to the night
Of the big contest to be staged on the
night before the 500 mile race at the
speedway, it's necessary to take up
Inc case Of Billy Papke who took it
upon himself to attach the title after
Ketchell's death on the strength of
the fact that he once knocked out the
champion. Cold figures in the records
will show that Papke and Ketchell
first met in a ten round bout at Mil
waukee on June 4, 1908 Ketchell
gained popular decision On Sep
tember Z, Of the same year, Papke
won the title by knocking out Ketch-
ell in f2 rounds at Los Angeles. He
didn't hold the title long for Ketchell
came back on November 26 and
knocked out Papke in II rounds at
San Francisco. Their fourth and last
meeting was at Colma, Cal, on July
5, 1909. Ketchell gained the deci-
sion at the end of 20 rounds but
Papke regarded the bout as a regular
comeback" and an excuse for claim
ing the championship after the pass
ing OF Ketchell. Papke battled along
with more or less success for more
than a year and then took trip to
Australia. 1t was there cyclone john
nv Thompson appeared on the scene,
gaining a decision over Papke in 20
rounds at Sydney on February IL,
1911. Therefore, Cyclone Johnny
claimed the championship. In Octo-
Der Of the same year Papke lost a de-
cision to Wild Bob Moha in tame
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
lNplANA CHRISTIAN cHuRcHEs

indianapolis, May H.. Governor
Halston delivered the address Of vel
ocme at the opening session of the
.seyenty-fourth annual convention Of
the Indiana Christian Missionary as
sociation which opened here at the
Central Christian church today, to re-
main in session until Thursday In
conjunction with this convention the
superintendents of the Christian Sun
day schools Of the state are holding
their annual meeting.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
woman,s Appendix Cost $foo, 900.

Paris, France. Seeking to escape
the fate of her sister, who died after
an operation for appendicitis in this
country, Mrs. Tomasco Dornello, wife
Of a Peruvian millionaire, is on her way
to Paris to have a famous French ply
stefan operate. Making the trip with
her family, two maids and private
physician, Mrs. Dornello estimates it
win cost her 100000 to get rid Of her
troublesome appendix
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
lunaer ths Lsast q IiIs Tr0ubIss.

Hunger the Least Of His Troubles.
A Dayton, Ohio. newspaper in recit-
ing some Of the tragic s55nes which
occurred in that city during the recent
food, recounts this episode, which
goes to show that even the most
awful disasters are not without their
occasional tinges Of humor; A fat
man was sitting astride the roof Of a
barn floating complacently down the
stream. Some of the rescuers on the
bank yelled to him and asked him if
he was hungry. Hungry? Mol
There are fourteen hens in the hay
loft and they lay twelve eggs a
daym
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
ManN Erenoh PIaywrIahts.


Playwriting seems to be more of a
hobby than a profession in France,
Judging by the figures of the French
Society of Dramatic Authors. The
members of the society number, all
told, 5,400. But during the last two
years 60 of this number have suf-
feed to furnish the dramatic fare of
the community, comprising every
work in prose and verse staged
throughout the country in the thea
ters and cafe concerts. The other
5.340 members of the society are
awaiting their turn to cater for the
public tastes, and in all probability
viii wait long time. for the major
ity of French theaters have their ac-
cepted playwrights, whom they com
mission to write their plays, and the
lucky so jealously guard their priv
ilege and do all they can to exclude
new aspirants The members of the
society include recruits from nearly
every profession and calling lawyers,
army and navy officers. business men,
clerks, etc.-who assiduously produce
works which never see the light Of
day.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12

Mauch Chunk, Pa.--Albert Rinker-
bach, who owns farm near here, dis
covered a family Of bears on his place.
He and several other men were max
ing a survey and, while working
around a large hole, saw big black
bear. which took refuge in the cave.
Several cubs were found in the hole.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
Kansan nled of IllcoonoIla.

Dodge City, Kan.-Four days Of con
stant hiccoughs caused the death Of
William Burgess, sixty-one years cid.
The hiccoughs started after Burgess
had eaten a hearty meal
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12

Sallow complexion is due to tor
pid liver. HERBINE purifies ana
strengthens the liver and bowels and
restores the rosy bloom Of health to
the cheek. Price SOC. Sold by Cen
tral Drug co.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-12
Rartered Wife.

London-W What amounted to the
barter Of a wife occurred when Justice
Deane granted a divorce to Raymond
Moraud and approved the millionaire
correspondent agreement to pay $27s
500