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The evening times., 1913-10-20
OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS.

st. Louis Globe.pemocrat: Four.
ing oil upon the troubled waters has
been trite figure of speech since
the memory OF man runneth not to
the contrary. and most Of those who
have used it little understood its full
significance. If they will read the
graphic account of how the oil tank
steamer Narragansctt smoothed With
oil the Eigantic waves which had pre-
vented for many hours the rescue
!of half a thousand terrified passcn-
gers from the burning Volturno, they
will get some idea of it's significance.
1t is possible that without that meth
od of stilling the sea the rescue might
not have been possible. \ dozen
steamers had stood by for hours, help
less in the terrific sea They could
not launch their boats with safety,
and the few that We're launched found
it impossible to reach the stricken
steamer. The resc,ling vessels could
not get near enough to cast q line,
over which tho terrified passengers
might be passed, because Il collision
meant destruction of the rcscuing
vessel.
Finally the Narragansett reached
tho scene of distress and horror, load
ed with oil. Taking up Il position aft
the burning ship, she proceeded to
pour oil upon the troubled waters"
from hose connected with her tanks
The oil spread upon the surface of
the water. The waves soon ceased to
break and were subducd in their
fierce rush in the space between the
oil steamer and the burning one. In
little while it was possible for rescu-
ing boats to live in the stiller water
thus produced and to reach and RES
cue the despairing women. children
and men, who had practically aban-
doned hope that the sea would be.
come calm enough for the boats he.
fore the fire reached the stern of the
burning vessel where they were hud-
died. ,-- t........
This is not the first use OF oil to
calm stormy seas. Some forty wears
ago special attention was drawn to
the possibility Of saving ships from
destruction in storms by the experi-
ence OF one which tried the oil meth.
cd i'll crude and experimental way.
By letting oil flow over the stern she
SO smoothed out the waves that were
following and breaking over her and
threatening to wreck her, that she
weathered the Storm There was
much discussion Of the oil theory at
that time, and many ships immediate
ly equipped themselves with an emer-
gency supply of oil. Since then il
has been used frequently to reduce
the strength Of following seas and
stop them from breaking over ves-
sells, and probably many a shipwreck
has been averted in this way, I'm,
this is the first recorded instance of
the use OF oil ON SO large n scale for
the calming of seas to permit rescue
of large numbers Of impcriled peo.
pie In danger Of death by fire, OK
plosion and wreck.
The evening times., 1913-10-20
TIT; FIIssT.UNIBHELLA.
lkansuS City Star.l

Umbrellas We're described in early
dictionaries as "a. portable penthouse
to carry i'll persons hand to screen
him from violent rain or heat" IIm-
brellas appear in the carvings at Per-
sepolis. Niebuhr saw a great Arabian
Prince returning from Il mosque, he
and each member Of his family hav-
ing "a large umbrella carried by their
side. Old chinaware shows the Chin
cse shaded by umbrellas. They were
first used iii this. country in Baltimore,
brought from India in 1872. 1t is
said that the first person who COM
monty carried an umbrella in London
Was the benevolent Jonas Hanway,
who died in 1856. John Mcdonald, a
footnlan, who write his own life said
that he had II fine silk umbrella,
which he brought from Spain; but he
could not with any comfort to himself
use It. the people calling out:
''Frenchman! why don't you get a
coach?" The hackney coachmen
and chairmen were clamoring against
their rival. The footnan says he per-
sisted for three months till they took
no further notice of this novelty.
Foreigners began to use theirs. and
then the English.
The evening times., 1913-10-20
The Evening Story
UNTO THE THIRD GENERATION.

Copyright. 1913, by W. Werner.)
The auto patrol had pluckcd them
from tho strcets--the city's oldest pro-
fessonal vagr;int and its youngest
professional Erafter. Strangers. they
sat side by side in the vehicle. the
Ions, thin legs Of the one stretched
hracinsly. tho short, thin legs OF the
other reaching scarcely halfway to the
floor.
The old man had been taken into
custody Il few blocks back and the
boy had been arrested on Wyandotte
street AT tho entrance of fashion
able apartment house. They were
alone in the patrol. the officer who
had arrested them having locked them
in and seated himself outside with the
chauffeur:
The boy WAS whimpcring softly like
a puppy. lie was not moro than siN.
With a sharp. dark face ana old "y.,s
that were dry i'll spite of his whim
perinE. Tic was atrociously bcgrim.d
and, although it was late autumn, all
the clothes ON his back--knickers,
waist and cap--would not have
weighed as much as tho policcman's
undcrshirt.
Across the abyss of s;Nty-tive Years
which lay between them they sur
Neyed each other silently
Oitslue tnc Olilccf WaS SAYING to the
chauffeur: "Wc'vc been hunting for
the kid. Old Moll Birncy's been send
ing him out. He pre,cnls TO have
SpaSm on the street and takes up a
collection aftcrward. lie puts it over,
all right"
The machine swung around tho cor
ller, and the boy caught at the cush-
ions TO keep from slipping off. The
man put cat a steadyins hand and
let il rest on the ragged knee for
moment before he withdrew it. The
tip of his long. dirty white beard
ierkcd. and somewhere out of tho
hairy depths Il ghost of voice asked:
Whats yourn. kiddie:"
"Trowin' de fit" the boy replied in
matter Of fact way, but wearily. as
if he had been asked iiresome
question of no particular moment.
Then he-whimpered again, softly.
Yer first ride came from the
beard. We'll. there amt nothin' to
leake about. They won't hurt We. Like
as not yell like it down there. I've
been ridin' in all my life. off and on.
1e might he glad they take yc down
in this buzz wagon Std @ one O
them low necked black Marias they
uster haul lis in. with no curtains and
the whole street a rubberin."
The machine skiddcd around anoth-
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name. Curious how nickname goes
out in business. Ever since l came
back here they've put me ON the blot
ter as plain Nag joe. It's all they'll
ever get out OF me. \ feller has to
have some pride. reckon! About
Foxy" lie sure was foxy worker!
A good yeggin' season us stated net
him as high as five thousand. One
night he killed man. and they sent
i'm up for life. was out ON the coast
at the time. l hadn't seen him In
Years. Hes been don' time now goin'
ON slH. He had a woman and kid
somewhercs but the woman died
when the kid was born. and don't
know what become of the kid.
could put i'm to some use if I had
him, I'll bet and the gray old eyes
with their senile arcs peered out cum
ningly from under their shaggy, moos-
like brows.
The patrol began to slacken speed
and the boy whimpered again.
Now. don't do that" the old man
commanded. There amt nothin' to
he skeered at. Here. ketch hold O. my
hand: l Won't let 'em hurt you,' a
leer OH his gray face.
The boys small grimy hand slipped
up into the big grimy hand that
awaited it. . The lMachine stopped.
They sat silent, liSte7ins for the open
The officer slipped down from his
seat beside the chauffeur =
A sergeant sauntered down to the
curb from the station house door.
What have YOU got??" he asked with
professional curiosity.
old Eag Joe and Moll Birney's
kid"
II didn't know Moll had kid"
We'll, she amt. but she pretends to
have. and it's just as good, guess.
since the kid don't know who he real
ly is. He's the one that FoNy's woman
left-FoXy thc Yegg, you know"
The evening times., 1913-10-20
BAD COIN HELPED. CREDIT,
Good Game While It Lasted, But
Luck Eventually Turned.
(New York Times.)

(New York Times)
man who is suspected Of being
poet not only because his dark, soul
ful eyes indicate as much, but because
his verses have been printed, was dis
covered sitting upon a hotel sofa
wearing, beside a felt hat and fall
suit of clothes. an air of detection.
My quarters gone" he said, in en-
PLANTATION.
You see." he went OH, II have be-
come attached to that ascent piece.
It never rang true, but. all the same.
1t was doing ME great and sincere
service. For three weeks have had
1t. and / have become SO accustomed
to the feel of it. and the passing of it
and taking 1t back, that now miss it
sorely.
ut was passed on me. 1t was a
counterfeit. Had l not child-like
nature l would not have been deceive
ed. but T was. l did not bite the coin;
but bit ON it.
Having accumulated the quarter.
the notion occurred to ME that it
might be made to serve important
uses. There was my credit that might
need bolstering up. That day. when
went to luncheon. I thought OF
plan. So. when / presented my check
at the desk presided over by the fair
young foman with the blond hair,
handed in the bad coin.
ter an appropriate interval. that was
mistake. That is bad COIN And
smilingly handed her another and
better quarter, and received the
change.
The next morning I went to the
newsdealer and proffered the quarter
In payment for my daily paper AS
he took it. reached for it again, with
pardon me. that was mistake
That is bad coin. Here is per-
fectly good one. And rendered the
man a cent. Then I tried it on my
grocer. and when l reached for the
bad coin, after having given it to him.
You should have seen the look of con-
fidence he cast upon me. l could hear
him mentally eXclaiming. by Jinks.
here is an honest man mt last Yes.~I
tried it on the butcher, and it worked
the same way.
TO make long story short, have
been working that bad quarter for
three weeks, and have succeeded. or
so have fancied. in establishing a
remarkable reputation for honesty. so
much so that have been on the point
Of asking those to whom I owe sindry
small sums If they would mind wait
ing until the first of November. But
now my dream is shattered.
Coming downtown in trolley car
this afternoon, force of habit impell-
ed me to tender to the conductor the
bad coin I had now learned to prize.
He took it. and was showing it into
his pocket when made customary
discovery. followed by my offer to re.
place the coin with another.
AS the conductor handel it back
to. me. burly person opposite said:
'Lemme take a look at that
II passed it over.
It's bad" he remarked, laconic-
ally. Guess I'll keep it, Then he
opened his coat and showed the badge
of a secret service man.
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err corner and again the old mans
hand went out.
"Cster l nearly froze i'm them open
wagons. | remember I was pinched
onct out Southwark way-to,,r miles
it Was from the Eighth street sta
ton. and a sich night. thought
Id croak These buzz wagons is nice
along side them old Mariars-most as
comfy as the station house,
The boy looked up suddenly.
Whats your'n?" he asked.
Plain vag. But." apologctically.
Il ulster amount to somethin.' ! could
hold my own with the best of 'em.
Yeggin. plain and fancy bunk. green
goods, porch climbin'-all of 'em and
more I've turned a hand to. but I'm
no good now. Jest plain vag. / git
in, as often as ! can. and when they
turn me out panhandle faithful till
I git in ag'n. Who was yc stallin'
fer?"
DE old woman"
Yer nanny"
Nav. Amt got no nanny Amt
got nuttin'.''
His companion was silent for mo-
ment. He seemed to understa nd.
There was Soapy Tyler. down in the
Third ward. years ago. he said.
with ages weakness for rcminiscencc.
He ulster keep three or four kiddies.
Had cm doin' all kind of turns. He
was the one that started me in.
nster cry over a dime that was
supposed Ito have lost down n Gratin'
nit" with chuclklc. 1T was old
even then, but it worked. He give
me p'rc" Of p:anks. Il. sleep >. and
a bite to cat. Sometimes it's the best
We can do
Perhaps it was the hint Of sympathy
in sometimes it's the best We can
do that thawed the childs reserve
His whiinpering ceased and there was
eager protest in his prcmaturcly old
eyes.
DC bulls has got it in fer me- he
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cried. with look Of challenge toward
tho officer ON the outside. "AN l
does is to t'row few tits. Wot pulls
down" Two bits, mehbr. Mcbee only
Il dime. Dat amt skinnin' nobody to
hurt! Look at Rcddy Rates. wot
works de avenoo! He shakes down n
rube fer wad as big as ycr latg. Does
dey pinch him? Nix: But deS jumps
on me fer trowin' u ti,-and | lain't
had nuttin' to eat since mornin!"
He swallowed against something in
his thin little throat. They were not
rounding a corner j: tho moment. hut
the old mans hand went out to his
knee.
"Busness amt what i, uster be-" he
said dismally. "Thcrc WAS my boy.
'ToNy the Yegg they called him--most
of 'cm didn't know i'm hy any other
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seated in chair which was tilted back
on its hind legs against the side of the
house, and was engaged in whiting
OH piece of wood. AS the procession
proceeded he said:
81 reckon OIL man williams's got
about the biggest funeral that's ever
been held around hyear. Caroline.
"a purity good-sized one. is it,
bud 2? queried the wife, making no
effort to move.
"'You betcher!" Bud answered.
81 Certainly would like to see It,"
said the woman. What pity amt
facin' that way!'"
The evening times., 1913-10-20
IIE KNEW THE FISH.
(The ArRonaut.,

AN lrishman was fishing in a. river
when it began to rain heavily. Pat,
not desiring to get soaked through.
sought shelter under a railway bridge
spanning the river, and here he piled
his rod with Waltonic zeal, utterly re-
gardless Of the trains that necessarily
thunderei to and fro overhead, Pres
emily another Individual appeared on
the scene and politely asked Pat what
no was doing. Fishing" was the
laconic retort. The stranger laughed.
pray what is the use of fishing under
the bridge while such an internal
noise continues?" "Oh. shut up,
man." replied Pat. Indignantly. Sure.
ye don't know these fish. They'll
come under here to sit out ay the
rain!''
The evening times., 1913-10-20
=
Laugh With Us
little Stories That Have
Made Many Smiles.

What's the matter, willie:' asked
his mother as the lad entered the
house weeping.
The boy across the way hit me-" he
replied
"oh. well. wouldn't cry for that"
she returned. "Show that you can be
a little man."
II amt crying for that" he retort-
Then what are you crying for?"
Gle ran into the house before l
could get at him."
The evening times., 1913-10-20
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SMOOTH ROADS FOR WINTER.

One Of the important things in con-
neciion with the intelligent treatment
OF the highways is that they be left
In good condition, if possible, when
winter sets in. OF course. If hard
freezing weather follows suddenly on
a wet spell. the country roads will
necessarily be left rough and rutty,
and there is no help for it. But un-
less this occurs, a very little work on
the roads with a King drag will be
worth many times its cost.
y Tho recent rainy weather. with -
good deal of heavy hauling, has left
the roads in rather rugged condi-
ton, and il they are allowed to freeze
The evening times., 1913-10-20

tion that ragtim. will not endure a
great while. But we refuse to be
consolcd: neither shall We if the
syncopatcd Stiffness keeps up much
longer.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

Who leads the doughty Pirates
while the baseball seasons on
then hies him to his Kansas
ranch, his spurs and chaps to
don: Who spends his falls and
winters with his horses, cows
and mules, then rounds up in the
early spring his Wagners and O.
Tooles? Who raises grain in
Kansas on the prairies and the
knobs. but makes a Pittsburgh
specialty of raising pennant poles.
Who stands ace high and then
some with B. Drayfuss and the
fans, and does not have to fret
about the jingling of the cans?
Who started playing one-old.cat
when Noah did the ark, and vet
is far from Hasbeenville". Step up
meet Frek Clarke.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

Grabbed from the sonnets of a
! sot: Dissipation is vcXation. and
quitting. most as bad. Ii you'd be
free. take it from me. and don't begin
/ that fad"
The evening times., 1913-10-20

Was he mad?" asked Smith.
"Well.' said Jones. 'he didn't seem
any too we'll pleased"
Among the members of work
gang OH a. certain railway was an
Irishman who claimed to be very good
ut figures. The boss. thinking he
would get ahead Of Pat. said:
Say, Pat. how many shirts can you
get out Of a yard?"
That depends answered Pat, 'on
whose yard you get into
Professor Thomas r. Louns',ury Of
Yale is a foe to the purist and the
pedant, as his brilliant essays show.
He who insists on sayin/ Tomorrow
will be Thursday" will find no cham
pion in Professor Lounsbury.
On New England vacation the
professor, gazing out across the lake
one gray and sultry afternoon, re-
marked:
1T looks like rain
A pedant was rocking in rocking
chair near by.
what looks like rain, professor?"
he chucklcd. Fla. ha: I've got you
there. What looks like rain?"
Water" Professor Lounsbury an
swcred coldly.
At the funeral services of an elder
~ darky Of Richmond. Va. th. fol-
lowing colloquy was overheard be.
tween two aged negroes:
There aint no use in talking" said
Nose Barker: "DiclS Williams. he was
the most charitablcst man dis town
ever SEEN"
II reckon dat's So" said the darky
to whom Mr.. Barker impaired this in
formation. And he paused as If watt
ing for evidence on this point.
"Yessuh." continued Mr.. Barker.
Dick Williams. he always owned
never heard that Dick ever refused to
lend dat hat to anybody.
lie was undeniably from far beyond
the suburbs, and. as he was walking
along city street he stopped III front
Of the fire engine house and looked
in.
"Have many fires in this town." he
asked.
Yes, We have them pretty often"
replied tho fireman.
Ever try to see how quick ycw caa
hitch up?"
oh. yes.''
At that moment an alarm came in.
At the first stroke of the gong the
men rushed to their posts, the doors
Of the stalls opened. and wit0in a few
seconds, men. horses and cart werc
speeding down the street.
The young man watched the pro.
ceedings with admiration. "Well!" he
there amt many towns whore they'd
go to all that trouble to show
stranger what they can do.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

1t was in train belonging to GER
tain railway in the east which is noted
for its rough roadbed.
Just as the train struck on of the
rare smooth stretches, a passenger en-
claimed:
THANK heaven. the train is off the
track"
The evening times., 1913-10-20

Education enables young man to
show how clever he isn't
The evening times., 1913-10-20

Fearless frankness is aired in an
ad lately lamped, which offers an
investment to one who can afford to
lose $4,000.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

O1N ALD PARAGRAPHS. =
/. I,
The girl question: els he married p.
If man would be honest he ru.,
keep in training.
Some women never worry over
tribes until they marry one.
Education enables young man to
show how clever he isn't
An ounce Of boost more than dis.
counts pound of obituary.
Nearly all wise men are married
That is how they got their wisdom
\ bride thinks her husband unrea-
sonable if-he expects her to be rea-
sonablc.
The display of fancy hosiery is NOT
confined to the show windows ON
rainy days
The man who goes after things gets
more than the chap who takes them
as they come.
If We could only get all the kicker.
them to fight it out!
1t is fortunate for the young huS-
band that he is unable to see his
wife as his mother sees her.
There Is something wrong with the
brain box Of an heiress who would
rather marry an empty title than q
real man.
a widower never invests in guitar
for the purpose Of serensding q
spinster. He begins right where he
left off at the end of his first court
ship.
All some men do is to regulate their
watches.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

Nearly all wise men are married
That is how they got their wisdom.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

An ounce Of boost more than dis
counts pound of obituary.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

\ bride thinks her husband unrea- :
sonable if he expects her to be rea-
sonablc.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

The display of fancy hosiery is not
coilhned to the show windows on
rainy days.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

some women never worry over
trihes until they marry one.
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mes met his naiEhhor. Smith

Jones met his nejEhhor. Smith.
You were shooting this morning.?
"Yes. had to kill my dog" an
swered Jones.
WAS he mad?" asked Smith.
Well" said Jones. "he didn't seem
any too we'll pleased"
The evening times., 1913-10-20

The man who goes after things gets
more than the chap who takes them
as they come
The evening times., 1913-10-20

Re er1 4ueStIOH. IS nc married ~
If a man would be honest he mus,
keep in training ''s'
The evening times., 1913-10-20

There Is something wrong with the
brain box Of an heiress who would
rather marry an empty title than a
real man.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

a widower never invests in guitar
for the purpose Of serensding
spinster. He begins right where he
left off at the end of his first court
The evening times., 1913-10-20

All some men do is to regulate their
watches.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-18
PIE UTY BUSINESS

On Tuesday evening City Clerk G
H. Holbrook was absent on a fishing
thip and D. l.. O'Neil took his place
kirkpatrick Ditch
Marshall Kirkpatrick complained
to the council that owing to 4 the
change made ON his Taylor street
ditch he was unable to draw the
amount of water he did formerly and
he asked that he be given relief. The
matter was referred to the street and
alley committee with power to act
Paving Matter Delayed
Owing to the illness and absence
of Mr.. Masterson, representing War
ren Brothers of Portland who had
proposed making investigations and
submitting a report, it was ordered
that the matter be laid over until the
next meeting, the first Tuesday In
August.
Stout Avenue Paving
Residents of South Stout avenue
asked attention to the needed ease
ment to keep the sidewalk line in the
right relation to the property line.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-18

he makes, and he knows but little
and cares less about the demand tor
potatoes; he will keep on buying at
some price so long as he can get his
principals to accept the loaded cars
and allow him his commission. The
panicky farmers will keep on letting
him have the goods at lower and
lower prices.
'"The high prices of the 1911 crop
caused the cafes and hotels to place
the potato on their menus as a speci-
al item of from ten to twenty cents
in the cost instead of serving potatoes
with bread and coffee and butter as
part of the meat order. When the
customer found the potatoes listed
this way and noticed that they were
not so good as usual he got in the
habit Of eating other things, and con-
sumption in these lines and on din
ing cars fell off something like half.
"All these things combined to glut
the market, damaged potatoes were
allowed to lie still and destroy the
good ones, trainloads were unloaded
and lost because of unfortunate con-
gestion, and the poor potato man had
to lose going and coming
This year 1t is going to be differ
ent in some respects by nature, and
may be different in some respects by
the management of man.
"The government report shows
the present crop to be only about IS
percent of the normal crop; the quar-
antine law imposed to cut of the i'm
portation Of diseased potatoes from
foreign countries, in shutting out
some thirty million bushels, or about
ten percent of the volume Of the ex-
pected crop of 1913 in this country.
New York state normally produc-
es about As million bushels of pota-
toes, and this year their crop shows
about 35 percent diseased. Penn
sylvania raises about 28 million, and
they are facing about 33 percent diss