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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
THRILLERE!
Reptiles, Birds and Beasts Aid Criminals-Pick Pockets
With Pythons.

as the burglar hears the bells he's off
out OF sight. leaving his unfortunate
dog to bear the blame.
Dogs are easier Ia teach than most
animals. and for that reason the favor
ties with criminals. A couple of nick
pockets possessed an enormous mastiff
which they trained to dash up To any
one whom they Indicated. and. appar-
entity with a playful bound. knock him
over. The two would rush up and,
with p~rofuse apologies for their dogs
carelessness. raise the fallen person
ing so. the victims watch. chain and
money. and anything else of value,
would be Skilfully taken.
One cold day in 1910. Il Well dressed
man, wearing Il heavy overcoat. entered
a jewelers. shop in the West End and
Those shown him. he said. We're not
quite good enough. and asked to be
hown another tray.
AS the attendant went to get 1t. he
glanced in the mirror specially set so
as to show the counter when his back
was turned. and, to his amaZement, he
saw a long hairy arm suddenly come
out of the customers pocket, seize a
couple of rings. and vanish.
Assistance was quickly summoned.
and the man and monkey arrested. His
room were found filled with all sorts
VI tiNtD JVS CIV ~ JS"-
elry, which had been stolen by his clev-
er monkey.
An ingenious trick was that practiced
by Il youth named Boschat early in
1911. He went INTO a grocer's shop in
Paris and asked for some sugar: and
when the grocer returned from getting
il he almost jumped out OF his kin to
sec a black crow sitting OF one OF the
shelves cycling him.!
The bird fluttered about the shop, de-
flying all efforts OF the ROGER to cap
ture him. While the bridesmaids at
tention was disturbed, Boschat quietly
rifled the till. and then gave a little
whistle. At the signal the crow flew
out Of the shop. With its owner after
it. apparently doing his best to capture
his pet.
1t was only when the clever thief and.
his black accomplice had disappeared,
out of sight that the grocer discovered
how he had been robbed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
Mistook His Man..
From Tit-Bits.

Sir John Fisher relates an amusing
experience he had one inspection day.
Somehow he got separated from his
Official friends. and at last lost his
way. He wandered about. and
eventually came upon a workman
gently hammering a piece of iron out
side n of the workshops.
Are the lords of the admiralty about
here?" asked Sir John.
No dear. matey." said the man. who
did not know his rather carelessly
dressed inquisitor. I'm here dom crow
for EN-"
Grow. What's that
What, don't yer know? Inside this
ere shed my mates is -takin' of it
easy. When l sees someone that don't
matter. l knocks soft, like now. But
when l sees old 'Jacky' Fisher 1 knocks
like blazes. and when old .Jacky' pokes
his nose inside they're workin' like
blazes, toe. See?"
"Jacky' Fisher did see. and crow
shooting was begun in the dockyard
that dav.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
Those o'ddy Young Nations.
From Golfers Weekly.


In Great Britain 100. 900 Ulstermep m.
parading with firearms which are likely
to go off at any time with shocking re-
suits. while the ~unionist party leader.
and newspapers are egging them on and
gleefully prophesying that the rebellion
will ruin the liberal party. :.
In France the wife of a cabinet min
lister has assassinated the editor Of a
whose political arguments consisted OF
women. The trial Of the ana murde wasn
promises to be the social and political
event of a decade and will have more
effect upon the elections than 10. 900
stump speeches.
In Germany the emperor, who has tn
keep the reichstag good humored, is
taking a firm stan against the ventila-
and insists that sid officers be repri-
manded. or even spatted on the hand il
necessary. while the crown prince. who
Is answerable to nothing but the laws OF
heredity. is giving three cheers by tcle-
sword on the constitution.
We nave a few political troubles in
this country now and then, but being u
stable government and conservative in
these foreign outbreaks naturally amaze
and interest US. Still we used these
methods. too. about a century ago when
volunteer armies opposed h whisky
sax: when Aaron Burr practiced states
arr politician. who didn't like 4 bin in
c0isSTess could 81 around and ret South
Carolina to threaten 70 oeosde II it was
passed. So we cannot AFFORD to DO too
srnments. they vim aeSisvs dignity ~ s.
time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
Romance Not Dead.
From the DAYTON News

1t is interesting to find Kipling say
ing that the for great deeds and
great adventures. has not passed. Ro-
nance is not dead, he told a London
the brink of discoveries as thrilling as
those of the Elizabethan age.
And Kipling is somewhat of a
prophet who has made good. People
who read everything he writes will re-
member The Night Mall" a thrilling
story and prophecy OF air navigation.
It has practically come true, not in the
commercial sense Of which he wrote,
but we are swiftly On the way. Mr..
Wright's remarkable experiments with
his stabilizer point the way 10 CONNER
cial development as no invention has
yet done.
In the development of the aeroplare
there has been plenty OF the heroic.
The big inventors have not been killed
in the experimenting, though one must
marvel at h Providence h a seemed
to watch over the Wright brothers
while they were flying before they
knew what their machines would do.
But there 10 nothing the less romantic
about their work. 1t is little wonder
may be the greatest living men and
women, the name Of Orville Wright
doomed large.
1t is SO with other lines of endeavor.
1t will be so In the future. Says Kipl-
ing:
.srhere will arise-they are shaping
themselves even now-risks to be met
as cruel as any that Hudson or Scott
faced; dreams as worldwide as Column
bus or Cecil Rhodes dreamed, to be
made good or to die for; and decisions
to be taken as splendidly terrible AS
that which Drake clinched by Magel-
Ian, or Oates q little further south"
So many wonderful things have hap
pened in the last so or 60 years that
many people conclude there are no
more worlds to conquer. 1t Is more
logical to argue that because SO much
has been done, much more will be
done, hat man after all these cen
turtles since Adam has just begun to
know and develop his powers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
Grave Trouble at Home.
From the Milwaukee Journal

On the same day that brought word of
the loss Of four American lives at Vera
Cruz. at least Is lives We're lost in con-
nection with the miners strike in Colo
RADIO. And because this involves In the
last analysis our own capacity for demo-
cratic self-government. it presents an
even greater problem than the situation
in Mexico. where at most We shall be
compelled to max a war we do not want
to make. but the issue of which admits of
no doubt
Whatever the immediate situation in
Colorado, at the bottom of it lie these
things. The employment of the lowest
class of foreign labor to keep wages down
by competitions: refusal Of the miners;
right to organize: refusal to recognize and
treat with their organizations when ef-
fected. The younger Rockefeller. whose
millions are the sign of successful organ
Ration on the part OF his father and other
great hnanciers. Is credited with saying
that ne has millions to spend in fighting
the organization of miners.
A fair working day and a fair working
week. a wage that shall enable men to
maintain their families on an American
siahaard OF living. recognition of the
10 act collectfvely-these are the mini
mum standards which public opinion to-
day sets for all employers of labor. When
!n~vest1gation dtscloses the fact that the
~ n~ationalitfes it is evident that the same
thlng Is being done that was dune at Law
renee, and that is beating down the work
men with the competition of the lowest
living.
The question in Colorado will not be
settled finally until 1t is settled right.
Whatever temporary advantage may come
starvation methods. And until We have
made sure. that such issues will be settled
right, we nave ever graver problems here
at nome than Mexico can possibly afford.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20

used for Illuminating purposes with the
old style of open flame gas burner. AT
the present time, however. this inefri-
cient type OF burner has been very!
largely displaced by burners of the
Welsbach mantle type. Furthermore.
a large amount of gas sold today is
used for cooking purposes and to some
extent for operating small gas engines<
for power purposes. In these applica-
tons of gas 1T is the heating value that
is Of the first Importance and not the,
c~andlepower. II has been estimated
that less han 70 per cent OF the gas;
manufactured and sold today, indeedi
In many of our cities and towns lessl
THAI 10 per cent, IL used in the oldl
type of open flame gas burners. Not
withstanding this fact We still find I'M
most OF u cities and towns ordinances
on the statute books requiring that the,
gas meet "A definite candlepower test.
while no attention has been given to-
the question of heating value. which iS
h important factor for I'VE 80 per
cent Of the gas sold. Many Of the
candlepower requirements fixed by law.
are quite high, often requiring the
manufacture of an expensive oil-en-
riched gas, which may not be the most
economical gas to the public. The I'm
%portance of the heating value OF the
gas Is now being quite generally rec
%orgnized, and where new legislation has
been adopted recently and where pub
lie service commissions have considered
the question of gas regulation II have
gotten to the point Of issuing regula-
tions. the heating value standard is be-
ing generally adopted. supplemented in
some cases by a moderate c~andlepower
standard, the latter with a view to az
fording the necessary protection To,
those who still use the open flame
burner.
In view of the growing Importance on
the question of heating values of gases
from the manufacturing, the legisla-
tive. the inspecting. and the economic
sides. the bureau of standards. OF the
department of commerce.. started sew
eral years ago an exhaustive investiga-
ton of the instruments widely used in.
this country and abroad to measure the
heating values of gases. with a view to
determining the sources Of error to
which the instruments are liable. the
important precautions to be observed
In their use, and the accuracy attain
able with them. This Investigation haa
now been completed, and the results
will be published In q Forthcoming
technologic paper. reprints of which
may be obtained by those Interested
in the subject by addressing a written
request to that bureau. 1t is expected
that the paper will come from the press
about June 1.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20

he ~surrenders. He may be forced into
the army or hired to enlist. but he ney-
er fights for an ideal. a principle or a
cause. The bandits, who he
so-calied constitutional forces, have
taken scores of villages of from 500 to
5000 inhabitants. the first act of he
raiders being to carry off the young
girls from their homes. Yet there is no
case on RECORD where a Mexican has
been killed in defense of his sister. his
daughter or his wife.
Ihat is the Mexico of today. wholly
and humane dictator ruling with a hand
OF iron. is what the country needs; and
1T Is quite Is absurd to demand that
the MeXicans establish or respect a
constitutional government like our own.
as to expect it of a pack of Eskimo
dogs.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
TWO CHICAGO DAILY
PAPERS CONSOLIDATE
James Kelley of Tribune Buys
Record Herald and the
Inter Ocean.

Chicago.-(Special.) The Chicago
Record Herald and the Chicago Inter
Ocean We're purchased just recently
by James Kelley. general manager OF
the Chicago Tribune. The transfer OF
George Wheeler Human. holder of the
majority of the Inter-Ocean bonds, had
bought the Inter-Ocean for $4,000 in a
receivers sale in the federal court.
The two papers will be merged and
published as the Record Herald. w
w. Chaplin. formerly in charge of the
San Francisco Call. will be associated
with Mr.. Kelley in the management of
the papers according to the
ment. MIR. Chaplin. 1t was said. VIII
manage h business affairs and Mr..
Kelley the editorial department.
his connection with the Tribune at
once.
The Inter-Ocean was founded in 1855
as the Republican. with Charles A.
Dana as editor. Dana left within a
year. and after he fire OF 1871 the Re-
publican was ~reorganized as the Inter-
Ocean. with J. Young Sealnmon as pro-
Des Moines, Ia, purchased the stock
and became editor in chief. and in 1876
a new corporation. with William Penn
Nixon at its head. bought the property
H. H. Kohlsaat. Charles 7. Yerkes,
George w. Hinman and again Mr.
ownership Of the paper until 1t was
thrown into the hands Of a receiver
several weeks ago
The Record-H Herald is the develop
| ment Of combinations of three papers
| The Daily Times was founded in 1885,
and four years later the Chicago Herald
appeared, owned by Cyrus III. McCor-
mick. In 1860 Mccormick bought the
Times and consolidated the two papers
as the Chicago Times-Herald. A year
later Wilbur +. Storey purchased the
paper and dropped the word Herald
from it's name.
In 1881 Frank w. Palmer started an
other Herald. which in 1894 was com
bined with the Times, which again be.
came the Times Herald and was solo
to Herman n. Kohlsaat. In 1901 the
| Times Herald was combined with the
Record, owned by Victor F. Lawson
and became the Record Herald. Mr.
Kohlsaat retained control of a majority
of stock, however. until it's sale in 1907
to Frank b. Noyes. who in 1910 re-
turned the editorship to Mr.. Kohlsaat
In 1912 Mr.. Lawson obtained contro
of the paper.
April 1 Mr.. Lawson notified holders
Of Record-Herald bonds. valued al
81. 500. 900, that on May / he would TURF
over MS @o,VVV.VVV III SiIc popS'
A committee OF bondholders was nance
which the sale OF the paper te
Mr.. Kelley.
In a statement Mr.. Kelley said:
"The consolidated paper Will be In
dependent-in politics and every Other
phase Of activity. 1t will endeavo to
be a constructive force in Chicago and
the great central west. 1t will work FOL
the upbuilding-physically CONNER
cially and morally-of the city in which
it has its home II in national affairs
will strive to uphold the hands Of those
who are laboring for the welfare Of the
people as q whole"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
Pain and Character.
From the DAYTON News

A novel idea is brought out by DIR.
Emory j. HAYNES, whose vivid arti-
cles are printed from time to time in
the News. lin which he asserts that
the use of anesthetics may be making
us a weaker race OF people. Pain has
its uses. he asserts. and it develops
strong physical as we'll as moral fiber.
II we endure q certain amount Of it.
He contrasts the sturdy Indifference to
pain which is shown by the labore-.
often scratched and SCARED. and the
educated office man. who cannot en-
dure a toothache without going to bed.
There Is sound sense In the theory
There was no stronger race Of men
than the Spartans who prided them
selves on their Indifference to physical
suffering.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
COLUMN OF FUN.
From Tit-Hi,s.


He purchased his sweetheart a pair
of lo-button kid gloves and handed
them in at the door himself. The
servant girl took them and. going to
the foot of the stairs. bawied out:
Please. miss. 'erc's a young man ez
has brought YOU a pair of leggins.
A lady of recent widowhood en-
countered much difficulty in framing
AN inscription for her dear husbands
tombstone. After endless, consulta-
tons with her friends and n~eighhors
this was the one she selected:
REST in Peace-until me meet
again
When Judge Dowse was practising at
The bar a judge asked:
For whom are you concerned in this
case, Mr.. Dowse?"
Il ann concerned, my lord. for the
plaintiff: but l amengaged for the de-
PENDANT" was the reply.
Little Tommy at school was being
examined in geography.
Now. Tommy" said his teacher. IF
your left and is west and your right
is east and in front of you is north,
what is behind you?'
Tommy wriggled about, and finally
he answered:
Well. the whole class can see it's a
patch | nave on me trousers. You don
heed to point it out.
Two smart ladies entered a church
the other day. and We're asked by the
verger if they would like to see the old
plate. which was noted for it's unique
design and great age. OF curse. they
said they would. and anything else
worth looking at. After taking up Il
lot of the old mans time and patience,
he then asked if they would like to
see the modern plate as we'll. This,
too, they We're willing to do. So he
handed the offertory plate, saying:
This is it, ladies, n it woul look
better with some silver or gold on it
Harvey, aged ). was being instructed
by his grandmother in morals. She
told him hat all such terms as by
golly." "by jinjo." "by thunder were in
other prOfanities.
You can always tell an oath. my
boy she said. .by the prefix by All
uch are oaths.'
We'll, then grandma asked the
young hopeful, lis by telegraph which
No, Harvey" replied grandma;
that's frequently only lying"
Indignant passenger Ito railway
manager); Here, 1 say. L got a cinder
in my eye from n of YOU COMPOUNDED
engines. and it cost me four and six of
a doctor to get it out and dress the
eye. Now. what do you propose to do
I'm the matter?"
Railway magnate: Nothing. my dear
sir, nothing. We have no use for
cinders and YOU are perfectly welcome
to it. No doubt. strictly speaking. you
| did go off with our property-the cinder
of course. was not yours-but we do not
care to make a fuss about such a small
matter. Pray 10 not give the incident
a moments thought"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
He Know.
From the National Monthly

In & small town. on h outskirts of
Boston. Mass. a patriotic Hebrew had
amassed a small fortune by selling
framed pictures. after that Well known
revolutionary painting. the Spirit of
TO-"
While on a business trip in Boston
one day he met an old friend who had
just heard of the Hebrews good for
tune, and the following dialogue took
place:
"Helloudare. Abram."
Hello. Isaac"
"Dey have just told me dot you have
made lots OF monies selling pictures
well. / guess dots right
Say. vat kind Of pictures are you
selling?"
Ivy. l don't know. only dot one fellar
has q drum. another one has got q
drum. while de other fellar has a head
ache"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
From Pearson's Magazine.

49,
TWO Britishers staying at IL Munich
hotel. and known To he carrying jewels
worth goo oO. we're followed about
continuously 10y a couple of shady char
acterS. who even took rooms ncNt those
of the jewel wners.
Ihelr conduct ri last BECAME so Sus-
plciouS mat Information WAS given 10
1he police. who arrested them. On Il
seach being made of their room Il half
starved python was discovered. 1t
transpired that the owners OF the snake
We're we'll known jewel thieves. and it
was their intention to introduce the
snake into their victims bedroom and
steal the Jewels in the excitement that
followed.
Possibly these ruffians got their idea
from Conan Doyle's The Speckled
Band in which Il snake Was used for
the purposes of murder. although this
is no the first case of the kind.
a smartly dressed woman criminal
named Stilza. who had managed to get
an introduction to the best society in
Paris. became acquainted With n rich
Parisian.
She learned that n day he was go
ing to attend a picture sale. and she
asked him to call on his way. as she
wished him TO buy a particular picture
for her. The Frenchrnan was carrying
a we'll filled wallet with him. and this
he laid with his stick and gloves on Il
chair.
Snakes Under the Table!
Suddenly he noticed a snake writing
on the hearth rug, n backing away
from it was startled to see two more
coming from under the table. With a
wild yell he fled for his life, quite for-
getting his wallet containing a couple
OF thousand pounds worth of bank
notes. Needless to say. when he re-
turned 1t was only to find that the lady
had vanished, as we'll as the snakes.
Criminals have long ago found out
how useful animals can be to help them
to carry out their schemes. A COM
NOR trick of burglars. for example. who
are afraid of burglar alarms. is to put
a couple of rats through an open win
dow n send a terrier after them.
The terrier is pretty we'll bound to
knock against the alarm in its mad
rush round after the rats. and rs socn
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
Life Insurance Companies
to Pay War Death Penalties

every ID n insurance company in America will pay in full all
death claims arising from hi deaths of policy holders who ma die in
the military service of the United States in Mexico This
has just BEEN made by w. NJ. English Tor the xecut ommittee Of
tn National Association of Life Underwriters.
Formerly III. insurance policies exempted thu companies from risks
ncoent to military ervic unless specially contracted for. AT the
.He OF Inc spanish a many companies held to IN old rule. Some
'hen waved IT, a few retaining it $ feature of their contracts.
"Ine taste company to insist o that rule" Mr. English said. "has
nW come INTO n That Is a it should be as Il matte of patriotism
men,, that the actuaries Of los II not III companies, now figure n a
a in every generation, so that risk is part of what the insured nan
for" ""S" pS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20
Industrial Gas caIor;mstry.

Washington. Spec:al:-For many
years all laws and regulations relating
to manufactured a were based on
candlep0wer requirements. !. e.. the
gas burned In a definite burner at the
rate Of S cubic feet per hour was re-
Quired to give a specified illumina-
ton Of 10 mnay candlepower. This spe-
c~if1cation furnished a perfectly salts
factory contra Of the quality Of gas
delivered 90 long AZ the gas was chiefly
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-20

-. 80 graceIul are the in Of hi steamship atrland. thu worlds urges
sm. lhh II is dafflcult to realize her immense size. The lines OF her long
Inali"Wp row suggest those ofa fast zach. A unusual pictuue If the great
me t III is OWL herewith. 1t VA necessary to splice together w
y" saw WY ua arses arSydoekse ever const'ucted to accommodate the great hip The
Nv" iaAhUuHsr american Liner measures $50 feet in length, while the ton VI
re lo,emas rlses SOO feet abov the keel or III height IF a skyscraper The
.e roy IS tthe largest in the world, weighing Ills o M. while tn sarboard
shchoI weighs 100 tons. has a tonnage of $4,000 She will sail
IRON anburg N her maident trip May IA and arrive a New York Nav 81.