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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-22
MARBLE FRONT.


Marble Front school closed last
Friday with picnic which the child
rem anticipated with great JOY. AL
though the threatening sky and the
lew showers of rain kept a few away.
There was large crowd. The morn
ing was spent in playing old time
games-Jumping ropes and drop the
handkerchief" Noon came and with
It a bountious dinner. The biggest
shower during the day fell while they
we're gathered around the feast, but
1t did not seem to lessen their APP
petltes. A ball game was the feature
OF the afternoon, between Marble
Front and Franklin. The score was
zen to four in favor of Marble Front.
Last, not least, came the ice cream
and cake, after which they all wendell
their ways homeward
The Christian Endeavor met with
Mrs. Vaughns last Thursday, to elect
new officers, They are as follows
Mrs. Morton Barney, president; Mrs.
n, =. Gilbert, vice president; and Miss
Myrtle Convey, secretary and treasurer.
Next Sunday will be reunion SER
vices at Methodist church at Caldwell
Mr. Hawkes. has been excused from
nis pastoral duties at Marble Front
hat day to attend the services.
Alice Weik, the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs, William Weik, was quite
sick Sunday night, DR.. Miller was
called, She was some better Monday
morning.
The Young Folks Sunday School
class met last Friday evening at the
aome of Mr., and Mrs. Rev. Hawkes..
Dainty refreshments OF sandwiches,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-22

F. A. Hagelin, attorney for plaintiff.
residing at Nampa, Idaho. a17-m22
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-22
Golden Gate School Report.

Golden Gate School closed Friday
May IS. 1914, with a bountiful picnic
lunch followed by a marshmallow
roast. All greatly enjoyed the pleas
ures of the day, having completed
their school work the day before and
realizing it had been creditably done.
Annual certificates OF perfect at
tendance were awarded to Homer
Buell., first grade; Lillian Buell., 5th
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-22

1.-THE seeds you planted week or
two ago are beginning to put forth
tender shoots, are they mott? Uh,
huh-they are not.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-22
ADVERTISED LETTERS,

List Of advertised letters at the
Caldwell postoffice for the week end
ing May 10, 1914. Due one cent each:
Alex Anderson, Geo. L. August,
Herbert Bell, Hugh NJ Brock, Jas.
Bowers, Mrs. M. Hasting, Brown
Kind, Gus Sedgwick, John Wilson.
JAKE HORN. P. M.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-22

1t must make certain millionaire
pretty mad to observe that America is
avoiding war without Carnegie's as
sistance.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
80 :.;'I'!ss <. (0au.f'la.~u
ECHOES OF SCIENCE

The desk telephone ANA electric hfht
have been combined hy y Sew YorA in-
ventor ia ono stand boz such IS anY ii'it
the liaht shade collects the sound ~
tine voice aud lends BE- go fhe transmit
ter
The total eclipse ~ the sun boo Aug
uai viii hr used ny thr iuush Assoc
citation for the Advancement of Science
.os an occasion for studying the bro
rasntiun 90 electric Nssea In cunnee-
ton with wlrc-lcss ielrgmphy
70 prevent misuse 90 automobiles 20
device has been Invented thit prints
within "a looked buN n roc0rd uf fhe
time ana duration ~ every stop made
hy car 90 which it is attached lnd
the distance aud speed between stops
French nyiainfa flew 100000 miles
last year aH compared with 300 u0u
miles zoo 1913 i3b0op hours were oc
cupied in flights aH compared Wuh
$4,000 hour. and $4,000 passnurrrs
were carried, four iimes aa muuf na tho
previous year
The Philadelphia inventor nf 900
power engine which h woihina lr-
rcafplly n Egypt haa nHu01 tht r.
would hc necessary tn cover bHf lu a0
squire miles ur The sahHnt Desert wlih
lhe rurineH Go obtain ORA murh power
uH the worlds conf suip ilr1 n lHH1
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

q Whatever IL may be on the land. war
W s'ill u hgrhnfour ,hinn on the huh
Aona
Merchant shins unarmcd aud lucap-
able vt Hr'f defense. are hunted down
like rats
Helpless passengers are lnirrfcre,l
with marooned. ana sometime ruined
ny the delays and diHcomfor,a to which
they IRE subjected
Waters that REALLY should bee neutral
are invaded hy hostile Fleets and fnsd.
90 fcanund Go the mad alarna of econ
filct
what Bog o three mile lmit 90 cha
ocean % does not even compel war.
ships to keep ont uf mupc.
British French and German ships ne
"if the mrnor mouths of both Ameu
cas- seeking whom they may destroy
Nesrcls ef Innocent character arr
subject to search ana thoir Messengers
% the diaaFrecahlr scrutu, OF un
friendly officials
movement has been luuugnmtcd
hN certain latin American nations ta
dispense with an This tmgic tomfooi
cry
The United states has been asked tD
corporate ana our present is we'll as
PREVIOUS policy suggests Tint We dn
" mentrl land territory is mvlolnte
neutral sea territory should hc also
The three mile limit amounts 90
nothing
Tho Atlantic ocean should be- cen
sidered American hall way ACROSS d,
lh' opposite shore, and so should the
Pacific
u nations ARE bound To murder AND
dos,rny they shonld be- compelled ;o do
:" IN their own door Yards and mot
De permitted 10 nrc- empt The entire
SEA Tor purposes W depreciation.
Neutnls have riehts as well AS bel h.
hrenn's and it ls only hy eNtendins
these rights that hcuigcrrncy can M
mnde moro undesirable
Thefv Is uo International conflict ip
10" western hemisphere. vet the shlns
ihat runuc u copstwisc trade ON mis-
side Of the world are constantly heins
run down aud in,crfervd with hv
ho0uds ~ the helligcrontS
u is about time that we pnt Am.
bars up Houston Chfnniele
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
Texas Press



une ~ the convincing evidences that
the businerH - the country is rppidly
recovering from tho fright and de-
momiiNuon caused bs the esf in Eu-
rope. Dos noted n thc marked Increase
in exports from Ncw YORK THE cua
toms report from that city Tor the
week. endina Noy ~ wipes out iho cy -
ccnH ln last Years report over tHat ~
the ourrtnt f"ar with every Indication
That the latter viii ultimately greatly
exceed the former
The NOW York Times cites the fol
lowing details from thla report
Last weeks exports were valued az
f2A2as.270. AGAINST fi9.9s0.gii the week
before mud S2332ic5z the weoh bcfnrc
inat Exports from here the corro-
ponding wreck in 1913 amounted to
lfi3iti3. EsrnrH Tor the year 10
date are row stlj.Ua7.gig. compared
win f,l3tOO.Iea n the Same period
lHtt year EspnrtH uf the present week
nre expected 90 place thia yeara eN -
ports ahead of fhus" year ago The
weeks heaviest exports tu single
country wctr tn England. their vtiue
being floO30.0ss. cotton duck ana
other cNpurts 60 china luaf werN hHd ID
value of fqft5l
% wnH convincing evidence of this
Kind which supplied ihe hHsH and BOO
.piruDu fur repeated d,cluriuunH of
nnNinosH men ana Nruuclen ul the
cnuntfN. aHur1ua the people that husi
n"Hs tr1uhirH were moro imlauury
lhpn ronl and due almost entirely &c.,
their sroundiran fears iinuidlY nc-
cumululng evidence of ihc MOST nn.
ihontic nature uhHtautmte thr pre-
hictiunH of iieur, Cirws John Wanna
maker nui numerous others uf the
most experienced ana cmrahlc business
men mad" months ago. thhi the cuun
10y then was on the owe uf nn era OF
prosperity Austin American
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
A WIDE RANCE

A younr woman with un aspiration
t0 shine ln fhc churH applied t0 Au-
irens Dlppel who has managed nnern
singers IN his ife f0r position in hia
company rD sing in chorus %
mime .nid Dp0ei "fpu must howe %
good voice "Dh hnf howe ONE
replied lhe e.ri pippel lod her tn thc
plano and asked her to demonstrate
hDr ynDal powers Sifrns 9t thr ln.
H'rumrnt ard then sginens around
.he smiled tNrout pnA I.frl Shlil
D Sims Tho thair Boo tho rar.0 800
Niss fou or Hnmothn4 uaht" pus.
burg Dispatch
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

reply 70 an invitation 20 appear before
the Memphie conference of me hissis-
sippi valley on trlffic relafl1na with
Latin America
The telegram IA significant because
i come frnm railroad mnn Whose W.
sion reachef beyond his own raiis
Eas1 fhr concluding sentence aaulrt
Nn such upporiDniig was over
offered N,w Orleans Memphis and
81 LuHis fDr Improvement no thrir
numerical mporancs as b. offer
ed moss fhrush commercial nsr
mar can poo made ~ ihc ,lIari-sipp
FlNsf
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
Caller Calls

The llrowHwuod ilulicun mentions
che Nindihtloa at the mother in law.
speaking OF nn Alabama man VINO WAS
freed after he had Killed the SLAYER OF
his somehow, mother law jokes
have always ftemcd rather crude 90
caller Calls in most instances they
are na ipSc Aud. lest Caller CallH be-
misunderstood he haslona to ndd that
they are aomotimca hitter necessities.
No, he dnonnt mean that the mothers
in-mw ace necenitioB that are bitter
la means hat they sometimes repre-
sent the balance of power aud are nell
dom as uuInino.iiitr as shuwn ln ine
plaiitudes.
2apam's troubles ARE not an over. ua
thc Laredo rimrh aeea the situation
so he will lind 1t 10 much pleasanter
tu Doc the irresponsible party
state Press, Dallas News. declares
history ga he one ni The most unreliable
of arts u used ta imptess caller cans
that way During his school dayt
hc often tried tu figure ont just why
She gceso didn't have better sousc than
10 save Rome
~u
The Temple Telegram thinks that il
~ better 60 send flour 90 living Bel
CLANS than o. weep over those that
are dead cailor calls deems the reic-
grnm'a statement upportune SEMI.
monl Is very beautiful but "a dacHn'l
fn empty rtcmachn Rnd put aint
! lights Ia dim eyes Az sort ~ moral
nloncment with himself Caller Cats q
/ tryln Ga persuade thu rest of Texas 4,
1 Invest All the money that 10 nuw in.
tends snending on srown- UPS in eurn.
pean relief funds
nrhe CAPITAL Poultry Association viii
hold ita annual show In Austin en ncc
| =. q aud a." Austin Statesman. And
i.inyd inchridec neinE Is chloken
nucier win likely he appointed on,
Of the Judges.
pcniyrr ucrali "rhe Mexican rean.
Passion ls iust one iBmh revolution
aftor another
def Mci.cmorc. who kccps stat,
ropics Keeping the record straight an.
nouncrs that Colonel Roosevelt Il goinr
10 run Cor President In 1919 ON the
( rroksoitinn ticket Ca,ier Calls merely
cites this as one 81 Jetfs's specimens
81 airy humor.
asnHa
Editor Gibbs. ~ the nalliugrn star
informs the world that Trouble and
mules should never be approached frpm
the rear" This let's hooking Cow
and biting SOW out of the trouble
ruiumn.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
plfflsul,

''why doesn't the policeman pay his
faref" inquired the old gentleman ON
the twoepcnny tram. observing that no
meney passed between the Constable
sss:s.s the conductor
well. you know. str" explained the
|conductor "you can't yet tworencr out
~ . eopper."-Tit-l Bits
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

"IohnnielH
"Ycsnir"
why are you slttlns on ,hs, hoy's
faccf'
why. l."
"Did | not tell you Go always count
= hundred before you save way TO PAS
sion and struck another hoSe"
"Nes'm. ana I'm doin' Il, I'm inst
slttln' on his face 80 hc'll be herr when
I'm done couutsn' the hundred ,lous.
ton Post.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
YoAkuM TO rHe FRONT

NfW fiilftNN itN lN
Albany s. s.. Soy g. sll
Mr O. rrescmnl chairman
care uf the Ncw uflDn. tssopll
ton of Commerce
Greatly regret previous eueaeDri,nt
makes ia impossible fur nae. to .i,.. eIfl,
sou n Memphis snarea th.t .o,l
dwell stranrN nnon srrat nnnorttrce
90 Nuasisnppl Valley ANA in nan ,u
countr, betwret kli.ehsnl,. and
Rocltles nf the utilization OF .fl.....irt,i
,,,...r 49,. ,,.,,,,.,,...
important snsp opening ~ Iuttin,
canal SIC snch oppnrtunif, ,,,. .,..,
Offered Now orleans Nl.inntt. .,d II,
l.onia Cnr imputvem.ni of ln.,r r0,n
nercini importnrce n. .s .ff,,es ,.,
through contnsreIai us. aha, 80, i..
made Of Niississppi river
E F YDAkInf
Whatever men may have thourbt .r
said nf u b. No.l,,,,,. ,',,'
nromounr ana fn,ucirr u,o r,..,..
s,stpm. most mon hnyg aJntf,1 Air.
Yuulum ca Doe one of the fpo ,.,ilr.,i
rhlefiaus i,ft over nom ,r ea,li.,
sencr,tion With ecnuincl, ,,nstntefly,.
vision and purpose
Edward IA lnrtip,,n ,,.,.s,.,...i ,,.....
Wnluica So did Coills ~. uuutlupton
and Iames Hin rach N thcm bult
Co CREATE pressed out Co the wilder.
nrss. or linhod up broken bits CO. cam
strUct au impressive who'll, Tho, ,,.r.
mot mcray STOCK market samblers
or constructive executives
n b. Yoainm dreamed "A dream for
The South ana Southwest and mrl
drntalh for hm.e,r ,nd n,, a.s,.' ''''
Which woyc s.eil about New or
leans aud Louisiana and TeN,s and ,ii
SORTS aud kinds of people who won.
concerned ln the upbuldma ~ mes,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
KEEP IT HANDY FOR RHeU@A
TtgM

SO Hso fn sWirm nnsi Vince 0nd tn
Co., woH. fut yopr Information b. wli
wear fan nui instead Apply s0fne
alulna ilunnsnf seed nm rin b boz
just ist Do penetrate 900 through tuf
affected uafis. relieve thc soreness and
draw the puln Yon gei oase nf uunr
and feel so murh better rpu wArt Zoo
geo MINT oui and t'if other Sufferers
about Siaans Ger bottle OF sioau
l.lnimfnt fur 10 cents nf nnv drueeiaf
and have 30 boo fhc house aaainsf
Colds Sore and swoHrn Joints. fam-
haso Senficl amt BIKE ailments Your
money hsrk % not satisfied hui 10
dors tito almost instant relief nu
hDtiio. to-day Advertisement
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Kansas City Journal Break.
ing business barriers " Hardly
Too many bees,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Tho cost Of Swiss mobilization
now amounts to s20.000,0J0. But
peace docsn 7 come so high as
war, even ia the Alps.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Houston has something novel in
an auto line. The charge tx five
cents trip. Five cents q trip
yea, bat how much tip7
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

n cotton speculation continues,
cotton Is going 10 have more ~.
lures than future.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Have YOU joined Joe iIirsch y
pig cla-sY And hccn given les.
sons ia fat pork by Professor Ed
win Flatoi II not, why notl
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

George Perkins says that the
hiah ras' of living Is due TO the
fact that housokcepcrs don't know
how 20 hly their supplies. George
has a fair way Of saying things
equally true, and that's partly
what's wrong with the Bull Moose
now.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
PICTURE rHEArRE Roeego.

BEAUMONT. Nov. so. Yeesmon las,
nish' ioreed entrance and blew open the
Peoples Theatre safe here.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

T. & NJ will have diversified
lion specialist Ia Corpus Christi
on December -. He'll come
mighty close TO Santa Clnns. but
N may be- his message will br a
Christmas present TO the farmers.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Three men offer to produce the
Nelms sisters for $4,000. Major
Nose Harris predicted movie
drama seems TO be undergoing lis
logical denouemcnb although the
mysterious offer, accredited 10
ranchmen, may be pure huncomhc
when il comes 10 tho crisis.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

County Superintendent BENTON
has won notable victory for
Corpus Christi For weeks be- has
been working diligently a. get the
next convention Of lhe Texas
State Teachers Association, which
has Just closed It's labors al San
Antonio, and his tcnacity Of pur-
pose has been rewarded. Corpus
Christi won, and ihe victory WIS
stressed by the fact that this scc-
ton of the state rs usually con.
sidcred adjacent fo san Antonio,
aud ii * generally known how
conventions have way Of seek
ing new fields. The 1913 conyen.
iiou will bring hundreds Of teach
crs TO the cily. 30 less eager for
recreation than profitable discus
sion, and the teachers impression
is worth having, for il reflects the
sort OF intelligence that counts
la the final beat OF his campaign,
Superintendent Benton was aidcd
by Mayor Miller. who delivered
nn invitation to the teacher, ia be-
half 81 the municipality
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Nearly two hundred ships have
landed nearly l.2h0,OO0 fresh
British troops in France. This i
the second expeditionary forcc
from England direct, and is size
proves the stern humor of British
thought A year ago, armies Of
The size that England is throwing
into the contest would have hecn
deemed next TO impossible.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Secretary Bryan says that the
liquor interests are q milestone
about the Democratic Party "
neck We had no idea that liquor
was an idiosyncrasy of the Demo
cratic Party. and didn't know
ihai lis refuge was tho neck
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Duck Monday followed Duck
Sunday Almost every enter.
prising family IN town now has d
special gunner 10 reduce the high
cost Of feeding, and ducks are be.
ing sho, In front Of the Nueccs
Hotel, almost near enough the
market section 90 be- dressed by
experts, although selling by ex-
peris has become thing of the
past. However, the plcntitudc Of
ducks should not be n signal for
unlawfnd slaughter. Night shoot.
ing is not sportsmanly and Is like
~ 10 get the prowlcr Ia trouble.
Uncle Sam now has o say about
birds, You know
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Russia issues a statement to the
general effect that the reported
victory Ia Poland has not been
won, although the Germans have
been repulscd aud are fighting
with great yalor 10 keep them.
selves from being surrounded
The official Russian dispatch Is
temperate and raises no false
hopes. II Is optimistic. hut not
boastful. giving fun errdi, 10 the
fighting ability Of the Germans
who "offer q very stubborn re-.
sislance. while numerically out
" This statement does
much 20 relieve Pciroarad OF its
stigma oi lies.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

The remnant Of tic progressiv,
Party, consisting Of Messrs. Per
kins, Roosevelt and others. viii
hold a meeting at Chicago ON the
coming Wednesday and fircwork
will be a feature. Owing to the
poor blowing made during the
latest election, many favor dis
handing the party and shooting is
adhemnts back 20 the Elephant
others favor the Donkey, Others
yet, 4 continuance OF the party as
a moral, il not physical, entity
in any event. Wednesdays meet.
ing will be fraueht with peculiar
interest 10 all persons who have
watched Theodore Roosevelt fall
into the net Of his own weaving.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

The City Council has done a
great thing in determining to lay
permanent street crossings in the
unpavcd sections OF town. Muddy
streets are bad enough, and can.
not he remedied in day, hut
whore there are good dry cross.
ings, il is possible TO get about in
almost any kind of weather. after
a fashion. The crossings will be
specially welcomed by school
children. many Of whom. IN the
South Bluff section, have had 70
20 to school barefoot or not az all
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Caller Advertising g'ycs tal n1a
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

Editor Gibbs. II the nallingcn star.
Informs the world that Trouble and
mules should never be approached from
the rear" This let's hooking Cow
and biting SOW out uf the trouble
csiiumn.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

jeff Moi.cmore, who kccps State
ropics Keeping the record straight am
nouncrs that Colonel Roosevelt * gnlng
20 run far President In 1910 ON the
prolSoltlon ticket CATER Calls merely
elites this as one 81 Jeti.s specimens
~ airy humor
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

pcnisrr tcrnd "'rhe Mexican reen's 4
Passion ls iust one iamh revolution
attcf another
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

'rhe Capital Poultry Association viii
hold is annual show In Austin an nce
p q Z and r." Austin Staicannn And
i.inyd i.nchridee neiHn Is chicken
fancier viii likely he appointed one
~ the Judges.
Evening star., 1914-05-17

She was a saflow little girl iii = white
rrock and blue sash. Her Ea.: was
,l,rIcd in sleek tubes. ana from the ACE
insert Of her yoke was suspended a
black ribbon to which four gold medals
were pinned.
Four gold medals, Big ones And
shiny.
The little siri wore her honors with a
nrimness that somehow suggested the
fear that she lad swallowed a rarSrod
which refused to digest. but mamma,
who sat beside her, frankly rcveled in the
attention which the child was attracting
from every passenger in the car Every :
body knows about mammas,
She was affably alive to the surprised
stares of people who associate medals
with honors fought for and won. And
when a passenger would look. turn away
and look again. She obviously basked in
Tho rays of her child's importance, as a
lizard baSks in the sun.
You could fairly read the minds of the
passengers. as they wondered what so
small a child could possibly have done to
merit such rewards. even granting her
the miracle of genius
A medals or soldiers uniform, or a
savers shirt. or a students fob tells
without words, its story of valor or sac
rifce or Steadfast study. but-a tiny girl.
Evening star., 1914-05-17
America Originates Project.

A growing practice. which origina ted
in America, is that of erecting signal sta
tons on the highest buildings in large
residential towns. whose object is to as
sist the lice in various ways.
These stations are equipped with power
full searchlights whose beams are suffi-
ciently strong to throw small objects into
prominence as far away as four miles
When po sible the scenes of night dis
turbances are illuminated by these
searchlights. but more often the rays are
concentrated near to the scene of the
trouble as guide to the police, which
tells them the locality at which tu
mobilize.
These lofty searchlights however. are
principally used for carrying out sig
mailing operations by means of the Morse
code. Being in close telephone com
munication with the head police depart
ment, orders can be flashed across the
housetops 10 police squads in distant
parts of the town. q system which proves
especially useful in cases of serious riot
ing in the town, or when criminals are
being run to earth, and the speedy mob
iization of police officers is necessary
at moment s notice