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The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

cut and run from a merchantmen. Barcas
was to act as captain. and was to go
long as supercargD. 1t was easy enough
to deceive the Madagascrites, while the
sailor was satisfied with an offer of
double wages and 500 extra.
We. ran into a bay and dropped an
Choir at 10 o'clock In the forenoon. and
before midday Barcas had visited the
treasure house and reported all safe. Al
ter dinner the three officers Of US went
up together The mouth of the cavern
had once been sealed, but had been un-
covered by fall Of rock and earth. 1t
was a natural chamber, 90 feet deep,
about 60 feet wide and from 10 to 20 feet
from floor to roof. There was a good
ventilation, and the place was as dry as
a bone. No man could say when that
cavern had first been made a storehouse,
but judging by some of the arms found
il must have been 100 years before-per-
haps twice that The tusks had como
from Ceylon and the mainland OF India,
the silvtr from Indian mines, the wines
and LIQUORS and shawls and cloths from
no farther south. Nothing had decayed.
There were Chinese silks and India
shawls and Persian wraps as stout and
strong and as lively In color as the day
they left the booms There were bales of
furs from MADAGASCAR and the African
coast from which time had not loosened
a hair, and the kegs and barrels Of wine
with French and Spanish marks Of them
had doubled 10 value ten times over since
they were hoisted up from the beach.
Who had created the storehouse? Why
had they sealed II up and gone away?
Was II plunder Of pirates or the treasure
horse OF some prince OF India or Ceylon?
We wondered and speculated,. but we
We're no better off.
Our first move was to establish a camp
on the highest spot of the island and
divide our forces / took charge OF the
land party and Bareas Of the brig. My
party removed the plumber from the cave
and carried it half way down TO the
beach. and his men carried it aboard
and slowed Il away. 1t was rugged
path We had to travel. and though We
worked sixteen hours out Of twenty-four
VIC reduced the piles very slowly. As
checked on the goods as they were
brought out OF the cave, let me telk you
what we took out In the I'VE weeks ~
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MORAL:
The Fox and the owl.

An Owl who had a number l boot to
her voice and WAS well content with II
was doing a rushing business one night
from the limb Of thorn tree when the
Fox came along and halted to say:
"Ah, me. IL you could only sing like the
Nightingale how many more admirers
you would have.''
But my hoot can be heard a mile fur
ther than her notes." protested the Owl
Yes. I know, but there is an awful
difference in the music"
Thereupon the Owl began TO initiate
the Nightingale's song, but made such a
mess of 1t that the Crows and Buzzards
awoke and pitched into her and drove her
far away. The Fox followed on, and
when he found her with tears in her
eyes and most of her tail-feathers gone.
he remarked:
They've got a new whistle over at the
sawmiI1 which can be heard four miles
away. II you only had a hoot like that
you might call yourself some pumpkins
II never tried a four-mile hoot-" said
the Owl. but think 1 can do II
I'm afraid you can't"
Thereupon the bird got a fresh hold
with her toes and made such an effort
that she cracked her voice and could no
longer hoot at all.
We'll, goodnight said the Fox
as he turned away. "Fve got a
touch of collie, and 1 wanted someone
else to be miserable ALSO! II you've
got a good enough hOot, let it alone.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
BOWSER IS DRAMATIC
He Is Also Somewhat Literary

We shall have a rehearsal In four or five
days. haven't the slightest egotism
about me, as you well know. but am
ready TO declare that expect TO make
a great hit as Dobbins. / have been told
over and over again that / should have
chosen the stage for q profession"
"But you never said anything to me
about It."
'.No? Well. several things have hap
pened which never said anything to
you about, and this Is one OF them. VIM
you read the part OF the widow?'
why, Mr.. BowserI' she exclaimed.
after glancing over his part How. can
you ever play this character Of Dobeins2
Dobbins il down as a little. sawed-oft
man weighing aDout ninety pounds That
Is to Offset the widow. who Is large
woman and weighs about 2o0a
But I'm going 20 make up for the
part, amt To- he queried with note Of
alarm in his voice.
Can you saw your legs on to play this
part? And you see Mr.. Dobbins makes his
entrance through dumb-waiter. Just
imagine you trying to squeeze yourself
into a dumb-waiteri And after he makes
his entrance the widow picks him up and
dandles him on her knee. You'd look
nice being dandled?
Mr. Bowser grew as white as a bleachsd
snowdrfft. and there was a CLINT OF
pounded glass in his eyes. but he held on
TO himself and simply said:
Go on. worhan-go on"
"weli. in the first act the widow de-
mands that you sing a song. She stands
you up on a table and you sing. Mr..
Bowser, even II you could turn yourself
into a bandy-legged little man. what
about the singing? The house would
either be eonvulsed with laughter or rise
up and lombard you on the stage!"
81 understand. Anything else?
Let me see. In the second act you are
brought onto the stage in a bandbox. You
might possibly get one foot into band
box, but what about the rest OF your
body? The widow discovers you and you
are put into a cradle and rocked to sleer
to the tune OF 'Mary's Little Lamb
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were at work. The tusks counted up 1S3:
the boxes of the silver 3G: the barrels Of
wine sixty-fOur: the kegs of wine 100; the
bales of fur sixty-four; the bales of
shawIs and silks 100; the boxes of coined
gold of native Indian money twenty
seven, and there were $500 to the box.
In addition to those We found two boxes
OF pearls, rubies, diamonds. etc. most OF
them uncut. which I roughly valued at
$4,000 on a certain evening when we
knockAd of work figured the value OF
the gems already taken out at 8, ,500, 900,
and there was yet weeks work to re-
move the rest. The day had been hot
and sitting and the work harder than
usual The cook was half an hour late
in rubbing his eyes open, and he had
hardly reached his feet when his shout
OF surprise alarmed the rest Of us. At
some hour during the night and so quietly
that not man of us had been disturbed
the waters had retreated IN every direc-
tion from the shores Of the island until
there was emily the bed OF the sea to look
at. Here and there a deep hole created
a little lake, but one could have walked
for six or eight miles without wetting his
feet. As the waters retired our craft had
gene with them, never to be heard Of
more.
1 hsdslived in the East too long to not
know what was coming. We were as
high as We could get and could only wait
for rhe peril. 1t came as the sun rose.
We heard a booming. roaring and crash
ing and next minute caught sight of a
tidal wave sweeping in. That wave was
seventy feet high, and as ii rolled across
the island from the north to south Its
foamy crest was only 30 feet below where
We stood. There were three waves, each
moving at n speed of 100 miles an hour.
and then the sea settled down to its
usual level and soon grew quiet. A thou
sand acres Of forest had been swept away
and the whole face OF the island changed
in a moment O1r spring and our camp
had been left untouched. but there was
no iongeria cavern. no longer a bale OF
goods 70 longer brig laden with a
king 5 Tansom. An earthauake at sea. a
iniehfs convulSiOu Of nature 500 miles
aw5s had robbed Us Of brig. crew and
trSasure and left us on an almost des-
olsie rock IN mid-OceaH 10. wait for =
passing craft.
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UNCLE ELTS FABLES
Just AS Interesting AS They Were Last Year
The Robber, ,Le Peasant, end the
Prince.

Fhe Robber, ,he Peasant, ond the
Prince.
Upon a certain occasion. the exact date
Of which need not be given in this issue.
peasant was proceeding along the high
way when a robber accosted him and de-
manded the entire receipts of his harvest.
20. robber. but il was bad season for
corn. and have scarcely a shekel in my
pocket" protested the Peasant, who
really thought 1t would be the proper
thing to make some sort OF speech on
such an auspicious occasion.
Then IL win take you the less time TO
shell out" observed the Robber without
thought Of making a pun on the corn
question.
"But tomorrow the taxgatherer VIII
come around and visit me and demand
tithes"
"And you can tell him you've been held
up, and perhaps enlist his sympathies.
It's odds to you anyway who robs you"
But II the tithes are not forthcoming
shall be tied up and 1ogged." persisted
the peasant who was agreeably surprised
at the way his chin was working under
the circumstances.
But you have a broad, fiat back and
! will scarcely notice IT,. continued the
robber AT any rate. you either fork
up or / will be under the cheerful neces-
| sity Of humping your head with this
club"
| With tears and groans the Peasant
| handed over the oOf with which he had
planned to start roller skating rink, but
scarcely had he done so when the Prince
and his suit came along. and his High
ness halted 10 say:
20 scums of the earth and dogs Of
dogs, can either Of you change a half
dollar that / may strew nickles around
the country with lavish hand and keep
my reputation as a high roller?'
II can, o Prince, ,"-the Robber hastened
to reply. but as he pulled-out his worldly
wealth his highness winked a couple of
winks behind his back and the fellow was
seized and despoiled of all
20 Prince" he exclaimed as he found
himself deadbroke, Il had set out upon a
journey"
"And now you won't have to go and
| will save your shoe leather"
But without money 1 will not be able
| to buy seeds for my crops"
Then you will get out Of heaps of
! bad work and have a plenty OF time to
/ go fishing"
But, o. Prince" persisted the Robber,
| who had a charming way Of talking
| through the top of his hat and liked tC
| hear his own voice Il had just robbed
this bOw-Iegged Peasant OF those very
| identical plunks."
Then IL was only the eternal fitness of
things that you should be dispoiled in
| turn. II not out of breath and you can
/ think of any thing more. say on"
! "Just one word, o Prince, l have rob-
bed the peasant, you have robbed me, and
now who shall dare to
"Oh, that's dead easy" laughed the
Prince My old dad. the King, viii
worry most OF It out OF me, and the EN-
peror will descend upon him for a rea-
sonable divide It's all in the game, you
know"
MORAL:
He who has might can be a philosopher,
he who has might and philosophy car
rake in the pot; he who has nothing tC
lose can be robbed Of nothing.
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Shakespeare by der middle OF next
week, und den he kicks my stuffed fox
sky-high und throws my anaconda out
of der window. I don't get oafer my
feelings when a red-headed man comes
in und looks all around ;und yells:
'Ha, ha! We shall sec how I can lick
him in two rounds to a still-stand!"
'who vhas dot?' / says.
dot scrapper whom you calls Apollo.
He vhas oafer dere, und you watch how
I land on his jaw. I haf come two miles
to lick him"
But Nhe vhas plaster" I says. No
pody can fight NIT a plaster man."
'You vhas mistooken. He vhas cham
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pion. but put him oudt nit left
hookT'
shumps around und strikes oudt. und in
one mint Apollo vhas knocked into sefen
pieces. und vhas hit two times on der
nose. lock oop der door OF der pnu-
scum und send for der butcher und
tell him my story. He don't blame me
at all. He picks oop der pieces und pats
me on der back und says:
Meier mind Hans, Christopher Co
lumbus suffered, Sheorge Washington
suffered. und you vh1ll be great man
und build oop {. great peesness II you
keep at 1t long enoughl"
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other woman in the play. and she wants
to marry you. While you are seated at
the table IN q high chair. and the Widow
Wrinkle has gone out to get you some
bread and butter. with sugar on It. the
villainess comes IN through the woodshed
and steals you and carries you on under
her arm. Oh, Mr.. BoWser, 1t would be too
funny-too-"
For three minutes Mrs Bowser laughed
and cried by turns. but Mr.. Bowser never
made a gesture or opened his lips He
simply stared at her with large and
varied assortment OF cold-blooded MUIR
der In each eye. When she could contrc,
herself she took up the parts again and
said: g
Haven't you noticed that after you
have been stolen away the woman dresses
you up as girl TO escape detection? You
are supposed TO be a dear, sweet little
miss Of twelve, who kneels down by her
trundle bed every night and says: Now
] lay me down to sleep / can see you
in your night dress, with your hands
clasped and a heavenly look on your facet
You'll make a great hit, Mr.. Bowser, and
you'll have hundreds OF offers to play
the part of Little Eva afterward. Well.
let's go to work. III help you all can. "
"Woman!" gaspod Mr. Bowser, after
several efforts. during which his knees
knocked together.
Yes" gently replied Mrs. Bowser.
He wanted to go on, but he eouIdn' I
There was n bone In his throat and
sparks danced before his eyes Apoplexy
might have come in another. minute but
for Mrs Bowser's. action. She rose W
and took him by the arm and led hiI1
to the lounge and aided him to stretch
out. Then she put the camphor bottle
TO his nose and gently rubbed his fore
/ T.. he a.
ened attack passed away. and he sat dT
with the intention OF asserting his dig
nifty and self-respect and humbling hel
to the dust
You have ridiculed me-you have in
suited met he thickly exclaimed, but she
seized the arm with which he was gcs-
turing and pressed 1t down, patted MIN
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

When Mr BOwser comes home smiling
look QUIT
When he has fatherIy look on his face
beware!
When he isn't looking around on the
floor for 3 stray pin to pick up and lee
ture Mrs. Bowser about-hold hardi
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But your taste for mutton?' protested
the Shepherd.
"Oh. that's all gone since I got taste
Of smoked ham. When think Of what a
depraved appetite 1 used to have, am
filed with disgust with myself II the
youngest and juciest lamb OF the flock
should walk up here and ask me to eat
him. 1 should have to turn him down.
You feel quite sure of yourself on this
point?"
Sure Mike. and twice over. It's a
year since l killed a sheep. and I've got
wool between my teeth yet You just
go on and don't do any worrying about
things here"
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I cash check for him. und dot check
vhas no good. For three years ] rhas
ready to knock his head OF, und now he
must look oudti''
"But he vhas only plasten'' + says.
How can you fight NIT a plaster man.
-I'll show you howi' he says, und he
yhalks oop 10 Columbus und strikes
oudt bin banEi und der head goes roIl-
iDg on her noor. 1t takes me und der
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st think I WILL" said the Shepherd, as
he rose up. but to prevent possible
temptation
You'll tie my jaws up finished the
Wolf as a rope was produced
That's it I'm not saying that you
would kill lamb Of your own free will.
but
The fact is" said the Wolf as he
bristled up, "you doubt my integrity"
''weI, not exactly"
Then why wish to tie up my jaws?'
Simply to preserve your integrity. In
my pastoral life 1 have discovered that
a man in jail is removed from the tenpta-
ton of stealing watermelons-"
My veracity has been questioned and
my honor .nsulted," exclaimed the Wolf
as he made off in a huff and the Shep-
herd sat down and tfclzled his left ear and
observed TO himself:
MORAL:
We were ali honest before, but when
the barbed wire fence came into use il
added 30 per cent to the integrity Of the
country"
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on the head in a wifeIy way. and as he
sank back on the lounge and closed his
eyes and groaned in despair she said:
Poor Mr.. Bowser! There is po doubt
he was born for an actor, but the part
OF little Dobbins Is not for him--not fo-
him! Some other time. but not this time!"
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man who found America You must haf
read of Columbus in history"
Don't try some games on met" says
dot man as he spits on his hands. 81
know dot feller. When Yhas in Chicago,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

want to be there I want to see you in
the cradleI'
Have you finished with your insults?"
individual hair above his ears stood on
end.
Let me look. There seems to be an
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-16
Joyful Anticipation
Of Motherhood

There is apt to be latent apprehension
Of distress to mar the complete Joy Of
expectation. But this is quite overcome
by the advice Of so many women to use
Mothers Friend" This is an external
application designed to so lubricate the
muscles and to thus so relieve the pres
sure reacting on the nerves, that the
natural strain upon the cords and liga-
ments is not accompanied by those severe
pains said to cause nausea, morning sick
ness and many local distresses. This
splendid embrocation is known to a multi
tude of mothers.
Many people believe that those remedies
which have stood the test Of time, that
have been put to every trial under the
varying conditions Of age, weight, general
health, etc.. may be safely relied upon.
And judging by the fact that Mothers
FRIEND has been in continual use since
our grandmother's earlier years and is
known throughout the United States 1t
may be easily inferred that it is some
thing that women talk about and gladly
recommend to prospective mothers.
Mothers Friend is prepared only In
our own laboratory and Is sold by drug
gists everywhere. Ask for a bottle to-day
and write for a special book for expectant
! mothers. Address Bradheld keguAAA0s
Co., 407 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-16

since the arrest of herself and hus-
band.
MRS. MounDay, the court must as
sess some penalty against YOU said
the court. While your connection
with this case may have been the do
minion Of your husband over your
mind, you must pay a fine of $500 and
costs of this prosecution. I am going
to allow you some reasonable period
to see if you can raise this money and
avoid the penalty of going to jail
United States District Attorney Fred
Robertson and attorneys for the
MounDays then agreed to conference
to determine the manner in which the
costs in the case would be divided and
assessed against the two defendants.
No definite statement was made re
garding an appeal If a writ of error
is sought the courts stay of execution
will be held in force pending final ac-
tion on the appeal should the defend
ants accept the penalty imposed by
the court, MounDay will probably be
taken to the federal prison at Leav-
enworth at an early date.
Brief Story Of the Case
MounDay and his wife were presi-
dent and secretary respectively of the
American Sugar Manufacturing and
Refining company, a New Mexico cor.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-16
MOUNDAY SHOWS
nerve WHEN
SENTENCED
LAND MAN rs GAME IN JUDGE
PoLLocK's COURT; WIFE
BREAKS DOWN

The following account of the SEN
fencing Of Don Az MounDay and his
wife, Mrs. L. D. w. MounDay, which
occurred in Topeka Tuesday, will in
terest many Las Vegas people, Who
are acquainted with the case; it is
from the Topeka Journal.
Judge John G. Pollock today denied
a new trial In the MounDay case, sen
fenced MounDay to two years in fed
eral prison and fined him ST 1000 and
costs and fined MRS. l. d. W. Noun
Day $500 and costs. Costs will amount
to between $4,000 and $4,000. A stay
of execution was granted, but attor-
neys for the defendants stated that
they had not determined whether they
would appeal.
MounDay and his wife we're con-
victed in the federal court in Decem-
ber on all of nine counts charging mis-
use of the mails in furtherance OF a
scheme to defraud. A tenth count
against the defendants was dismissed
by the government. The charge oil
fraud was based upon the action OF
clearance receipts to land in New
Mexico upon which the defendants
represented they would build a suga1
refinery. They led purchasers to be
llieve that they would be in position
to give clear title to tbs land at
future opening day." when everyone
would get a deed to their land. IrTi
cation projects and claims of waite
rights were also represented by th'
defendants in their sale of this Land
Following the conviction of the tw'
defendants, motions for new trials ha'
been filed. The court today overrule'
all of these motions, including motion
for discharge and for arrest Of jude
! ment. Then MounDay and his wifi
were asked to stand up and be ser
fenced. MounDay asked the court
he might not be permitted to sit down
stating that it was impossible for hin
to stand. The court granted his re
quest. Mrs MounDaS her cheek
colorless and looking more tired an,
worn than at any time since the raj
of the land company office, RENAME
standing
Attorney Hite arose to ask for
suspension Of time until an assign
ment Of error could be made up, pent
ing an appeal He also asked tha
the old bond be held in force.
4 don't know that 7 am restricte
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-16
MAN SAYS NE ATE THE CHECK
Accused Contractor Is Nevertheless
Bound Over 20 Grand Jury
BY Judge.

Portland, Ore. Although he ate the
documentary evidence against hin
while on the witness stand in full view
OF court attaches and spectators, &C
cording to officials, Samuel Matheson
4 Seattle contractor. was bound over te
the grand jury by Municipal Judge
Stevenson on a charge of passing s
bad check for $35.
Matheson, while testifying in hil
lown behalf, asked to be allowed to ex
anime the check, retaining It while be
ing questioned He was noticed hold
ing his handkerchief to his mouth anG
court attaches said his jaws were bus
ily working.
Later. when the prosecution calles
for the check, the prisoner declared h'
did not have it. A search failed to re
veal the slip.
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MAREsWONENW0RK
Arab Reserves His Dignified Sell
for the NObIer Pursuits.
nevctes Much Of His Timc TO Fight
Ing, Hunting and Plotting Cara
vans Across the Desert-He
Taboos Modern Ideas

London. The Arab makes his won
en- work, reserving his dignifed sell
FOR the nobler pursuits of fighting
hunting or plotting caravans across
the desert. 'Tis true the domestic
duties Of a tent-dweIler are not very
onerous, but such as they are the bur
den OF them falls upon the woman
HTis she must grind the corn and fetch
the water from the we'll, while heI
lord and master smokes cigarettes
and scratches himself as he dreams
Of some fortunate day when he may
be able to kill some christian dog
and so earn the reward Of 70 lovely
dark-eyed houris to administer to his
delight eternally in paradise.
10 the physiognomist the Arab face
is 4 puzzle. Place an Arab and an
American negro side BY side, and one
would be apt to say that the Arat
Uranium and features bespeak intel
lectual superiority. One would say:
sphere is q man capable Of appreciat
ing art, cultivating literary tastes and
deIighting in culture" Fills head anc
face would seem to place him fai
above the negro. Yet the American
negro learns to appreciate the mos
advance civilization, and gets into the
current Of notwithstanding ideas anC
institutions; while these notebook
ing Arabs keep themselves aloof ant
look down upon our civilization mucl
as a farmer looks down upon the tur
key that is fattening for his Thanks
giving dinner. The Arab is perfectl
convinced that the earth belongs t
the faithful followers Of the prophef
and that in the book of destiny tn
time is already appointed when the
will massacre the infidels-that il
all who are not Moslems and the
the wealth Of the infidels viii be thei
rightful heritage.
So far from seeking to attain thei
ends by intellectual processes, the
are forbidden by their religion to a
que with the infldel. They acknow
edge that Moses, Solomon and Chris