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The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

During the Civil war the most pro-
ftable game anybody played was
that OF blockade running. II was so
difficult TO get cotton out of the
south that the price In Liverpool
rose to 20 times the normal figure.
Hence . ship that carried guns and
various munitions to the south, and
then took home q load Of cotton.
killed two prise birds with one stone.
English shipowners carried on q
great trade. The ship r. 4. Lee.
built by the British a. cost of $780,
900. very soon bore away $4,000. 900
In gold. Another ship made eight
trips from Bermuda to Wilmington.
N, c.. and earned q proft Of TOO per
cent on the cost of the vessel. A
third boat made 20 such journeys
and earned still more. II was a haz.
ardous game. put the stakes were
high and many q bold seaman was
willing to engage In It.
But while there were actually hun
dreds Of instances OF blockade run
ming and an average OF one capture
for every four and . half trips was
made by the union navy. the point
wish to emphasize IL this. The
United States navy never killed q
blockade runner. II captured the
ship. but the crew went free.
The most celebrated corsair Of our
times " as the Confederate Alabama.
il captured about $50 United States
merchant vessels and others and
sank So Of them. but daring and bold
az was Capt. Raphael Semmes. her
commander, he never killed . single
person on any prize taken. And only
about one out Of every six union
ships which he took was sent to the
bottom of the sea. The rest were
sent to safe harbors. That fact les.
sened enormously the claims which
the United States made against Eng
land for damages done BY the Ala
bama. The bill paid WAS for ships
sunk, the others being restored to
their owners.
But the Alabama was quite a. ef
fective az II Il had murdered, . ID
the present German fashion. thou
sands Of innocent noncombatants
who were taken on the enemy
ships. A Liverpool Newspaper said
the Alabama had been worth IN
army OF 100000 men TO the confed
eracy. and that would be equivalent
to 1000, 900 In the present war.
The Kearsarge's final victory over
the Alabama was 20 important that
Farragut exclaimed: II would soon
or have fought that night than an,
other fought on the ocean"
But. ~ I have said. the Alabama'i
enormeeis service 70 the confederacy
was achieved without shedding ons
drop of noncombstant blood.-Phila
delphia Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

ming which 10 received gradually
may not be injurious. and when OBJ
tanned because q person has been
getting out OF doors for exercise and
plenty Of fresh air II IL jnstinable.
But sitting on the beach bare
headed all day just for the sake OF
getting tanned up 10 not worth
while.
II IL due largely to the effect OF
light that the skin on the face and
hands shows the changes which We
recognise a. those Of Increasing age.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

According to . German scientific
Journal q German scientist succeed
ed in producing . temperature OF
more than 1880 degrees Fahren-
heit while experimenting with liquid
carbon under . pressure Of Is 1t.
mospherss. This In considerably In
excess of the estimated temperature
Of the sun. which 10 generally
thought 10 be about 10000 degrees
Fahrenheit. One result Of the ex-
perimsnts was the discovery that
pure carbon subjected TO very high
temperatures does not burn unless
saturated with q certain salt solu-
ton. The purpose Of the expert
nents was the development Of .
pressure arc lamp" for laghthouse
and signal sppaartus.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

II is odicially announced that
there are no more abandoned
farms" in Connecticut.
Probably the same could not yet
be said Of Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire. or Vermont. But one
suspects the dream that has haunt
ed 30 pleasantly the city weary pro-
fessional man or clerk since the
back to the land romances first be.
gan TO appear In the popular maya
zines II fading rapidly.
What IN repopulating the New
ENGLAND farm, In Connecticut. prob
ably. the automobile II an important
agent. With that convenient and
comparatively inexpensive annihilat.
or Of space, New York and lesser
cities in that region have been
brought nearer the back country. Re-
mote places are now adjacent TO
railway points. and busy man can
leave bis once at the end OF a long
day and be In the hills for dinner on
the porch.
This does not much help a district
like western Massachusetts,. but the
automobile IL not the only agent of
the restored farm. The agricultural
school IL another at least as import
ant Better methods make bad farms
good. and acres which the loose ex-
tensive farming Of past times had
exhausted are now yielding profit
ably.
The immigration Of foreigners
whose living standards are lower
than the natives has been q factor,
and perhaps also the fact that free
land In the west 10 less plentiful and
available Il another.
The disappearance OF abandoned
farm" IL . portent of significant
change. The lavish days Of the past
are to be succeeded BY generations
Of q more thrifty mode. America IL
beginning to settle down.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

A BIT Of human nature In fish was
seen recently In Portland. where
trout were contained In q large
aquarium. One male trout made no
much trouble by fighting that he was
transferred TO . tank In which were
several black bass. In a short time
he had beaten these and was look
ing for more trouble. He was finally
replaced in the FIRST tank. where an.
other trout gave him . good beating
after which he behaved himself a.
long As he stayed there.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26
From Another Point of Vie,U
~ G. T. Q.

What do you know about It, Phyllis?
Somebody has had the nerve to write
in and ask us for Mary Pic6ord's reel
name.
Milwaukee has pool tables in some
school buildings.-News item.
Asks CAD: Whatever became Of the
old-fashioned schoolboy who used to
play "mibs"
However, we are glad we went to
school before the professor had access
to cue.
An eastern cafe proprietor fired his
entire staff Of cooks for talking too much.
It's about the only thing to do when all
is said and done.
The Wilson message is pretty en-
phatic, but, of course, we haven't heard
yet from Lou Rowley.
southdown ram to run q cream separa-
tor. But for the butter there'd be no
butter.
A Hasting-st. merchant who complain
ed to the police that his money had been
stolen, was locked up when It was found
that his own shoes fitted tracks in the
mud outside his window However, he
may decide not to prosecute himself?
It has been discovered q trifle too lats
that the Eastland was unsafe.
And everybody, pretty much, with the
exception Of the poor devils who were
aboard. seems to have known about II.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

BUYING SHOES.

BUYING SHOES.
Cinderella. out for shoes.
Tried the stores,
But the dame declined to choose
Number fours.
"Fours are Just about YOUR sixe."
said each clerk.
But the scheme, you may surmise.
wouldn't work.
Cinderella. II you please,
Bought some shoes
That were really number threes
Labeled twos.
Though they hurt her. sho 10 game
Limps all day.
Women folks are much the same.
shoe clerks say.
Kansas City Journal
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26
THE UNCOMFORTABLE
~ OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. By Frank Crane)

Reporters in the war-Smitten cOun-
tries Of Europe tell US that one effect
of the horrors of death, wounds, and
hearbreak is that the men are turning
back to the churches. Out Of the OBJ
scene muck of materialistic force Is
springing revaluation Of the spirit in
man.
Man Is q curious animal. He seems to
give forth his finest product only when
crushed. We expect him to curse God
and die" and suddenly his face lights up
with the heavenly vision.
We loathe poverty and fight disease
and avoid wounds, tyranny, and oppres-
sion. Yet, somehow only when these
come do the rarest flowers appear on
the human bush.
! know q young man, twisted, Grip
pied. paralyxed, unable to feed or dress
himself, yet who sits daily by his win
dow with shining face. He u cheerful,
helpful, q fountain Of joy to all who
know him. The boys love to gather in
his room at night and play cards and
tell stories. One would think he would
be q gloom and burden; he is an up
lift. You soon forget his limitations.
You soon cease to pity him, for he does
not pity himself. He does not drain you;
he inspires you.
In how many another family IL the
sick-room the shrine Of the house. How
many q stricken invalid woman is the
resting place for her worried husband,
the delightful refuge for her children's
cares!
It is not the strong, wealthy, and pow
erful that always CLEAN with optimism
and radiate hope. Too often the house
of luxury is the nest of bitterness, bore
dom and snarling. Petulance waits on
plenty. Luxury and cruelty are twins.
Success brings hardness Of heart.
The world could get along without its
war lords, millionaires, and big men,
with all their effective virility, better
than it could do without its blind, deaf,
hunchbacked, and bed-ridden. Some
things we get from the first group. but
the things we get from the second are
more needed for this startled race.
Little girl, with twisted spine and use
less legs, with eyes always bright with
golden courage, with heart evor high
with undaunted love, we could spare all
the proud beauties of the ballroom or
the stage OetIeT Ildu yOu. A"SA ~~NASS
are finer than yours; but then we are
not bodies.
What a strange and strangely mag
nificent creature is man! And how
proud his Maker must be Of him, for
all his faults! You cannot crush him.
Put him in prison and in it's half-light
he writes a pilgrim Progress" Strike
him blind and he sings Paradise
Lost"
When Beethoven died post-mortem
examination showed that since child
hood he had suffered from an incurabie
disease, aggravated by improper medical
treatment and by want of home comfort
and proper food His liver was shrunk
to half its proper size. He always had
family troubles that annoyed him be-
yond endurance. His finest works were
produced after he was deaf. And this
was the majestic soul that was unparal-
leled master of music, whose art was i'm
measurable. will be immortal! Yet We
have heard fat artists whine because
they are mistreated!
What q piece Of work Is man! Too
wonderful, too unconquerable, too divine
for this earth His home must be among
the stars!
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

I'm going down TO the hotel.
said old man Bentover, TO consult
that ere celebrated surgeon who ad
vertises to perform operations en-
tireiy without pain. ! want to ge'
him to cut on MY worthless son-in
lav."-Judge.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26
Pointed Paragraphs

II your friends annoy you. sick 'em
on your enemies.
A skeptic Is usually a man who
has lost faith In himself.
Many . young man develops into
. liar from writing love letters.
But the woman with the greatest
command Of language Ii the one who
knows when to shut up.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

". 100 muCn eI
posture to the
strong rays OF the
summer sun hurts
the skin and IL
not good for the
hair.
A m o d erate
amount OF tan
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

real sentiment of the country, and are
acting neither hastily nor joyfully IN
sending so sharp a message as this last
plain definition of Americas point OF
view and intention.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26
THE KEEP WELL COLUMN

This does not mean that people
should not GO In swimming or lie
on the beach or nsh or hunt: but II
does mean that they should not take
pains TO needlessly expose them
selves to the hot sun In order to
become severely sunburned and tan
ned.
The point to keep in mind 10 that
violent light is o harming agent TO
any part OF the skin. n the skin
covering cannot act fast enough TO
stop the work Of this agent the I'M
DERIVING tissues are harmed. II the
skin does stop II the skin 10 the SUI.
ferer.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

Summer time il ice time. See that
your ice box Is kept clean, for II 10
important for the sake Of ones
health TO keep food free from faint.
Be sure the Ice boz ~ well drsinsd.
well constructed and then sse that
Il n kept clean and sweet.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26
auMM ER IAN

Wear your hat In the summer sea
on when the sun Is shining bright
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

6IizI;k .s
nphatic Message Need
lot Alarm the Peace Party
n hp reoolute note has gone forward
~ DMlin which shows that the two
loos connmunications on the subject
H. lmaltinia sinking and that wider
3ock ne rights Of neutrals in the
xcl1 meant what they said.
4 I'D United States cannot assent to
ahtoEntion Of those principles of
tionaI law which were recognized
Nv WhoIe civilized world until the
Ut var made il expedient for Ger
IN y svade them;
ko United States cannot allow Ger
~ - ~ Sovsrned. in abrogating
& otfcnal Inv. BY what Germany
: iand = doing. but il - ready
With Greet Britain about the
1||l @ Asnsriean rights Is she is to
ih Germany;
$3.50 Submarines can abide by
01s q International law in warfare
W ~ ordered to do 70, a. they
H. ntodly Demonstrated;
IN N States cannot comply with
. enegestica that certain yes
gnatod . o(kciaI carriers;
1k ~ II coutravention Of the
~ United States win be con-
~ delibseate expression Of
MI I'M. y ~ contents Of this
~ opiotje - note agreeins
~ 1xoo1neoe q this country
w psineiplss for which she
lcult . - how Germany car
xoek anawsr, II how. under the
1f u, that answer can be un.
6n0 dos not want to get into
S with the United States.
bo ~ sharp rstort Of Germany, in
~. that she would disclaim al
(Izty for such unfortunate
that might happen t.
|;1 - voasolb IA the war zone, the
y xoyesnrnent has receded, steT
% through IN admission tina,
u ,1eutral vessels in the wal
ro nct intended, to the position
nneKican citizens on neutral yes
1T 70 ~ jeopardized.
W ~ demand again, as we have
~ beEore. that Americans OF
1nt vossels bearing the flag of q
1T are TO have their rights
d; md We 90 farther. and say
lr Germany violates the rights Of
- American citizen once more
"a
\ hsvp waited, We have been patient
NV Stxsn Germany plenty Of time t.
x ~ matter over and to prepare
u ocf1ton for the admission of the
~ t1 the American claim.
vWWo ask for ! definite answer. and
\ - such : way that it canno,
loed-
N ID go Il II u evaded in words by
MI S1pIy. Il cannot be evaded in the
~ eouxSs Of the German submarines
~ nesd the peace advocates bt
s.poecs at any price" party has
- and Is not now, strong
- ~ tnpress the majority of the
~ With tt arguments.
Gpeat nass u the people wants
- ~ extent that It viii not be
oMne s6ainat IT. judgment. by
- g . hend1trong executive.
1ocGllvo President Wilson
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

II has been discovered trifle too late
that the Eastland was unsafe.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

Down in Rome, N. Y, man harnesse
D southdown ram to run q cream separa
tor. But for the butter there'd be n,
butter.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

And everybody, pretty much, with the
exception Of the poor devils who were
aboard. seems to have known about Il.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
LONE BANDIT GETS
 CASHj IS CAPTURED

BINGHAM Utah, Dec "A man who gives his name as Bert Heast- ed who today held up Cashier Earl Randall and two men and a boy at the Bingham State Bank and took S1S,OOO in gold and currency was arrested without resistance shortly afterward
 The quick capture was due to the fact that the cashier carried a screw driver in his pocket and escaped when locked up in the fault The robber made the three men lie on the floor and bound them, and locked them in a vault and took the money. The cashier was able to escape and give the alarm a few minutes later.
 Policeman J. II. White overlook Heasted and arrested him without trouble and found all the money in the mans clothing Heasted says he came from Colorado one month ago Another man observed with an auto. mobile in readiness since two days past was arrested on suspicion of be- ing a confederate.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
BIG OSTRICH FARM
 CHANGES OWNERS
Franklin Lane Buys CaShion Ranch and Will Develop
 the Market.

PHOENIX. Ariz. Dec. 31.-Frank- lin D. Lane is now the ostrich king of the valley, having purchased the Pan American ostrict farm and 1000 birds that are still on the farm. Mir Lane proposes to embark into the ostrich industry for all there is nit The farm is located near Cashion on Ti2O acres of land which has been said to be an ideal ostrict farm.
 The property passes to Mir. Lane from W. F. Staunton who was early associated with the late F. B. Gage former president of the Phoenix Ma tional bank.
 It is MT. Lanes idea to raise eggs and feathers from his birds and not allow any Of them to be eaten. He says that the two great fairs on the coast thi syear will be splendid mar kets for ostrict eggs that have been blown. polished and colored and that the insides of the eggs are just as good as "hen fruit' for bakeries and pastry cooks. At any rate he intends to go after that part of it and in ad- dition to market the feathers on the coast and not in New York.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
SAN DIEGO FAIR IS
 OPENED j0Y0USLY
TelegraphiC Flash From White House Was Signal for
 Demonstration.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec 31.-At sun set tonght the big gates of the San Diego Exposition will be thrown open to the public and at midnight just as the new year is ushered in, th efair will be formally opened by President Wilson. A telegraphic flash fro mthe White House will be the signal for the booming of guns, ringing of bells and blaring O ftrumpets, and will for mally open the first all-year-round eN- position in History
 Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdou, son-in-law of Presi- dent Wilson is the official represen- tative of the President for the cere. monies which will take plaIc at mid night tonight Many other notables are here for the event, and plans have been completed for the ceremonies.
 Tonight is lookd upon as the big best in the history of Southern Cal ifornia. The atmosphere is distinctly Spanish. Spanish uniforms are worn by the bandsmen, Spanish dancing girls will hold the center of the stage.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
ro Anur rrAIar rnn 5U-MILE fENGE run
 \. ARIZONA PASTURE
CattIemen Agree on Building a BaTbed Wire Line Through
 the Valleys.

PHOENIX. Dec. 31-Following an agreement verbally considered a num- Der of northern Arizona cattlemen have just concluded a meeting aI Simmons at which details of arrange ments were concluded for the build ing of a drift fence that will have a total length of over fifty miles, and involves the expenditure of several
 The purpose of this movement is to keep cattle of Williamson and Bia Chino valleys segregated into cer- tain grazing territory, and without either encroachng on the rights tO be enjoyed by the other The long fence will be laid from the c. E. Ste wart ranch. near Williamson valley, and its terminus will be Seligman. The Chino cattle by this barrier can. not graze to the south, while the Will Hanson stock cannot invade the north. The fence will be built of barbed wire and have four strands without an opening grom start to fn, ! ish for the fifty miles. The wagon
 roads leading out of Williamson val. ley will not be disturbed neither will
 those out of the Chino valley.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
,PAPAGO INDIAN HAS HIS FAREWELL SPREE
Tucson Redman Tries to Aid City In Doing Away With Sur
 plus of Liquor.

TUCSON. Dec. 3-.-After making a heroic effort to aid in disposing Of. all the intoxicating beverages on hand in the City of Tucson before the dread advent of the prohibitory law, Ramon Sandoyal, a Papago Indian with a high indicated capacity for the fire water of the paleface, was obliged to admit a humiliatting defeat, and was taken to the Pima county jail yesterday afternoon to recover from his fierce onslaught on the remaining supply of booze in the city
 Yesterday some one told Sandoval about the great losses that would be suffered from the coming of the pro- hibitory law, and the Papago decided that it was up to him to aid in the movement to put down King Booze, at least as much a she was person ally able to get possession of In some way, the officers have not yet ascertained, he obtained access to a large quantity of the stuff that will be tabooed after the Happy New Year and started to introduce 1t into his system in wholesale quantities
 Sandoval had made splendid head way in his effort to consume the left over bubble water and mountain dew in the city, but unfortunately he met one of the Indian police while on his campaign. The sharp eyed Indian po- liceman at first thought that Sando- val was introducing a new variety of Indian tango or maxixe and was go ing to pass on out of danger but when | he caught a whiff of Sandoval ls breath he decided that 1t was time to get a temporary injunction 10 stop the fearful battle that Sandoval was making against King Booze. He ar rested the Indian and conveyed him to the county jail.
 \ Sandoval is known as one Of the most cool-headed of the redskin war riors on rum and whiskey among the | Tucson Indians. but bis final battle ended in his utter defeat.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
Our Want Adds Bring Results
ALMOST PREPARED TO
 OPEN VALLEY BANK
Doors Will Be Unlocked as Soon as Minor PreliminarieS
 Are Finished.

PHOENIX, Dec 31.-The final ne gotiauons looking to the opening of the new Valley Bank have been com pleted, and the doors of the new bank will open as soon as few prelimi- naries are completed, and with ample capital and abundant resources.
 The depositors of the old bank will be able to withdraw their 75 percent of their deposits at once, should they so desire, although it seems certain that few of them will do SO. The Val ley Bank Adjustment Company which will handle sufficient of the assets of the old organization to realize the re- maining 25 percent of the deposits and the holdings of the directors and stockholders, except to declare an early dividend, and it seems probable that in the course of a few months every depositor will be able to real ize the last penny of his deposit.
 To, no man is the success of the ad- justment of the affairs of the Valley Bank of Phoenix more largely due than to State Auditor J. c. Callaghan. Compelled by his oath of office to take charge of the bank, he exhibited throughout the long and delicate ne gouations, patience, skill and inti- mate knowledge of business affairs that shows beyond question his abso- lute fitness for the high position he occupies
 At many a point a single error might have resulted in the throwing of the affairs of the bank into the hands of a receiver. This would have meant great expense, long delays and ultimate loss The state auditor re. alized these conditions and has act ed throughout the negotiations with patience and forebearance worthy of the highest praise Recognized on all sides as a faithful and competent of ficial, he has added largely to his laurels and to his popularity by the manner in which he has haudled this delicate situation.
 In his work in connection with maB ing a satisfactory settlement of the business of the bank, Callaghan was very ably assisted by his assistant h. B. Ormond.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-01
DELIGHTFUL WAS THE REGIMENTAL BAND
 CONCERT YESTERDAY
Eighteenth Infantry Band Con. cert, in Front of Copper Queen Hotel, Enjoyed By Hundreds of People of District.

One of the most delightful band concerts ever heard in the Warren District was enjoyed yesterday after noon by many hundred people in front of the Copper Queen Hotel The 18th Inf. United States Army regimental band rendered the music and for two hours the streets in the neighborhood of the hotel were pack ed The program in its entirety was excellent. It combined the popular airs of the day with some of the hea viest of music, all of which was de .lightfully handled,
 Its a Long Long Way To ripper .ary," was one of the most enjoyed pieces in the entire concert
 In the hotel several parties were held and a number of visitors from Naco, both officers and enlisted men was larger than it has been any day since the arrival of the new troop! at Naco