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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-03

The average surgical operation is
generally successful in removing the
patients bank balance.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-03

At Napa, Cal, Nov 90, VIM. Stosch
shot and killed his 4-year-old son and
then shot himself
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-28
RUMoRED DIVISION OF THE CONTINENT

an example Of ridiculous rumOrS that may, de-
spite the mprobabiliy of their foundation on fact
gain credence and threaten trouble is that referring
TO scheme alleged to be on foot for dividing the
control of the American republic among the gov
ernments of the United States. Argentina Brazil
and Chile
The reports in circulation in South America are
TO the effect that the plan was arranged by the
four nations at the Mexican Peace Conference at
Niagara Falls, Ont, at which the A B. c. dip
onats served as mediators between the United
States and the Mexican dictator. at the time of
General Huerta. The arrangement. according to
rumOr, is that the United States will annex Mexi-
and all OF Central America: that Argentina will
seize Paraguay and Uruguay that Brazil will acquire
Columbia and Venezuela, and that Chile will take
over Ecuador and Peru
Whoever originated such reports must have been
unaware of the fact that if there is one piece of
territory on the face of the globe that the Uuted
States wants less than any other it is turbulent
Mexico What the attitudes of the A B. c.
governments are toward their neighbors may be un-
certain, yet surely those governments have been
having troubles of their own, financial and other
wise, without inviting additional anxieties
The same jealousy among the Latin republics
which has probably given origin to the rumors of
projected annexations, by the United States and
the = \. B. C.. governments of all the other repub-
lies the continent would be the very thing that
would prevent the successful accomplishment OF
such mergings of the interests of those countries
beneficial though unions of the sort in some respects
might be.
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THE YELLOW FLAG
A Ruse That Once Saved a British Ship
From, Capture

An effective ruse de guerre in the
way of tlagAying was that practiced in
the Mediterranean Mt the beginning of
the last century by Lord Dundonald
while cruising in the British ship
Speedy This little brig had captured
SO many of the enemy's merchantmen
that Spanish frigate was specially
fitted ont, disguised as a merchantmen,
to bring her to book.
Dundonald. in order to deceive the
merchant crlft of the enemy. adopted
similar tactics and disguised the Speedy
as Danish merchant brig. The two
disguised boats soon sighted each other.
Dundonald at once gave chase and dis
covered his mistake when the Spaniard
suddenly revealed her true nature and
started lowering a boat to examine the
Speedy's papers.
But Dundonali was equal to the oc.
easion. He hoisted the yellow flag
signal of sickness. And when the
Spanish boat was within hail an Eng.
lish officer in Danish uniform shouted
that they We're only two days out of
Algiers. As the plague was raging in
Algiers, the ruse was completely sue.
cessful,-Londou Chronicle.
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DIsCoURAGING THE "MAsHER"

The season of flirtations is rapidly approaching
Along the river front and in the other local parks
the 'mashersH will be plentiful There will
also be- most unfortunately some feminine strollers
who will be looking for the attentions of such
fellows
1t Is pity that more young women do not take
the stand of New York girl who caused the arrest
the other day in a Broadway theatre of Columbia
University student who had been trying to flrt
with her. That courageous young woman has ex-
pressed the opinion that annoyances of the sort
would soon if all girls were to turn mashers
over to policemen and were then to go to police
court and prosecute them.
Such method of dscouraging filtration might be
effective, if it were feasible Much could be done
by girls to put the practice in disfavor however.
even without enlisting the aid of the police In
many cases they need only to ignore entirely the
remarks and gestures of aggressive fellows, and to
refrain from casting about them gances intended
TO be coquettish, and they will not be subjected to
the insults that often accompany summer flirta-
tlons In city parks. So long reckless young men
are encouraged,-even so slightly,-in their
improper attentions to girls who are strangers to
them, long they see that those attentions
are noticed and rather enjoyed than resented
by the girls, so long will they continue to be 'mash-
ers' and to grow in boldness with each succeeding
experience
The fair prosecutor in the case of the Columbia
University student, whose smartness proved to be
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born citizen from fishing in any of the
waters of Pennsylvania, and In con.
sequence much animosity has been ea.
gendered among those who put in their
idle time in that pursuit. Passing the
anti.gun law was because foreigners
killed everything in sight that wore
feathers, and passing the anti-hshing
law was because, as it is charged, the
foreign element did not content them
selves with plain fishing, but when they
went out along the streams they had u
habit of dynamiting the waters, the
result of which was that every fish in
the stream within radius of hundreds
of feet was killed-big and little fish
floating to the surface by the hundreds
The new law will put stop to that,
as foreigner is liable to arrest when
found along a stream that has been dy.
namited and makes the excuse that he
is doing legitimate fishing.
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Ionaue-End Topics
Claims on Governors Time

4 Governor time is seldom at his
own disposal, so great are the demands
for his presence at meetings of all
kinds, especially during the first year
of his term when everybody wants to
see the new head of the State Govern.
ment and get acquainted with him.
Governor Brumbaugh is. learning what
1t is thus to have his presence request,
ed at many public affairs. Since he
has been Governor he has received
more than fifteen hundred such invita-.
tions, the majority of which, of course,
had to be declined courteously. but
there does not seem to be any diminu-
uon in the number of invitations to
the Governor to drop his official cares
for while and take part in some
meeting or social affair, and at present
his mail brings him every dav an aver.
age of twenty-five such invitations.
While the Governor has been very
courteous in honoring these requests
from Harrisburg, yet he is compelled to
decline the great majority, and especial.
ly those that would take him away from
his official duties just at time when
he Is wrestling with hundreds of bills
that were left for his disposal by the
Legislature. There are some compen-
sations in being Governor, but they do
not lie in being called upon to make
an address on any and all kinds of oc.
easions.
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When McClain Gets Mad

Occasionally Lieutenant Governor
MeClain, who is generally the' most
kindly of men, loses his patience, and
it is then that he speaks right out in
meeting. At the meeting of the Board
of Pardons this week that body was
asked to recommend executive clemen.
ey for prisoners who could give no rea.
son why they should be set free other
than that they had, in their opinion
and that of their attorneys. served long
enough behind the bars. Two eastern
attorneys had between them fifteen
eases in all, and their pleadings began
to wear on the Lieutenant Governor S
nerves. Finally losing patience he
leaned forward and said in his severest
voice:
Il desire TO serve notice now. in
behalf of myself and the other members
of this Board, that the Board of Par.
dons is not a body for general jail de-
livery as seems to be the impression,
and that those who make the plea that
they have served long enough will not
be regarded. The court that sentenced
these men was the best judge of how
long they ought TO serve, and it is not
matter for us to consider
The Lieutenant Cover nor s tart re,
mark caused confusion among some of
the lawyers present.
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-xHEEk
A LIVING TORPEDO
That Odd Fish. the Electric Ray, Is a
Terror in His Own Way

There is queer fish, bearing the
name torpedo, that in its own peculiar
way is a good deal OF terror. This
is the torpedo, or electric ray, dweller
in the southern seas, which grows to a
large size, sometimes weighing seventy
or eighty pounds. This. peculiar fish
has a nearly circular body, a short tail
and very small mouth.
The back is brownish in color and
the underneath parts are white.
The torpedo obtains its name from
its power of giving violent shock
similar to an electric shock. to any
thing with which it comes incontact
Whenever an enemy approaches the fish
emits from its body kind of electric
ity, which ineapaeitates the attacker
Immediately.
In capturing its food the torpedo
finds this power of use Being very
inactive, it cannot pursue the small fish
which form its diet, so it lies in wait
until they SWIM close by and then
throws out its powerful shock, which
instantly renders them helpless
If person touches this strange fish
he is attacked by eramp, which affects
the stomach, producing kind of CON
vulsion. For this reason the torpedo
is sometimes known as the "cramp
fish london Answers
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matter, that she found conditions getting worse
and worse; that she was annoyed by ''mashers' :
even in going to stores and was often followed
home, and that the young men standing street
corners if they did not approach girl and try
to make her acquaintance by Irritation often salts
fled themselves by making offensive remarks as she
passed them. These experiences are not unusual
ones. 1t is, in fact, because they common
that they so deplorable.
If a. policeman were to be summoned to take
care of every 'masher" who makes fool of him.
self in Harrisburg parks this season the bluecoats
would have lively time of it and the force might
have to be increased, but the young fellows would
learn some very essential lessons
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-28
OLD TIME MANNERS
Rules of Good Behavior in the Earl,
Eighteenth Century

In work entitled "'Youth s Behav.
Tor, published in 1906, there is this
injunction to young gentlemen, "Put
off thy Cap or Hat TO persons of Des.
ert rs are Churehmen, Justices and the
like, turning the Cap or Hat to thy
selfwardS; making Reverence. bow.
ing thyself more or less according to
the custom of the better bred.'
In the midst of remarks which injh-
cate the utmost refinement we come
suddenly upon such directions as this:
'Tis not manners as soon as you
are set at Table to bawl out, Il eat
none of this, | eat none of that, | care
for no Rabbit; | love nothing that
tastes of Pepper, Nutmeg, onyons, ."
etc.
After stating that ''some have been
so refined in Foreign parts that they
will neither be covered, nor sit with
their backs to the picture of an emf.
nent Person. the writer goes ON to
remark that "there are some who eat
with that eagerness and impatienee,
they eat themselves out of breath and
will pant like broken winded horse,
but these are not to be injured.
He also warns his pupil thus:
when you are talking to any one
DO not continually punch him in the
side, as some people do; who, after
every sentence keep asking the person
they are conversing with, Did l not
tell YOU so2' What say you, sir9' and
in the meantime they are every mo-
ment Jogging and thrusting him with
their elbows, which cannot be consid.
cred as a mark of resnect. -
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Oldest Chess Problem

The oldest chess problem on record
is thought tC be that contained in an
ancient Persian manuscript attributed
to Caliph Kalifen Mutasin Bilah, who
reigned ia Bagdad A. D. S33 to S42.
But the deader would have to learn the
old rules before it was ineligible. For
example, the queen could make II move
of only one square at time and that
on a diagonal, but a queen promoted
from pawn was allowed to make a
move of two squares diagonally. The
bishop had no power over any square
except the third from which it stood on
its own diagonal line, but it was al
lowed to vault over any piece that hap
pened to be between. In short, it was
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-28
Whiskey Creek and Brandy Run

Going through the lower part of
Cumberland county looking over town
ship roads this week Governor Brum-
baugh and party of educated road
makers came across a particularly mud
dy stretch of road into which the wheels
of the automobiles sank almost to the
hubs. One of the party remarked on
the moist condition of the road and
that the waters of two creeks seemed
to have strayed from their courses and
gotten into the thoroughfare. Deputy
State Highway Commissioner Hunter
consulted his road map and announced
that the two small streams were Whis-
key Creek and Brandy Run.
Humph,' said Governor Brum-
baugh, with such names no wonder
they got tangled up and wandered out
into the road. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-28
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
UNLUCKY MOSES

Economy has its pains well its pleasures" saws
Washington preacher f the experience of an old negro
of my acquaintance counts for anything "One spring
Moses going with face of dissatisfac
ton When questioned him. he poured forth his troubles
in these words
-Marse Tom, he comes to me last fall and he saws
Nose deys gwine to be hard winter you be keerfu
and yo' wages fast and tight"
And believe Marse Tom yassuh. I believe him. and
save and save and when de winter I amt got no
hardship and dere wild dat money Jest thrown on
my hands "-Philadelphia Record
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An Appeal to Wives

You know the terrible affliction that
comes to many homes from the result
of drinking husband or son. You
know of the money wasted on Drink"
that is needed in the home to purchase
food and clothing. ORRINE has saved
home treatment and can be given Sc
cretly. Your money will be refunded
il. after trial, it has failed to benefit
Costs only S1.00 box. Come in and
get a free booklet and let us tell you
of the good ORRINE is doing.
Geo. \. Gorgas, 16 North Third street
and Pennsylvania r. r. Station. Har-
risburg, Pa; John \. McCurdy, Steel
ton. Pa; II. +. Brunhouse, Mechanics
burg, Pa.-Adv.
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UNBEARABLE SKIN
TROUBLE SPREAD
Rapidly. Clothing Irritated. Lost
Sleep Continually. itching and
Burning Intense. Scratched Until
Exhausted. Cuticura Healed.

All Colwyn Ave. Darby. Pa--"My
uncle's trouble began as an irritation and
was almost UNDESIRABLE when he was in bed
and became warm. IL first appeared us
small pimples and IL spread so rapidly that
he became alarmed. His arms were first
affected above the elbows and then it
spread over both arms and shoulder blades.
afterwards 1t came on the legs and stomach
II burned so that he rubbed it and that made
1t spread more. His clothing irritated It
and at night he lost sleep continually. some
times lying awake the whole night. The
itching and burning were SO intense that
he scratched himself until exhausted.
His sister advised him to try Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. He purchased two
boxes Of Cuticura Ointment and two
cakes of Cuticura Soap and before he
had used half of either he felt great relief
He steadily recovered and was able to
, sleep until in about five weeks he was
entirely healed of tho trouble" (Signedl
Paul \. Ludwig. August S, 1914.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With sap, Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Bos-
ton " Sold throughout the world.
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HER WAIST MEASURE

teacher in of the city schools-who, to say the
least is of rather generous proportons-was trying
plain her scholars the the human
frame.
For example" she said twice around my thumb, once
around my wrist twice around my wrist my
neck; twice around my neck, around my waist"
Then she paused, and shr the back of the
exclaimed:
Twice around yer waist once around the city hail.
Youngstown Telegram
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Uncle joe Cannon says the United States is Sending
too many notes" yet he admits he hasn't read them
Uncle joe is old enough to be entitled let the Others
do the work. but he could with proprety refrain from
knocking.
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a totally different game. Chess in the
precise form in which we know it and
play it to-day is a comparatively mod
ern game.-London Strand Magazine
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Doubtless some of the European nations would welcome
device with which they could torpedo torpedo boats
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Foreigners Can't Fish Now

Foreigners who were wont to put in
their spare time fishing in the streams
of the State will no longer do any fish
ing. Some years ago the Legislature
passed law prohibiting any unnatur-
allied foreign-born resident from hunt
ing in the State or even owning a
gun, and hundreds of guns were con-
fscated by the State Game Commission
and sold. The Italian consul in Phila-
delphia was back of suit, so it was
said, to test the cOnstitutionality of
this law, and the courts clear up to
the Supreme Court of United States
declared it constitutional, consequently
no foreigner hunts in this State.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-28

The waters of the Dardanees bid fair to become so
eogged with submerged British warships as to be un
navigable
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Observation-Disclosures

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WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Unsettled
weather tonight and Saturday. prob
ably showers. Not much change in
Temperatures.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy
tc-nisht. warmer in north portion. Sat
friday unsettled. probably local showers
Gentle TO moderate winds becoming
east
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-28

swat the flying machne is the game that Austria anC
Italy are now energetieally engaged in.
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YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, %; lowest, Al; a. m, 46; p. m, So
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To Prevent Dynamiting Streams
The last Legislature passed law
forbidding any unnaturaIized foreign.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-11
EPIDEMIC OF FEVER
 FG-iRED IN JUNEAU

That Juneau is threatened with an epidemic of scarlet fever Is the belief which tomorrow may result ln the closing of the public schools for period of at least seven days, says the Juneau Empire oI Dec. '. Three cases UI the disease devel- oped last uigh,, .Wo of them being serious and tho other mild.
 Dr. l.. II. Beyis, health con- missioner me. with the school board al the ol4ice of Superintend- ent l.. D. Henderson this morning and after ways and means were dis cussed thoroughly it was decided to close the scbc--s as a first pre- ventatiyu measure but later, furth- CT conferences were held and late this afternoon the matter of clos ing the schools was undecided.
 The thre eases which developed last night are Harvey Nicholson. Peter Nicholson, and Marie Latten, a young high school student. These patients have all been confined in one house which is Quarantined. It is the belief of several of the physi- clans in town that there are a num- ber of other cases which have not been detected, since the disease seems to be attacking ill a very mild form. It has been stated by two or three IocaI doctors that in all probability sUme of the so-called eases of la grippe have raelly been scarlet. fever in a very mild form and that since the rash has been apparent only q short time, peo- pie have attributed it to other causes.
 Councilmen Gcddes and Wolland, as of the health and police com mittees of the city council have taken the matter in hand and the strictest quarantine will be enforced over the cases which have deVel- oped and any others which may come to light
 A health officer will be appoint ed by these committees this after noon whose duty it will be to in vestigate all cases of contagious diseases which are reported and where necessary, to establish and
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-11

That Mary Nook, a 15-year-old native girl of Klukwan, bound for the Sheldon Jackson school at Sit- ka was kidnapped from the steam CT Georgia when she touched at KillisnoO last Wednesday, is the report made by Frank Tascher and Gus Giilis, who were passengers on the boat, and which is confirmed by a telegram received by Superintend- ent w. G. Beattie of the native schools yesterday. Tascher and GilIis state that while the Georgia was docked at Killisnoo three na- tive men came aboard, claiming that the girl was a witch, and af- ter considerable pow-wowing on the deck, went to. her stateroom and took the girl out. There was no rarticular commotion and at first no suspicion was aroused. The. natives disappeared and when the matter was reported to the au- thorities they could find no trace of them. When the steamer reached Sitka the disappearance of the girl was again reported and Supt Johns of the Sheldon Jackson school immediately wired to Superintendent Beattie asking for information abou the girl.
 Mary Nook is a Klukwan native but at various times has lived in the Klllisnoo and Juneau villages. Not long ago she was taken before District Attorney J. A. Smiser in an investigation which was being made of alleged practicing of witch craft of which several Killisnoo na- lives had complained, charging that Mary's father and grandmother wer witches and that they were using the girl as a means to carry out the schemes of their craft. Mary told of many exciting experiences
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-11
INDIAN GIRL Is KIDNAPPED
 FROM THE STEAMER GEORGIA

she had had while bewitched.
 At the close of that inYestiga- tion, which was the continuation of 8 serieG of other Investigations made in various villages by super intendent Beattie, Mary Nook was sent to Klukwan, and was brought down on the last trip of the Geor- gia from there to be sent to the school at Sitka. Mary is a healthy and attractive native girl, a little above the average type, and is said to be very bright She speaks Eng fish easily and during the course of the investigations this summer of ten acted as an interpreter.
 An effort is being made to To- cate the men who kidnapped the girl, but no trace of them has yet been reported.
 Captain Thornton, of the steam ship Georgia, denied today that Mary Nook was kidnapped from the Georgia, but said that, on the con trary, she left the boat of her own accord.
 Capt. Thornton and Purser Otte- son said this morning that several Indians came aboard the Georgia, probably to See the girl, but that the Georgia's crew elected them from the peat. Later, others of the crew say, the girl left the boat. It is alleged that she is reaping a harvest of money by practfcing witchcraft, although the educational bureau officials say that she has disappeared at Kl!lisnoon, and Supt. Johns, of the mission at Sitka fears that she has been done away with.
 Although Mary Nook told the authorities here during the recent witchcraft investigations that she was 15 years old, the Indians say she is nearer 20.