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The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
MYTHS HARD TO DOWN
ONCE GAINING MEASURE OF BE
LIEF, THEY LAST.
That Bonaparte Visited London Was
Once Common TaIk-Many Irish
men Convinced De Wet Really
Was Charles S. Parnell.

Was Napoleon Bonaparte ever II
London? There is legend that In
1891 or 1892 he lodged in George
street, Adelphi. The grandfather OF
the comedian Matthews, James Col
man, who had lived in Leicester
square for a century, and several hon
est tradesmen of the Strand swore
that they met him during his visit OF
five weeks It was reported that he
passed most of his time in walking
through the streets. Occasionally he
took a,cup of chocolate at coffee
house, where he occupied himself in
reading" and preserved taciturnity
provoking to gentlemen in the room.
And so there is a Bostonian of in.
telligence, who, visiting in a country
house in England, swears that he saw
rain after train go by carrying Russian
soldiers. He knew the uniform and
ecognized 1t. Another intelligent Bos-
.onian has a friend that happened to
oe at Archangel, where he saw Rus
ian troops embark.
What would life be without the
myths and legends? ~
During the Boer war there were
rishmen in Ireland, and possibly in
his country, who believed that De
Vet was no less a parsonage than
Jharles Stewart Parnell. The two
,ore facial resemblance, and some
declined to believe the story of Par
ellis death. There are Georgians who
will swear to you on the honor of a
outhern gentleman that Marshal Ney
vas not shot to death as in Gerome' s
picture; that he came to Georgia, led
he life of planter, prospered and
lied in bed at a good old age.
1t is easy to convince many that
he dauphin died in prison. If some
1eny the claim of the clockmaker,
others accept that of Rev. Eleazer
Williams. What a stir the article,
Have We Bourbon Among Us?"
made about sixty years ago when it
vas published in Putnam's Magazine!
and in 1854 Rev. ]. H. Hanson pub
ished "The Lost Prince" proving to
ais satisfaction the identity of Louis
XVIII and the hlameless missionary to
the Indians. The common people at
Trieste and Pola, dsafing Sir Richard
f. Burton's consulship at the former
city, believed that the Archduke Max
milan was not killed in Mexico, but
was prisoner there, guarded by three
jailers, captains in the English, French
and Austrian navies. And so Nero
vas not in his coffin of porphyry when
MS funeral cost two hundred thousand
sesterces. He appeared in revolt
among the Parthians even while Sue
tonius, the scandal monger, was alive
and writing down his staggering COS.
sip about the emperors.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
"Jim" Scott's Day Off.

James Seetttt, the White Sex nifty
twirler, is probably the first ball play
er to take part in a game in prison
without being detained after the con
test. Recently he accompanied some
friends on trip through the state re-
formatory at Pontiac, ILL.,, and paused to
watch match between the mines
made up of inmates. In the third in.
ming one of the pitchers weakened,
and Scott was asked to go to the res.
cue. Rolling up his sleeves, he pro-
ceeded to put EN- over the plate with
sizzling speed, ard allowed only one
hit and no runs during the remainder
of the contest. James was given a
great ovation by the inmates for his
showing and decided that his after.
noon had been well spent.-Ed E.
Goewey, in Leslie's.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
Justice to Wilkes.

Detraction for a long time obscured
the merits of Rear Admiral Wilkes,
U. S. NJ, the Antarctic explorer of
1910. He was charged with imagining
good deal of what he saw, mapping
the coast line inaccurately, and with
discovering continent where none
existed. But every honest explorer
who has followed in the tracks of
Wilkes has borne testimony to the
value of his pioneer work.
Now comes the heroic Sir Douglas
Mawson, the Australian explorer, with
a new tribute to the American. With
some exceptions, possibly due to the
effect of mirage, Wilkes, he says
mapped the Antarctic coast line cor.
rectly. Posterity is coming round to
the view that the American sailor, in
spite Of his meager resources, was one
of the greatest explorers that ever
penetrated the Antarctic circle.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13

Since he felt more or less anxious TO

Since he felt more or less anxious TO
get the proposal over and his future.
settled, Jimmy went to the address
mentioned in the advertisement.
AS he climbed the stairs in Bohe-
milan part of the city, he paused to lis
ten to the voice that penetrated into
the halls from one of the rooms. It
was voice rich in timbre and one
that set Jimmy's music-loving heart to
beating excitedly. He hardly breathed
while the girl finished her song and
not until he felt that she was not go
ing to sing again did he continue his
search for the number he wanted.
Madge answered the door and
Jimmy's lately excited heart jumped
suddenly into action again Nelly was
a person of the past and dim ages
when he beheld Madge. At least, in
the unexpected meeting he forgot
Nelly.
Il have come in answer to this" he
told Madge and held out the advertise,
ment
ooh, l am so glad! Do come in"
She opened the door and Jimmy
stepped into the poor little room that
Madge called home. He fell to wonder
ing Immediately what story lay behind
her in connection with the ring she
wanted to dispose of.
Madge was not long in enlightening
him. Her story was simple and she
told it in a frank manner that put
Jimmy in complete possession of her
true character. That her charm of
manner together with her wonderful
voice, would place her in an exalted
position of fame was a self-evident
fact. He sighed and pondered on the
possibility of a great singer becoming
interested in mere business man.
He thought the chances were few.
However, the glance Madge turned
full upon him was not altogether
without some expression that made
Jimmy hope.
II will miss the piano like thunder"
he said. DO you think I might come
up some evenings and sit in corner
while you praetice?"
Madge laughed mischievously. Twill
the ring and it's recipient not afford
you sufficient amusement" she asked.
mo, they WON'T" Jimmy told her
frankly, while he watched rose bloom
in Madge's cheeks. Il have decided
not to propose to the girl who doesn't
love music-not yet at least"
"Then you are not going to make
the exchanged" Madge cried in quick
disappointment
"Oh, yes Jimmy said, II want to
make the exchange all right, but am
not sure what l will do with the ring"
He looked rather anxiously into
Madge's eyes and again Madge
laughed. 81 might in turn exchange 1t
for a couple of nice big chairs"
"a coupler" he questioned Madge.
"You should get at least four for that
ring
Anything you say" he laughed
back at her, and turned serious eyes
upon her. "You are going to let me
come and hear you sing" he added,
aren't your"
Madge hesitated but second, then
realizing what the outcome of the
meeting was going to be, said quickly,
Eyes, as often as you like"
Jimmy smiled happily and in his
heart thanked Robinson for disliking
public singing, and later when she was
Jfmmy's wife Madge too thanked him,
for she might never have met Jimmy
had Robinson loved music.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
Firemen Repair Balloon.

At balloon race in Germany last
fall the basket of one of the balloons
in rising collided with the envelope of
one of the others, tearing some OF
the meshes o. the net surrounding the
gas bag. No way of repairing the dam
age, save emptying the bag, seemed
possible, and this was rejected on ac
count of the loss of time involved, az
well as the expense.
1t was suggested that the fire de
partment be called and repairs made
from tall ladder. The firemen, how
ever, volunteered the use of the water
tower, from the top of which, wher
extended, the broken lines were soon
mended and the balloon proceeded In
due course in the race.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
TO DEATH IN OCEAN
Pathetic, Yet in a Sense ORA
matte, Suicide.
NO Work, No Hope, No Use,D Wrote
California Man Before Swimming
to Oblivion in the Waters of
the Pacific.

With Sc and a watch. s. FL. Eek
hart, 4012 Compton avenue. Los An
peles, could find no hope in life. So
ne went out to sea at Venice and no
one has seen him come back, and his
clothes and his watch and the Sc were
left behind in one Of the bathhouse
dressing rooms.
No one knows his trade or his iden-
tity- He went to Venice with many
others for swim, the surf having
only a minor chill to the seasoned
swimmer. Quite few persons were
In the water, but not SO many that
one was lost in the group.
So when the person who was later
from the bathhouse to the strand. he
was noticed. Before he had left his
room in his bathing suit, Mr.. Eek
hardt evidently had summed up his
condition in one short sentence.
1t read: No work, no hope, no
use,' and was later found pinned to
his clothing behind the locked door.
Beside it lay the Sc in currency and
the watch that was ticking faithfully.
Not once after he left the shelter of
the bathhouse did the man turn his
head He walked into the water, and
the Wilderness Of his skin did not indi-
cate a hardened swimmer. But he
didn't finch. Above his knees the
water came, and when about his
waist, and as it reached his shout
ders he bent over with his face to
sea, and took breaker
Farther out he came to the sur
face again, blowing for the open sea.
The men on the beach were playing
games to keep warm.
Someone noted the swimmer little
later. Quite ways out" and that
was all that was said.
Not once did he turn his head. To
those on land who were getting ready
for their warm rubs he grew smaller
and smaller. And at last lar out in
the distance, where the yagueness of
death itself Is limited in the tint where
sky meets sea, they saw the small
spot bobbing, and straining eye could
see it bobbing again, and then the lit
tie spot went out to sea, and all that
came back, as far as anyone could
see, was a sea gull that had some
thing important to tell it's mates.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
HUMOR IN WARFARE
Furnished by Grave and Dignified
Military CenSors.
Russian Soldiers Message of Love
Went Through With Curious Ammo
tation-kisses Sent to English Il
Girls by the General Staff.

The rigors of the wartime censor
ship have from time to time drawn the
fire of French wit. One lively Partisan
journal promises when the war is over
to print a long and true story about
the tricks devised by soldiers in the
field or by prisoners to get some
crumbs of information past the official
suppressors. Just for the present,
however, continues the cheerful Pa
risian editor, a few retrospective anec-
dotes must serve-anecdotes culled
from the history of other wars belong
ing to the brief period since the CEN
sorship was invented. In the Man
churian campaign, for instance, every
correspondent in the field was strictly
forbidden to send any private letter
of any sort But there was Russian
who got permission on the anniversary
of his wedding to telegraph to his wife.
Dearest Marie" he wrote with Slavic
fervor, Il send you ten million kisses,
and the dispatch went out with this
solemn annexation at the bottom:
with the sanction of the imperial mil
-fary authorities"
Again, in South Africa, the young
British soldiers used to wind up their
letter to their sweethearts at home
with a low of round marks like an
"o"-doubtless meant to signify kisses.
These innocent marks upset the mill
tary censors nightly. Suppose they
concealed a reasonable message in
code? Finally more than ordinarily
human and intelligent censor hit upon
the expedient of making a great many
more round marks after the others.
That scotched the reasonable cipher
if there was one, while supposing
there was none, then the girl at home
got full measure of what was coming
to her. Indeed remarks the French
editor) more than one dear young
island thing with very undemonstra-
tive lover down there in the veldt
must have been thrilled and surprised
to receive a whole avalanche of kisses,
nearly all of them, if she had but
known it, the gift Of the general staff.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
For Speakers to Remainder.

DR.. Blake Odgers recently gave
lecture on The Discipline of the Bar"
Doctor Odgers asked his audience to
remember the rule of the three ups
stand up, speak up and shut up" "A
lounging speaker he said, lis never
convincing; muttering speaker is
never heard; and a lengthy speaker
has no honesty in other peoples time.
He steals 1t and wastes it. How can
you trust him with your conduct or
your thought, If he steals and wastes
your timer"
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
Paroied Men Make Good.

The Missouristate board of pardons
and parole submitted report to Gov
ernor Major showing that out of 312
conyicts paroled from the prisons in
the last two years only II have VIC
lated their paroles, and have been re-
turned to prison. All the others are
following some useful occupation
Those who have obeyed their paroles
are earning from nine dollars week
up, several instances being cited
where they are earning as much as
800 a month. Out of 500 paroles is
sued in the last four years only Is
have violated the terms nf their re-
lease
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
BIBLE PRINTED IN ARABIC
Had to Be Made In a Peculiar
Manner

The Bible is being printed in new
language-the Arabic. TRANSACTIONS
of the books of Genesis, Psalms, st.
John, st. Luke, St Matthew, the Acts
and Romans have been made by mis-
sionaries in Mekines, Morocco, and
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13


latest skyseraPer."
ably has an idea that an inch of rain
is mere trife on natures part. This
is entirely wrong. In reality it Is a
good big rainfall-more than falls in
most places in an average week.
1t is five times more rain than fell in
New York city during the 46 days
which ended on October Is last. but
that was the longest dry period in the
history of the local weather bureau.
A rainfall of one inch mean literally
that the amount of water descending
in particular shower would cover the
surrounding territory to depth of one
inch, providing it did not run away or
soak into the ground.
An inch of rain coming down ON a
single acre of land would fill more
than 500 barrels of 40, gallons capacity
each. This amount of water would
weigh more than ITO tons, or nearly a
quarter of a million pounds.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
Mrs. Gray's Hair Success

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The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13
INCH OF RAIN MEANS MUCH
Enormous Mass of Water Falls When
That Precipitation Is
Recorded.

Very few persons-even those who
are well informed on most matters
know how much an inch Of rain is.
The average man or woman prob
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-13

5000 volumes are being published by
large printing house in Kansas City.
Photographs of the handwriting prints
are made on thin glass and the whole
is converted into zinc etchings from
which the print is made. Work is now
in progress on the Gospel of st. Luke
in Shilha, the language of the Berbers,
the original natives of Morocco, who
still have their strongholds, as In prim-
tive times, in the mountains.-Tech-
meal Yield aoa7ine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18
CREVIST0N SETS
NEW H0URPA PACE
Covers 68 Ia Miles on Cir
cular Dirt Track at
Phoenix.

Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 1S.-Ray Crevis-
ton set a new hour record for motor
cycles on a circular dirt track, at the
Arizona fair grounds Sunday. The
Indianapolis lad won the principal
event of the race meet held under the
auspices of the Phoenix Motorcycle
club, covering 6S Ia miles in so
minutes
Riding an Indian belonging to Erwin
G. Baker. winner of the FL Paso-
Phoenix road race. Creviston reeled off
the first 35 miles in exactly half an
hour. At the end OF the ed mile he
stopped to have his handlebars tight
ened and his chance for a new worlds
record was believed gone.
Lorenzo Boido, winner of the San
Diego Phoenix race, was second on an
Indian, making something like 10 yards
over 81 Is miles. Joe O'COnuen, of
Phoenix. was 10 yards behind him on
an Excelsior.
O'ConneI won the five-mile race in
sos. with Ellie Wilson second on an
Indian. Harry Crandau and Ted But
Ter, taking turns on Merkel, walked
away from all competitors in the relay
race.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18
THOMPSON INCREASES LEAD
IN BILLIARD TOURNAMENT

Last weeks play in the three cushion
championship billiard tournament, be-
ing played at the Gem billiard hall
showed little change in the standing Of
the players The only change of inter
est was that Tommy Thompson, through
defeating F. Beardsley Saturday night
went a little further into the lead and
pushed the old master a little further
away from him. The result of this
match was Thompson. 43: Beardsley,
SO, which with the handicap added,
brought IL to so to &c in ThOmpson's
favor. Pop led all the way through
this match until the last few games.
Thompson, however, was aDDarently
unruffled and continued his usual safe
play until getting an opportunity, ne
came through from behind and won out
quite easily.
In the second game of the night. J.
Beardsley, had no trouble whatever IN
defeating r Barlow The score was
Beardsley, so; Barlow, % Through
running up this score young Beardsley
gave Barlow by far the worst trOuncing
vet registered in the tournament.
Beardsley's lead Of - allowing him to
almost double the score of his oppo-
nent.
Sunday night e. Beardsley met J.
Moore and was returned the victor by
a score Of so to As in a complete score
which. minus the handicap, makes it 40
to 80. d. Murphy met George Bell. The
Irishman had very little difficulty in
dispOsing of Bell, the score being 40
to 30 in billiards actually made, or as
both men go to 40, so to AZ in complete
score. Fred Hardiker, who goes to 40,
met c. Porter. who goes to 80. Porter
beat Fred quite handily, scoring three
more points than Fred in actual bill
lizards and giving him the victory by
score of so to AZ the same score as that
by which Murphy defeated Bell in the
first game The tournament will be con-
tinued tonight, the first game starting
at s o'clock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18
ORGANIZED Ball
ANSWERS FEDS
Files Affidavits Accusing
Rival Of Acts Of Which
Latter Complained.


Chicago. III, Jan. p 1S.-Affidavits
charging the Federal league, or at
least influential memb Frs Of sc with
trying to come within the pale OF
of organized baseball which the Fed
erals now are suing as trust and
others purporting to show that the
Federal contracts contain equivalents
OF the ten day and reserve clauses
criticised were among two dozen at
fidaVits filed Saturday giving the side
of organized baseball
The proposal of peace for The union
o. the Bederals and their rivals are
discussed in an affidayits filed by
Joseph ]. Lannin of the Boston Ameri-
cans He relates that the Wards
owners OF the Brooklyn Federals,
sought a peace pact under which they
would have purchased TIE New York
Americans and Chas Weeghmann Of
the Chicago Felerals would have taken
Rules Of the Federal league are
cited in an affidavit by Stephen
Cusack. a former Federal league UNI
pire, to show the existence Of ten
day clause in the usual contract and
also the reserve rule.
Herrmann's Affidavit.
A general answer to the Federal
leagues charges is made IN the affi-
davit signed. by August Hermann as
chairman OF the National commission.
The avoWed purpose Of the National
league at its Organization in 1876 was,
he says. as follows:
ITO immortalize baseball as the ma
tional game of the United States.
ITO surround il with such safeguards
as to warrant absolute confidence in
its integrity and methods.
ITO protect and promote the mutual
interest Of professional baseball clubs
and professional baseball players.
ITO establish and regulate the pro-
fessionaI. baseball championship of this
league"
Similar purposes are declared in the
constitution OF the American league, ac-
cording. to Mr. Hermann
The affidavit denies fatty many of
the charges brought against the Ma
tional commission regarding its con-
troll or influence over the National
and American leagues
Denies Illegal Acts.
The affidavit by Ban Johnson, presi-
dent of the American league. traces the
history OF the American league and
states that he agrees with a portion Of
the plaintiffs bill which reads:
That now and at all times hereto
fore the supply of expert baseball play
ers Of special fitness and unique and
extraordinary skill has been unequal
to the demand of the various major
leagues"
were AZ minor leagues EN- bracing more
than 300 clubs, employing 5000 or more
players and having monthly eXpendi-
ture Of approximately $500, 600 in sal |
aries: these clubs all being members /
of the National Association of Profess !
sional Baseball Clubs.
Competitive contests says the af- 1
fidavit cannot be constantly and regu- ;
larly maintained in professional base !
ball without the formation OF a group
Of competitors. which we call a league"
The affidavit closed with a general Z
denial Of any Illegal acts charged in \
the bill Of complaint
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18
TRAINERS AND JOCKEY ARE
SUSPENDED BY STEWARDS

Pending further Investigation, P. T.
Chinn, owner and trainer; C. H Knable-
kamp, owner. and jockey J. Collins were
suspended Sunday. by the stewards of
the Juarez Jockey club after charges
were preferred against them by jockey
L. HartWel.
public the following ruling in the case:
Upon charges made by jockey L Hart
wen and cOrrOborate by jockey J. Col
Tins, p T. Chinn, OWNER and trainer; G.
II. Knablekamp, owIle and Jockey J.
Collins, are suspended by the stewards
pending further investigation"
Chinn. beside owning an extensive
stable OF his own, is the trainer of the
jefferson Livingston stable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18
THREE TEXAS TEAMS JOIN
WEGTERN ASSOCIATE

Fort Smith Ark. Jan. 1s.-Clubs in
sherman, Denison and Paris, Tex, mem
bers Of the TeXas-Oklahoma Baseball
league last season, were admitted into
the western Association.
SPORT
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-28
SALTS IS FINE FOR
KIDNEYS, QUIT MEAT
Flush the Kidneys at once when Back
hurts or Bladder bothers-Neat
forms uric acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regu-
larly can make mistake by flushing
the kidneys occasionally, says we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric acid
which clogs the kidney pores 80 they
sluggishly filter or strain only part of
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then you get sick. Nearly all rheuma-
tism, headaches, liver trouble, nervous
ness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessnes,
bladder disorders come from sluggish kid
neys.
The moment you feel dull ache in the
kidneys or your back hurts, or if the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
ment, irregular of passage or attended
BIZ sensation of scalding, get about four
ounces of Jsd Salts from any reliable
pharmacy and take tablespoonful in
a glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon Juice, con-
bined with lithia and has been used for
generations TO flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them TO activity, also to neu-
tralize the acids IN urine SO it no longer
causes irritation, thus ending bladder cl5-
orders.
Jad Salts IS inexpensive and can-
IT ir5G-e: likes 2 delightful eff
yescent litlia-w7tcr drink wi,ich al 7, =
ular meat eaters s!o,.ld ta@e now and
then to keep the i:cncys clean and ,'e
blood pure, thereby avoiding serious Ii
ney complications