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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-10
Start a parcel post farm.
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@ MYSTERIES OF NATURE 9
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LAP DOGS

Lap dogs are alleged CANNES
that look like a cross between a
fur wristlet and a weazel.
If It were not for women who
don't have to do their own house.
work. lap dogs would have had
to shift for themselves and the
regular dogs would. have eaten
them up long ago.
Lap dogs nearly passed out for
ever in the flood.
But two of. them sneaked
aboard and Noah's wife, who was
something. OF a social climber,
ia ia. va Is w e.. fsbSe sfasbbtionaDle
-" Mrs. g. w. Jones, 5000 Nok
kins It,. March I, boy; Mr..
,lan- Mrs. jos. u. Warren, Roy,
enl- ~. boy; Mr.. ana MIA Nick
mr. ~. 2215 No. ~ h. -
!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-10
JUSTICE

JUSTICE
Four and half years for
Gillies.
Fifteen years for Tacoma
Indian who stole q pair OF
silk stockings (layendlar)
and some food.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-10

1t ia more profitable in the long
run, he had found, nrs-.@s-A-artain
crops than to !,
acreage 10 raisivits, 2bc; oysters 3
He erected ia Fish Co.. 1144 n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-10

WE NEVER HEARD
An orator refer to the days OF
ancient Greece as the painless
past" tIt seems shame to let
a high sounding phrase like that
go unused.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-10
SPEAKING OF DOGS
Around Verdun March
came i'm like dachshund.

Printer Browne says that
Oriental dance at Pantages IL
quite a take-off.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
LEARNING FROM GERMANY.

II isn't bad thing-~this exalta-
ton OF ones country In an article
by owen Wister. written before the
great war commenced, we find the
following as Illustrative of things in
Germany
Look whore YOU might. beauty
was In some form to be seen, given
it's chance by the intelligence of man
not dofaced, hut made the most OF. -
Beyond doubt the military autoc-
racy that governs Germany needs
some mighty discipline, but just tile
same we like Mr. Wlisier's edifying
comment, written in the summer Of
1914. before The war bothered us.
Having observed the orderly and
beautiful management OF the Ger
man towns, Mr.. Wister says:
Il thought OF onr landscape lit
tered with rubbish and careless fences
and stumps of trees hideous with glar-
ing advertisements: of the rusty junk
lying about our farms and towns and
way side stations, and of the disfie-
ured Palisades along the Hudson
river America was ugly and shabby
made 80 by Americans, Germany
was swept and garnlshed, made so by
Germans
We may fight the war out in any
way We choose. hut We cannot es-
cape or evade the truth that Ger
many is wonderfully efficient both
IN war and In peace. Look where
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
THE BIXBY LETTER.
(san Francisco Chronicle. J

ifftiu FIdINIhNO LII
on the walls of The library of the
University of oxford there hangs a
framed copy of sample letter:
Executive Mansion.
Washington, November I, 1864.
To Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass:
Dear Madam have been shown in
the files OF the war department a
statement of the adiutant general of
Massachusetts, that YOU are mother of
five sons who have died gIoriously on
the field of battle. ! feel how weak
aud fruitless must be any word of
mine which should attempt TO beguile
you from the grief of loss so over
whelming. But | cannot refrain from
rendering you the consolation that
may be found in the thanks of the re-
public they died to save. | pray that
the Heavenly Father may assuage the
anguish of your bereavement, and
leave yoii only the cherished memory
of the loved and lost. and the solemn
pride that must be yours to have laid
40 costly a sacrifice upon the altar of
freedom.
Yours very sincerely ana respect
fully,
A. LINCOLN.
Thus does oxford, ancient temple of
classiclsm. enshrine as a classic of En-
glish literature the brief writing of an
American bnekwoodsman oxford
uses the letter as model for the in
struction of the students In English
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
PAINTED SPIRIT or t77G."


I
| An aged American, tall, big boned,
stoop shouldered. whose oaken ply
sique and aspect of homely wisdom
suggested the rail splitter pioneer, is
In Chicago. He is the man who placed
on canvas the soul of American pat
riotlsm, the home taught artist who
created the immortal painting, THE
Spirit Of 1776.'
Archibald M. Willard, of Cleveland
O., on the threshold Of his eightieth
year
He is here with his daughter. Mrs,
Maude w. Connolly
Tho old artist smiled proudly when
he was shown a parade poster. On
every placard had been reproduced
those three dauntless figures, the aged
man and the boy, drumming furious
Ily, while stawart man of middle
age, his head bandaged, blows a de-
fiant yankee Doodle" as they march
across battlefield moved by Brit
fish bullets.
The story of the painting, which
has moved more hearts to love of
I 'VAHAiA AAAhil dhA NAiiNl a. AlNbAN NlNh"
ton, was related by Mr., Willard.
81 took up carriage painting in
wellington, O., when | was Q years
old" he began. II had taken few
lessons in portrait painting. but
mainly ! was selftaught. Farmers
wagons were wonderfully decorated in
those days. and ! let my Imagination
I 1at., ROT Ia In n Ia.
Iscapes, ships, medallions of Washing
ton and Ben Franklin and other nota-
bles.
"ln 1876, the year OF the Philadel-
lpha centennial exposition, | was liv-
ting Cleveland Az that time ! was
producing serlo-comic paintings,
which were marketed as chromos by
Mr. Rider, photographer: The idea
of The Spirit of 70" first came to me
las a serio-comie picture. l conceived
n group of small town musicians on a
patriotic holiday Then the real spir-
ritual significance of their efforts
ldawnea on me. From a small chrome
the idea developed into life size can
WAS
The model for the old man was my
father the Rev. Samuel r. Willard,
who died before the painting was
completed The drummer boys pie
lture was posed for by Harry Dever-
faux. son of General Deveraux.
"T'he ffer was the only actual por-
trait In the group. And its model WAS
a real fifer. Hugh Moshef, a farmer,
who played in the Wellington Martial
band. lie was in town early every
Memorial day and played from morn
ing until night He truly had 'the
spirit of '76.'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
tine CONVENTION AT SANTA rE

Santa Fe has demonstrated TO the
satisfaction of the executive commit
tee OF the New Mexico Educational as
sociation that the teachers meeting
can be well cared for in the state cap
itnl next November
There il every indication that the
next meeting of the association VIII
be quite as well attended as the meet
ings of the past two years and It Is
honed Tint The teachers OF Taos ana
Rio Arriha, entirely absent from the
iast meeting in Albuquerque and un-
represented in the educational CON
ference In Las Vegas will be at santa
Re The teachers from those coun-
tieg. especially. need to be at such
conferences. and the tendency OF the
last few years IL for them to drop
out completely.
Commissioner Of Education ClaNton
has been Invited TO be present at the
meeting OF the association in santa
Fe and has agreed to DO 20, provided
he does not have to 80 TO the Philip
pines which he believes unlikely. ~
TX almost certain that he will he pres
ent. because he recognizes that a
number Of important problems in New
Mexleo's educational system must be
solved soon.
without question Dr. Claxton Is the
best speaker in the United States on
educational topics. lie has the rare
ability of vitalizlng the dryest OF sub
iccts lie can cast Tho glamor OF ro-
nance about the teaching Of the null
tinlication table and hold any audi
enee spell-bound while he tells the
best way to teach modern Language.
As a ohautanqua lecturer Dr. ClaN-
ion could easily make more than five
times the amount of the salary he
draws nA United states commissioner
Of education.
But while Or. Claxton ~ one of the
half-dozen best speakers Of the Unit
cd states, he is the foremost authot-
ity on public school education. and
for tho past three years he has given
a great deal Of thought TO the needs
Of New Mexico.
with the assurance that the pro-
gram at santa lie Will be ono of the
best. if not distinctly the best, that
has ever been presented by the New
Mexico Educational association, no
teacher In the state should fail to be
present. Furthermore. every mem
her of the legislature should he
present, because matters for consid-
Grafton by the next legislature are TO
be fully discussed. An effort should
be made to have the county commis'
sioners and the school boards there
The meeting WIFI be largely devoted
to discussion OF how to get the bcsi
returns from the Sf,3O0O00 spent 10y
the taxpayers fot education of the
youth OF New Mexico.
Much has been done for the Inn
provement Of the schools during the
past five years, but much more re-
mains to be done The people of New
Mexico are awake. as never before
and those Of US who are really inter.
ested In the best interest OF the state
must strike while the iron Is hot.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
48 NEW MExlCANS
ARE INCLUDED IN
LATEST WHO'S WHO

SPECIAL copsGsPonpHNcs TO noRNINc JOURNAL
Santa Fe, June 1.-THE 1916-lsl7
edition Of who's who" is just TO
hand and of the 21,922 biographies
of Americans given, As are those OF
New Mexicans. six Of whom were
born in New Mexico two spanish
Americans Prof. Fabian Garcia ana
Congressman Benigno G. dc Herman
deg being included. That the way 10
fame lies by the road of education 10
indicated by the fact that of the tens
q thousands cc notaLiec given Only
81 were self-ta6ghf while less than
. 600 completed their schooling be-
fore graduating from high school
More than II per cent are college
men. The professions are represent
cd by $500 names. lawyers leading
with S0s1 names; physicians, 1870;
clergymen, 2.035; artists, $685. must
clans 2S3, and LIE in engineering
The New Mexioans whose names
are included are: Albuquerque, Dr.
David X. Boyd, Summers Burkhart.
Neill p. Field, Charles r.. IIodgln
Frederick u. IIowden william FL.
Long, Theodore s Woolsey, Jr; capt.
tan, George A. Chamberlain; Carri-
zo,o, WWilliam c. Mcdonald; East
Las Vegas, Andrieus A. Jones, the late
William J. Mills: Las Cruces, Fabian
Garcia, w. A. Fleming Jones, William
II. ". LlewelIyn, Robert t. Mcbride,
Frank w. Parker; Las Vegas, Dr..
Frank II. II. Roberts Frank Spring
or; Mesilla Park, Hiram Hadley
George r. Ladd; Ration, Clarence J..
Roberts; Roswell, Robert l.. Brad
ley. Edward A. Cahoon, Herbert j.
Hagerman, Wilfreid Robinson, James
w. Wilson; san Maroial. John w.
Crawford; Santa Fe. Thomas y. Ca
iron, Frank w. Clancy, Richard II.
Hanna, Edgar L. Hewett, John Il. Nc
Fie, Miguel A. Otero the late Rufus
j. Palen, John r.. Pitaval William IT,
Pope. l.. Bradford Prince, Ralph e.
Twitchell, Avian n. White, Edward
Y. Wright; Socorro, Emmett A..
Drake; Taos, Joseph II. Sharp: Three
Rivers Albert Il. Fall; TERRA Amarll-
la, Benigno C. Hernandez.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
JUSTICE no THE rlNANCIERs.

one myth the war has falsified--
TINT Of the control Of Europe by the
international money-lenders, sup
posed to he a ring of Jewish finan-
ciers has lesson for agltators OF
The United States. Like the tabled
money power IN this country, that
fabled ring in Europe told monarchs
what 20 do. forbade war permitted
war. had representatives in every
camp. was omnlseient
Yet the Balken league surprised ev-
cry capital in Europe, save perhaps
Berlin. when It rushed upon Turkey
And II international finance had an
inkling that war must break out in
1914. II was singularly unprepared for
II everywhere except IN the United
states and Germany.
The fact abundantly demonstrated
by the war Is that finance is essential
~ national While II may operate out
side its own nation, it does so with
the consent, tacit or expressed, Of its
and under the protection
OF its government.
Certainly, finance is not exalted
above the state, having an interna-
tional habitat and authority. released
from the obligations OF patriotism
Instead il is clearly subordinate to
The state. and dependent upon the
laws of the state. The state Is
and finance the servant.
No doubt finance would have
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
WILSON WILL BE BADLY
BEATEN, AYERS SPIESS


fspGciAL cosRnsroNpahcs TO sc'N'Ne 'o'"~'
East Las Vegas, N. NJ, June IT,
That Hughes will be elected because
the republicans of the country believe
he Is the best man the Chicago con-
vention could have selected is the
opinion of Charles A Spiess, republi-
can national committeeman from New
Mexico, who returned Thursday from
Chicago and the east
"'rhe belief is general and Is con-
stantly expressed" said Mr. Spices to
q representative of the Journal, that
Wilson will be the worst beaten cam
didate since General Grant defeated
Horace Greeley. There is general and
widespread dissatisfaction with the
Wilson policies, both as to his foreign
relations in connection with the Eu-
ropean war and the Mexican situa-
ton. lie is pronounced equally weak
with reference to his domestic poll
cies
"The slogan of the republican party
this year will be Back to Business
Republican success will be particular
ly advantageous to our state and to
Las Vegas"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
With Scissors and Paste
FAILED no CALL FOR MAIL.

Very sad news from Ncrdun was re-
ceived here today by party of pat
riotic Germans.
ON March last, while toasting the
kaiser over their stems in local cafe.
the said party wrote the following on
a picture postcard.
''Kron Prinz Frederick Wilhelm,
lVerdun, Germany.
GO ahead, Fritz. We are all with
lyou.
"(Signed) Ed Winterfeld 776
Hayes street, Fred Spang, AL Spang,
Adeine Spang"
Then Winterfeld mailed the card.
The card came back today, post
marked Verdun, France. and bearing
the following message from the busy
postmaster:
pas encore arrive a Verdun which
means Not yet arrived at Verdun."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18

averted the war, but its utmost per
suasion could not. Also, every coun-
try, when the war broke out, de-
manded the utmost sacrifices from
the financiers, and got it.
We do not mean to credit finan-
ciers with greater patriotism than
other people. But we do mean to
say that .ley did not cause the
war. on the contrary, their every
interest was for the preservation of
peace ana the stability Of their Sc
curities and investments. What is
true OF finance In Europe Is true of
finance IN America.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
NIid-mOnth Holiday.

East Las Vegas, n. NJ, June IT,
Hereafter the merchants and clerks
of Greater Las Vegas will not dread
the approach OF Santa Fe pay day, as
the custom of keeping the stores open
on the nights of the 18th and 10th of
each month has been modified. ON
the 18th the stores will be open in the
future, but on the 10th the bosses will
stay at home with their happy fami
lies and the clerks will take their best
girls to the picture shows.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
Drug Company Incorporates.

Santa Fe, June 17--Incofporation
papers were filed yesterday by the
Royal Drug com pany Of Albuquerque,
capitalized at $4,000 The inoorpor-
ators and directors are; Joseph H..
OReiily, Efne O'Reilly and Wilson c..
Klein of Albuquerque. Brandenburg,
Bovert 4 Co, of New York and Ty-
rome, Grant county filed incorpora-
ton papers today. The capitalization
is $4,000. Helmuth r. Brandenburg
will be the statutory agent and will
conduct an assay office at Tyrone.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
KILLING RATS WITH I'VE.
tFarm and Home.)

II put about a half teaspoonful of mo-
lasses each. ana on that with my
.pocketknife l scraped small amount
|of concentrated Ike. ] then placed the
old shingles around under the stable
floors and under the cribs. The next
morning | found forty dead rats, and
the rest left the farm for parts un-
known. I have cleared many farms
OF the pests in the same way, and have
never known IL to fail.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
To Omen Bridge Bids.

Santa Fe June 17.--On June 2
bids win be opened for the five
bridges across the Rio Grande In Donf
Ana county, to be paid out of the
bond issue voted on June 1.-THE
bridge at Las Cruces is to be of steel
while those at Salem, Berino, La
Cruces and El yado are to be wooder
pile bridges.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
Thrcc-Cent-a-Mile Campaign.

Santa Fe, June 1.-THE campaign
for a three -cent-a-mile passenger fare
ON all railroads in New Mexico will be
inaugprated by Corporation Commis-
sioner O. L. owen at the conference
of the corporation commission with
passenger traffic officials on July 10.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18

you might, beauty in some form was
10 be seem wrote Mr.. Wister. And
that wouldn't signify much except
for the fact that In the long years
OF peace this national passion for
beauty becomes in time Of war II
national passion for supremacy
We can learn much from Ger
many.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
Two Youths Pardoned.

Santa Fe, June 17.--Governor Nc.
Donald pardoned from the state re.
formatory at Springer, Floyd Mengt
of Chaves county, aged IL serving
three years since August, 1913. ane
Nathan Merriman, of Albuquerque
serving one year since last August.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
st. Michaers Commencement.

Santa Re, June 17.-Y esterday eve
ming the commencement eXercists of
St. Michaels college drew an audi
enee that crowded Loretto hall to its
utmost.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-08

his friend that he had lost his horse
and suggested that they show a prop
er spirit of gratitude as he could have
easily have waylaid and killed them
if he was really a chad man."
81 only want a horse to get out of
the country" added Dutch John.
"You1l leave the country, all
right" said Barrett. "YouW leave
the creek in an hour" At this time
Barrett was unaware that Dutch John
was wanted by the Vigilantes.
Seizes Bandit s Revolver.
Barrett took from its holster the
bandits 45-caliber Golfer revolver.
$50 you want to trade, do you?"
the rancher remarked. "Well, I've
got an old mule that I don't want.
She'll get you clear of Horse Prairie
before it's time for target practice.
Now, let's see. For this mule, I'll
take this saddle, this bride, these
blankets, this revolver and any odds
n ends you may have and you'll owe
me $25. That trades a go, isn't it?''
And Barrett fingered his revolver
significantly as he asked the question.
The bandit, with an air as gracious
as it was possible for him to assume,
surrendered all he had, gave Barrett
an l. 0. U. for $25 and got aboard
the mule, which had a sore back and
was inclined to resent the temerity
OF Dutch John in mounting him.
Nov get away as quick as you
can with that mule or WEI have to
charge you funeral expenses for her."
Barrett sang out in parting as Dutch
John alternately dug into the sides of
the mule to make her go and chung to
her neck for safety.
A few days later the bandit passed
through the ranch again, this time
with an escort. Meeting Barrett, he
said:
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-08

Come to Bannack tomorrow, and
III pay you that $685."
Barrett went to town to collect the
bill, but he got there too late.
In a partly built frame house John
was hanging frozen to a ioist with
his boots two feet from the floor. In
the same room were hanging the
bodies of Buck Stinson and Henry
Plummer, former sheriff and big
chief of the road agents.
Gets Too Thin, Then Too Fat.
After a time the gray horse got the
mountain fever and became too thin to
ride. Barrett tried to sell him to one
of his hired men for $40, but no
n on the ranch would have him. The
next spring the horse got too fat to
ride, and Barrett again undertook
to get rid of him. lie led Gray John
behind a wagon to the stable kept in
Helena by Yves Travis, a noted horse
man. Travis had heard Of the horse
and he told Barrett he would give him
as much as any one else. He referred
Barrett to another horse fancier and
advised him to find out what he
would give. This man offered him
$3.50. Barrett went back to the Hell
ena stable. In the meantime D. B.
Mason from Beaverhead county had
informed Travis that Gray John had
had the mountain fever.
"No use, Mart" the stable propri-
etor told Barrett, "I wouldn't give
you anything for him. He'll never
be any good"
Barrett went back to the man who
Offered him the $3.50, but he, too, was
"wise."
Barrett started back for Horse
Prairie: He stayed all night at Boul-
der and when he went to the stable
the next morning he found Gray John
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-08
ANOTHER TELEGRAPH
LINE FOR NORTHWEST

That a big telegraph company
is to be organized in the north
west to compete with the West
ern Union and Postal in the rail-
road field was announced
by Louis w. Hill, President of
the Great Northern.
1.-THE western railroads are
combining to form a corporation
to control $4,000 miles of tele-
graph lines" he said, "Only
tentative arrangements have
been made thus far. The new
company will enable the rail-
roads to use their own wires,
poles and men and handle rail-
road business at actual COST"
The railroad companies affect
ed r the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific; Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy and Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul. Others
may join them later.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-08
The Story Of GrayJohn

The next day Barrett was in Ban
mack again, but riding another horse.
This time he met a friend, Tom Pitt,
astride the buckskin horse. Dutch
John had sold the animal and had
started afoot for Horse Prairie with
his saddle ON his own back.
After Gray John.
"Aha!" thought Barrett, che is
after Gray john"
1t was easy to track the bandit as
there was four inches of snow on the
ground. When Barrett got back to
the ranch he found that Dave Melton,
his guest for the winter, had put the
horse in the stable. There was no
door to the stable, only a log chain
stretched across to keep the stock
in, as lumber was $40 the thousand.
That night, with the temperature
40 below zero, the men at the ranch
took turns at standing guard, and in
the morning Barrett, Melton and a
hired man started toward a grove of
willows to which tracks led. They
approached cautiously fearing an am
bush. They found Dutch Johns
camp, saddle and blankets, but the
bandit himself was not there. The
hired man was sent to the top of a hill
to re%connoiter.
Dutch John Appears.
Soon Dutch John appeared at the
foot of the hill. He called to the
hired man to come on down to the
creek. He had something to tell him,
he said. The hired man merely toyed
with his rifle and eyed the bandit
closely. Dutch John abandoned his
role of "the spider to the fly" and
returned to his camp. AS he APP
preached he found himself looking
down the barrels of a whole battery
of shooting irons.
Dutch John informed Barrett and