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The border vidette., 1916-12-30
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire in this way to ex- press our thanks and sense of gratitude for the many expres- sions of sympathy, and for the kindnesses shown us during the illness and following the death of our beloved daughter, Grace B. Thacker. This kindness and sympathy has done much to comfort and strengthen us in this hour of great sorrow.
 MIR. AND MRS. JOSEPH THACK FIR AND FAMILY.
The border vidette., 1916-12-30
Cat.rrh., Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot re9cn the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure catarrhal denfncss. and that is by c constitutional remedy Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in- damed condition of the mucous lining of inc Eustachian Tube. When this tube is fniamed you have rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t is entirely closed Deafness iB the result. Unlesg the indammatio be reduced and this tube roatored to its normal condition, hearing viii be destroyed forever Many eases of an infarned condition of the mucous sur 1aces Halls Catnrrh Cure acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys-
 We viii give one Hundred Dollars for anv case of Catarrhal DeafneBS that cannot be cured by Halls Cntorrh Cure. Circulars free. All Druggists. 75c.
 r. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. .,
The border vidette., 1916-12-30
NOTICE or SALE.

Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of a special execution and order of sale is sued out of and under the seal of the District Court of the Unit ed States for the District of Ari- zona, on the 14th day of Decem- Der, 1916, pursuant to a decree of said court entered on the 14th day of December, 1916, in which decree it was adjudged and de-
The border vidette., 1916-12-30

Nose Drachman, clerk of the federal court, at Tucson, has been a business visitor here Sev- eral days, being accompanied by Fred. Ronstadt, the we'll known Pima county cattleman, who for some time past has been trying to get a herd of Sonora cattle across the international line at this port of entry.
The border vidette., 1916-12-30

Buy Prince Albert euery-
 .Uhsre tobacco IS sold in tOpPy rsd beGs, Sc; tidy red tifas. IOc; hanGson1e pound cad hoif- pound tin hsI1sli- dors-Gnd-fhaf c0rki7g fine pound czystal-gfass kur,i-
 dor IDith sponge -7soistener top that kesps fac tobacco ia such cIeUer tri7l-oiruoys!
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Rocking Chairs.

Rocking chairs are an American In
stitution, although they are to be
found today pretty much all over the
civilized world. In England they are
invariably referred to as American
rockers" and indeed this application
is not confined to that country. Here
and there on the continent you will
hear of them in the same category.
Authorities are widely at variance as
to the time and place Of the very first
rocker. But that the first one was
turned out more than 200 years ago
there is little room for doubt 1t is
fair to assume that 1t was the inven-
ton of a New Highlander who loved
his ease. He probably invented it to
offset the discomforts of the severely
straight backed chairs Of our early CO.
lonial days.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Home Ground Flour.

Grinding wheat to make -four may
be done at home as easily as the
grinding of coffee Thus a family may
have whole wheat -four. freshly ground.
a thing that is usually difficult to OBJ
tain. The New York Medical Journal
advises its readers to buy their wheat
from seedsmen rather than from gro
GERS or feed stores because it will be
cheaper and more efficient.
The grinder can be used also for
cracking wheat. corn. barley, oats, rye
and other grains for use as breakfast
cereals. And the cereals will need
chewing. which will not only strength
en- the muscles of the chewers' jaws.
but will keep their teeth from decay
that is, If they begin as children.
Homemade cereals need long cook
ing, so a fireless cooker is almost in
dispensable.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Hattie Grotesque Army.

When the late President Laconte of
Haiti set about to reduce the size of
bis army few years ago many Of the
generals whom he mustered out Of the
service were put to breaking rock on
the street. At one time there were
more officers than men In the Haitian
army, according to apparently anthem
tic statements. In former times the
pay Of q Haitian soldier was small at
best, nothing at worst and at all times
insufficient to keep the warrior fed de-
Gently. The days for loading coffee on
departing ships were great days In
Haiti. They were days when the army
got q square meal. thanks to the steve
dore wages which the men were able
to earn, says the National Geographic
Magazine. The army officers Of Haiti
were as fond of gold lace as a noun
tain girl of bright colors. Small Won
der, then, that the regalia Of a field
marshal was everywhere in evidence.
Feeding the Haitian armies In the days
before the American ''big brother"
movement was not difficult job. Gar
rison rations consisted Of sugar cane
stalk two or three feet long and what
ever else the soldier could beg, borrow
or steal
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Water Pressure.

As early as 1913 a Frenchman Of
science named Pascal experimental
with pressures applied to liquids and
discovered the following law: A pres
sure applied to any part of the sur
face Of liquid is transmitted IN
changed in appoint in every direction
through the liquid.
Perhaps the most familiar applica-
ton of Pascars law is the hydraulic
press. In that machine pump having
4 small piston drives water into large
cylinder and thereby forces upward
large piston. which congresses what
ever is placed between the platform Of
the piston and the fixed crossbeam at
the top of the press. If the area of
the larger piston IS 100 times that Of
the smaller a downward force Of one
pound exerted on the smaller piston
will create an upward force Of 100
pounds upon the larger piston.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Nioht Scenes In Yokohama.

In most oriental countries sunset
brings quiet to the streets and there Is
little night life. But ON Theater street,
Yokohama, IL o'clock at night sees the
great crowds leaving the movies, which
are close together, and the resulting
scene Is one never to be forgotten.
Humanity packed too close for COM
fort surges in an unbroken tide from
one end Of the street to the other. Add
to this mass of many hued forms the
taking down Of the highly cOlored BAN
ners and you have a scene that makes
the dropping Of the big top at home
look like side show.
Sometimes the lights on the water
produce an effect almost Venetian In
charm, but the bulky canal boat lacks
the artistic lines Of the gondola, and
the water sends forth a scent which
might be called by a palmer name.
The newspaper boy rushes through the
narrow streets hurting the sheets to
right and left as he runs and ringing
the bells at his waist to announce his
arrivaL-Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Burdetts and the Towel.

The story Of how Bob Burdette be
gan to write for publication is rather
interesting His wife was an invalid,
and most Of bis verse and short stuff
were written solely for her entertain
ment. One day he was talking to Frank
Hatton, who later became postmaster
general under Arthur. Hatton was
then editing the Burlington Hawkeye.
Bob" said Hatton, when you get
through reading your stuff to your
wife hand it over to me and I'll
print II"
One Of the first things he turned over
was his famous ode to the printing Of
Ace towel. This is part Of 1t:
Over and under was blacker than thunder
And daily put on q more mixer hue
Until one windy morning without any
warning
II fell on the floor and was broken In
two.
Charles B. Lewis Qh. Quad in New
York Sun
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
FAITHFUL DOGS BARKING
CALLS FATHER To CHILD
Little One, Playing In Pasture,
Where 1t Strayed, Kicked
by Horses.

wheatland, Wyo. &C. F. Harold's
little son, Alvin, two and half years
old, was kicked In the head by a horse
the other day, his skull was fractured
and other severe wounds, seemingly
sufficient to cause death, were sus-
tanned.
The fathers attention was called to
the child by the frantic barking Of the
farm dog, and upon investigating he
found that the dog was guarding the
insensible form of the little boy from
a bunch of horses in the pasture where
the little fellow had wandered in his
play.
The child's forehead was crushed.
the nose broken and the eye laid open
by the flesh being all torn from it. As
he was still alive he was rushed to a
hospital with all possible speed. The
surgeon performed very delicate op-
Grafton, lifting the broken bones into
position and sewing the torn skin
around the eye back into place, and at
present writing the little fellow is get
ting along nicely and gives promise of
complete recovery.
That he was not instantly killed Is
probably due to the fact that the
horses hoof struck glancing blow,
and that he lives at all is because there
was a skillful surgeon available.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Teaching Birds Tricks.

A professor of natural history re
flutes the statement so frequently made
that teaching a bird to draw water
needs apparatus and that the learning
is cruelty to the bird.
1.-The following experience of mine"
he says. proves that it is not so by
any means. We bought young bird
last January. so wild that on our ap-
proach 1t flew madly round the cage
We hung the cage low and by patience,
after the bird got used to our proxim-
fly, induced 1t to take groundsel, first
held at stems length, then between the
fingers, finally from the lips. We used
to let him out freely, and he would
perch on the loaf next me at break
fast. His perch projected through the
wires, and here was his favorite seat
when at liberty. Then | tried hanging
a bit of groundsel by a short string to
the projecting stick. After inspection
he pulled it up with his beak. On
frightening tie string with a fresh
bit Of his preferred weed had the
pleasure and interest of seeing him
pull up the string with his beak till
the flower head was within reach,
catching the slack after each pull with
one foot and then transferring 1t to
the other, so that the coils were quite
neat"-London Globe.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Weakness of the PiIchard

Very similar to the herring. a uusiD,
method of distinguishing the pilcbs,,
exists in Cornwall, the home of the
pilchard fisheries. The difference h.
tween the fish lies in their center OF
gravity, for If one holds 4 pilchard br
the back fin 1t will remain horizontal
while a herring tips downward. One
seldom sees the fish in the London
markets, however, and in order to gain
its due share of appreciation the oil.
chard has to journey to Italy and thu
Mediterranean. Many factories exist
In southern England for the express
purpose Of sailing and packing the fish
In tins for expectation, the method
used being similar to that used for sar.
dimes. Pilchards, too, resemble sar.
dimes, though their flavor is somewhat
stronger. Years ago an attempt was
made to smoke pilchards-like herrings
for home consumption. but the expert
ment proved useless, for the weight Of
the body broke the neck and the fish
fell into the fires.-LondOn Answers
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Roumanian Peasant Diversions.

"Many hands make light work" is a
proverb Of the Roumanian peasant
often put into practice. Almost every
night there is a neighborhood gather
ing like the old fashioned apple cut
ting or apple butter boiling in early
American rural history. The houses
have their turns at these parties, and
there is always a kettle of cornmeal
mush and baked pumpkin and pota-
toes and popcorn ready for the occa-
sion. All hands join in the evening
program of combing, carding and spin
ming the household supply Of wool or
fax, while the neighborhood gossip
passes current among the elders and
occasional words Of love or childish
Jest among the more youthful men,
bers of the party.-National Geograph-
ic Magazine.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
DIG UP BIG TOOTH OF
PREHISTORIC MAST0D0K
Well Preserved, Though Found Far Be.
low Surface of the Ground.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan.-A big tooth
which is supposed to have come from
the jaw of some mastodon Of prehis-
toric ages, has been unearthed by T. q.
Nichols of this city by men employed
In making a deep cut on Diamond
creek, mile and half northeast Of
Elmdale. The trench had been sunk
to a depth Of fifty-three feet and had
passed through an eight foot gravel
strata when the big tooth was found.
A soapstone formation was encounter
ed just beneath 1t.
The tooth is well preserved. 1t
weighs over three pounds, measures
a foot and three inches in circumfer-
ence around its base and is three
inches In height from its base to the
points of the tooth. 1t is oblong In
shape, its width being three and a
half inches. There are six f1anges or
points to the tooth, which extend up
ward in regular pairs The, tooth has
two large roots, there being about three
or four inches Of the root intact, but
the lower parts are broken off. 1t is
believed the tooth belonged to a car
nivorous, or flesh eating, animal be-
cause of the flanges or sharp points.
After finding the tooth another bone
only few feet away was uncovered
by another workman. 1t is a large
fiat, round shaped bone, which resem-
bles kneecap.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
First aOutsiders,n

Until the nomination of Franklin
Pierce for the presidency Of the United
States the word outsider was I'M
known. The committee on credentials
came in to make its report and could
not get into the hall because Of the
crowd Of people who were not MEM
bers Of the convention. The chairman
Of the convention asked if the chair
man Of the committee was ready to re-
port, and the chairman answered, "Yes,
Mr.. Chairman, but the committee is
unable to get inside on account Of the
crowd and the pressure Of the out
siders." The newspaper reporters took
up the word and used it.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Unique Colony

Close by the great rock Of c,s
Is Catlin bay, where Is to be- To-.
colony so queer that it stands ~.
most as a tribe distinct in itself NJ d.
generations ago during a storm
Of Genoese fishermen put into the a uee'
tered spot and so escaped the furr !.
the sea. In the boats, so histo-r !, ="
1t, were many women. and thor LAY
came so enamored of the spot az,
huts were built, and they ramo,n..
Hundreds Of years have Passed ~.
the little tribe still fingers on tn
government has given them a grant :.
land, and a village now clusters in ~
shelter Of the bay. Strangcst of sn q
Is said the population dare not incrooa'
for fear it will overstep its bound.~
and marriage is allowed only in rot.
ton. No marriage. so it is claimoa
may take lace in the village until .
way has been made for 1t by a death
The people are squat and ugly and In.
amazingly like one another. It il Z,
little colony Of cousins. dwelling anar+
In the shadow. Of great rock and po
ing down to the sea in ships to earn i,
hard won Observation-Disclosures
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Vegetable Lamb.

One of the most remarkable nat.
ural fetishes in the world is the Chi
nese kouchi, called by some people
"the vegetable lamb" 1t is regarded
by the natives Of China as something
supernatural They believe it to be
part vegetable and part animal. The
plant certainly bears a resemblance to
an animal, although 1t might be taken
for a pig as readily as a lamb. KOu-
chi is composed principally Of the
plant part known as rhizome and
springs from seed. After attaining its
height roots and tendrils spring from
the fiber and grow downward until
they enter the earth. 1t is this peculiar
formation which has caused it to be
regarded with so much awe. The Chi
nese claim that after it has reached
its full size it ceases to be vegetable
and turns animal, feeding upon the
tender shoots Of plants which grow
near If
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
SISTERS EARN S2,400.
Set New Agricultural Record Raising
Cabbages.

Cabbages.
Greensburg, Pa. - Four Westmore-
land county young women, daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. 81. Smith, near
Ruffsdale, have established new agri-
cultural record in the yield and profits
to be derived from a two acre plot Of
cabbage.
The Misses Smith, the eldest OF
whom is eighteen, now have bank
account Of 5000, with accounts due
from Pittsburgh commission men
amounting to 5000, and a quarter Of
their cabbage yet remains to be cut
and marketed. Buyers estimate the
value of the entire field at about 81
400.
Early last spring Smith turned the
two acre plot over to his daughters,
telling them to make any use Of 1t they
desired. The girls, after closely scan
ming the market reports for weeks, de-
cided to grow cabbages. They set about
1000 plants.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
PortugaI's Bio Diamond.

1t is claimed for the Braganza, which
formed part of the Portuguese crown
Jewels, that it Is the biggest diamond
In the world, weighing 1850 carats.
Some doubt exists, however, as to
whether it is a real diamond, as no
official testing can be authenticated. 1t
was found In Brazil In 1741.-London
Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
MAN FIGHTS JELlYFISH.
Swimmer Sent to a Hospital After q
Life and Death Struggle.


Santa Barbara, Cal.-G. II. Wilson
was sent to the Cottage hospital here
In a critical condition recently. He
had a life and death struggle with a
huge jellyfish. Four hundred feet from
shore, off Serena, Wilson was sudden
~ attacked.
He saw before him what he later
said looked like huge sheet of butter
and eggs. Suddenly the strips Of vel
low and white began to separate from
the mass and extend toward him. He
turned to swim out Of reach when the
creature threw its tentacles about him,
and the mad fight was on. In the
struggle Wilson broke the mass into
fragments, but reached the shore ex-
hausted and his face and shoulders
singing as though from scalds.
At the hospital it was said that the
patient would recover. His pain at
times was so intense that morphine
had to be administered. His shoulders
and face resemble one mass Of poison
oak burns.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
HE'S A GIANT SUPERMAN.
Never Used Meat, Pepper, Alcohol, Tea,
Tobacco-StiII Single.

Never Used Meat, Pepper, Alcohol, Tea,
Tobaeeo-StilI Single.
Clinton, Mo.-Dusty and travel worn,
but with his long strides retaining the
vigor Of all his eighteen years Of back
woods life, Clarence Barton trudged
into town after covering 40 miles
from Turner, Mo. He came In the
heat and dust over the miles Of hills
afoot to attend the Missouri confer
ences Of the Seventh Day Adventists.
And this youth has lived a strange
life In the very modern and up to date
state Of Missouri.
In all his eighteen years he never
tasted a mouthful Of meat. Never has
a drink Of tea or coffee passed his
lips. His meager fare Of daily food
has never been seasoned with pepper.
He never has tasted drop of alcohol
In any form and does not know the
tang Of tobacco smoke. And he Is a
perfect specimen-a young backwoods
giant. Barton excelled In all the
sports Of the camp.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Greek Fire Gunpowder?

NJ. Zenghelis told the Academic des
Sciences in Paris recently that he had
been studying the Greek fire" used in
war by the Byzantines. The descrip-
lions of this say that it was hurled
from q copper tube with a sound like
thunder and with a great cloud Of
smoke. From this he concluded that
the Byzantine Greeks had real cannon
In which they used explosive mixtures
with nitrate as a base. Therefore the
honor Of the discovery of gunpowder
must be given to the engineer Callini-
Gus Of Heliopolis, who first used it, de-
stroying a Saracen feet with 1t in go
A. d.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Busy Man Offer. $1,000 For Wife.

New York.-Too busy to play the
role Of sutton himself, Albert F. Shore,
q business man, has commissioned a
friend to find him a wife. If the friend
succeeds before Christmas In discover
ing a girl about twenty-four years old.
either blond or brunette, but studious
and not a social butterfly. he win re-
ceive $1,000. And II he has not sue
ceeded at that time then any person
may earn the $1,000 by producing a
suitable bride. Shore Is thirty-four
years old. He Il Of medium height,
dark complexion and dark curly hair.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
IL Depends on the Dog.

Two Broadway business men mel
before a bar. They were good friends
"Tm worried a little" said one. M!
chauffeur ran over a dog today and
killed it."
ooh, 1 wouldn't worry about little
thing like that" said the other. "Ine
dog probably got in the way. These
dogs are a pest"
"But it was your dog"
"What!' came from the second MY
dog? I'm sorry, but that will cost you
800. That chauffeur Of yours Is 100
careless. / insist on the hundred un'
derstand."-New York Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Lonu Trip of Bible.

Mays Landing, N. Ut will take
fifty years of travelling. during which
fine 100000 miles will be covered, for
q travelling Bible" now in the lodge
quarters Of P. o. s. Of A. camp, No.
100, to fulfill its mission. The Bible is
TO be taken from one camp to another
In each county until every county in
the state has been covered, then It win
70 to every camp In each county, 10
manning three weeks with each.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Tho Silent Moon.

Dead silence reigns on the moon. A
thousand cannons might be fired and
thousand drums beaten upon that
airless world, but no sound could come
from them. Lips might culver and
tongues essay to speak, but no action
Of theirs could break the utter silence
of the lunar scene.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
may FLY TO PARIS
Transatlantic Aeroplane Line Is
Possible, Says Woodhouse.
OUR AIR MEN Efficient.
Great Britain Is Spending $25o,ooo, 900
In Military Aeronauties This Year-ln
Half a Dozen Countries Number OF
Aviators Ranges Between 1000 and
10000.

New York.-"A transatlantic aero
plane line is now quite possible owing
to improved motors" Henry Wood
house, member of the board of COVER
nors of the Aero club. told $50 men,
bers Of the Rotary club here.
'1The aspect of things in aeronau-
tics," he said. has been changed. Now
adays the motor can Outlast the avia-
tor. Aeroplanes equipped with from
two to six motors and carrying up to
thirty people can be built for CONNER
cial purposes. The largest aeroplane
at present has d carrying capacity of
fifteen tons, but plans are ready for an
aeroplane capable of lifting thirty tons.
American aeroplanes and motors are
so efficient that flight of over a thou
sand miles day is possible.
"There are 25,O00 aeroplanes in use
in the world, and the reason why there
are not more is that they cannot be
supplied fast enough TO replace those
that are put out of action or worn out.
"Great Britain is spending S2J0,000,-
600 In military aeronautics this year.
Five hundred thousand people are pro-
ducing and operating air craft and aero
nautic supplies. The American aero
nautic industry has orders and pending
contracts amounting to $J0,O00,O0O.
"In half q dozen countries the num-
Der of aviators ranges between 1000
and 10000. The United States army
and navy have together about a hun
dred. The European countries have
thousands of observation balloons and
hundreds OF dirigibles. The United
States army and navy together have
only four observation balloons ordered
and one small dirigible."
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Rack Rents.

A rack rent" is rent that Is equn,
alent to the full net annual value u
the real property out of which it issues =
or approximately So" BY statute u
England today rack rent is deilneu :,
mot less than two-thirdS Of the III, >,
net annual value of the lands OUT "
which 1t arises"
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
SHAD SIGN OF MILD WINTER.

Caught In Lower Hudson For First
Time In Thirty Years.
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.-Shad were caught
In the Hudson river for the first time
In thirty years at this season Of the
year. The fishing experts say that It is
an infallible sign Of an open winter.
John 81. LANCE, professional fisher
man, caught the shad In the gill nets
he had set in the running tideway for
striped bass. Lavinas D. Hill, recog-
nized authority on fishing, said that
shad usually went south to warmer
waters In the fall, and when caught In
the lower Hudson thirty years ago the
weather was so mild that the river
was open for navigation all through
the winter.
The broad ax., 1916-12-23
Two Sorrows.

The sorrow Of the woman who cries
out her grief on the kitchen towel
somehow seems more sincere than that
Of the woman who puts on a pretty
gown. arranges the sofa cushions and
turns the lights low before she begins.
Exchange.