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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
IS REAL PRODIGY
N MATHEMATICS
william Stong Solves Most In.
tricate Problems Quickly and
Without Effort.
ANSWERS APPEAL INSTANTLY
Has Declined Many Offers to Travel
and Demonstrate His Gift in Pub
Iic-Enjoys Amusement
He Evokea

Bloomington, m.-Illinois possesses
a mathematical prodigy in William
StOng, twenty-cight years old of Taze-
well county. He has been able to solve
any problem in arithmetic that hns
been given to him. He reels off mil
lions and billions with equal precl-
sion and promptness. One of his feats
is to wander down to the railway sta
ton when a freight train dashes away
and add up the numbers on the sides
Of the cars. BY the time the last car
has passed he has the total.
People who are skeptical concerning
his powers come long distances to
test them. They are primed with
brnin-racking problems. but all prove
easy for StOng. One of the most com
mNi questions relates to the number of
seconds in a lifetime. given the date
Of birth. One who nropounded this
problem gave him the date January rs.
1873. Right off the reel am this re-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
AMSTERDAM GHETTO DOOMED
Famous Landmark Of Hollands Capt.
tai to Give Way for State
Project.

Amsterdam, Netherlands.-The in
exOrable housing refOrmer has reached
the famous Amsterdam ghetto, and is
making a first assault on the minia-
ture Jewish state that has existed for
more than three centuries in Hollands
capital On the Zuyder Zee and has CON
stituted for the modern tourist one Of
the sights of the city. One of the
most thickly populated quarters, the
part known as the island" of Uilcn-
burg, has been condemned, ana is grad
ually being cleared of it's several thou
sand inhabitants. Plans have been
drawn up for the erection of 800 new
dwellings in another quarter of the
city, half of which number will be LET
at below $1.20 a week, the commune
or the state adding 20 to 80 cents in
SOlne cases.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
MAY FORCE CHL0ROF0RM USE
French Likely to Make Use Of Anes-
thetic Compulsory in Army
Surgery.

Paris.-The French Academy Of
Medicine is considering the advisable
ny Of recommending the government
to make the use Of cnIOroform c0mpul-
sorry in the army. not only in serious
operations hut also IN al cases WLul,
the treatment is painful.
At present French soldiers are
obliged 10 submit 10 vaccination
against smallpox aud typhoid fever,
hut they cannot be compelled to accept
chlorofOrm against their will.
A committee has been formed to
study the question as well as that of
rendering compulsory the injection Of
serums in all cases where the latter
are declared 10 be necessary by the
doctor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
livinu Family Tree.

Devils Lake, n. D.-Mervin AlcidG
BelcOurt, who arrived last week at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Bclcourt,
west of Devils Lake, has the distinc-
ton of having a living family tree, the
size of which is in the record-claiming
class. Besides two healthy parents,
Mcrvin has a grandfather, two grand
mothers, a great-grandfather and two
great-grandmothers. The great-Srand-
parents are Eugene Belcourt of Mont
real, Mrs. Mary Fegnant of Semitic,
Mrs. Eugene Belcourt, Montreal. The
grandparents are Mrs. Alcide Belcourt
of Grand Harbor, Alcide BelcOurt of
Grand Harbor and Mrs. Sarah Bell
rose, WilliSton.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
SENTENCE IN lMSTALLMENTS
Morrison Works One Night, and Then
Finishes Term in C. nty
Jail.

Uni0ntown, ra.-Serving a lookup
sentence by inStallmrntS is the latest
in I'ayette comfy. Justice of the
Peace Henry OMEN OF Smithicld is
the originator. William Morrison, a
night tclcgrapher for IN" Baltimore
and ohio railroad in Smithiirld, was
arrested recently for speeding. At the
hearing he was given his choice be-
tween n so fine or "a hours in the
lookup. He chose the latter. The
Baltimore and Ohio officials could not
get a mar to fill Morrison's position
on short notice, and Justice O'Neil
went to the rescue. lie released the
prisoner in time for him to go to work,
on the promise that he would return
the next morning and complete his
term. Morrison worked mt night and
returned to the lookup the next morn
ing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
CROW BOOSTS IN A STORE
Jim" Dropped Into Basement Of
Candy Establishment, and Has
Decided to Stay.

Utica, y. Y.-lohn Lancvc. mana
ger Of : confectionery store, has I'M
dertak"n the task of bringing up Il
baby crow. Jim" as the bird is
called, was discovered by Mr.. Lnncvo
in his cellar. No one knows how
the bird found his way TO this cover,
but evidently he had made ny his
mind to remain even before Mr.. Lancvc
picked him up and prepared Ia make
Il home for the bird.
On the first day after his capture,
Jim was taken from the store and
placed in n tree. He remained on the
perch until he becamc hungry. Then
he vacated and flew into the store.
where he rested on il perch that had
been erected for his convenience.
There Jim" sits for hours at II time
and eyes the customers as they come
and 20. He tries to say Hello" when
visitors speak to him, but the attempt
is q weak one rs 1t is only II Cav
said crow fashion.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
BRITISH STILL NOUN NELSON
to Great AdmlraI-Worn Ever
Since His Death.

LOndon.-The black band on the arm
which all officers are wearing il MEM
DRY Of Lord Kitchener is a reminder
that the navy has NOT yet gone out of
mourning for Nelson.
Everyone is familiar with the three
COWS Of white tape around the edging
of the blue collar and the black silk
scarf kn0ttcd in front which form part
Of the ~hlucjacket's dress uniform. The
most famous victories, Copenhagen,
the Nile and Trafalgar. while the scarf
was first adopted by Nelson's seamen
as a mark Of mourning for their dead
hero and has benn retained ever since.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
DESERTER CARRIED AS GIRL
Frederick Wright Presents Strange
Appearance in Dock at London
Police Court.

London.-Dressed in q long blue
richly braided coat. reaching from
neck to heels, and wearing white kid
gloves, a college cap and v~eil-looking
In fact like a fashionable young wom-
an-Frederick Wright, "A mar Of TWEEN
ty-two. presented an Homogeneous ap-
pearance in the dock at Highgate po-
lice our recently.
There were three charges against
him, one being that he was u deserter
from the Royal FusilierS.
Wright, who described himself as a
valet, told the police that he had de
serted from the army and sought ref
ugc in woman's attire. The prisoner
was remanded.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

ply: "15,S73 days, 1892 hours, e.
708,54O minutes, 1852, 211,0OO seconds"
Another problem was: ut Is 1916
miles to Chicago. How many pounds
of rails in the track at 80 pounds to
the yard" Without hesitation came
the reply: "436,3SO,0 600"
Some Of His Feats.
Another one was: A automobile
wheel is 80 inches in diameter. How
many revolutions will this wheel make
In travelling the 100 miles to Chicago?'
Str0ng came back with this answer 4:
"134,476 revolutions"
A nail problem came next. He vas
told that 30 nails were to be driven.
One cent would be paid for the first,
2 cents for the second and double the
sum for each succeeding nail. He was
asked how much he would be paid for
the thirty-Second nail. Almost in
stantly the answer given: "21,474,-
0Oe.4S.
One skeptic propOunded: with
2a,00O miles around the earth and sill
yer dollars at an inch and a quarter
In diameter, how many will it take
to girdle it?' Stong answered A:
"1;267, 100000
"The Illinois river flows at the rate
of 400 cubic feet an hour. If a reser-
vOir was constructed II mile long,
one mile wide and half a mile deep,
how long would it take to fill it if the
water from the river was diverted?'
Strong heSitated for a few moments
and then gave the answer: "1S3,99I,-
40 hours" One TAI tested Strong
with this railroad problem: '"There
are 100000 miles of steam railroads
In the world. There are 80 rails to
every mile. To every pair Of rails
there are IS ties with A spikes per
tie. There are ) bolts to every rail
and . steel plates per tie. How many
rails, ties, spikes, etc. Within a few
moments Stong told his audience to
put down the following answer:
'Yhere are 264, 100000 rails, 2,3G7,O00,-
600 ties, SOS, 100000 fianges, 950,504,-
100000 spikes, 1,302,OO0,000 bolts and
1852, 100000 plates. At S5 pounds to
the yard there are 224, OO,GOO,0OO
pounds Of steel in the rails. At so
tons per carload, there would be
2.244,OOO cars or 44,SS0 trains of so
cars per train"
Was Despair of Teachers
He was asked to give the total of
all the numbers from one up to 5000,
adding them together. His answer
was 46,OS4,SO0. The total of the num-
bers from one up to $1,000 was S,O42,-
$4,000.
Stong was asked how many bricks
would be required to lay a pavement
from New York to San Francisco.
Bf7S miles, the pavement to be 60
feet wide and the brick s inches long
and 2 inches wide. He figured that
It would require just 10,2O1,377, GOO
bricks.
Asked to divide 6S,719,476,736 by
~, 76S, he answered instantly:
"o,O97,165."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

EtOng says this peculiar talent has
been with him since early youth. He
was the despair of the teachers and
the envy Of the other children when
he solved problems In a moment that
required hours for the others. He
says there is no particularly severe
mental strain when working out the
problems, that the answers stand out
in front of him. 81 promptly is the re-
Spouse Of his extraordinary brain to
the demands that are put upon 1t.
StOng never grows impatient when
there are undue demands made upon
him for to their problems.
He treats all cOurteously and enjoys
the look Of Amusement he evokes.
StOng has had many opportunities
to travel with a circus and exhibit his
extraordinary mental gift, but has de-
clined all offers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
FINANCIER DlSOWNED SISTER
0ispIeased Over Her Marriage, He
Gave Her No Share in
His Fortune.

Baltimore.-By the will Of John
Black. aged retired financier, probated
recently, $275,O0O is left to a number
If Episcopal institutions and the Johns
Hopkins university, which also became
"esiduary lcgatees. The estate is esti-
mated at $1,OO0,OOO. Provision was
made for one Of the finnncier's two
sisters. She, however, died a few
weeks ago.
Mr.. Black had another sister, Har-
riet, whom he disowned about forty
years ago because she married Il Doc
tor Adler, a Jew. Mrs. Adler also Is
dead, but there are two or three sons
surviving, one of whom is said to be
a rabbi, who are now believed to be in
New York or Philadelphia.
The estrangement had been COM
plete between Mr.. Black and his Sis
ter Harriet, although Elizabeth, the
other sister, Is said to have forgiven
her sister, and had her picture hang
ing in her bedroom.
Mr.. Black never married, and his
nearest relatives in Baltimore are said
to be second cousins.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
Sir Roger Easements Appeal Denied.

London.-The appeal OF Sir Roger
Casement against his sentence, of eX-
ecution tor high treason for his ac-
|tivities in the Dublin revolt was dis
missed by the Court of Criminal APP
peal. without hearing the attorneys
for the crown. the court dismissed
the appeal from the verdict OF the
lower court which found him guilty
and for which Viscount Reading. the
lord chief justice. sentenced him to
death. Powerful influences are work
ing for a reprieVe
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

Vineland, n. J.-While the police
were searching for boy burglars who
lad robbed four stores and five resi-
dences and tried to smother an aged
woman, some unknown person entered
the city hall and stole nine eases of
beer. The lock of the vault had been
picked and the liquid refrcshIncnt re
moved. The beer had been conliScated
In raids on spcak-,asies.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
Girls Fine School Record.

Eugene, Ore.-Beatrice Yoran, daugh-
ter of ex-MayOr d. A. YOran, has COM
pleted a remarkable school attendance.
this student had rounded out u years
without once being reported absent Vt
tardy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
Baby Afloat in Mississippi.

La Crosse, Wis.-Michael Sweeney
was working near the banks of the
Mississippi in "A field when he saw an
infant floating downsthe river. He
jumped in IA boat, rOwed out and
picked up the baby. The child's face
had been held above water by its thick
dresses. and il was one the worse for
the wetting. 1t turned Out 10 be
Michacl's granddaughter, Mary Swee-
ney L
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

Scranton, Pa.-Miss Margaret Clarke,
a telephone operator, whispered to her
mother the other night that she was
going to Il wedding. The next day she
returned with "Jack" ScanlOn. n chauf-
feur, in tow. Whose wedding was
it," the mother asked. "OurS,' said
Margaret.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
Train Rider No Respecter of Irons.

ttGFH hFutI NO OT TV'VWs
Birdsbow, Pa.-Rudolph Michclott, Il
train rider arrested by an officer of
the Reading railroad, managed TO jump
a freight train and escape in spite OF
the fact that both his hands were man
acled in irons.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

WANTED-To buy a REIMBURSEMENT
to 4 free y. S. Government Home
stead. Give location, description ant
lowest cash price in first letter. A
l.. Banks, Denton, Texas.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE-Ferrand-Cecili piano
Phone l59-W, or call at lis Sar
Francisco street. At home after
noon. 4N
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
weevil Destroys Cotton Crop.

Jacksonville, Fla.-The Mexican
boll weeyil has destroyed The cotton
crop in large sections Of Florida.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

.VANTED-To hear from owner O
good farm for sale. Send cash pric'
and description.-D. F. Bush, Mime.
apolis, MINI. AL.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE-Hereford bull calves
Prices right. Charley Sumner stock
Do not write, come, and SEES. {
Rea, Riddle, N. NJ.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

If you want any Express delivered
to any part of the city apply to Luis
Escudero.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21
ALLIES
ON BALKANFR0NT|
BRITISH ADVANCE ON 1,0oo-YAR0
FRONT NORTH OF soMME
RIVER.
RUSS DISLOOCE TURKS
BERLIN REPORTS THAT TEU
TONS DRIVE BACK ENEMIES
IN TWO BATTLE ZONES.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, July 19,-Official advicss
received from Saloniki under date OF
Monday say that c~annonading is in
progress along the entire saloriki
front. Allies %aeroplanes burned part
Of the Bulgarian crops in the region
Of NOnastir," the dispatches gay,
There is cannonadine along the
whole front"
The information given out in regard
to the situation at Saloniki is not sur
! ficiently explicit to indicate whether
The entente allies are preparing an or
~fensive movement. A drive from the
Baloniki front had been predicted for
some time. 1t is generally under
stood the allies have 500 900 or more
men available on this front for a
campaign,
Substantial progress by the British
On a front OF 1000 yards north Of
Oyulers was announced by the war
office.
Vienna.-Austrian advanced posts
in the region OF Zabie ana Tatarow.
south of Kolonea in the C~arpathiah
region, have been pressed back by 4
Russian attack, says the war office
statement. The main Austrian posi-
lions, however, have been firmly held.
In VOlhynia, in the region southwest
Of Lutsk, Russian attacks failed.
Petyograd A Russian victory over
T%eutonic forces in southern Volhynia
has resulted in their being driven
across the river Lipa and beyond that
stream, says n Russian war OFFICE
statement. Indications are, the state
ment adds, that the retreat was Ell
fected in the greatest disorder.
Berlin.-Iieavy attacks by the Brit
ish against Pozieres on the Somme
front and positions 10 the east, were
repulsed, as were attacks by the
French at Bilaches, La Maisonette,
BarIeux and S~ovecourt, according to
the official headquarters statement.
Copenhagen. - II was
that two more neutral vessels \
b Va torpedoed. The RitZau news
a6cncy says they were the Dutch iron
ship Denula and the Swedish schoon-
or bertha, and that their crews were
landed at Nyberg.
London. The ~~Iuaysses of the en-
Itcn;e H',io2 a.. wing each other
win .ri' ~'-' Monday brought
news q. t... Important gains foi
them on both the western and east
ern fronts, arousing enthusiasm
among the British public hardly less
than that caused by the reception of
the first news Of the allied offensive.
The dispatch OF Gen. Sir Douglas
fIaig shows that the steady pressure
Of the British arms is forcing an ever
deepening salient into the German
lines, and the commander-in-chief for
the first time produces evidence in
he shape OF documents captured
from the Germans giving testimony
as to the high price the Germans are
paying in casualties.
Tho British have improved their 20
sition along almost the whole of their
line of the battle front, capturing by
assault I,500 yards OF German second
line positions north of the Bazentiu-
Le-petlt wood, "A strong German posi-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE-Choice improved Lots
also two family cottages. Apply al
State Record office.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

P~etrograd A Russian victory over
Teutonic forces in southern Volhynia
has resulted in their being driven
across the river Lipa and beyond that
stream, says r Russian war office
statement. Indications are, Ihe state
ment adds, that the retreat Vas Ell
fected in the greatest disorder.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

Copenhagen. - II was announced
that two more neutral vessels had
b Va t%orpedoed. The RitZau news
a6cncy says they were the Dutch iron
ship Denula and the Swedish schoon-
or Bertha, and that their crews were
landed at Nyberg.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-07-21

Berlin.-Iieavy attacks by The Brit
ish against pozieres on the Somme
front and positions 10 the east, were
repulsed, as were attacks by the
French at Bilaches, La Maisonette,
Barleux and S~ovecourt, according to
the official headquarters statement.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-09
HOW NERVES CONTROL HABIT
caIied-For Motions Along
Certain Path.

Those who think \ habit Is Just
something you femember-that is. 10
purely q mental proposition. are mis-.
taken. Habit is q question Of mechan.
lea as much as the smooth drawing
OF a piston rod.
Habit is the action OF nerve mo.
tons along a beaten path. A muscle
somewhere in the body contracts and
a nerve moves because II cannot help
II. and 30 on until the process is
complete. and the thing We call habit
10 done.
There are as many Of these paths
in the v system as there are
habits. The impression which one
nerve center receives awakens another
and the whole path OF the action 10
travelled over.
The first time the action 10 per.
formed the nerve centers do not awak.
On their successors readily. For
this reason some things are hard to
learn. Everything that employs .
great many nerve centers 10 hard to
learn. because the path must be worn.
the nerve centers trained to act In
sequence. Once they are trained the
habit 10 formed. The second call upon
them IL easier than the frst. the third
easier than the second. etc.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-09
CHAPTER xxvf.

awoke. oppressed by a mysterious
sensation. There seemed something
missing In my environment. But the
mystery and oppressiveness vanished
after the first few seconds OF waking,
when ! identified the missing some
thing as the wind. When | had
dressed and opened the door. ! heard
the waves still tapping on the beach.
garrulously attesting the fury OF the
night. | had slept late. and | stepped
outside with sudden energy, bent upon
making UP lost time as betitted q
dweller on Endeavor island.
And when outside, | stopped short.
and yet | was for the homer, stunned
by what they disclosed to me. There.
on the beach. not fifty feet away, bow
on. dismastcd. was a black-hulled yes.
sci. Masts and booms, tangled with
shrouds, sheets. and rent canvas. were
rubbing gently alongside. could
have rubbed my eyes as | looked.
There was the homemade galley We
mad built. the familiar. break OF the
poop. the low yacht-cabin scarcely
rising above the rail. II was the
Ghost. .
II came upon me suddenly, s
strange. that nothing moved aboard.
Wearied from the night OF struggle
and wreck, all hands we're yet asleep.
Maud and | might yet escape. | would
call her and start. My hand was lift.
ed at her door to knock. when I recol.
lected the smallness Of the island.
We could never hide ourselves upon
II. There was nothing for us but the
wide raw thought Of our snug
little huts, our supplies OF meat and
oil and moss and frewood. and knew
that we could never survive the wintry
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-09
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van weyden. critic and dilet-
tante. finds nimself aboard the sealing
schooner Ghost. Captain Wolf Larsen.
pound to japan waters. The captain
make him cabin boy for the good OF his
soul" Wolf hazes a seaman and max
" the basis for a phiiosophic discussion
with Hump Humps Intimacy with Wolf
Increases. A carnival of brutality breaks
loose In the ship. Wolf proves himself
me master brute. Hump 10 made mats
on the heil-ship and proves that he has
learned TO stand on his own legs" Two
men desert the vessel In one of the small
ooats A young woman and four men.
survfvors Of a steamer wreck. are res
cued from . small boat. The deserters
are sighted. but Wolf stands away and
leaves them 20 drown. Maude Brewster.
the rescued eiri. begins to realize her
Danger at the hands Of Wolf. Van Wey.
Gen realizes that he loves Maude. VOLTS
brother, Death Larsen. comes on the seal.
ing grounds In. the steam sealer Mace
conia. hogs the sea. and Wolf captures
several OF his boats. The Ghost runs
away In a fog. Wolf furnishes liquor TO
me prisoners. He attacks Maude, Van
Meyden attempts to kill him and fails.
Wolf 10 suddenly stricken helpless by the
return OF a binding head trouble. and
With all hands drunk and asleep Van
Weyden and Maude escape In a small
boat together. They land on Endeavor
island.