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New Britain herald., 1926-07-16

my began to poke about in these. He was looking for a dead fish. While he was doing this, Danny was doing a little exploring on his own account, though taking care not to so too far away. Suddenly he was confronted by q terrible creature. Never in all his life had he seen such thing. He thoufht it was spideG but the biggest spider that he had ever dreamed of. It seemed to be looking at him with two cmi- ous pop-eyes. On each side were four queer legs that were jointed and looked as if they were stiff between the joints. In front it held up two great jointcd legs ending in wicked looking pinCers. That is, Danny call ed them legs because he didn't know what else to call them, although it did not use them as legs at all. It really used them more as arms. And the pincers were used like fingers. It was green spotted with yellow and it wore q shell, just the same as Spotty the Turtle back in the Smil- l ing Pool, only a different kind of shell. Suddenly it moved and it moved with surprising quicllness. But instead of going straight ahead, if went sidewisc. It ran sidewise
 right at Danny Meadow Mouse.
 Danny squealcd right out. If this was a spider, it was the most awful I,,, pagi1ap, had a shell and great pinching claws Danny took to his heels and he ran right straight to where Jim
 ny Skunk was poking over the sea- weed.
 Whats the natter" demanded Jimmy.
 Danny couldn't find his tongue.
 All he could do was to point at that dreadful thing. Jimmy took two or three steps toward it and away it acultlcd, going sidewise very fast.
 Did you ever see such a dread rul spider?" gasped Danny when Jimmy returned.
 Jimmy Skunk laughed right out. Bless your heart, Danny" said he. that wasn't spider: that was q crab. That was a Green Crab. Did you see him run away from me? Probably he's hiding right now un- ] der stone almost always find that fellow up on the beach after |tHe tide has gone out. Look out for those big pincers Of his, Danny. He can't bite, but he certainly can pinch, I suppose you'll laugh at mo again if toll you that he is a fish. or course, he isn't real fish, but he belongs to what they call the she'll fish. | hay" heard say that he is ono of the highest forms of crusta- ccan, whatever that thing may be- Copyright, 1926. by T. ". Burgcss) The next story; Danny Learns More About Crabs"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16

It seems to be natural for all kinds of people to be afraid of things with which they are not familiar. Anything which appears strange is very apt to give folks a fright. It is simply fear of the un- known. Though Danny Meadow Mouse didn't know it, he was go- ing to have many a fright at the seashore, for there were very few things familiar to him there.
 The moon had come up and the beach was almost as light as by day. The tide had gone out. Danny could hear the gentle tapping of the little waves on the distant beach. Tt is time to go out" said Jimmy Skunk You follow me and I'll show you things you have never dreamed Of"
 So Jimmy led the way out from under the bathhouse and Danny Meadow Mouse scurrled along just
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16
HER%!N.W
 oYa Girl of Today

He chose also lo ignore that all though he colored bit.
 "I must tell you that it certainly looked rather suspicious 10 me when MT. Robinson told me that you had given that bottle into his hands, Surely you must know that l was the one 10 take charge of it?
 What did YOU think you would make by taking it to Mir. Robinson 2"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16
THE OLD HYPoCIuTE

Without answering anything said 10 him, Doctor Flint said in a very nasty tone of voice, T can not understand, Miss Dean. why you did not speak to me about the bottle You must have seen it had poison lahrL"
 looked straight into his face and bowed by head.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16

parent only and how much is actual, it is difficult to say. It is generally observed that primitive peoples are not so susceptible to cancer as are the highly civilized so that there are elements in our modern civiliza- ton that tend to produce an in- crease in the incidents of this dis ease.
 That heredity may and probably does plan an important part in the production of cancer seems fairly well established. In other words, a predisposition. a susceptibility, to cancer may be inherited, but other factors seem to be concerned in the actual production of tho disease in those who are susceptible.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16

he asked tlmldlY.
 behind Jimmy He didn't want 10 get too near Jimmy. but he didn't dare to get very far from Jimmy. He felt both unsafe and safe at the same time. which is very funny way 10 feel. What are you going to look for?" he asked timidly
 First Pm going to look for some thing to eat" replied Jimmy Skunk. "There is almost always something 10 cat along the beach after the tide goes out There's always dead fish If nothing else"
 Danny thought 10 himself that he didn't care about fish, but he wasn't Hnpolte enough to say so. Jimmy led thr way down on the hard sand. All along the sand were rolls Of seawecd which had been washed up by the water when the tide was high. Jim
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16
(TO BE CONTINUED

Cassie tells Merry why she thinks Tony Gaines left town Merry gets a special delivery let. ter Read tomorrow's installment of The Petter."
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16

BY THORNTON ". BURGESS Sometimes an unfamilial sight Will give the truly brave a fright.
 -Old Mother Nature.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16
Another week went by.

Another week went by.
 Every morning Merry got up at seven, bathed, dressed, ate her breakfast, and unlocked the door of the beauty shop at eight-thirty sharp.
 By the time Lillie Dale walked in at nine, the little place was in shining order. Merry's bedroom at home might look as if it had been stirred up with a spoon. but she kept the shop as neat as a new pin.
 She honestly enjoyed the shop She almost forgot Tony in the midst of the gay chatter that went on in it all day long-in the slap. bang noise of Lillie Dale going about, flinging down narcclling iron here. or g great white box of cold cream there.
 Lillie Dale was never silent. When she wasn't talking and laughing. she vas singing.
 She had one song that she sang a dozen times day.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-16

The next story; Danny Learns More About Crabs"
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-02-27
NAUGHTY ALASKA

The favOrite indoor sport at Washington, D. C. these beetle times seems to be venting an over-abundance of spleen on poor old Alaska. It seems that our Ter ritory is a veritable hot bed of vice: is inhabited almost eXciuS iveiy oy bootleggers and kindred spirits; that our politics IS in d sad state of corruption; and that entirely 100 much money is being sQuandered in developing our natural resources money that could be used 70 much better ad want ge to further the political ambitions of some of these lam pant senators.
 Tie Press of Alaska has un tied in resenting and refuting such unwarranted attacks. We resent having our wrist slapped and told that we are such bad boy. Alaska is no more infested with bootleggers than any of the States, which is condition made
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-02-27

possible by d piece of legislative folly. The churches of Alaska declare that, considering the iron tier conditions of Alaska, she is si gularly free of vice, more so, in fact, than almost any point in the States per capita.
 When we read the drivelings O. these Over-zealous few, we are always inclined to VOL der if the tncoret cal condition of vice is so aDnorrent or whether it is just a fine opportunity to make polit ical capital. Possibly they like the noise of their own thunder. ous verbosity. Certain it is that they do not speak authenticaliy, for most of them have never seen Alaska.
 Poor sinful Alaska!
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-02-27

ALASKA GAME COMMISSION
 Juneau, Alaska
 February, 12, 1926.
 The Executive Office of the Alaska Game Commission has received reports of recent cases in the Cordova and Nenana regions.
 J. C. Leen, a we'll known fur buyer of Cordova. was taken before the United States Comm issioner at Cordova, on January 18th, charged with failure to keep record of furs purchased, and to pay Territorial pelt taxes. Mr.. Leen was fined the sum of S2l. that being the amount Of the irregularity in pelt taxes ove" a period of five years.
 On February 1, 1926, Warden Frank Dufresne of Fairbanks. took Charles Matich, of Nenana, before U. s. Commissioner C. C. Hyde, charging him with deal ing in furs without d license. Mir. Matich was fined $25. and in addition the skins of 2 black bear, : lynx, 2 red fox, 1 marten, and 1 muskrat were seized. Proceedings have been started for the forfeiture of the skins seized.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-02-27
THE MCCARTHY WEEKLY NEWS

Battered as second class matter. Septem Der 17th, 1918 at the I oSt Office, a Mccarthy. Alaska. under the Act D March 3. 1S79
The McCarthy weekly news., 1926-02-27

Saturday, February 27, 1926
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18

and of little consequence. And I con-
fess the type that many carry about
with them would justify you in believ-
ing that if is a small and strange sf-
fair
Religion has been defined as "the
life of God i'm the soul of man." This
definition puts the emphasis where II
ought to ba--not upon craed or or
ganization, but upon life. God In your
liie! TO live your life with rever'
ence to God is to have u religion. TO
life it without reference to Him is to
be a practical atheist. There is an
inspiring, purifying and comforting
influence in a true religion that you
will not find anywhere else. Most Of
our truly great and successful men
have been openly religious.
The ONLY eaase for shame In con-
nection with religion is wheli you do
not have any ] want TO present to
you two peerless Bible statements de-
scriptive of the religious life. One is
from one OF che great Jewish. proph-
cts of the Old Testament. Listen
what doth the Lord require Of thee
but to do justly, love mercy and tot
walk humbly with thy God" Some
years ago, President Elliott of Har-
ward was asked to write eight inscrlp-
tons for as many tablets to stand un-
der eight allegorical statues in the
congressional library at Washington.
He wrote for the religious pedestal
this memorable. verse, What doth the
Lord require of thee, but to do justly,
love mercy and to walk humbly with
thy Godn ~
The other statement was uttered also
by Jew though we. do not think or
Him as a Jew because to-day all races
claim him as their own anad because
He is in a class all alone. Tt was ut
tered by Jesus Christ, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God. with all thy
heart, strength, soul and mind and
thy neighbor as .thyself"
How those wonderful words simplify
the whole matter of; the Christian re-
ligion, under whose auspices this SER
vice is held tonight! 1t IL all boiled
down in one word, love" Whole
hearted love for God and tor your fel :
low man. i cannot think of any OF
you young people are aveise TO q re-"
ligion that can be defined by thae
wonderful word, love." Love is the
greatest thing in the worla and It IS
the thing the world most needs. Thd
divine mission of the Christ was to
teach us how to love. He proved His
own love by dying for us, and the
world then said He was failure. But
the ages have. demonstrated That He
was a matehless success. He has lain
His life down along the centuries
making His impact upon each genera
tion, and today He has more devon;
followers than ever before. 1 COM.
mend Him to you as the one above all
Others who can make your life sue
cess and save it from failure
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18
Omission of One Word In
Indictment Of MexicGns
Virtually Nullifies Case

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May IL
Omission of one word in a federal
grand jury Indictment jointly charg-
ing eight Mexican political refugees
with conspiracy to violate the neu-
trality law resulted today in virtual
quashing of the Indictment.
Because the indictment failed to set
forth that the defendants knowingly
planned to set on foot military eX-
pedition against Mexico, Federal
Judge Duval West announced he
would sustain objections of defense
counsel. The defendants attorneys
contended, and the judge agreed that
the word knowingly must precede
that specification in order for the
government to allege a crime.
The eight men, some of whom be-
fore their indictment on February is,
admitted membership in the reVolu-
tionary "junta of San Antonio,
formed here last September, We're AL
fonso De La Huerta, brother OF
Adolfo De La Huerta, one time pro-
visional president Of Mexico; General
Francisco Coss, who entered Mexico
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18
Reduction of 2.17 Cents
Gallon on Gas Freight
CONTINUED from Page onel

registered with the commission by
the Associated Oil company, Western
Petroleum Refiners' association, Rio
Grande Oil company, Gila Water COM
pany and the Southern Traffic asso-
citation. The existing rates from Kan
saas, Oklahoma and Texas to Phoenix,
Kingman, C1arkdale, Tucson, Nogales,
Bisbee and Douglas-$1.1S14 per 100
pounds-will be lowered to SO cents.
The rates at Globe and Miami from
the same states are now SIPS, and
will also become 93 cents on the date
the order become effective, July g.
A reduction of 3S cents will be eff
fected from El Paso to Douglas, the
new rate being so cents; and that
from El Paso to Bisbee, also SO cents
a reduction of 35 cents. New rates at
other points from FL Paso are: Tue
son 92 cents, Benson go, Globe 70,
Miami 70, and Phoenix 80.
Present rares from California pro-
ducing points are as follows:
Phoenix 9S1A cents, Clarkdale 9S1s,
Tucson 9Sk, Globe s1.12, Miami $1.19,
and Nogales $1.O6. The new rate for
all these points will be 80 cents.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18

"A great crowd attended the bacca-
laureate services for the high school
graduating class of 1926 in the high
school auditorium on Sunday evening
Rev c. A. Foreman delivered the bac-
calaureate address to the 46 members
OF the class.
His address was on the subject OF
Success or Failure, which, the text
being taken from Joshua 1S, "Then
thou shalt have good success"
His address follows;.
TO the typical American youth no
one word has so much of charm and
enchantment as the word success.
Success has been called "the modern
god" 1t is the word every one hopes
sooner or later to have connected with
his name. He hopes to be called a
success and equally breads being
known as a failure.
Perhaps in no other land of the
world does the term success have the
same significance and eager interest
for the young as here in America
This is true because this is peculiarls
the land of opportunity and those who
enjoy success have in the most part
earned it by their own efforts.
The young American who is worth
his salt does not want success hand.
ed to him upon a silver platter. He
doessnot ask to have his nest feather
ed by any fond hands. His parents
may have wealth and influence, but
he does not expect to be endowed with
these. He coyets only a chance to
III ntxy 10 Il
way, to build his own life. to win
success by his own efforts.
Such is the tradition that has been
built up in the comparatively few
generations of American history.
Every youth in this land knows it is
up to him to make either a success
of his life, or bear the stigma of be-
ing failure.
EsesThiS typical American spirit, / am
certain, pervades this graduating class
J have the honoi. to address at this
time. These young people are asking
no favors of any one. They are about
to experience the first important sue
cess of their young lives. When they
receive their diplomas Thursday even
ing they will experience a certain
joyous thrill that always accompanies
the sense of successful achievement.
This taste of success, we sincerely
hope will whet their appetites for
greater achievements.
Graduation is well called a com
mencement.' The point is, you are
not at the end of something, you are
at the beginning of something. This
first success has little significance un-
less you add others to it. 1 can
scarcely imagine one having come to
s where you have come and experienced
what you have experienced in the past
four years without being fired with
an ambition to make a success of his
life. / feel justified in assuming this
is true OF the members of this class.
I know ! can assume that each of you
has some very dear friends whose
fondest wish is that you may make a
real success and not a failure of your
life.
But what do we mean by success
and what do we mean by failure
When has man succeeded? When
has he failed? The answers to these
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18

City with Carranza several years ago;
Antonio Hernandez Ferrer, former
Mexico minister 10 Cuba; Resparza
Martinez, former secretary Of the
Mexican chamber, of deputies; Jorge
Prieto Laurens, Salvador Urias Lo-
renzo Nieto and Leovigildo Garcia.
All maintained that the junta was
merely propaganda organization and
their activities were entirely peaceful
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18
Sinclair Oil Lease Claim
Is Before Court
CONTINUED rrom Page One,

"Mahlon Everhart, Falls son-in law
who. delivered fortune in liberty
bonds to Fall after the lease was
made was upheld by Ju1ge Kennedy
in refusing to answer our questions
Pomerene said H. S. Osler, a Cam
adian alleged by the government 70
have bene the medium collecting the
liberty bonds, went on a hunting trip
to Africa during attempts of the gov
ernment to force him to testify
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18

the eight before the United States
commissioner but the weeks time
would give the opportunity to ar
range new bonds The government
prosecutor indicated he would att
tempt to bring new indictments
against the same men. In all prob-
ability, however, a new federal grand
jury will not convene here until Sep
tember.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18

and lawful.
Federal District Attorney Hartman
after the judge announced his deci-
sion asked an order to put the eight
men under new bonds, but upon OBJ
lection of defense attorneys Judge
West said he withheld his formal
ruling on the motion to quash until
next Monday Meantime, the district
attorney may file new charges against
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18
Massie Murder Case
May End During To-day
(Continued FROM <7age Onel

Goodland, Kan, created a sensation
in the crowded courtroom this after
noon when she broke down under
cross examination of the defense and
sobbed out, Lord, just send Katie
down here and she'll prove what he
(Massie) did,
1t was several minutes before she
regained her composure and was able
to answer questions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18

The International Club, Quality and
Service, in Aqua Prieta.--Advt:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-18
See the Whole
paciSSN Coast

AT surprisingly low
cost. $94,5O round trip
to Portland; $94.50 to
Seattle; $10O.50 to Van
couver, B. G. Stopover
along the way
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15
soldering" on Work
Not Modern Monopoly

The cynics, who know that the world
Is getting worse all the time, are sure
that idleness and soldering on the
job" are faults of the Twentieth cen
fury. In the good old days everyone
worked hard and eonscientiously.
But there have always been honest
workmen and the other kind just as
there are today. There is curious
old French epic written by one who
called himself the Grocer of Troyes in
the Thirteenth century. Here Is one
passage quoted by Nj. Langyois In his
Life in France in the Middle Ages:
when l finally make up my mind
to work | take with me d young mate
who knows nothing of the job, but
insist on his being paid the full wage
of II deniers. When, at last, l get
on the roof, l lay one tile in the time
it should take to lay eight or ten. l
ease off and sing a song, then take
siesta between two slopes of the roof.
1t is then time to knock off for dinner.
After that, 1t Is soon supper time, so
we leave work for that day. OF course,
with piece work it Is different: l can
do as much in one day as in five days
by the hour"
Such is the speech that the Grocer
bard put into the mouth Of tiler TOO
years ago.-Youth's Companion.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15
Methods of Naming
Newcomer to World

Choosing name for new baby
is always matter of anxious consid-
Grafton.
But in many lands this anxiety has
been minimized by the laying down of
rules to guide the choice, says writer
in Science magazine.
For instance, in Egypt the parents
take three candles and the one that
burns the brightest and longest deter
mines the child's name.
The Hindus allow the mother to
name the baby. Then, when the baby
is twelve days old, if the father does
not like the chosen name, he selects
another.
Then the two names are written on
slips Of paper and held over lighted
lamp, the one that burns the brighter
being the name adopted.
Egyptians place II names In the
Koran. One slip is drawn out, and
the name on it is the name for the
child.
Chinese girls are not named. The
boys are named by their mothers.
When they reach twenty the father
names them over again. Z
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15
Rejection Slip "Made"
Great Southern Poet

Was Sidney Lanier made" by re-
lection slip from the Atlantic Monthly?
SO it would seem, to judge by the dis
coverieS of DR. Ernest Kuhl, who this
year taught AT the University of Maine
summer school, says the Boston Herald
A letter written by the great poet
from his dismal garnet to Edward
Spencer, the poet and essayist, has
just been unearthed In it he tells OF
the rejection of his poem Corn,
which has since become so widely
known, by Editor William Dean
Howells, in 1871, on the ground that it
was inconsistency put together. The
chagrin which followed this setback
he indicates was the turning point OF
his career. the rebuff having inspired
the determination to devote his life 10
poetry.
This find was made by Doctor Kuhl,
professor of English at Goucher col
lege, Baltimore. He has adopted the
avocation of literary MINER" and
spends much of his spare time seeking
out documents which give new light on
the careers of departed poets and
writer's. The negro section of Balti
more has proved fruitful field, and
strangely enough, he has unearthed
many a first and second edition of I'M
usual interest in garrets and store
rooms of old houses. There has al
ways been connection in the popular
mind between garrets and poets, and
Doctor kuhl's research shows that this
is not mere melodramatic coneep-
ton.
In fact, the precious Lanier letter
was itself discovered in one ofathgs.
curious spaces reseryade for 1nings Of
no -prscAioRI- ~, but Which are kept
because of sentimental attraction. In
it Lanier tells of his misfortunes and
of the indesclibable spiritual eleya-
ton which comes through sorrow and
hardship.
Doctor Kuhn has read his letters in
the course of his lectures, and it is
understood that he plans to publish
them. He gave the Lanier address at
the Johns Hopkins university recently
and has also within the last year de
livercd lectures on Lanier at the Uni
versty of North Carolina and other
Southern colleges.