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" d ^ " 1 b 1 ' \ 'a \f ; ; ^ * J'*6 -«p- ' *y* * U ' h "" 1 " *' 'r '*• ***. J'~ *• * r' 1'". " * *. * eF~.'r ' ̂ '"'"• ' " MlfEJinVPtAINDEAtTTR, MJHRNBY, M •»••.-•• •• - •••- •••••• ' HANDS OFF IS? j¥S,l WILSON'S POUCT 'v i#1 '--" Jionintervention and Neutrality • ^ | Toward Mexico. tO PROTECT ALL AMERICANS President's Message Declares Fighting Factlonists Are to Be Held to 8trlct Responsibility for 8afe- guard of Foreigners-- Americans Urged to Leave. w Washington, D. C., Aug. 28.--Presi­ dent Wilson appeared in person be­ fore congress and laid bare to the •world the details of this nation's ef­ forts to bring about peace in Mexico, the facts concerning Huerta's rejec­ tion of the peace proposals and the policy to be pursued by this govern­ ment. The massage was distinctly specific in tone and contains little in the way •f recommendation for future policy except the single one that this govern­ ment must urge earnestly that all Americans should leave Mexico at once and that the United States should assist them to get out of Mexi­ co in every way possible. The president counsels delay before farther action is taken, and says: impatience Would Be Childish. "Impatience on our part would be childish and would be fraught with •very risk of wrong and folly. The door ia not closed against the resump­ tion, either upon the initiative of Mex­ ico or upon our own, of the effort to bring order out of the confusion by friendly co-operative action, should fortunate occasion offer. "So long as the misunderstanding continues we can only await the time of their awakening to a realization to the actual facts. We cannot thrust eur good offices upon them. The situ­ ation mast be given a little more time to work itself out in the new circum­ stances, and I believe that only a little while will be necessary. The circum­ stances are new. The rejection of our friendship makes them new and will inevitably bring its own alterations in the whole aspect of affairs. The actual situation of the authorities at Mexico City will presently be revealed." Powers Gives U. 3. Moral Support. President Wilson's message is unex­ pectedly brief and closes with the statement that several of the great governments of the world have given the United States their generous moral support in urging on the provisional authorities at Mexico City the ac­ ceptance of our proffered good offices in the spirit in which they were made. The president relates the circum­ stances leading up to the Lind mission all the facts in connection with It. Text of President's Message. The message follows: "Gentlemen of the Congress: It is clearly my duty to lay before you very fully and without reservation the facts concerning our present relations with the republic of Mexico. The deplora­ ble posture of affairs in Mexico I need not describe, but I deem It my duty to speak very frankly of what this gov­ ernment has done and should seek to do in fulfillment of its obligation to Mexico herself, as a friend and neigh­ bor, and to American citizens whose lives and vital interests are dally af­ fected by the distressing condition which now obtain beyond our south- era border. U. 8. a Friend of Mexico. "Those conditions touch us very nearly. Not merely because they lie at our very doors. That, of course, makes us more vividly and mora con­ stantly conscious of them, and every instinct of neighborly Interest and sympathy is aroused and quickened by them; but that is only one element in the determination of our duty. We are glad to call ourselves the friends of Mexico, and we shall, I hope, have many an occasion, in happier times, as well as in these" days of trouble and confusion, to show that our friendship Is genuine and disinterested, capable of sacrifice and very generous mani­ festation. The peace, prosperity, and contentment of Mexico mean more, much more, to us, than merely an en­ larged field for our commerce and en­ terprise. They mean an enlargement of the field of self-government and the realization of hopes and rights of a nation with whose best aspirations, too long suppressed, and disappointed, we deeply sympathize. We shall yet prove to the Mexican people that we know how to serve them without first thinking how we shall serve ourselves. World Wants Mexican Peace. "But we are not the only friends Of Mexico. The whole world desires h'er peace and progress, and the whole world Is interested as never before. Mexico lies at last where all the world looks on. Central America Is about to be touched by the great routes of the worlds' trade and intercourse run­ ning free from ocean to ocean at the Isthmus. The future has much in store for Mexico, as for all the states of Central America, but the best gifts can come to her only if she be ready and free to receive them and to enjoy them honorably. America in particu- 1*1"--America, North and South, and Upon both continents--waits upon the development of Mexico; and that de­ velopment can be sound and lasting only if it be the product of a genuine freedom, a Just and ordered govern­ ment founded upon law. And so can It be peaceful and fruitful of the bene Uts of peace. Mexico has a great and jgtvl&ble future before her, if only she |^i' Greuchlness Means Failure. | JgnOrouchiness has no place in sales- tpanshlp. Its alone the prerogative of | the boss. "Always smile," says a ! drummer who has traveled the high- j ways and byways of nearly every State in the union. "The right kind of a smile will melt the most hardened disposition. If the first brand of good nature doesn't land it, try an­ other. Cultivate the various Bpecies of good humor. Keep several, varie­ ties on tap, for you'll need them if .:fpl **oossd as a salesman." choose and attain the paths at Jfconsst constitutional government. No Peace la In Sight. "The present circumstances of the republic, I deeply regret to say, do not seem to promise even the foundations of such a peace. We have waited many months, months full of peril and anxi­ ety, for the conditions there to im­ prove, and they have not Improved. Xhey have grown worse, rather. The territory in some sort controlled by the provisional authorities at Mexico City has grown smaller, not larger. The prospect of the pacification of the country, even by arms, has seemed to grow more and more remote, and its pacification' by the authorities at the capital is evidently impossible by any other means than force. Difficulties more and more entangle those who claim to constitute the legitimate gov­ ernment of the republic. They have not made good their claim in fact Their successes in the field have proved only temporary. War and dis­ order, devastation and confusion, seem to threaten to become the settled for­ tune of the distracted country. As friends we could wait no longer for a solution which every week seems fur­ ther away. It was our duty at least to volunteer our good offices--the offer to assist, if we might, , In effecting some arrangement which would bring relief and peace and set up a uniform- ally acknowledged political authority there. Tells of Instructions to Llntf. "Accordingly I took the liberty of sending the Hon. John Lind, formerly governor of Minnesota, as my person­ al spokesman and representative to the City of Mexico with the following instructions: "Press very earnestly upon the at­ tention of those who are now exer­ cising authority or wielding influence in Mexico the following consideration and advice: "The government of the United states does not feel at liberty any longer to stand inactively by while it becomes daily more and more evident that no real progress is being made towards the establishment of a gov­ ernment at the City of Mexico which the country will obey and respect. "The government of the United States does not stand in the same case with the other great governments of the world in respect to what is hap­ pening or what is likely to happen in Mexico. We offer our good offices, not only because of our genuine desire to play the part of a friend, but also because we are expected by the pow­ ers of the world to act as Mexico's nearest friend. Acts In Interest of Mexico. "We wish to act in these circum­ stances in the spirit of the most ear­ nest and disinterested friendship. It is our purpose in whatever we do or propose in this, perplexing and dis­ tressing situation not only to pay the most scrupulous regard to the sover­ eignty and independence of Mexico-- that we take as a matter of course, to which we are bound by every ob­ ligation of right and honor--but also to give every possible evidence that we act in the Interest of Mexico alone, and not in the interest of any person or body of persons who may have per­ sonal or property claims in Mexico which they may feel that they have the right to press. We are seeking to counsel Mexico for her own good and in the interest of her own peace, and not for any other purpose whatever. "The government of the United States, would be Itself discredited if it had any selfish or ulterior purpose in transactions where the peace, hap­ piness and prosperity of a whole peo­ ple are involved. It is acting as its friendship for Mexico, not as any selfish interest, dictates. All America Cries for Settlement. "The political situation in Mexico Is Incompatible with the fulfillment of international obligations on the part of Mexico, with the civilized de­ velopment of Mexico herself, and with the maintenance of tolerable political and economic conditions In Central America. It 1b no common occasion, therefore, that the United States of. fers her counsel and assistance. All America cries out for a settlement. "A satisfactory settlement seems to us to be conditioned on: (a) An im­ mediate cessation of fighting through­ out Mexico, a definite armistice, sol­ emnly entered into and scrupulously observed; "(b)--Security given for. an early and free election in which all will' agree *to take part. Huerta Must Not Be Candidate. "(c)--The consent of General Huer­ ta to bind himself not to be a candi­ date for election as president of the republic at this election; and "(d)--The agreement of all parties to abide by the results of the election and co-operation in the most loyal way in organizing and supporting the new administration. "The government of the United States will be glad to play any part in this settlement or In Its carrying out, which is honorable and consistent with international right. It pledges itself to recognize and in any way proper to assist the administration chosen and set up in Mexico in the way and on the conditions suggested. Taking all the existing conditions into consideration the government of the United States can conceive of no reasons sufficient to Justify those who are now attempting to shape the pol­ icy or exercising the authority of Mex­ ico in decling the offices of friendship thus offered. Can Mexico give the civ­ ilized world a satisfactory reason for rejecting our good offices? Lind 8howed Great Tact. Mr. Lind executed his delicate and difficult mission with singular tact, firmness, and made clear to the au­ thorities of the city of Mexico, not only the purpose of his visit, but alao the spirit in which it had been under­ taken. But the proposals he sub­ mitted were rejected, la t note, tin full text of which I take the liberty of laying before you. "I am led to believe that they were rejected partly because the authori­ ties at Mexico City had been grossly misinformed and misled upon two points- They did not realize the spirit of the American people in this matter, their earnest friendliness and yet sober determination that Bome Just so* lution be found for the Mexican diffi­ culties; and they did not believe that the present administrtion spoke, through Mr. Lind, tor the American people. "Meanwhile, what is It our duty to do? Clearly, everything that we do must be rooted in patience and done with calm and disinterested delibera­ tion. Impatience on our part would be childish, and would be fraught with every risk of wrong and filly. We can afford to exercise the self-re­ straint of a really great nation which realizes ltB own strength and scorns to misuse it It was our duty to offer our active assistance. It Is now our duty to show what true neutrality will do to enable the people of Mexico to set their affairs in order again and wait for a further opportunity to offer our friendly counsels. The door is not closed against the resumption, either upon the initiative of Mexico or upon our own, of the effort to bring order out of the confusion by friendly co­ operative action, should fortunate oo- caslon offer. Urges Americans to Leave. 'We should earnestly urge all Amer­ icans to leave Mexico at oncp, and should assist them to get away in every way possible. Not because we would mean to slacken in the least our efforts to safeguard their, lives and their interests, but because It is imperative that they should not take any unnecessary risks if it is physical­ ly possible for them to leave the coun­ try. We should let everyone who assumes to exercise authority in any part of Mexico know In the most un­ equivocal way that we shall vigilantly watch the fortunes of those Ameri­ cans who cannot get away, and shall hold those responsible for their suf­ ferings and losses to a definite reckon­ ing. Will Remain Neutral. For the rest, I deem it my duty to exercise the authority conferred upon me by the law of March 14, 1912, to see to it that neither side to the struggle, now going on in Mexico re­ ceive any assistance from this side of the border. I shall follow the best practice of nations in the matter of neutrality by forbidding the exporta­ tion of arms or munitions of war of any kind from the United States to any part of the republic of Mexico. "I am happy to say thai several of the great governments of the world have given this government their gen­ erous moral support in urging upon the provisional authorities at the city of Mexico the acceptances of our proffered good offices in the spirit in which they were made." Gamboa's Reply to Wilson. Washington, Aug. 28--The follow­ ing is a synopsis of the reply of Senor Gamboa to the proposals of the American government conveyed through Hon. John Lind, as transmit­ ted to congress by the president: In his reply to the American pro­ posals Senor Gamboa, the Mexican minister of foreign affairs, urges the following points: That President Wilson's imputation that no progress is being made to­ ward the restoration of peace in Mex­ ico is nbt true. That the fact the Mexican govern­ ment enjoys the recognition of nearly all the great nations of the world is proof that it is a true and honorable administration. That the proposal of an armistice is impossible, because nations do not propose armistices with bandits. To grant an armistice would be to rec­ ognize the belligerency of the rebels. That the request that General Huer- to should not be a candidate for the presidency is "strange and unwarrant­ ed." That the election of General Huerta was legal. That the American proposals are "humiliating and unsound." That Mexico's ambassador should be received in Mexico and that the United States should send a new am­ bassador to Mexico. BULGARIAN ATROCITIES ARE CONFIRMED Ocean Travelers Take Notice. Let passengers demand fewer luxur­ ies and the work of finding deck «pace to carry boats for all will be sim­ plified. The claim that a vesel carries "boats for all does not mean safety unless the boats are allowed 'working room to launch them. It merely means the mechanical hoisting aboard of the required number of boats. To have a boat for all is one thing, but if they are cramped, and the work­ ing space is hampered by Roman baths, etcetera, as it generally Is, we are worse off than before. Super­ fluities always mean confusion. Add darkness to luxury and we have all that is required to turn confusion Into chaos. If wealth talks at sea in fine weath­ er it must not wall when disaster overtakes it. There are limits to what the shipowner and naval archi­ tect can do. Running liners is a business that must return a profit, and be as void of sentiment as running trains. Ships must pay or cease to run, and, if the traveling public most have the luxuries and life-saving gear it demands, then it must pay the piper in the form of higher fares.--Atlantic Monthly. m iiUINED Tnese photographs, reproduced from the London Illustrated News, show conclusively that the stories of atroci­ ties committed by the Bulgarians during the war of the allies were not exaggerated. Serres, Doxato and other places were wantonly burned and many of the Inhabitants massaored.' . 7 BLAZE ON BIG LINER PASSENGER8 QUIT IMPERATOR DURING FIRE PANIC AT DOCK. Aid 8ummoned From Hoboken and Boat Is Saved--Second Officer Perishes Fighting Flames. New York, Aug. 30.--The world's biggest liner, Imperator, was afire for more than four hours Thursday, ^lone in the depths of the ship, fight­ ing the fire single handed, the second officer, Karl Gobrecht, lost his life. Most of the ship's provisions were de­ stroyed, but in spite of the fire, it sailed Saturday morning as scheduled, and the thousands aboard could hard­ ly see a trace of the desperate fire battle. Second Officer Herman Gobrecht, who led the crew into the hold to fight the flames, was cut off from his men, enveloped in a cloud of smoke and suffocated. His body was found an hour afterward, untouched by lire, and brought ashore. Otto Stumpf, a seaman, who went with Gobrecht, was revived at a hospital. A fleet of fire fighting craft, wig mented by apparatus on shore, sur­ rounded the ship and poured tons of water into its hold. When the fire was checked, the great vessel had listed 15 degrees. The passengers in the steerage, aroused from their sleep by the crack­ ling of the flames, rushed, panic- stricken, for the pier. Most of them spent several hours, hiiddled in dis­ comfort, at the shore eiy} of the pier. The great ship was dark with all on board asleep save the officers on watch, when smoke, ascending from the provision room, caused the sound­ ing of a quiet alarm. Fire by that time was heard in the steerage. Commodore Ruesser, commander of the vessel, was among the first to re­ spond. One thousand, one hundred and eighty members of the crew were in their places within a minute. For three-quarters of an hour they fought the fire with only the Impera- tor's own apparatus. Then^AdeBpair- ing of success, the Hoboken fire de­ partment was notified and a general alarm sounded. The loss was placed at $350,000. 6uieide Through Fanaticism. The most ancient case of suicide in France is, according to Montaigne, that of Jacques £>u Chastel, bishop of Soissons. Distressed at the s)ght of St. Louis, who with his army was preparing to return to France, leav­ ing religious affairs most Imperfect­ ly settled in the Holy Land, this doughty prelate bade his friends fare­ well and dashed alone, in sight of all, into the ranks of the hostile army, where he w&i promptly torp to These Flapping Brims. "Seems delightful to see a woman's face once more." "Have you been in the wilds T" "No; but the girls have been wear- lng suqb large hats." Our Simple Pleasures. It is probable that you will be un­ able to secure a promlennt part in the drama of life. But you will always be able to avail yourself of the pleasing alternative of criticising those who do. --Topeka CapitaL • " r* • - • < ' --•h" pieces. , • Dally Thought. ' Gentleness is far more successful in all its enterprises than Violence--in­ deed, violence generally frustrates its own purpose, while gentjenss* fcttarp» ly ever taUtr-Loofe* Camp Perry, O., Aug. 30.--Francison Zagara Ballon, a Peruvian, was killed when a rifle in the hands of Juan E. Zagara was accidentally discharged. This is the first fatal accident that has occurred at the shooting matches. Washington, Aug. 28.--The Mexican situation so absorbed Bryan that he forgot to go home, and while he wait­ ed for messages from John Lind he curled up on a couch, where he slept until morning. Versailles, Aug. SO.--A charge of selling army secrets to Austria was lodged against Captain Guleu of the French artillery. Captain Guleu fled, accompanied by a woman. Buffalo, Aug. 30.--Thousands of spectators attending the Erie County fair at Hamburg saw Albert Gersner, twenty-three years old, of Gloucester, N. J., a balloonist, lose his grip on the trapeze of his parachute and plunge 200 feet to his death. Washington, Aug. 30.--Speaker Clark left the capital for Maine to speak in behalf of the Democratic candidate for congress in the Third district. Gaynor Adopts Shovel as Emblem. New York, Aug, 30---In a letter tc R. Ross Appleton, chairman of the Citizens' league, which is supporting his candidacy, Mayor Gaynor urged that all organizations favoring him use the emblem of the shovel*. Wabash Train Kills Two. Toledo, O., Aug. 30.-- Mr. and Mrs. William Tlmpa were instantly killed and Miss Martha Tlmpa, a sister, was perhaps fatally hurt when a Wabash train crashed into the carriage in which they were riding. Dlssstrous Fire in Frisco. San Francisco, Aug. 29.--A loss of 1250,000 was caused by fire that de­ stroyed a block of livery stables. One hundred and twenty-flve horses burned to death. A policeman was Beriously hurt trying to rescue the animals. Soldiers Guard Raee Track. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 29.--All per­ sons except the owners of the grounds and stables at the Mineral Springs race track were ordered kept outside the race track by Governor RalBton, | who commanded the militiamen.-- V , HALTS AMITY PUNS PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT HUER­ TA NOT READY TO ACCEPT TERMS OF ENVOY. LIND WAITS AT VERA CRUZ Americans In Mexico Making Prepara-. tions to Obey Order of Wilson, and „ Leave the Distressed Republic-- Stirred to Action. n Vera Cruz, Sept. 1.--Envoy John Lind decided Saturday to give Presi­ dent Huerta one week in which to ask for a renewal of negotiations. If no suggestion to that effect is re­ ceived by Lind from the Mexican gov-, ernment by Thursday of the present week he will Bail for the United States. Unless the suggestion comes direct- fly from the government Lind will not go back to Mexico City. Vera C^uz, Aug. 30.--President Wil­ son's representative, John Lind, will remain In Vera Cruz for several days. This announcement was made known early Friday morning. Only unexpect­ ed happenings or a special request from the Mexican government will cause him to return to Mexico City. It had been Mr. Lind'B intention to go back at once and resume negotia­ tions, but so far Senor Gamboa, min­ ister of foreign affairs, has not asked Mr. Lind to return to the capital. It is announced that "Mr. Lind will make Vera Cruz his headquarters, be­ cause he has suffered from ill health in Mexico City." As a matter of fact, there has been a setback to the progress of peace negotiations. Advices from the City of Mexico tonight are that Senor Gam­ boa declared that "Mexico has agreed to nothing." William Bayard Hale sailed Thurs­ day evening on the steamer Moro Cas­ tle for Havana. He will disembark there and proceed by the Key WeBt route to Washington. He carries with him the origlnalB of the Mexican. gov­ ernment's communications. Dr. Hale had a long oonference with Mr. Lind prior to sailing, and the lat­ ter attaches much importance to Dr. Hale's trip to Washington, where he is to place the whole situation before the president. Towards the end of the conference they were joined' by Rear Admiral Fletcher. The Moro Castle was de­ layed In port for more than two hours waiting Dr. Haie. The United States gunboat Nash­ ville is here. It is expected that the warships will be distributed as fol­ lows: At Vera Cruz, the Louisiana, Mich­ igan and South Carolina; at Tampi- co, New Hampshire; Tuxpam and Minatitlan, Tacoma; at Campeche, Wheeling. The transport will parry supplies for the fleet and the Nashville will carry orders. All the vessels have in­ structors to receive refugees and to furnish them transportation toc the United States via Vera Crus. Mexico City, Aug. 30.--The an­ nouncement of the return of John Lind to Mexico City brought from Senor Gamboa, minister of foreign af­ fairs the declaration Thursday night that Mexico had agreed to nothing, and that Senor Gamboa'B note of August 26 to Mr. Lind was the last oemmu- nlcatlon he sent Weather* Man Reduced in Pay. Washington, Aug, 30.--As punish­ ment for alleged political activity Nor­ man B. Conger, weather bureau in­ spector at Washington, was reduced in grade and pay and made local fore­ caster at Detroit, Mich. Four Killed, Many Injured. Peterborough, Ont., Aug. 30.--'Four persons were killed and many injured when the Turn bull department store at George and H streets collapsed. The clerks, workmen and shoppers went down in the crash. Probe of Judge Ordered. . Washington, Aug. 29.--The house passed a resolution authorizing inves­ tigation of charge? against Judge Em­ ery Speer of the federal court of Georgia. The Investigation will be oonducted by a subcommittee. Burman Has Narrow Escape. Elgin, 111., Aug. 29.--"Bob" Burman narrowly missed death on the Elgin auto race course when his Keeton car refused to make the Graveyard turn, and Burman was hurled into a straw bunker on the cours*. ' 3 MONEY BILL 0. K.'D HOUSE CAUCUS RATIFIE8 GLASS- OWENS CURRENCY MEA8URE. Few Changes Are Made In the Docu­ ment--Democrats Pledge Their Aid. Washington, Aug. 30.--The house Democrats approved on Thursday the Glass-Owen currency bill by a vote of 163 to 9, which has met the approval and indorsement of President Wilson and the administration. The nine dissenters were Represent­ atives Henry, Eagle and Calloway of Texas; Hardwick of Georgia, Lobeck of Nebraska, Buchanan and Fowler of Illinois; Neeley of Kansas and Slsson of Mississippi. After agreeing to the bill the caucus adopted a resolution by an almost unanimous vote declar­ ing the bill to b6 a party measure, and that "members of this caucus are pledged for the bill.to its final passage, without amendment, provided, how­ ever, the banking and currency com­ mittee may offer amendment in the house." The feature of the session was the adoption of a committee amendment as a substitute for the section on bank reserves, which in effect simply served to clarify the section as originally drawn. The measure will be reintroduced in the house by Chairman Glass. The measure as it stands after adop­ tion by the caucus is summoned up by Chairman Glass, who piloted it through the caucus, as follows: "There has not been written into the bill from one end to the other a single sentence except by th initiative of the banking and currency commit­ tee itself which has altered in the re­ motest degree the essential provisions of the bill as originally reported by the committbe to the caucus." THAW WINS THREE BATTLES Fugitive in Jail After Victory Over 8tate of New York--Saved From Deportation. Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 29---Harry K. Thaw won three victories over the New York state authorities on Wednesday and was locked in the Sherbrooke jail, immune for the time being from the Dominion immigration authorities, after having received an ovation from the townspeople of Sher­ brooke that would have done honor to a prince of royal blood. The three points in which Thaw's lawyers were successful In their first legal skirmish were: 1. New York state was denied the right to be pa#*ty to the proceedings in court. - 2. Counsel for the state failed in their efforts to have Thaw arraigned before a magistrate and the commit­ ment on which he is held quashed. 3. Judge Globenpky granted the plea of Thaw's counsel for a discon­ tinuance of the writ of habeas corpus which might have brought about his release. This remedied a strategic blunder made last week by Thaw's attorneys, who apparently did not realize then that in seeking their client's release they were playing into the opposition's hands. Two Killed In Upset Auto. Becket, Mass., Aug. 29.--Albert Wil­ liams and David Garvin of Plttsfleld were killed 'when their automobile overturned while ascending a steep hill known as Jacob's Ladder. President May Take Rest. Washington, Aug. 30.--President Wilson is hopeful that he may be able to leave Washington for Cornish, N. H., soon, accompanied by Mrs. Wil- Bon and Miss Eleanor Wilson, to the summer capital. Morgenthau Named for Envoy. Washington, Aug. 80.--President Wilson on Thursday sent to the Uni­ ted States senate the name of Henry E. Morgenthau of New York city to'be the flew ambassador to Turkey. Caminettl Jury Is Complete. San Francisco, Aug. 29.--A full jury was sworn to try F. Drew Caminettl on the indictment returned against him, charging that he transported Lola Norris from Saoramento to Reno ta violation of the Mann act $1,000,000 Fire Cheeked. 'Bay Point, Cal., Aug. 29.--Fire in the lumber yards of the C. A. Smith company here on Wednesday caused damage estimated at $1,000,000. It Was subdued by dynamite and by a change, of wlftd. Suffrage Dotation. The Stenographer--What Is M*s. Grim battle? Mrs. QrimbatUe--You've spelled Henry with a capital Hi DcWt you' know that Henry is a mere, mufti name? •' ! ̂ Important Examine Mothers J every bottle at CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy f) " infants and children, and see that Bears the y/._ Signature of In Use For Over » Jmn. 1 Children Ciy for Fletcher's Caetorifl ' Not Exactly.' A'lady teacher in a South couurfl school was recently giving a natural history lesson to a junior class. In the course of it she gave some In­ formation about the heron, and at the end she"asked the children, as a sln£> pie bome lesson, to write down what they knew of the bird. Only one, member of her class, shq says, was able apparently to set down her ideas in writing, for next morning only one eBBay was handed In. And this one essay, written bj^ M little girl, read: "Dear Teacher: - herron is a bloater." ' ERUPTION ON ANKLE BURNgD Kingsville, Mo.--"My trouble began eighteen years ago. Nearly half of the time there were running sore* around my ankle; sometimes it would be two years at & time before they were healed. There were many nighta I did not sleep because of the great suffering. The sores were deep run­ ning ones and so sore that I could not bear for anything to touch theml They would burn all the time and -sting like a lot of bees were confined around my ankle. I could not bear to scratch it, it was alwayB so sensitive to the touch. I could not let my clothes touch it. The skin was very red. I made what I called a cap out of white felt, blotting paper and soft white cloth to hold It in shape. This I wore night and day. "I tried many remedleB for most Of the eighteen years with no effect Last summer I sent for some Cuticura- Soap and Ointment. The very first time I used Cutlcura Soap and Oint­ ment I gained relief; they relieved the pain right then. It was three months from the time I commenced UBing Cutlcura Soap and Ointment until the sores were entirely healed. I have not been troubled since and my ankle seems perfectly well." (Signed) Mrs. Charles E. Brooke, Oct. 22, 1912. Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free,with 32-p. Skin Book. AddresB post­ card "Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston."--Adv. Testing Hardness of Steel. A very simple device has recently been invented for testing the hard­ ness of steel by Impact. It consists of a tubular standard fitted with a hardened steel ball at the lower end, which is placed upon the steel to be tested. At the upper end of the stand­ ard is a spirit level by which the standard may be brought to true ver­ tical position. Mounted on the standard is a cylindrical drop weight. This is raised to the top of the standard and then dropped, striking a weight-re­ ceiving block at the bottom of the standard, which communicates the im­ pact to the steel ball, and makes an indentation in the steel that is being tested. By measuring the diameter, of the indentation with a celluloid scale the hardness of the steel may be determined. . Leading in Defalcations. Once more Europe has demonstrat­ ed that when-it comes to defalcation this country shrinks from ltB magnifi­ cent dimensions. Our natural re­ sources, our private fortunes, our railroad accidents, and murder statis­ tics may be unapproachable, but we rarely produce colossal embezzlers like the French citizen which is ac­ cused of making away with more than six million of other people's dollars. Nor Is the case of M. Deperdubsin an Isolated instance. There Is the re­ cent affair of the Belgian railway di­ rector whose stealings ran Into many millions, and not long before him Hungary produced a confidence man of splendid proportions. No need to go back to the Humbert case and Panama. We have produced the Wal- lingford, but Europe seems to furnish the most interesting examples.--New York Evening Post. LIGHT BREAK8 IN Thoughtful Farmer Learns About Coffee. Many people exist in a more or less hazy condition and it often takes years before they realize that tea and cof­ fee are often the cause of the cloudi­ ness, and that there is a simple way to let the light break in. A worthy farmer had such an exper­ ience and tells about It, in a letter. He says: "For about forty years, I have had indigestion and stomach trouble In various forms. During thft last 28 years I would not more than get over one spell of bilious colic until another would be upon me. "The best doctors I could get and all the medicines I could buy,. only gave me temporary relief. "Change of climate was tried witjb- out results. I could not sleep nights, had rheumatism and my heart "would palpitate at times so that it seemed It would jump out of my body. "I came to the conclusion that there was no relief for me and that I was about wound up, when I saw a Postum advertisement. I had always been a coffee drinker, and fcot an idea from the ad. that maybe coffee was th* cause of my trouble. "I began to use Postum instead of coffee and in less t^an three weeks I felt like a new man. The rheumatism left me, and I have never had a spell of bilious colic since. "My appetite is good, my digestion never was better and I can do more work than before for 40 years. "I haven't tasted coffee since I bfr gan with Postum. ^dy wife makes it according to directions and I relish It at well as I ever did coffee, and I was certainly a slave to coffee." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Write for copy of the lffc tlo hook, "The Road to Wellyille." Postum comes in two forms: Regular Postum--must be well boiled. Instant Postum is a soluble powder. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In a cup of hot water and, with the addfr tion of cream and sugar, makes a d» licious beverage Instantly. "There's * reason" for Postum. tfiSU