Cottage Grove sentinel., January 11, 1912, Image 3

IN T HE WORLD OF
SPORT
Hans Holmer Will Make Tour
of Europe.
VANDALISM IN HUMOROUS QUIPS FOR THE CHILDREN MIKES PLANS FOR
I THE CAPITOL.
ARMY AEROPLANE
I
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A Memento.
I ( a t * upon It long with fueling« (»ndar,
That wltnar»* (nut* of har who loft It
thoro
I woruJ»( wli»th»r aha win plump or alen-
Cotllnt ol — 17649882
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Recalls Other Acts.
PAINTING COST
And had » 1 ,» auburn, brown or golden
hall f
Home lira awakta. « id count!»» draam*
coma Ihrongli g
Until Ilia doak la flllvd will, Ihoughte of
har.
And ull my aoul o'arflowa with d»«[,aat
longing
To aolva Ihe doubta that a«t my h*art
aatlr
$25,000.
Diaappaarance Soma Vaara Ago of an
Indian Picture W hich W aa A fta rw ard
Found In (ha Horn* of a Prominant
Representative
A vumlul bent on destruction cut a
atrip of iun »n » th irty lin in'» long nml
Hire« lin ho» ivhlo from the frurne of
" I lie U n tile of l.uku T rie,’’ one of the
1 Inrge»! nml iiio»t valuable painting»
Hint hang In the neuato wing o f the
I ' illt••»! Staten napltol.
Thu palnUng
»•«» defaced near the left Imml corner,
therehy uiu rriu g the w a te r *< cm-
"T h e Mat He o f L ake Krle." by Row
ell, 1» one of the luimt popular work» of
urt In the i-apltol
T h e canva« 1» tld r
ty live feet long mid tw en ty five feet
high
T h e picture represent« I'o u iiu o
»lore O live r lln z iiril IV r r y In the uihl»t
of the hilltlu •<» lie lean*« the ill*olbUa<l
flagship l.ll« lem e In the foreground to
trniiHfer hi« tuiltle ling to th u .N ia g a ra
on Hi« rig ht lu order to reuew the
fight.
i lie inutllntlou of "T h « H a iti« of
l.nk« K rle" 1« regarded a« the worst
Go avan y*t O.a atmoapl,«m la ladvri
Wltn perfume faint it,Ml Ihrlll» n,a Ilka
old win«'
I would I knew, ah me. th* dainty maldrn
Who • aniN m,d want and l«fl that atngla
algal
! Tl« plain lorn, ■mallvr hand than min»
ha» n rig « r* d
The very »pot whvraon my hand I lay
Pcrhnpa my on« truw »out mai« har« haa
lingered
To dr»am of on» without whom life were
gray'
I
Vrt. lifter ull. It may ba I have w»»(»d
A g- i iu l ii « , tn la n a * . poe tic* t h r i l l
f-»rtiup» aoma fi Igtil I im » left It ti«r».
Wall laalrd -
That wad of gum etui k on the window
■1111
— Puck.
Any Port In a Storm,
In a n ortlierii ki - h i «, m hnvn (bere I»
a wculthy but llllte ra tc man wbo owu»
iminy vi-aaela unii fo llo » « tln-lr cuurae
over Hiu si n» hy ald of a large alla»
and ii teli lior»u (aiwi-r u iugiilfylug
giu»«
" l'v e Ju»t bad a letter,” he asld to n
114-lghbor.
frotii ohe o f my cuptalti».
act o f v a m !a ll« tn lu thu h l« lo ry o f th e und In- (ella me he « bei li In u fi-nrful
I H remi you from tilt» led er
< n pltn l
T h e a u th u rltle « a re fre ip ie n tly ■tomi
w luit pu/iile« ino
Ile sa) *:
i w o rrie d by a o u v e u tr h u n te r», hut ra re
" "I lo- ws ve* l'oac llke m ountain*
ly hit« m i e ffo rt been m a d e to d e» tro y
lu the n ap lto l o r o th e r p iib lle h u lM In g « H V « e re drivi-li beforu thè w llid to thè
In M a n h liig to ii m e re ly fo r the pur|H>»>* dungt-r of our live» nini |int luto gri-at
o f d e n lro y ln g
In H il» ca»« th e i n m U l Jeopnrdy.'
"W b a t I w nut to kn o w ," «nld thè
dropped H ie p ie r * o f cauvu » ru t fro m
th e fra m e ou the g ra n d » tiilr lend ing to alii|H>w iii-r. “ I» w bere I* <ìreat Jeop
th e p u lu tln g
A n lin rp k n ife wn» u»ed a r d y f It'a «omewhere In thè M edlter-
In the w o rk
T h e ■ ut W i< n e le n ii one. rii 114-nn. Iiiit 1 cau t timi lt oli thts inup
but u p p n re iitly wiut not nccotupll»lied u uyw hcre."- M A. P.
I
l'hi.iu b y Ain*rlieri l ’n •« A tio fU tlifn
Unti» iliilliit-r. (III' fam uli» Ami rb all
luug il 1*1 un- u ru n iirr, lut«•mia lo (m ir
l.u i i'i ’ii unii iiii'i l ii11 com er* frulli t »• n
m ili-* u|i lo d ir fu ll Mnrnthoti dlstance,
'.‘•I tulle» llHTi )iird »
Accortllllg (o Illa
prvM-ui iiiuuu. tu' « IH »i»it G e m m o /,
K ru m « nini probitbly A u strali»
lin i
lu ir l» rolialiliinnl tu !«• u h i * o f (III*
la i l Inni: ili al II II' •* rtiniler» III (III' m irili
l l r lina H oli UH III pro II a ruri'H fro lli thè
alai» un lliln nlili* uf Un* A llu n ili', nini
Inai } n ir In* c a p itim i (In* fuuioua l'u n
ili*rli. 1 11 M u n ii Inni rari* liplil In tùli
burnii S o liam i, frolli u (b-lil of tbi*
beni un*li In Europe
W hare ThSy Uova Rowing.
T lip N an /••ninni! A m ateu r Row ing
la n a Ini Imi i omliii ti tl m w iiy four rn
gnttu» Inai ailiului-r 'H ip f i n i i « «u ru
na fo llo na
Auckland. I »»Itti Iti' rum a
nini (irt/.i-n in .m i al $ 1.1l’»•'; l 'a ille r
bury. ó. w ith lis ram a inni SI.H Iô lu
prize«. lin « Ut*« Itiiv, 2. « l i t i IÓ rm e»
nini f.Vai. o tag e. b. ivIIli ;»ó riu f« nuil
I I . p r i a i * » . Moulbloinl. .'I. « Itb ‘JM
ratea mui |ôTn, W aiig n iiu t, J. « lit i 1U
ra ie » am i f l . l it i lu prim a ; W ellington.
1, «villi lu ni. ••» nlui f 4 .il prlae luoiie.r;
M iirlln iro iiiili miti Nelaou. I résulta
n u li
( I f th e 1711 rio*e« r o « eil. «e lilo r e te lit a
lo ln le tl 41. ju n io r 47. Uiablen t'.'l nuil
y tiu lli» 2f> Mo Hint II 1« uni nurprtaluK
ao n m n y c ra c k « c u lle r* u n * tle ip lo p ta l
lu (Uni p nrt o f d ie « o r iti
Pitcher Gragg'a Actual W ork Baal.
I poll (lie linai« of remili» atvouipllah
et I Venn G regg «liti better work Ilia n
Mender or any other alnbiumi In either
Ipiiicue
lie won tw en ty-th ree game«
»vitti i lei elnml nml Inai but «even
Dcudcr won a e v e n lifii icnmea for the
A thletics nml Inai Uve It required !>e(
ter | .lit li Ina; b> do « lint (ir r ite necotu
p lla lm l lim n to roiue through « 'Itli
liem ler'a roundup
Although w orking
ii llli n flu b w ell down In (In* rare tuoni
of Ibe yenr. ( Irene won n bi tte r per
ceulage o f bln gauiea tlinn nny other
ntar» operating fo r tem ila w ell up In
the rare. T h e Cleveland flu b wan In
a lltb pince up to told Septem ber.
Good Sw im m ing Seaton PradiCted.
Expert» ure predicting freeljr that the
Indoor aw lniinlu g aennou of m i l IJ w ill
I k * die bt*>( In hlatory. Not only 1« the
r liiilr y keen lietween nix flu b « which
b in e likely cnndldntc» for the nutlouul
cliauiploiiahlp eventn. but there w ill be
milled Incentive to the contestant» In
the pronpect o f n trip lo the O lym pic
giuliva
T h e early date nt which the
oniric« clone for the Stockholm meet
w ill mnke It Impossible tit hold out
door trial« fo r the w a te r carulvnl. nml
the luibm r iacea w ill he the only guide
the A m ateu r A th letic union w ill have
In the selection o f the team member«.
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England Puta Ban on Kidney Punch.
T h e N atio n al Sporting club o f London
ban declared flic "kidney punch" tile
gal. ami the u«o o f II In the fu ture w ill
act u» a d 1*011111 lifh at Ion to any lighter
In lirlltn h In n in g mate ben.
T h e co m m ittee appointed to pan«
upon the legality o f the blow, which
canned no much com m ent In England
and
Am erica.
decided
u ltim a tely
agalii»t It.
A rtaune « I I I he Innerted
In the fu tu re article« o f agreement of
til« d u b prohibiting fighter« from iim
big It
M ay Raviva Profaaaional Rowing.
For year« there ha« been llltle row
log In oiien com petition by profee«loo
nla. A re v iv a l o f It aeoms certain a« n
renult o f tlie effort« o f Kddle Inirtu in
h C anadian profc««lonal «culler, to ar
range a match w ith II Arn«t for the
chnmplonahlp of the world.
T lin t
m atch tin« fnllon through, tint develop
tnenla b a re arisen from Hie uegotla
tlona w hich ««aura D u rn au several
racss o sxt ysar.
w ith o u t d iffic u lty .
A n e ia tu lu a t lo t i o f
thu p ic tu re allow ed th a t the v a n d a l
hail lun de twai u iinuce»«ful e ffo rt» to
piikh hi» k n ife o r o th e r » h a rp ln « tru
1114*111 th ro u g h the i a u la » b efo re he
uiude mi opening
Than Ha Bolted.
A t a gnrrlsou hall a new ly arrivisi
IleutfU Aiit. « tahtng fo r a partner. w n*
offi-ri«l un intrudili iloti to a yoiltig ludv
o f largì- |>ro|H,rtloii» I l e ile< llin-d. «ay
log he « O l i l i jiiat ns houli drag n enrt
itI m nit tha i « ailii T h e Indi , w In i, hall- i-d
to t»«• thè rololiel'a daugtiter. henrd thè
! n-uinrk nud «ecrelly resolv«d to bave
tier rt-venge
l.n le r ba thè evetilng thè
yoimg otti-i-r dl»< o\eri-d thè faci •>f ber
In-liig tliu dnugliter of lils i lile f nud
thoiight lt « e li lo retno t hls foruier
refusili
Ou lielng |ire«elilt«l and «olle
Itlug thè fa v o r of thè next »»alt/, »he
coolly tiowed a n i «ald. “ I ttiank you.
bui I nin tinn ii to., benvy a i-art for
any donkey lo draw " —New York Muli
The Weathercocks.
Any num ber of pluycrs m ay take
part In this gam« which Is really good
fun T h e four corners o f thu room are
uumed a fte r the four points o f the
. onipsas uorth being diagonal to south
and east d ls g o n il to «e»t
(m e o f Hi«
players Is called the w ind the rest be
lug weathercock a. T h e lutter should
stand In a line In the «enter o f the
room. W hen the "w in d points to on«
corner, culling out the name of that
cardinal point, tin- weathercocks must
llnuiedhitcl.v f.i< « the op|«i'-lte |iolnl«
Thus If the "w in d
says "Mouth"
they fa«« north, and «<> on.
I f lie
«houhl inline a point ih«y are already
fa< lug tin y must rem ain perfectly still
W h«n th « 'w in d " « I«- — \ i i r i n lilts '
th e vu n « » m u s t ra is e th e m s e lv e s to
lln - ir toes a n d s w a y h a c k a n d f o r t h
u n t il Ih « lim n « o f o n e o f th e « iir d iiin l
p o in ts Is a g . illi c a lle d , w h e n ns b e fo ie .
th « y t u r n to th e o p p o s ite p o in t.
W henever the "w ind shouts "Htortn"
or "J c in p c -i
i-ach vauu must w hirl
completely around three time«
Any
player fu lling to olu-y nny one o f Ibese
directions, w lih ii nr« more confusing
than the» sound must fo rfe it some ur
tid e . Hinli ns a handkerchief, hair rlh
Ism or trin ket, to Is- redeemed hy a
humorous "stu n t" a fte r tin- game Is
over
About tha Erm ine.
T h e e rtiiln * Is h queer anim al
It Is
one thing In w in ter and another tiling
In summ er
T hat Is a strange state­
ment, but It Is true
In w in ter the anl
mal's fu r Is as »»hite us snow, and It
Is railed the erm ine: In sum m er Its
fu r turns reddish brown on the upper
pint of the bod.» and a light yellow on
the low er |*iri and It 1« then known
sa Ihe «tost
This change Is fa m ilia r
to naturalists but not to ordinary |«-o
pie, and the erm ine and thu stoat are
therefore generally thought to be ills
tin« t uulmnls.
The fu r o f the erm ine Is o f great
value, p articu larly for u»e in court
rubes
There was so great a demand
fur it when the preparation» w ere rank
lug for th ....... .
o f King Ed
w ard o f England that the price went
up to an almost fabulous sum.
Thu ii ii I ina I Is so cunning in Its ways
that It is almost ns hard to catch as It
Is to "catch a weasel asleep." In fact,
alsuit the only w ay to catch It is b>
murk Its course from its home and
theu strew mud In its pathw ay. I t Is
suid that when the d ainty, fastidious
llllle utilmul reaches the (mint where
the mud Is It w ill lie down and submit
to ru p ture I's t h e r than suilrch nue of
It* ano»v »» hiic hairs
Various theorle« have ln***n advanced
a« to the renwuia Hint prompted the
lu u lllallo u of the pulutlag
Home are
Inclined to believe tlie rn iiin « was cut
by a dlagriintled or dl». Iiurged e m ­
ployee. It 1« «Uggeatial al»o Unit tlio
a rt may Imve I w u com m itted by u
l(u»«luu sym pathizer. who tlio« gave
le u t to hi« roHeutuieut o u t the at-
tni ka made on the I t iihm I u ii govern­
! ment lu the debate« ou tile resolution
Alphabet Scamper.
, propoalng tlie abrogation o f the tre a ty
This game »»ill prove to tie a new
amt hupp.» »»ay o f clearing up a play
of 1PCI2 T lie |«ii 1. •• b a re no aubntan
room and sharpening w its at the same
tilltIon of till« theory
tim e
A t a signal from m other the
T h e cu ttin g o f "T he M attie o f l.nku
H it Nerva.
children
run to ttml and put lu th eir
Krle" has recalled many a< 1« o f de
"My George. Imt th at chap K irb y is
I «1 ruction Htnl defnceinenta o f w ork* of Independent! I never t>i-fore met a tuan places all the things beginning »vitli a —
anim als, arks and acrobats: then the
l art In the rn p lto l Houiethllig of u acn
who eneci »o little for another parson's ’•'»— bulls, huts. Isixes. bears, etc., that
I T it Ion waa kicked up a decade Inc k Opinion of him self as he "
sre scattered about, and so on through
when It » i i « discovered th at one o f the \ " W h a t’a bis latest ie< lu ration?”
the alphabet
A simple p rize—a «iioco-
great t««*« of the Ureetioiigh atatue of
"W h y , lie w alkisl lirazenly Into s
<!e<irge W ashington, w hich Blood lu faNhl'iualile llrn a d w a y hatierdn«her’» late drop, a cooky or a big bug from
; the plnra fin in g the ea«t front o f the and u -kcil to lie shown some shirt» m o th er—rew ards the child who finds
and puts aw a y Hie most objects, and
I rnpltol. was uitsalng
Search for the w ith detached cuffs ' —Sutlre.
lu five m inutes the room w ill be clear
tin* and the |>eraon responsible for Its
i-d and ready for Ih e next rain y day
I dl«nppearnn<*e waa made. Im t w ith o ut
Saving (Double.
— a sim ple device, but It »»ill safely
| result
Thu toe wn« replaced
Conductor W e're tra v e lin g in tw o bridge Hie storm y wuves at the close
T h e nron/c tliHira at the en.st fro u t
se- lions tonight.
of a shut-ill day. Bedtim e w ill come
| of the uipltol were defaced a t the j
S lightly
Into xicated
Passenger — before the children know It, am i they
j tim e of th e S|ianl«h w a r
fa r t s o f the
Tlin tsh rlgtit.
Justli w hat I'v e ts>en w ill be lutereateil to the last. tieshJes
| bn« relief depicting soldiers ut w a r
try in g to tell m' friends.
<>f coursli Im 'iu g tbu butup o f order cultivated.
were knew ked off nml carried aw ay by i
you are, nud t cun sci> both »hectlons
I »oui en lr hunters.
of you. too. < ouductor. Judge.
Cat and Mouse.
A tio tlier offense charged agulust sou- !
Hue o f the most am using o f gytnua
venlr hunters waa the dmuiige done to ,
P ractically Minded.
slum or outdoor games is cat and
the Mlhle used lu nwcnrlug lu prcal- j
"A
m
I
requ
ired
to
esebange
wed
mouse.
A circle Is formed, and the
dent« o f the Tutted States. An effort '
waa m ade ul«o a few* years ago to i ding g ifts In tlie departm ent from player selected to be the mouse stands
w hich they w ere purchased?"
In the circle. A uotber player, the cat.
make a w a y w ith the hand« on th e
"N ot at a ll." said the floorw alker
stauds outside T h e object o f the game
clock In the senate m arble room. Th«»
"T h a n k you.
1 w ould like to e x ­ ts for the cat to catch the mouse The
hand« w ere bent out o f nhn|>e, as I f
an effort had been tnnde to remove change n rose Jar for u fry in g pan.’’— circle assists the mouse by letting her
W ashington Herald.
lu or out the circle at any tim e, but
them.
the cat is hindered as much as possi­
A p arty of prom inent women waa
Ravanga.
ble by tig h tly clasped bands.
taken to a com m ittee room o f the cap-
T lie M illio n a ire Say, you seem to
W hen the game Is »veil lenrued much
lt"l about ten year« ago to vie w an
Indian painting.
T h e picture could take a special delight In touting ou excitem ent la added by having t»vo
cats and one mouse. T ills makes tbe
not In* fntrtnl
W h ile th e capitol nu- i Hint Joti of fixing iuy bathroom.
T h e P lum ber You tiet your life I game more am using, as the mouse. If
thorltles have declined to m ake nny
comment on this p a rtic u la r ca«e. It 1« ( do! You’re president o f the company not very alert, w ill elude one cat only
known that the paintin g was located Hint sold me li e all Inst s u m m e r.-H a I- to run Into tbe arm s of the other. Tbe
tw o cats in tills case should be slower
lu the home o f n New York congress­ 1 1more Huu
runners and the mousu oue of tbe
man. H o w It got there was never sat­
Sometimas Naadad.
speediest.
isfactorily explained to those w ho j
"W h y do you have those glass cases
w ere apprised o f the disappearance of 1
w ith ax. ham m er, crow bar, etc., ou
L etter Conundrum«.
the painting, nor would the capitol of-
these cars?" asked a tra v e le r on the
W h a t changes a lad Into a lady? Y
tlelals mnke any com m ent on Its re- ,
railroad going to New York.
W b a t ia tbe difference between here
turn to the capitol.
T ill« p a rtic u la r i
"Ob. those are put there In case any and there? T .
Incident created n sensation nt tlie !
otic « a n ts a window- open." replied the
W b a t turns a word Into a sword? 8.
H im «, lait the nam e o f tlie ntatesiunn
facetious man. —Youth's Companion.
• W bat turns laughter Into slaughter?
Involved was never published.
" T h e Ita ltle o f Lake E rie " wn» paint-
cd by W illia m I I . Pow ell upon an or-
tier of congress. T’ nder the term s o f
it Joint resolution passed M arch 2 , 1RQ5,
the Joint com m ittee on llliru ry was dl-
reeled to en ter Into a contract w ith
Mr. Powell "to pntnt n picture fo r the
United States to lie placed nt tlie head
o f one o f the grand staircases In the
capitol Illu s tra tiv e o f some naval vie-
lory, the p a rtic u la r subject to be agreed
on by the com m ittee and the artis t."
T h e governm ent paid $25,000 for the
painting.
1875 Cake For Wadding.
, At th e wedding hrenkfnst served a t
Slayton, M lun , a fte r the ninrrlnge o f
Miss Florence E. D ln c h a rt. daughter
of M r. and Mrs. O. E. P ln e h n rt. and
Harvey Hcott H o lt o f Missoula. Mont.,
a wedding cake was served which was
baked In 1N7.-I for the wedding o f the
bride's parents. T lie cake waa steam ­
ed over fo r the occasion.
Horsspowor of W a te rfa ll.
Engineers have figured that one w a ­
te rfa ll In Ire la n d can be made to yield
00.000 horsepower and another 60,000,
!
1
8 .
W h tn tha Slvapar W ake*.
She—W h a t did you mean by kissing
j me when I was asleep lu the h am ­
| mock this uiornlug?
| H e - 1 only took one little one.
I She— You d id n 't. 1 counted at least
| seven before I w oke.—Fliegende Hlat
j ter.
W bat changes a pear into a pearl? L.
W hat ebauges tbe low er regions Into
the floiver regions? F.
W b a t turns a lover Into clover? C.
W h a t makes a road broad? B
W hat changes a m ile iuto a smile? 8.
— Philadelphia Ledger.
I
A f\ara Dinaaia.
Small Florence, m aking her first vis­
it to tbe country, beard a mule bray
for tbu first tim e in ber short young
life.
“ Ob. grnudpa." she exclaimed,
"th at horse has the whooping cough!”
O ur T ran sisnt Help.
"Come to dluner, old m an: we've got
a new cook."
"Sorry! I ’ve got an engagement to­
day. but I'll come to m o rro w ."
"No use: she leave» to m o rro w .” —Bos-
l V -ii T ran scrip t.
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Sopnds Lika It.
New G erm an Governess — 7.o much
for ra t great genius
And vat also Is
xe name o f ze oxzer great genius a I way
1 goupled In our minds xvlz Schiller!
R egin ald —^Chary bd Is. — Punch.
N a tu rally .
"The belief In reni estate Investment
is spreading. Isn t It?"
"W e ll. It Is gaining ground "— B a lti­
more Am erican.
Oolliss, Bad and Good.
A dolly who ts full of badness
Brings her little ma much sadness
Her wig eomchow It ne»er sticks
She te full of careless tricks
Upside down she's always sitting
(No wonder that her joints keep split­
ting).
And just the days It rains and pours
She te always found outdoors
A dolly who la good and clever
Grieves her little m a-no, never.
She Is careful of her toes,
As well a t of her wig and nose.
Bite up at the dinner table
Quite ee straight as the Is able.
And lust the days tt rains and pour*
Ik s la always found indoors.
Requirements Are Based on
Record Breaking Flights.
SNAPSHOTS AT
CELEBRITIES
Joseph M. Brown, Who Will
Govern Georgia.
MORE MACHINES NEEDEO.
I
Brigadier General Allen W ants Another
A ppropristlon of $125,000 to Continue
the W ork— W a r Departm ent Now Has
Sia Aeroplanes.
M rlgm ller G eneral Jam«« Allen, ch ief
Nlgmil officer, ha.« prepared new specl-
d'H tlniM fu r m ilita ry aeroplane« to !>•
hereafter purchased by the w a r de
part m eat. T h e y are tbe renult o f loi-
provements dem onstrated by the aero­
plane w ork of in»t sum m er and a« yet
are te n tative In i hara«t«r.
"E ach ae ro p la n e ,’ It Is required,
"m ust carry tw o persons, w ith tbe
»«at« ho a rra n g 'd as to p erm it o f the
largest possible field o f o|ieratlon for
both. The control must be «»liable of
use by eith er op.-rntor from eith er »eat.
i The »alue o f dual control, lt w ill be
r e tilled, was e-tabll»hed In the flight»
I o f Lieutenant T . <». E lly «on and John
I I . T o w e r* In Hie navy hydroaeroplane
T ria d
"T h e m achine 1« fu rth e r required to
he able to »««end at a m inim um rate
1 o f J'« io feet In ten m inutes w hile «ar
Joseph M. Brow n, who was recently
1 rylng n w eight o f 4.V) pound* and fuel nom inated for governor o f Georgia,
i supply sufficient for nt least four hours has already served bis state In the
i o f continuous flight
T his requirem ent
capacity o f chief executive.
T h e re
recalls th at the A m erican w eight «ar
were three candidates in the field a t
rylng record established by ! ’. O. I ’ar
melee at Chicago last Augunt 1« 4">>» tbe D em ocratic p rim ary held to select
a candidate to succeed H o ke Sm ith,
, pound«. Claude G rah a m e-W h ite , car
rylng n pas-u-ugcr on Sept. 'M i at Na» recently elected to the United States
snti boulevard, rose
feet In nine senate. ex-O overnor Brown w in n in g
handily. T h e election w ill take place
in in ut««.
"T h e engine," It 1* provided, “ w ill Jan. 12. 1012. and as the state ts
be subject to an endurance test In the strongly Dem ocratic M r. Brow n w ill
a ir o f tw o hours' continuous flight. again occupy the executive ch air he
T h e aeroplane must develop a ki>eed held from J u ly, 1900. to Ju ly. 1911,
In the a ir " f at least fo rty five m ile* when he was succeeded by U o ke
Smith.
an hour."
G overnor B row n has been called the
A m erican duration record for a m a ­
chine w ith tw o persons 1« 3 hours and silent statesm an because of the fact
4J minutes, made by < ¡. W . B eatty Ht th at In his first cam paign he did not
I the Chicago m«4*t. T h e w or'd's record, m ake a single speech, but confined
however, is 4 hours J3 minutes, estab­ hls efforts to m eeting prom inent c iti­
lished recently by H e rr ftuvelack near zens in p riva te talks and In sending
out pam phlets and leaflets. H e is a
Berlin.
“ In case the w eigh t ca rryin g capaci­ son of the late Joseph E . Brow n, f a ­
ty 1« Increased to iK»> pounds.” the mous w a r governor o f Georgia, who
specifications state, “ the m inim um was a fte rw a rd a U n ited States sena­
.«jie4*4l m ay l>o reduced to th irty -e ig h t ; tor. H e was educated a t the U n iv e r­
miles per hour and the clim bing pow ­ sity of Georgia and H a rv a rd law
school. H e was a state railroad com ­
er dim inished to l.'Vki feet In ten mtu
missioner when H o ke Sm ith was first
utes."
Another requirem ent 1« rem iniscent elected governor, and the la tte r ousted
o f the recent French m ilita ry comjie- him from the position. Then he be­
tltio n . In w hich several machines f a il­ gan the fight w hich has tw ic e elected
him to tbe gubernatorial chair.
ed on the «nine '-ondltlon as follow s:
" T h e m achine must lie capable of
landing or nrlslng from plowed fields.”
O ther requirem ents are ns follows:
"T h e aeroplane must lie easily tra n s ­
portable by m ad. rail, etc., and easily
and rapid ly nssemhled and adjusted.
"T h e starting and landing devices
must be part o f the m achine Itself,
and it must l>e able to sta rt w ith o u t
outside assistance.
"T h e engine must be capable of
th ro ttlin g to run nt reduced speed."
T h e w a r dep artm en t now has six
aeroplanes, fo u r a t Augusta, one a t
San Antonio and one on Its w ay to
the Philippines. These Include three
W rig h t, one Burgess W rig h t and tw o
("urtlss machines. A n o th e r Curtiss mn
chine has not yet lieen delivered.
B rig ad ier G eneral A lie n has $70,000
left o f th e $lJ.r!,0U0 appropriated by
the last congress.
H e w ill not pur
chase any more machines fo r a month
or t»vo, as he »vishes now to tra in the
officers w ith the machim's on hand ,
By July 1 the balance o f the appro
priatiou w ill have beuu spent, and it
Is expected th at there w ill lie a v a ila ­
ble another $125.000 appropriated by
congress at this session.
M ore aeroplanes nre needed by the
arm y I f the ex|«erlments now being
tunde Hre to l>e carried out properly.
G eneral Allen said w hen he np|>eared
before the house com m ittee on m ili­
tary uffnirs.
Congressman Buchanan's Trade.
A short tim e a fte r F ra n k Buchanan,
a new m em ber o f the house from I l ­
linois. had a rrive d In W ashington he
was passing n hotel to which an a d d i­
tion was being built.
T b e skeleton
fra m e w o rk o f steel was alm ost com­
pleted. and the mechanics w ere busy
w ith th e ir electric d rills and hammers.
Buck th re w off his coat, clim bed up a
ladder to a scaffold and said:
“ L e t tue try th at electric ham m er."
A fte r he had driven home a num ber
o f spikes and steel rive ts he clim bed
down to the street and said he fe lt
like old times.
“T h a t was my business before I w en t
into politics." be explained to hls
frien d .—W ashington Star.
M r. S w ift, M eat Packer.
Louis F. S w ift o f Chicago, one o f
the group o f m eat packers indicted fo r
vio latin g Uncle Sam's a n ti tru st law ,
has been president o f S w ift & Co.
since 1903. »vbeu be succeeded hls
fa th e r as head o f the g reat packing
firm.
Before th a t tim e he hud been
FOUND TOMB OF ANCIENT RACE
Fanning Island. In M id-P acific, Yields
Interesting Ethnologic Relic.
New s o f nu Interesting archaeolog­
ical find ou F an ulu g island. In the mid
Pacific, ind icatin g thnt the island w h s
once Inhabited by u skilled race, was
brought to V icto ria by th e steamship
M nkura.
Excavations have unearthed a large
stoue building 200 by 00 feet lu dl-
menslous. No m o rta r was used In Its
construction, the stoue having been
s k illfu lly m ortised together.
N e ar this builtlin g was found a tomb
continuing a I iu u ih d skeleton, w ith a
necklace o f the teeth o f the cacbelot
and other articles. Including the skull
of a dog.
I t 1« believed tbe Island was one o f
the restlug places o f the Polynesians
lu th e ir ea rly m igrations. R ecently lt
»»as purchased by n H ritlsh-C auadtai.
ay nil ion te fo r u*e as a coaling statiot
fn vle»v of the opening o f the Panam a
canal.
Owl's Bite Cauees Death.
John R nffner. Sr., aged eighty seven,
died a t East K rnnkllu township. Pa.,
from Mood Poisoning. On N o t . 22 M r.
R nffner caught an ow l and. Intending
to m ake a pet o f lt. took It home. W h ile
takin g the ow l out o f a bag It tilt him.
Mr. R n ffner pHld no attentio n to the
bite, but blood poison set tn and caus-
sd hls death.
Lorre r,
sw ift .
T trtu ally a t the helm o f the business
m anagem ent fo r several years.
I t Is
said to be due largely to bis business
tact th a t the packing firm achieved Its
prominence tn the comm ercial world.
H e Is fa m ilia r w ith the company's
enormous business In all Its ram ifica­
tions and directs Its a ffa irs from hls
Chicago office.
M r. S w ift is a n ative o f Massachu­
setts. hnvlng been born on Cape Cod
fifty years ago. H e takes little active
pnrt In sports, although he Is a mem
ber o f the Chicago A th letic and Saddle
and Cycle clubs. H e Is also a m ember
o f the Society o f M ay flo w er Descend
ants.
H i« fath er, t ^ late Gustavus
F. S w ift, was tbe ptofceer In the ship­
ping of dressed meats In re frig e ra to r
car*.