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FAT, BUT COULD RUN.
william Luyster, o nee the Biggest Jersey
city Cop, Dies In Hospital.

city Cop, DIes In Hospital.
Special Officer William Luyster OF the
Hudson county district s. p. G A., once
the latest cop in Jersey City, died yester-
day at St. Francis Hospital, aged 81. In
the latter part Of the '9Os the police board
decided that very fat policemen were more
ornamental than useful, and an order was
promulgated that it would be up TO them
TO reduce their weight IL they expected to
keep their jobs. Luyster tipped the scales
at $50 and fell under the ban. He got a fur
Tough and was admonished to get rid of SOM
OF his super1uous desh.
He began a regular course OF diet, took
long daily walks and In due time lost $50
pounds. Then he returned TO duty. He
was retired on half pay az the end Of twenty
years service and got a Job az q 8. P. CA.
officer, with a detail in Hoboken. He de-
clared that in his heaviest days he could
beat any fat man in the State Of New Jersey
running. He won many races az outings.
He never married.
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Hubert Le Blon. driver of Thomas No. ?.
was the first man to venture out in the fog.
The solemn looking, bPwhiskered Frenchman
took Montague Roberts along with him in
the mechanics seat when he started out,
as Roberts IL much better acquainted with
the course. He could not risk any speed
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ne lOoh IltAlN '" NllnlAF - h'A Nv
Bulls Head far enough ahead Of Robertson
to have driven his racer into its barn aud be
standing at the roadside 10 wave "A greeting
to Robertson when he came along.
In spite Of the very heavy fog that hung
over the course until almost 7 O'Clock eight
of the fifteen candidates for the five places
on the American team had their racers out
on the Nassau count circuit during the
practice hours yesterday morning. The fog
was 80 heavy that none of the drivers was
able 10 use his goggles. az the Napor con-
densed on the lenses 40 rapidly that 1t WAS
more dangerous to wear them than TO drive
without them. Chairman Jefferson DE Mont
Thompson OF the American
Association racing board was one of the
crowd that waited for the cars TO go around
the turn from Mineola avenue into the Jericho
turnpike. Four entrants of cars were also
among the crowd at Krug's. these being
Harry &. HOupt Of New York. whose IFS
horsepower Thomas IL TO be driven by Mon
"a que Roberts: G.. A. Singer OF New York,
whose 80 horsepower MathesOn IL to be
driven by Ralph MOngini: julius F. Stone Of
Columbus, Ohio, whoseil0horse-power Prayer
Miller No. l Is 10 be driven by Lee A. Prayer,
and Sidney =. Breese of New York, who with
Charles l.. Lawrence and Arthur j. MOulton
entered the so horsepower B. l.. M which
is to be driven by Henri Dolbeau. s. I. Davis ;.
Jr., OF BTlORepOIIs WHO ehltTeu tue W nOtSc-
power LocomObile. which Joe Tracy will
drive, watched the racers make the turn at
Lakeville. where Tracy's quarters are 10
Gated.
Work was being rushed with the oiIing Of
the un finished stretches yesterday in the hope
that the entire circuit would be oiled before
the practice hours this morning. Work was
started yesterday at putting in the telephone
stations at the five mile marks and the bad
turns on the course. Forces Of workmen were
busily engaged from early yesterday morning
In fixing up two of the bad turns. The
fence that guarded the drain near Tracys
quarters az Lakeyille was removed and the
gutter covered over with heavy planks, which
will add several feet to the width Of the narrow
road at that point. The work OF widening the
road where MineOla avenue makes a curving
turn LHto the North Hampstead turnpike he'd
made substantial progress by Yesterday noon,
This ls the famous stone wall turn, 80 caHed
! because "A stone wall lines the outside Of the
, turn and would prove very dangerous should
any Of the racing cars skid very much when
being driven around this turn. The high ground
will be cut away for several feet. the land for
the purpose hayIng been donated Iy Dean
AIvord Of BROOKLYN, who owns the property
on the inside OF the curve. The bad place in
| the Jericho turnpike, where the left hand
filled up yesterday and will be thoroughly
rolled and oiled before the practice hours this
morning.
Hubert Le Blon. driver Of Thomas No. ?.
was the first man to venture out in the fog.
The solemn looking, bewhiskered FTenchman
took Montague HOherts. along with him in
the mechanics seat when he started out,
as Roberts il much better acquainted with
the course. He could not risk any speed
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Nt51yulK0 NIL D1Ao bAhA gbuk bho AOCONN VI
the policybolders who are supporting the
fusion ticket would show that.
The list OF 200 policy holders was not
very enlightening in this respect. The
names were scanned eagerly by representa-
tives Of several Of the Interested parties,
but they didn't yield UP the secret OF who
Is really behind the movement. A good
mary OF the p~olicyholders who signed
live over along Fifth avenue, In Brooklyn,
Home live in Harlem and others In Syracuse,
Buffalo and other cities. Here 10 the fusion
ticksb, with the names OF the nominees
from the Mutual administration ticket and
the united committees' ticket indicated:
Charles Z. Hughes. chiaf counsel for the
Armstrong investigating committee. New
York city: Hugo Barring. member Of the bank
ing firm OF Barring Bros, New York city "A.
To: Charles \. Brown. member Of the orm
OF Douglas Robinson, Charles s. Brown A Co.,
New York city "A. IT,; Cyrus Curtis, pro-
prietOr Of the Ladies' Home journal. Phila-
delphia "A. IT,; H. Rleman Duval, vice-presi-
dent Of the American Beet Sugar Company y.
New York "a. t.; William II. Lambert, for
mel general agent OF the Mutual Life in Phila-
delphia "A. IT, Sir Hiram 8. Maxim OF Vickers
Son 4 Ma kim. London "A. IT,; Emory McClin-
took, vice-president OF the Mutual Life and
actuary "A. IT,; George p. Miller, attorney.
Milwaukee. Wis. "A. IT,; Thomas NJ. Mulry.
president OF the Emigrant Industrial Savings
Bank. New York "a. To: Charles A. Peabody.
president Of the Mutual Life "A. TD; Emile
o. Phillippi. nero liant. Paris "A. IT,; Henry
Phipp OF Pittsburg a. IT,: George G. Rand
chairman OF the board OF directors In New
York OF the North British and Mercantile
Insurance Company "a. t.; Leroy Springs.
Lancaster. y. G. "A. t.: Louis Stern. member
Of the Arm Of Stern Bros. New York city
"A. IT,; George T. Dexter, second vice-presi-
dent Of the Mutual Life: Henry r. Duncan,
superintendent Of agencies for the foreign
department Of the Mutual; James b. Adam
De Lima ~. TT; T. Reid Fell ~. t.: William
l.. Guillaudeu ~. IT,: Biscoe Hindman, man
ager Of the Mutual life Al Louisville; Charles
A, Hopkins, advisory manager Of the Mu tua
Life az Boston ~. ~T..OSamuel g.. Mcclure
~. TA: H. B. Mcdaniel ~. To: Frederick
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AUTOMOBILES.

AUTOMOBILES.
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is the one sure signal for automobiles.
Exhaust horns are a failure because they
can only be used when the conditions are
Just right. When the car is ooasting or
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The Watres Gong works by spent gas
direct from the engine. 1t has ample
reserve power and is therefore Away
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Stop in our Office and let US show you.
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We also build the watres Spent Gas
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% ETHlcAL cULr Z. scH Y CIV Kin.
aerTarten Elementary and High school.
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their own around to the Bulls Head turn.
where Lyttle has his quarters. Lyttle says
he took plenty of chances, hut he reached
Bulls Head far enough ahead OF Robertson
to have driven his racer into its barn and be
standing at the roadside TO wave "A greeting
to Robertson when he came along.
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TT CURED IT, THO.
fHigh School Credit.)

Mother and father had gone away to spend Christ
mas vacation and had asked five of my girl friends to
spend the vacation with One night going
to bed Hetty complained of toothache. In the mid
die the night Ethel awoke and found that Hety
doing something for her tooth Hetty did not strike
match felt her way to the bureau and then took her
medicine She rubbed her tooth and on her
cheek She bed and to sleep. In the
ing when [ awoke looked to see how Hetty was
getting along and mag surprise to see one side
we hurriedy dressed Hetty awoke and asked what the
connection about. We told her to lie still and then
scudded around, throwing things right and left and
knocking chairs and tables. One of the girls
for Uncle Jack, leaving with Hetty asked her
where her tooth medicine She told it had dropped
on the floor. looked under the bed for it and then
burst into peas of laughter The girls running up
and they laughing, too, for when Hetty had
reached for her tooth medicine she had taken bottle
have made any good housewife shiver and it took the
rest of the week to straighten it up Ina Eagle,
Ninth Grade. Deano, MINI.
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FINDING OUT WHO DID TT.
(High School Credit.

Last party of friends went out to one of
the nearby lakes to spend few weeks fishing boating
and bathing. They took things with them which they
would need, such tents bedding and food. They
having jolly time and everything went along smooth
ly until they returned from sail day and found
their camp turned turvy Blankets had been torn
off their while dishes and food strewn all
the floor Setting things Alright again they tried to think
who could have done such thing They found out after
to establishment Two
days later when they returned things the as
before, opsyurvy Blankets dishes, canned meats and
terry grew deeper than but they did not have to wait
very long for the key That evening as they were
asleep, they awakened by something Juggling
at the blanket with low 'baa' When they awoke they
surprised to large billygoat standing beside
the bed, eagerly eating the blanket.
"Aha!'' said one, ~ think know the intruder
that has visited camp Edith Johnson,
B Ninth Grade, 1885 Kerwin Street,
Cleveland High School. St. Paul, Mimi.
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OUT.OF.TOWN TOPICS
For Sunday, May ~: - -
"WHY- NATURE WAS ANGRY

stories be strictly original
Suppose the recent disturbances in italy and
California are the work of the personifcation Of
nature, and that thru you she tells why she be-
came "boing mad.''
Descriptions of earthquakes and volcanic erup-
tons are barred .-..- 49,
The papers should be mailed so as to reach the
Office of The Journal Junior. r. 80
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, May II.
They must be written in ink on one side only
of the paper, not more than 800 words in length
less than 100, marked with the number of
words and each paper signed with the grade,
school, and address of the writer. The
papers must not be rolled. LIZ ~
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VALUE OF OBSTACLES.
t'What helped you the great obstacles OF
Ere?'' tuas asked successful man. ''1he other
OBSTACLES he replied. 1870
THE TUB TOOK A JOURNEY.
Gg ~ (Hnnnrabla Mention ~

One day, when we lived in Nebraska, it began to
thunder and the wind commenced to blow. The house
rocked and about o'clock the afternoon it almost
dark We stood by the window and watched the rain
pour down in torrents There hill and large hol-
low by house. The water pouring down the hill
into the hollow and the wind had blown the cellar door
shut the barn door open. When the storm our
washtub and boiler missing. So my sister and
the hill after them. After great deal of
hunting found them away down in the hollow The
storm had completely destroyed the crops and corn
stalks blown about everywhere We all agreed that
Sixth Grade. y Viola Woodruff,
Aitkin, MINI.
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DELIGHTFULLY."- INFORMAL .

x It typical November day, cold and damp, and
the wind blowing gale Nevertheless my aunt and
were obliged to go to nearby village for gro
ceries. was that it for
three days we were leave for home the
bleak prairies Of Minnesota We were thinking with
gret of the dear friends leaving perhaps to
again. On return, the rain falling steadily
and we reached home cold and wet. Finding some old
garments we hastily them, and made
pretty picture We had packed all of our furniture
except the things needed, and everything was in
topsy-turvy condition Just seated ourselves at
the supper table noise like the paving and snortng of
heard and fearing that have broken
loose all rushed to the door, when oh! what
prise The yard full Of bugges and large crowd of
neighbors and friends approaching the house. We
had chairs for them to sit but had to stand sit
on the floor They brought lovely supper and It
certainly delightful evening atho everything in the
house topsy -turyy Hazel Bristow,
Ninth Grade Montevideo, MINI.
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QUARRELSOME PETS.
(Honorz

lEIonorab1e Mention3 =
The other day lady asked me if would stay with
her child while she went up town. said that would
While she gone her pet dog and cat entered the house
and cats and dogs generally do began to fight The
dog chased the cat all about the house, knocking things
topsyturvy. After awhile they went upstairs left
the child and hurried after them At the top of the stairs
caught my shoe tack and down rolled, topsy
turvy. AS reached the foot of the stairs the lady
in and bumped into her and down she went When
she the other she said, 'tWhat topsyturvy
housed - @vs Vera E. Goethel,
Sixth Grade =. - - e Salem, s. D.
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UNDER-THE-TREE HOUSE.
Honorable Mention.)

(HOnorab1e Ment1on.) I.-.-|-.
When [ small did not have any brothers
9sters had to play all alone with my doll and other
toys Mama did not like to have strew playthings
all the because then everything topsy
turvy. I did not know what topsy-t urvy meant snd
when asked mama, she said cit everything gets
all upside down." cleared up all my paythings put
ting them away in I then sat down. After
had sat there for time said, 'Mama, dom you
think it's quite hard to have to be quiet and be
topsy turvya' ''You don't have to- sit still all the
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For Sunday, June 3:

For Sunday, June 8: - 81
ssLETTER BoX.'s
The stories must be true anf srriey<z sciSiEal.
The papers should be maiieiS ~ ~ reach the
office Of The journal <Sauir~
~ Not Later ThaR, thursday Morning, May a.
They rnuss Ire written in ink, on one side only
of the pzpv2 rot than 800 words IL length,
nor less than 100, marked with the number of
words and each paper signed with the grade,
school, name and address of the writer. The papers
must not be rolled.
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JUNIOR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA MORNING

time, said 'tbut did not want you to put your
playthngs all the foor.' took all my dolls and
everything then and went outdoors with them settling
under large shady tree to play After awhile L. came
bered that had said topsy urvy had to teach
L. this, sad Now you must be careful my house
will be all topsy turvy." After t. had learned the word
we both used it often, it one and both
remembered it for long while.
i Seventh Grade. -Kalma Thompson,
-. E--~1 - 80. 5@-s%rz GAINESVILLE MINI.
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SHORT AND DECISIVE.
Honorable Mention.

(Honorable Mention
come, boys, let IS have pillowfght," cried, and
we came ten strong, rumbling up the stairs like so
many steam engines. 'fWait, II go for pillows,
I called out, and in about two minutes after
looting the bedrooms Then commenced fight, torn
everything q did not tell you that at church,
did /? Well, she was would not have had pill
low gh The fight continued until the sentinel who
stationed at the window, said that mama coming
When the maid up to fix things she wondered what
could have made everything topsy-turvy.
Eighth Grade, -~-.-c 70 Anon Flaten,
Central School. 50 Grafton, N. D.
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GAVE IN TO THE WIND.
(Honorable Mention.

=
Yes, that day indeed topsyt urvy. It seemed as
if everything upside down. was to rake the yard
and had started early in the morning at that wearsome
task. had raked many square feet when the south
wind began his sport with my pile of leaves and had
them whiring the raked ground. It seemed to
that it would take hercuean strength to hold the leaves
together having that gave up then started
to hoe the garden but the sand blew in also
gave that After that did not want to do anything
that day and SO let everything go topsy -turvy.
Eighth Grade @-Erling L. Aasgaard,
@..E>E Twin Valley, MINI.
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OVER "A DOGGY WAY.

One day when was out driving for some hunters
to slough When crossing it, the whiffe
trees broke and the horses away The whffetrees
hung together side and tipped everything
that in their way When he caught the horses they
were all tangled up the lines. Then had to get
pair of whffetrees and started for home. When
we were about four miles from home it began to rain
hard. We were sopping wet when reached town. We
opened the barn and drove right in. When he
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THE DEED EXPLAINED.
Honorable Mention.)

{HOnOrabIe
Il April FOOLS Day and that morning I had
swept the paror carpet and busted the furniture and pic
with the greatest care, forthat afternoon
pected company. When thru closed the door and
did not enter the again until the company arrived
and opened the door to let them in But the was
not the way had left it. What first the sofa
cushions piled up in the middle of the floor and tables
and chairs upside down and pictures scattered all
everything topsyturvy. was surprised could not
speak, but stood gazing at it. heard stifed laugh
behind me- and turning around my brother, who
cried, "Apr fool!'' Nina Bjorndahl,
Eighth Grade Hawley, MINI.
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htched we counted chickens and had thirty
Sixth Grade Maynard Burnham,
Model School. Valley City, N. D. Z
A WFIIRLY-GIG TIME.

One summer when visiting my cousin in q
small town, were going to a merrygo-round " Re.
member, children you not to get on the horses,
were my aunts words as we left the house. When we
reached the merry goround Marie said, Girls, if You
don't tell, we all get horses. Mother will not
big enough but Grace, and she IL not fall will you she
said turning ~ hang on, ANSWERED Next
all perched ourselves the horses. began to feel
dizzy once, but did not want to tell when thought
of my promise. Once started, could not stop.
"Oh-o-o!'' I screamed. "I'm falling" When came
to my sitting the floor beside my horse.
dizzy that could scarcely open my eyes, Every
thing seemed topsyturvy. When we stopped stepped
out feeling pretty When we reached home we did
not want tell what had happened but had to WIN
my aunt asked why looked dizzy and did not want
to play All the rest of the girls had good time. I
have cared for another ride and the very sight Of
merry goround makes i'll. I have not ridden on
since and expect to. Grace Cofey,
Sixth Grade. Edinburg, N. D.
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SHE DID IT, FINALLY.

In my mothers bedroom my sister and each have
drawer of the dresser for have only dolls dresser
of and that is fun of doll clothes. My sisters
drawer is always nice and neat; mine is always top
turvy Ny sister and mother and everybody the house
always telling to clean it. One day my sister went
to Duluth and while she away cleaned my drawer
to have reward Ever since that it has been kept in
order. Ethel Hunter,
Fifth Grade, Two Harbors MINI.
Minnehaha School.
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J ALL OF THEM SURPRISED.

One time when I about years old a lady was
let know about it. Mama had just commenced house
cleaning when it began to storm the wind blew and then
rained About O'Clock stopped raining The train
We had pleasant time but said to Mrs. ---,
''When you again, let me know and will try not
to have the house topsyturvy." Then all laughed.
Sixth Grade. 45--a Lillian Donahue,
-. -..g win Lakes MINI.
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THE SECOND TRIP DOWN.

About clock bitter cold afternoon, seven
eight children out sliding down hill in front of my
house. Once we reached the foot Of the hill all right
The next time we off the sidewalk between two
snowbanks and the hobs tipped Those at the back
while we in front tipped into the snowbank
on top the other. We had to lie there waiting for
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

One day last summer when went to my aunt's
she told my sister and to how nice and clean
could have everything when she came home We fin
ished all the work and then decided to turn the carpet
the dining took the tack puer and went to work.
saying every little while, II hope will not till
have everything done'' We had everything upside
down, the chairs turned in haste.
hurried putting down the carpet that had to keep
pulling out tacks and doing until feared that it
would never be DONE Mama just we had finished
We said would be quite while before turned things
topsy -turvy again unless she were at home.
Fifth Grade. Henrietta Doyle,
-s, ,.sr Chatfeld, MINI.
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HIS FIRST TRY AT IT.,

One morning / arose early to milk My
brother always does it, but out there before him
and decided to try it. the wrong side of the
COW, but did not know it. MIXED till the pail about
quarter full, then the COW kicked the pail and spilled
the milk flew against the barn. My clothes
cred with milk. When in and told my brother, all
the rest of the family heard it and laughed at
said II not milk any more and told my brother to
do it. That the time the milk the pail and were
topsy turvy. Eddie Japs,
Sixth Grade. Carver, MINI.
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THE BUSY WIND CAME m.

One morning when went to school, put up both OF
my bedroom windows The wind not blowing then,
but when had been school about hour it began
to blow perfect gale. When came home at the
looked tho hurricane had been in there The
pictures the room books open and the
pages form the curtains hung out of the windows
they tired out and everything looked very untdy
the down and had little cousin
the bed after the pictures and by the time dinner
ready everything was in order. Lucy Kimmons,
Sixth Grade. Delano, MINI.
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BossY HELPED, TOO.


Last summer gave me small piece Of land,
receive took the rake and hoe and worked till had
level floor Then divided it into small Sections
and made paths thru it. At last the time for mo
to plant it and put in everything that should be in
vegetable garden. After it all done went to the
house to and what she thought of the
new farmer. When / reached the house found mama
and Aunt Mary at lunch, joined them. When
were we all went my garden found the
old COW lying in the middle of it with everything topsy
turuy put in the barn and raked~the garden all
the things grew up, BEANS peas and radshes
were all mixed together After that always called it
my mix-up garden - -Adde Koenig
Ninth Grade Howard Lake, Mimi.