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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
BRIEF FOOTBALL NOTES.

Seven men on the Cornell team this
season are veterans.
Joe Bcacham, the old Cornell cap
tain. is now the head coach at West
Point
Glenn Warner has nfty-soven men In
his squad Of Carlisle Indians, but they
are little shy on weight.
The Williams squad is doing fine
work under Coach Fred DAILY. who last
year was captain at Yale
II is said that the Princeton Tigers
will run many of their plays from di-
rect pass from center.
Gardiner the Harvard freshman
tackle last year, looks good for place
On the Crimson varsity eleven this fall
Ralph Sherwin, who played tackle
END end on the Dartmouth varsity
eleven FOR four years. is coaching the
University of Kansas team this fall.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
eoPHsRs MAY LOSE STAR.

Minneapolis Mimi, oct. 5.--Mlnne-
sofa football prospects received an
other slam yesterday. George Van
strum. one of the most promising can
didates WHO played backneld in Satur-
days game. has found it necessary to
leave school and made his final appear
ance In the Ames game Saturday.
business affairs are given as a rea
son for the players departure from
school; the opening up Of an advan-
tageous opportunity calling the big fell
low from the campus. He was popular
with the squad and willing worker
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
ORGANIZE new
AMUSEMENT CO.
LAURiUM AMUSEMENT COMPANY
BUYS PEOPLES THEATER
AND PLANS OTHER EN-
TERPRIsEs.

Announcement was made today of
the organization of the Laurium AM
uscmcnt company. composed OF pro-
grcssive young businessmen who have
the welfare of the town at heart ami
who will seek to provide clean amuse-
ments of various kinds. Following
are the members Fred Martin, j. n.
Minnear, Richard s. Allen, Harry a
Goldsmith, James Holland ana Roo
ert DeLeury.
simultaneously with the statement
comes the announcement that the
company has purchased the Peoples
thcatcr. located on Hecla street near
Third and which has been conducted
for some months by Con ;. Sullivan.
This is but one Of several enterprises
that the Amusemcnt company has in
view.
The theater will be closed for re-
pairs and slight alterations during
the remainder Of the week until Sat
urday, when the grand opening will
take place with n choice program OF
moving pictures. The management
will spare no expense to secYKe good
pictures and proposes i'm the Mar flu
mre TO give the playhouse thor
ough overhauling and enlarge the
stage so as to provide for vaudeville
attractions. Negotiations are now in
progress for the services of an able
manager and il is expected that they
viii be closed some time today or to-
morrow.
The Laurium Amusement company
Is composed of well known business
men. their purpose being to provide the
town with a higher /clhss of amuse-
mont than has been available hereto
fore. other amusement projects that
are being considered will be taken M
at once and probably will be pushed
to an early elimination.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
ENGLISH BOXERS WILL
VISIT UNITED STATES.


New York. oct. 5.--An invasion Of
the United states by a quartet Of Eng
fish boxers is scheduled for the latter
part of October, when VIII Amcs, a
London manager, intends to bring over
Sid Smith, the cleverest OF all ban
.tams; Sid Burns a nashy wcltcr; Bill
Marchant, said to be another Jem
Driscoll. in the feathcrweight ranks,
and George Randall, n lightweight, who
Is boosted as not far behind Freddie
Walsh and Wells in clcverness. Smith
seeks matches with frankie Burns,
Johnny Daily and Johnny Coulon. Mar
chant wants to meet Abe Attcll The
four Englishmen will have matches In
New York, Boston. Philadelphia and
New orleans boxing all corners
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
SPORTING DEPARTMENT

Both teams are aggressive, accurate
and alert for every opportunity on de-
Tense.
on the bases, it is claimed by those
who are partial 10 the Giants. that
McGraw's team cxcells, but while sew
eral of the Giants have shown marked
ability in this direction, it does not
seem likely that there will be many
sacks porloined with such men as Tho
mas, Lapp and Meyers on guard for
the respective teams.
Considered from almost any angle 1t
is apparent that the series will be the
most sensational in recent years, and
it seems more than likely that the con-
tests will be marked by hard hitting.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

The London authorities have just
published the result Of an experiment
made by Or. Houston, The water expert
who purposely drank unfiltcred water
from the Than S. known to contain
21S,OOO.OO baciH of typhoid, in order
10 see what the result would be. 1t
was found that DIR. Houston suffered no
in effects, as the germs in The river
water did not seem To have great Vi
tality 1t is agreed by doctors, how
ever. that whether a person takes n
disease i'm such n case depends mainly
on his physical condition; people who
ere run down will get it when those
that are healthy will not
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
cHlNAMAN PLAYS FOOTBALL.

Providence. r. l., oct. 5.-A. r. Lieu.
a native of Tien Tsin. China. said to
be tho first Chinaman to participate
in college football, went out for reg
ular practice with the Brown univers-
ity squad yesterday. 1t is probable
he will be given a chance in one Of the
games. Lieu became a student Of
Brown this year is a fine athlete and
has shown great efficiency for a green
player In the back field
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
MAPS AND REDS TO PLAY.
First Games of Post Season Series to
Be Played Oct. 10 and II.

Baseball commission yesterday gave
out the dates. rules and provisions
which shall govern the games this fail
between Cleveland American league
club and the Cincinnati National lea
quo team for the championship OF
Ohio.
The schedule adopted provides that
the first two games shall be played
in Cincinnati oct. 10 and II. and the
four remaining games are scheduled
for Cleveland, oct. Is, IL, Is, and 16
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

check nuisance as practiccd i'm rcstau-
rants gave a man courage 90 refuse to
give his hat 20 a many buttoned boy in
"A restaurant lobby ON Thursday oven
ing. A larger boy followed him into
the dining room. demanded the hat,
said it was the rule ana was upheld
in his demand by the head waiter.
After a few words of further protest
the hat was surrendered, check
handed over and the man and the wo-
pan accompanying him had their din
ncr. Leaving the place ne did not re-
deem his hat. Tomorrow is the last
day for straw hats and I'll keep the
check till next season and demand my
property. In the meantime | know at
least one man who refused to he held
up."-New York Tribune.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
GOTcH TO BEGIN HIS
WORLD TOUR OCT. 10.


Tho worlds tour Of Frank Gotch
will he inaugurated at Kansas city
on October 49, one would almost !m-
agine that starting out on so import
ant an undertaking and knowing the
proverbial super stition that permeates
the makeup Of our modern athlete.
some other date than the 18th would
be selected To launch the venture. Not
so with Gotch. He figures that Friday
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
NEW PARK FOR TIGERS.

Detroit. oct. 5.-Presidcnt Navin Of
the Detroit American league baseball
club has awarded the contract FOR the
Of a new ball park TO a
company of Cleveland.
The contract calls for completion OF
the now park by April 10. The plant
will be one Of the finest in the coun-
try.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

That infants have an earning capac-
ity i'm ~ least one country is made
clear 10. lhis story from the current
issue Z the American Travellers Ga
zcltc: "A sailor who spent some years
in Ceylon asserts that the Cingalese
mothers regularly hire out their babies
as crocodile bait These are his words:
Baby bait is the only thing for croco-
dies and everybody uses it. You rent
n baby down there for shillings day
OF course. no harm ever comes TO the
babies. or else the mothers wouldn't
rent them Tho babies are simply set
on the soft mud bank Of a crocodile
stream and the hunter lies hid near
them-a sure protection. The croco-
die soon rises up. In he comes, a
greedy look in his dull eyes, ana then
YOU open fire. Some Cingalese women
make as much as s shillings a week
out of renting their babies for bait
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
WORK ON iRoooUls ST.

street Commissioner James Wills is
preparing to resume work on lrodouis
street and It is probable the steam
roller will be placed I'm commission on
that street next week. Rock has al
ready been spread over the street ana
rs soon as the surface is rolled ana
tarrcd, it viii be ready for use. Be
cause of the scarcity Of macadam rock,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
RALLY DAY PROGRAM.

Eally day viii be observed at the I.aur-
ium NJ. Il. church ON Sunday, oct. %.
The services on that day will be in
charge of the children Of !he Sunday
school and "a special program Is being
arranged for the occasion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
YESTERDAYS FOOTBALL.

Rhode Island state, 0: Brown. ~.
Pennsylvania, IA: Franklin and
o.
Princeton. 81. Rutgers. o.
Dartmouth, 30; Bowdoin, o. III
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
Cubs sox Series Starts Oct. 10.

Chicago, H., oct. 4.-The opening
Of the post-season series OF games be-
tween tho two local teams of the Am
erican and National league baseball
clubs probably viii take place on Fri
day, october Is.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
Laurium Department

IL probably viii he impossible to COM
plete the work on First street this
3 ear. bat il will boz finished as soon
as more rock is available.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

Judge: First Aeroplanist-TIe's a
good fellow. the "salt Of the earth
Second Ditto-IIo's way above that.
He's the very oxygen Of the air.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

New York sun: Miss Highsee-But
it is time for the guests To leave.
Hostoss-Yes; that's why | want you
TO sing.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05
HERE AND THERE

The great tunnel under the Elbe
which will link up ST. Paul and stein
vader is now nearing completion, and
1t Is hoped that the Inauguration cere-
mony can take place within the next
two months. The tunnel, which will
shorten the route between the two SUI
burbs by over four h,ometers, has
cost over 100000 marks to construct.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

There are forty-nine superintend-
cnts. five county clerks, five county
troasurcrs. six clerks Of the district
court. ten registers Of deeds, two pro-
bate Judges and one mayor. all women
holding Office i'm Kansas at this time,
saws the Kansas City star. All oil
these women are holding Office by the
virtue of the votes Of men alone, eN-
cept the one woman mayor, who was
elected by both men ana women. There
are seyenty-four of them, elected to
their positions by the votes OF men
II is estimated that 1000 women are IN
public service in Kansas, elective and
otherwise.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

The Chinese postal rates are among
the lowest in the world.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

The Chinese cruiser Hai-Chi, in
command of Admiral Ching Pin
Kwaug, has been visiting American
waters on her way home from the
coronation. This is the h.st Chinese
war vessel that has ever come to this
country; she is only 43OO-ton yes
sci. Admiral Ching was officially en-
tertained at Washington. At New
York the crew was allowed to 60
ashore for good time, the Chinese
exclusion law being temporarily for
gotten for its benefit.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

Mr.. Daniel Onstott, president Of the
Kentucky conference of the Home
Missionary society is responsible for
the statement that there are 5000
school trustees i'm Kentucky who can
neither read nor write. that tboro are
still 1000 log cabin schools, and that
one-half the children OF school age
are illiteratc. Conditions Of schooling
in Kentucky are much as they were
when Abraham Lincoln studied his
books by freight.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-05

The recent dcnunciations Of the ho'
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
In The Good Old Days

In the good old days girls wore sun
bonnets hat were as sweet and simple
as they were inexpensive. l can ex-
plain the mysteries Of the Aurora
Borealis; l can compute the return Of
Halley's comet and explain the gym
nastic stunts performed by its evaDes-
cent tail. but l cannot tell you why a
young woman. married or single, or
even a woman whose age is e~nshrouded
in a halo Of mystery, will CAD about
the streets, take horseback or auto
rides in all sorts Of weather with
nothing On her head but a collection Of
store hair; while that same maiden or
matron will attend church wearing a
hat so large that a full-grown man has
to stand on the back Of the bench to
see the preacher. Neither can l ex-
plain why she will appear on the street
with her sleevas rolled above the
elbows as il she had just been washing
dishes and forgot to roll them down
while the same day she will attend q
pink tea, nobody present but women,
with gloves on as long as a parasol
handle.
In the good old days mother made
cherry preserves. peach preserves, pear
preserves, ounce preserves. plum but.
ter. apple butter, peach marmalade,
blackberry jam. raspberry jam, nine
kinds Of jelly and several v~arities Of
sweet pickles, sour pickles and catsup
Nowadays a loving wife hurries home
from the whist club and sets before her
hungry husband an attractive layou,
consisting OF bakers bread. canned sal.
mon. a factory-made pie and some
sliced bananas or dried prunes.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
Our Senators Receive HOnOrS

Senator George 8. Nixon has been
accorded the high honor of being ap-
pointed chairman of the Senate Com
nlittee on Irrigation. During the last
campaign Senator Nixon stated in his
speeches that be was in line II elected
to receive this important appointment
and the result Of the assignment of
committee cmirmanships shows that
he was right. He has been appointed
also q member Of the committee on ap.
propriations. one Of the most important
Committees 10 the Senate, and the
Mines and Mining and Philippines
committees.
Senator Nswlands has also received
important committee assignments. be-
ing named chairman of the Committee
on Corporations organized in the Dis
trict of Columbia aad a member Of the
Interstate Commerce. Irrigation and
Public Lands Committees.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06

]. J. German. simmer at the john
ME mine at Johnnie, Nye County, was
killed by q falling slab of rock Sunday
night on the 800 lwel. After the shots
Of the previous shift had been fred the
timbermen enteret the stope. inspected
conditions, found hat there were still
some shaky grount and took measure
ments for timber. that were to be
placed for the safet, Of the next crew.
The timbermen waned German, who
was running . machae drill, not to 60
In until the timbers rere placed. Cor
man had been givei charge Of q ma
chine drill but two das before and was
anxious to get to drfing. and he dis
obeyed the order of the timbermen and
went in to set up his Machine. When
the timbermen returne German was
under the slab Of rock which he had
been warned to keep ava from.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
5. P. To Banquet Pensioners

Retired pensioners OF the Southern
Pacific railroad have received invita-
tons TO attend the big railroad banquet
at the St. Francis hotel in San Fran
cisco. being in commemoration OF the
driving Of the last spike in the line.
This event took place at ~Promontory
Point, several miles west Of Corinne,
Utah, May 10. 1869. near which point
is still to be seen the grade Of the con-
s,ruction rang, which sought to out
rival that which was working from the
opposite direction.
In the fierce rivalry to extend the
construcsionwor by the east traoklayins
gang. the grades from the east and
west o~verlapped several miles. in
anticipation Of each gang gaining mil
eage over the other.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06

six weeks trip around the Northern
Central part Of the State, | have found
the mining aud agricultural expansion
and activity more than encouraging.
Mere census returns fail to give IN
adequate conception of the future pos
sibilities Of this State under the great
reclamation projects under way in diff
ferent parts of the commonwealth.
Mineral strikes in new localities and
development work on ore bodies in
older mines. particularly the Comstock.
in Austin and Eureka. are arousing
interest throughout the East. And l
believe, that within a very short time,
money now lying idle will be seeking
investment in every character of In
vestment in Nevada, because this State
is still virgin territory and, therefore.
a magnet to the man looking for OPP
p%ortunity.
"When I say opportunity I need only
refer to Kimberly in this county and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06

Here are q few extracts from a new
book, "The Good Old Days. by Charles
w. Bell, which is announced for next
month:
How would you like to return to
1.-THE Good Old Days" before the bill
collector was turned loose upon an in.
nocent unsuspecting and unprotected
public?
Before a person knew that he had
concealed within his anatomy that
dreadful aud worthless piece Of ma
chinery known as the veriform ap-
pendix?
When every doctor had his saddle
bags with him. and. no matter what
allied You, gave you calomel and qui.
nine7
Before we were informed that count.
less d~eath-dealing microbes Turk in
everything. from loves first honeyed
kiss to a hunk of Limburger cheese?
When an invitation to a wedding
didn't have to be responded to with a
$l7 cut glass punch bowl OF a s23
chatting dish?
When a girl could make up her bed
and sweep up her room without having
nervous prostration?
When a boy could split a little kind
ling and carry in an armful of wood
without having a pain in his side or the
headache.
10 the good old days if you had a pin
scratch or a sore toe it was not deemed
essential to send for three doctors and
two trained nurses and sterilizs every
thing on the place. from the baby's
rattle to the bathroom outfit.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
TeaChers' Examination

The second regular ~semi-annual teachers
examination will be held in the school build
ing in Eureka commencing June 10, 1911, and
continuing three days. The subjects for all
the elementary grades Of certificates are
spelling, reading. writing. English grammar,
mental arithmetic, written arithmetic, physi-
ology and hygiene, history of the United
States, geography, general history, drawing.
music, business forms. and theory and
methods Of teaching. The elementary first
grade certificate will not be issued to any
person under 20 years Of age, nor to any
person who has had less than l6 months of
successful experience in teaching. The ele-
mentary second grade certificate will not be
issued to any person under IS years Of age,
but no experience is required. No fret grade
certificate will be issued to any person whose
general average is less than IS per cent, nor
whose grade is below 65 per cent in any sub
lect. No second grade certificate will be
granted to any person whose general average
is below 10 per cent, nor whose grade Is less
than 90 per cent on any subject. No third
grade certificates can be Issued from the June
examination. A. B. LIGHTFOOT,
Deputy State Superintendent.
Eureka, Nevada, May 8, 1911.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
DeLamar Mines AbandODsl

The curtain has been rung down a.
the Bamberger Delamar Gold Min.
Company. The affairs OF this corpor..
ton have been wound up and all is don.
TO end its career except the final di.
charge Of the receiver. and that viii
probably be done before the close of N.
present term Of the District Court. A,
the time it was placed in the hands a
the receiver the company had outstand.
ing obligations a~ggregating about go.
600, OF which sum s2I, 900 was fv
unpaid labor bills. But these vsr.
classed as preferred claims aud wer,
paid in full. In the heyday Of its pro.
perity the company employed a forc.
Of several hundred men in its mine ana
mill. The mill, when it was owned by
Captain DeLamar, had operated with
the dry process for the treatment o,
ores and caused the death Of scores O,
the employees Of the mill. who fell
victims 10 the fatal DeLamar dust
Probably no other metal mine in III.
world left such a trail Of sadness az did
the once famous Bamberger DeLAmar.-
Phoebe Record.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
Grimm8tt Given Liberty

S. P. (Slim) Grimmett isa free man
again. due to the persistence with
which his attorney. p. A McCarran,
carried his case through the courts.
Grimmett got into a shooting scrape
at Nina q year or more ago. in which
he killed q man named Baker, who had
opened fire on him. The case was tried
at Goldfeld and Grimmett wss convict
ed and sentenced to six years in prison.
McCarran was called into the case
and he appealed andlgot a new trial.
this time in Mineral County, fer county
division had taken place in the mean.
time. When it was called for retrial
at Hawthorne District Attorney Breede
realizing that he could not obtain a
conviction. moved to dismiss the case.
which was done.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
Tho AIexandrian Library.

Omar, a fanatical caliph who over
ran Egypt about the middle Of the sew
enth century, proclaimed that. since
the Koran contained everything that
human beings ought to read. no other
books had any right to exist, so he
condemned to destruction the immense
library at Alexandria founded by the
Ptolemies and constantly enlarged by
their successors until the advent Of
the Saracens. How enormous 1t was
can be imagined from the fact that for
six months the manuscripts supplied
the fuel Of 1000 public baths. 1t was
the most terrible blow evsr inflicted
upon literature
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-05-06
DEAD LINE FURTHER REMOVED
Attorney General Says Law Regarding
-R-xtrie,ed District Is Constitutional

Attorney General says Law
Restricted District Is Constitutional
Reno Gazette: The restricted dis-
,rict' Of Reno is TO Be moved to ais
lance at least 500 yards from any schooi
battling. which will in all probability
carry it beyond the city limits.
The new law has not yet been tested
a. to its coustitutionality. bat Attorney
General Cleve II. Baker. in an opinion
rendered last evening, declares It to be
50 in its provisions relating to distances
from school houses. although it Is de-
ba,Abls with reference to distances from
churches.
As to the latter. the provision is a
needless one, the distance from school
business being sufficient to remove the
district beyond the municipal lines,
particularly as the new school house
would shortly cause another move.
Sheriff Ferrel stated this morning
that he now Saw his duty clear to pro
coed in the matter and would ''see il
through"
District Attorney Woodburn informed
the Gazette that be was ready to take
action and would Immediately direct
the sheriff to proceed upon receips of
the written opinion Of the attorney
general, the substance Of which was
telephoned to him last night. The
opinion was rendered upon the request
of Mr.. Woodbnrn. County Surveyor
Updike is already at work running bne:
TO determine absolutely that the re-
strieted district is illegally 81 mated.