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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
BASEBALL INSTINCT.
It Takes Quick Thinking Players to
Make q Successful Team.


Make Successful Team.
The greatest difficulty In building up
ball teams In this day. when the game
has become business as we'll as a
sport, Is in securing what we know as
thinking ball players" There are any
number of ball players in the minor
leagues who have natural physical
ability. but 1t is very rarely possible
to secure men who have that peculiar
faculty of being able to think and act
simultaneously.
1t Is no reflection on ball players
general intelligence to say that he
hasn't that quality. l know scores Of
players who are men Of unusual in
tellect. but who are lacking In that
ability to think and act at the same
time Give them a few minutes to
consider a problem. and they will ar
rive at conclusion that is quite log
zeal. but baseball games are not won
on logic. The plays that win are usu-
ally the result Of impulse. 1t is in
stinct with some ball players to make
the proper play at the proper time.
1t would be possible to count on the
fingers Of the two hands the men in
the league who are quick thinking
ball players" The team that Is bless
ed with a majority Of that class Of
players Is the Ole that usually wins
the championship. A team must have
at least two thinking ball players to be
contender. and If 1t has four the
championship is in sight.-John ]. Nc
Graw in the Metropolitan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
The First French Newspaper.

1t was under Richelieu that the
first newspaper received sanction and
encouragement. says Thomas L. Wat
son In THE Story of France" Hith-
ertO the only such thing In France
had been an annual. This once a year
being a somewhat sluggish news ven
der, even for those times. little hand
bills containing news items began to
circulate. A DR.. Renaubet In 1851 OBJ
tanned license from Richelieu to pub
lish a regular weekly newspaper. and
thus was founded the Gazette of
France. 1t was very modest. con-
sisting Of four pages. each containing
a single column. Louis XIII. was q
frequent contributor to this first Of
newspapers and took special pleasure
In the work. The great cardinal also
wrote for 1t. his weakness being a
fOndness for literary composition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
SIGNATURE EXPERTS.
BANK Clerks That Can't Ee Deoeivcs
by Names on Checks.

Bank Clerks That Can't Ee Deceived
by Names on Checks.
A number Of the larger banking in
situations employ from one to half a
dozen men whose sole duty is to ex-
anime every check that comes in
through the clearing house and vouch
for the genuineness of the signatures.
To the ordinary citizen it seems
nothing short of marvellous that a
signature clerk will instantly recog
nize the slightest alteration In a sig
nature, with thousands of checks pass
ing through his hands each day, many
of them drawn by depositors who sign
but q few checks in the course of a
year, but an expert signature clerk
can carry in his mind accurate pho
tographs Of 5000 or more signatures
and rarely has to refer to the signature
book. When not engaged with the In
coming checks the signature expert
spends his time in familiarizing him
self with the signatures Of new Gus
toners. There is no room for I'M
certainty In his business. for II he
passes a bogus draft 1t will mean a
bad mark against him when promo
lions are in order. and to refuse pay
ment on genuine check means a very
wrathful customer.
The signature clerk is also required
to see that no checks are post dated
and to look for checks on which pay
ment has been stopped.
In proportion to the number Of
checks paid by large bank every
business day the smallness Of the num-
Der Of bad ones that slip through Is
nothing short Of marvellous Harper's
Weekly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06

Tia SCI pirate has long been q
fascinating figure Of romance,
Of the march Of progress has
,rIven hin, into we'll deserved re-
t.remerit. and he has nov been
replaced. in fiction at least. BY
The SKY pirate, ,vio is cven more
mysterious, more daring ard NOR e
romantic than his predecessor.
Read and there wiN unfold before
you the extraordinary story Of
Captain Alfonso Poyton and his
atyship, fhe Chameleon; Of VIII
liam Croy'nan, the richest man II,
the = Grid; Of his beautiful d ,eh-
tor, for whose ransom S1O,O00,-
600 MAS demanded; Of Lieuten-
ant Allen Of the revenue service,
of wonders by wireless and of
fierce battles above the clouds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
Nantucket's WindmiIIs.

There isn't stream or a brook In
the island Of Nantucket. of the New
England coast, but there are plenty of
windmills. which pump water to tanks
and thus supply community needs:
also Nantucket possesses what is be-
lieved to be the oldest windmill for
grinding corn in actual operation in
America. Nathan Wilbur. a Nantucket
sailor. who had seen the busy wind
mills Of Holland rs he sailed abroad.
built It out Of timbers of wrecked ships
In 1746 There has never been a day
In all the 165 years since that time
when the mill has not been busy.
There Is always wind to turn its out.
stretched wings.-New York World.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
A Upjoue Ear.

A Unique Ear.
That sentence is not incorrect" said
the professor. but 1t sounds odd to the
English speaking ear."-Harvard Lam
DooA
Wounded Dignity.
Understood young husband calls a
the registrars to give in the name Of
his firstborn.
Registrar-What is it you want?
Husband-To report the birth of {
son.
Registrar-Go back. my little man
and tell your father he'll have to CONF
himself.-Liverpool Mercury.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
THY WERE UNABLE TO MOVE MUSCLE

Tdhx WEbE UNABLE TO MOVE A GOSCLK
fresh or unfinished. and. as she had
said, a pickax leaned against the trunk
Of the tree.
I'VE must see what 1t is" said Miss
Grayman. her curiosity singularly
| awakened.
But at this moment a cracking in
the bushes sounded behind them.
Greatly startled. they stopped in their
tracks and looked fearfuliy around.
Nothing was In sight, but the sounds
became louder and nearer.
"Oh. good Ford" cried Susan, nearly
sinking to the ground. THAT terrible
beast has been circling round and is
going to run at US again.
Miss Grayman felt her courage also
ooze away. but to their partial relief
Indian John appeared. running after
them and waving his hands as II In
warning.
"Go! he exclaimed in a cultural
voice and with look that was BY no
means reassuring. Must not come
here! Big bears here! Eat your
AS he spoke he laid his brown hand
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
CHAPTER ".

HALF A DISCOVERY N THE WOODS.
K II ISIS GRAYMAN was the first
sEE 10 awake On the morning fol-
T lowing their arrival at Pay
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
Curious.

A lady one day remarked to Bulwer
Lytton how odd 1t was that a dove
Q-atin. colombe) should have been sent
out to find the old world. and Colum-
bus (Colombe) should have found the
new.
YES" agreed the novelist, "but more
curious still Is the fact that one came
from Noah and the other from Genoay'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06

Handball was the chief exercise Of
the young Spartans. and the Athenians
30 highly esteemed the sport that they
erected a statue in honor of Aristonicus
on account Of his skill In 1t. Romans
Of all ages and degrees found much
pleasure In the game in the olden
time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
Wounded DIGNITY.
An ingenious lnterviews

An officer once asked Frederick the
Great for an interview. which was
granted on condition that he only said
two words. He presented petition.
"Sire." he said. "sign~ Frederick.
highly amused. surrendered.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
Just q Little.

Aunt-Ah. Amelia. you look very
pale. Tell me the truth. You have
been burning the midnight oil? Amelia
Qately become engageO-Yes, aunty,
but not very much. We turned the
lamp down very low.-Loudon Tit-Bits.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
Salt In thA Oea.r

The salt In the ocean would make
100000 cubes. each one mile In d.
mension. which. If spread over the
United States, would form q layer 10
miles high.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-06
ITO be Continued.
The Earliest Almanac,

The earliest printed almanac of
which we have any record was that
OF George Won Purbach. who lived In
Vienna In AGO.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
Black Bass Chews Tobacco

much torn and raveled. have risen to
The top of the water half an hour or
so after the fish has grabbed them.
thus showing that the intelligent bass
really tried to smoke the cigar. but
being handicapped by certain natural
disadvantages. contented :tself by
merely chewing the weed.
Some of the summer boarders. after
observing Mr.. Flansgan's bass came
to the conclusion that natural taste
for tobacco might be inborn win fish.
Just as It IS with deer and goats.
They experimental on several other
FISH. notably number Of catfish The
catfish. however. when put into a tub
on shore. and fed small portions OF
navy plug chewing tobacco. became
very sick at the stomach, showing
every sign Of nausea. and mewing
pitiably. This. and other research
along the same lines. with dog fish
and pickerel convinced them that the
black bass who hangs around the
power-house is unique In his habits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
SAVE ALFALFA CROP

enough interested in the farmers Of
Utah and other states to tell US 10
proceed with our experiments, and we
shall do all we can to get the best re-
suits from this work
The alfalfa weevil Is native Of
Europe and western Asia. In those
countries, however. its ravages are
kept down by a parasite. II is that
parasite We have brought from Italy
to experiment with in this country.
There is no telling how long ego
the weevil was introduced into the
United States. II may have been
brought over in hay used as packing
or something Of that sort. At any rate
II got here, and when it reached Utah
1t found conditions Just right for pro-
pagation."
The Italian parasites were shipped
from Portici. Italy, by a government
agent sent there for the purpose OF
gathering them. Twenty boxes were
Kirkland having come on with them
received in Utah last month. Mr..
Kirkland having come on with them
from New York. and more will be re-
ceived during the course Of the work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
New Ysrker Discovers Fish That
Strikes at Cigar Butts and Has
Taste for Nicotine.

Bartletts, N. Y.-Jchn ]. Flanagan,
manager at Bartletts. has as one OF
his proteges black bass which uses
tobacco The fish. being an intelli'
gent one, does not smoke cigarettes.
But 1t chews.
Mr.. Flanagan got acquainted with
the habits Of the bass about a month
ago. The bass favorite loafing ground
is near a power-house. Always. when
Mr.. Flanagan goes to the power.
house, he filings the cigar he happens
to be smoking away. so that there
will be no danger of fire.
He flung his cigar into the water by
the power-house one day and the bass
made rush for it and grabbed 1t. dis
appearing under the water. Mr.
Flanagan thought little Of that at the
time, for on certain days bass viii
strike at nearly anything. while on
other days the most allnrirg bait will
not tempt them. A day or two later
he flung another cigar butt into the
water and the same fish rose to 1t
and nabbed 1t.
After this had happened a dozen
times. Mr. Flanagan was forced to
the conclusion that 1t was not mere
random hunger on the part Of the
bass. but a genuine taste for tobacco.
Several times shreds of the cigar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
ANGLER is CLICKED BY EEL
Winsted, Conn.,, Man Captures SpecL
men Six Feet Long After Being
Pulled Into the Water. I.

Winsted, Conn.-"By John Rogers"
exclaimed Joseph Rogers when pulled
into deep water in Highland lake. I'm
get that darned whopper yet" he said
to his comrades In boat as he
noundered in water many feet deep
And he did. but not without a strug-
gle.
The "whopper" was one Of those
large. strong. hungry eels which have
been in Highland lake so many years
that they dare to tackle any human
trespasser. Rogers was standing in
one end of the craft holding steel
rod when he was pulled overheard.
He held on to the steel rod with one
hand and kept himself afost with the
other uHtil his companions reached
him. The eel was six feet long,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28

Los Angeles, Cal.-Philosophers
might find a nice problem of ethics In
this emergency: A man is confront
ed with situation in which he can
with certainty save his own life and
the lives of a hundred others by
abandoning another hundred persons
70 deadly peril; or, by risking his own
life and the lives of those whom he
might have left in security, take a
desperate chance of saying all o.
none
Such crises recently leaped up on
a sudden before George A. Smith of
Los Angeles, who has been for nearly
30 years a locomotive engineer for
the Southern Pacific railroad. In an
instant he decided to stake every.
thing upon one throw-to rescue all
or none.
Mountain mogul engine No. 307,
with Smith at the throttle straining
against the leash of its brakes, was
grinding and slipping down the steep
side Of the Coast range In Soledad
canyon. one of the worst stretches on
the Fresno-Los Angeles division of
the railroad. Behind it was the mo-
mentum of its own weight and of
seven coaches well filled with passen-
gers.
Suddenly Smith. with distended nos
trils. drew back into the cab. Il
think smell smoke" he shouted. A
moment later, as the fianges of the
wheels screeched around a curve, the
fireman yelled warning. In another
moment the engine shot out upon the
big trestle over Santa Clara creek.
The bridge was In flames.
The airbrakes brought the mogul
to halt. its wheels showering sparks,
third Of the way across the blazing
structure. Half of the coaches re-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
BOYS ATTACKED BY WOLVES
Two st. Paul Youths Have an Exciting
Adventure With Ravenous Ami
.ms,s In the Woods.

St Paul. Minn.-Attacked by wolves
in swamp near Morrell. Mimi. and
escaping only after three Of the pack
had been killed and one wounded by
the heavy revolvers which they car
ried. was the thrilling experience
Frank Mikals and Frank Seidl related
when they returned from a trip to
northern Minnesota Their first warn
ing of danger was the distant bowling
of the pack. which attracted their at
tention about dark. and just as they
entered the border OF the marsh.
The animals cries came nearer and
the boys took stock of their weapons.
Each had a heavy pocket knife and the
chambers OF their revolvers were well
filed. Without warning half dozen
silent forms skunk from the bush and
closed In from the front. Before Nj
kals. who was ahead. could loosen the
3S-caliher gun from his hip they were
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
New eugBeing Imported to Kill
Inlrious WeeviIs.
Government Brings italian Insect
Over In btoraee Vaults and II
Revlvesunder Utah Sunshine
-Wok Is Experimental.

Salt LakeICity, Utah.-Swept from
the alfalfa tops in sunny Italy; fro
zen stiff andtransported in cigar-box-
like cages d the cold-storage vaults
Of a liner acbs the Atlantic ocean to
New York, and then transferred
again to the refrigerator compartment
of a transcotinental train and hurried
to Utah. is he experience of the al
falfa weevii parasites which, 1t is
hoped. will ave the alfalfa crops OF
Utah and al intermountain farmers
from the ravlges OF the alfalfa beetle.
The parasites are now coming to life
again In the sunshine which filters
through the windows of the United
States entomology experiment station
in the Utah apital, and they win be
used In a series of experiments
planned by he government with a
view to helping the farmer In his
fight against one of the most de-
structive pests Of recent years.
The work d under the immediate
supervision OLA. H. Kirkland. special
agent of the government in the alfalfa
weeyil investigation. Mr.. Kirkland
was In charge pf the campaign waged
by the government against the de-
structiye gypsy moth in Massachu-
sets, and was signally successful in
fighting that best. He has been
through the practical as well as the
technical features OF such work, and
is now employed by the government
to supervise such Investigations as
are under way IN Utah.
The work locally with the Italian
parasites and the alfalfa weevil is
purely experimental The idea is to
have the parasites lay their eggs In
the eggs of the weevil and so destroy
the weevil, while propagating the par
asites. When 1t Is known that the
weevirs eggs, in which the parasites
eggs are to be laid. are only about
the size of a pin point. It can be read
lily understood that the men in charge
Of the work are called upon to use
great skill In watching developments
in such minute forms Of life.
Mr.. Kirkland, in telling of the work.
says:
We cannot promise. Of course, that
the means we have undertaken to
eradicate the alfalfa weevil pest viii
be successful We are hopeful. how
ever. At any rate. the government is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28

NAMED out of danger on terra firma,
ana smith and his fireman, by run
mng back over the roofs of the cars,
could reach safety in a few minutes.
10 remain on the bridge meant death.
because OF the steep grade, he could
20. back the train out of peril. The
oniy chance to save the lives of all
vas 10 dash across the 200-foot tres.
ue' trusting to luck that the structure
would not crumble down before the
.ss' Oh the seven coaches had crossed
omi'n releasedA the brakes and
.a's" tne throttle eide open. The en-
s'ne sprang forward and thrust its
1ose into the aisle of flames. At
esefy turn Of the wheels the trestle
waved. groaned and cracked. Cut,
ps Passage through the fire and
sl'o1e' the train raced across. The
s.ssengers. finding themselves sud.
ss1V within an envelope of fire.
.eea there by one mans belief in
iahted. anu
~ the tender behind the engine
80 5000 gallons of oil, fuel for the
ootive. Smith knew that loose
,, . tiny leak or an open feed
~ INTO which Jet of fire might be
~r.',s sssu would mean an explosion that
rss'a wreck the trestle and send the
-'''e train in fragments to the bot.
however, as grim as Jim Bled.
~ ne urged his iron horse forward
INV soS the front trucks of the engine
s.s'd .'sered on the bridge, and now the
!. sue itself was free. With head on,
~. ne window. the engineer looked
IN al1lously as coach after coach
n. "a nTe, drew OF the trestle when
~ ~ 'ast mad won free, he brought tba
IAN to standstil
,.s' ~ sprang the passengers white
M 'e ana trembling. They turned tc
W.. 0..oge. which they pelted in vain
49,. IN me extinguishers. Ten minutes
,s.r. .s 'ne last car left the trestle II
oered down.
lust took a chance" said sm,.h
,Soe, 'es passengers surged sdmirinelv
hrs &" nim. Il staked my chances ..
:" ana We went through"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
Ice Cream Killed Him

- 'e. Mich.-P. NJ. Thomas
a. :. s,.a'y-iour. a travelling man. /,
ss,,s s q ptomaine poisoning from n
'ee cream
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
ST JOSEPH La. FRIDAY, JULY %. 1911
FALLS TN COAL HOLE
WAITING WIFE A KISS
NEW YORK NEW HUSBAND TAKES
a TUMBLE WHILE GIVING
BRIDE PARTING SALUTE.

New York.-Daintily waiting a
kiss to his wife Herbert Corthell
deftly stepped backward into a coal
hole in West Forty-seventh street.
CortheIl was married recently. De-
parting from his apartment in the
Mayfair apartments. West Forty-sev-
enth street. after the custom of new
husbands he stepped to the other side
OF the street. walking backward and
gazing upward to the window where
the sharer of his bliss waved forth to
him, Still walking backward. Cort-
bell waved an airy salute and from
his finger tips sped askiss to the up.
per window q
At that precise moment the North
American continent dropped away
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28

from beneath Cortheil's feet and rose
up around his equator. His sudden
descent had wedged the man firmly
in coal hole. After the first sensa-
ton Of surprise he gazed UP at win
dow in the Mayfair and continued to
watt an adieu-
A large and appreciative gathering
viewed his unhappy predicament
Presently Corthell's pathetic means
brought two porters from the Hotel
Portland to his assistance. Tenderly
they took hold. He did not bulge.
They used force and despite his fran
tic outcrfes as the coal hole reluct-
antly yielded him they drew him
forth to West Forty-seventh street
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28

close upon him. Seidl had dropped
back. and as Mikals struggled with his
weapon he opened fire. He was Just
in time. for one of the pack had al
ready sprung at MikaIs. tearing his
hand in an effort to reach his throat.
At the first report of the revolver the
pack turned tail aud fed.
Kneeling In their tracks. the two
boys emptied the chambers. and when
they finished three victims marked the
path A splash Of blood on the ground
showed that fourth shot had gone
true, and the boys followed it until
they lost the trail in the gathering
darkness
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
TOOK A CHANCE
AND BECAME HERO
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER RUsHEs
A BURNING TREsTLE AND
SAVES 100 LIVES.
PASSENGERS IN GREAT PERIL

With Quick Decision and Jerk of
the Throttle Engine Driver Snatch
es His Train From the Jaws Of Ger.
tain Disaster.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28

Beat Is Lonesonne; Policeman Resigns.
Newark. N. J.-After three hours
service as a Newark policeman Patrol
man Daniel F. Haggerty found his
beat so lonesome that he telephoned
In his resignation and went home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-28
eIrl SAVES $500 On 81 . nap

Worcester. Mass.-Relatiyes Of Miss
Marguerite Hudcn. who died after
working as shop clerk seventeen
years at 81 day. found bank do
posits in her anne aggregating S..
zoe Her total earnings had been s5.-
304.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-07
Real Estate Transfers

TWENTY-NINTH AND o STREETS
NORTHWEST-Susan c. Nicholson e'
vir, Leonard T.. ST., to Albert F
johnson. part lots 102 and 1o3, square
1850: SO.
FIRST STREET NORTHWEST between
James r. Shea, lot 1872, square 611;
$40 James F. Shea conveys same
property to George and Charlotte
MATTINGLY TRACT-Lucy McRae Sad
Ter ct vir, Carl L., to Oscar II. Mel
son. lot II. square 1885; $40. oscar n:
Nelson conveys same property to Carl
L. and Lucy McRae Sadler; $40.
100 TO l7O4 TWENTY-FIRST STREET
NORTHWESTERN B. Bradford et
ux. to William H. Wilmer lots 8, 10
II, square IS; $4,000.
432 EIGHTH STREET NORTHWEST
James S. Easily Smith ct al, trustees
lots IL and ID. square 4OI; $4,000.
445 o STREET NORTHWEST. Rich
ard Riggles ct ux. to James F. John
son, lot ~. square 511: SO.
BARRY FARM-G. T. Long ct ux. to
H. F. Bell. part lot 30. section 3: SO.
wOODRIDGE-Christ s. Schraub to
Peter ]. Bach. lot 80 block 10: $40:
SOUTHEAST-Mark Blum ct ux. to
Frederick s. Umhau, lot %. square
$40, and lot %. Peters Mill Seats $40
FREDERICK G. Umhau conveys same
property to Addie Blum; So
INGLESIDE-Harry Wardman ct al. tc
John H. NJ. CLANCY lots So. 80. So. 81
So. 81 to 81. block 3; SO.
GREENvALE-Carolin J.. Dougherty to
Thomas B. Turley. part lot 6; $40.
SAUL'S ADDITION-Louis H. West et
ux. to Mary B. Russell. lot 3, square
1923; $40.