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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

whelmed by this disaster. which
meant. according to the German code.
dismissal from the service. remained
with hanging head upon the gravel
path
Doctor. you must consider yourself
under arrest" said the adjutant. com.
ing up to him and taking him by the
arm. las for these fellows"
He looked as II he were about to
run us through. His fingers twitched
upon the hilt of his sword. Then he
issued a brief command and the or
derlies seized US by the arms and
forced US over the quadrangle into
the guard house
It'll go hard with US unless you
can prove your case. Crewe." ! said
later.
But / can" he said confidently. II
snapped his sword. Langton. not only
in self-defense. but that he might be
detained in barracks We must not
let that murderer escape. II he could
have resisted the temptation to taunt
us he would doubtless be on his way
to the frontier. for he knew that he
was discovered" He went to the door
Orderly" he called. 81 wish to send
note to the general"
He scrubbed a few words on a sheet
of paper and handed It to the man
with gold piece. The orderly took
both in silence and turned away.
What did you write. Crewe?" I
asked.
why. very little. Langton." he an
swered You have frequently been
pleased to comment upon my faculty
for remembering every face that
have ever seen during my lifetime.
Now the fact is that. when was In
Germany many years ago. saw Gen
eral Won Stimm four times. twice un-
der discreditable circumstances. This
is little reminder. stronger than the
last It viii bring him"
It did. Half an hour later we were
again IN the generals presence. His
face was white with agitation and he
wiped his damp brow nervously.
How much do you want?" he ask
ed Crewe bluntly.
General" said Crewe. "once before
you misunderstood my offer and. but
for lucky circumstance. a murderer
would have continued to disgrace the
German uniform. | want nc money.
want to punish him and save the
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pate yourselves by maligning the hon
or of brave officer. Take them away
Immediately"
We we're hauled of ignominiously
across the officers quarters in the d.
rection Of the guard house. while
General Won Stimm followed US to the
door and stood upon the threshold.
watching us sourly AS our captors
led us across the quadrangle of green
noticed a commotion in further
corner of the square; then an officer
came hurrying along. bearing a news
paper in his hand. He passed US. and
| read the staring headline:
DESTRUCTION OF THE GREAT
DIRIGIBLE."
Crewe had seen It as well. He
smiled grimly.
IF only they had arrested Fenelon. +"
he muttered. why. there be goes.
Langton."
Surely enough the Alsatian doctor
came strutting along the path. dressed
in full regimentals. He saw us from
oioi anu, luf Hin6s SoiHo to"ofu U.s.
hating close at hand.
''Ha. the spies!" he said viciously.
you will find It goes hard with you,
for we do not love spies in Germany"
You are lying" said Crewe. and.
breaking from his captor. he struck
the doctor upon his face with his open
hand. Instantly the latter drew his
sword and rushed at the aggressor
Crewe seized the point OF the blade
the moment that II left the scabbard
and. with powerful wrench. snapped
It in two and threw the pieces on the
ground. ! saw blood follow them
from his wounded hands.
As for the orderly. he stood as n
petrified. From every quarter officers
came running up. The doctor, over
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

covering so that hardly a particle o.
1t remained. Within a radius ~ {
hundred yards lay the broken rem
nants OF the Instruments But the
most singular fact was that. while tbs
surrounding land was parched from
drought. the balloons remnants rest
ed In pool of water some two fee
deep. which had gathered into a de
preston on the ground: and watel
had drenched the wickerwork and the
pieces of the instruments.
Crewe stopped and rummaged
among these last Presently he rose;
in his hand he held piecs OF twisted
metal, nickel or aluminium. Upon one
side was stamped OXYGEN.
do you recognize this. sir?" he
asked the general
1T is merely a portion Of the tanl
Of oxygen" Won Stimm rejoined.
''Which would pass out through
tubes. at the disposition of the aero
naut-is that not so?"
Certainly"
Now, II the metal were not per
fectly alright. It is obvious that the
gas would speedily leak out and dis
sipate itself in the atmosphere. Am
correct, general?"
81 believe that Is correct. Obvious
ly an oxygen tank must be entirely
alright"
Then see these" said Crewe. hold
ing up the fragments for Won Stimm's
closer inspection
Along the edge of the metal were
drilled innumerable tiny holes. such
as pins point might have made.
Quite large enough for leakage.
said Crewe. Especially today. when
the suns rays have been strongly
actinic. In cloudy weather. when
there was a considerable vapor pres
sure in the atmosphere, It might have
taken two days. as with the last bal.
looms, before the explosion"
You mean. sir. that the oxygen
was designed to escape? But sup
pose that were so. Is oxygen infiam-
mable7"
was as perplexed as the general.
Crewe placed the metal in his hands.
THAT will be vital evidence" he said.
General. suppose that oxygen does
leak into an atmosphere surcharged
with. escaping hydrogen? You know
the hydrogen win not remain even In
the silk bag more than a limited time.
Now. bring oxygen and hydrogen to-
gether in the right proportion: sup
pose the proportions have been care
fully calculated, so that eventually
they are obtained Suppose we have
the formula H2O. That signiies-r'
Water"
obviously. 1t was only necessary,
therefore. for Fenelon to send up the
balloon with the hydrogen gas-bag
and the oxygen tank. and to calculate
the leakage from either so closely
that eventually they would ignite.
What happens? The gases rush to
gether with thunderclap. combine
into water. and the sphere falls to
the ground. drenched in the fluid.
General, with the help of this evil
dence we shall send DR.. Fenelon to
the gallows."
And so the sequel proved
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army's honor. The balloon has been
found. Where was 1t found?"
AT Blumdahl," he answered.
1T will not be touched or moved for
twenty-four hours7"
mot for two days. Soldiers are
guarding the place where 1t fell"
1T was destroyedT'
The general nodded.
Take us there Immediately. And
let a military court be ready to. con
vene the moment that you return, for
Dr. Fenelon will have to stand bis
trial for murder
when do you wish to start?"
within the hour" Crewe answered
Gentlemen" said the general. Il
do not know who the devil you are. or
why you have come here. but it shall
be as you request. You are freed
from arrest. i win drive with you 70
the railroad station and thence &C.
company you to the locality"
Blumdahl was small village some
five and eighty miles distant from
Hamburg. special train was reuui.
sitioned, and at eight o'clock that eve.
ming we three disembarked at the rail.
road station It was not yet dark,
and when we had crossed the main
street in the direction of open coun.
try We saw a large crowd gathered
around the remnants Of the balloon.
A quarter Of a miles walk brought
US to the spot A company OF sol
diers who were on guard admitted M
to the site where the dirigible lay. II
had fallen from an immense height
and with Incredible velocity. for the
wickerwork Of the basket was smash.
ed into innumerable chips Of wood
which lay strewn over the ground,
while the speed Of the descent had
ripped the gas bag from its frame
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22
POLO is RICH MANS GAME
Sport Descended From 7erslans Of
Tenth Century to British Army
Officers and Then to U. S.

For obvious reasons polo, although
introduced much earlier into this
country from abroad. has attracted
far less popular interest than golf.
Like cricket. another exotic game. for
years it has had a firm hold in a
number Of localities throughout the
United States. but necessarily the
cost OF keeping strings of ponies and
providing good grounds makes IL a
rich mans sport. That is a drawback
which its great advantages as a high
test of skin are never likely to over
come even among horse-loving people.
Yet merely as spectacle. from
which standpoint most persons past
their youth regard outdoor sports.
polo is one of the greatest Of games.
1t is easy to follow and is exciting to
watch. The international match on
the Meadow Brook club grounds natur.
ally excited unusual enthusiasm be-
cause the teams were made up of the
crack players of the United States
and England.
nevertheless, the true measure OF
the affection in which any sport is
held by the every day public is the ex-
tent to which 1t has played the game.
Americans cling to baseball as Eng.
lishmen do to cricket because 1t was
their boyhood game. Polo may occupy
one Of the most honorable positions
in the history of athletic sports, de-
scending as it does from the Per-
SLAMS of the tenth century to the
British merchants and army officers
in India, and through them to England
and the United States in the last forty
years. but 1t remains an alien game
whose claim is on the eye and not Oh
the heart of the great American
public.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22
CAPTURED SHIP CONTRACTS

Rear Admiral Francis Tiffany
Bowles proved his great enterprise
when he bid against the world for the
contract to build two mammoth battle
ships for the Argentine Republic and
walked on with the prize. The price
Is not given. but It must be a large
sum, Judging by the figures that show
size and armament. The two vessels
are the Rivadavia and the Moreno, the
former Of which is now being built at
the Bowles shipyards In Quincy. Mass.
Each boat is Of that huge type which
will dwarf the battleships OF the ear
lier Dreadnought class having dis
placement Of $4,000 tons, an indicated
horsepower OF $4,000. and carrying II
OF the 12-inch. IL OF the 6-inch and 16
OF the 4-inch guns.
Rear Admiral Bowles was for sew
eral years chief constructor Of the
United States navy. until 1908. having
previously graduated from the naval
academy. He was the builder OF the
original battleship Texas and the pro!
tected cruiser Raleigh. He belongs Il
designers. having only recently passed
he Is engaged In ship building on a Il
ronef eminent naval architects of the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22
shrIvelIna Of the Soul.

Some time ago. in San Francisco,
Rev. Charles E. Jefferson. pastor Of
the Broadway Tabernacle Of New
York city. in an address on immortal.
fly. before an assemblage of Stanford
students and professors of the uni.
vesity, put forth the following novel
Suggestion:
The tragic story Of the shriyeling
and disappearance of unused organs
is one OF the most thrilling chapters
which science has written. Faculties
neglected become the prey of the
forces Of death. Powers subject to no
strain disappear. II may be that the
organ Of belief. like other organs. is
under the sovereignty Of this general
law. and that only he who cuItvates q
belief in immortality is granted per.
mission to retain it."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

covered afterward. but in the confu.
sion he was nnoticed-shouted to the
men to release the rope Instantly
the balloon shot up into the skies,
leaving the lieutenant standing. morti-
fed. upon the ground. watching it's up
ward flight
This contretemps sent the general
into furious passion. The balloon
was as good as lost: it's course had
taken II out toward the North sea.
with little hope of its recovery. He
issued an order to his adjutant and. a
moment or two afterward. while
still stared round to discover my
companion. found myself under ar
rest. | was conveyed to the generals
headquarters. along with Crewe. who
had been apprehended in another sec
ton of the Enclosure as he was trying
to leave Ten minutes later we we're
hailed into his presence
'who the devil are your he
shouted roughly. in cultural English.
Unless you can offer a suitable ex-
PLANTATION you shall both be placed UNI
der arrest as spies. You have spoiled
the Kaiserin Iv.--the devil take It.
the third balloon to go!" He CRASHED
his teeth In modification.
At his side stood the lieutenant.
his face pallid. his brow covered with
sweat.
General" said Crewe quietly.
when I was a younger man spent
some months in Germany"
We'll, what the devil has that to co
witch me?"
May / speak to you privately?"
asked Crewe. 1T concerns a beer
garden-a youthful officer whose
sword was stolen"
The general became paler than the
lieutenant
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22
JUDGE WALTER BoRDWELL

Judge Walter Bordwell was the pre-
siding judge in the Mcnamara trial
at Los Angeles. which abruptly ended
by the confession Of guilt Of the &C
cused. and 1t was he who pronounced
the prison sentences upon the broth
ers. The Judge issued formal state
ment giving his views as to the trial
and especially what brought about its
termination. This. he said. was done
with the hope Of correcting II possible
some misconceptions due to errone-
GUS publications.
In the first place. the judge declared.
the claim or suggestion that the ter
mination of the cases was due to the
efforts of outsiders who undertook to
influence the officers of the COURT
other than the judge-was without
justification In fact He also de-
nounced the claims of certain writ
er and of other persons for him that
the change of pleas from mot guilty"
to guilty" was due to his efforts as
groundless. The district attorney. the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22
THE DEATH IN THE DIRIGIBLE
AN ADVENTURE OF PETER cREwE sdTHE MAN
WITH THE CAMERA EYES"
BY HAROLD CARTER
Chapman in the United states and Great Britain

Il would counsel you to let me plac,
a small tank in the basket" the doc
tor said. Then If, when at a height
you find the rarity of the air oppres
sive, you can take a rev breaths fro1
the inhaler"
Very WELL" said the lieutenant. IL
differently. The doctor summoned BIB
assistant. and they placed a small
tank in among the thermometers. hi
grometers and other instruments fr
gauging the atmosphericai conditions
And at that moment | saw Crewes
face light up and knew that he hyd
solved the mystery. for had sem
that expression often. and 1t nevsr
failed to be productive.
The lieutenant climbed into the CIR
which rested few feet above the icy
ell of the ground. All but one Of tie
ropes were unfastened, and to thlt
one a dozen soldiers chung, with 81
their power. while the enormous gas
dilated sphere swayed like an intoIi
Gated thing. striving to leap upwad
and gain the security of the skies.
Meanwhile Crewe had gone hastily b.
ward the chief of the aeronautital
staff. who was standing by. and csn-
ferred hurriedly with him What be
said I do. not know; his arguments
must indeed have been cogent. md
probably backed by some Authority
unknown to- me, for just as the men
were about to cast of the rope I Jaw
General Won Stimm wave his hand
toward the lieutenant and shout to
him TO descend.
The lieutenant climbed hastily out
OF the wickerwork basket; at the
same time somebody--Crewe. as dis
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22
WHO'S WHO AND Wit
S S18 81! 4 q So - O.
STILL IN HARNESS AT 72

In 1891. twenty years ago. United
States Commissioner John "A. Shields
of New York. then fifty-two years old.
and for tlfrty-seven years federal
Office holder. was spoken Of in news
paper article as having held Office as
long as any other public official. Re-
Gently Commissioner Shields celebrat-
ed his seventy-second birthday, and Ii
found him still holding Office after
fifty-seven years OF service.
Commissioner Shields Is the patri-
arch OF all federal officials. Mention
is never made of the commissioner in
print without speaking of his whis-
kers. They are snow white. silky.
long and full. and he wears them part
ed in the middle. like Lord Dundreary.
They bespeak yenerability. but they
are the only symptom OF age to be
found anywhere in the commissioners
personal neighborhood.
Il have served the government hsty-
seven years." the commissioner said
to a reporter, "and the only reason
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

Scattered through space are In
Vulnerable stars that give forth very
little light OF heat Either they were
never. at any period Of thsir history.
bright and glowing like the myriad
stars that make the midnight sky 80
beautiful, or In the course Of countless
ages the heat they once possessed has
radiated away from them into the
depth Of space. and now they ere, -
their nams describes them. dark
stars-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

Judge said acted entirely without
ded before the latter
according Judge Bodwe
guilty before
The lessen taught by the Judge Bordwen concluded SIS that
the law be vigorously enforced they
rich high capitalists that obediencs
to the law society be maintained its enjoyed"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

Through the assisted immigration Of
plants the timber resources Of Ameri-
CO have been enlarged and its orchards
have been rendered more productive
and valuable. Grain crops have been
made surer and larger and food for
domestic animals has become more
varied and more satsfhctory.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

What's the trohble.~ asked the
foreigner. DO you have bread riots
here. also7"
NO." replied the chairman Of the
reception committee. that ISN'T q
mob. Those are citizens trying to see
the baseball scores on q bulletin
board"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

probably that possibly
viii probably will nnd stu here
at the end OF that time"
In April 1885, johnny Shields sixteen old entered the govern
his time studying law
A. the
oynine ne
Of which held
thousands OF dollars have been
the ordinary routine OF his ONCE
amounting 100000 railroad
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-22

succeeding
failed win achieve The badly
which the various elements
opposition Irish
the board
protectonst
Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-16
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION. Assessment Levied for Residence for
 the Bishop.

The annual State Episcopal conven ton has closed it's session at Water bury. Wednesday mornings business. following communion service at 7.30. consisted mainly of the reading of minor committee reports, the adoption Of resolutions of courtesy and similar routine matters. The convention ad- journed at 12.30.
 The most important business of the session had to do with the recommen- dations of the finance committee, most of Whose resolutions were adopted by the delegates. An assessment of one Der cent. on all current expenses was levied on each parish, to add to the fund for building a residence for the bishop, and $500 was appropriated to- -Pfeside--n new assistants for him. The Sunday school commission was given an appropriation of $1,00e with which to pay the salary of a new sec retaFy. or general diocesean Sunday school superintendent.
 The following standing committee was re-elected The Rev. Storrs 0. Seymour, D. D.. the Rev Samuel Hart D. D., the Rev. Stewart Meanss D. D., George T. Linsley and M George Thompson.
 The convention voted to allow wom- en to vote in parish meetings, but not to hold office.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-16
COLLEGE EDUCATION
 OF MINOR IMPORTANCE.
Concerning High School Boys and Girls Concludes State Council of EdueA- ton.

Of about 14.060 pupils in the high schools of the state, B per cent. finish their courses without experiencing the advantage of college or technical figures, the science committee of the Connecticut council of education in report just made public says:
 Tt is evident therefore that college preparation is of minor importance and should never control the selection of faculty or the arrangements of cur riculum. The prevelant notion that the object of a high school is to pre- pare for college is one of the chief reasons for the ineffectiveness of many Connecticut schools
 Yale Not in Accord.
 The report says further that of all Connecticut institutions of collegiate grade Yale is the most com mpleteIy out of accord with the high schools. Un- til recently, recognition has not been given to seience-which occupies about one-quarter of the time of the average pupil in the better schools while Greek has been artificial1y efn- phasized in spite of the fact that only 320, including girls, out of about 14s060 pupils in Connecticut, are studying this subject. History. except Greek and Roman, has also been neglected as an entrance requirement. The needs and demands and possibilities and prob leiiiS OI <11dOs0I. IIhelGI ~t1lu al schools are we'll understood by college authorities, while Rockville, Williman- tic. and Naugatuck high schools are rarely considered so. and high schools of less than 100 pupils (which include more than one half of all the Con- necticut schoolsJ seem to be beyond the the range of vision of entrance ex- animation committees.
 Connecticut Colleges.
 rrf5a r1,lorf ssr.t,1po sora four colleges in Connecticut, Sheffield Scientific school. Trinity, Wesleyan and Yale. The range of subjects taught in these institutions is such that no Con- necticut boy desiring collegiate train- ing need go beyond the borders of his native state except for personal req sons. The entrance requirements Jf these institutions are 50 arranged that it is easier for high school boys to prepare for the majority of the best colleges in the country than to gain entrance into the institutions of high CT learning in the state. In none of the Connecticut colleges is science considered on a par with other sub jeets; iii sofne there is 8 distinct dis crifninati5n against the science sub jects.'
 Trinity is credited with being the most liberal of the four.
 Statistics.
 Out of the 80 high schools in the state 4s register less than 100 pupils each.
 The faculty in e2 of the high schools number less than 10, and in 10 seho ,ls all the classes are taught bJ one in= struetor..7 The report covers the en- dowed Morgan school at Clinton, Wil- Hams Memorial institute BuIkaley school and Manual Training school New London; Norwich Free Academy. Norwief,i Wheeler school. North Ston- ington; Gilbert school. Winsted and Woodstock academy. The total en- rollment of all the schools is 14000
 Of the number, A per cent. were freshmen and IA per. cent. seniors
Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-16
-TAFTVILLE
St. Mary's School Team Won from
 Sacred Heart, 2 to o--Notes.

Thursday afternoon on the Provi- dence street diamond the champion St Mary's school team of Greenevilie defeated the Sacred Heart school in a fast and very inter esting game by the score of to 0. The game was played in very fast tin1e just one hour being taken for the nina innings Fuller was in the box for St. Mafy's and came very near making a record for a grammar school pitcher as he only allowed the Taft vile boys oiie hit He received excel lent support. The Sacred Heart boys had Murphy on. the slab. ana he pitched good ball, allowing St. Mary s only four hits The work of the two pitchers, together with the short time in which the game was played, were the features of the afternoon.
 The 1ineups:
 St. Marys School-Shea 2b, Ogden ID. Young (capt.J 3b, Murtha, Down ing cf, McItarvey ss, Fuller p, Fox Blais lf,, Mcintyre If, Tendreau c.
 Sacred Heart School-E. Poleand ss, <. Murphy 1b, Ducharme 2b. M. Mu~- phy D. Mercier 3b, O'Brien If, Roy c, Renaud of Jodoin If.
 Score by Innings:
 St. Mary,s 0 Q To 1 6 Q . e-2 4 1 Sacred Heartoe 0 0 0 0 % ?