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Papke q B uSiness Man.

Billy Papke was born at Spring VAL
Icy. H.. on Sept. II. 1886. He is 5 feet
50 inches tall and lis aghting weight
Is los pounds. He has an unusually
1g reach-72 inches, just one inch
shorter than the reach OF Jim Corbett,
who tops Papke by five inches. Papke
has been examined by many physicians.
who have declared that the illinois
Thunderbolt" Is one OF the most per-
feet specimens of young manhood they
have ever examined. Smiling Billy"
has always been y. go~od-looklng. clean
cut young fellow. blessed with an anna
bic disposition that has won him many
friends.
Because OF circumstances In his early
boyhood. he was never able to acquire
much OF ar education. but is neverthe-
less q shrewd business man. He has
saved his money, made good invest
ments. and is part owner OF a large
grocery business out in Illinois. which
is run by his brother. He Is married
and. from all accounts. is a devoted
husband.
Like Ketchel, Papke has always been
very devoted to his mother. and during
the early years of his fighting career
1t was dimcult to get him very far
away from home or keep him away very
long. He is not cruel In the ring, like
Mccoy. He never delays a knockout
runch IN order 10 torture his victim.
II goes over as soon as he can put 1t
there. Papke fights for the sake of the
fight, and the harder the battle tae
more he enjoys II. He tried to get out
OF the game at one time, but didn't
succeed in staying away from 1t very
Ions.
Billy was born OF German parents.
His father was a coal miner. Some
one has said that there weren't any
silver spoons in the village Of Spring
Valley when Billy made his first ap-
oearance there. Nor was he coddied in
any way. lie simply had to scratch
for himself. plpie's hoyhood didn't
contain much Joy, Bi!ly's father was
too much occupied In keeping the wolf
nom the door, ana his mother In filling
the mouths OF her brool, 10 pay very
much attention to Billy. As a conse-
Guence, he learned very early in lte
to watch out for No. |, and many a
boy IN Spring Valley Of greater years
and proportions found T. his sorrow
that Billy was very well educated IN
that line. His flvor!te sport was night
ing. and next to It he placed baseball.
Umpires II Ovcd" BiIiy.
As Billy grew mp he became a promi-
nent member Of the village baseball
team. playing third base, | believe. lie
had at least one Of the qualifications of
a big Lacquer. ana that was pugnacity.
Papke was the He and spirit OF his
,cam. His fell0H players could al
ways depend upon Billy TO start some
Shing If there was tie slightest need
Of II. and, having started II, to finish
me Job n a thoroughly workmanllke
manner, In hAs early childhood buly
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inside M IA 4!
RG'edt Z fighters
Charley MKiR.
worked at odd tns around The VILLAGE


worked at odd JOBS around the village
driving a grocery wagon. running err
rands' working at the mines. But MS
chief occupation was hghtins. what
ever spare time these things ieft MN
he devoted to schooling. He has SAID
Una. ne hau TWO pIaythinss curing nis
boyhood. The first was a nshtne
chicken' wnlch ne trained himseii, ana
the other vas a pair OF cheap boxing
gloves, TO ouy which ne hoarded MS
pennies
HaVing secured these gioVes. BUY
says. ne used 10 noid poxinB tourha-
ments among the boys OF the village.
He himseif was always among those
present when the analr rencneo the
final stage. The Hkaole little Dutchman
was a great favorite among the boys OF
the village n soon became a ~cosnhse
leader OF them. Country dances COCK
lights, prize lights. wrestling matches'
any diversion mat was anorded' always
found Billy and his pals present
Papke first entered the prize rins " .
preliminary hghter In his way; Erny
Potts, a local hghter, was matched Tor
a night at La sane. III, In tne early
spring OF 1906, lie trained at Peru. a
small town a rev miles from La safe
VALLEY. Upon making inquiry for a
suitable local boy whom he could use as
a sparring partner n working mate
Potts was told by every one to get Billy
Papke over at Spring Valley. He ac-
cordingly went over TO Billy's home and
arranged with him to come to Peru and
give him workouts.
Papke didn't know anything about
boxing, but at that Potts had a hard
time standing him of. The harder
Billy was hit. the harder he would come
back, and Potts quickly saw that tho
boy had the making OF a great fighter.
He taught Billy how TO punch the bag
and tried 10 teach him to box. but Billy
couldn't pick up boxing rules and much
preferred to follow his own rough and
tumble methods. SO Potts took Billy
over to La Sale and introduced him to
r. e.. Jones, ths man who afterward
became his Jones conducted
an athletic club In La Sale and Potts
asked him to put Billy on In some OF
his bouts. Jones said he would do 80
~ Billy would first show him what he
could do. He took Billy up to the
gymnasium and had him put on the
gloves with another man. It took only n
very few minute 10 convince Jones that
Billy would make good.
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Knee up to the Others chest and
places other hand on back.
No. T. on Shoulder - Rescuer
throws arms up.
NO. T. over Shoulder AMI Under
Arm-Rescuer throws arms up.
No. B. Neck and Wrists-I,escuer
grasps hand OF drowning person
holding neck and throws hands up.
The wrist hold Is broken by throw
Ing drowning person over on back.
No. 8. Back Strange Hold-Res-
cuer grasps hands close to his neck.
bends down. slips head under stom-
ach OF drowning person aud brings
latter over In a complete somer-
sault.
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Know. 6uCn oi0eotoro - tnht Oh
the slocum could then be Sverted.
II am glad to say that many school
teachers are Joining our league. and
some OF them have already introduced
the land drill for would-be swimmers
into their classes"
But suppose "A woman did know how
to swim and were thrown into the
water while wearing her ordinary
clothes. Could she make use OF her
knowledge" I inquired.
THE air which gets under a woman's
skirts as she goes into the water helps
to keep her ~afoat." asserted Miss Mehr-
ten. 'If she is a good swimmer she can
manage to Loaf for a considerable time.
Moreover. there are ways OF taking on
cumbersome clothes while one Is In the
water. and our girls are instructed In
this art when they have progressed far
enough.
when we are swimming In the pri'
vate baths we use the %one-plece bathing
suit. For our drills we wear whit
MILDLY blouses and white skirts. Oul
pin is'a silver life buoy. with an anchor
and Q pair OF oars crossed behind II
and In the centre an engraving showing
q drowned person In the process o
re~suscitation.
IAN ounce Of prevention IL worth
pound OF cure In life-sav1ng as we'll a.
anything else. II some Of our member
are never forced to rescue anybody. a
least they themselves will never nee
rescuing."
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GANCSTERS FLOCK
To TRIAL Of LEADER
JOHNNY SPANISH"
Charge Is Robbery, but There
Is an Indictment for Muir
der Against Him.
GOT Si85 IN HOLD-UP.
Escaped, but Disclosed Where
He Was in Letter to
Woman.
GOT Si85 IN HOLD-UP

fouths With beetle brows, tough fea-
lures and shifty eyes swarmed into the
Criminal Court Building his morning
for the trial Of Johnny Spanish the
notorious east side gang leader. on a
charge OF robbery. before Judge Mui-
queen, In Part III. OF General Sessions.
On the spectators benches In tn court
room sat the more venturesome Of the
Spanish cohorts, listening with
strained cars as Assistant District-At.
torney Mcguire told how Spanish" and
two of his gang invaded Isidore Mflsr's
saloon at No. 10 Norfolk street At Il
O'Clock on tho night OF March 10.
According to Mr.. Mcguire. Spanish"
and his pals looked like walking ar
senals when they burst into the place.
and held up the men sitting at tho
tables. getting away with $50. for which
they 'frisked" Miller's patrons. and $3
which they compelled Miller to take out
OF his cash register at the point Of h
gun and turn over TO them. Spanish"
got away at the time. but Detective
Joseph Daily Of the Central once got
wind OF a young woman with whom he
was corresponding. Daily made friends
with this young woman, and finally OBJ
tanned possession OF q letter from his
man. The letter betrayed his where
abouts as Maspeth. L. l.. and Detec-
tives Bloom and Dribben went there
on June 2. n before Spanish" could
draw his gun got the drop on him and
slipped the handcufYs on his wrist.
HIS WHiTE-HAiRED MOTHER rs
PRESENT At TRIAL.
Among the motley crowd Of ganssteri
and curiosity seekers In tho back of the
courtroom sat a little old woman. with
her olive features crowned by snow.
white hair. carefully parted In the mid
die. h meek eyes peerinS through
pair OF gold-rimmed glasses. only 60 e
make even moro incredible the fact tha'
the white-haired md kindly iookint
woman 10 Johnny "spanish's' mother
Her name 10 Weller. and this 10 tn,
prisoners real name. The other beini
a nickname based IN his Castillo,
origin.
Abraham Levy 10 defending Spanish.
who IL under another indictmen
charging him with murder. which vii
not bs brought to trial until this on
has been disposed Of. The murde
charge Is the outcome of q gang h8h
at the corner OF Grand and ForsytI
streets on the night of May 80. l9l(
when Spanish" and his gam went gun
ming for 'Jigger" seigel. Several OF tn
corner. where "Jigger." wis
-aNl--ss - -,
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he competed against a big field OF u
best men and finished In fourth place.
kohlmeincn, Crowley and LJungstrom
defeating him.
Unnecessary 90 add. Trent's appetite
must be satisfied. and any one who would
Ike 10 provide him with food n be-
come his manager will be welcomed %
the Job
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would have been drowned.
FItzsimmo~ was about seventy feet
In tho air when the rudder broke and
left him without steering apparatus.
vi hen the machine fell into the creek
Fitzsimmons was caught beneath II. but
the campers quickly got hi mout OF the
~Mreckage.
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houseboat down on ~Sheepshead Bay this
summer. =. week ago they gave an cx-
cellent diving exhibition. or course they
practise their swimming every day.
This spring we had two test nights at
tho baths, one for proficiency and the
other for games. on the latter night
there were some speed tests, but we
put most OF our e-~ iasis on endurance.
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CAMPERS SAVE AVIATOR
FROM DEATH AFTER FALL

Frank F~itzSimrpons Of This City
Drops Seventy Feet With Aero
plane Into ESopus Creek.
KINGSTON, N. Y. July i2.-Frank
J. Fit,simmons OF New York fell into
Esopus Creek. this morning with n Cur
tiss biplane. and had Il not been for
the presence of campers nearby he
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Women Here Form LEAGUE .
For LHe-SaUing, Urge
Girls to Learn to StUim
now TO T.
STRANGLE HOLDS.

No. l. on Wrists
Rescuer thrusts
arms up In and
out.
No. >. ON Neck
-Rescuet selzes
nose OF drowning
person between
I h e fih gers,
presses thumb on
chin, draws his
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EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW
HOW TO SWIM.

I'VE believe every girl and wom-
an should know how TO swim, just
as tho majority Of boys ana men
know. Such disasters as that OF
tho elocum could thsn be Gverted.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-03-11

DHTERTC ForrrEes are made in rassues Pfp-
- eHsS secs yser i6eAS Our q pAxe bocA free
W. T. Fitzgerald b Co., W Washington, D c.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-03-11

B. B. b. Botanic Blood Balm
the blood and then purtaes It
surface, Bones, Joints and vi
Ulcers, Pimples, Eruptions q,
cease, swellings subside- B.
condition, giving the skin tn,
worst old cases. Try It. e1.'
for home cure. SAMPLE Fl
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-03-11
FEARED THE scREEcH OWL
Woman Was Not Superstitious, but
She Cut Short Her Visit e
the Country.

I'm not bit superstitious, not In
the least bit, butt don't ever want to
hear another screech owl In the
night" said woman who remained in
The country until the holidays. Posi-
lively, believe should go mad If
over heard that blood-curdling sound
again.
"You know they say in the country
hat II screech owl comes crying
around the house it's a sure sign OF
ieath. OF course, I've no faith in
hat sort of nonsense, but all the same
he coachman's mother died after the
wis first appearance.
''The owl came back and one of the
employees died. It came back again
md decided that, after all, 1 didn't
want to spend Christmas in the coun-
Ty and lighted back to town. The
soachman said something about the
I'D rule and Just naturally packed
lp my buds and bought a ticket for
New York.
sfUgh-h-h! shiver now whenever
| think Of that owl In the apple tree"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-03-11
FRENCH BEAN COFFEE,
| CENT A POUND

1t will grow in your own garden.
Ripening here In Wisconsin In 30
days. Splendid health coffee and cost
ing to grow about one cent a pound.
A great rarity; a healthful drink.
Send us today Is cents In stamps
and we will mail you package above
coffee seed with full directions and
our mammoth seed and plant cata-
log free. Or send us 81 cents and we
add 10 packages elegant flower and
indispensable vegetable seeds, sufn-
cient to grow bushels Of vegetables
and flowers. Or make your remittance
40 cents and we add to all Of above 10
packages of wonderful farm seed spe-
cialties and novelties. John A. Salzer
Seed Co., 1872 s. Sth ST., La Crosse. Wis.
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Absent-Minded.

There was sos in the left trou-
sers pocket" painted a whitefaced
man, as he all but fell into the little
tailor's pressing and cleaning shop.
The tailor glanced at the excited
citizen. and went on pushing the
goose.
After minute the new arrival got
his breath. but lost his temper. Il
say there was $105 in the left trou-
sers pocket" he repeated. shaking his
fist
We'll, didt sedt dere vasn't?" the
little tailor asked. 'Dere iss de pants.
Mebby he ISIS dere yedt," pointing to
a pair OF trousers on a nail.
The left pocket gave up roll of
bills and cigarette case, the right
pocket a bunch of keys, penknife and
pound of other Junk; the right back
pocket magazine pistol and hand
kerchief, the left back pocket a big
memorandum book and the fob pocket
a watch with fob and charm attached
and some bills tightly folded.
After the absent-minded one had
given the tailor five dollars for his
honesty" the knight of the goose
soliloquized: Some day dat Teller fer
git his bants."
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-03-11
HONEST CONFESSION
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set Of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
fnd they have been in error they are
usually apt to make honest and manly
admission Of the fact
A case in point is that of a practi-
toner, one OF the good old school, who
lives In Texas. His plain, unvarnished
tale needs no dressing up:
Il had always had an intense preiu-
dice, which can now see was unwar-
rantable and unreasonable. against all
muchly advertised foods. Hence. I
never read line Of the many ads OF
Grape-Nuts. nor tested the food till
last winter
While In Corpus Christi for my
health. and visiting my youngest son,
who has four Of the ruddiest, healthi-
est little boys I ever saw, I ate my
first dish of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons.
I became exceedingly fond of it
and have eaten package Of it every
week since, and find 1T a delicious, re-
1reshing and Strengthening food. Ieav-
ing no Ill effects whatever, causing no
eructations with which I was for
merry much troubled), no sense Of
fullness, nausea, nor distress OF stom-
ach In any way.
There is no other food that agrees
with me so well. or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does.
1 am stronger and more active
since l began the use Of Grape Nuts
than l have been for 10 years, and
am no longer troubled with nausea
and indigestion" Name given By
Postum Co, Battle Greek, Mich.
Look In pkgs. for the famous little |
book, The Road to WeHville.a
There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
genuine, true, and full of humaa |
Interest.
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New Orleans Rice Market.

New Orleans.-The market for
rough rice opened Saturday with no
special change The tone was quiet
with only a moderate volume of bust
ness recorded in Honduras. Nothing
was offered in the line of Japan grades.
Clean rice was steady and trading con-
tinued on a hand to mouth basis.
Quotations-Rough rice. Honduras
tone steady: quotation per barrel, 1872
pounds, s1.65 and $500. Sales report
ed, 1850 sacks, s1.65 and s2.66.
Japan-Tone steady; quotations per
barrel of 1872 pounds, $40 and, $3.50.
Sales reported, las sacks at $40 and
$3.50
Receipts-Rough, 1855 sacks, Mill
ers' receipts, two days, 1909 sacks.
Tone steady.
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Pacific Mail Censured.

New Orleans-Protesting that the
Pacific Mail Steamship Line, said to
be owned by the Southern Pacific, is
trying to drive the Observation-Disclosures
Steamship Company out of business
and thereby kill transcontinental COM
petition, the New Orleans Progressive
Union has sent message to President
Taft, calling his attention to the mat
ter and urging him to use his good Of
fees in order that competition may
be maintained. The presidents atten-
ton was directed to his recent mes
sage advocating prohibiting any steam
ship line being owned or controlled by
q railroad line. the union declaring the
present situation was case in point.
The elimination of this indepen-
dent concern under these circumstan-
ces," says the telegram. would prac-
tically forecast the control of that
great national highway 1.-THE Panama
CanaD by railroad interests"
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Louisiana State News
HaPPeDlDgs of lDterest
for Our Ma9y Readers
Turpentine Riohts Lease

Alexandria, is an interesting
case to come before the district court
on March 13. 1t is the Naval Stores
Company VS.. ]. F. Ball & Bro. Lumber
Company for the sum of $4,000 and
Ball & Bros. reconvene for $4,000.
The ]. F. Ball & Bros. Lumber Com
pany leased the turpentine rights on
the Gould holdings to the Alexandria
Naval Stores Company and the Goulds
brought suit in the federal court some
time ago to Gust the Alexandria Naval
Stores Company upon the ground that
the Goulds We're the owners of the Ieas-
ed lands. The federal court upheld the
Goulds' contention and the Naval
Stores people have now instituted
suit for damages against the j. F.
Ball & Bros. Lumber Company for
$4,000. Ball & Bros. reconvened for
$4,000, alleging that the Naval Stores
Company had killed timber to the
value of that sum.
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New Orleans SUGAR Market.

New Orleans.-The local sugar mar.
ket was firm Saturday. Only one small
lot of 100 barrels come forward from
plantations during the early hours to
work on
Refined sugars were in better de-
mand. with no change in quotations.
New York refined sugars were in fair
demand at quotations. London cabled
that beet sugar was strong, with lit
tie Offering: cane sugar firm.
Molasses and syrups were nominal.
No receipts came forward from plan
tations during the early session.
Sugar uotations-Yellow, 3 rs and
4 3-Sc; seconds, 3-S and LIE.
Molasses, open kettle. nominal; CEN
trifugal, and zoe. Syrup, new, per
gallon, nominal
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To Reduce Express Rates.

Baton Rouge.-The fight for reduc
ton in express rates has been taken
up by the state railroad commission,
and in order to facilitate the investi-
CATION the commission has decided to
hold sittings in those cities from
which express rate complaints have
been received on the following dates:
Monroe, March q; Shreveport, March
%; Alexandria. March 20; New Or
leans, March so. Shreveport, Monroe,
Alexandria and New Orleans were rep
CARNATIONS at the express rate hear
ing.
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Reason Enough.

A negro near Xenia, O., had been
arrested for chicken stealing. He had
stolen so many that his crime had be-
come grand larceny.
He was tried and convicted, and
brought in for sentence.
Have you any reason to offer why
the judgment OF the court should not
be passed upon you?" he was asked.
We'll, jedge," he replied, Il CANT
go to jail now, nohow. I'm buildin' q
shack out yonder, an I Jus CANT go
till l git It done. You kin sholy see
dat."-Philadelphia Sunday Evening
Post
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-03-11
THE YOUNG BRIDES
FIRST DISCOVERY

Their wedding tour had ended, and
they entered their new home to settle
. L. to what they hoped to be one long
uninterrupted aJissful honeymoon.
But, alas! the young brides troubles
soon begin, when she tried to reduce the
cost of living with cheap big can baking
powders.
She soon discovered that all she got
was lot for her money, and it was not
all baking powder, for the bulk of it was
cheap materials which had no leavening
power. Such powders will not make light,
wholesome food. And because of the alb
sence of leavening gas, it requires from
two or three times as much to raise cakes
or biscuits as it does of Calumet Baking
Powder.
Thus, eventually, the actual cost to
you, Of cheap baking powders, is more
than Calumet would be.
Cheap baking powders often leave the
bread bleached and acid. sometimes vel
low and alkaline, and often unpalatable.
They are not always of uniform strength
and quality.
Now the bride buys Calumet-the per-
fectly wholesome baking powder, moder-
ate in price, and always uniform and re-
liable. Calumet keeps indefinitely, makes
cooking easy, and is certainly the most
economical after all.
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Particularly the Ladies.

Not only pleasant and refreshing b
ihe taste. but gently cleansing and sweet
enins to the system. Syrup Of Figs ane
Elixir Of SIENNA Is particularly adapsst
% ladies and children. and beneficial u
III cases N which wholesome, strength.
enns and effective LAXATIVE should b
used. his perfectly safe at al times and
dspes colds, headaches and the PAIN,
caused by indigestion and constipation 50
promptly and effectively that It IS the one
perfect family Laxative which gives salts
faction to all and IS recommended by
millions Of families who have used it and
who have personal knowledge Of its ez-
ceIlence.
Its wonderful popularity. however. has
led inscriptions dealers to offer imita-
hons which act unsatisfactory. There
fore, when buying. to get its beneficial
effects, always note the full name Of the
Company California Fig Syrup CO.
plainly printed on the front Of every
package Of the genuine Syrup Of Fig
and Elixir Of SIENNA.
For sale by all leading druggists. Pnce
50 cents per bottle.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-03-11
DON'T TAKE CHANCES!

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