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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
MANY YEARS IN ONE HOTEL
Moving Picture Shows Is Chief Diver
sion of Old-Timer-Occupied Ev-
cry Room in Structure.

New York.-Charles Preston. one of
Red Banks Oldest residents, has just
celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday at
the Globe hotel, where he holds the
worlds record in the number of con-
~secutive years any one man has lived
in one hotel.
For ~sixty-eight years Mr.. Preston
has lived at the Globe. during which
time he has known all the travelling
men who have stopped at this hos
telry- He has occupied. about every
room In the hotel and has seen nine
changes in the proprietorship.
At the hotel Mr.. Preston is invar-
iably the first man in the dining room
at his meals. He never misses a NOV
ing picture show.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
RETTUNG KEEPS MEN AFLOAT

The test was made In the open sea
near the north pier. The lifeboat crew
all wore girdles Of '%'rettung." which
they declared did not incommode
their rowing at all. as 1t was much
more comfortable than the old-fash-
Toned life saving belts.
Hollands champion swimmer, Mr..
Ooms. who also the "rettung,'
owe which was a seaman's heavy OIL
cloth coat. and who had requested to
be permitted to join in the demonstra-
ton. was the first to jump overheard.
For a while he floated on his back
full length. then he swan in all sorts
of positions. and at last tried to dive.
but this he found was quite impossi-
BILE. owing to he buoyant qualities or
the material. Some of the lifeboat
men next tried the experiment. and
all were entirely satisfied that ret
tung" will prove a most valuable ally
in their struggle with the elements
when next they go on a life saving eI-
petition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Difficulty OF determination is Exempli-
fled by the Case OF the Wolf
In Europe.

When man sets about Kidding him
self of entire species of animals by
systematic persecution he usually
finds 1t a difficult job. Set a price on
the head of a wolf OF a woodchuck,
and the animal seems at once to real
ize the Importance of ~prolonging it's
life.
The case of the wolf in Europe Is
a historic one. A price a bee set
on the creatures head for centuries,
and yet there is only a small portion
of the continent from which the ami
NAL has been extermianted. The
Netherlands is free of wolves, owing
to the character of the country. The
whole land furnishes not a single
rocky den suitable for a VOLTS lair:
neither is there a forest for the ami
mails shelter,
1t is true the wolf has been ex-
terminated from Great Britain and
Ireland. This result has beer reached,
however, by indirect means rather
than by a direct attack. The clearing
OF of the forest left the wolf no place
in which to hide from pursuit. The
islands were too far from the cont
nent for their thinned ranks to be re
cruited from the mainland. In Spain
and France the wolf has at no time
been unknown, although a price has
been set on its head for hundreds of
years. The animal has developed
cunning in proportion as the pursuit
has become closer. Like the crow. 1t
has learned to take are of itself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

italization, believing that the country as it de-
velops will make good and produce these earn
ings and more. Experience has shown such
confidence to be well founded, and the existing
railways are paying good returns to their share
holders. Uruguay, therefore. felt no hesitation
in inviting capital from her sister republic north
of the equator to enter the field.
How the invitation was accepted may be learned
from an examination of the Uruguayan consular
records. During the past three months. April.
May and June. a steady stream of invoices has
passed through the Offices. Thousands of tons
OF rails, bridge and other structural steel, tele-
graph poles and wire. fence wire, cement, lumber.
passenger cars, freight cars and locomotives have
left the port of New York headed for Uruguay.
From Newport News the LOvisa cleared, a good
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
RULES WOMEN CAN SMOKE

pipe. How would that Iook?"
In his opinion the corporation coun-
sci says:
Il may call your attention to the
fact that the prohibition would at
tempt to control personal conduct
which in no way encroaches upon the
rights of others, and which many
might consider to be not subversive
OF public order. health OIL morality.
Personal conduct or habits which
might, be merely vulgar or ~indelicate
in the opinion of your board or in.
volve bad taste would lot necessarily
be suf1cient to sustain the validity
Of a prohibitive ordinance"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
O0NGs OF 4 fRO6|
New Group in New York National
History Museum.


New York.-The last word In frog
sociology Is the way Prof. Bashford
Dean describes the new bullfrog group
which has just been installed in the
east tower OF the second door of the
American museum OF natural history.
The bullfrog group represents a July
scene typical Of southern New Eng
land and is unique inasmuch as it is
the first group with descriptive labels
to be placed on view in q public mu-
scum showing b general biology of
b frog, its swimming, croaking. its
food habits in connection with small
mammals. snakes and fish and also the
metamorphosis from a tadpole.
The bullfrog group represents about
two years of study and preparation by
Mary Cynthia Dickerson, of the mu-
scum staff, and is novel in tina it has
a transparent porous background
curved in panoramic fashion and made
or fine and durable linen. The back
ground was painted by Hobart Mich
OILS and Albert Operti and is in trans
parent colors. the high lights on the
1rant, the shadows on the back in an
enor to obtain a realistic woodland
scene with shifting light in and
through it as in nature.
The light at the back of the canvas
mas been kept at the minimum and
on the canvas in front by a
weak indirect light, while a relative
~ strong direct light has been focused
on the foreground as if from the west
ern ky. To help the perspective in a
minor degree, the ran Of the
group has resorted to various small
devices. For instance, the foreground
slopes upward to meet the back
ground tall shrubs in the front are
made to lead into others less tall far
tner back, while the large leaf plants
such as alder and birch have been
placed In the immediate foreground.
Inc story of the group tells itself
at sight. One frog is moulting its
skin in typical frog fashion: a second
Is dashing from the water to catch a
white footed mouse descending from
a sparrow's nest; another is croaking
and a fourth is demonstrating how
large a mouthful of young water
snakes a bullfrog can master. A
smaller bullfrog. giving his attention
to a chickadee just alighted on a birch
branch above his head. and oblivious
of danger. is about to fall a prey to a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Hard to Destroy Species

very little help toward their contin-
uance from the well-meant efforts OF
nan to that end. In proof of this we
are told that there is an ancient act
of parliament still in force in England
and Wales prohibiting the taking Of
eggs Of certain birds, Of which six
kinds are expressly named. In spite
of this protecting law. four of the six
species have ceased to breed in those
countries. The indirect ways in which
such results are brought about are
shown in the destruction of the quail
in New Zealand. The birds once were
numerous; no one wished to destroy
them. But the land was burned over
for other purposes at seasons when
the eggs and young of the quail were
exposed to destruction, and a few
years brought the species to an end.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
PONY 10 Fond OF Chicken.

Denver. Pa.-Parke Lutz. living at
Brankside. near this borough. has q
pony with a fondness for poultry.
Some time ago the little nag devoured
an entire flock Of young turkeys. a
dozen disappearing down his throat
in as many minutes.
Since then an effort has been made
to keep the pony and poultry separat-
ed. The other afternoon, however,
the pony found in his stall a hen with
a brood of young chicks. and before
they could be taken from the stall the
pony ate six of the peeps.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Degrading to Wash Dishes7

Roswell, N. M.-Seventy-ive high
school girls have sen a petition to Su-
p~erintendent NJ. II. Brashear of the
city schools. asking that they be ex-
cused from taking the course in do
nestle s%cience.
They aver that they believe dish
washing to be degrading and not con
ducive to higher mentality. The pc
tition also sets forth hat the girls are
not accustomed to such mental work
at home. and that they do % care
to learn the art OF cooking.
No indication of the disposition to
be made of the petition has come yet
from the authorities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Goat Chews Tobacco.

Boston.-A large black East Indian
goat that eats. drinks. smokes and
chews tobacco. and even talks in goat
fashion, is on his fourth trip around
the world as mascot OF the German,
steamer Adamsturm. The goat has
an Unsuitable appetite for tobacco, CT.
CARS and cigarettes. which he devours
lighted or unlighted. His sailor tutors
have taught him to say Gamma cow"
native East Indian for u want some
food"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

der the leadership OF Herbert Lang.
The expedition has been unusually
successful among the Mangbetu.
The collection in anthropology now
consists of some l.4O0 specimens. &C
cording to Mr.. Lang. and is unique not
only on account of it's numbers. but
especially by reason of the selection
that has been made throughout the
territory inhabited by the Mangbetu
and other tribes. The expedition has
travelled with a caravan of $50 men
and in the report 2.4OO mammals are
listed. 1900 reptiles and 1850 birds.
Specimens include a white ~rhinoceros.
two elephants. a black rhinoceros and
two buffaloes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

cided that she would like to take her
coed chum, Miss Maria Wetter. to the
Kansas-Oklahoma football game on
the Lawrence field.
She did not write a note: she did
not telephone or telegraph. She told
the operator of a wireless station at
the university and forthwith the IN.
vitation went whizzing through the
air and was caught by Arthur Kep.
linger. who has a wireless station in
Kansas City. Kan. He got busy with
a telephone and Miss Wetter was
found at her home on East 34th street.
She accepted n the acceptance was
returned by the air route.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Red Whlskers.

"P1unkville needs a new co~nstable?:"
What's the matter with the present
Incumbent"
He has black whiskers and the
speeders kin see him hiding In the
shrubbery. What we want Is a on
stable with whiskers to match the fall
foliage"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

b~lacksnake. A swimming frog is send
ing up a stream of bubbles from her
nostrils, showing hat the lungs are
emptfed of air as the kin comes into
play for breathing.
In addition to the bullfrog group
there haye been put on view recently
a Monitor group and various smaller
exhibits. The modelling of these
groups in form life; all work on both
form and color is done from the living
animal, the New York geological park
and the New York aquarium having
lent many living specimens for study.
News has been received of the
Congo expedition of the museum.
which is being conducted in Africa un-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Difference Lies In Direction

A precocious son of one of the man
ayers Of William S. Wares mayoralty
campaign has been following the de-
velopments Of the fight with interest.
He has not yet acquired all the rudi-
mentary knowledge OF politics neces-
sary to understand all the curves. but
he is learning.
Father" he inquired the other
evening. as his "old man" bolted down
his evening meal. having to make
haste for political reasons, what's a
traitor"
Fellow that leaves our side and
goes IVA to the gang" snapped the
father.
And What do you call 'em when
they quit the other side and come over
to yours"
"A convert."-Philadelphia Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

1t soon became a national institu-
ton Of which every Briton was proud.
and the story of it's splendors spread
to all parts OF the world. When II
was partly destroyed by fire in 1866.
the late King Edward. then Prince OF
Wales, led the movement for raising
the funds necessary for the econ
OF the building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Kill Jersey Cows for Deer.

Duluth, ~Minn.-Jersey COWS may be
fawn colored. but hat is no reason
why they should be taken for deer and
slain for venison. A farmer near
Spina. Mimi. has written thus to the
county attorney, asking for an inves-
t~igation. He owned the two fawn-col-
ored cows.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
The outlo look.

rs It a very expensive proposition
to run an automobile"
Extremely C. The fines takes all
your loose change and even when you
win the damage suits o have to pay
your lawyer"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Eaatidioua Eieh.

Catch any fish on your trip?"
No: and / can't understand why.
Had a 5000 outfit. Had the right kind
OF hooks and the latest thing in flies"
Maybe you wern't wearing the
right kind Of hat"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
USE OF WIRELESS IN KANSAS
How University Student Invited Her
Chum to Witness Football Game
Acceptance by Same Route.

Kansas City, Mo.-They do things In
an up-to-date way at the University of
Kansas- Miss Eileen Burkhardt de-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
Few Year. Hence.

Senator. Why don't you unpack
o q trunk. You'll be In Washington
Tor SIX years?"
Il don't know about that My state
has the recall"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

A Hard Proposition.
Figures are hard things to deal
with"
"How sol"
Sometimes they won't lie and some
times they won't stand.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01
@RE@T 1o2

line linking up Chile and Argentina
with the easterly republics and thence
via steamship line with North Amer
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lea. d.
That the transcontineutal system
will be completed long before the W&%N
main line seems assured. Chile and "NM
Argentina have pierced the Andes and \@slZ
Valparaiso sends passengers and \
freight to Buenos Aires by the COM ~
pleted Transandine railway. Brazil
has pushed her steel highways nearly
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of these lines. which help to form the W.
Pan American, it seems fitting that the limited
States should at last step in and complete ono
link In the chain which goes under the name
Pan or All American.
1t was left for the little republic of Uruguay
to bring about this desired result.
She granted to an American COMPANY conces-
sions to build the line from Colonia Just oppo-
site Buenos Aires northeast to the San Luis
river. a distance of about 800 miles, with a
branch Of SO miles to connect with an existing
line to the east.
Uruguay has found it good policy to encourage
railway building by fair and liberal treatment OF
cspitai which ventures into such large under
taA1ngs. The government has confidence in the
future OF Uruguay and is willing. therefore. to
guarantee an interest earning upon a fair cap
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

to the south must use Uruguay's rail
ways to find the shortest route-part
rail, part sea-to Europe, England and
the United States, for the port OF
Pernambuco, Brazil, will some day
take an importance as the terminus
of a through rail line from Buenos
Aires and as the port of departure
for a quick steamship service to the
countries north of the equator. With
this in view Brazil is now spending
millions upon harbor Improvements
at this point.
This through railway from Buenos
Aires to Pernambuco has therefore
something more than a South Ameri
can significance. It becomes Pan
American. In fact the great system
of railways designed to bring about
easier communication between the
capitals and principal cities Of all
American republics may be divided
into two systems: % The main line
following close to the backbone OF
the continent and connecting Argen-
tina and the westerly republics with
North America through the Isthmus
Of Panama; CD the transcontinental
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-01

RUGUAY is a country
small in area, not quite
twice the size of New
York state, but large in
the Importance it has
in relation to South
American development.
Brazil to the north
must cross Uruguay to
get to the South Amer
lean metropolis, Bue-
nos Aires. Argentina
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
PathfinderS Are Back
With Glidden Route

OTTAWA. Canada, May 5.-The Glid-
den reciprocity tour pathfinders have
laid out the route for this years tour
from Washington, d. G, to Ottawa.
Dust covered and happy, the scouts
reached here today at noon, having
picked out the route for the contest
which will begin in Washington June
10. The .pathfinders were given cor
dial reception on their entry into the
Dominion capital. and were assured
that when the tour finishes here on
June 26, every member of the big cara
van would be given welcome long to
be remembered. The city threw open
its gates to the pathfnders and the
reception was hilarious
They encountered varied weather on
the trip, and while they were glad their
work was finished, they pronounced the
two-weeks' trip not so bad after all
The last leg of the trip from Montreal
was made through a heavy snow storm
and the weather was freezing cold
Arrangements for getting the competing
cars through the Canadian custom
house have been arranged by the path
finders. There will be no red tape or
delay in getting the cars through when
the contestants reach the Canadian
border.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
H|LDRETH WINS TWO
RACES OUT Of -FOUR
ENTR|ESAT P|ML|CO
Fitzherbert Simply Romped
Off in the Fifth Race
Yesterday.

BALTIMORE, May 5.-Sam Hildreth
had entries in four races at Pimlico
and landed two of them yester-
day. Mr.. Hildreth has big stable of
horses on his hands. and he must needs
keep busy to pay the feed bills.
Fitz Herbert was in another soft spot
in the fifth race yesterday. and simply
romped off with the purse at odds of
1 to 15 This was really a very liberal
price: to 100 would have been the
proper caper.
Mr.. Hildreth gathered in another
nurse for his stable when Priscillian
caDtured the United Hunt Purse, run
ming the mile and sixty yards in LAB 3-5.
reducing the track record full second:
Bouncer, which won this race, had
worked very fast before coming to Bal
timoTe, and Mr.. Hitchcock was conf
dent that the filly would show well. MI.
Clyde's Aetna ran nice race, ana was
only Just nosed out by Rose queen Tor
ZagobIa made good in the opening
race yesterday, and justified all tne
good things that had been said about
him. Tom Healey has lot Of very'ese,
full twoyear-olds in his staao saaeie' eiass ana
DR.. Tyree evidently has good colt
in Bitten, IT,, the full brother to tnat
stanch old performer, Peter Paul. me
colt made his first start MoIuay anu
fnished fourth only to be beaten three
heads, Yesterday he ran a brilliant
race and had the winner driving at the
end. o.5
shape now. He gathered in the thlrd
race Yesterday rather handily after
something of a battle with the veteran
Martin Doyle, who is enjoying his Sec
ond time on earth.
The talent was badly bumped in the
Electric Park Steeplechase, which was
annexed by Sir william Garth's High
Hat. .-.u -.
The last race yesterday was full OF
good things, and a visit to the paddock
developed the fact that nearly every
trainer in the race. was confident that
he was saddling the winner
A 20 to / shot, Florida's Beauty, now
ever upset all the good things and came
home an easy winner. This one was
not entirely unexpected and those IN
the know profted handsomely.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
STRONG GENTRY LIST
IS IN FOR SOUTH
ATLANTIC GAMES
Pick of Athletes of This Part
of Country to Contest
at Georgetown.

The list of entries for the South At
Iantic championships and interscholas-
tic meet at Georgetown Field tomorrow
afternoon show some of the best-known
athletes in this division entered in the
field and track events.
Most of the interscholastic stars from
Baltimore and Washington are entered,
and the competition in these events is
sure to be keen The individual prize in
the scholastic events in a handsome
loving cup Bacon and Cheetham are
listed from the Baltimore City College,
and Snowden, Penniman, and Wiltshire
will represent the Boys Latin School of
Baltimore Business High will have
Coalman, Dillon, and Bradett in the
events.
In the championships the pick of the
South Atlantic division are entered, and
competition in the events is expected
to be warm.
Following is the list of entries in the
championship events:
lOO-yard run-Walter E. Black, Fifth
Regiment A. A; Frank A. Scntt t11th
Regiment A A; W. d. Randall, jr:., b.
c. c. c.; BENJAMIN L. Kempton. Ire
mont A. c.: r E. Stokes, fremont A.
c.; H. J. Buckman, c. Y. NJ. {. A
, 220-yard run-C. A. King, w. G. A. A;
T. D. Elliott, Fifth Regiment A. A;
A. c.: c. Sullivan, c. Y. NJ. c. A. lBal-
timore); Fl. J. Buckman, c. Y. M. c. A.
(Baltimore).
b. c. C. C.: W. A. Freeburger, B. c.
c. c.; c. L. Timanus. c. Y. M. c. A.
a20-yard hurdIe-w. B. Young, w.
G. A A: T. p. McDonagh, B. c. c; G.;
n. J; B; McD9nagh; 3 3. E; z E, e; Timsnns W. a.
C. Y. M c. A, Baltimore.
Running high jump-W. G. Boet-
finger, Baltimore A. c.; II. D. Ward,
c. Y. NJ. c. A, Baltimore; Marshall
Low, w, G. A. A; G. Connolly Wal
A. A.; W. B. Young, w. G. A. A; W. E.
Black. Fifth Regiment A A; I; D.
Elliott, Fifth Regiment A. A; F. 4.
Randall. jr., B. c. c. C.: w: N; Nc
Roberts, B. c. c. c.: R. z. Rawlings,
r. A. c.; J. B. Brown: c. Y. N. e. a.
CBaltimore); L. A. Wiley, c. Y. NJ. 9.
A, CBalitmore); Gordon Law, w. Y.
Sso-yard run7-J. G. stecher, W; G.
A. A; w B. Young. w. G. A. A; G. J.
Horn, B. c. c. c.: L. A. Wiley. c. Y.
N: c. A. (Baltimore); c. A. Rogers
one-miIe rum. G. stecher. W. g. A.
A: G. ]. Horn, B. c. c. C; w. G. How
ard. c. Y. NJ. c. A. CBaltimore); c. A.
TRree-miie run. G. stecher, w. @.
4. A: r. w. st. Martin. Fifth Regiment
A A: NJ. G. Shave, B. c: G. c.: John
Kelley,~B. c.. c. c.: w G.. Howard, Y.
NJ. c.. a. CBaltimorel: D. NJ. Healey,
Carroll institute; P. J. Gallagher. Car
roll Institute: NJ. J. Lynch, Carroll In
stitute.
Running broad jump. S. Hill, B. c.
9. c.: w. G. Boettinger, Bal. A. c.; c. A.
King. W. G. A. A; NJ. ]. B. McDonagh,
L. c. c. C; G. Connolly, Wal A. c.
Pole vault-H. D. Ward, c. Y. NJ. c.
A. CBaltimorel; J. A. Sterrett, w. G. A.
~: II. S. Weideman, w. G. A. A: H. G.
Robertson, W G. A. A
Putting sixteen-pound shot-H. W.
Canister. Baltimore a. c.; L. w. Gill, B.
c. c. c; w. A. McCusker, B. c. c. c.:
w c. Money. W. G. A. A.
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer-H.
w. Canister, Baltimore A. c.; w. c.
Money, W. G. A. A.