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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Economy.

The late former Governor Allen n
Gambler of Georgia was famous in
the south for his quaint humor.
Governor Gambler" said Gaines
vile man. "once abandoned cigars for
a pipe at the beginning of the year.
He stuck to his resolve till the years
end. Then he was heard to say:
by actual calculation, have
saved by smoking pipe instead of
cigars this year sos. But where is
it,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
R,tterTy Note PAPER,

The butterfly. dominant novelty
of this seasons fashions, trails its
frivolous wings across the latest note
paper. Flights of sulphur-colored in
sects upon delicate green ground.
and Of bright, soft blue ones over a
crecm white surface, none of them
too perceptible are seen. 1t is fan
ciful idea, to have these decorated
miss,yes as frivolous and brief az
their own short lives.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
AN INSECT "SKYSCRAPER"
A Termite "Ant Hill" in South Africa
Which Is by No Means
Extra Large.

Boston.-Tho'gh most abundant IL
hot climates. the termites, improperly
called white ants, reach far beyond
the tropics extending into our own
hemisphere. from Chile to New Eng
land The African species build great
pinnacled nests, so feet in circumfer-
ence at the base and sometimes 40
feet high Formerly the plains Of AZ.
RIGA were in many places thickly stud
ded with these hills, but the advance
Of civilized man has driven them back
from the neighborhood of the foreign
settlements.
The nests are destroyed partly to
obtain the clay, which is valuable for
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Economy In Ar

"Of course" said Mr.. Sirius Bart.,
Il want my daughter to have som.
sort Of an artistic education. I thinr
I'll have her study singing"
why not art or literatureY"
art spells canvas and paint ana
literature wastes reams of panar
Singing merely produces a temporarv
disturbance of the atmosphere
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

If you'll make up your mind to be
Contented with your lot
And with the optimists agree
That troubles soon forgot.
You'll be surprised to find. I guess.
Despite misfortune's darts,
What constant springs of happiness
Lie hid in human hearts:
What sunny CLEANS and golden dreams
The passing years unfold.
How soft and warm the lovelight beams
When you are growing old.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Sea and Shore

Hyker-What did the hishwayman
say when he covered you with his re-
volver?
Pyker-He said Throw up your
hands!"
Hykcr-Huh! Had he been q pi-
rate instead of highwayman, l sup
pose he would have said All hands
aloft!"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
A Medical Compromise.

You had two doctors in consulta-
ton last night. didn't your"
yes"
What did they say"
well. one recommended one thing
and the other recommended some
thing else"
"A deadlock. eh?"
mo. they finally told me to mix
emf"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Thanks to Burnt Cork.

Gosh. But the colored race is a.
comm to the front FAST" whispered
innocent Uncle Hiram. at the vaude-
vile show. as the black-face comedian
was boisterously applauded.
Yes, indeed" smiled the city man;
anyone can see that that fellow is a
self-made negro"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
Divided Skirt Practical.

Frocks of velvet have been so much
worn that little costumes of tweed,
serge or other woolens are a trifle
more novel The divided skirt worn
in Paris is certainly practical and
might we'll be adopted for hard wear
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
PORTUGAL'S RELATIVE SIZE
New Republic Is Not Such a Great
Country, as the Accompanying
Map Shows.

Washington.-Recen the citizens
of Portugal overturned their kings
throne and established a republic, and
many people may get the idea that
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13

nasu6A.zs ~ home milliner has been
<AA able to find turban COW
KA cred with fur of almost any
NNUy description and almost any
shape. The matter OF trim
A ming 1t at home Is prob
lem of easy solution. Fur turbans are
not exactly trimmed-they are dec
GRATED. The soft shapes. made without
wire, carry bows, rosettes or motifs,
applied fiat to the body of the hat; or
tinsel and silk roses, a smart cockade
or an aigrette fastened on with an or
nament. all easy to procure and the
trimming easy Of accomplishment.
Fashion permits the. trimming to be
placed anywhere, from back to front,
at the sweet will and sense Of style
possessed by the wearer.
Where the turban is made by cover
ing a buckram shape with fur. plumes
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13

Portugal is a great country; but IT.
isn't. Portugal contains 35.490 square
miles of territory. and the state Of
Minnesota 1886 square miles. They
are shown in comparison in the pic
turs. The state of Maine. with 5000
square miles. comes nearest the size
of Portugal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13
What About Brain Food?
This Question Came Up in the Recent
Trial for Libel.

This trial has demonstrated:
That Brain ia made of Phosphate of Potash
the principal Mineral Salt, added to albu-
men and water.
That Grape-Nuts contains that element az
more than one-half of all its mineral salts.
A healthy brain is important, II one would
do things" In this world.
A man who sneers at Mind" sneers at the
best and least understood part of himself.
That part which some folks believe links US to
the Infinite.
Mind asks for healthy brain upon which to
act, and Nature has defined way to make
healthy brain and renew 1t day by day as 1t
IL used up from work of the previous day.
Natures way to rebuild Is by the use Of food
which supplies the things required.
There's q Reason"
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Battle Creek. Mich.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20

| third and Stovall second on the heave
to the infield. Joe Birmingham took ad-
vantage of the monentary dizziness Of
Gray, and sprinkled a Iwo-base plant
IN right. scoring Easterly and StovalL
Neal Ban hunted up a little fly, and
was declared out for interfering with
Ainsrnith, who legged 1t to the grass
TO smother II. But that was a mere
breath. a mere nothing in the grand
symphonic whole. Sid Smith, a fat man.
who acts as.catcher. plastered another
two spot In the right field corner, send
ing birmingham In and Gray out
smith tried to piher third and Ain
smith neatly spiked him with a pretty
toss to Elberfeld. Then Dixie Walker.
relief twirler, breezed Hardness.
darkness passed seven of the young
gentlemen from the seats Of the mighty
and yet, SO great was their Kindness Of
heart and human charity, they forbors
% score No, they never would do a
thing like that
Manager McAleer, wearied at heart
hasn't been seen to smile for a whole
week. week ago today in Chicago
ne registered his last smile. Will his
next one come tonight? Who knows He
says he hates to hazard a guess. And
right here is the bunch of numbers thai
tell how the .Naplanders did it and the
Nationals didn't. Here they are: :
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Standing of the Clubs.
Many Capitalize
In Show at Richmond

RICHMOND, May 20.-With a number
of Washington horses among the most
important of its exhibits. the Richmond
horse show opened this morning. There
was a large attendance in spite of the
warm weather.
Melvin Hazen. of Washington, a men,
ber of the National Capital horse show
executive committee. reached here last
night He was pleased with the show
He will act as one of the judges In the
class for hunters. AS usual, there are
a large number of hunting horses. Ma
jor Henry T. Allen, chairman Of the
executive committee Of the National
horse show of Washington, has a horse
here.
A special feature Is a troop Of cav
airy from Fort Meyer. The soldiers
will give all exhibition of fancy riding
here, and the men and their horses are
attracting much attention. The exhi-
bition of the soldiers will be one Of the
most attractive features this year. The
show WILL last today and Monday, and
promises to be the most successful ever
held here.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20

CLEVELAND, May 0.-For the
sixth successive time the Nationals
have gathered around the festive
board and tasted nothing but ounce.
lemon, and lime, while the other fellows
have fattened on squad, chicken, and
roast domestic duck. The wandering
McAleerites have been given nothing
but the refuse from the vineyard, and
yesterdays defeat, to !, was right in
keeping with what had gone before.
The famous Egyptian curse, born Of
misshapen hags in lonely desert isles,
has been cast upon the outfit, and its
malevolent influence is as potent as
ever, once more those walloping wands,,
supposed to be built for base bits. have
developed nothing but long flies, dane
ing grounders, and mere empty swip-
ings at the passing zephyrs. For the
third time within week the army of
the Potomac has started bravely to
wind up poorly, three hits coming to
them for all their afternoons hard
work.
Dolly Gray looked like a pitcher when
he started. He wore a glove and toe
plate. Later on it was proved beyond
cavil that he was not pircher-at least,
not yesterday. Those Naplanders, aided
and abetted by poor old blind man,
Jack Sheridan, of his majesty Ban
Johnson's umpiral STAN, swatted Gray's
choicest shoots to various sections of
walker, the greatest untamed, was
shunted into the game in the midst of
the harangue.
First Run for Graney.
, Graney gave the pill a trip to center
for one cushion right off the reel and
went around TO third when Ole Olson
followed suit. He scored the first run
when Joe Jackson doubled up the
squarehead.
In the second Joe Birmingham, re-
formed outfielder. singled to left, took
another while Neal Bali was dying.
promptly ambled over on Sid Smith S
solid plunk to- center. However, the
Nationals copped one in the third and
made it resemble slightly regular
game until the blow-up in the sixth.
"Dorf" Ainsmith slapped hard one
at Olsen. The obleng tuTret got his
spikes stuck in the sod and lost his man
at first. Eddie quickly stole second in
a sandstorm, and landed on third while
Dolly Gray was being tossed out by
Ball. He made the one lonely. tally
after Clyde Milan biffed a single to left
field, and even then it was a big league
ball game.
The end came in the sixth, which Is
becoming a very bad inning for the
Army of the Potomac these days.
Jackson Gets Life.
Ainsmith made botch of the third
strike on Olson, the long legged Swede
gaining life. Gray seized Jackson's
little bunt and threw to second too late
to get Olson. He might easily have
nailed Jackson at first. but he didn't.
Easterly's neat bunt in front of the
celery dish filled all three corners. Even
the ladies, lit was ladies' day." pfped
up a merry lay all around the stand.
George Stovall, he's a manager now
since they tied the can on Jim Mcguire,
picked out a neat single in left, scoring
Olson and Jackson. Easterly reached
The Washington times., 1911-05-20

Runs-Graney. Olson, Jackson, Easterly,
Stovall, Birmingham (2). Ainsmith. two.
base hits-Birmingham and Smith. Sacrifice
hiTs-Jackson, Olson, and Schaefer Stolen
bases-Birmingham, Elberfeld. Ainsnith, and
Birmingham, Ball. and StovaIT; Afnsmith
and Mcbride. Hits-OR Gray, 10 in 51-3 in
nings; OF Walker, none in 2 2-3 innings.
First base on balls-Of Harkness, 4; or
Walker. i. Struck out-By Harkness 8: by
Gray, 2; by Walker, l. wild pitch-Hark-
ness, 1. First base on errors-Cleveland, l.
Left on bases-Cleveland, 8; Washington, f.
Cmpires-Messrs. Perrtne and Sheridan. Time
Of game-l hour and 10 minutes
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Rock Hill to Meet
Catholic University

A good game is expected when the
Rock Hill nine plays the Catholic Uni
versity this afternoon at University
Field.
The Baltimore collegians have been
playing some good ball this year, and a
hard struggle is expected. Tho game
will be called at O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
New York State League.

Binghamton, 5; Elmira, (eleven in
nings).
Utica-AIbany (wet groupds).
Syracuse, 13; Troy. T.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Battling Nelson After
Go With Jimmy Britt

NEW YORK. May 2O.-Fight fans are
much interested in the announcement
that Battling Nelson has wired Harry
Pollock, matchmaker OF the Twentieth
Century Athletic Club, asking him to
arrange go for him with Jimmy Britt,
who has Just arrived from Europe.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Southern League.

Nashville. 5; Montgomery, O.
Memphis, Z; Mobile, 3.
Birmingham, 6; Atlanta, 1.
New Orleans, IA: Chattanooga, Z.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
aStern League

Montreal, /; Baltimore, eleven in
nings).
Rochester, 8: Providence, l.
Toronto, Z; Jersey City, (eleven in
nings).
Buffalo, s: Newark. 3.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Naething Golf Star.

NEW YORK, May 20.-By defeating
Ralph Carroll, of Greenwich, Conn, two
up in the final round. winning the first
annual golf tournament of the New
York Athletic Club. John Neathing has
proved himself as efficient golfer as
a swimmer.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Washington Teams.

Seaman Gunners, 10; St. Elizabeth, 3
St. Peters IL; Indian Head, s.
Tanglewnod, 8; Cherrydale, ,.
Twinning Athletic Club, 3; Bate
Street Stars,-7.
Slater School. s: Patterson School, 6.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Minor League Results.
American Association.

Toledo, 5; Milwaukee, 4.
Louisville, s; St. Paul, 5.
Minneapolis, II; Columbus, 8.
nings). 49,
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Tri-State League.

Harrisburg, z: Altoona, Give innings).
Johnstown, Z; York, 8.
Wilmington, 5; Lancaster, 2.
Trenton, 10; Reading, 3.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
South Atlantic Leapne.

Columbus, 6: Columbia, 4.
Albany, 8: Augusta, l.
Charleston, 2; Jacksonville, 0.
Savannah, l; Macon, 0.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
New England League.

Fall River, /; Lynn, eleven innings).
Brockton, .; Lawrence, 6.
New Bedford, 2; Lowell, T.
worcester, 10; Haverhill, A.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Three. Hundred i'm Meet.

NEW YORK, May 20.-More than 800
boys from schools within 100 miles of
New York were entered in the Columbia
tnter-scholostie track and field cham
pionship meet this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Carolina Association.

Greensboro, 4; Winston-S Salem, 1.
Greenville, 5: Spartanburg, 4.
Charlotte, II; Anderson, l.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Games TODAY.

Washington at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Detroit
New York at st Louis
Boston at Chicago
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Virginia State League

Petersburg, IL; Danville. l.
Richmond, 3; Lynchburg, l.
Norfolk, l5; Roanoke, 4.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Cleveland. Z; Washington, !.
Detroit. 8; Philadelphia. s.
New York, 10; st. Louis, s.
Boston, 4: Chicago, 8
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Robertson making good.

Dick Robertson, of this city, is making
a most valuable asset for the Savannah
club.
Yesterday, with Giebel. another Wash
fngtonian behind the bat. Robertson
stopped Macon with but a single hit,
and allowed but three men to reach
first base.
If he can continue at this sort Of
speed it won't be long before the major
league scouts are fiocking to Savannah
to take look at the young man who
learned baseball on the fields of this
city.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
LAST
IN THE AVERAGES
Milan Best Batter Among McAeers Men, With Schaefer
Next, While McInnes Leads All Suggers in the
American League.

The batting and fielding averages Of
the American League still prove the
sorry plight Of the Nationals in every
department of the game.
The club is absolutely last, both with
the bat and in the field. while the pitch
ing records show that McAleer's staff
mas failed utterly to come up to ex-
pectations.
Milan still tops the individual Nation
ais with .307, while Schaefer comes
next, being on the 300 mark.
leading the whole league. with 4Sl,
while Eddie Collins is next with .424,
which is twenty-five points better than
Ty Cobb.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
CanoeistS out.

noticed Roy Garrett and Cleveland
Skinker out practicing on the river yes
terday. These two stars of the Wash
ington Canoe Club have never been
beaten on the river and will no doubt
give a good account of themselves in
the regatta on July 4.
Skinker talked of Withdrawing this
year, but 1 understand he has recon
sidered, as great pressure was brought
to bear to keep him in the club.
The club will lose Buchanan this year,
always given a good account of him
self. He goes to New York, where he
has accepted a position.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
NJ. A. c. track meet.

Practically all the field and track
athletes from the schools of Washing
ton are at College Park today for the
Maryland ':Aggies" set of games.
The college is rather unfortunate in
having such hot weather for its in
itial meet. but because of the class Of
the entries I would not be surprised to
see some excellent performances.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Ten Leading Base Stealers.
Pitching Records.

Records of pitchers including all
games up to May II:
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Dalton, captain.

That was quite an honor the members
of the Annapolis field and track team
conferred on John Dalton yesterday,
when they selected him captain for next
season.
The captain elect holds the hurdle
record for the Academy and is probably
the most prominent football player in
the institution, being leader for next
fall.
1t is rather unusual for the midship-
men to give two ,captaincies to one man,
but Dalton was too good a bet to over
look.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
New York, 4; Pittsburg. g.
Brooklyn, 2; Cincinnati, 0.
Chicago. Z; Philadelphia, 3.
st. Louis, 8: Boston, 3.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Games Today.

Games Today.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at New York.
St Louis at Boston.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
ais CONTINUE in Rack Of American Baseball League IN Fielding and Hq
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost.-
Sport at Princeton.

Sport at Pf1nceton.
This Is a big day at Princeton, with
the Harvard-Princeton ball game aud
the triangular boat race between Cor
nell, Yale, and the Tigers.
Viewing the affair from the distance.
it appears to me that "Old Man" Court
ney has sent down another great eight
from Lake Cayuga, and his charges
should have no trouble in capturing the
race. Yale has been so unsettled all
season that the Blue may experience
considerable trouble in keeping their
bow in front Of the Tiger she'll
After today's race it will be possible
to form some idea of the probabls VIC
tors at New London and Poughkeepsie
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Batting Averages.

Records of all players who have
played in 10 or more games up to and
including those played on Wednesday,
May II:
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Donohue a manager.

Jiggs Donohue has finally realized one
Of his pet ambitions in obtaining the po-
sition of manager Of the Galveston club
of the Texas League.
The condition under which the Chi
cago White Sox allowed Donohue to ac-
cept the Texas position was that Com
iskey is to get the pick Of the Galveston
club in the fall. Galveston has an es.
pecially promising pitcher in a young
ster named Baldridge. and 1t is believed
that this is the one who Will land in
Chicago.
Donohue knows a lot Of baseball and
ha should prove q valuable man for the
Texans.
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
Gets another veteran.

Following out his policy of depending
upon major league discards for his
Minneapolis club, Joe Cantillon. our old
friend. has Just signed Sam Lever. the
former Pittsburg pitcher.
Leever Is known as one Of the wisest
twirIers in the game and is expected to
bolster up that Minneapolis pitching
staf that thus far has failed to shoH
that 1t can be relied upon to land an
other championship in the American
Association
The Washington times., 1911-05-20
SIXTH LOST GAME
A BITTER REPAST
Nationals Feast on Ounce and Lime While Other Eel
lows Are Getting Fat on SQUAD, Chicken and Roast
Domestic Duck and the Guttons Keep 1t Up.
By SENATOR

Only Washington Newspapermnn With Nationals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-10
THREW STONE INTO CAR.

Among the passengers on the car
which left ashing.on at ll:3O O'Clock
on Monday night for Falls Church
was nee:o who refused to pay his
fare when the conductor came AROUND.
The car was stopped and the darkey
elected. The lat r, incensed at TIL.
procedure, picked up o rock ana
threw it through \ window into the
car. An electric train for this city was
following the Fails Church car, and
Conductor Head and others after the
cars had stopped aided in capturing
tho negro. Several soldiers who were
the FallsChurcll car were so angeTed
~ the neero's act that it was w.,h
difficulty that the other passengers
prevented them from summary dis
posing Of the darkey. The latter was
placed ON the car taken to Fort Niger
and turned over to the authorities oi
Alexandria county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-10
The Shapes OF Eocs.

There was recently had before III,
Geological society OF London = matha
NAUTICAL discussion OF the differences il.
the shape OK eggs. \ few eggs. Ike
those Of The owl and The tortoise, are
spherical or nearly so: a few. ike the
erehe'S or The cGrmnrants. are clip.
teal. With symmetrical ends: The great
ma lorty. like The hens. are nvnid. OF
bluaier AZ one end than the other. The
hens egg is always laid blunt end fore
most. Eggs that are The most nnsym.
metrical nre also eggs "f large size
relatively 10 the parent bird. The
yolks OF eggs ara spherical. whatever
lie form OF lhe entire egg may be.
This has been shown Ia he due 10 tLrl:
being innlosed In MUD The white.
which makes The pressure every wher=
On lie surface Of the yo!l; Practically
constant. Scientific American.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-10
Flower Perfumss.

A garden full Of flowers is more fra
grant when Swallowed b. cloud thar
when bathed in sunshine: 81 eaSl la
is the conclusion 10 which experiment.
Of French scientist lead. Ee assert
thai If is light ana nor. :S cnmm"ni,
believed. oxygen lhIt eEarlS The srrai
EST influence III daSnryin@ ndnrS. A
Coriing ~ The same authority. The lii
iensily Of The perfume given of Ivy !;
flower depends upon The relation he
tween The pressure of water IL III
cells OF lie piIni. which tends 10 driv
CIT Tie essential oils that cause Id
Cdhr. and be action OF The snuiiau
which tends 70 d nli!i,h water EG@-
sure In ih- cells. Spr!nE!iag liz rlaE
Increases the tGrgeScenre and IS :.
consequence q more 70li1us lrOdaci0l
81 perfume Al night The air round
Hover he'd Is heavy with 0:lOrS. he
cause then their emInaiiOn i moi al,
posed hy the sunlight. : New loTl
Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-10
A. 1. I BANQUET.

The Alexandria Light Infantry nave
issued invitations Tor banquet 10 !"
served in Tic hrmory next Monday
evening, May 18th. IL $ clock:
All the city officials, including the
members OF the Board OF Aldermen
aud City C..uncil AMI number OF
monument cilizarS have been spec'al,y
invited to b. The honorea guests OF the
rompany. There will be addresses ny
General ". " Sale. adiniant general
NJ Virginia; Col. VIM. Ferry, com
,nanJer OF The FRI Virginia Ree'.
mont of wh;,I, Tie A. J.. |. 'sa part
and probably by General :. ~ T.
Vaughan. commander "f all The 'Ir
e;uia Infant y. Hon. G. {. cari'n AMI
General Robert X. Evans. chief Of the
hnrcau of militia affairs, Of lhe War
Department, have been invited ana
requested to speak. :,
The banquet, it y expected. VIII
arouse renewed interest III the A, l.. H.,
which has always hecn m organization
Of which our people have Teen proud
and wilI he a mo enjoyable OCCASION.