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The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-06-01
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
Same Sort.

II e stood on street corner wait
ing for car, and as he stood he
shivered in the cool morning air.
Pretty soon second man came up.
and he shivered. The first man no.
ticed 1t and said:
1T was along last May"
Yes. along last May" echoed the
other.
1T was hot day"
II distinctly remember
Chilly weather seemed years dis
tant."
Yes, years and years away"
When took that overcoat on my
arm and started for the pawn
brokers'"
That's where went too"
And my coat is there now"
And so is mine, and that isn't the
worst Of It,"
"You-you can't raise the-the
spondulicks?
mot the half Of It,"
Same here. Brother, let us shake
hands and cuddle up to each other to
get warm!"
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17

NOT GETTYSBURG.

says they formed up in solid order"
Yes. I hear
Then there was moment Of sus-
pense."
eyes"
"Then the command was given, and
with wild yells and cheers
! Eyes, wild yells and cheers"
1.-THE line swept forward and the
enemy was moved down like autumn
leaves and the battle won. Oh, 1t
must have been glorious! Just think
of thousand men falling in that one
charge"
Hardly thousand"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
a Prudent Man.

II SEE you have mushrooms she
said as she stopped in front Of a
grocery.
"Yes'm, they are said to be mush-
rooms" was the reply Of the grocer.
But aren't they p
II am not going to say, madam.
They may or may not be-"
"oh, see. You think they may be
toadstools?"
They may be-
"And would kill those who ate
them?"
Exactly"
II remember to have read that a
score or more Of people in New York
City ate toadstools and died."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
"He moved away owing you money

''He moved away owing you money!
HE did,
well, Mr.. Gregg speaks at one Of
our meetings tonight. He has heard
that you are going to be there and on
front seat. He has heard that when
he says he will do his best to weed
out corruption you will arise and say
he'd better pay you those $27."
Exactly, sir-that's what I mean
to say"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
PAYING HALF DOWN.

" FEW days ago a stranger came to
- Brown, the grocer, and said:
''Mr. Brown, you probably know
LEGISLATURE
Il do, SIR
''He used to live in this neighbor-
hood
HE did,"
Gle used to trade with you"
"He did"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17

- HERE was crowd of two hun
dred men gathered around an old
~ man on the steps Of an insurance
Office. He had been speaking and
gesturing, and had been frequently
cheered, when a man came running
up to gasp out:
What Is It! What is it,"
Hes talking" was the reply Of the
one addressed.
"Ah, I see. He's an old war vet
eran."
"Mebbe."
Hes telling Of a grand charge. 1t
must have been at Gettysburg. He
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
JOE KERR.

But you mustn't, Mr.. Brown-you
mustn't
"And why not?''
Because here Is $3.50 on the debt.
up there and make dicker for his
vote you shall have the balance"
"Um! I'm! see. You. can say to
Mr.. Gregg that have always looked
upon him as an honest man,
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
WORRY ABOUT HIS FUTURE,

Minister-Your son Donald Is at
tending college. is he not?
Mother-Yes.
Minister-He always impressed me
as being studious boy.
Mother-Yes, and that fact worries
his father and me quite good deal.
We are afraid he is going to be a
scholar instead Of football player.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17

Then five hundred
Hardly thar a
But there must have been"
Couldn't have been, my friend.
There were only two football teams,
you see."
"F'ootball?''
Yes. He isn't an old veteran of
the war, but an old veteran football
player. He isn't telling OF Gettysburg.
but Of game between Harvard and
Yale"
oh" said the other as he
walked away.
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
WHERE THE CHARM FAILED.

Swift, the aviator, seems to bear a
charmed life; trip after trip he has
made In his airship, ascending hun
dreds Of feet, and never had the
sign OF an accident.
But heard he broke his leg yes
terday.
Oh, he broke that by falling down
his cellar stairs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17

Il read the same thing, madam
And $3.50"
80 there they are. If they are
real mushrooms you get a bargain It
the price asked. II they are toadstools
your heirs can't get cent out Of mo.
for everything Is in my wife's nsme.'
The woman said she'd take two
beets and carrot and let It 80 at
that.
JOE KERR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

ness. She had just seen the young man
seize the girls hand for an instant ana give
1t a little squeeze.
At this point Isabel became Interested III
her dinner. She was hungry aiter all
Somehow Henry always did seem TO know
instinctively what she preferred. NO stereo-
tvDed list OF "favorite dishes rung IN uhti'
one tired OF them and they became PCT
aversions. Henry was inventive, magma
tive. daring when he ordered dihhei
Even If he did ignore her attractive toiie''
she'd do him justice-he was good pro-
wider Then she sighed and thought OF the
army of women married to mere good pro-
v,dcrs "Rut " she argued. better din
ner OF herbs where love Is IMAM - 'e'
eyes travelled again to the next table.
The Young man was scowling. Inc gif'
was talking rapidly =,
II think YOU are unreasonable cut III
the young man.
"t,,s common senser' snapped the Sirl'
",rhe instant you stop paying me SHY com
nliments and we try To DISCUSS any piac'
teal subject we Disagree. and you tell INC
I don't understand such things. guess
we've made a mistake
.l.m't take everybody in the place INTO
,our confidence" cautioned the young man
Il, a voice mo- less audible. After That inc
a,,rrel waced on IN a low humble.
Arain isabel saw Romance shne away
from a table for two. soon ai'er the couple
left. the girl marching In advance Win he'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

good ones there are on this earth.
AS TO where the best ones come from
that is a question that probably never VIII
be settled. The polo pony is a citizen oil
the world He is cosmopolitan. The best
ores usually are accidents-freaks.
They are raised everywhere, and 1t isn't
q new industry, for the game itself is very
ancient. omar Khayyam was polo Fan, y
and it was away back In the eleventh CEN
fury that omar hammered his typewriter.
He must have come from some good, rough
match when ne concoctej the auatrain that
starts:
The ball no question makes OF ayes and noes
But here or there strikes the player goes
A great many ponies used in India by the
army officers come from New South wales
They call these "Walers," and the term is
synonyme in India for polo superexcel-
!, lence. Down in South Africa they breed a
stock of ponies they call Basuto name
taken from a race of brunette African
neople Arab horses have been tried, out
there are many who declare the breed 10
be inferior for polo playing. One or THESE
is Godfrey Preece, New York dealer III
polo ponies. Mr.. Preece's father was an
expert on polo horsehesh, az was his father
before him, and his before him. back into
don't know how many generations. II
| was Mr. Freezes father who brought over
| a. string Of Arab horses and gave them a
| chance to make good In England.
"They didn't do It," Mr.. Preece declared
"They didn't have the bottom They Lacked
the hardness that is the first requirement
of the polo pony In my opinion the best
polo ponies come from America. They are
bred on the ranches Of Texas, or are South
ern California thoroughbreds, and they
know what hard work is. Out there no"
they are Just beginning to take some care
| in the breeding of ponies. especially iof
polo. and after they have done that Tor
few years a strain Of blood will appear
| that the rest of the world can't touch
Your polo pony is not the tender prod
not If some luxurious thoroughbred farm
where he has three or four grooms hanging
, around all the time to slip him oats anc
make him comfortable Indeed. they say
that the little thoroughbred is too high
! tempered for polo purposes. In the serum
images that every game demands the thor
oughhred is liable to get angry when an
o,hor nonv rides him off and as result
| REQUIRES so much attention from the rldei
| that the latter can't make the nice strokes
required of him.
"What are the requirements OF a mrs.
| class polo pony?' you ask the experts
This renlv Is usually as full of seemingly
| irnossible projections as that list named
nv Rudyard Kipling in his definition OF a
true man.
"A polo pony the expert tells you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
Continued from fourth page.

sideIietts and windows-rhore than TWO
thousand-add much to the brightness ana
cheerful effect of the public rooms ana
passenger cabins
The gigantic size of these steamers is
hest APPRECIATED when il is recalled tha'
in length each vessel overtops by lS2l2 feet
the height of the Metropolitan tower III
New York-the highest office building III
the word-and 1924 feet beyond the heiSh'
of the new Woolworth Building, now I'M
der construction. Each ship being -FOUR
times as long as the height of the famous
Bunker Hill Monument and 327 feet longer
than the height Of the Washington Monu-
ment, their massive measurements 'ar
excel Americas most famous memorials
Bige or fin keels prevent these me
steamers from rolling, and their machinery
is the unique combination of reciprocatlns
aneires Generating the two wing pro-
ncllers) and a low pressure turbine (oper-
ating the centre propeller)-an ldeai ar
rangement, which has been tested thor
oughly and found most satisfactory from
an engineering point OF view
Three elevators in the first class and one
IN the second class provide comfortable
means of access between decks. which on
sh,ns so vast as these saves the passenger
much effort.
on the topmost deck-cheerfully named
tho "sun" deck-one finds a commodious
,nen promenade with a large area for deck
sports All the enticing outdoor games
that seem exclusively identified with tho
rleasani hours aboard ship are played here
md the ardent devotee of the putter and
the niblick can keep in top trim by as
eiduous attention TO the fascinating pastimt
"deck golf" with it's eighteen-hole course
Here also is located the roomy gymnasium
with its complete equipment, which VIII at
tract many passengers seeking mild and
bcaIthful diversion. Forward are the Off
GERS quarters and the wheelhouse ano
chart rooms.
\ striking feature OF the promenade decl
.R" Is the glass Enclosed section. As 9
,rotection against inclement weather. IT,
windows make IL "A pleasing and perfect
shelter. while on cold, clear days. when the
windows are closed 10 prevent the ingres'
Of lev breezes, the deck becomes a verita
lie sun paror, and here at times prom
onade concerts by the ships string orches
ira and evening dances are held.
Among many other special attraction
for passengers Ia the first class are The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
Ho for London and the Coronation!

again the route will be lined with troops,
presenting a most Interesting spectacle,
and on ono DAY there will be a public re-
view Of all the colonial forces. which will
be extremely interesting. since every
British dependency, from the great Do
minion OF Canada and the still larger
Commonwealth Of Australia down to the
small and remote Falkland Islands, VIII
be represented by a military contingent.
Americans will, Of course, centre in u
measure around their two ambassadors,
namely. Whitelaw Reid. at Dorchester
House, i'm Park Lane, and john Hays
Hammond, the special ambassador OF
President Taft to the coronation, who
las rented i'm Piccadily the house at
the corner Of Stratton street which was
for nearly q century the home Of Lady
Burdott-Coutts. and prior to that the
scene of the memorable siege upon her
father. Sir Francis Burdett, by the OFF,
Gers Of tho House Of Commons, by the
police and by the troops Of the Lon
don garrison, I'm an attempt TO arrest
him on the strength Of a warrant OF the
Speaker
Sir Francis. who was member OF Par
lament for Westminster at the ume'
had incurred the ire Of the speaker VINO
caused his imprisonment for contempt
not, however, without much riotlng ana
even bloodshed between the armed
forces arrayed against him and his con-
sttuents, who assembled in his defence
1t is. indeed. one of the most interest
ing residences i'm London, ana during JUS
occupancy by Lady Burdett-Coutts IL
was 80 renowned for the generous ana
unbounded charity Of its kindly mis-
tress that even when professions OF uh-
employed, sOcialistic mobs, ana otheI
disorderly clements getting the better "i
the police, passed along Piccadilly they
| invariably either DOTTED their caps OF
else cheerod. when passing the mansion
Of Lady Burdott- Coutts.
Elk ATTACHE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

rlaymg EnGlishmen came over here with
The avowed intention OF giving the inter-
national polo cup a ride back over the At
laniic. our newspapers have had great
deal TO say about the horsefesh concerned
n the struggle. In spite of all this. you
can't start d polo story after having seen
one Of the games without working in the
ponies at the lead. You may struggle TO
keen from II. but there is no way out.
And thus is this one started.
There was something very fitting in the
beginning Of the great tournament on Long
Island for the International polo champion
ship The thousands were in the new and
smelly pine grandstands. At their backs,
alternating. American and English flags
whipped and snapped good naturally at
each other in the afternoon breeze. In the
centre lay the field. as broad and smooth
and soft as though a green velvet carpet
had been stretched and tackled between the
Two white goals. The band was on the job,
and II was PLAYING either God Save the
King" Or My Country IT'S Of Thee"-no
one knew which. At any rate, every one
arpauded-British and Americans alike.
Perhaps the busy little man with the baton
meant il 10 be both To the south about
twenty acres of motor cars had gathered,
and these gasolene cOnveyances stood mute
and ashamed-they had at last run up
against a game in which they would never
supersede the horse. SO. all was fixed and
PINNED for the beginning Of the great event.
Suddenly the shining brass instruments Of
The band gave forth high blare of mel
oily, and with this introduction the ponies
that were to take part made their entrance
Upon the Meadow Brook arena.
frs, came the English mounts led by
orkney crooms. who had gone over every
hair on the smooth bodies Of their little
charges until their coats glimmered with
high lights The ponies were ridden only
by their empty saddles, and every one was
tri1led and booted 10 be ready TO enter the
game az seconds notice. a wave Of APP
p.ause kept abreast of them as they walked
slowly around the field.
They were followed by the American
string. OF course. we may have been
wejudiced I'm the matter. but it looked as
though these carried just trifle more
class beneath their cleaning hides than
did the ponies ahead. To some 1t was hard
70 tell which was the American mounts
and which those OF the opposing team
i cew To- this problem was afforded
By the proms TO those who were observing
enough 10 notice il. The English grooms
ii their little horses with faces as solemn
AID set as though they were carrying the
Gown for their sovereigns coronation.
Tho Aroe~frar eroop,e on the other hand,
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Continued from frs, page.

bringing fancy prices. The procession
10 Westminster Abbey on the actual day
G. the coronation will be from Bucking-
han Palace by way Of the Mall. ira
falgar Square Whitehall and Parliament
street on the following day, Friday,
the progress of the King and Queen in
s,ste through the metropolis will be by
way o. Constitution Hill. Piccadilly. st.
Jamess street Pan Mall, Trafalgar
sQuarc the Strand Fleet street, Lud-
gate IIil. St. Paurs Churchyard, Can
non street. London Bridge, Southwark.
St. Georges Circus. Westminster Bridge
Road Westminster Bridge. Whitehall
and the Mall.
3; the entrance 10 the city, where
Temple Bar formerly stood, the King and
Queen viii be welcomed by the Lord
Mayor and the city Fathers. Will re-
'eiyo an address Of welcome and viii
touch the ancient City Sword Of State
''odered 10 the King by the Lord Mayo
4or the purpose in token Of submission
4" the City to his sovereignty. Their
haiesties win be escorted by brilliant
'aYalcade. ard the streets, as on the day
u The coronation. will be lined by some
O'VVo troops. under the command OF
fleld Marshal Lord Kitchener SO much
money is being spent in renting windows
nom which 10 watch the procession tha'
'Aoyds is doing an enormous business II
we way Of Insurance against loss result
'ng from the possible abandonment Of
"e progress through the metropolis fol
'one untoward reason or other.
men there is the third progress Of Tho
.A'hs and Queen 70 the City, on the oc-
oSioh OF the thanksgiving service in ST
Cathedral. the subsequent lunch
"a win the Lord Mayor at the Guild
ana after that a drive through thu
''''hein portion OF the Metropolis. Here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
~ MIR. Wysp, His Wife and Romance \

head in the air. the young man, having lost
his Romeo expression, sukily following.
Mrs. Wysp glanced over at her husband
He wore an amiable smile There was
something comfortable and reliable about
Henry at all times.
II hope you will like the dessert I or
dered." said Henry.
Isabel nodded absently. There were new
neghbors at the next table. She couldn't
quite make them out. Obviously long
married. the man was almost fussy in his
attentions. The woman was attractive and
smartly gowned the man rather handsome.
Your dress is a great success, my dear,
said the man.
I'm glad you like it, William" acknowl-
edged his wife.
.Since you do me such credit" beamed
William I'm going to blow you to a very
nice dinner A very extra nice one
Ummm! So you like the flowers. little one?
Ummm! Well. well. ! think a man ought
to remember his wife's birthday and such
gala occasions as they come In some
manner. I'm funny about such things
Ummm. Always did have a regard for
Isabel hoped these splendid sentiments
would open Henrys eyes TO his own short
C0mlnEE. Al ltdSt ne W dS llsttHlllS.l
oh" interrupted the woman at the next
table. you are very good about such things,
William You remind me Of the tag days
they have in the stores. Put tag on a
day and you are very Special but, ordi-
narily-let me see--I haven't dined out like
this since our wedding anniversary. And
goodness only knows how long II is since
you've taken me to the theatre"--
That's just like you, Clara" reproached
william. "You never enjoy what you have,
but always dwell on what you haven't got!
/ II YOU are going to start something and
spoil the pleasant evening I've planned for
! you
I'm not starting anything" sighed Clara
| Put it's perfectly true that while you
make a great splurge now and them
This Camembert cheese is just right
| isn't it," observed Henry Wysp.
| Perfect" agreed Isabel, straining heI
ears for a further eavesdrop into the affairs
of her neighbors. but Clara and William
had broken off the argument. Clara was
wise enough TO make the most of her In
frequent outing Her eyes sparkled at the
surrounding 3ayoty.
Henry Wysp was at least consistent
| over the cDllt' nv uNtll alltEtloildtelN or
the details OF a business deal
Yet, as Isabel watched him. great con
tentment descended upon her. Henry''
neck did not roll over the top of his collar
Ike that Of the man at the next table.
"Well take taxi suggested Henry as
they came out of the restaurant
"Oh. no. pleaded Isabel "Td enjoy
| walking the airs so fine"
Nonsense" urged Henry. Lets ccle
brate. why, See here. Isabel, Isn't to-da,
the ninth? Has 1t occurred to you that Il
is our third anniversary? Sorry | didn
think of 1t before or we would have planned
something
II don't think I'm keen on tag days.
observed Isabel. She thought OF the pune
tnious Willam-and thanked Heaven tina
her Henry was not like some men,
| DOWNRIGHT, 1911. by The Associated Literar,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

bury's Cinderella slipped and went down
during the beginning of the game. pitching
her rider over her head and on to the
mercifully soft turf. Luckily, neither was
apparently hurt. although il might have
meant broken neCks for them both Every
now and then one of the ponies was led
hurriedly from the field limping just the
least little bit. for they seemed to hide
their injuries for the sake of the game.
They we're struck by flying balls. and their
slender ankles. though protected by thlcH
leather "bocts," received many hard blow
when the much hammered pill got beneath
their feet.
Take that first game as an example OF
how hard polo is on the feet little ponies
and how many changes arc necessary
During the game the mounts used by the
Americans were as follows:
L. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kingfsher
Berta. Alverine Cinderella, Nelly, King
fisher. Alverine.
Miburn-Tenby Ralla, Miss Hobbs
White Rock. Tenby, Ralla, Miss Hobbs
White Rock.
]. NJ. Waterbury-Acushla, Little Mary,
Mohawk. Yaqui. Acushla, Little Mary, Mo-
hawk. Yaqui.
IL. L.
BalIerina. Balada, Hobson. Conover.
The English mounts:
Captain Cheape - Nutmeg EXcelhte'
Tiger. Kilkenny Nutmeg, EXcellite, Tiger
Lieutenant Edwards-Milton. Pretty Boy
Swift. Morning Star. Marjorie, Doro, Pig
con I, Milton.
CAPTAIN Lloyd-Energy. Machine. We
locity, Dorothy.
CAPTAIN Wilson-Wlful, Waetail. Rugler
Alice. Pigeon II.
The Enslishmen had thlrty-fve ponies IN
the string brought along for the game ana
the American team had perhaps 100 AZ
their disposal These Is were the pick OF
the whole world None of them was over
Il hands inches in height All Of thcm
were in the champion class.
Now. when you say that a polo pony is
IN the champion class you are saying some
thing for a pony There are about two
thousand ponies in the game in the United
States. To select this number there were
nerhaps ten thousand others tried and
found wanting. Even Of the slim two thou
sand there are only about three hundred
good enough for the international cham
nionship class. Whitney has between sixty
and seventy ponies in his string at all
limos and his trainer. Larry" Fitzpatrick,
sees that all of these are up to the cham
pionship standard of super-eXcenehce'
Hundreds Of ponies are tried out every
season and few of them are found to de-
serve adding TO the Whitney string.