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The Detroit times., 1911-01-21
CH|CAGO YOUTH
DISPLAYS CLASS
Mclean Takes Two Races In West
ern Meet Held at the
Arena.

Rain interfered materially with the
western skating championship races
held at the Arena Friday evening
The ice was firm enough, but some
water stood on the surface and the
ardor OF the crowd was chilled by the
cold mist which fell throughout the
evening.
Edmund Lamy, who was defeated at
Milwaukee, Chicago and Cleveland by
Perry Mclean, the Chicago juvenile,
failed to come. having gone home
much peeved to think that another
would be so unkind as to finish ahead
OF the great champeen. Lamy didn't
come, but the man who beat him did,
Mclean took the half and mile events
easily and would have finished first
in the quarter but for bad spill,
The corners OF the Arena rink are
not rounding, SO the turns were sharp.
In consequence there were number
OF bad spills but none OF the skaters
was injured. The summary follows:
FIRST EVENT, IA mile-Lot Roe,
Toronto, Ont, first; r. /. Wheeler,
Montreal, Que, second; Fred Robson.
Toronto, Ont, third. Time, "A 20
seconds.
SECOND EVENT, II mile-Perry
Mclean, Chicago, first; Lot Roe, To-
ronto. Ont, second; r. L. Wheeler,
Montreal, third. Time. 1888 30.
THIRD EVENT, mile-Perry Nc
lean, Chicago, first: Charles Schwartz.
Pittsburg, second; r. l.. Wheeler.
Montreal, third. Time, $40 2-5.
oNE-HALF MILE EVENT for De-
troit skaters-Keller, first Howell,
second; Piett, third. Time. 1850 20.
cubans Prefer the Tigers.
The Athletics, says a Philadelphia
paper, did not get $500 each for that
Cuban trip. They were to have Sc
cured $1,000 for fourteen players, but
when Ed Collins and Baker refused
to go and McInnis and Derrick were
substituted the Cuban promoters cut
the stake to $4,000, looping something
like $143 of the purse received by
each man. The Cubans did not profit
by the tour The native fans en-
Unused over the Tigers, but did not
take a deal of interest in the games
played by the champions of the uni
verse. Senior Jiminez, the promoter,
is said to have lost between $4,000
and "a 900 on his venture.
Summers Signs His Contract.
Ed. Summers, Detroit pitcher, sent
his signed contract to Pres. Frank
Navin today. Summers is spending
the winter in Indiana and writes that
he is all ready to start for the south.
Now, ON the level. do you think At
tell was under wraps or slipptng?
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21

P1lako9. the Finnish Hon, n a bit Of
HE fauna Teddy missed.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21
TrembIey Wins on Fouls.

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 21.-Eugene
X. Trembley, champion lightweight
grappler OF the world and holder OF
the Police Gazette belt. won the de-
cision over Hacker Butterbold OF
For- Wayne. Ind, here last night.
getting the two falls on fouls. But
terbold repeatedly used his elbow on
his opponents face.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21
CITY OF DETROIT - CONTROL.
LER's OFFICE.
100000 PUBLIC SCHOOL BONDS
and $4,000 PUBLIC SEWER
BONDS of the CITY OF DETROIT.

Sealed proposals will be received ct
this office until IL o'clock a m. Gen.
trail Standard time. Tuesday, Jan. 81,
FOR t E. w Raaeh s%s of sS
school bonds and $4,000 Public Sewer
Said bonds are of the denomination
of one thousand dollars each. bear In
terest at the rate of 3h per cent 1sr
annum, payable semi annually. will be
dated Feb. I, 1911. and viii IN mature ,n, In
payable in lawful money of the United
States of America at the current off,
eisl bank Of the CITY Of De afSc IN the the
City Treasurer. at the option Of the
These bonds are. authorized by the
City OF Detroit. and by resolutions OF
the Common Council OF the City Of De-
troit and OF the Board OF Estimatss or
By authority Of an Act Of n. Leg.
isiature. approved June II. 1907. they
are
EXEMPT FROM ALL TAXATION IN
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
Said bonds will be issued In coupon
istered bonds at any time upon app(-
cation of the owner.
Bonds can only be delivered at the
troit, and accrued Interest. II any, van
be charged on delivery.
Proposals will be entertained for the
whole or any portion OF the issues but
no proposal will be considered for less
than $1,000. Proposals must be ac-
companied with q deposit n money or
certified check on any national bank In
the United States or n state bank In
ore f:tke amount OF the bonds BID for s' a.
an evidence OF good faith.
Proposals must be endorsed Pro
posal for the Purchase of Public School
Bonds" or Proposal for Purchass Of
Public Sewer Bonds" and addressed
city Controller, Detroit Mich"
A set of papers evidencfng the le-
gaiity OF the proposed issue. also the
form of bond and coupon. and q state
ment of the financial condition OF the
City OF Detroit may be had upon APP
plication at this office. Under the law
these bonds cannot be sold for less
than par. The right TO reject any or
all bids II expressly reserved.
DAVID T. HEINEMAN,
Nso Controller.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21
cubans Prefer the Tlaers.
Summers Slams His Contract.

Ed. Summers, Detroit pitcher, sent
his signed contract to Pres. Frank
Navin today. Summers is spending
the winter in Indiana and writes that
he is all ready to start for the south.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21

The A. n. G. bowling tournament
starts this evening at st. Louis. Every
thing In set F-s
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21

Now, ON the level. do you think At
tell was under wraps or slipping?
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21

There 10 no particular siEnincance
In the election of III. T.. Coffin Of De-
troit, to the presidency OF the Manu-
facturers' Contest association. an au-
tomobile trade organization.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-21

III. taking his In the arm. The gun
medico who perforates the insect guar
antees Bugs can look a glass Of dis
titled corn, rye, potato, rice or cactus
In the eye and never recognize IL. after
the treatment
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
Oriqin Of Bridqe.

A great many people play bridge,
and few fortunate ones occasionally
make grand and little slam, but very
small minority have any idea of the
origin of the name of this pleasant
but uncommon score, says a writer in
an English magazine. Close to Bos-
ton, in the United States, is the out
lying town and harbor Of Salem. Ger
tain prisoners kept here in cOnfine-
ment amused their WEAKNESS by in
venting and playing card game into
which they introduced terms borrowed
from the place names in the neighbor-
hood. In the bay are two islands
called respectively Great and Little
Misery These names were adopted
for their game and have found their
way into ours. We even have a game
called misery bridge 1t is rather Gu
rious to think Of these Boston prison
ers inventinS these terms, which were
destined to come into use again after
all these days intervening. SLAM" IL
simply Salem abbreviated to a mono
syllable.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
No Black on Natures Palette.

Nature uses no black in any part Of
her work. ! will not except the black
berry and the so called black pansy.
On bright, clear day shadows on the
snow are pale ultramarine blue; under
blue sky in midsummer the color Of
the placid lake is cobalt blue and the
shadows on the grass are lilac; on a
weathered gray boardwalk they are
nearly as blue as the sky itself. The
palpitating atmosphere of warm
July day lifts the coloring Of the land
scape to higher but softer key In
stead Of reducing 1t with gray, and In
the autumn, when the sugar naples
leaves are turned to gold, the shad-
ows on the trunk and every gray rock
in the vicinity are tinged with strong
lilac In fine, when the sun shines
everything, even the shadow which
we are prone to believe is gray, is re-
plete with color.-F. Schuyler Math-
ews.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
P0NGEES HARD TO MATCH.
Because Each Piece Is Made From
One Lot Of Raw Silk.

Pongee silk is the undyed silk Of
silkworms fed on the leaves Of scrub
oak chiefly. though other trees are
used in some portions of the pongee
district. The silk is produced almost
exclusively in Shantung province and
portions Of north China Immediately
adjacent.
The real pongce cloth, made Of this
uncolored specially produced silk, is
distinct from the pongees Of COM
merce made in all colors from other
silk. Each piece Of cloth is made
from a particular lot Of silk. and
therefore each piece varies from all
other pieces In exact quality, weight
and finegess and in g slight degree in
color and other qualities.
There are certain general grades of
cloth, certain varieties Of weave. GER
tain popular weights. etc. but women
shopping in Chinese pongees find it
very difficult to match pieces. and on
the face Of things it is practically I'm
possible to furnish any great number
of pieces of a certain weight, grade
and quality such as a modern clothing
manufacturing establishment would
require to standardiZe certain line Of
garments from that particular CLOTH
New York Sun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
German PediQree Book.

There is in Germany what IS known
as the German Pedigree Book" or
"Deutsches Geschlechterbuch." The
purpose Of the pedigree book. accord
ing to Berlin correspondent. is to
record the ancestry not of mobiles,
but of bourgeois persons who can
prove that they are Of genuine middle
class or working class ancestry and
have no noble blood in their veins.
The editor explains in his preface that
while many German mobiles "out of
court and material considerations have
not kept their blood pure. there are
many good business class families
which have managed to do So BY
thus encouraging the proper pride OF
such families the pedigree book Is do
ing much to eradicate the traditional
envy of the mobiles.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
An Incident That Marked His Spirit
and Independence.

In his "Glimpses Of the Confederate
Army" in the American Review Of Re-
views Randolph II. McKim writes:
1T seems to me as look back that
one Of the things which stood out
strongly in the Confederate army was
the independence and the initiative Of
the individual soldier. 1t would have
been better army in the field If it had
been welded together by stricter dis
cipline, but this defect was largely
atoned for by the strong individuality
Of the units in the column. 1t was not
easy to demoralize body composed of
men who thought and acted in spirit
of independence in battle.
"As an illustration Of the spirit of
the private soldier l recall an incident
to this effect. Major General Gordon
had organized strong column to make
a night attack on Grants lines at Pc
tersburg. When he was ready to move
and the order to advance was given
Big Texan stepped out Of the ranks
and said:
General Gordon. this column can't
move before a. IN. The men have a
truce with the Yanks, and it amt up
till o'clock
1.-THE column did not move till that
hour. The private in the ranks had
taken command. and the major general
recognized his authority"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
Located His Station,

There was an absentminded bishop
in western Ontario. who was constant
ly finding himself in awkward situa'
tons, on account of his extreme alb
straction. On a certain occasion he
was travelling from London in north
erly direction and found when the
conductor approached him that he had
forgotten where he was to 60. The
conductor suggested that he telegraph
from the next station and find out his
destination. 1t was before the days of
long distance telephones. and the
bishop telegraphed to his wife from
the first station. where was 60
ing?' to be answered at the following
station. The answer came, exeter:
be sure to get off there" The bishop
then beamed at the anxious conductor
and remarked placidly: 'These little
difficulties always turn out satisfac-
acknowledgements.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
SENSE OF TASTE.
Curious SeIective Powers Exhibited BY
the Tongue.

Curious SeIective Powers Exhibited By
the Tongue.
Four classes-sweet, bitter, salt and
acid-have been assigned to the sense
of taste in human beings. These four
classes with their combinations pro-
duce all the delicious sensations that
we ascribe to taste as well as all the
The tongue, however, is not equally
sensitive in all parts to these sensa-
tons. Indeed, it has been shown that
different tastes result from the same
stimulus when applied to different
places on the tongue. The tip OF the
tongue for instance, is most sensitive
to sweet and to acid tastes, while it is
far less capable of perceiving a bitter
taste than any other part Of the organ
Some persons are unable to perceive
any bitter taste when guinine Is ap-
piled only to the tip Of the tongue.
At the back of the tongue the bitter
ness of the drug is perceived at once.
An explanation Of the curious selec'
tive powers exhibited by the tongue
is that variety Of nerve tbers are
present in that organ, each kind being
sensitive only to one Of the four prin'
cipal classes Of taste. These nerve d
bers are distributed in varying mum.
bers over different parts Of the tongue
At the tip, for example, the nerves that
are sensitive to sweet and acid stimuli
are most numerous, and accordingly
in that locality those tastes are the
ones most readily perceived. At the
back Of the tongue, on the contrary,
the nerve 6bers concerned in the per-
ception of bitterness prevail over the
others.-New York Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
TERRIBLE WEAPONS.
Ferocious Knives Welded by tho Na.
tivss Of Hindustan.

Ferocious Knives Welded by the Ma
tivss Of Hindustan.
The weapon common to every part
of Hindustan, so as to deserve the
name Of the national arm, is the "ka-
tar" This Is a broad, two edged dag
ger, the hilt Of which is formed some
thing like an Fl, the hand grasping the
crossbar, which is generally double,
while the side bars extend on each
side Of the wrist.
Some katars are made with five
blades which unite into one, but by
squeezing together the crOssbars d.
verge like the fingers OF hand when
the thrust has been given. Other ka-
tars are made in sets Of two or even
three, Of diminishing sizes, the blades
of the larger being hollow and form
ing sheaths for the smaller.
Some Of the southern Indian katars,
known as death givers.' are immense
weapons. nearly two feet long in the
blades and the hits are a mass OF
fantastic scrollwork and NEUROLOGICAL
holsters. the cobra with expanded
hood figuring largely.
There is also the "bich'hwa," or
scorpions sting, a doubly curved dag
ger: the "khanjar," larger form OF
the same. and the 'peshkabz," or
hunting knife. But none Of these elab-
crate weapons has about It the terri
bly, "businesslike' look Of the Khyber
knife (ch'hura). with its ponderous sim
gle edged. tapering blade and plain
ivory hilt.-Chambers' Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26

An artist in Chicago tells OF lady
In that town who, with her maid, went
TO purchase still life picture for her
dining room. She selected a canvas
on which We're painted bunch OF
flowers, a pit cut in two and roll
and was about to pay $25 for IT when
her maid approached to whisper in her
ear
Excuse me. ma'am," said the Serv-
ant, but you are making bad bar
gain. I saw a picture very much like
this sold the other day for $15."
"And was it as good az this?
Better, ma'am. There was good
deal more pie in it"-Lippincott's.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
CLOTHES AND THE WOMAN.
A Glimpse Of Feminine Human Nature
In Colonial Days.

A Glimpse Of Feminine Human Nature
In Colonial Days.
That woman nature was much the
same In colonial days is witnessed by
the following from the diary of Miss
Winslow of Boston in Colonial Holi-
days. II was dressed in my yellow
coat, my black bib & apron, my pompe-
dore shoes, the cap my Aunt Storer
sometime since presented me with
(blue ribbons on it) & very handsome
loket in the shape Of hart she gave
me-the past pin my Hon'd Papa pre-
scented me with In my cap, my new
cloak g. bonnet on, my pompedore
gloves, etc, etc. And would tell you
that for the flrst time they all liked my
dress very much. My cloak and bon
nett are really very handsome, & SO
they had need be. For they cost an
amasing sight of money, not quite f45
tho Aunt Sukey said that she sup
posed Aunt Deming would be fright
ened out Of her wits at the money 1t
cost.
II had my Heddus roll on, Aunt Stor-
er said it ought to be made less, Aunt
Deming said it ought not to be made at
all. 1t makes my head itch & ach &
burn like anything Mamma. This ia
nous roll is not made wholly of a red
Cow Tail, but is a mixture Of that &
horsehair livery course) & a little hui
man hair Of yellow hue, but I suppose
that was taken out of the back part
of an old wig."-Christian Science Mon
ltop
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
Cause Of tho Delay.

"Why is your friend staying SO long
In New York;
II don't know-haven't heard Which
of the two reasons is keeping him."
(Which Of the two"
Eyes, whether he is having too god
q time to come away or has spent all
his money and can't get away."-Buf-
falO EXPRESS
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26

The power of speech is gift vouch.
sofod TO man alone and the effect OF
II is to render silence. perhaps the
grandest thing in ell the world, bore
to him.-Puck.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
Jamaica.

"Xaymaca." combination OF two
words signifying water and wood
from which the name Jamaica is de-
rived, describes exactly the character.
lstics Of the island.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
What II Was.

Il thought could get along without
glasses awhile longer, but 1 find
can't"
Eyes? It was an optical illusion.
Smart Set.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26

The shortest life is long enough II 1t
lead to q better, and the longest LIE ID
too short II it do not-C0lton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12
A Gentleman Farmer.

e. b. Miner lives on farm
near Oriskany Falls, Oneida county,
New York. When he moved to the farm
he noticed that Oriskany creek. il
damned at a certain place, woul pro-
duce a six-foot waterfall. He built a
dam and put in a water wheel-a $500
turbine that yielded % horse power.
Over the water wheel he built power
house in which he placed dynamo for
the water wheel to run. The electricity
was wired loo feet to the farm build
ings.
Mr.. Miner had Imagination. He put
his electricity to work in every possible
place about the premises. He heated
and lighted the house with electricity;
did the cooking with electricity; did
the washing and ironing with cleo
tricity: did the sweeping and busting
three different speeds. too--with cleo
tricity: turned the ice cream freezer
with electricity. and, in summer venti-
lated the house with electric fans.
Nor is that all. Electricity, working
through a vacuum milking machine,
milks 20 cows. two at q time; drives
the cream separator; churns: pumps
water to every room In the house and
into the stall OF each horse and COW
drives lathes' and drills in a workshop:
drives circular saw to cut cordwood:
drives ain ensiiag e-cutter. The water
wheel and dynamo run weeks at time
without attention. Rather than be
bothered to go to thetwheel- house and
shut off the water, Mr. Miner installed
a device that causes the current when
not i'm use to. enter resistance coils
from which 1t Is dissipated in the form
OF heat. ~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12
Due Precautions,

In a town in Georgia there was an
old preacher whose knowledge of the
world was not wide nor deep, but who
conceived It to be place where, II
one should trust his fellow men, he
should at the same time keep an eye
on his own interests.
One hot day he pulled of his coat
and preached a vigorous sermon, un-
der the pines, In his shirt sleeves. At
the close OF the open-air service one
Of his admirers approached him and
said, regretfuily:
II don't suppose that you knew that
tho editor OF one of the big New York
Sunday papers was here when you
pulled OF your coat"
Il reckon / knew 1t well, for I'd
been told of It," said the preacher,
calmly Il don't believe he's as bad
as he might be, and anyway, put my
coat on the chair close by and had 1t
right under my eye all the time
Youths Companion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12
Teacher Was Too Smart.
Cleveland Leader


Down In Jefferson county we used I'd
have some pretty smart school tea cheers"
says Judge Simpson 8. Ford. "A SCHOOL,
mate OF mine was due for a hiding one
time and prepared for it by putting or
three extra suits OF underwear and two
extra pairs OF trousers before he Started
for school.
Our teachers eagle eye was quicx to
note Georges astonishing increase in hull,
1t was a raw day In February, and th.rc
was roaring ash fire blazing in the big
stove
when the time came COR George to get
his dues the teacher said, quietly, George.
you will go over by the stow and stand u,3
until tell you to return to your seat
George obeyed, and in about 10 min.
uaes he was mighty sorry that he hadn't
taken the whipping he had expected I'd
get. instead of the roasting he was getI
ting. George stood by that red hot stow
for two hours and was the most thoroushS
ly cured offender against school disciJ
pline have ever known"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-01-12
VARIOUS GAVELS USED
BY SPEAKER CANNON
From the Washington Star.

Wnen speaker cannon rapS inc
House Of Representatives 20 order he
uses a gavel that is on its last lap of
a journey toward home. Three months
will bring to an end service. as well as
that OF its vigorous wielder. and the
gavel will join the little collection OF
relics that Uncle Joe has saved from
many storms at sea.
The speakers gavel shows signs OF
rough usage. A generous piece is
Clipped out of one side OF the handle,
but there Is no foundation for the story
that this notch was made by Uncle Joe
when he got an insurgent scalp. 1t Is
the result Of an accident that followed
the attempt of the speaker to summon
order in a thoroughly disordered House
during the rules fight OF the last ses-
sion.
Many associations cling about the
gavel used by the speaker. The fact
Is not generally known that the official
gavel with which the session Is opened
and closed Is seldom the one used for
ordinary business. neither 1t 1t COM
mon knowledge that the gavel at the
end OF term of congress, becomes the
personal property OF the speaker who
used 1t.
Speaker Cannon will add the fourth
to his collection when he retires from
the chair next March. He came in
with the beginning of the Fifty
eighth congress. and has presided over
followed. With the en- dof the
Sixty-firs congress the control
of the House passes to the DEM
ocrats, and Uncle Joe will take his
gavel picture Of himself and one or
two other small souvenirs Of the actual
spells Of Office.
The official gavel of the House for
xAo rr.aapt .occfpn ha tha of yro a rv
ivory head, in the form of cylinder.
with ivory bands at either end. On the
front Of the cylinder the lettering is
as follows: Speakers Gavel Sixty-first
Congress-. House Of Representatives"
The handle Is of rosewood.
One jeweler in Washington has made
the gaVels for the speakers of the house
for many years. The first one prepared
for Speaker Cannon had an ivory head
with bullying ends. somewhat In the
shape of a dumb bell. At the beginning of
the FIFTY ninth congress the speaker was
given a gavel of cylindrical shape, with
gold bands set into the ivory, near the
barrel shaped, with ivory bands at the
ends. and the gavel now In use has
heavier bands set some distance In
from the ends of an ivory cylinder.
This gives enough variety to the coll
lection to make each gavel bring UP
pleasant, OF uupieaSaiit, IHcktOfioo lot
the retiring speaker. The House of Rep
resentatives purchases the gavel out OF
its general expense fund.
During the active sessions of the
House wood gavels are used. as they
produced a better noise when pounded
IN the desk. Many gavels are sent IN
10 the speaker by private parties. to
have them used at the desk during a
session. This. has come to be known