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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
SSHIPSA
Platte Fougere Lighthouse Only
Unattended One Built.
Possesses a Powerful Fog Signal and
Marks Entrance to Russell Chan
mel Leading to Guernsey Cap
ltal Of ST. Peters Port.

London.-What is declared to be the
only unattended lighthouse built on
wa~e-washed rock, possessing a pow
erful fog signal, is the recently-com-
pleted Platte Fougere lighthouse,
marking the entrance to the Russeh
channel leading to the Guernsey cap
itaI of St. Peters Port, a spot when
figures in Victor Hugo's great ro-
nance. The Toilers of the Sea ms
unattended tower. built of ferro-coh-
crete. which rises on waye-Washeu
rock is of irregular octagonal shape'
measuring 1412 feet and IL leet
across the faces and so feet in height
The head of the rock on when II
stands is visible only at low ude'
while it is difficult to approach even
in the smoothest weather owing 10
the tides and currents. Much OF tne
foundation work had to be carried out
under water. The tower Is solid for
height of as feet above the rock, ana
the base is formed of Portland cement
placed in iron molds with iron bars
driven into the solid rock to anchor
the concrete firmly. On the side 70
which the building is exposed to the
heaviest seas massive beams of rolled
steel are driven into the rock so as TO
impart additional strength to the part
of the tower where the greatest
strains are likely to be set up.
On the entrance level is a com
partment containing an electric motor
and air-compressor, while on the floor
Immediately above is duplicate In
stallation. The siren projects through
the top of the tower, the trumpet be-
ing SO turned as to throw the sounds
In a. horizontal direction over the wa
ter. On the top of the tower Is
small automatic acetylenegas plant
and light. These devices, many OF
which are the invention of the engi-
neer-in-chief, Mr.. r. o. Catford, are
controlled from the shore station one
and one-quarter miles distant by
means of Q submarine cable made spe-
cially for the work. 1t is II inches in
diameter and weighs As tons to the
nautical mile.
The foghorn has been heard 80
miles away on the French coast, while
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Four.Year.old MlIks Cow.

Dover, N. H.-Milking COWS regu-
iarly at the age of four years. has
brought fame to Master George Beard
of Dover. A year ago the father at
the urgent request of the boy, permit
ted him to try his hand at milking
one of the COWS on the farm. Placing
his stool he sat down to his first milk
ing stunt with the air of veteran and
in short time obtained three quarts
of milk. After that he MIXED the COW
regularly every night and has gradual
ly acquired the strength to do a com.
plete job.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
RIVER OF WONDERS

up to catch the Cunarder for Liver
pool. denied that the mosquito was a
pest or peril on the Amazon. He said
that for about three days in the navi-
cation of the river it was necessary
to shut up the passengers and use the
mosquito ports, but this was the only
stretch in the long journey out and
back for nine weeks in which there
was any mosquito fighting.
There is something worse than the
mosquito" said Capt. Couch. Il refer
to the vulture bat, which always at
tacks either your bald head or the
soles of your feet. 1t always bites you
in the tenderest spots and draws
blood"
Capt Couch did not say how the vul-
ture bat was circumvented.
Yes" said Capt. Beck, continuing
the dialogue, there's another pleasant
little habitue OF the Amazon, the smell
bug. II you smell him once you never
forget him. He's brown, less than an
inch long and half dead when he
comes aboard on feeble wing. I've
seen them cover the deck seven inches
deep, and we had to shovel them over
board"
AEvery BODY took q. fresh. swslloF OF
claret after this story and Capt. Couch
turned to again.
ITS against the rules Of the COM
pany for any man to go overheard for
a swim In the Amazon. One of our
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Funeral Party Crashes Through Floor
Into Cellar of House-Body
TrampIed Upon.

delphia.-Tragedy by tire was
capped with gruesome horror when
the body of Mrs. Yetta Siegal, OF 1917
South Seventh street, who was burned
to death last week, was precipitateo
with so of her mourners into the eel
lar of her home by the collapse OF the
floor. While only minor injuries were
suffered among the funeral party the
body of the dead woman was thrown
from the coffin and trampled upon by
the panic-stricken men and women.
With the assistance of the police ana
the undertaken, the corpse was re-
placed in the coffin and taken to the
cemetery.
Several houses have collapsed IN
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Leopard Tears Trainer.

st. Louis.-Emil Schwyer. an ami
NAL trainer in a circus, was attacked
and torn by a leopard while he was
trying to get it to walk rolling globe
in steel cage. The leopard tore the
flesh from the trainers left arm and
shoulder. Tom Hilton, an assistant
trainer, then tried to make the leopard
do the trick, when the animal leaped
on him, bearing him to the floor Cir
Gus attaches beat off the animal before
Hilton was hurt seriously.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
United States Tagging
Behind in Aviation
VIA. VELLCHEN. New York

the aeropane the conque Oh the air. ana YET we " lar
behind the march of progress in aviation
Germany setting hard pace in ashp development, as Mr.
Churchill recently pointed in speech the house of commons The
h a is modest in comparison with what is being done in
a Germany and the States not to be mentioned when
TO rng accomplishments of the divisions OF the Euro
ons The German chancellor not long made the claim that
Germany possesses superior ahps to those OF any oer " anu
- ant that the claim Germany has shown that
mo ahp dare field that cannot defend itself against aeopane
attacks nv means of guns the top of its gas conaner
The British navy recently taken over the aeropane ahp depart
f tho national defense the Great Britain has ordered
eight arhp to cost approximately $5oooo the cost OF each ship vary
inc in nr from 100000 $25oOoO Germany has II frsass gd
arbps and two the point of being delivered The
-: m those canabe Of a speed of As miles an hour What
hove we 10 show in the way airshp aeropane fleet!
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
R< c e>'~~>

Ask the average person
where he got his cold and he
will say that he must have
sat in a draft or got his feet
wet. If you suggest that he
got his cold at the table he
will consider such a state
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
CORPSE and Mourners Fall

the neighborhood recently, and the fu-,
neral party became panic-stricken in
the belief that they were about to be
buried under tons of brick and plaster.
Their terror was increased by a flow
of gas which was liberated by the fall
ing floor. The policeman and the bar
Der called to the struggling men and
women that the danger was over, and
helped them to climb out.
When nearly all the mourners had
been lifted from the cellar, Katie Sieg-
al was found stretched upon the body
of her mother in a faint. The girl
was carried to the yard and revived
while the undertaken lifted the body
back into the coffin.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Doc Saves Family from FIre.

Southington, Conn.[SHappy a big
Mastiff. smelling smoke, Unmatched the
back door of Robert Grahams home,
rushed to Graham's bedroom and
aroused him. Graham then awoke
ten other members of the family who
barely escaped death from spffocation.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Poor "Plain Man.
Described as Myth
BY ]. JOHN KELLEY. Pittsburgh. Pa.

YOU to protest word or manner and mmae tha he is do %
,ost one vav The al-round plain literary invention
M M nonic man. classical scholar according the essayist
p+ John asworhy evidently believes that the plain man always
with u.s. that he is poor creature IRON every point OF view ua
,.orIbv has drawn his portrait with mercess irony.
rho an man dull ignorant parroko in his cant phrases about
- [ morals and the higher life There no beauty genuine
emotion in him. all progress takes place in spite OF him. lie absurd
ring it. and superior must try to forget his very
Now some are coming the defense OF the plain man by ting his
aost virtues and pleading his lack of opportunity
10 rs and supports institutions call civilization Why
rail at him?
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02

253 Marriage Licenses In One Day.
Chicago.-Two hundred and fifty
three marriage licenses were issued
here on June 1, fourteen less than a
year ago.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02

What influence has music
had on human progressI
Perhaps only as medicine
has helped human progress
for music has been a re-
markable specific in certain
cases. Unlike a medical sPe-
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02

of Mexico at the "A. 3. G" conference
being held at the Clifton house, Is
happy little Manuel del Campo, the
six.month.old young son of Martinez
del Campo, an attache of the delega-
ton. That he is a defiant little Mex
lean is seen by the lovable pose Of the
little fellow when his photo was made
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
sawdust sausaoes in Boston.

Observation-Disclosures formed part of the
filling of sausages offered for sale by
a merchant here. according to court
finding. Sentence was deferred.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
YOUNGEST MEXICAN AT MEET
Master Manuel del Campo Most Youth
full Attendant at Niagara Fa'is
Peace Conference.

Niagara Falls, Ont, Canada.-The
Youngest member of the Mexican
group of ENJOYS and their secretaries
sent here by Huerta as representatives
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02

It is sad for the Ameri-
can to contemplate, partic-
ularly the American travel
ing abroad, the lack of prog
ress in worldwide move
ments of the American ma
ton. Here we are at the
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Unattended Lighthouse OFF Guernsey

the light is brought into being at sun
set and automatically extinguished at
dawn. The tower and its installation
cost 98,500. An ordinary stone struc-
ture would have demanded five or six
times this amount and would have
been far more expensive to maintain.
Thus Guernsey's unattended light
house has solved a vexed problem.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02

Not long ago clever es-
sayist attempted to prove
that "the plain man" is a
myth. He who humbly
speaks of himself as a plain
man does not expect you to
take him literally; he wants
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-02
Bids $5OO,OOO for Painting
Henry c. Frlck lie Reported to Have
Made Offer for VeIasquez's "Pope
innocent H."

Rome.-Henry c. Prick is reported
to have made an offer OF 100000,
which he is said to be prepared to In
crease to 100000, for Velasquez's
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

dealt on the rubber game ana bid
a club passed. having nothing 10
show. and Y also passed. u said after
ward that h. did not See anything iu his
hand that looked Ike "A game going dec
laration In view OF the fact that his part
ucr had said nothing second hand and as
he had no shoppers in clubs he passed.
a led the ten Of diamonds and dummy
went down. Az u was marked with ace
queen tack. Il was useless To put on the
klrg. So - made the Jack and led a
trump. az the best chance to yet hts part
ner IN again. T. won with the ace. led q
small spade and \ put on the ace lead
tag another diamond, dlscarding a spade
on the third round OF diamonds.
With the hearts and spades still stopped
u led another trump, and Y led another
spade 80 "a TO prevent. IL possible. y
from making q small trump on the ,ia-
mond. II u led that suit. d took tho
trick and led his last trump. thinking to
get two for one. md A then led the heart.
The second round of hearts forced dummy.
who made the king Of diamonds and
queen OF spades. losing the odd trick on
the hand and getting set 80 points. less
simple honors
A glance at the situation will show that
tn" initial declaration saved the game and
rubber and 80 accs at least. ANY win
ming declaration that A or Il might choose
would have gone game. even a royal had
either bid IL.
suppose u had said no trump. regard
less of the club declaration. lie must
mako four hearts three diamonds and
two spades, TO say nothing about the
| queen of clubs Had he bid a heart, he
would have made either fivc tricks in
trumps and two in diamonds. or three in
diamonds and four In trumps. These
| seven tricks. with ace king OF spades and
queen OF clubs, 20 game and rubber.
Even In royals. II one can conceive of
such a declaration being made. A and n
20 game. They can make four hearts
| three trumps. queen of clubs and two
spades against any play.
All OF which goes to show that nothing
could have been lost by bidding a club on
| ace king alone. II the players on the
other side have game hand they will
go game. and no club bid will stop then, :
always provided they have the courage
10 make the declaration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

OF the encounters victory was obtained by
big majority Of points. OF course IL
was expected that tho Manhattans would
beat their opponents. that the Brooklyn
Club would dispose Of the Newark Rice
{. c.. that the ProgreSs!ves would account
FOR the men from Washington Heights,
that Ocean lIiN would go down before the
Eastern District q. C. and tina; staten
Island. fighting at home. would give IA
licking 10 the queens Gambit Association.
but what was not expected WAS the cir
culnstanco that the men from Newark
could not make a better stand against
Brooklyn.
This. however. is explained by the fact
that the game tho first board, on
which A. Marder was scheduled to play,
was Won by forfeit. as Marder could not
appear for play. 1t was rather surprising
10 see the Washington Heights men, who
made such good stand against BROOKLYN
so badly beaten by the Progressives. and
IL was expected also that the Queens
Ganib!t Association would make a more
respectable score against the staten Is.
anders.
The standing OF the clubs after the
third round
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FIGHT TO SAVE HUSBAND.
Vito Goes Down Rope Into Well
and Tries to DraG Him Out,

KANSAS CITY, Feb, "A wife's heroic
efforts to save her injured husband from
drowning IN a well, on their farm near
here, failed to-day.
While digging the well, Gabriel Dinkel
slipped and fell forty feet to the bottom.
Mrs. D!nkel heard his cries and ran 10 the
well. lilo told her she must hurry with
aid, as lls was fast becoming exhausted
She fastened II rope to II plank. them hand
over hand, she Went down the rope.
When shc reached Mr. Dmkel. tho mar
rowness of tho well made il difficult for
her to get Il Arm hold Eracing herself
against tho slippery sides. she grasped
him by the hand, then began a terrific
fight to pull him back mp the rope lie
was injured severely and could give little
assistance.
She began To weaken. her grasp loosened
and her husband slipped and disappeared
into four feet of water. Then began The
fight OF the woman to save herself lie
alixlng that her husband had drowned, and
almost exhausted by her efforts TO rescue
him, she climbed slowly up the forty feet
Of rope. Time and again she nearly fell
backward, only saving herself by braciny
against the sides OF the we'll, reaching the
top and summoned help. Neighbors
brought the body Of the husband 70 she
surface. ,,,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

! 4 dealt and bid a heart. A overcalled
! with a royal. The beginner should OBJ
serve that & IL not necessary TO make
any shutout bid with euch hands 40 AS,
because such bids are made for the pur-
pose OF preventing the opponents from
building UP an aggressive declaration
against YOU This A 10 not afraid OF.
passed. having only the average two
tricks In his hand. h also passed, and n
went two hearts. said two royals.
When player reblds his hand. as u has
done. after his partner has refused TO
assist him. he shows ut least six sure
tricks in his own cards. and his partner
is then at liberty TO assist with less than
average. Y bid three hearts.
When A bid three royals ana passed
went to four hearts and A to four
royals. Now away along in this fourth
rhund Of the bidding comes the effect Of
rs original call.
II u has two sure tricks in hearts and
trick outside II does not matter which
suit that trick Ia In. IL is very improbable
that A can run two out Of three OF those
tricks. and as Y has two sure tricks In
trufnps against A lie doubles four royals
When 1t gets around to A he cannot
see how he can lose more than three
tricks. the small heart and two top
trumps. unless Y leads something that Y
can trump on the very first trick. AS that
Is unlikely A redoubles.
\ had nothing more to say, but n felt
obliged to pull his partner out, 80 he wen.
i've hearts which \ doubled. as he could
not go any further than four royals. All
passing. led the club king. then tho ACC
OF diamonds and then two more rounds
OF clubs. u rufYed the third club.
With everything good In his hand
led the ten OF trumps. As A could not
lose his high ones he passed II up and
the Jack won, after which A made his
TWO trumps. 90 that tho contract was set
for 400 points. and simple honors.
moments reflection will show that
had Zs original call been conventional
Y y double would have been a certainty.
II one can Imagine AS going as far as
four royals without the top hearts.
A IL happens Il would have saved
money by leaving the redoubla alone, ex-
cept for the value of the lost game which
Ia usually appraised at 1875 points. All A
would have made was 144 below the line
and us above for IA trick over full
flled rcdoubled contract and simple hon
ors.
but the other fault. bidding winning
suit with the tops but without the
length. ia quite as bad as bidding length
without tops. 4 dealer shows sure
tricks In n losing suit ard asks his part
ner 10 make some game going DECLARE
ton. But when the dealer himself makes
the game going declaration the partner
does not show anything In the losing
suits. no matter how strong he may Ice,
except to warn his partner that he has
nothing in the winning suit declared by
the dealer.
Take this case
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08


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If ever gets in lie has only three
losing cards. a must make fight for the
game with his hearts and Y can count on
his partner for everything in the black
suits.
II is Just because the dealer never
knows what the final declaration will be
that ne must make the original declara-
ton In such manner as 10 be prepared
for anything. and especially 10 he pre-
pared for being left with II when he
names winning suit and FOR being
relied on for tricks when his suit Is
overcalled by a powerful adversary. The
only way IN which he can DO so prepared
Ia to contine himself to bids on suits that
will work both ways--for attack and
defence---and these are the suits headed
by two sure tricks, ace and king or
king queen Jack.
II these high cards are In Il losing
suit the shorter the suit the better. be.
cause he Is simply showing trick winners
against trump suit or no trumps But
II he holds them in winning suit he
must have the length with the strength.
because this Is the suit that will be de-
pended upon TO trump the sure tricks
shown or held by the adversary.
The beginner or the whist player who
picks up q hand with seven hearts to
tho queen and the ACE king OF clubs
naturally argues that he Is quite willing
Agreed. But suppose the adversaries are
not willing to play tho hand with hearts
for trumps? What has the dealer accom-
plished by bidding the suit?
Many hands have been published to
show the disadvantage OF declaring a
winning suit IN which tho high cards
may bo all against the bidder. hut such
examples do not seem to make any inn
preston on the average player, who
considers It matter of hard luck to lind
the ace king jack all against him when
he bids ON seven To the queen. Tho great
trouble with such bids IL the deception
case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

In the above score the results OF the
matches between the Rice Chess Club
AGAINST the Progressive and Staten Island
mess clubs ar. not included. While the
latter thereby stands point better thu.
Irugress!Nes are one point behind the
Manhattan ana Brooklyn Chess clubs
H. j, BcihoT and l.. Il. Meyer. joint
champions 90 the Empire state. viii give
JOINT exhibition OF Simultaneous play
Il, the Manhattan Chess club against all
corners, this being the first OF 4. series OF
exhibitions 20 b. given weekly. AT the
club rooms and To which all chess play
trs OF the metropolis ana district are In
v.ted.
j. faiI'ern. the veteran chess EXPERT a nd
author Of The Chess Symposium" c.le.
oFa'es MS golden wedding to-day. HIS
chcss friends. OF whom n" has q host.
ar" planning the presentation Of Il t.st!-
nunial week later at MS residence il,
brooklyn. The AMERICAN CheS. BulIetiu
- acting as treasurer OF the testimonial
tuild 10 which Prof ]. l.. Rice. Ar!stidcs
Mhrtinea. i. ]. Marshall, Herman Behr.
Ju'ius Finn. Herbert IT, Limburg and w.
T. Shipley are already subscribers
inc bohemian champion. Oldrich
putas, left this city for Europe last
Wednesday when he requested ritr SrN
To express his thanks 10 tho members of
ue Manhattan, Rice aid Progressive
'hess clubs for the hospitality he received
AT Their hands during his eight months
stay ia this city. Though he WINS 10, ns
successful IN his tournament and match
pla! as expected he certainly showed his
master hand on several occasions. while
ms modest bearing won him I. number
OF friends In this city. He intends. inter
rest In his native city, Prague to partlci-
pa'e III the International jubilee tourna-
iieht Al ST. Petersburg next April and
IN case the postponed Havana interna-
tional chess congress should come OF NEXT
fall he intends coming back 10 New York
EN- route for the Cuban netropoli..
Duplicating his performance az the
Manhattan Chess Club. 4. kupchik, the
new champion Of that club, 10 winning
consistently IN the championship tourna-
meht or the Progressive Chess Club.
Chafies Jane, however. is keeping pace
with him Both experts have won six
games In succession, all that their sched-
uie thus FAR has called for. Oscar Chajes,
with 5la points, is close at their heels,
SO that the designation OF tho title hinges
practically upon the outcome OF the Kup-
rhik-Jaffe-ChaJes games. The scores 70
date. "