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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
His Aim.

"What are you doing down there
at the clock in the hall at this time
OF morning."
Arbitration, m'dear; tryin' to stop
a disastrous strike"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

1t is easy to pick out the nan from
the small town. He is the mar who
wears rubbers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
CHARGED WITH BEING A FORTUNE TELLER.
WINS FREEDOM BY READING JUDGE MIND

What is believed to be the most
remarkable exhibition Of clairvoyant
powers ever demonstrated was wit
messed recently in q New York court,
presided over by Judge Rosalsky.
Professor Bert Reese was brought
before the judge, charged with being
q fortune teller. The professor was
willing to have his powers tested.
The judge wrote three difficult ques-
tons on a slip of paper. Without
seeing the paper Reese repeated the
questions and answered them cor
rectly. Reese was Immediately re-
leased.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Oxen and sheep are believed to fat
ten better in company than when kept
alone.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Mamma, ! want u new hairbrash."
"Why Tommie?"
Because my OLD one is getting
bald"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

It's useless to be good unless you're
good for something.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Some men climb up in the world,
and a lot more remain at the bottom
because the elevator isn't running.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Does that man wake you up at six
o'clock in the morning, running the
lawn mower?"
Not any more. | get up at five and
ask him to lend it to me for an hour"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
Used Force.

Lady-Have you good reference?
over her till l got it!
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

When things fail to come our way
we can turn about and follow the line
of least resistance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Your objection to special privilege
probably is based on the fact that
you are not permitted to enjoy it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Uncle Sam is in duty bound to take
care Of his trade relations.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

1t isn't always the loser in a pugilis.
tic contest that gets the swelled head,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

British yeomanry forces were first
instituted by Lord Chatham in 1851.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Russia has forbidden the export Of
poultry, dead or alive.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Guineas were last issued in England
in 1913.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Railways in Spain total 9,377 miles
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22

Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-22
Therc ere QShers

Mars has high aims these hot
times
Yes, and SO has Mercury"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29

BY FRANk G. ,IENkR-

THE mention Of the name OF Fred
Fulton, HEAVYWEIGHT, may not fill
u with terror the hearts Of his ring
foes. but the mention Of reach-S4is
inches-surely must terrOrize boarding
house keepers who are on Fulton's call
ing list.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29
AUTOMOBILE TIRE AND ACCESSORY
DEALERS To MEET MONDAY NIGHT
PasO Motor Men Getting Ready for Big Reception Of
Visitors on Gasoline Row for the Display During the
Automobile Week." Pres Rinehart of the Local
Club, Believes Show W iii Offer Opportunities.


tic truck tires manufactured 20 the
/ order of the New York fire department
These tires are Of the 5iNS type and are
so big that they cannot be shipped eX-
cept on a special rim. On Thursda
evening, Mr.. Person displayed a mes
sage to the effect that the big tire
would be here for show week, Novem-
Der % TO December 4.
President Binehart Enthusiastic.
r H IsiueharL president Of the FL
! Paso Automobile club. believes that
/ Ell Paso Automobile Week" viii do a
Z lot Of good Tor the local motorists and
dealers Ii will permit the motorists
to see the various makes OF cars and
VIII give the dealers a chance to get i'm
touch with many new prospects. Mr..
Rinehart plans TO attend the meeting
at the chamber Of commerce on Mon
day night
The display Of the International Auto
company for show week is likely 10 be
unique This company handles the
Enger ~12' and the Packard twin six
and viii have the only 12-cylinder cars
on display.
F. J. Garrett. Of the Elliott Garrett
company, suggested that show week
would be a good time for the distribu-
tors Of Fl Paso to have their subdeslers
come into the city and have get to-
gether" meeting
Cas- Edwards. of Alpine was in the
city on Thursday and arranged with
the Buquor Motor Car company 10 show
v nat ne Claims Is llt fastest lllLlG car
ever built" The machine is said TO be
something in the nature Of a freak
but Mr.. Edwards claims that il can hit
up a speed OF over so miles an hour on
the ro2dways-
Overland Company Display.
The FL PasO Overland company may
have a display of Made in FL PasO"
automobiles. John Lucero, a yOungster
on the staff Of that company. is some
thing of a manufacturer on. his own ac-
count and has constructed several jun
ior automobiles" during the past year
or so Young Lucero has a Junior
Overland" which he may be persuaded
to put on display for show week.
F. NJ BannelL manager OF the Over
land agency. viii leave for Toledo on
Sunday afternoon and states that his
mission is a double one-to get more
cars and to arrange for some special
displays for automobile Week. Mr..
Banneu is one Of the most enthusiastic
boosters for the big week and the Over
land and WHY'S Knight displays can be
counted upon to be as good as the best
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29
WILLARD IS READY To FIGHT ANY
WHITE NAN SIGNED BY PROMOTE
Champion Says Moran Coffey and Weinert Are Best Of
Heavyweight Crop at Present and He Will Meet the
Winner After They Fight it Out; Jess is Tired
of Acting and Wants to Get Back in Ring.
BY LESS WILLARD.

~ EFORE I whipped Jack Johnson for
the heavyweight championship Of
- the world declared that If won
the title 1 would fight any white man
in the world. And I will I am ready
right now to sign up with any man the
promoters are willing to get for me.
Right now it looks to me as though
Jim Coffey. Frank Moran and Charley
Wienert are the best Of the heavyweight
crop Let them fight it out among
themselves and III tackle the winner
still am ready TO fight them ali. one
week apart if a promoter comes
through with q strong enough offer TO
make IL worth my while to give up the
By the way. this acting stuff doesn't
appeal TO me- ] don't like it, II is
much harder for me TO be an actor than
TO fight the toughest men in the game.
fighters place is in the ring. and I
want to get back at my trade 1 am
going TO fight only five more years l
hope 10 earn enough money in that
time to be so well fixed financially that
I can retire and go into another bust
ness.
am confident that can easily dis
pose Of all the heavyweights OF today.
Al Reich looked awfully good when
he first started. They tell me that ne
hits straight and hard and is really
the classiest of the bunch. But he
doesn't seem to get ahead very fast He
doesn't seem TO like the game when il
gets too rough.
Reich Doesn't Figure.
He let Perky Flynn, a trial horse at
the best. OutpOint him. Then he took
on COffey and was knocked out He had
COffey GOunderinE around the ring
from a One-tWO punch and was afraid
TO go in and finish Jim. Then jim got
his bearing back and stopped Reich.
Then Jim Savage OutpOinted Reich.
Well il Savage can DO that Reich must
be sadly lacking somewhere. Savage
was one Of my sparring partners when
son.
He was a wonderfully clever two
handed boxer. But I don't believe he is
the gamesU man in the world by any
means And he never hit me one good
punch all the time we were training in
Havana
So 1 know that can beat Jim
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29

Office Of a meeting Of all the au-
nj tomobile, automobile accessory
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29
"BECK'S' AMEN CORNER

TUCSON'S big automobile race next
week is to be over a 1OO-mile
route and Carl Reeves says that the
principal part of that $500 purse is
coming back to FL Paso in his
National.
x
LUST Wait Until Next Year." is a
) popular tune now being warbied
by numerous baseball managers in
various parts Of the country.
NUSSIF MAHMUUT, recognized as
one Of the best catch-as-catch-
can wrestlers in the game, is not
dead, as generally supposed and is
now endeavoring to get back to
America and Renter the mat game
If Yussif succeeds in raising the
price for his transatlantic ticket, a
lot Of the wOuld-be mat stars will
be hunting the tall timber.
DHILLIES set a record in the Ma
tionaI league which many over
looked at the close Of the season.
They won the pennan. with a lower
percentage of victories than any
other champion team since the league
was organized back in 70.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29

A UTOMOBILE, accessory and tire
dealers are again reminded Of
the meeting at the chamber Of COM
merce on Monday evening to perfect
plans for "EI Paso Automobile
Week"
BASKETBALL fans should see two
good games at the Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium this eveLing. The hurch
Athletic league has some Of the best
athletes in town md the games are
worth petronizing.
FREDDIE WELSH has been offered
$4,000 for boxing Joe -Mandot 20
rounds at New Orleans on March 3,
OF S of next year. If the bout is
held, it Will be at the baseball park,
where there is accommodation for
10000 fans. Burns and Tortorich.
the promoters, will agree to pay the
champion $4,000 before he enters the
ring.
=
WITH so many Hospital reports"
from the camps of the big foot
ball teams, it is not to be wondered
that many people look upon the grid
iron sport as "a very rough game"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29

I really think I could stop Savage in most
any round I desired
Gunboat smith was given a decision
over me out on the coast couple Of
years ago. He was at his best then. still
I think the referee made horrible mis-
take when he gave Jim Buckley's man
the award Since then smith has gone
/ back fast He didn't hit Weiuert a sin
gle blow when they met a few weeks
ago in Brooklyn
Then the "GoOner- took on Jim Cow
Ter, the fighter that Jim COrbett
brought back with him from Australia
COWler. ] have been told. doesn't know
a thing about fighting. Yet Smith just
did shade him in a slow and uninterest-
ing bout
Next time out Smith took on my old
sparring partner, Hemple. and again
put I'D a rotten fight So I don't see
where Smith figures in the running
now
COffey Lacks Class
As for Coffey. he was going along
immensely until he ran into Fireman
Jim Flynn down at Brighton Beach.
The fight was stopped in the ninth
round. because Flynn's seconds thought
he had injured his hand. Jim told me
afterward that he could have easily fin
ished out the remaining round and that
COffey was every bit as tired as he was
Throw out this one bad fight Of COf-
fey's and he still figures the best OF
the bunch. with the possible exception
OF WeineFt- ] would like nothing better
than TO fight COffey first Of the bunch.
They tell me that he is a wonderful
drawing card i'm New York Well. I'm
in the boxing game for the money there
is in IT, so naturally give me the big
Eest drawing card
Now as for Weinert- He is only 19
years old. and I understand that he is
a marvellous boxer. but sadly lacks a
good punch. He may get the wallOp as
he develops / have been told BY men
who know the fight game that If the
Jersey lad is brought along slowly and
carefully that within the next year or
Is months he viii be a champion pos
sibility I hope that ne isn't rushed too
fast But ] viii fight him as well as
any other man. If he insists and can set
a promoter 20 give me my price
I am ready. It's up to some promoter
to make me a worthy offer and I'll hop
into the ring
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29
BY "BECR.1

John ]. MCLOSKEY is not going
) to lack offers to manage a ball
club next year. Honest John got
an offer from one of the Texas
league clubs quite recently and it
now develops that his trip to Cali
fornia, so far in advance Of the
National association meeting, is to
confer with owners of two Coast
league clubs who want him to handle
their teams next season
HUNTING stories are being re-
tailed around town these days
but the best is that about H. H.
Frs, who went out with repeat
ing shotguns and didn't know how to
get the hammer down after the first
shot so kept on shooting until the
guns were empty.
7 TNION of the National and Federal
leagues, if carried out as has
been suggested in Chicago, will make
the National even stronger than the
American, which is now generally
recognized as the best Of the major
circuits.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29

day in the year you'll get only $3.50
from the subway job. offer you $4,000
10 work two hours a day for six
months"
But I want to work underground"
objected Reilly.
I'm offering YOU a cellar john
asking you to play with the Giants,
amt II, Jawu is quoted as answering.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29

TOTICE Of "a meeting Of all the au-
nj tomobile, automobile accessory
- and automobile tire dealers in
e Paso was sent out by the chamber
Of commerce this morning. The meet
ing viii be held on Monday evening in
che chamber Of commerce and it is ex-
,Sect4d that every firm connected with
the sale OF automobiles and their equip
ment in FL Paso will have represen-
tative present
The meeting viii take up the matter
Of WAYS and means of caring for the
visitors from out Of town, their trans
portarion from showroom TO showroom
and the question Of uniform decoration
Already a couple Of the local firms
have placed contracts for decorate
their places OF business while others
are awaiting further word from fac
tories and head offices with regard TO
their displays.
B. Bush Person. of the Quick Tire
Service. does things with q rush and he
wired the United States Tire company
on Tuesday for one of the big pneuma-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-29

Fulton, HEAVYWEIGHT may not fiji
4 with terror the hearts Of his ring
| foes. but the mention Of reach-S4t5
I inches-surely must terrorize boarding
house keepers who are on Fulton's call
ing list
"MARVELOU DISCOVERY.
/ A New York scribe solemnly informs
the populace that:
Positive Information was obtained
I yesterday to prove the assertion that
1 governor Whitman. Of New York, is
strongly in favor Of clean boxing
Can you magne Inn beng favor Of
any other kind Of bOxng2
Il Will not play with the Giants II I
am traded SAYS Heinie the Tim Zim
probably wants to forecast the rulings
Of the umpires-
Wireless teIegraphy was used in
sending to the University of Iowa the
news that its ofotban eleven had won
a 10 victory over Northwestern. Did
Northwestern cut the regular telegraph
wires?
John L. Sullivan has redeemed fo-
$500 the diamond belt given TO him
hooked a few years later for $4,000
John probably will use it as a setting
for wrist watch
Scene-Boston.
Time-Just before the fourth W. s.
game
Place-Outside of Braves field.
Actors-Silk OLOughlin and Fat and
Fussy Boston Cop
(o'Loughlin, unable to penetrate
bowling mob. approaches policeman
OLoughlin (yelling)--Say, officer,
Oh, I say there, officer. Clear a way
for me to the gate. willya?'
Officer-"Wots that"
OLoughlin shouting above tumult-
i say, clear way for me I Wauta
get into the park I gotta get in. I'm
Mr.. O'Loughlin-one OF the umpires,
y'no, old fellow"
Officer (sneering- ike)-"Oh. no. so
yeZ are Mr. O'Loughlin. the umpire hey
Another wan of thin OLoughlins. hey
the twlnueth umpire O'Loughlin
that's REQUESTED me so far today to get
thin through the, crowd I got the
flrst wan up 10 the gate AT the risk
OF me loife but VEN have TO do what
the other nineteen did-get there yure-
silf-"
Chief Newbury. who was a wonder
as a halfback on the freshman team at
syracuse and who was figured as a
certain star on the varsity this wear.
has flivvered- The coaches say he is
too good natured. Why not put him on
raw meat diet2
MIGHTY ONCE but
Yale.
Rome
Alexander
Jack Johnson.
The Rock Island railroad
John McGraW.
England's fleet.
Cravath.
The Carlisle indians
Vic Huerta.
Pacificists.
This is the latest story they tell on
John McGraw. concerning his unsuc-
cessful efforts to secure John Reilly.
star third baseman for Yale, as third
50 cker for the Giants:
I'll give you a job at $4,000 a year
to play for my team" said Jawn TO
John
Kind sir" said John to lawn. IT
cannot accept because 7 am going TO
take job in the New York subway al
20 cents an hour"
But. my boy" said Jawn TO John. {
IF you work 10 hours a day every I
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-04
Japan,s Good Roads,

Japan is peculiarly well of in re.
spect of good highways. The Tokaido,
which runs from Kioto to Tokyo, Ia
over 300 miles in length and, as the
writer can testify, is admirably con-
structed. There is also the Nakasendo,
which is even longer and passes
through some of the finest scenery in
the world. The reason Of Japan's ex'
cellence in the matter of roads is that
in the old days, not so very long ago
the daimios, or territorial mobiles, had
to journey to Tokyo once year in or
der to pay their respects to the SOW
ereign. They Travelled by road, with
great retinues, and if the highways
We're not in perfect condition, feudal
justice was melted out to the delin'
quents. Spectator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-04
Horses on the simpIon Pass.

The horses of the Simplon post
diligence-t the coach which carries mail
and passengers to the villages on the
Simplon pass between Italy and Swift
zerland-are particularly well cared
for. The road to the top is steady
pull of fifteen miles over macadam-
lied track. The horses are driven at a
fast walk. Five miles up they are
watered. At the ten mile station they
are fed about peck Of black bread
(rye or barley cut into mouthfuls; this
makes light lunch, sustaining but not
as difficult of digestion as oats. At the
top of the pass, at noon, the horses are
given an hour and half to rest and
are well fed and watered. The return
trip of fifteen miles is made with a
brake on the wheels most of the way,
SO that the horses trot freely and
without the strain of holding back
Our Dumb Animals. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-04
Natural Performances.

'"rhat widower seems all broken
down."
"Then why doesn't he get repaired"
Baltimore American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-04
ORCHARDS SHOULD BE THOR
OUGHLY CULTIVATED DUR
ING GROWING SEASON.
w. r. BALLARD,
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.


Peach orchards should most certain.
ly be thoroughly cultivated, but the
methods will need to be modified In
different parts of the State for noun
tain orchard cannot be handled like an
orchard on level land. If the orchard
Is not to be cropped it's management
is very simple on level or somewhat
rolling land. 1t should be plowed in
spring as soon as the ground is in
good blowing condition and be thor
oughly narrowed to work the soil into
good filth. Every ten days or two
weeks the harrow should be run over
the ground to loosen it up unless q
heavy rain has packed it down in the
meantime, and then 1t should be har
rowed as soon as dry enough. The
point is to keep a fine, loose dust
mulch to prevent the evaporation OF
soil moisture.
This narrowing should be continued
until about the first of August when
as soon as weather conditions are
favorable the cover crop seed should
be sown. The commercial fertilizer
should be applied and worked into the
soil just before the cover crop seed
is sown. In this way the cover crop
gets the immediate effect of the ferti.
lizer, and when this crop is plowed
under the following spring it soon de.
Gays and makes available plant food
for the trees. The cultivation for fol.
lowing years is about the same as
mentioned for the first year.
1t is good practice to grow some
early maturing hoed crop among the
young trees until they begin to bear,
but extra fertilizer or manure must
be used for this crop so the trees will
not be injured. Such crops are early
potatoes, tomatoes, melons, sweet corn
and anything which is not late in
maturing, are best. because late cult.
walton for late maturing crops may
cause late growth on the trees and If
this growth fails to ripen it may be
winter killed.
After the trees are in good bearing
the orchard ought not to be planted
to any other crop, yet this is done sue
cessfully if intelligently practiced and
plenty of fertilizer or manure is used.
The small grains like wheat rye and
oats should never be allowed to mature
in the orchard because they require SO
much moisture Of which they rob the
trees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-04
SMoKELEsS POWDER.
And One Reason Why Our Big Guns
Are Made So Long.

nCdSQu
Are Made So Long.
Only 43 per cent Of ordinary gum
powder is converted into gas when it
explodes. The remaining 81 per cent
is unconsumed residue, which we see
in the form of smoke. With smokeless
powder it is different On ignition it is
converted wholly into gas. A much
greater volume of gas Is produced, and
the explosive effect is proportionately
increased
When the war with Spain broke out
in 1898 the United States government
did not have any smOkeless powder.
The Spaniards, on the other hand, had
plenty of it and used it on both land
and sea. Consequently the American
besiegers at Santiago were unable to
see the Spanish soldiers firing at them,
whereas the enemy could see by the
puffs Of smoke just where to shoot.
When Admiral Ceryera's ships came
out Of the harbor and tried to escape,
the vessels of the American squadron
found it hard in the fight that followed
to fire accurately because their view
of the foe was obscured by the clouds
of smoke from their own guns.
There are many kinds Of smokeless
gunpowder. One of the best known
is the English cordite, which, when
forced through holes in perforated
metal plate while in a plastic condition,
takes the form Of thick strings that
look like brown rubber. The strings
are cut up into short cylindrical pieces.
You can safely hold string Of cordite
In your hand and light one end of it; it
win burn slowly with bright fame
A characteristic of smokeless pow
ders is that they burn very slowly; on
that account modern guns are very
long, in order that all the powder Of a
charge may have time to be trans
formed into gas before the projectile
driven by it leaves the muzzle Of the
weapon. The smokeless powder used
by our army and navy Is made by
soaking nitro cotton in a mixture of
ether and alcohol. It is thus converted
into a plastic substance that may be
nodded or cut into any shape re-
Quired. For small arms 1t Is manu-
featured in a form resembling spaghet-
thong strings that are chopped into
little pieces and packed into the car
tridges. For big guns it is made in long
rods, which. after being perforated
from end to end with number Of
holes to insure quicker. ignition. are
cut into short lengths. That kind of
powder, which might be called an ex-
plosive celluloid, is of a horny con-
sistency. AS in the case of other smoke
less powders, the slowness with which
1t burns is owing mainly to it's density.
The very cloth of the bags used to
contain charges Of gunpowder for the
big guns has itself been made of
smokeless powder-that is, woven of
threads of exactly the same substance.
That is an invention of the Germans.
The bag thus becomes part of the ex-
plosive charge and when, the gun is
fired is wholly consumed. Professor
Charles S. Munroe in Youths Compan-
ion