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FOR RENT-Nicely funs. front room for two gentlemer couple. Meals if desired. Hs 25t. \
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a sack of lime. Tying a roro :. he lowered the sack ten feat t1 " V the surface of the Thames r. vT. raised to the surface st sb' z piration of two hours the nud.' m was found .o be cooked tho,nnl aal On conact with the water tba r s stacked, causing sufficient hs,' cook the pudding.
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A year in Jupiter equals about 12 of our own. The planet travels at the rate of eight miles per sec ond.
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Canada imported 2,265 automo piles from the United States ir 1920, as compared with 1,730 ir 1919.
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Don't wait until next year to ma nure your garden plot. Flow 1t under this year and begin getting the good from it next year.
 Various states in the Union have passed laws to prohibit the erection of advertising signs for commercial purposes along highways.
 Canada imported 2,265 automo- piles from the United States in 1920, as compared with 1,730 in 1919.
 A year in Jupiter equals about 12 of our own. The planet travels at the rate of eight miles per sec ond.
 Goldfish are natives of China, where it has long been the practice to keep them in vases for the amusement of Chinese ladies.
 The electric eel, found in Brazil and Guiana, can administer quite severe electric shock, sometimes strong enough to overcome a horse.
 A most unusual theft was that of river barge containing 12,- 900 feet of lumber, which was stolen one night recently from wharf on the Alabama River.
 Let the boys and girls join the garden club. Help them to get started and you will be proud of them for their work later.
 A searchlight, sixty inches in diameter, will be installed on Mount Tamalpais, near San Francisco, to illuminate an amusement park on the mountain. The rays of the searchlight will pick up a battleship twelve miles at sea and is five hun dred times stronger than a loco motive headlight
 A prisoner in St. Paul, Minnesota, paid in full five victims of his forg- cry. Earning but twenty-five cents daily in the prison twine plant he managed to save the S43 which he paid to ease his conscience.
 To produce the body of mur- dered man in court as evidence, a Canadian Northwest Mounted Police officer "mushed" by dog team four hundred miles south to the nearest justices court on the Slave River producing the body at the trial of the murderer who was captured deep in the northwest wilderness.
 Chicago police will use wireless telephones in their war on crime. 1 A wireless is being installed on the roof of the city hall for constant communication with fireboats, riflei squads, fire engine houses, patrol wagons and police stations. Offi-l eials hope ultimately to have every policeman equipped with receiving apparatus, weighing but a few ounces.
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Don't wait until next year to ma nure your garden plot. Flow it under this year and begin getting the good from it next year.
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Goldfish are natives of China, where it has long been the practice to keep them in vases for the amusement of Chinese ladies.
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Various states in the Union have passed laws to prohibit the erection of advertising signs for commercial purposes along highways.
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Dairying is a profession :, some men because they prof..'3 much more than they do.
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A London man placed a plum pudding in a tin box embedded in
The courier-index., 1921-05-06

The electric eel, found in Brazil and Guiana, can administer quite severe electric shock, sometimes strong enough to overcome a horse.
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Let the boys and girls join the garden club. Help them to get started and you will be proud of them for their work later.
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A most unusual theft was that of a river barge containing 12,- 900 feet of lumber, which was stolen one night recently from a wharf on the Alabama River.
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A prisoner in St. Paul, Minnesota, paid in full five victims of his forg- cry. Earning but twenty-five cents daily in the prison twine plant he managed to save the $43 which he paid to ease his conscience.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02
Bouqht TurnerviIIe and Hung Own
Name on Place.
owina to impaired Health, G. N.
Ans Now Seeks to Relieve Him
self Of Burden Of Honor.

Colchester, Conn.-Owning an enure
village and reigning supreme as the
boss of the hamlet has lost its charms
for G. NJ. AIMS Of Mount Vernon, N.
Y. principally because OF impaired
health. and he is soon to relieve him.
self of the burden Of that honor.
In December. 1912, Mr.. Ans became
sole proprietor Of the then Village OF
Turnerville, lying between Whitman
tic and Middletown on the Air Line
division Of the New Haven railroad
and a few miles from Colchester.
The attractive feature Of the village
n its wonderful water power. At the
ton of a hill overlooking it is a lake
4 mile and a quigter square, fed by
hidden springs whGh never fail, and
the water can be led down SO as to
nroduce between 800 and 1000 horse
power.
The first man to perceive the value
AZ this lake was the one for whom
the place was originally named-P.
w. Turner, who started the silk indus
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the state capitals Of Wisconsin and
Missouri.
The ecclesiastical architecture is
represented by photographs Of the
Chapel Of the lntercession and the
reredos of st. Thomas church, both
in New York; the chapel at West
Point; the First Congregational
church at Riverside, CAL, and st.
GATHERINGS church of Boston.
Several buildings at Wellesley, Har-
ward and Princeton are among the
educational buildings.
American architecture Is further
illustrated by photographs of the build
ings Of the Century, Harvard and Uni
versity clubs Of New York the Coun-
try club Of St Louis; the University
club of Chicago. Several hotels and
theaters and typical American stores
and manufacturing buildings are rep
resented.
Notable American residences also
are portrayed.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02

Some Of the best known buildings
IN America are shown. There are
few models, one Of which is that OF
the Woolworth building In New York,
which quickly attracts the eye be-
cause Of It's typical American design
Numerous public and office build
inns In other cities are shown. such as
the city hall at Waterbury, Conn.,; the
Detroit Evening News building; the
Hell Telephone building at Phila-
delphia: the Union Trust company
building at Washington. D. c.; the
Metropolitan Bank building In Mime
apolis, ami that Of the First National
bank In Boston.
Public buildings are represented Dy
photographs Of the Pan-American
building at Washington. the New York
nuhlic library, the Connecticut state
i{brary and Supreme court building at
Hartford. Conn; the Indianapolis
public library. Mckinley birthplace
memorial, the United States post
offices In New York and Denver and
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Owns Entire Village

try there. He employed over 200 men
and erected about fifty tenements for
their accommodation. When Mr.. Turn
er died, in 1903. his son and widow at
tempted to carry on the business, but
with only fair success.
In 1909 the whole property, includ-
ing four factories, the lake, the viii
lage store and hotel and over 1000
acres Of land, was sold to J. Eisten-
sen & Co. and David Brown, who ep-
Grated walking cane and silk factories
In New York and New Jersey. They
moved their factories to Turnerville,
but suffered reverses. Fires destroyed
two of the four buildings, and Of the
Two remaining at the time Of Mr..
Ans advent one was being run as q
cane factory and the other was idle.
When Mr.. Ans took possession Of
the village he got legislative permits
sion to change its name to "Amston."
Taking up his residence in the old
Turner homestead, he set to work to
develop and beautify the site and its
surroundings. One of his first bene-
factions was bird sanctuary. where
the habits Of wild birds were studied
by Prof. Herbert K. Job, one of the
specialists at the State Agricultural
college at Storrs. The old hotel was
replaced by modern inn, and i'm
provements were made all along the
line.
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Hunters Get Alligator.

Admission, Ala.-A party Of four
Admission hunters, who had returned
from a big hunt in Florida with sew
eraI deer and q large number of
wild ducks and other small game, had
an exciting experience with wildcat
and an alligator. Members Of the
party chased the wildcat into an alli-
gator hole and then dug In to get 1t.
Instead they brought out. after some
difficulty, big alligator. which had
eaten the cat after a short battle In
the hole.
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'Bandit Queen"
Tells of Life

First off, I wish to remark THAI l
nave no use for women" she said, with
thin smile that 3 Challenged retort.
never knew One that would not
double-cross you sooner or later, and
most always sooner. My aunt gave me
my first impression Of what women
really are. was born in South Dako-
ia and got tired of living at home and
at thirteen left and went to Lead to
work as housemaid.,
There / earned SIS a month and
got roasted for everything did and
did not do.
Took Easiest Way.
II decided that this sort of work
didn't agree with me, and as had not
been educated to do any other kind !
took the easiest way"
"Easiest?' was asked.
"Not always; most times terribly
hard" she answered.
II made q lot Of money and saved 1t,
and sometimes I shared it with q sick
pal. But by the time met Coleman /
had saved 5000. with which I bought
the automobile they're making so much
fuss over. That was my money. ]
earned it and not cent was his.
'aTom always seemed to have plenty
Of money, and as he suggested that we
would rent a house for little while,
h,,v a car aud lafor On 0wav and GOT
ourselves up In a rooming house that
would bring US in an income I didn't
see any need OF taking or my wedding
ring.
sTd dreamed Of q home, husband,
good clothes and q car and q maid to
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02
oUTFIELDER IN TRIPLE PLAY
George Smiley Of Knoxville Disposed
Of Three Players in Game in
Appalachian League.

George Smiley, centerfielder of the
Pioneers. Knoxville's team in the APP
palachian League. earned place In
basebalrs hall of fame in recent
game when he made an unassisted
triple play against Jellico. with a man
on first and second. Smiley speared
drive. stepped on second and touched
the runner from first.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02
Smallest Will in N. J.
Contains Only 55 Words

New York.-The smallest will
ever filed in the office Of the
Surrogate Of Essex County.
New Jersey, is that of w.
Makepeace Of $50 Summit av..
Montclair, which has just been
admitted to probate. 1t was
written on a sheet Of note
paper, wrinkled and stained,
measuring about six by three
inches. 1t is also one of the
shortest ever filed in the county,
containing fifty-flve words. Mr..
Makepeace, who died March q.
beQueated all his property.
valued at about $1,50O, to his
wife.
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Notable Display Placed ~ u'o
Salon In Paris.


paris.-An exhibit Of photographs.
- Z treat number Of notable Duiio.
inxs 10 the United States, puDnc ny
nrivate, constitutes an unusual iea.
t,,ra a the annual exhibition o. the
1900 des Artistes Francois, popu'
$500 known a the Old Salon. Pnoto-
80. q more than 300 exhibits from
- leodfnr American architects
occupy . special section u lne e, e.
S.s,.,cr thing never before done
IL France.
Tho American collection was orgnn-
80, Nv : committee appointed BY the
.n.erican Institute Of Architects.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02
BIG DODGER PITCHER
LIKES LOTS OF WORK
Reuther to Stick to Straight and
Narrow Path.
!. Was to Help Attain His Ambition
That He Asked Manager Robin
son to Be Permitted to Ap-
pear on Mound Oftener.

Walter Reuther, former Red left
handler, who will pastime with the
Brooklyn Dodgers this season, has
asked Manager Wilbert Robinson to
work him every day during the cam
paign.
According to inside information,
Walter has decided to stay IN or near
the straight and narrow during the
drive and it was to help him in at
tanning his ambition that he asked
for plenty Of work.
"Of course" quoth Walter, Il am
one Of those birds who must complete
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02
Reveals Romances Which Led to
Her Arrest as Instigator of
$4,000 Robbery.
HELD IN CORD OF CRIME
Left Home at 10 and Since Then Has
Struck Out Against World-Rivals
Fought for Her Hand When She
Was Kitchenmaid.

Lead, S. D.-From the life Of a
kitchenmaid in Lead to the role OF
an alleged bandit queen, who inspired
the $4,000 bank robbery which oc-
Cured in Denver recently, has been
the experience of Edna Book. who
passed several years here.
The girl is twenty-three years old.
While she was living in Lead several
fights were started between young men
who were rivals for her hand.
After leaving Lead the girl contin-
ued her romantic conQuests, and 1t Is
said q man was killed in Minneapolis
last fall because Of her. The $23.OOO
bank robbery in Denver was brought
on because Of the extravagant tastes
of the girl and the man with whom she
has now been living. They were ar
rested in q fashionable Denver resi-
dence.
An interview published in the Den
yer Post follows:
Edna Carroll. the alleged bandit
queen" who answers to three other
names equally dressy, Including that
Of Mickey" Is twenty-three years old
Hustled Living.
For ten years this girl, companion
Of Thomas J. Coleman, one Of the
three men who robbed Stocky&rds Ma.
tional bank employees Of $4,000. has
been what she calls ''hustling" liv-
ing. and in those ten years she has
added to inherited memories q mass
OF wisdom concerning good and evil
At twenty-three this girl with the
bright coloring, black hair and Level
gazing eyes has the lives Of two men
linked to her own with the cord Of
crime. the police say.
One Of these, r. e. Cavanaugh. she
Thought so much Of that she bought
the wedding ring for the third finger
Of her left hand and wore 1t when
she consented to beat the town and
70 away With him for better or worse.
Cavanaugh, a mechanic, was killed IN
Minneapolis last year. and Miss Car
roll, her wedding ring still cleaning
from her finger, returned to Denver
'sThen met Coleman" she said
~He sat at the same table with me 10
a restaurant, and, since in my set We
dent wait for introductions, we be
gan to talk, and as he was the second
man I've met that wanted to marry
/ agreed to give up my business and
70 with him. We had great plans
These plans included things l had
never thought Of before.
Then Edna mickey" Carroll Oh
creased and told what life had been ~
to the time she met Coleman. the 0ap'
per. dandy "oil broker" at the care
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WORLDS RECORD IS BROKEN
Notre Dame Timber Topper Clips
Two-Fifths Of Second From ~-
Mark Made by Watt.

"A. G. Desch Of Notre Dame, clipped
two-f1fths Of second from the worlds
record In the 44O-yard hurdle event at
the Penn relay games at Franklin
field, Philadelphia. The Notre Dame
timber topper finished in So 4-5s Sec
onds which is two-fifths Of q second
better than the mark made by Watt
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DIAMOND
'.NOIT:S

xVOA~N
The pinch single has more percent
age in it than the home run.
George Kelly made his first home
run in the major leagues on Septem-
Der Z, 1919. i ,xl ssissxdS
Watchful waiting is the only way
fans can dope the Babe Ruth-George
Kelly home-run race.
Propaganda for summer baseball
for college players is rapidly being
famed into a blaze.
The Rochester club has released
Pitcher George (Polly) Snyder to SUI.
folk of the Virginia league.
A microscopic study Of Georgs
Kelly's home run style reveals the
painful fact that he is flat-footed.
Rookie pitchers in the big leagues ars
unable to curve the new balls as much
as they did the old ones in the minors.
To make the Indians see red, men,
ton Red Faber's hair. Faber held the
world champions to two hits and beat
them.
Anyhow, with the White Sox down
where they are, they can't accuse
Judge lands Of favoring the home
team.
Perhaps one reason why Bill Rari.
den decided to sign up with the Reds
is that the cold snap wronged his
peach orchard.
Leslie NJ. Kibble, a right-handed
pitcher from the University of YER
mont, has been signed for trial by the
Washington club.
Manager Frank Owen Of st. Joseph
is planning a trip to Japan and China
with a team of Western league ball
players next winter.
Baseball, we are told, was invented
in 1889 by a gent named Doubleday.
It was almost wrecked in 1919 by
gent named Doublecross.
Pitcher Ed Rommel Of the As
throws three speeds slow ball,
slower one and dead stop. No, Mr..
Autoist, there's no reverse.
A dark horse IL bothering the Amer
lean league pennant choices. The
name Of the nag is the same a. tho
first President Of our country.
Reading fans have decided to call
their team the Aces, for want Of some
thing else. It's not original and
doesn't mean anything anyway.
It is costing Heinie Groh money to
nurse his dignity. Heinie could bs
drawing a $4,000 salary from the
Reds If he was tougher skinned.
Critics who have seen Connolly work
| In the Yankees' outfield are declaring
that all Bob Connery said about the
youngster from tho Western league IL
right.
The first grand cleanup hit Of the
| International season was by Bill Hoa-
den of Baltimore. who got homer
with three on in the opening game with
| Toronto.
Wally Schang, taken by the Yankees
from the Red Sox because it was be-
| lieved he would add more punch to
the Yanks, went rs times to bat before
he finally got safe hit.
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" relax for a few days after each
game in which I work, but with my
turn coming every four days. I shall
keep myself in as near perfect con-
dition as it is possible for one Of my
temperament to do"
Temperament, or something else.
was what whitfield Reuther down in
a single year from the premier pitcher
Of the league to only an ordinary
HEAVIER, while he was with the Reds.
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wait on us. The dream came true.
And when, on our first evening at
home, d neighbor called as we were at
dinner, the dream was too good to
last. Yesterday Tom told me he had
bought suit of clothes at downtown
store and asked me if l would go and
get 1t for him. When 1 got back to the
house things had blown up and here
am"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02
SIX CAPTAINS ON ONE TEAM
Navy Lacrosse Team Has in Its Make
Up Leaders in Boxing, Basket
ball and Football.

There are six captains on the Navy
lacrosse team. They are: Shaw, for
two years captain Of the lacrosse
team; Even, for a like period the
foot ball leader, and Larsen, his sue
cessor; Walters. basket ball captain,
and Ault, captain-elect for the same
sport, and Miller, who was head Of
the Navy boxers for two seasons.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-02
osKALO0sA GETS NEW COACH
Harold iddings, Former Star Athlete
at Chicago University, Succeeds
"Biffy" Lee.

Harold Iddings, former star athlete
at the University Of Chicago. all
western halfback In 1907 and 1903,
and new athletic director Of Carnegie
Tech. at Pittsburgh. Pa, has been
signed as football coach for Penn
college of Oskaloosa. He succeeds
]. L. ("Biffy") Lee.
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INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

l. l. - A\AS - - -
SPORT NOTES
Stanislaus Zbyszko won the mat
title in his bare feet.
1t will cost $4,000 to send the Amer
lean pro golf stars to England.
American Kennel club is composed
Of 12O clubs and PSI associated clubs.
Since Fred Fulton made a hit in
Pittsburg he calls himself "One-Round
Fred"
After every rowing defeat Yale
coaches believe in a shifting of the
Oarsmen.
College swimmers will take part in
the big meets planned for this sum-
mer in New York.
The usual number Of monkey
wrenches are being thrown into the
big fight. ma chinery.
Most of the ring gentry think Frank
Moran's match with Carpenter will be
called off after July 2.
Carpenter estimates the big mill
will go six rounds now. His courage
has raised two rounds.
Champion Johnny Wilson is still
waiting for Mike Gibbons to Ego out
and make a reputation"
Carpenters statement that he 10
confident Of doing his best" doesn't
leave any room for criticism.
Tex Richard is annoyed by fans
who send in $50 bank notes plus war
tax. The half-century covers the tax.
George Cook, heavyweight champion
Of Australia, looks like Joe Beckett,
but he fights like Tommy Burns once
did.
Two hundred dates aside from ju-
Nor events are in the United States
Lawn Tennis associations list Of tour
neys.
More athletes will probably go in
for chess now since Jose Capablanca
has been honored by a, pension from
Cuba.
Metropolitan Tennis association, in
GLIDING clubs Of New York city and
vicinity, recently organized, has 81
clubs enrolled.
William Meikleham of New York
has been selected to referee the Har-
vard-Yale rowing regatta, July "a at
New London, Conn.
Since French runners finished fifth
in Penn mile relay, Carpenter Is a
stronger favorite to finish last in the
Jersey City knuckle sprint.
Erminio Spalla, heavyweight champ
of Italy. who has come to America in
search Of business, was a winner in
the inter-allied boxing tourney.
An all-college rifle team will be sent
to England to compete in matches
there. The Intercollegiate Associa-
ton Rifle Clubs has Is members.
Jess Willard says he is unable to
pick the winner in the Dempsey-Car-
pentier battle. Jess was unable to
pick the, winner in the Dempsey-Wil-
lard battle.
Efforts are being made by the Ca
madam Lawn Tennis association to
have the Australasians play their first
round match In the Davis cup prelimi-
naries in Canada.
Beginning next year, the javelin and
discus throws will be added to the
field events at all dual meets held by
college members Of the Intercollegiate
Association of Amateur Athletes of
America.
The Western Golf association has
taken up its clubs to fight the 10 per
cent tax on sporting goods, on the
ground that this tax exceeds the rates
imposed on commodities less essential
| to the peoples welfare.
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No.e Dive Restore. Hearino.

Nose Dive Restores Hearing.
Emporia, KAMA nose dive in an
airplane from height Of $500 feet
restored the hearing of John Fowler,
a farmer living Eear EmpOria.
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of number of athletic stars
a baseball In contest recently De-
Chicago White Sox three players from
the University Alabama participated
right Sewe shortstop Tor the
fort the Indians.