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New Britain herald., 1925-08-13
Tiitlcn is Another


 Bill Tildcn is another. "Trnuis" TiIdon, as he is sometimes called, displays the same supor}ativc game season after season, It's virtually 'ho same al the time. It's consist cnt.
 Paddock, Hubbard, Osborne and other track and hvlI stars are in q similar class. So are UOppc and Schrcfcr in billiards, WojssmulIrr in swimming and so on, They're all consistent in their respective fields,
 With the baseball pitcher it's a bit different. however. He may have a rccord-brCa}ing season one year, Anl a poor one tho next, Few Of them boast d stretch Of winning campaigns in succession. Every now and then th"y turn up with a string of very mediocre performances.
 True, there are exceptions. They are sprink1cd here and there Wal ter Johnson, for example, is ono. Alcxandcr's another. But they are few and far between as a rule.
 In the American league last sea son thcr were but four hurlers who reached the "2o-gamc" group in victories. They were Johnson. with 23 triumrhs and seven defeats; pcnnock, T and nine; Thurston, 2o and fl, and Shautc with % wins anl r whippings,
 In these stirring days of the lively 1 haschaUs and heavy biting. il is i considered somewhat of T pitching 1 Feat 10 grab 2o victories in q sea sons play, In other words it's out 1 of 'hc ordinary.
 Where arc thcsc four "20-gamc' nIuncrs this season.
 Outside of Johnsou thc consist ent. all of them arc far down th, ] list, Pcnnock and Thurs'on arc hanrnr pretty close 10 the .5oo' mark in the won and lost columns eo far removed from tho "tw'ntios' ] that nothing but a sensational spur' 1 coulI place them in that class thi' vcar. SHau,r is oven farther hack ralkJnc mp lu' four victories in tho drsr three and our-halr months O. play.
 Johnson stands Alone
 Of th" quartet, Johnson a'oNr stands fairly good chaTc" of be- ] ing repeater.
 Consistency of performance" - Johnson has it. In F complete sea sons, two getting above the 3"-hg ure. Many or those c3mpaicns h' was toiliuG for d s'rond division ogtit, too.
 Frankly. consistency Of effort i the big thing in sports, no matt" how you look at it.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

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New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

Bill Tildcn is another. "Trnuis" TIdcn as he is sometimes called, displays the same sup"rlatlvc game tho same al the time. It's consist
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

Announcement of inc Davis cup selections is expected August 20,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-02
SENATE LIKE
OLD YANKEE,
SAYS BINGHAM
Connecticut Scion Explains
LONELINESS of Lawmakers
in Upper House
BY HARRY b. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

Washington, April 2. Hiram
Bingham, the lanky senator from
Connecticut, as an explorer mas
knocked around among lot of the
little known corners Of the earth.
His experiences in strange places
has taught him that things are not
always what they seem; that only ny
getting under the surface of things
can the real reason for given sit
uation be determined
After two months of exploring
senatorial catacombs and conscien-
ces, Bingham has concluded that the
Senate is no exception to this Gen
cral rule. Many situations in the
Senate, Bingham says, are reminis-
cent of the meeting on local tram
in his state of a couple OF coaser-
vativc Connecticut Yankees.
cone of these Yankees" says
Bingham, "likc most of his kind, was
exceedingly reticent. But the sec
ond one, who got on and sat down
in the same seat with the first, was
a curious, inquisitive customer.
This fellcw noticed the first had a
basket on the floor in front of him
in which something kept moving.
"'What you got in the basket"
he asked, trying to penetrate the
others reserve.
"'None of your business was
the brief answer.
els it dog?' the curious one
persisted.
"'No. faint dog; it's against
"Is it cat?
atN> Jop't lilo oatc'
"I swan, well-what is it, any
!: "'Ef you got to know said the
owner Of the basket, it's mon
goose
"sA mongoose! What do you
do with a mongOose"
"'Mongoose is good for snakes.
That's all mongoose is good for
to chase snakes. | don't like to
disclose family secrets, bit l got a
brother that drinks Eora than is
good for him. He sometimes gets
the D. T.'s. I'm taking the mon
goose to him.
!. "Humph" snorted the inquisitve
dne. why, those amt real
snakes
:: "'No!' said the owner of the bas-
ket. NO, suppose they amt.
But then this amt real mon
goose, neither
!. That, opines Bingham, is like q
lot of situations in the Senate
Neither the snakes that are chased
nor the 'mongooscs' That chase them
are real
And the surest proof of this, he
thinks, is the loneliness of sena-
tors when suggestion is made tina,
their reasons are not what they
seem
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-02
Manchu Customs
Mark Funeral of
DR.. Sun Vat Sen

Pekin, April 2.-The last wish of
the late DR.. Sun Vat Sen, first pre-
sident of the Chinese Republic, that
he be buried in "bronzc crystal
coffin. like my friend Leninc," went
untitled today. The bronze casket
long awaited from Moscow arrived
and proved to be shoddy affair, un-
suitable. and was rejected.
The funeral ceremony today was
a throwback to Manchu manners and
customs. A touch of occidental ways
was seen in the glass casket in which
DR.. Sen was cncased while countless
Chinese admirers gazed upon his
face.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-02
MANDAN NEWS
RELIC TO INDIAN COLLECTION

RELIC TO INDIAN COLLECTION
The announcement that Major A.
B. WEIGH and +. II. Motsiff planned
to donate to the Masonic Temple
committee their splendid collection
Of Indian relics as the nucleus Of a
museum for the city of Mandan, has
brought forth pledge from Col. l..
N. Steen, formerly Of Mandan. now
of Carson, that he would add his
collection of Indian relics to the COL
lection.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-02
ENCOURAGE
IN VEN TORS
TO GIVE IDEAS

London, April .. - (AP) = The
simple eXpedient of offering prizes
of $50 has resulted in the dicovery
that there are 1852 amateur inventors
in England whose inventions have
commercial value. The Institute of
Patentecs offered prizes for the best
inventions in several classes, and
about 500 inventions were submitted
from which four major prize win
ners were selected The 1872 invcn-
tons will be submitted to various
manufacturers.
The major prizes were awarded to
the inventors of kettle with lid
that will not fall off; portable fire;
rotoscopc based on the theory of
lElaturty for gauging the speed of
machinery, and machine for bend
ing rods and tubes.
Sir William Grey-Wilson, head of
the institute, is an inventor of re-
nown and his house is full of his
handicraft. One of the most ingen-
ious is in the chicken house. A few
grains of corn are placed in tin
beneath the perches. When the
chickens wake and and peck at the
corn, spring is released which
opens the door of the house.
More auto trucks than pleasure
cars are imported by Japan.
More than 100000 persons bear
IS
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-02
DATE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH
OF APRIL
Compiled by the Bismarck Association of Commerce.


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Templar, Masonic Temple 1880 p NJ
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6 Lions Club Grand Pacific Hotel s :on Noon
6 Monday Club Mrs. w. E. Lair N
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wednesday 1900 NJ
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Club Mrs Finney
P.
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Patriarch Militant, o. Hall
of Honor o. u W. Hall $500 p.
Dclphan Mckenzie Hotel A.
Hall
Knights Columbus, St Mary 800
p.
p.
81 Pythan Sisters A. o. u W. Hall
81 Patriarch Militant o. o. f. Hall $500
81 City City Hall
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% Mothers Club Mrs Woodmansee
% Royal Arch Masons Masonic Temple
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tuberculosis causes one-eighth OF
all the deaths in the United States.
Automobiles are taxed So horse
power in England.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-02

More than 100000 persons bear
titles Of nobility in Spain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-02

More auto trucks than pleasure
cars are imported by Japan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
/ and George = By Nina Wilcox Putnam

the most thoughtful Of him, and
made a big fuss over him, SO you
never know your luck and etc.
UNCLE MAKES TOUCHDOWN
Hot Bozo! by the time ! was
able to get rid of that woman it
was awful late. and / sure hadder
hurry to get homo il ] was to get
the supper all set and change my
dress and clean up before Uncle
got there. And as always happens
at time like that, naturally 1
missed the Dinglewood car and had
to wait twenty minutes more on
the corner. the canned tripe getting
to feel heavier on my arm than it
was ever conner feel on anybody's
stomach. And when I actually did
get home and come into the yard,
then what would / see only Uncle
Will. And when also at the
same time realized what he was
doing, at first ! felt like it was
more then mortal woman or any
other brand Of woman, could bear.
On account there, was Uncle
Will, at his age, with all the sense
he ought to of had by that time,
teaching Junior to play football.
They didn't actually have any ball,
but even at that distance it wasn't
hard to guess what they was up
to. Old Uncle Will was swinging
his body around and kicking, and
Junior would watch him and do the
same. Honest. never seen any
viciouser kicking then Uncle Wills,
and for one minute 1 was madden
then 2 IL wet hens! Then all of
a sudden I remembered Uncle
Wills possibilities, and thought to
myself. well now maybe I am mar
row about this football stuff, after
all, it's n manly game, and what n
pretty picture it is to see a grand
old man like that teaching it to his
dear little nephew. he must like the
boy!
So I went UP to him and ] says
welcome. Uncle Will, don't let me
interrupt your instruction, it's very
sweet indeed of you to be so patient
with my little boy, I am delighted
to have him learn football. in fact
I was conner buy him a football
down town this afternoon only 1
didn't have time. But Uncle Will
give me a surprised look.
Hello Jennie. he says, that wasn't
football / was teaching him. 1 was
teaching him the Charleston
Copyright. 1928, by Republic Syn, Inc,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

his lips. "They are in evidence
around the neighborhood day and
night. For example ! seen Ed
Bartlett putting up the side cur
tains on his car yesterday. The
Marshalls has begun taking down
their screens. Marshall himself went
to New York Thursday and bought
an overcoat, the first time in 6
yrs. Mrs. Walton called up Sny-
der's Monday and told them not to
bring no more ice till further or
ders. Little Sonny Buck cried al!
Monday night for a new pair Of
skates. Kids knows. So does women.
MRS. Craven has been limiting for
a wk. about . new Kerensky or
something. Mrs. Stewart called up
last night and said they was some
thing in the house that sounded like
a rat. Charley Egan says he heard
a flock Of wild geese trying to re-
serve a drawing room for Miami.
Every southbound train is carrying a
extra diner for mosquitoes. And
Judge Bacon reports that his town
car is beginning to crank hard after
starting with the first nip-over since
1912"
b. "You must have seen Q great
many hard winters in your day."
remarked the writer. removing a
police dog from his lap.
Prof. Gwatt produced a prun-
ing knife and went after his nails
in no uncertain fashion.
"Say," he said, hard winters Is
what amt seen nothing much
else. But still some stands out
above others. l won't be libel to
forget the winter of 1S76-79. The
snow was so deep that you had
to be 6 #. tall to see. The biz
card started at 8 o'clock in the
morning on the 4th of December
and by 10 o'clock the next night
the ground was covered with snow.
For days at a time the thermome-
ter lowered between 20 and Al
above zero. 1t was hard to tell"
SOMETHING NEW IN CANES.
what was hard to tell?" asked
the writer.
what to do under the eondi-
tions,' replied Prof. Gwatt.
"what did you DOT" the writer
inquired.
Il married. It seemed to be the
only way out"
Mrs. Gwatt got the writer's eye
at this point and indicated by lip
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
TO THE EDITOR,

TO THE EDITORa
= Residents Of this nk. Of the
wds. Is all agrog these days over the
question what kind Of a winter Ii
this hero libel to be and Is the pa
pers right when they say we are
about to experience the hardest and
coolest winter of the Goth. century
to date. Almost without exception
the weather experts has interpreted
the signs as meaning zero mercury
and billiards. from December on and
in fact the outlook has become so
discouraging that they's a movement
on #. in some northern states to
postpone Christmas till after the hol'
idays.
Right up the hill and around the
curve from our place lives old Prof.
Gwatt, who Is generally recognized
as the red hot papa Of them all when
1t comes to weather predictions and
1t was to he that the writer decided
to 70 in search Of verification or
denial Of the current r1mors. Prof.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

Mumble--I should say It is. Six
different places tried to get hold
of me last night.
Mutter-Is that SO, who were
they?
Mumble-The firms where /
bought my stuff.
Mutter--Are you going into debt?
Mumble-No, I'm already there.
Mutter-When you play for n
dance, what do you usually receive?
Mumble-Complaints.
Mutter-I mean what do you gen.
orally realize out of nights work?
Mumble-We generally realize
that we should have played some
where else.
Mutter-when you go after a Job
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

NNUTEER-Well, well, Mr.. Mum
IVA Bile, l haven't seen you for
a long time, / understand you're
conducting an orchestra.
Mumble-Yes, that's right.
Mutter-I didn't know that you
knew anything about music.
Mumble-I don't, that's why !
organized a jazz band.
Mutter-Are you making any
money?
Misunderstanding. Do you
know how much I paid my men
last week?
Mutter-Sure, half.
Mumble-What do you mean,
half?
Mutter-Half Of what was COM
ing to them.
Mumble--Don't get sarcastic. I
have the best musicians in the
country.
Mutter-Well, why don't you
bring them to the city?
humble - Paul Whit ms n
couldn't hold a candle to my men.
Mutter-Why not, do they wear
celluloid collars?
Mumble-My trombone player
used to be with the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce.
Mutter-How does that make
him a better player?
Mumble-Because he has more
wind.
Mutter-Does your orchestra
play for monographs?
Mumble-No, we get money.
Mutter-I mean hasn't your name
ever appeared on a record?
Mumble-Yes, but / got the
sergeant TO scratch it off.
Mutter-You don't mean to tell
me that you've been in trouble
already.
Mumble-Sure, l lost fourteen
instruments last month.
Mutter-How did that occur?
Mumble-I was behind in the
payments.
Mutter-How did it happen that
you bought your instruments on
credit?
Mumble-I don't know, guess
they didn't look up my references.
Mutter-Is your orchestra pretty
populs
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
Ring Gets Low-down on Coming Winter

You either heard Of him or you
didn't"
II didn't the writer replied.
"You know your business better
than / do. But anyway thai brings
US TO 1920. which had them a! beat
for pure GOODNESS. I had a friend
named Billy who l hadn't seen foR
. or 8 days and one day ! met him
on Broadway and when we shook
hands. his arm snapped off and I
had to carry It around hloe a cane
till the spring thaws. Maybe you
heard of Billy"
Mrs. Gwatt again coughed slight
ly to attract the visitors attention
and indicated BY q series Of wry
faces that It was time for the pro-
lessor to test the mules. It should
be explained that every afternoon
at 8 80 the professor goes out In
the corral and tests all the mules.
1t Is fad with him.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

As Queen Elizabeth once wrote
~Ai in her book, Other Peoples
Children, and How to Raise Them,
THE only way to keep the younger
generation from getting what they
want is to kill 'em off before they
are old enough to ask for it."
And the great truth of that state
ment come into my mind the other
day when Junior commenced hound
ing me for a football. Like as
usual he begun his dirty work by
giving me a big kiss and telling
where was the incest mommer
in the world. Then he says say
Ma. dyou know what I'd like you
to get me. And I says no, what
b 1t this time darling? And he
Gays I'd like you to get me a foot
ball, I wanner practice at home
and get to be q regular player and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

Mutter-Whyf
Mumble-It was too hard to hide
when the collector came around for
the installment. ?
Mutter-Well, why don't you pay
what you owe them?
Mumble-That's funny.
Mutter-what's funny7
Mumble-They asked me the same
question.
Mutter-Has your orchestra any
bookings for the winterf
Mumble-No, we were going Into
vaudeville, but 1t fell through.
Mutter-How did that happent
Mumble-Mr. Albee heard Us play
one night.
Mutter-Aren't your men good
musicians?
Mumble-sure, they all go to Sun
day school.
Mutter-Do they belong 10 the
union?
Mumble-I guess so, they're al
ways asking for more money.
Mutter-What are you giving
your violinistI
Mumble-Two weeks notice.
Mutter-Aren't violinists pretty
scarce?
Mumble-Yes, but I can't find d
good one If want to look bad.
Mutter-Well, don't worry, you
do.
Mumble-I've got woman plan
ist and I've been having trouble with
her for a year and a half.
Mutter-What seems to be the
reason?
Mumble-I don't know unless It's
because I married her.
Mutter-Well, you shouldn't try TO
combine business with pleasure.
Mumble-Don't be silly, being
married to her is no pleasure.
Mutter-Well, Mr.. humble, I've
got to be getting home. The people
next door to US are giving a dance
on Saturday night and maybe l can
get your orchestra job.
Mumble-That's very nice Of you,
Mr.. Mutter, but hate 10 put you to
all that trouble.
Mutter-Don't mention II, it's no
trouble at all. They didn't Invite my
wife or me and we want to get eyea
with them.
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Mutter and humble
BY J. p Medbury.

for your orchestra. don't you have
to give references?
Mumble-Surs, I always refer
them to the Rockefellers, Morgans
and Vanderbilts.
Mutter-You're crazy, the Rookie
fellers or Morgans have never heard
your jazz band.
Mumble-Certainly they haven't,
that's why they can't knock our
playing.
Mutter-What instrument do you
play?
Mumble-The piccolo.
Mutter-I thought you played the
piano.
Mumble-I used to but I gave
1t up.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
Bits of Fact

THE enormous growth in popular
L literature has developed habit
of reading under varying condi-
lions of light and bodily movement,
that very often results in eye-strain.
Spectacles may relieve this, but as
prevention is always better than
sure, why not adopt something that
will stop the strain from coming?
1t was once thought that closing
the eyes at intervals for short
time was the best anti-strain de-
vice; but that now has been dis
carded, it having been found that
the cutting off of rays of light and
then permitting their SUDDEN return
is injurious.
The proper anti-strain method
consists in a change of focus. In
stead of closing the eyes, when,
while reading, any symptom of dis
comfort arises, look from the book
or paper you are reading, at some
object ten to fifteen feet distant.
Two or three seconds will suffice.
The change in focus gives to the
eye-muscles relief from being kept
in one position and at ono tension.
DANGEROUS FISH.
A fish that has a very bad name
in West Indian waters is the bar
racouta. 1t is shaped like a tor
pedo, and is blue-black above and
grey below. 1t is feared by negroes
more than the shark. A society
girl not long ago was killed by one
of these creatures.
What is probably the most dam
gerous of all fish is, however, the
pirai, common in South American
rivers, especially in tributaries of
the Orinoco. 1t is not large, but
it travels in shoals and has fearful
teeth and a passion for blood.
A fish called the long-guard, and
found in the seas off Central Amer
lea, has the queer habit of leaping
from the water and Swimming like a
flying fish at great speed. 1t has
a long sharp snout. There are sew
eral cases of these fish having
pierced the sails of fishing boats
exactly as if pierced by a large
arrow. Their long shouts are very
firm and sharp. Some years ago
a boy while fishing off Cross
Caye was killed by long-guard
which struck him in the chest.
ORIGINAL NAMES.
Our cap was originally "cappa"
(or cloak with hood. As the cape
fell into disuse, the name was APP
piled to the head covering alone.
Our coat is from the Latin "cottis,"
a tunic. Jacket is from "Jacque,"
or "coat of mail" Pajamas, are
the Hindu "paejama" or leg cover
ing. Corset is something that fits
the CORPUS" or body. Frock de-
rives its name from a garment call
ed "froc." worn by French monks.
Sock and stocking are derived from
STOCK" meaning leg.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

good impression on the both Of
them, and I would in this way kill
two birds with one batch of hot bis
cult, see? And while 1 was turning
over the paper looking for their
daily ad. why I come upon the
sporting page, and what would be
the first thing I seen but the pic
ture of a football player, a rear
view. snapped in action, and under
meath it says ]. ]. Crashem, Uni
versity fullback, at work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
BY Ring Lardner-
Prof. Gwatt, Noted Forecaster, Re-
veals Treat in Store and Recalls
Old Memories.

reading that the professor was hay
ing one Of his bad days
Never mind the professor,
Mrs. Gwatt was as much as to
say, but her husband paid little
attention and went on with his
memoirs.
~The next winter was very
mild, and the big difficulty was in
telling whether you were indoors
or outdoors. A friend Of mine
named Jerry Knoll took off his
hat to his own maid In the dining
room, thinking they were both in
the park. There was very few