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0LD-TIME CHARLESTON,
The Days When Planters Thought Tt I
Cautar IF tho Un;va...

The Days When Planters Thought IT the
Center of the Universe.
Charleston was the center. Thither came
the rich planter and occupied his town house
when the dread of the deadly Country
fever" chased him from his plantation
that plantation which city cousins loved to
visit Christmas time. The resident of
Charleston. when he left the town at all in
the hottest season. was content to seek
refuge on Sullivans Island, or, if favored by
fortune, betook himself to Flat Rock, writes
Professor Gildersleeye in the Forum. The
Virginia springs seemed as far away as
Alaska does now, and yet there were those
whose ambition did not stop short of that
distant goal and who jOurneyed thirher in
the family COACH: Those who could NOT
travel were intense Charlestonians and
those who could were not much less
intense. Men who knew both Paris
and Charleston spoke respectfully of
Charleston. / was proud of my native city:
considered st. Michaeps' zone OF the finest
churches in the country, SIR" If not the
finest, and believed in my heart OF hearts
that there was no more spacious promenade
than the battery, which / used to pace with
certain religious eXaltation; no grander
houses than the old family mansions; no
nober street than Meeting street. | knew
every nook and corner of the town. kent a
map OF Charleston In my room long after /
left the confluence of the Ashley and
Cooper Rivers" and would not suffer for
the memory OF Amen streerand ZigZag alley
to decay. No names have ever made the
same arlStocratlc music In my ear as the
names OF the old Huguenot families and
when courtliness of manner is mentioned
my memory at once recalls the ceremonjons
old gentlemen who were held up to us as
models of politeneSs
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ing. verdsnt valley lies before us in the
Kettle, like fairy land with lovely gardens
and carpets of greensward, and in their
midst mighty city. 1t is Tihis!
Viewed from this great distance. the
mighty capital of the Trans Caucasus looks
like tiny jewel casket, of which the gold
glittering palaces, the Sunlit cupolas OF the
churches and mosques seem to form the
Jewels. The tall houses appear like
wondrously carved chessmen. The broad
est streets are nOthiDg more than fine, mar
row stripes, woven into this gorgeous,
gigantic carpet. Not even a dull sound
reaches us.Uf this whole, wildly pulsating
life below, and the many thousands who
hasten busily back and forth resemble a
mass of pin-heads scattered pell-mell over
the whole. Tile large barrack buildings
look like children's toys, the vast gardens.
are fiower-beds i'm miniature, and the river
KuT. seems only a long, thin row OF silver
coins. :.
Qn all sides Of the city proud mountain
heads.riSe into space, and in the center Of
them the summit of the lIunch-backed Kas--
beck asrIres to touch the clouds.
r.: As in a dream L wandered through the
streets of Tiriis: No other Oriental capital
= besides Cairo offers so many interesting di-
/ VeTSffied sights. Two contrasting worlds,
+ Orient and Occident, meet here upon mar
rev plane AT the foot OF the wall OF LeVan-
|: tine restriction blooms the prodigiOuS flower
of: European culture. On one size OF
street one sees great buildings, proud stores,
costly plate-glaSs windows, a thousand
things. belonging to a Western metropolis,
while the other side is lined with low nuts,
small booths and open workshops. There
European life, European dress and customs
/ here not a trace of il, everything bliSSfally
F. ,ASIatie. a foreign, motley crowd strollS
T through tile crooked. narrow streets, dressed
!: in d-fereign garb. talking foreign tongues.
and through the deafening, confusing noise
ofthe boistetous multitude Vibrates thebray
. Of the; onkeYs.
J: = TheneW: Russian quarter Is full Of mag
nifCent avenues, over which stately
:: bIougha1Is and handsome phaetons roll, but
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ANIMATED: CARDS.
Fifty-two Persons Represent the Figures
In a Game of Whist. g:

rHty-Iwo PERSONS represent the Figures
in a Game of Whist. .:
a game of whist. set to music was the
novel entertainment that. attracted several
hundred of Philadelphia's social lords and
dies to the galleries of the Art Club last
night. The game was played by Mrs. DR..
George Mcclellan; Miss Lyon, Mr.. Stuart
Wood and DIR. Robert Frazier.
'Fifty-two. persons participated in the
event, each representing card. The per-
sons representing court cards were beauti-
fully cOStumed; the others wearing the con-
ventional evening dress.
Two hands were PLAYED, resulting in a.
score of 8 TO 2 in favor of Miss McClellan's
side. The game is played much the same
as fancy dance. Each actor Is diStin-
guiShed by playing cards found somewhere
on their costume.
The entire party entered the dancing hall
as il in grand march, then they closed into,
circles and gracefully moved about the
room. This ''shuff1ed": the deck" Them
forming in a zg-zag single file, the cards
marched to their respective corners, and
the game was. on;
The player would selectthe 'lead," es-
cort the card to position in the. center of
the floor, bow and" retire. When four
''leads" had been made the "cards" would
form circle, back 10 back. turn thrice to
the time of the music. and the player tax
ing the trick" would escort them. to his
corner.
The excellent managementof Mrs. Nc:
Clellan was clearly shown in the arrange
lnent of the ''trieks" taken. They were all
tianked on the Bright0u-street side of the
room, thus preventing confusion or crowd
ing.
When all the ''eards" were "Dlayed" in
the second '.hand" another march about the
room followed, and then the danee.-Phila-
delphia Record
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begin swimming lessons with the boys and
girls, and to begin right.
What is the right way?" I asked DR..
Savage, the expert on physical training.
eff you had boy or girl to teach swimming,
how would you 60 to work to do itp"
1.-THE best means of teaching swimming"
said DR.. Savage, is to put harness or belt
about the body of the pupil under the arms,
attach to it a strap sufficiently long to be
just taut at the level of the water. have a
little pulley at the end of the strap running
free upon a wire stretched across the tank.
This gives the pupil the necessary conf
denee that he isn't going to drown, and yet
if the proper tension is provided, it doesn't
prevent him from working. It's better to
have the loop and portion of the strap of
rubber to allow for stretching. The pulley
follows him back and forth about the tank
and"
Eyes, but, doctor. ii isn't everybody who
has tank. How wo uld you work Il out OF
dO0rS?"
"Oh, In that case would attach similar
loop to a short stout pole and 90 out upon a
float or In heavy boat and encourage the
pupil to swim round and round it, gradually
easing away the tension upon the loop as he
became proficient, or tightening 1t as he
flOundered-just like playing a big fish,
you know. AS soon as possible | would dis
pense with the harness altogether and go
Into the water with the child. The old
fashioned way of supporting the young
swimmer with the hand under his chin is
not so good, because the support thus placed
a. one extremity of the body is not as avail
able, She feet tend to sink and the pupil
clutches hctinctively his instructors arm "
Probably Yen do not approve the old
heroic method of throwing the pleading,
crying lad at once into deep water?'
Certainly not There is, 10 begin with,
very considerable danger of drowning.
Even if no such result terminates the ex-
pertinent the pupil is apt to get such q ter
ror of deep water that he will never will
ingly 60 into it again. OF eonrse, though,
some boys would learn to swim that way
and many have, but wouldn't let child
of mine be so treated"
The swimming loop to which DR.. Savage
referred is in use in most of the New York
gymnaSiums, but the outdoor notifications
OF it which ne suggests are capable of
r1sIo extended usefulness.
The increased attention paid 10 water
sports by gymnaSts is an encouraging thing,
because the example is sure to be followed.
Nothing is more certain than that water
polo, novelty of few months in the tanks
Of the big athletic clubs. will be taken out
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OF doors this summer and played in the open
air In proper swimming water. No equip
ment is required except ball which will
float upon the water. With il, any party Of
youngsters. by choosing Sides" can make
as much fun for themselves and the specta-
tors as cracks like clever De Casanova, Mar
wig, Davis, Crane, Knoedler, Collins and
Clark OF the New York A. G. in their costly
building.
The finest amateur swimmers in the two
great clubs here are Alexander Meffert of
the Maintains and w. c. Johnson of the
New York A. c. Their proweSs Is ecIipsed
by professional swimmers like Gus Sund-
str0m and Robert MCGEE, but they are re-
markably clever examples OF the New York
athlete who eXcels for the pure love of it.
and for the greater glory of his club.
Considered purely as an exercise SWIM
ming is highly praised by the experts. 1t
gives varied exercise, calling into play
many muscles not ordinarily used, but ii ia
its effects upon the lungs and muscles of the
rear of the neck which most commends il.
The exertion of breathing while immersed
in the heavier fluid is excellent for reason
ably healthy lungs, affecting them like
mountain climbing, while the necessity of
holding the head we'll up induces an exact
carriage. Wrynecked expert swimmers are
not often seen. They are. as q rule, SPLEEN
did, deep-chested fellows with erect heads
and fine carriage. This applies to women.
too. A woman who swims much Is apt to
have figure which causes envy In others of
her sex.
The old paddle stroke Sometimes used In
swimmlng-the boys call it dog fashion"
lis never employed by fast swimmers, ex-
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race to be trotted on the kite shaped track
at Independence, Iowa, during the summer
nesting. They are Alabaster, Margaret S,
Nancy Hanks and Allerton. It will prob
ably be the most stuhbornly contested race
ever witnessed. There was a report last
year that Nancy Hanks was ''done for, !"
that her forelegs had given out, and that
the great expectations she had raised by
her splendid work were never to be realized.
There was nothing IN 1t except that she was
a little out OF condition. She is in fine form
now, and there is no question that she will
lower her record, barring accidents. The
same story was told about Allerton after
the great Expectation stakes at Detroit IN
July. but he is all right this year. In fact,
the four tr0tters named are all in prime
condition, and they Will be saved for this
event. Nancy Hanks is known as the great
is the property of II. Boswell of Lexing
ton, KY.
Leaving the trotters for moment, there
should be good work done by the PAGERS this
season, and the beating of Johnston's record
of 2:0GA is notan unreasonable expectation.
Roy Wilkes, 2:08A. is the nearest to it, but
there are others with perhaps an even better
chance for the honor. Hunter 81 Holly's
bay gelding b Il should show up well. Last
year at Herre Haute, Ind. he started in the
free for all against Hal Pointer, Adonis aud
a couple more of good ones. Hal Pointer
won in straight heats with 2:09A, 2:l2A ana
2:13 the fastest three consecutive heats
ever paced in race. 3 B finished second
ia each heat, being beaten by nose in the
first, which shows that his record of 2:l3R
does not show his speed. He is by Ten
neSsee saddle horse out of mare of UNI
known breed, while Hal Pointer Is by the
celebrated sire of PAGERS, Gibs9n's Tom Hal.
One OF the most likely horses to beat the
pacing record is WinslOw Wilkes "a brown
horse by Black Wilkes), who made 214h as
four-year-old last year.
Returning to trotters, the Southern-West-
ern circuit should have some interesting
meetings, for the managers have put up
some great purses. This is the programmes:
Chicago, ILL.,, August 17-22, $4,000; ID0e-
pendence, Iowa, August 24-29, $4,000;
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BRIGHT PARAGRAPHS
FROM new YORK.
A Rare Photograph Of Edwin Booth and
Elsie Leslie.
How Ned Harrigan Is Making Money-Billy
Birch, the Jolly Endman of the stage-A
Funny Feature in Politics.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

NEW YORK, April 81. 1911 saw photo
graph the other day of which there are only
twelve copies in existence. 1t was picture
of Edwin Booth and Elsie Leslie, the child
actress. The former is seated in chair and
Elsie is standing by the side of 1t, one arm
over the back, the other hand clasped in
that of Edwin Booth. Six of these photo
graphs were retained by Mr.. Booth and six
were given to Mrs. Lyde, the mother of lit
tie Elsie. Mrs. Lyde also has possession of
the negative. l never saw finer portrait
of the famous tragedian.
In her home Elsie Leslie is charming
girl, with large. trustfnl, blue eyes, and a
sweet expression on her face. | saw her
one afternoon last week rOmping with her
pet dog, whose name, Toxins Tudor Lyde,
is altogether out of proportion to his size.
But though small, he is full OF mischief.
Over and over he rolled, while his little
mistress tried TO take from him small rub
Der ball when was held fast between his
teeth. She got il at last Miss Leslie is like
any other child. She plays with her dolls,
her games, and paints a little. She also
composes short stories and keeps little
diary.
Mrs. Lyde never allows Elsie to see any
press notices of her acting She is retaining
them until her daughter is old enough to
the theater an hour before the curtain rises,
and walks around experimenting things.
She loves the stage, and is ambitious TO con-
tinue upon IL. She says, in her unaSSumng
way, that she means TO be great actress
some day,
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upon the back and swim toward shore in
that attitude. Another way is 10 clasp his
head from behind before assuming the
same position. The reason for turning upon
the back Is that the rescuer's buoyancy is
much greater in that position, as only his
nose need then be out OF the water The
drowning person. being approached from
behind, is less able to clutch at his rescuer
and impede lis work This is the method
almost universally employed by the famous
llie-sayers at the big swimming beaches.
The rescuer is justified in using any amount
of brutality to prevent the drowning person
from Selling him, as that may result in the
death of both. A sharp pull at the hair of
the subject frequently brings him to his
senses and induce proper meekness and
submission.
To resuscitate a person who has been
nearly drowned and is unconscious the body
is laid upon the face. with the head well
down, to allow the water to run we'll ont of
the mouth and nose. The respiration NAV
then need to be artifcially restored This
requires hard work by two persons. The
air can be partly driven from the lungs by
direct and heavy pressure on the chest
Then-the body lying now on its back
grasp the hands and turn them forward and
up until they are IN a line with the body
over the head. Then pull them forcibly in
that direction, as if stretching them. This
pulling will cause the lower ribs to start
out and small quantity of air will be
drawn in. Place the arms again at the
sides and press the air out, then repeat the
stretching process. Continue the Stretch
ing and the pressure alternately until
breathing is resumed
The assistant who holds the feet of the
subject is meanwhile busy chatting, slapping
and rubbing them 10 restore the circulation.
10 be effective this treatment must some
times be long continued. Cases are known
where natural respiration has been restored
after half an hours work upon the subject.
1t is good plan not to give up doubtful
case until all doubt has vanished.
There are other more elaborate methods
of resuscitation, but this is easily remem :
bered and applied. and will work in
majority of cases. DAVID wECHsLER.
Oby
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AN HISTORIC. GEM.
The Red Opal Which Mark Antony
Wanted to Give tn CIennatra

The Red Opal Which Mark Antony
Wanted to Give to Cleopatra.
The recent newspaper controversy re-
specting opals has revealed the fact that
among the heirlooms of the noble family of
Stanhope is gem of unique historical in
terest, says London cable to the PiGtsburg
Dispatch. 1t Is the same red opal which.
according to Pliny, Nonius, the Senator.
refused to surrender to Mark Antony. who
wished to present it to Cleopatra. Nonius
was banished as punishment for his obsti-
macy, but managed to keep his gem, and it
was buried with him at Herculaneum. The
Earl OF Leicester was present at Herculane-
um during the earlier excavations, and he
assisted at the opening of the tomb of
Nonius, the Senator. which contained some
bones and the red opal set in massive gold
ring.
Lord Leicester bought the ring for sum
so large that he would never mention the
amount even to member of his family,
and after wearing it for some years gave 1t
to his young daughter, Lady Elizabeth
Spencer Stanhope. 1t is said to be the only
REQ opal known, with the exception of one
very small specimen in the British Museum,
which is the property of the British nation
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burg, Cleveland, Buffalo. Rochester, Pough-
keepsie Hartford, Springfield, New York
and Philadelphia. The initial meeting will
take place at HoomewOod Park, PittSburg,
about the middle of July. Unusually hand
some purses will be offered in the 2:20, 2 :23,
2:25, 2;27, 80 and other classes for trOtters,
and the 2:17, 40 and 2:25 classes for PAGERS.
The horses that will contest at the OPEN
ing meeting will. go through the circuit.
Probably they will be seen next at Cleve-
land, then at Buffalo. At Rochester they
will appear August 18th. Here the great
Flour City stakes of $4,000 for horses that
can trot better than 2:30 will be won. After
Rochester comes Poughkeepsie, and then the
great meeting at Charter Oak Park, Hart
ford. when the big purses will be offered in
the fastest classes.
Among the many notable horses that will
beseen on the grand circuit this season will
be Margaret S. 2:12h (the biggest winner on
the circuit last season.; Homestake, 2:14h;
Leopard Rose. 2:15A Mocking Bird, 2:16A !;
Pixley 2:16; RoSaline Wilkes, 214h; Mann
brine Maid, 2I7A; McDoel, 2:15h; Parm-
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leo, 2:i6A; Keno F, 2:17; Walter E, 2:1s;
Alfred S, 2:16h; Simmocolop, 2:19; Stevie,
2:16; Nancy Hanks. 214h; Miss Alice,
2:19A st. Elmo 2:1S% Maggie r, 218 |;
Alvin, 2:16A, and host of others with
records well under 2:30.
The only one of the great campaigners
surely out of the race is Prince Regent,
2:16h. who made a grand showing last year,
and was the pride of his owner, Mr.. o. j.
Hamlin of Buffalo. Great things were ex-
pected of him this season and his death from
pneumonia April 18th was universally re-
garded as pity.
Outside the circuit the three horses which
will be watched most closely are Suno Nell
son and Stamboul. That the handsome
daughter of old Electioneer has not. in the
last two seasons. reduced her marvellous
record as a three-y ear-old 2:1Ob, affords no
reason for believing that she can never get
down to 2:08H, and carry off the honor so
long held by Maud S. Sunol is six years
younger than Maud s.. was when she made
her record, and she should get down to it if
she lives and escapes accident. There are
many who believe that she will certainly
get down to 200 this season. She is now in
prime condition at Senator Stanford's Palo
Alto farm, according to latest reports.
have heard b0rsemen commentupon SunoPs
chances, and the most unfavorabe criticism
they express Is that she is sprinter, or, in
other words, that she makes fast time by
virtue OF remarkable spurts rather than by
steady work from the start
Passing from the Queen to the lesser dig
nitaries we come to a group of four FIVE
year-olds that will appear In one OF the
greatest events OF the season, the stake
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record, and it is claimed that he would have
done so had not the luck been against him,
He had bad weather almost every time he
made an attempt, and this is worth con-
sidering when it is remembered that Nell
sons title to be king was won by only a
quarter of a second. Still, that difference
would show up in race, for horse of Nell
sons class goes ten feet in that little frac-
ton of time. The. chances are good that
both win lower their records.
Another interesting event for the trotting
turfmen will be Mr.. Hamlin's effort to
break the team record of 2:13, now heid by
his Belle Hamlin and Justina. The former
has record of her own of 2:12% and Jus
tina of 2:20 Mr.. Hamlin's first effort to
get them down below 213 will be made at
the spring meeting at Buffalo, to be held in
few weeks. The team has lowered its
record every season thus far since the two
handsome animals were first driven to-
gether. Good judges believe that 2:11 is
not wholly out of the question for this team.
"A new Eastern circuit inclndes Pimlco
baltimore, Point Breeze. and Belmont
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TROTTERS TAKE
THE TRACK.
The Opening Season Will Bring the Fly
GrS Ont in Force.
Kings and Queens Of the Track Who May
Break or Lower Records-Hamlin's Great
Team to Trot Against Time.
Written for THE SUNDAY CALL

The trotting season in the East opens this
week. The programme of the southeastern
circuit names Tuesday, May 9TH, as the
opening day, and the Gentlemen's Driving
Park, Baltimore, as the place.
Besides Baltimore this circuit includes
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Washington
May 18th the trotters will be at Belmont
Park. Philadelphia. and week later they
will have moved to Point Breeze. May 26th
will find them at Hemew0od Park, Pitts
burg, and on June I'd they will be back
again in Baltimore, at Pimlco Track. From
there they will 20 to Washington for the
races, which begin June 9th.
Each of these meetings will last four
days, and, as liberal purses will be given,
some Of the best trotters in the East will
contest IN the various classes.
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, will also
inaugurate its season May 9th, and Fleet
wood Park, New YORK. will fellow week
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or so later. In fact this week marks the
real beginning of season which promises
to include as much Of interest to lovers of
good horse as any that has gone before A
survey Of the tracks where the flyers have
been limbered up during the early spring
shows so much good WORK that horsemer
have predicted phenomenal results for the
season. Last year was remarkable not so
much for individual performances as for the
great number of young horses showing
speed unusual for their age, and almost
certain to develop into genuine wonders I'M
der good handling. The lesser circuits, and
the meetings at numberless parks through
out the country are subsidiary to the inter-
est in the great event of the season, the
grand circuit in which the speediest Of the
trOtters will try conclusions The grand
Circuit meetings are in every way the big
gest q the year. They take place on the
hnest tI9cks and the largest purses are
gwen: Ih~y are attended by enormous
crowds oil people; 1t is nothing unusual for
10000 spectators TO gather at one of these
meetings. They take place in the height of
the season after the horses have been tried
and gotten in trim at the mluor meetings,
and when enthusiasm runs high among the
hackers of the most promising.
The cities in the grand circuit are Pitts