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tain Lea and his men have no doubt Of
their skill. but constantly experiment.
ing urOn new wrinkles.
At Yale one man, a scrub named Post
crawled out from under a pile of canvas
and SWeater-coVered men, and was helped
by comrade outside the lines, where he
lay rubbing his shoulder In the practice
game with the scrubs at Princeton two
men were helped off the field, and one was
carried off.
Say. boys" said I when I. saw this,
WHAT'S the matter? Aren't you playing
pretty rough?'
"Oh nor they answered, "the fellows
get hurt because the ground is hard. Yale
has sandy soil, you know. and we have
hard clay"
Somehow or other this seems to be
scarcely a sufficient reason to account for
the two men On crutches at the training
table, and the three injured in the scrub
gama.
A bright-eyed young Tiger was talking to
me, and I noticed that he seemed to find
it hard to speak distinctly.
You have a bad cold." 1 said
"Oh, do, 1 broke by dose yesterday" he
cheerfully replied.
In a case like that, how do you get
straishtened out again."
We'll. 1 don't do. sir. I haven't beed to
the doctor vet I'll go see hib after prac-
tce."
1 couldn't help admitting the enthusiasm
of an athlete who wouldn't leave his prac-
tce long enough to insure him against a
humpbacked proboscis. and 1 turned to
watch the play to see how it was that they
met with SO many mishaps
Reckless Practice.
I think, without doubt that they are
decidedly more reckless and take great
er chances than the men do at Yale
on the practice field. Not once did 1
detect the slightest attempt to disable or
injure each other, but a big man would
double himself uD and then lengthen out
with a snap as he shot an incredible dis
lance through the air to tackle a pair of
fast-feeing striped stockings When up
ward of two hundred pounds is hurled in
that catapult fashion. in spite of pads and
armor the conclusion must be terrific.
At New Haven l saw only four or five
Of those hideous rubber noses. At Prince
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MIR. DEPEW'S GUESTS.
An Incident of Travel and How He
Explained His Action.


From the New York Tribune.
Mr.. Chauncey M. Depew left New York
the other evening for Buffalo. just as he
was passing through the gate one of the
station employees said:
"Mr. Depew, there is a touching case here
There are two women who have just come in
from the west. They have just money
enough left to buy tickets for themselves to
Rochester where their friends live, but each
one has four children. We cannot let the
and the women seem thoroughly miserable
and have had nothing to eat all day. They
don't know where to go. and If they are
forced to leave the depot they will probably
have to walk the streets all night"
Mr.. Depew turned back, and in moment
saw that 1t was a worthy case. The women
were Hebrews. and their story. as told to the
trainman. they repeated to Mr.. Depew. He
said cheerily:
'.All right. Come along as my guests
Accordingly the little troop clattered
along after him and piled into the train
Their eyes beamed, and they seemed to be
lifted at once from the very slough of de-
spond' to hysterical exhilaration. they
were SO glad to be going to their relatives
When Mr.. Depew went back into his pri-
vate car he found an appetizing supper
waiting for him, and he thought of the
hungry children in the front car He sur
prised his colored cook and waiter by order
ing the one to prepare a substantial meal
for eight from his stock of provisions, and
the other to take it forward and give 1t to
the two women and their children in the
front cars. This was done and MI. Depew
saw no more of his guests. They got off at
Rochester. When some one commented up
on 1t, he said with short laugh:
1T was selfish move on my part A fell
low always sleeps better after he thinks he
mas nelped some one out of difficulty"
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SOUTHERN BELLIES.

More Numerous Than in the North Be-
cause SOutherners Are Potter.
From Harper's Weekly.
Did you ever happen to remark how
large proportion of southern ladies are
bellies? Our northern idea of belle is of
a being in petticcats of such egregious
loneliness and grace that she shines con-
splcGous among her sisters and excites
more than her reasonable share Of mascu-
line admiration. There are bellies in the
north. A ball may have it's belle; season
may have its bellies. Charming young wo-
men who are special favorites in society
are often spoken Of as bellies even to the
northward of Mason and Dixon's line. But
whereas with us the title is ephemeral, the
expression of a passing sentiment, and car
rles no very momentouS weight, among our
southern neighbors 1t seems to represent
an achievement of solid value and perma-
nence.
In Kentucky or Virginia or Georgia once
a belle seems to be always a belle. The
title clings to its possessor. and long after
the gaiety CT her youth has given place to
soherer charms and demeanor she is still
described as that erstwhile belle who so
dazzled her contemporaries. Does the
reader remember that he ever heard of a
Kentucky girl who was not a great belle,
or read an obituary Of Kentucky matron
who was not described as "a great belle in
her YOUTH" There must be more bellies in
Kentucky alone than in all the middle
states. though not more perhaps than in
Virginia or Georgia. Dixie abounds in
lovely women. but even her abundant pos
session of the raw material out of which
bellies are made seems hardly to account
for this disproportionate development
There must be some other reason for 1t.
and there are grounds for the belief that
such a reason exists in certain character
istics of the southern man. 1t is asserted
by women of experience who have been out
in society in the south that, socially speak
ing, the southern man is as different from
the northern man as men are from women.
or fish from flesh. The northern man is
polite (when he is polite). but the southern
mans politeness runs into gallantry. A
northern woman who has been an object
Of masculine attention in a southern city
is apt to remember 1t all her life. and to re-
call 1t with regret. The southern women
are bellies because the southern men make
them SO. That seems to be the secret of
1t. Northern men may smile at 1t, but
northern women will take 1t more Sc
riously. and wish. not improbably. that it
happened So also to them.
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A HUSBANDS STRATEGY,
HOW He Made 1t Unlikely That HI,
Mother-in-Lav VIII VISIT Him.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune
There was evidently something on his
mind, for he did not even notice the coffee
was Geld and that the cook and housencaid
were quarreling audibly in the kitchen.
IL can't be the dressmaker's BILL" unused
his wife, 'for she has only sent IL to me
twice as yet; 1t will only go to his office as
last resort. Anyhow. # it is anything
unpleasant han speak of it soon enough"
and she poured herself another cup of tea,
which was hot.
At last he spoke. by the way, my dear,
it seems rather dreary for you alone all
day In this large house. How should you
ike visitor this winter"
Whatever put such an idea into your
head, Henry Marshmallow2 I'm sure
have no time to spend in inventing amuse-
ments for girl who would make me q
stranger in my own perlor. To be sure,
Amy Is engaged and by coughing every
time L come into the room-but then I've
can't have them ruined. Then there is
Effie-look here, Henry. had you any one
in particular in your mind? ?"
Mr.. Marshmallow looked alarmed. Not
at all, assure you; that is, mean-er-
the lady 1 had in mind is middle aged
elderly, in fact"
Mrs. Mershmallow Suffered TT is quite
impossible. In the first place. the guest
W.
l don't want anybody to sleep In that love-
ly bed: it would spoil the set of pillows.
Besides. 1 shall be too busy to take any
body around this winter: the house takes
up all my time"
But what ! was thinking was that you
might be glad of little help in your house.
keeping
That is just where you are mistaken,
Henry Mlrshmallow; when I want any in
reference in my domestic affairs I'll let
you know. Oh, yes, know just how much
she would enjoy putting a finger into my
pie,"
You quite surprise me- dear; still, you
must know her better than l."
That Is the first time since our marriage
that you have shown any appreciation of
my judgment. I'm glad you've learned its
value at last"
"oh, well. 1 thought to give you pleas
ure."
Great pleasure, I'm sure. only hone
you haven't already invited her. If you
have, l give you fair warning 1 shall Just
expose myself to smallpox and have the
nc use Guaranteed. so she can't come"
or course haven't asked her. thought
I'd just suggest it, lest you didn't like TO,
and you'd enjoy asking her yourself
And enjoy hearing all winter how she
brought up fifteen children without ever a
sealskin' jacket or pair of boomers"
Really, l was not aware that your
VI course you were not aware of any
thing. Well, I'll not have any company
this winter. that's fat. I'm going to fit up
the guest chamber as private gymna-
SUM. and I'll have no room for any one"
Very well. then, that settles il: Wen say
no more about it. wasn't overanxious for
1t myself" He was struggling into his
coat as he spoke. Il only thought you
would like nice long visit from your
mother, so T.
my own mother! Why. II thought all
this time you meant your mother. Oh.
Henry, L"
But the street door had closed, and she
could hear him whistling joyously as he
went down the street.
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knowledge Of its own experience, with the
added knowledge of the foot ball pioneers.
This. added to the enthusiasm of the boys.
accounts for the scientific growth of the
game.
The people who go to see foot ball game
and only see the rough and tumble, the
wounds and hurts that the men receive.
go away with the impression that the game
Is simply a rough and tumble fight, and
some consider it scarcely better than the
Roman arena. But If any Of these people
field, and note the fact that the veterans
like Captain Hinkey of Yale, for instance
are often small. light men, they cannot
help coming away with the belief that it Is
brains, and not muscle. that ultimately tell
in foot ball. The greatest difference be-
tween the game and the arena Is that the
old wine-soaked Romans hired gladiators
to do their fighting for them, while with US
1t is our own boys who do the fighting and
get the benefit Of the athletic exercise.
DAN BEARD.
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FAMILY PEDIGREES.
An Increasing Demand for Informa.
tiOn on This Subject.

ton on This Subject.
From the New York Herald.
A young New Yorker undertook about
four years ago. as a matter of business, the
research of pedigrees and coat armor both
in English and continental surnames with
a view Of establishing the right Of families
to bear coat armor by inheritance. He
styles himself a ''pursuiyant of arms and
undertakes to search the genealogical trees
Of families in this country whose ancestors
came from England. France or other parts
of Europe in early days. He told me yes
terday that the number of families in this
country who are entitled to coats of arms,
but who are ignorant of their rights is very
large, the number being particularly great
in the south and west, where the successors
OF ancient families emigrated many years
ago, and have lost sight of their family
rights in heraldry.
His method is to commence by searching
genealogical works in New York, first going
through those which are accessible at the
Aston and other libraries.
In the United States most family lines do
not go back earlier than 100" he said.
These are CO nprised in two divisions those
families who sprung from peasants and
those Of other lines. Of course. the former
have no claim to coats Of arms"
Having extended his research in this coun-
try as far as possible. he extends his inves-
ugatfons to Europe. In France the law
compels the mayors in towns and cities to
supply peiSoHs WHO may apply with Tree
lists of the archives on file in their respec-
tive cities concerning coats of arms and on
all subjects Of pedigree In England such
research must be paid for.
In New York. Boston and Philadelphia
requests for search for coats of arms and
family pedigrees are naturally not as great
as in the west. Families in the east have
given more attention to the establishment of
their family lines. Yet Notwithstanding this
fact he says that the interest in heraldry
and the establishment of family rights to
coat armor is constantly increasing as ia
shown by the growing demand and use Of
stamped stationery. and also in other FORMS
This demand Is also growing in the west,
proving the increased interest in the estab-
lishment of pedigrees throughout the coun-
try.
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tain language of the gentlemanly training
of the men on the field.
When ex-Capt. Hinkey and first came on
the practice ground Capt. Thorne was stand
ing in front of a line of men. At intervals
wild-eyed youths dashed up with egg-shaped
balls clasped tightly in their arms. At the
approach of each one of these runners of
the gauntlet the captain sharply called the
name of some man in the ranks AS we
drew near we heard Thorne's voice cry
'Sheldon!" A runner was swiftly approach
ing; at the cry of the commander 1875 pounds
of seventeen-year-old bone and muscle leap
ed in front of the on-rrshing bearer of the
ball. The young giants brow was wrinkled
and his eyes wide open for an instant. as he
stood there in a crouchirg position. awaiting
his man. Then there was sudden lengthen-
ing out of six feet of dirty padded uniform
and Seldom grabbed the runner around tire
legs with his long arms cloud of dust,
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TORTURE IN THE FRENCH ARMY.
Companies Composed Entirely Of Men
Who Are Under Legal Sentence.

Companies Composed Entirely Of Men
Who Are Under Legal Sentence.
From the London Standard
A very painful sensation has been created
in Paris, and will no doubt extend through
out the country. by the report Of a court
martial just held at Tunis. Before re-
counting the facts, 1t is requisite to explain
that there exists in the French possessions
In North Africa a special body of troops.
technically described as Companies de
Discipline" and dubbed in military par-
lance by the quaint appellation of Biribi.
This force Is composed exclusively Of bad
and incorrigible characters. Conscripts
who. when tho time comes for their in
corporation in the army, happen to be
serving time of penal servitude are not
sent to the regular infantry, but to these
disciplinary companies; and noted Offend
ers in the line regiments at home or in
Algeria are also drafted into the penal
corps. The punishments are of a peculiarly
severe and inhuman description. Having
said this much. proceed to lay before you
a statement of the case from the pen of q
noted supporter of the government, Sena-
tor Ranc. He says:
"a soldier of the third African battalion,
Chedel by name has met his death from
i'll treatment. The minister of war ordered
an inquiry, which led to a lieutenant, a
sergeant and corporal being brought be-
fore a court-martial. They have just been
tried and unanimously acquitted. Chedel.
who was in bad state of health, was
locked up in a cell where the temperature
stood at fifty degrees centigrade, or 122 de-
grees Fahrenheit. He was deprived of wa
ter. He was moreover, subjected to la
crapaudine-that is to say, his feet and
hands were tied together behind his back
In addition, gag was placed in his mouth
First. common tent peg was used for the
purpose. and then tent peg with hand
kerchief wrapped around it. Finally a
stone was forced into his mouth. These
horrors were not denied. The judges ex-
asked him what Chedel had died Of The
question strikes one as lugubrious Joke
The accused urged in their defense that the
gag was usual punishment in the battal-
ion by direction of the commanding officer
The offense of the man thus barbarously
tortured to death was an attempt to desert
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Electric Funeral Trains.
From the Chicago Dispatch.

From the Chicago Dispatch.
Managers of electric street railways are
preparing to cater to funeral parties. SOM
ber-colored cars will soon take the place of
hearses, and the mourners will follow il,
trailers instead of carriages.
The Calumet Railway Company has a
funeral car in process of construction. 1t
will be ready to run to Oakwoods cemetery
in about a month. Funeral trains, with
ordinary cars, have been in use on this
line during the summer. but now arrange
ments have been male for the manufacture
of funeral car.
The car above the tracks Will be black.
Even the trolley pole will be wound with
Grape When the deceased is a child this
Grape will be white and the sides of the car
will be festooned with white. Inside the
car, just back of the motorman bier will
occupy one side. Opposite this are to be
seats for the minister and pallbearers The
mourners will sit along the sides of the ca r.
Funeral parties may charter train with
almost any number of cars. and start from
any point on the line. A special motorman
and conductor will be uniformed in black
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his person. He had for some time past laid
it by, though not until it had protected him
in many a scrimmage and now Mr. Corbin
the experience he has gained to instruct the
new teams. He pays particular attention
to center rushes, having developed the posi-
bilities of that position himself.
EX-Capt Hinkey keeps his keen eyes on
the end rush. Bliss looks out for half back
and some veteran is always on hand to look
otter the development of the other positions
1t was Par Corbn's' voice 1 heard cften-
est, and he shouted such things as these:
six, five. four. seven-Now!! Get your
weight right on him! Get through that's
right.
-Four, seven. six, eight, all ready? Now!
Take man, Cross. and stick to him, Stick
to himn Oh, heavens!! bring that bah back
that's nice thing to do!
now Down, down! Get down. Raise the
line. raise the line! Hang on to his backr'
And the men, working like mad, fell in great
heaps, grunted and groaned, but never a
word of complaint or explanation escaped
their lips. Their only desire seems to he to
perfect themselves so that they can win
glory, not for themselves. but for old Yale
At pm. the work on the field ceased.
Extra sweaters were pulled over those al
ready encasing the glowing men, and all
again entered the waiting cars. which took
them directly to the gymnasium. Here at
tendants rubbed the athletes down and
anointed their bodies with alcohol and oil !;
after which the players put on their ordi-
nary clothes. and their days work and
mine was over.
The Princeton Practice Field.
1t was all different at Princeton. Every
thing, men, scenery talk and action. For
instance, Mr.. Corbin, who SIS, after the
eastern fashion, called Par" at Yale. gets
Paw Cor5in from the Tigers. who are
mostly southern or western fellows.
The Yale men cry, "Oh. JIMMY" the
Princeton boys shout "Sheldon"
On the Yale field the wind blew so cold
that kept the collar of my overcoat turn
ed up. On the Princeton grounds the grass
hoppers were merrily skipping tackles and
center PUSHES.
The Yale fellows were as silent as deaf
mutes. At Princeton all was hustle.
The New Haven blue spent much time
practicing tackles. The boys in black
sweaters devoted themselves to kicking.
Captain Thorne's team and their coaches
all seemed perfectly satisfied that their
plans could not be improved. but aim to
perfect their skill in executing them. Cap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16
OLD ELI; OLD NASSAU
Dan Beard Gets Some Lightning
Foot Ball Sketches.
YALE ANDPRINCETON ON THE GRIDIRON
Different Methods of Practice at
These Famous Colleges.
AS SEEN BY AN OUTSIDER

Copyright 1895, by Bachelor, johnson & Bachelor !
In these days of hypocrisy and frlvolity
1t is refreshing to see real earnestness.
Today I stood beside that popular young
hero. Capt. Thorne Of Yale. and surveyed
his sturdy troop of frowzy-headed combat
ants. dressed in padded leather and WOODEN
armor. all streaked with yellow earth and
green stains of grass They were all so
charmingly and Enthusiastically in earnest,
all so ambitious of doing we'll and meeting
the approval of their fair-haired captain,
that my heart was with them.
1t is heroic work. this training that the
Yale men go through. Where promotion
from the ranks is determined only by the
candidates proving himself superior to his
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Strength of the British Army

From the Lordon Spectator.
The annual return of the British army,
issued recently, contains some very inter-
esting figures. On June 1 last there were
22151 men and officers in the regular
army-that number being the highest
reached during the twenty years for which
statistics are available. The army reserve
numbered s2.6T4, being slightly in excess Of
the previous year; the militia (enrolied),
12l ,667; yeomanry. 10,014. and volunteers
231 1928 enrolled. or 224.525 efficient, the lat
ter figure being 5.414 above that of 1893
and the highest yet reached. In the event
of a great national emergency we could
raise the regulars to 300, 900 men, and have
besides over 6OO.000 militia and volunteers
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from their sudden contact with the earth.
They learn to think rapidly, to invent, to de-
eide upon a course of action and put it in
force simultaneously with the birth of the
idea. Is this physical training alone? Is
t not also mental training Of a healthy,
latural kind?
After considerable time spent at this work
the men We're divided into squads and fell
TO practicing passes.
Accompanying Hinkey and Thorne was a
gentleman with gloves. overcoat and derby
hat. The sweater, the distinctive mark Of
the foot ball player, was not to be seen al out
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Capt. Thorne.

companions in skill and fitness for position
as one OF the chosen eleven 1T is educational
discipline to observe how perfectly this dis
cipline works.
On the Yale practice ground you hear the
orders of the coach and the noise of men in
rapid motion, or the inarticulate grunts and
gasps as they fall and stack themselves I'D
in heaps. with shield-protected legs and
shaggy leads protruding at all angles
When the coach approves and compliments
them they maintain the same silent, respect
full demeanor as when he reproyes or cor
reefs them. and the utter absence of pro-
family in struggle so arduous and exciting
seems remarkable, and speaks in no uncer-
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HOW STATUES ARE MADE.
A Studio Visitor Gets a Few Idea
Which Astonish Him Vastly.

WHICH ABtOntsh HIN Vastly.
From the New York World.
Charles Caverley, N. A, the sculptor,
stood in his studio the other day. Before
him was a skeleton. a gruesome-looking
object, but one faithfully produced
What's that?' asked visitor, pointing
to the clay.
THAT" said Mr.. Caverley. 'is to be a
statue of Burns"
qulred the visitor. whats the use of max
ing skeletons?" Mr.. Caverley then inform
ed the visitor that all statues are built up
that way. First the skeleton Is modelled,
then the muscles are put on. and lastly the
Clothes
The visitor apologized for his ignorance,
and incidentally remarked that he'd bet
that nine out Of ten men would think as he
did.
And perhaps he was right.
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The conscientious Astronomer.

From the New York Weekly.
Housekeeper-"Didy you ever have any reg
ular business, profession or trader"
Tramp-"Oh. yes. mum, 1 use.er be q
astronomer"
Housekeeper-"Of all things! Why didn'.
you keep at it?'
Tramp-'I was too conscientious to rake
that there astronomy business ray, mum.
A Teller has gotter do some tall taiisin' to
make Twin q astronomer NOWADAYS
mum. an I'm too honest to 'ook at a little
red ball up in tn sky an claim to see folks
diggin' canals an boys THROWN snow balls
at tn teacher. So traded m: instrumen nj
to a street fakir for free-lunch route"