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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03
How is England to BE Fed.

FROM tne ->tntteehtn SShlufs.
I found a general confidence in England
that theories of some kind, or luck or a
kind Providence, or something, would bring
them through all right; but found no one
able to satisfy me as TO how England could
be fed under war conditions. No one SEEM
ed to appreciate that in the great wars
with Napoleon the united kingdom was, able
to feed itself, and that even as late as the
Crimean war in 1S54-5 the home production
was. after deducting seed, 16, 427. 742 quar-
tiers and the imports only 2.9S3.0O0 quarters.
The present condition of Great Britain is
without parallel either in its own history
or the history of any great nation.
England is living from hand to mouth
more than people have any idea of. 1 found
from the best authority could get in Liv-
erpool that in August, when / was there
the supply of wheat in the hands of i'm
pcrters was for between three and four
weeks only, inquiry In a number of bakers
shops disclosing the fact that the average
supply in them was for about four or five
days, In the large bakeries less than
week, in the mills three or four weeks.
Two months stoppage OF foreign corn
would reduces the rations for the people to
about one-fourth of what is required. and
half Of II would have to be secured by the
command of many divergent and lengthen-
ed sea routes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03

France Exports Milk to ENGLAND.
From the London Mail
Some further particulars are to hand from
our Paris correspondent as to the exporta-
ton of milk from Cherbourg to Wey-
mouth. 1t has already commenced, Messrs
Lefont Sons having a big contract for
the constant supply of milk to England
1t is conveyed in large iron-bound drums
containing 45O litres each. The amount of
milk supplied has not yet attained the fig
ures of $4,000 litras a day, but as certain
preliminary difficulties are now overcome
and as the milk Is becoming better known
the exporters hope soon to surpass the
amount of 100000 litres day.
The enterrrising exporters. Of course de-
clare that the milk is the very richest ever
given by cow. and that. according to Eng
Esh authorities VINO have tested it, it re-
mains perfectly sweet in this present
weather at least four days after arrival
Hitherto good deal of this milk has been
used for butter-making purposes, but 1t is
hoped that it will gradually enter into the
retail trade.
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EDUCATION IN HAWAII.
The School System There is an Old
One.
H g Tovnsend In the Forum

II. s. Townsend in the Forum.
The education of the people is not a new
| undertaking in the Hawaiian Islands. The
historian says that the first printing liz
Hawaii was done January Z. 1872; and he
adds that it was work on a school book. 1t
is related that, when the missionaries per-
suaded the king and chiefs to undertake
to learn to read and write, 1.-The king direct
ed two or three of his more intelligent sub
jects to try this matter, and see il it We're
safe. in which case he himself and others
OF rank would follow" The results of the
experiment seem to have been satisfactory.
for read that "All the leading chiefs
including the king, now eagerly applied
themselves to learn the arts of reading
and writing, and soon began to use them in
business correspondence.
Before the end of 1924 two thousand
people had learned to read, and peculiar
system of schools was spreading rapidly
over the islands. Each chief sent the most
proficient scholars in his retinue TO his
different lands to act as teachers, with
orders to his tenants to attend school. The
eagernesS of the people to acquire the new
and wonderful arts of reading and writing
was intense, and at length almost the
whole population went to school,
Here public school system estab-
lished in feGdal Hawaii while Pestaiozzi was
still trying his experiments at Yverdon-a
decade before that educational revival in
new Win winch the name OF .
Horace Mann is forever linked, and some
years before the surveyor, sent to lay out
town site under the protection of Fort
Dearborn, found only score of Inhabitants
where now stands the great city of Chi
cago .-..
This school system, though crude, was
full of life and effectiveness. Many years
later children were sent from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu in order that they might
have better educational advantages than
those furnished at the city by the Golden
Gate: and indeed one governor of California
looks back to his alma mater at Honolulu.
The first written constitution and laws
of the Hawaiian Islands were promulgated
In 1910; and among them was a law pro-
viding for a school wherever parents hav-
ing fifteen or more children suitable 10
attend school live close together" From
that time to the present education has held
the attention of legislative and executive
bodies. And thus the present educational
system has grown up. The legislature of
1896 passed an act amending and CONSOLE
dating the school laws of the country. -
AS rule, every village and hamlet where
a dozen children of school age can be as
sembled has its, school open during ten
months in each year. The compul-
sorry education law REQUIRES that children
between the ages of six and fifteen attend
AS regards the nationalities of teachers,
an unpublished report of the minister of
public instruction shows that of total
of 4S3 teachers, there are 81 Hawaiian, 63
part Hawaiian, 226 American. 76 British.
8 German, French, Scandinavian. Il
Portuguese, IL Chinese and ten of other
nationalities.
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BASE BALL.
Change in Brooklyn Club Owner
shin.

Change in Brooklyn Club Owner
ship.
Charles H. Ebbets, for years secretary of
the Brooklyn Base Ball Club will succeed
the Napoleon of Base Ball." Charles H
Byrne, in the management of that club.
Mr.: Ebbets has secured the brotherhood
interests In the club by the purchase of all
that stock, which was about 40 per cent of
the whole. and has an option on the hold
ings of Mr.. F. A. Abel. which he will also
secure, and which represents some 80 to 40
per cent of the whole stock.
Mr.. Eboets will, therefore, hold about 70
per cent or more of the $2JO, 600 of stock of
the club. He will control and direct the
club, and will in all likelihood succeed to
the presidency of the club Mr.. Byrne, who
Is very i'll and whose recovery is doubtful
Mr.. Ebbsts says that Manager Barnie win
continue in charge of the players. He says
also that II the Brooklyn people want 1t his
club will play Sunday ball at home and
abroad, and that he has an option on three
grounds. including Eastern Park, but that
he does not favor the latter.
The team will train In the south, prob
ably at Charlotte, n. C. Manager Barnie
was present at the supper given to men,
GERS OF the press by Mr.. Ebbets at which
the announcement of the change was made
and said the players now on his reserve
list were as follows: Grim, Smith, Ryan and
Grisham. catchers; Kennedy. Dunno FISH
err, Payne, Yeager. Hansford, Horton NIL
Ter and Dowd, pitchers; LaChance, Hail.
nan, Shindie, George Smith and Beam, in-
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CHESS AND ITS PLAYERS

The festivities incident to this season OF
the year have somewhat interfered with
the schedule of the championship tour
nament at the Washington Chess Club.
as some OF the players are absent from
the city. Captain OFarrell has added two
more games to his string of victories by
defeating Mr.. Campbell, who succumbed
after playing about half an hour. and by
winning from Tucker. While the captain
Keeps on winning, one by one his rivals
for championship honor drop games This
time 1t is Prenders turn to lose He
played against Mr.. Woodward. and adopted
the Petron defense. Both parties played
an attacking game. and Mr.. Premier need
lessly sacrificed a piece, which eventually
cost him the game. Mr.. Harris added
to his score by defeating DIR. Hodges win
ming a king knights sambit in nineteen
moves Mr.. Harris could have mated in
fourteen moves, but adopted longer
method. Thomas added a point to his
score by winning from Crofts.
The following is the standing of the
players
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DIDN'T LIKE THE LAW,
She Wanted Her Cow MIXED, but
Didn't Want to Pay BOb's Fine.

She Wanted Her Cow MIXED, but
Didn't Want to Pay BOb's Fine.
From the Detroit Free Press.
"All travelling men ought to be news
paper reporters" remarked one of the pro-
fession, for what We don't run upon in
the way of news and novelties in human
nature is really not to be mentioned. L was
out on the road last week, and stopped at
a small town at which an old school friened
OF mine Is sheriff Whenever 1 go there L
always drop in at the Jail to visit Jim, and
L never fail to see or hear something out
OF the ordinary. The other day while Jim
and 1 were smoking and exchanging remi-
niscences a very nice-Iooking little lady
came into the office
You have my colored man, Bob, locked
up here she said
Eyes, madam Jim answered
Well, she went on, you must let him
out right away
az can't unless his fine is paid Jim
fined -; he will have to pay it or work it
out
I don't care what he is in for the lady
commented, he has to be let out He Is the
only person on earth that can milk my cow
and she will be ruined If you don't let him
out
DO you wish to pay his hne?' the sheriff
asked.
No, Of course not she replied. L don't
care anything about his fine. 1 want my
COW MIXED. She's fierce; she hooks every
body else, and you must let him out right
away
"'Well madam Jim said, I can't let him
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and demonstrating that Baltimore has 9TH
er championship material to draw from in
case of an emergency.
The team was handsomely entertained at
club that will have the proud distinction of
sending the trophy west at the midwinter
meeting. with the fact that it was New
Years day. made the Baltimore boys feel
that they had right to celebrate
The New Jerseys VOW vengeance on the
Atlantic Association trophy, and about the
LIST of February they will find something
easy at Philadelphia. as they have not re-
covered from the shock that Walbrook gave
them. Mogridge declares he will never en-
ter another match.
The match between the mixed pairs of
washington an. an equal number of Baiti-
more players Is looked forward to with
great interest in Baltimore whist circles.
MISS Daiiam, Miss Tough, Mrs. Reuling
and Miss Gardner are me Baltimore ladies.
The latter. Harvey McCay says, is a bril-
liant player. and will greatly strengthen the
team, while Beverly Smith says Mrs. Reu-
ing Is daring, aggressive player, and that
washington will not be in it when the final
tricks come to be counted.
FROM the " ashington club Miss King
has been selected as one of the players.
Her whist is of the highest order, she is a
close reader of .ne cards, and understands
the conventional game we'll She will gar
ner many stray tricks from the Baltimore
players. The match is on for Thursday
sAAS -oSA, oAu WILL tdhc pace IN balIlmOre.
Local Club Notes.
The c. Bi. C.'s have not had any handi-
cap games during the holidays, but have
had whist of a nigh order, and great in
terest in 1t during the week
The whist rooms of the c. A. c. have
been crowded during the holidays, and
many visitors have added zest to the game.
Louis Korn has been winning laurels at
r ho h<vro Of
having won the prize at the Whist Club
during the week of his stay in that cay
The Washington Chess, Checkers and
Whist Club has taken new interest in
whist. and rubber can be had there any
afternoon.
The Wimodaughsis gives the lovers of the
game chance next Saturday evening to
test their whist skill, and as handsome
prizes are offered, there will be quite an
incentive to take part in the game Mr.
Stafford will conduct the tournament and
use his system of scoring for pairs, no
doubt taxing his system to the limit. Two
sections will be played, one for those wish
ing to play progressive whist, and one for
the Stafford system. The tournament will
be duly advertised In The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03


Some of the greatest workers of our day
have done with much less than eight hours
of sleep. DR.. James Legge, professor of
Chinese in the University of oxford. who
has just died at the age of eighty-two. was.
ii is said. in the habit of rising at 3 am,
and allowing himself only five hours of
sleep. Brunei. the famous engineer. for a
considerable part of his life worked nearly
twenty hours day. Sir George A. Elliott,
afterward Lord Heathfield, who was in
command throughout the great siege of
Gibraltar, which lasted four years, never
during all that time slept more than four
hours out of the twenty-four LAS / get
old" said Humboldt, 81 want more sleep
four hours at least. When / was young,
two hours of sleep were quite enough for
me-" On Prof. Max Muller limiting that he
found this hard saying. Humboldt said;
1T is quite a mistake. though 1t is very
widely spread, that We want seven or eight
hours of sleep. When l was your age, I
simply lay down on the sofa, turned down
my lamp. and after two hours sleep / was
as fresh as ever" He lived to be eighty
nine. These examples are. to use the con-
secrated phrase of the photographers. more
for admiration than for imitation; but they
serve to show that longevity and a small
allowance of sleep are not in all cases in
compatible.
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CONTESTS At CHESS.
The Winter Series and District Cham
piOnship Games I'm PrOgress


pfOnship Games I'm PrOgrens.
Interest continues keen in the contests
of the winter chess series of the WASH
ington Chess, Checkers and Whist Club
Capt. O'Farrell leads, with the handsome
score of Z won, o lost The others stand
as follows: Mr.. Tibbetts. won ;. lost .;
Mr. Woodward. won 4, lost .; Mr. Allen
Prender, won I. lost .: Mr.. Thomas, won
AZ. lost 21s; Mr.. Harris, won 5La, lost 3I.;
Mr.. Munlell, won 3. lost 5. Messrs. Hodges
and Tucker have each wen and lost 4,
Mr.. Allen, won 1 and lost 5; Mr.. Crofts,
won 1 and lost 5. and Mr.. Campbell has
lost & and won O.
Mr.. Thomas defeated Mr.. Harris and
Mr.. Prende- won from Mr.. Mundell Satur-
day night, in "a and ~ moves, respectively.
The contest for the championship of the
District, in which Capt. O'Farrell and Sec
rotary Walker are pitted against each
other, is under the provisions that the
winner is the player who first wins seven
games. OF the eight games played so far
Mr. Walker has won six.
There are two correspondence games in
progress with the Biddeford Me-, Chess
Club and two with the Metropolitan Club
Of New York city. The moves are exchang-
ed by means of postal cards.
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felders. and Anderson. Griffin Jones'
Sheckard and Tom Mccarthy, outfielders


Jimmy McJames Writes to Hnnian.
Manager Hanlon of the Baltimores re-
Gently received letter from Jimmy Nc
James. Of which the following is an ex-
tract:
Il am very much elated at the idea of
being with a good club next summer. and
l shall use my very best efforts for its con-
tfnued success. 1 appreciate very much
your efforts in bringing me over to Balti-
more ane SHAH strive to disprove yours:
as well AS the prophecies of the base ball
scribes over the circuit, to the effect that
Washington got all the better of the deal"
The writer was mistaken in thinking Mr..
Hanlon ever made such a prophecy. At the
close OF his letter, after saying that he
would report in good condition, he says:
Il will be prepared to whip 'em over SO
they'll look like peas"
Mr. Hanlon recently received a letter
from Jennings. who wrcte from Avoca.
! The great shortstop is very enthusiastic
over the deal with Washington. and said
he believed it was the most advantageous
had talked with number of persons who
saw Mccain play last season. and all
agreed that he was a great player.
Trouble for the Schedule Maker.
President N. E. Young says 1t will be
impossible to fix schedule in which no
club is to stay away from home longer
than two weeks at time. He says some
OF them will tie compelled to exceed that
time on SOM trips. He is finding trouble
too in scheduling 154 games in the 15S play
ing days which the non-Sunday playing
clubs have. He thinks Saturday double
headers will be necessary at times. Two
things are reasonably certain, namely that
the clubs viii be kept ION the jump to
play all those 154 games and that there
will be host of postponed games, or else
double-headers every few days.
There is also a strong likelihood that the
clubs are going to have trouble with the
players. who will want extra compensation
for the increased number Of games or for
going on training trips before their salaries
begin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03

No additional games have been played in
the District championship match. the score
of which remains: Walter. 6; O'Farrell. 2.
Washington chess players were favored
the past week with a visit from Mr.. l.. G.
karpinski, champion of Oswego, n. Y.
He met several of the strong players at
the chess club. and lost but one game TO
Mr.. Tibbetts. He won one game from Mr..
Adair. one from Mr.. knight and two from
Mr.. Harris. Mr.. Smith drew long game
with him. At the last midsummer meet
ing of the New York State Chess Associa-
ton he played in the first class of the
general tournament and finished second,
with score of 5la out of games played.
being two games ahead Of MIR. j. ID. Ell
well, who was here with Mr.. Pillsbury last
June and played a number of the local
players.
Prof. o. w. Anthony and II. I. Pyne. who
were formerly connected with Columbian
Univelsit but now with one of the high
schools of New York city, spent their holi-
day vacation in the city visiting friends.
Mr.. Anthony won a prize in the tourna-
ment at the chess club last spring.
The Washington Chess Club has received
challenge to play another match of two
games by correspondence from the Brook
Ign Chess Club 1t will be remembered that
in the previous match between the same
clubs Washington won one game and drew
the second. thereby gaining the victory.
Brooklyn Will now endeayor TO reverse the
result, and to this end has chosen COM
mittee, composed of Messrs. Il. p Messiter.
w. +. Napier and j. G. Tatum. Mr.. Napier
defeated SteinitZ one game at Thousand
Islands last summer, and should have won
the second game. The Brooklyn end will
undoubtedly play strong game, and the
local club will do well If it escapes defeat.
The challenge has not been acted on by the
Washington club, but it will in all PROBABLE
ity be accepted. The strongest players of
the club will be put on the committee.
The annual meeting of the Washington
Chess Club occurs this evening.
The following scores have been made in
the ''skittle" tournament at the chess club:
ISE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03
MICHAEL DEFEATS TAYLORE.
The Little Welshman Won by Over q
Mile in Twenty-Five.


Mile in Twenty-Five.
Jimmy Michael, the wonderful middle
distance bicycle rider, Saturday night, at
Madison Square Garden, New York. added
another scalp to his already long string.
when he defeated Edward F. Taylore, the
French champion, in a twenty-five mile
race, paced by tandems and triplets.
Michael won by thirteen laps, which is
over mile and a quarter. the time being,
Michael, 81 minutes; Taylore, 81 2-5 sec
onds.
Michael employed three triplets and nine
tandems. Taylore had thirteen tandem
teams. including the famous Chase broth
ers, Gougoltz and Lamberjack, the French
pacemakers and champions, and the two
English teams other than the Chase broth
erS.
Michael weighed 90 pounds. Taylore 100.
Taylore looked the most likely opponent
that Michael had met this season. Michael
wore his usual white costume, and received
wild cheering as he came on the track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03
She Was sure Of Her Position.

A highly respectable lady of Episcopal
liam tendencies. who lives on Pacific ave.
nue., was informed by her cook that she
proposed to get married. II hope. Mary
you have given the matter serious consid-
eration?" s'Oh. I have. ma'am," was the
earnest reply. 1--WE been to two fortune
teliers and clairvoyant. and looked In a
sign book. and dreamed on a lock of his
hair, and been to one Of those asterolo-l
gers. and to rneejum. and they all tell
me to 60 ahead. ma'am. / amt one to
marry reckless like. ma'am."
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On the Chevy Chase Links.

A large number OF golfers appeared on
the Chevy Chase links Saturday for prac-
tice and for competition in the Saturday
series for the championship Of the season
A special prize for the lowest net score in
the shape of silver beer stein was also
total, lOl: hand. II; net, 81. Mr.. Lafferty
total, 100; hand, Is; net, 81 Mr.. Marrow
total. liz; hand, Is: net, 81. Mr.. Lewis
Earle, total, 10; hand, 10; net, %. Major
Denny, total. liz; hand, IS; net, o. Mr..
Hacker. total. 100; hand, %; net. 9S Mr..
McCammon, total, 100; hand, 10; net, 80.
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out until his fine is paid; the law would
hold me responsible
don't care a thing about your old
law, the lady who owned the COW exclaim-
Cd; law Is always doing something stupid.
The idea of locking up Bob, when nv COW
has to be milked-it is foolish and out
rageous. I'll go see Judge Simpkins and
tell him you have refused to let my man
out to milk my cow. I'll bring my COW
down here. never was treated so In my
life.'
The lady founced out, and Jim looked
at me and whistled."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03

Mr.. Walter c. Odell of Newburg N Y,
who is very strong correspondence play
er, having played nine games in the pre-
liminary round, eastern division, in the
tournament of the Pillbury Correspondence
Association, with the score of seven games
won and two lost, viii spend the winter in
this city.
The following is the score of the game ba-
tween Messrs. Patrick O'FarreIl and ]. W.
Harris in the championship tournament at
the chess club: