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a pumpkin raised on Long Island wai
exhibited and was the centre Of inter
est to the farmers who attended the
show. This pumpkin was about two
and half feet in height and was con-
sidered q wonder.
California. however. produces pump
klns that put the Long Island product
to shame. One was exhibited there
recently which was a whopper. II
was so large that after an opening had
been made In the top and the pulp re-
moved there was room enough inside
to allow four-year-old girl to stanc
there. Photographs were taken te
prove how large the pumpkin really
was. so that not even the sceptical
farmers Of the East can express doubts
about it.-New York Sun.
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Child Messenger or God.

The still form OF little boy lay. in =
coffin surrounded by mourning friends. A
mason came into the room and asked to
look A, the lovely face. You wonder
that care so much" he said, as the
tears rolled down his checks, but your
boy was a messenge: OF God to nae; One
time | was coming down by loag ladder
IRON very high roof and found your
little boy close behind me when
reached the ground. He looked up into
nv face with childish wonder and
asked frankly. Weren't you afraid OF fall
:r: when YOU were up so high" and.
before ! had time to answer, he said:
All. know why you were not afraid
YOU had said your prayers this morning
before YOU went to work had not
prayed. but | never forgot to pray from
t;.at day to this, and by Gods blessing
| never will"
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these deceptions. The judgment rs to
the direction of straight lines Is ell.
tirely diverted by means Of numerous
circular cross lines. 1t consists. as
shown In our cut. Of system Of con-
centric circles. with which 4 rectangu'
lar triangle has been drawn. the sides
Of which appear In the middle to be
bent inward. while they are, In reality,
absolutely straight. The deception Is
explained by the fact that the con.
centric circles act toward both ends of
the sides Of the triangle In reversed
sense.
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Leonids' lOOOth Tour.

The next return of the LeOni1s. or
November mctcOrs. will mark the
1OGOth anniversary Of the first record
Of this swarm. Last November. on the
morning Of the 18th. one American
observatory estimated that 1000 me-
teors an hour We're falling. In Eng
land number OF meteors were doubly
observed. the mean heights OF eight
being thus calculated ut 81 to 50 miles.
with visible paths of 22 to GI miles.
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The Reward OF Prayer.

True prayer never fails to bring its
reward. PRAYER consists OF supplication
ari THANKSGIVING Petition is but an in
,.!eu; OF prayer, and it may well be
,;pun:ei wncthcr that which consists OF
PC; ZION alone j. true prayer. Prayer Is
communion with God. Spending a large
;,"r;;on u: time IL company with God: we
become more AMI more like God. Inti-
u.ate relations are established betwe.n
our Heavenly Father and the man oS
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it about half full Of honey and OF
pollen: lays an egg on 1t. and closes
it over with q roof OF cement. After
eight or nine OF these cells have been
completed she adds an additional pro-
lection. a thick layer OF mortar placed
over the entire construction.
A Gel! In IN early stage Of construc-
ton was taken away. and In place Of
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BY the drops OF nectar upon the cur
ious leaf of the Sarracenia. unsus-
pectingly follows the trail OF treach-
erous sweetness TO the portals OF the
vegetable saloon where the nectar Is
abundant.
He Is a thirsty individual; perhaps
his free lunch makes him more so; and
the cool. green depths Of the pitcher
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structures. Mason Gees fashion nests
Of very solid masonry. Chalicodoma
muraria Is solitary In her habits: she
constructs her habitation alone and
unaided. usually selecting a bowlder
Of considerable size rs solid basis
upon which to build IN adobe edifice
OF q suitable sort Of earth moistened
with her own saliva. When this Is
about an inch higt she proceeds to fll
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sisting Of two water jars. connected
by a handle. One jar has for the stop
Der q bird that whistles rs the water
Is poured into the tube OF the opposite
Jar. Very few museums have many
percfct specimens of the black Inca
pottery. The Peabody Museum OF
Harvard University probably has the
best collection in the United States.
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An Orticnl Illusion,

The well.known French chemist and
engineer. p. Horsin Dean. Of Paris,
publishes In a French contemporary
some interesting Illustrated articles or
the deception Of the human eye. Our
ACCOMPANYING cut represents one Of
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Thrce Gina TO Ma,

God has gwen :hrec gift, /" man. faith,
hone, love. Without faith there could
be no t-;..: IN anyone: without hope, life
would De dar&ness. and without love 1t
would be living death The three are
in .i,i.y exercise toward men. Their
h:saest exercise is godward.
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1t Is considered thar Japanese men
are among the bes, ncrlicworkcrs In
the world. their only equals being the
women of Russia.
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The City Of Mexico. with 4 population
OF nearly 31O.HD0. still has an annual
death rate OF 90 per 1000.
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A japanese family Of ave can live
on less than 50 Q month.
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Geographical Centre OF tho Union.
This monument Mt Fort Riley. Kan.
marks the geographical centre of the
United States. 1t was not erected FOL
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aWHERE INSTINCT FAILS}
4 BY j. Carter Beard.
BY j. Carter Beard.

= EFT the reader. as he finds oc-
r casion and opportunity. try
the following experiment:
Take a deep. wide-mouthed
jar. say from seventeen to twenty
inches long. with q neck from five to
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A Jar That whistles.

A Jar That whistles.
The piece Of Inca pottery here shown.
SAYS the Southern Workman. is IN In.
terestlng "whistling water croft" con.
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PUMPKIN THAT'S 4 WHoPPER.

A Four.Year. Old Girl Can Stand Inside
This Cslifornia eeord-Breakor.
At the exhibition Of farm products
held last fall under the auspices Of the
American Institute In New York City
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the least. We have indeed gone IL: the op.
positc direction, ard many OF lis are Oh
ali r,en nos. miserable. We are d!scon.
tented because We are trying 70 "c some
thing that We are no:. The business man
thinks he NUT keep pace VITA his coinpet-
itor whatever the cost to himself. 1ld IN
little time he finds himself out OF s's lau
tude. In sccic.y thousands OF peop:s are
apinc the customs and manners - thoSe
who are in an e..,rciy different set from
themselves. by whose slce they can lever
stand. and II they Cid they would be only
the more unhappy. and there are thousands
D; homes where instead OF living simpe
life the members .: the household are ny
in. at a pace that Is terrific. and al! this
is killing TIE business man, the soc.eiy
wcman the parents and the children. ana
instead oi Possessing Jov anu pcac. we are
Under .,ic juniper tree. The thirst Tor
pleasure IT, these days Il 80 great tn:t we
kav. become absolutely INSCRIPTIONS IN on:
attempts to gain the objects OF our de-.
sire. We ought 10 b. satisfied with IriSt
wha. wc are AMI IL :he most natural way
We nlve come into the world VIII '!ihrr'
ent .itts SOM. ore with gold. othc.s with
silver. still others w.:E marble AMI many
with only clay and our task Is - iasnion
these things into the strongest manhood
and the truest wnman'iooi. ana ~ DO X
IN the most sIml.c ana uhaHettei h'ih
ncr. We are 100 sr:f-h IN our living. we
lon- to satisfy our "ppet!teS. our PASSIONS
and our ,l..lrc.. Tnis longing has become
uppc.lno.t III our living. AMI the man who
make. Il ~ makes his appetite stronger
thar h!.a-cli. IN | his need Is dreadful. !or
he wlo lives simply 70 eat. TO drink. tn
sleep ard TO dress, whether he br paapcr
or r:mce. Is OF the downward grade TO de-
spa!r.
Cor.cntr1cns is one OF the creates,
blessing, in the world. 1t IS not a question
OF the possession OF either poverty ar
riches. He vino knows how to be content
possesses the secret. not because he IL
either poor o. rich. bu, SIMPLY because he
knows how - bc content. The mere fact
tha; we are Christians does not amoun.
to much IN many cl-e,; II our religion IN
creases our confidence. our hope, our love,
Evening star., 1902-03-25
DELEHANTY AT NEW ORLEANS.
Famous Ball Player Has Been Lucky
in Picking Winners,


The substantial winning made at New
Captain Delehanty, late Of the Philadelphia
base ball team, this year with the Wash
ington aggregation of talent brings to
mind the close affinity between the diamond
and the turf arena, and especially with ref
erence to the large number of base ball
celebrities past and present exponents Of
the national game, that have "colonized''
at New Orleans during the winter race
meeting just closing.
Any fine day during the meeting, In the
infield, where a circular sea- is ranged
around a majestic live oak, a big 'un' and
a little 'un could have been discerned,
''bangtails'' as they circled their may
course around the oval. The big chap was
Ed Delehanty, the ex-National Lacquer,
who now figures in the inventory Of the
American League club of the District Of
Columbia as $4,000 asset left to Manager
TON" Loftps. The little chap was Jack
Shannan, the old in.elotr of the Eastern
League That the two chums-"the long
and the short of lido not let much get
away from them is evidenced by the fact
tnat both are well ahead of the winter
meetings. financial ups and downs. Dele
hanty's Kingsley win makes him easily
5000 to the good.
Ex-Umpire ..Wally" c. Fessenden, who
won the Crescent City Derby of 1901 with
Henry Clay Rye, and is now traini1g Bud
Renaud's horses, was one of the best rail
birds" at the track, and few moves were
made that he did not get on to. The two
January wins of the mare NyX profited
Fessenden well up in four figures. While
Delehanty employs a Handicapped. Fessen
den is up to that act himself. and on the
put over the plate he "doped' six out of
the seven winners.
Evening star., 1902-03-25
winter championship tournament will be
held March q, 2S3and "a
SHOOTERS BIG LIST.
Grand American Handicap Has Over
-Four Hundred Entries.


Four hundred ana thirty wing shots
have entered for the grand American handi-
cap live-bird tournament. which will be held
in Kansas City from March 81 to April 5.
THIS makes the l6ol nearly $11.0OO. The
largest entry list for any previous grand
American handicap included 27s.
AS there will be some later entries, 1t is
believed the total humber Of shooters will
reach 45O There will not be many post
entries, for practically every wing shot in
that part of the country has already sent
In his name.
The work of preparing Blue River Park
for the big trap event is practically COM
pleted. Manager Elmer Shanes says that
the park as remodeled Is not greatly In
fcrior to Elkwood Park. New Jersey, and
Interstate Park. Long Island. The club
house will easily accommodate the shooters
and the grounds will make 1000 spectators
comfortable.
In the coops at the park are II 600 pigeons.
and 5000 more are held In reserve. The
handicap committee will meet on Thursday
to decide the marks from which the 437
wing shots will shoot. The list Of entries,
with their respective handicaps, will be
ready for publication by Secretary Banks In
New York tonight.
The four women who are expected to
compete are Miss Annie Oakley. ''Wenona.'
Mrs. Johnston Of Minneapolis and Mrs.
Dute Cabanne Of st. Louis.
Two special matches. preliminary to the
handicap, will be shot OF this week. On
Friday J. A. R. Elliott OF Kansas City.
W. r. Crosby of O'Fallon. ILL.,. and Fred
Gilbert Of Spirit Lake, Iowa. will compete
for the Sportmens Review cup.
Saturday ]. A. r. Elliott and w. r.
Crosby will meet In a 10O-bird race for the
cast iron medal, one Of the Oldest Of wing
championship trophies. Elliott Is the pres
ent holder of the emblem.
The grand American handicap will be
SHOT Off Wednesday and Thursday. April 2
and 3.
Evening star., 1902-03-25
TERRIFIC SLUGGING.
Carter Knocked Out Choynski in a
Whirlwind Finish

Kid Carter Of Brooklyn knocked out
Joe Choynski in the first round OF six
round contest last night at Chicago 1t
was either mans battle up to the final
blow.
Choynski had reached Carter's jaw with
both hands at least twenty times, and had
the Brooklynite staggering, when Carter
made desperate lunge with his right. The
blow landed in the pit of Choynski's stom-
ach and doubled him up. Before he could
Straighten himself out Carter chopped him
with right on the jaw. Choynski went
down. but came to his feet staggering
barely able to hold his hands up.
Instead of endeavoring to clinch Choynski
stood off and began slugging. Carter, who
had recuperated from the terrible beating
he had received. was the stronger. and, af-
ter missing several desperate swings, he
finally landed a full right swing on Choyn-
skis jaw.
The blow had so much force that it
lifted Choynsk clear off his feet. and he
went down on the top of his head. 1t was
thought for time that he had been Sc
riously injured, but with the assistance Of
a physician his handlers brought him to his
senses after he had been unconscious for
fully ten minutes. The round lasted two
minutes and thirty-fve seconds.
Evening star., 1902-03-25
Ball Players Who Are Coaching.

Among the many prominent ball players
who are coaching the different college teams
are the following:
Harvard-"Cy" Young % Boston and
Billy Keeler Of Brooklyn.
Brown-"Daff" GammOns. formerly Of
Boston, and Christy Mathewson Of New
York.
Yale-Leslie NJ Johnson. formerly pitch
ct in the Eastern League.
Columbia-"Tot' Murphy, formerly Of
New York.
Princeton-William ]. Clarke of Washing
ton.
Pennsy1vania-Arthur Irwin, formerly OF
Philadelphia.
Tufts-Fred Tenny Of Boston.
Villa Noya-Frank Donahue of st. Louis.
Cornell-Hugh Jennings of Philadelphia.
Purdue-Walter Friel Of st. Louis.
Detroit-'Ducky'' Holmes of Detroit.
University of North Carolina-Eddie Ash
enbach Of Cincinnati.
Williams-Charles CAMEL, late Of Boston.
Manhattan College. New York-James
Stafford of New York
Olathe (Kan.) Deaf Mute COllege-Luther
Taylor Of New York.
Evening star., 1902-03-25
FLORIDA COLE TOURNEY.
All Three Washington Players Put
Out in First Round.

Out in First Round.
Fifty golfers in the annual tournament
for the East Coast cups. at st. Augustine
Fla, began play yesterday morning on the
St. Augustine Club links.
Cards for the eighteen holes medal play
read as follows:
r. Manson. Sc; Carpenter, 81; A. Manson
SS: Rumbaugh, 80; Harlan, 80; Weaver, 81
Clayton-Dixon, 92; Brooks, 93; Chauncey
80: Macdonald. 81: Waterman, 81; Martin.
81; G. L. Tappin. "a; Freeman, 04; Barnard,
95: Hoyt, 90: Fuller. 95: c. W. Hardness.
96: Pearson. 97; Moller, 98; Peters. 9S: Wat.
son. 80: Lynds. 90: J. C. Tappin, 90: David
son. 81; Suydam 1Q1; II. p Dixon lO1 f.:
Boomer. 102; Wilder. 1O4: Hopkins, 1Os:
Gale. 1O7; Sumner. 100: Sumner, jr., 112:
w. L. Hardness. 112; McComas. 116; WI
Play In the preliminary round In both
sixteens resulted as follows:
First sfXteenER. Manson beat Fuller 4
up and B to play; c. L. Tappin beat Harlan.
8 UP and 4: Martin beat c. Dixon. up and
/: Macdonald beat A. Manson, up and /:
Rumbaush beat Freeman. up and /:
Chauncey beat Weaver, 1 up: Brooks beat
Waterman, l up. and Barnard beat Car
penter. 2 up and I.
Second sixteen-Hoyt beat Hopkins by de-
fault: Boomer beat Peters, 8 up and R.
Watson beat III. p. Dixon, Z up and 6: Pear.
son beat Wilder. up and 4: Rilnard beat
Davidson. up and 2: Lynds beat Moller.
up and 4. and c. W. Harkness beat Ket.
terlfnus. up and 2.
r. Manson. with a score OF Sc, won the
qualification cup. The Alexander b., Coy
trophy will be played for In q tournament
to De held March 81 and April i and 2 The
Evening star., 1902-03-25
WON THREE STRAIGHT.
Jolly Fat Men Defeated Business Men
Landing in Third Place.

The bowling team of the Jolly Fat Mems
Club put it all over the Business Men last
night. winning three straight games right
off the reel by good, steady bowling. While
the work Of the victors was not very high
class. it was of the sort that wins. being
steady and consistent. The Business Men.
on the other hand, were in poor shape, not
once reaching the 800 mark, and on the
last game fell away below the 200 mark.
Crist of the jolly Fat Men. carried off the
honors last night, having the best single
score 1885, and also the best average. 175.
The trio of victories sent the jolly Fat
Men into third place in the District League
championship. and they are close enough
to the Saengerbunds to make the fight for
second very interesting.
Following are the scores of last night s
games:
Evening star., 1902-03-25
BIG POOL TOURNEY.
"Cowboy" Weston's Clever Victory
Over Grant Eby

In a close game Charles Weston, a Wy
omng cowboy" pool expert. last night de-
feated Grant Eby of New York city. in the
tournament at Brooklyn, by score of 1875
to JOG. The cowboys" finish was strong.
1t was this that gave him the victory.
which was his sixth consecutive Ole, after
having lost the first game of the competi-
ton in which he participated.
Weston took the lead in the third frame,
but Eby. with fourteen in the sixth frame,
tied the score. Eby Immediately followed
this with ten and fifteen. which sent him
well to the front by a score of 60 to 46. In
the ninth frame Weston made a draw shot
which broke the bunch and sent the two"
ball into the corner pocket. By making
this shot he was enabled to pocket all the
balls In the frame. This placed Weston
only eight points behind.
At the close of the twelfth frame. when
Weston had for the second time cleared
the table without allowing his opponent a
ball. the score was only SS to 81 against
him. Strong work gave him 10. 10. and
II. which carried him to the 125 mark
Following is the standing Of the nlavers.
Evening star., 1902-03-25
Tipman Knocked Out Ryall.

"Joe" Tipman, the pride of Baltimore,
added another to his rapidly growing list
of victories last night when he most de-
cisvey knocked out Lew" Ryall of Phila-
delphia at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
bouts in the oyster city. Ryall went down
and out in the eleventh round from a left
uppercut to the body. followed by right
hook to the jaw, which SO effectualy put
him to sleep that the nOvces among the
spectators feared he would never wake up
again, but he came around in five minutes
Ryall proved to be a clever light boxer
and until the eighth round he had the bet
ter Of the fight strictly on points, but his
blows lacked power and were practically
useless toward taking the fight out of Tip
man. He has tricky left. with which he
reached Tip on the head and body and oc-
casiOnally he swung a high right hook to
the head, which was pretty, but Ineffective
Evening star., 1902-03-25

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Many a home Is now haspy by the use Of Golden
speGinS: my husband got into habit Of taking
Mrs Harry burnside. After awhile be came
home drunk frequently He soon lost his position
and had 10 make q living for both Of us nd the
little children. At times he tried to sober up, but
the habit was too strong for him and then he
would drink harder than ever. I heard Of Golden
Specific and sent for . free package. The treat
ment cured him. put 1t in his coffee and he
and now We are happy in our little home aTsin
hope you win send Golden Specific to every wo-
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Do not delay. You cannot tell what may happen
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Evening star., 1902-03-25
Picture of the Wrong Nan.

The State Department has Just discov.
cred that 1t has all along been using the
wrong portrait In fts onlcial gallery to rep
resent Mr.. Robert Smith. distinguished
Pennsylvanian. who not only served a. At
torney General. but acted - Secretary oe
State from 1909 to 181I Members 6. the
Smith family have discovered the error.
probably from the Charleston exhibit, and
they have submitted q genuine portrait
to the department for purchase, II Il des
sires. The portrait now In the department
Is that Of the grandfather OF Robere
Smiths wife.
Evening star., 1902-03-25

Barring ties. the tournament will close
tonight with Eby and Stofft as opponents
in one game and Clearwater and Weston
in the other. Should Weston win there
win be tie for first place.
Evening star., 1902-03-25

publishing q story to the effect that Broad
way Aleck Smith may join Baltimore and
aid his old chum Wiibert Robinson behind
the bat. Manager McGraw says Smith is
not and will not be q member OF the Oriole
flock
Evening star., 1902-03-25
The New Treaty with Hayti.

The President has sent to the Senate the
naturalization treaty with Haya recently
negotiated. On motion Of Senator cullom
In executive session yesterday afternoon
the treaty was referred to the committee
Of foreign relationA
Evening star., 1902-03-25
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Golden Specific will cure the worst hahtuaI drunk
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Evening star., 1902-03-25

l want every woman who wishes to improve her
compe1ion-who wishes to have her skin soft
relvet-who would like to have her face free from
Witch Hazel Soap. / want every mother to try
this soap baby and how quickly 1t will
,elieve the little one Of all hives, baby rash and
chafing. Makes baby sweet roses.-MUNYON.