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70 Hiss Hunts big pasture field. and
said, "Hully geel Ain't that a bully
place for a game?s
Miss Hunt was shocked at the Ian
guage but hope rose ia her heart It
might be possible that the exquisite,
cloudless weather favored her after
all. She looked al the thin clothing
Of her guests, and rejoiced that the
yellow almanac had truly predicted
fair and warmer" for CHS New Years
day.
Il say missus, is they any boys
round here? Lame Jimmy, he can'tplay
an we'd like TO strike some kids fer o
match game" said one Of the boys
eagerly
Certainly, there arc boys in the
village. II you so out and start game,
/ guess it won't be long till they will
all be with YOU" said Miss Hunt, who
had very little acquaintance with boys,
but had noticed that they not long
in finding out if anything new was go
ing on.
BeIore the Location OF the bases had
been settled, three recruits joined the
ranks and were soon Offering to hunt
up enough more for the match game
Dear me, Mary" lamented Miss
Hunt, as new difficulty stared her
in the face, Il was just going to run out
with the cookies and some apples for
the boys, but there are ten or twelve
extra ones playing with them. They
must be hungry after their long ride
this morning, but what can do?"
Sure an I'd run to Mrs. Browns
and get the batch she made Yesterday.
Her Mollie said their company couldn't
come to-day"
THE very thingl" And with load
OF her mind Miss Julia fastened acfoss
the street.
"Sell theml I guess not. Ny Joe and
Ned are screaming out there as loud
as the rest. You may have them all,
and these pies, too, for Sister Jane
can't come to-day. III help you carry
them to the pasture feld," said Mrs.
Brown.
Ten minutes for refreshments, ;"
yelled Lame Jimmie, who had by COM
mon consent been chosen umpire,
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the afternoon, and they return on the
six o'clock train. Louise said all that
was necessary was TO feed them we'll
and l would have no trouble"
Maybe it will snow yet, said Mary,
examining the little house out Of which
an old man was said to appear in case
storm was brewing. But the smil-
ing little old lady was on guard, and
that is sure sign of fair weather.
mo suoh luck" exclaimed the mis-
tress "The almanac says fair and
warmer for tomorrow. Do you
think you will have time to hunt up
the checker board and dominoes in the
attic. Mary?"
"SuTe an I'll do that as soon as tbs
bird is stuffed"
III / thought they wouldn't break it,
I'd run over to Mrs. Browns aud bor-
row the boys magic lantern. Icould
darker the sitting room and show or
the pictures, utperhaps I'd better not
risk it. How many ginger cookies did
you bake this mornings"
"Four Dozen" replied Mary prompt
~.
'Let me SEQ. Ten boys are coming.
That will be plenty for each to have
three or four for lunch. Louise laid
such stress on having plenty to eat
that am glad you baked too many
rather than not enough. You need
not make the tarts II we have mince
and pumpkin pie"
How do you do2" said brisk voice
at the open door. just stopped to
tell you that the entertainment for
tomorrow Is all off. Two of the Gray
children are down with the measles,
and as they had the leading parts,
it can't be given am around refund
ing money 60 the people who bought
tickets"
TROUBLES never come singly," OBJ
served Miss Julia as she exchanged
eleven bits Of pasteboard for hand
full Of small coins. Mary I'll be back
in half an hour. I'm going to the
store for some candy and en- the way
back III stop for the magic lantern.
This house will look as II whirlwind
had struck It by tomorrow night, but
it can't be helped, Isuppose. III have
more sense next time, she added
grimly.
AS the train stopped at the little sta
ton the next morning, ten boys rang
ing from ten to fifteen years, were met
by Miss Julia and escorted home much
as if she were in charge Of 30 many
Indians. They we're armed with balls
and bats, and before they were half
WAY to the house, one Of them poinsed
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since, as a shrewd newsboy remarked,
mo feller'd hit a cripple even if his
decisions was foul"
In less than half the time Jimmie
: had allotted, the cookies and apples
disappeared. and the game was again
| in progress. On the way out Miss
Hunt had said: wen let them eat all
they want, and then put the baskets
by the fence where they can help them
selves whenever they get hungry"
Mrs Brown, who was the mother Of
four healthy boys. said nothing to this,
but thought her friend would have her
eyes opened as to boys appetites be-
fore night.
For PHYS sake" said Miss Hunt,
looking at the empty baskets. at
never saw the like. must go right in
and tell Mike to kill some young
chickens My turkey and the roast
beef will never be enough at this rate.
Pm sorry I declined your pies, Mrs.
Brown"
TN go right home and bring them"
said Mrs. Brown. II have some fresh
cake that / can spare, too My Mollie
can look after our dinner il you need
any help. Perhaps can do something
for you"
"Indeed you can, " said Miss Julia fer
vently, It's only nine o'clock, but
shall begin peeling potatoes at once
No wonder Louise said over and over
again to prepare plenty Of food"
Il saw you going out with lunch
for the boys" said Mrs. Race, coming
to meet them with a large basket. Il
suppose my three are out there, so it
is only fair that | should help. Do
you think they will like these?" and
she displayed a lot OF warm, sugary
crullers.
Like theml" laughed Mrs. Brown.
They ate every thing we had in five
minutes. Don't take these out now.
Wait till we have chance TO take
something. 1t is always well to have
a reserve.
Eyes, indeed" said Miss Hunt. IF
you can come in and make up about
a bushel of cookies, / shall be ipdeh(I 4
TO you forever. Mrs. Race. / thought
/ had enough dinner for twenty BOYS.
but I anltafraid not now"
All three women were so busy pre-
pairing dinner that an hour slipped
past before anyone thought OF the
baseball players. Even then il is
II they would have been re.
membered II the whole troop had not
come to the house ostensibly to get
drink, but really 10 see il more cookies
would not be forthesniRE. Miss Buat
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Kentucky at the Fair.

The Worlds Fair movement in
Kentucky has gone far enough tc
assure every one connected with the
Kentucky Exhibit Association. of its
ultimate success. Little attempt
was made during November and
December to collect money. Instead
a perfect organization was formed
with a view to stirring up things
early in 1908. The different Sub
Finance Committees, which are to
solicit the larger interests Of the
State, such as distillers and liquor
dealers, lumber firms aud corpora
tons, oil companies, live stock
breeders aud dealers, banks. coal
companies, manufacturers, miscel-
laneous firms and corporations
etc, have taken advantage of the
holiday season to prepare letters.
with subscription blanks as enclos-
ures, and during January the state
will be flooded with these, each an
appeal to contribute to the 500, 900
fund necessary to erect Kentucky
building and make a full display OF
Kentucky s products and resources
at the st. Louis Exposition in 1904
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CHAPTER KIN.
Bewitched.

At o'clock the next morning the girl,
Armstrong and old John, her servant, rode
to the south. Armstrong rode close behind
the GIRL and for an hour she never turned
her head. At last he pressed his horse for
ward and engaged in conversation with
her. But to all his inquiries she returned
monosyllabic answers. or none at all.
He thought that her taciturnity arose
from brooding on her brothers suffering.
and wished he could call to his tongue some
consolatory phrase. but his usually ready
wit seemed to have deserted him.
''This is not unlike some parts of Scot
land he said at last. in an Inflated at
tempt to revive conversation which he
did not recognize as dead and beyond his
power to resuscitate. The girl refined in her
horse, and Bruce stopped through SYM
pathy: old John halting. that the respectful
distance he kept might not be decreased
Frances held her head high, and there was
a sparkle of determination In her eye. 1t
was best to begin right. and she would put
this persistent man in his place, task
already too long delayed. And perhaps the
putting of him in his place would lessen
the clanor OF her own conscience.
"Sr, did my brother tell you who am:'
she asked.
HE told me his father was the late Earl
of STAFFORD" -
Yesterday 1 was grateful to you for the
aid you afforded my brother. as l should
have been grateful to my servant II he had
occupied your place, but l should not nave
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pave him only scant trsetsbr.

gave him only scant greeting.
Madame" he said with a courtly bow,
81 crave your pardon, for my unseemliness
Of temper. I am at sbestJ but an uncoutn
person accustomed to ordeftng my men and
inaccustomed to censure. Il am no squire
Of danes. as you have seeh but am deep
ly grieved that I fell so Tar short OF the
courtesy which is your due and 1 trust that
you viii forgive my lapse df manners"
He waited silently. Theh, there coming
no reply, he continued: %
81 had hoped that. we might part good
friends"
-sPartp' she cried in sharp terror, ana
her wide black eyes flashed full on HIS
II fear overratedimy power OF serving
you," he continued stManchester and not
Oxford is my destination, and 1 shall make
for that town tomorrow before you are
astir. This pass is q most potent docu-
ment and will open every gate"
He placed the paper on the table ana
bowed to withdraw. AS he turned to the
door, old John and the servants came in
bearing dishes and the silvery voice of the
girl rang out:
There" she cried. LET us postpone this
discussion until after supper. Sit down OPP
posite me- Put this pass in safe keeping
till ask for it, You will surely not be so
cruel as to desert me on the first stage OF
our Journey
Madame" said the bewitched man, q
shall do with delight whatever it is your
pleasure to ask of me.
(To be continued.)
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Cornwall, among whom it originated. for
merly wore heavy-soled and spiked shoes.
with which they endeavored to cripple one
another, and they had no qualms about
choking. Nowadays, however. even Cor
nishmen refrain from all brutality. and
their favorite sport is no longer considered
inhuman.
In the coal mining regions of P,nnsyfva-
MIA and in the copper fields of Michigan,
where many Cornishmen are settled. this
wrestling Is the favorite pastime, and every
holiday brings numerous bouts
The cross collar hold, described below, is
generally barred in present day bouts, but
it is given with the idea that some knowl-
edge of it may come in useful at some time
or other for purposes of self-defense
against a ruffian. 1t Is one of the most
effective choking holds known.
AS in all forms of wrestling, many of the
hundred or more holds possible in Cornish
can be studied out and gained after a little
practice with the three described.
sparring for Hold.
Roll up the sleeves as much as possible.
Gather all the slack of the jacket In Jne
hand-preferably the left-and hold it on
the small of the back. With the legs well
apart, SO as to give a firm and broad base.
form an obtuse angle by bending the body
forward Hold the diseHgaged open hand
at arms length with the palm out toward
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AMERICAN DIAMONDS.
Some Very Valuable Pebbles Have
Been Found.

From the New York Tribune
The presence of fresh water pearls in
American streams is comparatively we'll
known fact. The discovery of diamonds in
the United States has not been so widely
advertised, largely, no doubt, because so
few jewels of the latter kind have been
found here. South Africa is now the larg-
est producer in the world, and Brazil ranks
next in present yield. India, Borneo and
the Ural mountains of Russia have in the
past supplied a great many diamonds. In
nearly every country which supplies these
stones they are found at a considerable dis
lance from the vein of mineral in which
they were once deposited. South Africa
affords a marked exception to the rule. In
that part of the world they are embedded
in pans or pipes" which are streaks OF
lava, that have invaded black shady rock
The suspicion is now entertained that the
intense heat of volcanic action may have
converted some of the carbon in the shale
into jewels.
One of the regions in the United States
from which small diamonds have been OBJ
tanned is the Piedmont plateau. at the
southeastern base of the Appalachian
chain, between southern Virginia and Geor-
gia. Nearly or quite dozen. one reaching
twenty-three carats in size, have been pick
ed up there under circumstances that sug-
gest the~probability of having been trans
ported-rolled down hill, perhaps-many
miles from the place of their birth. Geo
logical conditions like those existing at
Kimberley have been observed in Kentucky,
but up to date no diamonds have yet been
discovered in that state. A possible ex-
PLANTATION of the failure is the lower pro-
portion of carbon in the shale. A some
what difficult problem is raised by finding
seven diamonds ranging in size from four
to twenty-one carats, and number of
smaller ones, in the Great Lake region I'M
der circumstances that indicate that they
were brought there by the great ice sheet of
the glacial period Most of the stones were
discovered in Wisconsin, but Michigan and
Ohio have each reported one or two also.
In every instance the jewels were hidden
in the gravel Of a kettle moraine,'' kind
of deposit which biologists recognize as
having been left by glacier. Since the
ice sheet which carried these stones into
the United States doubtless travelled hum
dreds of miles, possibly thousands, it is
hard to locate the center. from which they
proceeded, although this must have been
up in British territory somewhere.
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delphia, has finally been given to Charles
A. Lopez. sculptor. and Albert A. Ross'
architect. who have agreed to submit q
second design, leaving out the obelisk TO
which the committee objected.
That the United states has not the mo-
nopoly Of unsatisfactory competitions Is
shown by the plant which comes from
England to the effect that the result OF the
Liverpool Cathedral competition is "a set
back to all faith and trust in competitions.
committees and assessors" 1t seems that
the committee in question awarded the COM
mission to the architect who did not comply
with the one condition which had been
made-that the plan should permit the seat
ing of 5000 persons near the pulpit without
the Intervention of pier-and discarded
the work of the four who did.
The American section of the present Ber-
lin Academy exhibition has called forth
most favorable comment from German and
other foreign critics. Among the works
chiefly mentioned are E. A Abbey's PLAY
ers Before Hamlet" Sargent's portrait of
Leon Delfosse. William T. Dannat's por-
trait of his mother. oriental scenes by Ed
win Lord Weeks. F. D. Millet's paintings
Irving WileS' portrait of Miss Julia Mar
lowe and Louis Loeb's portrait of Zangwill,
both of which were shown in this city with
in the past two years at successive exhibit
lions of the Society of Washington Artists;
a landscape by H. Bolton Jones entitled
Evening and works by Carl Melchers,
William M. Chase. Carl MARI. Will HI. Low,
Birge Harrison and Carroll Beckwith.
The annual current exhibition at the Wor-
cester Art Museum IS said to be well up
to the standard and uncommonly interest
fng. jury, composed of John j. Ennek-
ing, H. w. Ranger and Miss Cecilia Beaux,
awarded the first prize of $500 to Charles
H. Woodbury. of Boston for his painting of
the North Atlantic" and second prize of
500 to w. L. Lathrop of New York for
his painting entitled 1.-THE Old Quarry" and
the third prize of 500 to Clifford Beale of
Pennsylvania for his painting called Re
turning Home"
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under the chin back of the opponents i"g
and try to toss him backward.
The opponent will find that, try as he WILL
his hands will not be of much use to t'r1.
He will try backing and breaking away. but
a little pressure of the arm on the neck and
chin will make him stop.
AS this hold and the crowbar can be made
quite rough by means of choking, ii would
be better and would serve the purpose of
exercise just as well, not to carry the holds
to their ultimate issues, but. once they are
gained, count them as points and release
the opponent
The Grapevine.
This is the most famous of all the Cornish
holds, and is oftenest used. 1t can be
secured in a variety of positions. A COM
mon way is as follows:
Get the opponents jacket punched around
his neck and clasp his head in arm, the
hand of which grasps the jacket by the side
of the other hand. Entwine the leg nearer
the opponent around his leg close to you IN
such a position that your toes come in
front of his shin bone. (Figure ~ Push
the opponents leg out behind from under
him, press down with the arms and pull his
head under and his shoulders on to the
floor. '.
Executed in this fashion the grapevine
corresponds in general to the flying mare
in Cumberland and Northumberland.
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himself reprieved me last night, but on
conditions. The sentence still hangs over
me. and now I'm helpless to avert 1t, and
all through my own folly Oh. have been
needless fool! With every incentive not
to take risk. | have walked bindly-
Yes. dear, yes; but tell me how l can
aid you. The stranger says he will do any
thing you want done in Oxford. going there
specially on your errand. and he looks like
q man to be trusted
The lad drew away his hand, turned his
face to the wall and groaned again.
Cannot you trust him?"
Trust him. he cried, impatiently.
Frances. Frances. it is against him 1 am
going to oxford. The man is spy. carry
ing a message to the king. He is inter
fering in quarrel that should be no con-
Germ of his. and his life is already forfeit.
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ate zone 1t is a wonderful story of boz
tanic promotions, which would make fas-
cinating book "all by its lonesome" Out
here the eastern ANIMALS learn to be per-
efnials; the eastern herbs graduate to
bushes; the eastern bushes burgeon out as
trees. For a little instance: Many who
read this will remember. as do. the elder
berry bush of back east; here the elder
berry becomes tree, and l cut one down
or my own place which was nineteen inches
in diameter-cut ii down because of its IN
tcrference with lOrdly sycamore each
ore of whose four trunks was nearly twice
as large.
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FOR SELF-DEFENSE
Wrestling Fits a Man to Take
Care of Himself.
THE CORNISH STYLE
MIGHTY USEFUL IN A ROUGH
AND-TUMBLE FIGHT.
Different Holds Secured on Canvas
Jacket-Formerly
Brutal Sport.

Written for The Evening Star by Prof Anthony
Barker.
One of the best ways for a man to mt
himself for self-defense through physical
culture is to take up the style of wrestling
least known in America-the Cornish.
In nearly every mans life, whether ne
will or no, time generally comes wheh @le
is dragged into a rough-and-tumble hgh''
Then, if he knows something OF CORNISH
wrestling. he will be able to take care OF
himself admirably.
The distinctive feature of Cornish wres-
Ting is the canvas jacket which each wres-
tier wears and on which the different holds
must first be secured. For this reason a
man learns how he could grab the coat of
a man who might attack him on the street
or elsewhere and use this apparel of dress
to the discontinue and defeat of its owner
The man who delights in rough-and-tum-
BILE eXercise-and he is numerous-will find
Cornish wrestling just about the acme of
his favorite kind of sport. He will also
discover that, for all its apparent go-as-
you-please methods, it is not lacking IN
scientific qualities, and that he Will get
plenty of healthful excitement from the
most picturesque of all styles of wrestling.
The coat used for Cornish wrestling can
be easily made at home. 1t is of stout can
vas, with no collar, loose, elbow SieeNeS,
and a tail coming well down over the hips.
1t is built that it will lack about eight
inches of meeting over the chest. The
fronts are joined by three pieces of stout
rope hooked over buttons. securely sewed,
so that hard pulling will not loosen them.
The topmost rope is across the nipples. and
the space between each rope is eight inches.
The sleeves are loose, that wrestler
can get a hand up and through them for
certain holds. The jacket is skinny in
front to prevent holds, the ropes, which
fasten the coat on, reducing the chances
of holds to a minimum. The tail is long, SO
that the wrestler can make the coat fit
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the opponents face and about a foot from
It, (Figure ~ Keep the position Will
sparring for a hold. which consists. prima
rfiy. In grabbing some part of the jacket
Agility and keen sight are necessary to d,
this effectively.
The Crowbar
Perhaps you manage to get a hold OF
your opponents sleeve. In that case shoo
your arm up his sleeve and firmly grasy
the opposite side of the coat so that your
wrist will bear on the opponents neck
(Ffgure - Then. keeping your body out OF
harms reach. grab a wrist of the opponent
with your disengaged hand. step on the foo,
nearer you pull him toward and past you
and slam him down on the floor.
Usually you will have to thresh your op
ponent all around the floor at arms length
before he will tire sufficiently to be thrown
down.
The Cross Collar Hold.
To execute the cross collar hold get the
opponents jacket in a wad around his nect
and well down on his arms. Run one hant
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Vegetable Habits in California.

From Out West.
Every blade of grass, every flower and
tree, has learned in California a different
habit from that of its own family in the
eastern states-that is, those whose tami-
lies are represented at all in that intemper.
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morse was already biting worse than the
wound In his side. The stranger turned for
q moment at the door, waved his hand, ana
called to him to be of good cheer. A SOD
broke from the lads throat and weakly he
cursed the exigencies of war.
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Holds on the Jacket.

All holds with the hands are gained on
the jacket which. therefore, plays the
major part in this sort of wrestling. Leg
wrestling is fair. however. tripping being
scientifically employed. The celebrated
grapevine, known to every American
schooIboy is found in its perfection in Cor
n!sh.
Cornish has not become well known in
America owing to the fact that at one time
1t abounded in cruelties. The miners of
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Some Comfort.
From, Life.

Ff0m LIE.
The Fiend-''Yes, sir. have run over
nearly ten people with that automobile"
Friend-"Did any of them escape with
their 1ives?'
"Oh. yes. But they'll never be the same
again."
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An Important Difference.
From Puck

From PUCK.
Alice-"Ethei says she really doesn't
l-naw whether he will propose not
Jtck-"Just like novel. isn't itr'
A.ie.-.Yes: but. in novel, you could
TT 70 The last chapter and ind out"
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The commission for the. Mckinley memo
rial statue which is to be erected near one
of the entrances of Paramount Park. Phila-