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ARE CARTOONS FRANKABLEp
Representative Brownlow Asks the
Post Office Department for an Opinion.

Representative Brownlow has asked of
the Post Office Department an opinion
to his right, under the law, to send
through the mails under his personal
frank literature appertaining to the good
roads movement which has in connection
Herewith cartoons depicting the topic
which he discusses in the body of the
article. The matter has been referred to
the assistant attorney general for the
Post Office Department for his opinion.
The law covering the franking privilege
of congressman imposes no penalty for
its violation, but Mr.. Brownlow wishes to
comply with the spirit as Well as the let
ter, hence his request to the department
He is an earnest advocate of good roads
and wishes to do all he can for the move
ment. The question at issue with him
now is whether cartoons can be construed
as part of the reading matter contained
in the letters he is sending out. One car
toon shows a team of horses hauling
heavily loaded wagon through the mud
of poor road. and another illustrates
the ease with which the same load can be
hauled over a good road by the same
team. 1t was the opinion of many in the
department that the cartoon told the
story, and was, therefore as much a part
of it as the reading matter, but some diff
ference Of opinion was expressed by other
officials, and the matter was sent to At
torney General Robb for an official ruiz
ing
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Turf and Track Notes.

1t is reported at Lexington that the own
er of the race course there, Captain s. s.
Brown, has asked the Western Jockey Club
for dates for a fall meeting.
At Chicago today, the matter of the sus-
pension of H. T. Griffin at New Orleans
will be heard by the stewards of the West
ern Jockey Club. Griffin having appealed
to that body from the decision made
against him on account of the Sweet Pep
per matter.
The construction OF the new race course
at New Orleans Is In the hands OF III. D.
Brown, the well-known starter and turf
man. He Is very confident of the success
Entries to the Saratoga Stakes will close
today. The Saratoga Handicap, value $12.
COO is the principal feature.
There have been received to the Carter
Handicap seventy-eight entries. The most
noted are McChesney, Hurstbourne. Box
wood Fire Eater, Charles ElwoOd, Bel
dame. Bardolph Wotan Girdie, Unmasked.
Red knight, Buttons. Mexican. Dixoline.
Mamie Worth, Ahumada. &C. Weights for
the Carter Handicap are to be announced
on March 10.
The London Sporting Life recently made
special mention of the fact that at re-
cent two days cross country meeting at
Longield Park, Ave races were won by
American bred horses.
W. Fisher. who appears as the nominator
of several weli-known California racers In
AQueduct and other stakes, once trained for
Joe Harvey, who was the racing partner
OF the late Charles L. Fair. With the Ia
NOUS California mare Wheel of Fortune
Fair. Harvey ana Fisher won the second
Burns Handicap, at the old Bay District
track. This was In 1895 Fisher has in
Jockey Club and r., q. Shaw two more than
useful racers whQse condition. by reason
of having been raced during tho winter In,
the first month Of the season here.
McChesney, Hermis, GtaaWart Wotan,
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INVESTIGATION URGED.
Minority Report on the Post Office Ap-
preparation Bill.

The report on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill. containing a summary of the con-
tents of the bill made public at the time
of its completion, was filed in the House
Saturday. The report is accompanied by
statement of the views of the minority.
signed by Representatives Moon, Griggs.
Cowherd, Finley and Kluttz. Mr.. Moon
also submitted views of his own condemn
ing railway mail subsidies and the provi-
sion in the bill for the lease for fifty years
of postof1ce facilities of the New York
Central railway In New York city.
In the minority report proper an investi-
CATION of the Post Office Department is
urged. The conclusions of the Bristow in
vestigatfon are made part of the
port, which Is declared to be disclosure
ION startling corruption In the division in
vestigated and a method of doing business
naturally conducive to fraud"
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RACQUET CHAMPIONSHIP.
Honors GO to Boston Through Splendid
Playing

The national racquet championship in
doubles will go back to Boston this year.
Philadelphia won the trophy two years
ago, and successfully defended 1t last
year. At the Racquet Club, Philadelphia,
Saturday, both Quaker teams went down
to defeat in the semi-1nals, James Potter
and G. r. Smith succumbing to Joshua
Crane and T. Winslow, while George H.
Brooke and r. X. Cassatt were beaten by
@. A. Shaw and NJ Bartlett. The Bos-
tonians will play the finals today
Six games were necessary to decide the
first of the semi-finals. Crane and Wins
low started out with a rush, Winslow
scoring nine aces before giving way to
Potter, who failed to tally. Smith made
four aces aud then the Bostonians ran.
out Is to A.
The home pair showed vastly improved
form in the second game, but the Bos-
ton players by several brilliant plays
pulled the game out of the fire and cap
tured the contest, 15-11.
game in runaway fashion, soring 9-3.
From this point the Philadelphians took
a brace and ran the necessary number of
points before Winslow and Crane could
add to their score, the figures being Is to
o in favor of Potter and Smith.
Crane made some beautiful strikes in
the fourth game, but his opponents were
In excellent form and soon had the score
service, ran five aces, making the score
13-all After spirited rally on both sides
Crane ran out the necessary score to win
the game; score. 1910
ter and Smith carried the total to 1O-2
before the hand was out. Crane added q
brace to the Boston score. when Smith,
BY clever service. ran out the score being
1874.
In the sixth game Smith scored six aces.
and as the locals were playing with CON
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Golf at Palm Beach.

There was an 1S-hole handicap medal play
tournament at Palm Beach Saturday. John
Sheppard, Jrs, won the lowest gross score
prize, and Edmund Cluett the lowest net
score prize The scores:
John Sheppard, jr.. 20, 1913: Edmund Cluett,
I6. FIJI. f. s. Burke jr So. 1871; L. n. Hug
gins. SO. 1S-6S; E. +. Jaekman. Sc. 1865; T. NJ.
Cook. "a. 15-69; c. s. Drackett, SO, 1910: Irwin
Schmelzel. S. 1910: w. J. McClary, 49, 1910:
Sterling McMillen. SO. 1910; F. H. Lockwood, So,
15-10: s. DEVIATION. so. 1910; D. o. wickham,
ISL A. F. Huston. go. 1912; c. E. Crawford,
so, 1872; H. X. Rea. 81. 9-72: d. c. Murray, SO,
1913; X. c. Brabbe 90. 1874; J. McLauglfn,
9O, 1914: A. W. Black. SO. ga: E. r. Goodwin
81, 20; r. J. Flick. SIS. 12-76: s. p. Clifford
81, IFS; w. F. s. Hart. 90, 15-77; Paul Wat
erman, 81, As; J. Dunlap. jr., 81, 9-7S; G. W.
Crawford 81. 1870: Daniel A. Davis 9S 1880;
r. r. Arnold. so. 8-S3: c. B. Jacobs. 81. $50; H.
ooowperthwaite. 80. $50; n. w. Williams, 80, o.
9O John j. Sinclair. 49, 1S-1O0.
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TO EDUCATE INDIAN CHILDREN.
Contract Entered Into With Catholic
Indian Mission.

The bureau of Catholic Indian missions In
this city has entered into contract with
The Indian bureau for the maintenance and
education of Usage Indian children by the
Catholic schools on the Usage reservation.
and for the Indian children on the Menomi-
nee Indian reservation in Wisconsin, pay
ment to be made from the trust funds Of
these Indians now held by the United
States treasury
The contracts have been sent to the Sec
rotary of the Interior for approval. Con-
gress has declared by legislative enact,aont
that 1t Is the settled policy of the govern
ment to make no appropriation whatever
for education tn any sectarlan school, but
the claim Ia made that the present con-
tracts do net come within the terms OF
this prohibition.
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PINEHURsT GOLFERS.
Columbia Club Man Won Cup for Best
Gross Score

In the medal play handicap qualification
rounds of match play club championship
event begun at Pinehurst Saturday A. E.
Lard of the Columbia Golf Club of this city
was the winner OF the cup offered for the
best gross score. Capt. ]. p. Crane, whose
handicap was 10, took the net score trophy.
The match play rounds will be played from
scratch. The sixteen to qualify were as
follows:
A. f. Lard. Columbia, Washington. &c. SIS;
Capt. ]. r. Crane. WINCHESTER Country, 101, 1888;
j. A. Baker, Riverside; Chicago, SO, 1886; George
g. button. Oakley WATERFOWL, 81, 4-S7; ]. A.
Wilcox. Boston. 100, ISIS: F. w. Hentz, Mount
w. Philadelphia. 103. 14--ss: NJ. c. Parshail,
Warriry. PENN, 80. $50; /. F. Brighal Salem
Mass. en-. 1871: G. W. Wheeler, Baltusrol, 1O5.
n4.u: w North, Riverside. Chicago, 1O4. 1872:
+. 5. Presbrey. M0Gnt Pleasant New York, 1OS H.
OFF. J. Bailey. Kearsarge. North Conway, 1Os,
l2-96 NJ. B. Byrnes, New York, 115, 1897; Ed
ward ward. e. Freeman. Montelair 1o1. 0-101; l..
Weiies. Wyalnsing. Pa. 12j. 1S--1O7; G. w. MUIR
dock, Cold Springs. n. Y. ia, 0-114.
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Individual averages ten high men:
DISTRICT LEAGUE AVERAGES.
saengers in Front, With Krauss the
Best IndividualIy,

The District League bowling averages to
date show that the Saengerbunds apparent
ly have clear lead for this years cham
pionship, and only work of the most extra
ordinary kind would enable the jolly Fat
Men to overtake them. In the individual
scoring there is a pretty race on for first
place between Krauss and Campbell, frac-
lions alone separating the pair. All the
bowlers in this league ere high class, and
there is plenty of room for a dark horse
to yet forge to the front although 1t will
require gilt-edge bowling to push back the
leaders
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Sullivan After Tipman.

At the conclusion Of the drawn fight be-
tween Joe Tipman of Baltimore and Tom
DAILY of New York in Baltimore Friday
night, Sam. Solomon of this city, who has
800 posted for a fight between Kid Sulli-
van of Washington and Joe Tipman, said
he was confident that Sullivan could whip
Tipman and would make a concession in
weight in hopes he could get Tipman to
meet his man. Solomon said he was will
ing to let the weight be 132 pounds at 6
p. m. instead of the 100 heretofore con-
tended for.
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FORMER STARS FORGOTTEN.
Twelve Years the Average Ball Play
ers' Limit.

r,--.-,.
WE'VE years cover the career OF an
average professional base ball player.
There are exceptions to the rule but they
are NOT numerous Caorpa Van uattran
- 81, -. 80 '
VINO WIN not oe seen ~ ne" YORK Ma
uonal League uniform this year, but who
viii play ball on the Pacific coast, is the
oldest veteran in active serv,ea today
barring Jimmy Ryan. Jim oRourke. who
stiii catches and catches well for Bridge
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WATERS REcEDINa.
Worst Of the Flood is Over-Railroads
Resume Traffic

A dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa, last
night says: The Juniata and Susquehanna
rivers have been falling all day, and
Weather Observer Domain said tonight that
they will continue to fall for twenty-four
hours. The gorges above and below Har-s
risburg are still intact and there has been
no ice movement In the Susquehanna since
the break of yesterday in the gorge at
Highspire. The conditions in the flooded
district show an improvement over yester-
day, and unless there is a sudden rise in
the river 1t Is thought the worst is over.
The Northern Central railway is clear.
and through trains are being sent east by
the Pennsylvania railroad by way Of York
and Columbia. and fast freight trains over
the Philadelphia and Reading railway. At
Middletown the water is still higher than
in the great flood of 1889. and the water
supply and electric light supply are still
cut or The tracks of the Pennsylvania
railroad between Lochiel and Middletown
are covered with water and ice. and two
large locomotives with snowplows were
sent there today to clear the tracks, and
failed.
Street Becomes Torrent.
A dispatch from. Port Deposit Md.
says: The gorge in the Susquehanna at:
this place has thus far resisted the pres
sure OF the rushing waters, but now shows
signs OF weakening. The Pennsylvania
railroad tracks following the east shore OF
the river are submerged for distance OF
three miles. and North Main street. which
parallels the tracks. is the bed of rush
ing stream. The dwellings in that section
have been vacated and are several feet in
water.
At Havre de Grace the ice has opened at
the head or the Chesapeake bay and the
81 ~~<~ - 4rkT 1~~.x
posit is making Its way there under the
Ice, Causing q solid mass of unbroken Ice
three to seven inches thick between there
and Perryvil1e to rise seven feet
The Wharves and streets IN the northern
portion Of the city are aH submerged. and
saveFal houses have bean carried from
their founda tions. but the worst. It IL
feared, n yet to come ~ IS
light house and e still rising. Telegraph
and telephone wires are down.
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May Make Civil Marriages Valid.

A cablegram from Rome last night says:
One Of tho most important reforms that has
been proposed in the Catholic church in
many years Is now the subject OF study by
the committee Of cardinals appointed by
the pope 10 codify the canon laws. 1t -
that Of recognising the validity Of all civil
marriages.
II tae proposed reform be adopted. an
civil marriages contracted by Catholics will
be considered valid by the church, although
they win be Irregular and the CONTRACTING
parties may have to do penance for them.
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DEPARTMENTAL BowLERs.
Interesting Averages of Team and In
dividual Work.

The Departmental League averages to
date show the Interiors in the lead by
small percentage, while Hardie of the
Bureaus is the leader individually. The
Bureau aggregation is SO close on the heels
OF the leaders as to make the race unusu-
ally interesting and neither side can afford
to get careless or go backward for one
aria
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ROYAL ARcANUM BowLERs.
Averages Of Teams and Players to
Date

Following is the correct standing to date
of teams and players in the Royal Arcanum
Bowling Association championship series,
1904. The season is just one-half COM
pleted and all games are included except
one series of three games each between
National and Ouray and National and Cap
ital Councils. the scores of which games the
official scorer, Mr.. Chase, has been unable
to nrocure.
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went to the American Security, was won
by only four pins High score honors fell
to Depenbrock of the American Security.
who toppled over 40 pins in the second
game. Scores:
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Players having scores of 200 or over arr
0'Donneil. 247. 200. 200. 2i0. 247, 200 and 2l5.
Eckstein. 236 and DBL
Crist. 235. 202 and 22O.
Nachman PIG.
gowsher. 2o2. 21o 2o1, 2os. 2l5, 2l5 and aos
Hoffman DISTRICT, PIG.
Waters. 204. PIP. POI and 228
Spices. POS. 2O6 and 231
Rodrick. 205 and EOS.
Talbert 80.
Williams. 205
MITCHELL 204
Campbell 203 206 and a03.
Hoffman tKismefl. POI and PA.
Allison. 225-
Baum Capitol, 300
Bum. 2l2 and PIP
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New York Champions.

What has become of the members Of the
champion New Yorks who won the pennant
in 1888 and 1889? Buck Ewing the catcher
and captain. and one of the finest players
that ever lived. has retired and lives in
Cincinnati. Buck invested his money and
is not in want Bill Brown. who helped
Buck behind the bat. is dead. So is Ned
Crane. the giant pitcher, whose speed was
a terror to all batsmen. Tim Keefe. one of
the brainiest pitchers that ever handled
ball, is living quietly in Cambridge. Mass,
where he owns some real estate. Smiling
Mickey" Welch, another popular idol has
paying saloon in Holyoke and is the
the diamond some of these days.
Roger Conner. the big first baseman, who
still has an army of friends here, owns
minor league club in New England and was
playing ball last year Danny Richardson,
the second baSeman, is dry goods mer-
chant In Elmira. John M. Ward the short
STOP is a lawyer. with headquarters in this
city. who has made a success Arthur Whit
ney the third baseman. has been lost sight
of. O'Rourke and Gore have been account
ed for. while Silent Mike Herman, one
of the most popular players that ever wore
New York uniform. is the owner of
Harlem saloon.
How many of the present stars in the big
leagues will be playing ball in 1915, or
twelve years from now. and how many
crarks then will be familiar with the char
acteristics of the Boston worlds champions
and the Pittsburg pennant winners of 1904?
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RAILWAY BOWLING AVERAGES.
Easterns in the Lead and Whitney Top
Scorer.

Following are the latest averages of the
Washington Railway Relief Association
Bowling League. The Easterns continue
to lead, while Whitney of the Clerks has
the best individual figures.
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An Old Senator.

Tom DAILY. another veteran, 10 doomed to
the minor leagues this year. Arson took
him from Newark along with Pitcher Pyle
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sTANnING nF TEAMs
STANDING OF PI,AyERs

capitol and ouray. each rolled / set Of 3 games
FL.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
Sunflower Philosophy.

It's too bad that so many boys
insist on being worthless from
fifteen to twenty.
Dogs have no constitution, and
have no courts of justice; but
they have more rights and liber-
ties than the people.
If a woman has had trouble
and twins the bright side must
be under too many layers to be
worth looking for.
This is the season of the year
when woman joins a literary
club and begins to crib from the
encyclopedias for material.
The girls are getting their
hooks and lines ready, i. e., cosy
corners filled with soft cushions
which they hope to make SO COM
Portable they will have no diff
Guilty in landing a whale
Atchison (Kas.) Globe.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
Profitable Business to the Parson.

The Rev. Fl. Burroughs, of
Bristol, the great mecca parson,
who will soon have married 900
couples, has found the business
so profitable that he has decided
to get nearer the Union Station
i'll order to be handy to trains.
To this end he is erecting new
mecca on Third Street near the
Union Station. The building
will have twenty rooms, and the
parson has decreed that every
one except the dining-room and
kitchen shall be a bridal cham
Der, if need be. Once since the
parson has been at the marrying
business he married six couples
with a. single ceremony. At
night when it threatens rain par
son always comes to the trains,
carrying a lantern and three UNI
brellas.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
His Honey Was Gone.

A country newspaper man,
who is very fond of honey, Wis
tied a neighboring city recently,
and at one of the hotels he was
served with some delicious hon
ey, it is related in Lippincott's.
He enjoyed it SO much that he
told his wife all about it when
he returned. On his next trip
to the city she accompanied him.
They visited the same hotel, and
when the noon meal was being
served he said to his wife that
he hoped they would have some
more of that honey. 1t did not
appear, however, and the news
paper man reckoning to a wait
er, said:
"Say, Sambo, where is my
honey?"
He was almost paralyzed when
that worthy grinned and replied :
"She DON'T work here no more,
boss. She done got a job at the
silk MILL"
The wife received a handsome
new dress before they returned
home, after making a solemn
promise not to tell the story.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
Friends for a Minute.

Levy and Cohen came out of
the synagogue on New Years
Day. 1t was the day of atone
ment, of forgiving, of making
up.
Levy approached Cohen an ex-
tended a great flat hand.
"Cohen," said he, eye hat not
sphoken in dwendy years. Come |!
We make friendts."
Cohen silently shook.
"Now, Cohen,n continued the
reconcilant, I've so ofer to Bun
gleheim's unit hat a drink"
Arm in arm they crossed the
street. Drinks were ordered
and set before them.
Cohen, convinced at last of the
sincersty of the others advances.
spoke for the first time.
Levy" he said, 81 am clad
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
A Young American.

Baron Moncheur, the Belgian
minister, visited Baltimore not
long ago. At a dinner in Balti-
more he said: "The spirit of
business enterprise and specula-
tion is what impresses me most
profoundly in America. For in
stance, / was riding one day on
the outskirts of Washington, and
at a certain place | dismounted
and got a little boy to hold my
horse. | was gone about ten
minutes, and on my return |
found the first boy gone and an
other-a smaller one-standing
at the horses head. .
+" 'How is this?' said. you
are not the boy | left my horse
with
" No, SIR said the tiny ur-
chin; Il speckilated, and
bought the job off the other fell
low for a dime
"Of course, after that" the
minister ended, sit was impo.si-
bic for me to bear the market. "
-Woman's Home Companion.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
How A Russian Soldier Died.

In retreat during the Crimean
war wounded solder was drag
ging himself along in great pain.
His comrades in deep sympathy
said: "You are suffering to much.
Do you wantu to end your pain?
Shall we bury your"
II wish you would" he an
swered. They set to work and
dug a grave. He laid himself
down, and was buried alive.
The general, who heard of it
afterward, said to the soldiers,
He must have suffered terribly.
They answered: ooh, no! We
stamped the earth down with
our feet. memphis Scimitar.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
Unlucky Man.

These things have happened
to William K. Thornbrough, of
Wingo, KY.
He had been pronounced fatal
ly injured five time.
He had broken nearly every
bone in his arms and legs.
His scalp has been torn from
his head.
His neck has been dislocated.
His face has been battered
out of resemblance to a human
being.
His ribs have been featured.
His lungs have been ruptured.
He has fallen into a well 3a
feet deep.
He had been run over by a
hand car.
He had fallen from a high
trapeze, dislocating his neck.
He had fallen from a second
story window, striking on his
face.
He has been gored by a vic
ious bull.
Having great deal ahead of
him TO do in the accident line,
the boy started early.-Fayette-
vile Observer.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-11-03
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Faith is believing without
thinking about it what you
couldn't if you did.
Anything that makes a wo-
man look a fright is sure to be
the fastest fashion.
If a woman's clothes are COM
Portable it is sure proof they are
not in the fashion.
What specially fasinates a
girl is to trust a man she knows
cannot be trusted.
Women are very trustful to
expect some of their clothes to
conceal what they don't.
Women like to have Thanks
giving come around so they can
wish they had something to be
thankful for.
Adam blamed it all on Eve,
but ever since she has been
blaming her boys on some other
Ewes boy.
A woman likes to have a great
deal of sentiment so she can be
sorry for the disappointment it
causes her.
A girl thinks she is sick abed
when her new gown doesn't come
home for her to wear to church
next morning.
When a woman can't discover
any bad habits in her neighbours
husband she begins to suspect he
must lead a double life.-N. Y.
Press.