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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
The First Trial Row.

The stroke was fast at the commence
ment. eighteen strokes being pulled through
in the first half minute and thirty-fiye in
the fun minute Then the oarsmen dropped
10 thirty-two. Half a gale of wind was
against the boat nearly all the way I'D to
FaWley, but the rowing was rythmfcal and
UNIFORM, II apparently short The crew
reached the half way line opposite Fawley
boat house In minutes II seconds. Row
ing conditions were Just as severe all the
way up the course, but the form was we'll
maintained. and the winning post was
passed minutes Al seconds from the start.
Acting according to their first DAYS
pfactice the Fespers turned round again
ana padded down stream for a second time,
hotlnd the island they went from the Berks
10 The Bucks side, and this time. taking the
ferks station instead of the Bucks. which
was the most sheltered, they had another
strong paddle over the mile and $50 wards
starting at 81 to the minute this time they
sustained the stroke well up to FawIev
penthouse. where they were seconds
slower for the distance compared with the
nrst row, but against the stronger blast on
the upper part of the course they lost
more, and finished their second course I'm
minutes 40 seconds "
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National League Games Today.
New York at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Boston at Brooklyn
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American League Clubs, Standing.
|, Clubs Standing.
American League Games Today.

Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
Cleveland at St Louis
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Vespers Regarded as Dangerous.

L have no wish to prove an a1armist, but
with ordinary Improvement the Vespers will
prove force to be reckoned with. At the
same time I have every faith in the Lean
der eight. They possess all the elements of
success-speed. stamina and experience and
with careful training should retain possess
sion of the most coveted trophy Of the anna
teur rowing world.
In thus writing have not calculated the
chances of the foreign element, the Belgian
and German crews The former have made
a good show on the two occasions they have
competed. and the Berlin crew rowed
splendidly against Leander for Lord
OBrien's cup at Cork regatta. Either club.
II they should consider themselves strong
enough to actually throw down the gaunt-
let, may threaten danger, but as the Ber-
liners failed to win race at their own re-
gatta the idea has gained ground that they
will not compete
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Yesterdays National League Games.

Cincinnati, A. Pittsburg, I.
Chicago. Z; st. Louis. 4.
Chicago =: St Iouls
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PRAISING THE VESPERS
ENGLISH THINK THEY MAY
PROVE VERY FAST.
American Shell Criticised as Being
Costly and Not Up to the British
Standard Of Excellence.

The following interesting criticism of the
Vesper crew of Philadelphia which Is to
row in the Henley royal regatta which
opens at Henley England appeared in a
recent number of the London Sporting Life:
1.-THE actual result Is still in the lap OF
destiny, but think the impression will soon
be borne upon English oarsmen that the
Philadelphia crew Will have to be treated
from sternly serious aspect. 1t may
seem too early a period-their second day
on the cOurse-to begin to Judge our Ameri-
can cousins strength. but In the teeth of
half q gale yesterday forenoon I watched
the Vesper crew do what are commonly
known as paddles over the full course. when
they first tried the Bucks station. and then
the Berks, and formed the opinion that they
will turn out very fast.
English oarsmen have never taken kind
ly to swivel rowlocks On an eight
boat. and the use OF them has a tendency
to make the stroke look short. but the
Americans get a good grip of the water.
have nice leg drive and seem to grease
their boat along in very smooth fashion
In fact. 1t Is a stealing action that may
deceive the most expert judges who take up
the ordinary English standpoint that fixed
rowlocks are decidedly superior.
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FIRST RASENjEN
SECOND BASENlEN.

Gleason. 81. Louis. 81 81 IS 8 .04S
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Once I saw a little bird
Come hop. hop. hop:
So / cried, Little bird,
VIII you stop. stop. stop?"
And was going to the window
To say How do you dor
But he shook his little tail,
And far away he few.
The Ordway new era., 1905-07-07

ain air would do her good. then too.
he loved her so he could not bear TO
be separated from her. We all lived
In the one shar:y. and how his wife
delighted TO keep 1t clean and serve
up tempting meals. One day there
was an explosion. and Dayids, my part
ner was badly injured: he knew he
was not long for this world. and. Su.
sic, what do you think, He wanted
me to promise to marry his wife as
soon rs he was dead"
What n strange notion. Albert!
Why did he?"
We'll. he could see that the wild
mountain life was doing her good: he
to remain there unless II was as my
wife; then. too. he knew she could
never think and act for herself. as she
had always leaned on him. At first
refused, but he pleaded so. saying he
could not die contented with her fu.
ture unprovided for. The parson came
In when he was pleading with me, and
well, Susie. his wife and l Joined
hands, and rs soon as the doctor pro-
nounced Davids dead. the parson made
us man and wife. Did do wrong?"
mo, BERTHE; I'm glad you did It,"
well. she died about the same time
your husband died. would not come
home until your father died. for fear.
Susie, that there might be murder.
Now I'm here. wha' are you going to
do with me?"
"Bertie, I'm forty now"
"Your hair is Just as brown as 1t
was then, your eyes Just as blue. and
my love just as strong. Is that the
beech tree on whose smooth trunk
cut out names the day we plighted our
troth?"
"The very same: the names can be
read II we go closer"
They walked over to the tree and
stood beneath its branches, calling
to mind the day, SO many years ago.
when they had plighted their troth In
the springtime of life, and there with
the spring sunshine falling through
the half-opened leaves, with the birds
and squirrels as witnesses. they re.
newed their youthful vows.
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Drum Is Drummed Out.

NJ. Maurice Berteaux. the minister
OF war. intends TO suppress drums in
the French army. The decision meets
the support OF such eminent military
authorities as General Faure-Bibuet.
former military governor OF Paris. who
says drummers are useless in battle.
since they carry only revolvers.
whereas buglers are armed with rifles.
which they can use in fray. He ADDS
that the drum, in modern armies. is an
anachronism and should be abolished.
In spite OF the sentimental pang its
disappearance may cause. IL Is Inter
esting TO recall how much the late
General Boulanger's popularity arose
from his re.establishing the use OF the
drum. which preceding minister OF
war had abolished.
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Had His Bank With Him.

Gen. Samuel VeaZie OF Bangor built
tbr first railroad in Maine. and also
founded the Veazie National Bank.
which is doing business to-day in the
city of Bangor. He had occasion to
visit Boston once. and made the trir
by the circuitous means OF transporta.
tion used In those early days. by
stage. railroad and steamboat. He ar.
rived in Boston in the evening. and
went to the old fremont house for the
night All he had with him was an
old carpet bag. and. as he was un.
known to the clerk. he was informed
that. having no baggage. he would be
expected to pay in advance.
IAN right" said he. reaching into
his pocket. He drew out n pocket
book and took therefrom n $1,000 bill
of his bank. The clerk took 1t, got out
his bank detector and looked up the
standing OF the Bangor institution. In
moment he came back and said:
THAT bank has issued but three
bills of that denomination"
Yes" said the general. "and II
that one is not enough for you. here's
the other two" and he laid the bills
before the eyes OF the astonished
clerk
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Heroine to Be Educated.

An Asheville, North Carolina. dis
patch says that for saving the lives of
n score of passengers and preventing n
wreck by tagging train with her red
petticoat, Mamie Gibson, eleven year,
old, bare.footed mountain girl. has
received n reward from the Southern
railway. and 1t is just what Mamie had
said that she wanted most. an educa-
tion.
She has received n letter from the
company, agreeing to give her n col
lcge education and 10 see that she Is
well provided for.
. Mamie lives in little mountain hht
with her father and mother in tho
Black mountains. A big slide occurred
on the mountain while she was Mt home
alone. She ran down the railroad track,
waving her red pet;icoat. A heavy
train was stopped by her ten feet from
where the mountain had caved In. Be-
low was an abyss several thousand
feet deep.
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Remarkable Pennsylvania Pond.

Lying between two hills not far
from Hughesville is a small body of
water known as "Converse's ice dam.
or fish dam" that is so full OF the
finny tribe that apparently It is impos-
sible for fish five inches long to
swim straight.
The small fish are on top and the
large ores below. and in order for a
fisherman or fisherwoman to get the
bait down 10 the big fellows 1t is nee.
essary to make hole In the water
and carefully drop the hook down
through the wriggling mass.
On June l Mrs. Irwin Converse and
Miss Gladys Koch We're at the dam
making determined effort to hook
some of the under ones. The little
fellows on top. however. made such
fierce attacks on the bait that their
hooks. time after time, were instantly
cleared as soon as they touched the
water. Many of the little fellows were
pulled out in order to make room for
the hooks. but the task had not been
accomplished. when the reporter left
the -Williamsport Sun.
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Moonshiners Got Even.

The moonshners in sight of CLASSY
mountain have little sly humor
about them. They do not skip around
over the hills and through the ivy
.hickets with long. lugubrious faces
as though they expected the terrors OF
The law to break in on them any day.
Some of them are chock full OF fun.
A day or two ago Chief Constable
Grady, with several others. went up
to the dark corner to investigate
whether or not there was reduction
In the manufacture OF mountain
dew" They hired team in Spartan
burg. and on reaching the country
where the moon shines day and night
they hitched their horses and proceed
ed on foot.
They reported that their search for
the copper fountains of perpetual
death was made interesting by the
frequent firing OF guns which seemed
to be aimed at them. On their return
their vehicle had been taken apart and
piled up with some wood and fired.
rhe tires and aXles were not burned.
Horses and harness were not hurt.
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"R.i.." In Prospect.

A prominent Washington clubman
says that in the days Of the old Uni
versity Club at the capital there was
a certain Objectionable person. of the
species of nouveau richie. who had sue.
ceeded in gaining admission to that
club, now defunct. which was consid-
cred very exclusive.
One day this vulgarian became ex-
tremely noisy and offensive in the
card.room; SO much SO that a certain
Indignant member Of the club blurted
out:
"see here! II you'll resign from
this organization, I'll give you five
hundred dollars"
The Objectionable person left the
room In high dudgeon. CHANGING to
meet ON the stairway Walker Blaine.
the son of the then Secretary OF State.
the aggrieved man related the incl
dent, adding: Nov what shall do
about this7' :.
II would advise you to stand pa"
REPLIED Mr. Blaine. II think he will
nehs. Il ! thousand dcllars."---Nsw
York Times. ',s ~
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Proved Beyond a Doubt.

Middlesex. n. Y, July 3.--(SpeciaD
That Rheumatism can be cured has
been proved beyond doubt by Mrs.
Betsey A. Clawson, well known here.
That Mrs. Clawson had Rheumatism
and had 1t bad. all her acquaintances
know. They also know she is now
cured. Dodd's kidney Pills did it.
Mrs. Clawson tells the story Of her
cure as follows:
Il was an invalid for most five years
caused by lnfiaMmatory Rheumatism.
helpless two-thirds OF the time. The
first year I could not do as much as a
baby could 90. then | rallied little
bit and then a relapse. Then year
ago the gout set in my hands and feet.
l suffered untold agony and in Au-
gust. 1903, when my husband died |
could not ride to the grave.
II only took two boxes OF Dodd's
Kidney Pills and In two weeks ! could
wait on myself and saw my own wood.
! dug my own potatoes and gathered
my own garden last fall. Dodd's Kid
nelly Pills cured me-"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid
In the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put
the Kidneys in shape to take all the
uric acid out OF the blood.
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The oIdes. House in America.

1t is generally agreed that the old.
est house In America stands In ST.
Augustine. Fla. on tiny. narrow
thoroughfare near the center OF the
old city. This house was built in 1864
by the monks OF the order of st. Fran
els. II is n solid structure built OF
conquina, n combination of seashe!ls
and mortar that is quite indestruct-
BILE. In the early days of the Spanish
settlements this substance was quite
plentiful In the vicinity OF St. Au-
gustine. the walls OF the old city
gate as well as that of Fort Marion
being built OF 1t. II is told that when
Sir Francis Drake sacked and burned
the town this was the only house left
In his path OF destruction. For this
season 1t is highly priced as n land
mark and as n remnant of the old re-
gime-orrin E. Dunlap in Bookloyers'
Magazine.
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IN coLoNEL's TOWN
Things Happen.

From the home OF the famous "Keyh.
mel Keeyartah OF Cartersville," away
down South. comes an enthusiastic let
ter about Postum:
Il was in very delicate health. suf-
fering from indigestion and nervous
trouble so severe that could hardly
sleep. The doctor ordered me to- dis
continue the use of the old kind Of
coffee. which was like poison to me,
producing such extreme disturbance
that could not control myself. But
such was my love for 1t that l could
not get my own consent to give II up
for some time, and continued to suffer,
till my father one day brought home Q
package Of Postum Food Coffee.
Il had the new food drink carefully
prepared according to directions. and
gave 1t fair trial. It proved to have
rich flavor and made a healthy,
wholesome and delightful drink. To
my taste the addition of cream great
ly improves 1t.
MY health began to improve ~
soor as the drug effect of the old cof-
fee was removed and the Postum Cot.
fee had time to make its influence felt.
My nervous troubles were speedily re-
lieved and the sleep which the old cof-
fee drove from my pillow always came
to soothe and strengthen me after
had drunk Postum-in = very short
time I began to sleep better than
had for years before. have now used
Postum Coffee for several years and
like It better and find 1t more beneh-
cial than when frst began. It is An
unspeakable Joy to be relieved OF the
old distress and sickness" Mime
given by Postum Company. Dattlo
Creek. Mich.
There's n reason.
Read the little hook, The Road =
Wellville." In each pkG.
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QUEER TRAITS OF PETS.
Remarkable Friendships Of Animals
Usually at EnmIty.

Instances of strange friendships be-
tween various animals are common.
Many cases are known In which a cat
and hen have raised their respective
families in the same nest. An Eng
lish agriculturlist last fall possessed
one of the strangest of these happy
families. The elder member of this
group was a ferret and the junior
member was a young rabbit. The
matron had eaten her own family,
but. given the rabbit for food, adopted
and nursed it. In another household
1t is related that the cat, already
having family of three. was not sat
lsfied with her motherly duties. So
she went into the fields and caugr,
as many rabbits and is rearing them
with the kittens.
Again, in certain home there lived
n cat and a dog on the usual terms OF
enmity. The cat had kittens, which
were taken from her, drowned and
buried. The bereaved mother mourn.
ed, and would not eat. and became a
sort of embodied ghost of her own
dead self. Her enemy, the terrier,
ceased to annoy her, began tenderly to
shepherd her about. dropped pieces of
food in her way and played about her
as If he would joke her back to hap
piness. It was in vain.
Then the dog was missed for some
hours. He came back eventually,
bounding with pleasure. Upon the
hearthrug before the cat he depos-
tied furry something; retreated. re-
turned with something else. and again
went cut. TO come back with SINH
lar burden. They were the dead.and.
buried kittens which he had discover.
ed and resurrected.
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Tosin Was Non.commit,aI.

When Alfred w. Tobin. one OF the
proprietors OF the Oxford. Fryeburg.
Me. was n small boy OF years. he
was sent to Sunday school In Camden.
then his home.
One day n member of the parish
called on his mother. and during her
call sought TO get acquainted with Al.
fred. who was inclined TO be shy with
strangers.
well. Alfred" the lady said. Il saw
you at Sunday school. Did you like
your teacher
"Yes'm." said Alfred.
What did she do?"
"She talked"
what did she talk about?"
About Jesus"
And what did she say about him.
"oh, she didn't say any harm about
him." quickly responded Alfred.
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"FaIs.afr and "shyIoek." /"

or all the characters Shakespeare
drew. only two have added themselves
TO our language. "Falstafiian' is the
word we apply to humor. and more
often to physical appearance. similar
to that of Sir John Falstaff, the boon
companion OF Henry ". when Prince
of Wales, who was gross as n noun
tain" in size. and rare rogue. posing
as hero when he wouldn't face an
enemy. and being inordinately fond
of sack. drink of his time. The
other and better known word is shy
lock- Shakespeare's Shylock was n
money.lender. and a Jew. who stuck to
the very letter of his bond. and since
then anyone who squeezes a hard
bargain, and insists upon It's being
carried out, has been called shy.
lock-"
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AaIf Rosc. haIf rhorn,

a rose once grew within garden fair.
And lived upon the sunshine and the
dew:
And Cupid. one day passing. saw II there.
And. seeing. thought the lovely rose to
WOO.
His ycarning heart went out unto the rose
Each summer night and with each early
morn
But found. alas. MS many a poor heart
knows,
That love is half rose and half thorn.
A blight fell on the beauteous rose one
day,
And pale 1t grew. the fairest rose OF
years.
And soon. alns, II faded quite away.
And Cupid lol was left alone in tears.
II was The old. old story anew
That lives. we know. with every night
and morn
That with each JOY there is sadness. too.
For love Ia half rose and half thorn.
oh. love. how sweet thou art
And yet. each night and morn
We learn to know. yes. every heart.
That love is half "a rose and half thorn.
Boston Transcript.
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President EIio. Growing Younger.

There Is a story about President
Eliot of Harvard which illustrates his
good humor. for he told It himself at
social gathering. 1t was introduced
by the observation that he must be
growing younger. The theory had Its
foundation on two experiences. one
from recent local history, the other
from the time when he was a teacher
In Boston.
The members of his chemistry class
at the Institute of Technology, he said.
used to call him "Old Eliot" but now
the student youth must have another
view of him. for. on passing two of
them a few evenings before. he heard
one of them say: wonder where
Charley's been tonight"
The Ordway new era., 1905-07-07
Baby Born Every rive Minutes.

A recent press dispatch from New
York City says: Births in this city
at the rate Of one ever fiye minutes are
recorded by the health department for
the past week. during which period g.
OIL were reported 1t was announced
at the department that the birth rate
of New York has risen to about 81 per
1000, and is higher than any other city
In the United States.
Five or six years ago. when there
was SO much talk about race suicide.
the birth rate here was only 2C per
1000. Last year the rate was 80 per
1000. The prospect is now that In
1906 1t will be 32.
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was WILLING 10 coMpsoMlse.
6usInessiike Proposition Made by vn.
fortunate Guest.


fortunate Guest.
The late Gov. Anthony Colby Of
New London, N. H., did not conIne
MS charities to mere giving, but
often invited the poor people of his
acquaintance to his fine residence on
Academy Hill. where he entertained
them.
among these recipients of his
bounty was simple-minded old fel.
low named "Ozzy" Whittier, who
lived with son Charles in an ad.
Joining town. and who came once n
year for visit of two days. He was
always given present of $40 upon
his departure.
During one momentous visit "Ozzy"
seemed marked with bad luck. He
tracked his cowhide boots over the
freshly painted piazza, let the colts
loose through gate open. and mar
rowly escaped burning the barn while
smoking. The climax came when he
sat down in the parlor to tell the
Governor how sorry he was and how
sorry his son Charles would be to
know It.
Rocking disconsolately in big arm
chair. he crashed into the center table
and overturned 1t with all its con-
tents. A large astral lamp was de-
molished. and the oil went over the
carpet and some valuable books and
drawings with which the table was
loaded. "ozzy" viewed the wreck in
dismay. and broke out in fresh la
mentations.
oh massy me! Guv'nor. massy me,
What will Charles say?" he walled.
Il tell ye what. Guv'nor. II ye won't
Say word to Charles about II. ye
needn't give me but S. when | go
home tomorrow"
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on my ear. Don't do that, BERTHE.
Don't do that or you will break my
heart. FOR father will say. I told you
So see all the misery I've saved you
from" 1t might have been dream,
Susie. but 1t saved me, and I've lived
clean and honest life"
I'm sure of that, BERTHE"
We'll. Susie, somtime after you
were married | went partners with a
man out there. and we had great luck:
he had his wife with him. a delicate.
rehned, little creature. pretty well
gone In decline. He brought her up
there because he thought the mount.
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Mxo aowman,s plscoverx,

Myo Bowman, the noted baby mod
el, is now 6 years cd. and is living on
a farm up In New Hampshire. Not
long ago he visited Boston with his
mother and at ,noontime they sought
for a nice restaurant, but most OF
them seemed to be patronized solely
by men.
Little Myo 'spied one across the
street, and tugged at his mother. ex-
claiming: "There, mamma. there's =
Safe place. Bee. It has the WORD safe
ON the window and be spelled Il out,
soa-f-s. sate." ,s; y <. & n s <.
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to call upon the Hon. Charles Roths-
cild. the muti.millionaire. and talk
with him concerning the flea and ar
range with the multi-millionaire bank
er for the purchase of the flea II 1t Is
captured. He wants to catch the flea
to add It to the wonderful Rothschild
collection, which already comprises
over 900 species of heas. believing
that it is the strangest of all that
strange tribe Of parasites.
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Long In Building.

At Troyes. in France. last month.
was soiemnly dedicated church
which has taken sixteen centuries to
build. for 1t was begun in the third
century and was completed but re-
Gently. This is St. Urban's church.
built by order of Pope Urbanus w.. on
the site of the house in which he was
born.
Only the foundations were laid dur
ing Pope Urbanus' lifetime and though
the building has long been consecrated,
the last remaining stones were laid
this year. The church is a gem of
Gothic architecture.