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BEST OF YOUNGSTERS
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third race. an affair at five furiongs. with
Collector JesSup second and james Rcddick.
third. Lady Henrietta went to the front
in the early running ana continued there
to the end, where she won with something
TO spare.
The Oakland handicap the feature event
Of the day, was captured without the least
difficulty by Phil Finch, the betting favor
lite, with Perrine up. Summaries:
FIRST race SIX rurIours. ycI.ng-Shenaudoah 100
81. Martini. > 10 /, WON; Dan Mckenna Tn5 More
aanal . To- :. second; j. G Gem p Chandler !,
Prince Charlie. ncluloer and Deux Temp also ran
Second race. heif mile-Frank Lord. 10 CIV.
Robbins II 20 70 won. our own 90 H. Snitbj
20 10 I. second; Helen LucIs. 100 tAubuchon}, to
], third. Time. 80 -. Sanscrit Commodore
Theu, Ealasaed. Buster Jones ana blackburn also
Third race. FIVE furougs: haudicap-Isdy Henri
eta. le5 tAuhEci M to l. wnus Collector
dich. lai ,Ferrinel. to ]. third. Time, i.o2 >
Master. Come "n sam, tearishter. Norwood ONO
Fou-th race oakland handicap: mile ana quar-
ttr-Ihu Finch. ldN iferriueI 10 }. won. Rams
Horn. ~ it. Rem. / u t. second. Monaco Maid
Or o. IolnsoH', 20 !, third. Time, I'll -
RaiulauI ALSO ran.
Ffth race six furlonas sr,iing-Sca Voyage,
1Ol tW. iiayesl. 50 to . won. Grove Center. 81
tMCFrlHuiI. o. = Second. GlpugalIant 100 Be
deih 90 2. th-d Time. lis > Emma NJ.
The Plains, Allsta, Sir Francis Il ssi Hiottore
Si,th race. mile and a sixteenth: selling Joe
Lesser. li& ~. Martini, 10 10. won; L. +. VII
I07 tW. II1y,sl : ~ I. third Time. I12 sin
ceritv Belle, Urr,eHsa, Bcste-ljng and Merry Pho
Seventh race mile and a sixteenth; selling
Safeguard. loi tBedeili, II 90 .. won; North Wind
~ W. Eobhinsl: 10 10 l. second; katie Powers
iO4 Nv. Haygal. 90 /, third Time. 1.j2 30. Mr.
wlysoa win shelly R~s.uerou Lou Woods. Gay
American EIrke Cochran Pirates Dance. Narna
Ionso. Frank Rice Coz Geo. John Randolph and
iHgTt Note also
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to present plans to the general committee
al their next meeting for the adoption or
a plan of procedure.
TIE following were some of the changes
decided on tentatively during the session
of the committee:
''Holding-The players of the side that
has possession of the ball shall not hold,
block or otherwise obstruct the opponent
except with the body. The only allowable
use of the arms in blocking or obstructng
an opponent is with the arms close 10 the
body. A player running with the ball may
ward of an opponent with the hands. The
penalty for holding viii be a loss of fifteen
yards.
"Hurdling in the open field Is prohibited,
such TO consist of Jumping over an oppo-
nent who is still on his feet Hurding
through the line is prohibited. Hurdling
the line is jumping or attempting 10 jump
over a player on the line OF scrmmage
with the feet or knees foremost within the
distance of FIVE yards on either side of the
point where the bali was snapped
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! to =. third Time, l4eH. The Roustabout
Ie.sa'n and Gentle Harry also
laird race. 81 furlongs -Daiuna, % fkentl
I - l, won; Don Dosno. lD5 Preston, I to l.
second; Chols Hedr,ck 102 Hsiris 10 bird
Time, lib. Money Muss, Lacene, D'Arkle and
jake Sanders also
Frarth race. the Santa Monica stakes. five fur
longs. 81 ,0J0 adsled-H9raee e. rs tDugan) to
>, won; Allcriou. 10 tJacksoa,, to l. second;
kiteF. Ill tBullmau1 u to I. third. Time. LOO.
Blre Bottle Ray Egan. Halton and First Pirate
alSD ran.
Fifth race seven fml0ngs Embarrassment, liz
tHTrriSi, y won: Ila % tAlterl } TO j.,
seclnd; Lady King, 100 M DaueH, 10 10 /. third.
Time. 2Tt4. JuCge Hollis, Luekett, Line of Life,
AzSra. Chancellor, WaIworth. Pleasant Days and
Fair Alenc also ran
Sixth race, mile-YiOn, 1903 tEorner) to l.,
won; Pyrrhp. 1o3 ROSS, 30 to j. second Tender
crest. los tSeder,. 10 TO l, third. Time. 1.424.
reladpr. PaChua Cotillion, Elin King, Red Dam
sell HuaapOla and DXelie also ran.
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CORRIGAN BY a NOSE.
Sensational Finish to the Waterhouse
Cup Race.

Cup Race.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 3.-'The Water
Auuse cup Of two ana a quarter mile route
at Oakland today ended IN a sensational
flush between Wire In and Corrigan. an
added starter. the latter finally winning
Corrisan seemed beaten fifty yards from
the wire but made a splendid squirt and
won hy a nose. Tie time was SO Nj.
FAruum. AT - TO !. captured the second
race almost as hc pleased. Weather rainy:
track sloppy. Summaries:
First. a. fIroags- Blssg III Gsrnadel. o 20 l.
v'a. viJkiu. IN t'laFsl. - 90 . second; Wool.
uH. lii ttublusuGt u % 10. third. Time .J5i }.
Queen Aiirel. idiaii1 and Ctira also ran.
Second tau mIe--Alr faraum. ia2 (Brus sch,
l. 10 I. won i-es.rfHrar. lg5 lticej. . 70 10,
LIief,1. itas. Harold " and Royalty ran
IHlri one mIa-BauraW, 100 tRieel. to 3.
Won, Irtysuuss. 100 Knapp, . 10 ,. second;
l9yh coIpss. lg7 iptisi. 10 .. Third. Time
Qos.a Rec Tom Robertson and Gov Davis ran.
Fourth. -. miles the Waterhouse emp pHssa
Stnul- Clrri-sp. iD2 tG5ahami. ) 10 l. won, wlre
-. llA iNUaFW, Z, ., second; Lady tsoOdrich-
lr5, Robinson. ; ;. Third. Time 339.
I, aud Hoiligan ran.
Fire; Fu,urity eoarse- Lily Goldng. rs Ora
s'eont' IUdse, - DAVIS, 10 >. third Time.
Eldiavm. Gtuettr aud Delaeo1 rap.
SIKH, mile and seventy yaris--Afasss l02
tRicei, u % 10, WOE; Bneiauaa- 90 tScladel IL
10 . second; Nine SPOT lGi Clark, 10 TO 1.
No5n,wess'0 chri>jiuea, Hppoerates. ricaalcap
aad BriJrthorI,e ran.
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New orleans-Fair Grounds.

First race, five and one-halt furlongs; selling
Simplicity, ITO: May Bro5kwocd Electric Spark
l9i: Gallant Cassie ice: Loretta H. Orifamme
Globe Runner Last Cherry, 80; Nerbosty Dream
land, "a. Allure. 81.
Second race, hye and one half furlongs: selling
Raiuiug Leaves, |0iJaic. Intrigue. lO5; Maggie
l.ee'e- Owasea, Margaret O.. lo4; Lady Lasca
100; Catherine B.. Wedding Ring, %; Perfect, "a
Little ihoFesia, Edna Elliott Ternette. 50
Third race. six furl0ngs-Third Alarm. ia; FRS
Premium. 40; HoeuS P0cus. 100; DR.. Cofey, 81.
Fourth race, mile and twenty wards; handicap
Ram- Horn. 100; 'St. Valentine, ia; Gold smith
III; "Heu Holder, iIady Navarro 194; fJame!
Rrsdiek -; Don't Ask Ne. So
~Shields entry fEllsou entry.
Fifth race. mile and half; selIing-Benner
worth, 10. Tribes I'm. 100; Aur0master los
Cashier Chub. los: N9nes. 1914; VIII Shelley 100
Paul So Hickory Corners, a. Mr.. WjNson. Go
Goo, a5i Gleeman 80; John Randolph, SO: Dor
aJry Eald IS.
sixth race, mile and a sixteenth selling Sonoms
Belle. l11; Atwood Nortbwind. 1f6; Triple sill
YER. l12: SaulS5erry. l01: LADY Free knight. Col
.uist. ~; BenQra, SIS; Depends. ~; yarna Fonso
h"gton So; Nine, 50; Ethel Spride Sncerit!
Belle, 81.
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Banquet of Y. M. C. A. Gym. Men.

The annual banquet of the gym raen or
the Y. II. G. A. viii BE held on Monday
evening in. the banquet room of the new
Y. ii. C. A. building, at 1876 G street north
west After the rcpast there viii be SEX.
eral speakers.
The occasion viii be specially Interesting
in that il viii mark the farewell greeting
% Mel r Rideout, formerly physical diree-
tor of the Y. NJ. c. A.. who recently re-
signed to take charge OF some important
work In Europe, fer whi4sh he has been
wanted for some time.
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Ascot.

First race, four and half furlongs-Ioan of
Are, LIZ. Lady'S Beauty and Hot Cakes I07. .
Yellow Top. Serska. Ponealah Arcadia Belle In.
duna. Cutaneons aud MarcesheF. t99
Second race, six furlongs-El Donoso. Lehero
Willie Adams. Bessie Welney James ] Corbett
Iiirtle and The Major. il0 Big lnjun. Tattenham
Prince Ching. Saiario and Gondolus, i02; Pbyx
and Jennie s.. 100
Third race fuinrlty course Daruma, 1os: osi-
leue. I06; Two Biils ami Kougrock loo; Meiito
and DR.. Hollis 81; Bribery Lady King Saliua
and Seedcake. o..
Fourth race, six fufloDgs-Wiliie Gregg and Re-.
dolfo. los: Hiloua. los; Tramotor, I0TT: Ye san
Inspector Halpin and ST. Winnifrede. los; Duobar
and Bonnie Reg, leo Charles Green 90 Coude
and Water Wagon, 81; Evelyn Griffith and MoncIe
Mabel so
Fifth race one mile ard sixteenth Rocky
ia; Sherry. III; Young NARROW, f.aBark and
Dancing Kid. tr.. I05; Young Hyson and Ding
Dong II, i0i Piqnet f03 Courant 1902. Rostof
aud Yiona, iaf: Beiasco, 80; Colonel Brenston. 80
0ssian 90.
Sixth race, six fufiongs-Regsl 10; Smftby
Kane. Chief Aloha. Eiycrfaco Patsy Blown r a
Rante BranBigan and Bailey. 10s: Miss Afable
ft5: Happy Ghappy and usgerl0n iD2 Mrs Bob
ito. foacasta. 81; Precious, IS.
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EASY FOR HORACE E.
Won the Santa Monica Stakes at the
Ascot Track

Los ANGELES. Cal. March s.-Iioraee
+. had an easy thing OF II In the Santa
Monica stakes for two-year-olds at Ascot
today. winning as he pleased from AHerion
and Killer in the order named Only one
tavorite won, Outsiders generally were
FIST al the wire. Weather cloudy; track
fast. Summaries;
First race. one niiie-NIyftie H. Tes ffiarrss,
10 !, Won: La Teranta, ie6 KENT. . 10 =
second; hoston, i05 tPoweln, { to >. third Tiue.
1.4S&. Lanark Young Aatlow. Ding Doug III
yohn W. Dshnes. Dancing Kid IT.. riios and
store Arabia also ran. jingler aud Little Butter
cup left al the post.
Second race, mile and seventy yards-The
Huguenot. 101 tHarrisl 10 I, won: Cabin III
tAillerl. to 2. second; Blissful los tAcDaneD,
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for some friends of mine who'll be getting
in here presently"
The waiter brought Hughes the three rich,
warm artiSticaIly stained hunks of cherry
pie, and Tom put EN- all away like Wash
ington laborer dinge eating bacon sand
witches at the noon hour. Then he ordered
another piece of cherry pie engulfed 1t,
and leaned back in his chair, hopping his
lips with his napkin and beaming benigniy
upon the PLAYERS at the other table, and re-
marking sympathetically to George Mil
that Il was sin and a shame that those
fellows had to work at the game of ball
that day
just then Jake Stahl got up from the
table across the way and as he passed
Tom Hughes chair. said he to the elongated
tosser:
Feeling right for that I.ajoie crew today.
Ton?''
VIVA wha- wha-a-ate" gasped Tom, his
eyes beginning to pop.
Keyed UP for those siuggers of Larry's
outfit today?' said Jake, not knowing of
the solar plexus he was delivering to
Hughes
Then Mil began to ehuckle. and Hughes
sat UP straight in his chair and told Jake
Jake of the things he had just pushed Into
his system. on the theory that he wasn't
going to work till the next day.
.Oh. don't let It little thing like too gem
circus luncheon disturb you, Tom" said
Jake. gaily, You'll do all right. and he
left the dining room, and Tom Hughes had
10 hustle upstairs and get ready to put on
his uniform.
Tom shut the Napoleops out that day, 3
to Q, all the same but he swore afterwaTd
that he had all be could do during the en-
lire game to prevent himself from falling
asleep in the pitchers box.
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YALE DEFEATS PRINCETON.
Annual Chess Match Between the
Universities.

NEW YORK. March s.-Yale today de-
feated Princeton in the annual chess match
between the two universities played IN this
city by s games TO ..
Yale had won eight games straight and
two were unfinished when time was called.
Both of the latter were awarded TO Prince
ton after adjudication by the Cuban expert.
J. r Capablanca. who acted as referee.
The summary:
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MIDDIEs DEFEAT CORNELL.
Fencers From the Ithaca University
Win Only Out of Bouts.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, March 3.-The Cornell
fencers lost to the midshipmen here this
afternoon by six bouts to three. Capt
Heckheimer of the visitors put up one of
the finest exhibitions of swordsmanship seen
here this year and won all of his matches
except that with the navy captain, Diem
man. The first bout between these two re-
suited in tie, but in the fence-off the mid
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Hot SDrinpS.

First race Eve furiongs-No W. 112; Sadie
Martin. Mary Mac Susie Gregg. 81; Kuropatkn,
gt' Master Prn, 10; Sonnet Ina Gray, 100;
iiaugAty 104: Kings Walden. 1916; Raeenla May,
IL; Lenox, III: Samelson, 122.
Second race. three furlongs; tw0-year-old FLIES
Rosalia. Nissa, Tres JoH Miss Casarion Fon-
Sslla, Jardlnere, l95; Estella H., Miss Martha,
settles. BiaWaWf 40
Third race handicap; mile-Bull Finch. 105;
Earb2r0s. King Blbwgrth, 9S; San Primo 107
Mayor johnson 95; Charlie Thompson. 100.
Fourth race six farIougs -Lucullus, 49, Bendi-
90. 1O9; Kate Zltt. 104; Mayor Johnson LOG: Pom
tatoc. liz; Iorrate 115; Luretta, ITO; Neana
W, %; j. W O'Nell 105.
Firth race, i've furongs-Townes 1876; Joe
i'rockel. Ma talda. l1a; SaturnaIla 81: KlIo Pen
I W.5. 10: EXc,itemeHt io9; romeehiehi 1o7;
Zen Lear III; MI Eiaek, 10: Green Eose, los;
iEtb race. mlIs AMI alxtaeHta-Hu7e Do
linda. lsJ: Ihratea ic4: Sanst,s mr.: Frf,lt ia.
San Irlln. C.arLIs Il1mE.an. Lez..le. lI2.
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Byler of Interior is another PLAYER who
has attracted favorable notice He has met
and Yanquished such seasoned veterans as
Capt. Hill Of Interior A. Huntington of g
and l.. and others ana has lost but one
game out of nine played. His record to
date also follows.
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Oakland.

Fist race. half mlle-Kogp. Doc Craig oceaB
shore, JaAu J. Aiohr 1C5. Peerless Lass. Yankee
Jim. la1; Mrs. Mathews. 1914. EImaaie 1l2
Second race, SIX AMI one-half furlengs-Dotage
Milton. STANDARD. Doterrl. 10: Golden Sunrise
Gibraltar. III; Florence Fonso. Swift Queen, 100;
INSTRUMENT, Urtson's Chetce Tom IIawk. San
Juse. Bear HGaJcF, iuT
Thild race. seven luriaaSs sylvia Talbot Salem
100 dnuntahaak. Profitable. I0I, Rustttate 81 ;
Tam - srantcr. ItS: My Ofier 81; Lady Bmho.
W. Aiino, loIi barfu, H. Bantam. 81: Chief
Bush. Frestano, IUi
Fourth race mile and los yards-Dixie Lad. 1906
buchanan. Lone Wolf, 81; Thee. Case, 81; Phalanx
lUG; Massa, 1U2
Fifth race. one mle-Tayora. sizz, 81; tbeI
Thntcler. PeHtagou, Gov. Davis 1o7 Queen Rec
lbZ; Fred Bent, l14; Jake Moose l0I
Sixth race, Faturity course--Judge. Reknghted
RoycrOfi. Himself. 10; SaIahe. Little Joker Blu.
menthal. Baiidor, i0s, Nellie Ddronx. l05
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The matches scheduled for this week
are: March ). Interior b agt. G. p. o.; In
terror A agt. Navy. March I, Agriculture
agt. Treasury; War agt. Commerce and
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ing attentio

The following game played by him
against Prof Hitchcock Of Agriculture is
interesting enough 10 merit more than PASS
ing attention:
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county learned that yellow cur one of a hungry
pack, had bolted generous portion of dynamite
while trying to steal miners dinner in the gyp-
sum works, and the people were sorrowfully
warned to treat all strange dogs gently and with
gloves as it was not known which one contained
the high explosive, the 8" Hound of the Basker-
villes became inoffensive nursery ornament
in comparison, and the pups led gay and care
free life
But the readers were becoming irritated and
when another ambitious painter of the lily explained
IN detail how two croquet champions were to meet
and decide the supremacy by using wickets made of
crystalized" nitrogly cerin, public opinion cried
aloud to high heaven and the board of supervisors
to rgidly enforce the law relative to the sale and
use of explosives. 1t only needed weak imitator's
thrilling recital of tennis-ba1ls loaded with 'hor-
ritite to remove the SPELL A news story based on
explosives, will not again interest or appre-
hension in the Empire State in many years to come
That field has been worked too barren by the pen
pushers of the past.
Some readers are curious1y credulous as to all
animal narratives. Many were interested two
winters to read that rabbits could best be hunted
with mirrors. Hang the mirrors on bushes, and
while Bunny is egotistically pausing to admire him
self, hypnotized, in fact, steal up and pot him.
To-day you will find sportsmen who will swear that
rabbit will forego lfesavng sprint to gaze at his
own reflection. One rabbit story suggests another
and the next penc-shover decided that rabbits
ears grated cat would enable puss to catch I'm
sophisticated mice by the yard. The soft insnua-
ton stole into the homes like burglars, and many
efforts were made many letters were exchanged
between cat clubs in endeavor to obtain feline
with fear-dspelling ears.
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The Frog Orchestra

ONCE the style was set the magazines were
aiding and abetting the impetus by endowing
quadrupeds with every human prerogative, except
that of contestng elections bold spirit solernnly
announcing that frogs could be taught blend their
tom-tom, boom-boom, toom-toom, into har-
monious whole. 1t asserted that Mr.. Frog
musical fiber could be cultivated to degree where
the rendition of church music and popular airs of a
slow, heavy swing would be simply kindergarten.
After handful of alleged scientific data detail was
delved into and the mans name, who had taught
frogs IN a nelghboring swamp to accompany a fiddle,
was given. As the marsh no myth, nearly
every lnhabitant thereof was captured and carried
away within month. And one man. learned in frog
lore while passionatey protesting that his speciality
could never be taught choral stunts, admitted it
was possible to evolve soloist
AS discussion on this point waxing rife, and
the rural population quietly styling out to the
bog to catch the semblance of tune, the members
of the grange paused in some doubt, but wholly in
terested, to read of antrigdity pill capable of
making hens entirely impervious to winters zero
blasts This pill in way agitated the oxygen
IN every gallinaceous patient until the bird would
swelter on an icy hummock on the north and shady
side OF the barn and perspire while cattle froze to
death in sheltered stalls. The only danger con-
tessed the writer, in the time, when the
layers would need the friendly chill of cold
storage plant in order to survive The inventor
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of the pills was allowed
four initials, and the solid
array found a great many
followers for the inven-
tor of this wonderful
story.
Dodging from the ridic-
ulous to the improbably
possible, the intelligence
that a COW in a Western
New York town had swa1-
lowed an 1904 silver dol
lar boosted the price of
bovine stock to a radical
degree. Experts in nu-
mismatics were hugely
aroused. The item ex-
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A Crow and Some Dynamite

RI the country it is especially that to read of
an incident in the daily press is equivalent to hav-
ing been an eyewitness 1t is nervetingling learn
that Jabe Whttens homestead and life have been
rendered uncertain of continuity by flock of vaga-
bond crows flying back and forth over the rooftree
sporting with purloined stick of dynamite A
whole county in New York State was thrown into a
Juror of excitement because of this story few years
since, and the situation became acute that the
appearance the horizon of anything wearing
feathers was the signal for the tac-tac of the rifle
and the rumble of the shotgun. When the same
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to this day. with all its eternal camor for something
new, something abnormal not only in life and
acknowledged fiction, but also in news items. And
the result is yearly output of thought germs that
would bring the blush of envy to Mr.. Mtnchhausen's
strained brow, could that diettante be with for
just one edition.
This desire for the unusual and life in general are
responsible for the eccentric creations of the space
filler. The writer is merely agency set in motion
by the all-compelng demand of the reading public
First, incessant desire commands, and he looks
wildly about to obey; second, life fails to supply
the timber, and he levies his imagination. And
the public signs in content, and is filled, and the
good story using the word in the newspaper
significance is easily swallowed.
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Conception of the Fake

hNCE decided that hoax imperative, the aver
- age inventor will aim only at item both harm
less and interesting. 1t must be entirely lacking in
mischief, with few possibilities of comeback,
and yet be of fascinating fiber that will surely grip
and clinch the attention With this prudent and
charitable object view, the wise owl will seek to
base his yarn some commonplace article or
situation whose part in the episode, of ITSELF can
be easily appreciated by all
y case in point is story printed in a Western
New York paper four years ago, describing how a
farmer while grading oats, fell the point of his
scythe and punctured his jugular vein; and how
passing wheelman bounded the wall, whipped
out his tire tape and glue, injected the latter stuck
on a generous quantity of the former, and the
agrarian survived.
faint earmarks of being afraid vet as the different
some describing how the tire tube was inserted to
mend splice, the vein, some even reproducing
the likeness of the injured man, the heaped-up
climax well near staggered the author. From coast
to coast, from zone physicians and surgeons
medical societies and savants, wrote in, some
okingy asking what there was to it, some honestly
requesting all the details until the poor originator
cursed it all thankless Frankensten. A week
ago the mail disgorged travelstained epst1e sent
out from small post up the lower waters of
Hudson Bay. The writer, a physician, had just
stumbled on the item in English sheet and desired
more complete information. 1t has never been
demonstrated that Iuguar vein cannot be mended
with bit OF glue and piece OF tape; and if members
of the medical profession would pause to examine
the item, what chance had the average 1ayrnan to
discern the boundary line between crude truths and
nimble fancies?
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EVHEY that han
die the pen of
the writer dream
L. strange dreams.
Possibly no
where is this fact so
markedly accentuated as
in this country. Before
the printing-press was dis
covered and could be uti-
lied in belaboring the
first city governments for
defective plumbing, the
Ministries and other liars
earned their wage by daily
ing with fiction. The pri-
NAL impress has remained
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Marriage Ties Hung LighsIy.

Down in Tennessee the marriage obliga-
ton sometimes rests lightly upon the con-
sciences OF colored people. Both men and
the interference of the courts.
A Washington lady, who was born and
brought up on plantation down there and
had been away number of years, re-
Gently visited her old home and, of course,
looked up the colored people who had been
servants in her fathers household. One of
her favorites from childhood was a girl
named Eliza, about her own age, and some
years ago she attended the ceremony which
united Eliza and a young black fellow
named James in the matrimonial harness.
To her surprise, therefore, upon her recent
visit she found Eliza living with another
man. and Immediately began to ask ques-
tons:
mo, James amt daid," was the explana-
ton, IAN he's a livin' in taown. But
we amt married no more. Use got a new
husband
What was the trouble?" was the next
inquiry
There wasn't no trouble"
Did you and James get divorce"
No, we amt had no divorce | just
naturally left him"
Did he use you badly; did he beat you
or neglect you?"
NO. He was a good husband, but 1 done
lost my taste for James"
Down in Teaxs on my way to Mexico
saw a sign hanging over the entrance
TO store in the town of Devine on the
Southern Pacific railroad which read:
Dealers In Everything
from
Ratskin to a Ranch"