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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-01

learn one day that he could attend a football game without wearing a special uniform So he went out to see a non brutal game played according to the as- sociation rules. The gentle pastime known as football in America is modi fication and over-development of the Rugby game as played in Great Britain. The association or Seeker" game, which is now being introduced in the United States as a counter-irrtant for the old fashioned form of manslaughter, is by far the more popular In England. The Rugby association is waning in populari ty. not because of any outcry against the character of the play or any talk of brutality" but because the British pub lie has a more abiding fondness for the association game
 In America we think we are football crazy because we have few big college games during October and November of each year. In Great Britain the football habit is something that abides. the same as the tea habit.
 We are hysterical for about a month and then we forget the game unless we belong to the minority that is trying to debrutalize 1t and reduce the death rate.
 Here it was. February in London, and on the first Saturday after our arrival forty-five association games and thirty eight Rugby games were reported in the London papers. At sixteen of the prin- cipal association games the total attend anee was over two hundred and fifty thousand, and the actual receipts at these same games amounted to about si5000. There were two games at each of which the attendance was over thirty thousand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-01
BY GEORGE AIDE.
Copyrighted, 1906, by George Ade.

turning to the native standing alongside of him.
 They are cheering" was the reply. N They are what?Y
 "Cheerlng"
 Great Scott! Do you call that cheer ing? At home when we want to encour- age the boys we get up on our hind legs and make noise that you can hear In the next township. We put cracks in the azure dome. Cheerng! Why game or eroquet in the court house yard is eight times as thrilling as this thing. Look at those fellows juggling the ball with their feet. Why doesn't somebody pick 1t up and butt through that crowd and start little rough work q"
 The native gave MT Peasley one hope less look and moved away
 Soon after that we saw large section of the crowd moving over toward a booth at one end of the grounds. MT. Peasley hurried after them. thinking that possi- bly, some one had started fight on the side and that his love of excitement might be gratified after all Presently he returned in state of deep disgust.
 DO you know why all those folks arej fiockin' over there?" he asked. 'Goinf after their tea. Tea, Turnin' their backs on football game to go and get a cup of tea. Why, that tea thing over there is worse than the opium habit Do you know. when the final judgment ~ day comes. and Gabriel blows his horn and all or humanity is punched up,s waitin' Tor the sheep to be cut out from the goats and put into a separate corral some Englshman will look at his watch and discover that it's five o'clock and then the whole British nation will turn it's back on the proceedings and go off lookin for tea
 After we had stood in the rain for about an hour some one told Mir. Peasley that one team or the other had won by three goals to nothing, and we followed the moist throng out through the big gates.
 Come with me-, said Mir Peasley. and I will take you to the only dry place In London
 So we descended to the "tupenny tube.''
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, liceman-one solitary, water logged sad eyed polieeman-waiting lonesomely on the dock as the tender came alongside. He stood by the gangplank and scruti- nized us carefully as we filed ashore. The Illinois man looked about for the tri- umphal arch. but could not find it. MT. Peasley explained that they had taken 1t in on account of the rain.
 While the passengers were kept herded into a rather gloomy waiting room the trunks and larger baggage were brought ashore and sorted out according to the alphabetical labels In an adjoining room
 to await the customs examinations When
 the doors opened there was a rush some
 what like the opening of an Oklahoma reservation. In ten minutes the trunks had been passed and were being trundled out to the special train. Above the bab- ble of voices and the rattle of wheels
 arose the sounds of lamentation and
 modified cuss words. MT. Peasley could
 not find his trunk It was not with the
 baggage marked "P,' It was not In the
 boneyard, or the discard, or whatever
 they called the heap of unmarked stuff
 piled up at one end of the room. It was
 not anywhere.
 The other passengers. Intent upon their
 private troubles. paved over their pos
 sessions and handed out shilllngs right
 and left and followed the line of trucks
 out to the Luggage vans" and MT. Peas
 ley was left alone, still demanding his
 trunk. The station agent and many DOT
 ters ran hither and thither, looking in all
 sorts of impossible places while the loco
 motive bell rang warningly and the guard begged MT Peasley to get aboard if he wished to go to London. MT. Peasley took off his hat and leaned his head back
 and howled for his trunk. The train
 started and MT. Peasey, after momentary
 indecislon, made running leap into our
 midst. There were six of us In a small
 padded cell. and five of the six listened
 for the next fifteen minutes to a most
 picturesque and impassioned harangue on
 the subject of the general inefficiency of German steamships and English railways.
 Evidently the trunk was not sent ashore" some one suggested to Mir. Peasley. "If the trunk did not come ashore you could not reasonably expect
 the station officials to find 1t and put
 it aboard the train
 But why didn't it come ashore?' de- manded' Mir. Peasley. Every one on the boat knew that l was going to get off at Plymouth It was talked about all the way over. Other people got their trunks, didn't they? Have you heard of any German being shy trunk? Has any body else lost anything? No they went over the passenger list and said, If we must hold out trunk on any one, let's hold it out on Peasley-old good thing Peasley.' !"
 Are you sure 1t was put on board at Hoboken?" he was asked.
 Sure thing. l checked it myself or, rather. 1 got a fellow that couldn't speak any English to check 1t for me. Then l saw it was lowered into the cellar, or the subway, whatever you call It." Did you get d receipt for it?' You bet I did and right here she is.' He brought out 8 congested card case and fumbled over lot of papers, and finally unfolded receipt about the size of one sheet poster. On top was a
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With the receipts exceeding 5000. very conservative estimate of the total attend ance at the games played on this Sat urday would be five hundred thousand. In other words one Saturday after noon In February the attendance at foot ball games was equal to the total attend. anee at all of the big college games dur ing an entire season in the United States No wonder that the English newspapers are beginning to ask editorially "Is foot ball q curse?'' There Is no clamor re- garding the roughness of the game, but l. IS said to cost too much money and te take up too much time for the results achieved.
 The game to which Mir Peasley con- ducted ns was played in rather indictment weather-that is, indictment London weather-which means that 1t was the most terrible day that the imagination can picture-a dark, chilly, drppy day. with frequent downpour of ice. This is mistake. We obtained it by the hogshead.
 In spite of the fact that the weather was bad; beyond description, seventeen thousand spectators attended the game and saw 1t through to a watery finish.
 Mir Peasley looked on and was much disappointed. He said they used too many players and the number of fatalities was not at all in keeping with the advertised importance of the game. It was a huge crowd, but the prevailing spirit of solem- nity worried MT. Peasley. He spoke to a native standing alongside of him and asked: What's the matter with you folks over here? Don't you know how to back up team? Where are all of your flags and robbons, your tally-hos and tin horns? i? Is this a football game or d funeral?"
 Why should one wear ribbons at a football game?" asked the Englishman
 Might as well put little ginger into the exercises suggested Mir Peasey. Do you sing during the gamer"
 Heavens. no. Sing? Why should one sing during a football game? What is the connection between vocal music and an outdoor pastime of this character?'
 You ought to go to game in Iowa City. We sing till we're black in the face-all about Eat 'em up boys XII 'em in their tracks and 'Buckin' through the line Whats the use of coming to game If you stand around all after noon and don't take part? Have you got any yells?"
 What are those?''
 Can you beat that?'' asked MT Peas ley turning to us. "A football game with out any yellsi"
 The game started. By straning our eyes we could make out through the deep gloom some thirty energetic young men, very lightly clad, splashing about in all directions and kicking in all sorts of aim less directions. MT. Peasley said it was mighty poor excuse for football No one was knocked out: there was no buck ing the line; there didn't even seem to be doctor in evidence. We could not follow the fine points of the contest, Evi- dently some good plays were being made for occasionally a low. growing sound concrete nlurmur-would arise from the multitude banked along the side lines
 What is the meaning of that sound they are making?" asked MT. Peasley.
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number and beneath it said in red letters at least two inches tall. This baggage has been checked to Hamburg
 N~ We called MT. Peasleys attention to the reading matter, but he said it was mistake, because he had been intending all the time to get off at Plymouth.
 Nevertheless, your trunk has gone to Hamburg" he was told.
 Where is Hamburger
 Tn Germany. The Teuton who checked your baggage could not by any effort of the imagination conceive the possibility of a person starting for anywhere ex- cept Hamburg In two days your trunk will be lying on a dock in Germany.
 Well, there's one consolation ob- served MT. Peasley; "the clothes in that trunk won't fit any German
 When he arrived in London he began wiring for his trunk in several languages. After two days came a message. couched in Volapuk or some other hybrid combi- nation, which led him to believe that his property had been started for London
 MT. Peasley spent week in the worlds metropolis with no clothes except krockabout travelling outfit and what he called his Tuxedo although over here they say dinner jacket" In Chicago or Omaha Mir. Peasey could have got along for week without any embarrassment to himself or others. Even In New York the Tuxedo" outfit would have carried him through, for 1t is regarded as pass able apology for evening dress, provided the wearer wishes to advertise himself as a lonesome stag But in London there is no compromise. In every hotel lobby or dining room, every restaurant, theatre Or music hall after the eoagulated fog of the daytime settles into the opaque gloom of night, there is but one style of dress for any mortal who does not wish to publicly pose as barbarian. The man who affects Tuxedo might as well wear sweater. In fact, 1t would be better for him if he did wear a sweat CT, for then people would understand that he was making no effort to dress; but when he puts on bobtail he con .veys the impression that he is trying to be correct and doesn't understand the rules
 An Englishman begins to blossom about half-past seven D. m. The men seen in the streets during the day seem a pretty dingy lot compared with a well dressed stream along Fifth avenue. Many of the tall hats bear a faithful re- semblance to fur caps. The trousers bag and the coat collars are punched in the rear and all the shoes seem about two sizes too large. Occasionally you see a man on his way to train and he wears q shapeless bag of a garment made of some loosely woven material that looks like gunnysack, with a cap that resem- bles nothing much as welsh rabbit that has spread" To complete the pie ture. he carries a horse blanket He thinks it is rug. hut it isn't. It is a horse blanket
 If the Englishman dressed for travel is the most sloppy of all civilized beings. the Englishman in his night regalia is the most correct and irreproachabe of mortals. He can wear evening clothes without being conscious of the fact that he Is dressed up" The trouble with the ordinary American who owns an open
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With MT. PeaS= ley i'm Darkest London.

"There was l, a-waitin' at the church.
 Waitin at the church.
 Waitin at the church.
 When I found he'd left me in the lurch, Lord, how it did upset me!
 All at once he sent around note,
 Here's the very note,
 This is what he wrote:-
 Cant get away to marry you today
 My wife won't let me! "
 HE foregoing is q very new speci-
 men of English music hall hu- nor MT. Peasley thinks 1t is the best thing he has heard since he struck London, and he has seen play by Henry Arthur Jones and attended ser vices at St. Pauls. After going to the music hall three times he succeeded in getting the words, and he is now working or the air
 We did not expect to have MT, Peas ley with us in London. He planned to hurry on to Paris, but he has been wait ing here for his trunk to catch up with him. The story of the trunk will come later. As we steamed into Plymouth harbor on a damp and overcast Sabbath morn- ing Mir. Peasley stood on the topmost deck and gave encouraging Information to man from Central Illinois who was -on his first trip abroad. Mir Peasley had been over for six weeks in 1895, and that gave him license to do the old traveller speciality.
 In beginning story he would say q remember once I was crossing on the
 
 Jinbria." or possibly, That reminds me of a funny thing l once saw in Munich" He did not practise to deceive, and yet he gave strangers the impression that he had crossed on the Umbria possibly twelve or fourteen times and had spent years in Munich.
 The Illinois man looked up to Mir. Peas lev as a modern Marco Polo, and MT. Peasley proceeded to unbend to him.
 "A few years ago Americans were very unpopular in England" said MT. Peasley. .'Eyery one of them was supposed to have either a dynamite bomb Or a bunch of mining stock in his pocket. All that is changed now--all changed. As we come up to the dock in Plymouth you will notice just beyond the station large tr.umphal arch of evergreen bearing the words Welcome American" Possibly the band will not be out this morning. because it is Sunday and the weather Is threatening. but the reception committee will be on hand. If we can take time before starting for London no doubt a committee from the Commercial Club will haul us around in open carriages to visit the public buildings and breweries and other points of interest And you'll find that your money is counterfeit out here No use talkin'. we're all one people just like brothers. Wait till you get to London. You'll think you're right back among your friends in Decatur
 :. was too early inIthe morning for the reception committee. lbut there was po-
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Fast TraveIinq.
Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times
 There was a strong man in Kansas who was picked up in cyclone. and carried away over into Iowa and landed in graveyard. He was a little dazed when he picked himself up. and brushed the dirt off his duds. A minister visiting the cemetery addressed him and asked him where he had come from. The strong man said:
 I have just come from kansas..
 When did you leave Kansas?' in- qured the minister. N
 About four minutes ago.
 Four minutes ago? Why. my good man, you cannot have travelled these 300 miles in four minutes ts s1f
 But I did. I came in cyclone.
 Oh. that might he. But, of course your heavenly Father was with you
 '' 'Mebbe. I dunno. I was too busy to see If anybody was with me- but. if they was. they was soIn some, I'll tell you "
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By K. and Hesketh PritcG1ard.
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Copyright by Pearson Publishing
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The bee., 1906-08-30
Fatally Injured by Diving.

Jas. A. Young, Jr., a promi-
nent young man of Hopkinsvllle,
was fatally injured Sunday
while diving in Little River. in
Christian county, by striking his
head on a stone which fractured
his skull and ruptured a blood
vessel, causing death a few hours
later. Mr.. Young was visiting
a camping party of young people
when the accident happened.
He was sswenty-seyen years old,
assistant cashier of city bank
and secretary of the Hopkins
vile Gas and Electric company
aud son of DIR. and Mrs. Jas. A.
Young.
The bee., 1906-08-30
MIR. AND MRS. M. sEARGEANT
Entertain Party Of Young People at
Their Home Thursday Evening.

A pretty party was given
Thursday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Sergeant at their home
on East Main, IN compliment to
their little guests, Misses Lillian
Tupman and Esther Raab, of
Evansville, and Edna Peek, of
Ashley, Ind.
The lawn was artistically il
Illuminated with Japanese Ian
terms of different designs and
the attractive home decorated
with flowers and ferns, and as
the dainty white figures fitted in
and out it seemed like a peep
into fairyland.
The hostess had planned a
bean, candle and flower contest
for their amusement which
caused mnch pleasure and merri-
ment- Roy Davis carried off the
prize in the bean contest which
was a sterling silver hat brush.
Lawrence Turner was the winner
of the candle contest and received
silver nail brush. There were
several correct answers In the
flower contest, the lucky ones
drawing straws were, Miss Edna
Peek first prize, a lovely fan, and
George Arnold, second, purse.
AS the games concluded the
twenty. five guests were invited
to the dining room and seated at
the table which was lovely in
pink and white decorations, car
nations and ferns. The dainty
refreshments of pink and white
ices, lemonade, cake and mints
were more than relished by the
happy little folks, and each guest
was gwen pink carnation by
the girl visitors. AS the wee
small hours drew near good byes
were reluctantly said to the
genial host and charming host,
The bee., 1906-08-30
PosTOFFICE ROBBED.
Fired on by Night Watchman They Es.
cape Without Injury.

The postoffice at Blackford
was broken into Tuesday night
by a party of robbers who Sc
cured entrance through the front
door. The night watchman
passed the postofice near mid
night and saw two men standing
in front of the door. He asked
them what they were doing there
and they replied "none of your
business" he Immediately fired
on them and they returned it.
After the watchman had emp
tied his pistol he ran to the de
pot a short distance away for
help, pursued by the two men.
When he returned with assist
ance the robbers had fled leaving
their tools behind them. 1t is
supposed there were several in
the gang. The postmaster claims
there is nothing missing.
The bee., 1906-08-30

this phenomenon more than one
citizen has claimed to have
noticed reports in the papers of
similar occurrences at st. Louis
and other cities some time past.
One lady who visited Darlington
this week said she remembered
when, within the past few years,
there was a like happening in
her town.
If this had occurred in 1896
would it have been taken as a
prophecy of the triumph of Stree
silvero or an indication of ssur-
ther fall in the value of that
metal?
Yesterday morning early a like
condition existed and new de-
posits of metallic lustre were
found to exist, in wet spots es.
pecially. A heavy fog prevailed
which veiled everything and
struck early pedestrians in the
face like a fine drizzling rain.
The fog was charged with smoke
as before. and the products of
combustion of coal. So dense
was the fog that an early passen-
ger train could not be seen by
people living on South Railroad
street.
The bee., 1906-08-30
MANsLAUGHTER
Is the Verdict Brought in Against Cash
tor Killing Chambliss.

In the case of the Common
wealth against Ernest Cash for
killing Sam Chambliss, the grand
jury returned a verdict Of man.
slaughter. The trial was ex-
pected to come up at the special
term of court now in session but
on account of various delays it
was found impossible to get to
1t and the case was continued
until the regular September
term. The bond of $1,000 was
also continued.
The bee., 1906-08-30
the most celebrated singers Of
the festival.

the most celebrated singers Of
the festival.
Monday, August 13, 1906.
Tired of cathedrals, museums,
drives, concerts, etc., Miss
Craig, usually called "Mother, /"
planned an old fashioned pound
party to be given In her room
for the amusement of her thirty
two children. Beds, tables,
and clothes trees we're made
useful as we'll as ornamental. A
midsummer Christmas tree was
the center of attraction. After
enjoying childhood games for a
brief time speeches and original
poems of great variety brought
peals of laughter that startled
the guests in the adjoiningg
room. In a very abrupt manner
we were told by our hostess to
depart. She turned out the
lights and lit the candle. And
so ended our first party. We are
to have a farewell celebration in
Antwerp just before we sail for
dear old America.
Travelling with such tremend-
Gus velocity it is impossible to
send postal cards to my friends
who were my loyal supporters,
but this letter | mean for SUBJ
stitute. Thanking the good peo
pie of darlington and THE BEE
for its loyalty in assisting me to
enjoy my present experience, |
am, Most gratefully yours,
CELESTE KosURE.
The bee., 1906-08-30
DISTRICT; MEETINGS
or Tobacco Growers viii be Held
Saturday. Sept. lst.

To the Tobacco Growers of
Hopkins County:
l again call your attention to
the Importance of our district
meetings to be held Saturday,
Sept. 1st, for the purpose of
electing two committeeman for
each district. Meetings to be
held at the following places at l
O'Clock:
Nebo, Meeting to be addressed
by K. I'll. Kinchloe.
Beulah-D. Walter Gatlin.
Hanson-Everett Jennings.
White Plains-Private John
Allen of Tennessee.
Madisonville-Judge William
Yost.
The Finis Williams and A.
Utley districts and Darlington
will meet at the court house
Jointly. The committee so se-
lected are ordered to meet at the
county seat the following Satur-
day and from their number se-
lect county chairman, vice
chairman and secretary. The
chairman so selected becomes a
member of the Executive Board.
The bee., 1906-08-30
POSTPONED
Will be Tried Next Tuesday-wItness III

The case of Joe Cushenberry
was called before Judge Gordon
last Friday morning at 8 O'Clock
but was postponed until next
Tuesday on account of the illness
of a witness.
Jack Ross who broke into the
store of DulIn and Mcleod a
short time ago was given two
years in the penitentiary upon a
plea of guilty.
Following are the names of
those composing the petit jury
First panel-Mose Springfield,
W. T.. Dawes, r. o. Kirkwood,
w. w. Cato, Dave Fitzsimmons,
Add Raines, d. s. Purdy, Jas.
G. Fowler, J. J. Trippett, j. e.
Cunningham, O @. Thomas,
Proctor Ashby.
Second panel-H, q. Clark,
II. H. Lacy, w. D. Laffoon, W.
L. Oates, r. p. O. Hall, Gus
Bassett, I. j. Denton, VIM.
Bunpass, Lum Howell, johnson
Williams, l.. L. Ashby.