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Foote'S FarfaEo.

Foote. the comedian. when . young
person Of either ser applied for = 20
sition, seldom refused outright. but
Eravely handed them the following
lines, and asked them TO commit and
repeat them to him correctly In ten
minutes. II repeated with NO error.
he promptly took them for trial.
That there could be TO collusion
with those who applied later. he fire.
Quently changed the order Of the lines
and the proper names:
30 she went into the garden TO cut I.
cabbage leaf to make an apple pie and
al that tim. q great she-bear coming up
the street pops Its head into ths shop.
What no sonpf 10 he died and she very
,mpudentiy married the barber and thsrs
were present the Picninnies. snd the Job.
Panja ndrum himself With the ilttls round
button At the top. and they fell 2 play:
III the sunpowdsr ran cut The hssis sf
their bosts.
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Ineligible. Among the hundreds OF
such which she received the other day
was one addressed to "Ygnac Lech
Combryja Co. brot stryt no sO3
Szanony PAN"
How many, or rather how few, peo-
Pile would have known how to GO about
locating this person. The letter was
postmarked Florence. Mrs. Collins
own store OF information told her that
the Cambria Iron Works of Johns
town, Pa. was employing large num-
ber Of Italians and she sent the letter
on. Sure enough Mr.. 'Yanac Lech"
was there and received the letter
which, without Mrs. Collins assist
ance would never have fallen into his
hands.
A facetious student at the University
of Virginia wrote to a young society
girl in Washington and addressed the
envelope entirely in Greek. 1t takes
greater obstacles than that to balk
Mrs. Collins and the young woman re-
reived her letter as promptly as II
1t had been addressed in the most
legible English hand. The list OF such
letters is almost unlimited in length.
A Spaniard sent a letter to "Sr. Fer
nado Maya, Fuerte galen Colo" and it
was promptly forwarded to Mr.. Maya
at Fort Garland, Colorado"
Mrs. Collins Is charming woman
and occupies a tiny apartment In one
of Washington's fashionable apartment
houses.
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S(rouG on Details.

~'Rastus. where's that rakef''
DE rake's wild do hoe. Marstsr.
"Weil. then. where's tho hoef"
"Marster, de hoes wid dc rake"
"well. 'Fastus. confound II. whore
are they both'"
"Dey's bon togedder. Narstsr. 'Peara
Ike youse pow'fnl t,ckier bout details
dis ma awnin'. You leave Dc reGnietlo
Of al dat TO me. Marutsr, and IN look
out TO- 20 intsrests."
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05

Is pre-eminently the home meal OF the
year the French chefs have to give
way to women who know Just how to
Prepare the generous wholesome
dishes that an American citizen looks
forward TO finding on his dinner table
on the joyous holiday. President
Roosevelt also shows . fondness for
carving the turkey himself
A good old fashioned Christmas din
uer, moreover. with all the essentials
from turkey to plum pudding il . reg
ular institution At the White House
during the present administration.
Perhaps President Roosevelt. with
his assertlve good health and his fam
ly well qualified to appreciate q rouB-
Ing yule-tide feast, but whatever be
the reason certain It Is that during the
Roosevelt regime the Christmas re-
past has become one Of the most ina.
p0rtant ~ well ~ one Of the Jolliest
meals Of the year.
To Be Family Reunion.
President Roosevelt and his family
follow the general policy Of all pre-
vtous occupants Of the White House In
observing Christmas as . family fes-
tfval. This year 1t will have especial
significance ~ Q reunion. since OF iats
months the Junior members OF the
Roosevelt household have been scat
tered a. never before. by reason Of
their attendance at different schools
and colleges. The Roosevelt Christ
mas. while = family affair. Is by no
means confined to the immediate
household. The Roosevelt children
have long been allowed to entertain
their numerous cousins on Christmas
and other relatives are likewise in At
tendance. while the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt usually ask few per
sonal friends 70 also join the party.
Christmas dinner at the White
House 10 served In the evening and the
President arouses an appetite for II BY
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NEW PONTOON BRIDGES.
Collapsibie. Boats Of Canvas which
ian e Carried by One klcn.

The soldiers Of the United States En-
gineers' Corps seem to have solved one
Of the greatest problems which has
confronted generals In command OF an
army when on the march. Small un-
fordable streams are often encountered
by the army and these must be crossed
in the shortest time possible. In fact
large rivers often confront an army
when about to civ battle to the enemy.
and II would take weeks. II not months
to construct even temporary bridges
to allow the men with their heavy
armaments to cross. The pontoon
boat. OF course. Is well known to every
reader Of history, for this most useful
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izing into the conviction that corpo-
rate contributions should either be
made impossible or else required TO
be made In such public fashion that
they would be robbed Of their baDs-
fd effect
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knowledge which enables her to solve
problems which would puzzle a hun
dred other heads. Her knowledge OF
streets In various cities Of Europe led
TO her compilation OF = street directory
of its countries.
The value OF Mrs. Collins work in
ferreting out addresses il all the more
notable when II In considered that each
postofice In all the large cities has .
division especially set apart for de-
ciphering illcgible and otherwise pus-
sling addresses. 80 after this has been
done letters which are Btill unclaimed
ara sent TO the postofnce at Washing
ton.
Knows Al Languages.
M. Collins has made such study
Z of ~ rather psychological work that
che kDovs Just what section OF the
eoantsy. even TO the cities. In which
UoStous nationAitics have settled. She
- put her finger on the japanese,
Isne Chinese. Greeks. Spsniards. Italiana
ed all the rest OF them.
This particular talent has enabled
Ngrs. Collins to deciphsr many . letter
VAjeh would have been otherwise N.
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rhs popularity Of .~rH.Sy" for Z
time exceeded that of eay novel p0b.
nshsd, With the peselbo oo0sDo1o d
ssUneio Toms CABIN"
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Time 10 Move.

Oh that I were where I would b.
Thea would b whsre ] an ne<,
NJ Vhsrs I IN, I weaiA Hoe -.
~ vhseo I eeajl ba eaA1se
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MRS. SANTA CLAUS.
UNCLE SAM'S DEAD LETTER Elk.
PERT GUIDES STRAY CHRIST.
MAS GREETINGS.

Sends out Many Peesents to Children
Has q Remarkable Memory and
Kno wledge.and Decipners the most
Puxxllng Addresses.
Tucked away in q little corner Of
the Postofice Department at Washing
ton behind a desk which has held a
thousand interesting stories sits a
charming white haired woman who ts
known the length and breadth OF the
land as Mrs. Santa Claus"
The woman to whom this suggestive
ly dear name has been given Is Mrs.
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Senator Harris Baked.
Henry Clay Evans, late consul gen.
eral at London, was once in Congress
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,ooatiausd On nat p.ss.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
Gossip at Gravesend

NEW YORK. September 22.-Gravesend's
first week has witnessed no abatement Of
the public craze for the sport, average
crowds of 1900 to $4,000 people attestng
its great popularity with all classes. Indeed,
as the fall season draws on apace, all hands
seem to redouble their exertons in the daily
financial battle, realizing that the winter
breakup is not far away, when the fortu-
nate ones will join the exodus to summer
climes in the south and far west.
Thus far during the week the star of the
arena has been the western three-year-o
Cottontown, who at odds of II to l landed
| the First Special from Running Water, Tan
gle, Go-Between. Dishabille and other
cracks. The route. mile and a quarter.
was considered too far for Cottontown.
hence the long price that ruled against him.
But the colt finished like a lion and looks
able to go as far as the best of them now in
training. His merit will boom the reputa-
| ton of his sire. Captain S:gsbee.
This leaves Cottontown and Nealon, the
other westerner. at nearly the very top OF
the tree in the eastern three-year-old div1-
sion Accountant looking the only one capa-
BILE of defeating them at even weights.
Nealon's defeat on Thursday by the turned
loose Belle of Pequest, to whom he was con-
ceding thirty pounds, was not surprising
under the weight schedule, and the Missouri
colt did not lose much caste in consequence.
The long and arduouS season is beginning
to tell on some of the best three-year-olds
and number are already on the shell, w TN
others to follow In their absence the do
ings of wo-year-olds in races with older
horses will be closely noted from now on.
| the youngster They're Off being the first of
his age to go a mile, which he won in the
rafting time of 40 10 from a field OF older
| horses.
| When one of the big operators picks every
| winner on the card of seven races, and, be-
! ginning with d 81 800 wager on the first at
| evens proceeds TO partly ''parlay' his WIN
! nings on the six other winners, it is not sur
| prising that he cleans up large amount on
| the day.
This was the unprecedented success that
| fell to Bookmaker Edward Burke on Tues
! day when he cleared some $4,000 on the
| afternoon from the 81 600 beginning referred
| to- Had he parlayed his money in full on
! the other winners at the ruling post odds
| his thousand dollars at the start would have
! amounted to VI ard of S4,OOO,Gu0! had be
| been able to have placed all his money on
| the last three raceS-an imposSibIlity, OF
| course But his $40, 900 winning, under the
| circumstances noted. illustrates afresh the
| possibilities of the game.
| Roseben's defeat by Coincidence at forty
one pounds difference in the weight witness
| ed a $4,000 coup by the people behind the
latter and brought about an offer from the
! Lady Amelia party to race Roseben at SIX
| furlongs at equal weights, 123 pounds each
| The race will probably take place on Thurs
| day next, and will be open to all three-year-
olds and upward at weight for age. 1t will
| proye a great drawing card. G. c. p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
Basket Ball Teams Preparing.

The National League of Professional
Basket Ball Teams at their meeting Friday
evening completed arrangements for the
coming season, which will begin the last
week in October Two games Il week will
be played. which will give each team
game week. all the games to be played in
the Washington Light Infantry cage. Lieut..
j. B. Baker, secretary-treasurer of the
league is receiving players contracts from
the various managers. ard in a short time
will be able to publish a full list of the
players signed by the different clubs. No
team will be allowed to carry over eight
players at any one time, this being done to
distribute the players and make the teams
as strong as possible, and from the talk of
the different managers it is going to be
hard fight for the professional champion
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

large cities have their own particular sport
ing element, and will continue to have II
just the same until mems natures undergo
q metamorphosis from those with which we
are now endowed
Taken all and all. Washington may be
said to be a particularly clean city as to
gambling, with the wiping out OF the pool
rooms and the up-river joints. Some time
ago, because Of the order of the head OF
a large government bureau against betting
and the patronage of handbooks on the part
Of his employees. and the publicity given to
it, an outsider might gain the impression
that we were a wholesale lot OF gamblers
To the credit Of the city let it be said that
this is false impression as to its sweep
perience and knowledge in this line OF sport,
and though there may have been consider
able play among the employees OF this par
ticular bureau. or Office, the salary OF the
average government employe is too small,
he is too close financially, or. as Is the
case in a great majority OF instances, he
is too busily engaged in bringing UP his
family or paying for his home, to be pony
bucking to any considerable extent. Fur
tkermore, the turtle is afraid to enter the
public buildings, and as the clerks can't
get out to bet there Is nothing like the
amount done as I have seen it stated. But
this is the way false statements about a
town get around, like the alleged unhealth-
fulness of this city.
Activity Of the Police.
"Of course, I'm giving it to you from the
inside and don't claim that there is moth
ing doing, entirely, but what is doing is
kept down mainly to persons who make a
business of it more or less. Now, If there
were a poolroom running in town where
anybody could get in, as Is the case IN
many cities, and we had three or four quiet
places where a man could buck the tiger
at the wheel or faro, 1t would be different,
but they are not here. and that settles the
question. and the police know it, and the
sports know 1t, too.
1.-THE known activity Of the police, and
the recent arrests and Jail sentences for
gambling has had a deterrent effect upon
this class of sport, and certain element
who formerly participated in it will not
run the risk now, though these facts, Of
course, cut no ice with the regulars who
are willing at any time to pit their wits
against those of the detectives. Wherever
the police system Is lax or corrupt, gam
bling at once springs up like mushrooms in
a dark, damp cellar, and 1t has always been
this way. and 1t will so remain. II the
police let go their vigilance it would soon
be Just the same as in the good old days
when the poolrooms flourished like green
bay trees in the summer time on upper
7th street. Those days have passed. and
we know it, SO we accept the situation as
we find 1t, and we let 1t go at that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

Cuyler Clay. From Spaulding he passed to
q man named Bates of Richmond. Va, but
Quickly found the sales ring in New York.
THIS IN December 1903. By this time
he had shown a half in l.OI and a quarter
IN 0.S3 His breeder. John II. Shuts, pur-
chased him at the Frassg- Upton sale. sup
posing he was buying a mare. Finding his
mistake, he ordered him resold, and he be-
came the property Of Paul Connolly Of
Philadelphia. After running away and
nearly killing his driver he was bought by
Thomas Young of Philadelphia. He de-
ctded to fatten him, cut off his tail and sell
him for a high-stepper. He put him in
quiet place, stuffed him with hay and oats.
but he worried his flesh OF fast as 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

The foot ball team that represents st.
Pauls Athletic Association Of Baltimore
would like to arrange a game with some
team in Washington whose average weight
does not excel 115 pounds, the game to
be played on Thanksgiving day. Send all
challenges to ]. Paul Lantz, 1900 Oliver
street, East Baltimore.
The r. /. NJ. foot ball team has organized
for 1903 and would like to arrange games
with all District and Maryland teams from
135 pounds up. The r. l. NJ. team has
defeated most of the best teams in the
District their goal line having been crossed
only twice in two years. Last years field.
fronting the south gate of Soldiers Home.
with ample dressing accommodations. has
again been secured. W. w. LeMat, mana
ger, 1000 North Capitol street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
PLAY Not Covered by Rule.

A correspondent writes: In the second
inning of the AgricultureFoundr game on
Wednesday, Agriculture at bat with two
men out and a runner on first base, the bat
ter made long hit to left center, the run
ner referred to crossing the plate and the
batter third base before the ball was re-
turned to the diamond. The said batter
was declared out, however, for not touch
ing second base. This play was after the
runner had crossed the plate. In your re-
port in Thursdays paper the run Is not
scored. Please explain under what rule
said run Is thrown out I thirk that the
runner having crossed the plate before the
play mot forced was made putting the
runner out, the run should have been count
ed. +. b. W..
It was generally agreed by the scorers
that the run was not made until after the
runner had passed second base. 1t was
an unusual play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
NUTBOY THE BIGGEST MONEY
MAKER OF THE YEAR

The biggest money winner trotter of the
year IS the once erratic Nutboy, 2.OTA, he
having clipped a quarter of a second from
his previous record at Syracuse week before
last. This remarkable horse has passed
Through many vicissitudes He first sa W the
Hight of day at John Fl. Shuts stock farm
Long Island. From the first he was wild
and ungovernable. Foaled in 1896 he was
sold four-y ear-old under the name OF
Bengaline to DR.. Spaulding of Decatur. Ill.
There he distinguished himself as a run
away. and the genial doctor, to stop him,
would steer him against load of hay or a
board fence. much the same as Paymaster
J. A. Smith used to do in this city with old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

was put on. After months trial Young
became discouraged, and away he went
again to the auction block. William Nc
Farland got him and put him in the hands
OF trainer. He was 50 unmana gcahie that
his trainer threw up his hands and retired.
To the auction block again he posted, and
as Nutboy (probably because he was so
hard to crack he passed 20 Henry Croas-
dale OF Avondale. Pa.
At Avondale, where they go to roost with
the chickens, he quieted down and showed
some speed. Creasdale did not want a race
horse and sold him TO George Hindermyer
Of Philadelphia. He took him to Belmont
Park and introduced him to Stote Clark
driver and trainer of kinstress Stote
drove him a first quarter in 0.341a, and a
second in 0.3212, and offered 81 900 for him
II Hindermyer would identify him. The
horse was now nine years old and his owner
could not go back farther than four years.
c. y. Payne of the Point Breeze track now
took shy at him. The son of Nutpine ran
away with him three times, getting entirely
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out of the harness once One DAY in the
fall of 1905. an angel came to Hindermyer
and whispered in his ear: 10, and behold
your nag looks good to me-" and after bag
CLING after his kind over the price maid him
$4,000 and carried away the horse But be-
fore the stranger got fairly away from
Hindermyer, and he had partially recovered
from an acute attack of heart failure, he
ventured to ask OF him his name He re-
piled: Il have got the horse and you have
the money" and he straightway "skidooed" "
Hindermyer believed the new owner of the
horse was going TO ring him, but it
turned out that John A Crabtree was his
owner. The rest the world knows. And
this is a romance of horse.
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HAS NOT YET DECIDED.
Upton Does Not Know Whether He
Will Challenge Again.

Special Cablegram to The Star
QUEENSTOWN, September 22-When
the Celtic arrived here today on her way
to New York Sir Thomas Upton was in
terviewed with regard to possible race
for the Americas cup. He said he thought
that the rules now governing the cup race
were prohibitive to yachtsmen on this side
of the ocean, but the New York Yacht Club
had done everything possible for him and
he could not ask them to do anything more
He will place himself in their hands. He
did not care to build boat of the old type
and send her across the Atlantic. He adVo-
Gated a boat of the wholesome class, such
challenged his boat would probably be
built by either Fife or Milne,who We're the
best designers in England But he had
until the end of November to decide what
he will do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
Sweet Marie Champion Trotter.

The champion trotter of the world is now
the handsome daughter of Mckinney and
Lady Rivers, by Carr's Mambrino-Sweet
Marie At Columbus Friday last she low
cred Cresceus' record of 2.02A, made over
the same track six years ago, a quarter
of a second, and her own record, made
a few days previous. one and three-quarters
seconds. 1t is quite possible that she will
trot a mile in two minutes before the sea-
son closes. Mckinney, her sire, has now
eleven in the 2.1O, double the number of any
light harness horse sire living or dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
Kushan's Eighth Straight Win.

E.. F. Halls Kushan scored his eighth
victory Friday over a field Of three fast
trotters, at Jamestown, Pa, he trotting the
first heat to his record, 2.19A, and lowering
the same I'M the second heat to 21sA. The
third heat was trotted by him in III inc
contending horse in each of the three heats
was the chestnut gefding Leland me
second heat, in which kushan lowered ms
record. was a fierce contest. Javins Bros.
met with their usual bad luck In the 2.2o
pace, as the best that their latest purchase,
Belle Hazel, could do was fifth In eacn one
of the five heats paced. In neio Oh n'e
horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
Ardent and Expert Canoeist.

Miss Henrietta Crosman Is an ardent and
expert canoeist. She won the women's
prize for single paddle last summer at Lake
Sunapee, \. H., and she and her husband,
Maurice Campbell. captured the prize for
man and woman double paddle canoe. Miss
Crosman won second prize in the women 8
sailing contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
Death of Donna Mobile.

LEXINGTON. KY, Sept 22.-The bay
flly by Etgelbert, out of F'lirt by Faus.us,
owned by Perry Belmont of New York, has
died at his Horse Haven farm in this
county She was a half sister to South
ampton, Roue and other winners. Her own
er had already named her Donna Mobile.