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ora bag OF golf clubs. Boys who attend local
schools may keep In the saddle the year
round, but they are h exceptions. Y..
all the boys have been in the saddle since
their childhood. II reared near a country
club, and they keep in training despite the
lapses of riding while at school.
intercollegiate polo. although attempted
by Yale and Princeton two years ago at
Van Cortlandt Park, will hardly be renewed,
Polo as a tournament game is only TO be in
dulged in by wealthy young men and keep
ing a string OF ponies at a college town ia
more trouble than II is worth. There ia
more fun for the boys in sports in which
there Is an established college rivalry.
Still, there is a polo field and club al
Princeton, where the boys keep in prao-
tice. The polo fields OF the Whippany River
Country Club, at Morristown, and of the
New York and Philadelphia clubs are -
accessible to Princeton students that the
college field is not often used.
The Yale boys who incline TO the game
have an opportunity to play at the New
Haven Polo Club. There are always soms
polo players at Harvard, which for some
wears kept a club registered with the Polo
Association, but the games were OF the In
formal sort and held at one OF the club
fields about Boston. Columbia poloists,
when there are any play at the country
clubs about New York.
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Of 1890 has brought SIS. A gold dollar Of
the San Francisco mint dated 1870 has
brought as much as $40.
Many comparatively rare mint marks
are included among the three dollar gold
pieces. The Dahlonega mint struck l,I20
Of these pieces In 1854, and q specimen has
brought so.
The rsrest OF the half eagle mint marks
was the one coined In 1887 at Philadelphia,
the whole issue numbering only eighty
seven pieces.
For some reason very high premiums are
not paid for five dollar gold pieces OF recent
years, although in some instances they are
az scarce "a some Of the lower denomina-
ions which are held in very much higher
estimation by the collector.
OF the twenty cent pieces nearly all are
common, with the exception of one made at
Carson City in 1879. The addition Of the
two letters in this case makes the coin
worth about IS, while most Of the others
are worth but q few cents above their face
value.
The comparatively high premium for this
piece is unexplained. for there were 1000
Of them struck. The scarcity is probably
due 90 the fact that the coins were nearly
all remelted as o as they found their
way back TO the mints, as the twenty cent
pieces never were popular and the public
was glad to DO rid OF them.
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A new YALE COLLEGE IN CHINA
AFTER SOME TROUBLE 1T GETS A
HOME AT CHANGSHA.

Native Residents Objected TO Selling Land
for the Institution Preparations TO
Open II soon chinese Young Men Re-
ported 10 he Eager to study There.
New HAVEN, Nov. 1O.-After months of
negotiating. the new Yale College in China
has secured a home on the main street of
C~hangsha, and preparations are now being
made to open it within a few weeks.
A large number Of the native residents
of Changsha objected to Yale College as
an institution owning property in the city,
and w. H. Seabury, Yale 1900, who finally
got the college a home, had to call in the
aid Of resident Chinese to buy the property
for him. The property includes a lot 2sO
feet long and 100 feet deep, with several
Chinese buildings which will be altered to
accommodate bet ween forty n fifty
students and the necessary class rooms
and laboratories. Across the street the
trustees ave secured a lease of another
plot. with a building which il being fitted
up for a hospital and d~ispensary under
charge of Yale doctors.
Three OF the Yale workers in China met
at Changsha, where the Yale mission has
been situated Tor several years, last May
and decided to open a college there this
fall If accommodations could be secured.
Yale men here had promised to back the
venture financially.
One difficulty in the way was that a society
of merchants and others had been formed
there to prevent foreign merchants from
acquiring land within the city walls and the
society stood ready to purchase all land
offered for sale. While this project was
under consideration several Chinese friends
of the Yale College project ecured a lease
of the buildings for the new hospital under
the management Of DR.. Edward II. Hume,
az. The proposition to buy a home for
the college seemed to have little chance
of success and the Yale men went to work
TO build up the hospital instead.
While several of his Yale associates were
away from the city Mr.. Seabury received
a tip from a Chinese friend that a piece Of
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handicapped at 4 goals, while the Rockaway
G team. lone Of the THO having a handicap,
were Richard W. Stevenson, Jr., Edmund
+. Twining. with Crawford Burton as sub
stitute.
The Philadelphia matches were on the
field Of the Country Club at Bsla. The A
and B teams Of the White Marsh Polo Club
played in the first match, which a without
any ~handioapping. The B team. John
Fell, William Disston, Jr., and Herman
Voorhees,. failed to score, while the A trio,
Albert Smith, Henry Ingersoll and Lawrence
Butler, rolled up 10 goals.
The final match brought out a fine con-
test. The White Marsh A team. which re-
ceived Q goals by handicap, earned s goals
and lost three points on safety plays, thus
winning by 49, goals TO o from the Bryn
Mawr Polo Club team-Gilbert Mather, Jr.,
George d. Widener, Jr., and Harrison
|Sm:tl.
Except for the family following Of
brothers, sisters and adminng parents,
with a sprinkling OF the countryside resi-
dents. the polo matches Of the boys are not
played before a gallery. They are non the
less spirited.
The mothers and fathers say to the young
hopefuls, as the old knights sent their
sons to war, Go take thine arms, mount
thy horse, and hold thy land and help thy
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property in the centre OF the city was for
sale. He did not dare to visit the place
himself nor let it be known that he desired
it for the college. Then a Chinaman who
had been for two years a teacher Of Chinese
in the Yale mission appeared.
He was intensely interested in the college
project and Immediately went into the
market and bought the property; Then
he turned the deeds over to the band OF
Yale men, despite the petty persecution to
which he realized he would be subjected
for having broken faith with his own coun-
trymen and sold real estate to foreigners.
The price paid for the property Is $500
in United States money.
The college will open with a staff OF -four
Yale professors which will include DR.. Ed
ward H. Hume, 81; Brownell Gage, 'e8;
Warren II. Seabury, 90, and William j. Hail.
Three Chinese professors have been en-
gagged to teach the Chinese classics and
some Of the elementary sciences.
The Yale men who are founding the col
lege in China are enthusiastic over their
project and declare that they have selected
American university in the heart OF that
country Less than a year ago the ancient
system of civil service examinations, the
strongest bulwark OF conservatism, was
abolished by imperial decree. All the
energy and intellectual force which has
previously spent itself on the ancient clas-
sizes in preparation for the literary exami-
nations is now set free TO spend itself on
modern science, history and politics.
Many OF the younger Chinese are also
enthusiastic over the prospect OF having an
opportunity to study under American pro-
fessors at home. The Chinese students
studying in Japan increased last year from
2, 400 to $500, and these students went from
every one Of the eighteen provinces except
kansu.
The province OF Human, where Yale
College is now situated. headed the list with
II per cent. OF the total number Many OF
these young Cinnamon will prefer to study
at Yale rather than to go abroad for their
education.
Across the river from the new Yale is a
college older than Oxford University. This
has recently been rebuilt and turned into a
modern high school and will soon be raised
to the rank Of college. The Chinese there
abouts are so anxious to study that, while
accommodations were made this year for
100 additional pupils at this old school, over
1000 applied for examinations.
The new Yale will meet this demand for
higher education. 1t N planned to expand
as fast as the demands OF the Chinese make
IL expedient to do so and the residents Of
Changsha become willing to allow the
trustees to buy up land on which to put up
new buildings.
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who presented the trophy in 1900, was TO
give a stimulus to the younger players
The practical working Of the plan has not
brought out the boys at least. In out one
year, at the Philadelphia Country Cluo
in 1908, when the winning junior team
comprised Kingdom and Jay Gould, nave
the winners of the Warren cup been repre-
sentative of the younger players. -,
On this occasion the two lads had the aAd
OF the old hands. Benjamin Nicolland George
]. Gould. The Polo Association has ex-
pressed an opinion that hereafter II may be
best to play the senior and junior cham
pionships at separate tournaments. IL
would give more show to the boys and Civ
more life to the competition if the junior
championship were restricted TO players
who have not been registered as adult
PLAYERS for a longer time than the current
season.
Polo ponies cost more than bicycles,
vet the Youngsters OF the country clubs
are able each to keep at least one mount,
For the Hazard cup matches the boys get
extra mounts from their friends or from
the club stables. Many OF the older boys
rely on the boys to work out their ponies
when they are unable to do so themselves.
Boys polo is mainly a vacation sport
for manifestly a polo pony may not be taken
of to school as easily as a lawn tennis racket
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POSTAGE STAMP ANIMALS.
ALL SORTS OF BEASTS FOUND
~ THE COLLECTORS 700.

Dumb Animals From the Aurc chs to the
Zebu In the Mails, to Say Nothing Of
Dragons. seahersos, Mermsids.
sphinxes and Double Headed Eagles.
The United States Governmett has paid
little attention 10 animals in the decoration
Of It's stamps, having practically confined
all efforts In this direction to the Trans
Mississippi issue OF 1898, on various stamps
Of which are shown the buffalo and q few
domestic animals. There are, however,
lands which make a specially OF animal
issues and these form n OF the most en-
~tertaining studies Of philstely.
Il will be surprising to many 20 learn
what q long list Of dumb creatures are
portrayed on postage stamps. And this,
too, exclusive OF such creatures as the
dragon OF China, tho sea horse OF Barba-
dos, the mermaid OF Portugal, The sphinx
Of Egypt, the double headed eagle OF Austria
and a dozen others.
The writer recently saw q collection
containing fifty different quadrupeds and
the collector explained that his particular
bobby was to gather animal stamps and
arrange them in a little album which he
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The leopard from French Congo il honored
with a place OF every one Of a series of six
stamps issued in 1900. Each stamp Of the
series is in two colors and these colors vary,
all of which goes to prove that IL a leopard
cannot change his spots the photographer
can do it for him.
North Borneo, which is drawn on so ex-
tensively for populating the menagerie,
furnishes a fine stag and also a crocodile.
The latter's cousin, the alligator, comes
from Jamaica, whose specimen is, however,
a rather small one. It Is on a very common
stamp Of 1901.
The antelope is part Of the arms Of Rho
desia, emblazoned on the stamps Of that
portion Of British South Africa. Another
species Of antelope, known as the sasin, is
on the stamps Of NowAnugar, a town in
Hindustan with an active trade with the
outside world, which has been issuing
stamps Of its own since the year 1877.
Tie aurocbs OF Rumania is the European
buffalo. The creature that many mistake
for the llama on the stamps Of Peru Is really
the guanaco. They are both Peruvians, and
the llama is the domesticated guanaco.
Other creatures in the stamp collectors
zoo are the beaver from Canada, caribou
from Newfoundland, gnu from the Orange
River Colony, otter from Ichang, China,
seal from Newfoundland, zebu from NADIA
gascar and springbok from the Orange
River Colony.
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II Is Of copper one penny In value and bears on
one side st, George and the dragon, with Bank
Of Upper Canada, 1854" ON the reverse is a crown
with an anchor and a sword, crossed. the union
crown with horns Of plenty al the bottom, with
Bank Token, one Penny" next the edge.
This is one OF the many varieties OF coins issued
by Canadian banks and business houses to take
the place of small change when the regular author
lied money became scarce. over 5000 varieties
of this kind OF currency are known up to date.
Your piece Is one of the commonest and is held
at no premium.
some Of these pieces are much In demand by
collectors and are held al a high premium, such
as, for instance. the Bank OF Montreal tokens
Of 1888 and 1889. known as side view pennies. on
account OF presenting on the diverse a side view
Of the bank building. These varieties are worth
from $40 upward.
A. H. Brooklyn. Kindly Inform me 4 there is
dated 1894 and, II so, how much'
There Is no premium on the coin you mention.
The only coin Of that year which bears a premium
is the dime struck at the San Francisco mint and
bearing the mint mark IS"
3. B., New York the coin OF which I send a
It shows two soldiers standing at either side OF a
bell. At the top is the word Centennial, and at
border is the inscription Let God BE Win Us as lie
Was With our Fathers" on the reverse is a repre-
s sse iS b ei Z m the %oT TfmS Nevada IN n she "mp %roubd ,S ss
border are the words, Made from Nevada Ore at
the Inscription. An for Our country"
This Is one Of the series OF coins
known as the Nevada dollar. although u bears no
stated value. II was struck at Philadelphia In 1879,
and the bell between the soldiers IS the Liberty Bell.
II Is held In esteem by collectors. and n In very line
condition should be worth about S..
NJ. II. Mes. New York W you kindly let me
know through your paper II there Is any value at.
tached To the following coins A dime OF 1858,
showing a figure with shield, stan. with cap on top.
and thirteen stars around II, Also a dime OF 1875,
with an $ on II ana one OF the same mint dated 1903.
There are no premiums on the dimes OF 1885 and
1898, but that OF 1915 OF San Francisco, which shows
the IS" below the wreath. has brought over a dollar
when In uncirculated condition.
II W. B., New GOrk. is there any value to a silver
there is the head OF a woman and on the other is a
Greek Inscription.
Send a rubbing OF your coin. The description
given Is not sill ncient
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THE COIN COLLECTORS.

A. @. p. Springfield. Mass Please tell me the
value OF q King George shilling OF 1851 In good
Many Of these coins are still to be found In perfect
condition and are worth only . few cents more
than face value.
A. w, New York; have q Prussion ten mark
gold piece dated 1883. I nave been informed there
Gan you ascertain the truth and value Of same.
II only ten were issued the coin would have an
interest for German collector, who would no doubt
pay . premium for It; but your lnforman Is probs-
bly, mistaken. A gold ten mark piece OF this kind
and date was sold at the Smith sale some months
ago for $50. which Just about represents face
value.
coin. a spade guinea, dated i7a3, of George Ill,
in perfect condition. with miled edge. Please let
me know Its value.
Spade Eulueas are all common. The name was
derived from the fact that the reverse OF the coin
bore the arms Of England In a pointed plain shield
which was In the shape OF a spade ace. The weight
OF the guinea was 100 80 SO grains and II passed
current for one pound and one shilling. II bears
no premium. ,
J.. B., New York lis the silver coin Of which I
send a rubbing OF any special value' On one
side Is a coat OF arms, with a crown az the top and
on the other side Is the inscription "a Elm Thsler,"
around which Is written .CCCAN Zine Feline Marck,'
and the date OF issue which Is very lndisinct.
This is a coin of Saxony. We are not aware that
1t is held at a premium.
NJ. L., New York; have a trade dollar dated
1878. In very good condition; also a Mexican silver
dollar, dated 1886. In good conditlon. Please let
me know whether they command a premium or not.
II in uncirculated condition the trade dollar OF
1878 Is worth from N.e5 up, II In ordinary con
ditlon IL Is valued at about par, and perhaps less.
The Mexican coin is worth Just bullion value.
I. w, Ansonla. Conn What Is the value Of the
silver dollar a rubbing OF which | Inclose' on one
Liberty" On II The date. 1871. is underneath.
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TAIL LIGHTS on CARS.
Electricity May he Used Everywhere Else.
but These Burn OIL.

VS. NNey - At1N SVNsy NsfN A1oN
but These Burn OIL.
The guard on the last car Of an elevated
train had just brought In from the rear
platform the trains tail lights, and now was
preparing to light them.
When he wants to light thei interior Of the
car he turns on all the electric lights at
once, and instantly, simply by moving
a switch; but they don't use electricity
in the tail lights. In them they take no
chances Of flaments breaking or Of current
failing, but still burn oil.
The train is moved by electricity, and
lighted by the same medium, n II moves
which electric lights appear everywhere.
but, in the midst OF all this modern glow,
in the most important lights OF all on the
train itself, the tail lights, they still burn
oil, and still at the approach OF nightfall
the guard brings them in and strikes a
match and lights them up and then hangs
them out again, all quite In the old time
way.
They take no chances with tail lights.
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Captured n white Squirrel

From the Phiiddel phid Record.
Sheriff McElhinny Of Nenango county has
a white squirrel that was presented to him
by Harvey Tarr, who got it alive by the bark
ing process, shooting close TO the squirrel
aud stunning it so it fell from the tree.
1t is evidently a species OF the black SPUR
rel, which was given a perfect white coat
by a freak OF nature. Old hunters say IL is
a rarity.
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Deer Raced with Train.

East Ham ptOn co~rrospondence Hartford
COurdRL.
The section mon under Fore man John
Mccarthy witnessed a strange sight Monday.
that Of a deer racing the Fitchburg flyer.
They were working Just west OF Grove
Ia " cut when they saw the deer running on
Inc track ahead of the express. IL kept thle
M for about 500 feet. when the train OVER
hauled a.. striking the deer and throwing n
dow a hfty foot embankmcnt. The deer.
however, strange to say, did not seem much
the wire fence. disappearing in the woods
beyond.
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BOYS IN The POLO FIELD.
STARTED ON EICYCLES. NON hIDE
VONIES. "

~~N ~" ~ Wv s"-"N ~ ~
COUntrJ CluIps Tournaments for Roy
PIay ers Of Three cities Training ROys
Tor Places on the ~"GrowRup" Teams.
The boys Of the country clubs took up
polo on bicycles six or seyo years ago,
before thew had an opportu unity to play the
real game on horseback. They played
on the regular polo fields and used tire
regulation mallets and willow balls. Save
that their mounts were of steel wires and
pneumatic tires instead of the equally
tough ranch ponies, the boys played the
strict game Of birmingham or Newport.
Bicycle polo IA the boys took part in the
game at the Rockawsy Hunting Club ave
an idea TO William A. Hazard. secretary
Of the Polo Association. He put up three
fine cups to be played for by teams Of boys.
One was open To the boys of the polo clubs
in the neighborhood Of Boston, a second
for the boys Of the Philadelphia clubs and
the third for New York boys.
Each cup was 10 become h absolute
property of the club the teams or team Of
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r. s. s.. Torrington. Conn.-What value II any Is
attached to the coin OF which I send q rubbing'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
Reception to Graduating Class.

Misses Connor, Zeigler and Harmon,
three popular teachers of the graded
school, gave party to the graduating
class of 1906 and few of their friends
last Friday evening at the residence OF
Rev. Peter Stokes on Railroad Avenue
Although it was a very bad evening q
good number were present and all spent
very enjoyable evening. A spider web
in the centre of which was woven in the
class colors the figures '06, and of which
each one was given strand Of cord to
unravel and at the end Of which was each
ones fortune, afforded much amusement
to everyone. Delicious refreshments
were served.
Those invited were: Misses Blanche
Garland, KAMA Easterling, Mary Living
ston, Pearl Black. Lucille Lightsey, Alta
Rice, Lizzie Hand. Nellie Kinsey. Nettie
Free, and Messrs. Edward Cave, Thomas
Black, Tillman Fielder, Willie Black,
Richard Rice, William Rice, r. Herbert
Young, G. A. Jones and Willie Hand.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
MASTERS SALE.

By virtue of decree of the court of
common pleas for Bamberg County in
case of Hester Whittemore ct al. vs..
Charles Keenheels, alias Charles Tobin,
I will sell to the hi CHEST bidder for cash,
in front of the court house, at Bamberg,
between the usual hours of sale, on Mon
day, the 4th day of June next, all that
piece, parcel or tract of land situate, ly-
ing and being in Bamberg County, State
of s. c., on the waters of Edisto River,
containing 1923 acres, more or less, bound
ed on the North by lands formerly of the
estate OF G.. w. Stokes, on the West by
lands formerly of J. Jones, on the
South by lands formerly of Jefferson
Stokes and on the West by lands form
erly of the estate of W. Steedly and
jefferson Stokes. If bid is not complied
with in one hour lands will be resold at
purchasers risk. Purchaser to pay for
papers. "a. y. FOLk,
Master Bamberg County.
May IA, 1905.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31

Have you pains in the back, intiamma.
ton of any kind, rheumatism, faintlng
spells, INDIGESTION or constipation. Hol- l,S,,
listers Rocky Mountain Tea makes you
we'll, keeps you well. IS cents. d. F.
Hoover.
Railroad Commissioners j. H. Whar-
ton and John H. Earle were in the CITY
Yesterday looking into the matter OF the
new freigh. depot They promise to see
that the railroad authorities. erect the
building in the sixty days specified IN the
order Of the commission.
We have received an invitation TO the
commencement exercises Of Columbia
college, June 1st to 5th. The bacealau1e'
ate sermon is to be preached by Rev r.
D. Smart, the missionary sermon oy rev
B. R. Turnipseed, and the literary address
will be delivered by Rev. S. K. Belk.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
To Improve Post Roads.

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Representative
Sheppard, of Texas, has introduced bill
in the House that may mean much to the
South in the near future. This bill di.
rects the Office of public roads, of the
Department of Agriculture, to advise and
cooperate with State and local authorities
as to the best methods of maintaining
roads used as rural routes in passable
condition, and to inspect and report the
condition of these roads with recommen-
dotions to the postof1ce department
whenever requested to do so.
1t is also proposed to establish object
lesson roads along such routes as are
necessary properly to illustrate suitable
Methods of construction and malnte-
rance.
If this bill is put into effect it will mean
nat many roads in the rural districts will
taken charge of by the government
I'd placed at once in good condition,
der the supervision OF government e1-
pertS.