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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

his DOCK IS the 0fSC OF Il SefleS
that will Chronicle the Progress of the
HOMECROFT MOVEMENT
and inform all who wish to cooperate
with it how they may do so through
the formation of local HomecrOfters'
Circles, Clubs or Gilds to promote
Town and Village Betterment, stimu-
late home civic pride and loyalty TO
home institutions, industries and trade,
improve methods and facilities of edu-
cation in tie local public schools, and
create new opportunities "At Home"
that will go far to check the drift of
trade and population to the cities.
The first Gid of the Homecrofters
has been established at WatertoWn,
Massachusetts. The Gildhall, Shops
and Gardens are located at lib Main
Street, where the Garden School is
now fully organized and over one
hundred children are at work in the
Gardens. The departments for train
ing in Homecraft and Village Indus
tries are being installed. The WeaVers
are already at work at the looms.
1t is not designed to build here an
isolated institution, but to make a
model which can be duplicated in any
town or village in the country.
There is New Hope and Inspiration
for every Worker who wants n Home
of his own ON the Land in the
CREED AND PLATFORM OF THE
UOMECROFTERS' which is as fol-
lows:
"Peace has her victories no less re-
nowned than war"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

range business. However, the more
centralized portion of society has taken
the matter up, and ii is stated that
the most p~ublic-spirited citizens of
the towns and cities, together with the
progressive teachers have made school
gardens and rural education "A success
during the past two seasons and have
aroused such enthusiasm among the
pupils. that wherever ii has been tried,
the school garden has become n fixture.
Let your child plant his own gar
den, gather his own harvest of fruit
and flowers. learn through his own
small experience something of the
influence of the sun, dew and rain,
and gain thereby Il remote PRESENT.
ment of the reciprocal energies of
nature and "A reverent feeling for the
divine life and law expressed in
nature. The child is a plant, Il vege-
table. and must live out of doors, or
nearly so, as conditions will permit.
Froebel realized that health was the
basis and test of all IN energies, and
that this was one of the morning
stars of the new hygiene.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
The brotherhood OF Man
Charity fhGt is Everlasting
The Secret Of Vippon's Power
Lesson Of a Great Calamity
The Sign of q Thought

Copies of "THE FIRST BOOK OF THE HoMEcRoFTERs"
con be obtained by sendinC twelve two-cent stamps with our,
name and address Carefully and plainly Wrtten) to to The Homo.
crofter' Gid of the Talisman, I43 Main ST. MatertoMLn. Mass
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

operatlon the Platform of the Tails
man. The following is taken there
from:
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
BE A
Learn by Doing. Work Together.
Give every Man a Chance.

THE SLOGAN OF THE HoMECRoFTERS IS
ssLcarn by Doing Work Together-GiVe Every Man a.CE
Every Child In a Garden-EVery Mother in "a HOmecr0n.
Vidua, Industrial Independence for Every Yorker
Home of his Own on the Land"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

"A little croft we owned-a plot Of corn,
A garden stored with peas and mint and thyme
And flowers for posies, oft on Sunday morn,
ePfucked while the church bells rang their earliest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Upton WELL SATISFIED.
Believes That New Measurement
Rules Will Be All Right.

LONDON, December 1.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton has reached here bearing with him the
best wishes of American yachtsmen and
their hopes that challenge will be speed
lily forthcoming for an Americas Gun. race
in 1905 Sir Thomas has left no doubt of
his intention to challenge, and he has re-
iterated this determination in a recent in
terview He expressed himself as highly
gratifed over the outlook for good race,
and one that will be eminently satisfactory
to all yaehtsmen. During his visit to
America, Sir Thomas had several confer
snees with members of the New York Yacht
Club concerning the all-important ques-
ton Ringing on the new rules of measure
ment, and he has succeeded SO well that he
believes that many of the difficulties have
been eliminated.
SIR Thomas expressed himself as well
satisfied with the rule measurement plan
1t would produce high-class, rational type
of boat, he said. making the racers In the
forthcoming contest less Of the racing ma
chine type - .s2
Sir Thomas naturally feels considerably
elated over his success in influencing
yachtsmen with the necessity of such rae
ing rules as will cause boats of more legit-
innate design to be built than has been the
case in the last few international races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
SLoSSON'S FAREWELL.
Says That He Has Played His Last
Public Contest

NEW YORK. December George Slos-
son. interviewed recently said:
Il have been playing in public contests
for great many years now, and fail to
see where L have derived any special bene-
fit from it. 1 can make some money at
tending right to my business here.
Before l went into that match with SUIT
ton 1 announced that it would be my last
appearance in a contest, and that without
reference to whether l won or lost Had
won l would have permitted Hoppe to
take the emblem. as he had challenged the
winner of the match.
But l did not win. Perhaps, had not
ball rolled off badly, l would have come
out on top in that game. AS 1t was, lost
$500 of my own money that 1 bet on my
self, and l am now willing to let the others
play the matches.
Perhaps there are other match players
who are willing to bet their coin on
themselves when in a contest. But we do
not hear of them.
There is one thing can say for myself,
and that is that In over quarter of CEN
turn of match tournament and exhibition
work l have never been concerned in hip
podrome. L have always played my best
to win. and that without reference to
whether I was playing in game for a title
or merely an exhibition match. 1 leave it
to the public to say whether other experts
have done the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

England to the eastern shore of Maryland,
and to have emigrated across the ice to
Virginia in-the severe winter of 1880 at
which time the Chesapeake was frozen
over. In 1889 the first red fox of which
there is record in the United States was
killed in Pennsylvania. A few years prior
to this one of the colonial governors OF
New York had imported some red foxes
from England, which were turned loose
on Long Island. That the red fox Is not
a native of the soil is shown by the fact
that he is found only in districts OF coun-
try long settled by man. He has worked
his way southwark driving before him the
gray fox, and is never found in the pine
barrens or the solitary wilderness. but in
the settled portions of the country, where
thickets, brier patches and old sedge fields
are common.
The history of the gray and red fox
throughout the entire country shows that
they vary In strength and sagacity in dif-
ferent sections. In the southern states
the gray fox is thought to be almost worth
less for the chase; farther north the same
species is very game and affords excellent
sport. The red fox OF South Carolina,
Georgia and Virginia is a superior animal
to his representative in the northern states.
He is dependent upon localities for his de-
velopment. and 1t attains its highest mark
In the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
NEW FOOT BALL RULES
CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY
SOME OF THE EXPERTS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December IL
While the Army and Navy cadets were
ringing down the curtain on the foot ball
season of 1906, one of the most interesting
seasons in the history of the game, be-
cause of the new rules, the men who make
the rules were already discussing the ad-
visibility of further changes in the code.
Todays game brought to Philadelphia
nearly all the foot ball experts in the coun-
try, and the occasion afforded an opportun-
ity for exchange of views. Late last night
there was a meeting of the middle At
lantic foot ball committee at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel, at which were present,
among others, Walter Camp, Prof. Dennis,
John Campbell, Carl Williams, Paul
Dashed, John B. Pine and w. H. Corbin,
who are prominent as officials.
Among the suggestions adopted which
will be sent to the general rules committee
is one that a fifteen-yard penalty be sub
stituted for the loss of the ball when a
forward pass hits the ground
majority favored the abolition Of the
five-yard rule from center in the forward
pass
Favored allowing two forward passes in
one scrimmage If the field did not cross the
line of scrimmage.
Opposed to increasing the number of
downs in ten yards.
Favored giving Iinemen the privilege of
ex changing with the backs. provided that
such a shift will not produce mass plays.
Favored the abolition of the rule prohibit
ing tackling below the knees.
Favored keeping the five men on the side
line back three yards from the gridiron.
Favored increasing the time of play to
thirty -five-minute halves and that time be
taken out for distance penalties.
Favored abolishing the second umpires.
Favored clauses clarifying under what
conditions man could recover the forward
pass.
Favored ruling definitely protecting the
man catching a punt.
Voted that in further legislation the
referee be given control of the condition
and progress of the ball and the umpire
the players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
CHASING THE FOX IN
THE SOUTHERN STATES

Fox hunters in the southern states do not
ride in white top boots and corduroys, yet
the sport is more enthusiastically pursued
than in England. They are hunters after a
rude but thorough manner, and, with horses
doubly trained in the deer and fox hunt, the
southern fox hunter goes over hills, rough
rocks, broken precipices. quaggy swamps
and open fields with the greatest ease.
while there can be no question that the
hounds they follow are the best on earth.
-
From Maryland to Florida, and further
west. through Kentucky, Alabama, Misss-
slppi and Louisiana. fox hunting contends
with deer hunting as the favorte amuse-
ment. In fact, the chase of the fox may be
properly regarded a southern sport. and
the modes of hunting are much alike i'm all
the southern states. To the sound of the
winding horn the neighbors collect at an
appointed place each accompanied by his
favorite dogs. They send in their hounds
to hunt over the selected ground, and wait
the start Thickets on the edges of long
cultivated plantations, brier patches, de-
serted fields covered with grass, are the
places where Reynard is most likely to have
his bed The trail he has left behind him
during his nocturnal rambes being struck,
the hounds are encouraged by the voices of
their drivers. and the trail is swiftly fol-
lowed through the crooked and cautious
ways the fox has taken in search for par
tr1dges, meadow larkS, field mice and his
barnyard robberies. Nearly always. unless
the trail Is a very warm one, the dogs ex-
perience great difficulty in getting on the
direct trail, the fox having doubled his
course so often.
When the trail is warm the dogs follow
with great precision and unerring certainty,
and the struggle becomes exciting. Then
the hunters dash in after the ringing packs
or dogs, and when the woods are open the
hunters keep up with the hounds, and the
fox is frequently in sight
In his efforts to escape, Reynard.
after he despairs of his heels, be-
gins his maneuvers to elude his pur-
suers; he plunges into thickets, doubles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

on his track, runs into water. follows a
fence top for hundred yards more. and
then makes a desperate bound to earth so
that he may break his trail. But the hounds
are after him. and the woods and fields vi
brate with the soul-stirrng music of the
pack, while the fleet-footed and long winded
dogs are encouraged with lusty whoops
from the hunters. The fox shows his nat
ural smartness" and pits this against the
combined resources of the dog, the horse
and man. In the contest he displays abili-
ties which makes it difficult to decide I'M
qualifiedly that he is not entitled to an
equal share of honorS in what at first ap-
pears a most unequal contest. Reynard
plays around as though he believed nothing
serious was intended, and amuses himself
by coursing hither and thither among the
switch cane and briers, crossing and re-
crossing his track, climbing from one shell
tering ravine to another, apparently deter
mined not to leave the comfortable sur
roundings he had selected for his quarters
y
Finally the fox realizes that things are
getting too warm for him and he makes a
run for his life. After a half hours turn
among the bushes and briers he mounts
high bluff stops a moment for fresh air,
and selects his course across the country
He determines to let the hounds know that
they have been to the races. Reynard
starts off across the bluff and through an
old field, followed by the hounds in a solid
group, running with the precision of ma
chinery. The pack is in full cry, and such
music! The hounds and the hunters are
almost insane with excitement and Rey-
nard is soreiy pressed. He passes out of
the old field and makes a circuit of a near
by swamp. Here he succeeds in throwing
the hounds off his trail, and by the time
they are fairly on 1t again he is making
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
PAR0NELLA, DAM OF KENTUCKY
TODD.

Time was, and not SO very long ago,
when breeders of light-harness horses
counted the sire everything ana the dam
little or no account in the equation of
producing race horses. That day has long
since passed The first thing, almost. that
will be asked by an intending and intelli-
gent purchaser of a horse is, If wanted
for track or road. the breeding of its dam.
Il the dams pedigree runs into the tai
timber. as the homely saying goes, the
shrewd horseman will hesitate to pay out
his money, no matter how great may be-
the Individuality of the animal The best
bred are none too good, and there, is no
excuse nowadays for any man to buy
dunGhill-bred horse-much less breed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

mare without record and her sire a
horse with a low record all of which DEM
onstrates that a mare~bred in speed pro-
ducing lines may produce champions with
out having her speed developed
Some of the very greatest brood mares
in turf history. such as Miss Russell Green
Mountain Maid and Alma Mater did not
have records, and, in fact, with the single
exception of Green Mountain Maid never
were harnessed and yet through the power
of inheritance, Were able to produce ex-
IRENE speed. Persons owning mares in
tensely bred in speed producing lines need
not he discouraged because they do not
possess low records or because they have
never shown on the track or road that they
possessed speed of the sensational kind
The law of heredity usually works out all
such problems to a successful concluion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

one---whcn so many highly bred ones are
TO be had at price.
Paronella. dam of the champion two
year-old, Kentucky Todd, 2.14S4. has earned
the right to be numbered among the great
brood mares of the country. Although
only fourteen years old. she Is not only
the dam of Kentucky Todd, but also Of
Country Jay, 2.191z; Nellie Jay. 90. AJAX |:
Malise c., 2.1TA. and Judge Parker (2),
227A. that trotted mile during the past
season in al. In addition to the above
she is the dam of one tina: has worked dur
ing. the season Of 1905 In EOS. Parkvflle
Parone!la's sire. Is son of the renowned
Electioneer. Parkville's dam Is Aurora,
2.aa1. by John Nelson. a son OF imported
Trustee. Paronella's dam was Minnie Mer-
rill. by Young Jim, an. extreme speed
nelia deseends from long line of speed
producing ancestors, and time and expert
ence have demonstrated that such methods
OF breeding produce the best results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

good time a couple OF miles away. But
soon the hounds have unraveled the tangled
skein which the fox made for them In the
swamp and are going at full tilt In his pur-
suit. Reynard takes his way through a
hundred-acre cotton field. where the fieecy
staple Is ripening In perfection. and he and
the hounds knock the cotton from the stalks
until it covers the ground like snow. 1t is
now nearly sun-up. and the early-rising
planter, the owner OF the plantation. sees
more than a bale Of cotton ruined by the
FOX, the hounds and the hunters. The
planter is unpoetical enough to make the
atmosphere lurid with unprintable Ian
guage. The fine old fellow enjoys a fox
hunt. but this time II is too near home for
him; the amusement Is too costly.
The hunters tarry not to hear the cuss
words, but on they go. following tho
on the fox. but In this the hunters in
error, for Reynard seems to get his second
breath. and he carries them more than
twenty miles through fields and over hills.
Poor Reynards brush is somewhat low
cred, and at last fatigued and stiffened by
eXertion, his enemies seize him, and he
dies bravely, defiantly fighting and snap
ping with his teeth to the last. The fox
finally killed. the dogs and horses are
standing with mouths and nostrils wide
open for breath; the horses sides are
heaving and their bodies covered with
foam. The hunters however. are gayer
than ever. all talking together and relat-
ing some amusing or extraordinary event
connected with the chase. The sport Tor
the early morning being over, the hunters
return to their homes. but not before ar
ranging for another chase just as as
the hounds are in condition.
X
There have been some notably long runs
of red foxes in South Carolina. Several
years ago a red fox was chased from
Edgefield county clear across the country
into Laurens county. a distance of moro
than 100 miles. How long a foX-the red
will run, the exact speed he will attain
to. questions pot easily answered. 1t
is asserted by experienced hunters that a
pack of superior hounds. led by a red fox,
have run a mile in sixty seconds, surpass-
ing the best speed of horse. The red
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
ZELICA, DAM OF DAN PATCH.

A portrait OF the mother Of the fastest
ligh;-harness horse in the world. Dan
Pa:ch, I55, will prove of interest TO read
ers OF The Star everywhere. Her sire,
Wilkesberry. 80, was a son of Young Jim,
which also figures in breeding annals as
the sire of the dam of Kentucky Todd
Paronella. Young Jim. as already stated,
was a son OF George Wilkes, 222- and he
by Hambletonian 10. OF all the mtny
highly bred mares mated with Joe Patchen,
20lL sire OF Dan Patch. none has pro-
duced the extreme speed that Zelica has.
And yet 1t will be observed that Zelica 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Purchase Of Winoua D.

Mon Joyce has bought of the woodford
stock farm. Mt. Sterling. KY, the regis
tered saddle-breed filly. Winona D. 1898.
She is Of the five gated type and her
breeding represents the cream of the blue
grass. Winona D. is a promising chestnut
ffily. foaled in 1905. She is by the famous
is by Bourbon Chief, the best combination
bred stallion in Kentucky, the home Of the
finest saddle horses In the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
The Baldwin Race Track.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. December lit is
the intention of the Baldwin Racing Assoc
citation to make the new race track az
Baldwin Park Arcadia the fastest in Amerl-
ca, with the possible exception of Belmont
Park, New York. and it is the opinion OF
A. H. Allen of San Francisco, who prob
ably will be given the contract for building
the track that such an accomplishment IS
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

The days came and the DAYS went. and
Miller kept sinking by the stand with the
thing under him in front and not infre-
quently with the price against ii a good
one. and still the would-be Millerites
mooched around the place looking dazed.
Onatas, for example. was pitted against
that loveliest Of ali the morning glorics.
Lord Of thr Vale. one of the phoniest OF all
the sad ones the Beitnonts have carried
alunc during recent years. Still the book
los didn't give Onatas Il chance against
Lord of the Vale. even with Miller mp, and
If the Chalkers couldn't see it, knowing as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

The Brightwood management anticipated
giving weeks running meeting to begin
Monday or Tuesday next, but 1t appears
reckoned without it's host. as the jockey
club refused to license a meeting of the
kind proposed. AS any horses that have
raced at Benning would be outlawed should
they now race over Brightwood track, if
a running meeting is to be given at all
it must be given by horses that are barred
from running over the tracks of the jockey
club.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-07
Bronze Statue Unveiled.

Spokane papers lately received here
give an account of the ceremonies at
tending the unwilling of the monument
and bronze statue erected by the peo-
pie of Spokane in commemoration of
the heroism displayed by Ensign j.. r.
Monaghan, the first cadet appointed
fom the State of Washington, in the
battle in which he lost his life. Sell
dom has finer tribute been paid to
the distinguished deads Fully five
thousand people were in the parade,
including the Governor of the State,
the authorities. both civil and mill
tary. His intimate friends, Captain
Phelps and Lieutenant Raby, came
from California TO represent the navy.
The closing address was by Governor
Mead, who said, in conclusion, "the
page of history that relates the death
of Ensign John Robert Monaghan is
one of the most brilliant that has ever
been written.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-07

A Whopping Big I'm.

a party Of gentlemen from Annapolis
last night instead Of staying in tou n
for election returns from the ballot
battle wherein the negro vote counted
SO much, went coon hunting in the
county with excellent success While
they did not catch many OF the willy
black-striped little animals, they got
one which by actual weight tipped
the scales al twenty four pounds. and
made up in quality and quantity what
WAS lacking in numbers. The rcafie-
men whose sport was SO good were
Messrs. William Davis, William
Curry, a. Spriggs and Geore Graefe,
all of Annapolis. They were headed
by spriggs' celebrated coon hounds,
which freed the big twenty -four
FOUNDER. The coon viii be cooned by
Mr.. Perry Kashner and displayed in
the windows of his dining room on
Main street before being eaten by the
lucky hunters and few friends.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-07
Rectal

This recital 10 be given on Thursday
evening. November Is BY Miss Anna
Vernon Dorsey at the Executive Man
sion. promises 10 be a rare treat.
Miss Dorsey Is Well known as "A She
eessful nlonologist and to- hear her Is 10
be delightfully."- entertained. The
courtesy OF Mrs. Warsield in extend
ia the use o. the Executive Mansion
for the recital IS much appreciated
and should draw S liberal patronage.
The recital is FOR the benefit of II.
Anne's choir fund Tickets. 81, and
may b secured from The following
patronesses
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-07
Bad stomach trouble Cured.

Having been sick for the past two years
with a bad stomach trouble, a friend gave
Liver Tablets. They did me SO much good
that / bought bottle of them and have
tacI twelve bottles in all. Today | am we'll
Of bad stomach tronble.-ARs. JoHs
LOWE, Cooper, Maine. These tablets are
for sale ct Felameyer Bros. Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-07
CrandalI's Hall For Atmory.

The State. has rented Crandall's
Hall on Main street for an armory
for Companies G and NJ, the local mill
itary companies of the First Maryland
Regiment. Tie first drill in the new
Prmory viii be held by Company NJ
tomorrow night.