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The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
BEGIN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Middle Atlantic Championships
Are Started.
PHTkes, of New York, and GeOghe-
gan, of Washington, Most
Promising Contestants.

The second annual tournament for the
tennis championship for the Middle At
lantic opened most auspiciously yesterday
afternoon on the courts of the Bachelors
Tennis Club.
The list OF entries for the mems singles
was larger than in any preceding tourna-
ment and the matches were played off in
record time. as the committee held rigid
ly 20 the rules. defaulting contestants not
present when their matches were called.
The committee announces that no agree
ment between players relative 10 the time
for starting their matches will be recog-
nized.
The matches were. as a rule. interest
ing and several of the players displayed
high-class form.
The match between ". G. Hills and
Hackett was the longest. forty-four games
being played before the deciding set had
been finished. Hackett won the first set
SIS, but in the second Hills came off vie
tor i to l3.
The matches in which Parkes. Of New
York, and Geoghegan. of the Bachelors
Club, engaged. created the greatest
amount Of interest, as these two men are
looked upon as the most promising con-
testants for the championship.
Parkes played two matches, one In the
/ preliminary round, when he defeated A.
Y. Leach. So 81. and one I'm the first
/ regular round. when he defeated I. s
I George. 60, 60.
Parkes' strong point is his wrist. and
I his ability 10 place the ball out Of the
reach OF his opponent. In his second
match he had George winded by the end
Of the first set He uses a chop stroke
and generally makes the first ball Of his
serve good.
/ Geoghegan ran away with his match
with Hyatt, winning the first set 60 and
getting one Of the few love sets on the
next Geoghegan uses muchs the same
/ style OF play as Parkes. a strong fast
chop stroke. placing the ball accurately.
/ The present holder OF the championship
title, Conrad B. Doyle. will not enter the
/ mems singles. but will be called on 20 de-
| fcnd the title by the winner Of the tourns.
/ ment
! The summaries.
Carlisle won from Kelly ty default Hsckett d
/ feated W e. Hills 6-s. LIS. 6-i. Glazehroo.
defeated Whitel1ck SIS 50. Hrylmsu defeats'
I Wiley s. 81. HIS von from Gr0sven0r by De
/ fault. =. Lecch defeated r. z. Barnard. sc. 6-3
/ psrsas defeated A. Y. Leach in preliminary round
] g. 6-I. Van H0esen defeated Hendricks. 81. 81
64. Parkez defeated l. 5. ticorge s. 6-3, Pattc'
] L. a q I .-gsTr Hrfaa+rH rrH 4
/ chat 80. 6-l F1ournOy won from Smith hv de
I sauIt. Coke defeated Warner So. IS, BallinEe
defeated Lerch SIS 60: Geoghegan defeated HYATT
/ g. 80; Cake won from Harrison hy default
/ In the second rou,d Lincoln defeated Foumoy
/ 60. 6-1
/ Following pairings for mems doubles t1rt0-day
/ Cassells and Malone ys. DAdhcmar and partner
1 H.lA and Parker vs.. Carlisle and Lincoln, D1yl
and D77le vs.. Ariey and Patten. Coke and Whiteloc
/ rs Ballcnger and partner. Wood and Gr0svsnor IS
Barnard and Barnard; Hsrsett and Littlcfcld vs.
. Davidson and Glszehrook Lerch and Lerch vs.
/ Hendricks and Hill; Geoghegan and Deis, bv.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29

a respite Of ninety days was granted
to-day by Gov. Swanson in the case Of
John Wright, colored. alas Joseph Thom-
as, who was sentenced to be hanged in
Alexandria County next Friday. II IS
stated that the governor desires further
time TO investigate the case.
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Good stick work Tells.

Speia 10 The Washington Herald.
Danville. Va. May &.-Danyille's won
derful batting streak coupled with the
superb pitching OF Lavender, won for her
the game with Richmond In a walk The
score:
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Chairman Charles Bendheim, Of the city
Democratic committee. has called a meet
ing of the committee for tomorrow even
ing at o'clock in the Hotel FleisChmann.
when details will be arranged for the
local end of the primary TO be held June
70 for the nomination of a candidate for
Congress. The principal work of the COM
mittee will be to provide for the judges
and clerks of election.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Tamnerntures in Other Cities-
Rain

Temperatures IN other cities, together with the
amount q rainfall. for the twelve hours ended at
2. m yesterday are as follows:
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IIIiTII'N . W"0 q IVWNNI
The official score :

on balls-Of Barel, p Struck Out-Bv Bartel, 4; by
Fucher l. Sacrifice -Torney and Gertman.
Stolen bases-McCarthy and Lord Passed hall
Townsend. l. Umpre-Mr. Belts. Time Of game-l
hour and % minutes.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
Ocean Steamships.

New York, May &.-Arived. ont; KronpTintz, at
Bremen from New York; NIinnehaha, at London
from New York
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Victory for Roanoke Team.
0,a1 Q, rTf,o HNaebf,rf1s. Hold

SPECIAL ~ Inc washington heI8ld
Norfolk. Va. MAY 2S.-Cleaner. faster
fielding gave Clarkes Roanoke Tigers
a 2-to-l victory over the Portsmouth
Truckers to-day. Umpire Byron came
in for a full share Of abuse Score:
R.H. F
Roancke............... o002O 2O0OOx-2 2
TJrtsmouth........... 0 0 0 o 0 o-l s
Ratteries-verBeuileau and Cooper; shumsn and
Morton.
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TO-DAY's GAMES.
Richmond at DanVilIe.
LynchburR at Norfolk.
Roanoke mt Portsmouth
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
NORFOLK TAKES LONG GAME.
Beat Lynchburg I'm
Fifteen-inninR Contest.
Special to The Washington Herald

Norfolk. Va. May 2S.-The tailendeT
Tercentennials kept up their winning
streak to-day by taking a 4-to-3 fifteen.
inning game from Ly Lynchburg. Score.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Roanoke. 2t Portsmouth, i.
DanviIIe, 1Ii Richmond, 2.
Norfolk, (; LynchburE, 3.
Fifteen inuingsj
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cravitation $500

While i / ;=:=7si= :; conceded that
puns belong,to "the lowest order of
Wit there have been puns which
can hardly be classified in this way.
One of these is said to have been
made by jeffrey Keller an Irish
lawyer, who was more noted for his
wit than for eminence in his chosen
profession. A lawyer Of the name
Of Wayne, who was a highly respect
ed but decidedly heavy person, had
risen to a jldgeship, while Keller,
who had entered on his legal career
at about the same time with Mayne,
was still much in want of clients
and fees. He was in a courtroom
one day when Wayne was solemnly
presiding, and he turned to a friend
who sat beside him and plucked at
his sleeve.
"See thereR' he whispered. "There
sits Wayne, risen by his gravity, and
here sits Keller, sunk by his levity.
What would Sir Isaac Newton say
to that, I'd like to know p-London
Standard.
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From the oatsIde.

jenkins was half frantic with
toothache, and as he stood before
the glass examining the offending
molar he was really quite startled
at his enormously large mouth. 1t
was SO big that it positively fright
ened him. He thought the best
thing he could do would be to swal-
,ow himself and so put an end to his
pain. On calmer reflection he de-
.ermined to visit the dentist. When
ne was in the fatal chair and the
dentist had his forceps and hammer
in his hand panic seized poor Jen-
Sins. He began to twist, stretch
md move his enormous mouth
about in such frightening way
that the operator became alarmed.
"Don't trouble to open your
mouth any WIDER" he said kindly.
"Iintend to stand outside"
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He Made Sure.

A comely Scotch maiden had among
her numerous admirers in the village
a bashful carpenter and undertaken.
at last he spoke; but, alas, he was too
late. She had given her promise to
another, and that other she welded.
1t so happened that within the first
year the young husband died, and the
widow bethought herself of her old
sweetheart and gave him the coffin to
make. He did so, and, allowing what he
considered decent time to elapse, he
again proposed. Alas, he was.again too
late! Strange to say, the second hus-
band was short lived. and again the
carpenter had the coffin to make. Then
he resolved to cast delicacy aside. and
just as he drove the last screw firmly
home he touched the arm of the twice
widowed fair and asked:
HAS onybody spoken to ye yeti"
He was in time.-London Answers.
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Went to. Bed For Dinner.

An amusing incident is told of the
Observation-Disclosures of the late Justice
William G. Keogh of Ireland. 1t was
at bar dinner at his own house, and
he had excused himself from the
guests. who had already assembled. to
go up stairs to dress. Time went by.
but he did not reappear. The company
sat patiently for some time till at
length. when their appetites were get
ting the better of their manners and
they were about to send messenger
In quest of their absent host, he APP
peared and explained with many apollo
gies that imagining that he was retir.
Ing for the night he had undressed and
got into bed. After an hours sleep he
awoke, and 1t suddenly dawned on him
that his guests were waiting to dine
with him below
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25
GROWING Elomsrs In Winter.

A long run of dark days in winter is
bad for the florists 1t matters little
how cold the weather is, provided
there is sunshine, for the heat can al
ways be maintained to the proper
point, and with sunshine flowers will
bloom just as freely when the Their
mometer shows an outdoor tempera-
ture of zero as at the freezing point,
though of course more money must be
spent for coal. But when, day after
day, for weeks Mt time, clouds over
hang the sky, nothing will grow as it
should. The carnation buds develop
slowly until they are half open and
wait for sunshine, and IL it does not
come in four or five days the blooms
decay. So also it is with callas and
roses. They will open halfway, then,
without sunlight, will quickly spoil
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Antlauity of weIsh MeIodias

The antiquity of many Welsh melo-
dies is traced with difficulty. hut there
are good reasons for believing that
''The March of the Monks Of Bangor
dates back to the event which 1t cele-
brates and that 1t was in reality the
strain by which those devoted men,
the white monks of Bangor Iscoed,
marched to their bloody fate at the
hands of the Saxon savages. The min
Cling of major and minor phrases is
one of the internal evidences of age.
A fine martial tread sounds through
each measure, combined with the spirit
of exalted piety, and the rhythm bold
ly paints the long procession of white
cowIed monks bearing peaceful ban
ners and in faith taking their way to
Chester to stimulate the valor of their
eountrymeH away back In the seventh
century, Liverpool Mercury.
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Dieests What You Eat:
Pleasant to take

Thare are great many people
who have slight attacks of indiges
ton and dyspepsia nearly all the
time. Their food may satisfy thr
appetite but it fails to nourish tht
body simply becsuse the s!omscl.
is not in fit condition to do work il
lie supposed to do 1t can't digts :;
the food you eat. The stomach
should be given help. You ougt
take sometiipg that will do tn
work your stomach can't do. Kodoi
For indigestion I'M dyspepsia, =
com bination of natural digestnntt
and vegetab g acids, digests the
food itseif and gives strength al,
health to the stomach. Pleasant /
take. Sold by all Druggists.
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Her Probable Requirements,

Mr.. Hilliker had promised his
wife that he would give her birth
day present of Something useful"
this time, and in pursuance of the
promise he called at large depart
ment store.
"What have you got" he asked,
Gin the way of attractive furnish
ings for parlor that would be like
ly to please womanP"
Everything" answered the sales
man, from an ornamental match
box to grand piano."
Mr.. HiIliker heaved a profound
sigh.
"Well," he said, 81 think that's
what she'll want. Youths Com
panion.
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The Gods Bill of Faro.

An interesting exhibit in the South
Eensington museum, London, illus
trates the omnlvorous nature of the
| Gods diet Among the fish falling a
prey to its voracious maws we note
the young of the herring, dab, whiting
and sand eel. Shrlmps and young lob
sters also form an important item in
the Gods menu. The strangest part of
the Gods diet perhaps is the sea mouse.
whose thick covering of brlstles might
be thought TO render it unwelcome to
any stomach. Large whelks and shells
of whelks with their indwelling hermit
crabs are also largely deyoured. From
its Partially to mollusks, in fact, the
cod may become an assistant to the
shell collector. Woodward in his Man
ual of the Mollusca' remarks that
some good northern seashells have
been rescued unbroken from the stom-
ach of the cod."-London Globe.
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Her Ambition.

This incident was told by an ae-
tress who was once playing Rosa.
lind, and playing 1t, as she fdncied.
rather acceptably. AS she entered her
dressing room at the theater one night
note from woman was handed to
her which read in this wise:
''Dere lady work for a dentist but
have spoiled so many Of his teeth
saying over your part in the play that
now can say 1t just as we'll as you
do. and want you to let me try It
tonight and see If can't for the den
list says he cannot have me any more
and must pay for his teeth, and so l
must go on the stage and l will be
here at O'clock"
The exchange was not made.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25

Cochlneal, so much used for coloring
table jellies and also given TO Infants
as a domestic remedy for whooping
cough, is the whole insect of a class
called coccus, but only the females are
used. Why? Because the insects are
captured by suffocating them with the
smoke of fires below the trees on which
they live, and as the males have wings,
while the females have none, the gen.
tlemen take to flight when the atmos-
phere becomes unpleasantly warm,
leaving their ladies TO their fate.
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The carIxIes, Maid.

The Carlyles had a maid wlo was
untidy, useless in all ways. but
Astounding in grace" and in conse-
quent censure of every one above or
below her and of everything she could
not understand. After a long apostro.
phe one day as she was bringing in
dinner Carlyle ended with, "And this
l can tell you-that If you do not carry
the dishes straight, so as not to spill
the gravy, so far from being tolerated
in heaven. you won't be even tolerated
on EARTH
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Tho Cause of snorlnn.

This is not for you, because you
never snore. No one ever does snore
himself. 1t Is always the other fellow.
But you can read this and then tell
that guilty other fellow how to break
himself of his bad habit, for snoring
Is merely bad habit and as such
can be overcome. 1t is caused pri-
marily by improper breathing-that is,
breathing through the mouth instead
of through the nostrils-so, first of all,
care should be taken during waking
hours to breathe correctly. The habit
once formed of ieeplng the mouth as
firmly closed as possible, he will be
less likely to sleep with 1t open. Then
see that your troublesome snorer has
q proper pillow. He should sleep with
his head as fiat as possible, for If his
head is pushed forward and the neck
bent the tongue drops back against
the soft palate and forms an obstruc-
ton which makes all the unmusical
sounds we hear when the air is forced
past list James Gazette.
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An extraordinary curiosity is to be
seen in the Swiss village of Gunten, on
Lake Thun. 1t takes the form of nat
ural tree fountain, the water flowing
continuously from spout high up in
the tree. About twenty years ago the
water from a spring was conducted
through shaft, and the supply pipe
was directed through the cut trunk Of
young poplar tree which was rammed
in the ground. After a short time the
trunk rooted, branches followed, and
now there is q splendid top growth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25

Mrs. stubb-I notice so many mar
rled men save the receipted milliner
bills. What use do they make of them
Mr.. Stubb-Charlty. Mrs. Stubb-Char-
lty? Mr.. Stubb-Yes: they are sent
around to the bachelor clubs to warn
any reckless member who might be
thinking about plunglng into the sea
of atrimony.-Chicago News.
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Milk In Turkey.

In Turkey there is a great consump-
ton of the milk of the buffalo, the
common COW, the goat and the eve.
but 1t is hardly ever used in a natural
state. After slow cooling the milk is
treated with ferment taken from the
previous days supply. In few hours
a curd forms which is called yaghoun.
The preparation is preferred to milk.
and 1t has pleasant, clean, acid taste
and Is, of course. nutritious.
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How to Avoid Appendicitis

How to Avoid Appendicitis
Most victims of appendicitis are
those who are habituaIly conslipst.
d Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation by stim-
ulating the liver and bowels, and
restores the natural iaotion of the
and is mild and pleasant to take.
Refuse substitutes. For sale oy all
Druggists.
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There's a reason for that ache in
yoar back-right where it "stitch-
es'' every time gou bend over, turn
around or ulk any distance, It's
your kidneys. Take DeWitt's Kid.
ney aud Bladder Pills They are I'M
eqaaled for backache. weak kid
neys and inflammation of the blad-
der A weeks treatment % oents.
Sold by all D sgists.
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Healthy kidneys filter the imprr-
tiles from the blood. and unless
thee do this good health is impos
sibIe Foley's Kidney Cure makes
sound kidneys ard will positively
cure all forms of kidney and blad
o. dissate. 1t strengthens tn,
whole system. For sale by all Drug
gists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25

The way to get rid of a cold
whether it be bad oold" or just
little one, is to get it out of your
4Ystem through the bowels Nearly
all .cougbIcures, especially those
hat contain opiates, are coustipst
lug Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup contains no opiates and sctt
gently on the bowels. Pleasant tc
take. Sid by all Druggists.
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A Story of WheweII.

Sydney Smith said of the great DR..
Whewell, master of Trinity college,
that science was his forte and ON
niscience his foible." On one occa.
sion two fellows of the college. think
Ing to get beyond his range, read up
the subject of Chinese metaphysics and
then disputed about 1t IN the doctors
presence. He listened in silence for a
time and then observed, "Ah, 1 see
you have been reading a paper which
l wrote for an encyclopedia of sci
ence."
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Occasional hesdache, belching
bod taste in the mouth, lack of ep
petite md eight nervousre g ar.
symptoms Of indigestion vhici
shen ALLOW ed to GO uucsred for
will Develop into case of dyspep
-ia that will take a long time to gel
rid of. Don't neglect your stom
ache AT first indication of troub
lie take something that will help ii
along in its work of digesting the
food You eat, Kodol Tor indiges-
ton and dyspepsia will do THE
Kodol will make your food do you
good and will enable you to enjoy
what you eat. Sold by all Drug
gists. > x
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Great Lauqhers.

The giant laughers have been men
Shakespeare and Rabelais. l do not
regard Ceramics and Sterne as laugh
ers. They are smilers. They are not
jolly roarers and guffawers. They are
not fat, rotund, joyial hilarities. They
are thin, lean. ironic smiles. A smile
is diluted laugh. Sterne Is a diluted
Rabelais.-James Douglas In NJ. A. P.
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Accounting For Il.

Mamma" asked little EmersonIa
osgoodson, who translated the b.
ble?"
THE accepted version of 1t. my
dear" answered her mother, as the
work of learned Englishmen."
"Englishmen! Then that is why
there is no Epistle to the Bostonians!
Exchange.
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Modification.

"of course, doctor, German measles
are seldom serlousp
Il never met but one fatal case
"Fatalr
Yes. 1t was a Frenchman. and
when he discovered it was German
measles that he had modification set
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25

One of the worst features of kid
ney trouble is that it is an insidi
GUS disease and before the victim
realize his danger he may have q
fatal maladY. Take Foloy's kidney
Cure at the first sign of trouble sc
it oorreots Irregularities and pre-,
vents Bright's disease and diabetes
For sale by all Druggists.
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Walked Him Up.
"Farer
The passenger gave no heed.
Fare, pleaser'

The passenger gave no heed.
"Fare, pleased"
Still was the passenger obllvious.
"By the ejaculatory term fare"
said the conductor, 81 imply no refer
ence to the state of the weather, the
complexion of the admirable blond
you observe in the contiguous seat, nor
even to the quality of service youch-
safed by this philanthropIc corpora
ton. l merely allude in manner per-
haps lacking in delicacy, but not III
conciseness, to the monetary obligation
set up by your presence In this car and
suggest that, without Contemplating
your CELEBRITY with cunctation, you
liquidate.'
at this point the passenger emerged
from his trance.-Columbus Dispatch.
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ROW a Fox Escaped.

In the West Somerset country fox
was hunted right down to the seashofe.
and to the surprise of every one he
swan boldly out to sea. The hounds
were taken away, and after some min
utes the fox swan back. landed, shook
himself and trotted quietly away. The
master decided that his life was to be
spared, and he was hunted no more
that day.-Cormty Life
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A Mean Advantage.

You say he accused you of being
untruthfuly"
That's what happened" answered
Ptute Pete, with much embarrassment.
"And lives to tell the taleT"
well, you see he used long words
In such roundabout way that he wac
out o town before had figgered out
exactly what he Observation-Disclosures
Star.
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The Horse He Wanted.

a Scotch farmer bought horse. Co
ing home he thought drink would re-
fresh 1t, so he got pail of water. but
the animal would not take it On
reaching home he gave 1t a feed of
corn, but it would not touch that Ell
ther. "Ye're the vera horse for me If
We only work. the farmer was heard
to say.-Dundee Advertiser.
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pallberars for Faithful Nurse.

The funeral recently took place OF
a woman who had been employed for
Ga years in one family, in Lincoln
shire, England, as a nurse Her pail
bearers we're four sons of the family
all of whom had been nursed by this
woman and all of whom are at pres
ent at the head OF large families.