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COUNTED 1000, 900 PEAS.
Now Winner Of Bet Says His 0ppo-
nent Must Eat Them.

PRINCETON, Me-, January 14.-To win a
wager Of $3.50 Henry Parish has spent near
ly month counting peas and has almos t
made himself ill. His eyes are in such
condition that, whether open or shut, he
sees peas and quart cans. When he sleeps
he dreams of peas and quart cans, and Is
well-nigh crazy.
About Thanksgiving time Parish and a
neighbor named Wainwright got to talking
about what they would do If some one left
them a million dollars.
I'D count it first, to be sure it was all
there, and then bank it," declared Parish,
who is frugal by nature and cautious from
custom.
You couldn't count a million dollars in
81 bills in three months. even if you kept
at it twenty hours a day. snorted VAIN
wright. who has misty ideas when it comes
to big figures.
Bet you $3.50 can count a million peas
between now and the middle of january
shouted Parish, who was considerably net
tied.
'.Ill take that bet." says Wainwright
You can count 'em and put 'em in glass
fruit Jars"
Parish began. and before the week was
out he had peas on the BRAIN He took
all his wife's empty fruit jars and all the
peas he could borrow, and by Saturday
night he had counted 100000. This gave
him hope, and he began to brag to VAIN
wright.
I'm tell you what I'll do" said the latter.
IF you count the peas without making a
mistake I'll eat em all in two weeks. If
you overcount or undercOunt, you eat EN-. -
Parish took this bet and counted the
first batch over again to be sure he had
made no error. Finding that he was three
peas out of the way, he got nervous.
A couple of days ago Parish finished in a
rush and took all the cans over to Vain
wrights house.
There are the peas. Now you eat 'em,
he commanded; ''also fork over the $3.50"
But how do l know that you've counted
correctly?" protested Wainwright.
You don't; so count 'em YOURSELF
chuckled Parish.
well. 1 guess I'll take it for granted If
you'll let me off on eatin' EN-" said VAIN
wright, after thinking it over. TN pay
you the s.. so and call 1t square,"
"Oh. no, you don't" gurgled Parish; "a
bets a bet, and you've got to count 'en.
Then I'll bet you'll have to eat en-"
Wainwright Is now counting peas to see
whether he does or does not eat EN-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
BASE BALL NOTES.

Manager Cantillon, before leaving on the
hunting trip last Friday, sent out the con-
tracts to the Washington club players for
the coming season. Hickman and Stanley
received theirs yesterday and were pleased
with the figures.
Eugene DeMontreville played against
Mig Perrine in the American Association
last season, and he says the latter will
make a strong addition to the Nationals.
as he is fast and accurate in every depart
ment of the game.
Keep your eye on that young man Hur-
ley. who will play third for Holy Cross next
summer He is one of Washington's best
amateurs and Will be In professional COM
pany within the next three years.
Talk as you will about the Boston Ameri-
cans the team needs a cleaning out. About
six new men in that outfit and 1t will get
back to the real Boston standard.
1t Is now reported that Terry Turner the
Cleveland shortstop. played the best part Of
last season with a bad knee. 1t would be
difficult to define the cotton tops game had
he been all right. He was certainly a won
der
The Philadelphia Nationals still are try
ing TO make up their minds to take Joe
Kelley off the hands of the Cincinnati club.
He'd be an improvement on what they have
there now.
Williamsport is talking Of making a fight
against protection. The proper way to deal
with that bunch is to put on the screws
good and hard.
President Cline of the Jamestown club
said yesterday that IL the Tri-State had
not accepted protection, his team would
have Joined the 2. o. NJ. League, as it was
tired of outlaw ball.
Dr. Shively won his fight for Topeka, and
the town will remain in the Western Asso-
citation.
Joe Bean of Cambridge has received word
from Joe Cantillon that Washington will
allow him to manage Jersey City Wash
ington drafted Bean last fall, but will
waive the draft.
President Johnson will probably instruct
his umplres next season to follow the
method of announcing strikes during the
worlds championship series. Whenever a
strike is declared the umpire raises an arm
high in the air: when he make no move OF
course a ball Is called.
The sorest man in Rochester today Is Um-
pire silk O'LOughlin. 1t will be remem-
bered that he declined the democratic nomi-
nation for state senator during the world 8
series, believing that defeat was certain.
1t turned out to be q democratic slide in
New York. and OLoushAn could have been
elected easily.
Manager McAleer of the st. Louis Browns
expects to develop Jim Delehanfy into a
| star third baseman. In commenting on this
| the Cincinnati Times Star sarcasucally re-
marks: III McAlser would make Jim en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
DISCUSSES THE BIBLE.
Rev. ]. L. Long Points Out Its Won
derful Breadth and Depth.

At the Maryland Avenue Baptist Church
yesterday morning the services were con-
Quoted by the Rev ]. l.. Long OF Brook
land. d. c.. DIR. Long chose as his text
Psalm cxviii:112 Thy testimonies are won
derful therefore doth my soul keep them.
In the sermon which followed on The
Wonderfulness OF the Bible" DR.. Long said.
in part:
THE psalm from which this text is taken
is remarkable in three ways. First. 1t oc-
cupies the position OF the longest chapter
in the Bible; second every verse with one
or two possible exceptions. praises the re-
vealed word of God given in the Scrip
lures Of that day; third, II is one OF the
alphabetical psalms the first eight verses
beginning with "A In the original. the next
eight with the letter b. etc.
1.-The wonderfulness of the Bible as a
whole is shown by its unity OF thought,
notwithstanding the fact that it was about
GEO years in course OF composition-what
might be called its length. Its authors
varied widely in their education. nationality
and other circumstances as well as In the
dates at which they wrote. Yet their
writings which are given a plural title
in all the ancient languages are given one
in the singular number in modern Ian
guages. the Bible because of the growing
feeling of its unity. This unity in diversity
for only upon the supposition OF a divine
editor and supervisor.
1T is equally remarkable in It's breadth
of application to men of all times and de-
grees of intellectual and social elevation.
What was originally intended for the
ancient Hebrews is still directly useful
among idolatrous heather nations, and In
essence by all, for 'covetousness is idolatry,
for instance. 1t is the most easily trans
lated of all books, according to the ties
timony of missionaries, because II deals
with fundamentals and is picturesque in
style and manner of treatment. Bibles and
Testaments were picked up on battlehelds
of the civil war and the war with Spain,
where they had been the consolation OF the
men in the ranks, and volumes could be
written of the testimony OF the great and
learned to its superlatiye value to them. III
is broad in all its scope OF helpfulness.
1T is most wonderful OF all in its depth.
A child may understand the simplicity OF
its practical teachings. yet it furnishes food
for profound thought to the most powerfui
minds. The Bible will never be preached
out
1.-The Bible Is SO wonderful then. that
like the psalmist we are compelled to give
1t a unique place and say These testi-
monies are so wonderful that they must be
Thy testimonies. o Lord of Hosts. There
Is no rational way to account for 1t except
as originating with God. This argument
remains In spite Of some questions OF de-
tail that are triumphantly asked by some,
but which are being answered one by one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
Will Collins Hustler

ST. LOUIS. January 14.-Jimmy Collins
of the Boston Americans left here yester
day for the Hot Springs. where he is going
to get into condition and be ready to start
with the team on it's spring training.
Boston is paying me great big money"
said Collins II like the Taylors. and
Chick Stahl is as good a friend as 1 have
in the world. and l. will work for him I'll
hustle my hardest, and 1 am confident that
I'll put up as good a game as l ever did in
my life"
Collins thinks that Boston will be in the
race from the start this summer. and says
that the Boston Americans will have as
good team as they did when they were
leading the American League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
AGED EGGS FOR EVANGELIST.
Said to Have Called Delaware Young
Women "HaEdalens."

WILMINGTON. Del, January 14.-At
Milton, Sussex county. several days ago an
attack was made by a mob on the parson-
age of Rev. Ralph T. Coursey. pastor of
the Milton Methodist Episcopal Church and
one of the best-known clergymen of the
Wilmington conference, with eggs of the
vintage Of 1905 Evangelist Bushrod Tay-
lor the object Of the attack. was struck
several times with the ancient eggs. A
sequel to the affair has now developed in
the arrest of Evangelist Taylor on a charge
of Islander preferred by John Wilson of
Milton. Taylor was summoned before the
Sussex county authorities and held in 81 600
bail The SANDER u alleged TO have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
Eagles Install Officers.

Washington Aerie No. Is. f. o. E.. at a
meeting Sunday afternoon installed the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: w IL.
Dawson, past president; c. c. Beveridee.
president z. l. Renburgh. vice president,
w. w. Oliver. chaplain: ]. r. Britt CORE
spending secretary: E. S. Fleming, financial
secretary. Jas. L. Feeney. treasurer; Jacob
Johnson, conductor: ]. L. Campbell inner
guard; D. c. Mahoney outer guard; w. r.
Walker and L. A Walter. physicians; f. 8.
Schmid, Samuel Solomon and Meyer Fisher.
trustees. State Deputy August Brill presid-
ed during the ceremonies. The aerie went
on record as indorsing and recommending
that the name of their past state deputy
grand president. Hugh F. Harvey be pre-
scented to the next grand arie at Norfolk,
Va. in August for the once of grand tras-
to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
BANNER INDUSTRIAL YEAR.
Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor

Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor.
That the year just brought to a close was
a banner one In the history of the United
States industrial activity, far outdistanc-
ing any previous record. is the deduction
of statistical experts of the bureau Of sta
ties Of the Department of Commerce and
Labor.
The value of manufacturers raw mate
rails imported in the eleven months of the
past year was S4O2 100000. against $37
100000 in the corresponding months of
1905. and the value of manufactures for
further use in manufacturing was $223,-
100000. against S1S0.0OO.O00 in the same
months of the preceding year. The total
value of manufactures exported in the
eleven months of the year just closed was,
of manufactures for further use in manu-
featuring, $22.OO0O0O, against $14 O0O.O0O
in a like period in the preceding year. and
Of manufactures ready for consumption
$436. 900. against 1891 .OO0. 600 in the cor
responding period Of 1905. indicating that
the total value Of manufactures of all
kinds exported during the year will ex-
coed $70O.0O0.OOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
Whipped Sick Girl.

WINCHESTER. Va. January IA
message received here today from Moore
field, Hardy county. w. Va, states that
Deputy Sheriff d. Chipley has gone 10
Peru. I'm that county, and has arrested
Mrs. Van Simon. who has been charged
with having whipped Dorothy Weese while
the latter was Ill of typhoid fever. 1t being
alleged that the beatings FASTENED the
girls death.
Mrs. Van Simon was taken to Moorefield
by Deputy Sheriff Chipley and given a
hearing before a magistrate. who held her
for the action of the grand jury at the
April term of court. She was sent to JAM
not being able to give $500 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
NEW YORK STATE CANALS.
Will Have Important Bearing or
Military Defense.

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas w. Symons.
Corps of Engineers, has submitted to Sec
rotary Taft report regarding the progress
on the work of improving the canals of the
state of New York, in connection with
which he is allowed, by special act Of Con-
gress, to serve as consulting engineer. He
explains that these canals have an impor-
tant bearing on the questions of the mill
tary and naval defense Of the country. The
canals will, when completed, connect
Lakes Erie, Ontario and Champlain with
the Hudson river near Troy, and through
that river with the seaboard at New York.
The width will be 100 feet ON the bottom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
GLASS AND CLAY PRODUCTS.
Report by the Census Bureau on the
Yearly Output.

report just issued bv the census bu-
reau on the manufacture of glass and clay
products In the United States for 1865
shows that twenty-one states are repre-
scented in the production of glass and re-
turns as reported from about 400 estab-
lishments. With total capital of $50
3S9. Isl. and manufactured products to the
value OF S78.6O7. 99s. these concerns en-
ployed $3.50 employees. who were paid $s7.
2S8. 148 in wages and consumed materials
valued at sos 49, 22
In the manufacture of clay products
55O7 establishments are reported with a
total capital of $3.50. SS2.97 employing
49, 49 wage workers. with $53. S23 $50 in
wages. consumed materials valued at $32.-
907 ,961. and manufactured products to the
value of $135, 1852 1874.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
HARVARD TO ROW
COLUMBIA AND CORNELL
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, January 14.-Ar-
engagements are being completed for race
on the Charles river next spring between
crews representing Harvard and Columbia
universities. Harvard had decided to go to
Ithaca for the annual race with Cornell
which will take place May 30. on Cayuga
lake. Harvard has realized the justice of
the Cornell claim that it is Harvards turn
to go to Ithaca. Cornell having come here
two years in succession. Thus Harvard
will have two practice races before she goes
to Red Top to work out for the Yale race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
Annapolis Did the Canceling

Secretary Marsden of Carol Institute had
everything arranged for his basket ball
team to take the trip to Annapolis last
Saturday, when a telegram arrived Friday
night from H. L. Holden, manager of the
cadet team canceling the game. A spe-
cial car had been chartered by the friends
Of the Carroll boys and they were very
much disappointed. dispatch from An
napols in the Sunday papers said that the
Carroll team had Cancelled the game and
the local lads are entitled to the correction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
WANTS PEACE PILGRIMAGE.
William T. Stead Has Novel Plan fo1
Hague Meeting.

Mr.. Stead had conference yesterday with
Foreign Minister Tittoni. who declared him.
self in favor of the English EDITORS peace
propaganda and said that IL Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman. the British premier,
went to The Hague he probably also would
80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

the season at Ascot I am aware of moth
ing to justify a conclusion that another
race track Is to be established IN the vicin-
ity of Los Angeles"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
WOMEN TO PLAY
FOR TENNIS TITLE

NEW YORK, January 14.-Women lawn
tennis players are displaying interest in the
eighth national indoor championship tour
nament. 1t is the first time in the history
of the game a women's singles champion
ship will be played. 1t is said that Miss
Helen Romans. the national champion, and
her partner in the holding of the doubles
titles, Miss Glover Boldt, will both compete.
Notices of the tournament have been sent
out, and the matches will begin on Febru-
airy IS and continue through the week on
the courts Of the It'll Regiment armory this
city.
The regiment Is offering for the first time
a valuable silver cup as emblematic of the
national indoor championship In the mems
singles. The cup is to be won three times,
not necessarily In succession, to become the
personal property of the player so winning
1t. In accordance with the more recent
vogue the holder each year will be required
to play through the tournament and not
stand out for challenge round.
Arrangements have been made SO that
entrants may use the courts Wednesday
afternoons and all day on February 10 for
preparatory play. This Is an innovation
which. it is believed. will make it possible
for many of the younger collegiate experts
to compete in the tournament, and several
of the Columbia players notably the inter-
collegiate champion. Robert LIE Roy have
signtfied their intention of competing as
nave men from Yale, princeton and Penn
sylvania.
OF the ranking players Holcombe Ward
the holder of the indoor title in 1901: Beals
c. Wright, who was paired with Raymond
D. Little as runners-up in the championship
doubles in 1904; Edwin p. Fischer. the run
ner-up to the champion, Wylie c. Grant,
last year: Thomas c. Trask, Frederick B.
Alexander and others have bespoken their
! entrance in both the championship singles
and doubles, in which the best two out of
three vantage sets will be played. except in
the finals, in which the decision will be
| made by three out Of five sets.
The tournament is under the direction of
the United States National Lawn Tennis
Association while the committee in charge
will include William B. Cragin. jr., who will
act as chairman and referee; Morris s.
Clark. King Smith. Arthur M. Lovibonu,
Edward P. Grosvenor. c. Carleton Kelley
and Robert T. Bryan King Smith, the ex-
Harvard player. will act as secretary of
the meeting and have charge of the entries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
NO TIME FOR ROWING
AT WEST POINT

WEST POINT, N. Y, January 14.-West
Point Military Academy has positively re-
fused to take up rowing a sport after
receiving of the most extraordinary
offers ever made to any institution to de-
velop this particular sport. For a number
of years men interested in rowing at An
napois and the eastern universities have
wished ardently to see rowing established
at West Point. where there is every facil-
ity for the development Of this form of
aquatic sport
1t was considered that the expense of
maintaining a crew would be the biggest
handicap to overcome. Accordingly, Of
fers were received from several wealthy
New Workers. and Philadelphians to pre-
sent the Military Academy with a full
rowing outfit, including shells. boathouse
and everything needful to the establish
ment of rowing.
Why Offer Was Refused.
The matter was taken up with the Of
fic!als of the academy by one of the stew.
ards of the Intercollegiate Rowing As
ISOLATION, whose annual regatta is held
on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie. The COM
mandant of the academy was finally
obliged to refuse the offer The reason he
gave was that the cadets would not have
the necessary time to develop a crew.
This decision was a very great disap-
pointment to the stewards of the Pough
keepsie regatta. as well as to the stewards
of the American Rowing Association. who
were fully anxious to see West Point
on the water. 1t was very much desired to
have the cadets take part In both the
american regatta at Philadelphia on
May % and the Poughkeepsie regatta, a
month later. 1t Is the aim of the stewards
of both these regattas to ultimately get
Annapolis to row at one or both. and moth
ing would be more fitting than to have
the middies row against their greatest
rivals from West Point.
The stewards who carried this excep-
tional offer to West. Point are extremely
disappointed its non-acceptance.
While they accept the reasons given by
West Point for not being able to row, they
point to the manner in which Annapolis
surmounts these same difficulties. The mid
dies are also handicapped by lack of time.
since the academy officials refuse To ex-
cuse the athletes from any of their class
work because of their membership on the
crew. In order to row at all the midship-
have to utilize their rest hour.
from 5 o'clock to g, every night. There Is
other time during the day in which to
row.
Stewards May Try Again.
In view of this fact the record of the
middies is exceptional and is a good indi
cation Of what West Point could do II the
consent of the officials were secured. Their
location on the Hudson would make the
development of crew a very easy mat
ter and it would be no trouble whatever
to take part in the Poughkeepsie regatta.
which is such a short distance above the
academy. 1t Is likely that further at
tempts will be made to interest West
Point in taking up rowing. The offer of
the rowing patrons to present West
Point with full equipment probably
stands and under different conditions may
be accepted later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
Blue and GRAY Won.

The report published in The Sunday Star
to the effect that B. ]. Heffernan, who de-
feated Martin Sheridan with put of 40
feet inches in the Fifth Regiment ath-
letic games at Baltimore Saturday night
was a student of the George Washington
University is Incorrect as he Is student
Of the Georgetown University. and partici-
pated in the meet under the blue and
gray color0.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-16
DOGS in BAGDAD.
Why They 20 Not Loot the Food
Bazaars Of the Town.

WI VOL Ntte -pSkl
Bazaars of the Town.
Bagdad is alive with more or less
hungry dogs. How Is it that sucli
packs OF furies do not loot the bazaars;
of the town? The explanation is as
simple as it is interesting, The Bag;
dad shop fronts are absolutely open. IL
The goat and mutton carcasses are
hung where every dog that runs can
reach them. But time out Of mind
the first glance of a dogs eye toward
forbidden dainties has been visited
with the swift descent on him of a
Scudgel or Ratchet
On one OLA series of marches paral-
lei with the Euphrates CHANGED to
meet d desert horde whose greyhounds
are in high repute. Buying brace
OF saplings, / took them on with me,
lodging them In the tent and doing
everything that was possible to make
them feel at home
Surprising to relate, they obstinately
refused both food and water. The re-
mains of a venison pasty seemed at
once to attract and repel them. A pan
of water appealed to them even more
strongly. but they would not go up
to it.
After time a Persian muleteer ex-
planned the mystery in q twinkiing.
No sooner did he upset the water and
toss the yiands on the ground before
them than the silky cared ones ran III
like Trojans and made up In a few
moments for a days fasting.
Accustomed to lap from the river,
from irriga tional channels and from
sheets of surface water and reared
among people who do not use tables,
they had been taught by many d buffet
to keep their noses out Of cooking pots
and vessels Of every description.
In Bagdad man and beast alike drink
OF the great river, which also forms
the arterial common sewer OF the city.
the place where clothes are washed
and the aStygian wave into which is
dragged every beast Of burden when
it is not left to lie where 1t has fallen
The muddy bottom, with the water
eyer receding, the exposed surfaces
thick with Impurities and the troriea
sun sucking up all the Infections
must be regular hotbed Of miasms
and pestilence.
And vet, mirabiIe dictu, Bagdad I
not, as eastern cities go, unhealthy
But LET the reader imagine to himself
what the Bagdad of the foregoing
slight descrint ion wonld be like with
out the dogs that scavenge it. .Refus'
animal and vegetable matter Is largeI.
disposed Of BY the dogs, in stu. Nine
teenth Century