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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09
Six and Five Point Stars.

The stars on the great seal and
the seal of the president of the Unit
cd States are five-pointed, while on
the seal of the house of representa-
tives they are siX-pointed. The 13
stars on the diverse of the present
half and quarter dollar are five-point-
ed. The reverse Of the present half
and quarter dollar is a copy of the
great seal, except that the clouds are
omitted. 1t is evident that heraldry
has not taken a. very strong hold in
these matters in the United States;
therefore it is not in the power Of
any one to say without doubt why
the difference in the stars on the flag
and the coins. So far as Is known,
with the exception Of the reverse Of
the present half and quarter dollar
the stars on our coins are copied from
the colonial coins, which were, no
doubt, made after the manner of Eng
lish heraldry, while the flag was made
up after the design of Washington's
coat-of-arms, containing three five
pointed stars.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09
Growth of Kindness.

The American people, in their need
ed work of reconstruction, are not
losing their characteristic virtues of
kindness and good-humor. A leader
In reform, in a private letter, writes
thus: after all, human sympathy is
the foundation-stone of democracy. /
have imagined that our criticisms of
life were becoming kinder; mean
the ordinary run of newspaper criti-
cism; and kinder means broader.
Some of us, perhaps, went rather far
in the heat of attack; and l think
the increased kindliness, which leads
more surely to sympathy, is an excel
lent tendency. Lately it has seemed
to me that we needed more than any
thing else in this country kindly ex-
plantations. If we could only under
stand one another, intolerance would
expire" All of which is true, declares
Golfers Weekly, and truly said, and
charity is friend and not an enemy
to reform.
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).
at It Pays to Be a Missionary.
undenoninational

and a few other undenominational
bodies.
What It Pays to Be a Missionary.
The unmarried college-bred man
who goes to the foreign field gets
about s700 year; it may be hun.
dred dollars more, or, more likely, a
hundred dollars less, according to his
denomination. A married man gen.
orally from 1000 to $1,000, with 500
extra for each child, if he belongs to
one of four or five denominations. An
unmarried woman gets $500, $500 or
even $500 year, with no prospect of
increase. The missionary's stipend is
based not on the idea of compensation
but of simple support. A mere living
is all that it is designed to afford the
missionary. All who choose this call
ing, say the boards, must renounce
hope of earthly gains,
Every missionary contracts to stay
seven years before receiving a fur.
Tough; then his expenses home will be
paid, and he will receive one-half sal.
ary while off duty. He is forbidden
W Oh6uSO ia oQtoiuO
pursuits. AS rule, II he writes a
book, its royalties must be turned
back into the treasury of his board.
So it strikes one that even consider
ing the lower cost of living in the
Orient the financial inducements to
cultivated young person to become a
missionary are rather meager. Wheth.
er this fact shuts out all but second
class men and women remains to be
found out.
Sending That Penny to the Heather.
Everybody has heard the charge
that for every penny which gets to the
mission field. 90 cents is required to
send it. Business men, who believe in
business methods even in religious af
fairs are the most frequent critics OF
the expensiyeness of the conduct OF
the missionary propaganda. deter
mined to look this matter UP, with
quite surprising results. Here are the
official figures. In all their dryness, oi
the cost of collection and administra
tion of foreign mission funds last year
by leading denominations
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Mid PdC1nc. - am on tne trail
Of the American missionary. His
footprints are large and deep and
many, and l shall certainly come up
with him. Then we shall know what
sort of individual he is-whether
haloed saint, as the religious papers
represent, or double-dyed knave, as
many other papers and people assert,
or a plain, everyday American, try
ing to do an extraordinary job to the
best of his ability.
Rather queer, isn't 1t, that after hav-
Ing been in the. business of exporting
missionaries for well-nigh a hundred
years, America should actually know
no little about the article himself, and
be SO decidedly divided as to his
value?
For the American missionary has
been more a subject of controversy
than American canned beef. Hundreds
of persons who have visited foreign
parts and say that they know, and
thousands who declare that they have
their information straight" declare
that the missionary is sort of pious
bunco-man; that he is not wanted
where he works, that he is an unmiti-
gated nuisance, and that he is keenly
alert to the welfare of number one.
Contrariwise, vastly larger num-
ber of persons, in every part of the
land, firmly believe, and support their
conviction by their coin, that the mis-
sonary is saint and a hero, and the
selhess servant of thankless worlds
| welfare. All criticism of him they
sweepingly resent; and are loath to
hear aught to his dispraise. The
apotheosis of the missionary Is char
acteristic of modern religious life.
On Still Hunt for Facts.
Curiously enough, the public hears
only these two opinions of the mis-
sionary, one of which represents him
as a scoundrel or a fool, the other Of
which exalts him as demi-god. So
| Tar as l am aware, nobody has ever
set out, independently, and represent.
ing no board, society or cause, to find
2ut, impartially, the exact facts in the
case. This is the mission l have un-
lertaken. My journalistic integrity Is
| pledged to the duty OF aScertalnlng,
without favor or fear. exactly what
sort of person the missionary is, how
he works and amid what conditions,
Ind whether the task he has imposed
apon himself is worth doing at ALL and
II so, whether he is doing 1t well.
To that end l shall personally ex.
anime, on the ground, representative
enterprises of all UNCONVENTIONAL and
andenominational missions. shall at
:empt to study the workers them
selves, and hear their own side of the
Itory. With equal diligence l shall
consult qualified native opinion and
learch out the foremost foreign critics
Ind ascertain their views. In word
With no other purpose than to give the
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09
Tunisian Bazars.

Real storehouses of delight for the
visitor are the bazars of Tunis. One
merchant has $4,000 carpet which he
likes to display. This huge. filmy Gre
alton he will fling into the air for the
benefit of a possible customer and al
low 1t to settle itself gradually on
the ground. This 1t does, unlike an
ordinary carpet. So exquisitely fine
is the weaving that 1t imprisons air
bubbles large enough to hold o man.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09

Soon after King Edward of England
decorated Prince Henry of the Meth
erlands for his gallantry in rescuing
passengers from the wrecked steam
ship off the Hook of Holland, in Feb
ruary. Queen Wilhelmina presented
gold medals of the Order of Orange
Nassau to the three sea-captains who
assisted in the rescue, and silver
medals to the members of the boat
crews who risked their own lives in
the work.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09
How About the ouaIIty7

The number OF cigars smoked, re-
marks contemporary, is an index of
the nations prosperity. The cigar
manufactures have doubled their out.
put in eight years, the number for
the fiscal year 1906 being s.070.672,-
$40, as compared with 4,063.169,09T
for the year ended June 80, 1898.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09

American public fair, frank, full
story of this controverted subject,
,ave started on this journey around
he world. Whatever the conclusions
| may report, they will at least be
lonest
The Largest American Business
Abroad.
The biggest single foreign enter.
Prise in which America is engaged is
his one of foreign missions. The rest
,f the world, and especially the Orient,
Snows the Western Continent chiefly
oy its missionaries. Figured in dol
lars, the business last year cost the
American public $5.S07, ,165. paid In by
an organization with approximately
70, 100000 shareholders of all religious
denominations, Protestant. Roman
Catholic and Mormon. (The foreign
mission work of all countries costs
s15, 100000 yoarly.) For all this enor-
nous output the tangible returns to
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09

Lord Curzon, when he was a stu
dent at Oxford, burned the midnight
oil, won scholastic honors galore, took
:, brilliant degree and won the grand
prize of fellowship. Lord Rosebery,
ON the other hand, took no honors,
was rusticated. and didn't even get
an ordinary degree.
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The Rackinq Problem.

'"The problem that is absorbing my
attention at this stage Of the game"
sighed the little widow. SIS how to go
to a tea. dinner, dance. late supper.
get home at five of morning seven
times a week, then snatch enough
sleep to keep my brain In condition
to Keep the wolf from the Telephone
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-09
odor Has lasted Centuries.

For over thousand years and with.
out perfuming the mosque OF st. Sofa
in Constantincple has retained Its fra.
grant odor OF musk The reason for
this Is that when the mosque was built
musk was mixed in the mortar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
WANT THE OHIO DEEPENED.
Merchants Along the River Confer
With U, s. Engineer Corps.

P1TTSBURG. Pa, August 13-Prominent
citizens from nearly every city and town
along the Ohio river were present at the
meeting here yesterday of the review board
of the Engineer Corps of the United States
Army to consider the recently completed
report of the survey of the Ohio river pro-
viding for the improvement of the great in
land waterway by Its canalIzation from
Pittsburg to Cairo.
Among the delegates were many con-
gressmen, mayors OF cities and heads of
commercial organizations from the states
most interested for a movement for nine
foot stage of water at all seasons of the
year. Capt. w. B. Rodgers of this city
acted as chairman.
Mayor Guthrie of Pittsburg presented a
memorial from the Pittsburg Chamber of
Commerce. which Is fathering the propo-
sition He was followed by Col. John L.
Vance of Columbus. president of the Ohio
Valley Improvement Association, Represen-
tatives Dovener and Hubbard Of West Vir-
ginia and Representatives DalZeli and
Burke of Pittsburg.
1t was argued that the Improvement was
vital to the commercial interests of almost
one-half of all the states in the United
States and that 1t would revoutionize the
freight traffic of Pittsburg and the entire
Ohio valley.
Today the board will start on an inspec-
ton tour down the Ohio river in the govern
ment steamer Cherokee
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CLASSY TENNIS TOURNEY
STARTS AT SOUTHAMPTON

NEW YORK. August 13.-The annual
tennis tournament the Meadow Club
courts at Southampton began yesterday
with ffty-two entrants i'll the mems sin
giles, including the pick of the American
players. Some idea of the quality can be
gained from the fact that in the upper half
of the draw are William ]. Clothier, the ma
tional champion: Bryant NJ. Grant of At
lanta. one of the southern doubles chain
pions: Wylie c. Grant, Carr B. Neel. the
former western champion, and Beals c.
Wright. international player and former
American champion. In the lower half.
William A. I.arned the former national
champion; Robert Leroy, the iutercol-
legiate Champion Henry Torrance, jr.. Nat
Thornton. the other member of the south
ern doubles team: Frederick c. Colston, the
former Maryland champion. who defeated
Clothier at Eongwood; Herbert L. West
fall and Karl II. Behr, Wr:ghts partner in
the Davis cup competitions abroad This
is Behr's first appearance in competition
since his return to America.
Only few matches were played. Neel
defeated A. l.. Hoskins. the chairman of
the ranking committee of the L. S. N. t.
7. A. in straight sets. ]. r. Carpenter. the
Pennsylvania state champion. won an easy
match from C. P. Butler Henry W. Slo-
cum. champion of other years, defeated
Grant Is. Schiey. George H. Nettleton. who
is a member of the Yale faculty, won in a
three-Sat match from Hugh Tallant. the
former Harvard player In the first round
the two matches played served to advance
W. +. johnson. the lad who defeated
Hackett in the western singles. and Col
ston. who beat Champion CIother at Long
wood. Johnson who recently Won the
championship of Delaware. played a hard
match with Frederick c, Inman of the
Rockaway Hunting Club, Inman won the
first set at love. but lost the two follow
ing Curiously enough. johnson scored 60
in the final set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
BILLY EDWARDS, OLD
PRlZEFIGHTER, DEAD

NEW YORK, August 13.-William H..
better known as BILLY" Edwards one of
the last of the old-time prizefighters, died
yesterday morning of Brights disease at
the home Of his brother. Joseph Edwards,
Of 90 1st place. Brooklyn. He was sixty
three years old. Edwards came to this
country from England when young man
and instantly won recognition in the prize
ring.
In 1868 he won the title of lightweight
champion of the world by defeating sam
Collyer in bare-fist fight. He defended
the title against ali corners and retained 1t
until 1884. when he fought Charley Mitchell
at Madison Square Garden in one of the
hrSt glove bouts ever seen in this country
The fight was stopped by the police but not
until it was clear that Mitchell had all the
best of 1t.
This ended Edwards active ring career,
but he remained one of the most prominent
characters of the prize ring In this country
and is credited with having discovered the
championship possibilities of John l.. Sulli-
van. He gave boxing lessons to prominent
men. and has been spoken Of the in
structor of George Gould, E. H. Hartman
August Belmont. Harry Payne Whitney and
others.
In 1882 Edwards became house detective
at the Hoffman House. and remained in the
place for many years in which time he was
one of the most familiar figures around the
hotel. and was the favorite stakeholder for
tlIt poiltlcidiiS anu sporting men VINO USED
to make the hotel their Headquarters On
several occasions Just before an election or
big sporting event Edwards was known to
have nearly million dollars in his possess
sion a stakeholder
Edwards left the hotel in 1896 and de-
voted himself to his boxing pupils He
trained John l.. Sullivan for his famous
battles with Paddy Ryan and Joe Goss, and
was always recognized as an authority on
ring matters.
His health had been growing constantly
worse for some months, and a few weeks
ago he moved to Atlantic City with his
family Mrs Edwards was there at the
time of her husbands death, a baby girl
having arrived in the family only a week
ago. Edwards had another child, a son. by
former wife. He Is a lawyer and is at
present travelling in California
That Edwards lived to such an unusual
age is due. say his friends. to his temperate
habits and rational living
He is believed to have left fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Championship for Trinity.

By batting Green's delivery hard and OPP
portunely in the fourth and fifth innings
of yesterdays game at Olympic Park, Trim
ity easily downed st. Martins BY to /.
thereby winning the championship in the
Marquette League.
jimmy Kerr. who was the firing line
for the Georgetown aggregation. twirled a
mastery game barring the first inning
when he allowed two hits, one a single and
the other double by Mullen which result
ed in one tally crossing the plate. Jimmy
settled down in the second session and
allowed only three scattered singles the re-
nainder of the game.
Trinity went out one-two-three order the
first three innings. but in the fourth round
it opened up Green's shoots and five
runs resulted. Mess. the first man up led
off with a double to right felu, which
Shorty Hughes duplicated, Mess scoring.
Dutch Heinrich followed with clean sin
gle. scoring Hughes. Sab flew out to Nc
Carthy. King Walloped the sphere for a
single, and Heinrich crossed the pan. Ben
Sebastian then slammed a timely two-sacker
Centerteder Hampton's head and
King Sauntered home. Sebastian tailed a
minute later on Buscher's pretty two-base
hit to left. This ended the rum getting
for this inning, as Kraft went out from
Howard to Turner. and Kerr from Mullen
inning. After Mess had been thrown out,
Ruiz to Turner. Green presented Hughes
with a free pass TO first base, from which
he scored on HenriChS mighty swat to
center for four sacks. Again in the sixth
inning Trinity scored. Clark who relieved
Buscher. got base on balls, stole second
and scored on Kerr'S double.
The batting of Mullen and Heinrich and
the fielding of Howard and Hughes were
the features. The score
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FULL TRAIN CREW law.
Indiana Judge Upholds Act Specify
ing Men Trains Must Carry.

INDIANAPOLIS. August 13.-Judge Ir-
vim In the criminal court decided yester-
day that the law fixing the number OF
men that railroad trains must carry
crew. and known as the full train crew
law" was constitutional in every point,
and held that the Indictment against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company must
stand.
The plea of the Pennsylvania aad other
roads Interested in the litigation was that
the law conflicted with the interstate
commerce law and was therefore uncon-
stitutiOnal.
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THREE FAVORITES
SPLIT SARATOGA'S CARD

SARATOGA. August 13.-H. B. Duryea's
Dreamer. backed down to to 5 favorite
won the Catskill Selling stakes. seven fur
longs, here yesterday in drive by a length
in 1.25. E. Dugan cut out the pace with
Boots Durnells Jacobite. 6 to /. until he
reached the stretch, where Dreamer and
Rye, to 2. moved up swiftly. Knapp out
rode Miller in the run home, but Rye beat
Jacobite a head.
Seweil, who receded to to ) second
choice. victorious in the handicap for
three-year-Olds. seven furlongs He was
finely ridden by Beckman. who allowed The
Wrestler and the Newcastle stables j. c.
Core, to D favorite. to travel in front of
him for about five furlongs. Then SewelI
was let down and he breezed home two
lengths in front of j. c. core. who beat
Main Chance. 10 to 1. by good margin.
The latter came from away back and beat
Prince Hampton. 10 to l, a head. The time
was l. IA 40.
J. w Colts Paprika. receding from to
TO- proved a big surprise by winning the
steeplechaSe, at about two miles. by a head.
Mooksie. to l. had cinch on the place.
with Amanda H.. backed down to 3. run
ming third. Il. Hitchcock, jr.' 8. Garrett. 8
to 5 favorite, was badly beaten with Ray in
the saddle.
Gallop for Nimbus.
Woodford Clay's Nimbus. 3 to s favorite.
year-old FLIES and geldings. five and half
furlongs He made all the running and
swung home on the bit four lengths in
front of E. R. Thomas DESTROYS. backed
down to to 5. F. r. Hitchcock's Keep
Moving, 20 to /, was third. just nosing out
Woolspun. The time was LOS 10.
Fred Cooks Missouri Lad. to favorite.
showed the way in the fifth event. a selling
affair at a mile and a quarter. and won in
a galIop by five lengths in 2.O6. 1t was a
close At for the place. k1lter. II to 10, taxi
ing it from Ocean Spray. 40 to l. by neck.
with I.ally II to l. head out of the
money Blandy, well backed at to 1. was
never factor
r. F. Carman's Magazine Il to l. took
the last race handicap FOR two-year- olds
five and half furlongs. beating Chulita,
: to . fayorite by two lengths in l.O6 %
Gene Russell 3 to l, was length back
beating Manheimer. backed from 80 down
to II. head The latter led Tor half mile
Black Oak, backed from to Z to 2, was
always outr,ln Three favorites were sue
cessful and Knapp rode two winners. with
Miller second four times and third once
The attendance was about o.oO.
The Summaries.
First race, handicap $3.50 added; for three year
,. won: J. C Core liz (Mler,. to 3. second:
M 81 leo olastein' 10 W l. third Tine
Belle and rerjucio also ran.
Second race. steeplechase: handicap: for four
a of th value OF et About won
mi la m 1872 M'lnerny, to Won Mo9k
sStone,, to .. third. Time. 4.2l. Garrett and
The Doctor also
which have not 81 600; 500 added; five and
n half 81, ia ,Knapp to
Moving 10y HGoldsteinj 10 to l. third Time,
Log 10 Woolspnn: Six O'Clock. Merry Maid May
Celia. Sungieam, King Thistle and Aristotle also
Fourth race. selling; The Cstskirl: purse; 81 800
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added: for three yearolds and upward seven fur
Gongs-Drnamer. 1o2 Knapp. to 5. won: Rye.
los tMiEer,. 5 to 2. second: JacoSite. los .E.
pugan). to I. third. Time. 1925. Orbicular. Hy-
perion II, Troublemaker. Grapple and Inquisitor
wa,,. SO adnIs a n, ~ or, n,;,. w
Missouri Lad. ies tDuSanD. 8 to 8. won HMter.
i92 Miller, II to 10. second: Ocean spray; 80
uowet, 40 to l. third Time. 2o6 Ialy, First
Mason and Blan,iy also ran.
Sixth race. handicap: for o-year-olis $3.50 add
ed; five and one-half frrongS- Magazine, l0S
tFian). u to L. won: Chraii'a. los tNotter, to
2. second Gene Russell III Miller, to l. third.
Time. LOG 26 Manheimer. Blue Heron, Black
Oak. George C0osidine King Cobalt and Zepheu
also ran.
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Winchester to Play Southern Railway

The strong Southern Railway Base Ball
club. which has made such a splendid
showing in the Capital City League race.
will meet. the crack Winchester. Va, team
at American League Park next Saturday
afternoon in double header. the first game
to start at 90 O'Clock.
The Winchester team is composed mostly
of Washington ard Georgetown boys and is
one of the strongest teams in the country.
The Southern Railway will have its best
team on the field. This is the first appear
ance of the Winchester team in Washing
ton and A fine exhibit ion of the national
sport can be looked for.
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ROSEOALES WON
FROM SOUTHEAST STARS

The Rosedaes and Southeast Stars played
a good game Sunday. before a large crowd
in which the former came out winners by
the score of to &. BY agreement between
the two managers only six innings were
played To allow another team to take the
grounds. Hessler pitched Il fine game for
the winners and his batting cut a decided
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Hickman batted for Sullivan in eighth
Chicago. -.............. . U o %
First base 10y errors-C hcago. ; Boston, 3. Left
on bases Chicago, 4; Boston, q. First base on
balls-OT Walsh =. OF Owen, l; OF Winter, l.
Struck out-By Walsh. ); by owen. l. Two-hase
hit-Ishell. Sacrifice hits-Unglaub. SUlEan.
Stolen base-Jou.s. Double play-Sulliyan. Robe
and Davis Hit by pitrher-By Walsh. lmpires-
Messrs. OI.oughn and Evans. Time Of game-1
hour and 30 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13

The property Clerks. with Small in the
box and in great form, overwhelmingly de-
feated the Collectors yesterday afternoon
in six-inning game by the score of II
to 2
Out Of the eighteen men who stood up
before the clever twirler fifteen were
moved down by his puZzing delivery and
only three hits were made off him. two of
which came from the hefty bat of Walters
Marimon for the Collectors also pitched fine
ball. but the poor support given him and
coupled with his wildnesS at times accounts
for the large score. He famed ten and al
lowed seven hits. The score: