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lhan ss5,ooo.ooo annually.

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than ss5,0O0,0Oo annually. Il,
| The American people rs. wlivlc
are a lover of the almighty dolla :
and when the good doctor makes oul
mental defects n matte. OF dollars aud
cents, he doubtless knows that he Is
| appealing TO US in language at once
50, picturesque and forciblc that VIC
VIII all take heed. His purpose In
that respect Is made more evident
latc.' OIL In his address when lie says
that "the trouble With so many per.
sons is that they worry too much.
1t may he classed MS an age OF wor.
women who can. be found most OF
the time hugging their bedrooms,
complaining of being sick. when In
nine cases out of ten It Is an imag.
may trouble, and tho result is that
they get no syspathy. II has gotten
to Ire an ailment with them. Con.
|atant worry will cause defect In
the brain. and II human beings would
enjoy that Observation-Disclosures which
Is so much desired they will live in
II manner TO get all the healthy en-
joyment that Is possible out OF life"
Worrying over Imaginary evils OF
the body Is not the only evil OF our
national life. Americans a;e given
over 10 worrying over q great many
things over almost everything. in
fact. and While much OF the worry
has doubtless resulted In solution
of many problems that Injured to the
benefit to mankind, 1t is doubtful II.
after all, the worry was. really worth
while. During the last few weeks
We all have been Worrying over the
financial troubles OF the country. AZ
ter they. have been settled, as NIL
troubles are, sooner or later, we will
find something else to worry over.
and so on nd infinltum. until We
learn through DIR. Bakers. figures,
of tho costly folly OF worrying over
anything. wc arc living in a fast age
which demands automobiles. ,airships
and-money. II our neighbor has one
or the othc., or all three. OF thoso
aids To fast living and ~c haven't.
why We just worry. and keep Oh wor-
rying and schemins, and frettinG un.
I'll we get It or wear out our lives
worrying, What We need In this great
country. OF ours. II wo are to save
the wear and tear on our mental and
physical organisms. are slower pace
makers in national life-men and
women OF national regard and intiu-
ence. who will set the rest Of us
stern and practical examples OF
simple life"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-29
VALUE OF ATHLETICS FROM A
PEcuNIARY VIEWPOINT.

While tile annual convention of the
American Amateur Athletic Union
WIS In session In New York some
|amazing statistics were given In re-
ports, showing the enormous growth
of athletics In this country. Accord
ing to the registration committec's
report during tho year no less than
2.fi1,5lS Individuals engaged IN ath.
lnsics or some form or othc.. and
this was exclusive OF swimmers.
wrestlers. boxers. baseball players
and gymnasts. That there Is such
a vast army of enthusiasts about ath
letics' augurs well for the physical
we'll being of the Inhabitants OF III.
United States. a nation of healthy
men and women who are energetic
workers. Is always strong nation.
This roll of nearly two and half mil.
lion of athletes does not include mil.
lions of workers who are also keep.
Ing themselves In sound physical
condition by following various honor.
able professions, or trades The In.
tercst. therefore. In athletics In Amer.
lea Is even moro widespread than
committee reports on physical cul-
ture Indicate.
Llght common sense exercises
which does not overfatisuc q man or
q woman. whatever his or hor age
may be, generally servo to keep one
who practices them in good physi.
cal condition. II ~ leplorabic how
many individuals arc in n low, STATED
of health due to. their own careless.
ness. The amount OF wealth lost 70
the community through sickness that
could have been avoided, aud conse-
0ucnt inability to. work. Is enormous.
Statistics on this fact are lacking In |
this country, Isn't at recent inter.
national health exhibition In London
MI eminent authority on such mat.
tors said II think that We cannotl
escape from the reasons TO believe
that We lose In England and Wales.
every year, In consequence of sicl.
ness 20.o00.o0O weeks work; or. say.
as much work ms 2o,o0o.00O healthy
people would do In week. This Is
equal TO about onc.fortirth part of
tho work done In each year BY the
whole population between 10 and CD
years old" Commenting on this loss
OF service and reckoning II in terms
OF dollars and cents as applied to the
United States, writer estimated that
the amount lost annually from what
should DO the nations wealth would
amount 10 over Seoo.0oo,0 900. The pc.
cunlary value Of athletics 10 coun,
try Is therefore Obvious.
Proper exercise OF the muscles is
essential for necessary physical cn.
deayors and also for intellectual! eni
Payments The communities through.
out the country that were not an as
list-indulgencc In which benefit the
residents in 4 wonderful manner are
few In hummer. A. most pleasing
thing about these athletic associations
Is the fact that they cause It's active
members 70 shun liquors. Liquors
and au,letics cannot mix any moro
than oil and water.
f..- ~ ---.--.-.. -
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WITH THE PARAaRAPHERs.

Now that 1t has been discovered
that persons can converse over the
telephone with the transmitters plac-
I'd upon their chests. We expect II
Will become usual for young people
10 hold the instrument over the car
diac region and thus indulge in real
hcartto.hcart talks.--New York Tri.
bunc
Tho usefulness of tho Panama ca
nal In floating loan is only a sug-
gession Of tho great purpose II IL to
serve In floating ships.-Washington
Star
Since New York bankers admit that
tho crisis Is past. perhaps they VIII
soon loosen up on depositors' money.
Philadelphia INQUIRER.
Has any census been made OF tho
men who think they know what the
Presidents message Will say?-New
York World.
II the banks would let up now the
other interests OF the country are
about ready to do it.--phlladclphia
Press.
College presidents continue to de.
plorn hasty talk and then loose a lot
of it,-Philadelphia Ledger.
Looks rs II Old Prosperity was get.
ting his second wind-Now York
Mail.
Oklahoma comes. In just. In time TO
share the, MISUNDERSTANDING
commercialAppeal.
Tho mint Is working overtime. Not
INC 1niep mi ': tho money Mint
st. Joseph Ne Press.
The announcement thnt, turkeys
are going up VIII. no doubt. cnrtAil
the number that 80 down Dirming.
ham News
Tho bank president in cell. tho
cashier out. on ball--thcse are topss.
tiryy times. lndecd.--New York Even.
ing Post.
During a racing season bookmns.
ers haye no difficulty TO finding peo.
PIC who do not Insist OH .hoardjng
their money, --Washlngton Star
---- 100
Tho absence of any constitutional
limitations upon Tho Constitution
igamcrs does not. however. Justify
Tue absence OF lie limitations oi
logic. Detroit News. Us
Another good tning about clearing.
louise certificates Is that they don'i
haze any irrcyerent: sncriligious and
unnecessary notices OH en- Ohio
State Journal.
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we do all kinds " eor,roerc,a,
printing. and at prices that are con.
sistept, With GOOD work. Small orders
EyS the same careful attention as
no large once. prontptuees is enc
OF our characteristics. WARWICK
siuNTiNo Co. INC. 10000
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Daily Seryice.-steamers leave Old
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month Of November), at Q a. m.
For Information apply to
J. N. Smith. Agent Union Ticket
ONCE. Chamberlain Hotel, Old Point.
Va.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
CHAPTER II.
The Battle of Sineffe.

1t was early in the morning on the LIST day
of August and darkness was still heavy
upon the camp when Grimond stopped over
his master and had to shake him vigorously
before Claverhouse woke.
It's time you were up, Master John; the
princes guards are gatherin', and sune will
be fallin' in: that's their trumpets soundin,
Ye will need a bite before We start. and
here's small breakfast, part of which I
saved cot O. that stramash yesterday-sall!
the blast threatened to leave neither meat
nor lodgin', and part I happened to light
upon this mornin' when was takin' bit
walk through the camp with my lantern. /"
Grimond spread out fairly generous
breakfast Of half fowl. piece of ham,
some excellent cheese. with good white
bread and a bottle Of wine and held the
lantern that his master might eat with some
comfort. II 1t had to be with more haste
do you ken. Jock. where 1 was when you
Weakened me and flashed the light upon my
face? Away In bonnie Glen Ogilvie, where
everything Is at Its best today. I dreamed
that I was off to Sidaw Hill to see what
was doing with the muir-fowl and l felt
the good Scots air blowing upon my face.
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and persevering. Men of this type We're
usually Protestant in their faith, and when
the day Of choice came they threw IN their
lot with Hanover against Stuart. Hugh
Mackay was the younger son of an ancient
Highland house OF large possessions and
much influence in the distant north of Scot
land; his people We're suspicious of the
Stuarts because the kings OF that Inflated
line were intoxicated with the idea of
divine right and were ever clutching at
absolute power; nor had the MacKays any
overwhelming and reverential love for
bishops, because they considered them TO
be the instruments of royal tyranny and
the oppressOrs of the kirk MacKay has
found a place between Collier and Venner
and as he sits leaning back against a sad
die and to all appearance half asleep, the
freight falls on his broad. powerful but
rather awkward figure, and on q strong, de-
terInjned face, which in its severity is well
set off by his close-cut sandy hair. AL
though one would judge him TO be DOING
or at least absorbed in his own thoughts,
If anything is said which arrests him, he
will cast a quick look on the speaker, and
then one marks that his eyes are steely
gray, cold and penetrating, but also brave
and honest. BY and by he rouses himself.
and taking book out of an inner pocket.
and leaning sideways toward the fire, he
begins to read. and secludes himself from
the camp talk. Venner notices that II Is a
Bible. and opens his mouth to ask him
whether he can give him the latest news
about the fifth monarchy which made q
windmill in his poor fathers head. but.
catching sight of MacKay's grim profile,
thinks better and only shrugs his shoulders.
For Mackay was not man whose face or
manner invited testing.
Upon the other side of the fire, SO that
the two men could only catch occa-
sional and uncertain glimpses of each other
through the smoke, as was to be their lot
In after days, lay the other Scot in careless
grace, supporting his head upon his hand,
quite at bis ease and in good fellowship
with all his comrades. II MacKay marked
contrast to the characteristic Celt of hot
blood and hayward impulses, by his reserve
and self-control, John Graham was quite
unlike the average Lowlander by the spirit
OF feudal prejudice and romantic sentiment
OF understanding devotion and loyalty to
dead ideals, which burned within his heart
and were to drive him headlong on his
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today had thrown all things into confusion
and it happened that had nowhere to sit,
Mr.. Venner was so kind as to ask me to
take my place by this fire for the night,
and 1 am pleased to find myself among so
many goodly young gentlemen. make no
doubt he added, that every one will so
acquit himself as very soon to receive his
commission"
1.-The sooner the better" said Hales,
land as I have flask of decent Burgundy
here. will pass it round that we may drink
to our luck from loving cup" And every
one took his draught except MacKay, who
only held the cup to his lips and inclined
/ his head, being severe and temperate man
in everything.
Concerning the duel and the action of
that gentleman" continued MacKay, my
mind may not be that of the present hon.
orable company. 1t has ever seemed to me
that man has no right to risk his own
life or take that of his neighbor save in the
cause of just war, when he doubtless is alb
solved. For two sinful mortals to settle
dead is nothing else than black murder.
There is no difficulty to my Judgment in
understanding the character of that duelist.
When he knew that through skill In fenc-
ing he could kill the other man and escape
himself, he was always ready to fight; when
he found that danger had shifted to his own
side. he was quick to flee. My verdict on
him. and Mackay voice was vibrant, 'is
that he was nothing other than butcher
and a coward
LAS the Lord lveth," cried venner, II
law. and l do Capt. MacKay filial rever-
ence. May / inquire whether Scotland is
raising many such noble Puritans, for they
are quickly dying out in England. Such
savory and cody conversation have 1 not
heard for years. and it warns my heart
THE sooner the knaves die out in Eng
land the better. cried Collier; but I mean
no offense to Venner who is no more a
Puritan than I am. though he has learned
their talk and none at all to Capt. Mac
Kay, whom 1 salute, and Of whose GOOD
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there was nothing left of that poor gen.
tleman except his skull, which was mon
strous thick and bade defiance to the hogs.
This is not a common happening con-
tinued Carlton with much composure, and
l thank my Maker l was not carried into
that hold to be a hogs dinner. Yet l give
you my word of honor that the tale is
true"
liant gentleman" said Collier, and II makes
gruesome telling. Have you anything else
sweeter for the mouth, for there be enough
of hogs on the land well sea- and
some of them go round the field, where men
are lying helpless, on two legs and not on
four, from whom heaven defend u.s.
Since you ask for more" replied Carl
ton, "a thing took place about which there
was much talk, and on it I should like to
have your Judgment. Upon the same ship
with myself there was a gentleman vol
unteer and he came with the name of a
skillful swordsman. He had been in many
duels and thought more of standing
face to face with another man, and ne
cared not who he was, than taking his
breakfast. You would have said that he
of all men would have been the coolest on
the deck and would have given no heed to
danger. Yet the moment the bullets whiZ-
zed he ran into the hold. and for all his
land mettle he was a coward on the sea
When every one laughed al him and he was
becoming a thing of scorn; he asked to be
/ tied to the mainmast, so that he might not
be able to escape. So It comes into my
mind" concluded Carlton, ito ask this
question of you gallent gentlemen: Is cour-
age what Sir Walter Raleigh calls it, If ]
mind me rightly,.the art of the philosophy
of quarrel, or must 1t not be the issue OF
principle and rest upon a steady basis OF
religion? I should like to ask those artists
in murder, meaning no offense to any gen.
tleman present who may have been outtn
a duel, to tell me this. why one who has
run so many risks at his swords point
should be turned into coward at the
whizz of a cannon ball?'
There is not much puzzle in il as it seems
to me-" answered Rookie; every man that
Is worth calling such has so much courage,
see you, but there are different kinds. AS
Mr.. Carlton well called It. there is land
mettle. and that good swordsman was not
afraid when his feet We're on the solid
ground; then there Is sea mettle and faith
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your hands more than made up FOR ths
effort
AS to working in the field, picking ber-
ries and raising vegetables that was hard
at first, too, but now It is a pastine Tho
| simple life Is the most enjoyable after all.
If tired and nervous women who h,ve
the doctor every other day and whose chief
| topic of conversation is their various all
ments, would only do as l have done ana
go In for outdoor recreation, their troubles
would leave them. They would get tasts
OF real pleasure then, the simple contents
ment that comes from working out in the
pure air filling the soil and living natural
existence
AS to the overalls, Mrs. Cook AYERS that
despite convention she believes that 1t is
perfectly proper for women to wear them
when at work at their own homes, and that
skirts are quite impracticable for farm
work
Since completing the hen house Mrs Cook
has bought flock of 125 hens She cares
for them herself, and has already added
quite little to the family income by selling
the eggs. Incidentally. among her other
accomplishments Mrs. Cook is a crack shot
with tho rifle, and In the pleasant autumn
days shoulders her trusty weapon and
hunts gray squirrels in the Lynn woods
The only drawback that Mrs. Cook finds
in wearing overalls comes from the fact
that she is occasionally taken for a boy.
On account Of her being short little wom-
an, with a countenance so care-free that 10
looks almost boyish she has several times
been mistaken for her fourteen-year- old
son Grover Last fall while she was at
work in the garden the assistant pastor
Of st. Stephens Episcopal Church. which
she attends, called at the house to see her
son, who is a member of the Sunday school.
Seeing Mrs Cook in overalls, the pastor
addressed her as Grover, and was greatly
| surprised when informed that he talk-
ing to Growers mother.
Mrs Cook comes naturally by her inge-
nuity at manual labor Many years ago
her father bought small tract of land near
the Lynn woods, and with 81 In capital
and Ratchet, saw, Jackknife and small
amount of lumber his only assets erect-
ed a two-story house in which he lived
and raised numerous family.
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|GRAHAM OF CLAVERHOUSE
BY IAN MACLAREN,
o. BonneB Bush"
y m ~
BY IAN MACLAREN,

he had not much of that, a trifle too 1ittle,
l grant you. for a gentleman. So it is in
measure with US all. l never saw the horse
l would not mount or the wall within rea-
son L would not take, but l cannot put my
foot in a little boat and feel it rising on the
sea without a trembe at the heart. That
is how l read the riddle
What l hold" burst in Collier lis that
everything depends on a mans blood. If it
be pure and he has come of a good stock.
he cannot play the coward any more than
lion can stalk like a fox. Land or sea-
whatever tremble be at the heart he faces
his danger as a gentleman should, though
there be certain kinds of danger. as has
been said which are worse for some men
than others. But I take it your gentleman
volunteer though he might be a good player
with the sword was, if you knew it, mon
grel."
IF you mean by mongrel humbly born
broke in Venner Saving your presence
you are talking nonsense, and L will prove
1t to you from days that are not long
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passed. When 1t came to fighting in the
days Of our fathers. 1 say not that the lads
who followed Rupert were not gallant gen.
tlemen and hardy blades. but unless my
poor memory has been carried off by that
Internal whirlwind l think Old Nolrs IRON
sides held their own pretty we'll And who
were they but blacksmiths and farmer men,
from Essex and the eastern counties. There
does not seem to me much difference be-
tween the man from the castle and the
man behind the plough when their blood is
up and they have sword In their hands
II am under obligation to you all for dis
cussing my humble question, but 1 see that
we have two Scots gentlemen with us. and
l would crave their opinion. For all men
know that the Scots soldier has gone every
where sword in hand, and whether he was
in the body guard of tAe King of France
or doing his duty for the Lion of the North
has never turned his back to the foe. And
I am the more moved t. ask an answer
for the settlement of my mind because, as
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have ever understood the Scots more
than our people are accustomed to go into
the reason of things, and to argue about
principle 1t is not always that the strong
sword-arm goes with clear head, and 1
am waiting to hear what two gallant Scots
soldiers will say" And the Englishman
paid his tribute of courtesy first across the
fire to Claverhouse, who responded grace
fully with pleasant smile that showed his
white, even teeth beneath his slight mus
tache. and then to MacKay. who leaned
forward and bowed stiff1y.
I'VE are vastly indebted to Mr.. Carlton
for his good opinion of our nation" said
Claverhouse, after a slight pause to see
whether Mackay would not answer and
in gentle, almost caressing tones, but l
fear me his charity hatters us. Certainly
no man can deny that Scotland Is ever
ringing with debate. But much of 1t had
better been left unsaid, and most Of it is
carried on by ignorant brawlers, who should
be left ploughing fields and herding sheep
instead of modelling with matters too high
for them. At least such is my humble
mind, but l am only gentleman private
me a commissioned officer of his army.
1t Is becoming that Capt Hugh MacKay
who many will say has a better right to
speak for Scotland than a member of my
sci from the highest, as / take it. should
give his judgment on this curious point of
bravery or cowardice."
Although Grahams manner was perfectly
civil and his accents almost silken Venner
glanced keenly from one Scot to the other.
| and every one felt that the atmosphere had
grown more intense, and that there was
latent antipathy between the two men, And
even Rookie, blunt and matter-of- fact
Englishman, who, having said his say. had
been smoking diligently. turned round to
listen to MacKay. who had never said q
word through all the talk of the evening.
'Mr. Carlton and gentlemen volunteers
MacKay began, with grave formality. II
had not intended to break in upon your
conversation, which / found very instruc-
tive, but as Claverhouse' land 1t was char
acteristic of his nation that MacKay should
call Graham by the name of his estate)
has asked me straightly to speak. would
first apologize for my presence in this COM
pany. 1 do not belong, as We know, to the
kings guard and 1t is true that l have a
captains commission. AS the tempest Of
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matte tenths! But who in the name Of
Apollo. cares to hear chromatIc tentha
sliding pellmell down hill. Music is music,
and man or woman must make 1t, not an
instrument alone.
The tendency now is toward the fabrica-
ton of more sensitive. vibrating sound-
ing-board. Quality, not brutal quantity, is
the desideratum. This. with the more re-
sponsive and elastic keyboard action of the
day, which permits all manner of finger
nuance, will tell upon the future OF the
pianoforte. Machine music has usurped
our vrtuosity, but 1t can never reign in tho
stead of the human artist, and therefore
we now demand more OF the spiritual and
less of the technical from our pianists.
Music is the gamer thereby, and the old
time cacophonous concerto for pianoforte
and orchestra Will. We hope, be relegated
to the limbo of things inutie The piano.
forte was originally an intimate instru-
ment, and 1t will surely go back, though
glorified by experience, to its first, dignifed
estate.
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Future of the Piano.
s Huneker, in Everybody's.

James Huneker, in Everybody's.
How far will the pursuit of technique go,
and what will be the effect upon the me-
chanical future of the piano? 1t is both a
thankless and a dangerous task to proph-
esy, but 1t seems that technique as tech
nique has ventured as far as it dare Wit
ness the astounding arrangements made by
the ingenious Godowsky, the grating OF
two Chopin studies both hands autonomous
racing at full speed! The thing is mon
strous. vet effective. But that way musical
madness liesa
The Janko keyboard. sort of ivory to-
boggan slide, permitted the performance OF
incredible difficulties; glissandos in chro-