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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
Pickrem Defea.s. Blue valley.

BEATRICE, Neb.. July 4-(Special)-ln ~
close and interesting game of ball yester-
day the Pickrell nine defeated the Blue
Valley team Of this city by the score OF
8 to 8. 1t was anybody's game until the
sixth inning, wher Pickrell forged ahead.
score. R.H.E.
Pickrel =
Blue Valley. . d
Batteries: Pickrell. West and Easter;
Blue Valley, Irvine, Miller and Folden.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
MOTOR CYCLE RACES FAST
Ralph Bates Wins Twenty-Mile Run
in Thirty Minutes Plus.
FLEsCHER WINS THE F1vE.MuE
BiE Crowd Sees the Spectacular Com
tests and some Accidents Occur,
but None OF Them
Serious.

Before a good crowd that covered the
bluffs at the starting place, the motor
cycle races were run yesterday forenoon
under favorable conditions.
The twenty-mile free for all was won by
Ralph Bates, a young colored boy on an
Excelsior. He made the twenty-mile
course In 80 minutes and Al seconds. which
Is considered remarkably good time. con-
sidering the steep grades encountered.
The course ives from Forty-eighth and
Dodge west on Dodge five miles and
return and repeat. The ten-mile handicap
was run over the same course. w. f.
Dewey. on an Indian. came in first In
both aces, his time being 9O:33 and 1859.
respectively but he was disqualified on the
ground he used a special racing engine, the
race being open only to stock road machines.
Louis Flesher ran his machine into the
creek in the twenty-milc race. Archie
Matson broke his belt idler in the twenty
mile event and had to mold it on with
his hand. He finished fourth, no wever. G.
D.. Brown Of Council Bluffs had a bad
spill, but neither he nor his machine was
seriously hurt.
The judges were John w. Cooper and
referee.
How They Came out.
Summaries:
Twenty-mile free for ~all-First. RALPH,
Bates. Excelsior machine; time 9O:41; prize
pair tires, $25.
Second. Mark Rogers, Excelsior machine
time 3l:17; prize, motorcycle casing, 81
and box cigars, $3.50.
Third, Gus Baysdorfer, Merkel machine
time, 1886; prize, spark plug and cap.
Fourth, A. l.. Matson, Harley Davidson
machine; time, 1888; prize. two set
batteries, 81.
Fifth, George Gamble. Harley Davidson
machine; time, 35:47; prize, one set batter
les, 81.
Sixth, ]. Jensen, Reading STANDARD
machine; time, 1928; prize. gallon ga soline
First, p. Birchall, one pair Of tires.
Second, f. Tompkins. casing and cigars
Third, NJ. Rogers, Medal case.
Fourth, r. Bates, batteries.
Fifth, J. Jensen, batteries.
Sixth, f S.. Crozier, one gallon gasoline
The best time was made by NJ. Rogers
10 :O4h.
First and second winners were Tho
machines; third and fourth, EXcelsiors
fifth, Reading-Standard and sixth, ArmaC
The five-mile cycle was won by Loui
Flesher in 5:17.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
HUsTLERs


McCieiland .OOOOO2OOOOOOOOOOO1@
Hust.ers ....O OOOOO1O1OOOOOOOO e
Two-base hit: Bennett. Home run: Peter
son. Struck out: BY Hansen, Is; by Cass,
l6. Double play: Schneider to Sulhott. Sac
riff ce hit: Wooten Bases on balls; or
Cass, 3: off Hansen, /. Stolen basis: Sny-
Ger, Perry, Hagcrty. Umpire: Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06

Struck out: By Miller. s; by Meeks. T.
Double play $: Crandall TO Caugney 10
Letler; Crandall to Letter. Stolen bases:
Country Club, 5: Edelweiss. 2 Sacrifice
hits: Sherwood. Letter. Bases On tails: Uff
Miller. 4; off Meeks. !. Attendance: 5J.
Umpire: Lott.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
Totals .... 81 ~
sBatted for West in eighth.

Toledo ............. 0 90 0 0 ! 81
india1apoiis ........ 0 0 0 0 0 / 0-9
Left on bases: Toledo, 3; Indianapolis,
son. Home run: Hopke. Double plays:
land and Abbott. Bases on balls: OH
west, /. Sacrifice hit: Hinchman; stolen
bases: baltimore, Davidson, Hayden.
Struck out: BY West, 4; by Maggie, ?; by
Siagle. 4. Hits: orr west, 6 in eight in,
nings: off Maggie, l in one inning. Passed
ball: Abbott. Umpire: owens llhe'
2:CO.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
morning game:

Fremont ..............O o 0 o 4 IS
storz Coronas ..,....O o 0 o 0 0 0 0 2-2
Earned runs: Fremont. ? Bases on
balls: OFF Malone, 2; off Young, 4. Hit
with pitched bali: Kucera. Struck out:
By Malone, 5; by Young, 3; by Smith, 2.
Score. afternoon game:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
Chnmnionr win from DistIIlers.

COLUMBUS, July 5.-Goodwin's tatting,
nv which the Columbus pitcher drove in
four runs, helped materially in putting
the home team SO far ahead that me
punching of five hits by Louisville IN the
eighth did not hurt. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06

Stolen bases: Kruger Cd, Congaiton'
Wrigley, Burke. Sacrifice hits: RatdE %
Odwell, Kruger, Sullivan, Perrine, Sacrl-
flee fly hits: Congalton, PETIT. Bases on
balls: OFF Goodwin, 2; off Durham, 81 off
Poole, /. Two-base hits: Odwell, Goodwin,
Durham, /. Hits: Off Durham, 10 in seven
innings; off Poole, l in one inning. Time:
POI. Umpires: KERN and HaN es.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
shakeuP in the Team.

Owner Higgins of the Des Moines team
sat In the grandstand. He and Dexter had
talked over matters the night before and
decided upon a thorough shakeup of the
team Elonrnoy was called back into the
game to play left. Bader was put on sec
ond and Dolau on first, while Dryer was
sent to center field. The changes were
about as radical as were forced upon the
Omaha team at the end OF the first inning.
Austin disputed the Judgment of the UNI
pire in striking him out and was benched
for his energy. King was then moved to
third. Aubrey 10 second. Belden to right
and Bartllff to first Bartliff dropped Il
foul tip, but atoned for 1t by catching the
next one in exactly the same place. Franck
threw two low ones TO Bartliff. which the
new member of the Rourke family did not
gobble up. LeBrand threw over Kings
head In trying to head off a double steal
at second and was thus responsible for the
first run made by Des Molnes in the first
inning. Aubrey also Joined the error column
by failing to stop a grounder on which he
got his nit. True. Dexter stood in his sun
light. but he had to be charged with an
error lust the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06

Earned runs. storz IoTonas, 8. Home
runs: Bando ~. Two-base hit: kucera,
Carroll (2). Sacrifice hit: Carney. struck
out: BY Koepentc, 6; by Smith. 5. Bases
on balls: or Koepenic, I; off Smith. T.
Hit with pitched ball: Garvey, Young, N.
Smith. lmpire: Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06

Two-base hit: Konetchy. Sacrifice hits:
Byrne ~, Hostetter, Charles. Stolen bases:
Higgins, Konetchy, Kane. Doubple plays:
Byrne, Charles TO KOnetchy; Higgins, Nc.
Lean to Camel. Left on bases: St. Louis.
Cincinnati, s. First base on balls: off
Fromme, s. Struck out: By Fromme, s.
by Coakley, 4. Time: 1:1. Umpire: Rud-
derham.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
Total
MARRIED MEN.

Total
Another game will be played at the same
place this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
PITTsRuRG
'Batted for Pfeister in ninth.

"BuIItu Tot IICIsItI III UIIIVI'
Chicago ..............O 0 0 0 as
pittsburg ............0 y 2 0 3 O . y DO
Two-base hits: Sheckard (3), Leach,
Thomas, Abbaticchio (2). Three-base hits:
Leach, Young. Home runs: Wagner, Tinker.
Sacrifice hit Hofman Stolen bases: Clarke,
Moran. Double play: Thomas to Gibson.
Left on bases: chicago, 4; Pittsburg, g..
First base on balls: OFF P~feister, 3. First
base on errors: Chicago, l. Hit with pitched
ball: Abbaticchio, Clarke. Struck out: By
Pfeister, 8; by Young, l. Passed hall:
Moran. Time: 200. Umpires: tombstone
and KLEIN.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
OMAHA TAKES THIRD CANE
Champions Beat Boosters in Rather
Loosely Played Contest.
SANDERS DOES EFFECTIVE WORK
ROurkes Jump cato the Crack Mr..
wItherup and Bump Him
Hard All the Way
Along.
Omaha, Z; Des MoInes, ..

Omaha, Z: Des Molnes, ..
One inning OF poor ball playing on the
part OF the Des Moines team was all the
opening the Champions needed TO pull up
from behind in the third inrdng and make
enough runs TO put them in the lead. which
lead was kept to the finish. The day was
a swelterer. so warm the grandstand held
more fans than the bleachers and Brother
Dave vended several barrels Of his hand
made lemonade. over $500 fans sat to the
finish and saw Omaha win the third
straight game from tine Boosters, although
Dexter and his horde secured a lead Of
three runs In the first three innings.
witherup and Sanders were the opposing
slabmen and It looked for two innings as
though the elongated twirler from Des
Moinas was going to hold the Rourke family
safe, while his teammates were c%louting
Sanders. Things changed, however, in the
third inning after Anderson had a chance
to start a double play and end the ming
n Des Moines team went TO pieces after
that error and before Dexter could lasso
tho wild Colts Omaha had piled up five
runs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
Franck Gets Third HIt.

With one out In the next inning Fisher
hit safe again, stole second and came home
on Kings single. In the fifth with one out
Belden hit for a double and came homo
on Franck's double down the third base
line. 1t was the third hit of the day for
the captain.
Flourney opened the fifth with a double
and scored on Dryers double. An effort
at a rally was made I'm the last inning by
Des Moines, but It ended with one run.
Dexter beat out n bunt, went to third
when Aubrey missed McLaughIin's grounder
and came home on a long fly 20 WClch.
Mclaughlin batted for Witherup.
The same teams this afternoon, which is
ladies' day. The score;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
saints win from MIIIers.

81 PAUL, July 5.-Leroy was invincible
in Iinches ana won A pitchers pattle
from Oberlin by a score of 2 TO ]. Mime
apolis got one run as the result OF Tie
mey er's errors. Score:
st. Paul ............. / 0 0 l 0 Q -
Minneapolis ........ 0 0 0 o 0 0 l y u
Two-bass hit: Ge,er. stolen bases:
Ge.er, Davis, Mhee .er, Fiene. Double plays:
FloUd, Nee ana Wheeler. Bases On balls;
of Leroy, .; off Oberlin, 2. Struck out:
~ Leroy, 6; by Oberhn, D. Let on bases:
s.. PAU, o.; Minneapolis, 8. lime: LOB.
Umpire: Kane.
KANSAS CITY, July 5.-Milwaukee won
the iourtn game of the series here this
afternoon S TO l. The game was closely
contested up TO the ninth inning, when
kruger errors, combined with six hits,
net ed six runs for the visitors. Score:
Eainead runs: Milwaukee, /. Two-base
Tits: HallmHn, Randall, Roth. First base
on bll.s; of Manske, 4; off Egan, 3.
Struck cut; BY Manske, {; by Egan, 3.
Hits: or Manske, Z; Off Egan, p. Left
on bases: Milwaukee, 4; Kansas city, y.
Double play: Neighbors to be, key. stolen
base: NJighbors. Sacrifice hits: Brown,
Mailman. villa pitches: Manske, 2. First
ON errors: Mccormick, Clark, Sulli, al,
Flynn. lit by pitcher: Beckley. Time
Csc. I'm! ire: BieThalter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
GAMES IN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
I~ndIanapoIis wins from Toledo by
Clean Hitting.

TOLEDO, July 5.-Indianap1lis won TO-
day by a score of 3 to l by clean hitths'
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
TOW Visitors start.

with one out Dollar singled in the first
and went to third on Bader's single. Bader
started to second and LeBrand threw the
ball away. One for Des Moines. In the
third inning Flourhoy opened with a triple
which bounded bad for Welch and went
on to the fence. Dolan made his second
hit. scoring F1ournoy, went to third on
Bader's double and home on F1tzgerald's
long fly-out to welch.
Three runs behind was the condition
which confronted the omaha team whep 1t
came to bat in the third inning. Fisher
opened with a single. King flew out to
Anderson and Anderson booted Autrey's
gronnder." WEIGH Drove Fisher around with
a single and Aubrey went to third. Belden
hit a Texas Lacquer to left, which someone
should have captured, but 1t went safe and
Aubrey scored. Then came the grand
mixup OF the day. Buck Franck hit an
other popup back OF third. which no one
caught. Weloh and Belden trotted home
and Flournoy threw the ball to second to
head off Franck Bader muffed the ball
and FraUck kept running and scored before
the ball was fielded home.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
M'CIEILAND WINS long GAME

p. Bases on balls: of Nicely, g. Time:
1903. Umpire. Turner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
SITTING ON a Hiuh Hat.

"If I were to offer to wager that
could sit squarely on my silk hat with
out crushing it, you would take me up,
/ suppose" said clubman to fellow
member. "Well, you would lose" he
continued. "a good silk hat should
support the weight of man say 40
pounds without yielding, providing the
weight is applied gradually and care
fully. The way to do it is to place the
hat on a smooth, strongly supported
surface, crown downward, and lay a
board across the rim, in the hollow.
On this seat yourself steadily and slow
ly, and you will find the hat does not
yield. OF course, hat that has once
been bent or broken will not do. Nor
is the rule invariable. 1t applies only
to good hats. Have / ever tried It?
Yes, have, but not on my own hat
Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
NOT IN A HURRY.
A Royal Funeral and an Embarrassed
Blundering Official.

The Comtesse de Boigne's memoirs
contain an interesting account of the
departure from life of Louis XVIII,
an event which the king himself had
long been anticipating:
"He was a great stickler for eti.
quette and gave the most minute in
structions about his obsequies. All
the ceremonials observed at the de-
parture Of the kings of France were to
be respected, and as he had an ex-
traordinary memory he settled the
procedure down to the smallest details.
At the last the royal almoner made a
mistake in reading the prayers for
those In extremis. Louis XVIII. inter-
rupted him and corrected the mistake
with presence of mind and calmness
which never left him for moment.
The family was assembled at the end
of the room and was deeply affected.
The doctors, the attendants on duty
and the clergy were around the bed.
The first gentleman of the chamber
held the curtain. When the chief
physician gave the sign that all was
over, he let 1t fall and. turning around,
bowed to the princes. Monsieur left
the room sobbing. ana madame pre-
pared to follow him. Hitherto she had
always taken precedence of her hus-
band as the kings daughter. When
she reached the door, she suddenly
stopped, and through the heartfelt
tears with which her face was stream
ing she said with difficulty, Take pre-
cedence, Dauphinp He Immediately
obeyed without any hesitation or re-
mark. The first gentleman announced
the king The courtiers repeated the
king and Charles X. reached his
rooms.
1.-THE master of ceremonies made
some slight blunders over the royal
funeral. Charles x. overlooked them
and spoke kindly to the embarrassed
official. oh, sire, your majesty is
very kind, but there were many de-
fects. Next time we will do better
Thank you, Breeze replied the king,
with a smile, but 1 am not in hur-
ry.' Thereupon NJ. de Breze col
lapsed."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
Odd North German Custom.

In northern Germany familiar ig-I
ure of the rural districts is a quaint
old gentleman whose hat is very much
decorated with flowers and particol-
ored ribbons and who carries staffl
to the top of which is tied huge
bunch Of real or artificial flowers knot
ted to 1t by long streamers Of similarl
ribbons. According to the district, his
costume also is old fashioned and I'M
usual In other ways. He is the "hoch-
zeitbitter," or person employed among
the country folk to go from house to
house and invite guests to attend a
wedding. He delivers himself Of set
speech in an old "Platt Deutsch"
rhyme when he arrives at each place,
accompanying 1t with wagglng Of the
head and stamping of the staff, and Is
generally in rather a jovial condition
by the time his days labors are ended.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
D E M o G r A T l G.
Queer Names,

I'VE Chinese" said the law student.
give our children queer names. Our
girls, for instance, are not called Ma
bel, Jenny or Matilda, but Cloudy
Moon, Celestial Happiness, Spring
Peach or Casket of Perfumes.
"Our boys get less delicious names
Boys are made for work and wisdom
rather than for dancing and pleasure,
and their names show this, as Prac-
tical Industry, Ancestral knowledge,
Complete Virtue, Ancestral Piety, Dis
Greet Valor.
ITO our slaves we give still another
set of names. Yes, those dear, pathetic
little slaves of ours, some girls, some
boys, who do a hundred various little
tasks about the house, these lowly
creatures have names like Not For
Me, Joy to Serve, Your Happiness and
Humble Devotion" - Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
A Lost Compliment.

An eminent singer of foreign birth
whose appetite is such that it almost
rivals the fame Of his voice dined at a
table where all the women were rea-
sonably mature, with the exception Of
the nineteen-year-old daughter of his
host, who sat at the great mans left.
The artist paid avid attention to his
plate until the latter stages of the re-
past, when the dishes began to come
slowly enough for him to engage in
conversation with the young person, to
whom In the Latin manner he paid a
Latin compliment, assuring her in her
private ear that to him she Seemed
like flower among vegetables"
Then 1 can scarcely hope to occupy
first place in your thoughts at dinner"
she responded demurely
And the eminent singer could not
think of an answer.-Harper's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
TOMB OF THE MINGS.
Il Is q Risky Place For a Traveller to
Visit Alone. ~.

Every traveller in China goes to thel
tomb of the Mings If he stays morel
than a few days in Shanghai. Thel
Chinese consider the Mings the great
est rulers Of the ancient kingdom, and
they rank second only to Confucius.
The tomb Is composed of two colossal
figures facing each other and elabo-
Chinese artists centuries ago. Seen inI
Central park or Versailles they would
look grotesque enough, but standing as|
they do among bleak and lonely hills,
outlined against the clear blue oriental
sky, they have a rude grandeur and
imposing simplicity which make them
seem fit guardians of imperial dust.
1t is not an easy journey the tourist
must take If he wishes to pay his re-
spects to the stone giants, nor is It o.
trip advisable for woman to under
take, as 1t lies through region where
hatred of the white devils is consid-
cred as much a part Of the Chinaman's
religion as the worship Of his ances-
tors. A donkey and a guide are neces.
sary, and 1t is also wise to get party
of sightseers together for the excur-
sion II possible and to go well armed,
for once foolhardy traveller started
forth alone from the hotel on the Bub-
bling Well road, Shanghai, to visit the
tomb Of the Mings, and he was never
heard Of again. There are many places
In the purlieus Of Shanghai even where
1t is imprudent for white man to ven
ture alone in broad daylight. An ex-
ira donkey is also needed to carry pro-
visions as well as the cameras, for
most tourists want a picture Of the
towering images which have SO sue
cessfully wlthstood the wear Of the
centurles.-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
A FRANK CRITIC.
She Contrasts the Opera With a Cam
tata at Home.

1t was Rufus Choate, who was not
musical, who once at the opera gazed
helplessly at his libretto and, turning
to his daughter, who was musical, said:
"Helen, eXpound to me this record,
lest dllate with the wrong emotion"
Mrs. Binns of Dulverton, who Is also
unmuslcal, recently attended. the opera
with her daughter and felt that her
emotions there were hardly satisfac-
tory.
YES" she told her friends ON return.
ing to the village, LOUSY took me to
the opery, and 1t certainly was sight.
1t was real interesting looking round
before 1t begun, and enjoyed It some
afterwards, too; really l did. There
was so many folks in 1t and such lot
of going and coming and marching and
grouping 1t made quite picture.
"And the music, too-some of 1t had
quite swing to 1t, most as good as a
p'rade. But it went ON and ON and on,
and / begun to get pretty tired Of 1t,
and 1t KEEP on and on, and / got tireder
and tireder.
"You see, 'twa'n't like cantata at
home, where you know the folks.
That's different. 1t don't matter then
how long the story strings out, and
singing any kind O. story does string 1t
out ridiculous; but, knowing the folks,
there's always something interesting
you can turn your mind to and for
get 1t.
"Now, when the Choral club gave
King Rainy's Daughter there was all
their clothes to look at first Off. And,
my, there were some clever makeovers
amongst 'em too. You remember Sc
liny Meade's dress for the princess she
got out O. that old stained wedding
satin O. Great-grandmother Barclays?
If that WANT job to be proud Of I
don't know what is!
"And Sam Giddings' trousers-well,
they weren't trousers exactly, but
those things he wore on his legs-Sam
felt he oughtn't to hire, and Jane Gid
dings made 'em herself! How she ever
did 1t! I'd as soon try cutting out
suit O. court clo'es for the emperor of
Chiny myself.
"Then always find 1t kind O. enter
tanning to watch out for Lonny Ba-
ker's gold front tooth to flash when he
opens wide on top note. and-oh,
well, you know how tits. There's al
ways something.
"But at the opery there amt, and
by the end of an hour of bang and too
tie and tum-te-tum and tra-la-la I'd had
all 1 wanted, and but for hurting Lou
isy's feelings I'd ha' left She says
twas grand, and l dare say twas, but
give me the town hall and home tai
ent every time."-Youth's Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
A Gorgeous Fish,

One Of the most gorgeous fishes in
the world is found, strangely enough,
not in tropical waters, but of the
coasts Of England, where the waters
are gray and deep and cold. 1t is the
opah, or kingfish. This species reaches
a weight of from thirty to a hundred
pounds and is shaped little like the
Eat sunfish Of the Atlantic ocean in
American waters. The fish has i'm
0bense eyes, Of which the iris is a
bright scarlet. The gill covers are
green and cold, and the rest of the fish
is flashing red and green, over which
ihere play sheens of purple and gold.
Again, over this sheen there is another
still more transparent film of silver,
which plays in large, white spots over
the rest of the bright colors. The fins,
which are large and sword shaped, are
a vivid red.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
London and Paris,

There is evidence to show that Lon
don was considerable town before
1e Roman invasion. Its Celtic name
was Lyndin Qake forD. Tacitus, in the
first century, calls it Londinium and
describes it as fiourishing place. The
earliest notice Of Paris is in Caesars
Commentaries" Caesar called it Lutte
tia and described it as a collection of
mud huts. Lutetia began in the fourth
century to be known as Parisia, or
Paris, and in the sixth century was Sc
lected by Clovis as the seat of govern
ment. OF the two cities London is un-
doubtedly the more ancient though
Nv much older it is impossible to say.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-15
VENEERING.
II Is Produced by Two Methods, Saw
inq and Slicinu.

ing and Slicing.
"There are two kinds of veneering-
sawed and sliced-but it takes an ex-
pert to tell the difference" says man
ufacturer. "The process of manufac-
ture is simple and Interesting. The
logs, delivered at the factory in the
rough, about thirteen feet in length,
are first cooked in hot water vats to
make them soft and workable.
ut does not matter how green they
are. After being thoroughly cooked
they are placed on machines designed
for the purpose and either sliced by a
powerful knife the length of the log or
cut by circular saw into slabs about
one-twentieth of an inch thick.
"These slabs are the full length of
the log and when first cut are so pli
ole that they can be bent double with
out breaking. The uniform thickness
or thinness Of the slabs is preserved
by the action of the machinery and
does not vary so much as a hairs
breadth in the entire length of the
slab
"After the slabs are sliced or sawed
they are seasoned by steaming. This
requires only about twenty-four hours,
and then they are ready for the mar
ket. Some of the huge oak logs that
come to the factory show by the rings
in them that the trees were from 250
to 400 years old."-Washington Herald.