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Earned runs-War. >. First base b.
errors-A gricultuTe, 2: War. 1. Left on
Observation-Disclosures Z; war, 2. First
base on balls-On Saunders, 1; or Cal
Iagher 2 Struck Out-By saunders. 81
by Gallagher, 6. Sacrifice hit-Mcts ulnll,
Stolen basss-AgrieultuTe, 2; War. 8.
Double plays-Rea 10 Miller 10 Dampieri
Finnegan to Dampier Hit by pitcher
BY Saunders, I; by Gallagher PASSED
bali-IOViny. ]. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Time CT game--I hour and 10 minutes.
Attsndance-2oC.
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ATHLETICS SCORE
IN TENTH SESSION

PHILADELPHIA, May 16.--It took
ten innings for the Athletics to win over
the ST. Louis Americans. the final score
being 1 20 O. Dygert struck OUT nine
men and only one visitor reached sec
Ond base during the game.
Tne SCORE.
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JOSS GIVES BOSTON
BUT FOUR BINGLES

BOSTON, May 16.-Boston got f.
run by the squeeze play, but that's all
they got. Addie joss was in fouu and
four scattering bingles were all they
could gather from the big fellow.
The score
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First base on eITors-New Yu-k /; Cincin-
natl, J. Bases on balls-Oh COakley. l. on
Mathewsou, !; on Ames. 2. Struck out-By
MatheWs0n =. by Ames. 8; by COakley, 2
Hlts-OR Mathewson, 3 in two innings; OF
Ames in seven innings. Left on bases
New York s. Cincinnati, 3. Time Of game
hour and IS minutes. UmpiTe-O Day. At
teudance-1,0J0
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Two-base hits-Colins, Murphy. Stolen
base-Hodman- Double plays-Coonbs and
Davis, Left on bases-St Louis. 3. Phiiadel-
phls, 4. First on balls-Of Howell Q; OF
Dygert, ?. First on errors-St. Louis. I.
Struck out-By Howell .. by Dygert 2.
Time Of gsne-1 hour and S. minutes I'm
pires-EEan and Come .ly,
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HARVARD BLANKED.

CAMBRIDGE, May 16.-Harvard could
do nothing with Heyinger's pitching this
afternoon, and The Princeton representa-
locals.
The score: r H. E
Princeton 800. O0O1eOOO2 i
Harvard 80 0 0 600 90 i
Ratteries-Hcyinger and Danton;
Hartford and Carrier. Umpire-Adams.
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DOUBLE AND MISCUE
WIN FOR BOSTON

ST, LOUIS, May 16.-Bowerman' s
double and Barrv's error caused the
Cardinals to lose the second straight
game today to Boston. The Cardinals
rallied to hit Young.
Score:
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DETROIT DEFEATED
BY A SINGLE RUN
Tigers Drop a Rung After
Loss to the
Yankees.

NEW YORK, May IS. - twenty-five
thousand fans saw the Detroit cham
Dions beaten by The New York AmeIi leans
this afternoon in a well played game
The score.
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CUBS TAKE LEAD
IN NINTH ROUND
Daring Slices to Plate
Figure in the
Scoring.

CHICAGO. May 16-Chicago pulled the
game with Brooklyn out Of the FIRE In
the ninth inning today. Sheckard's and
Schulte's hard drives and daring slides
by Schultz and Chance into the plate
Melted two runs and the game.
Score
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Summaries.

First race-Handicap: seven furlongs-
Zienap, 10 (Shillug), 1 TO !, won; Cow
an, 81 Garner, to ], second. Fancy.
106 (Dugan), is to O. third. Time. LIS LIS.
Pantoufle, Whip Top and Grace Gamer
on also ran,
Second race-Four and a half furlongs.
Royal Captive. SO (Dugan). to 10, won
Nasturtta, 81 (koerner), = 10 ]. second ,
Taboo, 100 lMCCahey), 10 10 I. third Time
0,53 10. Fore, Miss Highland, San VintO.
Hawkwlug, Madrileuu, Dan De NGyles,
Elizabeth Sweeney, Lucille r. and Kwai
also ran.
Third race-Fashion Stakes; four fur
longs Field Mouse, 119 (Notter). 60 to
], Won5 Melissa, ll9 Garner, I TO /,
second; Lady Hubbard, is (MCCarthyl
10 2 third. Time, O-52 As. Top Note.
Indy, SalIna and Gladys Louise also
ran.
Fourth race-The Toboggan Handi-
cap six furlongs. Berrymaid 100
tDugan)s 9 10 ,, second; RestigOuche, Iu-
tNotterJ, to ], third. Time, III 80.
King James, Rosimlro, COhort, Trans
wall King Cobalt, HOseben, Fleming.
Dreamer. Fed River and Far West also
ran.
Fifth -SteepIechase; short course
Economy, 14T (McAfeel, II to 3. won
Sandy Creeker, I49 henderson,, Z to 10
second; King CASTLE, 142 Dupee), 8 "a
ran.
Sixth race-Selling; one mile. ZaI, To-
(Shilung), to I, won: ROCkstOne, 8.
dell, 1o3 (Garner), to ], third. Time
1:l. Rio Grande, LethUs. Greene, sam
ueI H Harris. Animus. Orcagua, Druid
Castlewood, and Miss Delaney also ran
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EaLtseu cleveland z IWO-DdSe hltS--
Birmingham, J. Clarke Stolen base-stov-
all Left on bases-Boston. 4; Cleveland l.
BASES on balls-On Winter ], Struck out
BY Winter. 5; BIZ Joss. 8, by CICOtte /
Sacrifice hits-Lord. Cravath, Sullivan.
Passed balls-N- Clarke. !. CarTiEan L I'M
pire-O' Loughlin. Time OF game hour and
&c minutes. Attendance-I2g 6I
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Two-hass hits-O Leary. EussuBn, Lake.
stolen bsses-CCbb, Schaefer. Niles. 2. Ball.
Hcmphil- First base on erTOrs-NeW York, ?.
Detroit. q Struck Out-By Donovan. 2. by
Doyle, /; By Lake, 2. Left on bases-New
York, Q Detroit, g. Umpires-Evsns and
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Fordham Plays Perfect
Ball and Wins by
7 to /.
BUNCH OF MISPLAYS
FEATURE FOR LOSERS
Everybody Takes Balloon Trip in
First Three Innings Deyine
Stops the Slaughter.

Fordham won an easy victory over
Georgetown yesterday afternoon before
d small sized crVwd by a score Of :
10 /.
The local collegians mad another o.
their off days, and their playing was
not even on a par with the Princeton
and Pennsylvania 5urlesques. ghe field-
ing, especially In the forepart Of tie
game, was more ragged than any seen
on Georgetown Field this season. the
men being apparently ignorant OF what
tC do with the bal egen If they die
stop it, which was a rarity in tie nrst
three innings.
Ford; am on the other hand played a
clean game from start 20 finish, not
making one miscue 10 mar its perfect
record for the afternoon. The visitors
offered a different front from that shown
in the recent game in New York, Balo-
win going 10 first in place Of Gargan,
who is laid up with a strained back.
and a. Schless playing in the right
garden In the absence Of Seaman, the
New Workers star hitter. who is on the
injured list with a sprained wrist.
Everybody Goes Up.
The Georgetown balloon assembled N
the very first inning and every man Ct
the local team apparently had ucke
Hartman. 6rst man TO face Mcntgom-
cry. lined a fast one at ex-Captaln
smith. which the doughty shortstop
bungled. giving the Jeff fielder life at
first. Egan went out 10 Duffy on All at
TEMPTED sacrifice. Mahoney upheld his
reputation as a slugger by putting a
Of .
Hartman crossing the home plate. May
ock's error OF Coney's grounder resulted
in .Alahoney's occupation Of the second
sack. and Coffey reached hrst McDon-
aid popped a safe one To center field,
filing the bases Baldwin hit safely 10
right, scoring both MahOney and Coi-
fey, making it three runs for Fordham-
Montgomery passed McCaffery in the
I second inning as a starter Hartman
flied out 10 Courtney. Egan hit 10 the
same 81 .. but this time Courtney badly
Judged IN liner and the sphere scared
high over his head, allowing McCanery
10 score and Egan 10 reach third Nc
DOnald's error on Mess throw on COT
fey's bCunder gave Fordham stit' anoth-
er score, Egan reaching home from
third. Mahoney famed and S. Melon
aid went out, Smith 20 Mcdonald
Fordham made It 10 in the third
after Baldwin had persisted. Montgom-
cry 10 Mcdonald. A. Schliess singled 10
center, went 10 second on McCaf1ery $
hit after two were down, and scored
when Hartman lined out a safe one
along the left field foul line The play
ers from the metropolis made their last
run in the fourth inning on Mahoney' S
single 10 right center and Smiths boot
/ ing Of Comey's scorcher.
Georgetown run in the fourth inning
was a gift on the part OF the Fordham
team. Courtney received a base on balls
! and went all the way TO third a moment
/ later. when Mcdonald let one Of Ma
honey's spit balls get away from him.
McDonald's hot one 70 the short field
! scored Courtney In no one inning did
! Georgetown get more than one safe hit
I on MahOney.
.
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Finished Last When Out Be
fore, But Had Some Sup
port From PikerS.
ECONOMY'S REVERSAL
SETS EN- GUESSING
Fifteen Lengths Behind on April
25, But Lands Steeplechase.
Roseben Runs Unplaced.

NEW YORK, May 16--The first Sat.
urday OF the meeting in Belmont Park
has been q lucky one for August Bel
mont.
He has a habit Of landing 100-to-1
shots on this Gay. To-day the good thing
was Field Mouse, the winner Of the
Fashion Stakes. This hlly had only
started once, finishing last then, but
today she had some support and closed
at 90 TO / after 100 to had been taken
by quite a few bettors IN small amounts
Last year the lOO-to-l shot to win for
Mr.. Belmont was Hal, the occasion be-
ing the visit Of the great japanese gen
eral, Kuroki, who spent an afternoon
on the track and won a wager on this
particular trick.
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Were You on This One?

Economy showed a wonderfully i'm
proved race in winning the Junior Trial
Steeplechase for J. w. Colt This mare
started on the AqueduCt race track on
April . and finished fifteen lengths back
of the winner Today she was in fine,
however, and won the event we'll IN
hand, after waiting until ready to go to
the front
In the TobOggan every horse had some
following. King James and the Keene
stable finally closed favorites. The field
left on even terms. with the exception
of Transvaal and Far West Berry
maid, King James and Roseben were
first TO show. They were soon Joined
by Cohort, The finish was close. Berry
maid winning by a head from Baby
Wolf and RestigOuche It was a hard
racing contest from flag to finish. The
weight told on ROsebeu and he was out
run.
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CINCINNATI REDS
TRIM THE GIANTS

CINCINNATI. Ohio. May 1.-THE Gin
ciunat Nationals batted MathewsOn out
of the box I'm two innings today and
won a handy victory. The score.
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Jockey McCahey Hurt.

After the horses had paraded past
the stand Field MOUSE began to jump
around. and when she was opposite the
field stand the horses rigging broke
ana AIcCahey was thrown 10 the ground
ana injured. NOtter was substituted
This caused a delay of fully fifteen min
Utes.
Al Matthews came near landing a bet
ting coup in the second race. He start
red his brothers hlly Nasturtia in this
race and bet literally on her at 15 and
to /. Little T. Koerner had the mount
and after suffering some tough luck
early in the struggle. came on and I'm
ished second. She was gaining fast al
the finish
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Darr, c. u. Pitcher, Loses
His Game in
Ninth.
FIELDING
MARKS THE GAME
Catcher Bell Forced 10 Retire on
Account of Injury to
Thumb.

BY battling rally in the ninth. when
the game seemed lost. GallaUdet beat
out Catholic University on the latter
grounds yesterday afternoon b. s 10 6.
Darr, OF the Catholics, lost his own
game. After holding the Buff and Blue
10 two hits and nc runs for seven
innings, ne threw away his chances for
shut-out He passed Hover and al
lowed Cooper 20 make a clean single,
and then permitted both 10 score ca a
wild pitch. Earr's support I'D 10 the
ninth was ragged in spots, but the mis-
plays never cane at critical times.
Dillon pitched well for GaIlaudet, but
his s=nOOrt was miserable. The Catno-
lies tooz the lead in the first. scoring
two on a pass, Hesseler's single, and
couple OF misplays- They added an
JtEer in the fourth. In the fifth, after
three Catholics had crossed The plate
and two were out, Dillon gave way 70
Brick in the box for Gaiiaudet Ia
proved TO be in rare form
Comes to Life.
With the score to 2 against .heu1
in the ninth, Gallaudet Jumped on 20
Darr, causing the Catholic team 10 90
10 pieces. GallaudeI scored six runs
on four hits and as many e-Tors and q
=, free pass in this session.
Hdaga won applause when he caught
d long foul ny while falling over the
left field emDankmert
Catcher A Bell, Of Gallaudet, was
forced to retire On acccint Of an injury
10 his thumb.
HesselerH aIl-roUnd work was a
feature.
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UNION LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Washington, 8; Baltimore, 2.
Second game:
Baltimore, 6; Washington, 8.
Brooklyn, 6: Philadelphia, 2.
Second game;
Brooklyn. 4; philadelphia, 2
Wilmington o: Elizabeth, 3.
Second "a me:
Elizabeth. D: wilmington, ,
Paterson, 0; Reading, ,.
Second game:
Paterson, /; Reading, ?.
Today's Games.
Philadelphia at Paterson.
Wilmington at Elizabeth.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Yesterdays Result.
Philadelphia, 9; PittsburE, 0.
Cincinnati, 8; New York. /
Chicago, q; Brooklyn, 3.
Boston, 4; St. Louis, l.
Today's Games.
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Boston at St. Louis.
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RESULTS YESTERDAY
IN UNION LEAGUE
At Brooklyn:

At Brooklyn:
FIRST GAME. RH.E.
Phiia........ . 9 o 2 0 o.
Brooklyn. - o 0 0 o 0 3 Ks 7
Batteries-Somers and z. Foster;
Leonard and Harburch. Umpire-Cul-
lOm-
SECOND GAME. RH.E.
PhiIa.............. 0 0 0 0 p
Brooklyn.......... 0 2 0 l X-4
Ratteries-Kane and F. Foster; Levy
and Molina. Umpire-CullOm.
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Totals. q i Fl
sBatted for Leevt in third.
fBatted for You in eighth.
Philadelphia ..,...,,..0 / 0 90
Pittsburg ..-...-.-..--0 0 0 0 60
Two-base hit-DooIin Three base hits
Osborne, Moren, @ Sacrifice hits-Grant g
Titus. / Double play-Young TO Gibson TO
Swacina- Hit by pitched ball-knabe,
Bransdeld- Base On balls-Oh Moren, L
Struck Out-By MOFell 6. by Young, J. Left
on bases-Pittsburg. :; Philadelphia, 4 I'M
pires-klem and Rudderham. Time OF game
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At Wilmington:
FIRST GAME. r. H E
Wilmington. 0 0 o Ks 8
elizabeth. / O. ! Is Z )
Batteries-Topham and McCaully;
NOpps and Ress
SECOND GAME RHE.
EIizabeth... . o 0 I 0-5 S 2
Wilmington. 0 o ? o % z 5
Batteries-BuhI and Serry; Russey and
McCaully.
At Reading:
FIRST GAME RHE
Paterson. 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 8 0
Reading. 0 0 0 o / 0 x-2 Q
Batterics-Andre and Kite; Reisiing
and Hatherton.
SECOND GAME RHE.
Paterson. 0 0 0 IL 3
Reading. 2 0 0 / / 0 0 0 x+ /
Batteries-McCann and O'Brien; Childs
! and Hatherton.
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BeImont Entries for Monday.

FIVE furlongs, straight May River. no;
Ruble, ll0; Balboa. no; -tSe Madden
10; Edward Ito; ROstrum 1lB. EzGfis
Run 10; DOnatus, 10; TerballinO, 10,
Cashus, 10; Statesman. Il0: Tod, 10:
Continued on Third Page)
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Nearly Scored Once.

Washington got one man to third base
and two 10 second In the fourth in
ming. with one out, Delehanty was safe
on Parents error and reached second
on Pickering's single. Street flied to
Ham without helping the runners, and
Freeman was thrown out by Davis,
In the seventh inning Freeman walk
CONTINUED on seventh Page0
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Totals. 727Is }
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East Orange; Mrs. Douglas Robinson.
Overlook Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
Princeton; DR.. Mary J. Dunlap, Vine
land, Mrs. Henry Dawson Newark
Mrs. Caroline Alexander, BernersVille-
MiChigan-Mrs. j. c. Burrows.
Ohio-Mrs. William .. Thompson, Co
lum bus.
PennSylVania--AIrs William 7. Carter,
PHI ladelphia; Mrs. George X, Johnson,
Phi lade lphia- Mrs. Isaac ClOthier. Phil
HdeIphiE Miss Mary Garrett, Pniiadel-
phis: Ms. p p. Lightner. JOhnstOwn;
Mrs. Fannie sax Long Wilkesbarres
Hon. A. ri Better, Philadelphia; Owen
j. Roberts. Philadelphia, Or. Martin
G. Brumbaugh. Philadelphia.
South Dakota-Miss Alice Dougherty,
P Pies Mrs. MRS F. RFf PetF Bins9sq i6sz
Falls: Mrs John II. Perry. Aberdeen;
Mrs. ". G.. Luslx. YanktOn: Mrs. Ed
ward Mather. Groton: Mrs. Alice Pick
Ter. Foulkton.
West Virginia-Mrs S. 3. Elkins,
District OF Columbia; Mrs. NJ B. Scott.
District Of Columbia Mrs. George H.
bone. Parkersburg. c. A NOrthCott,
Huntington; Mrs. J. G. White, Morgan
ton; Mrs. T.. p RuckeT. Welch; Mrs.
j. IT. Strickhng, Sisterville; Mrs b.
Fleming, Fairmont; Mrs. emel II Mer-
rill, Chaston: Mrs. Guy r. {. Allen.
Wheeling Mrs A J. Elliott, Terra Alta.
Mrs. James Roche, Charleston; Mrs.
William n. Q. Dawson. Mrs. r. A.
Flesher St Mary's.
Wyoming Mrs. *. =. Van OrSdel, Dis
trict OF Colombia; Mrs +. W. Mandell.
District OF Columbia; Mrs. William
Sturgds, Flushing. New York; Mrs. p
o. Brewster. CheyFenne.
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College Girl
Uses BandannaS
For Her busting

Isn't this busting set simply great p
asked the college girl. enthusiastically
waving her bandanna handkerchief dug
ter. 1T took four Observation-Disclosures
for the cap. one for the apron, another
for my sleeve protectors, and this for
the duster." On her head she wore a
Jaunty little dust cap. mada or a ban
danna a bit smaller than the others.
Making a circle about five inches from
the center of this. she cut holes about
two inches apart. through which she ran
a bind OF black velvet. This she pulled
up until the crown fitted her head. and
tied the black bow in the front OF the
cap. This left the points Of the bandana
hanging down around her face.
High cuffs. for sleeve protectors, were
also made Of a smaller bandanna, cut IN
two diagonally. hemmed on the raw
edge and pinned over the sleeves. with
a point at each elbow.
For the apron she folded over. one
corner OF the Handkerchief. making a
line OF the fold just large enough to
reach one-third OF the way around her
waist This left the point hanging down
IN front, and the second point just below
the waistline. The latter she cut of.
and after binding the raw edge with
ribbon. she sewed it on one side of her
apron and made a capacious pocket.
The top OF the front she bound in ribbon
one and one-half inches wide, which she
made long enough - tie around her
waist
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HaI1 PowderS

At the seashore and wherever warm,
humid weather IS encountered, the
woman with straight hair has much to
contend with. Unless unusually lux
uriant. straight hair is always difficult
to arrange becomingly, but in a hot
climate the task is an almost impossl-
BILE one Some kind Of powder rubbed
into the hair as often as necessary
will do much 20 keep the stray locks
manageable, but OF course the powder
must not be reClSlessly used or it viii
defeat the very end FOR which it is
aiming. Swedish hz.ir Iowcer rubbed
into the hair twice three times. or
oftener, a week, is particularly good,
as a. also acts as a tonic and strength
ems the roots OF the hair. besides keep
ing the scalp IN gcJd condition.
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Delegates to Come Here
From All States and
Countries.

The wide range Of interest n the
forthcoming International Congress OF
Mothers is manifested ia the long list
Of special delegates appointed by the
governors Of States. Some stars viii
be represented by one special delegate,
but in many instances the governors
have appointed one for each of the inn
portant cities
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, wife OF Sena-
tor EIkins. has been named by the
Governor of West Virginia as one Of his
special representatives at the congress.
and Mrs. Julius G. Burrows, wife OF
Senator Burrows of Michigan, has been
appointed by the governor of that state
TO the congress. The list, which later
win be supplemented by the names of
foreign delegates, is as follows;
Alabama-Mrs. Goodwin. Robinson
Springs; Mrs Payton blDD. Montsoin-
cry; Mrs A. p. Tyson, Montgomery :
Mrs. Sterling A. Wood. Birmingham;
Mrs. George w. Porter. Florence; Mrs
j. c. Converse, Selma; Mrs Syd NJ
Robbins. Mobile.
California-AIiss Mary Ledyard. Los
Angeles
Connecticut-AIrs Edward Irving At
water, New Haven.
CoIorado-Mrs. Henry Hersey. Den
Idaho-Mrs. c. H singenfelter. Lew
istOn.
IOwa-AIrs. Walter Brown. Des AIOines.
Indiana-Ars. Felix McWhirter, Indi-
annapolis: Miss Alice Girayden, Indian
apois; Mrs Harry S. New, Indianap-
oils; Mrs. Emma ECShOuse. IndiauapO-
lis
Louisiana-Ars. Frank DeGarmo,
Shreveport; Mrs. VIII Foster. Shreve-
port.
Massachusetts-Ar Francis W. Lee,
Brooklyn.
Nlssouri-AIrs. W. X James, ST. Jo-
Eeph.
Montana-AIrs r j. Walsh. Helena.
Mississippi-AIrs. r. 3. Stapleton, Hat
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Singing KeftIes

The Japanese, who know so we'll how
to add little unexpected attractions to
everyday life, mnufacture, in great
variety OF forms. iron teaketties which
break tntO song when Ire water boils.
The song MAJ not be very perfect mel
ody. but il is perhaps as agreeable as
the notes produced by some of the IN
sects which the Japanese also treasure
for their nl0sic,
The Harmonious sounds Of the tea
kettles are produced by steam bubbles
escaping from beneath thin sheets OF
iron fastened close together nearly at
the bottom Of the kettles. To produce
the best effects some skill is required in
regulating the FIRE. The character OF
sounds varies with the form OF
the kettle. These singing kettles have
been used for many centuries.