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Evening star., 1908-01-19
ROCKS WILL REMAIN.
Abandonment Of the Plan to Demol
ish the Three Sisters.

1t was the purpose of the boating men
on the river, oarsmen and canoists alike,
to make a move during the present Con-
Gress to have the Three Sisters removed
from the course that is used for regatta
purposes. but SO many complications have
been encountered that 1t is thought the
matter will be allowed to rest for Inc
present session.
The dream Of the Potomac river oars
men is to sec the mile and half stretch
used for racing purposes SO improved that
nowhere in the world will there be any
thing to compare with it, Tor as it is to-
day none surpasses it for beauty and alb
solute smoothness nearly all the season.
When Fred Law Olmsted and mis- COM
mittee on civic beauty went to England
and the continent on tEeir tour OF in
Spectfon for the purpose OF maki--g re-
port on the beautifying of Washington
one of the places visited was the famous
Henley course in England and they be-
came much Interested In the care taken
of the place by the English government.
So enthused were they In their report to
the Senate they laid down a plan to make
Washington the aquatic center of the
country. as Henley is to England, but
the matter never got out of the Senate
committee room.
But the oarsmen Of the river remember
ed the plans and they claim that by the
position, above the Aqueduct bridge. the
scheme would be carried out, for nowhere
in the world would there be such
stretch for aquatic encounters on q river.
Eut, as The Star recently stated.
claimant for the land has been found, and
the District plat book shows that taxes
have been paid on the property for quite
a period. Last week another claim to the
islands was made. The heirs of the late
V iliam Cassin gave it out that before
the Sisters were removed the validity of
their rights to the property must be
passed on.
Since Congress reassembled the matter
has been talked over with several lead
crs of the House and there was found
a general Discrimination to enter into any
undertaking that would result in litiga-
tion.
One of the heirs of the Cassin claim
says they would be glad to see the gov
ernment remove the pile of rocks, as II
would certainly revert to the interest of
the heirs. as they are practically worth
would add to the beauty of the river as
a boating resort. it would be a benefit to
the city. The heir also said that years
ago, before the Aqueduct bridge was built
the elder Cassin had bridge constructed
over the Three Sisters, over which the
people of Virginia crossed to get to
Georgetown, and the children living be-
yond on the hills near Arlington used to
wend their way to old Trinity school al
the corner where now stands the Univer-
sity Hospital.
Hence it looks as if the Sisters. with
their legends dear to all old Georgetown
ers will remain for a while as objective
marks of the river above the Aqueduct
bridge.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Tommv Burns Next Fight.

NEW YORK, January 49, = Tommy
Burns, the champion heavyweight of the
world. will make more money out of his
next battle in England than he did for
knocking out Gunner Moir. the English
champion. at the National Sporting Club
of London. which is the most aristocratic
club on the other side. He is to tackle
Jack Palmer the English heavyweight.
for twenty rounds, at Wonderland. Febru-
ary TO-, for a side bet of ~ 800 and so per
cent. of the gross receipts. of which the
winner will get Is per cent and the loser
%. AS the public is allowed the privilege
of buying tickets. II is expected that thou
sands will witness the battle. as the build
ing is a big one. and the people will give
up the money without kick.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

son in billiards. Hoppe came back from
Europe. but until now he has refrained
from challenging for titles. Now that he
has made bid for the honors the outlook
is brighter.
The flag end of the billiard season prom
fses to be full of action. If the interna-
tiOnal amateur tournament does not fall
through we will have that contest. the ma
tional amateur tournament at Chicago ahd
matches between Hoppe. Schaefer and
Sutton for the various professional titles.
No professional Journeys are planned
AS both this months professional
matches are only few days apart, the
winner of the 1872 contest may first accept
Hopes challenge. match between SUIT
ton and Hoppe at that style would be
Evening star., 1908-01-19
DEPARTMENTAL CHESS LEAGUE
SEVENTH ROUND IN LOCAL CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP.

The seventh round in the series for the
team championship of the Departmental
League. played Wednesday, was produc-
tive of quite a surprise. The leading
team, Treasury, was matched against
Commerce and Labor, and it was sup
posed to be merely an exercise canter
for the former. But the unexpected fire.
quently happens at chess, and Commerce
and Labor held the leaders to a draw
This result was brought about through
the efforts of Guyer, who was in good
fettle. and Ruff, who surprised the talent
by winning from Tupper. The latter's
defense of a queens gambit declined
showed him to be in poor form.
Navy succeeded in making it quite in
teresting for last years champions. In
terror, which finally Won by 2ls to 11a.
The match between Agriculture and
Government, Printing Office developed into
a keen struggle also. The match finally
ended at 11s points each. The team
standing to date and individual scores Of
500 per cent and above follow:
Evening star., 1908-01-19
A New Foet Ball Star.

CHICAGO, January 1S.-A western foot
ball star is likely to make his appearance
in eastern foot ball circles next fail. for
Capron, the great drop-kicker of the Uni
versity of Minnesota. who made by his
kicking every point scored by the gophers
in 1907 has announced his intention of
entering Dartmouth this year. In case he
comes to the New Hampshire college.
Capron will be unable to play the
varsity team until 1909. and will then
have but one year TO kick field goals for
the green; but even that will help some.
for Capron as a kicker can be classed
with the three greatest kickers that
American foot bali has known-Eckersall
and Hirschherger of Chicago and Pat
O'Dea OF Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
INTERNATIONAL MEETS
NOT REPRESENTATIVE

According to plans announced within tine
last week the Olympic games will not be
the only international athletic meet this
summer. oxford and Cambridge univer-
sites of England have sent joint chal-
enge to Harvard and Yale for another
dual meet to be held in London about
the first Of August or just after the Olym-
pic games. The second meet under con-
sideration is dual meet between the
United States and France, to be held in
Paris shortly after the Olympic games.
Neither OF these meets is absolutely
certain vet but the chances are that both
will be held. The meeting between OK
ford Cambridge and Harvard-Yale should
by rights be held in this country because
the Americans competed in England last.
this being i'm 1908. But the Britons have
always disliked to come to this country.
both for financial reasons and also the
knowledge that they would have no show
to win in this climate Therefore. 1t is
rot surprising that they should have
asked the American collegians to meet
them in London this time. They have
pointed out that some of the Yale-Har-
ward men will be members of the Ameri-
can team to the Olympic games and
that their expenses will therefore be
paid by the American committee, thus
greatly reducing the cost of the Yale
Harvard team
If the meet does take place it will hardly
attract attention worthy an international
meet This is due to the fact that in
track athletics as well as in other college
sports Yale and Harvard are no longer
foremost in this country. Not since
1904 has Yale won a championship. and
In 1906 and 1907 had to be content with
third place. while the Harvard team
last June could score only points. This
year Yale is stronger than In 1907. but
Harvard does not seem to have any
better prospects than a year ago. In
fact last year Pennsylvania scored 3
points more than the Yale and Harvard
teams combined. while the Michigan
team, which was second came within one
point of equaling their combined score.
While the other colleges of this coun-
try do not concern themselves with the
business of Harvard and Yale in arrang-
ing international athletic meets, they do
resent the inference which some Harvard
and Yale men are inclined to draw that
the two New England universities are
the best representatives of the intercolle-
giate strength of this country. This does
an injustice to Cornell, Pennsylvania
Michigan and other institutions whose
athletic teams are always equal and fire.
auently superior to those of Yale and
Harvard.
There is one way to correct all this, and
that is to arrange an International meet
in which the first two or three point win-
ners in each event at our intercollegiate
championships compose the American col
lege team to meet a similarly picked team
from the English universities. Such q
method would insure this country with
having the strongest available college
team from this side and would end the
perennial criticisms which are made when
Harvard and Yale represent this country.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Opening the Base Ball Season.

NEW YORK. January lS.-April IA, a
Tuesday. is the date selected for the open
ing of the National and American League
season this year This is the first time In
many years that a base ball season is to
be inaugurated SO early in the week, but
there was no alternative. as the schedule
includes 154 games again. and April IA
was the only feasible date to permit the
entire schedule to be played and then
leave ample time to play the world 8
championship series before the cold
weather sets in. Thursday is the usual
day of opening the ball season. but the
Thursday before the opening decided upon
falls on April 0. and this is considered too
early
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Boxing in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. January 1S.-It looks
now as If the boxing game would be re-
vived here. A fifteen-round bout was held
here without interference two weeks ago
and those who promoted the affair are
planning for sport on a larger scale
Some of the most notable ring battles
were decided in the Crescent city years
ago. With. many sporting men attending
the races in the winter time it is set
forth that a revival of ring contests would
surely be q source of profit.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
ACOB oCc74EEERS.

moro of an uncertainty tliAn an 1871 game
with Schaefer as the young mans op-
ponent. Sutton is a great 1872 player. but
not so brilliant at ISL. Hoppe challenged
him for the 49, title last winter but Sut-
ton successfully defended it. Hoppe be-
lieves he will do better next time. Indeed.
he hopes to own both titles before the
season is over.
If Hoppe books the two matches within
few days or week or two of each
other. one probably will be played in New
York city and one in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Irish-American Indoor Meet.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S.-The Irish-Amer-
lean Athletic Club will hold its annual in
door athletic carnival at Madison Square
Garden February s. This annual meet
is one of the features of the winter ath-
letic season because of its many novel
Evening star., 1908-01-19
GH0RaE @T7'7OV-

TILLIE HOPPE has challenged
~ for both halklnc billiard
MAJ titles. It is probable that
~ Hoppe will first lay Jake
Schaefer for the ISL title,
and later he may meet SUIT
ton for the 1872 championship. Sehaefer
and Cutler play their ISL match Jan
uary -. and there is not mucn doubt
that the Wizard will he the winner.
January 81 Sutton and Morningstar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
The Masters Title.

Prof. Key when head master of a
large London school was one of the
most genial gentlemen that ever filled
that position He was fond of encour.
aging fun in his boys and was not un-
willing to recount occasionally during
class time when anything prompted il
the manners and customs of countries
he had visited. On one occasion he was
telling his class about Spain and said
do you know, boys, that when q
man attains to eminence there he is not
called sir but is given the title OF
'dOn?'''
One of the boys here called out:
Then, l suppose, sir, they would
call you Don Key"
The gravity of the class was com
pletely upset for the remainder of the
afternOon.-Strand Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
Edison Cement House Report.

An authoritative investigation of the
| much-discussed poor mans mansion. as
| the poured-cement house, to be completed
| in a day at small cost, has been describ-
| ed. has now been made by two experts.
| whose reports appear in the March num-
Der of the Cement Age. The inventor of
this magic house plan, Thomas A. Edison,
was put through a rigid examination by
the experts-E. S. Larned, chairman of
the tests committee of the National As
ISOLATION of Cement Users, and Percy H.
Wilson. secretary of the Association of
Portland Cement Manufacturers. both
civil engineers of high standing Edison
explained to them his method of over
coming the settling of the poured cement
| in his complete house molds. which is by
adding colloids (clay) and electrolytes to
the mass of concrete. which give the uni
form flow desired and prevent segrega-
ton of the gravel. Mr.. Larned is skep-
teal about the effectiveness of these
methods after the cement comes TO a
standstill. Edison's mixture is one part
cement to three of sand and five of stone
or gravel through half-inch sieve. The
steel re-inforcements will be put in place
when the molds are set up. Larned ad-
mits that the forms are entirely feasible,
their total weight being 100000 pounds
and their estimated cost is $4,000. Edi-
son says these can be erected in two
days. Both the investigators doubt that
the proposed houses can be built in the
time stated by Edison. Mr. Wilson finds
that Edison has not vet proved that the
added clay will not delay the hardening
of the mass, and cannot be certain that
the stone will not flow uniformly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
MAGNIFICENT NATURAL ARCH
Imposing Entrance to Cave tina
Rivals Mammoth's Wonders

Imposing Entrance to Cave that
Rivals Mammoth's Wonders.
Some seventeen miles south of Wood
bury. Tenn. a magnificent natural arch,
some forty feet in height. proclaims the
mouth of Espy's cave. This cave is n
miniature wonder of the world. The
arch maintains its great height for
some fifty feet back into the cave At n
distance of about 100 feet from the
mouth there is fork in the passa ge-
way.
Down one fork one can go on foot fo.'
about half mile, until stopped by I
pool Of water This water. which is
black, completely fills the passage The
walls of the cave are bright with white
stone, but one sees a very different
view when looking at this pool of
water.
Soundings have been made. but for
a depth of some $50 feet no bottom can
be found. Fish are in the water. The
The other passage is where the real
beauty lies.
For about half mile this passage is
one continuous cavern of beauty. To
the right is a room. the beauty of which
must rival even the caverns of Luray.
The ceiling of this room rises to Il
height of forty feet. In the center of
the room is a table whereat giants could
have seated themselves without incon-
venience. All around the room one can
see beauty which has heretofore been
uneQualed this side of the Mammoth
Cave. Beyond the door of this apart
ment the foot of white man never trod
along the passage. Either their hearts
failed to support them or their oil gave
out. But the latter is always claimed
to have been the case.
Some of the would-be explorers are
frank enough to admit that they do not
wish to go back in the cave again. Out
side the mountains rise to great
height ON each side of the cave, which
ends valley
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
FRIENDS HELP
St. PauI Park Incident.

"After drinking coffee for breakfast
1 always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning du-
ties. Then in about an hour or so a
weak, nervous arrangement of the
heart and stomach would come over me
with such force / would frequently
have to lie down.
"At other times | had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affected
and digestion so impaired that / had
serious chronic dyspepsia and constipa-
ton. A lady. fof many years State
President of the W. C. T. o., told me
she had been greatly benefited by quit
ting coffee and using Postum Food
Coffee; she was troubled for years with
asthma. She said it was no cross to
have as delicious an article as Postum.
Another lady. who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and beginning Postum twice day.
She was wholly cured Still another
friend told me that Postum Food Coffee
was a Godsend to her, her heart trouble
having been relieved after leaving off
coffee and taking on Postum.
$50 many such cases came to my no
tice that l concluded coffee was the
cause of iny trouble and I quit and took
up Postum. 1 am more than pleased to
say that my days of trouble have dis
appeared. l am well and happy"
There's a Reason" Read "The Road
to Wellville,' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
Another Sleeping sickness Case

At Glen Cove. l.. l.. the fourth re-
corded American case of the disease
known as sleeping sickness, from which
100000 people have died in Central At
RIGA. has resulted fatally. the victim be-
ing Howard Price. the 25-year-old son of
a well-to-do merchant This illness was
of three weeks duration and was the
first the young man had ever experienced.
He was one of a family of seven children,
all of whom are healthy The first and
constant symptom was the uncomfortable
desire to sleep which came upon him sud-
denly as he was out walking. Until near
the end he was able to eat and lost little
weight. He appeared well. and went
among company day or two before he
went TO sleep for the last time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
NIGHT RIDERS FACE JUSTICE.
Scores of Kentucky Outlaws in Jail
Awaiting Trial

The night riders of Kentucky have
passed the seed time: now they are
| reaping the harvest Scores of them
are now face to face with the machin-
| cry of the law and can escape only by
| paying heavy fines or serving long
| terms in prison.
Singularly enough. the worst Of the
night riding took place in that part of
| Kentucky where there was the least
provocation for tin the southwestern
| counties. The severity of the struggle
for living prices for tobacco fell upon
the farmers of the hurley district, and
! in this territory there were night rid
| ing and coercion. with some destruction
| of tobacco beds and some barn burn
| ing, but it was outside the hurley dis
| trict that night riding abecame nothing
more than destructive forays by brutal
men bent on whipping burning and
even murder.
Galloway County was one of the
worst affected. Outrages were numer-
Gus and anarchy speedily would have
mounted the throne and governed with
her chaos-creating scepter. had it not
been for Judge Wells and a few men
| like him. Gradually he accumulated
evidence; gradually he secured confess
sions. Then came indictments and ar
rests and a revelation of the whole
scheme of Outlawry. The result is
that scores of men are under arrest aud
the cells of the county Jail are damned
with men awaiting trial.
Perhaps the most startling of the
confessions and affidavits in possession
details how the whole city of Murray,
a town of about 1000 persons, was
marked for destruction on the night of
March 26. From this affidavit. made
by man who was forced on his knees
TO take the night riders OATH it ap-
pears that the Galloway County gang
were to have been REINFORCED by $50
armed men from Trigg County. and
that a raid was to have been made
which would have left Murray in
ashes.
On the night before the contemplated
raid, however, the Galloway County
gang held meeting and decided that
it would be better TO defer their as
sault for a few nights or weeks. Judge
Wells had learned of their plans and
had prepared to give the raiders a
warm reception A squad of seventy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
The Gentle RebufY.

Unreasonable are the rebuffs that
the helpers of the poor, the seekers af-
ter charity for their suffering brothers
undergo" said a New York charity or
ganization official "A friend of mine
a Methodist minister in a small west
ern town, told me the other day of his
last rebuff, a not unkind one. Enter
ing the office of The local weekly, the
minister said to the editor:
81 am soliciting aid for a gentleman
of refinement and intelligence who is in
dire need of little ready money, but
who is far too proud a man to make
his sufferings known
why exclaimed the editor, push
ing up his eyeshade, Pm the only chap
in the village who answers that de-
scription. What's this gentlemans
name?
81 regret said the minister, that l
am not at liberty to disclose it.
"'Why, it must be me, said the edi-
tor. 1T is me. It's me, sure. Heaven
prosper you, parson. in your good
work."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07

For neuralgia and sciatica Sloan's
Liniment has no equal. 1t has a pow
erfully sedative effect on. the nerves.
penetrates without rubbing and gives
immediate relief from pain-quickens
the circulation of the blood and gives
pleasant sensation of comfort and
warmth.
"For-three years suffered with neu-
ralgia in the bead and jaws" writes
j. 2. Hubbard, of Marietta. s. c.. land
had almost decided to have three of
my teeth pulled, when friend recon-
mended me to buy twenty-fve-cent
bottle Sloan's Liniment. l did so and
experienced immediate relief, and l
kept on using it until the neuralgia
was entirely cured. l will never be
without a bottle of Sloan's LINN ent
In my house again. l use it also for
insect bites and sore throat and l can
cheerfully recommend it to any one
who suffers from any of the ills which
/ have mentioned"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
The Victorian English.

The England which spoke the Ian
guage which was already dying in the
eighteen-siXties was before all things
a world of the country. The sights and
sounds of nature played far greater
part in the lives of the mass of the
people than they do to-day. This is re-
Elected, for instance, in the way in
which birds and animals were spoken
of and the names given them. ! have
myself once or twice heard old people
in the country speak of the hen as
dame Partlet." One is familiar with
the phrase from books. of course-it is
Chaucer's "Pertolette'-but once or
twice as a child l actually heard it.
suppose it would be impossible to heat
it anywhere now.-LOndon Outlook.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-07
When Actors Play to Actors.


when he Henry Irving) engaged
me to play Ophelia in 1873 he asked
me to go down to Birmingham to see
the play, and that night saw what
| shall always consider the perfection
of acting. 1t had been wonderful in
1874; in 1878 it was far more wonder
full" wrote Ellen Terry in McClure's.
at has been said that when he had the
advantage of my Ophelia his Hamlet
improved | don't think so. He was
always quite independent of the people
with whom he played. The Birming-
ham night he knew l was there. He
Played say it without vanity-for
me. We players are not above that
weakness, if it be weakness. If ever
anything inspires us to do our best it
is the presence in the audience of some
fellow artist who must, in the nature
of things, know more completely than
any one what we intend, what we do
what we feel. The response from such
a member of the audience flies across
the footlights to us like flame / felt
it once when l played Olivia before
Eleanora Duse. l felt that she felt
it once when she played Marguerite
Gautier for me-"