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COMMENT ON THE GAME.

In six of the nine innings the Nationals
went up TO the plate and back 10 the
bench in order. TWO bases on balls to
Street and Ganley's single breaking the
continuity In the third inning Donovan
struck OUT the side and the first two men
IN in the fourth Pickering and Shipke
also struck out. making five In rotation.
Willie Bill is certainly something of a
pitcher. and If he would cut out umpire
batting he may Yet come within the good
graces of the powers and land q man
ageIiaI job. Donovan knows the game
from every angle. and if he ever gets a
joh a, the head OF a team he will demon
strdte his fitness leader Bill came
within an eyeiash of being Detroits man.
ager when Armour resigned.
George Mcbride has again started in on
a good run OF put-outs and assists with
out errors. capturing all of his nine
chances yesterday withOut wobble. In
the Nth inHing Mac made a swell play
when OIeary forced out coughlin at
second. The ball hit 10 Unglaub
who made quick but wide throw to
Mcbride. who covered second. Mae sim
ply put out his bare hand and pulled in
ire ball. completing the out and saving
Bob an error. Hard chances don't bother
Mac; il IS the easy ones.
The letting out of Al Orth by New York
YESTERDAY winds up the career I'm major
league ranks of the quartet of players
whom Jimmy Manning signed for Wash.
ineton i'm 1907. In the fall of 1901 Man.
ming realized that there was going to be
u scramble for tho best players between
The American and National leagues. and
going over TO Philadelphia signed Ed
DeIehanty, Al Orth. Harry Wolxerton and
Jack Townsend for the WashngtOns
Dciehanty is dead. Wolverton is managing
and captaining the Willianlsport team.
Jack Townsend is with him. and Orth
got his papers from New York yesterday.
The quartet certainly good one
when IL came 10 this city in the spring
of 1902. but LOTUS was not the man to
handle such group and never got the
best returns.
There was some heady base ball played
by the locals in the sixth inning. when it
looked for time as though Johnson was
soaked out the triple that scored the
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Flag Association to Meet.

The Isabel Worrell Bail Flag Associa-
ton. of which Mrs. Christine Walton
Dunlop is president. will hold its jubilee
meeting in G.. A. r. Hall this evening ut
o'clock. This will be the last meeting
of the season. When the organization
meets again II Will be to take up the
history and traditions of the flag and to
arrange for program Of functions for
next winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
DISTRICT JOBS FOR TWO.
Superintendent of Sewers to Buy
Three Dayton Wagons.

A. NJ. Lake has been appointed an in
spector I'm the surface division Of the
engineer department by the Commissioners
at salary of 81 day. They have also
appointed s.. V. Farling as a cleaner in
the new District building ut $40 year,
vice r. F. Matthews. resigned.
Authority has been granted Asa Philips.
superintendent of sewers, to purchase
three covered dayton wagons at an esti-
mated cost of 500 each. These wagons
are to be used i'm carrying workmen OF
the department from one part of the
city to another.
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CZAREVNA'S VICTORY.
At Readville Lowers the Mark in
Breeders Two-Year-Old Stake.

READV1LLE, Mass. August 2J.-CZa-
revna, owned by d. Comyn Moran of New
York, won the American Horsebreeder fu-
turity for trotting foals of 196, the flea
ture race yesterday of the opening day of
the Grand Circuit meeting at Readville
and her record heat. in 2.1524, lowered
the previous record for the stake, of oI1
made last year by the Leading Lady
She was far superior in speed to the rest
in the field of starters, Belvasia and Ca
rine Bingen barely escaping the distance
flag in the final heat.
Lou Mcdonald was very successful in
the three other events on the card win
ming easily with Leslie Waterman in the
2. 10 pace. though in a couple of heats she
drew the finish close with Arrow. driver
by the New Hampshire reinsman, Long
Shot" Cox.
Lord was handy winner of two heats
in the POI trot. but in the third was nip.
ped by Kidd McGregor right at the wire
Ed Geers having slipped through next the
pole.
McDonald's third win was the Horse
breeder futurity for three year-old pac-
ers. with Master McKerron. II was simply
big jog for the son of John A. Mcker-
ron. it being only in the generosity OF
Mcdonald that he didn't distance the
other starters. Glover Patch, the Buffalo
entry. was off her form through having
torn OFF portion of Il forward foot while
being logged this forenoon.
The city is fast filling with visitors from
all parts of this country, Canada and
even from abroad TO see the $4,000
derby today, Baron Auschkopff and a
party having arrived from Russia The
baron two years ago bought the sensa
tional two-year-old trottin~ stallion Blue
Hill. 2.1oa, from John p. Hill of Milton,
Mass, besides several noted trotting
mares with low records. for breeding pur-
poses.
Albert n. Merrill of Danvers Mass. is
starting judge at the meeting. A. J.
Heating Of New York is the presiding
judge, and associated with him is George
w. Leavitt. New Englands famous horse
man. Summary:
American HOrsebreeders FutGrity. foals Of
1906. trOtting: pudse. 81 100: two In three
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
st. Joseph's Aggregation Forfeits to
Joe jennings Vigilants.
STANDING OF THE. Cl

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
" l.. Pet w. l.. Pet.
ST. Josephs. ]. II .6o1 Turnerites IL 331
Eigiants -. 10 II 81: st. Paul's... . 10 .,222
TOdays Game-St. Vincrnt's Turnerites. at
o'clock
In lieu of ST. JOseph's forfeitinS to the
Vigilants by ? to yesterday. game was
played between the VigiIants and picked
team, the leaguers winning by to >.
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COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
National Electric Going Some.

The National Electric Supply Con.
pany frightened it's hold on first position
yesterday by defeating the Goldenberg
nine in a five-inning contest. Score,
10 to 4.
Richard was again on the mound for
the Electrical aggregation and held his
opponents safe throughout. lie was
found for only three safeties. while he
famed seven and walked but two. The
batting of Hamilton and the fielding Of
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The Manhattans defeated the Ninth
Street aggregation in slow and uninter-
esting contest yesterday by the score of
) to >.
Hammond twirled good game for the
losers. but the support that he received
was the cause of his defeat Although
the Manhattan outfit could only connect
safely with the delivery of Hammond
three times, they took advantage of the
lose aging of their opponents. not one
of their hits figuring in the run-getting
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TWO EX-CHAMPIONS IN
TENNIS SEMI-FINAL s

NEWPORT, r. L.. August 25.-Two for
mer holders of the national title and two
other highly ranked players will compete
i'm the semi-finals of the national lawn
tennis tournament i'm singles today. as a
result of the contests in the sixth round,
which were played yesterday. The for
mer champions are William j. Clothier of
Philadelphia and Beals c. Wright of Bos-
ton. The other survivors are f. B. Alex
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PIEDMONTS TOO
MUCH FOR BRIGHTWOOD

The Piedmont White SOx. after losing
two straight games. played in old-time
form and easily defeated the Brightwood
club. ). to O. in seven innings. Stevenson
shutting Them out and only allowing four
hits. Campbells catching was the fea-
ture. In the first inning Cook stole sec
ond. third and home.
The Piedmonts have won &c. lost and
tied =. Percentage, 800.
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Good Game Promised.

There will be an interesting game Of
base ball at Union League Park tomorrow
at :. o'clock between a team picked from
lege ball players. and nine from the
Government Hospital for the Insane. The
best player on the hospital team is one
of the patients and his work at short has
created great deal of favorable COM
ment
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Game today-St Stephens VS.. Brentwood.
Columbia's Win Close Game.

The postponed games were started in
the Capital City League yesterday and
the Columbia Athletic Club defeated the
Government Printing Office squad in
seven innings of play by the score of
3 TO =.
Clear led with the stick. while Mullen
put up a star game in the field This pair
figured in a double play which caused "A
round of applause. The score:
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BASE BALL NOTES.

AT last a ball thrown from the top of
washington monument has been caught.
but Pixies Peak and the Singer building
still remain inviolate.-New York Sun.
Knight should make a good shortstop
for the New York Highlanders. as he
plays this position much better than
third base.
SHOW me team that works three first
class pitchers often and I'll show you
team that will win more games than one
that uses six or eight pitchers says Ar
thur Irwin.
Whatever else the Senators may not
know about the game, they are certainly
experts on catching balls dropped from
the top of the Washington monument
New York Journal.
George Eaton of the Lawrence team
has joined the Providence Grays and will
help out back of the bat until Ostdick
gets back in the game.
Mike Donlin pulled up to within five
points of the Hans Wagner last week in
their race for the batting honors of the
National League. The Teuton has an av-
erage of 1913 per cent as against 1913 for
the Turkey.
Toronto has purchased First Baseman
Houser from Scranton of the New York
State League. Houser played in the out
Ed Barrow was manager.
George Van Haltren is playing great
ball for Oakland. Cal, and a Boston boy
good for many years. He says that Dill
lon and Mick" Egan are also putting up
a swell article of ball.
Sam Frock, the well known Baltimore
pitcher, who has been doing clever work
i'm the box this year for Providence. has
been sold to the Pittsburg team. Presi-
dent Dreyfus saw him pitch last Sun
day and, liking his work. he Immediately
closed the deal with Manager Duffy.
. Mc.\ll'ster the Buffalo catcher. is Il
handy man to have around. He has
and is at present holding down third base
in the absence of Hunter Hill in manner
that leaves nothing to be desired.
The Jersey City police have captured
the thief who has been working at the
ball park in that city. Among the arti-
cles recovered are the gold watches stolen
from Needham of Montreal and Duffy
and Rock of Providence. The players
will receive their property in few days.
The good news comes from Denver that
Arthur Bader. the St. Louis boy with
the Des MOines, Western League. team.
who was badly injured in a game a few
days ago, is on the road to speedy re-
covery. but will hardly be abe to play
again this year Bader is expected to
be up and around by Sunday Or Monday.
He's Charley Comiskeys property for
1909.
The new left-hand find of Boston, Tuck
ey. has been doing great work in the box
for the Beaneaters. He pitched Satur-
days game against the Cubs. and he had
Brown faded to d whisper. With men on
bases he pitched his best ball. In the
fourteenth he called one of Chances bluffs
that probably cost the ChicagOan the
game. Howard was on third and Tinker
occupied first King was al bat. Twice
previously Tuckey had passed King 10
take chance on Brown. So that he
would think that Brown wasn't to be the
next batter, Chance sent out Zimmerman
to swing some bats, and also warmed up
another battery. Tuckey didn't fall for
the ruse and passed John. Chance lost
his nerve and sent Brown in to bat for
himself as he afraid To take Nor
deCai off the mound.
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First base D. Ninth
Street . Left OH -Manhattans, 4: Ninth
Street q. First base balls-On Kraft. 3:
of Hammond. =. Struck out-by Kraft s; by
Hammond. ,. Two-bass hits-H Hammond. Heise
Lang. Rhoades Suess C2l. Sullivan. Hammond
(2l Barrett t2,, Palmer. Frazier. Double play
Frazier to Palmer. Hit by pitcher-By Kraft.
/: by Hammond, =. umpire-Mr. Myers. Time
of came-l hour and 20 minutes.
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FIRST GAME

TUtaIS. Z = I
.Battcd for Sweeney in the ninth.
4Batted for Hogg in the ninth.
ST Louis ............ u u ~ ~ u -
New York ............ D u U %
Two-base hits-Walace. Heidrick. Three base
bIts-Ferris Heidrck. Home run-Stone. Sac
riice hits-Sweeney, Waddell. Stolen bases
Stone. Smith. Iicmphill Left on hases-St.
I.ouis y: New York. \. Double plays-Conroy tn
Iaporte TO Chase; Ball t" Chase. Struck out-By
WaddelI. g. by Iiogg. l. Bases ON halls-Ofr
Time Of game hours.
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First base by err0rs-COlumbia. 1 q. p. O.. l.
Left bases Columbia, .; G. +. o.. g. First
base baIls-Of Leonard b of Gallagher .
Struck out-By Leonard. =: by Gallagher, 3. Two
base hit-Clear. Stolen basls-Haves. Fenton
Clear. Double pays-Mull"n to Clear: Cleveland
to Hayes to Davis. Umpire-Mr j. HandiDe
Time Of gane-1 hour and 20 minutes.
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Tigers only run, Street decided to pass
Rossman on purpose. as he knew Cobb
would certainly try for home on steal
The plan worked better than expected, as
Schmidt struck out. and Mr.. Cobb was
headed off at the plate as per program
Tomorrow the Clevelands come here
with the two ex-Nationals, Altizer and
Falkenberg. and big crowd VIII De on
hand to see the pair perform in foreign
clothes. Falkenberg has not WORKED
lately for the Maps and Larry may SEND
him in against his old comrades tomor-
row. Altizer also has been off the batting
list of the Clevelands of late on account
OF Goode being tried out. but at that the
soldier boy may play against the locals
in every game. The last time the Maps
were here. the Nationals cleaned up the
entire series, but since then they nave
been going much better. and there may be
lots of trouble ahead for the Cantillonltes.
Ganley and Cnglaub pulled off a funny
stunt i'm the seventh inning. Bob was at
the bat, and in trying to hit one of Dono-
vans fast ones. fouled the ball off to the
right. 1t was too far away for Schmidt
10 get to, and Unglaub, the rext batter.
who was standing back of the plate, hit
the ball on the fly out into the diamond,
and OLeary caught it before it hit the
ground. Schaeffer wanted both Ganley
and Jnglaub called out on the same fly,
but Egan couldn't see it,
The locals have finally got the right
idea how to get to Ty Cobb. When he
made his triple yesterday Clymer didn't
try for Ty at third, but threw home. and
it was wise move, as the fleet youngster
had hungry eye on the plates Then
In the eighth Tyrus slammed a single into
left and tried to make 1T. a double. but
Bob Ganley hustled up the ball and with
out a pause slammed it to second. Nc
Bride gathered in the ball and was wait
ing for Cobb to slide into his arms at the
bag.
This reckless base running probably
cost the Detroits a run in the second in
ming. ROssman was on second with one
out and O'Leary at the bat. Thinking
the little shortstop would hit the ball,
Rossman ambled toward third as john
son delivered the ball O'Leary struck
out and Streets throw was SO accurate
and fast to Shipke that Rossman stopped
running and walked into Bits waiting
arms. 1t is all right TO take chances
when plays are breaking bad for 4 team.
but at the rate the Nationals are travelling
Just now ii doesn't pay to take liberties
with them at all.
That man Emmett Hcdrck has added
great deal of strength to the Browns and
he may be able to push the stale bunch
into first place after all. In the first game
Yesterday with New York Heidrick got
two hits double and triple. and in the
second a triple. \ player who can slam
the ball at this rate is certain to help
along his team wonderfully. Heidrlck is
also fielding perfectly. making startling
PLAYS and has yet to make error.
When Manager McAleer persuaded Held
rick to join the Browns the st. Louis
papers yelled murder. Now they are
loaded up with praise. Wise guys out
there. eh. DO?
Browns and Yankees Split Even.
NEW YORK, August 2J.-Waddell was
invincible in the first game yesterday.
but Powell could not beat his one-time
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Earned runs-tiOldenberg. ! y. f. S. Co. g.
First base by Goldenberg. 1: n. f. S.
Co.. 3 Left on bases (ioldenberg, 3; \. f. s.
Con- of hIss n Rssey
By Robey. 9: by Conway, 5. Hits made-Of
Robey, j; Oh Conway, }. Struck out-By Con
way, 1; by Reichard. Z. Home runs-Meredith
Chaplin. Moore. Stolen base-Noyes. Double
play-Chapin to Dyer to Goodman. Wild pitch
Conway. Passed ball-Myers. Umpire-Mr. Fin
negan. Time of game hour and 30 minutes.
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Left on Bases Cleveland. 6; Athletics. 4. Sac
Clarke Bradley Bcmis. I.ebhardt. Stolen bases
--Lajoie Murphy. J. Clarke -, BRADLEY. Bases
Schiller. /. Struck out-Ry Coomls. 3; by Iicb
hardt. !: by Schiller. 3. Umpires-Mcssrs. Sher-
minutes.
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AMATEURS ALL READY.
Will Play in Two Sections for Local
Championship.

At meeting of representatives of the
various amateur base ball leagues Of the
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Earned runs Detroit T. Left hascs-Dr-
Iroij. =. Washington. = First base on halls
,n Deti,vaIr >: OF Johnson. =. Struck "Gt Ky
HagoYau u: by johnson, d. TnreC-basr hi -
cobb. SaoFiiic-. hits leary. J'hnson Double
t.Iay -Couehlin 10 ROssmln. Umpire Mfr. Egai
Time "f gaInci hour and - minutes.
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Bases on o." baIis@Or stevenson /: ~ Davis. T.
struck out-by Stevenson. 4; by Davis, 2 Two
base hits-Humphrey. Cook. TOlliyer, Stevenson
Stolen bases-Cbok ~. Mathews t2,, Tolliver
Cmpirc-Mr. Mangum.
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Totals. :. u II IT Totals. :. 9 5 p Is o
'Batted for ID. sullivan in the eighth.
fBatted for Steele In the ninth.
Boston. ......-.....- o o o.
Chicago. .......-.... 4 o q 0L6
Left on bases-Beston. j: Chicago. 5. Bases on
balls-0n Wood. 4: of White, B. Struck 0ut-By
Wood. 1; by White. Z. Three-base hits-cravath
Thoney. TwO-base hft-Davis. Sacrifice hits
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PHILADELPHIA, August 25.-Lack of
hits and plenty of errors gave Cleveland
an easy victory over the Athletics yester-
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Browns and Yankees Split Even.

NEW YORK. August 2J.-Waddell was
invincible in the first game yesterday.
but Powell could not beat his one-time
team mates in the second, so New York
and St. Louis broke even.
Hemphilrs batting in the second game
was the feature. Score:
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Maps Outplay Athletics.

erty. Thoney. Hit by pitcher-By White. 1. I'm
pires-MessrS Hurst and O'Loughlin. Time of
game hours and minutes.
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Chicago Trims Boston.

BOSTON. August 25.-Wood lasted four
innings yesterday. Steele then went in
and held Chicago down to one hit Chi
cage folded brilliantly. Score:
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SECOND GAME.

Three-base hits-Heidrck. Ferris. Wallace
Hemphili. Sacrifice hits Williams. Laporte
Stolen bases-Jones. Hartzell Left On bases-St
Louis. 3; New York. 1. Double play-Ball To La
porte to Chase. Struck ouI-By Powell =: by
Chesbro. 3. Cmpire-Mr Connolly. Time OF
game hour and 30 minutes.
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Dyer were. the features of the game.
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INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
Victory for Manhattans.

me today-Tw lining VS.. Gurlcy.
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OFFICIAL STANDING.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston ut st. Louis.
New York at Pittsburg.
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There was some heady base ball played
by the locals in the sixth inning. when il
looked for a time as though Johnson was
in FOR. a hard drubbing. After Cobb had
soaked out the triple that scored the
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SCORES OF YESTERDAYS GAMES

Philadelphia. .: Cincinnati. l.
New York. f. Pttshurg, /.
New York. >; Pittsburg, 1.
Chicago. 4: Brooklyn. >.
St IonS 3: Boston 2
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-26
DiKes IN GERMANY.
They Are Built With Great Care and
Exaetness.

When dixie Ii to be built-and they
are still In places making dikes-it Is
first mapped out by the neatly sharp
ened stakes. long straight causeway
leading out from shore and widening
into a rounded head which abuts on
the red line of the channel. Then n
ground sill or foundation mattress OF
willows is woven and sunk at this
head and pinned down and held In
place by the sharpened pegs. Then
wattles are woven and sand filed In,
and in places rock, and then. rounding
up neatly out of the water and form.
Ing tight covering TO the whole, the
hand squared blocks of stone are laid,
as closely as II city pavement, all over
the head and back along the neck TO
the old shore. 1t is as permanent and
stable as the Harvard stadium, the
dixie so built. and the river, abandon
Ing the space back of the tip to slack
water or to be filled In with sand
flows on with entire grace in the re-
stricted channel beyond the tip.
The care and exactness with which
these bikes are made would be laugh
able II It were not SO successful. In n
land where hand labor is very cheap
days are devoted to doing what In
America would be roughly cast by ma
chinery in a couple OF hours. But the
result is so admirable that one re-
members regretfully the ugly pile
bikes. the horrld fringes Of the i'm
proved ''off channel banks of the Mis-
sissippi
Where the bikes have accomplished
their purpose and generally on the
banks opposite TO them the river II
reverted above middle water. This.
too. is done with the hand squared
stones. and as a result the Elbe where
completely finished resembles broad
canal between stone lined banks. the
stone rising few feet above the wa
ter. and above Il the greer slope OF the
fields or n fringe Of willows. Ii Is all
peaceful. complete and generally beau
tiful, with at least the beauty Of util-
ity where II lacks that of ruggeduess
and wildness. Boston Transcript.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-26
THE WORLDS NoTA6LEs.
Francis Brown.

Arranged for The Morning Eagle: g..
DR.. Francis Brown, president of the
Union Theological Seminary and one
of the most distinguished Hebrew
scholars in America. was born at Han
over n. Y, December 20, 1S49, and
received his first diploma of gradua-
ton from Phillips Academy in 1866
Later he studied at Dartmouth Col
lege and at the Union Theological
Seminary. He also spent some years
In study abroad In 1890 DR.. Brown
became professor of Hebrew and Cog
nate Languages in the Union Theologi-
cal Seminary and last spring he was
chosen president of the seminary to
succeed ihc latc ~" Charles Cuth-
bert Hail. For MS distinguished con
tibutions in the field if learning DR..
Brown has been rewarded with hon
orary degrees from leading universe
ties in America and Europe,
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Her Lucky Number.

The byways as well as the highways
of church life furnish much in the
way of wit and humor. What, for in
stance, could be more mirth provoking
than the naive confession of the cook
of London vicar who. being allowed
to choose a hymn for the family pray
ers, was complimented on her choice
by the Wears wife?
"What q nice hymn you chosen said
the latter to the cook.
yes, mum; it's the number of my
policeman"