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The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

leans, Eurasians, Chinese, Japanese
and Malays. besides natives from all
parts of India
not in the bazaar alone. but in the
wide streets, where carriages, light
carts and motors pass all day, where
the scarlet-clad outriders, with lances
erect, precede and follow the viceroy:
In the busy streets where electric
trans buzz past and the buyers 60 In
in a street Of banks and Offices is a
tablet saying that here is the site of
the Black Hole And at a stately
mansion in Chowringhee is another
tablet telling that the father of
Thomas Darlington Macaulay once re-
sided there.
Cay and smiling as the city looks.
the visitor is constantly reminded of
its age. Notable among such remind
ers is the old South Park Street GEM
etery, which lies among the modern
streets behind Chowringhee, and on
the brightest day it's appearance
would strike chill. Enormous num-
brs of pyramids. obelisks and squares
are crowded together in dismal con-
gregatiOn within its rails. Not
cross. scarcely flower. All the struc.
lures are black with age, and no kind.
ly moss or lichen drapes them. The
kites and vultures perch on the tombs.
and the crow stalks down the dismal
paths. But here many of those who
have made the history of Calcutta are
buried, and here, too, over a century
ago, Rose Aylmer, immortalized in
English verse. was laid to rest.
But there are lives and customs in
the city that speak of far remoter
ages than the history of its conquer
ors. Let the visitor go and see the
great bathing Chat on the Hooghley,
and he will witness custom that has
held good from time immemorial. The
huge stairway to the river is thronged
with hundreds of deyotees, ready to
battle in the sacred waters, for Moth
er Gunga" brings healing from sin.
Another ancient custom in Calcutta
is the use of the Burning Chat. 1t is
q gruesOme sight, the slow and inef-
fectual burning of bodies which are
left to float away ON the sacred
stream.
For though the white men with
their strange ways have lived for Gen.
turtles in their midst. though many of
the young men of India are sent to
England to be educated, and there
take on a veneer of European culture,
the native will always be as his fore
fathers have been for ages past.
In the bright modern city Of Cal
cutta, bazar and Dusty will remain as
ever, the bathing and the burning
CHATS will go on. the slow bullock cart
will wind about the streets. and the
little naked brown babies will sprawl,
and laugh, and run, as innocent of
garments and learning as IL the white
man had never come amongst them.
EVELYN WILSON.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
His Witty Answer.

A young man IN a merchants Office
was in the habit of parting his hair
In the center. One of the older clerks.
who was not very manipulating and
was very bald-Only having two little
growths exactly the same height above
each ear-said to him rather severely
one day. in the presence Of others:
why do you part your hair down
the middle. like a woman"
"Oh," rej0ined the young man. Il am
not like some, who have to part their
hair at the side that others may
know they are not women. And, be-
Sides" continued he with a scrutiniz-
ing look at the bald pate Of his inter-
rOgator. you part your hair in the
middle yourself: only mine is a mar
row parting and yours is a very wide
Tit-Bits.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

N EMBERS of congress have been
w finding faul with Clifford Pinchot
because he has been making the peo-
pie of the country familiar with the
work of the forestsaving service. The
members who have criticised Mr.. Pin
chot are the members who are opposed
to the bills which have for their OBJ
ject the saving of the forests on the
eastern mountains.
The forest service simply has sent
out publications showing the neces-
sity for the saving of the forests. but
the result has been that members who
don't want to save the forests have re-
ceived letters by the hundreds from
their constituents telling them that
they must vote for forest reserves.
This has made the members angry.
Some time ago 1t was hard for the
departments of government to get
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

wASHINGTON.-In spite of the fact
w that the speaker a few weeks ago
selected May 16 as the probable
closing day of this session. Repub-
lican leaders in the senate and house
express the fear that adjournment can
not be reached before June 1. 1t is
possible that Uncle Joe" will bring
to bear the pressure he knows so well
how to use and clear the docket by the
time Of the original schedule. How
ever the outlook for an early ending
is not now promising.
The status Of the annual appropria-
ton bills is discouraging. OF the
IA big money bills, five remain to be
reported to the house, while the others
are in the various stages Of the jour-
ney through the house and senate and
conference.
!, The urgent deficiency bill, which
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
"Ever Know 4 Red-Headed Athlete to
Be on color?" Asks . Runner.

A weight thrower and a distance
runner were discussing the chances OF
the candidates for the next intercol-
legiate track meet. The weight throw
er referred in glowing terms to the
fin. trial he had seen the Princeton
half miller, Whitley. run that day.
He will win the half mile sure II
he keeps his FORM" the weight throw
er went on. but he is blond. and
those fair haired runners always 60
wrong just when you want them to be
fit. Whitley was taken i'll before the
big games last year.. and the same
thing may happen again. The black
haired men seldom get out OF condi-
ton"
That's all right about the black
haired athletes" replied the distance
man, but I have known them to get
OF their feed At times. The men al
ways ready to do their best are the
red-haired kind.
y don't know whether you call them
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
EnaIand's Liquor Expenditure.


1t is reassuring to learn from DR..
Dawson Burns annual review of the
United Kingdoms drink bill that al
though we spent G59O.OOO more On
intoxicants last year than in 1906, the
average expenditure per head fell from
E3 les Sd to E3 15s Cd. From 1872
to 1873 the average expenditure never
fell below "a head. and in 1876 it
touched "a So. On the other hand.
from 1841 to 1851 tboth years includ-
ed, it never rose as high as f3, while
in 1912 1t fell as low as E2 IS Sad,
or less than two-:hirds its present
amount As matters are We stand ex-
actly where We stood in 1866. when
the expenditure per head on alcoholic
liquors was, as last year, f3 15s Sd.
Westminster GAZETTE.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

e EMINENT triumphed over COM
y mercialism in the house of rep
resentatives the other afternoon, and
it was one glorious triumph for John
Wesley Gaines, the battle-scarred
legislative warrior from Tennessee.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was under consideration, and Repre-
sentative Burleson, of Texas. in an
effort to save q few southern trees, Of.
fered an amendment providing for the
removal of mistletoe from all trees in
the southland on the ground that 1t is
a parasite deadly to tree life.
Instantly there was an uproar on
the floor, but Gaines emerged with q
volume Of ''Pickwick Papers," out Of
which he proceeded to read the touch
ing chapter on the wedding party at
Mr.. Wardle's home. where the mistle-
toe permitted many an innocent lib
erty that might have provoked a fire
arms display or at least q rough-and-
tumble fight under other circurn-
stances.
Just at this juncture message was
received from the president. and Rep
resentative Loagvorth, of Cincinnati,
was called upon to take the chair. the
house previously having been in COM
mittee of the whole.
After the message was read and
Mr.. Longvorth left the chair. Gaines
called upon him to arise and testify
to his experience under the mistletoe.
Mick" scarcely blushed as he made
hi. way back to his seat. although thu
suggestion created laughter. Burle-
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
cass as Baseball Shields.

A vacant lot in Beech street. with
it's fairly-smooth surface, is in daily
use by the small boys Of the neigh
borhoOd. Too poor to acquire catch
ing gloves, the youngsters, whose
main pleasure is baseball. use their
heavy WOODEN caps in the most skill
full manner to check the impact of the
ball in the left hand. The back of
the cap is held. the inside exposed. and
as the sphere comes hurting near the
clutch is relaxed, and the ball is re-
ceived and held with almost unerring
skill.-New York Tribune
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
Rapid 1ricklaYinq.

In the construction Of a chimney
stack at Birkenhead, England, an aver
age of 1876 bricks per man per day
was attained. Every facility was az
forded the workmen, such as double
platform lifts, each platform holding
two barrows Of bricks. one ascending.
the other descending. These plat
forms could ascend a height of $50
feet In Is seconds. and raise 10000
bricks per hour.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
New Varieties Of Rose,

Mavourneen is the name of q new
white rose that is . sport of the Kill
larney' and promises to be very fash
ionable next winter. Two new pink
roses are the Mrs. Marshall Field and
the Mrs. Potter Palmer. which enables
Chicago people to take their choice.
My Maryland is a new Baltimore rose.
as the name implies.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
Incorrioible.

In restricting their output and
raising prices that corporation is go
ing contrary to the law"
The law" echoed the sad-eyed con-
sumner; why, 1t doesn't even respect
the law of supply and demand. -
Washington Star.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

. Belle-What's call money?
Nell-I don't know unless it is the
million kind that titled fortune-hunt-
ers whistle to. and 1t cOmes.-Balti-
more American.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
HEALTH GOES WITH RED HAIR

blends or not. but I'm willing to bet
that in all your 30 years on the track
you never knew red-haired athlete
to be OF color"
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22
Glorious + Triumph for tennessee Warrior

sons measure was defeated by a vote
of 3S to AZ
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

serious delay.
That there is occasional danger in
silage is evident from the report of E.
E. Woodruff. superintendent of the
Southern Training School farm at
Graysvilie. Tenn, who lost six young
mules. a mare and three ponies in the
space of four days from encephalitis,
or ensilage poisoning. According to
the veterinarian a lint which grows on
corn on low ground harbors a bac-
terium which matches and propagates
in the heat of the silo. and proves
deadly to horses, though harmless 10
cattle.
Henry Ward Beecher once gave ex-
preston to the following sentiment
on Spring Work on the Farm" which
is worth repeating at this time:
Seeds are sprouting. trees budding,
flowers 'peeping out from warm hooks.
Everything grows in springtime
Youth is springtime. habits are sprout-
ing, dispositions are putting out their
leaves. opinions are forming, preju-
dices are getting root. Now, take
at least as good care Of your children
as you do of your farm.
You break a colt, and break q steer.
and break a heifer, and break the soil.
and il you won't break yonr children,
they will be very apt to break you
heart and pocket
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

Keep the hogs free from lice. Kero-
sene and lard warmed together and
dripred along the spines of the feed
ers at the trough will do quick rid
dance Do not let the swine suffer
and stop growing because they need
this little attention.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

The best thing on the farm is CON-
mon sense. the next to that systematic
faithful work. With these two quail
fications and lots of book knowledge
to fall back on the farmer is bound TO
succeed.
The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

. If you don't want to .dehorn your
cattle suppose you put brass knobs on
the ends of their horns. This will stop
injuries from sharp horns, and make
unruly cattle tractable. e.. %
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05

STANDING or TEF TEAMS
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
WINDSOR RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Fiye and one-half fIrlongs Law
renee p. DALEY. 10 lNicoU. 90 5. won; Momentum.
s. lDererichl % 70 l. second; Billie Hibbo. .oj
tFairbrotheri 2 90 l. third Time. l16 IS Blue
Lee. Piantland. Lykers. WaTccrCst and Nalla Nala
als1 ran.
SECOND RACE-Six furlougs. Belmere. IO6 lshil-
hngl % l. won; Grace himban "a (ka,rbrothcrl.
20 I. second; STion. loi GMcCabcl. % !. third
Time Il32 25 Gibson William II. LYON. Senator
Barrett elena Niachride Royal ARTILLERY. Co
wanpa Raining Leaves and Adrian also rau-
THIRD RACE-Five flrlongs Richard Reed. 100
Niurphy3 70 l. won; Hawks Flight. l03 tShlliugl.
6 20 J. second; BalSsk. l0s &C. koeruerl, 20 !.
third. Time. lNl Michael Angelo. Simcoe, In
dian Hunter. Mai. Many Colors. and Advancing
also ran.
FOURTH RACE-0ne ard ole-sixteenth miles
Charlie Gilbert 10 OSbiilirg 20 5. won; Cave
Adam ll6 r. Walsh % ?. sccond; Polly Prim.
los &C. K0eucrl 70 /. third. Time. l.i6 S-5. Mll-
ME Adams TcTah and Gilyodcar also
FIFTH RACE-Five fusloLsS Thistle Bel. u3
l'airlrotherl. 20 /. won; Sister Phyllis. u5 &C.
/ hoCneri 6 10 J. second; Dorothy Webb. ll3 o..
BurJonl. 10 J. third Tine. l,2 3-5. Loyal Maid.
Lisa F. Southern Bride. Tapioca. Hampton Beauty.
Belle of the Tribe, Cliccsa. and Aliss Al'escott
also ran
/ SIXTH RACE-One and one-haIf miles Missouri
I Lad loi SHILLING. 4 20 3. won; H0lscher, 10 &C.
Koerncr) % l. second; Fl2vs1ly 100 ,Conlin. ) 10
| / third. Time. 237 25. Prytania. Royal Chance.
! Ban7ida Picaroon Miss Nigilant HomDa. Lady Gay
Spuuker and Rose Il. also ran
! SEVENTH RACE-Sy furlongs- Ida D., &c lAur-
rlyl 8 o. l. won Alencon. IL tNc0N. % l. sec
end: Waterbury los Shilling. 20 l. thirL Time
/ ll5l-5 The Belle, Temeraire. Sun Hunt. Please.
Little Osace King Avuudale. Topsy Robinson. Dan
/ dy Dancer and St. Racine also
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
LATONIA RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Flve and Cne-han hrOLgs Jolly.
10 Martini. S5375. won C0Wdin. no lNindgi. s %
s. second. Geuymauder. lG' tBullI. 4li5. show.
third. Time lI Is L1m0nd. AEo. George e. DIE
lCu Landlord Tom Holland s. AulaiIe. Siscr c.
Grccubridge. Prince Albert. and Dr.. H7lzbcrg also
r2n-
SECOND RACE-Six f1lrlCngs Hannibal Bey, ~
Powers. $3.50 won, AleTick. ia lBuueri. $50.
second. Beth edwin. 81 llIartinl. SIZI5. third
Time lis. Ganlbrinus Meadow Breeze, 4. ". FIg.
Caltha. Minnie g.. The Rebel and Lovey also rlu.
THIRD RACE-Five and onelsalf flri0ugs Eliza
beth HarvoCd. l03 Powers. Sl.5. won; Miss Crit
tendon los .I5utcrl S915. second, Plume. ll3 ,L-
Martini Se95 third Time l.S- Crystal Maid. j.
H. Reed Emperor William and Gold Toe also r--
FOURTH BACE-One and cne-siXtecEth r-iles-
Piukola lC- NIinderl. S5e) first; MonssuC-. L5
Powers. SlZlO second. kerCheyal. ll6 lHclle-.
Sis. third. Time. LIS 3-5 M0Guctte also rn
FIFTH RACE-One and ore-sixtecuth miles. Wa
terlake ll0 tMndcrl. Si64o. won; The Thorn. So
Aiartini. $50 second. George Young. los tWarrcll.
Sli 45 third Time Ia. nvOliui MCada. Hu5rtalo.
Goddess Fred Mace. and Voting also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Oue and oae-sixtCcath miles Nix
zer. s5 James Hogg. s6045. won, stouestreet, 95
lButlcr $3.50 second; Miss Ida. lG ,Ma-tir' .
$50. third. Time. l.i6 -. Bottles. OuaEEa. and
Geneva 5. also ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
LOCAL OARSMEN ARE BEATEN
Fail to Win a First in Peoples
Regatta on Schuylkill.
POtomacs Get Third Place i'm Race
Third in the Singles.

sre,a! 20 The Washington Herald
Philadelphia July i.-Philadelphia's An
nUaI Peoples Regatta. rowed to-day Jver
River. goes down on record as notable
aquatic event OF the hfty-four scullers
and crews entered, not a single one with
drew, there were no fouls. no disqualifca-
tions, and. with the exception Of 5. p.
Martin. Of the University Barge Club.
capsizing the junior single sculls. and 5.
+. Gordon. Of the West Philadelphia Club.
breaking an oarlock in the same event.
not a single accident marked a perfectly
managed regatta
While Southern oarsmen only won a
single event. that in the Junior single
sculls. in which j. keenan,, OF the Ariel
Rowing Club. of Baltimore, rOwed away
from classy lot OF entrants. yet they
figured prominently IN every event In
which they were entered The Potomac
Boat Club eight-oared shell gave the
Quaker City Barge Club and Pennsylvania
Club bruising race for the John Wana-
maker cup. and finished third IN a field
of six Of the best junior crews that have
ever rowed over the national course.
& d Davis. OF the Potomac Boat Club
finished a close third I'm the Junior singl,
scuns. while the Arundel Boat and Arie
Boat Club. Of Baltimore. finished third ant
fourth, respectively, In the senior four
Dared shell race. which was as sensa
uonal as II was closely contested. TIT
event was won by a quartet Of oarsmer
from the Vesper Boat Club. whose fans
as sweeps has been the talk OF two con
tnents. each Of the four having com
peted at the Henley and worlds regatt.
| al Paris.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
JEFFRIES DECISION KISSED.
Referee Calls Bout Between MeFar-
land and Welsh "A Draw.

Los Angeles. Cal. July Referee Jim
Ieffries this afternoon declared the fight
between Mcfarland. Of Chicago, and
Freddie Welsh. the English lightweight.
a draw at the end Of the twenty-fifth
round Of clever boxing.
The decision was met with storm Of
disapproval, many Of the spectators be
ing OF the opinion that the stock yards
scrapper had clearly wor. Mcfarland
was far stronger when the fight ended
and in the final round ne knocked Welsh
down with a clean right 10 the jaw and
had his man in distress.
The little Brtisher came back and
fought gamely. bat II required all his
clevelness 10 stall of a Knockout in the
nnal seconds Of the contest. He was
fighting savagely at the bell. During the
first ten rounds Welsh displayed almost
wonderful cleverness, and appeared 20
have a shade the best over his opponent.
Welsh gave one Of the cleverest eX-
hibitions of boxing ever seen here.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
ANDERSON WHITE SOx HERO.
Swede Deserves Most Credit for CHI
caEO's Winning Streak.

From the Chicago Examiner.
While happy South Side fans have been
.congratulating one another on the great
dash of the White Sox, which brought
them from fifth place 10 the top of the
Of the Eastern onslaught they have occa-
sionaily paused in their glee long enough
10 ask:
Where would the Sox be without John
Anderson"
Nobody has yet answered the question
with defniteness, because it is one Of
those things no fellow can find out, but
there is no argument on the point that
il was Anderson's sturdy batting at criti-
cal moments in the great run of victories
credited to the South Siders during the
early days OF June that pulled them up
into first place. Had he not been men,
Der Of the team. it Is possible some other
heavy batsman would have filed his
place. Observe il is possible. But. for
tunately. 1t Is fact and not possibilities
that baseball records have TO deal with,
and the cold figures give Big John the
credit for much of the glory that has
come 10 Jones and his fast-traveling
team.
Day after day Anderson's mighty swipes
to the outfield for one or two bases,
usually with impatient runners on the
| bags turned the tide OF victory to the
White Sox. The fans who packed the
stands became so accustomed 70 expect
/ ing a long hit when John came to bat
that he was always welcomed with a
/ thunder of yells, and usually he made
good with the needed hit
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
ROCKVILLE BLOWS UP"
Visiting Team Drops Two Games I'm
Winchester, VA.
pocial 70 The Washington Herald.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Winchester. Va, July 4-Winchester
took both games OF double-header with
the Rockville, Md, team to-day. the first
1 TO and the second 3 to !. Sinner kept
the visitors hits scattered in the first
game, and Rockville never had a chance.
Baker and Dalton. for the locals. and
Handiboe. for Rockville. led the batting
in the first game.
The second game was fast and clean
up to the fifth. when Rockville blew up
and four runs crossed the pan, mostly on
errors. Rockville scored its lone tally in
| the seventh.
Cantwell pitched great ball for the To-
Gals, and the batting of Don Mcdonald
was a feature of the secono game. Handi-
boe's work in the box for Rockville was
creditable, as well as that Of Whiting s
Batteries-First game: Sinner and Mabryi
w. Handiboe and Dawson. Second game:
Cantwen and Duffy; Whiting and Daw-
/ son.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
"oLD MASTERS" SPEED LACKING.

The showing taking into
Most of the Goldheld
In
fight these
rounds while he kept the Batt him the
straight
in the first three rounds allowed Nelson
him with Furnishing
feeling the effects
he is a he
But he did improve He stecdy slower
blows
with when coming cinches
ans
shoulder
effect before
him
Nelson 20
dnotw the Batler
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
B. & 0. CLUB IS EASY.
HaEerstown Has No Trouble in Trim
ming Baltimore Club.
Special 20 The Washington Heiald.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
II gerstown. Nd. July 4-Hagerstown
experienced no trouble in defeating the
strong B. & o. club. Of Baltimore. here
this morning by the score OF 9 10 g.
The pitching OF Kronau, who allowed
eleven bases on balls. demorailzed both
teams This afternoons contest gave
promise OF being a great game. when
rain stopped II at the end Of the sixth
inning. up 70 which time neither team
had been able 10 score. Score:
First game RHE.
r. & 0. l 0 o o l IS 10 4
Hagerstoarn. ........... ! 3 0 0 x-9
Batteries-B. s o.. Kronau and r King: Hagers
town Krcbs, Fsnwell. and Simpson. Umri1--Nr.
McCardeIl Time Of game-2 hours and 10 minutes
Second game r. Il Z.
B. q &O.........................O o 0 Q 90 /
Hagerstov1l l.................... o o 90 q
Battcries-B. & O.. siTcs and 4 King; Hag5rs-
town. Russell and Simpson. Umpi7e-Mr. Martin
Time Of gamo-55 minutes
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
AUTO RACES AT BALTIMORE.
Leinsnch and Robert Morton Are
the bright stars at Meet.

Special 90 The WaSlin gton Hciald
Baltimore. Nd. July AZ. L. Leinsach.
In his sixty SteaIns. and Robert Morton.
IN forty Pullman. were the bright stars
al the third automobile race meet of the
Motor Car Racing Association at Pimlico
to-day.
Morton got three firsts. winning the half
century race i'm 81 minutes and s seconds.
capturing the Pimlico Handicap with a
S5-second start and crossing the line first
in the five-mile touring car race. He also
finished third in the ten-mile champion
ship.
Leinsach. The Daring Dutchman. -
captured the ten-mile Maryland runabout
championship. and finished third IN the
Pimlico Handicap. although his time was
better than either the first or second
car He made one mile in 1:O3 3-5. and
ais average for the ten miles was 1:O5 l-5.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-05

The other tournament. handicap medal
play. two rounds. was won by II. OIL
phant. who had a gross score Of 176 and
a net score Of l46. Mr. Oliphant played
consistently. and covered each round in
S. which. with his handicap OF 10, gave
him a net OF 73 FOR each round
r. d. Dalzell and +. l.. Newbold Were
tied for second place. with a net score OF
1i9. Messrs. s. Dalzell and A. Lard COW
cred the course in 163, which was the
lowest gross score of the day, but their
handicaps were too small 10 give them
a place Scores.