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The Washington times., 1908-08-16
LABOR DAY GAMES
DRAW ATHLETES
Washington and Suburbs
Will Furnish Majority of
Contestants.

Entries sTe rapidly coming in for the
track and field carnival Of sports at
Washington Grove, Nd, on Labor Day,
Monday, September 2.
Athletes are taking hold of the matter
in great shape. Baltimore and Wash
ington viii have the largest number Of
entrants, while Rockville Kensington,
Linden. Garrett Park. and Germantown
viii be well represented by "Rah. rah,
boys" who are home on vacation.
Dick, Smithson, ThTad Royce, and
Snt!th viii be lined up In the sprints.
while Hamilton ana Cheney. the star
hurdlers Of the local nigh schools, viii
enter the l0-yard low hurdle event
Brewster, formerly OF Technical HIGH
School and a crack local Oarsmau will
be on the list OF men in the I5-pound
shotput. with The Y. NJ. G. A. .-phc-
nom Sheridan. who. in the Columbia
IurnveTein games. put the l6-pouud lead
forty-two feet and this was claim ed
10 be a maiden effort Gnster. of Bal
TlmOre. and Thompson. Of tho Washing
ton Grove bunch" Will push Sheridan
tC has limit, as both Of these athletes
had q warm contest last year and beat
out Thomas X Barrett with their ham
diCaps
The pUettiest race on the list viii be
the 4l0-yard handicap. with such stars
as !. G. Carpenter. SmithsOn. OF the
GuTley Athletic Club who is training
hard for these games, and Pete Her
ring who proved such a hard PROPOSE
tiOn for Carpente- in the South Atlantic
Championship games, recently held at
HOmeWUOd
Entries win close for these games On
Tuesday. September 7, win Mr.. Walter
Foster, 700 Fourteenth street.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
SANDS WILL ROW
ON THE POTOMAC
German Sculler Entered in Middle
States Regatta - Will
Bring Crew

Waldemer Sands. the German scuHer,
who. IT Will be recalled. rowed a match
race mere on the Potomac river last
year against G. y. Davis. o. the Poto-
mac Club. has signihed bis intention Of
entering the Middle States regatta here
Labor Day.
Captain Mueller Of the POtOmacg has
been IN touch with him all the winter,
and has just received word that ne
will in an probability row in the junior
single sculls. The German also intends
10 bring with him the championship
four-oared crew. which has three times
won the Emper0T's cup.
Sands won the Eymulsts' event at the
Olympic games al Athens I'm 1896, and
while in this country last year he gave
an exhibition at the Y. NJ G. A., which
was admired by a large delegation Of
the club members. For his appreciation
of the hospitality accorded him on mis-
visit to Washington he has sent the
Potomac Club a flag OF the Heuas Club,
and Il now adorns a wall Of the bali
room.
The German Will leave Berlin on Sep
tember 20. arriving in this country on
the 18th. He viii come direct TO Wash
ineton. where he will be the guest Of
Captain Mueller. He expects TO stay in
this country much longer than he did
last year.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Match Race on Belmont Course
Leading Turf Event of Week
Fall of Sweet Marie Not Unexpected by Those Who Have
Watched the Demands Made Upon Her
Snsngth-jack Leyburn's Record.
~ L. D. SALE.

a three-year-old. Compared with High
bali. 2:o32., he is homlier than The pre-
verbal hay rack, but he mas about him
the wear and tear quality that Highbal
never possessed and comes from a rae
ing family.
Alto Leyburn. his sire. is a son OF
Allerton. 2:0sA and was sold for export
before his get were old enough 70 dem
onstrate his greatness as a sire. Last
year Jack raced in the cOloTs Of Ed
ward and Joseph Madden, Of Lexington,
Ky, sons of John E Madden. and trot-
ted in the Transylvania mile IN 2.05.
His breeder is p. P. Parrish. Of Mid
way. Ky.
The season up TO date has developed
just four great trotting staiiions-FEem-
ing Boy. 2:071l; Carlokin. 2:0eA Colonel
Osborne. 2.0S9s. and Sterling Mckinney,
2:062.. recently sold for $500. In the
matter OF speed and race horse ability
the latter leads the list. and &c now
looks that If the stallion crown is TO
be lifted from the expatriated Cresceus.
Z:02i4. this season II must be done By
Sterling Mckinney. An analysis Of the
blood lines OF the four stations shows
that three OF the lot trace in the pa
ternaI line to George Wilkes. 2.zz. and
the remaining one. Fleming Boy. to
EIectioneer.
CarIokin is intensely inbred 20 the
immortal George. his sire being Nc
Kinney, 2:l1h, by iAlcyone, 2-Z7. he by
George Wilkes; his dam being a grand
daughter OF Red Wilkes Osborne is BY
Shea Alcone. by AlcOne, he by Alcyone
and he by George Wilkes. Sterling Nc
Kinney. the best bred one OF the four.
is by Mckinney, while his dam IS
Twenty-third by Director, 2:17, he by
Dictator. Twenty-third's dam Is by
Nufwood, 2:I9s4 out OF a daughter OF
Ethan Allen. 2:25. At Kalamazoo Ster-
ling. with Geers up. met Jack Leyburn
and made him look like a piece OF
Chinese currency after the sorreI geIding
had won the first heat in 2:O7%.
Fleming Boy Unsteady.
As for our much discussed and col
lCge ehump Fleming Boy. it looks as
If we shah be compelled 10 pass him UP
as world beater. He seems TO have
a world of speed, but Is so unsteady
when pinched that he is an unreliable
racing machine. Maybe. too. he lacks
gameness; something is wrong and all
the early horse critics are inclined to
put him in the junk pile. along with
other meteOric equines who have fash
ed across the turf horizon. and as
rapidly disappeared.
Minor Heir also is given to those little
skips when called on for a supreme
effort. and. unless Dean is able TO cure
him of the habit he may some day
grace the foot, instead OF the top, Of
the summary. The Heir is simply speed
crazy. He has more speed at the pace
than any PAGER that ever lived. Indeed.
no PAGER that ever lived has done what
he has the first season out. When
he has learned to carry his wonderful
speed better We may expect all records
10 go by the board.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
NEW SWIMMING
STAR TO LIGHT

NEW YORK. Aug. ia new swim
ming star developed today at the Met
ropoIitaa championship races at Ira
vers Island.
j. H. Reilly, of the Townsend Harris
Hall School. defeated L Budd Goodwin.
of the New York A. c., who took part
in the Olympic games. and Kari Schmitt.
also of the New York A. c.. Reilly took
the lead at the start OF the 400-yard
race. and won by half a yard, with
Goodwin in third place. eight yards be-
hind.
The Metropolitan championship AT fam
cy diving was won by Thomas j. OCaI-
Iaghan. of the New York A. c.. who
was eighteen points ahead of Walter
Lee a clubmate. K. Kelley, of the Batn
Beach Swimming Association. was
third
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
DOUBLE IN EIGHTH
TURNS THE TRICK

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 15.-Guiheen's
Hwo-bagger in the eighth inning scored
Toner and Schrader and clinched the
last game of the series for Portsmouth
over Richmond. Hilbert kept hlts or
him well scattered. but Sparks was
wild.
Sacrifice hits figured largely in the
Tun-making. The score:
Richmond % O 0 O 0 o 0 % 5
Portsmouth o 0 1 0 > O-3 l
Batteries-Sparks and Cowan; Hilbert
and Smith.
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IT CAME OFF.

The fair bather was in the greatest
danger when the heroic rescuer seized
her by the hair. Tt came of. Puffs and
coils and waves and rats, il strewed the
skudderinE sea.
For a moment the resCuer was dazed.
Then ne grasped the tiny knob of real
hair that remained on the Iady's heaE
and drew her into shallow water
Did she thank him for saving her life?
She didn't
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
SURE SIGN.

Tess-That was Mr.. Newcome who
was sitting next To you on the hotel
piazza this evening What did Won
think of him2
JCss-It was so dark couldn't see
him, but I'm sure he's homeIy.
Tess-Yes, but how did YOU lznovyq
Jess-I heard him remark seyAr-aI
Zines that handsome is as handsome
dOes.-Philadelphia Press,
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
HIS REASON WAS GOOD.

Let me ask you one question" said
the leader OF the suffragets to an at
tentive masculine listener. Would
you give up your seat in a street car
TO a woman"
mo ma'am," the man replied. Il
wouiSn't"
Aud why not?" the sunraget de-
manded.
Because I'm a mOtorman," the man
replied.-EXchaug
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

First base on balIs-Oh Norris /. on
Meister. /. on Lewis. l. Hits made-OT Nor
rls. g; of Meister. g. of Lewis l. Struck
Out-By Norris ]; by Meister >. Three-base
hit-Kraft. TwO-base hits-TurnsF, SchrieveT
Conuover. Sacrifice hit-Connover. Stolen
bases-Noffit Mullen. Heinrich. Passed
ball-Fox- Umpire-Mr. Cleveland Time OF
game-l hour and 30 minutes.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
CARLOKIN LANDS
BIG EMPIRE STAKE
Iroquois Purse Goes TO AL
ceste, Owned by E.
F. Geers.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 15.-Carlokin.
owned and driven by ". G. Durfee OF
Los Angeles, Cal. won the Empire
Stakes, worth $4,000. at the second dav
of the Buffalo Driving Clubs betless
grand circuit meetingg
The California horse won the race in
three straight heats. al of them hard
drives and close finishes The race was
the feature event. and victory a notable
one, because Carlokin defeated Dewitt
the only horse that has beaten the
California stake horse this season. De
witt took second mony and Nahma
third
e. F. Ceers won the Iroquois Stakes
OF 5000 with Alceste. losing the first
heat to Aquin, and winning the next
three in pr@tty drives. The liquid Vene-
veer Stake. 5000, was won by George
Gano, owed by the Christian Hill sta
bles Of Dover. n. H. I'm three straight
heats. Dr. Binney, owned and driven
by e. r. Geers, won second place in
each heat, losing each by less than
length.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Long Hits By Clubs.
Club Fielding.

Triple plays-Detroit, .; Athletics.
Double plays-St Louis, SO; Cleveland
Il; Chicago, 60; WASHINGTON, .6S: De-
troit, 64; Athletics, So; Boston, %; New
York IS.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
ANALOSTAN CLUB NOTES.

The AuaIOstau Club will not enter the
regatta OF the Potomac Club o. Labor
Day, as there is not sufficient material
il the club AT present 10 WsrraHj an
entry. There is a crew on tie river
nearly every evening. out for pleasure.
The personnel of the crew is: Edmonds.
stroke Townsend tcaptainD, Z; Whelp-
ley, 6; Roberts, o; Jones, 4; Moody 3;
Duckstein, p; Watts, l. Coffin, stroke
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

With the game seemingly hopelessly
lost, St Paurs pulled OF a batting rally
in the seventh inning yesterday and
tied the Turner Athletic Club. in the
Marquette League. by to 6. Darkness
put an end 10 the game at the end of
this session.
The batting Of Schriver and Turner.
and a running catch OF a short fly to
center by Lewis. which shut of two
runs, were the features.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
WreStS LaurelS From Harry
S. Bennett, of Spring
field Club.
WINNER CHEERED
BY LARGE CROWD
New York Has Half Length Over
Detroit at Finish of
Senior Eight.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Aug. 10
Frank B. Greer, of the East Boston
Athletic Association, easily won the
tide OF single scull champion today in
The second day program of the Ma
uOnal Regatta on the Connecticut river.
regaining the laurels lost last year 10
Harry 5 Bennett, OF the Springfield
Boat club
John ONein, of Halifax, who won the
right 10 compete by his victory in the
association singles yesterday, was a
guOd second, while Bennett was third,
with Durando Miller, of New York,
fourth, and Fred Shepheard, of Brook
Iyn. poor n1th This is Greer's fourth
championship. and he was heartily
Cheered at The finish and warmly con-
graduated by Bennett The senior
eIghJ-oared race was hard night be-
tween the four crews entered. half a
boat length being all that separated
The crews at any time. Al the finish
New York had half d length over De
tVoit. while the Minnesota bow oar was
abreast the Detroit coXswain, with
Riverside only two lengths asteru.
The afternoon started or well, with d
nne contest in the senior fours. ST
Marys, of Halifax, was the Post entry,
and Tor d time was quite factor ia
the race. Vesper led at the turn by d
short length, but had 10 WORK hard 10
keep the advantage on the row home,
Tor Minnesota and ST. MaTys, pushed
The PbiladeIphia ,reu- rf-hr rl,. IN rba
finish.
The Summaries.
me summaries were.
Wan canoe IaCe-NOu bv Deallam
try6. 1aad.l3u, Mass -7-s,a7t -,s,,o.
-.r-.4. -.--r-t.'- ,.>
~'~o' ~ a-li-a,-i-s Mass second, spring
held Canoe club. tuiII. Time. min
L.tes IS seconds
r,...,,-...r5..-.. .-,..r. -...r4- NJ. 5
80 7--7-- - Ul-l " va ~
carey faulkner, lIFelslue b. G., cam
bridge. Mass, ). H. Gordon, West Phil
aGaluA.a B. G. second. Carl Virgins.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Another reason that the club Will not
enter any races for "a time is that there
s. no coach at present The managers
are making several improvements to
rthe building. the plumbing and accom-
an0dations. and the money which ordi-
narily goes for a coach is being put to
this use.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
STILL BARKING

Organ builders of old built to good
purpose, as the one I'm All HaIlOws'
Church, Barking, England. shows il
having been installed in 1877, and ii is
now undergoing only its second renova-
tion.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
BATTING RALLY
TIES THE GAME
St. Pauls Pulls Up TO Turner
Score in Seventh by Bunch
ing Bingles.

Tomorrow's game-Marines VS.. ST.
PauFs, at Thirteenth and D streets
northeast. at $50 clock.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Nevius is out nearly every evening
III his single shell. and il ne can get
into any shape he may enter the Labor
Lay regatta. He is often accompanied
by Howard, who is doing work ia the
singles.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Saturday night a party OF the club
members left in the big war canoe Tor
Quantico for a short trip. They were
towed down by one of the launches OF
the club.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

Chase. New York;. SS . .2Sf
HemphiU, New YORK;. lG2 2S .275
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

The club IS making ready to entertain
any visitors that may be assigned 20
them during regatta times.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Reports.
RFadEtreet's says:

The hrst week Of spring has seen
an expansion in retail trade and an
enlargement of operations in build
Ing lines, especially at the West.
Conservative estimates of actual
needs govern buying, and replace
ment of broken stocks is the chief
source of jobbing and wholesale de-
mand. Trade in the primary branches
is therefore quiet, and operations in
Industrial lines are below normal.
Bushes failures for the week end
ed March 26 number for the United
States ESQ, against 800 last week
166 in the like week of 1907, 169
in 1906, 227 in 1905 and PIP in
1904.
r. G.. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
OF Trade says:
The best news Of the week as to
manufacturing conditions comes from
the leather industry, although ship
ments of footwear through Boston
are only about two-thirds those of
the same week last year.
In the primary markets for textile
fabrics there is more inquiry, es-
pecially for small quantities of cot
tons to be shipped promptly. Urg-
ency of demand for immediate ship
ment indicates that stocks in dis
tributing channels are light and
goods must be secured for delivery
on orders that were taken, but not
provided for, in the expectation that
lower prices would be named by pro-
ducers before retailers called for
them. The decline in price of raw
material has had a depressing effect
on the tone of the market for cotton
goods and actual improvement is.
therefore, the more gratifying, while
finished products are no cheaper.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
Why Billiard Tables Are Green

Billiards is one of the Oldest games
know OF" said a sporting man. at is
older, even, than croquet, which was
played by French kings a great many
hundred years ago. But, while billiards
is so old, I'll bet none Of the devotees of
the ivoreis and the cue can tell me why
a oil aird table covering is green2 The
billiard table is always green. Well, the
answer is simple enough Billiards is
merely corrupt'oI of the good old
English game Of bowls which was play
cd on beautifully green lawn. On rainy
and winter days. however. your Eng h
sportsman couldn't enjoy his bowls, so
some clever Johnny conceived the
scheme of playing bowls indoors on his
imitation green lawn. II was too much
OF a cinch, however, playing this game
with the hand in such close quarters, so
The cue was introduced to put skill at
premium. That's how We got billiards
AM why b'llia At tables are green. =
Philadelphia Record.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
Wholesale Markets.

New York.-Wheat--R Receipts. Al
600 bushels; exports, 36,OO6 bushels
Spot firm; No. red, 1.01% eleva-
tor; No. 2 red, 1.02% f. o. b. anoat:
No. 1 Northern Duluth, LIAM f. o.
b. afioat; No. 2 hard winter, 1.12H
+. o. b. aloat.
Corn-Receipts, 1915 bushels; ex-
ports, 4,096 bushels. Spot easy; No.
2, 75 elevator and 50 nominal f. o.
b. afioat; No. 2 white, nominal, and
NO. 2 yellow, nominal f. o. b. afloat
y a s-Receipts, rs, 900 bushels
Spot steady; mixed, &c TO 80 pounds,
81; natural white, &c to 80 pounds,
81 a 60; clipped white, 80 to 40
pounds, 600631a.
Poultr y-Alive steady; fowls,
IA "; turkeys, IA. Dressed firm !;
turkeys, II OF; fowls, 11@141h.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged; re-
ceipts, 500.
Eggs Weak; receipts, 21,l9O.
State, Pennsylvania, and nearby,
brown and mixed extra, 16 u; firsts
ID II a. 10; Western, average firsts,
Is "a IS Il; seconds, 14@14%.
Baltimore and UNI
changed; receipts, 4,616 barrels; ex-
ports, 663 barrels.
Wheat-Dull; spot, contract, 96H
96%; spot No. 2 red Western.
81 " @97%; March, 96H GD96% :;
April, 96A or; May, 9S09SA;
steamer No. red % A-0934k; re
ceipts, 2,427 bushels; Southern, by
sample, 921a @93; Southern. on
grade, 931a q 96A.
Corn-Easier; spot, mixed, &C "A
"a sc Y; No. 2 white, 67% 66S;
March, 66A Q66 "; April, 661k q
&c 81 Nav 81 81 ~ CT ~ 80.
mixed, 62H Gc6215; receipts, 3O,667
bushels; exports, 11I,429 'ushels;
Southern white corn, 6466S1h
Southern yellow corn, 6466S.
Oats-Steady; No. 2 white IS a
SO u; No. 3 white. sc @5SH; No. .
mixed, SEQ 56k; receipts. $3.50
bushels.
Rye-Easier; No. Western ex-
port, 81 " a IS; No. Western do
nestle. 5000.
Butter-Firm, unchanged; fame,
imitation, 25026; fancy creamery,
30; ladle, % @24; store-packed, 16
OF.
Eggs-Steady; Is.
Cheese-Quiet, unchanged; large,
IA y; flats, IA q; small, Is.
Philadelphia.-Whea firm; =
tract grade, March, 97@97Kc.
Corn steady, fair demand; No. 2,
for local trade, 72@74c.
Oats steady; No. 2 white, natural,
SIS " a SOC.
Butter steady, fair demand; extra
Western creamery, soc; do, nearby
prints, 81.
Eggs steady, fair demand; Penn
sylvania and other nearby firsts, free
cases, lie, at mark do, current re-
ceipts, In returnable cases, 16, at
mark; Western, free cases, 16, at
mark.
Cheese firm, good demand; New
York full creams, choice, 15A a.
&C.; do, fair to good, @15k.
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AN INTERESTING
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT
Any Child Can DO it---The Result Is
Almost Like MaaIc---Useful Too.


Anything In the nature OF a chem
fcal experiment is always interesting
and usually educative. Here Is q
simple experiment which any child
can perform and which Is instructive
In very practical way: Get q bit of
White Lead about the size of a pea. a
piece OF charcoal, a common candle
In a candlestick, and a blow-pipe.
Scoop out little hollow in the char
coal to hold the White Lead. then
light the candle, take the charcoal
and lead In one hand and the blow
pipe In the other, with the large end
of the blow-pipe between the lips;
blow the flame OF the candle steadily
against the bit of White Lead on the
charcoal and IL the White Lead is
pure it will presently resolve itself
into little shining globules OF metallic
lead, under the intense heat OF the
oiow-pipe, leaving no residue.
III, however, the White Lead Is
adulterated in the slightest degree, It
will not wholly change into lead.
So, 1T will be seen, that this expert
ment is not only an entertaining
chemical demonstration. but also of
practical use In the home. White
Lead is the most important ingre-
dent of paint. 1t should be bought
pure and unadulterated and mixed
Win pure linSeed oil. That is the
best paint. The above easy expert
ment enables any one to know wheth-
er the paint is the kind which will
wear or not.
The National Lead Company guar
antee that white lead taken from a
package bearing their Dutch Boy
Painter" trademark will prove abso-
lutely pure under the blow-pipe test;
and to encourage people to make the
test and prove the purity of paint be-
fore using 1t, they will send free
biow-pipe and valuable booklet on
paint to any one writing them asking
for Test Equipment. Address Ma
ttonal Lead Company, Woodbridge
Building New York CITY
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Trzxfb and
Quality

appeal to the Wcll-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why II is the best of personal and family
laxatiyes is the fact that it cIeanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
II acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known TO and approved by
k;hysiciaas, as it is free from all objection
& kle substances. To get its beneficial
fects always purchase the genuine
Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
: only, and for sale by all leading drug
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
Live Stock.

New YOrk.-Beeves-Re Receipts, 1 ;,
1873; none on sale; feeling firm
calves, receipts, 1872; feeling steady;
light Pennsylvania veals sold It 6.75
per 100 pounds; no prime veals of
fered.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts A.
326; sheep, firm; lambs, strong to
a fraction higher; a few ordinary
sheep at 500 per 100 pounds; lambs
at 100000.
Hogs-Receipts, 1899; none or
sale; feeling nominally steady.
-Cattle-Market steady
steers, 5.25 @7.S5; COWS, $50 q $50;
heifers, 3.40@5.75; bulls, $500
500; calves, 500 $500; stockers
and feeders, 1926 q $40.
Hogs-Market loo. to 15c. higher;
choice heavy shipping, 5.45 @ $50;
butchers, 5.45 a $50; light mixed
5.35 % $40; choice light, 5.4O@5.5O;
packing, 4.SO % 5.45; pigs, 1000
$40; bulk of sales, $40 @5.45.
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Ban Upon Raw Vegetables.

Another blow has been struck at vege-
tarianism. Paris ans have been suffer
ing from disease of the throat, and
distinguished physician has decided it
comes from the eating Of raw vegetables
I'D salads which have been washed inn
Perfectly He points out that among his
patients are market workers. who eat
freely Of fresh vegetables at their work
SO now we have another class Of food on
which there is ban. The doctor has
even gone to the length Of compromising
Greek name, meaning "ihe vegetable
maladY, TO describe the new trouble
New York Press.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-02
ODDS AND ENDS.

In 1907 New Zealand exported
71,8S4,S80 pounds of wool, valued
at $38, 800.
Money has become so tight at
Niuchwang that prices have risen 80
per cent.
An English firm is to light the
Medina (Arabia) sanctuary OF Ma
homet with electricity.
A quantity of paper notes are to
be issued by the Financial Board
Bank in Peking to relieve the strin-
gency of the money market.
Ice one and a half inches thick
will support a man; 1S inches thick
will support a railway train.
A prisoner at Marshall, Mich, ate
three electric bulbs and a clay pipe
in an effort to kill himself. but fail
ed.
Not less than 100000 yen
($15,O0O, 000) is yearly spent by
foreign visitors in japan. Some es-
Inmates put the amount at 10000
900 yen.
Lake Morat. in switzerland, turns
H. <faveYv 10 yeErs, owing to 6hf