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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
FEW GOOD JOCKEYS.
Conditions Will Be Worse This Year
Than Last.

NEW YORK, February 2).-The Ameri-
can turf is weaker in jockey material
than it has been for some time. Other
wise Miller. who. barring his quickness
at the start, is far from a finished horse
man, could not have headed the list of
winning jockeys with 224 victories to his
credit. This year the conditions are likely
to be even worse. as four or five boys
who ranked well up last season may be
unable to secure licenses. Among these
are Mountain, who is under suspension
at New Orleans: Willie Knapp Radtke. J.
Mcintyre and T.. Lynch, q boy who gave
great promise at Oakland, Jack Martin,
too. has decided to give up riding, it is
said. and no matter what their faults
may have been. Mountain, Knapp, Radtke
and Martin riders above the averag.
and with a far better knowledge of pace
tnan either Miller or +. Dugan.N Willie
Shaw and Tommy Burns, who rode
abroad last year, will be back again and
thus help to fill the gap, and two or three
boys developed at the winter tracks. nota-
bly, V. Powers. who has been riding well
and stands next to Notter on e list of
winning jockeys at New Orleans, and
Gilbert, a lightweight in California. may
also take forward place. but the out
look is not encouraging. L. I'll. Williams
has paid $4,000 for Gilberts contract,
and the youngster. who rides at eighty
five pounds. is said to be one of the best
jockey prospects ever developed on the
coast. The jockeys who must be depended
on to do the bulk of the riding this year
are Miller, +. Dugan. NOtter, Mcdaniel,
Nicol, w. Burns, Shaw, 7. Burns. &.
Koerner, Shilling, Sumter and V. Powers
Of course there are many others who may
or may not shine, including Delaby, CT.
Swain. Musgrave, Horner, Brussel j.
Lee. Garner, Liebert and Preston. Lucien
Lyme expects to ride fer the greater part
in England, but will accept engagements
in Ireland. France and Belgium. He has
an understanding that h. will accept
mounts for Richard Croker. James Buc.l-
anan, Richard Dawson and some others
The demand for q revision of that ruls
of racing pertaining to foul riding and
disqualification is growing, and ii is
hoped that the stewards of the Jockey
Club may take the question up in The
near future.
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Cans Will Fight Any Lightweight.

NEW YORK, February 29.-Police In
spector Hussey of Brooklyn sent six of
his sleuths around to the Park Theater
i'm Brooklyn recently and refused to allow
Joe Cans to give boxing exhibition with
his sparring partner. After ten weeks
on the road Cans will leave for Califor-
MIA. where he expects TO get on a fight.
providing enough money is offered him to
meet either Mcfarland or one of the
other good iightweights. Cans says he
will fight any lightweight in the world IL
they show him enough money to make it
worth his time to get into condition for
the battle.
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Jeffries Going to Alaska.

San FRANCISCO, February 2s.-.Jim
Jeffries. who was made "a f1attering offer
a few weeks ago by a syndicate of SPORT
ing men of Fairbanks Alaska, to take
four fighters from California to that CITY
to engage in twenty five round fights for
big purses. has accepted the offer. and is
at present trying to decide on what fight
ers he will match up for the two battles.
The fights there are to be held in con-
Junction with big carnival which will be
pulled off July for which $4,000
has been raised for prizes Jeffries is to
referee the fights, and, according to the
big fellow, $4,000 Of this amount is to be
paid out Tor the two fights. Jim Flynn.
the Pueblo heavyweight, and Abe AttelI.
the featherweight champion, will most
likely be principals in the two contests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
MAY MAR BILLIARD GAME
SOUND OF BALL CONTACT AZ
FEcTS THE GREAT PLAYERS.

Acoustics mako a deal of difference in
expert billiard playing. in the opinion OF
Edward Mclaughlin, himself an expert
an5 the best-known billiard referee in the
country. Mclaughlin has been referee In
simportant matches for twenty years or
more. and has made study OF the con-
ditions which have prevailed
."rhe matter of acoustics is one that
has received little or no attention in the
angements of most of the public halls
I don't mean the regular rooms-that is,
,a,.l;stics as applied to their effects on
billiards" he said; land i presume that
most people who play billiards never have
given it thought. Yet 1t Is u suoJec'
~1bat ousht TO be considered carefully, for
there would be better playing If the
rooms were arranged with careful regard
to sound -,
where does sound come in in bill
lizard match? I'll tell you. The sound
made by the contact OF o,l1ard pans -
music when the sound is what 1t shouid
he VIXEN the proper atmospheric ana
architectural conditions have the desired
. effect on the sensitive ivory baiis. would
a music room be built without regard for
these conditions? 1t would not, ana there
is lust as much reason why billiard
room should not.
IF billiard balls have a tinpanny sound
or sound like cobblestoneS when they roll
and meet some thing in the conditions of
the hall is having a bad effect on them.
And the sound CT the balls has Its erect
ON the player. as we'll as showing that
the balls are ailing. SO the player suffers
as to his game. With the more delicate
calculation Of the expert the more he VIII
he affected by tools which are not per-
fec.: bli: under similar circumstances any
piaNer would be affected, though me might
not be as quick 70 discover the reason as
the trained expert. The primary cause OF
. He condition Of the balls, and conse-
quentiy Of the poor playing of the expert
is to be found in the conditions OF the
= hall itself. hut The sound of the balls also
II il isn't he clear and musical note it
sIorld he. will be "a second reason.
There may be those who think this is
= far-tctciled theory, but il isn't in the
-. last, When the sound is right the play
will be twice as good.
Il have never seen billiard room in
private residence that was properly
equipped with regard to sound. Archi-
r. tects apparently have not studied the sub
Iect I have heard men in their HON IS
say they couldn't play as well as they
could in some Of the big Broadway rooms
ald the reason IS their rriva e rooms are
Hot so well adapted 10 playing | renem-
Der many years ago when Vignaux was
over her practicinG. He, complained that
he couldn't play at ali. He moved to an
b. other room. but with iden;ically the same
tools. table, balls and cue-and the move
made all the difference in the world
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When Lajoie Swore.

Although Napoleon Lajoie is one of the
greatest ball players the game has ever
produced, yet to get him to talk base
ball is one OF the hardest tasks ever IN
dertaken by newspaper man. Lajoie
when being interviewed Oh any matter
pertaining. to the great American game
gives one of the best human limitations
of a clam that any specimen Of mankind
can give.
On other subjects though, Larry is al
most as reticent, as he is at best nom
talkative person, and critics attribute the
poor showing made by Cleveland TO the
fact that the king of second basemen
does not infuse more spirit into his men
by giving them tongue flashing now
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Lave Cross Suggestion.

When Lave Cross was member OF the
Athletics he and Waddell were by no
means comrades. for if there is one thing
more than another that Lave will not
ctand for il is a man who has consider
ta!kative.
At the time that Waddell fell down,
lust before the post-season series with
the New York Nationals, and there was
much ugly comment going the rounds
about the cause of the big fellows de-
cIining to participate in said series. he
was made a target by the rest of the
Athletics for their shafts of sarcasm.
To square himself Waddell was kept
busy trying to explain that his arm was
injured and so on. but with the majority
IF the players this excuse didn't make
any kind of d hit, for some of them were
open in their accusations abOu- the big
pitcher laying down on the team, either
from cold feet or from some other reason.
Lave Cross was one Of the most dis
gusted players on the club, and the way
Naddell kept continually spouting about
the reason he was unable to pitch panied
him more than he cared to tell. Finally
one day Murphy. the second baseman,
who is one of those who are no respect
ers of persons, and who had told the
big Rube his personal opinion about him
on more than one occasion. said to Cross:
THAT big duffer tires me with his chin
music. We ought to think of some nick
name TO call him by. on account of his
never-ceasing flow of gab.''
.Cau him the Atlantic ocean, then
Lave CURLY replied.
"Ard Why?' asked Murphy.
Because he never dries up shot back
Mr. Cross, as he spat on mis- glove and
prepared to take his place at third base.
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Papke Confident of Victory

CHICAGO, February 29.-Billy Papke is
SO confident that he will defeat Hugo
Kelly March Is that he says he is willing
to let Sivy Ferretti. Kelly's manager ref
cree. If, of course. some other man can
not be agreed upon. Papke declares for
that matter that the fight will referee
itself" He will accept either Malachi
Hogan or John Krone of this city. but
states that many of his friends will not
patronize the fight If either of these men
is chosen.
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playing safety on the champion for that
reason. Daily does not pride himself on
his ability to make bank shots, but on
his long experience at the three-cushion
game. which gives him a greater knowl-
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the three-cushiOn game, though. of
it is much played in New York
and other large cities.
John Daily, the champion three-cushion
player. is d great bank-shot maker In
fact, few of the players care to leave the
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H7EHSEl

pnrts of the cue has bee nsuch as to more
than keep abreast of them. and the pee
tacle has been presented of player MAX
ing an average of 100 in a .O0-point game.
This involves much monotony as an eXhl-
bition, although a display of marvellous
delicacy OF touch and wonderful control
o. the cue ball In recent years the more
open game of three-cushion caroms has
attained wide popularity. As in the open
game of playing foot ball, the spectator is
afforded more entertainment. Great skill
has been acquired by Daily, De Ore, 1or-
gan Hueston. Lamothe and others. st.
Louis has been the recognized center of
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lolIo" - .
Columhial

Totals. "a % A. Totals. -. "a 90 )
CO.umbians. ......... IL 6 o 6-32
kendalls. ............ o 2 0 40
Umpire--R. J. Murray of Olympcs Scorers
Messrs. l.. c. Denhan and II. j. Millison. Time
of game hours and 40 minutes.
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was seconded by Attorney General e.
T. Young and by Captain S. P. Snider.
Joel P. Heatwole, the other candi-
date, was not in the hall and did not
appear even after he had been ap.
pointed with the other two defeated
candidates or a committee to escort
Mr.. Jacobson to the hall.
The convention was a record.
breaker in it's early stages for speed
and for enthusiasm. There were roars
Of applause for Jacobson at every
stage and also for his magnanimous
rivals. Every nomination was by &C.
cIamation until the end Of the ticket
was reached. A ballot was then ne.
cessary on railroad commission, as
the friends of j. H. Grass put up a
stubborn fight against the slate.
Charles E. Elmquist and Ira B. Mills
were nominated, receiving 936 and 731
votes respectively, to ATS for Grass
and 1872 for A. c. ABBY.
At 11:20 DR.. A. B. Cole, chairman
of the state central committee, called
the convention to order. Rev. Mr..
Hale Of st. Paul opened the proceed.
ings with prayer, calling for a con-
tinuapce Of the policies Of President
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icy Of the administration for the CON
servation of natural resources.
Ninth.-Demand for additional rail.
way regulation.
Tenth.-Approval of the tax amend
ment to the constitution proposed by
the legislature.
Eleventh.-Equal rights plank, with
a resolution presented by the Ameri,
can Federation Of Labor favoring the
enactment Of the employers liability
act.
Twelfth.-A temperance plank,
favoring the enactment of such legis.
lation as would insure the strict en-.
Sorcement of the local option and high
license laws Of the statute books.
Thirteenth.-Commendation of the
state immigration bureau.
Fourteenth.-Favoring good roads.
The Temperance Plank.
The temperance plank is as follows:
The republican party has always
stood for a firm and efficient regula.
ton and control Of the liquor traffic
in this state, as is evidenced by the
local option and high license laws in
favor of which it declared in 1886 and
subsequently enacted, and by many
other laws thereafter written in our
statutes, and we nov favor and rec
ommend such legislation as will
strengthen these laws and insure
strict enforcement.
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BOER SCOUT MAKES GOOD.
Man Who Slept on Cecil Rhodes Tomb
Shows Worth.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Frank Clifford,
civil engineer, Boer scout, prospector,
adventurer-and as proof of this last
title, the mar who slept on the tomb
of the late Cecil Rhodes in the Fam
bezi mountains-is in Minneapolis.
He came in without any flare Of
trumpets, in fact, just how he got here
Is material only to himself. He Is
here and better satisfied with Mime
apolis than any city he has yet seen.
This man, who has a most fascinating
life story, had the good fortune to
meet Staff Captain w. H. Gooding, and
is nov making temporary quarters at
the Salvation Army industrial home.
The meeting was fortunate, because
Clifford had allowed the cashier of u
Bridge Square restaurant to fill his
meal ticket with holes. His shoes
were already in the same condition,
and it looked as If the starry sky was
to be his coverlet. Instinctively Capt.
Gooding sized Clifford up as a man
deserving Of a boost.
The boost was given him. 1t was an
invitation to the bed and fare afforded
at the Industrial home, while a search
could be made for employment. There
is always lots Of work at this home.
where rags, paper and other scrap
from the city is gathered and convert.
ed into cash to sustain a temporary
stopping place for just such men as
Clifford. The Boer scout took hold,
and after two days was sent out on q
call for a laborer.
Since then he has had work of near.
ly every description, except at his
trade as civil engineer. In civil life
in johannesburg, South Africa, he has
handled big contracts for building
reservoirs for hydraulic mining, and
did much city work. Not being a citi.
e here, he says he has been handi.
capped, but he intends to take out
his naturalization papers and over.
come that point.
In addition to scouting through the
entire Boer war, during which he re-
ceived three wounds, he acted as
scout for the Beers in three Kafir up
risings. He speaks and writes foul
Kaf1r lingOs. With his wife and three
children he left Johannesburg last No
vember. His wife and family are al
present staying with a Boer farmer
near Cleveland, o. With the boost
given him he hopes to earl enough
o o to send for them and have then
join him in the city that makes good
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Additional Locals.

lVVNuOt
That new ice cream that the
Palace serves is a winner. Try
it.
Drink Orangeade and Root
Beer at Mallory's fountain. They
are thirst quenchers and pleas
ant to take.
Steele County Sunday School
will hold it's county convention
at Finley next Friday and Satur-
day, July II, and 10.
Have you a hammock-.a real
strong, durable, comfortable
hammocks. Call and see ours at
the Gold Medal Drug Store.
Why not use ice-cream for de-
sert during hot weather? Well
deliver any quantity Of our delici-
Gus Velvet ice-cream just when
you want it. Phone for it NAL
lory Drug Store.
JAS Loney left for Canada
Monday morning to see to the
breaking Of some Of his land in
His Majesty's dominion. Miss
Lydia accompanied him as far as
Devils Lake and from there went
t, Emerald, N. D.
Our ball team lost both games
at Mayville the s3rd. The boys
were too stiff and sore to play
and so they put up a tame article
of the American game. May
vile comes over here again in the
near future and then the result
will be different.
Wednesday the second nine
went to Finley and played two
games with the first nine at that
place. The first game resulted
in favor of Finley by a score of
Alto 8. The Second 8 to 2. The
Batteries - Volland, Crimson,
Finley-Fullmer, Farris, Hope.
The Goose River Farmer calls
our ball team a bunch of cutters.
The only time that name can be
rightly used is when things get
so rotten that they have to hold
their noses and play ball at the
same time. Such we're the con-
ditions at HannafOrd and if the
pen pusher Of the Farmer wants
to be at all fair he will give our
boys credit for clean ball play
ing even though they have given
the Mayville boys the worst of it
so far. The Mayville boys are a
clean and gentlemanly lot of lads
and whether they win or lose
here in the next games, all will
treat them with courtesy. No,
one blames a person for avoiding
too close contact with overripe
henfruit, neither should the Hope
boys be blamed for refusing to
play ball where an ill-smelling.
rank deal was in operation.
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Natures Penalties Not vindictive.
Natures penalties are remedial-a
means to our reformation, the natural
consequences of action, not an end.
Nor are they given because we de-
serve punishment. Mans penalties
are often vindictive, founded on hate
as though the man deserved penalties.
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8

European Father ~(consolingly to his
daughter Ernestine)-Do not weep,
me child. You will not have to marry
the dissolute count. Save your tears
for the poor American heiress who
gets him.
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Biographies.

Biographies are great, but, espe-
cially Of good men, are most instruc-
tive and useful as helps, guides and
incentives to others. Some of the best
are almost equivalent to gospels
teaching high living, high thinking
and energetic actions for their own
and the worlds good.-Samuel Smiles.
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Developing Bad Memories.

There Is one way of developing i'm
pregnable forgetfulness which is in
variably effective, and that is to put
a man on the stand to testify to some
thing which he doesn't want to tell
New York Tribune.
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Sanguinary African Proverb.
The savages Of Africa seek wisdom
from their proverbs. Here is one of
them: Zone head impaled on the gate
post is more valuable than six on the
shoulders of enemies"
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Brought Humble Flower Into Favor.
Lord Beaconsfeld's love for the hum
BILE primrose has been perpetuated by
the foundation of the Primrose league.
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Poor Satan.

Satan ducked %nervously at a passing
"honk!" and gazing at the distant
cloud of dust sighed: ITO think l was
once considered the worst of horned
things!"-Yale Record.
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Avoid Either Extreme.

1t is quite as snobbish to parade
ones shortcomings in the way Of fam
lily or wealth as it Is to boast of ones
ancestors or family possessions. The
average person is not interested, ex-
cept as q matter of curiosity, in the
recital Of family affairs, and it is al
ways best to keep them to yourself.
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Various Species Of Mammals,

Various Species Of Mammals.
About $500 different kinds Of ami
mails are known on earth-that is,
warm-blooded, milk-giving creatures,
like our common domestic animals.
To avoid confusion with other crea-
lures, one ought to call them NAM
mails, meaning milk-giving animals.
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The Race i. TO the FLEET.

"This is what you call welcoming
the fleet" murmured the hundred
yard sprinter as he breasted the tape
in eight and four-fifths seconds, amid
the applause of the multitude.-Judge.
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Simlan journalism.

A scientist has discovered that both
monkeys and insects know colors. This
may account for the color Of some
newspapers.-Fresno (Cal.) Herald.
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The WorId,s Want.

The world wants strong men who
are not hard. and gentle men who
are not sentimental.
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London's Water Supply.
London did not have an adequate
water supply till 1906. Two-thirds Of
it comes from the Thames, the rest
from artesian wells.
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Goes Far Into the Earth.
The deepest hole in the world has
been bored in Silesia. It has reached
a depth of about 1000 feet, and passes
through SO beds Of coal.
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PennsylvanIa's First Governor.
The first governor of Pennsylvania
under the constitution of 1880 was
Thomas Miflin.
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Beware Of the satiated.
The most depressing people are in
variably those who have everything
this world can give.
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A Mans Work.

A Mans Work.
When a man begins to do his work
merely for the sake Of getting it done
he may as we'll give up hope that his
salary will ever be increased.
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City's Large Foreign Population.
Buenos Aires has a population Of
1900, 900, Of which about 80 per cent.
is foreign, the Italians forming about
60 per cent. Of the foreign population.
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viii Power and cheerfulness.

Will Power and C~heerfulness.
Through will power you may cheer
yourself. Think Of noble things, think
of all who have overcome grief and
disappointment, and take the best of
life with faith and with courage.
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Double Education,

Every person has two educations;
one which he receives from others,
and n more important which he
gives himself.-Gibbon.
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Says the Humble Sage.

"A human clam when pried open
sometimes proves ter be full O. pearls
o. thought"
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Rigotry and ReHsIon.

Cotton: Bigotry murders religion
to brighten fools with her ghost.
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Think II Over.

Does the man with q silk hat al.
ways wear silk underxear3
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London CIeraymen.

In London there is. one clergyman
to every 2.aoe persons.