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The sun., 1908-01-31
RACING AT NEW ORLEANS.
NOtter's Followers Have . Losing Day
-FunIcuIaIre Wins at 70 to 4.

-fUnlcutRlre Wits ~ xU 10
New ORLEANS. Jan. SO.--There was
decided drop in both the weather and
class OF starters at City Park to-day. The
sport was good. however. and the majority
OF the races furnished eyciting finishes
Jockey Notter's following did not Law up any
great amount OF money, for in the majority
beaten Notter started the public right in
the opening event by plotting finion home
Dr. Heard was we'll weighted in the steepls-
chase, and with II TO about his chances
won in a canter, by four lengths, =. T..
HAYES and his Nashville following put through
a good thing in the sixth with Funictllaire at
First Race-Thres furlongs--PInlon, iO7 tNo,ten
J. second; RcSsbgry T. loS CSkilylnl 10 20 l. third
Fms; F O Rad JGf E,d aiIas sss's Soy S%
cuban Boy. Nebraska Lass, luela. Molly stark
'-S second % RsceeSieeplechase: Rae short course-Dr
Heard, 40 Mckinney. Y to J, won: Llndae, lO
i9 q to ms sefSHS sos DR. GGmsn hSfan as onya
MiAup, John Dillon, Dulcian ana Weberfeids also
Third Rseesesn eSs 'O fsronEs longs FrsncR NuH Os
ts flynn, to 2. won: Gracchus, % Du6eD, Soto l.
Tms GSE'y III snsFP, 1srdSR f.n s
Tudor. Dcyout, Prytania, Klng Brush, Dry Dollar,
Fourth Race--siK rlrlongs-John Carroll, 100
S K3sIner even oDS oTey, 1 woE GeIdHr0S. Ss g M
% TO third %s pnscS SPG6 6irs sss sT0me
(NCDsnieD i to /, won; Jack WIt', g7 j. McCahey),
% /. ihird, Timc, rs 4I,, Mss XEa6ie, Niio
Bonart,. Anlmus. Loring; HuEh.s Crafty. John
Smulekt, Nipertne, Hustled and Suftce also ran.
Sixth Race-Seven furlOngs---F lnic Ilaire, iO4
". Powers, 20 to J. won: Hannibal Bey. 100 Is.
Leel to l. second: Prince fIoheuiohc iOs (Eotterl
4 TO I. third. Tine, les 95 Donna Elvira. Lucy
Marie. Heart Of HyAcinth, siaTting. Reoo and
COCksurs also ran. Druid fell
seventh hAce-One E.lle and a sixteenth-Hans
40 tNotteTl II to TO- won: Miss AazEOni los McDAn-
ien 20 I. second: Albert star, t07 u. Leel, 10 to
I, third. Time. las A-5. Orena, Bayou LARK
Bridge Whist Arrow swift, SAinesAw. Bucket
Brig ade. Sabado Meiange. Kitty Smith Pat Urnus
Frescau and Bitter Fair also ran.
The sun., 1908-01-31
Quakers In wrestling Bouts.

White and Capt. Bob Folwell to-day selected
the team that will represent the University OF
Pennsylvania In their first intercollegiate
wrestling meet, which takes place on Feb
Tiiary 9 against Princeton in the university
gymnasium.
The trial matches to-day were in most
cases fought to finish. Folwell, Whate.
again four OF the Red and Blues representa-
tives while Cox, Peters and Preinsky COM
plete the list The results OF the bouts:
llS Pound Class-Yerger threw judge
lzS Pound Class-COX received tho decision over
Custer. WV
lBo Pound ClAss-Peters threw Haldsrman
Freeman.
Heavyweight Class-Dwyer threw MaekIin.
The sun., 1908-01-31
HARVARD BASEBALL DATES.
Game Arranged with Georgetown for
First Time since Matthews Incident.

CAMBRIDGE. Jan. SO.-Harvard's baseball
schedule appeared to-day and Is not ma
terially different from that OF last sea-
sons. except in two respects. For the first
time in several years Harvard will play
Georgetown. The relations OF the two coll
leges were broken on by the friction which
existed over Harvard playing Matthews.
her cOlOred shortstOp.
The other change is the provision for a
third game to be played with Princeton In
New York in case OF tie. The Harvard
team will spend most of the spring vacation
at Annapolis, where Il will play two games
with the Navy The Harvard crew will be
ut Annapolis Mt the same time. The team
will 90 on the Southern trip a little later than
IL did last year.
The annual games with AndOyer and
Exeter will be PLAYED this sDring In Cam
bridge. The schedule is az follows:
ADril S. Wesleyan at Cambridge: Il, Vermont
at Cambridge: IS Bcwdcin At Cambridge Is. Ford
ham at Cambridge: 81, Annapolis at Annapolis;
%, Annapolis at Annapolis s5. Georgetown at
Washington =. Bates az Cambridge; =, Exeter
At Cambridge; -, Maine 81 Cambridge; May ?,
Holy Cross al Worcester 3. WIN ans az Cambridge;
'. Cornell Al Ithaca; lS, Amherst at Cambrldg &c:
10, Princeton at Cambridge. ~, Dartmouth at
Hanover %. Andoyer At Cambridge; p, Princeton
at Princeton: "a. Princeton at New York In case
OF tie: %. Brown al Providence. June D. Brown At
Cambridge: 8. Dartmouth at Cambridge TO- Cor
nell at Cambridge: iS Holy Cross at Cambridge
Is. Yale at Cambridge: y. Yale at New Have n:
=, Yale at New York In case or tie,
The sun., 1908-01-31
Professional Drivers Fleet Omcer..

Al the annual meeting of the Professional
Drivers Association on Wednesday night
at the Ashland House the treasurer reported
a surplus OF sl.075 and that $3.50 had been
paid during the season to drivers injured
in races Edward Kenyon. of Lexington.
was elected president: Eice-presidents
and W Palmer OF Ottawa, III. Chosen AZ
directors were: T. ". Murphy, Glen Cove; G.
Frank CovinEton. Norfolk. va: +. r. DAVE
Hohokns, n, j.; James Carpenter, ReadyiIie'
Mass: 4. NJ. Rathburn. Syracuse: W. L.
SNOW Hornell, y. v: G.. Atkinson, Baltimore,
q. \. Payne. PHILADELPHIA: Eben Clark.
Allentown, Pa: II. Colby. Detroit: W. *.
smith. ,Tinln, Ohio. II. Hawkins. Decat ur,
The sun., 1908-01-31
HARVARDS RELAY TEAM.
Four Fast Men Selected Co Run Against
Vale on Saturday.

MBlc DN SeSuEuays
CAMBRIDGE. Jan SO-The Harvard varsity
relay team that will compete against Yale on
Saturday night at the Boston A. A. games Is
now picked. The first three men were chosen
on trials several days ago and were NJ B.
Van Brunt. II. Watson and Z. z. Merrihew.
p. c. Haskell, q senior. and X. r. Hoyt.
sophomore, raced OF for fourth place yester-
day, and Haskell won. going the 1sO yards
in 1 miunte 50 30 seconds. one-nfth OF d
second faster than his rival.
Van Brunt Is the only veteran on the team
and he has improved over his previous form.
But the two sophOmores. Watson and Merri-
hew. will greatly add to the strength OF Har-
ward. They are faster than any of the mem
bers OF last years team and one or the other
OF them is sure to run hrG for the Crimson
with the idea OF getting a good lead early In
The class teams which will race for she
Harvard class relay championship on Satur-
Jay are;
loOS-H. r. Francis. p ". Davis. N. o. Hutchin-
I9is~w. M. Rand. II. F. HOveS. 4. T. Dana and
isio-F NJ. de scIdInE F. s. Blanchard. r. r.
Hoyt and II. r. Kcays
Although the matter has not been definitely
settled IL Is expected that Harvard will send
down two high jumpers and two shot putters
TO take part In the Columbia indoor meet on
February rs. In the event OF this being done
HaTwOod and Pope will probably be the
high jumpers selected and Little and Bangs
the shot putters.
The sun., 1908-01-31
skating Races at Montreal.

MONTREAL. Que. Jan. sO.-The skating
races here to-day resulted as follows;
go Yard-Won by Fred Logan, Verona Lake S. @.
r. J. Robson. Toronto. second: A. Aird, Montreal
third Time, - 5 seconds.
One Mlle--Won by F. J. Robson. Toronto: Adolph
Anderson, Chicago second; Carl AhlrOth, Duluth
third. Time minutes "a seconds.
Half Mllo-Won by Carl Ahlroth, Duluth; AdOlph
Anderson. Chicago. second: ". Sutphen, Saratoga
S. C.. third.
Two Mile-Won by Carl Ahlrotb. Duluth: NJ.
Pelletier, Montreal, second: ". Sutphen, Saratoga
s. C.. third. Time minutes ~ SIS seconds.
Half Mile Backward-Won by Russell Wheeler
Montreal; M. Pelletler. Montreal, second: A. JetLe
Montreal, third Time. minute Is seconds
one Mlie-BOys under lS-Won by Ernest Wright
St. John, N. B.; Robert Logan. Montreal second
Gordon NuLLall. 81. John. ". B.. third.
The sun., 1908-01-31
New Trophy for Ice Yachts.

LoNo BRANCH. ". j.. Jan. 3O--The South
Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club at a meeting
tonight decided to offer a silver cup as a prize
70 bring the Snowflake here This Is the
Yacht which won the Taylor cup AZ New
gnrgh. last winter. Capt. j. VI. O'Brien the
owner. is anxious TO meet the South shrews-
his desire 20 send the boat here. The Hazel
L., X. L. ". c., lie Roy or the Mildred, will
DO sent over the fifteen mile course 70 defend
The trophy. Racing will be started here on
Saturday.
The sun., 1908-01-31
NewYOrk, New Haven & &fiartfOrd r. r.

st. and eth Av., follows for:
BOSTON, via New London and Prov.-f:IlOoO.
sxI1On2 A. NJ. t;llOO. sKilO& 'lxSO0 ftI5On
gf'sO., 'J;OO z. N. Via willimsntIce-ffsosA <. N.
Y sol p Via SDringAeld-iS15 A. NJ, 'lI2OO
LAkeyllie and NorSOlk--tTsNO A. NJ, ts:ss p N
GREAT HARRINGTON. SToCKBRID DGE. LENOX,
Ticket otices at cod Cent? srn and issth ST.,
also at cas- 100. cl35A B'way. c25 Union So, cII
Mad Ave, CLOS W. l25th ST.. 27es Third Ave: Ia
Bklyn, cl Court St. 47s NOstrand Ave. 800 B'way.
xStOps at i25th st. Sundays only. tPaTi0r car
limited hhAs dining car. cParOr and Sleeping
car tickets also.
The sun., 1908-01-31
Capt. Rowe Back % Michigan.

Ann ARBoR. Mich. Jan. SO.-Capt. FLOYD
Rowe OF the VARSITY track team. who has
been sick at home In Battle Greek, returned
TO Ann Arbor to-day to take semester sr-
amnations. which begin tomorrow. Iuber-
Culn has been applied TO the track cantoin
and the physicians say he is not bothered
with the disease which was AT nrst feared
The sun., 1908-01-31
sale or Montreal cub 20 he Rat,ncd
Wednesday.

MONTREAL. Que, Jan. SO.-President
Powers Of the Eastern Baseball league an
nounced to-day that q special meeting Of
the Eastern League would be held IN Naw
York next Wednesday to ratlfy the sale az
the franchise Of the Montreal club. which
local men have agreed to take over. THE
leading spirit among the local interests is
william Strachan, wealthy manufacturer
and II is proposed to form q company wien
a capital of las oDo Wv"
The sun., 1908-01-31
COne.s Men In Georgetown Games.

There will be many college runners In the
games Of Georgetown University in Conven-
tiOn Hall. Washington. on March T. For one
thing il is likely that Vanderbilt will send a
retay team to make the first appearance OF
the Tennessee institution In Eastern track
athletics Yale. Princeton, Cornell Coiumh hin
Wesleyan, Brown, st. Louis University and
Notre Dame are 20 be represented either by
relay teams OF by individual runners George
ship Of the south In one OF the five inter
collegiate relay races arranged. Prof Nj +
Thompson will be referee.
The sun., 1908-01-31

In the amateur billiard tournament At the
KnickerbOcker Academy in Brooklyn last
night James F. Poggenburg. scratch. out
played Frank Boyd. 22S. at Il inch balk line
by 4 score OF 400 TO 305. PogRenburR played
a good game, bring glng the balls together
~. He averaged 3S-52. Boyd averaged
3 go-52. His high runs were 32 I8 IA
The sun., 1908-01-31
Road Drivers Go to Mlneola.

By a vote OF eight 20 four the directors Of
the New York Driving Club yesterday decided
TO hold their matinee races this season on the
MineOla hAlf-mile track The matinf "a will
proposed to have cup races for the members
ON the card.
The sun., 1908-01-31
PennsyIyanIay RELAY Toam.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. S0.-Mike Murphy,
trainer Of the University OF Pennsylvanla
track men, to-day selected the following to
compete against Columbia. Cornell and Dart
mouth in two mile relay race at the Boston
Jones'
The sun., 1908-01-31
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.
forces with the GOOD roads advocates in the
agitation for better highways.

During 1907 there were 50. - miles OF pave
ments laid in Indianapolis at a cost OF 1884,
67B.l8 Brick and blthulthic were the ma
terials most generally used, aside from
gravel. II is expected that more than a mill
ION dollars will be spent on street improve
menta during the present year.
The sun., 1908-01-31
SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.
Newspaper Editor OF ExDeri

Newspaper Editor Of Expert
enee, 20 years Of age, single.
having widely travelled both
here and abroad, speaking
English, French, German and
Spanish, intending to locate
I'm the Southwest, desires to
communicate with capitalists
or interested parties. Address
G. s., Box 100, Sun Office.
The sun., 1908-01-31
FOR SALE.

~"~0s-SNS>S>r>>eNN-4e4>rN>se-
=, ,SAHRlACES. cabs and hansoms for sale; also
selghs ana dirt carts. can be Saturday or sun.
gay gay upon application upon the prcmlsts TO j. r.
MoNA5dAN. SCI 1th avenue. corner of 3sth s.
The sun., 1908-01-31
HELP WANTED-MALR-
For Boys and TouaE Men.

sALESMENl
6ALESMAN-MiKed paints, o. ZOO.
SALESMAN-Food products, 81 ,OAO-e $50.
SALESMAN-Prlnting supplies, 81 .ONO I'D.
SALESMAN-Wire and nails, 81 $50.
SALESMAN-Pianos and organs, eTSo-N5 5Bf
SALESMAN-StatiOnery 81 200 I'D.
SALESMAN-Prntlng Ink, 81 800.
SALESMAN-Skirts and suits. 81 500.
SALESMAN-Suspcnders, 5000
SALESMAN-Buildcrs' hardware, u 800 q yv
ALESMAN-boilcr compounds. 81 200.
SALESMAN-GGs and electric n1tures, o. SO.
-Perfumery 5000.
SALESMAN--Lumber,t 5000
FOR Information about these and other sales. sAe-
cutive clerical and technical positions call write.
HAPGOODS,
SO7 Broadway
CIGAR salesman wanted: experience unn ecessary.
Toledo. Ohio.
The sun., 1908-01-31
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL
Two-HoUR TRAIH TO PGslLADKL POslA
EVlRV MoUR oM rHE NOUS

EQR gHILApBLPHIA. .Ly. ". zap 81. =
80. a-s1 $50 az, 40 $50 40 $50. $50, lis0 p n
40 - ss9 40 ~ 2 10 sse g iSso q llSo 49,.
Ii9O il@ = M laoo Noon. 100 lse 400 SOD 400 IO.
1qN A0e Iq1 500, o0 p. M. u u midnight Sundaya
70 70 800 go ie6os O9 q an. i2Oo noon, 100 a09 AoI
FOR RBAlTIIORRANDw WASHINGTON.
". W; I'D ST. s-5S0 aSO lilo a m. lS0 ASO $50, GS0
", LIfERTY ST., t.SO, 500. 1000 q. m, i2OOnoOn
AN 40 60, 100 ?. m, daily.
oF0R ATLLtANTIC At X ~; CITY. Lv. "; asO 81; ;.
Lv. LiBERTY sr. -l0OO . m, Goo Saha. Onlyl. AN
p. n. Sundays, i000a. M, aD p. m.
FOR LAKEWOOD AND l.AKEHUR6T.
Nv. w. BD ST s-9O a M, (i21O Sata- Only) Id 1
aS. 40 (GO SAtA- only p. m. sundays, so, $50 am
LS LIBERTY yT.s-AOO 1000 q n.., ClOO sAtu. oply,.
1000 q. m. aO p m.
Time tables may hs obtained at following oYic.r:
Liberty Sc, West Sd 81 Tel. Sitt Chelsea) Astor
house, 2S, ASA 1900 i1A Broadway, 1s2 Ftfth Av ei
Etfth Av., . Union square West, 21Bs Third Av iOS
West 123th ST., 2A5 Columbus AY., New York Court
St, st1 gA Fulton ST.. t70 NOstrand AV. Brooklyn
~ broadway, Williamsburg. New York fransfsrCos
calls for and checks baggage 20 destination.
vosFrSs. 6 Cen. a. b OsS. PSs!E s HorE; fIs.a
The sun., 1908-01-31
PATENTS.


ADEICE FREE. .i'a,cats promptly proourr,L
Patent Attorneys. BsS bToadWAF.
The sun., 1908-01-31
BREAK IN SOCCER RANKS.
Split In English Association May Cause
Trouble Over Teams visiting Here.

Trouble OF a nature sufficiently far reach
ing 20 affect the association football players
of this country, at least in their international
relations. Is brewing In England. and possibly
may interfere with one or both the visits
being planned by English teams.
AZ the bottom OF the difficulty Is the rupture
between the Football Association, the parent
body in Great Britain, and an outlaw or
ganization styling itself the Amateur Foot
ball Association. The latter has a following
of some thirty clubs. including both oxford
and Cambridge, as well as the famous COrin-
thians, who visited this country in 1909.
The Football Association, of which Lord
Kinnaird is the president. holds the same
relation to football that the MarylebOne
Cricket Club holds to cricket and governs
professionals and amateurs alike. According
the proiessionai clubs in the Football AssociS-
ttOn were gaining the ascendency. This
was made grievance. and the split took
One Of the members Of the new organization
IA the Civil Service Club Of London. which
plans TO send team to the United States this
spring under the mana cement OF A. W. Parker,
who brought out the splendid aggregation OF
PLAYERS under the auspices OF the Corinthisns.
Notice has been sent to this side TO the effect
Civil Service team would be barred from
by the Football Association in the fall. The
notice addressed TO American soccer players
TH7 IN sb she form ORR & St teGdy ga Sgt y
Associstion in itS treatment OF the so-caiisd
outlaws.
il is not likely that American clubs will be
nwayed one way or the other by the break in
the British ranks and that dates will be made
with whatever team arrives here first. Harry
Manley. president OF the New York State
Amateur Association Football League. said
yesterday that the New York association had
the Football Association and would not feel
bound by any action the latter might take.
---
Poly Prep Makes MIG Basketball Score.
The Poly Prep basketball team defeated
the 81. Johns College ive at the Poly gymna-
sium yesterday afternoon by q score OF Is
has rolled up this year. The Poly lads scored
almost at Will and made IS points in the first
helE 90 their opponen.s'i. !. Only two field goals
by Casse and Kelley. ID. =. Bomelser OF Poly
made - points and every member OF his team
except Miller made goal
The sun., 1908-01-31

YOUNG NAN would like to work at electriciaa a
OF locksmth trade: cxpcr-rneed mechanic AddresS
MI v. SHABANON 0: Allen &C.
The sun., 1908-01-31

los Greenwich st, rs Union Square w, sol Grand
St, y, Y: N3 Fulton St.. BROOKLYN West 2Sd ST
and Liberty st.
After Q r. NJ. Sleeping Car Reservation and FUN
Information regarding trains 30. can be obtained
at Bureau OF Information, II. & o. X. H., Esd ST.
Terminal Phone No. Chelsea y4A
The sun., 1908-01-31

The Berrien County Good Roads AssocIa.
Mich. for the purpose Of improving the
BeIrien county roads. the, improvements
TO be made through the board OF supervisors.
proved highways leading into Kalamazoo,
Mich and a committee OF five members will
be appointed from the Commercial Club OF
that city to push the matter along. It is
the intention Of the autom0 blists to Join
The sun., 1908-01-31

indianapolis and Chicago have foIlowe
the lead Of New Y York In Experimenting wit
automobile patrol wagons. The Indanapoli
Black Maria" went into commission recently
while the Chicago YehCe began its publ
career last week There was keen competi
tiOn in providing the patrol wagon In Indian
apOlis as there are a number OF motor vehicl
factories In the city and several wanted Tn
honor of placing machine In commission
The contract was finally awarded TO the firr
that bid 81 500 and IL is said that it cost NOR
than 81 500 70 build the car.
The sun., 1908-01-31
Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroad
ROYAL BLUE LINE TRAINS

TO BALrIMoRE a W wAShlM0ToM
Direct Connections In New Union station.
The sun., 1908-01-31

The plates in some multiple disk clutches
weather because Of CONCEALED Oil, BY mix
ing the lubricating oil used with kerosene
sene prOdominattngs much OF the trouble
will be eliminated. Disk clutches too need
frequent cleaning. FIRST with kerosene. then
With Rasoleue.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
HIS FIRST LITERARY EFFORT.
Not Likely Among the "Sx Best
Sellers" Of That Year

A party of friends had gathered in
the authors house to congratulate him
on the success of his new book. They
were extravagantly enthusiastic, As
friends are apt to be on such oc-
casions, and the young author was
swelling yisibly The authors mother
beamed Finally one Of the guest
turned TO her. Tell me, did your son
show symptoms of literary genius at
an early age? | presume he did. and
you've got some baby effusion treas
urod away" Il have the first letter
he ever wrote me-" said the mother
smiling, land mayte you'd call It his
first literary effort He was on a
visit TO his grandmother and he had
never visited her without me before.
But maybe you'd like to hear the let
ter" The guests chorused Yes" Gag.
erly. The mother produced a crum'
pied envelope and paper and read
slowly; Dear Mama-The dogs is
awful thick here. Your loving SON"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
Worlds Oldest Republics.

20 fer as practical considerations 20
Switzerland is the oldest OF surviving
republics. Two puny republics how.
ever. long antedate the Helvetic con-
federation and in strict accuracy one
Of these two must be the oldest re-
public OF all now In existence. One of
them ia the republic Of San Marine in
Italy, on Mount Titano, the oldest
state In Europe and one Of the small.
est in the world. The other is the re-
public OF Andorra in the Pyrenees.
made independent by Charlemagne.
No fixed date can be assigned to either
OF these, both are medieval relics,
and San Marine may be identified
even before the middle ages began.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
FIFTY RUPEES EASILY MADE.
Tricky indian Merchant Feared In
auisitive Stranger.

An Indian merchant wished TO dis.
pose Of an old elephant and took II
to a fair. AS soon as he had arrived
he noticed a man who, without say
ing word, began to walk round the
animal, examining 1t attentively on all
sides. The merchant became very
anxious, for he feared the man had
found out that his elephant was not
worth much. lie took him aside and
whispered In his ear: Il see Gus.
toner coming Do not say word
until have sold the beast and ] will
give you SO rupees" The man looked
at the merchant and wonderingly
complied with his request II hap.
pened that the customer had more
money than sense, so that he was
easily taken in. When the bargain
was completed and the elephant led
away by It's new owner, the merchant
handed the so rupees 10 the silent
man, saying: Now, want you to
tell me how you discovered the defect
in his left leg. theught / had con
cealed It so skilfully.' II have dis.
covered nothing" replied the stranger
TT is the first elephant | have ever
seen, and wanted to know which
was the head and which was the tail
Exchange.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
FREAK PLAYS IN ROYAL GAME,
Records on Golf Grounds Very Much
Out Of the Ordinary.

On one occasion a player handi'
capped himself TO the extent OF playing
all his shots with one leg held up,
and the only crumb Of satisfaction
that some people can get out OF the
story is that the man missed nearly
every shot and l0sy his wager. Also
who has not heard Of men trying to
play with one eye covered up, others
who have had but one club against the
full set used by their opponents, and
others who have agreed to put with
nothing but their umbrellas? On one
occasion n golfer played a round with
a champagne bottle against man
who had all his clubs, and II Is a sad
thing to know that II is on record
that the man with the champagne bot
tie won, There are said to be vari.
Gus Scots who have driven balls on
the face of expensive watches with
out at the same time driving the faces
off the watches, and an American va.
Ration of this form OF golf freak
ishness, as practiced with much sue.
cess on one occasion. was to drive n
ball off the top of hens egg, which
had been denred at one end to make
II hold the ball, but not otherwise
damaged
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
A Hard Task.

A Chicago man tells OF resident OF
that city who had been unsuccessful
in one venture after another. At last.
however. he made large sum Of
money by means of an invention in
car wheels; and very soon thereafter
his family. consisting OF his wife and
two young daughters, were to be seen
taking their daily outing in motor
car. One day the three were being
driven rapidly through the park. whils
look Of painful self.consciousueSs
oversprcad the features OF the in.
ventor's wife. as she sat bolt upright,
looking straight before her. Now,
ma" came in clear tones from one o.
the daughters, whose keen face was
alive with enjoyment. now. ma. cant
you loll back and not look as II the
water was boiling r?"-Youth' 8
Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03

The nearest thing To camel
among plants is a curious specimen
OF the cucumber family which bears
the name OF the Ibercillea soborae.
This plant, like the camel, is native
OF the desert and 1t has to go without
water longer than the animal, As
the rainy season In the desert comes
only once Il year nature provides the
l. S. with a reservoir TO store up
enough moisture to last It between
times. The organ In which the water
is stored is located at the base Of the
stem. It is covered with a sort OF
macintosh envelope, through which
the water can neither escape nor evap.
crate. This water holder rests on the
sand throughout the entire period of
drought, but when the rain comes II
springs into activity.