davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

to a somewhat lower maximum "a de-
grees c., thenceforward falling definitely
and finally
The rise In temperature observed during
the first fifteen hours was certainly not
due to the action of micro-organisms. the
writer tells us, and can be ascribed only
to chemical action and especially to res
piration. At 43 degrees c.. the leaves were
still alive, and when placed on water
would remain fresh and green for some
days. With SIS degrees c. the maximum
of spontaneous heating was reached after
fifteen hours. To quote again:
The subsequent drop In temperature Is
quite comprehensive because the leaves
being burned at the temperature mention
ed normal respiration had TO come to a
standstill, while only slight amounts OF
bacteria were as yet present. However,
those micro-organisms, protected by the
high temperature, now began to thrive
and rapidly to multiply on the dead
leaves; the heat produced by their intense
respiration resulted in second maximum
of temperature somewhat lower than the
former al degrees c. being produced.
After the evolution of bacteria and other
fungi had thus eliminated the tempera-
ture slowly dropted to that of the sur
rounding air.
Similar results were obtained in con-
nection with the leaves of a number of
plants, maximum temperatures OF up to
20 degrees c. being reached. Certain
plants, especially evergreens and those
wfich0 when severed from the mother
plant, retain remarkable durability.
were found to produce only slight amounts
OF heat.
"A remarkab BILE demonstration test on
the production of spontaneous heating Is
represented in the figure; The apparatus
will raise ether to boiling temperature
merely by the heat of leaves, and thus
actually constitutes a vegetable furnace.
A glass tube three feet in length. closed
at the bottom and blown up bulblike on
the top, is filled to one-third OF its length
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
'fALL1NG'ON The Ball

spectator, the foot ball team builds it.
self up from a heterogeneous crowd of
fattened aspirants to mechanical unit,
capable of constant action.
At the George Washington Unfver-
sity this year they have introduced one
which seem to be Of much benefit to
the new candidates. Chief among them
Is lodging the other fellow idea
which has already succeeded in max
ing the heaviest men light on their rect
and enabling the lighter men to twist
and turn like oriental dancers.
Five men are put in line at dis
-tance Of six feet from each other. The
line is absolutely straight, and the men
are warned to stand immovable and
of their way. One Of the men on the
team then rushes at full speed for the
line. When he is within four feet OF
the first man he springs to one side,
leaps to the opposite side or the sec
ond man and So on down the line. un-
til he has arrived at the end. 1t re-
quires a wonderful amount Of agility
to turn at almost a right angle when
within four feet of man.
Most of the men at George Wash
ington are experienced. and those who
have left are well represented by the
new material on hand. Despite the
fact that the 1908 coach. Nelson, who
produced the university's first cham
plOnSnlp teaHl' mas leIt' tle nidnhsei
believes that the boys will duplicate
their former feat October 1 the men
will leave the polo grounds. near the
tidal basin. where they now practice.
and will take to the higher and more
.congenial atmosphere of the American
League Park. Pending the arrival of
that happy time they are grinding
away in their steady fashion and GER
tainly accomplishing things.
Out on the heights of old Georgetown
the college team is whanging away at
foot ball with that same determined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
THHNGA"R AcE.K1cK

FIRST Work in Foot Ball
L Training Has Been T AIKEN
Up-Colleges Have Fast and
Heavy Lineup for Coming
Season-High Schools Have
Been at Work for a Week
and New Men Throng Prac-
tice Fields - Coaches Are
Busy With Heavy Young
sters Who Aspire to Pigskin
Honors Real Gridiron
Struggles Will Begin Within
Few Weeks - New Methods
of Training in Several
Schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
A Poets Paradise.

CLYDE FITCH was discussing in his
II beautiful New York house typo
rraphical errors. of which his famous
scranbooks offer many amusing exam
PIES.
"A horrible typographical error said
Mr.. Fitch, appeared last summer in the
Crestville Chronicle Of Tennessee.
..The editor wrote at the head Of the
editorial page:
"Poultry taken in exchange for sub
scriptions and advertising
And in the paper the note appeared
as Poetry taken in exchange
THE only person that profited by this
error was the Office boy. He for the next
fortnight sold a quarters worth OF paper
from the waste basket every, day." -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

income from the person most likely to
deprive her Of it."
This is the sort of thing that all the
women are writing to Lloyd George in
the effort to make him sorry that he
ever meddled with such an intimate
question as domestic finance. Lady Nc
Laren acknowledges that it would not be
be mutual. but most of the women won't
even have that. They would like to
know what thier husbands resources are,
but they are not willing to pay the price
of revealing their own. Most of them
demand that they be allowed to make a
separate return, which shall be secret
from thier husbands, and they are WILL
ing that the same privilege should be
extended to the husbands.
1t is fact that in English society 1t is
the rule for husband and wife to know
very little about each others affairs.
The husband makes his wife an allow
ance for the support of the house and
does not worry about how 1t is spent as
long as he is comfortable and is not wor-
ried about additional bills. What is and
what is not leg.timateiy chargeable to
the household expenses IS clearly oenned.
anything outside of that must be paid for
by the wife out of her own resources II
she has any The same system runs
through all ranks of society. The work
ingman gives his wife her "housekeep-
ing money every Saturday afternoon
and keeps the rest-sometimes the larger
part-of his wages TO spend on hlmse1
The wife is expected to feed him and her
family, and to clothe herself and the
children out OF the housekeeping money.
MY first introduction to the system
came through overhearing two clerks on
their way cityward discussing the cues
ton whether tobacco was housekeeping
or not, One declared that 1t was and
that his wife had TO keep him supplied
with tobacco .out Of her allowance The
other as seriously argued that it was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

[TH the first
smoky haze Of the
cool autumn days
there comes over
the minds of ath-
letic enthusiasts a
change of feeling
anent their ia
vorite sport. The
gentle crack of
ball on bat. the
sibilant hiss OF
the canoe paddle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
Sour Grapes.
WI D. HOWELLS said Of an unsuccess

W. D. HOWELLs said Of an unsuccess-
W. full playwright on the President
-..-- Grant:
Perhaps 1t is because he can't write
plays himself that he condemns the mod
ern stage. Perhaps it is a case OF sour
grapes with him. just as it was with
Jobson. E.-
'Jobson proposed to an elderly heiress.
But even in the course his proposal the
man could see he stood no chance. So he
ended rather abruptly and the heiress
said in a cold voice:
mo, 1 cannot marry you, Mr.. Jobson.
The only man I ever loved was killed at
the battle Of
Bunker Hip" snarled Jobson, as he
FASTENED forth into the night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

incomes, and they do not see why their
husbands should be allowed to find out
what their private resources are. Here is
a statement made by Lady McLaren. the
wife OF an immensely wealthy baronet, in
letter on the subject which she wrote to
the papers a few days ago. Except
among the working class wife is rarely
aware of the amount of her husband
income, and there are few secrets which
are guarded more jealousy from her
band fears that she might enlarge her
expenditure II she knew his resources.
and on the other he likes to witness all
her small economies. which enable him
to pile up his savings or extend his bust
ness.
II do not hesitate to say that II wives
in this country knew the amount of their
husbands incomes 1t would make a very
material difference to the ordering of
their lives. 1t is very usual for wife
to contribute voluntarily her separate in
come to domestic expenses. as she has
rarely any costly outside interests, and
she gladly avoids the constant humilia-
ton of asking her husband for money.
A working woman will spend all her
earnings on the family. while it Is usual
wages earned for their own private ex-
penses. And the same general practice
runs through all society.
''Under these circumstances, where the
husband is improvident. where he is a
gambler or a Spectator. it is an advan,
tage to the wife to be able to conceal
from him the exact amount of her re-
sources, as this is often the only means
by which she can make any provision LOT
the future or for her children Inc
necessity of protecting the married wom-
ans from what the law has called the
kicks and kisses of her husband has
been acknowledged in our legal system
and l regret legislation which will not
allow her the protection Of conceahng her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

is the team winch WINS games, So tHc
coaches say. The man who can leap like
a flash of lightning on rolling ball. whlrl
on it. be on His feet and toward the
enemy's goal the next, is the man WHIP
may break up the tie game. Next to
tackling, no department of the game re-
gures so much attention as this simple
trick of falling on the ball.
Watching those men three weeks after
they have made their first appearance,
one wonders if it can be the same crew
which he at first beheld. 1t seems i'm
possible. Stiff. awkward and unnatural
at first, these men acquire a speed,
whether standing or on the ground, that
is incredible. A man will go down. and
with quick twirl will be on his feet
and travelling at full speed again. He will
make a dive in a messed group and get
the man running with the ball nine times
out of ten, this same man who three
weeks before was signing because the
hard earth so oppressed his sensitive feel
ings.
Tackling comes next in the preliminary
practice. Some of the schools use dunn
mics, but, although highly instructive,
this form of entertainment lacks in
terest. 1t Is when they use human
models that tackling becomes diverting.
The coach leads some aspiring candi-
date into the center of the ring, with
much the same air that a Roman auc-
tioneer might have led out beautiful
lady slave and thrusts the foot ball into
his unresisting hands.
Addressing his pupils in much the
manner of q classroom master, the coach
proceeds to overhaul the candidate.
pointing out the places where he may
not be tackled, the manner In which he
should be hit with the shoulder and the
force necessary to thoroughly upset his
x-,~. Iofa Oh,
ders slightly.
did you say l was to run, sir?" he
asks the coach.
impatiently. "Why?"
Il thought falte.s the candidate,
that you might like Smifkins to run.
He's such a good runner"
You do what l tell. you to do and do
it when 1 tell you to do it, retorts the
coach, and the incident is ended
The first candidate to start on the
tackling, goes to the center of the field
and the coach stands beside him. HE
man with the ball comes looping down
the field and the tackler, spreading him
self with do or die expression. pre-
pares to dive. AS the man with the ball
draws near the tackler takes a look at
his feet. They are large. swift moving
and evidently powerful feet. The man
reflects a moment, gives up the IDEA or
the dive and INDUCES, instead in wild
clutch for the runners neck. The rum
ner with frightened gasp sprints past,
leaving a small section of his jersey in
the would-be tacklers grasp.
Trying to choke him to death?" asks
the coach.
No. replies the tackler
Because" continues the coach, If you
really have anything against the man
and want to hurt him you might as well
wait until after the game. There's no
sense in spelling good men now"
Thus admonished, the tackler makes
another try and fares better on his sec
ond attempt. He drops the astonished
tackler with a thud.
That's fine says the coach encourag-
ingly.
The tackling continues, with the more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

spirit which has carried the Blue and
Gray to the fore SO many years. There
is good crowd out this year from all OF
the different departments. and in the ma
terial there is plenty of beef and speed.
The change in the athletic dictatorship
has not changed the policy of the college
toward clean athletics. The rule that
man must be bona tide student before
he can take part in athletics prevents
many of the good men of olden times
from joining the ranks.
But what Georgetown loses in foot ball
fame-if she loses anything-she more
than regains by the consciousness that
her own men win her games. They
believe over there that good teams can
be produced without resorting to courses
in art and music for butchers and black
smiths in order to get material. They are
sticking to their plans. and from present
appearances it would seem as if they are
going to do things. The Georgetown
lineup cannot be definitely conjectured
on yet But. everything looks good.
Gallaudet is as inScrutable as ever. You
never can tell what the silent players
over northeast are going to do until you
see them start. One year they will whip
college: the next they VIII get Whlppeu
by a high school. They are wonders,
those deaf mutes, in their foot ball world.
Belonging to a class above the high
schools and yet below the first-rate col
leges, they fluctuate so that no line can
be drawn Oh them.
In preliminary practice they look re-
markably good to the man who judges
from the outside. They are already
tackling hard, and when one runner OF
their heavy linemen lands upon the wab-
bling knees of some runner. that runn1r
thinks with infinite regret how much
more pleasant it would have been had he
been struck by railway train. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
Patron Saint Of Aviators.

from The London Globe.
1t has been stated that the Vatican has
been approached with the view Of select
ing a patron saint for aviators. and that
it had been suggested that Elijah would
be an appropriate person. The originator
Of the story seems to have not taken into
account that Elijah was an Old Testament
character. and as such would be Ineligible
No doubt. going to heaven in a chariot of
fire would have made Elijah an appropri-
ate patron. A Paris contemporary sug-
gests that Ste. Colombo should be chosen.
Her name alone has much to recommend
her. She suffered martyrdom at Sens un-
der Marcus Aurelius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

and the delightful, restful sound or the
hard-swatted golf ball seem somehow
to lack the tang which their FESTIVE SOULS
require.
The aroma of pigskin arises from those
fields where not so long before the pase
ballites held forth in their glory. me
thudding drop of some hard-tackled per-
son resounds from various grassy sods
and-occasionally-hi subsequent grunt
and half-coherent complaints at the sud-
denness of his fall are also audible
This being the case, the time now
comes when all turn to the foot ball
field, and the heroes of the gridiron, be-
ing sensitive souls and appreclat1Ve OF
the honor done them, proceed TO Vigor-
ouslv condition themselves for games TO
be played between now and IhanksgN-
ing at which time the period OF piooo-
shed and excitement Is over
Washington is, indeed, lucky to have
the number of teams 1t has to watch.
Hardly a citizen but who has some spe-
cial interest in either Georgetown, George
Washington. Gallaudet. ST. Johns or one
of the high schools. Hardly man, but
who, armed with cushion. flag and a
box of peppermint lozenges. Will not
plant himself on one OF the dlnerent
gridirons and yell during some particular
game.
For two long weeks now In the high
schools and for three in the colleges the
brawny young athletes have been drop
ping themselves about in careless fashion
and mauling their fellows with a severity
almost uncalled for in practice. All of
the routine, the long, tiresome. arduous
routine necessary before the curtain of
the foot ball stage is raised, is now be-
ing gone through. All of the weary dress
rehearsing, the getting of ones part, the
understanding of the tout ensemble, is In
progress, so that the first performance
may be thorough success.
The coach gets a look at his recruits,
especially those who are untried by for
mer seasons. and lets out a mournful
whoop of anger and pain.
do you think I'm running a model
studio for a gang of Raphael's cherubs?'
he shouts.
Nobody answers and every recruit fur
lively looks himself over and feels sheep
lsh.
We'll I'm not" continues the coach,
answering himself. II am supposed-sup-
posed-to be developing a fairly brainy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

with colored ether and introduced by fts
closed end into mass of leaves the tenn
perature of which is intermediary between
As degrees and 80 degrees {. Ql3-i2 de-
erees Ed or even higher. AS the boiling
.temperature of ether lies at $40 degrees
c., it Immediately begins to boil:
when the leaves are kept below water
they are found to be killed at far lower
temperature than in air. The upper
temperature limit Of life thus drops con-
siderably as respiration is interfered with.
The wound produced by plucking the
leaves doubtless favors spontaneous heat
leaves tied up in considerable guam
titles likewise produce high tenn
'peratures strikingly shows that the
wound stimulus is not the paramount fac
tor. The spontaneous heating OF leaves
to the upper temperature limit OF life af-
fords evidence of the curious fact that
organisms can be killed by normal
function, such as respiration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

have one of the largest corps of candi.
dates of any of the schools, over twenty
men being in the field already.
So far the colleges alone have been
considered. The high schools, which
have just begun practice. it would seem.
deserve higher credit for their prelimi-
nary practice than do the maturer in
situations. In the first place there is no
regular training table and the men try
ing out for the team are largely placed
on their honor in the matter OF keeping
in condition They also begin work, or
most of them do, without the assistance
of a coach. Their captain breaks the
younger men into the game pending the
arrival of the executive head.
Central High and Technical High be-
gan work before their fellows.
At Central they are burning with de-
termination probably greater than ever
before to win back the championship
which they lost so many years ago-at
least it seems that way TO them. Their
chances are bright. They have a heavy
line. some Of the men topping the weight
of the collegians.
Tech has almost a veteran team. In
view Of their wonderful work last year
it seems likely that Coach Hecox will turn
out another of those machines which
mathematically grind everything in front
of them.
In Business High seems the greatest
chance of an upsetting of all calcula-
tons Business is to be coached this
year by william Peet. he of the ruddy
smile and ample girth. "Bil''-he asks
all his friends to call him 'Bilr'-has
behind him light but wonderfully fast
aggregation. The very fact that Peet
foot ball regalia is sufficient to fill the
players with admiration and resolve
to do noble things.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-28

You wouldn't suspect that placid old Dame Nature, of possessing a sense Of humor. but she does--that sense which always perceives the fitness of things. of prompting the right thing in the right place.
 There is a certain building on Dexter Avenue, just below the post office, a building that. during the glad old times not so very long ago. when pro- hibition was still thing of the future, housed a dispensary of the liquid joy.
 This saloon was well known; legisla- tors and lobbyists: travellers and tramps, knew the Oak Hall; lounged against it's counter; showed their nickels and dimes and bills across. 1t was famous.
 But the legislators forgot the times of their lounging and on one momen- tous day, decreed that no more should such dispensaries be operated in this State of Alabama.
 And now the day of lounging and of eongregating in free d-fellowship. in that bar room just under the shadow of the post office, is gone forever. Des- olation reigns, and the old saloon build ing is already more than half demol- ished.
 And in the act of demolition there came to light this sense of eternal fft- ness of Dame Nature. For there, in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-28
PROSECUTION BALKED
 IN CASE AGAINST BOYS

The prosecution in the case of the small boys who were arrested for en- tering the store of the Wescott Arms Company, on Commerce street, has come to a standstill. The management of the store has declined to swear out warrants in the cases and so the po- lice must rest. The six boys have all been released on bond. but the failure of the Westcott concern to prosecute releases the bondsmen from their oath and the boys are at liberty.
 The store, 1t is believed, was enter ed twice in the last two weeks, and a quantity of pocket knives. several guns and other articles carried by a store of that kind were taken. The police were put on the case and brought to light the whereabouts of the stolen goods and also arrested half a dozen small having stolen the things.
 Although liable for a charge of grand larceny 1t seems the case must be nol- pressed for lack of a warrant, that Is. unless the grand jury sees At to take a hand in the matter. which ts improb- able because of the boys ages. ali of them being under fourteen. It was said yesterday that the parents of some of the boyR were seriously considering the adVlsability of sending the little fellows to the reformatory In order to avert the possibility of such a step by the result of . grand jury investiga- tion,