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Evening star., 1909-02-18
ORDER OF EVENTS
AT FEDERAL GAMES

Starting with the trial heats of the 30
meter dash for scholastic novices at 7:30
o clock, including trial and final heats
and three field events. there will be forty
five events on the program of the Federal
Olympic games in Convention Hall Satur-
day night. The trial heats will start
promptly at the hour named. and the
management is going to make a desperate
effort to complete the long program at II
o'clock.
About midway of the program there will
be a fifteen-minute stereOpticon eXhibi-
ton of pictures of the events in the Lon
don Olympic games, and the final event
will be the 1,j0O-meter relay race be-
tween Pennsylvania and Virginia. The
invitation pole vault will be started before
g o'clock, and the high jump will be
started few minutes later on the oppo-
site side of the floor
The order of events announced this
morning is as follows:
ORDER OF EVENTS
l. .O-meter dash. scholastic novice trial heats
=. ,O-meter dash for grade schools ttral heats)
3. 5o-metrr dash, scholastic open ttrial heats,.
!. yo-meter dash. open handicap ,tral heats,.
. ;. Relay race. grade school championship.
. 8. Relay race. frst-ycar school teams.
& .0-meter 20 dash scholastic novice Cd .fnal heap
o. 50-meter dash scholastic open.
10. 500 meter run. scholastic.
ii. Relay race midget championship.
II. Relay race. junior club championship
Ii. 900 meter run, open handicap.
IA D-meter dash, open handicap t6Dal heat.
15- 800 meter run open novice.
16. 5O-meter hurdles. scholastic ZONE heap.
IT, Relay race-EpiscOpal High School Baltimore
City College, Woodberry Forest School (sec
Us. Relay, race. scholastic championship Of Vir-
ginia.
49,, Relay race, intermediate club championship
20. Relay race. championship boys department
Washington Y. NJ. C.. A.:
delphia Y NJ. c. A., Baltimore Athletic
% Club: n Meculloush Athletic ,s.,a Club.
2S Stereopticon cxbihition London Olympic games
pictures fifteen minutes.
"a. 400-metPr run. scholastic.
28 Relay race-Potomac A. C.. Mccullough A
c.. GurIey A., c. tsecond teams1.
q. Relay race-Washington School for Boys
2s. Relay race-George Washington University
Johns HOPKINS University
20. Relay race-Potomac Atleric Club. Mercury
Athletic Club. Bureau Athletic Club. Bel
in"nt Athletic Club
80. Relay race-Baltimore City College. Mary
land Agricultural College, Brown Prep
School sPhilaieIphia,.
81. J0-meter hurdles. open handicap final heat
~. Three legged race 40 yardsl
:s:;, 6OO-meter run. scholastic novice.
"a. Relay race-St. Johns College. Catholic Uni
versitr.
35. Relay race. District scholastic championship
"6. 5000 meter run. open handicap.
81. J0- meter hurdles. invitation tone heat.
IS. Relay race. intercity championship
50. Relay race. tristate military championship.
40. Relay race-Princeton University. Richmond
College.
H. 5O-meter DASH invitation Zone heat.
IL. Relay race-Tniversty OF Pennsylvania. Uni
versity OF Virginia
FIELD EVENTS.
A.; Pole vault. invitation.
a.: Putting 12-pound shot. scholastic
~. Running high jump. open handicap.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
COMlSKEY, MAY CO.
TO FIELDER JONES

CHICAGO, February, 1s.-President
Charles A. COmiskey of the White SoX
is still hopeful that Mapager Fielder
Jones will change his mind about retir-
ing He will make another effort to
swing the White SoX leader in line.
Well have to go after him direct.
said Comskey.. II still hope he will be
back-but I'm afraid we've lost him"
; Connie appeared much worried over
1.-THE matter. Apparently he has kept up
his hope all the time that Jones will re-
turn and the direct. positive statement
from Jones himself that he will not
startled him into action.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
HAS DOUBLE TASK
Fordham to Play Georgetown and
Middies on Same Dav.

The Fordham University basket ball
auint is going to have its hands full
Washington's birthday unless some other
arrangement can be made between
now and then. The >.othamites are
scheduled to play basket ball with the
Middies at Annapolis in the afternoon
and to do the same with Georgetown
at Washington in the evening. AS they
are up against two equally strong teams.
they can hardly expect to use subs in
either game. The double work is to be
done in order to shift the Blue and Gray
date from Saturday. when the federal
games and Merrick debate are also held
Evening star., 1909-02-18
to Monday, on which evening there VIII

be nothing conflicting.
That the game with the local auint
will be warm is assured from
the fact that Fordham and Georgetown
are very great rivals. In the indoor sport
the honors have been equally divided IN
the past, thus making Mondays battie
the rubber. From previous records OF this
season the cpntendng aggregations seem
prettily evenly matched, the only thing IN
favor OF the hilltoppers being Fordham $
contest with the Navy in the afternoon
The game will be played i'm Odd Fellows
Hall. and will be made social as well
as an athletic affair by holding an in
formal hop after time is called This
plan has proven successful elsewhere,
and Manager Dilkes is going to try it out
in order to see if the attendance at the
games cannot be increased. The presence
of an orchestra should certainly make
time pass more pleasantly before the
game starts and between the halves.
while the dancing afterward cannot help
but attract many to the event.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
BASE BALL NOTES.

Duke Farrell, the old-time Boston
catcher. is trying to landita job as man
ager of minor league team.
-. -. -. :. 80.
I iris Speakers contract with the Boston
Americans calls for bonus of $500 if he
bats in the 800 class d!
Joe Stanley, who was secured by the
Cubs from Louisville, and who is wanted
by Manager Chance to fill Shorty" Sla-
giles shoes. has returned his contract to-
President Murphy unsigned. -
The national commission has plastered
Robson for selling Outfielder Wolter, who
is an outlaw to the st. Paul club.
Roynston, Ga. is preparing a mammoth
celebration to the Cobbs-"Ty" and Paul
just before the two brothers start out for
the north. Mrs. Tyrus Is to be the queen
of the entertainment.
long ago in Chicago. owns some swell
race horses. among them Glorifier. winner
of the Metropolitan handicap in 1907.
Buck" freeman is taking long walks
over the hills around Wilkesbarre, entirely
recovered from the accident he sustained
last season. He expects to go to Minne-
apolis again this season. but has heard
LotiIIilSi COHCSTuIllS TIE IHdlttT.
Not content with grabbing nearly all the
college players. Connie Mack is now raid
ing the high schools. His latest capture
Is lad named Gus Corcoran, a pitcher
who captained the high school team at
AttleborO. :.
1t was during the year 1900 that, the
smallest crowd ever assembled witnessed
the games of the old National League
Boston played one game at Pittsburg
and they came' in on passes handed out
by President Palmer ONeili.
Manager Lake of the Boston AMERICANS
is so sweet on his twirlers that he says
he wouldn't exchange them for any other
pitching staff in Ban JohnsOn's league.
Manager Stallings is figuring on using
Ball. the New York American erratic
| should be played there or kept on the
bench. He is as far removed from being
a major league infel6er as San Francisco
is removed from Boston.
| The two Chicago clubs have twenty nine
extra players on their rosters. eleven be-
| longing to the Cubs and eighteen to the
White SoX. There will soon be wedding
out in the Windy city. as surely these
youngsters will not be: taken on the
spring training trip.
/ One Of the biggest surprises that has
been sprung this season is the announce
ment that the Boston. Americans with
when he has pitched since the incep-
| ii III Of the American League have traded
'Cy' Young. the veteran tWirler. to the
Evening star., 1909-02-18
TEN BOUTS FOR FINALS.
Carroll Institute Tourney Held Pre-
liminaries Last Night.

That the amateur wrestling tourney
which is to be held at Carroll Institute
Wednesday evening. February ~. is sure
to be full of good sport was made known
last night. when the matchings for the
finals were announced. Before making
these public three prelimnaries were held
in Ryan gymnasium. Georgetown College
Evening star., 1909-02-18
National Guard Wrestlers.

The finals In the wrestling tournament
being held under the auspices of the
National Guard Association will take
place in the National Guard Armory to-
night at $50 AS the finish is predicted
to be hard fought. many interesting bouts
are scheduled to be pulled off. and it
will be difficult to pick the winner The
officials of the tourname announced in
recent interview that the best accom-
modations possible will be rendered the
lady spectators, and crowd of the fairer
sex is expected to be on hand to witness
the matches. A special feature of the
tournament has been arranged by the
management in engaging Joe Turner, the
we'll known local wrestler. to give an
exhibition with his wrestling partner of
the various holds which have been en-
plOyed by him. which are largely RESPONSE
BILE for his successful career on the mat.
Evening star., 1909-02-18

The two Chicago clubs have twenty nine
extra players on their rosters. eleven be-
logging to, the Cubs and eighteen to the
White tSoX. There will soon be wedding
out in the Windy city. as surely these
youngsters will not be: taken on the
spring training trip. ..-..
Evening star., 1909-02-18

: One of the biggest surprises that has
been sprung this season is the announce
ment that the Boston. Americans with
whom he has pitched since the incep-
ii III of the American League have traded
'Cy'' Young. the veteran twirler to the
Evening star., 1909-02-18

Manager Stallings is figuring on using
Ball. the New York Anlerican erratic
shortstop. lin the outfield. Ball either
should be played there or kept on the
bench. He is as far removed from being
a major league infiel6er as San Francisco
Is removed from Boston, -
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

The making of candle shades at home
occasionally
likely to make their
hard create
the pa together in order to obtain workmane
twisting
can home
requi special smanship
the pattern
center with piece Of string
making distance
the
inches the Cut along radius of the
out the circular
the desired the top and then the uperduous tapping
in
are
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
Marie Antoinette's Clock.

Among the clocks at Versailles is
one of great interest historically, as it
belonged to the hapless consort of
Louis XVI. It is a musical clock. For
many years it has been out of order,
but on the initiative of Comte de
Beauchamp it has been restored by NJ.
Leroy, descendant of the constructor
of the timepiece.
NJ. Dujardin Besumetz, untle: secre-
tary Of the University of Fine Arts,
and M. de Nolhac. curator Of the mu-
scum, have had the satisfaction of
hearing the clock after SO many years
Of silence produce the popular airs Of
the end Of the eighteenth century,
with fragments Of 0luck and Rameau,
which delighted In her days Of hap
piness Marie Antoinette. In few
days the clock will be replaced in one
Of the apartments Of the unfortunate
queen.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
Medicine in China.

Much is heard in these days of the
awakening of China, and undoubtedly
progress. is being made in various di
rectiOns. But medical science, as 1t
is known to the native practitioner, re-
mains pretty much in the condition
described in the memoirs of LIE
Compte, published in the seventeenth
century.
For centuries medical knowledge
has been at standstill, and the popu'
lation has been at the mercy of the
ignorant charlatans who pass them.
selves off as DOCTORS
In spite of over half a century OF
close contact with Europeans, the
Chinese doctor of to-day remains ig.
norant of the rudiments of anatomy
and physiology, and has the most lu-
dicrous notion of the functions of the
internal organs and all the causes of
disease.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

umns with fury, then it whistled and
whined, and then again it sighed dole
fully, and in that sigh seemed to
hear the vanished voices of the people
who 500 years ago, as a protection
from danger, crawled into this stone
asylum as the tortoise crawls into his
shell.
Now the stone which Father Prout
blessed, and which confers eloquence
and good luck upon the person who ap-
proaches it with his lips, is placed
wEere only an acrobat and a contor.
zionist, or a man bent upon suicide,
can reach it, either with his mouth
or with his feet. The way to do it is
to lie on your back at the edge of the
wall, over hundred feet from the
ground, and begin to fall downward
head first, while two stout men hold
your legs, which are up in the air.
Dear me! what stone to bless! And
when there are so many stones which
could be kissed without danger to
life or limb!
The only man in our party who went
through the contortions to bring his
lips and the sacred stone together,
and who had often done it before, was
the c0achman who had driven US to
the castle. But he is still a coachman.
Perhaps the reason he has not derived
| any benefit from the performance is
that he has kissed the stone too often.
At Hotel Shelbourne, in Dublin,
! where am stopping, there is another
American who came over with me on
the same steamer. He is the man
who vanQuished the great John L.
Sullivan-Jim Corbett I was intro
! duced to him early in our voyage, and
seeing that l was alone he promised
to take care of me-"
The ex-champion not only was the
most sought-after passenger on board,
! but he was also one of the most agree
able men one could desire for a holi-
day companion. He made good his
reputation as "Gentleman Jim."
1t seems that In mid ocean people
are more natural and frank than they
are on land. A distinguished diplo-
mat on board who has represented our
country in foreign courts, speaking of
William J. Bryan. expressed himself
with a freedom and terseness that
would have surprised his own ears
had he voiced the same thought on
land. He had unbounded respect for
Bryan's oratorical and rhetorical gifts.
but in politics he declared you can't
/ talk nonsense even II II ia elonuon+lv
delivered. The only place where it
makes no difference, he continued,
whether a man talks sense or non.
sense is the church. Well, it takes
ones breath away.
M. M. MANGASARIAN.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
Bulls and Bears,

A Wall street broker one day re.
ceived a call from a relative, a Ver-
mont man, who was much Interested
in the doings Of the stock evchanxe.
as to certain proceedings of which
the broker very politely informed the
relative, who had. stated .his CON-
plete ignorance Of all pertaining to
the subject.
Nov tell me-" asked the Vermont
er, when his instructor had given a
concrete example Of the method a.
"bulling" the market, tell me. what
do the big operators do when thew
ind themselves on the wrong side
and the market turns out to b -
bull market At all?" .>
.::oh. in that case: was the :brse.7
response, '.thsy ,Gria aa4~bear Il -
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First English chryeantl,emum.

Flower lovers may be interested to
learn that flower from the first
chrysanthemum ever grown In Eng
land may still be seen IN the herbari:
um 1t the, British museum. The plant,
one Of the small yellow. dowered va
riety, was introduced into TIP Chelsea
botanic gardens in 1764 BY the ia
nous 6oEiculturist Philip Miller, who
himself preserved the specimen now
In the museum. The new flower, how
ever. failed to catch on" After
ntller's death its culture was neg
Flected, and It h only within recent
years. tAat it has STAINED It's present
enormous popularity. -%Westml6ifttlsr
0a1ertU.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
The Handy 5wedes.

The Handy 9wedes.
Americans generally regard them.
selves as handy men," but, as a mat
ter of fact. they are pitiably helpless
when thrown absolutely on their own
resources-when the average Ameri-
can is out Of a "job'' he cannot turn
his hand to the first labor that pre-:
sents itself, but must be supplied with
the special tools with which he is H.
miliar and boss"
In striking contrast is the Swede,
either in America or in his native
land. II misfortune come upon a son
of that thrifty land you may dnd him
putting in chair seats to-day. stitching
q coat tomorrow, and raising Easter
lilies the next day. This happy ability
IL not due 80 much to any natural
ability as to the 'tsloyi" system Of ed
ucatdon which has been 20 long in
operation In Sweden. By this system
The children are taught to do" for
thenselyes-to. make for themselves
everything conceivable for use In daily
life-cloth1ng, shoes. furniture. and to
ceok veil. The teaching is thorough
ana practical, It II really work rather
;th.n :stndy, .practice and not theory.
American manual training schools Ut
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24


~ ley, oats, wheat and rye.
Few people are aware of
the care used by railroads in keeping
tab of the productiveness Of land
along their lines from the standpoint
Of the amount of freight produced by
various crops. Heavier the crops per
acre, the more freight for the rail-
roads. Nor are there many people
who think of lumber az a crop. and
one of the most important crops at
that, which contributes a large share
Of the freight business Of railroads.
The quantity of freight produced by
a crop depends upon soil. region and
kind Of crop. Railroads figure it from
that point of view. Their profit de-
pends upon tonnage and class, and
they want to know what crop pays
the carrier best.
Many averages In many localities
are necessary to reach reliable results.
Care Is necessary, too, in applying
to one region the figures obtained in
another. Indiana, Illinois and Ken.
tucky are the center of vast produc-
tive region, and averages there possess
as much value as those Of any part of
the country, but, of course, they can
not be applied everywhefe. An acre
Is credited with yield as follows:
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
Christmas Party for Children.

Christmas Party for Children.
This affair was arranged> primarily
for young folks, but l think it would
be jolly fun for grown-ups. There
were rs guests, so there were the
same number of little fish whitfield out
of wood by the handy man in the
family. Each fish had small screw
eye in it's back. Then there was a
large wash tub placed in the middle
OF the room. decorated with holly and
evergreen to represent a pond.
In the invitations the guests were
asked to bring a gift securely
wrapped not to cost over ten cents.
A. member of the family received the
packages and numbered them. Fishes
with numbers corresponding we're
then placed in the tub. Each fisher
man was given pole and line upon
which there was hook, and all began
to fish at the same time. The one
catching the first fish was awarded an
extra prize, also the one who hooked
the last. There was no unlucky FISH
erman, and when all had caught one
the package bearing the duplicate
number was brought out, and such a
merry time as followed; the sounds
come echoing down the years right
now. The dining-room table had a
big mirror for pond, and on it was a
large sized Noah's ark. Around the
table, safe on dry land, were the ami
mails, each tied to the ark by a long
bit Of, red ribbon. AS they marched
around the table each child took an
animal. and at given signal all
pulled and wee barley sugar animals
came out Of the ark. It is certainly a
delight to find these quaint confec-
tions made of pure barley sugar on
the market. They disappeared for
many years, and even now ! believe
they are imported, as are many Of our
holiday CONNECTIONS.
y. MADAME MERR1.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24
|lENES@luES o1Th
:. ia Sltul@M !~9

There is a new kind Of hook and eye
which comes in gray as well as black
md white.
In sewing on hooks and eyes the
silk or thread used should match the
material, not the hooks.
Adorably quaint little pufts and
frillings are one of the favorite trim
mings on evening and afternoon
gowns. -. -.
Dainty hand embroidery and fine
laces run riot over the fashionable lin
gerie. which has never been as ex-
travagantly beautiful as it is this sea-
son.
A DELIGHTFULLY."- whimsical minsling Of
the oriental and the modern are the
Arabian capes. which bid fair to be-
come a favordte model for evening
wear this season. -
A winsomely pretty little dancing
school frock is Of apple blossompink silk
with a quaint old lace collar and pink
suede belt fastening with a beautiful
o;d-fashioned handmade gold buckle.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-24

that after deducting for waste, the
growth Of an acre of timber furni she's
more freight than an acre of any one
of the agricultural crops except cab.
bage, onions and potatoes.
The quantity of any one of these
three commodities that will go to the
market is limited by demand, but the
demand for lumber is not diminishing.
All that the forests and planted lots
can supply will 60 to the market.
Woodland, under care, yields yearly
crops as regularly as wheat fields. The
marketable timber only is cut at reg
ular intervals. and new growth is al.
ways coming on. AS a freight pro-
ducer, timber tract may be depended
upon as surely as potato field. In
fact, it is surer: for land in farm
crops wears out unless constantly
fertilized, but timberland fertilizes it.
self with its leaves, and becomes
richer. 1t will yield undiminished
crops forever.
Trees grow on rough land where
agriculture cannot protltably be car
ried on. and the freight and other re-
turns from such regions are largely
clear gain since such land would 9th.
erwise be producing little or nothing.
Washington. Louisiana, Mississippi,
Arkansas and Wisconsin, in the order
named, constitute the big five in pro-
ducing the country's lumber supply
whose valuation for last year runs far
above the half billion dollar mark.
Texas, Michigan, Oregon, Minnesota
and Pennsylvania came after the first
five states and others followed in de-
creasing amounts down to Utah, the
lowest on the list, with Nevada and
North Dakota, having little timbered
area. not rated at all.
While the total valuation Of the
lumber, lath and shingle production
reached 41,545,640. this amount rep
resents decrease of % per cent. un-
der the previous years output. The
number of mills reporting was 81, ,231
and these manufactured 1924, ,369. 900
board feet of lumber, valued at $780,
575,822 and 1856, ,684, 900 lath valued
~ PV,s0ASoAo, "AAA0 ~AO SAAuGlS ulAkSIB
turned out 2,1O6. .483,O 900 shingles val
ued at $24,17S,490. The average value
of lumber at the point of manufacture
was $15.37 a thousand feet, 1927 4
thousand for lath and two dollars a
thousand for shingles.
Yellow pine of the south which has
been far in the lead in the lumber
production for more than a decade.
more than maintained its supremacy
last year, contributing slightly more
than 80 per cent. of the total cut from
all kinds. Douglas fir Of the northwest
ranked second and white pine third.
Practically all kinds showed a marked
decreased cut, and for the first three
kinds Of timber there was a falling OH
of Is, % and 20 per cent, respectively
Oak and hemlock maintained their REL
ative ranks, but showed decreases of
Is per cent. each in amount produced.
and spruce dropped 18 per cent.
Louisiana was the heaviest producer
Of yellow pine lumber, supplying near
ly one-tifth Of the total production.
Texas, Mississippi. Arkansas and Ala
bama followed in the order named.
The state of Washington. alone, sup
piled more than .three-fifths of the
Douglas fir cut. while the bulk of the
remainder came from Oregon.
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Nine. Bernhardt Loses Her TEMPER.

Nine. Bernhardt Loses Her Temper.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt is a victim
of the autocratic methods Of the Paris
telephone administration. Her tele-
phone has been removed because she
demonstrated too freely with an un-
civil operator. The telephone service
in Paris is admittedly the worst in
Europe. The operators are 1natten.
tive and service is only obtained after
exasperating delays.
Describing the incident, Nine. Bern
hardt said: Il think I managed to be
pretty rude, but I was not nearly so
rude as could have been. feel like
"a woman with one arm. I used the
telephone hundred times a day, and
because l lost my temper have lost
the principal convenience Of my life."