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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
EATING IN THE OLD DAYS Then Guests at Banquets Used Their Own Knives and
 Forks.

Even at so late a period as the res- toration, in 1860, the London Chronicle says, it was the custom for guests to take their own knives and forks to an English banquet. Pepys records that he did this when he went to the lord mayors feast in the Guildhall. In the previous reign the lord chamberlain had found it necessary to issue regu- lations for the benefit of officers in vited to dine at the royal table. They were required to wear clean boots, not to drink more than one goblet to every two dishes, not to throw the bones under the table nor to lick their fingers.
 The Stuarts undoubtedly did much to refine English table manners, for it was one of the points admired in Mary Queen of Scots that the customs she introduced from France made her court and royal banquets more eX- quisite and genteel than those of her rival, Queen Elizabeth. AS forks came into use the old-time importance of the table napkin began to wane. From being a necessity it became luxury, on the fastidious use of which eti- quette has at various times placed strange values.
 Under the third empire in France St. Beuve brought disgrace upon him. self because at breakfast at the Tuileries he carelessly opened his napkin and placed it over his two knees. To this he added the crime of cutting his egg in two at the middle Court etiquette prescribed that the half folded napkin should lie on the left knee and the top of the egg was to be merely broken with the edge of the spoon and drained with the tip Of the spoon.
 For his failings in these respects St. Beuve's name was struck off the i'm perial visiting list.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24

fungus is usually carried over winter in the seed and so is already in the bean when it is planted.
 Gain found that the disease spread from infected seed, or from presence of spores placed on seed or in the soil
 Dr. Halsted, in a series of inocula- tion experiments, transferred the fun gus to watermelon, and Dr. Barlow reports it on watermelon and nutmeg melon It is found in England, ac- cording to Carrothers.
 MT H. F. Whetzel, after long ob- servation, finds that selection of clean seed is the best means toward control of the rust
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
Bean Affected by Anthracnose.

| dripping water bearing the spores, or through the agency of insects which visit the bean flowers for their honey and incidentally convey the germs with the pollen they are distributing among the flowers.
 Prof. Whetzel calls attention to the mode of infection in bean plants. The disease makes its first appearance on the bean seedlings, as they come up. It may then be detected as brown discolored sunken spots or cankers on the seed leaves or the stem. The early appearance of the disease is due to the fact that the
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
A Busy Snake.

The new and very stringent prohib, itory law which goes into effect in Kansas has revived an old story on the subject. A stranger went into a Kansas drug store and asked for some whisky and was refused.
 But l am sick" persisted the stranger.
 That won't help any" replied the druggist. "It don't make any differ ence. l can't sell you any whisky for being sick"
 Well. what can you sell it to me for?" asked the stranger.
 "The only thing we can sell whisky for in this town" said the druggist. lis for snake bites. Hold up now. don't ask me where to get bitten. No use. There Is only one snake in town. and he is engaged for three weeks ahead"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
BEAN ANTHRACNOSE,
 BOTH COMMON AND SEVERE
Init Plants in Iowa. Some Varieties of More Destructive
 Than Others

For number of years, reports have come to the botanical section of the Iowa experiment station of the inju. riousness of bean anthracnose, dis ease which is both common and se- we're in the state. On some varieties of bean it is especially severe.
 The disease makes it's appearance in small reddish brown spots. which rapidly increase in size, soon forming large and irregular spots. The cen ter becomes dark with a brownish Dor
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24

of the bean occurs largely perhaps, ny infection of seed in fruit, to which Dr. Halsted first called attention.
 The disease spreads rapidly from pod to pod Gas for example in the mar ket-place), as has been shown by re peated inoculations in the laboratory, when, under the most favorable condi- tions, spot may be established upon an otherwise healthy plant or pod in 36 hours. The infection is from with out, and may be by means of wind,
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
Sunflower Philosophy.

How rarely your favorite barber Is idle!
 The eternal feminine question: "How much is it a yard?"
 Incidentally there are number of voices that ould be revised down ward to advantage.
 We almost Late to meet stranger in August; we so hate to shake his hot hand.
 You won ca have an idea that we men cant $ long unless we have woman tc us.-Atchlson, Kan. Globe.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
SUBSTITUTE GATE
 VERY HANDY
Arrangement Herewith I11ustra- ted That is Always Closed to
 Animals, But Open to Man

There are places where a common everyday gate is an utter nuisance and where a turnstile or some other gate substitute or contrivance is par icularly convenient and welcome. With the arrangement herewith illus trated the gateway is always closed to
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24

animals, but men may pass through it without difficulty. The accompany ng drawing will give a clear idea of .he plan. The sketch is made to .epresent a very small gate, but to lnswer all purposes the wing panels nd gate perhaps should be a half
 cd in length.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
Tg k,I ; !. s.lia7s-. { -Z-.7g7-= -ss3 {
 < BIBLE f S MATHE EMATICS N
 By REV. A. (. DIXON, D. D.,
 Pastor of the Chicago Ave. Moody'.) sA Church. Chicago. z

The mathemat- ics of Christian ity is worthy of our study. There is multiplication of the Scripture: Grace and peace be multiplied. v There is division in the text: Study to show myself approved Il n { 0 God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the W ord of
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24

One night Smith jumped to his feet and grabbed his hat.
 Where are you going?" asked Mrs. Smith.
 I've just overcome mechanical obstacle in something that Jones and l are inventing, and 1 want to run around the block and tell Jones about
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
Sure to Hit Somebody.

An armed woman, other things be- ing equal, should, if anything. be ac. corded more severe penalties than those imposed upon men found carry. ing concealed weapons.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
Thrifty Chicks.

What is prettier than a bunch of thrifty chicks. all of one color and breed, and as much alike as so many peas2
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-24
A Happy Hen.

A happy hen will make happy master.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
SWELL GOLF CLUB
To Be ADDED TO
LOCAL LISTS
ORGANIZATION WILL BE ExcLu-
sivE WITH MEMBERSHIP LIMIT
OF 200 AND DUES THAT ARE
AWAY UP.

Formal announcement will be made
shortly of a new golf and country
club in Detroit. the organization TO
be conducted on lines which will make
II entirely independent and self-per
petuating.
The organization will have a mem
bership OF but 200 and this limit Will
be maintained as maximum. The
list OF charter members is already vir
ually complete and enough members
are in sight and pledged already tcS
assure a considerable waiting list.
Dues in the new club will be $25e
a year or Observation-Disclosures
higher than in any OF the present.
sporting organizations in Detroit.
The club will own its own grounds
and club houses, negotiations being
now under way for an ideal spot Of
territory within handy reaching dis
lance OF the city
The promoters OF the new course
are enthusiastic regarding the man
ner in which their project has beer
received. That there Is plenty o.
room for third club in Detroh. fol
lowing the Country club and the De
troit Golf club Is obvious from the
long waiting lists that prevail at both
these organizations.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26

a team as well as inspire IL to feat5
of daring toward the finish. AS a re
suit IL will be perfectly safe 10 predict
that the Tigers will have two busy
workouts every pleasant day with all
the accomplishments which the most
noted pupil OF baseball's most famous
taskmaster-Ned Hanlon-can devise.
The 1909 training trip OF the Detroit
Tigers will DE no pleasure jaunt.
One OF the first acts OF the Detroit
manager on reaching his desk this
morning was 10 call up his friend John
G. Lodge. congratulate him on his
stend In favor of baseball In the state
Il gislature. and pledge him what AS
sistance he might ask in his campaign
for county auditor.
II don't know to what party John
belongs" said Hughie, nor do | know
anything about the Office he Is after,
but | do know that whatever IL Is,
John Lodge will do II credit. He's
done enough for baseball in Detroit
and Michigan TO entitle him TO every
baseball mans support
In the throng of visitors who came
TO greet Jennings We're several OF his
players. Among them was Ed Killian,
just back from his visit 10 "Bonese,-
ter" Reese, of Youngstown.
Killian says that Reece looked over
his arm, found cord in the elbow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
Sporting Notes

May II Will zee the southern Michigan
in full swing.
Lucky baldwin has rallied, as we all
knew ne would.
Michigna's basketball team plays Ohio
State at Columbus, next.
>
silver Knight at ZOO to ] with nobody
holding a ticket, copped an event at
Oakland yesterday.
Jim McAieer insists that Emmett Held
rick Will set clip that no American
league .outhelder Will follow next
year.
Three games are On the tnpis for the
d. A. &. gymnasium this evening, the
club team meeting the Spa ldings IN
the anal
81. Bonaventure college where Hughie
Jennings "prepped' for Cornell has
been the scene OF his latest social
trlumphs.
Attell and Moran are good enough to
get the money again on the coast, ap-
parently. This Will about be the
time for Atteii to cop
The Army "Y" at Fort Wayne, has been
overhauled and is now In fine con-
dition. Director Day wants some
games for his basketball five.
Wax Luttbeg has Joined the ranks OF
the SINNERS who are making Flint
n center OF their operations. Things
are shaping up for "A great. big KILL
ing out there.
Joe Thomas, who, couple of seasons
ago looked like the best middle
weight OF the age, was knocked out
again last night. lasting but four
rounds with Hugo Kelly.
DOrnndo wasn't quite equal ia Sbrubb
on the l6-mile course at Buffalo yes
terday. Shrubb broke a bunch Of
records but the usual uncertainty eN-
lists regarding the size OF the track.
Weight was too much for Dane I'm his
bout with Shufelt. OF Toledo. last
evening. the latter winning In two
falls. though being forced TO his linn
IL all the time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
MYERS FEAT
EXC|TES CRANE
BY SAM CRANE.

MARLIN, Tex. Feb 26.-"Chief"
Meyers home-run swat over the left
field fence yesterday with all the bases
populous was the great big event OF
the training camp day. 1t was ter
rife, hair-raising wallop, and being
such. il was doubtless appreciated by
the copper-hued slugger.
The lick was pulled off under in
structions when the bases had been
filled by hunts. The chief as ev-
cry one calls Meyers, was told by
McGraw: Go In and clean up. old
man" and how well he followed in
structions is on record
President Brush witnessed the stun
ming native do the over-the-fence act.
and | thought John It's horse would
run away. so much elation did the
head of the club manifest. There Is
no doubt but Mr.. Brush thinks he has
permanent prize in the Indian, and
so do |.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
ALL THAT'S DOING TO-DAY IN THE REALM OF SPORT
TIGERS MUST TOLL HARD TO
SATISFY JENNINGS IN TEXAS

that had worked away from its proper
place, pushed il back and sent him on
his way rejoicing. The dull pain thar
has afflicted the killian heaying APP
paratus has entirely vanished.
Reese told Killian that, had he been
allowed TO fix the wing IN the fall, he
could have assured him that he would
not be troubled. He Is a bit afraid
however, that without rest the sinew
may slip back out OF place. in which
case Killian Will have TO take a good.
long lay-off.
Jennings has been keeping in the
pink OF condition all winter has play
ed regularly with bunch OF Scran-
ton handball friends and intends to
resume training tomorrow at the ID. a.
C. lie is quite few pounds heavier
than at the finish OF last season.
Blushingly he denied the rumors
that he had married or tottering on
the verge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
PRESENT SERIES
WILL END ALL

After mature deliberation, the ID. A.
C. basketball team has decided to play
the Y. NJ. c. A. Ave in the remaining
games of the series for the state cham
pionship and on the revised schedule
adopted by Manager Huebner without
reference to the desires of the ID.
A. G.
The present series, as was predicted
in The Times yesterday, will then end,
according TO Mazer, all competition
with the Y. NJ. c. A., including par
tioipation in the Central A. A. U. cham
pionships.
Charges OF bad craftsmanship are
being exchanged quite freely on both
sides and the predictions Of very bit
ter game when the teams clash March
10 are sure TO be fulfilled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
MORTALITY ON ROAD
TO WEALTH, THIS
REPORT SAYS
IkVENTS NEW TYPEWRITER AT.
TACHMENT OF REVOLUTION
AIRY TYPE-NEW TIGER A MON
EY-MAKER IN WINTER.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-George Nor
iarty. the new Tiger, is likely 10
bloom out soon as a millionaire.
During the winter Moriarty has fol
lowed his trade-that OF a typewriter
machinist--and has been working on
device which, when completed, will be
the greatest improvement TO a type
writer that has been invented since
writing machines have been In use.
Moriarty has found a way by which
a whole word or phrase can be re-
produced by a single stroke upon the
keyboard. What makes the invention
so valuable is the fact that the key
board will contain no more characters
than are now in use. Moriarty. the
story runs, will receive enough money
from the typewriter trust TO make him
independently wealthy, and the royal
ties on the sales of the improved ma
chimes. will. In ten or tweleve years.
double the initial amount paid to the
inventor.
The news that Moriarty has made
an important discovery in machinery
will not be much OF surprise TO those
who know him intimately. George can
turn his hand TO almost anything and
seems To be as successful In other lines
as in baseball. II Is as song writer
that he shines most, however. Under
nom de plume he has composed sew
eral popular songs that have met with
much success. Only last week he
received a substantial check from n
Chicago music publishing house for a
humorous ballad, entitled why Did
They Build the Ocean So Near the
Shore?" His dialect poetry possesses
real merit. and love for outdoor life,
his friends assert, is the only thing
that has kept the young man away
from desk in a newspaper Office.
Moriarty Is exceedingly well educated
there being few men on the diamond
better read than he. AT one time he
was n student at Notre Dame univers-
ity. where he was preparing for the
priesthood. fact not known TO the ma
jority OF fans on the American league
circuit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26

The most strenuous OF spring train
Ing ever experienced by Detroit base
lali club is the prediction made bv
Hughie jennings, the teams scrappy
manager, when asked for an epitome
OF his plaHs for the clubs trip leaving
March o.
Nothing less than "A l2-hour day Is
going TO satisfy Jennings this spring.
The scrappy little leader is going to
sci his bunch a pace which will ab-
solve him from any possible blame
regarding their condition In the early
weeks of the season.
Right here, In fact, is the nub OF
tn, whole matter.
The Tigers expe rienced the most
futile training trip on record last
spring. Poor arrangements at Hot
Springs and bad weather after the
swing north left the men only half
prepared and the disastrous campaign
of April came near putting the team
out of the race. Such is not going
TO be the case this time. II Jennings
can help IT, He believes in showing
beyond doubt that he can condition
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26

Busines.-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co., No.
10 John R.-st. Phone 1Ass
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
SPALD|NGS HAVE
CHANGE TO WIN

That the Spaldings have real
chance OF defeating the ID. A. c. team
in the game which the pair play to-
night al the club gymnasium is freely
admitted by Coach Mazer. OF the ID. A.
e.. particularly as the d. A. c. viii
be without the services OF Capt. Nc
Diarmid at forward Both Mazer and
McDiarmid have trained down rather
fine and both got severe gruelling al
Notre Dame. As a result, while MaZer
Will probably play, McDiarmid will not
start in the game and may not take
part at all.
Cox will play center for ID. A. c.,
with Mazer and. Miller at defense and
Shlnnick and Busch at forward.
Himburg and Bauld, forwards; Rox-
borough center, and Bullion and Capt.
Ulbrich. guards, form the Spalding line
of battle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
sPROTT-GROGAN
TEAM DEFEATED

The handball court in the Burroughs
Adding Machine Co.'S gymnasium was
the scene OF an exciting match recent
ly in which SDrott and Grogan, the
heavyweight champions OF the police
headquarters court, were soundly
trimmed by Meeker and Haley. OF the
Burroughs. Two games were played
the Burroughs Representatives winning
both, 2l-l9 and 2l-l5.
The police lieutenant and the re.
corder's court clerk found the Bur-
roughs floor mysteriously slippery. but
are making no charges, pending their
efforts to secure a return match on the
police headquarters court.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
BACKS DORANDO
WITH $4,000

NEW YORK. Feb. 26-Harry Pol
lok manager of Dorando Pietri. the
Marathon runner. has agreed To match
his man against Mat" Maloney. The
following telegram, received this after
noon. shows how Pollok stands re-
garding match race:
"Dorando will race Maloney for
$4,000 side bet. VIII cover Malon-
ey's forfeit on my return east
HARRY POLLOK"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
PLUCKY REGAL go"
STILL PLUGGING ALONG

The Regal-Detroit Thirty. which
is Oh its way from Detroit to Syracuse.
10 demonstrate that no roads are too
tough for its sturdy motor and scien-
thc construction, is still plugging
away. news from George w. Franklin
the Regal sales manager stating that
the car has been surprising all eX-
pectations. Floods. wash-outs, mud
corduroy and water are all the same
Fast time, OF course. is out of the ques-
ton. but the trip Is sure to be finish
ed on schedule time, barring acct
dents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
RICHARD AND CANS
BROKE; BUT NOT NELSON

Tex Richard, the Goldfeld, New.
promoter. who staged the Gans-Nel
son finish battle on Labor day, 1906
is in the parlance of the hour broke
II Is rather a strange coincidence that
Nelson, the man who lost most that
day Is the man who has the money
now. Cans with Richard is also down
and out financially.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
RAILROAD KING
TO RACE A STR|NG

The railroad king. f. II. Hartman,
will have string of trotters out rae
ing the coming season. Among the
lot is the 5-year-old mare Fantana.
that has two-year-old record of
2:20 IA; Quisetta. by Bingen, that
has showed a mile in 2:1l IL; The
Laird. a four-yearold by Jay McGreg-
or that forced Trampfast 10 step In
2:12 IL. and some youngsters by John
r. Gentry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
BRITISHERS DON'T
SCARE Able ANY

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Abe Attell
is willing to meet Owen Moran at 122
pounds. weigh in at o'clock, the
fight to take place in New York, or
any other town where the induce
ments are suitable.
Al Lippe, manager OF Attell, said
today that Attell would be ready to
sign up at any time and If the weight
was too low for the Britisher TO make,
compromise would be entertained TO
let Moran come in pound or two
above the weight mentioned.
Job Printing done right. Times Print
ing Co, Is John R.-st Phone 1893.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
Pete Hustinu to pitch AGAIN.

FOND DU LAC, WIS. FEB. 70
Pete Husting, former star twirler In
bhe National and American leagues
and member of the philadelphia
Athletics the year they won the PEN
nant, has promised to go on the mound
again this season for the Fond du Lao
team, when Il Is necessary Pete 10
president of the Fond du Lac club.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
MATHEWS0N IS
NOT A HOLO.OUT

I'm not a holdout,' says Christy
Matthewson. star pitcher of the New
York Giants. Il haven't demanded a
salary OF $4,000. | am satisfied with
the terms of my contract and will for
ward It to Mr.. Brush within a day or
two The Giants will win the grand
old flag In 1909"
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
MEDICINE OF LOVE CURED BRIDE WHO
WAS MARRIED ON HOSPITAL SICK BED

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 12.-When
Bennett Dewey, well-known newspaper
man. married the girl of his choice
at midnight in Mercy hospital here, II
seemed TO him that the future was all
black.
Dewey was engaged to be married
10 Miss Hazel Williams, daughter in
q well-known Des Moines family. She
was taken iii with bronchial pneumon-
Ia, and, after seven days OF the III
ness. doctors said she couldn't live.
Her lover had been at her side through
the illness. The physicians told Dew
ey that the girl had confded to them
that she'd like to be married TO him
before she died-that this had been
the fondest wish OF her heart.
SO Dewey hurried to get the license,
brought the rector Of an Episcopal
church. and stood and answered Yes
through the ceremony. with the scent
OF ether and other, drugs punctuatinG
the solemnity Of the scene while his
sweetheart lay on her sick bed, al
most too weak to whisper the words
that made her a wife.
Nobody thought then that she would
live through the night. but on the for
lowing day the young bride 9took q
sudden turn for the better. The medi'
cine OF love did for her the doctors
say. what drugs and the surgeon :
knife could not hope to do. and she
Is now on tho ROAD ~ recovery
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

the primary industries producing iron
ere. coal, lumber and other raw ma
terial from the natural resources Of
the country. and TO proceed in con
secutive order as nearly as prac-
ticable from the industries producing
raw material to the Industries produc
ing finished products.
Senator LaFollette proposes 10
make hard fight for his commission.
II goes without saying that he will be
opposed by Senator Aldrich and by all
the other representatives Of the spe-
cial interests and trusts in congress.
The Wisconsin senator will make a
very effective attack. however. on the
PayneAldrich bill. exposing how it
increases the duties on some 100000
coo OF imports and decreases duties
on some $4O.000.000 OF imports. He
will show also how the bill. while Civ
ing special favors to special trust in
terests puts added burders on the
poor and increases the cost OF neces-
sites.