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Evening star., 1909-05-23

Now. about that whispering part or 1t.
The whispering was part OF such bet
ting as there was.
You know what they call 1t now-"oral
betting" And you know what the former
bookies are dubbed now-"memory
brokers'
Well. the few hundred Of sad ones who
were on the grounds were fellows who.
through connections with the chalkers,
knew that they could get little bets down
on the races. But, Of course. their way
10 the supervision of about 25O plain
clothes cops and uniformed bulls. who
were mere and everywhere all over the
track grounds.
change hands. either before or after the
races.
No written record Of any betting trans
action-nor, for the matter of that, any
other kind of a transaction-could be
made by bettors or layers. either on their
programs, their cuffs or anywhere else.
They simply couldn't flash pencils any
more than they could exhibit bank wads.
And SO they had to do the hull thing
in their heads.
Moreover. they weren't allowed to talk
in a regular normal. howdy. heller-feler
tone about what they were doing.
They had to whisper all that stuff.
That's what made 1t the cunnin' little
whispering carnival that 1t was
The bettors, after doping out the races
to what they considered their satisfac-
tion, began to Jog around like amateur
Marathoners TO find the chalker who
would take their bets.
Having found him-not always so easy
either. hombreys-they'd sort o. herd and
corral him into a corner around the lawn
somewhere. and then they'd begin to
whisper things at him.
just whispered and whispered and whis-
pered, till you began to think OF the lisp
ing of many little murmuring waters and
things.
To the accompaniment Of the whisper.
terious sort of a way. The finger-twid-
the bettors and the chalkers had spent
ding code, and there were several OF
what they were doing.
sounded like bunch OF sunbonneted old
Gentlewomen discussing the rolled oats
nd look intelligent, and whisper hoarse.
fled that he'd got his bet down, would
mooch OF and wait for the outcome te
come out.
II his crab won. then he'd have TO pull
another little Marathon and find the
chaiker to whom he had handed the whis
per wager. After finding that chalker
he'd have to whisper to him a lot more
tn convince him-the iayer-that the bel
Evening star., 1909-05-23

How long will this farcical kind of rae
ing be carried on?
Well, that's hard to say The racing
associations. you know. during the winter
got together and made up q big fund
for the purpose OF carrying the game on
at q big loss this summer, with the idea
that by carrying 1t on through a sum-
mer despite the betting restrictions they
might succeed in bunking the police and
also in bunKing the race-attending folks
into believing that the anti-betting laws s
wiping out Is only matter of little
time.
In calculating upon how long the punk
brand of racing will continue, 1t is neces-
sary to consider what the horse owners
themselves think Of it as it's conducted at
present.
What they think of 1t couldn't be ex-
pressed except by a big use of asterisks
and dashes, for their ObjurgatOry phrases
it's run now couldn't be put In type.
L Race horse owners. you know, can't at
ford to run their thOroughbreds for tin
tags or cigarette coupons.
That's what the purses at present Of
fered look like.
The other day John Madden won two
races with his horses and slid into second
place with another of 'em. One of the
races was a stake. Do you know what
his haul-doWn was for those two wins and
iron men. When the game was worth
bothering about over here 1t Is figured
that he'd have captured at least 10000
with those two wins and the second.
The purses are SO small and ratty that
the owners Of horses feel lucky when, If
their horses win, they don't find them
selves in debt to the racing association.
Then there's no revenue from bookies.
wso used to cough up upward Of 500
day for the privilege of laying odds.
And there are just a few folks attending
the sad races every day.
Racing around here is niv. and prob
ably will continue to be q fiv. and you
can take it from the above signed
Evening star., 1909-05-23

really had been made AS often as not
the bookie in such cases doesn't remem-
ber q blamed thing about 1t. and then
the man who's won the bet, or thinks ne
has. just whispers his head off in his wild
attempt to convince the chalker that the
bet really was made according to the way
the named skate finished. II the book1e
finally was convinced why. the winner OF
the little betsky would nail the layer on
his way home on the train and collect the
swag.
Isn't that the lovely. comfortable little
gambling system for your taw agate?
Now about the enthusiasm"
There wa'ant none.
AS a simple matter of straightout fact.
the 700 or 500 dismal-looking male per-
sons at the track-there weren't more
than Ilalf q dozen women. by the way
din't look at the races at all. Paid no
attention to the actual running of the
races.
All that they bothered with was the fin
ishes. They sort o grouped themselves
go up.
But there was never a yell: not even
squeak; none of that old .Oh you baby
hawse: staff. None whatever.
They just stood on one leg and then
on the other and watched the horses pa
rade to the post. watched em fiddle
around the distant barrier. and then they
turned their heads away. The bull-voiced
girk with the They're Off" holler didn't
arouse them much. but they just patiently
waited for the cloud of dust to be kicked
up at the bend into the straight and then
waited some more to see If the one they d
made whisper bet on was going to get
a little hunk Of the change.
That's all for the "enthusiasm" end
Of 1t.
Showed. didn't 1t. how keenly interested
they were in what the sonorous fellers
call "the sport Of kings?"
Showed, too. didn't 1t, how absorbingly
interested the hull push were In the
improvement In the breed Of horses7"
Showed how they did love that noble
hanimile, the hawss Of thoroughbredness.
didn't 1t, what?
Evening star., 1909-05-23

The secret of Wagner's ability to
smother ground hits is out. He has mag
nets In his hands.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Adams seems to be another Barney"
Dreyfuss find. The Pittsburg magnats
has dope book with the names of many
promising young players. which he con.
stantly refers to.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

The Highlanders are somewhat handi.
capped with Eiberfield's ankle botherinH
him. Kleinow's lame knee and Keller
having charley horse.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Kid Herman. the Centralites' third
baseman. is banging the ball on the nose
with much regularity this season and is
one OF the mines most timely hitters.
Rheem Is also there with the stick this
year and Is largely depended on to pro-
duce some good hits in the high school
games which the 0 street school will play
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Warhop and Cree are touted as Indiana
in the west. But they are no more In-'
dians than Tom Sharkey is. Warhop ~
the pitchers correct name.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Jimmy Coffroth, the boxing promotes
of the coast. is talking of organizing am
outlaw league on the coast. Jimmy han
better think twice. There is one league
there now. and they are having a hard
time getting through each season. +!
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Jack Chesbr0 believes, and always will. |
that catcher is the most important man
on ball club The lumber manipulator
believes that the man behind the bar
should run things.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

The attendance at McDevitt's Field has
been good and the spectators have wit
messed good. clean ball. No wrangling
or disputes have arose on the field of
play and the Independence League bids
fair to have q very successful season.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Jake Stahl is playing about the best
first base Of his career.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Mr.. Worley. president OF the league
handled the indicator in Wednesday,
game. and pulled the game of in grea,
style. Hooray for Mr.. Worley! Keep uI
the good work.
Evening star., 1909-05-23

Gator very satisfactorily since the OPEN
Ing Of the season. resigned last Monday.
Mr.. Finnegan. who was with the Com
mercial League last year, has been se-
cured as umpire
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
Wesley.
BY Gilbert Hubbard.

~ ae married. They tai it III early in The game and dispose OF
N it before the clergyman is notified that his services are needed.
E.-$ Just here seems a good place to say that originally, nat
uR&&&&HB urauy in prehistoric times, the woman was tn home maK
~ She took the lead in all things pertaining to thu wen-beng OF the
~ q su family. When men began to women uahc IN them!
and repress them as slaves must be represed, it marked a degeneracy OF
mankSd-becauset to W slaves is to e ne.
The mother whose sons are to found a race is a free woman. She at
least is a IS free as a Honess, and a ioness is never dictated to 10 baHed
around by her mate. He never puts her OF an allowance Things belong to
male lion has no "rghts"-he has only privileges. If there is any punishment
being passed out, he gets what is coming to him. He is always deerenhal
always his good behavior, just like a lover before the priest has said the
magic words" -&#M
If he ever trespasses upon hr rights he is speedily reminded Of his
position. He may be King Of easts-let him get all the sweet salts
faction Out of his title possihe-but he doesn't jerk his sceptre owe her.
And the reason of this is because her body feeds the young-and mother
hood, the maternal instinct playing through her, the very hope of perpetuty
OF all Ionhcod, is hers-and this gives her a strength, a courage a pride that
makes her invnIble A ~
The male lion can be stampeded by a mouse And $ Q can a highly cu.
0vated, modern lady. But lave a care how o trihe with the mother OF
lions! Even IN elephant does rot stop tx argue with a loress She never
counts tec ost-she never thinks of Ter W safety-caution to Ter is IN
known. She whl throw herself Ike a whirlwind upon n enemy, n matter
now great, If nce aroused. The life of the race is involved! It is more than
the Cosmic Urge that is o predominant. She is acting, tooth AM claw, in
behalf Of threatened Ink outraged nature. c
And aus motherhood was n the supreme thing gin nature, % must it be
again. The man who has a slave for a wife will probably have slaves for
children. And when men are sensible they will cease tx breed human chat
tells
The mother of John and Charles Wesley, ami seventeen other Weseys.
was a natural woman-courageous, healthy, spontaneous, unreprssed, IN.
afraid, original Individual her heart filled with love, but not of The kind that
cuddIes COWS. Greens ad does goosestep o. the order o. a male nan.
Being honestly loved by a man who knew her worth, she "a free. And
oeMng fWe SIX grea+v blessed and benefited the world
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
Converted.

Back Talk believes an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people Of Texas
have been converted to the good
roads gospel and stand ready to sup
port any movement to improve the
States highways. The time has now
come for action, and the lead must
be taken by the commissioners court
Of the various counties. In the abb
enc Of a State highway commission
to furnish expert advice and super
vision, the duty devolves upon tho
county judges and commissioners to
study the needs and resources of thete
counties, and after consultation with
competent engineering authority
map out a systematic road improve
ment plan and submit it to the peo-
pie. When this has been properly
done, in nine cases out of ten the
people will vote the bonds or taxes
necessary to carry the plan into exc
cution. The people have been con-
vinced and it is now up to the county
oficers.-Fort Worth Telegram.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
Damp ana Dry Air.
Bv-Dr +. .BayIe:s.

years ago certain false prophets. posing e eacnels :.
"a Ii hygiene. misled their followers into believing nat hsaNns -
comfort in heating depended upon loading the air WIN Hois1n
from evaporanng pans Of one sort or another He makers -
I&&a4f urnaces and stoves accepted this notion as mbodylng q eras
y&6&01 truth and today Ill furnaces and most stove are provloeNu VIZ w
vessels to hold water for impartng moisture o te ar W 800
1t lis a safe generalization that, 20 thu extent to which ney ae usU'
facilities for doing what should not be done are mMcMeVous-T- w, .aur
Te norlar belief was, and to ome extent still u.s., nat a tue cdpM.
OF air to absorb and hold moisture increases as Its temperature uses, - So 4s
fyr lit in this respect by giving it all the water it ca AIRY Us e d aa+ akan 1
This is ue as a fact in elementary physics; but it does not warrant a .G
ncusdon that air warmed o IS or 80 degrees +. Is Thereof rendeIeo ~ 81 "a.
of moisture that it will dry thu nose, throat and lung passages crack -" "" ~
work, pull chairs and tables to pieces and do other evil Innings 70 s persons S@ ="
property These things are nor likely to@happen a the result o. u u ~ aann1a
than too little moisture in air within doors. fr te same reason ta r ttffRc
TO add dampness to the air Of living and sleeping rooms by evaporation -
to invite discomforta and danger. -. -
It Is a safe rule 20 keep The humidity in onesh house rs low rs the the Gu
mate anywhere OF or nar or seaboard will permit This Lone, no nNHWsl
temperature should be maintained than is required Tor comfort WHICH, =
man degrees below what would be deemed necessary IT the III Is satuiaAea
with moisture. Sufficient ventilation to avoid sense OF stnnnes DE-. . ~
preston should be maintained, but this does rot mean that a ornad o. uanp
air from outside should he admitted, and the furnace steam plant or stove
driven the harder to take care of it.. Any form OF heating apparatus wnoa
mas to Q driver is required o do more work than it can d o Win safety
or economy: A redhot stove O. any form is a good thing to Keep away
from. 49, $50 @ S@#4
~ Gas heating by any apparatus which. lacks a connection to carry =
ne products OF combustion is Objectionable for the reason mai one pIIouues
of the burning Of "a is h production of water from the union of hydrogen
and oxygen. An ordinary small gas heater will throw off from a pint 70
pint and a half of water as vapor per hour. This does not remain suspendeo
as vapor N the air, but as quickly as possible is deposited somewhere as sen
sibIe dampness. ."#mt# -
~ If in winter W q could keep the air Of ur houses as dry as nature eVel
permits it to become in the DELIGHTFUL days of low humidity IN summen n oa
many sick people would get well and W 9 should be better off from everyp point
of view. .#+ .~ @.#+ #$
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18

Macadam andaAutomobiles.

Macadam andsHAutOmORlIes. 81
/ The question Of. improved roads
versus the rubber tires OF autono-
biles is forcing itself on the attention
Of road engineers and constructors
everywhere. France reports a marked
increase in the deterioration OF Its
improved highways since automobiles
came into use. In England the cost
per. mile of maintaining rural ma
cadamized roads has increased thir-
ty-one per cent. in the last ten years,
while the same cost for city roads has
increased nine per cent. In his
country the same fact is reported
wherever attention is paid to 1t. New
Jersey, which led the other. States in
improving country roads, is now sur
passing them all in attempts to reg
ulate their use by automobiles 50 as
to secure the least possible damage.
No one who. seeks demonstration
need go outside of Pittsburg to fiud
it. He can see for himself on the
~boulevards the effect of the new vehi-
cles, and can easily perceive the
causes though it may be difficult to
determine the proportional force OF
each. The suction of rapidly revolv-
ing rubber tires saones cause, espec-
tally active when the roads are dry.
The ~tractive force of the driving
wheels is another especially when
the surface is. SOFT. The chained tires
are a noted d~isintegrant during and
after thaws.
Automobiles are more deeply in
; terested in the preservation Of good
! roads than any other class. IT some
means are not found" of decreasing
the wear and tear the good roads
| they enjoy will be short-lived. There
is, of course, universal endorsement
of the hope that such methods will
be perfected. Next spring or sum
mer we can have practical knowledge
Of the value Of oiling or ta1uing the
country or city roads that were sc
treated last fall. Engineers Of Flu.
rope and America are working al
that subject. Concurrently it seems
pertinent to ask whether it might be
worth while for automobile construc.
tors to Investigate the possibility al
some material for the treads of auto
mobile tires less disintegrating in its
action on the surface Of the roads.
Further, it can hardly be denied
that the automobile going at thirt.
or forty miles an hour wears out the
roads much more rapidly than thu
one travelling at therate of fifteen OF
twenty Might IT mt he worth Will
for that interest when the sprins
opens to respect their own safety, thu
safety Of the public and the preserva
ton of the highways by adopting
moderate speeds, at least until it i
learned how to make roads that cal
survive the stress of the bubble wag
ons?-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
A Fatal Breath.

Bookton with statistical bent)-
DO you know, old man, I've just
been reading up a lot of statistics on
present-day mortality, and I have
learned some remarkable things?
Why, every time I breathe a man
dies!"
Brookton (comprehendingly)-.By
the great antofumes! Then why in
the name of the census don't you
chew cloves ?"-New York Times.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
The Place to Experiment.

Crude molasses as a top dressing
for roads, to prevent wear and tear
from automobile tires, is the newest
scientific solution of n phase OF
the good roads problem. But
Remembering the evil-scented Sc
quel Of the scientific solution Of the
dust problem, which sprinkled Pc
troleum to cover the surface of Back
Bay streets, it is urgently suggested
that all future molasses and petro-
leum experiments be made on high
ways remote from %habitations until
the drawbacks as we'll as the merits
Of the schemes shall have been dis.
covered.-Boston Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
The Split-Log.

It seems the "split-log" has the
right of way in road building. OF
this there is little question If we are
to judge of its merits from the eulo-
gies it receives. We have always
contended that talk is talk, and you
cannot make anything else out Of it,
and we further advocate that to have
any roads we must have some COM
mon sense legislation. When this is
done the road problem will be solved
in the interest Of the people who
travel them.-Sulphur Springs Ca
zette.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18

In Venezuela there is great de-
mand for perfumery, even among the
men. while face powder is a necessity
for the women on account Of the eli.
mate. !.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18

ALREADY PuN1sHB1n,,o rm
The night rider protes'0O
against being tried. he say
.Tve lost a lot OF sleep' enough
peevishly faint that u'ai
-Philadeiphia Ledger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
The Full Life.

Deep streams run stlll-@ ohstruc.
Not because there are ~o,tooether
lions, but because they az aits round
overflow those stones or FocAo has to
which the shallow stream FIJI life
make its noisy way; It's tn it+la noisy
that saves us from the i rrofornsh
troubles OF. life.-Scottish hS
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
How London
Dwarfs England
BY Brooks

is far too big for England. It levies a toll o. EngUsh
life that distinctly lowers the national vitality. It more than
dominates thu country; it drains it; it turns the provinces into
- little more han a sprawhng suburb. 1t sets the fashions, rules
LD&@W4kJk the markets n passes the authoritative word of praise orr con-
SS&S domination on every form of artistic endeavor for the whole OF
Great Britain. The healthy pride Of partcuarsm withers in
its outrageous shade. III
It is the centre offs society, the seat Of royalty the headquarters of finance
the home of the national legislature, the court of judgment o N the DRAMA
letters, music and art and n irresistible magnet fr every kind Of ambition
and distinction.
In nearly all directions, however, the aseendency of the METROPOLIS is 50
constant n overwhelming that the rest of England hardly has a fair chance.
Pretty nearly everyone who writes II paints settles down within the fourmile
radius as instnctivey a. Daudt turned toward Paris. There n there
alone in England do they find the kind of atmosphere and intercourse, the
opportunities for the sympathetic clash of mnd with mine b. stimulus u
the environment that make for peductNdty, and finish
The provinces in consequence are somewhat beggared AM develop neither
the intellectual nor the artistic life, o te local patriotism that aourishes in
countries wheren o on city iresistbEy attracts to itself o Of h creative
and critical faculty Of the people, DR. monopoHze nearly everything that is
best worth having-London Chronicle.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
Country Girls I'm Danger.

been very much impressed with an article in "The woman,s
VI World" written by the United States District ATTORNEY at Chi
l ii II cago, in regard to the dangers Of country girls in the city. I feel
DRWWRW4@ it a duty to CALL attention Of the many mothers who read this
uENN&Bd page to the dangers this nan is trying to expose. in order to
SSA warn and protect the farmers daughters who would seek tho
city. Each OF us ought to become a committee of me tic d all
in or power to spread this warning. And not only should we sound the note
of warming, but w e should max our homes and wHk as attractive as nosxMle
that Dur daughters may no be so anxious 20 leave the faTm. SureIyw we NAV
he able t o ear our children in such a way that they will be Interested in
their surroundings, eve if we cannot give them much social life. Blu hat
too an be managed more often, perhaps. than w think. If W e would ppre
cdAe the pleasures of the farm half al highly Is UT friends from h city
70 we might give our young folks lots of jolly times, that are not Thought
Of now. &8& &&@s& M~a@IM4 " EMF- . Nousn.
But o return to the warning thsc city officer sends nut These casoa
nm from its W experience; and the horrors of them are nough tn fr~ht
81 any mother who hs daughters that need to go ut into the world for .
livelihood. Danger Irks even in-the seemingly innocent fe croann ,aJas
1 1ns are trapped X beasts, n bought and sold like slaves Even ndca
%MouIe ageo women act under cover Of their good appearance as dnovs wber
NMy se a pretty lace City girls are more suspicious If strangers M arc
escorted nd guarded in q "a impossible to ma aLne aa-nsrS h, III orc
Let every mother pass this warming on @ va As4nI