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Evening star., 1909-01-24

ana CnOke us Wnen we came 10 lhi:t part Oh
the story where
The she bird crouched not on the nest
Nor returned that afternoon, nor the next,
Nor ever appeared again.
1t seemed to us then that no greater catas-
trophe than that could happen. But that was
long ago, before the children came.
Years Have Brought No Change
IT'S good many years since then and things
have happened. 1T has not been all sun u,
shine, or moonshne either; but neither Nellie
nor | have changed our mind about marriage
at least not much
There are !; lot of solemn people in the world
who are constantly trying to destroy the nat
ural. careless happiness of youth by telling US
what a fierce thing it is to be grown up, and
how much happier we are as children than we
ever shall be If unfortunate as to
grow up and have children OF our own.
| used to believe that stuff Bat there Is
absolutely nothing in 1t. Why, from the time
| was fourteen years old until | was twenty
four used to keep myself miserable worrying
about the future, 1t seemed SO important that
in the final catastrophe my own little miserable
soul should be safe: SO hideously unjust that
| should not be sitting in a palace looking out
instead of keeping my heels together outside
looking in. mighty important that should
find myself finally III the French heaven OF
visible triumph with all the applause on my
side As a matter of fact, | have never been
so happy IN my HE as / nave SlIlCc 1 Have
to work ten hours day, not counting Sun
days, for no higher purpose than that of keep
ing the household in food and the children IN
clothes.
do not want to give the impression, how
ever that married life is continuously, un-
interruptedly blissful as to be monotonous.
Dear no! that is not the case. For instance,
one OF the things that keeps you awake IS the
curious and unaccountable way in which your
bills keep pace with if not a little ahead of your
income. This happens, far as | can see,
wholly regardless of the amount of your needs
or the amount of your earnings.
Nell and l used to have some very serious
conversations over this phenomena; the only
way we ever seemed successful in saving any
thing was by going into debt for it,-by get
ting in and then struggling out we managed as
time went on to accumulate enough to buy a
nome and furnish it.
II was during some OF those periods OF strug-
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Wedding of the Spores

RUT, once the male spores have reached their
leaves, they cast forth long filaments, which
make their way either the surface Of the
leaf or beneath its flesh. until they encounter
the female spores, when marriage becomes
the order OF the day. The female spores there
after give birth to yet another set of tilanentS,
of an extreme tenuity These spread them
selves and through the leaf tissue At
the surface here and thece these threads
manifest still another form OF life. which is in
outward sernblance rnucn like the original
spores. These are termed teleutos pores. When
the leaf falls to the ground, it carries with it
the teleutospore, where il develops into sub
stance something Ike the white of mush-
Evening star., 1909-01-24

grows the truff1e.
The most astonishing thing
about all this is the change of the spores
from ground to tree and then back to earth
again. Certain insects are charged with the
duty of transportation, and too with the
preliminary task of breaking open the asques
within which the germs are held prisoners
In order to win the attention of the flies
to the spot where the trutfle is concealed.
Nature provides the delicate perfume. There
is no odor at all until the presence Of the
flies is required. Thus, the fungus is left to
develop undisturbed, and the spores are not
prematurely destroyed. Only when the in
sects are needed does the perfume suddenly
issue. Then, the flies are drawn to the place,
they break open the tuber, and ultimately
carry the eager spores to the tree leaves. 1t
is this perfume also that gives the sing ul4r
charm potent with gourmets.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
Great Nriety in Size


TRUFFLES vary in size from SINE no larger
than flbert to others as large as a potato.
There Is a species of white truffie that IS some
what in demand; but the variety most cher
ished is the black queen, which is found in
England and in France. The finest come
from Perigord. The color of these runs FRI
gray to seal brown, sometimes almost
black. The skin is pebbed, with small angu-
lar protuberances. The best ground for
them is a limestone soil in moist yet we'll
drained forests, where flourish the trees of
which the spores fond. Often they hide
deep in the ground; often they lie quite close
to the surface. The time of their ripening IS
in winter.
Men gather them with the aid Of a sharp
spud; but many employ dogs that trained
to scent the perfume and to dig out the tuber
that is its In Perigord. pigs are
commonly useI instead OF dogs, and with ex-
Cellent results. There. the trained hog shifts
the air and lurches merrily away to where the
trutfie burrows in the earth. In trice, the
industrious snout Of the beast lays the spoil
bare. Then it is rewarded with acorns, and.
well content, continues the quest. An expert
pig, ranging good ground, will uncover as
much twelve pounds Of trutfes in !, single
day. The best dog do as well, but no
better.
Hitherto, owing to the uncertainty Of its
cultivation, the trutfie has remained the luxury
OF the rich. Now that its reproduction IS
understood it IS probable that i new indus
try VIII spring up, after the manner of musf-
room culture, which will give to the poor
also this food, at once 50 nourishiny and so
delicious.
Evening star., 1909-01-24
THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUFFLES

rooms. Out of this beginning
grows the truffle.
Evening star., 1909-01-24

DOR centuries one particular
1 food has delighted the palate
of man, and perplexed his mind.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
ST. MARY'S RUGBY TEAM
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Santa Clara College Goes Down to
Defeat in a Close Game at San
Francisco by Score of to 0

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-The
Rugby fifteen of st. Mary's college,
Oakland, won the Catholic college foot
ball championship OF the state today
by defeating the Santa Clara college
team, to 0, in a hard fought game.
The Oakland boys won the toss and
took the north end of the field with a
stiff breeze at their backs. For the
greater part of the first half the play
was kept we'll in Santa Clara terri
tory, although kicking of Fullback De-
tells of the latter team kept the st.
Mary's men from scoring. Just before
half time was called Captain Dickson
of the st. Mary's broke away in a
short dodgy run and registered the
only try of the day, which was imme-
diately converted.
In the second half Santa Clara
fought desperately but could not score.
Reams ran the full length of the field,
shaking off half a dozen tacklers and
placed the ball behind st. Mary's goal,
but Referee Reading called him back
because he went into touch. The game
was witnessed by several thousand
spectators.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
CHICAGO PLAYERS
LEAD IN TOURNEY
oemarest and Sutton of Chicago and
sIosson Of New York Are Win.
ners of Yesterdays
Play

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Calvin DEM
Arrest OF Chicago. George Sutton of
chicago and George Slosson of New
York were winners of today's play in
the 1872 balk line billiard tournament
at Madison Square garden.
Slosson proved himself the superior
of the French champion, CassignoI, to-
night, defeating him in the twenty
ninth inning, 500 to PSI. The French
man was in poor form, his high run
being only 40 to Slosson's 95.
Demarest and Cline played a close
game up to the twenty-ninth inning
this afternoon, when Demarest made a
run of 62 and ran out the game in the
following inning with an unfinished run
of 21. Cline's best effort was good for
n caroms on his twenty-first inning,
but toward the finish of the contest he
fell down on a couple of fine attempts
for cushion shots.
Score:
Demarest-5OO: high runs, 81. 65, 81;
average, Is 2O-30.
Cline-449; high runs, n, As, A; aver
age, IA 20-30.
In the second game of the afternoon
Cutler was overwhelmed by Sutton,
who nursed the balls deftly for high
run of 235 in the fourteenth inning.
The run was the highest of the tour
nament and was ended with a single
cushion attempt which Sutton missed
by hair. Score:
-Sutton-50O; high runs, 2S5, 81, 81; av-
erage, 81 4-16.
Cutler-13S; high runs, 81, 20, 16: aV-
erage, 1915
slosson-5OO; high runs, 95, 7s, 40; av-
erage, II 1923.
Cassignol-281; high runs, 40, 81 go.
average, 9 20-29
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
WARD PROBABLY WILL
BE NEXT PRESIDENT
OF NATIONAL LEAGUE

!. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-At the !
= annual meeting of the National !
< baseball league in this city next !
\ month, John M. Ward, the fam !
< Gus old baseball player, will be a i
! strong candidate for the presi- !
i dency. !
\ 1t is understood that four clubs +
= are now pledged to Ward. These =
\ are Chicago, st. Louis, Brooklyn :
= and New York, :
y Charles w. Murphy of the Chi X
= cago club is said to have agreed \
I. with John A. Brush of the New \
!. Yorks and c. II. Ebbetts of the i
i Brooklyns to support Ward, Muir !.
i phys candidate, James ]. Hart, !!
!. having refused to be considered. 4
! 1t is understood that the Phila- !.
X delphia club is expected to join i.
\ the combination and this will !.
= leave Cincinnati, Pittsburg and <
4 Boston for John A. Heydler to +
Il succeed himself. !.
\ Ward retired from baseball in !.
4 1904, after turning out the fam !.
! Gus New York team that won the i
: Temple cup from the Baltimore \
! pennant winners. Since then he !
/ has been practicing law, but has !.
+ been active in baseball matters. !.
= + i i 4 X + 4 i + i !. \ !. j i s*ts*
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
OVERWHELMING VICTORY

The Pico Heights baseball team yes
terday morning defeated the Glendale
nine by the score of to 2 in a fast
12-inning game, played at Sixth and
Alexander streets. Jim Lyons on the
Pico Heights aggregation held the op-
posing nine to one hit and also struck
out fifteen men, The feature of the
game was a sensational running catch
Of a foul fly by First Baseman Tom
Cradle of the Pico Heights team in
the sixth inning. The batteries were:
Benson and Knutt for Glendale, Lyons
and Ackerman for Pico Heights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
PSADDocr&@5NNGsiDffI 5 +
4 (@1 DIAMOND. tl:Se)
~ By CH4RLE5 dENVEeAN e.

:" HEN "Chic" Gandil, the big sec.
w Ond sacker on the Santa Ana
team, was developing into the
hard hitting player he now is, his
choice OF browsing ground was much
more limited than at present, and
wherever the three squares beckoned
with the most surety, there would be
the mecca of the now rising star.
The winter of 1907S found Chick play
ing the initial sack for the Empalme
team in the Sonora winter league. EN-
paine at that time was a tent city
made up entirely of frontier railroad
men, who were forcing two thin steel
ribbons down along the coast, and their
only recreation was the Sunday eXhi-
bition of the American national game.
Consequently the Empalme team flour
ished under the management of one
Harry Burns.
The incident in which "Chic" starred
happened during the game that decided
the league championship, which was
played at Empalme. Special trains
were run from Hermosillo, which had
the contesting team for the champion
ship, and from Guaymas across the
bay When the game was called an
entire regiment of soldiers encircled
the ball field, while at least three
thousand spectators crowded the grand
stand and places of vantage.
The game progressed peaceably until
the first half of the ninth inning with
the score a tie, 0 TO 0. "Chic" had been
that the Mexican holding
down the third bag for the visitors had
tried on several occasions during the
game to spike him, and intimated that
if he tried again there would be some
thing doing. Sure enough the Cholo's
spikes connected beautifully with
"Chic's" foot and for his trouble re-
ceived a clean knockout punch to the
stomach that took fifteen minutes to
get over.
Quick as a fash the soldiers, who
with the "Chic" were minia
ture men, surrounded the giant guard
ian of the initial sack and a half a.
dozen of them piled onto him. Some
of the big guns from the city across
the bay interfered and an armistice was
agreed upon which allowed the game toI
proceed and the Hermosillos finally won
2 to o.
Immediately after the game "Chic"
was rushed into hiding, but the next
when he showed up he was
to appear for trial at Quay
mas. Influence that was brought to
bear saved Gandil even the ordinary
five bucks fine.
mix on Mexico for mine" said
"Chic" afterwards. Never again."
Inst yyhere fhe Fmervville bookieS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26

got their license to lay n two-fgure
price on Silver Knight in the handi-
cap yesterday one fails to understand,
With light weight his favorite dis
tance and nothing better than John
Louis to beat, 1t sure must have been
a romp for this bangtail. How the old
timers who saw Silver Knight per-
form at Santa Anita last season would
have played this good thing off the
boards!
Charlie Horvell the clever light
weight, accompanied by his manager,
DOC" Gene Jeffrey. has left the Angel
city for San Francisco. "We came to
Los Angeles in an effort TO work our
way up" said Jeffrey yesterday land
we made good with a vengeance. Now
If the Pacific Athletic club had done
the square thing we would have been
given a match with some of the better
boys, Johnny Frayne or Frank Picato.
Norvell is a good, clean fighter, who
has hardly been touched with a glove
during his several fights. What the
Pacific Athletic outfit is after is cheap
cards. We like Los Angeles and are
sorry to leave. At Frisco Norvell will
begin anew, fighting all comers around
however. is Fraynes scalp. Norvell
will take on Rapid Fire Johnny
Frayne any time the latter feels so in
clined and we will back our challenge
with a $3.50 side bet and split the purse
any old way. They say that Norvell
has no punch, but how about our fight
with Gene Sullivan? Let them talk
Charlie will be one of the best light
weights on the coast, If not in the en-
tire country, before many moons"
Secretary Hancock of the Pacific
Athletic club claims that a Norvell-
Picato or a Norvell-Frayne fight would
not fill the galleries at McCarey's pa
vilion. Hancock ought to know his
business. Certain IL is, however, that
Angel city fight fans will unite in
Jeffrey's protege his share of
aurels in the city of the Golden Gate.
Henry Berry of the Los Angeles base
ball team and Captain Frank Dillon.
accompanied by Fred Simpson, will
leave Friday morning for a hunting
trip near Encinitas, Orange county.
The two baseball leaders are equipped
Lor several days hunt, and already
enough game has been promised 10
friends of the hunters to last for some
lime. Incidentally, Dillon and Berry
will have an opportunity to talk over
he baseball situation and plans for
next season, in which Berry already is
outlining a campaign to bring the pen-
1ant back to Los Angeles, where it
belongs
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
CONLEY-CARROLL
MATCH NOW Off
FRISCO BOY SAYS TIME is TOO
SHORT
WILLIS BELIEVES HE WILL WIN
EASILY
Another Fight viii Be Substituted for
Carroll-conley Event - Geyep
Looks for Victory Tues.
day Night

After agreeing to the terms offered
by the Pacific Athletic club to meet
frankie Conley Tuesday evening at
McCarey's pavilion, Jimmy Carroll
yesterday wired that the time was too
short for making the weight and the
bout consequently was declared off and
another win be substituted today for
the seni-wlndup for the Joe Willis
Jack Geyer contest.
The contest between this pair re-
Gently was one of the most sensational
which the fans have witnessed in the
past year. Willis winning up to the
eighth round, when Geyer copped him
with a right which sent Willis 70 the
mat. and he barely struggled through
the round without giving up. Then
the tenth came with the spectators
waiting to see Willis knocked out, but
In fierce mixup Willis got In a right
swing which put Geyer TO the floor
for the count.
G6yer was loath to meet the north
erner again so soon, but the defeat
grated on his nerves. so that he finally
consented to go on next Tuesday, and
he has been training hard to improve
his condition and predicts that he will
be able to go through the coming bat
tie at n pace that viii make Willis
dizzy. Geyer has all the confidence in
the world that he will win the con-
test Tuesday by knockout, and his
brother Sam has been coaching him
for the fray. With big Jim Cameron
as a sparring partner, he has had
plenty OF boxing, and yesterday he
did seven rounds of mltt work with
the dusky besides all the regular
stunts of the fighter.
Willis believes he will have an easier
time in conquering the big Denver lad
than he did before, and he has been
getting in fine shape at Doyle's since
the match was arranged. Yesterday
Willis did his usual road work in the
morning and in the afternoon he boxed
three rounds with Roy Page, three
with Harry Winter and four with Ar
thur Collins, putting in the busiest
day of his exercising.
Kid Cleveland and Marty Kane will
furnish one of the principal scraps of
the evening. the lads agreeing to make
1l6 at 3 o'clock the afternoon of Tues
day. Cleveland's wel-known science
will be pitted against the hard punches
of Kane and the fans will see some
good work when the two hook up The
failure which Buddy King made at the
last show, when he did absolutely
nothing to worry Cleveland, has whet-
ted the appetite of the fans to see
Cleveland hook up with one who is
his equal, and Marty Kane comes with
a reputation that BODIES i'll to the as
pirations of the dusky lad.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
WRESTLER GOTCH
LOSES TO ZBYSCO
Champion Fails to Throw Pole-Her-
man Will Post $25oo for Second
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Crowd

BUFFALO, N. " Nov. 25.-Frank
Gotch tonight failed to gain a single
fall from Zbysco, the giant Pole, in an
hour, and thereby lost the match, con-
ditions of which required Gotch to win
two falls within an hour. The Pole
displayed tremendous physical strength
and an excellent knowledge of the
game.
Zbysco said: Il can beat this man in
straight match"
Jack Herman, his manager, said:
"I will post $2500 in Chicago day after
tomorrow for a match with Gotch for
$4,000 a side"
Zbysco weighed 236 pounds and Gotch
2O3.
Ten thousand persons saw the match.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
EASTERN

At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II. Cornell @
At Denyer-Boulder 16, School of Mines o.
At Denver-Denver 30. Colorado college O.
At Topeka-Washburn 40, Kansas Aggies 40
At Cleveland--Western Reserve ., Case 3.
At Clnclnnati-Clnclnnati q. 10, Miami O.
At Easton-Colgate 3s, Carnegie @.
At Des Moines--Drake II. Ames 0.
At Kansas Clty--Mlssouri Ie, Kansas @.
At Mllwaukee-Notre Dame o. Marquette o.
At Columbus-Ohio State ee, Kenyon 0.
At Lineoln-Haskell 16. Nebraska ..
At st. Louis-Carlisle 32, st. Louis o.
At Nashville-SeWanee 16, Vanderbilt i.
At MontgOmery-Aubum 10, Georgia 5.
At Norfolk-Virginia Poly Is, A. a NJ, 9.
At Tueson-New Mexico 5, u. of Arizona o..
At Chicago-Lake Forest II. De Pnuw 1s.
At New York-Fordham 3. Syracuse 8.
At Little Roek-Arkansas L. 81, Washing
ton L. o.
At Alliance Ohi6-AIt. Union college &,
Westminster 0.
At South Rend--Culver Military academy
80. Ohio Northern u. o.
At Lynehburg. Va.-Davidson college s, Vir-
ginla Military institute 0.
At NorfOlk-Virginia Poly IS, virginia Agri-
cultural and Mines g.
At Wiehlta-Fairmont college Q. Southwest
ern Kansas college 6.
At Oklahoma City-State U. 1e, Epworth IL.
At Terre Haute-Rose Poly 81, Franklin I6.
At New Orlesns-Tulane 3, Southwestern
Texas IS.
At Salt Lake-U. OF Utah 2e. Utah Agrcul-
tural o.
At Indianapolis-Butler college 1e, Wabash
o.
At Marietta-Marietta 3, Dennison 0.
At Lexington-Kentucky State U. Is, Cen
trail L. 9.
At Washington-Bucknell 1s, George Wash
ington 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
WELL KNOWN SPORTSMAN
is SERIOUSLY INJURED

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-James Howard,
81 years old, known to race horse men
the country over, was injured badly
by a taxicab yesterday. 1t was stated
at midnight at Grace hospital, where
he is being taken care of, that his in
juries, while serious, are not neces-
sarily fatal.
When washington park race track
was at the height of it's popularity
Howard was secretary of the club
which controlled it.
After the closing of the park Mr..
Haword went into the brokerage bus
mess, operating on the board of trade.
In the sporting world he is known
as a man who loves racing and race
horses for racing alone.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
FIERCE BATTLE ERulrLEss

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 25.-Noth-
of the football game between Mar
quette and Notre Dame universities.
Notre Dame thus finishes the season
without a defeat. In one of the most
desperate contests ever fought on a
western gridiron, the two teams strug-
sled for two 35 minute halves and the
game ended with the ball only 10 yards
down on Marquette's end of the field
ana in Marquette's possession.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
The lineup:
HTTH CFsHnnT
WOULD GALL MILITIA
TO STOP PRIZE FIGHT

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 25.-Efforts to
revive prize fighting in Kansas have
brought from Governor Stubs the
sport to go on.
Just to see how the authorities stood
on the matter, promoters arranged a
meeting for Eflngham next Sunday
between local pugilists. The affair
came to the notice of the governor
and he notified the sheriff to stop the
bout. If necessary, the governor said,
he would call out company of mill
litia to stop the fight.