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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
THE MOBILES SCHOOL.
New Institution In China With 50
Very Exalted Pupils.

Corr. American Asiatic Associations Journal
The number of young Chinese who have
been sent abroad to be educated since
1900 may be reckoned In thousands At
one time there we're over $4,000 I'm Japan
alone, but the doctrines they imbibed
there were regarded as dangerously adj
vanced. and the tendency now is to send
them in preference to America or TO
Europe.
Among the officials whom I met sew
eral were having their sons educated in
public schools i'm England or America
No more striking illustration OF the rev.
olution that has taken place I'm the at
titude of the governing class toward
this question can be found than the open
ing In Picking itself of a public school
under the highest auspices for the sons OF
officials of the highest grades in the
Chinese bureaucracy.
The Mobiles School, as IL is called. is
attended at present by ninety-sx pupils.
and new premises are being built which
VIII enable the number TO be doubled.
The boys are all boarders. and each boy
has q neat airy cubicle, which serves
also as his private study. The class
rooms are large and well ventilated, and
In each one there are collections ready to
hand for the teachers use In illustrating
his lectures.
The teaching. which is conducted en-
tirely by Chinese professors. 10 doubtless
somewhat elementary, but IL embraces
practically all the subjects which form
the curriculum of the modern side in an
English grammar school. Besides. OF
course, Chinese. one foreign language is
taught. usually Japanese or English or
greater importance. perhaps. than the
teaching are the healthy discipline and
the physical training which the boys re-
celve. the habits OF obedience. pune
tuaiity, cleanliness and self-reliance
which they learn.
The director who conducted me over
the school was a Chinese naval officer
trained in England. and he told me
frankly that his chief object was to train
them to be men of character and patriot
ism. Though the boys are educated
cnleny Tor civil employment: they go
through daily course OF military drill
and as their masters are drawn entirely
from the military and naval colleges the
whole atmosphere tends to counteract the
old bureaucratic traditions OF contempt
for the mere soldier. Last year the whole
school attended the army maneuvers as
q cadet corps. marching some ten or
twelve miles day and bivouacking In
the open.
Certainly the boys saw did credit TO
their training-sturdy. alert and cheer
full. and well set up In their neat khaki
uniforms. Adjoining the Mobiles School.
but within the same compound. Is a sep
arate building OF even greater signifi-
canoe. 1t consists of two large lecture
rooms, In which lectures are delivered
every afternoon, on the one hand to
thlrty-two young scions OF the princely
Manchu houses. and on the other to six
teen youthful members of the imperial
house OF China The prince regent him.
self. from time to time. attends these
lectures. and the influence which such
exalted patronage must exert can scarcely
be exaggerated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
CHANCERY SALE OF HOUSE NO. rs I'd
STREET NORTHWEST

CHANCERY SALE OF HOUSE NO. rs ID
STREET NORTHWEST
BY virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia. passed in equity cause
Nc. 2S;@l wherein Nellie I. OConnor ct al. are
UNDERSIGNED trustee will sell at public auction. in
larry FIFTH. 1910. AT HALF-PAST FOIiR
O'CLOCK PM: part of lot eight o. in the re-
corded subdivision of square Ave hundred and
sixty-three t5G3,. as the same is fully described
in the decree improved by house No. 725 Second
street northwest Washington. d. C.. Terms Of
sale: One third OF the purchase money in cash
and tho balance in two equal installments at one
and two years. with interest at 6fe per annum,
payable semi annually. from the day Of sale. Sc
cured by deed Of trust on the property sold. or
pOsit Of one hundred dollars 3SlOO.0Op required
at time Of sale. All conveyancing. recording Shd
nntarial fees at the cost of the purchaser Terms
OF sale to he complied with in fifteen days: 9th
erwse the trustee reserves the right to resell the
property ut the risk and cost Of the defauting
purchaser. after FIVE days. advertisement in The
Evening Star newspaper.
l.. CABEIIL WILLIAMSON. Trustee,
de24-d&edS. eSu 45S La. ave.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
CHANCERY SALE OF Two-sToRY BRICK
DWELLING NO. 901 g STREET SOUTH

DWELLING 20. sol G STREET. soUTH-
By virtne Of decree OF the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia, passed in cause
wherein Floyd E. Davis Is plaintiff and Robert
F. Ward and others defendants. known a
No. 2S771 in equity, we. the undersigned trustees
will sell by public auction. In front OF the prem
DAY OF DECEM RER. 1909 AT -FOUR O'CLOCK
PM. the following parcel OF real estate, situate
in the city Of Washington, District OF Columbia
namely: Part OF the west half Of lot one % IN
square three hundred and eighty whine (SS9). be-
ginning for the same on & street twelve ana
23-1OO u2. 81 feet west Of the northwest corner
NJ 9th and G streets thence west twelve ana
o3-1OO u2.23l feet along street. thence north
eighty one and S9-1OO ls1 SM feet thence east
eighty and S9-1OO Isl so feet to the place Of
beginning together with the improvements con-
sisting Of the above mentioned dwelling.
Terms Of sale: Onethird OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in two equal
insta llments. payable in one and two years from
the day Of sale respectively with interest at six
per cent per annnn. interest payable semi-an-
nually deferred payments 70 be secured by deed
of trust tn" property sold. or all cash, at the
option Of the purchaser Taxes paid to Deem
Der 81. 1909. Conveyancing and recording at cost
Of purchaser. deposit Of one hundred dollars
will be required at time OF sale.
Terms of sale to be complied with within NJ
teen days from day Of sale deposit will be
forfeited. and the trustees reserve the right to
resell at cost and risk Of defaulting purchaser
after giving Ave days notice Of such resale In
The Evening Star.
GEORGE FRANCIS WILLIAMS Trustee.
WILLIAM c. MARTIN. Trustee
del5-d&ds. eSu sos D st. NV
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held In position by q spring. yhe
gauge plate has q series of slots run
ming up II to permit of the garment
being marked. The skirt is placed be-
tween the two upright plates and the
device is moved around its whole CIR
cumference. The amount to be taken
or the garment Is measured on the
gauge plate and by means Of q piece OF
chalk this length can be marked on
as the device circles the cloth. AS will
be readily noted, the line thus drawn
is necessarily accurate and there is no
danger Of taking of more cloth In one
part than in another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25

through the tube by compressed air
which may be supplied by foot pump
and Is directed first against the direction
of the nap Of the fabric. and afterward
with the direction Of the nap. This re-
suits in q cleaning out of all extraneous
material, and after this is done the par
ticles Of sand and other substances can
be easily removed by brushing or by a
blast OF air. The advantage Of using the
sand is that 1t works its way under the
nap as air would not do. After this
treatment the goods are chemically
cleaned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
FOR REN0vATING GOODS.
Sand Blast Directed on Fabric as It
Passes Over Stand.

A process for the renovating OF dress
goods or other fabrics has been In
vented by Missouri man. The appa-
ratus consists Of q stand, like a read
ing desk. with a roller attached to the
lower end. The goods are placed on
this stand and drawn up as the work
progresses. The actual work OF reno
waiting is done by a sand blast, pro-
PEELED through tube with a fan
shaped mouth. The sand is propelled
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In Scrapitoria.

From Lipplncott's.
surrounded by an admiring circle Of re-
porters and sporting men. the two noted
pugilists were completing the arrange
ments for their decisive contest.
There's one more detail" said one Of
the prospective contestants. when ID
the fight to take placer?
The other pondered a moment. How
would the year 1924 DOR he asked. finally.
No.. replied his future antagonist
with frown. That's too far off-the
public wouldn't stand for 1t. Better make
ii 1872"
"Ali right" was the answer 1--WE can
easily postpone 1t, I suppose. II we
''Of course" responded the other care
lessly.
Then the meeting broke up and the re-
porters hurried away, SO that the Eek
tras" might be gotten out promptly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
NOVEL SKIRT GAUGE.
Garment Goes Between Plates and
Slots Permit of Marking.

Inventors are divided into two classes
those that invent skirt gauges and
those that invent other things. and the
latter are only slightly In the majority.
One OF the former. q California man,
designed the skirt gauge shown In the
illustration. This consists I'm Q base
plate. with guideways and an upright
backing plate. A gauge plate. corre-
spending with the backing plate. -
movably mounted on the base and 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
A Good Scheme.

From the Louisville Courier-Jomnal
"All the pedestrians seem to stop a
your store"
"Oh. I manage to interest EN-"
Whats your idea?"
II have q Thermometer that registers
four degrees higher in summer and six
degrees lower in winter than any other
thermometer in town."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25

From the Kansas City Journal.
Il fear that boy of mine is incorrigi-
ble."
what now?'
He wants to send Santa Claus Black
Hand lette-"
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True Golf Spirit.
From Golf illustrated.

He who, in the hour Of defeat. can
bring himself sincerely to congratulate
man whom he has recently regarded as
an memorable foe must possess that COM
plete control over his feelings which goes
to make the perfect golflng temperament
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
Same Either Way.

From the Detroit Free Press
DR.. Wiley says that preserved eggs are
not fit to eat. Nor are those that haven't
been.
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Mrs. Wiggs-Your daughter seems to be
from the heat.
Mrs. Diggs-No: she's just home from
college, and she's Frustrated by the
amily grammar.-Pearson's Weekly.
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"She is furiously angry at me-" why %
Il took her to a foot ball game" But
why Is she angry?' Il watched the
game."-Houston Po.A-
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Washington Star,
London Office,
No. 3 Regent ST.

HoweIl-why don't you try drowning
your sorrows. old man?
Poweli-No go: my sorrows all have life
Dreseryers.-New York Press
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nent Tourists are requested to register at
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From the Taller.
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WALTER D. WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTs.

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
SP0 > : SPICE
AND STILL NO PRESIDENT


moguls failed
neither eyder Ward appearing to have
sounding President National
fessiona Baseball Clubs
the incumbent commands
Cardinals
gusng to commit himself
The probably election
Baltimore
mentioned prominently office.
spike question was disposed OF by shifting the esponsoty
Ban Comisky American
II YVES GIVING EXHIBITIONS
Hsnr ST. worlds Marahone is few
exhibitions distance spnng Tacoma within
Well without
north
championships
being
who willing hook with the and then only
15-mie
o
$500 side bet the be pulled within
HAYES FINALLY
Johnny his
a Olympic defeating
Soldier
took Johnny time the again.
before could
goods.
Hayes
Johnny pace generally
Others exceptions this rule there
exceptions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
BIG TIM" HOLDS THE DOUGH

Everybody and his cousin has
heard of the 1.-TWO Tins" big"
and Little" Tim Sullivan. The for
mer is Hon. Timothy d. Sullivan
and the latter Hon. Timothy P.
Sullivan. Together they are at the
head OF all the Sullivans in Little
Old New York-and the Sullivans
were always good voters-hence
the Two Tins have no trouble
electing their candidates.
1t was big Tim who was Sc
lected as final stakeholder by Jack
Johnson and Jim Jeffries. SUSPECT
Gus as he was of every move in the
preliminaries, Johnson consented
to Sullivan when his name was
mentioned.
big Tim" is rightly named, for
he is of powerful and athletic build.
lie began life as a newsiet, became
a printers devil district leader,
member of the Legislature for seven
terms, state senator and finally a
congressman. He has always boost
ed boxing. He is a popular leader
and is always ready to go to the
front" for his friends.
1t will be big Tim" Sullivan who
has the deciding voice in the settle
ment of all questions concerning
the payment of purse and forfeits.
Should either of the fighters or the
promoters violate the letter of the
articles of agreement. Big Tim"
at his discretion has the authority
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
LADIES NIGHT
At !. N. c A.

Ladies' night, the first of series
of six such exhibitions, is scheduled
for tonight at the Y. M. C. A. The
competition tonight will be on the
horse, horizontal bar and parallel
bar. 1t is planned to add to each
exhibition SO that from a competi-
ton on three simple pieces of ap-
paratus the final meet of the Sc
ries will be the most complex in To-
cal association history. ~
In addition to the competition
among three grades of athletes to-
night, with the awarding of ribbons
to the winners of each division, rib
bons will be awarded to the fol-
lowing place winners for the. first
and second serial championship
athletic meets: First serial cham
pionship winners-advanced: c. l..
Saunders, first; B. Doris, second;
H. Kunlle, third. Novice: w. S.
Freeman, first; F. Day, second; A.
B. Soyne, third. Second serial
sect: Advanced-C. l.. Saunders,
first; M. Douglass, G. l.. Sitter, B.
Kehoe, tied for second; H. e. Mer-
rill, third. Novice-H. ]. West,
first; w. Thomas, second; M.
Clark, third.
Next month Lieutenant Sneed
and his fencing class will give an
exhibition On ladies' night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16

Tug Wilson, the former welter-
weight champion of England, one
of the men who brought Freddie
Welsh to this country, is to fight
Fred Carter, an unknown from
California, at Wallace, Idaho, about
January q for a $500 side bet.
Wilson has been in Spokane for
several months and although his
championships days are over. con.
siders himself the superior of any
145-pounder on the coast and is 60
Ing after what he considers a little
easy money. He has issued a
sweeping challenge to any 145
FOUNDER on the coast, and Fred
Carter, a former boxing mate of
Fred Creel, the S. A. A. c. boxing
instructor, has signified a willing
ness to put up $500 as a guarantee
thai nd stops the Englishman.
Carter Is an unknown quantity
here, hut Creel knows his man and
10 confident that he can defeat the
former, title holder of the tight
little isle" Carter will arrive in
Spokane within week, unless a
hitch occurs in the negotiations,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
SPORT BREVlTIES

There is a rumor floating about
that Barney Dreyfuss may take his
Pittsburg Pirates into the Ameri.
can league if all does not go well
at the National league election
While his crew would be welcomed
with open arms by the American
leaguers, it is hardly possible that
Pittsburg will change circuits.
Stranger Smith and Eddie
O'Connell hook up in Portland
Wednesday night for their second
mat tussle. O'Connell won the
first bout but the Stranger is con-
fident of taking the measure of the
Multnomah club instructor this
trip.
New York sporting writer's be-
lieve that Jack Johnson slipped one
over on Jeffries when the big tank
builder signed a contract to re-
frain from any ring battles until
after the meeting on July 4. They
opine that Jeff needs a few pre-
liminary battles before hooking up
with the negro title-holder.
Harry Wolverton, old time Ma
tional league star, is said to be
the new Oakland Coast league man.
ager. Wolverton played third for
Newark of the Eastern league last
year.
Tickets for the Johnson-J effries
fight will cost from S. to $50. Add
to this your railroad fare to San
Francisco or Salt Lake City and
you can get close to the amount
it will cost you if the boss will let
you take trip for your health"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
TUC-OF-WAR CALLED OFF;
SPOKANE NOT RECEPTIVE

There will be no international
tug-of-war in Spokane on Christ.
mas and New Years. John Barnes,
the promoter of the proposed novel
series of contests, left Spokane in
disgust a few days ago and is look
ing over Seattle to see II the socie-
ties of that city take more readily
to the tug-of-war idea.
1t WAS Mr.. Barnes idea, and 1t
was good one, to secure teams
from the societies of the various
nationalities represented here, the
intense rivalry carrying the con-
tests to the topmost peak of popu-
larity. But the foreign societies
failed to receive the idea with the
JOY that such athletic affairs are
greeted in Chicago, Milwaukee and
cities farther east, and after a
series of freeze-outs, friendly adj
vice to forget it" and the general
apathy of the citizens, Barnes de-
cided to try his luck in Seattle.
It's too bad that the international
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
THURSDAYS
CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE
TO START IN JANUARY

son and will make a final report
when the basket ball men get to-
gether.
A feature of the 1910 season as
proposed by c. Hale Kimble of the
Y. NJ. c. A. an n favored by the
managers, will ~ the elimination
of regular seasons schedule with
games on certain dates. This sea-
son a certain number of games will
be scheduled for each month and
the managers of the teams will get
together and decide on the most
satisfactory dates. In this way all
clubs will be able to fill their out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
THE Y. M. {. A. +
AT CHENEY

Saturday night, December IS,
Captain Uzzell and his Y. M. c. A.
All Stars journey to Cheney to play
the fast Normal five of that town.
This game is only two ahead of the
big w. S. G. game her and the as
ISOLATION lads expect to cop both
games.
The game at Cheney will prob
ably be played in the town hall, as
the Normal gym contains so many
posts and other distractions that
the locals are fearful of injuring
some of their men on the eve of the
big game of the season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16

side dates without interfering with
the city league schedule.
A provision will be made where
by the five refusing to play game
scheduled for the month forfeits
the contest. This will prevent post
ponements which would lead to the
playing off of postponed games
after the seasons end.
Coach and Manager Van Cook of
the South Central squad favors en-
tering his team in the city league,
and in all probability the Hi five
Will make the fourth team in the
circuit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16

tug-of-war was dropped by Pro-
moter Barnes. The sport carnival
would be novel one for this city,
and furnish a holiday attraction
second to none. AS it is, Spokane
is likely to be exceedingly quiet in
a sporting way on both Christmas
and New Years,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16

The Spokane City Basket Ball
league, composed of teams from
the Spokane Amateur Athletic club,
Young Mems Christian association,
Gonzaga college and probably
South Contra, high school, will en-
Ter upon what promises to be the
most successful season in history
the first week in January.
Within a few days the managers
nf the four teams will meet for
final action. Managers Melin Of
the S. A. A. c. and Weber of the
Y. NJ c. A. are making arrange
ments for the opening of the sea-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
ENGLISH CHAMP TO
FIGHT AT WALLACE

and active training commence inn
mediately thereafter for the Janu-
airy mill at Wallace.
While Wilson is not as young
as Carter, he will have the advan-
tage of the experienced gained in
hundreds Of ring battles. Possess
ing terrific punch and wiling
ness to mix it at all stages of the
CANINE made Wilson exceeding
popular in England He has been
keeping himself in good condition
for the past few years and expects
to have no trouble in defeating the
youngster from California.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-16
TOM BURKE
GETS MATCH

Tom Burke, the fighting fireman
from Vancouver, one of the recent
arrivals in the professional ranks,
has been matched with Josh Do
herty, an Australian welterweight
who is willing to give the Vancou-
verite Is pounds.
If Burke wins his first pro fight,