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crevices Of the bricks under the steps bits
of grass and tiny weeds grow costly,
while in the broken masonry OF the arch
under the porch some delicate ferns have
lodged themselves. And though this
house is well kept and by ho means ruin
GUS these charming bits have been al
lowed to stay and they help make the
picturesque whole. The ghosts must be
very thankful
There is one piteous spectre in Charles
ton. Everywhere. in churches, in church.
yards and on public monuments are
memorials to the Confederate dead-long
lists of names with ages attached-l7, 1s.
"a. an occasional 80, very seldom as many
years as 10. Their graves may be far
away, but the women OF Charleston who
are past youth seem to be dressed in per-
petual mourning. and though most OF them
we're only children or very young girls
during the war the impression ia strong
upon you that they are still grieving for
those young soldiers dead SO long ago,
The Bull-Pringle house has on top Of it's
iron fence the cruelest spikes in Charles
ton, about twelve inches long and set
in two directions, but most OF the garden
walls are literally spiked OF topped with
broken glass, and Of course fancy At once
suggests that this precaution WAS takon
not only to keep marauders out but also
TO keep the slaves in. for it is well known
that they were not allowed outside the
wall after nightfall without a permit.
The slave quarters detached building
at the back Of all old houses, is usually
called the kitchen, for the word slave"
is a spectre deeply buried in a dungeon.
1t is never used in Charleston. The ne
groes themselves, il it is absolutely
necessary to express the idea speak OF
being in bondage. the white folks of my
old servants or my old friends
Nevertheless there are chronological
reminders of the vivid sort Of the long ago
time when slavers landed their cargoes
in Charleston harbor. Here are pure
African types little altered physically
by civilization. Black, savagely grace
full, with a sort of wild simplicity. these
people seem to have been but short time
torn from their distant land.
There is one particularly interesting
and rare type Of the equatorial African
a negress. tall. 1.-the. narrow hipped and
small bosomed with long round neck.
rearing serpent fashion. a little round
head features rather small and close
together. and color a warm bronze. she
subtly embodies all that is fascinating
in the strange romance Of her race.
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BETTER THAN STANDING ar
One Smart Woman with Suit Case at the
Padercwski Concert.

Did you ever stand up at a concertp"
said the music loving woman. "No'
Well, did the other day, to hear Pade-
rewski in Carnegie Hall. but l never will
again; it's too hard work, II cost a dollar
and half just TO 60 in. and that was really
all could afford to pay, but next time
III cough-I mean I'll give up the price
and get seat.
I'VE had to stand in a line at the box
office. the people waiting to buy standing
room, and wait till 2 o'clock, and then
we got our tickets and made a grand
rush up stairs for the space back of the
dress circle where the standing room is.
There was pretty good company Of
us, and plenty Of women in fine clothes,
silks and satins and velvets and costly
furs. plenty Of women who looked as
IL they could easily have bought tickets
at any price.
80 there we stood. a lot OF women
and about as many men. and it was Pade-
rewski and it was great; but it's pretty
tiresome business standing up an hour
or two at a stretch for any body, and after
a while some Of the women began sitting
down. II was easier for the women in
the 'front.' row, tney cOulu lean against
the backs Of the seats in front of them,
but the rest had to do something else
IL they got tired Of standing.
Back Of this space there are one or
two steps up, leading to rooms in that
part Of the building. and some of the
women sat on them. Some women SAT
down on the floor; / did for one, with
my feet drawn up under me like tailor
and saw one woman on her knees. One
woman beat us all.
'She had a suit case with her, and she
just stood that on end on the floor and
sat down on that. Wasn't that great
Was she going somewhere and stopped
on the way to her trainp Or had she iust
come in and stopped on the way home?
Il don't think either. | think she Just
brought that suit case to sit on; because
when she picked IL up il seemed to be
light-empty. Now wasn't that greatY
You see, she couldn't carry a stool in
there TO sit on they would not let her
and what woman would want to carry
stool around with her in the street
anyway. even II they would?
No, sir; l think that woman carried
that suit case with her to sit on. and there
was an idea in that: but wouldn't want
to lug even an empty suit case around
TO have something to sit on; I'd rather
stand up. We had a lot Of fun, and
we heard Paderewski; but the next time
We 20 shall buy scat
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such habitations as an exquisite spectre
possessed Of the most delicate taste would
select, and a gentle garden ghost haunts
your daily prowlinR In Charleston streets.
Her outward but Invisible sign is lovely
fragrance which drifts over garden walls
and takes possession Of you. much as the
odor Of sweetbrier does In tho North on
a damp evening, Sense at first half awake
is seized by small delicious pang Of
pleasure-aD eerie. intimate charm as II
one had whispered, 4Oh, wait; don't pass
me by. I've been waiting for you. Just
you, since the beginning Of the world
Sweet briar has fresh clean smell that
hints Of hills and frosty mornings and
cold clear streams. while this fragrance
from Charleston gardens is rich ant
luscious. though with none Of the heavi-
ness Of hyaoinths and lilies. As nearly az
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fragrant spirit Is probably sweet olive.
which you don't believe. for you have
become convinced that it is neither more
nor less than the haunting soul Of Mrs.
Lamboll, who is said to have laid out
and maintained the first garden that ever
was in Charleston on the street which
now bears her name, but which in her
day, l743, was a creek.
II il Is not the spirit OF Mrs. Lamboll
II must surely be that of Mrs. Logan. who
also founded garden and who when she
was over 20 wrote "The Gardeners Chronl-
cle." which was in great demand at the
time, but though it has been searched for
seems TO have utterly perished.
On Gibbes street. a tiny street stretch
ing from Legare to the Ashley River. is
a ruinous old place with nothing left of
the garden wall but the gates standing
like Roland hopelessly guarding their
dead past with only two Spanish bayonets
force and warlike. for company. Here
you will find beautiful yellow rose, the
last OF its race which II you press your
face to II will tell you a story of the gar
den OF long ago where every flower under
heaven bloomed, though the queen OF
them all was a wondrous cloth of gold
rose with flowers big as the moon.
There are curious echoes Of New Eng
land in these Southern gardens. The
common morning glory Is transformed
into a brilliant exotic when you see it
draping in an exquisite shimmering blue
curtain three storied balconies from
top to ground. Nasturtiums and snap
dragons look homely and sweet, and out
of place as an Abolitionist
Entrance to the balconied houses Is
often through a handsome door in the
closed end of the balcony which faces the
street. Sometimes the door is in the
first story but more often in the second .
In some unreasonable way these bal
conied houses seem to demand ghosts Of
the golden age with the spreading skirt
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respect at least We are not sub iect to
coarse and unoongenial surrounding. =.
Il don't know how men may feel
about II. but for girls taking a. college
course In large city l think Il 10 much
better for them TO earn their money a.
domestic servants than TO take employ
ment In shops. As for our not being able
TO receive our friends, we had neither
time nor place for that when We were work :
ing as cashiers. As we are now situated
we can meet them out and pay our share
toward any little club affair that may be
on foot
Besides IL has been an education to
me. living In such beautiful house and
seeing such charming people, for really
some OF them are charming
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A Turtle Which Doesn't Grow Up.

A Brooklyn boy who spent last summer
in Connecticut found turtles egg In
the course Of his country wanderings.
He broke the shell and found inside a
perfectly formed turtle. He resolved TO
bring up the turtle for a pet and s1pe-
rienced no difficulty in feeding and caring
for it.
But the turtle refused TO grow any
bigger. The boy brought it 70 Brooklyn
and it is surviving the winter IN good
shape. In fact, there is no indloauon
turtle. But IL IL still the size 1t was when
II. came from the shell.
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A Million Modern woodm en-.

From fhe NdfiondI Magazine.
In the United States and Canada to-day
there are l76 fraternal beneficiary 80
cities with a total membership of 1000, 600.
The Modern Woodmen Of America. organ
lied in January. 1888. has one-seven Of
this membership-in round numbers,
OOo,o members. belonging to $1,000
local lodges. or camps, throughout forty
one States and Territories and in the five
northwestern Canadian provinces.
This society has the distinction of being
the largest fraternal beneficiary associa-
ton in the United States. and it's record
OF development. growth and unparalleled
results 10 phenomenal. 1t has $685.
00o. 900 insurance In force, and has paid
out in death claims since organisation
t1o. .0oo. 900.
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me It you at the corner, or not until you
reach the gate9
There are two very ghostly looking
plants in Charleston gardens. One, the
most wraithlike of lilies, called spider
lily. is a mere outline Of that flower in
grayish white. but it is scentless. The
other. a frail shadowy little tree. species
of acacia called opopanax, has for bios
SONS tiny fuzzy yellow balls with a sweet,
slightly cloying odor. Neither of these
could possibly harbor the delectable gar
den ghost. Folks will tell you that your
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you can analyze it it seems combined Of
ripe peaches, strawberries and violets.
As you approach a garden wall Of
brick perhaps. with bits Of grass and fern
growing in the chinks, sprays Of ivy
creeping through holes in the masonry,
and an exquisite old wrought iron gate
with massive posts wreathed and inter
twined with wistaria. you begin to long
for your gentle garden ghost Will she
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only system that could have arrested his
downward career at the time.
The idea Of the institution is to drive a
boy to look upon study as his greatest
privilege. On his arrival he is kept in
complete idleness. until from sheer bore
dom he begs for a book and Is soon glad
to welcome tutor as a relief.
The institution is private, but has been
recognized as Of public utility by the
State, and has been in existence some
seventy years.
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and tiny parasols Of the sos. while the
Colonial houses which face the street ana
have winding entrance steps that curve
out from either side Of the porch with
delicate iron handrail seem better htteo
with phantoms dressed In the fashion OF .
hundred years ago.
A particularly good example Of a house %
OF this latter type on Montague street is
shown in one Of the pictures, In the
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OLD CHARLESTON GARDENS
WHERE GHOSTS OF THE LIFE or
LONG AGO LURK.

Fancy Inspiring Bomes-The Early Gar.
den Makers-Reminder OF the Civil
Wsr-African Types That Persist
Iron Work in Gates and stairways.
There are women in Charleston, s. c..
who are qualified for and do belong to
as many as thirteen patriotic societies.
but Of qualified ghosts with an dnimpeach-
able family record there is scarcely one.
Real ghosts, that is, OF ghosts Of another
kind there are plenty. They peer at you
from shadowy depths OF balconies. from
The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COMMENT

Tommy Mccarthy ought to make a val
liable scout Tor the Cincinnati club.
''Hobe" Ferris has TIE new nickname OF
''F1dge" in St Louis, because he is
hdgety.
Ned Hanlon has three major leaguers
In his cgtheld-Sammy Strang, Jen PTef-
fer. and General Jackson.
Outfelders Josh Clarke and Goode are
the only Cleveland PLAYERS who have not
yet signed for the coming season
Charley Comiskey IS Of opinion That
Joe Tinker could be an Ariie Latham
as a coscher II he would only cut loose -
Charley HemphH got three triples in
the hrst exhibition game at Hot Springs
between the All-Americsns and ALMA
dcnals.
Harry Howell. OF the ST. Louis Browns.
Is acting as correspondent for a St Louis
paper from the French Lick Springs
training camp.
Duke" Farrell was touched for a roll
OF S7S on his trip South in a sleeper On
his way TO join the New York Americans
at Hsddock, Ga.
Lou Criger is out with q prediction.
He says The ST. Louis Browns win win
the American League pennant IL they
beat out Cleveland.
Vyskocil. the new pitcher signed by
Monte Cross for his Kansas City team,
can probably pronounce his own name.
Let's hope so. al least
And now rumor has it that the Boston
Americans viii sell Pitcher Chech 10
the St. Paul club Mr.. Taylor is becom-
ing quite a baseball broker
Says a Chicago exchange: Has II oc-
CURED TO the fans that it's an awful task
for any club TO meet Cy Young and AddIe
Joss on successive days? Think about it
for q little while
Bobby Wallace broke into the game as
pitcher for the Cleveland club. and his
teammates on the st. Louis club maintain
that he could hold his own in the box
to-day
1t viii be Bunting Day at Detroit on
May Il It is worthy Of note that the
New York Americans play there that cay.
and it viii be George Stanings' first ap-
pearance in Detroit since he was manager
of the Tigers His return may have had
something TO do with the selection Of the
day on which to raise the American
League peDnant
The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
GEORGETOWN TEAM PICKED
Surprise IN Store for Virginia Dur
ing Indoor Meet.
Yale, Princeton, and FOrdham
Teams Are Due 10 Arrive Here
on Friday.

Trials Tor the Georgetown University rs-
lay team to meet the crack University Of
Virginia four in the deciding contest for
the Southern championship at the George
town games in Convention Hall Saturday
evening were held on the running track
at Georgetown College yesterday
Six men ran IN the try-outs. three more
are 20 run their heats this morning at
u o'clock. The men who competed yes
terday and the order Of the competitive
times made follows: Fred Rice. Capt
Gibbs. Walter Maher, Boernstein, Tom
Smith, and 8Iulligan.
The men who are 70 run this morning
are Martin. Georgetow9's crack sprintez
and 600-yard man. and SchIosser. the Sec-
ond Regiment star The time made ives
exceptionally good according 20 Coach
Mulligsn. sn5 the Georgetown rOOters are
confident their runners VIII give Virginia 5
crack relay team a big surprise when the
teams meet IN the final event Of the even
ing At present odds favoring Virginia
are az 20 ?
Ceorsetown's team to compete IN the
meet was chosen yesterday. and includes
Martin and Reilly IN the sprints. O'Con-
nor IN the shot-Dut; Kingsley and Multi
gan IN the distance runs, Tom Smith. in
the sprints and hurdle runs; BOernstein.
in the sprints, and Walter Maher. in the
distance runs.
The Yale. Princeton, and Fordham teams
are due 10 arrive IN the city tomorrow.
and VIII spend the day before the big
games IN resting up. The Yale squad
numbers twelve men. and that ths repre-
sentaUves OF Old Eli are cut 70 win the
collegiate point trophy, as well as the
tTo-mile relay championship. from Cor
nell and Pennsylvania IS apparent
The sale OF seats ar Hickman & Whites.
1913 G street northwest, continues unuSu-
ally large, and indications point 10 the
most successful college indoor games ever
held outside Of New York.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
CPORTTNG SIDELIGHTC
By BILL BAILEY.

Bob Ganiey wiz represent Lowell IN the
inaugural parade to-day.
Now that we know what has become Of
the money. viii our young friend please
tell US Why did he 90 it?"
The Bloomingdales' eross-country run
has been postponed until March is. Now.
If they had only made 1t the nth
Jefries says that he never smoked q
cigarette in his life. We have a snap
shot OF him. taken last winter. and
daintily clutehed in his left mitt is a
Turkish Trophy" Oh. Jen. how could
you:
Treasurer Jacobsen has a boil on the
back OF his neck. says our correspondent.
which. however. viii not prevent him
frcm taking tickets al the gate.
Dear BIZ: Please answer in your sport
Ing, columns the rule in which when the
trump is turned-whether the trump can
be used before three tricks are turned If
you have more trUmpsz WHIST
Answer-our whist expert says yes.
1T looks Ike big night tonight"
To-day viii be a great one FOR Bill Taft
and Yale. Harvard has made the most OF
1. r. Now It's Yale's chance.
News item from Aiexandria-We have a
number OF soldiers in our town. and the
police are taking things easy.
Our Nationals win get right into the
game. Won't an old box score look good
10 the faithful?
The weather spread CONSERVATION IL the
ranks Of the Blaine Club. Of Cincinnati.
which is n town for the Inauguration
rubbers could be Purchased The major
ity Of the members spent most OF the
evening wildly searching for rubbers with
which to arm their feet for the parade
To-Day. From all indications as we 20 10
press. skates would be more appropriate.
Another President is about to be in
sug'rsted. and stn no word from Ray
Brennan
Al Handiboe is strong sdmirer OF the
dropOau. Every noon finds him earnestly
watching the hagpole on the State, War.
and Navy Building.
AR Taft agreed with M Roosevelt
last night that the fierce untamed golf
lynx should be exterminated.
At the iadder-scaling exercises held
during the Garrick Club fire yesterday
afternoon Harry wiegand, chief gunner's
mate OF the L. s s. Sylph. made the
best showing, much to the disappointment
OF Fire Marshal Phil. Nicholson. The
intrepid sailor would not allow anything
10 interfere with the inauguration cere-
monies He saved lots OF labeled goods.
Hunter HiH. erstwhile third sacker OF
the Nationals blew into town yesterday
az the head OF the Buffalo Marching Club.
Hunter looked hurt Wnen a cub reporter
asked him whether he spelled his name
with an e" or an e.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
SANTA ANITA SUMMARIES.

Los Angeles, March 5.-Five fsvoritss
rewarded hackers at Santa Anita Park To-
day, but most Of them being odds on. lit
tie support was given by the public. which
we're badly w0rsted by the bookies. The
summaries:
FIRST RACE-SeTen furIouzs Cart. Kennedy.
u walsh, - :. Won; Biskra, p Cullen. 70
: second: Third Ran. Us JPowsrzl II 10 . third
tune. j = Is Paumonok, Chaplst. Tannany Han.
and Dredger also ran.
SECOND RACE-ThTee and one-half f-rlou-s-
FiEins Squirrel. ID Sailing 20 . Won. Sure
Get. HS Kennedy 70 / sec0nd- G. :. ParfeD
~ PcWers'. 20 !. third Tine. GD45 7 NJ
stokes, Play Boy, Nike Moilett. ard Afs5aIdsli
also rsr-
THIRD RACE-Six f5rlonzs. Ton sfcSsuth. uz
tfCECTsi- 70 !. Won: ". T Ovsrton. IL walsh
= J. second Ia Gloria. rs CEemedyl. g 10 3.
third Tine liz ". Randolph. Sir E6rsu5 G.
W BuTr. and RossTsle also ran
FOURTH RACE-One and one-s1r1-h mile
Ha1Tlsln. IL keHnedyl. 70 . Won: slonsId NJ
LAauald, II Shilling. 70 ]. second: Guy rlsfcr
~ tFoweIsl. Z U / third Tine. ~ Lawt0I
Nisg1ns. J. H Reed and Fcotnad also rza.
SIXTH RACE-0ne Nile. Strinzsncy. 10 fshu-
Ing. 70 5. Won Guyc 10 Powers. n 10 !! -
ond- FrezCh Cook. I'D Henry. p 70 l. third. Tine
30 Is. UnCe jim. NasneTito. S,ius. E-bet. Azo
Aaen Zee. and Parton also IN.
SEVENTH RACE-FiTs and one-haif flrIon-s
CologUy. l05 Powers. / 20 : Won. ArrNjevs 81
Burns Is % !. second; Uncle Walter. r2 Nc
Gee. Is 70 L third Tine lbs. Cretto and ShirIev
ECssE0re also rzn
The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
NATIONALS REACH HOUSTON
Washington Club Due in Galveston
This Morning.
Texas Weather Ia Ideal and Bunch
VIII Start Practice Right
OF the Reel.
srrc.al 70 The w5.hi.r.an H.nls.

SPECIAL to TIC wsshiaTton Hs-zH
Houston. Tex, March 3.-The Washing
ton baseball squad reached here at 10
o'clock tonight, and Manager CantiIIou
decided TO remain here. taking an early
train tomorrow morning rather than get
into Galveston late and break Up nights
rest
Weather conditions IN this section are
ideal al present, and better opportunities
fer training could Tot be found
If ali goes well the squad should be
housed in Seaside Hotel. Galveston, by 70
a. m. Tomorrow.
Whether there will be practice to-n=orrow
morning is not yet settled. bat there prob
ably VIII be. as games with the Houston
league club are 70 be played on Saturday
and Sunday. II is seldom that a body OF
athletes gather at such an apparently
perfect time for strenuous training as the
Washington bunch this season
The only invalid is Treasurer Jacobson
who has a bad boil on his neck. which
wiz not keep him from taking money at
the gate.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
.CORCORANS BEATEN
New Workers Capture Close
Basketball Struggle.
THE SCORE IS q TO 81
Visitors Outweigh and Outclass Ma
tiOnaI GuaFdsmen-POol OF Wafer
Makes High Diving POssibIe-KeIi-
se- =ad Reven Are the Stars.

Corcoran Cadets lost to Company E, OF
the Seventh Regiment (1Sewburgh. n. y.
in the National Guard gymnasium last
night, 2 TO q
The New York Regimental quint, which
has the reputation as being one Of the
fastest teams in the North. took the place
Of the Minneapolis FIVE. who failed 70 put
IN an appearance. and looked the gooGs
from every standpoint
The Military League leaders played a
fine game, In view Of the fact that they
were considerably outweighted by an sg-
gregation which is credited with recent
victories over several OF the fastest
teams in the North, including the cham
pions Of New Jersey. the Manhattans.
and the COIonials. OF New York City.
Fast work was made impossible because
Of a puddle OF water in the middle OF
the floor. caused by a leak in the roof
OF the gymnasium This. however. fur-
nished some interesting sport for the
large crowd OF spectators.
Players on both sides took occasional
spills. much TO the amusement OF the
soldier boys IN the gallery. who eheered
them on with cries OF "Siide, Kelley,
slide" touchdown" &c.
Bowen, center for the visitors. delighted
the hearts OF his feliow-comrades BY
starting the game With toss from the
center OF the floor. scoring the first goal
Of he evening. A few minutes later.
when Keliher basketed the ball on free
toss. the followers Of the Cadets put in
their share OF cheering.
second later. when Keliher threw a
pretty goal from the extreme side OF the
hall. the 'Corcoraai1es were UP in arms
and claimed the game, with a wide mar
gin 10 spare. However. at this point the
visitors braced considerably, giving a1
exhibition Of TEAMWORK and goal-throE-
ing. which placed them points 10 the
good at the end Of the first half The
score for the first half stood: Company
z. Is: COrcorans. s
In the second half the Corcorsns start
ed or with a rush. Keiiher scoring the
first goal on 8 beautiful toss from a diff
cult angle. However, the visitors soon
struck their gait and started repetition
OF their work IN the first half
The Corcorans made a bold attempt 70
overcome the lead. but the half finally
ended with the score standing 2 10 p. n
favor OF the visitors
The ail-rOUnd work Of Boyne. for the
winners. and KeliheT. fOT ths losers. fea-
tured the contest
The If7P-un and summaries