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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30

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81 yard dash. - pound class-Tirst. E. crane.
STett' Second Wines. Grant; third l. Prize.
Grant
soa- franklin. seroud. Il. Mitchell. SWEET; third
G. D0HHie. Peraifs-
- yard dash. Ii5 pound class-Firsf. P. VII
son- Franklin; second. X. Hunt. Grant; third.
7 Cutting Franklin
UNLIMITED CLASSES
100 yard dash-Flrst NJ Hof. Franklin; ser
ond- e West, Durant; third. J. MeMahsn. Wash
20 yard dazh-First. II Lsngstroh. Grant:
Second " Lloyd Swett; third. R. Heusenen.
sS6 yard dssh-FfrSt Il. sanford. Franklin:
second u. Clark Washington third, T. Abbot.
FIELD EVENTS
Broad Jump-Firss. Y. Sullivan. washington;
second. y Dali wsshinstoa: third. R. Hilboura.
High jump-First. B. Linden. Grant: second.
r Hanley Piedmont' third. HICKS, carried and
IsIbr Cole. tie
Tee offcisls were
Referee Dr.: H l Diet-: chief judges II
Hesen s.5.5 ~ W. MeE-s,S 1s ol,Eat ar5e .i, Ii 7siSS
SteFe1s- Leroy Norgans. Grover PeerSon. Bert
Pesse. Harold Price. chief Geld judge, R ].
Graham; asslstsnts-Ezrry Holman Edward
Russell John Rhirton- Otto Fritsch: chief
timer. Frank Beck. suhtimers- Arthur Deuel.
Archibald MseDonzld. TfIIisn Snezthen, Charles
slso1rnsy. Paul lhi BoiiS Ssmuels, Charles
Lfncolu. Harold Reynolds, Hut Mzier Stanley
Merritt James Barrett. George Leher; chief
starter. G II Pfund- s<sistsnts-laFid Boilot
Esrl Czl6erood. Earl PsdlsT. Harold George.
George -peii. Esrrr NcCla1eTty- Hampton Do
zieT- suas7srterS- Harold Mshol. Lloyd Hamil-
ton. Howard Szrze1t- ThUTlosT Baunlgzrtncr
Beverly Csrltc1. Prank MilIette. H3rry pa
rusch- Harold Bsunssrsne-. james Dahl. chief
clerk u course. Deming ,Aaclise- assistants
Arthur White. Horace Baum. Frsuk DoneGsn
GzTlord Mitchell EIlerv stone jimmy 1od1
Stewart Jolly chief sc1rer. Elton NcNausra-
s1hsco-ers-Ross Thompson. Frank Cock. Roger
HHexeW Howard GRAY. Nike kruSe-
-Eerae-t S9llnger. Frznk FiebeTlfnz-
Canes eoDmittee-G. r Pfund. chairman:
Dr. H L. DIetz. R. J. Graham. Frank Beck
Secretary c. z. Hudspeth-
The result of the finals IN the Individual
events follows
- ysrd dash. 50 po1nds-First. Crane fSwett) !;
second, Wines Grant: third. Trice Grant.
50 yard dash unlimifed-First. Mills Eoh
franklin; second West tDursntl; third. J.
MrMehsn Washington
50 yard dash. - pounds-First- Watson
fFrsnklinl. second. Mitchell iSwefti. third
Dowzie iPerslts3
IS rsra dash, rs pounss-First Wilson
tFrsnklinl. second. Hunt fsranti- third Cutting
fFrEnklini
Field events. broad jump-ytrzt. s,slivsn
Washington. IS # IN; second. Dahl Wash
ingto1s. j :t- n.
High 3unp-First, Linden Grant. fl.
second, Hsnlsy tPfednoatf. r. 10 IN: third
Hicks tGarheldl znd L1ber Cole. tied. f.
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Oakland ?. Fresno o

FRESNO. MAY 39.-Bloonlfleld won a
pitchers battle today from Ike Tufts. a
local amateur. who was sent into the
game by Manager Kelly. owing TO the
crippled condition OF Fresno's pitching
staff Both Forester and Good win
are out OF the game for the remainder
Of the series. Tufts held the Invaders
down to two hits. He walked Jimmie
Smith. the first man TO face him. bat
was invincIble after that NcHalers
sacrifice and Schimphs error permitted
Smith 10 score Bloomfield was steady
throughout. keeping the three hits off
him well scattered. He was given per-
feet support The score.
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P.cInG cHampIoN LANE

PALATINE. III. May 2s-The Bron-
cho. champion pacing mare. turned up
lame IN the right hind leg yesterday
and may not be able 10 race her early
engagements The trouble is in the
same place as before. and the retire
ment of two years has not yet effected
a cure She worked an easy mile in
$40 yesterday and has been several
heats better than 2:5O this spring. She
is entered at Detroit and other grand
circuit cities
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sHERIDAv THROWS HAsIMER

NEW YORK. May 2e-Martin Sheri-
aan famous all around athlete, holder
Of a dozen amateur records and the
champion discus thrower OF the world.
is rapidly developing into a wonder
with the weights Sheridan is getting
heavier and stronger In his special
training for the weight class. and yes
terday in practice caused surprise
By throwing IS pound hammer 169
feet lis. inches
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SACRAMENTO. May 29.-Sacramento,
saw the second batting bee OF thu
week today when a total OF 5 hits
were distributed evenly between th4l
two teams Sacramento won the gam 4
BY a score Of Is TO $ IL was one qfl
the most ragged games local fans hava'
seen Harkins was battea out OF tn-
box in the fifth. after he had allowed
10 runs and was succeeded by StovaM
who had little better success. Baum
never showed indications Of blowing
mp though he allowed many hits.
Score.
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TEAMS AT SANTA ROSA

local interest has been aroused over
the santa Rosa tennis championship
which is TO be played OF in the local
courts tomorrow and Monday \ large
number of entries has been received.
There will also be gentleman-s
doubles played or Monday
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College Baseball

At chica ago-Chieazo = Wisconsin .
AT Providence r I.-4Iichigsn 3. Brown l.
At Camhrsdse-HarTsrd freshmen u. Cornell
freshmen @.
At wiilismstown. wilisnstovn 4
Dartmouth O.
AT Princeton Princeton ;. Holy Cross l.
At Philadelphia = Georgetown l. Pennsyl-
vania .
At ithaca-Hzrvzrd :. Cornell ..
At New York-Forsham Il. Buckneu 3
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Th-ec base hit-krHegcr Two base hits
Householder Keller Hap Smith Stolen base
Householder. Double nlays- Hopkins 70 Broad
bent 70 Conrad. Lacey 70 Keller TO Mvers
Hopkins IN RToasibens- F'irst base On called
hziis-Or Trippett :. Of Hopkins > OF I1sesn
l. struck ont By HoDkiHs 10 by Tripaeft Z
Hit ly pitched hsii-kr1e~er f2a Householder
and Conrad hy Triayett Van Buren hv Logan
Sacrifice hits Reid Ilevereaux Curtis Van
Buren Lacey Tiis-or Trippef- e in q innings
nr Logan ; il ; jennings. Runs--cn Trippef-
Charge eefeat 10 Trippet. Time Of game
hours aud 40 minutes. Impires-Escer But
Ter Strirkleft- Sccrer--A n5erson
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Santa Cruz 4, San Jose 3

SAN JOSE. May 39-San Jose tied up
todav's game witt. Santa Cruz BY put
ting Two men over in the ninth and
changing batteries. but the visitors
put the game away in the twelfth
Hopkins speared KeIler's line drive
with one hand by jumping and saved
certain score in the latter half OF the
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Los Angeles 4, Oakland 0

Los ANGELES Nay 99-Los N
geIes made il five straight from Oak
land today. and won by the shut ont
route. The score was 4 70 Q. Nazls.
for Los Angeles. was wei supported
and pulled out OF several had holes
There was no heavy hitting and few
passes. and the game was enlivene1
by two double PLAYS. in one OF which
saxen Oakland men participated Score:
.~-f-r-r
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SAN FRANt1sCO
RT-Ns AND Hits BY TNNTNf:s
SCsfNARY

Three base hirs-Murgay Hackett Nertes
Two bass bIt-Farrcll First base on called
halls-0d Durhsm J. OF Lane J. struck out
Ry purham l. By Lane : Double pisys-Shas 10
Fzr-ei 20 P<yl; BURKE ssnzsststea- Wilaspltch-
Ezne- Ralk Darsan- Tine of gane-f hour
ss,d 80 minutes Imnire-rnree
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EDRINGTos BEATS OLIVER

MEMPHIS. Nav 29-Jack Edrington
of Memphis won the southern golf
championship this afternoon. defeat
ing G. C. Oliver OF Birmingham BY
Up and TO play.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS
RESULTS OF GAMES
Q r 4
stockton 4. san Francisco o.
Oakland 2. Fresno o.
santa Cruz 4. san Jose 3.

frame completing double at second
base. Both Trippet and Hopkins were
in fine form for the first eight in
nings. but the latter blew up in the
ninth and allowed two runs on passes
and hits The score:
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sACRA1IENTo
Rms AND HIS By INNINGs
STNaIAEN

Hits-O1 Harkins : Three base hirs-GandIi.
EaSsn. St0vsll- Two base hlts-FlsnsEan. HH-
Ssn- Easan- Baum First base cailed haflS-
OF Baum 1. = Hsrkins 4 II Sr0VsiI > Srrurs
ouf-By Baum e. o. Harkias =. By S-oF4H ?
Double Dlay-Shinn 70 kaTuIer % GanliL PASSED
half-Hozan. Time ~ game heur and -
minutes Unpire-TcusB-
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SUMMARY

Two base hit-Kenney. Sacrifice hIts-keIley.
McHzle. Struck out-By Bloomfield I. hy Tufts
4 First base On called baIls-0G Bloomfield l.
of Tufts l. Left on bsses-ossland .. Fresno ;.
Wild pitch-Tuffs- Hit By pitched bzll-Ie
Brand. Double play-McKume 10 NeSlon- Tine
OF gsme-1 hour and - minutes. Umpire
smith
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HoMEIANpER WINS AGAIN

ST OGEsN. France. May 2s--The Prix
Lege- here today was won BY ]. K
Widener's Homelander.
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OAkLAND
RI-Ns - HITs - INNINE
TlfMARY

S,~-i1~r hir-grralarT- First base On called
hzI,s-sjT Ro5ee Il 90 Nszie struck out-BT
pns~. > bv Nagle 3 Dclhie piaFs--Smith 10
iToss-sr,I - IiIl.sa- = iesis 70 Raxan 70 Van
7Ts1f-eu- 1ir-Dhr 10 Rcirr f,ansrEor- Tine -
gsrae-1 heer aad = minu-es- LmQire-Nc-
Garth
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STANDING or THE CLUBS
lcoa-f Ieazuel
RESULTS OF GAMES
Sacramento I3. Vernon 5

Easgiey g. Tine of zame-1 hour aad a
minutes Umpire-sIcGreevy-
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.RMY DEFEATs NAYY

WEST POINT. \. +. May z9.-The
army triumphed over the navy in their
annual baseball battle here today.
- score. R H f
Nay -------------
Army ..-----------. ----
observation-disclosures. Lamphere and
Hzmbisch: HYATT and Lyman Umpire
Kane.
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SUMMARY

Two h<<s hfts-Brren Meleboir Ncc-edie. 0rt.
Sarrifee hsts-Speas. J. wiiilzr<. r Williams.
raSt1ey Breen First base On called halls
OF Hsrkness l. Strnek o1t-By HARNESS 8 bT
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zslzsla NYsga&N {
Franklin School Annexes Six Out of Ten
Trophies at League Meet
By BOB sHAND

tators which was responded to with
the school yen Of the children.
The success which attended the
meeting has encouraged the directors
10 greater efforts and al the gathering
next year some surprises are promised
The Franklin school won ss 2-I9
points on attendance. that figure rep
resenting the per cent OF those en-
tered who competed speed in the
school events brought them 103 3-Io
points and individual events repre-
sented - points The winning Of ar
individual event added I'VE points To
the aggregate score made in the school
events.
The prizes were awarded as follows
Best aggregate Observation-Disclosures franklin
~ Ha1snd girls Piedmont
fl5 poslRd girls----- -Piedrlolt
nlinted girls --..----f franklin
- pcund boys--------- franklin
- potlnd boys Franklin
II5 roznd ...---.--- -FrzEkliL
Iniiuaffai hoys----..--..-- Franklin
50 E811- SirlS----- Grant
Sl pound boys----. ..-...--.-.--.-..--. Prescott
Points scored by each school:
franslin -..-..---.--.----.-.....- 20 4-lo
TsShf--rou iS7
Sneft ------.....-------.--.. 80 $40
Picdaaont .....-.....-..--.-...- 10
Tl-rsrt -.-..------.--- -------.--16 los 7-1e
fole ----.--..----.-..--..1s7 10
garneld OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 e-l1
Pa ScotT los
t-rsnr lsss $40
Ciszson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ----------lsI $40
PeraIts -.-..---...-.---.-... .l2S SO
Hsrrlso1 ----------- II o-Ag
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Alaska has better soil and cillaAie
than Finland
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PORTLAND
SAN FRANCISCO

.afundo-f batted for Bolie il the ninth
RrNs AND HIS By INNINGS
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SAN JOSE
Rrxs AND HfTs Ry INNIvGs

.Rstiea .e.fi for Rid saith n The ninth. :
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-14
(First Published Dec. l3. l909.)
sHERlFF's SALE.

State OF Oklahoma, Grady County, IS,
II. s. Kimball, ct all. PLAINTIFFS, vs.,
W. H. Poland. and NJ. ]. Poland, De-
fcndants.
Notice Is hereby given that BY virtue
or an order to me directed, and now in
my hands issued out OF the clerks OF
flee OF tie district court, state of Ok
lahoma. in and for the county Of
Grady, upon judgment in a suit. and
foreclosure Of a mortgage, rendered in
said court in favor OF the plaintiffs
and against the defendants. the follow.
ine described property. to-wi. Lot
twenty-five C25) in block forty-five
(45). in the city of Chfckasha, Grady
county. Oklahoma
And shall on Saturday, the 22nd
day Of Janl%ry, A. D. 1910. at the front
door of the court house at the h5ur of
2 o'clock p m. in the city of Chicka-
sha, in said county and state. proceed
to sell the right, title and interest of
the above named defendants in and
to the above described property to sat
isfy said judgment and costs amount
ing to $1,25195, together with all ac-
cruing costs OF sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash
NJ. B. Louthan,
Sheriff, Grady County. Oklahoma
BY G. W. Yearta,
Under Sheriff
Taylor G. Linn,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dated at chickasha, Oklahoma, this
10th day of December. 1909 12-ls-sO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-14

lat,ns adopted by the commissioners
Ct the Land Office will be furnished
free Of cost 10 any person
Address all communications 10 the
Commissioners Of the Land OFFICE Of
the state OF Oklahoma, or Jno. \.
sheplar. Supt. of Sales. Guthrie. Okla
Witness our hands IN the city Of
Guthrie, in said state. on this Sth day
OF December. 1909.
G. n. HASKELL,
Governor.
BILL CROSS.
Secretary Of State.
NJ r. TRAPP.
State Auditor
u. ID. CAMERON.
up. cONNORS.
Pres. Board of Agriculture
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Composing Commissioners OF Land
office OF the state Of Oklahoma.
Attest:
I'D o. CASSIDY.
Secretary. I2-I3-15d
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The greatest danger from influenza
10 Of it's resulting in pneumonia. This
can be obviqted by using Chamber.
laln's Cough Remedy, as it not only
cures influenza, but connteracts any
tendency Of the disease towards pneu.
monia. Sold by all dealers D&W
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
Dreams of the Blind.

In my dreams have sensations,
odors, tastes and ideas which do not
remember to have had in reality.
Perhaps they are the glimpses which
my mind catches through the veil of
sleep of my earliest babyhood. have
heard ''the tl'ampling of many waters .
Sometimes a wonderful light visits me
in sleep. Such a flash and glory as 1t
is! gaze and gaze until it vanishes.
smell and taste much as in my walk
ing hours, but the sense OF touch plays
less important part In sleep al
most never grope. No one guides me.
Even in Il crowded street am self
sufficient, and / enjoy an independ-
ence quite foreign to my physical life.
Now l seldom spell on my fingers. and
1t is still rarer for others to spell into
my hand. My mind acts independent
of my physical organs. l am delight
cd to be thus endowed, If only In
sleep, for then my soul dons its
winged sandals and joyfully joins the
thrcng of happy beings who dwell be-
You'd the reaches Of bodily sense
Helen Keller in Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
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Mnns. Geoffrin's Husband

Nine. Geoffrin, like most Frenchwo.
men, had the gift of making phrases.
When Rulhiere had read in her salon
work upon Russia, which she feared
might involve him In difficulties, slic
Offered him sum Of money 10 burn
Il. Tic author waxe;. wrutil Mt lie il.
sia.lasion implied a:'l broke c;.r into
:iii c!on"ent assertion OF his ccuTagc
ard Independence. She listened Ia
ticatly ana then In quiet tone OF
Hcicc said. How much mere do yo;
.rant, Nj. i,,;lhicre:" She married ut
the age OF fourteen NJ. Gcuifvn. a
wealthy glass manufacturer and lieu
tenant colonel 81 The national guard.
t lis duty as husband seems 10 have
lem TO provide The funds for lei. Sc.
ella! campaigns and to watch ever The
Getail; OF The mcnagc. 1t i; related O.
bin That come person gave him a his.
tory 10 read and when lie asi.cd inr
the successive volumes regularly
pnlmcd off upon him the first. NJ il ii
were lc'I. vt last he was heard to
say that he thought the author &c
peatcl hirisclf little" \ boo, print
cd IL double columns lie read straight
across the page, reinarl:ing that III
seemed to be very good, but was ratli-
CT abstract One day visitor IN
CURED after the silent, white haired
old gentleman who was In the habit
c. sitting at The head of The table.
"oh, he was my husband" replied
Nine. Geoffrin, before he dicd!'--
Arro;t;ll,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
Sailors, Piekinus.

Here and there on an Atlantic liner
in midocean sailors with pots of paint
and huge brushes painted cowls, stan
chions, rails. everything they could
reach. Suddenly dropping his brush,
one of these sailors rushed to man
in Il black suit.
"Oh, sir" he cried distressfully,
you've sat down on fresh white
paint"
With roar the man leaped to his
feet, curved himself acrobatically and
stared at the seat of his trousers.
But I've got a bottle of benzine in
my bunk" said the sailor "I'll run
and get it. I'll have your pants all
right in a jiffy."
Soon the pants were all right, and
the man ere he strolled jauntily Off
"a little wet and smelly, perhaps) gave
the sailor a quarter.
'.That's the third today, Bill" the
man said to his mate. II tell you,
what with all this paintin', us jackics
do durn near as well on tips as tho
Stewards
That's right" said Bill. II made n
dollar myself yesterday with that little
bottle of benzine.''
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
aslinnsr alum Tsan

The sidewalk stand, Il soap box, was
Uttered with rolls of brown bark, to-
oacco twists and withered switches
led with Irvine. The proprietor, q
Brown and shriveled. old colored wo-
.uan, sat on another box. A passing
woman fingered to ask the old aunty
he meaning Of her wares.
desc t'bacca twisses is for moffs,
IN de rcd oak bark is good for cuts,
IN de slipper alum chips is cure
FOR ole maids"
You ought to make fortune out of
hat, aunty. How does 1t work?'
Huh, huh, chile, das as easy as n
)ossum clim'ln' tree. You see, ole
maid ladies' is most In ginral lean an
onesome lookin, an slipper alum tea
makes 'em fat When dey gets fat
dey gets chipperish. an some .genmun
gwine come along an take 'miration
to 'em unless dey takes to drinkin' de
ten too late-huh, huh!"-New York
Post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
a Reanar In a Basket.

Perhaps the most curious use to
which MeNicans put their baskets is to
hold gamecocks. Sometimes the cocks
basket is woven for the purpose: often
or 1t is made from sombrero, the
wide, high crowned. straw hat of the
country, into which the bird is put, n
hole cut in the crown to give him air
and the brim carefully tied down that
he may not escape The bullfight has
been called the national sport of Mex
leo, but ccclsfighting is much more uni
versal, for the humblest peasant may
have his gamecock, which he keeps in
Il carefully made cage in his patio.
watches with pride and tends with
care.
One of the strangest uses to which n
basket has probably ever been put was
the daily appearance in the streets of
young man carrying in huge bush
ell basket on his shoulders his great
grandmother, of unknown age, who
held out a skinny hand to the passer-
by for the centavo which was almost
unfailingly given. Surely trust in
Providence could go no further Ellen.
nor Hope johnson in Outing Maya.
zine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
sTARTtrs in RuTTER-MAkINe.

& p
The value of starters in butter-mak-
ing, the kind and amount to use, and
the substitution of other materials
for milk in making starters, are ques-
lions that are OF great interest to
bntter-makers. The principle on
which the use Of starters is based is
the influence which certain bacteria
have on the quality and flavor Of the
butter. By pasteurizing the cream
and adding starter which contains
the desired form OF bacteria, the
character of bacterial growth in the
ripening cream can be readily con
trolled. To determine Just which
starters are best, and whether it
pays to use any at all or not, series
of extensive experiments were car
RED ON by the Dairy Section of the
Iowa Experiment Station, under the
direction OF Professor r.. w. Bouska.
Dairy Bacteriologist. The results of
these experiments have been pub
1ished in bulletin form, and may be
obtained from Director G. f. Curtiss,
Ames, Iowa. Ask for Bulletin No.
100, "The Use Of Starters in Butter
Making 1Jlal. l.blA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
A sAUcY DUCHESS.
Her Audacious Fight For Gay and His
49, "Beqsars' Opera"

Her Audacious Fight For Gay and His
"Begsars' Opera"
When the "Beggars' OPERA" by Gay,
was produced in 1928 it took positively
by storm. The king still chung to Han
del, but the nobility. with the Duchess
of Queensberry among them, tloclled
rapturously TO the "Newgate paste.
raj" The "Bcggars' Opera" had Il run
of siXty-tW'o nights, unprecedented in
those days, and as one result of its
success Handel became bankrupt. Sud
denly there came an order from the
lord chancellor to stop the new piece.
Why. is not exactly known unless it
was because the prime minister consid-
cred himself to be too faithfully rep
resented therein. However that may
have been, the theatcr had to be closed,
wliereupon the Duchess of Queensber.
ry took up Gays cause and velicmently
championcd 1t.
Very busy was she IN those days.
driving about in her coach asking for
guinea subscriptions for printing cop
les of the forbidden play. And so heed
SteSs WAS lNltty ftntt she carried her llSC
TO the queens drawing room itself and
had the audacity to ask the king for q
subscription. This was little too
much and her grace was requested to
withdraw from the court, Kitty an
rouncing, with characteristic compo-
sure, that the command was very
agreeable to her. as she had never gone
there for her own diversion but to be-
stow cisility upon the king and queen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05
THE PARACHUTE.
Leonardo da Vinci Was the First One
to Suggest It.


Credible accounts exist of an English
Benedictinc monk, Oliver of Malmes.
bury, in the eleventh century having
tried to fly by prcciptating himself
from the height of 4 tower with the
assistance of wings attached to his
arms and his feet. II is said that, hav-
ing gone along IL little way, he fell and
broke his legs. He attributed his acct
dent to failure to provide his aDpara-
tus with tail, which would have help
ed preserve his equilibrium and made
his descent n gentler one.
In the sixteenth century Leonardo da
V1ncf first demonstrated that q bird,
which is heavier than therair, sustains
itself. advances in the air. ''by render.
ing the fluid denser where 1t passes
than where 1t does not pass" In order
to fly 1t has to fix its point of support
on the air. Its wings in the descending
stroke exert pressure from above
down, the reaction of which from be-
low up forces the center of gravity OF
Its body to ascend at each instant to
the height at which the bird wishes to
maintain 1t. Some sketches which have
come down to us prove that Leonardo
occupied himself, like Oliver of Malmes.
bury. with giving man the power to fly
by the assistance Of wings suitably
fixed to the body.
We owe to Leonardo also the inven-
ton of the parachute, which he de-
scribed in the following terms: '.If
man had II pavilion each Side of which
was fifteen braces wide and twelve
braces high he might cast himself from
any height whatever without fear of
danger 1t may be said, too. of Leo
nardo da yinci that he was the first to
suggest the idea of the screw propeller
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-05

Modern children's lntellects seem to
bud and unfold mich earlier than they
did generation or two ago. You of
ten get some rare posers from the
youth who is having his first taste Of
schooling. The other morning at break
fast an admiring father asked his bud
ding prime minister how he liked
school.
"Oh, very well, pa, except the mas.
ter with the star teethw
"Star teeth! Star teeth!' puzzled
the father. What do you mean by
star teeth?"
"WhY, you know, pa, those that
come out Mt night"
The attendant servant maid dropped
the mullins, and pa suddenly found
something of exceptional interest in
the morning paper.-Edlnburgh Dis
patch,