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but, on the whole, 1t is probably as re-
markable a poem as was ever written by
a youth OF II. There are only three in
stances Of equal or more precocious genius
--Chatterton, who wrote "Eiinoure and
Juga" at the age of IL; Shelley. who
wrote "Queen Nab" when he was II, and
Bryant. whose "Thanatopsis' was written
In his eighteenth year.
The Fierce Pamph1eteer.
II the word frosty" may be applied
to the earliest of Milton's poems, torrid
is not too strong for some of his later
prose. In 1e4e King Charles was executed,
Millions ringing defense OF Cromwell's
act caused the eyes of all England to
turn toward him. He was appointed as
Latin Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
One of his nrst duties was to write re-
ply to the "Eikon Basilike." or Image
Of the King" q book that was being
widely circulated by the Royalists and
supposed to be the work Of the martyrod
tyrant himself Milton's answer was the
"Ikonoklastes," or Image Breaker" o
work unworthy Of his genius. Among the
crimes Of which he accuses the dead
Charles was a love for Shakespeare and
other poets TniS haruly rings sincere
or gracious, coming from the poet who
had himself addressed Shakespeare in an
immortal sonnet as Dear Son OF Memo
ry, great heir of Fame" and proclaimed
that
Thou IN our wonder and astoniahment,
Hast built thySSlf . hvslong monument
Milton sank to further depths in his
controversy with salmaSius. That famous
Latin scholar was hired by the Royalists
to write Defense of the King" Milton
called his reply Defense Of the English
People" 1t was really scurrilous as
sortment OF personal abuse. He twlts
Salmasius for being under his wifs's
thumb, hurls charges of immortality
against his maldservants, and accuses him
Of neglecting his illegitimate children. Not
content with this, Milton makes an elab-
crate attempt to prove that the book
seller who published Salmasius work
was fraudulent bankrupt. imposter. cheat
and thief.
Such were the amenities Of political ar
gumenk In that age. Milton was going
blind at the time he prepared this
pamphlet and Salmasiua exulted that It
was due to the strain upon his eyes en-
tailed by the controversy; while Milton,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
TRAVIS SHOWS OLD SKILL
IN DEFEATING SELLERS

GLENVIEw GOLF CLUB, Aug. s.
Walter ]. Travis, former British and
national champion, took the semi-finals
match today from John NJ. Sellers OF
Glenview in the invitation open golf
tournament here with a display of
skill worthy of his best days at the
game, winning up, to play
Robert A. Gardner of Hinsdale, ma
tional title holder, administered an even
more decisive defeat to K. L. Ames of
Glenview. Gardner won Z up, to play.
Travis went out on the second round
in 38, Gardner's out score being SO.
Travis and Gardner will play the finals
tomorrow,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
HAZEL H0TCHKISS TO PLAY
TRIO OF CHAMPIONSHIPS

TACOMA, Aug. 5.-Fitz and Russell
Of Seattle, won the northwest doubles
championship here this afternoon by
defeating Pulford and Pulford, the Ia
coma team, in the finals, Though the
Seattle pair won in straight sets, they
were forced to their best game all the
time.
The tournament is now down to the
finals, which are to be played tomor-
row. Fitz won the right to go into the
mems singles finals by defeating
Breeze of Tacoma. He probably will be
opposed to his club mate, Sam Rus
sell.
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, national wo-
mans champion, will appear in three
women's singles, doubles and mixed
doubles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
CUTSHAW'S ERROR LOSES
CAME FOR COMMUTERS
Portland Scores Winning Run in
the Eighth Inning at
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-Cut-
shaw's error at second scored Olsen in
the eighth inning of the game today at
Recreation park, when the score stood
1 to l and Portland had broken the dry
spell by annexing the game. Gregg
dealt a variety of puzzling shoots to
the Oaklanders that kept them tanning
the air. When the game was over it
was seen that he had retired ten men
by the one. two, three route.
Portland scored in the fourth, and
Oaklnd evened things up two innings
later. In the eighth Ryan flew to
Hogan, Olsen singled, Rapps was out,
Olsen going to third. Fisher hit and
Cutshaw singled and Olsen scored.
Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

Maid, 95 Lewiston, 96 Ocean Queen lVS'
Jack Payne. 1O5; Edwin T. Fryer l2o'
Firth race. furlongs-Mlnnedocia, La
Petite. 101: Ramon. Corona, 1903; Patterson
106; Albion H., 1O7; e. NJ. Frye, The SllcN-
er. Ben Stone. Bitter Sir. Reuben lO9'
Sixth race, g furlongs-Biased, 1925 new
Capital, 104 Buda Pest, Bay Garter !Vt
Lee Harrison, Hannibal Bey, Bardonia, lOo
Miderecho. Emma c.. Nebraska Lass lVV'
Enchanter III,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
LOSING SEALS JOSTLE
UMPIRE VAN TREN
Sacramento Puts 1t Over League
Leaders in SCrappy Ten
Inning Game

SACRAMENTO, Aug. Sin a game
that went ten innings and was full of
scrapping, umpire batting, bonehead
plays and sensational work by field
ers, Sacramento defeated San Fran
cisco today, to 8. The deciding run
came in the tenth when Hester worked
around to third on two singles and a
sacrifice scoring when Boardman hit
to McArdle and Berry failed to touch
him at the plate on the throw-in The
Seals jostled Umpire Van Haltren, and
crowding around him, followed him to
the dressing room. Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
Killing PLANS AN EIGHT
CITY BILLIARD LEAGUE

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-John King
has completed preliminary arrange
ments for the organization of a billiard
league of eight cities. The circuit will
be New York, Brooklyn, Boston and
Philadelphia in the east and Chicago,
Pittsburg. st. Louis and Kansas City
in the west. The first season will be
devoted to the exploitation of the anna
teur three-cushion game.
Tournaments will be played in each
city to determine the best pair of
players who will constitute team to
play in each of the other cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
FINISHES AT SARATOGA

First race, 5h Enthusiastically won
Night Fall second. zeus third; time 'oS'
Second race. 1M miles-The Peer won
Lady Esther second. Bennie Kelso thlru
time $50 2-5.
Third race, 5h furlongs-Miss Nett won,
Eagle Bird second Helen thiro' 'nne
t:09 2-5.
Fourth race IA miles-Ocean Bound won
Cherryola second, Marigot third; time l;55
Fifth race, furlongs-Blackford won
Martinez second, Our Hannah third; time
12S 2-5.
Sixth race. 1 mile-Tasteful won, Sunra-
oist second. Baron Dieskau third; time 1913
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
BUTTE ENTRIES

First race, furlongs-warfare, 1O1;
Philistina, Lillian Ray. Hattie Dodson,
Sainest, 1O7; Bonhls. Garter Light, He
Knows. Gresham, 102: Able. 112.
Second race. 4 furlongs-Helen Hawkins,
ST. Heller. 81: Louise B. 1902; Edmond Ad-
ans 107: Jim Basey, 113.
Third race. Futurity course-Bill May
ham, 1o1; Be Gone, 103; Magazam, 104; BIZ
nocular, los: Arionette. 106: Gretchen G.,
Platoon. 1O7; Royal Stone, los; Fancy, 112.
Fourth race. l mile-Roy Junior. Harlem
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
WOMAN'S GOLF CHAMPION
WINS CUP FOR THIRD TIME

HIGHLAND PARK, ILL.,, Aug. 8
Mrs. Thurston Harris of westward Ho,
formerly Miss Sails Ainslie, today won
the Chicago woman's golf champion
ship for the third consecutive time, de-
feating Miss Inez Clarke, up and to
play, in the finals. She led in the quail
flying rounds with rs, won the semi
finals from Miss Ruth Layman, and
was 8 up at the first turn in the finals
with Miss Clarke.
Mrs. Harris retains permanent pos
session of the championship trophy by
virtue of her victory today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
MUSICIANS DON MITTs

The Ellis club team and the Orpheus
club assembly of ball tossers will en-
deavor to show the diamond fans the
relation between pitchers of different
kinds on the st. Vincent's diamond this
afternoon. The two clubs have long
feud to settle and have decided to re-
sort to the horsehide and mitt to de-
eide the affair. The game will be
called at o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
AMATEUR TEAMS TO MEET.

The Wielands are requested to meet
at the Pacific Electric depot at 1
o'clock today. The Pioneer Trucks
will meet at the Los Angeles &, Re
dondo station tomorrow at II o'clock to
take the car for Redondo.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
THE BAIT

Friend Ito guide)-Why does your
wife always go round with the parties
that you take over the castle?
Guide-She always gives me a tip al
the end and so induces the others tc
follow suit-Fliegende Blatter
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

Mother (speaking of his playmate to
her own darling just learning to whis-
tle)-Can Harold whistle?
Four-ye year-old (contemptuously)-
Whistle? No; he can only make hole,
l-Harpers Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
SUMMARY

Three base hits-Shnn, Bodie. Two-oase
hits-Hunt, Briggs. Sacrifice hits-Burns
ba1ls-Of Browning 2; off Nourse, A. Struck
out-By Nourse, A. Double plays-Perry to
Shinn; Bodie to Mohler; Burns to- Shinn 10
Hunt. Time of game-1;5O. umpire-Nah Hal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

God willing" said Speaker Cannon as he
left for home, "Pll be here next session." 1t
is unlikely that the Deity will interpose any
objections. II the American people can stand
Cannon, doubtless the Supreme Being can con-
template him calmly Heaven has granted
man autonomy in such matters.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

The president brought his fist down hard, "
1t is said, when the senate tried to triie with
the postal savings bank bill. fstic demon
stration a year ago would have done wonders
for downward revision.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
OAKLAND
SUMMARY

Two-base hit-Case. First base on called
balls-On Moser, 4; off Gregg, 4. Struck out
BY Moser, 4; by Gregg, 10. Double plays
Casey unassisted; Carroll to Cameron. Time
of game-1:45 Umpirc-McGreevy.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

You can buy 1t. perhaps at many places. but
there's one BEST place to buy it-and that
nlace advertises-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
SAN FRANCISCO
SACRAMENTO

Totals ,..,.,,,,,.......35 Y X29 7
zone out when winning run scored.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

Bodie hit by batted ball.
cCnpn nv INNINGS
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Vast Possibilities of Swamp land Drainage
Government Aid Sought In Retaining Areas
As Big In the Aggregate as Two Great States

- UPPoSE man should come to
you and say, Il know how to
L add TO the tillable lands OF
- the United States without
going outside our interior domain an
acreage but slightly less in area than
the combined acreage Of the two states
OF Missouri and Arkansas. and every
dollar expended in adding this vast
cultivable area will increase its value
by $50"
What would you say IN reply?
If you had the authority you would
commission him to go ahead and do
the work.
This. in effect, is just what Benja-
min F. Yoakum, chairman of the board
OF directors Of the st, Louis and San
Francisco railway. said recently in a
speech at New Orleans Mr. Yoakum
wants the federal government, the
state governments and private capital
70 combine in the reclamation Of the
American swamp lands. There are ap-
proximately 100000 acres OF swamp
lands in the United States. most of
which Is reclaimable by drainage. OF
this great area, about $4,000 900 acres
more than the combined acreage Of
the states Of Kentucky and Tennessee
lie in the south. Nearly all of the
southern swamp districts can be re-
CANNED, according TO Mr.. Yoakum and
others who have studied the problem.
Recently Arkansas sent a commits.
sion of farmers and business men IN
washington. These men conferred
with President Taft, Speaker Cannon.
secretary Of Agriculture Wilson and
win The congressman from their state
on the matter Of draining the swamp
ianos. At the last session of congress
western senator introduced a bill TO
permit the reclamation of southern
swamp lands. but the measure was
killed by the efforts Of a southern SEN
ator- Every now and then some spo-
Faolc attempt in that direction is
maze. Nothing has come of it thus
Iar save a lot Of discussion and more
or less Of sectional politics" insinua-
IONS. Meantime the drainage prob
lem appears to be slowly but surely
working itself up to the point where
IL VIII become a national issue.
Events and conditions are coming to
the aid of the drainage crusaders. The
present high cost Of living is ascribed
by many persons OF calm judgment to
the fact that the production Of food
stuffs has not kept pace with our in
creasing population. Here is some
thing to think over at your leisure:
Suppose that by the digging of prop
er drainage canals and bitches a till
able area as large as the whole of
New England were added to the pres
ent opportunities for agriculture in the
old established states. The combined
area Of the six New England states is
5s,z65 square miles. This is just about
half the swamp land AREA Of the United
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

which she declares she wrote ten
years ago. taking the idea from a
novel published under the same title
by her uncle, Cornelius Matthews,
about forty years ago. Then, Of
course, Mr.. Gross Of Chicago has come
forward 20 insist that Rostand has
plagiarized the "Chanteeler' idea from
"The Merchant Prince Of Cornville."
Just as Mr.. Gross claimed IN the mat
ter OF "Cyrano" some years ago.
But. what's the difference? Shake
speare cheerfully appropriated nearly
all his plots. picking them up wherever
he found them lying around loose. The
fact remains that we've got "Chante-
cler" on our hands. and the chante-
cjerIzation Of the United States goes
on apace. Like most fads or fashions
from France. 1t has begun at New
York and Is gradually working itself
westward. The very latest thing as !
write is the Chantecler jacket. which
has arrived from gay Paree- This is a
woman's coat with the tail so cut as
70 suggest a birds tail. 1t may be
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Story of C. 0. Pratt and the Orphan $4,000
Organizer of Great Strike In Philadelphia Has Led
Struggles of Street Car Men All Over the Country

I ed thither to handle IL. After much
dickering and pickering the street car
company agreed to submit the dispute
to a board of arbitration. A repre-
sentative of the company sought out
Pratt and dropped into his left ear a
gentle hint that the company would
make it worth his while If he would
name as a representative of the strik-
ers on the arbitration board man In
1 be chosen by the employers.
Pratt listened very attentively and
said quietly. Meet me In my room at
the Briggs House
prior to the hour named for the
meeting Pratt procured an augur ana
bored four holes in a door that opened
into an adjoining room. He broke tle
mechanism of the transom so that ~
could not be closed. When the agent
of the street car company arrived ne
glanced warily around and saw that
omen transom. He tried TO close -
u,;tbout succeeding. Then he handeo
Pratt $1,000. non
".Trh-Mr. Blank. what Is this S0,VVV
for that you are handing me! asASo
pratt loud enough to be heard py the
four members of the strike coIiiIii''eo
whom he had placed in the other room
vitb instructions TO keep their eye
g,nea n those augur holes and theH
ears primed. -,
"For putting a man to be nsi,leu ~
the company on the arbitration poaiu;
said the would be briber, Softly aIie
somewhat fearsomely. There WASH :
anv use for an arbitration ooaiu'
pratt made public the attempt ~
bribe him. Public indignation olo 'ii7
rest. The men won the strike
pratt tried TO return the $5'OVO' Ou'
the company threw up its HANDS III
horror. Neverl Perish the thoughl'
That money didn't belong TO the com
pany. OF course not! So declares NV
company. .,,
FINALLY the money was put IN OsiliN
to the credit of the Amalganaleu q
sociation, which still stands reaoy -
return it-whenever the street cor
people Will acknowledge thelF PA'e-
nifty of the orphan fund"
Strike Organizer Pratt is forty-two
wears old. He lived on a farm until
about seventeen years ago. Where no
built up a rugged physical frame anu
imb,bed ideas of Independence ana
self reliance which stand him IN gooa
stead in his present profession he
had youthful ambitions to become 8
street car man, so he left the farm and
went to work as a motorn1an in Cleve-
land. But car running was not TO
be the limit of the Pratt ambition He
developed such signs Of executive abil-
ity that he was made business agent
for the men in a strike. The company
took back everybody but Pratt, who
concluded that being minus a Job. he
would make one for himself That Is
how he happens to have become strike
crga5szer IN general. J. u. CARR
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

which the characters were featnered
fowls Athenian theater goers in the
era about four centuries before Christ
probably went wild over this play as
highly original idea, and it is quite
possible that portion of the grandeur
that was Greece consisted of untrim-
med birds worn at the girdles OF the
fashionable Hellenes Of the day.
II may be pointed out also that two
OF the worlds most famous fable max
ers. Aesop and La Fontaine. wrote
fables which may have had more TO do
with the suggestion Of "Chantecler"
than the barnyard episode in the Pyre-
nees. The present writer is acquainted
with an American author who about
ten years ago conceived and planned
an ironical drama in which all the
characters were TO be dressed as birds
and beasts. He said he was afraid the
public wouldn't stand for it, so he
never wrote II. And now comes Miss
Frances A. Matthews. who has offered
in a prize competition III New York a
one act piece called "Chanticleer,"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

versing in high tones. apparently ex-
pressing sarcasm each for each. Sud
denly the cock o. the walk arrived.
Mr.. Rooster strobe into the midst Of
the assemblage. Immediately all the
uproar ended. Fowl and beast seemed
to acknowledge Chanticleer as mon
arch They all advanced and made
friends with him, saluted him, accept
ed him as their sovereign. And when
the rooster crowed there was no other
sound in the Pyrenees.
Idea 2,4OO Years Old.
Taking this cue. Rostand conceived
a drama in which ali the characters
should represent barnyard denizens
and all the ironies OF human life
should be expressed Though hailed
far and near as a highly original idea.
this does not seem. after all. to bear
the authentic hallmark OF real origi-
nality. There's nothing new under the
sun except the manner Of treating an
old idea. One Aristophanes. who lived
q matter Of twenty-four centuries ago.
wrote satire called THE Birds" in
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

termed a sort OF female swallowtail
effect No doubt when this gets into
print Paris viii have sent Us several
new things in the Chantecler line. for
every ship bound in seems to bring
some fresh fuel TO feed the fad.
chantecIer Umbrellas and Canes.
When the April showers begin TO
pick up your Chantecler umbreIia-it's
In the market already-and spread its
canopy above your head. There's a
rooster handle piece And when the
showers cease TO descend and the sun
peeps forth take your ChantecleT cane
with its rooster headed handle and
saunter forth serenely. Perhaps you
are invited to a Chantecler dinner
You will find NJ Chantecler enthroned
in midtable as the chief decoration
with tiny chandeliers imprinted on
the napkins. and perhaps Nile. Hen
Pheasant filed with chocolates or bon
hons as favors.
One Of the latest suggestions Is the
ChantecIer suspender for men. the
buckle being a rooster in bronze, his
claws holding up the two tapes that at
taeh themselves to the trousers buttons
ana his beak piercing the main Shout
der strap.
The French poets "Chantecler,'
which is written in verse. is not q
burlespue. however much 1t may b5
burlescued on the vaudeville stage and
IN the comic papers. Rostand wrote
It with a serious purpose. Chantecler
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

headpiece Rostand's drama. with the
rooster acting as universal press agent.
simply FASTENED the realization OF the
gorgeous dream. Now the latest thing
from Paris, where nearly all American
fashions are born and brought up, is
the spring hat decorated with the IN
divided chantieleer-beak, comb, tan
feathers and all; everything except the
crow.
In view OF the widespreading Chan
tecler fad a few words about the au-
thor Of the play and how he happened
to conceive and execute this ludicrous
fantasy may not be amiss America
well remembers "Cyrano de Bergerac."
the long nosed person whom the late
Richard Mansfield made famous on
our stage. America remembers also
( "L'AigIon." the play in which Sarah
/ Bernhard. despite her sixty odd sum-
4 mers. appeared as the youthful son of
I Napoleon These two dramas of Ros-
/ tand's served to introduce the French
poet and dramatist to the United
! States.
Rostand. who is only forty-two years
( old. has a large country estate near
I Cambo, where he takes his time in
/ creating poems and plays. It is re-
lated that one day he was wandering
/ in the Pyrenees near his home He
entered a barnyard, where he found a
cat and a turkey, dog, a blackbird
in a cage. a duck and a flock Of hens.
/ All the fowls and animals were con-
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

S60,000.000. for investment In Canada.
This means" TO quote Mr., Yoakum.
"that our own people are building up
an empire belonging TO foreign ma
ton at the expense OF our own coun-
try" Mr.. Yoakum told the people Of
Louisiana, which state has 10,000,0o
acres Of swamp lands. that these rich
lands located near the congested CEN
tiers OF population may be drained at a
cost OF about IS an acre and will pro-
ducc the kinds Of food that supply
the Kitchens Of the consuming masses.
For an investment Of $40 to SIS an
acre in drainage and clearing the In
creased wealth OF Louisiana" says Mr..
foakum, would be more than $780,
oOO'eOO. It is conservative TO estimate
$50 an acre annually from crops, which
would mean an annual increase Of
SSVo,000,000 in the products Of Louisi
1 ana. or, to put it in another way, each
ooilar invested in drainage would pay
80 annually in products. This, in con-
nection with the upbuilding Of new
towns, sugar mills, cotton mills. rail-
roads and other industries. shows the
Importance OF starting this work un-
der broad and comprehensive plan
with the aid and cooperation of the
federal government"
In the past seven years the govern
ment has expended many millions of
dollars in retaining by irrigation the
semiarif lands of the west and north
west. The people are coming to I'M
npFEf0nd fhof
OF reclamation demanding government
Observation-Disclosures and drainage. BY
one the water is put upon the land; by
the other II is drawn out Swamp re-
chalmers contend that their cause Is
worthy Of equal attention from the
government. and they offer in argu-
ment the fact that the water soaked
lands lie close to established towns and
communities, so that it is not neces-
sary to undergo the discomforts Of
pioneering in order to enjoy the ad-
vantages OF these lands.
In the past dozen years several i'm
portant private reclamation enter
prises have proved that swamp lands.
heretofore despised. are worth more
NA-eA' tAic cutIOuNuluk ulBu lanOS IL
properly drained. 1t may be cited that
IN the southeastern part OF Mr.. Yoak-
um's own state, Missouri, in the re-
glon known since the great earthquake
OF 1911 as "the sunk lands" thousands
OF acres have been reclaimed. Until a
rev years ago these sunk lands, which
were depressed by an earthquake,
were Inhabited only by the poorest
class Of farmers, who lived on and Gull
tlvated the bumps" using canoes and
flatboats to cross the water covered
spaces. That land could be bought
then for S. an acre. Now much OF II
cannot be bought for 800 an acre. A
thrifty population has invaded the re-
gion. Moreover. that old time enemy
OF mankind, the mosquito, who carries
the malaria germ and deposits 1t at
will in human territory. is disappear
ing from the drained sunk lands of
southeast Missouri and northeast Ar
kansas. Malaria, locally known as
fever and ager." disappears along
with the mosquito.
ROBERT DONNELL.