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Evening journal., 1910-01-14
IT HELD HIM FOR AWHILE.

The dapper little travelling man
glanced at the menu, says the Reho-
both Sunday Herald, and then looked
up at the pretty waitress. Nice day,
little one" he began.
''Yes, It is" she answered, "and so
was yesterday. and my name is Ella,
and 1 know I'm n little peach, and
Evening journal., 1910-01-14

hammer, is recovering.
w. G. Hume. of Wilmington, spent
yesterday as the guest Of his aunt,
Mrs. r. A. Cooper.
No Change in Bans Staff.
President Johnson. of the American
League, announced that there would be
no change in his umpire STAFF for 1910.
The eight men who finished the sea-
son of 1909, and viii be retained, are:
Jack Sheridan, Tom Connolly SILK
OIoughlin, Fearless Bill" Evans. ].
j. Egan, ]. Kerlin. former Pitcher Bill
Dinneen and +. Perine.
Evening journal., 1910-01-14
MISSOURI NOW
RAISES MANY GOATS

Adair county is one Of the big goat
producing counties OF Missouri. The
goats, says the Kansas City Star, are
not raised for mutton alone, but also
for the purpose Of clearing up under
brush. They VIII go through thicket
like rifle bullet and eat It TO the
ground. peeling saplings and stumps
so that they will never sprout again
The goats get fat as butter balls on
such forage, Then they are ahipped
to market and sold to city folk for the
choicest mutton.
Binford Ranch, the largest stock
farm in this country, has produced as
many as FIVE hundred goats in one
year, which were shipped to market
Evening journal., 1910-01-14

after the shrubs were cleaned off the
pastures. Several other ranches in the
country have produced nearly as many
goats.
Evening journal., 1910-01-14

The merchants and gentry Of swatow.
China. say that as the business OF the
port is increasing they do not want to be
behind the times and so have subscribed
$4,000 to establish electric trans in the
city
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
Cleveland Has Visions Again.

Cleveland. by the way, is again an
roying itself with pennant aspirations.
Cleveland does this annually. and
with pretty good reasons generally.
This season the team has as COM
man6er the man who in some quarters
is credited with bringing the Boston
Americans out Of the slough into the
imelight-McGuire Since he took
hold Of the team he has tried valiantly
70 strengthen mis- club and get Il out
Of the hopeless condition OF slowness
into which it. has fallen Some new
timber is in the lineup of the club. and
shift has been made in the infeld
and another has been made in the out
field. But the club as II stands does
not seem Of pennant caliber.
The Forest City IS surely the place
OF shattered baseball hopes. II has
something on St Louis in. this respect
Il has been the favorite in a number
OF championship efforts and has run
so close that once il was within one
half a game'of first place. but il has
never done better than come close. al
though the rowdy team OF O'Conner.
Tebeau and company won the Temple
cup from the Baltimores.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

VINO mad never seen a boxing match or
ever heard Of WEIGH. This was q sur
prise to Corbett. so he took his friend
70 see the fight between WEIGH and
Summers at the National Sporting
cluD- The LOndOner was apparently
very much interested in the show. and
Jim thought he had done him a favor
by bringing him 70 the club 10 see two
or the best pugilists IN England mix
II up. The day after the fight Corbett
was dining at a leading hotel when IN
comes his British friend
Wasn't that a dandy fight we at
tended last night?" asked Jim.
Was that a hght?" queried the Eng
lishman.
I should say It was" replied Cor
bett "Welch drew blood in the early
part Of the contest and had Summers
bleeding all the time"
It's bloody well I know that re-
piled the Englishman. but I did not
think he was half as good at lighting
as he was in decorating the other fel-
lows body with his bloody glove"
Welch's glove was covered with
blood, and every time he hit his o.
pOnent il left a crimson spot on Sum
ners' BODY. This is what interested
the Englishman and made him refer
10 Welch as a decorator rather than a
boxer
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

about the same size. The chimpan-
zee has already learned how 10 sit
AZ table and eat. how 10 make bow,
use his napkin. and his latest achieve
ment is 10 stand on roller skates. He
has 70 have some help in this. Left 20
himself he would tumble and sprawl.
but when his skates are adjusted he
gives his paw TO Vicente Wee. and she
supports him while he stands erect.
The chimpanzee seems to understand
that Vicente Wee is his best friend.
Although docile to his keeper he re-
fuses 70 obey any one in observing
rules Of etiquette except his young
mistress. When Vicente Wee is absent
from her charge the chimpanzee acts
as If he were lonely and watches i'm
patiently for her return. When she
appears the chimpanzee gives every
evidence of joy Vicente Wee and
Charles the First take their meals to-
gether.
For midget Vicente Wee Is some
thing Of a wit and a philosopher as
well Asked If she expected 10 teach
her pupil to talk, she replied: Il hope
not He will be happier IL he never
learns that" Vicente is a colored
child. nineteen years old, and was born
in Pennsylvania
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
KNOCKING The ORCHESTRA.

Actors have been fguratively ham
mered, and actresses have ditto been
guyed. II abuse changed facial ex-
pressions some managers would not
be recognized when they went home.
Nothing seems just right to a whole
lot Of people. If a deaf man sits in
the Cherokee strip" Of a theater and
doesn't catch the stage whispers he
goes out and damns the acoustics Of
the playhouse. The whole gamut has
been worn smooth by the TRADERS.
Now IL is the orchestra that is being
whacked like a winter rug on a roof
There are orchestras and orchestras,
just as there are shanties and man
sIons. But in some quarters all orches-
tras are alike, on the poetic principle
that a primrose by the rivers brim is
just a primrose and nothing more.
II the orchestra, according TO the
flayers. sandwiches with operate Sc
lections there is an uprising, and If
scraps Of popular airs are interlarded
between curtains there is an output Of
execration that would make an angel
unstring a celestial harp.
Then there are the specialists in TIE
bunch Of orchestra censors. To some
OF these the cello, the oboe. the violin.
the piccolo, etc, breathe nothing but
divine harmonies. but these same spe-
cialists rise up like surprised aggre-
cation Of yellow jackets il the man
with the drum els given a chance TO
earn his beer. The beat of a drum 10
such, no matter how accurate the
'whack' may be. is like a sensitive
toes contact with an overlooked stone
in the path.
The specialists are ready to thump
everything in the catalogue of the
drummer's traps" Kettledrums ka-
ZOOS, cymbals and shuff1es are object
ed to. To acute ears the sounds from
any Of these are as the rasp Of a file
on rusty saw.
If the number is Rubinstein's Melody
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

The SpendthTift," which he was go
ing TO bring out in New York city.
Miss Magrane said she was under
contract TO play with the company she
was then with. MI Thompson saw
her manager and induced him 10 let
Miss Magrare cancel her contract.
This was done with some reluctance.
But Mr.. Thompson won his star and
for weeks she studied the part She is
now playing. The play is bS the au-
thor Of "A Fool There Was" Miss
Magrane is especially striking in emo
tional parts, and when she appeared
IN the leading feminine role Of The
Spendthrift" she fulfilled the expecta-
tons Of Mr.. Thompson. and his judg
ment was sustained. Miss Magazines
appearance in the play occurred at
the Hudson theater, New York city II
sounds Ike a commonplace 10 say that
she made a distinctive hit but until
theatrical folks can coin some stronger
sentence for successful stars this VIII
stand for Miss Nf2Erane. the California
ind" Of Frederic Thompson.
The play is the story OF a frivolous
wife. 1t has a moral and g bit OF SER
moniZing too.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

That when the "Chantecler" comes
to this country Miss Maude Adams
will take the role Of the cock instead
Of the hen pheasant?
That the child who plays a part in
"A Skylark." a summer musical come
dy. Bernice Allen, is only four feet
eleven inches tall and that she has the
most wonderful hair. that is five feet
two inches long and that she says is
the worry Of her life?
That recent Partisan sensation now
playing in this country IS a funny
piece full Of melody and that it is call
ed The Girl With the Whooping
Cough" and that every memberof the
company develops the malady before
the final curtain?
That when the "Chantecler" comes
here it viii not be the same. as a
whole, which Paris saw-that the
third act is so full OF French political
illusions and quips that it VIII have to
be cut out entirely?
That II a woman knows how to
whistle she can earn good money on
the stage. and that there is a school in
New York in which women who have
any talent for whistling are taught 10
pucker artistically, and that the secret
Of whistling is putting two notes to
gether so as to produce a triu?
That George A6e's new play. The
City Chap" was first brought out not
long ago in the Indiana town which is
the authors home by a club Of Pur-
due. Ind?
That in the opinion OF a Chicago
critic Lulu CHASER in Just One Of the
Boys has lost the Glaser snifie. that
pseudo catarrhal inhalation whose
noisy sibilance was wont in other days
TO mark her as the funniest nose and
throat coincidence OF her time?"
That Joseph EdmUnds. actor by
trade. recently made a bet that he
could act the clown in a circus with
the best Of them and win out and that
while he was playing the fooT' he was
kicked by a mule and put out OF com
mission and lost his bet?
That the leading people Of the New
theater while out on the road win be
accompanied by Wallets and maids. nine
Of each. and that one IS a Japanese.
the others being French. German. Hun
garian and Swedish and a few Ameri-
cans2
That Mrs. Sol Smith is the oldest
actress on the American stage, having
recently celebrated her eightieth birth
day, and that she Is still acting. not
because she loves the stage, as she
says. but because she must support
her family and the stage business is
all she knows?
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
An Old. Old Story.

That threadbare argument as 70
which Of the big leagues is the strong
er has been revived by Hans Wagner
An automobile company has offered
a machine as a prize 10 the Icad-
ing batsmGn OF the American or Ma
ton leagUe-nOt a machine for each
league. mind you. but one car for the
highest percentage for the year 1910.
Wagner opines that the contest IS
not fair because his cir >uit has the
best pitchers and feeders Fie on you.
HonUs, You know IL cannot be proved
But you may close your eyes and see
the official scorers in the home towns
turning errors into base hits II the
race gets close.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

V u FHILE the fight fans tho
MAJ country over have gone
" ~ almost daffy over tho Sin
Jeffries-Jack Johnson NIL
they should stop for q moment and
glance at the puSilisticscalender. They
would see that there IS another big
championship fght on the list. The
battle Is second in Importance to the
big scrap. Stanley Ketchel. the mid
dleweight champion. and Sam Lang
ford, the hard hitting Boston negro,
are to exchange wallops in Philedel.
phia April d. The bout between the
pair promises to be a grudge affair and
a pugilistic plum the many fight fol-
lowers have been after for many
moons.
With the men in first class condition
the battle should result in one of the
best ever staged in this or any other
country. Both men are prominent
members OF Walloperville society and
carry in either hand punches that have
the power Of a mules kick behind
them. Added to this is the fact that
ford is a larger edition OF Joe WalcOtt.
the little negro who made things very
warm for the heavyweights in the east
several years ago, and for the past few
years he has been q sort Of bogy man
for the middle and light heavyweights.
Although the battle Is 20 be nothing
more than a six round affair. there
should be lots Of action from gong 70
gong. providing. Of course. that the
contest is not a neatly framed agree
ment between the principals to have
the bout last the six round limit. with
a view to getting a long route date and
fat purse on the coast later on. One
thing is certain, Ketchel has far too
much respect for Langford's smuggling
powers TO take the liberty Of entering
a ring with the Boston tar baby for
an opponent unless he Is convinced
that the negro is working under a pull
or he himself is in the very best posi-
bic condition that hard and earnest
training can produce. Also fight fans
IN general are still bordering over
Langford's quicls knockout OF Jim
Flynn recently a short time after he
had allowed the Pueblo fireman 70
abuse him shamefully in a ten round
go. These be matters which bear ripe
fruit for deep thinking. and the not
too cOnfiding members Of the sport
loving public are thinking hard
There is only one way to account for
Stanley Ketchers poor showing against
Frank Klaus in Pittsburg recently, and
that is that the middleweight cham
pion took things easy when Re found
that Klaus was safe in his hands. No
decisions are given in the six round
contests at Pittsburg, and on this &C
count Ketchel did not whale away as
he would in a bout where his title was
at stake or in a battle where he stood
chances Of losing a decision. The big
fighters have their own ideas about
how thea should fight. and at times
their method Of milling does not meet
with the approval OF the public. but
they are looking after their own inter
est first and do not seem to care for
what the fans say after the match is
over.
Some Of the fight critics are inclined
70 believe that Ketchel has started on
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

Horsemen In Doubt About New Rule.
Months before the new rule relating
to the adjustment Of the use of hop
Piles in harness racing will be in even
limited operation and almost stimuli
taneously with the announcement OF its
enactment the periodicals Of the trot
ting turf are asking whether the rule
viii ever become effective when it be-
gins to bar hOpples on horses Of all
ages. Doubts are expressed as 70 the
power OF the National Trotting asso-
citation TO enforce the rule without los
ing a large number Of its members
among the fair associations and the
half mile tracks. and the impression
seems general that az between the
two horns of the dilemma the central
organization will not hesitate TO choose
whatever course VIII keep its member
ship roll intact
Departing from all plans that had
been suggested for Kidding the trotting
turf Of hoppled PAGERS, the recent con-
gress Of the National Trotting associa-
ton framed the following rule:
''Hopples shall not be used in races
or performances against time on two
year-olds or under In 1910. on three
year-olds or under in 1912, on five
year-olds OF under in 1914. after which
time hopples shall be barred in all
races"
The purpose OF this rule was 20 let
training finish out their CAREERS with
their value unimpaired and at the
same time to head of the youngsters
coming on. so that when the time
limit expires, IN 1914. only a handful OF
topples viii remain TO be affected N
the final operation Of the rule
Whether II will work out according
70 the expectations OF the rule makers
remains TO be seen. Although no PAGER
foaled in or after 1908 can hereafter.
under the rule race In hopples. every
trainer in the country Is still free to
start as many new hoppled horses as
before, provided they are of the re-
quired age. The crop OF recruits in
the coming campaign will not be re-
duced 10 any appreciate extent what
ever by the operation Of the rule since
two-year- ODDS alone are affected this
year Next year another equally long
list Of accessions TO the hoppled bril-
gade may be expected, for the number
Of PAGERS under four years old on the
turf is triling In 1912 there is likely
70 be another big brigade Of newcom-
ers, as the rule viii then have no effect
on horses over four years old. and the
great majority OF harness horses on the
circuit tracks are above that age
In 1913. when the new provision Of the
turf code will for the first time affect
a large number OF horses, the ranks Of
the hoppled brigade are very likely 70
be just about as strong and formidable
as they are today, and it Will be sur
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
Cy FRANK II. BROOKS.

- ONE said It was a circus trick
when two Of the Ringing
brothers invited a select group
%W$ Of newspaper writers. maya
zine editors and cartoonists TO attend
the wedding Of one Of the clowns Of
the Barnum & Bailey show (Ring-
lings' property now.
But when the clown and the young
woman. the latter attended by three
ladies Of the circus" the former by
three clowns. appeared in the center
ring Of Madison Square Garden and
stood before a young minister in
the black robes OF his order. and he
raised his hands and said, Dearly be-
loved, we are gathered together here
in the sight od Cod" a hush fell upon
the scene and a pale cast OF thought"
broke through the paint and powder
ofsthe testers. Then all present knew
it was no circus trick.
The clown who became a husband in
this unique manner and place (it was
Sunday afternoon and the big bell in
the campanlle tower in Madison square
stroked the hour Of as the minister
uttered the first words) was Harry La
. Pearle. The bride was Miss Frances
Mckinley Of Chicago-not of the pro-
fession.
No more grotesquely CARRIED groom
ever stood up in the same way. His
motley dress was that in which he
plays the fool" to the delight of chill
dren. and some who have passed into
their second childhood, twice a day for
six days in the weeks of the circus
season. His attendants were similarly
made up.
The young woman was simply gown
ed. just as she might have been at
reception in her own home. She was
both modest and pretty. Although
she had never been connected with a
circus or any other profession. the
bride and groom had known each other
for many years. and the bride had been
a favorite with the clowns family that
dates back TO the tanbark long before
he was born. They had never thought
OF wedding such as the one in which
they figured They were to have been
married quietly. and the young woman
went TO New York for that purpose
because her husband would be on the
road during the season and the show
would not touch Chicago in its travels
But when the two Ringing brothers in
the east heard of the intentions they
obtained the consent Of the twain, and
they were married as described. (For
the Ringlings are showmen.)
When the ring was placed on the
brides finger and the ceremony had
been said the young minister again
raised his hands and words seldom
perhaps never. heard before in a cir
Gus ring. Let US pray" were uttered.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
A STAB From CALIFORNIA

Some months ago Frederic Thomp-
son (he's Mabel Taliaferro's husband.
you know was sauntering in Califor-
MIA. Naturally he visited the theater.
One day while he was in Los Angeles
he dropped in a house where a stock
company was playing. One Of the com
pany impressed him favorably. She
was That's Megrane. After the per-
Torrance Mr.. Thompson called on the
young lady and told her he wanted
her for a star part in his production.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

the daily announcer Of the Ringing
brothers western showsN was a digni-
fed POSTMASTER. and as he was some
what unknown TO eastern folks he was
coached il his business by Mr. Glen
more Davis. a former newspaper man.
who has only this season quit his pro-
fession TO represent the publicity, bu-
reau Of the 'Ringlings' eastern shows.
There is something about circus life
that appeals 10 all mankind. It never
grows old 10 those who are old, and It is
an everlasting wonder world TO the lit
tie ones and those Of the middle chan
mel. Never before was there such an
incident ir circus circles as that here
in described. It would have "tickled
Phineas Barnum TO death"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

In F. and the drummer "whacks" an
obligato the specialists in nearby
seats get as pale as a bunch OF death
masks II signifies not II the "whackr
is according TO the score, the drummer
Is raked. and the manager Of the house
gets ii where the beads sparkled on
Betty.
Mr.. Belasco has endeavored to soothe
the specialists by hiding his orchestra.
but what is one BeIasco in the great
book Of managers? other accessories
Of the stage have got theirs. Why not
the orchestral
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

excuse for his poor showing that he
hurt his hand in the first round and
the pain was so severe that he did not
have the heart to fight in his usual
style. This may be true. Let us hope
so. as il would be a shame for such a
young and promising lad as Ketchel
to be thrown in the discard pile sim
ply because he Will not train as other
fighters do
If Ketchel is not in the best Of shape
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
Trades on

clowns went into the ring from their
tables and extended Fluctuations to the
bride and congratulations to the
groom.
The bridal party was conducted with
all propriety to the table on a dais in
another ring, and all present partook
Of the collation.. There were toasts,
sentimental and otherwise. from
clowns and guests. and kilograms and
letters OF regret from people well
known, literary and professional, were
read.
The lights were turned on in the
ample show house before the unique
gathering broke up. Mr.. Lou Graham,
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

work OF the smaller pugtlists as well
as the big fellows Big Jim is now ap-
pearing on the vaudeville circuit and
is receiving a nice Fat salary for do
Ing monologue stunt Corbett tells
many interesting stories Of his travels.
Among them is a good one about
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

prisins to many horsemen If a deter
mined attempt is not then made by
those interested to repeal or nullify the
rule. BY standing its ground and re-
fusing to recede from the position
taken at the recent congress. the y.
7. A. may have TO risk the secession
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
THE "OLD CLOWNS" WEDDING
Unique Ceremony the TanbarkTh First of Its Kind on
the OrcheStra-Chid Tutor to a Chimpanzee
A Star From California

The bride and groom and their at
tendants. devoutly kneeled on the tan
bark in the great amphitheater. and,
led by the minister. they repeated the
Lords Prayer. while the forty-s
clowns in fantastic and outre garb
bowed their heads and the invited
guests. a hundred in number. men of
travel. men Of letters and men accus-
toned TO all sorts and conditions OF
affairs. likewise reverently stood
The wedding was over. The attend
Ing bridesmaids and the old clowns
attendants united in doing what is
customary in such conditions in homes
and at the altar. Then the forty-si
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

when he tackles Langford he is in for
the greatest beating he ever received.
Stanley is one Of the most aggressive
fighters the ring ever had and Just the
kind OF a man Langford likes 70 meet
one that Is always coming at him.
To prove this one has only to see the
moving pictures OF his recent contest
with Jim Flynn. -In this fight the ne
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

the toboggan. This can hardly be
true. Ketchel has whipped all the best
middleweights in this country and can
do so again, but he must be in condi-
ton. Ketchel. they say. needs lot OF
hard training to make him fit He is
high hier and does not take the
proper care Of himself when there is
nothing in sight for him. After his
contest with Klaus. Ketchel gave as an
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

That Ida Conquest IS G member Of
Nazimova's company. at the latters
new theater. in Little Eyolf?'
That the famous theatrical land
mark, WaIIack's theater, IN Broadway
of blessed memories - has again
changed hands. Charles Burnham be-
ing the lessee2
The Washington herald., 1910-04-24

Freddie Welch, the English light
weight champion. II happened in
London. As is we'll known. England
is head and heels in love with WEIGH
on account Of his many good fights in
this country. Nearly every one has
Freddie's record down pat from be-
ginning 70 end. jim. however. ran
across a wealthy young Englishman