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Evening journal., 1910-08-24

KID Wilson, of Orange, n. j., and
The Dixie Kid will meet at the Long
acre Club, New York.
Sam Harris. matchmaker for the
Eureka Athletic Club. Baltimore, has
matched Young Britt. of that city, TO
box Jimmy Walsh. of Boston, on Sep
TENDER 1.
Billy REYNOLDS will have three good
ones in his string this fall Tommy
OKeefe, Barney Ford and Tommy
Buck will be a trio that will make the
best of them hustle.
The Dixie Kid met a tartar when
he tickled Fighting Kennedy at the
Lehigh Athletic Club, New York, on
Friday night Kennedy getting the
decision at the end of the tenth
round.
AL Kaufman and Bill Lang have
every inducement to do their best
when they meet in Philadelphia on
September 5. Hugh Mcintosh guar
antees the winner a match in England
with the winner of the Burns-Lang-
ford contest.
Frank O'Brien has returned to Mem
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
LOOKS LIKE CINCH
FOR MACK'S MEN
Must Win Only TwO-ThirdS Of
Remaining Games to Score
lO6 Victories
RUNNERS UP ARE
In A FAST RACE

With only forty-four games TO play
the Athletics are tin-canning along in
the American league 112 points to
the good. Even the Tigers now ad-
nit that the White Elephants will
romp home the easiest kind of a win
ner Just to show what a cinch the
team has a Philadelphia critic has
figured it out that if the Athletics
maintain their present gait-the Red
Sox will have to win every game
between now and the end of the sea-
son to tie for the pennant.
Today the Athletics have a winning
percentage of .696. If they win two
thirds of their remaining games they
will wind up with a record of i06 games
won and as lost a percentage Of .6S1.
Since they are going better right now
than they have been at any other time
since the beginning of the season there
is little doubt that they will win their
106 games.
If they do they will break all Amer
lean league records. Since its or
ganization the league has been noted
for the closeness of its races. No
team has ever held such a command
ing lead at this stage of the cam
paign before Last year the Tigers
made a league record by winning
ninety-eight games. It is this record
Connie Mack is out TO beat.
A Hopeless Chase.
Not until the figures are shown does
the hopelessness of the efforts of the
Red Sox, Tigers and Yankees really
strike one, Providing the Athletics win
two-thirds of their games, the Sox
must win all of their remaining forty
two to tie
The best the Tigers and Yankees
can do, if the Athletics win their 10t
games, is to come within one game oil
tying Mack's maulers. OF course II
is possible that the Athletics will bs
mixed up in a railroad wreck or two
II will take something like that &
beat them
or the forty-two games still left or
the Philadelphia schedule eighteer
will be played at home and twenty
five on the road. This doesn't matter
much. They are just as formidable
a combination on the other fellows
grounds as they are on. their own
Up Philadelphia way they have givel
up figuring on the American league
race, and are giving all their attention
to doping out the Athletics chances
in the worlds series.
That Second Place Fight.
The only excitement left to tn
American league rooter now is tn
struggle for second place. It's som
struggle. The Red Sox hold the plac
now, but the only one full game ahea
OF the Tigers and Yanks, who are tie
for third and fourth positions.
The three runners-up are likely
! be strung out a bit more before Il
end of this week Detroit goes
, New York for a series with the Yank
= while the st. Louis Browns meand
over to Boston. AS the Tigers ha'
won twelve out Of the sixteen gam'
they have played with the Yankee
including all Of the last seven, ii
+ outlook is not particularly rosy.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
MILKMEN HAVE
FUN AT SPRINGS

The Retail Milk Dealers Association
had its annual outing at Brandywine
Springs Park yesterday. There were
all kinds of fun, the feature being
baseball game between East and West
side milkmen. The former won, 10
to 4.
The lineup:
East Side-Harry Crossan, pitcher;
William Jones, catcher; James Brack-
en-, first baseman; Howard Pollock,
second baseman; Frank Talley, third
baseman; Burris, right fielder; Cakes,
left fielder; Mclean, center helder;
S. Wilson, short stop.
West Side. NJ. Talley, pitcher;
Robert Water, catcher; William Bouk-
ske, first baseman; Mccartney, second
baseman; Joe Donoho, third baseman;
Edward Talley, right fielder; A. B.
Berry, left fielder; Edward Carroll,
center fielder; Taggart, short stop. F.
r. Wild, Jr., umpired the game.
Struck by the ball in the first inning
Talley was succeeded in the box by
William Bouske. Robert Waters
catcher for the West Side, was the
only professional player.
After the game. supper was served
in the restaurant for the so milkmen
and their friends.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
Seaford TO Take fremont
on for Series of Games

Seaford stands ready to play SER
les Of three games: the first to be play
ed in Wilmington; the second in Sea-
ford, and the third il necessary. to
be played where THE EVENING
JOURNAL decides. Seaford is to have
60 per cent OF the gate receipts OF
the first game and the fremont man
ager is to guarantee this to be $50
For the game TO be played in Sea
ford the fremont team is to have the
same per cent and guarantee. Ire.
mont is requested to state the dates
with the understanding Seaford can.
not play September 1. possibly Sep.
TENDER End or Sd, would be suitable
the Seaford team is anxious to start
the series at once, but cannot play
Saturday games.
Yours in sports.
Harland w Huston, Manager,
Seaford Baseball Team
] S~efo~d Del kur a. 1910
Evening journal., 1910-08-24

CHICAGO, Aug 24-For the hrst |
time in number Of years the outlook |
in baseball is that the American
League pennant race will be decided
we'll in advance of the close OF the
season, while the National Leagues
championship promisea to maintain
interest until q later period. particu-
larry as it's playing schedule lasts
longer for four of the eight teams.
Although the Athletics Of Philadel-
phia are compelled by the alienation
OF schedules to finish this year away
/ from home for considerable part 81
the closing weeks, they now have
establisher q lead sufficiently long q
Justify believing they cannot be beat
en- out except by an extraordinary
slump or succession of accidents The
! Chicago Cubs have harder fight on
their hands. for time at least Their
lead is much shorter than that Of the
Athletics, and they have not played as
many Of their allotted games. The
critical period is az hand. and on the
outcome OF the next fortnight's con-
tests depends whether or not the
team. which is striving to win its
fourth pennant in five years, will do
crowded 10 its limit before the finish
Much Will depend on the fortunes Of
war. Of which the most important is
the recovery of the regular players
who have been and are incanacitated
by injury, thereby weakening the
teams reserve forces With Stein
feldt. Holman and Manager Chance
back in the lineup the Cubs will be
able 10 stand of any present oppon-
ent on the strength Of the lead they
now have and without overtaxing
themselves II three regular players
are 70 be missed from the roster for
any length Of time II viii be necessary
for the rest 10 offset that handicap by
greater individual effort, Even though
these three stars are ont Of the game
the Cubs continue TO win the majority
OF games. With them back in the
lineup the pennant is assured.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
HOUCK WINS
~
OVER LEWIS
Lancaster Boy Mixes Up 4
Hard Fight With a'
Philadelphia ssa
HOUCK SHOWS BETTER y
In THE IN EIGHTH

BOSTON. Mass. Aug. 24-Ld
Houck. of Lancaster won a sensa
tional victory over Harry Lewis, OF
Philadelphia, after IL hard rounds at
the Armory Athletic Association last
night. Referee Mafitt Flaherty gave
the Lancaster boy the decision at the
finish and the crowd shouted its ap-
proval. Houck was carried from the
ring on the shoulders of Parr, the
English wrestler
The bout was sensational from the
fact that by sheer pluck Houck AVERT
ed losing the fight by a knockout In
the first round Lewis sent him reel
ing to the ropes with a left-hand
hook on the Jaw and Houck was help
less He clinched the round out ana
recuperated wonderfully by the min
ute's rest. In the succeeding rounds
he never let Lewis get set He met
Lewis's rushes with straight right
punches which shook the latter up
and soon had his left eye in mourn
ing. Lewis tried shifts, only to be
met with a straight right or an up
percut.
Houck had all the better of the in
fighting. and three times Lewis fell 10
the floor by missing leads.
In the last three rounds Lewis tried
hard for a knockout and had Houck
bleeding at the mouth and nose. but
was unable to land the punch on the
right spot.
II was In this same ring that Lewis
won the welterweight championship
from Honey Melody and Houck's
manager, Lew Durlacher now claims
the title for his man.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
MORE MONEY
FOR PLAYERS
Increased Within Ten Years
With Advancement Of
Baseball
WAGNER ONCE GOT
$500 FOR HIS WORK

Probably nothing better illustrates
the advancement Of baseball than the
manner in which salaries have in
creased IN the major leagues, ana,
| comparatively. in the Southern and
all other minor circuits. Ten years
ago, for instance. no player was re-
ceivinR more than $4,000, and only one
Jimmy Collins, then the king-pin o.
the Boston outfit, drew that amount
Had some one then prophesied tina
within a decade Honus Wagner wouli
be receiving a $1,000 increase in sal
airy the citizens would have raise,
a collection to send the prophet to {
desert land The following shows
what the stars got a decade ago
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston-Stahl, $500: Criger, $4,000;
] Young. $1,000; Collins. $4,000.
/ Donlin, $500; Williams,
$4,000; McGinnity, $4,000.
Chicago-Jones, $1,000 Mertes,
$500: GrifIith. $4,000; Callahan.
$1,000; w. Sullivan. $500
Cleveland-Soott. s2700; Bradley,
$4,000; Mccarthy. S2500
Decentralization, $1,000; Barrett,
SSO00
Milwaukee-Garvin. $500; Hawley.
$4,000.
Phiiadelphia--Lajoie. $4,000. Cross.
$4,000; Fraser s25O0 Bernhard. |
s25OO.
washington-carrick. $1,000; Mer-
Ger, $4,000.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston-Long. $4,000; Demontre- /
Vile. s2400; Tenney and Lowe, $500; /
Dineen, $4,000; Nichols. s27O0; Willis +
S25O0
Brooklyn-Kelly. Keller. Sheckard,
Dahlen, Farrell. Mcclure. McJames,
$4,000: Hughes. $4,000.
Chicago-Doyle. $500; Mccormick,
$4,000.
incinnati-Harley. $4,000 and
bonus; Beckley, $2400; Rusie, $4,000.
New York-Davis, $4,000; Buelow.
S2500.
Philadelphia - Mcfarland $3.50;
Flick, $4,000; Delehanty, $500
Pittsburg-Clarke, $4,000; Wagner,
$2sO0
St Louis-Burkett. $500; Heidrick.
Wallace and Donovan, $780, Padden,
/ $1,000.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24

Harland W. Huston, manager of the
Seaford baseball team. has accepted
Tremont's challenge to a series OF
games for the state amateur cham
pionship.
In a letter received by the Sporting
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL
today Manager Huston denies that his
team has ever had cold feet"
Following is Mr.. Huston's accep-
lance of the fremont challenge:
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
The Seaford Baseball team has
never had cold feet" as expressed
by the fremont team, of Whining
ton, but has been waiting the de-
velopment OF various challenges from
a number of teams throughout the
State. Seaford has given due consid-
Grafton TO all challenges, and has con-
cluded the fremont team is the only
one to play for the championship
honors and therefore accepts their
challenge.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
new YORK LIKES
HARNESS RACING

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24-Lovers Of
harness races are to-day enthusiastic
over the prospect that their favorite
sport may succeed the popularity for
merly enjoyed by running in the east
This feeling was given impetus by the
attendance yesterday at the opening
of the Grand Circuit races, 1000 turn
ing out, the largest ince 1904.
The first days meet brought out a
new star, Colorado E., owned by G. II.
Estabrook. of Denver He covered
the first mile I'm 2.O7 IA. which is only
half a second below the record for his
age.
A good card is scheduled for to-day.
The Harvester. the new champion
stallion, was expected TO try for the
new record in the free-for-all trot.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
BROOKWOOD:DUPONT
PROTEST UP TONIGHT

The board OF arbitration Of the
County League will meet in THE
EVENING JOURNAL ONCE at 8
o'clock tonight to hear a protest by
Manager Traynor Of the Brookwood
club against the Brookwood-duPont
game, which went against Brookwood
on last Saturday by an 8 to score.
Mr. Traynor bases his protest on an
alleged violation of the rules of the
game at the time DUPONT put the
winning run over the plate in the
fourteenth inning.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24

Following are the scores of all
games played by the clubs;
DUP0NT-GAS COMPANY.
May 14.-duPOnt 1; Gas Com
Ma May 8O.-duPOnt 1; Gas Com.
Janes Is.-duPOnt, 1; Gas Com
july 2.-duPOnt, 1; Gas Com
July 16.-duPOnt ?; Gas Com.
pany, 3.
August 6.-duPOnt, 0; Gas Com
pany, 1.
DUPONT-RIYERYIEW.
May 5.-duPOnt, 3; Riyeryiew. !.
May 2s.-duPOnt, 10; Riveryiew. ii.
July 4.-duPOnt, s; Riverview, l.
July 23.-duPOnt, II; Riyerview. 8.
August 13.-duPOnt 4; River
view, 3.
dupont, 6; Riveryiew, 0.
DUPONT BROOKWOOD
June 4.-duPont, 8; BrOOkwOod, 0.
dupont, 2: BrO0kwOOd, 0.
June 25.-duPOnt, s; BrOOkwoOd, o.
July 9.-duPOnt, 4; BrOOkwood. 3
az inningss)
July 3O.-duPOnt. B; BrOOkw0Od, 2.
August 20.--duPOnt, s; BrOOkwOOd,
z (game prOtested),
GAS NX-RIYERVIEW.
May 22.-Gas Company, 6; River
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
PRFscRmED BY DOCTORs

Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound an honest. tried and true
remedy for feminine ills, holds the
record for the largest number Of act
ual cures Of any similar remedy, and
Is prescribed and recommended by
hundreds Of fair-minded doctors who
do not fear TO recommend a worthy
medicine even though II is advertised.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
Faust senate Wins.

The Faust Senate defeated the
Gipp Regulars yesterday afternoon,
S 10 4. The score follows:
Faust Senate Il 0 0 2 0 l 0---5
Gipp Regulars % 0 0 o.
summary Base hits, Young. 2;
Gosser, 1. sacrifice hits. Gipp. J.;
bases on balls, of Faust. 10, Of
Gosser. 4: struck by pitched ball,
Mccormick left on bases, Faust
Senate. s. Gipp's Regular, 5; umpire,
Lemuel Mari
Several teams have scheduled chal-
lenges from both teams.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
TYSON HORSE
WINS in TALBOT
Ellen Brown Gets zig Pace
on EaStOn Track in
Straight Heats
TWO OTHER EVENTS
WON IN STRAIGHT HEATS

EASToN. Md. Aug. 24-The open
ing day of Talbot County Fair and
race meet was a success, there being
about 5000 persons present. There
were three races on the program, the
first being the 2ls pace, in which
there we're five starters. and was close
and exciting from start to fnish, and
was won IN straight heats by Ellen
Brown. The next was the road cart
race, I'm which there were FIVE start
ers, and was won In straight heats
by Happy Chimes. The last race on
the program was the 3-year-old colt
race. In which event five started
which was also won In straight
heats.
The officials we're. Walter y. Hare,
of Wilmington, starter. Edward H.
Roe of Seaford. Del; DR.. s. Stone,
Ridgley, and Chamberlain Hayward
Easton. judges; W. H. H. Achuff.
Philadelphia; H. c. Caspell. Ross
Vile. Nd. and r. Harry Patchett, Eas-
ton. timers; A. G. Pascault, clerk OF
the course. Summaries:
Evening journal., 1910-08-24

the Navy is second with 2115. The
Naval Academy, Marine Corps, New
York. Cavalry, Massachusetts. Wiscon-
sin, District of Columbia and Okla
homa are ahead Of Pennsylvania.
New Jersey pulled up two ranks at
one thousand yards, but was driven
back to seventeenth in the rapid fire
mixup. Delaware is twenty-ninth with
1857.
The score follows:
Delaware.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24

view, 4.
June 4.-Gas Company, 4; River
view. IN
June 25.-Gas Company, 5; River
view, 2 go innings.)
July, 9.-Gas Company, 5; River
view, 0.
July 3O.-Gas Company, 5; River.
view, 0.
GAS OMPANY-BROOKWOOD.
May Gas Company, ss; Brook
wood, 8.
May ss.-Gas Company. ?; Brook
wood, 0.
July 4.-Gas Company, .; Brook
July 20, Gas Company, /; Brook.
wood, o. Gas Company. p Brook
wood, 0.
August 1s.-Gas Company, 2;
BrOOkwOOd, ].
BR00KWO0D-RIVERVIEW
May 14.-BrOOkwOOd, 8; River
view, 10.
May -BrookwOOd, S; River
view, Z.
June 1s.-BroOkwOOd, s; River
view, A.
July 2.-BrOOkwoOd, 2; River
view, 4.
July ls.--BroOkwOod, 6; River
view, 3.
August 6.-BrOokwOOd. s; River
view, ,.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
VictOrs Want Games.

Any fifteen year old boy baseball
team wishing games can be accommo-
dated by writing to Ralph Dawson,
manager Victors, at Newark, Del.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
neath nf CharIes Mooney.

SHARPTOWN. Nd, Aug. "a
Charles Mooney. IS years old, died
here of\paralysis. He leaves a widow.
two sons and two daughters. Charles
]. Mooney. of Rehoboth, Del, is the
vounreet son
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
EDUCATIONAL.
Friends School
FOURTH AND WEST STREETS
Will MfNcTON DELAWARE. ~

pelaware's leading private school with
courses Of study Attting for either college
ar BUSINESS. Co-e ducationaL Excelient
equipment. Thorough instruction. Small
classes permit Of individual attention. A
corps of is skilled specialists, every
Instructor being graduate Of college or
normal school All grades from Kindersar-
ten 20 College. No loss Of time necessary
by change OF schools. Certificate right in
sil colleges which admit pupils on a school
record During the last ten years 80 per
cent. Of our graduates have entered the
leading higher institutions. Transportaten
presided for the younger children. The IN
structors for girls and boys. Tuition moder-
ate BY reason OF endowment Fall term
begins Sept. II, 1910. The Principal will
be at the school on and, after Aug 2sth
from a. M to u m. and 2 TO D. N.
For free Illustrated cataiog, address
HERScREL A. NORRIS. Prin.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY.

Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Washington.
st. Louis az Boston.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS.
National League.
SCORES OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
National Leagne.

National League.
Philadelphia, 6; Pittsburg, 2.
Chicago, 3; Boston, ?.
Cincinnati, 8 Brooklyn. /.
St. Louis, 4 New York l.
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY.
National League.
Philadelphia at Pitts burg.
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
New York at St. Louis.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24

lslo Eutes IuItt VoVVs
Ellen Brown b m. Tyson ~ /
Lena Directly. bm. Bull. .. 2 2 s
Sir Henry, g. STEELE. 3 3 2
Easton, NJ, b &. Hastings. M 4
Peter Case. ch &. Armstrong 8
Time-217 IA, 2.17 IA. 2.17 IA
ROadCart Race. Purse 5000.
Happy Chimes, b m. Phillips 1
Rosewood. g &. Steele . 2 2 2
Queen Marie, b T. Mallalieu 8 3
Lottie May. m. Matthews 4
Beltonie, b g. Tyson ... dis
Time-22O IA, 2.17 IA, 2.19 ID.
The judges fined the drivers Of Rose
wood and Queen Maria for not driving
10 win the second heat
Three-year-Old Colt Race. Purse $3.50.
Lady Jean, b. m. Kellam. m /
Dillon Kinney. b S. Ford . 2 2 2
Sidney Dayton, S. Mitchell 3 3 8
Earl Wood, b s. Bull ... 5 4 4
Betsy Homes, r f. Hastings. 5 5
Time-2.2S IA. 224 "a. 2.26 1-2.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS.
SCORES OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
American League.

Athletics, 2; Cleveland. 10 innings).
New York, 3; Detroit. 2
Boston. 10; ST. Louis, II
Chicago. l; Washington, o.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24

Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1910-08-24
This Table Shows Results
of County League Games

of of
by New Castle County League teams tOdate;
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-26

Baltimore, Sharp's - Leave Baltinof'
Pier ?. Light Street weather permitting. Wednei
d - t.an 8. m. for North End. White Ston'
burhan's Burton s. " heaton's. Sharps.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-26
A CAREFUL MAN.
His lndeeision In the Matter OF EN-
ploying a Doctor.

His lndee,sion In the Matter Of EN-
poyng q Doctor
The pdrSimouy ~ the old Ncw Eng
lander u thr type now almost vanished
was nobly exempihcd In Mr. Benny
Huntingdon. who lived with bis maid
en- sister in little town in western
Massachusetts Nciher had ever spent
a penny unnecessarily and when 10
his old age Nr Benny became crippled
with the rhrumatiz'' and had. rs well.
strange Guilorimgs OF the heart. which
were unrelicvcd by the best recon
mcndcd ''yarb teas" they were greatly
shocked mt the suggestions and warn
ings Of their friends and neighbors
that they ought - send for II doctor
Mr.. Benny refused. declared his scorn
Of the entire medical profession and
continued 10 save his pennies.
But the pain grew worse. MIR Ben
ny was confined 10 bis bed In great
agony and overheard sohe OF the
neiehbors telling bis sister that be was
going 10 die. Then he sent for an old
schoolmate. man as careful" ~
himself
Josiah" he asked, In n low, conf
Dental tone. "have you ever had n
doctorf"
Josiah shook his head Dunno ns
/ have" he answered
Mr. Benny reached out and laid a
trembling hand upon his old friends
arm. Josiah" he asked again. did
you ever hear how much one o them
doctors charges for n visitf"
Josiah looked nj his suffering friend
with plying sympathy. We'll" be
said. breaking 1t as gently as be could
swell, | have heard. Benny. that They
charge as much as 50 a visit"
Two dollars Mr.. Benny repeated
1.-TWO dollarSw Then he sank back on
bis pillow and sighed In voice of
strangely mingled relief. regret and
resignation. We'll. dunno but I'd
rather spend So than die"-You,h's
Companion
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-26

The llcorice plant resembles n rose
with a single green stem. reaches a
height Of about three feet and bears a
small purple star shaped flower. The
first years root growth resembles a
loosely twisted string Of tow and may
run to twenty feet 10 length. The Sec
ond year II assumes a woody sub
stance when dry. and the third year 1t
acquires its commercial value. The
time for digging the root is the win
ter. when It Is dried and crushed un-
der heavy stones drawn round on It
by mules, much as olives are crushed
to extract their oil.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-26
How Many Turksys Doomsd1


What would you say If you should
see a file Of turkeys stretching from
San Francisco to New York and from
New York back to Chicago? Some
turkeys" probably. Well, one Of these
professional estimators has figured 1t
out that the Thanksgiving turkeys to
be consumed this year would make a
line about That long If placed single
file in marching order.
But It is easier to estimate than TO
acquire. Six million turkeys Is the
estimate made by the statishcian who
has imagined this 1000 mile streak OF
strutting gobblers and humber hens In
line
Accepting this reasoning as mimi
mum and supposing that the average
bird weighs nine pounds, 1t appears
that the people Of the United States
will consume 54,OO0,O00 pounds Of tur
key this Thanksgiving. Packed in re
frigerator cars, as they are ordinarily
transported, 1000 birds to the car, this
number Of turkeys would make about
G,OOO carloads and would require for
their transportation train forty miles
in length. These many tons Of noble
fowls would more than test the carry
ing capacity Of all Of Uncle Sans war
SliDS
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-26
A Personal Problem.

The turkey whistled softly and sad
ly Il Would Not Live Away" as he
gazed solemnly at the calendar and
realized that Thanksgiving day was
almost here.
why 50 thoughtful, Brother Cob
bler?' inquired the patriarch Of the
fOck.
Il was just pondering a question
which will be of vital Importance In
the hereafter" explained Brother Cob
bier
ut is always profitable to dwell upon
that time which is inevitable to all Of
us, but I trust you distinguish between
simply idle speculation and the elevat-
ing contemplation Of the essentials,
dear brother" admonished the patri-
arch.
"Well, l suppose you would hardly
call 1t that" replied Brother Gobbler,
rehectively scratching at a retiring
worm. The fact is, 1 was just won
dering which is the most delicious,
white or dark meat"