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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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! Ioup IN HOck, pad colds arc apt Y
develop into roup Roup the genuin,
article, Is very contagious and show
itself In various ways and forms II
! poultry. And there Is quite a differ
ence in the severity OF the outbreaks
Chickenpox. or a simple form OF ca
tarrh. is often mistaken for roup
With chickenpox scabby ulcers ap
pear on any part OF the body usually
on the head or wing. The sores are
not very deep and exude a liquid that
forms a dirty coating on the surface
This trouble is not dangerous like
roup. II the birds are kept out OF
the cold and wet and given simple
nourishing foods they VIII get well
without medicine.
You have often heard the saying
that the male is half the flock. Well
he Is. so far as the next years crop
OF chickens Is concerned There Is
no way OF grading In a flock OF scrubs
so cheaply and so surely as by select
ing the best hens and using good
males OF certain breed each year.
Pure bred males are sure to get some
chicks better than the hens you sell
ecied Save these for next year and
you aree on the upward road And In a
few years viii have high grade flock
that will give you more profit and
pleasure and the farm more attrac-
tive appearance than the mixed
chickens.
This process is not so rapid as the
substitution OF pure breed in the
start. but is safer for the beginner,
who is already the possessor OF a
hardy vigorous flock OF common
fowls, acclimated and accustomed to
their surroundings. There Is much
to-be learned In the process OF grad
ing up a flock from generation to
generation. BY the time the flock Is
practically pure bred the man or
woman behind them will know how
to give them pure bred care.
Another word about the males.
They should be OF a breed ap-
to the purpose for which you
are keeping chickens, whether for
eggs or meat. And every year the
flock should be weeded out closely
along this line
Nothing should be admitted to the
poultry yard to disturb or alarm the
hens Like cattle they do best where
hey feel safe satisfied and comfort.
able. Catching chicken when one
S wanted for dinner by chasing II
with dog, or getting the youngsters
% run It down, frightens the whole |
dock and fills them with apprehen-
sion. And II the hens are In laying |
rim this is good way to cut down
he egg yield A chicken catcher is
30 easily made, wonder why they |
are lot more commonly used. We
have one made OF a piece of heavy
wire about six feet long bent at one
Ind into hook to catch the chickens
loot. II preferred a shorter piece Of
wire bent into a curve may be nailed
o a long handle. With one OF these
,atchers II is easy TO catch the leg
)f the chicken and draw the fowl to
ward you until you can pick It up,
without causing any commotion
among the rest OF the hock.-F. NJ.
W., In the Indiana Farmer.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-05

POULTRY OBSERVATIONS.
not AZ colds are roop. However
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

and insistent demand from the south
and west and made for peace while
opening the way 10 greater and more
widespread interest among hundreds
Of players in this country. There is a
vast difference between playing on
turf and on clay courts, and. inasmuch
as the latter are in the outstanding
majority throughout the country, it is
rather surprising that a demand for
recognition has not been made before
this time
There are perhaps twenty men play
ing and praeucing on clay courts to
one on turf during the season. and
consequently the former are at disad-
vantage when it comes to playing in
the national championship tourna-
ment. which. of course, is on turf. II
is only within the last fifteen years.
perhaps that clay courts have come
into such common use but the reason
is obvious.
The cost and care required in keeping
turf in proper condition for play are
four or five times greater than in
maintaining a clay court. Poor turf
with rough and uneven surface is an
abomination. and many players for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
Eat Men on the Play Line.

Ever since Marcus AntOnius pointed
out Cassius to Caesar in an open space
in Rome, and Caesar objected TO the
lean man, remarking that he had a
place in his heart for fat men, such as
were sleek headed and slept o nights.
the fat man has had a sort OF right Of
way. All this in spite Of the cartoon
lists idea that nobody loves a fat man.
One Of the new plays that has been a
success is called "Seven Days" You
will have to see the play to find where
the fat man comes in. 1t was decided,
in view OF the taking way OF Seven
Days." TO organize another company to
go on the road The fat man has the
stellar role in the play, After the road
company was got together 1t was de-
cided to organize two other companies.
and word was sent out that good fat
men, other qualities being equal, were
wanted. But obesity was the prime
consideration. The Office Of the man
ager was so overcrowded after the de-
mand was made known that special po-
lice were detailed TO keep the fatties
from falling over one another. One
who got inside cast such a shadow
over the room by his rotundity that the
electric bulbs looked dim. The man
ager remarked that for size he thought
the arrival was the goods" and asked
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

Lew f1elds-there's only one-and
Romeo diverge on the matter Of names.
Field AYERS that there is a good deal
IN name name that does not read
euphoniously on the program or in the
story OF press agent is Liable to break
up the best company. A young wo-
man applied for position in Mr. Fields
company. She was pretty and smart
and all that, and Lew was rather over
come by her attractive manner ana
dress. She said she must go on. If she
went at all. under her own name. She
was not afraid of slurring the patro-
nymic OF her father.
What is your name9" asked MIR
Field in his blandest
Harriet Trinkhaus," replied the
young woman. and she said It as If she
were proud of it
Never" said Mr. Field. ''They would
never get that name right on the pro-
gram. and, my dear miss. you must
know that your own sex would wonder
what We had against you I never
could make anybody believe that it was
your real name. and / would not like
for any one TO think that / had con-
sented for you to assume such a name"
The interview terminated, and Mr..
Field is positive that Romeo made a
grave error in saying there was moth
ing in a name.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
Bright Outlook For thoroughbred
Horse Racing Season In the East.
Baseball IN Air. Other Sport Talk

end in October, when all the land will
know which city may lay claim TO the
best baseball team in the world, has
entered already into its preliminary
stage
There viii be little actual playing
for a week or so. nothing but an occa-
sional picked up game Of two or three
innings. The men viii loaf around I'm
the open air. getting the kinks out OF
their muscles and working off the win
ter's stiffness most carefully.
Pitchers Will toss a few balls over
without any great effort and will in
dulge in the lightest sort OF fielding
practice. Long walks and a run now
and then viii be taken to improve the
wind, and. in a word, about everything
that viii be done will have the purpose
Of creating baseball atmosphere.
The value Of this spring training lies
less in the actual practice obtained
than in the gradual preparation of the
men for the seasons work. This APP
plies more particularly. Of course. to
the veterans. These old timers know
the general system of play followed by
the manager of the team, and, while
the signal codes are often changed,
they know q signal is likely to be given
in any particular case. The practice
serves to give them time to get their
eyes in, to secure anew that mental
Judgment of the speed and probable
course of a hard hit grounder to get
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
The Stage From Personal Viewpoint

Their taught him lines from Shakespeare
The story is printed here for the first
time 1t is told By a former Chicagoan
in whose Office Whiteside pere had
desk room. He was a fine old gentle
man, a type not easily found In this
electric age. While waiting for BUSH
ness. which was not rushing in at the
time, Father Whiteside sat before the
open crate of the office in the wintry
days and told of the nights he had In
structed his boy to learn Shakespeare.
for it was the paternal idea that the
boy was destined 10 become a great
actor. The boy had been tutored at
home. He was being coached for
Shakespearean parts while most boys Of
his age were in rudimentary branches.
The father had never had histrionic
ambition. but he was a lover Of the
drama. He had seen all the eminent
stars Of his time. When he had told
his boy what Hamlet told the players
and had taught him to reeite the So
liloquy, the good old father in his own
way would recite it as he had heard
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because the dear old play Is ludicrously
put on, for there is an assurance thai
all is well done. The play is the same.
1t is the piaygoer who has changed.
1t is hint to the playwright-buiidt to
amuse That is what people so to the
theater for. If the play builder does
not produce q advertisement. then il is
up to the management to introduce sit
uations that will elate. There was an
American manager who conceived the
idea that Richard III" could be, play
ed in manner that would make the
house perk up. It was not TO be bur-
lesque; anybody accustomed TO barn
storming could do. that This American
manager. engaged a legitimate actor Is
impersonate the last OF the plantage-
nets, rolling about on tho stage in
wrath, acting as II he We're stropping
his sword as a barber puts an edge on
his razor. only with greater muscular
athletieism. Mr.. Thomas Keene was
the actor who played the hunchback
in the dirt. And he did it for two
seasons. and most Of those who saw il.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
BY FRANK Il. BROOKS.

- HE fact that an opera singer
one that has made good-cams
from the lower walks is
= wonderful help. Ask Caruso.
As the star ascends like the skylark
the humble place from which the1iight
occurred brightens. The same thing is
true of all successes. no matter what
the line of business may be. An ever
lasting halo hangs over the log cabin
in which q great statesman, philos-
opfer. artist. poet or any other genius
first saw the break o day. IL is quite
right. Those who come up through
great tribulation are entitled to the
bays; hence the procession now in mo-
ton to do honor TO a Pittsburg boy
who fifteen years ago was selling news
papers in the streets Of that city. One
night a chorus stood on the stage of
theater and sang. 1t IS not unusual
for an audience to help out a chorus
on a catchy air, and on the night re-
ferred 10 there was one voice in the
gallery that broke out clear and dis
tinct above all others. The manager
OF the house, who had an acute ear
the boy whose voice had all the quail
ties The boy. was twelve years old.
he obtained free admission TO the play
house after the incident. and the man
ager arranged that somewhere in the
program there should be chorus In
order that the newsboy might have an
opportunity OF keeping his voice in
trim OF course the boy became a hero
among his associates, and he often
stood on a corner and sang for their
benefit. During one of these outdoor
performances a certain rich man" of
the city halted in his notorcar and lis
tened. The door opened for the singer |
right then and there. He was taken !
up and sent abroad 10 take a musical |
education. He is now twenty-six years |
old. He has just been engaged al
$4,000 a year 10 sing in the Vienna |
Opera House. His name was William |
Miller; what it will be a few years
hence is beyond human ken. The man |
who opened the door for William is c. |
L. Magee.
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Lured Abroad by . staae Scene.

The scenic artist like the fiction writ
CT, frequently paints as his imagination
dictates. In one of the scenes in Nile.
Chic" the sprightly creation of poor
Kirke La Shelle. now gone. the scenic
painter "built" a Swiss cottage on a
mountain side overlooking a delightful
valley. La Shelle was often attracted
by II. and when not otherwise engaged
or when he was tired he used 10 sit in
a box and look at the picture. He said
one day to the painter that IL he
thought there was any such place as
that shown on the canvas he would like
to see it. The artist told him that il
was an exact copy OF the real place
and that ii was in a canton from
which he came. A year later La Sheile
went abroad. and he hurried 10 the
spot OF rest and remained there during
most OF his stay abroad. La Shelie's
success in theatrical matters was the
result OF a carefully planned system
which he worked out when he was a
reporter. The writer Of this can testify
to that, for he was associated with Ia
Shelle in the newspaper business and
heard him plan his work for the after
noon OF his life. and it came out al
most exactly as it was forecast
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

supplied many a dollar when the big
negro was fiat broke, and when the
chance was offered TO corner Tommy
Burns, Fitzpatrick actually borrowed
the price Of tickets to England. where
he subsequently negotiated loan To
make the trip 10 Australia. Without
Fitzpatrick's assistance Johnson prob
ably would not have had a crack at
Burns. SO that when the negro won
the heavyweight championship OF the
world he was expected to more than
repay his manager. but Fitzpatrick
was thrown down hard and had to
borrow more money to get back to San
Francisco.
This new turn of the wheel, however,
will enable Fitzpatrick to have the
laugh on Johnson. The latter will
help to draw money to the box Office,
over which Fitzpatrick viii have su-
pervision. II Johnson does not relish
the idea he can either gu!p down the
bitter pill or back out of the fight, for
Supervisor Herget, who was a famous
pugilist in his early days and knows
the meaning of gratitude, says that
Fitzpatrick is entitled to something
and will get it,
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him TO be seated for an interview. ThA
caller with averdupois knew his weight
and sat in his most careful manner
Nevertheless he smashed the big oEsir
which had been specially braced and
found himself on the floor. The man
ager remarked that he could take M
chances on stage properties by en-
ploying such heavyweight, and tho
big man was asked to step aside. fem.
porariiy at least. The manager called
Next" and was Informed by his usher
that there was a man stuck in rhA
storm door who seemed 10 be nett bus
he couldn't get through. This one had
been the prize fat boy in a sideshow
that was out CT business until spring.
A push was organized that showed him
through the revolving door. after soma
damage to the door. The necessary
number of adipose men was finally OBJ
tanned. but considerable breakage had
happened to the furniture OF the room.
The manager made the announcement
tnat there might be another car s2r
fatties after rehearsals.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
MAN WHO MADE JOHNSON.

In selecting Sap Francisco as the
battle-ground for the johnson
fight the promoters have uncovered an
interesting point. The license TO hold
the fight will be granted to a new or
ganization called the Broadway Ath-
letie club, of which Sam Fitzpatrick is
the matchmaker and manager II is
said that the hackers OF the club are
Jack Gleason, ]. W. COffroth and Tex
Richard. with Eddie Graney having a
slice because of his political pull, but
it is also stated that the police authori-
ties. headed by John L. Herget (Young
MitcheIi). have compelled the promot-
ers to take care Of Fitzpatrick.
It will be recalled that Fitzpatrick
practically made Jack Johnson. He
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
As Grandfather Said.

Nothing succeeds like getting to the
top round Of the ladder The man who
does IL can make monkey of himself
from the altitude. but the people down
below viii look up to him just the
same. All the top rounder has TO do is
20 stick Now, there is Francis Wilson.
He IS far from being wabbly with age,
but some OF US who are getting that
way viii recall the nights when we saw
Francis Wilson comic opera when that
sort of opera was not as frequent as il
has become since. One morning as the
sun was coming up over a lake in the
middle west where the fish We're wait
ing TO bite Francis Wilson and a few
friends cast baited hooks and watched.
That was more years ago than it is
safe to name. when do you intend
giving up this opera business. Wilson,"
asked one of the fishermen.
When I have made a reputation.
was the reply. But I don't. intend to
quit the stage then, When that time
comes III get something that's easy,
and people viii come to hear me for
what I vas. Il is a great trick and
worth learning"
Remember Wilson's story while wait
ing FOR a bite.
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that reason have turned 10 clay and
learned TO like it, One need not hesi-
tate 10 predict that the new cham
piOnship tournament. which will be
played in the west this year, will in
time be quite as popular as, If not
more so, than the national champion
ship on turf at Newport. r. L
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After John Drew. What

F@fNSf ~Sffft 0fNWs f9H9t
John Drew is one OF the few remain
ing actors of a school that is nearly
closed. And yet he is only fifty-seven
years old. II Is not years that make
him appear to the public as a man who
is getting over the hill. but the fact
that he has been before the public for
thirty-seven years of his fifty-seven.
Always conscientious. always on time,
always an agreeable gentleman. the
public liked him and his work. and
manySbld playgoers waited for John
Drew and seldom cared 10 see any one
else. He was a very young man when
those who were famous in the profess
sion had reached middle age. All have
passed away-3 Booth. Jefferson. Stod-
dard. couldock and even DAILY, who
started him Jimmy Lewis and Lester
Wallack. the former an associate actor
with Drew in the Daily company, are
gone. John Drew was acting when all
these were at work and after most OF
them had reached the top. OF course
there is always somebody to take any
bodys place. but If John Drew should
quit work suddenly his place woulo not
be filed Immediately.
John Drew is president of the Play
ers club, founded by Edwin Booth, who
was also its first president. The presi-
dent Of the Players holds for lie.
Joseph Jefferson was the second presi-
dent. and when he died John Drew was
elected. He was playing in Boston
when notified of his election and went
20 New York by special train to accept
the honor. Should any mishap to Mr..
Drew compel him to quit the stage, or
IL he should resign as president Of the
Players. the honor would most likely
fall upon Mr.. Sothern; IL not Sothern.
then Gillette. But the time is not yet
II is the ambition OF any man who is
president of the Players TO retain the
honor until death.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
BY TOMMY CLARK.

- WNERS OF the various racing
s. associations and those who
control the thoroughbred
horse racing game in the east
can be commended for liberal show
OF backbone in arranging and anottfng
dates for the coming season. It looked
for a time as if the owners of the diff
ferent tracks were hopelessly at odds
and the opening Of the season would
be delayed, but the troubled waters
were smoothed over, and the outlook
now is bright for continuous racing
from April 10 10 Nov. Is
1t has been whispered about that
these coming meetings viii be guaran-
teed against any material loss, and it
is hoped that this may be So With
the promise of continuous racing, with
a general, even if small. increase in the
value of some Of the stakes and over
night purses and with the assurance of
more and better class horses in train
ing the outlook for the 1910 season is
bright-sunnily bright when one harks
back TO year ago.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
To Eliminate HopnIss.
Clay Tennis Courts.

The establishing of a clay court
championship eournament by the Ma
step in the right direction. The recent
action was in a response to a strong
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06

Renaissance Of EAST Lynne"
Comes the news that East Lynne"
an early Victorian classic in dramatic
art. has been revived in LondOn-and
at the Lyceum. And the audiences
laugh where audiences used to weep
and sob. The merriment is not created
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
Class VIII Tell.

Class VIII Tell.
Class and experience will tell nearly
always in all kinds of sport. Class is
one of those uneXplainable things that
makes a stake horse beat a selling
platter in a couple OF seconds more than
the cheap horse has been working the
same distance in during the morning
hours. The stake animal wins. and the
timers watchers all show that the time
is slow. No one wonders. GLASS will
always tell" is the cry. The principle
is applicable to every branch of ath-
letie eOmpetition-the man or the ami
NAL with class brings home first
money.
Recently. in Brooklyn. Harry Forbes
beat Joe Coster. Knocked him out In
fact, Forbes was the bantam champion
until frankie Neil took the laurels
away from him. But he is not the old
Forbes by some several per cent He
has aged and been out of the game for
some time. Coster is a youngster with
ability and aspiration. Yet Forbes beat
the New Yorker, using every artifice he
knew and coming home a winner sim
ply because he had that elusive yet
recognized quality known as ''class."
Forbes went down from a clean
punch early in the Bout He rose to
one knee and, although plainly in dis
tress, pretended to readjust one of his
shoe laces. Coster was lost in inter-
est at, Harry's action. The longer he
looked the more he began to wonder IL
he had really been the cause of Forbes
hitting the canvas
frankie Neil was in Forbes corner.
His presence also aided the general re-
suit When it was only a question OF
single tap for Coster TO end the bat
tie in his own favor Neil sang out,
Let so that new one, Harry" Cos
ter. wondering. backed away until
Forbes recovered his senses. 1t was
so all through the bout until Coster
was knocked out Forbes won simply
because he was an ex-champion and
had class" Had Coster been boxing
chap without a reputation he would
have won by himself
Delaney May Help Condition jeff.
Rumors have it that Jim Jeffries is
to hook up with his old side partner
and manager. Billy Delaney. again. For
all his important fights jeff was condi-
toned by Delaney, but their differences
Of opinion became so chronic that Billy
said Never again." Still, the big fell
low has no one in sight able TO take
charge of this important task. Sam
Berger couldn't do it: neither could
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brain and body working together for
quick starting and swift effort.
For the new men it is different. They
must receive in the south a good deal
Of polish. They are good players,
with a foundation of sound baseball
knowledge to build upon. That much
may be assumed. for otherwise they
would not be getting a trial with a
major league club. But they have, Of
necessity. much to learn, and it is they.
therefore, who are the busiest on the
training trip.
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was a mere lad when he played the
part for the first time. It was a weary
road he Travelled. from small town TO
small town. being billed as "the boy
tragedian" The fine old father died
while the boy was out on one night
stands. Somewhere he gave up the
idea Of being a Shakespearean actor,
but he took up other roles. and. while
he deserves a lot of credit for his sue
cess. he owes much to his patient.
hopeful father