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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
CHECKERS ARE BUSY
At PIHLICO TRACK
Benning and Jacksonville
Strings Are At Work
There.

BALTIMORE, April From now or
the click Of the clocker-s split second
watch wiz De heard AZ PimIico The
colony OF thoroughbred racers that has
been quaTtered al Tire Old Hu Top
course has grown into a smalI-sIzed
equine city, and all In the short space
o. few hours The ReuuiuS and Jack
sonviiie race tracks dumped their Lu0-
tas into Baltimore yesterday afternoon
From Washington came special
Jrainioad OF runners. In the shipment
we're a number OF horses owned by
Washington men. Perhaps the star Of
the lot is G. s Smithson's Good four
year-Old High Private which won any
number Of nigh-class races last year
and captured several at the fall meeting
at Plmlico. High Private IS trained by
the veteran turfmau. Theo r. cole. and
appears 20 be in fIst-eIass condition
JuggIe- is another campsIsner IN the
SElithson lot In the younger division
- a colt called StInEer. my Voter which
the Benning contingent look TO TO de-
feat anything that may come from
Maryland or New York
The Garth Brothers. Billy and
woods. came IN the same load Billy
has only a few older horses in fact.
none Of his own, but he has some
mighty promising 1vo-y ear-olCs- The
Sage Of Albemarle has some real cracks
IN the Tot. but le rs particularly sweet
ON Mushmelon. kesvicS and Andy
Chisholm. with one Of which he eN-
poets to win the ClabaIGl Memorial
Cup. Woods IS going to dispute with
his brother for the honor this spFln--
lie mas a JW0-I-eaT-uId in his STRING,
Idle Mlchal bY name which be has
tried highly. and as the colt Is or The
improving sort. he hopes To put IT. over
a. H-H g.em CT
she popular washington horse super
EJiuou. which Won the PimiIC0 Pal
Handicap last fail and established
track record Of Z-Sf for tine mile and
a half The washington consignment
2 Iso contained the thorouEhtreds or the
Kentucky turfman- Amos TEruey-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
TINES TEAM PLAYS
APRACTICE GAME
Score Shows Diplomacy of
Management-Could
Have Won, But

We. The Washington Times baseball u
aggregation. crossed bats with the
Eastern High School nine on the Monu-
ment grounds yesterday afternoon and
We. that same Washington Times base
ball aggregation. because We are gen
erous and kindly toward mankind. par
ticulsriy youngsters, allowed the East
ern High School nine to win the game.
the Post. or the Star
Believe II beyond Us 10 attempt TO
beIfttIe the performance OF an opponent
but we certainly must say that We
played good ball. and had II not been
for the failure OF our much talked Of
but little practiced squeeze play w
would have made three runs in the
place n two As the season goes un
we Wi: get better. and should be =
good team wher our campaign opens.
Even some OF the Eastern players
said vest erday that they saw baseball
IN that game that they had never seen
before Nnd they meant our work, too
A general survey Of our club finds
r uaEsabIy good We were WobbIy in
the box and in right field Hypo Reid
PLAYED right. DOdd tried 70 pitch.
Around the indeld the men worked
with the precision OF 3 & o freight
locals Nothing got BY them withcat
going directly through their legs Any
uav the game was only practice
fravt and We were more anxious to
have the Eastern High nine benefit BY
T than We were 70 show OF our OWL
Drowess- especially 50 early IL the sea
son and before the Post and Herald
and Star have accepted our challenges
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

Toung. and p C. GzskiI. Two hu-c5reji
and twenty-yard daSn-EaI tf-nore. Cline.
Bot-s. HamiG- Brown and PerzinSou-
M Washington. o. w. Stra1tou, Cor Ion
Law. T. p knight. William V-etzsiI-
Parallel bar exhibitiou-N- @ Hansen.
r. : Young, =. SiEei, Q. r. BockIey. II.
p NeSmlt1, g VI Holy0ke, II. ".
Long and W r Mansfield Wrestling
exhibition between Frank L,ockhead I'd
~ IL Wiehle. Washington y NJ @. a
Eight hundred and eiEhry-vard run
Baltimore. BIambPrC- Thrift ana Wells.
washington, W 3 TounE- Gordon Law
and F. Morse Ladder pyra UidS-CE- W
Holyoke. r H FausLnan. H. V Rouse,
II 7 BlUndeE r FinuCane. H Z
Nesmirh- O. r Osborne W II Teunav.
r. : Young, q A. Warning Z AuSlev
y q Hansen. W =. Mansfield. L. R.
dCIph z. W Long. 2 Morgan F L.
Roberts and H Cash Three stand Ing
broad Jumps-Ealriu0T Percy, Hop
Eius- Washington. o " SJTsttOn, g
n. WsIcott. w 4. Powell Exhibition
horizontal bars-N- O. Hansen, II
10unE. r SiEeI. @ F. BOcEev. n =
NeSmirh. 9 w HDlyOke. H " LONG
and ". b Mansfield Oue-7liIe relay
ace-Balrimore. Brown F5amlI, Cline.
Bolts. BIamberE. and Perkinso0- Wash
inCron. - W StTatton- W 3 Young
Gordon Law and H r. Knight. #
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

SIu lie had just lGsf a champion in
Corbetr ana was depending upon h-irr-
.5iE me tp 10 take has place y fen
low ~ tniS ufst hEhz BE- would - an
awful thing Tor BsTys reputation ana
y made good and Reut right s5a--
Ine llfe winning BE- would moan q n57a
~ u2net Billy had seen me work but
ne oidn Z know yet how I could stand
Lne sSffi 20 q hard fight and this Van
Bushlrk was known as 4 We Ioper.
didn't think this all over untT A.
terVsaIds Of course ATy frst inclination
was 70 feel sore because Delanev had
any co14t ~ ny winning. My next was
"In bet you an oyster Ioar. RHTv'
sald mat I get this fellow inside
We'll TO get down 20 business zvA
were called ouI at last and I met Van
BusE1rk face 90 face IN the ring re
the ropes % look as big as he -or-r5
which amused me He didn't seem az
an feroelous and when we began fight
inE found him anything but the sv-fr1I
gorilla that had been pictured 10 me.
J showed him about a little as We came
together and chen began punching him
around the ring Il can't have been
much % fght for the only thing
] thought might as wei finish him and
start Tor that boat. so 7 walked into
Ar. Van Blskirk and slipped my IA
so-Lle leEF-ilanG BODY punch into his
middle and knocked him out. Billy De-
iaue- bought The oyster 1Osf and that
night rad my good nine hours Of sleep.
usual
Obtains the Title.
As Van RusEirk had been amateur
champion OF the Pacific coast and had
beaten number Of heavywsights in
professional sights he was regarded as
The coast champion, and that title now
came 20 me II was my frst Dan
Long gave Up fighting after beat him
and became a policeman IN Los Angeles
IAN Btlszlrz went back 20 Larys-flie
and opened p saloon 50 7 was IeTt in
uldlsrur1ed possession or the field. but
for a heavy weight from the East He
Vas Henry Baker, and we were matched
10 fight on May q month ard ten
days after ms scrap win Van Bus
kirk.
This Baker 9az a real HzHte-. He
hailed from the Sr0rEEarfIs IN Chicago.
where Ire was known as slaughter
house Baker He had done a Tot n
good lighting al over the East h1u-
ever and iug- before coming to Czfi-
fOrnia had beaten the great Dan Cree
don So there was some credit in fight
ing him
He was built ike Tom Sharkey. b-r
more smoothly mUscied and his weight.
Ike Tom vas ls5 pounds He vas one
o. the most co1f-sent men ever saw
Title o. next chapter II Beat Baker
and Sign With Ruhlin-'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
BASEBALL RESULTS.

At Kansas -C5ty-DetrOft. Il. Kansas
City. T.
At adeIpfEa-Athletics. s. PhHadei-
phias. J.
n NsuEphis-Boston Americans, s:
Memphis. J.
At Knoxville TSun.-BOStOu Nationals
II: University Of Tennessee g
A. Nashville Tenu--C1gVeland- y:
Nashville. =.
At ProvideDce-Br0vn. q; Rhode Isl
and State. q
A. Anna pOIis-Navy, :; Maryland Agrf-
euIturaI College O.
At lexington Va--Virzfnfa Military
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
SYNOPSIS.

Jeneries declares he g an American
through and through. % scandinavian o.
Morse Viking stock and relates some ~
the fighting done b. the sedeTles family
before his time
Tells - early experiences AZ his birth
place Carroll Ohio Champion s1ys bis
love ~ hunting was born during his child
hood days- Narrafes details Of hts dfst
deer hunt Learned some hghllrg AZ
school
Had narrow escape with negro fellow
workman Explains the mystery Of his
great reserve strength. Rcca Is - ex-
citing adventure IN fhe hills saws he
happened 70 become "a professional boxer
and advises hard work Tor exponents of
The art Love OK boxing made hInl for
80 he his trace
says chance 81 a lifetime came ~ him
when he was offered and accepted "a
berth - training partner 10 Jim Corbett.
Relates experiences OF training spell with
CorbelI.
Sees Corbett lose che Championship
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
CHAPTER XXI.
Fight Van Buskirk.

remember the Van BUskIrk hght for
one thing that scI strikes me as a
L good Joke When 1 went over to
the Pavilion that night with Billy
Delaney the only ths5g that worried me
was the idea that thc fight might go
twenty rounds and I might miss the last
boat back To Oakland. and lose a good
nights sleep I made up my mind TO
finish Van as quickly as I could and
Try 70 get the u-45 Narrow Gauge
home, which would LAND me only d
couple Of blocks from the house before
midnight
But in the dressing room ] noticed
that Delaney was fidzcry- He had a
lace yard long. and looked as IF he
was going out in a few minutes To see
his best friend hanged He walked Up
and down and kept looking at the door
Billy" j said. what's the natter
foJ don think this MarysTiIIe fat boy
can cop me. DO you2
Delaney Nervous
"Oh- no." said billy ne-vot=Iv, ~bst
Jim hold that left out and don't give
him a chance 20 swing on you Take
your time with him
Billy looked 50 solemn that II I'd had
any nerves ne might have started me
winEing- I could see that he was scared
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
LEW POWELL BEATS
NEMSIC AT OAKLAND
Referee Eddie Smiths Decision
Satisfies the
Fans

SAN lFFANCISCO. Cal. April -
FiEh-iuE5 men are today agreed that
Referee Eddie smith was right in
sH-aTdiuEEa decision 10 Lew Powell over
George RIemsic, at the end of their r.
teen-round- fight at Oakland last night
1Ierusic took n severe beating. most OF
poraITs BLOWS landing on his oppO-
UenL-s head IN the early rounds Mem
sic crowded the Frisco boy hard but
Powell was q IwaVS there with q punch
that carried much sting. For the first
ten rou-sos Powell fought on the de-
fensive. ta1terinE Nensic's head. and
keeping oItrof trouble himself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
Kmifer is a mighty handy asset.

President Ban Johnson. Of the Anneri-
can League, has shown good sense BIZ
refusing to follow the foolish lead Of
President Lynch, or the National
Lea que, in barring newspaper phOIOE-
raphers from the field when a champion
ship game is in progress Johnson has
Juu bIed 60 the point that the news
papers cut some ice In baseball. and Is
not as tODI0fty toward the Crafr as ne
was IN DAY : gone by Also. the Wash
ingIOn. Boston, and Philadelphia clubs
have among their dominating owners
men who are heavily interested Hnan-
ciaHy in newspapers IN those three
cities, and they would not have been
likely 20 accept \ move which iuterfered
with their legitimate boosting Of the
national game We are afraid. as we
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
VETERANS REPORT
TO HARVARD COACH
Jaoues and Fenalo, Distance
Runners, Join the
Squad.

BOSTON ApTu 7y-HaTvaTds track
squad which has caused no small IN
easinesg among the Crimson supporters
this year. fs greatly REINFORCED today
with the appearance for training OF
Herbert Jauues. the crack distance man.
ami Pete Fernsld. the niddle-distance
star. both Of whom have reported 10
Coach Donovan FOR sthe frst time this
spring
Jaquss has fully recovered from the
injury to his foot caused by an aCct-
dent with an Ak IN q northern lumcsr
camp last summer, and viii run the
two-TniIe and mile again this year
F'ernald viii probably be taken from
the half mile and put II the nile events
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

Earned ruus-TFs shinEton 3. Brook
Iyn. T. First base on errors-WashinE-
ton, 7. Brooklyn, Z Left on bases
washington. 2 Brooklyn 4 Ffrts base
ON hafIs-OsT Bell, 2 Innings pitched
BY Scanlon. 3. BY Bel. :. Hits made
OF Bell s Struck Gut-Bv ReiSiinz L
bv Srsnlou. 3 By Bell, . Three -hz Sc
hit Wheat Two base hit - I.eIfveft
Sacrifice birs-Cessler- UnElaUb. Fsunter
1TcEG veen. Double play-CuElsuh 20
ReIslfuz T-urire-Mr. Handihoe Time
Of game hour and = minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
NEW YORK FIGHT
PROVES A FIZZLE

NEW YORK. April Nike Clover. OF
Boston. and HE Ty Ferns. Of Chicago.
boxed seven and a half tame rounds, TO
the disgust OF the crowd az the Sharkey
Athletic club last night
They stalled. CfinChed. pulled punches
and otherwise amused themselves. Jim
Buckley the manager Of the club, final
~ ordered them out OF the ring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
SOME HOPEFUL SIGNS
OF BATTING RALLIES
Good Reason to Believe Washington Will Win Often
By Sudden SwatfestS-J johnson Refuses TO Bar
Photographers From Fields.
Bv THOMAS S. RICE.

have said before. that in his enthusiasm
70 make his mark as an eNecut5NS e
President Lynch is going IN the oJner
extreme ana adopt too many Wlid loesS
that ray work toward smOotnuess N
the games, but al the same time leuo
70 weaken that vigorous personal lntSt-
est ia the PAYERS and in winning. wnicn
IS the very life Of the sport. When base
bail is reduced TO the oppressive decortiEn
OF an International chess match = Wlii De
possible 20 buy major league ITaleIllse
quite cheap, and the league presidents
VIII md II hard 10 live upon their saiaF-
Next thing they viii bar the. spectators
from the grounds because their cheering
tends 70 delay the game.
Having appointed ourself secretary
and Urea s1lrer Of the International AssO-
citation for the Suppression Of Jokes
about Alexandria we are IN the netd
Tor funds. The funds are Tor q good
cause. They VIII be expended IN pay
Ing salaries 20 ne a 3 secretary ano 3
treasurer, IN taking photos and IN tell
ing the public what horrible slale eL
affairs exists at our very doors ~ mere
IS any money left we are going 10 man
appeals for more funds. II Stone mem
her Of Congress VIII not come over WIN
a frank. With that money We are 90
ing 20 buy a quart or prussic ACID Is
= gift for the minstrel now IN THIS az
ficted city who makes some eight or
nine mournfuI gasps about "a busy DAY
In AleXa ndria' and such olner TOPICS Lot
screa ms When Governor Herman was
managing Jenn Mace fifty years ago ne
tried IN bar that agony from IL 0or-
Iesque stage. but failed The ny .esQue
shows have been uerpefratinS g for
thirty years ia this abode OF misery. Tor
forty weeks every year That makes
$50 times per year. OF = totsi OF $50"
times IL has been goused mo ire men
tai VitaIS or WaCn.EgT OnlanS- Indllh
goodness. IL IS reported that l5.e" times
Is the limit fixed by the police and nH
that time II may be eliminated rom the
minstrel repertoire.
Here Is the summary % Washington
FIRST victory over Brooklyn IN many long
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
Killing WILL PAY
r. HIS FINE TO-DAY

KANSAS STTTY, April John King
viii pay the 500 6ne inflicted on him by
the National, Commission today He will
send n cheek for that amount 20 August
Hermann. chairman Of the commission
King has been ordered bv Owner
Murphy 70 Join the Cubs at once. He
viii be with his teammates in a few
days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
MOTHER DEAD. KILLS SELF.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April since
mothers death Z have found nothing
20 live for, wrote Louis Reed, q SOUP
tor. siXty-slZ years old and with a
twisted sheet he hanged himself from
The transom Or his bedroom door His
mother died Few days ago at thu age
Of eiE1ty-siX- Mother and son VIII be
buried side BY side.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
I o. W A. NJ IS WINNER

The J. o. W A NJ baseball team.
Of Glendale, Nd, won It's first game
OF the season recently from the Bowie
nine. score Il 20 10. Batteries J. O.
W A n EaEle and KsEle- Bowie.
Lancaster and TAYLOR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
ELECTRIC RECORDS
EXCELLENT MILEAGE
Babcock Goes 66.o Miles,
About City on a Single
Charge.
By HARRY WARD.

Win A. d Carpenter at tire wheel,
and with a reUreseutaJive OF The Times
acting as observer a Ba bcock electric
7-icroria Yesterday was driven 66.9 miles
on a single charge Of the battery The
direct or the test was 10 demonstrate
ina facr that electric vehicles have
greater mileage capacity on a single
sIarEe Of the battery than the general
public has any idea Of The start was
made from the garage OF the L. p
Dorsett Company al $40 yesterday
morning, and the battery became ex-
hausted at 4-Ia yesterday afternoon
The mileage was obtained BY riding
ever the streets OF the city and around
the Potomac Speedway. the car being
driven at the legal rate OF speed, which
Is twelve miles an hour. although on
certain parts Of the Speedway Mr.. Car
penter speeded the machine Up 20 tvren-
ty-dvs miles an hour The car va
equipped with a thir1y-six-ceH battery
and Mr.. Carpenter is confident that hs
can get eighty miles out OF the batter7
on single charge When It IS renem-
hered that electric devotees have been
satisfied 70 get forty miles out Of their
car On q single charge. the exceptional
mileage made yesterday BY Mr. Car
penteT's BabcOck Is Of more than mass
ing interest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
I1MY Story of NV Life"

airy Press in rhe United states. Canada
and Great Britain AL rights reeerved- ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

Here Is the seminary % Washington. g
first victory over Brooklyn IN many long
Years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

Il - now certain that Harry z. Grant,
winner OF ne Vanderbilt CID rsce viii
Be IN fha lists AGAIN this vAe- - =
competitor Grant has sent IN his an
PtAcefAon EoT registration TO the contest
board OF the American Automobile A.
EoC1dCou. and announced that he viii
drive al Alec stock car IN road rarrs-
but not On the track Commenting on
his belief that IN the vida 0u1n road
races he could beat cut the specially
built TaGiuE machines with hfS sFo~k
car. Grant said. IT IS the average
pace that tells the final story, not any
spectacular burst Of speed along the
Ecra1ghtaway- The only complaint I
have 70 make s. that the races are not
long enough nor the courses rough
enough The greater ne distance sno
Eh6 harder the course the more con-
fdeDt an OF victory
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

That ths horse - rapidly being SUD
painted by tie more efficient and econ
ouic4l motor vehicle e becoming more
apparent each day said Lester d.
Moore. 1T-r the REQ agent A case N
point f. that or q man who purchas sd
g. single cylinder REQ about 4 year ago.
with which he IS able to cover more
than twice as great a territory as he
formerly did with q horse. Many travel
ing statesmen going out OF VVashtuESon
are buying cars with which TO cover
their territory
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

Samuel N BurIeT, chairman Of the
contest bOEUd Of the American AutOmO-
bile Association. believes that this year
Eiidden tour viii set q record for en-
tries Inquiries TO date indicate great
interest IN the tour among auto manu-
faCturers in all parts Of the country
Il am confident that 1910 VIII see the
largest Of all Glidden tours said Chair
man Butler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

When the United States Motor Com
pzuE opens its new building in New
York il VIII have bona ffde aerOplan1
landing on the roof Benjamin s Bits
coe. president Of the company. recently
returned from the West. where he had
converse tons with prominent aerial
n7V1Edt0TS- who became enthusiastic
over the proposition After the com
pletion Of the landing. Il is President
ErlsCceS intention TO have Il opened
with flight 1E Wilbur Wright. ~
BTiscce refused To state whether or not
the United States Motor Company xiii
take up the manufacture Of aerOpIanez
n conjunction with the automobile en-
terpr1Ses with which the company is
identified
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

John DooIittle Hardy did big work at
second yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07

he must have slipped a hunk Of e into
his system this spring from ths energy
he IS displaying
The Dolores star., 1910-08-19
Jvoaeo ~ COMPANY We KEEP
pesssssisast ossv,sss ledsss Drunken
Men - Asslst In Attsmpt 70
Re- New vovh otoro.

4 nAn under the inhusncs o.
llasos YES passing aloag On uptown
street b New york one night lately
vhss BE- saw two men. one Of whom
ap0arsatly wanted TO opss . store.
bue vas sxpssisaciag some di@culty.
Thsssnilntoxicatsd man Kindly vol.
patssss1 70 hsip him. anA vhils be
wae doing % policsmaa oans along
81 asrests1 ill three % court II
easDs ct hat two Il The msa we're
proesssional burglars. and the third
the drunkea man-was merely Q oas.
nal o1sssvsr. whose brain was % mud.
Als1 With liquor that As did mot know
Whnt - was doing. The criminals
DssoAs1 guilty 10 attempted burglary,
an1 ~ Aoasst arunkard was warned
by tAs jslss. who Suspended SEA
tsass. that u ~ ever got Into troS.
~ again 'wtthia the aext Is ysass
- sesl1 - brought hack 10 court
anl tsls1 over - - accomplice. Hs
IN ~ eosrt . di9srsnt man. vow
~ - say seese Sos The ssxt quarter
q . ssatssy.
The Dolores star., 1910-08-19
ABOUT The HOSIERY
WHAT 10 % WMEm ~ stsosvl
| olQMo o. WEAR.


! TIC ueuGto ~ time hosiery WIN wear
1epsads largely upon the care stven
n Buy . GOOD grade 70 start With.
- whss . small hole appears. darn
II in0sdlatsly. When . large one ap-
psars 10 the foot cut away oil the thin
past adjolninG. Saving . round Or
oval sAaps1 hole with . good arm
s1ss. Take the darning cotton and
stssl cpocAss hook and proceed TO OIL
h ths Aols. working oil around the
49, With single crochet stitch: then
roue1 and round. narrowing fast
enough 70 keep the wcfk nat. and
Anishing flrnly u the center. This
b done more rapidly than darning. Il
very neat and - strong - before the
hole appear ~.
And thef the chi!srsn's knees. u
6arned In short stitches when begin
ming to wear thin their life ID length
sned, and n b Z good idea TO place =
thin piece of an old stocking under
meath snd darn through both. When
this viii not do any longer cut on the
stocking. straight across. In the strong
part. Just below the worn out knee.
Then join the two parts again on the
sewing machine with thread TO match
but turning the top portion Of the
stocking upside down. thus bringing
the worn part away up out Of sight:
or perhaps II can be cut on entirely ~
depends upon the length. and the top
or unworn part down over the knee
ma 49, s~~A - $40 - sSsS~WnA and
feiled down n desired. A little prsc.
tiss will determine just how much or
how little to stretch the seam under
the machine foot. 20 that when the
stocking b pulled II will appear smooth
and the seam hardly noticeable. Al
any rate, stockings treated In this way
wear twice. ~ long. ami . pair which
at isrst looks impossible to the weary
nothsr with half Q dozen such Inn
possible pairs In the weekly mendine
basket can be very quickly converted
into q pair which will never look I'M
slightly excert when on the foot.
Mothers do not wear through ~
the knee and can be repaired BY cut
ting OF the worn feet and attaching
cthers. which can be bought at any
large dry goods store. or can be made
from the legs Of another pair Of hose
! The legs can be utilized In another
way: Cut each Of two down . few
inches-say. eight or nine-set In a
diamond shaped piece to Eve width
ana flnish With bands and side open
ings Into Q neat llttls pair Of panties