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Evening star., 1912-07-15
QuAKERS TO COME
Philadelphia Clubs Will Be
Here on Labor Day.
NATIONAL TOO FAR AWAY
Banner Entry Assured for the Com
ing Middle States
Regatta.
NATIONAL TOO FAR AWAY

PHILADELPHIA. July 15-For the
f1rst time during the present rowing sea-
son the various clubs along the Schuyl-
Kill river did not show much activity
yesterday. the coaches and captains of
the organizations being content to give
their crews a well earned rest after the
strenuous work they have gone through
since the opening of the season. Although
II has been announced at various inter-
walls that this city would have a vast
number OF entries in the national. re-
gatta. which is scheduled for August o
and 10 at Peoria, 1t seems to be the con-
sensus of opinion that the distance is
too great to ship the boats with any de-
gree of safety.
There is every Indication that the clubs
along the row will be strongly represent
ed in the middle states regatta. now
that the majority Qf them have elminat-
ed the idea OF competing in the national,
especially when taking into consideration
that the shells will be easily shipped to
Washington. where the middle states re-
gatta Will be held this year on Labor day.
Nespers, as usual. Will make a strong
bid to capture the honors. and as it Is
more than likely that Capt. Kelly will
have an entry in every event their am
bitions should he realized.
According to present dope. Kelly will be
the only entry from the Vespers in the
National. Kelly is just now rowing in
great shape. and he is of the opinion that
he will be able to wrest the sculling title
from Butler. the crack single sculler Of
the Argonauts. George Allison of the
West Phillies is also training to enter the
race. and it is more than likely that he
will be one of the contestants. Judging
from the tone OF the various captains,
these will be about the only entries from
this city in the National.
Nearly all of the clubs are bending
their energy toward having a big entry
in the Middle States. Malta. which has
been one of the busiest clubs along the
river this season. will be strongly repre-
sented. Coach Marsh is giving his men a
few days rest after their arduous train
ing for the Peoples regatta. and then he
will start to weed out some of the juniors
and place them in the shells. Maltas have
some likely looking oarsmen who have
not yet dopned racing togs. and. as IL is
the intention OF Coach Marsh and Capt.
will have the opportunity to make good
under the tutelage of Coach Marsh.
The Paramount Rowing Association will
hold a meeting tonight. when a coach
will be appointed to look after the crews
for the balance OF the season. The ..Fai-
ries" have not been as conspicuous this
year as formerly In the various events,
and the club members have decided on
coach as. last resource to lift the
into. for the material is there. which only
needs developing The West Phillies
started Junior eight last week. but as
some OF the men have not shown a de-
sire to get into condition. it has been
decided to try and make q strong gig
Evening star., 1912-07-15
TALE = THE GARDENER

wv 7HAT style of fish is
w cooking cooking 5nases% inths RGyal 3sa
Kink. as he noted smoke COM
ing through the study window.
1T is not fish, sire, said the
Royal Secretary. It is the new
gardener. He is smoking a
pipe"
Evening star., 1912-07-15


crew out Of the eight, which will be sent
to the post in the. Washington regatta.
II its form during the next few weeks
warrants 1t.
Nothing has been decided on at the
Crescents at the present time, with the
exception OF Stanley Furstenau being a
certainty In the Middle States, but there
Is, not the least doubt that Capt. ."Chic"
Loughridge. will have all Of his best men
entered in the big classic. Furstenau
had the honor of winning the single
SOULS championship Of the Schuylkill
navy recently. and If he repeats the same
form Labor day he should be a strong
contender in that event. notwithstand-
Ing the fact that he will be up against
sitter opposition than heretofore All of
the entries will start training in the
course OF few days to get into shape,
as the clubs along the row intend to
make this the banner year in the his
tory of the sport, now that they have
been so successful in the regattas held
this year on the Schuylkill river.
Evening star., 1912-07-15

The American League situation Is a
puzzler. Boston has at present a COM
Portable lead. but not one sufficiently big
to insure them Of anything in the ulti-
mate reckoning. The Athletics. in the
opinion of many. will pass them before
September. Washington, on the other
hand, Is still playing championship ball.
and having recovered from its setback at
the expense of the Yankees is again in
the running. The White Sox also still
claim chance. With three months to
go and so little comparatively separating
any Of these clubs ii 10 still anybody 8
race as far az the real contenders are
concerned.-New York Sun.
Evening star., 1912-07-15

Have I not commanded that
only Turkish Trophies be
smoked within the Palace
Grounds?" roared the Kink.
Run the lawn-mower over
the gardener and turn the hose
on him. He needs pruning"
It's a pipe" said the secre-
tary, gleefully.
Evening star., 1912-07-15
BEGAN IN DANV|LLE
Lavinder, Who Stopped Mar
guard, Is Virginia Product.
PITCHING WELL FOR CUBS
Lynchburg Let Good Pitcher,
.0'Brien, Get Away
Last SPRING
PITCHING WELL FOR CUBS

LYNCHBURG, Va, July 15.-Jimmy
Lavinder, the Georgia product, who had
the honor last Monday Of putting stop to
"Rube" Marquard's long run OF victories
for the New York Giants, started his way
to the major leagues from the Danville
team Of the Virginia League back in
1907 His pitching average that season
was go with a second position team. In
1909 he showed up in the Eastern League.
where he remained with fairly good suc-
cess until he was rounded up last winter
after a big row by Chicago.
When in the Virginia League Lavinder,
and that is the correct way to spell his
name. depended almost wholly on his
spit ball delivery. When the splitter
worked Layinder was winner, but when
II. didn't he had nothing to puzzle his op-
ponents. One day here during August.
1907 the players on the local team loaded
their hip pockets with powdered rosin and
every man who handled the pill during
the game gave it a dose. Jimmy used
slippery elm to develop his supply of
moisture and one Of the local players got
his supply for the day for him. The bark
was very old and the more Lavinder
chewed the dryer his reservoir got. He
couldn't spit enough to overcome the
rosin and the beating he got that day
he probably still recalls.
Lavinder, August 80, 1907, was on the
short end OF the longest game ever played
In the Virginia League, when Danville
lost to Lynchburg. by the score of to O,
in seventeen innings. Red" Kline. who
has been pitching since in the Ohio and
blue grass circuits. beat Lavtnder. who
held to winning team to ten hits in the
seventeen sessions.
Layinder is pleasantly recalled here by
the fans for his gentlemanly demeanor
while a factcr in the Virginia League,
and his success is q source OF much pride
to those who knew him personally.
Walter Keating, erstwhile Shoemaker.
now playing short for Portsmouth, is the
speed demon and run-getter Of the league,
despite his rather light hitting. In the
twenty games he has played with Ports
mouth Keating has boosted his hitting.
for with that team he has hit at .200.
Evening star., 1912-07-15
BILL PAPKE HOME.
Has Been Fighting Abroad and
Meets Carpentier in October.

NEW YORK, July 15.-"Biily" Papke.
who claims to be middleweight cham
pion pugilist OF the world. is here to-
day on his way from England to his
home in Chicago. Papke is returning
after several months Of hghting In
France.
He said on his arrival that he had
arranged to fight Carpenter. middle
weight champion OF France. in Paris
October %. Papke appears to be In
excellent condition. and declares that
he will easily defeat the Frenchman.
Evening star., 1912-07-15

Lefty" George. the pitcher, who was
secured by the Cleveland Maps from st.
Louis in exchange for George Stovall, is
the victim Of midsummer houseclean-
ing by Harry Davis. manager OF the
team. George has been released to the
Toledo club OF the American Associa-
Evening star., 1912-07-15
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

First Baseman Daubert and Pitcher
Rucker are regarded as practically the
entire Brooklyn team by critics. in. the
other cities.
Fortune doesn't smile any too brightly
on Martin O'Toole The high-priced
Pirate has pitched several exceptional
games only to lose them.
Pitcher Joe Conselman of Brown Uni
versity, who signed with Pittsburgh, won
eighteen and lost four games for his coll
lege team in two seasons.
Joe Foley, who used to pitch for Boston
College High and Holy Cross. and who
was under contract with the Red Sox for
while, will be tried by the Boston Ma
tionals.
Manager Chance Of the Cubs is prob
ably not regretting the action Of the ma
tional commission in blocking the deal
on which Pitcher Jimmy Lavender was
slated to go to the Montreal team.
Pitcher. Adams OF the Pirates had, his
sore arm treated by Bonesetter Reese At
Youngstown. Ohio, last week.
In Chicago July 8, William Stone
filed suit In the municipal court AGAINST
the Chicago National League base ball
club for $1,000 for personal injuries sus-
tained at the West Side ball park. Stone
alleges that he was hit by a piece of a
scoreboard dropped by one of the en-
ployes.
Harry McIntire and Jack Phester have
cago Cubs Pfesttf for several years
held magic sway over the New York
club and was known - Jack the Giant
Killer"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Spain's Free and Easy Railways.


An idea Of the free and easy meth
DDS of the railways in Spain Is given
in this incident, related by Henry A.
Franck in -Four Months Afoot In
Spain"
When I reached the station next
morning the platform gate was locked
and the train | had hoped to take was
! legally departed. A railway hanger
on in rags and hemp sandals, however,
climbed the iron picket fence and
shouted a word to the engineer. Then,
beckoning to me to follow, he trotted
back into the building and raped au-
thoritatively on the closed window of
the ticket office.
"Senor," he said as the agent looked
out upon us, "be kind enough to sell
this caballero q ticket"
"The train is gone," answered the
agent.
"Not so, senor," replied the bundle
Of rags haughtily. II am having 1t
held hat this cavalier may take it."
"Ah, very WELL" responded the off,
cial, and, having sold me the ticket,
he handed to the hanger on the key
to the platform gate. As I passed
through 1t the latter held out his hand.
into which dropped copper.
"Muchisimas gracias, caballero," he
said, bowling profoundly, land may
your grace forever travel with God"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Attractions of a Maley Hotel,

We are so accustomed to reading In
the guidebooks that the local hotels
are the best in the east that it Is re-
freshing. says the Java Times. to come
across Il description of hotel in the
little town of Kuala Lumpur. In the
Federated Malay States. Here are a
few points which our hotel proprietors
might notice: Bedrooms. q feet by "a
feet by 20 feet. each with two electric
twenty-five candle power lamps. cleo
tric bell and electric fan; bathroom
80 feet by - feet attached to each bed
room and fitted with tops. 6oored with
coored tiles. walled with white Min
ton dittos: a long. continuous CORR
dor G25 feet in length by 12 feed broad
each electric bell fitted with return
ring. so that the visitor knows at once
whether he is being attended to.-Lon'
don Globe.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
C,eta In Music,

"Sometimes it Is disadvantage to
have a musician with reputation al
the head Of hotel orchestra" said a
hotel manager I'VE found this our
not long ago. when people from the
middle west. who are among our best
patrons. wanted our orchestra to play
at a wedding In which they were IN
terested and which took place IN d
private house. AS the company got Il
little warmed up they decided they
would have some dancing. so the host
ess asked the orchestra leader to play
Would he? Not on your life. He was
an artist. he was, and 1t was not his
business TO descend to playing FOR
dances. The result was that one or
the guests had to play the piano. ana
we almost lost the trade of the family
we were trying to be especially nice
to."-New York Sun.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Germs In tho Teeth.

Everybody knows in general way
how important it is to give the teeth
a good cleaning and to rinse the mouth
out first thing in the morning. The
object, of course, is to remove the ac-
emulation Of bacteria which gathers
on the teeth. gums, tongue and palate
during the hours Of sleep. How many
germs do you suppose accumulate dur
ing the nights sleep? In answer to
this question e. G. Bousfield, writing
in the London Lancet, gives some in
teresting and rather startling figures.
which are worth quoting. He states
that he has found the mouth on wax
ing in the morning to obtain about
3,OO0,00OO00 bacteria capable Of being
removed by fivefold rinsing with
twenty-five cubic centimeters of water
each time. After ordinary washing of
the teeth with q hard toothbrush
about one-fourth the number could
still be rinsed away. After using
tooth paste only 120,000,000 were left.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
To Be a Real Actor.

Sinking ones identity in character
parts on the stage is but an inSigniti
cant branch of acting. The displaying
Of personality beneath the makeup.
the incarnation of u written character
In flesh and blood. by sheer act OF
genius on the part Of the actor In fill.
ing part with his own personality
tempered to the limitations Of his role
the creation. in short. of a living.
visible and intelligihle being, is the
grand goal of the actors art.
How we'll Richard Mansfield knew
that art. In his performances you
saw an impenetrable makeup; but,
though Mansfield was hidden. behind
the disguise were the brains Of the
greatest dramatic genius of our gen
GRAFTON. fashioning steadily and su'
perbly character as he conceived II
out of the materials placed at his COM
mand by the playwright.-Henry kol
ker in National Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
PROOF or GENTILlTY.
sIe,ves That Hid the Hands Showed
the Wearers Didn't Work.

SIeeves That Hid the Hands Showed
the Wearers Didn't Work.
The practice observed among Span
ish hidalgos of allowing the finger
nails TO grow into claws WAS to dem
onstrate that they had never done any
manual work. The same custom eX-
lists among the Chinese for the same
reason.
Among the Romans the wearing OF
lon" sleeves. which came down over
the hand. was the fashion in aristo-
cratic circles. This advertised to the
world that the wearer did not engage
in any labor and freedom from en-
ploymen. was the condition of re-
spectability.
English boots and shoes have been
designed more or less for the same
purpose as that of the Chinese, who
bind their women's feet in proof OF
their gentility. AS early as the time
of William Rufus peaked toed boots
and shoes" had their points made like
a scorpions tail. and courtier nam
ed Robert stuffed his out with tow.
and caused them to curl round in the
form of Il rams horn. fashion which
took nightly among the mobiles. 1t
is plain that the purpose Of this fash.
ion was to show that the privileged
wearer was not dependent on any kind
Of labor or feetness of foot for his
daily bread.
The practice of wearing tight fitting
boots and shoes is an old one. for
Chaucer. writing of them In his day,
says that 1t is
Merveyle sith that they site so pleyn.
How they come Oh or off again.
Later. In 1865. Horace Walpole said,
II am now twenty years on the right
side of red heels. Wrappers Weekly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Gorillas.


At present there is not live gorilla
In America. There have never been
more than three, and only one Of these
lived more than a few weeks.
"I would give $4,000 for gorilla
In good condition" said the superin'
tendent Of noted geological garden.
land we could get the money back In
few months owing to the crowds of
PEOPLE who would come to see 1t. A
gorilla would be great drawing card.
hnt gnrillns cannot be got for money.
They grow sometimes to 4Oo pouhuS
In weight. Their home Is small
strip of marshy land on the west
coast Of Africa. The strip is perhaps
$50 miles long and 100 miles deep. and
the gorillas stay back from the coast
and are hard to get. Once out OF their
native element they die from climat1c
changes and lack of proper fsod."-
Detroit Free Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
MALICIOUS FRUIT.
The Stinas That Come With Careless
Handling of frickly Pears.

The StInGS nat So'nS WIKI SsFcices
Handling of frickly Pears.
NV first sad experience of the Afri-
can prickly pear was gained on Il visit
TO the market place of Algiers. The
fruit was handed to US, politely peeled
bv the Arab dealer. and thus as we
made acquaintance with its delightful
cooIness no suspicion of its evil quail.
ties entered our minds.
A few days later, adding the excite.
ment of a little trespassing to the more
legitimate pleasures of a country ram.
ble, we came upon we'll laden group
of prickly pear bushes and could not
resist the temptation to help ourselves
to some of the fruit The result was
woeful
Concentrated essence of stinging net
tie seemed all at once to be assailing
hands. lips and tongue. and our skin
wherever it had come in contact with
the i'll natured fruit was covered with
thick crop of iainute, Dristly hairs,
apparently growing from 1t and veno'
nous and irritating to the last degree.
Our silk gloves. transformed sudden
ly into miniature robes of Nessus, had
to be thrown away. perfectly unwear-
able. and the inadvertent use of our
pocket handkerchiefs before we had
fully realized the extent Of our misfor-
tune caused fresh agonies. in which
nose as well as lips participated. For
many day did the retribution of that
theft haunt us in the form Of myriads
Of tiny stings.-"Home Life on an Os-
trich Farm"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Watlino's Island.

San Salvador is perhaps the most In
teresting historical point on the Amer
lean side of the world. as it is the Is
land upon which Columbus first land
ed. Yet it has lost its name. In view
Of the history not only Of the Bahamas
group. but Of the American continents
as well. it is far from surprising that
the identity of the famous island
should have been long lost or that the
reidentification should have been de-
layed until the middle Of the last cen
tury. when Captain Becher of the Brit
ish navy Ey application of the descrip'
ton contained in Columbus journal to
the course from Gomera TO the Bahia
mas determined clearly that Watlings
island alone met all requiren- -ents OF
the caSe.-ArgOnaut.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Tryinu to Ee Witty.

They were sitting in the parlor with
the lights turned low The hour was
pretty late. He and she had talked
about everything. from the weather to
the latest shows. He yawned. and she
yavncu. but he made no attempt to
move toward home. and she waS be-
coming weary. AT last she said: i
heard Il noise outside just now. Won
der if it could he burglars!
OF course he tried to be funny.
Maybe il WAS the night falling he
said
oh. think not" she exclaimed
More likely it WIS he day hrraking.
Hasty exit Of he-PpHrSon's Weekly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Eeats of Archery.

In the days when the buffalo was
found in vast herds on the western
plains there were Indians who, while
riding at gallop, could send an arrow
through a buffalo's body. Remarkable
as this archery was. yet 1T did not
equal that reached by the archers OF
ancient times. 1t is Of record that the
MacRaes Of Gairlock, Scotland, were
such skillful archers that they could
hit man at the distance of 500 yards.
In 1894 the Turkish ambassador at
London shot an arrow, in a field near
that capital, 415 yards against the
wind and 4S2 yards with the wind.
The secretary Of the ambassador, on
hearing the expressions Of surprise
from the English gentlemen present.
said the sultan had shot 500 yards.
This was the greatest performance Of
modern days, but q pillar, standing
on q plain near Constantinople. record.
ed shots ranging up to 800 yards. Sir
Robert Ainslie, British ambaS s%GUr To
the sublime port, records that in !7oS
he was present when the sultan sis"t
an arrow 972 yards.-New York Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
Mark Iwain,s German Coffee.

German coffee must have given
Mark Twain a pain, judging from the
following recipe which he gave for Its
concoction:
Take barrel Of water and bring 1t
to a boil; rub a chitsry berry against
a coffee berry, then convey the former
into the water. Continue the boiling
and evaporation until the intensity of
the flavor and aroma Of the coffee and
chicory have been diminished to
proper degree: then set aside to cool.
Now unharness the remains Of n once
COW from the plow, insert them IN
hydraulic press, and, when you 81 !
have acquired a teaspoonful OF t..
pale blue juice which German sH22r
stition regards as milk, modify ~"
malignity Of its strength in buc...'t
Of tepid water and bring up the brc,."-
fast. Mix the beverage In a cod
cup, partake with moderation, and
keep a wet rag around your head to
guard against over excitement.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
AN ENGLISH PENSl0NER.
Superannuated at Birth and Drew the
Stipend All His Life.

Stipend All His Life.
The wife of an English cabinet min
lister had promised to stand godmother
to an infant and. calling on the parents
a day or two previous to the christen-
ing. expressed her regret that her hus-
band had nothing left at his disposal
Of any Importance and that the only
thing he could do for her godson was
to put his name on the pension list as
a superannuated general postman.
The offer was accepted. The pension
was regularly paid to the parents dur.
ing the minority Of their son and to
him afterward as long as he lived. He
thrived in the world, became an alder.
man and attained a considerable age.
often declaring that he had more pleas,
ure in pocketing the few pounds he
drew half yearly from this source than
he derived from the receipt of any 9th
er portion Of his income.
He died few days after one pay.
ment was due. and one Of his executors
came to town to announce his dereasc
and to receive the money. On asking
the clerk who paid him if it was neces
Sary TO produce certificate OF the
death he was answered.:
"Oh. no. not in the least. | will take
your word for IT. My father paid his
pension as long rs he lived. and have
paid it myself for the last thirty years.
am quite sure that the old gentleman
must be dead by this time
This recipient Of the public bounty
had been a superannuated postman for
upward of eighty years.-Exchange.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-05
A.ina Made Gnethe Smile.

When | visited Goethe. in Weimar.
and stood before him. Involuntary
glanced at his side to see whether the
eagle was not there with the lightning
in his beak. was nearly speaking
Greek to him: but. as observed tnat
he understood German. stated to him
In German that the plums on the ROAD
between Jena and Weimar were very
good. had for so many long winter
nights thought over what lofty and pro-
found things ! would say to Goethe II
ever saw him. And when | saw him
at last | said to him that the Saxon
plums were very good. And Goethe
smiled. Heinrich Heine. "Reisebilder.