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The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Sparrow Sets House AbIaze.

An English sparrow was the cause
of three houses catching fire at Law.
renceburg, Ind, recently, and had il
not been for the prompt work Of the
neighbors and friends all would have
been destroyed. The sparrow was
building nest under the caves of the
home of Mrs. Mary Weber, and II
picked up long cotton string from a
pile of rubbish that had just been
burned. With the burning string in
its beak, the sparrow flew to the roof
of Mrs. Sophia Skaters house, then
to Otto McCrights house and then to
the roof Of Emanuel Wuest's home,
where it dropped the burning string.
a fire started in the shingles of each
building. Each was eXtinguished by
neighbors before much damage was
done.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
STRIKE OF JAPANESE LEPERS

Although strikes are the order OF
the day in Japan strike of lepers
is something out of the common. AT
the kameyama hospital. however, this
recently occurred. The hospital was
founded and Is conducted by So
ciety of French monks, and contains
some three hundred leper patients.
The costs of the establishment are
paid by voluntary subscriptions and
by the sale of the produce OF the hos
pital garden and handiwork Of the pa.
tients. The latter receive no pay.
ment for their services, beyond their
board, lodging and medical attend
ance and a small sum for pocket
money. which is calculated at the
rate of farthing per day. Recently
the lepers demanded an increase in
their pocket money allowance to a
half.penny a day, and on the refusal
of the father superintendent they
struck work, and over a hundred es.
capped from the hospital by night by
climbing over the wall. They were
subsequently recaptured by the local
police and reconducted TO the care of
the monks.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
NOVEL ELECTRIC RESTAURANT

An electric restaurant, which en-
tirely does away with the services of
walters, has been installed in Paris.
1t is fitted with tables for one, two,
three, four and larger numbers OF
guests. Beneath the dining room is
the kitchen and dishes prepared below
are sent straight up to the tables
through the floor.
a guest gives his order through an
electrophone attached to the electric
lamp on the table. The electrophone
carries the voice to the kitchen below
without any special effort of the diner
10 speak into it. The dish ordered
comes up through moderate-sized
hole In the table. When the diner
wishes to get rid of dishes or glasses
he merely says so and they disappear
silently through the hole by which
they came. When the table is large
one the dish can be made to circulate
ard stop before any diner who wishes
1t.
NO waiter or human assistant ap-
pears at the table from the moment
the diner sits down until he goes out.
When he wishes to pay his check he
says so. 1t comes up through the
table, he leaves the money and goes
away. There is no waiter TO be
tipped and none to feel aggrieved be-
cause he is not tipped. The inventor
OF the system is NJ. Georgia KNAPP a
noted electrician living in Paris. but
or foreign origin.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
THE WAY OUT
Change of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
count of nervousness and hysteria
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish her the peace of health.
From infancy" she says, Il have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost / finally got to the
High School, but soon had to abandon
my studies on account of nervous pros
tration and hysteria.
My food did not agree with me,
grew thin and respondent. could not
enjoy the simplest social affair for /
suffered constantly from nervousness
in spite of all sorts of medicines.
This wretched condition continued
until ] was twenty-five, when became
interested in the letters Of those who
had cases like mine and who were get
ting well by eating Grape-Nuts.
Il had little faith but procured a
box and after the first dish ! expe-
rienced a peculiar satisfied feeling
that had never gained from any ordi-
nary food. slept and rested better
that night and in a few days began TO
grow stronger
Il had new feeling and peace and
restfulness. In a few weeks, TO my
great joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. ] resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
of course using Grape-Nuts every
day. II is now four years since be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts, / am the mis-
tress of a happy home, and the old
weakness has never. returned" Name
given by the Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, The Road to Wellville." in pkgs
Ever read the above IetterF A new
ose appears from time 80 time. They
are genusse, true, ssd fall Of hsasss
interest.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

rhages which would last for weeks and
was not able to sit up in bed. / suffered
great deal with my back and was SO
nervous I could scarcely sleep at night,
and did not do any housework for three
years.
"Now I can do as much work as
any woman of my age in the county,
thanks to the benefit / have received
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. / recommend your remedies
to all suffering women. Mrs. MARTHA
L. HOLLOWAY, Odd, Va.
No other medicine for woman's ills has
received such widespread and unquaN-
fed endorsement. We know of no other
medicine which has such a record Of
success as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. For more than 30
years it has been the standard remedy
for woman's ills.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

A novelty in navigation was intro
duced In San Francisco the other day.
when Eugene Frey. an inventor, rode
across San Francisco bay on his home
made hydromotorcycle. The distance
from the starting. point in Alameda
over Frey's circuitous course to the
dock in the city was IL miles, and the
queer looking craft was just one hour
on her way. Frey's engine worked
perfectly and he was never in danger.
The machine consists of double pom.
toon attached to a motorcycle On
land the pontoons are raised and the
machine is operated as motorcycle.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
AERIAL TOWN IN MEXICO

Were a mushroom of gigantic pro-
portions 10 be SO planted as TO over
look the sea it would present a strik-
ing analogy to the foundations OF the
town Of Ancoma, three miles south of
the Mesa mountains, in Mexico.
The queer mushroom-like rock on
which this town is situated has over
hanging sides nearly four hundred feet
high. The top of the rock is compare
lively level and is about seventy acres
in extern. II is indented with numer-
GUS bays and notched with chasms.
The greater portion Of it overhangs
the sea, and the strangest feature OF
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
CIGAR TASTERS OF FRANCE

There exist in the ministry OF
finance in France officials whose
duties are but little known to the pub.
lie. They are tobacco tasters who do
nothing but smoke cigars. cigarettes
and pipes from morning to night. and
render account of the qualities OF the
various samples submitted to them.
They receive the tobacco in leaf and
II Is then made up either as cigars
or cigarettes. or cut for smoking
There are about twenty factories in
France and their products are sent
regularly to the tasters to appraise
the value. The Frenchman's notion Of
a cigar is that IT should be blonde
well veined. spotted. brittle and
homogeneous.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Too Much of a Good Thinu.

II was very happy" said the profes.
sor, when. afer years of wooing, she
finally said Yes"
But why did you break the engage
ment so soon after?" asked his friend
Man, it was she that dissolved it.
Really" said his friend. How did
that happen?'
1T was due to my accursed absent
mindedness. When. few days later.
! called at her home, / again asked
her TO marry me-"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

! low stones, To encourage the boys"
to give up what they find. they are al
| lowed percentage on the value of
the diamonds.
Descend BY Ladders.
We descend the remaining 200 feet
ii stages OF 20 feet by means OF per-
pendicular ladders. The utter black.
ness into which one steps is friendly
to the nervous man who shudders
whenever he looks at masons and car
penters at work OH scaffoldingS
Nevertheless the ladders have to be
negotiated with cars for the rungs are
Shiny, and the candle has TO be car
ried, while the approach o. your
friend above you is heralded by Jumps
or mud dropping from his feet on TO
your sou'-wester. Water also occa-
sionaily falls from the roof. hut We
emerge safely at the | 200 feet level
into comparative light, greater damp
ness, cooler atmosphere, and deaf
ening din.
The noise is caused by the const ant
running Of two sets of steel trucks
the one carrying the ground" from
the bottom of the shoot" TO the foot
OF the shaft, the other returning
empty-and the mechanical emptying
OF the full trucks into the skip" for
conveyance 10 the surface.
We essay a conversation with the
checker stationed near the tip"
which is only managed by dint OF each
chnntino Mr. h1 IN &c
washen hours Is well-known on the
Diamond Fields as an eloquent advo
cate OF temperature principles. He
tells us, among other things, that ac-
cidents are OF almost daily occurance,
chiefly through falls of ground" and
that the sight Of native MANNED and
bleeding, being carried to the shaft, is
on to which he is well accustomed
The native, however, takes Il all as
part OF his days work, and bears his
pains with Spartan hardihood He
seems to have greater power of en-
durance than the white man, or else,
having less delicate and sensitive
organization, the pain is not so acute.
Willingly enough, after an hour and
a nan underground, we re-enter the
cage" and speedily measure the 1900
feet to the surface. Reslgnlng, with
out sigh. our be-sludged disguise,
We enjoy the thoughtfully-provi
bath, ard return to life IN Ike sun
shine.
A syndicate now buys the whole
weo!sy find" and the Tuesday morn
ing Cape train conveys the precious
burden TO Cape Town, for shipment.
The writer has seen, on a Monday aft
ernCon. 100000 worth of diamonds,
assorted in heaps, on counter in De
Beers Offices.
The annual output Is from $4,000.
600 worth, and UP to the present
something like $700,000000 worth,
weighing about 20 tons, has been TAX.
Ell from the Kimberley mines.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
NEEDLE IN TOE 80 YEARS

After carrying needle in her foot
for thirty years Mrs. Daniel s. Horn
beck, school teacher Of Milford. N
j., had the bit OF steel removed by a
chiropodist at Newton, N. J. For the
last few years she had a severe pain
in her large toe and the chiropodist,
in removing q supposed corn. extract
ed good sized sewing needle. which
had imbedded itself in the bone of
the toe. Thirty years ago, when Mrs.
Hornbeck was ten-year-old girl run
ming about In the fields at Dingman's
Ferry, she stepped upon the needle.
She ran into the house, but there was
no sign OF the needle in her toe and
1t was supposed she had STEPPED upon
something sharp and been pricked by
IL.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Opening Up Lhasa.

Lhassa, which is the capital OF
Tibet, for generations was known as
the Forbidden City, because of its
political and religious exclusiveness
In 1904 British armed expedition
opened the mysterious old city. Pre-
vious to that time practically every
European traveller had been stopped
In his efforts to reach the place. The
population in Lhasa is about $4,000.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

traveller grasps two upright posts At
the outer edge of each boat or shoe
three small paddles, shaped like rud-
ders. are fastened These move On
hinges and are worked by q sliding
mechanism that is operated by the
traveller pushing his feet forward al
ternately, somewhat like a boy learn
Ing 10 skate. lie can travel rapidly,
and with safety on smooth water,
although the apparatus is probably
not fit for use in stormy weather.
Those who have tested 1t assert that
it does not tax the strength as much
as rowing a moderately sized boat.
The inventor uses his water shoes
almost every day for crossing the
lake and transporting his tools and a
moderate amount of baggage.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
RAPID SKIING ON WATER

A German cabinet maker has con-
structed a pair Of water shoes, with
the help Of which be walks upon the
water. He has already crossed Lake
Ammer in Bavaria, 10000 feet wide,
in two hours. These water shoes ure
really two long, narrow boxes OF pine
wood, squared of at the rear end
and shaped life the bow OF a boat In
front To preserve his balance the
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Things Queer mCniOuS

all is town on top. This town. which
Is of past civilization, is held to be
one OF the most perfect specimens Of
the prehistoric Pueblan architecture.
With inconceivable labor this aerial
town was built and fortified for the
safety Of its Inhabitants. Its age is
not known, but It was already old in
the year 1910, when the first ex-
plorers visited 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Polar Exploration.

North polar exploration had attract
cd the attention of adventurous and
ambitious men for nearly 400 years
before Peary reached the top of the
world. Search for the south pole has
always proved less attractive, and
only during the last $40 years have
explorers turned their attention toward
the goal recently reached by Amund.
sen.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
No Concern.

"Mr. Mips must be a s:ngularly pure
and upright man."
why do you think he is unusually
so?"
Somebody told him there We're
well-defined reports that Burns de-
tective had been operating secretly
in the neighborhood he frequents, and
he said it was nothing to him."
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
CRITICAL Time
OF WOMAN'S LIFE
From 40 to so Years Of Age.
How 1t May Be Passed
in Safety.
Odd, Vail am enjoying better
health than ] have for 20 years, and I

believe / can safely
say now that / arm .
well woman. I was
reared on q farm and
had all kindsof heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la
ter. For five years
during the Change Of
Life / was not able
to lift q pail of wa
ter. I had hemor-
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Drawbacks.

did your brother enjoy his hunting
In the Maine woods?"
Not 90 much. as he found II very
expensive"
In what way"
Paying damages to the families Of
the guides he shot"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Easy.

Edsy.
II put the wrong couples together
at that dinner and ] don't know what
to do about my mistakes"
why, repair them
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
After Dark.

Honest as the day is long, eh?"
Absolutely. But you'd better keep
your chicken coop locked"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
ParadoxicaI Effect.

There was so much fire in her
eyes"
There always is when she is put
out"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

There isn't much doing in the self
love line when man loves himself
as he does his neighbors.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29
Appropriate Trimmings.

What was that ice palace trimmed
with?"
Il suppose it had a handsome
frieze."
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

YOU CAN CURE CATARRH
BY using Coles Carbosalve. 1t Is a most
effective remedy. All druggists. rs and Zoe.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

Don't buy water for bluing Liquid blue is
almost all water. Buy Red Cross Ball Blue,
the blue that's all blue.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-29

T Kimberly, Cape Colony, is
probably the biggest hole in
the world-the old Central
mine-with q space measure
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
Chicks Home FfdayAH Wilmington ResuI-n City Racing
ALTOONA
OUT OF The
TRI-STATE

President Charles f. Carpenter has
announced that the Tri-State fran
chise held by the Altoona Athletic
Association has been declared forfeit
ed because the association failed to
post bond of $1,000. as reuired by
the league rules. The league has
since been operating the club with
considerable success. A deal is
pending for the sale of the franchise.
President Carpenter says the league
is in good shape and he does not con-
template any more changes this sea-
son.
The park used for years by the Tri-
State club at Altoona was sold for
back rent, and knocked down to A.
w Beckman, owner of the ground, at
| $3.50. The sale includes the fence,
grandstand, bleachers and clubhouse.
Moriarity, of Trenton, has been
suspended for three days by President
Carpenter for attempting to start a
| fight with Player Joyce, of Atlantic
City. During the ninth inning of a
game at Atlantic City on Tuesday,
Joyce tried to gain second base and
collided with Moriarity. who set about
to start something.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
MTNNICK
AGAIN GETS ALL

over the DUPONT Club traps on Sat
urday J. H. Minp;ck again showed
fine form. breaking 25 straight tar
gets for the Glass A spoon. In Glass
B, Clyde Leedom, H. w Bush and H.
p Carlon tied on p and Will shoot of
the tie next Saturday The Glass c
spoon went to e. H. Lohand on the
excellent score of %, and r. S. Robi-
son won the Glass D spoon on Is out
Of 25
The Class D cup (1911) trophy re-
Gently held by S. j. Newman, was put
up for open competition, no one hav-
ing challenged the holder within tle
time limit set by the conditions. The
winner was r. S. Robson, who is now
open TO receive challenges and do his
best to defend his title to the cup.
A couple of novelties were intro
duced during the afternoons sport.
The first was quail shooting" and
Clyde Leedom and II. W. Bush show
ed their proficiency at field shooting
by breaking ~ oht of their 15 targets
The second novelty was an event al
25 targets, Olympic style" of shoot.
ing. This means IS yards rise, use
both barrels. targets thrown about
so yards and with gun held between
the armpit and hip until the target i:
in the air. f. A. W. Everitt showed
the way with % out of 25. Lcedon
broke 10, Carlon. II, and Skelly 16
1t was this style Of shooting that wai
used last week at Stockholm.
]. H. Minnick and A. B. Richard
son, state champion, will shoot of
for the Glass A 1911 cup on next Sat
urday. The match was postponed
from Saturday because Of the lines
of Mr.. Richardson.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
Sporting Gossip " rs fess;S.s Sf'
Lets qa.c;S.r Get ~ and Comment
Let's Get
Together

Jackson and Larry Lajoie produced
26 runs.
From the epigrams Of Tom Shar-
key Kids don't care any more about
boxing. It's all baseball"
A sheriff has been chasing Rube
Marquard in an effort to collect a bill
due q theatrical paper for advertising
his act last year. ...
The New York fans are after Hal
Chase and be will be traded What
with bad health. business troubles
and family rows. he is playing punk
ball Therefore there seems nothing
to do but let him out.
President Frank Nevin of the tt
! gers, has issued a denial Of the report
that he said he was dissatisfied with
Jennings as manager He admits that
he is dissatisfied with the team, but
he has nothing on Jennings in that
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
HERZ0G

NEW YORK, July s.-Who is the
best third baseman? This is a topic
that fans find of continual interest.
The question is one that will never
be settled, as it is merely a matter
Of personal opinion There are so
many things that enter into the mat
ter that exact comparisons can't be
made For instance, without detract-
ing from the great work done by
Herzog, would he be such a star if
he were with a weaker team than the
Giants? Much of the work of the
third baseman depends on the short
stop, the second baseman or the first
baseman. The better the other men
are the better the third baseman ap-
pears. So It is matter Of take your
pick when you compare such men as
those pictured herewith.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
YORK RELEASES
CATCHER MURRAY

YORK, Pa, July S-The release OF
Murray, the big catcher secured from
the Philadelphia Nationals, has put
Manager Manning. of the York Tri-
State club, in a position TO hire an
ether backstop. and it is believed that
Raub, formerly with Johnstown, will
be the man Murray, who goes back
to the Phillies, proved too erratic
Groh, the York clubs speedy little
shortstop, is out of the game for g
while with a strained back, but In
fielder Eddie Manning, brother oI
Manager Jack Manning, who dislo-
Gated his knee in a slide to base carly
in the season, is out of the hospital
and expects to be back in the game
before the end of the month.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
HiehIand-New Castle.

Highland 0 0 0 Ks 8 1
New c. 20 0 0 0 0 ! 0-3
Summary: Earned runs-New Cas-
tie, 2 Highland 2. Two-base hits
c. Beattie. Base on balls-Off Stew
art 2, Holbeck Struck out-By
Stewart 5, Holbeck 6. Leonard /.
Stolen bases-Hance, Vallette, Tay-
lor, Naylor, A. Beattie 2, Dolan 2. c.
Beattie 2, Benson ?, Davis ?. Double
plays-Davis to Benson, A. Beattie TO
Dolan. Hit by pitched balls-A
Beattie, Dolan Left on bases-New
Castle 5, Highland T. Umpire
Lucas. Time of game, 15S.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
WYOMING WINS AGAIN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
WYOMING, Del, July S.-Wyom-
ing defeated Harrington at Wyom-
ing. on Saturday by the score oi
10 to 0. making Wyoming eleven
games won and one lost Rash
pitched great game and was caught
by Ira Hook in great style.
Score: R. H. f
Ha.. 100000 90 90 2 4
Wyom. 80 20 2 01 1 x-10 - {
Rash and Hook; Potter and Hall
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
NO SUNDAY BALL IN TRrNToN.

TRENTON, July S-There VIII be
mo Sunday baseball in Trenton. The
directors Of the Trenton Tri-State
team have abandoned the idea because
of a letetr received from Chief of Po-
lice John ]. Cleary. to the effect that
all concerned would be arrested if the
attempt were made. \ petition COLI
tanning 1900 names was forwarded
10 George B. LaBarre, Commissioner
Of Public Safety. advocating Sunday
games in the city
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
GHOULs LOOT TOMB.
" The United Press.

Dl Inc 1nllCu LACccs
LONDON, July s,-A despatch
from Tipperary, Ireland, says that
the tomb Of the st. Albans family al
Newton Manor, near there, has been
burglarized and the lead coffin Of the
grandmother OF the Duchess opened
II is reported that jewels buried with
the corpse have been stolen.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
CHRIsrIANA GETS ANOTHER.

Brandywine was easy for Christi
ana. trimming them by the score Of
II TO 5. The game was featured by
the pitching of J. Hughes, of the
Christiana team, who had thirteen
strikeouts TO his credit
The Christiana team is putting up a
nice game.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
JuIy I3 Schedule.

Wilmington Jrs., VS.. Old swedes,
Ninth and Rodney streets grounds,
two games.
Clarion vs.. South Side, at Eden
Park
Colonial vs.. Elsmere, at Elsmere,
Belmont VS.. All Stars, at Eden
Park.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
Pennsgrove-PuIIman.

Penns 2 2 o 2 6 0 8 0 O-15 IS g
Pullman 100000 90 O-5 8 G
Hits: OFF Elliott IA, Fletcher 4,
Price 4, Greenwell 4. Earned runs
Pennsgrove 9, Pullman 3. Two-base
hits-Grant, Elsh Hunter, McDon-
ough, l. Struck out-Elliott 6
Fletcher, 8; Price 2, Greenwell 5.
Double plays-Paterson to Ryan to
Wells. Base on balls-Elliott 2, Flet.
cher 1, Price 8, Greenwell 2. Wild
pitches-Elliott 1. Price l. Umpire
Shields.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08
sT. ALOYsIrs pROPs ONE.

At New Castle on Saturday St
Aloysius lost to St Peters by a TO
8 score. But three hits were secured
from Hance, while eight were made
off Donovan.
Evening journal., 1912-07-08

New Castle lost to Highland here
on Saturday afternon in we'll
played game. Penn's Grove, playing
its first game in the league easily
defeated Pullman and Madison sur
prised Marshallton with a defeat The
Penn's Grove team used Greenwell
n the box. Elsh, who tried out for
Tri-State speed this year also was
on the team.
The scores by innings:
misunderstanding
Madison. .. 0 0 % 20 8 0-5
Marshallton o.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 "a
Hits: OF Stllwell, 5; off Barr. 10.
Earned runs: Madison 4. Two-basc
hits: Valentine, 2. Three-base hits
Allison l. Struck out: Sullwell IA
Double plays: Valentine to ]. Still
we'll; Delzer to j.. stillwell Left on
bases: Madison, 6; Marshallton. s.
Stolen bases: D. Rainey, ]. Stillwell
Flood. Hit by pitched ball. ]. Still
well, Connor, Flood. Base on balls
A Stillwen /; Barr 2. Time OF
game: l hour II minutes Umpire
Speakman.