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Unpublished Manuscript by
Robert Louis Stevenson

Our Sunday Magazine has been partic-
ularly fortunate In being able to get q
copy Of one Of the last speeches delivered
by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was be-
fore the Scottish Thistle Club Of Homo
lulu, in 1893, just prior to his departure
for Samoa The manuscript was given
to the club president. who refused to per-
NIT it to be published. The latter died
recently. however. and 50 the address is
now given circulation for the first time.
THE Scot" was the title Of the speech.
in which the famous author fails his
countrymen numerically. Says he, Scot
lands history contains little that is not
disgusting to people Of humane feehnSs.
That long brawt which 10 called Scotch
history coutains scarcely one subject that
Scots have any patience with.
Yet there was something good, and this IL
the beautiful songs and ballads Of Scot
land"
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From the Woman's Home Companion.
In fair weather. on long voyages.
Princess Patricia OF Connaught is busy
on deck, painting or doing some simple
handicraft. Much Of this work finds IT.
way later to charity bazaars. whose pro-
ceeds IL materially helps.
On a brief yachting trip she viewed .
gorgeous sunset: to let such opportunity
20 unimproved was out Of the question.
Her color box was there but brushes had
been forgotten. Not moment could be
lost IL her sketch would be completed
Calling excitedly for the doctor. he
came running. Your brushes, quick,
please-the kind you paint people
threats With"
And so the situation was saved
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Realism in Fiction.
From the North American Review.

From the North American Review.
The realist in working out his subject,
must allow things to appear before their
significance appears. He must not. like
the writer OF romance, give his readers
the opportunity Of perceiving at once
what a hint or an accident Is going to
develop into, OF chuckling in anticipation
over results. He must not so much see
things as they are, but as they become.
There must be in his work a sense of
terror Of the thing going on indistinctly
at q distance; he must not interpret
events too soon; he must never be hur-
ried. The fact must loom up as crag
through mist. vast. inponderable. Inn
too decipherable; there must not be no
sense that the author Is controlling
events, or casting characters into the
scales. He must seem to be analysing.
recording; the issue must seem to be as
much a surprise to him, when 1t comes.
as it is to the reader; the spectator may
be able to see, after the event or The
decision, that it was. after all. inevitable
but there must be In 1t the anxious an
ticipation of life, the sense Of mystery.
different elements will affect each other
when the time comes for them to be
fused.
1 suppose that it is certain. as We sc
deeper into psychology. that we shall
come to have q far clearer idea Of mental
and emotional processes: but at present
we are on the edge Of an unsxplored
region. and know very little OF the
chemistry Of the soul Probably we
shall come to see that the strange cur.
rents of public opinion. the vagaries OF
individuals. the forces which determine
what we think and feel. the great ira
tional impulses which defy prudence and
experience alike. are all the manifesto
tons Of psychic force. which is to the
spiritual world what electricity Is to the
material world. The realist Is . scientnc
observer Of that force. and any one who
has once really embarked upon that sort
of Investigation win sicken OF the old G11h
conyentio,aa YumAncA, which DlAyo4 with
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WOMEN'S CLUB WORK,
1.-The Eleventh Biennial Convention.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

text OF the addresses and the full reports
OF the work Of all committees and Of the
presidents Of all Of tho state declarations
In this way New Finland women come
into close touch with their sisters In Cali
for11ia and Texas. and each profits by the
experiences Of the other and each is able
to modify to the needs Of her own To-
cality the general lines Of work laid out
by the great federation. A directory of
all of the clubs and affiliated organiza-
lions is published by the general fedora
ton each year. Besides this there is q
magazine entitled The Federation Bull
letin, which Is the organ Of the general
federation. Several Of the state fedora
tons also publish periodicals and q num-
Der Of club women's periodicals are also
issued under semi-prfvate auspices.
The second large volume Of The HIS
tory OF the Woman's Club Movement in
America" will soon appear. The first vol
ume, which was written by the dearly
Of the general federation, was published
In 1900. It gives an interesting account
of the struggles Of the pioneer clubs and
their leaders. and is a handsomely IL
ganization it portrays The second vol
ume, which, 1t is said. will fully equal
the first in It's general makeup. will re-
count what has been accomplished in
growth and works. 1t has been compiled
by Mrs. Mary Wood, chairman Of the bu-
reau OF information Of the general fed
GRAFTON.
4 \
The income of the federation is ac-
knowledged to be greatly inadequate to
its needs, and means
Plans to Get are now being con-
r- sidered for increas-
Larger Income. ing Il According to
its present constitution. the annul dues
from the state federation to tho general
federation are Is cents for each club
represented. The individual clubs which
belong to the general federation are as
sessed 10 cents per capita for q member
ship numbering twenty-five or more. For
eign clubs pay 81 a year. and national
and international organizations afnliating
with the general federation pay S.
year. As can readily be seen. these dues
are not sufficient to support a large or
ganization with SO many lines Of work.
An effort Is now under way to secure
an endowment of $1OO, 900, the income of
which can be applied to the work Of the
different departments. To raise this sum
some Of the states are this year contrib
uting double their annual dues. and spe-
DIAL appeals for contributions and sub
scriptions for this endowment are being
made throughout the country. While the
work accomplished by the general fed
GRAFTON, considering its financial re-
sources. Is marvellous. 1t could be multi
piled If its treasury could be enlarged.
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SAYS He HAS MESSAGE
FROM THE SPIRIT LAND
Unitarian Minister Claims to
Be in Communication With
Deceased Psychologist.

CAMBRIDGE Mass. June 25.-Follow-
ing the reports OF extraordinary spirit
messages from Prof. James asserted to
have been sent through mediums to Prof
James H. Hyslop Of the Society Of
Psychical Research, Frederick A. Wiggfn.
pastor Of the fashionable Unity Church Of
Brookline. has announced that he, too,
has been In occasional communication
with the spirit Of the psychologist
Mr.. Wiggin was for a time q literary
assistant of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. He
has before announced spirit communica-
tons from John Mccullough, the TRACE
dian, and DR.. Richard Hodgson, former
secretary of the Society Of Psychical Re-
search, and Prof James. When he first
said he had heard from the latter many
other mediums were making similar
claims. Prof. Hyslop then criticised these
messages saying he did not believe them
genuine, but thought form Of hysteria
had produced them In the brains OF the
mediums.
Given Out in Installments.
Mr.. wiggin says he has hesitated to
make public his communications thus far
with the spirit Of Prof. James because Of
their incompleteness, but he now gives
out the first installments OF a thesis die
tated by the spirit, hoping that the in
terest aroused may stimulate tho profess
sor to complete the work.
II know no more about what happened
during the periods in which the spirit OF
the famous philosopher has made use of
my physical body as q means Of trans
cription Of his thesis than you do" said
Mr.. Wigg1n.
1.-THE first two installments Of what will
be complete spirit work I received at
Unity Church. Prof James died in Aug
ust, 1910. On the evening of the first
Sunday in the following October / was
conducting the usual service at my church
when, without the slightest warning,
felt myself entering the trance state. At
first I grew meditative. then semi-con-
scious. finally losing all knowledge of
things about me. l remained in this
condition for possibly ten minutes In the
first instance I gave verbal utterance to
the thought of the controlling spirit
h11
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bers jump back to the 200's-all Of which
happens within one block Of a street that.
in the course Of its meanderings, wears
three different names. And this" adds
the Index-Appeal mournfully. lis not the
only street in Petersburg which is in this
condition" We infer that the newspaper
was tempted to revive the memory Of the
siege, and add that peace hath her hor-
rors no less renowned than war.
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ant. - One Of the directors OF the
steel trust has signed his name 1900
times In eight hours: two officers OF an
other trust have been able to afiix both
their signatures to 1000 bonds In Ave
hours, working together But the rec
ord Is held by a New York fnancier who
signed 5000 pieces in thirty-eight min
utes."
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ton was very POOR. but Noah had an
ideal, one ideal-safety. He took adj
vice when II was given. he used all the
common sense he had. he maintained dis
cipline. he, in the quaint practice Of his
time, gave an efficiency reward to the
Lord and thruuSh Il secured a promise
that the earth voulA not be Destroyed
again.
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A Girls Way.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Il am going to learn to swim this
summer"
II thought George taught you last
summer"
'.Bat I sm-1e longer engaged to
Georgar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25

| More than 1000 women, representing
1000 women's clubs and 100000 club
women. are delegates attending tho elev-
enth biennial convention OF the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, meeting
today In San Francisco for two weeks Of
| work and pleasure. This Is the greatest
organization Of women in the world. The
Significance Of its power b expressed in
its motto, Unity in Diversity" Each OF
the 1000 woens clubs may have a DIFF
ferent object and seek to attain that OBJ
ject by different methods. but they are all
women's clubs working for the better
ment Of tho race. and they all are united
for greater strength and for greater eff
cheney in the General Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs, a typtcally American and a
marvelously modern organization.
| The wonderful work which the fed
Grated clubs are doing throughout the
country has now come to be recognized
opposed to womens organizations, and
! each biennial of the great general fed
GRAFTON has scored some new triumph of
enthusiasm and success. The city of San
Francisco. aided by the whole state Of
California, is giving hearty welcome to
the visiting club women. The leading
civic organizations have united their
forces to provide for continuous series
of brilliant entertainments for the dele
gates, sandwiched in between meetings
devoted to serious work.
y
The general federation, after all, is a
sober minded body, having to grapple
with many prob
Grapples With lens calling for
Serious Problems. t,on and asrnss.
conferences. One feature Of the entertain
ment will be the day spent at Berkeley
as the guests Of the University OF Cali
fornia during which every part OF this
great educational institution will be
thrown open to the observant eyes Of the
visiting club women.
The General Federation Of Women's
Clubs Is the direct outgrowth Of Sorosis,
that wonderful first women's club from
which 50 many good results have pro-
ceeded. To celebrate its twentieth birth
day Soros1s sent out cards of invitation
to all the other women's clubs 1t could
discover. These numbered only ninety
seven. They have now increased a hun
dredfold. since a recent conservative es-
innate shows that there are 10000 wom
ems clubs In the United States, and the
number Is constantly Increasing. The
meeting called by Sorosis at which plans
for the general federation were formu-
lated, was held in March, 1889, SO that In
twenty three years this marvellous growth
has been secured. The first federation
meeting was held in New York In April,
1890. and 1t included delegates from sixty
three clubs. representing seventeen states.
In addition to the large number of indi-
vidual clubs represented in it's member
Ship the general federation now includes
branch federation in each Of the forty
eight states and also In the District OF
Columbia and the Canal Zone making
fifty declarations. each of which includes
large number of clubs
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No System on the Ark.

rom the Engineering Magazine.
Noah's ark had no scientific manage
.nent. conditions and operations were
10Th most elemSntary, not tosay horr4bass
u plan was poor. tn 3omnsy was Meth
Y scheduled nor dispatched, he ysnttla-
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The publications of the federation differ
somewhat from year to year. according to
its needs Every
Publications OF alternate year q
the Federation. 1870. s =. :, -. - =.
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Written by Spirit Hand.

"All Of the other communications which
came later were written by the spirit of
William James, using my hand to convey
the thought as yours would be employed
to direct your own pen. These messages
are not in my handwriting, but that of
William James"
The first message from Prof. James, re-
ceived October 2 1910. Is made public by
Mr.. Wiggin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Pennant hopes for the Nationals are
naturally on the wane. The team Is
not going good enough of late to have
a chance to Overtake the fast-hying Bos-
tonianS, and yet it is by no means out
Of the running. Stranger things have
happened in base ball than to have a
team which is leading by eight games or
more beaten to the wire during the
last six weeks of the campaign. Boston
may have just such an experience, though.
of course. it begins to look very much as
If the red-hosed team had the flag
cinched.
Neither are the Nationals assured OF
second place. Philadelphia is coming at
a steady pace, and unless there is brace
on the part of Griffith's men it is not I'M
likely that the worlds champions Will
pass them before the week is out.
But even third place would be re-
markable achievement for the Nationals
1t would be the highest position by far
in either major league has ever occupied.
When the season opened Griffith had
nothing more than a team of experiments.
Under his guidance a pennant contender
has been developed team which has
proven the surprise of the year in base
ball, and which apparently will be in the
fight right down to the finish.
That team which is principally made
up of unheard-of youngsters should make
SO brilliant showing is most remarkable.
and incidentally promises much for the
future. Griffith, when he goes into win
ter quarters, will be sure to have the
nucleus for a great ball team, even
though he finish but third. BY adding a
player or two of ability he is sure to have
q contender again next season. if not a
pennant winner. and it is easily figured
that the present team would not require
much strengthening to make it one Of the
strongest in either league.
McGraw's Giants. who few weeks ago
seemed to be making runaway of the
National League pennant race. are very
apt to lose the lead they now have before
they return from their present western
trip. New York opens The final series in
Chicago tomorrow, playing three games
in every one of the western cities.
It is going to be a tough row to hoe for the
Giants for at least three of the western
teams, Chicago, Pittsburgh and st. Louis
are playing their best ball now and moth
ing but a general bracing of the Giants
will make it possible for them to come
back home still leading. McGraw's pitch
ers have faltered. The sensational Mar
GUARD seems to have become a nervous
wreck The strain Of establishing a win
ming record seems to have been too much
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THREE MINES EVENT " MATCHED
FOR SECTION A CHAMPIONSHIP
Impossible to Pick Winner Even After Clubs
Have Been Seen IN Action--A. A. w.
Swimming Championship Sept. II.

serve credit for the manner in which
they held together at all times during
the game.
To the support of the two men, though,
can in a great measure be attributed
their success of yesterday. While every
body is praising their work, the work of
the men behind them, who were stopping
line drives and making double plays and
getting clean hits to the outfield and
throwing men out at first, must not be
forgotten. Had the two pitchers not re-
ceived about 30 per cent better support
than is generally accorded amateur twirl-
ers they would not have Jared so well,
and the scores made by the two clubs
would have been much larger.
OF the eight hits made by Pepco yes
terday Fury got two and the two men
following him got four. 1t was almost
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solely Fury's work at bat which scored
both Of Pepco's runs
What if he had not been in the game
The Electricians can thank their guardian
fate that somebody was very fair'
minded.
The outdoor championship swimming
races will be held in Baltimore at the
MARYLAND Swimming Club September IA
The championship events. open TO any.
BODY are as follows: -Four hundred and
forty yard swim, SS9-yard swim. one-miie
swim and fancy diving. The other events
are 22O-yard swim, senior, open: J-yaru
swim, Junior, open, and 1OO-yard novice,
open to any one who has never won a
first. second or third place in open COM
petition.
The regulation championship A. A. U.
medals will be given.
The Printers and Ninth will play to-
day in the series in section Is.
The series in section c will start to-
morrow. The two clubs scheduled to play
the opening game are Southern and Park.
The contest will be played on the Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. ground.
Post Office and the Bankers will play in
the section A game this afternoon Both
teams have lost a game, and the loser
today will nearly be put out OF the run
ming for the championship II by stroke
would lust about sound the knell of the
BANKERS chances for the title. The Trust
Company though has the better ball club.
and it should finish in front.
Green will work for the trust Com
pany nine. while Ferguson will be almost
certain to go to the mound for the Mail
men. If Ferguson has control Of the ball
the result of the contest should be very
close and neither side will score many
runs. as it is probable that Green will be
very effective.
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Ayers, Nationals Recruit.
Pitches Double-Hea
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August a.
sDOc' Ayers, who will wear a
Washington uniform next sea
son, pitched and won a double
header yesterday In the Virginia
state League. The two games
were taken from Roanoke by
Richmond mainly through the
effective work Of the big HEAVIER.
Ayers has been developing SO
rapidly and has been pitching
such remarkable ball that 1t lis
getting to be pretty certain he
will make good In the capital.
II he improves as rapidly in the
big league as he has here there
IL NO question about his proving
n valuable acquisition to the
Washington club.
There was hut one run scored
OF Ayers In the two games yes
terday.
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nERTINENI @flrlENT
N Happenin&$s rSPortdom

for him and even the consistent Mathew
son seems to lack form, while the othel
twirlers on McGraw's team absolutel,
lack class.
Just now the Chicago Cubs loom w
most formidable. Frank Chances team 1:
going at a terrific pace and by many II
is picked as the winner OF the 1872 rag
, 1t would be remarkable il Boston should
finish the season without having slump
sure that team of winning the pennan'
this year. Eight games Is a long lead
and yet when reverses set in it does not
take long to cut that lead down.
To date the leaders have not been with
out the service of one of their star play
ers since early in the season. The team
has been intact nearly all the time, while
its pitchers have been doing consistently
good work. If it can remain intact
and free from injury there is no way to
beat it. and yet an injury to Speaker or
Wood would pave the way for tumble,
which might end in the defeat Of Boston.
notwithstanding the fact that the team
is at present holding what looks like
safe lead.
Barring accidents. there is good
chance for Walter johnson to go through
the rest OF the season without losing an
other game. thus not only breaking the
American League record for consecutive
$500
credit, but establishing a winning per-
centage unprecedented in the history Of
the league.
Johnson is in better form now than he
has ever been since joining the team. hav-
ing won twenty-four games and lost sew
en- to date. The fact that he had his
hands full beating st. Louis last Sunday
does not indicate that he has lost his
form. Conditions were responsible for his
weakening on that occasion. Unless the
race should be such as to make ii neces-
sary to work Johnson out of turn Grif-
fifth is not apt to force him, and with the
proper amount OF rest between games
johnson is almost unbeatable.
Johnson can be figured OH working in
about twelve more games this season
without being worked out Of turn. and
should he win every one Of these he
would not only have a record of twenty
four straight victories. but he would
have thirty-six wins and but seven de-
feats in his record.
1t is back to the indicator and mask
for Hank O'Day. Having made failure
of his managerial experience at Cincin-
natl. the chances are that Hank will re-
turn to the umpire staff of the National
League. from which he was drawn to
take Griffith's shoes at the head OF the
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7
Washington. ....... O o o o 3 o..
! Chicago. ..............O D o 0 o o o.
| Left on bases-W asbington. Z: Chicago. s. First
| base on balls-On Hughes. /: Oh CashiOn. 4; Oh
| Peters, /; off White. 1. Innings pitched-By
Hughes "A: by Cashion. 22a; by Engel, 2; by
! Peters. 623: by White. ]: by Walsh, Ia. Times
ct bat by opponents Against Hughes. II; against
Cashion. o: against Engel. I: against Peters. 70
against White. .: against Walsh. =. Hits made
on Hughes. s: of Cashion .: on Engel = of
Peters. =: of White. 2: of Walsh. I. Struc,
! out-By Hughes. l: 10y Cashion. J by Engci. 3;
/ by Walsh l. Thrce-h base hit-Milan. Two-bas"
hits-Rath. Bodie. Sacrifice hits-Mattick. Pc
ters. Double plays-IIord TO Zeider: Peters to
| Rat Collins: Mattick to Rath. Wild pitches
Cashon. =. Passed bsiI-kuhn Umpires-Mcssrs
, Hart and Connolly. Time Of game hours and
20 minutes.
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who had taken Moeller's place, singled.
Foster flied to Johnson. but Milan hit
safely, only to be forced by Gand1l on
the latters grounder to Collins. Laporte
was walked purposely. and then White
retired in favor of Walsh. Shanks hit to
Collins and the inning was over.
Williams got hit in the ninth with one
out. but could not be advanced The
score.