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Fairly Mon.

One of the cherished heirlooms o' Dr. John Brown of Edinburgh w;s :: Greek Testament that his great-grand father, the Rev. John Brown. obtain ed under interesting circumstances
 The Rev. John began life as q hero laddie on the bracs of Abernethy. anu while he was still teaching himsel1 Greek he tramped one night to St Andrews. twenty four miles away. tt buy Greek Tes+ament. The book seller to whom he confided his ambi tion was inclined to laugh at him. bn professor who chanced to be in til, shop took the coveted volume in hi. hand, opened 1t. and turned to tln young herdsman.
 Boy" said he. tread this, and 70, shall have the book for notliing."
 The boy acquitted himself to th' satisfaction of his new friend and car r1ed off the prize.
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Work of the Beaver.

The beavers conservation work is accomplished principally by means of the dams he constructs. These dams we are told by Enos A. Mills. authol of "In Beaver World," save soil, check erosion, reduce flood damage, store wa ter and help to sustain stream flow provide waterholes for fish and are helpful in maintaining deep water ways by reducing the extremes of both high and low water and also reduce the quantity of sediment carried dowr into the river channels. When we take into consideration the fact that al one time in the country's history the beaver population was upward of [ hundred million" it is possible to real ize what may have been accomplished by him along conservation lines. Like other wild creatures of mountain ant plain he suffered from the advance ol civilization. though he was a prime fac tor in bringing this about.
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STAGE IlLuSTUNS.
Not the Least of These Are the Ban.
 quets on the Boards.

quets on the Boards.
 Nothing is so deceptive as the stage meal, although the art of the property man makes such repasts appear de uciously appetizing.
 A favorite stage substitute for meat Is sponge cake. which cut into the shape of outlets or steaks and judi ciously Drowned with sauce, presents most genuine appearance. The ad. vantage of such material is that it it easy for the actors to consume and does not present any difficulties to the carver.
 Outlets composed of sGft toast are also popular in stage culinary circles, and when decorated with dainty paper frills and parsley look quite the real thing.
 DloAnot let your mouth water at the sight of those dainty slices of ham re- posing on lettuce leaves on the baron's festive board. Ham is invariably rep resented on the stage by strips of lino- leum, the reddish under side of which makes a convincing substitute for the real article. AS to the surrounding let tuce, that is generally represented by white leaves from the humble cab. bage.
 .The larger and more impressive the stage edible, the greater the fake. Huge pies which when cut produce a cloud of realistic steam are absolutely uneat able. The crust is merely colored pa i pier mache. which incloses dish of hot water and sometimes few boiled potatoes, which supply the necessary steam. The big sirloin of beef. which apparently weighs pounds, has about six ounces of eatable meat about it The joint is wooden affair. over which a few thin slices of genuine beef are placed, giving the impression of g really flne piece of meat.
 Were you to obtain peep behind the scenes just before banquet scene was to be staged you would find number of stage hands busily slicing up toma toes and bananas. You would see those slices being laid out on plates sur rounded with parsley or white cabbage leaves: Under the glare of the lime Night this dish assumes an astonishing resemblance to lobster salad. and 1T similar fashion sliced banana is a gen eral substitute for fish, entrees ant hors d'oeuvre.
 One of the most astonishing illusion: with regard to stage food. however. i' where soup is concerned. This Is in Yariably sawdust, which when ladle( out of . tureen has all the appearance o( . thick liquid.
 No banquet would be complete with cut . turkey. A loaf of bread delicatel! browned and decorated with pegs GOV eesd with browned dough, saves th' management ths expense of running Ill . poultry bill. Moreover, the come d1ans can with comparative safet! sl1ng tats asset to the feast about thu stags without damage to life or prop ee0.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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SHE MET THE SULTAN.
But Willy Resehid Pasha Fooled the
 Lady and the Monarch.

But Willy Reschid Pasha Fooled the
 Lady and the Monarch.
 A certain Countess of Londonderry wanted to meet tue Sultan Mahmud H., to whom no European lady had been presented, but Lord Ponsonby. the British ambassador, refused to trife with precedent. Lady London. derry then had talk with Reschid l';isha. the Turkish minister for for eign affairs The willy Reschid. desir- ing to do his best for her ladyshiD. made known to the sultan that per- son had arrived at Constantinople with wonderful collection of most valu. able jewery for sale and ventured l, humbly to suggest that his imperial majesty might like to see the gems. 1 The sultan was interested. and an in terview was arranged. but Reschid merely told Lady Londonderry that she l would be presented and that the sul- 1 tan. having heard of the fame of her jewelry. had particularly requested that she would put itia all on when she came. The gratified lady did so.
 On her arrival at the palace Reschid Pasha conducted Lady, Londonderry into. the presence of the sultan. Her dress glittered with diamonds. pearls. t,irquoises and other precious stones. 1 !"Pekkeir c'Good!')' said the sultan as Lady Londonderry courtesied. "She has magnificent jewels" i Reschid (to the lady)-His majesty graciously bids you welcome
 Lady. Londonderry bowed and ex- pressed her thanks in French. the Ian. guage used by 'Reschid.
 Reschid interpreting)-She says she has other jewelry, but could not put off all.
 Sultan-Ask her what is the price of that dia 11ond necklace
 Reschid-His, majesty inquiries wheth- CT this is your first visit to Constanti- nople?
 Lady LondonderrylThis Is my first visit. and am delighted. tsi
 Reschid ito sultan)-She asks a mil lion of piasters.
 Sultan-That! is too much.
 Reschid ito Lady Londonderry)-His majesty asks whether you have seen the mosques. If not; he offers you a firman,
 Lady Londonderry expressed her | thanks.
 Sultan --What.price does she put on that set of turquoises?
 ,Keschid tto Lady Londonderry)-His majesty says that perhaps you would like to take wall, in the garden.
 Lady Londonderry expressed her thanks and said she would like to see the imperial garden.
 :;Reschid (to sultan)-She says 100000 ] piaSters.
 Sultan-Take her away. 1 shall not give such prices.
 Reschid ito Lady Londonderry)-His i majesty graciously expresses satisfac- ton at having made your acquaint- ance
 Lady Londonderry courtesied low and withdrew from his majesty's presence to visit the garden with the amiable and courteous Reschid. and afterward she had delightful story to tell to her friends of the kindness with which the sultan had received her.
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An Old. Old Question.

The servant question is not q new one, and were the wise Akiba still alive he might with right use his tru. ism, Ut has all been here before," in connection with the problem This may be demonstrated by no less an nu- thority than Goethe. In his Wilhelm Mcister," written in the latter days of the eighteenth century. there is a scene where the hero comes to the home of Tberese. sent there by Lothario and Jar no. Receiving Wilhelm. Therese asks to be excused because of her scant board: My cook" she says. just ran away at most inoppOrtune time. and our man mangled his hand. l had to prepare all myself. Nothing bothers one more nowadays than servants: no one will serve. not even themselves"
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Replv Coupons.

The man who boasts that he neve, writes letters has been prodded irta eplstolary activity
 Tt was curious little square red stamp inclosed in a letter I received from England that drove me to it." he said. "The stamp was marked three pence. It was totally unlike any stamp or souvenir 1 lad ever seen and didn't know what use 10 make of 1t. The postman was also nonplussed. and only at the main postoffice was the fiddle solved It was reply cou pon. English stamps would have bee3 no use for mailing a letter in New York, but the coupon could he ex changed for United States stamps With reminder like that thrust un der ones very nose the most con. scienceless letter writer is bound to re ply"
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A Queer Bargain.

Some young men from Boston ap- pied to an old fisherman up in the country to see if he could get some bait. He thought he could and started of Three hours afterward he appear ed with ten quart pail full of angle worms. The boys were alarmed lest there should not be money enough il, the party for such a wealth of bait but they put on q bold front and some one asked. "How much do we owe you" "Well. don't rightly know answered the old man: 'the ground is kinder solid and the worms is fan down. and it's been hard on my bacl; ts dig 'em. but I've half mind to go tishin' myself tomorrow. an if you'll give me half the bait we'll call il MIuare".a
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Beware of Cousins.

Cousins are not as simple az they seem. Tho very fact of being a cousin, is complicated. The laissez1aire of coasinship is both eluding and Aeluding-cousins will be cousins, even if you did not choose them. They can borrow money from you, visit you without being asked,
 tell people they belong to your fam. lily, contest your will, even fall in love with you-and cousin once removed is twice as apt to. Never completely trust cousin-never depend on his act doing any of these things. New. CT take him for granted. The "cous. 1nly kiss' may or may not mean what 1t means. And cousins always do kiss its par. If being cousins Atlantic.
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ns oexsrnment Printer.

WAsn it comes to printing your Uh elo 0amuol takes nrst rank among the uat1oos. He has . 91b, ,OO0, 900 printing snco that is the best equipped in the woeaA Although certain private pub nuAlng hsusss in this country exceed tAe 1jooo0 900 copies of printed matter ssut cut woskly from the United States govsEnmsnt printing office, nc paa1t approaches the multitude of diff 1usn1 publications that 1t prints and uaila. Over . thousand publications ass nsnsA from the presses in the ssuue H . ysar, appearing daily Wsek0, Hsorthly, annually or at irreg ula4 heo9vals. For the purpose o1 nalllng tAsm more than . thousand G1nssoat nailiNg nsn must be kept ir tAo 0o Eepm.-Now York Sun.
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An Early Postal Experiment.

AS long ago as the seventeenth cen tury the attempt was made to prepay letters by using stamps. In 1853 Paris tried system that even provided pill lar boxes for the letters, which were to have billet. price 1 sol. attached to the letter or parcel. The experiment met the usual experience of the pio- neer-ridicule. Mice were dropped into the letter boxes. and when the letters came to be collected 1t was found that the animals had made hearty meal of them. As nobody. could be sure of the fate of the parcels. the experiment came to a sudden end.
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A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
 and bladder troubles, removing gra-
 vel. cures diabetes. weak and lame backs, rheumatism, and all irregu- larities of the kidneys and bladder of both men and women. Regulates bladder troubles in children. If not sold by your druggist, will be sent by mail on receipt of $1.Q0. One small bottle Is two months treat ment, and seldom fails to perfect . cure. Send for testimonials from this and other states. E.. w. Hall. 2820 Olive street. St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists 1O-12 ii
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MaeterIinck on tho Future.

Maeterinck in his book called "Le Mort' says of the mystery of the after death that outside of the religions there are four imaginable solutions and no more These are total annihila. ton! survival of our consciousness of today. survival without any sort of consciousness. survival with universal consciousness or with a consciousness different from that which we possess in this world,
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camnaian Matarlal,

Political Boss-Well. did you discov. CT anything in Stump's past life that VI can use against him7 Detective Not . thing. All he ever did before he came here was to sell awnings. Politi- cal Boes-Why, that's just what we wintl 'Ws'll say that he has been mixed up; in some decidedly shady txansactons.-Judge.1 -7
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Hasty Conclusion.

Beautiful Maiden You think I'm an angel. Godfrey, but some day perhaps you will find out that I am an exceed ingly trivial. i'll natured, commonplace mortal. Disconsolate Lover with trembling eagerness)-Then you do in- tend to marry me, do you, LillianE Chicago Tribune
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Woe> Weuld h' Bonn 'Erl

0o0o hundred years ago small boy 0o s1 1eur bgothsrs, heard q visitor say te Ais unothsr, What a pity one of yoW boys had no< boon . girl" Drop pa1g hs Game, so tAs story runs iu WomanfU Work In America, he called sut: well, I'd hke to know who'd a bsnn 'eei wouldn't "a bonn 'er; Ed wouldn't n bonn 'er; Joe wouldn't "a bonn 'sr; Jim wouldn't 'a' bonn 'er, and I'd nke to know who would a benu Aue~
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Startling News.

New Yorker (at box office window)- Have you two orchestra seats in the fourth row. center. for tonight? Tick. it Scller-Yes. sir. New Yorker mftcr recovering from the slock)-I guess l don't want them. The show can't be, any good! l.ippincott's.
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Turned Down.

Young Man (whispering to jeweler)- That engagement ring bought of you yesterday Jeweler-What's the mat ter with 1t? Didn't 1t fit? Young Man (cautiously,-Sh. It didn't have a chance. Gimme studs for it.-London Telegraph.
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The Best Testimonv,

[ would rather hear the experience nf q lifelong sufferer on the problem of pain or of n faithfu fui lover on the mystery of love or ofn poet on the iD- ilucnct of natural beauty or of an un selfish; and humble soul on the qucs tlrn of faith in the unseen than the evidence of the most subtle thcologian or metaphysician in the word.-Ar- thur c. Benson in At LarSe'
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The Joke on Father.

She had refused him. and he was 'all in."
 "Reconsider. Annie." he begged. "1f you don't Til blow my brains out"
 Huh" said Annie. "that would be a good joke on father. for he thinks you haven't any."-Ladies Home Journal
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PuttIno ,t the Wrong Way.

Many a speaker is lauded as 'hav- hg a fine command of language of whom 1t might better be said. that his language has a command of him. He Aas the same command of language shat . rider has of horse that is running away with him."--Whately.
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Tho Value of Trylnq.

If a man constantly aspires. is he not elevated? Did ever 8 man try heroism. magnanimity. truth. sheer tty, and find that there was no advan- tage in them? That 1t was vain en- deayor?-Thoreau.
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Patient.

Binks-Could you lend me $1 until Saturday? Jinks-I'm busted. Won't have cent myself until Saturday. Binks-Would you lend it to me then? New York Globe.
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Alike One Way.

Racon-Hux!ey said that an oyster |, as complicated ns a watch. Eybert- Well. l know both of them run down '.nsily. -YonkerS Statesman.
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Expeneivo.

'She says she thinks she could learn to love me-" "Yet you do not look happy"
 Ut is going to be expensive Had her at the theater last night, with a lit. tie supper afterward. The first lesson cost me $25."-Kansas City Journal.
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The Secret.

MT. GaZip--That romantic Miss Pass. says there is secret connected witt, be" birth. Miss Pickles-So I've heard It's the date.-New York Globe.
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Demands,

Knicker-"What is the matter with 6mith?" Bocker-"His bab; wants the moon and his wife wants the earth"
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There is no better ballast for keeping the mind steady on its keel than bust ueos.-Lowell.
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Envy is an awkward homage that iD feriority pays tO merit.-l.n MOtta.
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Nature when she adds difficulties adds brains.- EmersOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19
Hahn Wins Two Games.

The set between Hahn. last seasons
champions, and Columbian. was below
the standard. Frank Howard captain of
the latter team, was the only man to
show with good set, III being his total.
Wagner of the same quint was second,
with 80.
Woodward 4 Lothrop came in ahead of
Judd 4 DctWeiler by q margin of only
! pins IN the first contest but after that
had little trouble. McCeney, oa2, and
Johnson .@l. We're high in this set
Tonight the Welsbachs will play Toll
man Laundry. and General Baking Co
Will Srapple with Il. Berberich Sons N
the Weisbachs viii roll Pop Haley
, Louis Eiseman, Lefty Wooden. v.
| Oliveri, the hustling Quarterback of the
| Nigilants foot ball team. ID. Whalley
:. Ohveri, \. s. HALEY, Ed Estes. Will
liam Wesebacher. William Murphy and
a. y. McBee. Tolman's five will be Sc
, lected from r. Poland, A. Jessup, p.
Sweet. 6. III. Gurnee, A. T. D1I Rusky,
G. Il. Young and 4. X. Raber The Cen
eral Baking team Will be drawn from A.
Foster, Frank Foster. VIII Foster. Duck
EFT (captainp. II. sullivan, Karl Heinse-
man and Reinhardt.
The games vii! be rolled on alleys /.
>. :; and 4. at the Palace play starting
at s:15 tonight.
The results Of the matches rolled last
night follow:
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GAVVY CRAVATH AFTER BUCK
FREEMAN'S HOME RUN RECORD
PhiIes' smuggling Outfielder Has Smashed
Out Eighteen Homers With Sea-
son Near the End.

IL Gavvy Cravath of the Phillies shat
ters the National League record for home
runs established by Bucky Freeman In
1899. the Brooklyn pitchers will not be
to blame They have refused to allow
Dooin's fence breaker to once put the
ball out Of the lot this season. The same
cannot be said of any other set of Ma
tional League slabmen, for Gavyy has
obtained four-baggers in the games WITH
the Cardinals. three each in the games
with the Pirates, the Giants. the Reds
and the Braves and two in the games
cushion blows were struck at home, two
in st. Louis. one In Cincinnati, one In
Boston and one in New York.
1t was hitting for the grand tour that
Cravath became Phillie regular this
season. He was doing bench duty for
Doom until Monday. May 5. The pre-
vious Saturday. acting as pinch hitter
for Bill Kilifer. Cravath had without
hesitation and on the first oall pitched
lifted the serve of Chrsty Mathewson's
bleachers. In the regular lineup on the
following Monday Cravath whaled
another homer and he has been con-
tributing them pretty regularly since.
CraVath seems TO De q patrlOtlc sort
of batsman, for he got one homer Deco
ration day and another the Fourth OF
July. Independence day, Cravath was
acting as a sub swatter. August IA
Cravath got two four-baggers off Nor
decai Brown of the Reds in one game.
The Quaker swatsmith hasn't yet hit
for the full distance with all the bases
occupied but he is likely to do so before
the season ends, though said season no
longer is in its infancy.
Eight Of Cravath's fouf-baggers have
been made when the cushions were UNI
inhabited; seven were torn off when one
athlete was waiting to score, and three
were manufactured when there were a
pair of runners on what is occasionally
alluded to as the toWpath. 1t is In
teresting to note of Cravath's ability to
manufacture homers and hit in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19
BANKERS LEAVE TOMORROW
TO PLAY RICHMOND TEAM
Hope to Take Both Ends of Last Double
Header in Intercity Series Dunn
Will Play for Georgetown.

Wilson and White. the guards of las,
year. Nothing has been heard about
these men, although they stated when
they left school that they would be back
1t is to be hoped that they will be IN
school by Monday, and it is felt they
will.
Mark De Grange will have charge OF
the Epiphany Church gymnasium this
year. De Grange is a graduate of the
Technical High School and while there
was a member of the relay team and ran
other events on the track. He was a
very capable youngster in the 44O.
A banner year is being planned for the
gymnasium work, and banquet will be
held October TO- in order to bring all the
prospective athletes together. De Grange
said yesterday that he intended to put
out basket Ball teams for the differen,
classes OF boys, and that the girls would
also have a basket ball squad under the
competent direction of Miss Mildred Il
Clarke. Track squads will be entered ir
all the meets held in this section, accord
ing to De Grange.
Chris F'ienle will be pitched in the game
tomorrow in which Canape works agains,
the Bankers Canape shut out the loca
champions when the two teams met here
by 4 to 0, and Mcdonald. Davis. Hayes &
Co. feel that they ought to beat him
whether or not they win the other con
test. If Canape beats the Bankers with
F'ienle against him he will come neal
having to shut them out again, which is
not likely.
The foot ball schedules of the Business
and Technical high Schools were an
nounced this morning. They are: For
Business-October I, practice scrimmage
and Ayri cIyif 'oll
October IL, Cathedral School, at 1st and
NJ streets northeast fpending; October
a. Gonzaga. at 1st and NJ streets north
east (pending), October q, Technical
High: October %, Eastern High; No
yember l. Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
Z, Central High; November H. Maryland
Agricultural reserves, at College Park
and November IS. Western High.
Technical will play on the following
dates: October II, Episcopal High, at
Alexandria. Va; October 10, Navy
ness; October %. Army and Navy
Props, at Army and Navy field; October
81. Central High; November 3. George
town University Props, at Georgetown
Prep field: November IL. Western High
and November q, Eastern High.
The best dates. and what will prob
ably prove the hardest. appearing or
the schedules of the two high schools
are those scheduled for November l.
and October Is. Business is to meet the
NJ A. c. second team on the first men
toned date while Tech will go against
the Navy Plebes October IL. The Navy
Plebes are never an easy aggregation
for high school team to beat. and
there is no doubt that the Maryland
Aggies second team will be heavier
than their first strange as that may
SEEM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19
G.. II. I. Doctors to Play.

Saturday at pm. the married doc
tors on the staff OF the G. H. l., will
play the single ones. DIR. Schwinn, as
sistant Superintendent. will pitch for the
married alienists. while DR.. Lind will
twirl for the bachelors. DR.. Sheppard
Ivory Franz, scientific director of the
hospital. will emulate Ty Cobb for the
benedicts and DR.. w. NJ. Hough. path
ologist in chief. will do an Eddie Collins
for the same team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19

Left Fielder Cochran of Rome leads the
Appalachian League in home runs this
season He has already passed the
twenty-mark. There has been some tall
hitting in this league lately. In one
game Watson of Knoxville made a dou-
BILE and four singles In five times up and
a few DAYS before Outfelder Burke of
Knoxville made three singles and a triple
in four times up. In another game in the
same week Watson and Burke made two
home runs in succession on Pitcher
GoanS Of Rome.
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wasted shots, so that he took 8 for the
hole. He showed good spirit by coming
home in So. for a round of 80. George
ion