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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

CIR PHILIP SYDNEY calls sleep tine
poor mans wealth." and he might
have added, lit is every mans
health" The Immortal Alfred of Eng
land divided the day into three portions
OF eight hours each. assigning one for
refreshrnent and health of the body by
sleep and exercise. another for business
and the third for study and devotion.
Bishop Taylor considered three hours
and Richard Baxter four hours sleep
sufficient for any man.
John Wesley, the founder of Meth
odism. who attained the age OF eighty
eight and who could command sleep on
horseback, says. in some curious remarks
which he has left upon sleep. that no
one measure viii do for all, nor will the
same amount o. sleep even suffice for
the same person at all times. More
sleep is necessary wnen the strength and
spirits are exhausted by illness. hard
labor or severe mental efforts. Whatever
may be the case with some few persons
Of a peculiar constitution. it Is evident
that health and vigor can scarcely be
expected to continue long without six
hours sleep in the four-and-twenty.
IL has been claimed that women require
more sleep than men. but this is in doubt
IT is certain, at least, that women endure
protracted wakefulness better than men.
The degree of muscular and mental
exertion TO which the male is accustomed
would seem TO indicate that longer
period of rest ought to be required by
him TO admit of the ordinary restoration
OF excitability. In infancy and youth,
where the animal functions are extreme
ly active the necessity for sleep is great
est. in mature age. where time is more
valued and cares are more numerous. 1t
is less INDUCED: while the aged may be
affected In two opposite Ways-they may
be in a state of constant somnolency or
their sleep may be short and light.
There are some remarkable cases on
record of deviations from the customary
amount Of sleep. Many persons have
reached advanced age without ever
having more than one or two hours sleep
out of twenty-four. Gen. Pichegru in
formed Sir Gilbert Blame that in the
course of his active campaigns he had
for a whole year not more than one hour
OF sleep in the twenty-four hours. Fred
erick OF Prussia and Napoleon. as a gen.
sral thing. never devoted more than
three or four hours to sleep.
One can scarcely conceive q more hor-
riole mode of torture than the Chinese
plan of condemning people to death by
preventing sleep. The victim is kept
awake by guards alternately stationed
for that purpose. His sufferings last
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of that absurd story about George Wash
ington and the cherry tree.
"Twas thus. A certain preacher fell
low in western Maryland once wrote
book well filed with anecdotes Of WASH
ington He would go from town to
town lecturing and telling of the great
feats of the noble and glorious Wash
ington, and one day while lecturing he
thought ..e would give moral lessons in
the guise OF parallels"
He must have been the father OF the
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now it is community subject.
There are other signs of decadence.
For instance
Caesar, no, That isn't the Observers
observation. 1t was part of the con-
versation OF The Man Who Knew George
Washington. This venerable ghost
came to the city. visited Alexandria
and departed on ethereal wings within
Q day, and only few like the Observer
those who are scientific students OF
the ways Of spirits-even knew that he
was in the city.
The Man Who Knew George Washing
ton was first observable last Thursday
morning as he made his feeble way
down Pennsylvania avenue toward the
Capitol
He was a strange old ghost. bewigged.
powdered and wearing what Oliver
Wendell Holmes used to call:
His old three-cornered hat
And his breaches and all that.
In his right hand was mighty
stave gnarled and ominous and singu-
encircled his eyes. All in all he looked
lot like familiar cartoons Of the Dis
trict of Columbia His expression was
stamped with melancholy.
The Observer approached quietly for
spirits are nervous beings, and in his
best psychical tone said:
Reverend sire. where headest thou?"
The spirit paused and glanced quiZZi-
cally around.
Il seek him whom men call Morgan he
replied. II seek man of millions, who
has Martha's will"
'Martha's wha-a-a-at?'
Her WILL
Look here. do You mean that there is
some lady in the spirit land who left her
powers of determination OH this EARTH
The world is sadly foolish" said the
ancient spirit. Strange. strange it is
that lands should change from sense pro-
found to mawkish foolery.'
After the Observer had untangled this
hit of English, he tackled George Wash
ingtons acquaintance for a plain, man.
to-man explanation.
Hast not heard" demanded the spirit
that the good people of Fairfax seek to
have back from the town of Gotham the
will of Martha Washington-the will that
should lie beside the testament of George
Washington?
Il, Caryl Jedidiah Prescott, an old fam
lily of the county of Westmoreland. sir,
have been commissioned to learn wherein
modern Americans have so erred in their
sense of right and Justice
And WHERE asked the Observer, do
you expect to find justice?"
IN Congress- replied the spirit, tri--
umphantly. II have been told that If
one but understands the art one can al
ways get Congress to do something patri-
otto. Long speeches have heard. where
in men of Congress praised the great
works of Washington. Therefore I seek
them.
But they can't see YOU replied the
Observer, slipping over the double en-
tendre.
''Misdoubt me not young man. replied
the aged spirit. II will see Them
With this he started tc walk haugh-
tily away. The Observers hair fairly
stood on end as the spiric walked right
through speeding automobile without
the least concern, and he decided to stick
along.
How strangely things do rum" unused
the spirit Here men ride without horses.
ny without wings-so l am told-and let
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your so-called rising young poets-rising,
/ suppose, because he's always up in the
air.
you're catching the slang quickly"
said the Observer suspiciously.
II have been with you for two hours,
pointed out the spirit.
i 4
And" continued the spirit. while we
are on the subject of literature l wish
you would contradict the authenticity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Might Be Arranged.

From Sketch.
The Luncher-Look here, waiter. I'm
very sorry, but I've only just sufficient
money with me to pay the bill. and
nothing left for a tip for you.
The Waiter tconfidently)-Would you
mind just letting ME ave another look
at the bill, sir?
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he Observer fairly beloved the ques-

The Observer tairIy hciloWed the qutss
ton.
Nothing but tine spirits gnarled stick
was visible. The phantom voice was al.
most inaudible.
Tell them" came the sound. that tho
times are not what they were-not whar
they were,'
And that is what the Observer said 1t
the beginning of the STORY.
BOBBIE HILL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
WHEN ~yOE" CHAMBERLAIN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

broken and Britishers and Americans
fraterniZed Immediately. But even So no
story was forthcoming from Mr.. Cham
berlain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

Il have thought of rare prank was
all he would say.
Into the old, old church-Christ Church
where Washington worshiped, a long
ray Of light. tinted by the mullioned win
dows. stretched across the stiff, high
backed pews. There was the pulpit high
over the pews. with the deacon's reading
table underneath. Then out into the
hoary church-yard. where headstones
worn smooth by wind and rain remain
mute witnesses Of many bygone stories.
Then on to Mount Vernon.
At the very threshold the phantom be-
gan chuckling again.
IT, he confided to the Observer. IAN
going to make myself visible"
Don't do it," said the Observer.
alarmed.
TT will be a rare prank" chuckled the
gay old spirit.
Then by some metaphysical metamor.
phosis he attained sufficient solidity to be
seen plainly by the aged gate tender who
guards one of the Mount Vernon en-
frances.
Cant come in" said the gate tender
entirely unimpressed.
why not?" demanded the Man Who
Knew George Washington. why not
prithee@'
Never mind that prithee business" re-
sponded the gate tender. scowling at his
colonial costume. mo more moving pic
| ture performers allowed in here. II yor
want to do movie stunts you'll have t.
go elsewhere. Orders Of the superintend
emit"
but l am a friend Of Washington
pleaded the phantom.
Don't get funny with me-" urged the
gate keeper.
The Observer and the phantom walked
away, the latter sunk in detection. Final
| ~ the phantom returned to his former
| Invisible state and the Observer returned
with him to another entrance, where theJ
| Tney explored Mount vernon. and tn,
phantom stamped It with his approval
| He said it was like the olden days"
| Suddenly in the midst Of their explora
tons the spirit stopped as if listening a.
II must 60" he said. my time is up.
| Slowly he began to fade into mist.
what about the investigation of Mar
tina Washington's will?" shouted the OBJ.
server.
The spirit continued to dissolve. he
| looked now as il he were smoke.
BLESS me-" he said in a thin voice. u
I had forgotten about that. 1 will, how
ever. report progress"
And have you any final message?
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ES, the good old
t j m e S h a v e
changed.

CnaHEeu. -" IT," J.
Where once pa
triotic ambition
was the national
motive, now there
is nau ght but an
eternal grab for
nj o II e Y. " here
once d r i n k j n E
was the business
of the Individual,
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circuit?" remarked the OBJ

chautauqua circuit?" remarked the OBJ
server.
YEA" responded the spirit, The was
that. He invented this little story and
told It with such success that the news
papers of the time eagerly grasped II
as fact and printed IT.
Go on" said the Observer.
There is nothing to add said the OBJ
server, except that George Washington
was the friend Of every cherry tree in
Westmoreland county and was deeply
paiDed at being painted as a vandal in
the interests Of truth"
Then the whole story was faxed"
1T was the beginning Of American yell
low Journalism" stated the phantom SOL
EMMY.
what Of that story about Washington
throwing silver dollar across the Po-
tomac at Mount Vernon"
The phantom shifted contemptuously.
George Washington" he said haught-
lily, was no base ball professional
thrower like that person. Jefries-no,
Johnson-I think that is his name.
And besides Gen. Washington had more
sensible ways Of using silver dollars"
Fearing that the phantom was going to
kill all traditions at one fell sweep. the
Observer changed the subject to the
weather. The phantom. as the car neared
Alexandria, fell to chuckling.
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A group of tourists were glarins
frenziedly out of the windows when tn,
acquaintance of Washington and tn,
Observer reached the top. Far below
spread the wonderful panorama-Poto
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"You make mo think OF Lily Langtry's
answer to a similar question when she
first came to America" said Mr.. Cham
merriam, weightily. When Mrs. Lang
try was coming to this country the first
time newspaper reporter met her ship
down near Sandy Hook and sought her
out. The ship at the time was in thick
fog. What are your Impressions of
America he asked her. She looked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
DR.. Tildsley Says Lack of
Open Plays Has Caused
Defeats.
PROFESSIONAL WILL
BE HIRED AS COACH
Poly Prep. To Be Strengthened
by Acquisition of Howard
Cam. of Commerce.

To reorganize the coaching system and
re-establish the athletic supremacy o; De
Witt Clinton High School. II possible. is
principal Of the school Special stress
will be brought to bear upon the football
team for next season. professional
coach will be hired. and no effort within
reason will be spared 10 win the cham
pionship on the gridiron. ana last. but by
no means OF least importance. TO defeat
the High School Of Commerce in the an
nual game which will be PLAYED on the
Polo Grounds on November % Or Tilds-
ley declared yesterday that il was high
time that something was done TO bring
about q revival IN athletics ut the school.
and especially in football spirit
We have a wealth Of material from
which TO build our teams in this school. "
said Or. Tildsley our basketball teams
have been uniformly strong and remark
ably successful. Until this year our swim
way. That the swimmers were defeated
i'm the round robin tournament was In q
measure 10 be expected. since only few
veterans were back on the team The
slump however. has been felt in baseball
TO some extent on the track but most
forcibly on the football teams. For some
reason our teams I'm the last two years
have swept through the preliminary
games only 10 fail dismally I'm the big bat
tie with Commerce.
1T is my opinion that the Clinton teams
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01

! on the subject. Seth X. Mitchell, captain
Of the eleven. is decidedly in favor Of
the plan. while Robinson. the coach, ia
! Just as stanch in opposing IL. MitcheiFs
communication was as follows.
Il am decidedly in favor Of any inno-
walton in football that Will bring the pub
/ lie into closer touch with the game, and
! If numbering the players will accomplish
this purpose I am convinced that every
! college should have no hesitancy in grant
| ing request that appears very reason
able In general way the public under
stands the game. but the play moves at
| times with such speed and the ball
changes hands so often that only the
thorough students are able to follow intel
ligently the different moves For the lay
man. too much is left TO the imagination,
and II this Cuesswork on the part of the
games patrons can be eliminated TO any
extent by such a simple little device as
numbering CONTESTANTS. let's have the nu-
, merals."
Mr. Robinson believes that numbering
players subordinates play for the team
and college to Individual play. His mes
sage was as follows:
personally, am not in favor OF having
play ers wear numbers. II has always been
my belief and stand that college players
as individuals ought to be featured as lit
tie as possible as | believe so much noto-
riety is not conducive to the best interests
Of the players individually and TO the in
tercollegiare -7nresUs r. Shole. There
&c nf N a. GO
undulv the individual rather than the col
lege and the team that represents it, and
it seems 10 me the numbering of players
would he step in the wrong direction.
ct is enough 10 see that Yale is play
ing Harvard and that a Harvard man or
Yale man makes "A gain or play with
out reducing ii down TO the individuality
Of each member of the team. and the
more We cover up the individuality OF
each member the longer we will have
intercollegiate contests conducted accord
ing TO the best interests Of all concerned.
James Reilly. coach of the midshipmen
and Yale man, develops the case against
the spectator who, as Jack London might
say, is curious to know, Mr. Reilly
said:
when PLAYERS are numbered, IL imme
diately puts the game in the class Of or
ganized entertainment for every one. If
the game were not played for alumni and
friends. numbering the players would he
appealing. There are very few loyal alum
nj who do not know the names of the
players representing their university. If
an alumnus or undergraduate is following
his team i'm the proper manner, he knows |
who is PLAYING. The question OF number
ing the players did not originate from
any university. but from the general foot
ball enthusiast"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
MANY COACHES AID
YALE TRACK TEAM
Preliminary Work Well Under
Way in Conditioning Men
for Long Schedule.

Captain Brown, OF the Yale track team.
has appointed four assistant coaches for
the preliminary work tor the team-Pot-
ter IN the hurdles. Oler in the high jump,
Roos in the shot-put, and Wilkie for the
freshman relay team. The hammer
throwers report 10 Coach Mack az the
Yale Field early in the afternoon and the
pole vaulters have a workout in the
gym" later in the day. The distance
men will start work next week under
Coach Billy Queal. The track schedule
is as follows:
February B A. A. at Boston.
February 2l-Pittsburgh relay team, at
Pittsburgh.
April 25-PennsylvanIa relays, at Phila-
delphia.
May s-Princeton dual meet. at New
Haven.
May l6-Harvard dual meet at Cam
bridge
May 3o-Intercollegiate meet.
At the 18th Regiment meet in Brooklyn
last week H. o. Perry. 10. won the half
mile novice in 2:Os A..
Regular crew work will start after
examinations The invitation Of Cornell
for triangular race at Lake Cayuga.
May %. has been accepted Yale has
never rowed at Ithaca.
For the freshman crew eighty-one men
have reported. The candidates average
eighteen years OF age Their average
height is feet l0i. inches. and the aver
age weight l59 pounds.
In the list OF preparatory schools rep
resented on the squad Andover leads with
thirteen men; Groton, University School
and Hotcnkiss have five, Hill. four: Taft.
Exeter. Haverford. Westminster and Chi
cago Latin. three.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Clinton Hopes to Regain
Lost LaurelS in Football

have lost TO Commerce in the last two
games simply because OF their ack OF
later day football Clinton WIS repre-
scented by a team last season which I'M
der the old style of play might have bat
tered its way through the season without
"A defeat. \ finer collection OF legs and
shoulders was never encased I'm football
armor. but IN these days teams do not
win on Drawn alone
1T is my opinion that no team can go
through the season without using the for
ward pass. The open play is useful not
alone as a means of advancing the bail,
but has even greater value as threat
When IT is known that a team is equipped
with a variety Of open plays. the sec
ondary defence dare not come too close
10 the line Of scrimmage for fear OF hav-
ing the ball tossed over their heads TO an
end or halfback Playing the secondary
defence back OF course, enables the often
sive backs 10 cut through the lines for
gains That was one OF the troubles with
our team. II had no open football. and
the defensive backs could come up and
back the line absolutely without fear OF
any except PASSES of the most elementary
description.
This will all be changed next season,
or so At least | hope. We are negotiating
with several professional football coaches.
but as yet have not selected one. | hope
to arrange II SO that he Will act In the
capacity of head coach. with full power,
and ] will try To have some OF the teach
ers who played when at college assist him
in his duties The alumni will also he well
come 10 get into their uniforms in spare
days and play against the boys
There Will be no repetition of the last
two Commerce Clinton games. unless
Clinton is on the big end OF the score.
Scoring only three points in two years.
while the opposition is rolling up the
tidy little total Of siXtyseven is record
which Is not calculated to arouse any
wild enthusiasm. Still less enthusiasm IL
aroused when 1t Is told that Clinton has
not scored touchdown on Commerce
since r01 and then was defeated by
score Of Il To IL. In 1911 We won by
drop kick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
Plan to Number Players Finds
BQckers in Football Leaders
Importance of Pleasing Spec.
tators Realized Now
by Captains and
Coaches.

Captain whitney Of Dartmouth wrote
as follows:
II am greatly in favor Of having the
football players numbered. The plan was
partially tried out in the Dartmouth-Car-
Isle game, when the Dartmouth players
were numbered. The spectators ana
those on the side lines praised the idea,
and every one was united in the opinion
that IT was a decided success
George Orton. of Pennsylvania, cN-
pressed himself in these words
II am very much I'm favor OF Numbering
the players II would do much 10 pop
larize the sport further. think the idea
that some football men have that II
would tend to give away tho plays rs J
bunk for the numbers would be on the
backs OF the players I'm all our games
think the spectator should be considered.
Numbering is done in many branches
of athletics and las always proved benz
fetal 10 the gsues and "A help TO those
watching II seems 10 me rather mar
row idea Of sport in general TO make the
generalization that the sport is for the
PLAYERS and for them alone. What would
college football be- without the specta-
tors? / am afraid that at least 20 per
cent of those playing it would not plaV
at all If it were Mt Tor the promlnehc
given the game IL various ways. Num-
Der the players by all means.
Others who favor numbering the play
ers are Captain Mullen of Holy Cross
and Captain Baker Of the University OF
Maine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
GIVE FOOTBALL DATES
Washington and Lee Eleven to
Play Five Games Abroad.

Lexington. Va Jan. Washington
aud Lees football schedule for 1914. an
nounccd here tonight by s. o. Laugh
lin. jr. shows four games at home and
FIVE on foreign eridirons.
The contests on Wilson Field viii be
with Marshall College OF Huntington.
w We. on September %. with Morris
Harvey College, Of Barboursville, w.
No.. on October 3 with Wake Forest on
October 10. and with Roanoke. on Oc-
tohcr g.
Georgetown Will be played in Rich
mond. Va. on october Il: V. =. !. in
Roanoke. Va. probably. on october 81,
swarthmoic in LynchDurg. Va. on 40
vcmbcr West Virginia in Charleston.
" va. on November "a. anu A.. and NJ.
Of North Carolina in Norfolk. Va, on
November 26.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01

Lafayette plans 10 pay more attention
to track athletics this year than ever be-
fore in the history of the college. Work
of conditioning the men by indoor prac-
tice has already begun. Meets have been
arranged with Swarthmore, Lehigh, Car
Isle. Rutgers. New York University, COL
gate and Muhlenberg. 1t is also planned
TO send a team to the intercollegiate meet
If enough good material is developed.
Paulson. freshman. who has shown un-
usual ability in the high jump, has been
entered in the meet OF the Boston Ath-
letic Association to be held in Boston OH
February T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
WHO CARES?

From The Buffalo Express.
one scientist AYERS that the world Will
come TO an end In 1900 years. but a
brother scientist disputes the assertion.
Another case OF conflicting expert testi-
mony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
WORK WANTED.

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OF estate: 30 years old: Irish. married no
children. best references. Address ID. s, l57
East 18th st
DESIRE evening occupation. educated, cult
ured. capable. interview requested. NJ.
Box 5. Tribune Office.
II THERE any one anywhere on Gods green
earth who will give me- an honest Young
man. willing TO work, but slightly afflicted.
JOB? Afn - years OF age. born with nervous
aiiiictiOn, which ! have OutgroWn 10 great
extent: cannot perform hard manual labor.
though | am not as helpless as look could
MI position OF collector or nsIector. have eX-
cellent references please give me an oppor-
tunity 10 earn a living Address +. II. v,
Tribune Office.
POLICEMAN. retired. wishes position with
a bank trust COMPANY Office building or
large corporation as meSse niger. special Off
Ger or Waterman. had II years service IN
New York Police Department. splendid ref
ercnce'. Address Retired. Box .. Tribune
Office.