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Williams Begins with Rush.

williams started with a rush that
checred the hearts of the onlookeis for
in the first three games he played rings
around the crafty Wildng and looked
like an easy winner. The defender won
tho toss and took the service with the
sun at his back IT was no time until
he had counted the game at love on an
error by his opponent and three SER
vice aces WldiUg scored his FIRST vic
tory in the fourth game on errors BY
Williams, but the latter came back and
took the next on his own service and had
the score at Al.
The Philadelphia had played well up
in fore court during the early games,
and this was what gave him his lead,
for neither Of tine islanders are par
ticularly strong against that style OF
attack. From the start OF the sixth game,
when he had apparently "A commanding
lead Williams hogan to beat himself by
dropping back into deep court and at
temptinc to beat the Australasan NJ his
own game.
williams was never more erratc am
inaccurate In his strokes. but he could
not seem to realize this and instead If
using the whole uf the court for his at
tack kent trying to shade tho lines
The Young Harvard student had occa-
sional success at this style of stroke
| and when he did manage to score on
them II must be admitted that they
looked very pretty, but his. match was
| lost on errors, and when II Is noted thai
| forty seven OF the errors he made were
| drives that went out OF bounds ms ms
| TAX. in trying for the lines In evident.
| WUliams's service was very effective
! against Wilding, and he scored sixteen
faces by It The Philadelphian however
was inaccurate on his delivery as or
his other stroke, and contributed hteer
double faults 10 his ultimate downfall
Four Of these were final points OF games
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NEWPORT, Aug 13-Mrs. Cortlandt
Barnes and Mrs. Howard G. Cushing
we're the winners OF the final match in
the women's handicap doubles AT the
Casino to-day. Though they were play
ing against a handicap OF half 10. they
easily defeated Mrs. Lorillard Spencer.
Jr, and Miss Anna Sands In straight
sets "a, 81.
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Had he been little more careful on
his serve and depended more on his
ability to return whatever W!lding sent
back ut him there is no doubt that he
would have made a better showing than
he did The Philadelphisn had the lead
At 53 also and mad two chances OF
winning II he only could have pulled
together long enough to take the extra
game.
outside OF the fact that Williams did
not get away to an early lead in either
the second or third sets they were rcpe-
tlt.ons OF the opener. for in both OF
them the youngster defeated himself
hy sticking TO the same tactics that
had proved 80 disastrous in the first. In
tho second set Williams scored only 10
points TO his opponents 32 and in the
third 81 to his 80
Thers was considerable interval
between the end of the opening match
ana the start OF that between Mclaughlin
and Williams and the spectators spent
their time IN wondering why i was that
, the young Ihi.adelphian had not done
/ any better. For the most part the hearts
OF the American rooters were down In
thelr boots and many OF them felt that
our last chance to hold the cup had
! flown. II Williams even had made "A
good showing against Wild!ng there would
/ have been some hope that no would re-
cover his form and possibly beat Brookes,
| but after his performance against Wild
! ing, even though the wish were father to
/ the thought. few could feel other than
/ that he would be easy prey for the other
! Austia.1Slan. Some even began TO ex-
press douot as to whether Mclaughlin
, could beat Brookes or Wilding. and an
/ occa sional knlJoy expressed the opinion
! that 10 all intents and purposes the anx-
! iety connected with the competition would
/ Doe All over ere the moon rose
Among those who saw the matches
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey,
. Miss Eleanora Sears. Harold Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert H. Hartman. Mrs.
John Purroy Mitchell, Miss Dorothy Per-
! kns. George w. Perkins. Jr. Mr. and
Mrs Oren Root. Police Commissioner
Arthur Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Irving
| Brokaw. Mr.. and Mrs, Howard Brokaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Summer Gerard Amos X.
: Emo pinchot. Miss Marion Hollns. Mr. and
Mrs Devereux Mllburn, stephen H. y,
Pel Mr. and Mrs. William Fellovss and
many others known in the social world.
Trains give Poor service.
Although from the line OF automobiles
that moved along the roedways In and
around Forest Hils one would be led "a
believe that every car In the country had
as its objective point the clubhouse the
greater part OF the crowd had to 40 out
Of the grounds by way of the Long Island
RAILROAD and as Is usual whenever this
road has a large number to handle on any
such occasion the passengers got all the
worst OF 1t. The Long Island station al
Thirty-third street and Seventh, avenue
was packed to caplcity from II O'Clock
. In the morning, with more trying TO edge
their way In every minute, but specia
trains were slow to get started. Whet
they did get into tine depot they were rur
out only In single sections and Ms re
suit there Was n mob scene in the station
! Toe ha hours praptlCqllv thi
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The second and third sets found
BroOkes too fatigued TO put up a real
hgh,. hu' he showed occasional flashes
of marked br.llilucy. In the second set
Mclaughlin took an early lead and never
relinqusned Il. only two games Of the nine
pl .yel going To- deuce After leading NJ
% in tho third set Mclaughlin dropped
the third game, losing on his own ser
vice for the first time. Brookes took
the next. evening the score. and held II
square until , all. Mclaughlin then put
on full speed and outplayed the tired
islander in the next two games, both Of
which went 20 deuce. and finished the
Sc and match on a love Pame
The Yankee player had total OF IFS
points. against l43 for Brookes, and OF
these ne earned lOj, s.Xty-srven by place
ment and thirty-eirht by service, while
Brookes earned only a., th!rty-n!nc by
placement and eight by service. Brookes
made seventy errors. only twcnty-s.N less
than his rival. most OF them because he
was pulled out Of position time and again
by the hard driving of the Californian.
No better tennis has been seen In this
country than in the McLough In Brookes
match yesterday. and II Is doubtful II as
good has been seen In any part Of the
world The Australasian was marvel
on ground strokes particularly, and he
made many that seemed almost impos-
Sble. His only weakness seemed TO be IN
his overhead play and that more in lack
OF power than in inaCcuraCy. Brookes
has been hailed as the greatest tennis
player that ever stepped on court and
his defeat Of Wldlug at Wimbledon this
year in the all-England championship
tournament gave him what IS practically
the championship of the world 20 that
McLoughlins victory over him to-day
stamps the Californian as the leader OF
them all. So. even II We should lose the
Davis cup this year an American, Nc
Loughlln. must be rated first among the
racket wielders Of the world.
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McLough him vs.. Brookes.
FIRST SET.

Recapitulation-McLou 3 sets: Brookes.
no sets, Mclaughlin. ~ games Brookes, ri
games. Mclaughlin l7b points; Brookes,
l43 points Mclaughlin, l06 earned points
hrookes ~ earned points. Mclaughlin. IS
errors Brookes 20 errors. Mclaughlin, So
nets. Brookes 20 nets. Mclaughlin. 40 outs:
Brookes ~ outs; Mclaughlin, 81 aces by
placement. Brookes, 80 aces by placement
Mclaughlin, as service aces. Brookes
service aces; Mclaughlin, double faults;
brookes, 4 double faults
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Entries for ESQ individual dogs have
heen received for the st, Elmo Kennel
Club Karl Bjurman memorial show, to lac
held Mt Far Rockaway tomorrow The
committee has decided TO receive post
entries Entries may be made to the
superintendent, Wilbur L. Purcell, 30
Broadway. or on the grounds at Far
Rockaway.
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TWO SPILLS MAR LAST
DAY OF MONROE RACES
Horses Fall in Two Heats and
Driver Lascll Sustains Bro
ken COllarbOne.

MONROE. " Y. Aug. i3.--The Metropoli-
tan Circuit light harness meeting closed
here to-day with the best racing seen in
years. TO say nothing OF two spectacular
accidents.
No one realized AZ the time Just how
serious they were and for the moment
they seemed to add zest to the race.
II was In the opening heat OF the three
year-o!d trot that Floral Hall came 20
grief. In making the turn at the three
quarter post the youngstor slipped and
before the field could steer clear Of her
Bonnie Setter and the Empress OF Russia
were m the melee
Tho drivers OF the two last named were
thrown from their sulk!es c. w. Laselrs
injury was later diagnosed as broken
colarhone.
In the ~ class FOR PAGERS Lake Greg
DRY looked Ike the one best bet when he
too fell victim 10 the misfortunes which
seemed to attend the racing on August IA.
Gregory won the second and third heats
OF his race in 10 with speed to spare,
hut in the fourth heat he fell and was
run into by Colonel o.. which put them
both out OF the running The summaries
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Close N i7.coo enthus,asts, tho largest
number that ever paid admission to see a
tennis match. filed 'hc huge grand stands
around the arena long before play was
allied There were others anxious to see
IN. matches Who had not needed the warn
ms SEN out hv the committee that late
ro~ers would dnd It hard 10 procure
.irke,s and ~ least 500 or these were
.ur-ed away from the gates. Some who
we're TO- fortunate enough 10 procure the
pas',hoards sought points % vantage In
REQ tops adjacent 10 tho courts and did
succeed n getting a fairly good view OF
he bate,
P-ookes vas within a point % winning
-. long drawn out opening set from
Nctourair on several different occasions.
~ he could not pull ou' the lone point.
In the eighteenth game the An,!podean
rad the .ead at IS And 40 love on III"
Cal'orn,dus service after each playcr
rad won on his own delivery throughout.
nut Mclaughlin killed his opponents
Arst two chances ny scoring clean service
,cNs Rrookes spoiled his third chance.
With the score 800 he drove one cut
~ bounds. and Mclaughlin kept the set
going by scoring the next two points on
A r,areucut and a service ace
Again In the twenty sixth game Brookes
-aa the advantage game and the lead
IN points a. lO-l5. but Mclaughlin let
40, bis service again and brought shrieks
- applause from the gallery by spelling
40 emporium .t'es for Brookes 10 take
k,. Il Nil a
service ace 3" order Brookes was very
lied after the th!rty-hrst game, when
NcLougaln broke through his service
M 'Ne FIRST time. and h!S tennis Ia the
'N''Owng 'Wp -c.s was not nearly so
A-N'au'. although ne electrified the spec
,a;ors frequently by gets that we're almost
IrcArav
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''' more tho men kept to the even
".", 10Y then WAY and heightened the
~ h' carrying on their own service
IN tho tewenty sixth game
.'o'''s 'sair had couple of chances To
WI PHI" ST. for hc had the lead In games
" '' ]. and IN points at i0--l5, Nc
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to shout out words of encouragement q
both Mcl>oughlln and Williams.
The summaries:
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Yankees Victory Marked by
Breaking of Record for
Longest Set.
TRIIMPHS BY SCORES
OF lib. 6-3. 6-3
All England Champion Gets
Within Point of Opener
Several Times.
GENERNLSHTP FACTOR IN
YOUNGER MANS DEFEAT
ror,akcS Close Work for Back
Court and Errs Often
Bundy in Doubles.

Americas c1ances for retaining the
n,yIs -ur arc stu fair for as result:
n, yesterdays matches at the West side
Tam. cub courts IN Forest Hi'ls T. T.,
mo defenders IRE t'cd with the ch1llerg-
.-r Ausra'as.lr team At point all The
INVADERS we've '1e first 70 score when
,,.r1ry r Wjdug vanquished Richard
Norris Williams n OF Philadelphia in
me opsn.rg match on court No. . Mt
-ss2 S. Maurice r Mclaughlin
sv,rca ~ 'he count. defeating Norman
Rfookes al England champion. IN
consecutive sets with the scores at It's.
So s-7. IN the closing match on court
No
tn. opsr.rg set In the NcLouehlin-
p-oobes us.'e was the Longest ever
r,aveA IN an International contest the
b!rAes, previous score being lG--li, made
n e.. az LonEWooi las. week with
Tld.rg w.rr.rg from A. H. Love
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Williams Va. wiidins.

Reoapitu acknowledging. sets; Williams.
games: Wilding, liz points: williams, So
points Wilding, 10 earned points. Williams
Jams, 90 errors Wilding, 81 nets Williams
81 nets: Widing. ~ outs: Williams q
outs. WidIng. IS ares by placement, WILL
fans. 80 aces by placement Wilding,
service aces; Williams 10 service aces,
Wilding, one double fault. Williams. 10
double faults
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BALL 4 ROLLER HEARINGS. civilian Co..
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-21
WAVE DEMORALIzED A SHIP
a Lamp Was Short circuited and the
Whole Vessel Charged With
Electricity.

Bcston.-How q huge sea which
boarded the German steamer Warten.
fels wrecked the charthouse, smashed
a powerful electric signal lamp, short
circuited the wires and for q time
charged the ship with electricity was
related by Captain Schow when the
steamer arrived from Calcutta. The
sea broke over the ship while 1t was
of the coast
Chief officer Voigt was thrown from
the bridge. and beam from the de-
molished charthouse pinned the Malay
quartermaster to the deck. The vessel
was rolling heavily and human chain
was formed to pull away the beam.
When the end man in the chain took
hold OF a steel stanchion he and all the
others were knocked down by an cleo.
trio shock.
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FAzENDAS OF BRAZIL
Ideal Homes of Wealthy Planters
of Southern Country.
Abolition Of Slavery in South Ameri'
can state, Leaving MANY Fazen'
deros Without Labor on Vast
Estates, Caused Decay.

Rio DO Janeiro.-The usual traveller
to Brazil gets no further than the cit
les along the coast, and, indeed, so lar
as sightseeing is concerned. there IL
little to lure one into the interior
country; but IL one would see the life
of old Brazil beyond the wave OF
scenic improvement, he has only to go
a hundred kilometers or less from
any of the principal cities.
Here he finds retrogression instead
OF progression, and the country seems
practically deserted, but ones fmag-
nation can easily picture the beauty
and ease and luxury of the Fazendori-
ans of little more than two decades
ago, when gay life and proverbial
southern hospitality made the "faz-
enda" the ideal home of the wealthy
planter. and the fields of coffee, sugar
and rice were tended by care-free me-
groes.
In, 1889, while her father was visit
ing abroad, Princess Isabel, acting as
regent, abolished slavery by simple
edict and left the Fazendero without
labor on his vast estates; SO now, as
We ride over this beautiful country
with its low, rolling hills covered
with the coarse wild grass and rank
vegetation of the tropics, we come
upon many stately fazendas with their
walls neutrality-suspicious. gone and
spacious grounds grown thick with
weeds-a tragedy closing the joyous
life of Empire Days" that so many
elderly Brazilians speak of in fond re-
membrance.
The entrance to these magnificent
country places was always between
rows of royal palms. and these are
now the one remaining mark Of state
ly elegance. They seem to stand a
living witness to the downfall of the
aristocratic Fazendorian.
The dead leaves around their 81.
gantic trunks that tower nearly a
hundred feet above us droop as IL to
cover the secret of a dire calamity;
but above them, as an inspiration OF
hope for the future, the fresh, green
leaves reach their long. slender fin
gers toward the azure heavens in an
attitude Of duplication for blessing
on this stricken land--like the 'Vestal
Virgin" silently waiting to prove her
goodness and purity.
One speaks in low voice and with
everence in places like this and OF
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CHAPTER VII.
Gratitude Is a Flower.

Gratitude Is a Flower.
James lay In the shade of the butter
nut tree and smoked gloomily. He was
well-shaved and his hair newly cut
and carefully brushed. but his clothes
were still the rags that had graced his
muscular form since the dim. nearly
forgotten long ago, when he had stolen
them one lucky night from some back
yard passed in the course OF his
travels.
He squinted at the sun through the
tree tops and judged 1t to be about
four. The Watermelon had evidently
done no better or he would have
turned up before. Mike. sprawled in
the grass beside him. slept with the
stentorian slumber of the corpulent.
James kicked him.
saw, wake up" he growled. II want
your rare intelligence to unbosom me
sorrowful and heavy heart to-
Mike yawned, stretched and sat up.
pushing his shapeless hat to the back
Of his round hot head. He drew his
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adays." said Henrietta. smiling her
odd. half gay. half tender smile.
Come ahead. Bachelor" urged
Bartlett with friendly good nature.
neither too eager. nor too insistent,
but his eyes were half shut and the
palms OF his hands wet as he rubbed
them on his handkerchief.
I'VE will start tonight" said Billy.
1T will be beautiful. In the night.
driving is perfectly lovely. you know,
Mr.. Bachelor"
Better come" advised the general.
I'VE can keep in touch with the tele-
graph. It's not as IL we were going
into the wilds of Africa"
mo. indeed" said Bartlett. II have
interests in New York, myself. that
want to keep an eye on"
Billy laid her hand on his arm.
Wont you conner" she leased.
The Watermelon looked down, un.
der the brim of her hat. into the grny.
green eyes and smiled.
Yes" he said simply. II would like
IN
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The Watermelon and James, two
tIamps, bantering each, other regarding
their personal appearance. decide to
clean up. acquire new clothes and let
their companion. Mike. be the judge
as TO which Ia the better looking. Water
melon goes to a barber shop. wins the
contents Of the cash register from the
barber by clever trick and gets
shave. He discovers young man bath
Ing In lake and steals his clothes. While
sitting In an automobile he discovered
standing empty by the roadside. Generaf
Crossman and his daughter. Henrietta.
drive up In a chr. Assuming that his car
Is disabled. the general proffers assist,
ance. Watermelon hands him a caro-
bearing the name William Iiargrave
Bachelor. The general recognizes the
name as that OF a young man who broke
the cotton corner In Wall street rev
days before He invites him to dine with
them. Watermelon Is introduced to Bart
lett a big Wall street operator. and his
daughter. Billy. with whom he proceeds
TO fall In love. Bartlett. who has been
Htung by Bachelors operations. plans TO
keep the supposed broker with him Tor
week while he works a coup In the
market He wires Instructions to his
broker. While chatting with Billy. the
telegraph boy tips of Bartlett's message
- Watermelon
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LlFE's ROAD
Smoothed by Change Of Food.

Worry is big load to carry and an
unnecessary one. When accompanied
by indigestion 1t certainly is cause for
the blues.
But the whole trouble may be easily
thrown off and life's road be made
easy and comfortable by proper eating
and the cultivation Of good cheer.
Read what Troy woman says:
Two years ago made the acquaint-
ance of Grape-Nuts and have used the
food once a day and sometimes twice,
ever since,
"At the time began to use It life
was a burden. I was for years affiict-
ed with bilious sick headache. caused
by indigestion, and nothing seemed to
relieve me.
The trouble became SO severe
had to leave my work for days at a
time.
my nerves were in such a state I
could not sleep and the doctor said I
was on the verge of nervous prostra-
ton. saw an adv. concerning Grape
Nuts and bought a package for trial.
what Grape-Nuts has done for me
is certainly marvellous. ! can now
sleep like a child, am entirely free
from the old trouble and have not had
headache In over year. ! feel like
q new person. have recommended 1t
to others. One man I knew ate prin-
cipally Grape-Nuts while working on
the ice all winter, and said he never
felt better In his life"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's Rea
SON"
Ever read the above letterf A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine true, and full Of bumas
Interest.
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sleeve across his streaming forehead
and yawned and stretched again.
You ought to relax. James," said
he, cutting a square from the plug of
tobacco that he carried carefully
wrapped in soiled piece of tinfoil.
"Youse will have noivous prostration
one of these days with the strenuous
life youse leads. The modern hurry
and worry is all wrong. Now. take
me-"
mo one would take you, not even a
Kodak" sneered James. scowling be-
fore him poodily.
1.-The matter with you, James," said
Mike, sticking the tobacco into his
mouth with the blade of his knife,
"the matter with you is youse are har-
boring and cultivating that green-eyed
monster, called jealousy. Youse are.
in short, jealous of me young friend.
the Watermillion."
Jaw, jealous of a kid! Who? Me?
Not on your tin-type."
You say so. James. We all deny
the werminous cancers that gnaw our
vitals. But look into your own heart,
question yourself"
Jaw, pound yer ear" snapped
James.
Some one was heard approaching
and Mike paused from cleaning the
blade of his knife in the ground before
him to listen.
"The youth comes" said he, and
rose clumsily to his little fat legs. He
stepped aside to see up the path. but
James did not move.
"A radiant vision of manly beauty"
announced Mike. one hand on his
heart, the other shading his small
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He takes fresh cheese and sub
jects 1t to an alternating current. At
the end OF twepty-four hours of con.
slant alternating electrical currents
through this cheese It possesses all
the properties OF a fine two-year-old
cheese.
This has naturally aroused great In
terest in Holland, where cheese-mak-
Ing is one Of the big Industries. It is
said the electrician claims he can do
many other things with cheese By
means Of electricity. including an an.
paratus that will enable the mann.
facturer to SO graduate and direct
electrical action OF this nature as TO
give cheese any taste desired and any
consistency that may be needed to
supply the wants Of fastidious mar.
kot
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TESTING Nephew's knowledge.

There is certain old German OF
Wilkesbarre. Pa, whose pride. like
that of many self.made men. leads him
at times into sort of patronizing con-
descension toward those things he did
not have time for" when he was max
ing his way In life.
Upon the occasion OF the graduation
Of a nephew, he asked:
well, Wilhelm, vot did dey teach
you up there?"
Greek and Latin" said the boy.
land German and algebra"
80. SOL" murmured the old Ger
man. And vot's der algebra for po-
tatoes, now?"-Youth's Companion.