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The Lamar register., 1915-02-24
Water Power Running to Waste.

Five and half tons Of coal are
burned each year for each undevel-
oped horsepower available from our
rivers and streams. At the low rate
OF two dollars per ton this shows a
waste OF 81 year for each undevel-
oped horsepower. The extent of the
total yearly waste from this source
alone is said to be worth the price
OF 100000 tons OF coal. The waste
is helping lot to increase the price
OF coal. the demand for which is con-
tinually increasing, due to increasing
factory. shop and home demands
There is hardly a waterpower of any
size in this country that cannot be
harnessed to electric generators and
its power transmitted to nearby cities
and villages for manufacturing pur-
poses. Transmission lines OF 200 and
300 miles are not unusual.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24

but her joy was dampened by a great
change in the man she was to marry.
He called upon her less frequently.
He no longer planned Of how they
would furnish the little fiat they had
discussed so comfortingly in the pact.
Vainly Ada tried to learn whst
trouble he was brooding over.
Then at the end OF a month Worth
broke down one evening. He con
fessed all to Ada. Never did a ten
der, loving heart move to rescue and
consolation as this dear little soul.
Yes" she said, you must make
reparation, and l must help you and
her sister wondered at her now con.
slant attention to fancy work
At the end OF FIVE months Worth
had the exact amount needed to cover
bond value and interest It was a
happy moment when he went to the
vault to place the money In the en-
velope. It was gone! He went to
the bookkeeper. fearing some new
complication in the case.
THE Parr envelope?" he tried to
say carelessly.
"Oh, | threw It out yesterday was
the Indifferent explanation. Had no
business there"
'Why-why-"
'Mrs. Parr took her bond away
nearly six months Ago. | ought to
have removed the empty envelope
then. Why. what ails you!"-for
Worth had dashed from the room II
seemed as II he must shout laugh.
cry. pray! Oh. the relief OF it! oh.
the Joy of it,
Copyright. 1914 by W. G. ChapmanD
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24

The effective valor of the fox ter.
rier against odds is again proven by
the achievement of the Bloomingdale
IN. j. dog which chased a gray fox
into a hole in Federal hill and killed IT
after a desperate encounter. All for
lorn hopes look alike to the gay little
white dog with the large brain and
the fighting jaw. He has the elan OF
the French soldier. the cheerful pug.
nacity of the German and the forti.
tude of the Russian. Unfortunately
for him sometimes he does not know
when he is beaten, and he is as eager
to renew a conflict as to resent an In
suit If of the true breed, fear is as
foreign to his temperament as calcu-
lation OF the risks of an adventure.
He never turns his back upon the
bristling enemy and he never DULLES
the weak Brave to fault is a de.
scription that fits the fox terrier better
than any OF the human kind
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24
He Saves Freezing Horse.

Mrs. William Bonner, a nurse, of
Copake. Duchess county. New York,
was sitting up last night with a pa
tient when she looked from the win
dow and saw a horse, embarrassed,
standing in the snow at the railroad
station.
An hour later the horse was still
there, and. fearing he would freeze,
kindly Mrs. Bonner telephoned to Con-
stable Reynolds. He left his warm
bed, walked three miles through the
snow and threw a blanket over the
animal. saying:
Whoa. boy; I'll take care of you"
When Reynolds started to lead the
animal away he discovered 1t was a
wooden horse consigned by freight to
local harness maker. Curtains
New York HArald
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24

How glad I am" purred the WISH
tor. that your daughter has made
such an excellent match"
Mrs. Strug smiled. In the gratified
manner of a successful campaigner
Yes. Madge has married we'll
very WE'LL" she answered, compla-
Gently.
But what a pity" pursued she OF
the catty instinct, that he has such
a peculiar name-Fussenmuck. isn't
IT." she queried innocently.
Yes" agreed the other indiffer-
emily
Hateful don't you think so?"
81 haven't thought about the sound
of it," declared Mrs s., whose
feelings had been eradicated in the
struggle for existence. but I know
that its got a perfectly beautiful APP
DParance on rhsct''
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24

There has been in all nations a
time when the minds of the people
seem to have been carried away be
You'd their natural character. Such
times have been less frequent in Swift
zerland than elsewhere. Simplicity,
frugality and moderation, the preserv'
ers of liberty. have always been the
portion of these people. They have
never maintained armies to defend
their own frontiers. or to make en-
croachments on their neighbors. They
have no citadels, which may be turned
either against the citizens or the enc
my; nor do they groan beneath the
burden of taxss. Thew have neither
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24
CHANGE NAMES OF STREETS
Frenchmen Find Time for Small
Things In Midst Of National
Crisis.

The French are a curious compound
of earnestness and lightness. No mat
ter how imminent crisis, or how
threatening the ruin. they never fail to
pay all due attention to the correct out
ward form. In the present tremendous
crisis OF French affairs one would think
that the last thing the Partisan author
files would concern themselves about
would be the naming of streets. And
yet. according to recent dispatches.
the city council. upon hearing of the
brave defense made at Liege. passed
an ordinance changing the name OF the
Rue de Berlin to the Rue de Liege.
This was more than duplicated In
1870. After the catastrophe OF Sedan.
the ruin of Napoleon HIS empire and
the establishment OF the infant repub-
lie, the national assembly. sitting in
Paris on matters for the safety of the
country. while the Prussians were
laundering down upon the city. con
cerned themselves largely with chang
ing the names of things from "Impert-
al" and Royal" to National" Among
others. they passed. after heated de-
bate. a decree changing the name OF
the royal Bengal tiger in the Paris zoo
to that of the national Bengal tiger.
and instructed the custodlans to see
that the signs were changed at once.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24
HELEN'S HOLIDAY
BY DOROTHY BLAcKmoRE.

Never. in all her ten years behind
the ribbon counter had Helen Roys-
ton looked forward to her holidays
with greater anticipation. She was
tired and weary of measuring rib.
bons and OF going home to the tiny
ballroom at night. where no comfort
prevailed save that OF having her lit
tie sister waiting for her.
Helen lad managed. by saving even
the pennies. to support herself and
Dolly, a slim child OF thirteen, for
ten years.
Il can hardly walt until Saturday.
Dolly mine" Helen said as she
slipped her arm about the slim little
sister whose cheeks were only a
shade less pale than her own. I'VE
will have the time of our lives this
year down at the seaside"
But, alas, Helen was destined not
to get her holiday at the seaside. On
the Friday morning before they had
intended to leave she was seized with
pains that flung her onto her bed in
an agony of suffering.
Dolly, white and frightened. insisted
on running out to the old doctor who
had brought her safely through the
measles and all her childish COM
plants
The old doctor had gone away. but
his substitute quickly followed the
frightened child to the boarding house.
1T means. the young doctor said.
grayely. that you will have to go to
the hospital tonight. An operation
at once is necessary"
Il cannot possibly 60" Helen ex-
claimed quickly, and glanced at Dolly.
My sister is entirely alone and l."
She might be-alone-lf you put
this off" Doctor Carter said gently.
He thought only for a moment then
looked smilingly at Dolly. My moth
er Will be delighted to have this young
ster with her-until you have recov-
cred" he said. turning his eyes full
on Helen.
Dolly flew to her sisters arms and
chung there weeping wildly until Doc
tor Carter drew her gently away
We will only take your sister to
comfortable big room in the hospital,
cut out a nasty little appendix that
has been robbing her pink cheeks.
and bring her back to you looking
like a fighting cock"
Doctor Carter walked more or less
blindly as he made his way back to
the office. 1t was not often. even
in his profession. that he played a
part in scene that made his throat
ache so painfully.
He telephoned to the hospital and
to the surgeon to whom he wanted
to trust the case.
DO everything you can" he added
when the arrangements had been made.
This girl has a small sister depend
ing on her. You know the rest"
During the following two weeks
Helen knew that a holiday spent in a
hospital under certain conditions was
an experience that comes to one only
once in lifetime She saw sweet.
smelling flowers en- all sides of her.
fruits of all kinds and wonderful
nurses that were angels in disguise.
Ribbon counters, bathrooms, badly
lighted, and weary hours of waiting tor
holiday that never came, vanished
from her consciousness. All that
seemed now to be OF vital importance
was the coming and going of Doctor
Carter In his eyes the light OF the
world fingered for her.
Il don't know how | am ever going
to repay you for all you have done
for me-" she said softly on the day
when she was motored TO his home
to finish of the road to health. In
the Ssv. to come when / am meas.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24

the calls of luxury nor the troops of a
master to provide for. Their noun
tains are their only ramparts: and
every member of the community is a
soldier ready armed for the defense of
the country.-Voltaire
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24
Blindness Of the Worlb.

The world which credits what is
done is cold to all that might have
baen-Tennyson.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24

It may be true. as Professor Felix
Il. Schelling says, that Shakespeare
died worth about $4,000 in modern
money. but it is also true that Charlie
Hoyt left a good deal more than that.
The Lamar register., 1915-02-24

Wonderful thing-the ocean," Bel
lew murmured.
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
FEW MEN STOOP- TO CHEAT
AT ANY TIME ON GOLF LINKS
Game Probably Is the Most Sportsmanlike
In Existence, Embodying Little of the
Unfair Phases of Some Others.

rather than pick UP that stone and
violate a rule.
| Sometimes there is tendency to think
a man is cheating when such thing is
farthest from the thought of the ac-
cused golfer. There is nothing quite
| so easy as to forget a shot. particular
ly when the figures for the hole run
near the double number. We some
times say a five when the real score is
six. but we are honest about it, and
we are always glad to know of the
mistake rather than have the other
man go away with the impression that
the score for that particular hole is
not right. This business of counting
too little crops out SO often when we
are learning the game. In illustration
OF this noted golfer tells this story:
we won our first trophy. Years ago l
played in club tournament. There
were prizes for three sixteens hut
there We're eight men left over, in
cluding the president, who had just
aiken up the game, SO he very gener-
ousiy put up an added prize. The final
narrowed down to another man and
myself. 1 was l up and to plav.
me oIher. man Won the seventeenth
waiting away some friends of mine
standing near the green told me l had
won the hole, and that the other man
mad miscounted his score. Not know
ing how many strokes he had taken
for the very good reason that most of
usually , and 8; over mar aud n I tbe
counting of each hole by itself was
some task because Of the his.h mount
ing figures. l said that I did not know
now many strokes he had taken. and
that. naturally, his word was sufficient
Ally opponent, noticing the delay in
approaching the tee, asked me what
the trouble was. and I told him, assur-
ing him at the same time that his word
was all that was necessary. He said
his score was correct. He won the next
hole and the match, and then declined
to ia Ike the cup. Believing | was not
entitled to it, l could not take it. The
chairman of the green committee told
US we had better play the match over
again, which we did several days later
After we had passed that particular
hole he suddenly remarked: THE match
is yours. l did miscount the hole, and
it has just come to me-" 1 insisted on
finishing the match, and was fortunate
enough to win it, although he protest.
ed that ] had won it in the previous
match. He told me that he had wor-
ried for days over that hole, that he
had drawn diagrams of it showing the
positions of his various strokes, but
that he always arrived at the same
number of strokes He is one OF the
most conscientious men l have ever
met. and while he never said so, 1 al
WAYS felt that he thought some of the
men who watched us play that hole
thought he was cheating. All of sud-
den the extra shot was remembered
and all his worry was over with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
PROBLEM TOURNEY
WON BY. NORTHRUP
New Yorker Takes Two-Move
and Three-Moye Honors in
Unique Event.
BEST CHESS THEORISTS
ARE. JUDGES OF CONTEST
Such Form of Competition Is In
frequent and Deserves Place
j in Games Annals.


Problem Journeys are of such infreauent
occurrence in. this country that the
awarding of the prizes in the Metro
politan Chess League Composing Tourney
can hardly be chronicled as a mere event.
Let it then be recorded as a chess
phenomenon, with all attending wonder
and admiration, that such a tourney has
been brought to a successful conclusion
and that the winner in both the two
move and three-move sections of this
singular contest is G. Z. Northrup OF
New York city. Henry w. Barry. prob
lem editor of the American Chess Bulletin.
acted as judge of the tourney, and Alain
c. White, the worlds foremost authority
on chess themes and theory, passed upon
the originality Of the positions submitted.
The winning compositions follow:
METROPOLITAN CHESS LEAGUE COMPOSING
TOURNEY.
First Prize--:;-Move Section.
Black-6 pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
MUST NOT FAVOR EITHER SIDE
IN VOLLEY ON TENNIS COURTS
Player Should Be Equally Agile in Getting
the Ball Either to His Right
or His Left.

preference. This is Caridia, the Eng
fish player. When ono gets to the
stage of being able to place the half
volley consistently he may we'll be
proud. Dixon has accomplished it.
l often use the lob-volley. but this
is another stroke that / should not ad-
wise the beginner or even the average
player to spend much time in cultivat-
ing. 1t is not one of the major strokes
OF the game. and. on the other hand, is
most difficult to acquire.
Fror, the point Of view of the prac-
ticed Foileyer's opponent. l may say
that it is better to forestall such 4 man
by taking his service on the rise or at
the latest at the top of it's bound Later
imam TINS he Will have had time to es-
tablish himself at the net and thus
gain great advantage. / have men,
toned Brookes in this. regard, and R.
Norris Williams. l may say. is without
equal among American players in the
ability 10 play rising ball
oopyFisat. 1870 by George II. noraI Compa N.Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

Golf. is not only game where sue
cess or failure depends entirely upon
the individual, but is a contest whlch
brings forth the best and worst IN
man. In a 10O-yard race. If the rum
ner can beat the pistol it is perfectly
legitimate Three other men may
pocl1ct another runner who is better
than any one of the trio. In foot Dali
If YOU tackle foul, and the official does
not. see it, the play is all right. In
base ball. if you are caught at sec
ond and know you are out, you have
nothing to saw about it if the umpire
says you are safe.
IT is permissible for the fans to bait
the outfielder who is making a diff
cult catch. The catcher is permitted
to get the batter's goat" The coach
ers will do anything to discomfort the
pitcher. If you hit ball which the
coacher knows is foul, but which the
umnire saws is fair, you get your base.
In the old days. if the professional
oarsman could damage the shell of his
rival and get away with 1t the Debtors
would chucklc In fighting, IL you hit
your opponent below the belt and the
referee did not see it you got away
H..
and were not caught at II nothing WAS
thought of it.
In golf if your ball lies in the rough
and you have taken your stance and
the ball moves, you tell your opponent
and count the extra stroke. If your
opponent is way off to one side and
YOU are in the bunker. and you I'M
consciously ground your club in the
sand, you give him the hole. If you
have a ten on hole you do not tell
your partner it is q nine.. even if you
know that it spells defeat If you
are playing in stroke competition
and tee your ball ahead of the discs,
YOU accept the penalty and drive again
without waiting for the other man to
inform you of the penalty.
There are lot OF things which are
considered sportsmanlike in many
games, either through custom or be-
cause there is an official who is the
arbiter of the particular game. If you
cheat at cards and are found out no.
body will play with you. You are os-
man who intentionally cheats at golf
is bound to be found out. and when he
Is he might just as well leave that
particular club. The man who cheats,
and who in cheating wins, may get the
trophy, but the man he beats knows he
cheated, and the cheater loses all in
the end.
y No Advantages Taken.
And perhaps the charm of golf is
that man will not knowingly take
advantage of another man, even If the
other player is nowhere in sight, and
it takes lust a moment to kick the
ball out of an unplayable lis into
playable one. If you are in bunker
and there is stone back of your ball
and a shot means a broken club, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Willards Issue Challenge.

The Willard Athletic Club would
like to arrange games with any sew
enteen or eighteen year old team in
the northwest section of the city At
present the team has the following
players on its roster: Z. Danforth,
IL Sheers. 1. Thompson, w. johnson.
H. Balthis, w. Lynch. J. Lloyd, c. Cud-
more, F. Daily, G. G. Tauber, T. Ar
beely and c. Pishion. For games ad-
dress all communica tons to G. G. Tau
Der, 1925 18th street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
Various Types of volleys.

In regard to the various tyres Of VOL
leys. have already dealt with III. stop
Nolley used SO effectively by Beals
Wright. Karl Behr is an exponent of
another particularly difficult variety;
the drive volley. ] know OF few other
players who approach any degree Of
certainty with il. and ] most heartily
condemn its use for the average player,
as Il is stroke that. at best, is diff
cult to control.
My own style of volIey is the SITTER
wristed type-that is. the wrist is IRON
firm at the moment OF impact. Brookes
possesses great command Of well
angled volleys executed with flick of
the wrist at the moment OF impact
chop volley is often used when you
wish to impart faster. lower bound
10 the ball. ] make use of II a good
deal. II requires. however. more pre-
c1sion of stroke and more flexible
wrist than the usual block type.
The half volley is really more than a
In foot ball or u pickup" in base
ball. The racket strikes the ball just
as il has barely risen from the ground.
II is n very dif1icult strike. and should
not advise the average player to spend
much time on il. but in the advanced
stages OF development it can be very
useful In helping one out of many a
predicament, and for general defensive
purposes.
One of the best half-volieyers / know
of is the English veteran. Dixon Per-
sonally, / have occasion for this stroke
quite often. although Americans do
not use IL nearly as much as do the
players of other countries. This shows
more particularly in their doubles play
The haif-volley is hardly ever an ag-
aressive stroke. There is only one
player / know who makes it SO by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

Louis Lowdermiik, brother of Grover
Lowdermilk of the ST. Louis Browns,
and like his brother also once a mem
Der Of the st. Louis Cardinals, has been
taken on for trial with the Detroit
Tigers. Lowdermilk was the star pitch
er of the South Bend club of the de-
funct South Michigan League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
WHY COBB IS GREAT
Has Always Carefully Applied
Himself to His Work.
IS A BASE BALL GENIUS
Detroit Player Never Seems to Be
at the End of His
Resources.
IS A BASE BALL GENIUS

DETROIT, July 24-There is no ques-
ton but what Ty Cobb is the most
talhed-of man in sports today. which
is just another way of saying that he
is the most interesting. Almost any
one can pick up newspaper and read
that Cobb has again pulled something
new and unexpected or has pulled an
old trick in new way in the game
in which he has become such q great
figure. 1t is a tribute to a mans re-
break into the news of the day so
promptly. in spite OF the competition
of his fellow-players and the most i'm
portant news of these stirring war
times. But Cobb is never stopped and
apparently never at an end of his re-
sources. He goes on proving from day
to day that he is the greatest player
of any time: Old-time ball players,
with natural prejudice in favor of
the era in which they played, are
unanimous in the opinion that Cobbs
equal never lived in the game. What
makes Cobb so great n player is
question that is frequently asked
whenever he hobs into the limel.ght
The answer is his natural gifts, not
only his speed and eye, but his BRAIN
There are many players as fast as
COBB and who have as good an eye or
nearly as good an eye for hitting, but
they lack some of the things that Cobb
combines in his collection of assets
Cobb thinks faster than most ball
players. thinks further ahead, and has
absolute confidence in his convictions
In other words. he depends but little
on mechanical base ball. A lot of other
players depend almost entirely on it,
and that is where he has the advan-
tage of them.
Careful Application.
But Cobb has not become so great
ball player simply through his natural
gifts. His rise is the result also of
careful application to his work He
has always studied base ball, and
when he had been recognized as the
best player in the game he did not
stop studying his line of business.
That is why he has been better year
after year. and this season he has come
to realize that his frequent absence
from the game had not only injured
the chances of his club, but also has
interfered with his own success, and
he is attending to business more care
fully than ever. Ball players long
ago gave up trying ito figure Cobb.
when he was new in the league old
timers used to get together at night
after the game and plan how they
would catch that young sprout the next
time he tried to pull something on
them. The next time he came out he
pulled something new. or pulled an
old one in a new way He had them
bewildercd. 1t was not long until they
quit trying to out-guess him. and now
they just trust to luck. The minute
he gets on the bases he has 4 team
guessing. He knows this. and he takes
advantage of ii. Cobb stands out in
base ball like other unusual men stand
out IN other lines. because he seems
to understand the possibilities of his
own game better than the other men
engaged in it. He lisa base ball genius
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

Infielder Walter Hammond, who has
been with Cleveland all season. has
been released to the Portland club of
the Pacific Coast League Outfielder
ed over. to Lexington of the Ohio State
League.