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DR. RICHARDSON WILL BE PRESIDENT OF THE
 CONTEMPORARY CLUB

Rev John MacL.aren Richardson will be the president of the Contem- porary club for the coming year. Cal houn Latham and Miss Amelia IeardsIey. vice presidents, Miss Mary J. Miner secretary and. Egbert Marsh, treasurer. according to the report of the nominating committee which was read and accepted at the closing meeting of the prominent literary club last evening The executive committee will be composed of Miss Beardsley. Mrs. William B. Board- man, Charles D. Davis, George H. Edwards, Mrs Harvey Hubbells Mr Latham, MT. Marsh, Miss Mary Mo Cord, Miss Miner and the Rev. MT. RichaE dspn.
 The meeting Of the club whose membership list is composed of rep resentative families of the city, was held at the beautiful residence of MT. and Mrs Nathaniel w. Bishop on Park place and the entertainm ent provided was a splendid musical pro gram by the Redpath Quartet of New York. Miss Helen Wolverton was the haccoInpanist and solo pianist for the program which unusual in that 1t was English The members of the quar- tet are George Carre and Dr. ion Jackson. tenors, and Dr. Carl B. Dufft and Frederick Martin, passes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09
ROMAN CATHOLICS
 FORM ONE-T HIRD OF. STATES POPUL ATION
Figures of Diocesan Organ in
 Hartford Show 44f,19S of A That Faith

2 The ~csa4lAolic Transcr1pt" presents the following inseresttng figures: chancery oEflce Of nne Diocese of Hart ford for the Catholic directory for 1916s make Interesting reading. According to thesas out Of the entire population Of the state rated as 1.2G2 6Ss, nom CakhoIAcs are given as 7e1, 495, the Al 1s2, Over one-third of the state, therefore, is Catholic, To these nearly soo, ,oeO Catholics. s2ss priests are minis terang.
 ing the year there were NSS4 mar friaees The number of bapt1snns was IS 4Ts Four hundred and sixty-one adult persons were admitted to the church. while aore than 1S.0Oo infants had the waters of regeneration poured over their heads
 .srEe traveller passing through ths cornrnonw ealth notes the presence of Catholic churches and the close ob- server makes recognition Of the nau1- tfplying cirmches and Institutions of the diocese. The stuzzsttciRn credits the diocese with 1e2 churches with resident priests. and 6e without 8. resi- dent priest 10 stations and 1e5 chap els.
 sca4holte education hes it's appeal heard and allowed in 4he diocese. We r have S2 parishes with over S7, 500 pu-. pills. Ut is cheering to learn that in the diocese of Hartford nearly 4o. 600 young. people are under Catholic care. Sec- ondary schools report an encouraging patronage. In our five academies for < young ladies there are nearly 800 stu dents enrolled.
 Our preparatory seminary is doing splendid work with 1S0 students. The religious orders have two seminarfes with registration of over 160 levites. One hundred and six young men are making their studies for the priesthood in ecclesiastical seIninaries, 10 in for eign countries and 96 in America
 The religious orders of men and women are doing their work with Characteristic zeal and numbers Elf ty-three priests are bound by vows in religious orders of men. Nearly I 800 women are in the convents Of the dio- cese
 ssCharitaB1e and reformatory work goes on apace. In our two orphan asy- Illnas nearly 800 children are being cared for The Industrial school has 115 inmates Four day hospitals re- cefved 268 little ones. Cur five hos 7. pitals received during the year over 12 GOO patients. The home for the aged counts 125f boarders and the home for the aged poor had an average of 130 inmates
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09
THEPRICE

fervent loyalty to the House of Aus tria, the TyroIese are one Of the sturdiest peoples on the continent. They are renowned as marksmen and as mountaineers, and the TyroIese mountain batteries form one of the most favorably known military or ganizations in the world. The popu1a- ton of the crownland numbers about 9OO,0OO, of whom more than half are. German n-speaking. There is a large Italian-speaking population in the Valleys of the south
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ing. but, for the most part, the popu- Iatton depends for support upon it's flocks and herds. Modelling and Alp inc bells may be heard to an even greater advantage in this country than in Switzerland. Moreover, there is a goat 's- milk cheese prepared by the peasants of Tyrol that equals in it's mellow fra grant beauty any prod uct made of milk whether from Al tenburg, Limberg, Erie, NeufchateI or Roquefort.
 Famous fer their devotion to the Roman Cath olic reli zion and for their
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09

of rock masses. Tyrol, though small, has more sorts of climate within it's borders than any other part of Flu rope There are parts of the crown land where the winters are those of northeast Siberia and the summ mers aer those of Franz Joseph Land. There are other parts, more south ern. where an Anda1usian languor is hardly freshened4 by recurring win ter.
 ."Tyrol is primarily pasture land There is a little farming within the sheltered valleys and some lumber
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there are fewer. lakes in Tyrol than in Switzerland, and while the highest TyroleSe summit. 12,79o feet above monarchs of the Swiss Alps. vet the. Austrian crown1and yields nothing in charm by comparison with it's neigh boF.
 Among the. rock-strewn gulIiee of Tyrol, Dante found the materials for his picture of the entrance to hell The main chain of the Alps crosses this region from east to west, and around 1t on all sides is wild choas
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health resorts; it, nevertheless, has been comparatively neglected, more especially by Americans.
 Austrian Tyrol forms 8 consid- erable part of the forbidding and diff ficult boundary that, runs between Italy. and Austria It is a barrier more effective than the Vosges barrier be- tween Germany and France, or than the Carpathian barrier between Hun gary and .Galicia4 Austrian Tyro1 is .i0,305 square miles of Alpine noun tains etched with a wonderful and intricate design of valleys. While
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09
ERzp0ARTAN GUARDS
 sA TILE WITH REBELS

Rome, April s.An Italian column operating in TripoIi under com tection of harvesting of the barley crop southeast Of Misda has been at tackled by a force of 1000 rebels, ac- cording to advtces reaching Rome The rebels after a sharp fight were beaten off, suffering heavy losses The Italian column had II men kill ed and wounded. Misda is about 100 miles south of the city of Tripon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09
FORMER GREEK PREMIER f
 HAS A TIFF WITH KING

Athens, April s-As the result Of the dispute between King Constantine and Former Premier Vehicles, aris- Ing from His Majestyss refusal to re- pudiate the official announcement of Premier Gounaris that the King nev- CT approved M. Vehicles propositi on for Greece to cede Kava1a, to Bull garias M. Vehicles announced at @
 meeting of his party last night that he had decided to retire entirely from a public Hfe.N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09

The Pennsylvania Banking Comnais- sion 1sued a call for statement of con dition of trust companies and state banks as of April 5.
 Mrs. Catherine TucholslSi of stan dish, Mich, celebrated. her 111th birth day by running race with one Of her great-g t-grandchildren.
 Alfred Carter, aged A, was arrested in New York for impersonatipg an i'm spector of water supply, Co efrect sales Iof filters to housewives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-09
THE BED

furnish
 
  filters positively  of the tact that regalaEly s16oo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-15
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Wall street

NAl street.
NEW YORK, Feb i5-Less tension
In the international situation was denot.
ed by the early movement OF TO-DAY
stock market Americans we're higher IN
London and this impaired some strength
10 the local situation, Canadian Pacific,
Reading and American Smelling rising
point each with fractional gains In othea
active Issues including United states
stteel There were further substantial ad,
vances In the several issues OF the Mime.
apolh and S. Louis and Iowa central
roads. Trading was of the usual profes,
si0nal character and Of moderate volume
Except for weakness In Mexican Pea
troleum, which fell almost five points,
selling pressure relaxed after midday,
Gradual recovery brought leading Stoke
near 10 Saturdays final quotations.
Prices sagged again In the final houg
but held abu,e their early low level
except for narlun ApeciGltles which de,
"''o"d abruptly. The JIohnG was irrsgI
ulAT.
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w ORLEANS. Feb i6.- Cotton op.
..",' al ~" decline today and lost ia
T p''uN ~ ih" first half hour OF trad.
I'p"fl on consumption BY American mills
uui'hI January. The figures 4NSIi
Da's were smaller than generally expect.
'l' although bulls pointed out that thsp
showed healthy Increase over the con.
sumption for December.
hl 10" middle of the morning offer.
lngs became very slender shorts WIS
wanted 10 take profits over tho holiday
caused quick recovery by their bidt
ana hi noon the market stood at a ned
advance OF one point on the most activi
months
While the market was dun In the M.
teTnoon u was steady and atI 80 D. m,
prices were az net advance VI / to 1
points.
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KAnsa. city Llve.tock.

KANSAS CITY Feb l5.-Hog receipts
100. strong, bulk SHu5n070 heavy
~ d5d6 10, lights SGOdGIj; pigs SBg
dhO
Cattle receipts 1000 steady, prime fed
steers Ssas5O: dressed beef steers $3.50
as. southern steers k5bOdT cows
81 25d07J heifers ki.I5Gs; stOCkers $3.50
n72j.
Sheep receipts 10000 i0c higher
Lambs tIpOdS 40 yearlinRs Std1I5
Wethers 50 2ia6s5; ewes S6ijd6N.
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GRAIN.
Chicago Grain

Chicago Grain.
CHICAGO Feb ~ Wheat developed
strength today In rou~eqnenne OF signs
that large sales had been made TO eN-
porters II was said nlso that country
offerings we're smaller than has re-
Gently been the case Commission house
buving Of the July delivery formed the
bulk Of business IN the speculative pit
The market. after opening &c off 10 d
rise Of e.. scored uu all around advance
ranging from 81 uh0ye saturdays level
Corn climbed with wheat shorts we're
covering and found sellers scarce Inc
openIug. which varied from lsc down 10
Ne advance was Followed %! Nu''P
general upturn
Foreign demand for oats was on a
liberal scale Holders showed unwilling
ness to let 90 and decidedly hWher
prices we're soon IN force.
Provisions saggrd owing TO derlln"
In the value " hogs
Trade was very slow.
subsequently wheat prices continued TO
ascend Announcements were made that
European buying here since the close ol
ssturda, aggregated I OOO an bushels
and that anOOO additional mad been tax
ON AZ New York Furthermore Kansas
CIV said exporters were buyers there.
The close was strong iAdiA to 5't net
higher -, a..
Later the corn mnrisct cased or. the
visible supply total proving to be 10"
largest on record Ib" close, however
was steady. LAS TO nee net higher
ST Iouis Cash Grain,
sT LOU1S. Feb 10 Wheat no. =
rcd Sl1SGiI ST.. . hard NiAqlnA
corn No. >. i5ts, . white Iic
Oats No O. AsHl7, white M'1
Chicago Cash Grain,
Chicago. Feb e. Wheat No. . red Nl.'
al co., : hard 81 55dl GoA
Barley Ieds6c.
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NEW YORK, Feb 10 Mercantile pa.
per 3i9Mt
Sterling exchange weak ~ day bula
1890, for cables 4Si35. for demand
iSl
Bar silver, isla Mexican dollars STL.
Government bonds firm. RailrOnd
bonds heavy.
Time loans steady. ~ days 2bd%; 90
DAYS 2NdS; stN mouths 3Gah Gail
money steady. High . low ~ ruling "a
last loan . closing bid ~ offered 3.
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WANTED MIsCELLANRoUs,
LOST AND FOUND.
MONEY.

EASY PAYMENT Loans 10 salarled men
or women no security necessary. Arthur
Heatherly, 237 Lee Bldg
If you WISH loan try the old re
lnble Aetna. Plenty Of money 10 do bust.
ness W. l., George, Agt. e0S Zleglar.
Bldg Wal l7b.
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~" YORK. Feb I5-spot eottou
iI'' mlddling uplands s:5S; NJ
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FIOCKENs AND FEEDERs

HOGS Mondays trade opened on q
90 lOc lower basis, aud the market was
slow At this figure. Best hogs we're
quoted Ht IsOd6Sb, with the bulk "
the sales al 1875 to 1910 Pigs sell at
$685..
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New York C.,,oo s..a ou

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.--The cotton seed
OIL market closed Irregular. Spot 1858.
10; Feb. T.l0d20c; March 7I4am
April 72ia25 May 725d2f: June Tgd
dB; July 7+4d4o Aug 756a07 Sept.
155m61
lctaI sales gl0O
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Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL, Feb lj.-Cotton spot
steady good mlddling 524d; middlina
4p2d = low middling 45ld. Sales 6UOO
speculation and export 1000. Receipts
ss,gT0
Futures, lower; May June 4s2d; July.
Aug. 49ld; Oct Nov. sos Jan Feb. lOd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-15
LIVESTOCK.


st. Louis Livestock
~. LuylS, Feb 10 Hog receipts
1900, higher. Pigs aud lights JI5aT;
mixed aud butchers 50 sou OJ good
heavy sou
Cattle receipts 1900 steady, native
beef steers ti35HsJD. cows and heifer-
fjdS2j, stockers s. 2jG - Texas and
Indian steers s. 2JhIi ~. cows and
heifers Am5I5 native calves BnlUT5.
Sheep receipts 2jOO. strong native NUT,
tons f5qdlO, lambs Ssms 10. yearliugs
f7d75O.
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firm '"'toh closed
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FOR EXCHANGE lots within
one block OF the court house. pair lots
M university addition, all clear. want
good resident property, viii assume small
incnmbranee. G. Alexander, Westfall
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New Orleans Cotton Futur-.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb l5.--Cotton clos,
ed steady at net advance or TO 4
points
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PROVISIONS.

Chicago Produce,
CHICAGO. Feb II buttcr lower
creamery atd2a%m3N'
Eggs higher receipts 0JO0 cases. at
mark cases included 22m2lr, ordinary
frsts glr nrsts 2ic
Iotrimg. lower, recelpN n cars Mch
irou ned iOUl2r, Mitch pnd Wis white
iOsfti.
Poultr, alive unsettled, springs li%
fowls A..
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New Orlean, snot Co,,oo

NEW ORLEANS Feb l6-Spot cot,
Ton, quiet; unchanged. Sales on the spoi
SO; TO arrive 2.2iO Good ordinary ! r,
lbc strict good ordinary q 1910: low
{ l-le; middling < I 10. strict mIddunj
o.l6; good middllng & II 10: strict good
middung ll5 Receipts T. s56: stoca
Ai1,32O
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w A n I ADS
RATES AND INFORMATION

Three line ads averaging 10 wOrds-are
Inserted . times for 2OC
situation Wanted ads nre accepted for
three insertions without charge
Contract rates quoted ON request
CLOSING HOURS-Waut ads must be
IN before noon for insertion the same
day. Want ads received uftrr T. and be
fore ., M. viii be inserted IN "rou Lnte
TO Classify" column. Ads will be- taken
between : a. NJ and g. N. at offioe or by
telephone.
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FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR RIEN1r
CAPITAL porLrRY rAnM

VhFfTAL POULTRY FAHM.
Consisting Of 0 acres land with 700 bear.
Ing apple and peach trees with proper
attention and average season Will bear
from eight hundred TO one thousand busn-
els A modern, Ito date flve.ro resi-.
dence connected with well Of soft water
bath room and lnyatory. Good barn,
large poultry houses aud Yards Entire
land fenced In with q foot fence A splen
did poultry farm WIN rent or sell ON
reasonable terms located on south Rob
inson and Goth street blocks form Lee
school, . blocks from paving; I blocks
from Capitol nm street car. Cali ON
Louis Farst, present occupant, or write
p, O. Box slb NJ Reno, Okla.
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io7.sa Rerskowits Bldg, W. sOii

TO TRADE REAL ESTATE.
rr,sSs>rN(~N~gNesee~rS
FIRST FARM mortgage, stoddard Day
ton automobile, diamonds. several tm
proved clear farms 10 traden for resldece.
Owner W. --Sds.
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NJ LOUIS. Feb. u Poultry, chicken'
l2c; springs iOc turkeys lBc ducks
lai4c. geese i20o
Butter, creamery a3
Eggs 24Sq2o.
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FORT WORTH, Feb ih-Isttie re
ceipts $500; becves f1d615.
Hog receipts 800 steady 6c low0
bulk 81 G60a6pO
sheep receipts 100 steady.
Lambs 81 5OMi75
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ChIraEo IiyestoeL

NhIrhEO TINfHI0fk
CHICAGO, Feb " Hog RECEIPTS 900
slow: bulk fOI5dS5. light 81 DG6p5
mixed 81 5jdBpO heavy 81 ljH6sJ; rough
~ 46aIJ5; pigs AjjOnB ~
Cattle. receipts 5000 weak native
steers 81 4OdS6O. western s. i0d Z -
cows and heifers 81 2OWBJO calves fTh
10.
sheep receipts 1000 steady, sheep
81 25d7; yearliugs S. S'.jal7i, lambs Nd
90
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Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago. Feb Il Wheat No red Nl.N
al .6Oh hard Slbod wa
Barley IedsGc
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MARKET REPORTS


ing 2Oisc.
Efggs, nrsts 2l4c, seconds t7c
Poultry, hens BE; roosters I'M. ,,.-
keys l6c V'''S "aci tur
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CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY

BUSINESS \ PROtkssIONAL
ATTOkNEYs--
NJ O. hEisTER, co7 Pstisssos sids.
RUBBER STAMPS AND SEALS
o. X. STAMP . SEAL co, fIe
W. Grand Ave Wal aHa
SHOE REPAIRING
QUALITY SHOE SHOP, e1e ~
Main. We call for sRd 1slivus -
pho.e Msnls 80
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-15

NEW YORK Fcb il Rae sugar
nominal. molasses 3sic; centrifugal aHl
refined easy Cut loaf O0h crushed hi1.
mould A 602 ruhes o. N.NNN uowdpr
I'd $40. powdered AN; fine rraiuln'ci
hG, diamond A. $40 confer'iunars A
6G5 50 I, $50
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KANSAS CITY. Feb. " Rntier. cream
err SOC flruts &c. seconds 25c pact.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14

ponahue, now baseball coach ALL.
was Sridiron calculator The Geucral.
who are trying for Jobs behind the bat
4r" Buck Sweet!and. of Everett,
Mass. one OF the half backs ON Capttlp
DOnahucS undefeatcd eleven last ycaf
John Harrison, OF Hchmoud sl,i on
the same combiSation. ana Hc,h.., Z:
MacGresory. Of Havcrhill. Mass. vino
played quarter on the scrub IN l9lt
or the trio Swectlaud IL tho NM,
experienced. lie was = catcher on I'M,
school team in BOSTON. Harrison. un
III this year, was an outfivldcr but lt
the short time he Mas been behind tLr
bat he has shown wonderful prol:rcS &
and form. Swcctlauds fault Is chat n,
mas " poor throwing motion. but tn, f.
probably Will soon disappear under
Donahue's coaching. Harrison doe,
not throw to the bases ~ We'll a.
Swce tland, but his tSylc ia better. .Iac-
Grcgor previously caught for the HAY
.-hill High school team. Harrison :
the only one Of the trio who BAGS LET.
Handed.
The first game VIII be played wi;h
Lafayette on March so ON Wilson
Field Tho Michigan Aggics who wer.
TO nay" played here ON May 20. hay,
cancelled.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14
NOTED GOLFERS GOING TO
P!NEHURST FOR BIG MATCH

pINEhuRST, y. g. March lS.-Thc
fifteenth annual United North and
south Amateur Golf championship bids
fair even this carly. to bc the fastest
and most representative contest in the
history of this classic.
Amateur Champion Francis Ouimet
Comes next week for preliminary prac-
t:se, and old man Travis and j. g.
rarrish. Jr; viii l'nger. Hamilton X.
Kerr. OF Elk waUOk. Jesse T. Gulford
or 1nicrValc. md Parker w White
more. OF Erool- line are already here
and Gardiner w White, OF Flushing
Philip Y. Garter, az Nassau. and T. *
Robeson. OF Pawling. are coming. not
10 mention a delegation of golfers now
farther South. and the title holder. r.
;. Wo-thington. Of Shawnee
Henry G. Fcwucs, of Oakmoni; 4,
A. Thompson. Of Spring Haven: w. r.
TrucSdcll. OF Fox Hills; Robert Hum
ter. OF Wee Burn and |. s. Robson. of
oak Nill, the all-scason ''stcadics" are
liable to b.. heard from with ALWAYS
the possibility of the dark horse" "a
step from the background into the
lim-iight
The program opens with the women'S
event. March 30 to -. followed by the
amateur pro contest on March 2G and
the open on March 2, The chanpion
ship proper includes March 90 to April
), tnirtN-siN holes in qualification ana
final
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GIRL FINDS BILLIARDS
ONLY ETERNAL TRIANGLE
Visitor at National Tournament
Gives Impressions Of Rank Out
slider at Big Match.
ATTITUDES ARE PICTURESQUE
Occasional Athletics Are Only Relief
to Mental Labor-tnruiiicd EN-
preston of .AwcSomc Seriousness
Over Situations That Are Comic.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. March Is
At first the rank outsider wonders
how the human mind can interest il
self in anything so simple Aud then
the rank outsider marvcls how tho hu-
man mind can compass anything so
complex.
This is the opinion Of girl spec,a
tor at tie recent national match Her
views on the game follow
There isn't amy sliding 10 base. Of
nor puntlnS from the forty-Nard line.
me whole unspectacular principle OF
oi!iid"SS ~ an attempt To create every
phase Of eternal triangle With two
white balls and Il red one. Just that
And ii YOU think it's easy-as YOU do
mink when YOU tirSJ begin 10 watch
why. just try ii.
SOlcmuity glooincd upon tho faces Of
the players and the referee VINO moved
IN unhurr!cd absorption round and
round the red rug. and the green table
AT the Union League club. II seems
that an amateur billiard tournament
OF the National Associations of ANA
trur Bisiiard Players for the cham
plonShip of America eighteen Inch
balkiinc two shots in-oh, yes. II means
something because il WAS printed on
me score-'t seems that This isn't II
h:!ing TO be entered Two with. frivolity
me referee could not nave been more
earnest II ne had been counting the
minutes OF mans life rhe sPecta-
sol in evening dress leaned forward
breathicssly. The players. ncr-r utter
Ing syllable, but Keeping unruifled
their expression OF aWcsOIuc serious
ness, dld not even relax their dignity
when ne position Of tr. balls de-
manded cubist attitudes
The only picturesque ching about bill
liardS Is IN" variety of attitudes Il in
wolves Tho game is a highly incutal
thing, except for these occasional attn
ietics, If 1t were not a billiard game.
onlook"'s would break into unc.n.,l
mirth n sight OF gentleman gcttiuE
solemriy down upoE his stomach in
order to hit little ball with long
stick. He couldn't DO il on Broad
street without exciting comment. II
he balanced one knee upon the corner
Of hotel table. the toe of his other
foot pointing daintily nor nor west
the walters would summon somebody
But gentleman can Get into posturcs
that would bring tears Of glcc to the
eyes Of angelS--and so long ms he does
II In the interest of billiards nobody
smiles
Part Of the revenue which the
game inspires comes from the mystic
Language in which its activities are
Shroudcd. To say that one ball Nhacked
another and bounded from here to
there is one thing To say that the
balls kissed badly tthc eternal triangle
again. and then to add neEligcntly a
word about carom in anchor is quite
different. Half the intellectual cXhil-
aranon OF billiards, to the rank out.
slider. is betting with himself whether
he VIII find out what one Of the pic
turesuuc terms means before tn. gen
tlcman delicately lolling over the table
breaks his cerviclr vertebrate.