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Evening star., 1921-04-10
Agitation for State Police.

Following the action recently taken
by the states of Maryland, New Jer-
sey and others. for the organizati ton
of state police units. the states of
Illinois. Kansas. Colorado and a num-
Der OF others have bills pending be-
fore their state legislatures provid-
ing for similar organizations. In sew
eral of these states the bills have al
ready been strongly indorsed by
Senate committees and the final pass
age OF them appears to be assured.
The state police bills proposed by
different states differ in some re-
spects, but practically all stipulate
that motor cycle mounted officers and
horsemen shall solely be employed by
the organization.
Evening star., 1921-04-10
Veteran Rides Motor Cycle.

A. c. Varney. civil war veteran
OF Gardner. Mass, doesn't let his
seventy-three summers interfere with
his enjoyment Of the ed-blooded sport
of motor cycling. The veteran has
been devotee of the game for ten
years. He is hale ad hearty today
and can turn a handspring so slick
that it makes the young fellows
green with envy. Mr.. Varney gets
more pleasure out OF his motor cycle
than anything else and averages
about 5000 miles a year He makes
numerous runs of fifty to seventy
five miles and visits many of the
popular summer resorts
Evening star., 1921-04-10
Motor Cycle Gypsy Tours.

4 great deal Of interest Is being
manifested in the national motor
cycle gypsy tours, and a number of
applications for official registration
have already been received by the
Motor Cycle and Allied Trades AS
sociation, sponsor Of the tour idea.
The plan calls for the holding of mo-
tor Cycle tours and outings all over
the country, in which riders. their
wives. sweethearts and friends Join
in making a. success. June 18 and 10
will be the gala days for all motor
cyclists. Forty-eight thousand mo-
tor cycle riders participated in the
tours last year. This year. from the
interest on, the part Of riders, dealers
and factories that is being shown.
there is no estimating the number
that will take part in the annual
motor Cycle frolio. Games of all kinds
predominate in these merry gather
ings. such az impromptu hill climbs,
amateur base ball games or other
sports suggested by the environ
montA
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----------------s'- .JAyA,S WONDERLAND

From "Java-and Story" by l..
 Adams Beck, In Asia magazine.
 Come and see the flowers of Java the flowers that are no mans lux ury, that grow and rejoice like the strange dreams of a nature rich be- yond our imagining!
 Every water is a garden of wonder. was pulled across a lake all glori- ous with the rose lotus and magnifi- cent spires of blossom like a giant mauve orchid with a royal purple spot on each petal. l sat on my raft and was padded by two brown girls, sitting in dugouts of the rudest, and girls like golden water nymphs were fishing in the lake, up to their throats in the warm, still water, with jars bound on graceful heads, and fine meshed baskets, which they pushed through the mud beneath And from this mud they picked the tiny fish and put them in the jars fish as long as a thumb -nail--too tiny for anything but the fish paste that is a Javanese dainty.
 But the lakes were not so strange as the hot springs that run sparkling down from the volcanoes and feed fish ponds arraonged in terraces whence the hot water flows from one to the other and so away. And here live and swim fish-large. substan- tial, portly fish--in water which one
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RUNNING

Charles w. Paddock. in Leslie's.
 When the superstition shall have vanished from all other fields of ac- tivity, the athlete can be relied upon still to depend on his "hunches' for victory or defeat. For there is hard ly single runner on the cinder path today be he prep, college or club man, who does not possess some pe- culiarity, some eccentricity, in which he must indulge before competition.
 It may be only mental, or it may be purely physical, or a combination of both, but it's presence is always felt. One may label 1t the psychology of running, but to explain it is to study the characteristics tnd habits of the athletes.
 All are affected differently. Some champions grow fretful and in trying to conserve their nervous energy they expend 1t by the very intensity of their endeavor to save it.
 Jackson V. Sholtz the wonderful little sprinter who recently gradu- ated from the University of Missouri worlds champion hurdler, Bob Simp- son, was also earnest and serious be- fore competition, and the influence of the coach upon the man tended to increase the strain. until Sholtz would reach such point of nervous excitement before contest that his mind would fail to comprehend any thing that was said to him.
 Loren Murchison, formerly of the New York Athletic club will eNpend untold energy on the eye of a great contest in trying to find out what his competitors are doing If they hap pen to be sleeping or resting his cha grin is great. and he will invariably try to alarm them by referring to their most dangerous opponents, or else to the poor condition of the track This latter reference always accomplishes the desired results, for the majority of runners are most sen sitive concerning the place where they have to compete.
 Harry Edwards, the splendid Eng fish sprinter, who did not seem at his best in the Olympics last summer
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would think must be a dreadful fore
 taste of their end. But no--for 1 saw

would think must be dreadful fore taste of their end. But no-for 1 saw them swimming happily in water of almost the hand washing tempera- ture of the west One was lifted out for an introduction-a very line, shiny yellow fish. weighing seven or eight pounds-and he sprang back into his hot bath with glee. The water terraces are beautiful--with fronded plams reflected in their still mirrors. Some of the waters are lukewarm, some extremely hot, and they are led through bamboo pipes into little wooden sheds, where you may choose your temperature ana dip and swim as you please.
 The water spoke of the fiery heart that throbs in Goentoer the volcano thnt broods in such boding gulte above the charming scene, and 1t IS well to remember that an appalling force has broken from him and can break out again when the appointed time comes and the fire-giants are ready within.
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his grandchildren. his great grand children and his great great grand children.
 | And what a wonderful man he Is even with great the number of years he has to his credit; he Is the sweet est, gentlest, lSindest and most lov- able person you've nearly ever seen, interested in every thing and every body--and he and Dr. Morris were really like two boys; Dr. Morris so gentle and kind-affectionate put ting his arm around his dear old friend and In response Uncle Jim mie' so appreciative and so pleased with the gracious attentions.
 When Shakespeare wrote his fam ous seven Ages of Mann" he had never met Uncle Jimmie" Farrar, for
 if he had. he could never have said; Last scene of all,
 That ends this strange eventful his- tory,
 Is second childishness and mere ob- livion;
 Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything"
 A complete refutation of the Shakespearlan idea is dear Uncle Jimmie" Farrar, because his facul- ties are still alert, still youthful to a marked degree, for Time has dealt gently with him: his snow white hair. | abundant and beautiful crowns q
 face that is gentle to look upon; his eyes bit dlmmed by age, are still tender In their glance, and while his form too Is bit stooped-you will be surprised to know tha. at the age | of 103--he walks to town every day sometimes he rides on the street car but generally he walks, from pref erence.
 The day pr. Morris and went "a-calling," MT. Farrar had just the day before been over to Inglenook to welcome a brand new great-rrand baby and he was as jubilant over this one-which was the thirty second l believe--as young father would be over his first son. T was born in Chatham county. North Carolina" said MT. Farrar when he was "reminiscipg" a bit about his life," and this coming Sen. tember l will be 104 years old. It was the year that James Madison was President of the United States and I was named for him." My family numbered nine children. six of whom I raised" MT. Farrar continued. My oldest daughter ia now 66 years of age, and my young est child, 45 years old. These six children whom raised to fine young manhood and womanhood have made my life very happy and I make my home here and there in Alabama, Florida, Texas and Georgia. where they live-visiting around" I didn't tell Uncle Jimmie" that one of his prettiest granddaughters (Mrs. Carter-the daughter of his daughter, Mrs. Will Pledger, with whom he makes his home) had whis- pered to me that every one of them was jealous whenever he left them; when he goes a-visiting everybody misses him and they all keep writ- ing for him until he comes back home--which Is Birmingham. Mrs. Carter also told me that "every where
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By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

say Is that the old time religion is good enough for me. It has carried me over the years and weathereG the obstacles in the pathways anI has been a sweet consolation to me always"
 Urine of Methodism. which obtains in Mir. Farrar's household it is ot interest to know that one of his grandaughters, after securing her school certificates, will enter the scarritt Bible and Training school at Kansas City-perfectins herself in this beautiful work.
 One of the sweetest little incidents of our visit to Mir. Farrar happened just as we were leaving town.
 pr. Morris, turning to me. said:
 Let us stop by a florists shop and get flower for Uncle Jimmie "a rose to pin on his coat"
 We stopped and found delicate pink rose and spray of asparagus fern. and when we arrived at our destination. pr. Morris told MT. Far rar what he had brought him.
 On the lapel of his coat. the flower was pinned, or rather to be accu- rate, on his shirt, for on account of the heat of the day Uncle Jimmie" had discarded his coat and In his neat, clean, blue and white striped shirt he was q typical "summsr man." even though he answers the Roll Call" with 103 years.
 Just this little gentle delicate at- tention which Is 80 characteristic of dear Dr. Morris. went straight to the sweet old gent1eman's heart. and he wore his honors gracefuily-with the pride that Is characteristic of hts race-and his voice in trembling tones thanked his dear friend fol the graceful courtosy.
 Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
 Old time is still a-flying
 And this same flower that smiles to-
 day
 Tomorrow may be dying"
 -Herrick.
 Truly friends O mine, if you hap pen to be looking for a recipe" for How to Live to Be 100 Years Old" I would commend you heartily to "IJncle Jimmie" Farrar. who is tha embodiment of old age, personified and glorified--the result of a nor nal, rational, Christian life, spent Tn the pursuit of the right and the just thing to do for his fellow men and for his God.
 MT. Farrar has no formulas" he will give you; no written prescrir tions" for his 103 years with their crowning glory and beautiful exam ple--but he will tell you simply ano gently that to live In the fear of God" and with conscience free from guile, a firm belief in your fellow man and always doing your level best for your loved ones and your friends lis a recipe" which Is hard to beat
 All honor and glory to the splendid scion of family of fine young men and fine young women following in the footsteps of their lillustrious and distinguished head James Madison Farrar!
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explains it by the fact that adverse criticism affects his race.
 Morris Kirksey, Stanford univer- sity sprinter, controls his nerves by spending those exciting moments be- fore the race in carefully building his starting holes until they seem to him flawless. This not only gives him confidence. but creates feel ing of unrest and disquietude in the minds of his competitors. Another similar psychological performance is that of hitting on wood before the race After it has become habit to do so, there is something very satisfying about it, and degree of confidence is added without which the writer would never feel satisfied to enter a race.
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'But an ~nf age serene and bright And iovery as Lapland night shall lead thee OCT and o'er''
 --Wordsworth.

shall lead thee OCT and o'er.''
 --Wordsworth.
 ~Its an i'll wind that blows no- body good" is q very apropos aphor- ism for me to begin this story with for 1t has to do it with little per sonal revelation of this "old adage." Several weeks ago I happened to be quite i'll and my sweet friend pr. James c. Morris-that salnt-like, god-like, man, whose long and use ful ministry in the Methodist church has been surpassing sweet and gentle whom every body In this great city of Birmingham loves and rever- enoes-came to inquire about me and to send his sweet petitions for my rFcovery to the Throne of Grace" Where the prayers of the righteous are heard and answered!
 After had grown better and had the chance. called Dr. Morris over the phone to have a little chat with him and thank him for his kindly in- terest and gentle ministrations dur ing my Illness, and in the course of conversation he ventured to remark that he had read a story had writ ten on Mothers Day" about dear Mrs. Ann Hogan--90-years- -old-the the grandmother of our pr. Percy H. WoodalL
 T want you to go to see a friend of mine" said Dr. Morris, "a dear old gentleman. Uncle Jimmie Farrar; he Is 1o3-years-old and the dearest old gentleman you ever met. Why feel like a boy when I go and see him and shake hands with him and talk over old times. As soon as you can. we'll pay him a visit. That story about that dear old lady re- minded me that another awaits your bidding and believe you'u find Uncle Jimmie an interesting sub 1ect-~
 His wish was my command-and 90 one afternoon last week when tho
  and the summer sun was beating down in rays like molten lead. dear Dr. Morris and wended our way to tho little vine-thatched cottage out on North Fifteenth street where 'Un- ele Jimmie" Farrar-103-years-o -old lives.
 It was . perfect joy to me In the first place to be with pr. Morris; his presence Is like a benediction-- 70 sweet, 50 gentle, so precious like an angels visitation, taking you out of this sordid old york; a-day world and linking your thoughts with dreams divine.
 This saintly man whose life has been so freely and generously given to the service of God and man send ing out its influence and It's sweet ness like . ray of light. every nuance and shade revealing a harmony of unspeakable splendors'' to those weary souls striving and faltering eft-times on tho pathway of life.
 When we reached Uncle Jimm,e's" home-there tho dear old gentleman sat awaiting us-surrounded by his children and grandchildren. for you must know there are five genera tiona Uncle Jimmie." his children,
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than the ruthless Jane. MT. anc Mrs. Adams are poignant enough but others could have done them as well as MT. Tarkington. and seen further into their tragic implications. Walter is a masterpiece. but only sketched Alice, however, Is fin- ished characterization in that art If the superficial which this author mas made his own and in which he Is dis tinguised. He does not go deep be- cause she does not. When she be- gins to do so, he very properly leaves Der. I registers a sigh of thankfulness for humorist who can work and will work in the airs and graces, the aeif- delusions, and self-scornings. which
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of the Civil war" Mir. Farrar told me, "and have been here ever since. i setliSu hore alter tue wdr-etnI went back to North Carolina and got my family. I had been farming up there in my native state--on the banks of the river--near the county
 seat of Chatham county-Pittsboro-
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, He invited us to go into his work
 shop" and this is what we found
 A great cabinet under lock and
 key, for Uncle Jimmie" holds fast, to that which for years he has been endeavoring to perfect--namely-- Perpetual Motion" and here we sa@ evidences of his skill; myriads of tiny wheels as we'll as larger ones = apparatus peculiar to the thing ne was trying to perfect-all his own handiwork--the mechanism as intri-
 cate and as delicate as the finest
 machinery you've ever seen.
 I'm going to finish this work MT. Farrar said, his voice showing the determination which he holds in his heart, Tor give up pretty soon."
 Those who know Uncle Jimmie best. know that he'll never give up, for that is one of his greatest as- sets-a determination and an indom itable will, which have carried hinl over many of the rough places of life during his 1OS years
 We drifted into talking about re | ligion and books and things, anu | 'Uncle Jimmie announced in no un certain terms his intolerance Of the
 "yote for Women" and clearly de- fined his views concerning the ideal wife.
 "Home-and the fire -side--children and the duties of the home, are as much as any woman can be expected to fulfill" said MT. Farrar. and the rest should be left for the men to do.'
 MT. Farrars beloved wife, tue sweetheart of his youth, lived to pc S3 years of age, and until the day of her death in 1912 he was the lcF- ing sweetheart and gentle husbahu
 of her younger days.
 Again to quote his grapo-
 daughter, Mrs. Carter:
 "Why 'gran'pa' Gas she lovingly calls him), used to button gran ma shoes for her, and her dresses and tie her bows, and do all the sweet little things that bridegroom would do. In her declining years, she was i'll for quite while, ana gran'pa would cook and keep house for her and pay her all the sweet l little attentions that only younger husband would think of" Freddy Rooseyelt-"Apostle O. large families'-would have no com plaint to make about MT. Farrar ana his progeny. To nine children Of ms own. six of whom are living. add 3l prandchildren; to these add 32 great grandchildren, and then add one It, tie "ewe lamb" of a great-great- grandchild, and you have the tota' amount, 70, plus Uncle Jimmie.' making Fl.
 A nice sum in arithmetic. eh? | Could heritage be more sweet or
 life more enviable than to be thai one who has long passed the three score years and ten allotted 10 us
 by Biblical lore. and still active
 still interested in life, surrounoee
 by loving hearts and tender hanos
 at the ripe old age of 103?
 "I.ve been a member of the Meth- odist church for many, many years,
 said MT. Farrar. "and all I've got 70
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Implies that children shall kill their parents when the latter reach a cer- tain age. In this volume the third of the Americanization Studies, the au- thors have collected evidence that every race differs from every other race-radically as In the case above, or to a less degree--in its codes, tra- aitions and tastes, etc. Here is an in- valuable book for those interested in, or working in contact with our im- migrants. It will enable them to un- derstand the immigrant. and help him to modify his old world customs and to replace with best American ways and traditions, anything that might be detrimental to his development in America.
 "A STAKE IN THE LAND" By Peter A. Speek; Harper Brothers Publishers, New York City. We in America need farmers. The farmer in the old world comes here to continue his thrifty. hard-working home-loving methods of farming-but what happens to him? Why has the selling of our land to immigrants so often fallen into the hands of un- scrupulous men? Mir. Speek's inves- tigation and analysis of land condi- tions will come as startling news to most people. This book is vitally important addition to the Americani- zation studies. which aim to estab- fish a common viewpoint, social, po- litical, ndustrial-between the na- tive and immigrant populations in the interests of national unity. "A WORD FOR HELP FROM THE WIDER WORLD"
 Edited by William Comstock: Harper
 Brothers, Publishers, New York
 City.
 What writer of philosophy is there who makes a practical application of his theory to the actual conditions which confront the man In his every day work and life? I know of none. Yet this is exactly what this book does.
 In 1t their scribe, who wrote from dictation the philosophy. of life given us by personalities in the wider world, makes a brief resume of that philosophy in his own words. and then In their words. It gives the practical application of this philoso- phy to mans everyday life.
 ..EFFECTIvE PRAYER"
 By Russell H. Conwen. Harper
 Brothers, Publishers, New York City
 Many of America's big business men are recognizing that prayer is the only way out of the difficult ss of our troubled world. Doctor Con- well. the man who made $l1.000. 900 and gave it all away, says: Prayer.
 the right kind of prayer. is an swered."
 A book for the man or woma a who goes to church or stays at home; for those with faith or with out faith; for the young or old; for home or business life: for anyone, ct any time. at any place. A sane. clear. restrained story of the. efficacy If prayer-in which Doctor Conwell of-
 fers from his own personal expe- lriences. proof positive that prayer is answered. Doctor Conwell tells ho V prayer built the Philadelphia Bap- list Temple and the Temple univer- I sity. how prayer has restored the sick to health, how prayer has re- newed tic courage of the morally weak, how prayer has benefited the
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but when went back after my fam
 D farming and I went to mining had been brought up bare-footed in the mountains of North Carolina and the 'briar patch and the corn save up farming-for l couldn't mal.e
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living at it after the war had % first rudiments of mining and for 40 years that was my occupation.
 T am still a business man." MT. Farrar said, and then he began to tell us about his Invention" on which he works for hours every day.
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No human being ever died of sDpn- t&neous combustion-Dic Xoia. Marryat and other noveiists to the contrary notwithstanding.