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Egypt Improved the Art.

OF the ancient nations, the Egyptians con-
tributed greatest to the music in their time. The
Egyptians discovered the mathematical formula
which controls sound vibrations, and made use
of this knowledge to fashion instruments which
would give forth the tones they desired. This was
the beginning of artificial instruments-in the
sense that they were not mere adaptations of
something found In the natural state. String in
struments were used extensively by the early
Egyptians and up until the Napoleonic expedition
to Egypt, the outstanding musical instrument of
Egypt was the sistrum. This was merely a short
oval hand frame which held three four metal
bars. Bells were hung upon these bars, and by
shaking the instrument, baby shakes a rattle,
which it really in principle resembles, jingling
of the bars and bells produced. The harp
was very popular too though it lacked the front
board or pole found in the present-day instru-
ments of that name, and there were a variety Of
Tyres. In addition there was a naba, sort Of
handrums The flute was generally played by
and the tambourine by women.
India was another ancient nation high in
musical development Music there seems to have
had the treatment Of fine art, and had both
ton to music, the vina comes first It had four
strings and resembles more the guitar than the
Tyre It's tone is both full and delicate and the
music composed for it is usually brilliant and
rapid The Hindus seem to have had their LISTS
and Rubensteins and in the Eighteenth century
Djivan Shah was known throughout India as
virtuoso on the vina A guitar called magoudl is
another popular instrument and the Hindus to
this day have four kinds of drums, of which
mufled drum called "tare" is used exclusively for
funeral occasions.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-12-02

This legend of the discovery Of one of the old
est of musical instruments is to be found in Greek
and Hindu mythology, and indicates the great
antiquity to which the art of music traces itself.
Nobody knows just when or where music had its
beginning, but we do know that music began long
before the dawn of history 1t is certain, too that
music antedates painting sculpture and other
arts. Whether instrumental music was the fore
runner of singing, vice versa, is speculative but
there is no questioning that from the dimmest
ages of recorded time down to the present day
the strange power of controlled vibrations has
left its influence on man.
The wherefore of music is another mystery. AS
to whether music imitation of natural
sound or merely the natural expression of human
feelings, there remains little doubt. Students are
inclined to believe that musical instruments in
their primitive forms derived directly from
nature. The whistling of the wind through the
trees and vines, the twang of the bowstring as
the arrow is released, the echo in the cave, or
the rumbling of a hollow log when struck are but
few of the many causes which may have
suggested to the early the possibilities of
sound-producing instruments.
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as youngsters In America make willow whistles
Before very long, however, find this instru-
ment undergoing development in two directions
In one case 1t became short conical wooden tube
with a faring bell, later to be known as the oboe
and in the other it developed into long wooden
tube Of large calibre known today as the bassoon
In Europe this instrument is called the fagot be-
cause of its resemblance to bunch Of sticks.
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Gun Silencers Used
on Railroad Engines

Oil-electric locomotives for railroad
yard use in cities would wake up the
neighborhood all night long were 1t
not for gun siIencers. These devices,
invented for use on firearms for war
service, so that gunners might fire
silently, have found a new and grow
ing use.
The silencers, unlike automobile ex-
haust muff1ers, do not reduce noise by
placing distractions in the path Of
the discharged gases, but by passing
the exhaust through the peculiarly
constructed silencing chamber. Oil
electric engines, designed especially
for railroad switching service, gem
crate their power aboard without emit.
ting the smoke and noise.
smarting, scalding. sticky eyes relieved
by morning il Roman Eye Balsam is used
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Teacher Now Johnny, what do
you know about Grewe?
Pupil Please, sir, it's the place
where there once was an old lady
OF. -Humorist, London.
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His Job

"Ten thousand dollars more will be
needed to complete this finn
Il won't finish it,
"Didn't you wish to shine as
movie producer?"
Maybe so"
"Then produce. Louisville Courier
Journal.
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Dog Star

Professor of Astronomy-Did you
observe Sirius, the dog star, closely
last night?
Movie FanYes, he was great in
"Nomads of the North" wasn't he?
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DEMAND 'sBAYER" ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Cross"
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions.

Warming Unless you see the name
Slayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuines Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for 26 years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous
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"DANDELION BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for 80 years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
Of "Dandelions for 35 cents.-Adv.
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HE Nile had overlooked it's banks.
When the waters receded, a tortoise
was left upon the bank. In time this
tortoise went the way of all other tor
toises: he was completely dried up in
the sun. But the tendons attached to
the shell remained, becoming tightly
drawn by the expansion of the shell.
Hermes, wandering upon the bank,
accidentally struck his foot against
it. The tendons resounded, and Her
mes found the natural Tyre.
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Remembrance is the only paradise
out of which we cannot be driven
Richter.
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smarting, scalding. sticky eyes relieved
by morning II Roman Eye Balsam Is used
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Z SneciaI HOLIDAY Offering

Brassiere Girdle Corsettlets Heavy SIX
vest, 92c: Boomers, S1.75; Stepins
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PRO SPORT SHOWS
MARKED PROGRESS
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February ls.-The
last few months have witnessed a
marked increase in demand for pro.
fessional competition in sport, chiefly
in foot ball. hockey, wrestling and
swimming.
Professional foot ball seems likely
to branch out next Fall with more
effective resources and background. A
fight resembling in way the battle
between the ma jor leagues OF base ball
quarter Of a century ago looms, with
Grange and his manager, c. G. Pyle,
sponsoring a circuit opposed to the
present National League. The Pacific
Coast has a six-club project.
Ice hockey perhaps has established
itself more rapidly than any other pro
fessional sport in years. The game hae
met with immediate financial success
,, In New York. as well as. to lesser
degree. in Boston and Pittsburgh,
where franchises are held. along with
four Canadian teams in the National
League. Another sea son is expected to
see a second club representing New
York. with Detroit and Chicago also
likely to obtain franchises.
Professional wrestling, after con-
siderable hiatus in popular favor here,
has drawn capacity crowds.
Several girl swimming stars turned
to professional ranks about the time
Grange and Nevers jumped from col.
lege gridTons to the professional held.
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HIkklE IS WINNER
OF RACQUETS TITLE

Eugene NJ. Hinkle became Wash.
ington's No. man in the fight for the
national squash racquets singles title.
starting here Saturday. by winning
from David NJ. Key yesterday in the
deciding match of the annual District
championship tourney staged at the
Racquet Club.
fiinkle took the encounter with The
former District titlehoder in straight
games by scores of 15-10. 15-11 and
fS-1+. The last game went to 10
all nd was set al five points. Hinkle
vas ;he more aggressive player of the
two. and forced the play al all stages
Of the match. His shots along the
side walls We're especially effective.
The lineup of the District squad
that will meet teams from II other
cities for the national team champion
ship was announced last night. Both
the team and individual title matches
start Saturday morning at the Rae
quet Club.
F. G. Blair, winner of the senior
handicap tourney in 1925. has been
selected as No. 1 player. c. P. Stone,
H. L. de Sibour, Arthur HELEN and
T. L. Block have been awarded the
other places. r. w. Miller will act
as alternate.
Both Blair and De Sibour took part
in the national event last year al
Buffalo and were defeated in the sec
ond round.
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QUEBEC DOG DERBY
is BEING CONTESTED

QUEBEC. February Is P.-The
pari mutuel machines were opened
last night for business on the Quebec
dog derby, the first phase of which
will be contested today. Emil St. God
dard and H. Chevrette were installed
as favorites with Shorty Russick and
Earl Bridges.
Twenty teams Of dogs will contend
for the blue ribbon of "Mushdom. -
Three minutes will separate each team
at the starting posts.
The race will be over 41-mile
course. and will be repeated on three
consecutive days. making the com,
plete distance for the derby 1913 miles.
st. Goddard, last years winner. ex-
presses confidence that he will dupli-
cate his performance this year. His
time for the entire race was II hours.
40 minutes, 40 seconds.
Quebec is thronged with enthusiasts,
and the city is at a great pitch of ex-
element. A light snow fell yesterday.
but heavy wind drifted it somewhat,
making the going heavy.
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Asked why she had excepted Demp
sey. Suzann replied:
Il had lunch with Dmpsey and his
wife while they We're in Paris. He Is
a gentleman, and she a lady"
Surrounded by gold and silver tro-
phies she has won in her tennis matches
and by hundreds of kilograms and
other MESA es of congratulation, Su-
Ia anne asked how Miss Wills was feel
ing. When told that Helen, too was
resting and had obtained a postpone
ment of her singles match at Beau.
lieu, Suzanne said, with much sym.
pathy in her voice:
Poor little girl. I know how 1t
feels. Look at me. I've stayed In
bed all day. But I'm getting to be an
old woman. while she's a mere child.
l will be u next May
Papa Lenglen cautioned her not to
get excited. Then, as tears welled
in her eyes, he begged her not to CRY.
You're good little girl: you are all
right" declared the devoted father
as he stroked SuZza mes hair.
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any league. And there is Malone
from Durham. OUT of this crouD
Collins is confident he will be able To
pick worthy successor 10 Hooper
For shortstop. Coll r already has
annexed Hunneheld I'd Berg. anu
today. in order 10 make tn ASHTON
doubly good. he announced tne &C
QUESTION of Scott Of Boston. New Yor'-
and Washington. Scott. the consecu
tive game record holder. has the
reputation Of taking the world series
along with him.
With all this talent competing for
the outheld. and his shortstop
vacancies. and ready to stand on
what pitchers he has. without the
assistance of Dicky Kerr, Collins has
suddenly upset the humdrum of White
SoX life and started the Chicago
team on the road with every chance
of making life miserable for his col
leagues. an dwith the assure nee that
he will keep the other American
League teams guessing until his new
players settle down.
If they settle well, the Sox will be
a team to keep the fans tense with
interest instead of more or less
I fixed star in the American League
constellation
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donovan n2d the adVa ntage over
La joie. He could waste a ball and
still have the advantage with the
count two and two. but Donovan did
one of the nerviest things | ever saw
him do. Winding up. he cut loose with
fast ball through the heart of the
plate. La joie found out what was
coming, but all too late. He swung,
missed and the game was over. Larry
had fully expected a curve ball and
was set for 1t. We needed the game
badly: in fact, had we lost that day,
Cleveland and not Detroit would have
been American League champions in
1908.
John ]. McGraw was one of the
gamest players 1 ever saw. McGraw
played for 10 days, limpins through
each game on a badly swollen ankle
and refusing to permit a substitute
to take his place.
Expert at Fouiine.
No man ever lived who was as
expert in fouling of a pitched ball
as McGraw. / have seen him tick a
ball with his bat and Jump back.
claiming the ball hit his arm. All
the while he was violently pinching
his arm so when he pulled back his
shirt sleeve he showed a bruised spot
to the umpire to prove his contention.
have seen McGraw play when both
his hips were raw and bleeding from
"sliders." open sores caused by sliding
into bases.
Chicago was playing in Baltimore
one time. Willie Bill" Hutchinson
was on second base. The batter hit
the ball to Joe Kelley. in left, a slow
rolling single; Willie Bill" Hutch
inson tried to score from second.
McGraw took one look at the ball and
realized that Willie Bill" Hutchinson
was bound to get home. because Kelley
could never make play on that kind
Of ball in time to nail Hutchinson. SO,
as Willie BIZ Hutchinson came
around third, McGraw gave him the
hip and threw him off his stride He
was held up just long enough to en-
able Kelley to field the ball and throw
ont willie Bill" Hutchinson at home.
willie Bill told Cap Arson what
McGraw had done. Arson. big as a
house, clustering, belligerent. came
rushing across the field and shouted
at McGraw: IN get YOU for that"
And McGraw shouted right back.
'All right. YOU big tramp. I'll he
right here the rest of the game and In
the club house after the game.
Three innings later Arson reached
third. The batter hit a long fly to
Kelley In left. Arson. one foot touch.
ing the bag, was ready to dash home
as soon as the hall reached Kelley.
McGraw, too, was watching Kelley.
He was standing not two feet from
Arson. AS the ball struck Kslley's
hands McGraw grabbed hold of An
sons belt just as he started for home.
He jerked Arson back a step. Arson
tore loose and. started for the plate
again. Kelley threw him out by five
feet Arson did not say a word. He
gave McGraw credit for pulling a
smart trick.
In one Of the years when Baltimore
was fighting for a pennant Wee
Willie" Keller played for two weeks
during the latter pse OF the season
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SUZANNE FAVORS HELEN
IF SHE'S TO BE BEATEN
By the Associated Press.

Press
ICE France February SSuzanne Lengn would prefer Helen
Wills a
good sport
Suzanne expressed these caller
her at
Why shouldn't
little Louis XIV style Do thnkI made OF
wood: Bullet
that classwihou and od
Was
owl TO the
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Suzanne declared that she was not
SO conceited Is to think she would not
he beaten some time. This seemed to
1epress her homewhat, and NJ. Lenglen
pulled the coverlet up around her and
told her she should try to get a little
sleep.
NJ. Lenglen spoke of an offer of
$4,000 he had received from an Amer
lean promoter for Suzanne to play 1--WE
matches as a professional in the
United States. He said he would like
to assure SuZanne's future against
want; the family was comfortably
fixed. but not rich. and he was getting
old
Twenty thousand dollars is a lot
OF francs. and 1t would be wealth for
my little girl" said NJ. Lenglen, but
we cannot turn professional. Tennis
is not boxing. Suzanne would not
hear of IL.
Both Suzanne and Helen are en-
tered in tournament. the final of
which will he early next month.
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Had he not caught fly ball hit
over the ropes in right field by Larry
Doyle OF the Giants in 1912, the hit
would have been a homer and the
Giants probably would have won the
series.
Has OutfeId Material.
Hooper has been waning foT the
last two or three years. fIe hasn't
come to the age of has-heens. but he
has seen the age Of get-there slipping
away. SO off he goes, probably to d
berth on the coast.
That leaves a contest in the out
field as we'll as at shortstop. Bill Falk
still continues to play one Of the out.
field positions and 50 will John Mostil.
Collins was a prophet in 1925 when
he predicted that Mostil would prove
a topnotch outfielder. He was the
leading outfelder of his league.
The other outfield position has sew
eral candidates. There is Spencer
Harris and AlanZi. alias Najo, the
Indian outf1elder from the Southwest
Also there is Tom Gulley of Little
Rock. who could hit in his own league
md who is declared by Bob Allen. the
Little Rock boss. 10 he able TO hit in
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STANFORD BOWLERS
LEAD DISTRICT LOOP

Stanford Paper Co. and King Pins
are racing neck and neck for the
championship of the District Duckpin
League. Each team has won So games
and lost Is. but the Stanfords are
given first place by virtue Of os.602
total pinfall against 2S.509 made by
the King Primers. The Stanfords
have postponement to roll off with
the King Pins that may decide the
title struggle
George Friend Of the Terminal Ice
60. Guint still is high average man Of
the league with HIPS for 81 games
League statistics follow:
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with a felon on finger OF his throw.
ing hand.
Wilbert Robinson. captain and
catcher for the Orioles. had to have
the little finger of his left ha nd am
putated. One week after the opera
ton Robinson was hack in the game.
catching. although the wound had not
healed and the surgeons had positively
forbidden him to play for a month.
Baltimore lost the championship to
Boston in 1897. In the game that
really decided the pennant Jimmy
Collins, playing third for Boston and
the greatest third basemAn Of all time
was hit by a bad.bounding ball during
practice. He was struck in the right
eye and as a result the eye was entire.
ly closed before the game started
Collins refused to stay out of the line
up. He played the entire game, using
his left eye. What is more, he made
two doubles. drove in four runs and
gave an exhibition of brillia mt fielding.
To impress you with the importa nee
of Collins work that afternoon, l need
only mention that Boston beat us by
the score Of is to IA. With Collins on
the bench that dav Baltimore would
have retained the pennant.
copyright. 1929
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WILL RETAIN CLUB.

. GREENSBORO, N. c., February IS
R.-Rumors that the Danville team
Of the Piedmont League was to be
transferred from that city were set at
rest by a message received here from
Bob Higgins of Chattanooga. presi-
dent of the club I'VE have never
considered transferring the fra nchise.'
he said
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ii ere Sted in the races. however. and
il the ponies are deemed To he dis
tracing the attention Of the ath
lc,.o the practice hour Will be shifted
from before 10 af,er the luncheon
hour.
President Griffith has announced
chat five games have been added to
the list of preseason exhibitions orig
inally arranged for The Nationals.
making a total of %.
More Exhibition Games.
The game with the Boston Braves.
set for March at st. Petersburg, re.
mains the first on the list and no
change has been made in the itin-
erary for the joint tour northward
vi b the New York Giants, but some
open dates in between have been filled.
A contest with the Buffalo club of
the International League has been
booked at Palmetto on March II, and
on March II the Bisons will be en-
tertained in Tampa. On March "a
the Brooklyn Dodgers will come here
70 show their wares and the following
day the Grffmen will journey owe:
TO Clearwater, where the Robins train.
for a return enGa cement.
The other added fracas is with the
Columbus team of the American AS
soc:ation on April >. just after the
champions break camp here. !, is
to be PLAYED at either Naldosta or
Quitnan. Ga
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FRENCHMEk REMAIN
ININDCOR net PLAY

BY the Associated Prose.
NEW YORK, February 1s.-Eric
Worm. member of the Danish Davis
cup team, and Maurice Terrier, Swiss
star, have been eliminated in the
national indoor tennis championships.
but the three grenadiers." Jean Bor-
otra. Jacques Brugnon and Rene La
Coste. remain in the competition.
Worm fell victim yesterday to the
Princeton student. John Van Ryn.
s., 80. and Terrier went down be-
fore Vincent Richards. e.. FL.
Rorotra eliminated DR.. Villa
Eosenhaum. S-4. Go.
La Coste conquered William Ayde-
lotte, S-3. SIS. and Rrusnon defeat.
ed Ernest Kuhn. -. fl
Borotra. the cha mpjon. today PLAYS
William r. Tilden, in the quarter
finals
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DIEGEL GETS SO. BEATEN.

MIAMI. Fla. February IS N.-
wild Bilr' Mehlhorn, Chicago. win
ner Of the South central golf tourna-
ment recently, and Andy Kay. former
Canadian open champion, yesterday
defeated Leo Diegel. Canadian open
titieholder and Andal Cuici, local pro.
| up in IS holes here. Diegel turned
in a SO. but his partner was cratic
and failed to turn in a card. Kay
shot a 20 and Mehlhorn. q.
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TAKE LEAD IN BIKE RACE.

CHICAGO. February 1s R.-In
the most hectic jannming since the
stx-day bicycle race started. the Amer.
lean team of Bobby Walthour and
Reggie Mcnamara took the lead and
put q margin Of two laps between
them and their nearest competitors.
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WANTS COACH BALDWIN.

RALEIGH, n. c.. February Is H).
A committee of Wake Forest Col
lege alumni meeting here recommend
ed that the institution secure the
services Of Jim Baldwin as director
Of athletics to succeed Henry Clarity.
who resigned. Baldwin. a native of
Maine and graduate of Dartmouth,
formerly coached at Lehigh.
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THUNBERG GOING HOME.

NEW YORK. February Is R).--
Clas Thunberg of Finland, Olympic
skating champion. leaves for his
home today. In his first few appear.
ances in the United States his show.
ing was poor. but recently he cut
down American figures for several
distances.
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MATTY's MOTHER DIES.

SCRANTON. Pa. February Is CF).
Mrs. Gilbert B. Mathewson, mother
Of the late Christy Mathewson Of base
ball fame, died today at her home. in
Factoryville. near here. She was 20
years old. Mrs. Mathewson became i'll
last October, soon after the death of
her son.
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the greatest surprise of the CONNER
cial League season last night when
they vanquished the leading Times
Herald team in three games, SAT, 612
and 500 to SIG. $50 and 4S7. The sec
ond-place star team certainly had no
need Of its handicap. LANCE led
the winners with III, 143 and 100
for 1863.
4 picked team from the Southern
Railway Clerks League laaves ton7or-
row for Roa where on Saturday
the first half of an annual match
with the clerks of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Co. will be bowled
The second half of the match will
he howled here. probably March 90.
The Southern Railway team will In
clude r. II. Surguay. captain: 7. H.
Spencer. H. Streiter. e. c. Orme. T. &.
Blaisdell and J. w. Mckay.