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Nineteen games In . rowi That's
a lot to win, and even o lot more to
lose! Rube Marquard, hailed as the
"s11,oo Lemon" when McGraw
bought him, turned out to be the
prize winner of all time in 1919,
when. between April IL and July 8,
he won 10 consecutive games for the
Giants. His winning streak was
stopped eventually by Jimmy Laven-
der of the Cubs.
Now for 10 consecutive games lost.
Jack Majors of the Philadelphia
Athletics, achieved that doubtful
honor in 1915, between May 8 and
September %, and gave Connie Mack
many a gray hair in 50 doing In
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H. I. Loving (Tskoma) defeated r. r.
Houston walter Reed, 81 to. !. and ii 70 70.
N. A. PiXton Phillips defeated z. W.
Cooper (Balnard), 81 to 10 and 81 to 10.
GARFIELD DIVISION.
Jackson tHoover) defeated Morsal (oar-
he1d1 ., 81 70 20 and 81 to 20 ~, ~
Ness. 81 to Is and 81 to 4.
Hayes Hoover defeated Gaum tvan Ness>,
81 to and 81 to a.
Fort .Fairbrotherl defeated Robey (Gsr-
held), 81 to and 81 to 6.
- VIRGINIA AVENUE DIVISION.
Edward Anderson buchanan defeated
John Balenger virginia Avenue, 81 to 1e,
Hubbard cuantrilie buchanan defeated
n W Ritter Congress HeishtsJ, 81 to z, 10
TO w q and q nrt to ls ,v... -
Iaylor CONGRESS Heights, 81 to 6, IS 70 81
PLAZA DIVISION.
W Myers PLAZA defeated Winter Moore
'Peaoooy)' I'll to II and 81 to Is.
While the play-offs were getting Nm.
DER way several preliminaries were being
finished. Their winners and runners
up are TO report to the directors Of kew
Fairgrounds today and will be paired for
flrst-round play.
Results Of preliminaries follow:
KsniIworth Playground.
-, Frank Curtis defeated Morris Benson,
>, Roy Rupert defeated Richard Brown,
Roy RUPERT defeated Frank Curtis, 500.
Rupert. champion.
Chevy Chase Piaysrcund
cSuliinane defeated Clark. ls-21, As,
..Cullinans defeated Smith, Ais, lk-st,
Leo P. cullinane. champion.
Columbia Heights Playground.
., Harris defeated 3. Yynard, 91-i4,
,,B, Cameron defeated G. Harris. al-la
Harris. champion.
In the meantime numerous winners
and runners-up Of out-of-town preltni-
narieS are marking time awaiting the
finish of late tournaments. Dates and
places for county play-offs are being
arranged.
In field Of 5, originally IS, George
F. Hooven yesterday pitched himself TO
the championship of Lyon Park. Va:
The last matches were participated In
Farrar. Clifton Stoneburner and
Hoover. Taylor lost to Hooven, 21-16:
Little to Farrar, 21-13. and Stoneburn-
er to Hooven. 81 to 3. In the final
Hooven trimmed Farrar. 2l-l5.
WOW of a battle was fought yes-
terday in the Beltsville, Md, tourna-
ment, with R. Staneart, southpaw.
overcoming A. Kerns, 10 to 81, 81 70
II and 81 to 10. Kerns threw IS r1ng-
erS and Staneart got IS.
Other Beltsville results follow:
j. Thompson defeated T. Reams, H-lS,
2 AIR k g. smit Gei esfea..d oreS:
gins. 1871. al, 2l-l8; F. Manuele de.
feated j. Smith. 2l-l5, AS; A. Kerng
defeated r. Manuels, 6-2l, Ale, ais;
J. Moore defeated H Pilkerton. as. III.
al 2l-l3; E. Kruse defeated J. Moore.
Only 10 survive Of the big field that
started at Mount Rainier. Chairman
George Blacksmith announces the fol-
lowing pairings:
TODAY.
$500. G. Miller vs. w. W. Ware, p Bau-;
man VS.. E. T. Plummer.
MONDAY.
5:30-W. W. James VS.. r. B. Ware, r.;
W: N. Mahafty VS.. j. Thorpe.
81. Plummer VS.. winner OF match be-
tween G. Mowatt and J. N. Merkle.
Chairman Blacksmith said he would
default any player who failed to show
on scheduled time.
Lester Robinson and G. H. Franklin
will have 1t out this evening at o'clock
in semi-f1nal at Hyattsville. and the
winner will take on Merle Heilman for
the title.
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C0IOred Horseshoe Pitchers
Start Divisional Play-Offs

~ 1vIs1oNAL play-offs in the coll
ored section of the Metropoli-
tan horseshoe tournament here
~ will start today. with matches
listed at four key Fairgrounds.
Action will start at $50 O'Clock.
The winners and rllnners-up Of pre-
liminaries. will battle on the Howard,
Willow Tree, Deanwood and Rose Park
Fairgrounds. each being the key ground
of division.
Pairings will be made by the play
ground directors. All of the qualiflers
are requested to report before $40, If
possible.
Several preliminary winners were re-
turned yesterday. Results follow:
BRUCE PLAYGROUND.
William Burnett defeated Northern Irbey,
William Burnett, champion.
ROSE PARK PLAYGROUND.
9. sutler defeated E: Brown: 21..l7
Femas defeatsd W W R Redsn bis
J. Fleming defeated o. Butter. alHe
j. Fleming, champion.
MAGRUDER PLAYGROUND.
., Joseph Simpson defeated wheatley Glaze,
., DUNE Blocker defeated wheatley Glaze,
., Dune Blocker defeated Joseph Simpson.
Blocker, champion.
SMOTHERs PLAYGROUND.
william Hawkins defeated George Kettler,
William Hawkins, champion.
9Th and L SITS. Sc.
Davis Baylor, champion.
Chairman Cab Bones, at Rockville
Md, announces his tournament is in
full swing. Thirty-two entrants got
under way yesterday, with large gall
lery on hand to root for favorites. Cab
expects some real battles before the
local champion is established, but was
reluctant to say he will be troublesome
himself.
A thrilling contest was staged at Gar
net-Patterson playground between John
T. Mathews and John @. Hanks. Both
are the clean-ringing type. Hanks came
out on top in the deciding game, 81 tc
10, winning the playground title.
John Hyson is the Shaw playground
champion, winning from e. G. Tap.
pings, so to Al. Both are members Of
the Bareback Horseshoe Club.
william Burnett is the Bruce Schoo
champion. He defeated N. Irby in the
final. Osborne Mowery Is the ruler al
Willow Tree playground. Much is ex.
pected of Mowery in the divisional play.
offs. Willow Tree fans are staunch be.
hind him.
In the Howard division play-off Johr
Hyson Is paired with 8. Thomas enc
e. G. Toppins Is to battle Herbert Phil
lips.
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The finals at Brentwood will be be-
tween brothers. Felix Tilghman defeat.
ed Samuel Williams in the semi-finals,
23-6, 19-21. 23-10. Felix will meet
his brother, Bernard. for the Brentwood
title today at $50 o'clock. It looms as q
battle royal.
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HITS WON AGAIN
WASHINGTON

'Batted for williams in ninth inning
Tran for Running in ninth inning
tBatted for Gerber in eighth inning.
WASHINGTON ............o oloIloo&s
Boston .................l q o %
Runs batted in-Judge. Rice. Cronin. Will
Three base hit-scaEritt. Home run-MRe-
gan. Stolen bases-Tate, Rothrock. Sacri-
nee hits-West. Brown. Williams. Left on
bases-Washineton,Ss 8; Boston. 3. Bases on
Of Brown. in 815 innings; of Marberry,
none in = inning. =, Struck outIBy Brown.
UmpireS-Messrs Geisel. Van GRAHAM and
Moriarty. Time Of game-l hour and So
minutes.
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MCCARTHY SHOWS CLASS II
In ROSEDALE PLAY.OFE
Myers, Pixton, Whittlesey, Skinner, Fort, David,
Quantrille Among Stars in Divisional Meets. !:
Woman's Tournament Under Way.

horseshoe pitchers down to serious effort
M today the Metropolitan
w Star The have fun spirit that marked the
lninaries has given grimnesS
combat It stands out in the face Of every contestant
The Metropolitan the distance
drds started in quest of it, looms clearly
Only handful Of those who entered the remain for the
grade.
Opening matches in the divisional produce
distinct nmi tn h tnn
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Meropoiiezn Newspaper Service

second pennant, by pitching in IS
games. none of them complete. "Oh,
what a relief pitcher" Manager
Bucky Harris used to call him.
RUDE Waddell. called by many ex-
perts the greatest (and most err
ratic) of all pitchers, established
many records, but one of his most
unusual feats was in his very first
game for Connie Mack, on the first
of July, 1902. In three innings, the
third, sixth and ninth. Rube retired
the same three hatters, Gilbert,
Howell and Cronin, son strikes. He
retired the side on nine pitched balls
in one inning. and only 81 men faced
him during the game!
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul, Is; Louisville, 9.
Minneapolis. 4; Indianapolis, !.
Kansas sA City. ;. 4; iS oeiamb 1u =.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal, q Baltimore, s.
Toronto, 9; Reading, 4.
Buffalo, 8; Newark, 5.
Rochester, 4; Jersey City, /.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle. 81; Oakland, ga.
Los Angeles, IA. HOLLYWOOD, !.
San FTsncisco, 4; Missions, =.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Providence, 2; Albany: o..
Springfield, 8; New haven, 8.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville. 9; Atlanta, 2;
Mobile, o; Memphis, . "a Innings.
SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION.
Knoxville; 9; Macon. 2.
Columbia, !: Spartanburg, Q.
AsheYilie, ga; Augusta, I'll.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha, 10-6; Denver, 3-A
Topeka, 2; Oklahoma City, /.
Dies Moines, a; Pueblo, 3.
Tulsa, IA; Wichita, 3.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
San Antonio, 8; Dallas, o.
Wichita Falls, 8; Houston, B.
Waco, 4; Shreveport, 2.
Fort Worth, 8; Beaumont, 2.
THREE EYE LEAGUE.
Springfield, I; Danville, o.
Decatur, 4; Peoria, /.
quincy, 8; Terre Haute, 3.
Bloomington, s; Evansville, 8.
BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.
Frederick, 6; Chambersburg. 4.
Martinsburg, o; Waynesboro, 5.
Hanover, 4; Hagerstown, 3.
MIDATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Clarkeburg, 3; wheeling, !.
Chartered, q; 9cottdale, ].
p8iYmoYt, @r6; Jeanette, e-A
cumbeFland. ,; Johnstown. !. $3.50
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PIERCE A. C..sEEKs FOE.

Pierce A. G. is after game for Sun
day with an unlimited or senior class
base ball team. Call Jack williams at
Hyattsvilie 654-J between and pm.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

American League.
Yesterdays RESULTS.
Washington, 8; Boston, 2.
Chicago, 5-6; st. Louis, "a (hrst game,
ii tnnings).
New York. 6; Philadelphia, 4.
Cleveland, 6; Detroit, 9.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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(AmerlCan Sports PubIlSnHlg Co,
New York city, and then she would
no longer be called Little Red" but
"Well-read," instead. The express
sion lone for the book" used by
base ball writers when an unusual or
record-breaking game or incident oc-
ours. gave the Little Red Book its
name, and this writer is glad to
give that most interesting little vol
ume credit for the following, as we'll
as many other, base ball statistics
and anecdotes.
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BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.

Springneld, !; Danviue, o.
quincy, 8; Terre Haute, 3.
BLOOMINGTON, 5; Evansville, 8.
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HOME-RUN STANDING

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday-Bartel, Pirates;
Byrd, Yanks: Haas, Athletics; Cissell,
White Sox: Reynolds. White Sox; Alex
ander. Tigers; Rice, Tigers; Averill, In
dians; Falk, Indians; Regain, Red Sox,
l each.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

Topets, !: okishoma CITY, /.
Dies Moines, a. Pueblo, ..
Tulsa, Ia; Wichita, 8.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
st. L. at Pittsburgh. Pitts, at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at N. Y. Cincin. at N. z.
Chicago at Phila. st. Louis at Phila.
Chicago at Boston.
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San Antonio, 8; Dallas, o.
Wichita. Falls, 8; Houston, 8.
Waco, 4; Shreveport, 2.
Fort Worth, 8; Beaumont, ..
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TITLE RED RIDING
Hood" if she had been a
base ball writer, would,
Z of course, have had a copy
Ill. -
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
NOuTH ATLANTIC AssncIATInN

Nashville, 6; Atlanta, Q.
Chattanooga, q; Birmingham, ].
New Orleans, g; Little Rock, 8.
Mobile, O; Memphis, 2 Ga innings).
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MyDATLANTyc LEAGtF.

6; Chambersburg. Z.
O.; Waynesboro, 5.
Hanover, 4; Hagerstown. ,.
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WRSTERN LFACUE

Knoxville, 8; Macon, 2.
Charlotte, =: dseenViiie, o.
Ashevilie, 6-4; Augusta, I'll.
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Minneapolis, 4; indianapolis, 1.
Milwaukee, 5; Toledo, 10.
Kansas City, 4; Columbus, Z.
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Qlarksburg, .; Whselins.. !.
Gha1lerot, 2; 9cottdale, j..
RsirfnoY1t, 4r6; Jeannette, 81
CumberlAnd .; Johnstcwn. !.
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National League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh, 5: st. Louis, ].
Only game scheduled.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal, 2; Baltimore, s.
Toronto, 9; Reading, 4.
Buffalo, 8; Newark, 5.
Rochester, 4; Jersey City, /.
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Hayes played a nifty game around
the third sack. He had five chances
and handled all we'll. His catch of
Gaston's foul near the Washington
dugeut in the eighth was particularly
good.
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Seattle. 81; Oakland, "a.
Los Angeles, II; Hollywood, !.
San Francisco, 4; Missions, z.
Portland, 2; Sacramento, 2.
Evening star., 1929-07-03

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Gaining Weight.

Our sex has been much criticized
and made fun Of because Of its reduc-
ing fads and hopeless pursuit Of boy
ish figures. but there are many girls
and women who are Just as eager to
put on weight as others may be to lose
1t. Indeed, the thin folk seem to find
greater difficulty in controlling their
weight. While cutting down on the
diet will always bring a loss Of weight,
adding to ones menus does not in
avoirdupois. Some thin people eat
ravenously without gaining a pound!
This paradox Is usually due in part
to nervousness and the worry habit.
When one is Ill at ease and full Of
anxious thoughts, ones muscles be-
come tense. This tenseness, which is
habitual with many underweights, is
form Of physical work and uses up
energy Just as exercise does. In ad-
dition It interferes with the internal
mechanisms of the body, so that one
develops functional disorders like indi-
gestion, which prevent the food from
being properly assimilated. Constipa-
ton, beauty's most common foe, may
also be caused by nervousness.
The relaxation provided by deep and
peaceful slumbers Is one of the great
est helps toward building q graceful.
well rounded figure. The underweieht
should make point Of sleeping at
least nine hours every night in a quiet,
well ventilated room. If she can take
maps during the day, all the better.
She should lie down and relax for q
Few minutes before meals. Eating when
one is tired or flurried Is bad for the
digestion. Hurry and worry should be
Evening star., 1929-07-03
Everyday Law Cases
What Is Doctrine OF ConfisioH
OF Goods?
By THE COUNSELLOR.

Confusion Of goods Is the inseparable
intermixture Of property belonging to
different owners.
Four cases may arise in which there
may be confusion of rights involved
in the confusion of goods:
l, Where the mixture is made by
consent of the parties.
2. Where the mixture is made wrong
fully by one of the parties.
8. Where it results from an uninten-
tional mistake.
4. Where it Is the result of inevitable
accident.
In all cases, with the exception of a
willful and wrongful mixture, the sew
eral owners become tenants in common
as to their proportionate shares.
However, In the case of the willful
mixture, the rule is as follows:
Where one fraudulently, willfully,
or wrongly intermingles his goods with
those of another, so that there is no
evidence to distinguish the goods of
one from those Of the other, the wrong
doer forfeits all his interest in the mix
ture to the other party, However, this
rule is intended solely to prevent fraud,
and is never resorted to except in favor
Of an innocent party as against O
wrongdoer."
Evening star., 1929-07-03
Crossing the Bar.

When I am scheduled to expire, to
lay aside my wreath and Tyre, I hope to
be In bed, with loving aunts and nieces
near to hand me messages of cheer in
that dark hour Of dread. Air-minded
people ask me why I do not join the
crowds and fly, instead Of using cars:
they hint am an alSo-ran since
confess do not plan to soar close to
the stars. have the rabbits type of
mind; I'm cribbed and cabined and
confined by fears of this and that; I
would not dare to cleave the blue lest I
should fall mile or two and spoil q
costly hat. / cannot see myself on
high, passenger beneath the sky,
enjoying such trip; know I'd al
ways be afraid that death could not
be long delayed in such q fragile ship.
I never see an airShip sail but I can
feel myself grow pale, my heart within
grows sick; think how frightful it
would be to land upon q wet-elm tree,
or on q pile of brick. It's an unpleas-
ant way to die, to come kerwhooping
from the sky, as comes q falling star;
to land on some ones vacant lot with
such reverberating swat as gives the
world jar. Air-minded people do not
fear that such. catastrophes are near,
all merrily they go. and being confident
and brave they are not thinking of
the grave while skimming to and fro.
But behold the distant plane and
thank the gods have vain that
runs on solid ground: I'd hate to
tumble from cloud and see beneath
q waiting crowd to catch me on the
bound. am afraid. alas. to ny, though
you may call me spineless guy, and
rabbit lacking sense: but when IL comes
my time 70 80 hope no crowner with
his hoe viii scrape me from fence.
WALT MASON.
Aaannx1nhk aa2aA
Evening star., 1929-07-03
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was hanging up his hat and I
sed, Hay pop, did you stop in and match
that ribbon that ma wunted you to stop
in and match?
No, zee gods, forgot 1t, hang 1t, and
your mother only reminded me 13
times, 13 must be an unlucky number
after all. pop sed, and sed, Well G..
pop, you'll catch 1t all rite, ma has been
wondering all day If you was going to
remember or forgot, because she wuntS
1t for hat or something and she wants
the hat or something, gosh pop, she Il
be mad as anything.
If ony had something on her that
I could spring ferst, pop Sed.
Wich just then ma called from up
stairs, Is that you, Willyum? and pop
called, Is that you, your the very per-
son wunt to tawk to, what the dooce
have you been doing to my strate razor,
opening cans or something?
What, why certeny not, why I ony
sharpened tiny thin pencil that prac-
tically sharpened itself, mad sed, and
pop sed, All, ah hah, so, do you think
I just payed 3 dollars to get that razor
put into condition so that you could
whittle down bed Stats with it, zee gods
don't know how I can stand a. thing
like that without busting up all the
ferniture.
And he started to wawk up and down
the frunt room picking up books and
things and Slamming them down agen
as If he was sorry he had picked them
up, and ma sed, But Willyum, that was
at leest days ago, don't see why
And I've been pulling all the skin of
my face fore days, that's why, hack
ing down trees with my strate razor, zee
gods. pop sed, and ma sed, was going
to ask you about that ribbon /
Don't mention ribbin, I'm in no mood
to hear about ribbin, bleeve me, pop
sed. And he slammed down another
book and quick went upstairs, and he
was In the living room lafflng to him
self, and sed, How did you know she
did anything to your razor, pop?
dident, it was what the old fiilloso-
pliers use to call a lucky hunch, pop
sed.
Meening just good ideer.
Evening star., 1929-07-03
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

ttusiastio and had found somersaults
q sovereign remedy for something or
other supposed to be chronic -.
Finally, strictly In privacy, for felt
too foolish to let anybody know
nearly broke my neck
Whether there Is some psychological
influence, or whether the benefits are
attributable, as you have explained, to
stirring up the splanchnic pool, am
ready to testify that they have worked
a miracle for me. no longer know
I have q stomach. I feel cheerful and
ambitious, whereas was getting to be
You little realize how many people
are following your suggestion In this
stunt. meet people almost daily who
confess they have the habit.
"At our house DR.. Brady has two
followers where he had but one be-
fore
What you have to say on the health
subject IS final to my mind now"
Don't take this mans word for it,
folks. Send a stamped self addressed
envelope for directions and roll your
own.
Evening star., 1929-07-03
A Sermon for Today
The Practical Girl.
BY REV. JOHN r. GUM.

Text: 'Her price is far above rubies. !"
PROV. 31:10
"She is a very practical girl" heard
some one remark Of girl recently. I
was at once interested. and listened in
on the conversation that followed, In
which the several members of the group
all had something to say about the girl
In question.
"Yes," said one of the group, "and
she is attractively sweet as well as prac-
tical." Another commented: "She does
not dress extravagantly, but her dress
Is always tasteful, nice and neat.
They spoke Of her home life. She
was kind to her father. She helped her
mother with the household work. She
could wash, sew, sweep and cook. She
made most Of her own dresses. She
could do beautiful fancy work. Her
room was a marvel Of order and tidi-
ness. She could sing and play. and kept
the home bright and cheerful.
Outside Of her home she was popular
in the social circles in which she moved.
She did not 60 In for frills and fiounce;
but she had good time, made herself
pleasing to everybody, and was always
ready to do anybody good turn. She
took a hand in church work and other
benevolent work in the community.
Yes, she was business girl. She
supported herself. Yet, she found time
to read and culture her mind. She was
well posted in literature and the best
of the latest books. She could hold her
own in the most refined and cultured
company.
This was the type of woman Solomon
had in mind when he said, "Ier price
Is far above rubies" The young man
In search Of wife would do well TO
look forr-the practical girl.