SUNDAY, SEPT. 20
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
a
W THIS CUP
Prospects For Recovery of Fa
mous Trophy Grow Brighter,
CANDIDATES FOR THE TRIP,
N Mtoh For Cup -In Either Eng
land or Amrlea 8nd Plyr tu
Australia In Novtmbtr National
-jChamBlan Larntd Not to Oe. ,
lawn tcnnl 1 exciting more attaa-
tlon thla year tfian It baa since tho all
conquering I)olrtyi carried both lbs
DavlM cup and tho national champion
ahtp back to ICnglnml with thorn, and
with tood reason. There are not nor
hap 10 many absolutely flrtt etas
player a In aomt recent year, but
tho early tournament nave produced
many men of cl, and tbera aoona
more than fair chance that the Da
rla cup ma be brought back from
Australia If a team la aent
With the certainty that there will be
no elimination (mini matches for the
Davla cup In either England or Ameri
c thin year, Interest In tho champion'
htp honora of the world haa it-ally
narrowed down to tho proponed trip to
Australia. On whether or not the com
"Hte In charge of these matter for
3 United Btitn Liwo Teunl asso
ciation can prevail upon two or thr
good men to go to the antlpodua much
wilt depend. Tho matchca In Ansd
lla are not scheduled to take place on
til November, and therefore there la
plenty of time to make the neceaaary
preparation.
' Tbo trouble thla year will be In pick
lug a ton m with a fair chnnce of vie
tory and gutting the men to go. Tbue
far no 0110 baa really played tcnnla in
thla country to warrant any confidence
of aucccna. Tbo national champion,
Vllllnm A. I.nrnod, haa said that be
vl!l pnhlilvcly not make tbo trip to
.'.UHtrnllrt, With the exception of the
work xhowu at fkubrlgbt, William J.
Clothier,. tho 19tHJ champion, baa not
performed well enough to warrant bla
selection, Tie haa lieon beaten by Ed
win Lamed In the middle State, and
a n. lojl(. of Waabtngton also ha
taken him Into camp,
There has undoubtedly been an effort
on tho part of aome moving aplrtta to
got Edwin r. Lamed Into euch abape
that ho can qualify, but the young
brother of the champion la not clasay
enough for aucb an undertaking. He
baa beaten Clothier and Little, and that
la about all. Clothier wai away off bla
game, and Little haa been out of the
running all year, Larned haa been
beaten aeveral tlmea by Mollenbauer
In the Long Inland champlonahlp and
by George F. Touchard In the Feline
cup aerie.
Karl Itbr will naturally come In for
consideration, but the once fast Crea
cent Athletic club man baa not done
any klud of work thla year, and be
would have to Improve a great dcat to
.be justified In demanding consideration.
Likewise Little has been going back
atcftdHy, even though be defeated
Wright In the recent Longwood tour
nament III game against the nation
al champion, W. A. Larned, was very
poor. It Is likely that Beala Wright
will be one of tho team, aa bo la al
ways good w hen it comes to tho Inter
notional matches, no matter bow care'
less he may be in the first part of the
year. lie understands International
playing better than any other atar In
the country, and he would very likely
accept uu invitation to go.
Frederick B. Alexander baa abown
up strong tills year, no was going
along splendidly when be sprained bis
ankle, and there are many who think
he can carry off the Newport honora if
ho maintain hi recent form. Whether
or not he could be Induced to go to
Australia Is still a question. If be ac
cepts It would mean that Beala Wright
and Fred Alexander will be the team,
a pair not to be despised.
It la hardly likely that England could
beat the pair with both of the Dohertya
out of the game. Gore, Ritchie, Bar
rett and one or two other from the
British Isles would probably find their
hands full with the singles If tbey
went. In Australia, should America
get through the elimination series with
Great Britain, there would be Brookea.
who la In all likelihood the best player
of the day. Even Brookes might strike
a anag if the two Americana were In
top form, and certainly there is no
other Australian who would be trou
blesome. Thus the championship wonld
resolve Itself into a question of how
strong a doubles team could bo gathered.
Harold Hnckett, the partner of Alex
ander, has announced that he cannot
go, ao that Wright would probably
havo to team with Alexander, and Just
how strong a combination tboy would
make is problematical, a they have
never been tried. - .
Shrubb After Longboat
Alfred Shrubb, the English profes
sional distance runner, has challenged
Tom Longboat, the Indian, who was
touted by the Canadians as an almost
sure winner of the Marathon race at
the Olympic games lnf London, but
who Btopped nt the twentieth mile, to
run ton miles for the world's cham
pionship. Shrubb ays it la ridiculous
to believe that Longboat beat hi ten
mile record In Boston last winter, and
If the Indian has any idea of turning
professional Shrubb will make a match
with him at once to run ten miles for
$1,000 or more as a side wager.
Dlnosn Surprised 'Em.
A pitcher who is surprising the base
ball world is Bill Dlneen of tho St,
Louis Americans The tag "all in"
was, put on him long ago. At present
he Is tho star pitcher of McAleer
staff. ' ' '
GRAMMAR VERSUS LOVE.
Pretty maiden, Tim's me nam,
; I'm a slmplo naval gnt. !
Ain't y glad whan I havo camsT
Ain't ye and when I havs wont?
Ain't I noUiln' to vert Oh, how
Can I S'loin not nulhln' nohowf
When 1 acan the starlit
i Borrow stlokeih In ma crow.
"Moon," 1 snys, "how I lv shot
Yet i sunn what I havo saw'
Iter and him Just gottin' doom,
Mo not tiovvr nowlno nmaror."
Can't yvt never cart for IT
Art thou kveplnf oomothlng hldT
Do I git tlio cool -by
For soma dood I didn't dldT
I dost lovo thou till I'm dlppyj '
TVei WUflt I wnvthlng wilppy.:
' Ot 1 think, think I, Ilk that,
"If I dun did suicide
Wouldnt ah com where I was at,
. Baylnf, 'I woutdxt be thy bride?
Or wnuldet she when I wts founded
. Cofltate, 'Was beet he'drowndd?' "
I'll tmt no more-I've spoke!
, Yet how nice If thou butst wouldat
Marry 1, a, simple bloke,
Who'd support thee, for I ooutdetl
Ain't I nowK neededT Ob, how ;
' Can I seem not nothln' nohowT
-WelUoe Irwin In Bmlth' kUftslne.
A Nw Vehicle. ,
Ia Mr, Bromley lor asked the
caller. '.' "
"He la not, eorr," I'at answered po
litely. "Hliure he won't be In till 4
o'clock or mebbe after."
."Where's be gonoT'
"He went to ride In his interim,
orr."
"HI whatr
"His inreritn. 'Tls a tony name fer
buggy, I'm tblnkln', Half an hour
ago Mlahter Bromley says to me, Tat,'
says lie, 'I'm Ixplclln' Mlshtcr Dobbs
hero some time this afternoon, but I
guesa ho won't bo after glttio' her yet
awhile, so I'll go downtown In the
Interim.' An' with that he druv off
In hi buggy."-Llpplncott'a Magazine.
Trying to Be Philosophic.
"Do you think horse racing Is do-,
moralizing?" 1 '"' " "
"No," answered young Mr. Torklna.
"Horse racing baa kept many hus
bands home nights by preventing them
from having cor fare to go anywhere
else."-Washington Star.
A Watchful WIN.
, "William," she said, ."will you do
eomothlng that I for your own good?"
"What I Itr
"I want you . to give up Hmoklng.
Tou aro simply ruining your health
-and my lace curtain." Tlt-Bita.
A Pretty Good Sign.
"What make you think tbl new
hand U likely to rise rapidly over the
other meu In the factory V . 1
"I noticed Inst night that bo worked
nearly four second after the whistle
b!ew.H-Cblcngo Record-Herald.
Hi Day.
"Every dog haa hi day," signed the
rhinoceros, trying not to feel hurt at
the laughter of the crowd. "It 1 true
my hldo Is not very eel fitting, but just
watt until tho fluffy effect come In
agnln'-DctroIt Free Pre.
A Little Dark Meat Without Dressing.
Harper' Weekly.
Let Him Try.
"I fear no foe In shining armor,'
sang the man at a concert.
"Don't you, old chap?" grumbled the
bachelor In tho front row. "Then you
try to open a aardiue tin with a pocket
kn!fe!"-Penny Illustrated.
. Tho Gossip.
"Ego always monopolizes the con
versntlon talking about himself." ,,
"les, but ho Isn't so bad as his wife.
She ulwnys monopolizes the conversa
tion talking about other people." De
troit Free Press.
Willing to Coneado It,
"Don't you think she has a queenly
figure?"
"I never Baw a queen, but if they
weigh 200 pounds and have double
chins I gue. aba htvs." Cleveland
Plain Dealer. '"'
' Just Enoouraglng It
"The office should seek the man. yon
know"..: ',, . .'.,., : .. ;v . ,
"That's all right." replied the avowed
asnlrant "but I nave it a fair chance
and it seemed: dlflWnt,"-Pht!adolphla
Ledger.-..,-.: C'v,. " -
An Excellent Cis.-t.
"Dumley says he think h.e'11 go in
for yachting this summer. more
than half equipped already.'
"Got the yacht, has her '
"No, the clothes." New Vort .Press.
Parke-Your wife hm n t?6!;tem!o:is
Influence over you, hasn't fl!:e !
Lane Simply wonderful.. Why. I've
got so I positively enjoy llv!is lievoud
my income. New York Lite, v
Considerate.
"I see you have counted up my bill
wrongly 14 marks Instead of 13.";
Walter Well, I thought you might
he superstitious. Meggendorfer Blat-
r.
FISH SUPERSTITIONS.
Queer Old Tim Notion, tome ef
Whloh atlll Survive,
Tho one flsh modlcbib of which mod
em senco thoroughly approves la cod
Href oil, and this, though in far lew
auusoou form than formerly, Is swal
lowed In ton every year.
In old day a much wider use wa
made of fish a cure for various evils,
and some of these practices have sur
vived to the present day. Some little
time ago a boy died of epilepsy In a
north Wale parish. The doctor, called
In too late, Inquired If the deceased bad
been given any medicine, "Oh, yes,"
wa the answer. "We caught a trout.
drowned It in new milk and gave It to
the boy."-"..,
Eel are auppoeed to pontes all kind
of virtue. In the dark age of medi
cine a powder made of eels' liver waa
considered an staotute peclfle for deaf
net and waa also employed In cane of
ape or fever. A decoction of eel' fat
la atlll used by Dutch peasants aa a
remedy for falling hair.
But the most valuable part of the eel,
according to popular auperstltlon, 1 Its
kin. Many an old farmer wears a
belt of eelikln aa a preventive against
rheumatism, and some believe that a
garter made of the skin of this snake
like fish worn next to- the human skin
aa a preventive not only against rheu
matism, but also agalnat sprain or
Imllar Injuries.
Another cure for rheumatism, which
And favor with aalt water fishermen,
is a red herring. The herring being tbe
most plentiful of all the sea fish, a
number of superstition have attached
tbemnelve to it For luck through the
ensuing year one must be sure to eat
a herring on Now Teara day.
Fishermen believe that each ahoal Is
headed by a king herring, which is
more than double as large a any of Its
follower. They believe that when one
of the "kings" come up in tbe net it
should be thrown overboard; otherwise
the next duy's fishing will be a failure.
Pittsburg Garette-Tlme.
THE HEADSMAN.
Ho Used tho 8word and Not the Ax
Prior to 1483. '
I am Inclined to think that prior to
1483 the word and not tbe ax wa
usually employed as the weaoon for
Judicial decapitation and that a block
waa dispensed with, the victim receiv
ing their doom "meekly kneeling upon
their knees," and In this opinion I am
fortified by tbe concurrence of an emi
nent clerical historian. This learned
writer agreed with me that the ax did
not become the "regulation" lethal Im
plement until after tbe rough and ready
"heading" of Lord Hasting on the
Tower green, when he waa summarily
dispatched by order of the protector,
Gloucester.
In this Instance, according to the
chroniclers, the victim's neck was
stretched upon a piece of Umber then
in use for tbe repair of the adjacent
church of 8t Peter ad Vinculo, prob
ably s "putlog," part of the scaffolding
which, we read, "conveniently lay in
the way." Contemporary accounts
seem to Indicate that the execntloner
straddled over the prone body, and
from tbl position I infer that tbe de
capitation was effected by the tool
known aa an adx, tbe cutting edge of
which hi at a right angle to and not in
a plane with tbe haft
I may add that tbe only contempo
rary reference I have come across of
the use or proposed use of an ax and
block for Inflicting capital punishment
prior to this tragedy Is in one of the
Paston series of letter describing the
peril of an unfortunate captive of Jack
Cade's rebels (A. D. 1450), a generation
before Lord Hastings was so clumsily
hacked to death. London Note and
Queries.
TH Hair.
A single hair, which can support a
weight of two ounches, Is so elastic
that It may be stretched to one-third of
its entire length and then regain it for
mer size and condition. Dr. Plncua
has measured the growth of hair by
cutting off circles about one Inch In
diameter from the heads of healthy'
men and so comparing tbe growth of
the patches with that of the rest of tbe
hair. He found that the growth rate
generally became slower after cutting;
that in some cases the hair on tbe
patches grew at the same rate aa the
rest; but that it never grew any faster.
The ordinary length of the hair on
the head ranges between twenty:two
Inches and about forty-five inches, the
bitter being considered unusually long.
-London Standard. . ,
Beetle.
The Bev. Theodore Wood, a" well
known English authority on beetles,
make an Interesting observation on a
little beetle found frequently in the
flowers of the primrose, but nowhere
else, which la quii a mystery. It Is
small, brown and flat, and Mr. Wood
remarks of It: "How Its life is lived
nobody knows, Where its eggs are
laid, what the grubs feed upon, where
the chrysalis be hidden, nobody knows.
Nobody know ersa why the perfect
beetle gets Into the primrose blossom."
f::..' An Easy" Way..
"In order to succeed in life," said tbe
experienced person, "you must not bo
afraid to make enemies." v
"Then," answered the tractable
youth, "you would probably advise me
to put in some time as a baseball umpire."-Washington
Star.
When tho Adenine Move.
Mrs. K., while telling her children
about Adam and Eve and the beauties
of the garden of Eden, was Interrupted
by one of tbe tiny tots saying, -"Oh,
mamma, ' when those Adamses move
away let us get that placo to live in."
-Delineator.
A WILD RACE.
When tho Flrtt Pony Exprett Wai
Narlng Saoramento,
Cornelius Colo, ex,-enaor from Call
fornla, tell In bis .memoirs how tbe
first "pony expres" reached gacra
men to, Cel., long before the flrtt trans
continental railroad wa surveyed:
"Those who were there to witnes It
will never forget the arrival of the.
first of these express messengers at
Sacramento. It was an occasion of
great rejoicing, snd everybody, big and
little, old and young, turned out to
see tbe fun. All business for tbe time
wa appended. Even tbe court ad
journed for the event A large num-1
ber of tbe citizens of all classes, grave i
and gay, mounted on fast horses, rode
out some mile on the line to meet tbe i
Incoming wonder. I
The waiting waa not long. Tbe lit- j
tie rider upon bis blooded charger, un
der whip and apur, came down upon
them like a meteor, but made sot the
lightest halt to greet bis many visit
or. Then began a race of all that
waiting throng over the atretch beck
to tbe city, tbe like of which haa never
been seen. It may have been rivaled
in peed and confusion by some of tbe
cavalry disasters during tbe war that
presently followed, but tbe peaceful
people of Sacramento, I am sure, never
beheld anything of the kind before or
afterward.
"The whole cavalcade, shouting and
cheering, some waving banners and
bareheaded, riding at tho top of their
speed, dashing down 3 street, might
have been taken, had It occurred on
tbe plain, for a bond of wild Co
manches, but tbo little mall carrier
paid no attention to tbem and kept in
the lead."
s
? A ROMANCE IN TIN.
One Man's Fortune From tho Price of
s Pair of 8hoe.
Some years ago a man who bad
started in business In Tasmania found
that be could not meet his engage
ments and was compelled to call a
meeting of his creditors.
Among his assets were a number of
Mount Blrscboff tin mine shares,
which were regarded as worthless. It
was tbe first tin mine discovered in
Tasmania, and the output was not as
heavy as tbe prospectus declared It
would be.
Tho shares dropped In value, and
when the debtor offered them to his
creditors the bitter refused to touch
them.
Among the creditors was a poor
shoemaker who had supplied the man
with a pair of shoes. He offered to
take tbe shares In payment of hi
debt No one raised any . objection,
and he took tbe shares, saying, "They
may turn out well some day."
J'TflJM4 Joper man
agement, the mine developed Into a
valuable property. It wa a veritable
mountain of tin, and the shares sprang
up to an astonishing point
Eventually the metal was "cornered"
by a French syndicate, and, the shares
reaching a fabulous price, the once
indigent shoemaker sold out and real-
bed a fortune.
The money was wisely .invested, and
now he is In the enjoyment of an in
come of several thousands a year de
rived from the payment for a pair of
shoes valued at $3. London Telegraph.
Abeoluto Obesity.
There Is a member of the faculty of
a certain university who, to use the
words of a colleague, "is as rotund
physically as be Is profound metaphys
ically." One day tbe professor chanced to
come upon his children, of whom he
has a number, all of whom were, to his
astonishment, engaged In an earnest
discussion of the meaning of the word
"absolute."
"Dad," queried one of the youngsters,
"can a man be absolutely good?"
"No," replied the father. ,
"Dad," put In another . youngster,
"can a man be absolutely bad?"
"No."
"Papa," ventured the third child, a
girl, "can a man be absolutely fat?"
Whereupon father fled Incontinently.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Making Hubby Appreciative. ,
A doctor tells of a note he received
from a woman saying that her hus
band, who was about to make him a
professional call, found constant fault
with the dinner she prepared for him.
She appealed to the physician for aid.
The doctor examined his patient, who
had a slight attack of Indigestion, and
told him to cut out lunches, to eat
nothing but a slice of toast and a cup
of tea. The scheme worked excellent
ly. Of course hubby returns home in
the evening, eats everything in eight
and votes his wife's cooking even bet
ter than mother used to make. Bos
ton Record. ,
Property Right.
Private property, in the shape in
which we know it today, was chiefly
formed by the gradual disentanglement
of the separate rights of individuals
from the blended rights of a communi
ty. There is every reason for believ
ing that property once belonged not to
Individuals or even the Isolated fam
ilies, but to the patriarchal society as
a whole. In other words, property
was at first communistic rather than
personal. New York American.
Needed Airing. , ,
"What's the matter with you?" de
manded Borem hotly. "I've got a right
to air my opinions, haven't I?"
"Oh, of course," replied Brightly.
"They're so stale and musty they cer
tainly, need something of that sort"
Philadelphia Press.
Practice not your art ani 'twill soon
depart German Proverb.
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