8 NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD JOHNSON S RING WISDOM BIG FACTOR IN BATTLE Cowboy Willard. However, Has Every Physical Advantage Over Negro Champion—Biggest Boxers of All Time to Meet in Havana Encounter Hy .tuwuiM New York. March 39.—The history of the prise riug otters no parallel of the bat lie for the world'# heavyweight championship, iu which Jack Johuson and Jess Willard will cugage next Mon day at Havaua. Ouba. Big men have fought for this premier title ot fistiaua since the eariv days of the eighteenth century, but never through he long list of champions from James Figg to Jiui Jeffries nave two fighters of the phys ical proportions of Williard and Johu sou crossed arms in the roped arena. Of the champions of modern times, OoH>ett. Jeffries and Johnson all passed the six-foot mark, while Sullivan. Shar key and Pitssimmons were from one to three inches below this height. When the uegro title holder aud his challenger gtep :uto ti'.e rinj on Kaster Monday Willard will tower six feet six inches in the air. while Johnson will stand five and a half luches below him. In weight these fighters are also far above the ring average of the heavyweight class. Willard will weigh close to 235 pounds, which will give him an advantage of about twenty pounds over Johnson in the- clinching and tussling which will doubtless play an important part in the battle. Next to Jini Jeffries, the Goliath of Modern ring times. Johnson is the big gest niau who ever held the title. Jet' fries weighed 220 pounds aud stood six feet one and a half inches iu fighting shoes: Johnson is six feet one-half inch tall and weighs about 215 pounds, in condition: Jim Oorbett scaled IS7 pounds at his best ami was 6 feet 1 inch tall: Pitrsimmons was one and one-fourth of an inch shorter and fought at al>out 170 pounds: Sullivan stood 5 feet 10\ s inches and fought at 195 pounds; Tom Sharkey was five feet nine inches and fought his best bouts at ctost to 190 pounds. Oompared with these past heavy. • weight gladiators. Willard appears as a Samsou. Even when ranged along side of Johnson, the Kansas cowboy overshadows the negro title holder in almost every point of physical measure ments. In additin to his 5«. 5 -inch ad vantage in he-.ght and ten years dif ference in age. he outweighs Johnson by twenty pounds. His reach of S 3 *-a iuohes. against the negro's 76 inches, will also prove of exceptional value if properly used In all the measure ments of trunk and limbs Willard shows an advantage iu structure, muscle and oaest expansion varying from two to lour inches. To offset taese physical assets John son has the benefit of ring wisdom and craft cultivated during his long career as championship contender an i holder. Just as Willard surpasses Johnson in every point of physical makeup, the Gal*e ston pugilist excels the Kansas l>oxer in all departments of the science of giving and evading punishment. With youth anv|~power ranged against exferience and skill, the battle is likely to develop into a contest in which ring s:rategv will equalize brute strength and courage. Johnson s ring assets are well known, t>ut uncertainty clouds Willard's pros pects. In his short period of active glove battling he has never faced an opponent of the power, skill and experi ence of Johnson. The negro is no pliy ical weakling, even at the age of 3S years, and. while Willard must be a corded the advantage here, it is likely that the champion's offensive and de fensive skill in both boxing and clinch ;n 2 will nullify this to a considerable exten:. In the .-losing rounds of the battle it is probable that endurance and eourase will play an important part. Willard has shown both thes quali ties. but up to the present time has not been noted for aggressiveness or boxing ability. Whether he can -:se to :h-> oyportuni:y will ">e demonstrated in the supreme test at Havana next Monday. The future drawing rowers of a new champion, towering far above many of bis predecessors, adds a glamor to the battle which the promoters have had in mind since they began the prelimi narv arrangements some months ago. That the match making was not ■without its delays and upsets is shown by the fact that if the pugilists meet as scheduled next Monday exactly -4x months will have elapsed since the day Jack Curley and the other promoters of the big bout decided upon securing Johnson "s signature to the articles of agreement. The big champion was in France at that time and Curley was en trusted with the commission to go find the Texas negro and setsure his en dorsement on the articles which had been signed by Willard a day or two previously. The syndicate which pro moted the boat had picked Willard as the most promising of the white heavy weights to take the title from Johnson, and they still believe that the Kansan will prove the victor. Curley arrived at Paris. Fran.-e, early in November only to find that Johnson had gone to London. Englan 3. KUBSSSA ASK FOR-, Lancaster's Favorite Brew RIEKER'S BEER JNO. G. WALL, Agt. Harrisburg, Pa. Frank J. Rieker, Mgr. HARRISBURQ STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENIXO, MAKCH 29, 1913, Thriy Ourlev fount) him and After a good deal of wniuwion succeeded in securing the champion's consent and signature. The moment Johnson sign eti his name to the contract, which stip ulated that the contest should be sehea ' uled for twenty to forty -five rounds, | Ouriey handed' SI,OOO to Johuson. which was half of the amount to be al i lowed him for traveling and training expenses. This contract bearing the date of November 18, last asstmv- John son that his end of the purse, $30,000 shall be paid to him before he enters , the ring and that in addition Johuson is to receive one-half of the net amount j received from moving pictures to be ta ; keu of the contest. i Ouriey came back to America and 'completed arrangements to hold the tight on the race track at Juarez, Mex ico, on Mareh 6. Early in January, Cur ley reeeived a cable from Johnson ~t Buenos Aires, and immediately wired him SI,OOO, the other half of the ex pens* money, from New York and left tor Juarez the day following. At that ( time and for several weeks afterward Curley believed that the bout would ; surely take place at Juarez but subse : ipientlv he had to change all his plans. Willard left New York for El Paso, Tex., in January and begun training at the Kuaublack Ranch, January 25, where he remained hard at work for a month. Meanwhile Ouriey was disturb ed with rumors that Johnson would not be able to reach Mexico in time. The ' negro and his party arrived at Barb* does, B. W. 1., February 8, and sailed from that port for Ouba three days later. On February 21 Johnson reach ed Havana, and kept the wires to Mexico busy with messages to the ef fect that he would not fighi at Juarez. Ouriey was persistent in his efforts to bring oft the bout sis scheduled and 1 started for Havana, where he met j Johnson on March 3- There he made [ arrangements to have the bout take ] place at Havana on April but finally settled every detail for tiie decision of the world's championship at the Mari ' anso race track next Mondav. In the meantime Willard had brok en up his training camp and started for Angeies, Cal.. but was induce i to return t» Texas. He got to K1 Paso on March 11 and accompanied by his man aged and handlers left for New Orleans ,en route to llavana the same day ar ; rivinjr in Cuba March 16. Heavyweight Championship Bouts Un der Queenabury Rules September , IS92 —At New Orleans. 1 4k.. Jim Corbett knocked out Joiiu L Sullivan. 21 rounds. January 23. ISSM—At Jtokwnville, Fia.. Jim Corbett knocktvi out Charley i -Mitchell, champion of F.ngfcui?!, 3 i rounds. March 17. IS97—At Carson City. Nev., Bob FitEshnmons knocked out J. J. Cortwtt, 14 rounds. June 9. IS99—At Corney Island. X. V.. James J. Jeffries knocked out Bov> Fit2«inimoM, 11 rounds. November 3. IS99 —At Coney Island. X. V.. J. J. Jeffries won from Thomas , J. Sharkey, challenger. 25 rounds. .July 25. 1902—At San Fraucisco. '' al.. J. J. Jeffries knocked out Bob Fitz sinuioiis. v*haJleitge-, S rounds. August 14, 1903—At San Francisco. Cal.. J. J. Jeff cries knocked out Jack Munroe. ehalleniJer. 2 rounds. July 3, 1905 J. J. Jeffries, having previously announced his retirement. '■ officiated as referee at Reno, Xev.. and i declared Marvin Hart champion when the latter knocked out Jack Root. 12 : rounds. February 23. 1906—At Ix>s Angete, Oal.. Tommy Burns won from .Marvin Hart. 20 rounds. May 7. 1907—At bos Angeles. Oal., j Tommy Burns won from Jack O "Brien. 20 rounds. July 4. 1907—At Cotma. Cal.. Tommy Sums knocked out Bill Squires,: | 1 round. ! December 26. 190S—At Sydney, Australia. Jack Johnson (colored) won from Tommy Burns. 14 roonds. October 16. 1909—At Colma. Cal..' Jack Johnson knocked out Stanley Ketohell, 12 rounds. ■fulv 4, 1910—At Reno, Nev., Jack Johnson knocked out J. J. Jeffries, 15 rounds. ' > 1 Ju» v 4. i9l2—At Las Vegas. X. M.. Jack Johnson won from Jim Flynn, 9 rounds. June 27. 1914—At Paris. France. Jack Johnson won from FVank Morati. 20 rounds. Blue Tossers Win, 37-19 The Blue and White teams of the Steelton Central Grammar five played Saturday afternoon, the Blue team win ning by a score of 37 to 19. The lineup: Blue Five. White Five. Ford F Sostar Proud F Landis Wueschinski .... C Mover Karmatz G Jacoby shutter G .... Tuptanoski Field goais. Wueschinsk:. 4: Ford, 4: Proud. 3: Karmatz, 3; Shutter. 2: Sostar. 2: Landis. 2: Mover; Jacoby. Foul goals. Mover, 7; Wueschinski. 5. Referee. Crump. Steelton High; scorer. Shutter: timer. Yeany, Gettysburg! Time. 20-minute halves. Lincoln Team Claim Championship Manager Walker, of the Lincoln grammar school team, of Harrisburg. lays claim to championship on this class in Dauphin county and will play anv team contesting tie claim. The "series with the Central grammar team, of Steelton. stands even, efforts to pull off a third game being unsuccessful. Methodist Ball Flayers Out c More than twenty-five candidates for the Methodist Club baseball nine reported for practice Saturday after-; coon. The opening game will be play-1 ed with New Blootafield Academv at Xew Bloomfield next Saturday. INDEPENDENTS WALLOP LANCASTER FIVE 40-31 Overcome a Bit of Stage Fright at the Outset and Bc«re Decisive Victory iu dosing Momenta of the Contest —McOord Star* Overcoming « serious case of stage fright at the outset of the important •» omest with Lancaatur Saturuuy night in the Ohestnut street auditorium, t.ie Independents fought their way to de cisive victory in the elosiug minutes ot the contest, winning bv tiie score of 10 to SI. Lancaster forged its way iuto the lead soon after the start 01 the game and had a comfortable lead t>v tue tunc Harris burg woke up. Tne uoor wor.t of the Harrisburg team improved to- I ward the close of the first half and baskets came more easily. Lancaster had one advautag- iu Diehi, t-ae cen ter. He stood far above Oeisel, the lo cal man. and got the jump on the toss, but his floor work was woefully weak and Oeisel outplayed him in tnat de partment of thi' ganfc. McOord had an off night. making twelve out of twei.ty-oue called fouls. Rani h was uot a whole lot better, iniss mg five v-ut of fourteen chances. Mc- Oord and Bote played splendid tloor games and Ford played a steady game, making three field goals. McOonnell guarded well. Evans, the door general | of tiie Lancaster team, made twelve of his team's points on field goals. The final minutes of the game ' brought the spectators to their feet. The locals made eignt field goals and I seveu fouls, while the opposition to ' taled five field goals an.i four fouls. The score stood even at IT at the close :of the first half. The lineup: INDEPENDENTS O. P.O. A, Pts. | Rote, forward ...... 3 0 1 6 McOord. forward I 12 i 20 Oeisel. center S 0 1 ti Ford, guarc 3 0 1 6 McConnell, guard ... 1 0 1 2 Totals 14 12 9 40 LANCASTER O. P.O. A. Pts. Ranch, forward .... 3 9 0 15 Evans, forward t> 0 0 12 Diehl. center 0 0 1 0 Jones, guard S 0 V 4 Nightingale, guard ..001 0 Totals 11 9 2 31 Fouls committed. Independents. 14: t-aucaster. 21. Referee. Early. Timer. Kiineline. Scorer, Ressing. Time of halves, 20 minutes. BARRISBURC JNNERS WIN West Fairview Team Loses Its Third and Final Match to Locals, 43S to 429 Harrisburg marksmen defeated West Fairview shooters in the third and de ciding mat h of the series Saturday by tie score of 153 to 429. In the tare* matches llarritburg made 1,335 targets, while the West i-'airview saor>.- ers made 1.2 79. Mrs. Ray Bover. of West Fairview, who won a silver cap iu the women's ; event in the Westy Hog.itt shoot at i Atlantic City, broke 50 of 73 targets | in an exhibition shoot before the big i match. The scores follow: Harris burg Tea*n I Worden 24 23 49 I Martin 24 24 4S ! Shoop 23 22 47 Sheafer 23 22 4.'* Hoffman 23 22 43 Shissler 22 23 lo May 23 21— 44 Donson 21 23 4 4 Shearer 21 20— 41 Total 433 West Fairview | Disney 23 25 4S Vomers 23 24 47 Heiges 21 23 4i Bretz 21 22 4:i Miller. ,1 22 21— IS' Stewart 21 22 — 43 Miller. W 22 20— 4 2 Wagvmer 19 20— 39 Givler 21 I< 39 ArnoKl 23 lt»— 39 . ' Totals 429 League Celebration at Carlisle Carlisle, Pa., March 29. —The con clusion of the winter season of the local Industrial Basketball league was cele- 1 brated here Saturday evening and a loving cup. presented by William and Edward Kronenberg. was given to the Bedford team, winners of the season's i.'ampionship. A farewell was tendered to George B. Heckman. physical direc tor of the local Y. M, 0. A., who goes j to a similar position at Bofalosa. Lu. Agoga A. C. Ready for Games I The Agoga A. C. has organized a baseball team for the coining season and Herb Hunter, 1223 Susquehanna street, manager, is anxious to schedule j games for the season. SCHOLASTIC CARE TO-NIGHT Tech and Oentral Will Meet For Bee end Time In CThsetnut Street Auditorium The Anal scholastic tramp of the sea sou will be stage,! this evening 011 the Cheataut street auditorium, when Tech High and Oentral clash for the second time this season. Oentral has the ad vantage of a former victory. The game will be called at 8 o'clock and Hermau Early, who referees the games of the Harriobuitg Independents, will officiate. While the Ohestnut street hal) is the home floor of the Oentral five, yet the Tech team has been prscticiug there for two weeks and will be fa miliar with it by to-night. Hoth Tech aud Oentral are iu splendid condition for thin gnme. A large -number of rooters will attend the game. The scrub teams will plav a dual attrac tion. The line-lip : Tech. Oentral Melville F Rote v, (Oiptain) Yoder F Ford Emauuei ~0 Winn Book (1 Heed Scheffer G Bingham (Oapuinl WINS IMPORTANT CONTEST Steelton Central Grammar School Five Tops Winners of Reading League, 4H to SO The Co: tral O ram ma r school five of Steelton defeated the Evans Grammar school five, champions of the Reading league, Saturday afternoon in Felton Hall, siieeiton. by the score of 16 to 20. Steelton made sure of its chances and played a steady tloor game until a chance for a basket arrived. The great est crowd of the season saw the con test. It is a signal victory for the Steciton team as the visitors have won two cups this season and sent rhe chal lenge. Kraut and MvCauley featured the plav of the winners, making seven and eig.it field goals, respectively. Cox, of the visitors, made fourteeu of his team 's points. Tiie line-up: Steelton. Reading. Snell »..F Julian Kraut . .. P Aulenbaugh McOaulev C Cox Bel man O. Adams Jones 0 Seheidv Field seals —Sitell, ;!; Kraut, 7; Mv *'aulev, S; B«lman. I; Julian, 1; Cox, ; 4. Foul goals—Snell. 4; Cos, 6. Ref | eree-—Crum . Scorer —Shutter. Timor - Ycamv. Time of halves— 20 initi ates. Atticks Still Loading Casino League During the past week Atticks. who lias been the leading; scorer in the Ca sino Bowling League, bettered his aver age and now leads with sir. average of 20t> for 6t> games. Montgomery is sec ond with an average of IS3 for 72 panics. SEA MINES IN WARFARE. The Result When > Vessel Strikes One ef These Deadly Engines. To merchantmen. to the smaller nnd older wnrshiiw-tn everything that flouts except the very highest and more mvut products of the shipbuilder's art -the minv presents the danger of com plete and almost Instant annihilation The rigidity of the ship Is In Itself an element of dancer, for the water sur rounding it Is Incompressible If the skin and frame could give way without rupture and permit the enor tnously expanding crises iC.OOO tim.»§ the volume of the sotid exploslvel to transmit their energy In such a way as simply to push the ship aside and thns find a way to the surface, the damage mlcht he slight But this cannot b?. There Is no such elasticity avnllahle And the expansion Is so nearly Instantaneous that push Ine the sbfl' aside Is physically Impos sible, Therefore the structure must break, releasing the gases first Into tbe Interior and then by lines of least re sistance finally tip Info the air. This action l» completely Instantane ous If blows off hatch covers and deck plates, twists massive steel members Into unrecognizable shapes, spreads havoc broadcast It transmutes a proud ship Into a sinking mass of wreckage— a happy pauueoKer saloon Into a sham bles—carries mounting Into a hundred bomex. Such Is the effect of mines.— Sidney Graves Koon In Leslie's. Hard to Kill. A dtstlncni«hed entomologist writes: •TVlieti 1 was still new to collecting. In the sonth of Frame I discovered one day. to ray great Joy. n large female of Panirnin pyrl hidden away In some bushes. The siivclmeu was the first I bad ever caught, and I decided, ou ac count of Its large hody. to stuff It (a qolte unnecessary operation: 1 hare kept 4yzen* since unstnffedt Tbe moth was first apparently killed by belnij forced into a cyanide bottle, where it was left about an hour The abdomen was then emptied nnd the cavity tilled with cotton wool soaked In a saturated solution of mercuric chloride. The In ject. pinned and set was discovered ■est day attempting to By away from tbe setting board." Her Alimony Explained. Mtsa Cnrley kept a private school and one morning was Interviewing a new pupil. "What does yrrar father do to esrn his living?" tbe teacher asked tbe little girl "Please, ma'am." was the prompt re ply. "be doesn't lire with os. My mother supports one." "Well, then." asked the teacher, "how does your mother earn her lie lug r "Why." replied the little girl in a* art lea* man net. "sue gets paid for stay ing away from father."—London Stand aid. DR. KLUGH, Specialist Pfcyetetaa sail Sartre ea OMeeat M Walaal M. HsrHetatK Pa. Dtneaeea ef wesata aal ani apeetaV private. eyeeMe. serresa sal ehraale 41—aeea. Geaeral alt* week. Caaewl. tatiaa free saf M>I4M«II1. A«4ldst (eralrked. Wark «iatsate«A Ctawe ■Mkratr. as yaata* e«|«»lsaea INL kJLtiaa the mlMaees ifedslM WMNM6 A BATTLE How One Defeat Was Turned Into a Brilliant Victory. 1 THE REAL HERO OF MARENGO. It Wu Not Napol»on Nor Fvon ths Oaring Dsoaix, but tho Foarlost Drummtr Boy Who Refused to Boat a Rotroat, but Boat a Chargo Inatoad. Napoleon was sitting In bis tent Bo fore hiw lay u map of Italy. He took four pins and stack them up, OMUBKd, moved the pins and measur ed agal*. "Now," said he. "that U right I will capture him there!" "Who, slrT asked u officer. "Mllas, tho old fox of Austria. H« will retire from Genoa, pass Turin and fall back ou Alexandria. 1 shall cross tho Po, meet him o» tho plains of La conla and conquer him there." and th« Anger of the child of destiny (minted to Marengo. | Two months later the memorabls | campaign «f 1800 began. The 20tb o( Maj saw Napoleon on the heights of St. Bernard. The 22(1, Larmes, with the aruiy of Genoa, held Padua. So far all had been well with Napoleon, lie bad compelled the Austrian# to take the position he desired, reduced the army from 120,000 to 40,000 men, dispatched Murat to the right and Jnne 14 moved forward to consum ma to his masterly plan. But God threatened to overthrow his scheme: A little rain hsd fallen In the Alps, and the To could not be crossed In time. The battle was begun. Mllas, pushed to tbe wall, resolved to cut his way out. and Nnpoleon reached the Held to see Uirmes beaten, Cham pea ux dead. Desalx still charging old Mllas with bis Austrian phalanx at Marengo till the consular guard gave way, and the well planned victory was a terrible defeat Just as the day was los Desalx, the boy general, sweeping across the field at the hend of bis cavalry, halted on the eminence where stood Napoleon. There was in the corps a drummer boy, a gamin whom Desalx bad picked up in tbe streets of Paris. He had fol lowed the victorious eagle of France In tbe campaigns of Kgypt and Germany. As the columns halted. Napoleon shout ed to him, "Beat a retreat!" The boy did not stir. "Gamin, beat a retreat!" The boy Rtralgbtened up, grasped his drumsticks, turned and looked Napo leon straight In the eyes, and said. "Sir, 1 do not know how to beat a retreat; Desaix never taught me that but I can beat a charge—oh, 1 can beat a charge that will make the dead fall Into line. 1 beat that charge at the Pyramids. 1 beat that charge at Mount Tabor. I bent it again at the bridge of I.odi. May 1 beat It here?" Napoleon turned' from the boy to Desalx and said. "We are beaten; what shall we do?" "Do? Heat them! It Is only 3 o'clock md there Is time enough to win a vic tory yet. Dp! the charge! beat the old charge of Mouut Tabor and Lodi!" A moment Inter the corps, following the sword gleam of Desaix and keep ing step with the furious roll of the gamin's drum, swept down on the host of Austrlans. They drove the first line back ou tbe second—both on the third and there they died. Desaix fell at the first volley, but the line never faltered, and as the smoke cleared away, the gamin was seen In front of his Itne mnrchiug right on and still beating the furious charge. Over the dead and wounded, over breastworks and fallen foe. over can nons belching forth their fire of death, he led the way to victory and the fifteen days in Italy were ended. Today men pnlnt to Marengo in won- ; der. They admire the power and fore sight that so skillfully handled the bat tle. hut they forget that a general only I thirty years of age made a victory of a defeat I'hey forget that a gamin of Paris put to shame "the child of destiny."—Anonymous. HE KNEW ALL ABOUT SIAM. Had Even Heard of th« Famous Twino From That Country. One day President Cleveland sent for John Barrett, now director of the bu- j reau of American republics, and said: j "Mr. Barrett. I am looking for some young man who is not afraid of hard work and who wants to make a repu tation for himself, to go as minister to j Siam to settle the claim of Dr. M. A. Cheek involving several million dol- ! tars, and also involving some delicate matters In connection with the inter pretation of our treaties with oriental countries. This particular case is one of the most Important we now have in the orient. You have received strong indorsements from the Pacific coast as consul general to Yokohama, but the office was filled when your recom mendations arrived. Will you accept the position as minister to Siam? But first, what do you know about Slam?" Mr. Barrett couldn't remember wheth er Slam was tn Asia or Africa, but a little thing like this didn't bother him, so he said. "Mr. President, I know all about Siam." "Well, what do you know about Siam?" said Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Barrett was stumped for k sec ond. and then Mid. "Why. Siam la the country tbat produced the famous Si amese twins." Mr. Cleveland, with a twinkle in bis eye, arose gravely and said, as he ■ shook hands with Mr. Barrett: "Mr. Barrett. I am happy, indeed, to get hold of a man with such profound knowledge and abundant information about Slam. As a matter of fact, I am Clad you know nothing about it, as yon will not be prejudiced one way or I the otber In regard to the questions to be settled there." Mr. Barrett went to Slam, where he stayed for four years. At the time of j his appointment he was twenty-six yean old and was the youngest minis ter plenipotentiary that the United States had ever appointed.—Portland Journal. ' LAWT OF GRAVITY VIOLATED. Condition* Under Which Water Ac tually Flaw* Upward. There am ceudlUona under which water actually flows upward and rise* above Ma suurce. If a glass tub* be dipped Into wuter the column Inside will b» above the level of the sur rounding surface. Moreover, if a tube of half the diameter be substituted the column doubles Its height. The water creep* along the Inside of the tube, owlu* to the adhesion, and forms a cup shaped depression at the top. An explanation Is not dlltlculL It caa he proved mathematically that if the diameter of a circle be diminished one-half the circumference is also re duced to that extent, while the area Is oue-fourth of Its (oruier value. The clrcnmference of the column of water being reduced one-half. Its contact with the glass, and hence the ndheslve force. Is also diminished to that extent, while the cross section, aud hence the weight, ts decreased to a fourth of what It was before Therefore the sec ond column can be twice the height of Jhe flrst without exceeding the lining power. Remarkable as the underlying prin ciples of this phenomenon undoubtedly are. nature made use of them long be fore man made their discovery. Bvery tree and flower adds Its testimony. The core of a tree or plant, iustead of being a single open channel, consists of s spongelike substance containing many miniature tunnels through which the sap and uiotattire collected by the roots flow upward In small rivulets, rising higher and higher In sheer de fiance of the great law of gravity.—St Louis Republic. Taking th* Jewaharp Serioualy. The Jewsharp has been taken far more seriously as a musical instrument than most of us have ever Imagined Its music has bee-: known all over Eu rope for centuries, and quite elaborate effects have been produced by It One virtuoso devised on Ingenious r by means of which he played flve harps differently tuned, and Eulensteln used no fewer titan sixteen Instru ments. keeping them on a table in front of him. And Sir Charles Wheat stone, Inventor of the concertina, once wrote an elaborate essay on the tech nic of the Jewsharp.—Londou Mall. Thought Astor Wss Craxy. People said John Jacob Astor was craxy because he paid SI,OOO an acre when he bought the estate of Aaron Rurr about a hundred years ago. It was a farm of 120 acres. located about where Twenty-first street is now In Manhattan. In ten years he com menced to sell lots at $5,000 an acre, but he did not sell much at that price. What It Is worth today la hard to com pute In millions. The Modern Way. He—Listen! My love for you is a con suming fever. The blood runs through mv veins like molten lava from a seeth ing volcano. She—Well, just hold this thermom eter in your mouth till I get your tem perature, to prove it.—Boston Globe. AMUSEMENTS | AMUSEMENTS MAJESTIC Photoplay To-« Say Wed, Mat, & Night Mar. 31 AN ™ s ™^ r " SH.V,. „„d <„ 6 Pr,„c„t EARL WILLIAMS Thr i>rnin«Hr sen...tion of Hie featured in Broadway-Star ■ 11 1 ,| ■ ■■ I 3-reel production , Within The Law "FROM HEADQUARTERS' "THE STORM," 2-reel A CLARA JOEI. on MAHY TIRVKH drnmatlc fonlurr, xlmllar to tlir faiii- PRlt'KSi Mat.. 25c to SI.OOI Kvf„ 0 "" ~nrv IMckford rtlcaxo. "Trail of liSc to 91.50. the Storm Country." v' v * ORPHEUM COLONIAL "Thou Shall Not Kill" TAKE A TRIP BUT THOU SHOULDST SEE "From Coney Island Henrietta Crosman ,0 N° r, h Pole" \\ ITH :i OTHER GOOD U TS WITH 6 OTHER 6000 ACTS For sc-10c-15c ***** '»■ a**** 3 ™***' Have You Heard the Pipe Organ eterybody i: talking sboul, ths new $25,000 Pipe Organ Orchestra Very Aptly Termed the Pipe Organ With the Human Voice VICTORIA THEATRE . —■——^ The Difference. "The Mlluercnt man who was Pl pelUnl from the audience Is very rnocb unlike n bnriitns house." "Row* thiitT "He wws «fITI fnll of fire eren after he was put out."—llaltlmore Ameri ran. Great men are they who see that *ptrltunl Is utronsrer than ony material force. Artistic Printing at Starlndei>cudent. ; HERE ISA REALSTAR AND SHE'S ONLY 11 VIVIAN TOWN as ALICE IN "ALICE IN WONOER.LA»kE>: BOOTH "THEATRE. Eleven years old, bnt a full fledged star, Is little Vivian Tobln, for she Is the Alice in "Alice In Wonderland," now playing In New York. She looks like only a half portion of a star, but near her deliver her lines—and it Is au Immensely long HMe—and you will tiuiekly realize that she is uiuch bigger Intellectually than physically. Vivian comes of a theatrical family. Bnt de spite this she is not the least bit stagy; Instead, she is a lovable child and one who promises tome day to be a full grown star. Virtu* It* Own Reward. "Sir." saHl the bookkeeper, "I have been with you thirty years. I need more money. I have grown gray la your service." "I am sorry to hear It," replied the employer. "I would suggest that you use Blank's hair dye. Good day!"— Philadelphia ledger. Why He Loved Her 80. My love's not like the red. red rose, Her nose toward hpnv'n doth mount; \ She's piKeon toixi and cross eyed. too. But, oh, her bank account! —Judge. Inquisitive Youth. "My boy lias the whoopiug cough." ] "That mnst worry you." "Well, maybe it's all for the best. When he's whooping he can't ask ques tions and 1 get time to rend up on the Inquiries he has already made."— Washington Star. Mathematical Marksmanship. They aim the Riant Runs at win, Bv fi:;urinp Reometry: They do lot pull the trlprKer till They puli the triggemometry. New York Mail / i REGENT 12 Nooa Till 11 I>. M. Jennr I*. I.nnkj PreMenln H. 11. WAHNEH in THE GHOST BREAKER S I