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What President Ingalls of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Says
-OF—
VSTRONCr STAU
- It is the Metropolis of the.Virginia Valley, and the additions that are being made only put it in the place
where it belongs and where it should have been years ago.
Lot Sale June 2d & 3d. Lot Drawing* June 4th.
SAM JONES WILL BE HOLDING A MEETING IN THE MAMMOTH BODLEY WAGON WORKS.
Reduced Rates on all railroads to Staunton. A great crowd will be here from all the country round_about.
FROM MOTHER SLI PS
FAMOUS SliN RICALL TB8 WISE SAYINGS
of Tina M.iruiRS.
W re? Tua- Fata Shaped lie fours* ot Thtir
L:v»j—3<nry Clews' Mithir Tasgh:
Him to G-< to B*a Early—Bccse
heid R*mm.scracis. —
What a beautiful volume of choice
reading could be compiled ou the favor
ite sayings and stories of the mothers of
reniarkabU nu n. There i> a lot- of un
written history here, which, if called
■ >rth. would show that mother stories
and mother sayings have not only had a
wonderful influence, but a most direct
bean g ou the lives of men w ho have
risen from th* ranks up to fir-t place in
the vocation in which they have at
tained so uuch eminence. Who has
not heard in conversation with a suc
cessful man the words as applied to
some good maxim: ••May mother used
to say—"
Although it is a fact that many cele
brat d characters in history never had
any inory of their mothers at all
while ue mothers of sons who have
live* .J died without cveu a tinge of
sm ess attached to their career were
beii _ constantly told some valuable
precept, it dues not prove anything in
particular aud it would be useless to
waste a lot of wordy metaphysics upon
the subject of this symposium.
Will you kindly furnish in n few lines,
over your sUjnuture, the lust story or
milling you recall most vividly ns <ominy
from 'jour mother's Ups ’
HE Mil CLEWS* Gl’lDK ro CltOSCKKlMV.
My mother, from my earliest recollec
tion up to the present period of my ex
istence, was always my ideal of the true
and good woman, in fact the nearest
approach to a perfect one on this earth.
To her I owe all that is in me which is
worthy of imitation aud transmission to
my children. She taught me from in
fancy up many wise things and savinir
>ne of them I distinctly recollect, and
t can now almost think that I hear
ner gentle but forcible voice saying:
•Now, Henry, to bed. for remember,
early to bed, early to rise, will make a
nan healthy, wealthy and wise.’" This
oft repeated quotation was made to ring
in mv ears and was therefore forced in
delibly upon my mind, and it is due to
makieg it my guide through life that I
owe my present good health, cheerful
spirit- aud much of my business success.
I recommend its adoption to al: young
men starting out to make a career for
themselves. My word for it, it is the
best tonic yet discovered for building up
the rising generation to make successful
men in all walks of life requiring enter
prise and arduous work.
fcBV ROBERT COI.LYER S BRAVE MOTTTER.
My dear and good mother loiiuu it
hard to make ends meet aud tie in the
small cottage by the Washburn, say six
ty years ago. There was a house full
of ii>, and as we grew apace, a* they say
over there: “It was deeper into t’ looaf
and deeper Into the elooath. while
there was only a small wage to meet the
large demand. 5>o I mind how. when
winter was coining on aud the snow be
gan to fall aud food and fuel were
dear, she would sit still, with a
far-away look in her eyes of brooding
trouble, aud say. perhaps: ‘“£hisis
going to a hard wiuter, bairns, while
the t^ars ran down her sweet face. But
when we began to whimper also, and es
uecially at the dreadful thought that we
shouh. have uoXhrlstmas this year, the
times were so hard, 1 mind how the look
of brooding would pas* away, and she
would say uever uiiud, we shall get
along, and uo matter bow poor we arc
don't let us look poor aud don t tell.
Then she would gird herself (or the
battle again, shoulder to shoulder
with the good father who could not
cut and contrive, but only earn faithful
and true scant weekly wage, lhen we
would wiu through the winter and never
know what it was to want, while 1 still
see mother goiug about the house wuh
the n< w light In her eyes she had won
by faith, and hear the brave words:
“No matter, bairns, how poor we are,
don't let us look poor and don’t tell.”
The saying became a household word,
and I doubt uot still stays iu the hearts
of all her children when the need to
stand true to it aud work out our ow n
salvation in these things that touch the
common life has passed away.
mi: depsvP* mother's talent.
My mother was a woman of broad
vulture and a great reader. Sue was
iuteusely religious and believed in the
efficacv of church atteudauee ou the
Sabbath. She did not care for money and
never gave any advice in regard to it
llich people did not impress her, hut she
was never tired of enthusiastically
speaking of the honors of life and of
men w ho had become famous as states
men, orators and authors. She pleaded
so earnestly and urgently the duty ol
going to church tnat 1 am as uncom
fortable now for the remainder of the
week if absent from service at least
one Sunday, as I was when a boy. She
valued educatiou beyond all acqui
sitions, and her constant injunction
was to get knowledge. Her often re
peated remark was: “It requires little
money to live and anybody who tries
<*au earn it, but very few can gaiu dis
tinction. Strive for that.”
^UUuu^ Cu X ci£^(cU/'%
WISDOM AND POETRT rKOM TnK MOTHKJ
OP EX-SENATOR PLATT.
My mother died mauy years ago, but
her example and precepts still live in
my memory and heart as fresh as if it
were but yesterday. Being of New Eng
land parentage, the Life of Christ and
the Wise Sayings of Ben Franklin fur
nished the themes for much of her
oarly teachings. “Poor Richard's" pro
verbs were impressed upon me early
and late, and the chief among them was
that thrifty idea: “Take care of the
pennies and the pounds will
take care of themselves.” I
have saved many pennies, but
1 somehow or other the pounds have
failed to verify the philosophy. She
was very fond of books and flowers,
spending all her spare time, bv day,
both winter and summer, in the cultiva
tion of her tastes in this regard. I re
; member a favorite statement of hers,
' taken from the German, which is em
bodied in the following pretty versicle:
Place a rose near thy bed,
Nightly sentry to keep,
And angels shall rock thee
On roses to sleep.
OLLKCTUR ItilAKDT s MOTHER 9 PATRIOT
ISM.
I left the university of \ermont
April 21, 1861, came to New York and
went to the place, four miles from Ful
ton Ferry, where my parents, whom I
had not seen for nearly a year, then
s\ed. They, like their ancestors, were
poor I reached my destination about
half-past two o’clock in the morning.
My mother came to the door, opened it
and said: "Is that you, Joel?” I said:
•Yes." Before I entered the door she
-aid: "You have come down to go to
the war, haven’t you?” and I replied:
"Yes." She then said: "That is right:
come in ami kiss me."
The mother of the Gracchi had three
sons, my mother only one.
FROM niSUUP POTTER.
I should be very glad to serve you if
I could by complying with your request.
But my mother died wheu 1 was a little
more than an infant, much too young to
have any recollection of any words even
of hers.
WHAT OTHERS SAT.
lien. Russell A. Alger, who was seen
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel a few uiin
i utes previous to his leaving for his home
I in Detroit, said very feelingly: “Jit will
be impossible for me to write anything
I for you at this time for the symposium.
I have just had a great a tlliction in the
loss of my daughter, and I cau assure
you wheu you speak to me about my
mother, it is a very tender subject to me.
The last time 1 saw her l wasonly twelve
years old, and she bade me good-bye
with the words: ‘God bless you, my
boy; do right always.” The greatest re
gn t of my life has ever been that I did
not have the opportunity to make her
as comfortable as I would have liked."
A young poet iu New York, whose de
votion and loyalty to the memory of his
mother is so strong that he will not per
mit anyone in his presence to speak
lightly of any woman, says his mother’s
::le expression was: “Never under
any circumstances do anything mean."
Mayor Grant’s mother died when lie
was but sixteen months old.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll was a little
tot of two years w hen Ills mother passed
away and Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, pas
tor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, has
been equally unfortunate in the loss of
his mother.
If all the pleasant fact' in eonuoction
with the compiling of this symposium
could be printed it would mane an in
teresting story in itself.
Arthur Irving Gray.
PORTLAND.
Portland, O., May 30.—'The funeral of
Alex. Mossgrove who died on Wednesday,
took place to dav at ten o’clock being con
ducted by the I. O. O- F. of Warreuton. »f
which organization the deceased was a
member. Mr. Mosgrove was a veteran in
the cause of Odd Fellowship, havirg been
one of the Charter members of Union
Lodge Ns. 12, instituted in Warren on in
the vear 1*42. During his membership he
i had tilled all the stations of honor and dis
! ti net ion and was for many years treasurer
of the Lodge. Iu his death the Lodge loses
! the last of her Charter members.
This is Memorial Day aud if the after
| nron proves favorable there will be carried
out quite an extensive programme.
Ed. Ward’s family, of near Barnesville,
are the guests of his brother, W. A. Ward,
of Portland.
Dr. J M. Kelly, of Steubenville, for
merly of Portland, was called here this
week on account of the serious illness of
Mrs. James Haythorne.
Miss Cvnthia G. Chambers, who has
been so long sick, is no better, and little
hope is entertained of her recovery.
The standard screen has been put in at
the Ivellv coal mines and everything starts
off with a rush, and will now be run to its
full capacity, as the company has more or
! ders for coal than it can till.
li bert Baker and family, of near York,
this county, are the guests ol George
| M archbank.
Miss Miuuio Stringer is visiting friends
; at Bloominudale, O.
Harrv MoLure and Ed Stamm, of the
McLure House, spent Wednesday on Short
Creek, and surely they enjoyed the sport as
thev fished all day in the rain and Ed said
ho uever got a bite. Come back again, boys.
MSTEKSVILLE.
Si'Teksviu.e. May Mise Lila
Graham is visiting triends at Kidwell,
! W. Va
Miss Trudie Kay. of Racine, 0 , is visit
ing the home of H. K. Williamson.
George Gillis spcut last Sunday at his
| home in this place.
Mrs D. A Hendershot is visiting her
i pa routs at Bellaire. Ohio.
J H McCoy and J. C. Morrison went to
Wheeling Monday.
Will Bedillion. clerk of the steamer
Courier was in town Wednesday.
Miss Lottie Gard'er. or Ohio, spent
Frida Mi’s G B. Slem iker.
John Cutler and familv, of New Mar
tinsville. spent last Sunday with frieuds
here.
W B. Hill, formerly of this place, but
now of B'lHire. Ohio, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. K McCormick.
Albert Voeghtlcy, of Baresville, was the
guest of Willie Nieswander ihis week.
(i B. Sleuiaker is away on a two weeks
trip.
Miss Kate Warreu, who has been at
leudia • s -bool at West Liberty, returned
home Wednesday evening.
TRIUMPH OF LYING.
HOW MR. FIELDING PRESENTED HIS VIEWS
TO A LIAR.
' This May Be the Bacillus From Which the
Modern Photographic Interview Developed.
Considerable Satire M:x-d with
Bright Eumor.
When Col. Joe Prescott was editor and
proprietor of the Eastboro (Mass.) Globe,
that influential journal enjoyed a repu
tation for unveracity and misrepresen
tation such as no newspaper on earth
had ever deserved before. There was a
tradition that a truthful statement had
once crept into the Globe, and that the
Colonel had editorially apoligized for it
the next morning on the plea that it was
a typographical error.
I remember that the date line on the
Globe got^‘*pied” one day so that it read
May 81, 2183, and peeple who were
familiar with the sheet said that it was
a hundred years nearer the truth than
anything else in that issue. I was run
ning for the State Senate from the dis
trict In which Eastboro was situated, in
1883, and the Globe was against me. It
always was against every good man.
However, it did not hurt me much.
Nearly all the allegations made against
me by the opposition were true, and the
Globe wouldn’t print the truth under
any provocation, so it said very little
about me, and hammered away at other
men on the ticket who had characters
which were susceptible of being mis
represented to their detriment.
In the heat of the canvass, I met the
colonel on the street In Eastboro, one
day, and he expressed a desire to get a
statement of my views for the Globe.
This was embarrassing. In the first
place, I hadn’t any views, and In the
second place, I know that it wouldn t
make any difference what I really said,
for the colonel would write the inter
view to suit himself, filling it with
abuse of my friends, and support of
every pernicious doctrine he could in
vent.
P3lTcr,\
lOOM.
JOMi’LVINO WITH THE THBLIC SENTIMENT.
At the same time, I didn't like to
anger the colonel. lie was a man who
regarded a libel suit as a compliment,
and personal chastisement as a refresh
ing massage.
“Colonel,” said I, “will you give me
your word that I shall not be misrepre
sented?”
“Mr. Fielding,” he replied, impress
ively, “I swear it.”
My worst fears were confirmed. The
Globe was evidently gunning for me.
When the colonel was in doubt he al
ways gave his word, but he never swore
to anything unless he knew for certain
that it was a lie. In those circtimstancs
it became necessary to take extreme
measures.
“I will give you a statement of my
views,” said 1, “if you will get some
reputable person acceptable to me to go
bail for you that you will not attribute
a single w'ord to me which I do not utter
nor take away a word from what I act
ually say. Outside of quotation marks
i you can lie about me as much as you
please.”
“Mr. Fielding.” said he, with a smile
of gratified vanity, “I am sorry to see
that you doubt my veracity. Will you
wait for me an hour or so in ’Squire’s
hotel? Here’s my pass key to the little
back room.”
I agreed to wait for ’.irn. Before the
hour w*? out he returned, accompanied
by Judge Silas Spencer, the most re
spected citizen of Eastboro’. What pull
the colonel had with Spencer I do not
know, but I have distrusted the judge
since that day. However, he agreed to
see that the colonel complied with the
conditions of the agreement, and so I
had no choice but to proceed. I then
gave utterance to certain wise, moder
ate and statesmanlike views in regard
to myself and other less important mat
ters. including the gentlemen who were
with me. The colonel took them down
in his notebook. I am forced to admit
that he kept his agreement to the letter.
All the words in quotation marks were
mine. But I had not counted upon the
effect of the colonel’s wonderful de
scriptive faculties. It is hardly neces
sary, after the sketch of his character
which I have given, to state that the
conduct which he ascribed to me was
wholly imaginary. This is the way the
interview appeared:
Howard Fielding, that spider-legged
aspirant for the State Senatorship,
honored (?) this city by a brief visit yes
terday, though his presence inspired
little or any interest. Even his East
boro creditors have long since ceased to
attach any importance to his move
ments, for his property is all in his
wife's name and little enough there is
of it anyway.
It remained for us to accord him the
only courtesy he received during his
stay: and it took the form of an invita
tion to express his unimportant and
mistaken views through the columns of
this paper. Not that they were of any
importance to us or anybody else, but
the spirit of fairness which is ever the
inspiration of our conduct will not per
mit us to deny space to the wail of the
unfortunate however undeserving. But
in order to guard ourselves from the
future misrepresentations of this man
we insisted upon having a witness pres
ent, aud Judge Spencer kindly consent
ed to endure the infliction.
Fielding, after rummaging around in
the rubbish of his alleged mind, finally
constructed the following statement
which would amount to nothing if his
accompanying gestures had not shown
that even he was disgusted with the pol
icy of his party and with its nominees,
including himself —for which he has
good cause, as we all know:
“The party to which I have pledged
my support”—which reminds us that
Fielding’s subscription to the corruption
fund is still unpaid—“announced its
principles In the platform adopted at
the late convention. That document
was too clear and definite”—he sighed
and shook his head in a way which
showed that he wished it hadn’t been
so clear on some points; he is one of
those shifty fellows who cannot bear to
be pinned down to anything—“to be
misunderstood,” he continued.
“The principal issue is. of course, the
liquor question.” Fielding glanced to
ward the bar, but neither the judge nor
I took the hint: we were not there to
pander to his depraved tastes. “In this
matter, I am thoroughly in accord with
my party, which”—and he lowered his
voice so that Mr. Squire.-, who was be
hind the bar. could not hear him—“is
distinctly opposed to the saloon power.
But”—and be shouted this word so that
Squires jumped nearly out of his boots
and became all attention in a moment
—“we do not believe in prohibiting the
liquor truflic by state or national leg
islation. What we favor”—and again
his voice sank almost to a whisper—“is
local option, intelligently exorcised, and
the disappearance of the illegal grog
gery.
“In George L>. Grown our party nas
a gubernatorial candidate whose moral
character”—Fielding winked at the
judge and we all three had a hearty
laugh at the idea that George I). Brown
possesses such a piece of mental ma
chinery as a moral character—“is above
reproach. “The finances of the State
in the hands of Lincoln G. Smith, our
! candidate for treasurer”—lie ran his
hands through his hair in the effort to
think of something to say in favor of
such a man as Smith—“will be safe and
secure. Locally we have in this district
some first rate men for State Represen
tatives. There is Reynolds”—Fielding
washed the name of Reynolds out of his
mouth with a little old New England
rum which Squires had been induced to
set out. He hates Reynolds, because
the latter was too wary to endorse one
of Fildirig’s notes about two years ago.
And so on, and soon: the colonel spun
it out in his paper, gradually working
his mendacious description of my con
duct up to a point of frenzy, where 1
was pictured as walking the lloor and
tearing my hair whenever I referred to
a party principle or a candidate. At
the mention of a very popular young
man of Eastboro who was up for the
Legislature, I was represented as danc
ing with fury and gnashing my teeth.
At the bottom of this mass of false
hood the colonel printed an affidavit
from the judge that I had said every
thing attributed to me.
When this interview had circulated
through Eastboro I did my best to an
swer it in another local paper. This re
sulted in so many contradictory state
ments about it that the public finally
settled down to the belief that the
colonel, the judge and myself had had a
riotous time in Squire’s back room, a’id
that the in-keeper’s old Now England
rnm had so tangled us up that none of
us knew what had happened. On this
account I lost the support of the tem
perance people for having indulged so
freely, and of the liquor element be
cause I hadn't carried it off better. I
was defeated out of sight.
Everybody attributed the result to
the Globe, and there was a strong pop
ular feeling that if I didn’t visit the
office and break the colonel's nose my
political future was ruined. In deffer
ence to this sentiment I went and did
it; but this only gave the colonel an ex
cuse for printing the next day a double
leaded account of the disturbance
which was alleged to have resulted in a
glorious victory for him.
Howard Fielding.
CLARINGTON.
Ci.arin'gtox, O , May 30.—Miss Agnes
Smith of VVooiisville, is the puest of Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Tyler this week.
Mr. Levi Batcher aud son of Wheeling,
speut last Saturday kero.
Mrs. Mary Francis of Uniontown. is
visiting her parents here, Air. aud Airs.
I Thomas Cain.
Miss Mary Reynolds left Wednesday for
Horton. Kas., where she expects to spend
! the summer.
Messrs. Ed. F. Roomer aud W. T. Pow
ell were at Cincinnati this week us repre
sentatives from theK. of P. Lodge of this
place. . _ ,
Mr. Wm. Rutter and family of Beals
ville, O., is visiting relatives and friends
1 here this week.
Mrs. Geo. Stewart of Bealsvillo, is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. New
I house ot this place, this week.
Mrs. Chas. Grim of Bellaire, O., is quite
I sick at the home of her parents, Mr. and
; Mrs. Ezekiel Whetzel. Mrs. Grim came
I down on a visit and took sick while here.
| There was a dance in the Lower hall last
night under the auspices of the J. O. U. A.
M. They had a very pleasant time.
The G." A. R , Junior Knights and Odd
Fellows will form in a parade to day at 12
o’clock and march to the cemetery and dec
orate the soldiers graves, aud at 4 o’clock
will go to the school house where the Jun
iors will present the school with a line
flag.
Mr. Emanuel Blatler of Switzer town
ship, met with a very painful accident last
j Thursday. He was going to the river with
a spring wagon, the horses took fright and
| ran off and he was thrown under the
| wagon, the wheels passed over him break
' ing one rib and bruised him up considera
I ble.
! The third annual commencement of the
Clarington High School took place in the
1 Town Hall Thursday evening. The gradu
ates wore Misses Clara Haber.rehl and
Lillie Buskira and Mr. Samuel F. Rise,
the others are in the junior year. The ex
ercises were excellent and reflected greatly
to the credit of Supt. Gitbers and the
pupils. _
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
; Cures Dyspepsia, In
i digestion & Debility.
FOR DT8PEPSTA*
Indigestion, and Stomach disorders, use
BROWN’S IRON BITTERS.
All dealers keep it. $1 per bottle. Genuine has j
trade-mark and crossed reu lines on wrapper. >
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T3E LATTER HAS NOT DRIVEN THE FORMER
PROM FAVOR.
1891 Will Be a Great Season for Net and Racket
Games— Ihe Gossip of tho Cfcamp’.ocs.
How to Play Badminton.
Rales of the Game.
The tennis seasou of 1891 lias fairly
begun, and from present appearances it
will be tbe liveliest one that has ever
been known in tills country. There was
a prospect earlier in the season that
badminton might supplant the older
aame in favor, but every one concerned
now scouts the possibility of such a re
sult. No one, naturally, takes a keen
er interest in the question than the
makers of tennis goods, and they re
port the largest advance sales on rec
ord. It is one of the not to be forgotten
consequences of the popularity of lawn
tennis that the manufacture and sale of
nets, rackets, lawn markers, shoes and
uniforms has become a great industry.
It is only a very few years since all these
goods were imported from England, the
home of the game; now they are prac
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tically all made here, and the business
amounts t<> something like $10,000,000 a
year to the trade. This is looking at
the other side of the sport, but the j
point of view is not an unimportant'
one.1
The clubs in and about New York are
In number almost legion, and they are (
preparing busiiy for champio. ship,
events. Practically the season begins;
with Decoration day, the month of fine
weather before that date being given up
to practice playing. Of course, play
begins earlier south. The Washington
tournament for the championship of
the Southern States was held in the
middle of May. To-morrow the New
York tennis club will hold its spring
games, and from now on to the end of
the season in October there will be a
tournament every day—for not a sum
mer hotel of any size is without its ten
nis courts, the smallest villages have
their clubs, and matches and return
matches are shrewdly relied upon to
keep up the interest in the game.
Undoubtedly the success of tennis is
largely due to the fact that men and
women can play it together. For flirta
tion purposes it may not quite equal the
sedate and sluggish game of croquet,
but for judicious combination of sport
and opportunities for tete-a-tetes. Its
equal has never been invented. Indeed,
tenuis is the ideal ladies’ game. As it
requires agility rather than strength to
play tennis, there is no reason why
women should not play quite as well as
men, if it were not for the perpetual
handicap of skirts. As it is, an active
young woman is about a match for a
stout and middle-aged man, witli equal
practice, and some of the best women
players can hold their own with any
but the very best men. This’ is a test
not to be recomended, however, as the
practice of playing with one of the
other sex rather tends to break a man
up, as he is divided between his gallant
ry and his desire to excel. Thus it may
easily happen that a man will show up
in better form at the end of a season
with comparativley little practice with
men than if he had considerable careless
playing with women. Championship
games are. of course, always between
players of the same sex.
Since Sears, of Boston, who was an
extrordinary tennis player, met with a
disabling accident, the honors of tbe
game have rested with the Brooklyn
players, Henry W. Slocum, Jr., son of
Gen. H. W. Slocum, the champion of
1889, and Oliver S., or “Ollie” Camp
bell, the present holder of the cham
pionship, both having played at Pros
pect park in past years, though Mr.
Slocum is now a member of St. George’s
club, of New York. There is perhaps
no place in the country where better
provision is made for tennis playing on
a large scale, than at Prospect park,
and there arc few days in spring or
summer where a considerable number
of games are not going on there simul
taneously.
Badminton came to the front last win
ter as an indoors game, for which it was
well adapted by the smallness of the
court required. A tennis court is 7S feet
by 27—wider than an ordinary city lot
and nearly as deep. Tbe badminton
court is only 44 feet by 20. and can be
recommended for a home game where
space is very limited. The net is
shorter and higher. The short service
line is 6 feet 6 inches from tbe net. The
base line is 15 feet 6 inches farther back
on either side. The net itself is 16 feet
long and 5 feet high in the middle. In
the play a shuttlecock is used instead of
the white ball used in tennis. This is
made of rubber, and feathered to steady
its flight. Ordinary tennis rackets are
; used instead of the old-fashioned “bat
' tledores.” The game is, in fact, a sort
! of a cross be;ween lawn tennis aud the
I older game, and is said to be the inven
tion or an English oflicer in India, who
i found the climate too hot for tenuis.
A GAME OF FA T>M INTON.
Perhaps that is the reason why old ten
nis players call badminton a iazy peo
ple’s game. When such sturdy athletes
as Hamilton Carey and Stanley Morti
mer and such clever tennis experts as
Miss Annie Webb. Miss Turnure, Miss
Minturn and Miss Elsie Mitchell play
and enjoy the game, however, it can
safely be assumed that there is plenty
of exercise in it.
The rules of badminton are so simple
that they can be summarized in a para
graph. There is no authoritative Amer
ican body like the National Tennis as
sociation, but the English rules are
used.
The sides toss for choice of ends or
service before the first game of a match
and change to the other side of the net
after each game. The single-handed
and double-handed game consists of 1.')
aces. At “13 all,” the side which first
reaches 13 has the option of “setting”
five; at “14 all,” of “setting” three. In
three-handed or four-handed games the
game consists of 21 aces. First set is at
“19 all,” second at “20 all.” A fault
made by a player whose side is
in puts a hand out; if made by a
player whose side is out it
counts an ace to the in side. It is a
fault if the service is “overhand;” if
the first part of the path of the shuttle
rock is inclined downward; if the serv
ice falls into the wrong court; if the
service falls short of the service line or
outside the bounding line; unless both
the server's feet are in his own court; if
the shuttlecock falls outside the bounds
of the court, if the shuttlecock does not
pass between the posts, or if it pass un
der or through the net or touch any
thing except the bat of the striker or
the top of the net; if the shuttlecock be
hit twice intentionally by the same
player; if the shuttlecock lie struck be
fore it crosses to the striker's side of
the net; if the striker touch the net or
its supports with bis rackets or other
wise.
m.I.Ir: CAMi’TlKU
The player in the right-hand court
commences the game by serving to the
player in the adverse right-hand court;
if that player return the shuttlecok, it
must be hit back by the In side and
then returned by the out side till a
fault is made by one side or the other.
The game is continued in this manner,
count being changed after each ace is
made. The service lines are disregard
ITEXRY w. Pi.orrv. .in.
ed after the serve is returned. The in
nings always begin with player in the
right-hand court, and serves are made
alternately from each court into the one
diagonally opposite. In two. three and
four handed games, the side beginning
a game has only one hand in its first In
nings if there are two a side and only
two hands if there are three a side. In
a two handed game only the person
served to may take a serve; not so in a
three or four handed zame. The serv
ice must not begin till the opponent is
ready, but any attempt to return is
takeu 10 indicate readiness. Any un
forseen or accidental hindrance may
be given by a “let” by the umpire on
appeal from either side before the next
service commences or before the players
have changed sides at the end of a same
A “let” cannot be claimed if an an.
has been made to strike the sliuttl.
Probably by next winter there will
a badminton association in this country
or the new game may be taker
the government of the Tennis As- .
' ation. David Wi <
Pry 05oobe.
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