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BTJRMA, with Its lovoly women,
Its emancipated Ideas, and yet
with Its many primitive Ideas,
Is one of the most entrancing
of the eastern countries, de
clares Mrs. Henry M. Phillips, who
has Just roturnod from an extended
trip, according to the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican. The llfo there la
quaintly idyllic, with something of tho
romantic left In It, although tho llfo
of tlio women 1b moro froo there than
In any other eastern country.
In Burma a woman Is nllowcd to
pick out her own husband If alio
chooses, to keop her own name after
marriage, to manago hor own domes
tic affairs, to engage In business, the
husband doing the serving for tho
family, carrying tho heavy bundles
and tho children and doing work that
In other countries Is loft to tho
"women.
There Is something deeply fascinat
ing about Burma and, although Mrs.
Phillips remained there but a fow
days, eho regrets that sho could not
have stayed longer to know more of
it nnd of Its Interesting people Bur
ma was approached through tangled
forests, verdured holghts and plains,
and, llko an Arabian Nights' pageant
passed before tho wondering eyes of
tho travelers tho glorious varied
scenery of tho eastern countries. Thoy
came later to tho waterways again,
and followed tho sluggiBh river to
the blue laughing sea, crossing the
bay or Bengal to tho wide mud flats
of tho Irrawaddy, whero thoy found In
shlmmorlng heat, tho fabulous city of
Rangoon with Its ancient monument,
another wonder of the world, tho gold
en pagoda of Burma, Us golden um
brella sot with real Jewels swaying
and glittering at Its vory top
Attractive Sights In Burma.
When the tourists had landed In
tho city they passed walking In tho
Btroet by twos and throes tho daintiest
HtUo bits of feminity, their swaying
ITOPJtiYZr
figures clad in tl0 'softest silk of roso
pink, sea green or violet, a whlto silk
bolero with flowing bIoovos nnd a
gauzo scarf completing their ex
quisite costumes. Their smiling nlort
faces were crowned by tho smooth
est black hair dressed in a coll, with
a flower at tho aldo, alwayB hlghor
than a Japaneso nialdon would wear
it. Often the Burmese woro Jewels,
although thoy were not worn as prom
inently and profusely as in India, per
haps bocouso thoy bo often sacrifice
their Jewels for tho decoration of the
temples. These comely damsels camo
to the foniploB with thoir husbands, tho
latter carrying tho children, all tho fam
ily, oven to tho baby, smoking
cheroots. Imaglno a cigar as big aa a
candle protruding from thoao cherry
lips, and the babtos with a smaller
Blzed cigar
It IB Interesting that every boy in
Burma muBt become a monk for a
fow years, many receiving thoir only
education in tho monastery If circum
stances force thom to work Instead of
allowing thom to attend the natlvo
school. Thero aro fow nunnerloa for
'The Wide and Winding Rhine."
Tho Rhino, a boundary atone of tho
German hlatorj-, 1b only and Bololy of
its kind. On Its banks one meets
tho veatlgoa of past civilization, wo
find thero traces of its regeneration
and of tho modern civilization of which
children wo aro. Various tmprossIonB
make arlso In us so many different
soneatlons. so that a profound en
thusiasm gots placo in ua. On tho
ono hand tho works of the hand of
art, and on the other tho imposing
curiosities of nojuro combine them
aoIvoB on tho banks of the Rhine,
crowned by vineyards, to aa admirable
symphony, in which wo are 'touched
all accents shuddering the heart aud
tho powerful accords, of tho profound
est emotion. Thoreforo, ono cannot
bo astonished about it, that tho Rhino
has always given Inspiration to many
poets to thoir most celebrated works.
From a Guidebook Published In
FnujkforUm-Uio-Mnln.
Haunted Library.
Ono of tho most curious "haunMnga''
occurs in a nprthorn castle of great
antiquity, whore Mary, queen of Qcota
tho girls, however, and In the coun
try villages thoy receive no education
except wbrt thoy learn at home. In
the largo cities there aro schools
where the boys and girls nro edu
cated together. Tho boys havo many
festivals during their youth, but the
girls only ono, and that Is the fes
tival of enrborlng when a girl makes
hdr formal debut Into native ooclety.
This Is tho great fete and is held with
feasting und rojolclng, myriads of lit
tie boats and miniature pagodas be
ing launched on the river, If tho girl's
home Is near tho stream
Onco their ears aro prepared for tho
dainty oar ornament, thoy may alt
upon tho houso veranda and recolvo
their suitors. The marrlago Is quickly
arranged, when tho right lover comos,
thero being no church or civil cere
mony. Instead friends aro called to
the woddlng, a ribbon Is strotched
around tho couple and thoir hands
aro clnsped sThoy then eat together
out of tho same dish, nnd for tho first
tlmo, and tho ceremony Is complete
Tho honeymoon Is spent in tho forest,
should tho couplo bo of humblo cir
cumstances, while If thoy aro wealthy
thoy go immediately to a now home.
Tho lovo songs of tho Burmeso aro
roraarkablo for their beautiful poetry,
and aro much translated Jnto tho Eng
lish language Ono of tho songs fol
lows: "Tho moon woood tho lotus, In
tho night tho lotus wooed by tho
moon, and my swootheart Is their
child. Tho blossom opened In tho
night and sho came forth, the petals
moved and sho was born. Her faco'ls
as dolidato as tho dusk; hor hair Is
aB night fnlllng over tho hills; hor
skin as bright as tho diamond. Sho
is full of health, no slokness can come
to her. Whon tho wind blows, I ,am
afraid, when tho breozes movo I fear,
I fear lost the south wind take her, I
tromblo lest tho breath of evening
woo hor from me bo light sho Is nnd
graceful. Her dress Is of gold, oven
Zfy2g
Df silk and gold, and her bracelets aro
of fine gold. Sho hath precious "stones
in her ears, but hor oyos, what Jowols
can comparo to thom? Sho Is proud,
my mlstroBs Bho is vory proud, and
all mon are afraid of hor In tho wholo
world nono can comparo with hor."
Woman Free Though Married.
In marrlago this dollcato young
crcaturo koepa hor own namo, but
thero Ib no confusion over her mar
ried state. Sho enters Into business
partnership with hor husband, or un
dertakes a business yonturo on hor
own account It sho opona a shop in
tho bazaar, it does not tako hor from
hor household duties for long, since
tho bazaars aro opon only throo hours
in tho day. Sho wearB hor silk at
homo, hor clothes nood llttlo or no
sowing, hor children no clothes at all.
Sho Is absolutely mistress of hor tlmo
and of herself. Tho husband here, as
elsewhere, however, is head of, tho
household, tho rule bolng one or love
and not of foar.
Tho Burmeso laws agaluBt Intoxi
cation and tho' taking of llfo are vory
stringent
roBtod when ho wbb bolng convoyed
a prlsouor through England. It is
manifested In tho library and takes
tho form that tho books cannot bo
kept In order. Thoy movo about or
are moved about from shelf to shelf.
If you arrango tho books of Shake
spoare in correct order on ono shelf,
by next morning tho volumo3 aro scat
torod anyhow on dlfforont shelves.
This lino gono on for years. At dif
ferent times tho library has been
soarchod und locked, watches havo
been sot all night, servants havccomo
and gono, but tho mysterious occur
rence goes on and la vouohod for, not
by ho family, but by the guests whs
have stayed in the house. Thero la
no logond to account for It -London
Aiau.
The Immortals.
Mrs. Partlngtons and Mrs. Moliv
props nro still with ub In tho flbah,
Recontly a woman at tho opera in
Chicago complained that her seat was
too far back. Sho said sho could hear
tho music all right, but tho perform
ers on tho atago "looLed 111c mlgno-!iottoa
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YOUNG PLAYERS EXCEf,
REASON WHY AMERICAN LEAGUE
LEADS OLDER RIVAL.
Sentiment Seema to Cause National!
to Keep Old Stara In Regular
Lineup Comparlaon of Roster-
la Quite Interesting.
(By FUANK O. MENKE.)
Because they porslst in hanging on
to their veterans long after their real
usefulness Is gono that's tho reason
why tho National league, onco tho
classiest organization In baseball haa
had to yield first place to tho Ameri
can league.
Thoro has boon no denying of tho
fnct that for tho past four years tho
American league teams have had It
"on" their National rivals. Tho Amer
ican leaguers havo boon triumphant
In tho last four world series combats,
and in tho majority of post-season
games botwecn tho AmorlcanB and Na
tionals tho teams of tho youngor or
ganization havo been triumphant, in
1913 tho American leaguers were win
ners In every series in which they en
gaged with tho NatlonnlB.
A glance through tho baseball rec
ords shows tho reason. Tho American
leaguo keeps a star playor aB long as
ho performs in major league stylo
but not ono dny longer. Thoy cut
him adrift when ho starts to Bkid and
supplant him with now blood bring
to tho foro somo youngsters who Boon
shlno Just as brightly as did tho stars
of old.
With tho National league It Is dif
ferent. Sentiment seems to cause
them to keep in the regular lineup
many old start long after thoy havo
slowed up long after added years has
robbed thorn of their former prowess
and made thom Inferior to the young
sters who are camping on tho benches
waiting to break hi.
Looking over tho 1001 records of
the American leaguo, and comparing
tho rosters of thoBo days with that of
1914, shows that only flvo men of the
400 odd, then in that league, aro still
In American league harness.' TIiobo
men aro Lajolo and Turner of tho
Naps, Crawford of the Tigers, 'and
Bender and Plank of the Athlotlcs.
Stovall, who Joined tho Naps back
in 1904, was with the St Louis Browns
until last fall, and now Is with tho
Federals. Harry Davis, a Btar In 1904,
Is still on the Athletic payroll, but hf
plays no longer Jimmy Callahnn,
Nap Lt.jt.1..
now manager of tho White Sox; Clark
Grlfllth, now managor of tho Senators,
and Nick Altrock, coachor, nro tho
only playors who played in 1904 who
still aro dravlng salaries from tho
Amorlcan leaguo.
But it's a bit dlfforont with tho Na
tional loague, which carried and
played regularly In 1913 nearly 35 mon
who woro in the gamo In W04, and
oven onrlior than that date. Included
in thiB list nro Wagnor, Urosnahan,
MathowBon, Amos, QamnlU, Hugglno,
Ever, MeCoriuIck, Wlltse, Noedham,
Dooln and Mcleun.
Glancing ovor the 1909 rosters of
tho Amoricnn and National leagues,
and comparing them with tho present
ones, Bhows that the Nationals still
havo noarly 70 'mon In thoir lineups
who were thoro in 1909, while the
Americans havo only about 40. This
moans that the Amorlcan Leaguers
havo weodod out tho slipping stars of
tho pthor days, and that the National
Loaguors have hung onto thom and
lost conBldorablo prostlgo thereby.
Tho result of theso conflicting poll
cIob has boon shown in tholntor-lengue
clashes In tho past fow years, Tho
Amorlcan leaguo outfits, composed
mostly of kids, havo been able to
swoop ovory thing boforo thom; tho
National leaguo, with Its heavy mom
borshlp of Bllpplng veterans, have
slowed up nnd have had to yield bo
foro tho onslaught of tho youngor or
ganization. It seoms to bo up to tho National
Leuguurs to wood out tho veterans
and let tho bench-warming kida oozo
out Into tho spotlight If thoy want to
save themselves from slipping to n
minor leaguo status when compared
wltli the Bpeod boys of the Amorlcan
leaguo. Tho now organization Iiub
forged ahead so rapidly In tho past
tew yoars, has so closely outclassed
Uiq Nationals, that many skeptical
fans aro declaring that the Nationals
today, despite their galaxy of stars,
do not rank superior to thoso of the
first division teams In tho class AA
minor leagues.
Harvard. Opens With Colgate.
Harvard s first baseball gamo at
n. mti tbu season will be with Colgate
on April 9
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Christy Mathewson,
Christopher MathewBon, veteran of
tho Giants' pitching staff and ono of
tho groatest heavers tho gamo has
ever known, was born in Fnctoryvlllo,
Pa., Aug. 12, 1878. Ho first attracted
attention by hla work for the Koy
stone ncadomy team of Fuctoryvillo.
In 1897 ho pitched for tho Y. M. C. A.
team of Scranton. Tho next year he
pitched for tho Bucknell college nine,
finishing tho season without a slnglo
defeat. At this tlmo ho was also tho
best full back that had ever played on
tho Bucknell eleven. After the col-
Frank Chaneo looks for the Ath
letics to repeat this year.
Fred SnodgraBfi has signed a three
yonr contract with tho Giants.
If tho dates don't conflict, mnybo
King Colo will play in both leagues.
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Hugh Bradley, ex-Rod Sox, who Is
Bald to havo Jumped o tho Feds, takes
with him a reputation aB a singer.
Vincent Campbol), former Pirato
player, and now a Boston Jravo, will
play with tho Indianapolis Feds this
season.
Goorgo Morlarty is spokon of as the
next managor of tho Dotrolt Tigers.
What's to becomo of Hughoy Jen
nings? Bad news for tho battors. Joo Wood
Is recovering rapidly and may be ablo
to pitch with all his old strength about
July 1.
Clarke Griffith Is willing to pny
$100,000 for T. II. Cobb, but Frank
Navln says his lowest cash price Is
$100,050.
The Giants aro said to havo tho tall
est battery In olthor loaguo. Rubo
Marquard and Larry McLean nro called
the Elffol tower twins.
Frod Toney Is on tho Cleveland
roster In an attempt to got back In the
majors. Tho former Cub Is doing his
boat to make tho Nap team.
Sam Aguew St. Louis Browns
catoher, cays that tho recruits with
tho Browns thlB spring are the best
lot of youngsters ho haa neon together
in a long tlmo.
"Chief" Myors will help coach tho
Giants' young pitchers. McGraw be
lieves that tho Indian is as good a
coach of young heavers as there Is In
tho league today.
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Umpiro Jack Sheridan was lost In
Egypt, ono of tho worst countries in
tho world to bo lost in. Besides, Jack
doesn't smoko olgarottes, can't rend
hieroglyphics,, and' caros nothing for
tho Nile.
Jimmy Williams, former Oriole and
Brown, is said to bo tho only playor
to got six hits In ono game. And
there are not vory many who made as
many ns live, olthor.
Evon Connie Mack got so oxcltod
over tho Murphy-Evors episode that ho
boldly broko Into print with the stato
mont'"Murphy should bo chased out of
baseball."
Tlllor Cnvot, tho young Dotrolt
hurlor, wonrs a teh'ade when ho le on
tho slab. He'll have to havo n little
moro Uian a shade to stlok In tho big
tonL
Fritz Mnlsul, tho third Backer tor
tho YankeeB, says, thnt ho signed with
Farroll boonuse ho had promised to
do so after ho heard from the Players'
Fraternity. That is why tho Federals
lost him.
The veteran Charley McCafforty, a
pltrhor who has woiked a scoie of
longuoa from the majors down to
Class D, has bien named a meiuli. r
of tho Wostorn lcnmo Btaff of i n
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Veteran of Giants' Staff.
lego season ended Matheweon be
enmo a professional and Joined the
Honesdnle (Pa.) team. The following
year he wub with the Taunton (Mbbb.)
team and tho Norfolk (Va.) team. In
1900 Christy Joined tho Giants, with
which club he has played over since.
MathowBon Is a wonder among pitch
ers, and especially as regards control.
Ho 1b the one pitcher who tries, appar
ently, to put every ball over the plato.
After fourteen years of winning work
in the big show "Matty" 1b still tho
leading pitcher in tho Natlonnl leaguo.
WHY JAKE STAHL DECLINED
Former Boston Leader Persuaded by
Business Associates to Remain
In Banking Business.
It was announced that Jake Stahl
Will not manago the Brooklyn Federal
leaguo team, neither will he manage
uny other Federal team or be con
nected with tho league In any way.
This decision on tho part of Stahl
came as n result of a mooting of the
board of dlroctors of tho Englewood
bank, with which Stahl has been con
nected. Tho bank officials hastily
met, and as a result of thte confer
once, Stahl was persuaded that his
Jake Stahl.
placo was with tho bank nnd thnt he
should not return to baseball at this
tlmo, If at all. Stahl declared that ho
was not influenced in his decision by
tho threats of Ban Johnson to expose
him aud force him out of baseball, It
he Joined tho Federals, assorting that
thoro was nothing In his past thnt ho
was afraid to have made public.
Parker Was Too Good.
" Tho University of Chicago has a
now ono In athletics. CharleB Parker,
captain of the track team, has been
dropped bocauBo 6f excellence In his
studies. Sounds funny, but truo. Park
er 1b taking a six-year course toward
on LL. D., but has already inndo 36
major credits, which entitle hlra au
tomatically to a bachelor degree. Tho
western conference bars dogroo hold
ers, so Parker must stop down and
out. "Kinder rough" on athletes when
they got socked on both ends.
Emulates McGravQ.
Following tho Innovation sot by
John McGraw of tho Giants last sea
son, when he quartered his Giants In
a, fnBhionablo family hotel during their
stays in St. Louis, It is ujmounced that
Manager Horc.og of tho Rods will also
Imve his team stop nl tho same hotel
the Buckingham, which first camo into
baseball notice whan Roger Brosnahan
stirred society guostB thero by punch
ing tho noso of a clerk who had called
him too early
Binghamton Buys Backstop.
The BIngbamton club, champions of
tho Now York Stnto leaguo have pur
chased Catcher Mike Kounlck from
Vancouver of the Northwestern
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