Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1897, Page 9

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OPPORTUNE HITTING + YESTERDAY Progress of the C. A. C. Tennis Tournament. CURRENT NOTES OF SPORT a Today's Schedale. Washington at Louisville. ~ ‘ Baltimore at Cleveland. + Boston at Cincinnati. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago. Brooklyn at Pittsburg. Record of the Clubs. W.L. PC.) Clubs. W. L. PC. 9 21 .704 Philadelphia. 35 40-467 46 23-667 | Chicago. 42 1440 roar) 41-431 41 28 3 49 31 28, 3% ood July Pittsburg. Although outbatted and outfielded yes- terday at Louisville, the Washington boys managed to win from the Colonels by the score of 6 to 4 through phenomenal fielding and opportune hitting. Magee did the twirling for the Kentucky thoroughbreds, and did well, with the exception of the eighth inning, when his delivery was touched up in such busin like style that before the third man was out four runs had been chalked up to the Senators’ credit. Prior to this fatal inning but four safeties had been registered by the Washingtonians, two of which had been scratches of the rankest sort, although bases on balls had proved costly in the first and second innings. “Silver” King fared badiy at the hands of the younger generation of ball players in the total number of safe hits tallied off of his benders and cross-fires, but his heady work told in the end, as he prevented a run crossing the plate in the last six in- nings, the sensational fielding by the play- ers back of him, of course, contributing in a great degree to this result. The fielding of Captain Tom Brown and the batting of DeMont were the features of the game, although the latter ma his good record by two misplays at short. ‘There were two men on bases in the last inning when Brown captured a ‘ly in short center that looked safe, thereby preventing a rally at the bat that looked very ticklish for his club, the catch resulting in a double play. In the first inning one run came the Sen- ators’ way. After Brown had walked and had been thrown out trying to steal sec- ond, Selbach singled and was more for- tunate with his pedals, stealing both sec- ond and third, and crossed the plate on DeMont's single. In the second we got another. Farrell went to first on bal stole second and scored on O'Brien's timely double to right. Blank followed blank to the Senators’ tal- ly sheet for five innings, and then in the eighth they got four runs and the same. Brown went to first on balls and to second ‘on Selbach’s single. Wrigley then made an infield hit and beat it out, filling the bases. DeMont then slammed one to left that brought the fleet-footed boys, Brown and Selbach, over the plate. With Wrigley on second and DeMont on first, Farrell drove a pretty one into right, scoring “Zeke,” and on the throw in DeMont scored also, as Stafford let the ball get by him and ‘roll to the left field fence. The Colonels secured their first run in the second. Stafford led off with a single into right field and reached second on O'Brien's muff of DeMont's nice assist of a sharp grounder from Wer- den’s bat. Dolan singled toward left, but DeMont held Stafford at third on blocking the ball. Clingman then hit to DeMont, forcing Dolan at second, and Stafford at last reached home on the out. In the third the Kentuckians got three runs across the plate, their iast of the game. Clarke singled to right, but Mc- Creary’s grounder forced him at second. Wagner followed with a single to left, send- ing Mac to second, and Stafford followed with a bunt which he beat out, filling the bases. Perry Werden then slashed out a screamer to left for two bases and the three men ahead of him scored. Cunningham and McGuire umpired game and gave satisfaction. the WASHINGTON. ' LOUISVILLE. R.H.OLAE, RE r Cark 0 MO 1 Wagn 1 siford, 2 Werden, o Wiion, 0 Dotan, "2 Clinginan, Magee, p. Totals... 2° Ey Ni] eescrernonerere oomle C) 0 . 3: Lonisville, |. 1; Louisville Louisvill Max ‘Two-ba rifics hit . Doub : Brown and Den Umpires—Cunningham and M Brooklyn Lost Two. The Brooklyns struck a large-sized snag at Pittsburg yesterday, the Pirates win- ning two games from them, although out- batted in each contest, the score being 4 to 1 a the first try and 3 to 0 in tae sec- end. The pitchers on both teams did fine twirling, but the errors of the Bric grooms were costly, while the Pirates pla: ed a heady game and ran bases in exce!- lent styl FIRST GAME. PITTSBURG. BROOKLYN, R.H.U.A-E. R.H.O.AE. Tanpebill, «f 1 2 3 0 © Griffin, cf...0 100 6 Lyons, 1b... 1 011 1 6: Jones, rf. 01000 Davis, 3b.°.0 0 1 3 1 Anderson, 10 1 40 9 E. Smith, bh. 0 0 1 0 O/Shindle, 3b.70 1 2 1 2 .1 1 2 0 OLaChauce, 1b0 018 1 0 Donovan, rf. 0 0 1 0 cl ol4i 1oO45 o1406 o1s. 0310 oo12 load 4472 Doubie |p veh aml LaChai 7. Hit SECOND GAMB. PITTSBURE HO, ‘Tanneh:I 020 Lyo-s, 1b. 0% 1 i or. a Lez 112 026 0206 o12 4716 Pittsburg Brook! 7 ‘ittsburg. Sacrifice _hits—Davi: Jones. Stolen bases. Smith, Padden. First base 797 “CRESCENTS*— $75, [75 350 “Crescents” “Crescenta”? “Crescents” have are are but easily the few the "06 $75 equais finest wheels. at wheels Brand any that new. Prices. < $50 Guaranteed none has for ever 6 bought. months. Western Wheel Works, S.E. Cor. 9th and H Stu. H. 4 os sl S. Jones, jr., Mgr. on balls—Of Payne, 5. Hit by ball—Griffin, Struck Ry Killen, 1; by Payne, 2. Time—1.50. Um- Sheridan. Even Brenk at Cincinnati. It was an even break at Cincinnati yes- terday, the Bostons capturing the first ene and the Ewingites getting the second, by the scores of 9 to 3 and 12 to 1, respect- ively. Dwyer was hit hard in the first contest, but Rhines allowed but two hits to be scored off of his delivery in the sec- ond. The second game was called at the end of the sixth inning on account of dark- ness. FIRST GAME. CINCINNATI. RH.OAB| + Burke, If. 0 Hamilton, cf Holliday, cf. i tontne cocoons none iti eonwrecnte > HwawcomcoP ecneconee o 0 0\Tenney, Ib 0 0|Long, +8. 2 0| Duffy, If. © o|Stahl, rf. 1 5 1 0 0 0 Collins, 31 3\ Lowe, 2b 0| Bergin, 0) Lewis, ‘p. ereanwwooooh *Batted for Cincinnati Boston. Z Barned runs—Cincinnati, 1; Boston, 5. hits—Rergen, Long, Collins, Lewis, Burke, Petts. e hits—Stabl, Lowe. Left’ on bases—Cin- ; Boston, 10. Stolen bases—Irwin, Miller. Double’ plays—Rergen, Collins and Tenney: Lewis, Long and Tenney.” First base on balls—OM Dwyer, 2;_off Lewis, 1.” Struck out—By Dwyer, 1. Time— Umpire—Hurst. SECOND GAMB. ATI ] OAR, Two-base CINC Burke, If. BOSTON. Sotmwowwie® S ooncor R. 0 0 Hamilton, cf 1 0 0 Tenney, Ib eecscc0s! enococosonh wl 2] eseocooso™ Z| onwroceren B! mm mrworstocon: El amo. Cincinnatt Boston. Barned runs—Cine hits Burke, amilton, cinnati, 6: Boston, 1 St First base on balls—Of Klol By Rhines, 2. Time—1.2 é 1026-2 200010 0-1 Boston, 1. -hase ‘hits—Riteh Left on bases— Cin: n bases Burke, Miller. edanz, 1. Struck out— Umpire—Hurst. Cleveland Defeated Bal more. Cy Young was back in his old-time form yesterday at Cleveland, and the Spiders walloped the Baltimores by the score of 7 to 2. Blackburn pitched for Baltimore ané@ hit easily. Jennings was hurt and had to retire, Kelley taking his place and going to left. BALTIMORE. R.H.O.AE, 012 1 3 Sucwoowcs eccwHsoooso ‘otals... 1 ‘kburn in the ninth. 01091 0-2 1 0-7 01000100 0-2 |. 3. First base rors— i. Left on bases Cleveland, rst base on balls om Young, 3! ruck out Ry , 4. Home shits an, Jennings Ammer (2), Burkett, Reitz, Sacri- W: Youn Double Time. Phillies Won at Chicago. The Phillies won from the Ansonites at Chicago yesterday by the score of to 6. ‘the home club was a patched-up affa Griffith being at third base and Callahan at center, and the errors of this pair really lost the game, although they batted well. CHICAGO. | PHILADELPHIA. é BE, “HOLE. Two hours. 3p 4 2100 “rm’k, s$1 1 1 o100 Callahan, cf. 1 3.0 2400 Ausoa, Ib... 119 21200 Ryan,’ rf.210 11 1500 Decker, If... 1 1 3 1230 rEg 3040 oid 1120 O16 1u20 6 15 27 13 o 00-6 002 0000101 0-9 Earned runs. “azo, 6. Left on bases—Chicago, Piiladelphia, 7. Two-base hits—Gritith, Calla: nson. ” ‘Phrebase ‘ooloy. « hit—Nash. Double nd out—By by Taylor, Hs-Of Friend, with ball . Umpire— Gay. Wilmot to Be Released. Walter Wilmot, manager of the Minne- apolis Base Ball Club, will receive his re- lease this week. The management has be- come dissatisfied with Wilmot’s work, and is trying to secure alliny Norman ba- ker, William Moran or some of that class. The y that Wilmot has been altogether too free and easy with the players this year, Base Ball Notes. Two games will be played at Louisville today, one being left over from the last trip on account of rain. McJames will try it again to redeem himself, in the first same, and German may fool the knowing ores in the second. Tomorrow the Senators set sail Louis, and after finishing the ‘s in the mound city travel to Baltimore for one game, and then we catch the Yirds in Washington tor three straigh ‘These games should be winners in the way of at- tendance, DeMont. is having an off year in fielding this se m, but he still has his bat ng eye with him, although on this trip it has fail- ed him quite frequently. Yesterc he was back in the game with his bat, making three of the eight hits that were credited to the Senators, all of which were very timely. ‘Tom Brown's catch yesterday of Wilson's fly in short center must have been a beauty bright. But then Tom does the act quite frequently, the game he is putting up this year being as good as any in his career. t look over the standing of the clubs see what a little spurt on the part of the Senators would do. This spurt is due to come when the club gets home, and the top of the second division is not too much to expect from them by the time the sea- sen closes. Think of Billy Rhines holding the Bos- tons down to two hits in yesterday’s game. Billy had previously lost five straight games, and the Cincinnati papers were jacing him for not keeping good hours and dallying too frequently with the hop vro- duct. The scoring must have done him good, taking his work yesterday as a criterion. Billy Lush will be back in the senatorial ranks next season, to say nothing of Mc- Gann, McHale and Freeman. All these Players are hitting well, and on the bases and in the field are about the best that have happened in the Eastern League this year. Slow work on the bases 1s what has handicapped the Senators this season, and this defect will be looked after next year. That Pittsburg outfield of the left wing throwing gear is a pretty fast one. Smith, Tannehill and Donovan cover everything between the fences about as fast as any in the business, Frank Selee is looking around for another pitcher and he tried to wheedle Mr. Mc- James out of the Senatorial band wagon, but Earle Wagner's cry for help spoiled a dark brown plot.—Exchange. These are the days when the pavilion manager, who never played a game of ball in his life, rises up and delivers himseit of long discourses on the situation and its remedies. Tom Brown is getting to be a slugger in his old age. Four hits in the last game at Pittsburg and three off Ehret and Rhines have had the effect of making “Manager Tom” think pretty well of himself. New York wanted Clarke. Scrappy offer- ed Tiernan, Dad Clarke, Park Wilson and $6,000 for Louisville's $10,000 left tielder. But the Colonels could not see it that way. The other day at Cincinnati, Manager Hanlon said George Washington Black- burn of the Texas League would not do. After the game at Chicago in which he shut out the Colts, Manager Hanlon says he fs all right, which adds nothing to Man- ager Eddie's standing as an infallible judge. New York evidently is afraid of being buncoed on the gates in the west, as weil as being poisoned, the club taking two financial managers with it to watch the gates. It looks like Mose had been up against a brace game somewhere in his career. It is seldom that you hear of three errors being made on one batsman in one time at the bat. This occurred in yesterday's game at Cincinnati. Corcoran, in the sixth in- ning, gave three chances, all of which were Fefused. First he hit up a foul fly to his right that Tenny muffed. Then he popped for St. up a foul fly to left that Colitis chased and dropped. Then he hit a grounder that Herman Long fumbled, and teok his base. ‘Thus three out of the four errors made by the Bostons were made on ‘one man. Manager Frank Selee af the! Boston base ball team was in New Castle, Pa., Monday and Tuesday. He expected to see Charley Hickman, the star twirler of the Interstate League, pitch, but rain prevented the game with Dayton. Mr. Selee, however, judging from what he had heardyJand after having a talk with Hickman, 4) a deal by which Boston became the owner of the young man, and the ce t that even- ing with Mr. Selee to joifi th es at Cin- cinnati. Hickman did not Khcw that he was going until ten minutedi before train time. Selee paid $1,500 fof the man. There {s a verbal agreement between New Castle and Poston that if Hickmar will not do for the big league he will be returned to New Castle. In fact, Hickman stated em- phatically to Mr. Selee that he would not go any place else. Pittsburg was after Hickman, INTEREST IN DIXON-HAWKINS GO. Colored Fighter Has the Rest of the Betting in Coming Match. SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.—On next Fri- day night the patrons of boxing in San Francisco will have an opportunity of wit- nessing a contest that partakes of a cham- Pionship class. On that day Geo. Dixon, the champion, will meet Dal Hawkins, the Californian, who finished Martin Flaherty at Carson in one round. The prospects of a whirlwind affair are exciting a great deal of interest in the San Francisco sporting world. Dixon has been hard at work for three weeks and is in splendid condition. He -has been in training with Joe Wolcott, who is matched with Green and Jack Everhardt, who will meet Spider Kelly on August 6. Pools are selling at 10 to 7, with the colored man on the long end. There is plenty of Hawkins money, how- ever, and it fs not unlikely that the men will enter the ring at nearer even money than the prevailing odds. Hawkins’ friends argue that his chances of success are bet- ter than Dixon's, inasmuch the Cali- fornian beat Flaherty in one. round, while Dixon could do no better than a draw with the Lowell lad on three different occasions. Pomeroy and Campbell Winners of Yesterday's Matches. Only two matches were played yesterday in the annual tennis tournament of the Co- lumbia Athletic Club on account of the bad condition of the grounds, but two courts being available for use. These were be- tween Davis and Pomeroy .and Taliaferro and Campbell. Pomeroy defeated Davis 6-3, 6-1, and Campbell defeated Taliaferro 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. The attendance was not large, but plenty of enthusiasm was manifested. Pomeroy played a good staying game, while Davis went to pieces at critical times. ‘The other game was more interesting and was closely watched by the spectators. Campbell developed a graceful style and won out on general good play. Taliaferro’s play after his first service, which was ex- cellent, was somewhat weak. The winner of the championship is hard to pick on ac- count of the new players that have en- tered the club since last season. The tournament will continue every afternoon until finished, and the finals in all proba- bility will be reached some time next week. Will Play at Columbin Field. The second game between the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Columbia Athletic Ciub base ball teams will take place at Columbia Field-tomorrow after- noon. The C. A. C. team yon the fir game and the [. C. C.’s are defermined that such a state of affairs shal{not come to pass a second time. The InfeTState team is one of the strongest departmental teams in the field this season, gpd the Columbia boys have greatly. improved in their play, so that a snappy game may be expected. " Scope. The American Kennel Cfab Nas just made an important move, as a-result of which the entire Dominion of Gapudg comes un- der the club's jurisdiction. In future all shows held in Canada will be conducted under the rules of the American Kennel Club, and the executive committee of the Canadian Kennel Club becomes the Cana dian advisory board of the American Ken- nel Club. Wongo and Abbott. Frank Wongo, the Indian, wants to fight Stanton Abbott, the ex-lightweight cham- pion of England. Abbott, who will short- ly be in Norfolk, will no doubt accept the challenge. The match will ‘be -held near Norfolk. Some Great Marksmanship. In the competition for the Queen's prize at Bisley, England, yesterday, in the first stage, 600 yards distance, there was some phenomenal shooting. Two of the compet- itors tied with scores of 102, a third had a score of 101 and four had scores of 100 each. There were no Canadians among the Sir Donald Smith, the Canadian high commissioner, has offered a cup for the highest score in the “grand aggregate.” ‘The Canada Club has offered one for the highest score in the “voluntcers’ aggre- gate” and a prize of $250 is offered by Lord Mount Stephen, the conditions of which have not yet been settled. McLaughlin and Kerka The opening contest of the six-day bil- Hard tournament between Hugo Kerkau, champion of Germany, and Ed. McLaugh- lin, champion of Pennsylvania, took place in New York Monday. Many wagers were made besides the purse of §25 Daly. Kerkaw maile a. score of 30) polite ard McLaughlin scored 231 points. Twenty- eight innings were played and the averages were: Kerkau, 10 20-28; McLaughlin, 8 17-28, McCoy and Ryan Matched. At Buffalo, N. Y., Chas. (Kid) McCoy and Tommy Ryan of Syracuse were yesterday matched to fight on September 8 before the ciub offering the largest purse, the weigh in at 158 pounds, ? "°° eae Lizzie Glau Makes New Record. TOLEDO, Ohio, July 21.—Lizzie Glau, the German champion bicyclist, has made a new outdoor world’s record for woman riders. In one hour at the Casino track she rode twenty-seven miles and four and one-half laps, fourteen laps to the mile. — ees NEW STYLE OF TURRETS. They Will Be Used on New Battle Ships. Steel turrets of new design have been adopted by the Navy Department for use on the battle ships Alabama, Wisconsin and Illinois. They are the design of As- sistant Naval Constructor!’ Dashiell, and are unlike those carried on any other war- ship. In the proposed turrets 43-inch guns will be installed, capable;;of.da most de- structive fire, and at the-sarke time well protected from bombardméft of assault of any kind. The main featiresof the new turrets are vertical walls on the rear and sides and a sloping platé in front. The plates are of a uniform hiékness of 14 inches, the front plates sldpin# 42 degrees to the horizontal. At such an’ inclination it will be almost impossible-for any pro- Jectile, no matter how heavy and with what velocity it is sent, tg, penetrate the plate, while the vertical plates would re- sist a 12-inch shot at 2,000 yartis range. One of the chief advantages: of this in- clined plate over the verticalyplates that are used in the construction of, all turrets on other warships is the deflecting quali- ties it has. It has been redégnfted that the necessity for keeping the turret guns trained at all times on the enemy opens the immediate front or exposed part of the ‘turret to serious consequences, while with @ curved-plate that will defiect the projec- tiles it will be almost impossible to do the turret any great harm when the deflective parts are presented as the target. : ee National Cuban League. The regular meeting of the Cuban League will take place this evening at Confed- erate Veterans’ Hall, corner of 1ith and E streets. League members are requested to meet at 7:15 sharp in order to give op- pertunity to attend the laber meeting at Typographical Temple in» a body. It is hoped that all members wilt be rrompt. —_.—__ If you want anything, try'an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. A BLUFF THAT FAILED. But the Failure Brought About the Object for Which It Had Been Tried. From tLe New York Sun. “Tt frequently happens,” said a college graduate, “that different chapters of the same Greek letter fraternity, situated at different colleges. develop different charac- teristics. All of these societies, I think, are organized to encourage literary pur suits, I mean that’s what the constitutions say. As a matter of fact, the literary ele- ment is rather lost sight of in most cases in the stress of having a jolly good time. When convention time comes round, how- ever, the chapters that have maintained their literary quality come to the fore, and the others have to put up a bluff by send- ing as delegates men who have high stand- ing as scholars, or else take a very back seat. “The chapter to which I belonged was located at a country college and in some or other it had acquired a reputation in the fraternity of being essentially non- literary, ard, in fact, rather sporty in char- acter. This was so much the case that in my junior year there was a movement on foot to expel or suspend cur chapter frora the fraternity. We weren't very strong in high-stand men and couldn't even scar? up two to go as delegates to the convention. Another man and myself were finally se lected for this function, as the most un- sophisticated-looking members of the chap- ter “As usual in such cases, a special train was made up to start from the western- most chapter and to pick up as many of the other delegations as cculd be arranged on its wey to the convention city. We were among the more remote chapters, and when we boarded the train there was only one other delegation on board, composed of three members. We sighed when we saw big boxes of bottled beer in the freight car, and reflected on the elaborate instructions we had received from our constituents. We were primed for the occasion. My com- parion, Forbes, had a classical volume in each side pocket of his coat and there were ink stains on his fingers. I had borrowed from a classmate a medal given for schol- arship, and this I iad rather ostentatiously hung on my watch chain. “We soon made the acquaintance of the other three delegates ard joined them in their state room. Before long they pro- posed a game of poker, and one of them produced a pack of cards. Forbes sald he didn’t play, retired to a corner, pulled out a copy of Gladstone’s “Landmarks of Ho- meric Study,” and after gazing thoughtfully out of the window for a moment or two, apparently became absorbed in it. I ad- mired his conception of the part, but 1 couldn't bring myself to break ‘up the game, and that’s what it meant, for every- body knows there's no fun in three-hanged poker. Besides, there were only three dele- gates on the train to witness my fall. 1 said I didn’t play, but had seen the game and thought it looked interesting. willing to learn. ‘When we got started there was a de- mand fcr a buck, and I unhitched the scholarship medal and dropped it into the pot as a good me: of calling attention to it. Everything went on swimmingly for a while. I had outrageous luck, and won pot after pot, so they were confirmed in the idea that I was a beginner. After a while one of the other de'egates got away with a jack pot, and while he was wait- ing for the cards to be dealt he picked up I was the medal and glanced carelessly at the obverse side. I hadn't examined it par- ticularly, but I found out afterward that it bore th: GARRETT J. GARDNER, Weymouth University, Class of’ $7. me wir pardon, Brother Gardner.’ he said, with a touch of sarcasm, ‘I thought you said your name was Hawkins, and we've all been calling you that right along.’ “There was a smothered guffaw from be- hind the ‘Landmark of Homeric Study,’ and I saw that the jig was up. We made a clean breast of it, and Forbes sat into the game, making it five-handed, which, of course, is the ideal game. We didn’t lose any time sending forward for a consign- ment cf that bottled beer, and the floor was strewn with dead Indians when the train filled up with other delegates, and they crowded around to watch the game. ‘Our elaborate bluff hadn't worked, and the convertion opened with our chapter in just as bad odor as before, but we had made stanch supporters of the three dele- gates and some other kindly spirits who had joined us on the train. They all went to work like beavers, and when our case was taken up in the convention we had a good working majority which sustained our chapter with a whoop.” ———_+ e+ —__ A Royal Tragedy. From Temple Bar. About the same period at which Queen Caroline was earning notoriety for herself, there resided in a small town in the north of Germany a man noted for his skill as a public executioner. Late one evening two men in military uniform called upon this person and requested him to accompany them, as his services were required at some distance, and would be liberally re- warded, but that he must censent to be blindfolded. To this, after some demur, he consented,and entered the carriage brought by the two officers. Apparently they drove a long distance, and at last by the sound he judged that they had ed a bridge and entered a paved courtyard. The carriage having stopped, he w: sisted to alight, and conducted along cor- ridors and up stairs, till at last, the ban- dage being removed, he found himself in a large, gloomy room, in the center of which stood a block with a heavy sword laid on it, A door at the far end of the room open- ed, and a tall and very handsome woman entered, led by two men, and gagged. She was forced to the block and the execution- er ordered to do his office. With some hesi- tation he obeyed. Instantly he was again blindfolded, hurried down stairs, placed in the carriage, and driven off at full speed. To all his inquiries and remonstrances his escort remained obstinately deaf; but on reaching his home, a very large sum of money was given him, with a warning that he would do well never to attempt to solve the mystery or tell of that night's work. Shortly afterward he heard that the Duchess of Wurtemburg, sister of Queen Caroline, had died suddenly on that very night. She was a woman of great beauty, and known to be an object of great jeal. ousy and suspicion to her husband, who was said to keep her in enforced seclusion, and from inquiries he made the execution- er felt no doubt that this ill-fated daugh- ter of the house of Brunswick had been the gagged lady who had been thus se- cretly done to death by his hand. saabe et A Magnetic Drill. From the Engineering Magazine. The use of magrets for lifting purposes and as a substitute for clamps is rapidly extending, and to see the ease and facility with which a five-ten casting can be picked up and carried around the shop is very striking. With the old process holes have to be bored in masses of metal in all sorts of odd and inconvenient places and at angles so that very often it is necessary to rig clamps for holding the drilling machine to its work. The application of the port- able electric motor for this purpose was a long step in advance, and this method has been of great service in dealing with the armor of the new cruisers. When a port- able drill, however, is coupled with a mag- netic clamping device the ideal conditions are realized. Dr. Louis Bell recently de- scribed a drill of this pattern. It consists of a motor and its worm-driven drill, to- gether with a universal mounting of four adjustable feet. When placed fairly upon a ship’s plate or other mass of iron these drills have an adhesive force of nearly half a ton each. The drill can then be adjusted and clamped by the simple turning of a key, and it will then bore holes up to an inch in diameter as fast as it can be safe- ly worked. The whole affair weighs only about 200 pounds. These portable drills in small sizes, particularly when the clamping is magnetic, are invaluable in general ma- pe shop practice, and in modern building worl First boarder—“Were you here last sum- mer?” Second boarder (crossly)—“No; think I'd be here now if I had been here last sum- mert: ——+e+_____ If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer, BOYS CATCHING TURTLES. A Prolific Source of Revenue Juvenile Sportsmen. From the Indianapolis News, The smail boy seems to have more inge- nious ways of making money for the fam- ily while the hard times are on than his father, and he is putting them to good use, at least in this section, where the numer- ous big ponds and rivers offer him an op- portunity. Not only does he go frog-hunt- ing every night, selling his catch for a good, round sum per dozen, but he has dis- covered that there is a good market for turtles, both snappers and soft-shell, and that it costs him hardly anything beyond his trouble and a good broilng in the hot sun, which he does not mind, to catch enough in a day to discount the wages of the stoutest workingman. The News correspondent noticed a num- ber of little fellows in a butcher shop two days ago, trying to obtain some tainted meat. They explained that they used it in catching snappers. They go to any creek, or to the ponds, or to the Ohio, where the water is not too deep and the bottom mud- dy, which is the favorite resort of the snapping turtle. The hooks are baited with the meat, and it is seldom long until one of these creatures is caught. The boy have to be careful not to allow their catch to bite them, but beyond that and the oc- casional loss of a hook, there is no risk. Some of the boys do not even resort to hook and line, but use simply their feet, doing their turtle hunting in the shallow waters of a group of ponds back of this city. They wade into the water, which is hardly knee-deep. At their approach the turtles sink into the bottom mud, and the youngsters, wading along, soon discover their game by stepping on it with their bare feet and bringing it to the surface triumphantly. The turtles sell for a good price, which varies, however, considerably from day to day, and a good turtle catcher gan make as much as $2 a day. Some of the youngsters give the soft- shell turtles, found on shallow banks in Ohio, the preference, since they can at the same time catch turtles and enjoy a swim. They simply surprise the turtles while on the sand banks. These turtles firnish a jelly which the delight of the gourmand. Sees A RUNAWAY ENGINE. STOP! How the Davy Crockett Wax Brought to a Standstill With Wheels Buzzing. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. “When the road was first built,” the story-telling railroad -man continued, “which now rurs from Harrisburg to Ca! andaigua, N.Y., it was nicknamed the ‘Dav Crockett,’ and for many years thereafter the name clung. It was brought about in this way: “One dark night, when the conductor was taking three passenger cars through to Sun- bury, he noticed the headlight of a loco- rrotive in the rear. He instantly informed the engineer of the fact, and both began speculating what it meant. The train was rvnning at a high rate of speed, but th headlight in the rear was gaining steadily qn them. As there were no lights in the rear of the headlight, they concluded it mvst be an empty engine. That road twi in and cut among the mountains, and skirts the banks of the Susquehanna river in such a way as to permit any one looking back to observe what is going on in the rear for a considerable distance. “The conductor ordered the engineer to put on more steam, and the latter pulled the throttle wide open. Then followed a wild chase through the night. ursued tore along at the highest spe ybody on the cars believed that the gineer of the pursuing engine was either drank or crazy. “At last a bright idea struck the engineer. He recalled tne fact that a locomotive can ake little progress on greasy rails. The contents of two large cans of lard oil were F n the track from the rear of enger coach, The idea proved great one. Soon the headlight of the 1 suing engine grew dim in the dista When it was safe to do so the train s and backed up to solve the mystery. very funny sight was revealed. “One of the firest engines on the roa called the ‘Davy Crockett’"—they gave th locomotives names in those days instead of numbers—had broken away from a hosiler up at Williamsport, and started down the track on a voyage of destruction. The oil poured on the track had baffled all the de- structive abilities that locomotive po: sessed, There stood the “Davy Crockett puffing and snorting like a Texas steer, th driving wheels buzzing around on | thi greased track like a flywheel in a machine shop, but hardly moving an inch.” ++ —___ Pursuer and 1 ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS. From the New Orleans Picayune. Last night there was a reunion of mother and son at the Denechaud Hotel, in -con- nection with which there is a very pretty romance. About a month ago a R n boy arrived at the hotel, and it was known that he had run away from his home in St. Petersburg. He could not talk Ei ish, but managed to carry on a sort of discon- nected conversation with the young men about the hotel, particularly the young son of Landlord Demechaud, and among the first things that was asked was where he could get a horse to ride along the sea- shore, which he supposed was contiguous to the city. He remained at the hotel and wrote to his home, asking information about the family, and saying that he wanted money, and would wait here for an answer. His mother answered the letter, and then, on reflection, made up her mind that she believed he would leave the city as soon as he got the letter; she at once determined to ‘outrun it and arrive h self here first, if possible. She asked an- other lady to come with her, and she con- sented, and they telegraphed and found out that they could make connection all the way through to this city if they lost no time, and so they started on the long race to beat the letter to New Orleans. Making hasty preparations, they started from St. Petersburg twelve days ago, at 730 p.m., and went by the way of Berlin, and thence to France, and across the chan- nel to London, and there embarked on one of the American lire steamers for New York, and, on arriving there, immediately took the train for this city, and arrived at the hotel at 8:30 last night, very tired, after so long a ride, and very glad, indeed, to find the young man there safe. He was out when they arrived, and had not ex- pected them, and was very much surprised and delighted when he returned and found his mother and aunt waiting for him. After exchanging greetings, the party went into the cafe for supper, and the boy was seated between the two ladies, chatting merrily in Russian, when the reporter caught a glimpse of them. The ladies looked as if they did not intend to let the young lad escape them, and he seemed glad enough to have them near him. A trip of twelve days from St. Petersburg to New Orleans is something remarkable, and undoubtedly is a record-breaking one. It must have been a great strain on the minds of the hurrying ladies to think that they barely had a chance to get here in that time, if there was no accident, and even a small delay would have spoiled their plans. But they beat the letter, which is due to arrive today. The ladies are Mme. de Nultz Brown and Mme. Eperhoff. They are small and dark-complexioned, and speak Russian almost altogether, although the former can speak a little French and a few words of English. They had not had time to discuss their plans last night, but will no doubt make their way home to St. Petersburg in a more leisurely manner than they came-here. Keeping Up Appearances. From the Argonaut. A performance of “The Barber” was be- ing given in honor of Rossini in the local theater. While the overture was in full swing, he noticed a huge trumpet in che orchestra, manifestly blown with remark- able force and continuity by a member of the band, but not a sound in the least akin to the tons of that instrument could be heard. At the clcse of the performance, he interviewed the conductor, and asked him to explain the purpose of the noiseless trumpet. He answered: “Maestro, in this town there is not a living soul who can play the trumpet; therefore I specially en- Sage en artist to hold one up to his lips, binding him by an oath not to blow into it, for it looks well to have a trumpet in an operatic orckcstra.” —————— As a precaution agairet accidental pol- soning, the German goverrment has passed a law requiring all drugs intended for in- ternal use to be put in round bottles, and those which are only used externally to be placed in hexagonal bottles. MERTZ’S. lee Cream Soda, 5c. aml oda 3273 4 Sy te, 1 for particulars was the No. Tuesda Syringes & Water Bottles Reduced The well-known frm «iv nee at these prices: 1 Congress 3 fittings, for only = $1.12 st O3c. 4-quart, same as above. Mertz’s Pharmacy, 11th & F Sts. J od PASTEURIZING MILK AT HOME. Be Done at Lite Expense re Preventive of Disease. Mossinan in can now obtain don a lay nd usually at r tewns and ise- lated homesteads, it « be ured and must be prepared home. The pract common one, and beneficial but for the in- creased difficulty of digestion, producing results quite as alarming as any likely to In most larg cities 0 seale at © of boiling milk is net an un- occur from the use of crdinary raw milk. P urizing accomplishes practically all that boiling does and that without to any not ceable degree affecting either the flavor or digestive properties of the milk. Tho process is one that is recommended by the most thorough bactericlogists of this coun- try and Europe. In the d artment circular a stmple sehold apparatus is described, consist- of four or six bottles made to set iu a which is provided with a co » milk is bottled and the bo placed in the pail, which has i with wa The v.hol then the required degree, about 10) degrees F., at wh temperature it remains for ten or and is then chilled down fifteen minut = apidly as possible with- A friend of 3 pasteurized suc- fully by taking any ordinary bo:ztles, filling with milk to the neck or a little bo low, placing a stopper of coiten batting in of wood, or inverted pi whieh has & perforated, in a thin or pail of water. The whole is th ted until the milk shows a temperature of nearly 14 grees. The bottle then stoppered and the pail and contents are removed to the back of the st where the temperature will remain fairly constant for 20 minutes, especially if covered with some non-con- ducting material, as a cloth er dry towel or the pail cover. At the end of the minutes the bottles are removed and set ia warm water, which is gradually cooled and then iced. The bottle may finally be put in the refrigerator after being partially chilled in water. Pasteurizing may also be accomplished with equally good, if not better, results in tin vessels, either a double boiler oatmeal cooker or two dishes of suitable capacity, one with a diameter two inches shorter than the other. The water is poured int» the outer dish at boiling point, the milk dish and contents being set in at once and the milk constantly stirred until its tem- perature is 150 degrees. It is taen removed for a moment, while the water in the outer dish is tempered to the same, or a degree or two higher. The miik is then set i, into the boiler, put to one side and closely covered and wrapped in order to retain the heat for fifteen or twenty minute: The advantage of tin ve is that they may be plunged from hot water to ice water without danger of breakage and with possible advantage to the milk. If the object of pasteurizing be to de- strey the bacillus of tuberculosis a mini- mum temperature of 149 degrees should be maintained for fifteen minutes, or My de- grees for half an hour. If milk can be obtained from a herd known to be free from tuberculosis or the person has no fear of this trouly rizing temperature of from 1 degrees maintained for fifteen or t s is sufficient to give good k; and to effectually get rid of at of all bacteria, including the which produce stomach disturh- vomiting and cholera infantum in children, In all pasteurizing work the sudden chill- ing to Ww degrees, or thereabouts, is in The milk should be kept ‘covere tas low a temperature as can be ob- Treated in this manner pasteur- milk will be found to have a delight- fully sweet, pure taste long after common milk has lost its freshness. On the ave: age it keeps frcm six to thirty-six hours longer than unpasieurized milk in. ths same temperature. —— pe A ROOF GARDEN OF HIS own. Practic: Une of a Wonderfal Wild Grapevine. From the Omaha Bee. A. Hospc, jr.,who lives at 17th and Davens port street, has a unique roof garden at- tached to his residence. Several years ago he built a brick one-story addition to his home. Afterward he planted a sprig of wild grepevine at the southwest corner of the house. The vine grew, and continued to grow till the growth became wonderful. It covered the south side of the house, including the brick addition. It then sought to continue its meanderings over the root. Mr. Hospe put some frames on the roof of the addition, and covered them with lattice wire, fcrming a canopy eigat to ten feet high. The vine took advantage of the opportunity offered it and covered those wires with its thick verdure, leaving vacancies only where the wire had been arrar ged to accommcdate entrances to the bower, and to furnish light. The vine is so thickly entwined over the frames that it furnishes shade and a cool resort in the warmest of weather. Mr. Hospe put a slat floor over the tin roof of the addition, placed a cot, rustio chairs and other comfortable seats within the bower, fixed up a nook for his pet par- rot and other birds, and has almost Baby- lonian comforts on his own homestead. E; trance to the roof garden can be madé from the yard by means of a stairway, or from a docr leadirg from the hall on the second floor of his home. Mr. and Mrs. Hospe invited a number of their friends in last evening to spend th heated hours in this delightful retreat 4 their two daughters entertained a large party of young friends at the same time. ~———_+ 0+ ____ He Calls Himself Blondin’s Successor. From the London Leader. One of the jubilee visitors from the other side of the water of whom something is likely to be heard is James Hardy of To- ronto, who claims to succeed Blondin, and asks the world to adopt the name for him. One of his most recent exploits was to walk a tight rope 900 feet long, stretched at a height of 220 feet over the river at Rochester, N. Y. The Canadian Biondin is ed to stand on his head, run, dance, walk backwards and sideways, do trapeze feats, do a “pole squat”—what- ever that is—which is counted most diffi- cult, and lay on his back all on the sway- ing wire hundreds of feet in the air. eee een rs een that -servant—a It matters little what it is —whether a situation or “want” ad. in The Star will person who can fill your need.