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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-13
INSIDE 4 BASE BALL.
How tho Popular TOY 10 Made First u
Bouues and Then N OF to Bounes Too Much.


In oil tho toy, game. and sporting goods
stores the new supply OF balls for the game OF
base ball has boon laid In. and the balls. lying
in pasteboard compartments and rolled up In
tinfoil. or having their coverings colored red
or blue are as pretty rs so many Easter eggs.
The nrst-class regulation ball for this year is
no different from that in use last year. 1t cost
$3.50. and sells at wholesale at the ratio OF SIS
n dozen. 1t weighs about five ounces. and
when thrown on board floor sounds ike
young paving stone: Il ts inst about Is solid
the stitches arc almost even with the leather.
il i were rec red hot or covered with prickers.
Base balls are dear because they are made by
r Se osy ssrS sf a hand e
q Iafs rubber round ana TefIshins an ounce;
yarn. In some balls, after thick layer Of yarn
Is wound on. the bal Is DIPPED In rubber then
and flnay yet more Is wound on and then tie
5n I'D: al SssS
Girls make all The balls The process . some:
thing ike that Of making certain mixed drinks.
Players want what is called dead bali. that 10,
sess hsn bas oas to- s0n So
rubber is put In to make 1t bounce lust a little.
and tho yarn Is wound tight and concrete Ia
added to stop 1t bouncing at all. Thus the
happy medium Ia reached. Sometimes moulded
vucaniZed rubber Ia used.
The best balls are covered with horseskin
because IT. Is strong and tough. Many Of thase
are sewed with catgut. but In damp weather
the catgnt loosens, and therefore at such times
Professional havo agreed upon the best
form Of ball and have ruled that It shall accord
with these specifications:
The hall must weigh not less than hve than
hve and quarter avoirdupOis II must
not less Than nine more than mine and
ter inches In circumference II must be composed Of
woollen yarn, and shall not contain more ban one
OF vucanized rubber In mould FORM and oh all be
covered with leather.
Base balls can be purchased for s. 10. 30. as.
and 81 cents Manv OF these are machine
leather. wound up with cord. pressed into
shape and covered with common leather. The
the shape OF an egg. A little later It still re-
sembles an egg-one that has been hit with q
club
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-13
LEAVES OF NATURAL HISTORY
short Stories About D"gs, Cats, and Bird
Cleaned from All Parts OF the World.

A Glendive. Montana, lady heard her lapdoR scream
franticaily aud hurryinR 10 the door saw immense
eagle soaring away with the squirmlnH black and in
his taona Selling shotgun, phe let ny both barrels.
She saved the remnants OF the dog while the eagle got
away with the loss OF but two feathers.
large blue heron t,at was preying upon the young
Ash In the hatchery on Platte River, Colorado attacked
William r sis,y, the Fish Toner and whipped
him terribly After the first surprise col Ssty rushed
~ upon the huge heron seized 4 by the body aud qrl.d
to the ground Then the struggle was soon decided.
Col Si.ty simply held until the bird was choksd to
death.
In the barroom Of hotel in Denver sat one-legged
named Co, stranger lit the house dog with
his and COyhs took tn. brte's part The d0x fol,
lowed cOyne all day, and when hy Went to the attic for
the night the dog stairs and crawled into the bed.
C0yne threw him Off, but the dog jumped back. In tho
night the hotel took hrs and toyne alone saved,
the dog awakening him In time,
H. stuart Worthy in Mature tells interesting story
OF he found m the NaiaAo with It's fn0 piuied TO
the ground by bayonct For mornings he took her
10 the nearest rrRimenih SURGEON and hal her foot
the doctors tent scratched the to be let In and
then held w her paw to he doctored.
lady ~ San Rafael has succeeded In tanning ~. wd
branch Of tree her bead and no u with swret
ened water The birdie had their slender Ills thrust
into the flower from which they took long drnnHhts
every day afterwArd shs ncd tros nOw with l'sy.
The birds coon became impatient they w"ull not
welt until she went away bait fed while shs was "!''na
the aoWog. -
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signboard marked six miles to MONTGOMERY Ala,s
was found In the mountains after the tornado $50 miles
from Montgomery.
A gentleman OF Brixhtwood. Ind. sat with child
upon each knee during the cyclone The house
was demolished and the killed, but neither Of The
children wna injured. .s-
Daniel Watson of Rockisrham. n. C., kent his gun
the head OF his bed When he was found after the
storm, his gun hni been discharged und the entiru
charge had passed through his body.
Near INDIANAPOLIS n horse and buggy contsinna two
going in the face Of the storm separated the
buggy being blown through fence leaving the horse In
the street Neither the the animal injured.
chest lodged In the yard OF Mrs Charles Filters
Wheeling Va. which. among other thugs contained
many letters that had been written while the writer
In the army and were adore ssed to his swcetheart
NOV his wiie) The owner of the chest lived IN Indus
try. Ia.
Near Xenia Ohio Capt Godfather, with his team, took
refuge In covered bridge, IL swept from It's
foundation his horses xled aud his wagon deinol
ished but the Captain escaped without injury lie was
found held tightly in the water TO hs neck by fallen
tinbern.
Robert Wilson had Just retired TO bed when tho wind
struck his home AT Rockingham \. q, Iii. clothing lay
upon chair and IN his vest was gold watch lie was
blown out Into the garden and his watch wus found
hanging by the cham iu the top Of high tree BY
Twas still going.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-13
SHORT STORIES ABOUT SNAKES. |

.sgreen snake was found by couple q gentlemen IN
Of beech tree u proved TO be horned hoop snake
which In rolling down hill after had struck
the solid wood.
A reporter or the Americas. Ga Recorder. while IN
Magnolia Dell on "Wednesday, saw u fierce battle he
tween king snake and n moccasin In the water. The
light lasted about twenty minutes Stones aud sticks
were thrown n, but there was no getting the snake.
apart when the reporter left nothing could he of
the moccnsn hut the red body Of the king snake
occasionally to be seen ~ lie pulled himself out Of the
mud.
Prof Bell found couple Of torpid coachwhp snakes
while In camp near SnntA Rosa Fla. He put Them IN
neat package and laid It on stump. On the following
day, winch was warm and pleasant. young lady and
gentleman out driving discovered the package and
PropIiaed IT, A. the Young lady united the string the
coach whips shot out like arrows She tnmbled out OF
the buggy side snd he on the other, white the
horse ran away.
standing ~ the doorway q ~ home was charmsd BY
but two feet away. and wRG gently moving It's hesd
backward sad forward and lcki.x At the chiid with
eyes like two nAnes. The chd's sister ~ years Of
pullsd her little brother away when the reptile elide
swiftly out Of sight, The child seemed stupSd&d for
Doins time afteTwASd.
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MAJ xsrArs n.xrxrsoxxc..
Mr. ntsss&sr CHATS 81 Psst aAA Prsssas
valses 81 Desirable Clsy Properly.

nGs. ntsss&sr Chats - Psse aAa Prsssas
vsises 81 Desirable Csty Property.
James Blocker. the present auctionecr Of
real estate. is grandson Of the James Bleecker.
whose advertisement appeared In the FIRST copy
OF THE Sun. over fifty years ago. Tho family
has. In fact. been continuously in the auction
business In this city since 1855. when Anthony
Lispenard Blocker had an ofice ut 40 Wall
street. Speaking Of the present aspect Of the
real estate business Mr.. James Blocker said
yesterday:
"while do not believe there is such boom
in the real estate market Is some writer's en-
dsavor to make out. must say that find .
steady demand for permanent investment.
Small tradesmen and other capitalists having
money to spare are looking to real estate
as tho safest Investment The risks OF
the stock market are too great for this. sort
They are wiling 70 take loss interest q order
g 81 s ssdiso cs s9s
Of every sale, Lover BrosdEay has lately
hSxn FrpS Srus Few Tsa S5
si60600 When shs C29t rSSs sn sold 70.
yss considered . great piece q extrayasance:
puts IN an elevator as . matter Of course. Ten.
new ones which have plate glass. hard.TSod
and The rapid development Of the city skywnrd.
Long rows OF them shoot up, eight ten. and
iatterly. even twelve stories high. and yet. ss
s ths5 o, Isl. ssnats to
tween osItI and ;ssS srssi
lion dollars. One Of tho avenue lots on which
Park L Tilford's new store stands. at sixtieth
fNs ~ ThaF IS o was
t be i SoS Sp there
miraculous. / can show you map OF a lot OF
Between S sGu nix AND Sixth On avenues IN is5S On
asfa&b oSy
fey .n OS as on h hr S
Tooth street or somewhere along there. 1t was
not then known that these lots would face the
sssa a HE o Gould m HSPsi
sys sroTa %ae ana HH0T
father started the lots at 800 each, Mr..
Da nas hsh ha b he did not bsH
BID and dc did not want the lots at sioO each, But
ssn a9o oS s' Kept so asy
hi sh S to Ne Mhs At
70 aeespt more than four r" Now those four lots
Mitchell's descendants wish he had bought the
eight;
that the Fifth Eighth. and Ninth wards havo
OF unimproved property belonging TO Trinity
Church. there appears to bo some indication OF
change, OF policy; Some Of the long leases
own the property in fee The erection Of tho
large building In Canal street rum ing through
to Laight. is regarded as an indication Of a
policy Of Improvement which is destined to
make that part Of the city look more modern.
or llfteen years have been marvellous. Each
improvement insures still more In its vicinity,
and 1t Is all a healthy. not a speculative
down."
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New Works Fvuit Trade.

Some Of the figures in the annual report Of
Mr.. J. H. Bostwick United States Inspector OF
Customs. on the foreign green fruit trade are
interesting In consequence Of their bearing
on tho maritime interests OF the port. The
Imports OF oranges lemons, and grapes from
the Mediterranean during 1883 furnished $50
TO foreign ships. Tho increase in the number
Of steamer cargoes was 10; the falling OIL In
In the West India and the Central American
and South American trade in oranges there
was an increase OF in the number OF sailing
vessel cargoes and Of 33 in the Steamer cargoes.
The pineapple trade required Is moro sailing
vessel cargoes and steamer cargocs. Bananas
increased the number OF steamer cargoes BY IL
and OF sailing vessel eargoes by 2. In the
cargoss than the year before, but Is sailing
vessels sought other trades. There were AZ
sailing vessel careoes In this trade and 10
steamer cRrgoos.
From. ton 70 nifty Per cent. Of tho fruit
shipped from foreign countries TO this port 10
rottsd on the way. the greatest loss being In
oranges and the least IN eoooAnuts.
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xuxszxs snz1s.


Hardy NRsu vvhS nave RsuaA Wssk % the
Zee Three Msaths o. abe Year.
81. JOHNS. N. r., April e.--The sealing
season has he'd far moro favorable opening
this year than In many seasons before. two
vessels having arrived with large careoes.
The fishermen report the seals As unusually
abundant this year on the coast OF Labrador.
Most OF the income Of the colony comes from
It's fisheries. Hence. - tho yield this season
has been greater than was ever known before
ct 30 early date. II 10 very encouraging.
From 100 to $50 vessels are employed In the
hsherys including about twenty steam vessels
The sealing season commencss about the
frat Of March and ends sbopt the last Of May.
two voyages. and on rsss occasions three The
owners OF all sealing vessels furnish all the
'Sns q se, soS
hunters are entitled 70 the other hall The
ts q sSss g shsF salary
s:: sEs ssuget on tn: :s coasts o.
square 1lpper % the largest and the native is
as sosSs aS e e
ssssrsslo Se y ssl e water SIrS rs isss.s q
II irsquents quiet bays on the coast Of Green:
soss rne ey hSoa he h G
and %asi os at
vii NOT MS'fa = t. struck the tSros
Il invariably though reluctantly submits.
They bsys tS ssey March,
whole families are found on the leo and easily
killed. The harp seal receives it's name from Z
and sometimes nine feet in length; Seal hunt;
seems 20 be always plnced on watch whore dan
ger H. TO be apnrehended from bears, or hunt
ss and ThSy f M on II
especially Il The be- hunter is to the windward q
svs saTS cent the Essss and must ss sss
founiland and 10 the Gull OF st. Lawrence In
Sascses H The %us Sesevo That the npmssr
Of seals 10 increasing in the west OF Newfound:
Vital Vial mp I ss Tits one would not SUPP p
port tho colony. The seals search for salmon
is 80 eager that II has been known to haunt the
time and to take the fish after they had been
to the SpnGp Of many the fur
e esni I'M s:r Tsi 's s sns
oil are OF considerable mercantile lmpor.
lance. The skin IL dressed and tanned
and used as leather. The OIL IL made before
decay has begun. Is colorless and nearly in.
odorous. and it is mneh superior to whale oil
in Greenland and Labrador. By the oagerness
OF the hunter, he generally loses In the hunt
ten per cent Of those he Kills. as he frequently
| from the vessel. a lot OF seals. In such
case. in transporting the !skins TO the yes.
| sci, they frequently become frost bitten which
mikes them worthless. or they are capslzed
| from tho ice In gale. After tho seal Is shot
| or caught, the skinner removes the fat. An
hours. being careful not TO inIure the skin. ms
| every hole that he cuts In 1t deduots ten cents
| will produce $50 gallons Of oil. The herring
| and goldfish fisheries. together with the sea-
hunting. II carried on with proper care and
| tive employment to many moro OF our people
| and enable them to provide themselves with
| the necessaries OF life. OF which many OF then
| are now destitute,
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Tomato Can. Pa. to New Uses.

The gathering OF old tomato cans pays hand
somey. They sent to Newark where fifteen cents
hundred paid for them The number found daily In the
garbage boxes OF this city tremendous that quart
retail at eight and ten cents apiece The Newark
man puts the empty cans into furnace where the sol.
der softens that they be rolled by machinery into
plates. These plates are blsckened and polished and
used by trunk makers to bind the edges Of trunks and
cover up defects in woodwork The original price paid
the old fully returned III the sale OF the solder
that falls from the cans into receptacle beneath tho
furnace tn, oug grating which the henped.
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DOOR-BELL FIENDS.
An Indignant Housewife's Scheme or Retail.
iasien On Their Priseipals.

A lady whose home is In fiat near the
southern end Of Central Park has collection
OF cards and circulars nailed to the inner sur
face Of kitchen closet door. The assortment
nearly covers the door. and she says 1t is rapid
ly increasing. She expects to be compelled to
devote an end OF her Kitchen to the collection,
EMMY AYERS she will not abandon. Over the
collection Is card on which she has printed In
very black letters and punctuated with scare
marks" this sentence
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-28
A gentleman in California recently

"A gentleman in California recently
found in his we'll, sixteen feet deep, a
mass of roots belonging to eucalyptus
tree, standing some fifty feet distant.
The roots had gone through brick wall,
and had then sent out millions of 6bres,
forming a large mass at the bottom Of
the well. The roots or the elm aud will
low will often go twice fifty feet through
moderately stiff soil in order to reach a
moist spot, or even water, and for this
reason such trees should never be planted
near wells or drains into which the roots
can find access.
= The year 1900 will not be leap
year although it is divisi5le by four
without remainder. In order to make
calendar and solar time agree>as nearly
as they can be got for many years to
come, the Gregorian calendar drops three
leap years out of every four centuries,
and these omissions are upon such leap
years as will not divide by 400 without a
remainder, although they can be evenly
divided by four. The year 1900 was Il
leap year, but 100 and 1900 were not,
and 1900 will not be.
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of low, fat, swampy lands-immense
iungles, where the wild animals will con-
tinue to roam to the end of time. For
such places can not be inhabited by the
white rnep; and such places are often
resorted to by hunters, and they invarla-
bly succeed in killing large quantities of
deer, bears and turkeys. These hunters,
during the hunting season, supply the
town and country with game, and are
we'll rewarded for their trouble.
Fish is plentiful in the rivers and
lakes. But sometimes they are difficult
to angle. They may bite we'll to-day,
but will not approach the hook to'mor-
row. This is fact known to every fish
ermau; it is singular but true. Many
people think that especially in Florida
all they have to do is to bait the hook
and cast it into the waters. Sometimes
they take to it readily, at others they are
as coy as maiden.
W. D. HATToN.
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band, but thou canst give back another.
There's Sam Wilkins, which he lost his
wife t other day, eff he aint mos too
young fur her, an eff he is there's brother
Barker what's lost three wives already
an wants another, and John Jimerson
with his ten mothcrless children, and
plenty of good brothers that'll all be
ready to comfor. the widder and take
care of her property, and eff none O. the
rest of 'em wants to do it, III do it my
self-a-'
"Ding my bones et yer do p' suddenly
resounded in awful tones from the coffin;
the lid which had not yet been nailed
down, was dashed violently to the floor,
and Jim Dowler, spouting like whale,
rose and sat upright in his shroud. he
had never really been dead, but the press
ure of the water that had entered his
lungs, suspended animation for time,
till suddenly vomiting it forth, from some
cause or other, he regained consciousness
and speech at the same moment, and
thus rudely interrupted his own funeral.
The greatest CONSERVATION seized the
assembly; the women shrieked, the men
bolted through doors and windows as if
shot out by an explosion of dynamite,
while brother Ducker scrambled upon
his bony mule, and was not seen again in
the settlement for twelve-month.
The women of Bears Foot had never
studied the polite art of fainting, so AIrs.
Dowler expressed her feelings by falling
upon the floor and kicking and scream
ing with all her might, till Jim Dowler
scrambled out of his coffin and swore he'd
put her in it, eff she didn't stop her "tar-
nation racket" This admonition had a
soothing effect, and quiet was restored
once more to the Dowler household.
Jim's good humor returned with the dawn
of peace, and bestowing upon his aston
ished and now docile spouse b, 4fly kiss,
he ordered the coffin taken away and de.
clared that "ef ther warnt nary fu'nel in
that house tell he gin one, it 'ud be
long time to wait, fur he meant to out
live preacher Ducker and all them other
chaps what was so willin' to comfort his
wife and take care O. the property" Jim
kept his word, or rather Providence kept
it for him, as he lived to assist at the
funeral of parson Ducker and several
others who had once thought to have a
hand in his
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THE GREAT STORM.

Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina, in
addition to South Carolina, Devastated
by the Cyc1one-Some of the Details of
the Fearful Wreck.
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A cherries, freezing morning broke.
In an alley sat two rigid forlns. The
boy was in his shirt sleeves. He had
put lis tattered jacket around his little
sister.-7Stds ,SJtings.
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Fearful Work In Georgia.

Fearful Work In Georgia.
A volume of cloud, with loud rum
bling noise, was observed moving north
ward from the Alabama line, near the
edge of Harris County. The skies over
head assumed dull leaden hue, with
that peculiar tint which denotes an over
charge of the electric current The
great handle which marked the track of
the destructive funnel from the gulf here
split like the prongs of fork, the one
taking Northeast direction, following
the valley of the Chattahoochee, further
up behind to the West, striking Cave
Springs and Rome, across the country,
throug III Barlow, Cherokee, Pickens and
other couuties West, seeking out an out
let possibly in the vicinity Of Norfolk,
Virginia. The other prong took an
Eastern curve, careering through
Dougherty, Sumter, across to Columbia
up to Elbert, and out to the Atlantic at
Hatteras. Along the track of this fork
of disaster the destruction of life and
property, enough has come in to show
that two hundred lives at least must have
been lost; that five thousand houses
must have been destroyed; and that the
damage to property must reach one mil.
lion dollars. The stories of suffering
are incredible. The storm pursued the
we'll known course, from the gulf to the
Northeast. The story as told in the in
terviews and kilograms following will