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, 1888-09-18

player well advanced In years, whose work
today is watched with astonishment by the
young men of the land. Uncle Ezra has
been the third baseman of the Boston club
for many years until a few weeks ago. he
is now playing that position for the Roches-
ter team, and is astonishing the natives with
his freshness, for Unole Ezra is close upon
fair, fat and forty. He was born in Roches-
ter. and says he is only 3s years old. Sutton
began his professional career in 1870, and has
played all over the country.
James Calvin, commonly called Fatty"
is also close on to the "F. +. F." period. He
is at present pitching for the P~ittsburg club,
and is doing splendid work. He takes his
turn regularly with the young pitchers of
the team, and never complains of stiff joints.
Capt. Blondy Purcell, of the Baltimore
club, likes to pose as a dude whenever any of
his old time friends are not around. Purcell
has seen much service and many hard win
tiers, but is hale and hearty yet. Purcell is
about 3S, but looks like a 21-year-old when
chasing a fly in right field.
John Farrell, the veteran second baseman
Of the Providence club, is also time honored
and bald headed. He is covering that posi-
ton for the Baltimore club at present, and is
covering it well. He objects decidedly to be-
ing called a "back number"
Paul Hines, the great center fielder of the
Indianapolis team, has also been q familiar
figure on the green diamond field for nearly
a score of years. Hines Is also a relic of the
Providence team, and is as deaf as a post.
He is one of the best batters IN the League to-
day, and is also a good fielder.
G. M. Smith, or Pop" is the short stop of
the Pittsburg club and crows feet are begin
ming to chase each other over his good ma
tured face. Pop" seems to nave spent his
winters in the vicinity of the springs of
Ponce de Leon, for be looks as If he had
drank eopiously of the waters of eternal
youth. He seems to grow younger each day
and is certainly playing a better game at
present then he ever did before. Pop is now
welding the bat with terrific force, some
thing he did not do in his younger days.
Jacks-Lynch and Nelson-were recently
asked how old they were, but they would not
tell. Each acknowledged that he was old
enough to chew hay, but refused to 60 back
into ancient history. Both are thoroughly
seasoned.
1t is a singular thing about these veteran
players. They are as sensitive about their
ages as a woman invariably is after she
passes 25. Instead of being proud of their
great record they seem to be ashamed of it.
"Why," said James Mutrie, the Giants
manager, the other day, 81 have always
found ball players a splendid lot of men.
They would give you anything except two
things: They will never give you their ages
nor loan you an old practice ball"
, 1888-09-18
Fogs of Mount Desert Island.

The Black Fog" comes all unawares-
to landlubbers, at least. When first seen
it Is as but q feathery ieck against the
horizon. For a time 1t creeps in from the
sea, seemingly no higher than the lowest
lands edge. In a few minutes it has
swallowed all the outer islands, the light
houses and reefs. In q moment more the
bays, the mountains, the very light is
gone; and, wherever you are, you are a
black statue in a palpable gray shroud
which hides your hand before you. 1
asked my old skipper where it came from
SO suddenly.
"NWhar does it come from?-whar? Well,
nowl She jess draps fur Their FLYNN
Dutchm'n' to sail over onP'
Now that was the beginning and end of
the whole matter. If you doubt or argue
with this sort of faith and fact, you can
nevermore sail in that shippers boat. So,
too, while yet first experiencing the
smothering sensation of prisonment in the
BLACK Fog" whose substance, presence
and texture no artist has ever yet been
able to represent on canvas, in an instant
it will disappear, leaving as clear and pei
lucid an air as ever bathe6 the peaks of
Colorado. 1t is marvellous. If you so re.
mark, the crisp response will
Yes, oh, yes. Sun eft her at one
chawi"
ln,their kindly minds, which open and
close like steel jaws upon an idea, if it is
n which has been presented by their
fo~refathers, in a way easily accountable
to their ken, there is no more change than
with the sand hidden bases of the pyra-
mids.-Edgar l.. Wakeman's Letter.
, 1888-09-18
BASE HITS

Pittsburg invested $4,000 In new players
this season, including $4,000 for the release
of Dunlap, s2,5oo for Maui, $4,000 for the re-
lease of Beckley and Staley, and 81 1000 for
Sunday.
o G. Mitchell, BITE of the Portland and
Salem clubs, has Joined the st. Louis club in
Philadelphia for trial. Mitchell is 81 years
of age, TT. l in. in height and weighs 100
pounds. He is a native of Center county,
Pa
The success of the Sowders family of pitch
ers has been remarkable. William has been
doing finely for Boston, and is the steadiest
of its t~wirlers, while o h and Dave are win
ners for st. Paul and Lima, and the star
twirlers in their respective leagues, Len is
the hardest batter in the lot. He plays left
field for the London, Ont, club. The boys,
in fact the whole family, take to baseball as
naturally as a duck to water.
Boston has the honor of being the first and
only club this season to beat New York three
straight; and that, too, at the Polo grounds,
Beatrice, Neb., wants to enter the western
league next season, should one lie formed.
The city also has a strong club, containing
such players as Dallas, once of the Philadel
phia Reserves; David Poole and Lohbeck.
formerly of Hastings, and Rankin, late OF
the Interstate league.
Umpire Hcngle has resigned from the In
ternational umpire staff.
, 1888-09-18
TOMORROW,

The days pass, and the weeks, the months, ths
years;
As waves upon Times shore, they break and
pass;
With evfry seasons round a new face wears
The mighty world that is our small life's glass;
And still, as flows the tide of joy or sorrow,
Tomorrow do we sigh, and yet Tomorrow"
Comes April with her sudden CLEANS and glooms,
Her blue bright Moons of laughter and of show
ers,
The sun hecked shade beneath white orchard
blooms,
Her wealth of primrose and Of cowslip flowers;
And yet, for this largesse, from May to borrow
Full fam are we, and murmur still, Tomorrow %
Now summers here. Warm skies are DER us
bent;
White sheaves of lilies rise against the blue;
The very airs are hot and indolent,
Breathing the rose walks they have wandered
through.
No thought have we for winters dearth and sor.
row,
Yet must we sigh, unsatisfed, Tomorrow"
Lo, autumn's gamers, rich with golden grain,
Fair fruit in orchards, nuts brown on the tree,
Last poppy petals, falling in red rain,
Blue mists at morn about the daisied lenl
Now look we, mournful, out to coming sorrow,
And sigh, with falling breath, ALAS, tomorrow
Morley.
, 1888-09-18

Do the facts of the case bear this out7 Yes.
Many of the veteran players whose names
are familiar words all over the country have
laid down regular rules which they re-
hgiouslY follow. They allow themselves to
smoke the fragrant weed only on especial
occasions. They are also careful about what
to eat, and just when to eat it. They would
not think of gormandizing just before a
game, as some foolish young players of to-
day do.
How about liquori Well, they leave i:
alone.
Many of the veterans, while they NAV
indulge during winter months, make an iron
bound rule tabooing all spirituous liquors
during the playing season. These men also
eat their meals at regular hours and have
a certain time set for retiring and getting UP
in the morning.
Look at Arson, White, ORourke, Flint.
Hines, Calvin, Burdock, Snyder, Force and
many others. Does any one ever hear that
these men are growing too old to play ball
and that they should be dropped and younger
players developed to take their placesl 1t
will be some years before such a cry will go
up. Deacon" White may be bald headed
and own n farm, and O'Rourke may be a
lawyer and the father of a grown up daugh-
ter, but they are still pretty frisky colts
when base hits, liners, flies and runs are
around, says Thu New York Journal.
James l.. White, the third baseman of the
Detroit club, is ono of the veteran men of the
field. This is the original Deacon and he is
an honor to the game White is one of the
original Big Az who were made famous by
the transfer Of those four players from the
Buffalo to the Detroit club three years AGO.
White was born at Corning, N. Y, and is
about az years old In spite of his age he Is
among the leaders with the bat and is cover
ing third base for the Wolverines as well as
any third baseman in the League.
White began to play baseball IN 6S, al
though at that time he also followed his
trade at Cleveland, devoting only his spare
time to the game.
John J. Burdock, the present second base
man of the Brooklyn nine, is also a veteran.
He is now playing in great form and is let
ting liquor of all coiors severely alone. He
was born in Brooklyn about thirty-eight
years ago, and first attracted attention by
his excellent playing away back in 'GT. His
first professional engagement was with the
famous Atlantic club, of Brooklyn, in 1871.
1t was during the seasons of ~ and rs that
Burdock won his spurs as q second baseman
under Bob" Ferguson. Burdock is a great
baseman, but only a fair batsman and base
runner.
Bobby" Matthews, the famous old pitcher,
IS still hale and hearty, and was only recently
released by the Athletic club, of Philadel-
phia- Matthews has done regular work in
the pitchers box until this year and is capa-
BILE OF doing good work yet. Matthews is one
OF the Oldest players on the field, being about
4S years of age.
Matthews is a light weight player, not
weighing, in condition, far from 10 pounds.
He has considerable speed and good control
OF the ball
, 1888-09-18

interest in it to his son Walter, who, since
Jan. l, has been sole proprietor. Mr.. Hewett
was an enthusiast upon the subject of base
ball, and for many years contributed lib
orally to the national pastime, though hav-
ing no financial interest in the game. In the
early days of the old National club, it was in
a large degree through the generous interest
of Mr.. Hewett that the veteran ball tossers,
many of whose names have passed into his
tory, were able to make those famous tri-
umphal tours throughout the country. Al
ter the lines were more closely drawn be-
tween semi-professional playing and the em-
ployment of men whose sole support was de-
rived from the game, Mr.. Hewett became in
terested in a pecuniary way in the success of
the clubs representing the Capital city.
Every crank and enthusiast in the land is
familiar with the part he has taken within
the past few years.
, 1888-09-18

Looking out of a window in Stone street
the other day at noon the writer saw a
child about 10 years of age, with ten or q
dozen morning papers under his arm. He
was sitting upon tho arb of the wet side
walk, and began to ash with his feet
in a pool of water lat had accumulated
in a hollow in the gutter. The little fell
low seemed to be very nervous, so much
so that he attracted the attention of the
-paSsers by. He noticed that he was an
object of attention, and became quiet.
At length he glanced up and down the
street. Presently he seemed to feel salts
ned that he was unobserved. He then
placed his papers in a pool of water, al
lowed them to soak for a few minutes,
gathered them up, and disappeared around
the corner. AS it was an uncommon
thing for a newsboy to destroy what he
could sell, the writer followed him for a
block. Then he sat down upon a door
step and spread all his papers around him
as if to dry them, bowed his head upon
his hands and seemed to cry.
In q very short time a crowd gathered
and began to discuss the woes of the
youngster before them. The boy had his
chubby fist filed with change from chart
table but guileless strangers, whom he
informed with accompanying sobs that
some big boys knocked him down and
threw his papers in the water. The little
confidence operator was smart. He stuck
to his story. He repudiated hunger, poor
parents and expected beating, and simply
appealed to the sympathies of onlookers
through the wrong the weak had suffered
from the strong.
After this youthful Hungry Joe had
gathered all he could from his auditors,
he gathered together his papers and moved
around the corner, where he again spread
his net with as much succaSa no ar fret
Upon being questioned about his game
he became indignant, and wanted to know
why a rich ''bloke couldn't let a poor fell
low live" Then, with aseowl, he gathered
up his papers and disappeared.-New York
EVENING Sun.
, 1888-09-18

A recent writer in Japan suggests that
we should, instead of sending them mis-
sionaries, ask them to send us a batch.
BE says: 1.-THE Japanese are temperate.
To a visitor tea, and not alcoholic liquors,
Is offered. There are no standing bars in
Japan, and no public drinking of LIQUORS
that intoxicate. The Japanese are polite.
Their honesty is attested by the fact that
the shop is often left by the proprietor
with nobody in while he goes to a distant
part of the city. There are no bolts and
bars on public or private houses. The
Japanese are humane. Horses are rarely
beaten, and oxen drawing loads have
awnings fastened over them. Cattle for
slaughter are carefully led. Cunning for
dren of mobiles are poorly dressed, to avoid
injuring the feelings of poorer children.
They are also remarkably hospitable and
courteous. "-Globe-D Democrat.
, 1888-09-18
Having Fun with oockroaohes.

The samples of flour and grain which
are kept in the Produce Exchange attract
large numbers of cockroaches, and any
day these lively insects may be seen crawl
ing over the floor, desks and tables.
"These -cockroaches make lots of fun
for us" said Aleck Meakin. Whenever
one of the beasts stops he waits a quarter
of a minute before he moves. He seems
to be in a meditative mood, and until he
actually starts there is no telling which
way he will go. 1t is this uncertainty of
intention which enables us to extract fun
out of aim. One man bets the cockroach
will go east, another that he will go west,
a third wagers on the north and the fourth
puts up his money on south. When tho
insect starts the winner rakes in the
stakes and invites the unfortunates out
to take a smile"
But suppose the direction is half way
between the cardinal points," suggested
the reporter.
I'm such cases we call it a draw and
wait for another bug."-New York Tele-
gram.
, 1888-09-18
The Cause of Many Fires.

A great deal has been done in Chicago
In erecting what are called fire proof
buildings. A building is called fire proof
when its walls are so constructed that
they will not ignite and will not conduct
heat to such al extent as to char or in
flame substances inside of them. A wall
that will stop the progress of flames is
often spoken of as fire proof.
1t Is noticeable that most buildings are
burned by fire started from the inside and
not ron the outside. They may besproof
against exterior, but they are not proof
against interior fires. In fact, it is gener.
ally more difficult to extinguish a fire in
one of them than in a building con-
structed of wood. Much money is spent
in constructing massive exterior walls
of stone or brick and in building parti-
lions of materials that cannot be burned.
The building, however, is filed with in
Hammable substances. All the furniture,
and there Is likely to be much of it, is
made of materials that will readily burn.
The upholstery can be ignited by a spark.
In the counting room viii be several
desks of large size containing many draw
ers, each filed with papers. Newspapers,
books, and waste papers of various sorts
are allowed to accumulate in many of the
rooms. A fire started in any of them
would spread with great rapidity and
would be very difficult to extinguish. The
heat produced would be sufficient to set
fire to the wood that composed the floors,
doors, and wood in the partitions. The
smoke would render it impossible to use
the apparatus employed in ex%tinguishing
incipient fires. This apparatus, by the
way. few understand how to make use of
when occasion requires.
Many persons who think that they are
careful keep coal oil. naphtha, benzine and
VnrniSh in a hnildinn eOntoinSp1 M ~,
mense amount of valuable property. They
know that a gallon of either of these sub
stances would produce flames that would
Immediately spread and would be almost
impossible to extinguish. A can of one
of these substances is believed to be the
cause of a recent disastrous fire on Wa
bash avenue. Similar substances cause
about half the fires in the business quar-
ter of the city. Varnish, benzine and the
various products of coal oil are vastly
more dangerous in a building than gun
powder. An explosion will shatter, but
flames will consume everything they
reach.-Chicago Times.
, 1888-09-18

The Russian summer calls innumer-
able peasant beggars and country paupers
to Moscow. In the day time they explore
the city from gate to gate, halting from
time to time to beg aims, or MUNICH the
fragments of black bread which form the
chief spoils of their diurnal quest. Many
women of this class are young and robust,
fresh from the labors of the field; but
some are old, infrm, haggard. All trudge
along with the aid of a staff, and all
wear a rude canva bag tied around the
neck. At night. long after the last vesper
has died away, when the White Town is
deserted. and the suburban residences :
gay with lights, with music, and with the
laughter Of happy men and women, this
vast army Of the penniless and the miser-
able seeks its nocturnal repose, Heaven
alone knows wherein the forsaken field
Of the days markets, in the open air, on
the steps of churches and cathedrals or in
the q~uadranSles and courts of palaces and
public buildings.-Edmund Noble in The
atlantic.
, 1888-09-18

The imaginative writer. like the inven-
tor, performs his mental work by a less
conscious effort than others, and by an
instantaneous mental process. The ideas
are evolved, or the principle of the ma
chine is conceived, he knows not how.
We do not mean that such ideas or inven-
tons arc arrived at easily, without previ-
GUS study or thought, but that the vital
idea comes to the writer or inventor in
simultaneously, and without conscious eff
fort. Thackeray tells in his letters how
he was in despair for a name for a novel
he was writing. He had consulted friends
to whom he read his manuscript, but they
were unable to aid him; but one night he
was suddenly aroused from sleep, and
jumping out of bed he ran like one mad
three times around his room, crying,
Vanity Fairl Vanity Fair!!"-Susan
Charming in The Writer.
, 1888-09-18
WAYBACK PLAYERS.
Veterans of the Diamond Who
Are Still on Deck
THEY KNOW THEIR GAIT

They Are Strong and Lusty too, for They
Woo Not the Means of Weakness and
Debility-Facts Showing That a Baseball
Life Is n Healthy One.
How do the boys stand the wear and tearl
Many people and quite a number of play
ITS at present seem to think that the average
hfe of a baseball player on the green diamond
ield is comparatively short. If an average
young player is asked what he estimates the
ordinary life of a player he will nine times
out of ten say six or seven years.
Is this true9
Go to an Arson, White, Sutton or Snyder
and ask the same question, and you will find
out.
Let us see.
A player gauges his own career on the
green diamond field by his mode of life. A
player who is careful and temperate in his
habits will be able to follow baseball for IA
living as long as the average trpdesman will
be able to work at his trade. Baseball is
health and muscle producing, and there is
little wear and tear to the tissues when the
player follows the sensible rules to health. A
player must be careful of his diet and rest.
If the stomach and head are kept in order
the rest Of ones being will look after itself.
Excessive smoking is also a drawback, as it
works on the nervous tissues of the players.
, 1888-09-18
Jack.

Jack, the winner of the Flour City Guar
anteed stakes of $4,000 at Rochester, N. Y,
in which he beat the field of nineteen horses,
including the great trotter Gay, is owned in
Chicago. Jack started in with a record of
2:3O. He was entered in the 2:30 trot at
Cleveland and won first money. Then he
won the $50 trot at Buffalo. He was then
brought to Chicago, and at the Washington
Park trotting meeting he won the Guaranteed
stake of $1,000 for horses of the 2:27 class.
Jacks present record is 2:20A. He is a gray
Selding by Pilot Medium, and is but 8 years
old. Since the season opened his net earn
ings for his owner have amounted to $500.
, 1888-09-18
Difference In Pine Woods

Carpenters find a vast difference In the
pine woods they handle-a difference
which is generally accounted for by the
fact that b woods come from different
forests. For instance, the virgin pine
from Michigan is tough and will break,
splntering for three or four inches, while
the.second growth wood from Massachu-
sets is more brittle and less fbrous. This
fact recently gained a suit for a New
Haven contractor whose employer refused
to pay him, claiming that while part of
the work was well done some of it had
been sighted. 1t was shown that the car
penters had been given two varieties of
pine, one smooth and hard-"workable"
and the other brittle and splintering.-
Chicago News.
, 1888-09-18

Frank S. Flint, the veteran catcher of the
Chicago club, is still in harness, and is doing
Just as good backstop work as most of tho
younger and friskier catchers Flint says he
IS 20 years old, and that he was born in
Philadelphia. Flint, however, is not the
only Quaker who is sensitive as to his age.
Flint went to st. Louis just after the war
and began TO catch with a local team. then
called the Elephants. Flint is II bard work
ing, plucky catcher, and is not afraid of the
speediest pitcher. This is a remarkable TRAIT
in an aged catcher.
E. b. SuttYl, Uncle Ezra" is annther