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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

over fifty yet to do. She was sure, her
brothers were on her track. But II she
could get TO Fort Micah, and be married
to Garrisan before they came, she want
ed no more. There were only two horses
of use at Hilton's post then-ali the resi-
were away or not tt for hard traVeI
There was my Tophet. and lean chest,
nut with long propening gait, ana ho'
an ounce Of loose skin on him. There
was but one way, the girl must get there
Allons, what is The good! what is ne
without these things? The girl loves the
man, she must have him in spite or all.
There was only Hilton and his wife anc
me at the post, and Hilton was lame
from fall. and one arm in sing -
the brothers followed. well, Hilton could
not interfere, he was companys man.
but for myself, as l said, l was hungry
for adventure. ] had an ache in my
blood for something. l was tingling TO
my toes, my heart was humping in my
throat. All the cords Of my legs were
straitening, like | was in the saddle.
Pierre sat up. 1t seemed absurd foi
him to speak as one who could be not
and shivering with excitement, for mr.
movements were always quiet and pre-
else as a hammer But In his eyes there
was furnace burning, and his small
iron hand caught the air with a snap,
Macavoy had seen Pierre when dangers
crowded round them both, and he knew
that the little man was worth three OF
himself, In spite OF his own great height
For the others they did not know, and
If they had lived with Pierre all theil
lives they would never have understood
him.
"Aw, Pierre" said Macavoy, admir-
ingly; Jaw, the ache in yer blood-thats
IL. Aw. yis, yis, an yer thighs all bendln'
like wire. and the prairie beyant an the
lady. there asleep wild the hand falln'
soft where the heart beats up like the
swell of tide. Aw, yis, the like o that
-swate, swate; an you wild the ache In
yer blood, an the long chestnut PAWN
the ground-aw, yis-"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

rather in getting Il good start just as a
pitcher delivers bail. Now. Mike Kelly
was always considered great base run
ner, and yet there have been many base
ball players who could give Kelly n seve-
eral yards start in a hundred yards dash
and beat him out easily. 1t wasn't speed
that made Kelly the base prolonging fiend
that he was. but his rare good judgment
and tact. In this respect. inexperienced
players should never lose their heads and
be tempted into stealing impossible bases.
Of young men, who have experience yet
TO acquire. to yield to temptation when
the pitcher seems TO be SLOW and the
players generally lacking I'm speed The
great thing is TO study the whole field.
not merely the two bases between which
you run.
There is a little player who makes his
professional debut this year who Is likely
to make a record second to none. re-
fer to Mouse Murphy. ex-1aie champion.
Murphy is a wee bit OF a fellow, but
those who want TO make n study OF base
running could not do better than observe
him. His case is n standing answer 10 the
repeated query: rs a powerful physique
essential to success in base running?"
Murphy is a wee bit of a fellow, unques-
tionably the smallest man paying pro-
fessonal ball in either the national or
an of the minor leagues. He is only
about five feet, three inches high. and
he weighs, in playing condition, Us
pounds. Yet Murphy seems destined 10
be one of the shining stars in the base
ball armament for several years TO come.
He knocks out the old idea that II takes
giant TO be a frst-class player. He Is
scientific batsman. clever nelder and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

rsarra aaw n. but he was ABOVE petty
anger He merely said:
.gf . man have an eye to see behind
.,o face he understands the foolish laugh
~ ure :. man. or the hand Of a good woman.
,hat rs much. SO Hiltons wife. told US
iii aIia' she had ridden 200 miles from the
snmthwest, and was making for Port
W,cab' sixty miles further north. For
ahat? She had loved a man against the
wiil of her people. There had been 2
fend. and Garrison--that was the lover
neme-was the last on his own side.
companys post. and Garrison shot
half.bred. Men say he was right to shoot
him. for a womans name must be sale
M here-besdes the half-breed drew f1rst
We'll. Garrison was tried. and must go
20 iail for a year At the end OF thai
time he would be free. The girl, JAMIE
knew the day. Word had come to her,
She made everything ready. She knew
her brothers were watching-her three
brothers and two other men who had
tried 10 get her love- She knew also that
the five would carry on the feud against
the one man. SO, one night she took
the best horse on the ranch, and started
away towards Fort Micah; Alors. you
know how she got there. after two days
hard riding, enough to Kill man, and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
Not AltOgcihe Harmonious.

The choir was singing new arrange
ment of beautiful anthem, Consider the
Lilies" The pure sweet voice OF the So
prano rose clearly and distinctly in the
solo:
They toi-oi-oil not,
They toll not.
They toll not,
Ny-y-y-ther DO they spin.
She paused ana the tenor took up the
strain:
Nee-ee-ee-ther do they spin,
They toi-oi-Oi-oIi not,
They toll not,
They toll not.
Nee-ee-ee-ther do they spin.
The tenor ceased and the basso. SOL
emn, red-halred man, with a somewhat
worldly looking eye and a voice like a
fog-horn. broke in:
Nay-ay-ay-alther do they spin.
They toi-oi-oi-oil not,
They toll not,
They toll not,
Nay-ay-ay-ayther do they spin.
Then the voices of the three were lifted
up in semi-chorus:
Ny-yy-ther
Nee-ee-ee-ther
Nay-ay-ay-ther
do they spin.
They toi-oi-oi-Oil not,
They toi-oI-oi-oil not,
Ny-y-ther
Nee-ee-e e-ther
Nay-ay-ay-ther
do they spin.
Brethren" said the gray-haired, old
fashioned pastor. when the choir had
finished. I'VE will begin the service of the
morning by singing the familiar hymn:
And am | yet alive?'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

Here. now. trader, aisy, aisy. Quick
sands I've seen along the sayshore, and
up 10 me Railways I've been in wan.
Wild double and twist In the rope "a
pull me out: but n suckin' sand in the
open piain-aw. trader. aw. the like o.
that, no. niver a bit. aw," SO said Mac
avoy the giant, when the thing was
discussed In his presence.
We'll. / tell you it's true. and they're
not three miles from Fort oGlory. The
company's men don't talk about 1t
what's the use? Travellers are few that
way, and you can't get the Indians
within miles Of them. Pretty Pierre
knows all about them. better than any
one else, almost. He'll stand by me In
Itch, Plerre?" Pierre took no notice,
and was silent for q time. intent on MS
cigarette. and in the pause Mowley, me
trapper, said: "Pierre's gone back on
you, trader. Perhaps you haven't pala
him for the last lie. j 20 one peter.
you stand by me-my treat-thats the
game." $50.
Jaw. the like O. that added Macavoy.
reproachfully, Jaw. yer tongue 20 tne
roof o. yer mouth Mowley. LIARS aiI
men may be, but that's wild wimmin or
landlords. But. Pierre, of another, man mans
bat like that.-aw, Mcwley. nii your
mouth wild the bowl o. yer pipe"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
A Thought Ahead.

IT don't see why you always let your
children romp and shout so In the house,
complained one sister TO another as she
came in and found all her small nephews
and nieces engaged in some jolly game.
The mother laughed. Il suppose 1 90
sDoii them" she said; but whenever L
hear them laugh and shout | think TO
myself. Poor things, they've got so much
fn,,lse before the Invest OF them will
settle down into a sober, careworn man
or woman. don't want them to get rude.
~ course. / watch enough that II doesn't
90 too far. But sometimes IL seems as
II we had hardly finished complaining Of
rem before the shadows OF life began to
close about them, and We sigh 10 remem-
her the DAYS when we might have laughed
with them. instead OF forcing them 10 be
Perhaps" she ended. "a woman with
nerves couldn't be so philosophical. but
rye trained mine 20 put up with IL. until
sornetlmes | think l haven't any nerves
at all."-From Harpers E1zar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
BASE RUNNING SCIENCE.
rom DALI, or BHOoKLYy, TELLS
1HE SECRETS or HissPBCIALTY.
Some Great Players Ways-Why Speed 10
Not tho NJ ain Thing and Whsrsina
Great Physique 10 sup-rfloous.

Copyright, for the Times. lsf'
The evolution of baseball has snow"
that its scientific possibilities are grea,e'
with reference TO base running. prooapis'
than with reference to any other iea'u.
Of the entire game. L can a,,.a
when scientific base running was .n
unbeard Of. In the days when batting
and fielding were deemed the oh's 10
qualifications OF a superior all round
player, the running of bases seemed 70
have no generally ascertainabIe rules al
all.
Now these things are all changed ana 10
when the manager makes up ne in,n
one Of the first things he inquiries o INT, 20
f. the base running ability OF the man ne
proposes 10 engage. Fleetness Oh lopl
Is naturally an important characterls'i,c e,
although not the most importan, one III
spite Of some general notions TO me con- N
base running is not we'll understood py
devotees OF the game. Perhaps II is due
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10 the fact that 1t IS not possible to lay
down exact rules. as is more or i.oS
possible with other departments or 'Ic
sport. / mean that one cannot say "a
matter Of general science rather than OF
special rule. To understand u ore must
master general!ties and study the methocs
Of great players and such rules as
mean To lay down will not be in me
nature of universal guides, but rather
incidental directions. go
To begin with do not agree win
those VINO declare that base running has
not kept UP with the progress Of the
game in other respects. On the contrary
/ think that this department was never
50 ably followed by it's expert as now,
and as for batting and fielding, there is
not bit more science in them than in
an old-time fielder who could field better
than any man Of to-day: for instance
a man like Wright. We also hear of old
time batsmen who could Outbat Duffy
and Van Haltren of to-day. bur you
never hear anybody say that in base
running ten or twenty years ago there
were men who could Surpass Burk, Ew
ing. Murphy. Hamilton. or Duffy These
men are unquestlonaby great base run
ners. | don't think that at any time dur
Ing the past periods we have seen such
base running as Will be done this year
by the men above named.
In the Oiden time speed was considered
the only necessary attribute to make
first-class base runner. This Idea is all
wrong. or course a really first-cass base
runner must have plenty Of speed, but TO
be a scientific base stealer he must also
possess rare judgment and the ability
characteristic OF every frst-class sprinter.
He must be able TO start quickly. There
Is a great deal in beating the pitcher. or
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
She Was "a Smart Girl.

There was young man who had a
girl friend. He went to see her at regu-
lar intervals. He made his last call one
day last week. She had some wedding
cake from the nuptials Of a friend of
hers, and she was telling him OF a
new way she had discovered Of finding
out whether you were going 10 get mar
RED within a year. Il WI take some
this envelope. and | will take seven
slips of paper, and write on six Of IN em
the names OF six girls you know, any one
Of whom you are likely to marry. The
seventh / will leave blank. Then ! will
put the slips in an envelope with the
wedding cake. and give the whole thing 10
you. Now you must take IL and put IL
under your pillow when you go home.
In the morning the very first thing after
you open your eyes you must take out
one slip. Do this for seven mornings In
succession. and on the last slip will Be
the nsme of the girl you are sure to
marry. If the blank comes last you
will never marry"
The young man was quite impressed
with the scheme He took the envelope
and promised faithfully 10 fulfill all the
conditions. and TO come back and report
at the end Of seven days. He went home
and put the envelope under his pillow.
Next morning he drew out slip. and on
it was the name Of the girl who had
given the charm TO him. He thought
that that was pretty tough luck, for he
really liked the girl very much. He was
out rather late next night, and when
he awcke he was In a hurry, and forgot
all about the charm. When he got home
that night ne began thinking the matter
over and wondering who the other girls
were.
He got the envelope, and peered into
it. The slips were all carefully folded,
and he could not see a name Then
his curiosity got the upper hand He
took out all the slips and unfolded them.
All the remaining six had names on
them. and in each instance the name
was that of the girl who had prepared
the charm. He sat down and thought
long and earnestly Then he put on his
that girls house. He stayed a long time.
and when he came away he was smiling
and happy. and there Is going to be a
wedding on the West Side one OF these
days.
There is girl who has long head
Buffalo Express.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

thrower, but as a base runner he is real
ly phenomenal He is not only speedy,
but he is daring in running between the
bases. using excellent judgment, running
low and very close 10 the ground. He will
dive into a base head first. feet first, or
chin first. with the same unconcern that
a professional swimmer would exhibit in
diving into the water. He occasionally
comes down on the ground hard enough
TO xiii an ordinary man. Collision with
the earth does not seem TO phase him.
And this brings me 10 point which
some youthful players do not quite under
stand. IL is never TO waste strength In
hard knocks. Do not fall like log to the
ground when necessary to touch the base.
but slide into IL feet first or head first.
OF course. Murphy Is an exception, for
he Is one of the phenomenons OF the
diamond. as ! have said. and he could
Impossible. Murphy has jumped from a
practically unknown amateur TO the front
Of professional ranks. While his ply
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
"Good-Like YOU"

When reproved my little girl
Her clear gray eyes were grieved and
wet.
She owned her fault. for pardon plead
And spoke some words | can't forget
'If you were little, just like me.
Would ever you be naughty. too?
II I were only grown-up
could be always good-like you"
She meant It! Her sweet innocence.
Which sent so sharp and sure a dart,
Knows nothing Of the wicked moods
That sometimes sway her mothers heart
Wrath, envy. folly discomfort,
The selfish purpose-not withstood-
These things accuse me: but my child
Believes that am always good.
On Sabbath days the man OF God
Reproves me often unaware
Ashamed, hear his earnest voice
My own unworthy deeds declare.
And nobler lives rebuke my own,
But none had ever shaft so true
As she whose loving faith declared,
II could be always good--iike you"
Mrs. George Archibald. In Babyhood.
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Pierre nodded at Macavoy pleasantly,
for after his fashion he cared for the
giant as he had once cared for Shon Nc
Gam. and little man loves the admra-
ton of a large man, as Pierre himself
had said more than once-he knew mans
vanity and his own weaknesses. But he
turned his looks on the trapper now. for
1t was his way TO conquer at the points
of great disadvantage; not by many
wonders showing. but by deep per-
sistence and singular personal force.
"She slept for three hours. / got the
two horses saddled. Who could tell but
she might need help? / had nothing TO
do. i knew the shortest way 10 Fort Mi
cab every foot and then IL Is good to
be ready for all things. / told Hilton's
wife what l had done. She was glad.
She made a gesture at me as to a
brother. and then began to put things
In bag for Us 10 carry She had set
tied all how it was TO be. She had told
the girl. You see, man may be-what
Is Il they call me?-a plunderer-and
yet. woman will trust him. CONNIE ca"
knew yer hand and yer tongue niver
whit agin woman. Pierre. Nav. niver
a wan-aw. swate swate she was. wild
a heart-a bert; Hilton's wife, aw.. yis-"
Pierre waved Macavoy into silence.
1.-The girl walked after three hours. with
a start Her hand caught at her heart.
Oh she said, stu staring at US: Il
thought that they had come A little
after she and hilton's wife went into
another room. All at once there was a
sound OF horses without. and then a
knock az the door, and four men en-
tered. They were the girls hunters. 1t
VAS hard to tell What 10 do all in
minute, but l saw at once the best thing
was TO act for all and TO get all the men
inside the house So / whispered to
Hilton. and then pretended that l was
a graf man In the company. / ordered
Hilton to have the horses cared for,
and not giving the men time to speak,
fetched out the old brown brandy. won
e aer'ng wna &c, couiS be done o There was
l thought heard door open once.
Hilton played the game well. and show
ed nothing when ] ordered him about.
end lied With me when ] said no girl
had come, laughing when they told why
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
The Downward Path.

Senior Partner-"Keep close watch on
De Ledoer's accounts this summer"
Junior Partner-"Eh? Is he playing the
racesT
to the suburbs and is going to raise his
own vegetables. PUCK.
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notes OF south Side
A DlabOliCal Practical Joke Played Yesterday
at the Car Shops.
IT MIGHT have been FATAL
Stick of Dynamite in Pile of Burn
ing Timbers Scatters the Heap in
All Directions-M Miraculous Escape
of Crowd of Hungarian Laborers.
The Conductor Was Honest-To-
days Y. W. G. A. Services.

AS fiendish practical joke as has yet
been reported, was played yesterday by
some unknown miscreAnt as the South
Washington avsnua Car shops of the
Delaware. LqCkawanna and Western
Railroad company. 1t missed killing d
doz4n persons by the verisst good luck
There is n space near the car shops
where the broken parts of rolling stock
are burned up as the easiest way of
operating the iron from the wood
Every morning big heap of the stuff
is disposed of in this way. Yesterday,
as usual. tina pile was set on fire, and
it had been burning but a few minutes
when an explosive that had been
lodged in the heap blew up and sent
the broken car beams in all dire etions
with de adly propulsion.
There was gang of nine or ten
Hungarian laborers at work near the
scene and the concussion threw evOry-
one Of them to the ground. The flying
timber fell among the gang, but,
strange to say, not one Of them was
struck. The force Of the explosion
WAS felt In all parts of the yard
1t is thought that stick of dyna.
mite was placed in the pile to injurs
the Hungarian laborers that are en-
poyed at the Car shops. A fuse was
probably attached to the dynamite so
that it would explode as soon as the
fire reached 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18

Plaus of the fall political campaign
were last evening discussed in an en-
thusiastic manner at the regular meet
ing Of the Republican Laagae Of the
West Side in their rooms on South
Main avenue. Dr.. W. A. Paine pre-.
sided In the absence of Charles Il
Daniels, the duties Of secretary were
performed by Gwilym A. Williams.
After the regular order of business
had geen concluded. the following
delegates were elected for the state
convention of Republican clubs at
Harrisburg, Sept. 5: Thomas Leyshon,
Ion. John II. Fellows and Joseph d
L'wis. The altsrnatrs appointed were
Charles E. Daniels, John j. Davies and
I. J. Price
The following res olution was adopted
Resolved" Tnat the delegates Of this
club be instructed TO give their active
'upport and votes for Major Everett
Warren Of Sorsnton for the presidency
Of the State League of Republican
clubs at the annual msstlng at Harris
burg on S0pt g.
Further preparations for holding a
meeting In the club ro,ms were made
An excellent programme 10 being pre-
pared and the entertainment will no
doubt prove to be Of y most interesting
iture. Twelve new m mbers were
proposed and the mVsting adjourned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18
LIr1Ls WEST SIDE NEWS NOTES.

Miss Minnie Boice, OF jackson street, is
ill.,
The Bellevue Nine fund will go to Lake
Poyntelle on Sept. s.
Thomas Eynon, of South Main avenue,
has gone to Barton, VT, for his health.
Miss Sadie Adkins, of Lafayette street.
is the guest of Miss Dora Smith, of Dalton.
Miss May Jones. of Price street, has re.
turned from visit with friends at Wind
sor, N Y.
Professor H. l.. Morgan and ]. Haman,
Of Berwick have returned from fishing
trip to Ransom.
Mrs. Philip Riuslaud, of North Main
avenue, will leave today for Carbondale
and Crystal lake.
Elegantly framed pictures are being sold
for half price of frame Chicago Art Co.,
l27 Penn avenue. "
Miss Bertha Wetting, of South Bromley
avenue, has returned from visit with
friends in Slroudsburg.
Miss Ruth Jarvis, of Lafayette street.
has returned from months visit with
friends in New York and Newark, N. j.
The Haydn Evans Cambro-American
Concert company will give concert on
Monday evening in the jackson Street
Baptist church. The affair is creating
great interest, and a large audience will
be present.
A pigeon shooting match will occur on
this side on Wednesday next. The con-
t.stants are Sim Davis, of Eynon street,
and Michael Coyne, Of Minooka The
match is for Sl00, with eighteen birds for
each to shoot at.
The Hyde Park Literary and Debating
society will resume their work on Sept.
10. All desirous of becoming members
will be promptly considered by the mem
man, or any member OF the society.
Rsv. William Evans, "Mouwyson," Of
Llandudno, Wales, will preach at the Tab
ernacls Congregational church on Monday
evening. Mr.. Evans is one OF the leading
Welsh theologisns and is spending a twelv,
months vacStion in the states.
David T. Evans, represep tativa OF Hyde
Park castle, Ancient o der Knights of the
Mystic Chain. returned yester ay evening
from the meeting of the Select cast le a
Columbia, Lancaster county. Mr.. Evans
announces that the next meeting of tn,
Grand lodge will be held on the second
Tuesday In September, 1896
Communion services will be held tomor-
row morning in the Plymouth Congrega
tional church. Rev. d. A. Evans officiating
In tie evening at Z O clock song servic
will be held. The choir will render severa
anthems and solos will bs sung by Phil,
Warren, Misses Bronwen and Lily JOSEPH
and others. All are invited to attend.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18

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