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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-12
The Children'S Fresh Air Society of
Baltimore

ASKS your attention to the con-
dition of the children of the verv
poor living in the crowded streets
and alleys of our city.
There is always to be found in
the present state of society a class
of people whose living is entirely
from hand to mouth; whose best
efforts in ordinarily "easy times"
can only meet the needs of one day
at a time, without any possible
margin for ''rainy day." and to
such people scarcity of work,
sickness, accident to the bread
winner, and all the changes and
such a life, mean lapse into abso-
lutte want.
The children of this class-many
of them delicate from want of in
telligent attention and proper food
have not much chance to lay up
happy memories. Even when the
hard fight is fought by their
parents nothing wavering-there
is much work and little play.
School Gf they are so fortunate as
to have the time and the proper
clothes), helping mother, minding
the perpetual baby, interposed with
picking up chips and perhaps
getting cinders from the garbage
dump for fire, with Damocles'
sword of hunger and cold, and pos
sible separation always just in sight,
these things leave little chance for
the happy, care free childhood we
feel to be their birthright.
And what can be said when the
waters of temptation have gone
over the heads of fathers and
mothers and the weary struggle
has give place to indulgence weak
and weaked enough?
1t is for children whose physical,
or mental, or moral natures are
starving that we ask your help.
We want them to have fresh country
air for the little lungs, good country
milk for the hungry little bodies,
new ideals of living for the ready
little minds to see and perhaps to
try to initiate, and love and kind
ness to make happy memories in
lives that may have all too few
bright days.
Can you spare two weeks out of
your comfortable, well fed, pros
porous fifty-two of '95 to make one
or two city poor children happy
and hearty for the winter? Take
those two weeks out somewhere
between June and September, while
the schools are closed and the alleys
and courts are basking and blister
ing in the midsummer sun, and
let one or two youngsters learn that
flour doesn't grow in bags or
cherries in crates; let them find out
what fun it is to fish in the brook
for minnows, and to get all
scratched up after blackberries.
Don't expect them to be too good.
Probably they will astonish you a
little by some of their ways; but
remember that the worse they are
the more they need you. Please
ask fora bad one and love him into
goodness. They may be homesick,
even for their wretched homes;
but cake has been found sovereign
remedy for this disease. They
may be ungrateful, but they can
but be helped, and that, after all,
is what we want.
Shall we send you boys or girls
one or two? What age? When
can you let them come? Or, would
you rather arrange with your
friends ane take party of ten OF
twenty! Let us hear about it..
THE CHILDREN's FRESH AIR
SOCIETY, 112 n. Charles st.
poI+;D,ooa MI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-12
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The sound of syllable moves through
the atmosphere l., 10 feet a second.
The canals of Mars, it has been calcu-
lated, would contain about 1854, 900 Of
our Suez canals.
DIR. Wright, author of "Man and the
Glacial Period, says that man has not
been ON the earth more than 5000 years.
Professor John Milne, one of the great
est living authorities ON earthquakes, says
it is not likely that they ever result from
electrical disturbances.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-12
A Dressmaking Recipe.

How to make the new dress:
Take the material for two skirts
and make the sleeves; then take
the material for one sleeve and
make the skirt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-12
NOTICE
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers a few days before Court.
Test: r. E. LAMAR, Register
The herald., 1895-12-30
THE RECORD BREAKERS

The HERALD will hereafter publish each
week the various records that the different
teams have mads up to the date of publica-
ton. The Stearns team held all the rec
ords last year, but they will be hard pushed
this year with the aggregation that the
Syracuse people have gathered together.
When the pacing machines of the former
team arrive, then the work will commence
hot and heavy, but at the present moment
the people at the Coronado track seem to
have the best of the ,me. Shafer has the
advantage in that he already has his quad
and quint, and the effects of the big ma
chine pacing are already felt.
Dad Gleezan opened the nall by cracking
the first record, but 'hafer Immediately
got back again by breaking his mark.
Hamilton has showed that he can get away
quicker from sanding star than was at
first supposed, and even he can find no
fault with the pace that is given him. Up
TO date the syracuse people have secured
five world g records, while the Stearns team
has two. They are as follows:
SYRACUSE
One-third mile, standing start, unpaced
w. w. Hamilton, al.
One-third mile, standing start, paced
w. W. Hamilton. 1913 So
Two-thirds mile. flying start, paced-W,
w. Hamilton, :0S 8.
One-half mile tandem, flying start, paced
Candy Hewitt and w. A. Taylor, go
Is.
Two-thirds mile tandem, flying start,
paced-Canby Hewitt and W. A. Taylor,
/ :O8.
STEARNS
One-third mile trip ct. flying start, I'M
paced-W' M Randall, j. M. Campbell, W.
j. Edwards, :37.
One-half mile triplet, flying start, I'M
paced-E. Ulbricht, +. Il. ehefski, W. Hat
ton. "a 10.
The records made by the Stearns team
on Saturday will hardly be accepted owing
The herald., 1895-12-30
core for the five sets that it was necessary
FRED BlNGHAn'S pONTO

score for the five sets that it was necessary
to play was 81, 4-6, 6-2, 70, GA. Russ
now holds the challeI ge medal of the club,
! as the former holder, Fred Houser, did not
defend it.
George Seymour has taken the Thistle
agency given up by Emil Ubrcht. The
latter will be with the otearns racing
team during the winter and ca ly spring,
and will very likely be put on The national
circuit next year. During tn record hunt
he Will be sent for all the distance events.
The Stearns team with their tripiets will
be used to pace the various open events in
the coming Pasadena races. The team
Will probably be Randall, Shefski and
natton, and they are very likely to put the
time at something approa hing record.
The Los Angeles Athletic club is already
making arrangements for a great athletic
entertainment for the opening of its new
CLUB rooms. Among other things there
Will probably be boxing exhibition be-
tween Professor Billy Gallagher and the
best man that the club can find to put
up against him.
W II knippenberg has just received the
smallest wheel hat has ever come o Los
Angeles. 1t is a tinv Syracuse for the use
of Little Cri.hson Rim Knip, and is COM
piete in every detail. lacking that clumsi-
ness of appearance that seems to be a nee
essary feature of all the wheels that are
m .de for children.
There will be big intercollegiate field
day on February 22d, in which all the
colleges of Southern California will com
pete. The list of entries from the various
institutions promises to be larger than at
any previous meeting.
The records made by the Stearns team
at Santa Monica will probably not be ac-
cepted, as they were not mAde on a recos-
nized track. Chairman Gideon Informed
Robert WEIGH, the coast representative OF
the national racing board, thai nice atten-
ton must be paid to details in all the
attempts for rec irds that might be made
by the eastern teams wintering in Cali.
forlia.
The baseball outlook for next year, as
far as California state league is con.
cernec, is any thing but bright. If the right
man could be induced to take hold of The
aft air there would be little doubt of the
ultimate success of tie matter. Cannot
The herald., 1895-12-30

Quired is about 2O0x 90 yards. The dis.
ttnce between the goals is settled either
by agreement or depends upon the amount
OF available space, and consist of two up
right posts six feet high and liks distance
apart. Each team Of players consists of
twelve men, and they are stationed me
what as in football, the names of the differ
ent positions being as follows: Goal, point,
cuver point, first defense, second defense,
third defense, center, fl st attack, second
att ,ck. third attack, outside home and in
side home. A game is commenced with
the teams lining up in the proper order,
the ball being placed in the middle, and
two players try for it with their sticks, the
play actually commencing when either ono
succeeds in driving it towards his oppon-
ent's goal. A game is scored when the
ball 10 driven through the opposite goal.
There ia no off side as in football, aud
throws may be made by one player to one
of his own side who is nearer the enemy's
goal.
The chances for individual play are
greater in this game than in any other
where a team Is required. The long throws
hat are made and the splendid chances for
fine runs, dOdging The opposing team and
carrying the bali balanced on the net of the
crosse, the quick work in the scrimmaces,
the clever catches of fast-coning balls, and
then the browning feat of shooting the bali
between the goal posts, all combine to
make up game that is attractive to the
yeriest tyro in field sports, as we'll as to
the more hardened expert. lis tractve
qualities were we'll tested at he last game
played in Los Angeles. and whom A. q.
Way IN tde that splendid throw of ninety
yards. scoring goal, the crowd showed its
appreciation BY roaring out It's applause.
The game simply cannot be equalled an
enter tainment for those who are fond of
field sports and yet have not the time to
devote to the cultivation of them.
There ia every probability tina a la crosse
league will be formed i'll Southern Califor-
MIA this winter. A series of games will be
arranged and the club having the highest
percentage at the end of the season will
bear the tile of Gu .mpions and have the
Gust dy of the banner that goes with the
name. From the class of men who indulge
In the pastime it would he quite impossible
= ct a cleaner. more honest sport than
he game of lacrosse.
The herald., 1895-12-30
THE WIZARD OF THE GUN
DR.. Carver at Westlake Park Yesterday
Afternoon
The Public Given an Opportunity to Witness
the narveIIous Shooting Of the
Worlds Champion

The shooting exhibitions given by Dr.
Carver at Westlake park every day for the
past week have not diminished in popular
ity as was shown by the large attendance
yesterday afternoon. The program was
similar to that given every day, and con-
sisted of trick shooting at flying targets,
shooting from the back of a running horse,
with the many variations practiced by the
champion alone. The m >st favored part
of the exhibition is that in which the doctor
and his trained horse, Doc, unite their eff
forts to perform the wonderful feat of
breaking a number of blue rock pigeons
thrown simultaneously into the air. All of
the champions shots are made with the
utmost ease. some of the most difficult
being executed without the slightest ap-
parent Hort.
While the casual onlooker seems to APP
preciate the riding and shooting more than
the ordinary shots made while standing.
old marksmen prefer the lightning filing
done by the doctor when he losses i've
glass balls into the air with his left hand
and breaks every one of them before they
reach the ground. Another marvellous
feature is the trick of breaking small OBJ
jects thrown directly at the mraksman's
head. II takes more than ordinary skill
to hit a brick with a rifle while 1t is flying
The herald., 1895-12-30

is at Also. two miles below Santa Ana,
where there are plen of rabbits and good
level country. A meeting was held yester.
day evening at 100 South Main street,
with a good attendance, and the following
field officers we're elected:
Judge, B. J. Hall.
Slippers, William Gotta; Tom Rice.
Field steward, Dave Cahill.
Flag stewart, s. Preston.
Clerk OF course, w. ". Barber, Jr.
Entries are coming in fast, and some of
the best dogs in this part of the state have
been entered by their owners. Tom Rice
has entered his famous dog Tom, who as
Charleston, was the winner up in the
coursng match of 1892. Benton j. Hall
has put MP Lynwood, a speedy animal, and
Fred Bingham has a pair hard to
beat in Pouto and Wallace. Among
other entries are w. f. Barber
Jennie Ha Ha; II. Preston's Garvanza
w. Powers ohandon Bells; E, Hartne,t's
Sport; j. j. Collins Limerick; William
Cota's Trilby: H. Cahill's Steve; NJ.
Mchaelsons Fleet; w. Bannon's Search
and fannie; =. Pareil's Gypsy; J. Reli-
hams Corbett; M. De Groot's Maxy, and
Eugene O'Shea's Gieenmeauow Dam. The
list of entries will close on January 3, the
day before the match is to take place. Eth
tries are to bs made with Martin Murphy,
LOG South Main street.
The herald., 1895-12-30

Lacrosse is the national game of Canada
Indians played the game betwee the diff
ferent tribes usually with q good deal of
violence. The name was given to the game
by the early French settle 8, on account of
the stick used in playing resembling
bishops crosier or crosse. The white men
eliminated from the game the brutal fea-
lures, aud gradu lily refined it. In 1867
the National lacrosse Association of Cana
da was formed at Montreal and set of
rules was drawn up for the government of
the "a ne A team of Canadian Indians
introduced the game into England in the
same year; the game caught the popular
fancy for a time and several amateur clubs
were formed. On Febrt1aIy IL, 1865. a
set OF rules, slightly different from the
The herald., 1895-12-30
CHICAGO'S FIRST WHEELMEN

There is in Los Angeles the gentleman
who owned the first wheel that was ever
ridden in the streets of Chicago. His name
is Jac HUMPHREYS, and he Is one of THE
HERALD's editorial saif The first wheel
that this gentlem IN possessed was 49,
inch Coventry. and he rode it on the streets
in the year 1876. Mr.. HUMPHREYS was a
source of unm'xed joy to the small boy
whenever he appeared. and the amount of
chatting that he had 10 endure would have
caused Job, of Biblical fame, to lose his
reputation. "Where'a yer ladder?" "Ain't
it cold up there2 Got yer stove with
yer?" and such like remarks fioated after
him a. he went down the street. When
M. Humphries forsook his ordinary he
then procured the first safety that was rid
den n ChIcag :, a Singer, and appeared
with it in June, 1887.
Some two years later an attempt was
The herald., 1895-12-30

bicycle exposition there is now on foot
project 10 establish a bicycle board of
trade in this city. In conversation be-
tween Fred Lyon of the Tufts-Lyon Arms
company, d. -. McGarvin and J. Tod
Cook, boih of the East Side Cycle club, the
subject was preached. Interviews with all
the leading dealers in town showed that
they were highly in favor of such a move
ment, and the aft air is now we'll under
way. The name of the association will be
the Los Angeles Cycle Board of Trade,
and it will consist of twenty chairs, which
will have e. fixed value. Future elections
to the board can only be made in event of
vacancies occurring. Those having the
matter in charge will proceed Immediately
with the organization of the affair, and will
hold banquet about January 18th, when
all the remaining details will be perfected.
The primary object of the board will be to
handle cycle expositions in future years,
the success of the first one making it expe-
dent to give one annually. The board " II
also control the marke price of high grade
wheels. and regulate the installment pay.
ments. as il done in all the larger cities of
the country where these boards of trade
exist. All the most prominent dealers in
the city have signfied their intention of
Joining the association, declaring their be-
lief in it's usefulness to the trade. Some of
the dealers who we're seen on the subject
and answered favorably we're the Tuttie
Mercantile company. Stephens d HickOk,
Tufts-Lyon Arms company, l.. w. Fox Cy-
Gle and Arms company. Hill Cycle COM
pany, Overman Wheel company, and sew
eral Others. Such an rssociation cuul | n It
help but be of great use to the trade, and
The herald., 1895-12-30

through the air, and when it comes to
smashing several of the fragments before
they have descended the feat naturally
est piece is literally blown to dust by the
unerring aim of the skilled marhsman, the
wonder of the spectators knows no bound I.
The wizard of the gun has been draw
ing card at the paik. and so has his lit 9
mare which makes the high dive into tue
lake. Her performance yesterday was
beautifully executed The intelligent ami
NAL made brave jump from her high
stand and went into the wafer head first,
as clean as an arrow. Then she circled
around and swan to shore, where an eager
crowd awaited her.
During the afternoon the Los Angeles
Military band rendered an excellent pro-
gram of twelve musical seiec ions. Alto
gether the entertainment was exception
ally good, equaliDg, if not surprising, many
of those given in the larger cities.
The herald., 1895-12-30

Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness, bilious headache, dyspep.
sia, heartburn, torpid liver, dir
ziness, sick headache, bad taste
in the mouth, coated tongue,
loss ofappetite, sallow skin,etc.,
when caused by constipation;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause Of all Of them.
Go by the book. Pills zoe and
s5e a box. Book free at your
druggists or write B. F. Allen Coz
365 Canal Street, New York.
AM ala 4 1, G M
The herald., 1895-12-30
SPORTING MISCELLANY

There is a strong probability that neither
Frazier nor Began will receive any part of
the purse that they were boxing for on
Thursday night. The exhibition was in
every way such a poor 10 that the direc-
tors are dissa' isfied and may refuse to
give the men the money that they did not
box for.
The Los Angeles lacrosse team will 60 to
Riverside on New YEARS. dav to play the
team there return match. Til Riverside
meu think that they ran defeat the local
boys if they have a different Judge, they
being very much dissatisfied with the de-
cisions of the one who OBLIGATED in Los
Angeles.
The herald., 1895-12-30

future. 1t will be made one of the regular
annual events in the cycling world.
R.dllands will open the New Year with
some sporting events. The entire day will
be taken up with athletic games. including
a baseball game and IA number of bicycle
races. chiefly for the oca, riders.
Lucky Baldwin's colt Ramiro won the
Elm@ood stakes for two-year-olds at the
lngleside track on Saturday The distance
is Ihree.quarters of mile, and the colt
won by "A head, the great Crescendo only
getting fourth place. Tue stake is worth
$500. few more good wins and
Lucky" will be on his feet again. He
probably finds that it pays to run his
horses straight in honest company.
The herald., 1895-12-30

incidentally to the public who are the
hablt of huyiug wneel,.
Hereafter the cycle exposition WI be
held later in the year, so as to enab all
the callers to exhibit their latest models.
In 9, veral cases at the last cycle show the
new models had not arrived, and the ex-
hbitors were fain to content themselves
with Displaying to the curious the patterns
of last year. The date for next year will
be some lime in January, and the IF ,ir
will be under the entire control of the Los
Angeles Cycle Board of Trade.
The herald., 1895-12-30

The first cycle show that was ever held
in Los Angeles came to an end last Satur-
day evening. When the shortness of the
time available for the necessary prepare
tons and the many incidental difficulties
are taken into consideration, The affair
seems to have been o very successful one.
AT all events it serv d the purpose, that of
awakening an interest in cycling for it's
own sake, and so the object of the affair
was accomplished
AS consequence of the success of the
The herald., 1895-12-30

some kind friend take "D,c'' aside and
gently whisper to him that he would fill
The roll of manager 30 the complete salts
faction of all concerned?
The California club and the Ahbotsford
Inn base b Ill teams will again wrestle
with each other on the diamond on Sntur-
day afternoon for the benefit of charity.
As all the proceeds of the game will GO to
some one of the recognized charitable i'll
situations the game will no doubt be largely
attended.
The three clubs having the cycle exprsi-
sition in charge made handsome profit
from the affair. Hereafter, the show will
be in the hands of the cycle board of trade
that will be formed in the immediate
The herald., 1895-12-30

The Rev. DR.. Dennim occupied the pull
pit in lmmanuel Prcsby eran church
yesterday morning. A large congregation
listened to his able discourse from the
passage in Job, Hath the rain fatbe l.?
The sermon was an eloquent defense of
the orthodox pretation of the script
urt and denounced with great force the
modern materialistic doctrine of the origin
of the earth. as embodied in the scientific
teachings of rod 4v.
The herald., 1895-12-30

The most prominent and by far the most
enjoyable event Of the week was the ex-
cellent game of lacrosse PLAYED between
the Los Angeles and the Riverside teams
on Christmas day. The large crowd press
ent were introduced to game that is COM
paratively unknown here and fully siRni-
fed their approval of it. A movement is
now on foot to establish an amateur Ia
crosse league in Southern California to
play a series of games.
The remarkable exhibition that Fred
Began and Jack Frazier gave at the gym
nasium of the Los Angeles Athletic club on
the evening of last Thursday was one of
the rankest hzzles that two men ever put
upon lonG-suffering public. No blame of
any kind can be attached to the club,
whose high reputation in things of this
kind cannot be questioned. No doubt the
two gentlemen who arc responsible for the
affair will find other and more profitable
The herald., 1895-12-30

Zeus, will take the training of his clever
horse into his own hands after this and will
hereafter take up his residence at Agri-
cultural park. Mr.. Matthews intends to
send McZsus over the aud circuit next
in good shape.
the Aura Tennis club Of East Los An
gees held its annual single tournament
Bart Russ defeated Ray Sumner, the
runner up, after a very hard game. The
The herald., 1895-12-30
ECONOMIC QUESTION
Blscussco by the international Labor Educa.
tom. Associate u at Length

The meeting Of the Iabor Educational
association yesterday, was we attended.
The subject discussed was: What Econo-
mic Change is Necessary to rovide Man q
Proper Environment. The opening aper
was presented by w H. stuart, who quoted
Karl Marx tn The effect that the economic
question underaid all others; that the So
cial and intellectual condition of a people
correspondent with absolute correctness to
their economic condition.
very interesting discussion followed.
The paper evidently expressed the general
opinion. Next Sunday the club will discuss
Direct Legislation.
The herald., 1895-12-30

made to locate Mr.. Humrhres' ancient
ordinary by the Chicago Cycling club, and
after much research it was unearthed aud
now adorns the mshiel in the smoking
room of the club who d scovered it. The
old safety has disappeared, in the manner
that safeties have. and no amount of re-
search would be able to locate the ancient
fr,anhipa
The herald., 1895-12-30
ABOUT LACROSSE

The game of lacrosse that was played
here on Christmas day between the Los
Angeles and Riverside teams and was won
by the former. has stirred up good deal
of interest in the game. The game is SO
little known and SO much less understood
that it might be we'll to give some idea of
the origin of the game and how it is
played.