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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30

well-stored heads for battering rams.
A fine stuffed specimen of this animal
has recently come into the possession
Of the Museum Of the Academy of Nat
ural Sciences in Philadelphia by be-
quest of the late James Upton,
If there Is any disposition to critlclse
the word dude" in connection With
this interesting animal 1t will doubtless
be found on the style In which Saki
wears his whiskers.
To silence this objection 1t may be
stated that Saki is 100 years old and
lived In the valley Of the Lower ANA
zon when he first began to sport a
beard.
Fashion in the Lower Amazon valley
is not what 1t is here, and styles in
boards change to such an extent that a
learned man has written an essay on
the general subject Of boards with
philosophical reflections on the signih-
cation of different kinds Of them.
In studying this animal too much at
tention cannot be paid to the tail, which
is, as will be observed, bushy, like that
Of fox. This signifies that the Saki
disdalns to place himself in the ridicu'
lous pose assumed by some Of his pre-
hensile brethren and swing himself
with utter loss Of dignity from bough
with his caudal appendage wrapped
around 1t.
Among other things, Saki has an
elaborate outfit Of names, Saki CuXio
is one Of them and Pithecia Satanas an
other. He is q member Of the ancient
Platmyrhine family. This Is quite
enough for such small chap, for even
when he stands upright Saki is less
than two feet high.
Saki's habits, as far as they have been
observed, are simplicity itself He Is
of retiring nature, and lives IN the
depths Of the forest; his favorite fooc
Is fruit and his beverage cold water
To secure this the monkey stoops dowr
on the banks Of a stream and sips th'
water as 1t passes by, or else makes
Gun of the hollow Of its hand and con
veys 1t In this way to the mouth.
The voice of the Monkey when young
is sort of chirp, and as 1t grows Older
the voice becomes stronger and deVel
obs into high, strident SHREK
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30

would be less than the protection fee,
for being members Of the National
Agreement Any club outside the pale
of the National Agreement could de-
mand its own price for the release % a
player, so that 1t would be profitable for
clubs to be under the new association.
Reserve matters would be properly az
tended TO in contracts, by having a
blanket clause for a player to sign, CIV
Ing the club signing him the refusal Of
his services indefinitely, provided SAL
airy was right. The provisos for the
advancement Of players and salary
could be easily arranged and printed
IN the contract. Thus the minor
leagues could be free from the National
Agreement, which is not national, and
does not agree, and which does not
protect. Our company has the capt.
tai stock to back such an enterprise"
The shades OF the departing brother
hood revolt are still lowering on the
distant horizon, and until clear sky
appears the minor leagues had better
look twice before they leap, or they may
land In the midst Of some desert where
the quicksands will soon envelope them.
After all it looks like very one-sided
ond uninviting document. A scheme to
advertise the parties back Of 1T. e.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30

is given above, will scarcely be second
in interest to the championship Of the
Western League this year. The idea Of
the Free Press was to incite the play
ers of the clubs in the organization to
their best efforts, and at the close Of the
season the clubs furnishing in first and
second place will play off a series Of
games for the ownership Of the cup dur
ing the next year. In addition to the
cup, the honor of winlng which will
be great, there will be solid financial
emolument for the players Of the two
fortunate teams. The cup series will be
played three games in the one city,
three in the other, il necessary, and in
case the teams stand even the odd
game will DO played on grounds mu-
tually agreed upon or on neutral Held.
The receipts will be divided, 65 per cent
to the winning team and 35 to the losing,
the money to go to the players, instead
of the owners of the clubs, Believing
that this would bring out the best work
of all the men who draw salaries In the
Western League this year, the Free
Press offered this trophy, and at its
schedule meeting in st. Paul the league
accepted it with vote Of thanks and
appointed a committee to make ar
engagements for the series to be played
when the schedule is finished.-Detroit
Free Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
LAND WITHOUT DOORS.
Some of the Pecullarities of the Great
American Desert"

sO.uo of the Pecullarities of the Grea'
American Desert"
"In that country once known as the
Great American Desert embracing a
portion of Texas and Arizona, there are
no odors," said citizen OF Dallas to a
reporter. There luscious grapes and
many other fruits grow, especially near
the cross-timber country, but there IS
no perfume; wild flowers have no smell
and carcasses Of dead animals, which
in dry seasons are very plentiful, emit
no oder.
ut was always supposed to be tree
less plain, upon which no plant could
grow or breathing thing could live, but
large part Of it is. now successfully
cultivated and but for the rarity of the
atmosphere, causing the popularity l
have named, and the mirages, which
are even more perfect than in the
desert Of Sahara, no one would look
upon it as a barren country now.
Another singular feature common to
the desert land is that objects at q
great distance appear greatly magni-
fed. A few scraggy mesquite bushes
will look like a noble forest. Stakes
driven into the ground will seem like
telegraph poles"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
Immortal Man.

A man. No line can measure him.
No limit can bound him. The arch
angel before the throne cannot outlive
him. The stars shall die, but he will
watch their extinguishment. The world
will burn, but he will gaze at the con-
flagration. Endless ages will march
on; he will watch the procession. A
man! The masterpiece of God AL
mighty.-Rev T. Dewitt Talmage.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
THE AsHANrEE EXPEDITION.
What Lod to tho Campaign in which
PrlAoe Henry Lost His Life.

The origin of the difficulty with
Ashantee, which led to the expedition
In which Prince Henry lost his life,
may be assigned to the year 1888, says
the New York Herald. Lord HUNTS
ford then decided that British repre-
sentative should be sent to the court
Of Coomassie, King Prempeh acceded
with reluctance, for, Notwithstanding
the debt Of about 100000 due to Eng
land on account Of Sir Garnet Wolse-
ley's expedition In 1878, he still claimed
to be an Independent sovereign over his
$4,000 square miles Of territory, But
in 1894 the acting governor of the Gold
Coast colony sent him word that a resi-
dent was to be sent to his capital with
power to define the limits Of Ashantee,
to decide whether repressive action
should be taken in the case Of rebel
lious chiefs and to exercise supervision
over the kingdom generally, These de-
mands were resented by Prempeh, who
sent his cousins, Prince John and
Prince Albert, to England to obtain re-
lief. But they were unable to effect any
arrangement Lord Rosebery referred
them to the governor Of the Gold Coast,
and when the conservatives came into
power, Mr.. Chamberlain adopted the
same line. And then an expedition was
organized to enforce the ultimatum
sent to the dusky monarch, The expe-
dition was not on a very large scale.
Only 200 British troops were employed
They were supplemented by battalion
Of West Indian regiment stationed at
Sierra Leone and n battalion Of Hous-
sas. The artillery consisted Of nine
Founders and Maxims. But, though
small, the force was sufficient for Its
purpose. After hacking its way through
$50 miles Of jungle, 1t Is now in peace
full occupation Of Coomassie. King
Prempeh has announced his intention
Of meeting In every way the wishes
of his formidable visitors, and 1t Is an
nounced that he and his relatives are
to be held as hostages until his prom
ises have been fulfilled 1t is highly
probable that the whole territory OF
Ashantee will now pass under British
protection. The territory will prove q
valuable acquisition, for the amount OF
gold in 1t is by all accounts, 80 large
that 1t may be expected to affect the
price Of the metal in the worlds
market.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
WHAT SEEMS AND is.
Thra Little Dialogue MAY Serve to Make
the Stranger Less Dlfident.

Thla Little Dialogue MAY Serve to Make
the Stranger Less Dlnidont.
The palaces of America are the New
York hotels, The visitor from the back
district enters a New York hotel Office
In the same spirit that he would Invade
ST, Peters, In Rome, says an exchange.
There Il something In the architectural
grandeur, In the richness and extrav-
agance Of form and color, in the mel
low light coming from vaulted ceilings
and colored glass that touches the
spirit with sense OF calm, And the
man behind the rosewood and onyx
counter! What dignity Of mienl What
austerity Of countenancc! What Jove-
like front! And the gentleman coming
yonder across the mosaic floor, He
may be the head Of great educa-
tional institution or statesman, high
In the councils Of the nation. He Is
followed by a black servant In livery,
carrying his personal effects.
But ahl Human nature Is the same
In the midst of all this impressiveness
as 1t is in PrlncevilIe or Jackson's COR
ners. The MISUNDERSTANDING gem
tleman seizes by the hand the dignitary
on the other side Of the counter and
says: "Hello old stockin', how are
you? You look fit to run four miles,
Bully! bully! Charley old man!
Amt seen you for coon's age. How
are they comm with your"
"Full-handed, never better, feelin'
like a yearlin'. Wow! Amt 1t cold!
Got good hot room for me?"
Fix you proper my boy. Have to
put you up pretty high this morning,
but'll get you down on the second floor
by noon. How'll that do your"
"Have to stand it, l suppose. Can't
you give me that hot room you gave
me last summer? Zip! but that was
scorcher."
"Have a fire built up there now?"
mo, guess not-what's that? Num-
Der All? Can't you add A to 1t? I'll
go out and play IT,"
Cant do 1t, It's beyond the limit OF
the house, Been to breakfast?"
"No; and I'm hungry as a wolf"
Go right in. The bacon's on the
iron. Hist! Front! Baggage to four
eleven"
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outfield and the remainder in the in
field. In that season he made eight
hits in two games, and three times made
four hits in a game.
Manager McCloskey, Of the Louisville
team, has decided upon the men he
thinks should be retained until they are
thoroughly tried and then nine can
be selected The men are: Warner,
Boyle and Miller, catchers; McDermott,
McCreery, Cunningham, Weyling, Hill,
Smith, Frazer and Clausen, pitchers;
Cassidy, O'Brien and Shannon on the
bases; Eustace, short stop; Clarke,
Holmes and Mcfarland in the outfeld.
Substitutes, Morrison, Hutchinson and
Dexter.
The sound drubbing administered to
the Pittsburg team by the Clevelands
has shaken the confidence of the Smoky
City enthusiasts in their crack team.
They are not now considered the world
heaters they were earlier in the season.
Harry Davis seems to be a fixture at
first base on the New York team, with
the chances in favor of George
Davis occupying the opposite cor
ner Of the diamond. 1t is an
open question as to who will
play short stop and even second
base, the keystone of the diamond, is in
doubt at the present time. The out
field will be selected after the infield
has been completed.
1t has been announced that firm
down east forwarded the following
document to the minor league meeting,
which was recently held at Washington,
D. c.: I'VE have partly formed prof.
ect here for forming company on the
plan of Employees Liability Insurance
association, for the benefit of the minor
leagues, to protect every minor league
which withdraws from the National
Agreement against theft Of its players
by any other league. The plan would be
to fight all cases through the courts,
having previously signed the players
on the contracts carefully drawn up ac-
cording to our own specifications. Our
fee for being members Of the association
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
HUMOROUS.

IT had always been an American
until l went around curve In cable
car this morning." what difference
did that maker" "Then / became a
Laplander. Life.
r. r. official-You may not believe
1t, but this dining car cost 100000.
Planetree-How long has 1t been run
ming? Just week." paid for itself
yetT-Life.
After the ball.-First Sweet Thing
Jack says Miss Passee didn't look
twenty last night. Second Sweet Thing
No. She looked thiry-fve!-New
York Tribune.
She-Yes, / am deceived in her; l
was misIed by her protestations OF
friendship. He--What has she done?-
Chicago Record.
Wiggles-Is that a good business
college where your son is being edu-
Gated? Waggles-I guess SO. They're
very prompt about sending their bills.
-somerville Journal.
Jinks-What's the cause OF this tWad-
die about elevating the stage. I'd like
to know? Filkins-Want to get 1t
above the level of the women's hats, l
suppose. brooklyn Life.
"You say he is remarkable man"
Very" IN what way?" Hes the
only scientist in the country who has
not made an important discovery rela-
tive to x rays."-Chicago Evening
Post.
Now I'm ready to treat you" sale
the doctor, emerging from his private
office. "A little whisky with settler on
the SIDE, please" returned the patient.
absent-mlndedly.- Evening
Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
Green. White and yellow.

A charming scheme Of decoration for
O. small dinner table, lighted by hang
ing lamp, may be carried out as fol-
lows: A green and white wicker
basket wreathed with trails of aspara-
gus fern and smilax and filled with
white, flowers, and ferns and sprays OF
ivy and herberis, hangs from the lamp,
the handle being tied with bright yell
low satin ribbons. The table center is
of yellow brocade, cut in star shape and
bordered with narrow silver gallon.
Trails of smilax and fern tied with
bows of yellow ribbon are arranged
round the dessert dishes, and silver
dishes containing sailed almonds and
bonbons are placed at the point of the
star-shaped center,-Phlladelphia In
quiTer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
obiootod to Bolnr tho Corn.n.

On the day set for the funeral of Dr.
A. w. Jayne, a well-known physician
of Tonawanda, N. Y, he awoke from
a cataleptic condition much surprised
at the preparations made for his fun
eral. He had been confined to his bed
for some time, a sufferer from malig-
nant attack of erysipelas, and tired out
from many nights of wakefulness and
pain was overcome at last by sleep.
He awake much refreshed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
Conl Lands In Texas.

There are said to be 1000 square
miles of coal lands in Texas which
have not been opened as yet, and these
are expected to produce 100000 tons
of bituminous coal. East Texas has
1000 square miles Of iron beds, and
there are petroleum, copper, lead, clay,
marble, natural gas, gold and silver in
various parts Of the state in large guam
titles.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
Itch for NotorIety.

A popular writer for a New YORK
paper says that it is not uncommon fol
persons DESTROYS Of gaining notoriety
to buy a box at the theater and ther
send their menials to cheaper parts Of
the house charged with the duty o.
directing attention to the occupants o.
the box as celebrated people.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
A Give Away.

An amusing incident occurred at
fashionable wedding In London. One
friend, who determined to save her
money and credit at the same time,
took broken earring to famous jew
eler Of Bond street and ordered the
little stone to be set as Q scarf pin for
the groom. AS she sagely remarked:
ut does me no good, and coming from
such a famous establishment they are
sure to prize 1t and think paid a lot
Of money" When the package was
returned from the shop, the wedding
guest failed to examine her proposed
present, and merely dispatched 1t with
her card and compliments. Imagine
her disgust, when strolling through the
rooms where the bridal gifts were dis
played, to find dozen people about
her onering, and each one smiling
For a moment she hesltated, then
pressed forward, and 10! there was the
precious white satin covered box bear
ing the prize name, 1t is true, but,
alas! below, From repairing depart
ment" and even worse than all, rest
ing on the blue cotton beside the PIN,
was an old broken bit of earring re-
turned by the conscientious firm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
CAPT. WILLIAMS.
Head of Pennsylvania InvinCible Foot
ball Team.

Head of Pennsylvania Invlnclble Foot
bali Team.
Paul J. Dashiell, the eminent Official
addressed the football men and en-
thusiasts in the auditorium of HouS-
ton hall, Philadelphia, the other even
ing, with a most interesting talk upon
the game from the standpoint OF an
official. He touched upon the subject
most thoroughly, and gave advice to
the men looking toward the improve
ment of the game, which was excellent,
spoke briefly Of the changes Of the
rules and closed by paying high trlb-
ute to the teams which Pennsylvania
had turned out in the past year, which,
he said, were not only marvels as far
as their play was concerned, in their
wonderful finesse and development, but
played the cleanest games Of football
it had ever been his good fortune to
witness. He said their play was abso-
lutely free from abuses Of every nature
and worthy in the highest sense OF gen.
tlemen.
At the conclusion of Mr.. DashielPs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
DUDE OF MONKEYDOM.
HAS FOOTBALL HAIR THAT
PARTS IN THE CENTER,
hut His Habits Are Very Simple
whiskerr Not Up to Date, as He Began
10 Train Them 100 Years AEo-From
Valley of tho Amazon,

HE black saki
monkey is the nat
ural dude" Of all
monkeydom. His
shock of hair would
make any college
football player joal-
GUS, and he parts II
In the Riddle, just
as football players
do when they are
not using their
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
At the conclusion Of Mr.. DashieIIs

talk, an election was held for captain
for the Varsity team for next year. Two
names were placed in nomination, Cap
tain Williams and Charles M. Wharton.
After complimentary vote to Whar-
ton, Williams was unanimously re-
elected. In accepting the position, he
said briefly that the team had passed
successfully through two seasons with
out meeting defeat. They must not
mar their record in third. The addi-
tional incentive bids fair to be offered
of game with Yale. Penn had defeat
ed Princeton, then Harvard, and now
Yale alone of her rivals remained I'M
beaten. If the opportunity presented,
they would make Yale their watchword
for next years team.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30

York, Pa, but learned to play ball while
attending the Northwestern Normal, at
Geneseo, ILL.,, and after varied career
as an amateur, made his appearance as
professional at Los Angeles, Cal, In
1888, where he acted as manager and
played base ball for local team. In
the latter part Of that year he went to
Aspen Colo, and was engaged for the
professional team which represented
that city during the season Of 1889, and
led his team as well as the league Of
which his club was a member in both
batting and fielding. His per-
centage In batting was .970 and in field
ing was .976. He finished the season
with the Los Angeles club. In 1890 he
was connected with the Dubuque team,
of the Illinois and Iowa League, and
ranked seventh in the official batting
averages, with percentage Of .SO7,
while no had fielding average Of 1902.
In 1891 he Joined the Joliet team, also
of the Illinois and Iowa League, taking
part that year in ninety-fve champion
ship games, and again ranked seventh
in the official batting averages Of that
league, with a percentage of .3O4 and
stood second in the official fielding aver
ages Of that organization as first base
man, with percentage Of 1886. He be-
gan the season Of 1892 with the Joliet
team, and led the first basemen Of that
league in fielding, with percentage of
1887. He also had batting average Of
1852 when he was transferred to the
Chicago club, Of the major league,
where he finished the season, taking
part with the latter in ninety-seven
championship games, in sixty-three Of
which he played in the outfeld and the
other sixteen at second base. He has
remained with the Chicagos ever since.
In 1893 he took part in eighty-one cham
pionship games, in fifty-four of which
he played first base, twenty at second
base and the remainder in the outf1eld.
In 1894 he took part in eighty-nine
championship games, which was the
greatest number in any season since he
Joined the Chicagos; in the majority he
played at first base, the remainder be-
ing played in various other positions,
principally the outfleld. He had bat
ting average Of $40, according to the
official averages Of the major league.
During the season of 1895 Decker took
part in seventy championship games,
in ffty-fve of which he played in the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
FREE PRESS CUP.

VIII BE Contested for by Two Highest
Clubs In tho Western League.
The contest for the Detroit Free Press
cup, a sketch from the design Of which
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
( BASEBALL GOSSIP.
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT
OF THE NATIONAL GAME.
0SorGe A. Decker OF tho ChlcngOs Is n
Clever Player In Most ANY Position
The Louisville Club 49, Cleveland and
PIttsburg

GORGE A. DECK
er, Of the Chicago
club, Of the Ma
tional League and
American Associa-
ton, is a very
clever player, who
can be used equally
as we'll on the in
field as in the out
field. He was born
June 1, 1869, at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-15
POWER TO LEASE.
Important Bill Introduced in the Massa-
chuSetts Legislature.

NEW YORK. Feb. ia special to the Even
Ing Post from New Have. Conn. says: 1t is
stated here that Q bill has been introduced in
the Massachusetts, Legislature eivings.he New
England Railroad Company power to lease its
property, and the report Is partially con-
firmed by inquiry at the Offices OF the New
Haven Company this morning. The New Eli
gland Company has already power 70 execute
sucn a lease obtained from the Legislatures
Of Connectiout and Rhooe ISLAND. While not
conclusive. the evidence, therefore. Is strong
that the New baven Company either medi-
tates putting its present control Of the New
England in the form Of a lease, or desi res to
make such action feasible without further
legislative action should a situation arise TO
either tho form Of "a direct guarantee Of a
small per cent. OF the New England common,
and a larger per cent. on the preferred on
such terms, accompanied by an alternative
proposition for exchange with New Haven
stock. as has been done in the Gaze Of other
roads.
The advantages Of a lease Of the New En-.
gland would be that the New Haven would
control IL with froe hands, both in operation
and development, and also could market at "A
very high price the S5. COZ, 600 of New England
consolidated . per cent. bonds now held ny
the latter coinpaDy.
"he dIsadvantace, n very serious one. would
be the necessity Of having "A fixed charge on
the minority stock, now amounting 20 about
10A,0 90 shares of both classes. about seven.
eighths of 81 held by ia. Vanderbilt, ALBANY
interests. II Is by no means impossible that
the movement toward a lease Il prompted by
make peace with those formidable minority
i1faragf4