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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26


bought at any old pawn-shop. and hNed
in shape by any one who Dis clever al Nip-
ing a plumbers joint. There are pawn
shop men and plumbers who are sald
ia know of these stills. hut who Keep
quiet about them on account OF the ieNe-
rue they derive thcrcfrom. \ plumber
cam charge "a moonshincr fifty times as
much Ass hc can soak tho same piece OF
work TO "a house-owucr. ~ is these items
That make the moonshmcr's lot IL less
easy ono than % would otherwise hc.
There Is 70 remarkable feature about the
11toonshiucrs business. peculiar TO no
other iu the world. 1t must al hc car
ri,d on NJ dead of night. For generations
and generations the moousiiher~ ot West
Virginia. Tennessee. aui the mountains
across the interior OF the country have
sheltered "a race that never sees daylight.
TURN DAY 10 NIGHT.
These moousmner. turn night into day
with "a system ulireimcd of boy the night
trades. They rise promptly 40 Z. as
though tv % whistle They breakfast and
by % are M WotN. As the dark comes on.
they are more and more secure, and
it is not mtl they see the moon go down
aud the sun -cnd 'p It's iirs- rrd sii,"l IS
that they stop. .hsy sap and go go heG.
and by O'Clock in tlc mo,niae are sound
asleep None are awake. except the
pipkcts that guard the camps by
day. as night watchmcn guard town build
JUGS at night.
Many of the noonshincfs children never
have seen the daylight. So anxious is
ih- moonshiner TO succeed I'm his vocation
uat Dee makes his whole family Keep his
oWn hours. There is less danger IL an
1rc awake al night under the moon.
when the world is sleeping. The children
play. grow up learn their trade marty.
settle down. and live to old age without
ever realizing the revolution they have
made IN the hours.
In a moonshiners' camp raided 10y gov
eminent officers were found children
whose eyes hlinkcd before the sun. and
men VINO SAID they had never been awake
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

"AT THE FIRST NOTE OF WARNlN
light i'm an untonantcd house aroused
their suspicion Breaking in at midnight.
the moonshiners busiest hour. they ioumn
themselves IA total darkness. Cropping
back to a rear stairway. they descended
10 the basement. There 90 loose hofid
showed light below. With desperation.
they tore up the board aud sprans down
into the cellar at the risk of sheir lives.
AT the first note Of warning The hands
OF the moonshincrs stole towards their
pistols on the wall one man WAS on
guard al the window. mere silt. look
ing upward 10 the street Another was
watching the kettle. others Were IouiIns
out the stun into jugs. All were captured
except the man at the window. who Mas
shot down Tor supposed ucach,fy.
AN EXCITING MOMENT.
Two weeks ago a loose board IN q rear
fence fascinated the eyes of "a revenue
officer. lie crcpt in guided boy a peculiar
alcoholic smell. which haunted the neigh
borhood. Nothing could Dee seen hut "a
dark yard. on. on. h. stole. Climbing
softly step 10y step up rear fre-escapc.
he reached the roof There. pouring foith
from the chimney. was inc wmistIkahlc
fume. But where did 30 .onic tfomt The
house was DARK. ly day hc watched.
The upper iiat Was uutcntutod hui there
were mysterious packarc- Dltt,d ego Coo %.
One night TWO lnud> of ruis'c ,iluicd
up to IL. one on tlI, nft.r. lIr'. another
by the stairs. 1hry lf"ir BOO tNr d'"'f.
and found ten mon .rnniIu great copper
Vat boiling the ng'd Geo fnah, ,.h.-h,N
The men fought game. .lnt tlfHr ta aI..d
The making OF Whi.frt o. go 'I-s and
the process SO chcan iili 90 D.. temha-
tiOn 10 lOW-claes criminals 90 tiy 10. 10
needs only q barrel col mo.as.e-. 90 bus
kettle some pipe. and plenty oi ruunins
water. The biz kcttl. Is nlied with mo-
lasses ana water. This BIS set over fur
mace TO fcrncnt. over the top of the
kettle Is tight cap. fitted with "a pipe
This pipe runs through "a barrel of cold
water. As the molasses and water ter-
ment they send up fumes through TINS
little pipe. The fumes on hcias co"'ed.
make liquid which is whisKey. 10 IS
sharp as acid and biting 90 innnity. bu; 10
passes Tor whiskcy with WORKOUT utcats.
The mOsf announcement is given moon
sinners by private customers. Ina this
,iiy. In every city. are hundreds OF poo-
pie who buy their whisccy CHEAP"
rhey know % must hc the moons hine pro-
iuct. But they wink az the price For
cents they can get pat bottle OF
he stun. aud for 10 cents nearly half
ialon. u is so cheap 90 make that the
noonshiners can sell II for anything.
In certain mountainous parts OF This
country the original mooa-lncrs dwell.
they have had Tor generations uc ether
say OF making living. and. in 'dsiiCc 10
hem. IL can be said that they regard
heir trade as a legitimate one. and re-
snt the interference Of the government.
These mountain moonshiners make
bghcr-toSt Whiskcy than can the town
'res. for they have followed the business
1ngcr. Their work H. done under heavy
uard and hey allow nothing 10 inter-
ere wish them.
The city m0onshiner is. al best. only
maker Of whiskey for a few months.
u that time he is sure 10 he aDprehend-
q lie Is, - rule, foreigner. often u
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
MIDNIGHT RACE OF AMERICA
4 Band Of Men Who for Generations
Have Never Seen The Daylight.
MOONSHINERS AND LIFE THEY LIVE.
Betting Ready for the Whiskcy Needed Tor
Great Political Campaicn-ihc 'f""e
M Piled Nv Their cry Cousins.

Copyright. 1896. for The Times)
There are moonshincrs working secretly
nj dead of night In this city. As YOU
walk along the pavement. on your way
home from an entertainment al night
YOU may be stepping over one OF the
secret vaults that shelter tho moonshinc'S
and their still" Every town Is more or
less honcycomhcd with them. DO what
the revcnue-oniccrs viii 20 prevent IL. ana
at your feet almost at your very dsor'
the Illicit occupation may be going on
without your suspccting II. Political years
are "moonshine" years. and moonshin"rs
count upon the thirst Of political orators.
only last week still was raidod I'm the
second-largcst city In the United states.
when the revenue officers entered they
found themselves In a vault that extend
I'd under nearly a whole city DOCK. y
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.
LtTEST NEWS or UORkTNGMEN
md THETR VICES.
Pararr,phs of Interest Gathered From the
Busy World About Organ
lied Labor.


Cincinnati has brick trust.
Duluth ioneshoremen organized.
Frisco pcdd.crs will organize.
Atlanta plumbers lost a strike.
Rochester liquor men will organize.
ST. LOUIS has "a paper-carriers' union.
Tennessee druggists have state uilio''
ST. Ioui. steam-ntters get $3.50 a day.
state. organization.
,,lot or one man.
Al Jorncusyint. y. y. milk is one cent
',,.ar,
=, ronis has only enc non-union steam
o,.,..., -i,.o
500, ~ n Is 10 have a co-opora-
.f... ..l,ss ,f,nt
1C..biroi.n German butchers will or
-.
N,-..,.,o, Und, flint glass scale was
si,,ed
~. demands free tolonhoncs for a
fr,,rbfse
There is an excellent demand ct Duluth
-. NO.. - r.o,l i'm tho woods
,,..., -, 5no will parale on
r,io. d,v
''au'i 49,, w., po,,i,r,. Association con-
,
,,. ,.-,,o,t ,vorlro~s organ
,,
"-'l' vi. , Gonna, bntcbors'
-N'"
,..s,.,. ,..,,,,,,,. eto,ore demand 40 cents
h,'l"l' lu'i'''
al. ''"' ,.f..,t... Trades rs,resont o. 600
.....,'..
"'l.,'i''s'' ,,,o. devoted 70 the
,,s.,....l,,., &C. IN have a workingmon's
' ,..'.. .','.-,
.,,,., ,.,,+s the next Federation
mention
49,. r,ur carncnters' unions will
rroh.hiv amaleamate.
i.o,..,ff rnionizad a Rochester bakery.
rrt. o.tnrIsv halfholdav is now OBJ
s.r,',l nv The great majority Of mer-
chants and busfncss men of Albany.
,rbo rnbiio-ownol gas plant az Rich
-,.ord H. charges 81 per 600 and New
yorl, pavs private concern sl25.
e,,,e,ior Wis printers have sued n
ncxsranor that cOuntcrfoits the union
,at
ma ~ philadelphia's biggest depart
I -. -,lr,. cioses AZ =. NJ. and at
49,, e.,,,,rd,,e
mn .,,o,,,l,ors NJ tho c, Paul Coopers'
INC. w. an ,,,,,,io,ed I'm the present
mn o., o, irrrsase in wages over
~ o,.,,tnod last year.
,,-...t.f,.,+., II q rrinters who pat
.,,'i1. am unfair" street railway are
/ al e.
o.. ON ,,ombers were admitted az a
! r,.s,, r,.etin, of the Sawmin Workers
! r.t..,b
| 49,. c.oot, ,oincre struck for g.
-. III ,,,,,fov,,ent NJ unionists
, ''7''' 49, 49,.
'us'' ..., ro,isbors AZ Toronto
c'. ,,.oro ,or,nronlsed
49, 49,. i,,., hs,, formed AZ Lock-
49,, r.t,rhoro can
~, ~ ~ -, - Tho uvorkine neo-
"o ,,,ta,.os h,. Tho working
PIE nus -. vo,dcu phulins
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Punch has just discovered TO its great
disgust that ii lately paid for and pub
hshed joke which il published .wenty-
I'VE years ago one Of New NOrks comic
weekIes has for many years had an OLD
man on its stan whose duty IL is 10 seq
tfat no old lofes are accepted. lie has
remarkable mcmpry. and nearly every
week he kills" something which mas
pissed muster with the younger editors.
tie knows the nlcs ~ his paper thor
on ghly, ana noe infrequenuy when a
stolen sketch or an old joke is submit
ted be can name the month and year in
which II was first printed. Long years
o. mirth killing have left their mark in
the deep burrows that line his face. II
has made him suspicious OF every one
ami particularly OF writer's Of jokes and
comic artists. This man was born in the
Old Nnth ward. and he has passed MS
hfe Lcre IN New York employed at the
unendins task OF exposing faklrs He
said H. friend not long ago that oil
jokcs Haunted his sleep and made life a
burden; but II is his boast that none OF
them has ever worked its way into his
papef-New York Sun -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

80 t..t.. .,ri.d mo b, my
Ne,y "a''s IA its .,,trliness am a bio
i"iie ln q" ~ [,,,..,i,,,ol ,,sri,d thaf
lhl'Ic9l,h a7 no VIZ III ,,,' d, e,,..nf
We are li Ju9l h"N, all', 'i,' l.ttis IN
ihal We HhF' glN1' ~, ,,,, - 49,. E'.,.,-
believe tudt W NV CIV ,f,,, ~, r-.,,a
tt inm S.i'I Us small blonde WOO
l"tl -l''i" III ff.ff ,t amy
NM. ~ an ,tt,ct If The nerves This
49,, -. hs. .esm v.rv ike tine
-. ,'l' '''', ~ .o.ic,r to-,io, 1hfu
~ ,,,i'',afr, ,'.r. Ike tiis in is fair 40
,,,o,,. ,rd raii,,s Ca.s,r
.nii i'r no, 'I,a ,,e heon slrh fir,some m.n
49, b.. go. NIL. tb.p, buf really very
,.i,. eort of f.lirws WHO wore their haIr
i.,, ma ,.erf in Tor ,thi.tfrr PERHAPS
tI,t. toot mon, "a little differently from
tha wav men do nowadays when eyer
,f.,. ,..rfDd o., ,,af into "A GOOD healthy
ri,tr they did not punch away with me
Glove, or practice ON the horizontal bar
Iona called their servants aud went ont
and killed few people. / wish this were
t1r mode nowadays. OF course DO would
not Boz very agreeable having ro Kin pco-
ui. but so many people could Doc spared.
Vs.. arc told there were street cans and
taI.er1ph wires teIennOno and messenger
io,s I'M the DAYS of cieorltrl. Fancy
rieopsfr, r.,niyinr "a taf.crln, from AM
tony saving ha would come for her 10
dine with linn al 80 I'm those days tho
fe.egraph c'mrcr.es probably managed
iu>r IA. thav do now So eha waUfI rec
f.sfIa Har mo --lrl. lf IuufN DO t..It
started at g. and sho worid nave iu-t
twenty minutes in which Goo rush aronna
and dress herself before her noble lord
arrived. Then Antony would hunt 900 toe
girl that took tho message. and The hoy
that delivered 10. and kiil them both.
Nowadays. Dec would not have that very
/ proper privilege. lie could only write "a
letter of complaint to thc c0muauv. and
the company. with IFS usual aunroci9fiou
az tho rehfs of the individual would
take uo notice of if. And STILL we are iu
the Egyptian cycle.
BAB SEES 4 BALLET
I am ain the moro certain ~ IL. teo,,,s,
when was boz the civ WIS talon hv
ono of my nophews to see "a ballet ,r.e
women boz that ballet corfairf, Ioio,.....l
tn the Eevpfitu n.riol -nrob,If, T.. f,..
ballet OF Clc0pafra Some y,,ra q, .,r,,-
ny that 10 seemed nffffrl to TAX. 49,,
ONT of their graves and make tbef, dam
others were So fat Thar on.. 1919
that their hYndaeas had bo.r ,.,,l.,.,
and their mummis. laf i,o.e Tho v.er6
NOT fat In a praffv u-s,,. tbo,. ,,.ra a..
iu mmpv way and in . b.lilt ~ -
THAT is what 4 bo,-o ,f....rs ti,,,..t,t a.
far Sn0uid be- evenly disfrihmfcI' o.
,ours, nv dear am, only of. alb ..t.
ing my opinion of how things sreu +.
me- Boz the CITY and I may d. v.ror, irf
doubt IL rs
,.a. ill.t ,,of,., o., ssi, ,fiss Arr,' .,.f ~
She thlnght ~ tbo L,ilet vrb., ber ei-t-r
nuf hor hand on me- arm and fold tn,.
rot Ia n.,ntion d. a. her sh. considers
Mis-. f.v. t ..-....- f..l- ..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

life. stamp them as OF a world apart-a
dark race OF white men. living unlaw-
fully and huniad down by men whose aim
in life Is 10 stamp ont the race as they
would stamp out iewer-rats.
FRANK HARRIS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Tho Richn ond Times Of Sunday de-
votes a page 90 poetry snssesiel 10y inc
recent Confederate reunion at kichmond'
decidedly the best OF these verses Is q
specimen contributed by Mr.. Duval Por-
Ter. Mr.. Poiter's contribution is OF about
half a column in length and Is ino
piece OF veisifcauon. His meter, tho lam
bic octamctcr is faultloss. and the style
has a decidedly classic flavor. Poetic FIRE
10 not iacking. AMI in short, Mr.. Porter 5
work is far above the standard OF news
pepper -Donville Register.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Dead-ripe banana stains are .ndelible.
The stain OF thoroug nly-de ;ayed tsrsna
Is bright, clear csrmine.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
At lgcUyOSD. /

Thoy will ALTO practice again in the af-
t.ruoon al 3 o'clock. and win continue
having two practices day until their
exhibition games commence.
The team will 60 cautiously, but hard
10 work from the first, and endeavor 10
get into trim as soon as IS possible.
The weather permitting all improve
ments now being made at West-End Park
VIII have been completed by Mon
dav. and the team Will start 10 WORK
800 their own park al the end Of Main
street
Jake wants to get his men in trim and
down TO good work when the big teams
from the National League arrive, and
more exciting contests between these
crack teams may be expected this year
than ever before. lie wants TO give
them all exciting games, and, II pos
slble force some Of them ITO get on
their toes"
The local team will have FIVE days OF
good. hard practice before their first eX-
hmi'ion game. which is TO be played on
Saturday. the 2Sth, with Richmond Col
lsye Light contests have been arranged
nom then until the appearance OF
TED Sulliyan's New Haven team. Fol
lowing this engagement Of two games,
OK which Jake hopes to get at least one.
and possibly both. will come several or
the "hig league teams" for which Jake
wants 10 make It hot.
TO REMAIN BLUEBIRDS.
TIE Hustlcrs will go 90 work in last
years Old uniforms, and will do all their
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

THE SEASON or 1886.
last season, when signed by the Senator's.
With good command OF the ball. Jimmy
will prove a slayer IN the major league
company.
johnny Cocoran. of this city, who VIII
play short for the Detroits this year, has
been ordered to report for duty before
March 18th. The Detrots viii go South
for a two-weeks' practice tour.
The Washington Senators will not take
n southern trip this year. These tours
are not calculated to be an advantage
over the regular practice on the home
grounds, and then there is the extra
expense in the way OF railroad fares and
hotel expenses. The exhibition games
with the -night-stand" teams on the
trip fall many dollars short OK covering
expenses.
The following Is from the New York
Herald: From Charleston down, all hands
recovered from the late unpleasantness
Of Cape Hatteras, except Foster. the
Titian-dressed youth from zoe Nirgnny
This unfortunate back-stop made but one
appearance at the table. Tuesday night
he dined sumptuously, and then with
drew to subeist chiefly on the bracing at
nosphere Of the upper deck.
A writer I'm another New York daily
SAYS: Foster and Kagey especially pleased
Irwin. Kagey's curves fooled Gleason
until 'the Kid" struck out twice. Eos
ter's throwing up TO bases was dream
I'm straight lines. To-day he reminded me
of Ewing, as Ewing was in the eighties
Next week he may remind me Of Rooney
Sweeny as he is In the nineties.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
SOON TO PLAY BALL.
plrsmonl'S Blge5iFdS Will lTTlgS Here
Ibis Week.
20 Iyro PRACTICE At ONCE.
scycrni of the boys VIII Come In
Thursday. aud All VIII lie Here by
Next Sunday-Thc schedule h'''"
ti,cIy Arranged.

Tho vintry gap between the hase-Daii
,.s.on o. 1850 IS rapidly closing up
s,1 before the present week draws 10
clos. a number Of the Richmond play
~. win he on the ground. ready for
,.. long summers work before them
., &, true that Jake will not require
,,,,, TO report until next Sunday. as the
,.,,,.er will hardly be propltlous for
,,scg,e before Monday, the I'D: but
..y.ro. of the players are expected about
,,. middle Of the week.
r.rers.n. one Of the pitchers, and
,,.r.rs. O. catcher both Of whom hail
,-.~, New York. are expected to ar
,te thursday. and will at once take
s.ror,aee OF any favorable weather and
tarn 10 get in trim.
The majority Of the team Of 1895 will
make their appearance in this city next
Sunday. and the regular practice will
re-.a the next day. The team Will then
FL, ort as q whole for the first time at
rslf-rast 10 o'clock on Monday. the sd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

earth. which had become almost too dry
and hard to be .ploughed. and to replen-
ish the falling wells and springs, but
10 extnguish forest-fres, which had be-
came unmanageable and destructive In
some parts of this and adjacent coun-
ties.
Those Of our people who had planted
potatoes and some other early seeds
were surprised to find their gardens COW
cred with snow Thursday morning-in
compliance with grounding arrange
ments for the first half Of the present
month.
Mr.. Z. V. u. Conway, prominent
banker of Fredericksburg, and several
other gentlemen of the same city, Wis
ited King George this week on bust
ness with the Clerk OF Courts and Com
missioner OF the county.
Reports from the Rappahannock Valley
this week indicate the most backward
and un2romising wheat and oat crop in
that fertile section for many years. 1t
Is hoped, the report says, that the
wlnter-oats will yet revive and give a
fair yield. but II is almost certain that
the wheat cannot make more than half
n crop. In many fertile fields. where
the wheat should stand several inches
high about the middle and latter part
OF March, IL has not advanced TAR enough
as yet to cover the ground, and the
color Of the blades indicates the deli
cate condition Of the crop at this time.
HARD EXPERIENCE.
Seldom have the Potomac fishermen
had harder experience than has
fallen to their lot this spring. Three
times they have stationed their nets.
traps. etc, in the river and completed
arrangements for the spring fishery.
and as many times have the storms
ragged and played havoc with their out
fits.
Scarcely had our people recovered from
an epidemic Of measles and Ia grippe,
when scarletina made its appearance. and
interfered 10 some extent with the at
tendance on the public schools.
Another special effort Is being made
10 interest a number OF the King George
farmers In the cultivation Of tobacco.
and TO induce them TO raise crop-a
triai-crop at least--this year. The Dis
patch articles on the subject are being
handed around and circulated among
those most likely TO give tobacco-raisins
& trial.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

MANS preuared TO erect upon It the
handsomest house in town. These sales
were all for cash. 1t Is also reassuriny
10 add that there will be considerable
building of one sort and other done TINS
spring and Summer. Salem is growing
and improving steadily. and seems 10
have recovered from the effects or the
unhealthy booming OF the past.
Both OF Salem's hotels will shortly pass
into other hands. Hotel Salem, which cost
$1,000 in 1891, will probably be managed
this summer II is said. by j. Harry Chap
man, who will operate 1t In connection
with the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs,
while Hotel Duval viii revert 10 It's orlSi-
nal owner, w. ID. f. Duval.
MINERAL INTERESTS.
Encouraged by the success OF the Castle
Rock mines. Mr.. Sproul and other land
owners in the vicinity Of Cave Spring, this
county, are arranging to open up other
iron-ore properties.
The Salem Town Council has appointed
a board Of health, 10 consist OF six per-
sons. who shall have power 10 appoint
a physician as health officer, to be paid
by the town.
W. G.. Il. Fitzgerald, an ex-member OF
the Legislature for Roanoke county, Is
critically I'll at his home here, and on
account OF his age his friends feel very
anxious about him.
COLLEGE NOTES.
Roanoke College is arranging to organ
ize its baseball team for the season, and
has given an order for the uniforms, TO
be completed by the last OF March. The
uniforms viii be dark-blue, with gray
letters. The first game OF the season will
be played on the college grounds Saturday
next
Rev. Hay Watson Smith. OF the Second
Presbyterian church. OF Roanoke, who
was invited 10 preach with a view 10 Of
ferlng him the pastorste Of the Presbyte-
rian church here, has declined the invi-
tation. owing 10 the fact that II will be
nearly year before he completes his
course at the seminary. Rev. Mr.. Camp
bell, Of Berkeley Springs, brother OF
Rev DIR. Campbell. OF Roanoke. has now
been extended a similar invitation
After visiting friends In Richmond for
several weeks Mrs. J. S. Persinger return
ed home this week.
United States Commissioner McCauley
and several prominent citizens are in
Lynchburg attending the United States
District Court.
Joe Dukes. the Choctaw student at Roa-
noke College. who was critically I'll some
weeks ago with measles and pneumonia,
has entirely recovered, to the delight Of
his fellow students. many OF whom as
sisted in nursing and caring for him.
The Board Of Supervisors and the
School Board have both held meetings
and heard reports from their counsel.
Colonel II. H. Logan. concerning the ac-
counts OF Captain Brand. ex-Treasurer OF
the county. The supervisors postponed
consideration OF the matter until their
May meeting, and the School Board will
take action on II on the I'd day Of May.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
THE REVISED SEIZED ULE OF THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE FOR


stockings with brown or tan caps. This
will be a very neat combination, and be-
sides making very neat appearance on
the field will look fresh at the end OF the
season.
The Norfolks are going TO wear black
suits. trimmed I'm maroon, while Lynch
burg Will reappear in their black and red
suits. What the Petersburg Farmers"
or the Roanoke "Magicians'' will wear
this year has not been decided upon yet,
but the uniforms 50 far selected are all
tasteful and pretty. and VIII be pleasing
sight to the eye Of the spectator when
the season finally opens.
1t Is TO be hoped that the umpires viii
be officially uniformed this season. This
would be q great Improvement and
would lend a tone TO the game which has
heretofore been lacking.
a uniform Of white duck trousers, with
a dark sweater and dark long visor cap
has been suggested. and would be very
neat combination. From all accounts the
decisions Of the umpires are going 70 be
very white this year. and their Uniform
OF white trousers would doubtless b in
perfect keeping With the men.
THOSE LITTLE MEN
Mr.. Samuel Crowder, in connection with
"Uncle" Girls. Evensen, will again put
the little men to work this season, and
they will reproduce the great national
game in this city whenever the Illus
tiers" are away Richmond is particular
~ fortunate in this respect. Only the
fact that its inventor, Mr.. Samuel Crow
der. Il a Richmond man, allows US the
privilege Of seeing the game as played