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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-04

Are you an older man andhaving wrestled sue.
cessfully with fortune feel entitled 10 a comfort
able home in which you can gather your children
ana theirs around you aud still keep q den for
your own particular usef We have such places
TOT ga and you will only have to spend from
S2,5OO to $1,000, according to your taste.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-04
Country and CITY
Investments

Some men In asc ncir ncoric by shaving
people, others by hazardousi nvcst tents in stocks
and bonds, but tho most conservat va and eatis-
factory investment Is to he found 70 improved
senstng real estate. In q town the si5; OF Roam
okc with the permanent rental value tn at prop
crty now has money judtciouslyipvcstol yields a
satisfactory return. We arc in thnrcal estate
business and make a study OF keeping II touch
with the values OF property SO that we can con-
scientiousy tell you what is the best investm .nt
FOR your money.
Are you young man Just embarked on the
matrimonial scar The safety of your voyase
Will depend to large extent on whether you are
In rented Ship whose bell rings morning, noon
and evcn at night to let In prospective
VINO want TO examine 1t, or whether you have
snug little craft OF your own. We can suit you
in the latter at from $500 to Ss,bOO on cash pay
ments varying from $50 to $500, and the balance
In small monthly payments. Come and see at
any time. We have teams to carry you, the
madam and "ittle ones" too.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29

on tho Rrsl an !tI.Ir,l rncsil1 Z

On tho FIRST an !tllrd TUESDAY o
each month mp "a, nud iuc.ut'nc
M"y 18Th, 1897, G. Il. V. & 7
Ticket agents VIII sell s,lll,l',
tickets 10 pnints In Tn" ,t,l- O.
k"4Itueky, south og and iurlut;n.
Sonersrt, Bowling Green, etc, e.
All points in Virginia CA the Moth
trn and Western r. :, east of Rad
hrd. AlSH 81 all pniatS in ALha,nu.
d""ralA, Fi"i,i", Nnrlh an / ,i",il,
N"rtilQa Mie,is'hpi, Iocj~lo,A
anh f"no"s>e. Ex"tl, i int, witt.
lt' H!,Y u''"o or H"Wp!,i,. ghr-,
tickets NiiI be sold at preatly r..
Gured rntes, nuI aGrat5 uC The Ca
l'n'hn', E'"rking Valley und 'rnlr
do Railway Wit be- rlaa "a giN,
you all desired inGormltiou un ~.
Z 'rrtion. Niite ia y. i ISuht,,
niSt. Pass. Agent, iulel,. 0Ain; 4
Il. iiavidsOn, Nor Pass Ag,nr, D,,
ii0li Mi"h ur ". q. Fisarr, &. l..
% I, \ Culuu,hnS. Ohin.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
Tie gpbIc wll!YGhe yp'lro.

On and after Dee, mbrr l,t 1896
III tr;irs oftht CnIunIhm., iIockiu!
Valley and 1nle,'o itai;wn,, Will
trive and depart from the Cnjuu
Itpot IN ToleG0, tl,us avui,.ing ttr
''jertionah!c oninihus transfer At
V"l"ho in going I" and from poiut4
in Mich'Yan. al! trains viii con
lnu" lo drl az, irnm nud arrive w.
Union Depot II Columbus ns in The
ast, making lhr BnrkrSr Ruut~
not only the Short l.iue h,IWtrn
'"luulhuS snI Tul,du i.ul NE n,iy
Inc having Uui"n Drpnt Y,rluiuat,
u loth :iii"s. Men purchosin9
irk"l> 30 points IL Nhjou. 4 NJ, a.
"an rrni"mb = lhr fart lhtt nu'i.
ms transfers nrr mvuidcd II tickets
cad vln the ColunItus, iT0rkinp
Valley aud Toledo R"iiwny, Fnr
nfnrmaii"n write ar",is nr W. II.
Fisher Genl Pass. Vht. Aet, rn.
iumhus, Ohiu.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
rERg AND THERE

There is no euUerin3 equal to fear,
for 1t has no limit.
The pleasures OF life are the corlaed
which separate our sorrows.
A melancholy renection-The top OF
a bald head in tho loolSlngglas9.
It Is said that dwarfs die of pre-
mature old ege, and giants OF exhaust
ion.
Let every man do the best he knows,
and II he Is not a fool he VIII do about
right.
There is a policeman In Chicago who
is an active member OF the Salvation
Army.
Why should chimney sweeper be a
! good whist player? Because he's al
ways following scot.
A Methodist, in class meeting, eaid
that he had been Christian "ei and
on for thirty years."
II wish had the earth" "Well.
why don't you ask some bicycle scorcb-
er TO give 1t to your"
A remedy for hiccoughe that is we'll
nigh infalliblc Is TO eat lump of SuS1r
saturated with vinegar.
A grocery stock that changed owncr5
In Bath, recently, included five hun ired
pounds Of cheese two years old.
SO long as man mky find his collar
button, the housc Is pevcr In disorder,
muses. the Adams Fr'2sllan humorlst.
II don't think 1t looks we'll for
minister 10 wear diamonds" why
not? Aren't there sermons In stones"
No churches are too handsome, II
they arc only paid for and made acces-
stble to worshippers With moderate
means.
Especially shun whiskcy, fast wo-
men and the United States" were the
lying words OF man who was hanged
in Canada.
Colonel John 8. Mosby claims to
have invented the phrase, "a solid
South" but ne evidently neglected to
secure copyright.
There is Dothlng In nature more pa
thetic. perhaps than the sight OF lean
man and fat man casting elyious
glancee at each other.
Happiness is shy nymph; and II
you chase her. you will never catch
her. But just go quietly on and do
your duty, and she will come to you.
WAS the hotel homelike?" VERY. |
My husband and hnd the greatest dir
ficulty In treating each other with com.
mon courtsy while we were There"
About a sixth OF all the elephants
estimated to be living IN Africa were
slain last year. At this rate ivory will
soon be worth as much as diamonds.
A big item: SAY, mister" said the
little Fresh Air child. as he watched
the cattle enjoying their cut, do you
have to buy gum for all OF them cows
to chew?"
A cycione-pit Is a regular part OF tho
equipment OF many Iowa schoohouses
now, and tho chileren are drilled to
escape from cyclones as children In
other places have their fire-dTill.
The reason why ships are no struck
by lightning Is attributed to the general
use which Is now made OF wire rope
for rigging purposes, rs well as to tho
fact that tho hulls OF ships are usually
OF iron or steel.
In China the "rules for war" which
even now are used for governing the
troops in the field, are some three thou
sand years old. One OF these rules en-
Joins the celestial soldier to spread In
the camp OF the enemy voluptuous
musical airs, so as to eoftcn his heart"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
BRHvITIEs OF FUN.

--Yeast-"Your landlady says you
are behind with your board" Grim
sonbeak-"Well, she's dead wrong.
I'm ahead. l owe her Sis "'--Yonk-
ers Statesman.
Miss lngcnue--"Do you think it
is unluclSy to get married on Iriday7"
Miss Fortitude-"I think 1t is un-
fortunate to get married on any
day. "-Somerville Journal.
AT the Matrimonial Agents.
"Do you think we shall suit each
othcr2" "Splendidly! You possess
very fine loud voice and she is ter
ribly hard OF hearing. ."-Plaudo-
recke.
City EIan--"TIow far is your
house from tho st.tioa?' Subur-
banitc (bcsitatingly)-"Well, that
depends on whether you arc running
to catch the train" ."-Somerville
Journal.
Riggs Halo, old manp Briggs
-"Excuse me, sir; you have the ad-
vantage of me-" eyes, ! guess
have. We we're engaged to the same
girl, but you married her. "--Yonli-
ers Statesman.
-Stimpson's Luck. Great luck
that find OF Simpsons" II haven't
heard" "Found so bill in his
last summers coat "'Good hcavcnsl
! didn't know he Yves a widowerp--
Detroit Free Press,
AN irate female eccks admit
tanco to the c!itors aanctum. ''Dut
/ tell yor, madom," protests the
clork, THAT the editor is too busy to
talk to anyone to-day" "Never
mind; you let mo in. I'll do the
talking. '--Tit-Bits
Visiting Acquaintance-"Don't
you find it q great Gcal cheaper to
live cut here in The country than it
was in the city?" DJr. Sububs-
';Al-no, it's about tlE spmc. My
wife brought Ter chGGng dish along
with her. "-Nilwau!soo Journal.
-Tcocher-"IIow many weeks in
+he year, Tommy Timiins?' Tommy
80 this year" Teacher
''fou know very we'll that there arc
'2," Tommy-"No'm; moi this year.
Pa says he's going 10 take two weeks
,f, RoXbury Gazette.
Watts = Actually, on my
lncle's Pennsylvania farm tho hills
ire so steep that they havn to SOW
5he seed with shotgun" Potts
TndecdP I've got q missionary |
lncle in Africa WHO les been sowing |
he seed Of the Gospel with repeat
pS rifle for the lest ten years. "--In-
Annapolis Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
THIS AND THAT.

In escaping from O fire, creep OF
crawl along the room with your face
to the floor.
Hereafter" said the schoolmaster,
as he wallored the unruly boy, you
will remember that 1t 10 better to give
than to receive"
New Orleans has Just given up an
other cherished institution, the street.
car mule, electricity having entirely
superseded that useful animal.
No man can put his neighbor's hat
on the owners head properly. Did you
ever notice It? The owner OF the title
always replaces 1t TO suit himself.
| Miss Beliefleld (relatiHg an accidenD
Then droTpcd my voice, and-Mr
| Harket Qnterruptins)-That wouldn't
hurt It. Yours Is such soft voice,
you know.
The average woman can't help wish
Ing that she knew just what the mon
were saying when dead silence falls
as she comes into the room. observes
the Somerville Journal.
The lawyers are the governing pro-
fession Of the world. The pewspdper
mon have the last word. Thus the do.
nestle relations of siyillzatiol are di-
vided.-Adams Freeman,
A hardware dealer In q Western city
closes an advertisement as follows
Carpenters In the county wishing to
purchase kit OF tools Will please aend
Tor one OF our catalogues"
There Is On exhibition in q Pitts
field, Me-. drug store brick bearing
the imprint OF baty foot, made In the
sort clay six,y-four years ago by Sam
rel walker, n well"known resident.
Sellers do not lIk> cate. and they
having a saying whAn the cat Is frisky
iae has gale o; wind In her tail; and
charm In often rcsor:cd TO In calm
ly throwing the cat overheard to raise
storm.
"And why" the teacher continued,
should we hold ;he eyed In respect?"
"'Caue It's mostly The old men that
he's ell the money" Tommy answered,
nny better reason.
What do they mean by Sailing"
mine, popcr?' asked the small boy. "Is
!, anything Ike sailing mcatT" mo.
indeed" an1wGr'd Mr.. Bi.twuntgi
When man salts meat. 1t Ia because |
he wants TO keep H."
Shipping apples 10 England at q net
profit OF one cen. carrei may not be |
tery lucrative business. hut tho Massa-
formers, who have had the
experience, do not care 10 halye the
one cent. nevertheless.
Myron w Reed, veteran angler.
Bnys thnt ",lit rs the lsna gsneraliou
OF trout AShera" ,iO' thnt troli w'll
,cnso 20 o tu hat il y al he hnt h.
cd by m'ch'nncy ?hA r"!s,d ia pon DIS !
and fat;cned Oh cAoppeu liver. and \
grow labby and losa their sDoia.
Comp"nsn Inn 20 81 ThnsS
There Is one thing th1t l must soy
Tor Bloallard and that aangnndon
trCsnbo1e OF his"
WHATS that?"
''Ee has driven NIL the cats ir'o en-,
o. her ncighbcehootl to do their sercn.
shinG '-Letroit Free Press,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
A PECULIAR QUESTION,
"Is Natural Gas a Mineral p
Before the Court.
FUEL CLAsSED AS DUTIADLE.
Thc roint Was Raised whcn the Collector
of Customs Attempted to Levy
Duiy On Product From
Canadian Webs.

New York, Dec. 22.-The question
"is natural gas mineral" is telMo
Judges I.acomto. Wallace Gad Ship
inan, constituting the unitcu Statcs
circuit court OF appeals for this ciI-
cult and a decision is expected in Il
few days. The question was raised in
tho sInt CT the United states against
the buffalo Naturan Gas Fuel COM
taGy, Which has a pipe liue connect
ing with shirl;ston, Ont.
Appeal from q judgment entered IL
the circuit court Of the northern dis
trirt G. New York, March 10 last, pf=
flrminS the decision of tho board CT
general appraisers rendered May 20,
1893, which reversed tkc decision CT
the collector of customs classifying
natural gas an dutiable at 10 per cent.
under seotion of the tariff oct of Oct.
J, 1890, which was tallDo, sustained
the claim of tho importer that natural
gas YVES exempt under paragraph 65l,
which says: Minerals, crude or not
advanced in value or condition by re-
firing or grinding or Ly other process
of manufacture. not specially provided
for in this act"
Notwithstanding this finding tho
United States considered the collec-
tors classification proser, and that
naural gas is not crude bltumen but
an article within the meaning of tho
tariff law, which gays: "All raw or
unmanufactured articles not numer-
nted in this act must pay 10 per cent
duty" brought the question before
the court CT appeals of this court.
In behalf Of the buffalo Natural Gas
and Fuel company 1t was cont.atled
That the gns is crude mineral, and
therefore exempt from duty under the
paragraph specified.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
Where viii Yon Spend the Winter9

During the season whom the
winds blow shrill and cold from the
North, and the Forests are yellow
with the sere leaves Of Autumn
when the Lakes and Rivers are
friugpd with ice and The birds have
winged away into the ,lim southern
horizon, natural nnJ longing de
sire arises to go " here flowers arr
in bloom, where the sun shines
every day, AMI the air j. ever
balny. We have IL country not
far away where sou can escape all
the disagreeable elements of II
winter season and where life Is
really worth living. at is Cali
fornia." Perhaps you know all
about that glorious State, and the
salubriOus climate Of which IL is
celebrated, but do you know that
the BLrkeyr Route in connection
with tn, Santa Fee is the qnickcs;
and most direct route from all OHIO
points. The imc consumed is three
and one half days. Fast trains
carrying elegant pnrlor ears, PulI-
man sleepers and first class coaches
make direct connection In the same
depot in Chicago with trains of the
Santa Fe Route, composed of
palatiui Pullman Buffet Sleeping,
dining aud parlnr reclining chair
and tourist sleeping cars, through
to Los Angeles, San Diego ana
San Francisco without change. 81
you want to know all about Cali
fUrnia. time of traiuS, prices o.
ear herths and other H.
formation on This subject, you will
save money aud make y"nr .iourne>
one of pleasure anh p' Oft, nv writ
ing any Agent. g H. V. e. r. Ry.
Or w. u. Fisher, q. r Il r. A, ca
lumbus, Ohio. Tourist tickets ai
exceedingly low ratps'of fare going
me way AMI returning unoihe, /
arc ON sale duriny the entire year
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
a EricLi Nraiu,ss ynn.

II nlway4 ii- "3t~ uir y! hm
nj 80, Ws hlw m 40 I'c ti-Lt
thing u s riVht way. The r,1,s
way wastes mnuey Hud WASTES tinc,
Which is al item "f oxppsr rot
ppr"rinlrd, The business n,ar
nj Commercial r1v,irr viii ri.
ways dn n" ri IT. tbiua the iiai,
tnN IN rurch4Siur I}uck-yr In
r"hsng"alie Mlltaur Yirk. ,g
he Columbus, llmhinp Valley ,nd
r"ledo Rnilw"y Co.'S issue, They
re nnw hrlna hupnstd Tor prssapn
Ner the Rig Frnr RsiIwny. The
. '"pon Route, THE c, Il u u e. n ,
MT th" BALTIMORE ana Ohin South
western RrilAnr and l}sv otter
transportation lines. Nuu Viii not
waste money or tiune in investing
~ such mileage tlck,i8s th,y ale
niwaAs ready and just What Il
travelling man nceds. Write the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
UNCLE MATTE IS UNIQUE
An Agod diona Farmer Who Has
Seen Ii. Ia cf III, World.

Seen Ii: Ie CT IN, World.
Nathaniel s;traughn, faniliarly
known as Uncle Matte, celebrated
his 10Th birthday anniversary al
English, Ind, recently by public
dinner and reunion OF his progeny,
us has been his custom since his cen.
tcnnial birthday anniversary, says
The st. Louis Republic. Ills dcsccn-
AGnIs present consisted of two
daughters and enc son-G0 18 and
f9 years oil !, respectively 27 grand
children, varying In aso from 81
years downward, and 3lgroat-grand-
children,
Tho old gentleman Is o native OF
Kentucky, bat has boen resident
of Crawford county moro than so
ycars, during which time he has
boon out OF the county but twice..
once to Vinconncs, whittier he
walked, to enter the land upon which
he lives, and once to Louisville, Ky,
during tho stormy days of the c:1ii
war, to visit his sons in camp ncer
that city, when he rode horseback.
Mr.. Straughn never rode on rail.
way train, and but once on steam
boat-the Portland ferry, which car.
ried him and his horse upon the trip
mentioned. Until past his 90th year
he used neither bedclothes nor an.
parel except that spun, woven and
hnnd-sewcd by his wife and daugh-
ters. ,
Uncle Matte, never very robust,
is very weak, but apparently no
more so than whom he celebrated his
centennial anniversary. lie gavo
three sons to the dcfonse of the
union, and these left families de-
pendent upon their pensions, and the
old gentleman was left no opportu-
nifty to secure dependent pension,
but he is comfortably npraod and
cared for by the younger generation,
who think themselves well repaid by
listening to his Indian and bear
stories, and by having tho oldest
grandfather in the state.
Reported Lynching.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29

buvfeSe Int rchangeslile milo.
hg" ti' ke's are uow good OVER he
Zig F"nr, . x o a. w., q. Il. q y
Il. NJ. y. a @, 9...S q between 90
lnmlusan. ciacn'ult, O s. Linn
Northern, !. z * ", 4, scva.e QUO.
price $20.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
TOLD IN A PARAGRAPH,

I'olty-eight wouen's clubs In Wis
consil have formed a State federation.
The Golden Penny says the Czar ot
Russia receives an annual stipend OF
E2.2C0,00O.
Mobile recently received her first lot
OF wheat for gulf shipment, 1872 car
loads. ~ ''i'
Tho syndicate has been formed to
tunnel the Great st. Bernard, connect.
tng Turin and Lausanne by rail-
The me2sles are generally looked on
IS comparatively harmless disease,
pnt l0,09O 10 lfoDO die OF 1t every year
In England and Wales,
West Indian ncgoes are to be the
subiccts OF the experiments of an Eng
liah soc'e,y which wisAes to transfer
them to Bri lieh Central Africa.
= The r'Glon about the Dead Sea is
one Of tia hottest places on the globe,
and the sea Is SAID to lose 1,000, 900
tons CT wa,cr a dny By evaporation.
A German wine Arm Gdyertires its
champagne; "Thls wire Is specially
bought by the Gelmen naval authori-
tics for The christening OF new war
HRS"
Mr.. Lloyd TIE Ilcprietor of Lloyd's
newspaper and OF The London Chroni-
Gle. h1o bought 100 SQUARE mics ot
Norwegian forest to make wool pulp
for his paTer.
For Zee Of from TWO to eight ccnts
q message, ons may talk from even tho
sE;alle:t oc ssariga towns over q long
telephone system to eny part
oil toe csuntry.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
Withdrew tile Cbnrrn

"slr, did you say that the pug dog
evoluted from monkey"
us this you pus dog, IrllarlIss
rNes, sir, '"'S
.Thcp Iheg the monkey's pay lpn,"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
Wrnekcd.

Wrecked.
4 girl, n wheel,
a sho''' q sguea(,
A Eoasyr, q thlnap,
A g'rl IN & lump,
4 blo9mW sll torn,
A maiden fOsloyn,
--ipr,ngleld Monitor
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
nIooma once RUGBY rlrty Yonr.,

ThAre are many curious and re-
markable species OF the palm tree. but
the wonder of the entire family is Brow
MIA ARIA. 1t is native of Central AZ
rica and is regarded as a curiosity be-
cause of its peculiar habit of blooming
but once in fifty years. There are but
three specimens OF ARIA in the con-
servatories of Europe-one at Kew Car
dens, London; one In the conservatory
and one 70 the Imperial Hlotanieal Gar:
aen at Berlin. Norfolk's palm bloqmed
in june 1851, and that In the Berlin ool-
lection in June, 1883 it Is believed that
the Kew Garden specimen will bloom
either In 1895 or 1907 The blossoms are
very fragrant and last but forty-eiGht
hours.-St. Louis Republic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
A Reportrd Lynchinr.

Louisville. Dec, 22,--It is reported
here that Jim Stone, colored, in Jail
at Mayfield charged with nssaulting
Mrs. j. M. r. Green Nov. 20, was taken
from his cell at 1916 @, n. and
lynched
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
Argument "a .nainl .,Es:..

Washington Argument was
heard in tho cupre-.e court in the pro-
ceeding OF the government VS.. Joseph
II. Dunlop, publisher OF tho Chicago
dispatch, charging him with sending
4pacerc literature through the malls.
Ep vas sentenced to imprisonment cor
two years and 20 pay fine of $4,000.
WIN ohscrre c'rist,nas.
Liverpool. The Grain Ex-
change will be closed next Friday. Sat
urday and Monday In celebration Of
the Christmas holidays. The Provis-
ions Exchange VIII observe nnxt Fri
cay and Saturday as ChrIuImss noll-
days.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29

W.SClIWENkE.
Ticket Agent, Logan
"Daily. +DuIIy except suudov
7TSunday only
Evening journal., 1896-04-27
SOCIAL AND personal.

Captain George B Rodney, U S N
|younee brother of Attorney John Il
Rodney is in the city on brief visit.
Captain Rodney Is stationed at Fort
'MeHenry nesr Baltimore.
L,omis o Wise snd bride formerly
Miss Kate Msguire-arrived in town and
spsnt Sunday, returning from their
bridal trip, but will soon leave on a trip
down the peninsula.
Miss Blanche King, engaged as a
weaver In the New Castle Woollen Mills,
resigned on Saturday aud left for VII
mic gton whence she will go to day to
|Kansington for future employ ment. Mis-
Klug has bssn entertained by MrJ.
William H. Bradley.
James Herbert DUNCAN has arrived in
town for a visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J s Dnugan.
Mrs. Yournson, OF Salem. formerly
Miss Mary Pedrick. Of this city, is visit
ing old friends and relatives here.
Miss Mary Jsnvi,r. Miss Mary Kincsld
aud Miss Marley LETT New Castle on
Saturday TO attend a silver wedding
anniversary at the home Of Pennsylvania
friend.
Mrs Rebeccs Lunt. who has been suf-
feriDg severely with broncitis, has re-
lvered sufficiently to go to Newark, ac-
compAnying her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Bryan. Of that place.
w. Harry Barr, Of Philadelphia, has
bsen visiting old friends and relatives In
foHn.
Evening journal., 1896-04-27
FIRST EXHIBITION GAME.
ALERTS, OF PHILADELPHIA. SHOW
HOW NOT TO PLAY.

And the New o. A. c. Team Gets to B,y-
Ing on tho Dlamond at the Csowd's
Expense-some Of the sh9rtc omiogs Of
Oos Bali Game.
Saturdays opening exhibition game OF
baseball b-tween Columbia A q and
the Alert Club. OF Pnils pbia, WAS re-
msrksble because the men tried to show
the assembled audience how not to play
the National game
Charlton. or "Serappy Ky" "a the
Battery Park kid calls him tried his best
TO make the visitors play the game, but
they would not After their regular
catcher was injured. Strattou went in 70
catch but was afraid to take the balls
of the bat" as the crowd kept command
lug him TO do
Fer the home club Bsidgewaler and
Madden werein the points and played
about the only bsseball found IN the
whole contest 1t was townsball ct the
bat and marbles IN the field. Even
young Brldgewster doz of every time
drst base or the home plate WAS to bs
covere5 and acted as though rope tied
hi n TO the pitchers box
Duff WAS played out OF bis position
aud hasn't yet seen the ball. although be
managed to reach it with bat Countlss
amused the crowd by throwing between
McCsughan's head and the clouds. The
score Of the eighteen mems rawlings fol
lows:
Evening journal., 1896-04-27
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
: IFIER The PRlz2 BICYCLE.

Bo,s Under way for tho Fine whsoi That
Some New Castle Lad Is Soon to Own
and Ride.
The boys contest for a bicJ to the
most deserving newsboy selling the NEW
CASTLE EvEEIVG JOURNAL wsxed warm
on saturday. The contestants seemed 20
take pride In their work aud reached
more people than have ever yet been
served With the peoples papsr.
One boy came back to the New Castle
Office four times for additional lots Of
papers and several boys each came twice
TO meet the demsnds OF their Increasing
business. Another contestant sppsared d
in the competition on Saturday. He is
Dan Cookies and Dan Is hustler. for be
sold out Tree lots OF papers while other
bows we're watching the baseball game.
l. Is not generally known by the bows
that thes eau ct rt Ia at any time and
have as good chances Of wioning the
contest as any OF the neweboys now
working, Any boy can stsrt In this wee k
and demonstrate by his pluck aud energy
that he is the most deserving Dewsboy ;,