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The evening times., 1897-04-05
RACE OF BLUEJACKETS.
Picked Crews of the Dolphin and
Naval Reserve TO Contend.

A race is being arranged between picked
boats crews of the Dolphin and the Naval
Reserve Battalion, and it is expected that
it will be pulled off during the latter part
of the present month. The crews VIII be
selectedby Chief Boatswain Mate Sheehan,
of the Dolphin, and Chief Gunner's Mate
Hogan. of the Naval Battalion, and the
event is looked forward to with great in
terest by nautical men in the vicinity OF
the Navy Yard.
There will be business meeting and
drill of the battalion tonight at O'Clock,
at the boathouse building in the navy
yard At the last meeting steps were
taken for unlforming the various crews,
and by the 1st of May ii is expected the
entire battalion will be supplied with neat
working suits, caps and leggins-
The hall in the boathouse building is
being repaired and fitted up as head
quarters for the battalion.
The evening times., 1897-04-05
SCIENCE OF SCORING.
Changes Made in the System by the
New Rules.

New Rules.
"The first qualification of baseball fan
is a kno owledge OF scoring Towatcb game
and grow warm aboutit without Keeping
detailed and accurate account OF every
play and misplay is possible. of course, but
no fan of standing does il, says the SYRIA
cuse Post. Ut is matter Of pride with
every observer, whether he is quiet and un-
demonstrative, cool, collected and pessi-
mistic, or obsteperouS and lung-bursting,
that his score book shall be kept strictly
according to rules. Every play that the
Brains of the Game, as Sandy Griffin calls
the national rules committee, demands shall
be kept he keeps. No two scorers keep
score in precisely the same way, TO be sure;
but no matter-the results are the same.
The Brains of the Game-by courtesy
have tossed precedent overheard this year
and gatheredi in new riffraff enough TO put
old seore-books into the Bohn library of
ancient history. That which has been
done before this year is left undone and
a great deal more than has been left
undone must be done. The important
changes are in the stolen base and earned
run rules.
All Lne pled Stft tudt u6ts Coihc iioiii hiSS
discrimination about scoring stolen bases is
gone. A stolen base will be scored this year
when the stealis pure and clean asthedriven
snow-none else. Steals on long sacrifices,
on put-outs at tother bases, double bases on
single hits, are rubbed off the board. The
nice points have been blunted by the Brains.
The way to steal a base this year is to
steal; if the theft is covered with
yestige of dirt there is no Indictment by
the jury of scorers. This is the charge
of the Brains. The only exception is
made where it should not have been made;
il the runner overruns a base on a steal
and gets put out he is credited for a stolen
base, just the same.
And IL an attempt is made to steal and
an error is made, the runner gets credit.
This is in,accord with last years rules, and
is left in the rules by the Brains, probably
by mistake.
Earned runs cannot be scored this year
where any base is gained by other than a
base hit. Stolen bases and sacrifices are
ruled out. A run gained by sacrifice and
steals is certainly earned as hard as 1T can
be, but it is not Earned. And the Brains
The evening times., 1897-04-05
ANNIE NEUHAUS' NEW BOND.
She Had to Give 1t on Another
Charge of Larceny.

Annie Neuhaus, who is already held in
bond for the grand jury on several char ges
of larceny from Mr.. Fechner, her former
employer, was brought into Judge MiIler's
court today to answer still another infOr-
nation, this one charging her with the
larceny of a sealskin coat valued at $50.
The defendant waived examination, tut
Attorney Alexander Wolf, her counsel,
claimed that this charge was included in
the one upon which his client was al
ready held, and said that no further Sc
curity should therefore be required.
Judge Miller, no wever. thought otherwise,
and fixed her bond at $500. Robert Y.
Slater was secured as bondsman, and
Annie left the court in company with her
lawyer
The evening times., 1897-04-05
HIS SKULL RUSHED.
George johnson Assaulted for a
Bottle of Beer.

A desperate assault was made on George
Johnson, coloTed, late Saturday night
on Gallagher's Hill, an eminence between
H and /, Twenty-fifth and Twenty sixth
streets, by George Ridgely and Richard
Ross, both colored. The men had a
dispute in q nearby barroom over bot
tie of beer, and when johnson ascended
the hill, ON his way home, the two men
follow ed and assaulted him. One of them
threw a brick, which crushed Johnson's
skull and tumbled him down the pre-
cipitous hill, a distance of about ten yards.
The fall dislocated Johnson's shoulder,
and he was removed to the Emergency
Hospital, unconscious and covered with
blood.
Policeman Pat O'Brien was on hand,
and arrested Hill and Ross, and in the po-
lice court this morning they were held
to await the result of their victims in
juries.
At the hospital today Johnson's condition
is reported to be critical His skull is
badly fractured in addition to the disloca-
tion of the shoulder.
The evening times., 1897-04-05
Boy Cursed His Mother.

Albert johnson, colored, was charged
in Judge Kimban's court today with ours
ing and abusing his mother, Catherine
johnson, eighty y-nine years of age, Police
man Carroll being complainant.
.'Is this your boy?'' asked his honor,
pointing to the prisoner, who has himself
seen sixty-two summers.
"Yas, sab, dat's my boy" replied the
aged woman HE is de Oldest ousen sey-
enteen chillun, an he 'bused me, to all
intents an purposes.
Judge Kimban characterized the sons
conduct as outrageous, and fined Albert
$40 or ninety days in the workholse. Not
having that amount, the aged boy went
down.
The evening times., 1897-04-05
SAM srRIvER,s SPEAK EASY.
He Goes Four Months TO the Work
house for Keeping 1t.

Prosecutor Pugh's desSin the police court
looked like barroom this forenoon during
the trial of Samuel Strivers, colored, charg-
ed with operating a Sunday speak easy"
in The Camp" settlement On the north
ern outskirts of the city. On the proSecu-
tors desk were several large bottles filled
with the murderous liquid known as hum
mer whisky" which Policeman Willing
ham said would make man commit any
crime from disorderly conduct to arson or
murder.
Lucy James, Cecilia Johnson, Rosa Smith
and Arthur johnson, all colored, testified
to buying scent drinks from Strivers.
"You can pay a fine of $3.50 or four
months in the workhouse," was Judge kim
balls sentence.
The evening times., 1897-04-05
HEAvYwEIGHTs TO MEET.
Creedon and Choynski Matched to
Fight Twenty Rounds.


New York, April GA match between
heavyweight pugilists was made on Sat
urday, which will prove notable event.
Dan Creedon of Australia and Joe Choynski,
of California, have agreed to fight twenty
rounds at 162 pounds before the local club
which offers the largest purse. Efforts
to bring these men together have been made
for the last three years, but Creedon Gid not
care to go out of his class.
Choynsh is rapidly recovering from
wrenched shoulder and said yesterday
that he would begin training for the mill
in shorttime Creedon had rather hard
time to get down to 165 in his recent fight
with Charley Strong, so that he Will nave
to do an unusual amount OF work to get to
the stipulated weight. 1t is understood
that the Roadway A. G. will make big
offer for the hattie.
The evening times., 1897-04-05
Pttcher McJames Arrives.

Jimmy McJames, the Washington pitcher,
who made such splendid record last sea-
son, reached the city last night and re-
ported to Manager Schmelz at National
Park this morning. Jimmy is looking ex-
ceedingiy well and few days practice
with the team will put him into condi-
ton for the regular league campaign.
The evening times., 1897-04-05

noon, marking the close of the hunting
season, have been postponed until Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:3O. The grounds were
in such bad condition. owing to the rain,
that it would have been impossible to
carry out the program.
The evening times., 1897-04-05
ANY BICYCLE

may be listed at 500; but it requires
merit, style, and quality to be worth
it. The "Duquesne Special embodies
all these points, and many others
Catalogue explains; free by mail.
Equipped with the new Doolittle auto
matte brake. Greatest improvement
since the pneumatic tire.
DUQU ESN E MFG. CO., pfttsburg, Pa.
Makers OF distinctly hfgh-grade bi-
cycles.
WASHINGTON CYCLE CO.,
No. lib 9TH 81. nws
The evening times., 1897-04-05
Experjment Station at Tuskegee.

The Alabama legislature has recently
established an agricultural experiment
station for the colored people in connection
with the Tuskegee Institute at Tusegee,
Ala
The evening times., 1897-04-05
Field sports Postponed.

and Chevy Chase clubs, which were to
have taken place at Fort Myer this after
The evening times., 1897-04-05

Our new Suit stock-new Chill
dren's Clothing-new Hats-new
Shoes-and new Furnishings Tor
men and boys is the most complete
and best selected ever seen IN
Washington. All NEW articles
of this seasons make. Strictly re-
liable qualities and marked ex-
ceedingly low.
The evening times., 1897-04-05
so

that's easily as good as any you Il
see elsewhere at $40 or SI2.
Others here at $40, SI2.5o SIS,
SIS, $40 and S25. A big variety
in each grade, and all of them
worth every penny of their cost.
The evening times., 1897-04-05

(Sunday q ,I67 ,excep:eD-. 3',203
hereby certify that the above
!s a correct statement Of circula-
fion for the week ended April ,,
1897 WILLIAM L. LEECH,
Manager Of Circulation.
Advertisers are cordially invited
20 satisfy themselves ais 10 tie
correctness OF the above figures
through an examination Of our cir
culatfon books, blank paper record,
and circulation cash book.
The evening times., 1897-04-05

nOUGHT your Spring Top Coat
n yet? See ours before you do.
- We have a cho:ce line. Cor
rect, stylish, perfect-6tting, up-to-
date garments. A beauty at
The evening times., 1897-04-05
Observation-Disclosures. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Attractive Furniture
At Attractive Prices.
MAKER d PETIT,
Reliable Outfitters.

Sue dfu too sound to
nc o eoh9
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The evening times., 1897-04-05
RobinSon&CheryCo Co
f2th and = SITS. NJ. w.
Tbe ~ Giness
tONA FlDE CIRCULATION.

The circulat.Cn of The Times for
the week ended April .. 1897,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
500 90 not $20Oee

Two San Francisco grocers-Ring Bros. and Solomon
$4,000 each because they the most yellow tickets
before June 18th.
But groces and clerks get tickets than other
consumers also paid $oo each the persons
named below:
Mrs. VIM FunkW Winnemucca Nevada,
Mrs L During, sIe Bryant Francisco, tickets
Mrs During got number of friends in San Francisco
and by Zone keeps boarding house, give her their
tickets and she used the tea herself.
By the way, she SeAings Best baking powder and
bad she doesn't know how good SeAis Best
spices are But she says the and baking powder
wonderful
in Stockton who keeps restaurant, came very
near getting prize She deserves for supplying her
customers such good tea.
Better read advertisements every daysome contain
suggestions how win the prize.
By way grocers prizes offered for the
They
boweye for the eS1oooo oprize
SCHILLING'S BEST TEA SAN FRANCISCO
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
Frozen Lamb for London.


Some 1S years ago the flock owners of
Australia, finding that there was fair
market in England for canned mutton,
determined to try the experiment of ex-
porting the fresh-killed meat in a
frozen state. Sheep which had been
bred with a view to producing wool
rather than for table use, did not at
first find favor with the public, besides
which an occasional breakdown in
the refrigerating machinery often rem
dered the experiment an expensive one
for the shipper. New Zealand sheep
were found to be of much better
quality, and by degrees difficulties were
surmounted and prejudices overcome
until New Zealand mutton has bee ome
as common an object in London meat
markets as the homegrown article.
Owing to the difference in the seasons
on the other side of the equator, lam BIS
are ready for export about Christmas
time, SO that they can be placed on
the London market earlier in the season
than those raised at home. The car
casses are first cooled and then slightly
frozen on shore; they are then trans
ferred to dry chamber on board ship,
where the temperature is steadily main
tanned at few degrees below freezing.
On their arrival in port they are
again transferred to cold-storage
chamber and kept there until wanted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
The Indian Baby.

An article on "Home Life Among the
Indians is contributed to the Century
by Mrs. Alice G. Fletcher Mrs. Fletch-
er says. In the Indian household, as
in our own, children bear an important
part. The baby is the constant COM
panion of its mother; not that other
members of the family do not share In
the care Of it, but the little one Is
kept closely under the maternal eye.
Soon after birth 1t Is Laid I'm it's own
bed, which Is often profusely orna-
mented, and Is always portable. "A
board about foot wide and three feet
long is covered with feather pillow
or with layers Of soft skins. Upon
these the baby Is fastened by broad
bands OF skin, flannel. or calico. When
asleep the child's arms are bound un-
der cover, but they are released when
1t awakes. A great portion Of the in
fant's time Is spent lying upon a soft
robe or blanket, where 1t can kick
and crow to its hearts content. II,
however, the mother should be SO en-
gagged as to be frequently called out of
the tent, the baby Is laced upon its
board, and hung up under tree, or
placed where there Is no danger of
falling. Should the mother have to 60
any distance from home, she will slip
the strap of the board over her head,
and the baby goes along, winking at
the great world from its mothers back
Long journeys ON horses are made by
babies snugly packed and hung from
the horn of the mothers saddle.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
Franklin,s Beuuest in Court.

If BENJAMIN Franklin, one of the
wisest of men, could have foreseen the
difficulties and complications that have
grown out of his famous bequest to the
CITY of Boston of $5, 900, more than 100
years ago, he would probably have can
celled that part of the will, or at least
made its provisions very different, re-
marks the Buffalo Commercial. The
fund, which now amounts to $34o, OOo,
has been invested mainly as he direct
ed. At the end of the first hundred
wears the principal was to be laid out at
the discretion of the managers OF the
donation to the town of Boston, in
public works which may be judged OF
most utility to the Inhabitants, such as
Notifications, bridges, aqueducts, pub
lie buildings, baths, pavements, or
whatever may make living in the town
more convenient to it's people and rem
der it more agreeable to strangers re-
sorting thither for health or temporary
residence" The money is in the Bos-
ton city treasury, but it appears the
municipal authorities and the trustees
are at loggerheads as to their respec-
tive powers, and also as to the method
of its expenditure, and as last resort
the matter has been carried to the
courts. An application is to be made to
the supreme court of Massachusetts, to
decide who has authority under the will
to expend the money in one of the sew
eral ways suggested by the testator.
It is to be hoped a way out of the diff
Guilty will be found and that the fund
will be used to establish the Franklin
trades school, as has been proposed. 1t
is one of the most remarkable legacies
ever made, and the benevolent intent
is plain enough, though perhaps not ex-
pressed in sufficiently definite terms.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09

them are generally in secluded hooks,
where all kinds Of wild things feel at
home. and we should try to carry out
as completely as possible the idea OF
the wildness which prevails In natures
haunts-to domesticate wildness, 30 to
speak. This cannot be done satisfac-
tordly where the grounds are close to
the street. II the grounds are too
small to allow you to give the rockery
a place at some distance from the
house, and you feel that you must
have one, plant trees or shrubs 80 as to
give 1t an air of partial seclusion at
Ieast,-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
niscellany.
SHE GAVE HER HEART TO ME.

Cupid, one day, in idle quest,
Fitted dainty dart,
And aimed it at Priscilla's breast,
To strike Priscilla's heart.
Clean through it went; no heart was
there;
Said Cupid: 81 believe
Priscilla's just the girl to wear
Her heart upon her sleeve"
But there, alack! it was not found;
~ "Ahav' cried Cupid, mote
Her frightened air; now III be bound,
Her heart is in her throat"
Failure again. On some slender chance,
He cne more arrow shoots;
Assuming from her downcast glance.
Her heart was in her boots
Foiled, Cupid threw aside his bow;
"She has no heart" said he.
(He did not know that long ago
She gave her heart to me)
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
A New View of the Bird Questio,

A New View OF the Bird Question.
'sThe Bird on a Woman's Hat is the
subject of an editorial by Edward w.
Box, in the Ladies' Home Journal,
which presents the live, practical side
of the movement against the slaughter
of birds for their plumage. The cru
sade, Mr.. Box considers, has been car
ried on upon unwise lines, and over
zealously. There is a practical ele-
ment in this desired reform" he writes,
land it is this: Anybody who has
given even the most cursory attention
or study to botany knows that all
forms of life have their origin In plant
life. Every animal which exists either
lives directly ON some plants, or on
insects which destroy plants. The
birds find their sustenance mainly in
the insects that mjure vegetation and
ofttimes kill it entirely. A sufficiently
large number Of insects will kill a crop.
If there are no birds, naturally the in
sects have everything their own way.
I have recently gone to considerable
pains to find out from farmers to what
extent the decrease of birds is affecting
CIVpS, dhu Atiu cldt S1lS SoAhdi-
ton is more alarming than we, who
live in the cities and large centers,
have any idea Of All the farmers to
whom spoke or wrote agreed that last
year the increase of insects was unus-
ually great, while the decrease of birds
was even greater. For every hundred
birds killed, about sixty are born.
Hence it Is easy to see that the greater
the number of birds killed the more
exposed become the crops of the farm
er to the insects. The same may be
said of our trees, for the bird is really
the balance of nature To what extent
this balance is being upset by fashion
is easy to realize from the statement
that during 1896 the plumage Of over
10000 900 of birds was received in New
York. =" 1t is these things which
1 would like women to think about
when they purchase birds for their
hats. Naturally supply depends upon
demand. If women would moderate
their buying of hats adorned with birds
or their plumage fewer birds would be
slaughtered. Those who kill the bird
cannot be rightly attacked. They sim
ply supply demand. The reform In
this matter lies with the women who
have adopted this fashion"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
State Your Wants and Write for PriceS...
Hercules Gas
....Engine Works


As we have now started on the road
toward the annexation of Hawaii, it is
but natural that Americans should
want to pronounce the name OF the
forthcoming new territory correctly.
The correct pronunciation is cha
wife," the ''a'' sounded as in father"
the 'i'' as in "time," and the sc" as
in "we," the accent being on the sec-
ond syllable. 1t is we'll to know how
the new territory is pronounced, says
the Chicago Tribune, even before it en-
ters into the Union.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
Buried the Wrong Corpse.

Fairplay describes the following as
true story: Lately an English family
had the misfortune to lose an aged
aunt, who died in st. Petersburg. Ar
rangements were most carefully made
and directions sent that the body should
be forwarded to England to be inferred
in the family vault. In due time a
magnificent coffin arrived and before it
was lowered to its last resting place it
was opened for inspection. Much to
the dismay Of the family, instead of
finding the familiar features and frail
form of their beloved aunt, the corpse
of Russian officer, clothed in military
garments and decorated with ribbons
and medals, was disclosed to view. A
frantic telegram was dispatched to the
Russian capital, to which the following
answer was returned: Lady buried
yesterday with military honors. Please
keep the general.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
GAVE HERSELF AWAY.
How a Rosy-cheeked Mics Revealed
Her Name on a Railroad Train.

How Rosy.Cheeked Mics Revealed
Her Name on a Railroad Train.
She occupied the seat directly in
front of me ON a Central Railroad of
New Jersey train from New York the
other night, says traveller. She was
a plump girl, with auburn hair and
hazel eyes. She was evidently girl
employed in New York-perhaps a
typewriter. Her name Is Elizabeth.
How do know? Well, didn't l ask
her. 1 never saw her before, no one
called her by name and she had moth
ing about her that served to tell me
that her name Is Elizabeth. Yet her
name Is Elizabeth.
l am not the seventh son Of sew
enth SON, neither do possess the pow
er of second sight. But l found out
that the name of the plump, rosy
checked young miss in the seat In front
of me Is Elizabeth. Before we had
gone many miles out Of Jersey City the
"sand man" began to play havoc with
Elizabeth. Her eyes became heavy
and every few seconds her head would
drop. Before we had crossed Newark
Bay Elizabeth was sound asleep. The
train sped on, and when the speed was
slackened the brakeman opened the
door and shouted "E-lizabeth! E-liz-
abeth! 'Liz'bethr' With the first word
the girl began to move. When the
brakeman shouted "E-lizabethv' the
eyes were half opened, and when he
finally called "'Liz'beth!' she rubbed
her eyes and said: "Yes, papa, I'll
get up" Through the cars ran the
sound Of suppressed laughter; but the
girl had fallen asleep again, and when
the train stopped and the brakeman
again called out Elizabeth! Eliza
bethr' the plump girl jumped up and
said: "All right, I'm. coming"
This was too much for the hair
Drained dude across the aisle, and he
began to "Ha! hap while the giggling
maidens several seats in front began
to giggle more furiously. Even the
sedate-looking old gentleman seated
near by could not suppress a smile.
BY this time the girl was wide awake,
and that she was conscious of what
she had done was evident by the fact
that her naturally red cheeks became
redder still, and 1 even imagined that
l saw tears in her eyes.
That Is how l found out that hel
name is Elizabeth.