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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
LIST OF STAKES AT OAKLAND.
california Jockey Club Announces
Unusually Large Number of Entries.

SaHIOrhIa Jockey Club Announces
unusually Large Number of Entries
SAN FRANCISCO, September 22-The
California Jockey Club has issued its
second list of stakes to be contested during
the coming winter and spring meeting al
the Oakland track. The entries I'D to the
present time are larger than they were last
year. although many from the east hay.,
not yet arrived. The following is list of
stakes:
The Burns handicap, $4,000, for all ages,
one ana one-quarter miles: the Thornton
stakes, 5000. for three-year-olds and I'D
ward. four miles; the Palace Hotel handi-
cap, 5000, for all ages. one and one-eighth
miles; the Gunst stakes 81, 800 for all ages.
one and one-sixteenth miles; the Baldwin
Hotei handicap, $500, for all ages. one
mile; the Follansbee handicap 81 80. for
all ages, seven furlongs; the Mclaughlin
selling stakes, 81 80. for all ages one and
one-SlXteenth miles; the Pacific Union
stakes, $1.500, for all ages, one and one
eighth miles: the Lissak stakes 81 so for
three-year-olds six furlongs; the Rancho
Del Paso handicap, 1880, for three-year-
oIds, one mile.
The entries to the above are to close On
November 10.
Entries to the following close on January
/, 1888: The Elmwood stakes for foals
1886. $1,000; the Flying stakes for foals
1886. $1,000; the Racing stakes, selling for
foals 1886. $1,000; the Warehouse stakes.
for foals 1893, s1,3J0; the George Arthur
Cigar stakes. for foals 1885, 81 200; the
Candelaria handicap, for foals 1896, 81 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22

lection TO this form of sport. unless IL is
carried tco far. IL the people want il.
believe they should he allowed to have ct"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
Western League Percentages.

The standing of the clubs of the Western
Base Bah League for the season, which
closed yesterday, has not been officially an
nounced as yet. but IL is said it has been
figured out fOllouS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
PHILADELPHIA.
Totals. -. . 3 q 16 6
$Orth batted for Becker

fAiIntd ruh-Washingt0n. TWO-base hits-De-
Montreville, Mcclure Sacrifice hits-ReiIIy BOYLE
Stolen hases-Selbach. Gettman, Leahy Reilly,
Cooley. Left N bases-Wash ngton, s; iladelpnia
s. Struck out-By Becker, s. Double pIayIDe,
Montreyille wrigey and Tucker First base on er-
rors-Washngton, 1: Philadelphia, 3. First base on
Becker. Time-2.15. Umpire-Emsiie. p-N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
College Tennis.

Clarence P. Dodge, the Yale tennis play
er and secretary of the Intercollegiate Ten
mis- Association, says that the scheme pro-
posed of having the annual tournament of
the association take place this fall on the
University of Pennsylvania grounds In
Philadelphia has failed, as two colleges, in
the mail vote, did not want to go to Phila-
delphia. The tournament will this fall, as
usual, be held at New Haven. 1t will begin
on the grounds of the New Haven Lawn
Tennis Club on Tuesday, October 5. En-
tries close on Saturday October .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
schade Won Three Races

The following is summary CT the cycle
races at Harrisonburg. Va, yesterday:
First race, one-mile noyice-J. L. Raugner
Harrisonburg. Va. won. Time, $50
Second race, one-mile open-Fred Sch.lde
Georgetown College. won. Time, .:23 %
Third race. Shenandoah Valley CHAMPION
ship-Tom Bowling Of Staunton, won Time
800
Fourth race, three miles; Virginia L. A.
w. hampionship-Fred. Schade won. Time
S.33
Fifth race, two-mile lap race. l.. Will
son, Washington, d. c., won. Time, $50
Sixth race. five-mile handicapped
Schade (scratch won: Z. S. Wilson
(scratch), second: J. H. Minnick Q15 yards,
third; Tom Bowling (22O yards), fourth, and
NJ b: OConner (49o yards). fifth. Time,
1903 2-5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22

The Leading Railroad I'm Anne RIGA
In service-in equipment-in COMFORTS
the Pennsylvania.
500 to Philadelphia and return next Sun
day.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
The Burley-Raedy Contest,

Local sports are showing lively interest
In the twenty-round contest between Nick
Burley of California and Pat Raedy. the
champion white middle-weight of the Dis
trict, which Is scheduled to take place at
the Spa Athletic Club rear Bladensburg to-
morrow evening. These men have already
met once, Burley winning on a foul The
friends Of Raedy are confident that he is
the better man, and are willing to wager on
his success. Both men are in good condi-
ton and a spanking bout is anticipated,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
Sparring In Chicago.

Sparrtng In Chicago.
Sparring contests in Chicago. under po-
lice supervision. are the alluring prospects
which are now being held out to lovers of
the sport. Mayor Harrison has expressed
himself in favor of such exhibitions within
proper restrictions. In speaking of the
matter, Mayor harrison said: 81 see no OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22

detract from 6ne features. The daily usc OF Wood
bury's Facial Soap, Facial Cream and Facial Pow
der win render the complexities clear, soft ana
beautiful. sample OF each Of Woodbury's Facial
Soap, Facial Cream. Facial Powder and Dental
Cream, sufficient for three weeks use, mailed on
receipt Of 2oc The regular size sold everywhere.
West I'D st.. n. I. -
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
Pain Caused by Ii tie Drops of Water.

Little drops of water may become
very powerful agents for harm when
applied increasingly. Besides wearing
away the hardest stone, according to
the old adage, they will wear away hu.
man cuticle, flesh and bone, If
dropped continuously on the spot.
This was proved last week ut the
New York Athletic Club. AS q result
OF discussion on the subject two
members made wager, ono betting
that the other could not endure the
falling, drop by drop, of pint oil
water on his hand from a distance OF
only three feet. The man who agreed
to place his hand under the apparent.
~ harmless drops of water is we'll
known athlete and has strong hand,
the cutIcle being thick ami hard.
Friends OF the other gentleman said
he was foolish, and they resolutely said
that any man could allow q barrel of
water to be poured on his hand with
out suffering any Inconvenience.
The experiment began and tho ath.
lete paid no attention to the dripping
water. Drop by drop it fell, pattering
on the same spot on the palm. When
200 drops had fallen the athlete au
parently awoke to the fact that some.
thing was happening. Drip, drip,
drip, the water continued to fall, and
when 800 drops had fallen the athlete
was su aering intensely. He said not n
word, but the flush on his face told the
story. Each drop added to the pain,
and the man gritted his teeth in agony.
Tue water continued to fall, merci-
lessly AMI persistently. 1t seemed to
the athlete that each drop weighed II
pound, aud they followed each other
with awfulfrequency, apparently gain.
ing force with each drop. AS the four
hundred and twentieth drop fell the
athlete drew his hand away and de-
clared that he could endure the pain
no longer. Then it was seen that the
palm of his hand was swollen and in
famed, and in ono spot the skin was
broken and tho flesh exposed. As
pint OF water contains 1880 drops, it
will DO seen that less than one six.
tsenth of the water IN the pitcher had
been exhausted.
One of the forms of punishment en-
ployed during tho Middle Ages was
known as the ordeal of dropping
water. One chronicle tells OF n man
who was tied to a wall, and stream
of water as large as a mans finger was
allowed to fall directly on his head
from distance of twenty feet. Before
the twenty gallons of water in the bar.
rel from which the stream trickled
we're exhausted, the man was dead, a
hoe having been pounded through his
ski ii. A larger stream falling from
LESSER distance will soon render man
unconscious and give him headache
that will finger for days. New York
World.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
Use for Oyster Shells.

Tho waters OF Maryland produce
one-third of the total oyster supply in
the world. 1t yields twice as many of
these luscious bivslves as are grown
IN oil foreign countries combined.
During the present century it has put
on the market 400, 100000 bushels Of
the toothsome moliusk8. These have
sold for the enormous sum of $3.50,
600, 900. Almost all OF this country
is dependent for the abundance and
cheapness OF this edible on the supply
OF the Chesapeake. From here also
come very nearly oil of the oysters
used for canning. In fact, the output
OF this industry OF Maryland is equal
to onesixth of all the fisheries of the
United States put together, says the
Philadelphia Times.
The quantity of oyster shells landed
upon the shores OF Maryland during
the last century has been reckoned at
$4,000, 900 tons. Until very lately tho
canning firms ha, @ had much trouble
in getting rid of the shelle, having to
pay, in fact. for the removal of all that
they could not give away. Recently,
however, they have been able to sell
them. They are now shipped TO all
parts of the country and are utilized
variously for roads, for lime and en-
ployed in making coal gas. They have
sl4o been found to serve almost as we'll
rs stone in the manufacture of special
CRATES OF irop for railway bsds. Cul.
tivators of oysters also employ them,
having found that they afford suitable
surfaces for young oysters to attach
themselves to They are likewise used
to some extent us chicken food. They
are very good for hens, the shells OF
eggs being largely made of them. Tho
trade received S25,O in single year
for the empty shells.
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kill the old birds upon their first APP
proacb. for 1t fares i'll with the daring
roober who attempts to secure tho
yonng birds NTH none to protect bu.
himself. In this way are many OF the
old birds killed for the taxidermists or
for feathers, while the oaglets are
horre away and Gagged for a good sale.
An eagle captured at first is an unin-
ter sting prisoner. Frequently they
utter coarse cries, sullen and savage,
breathing heavily and fiercely all the
while. Their eyes dart fire and their
low brows and Hat foreheads are CON
torted into hateful expressions. They
Will dart fiercely at the bars OF their
iron cages, and, finding themselves
unable to reach their hatred captors,
draw themselves up and utter terrific
plants and whines. They are always
restless while in captivity, due, of
course, to their natures. Rarely an
eagle is captured in huge trap baited
with small lamb. Attempts have
been made, too, in the Tennessee
mountains TO capture them in nets,
but this is impracticable, or else the
mountaineers prefer to capture them
when young by visiting their nests.-
CincinnGtti Enquirer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
A Waste Paper Basket Story.

The editor of popular weekly was
placed in great dilemma tho other
day. Having with much care selected
six complete stories for publication,
he placed them for safety on the floor
underneath the waste paper basket.
On leaving late at night he forgot to
change their position, and whom the
charwomnn came the next morning she
swept them up with other litter and
put them in tho dustbin. The same
morning the dustmar came round, and
the paper, including the editors price.
less stories, WAS placed in large sacks
and sent of to the Salvation Army
depot. The EDITORS despair at disoov-
erlng the fate of his manuscripts NAV
be imagined, but he is a man of much
decision, and, having learned the pro-
cess Of collection, he chartered han
som, and taking two assistants with
him set off for the Salvation ARMY
quarters. 1t was of course impossible
for the authorities here to tell which
bag contained the litter. The huge
sacks, forty In number, which had
been collected during the morning,
were without any mark of identity,
and 1t was at once apparent that if the
manuscripts were to be recovered it
would be necessary to search the en-
tire litter. Undismayed at the pros
pect, the editor and his assistants took
of their coats and went to work. Al
ter many hours of weary search five
out OF the six were ultimately recov.
cred. The last and, according to the
editor, the most priceless, evaded all
search but, triumphant at the result
OF the days labors, the editor and his
assistants returned to the office, and
the manuscripts were forthwith handed
to the waiting printers Westminster
GnZette
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
Good watch Tor a Dollar.

A watch that will record the passing
hours with fair accuracy can be bought
nowadays at retail for the price of a
table d'hote dinner. a Matchmaker
and ieweler on upper Broadway dis
plays tray full of nickle case watches
for one dollar each. They are not
toys, but real watches that "go," and
while they are not to be depended up
on TO catch railroad trains, they servo
NIL the purposes Of dilatory man in
keeping appointments.
THAT dollar watch, said the dealer,
Gold for ten dollars ten years ago,
bnt the improvement in the machinery
for making the parts has been such
within the last two years that a factory
equipped for manufacturing the cheap
article can turn them out almost as
fast MS clothes pins arc made. No,
they are not furnished with Jewel
bearings, although some people expect
the pins and shafts to be set in din
mond sockets, and even then think
dollar gives me too much profit. -
Mail and Express.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
The Casting of Steel

In casting steel there has always
been more or less difficulty from the
tendency of the melted metal to
splash. This produces flaws and
cracks on the surface of the ingots
used for forging guns. These ingots
weigh five tons and upward. It nat.
urally arises that such large ouan.
tity OF metal falling from heIght in.
to the molds would spatter and splash.
The particles thrown off cool rapidly
and are productive of q great deal OF
trouble. BY a new and simple method
this "a prevented. A tube is prepared
OF thin sheet iron, such as is used for
roofing. The tube is twenty-four
inches in inside diameter, and is sus.
pended from an iron ring, to which
there are riveted three bars on the
sur ace Of the mold. The steel is
poured from the bottom OF tho ladle
into the middle OF the iron tube. All
the aplsshes are thrown on the walls
OF tho tube, which gradually melts
away during the rise Of the surface OF
the liquid steel in tho mold. 1t is by
such little devices as this that great
deal Of time. trouble and work is
saved. New York Ledger.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
Ought a Giant snnld.

Felico Memoria, an Italian fisher.
man in the employ OF the American
Fish Company, yesterday, while
angling for rock cod in Monterey Bay.
hauled in mammoth squil, tho larg.
eat creature OF its species that has ever
been seen in this city. The hook had
caught In its sido aud held until the
fish was hauled into the boat, when il
parted, leaving the Gsh free 90 attack
its oaptor. It wound it's hinge tentaoles
about him aud 1T wls several minutes
before he was able to discnRaQe ono
hond sufficiently TO grasp bis knife.
This done he cut tho throat OF tho
sqnid and freed himself Tho fish
weighs thirty pounds and measured
even feet from the tail TO the end of
Ia tentaclos Yesterdays capture was
one Of the largest ever brought to the
Wholesale fish district. San Francisco
CbEooicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
PITH AND POINT.

He-"Just think of it, They say
man descended from monkey"
She "a come down, indeed DE
troit Tribune.
Teacher-"Now, if take your slate
pencil what can 1 do with it?" Little
Boy-"You tan turl your hair. =
Harpcr's Bazaar.
Tho man whose nature tbs 10 sigh
can always ind a reason;
Md iros he says that GOALS too high,
While warmth is out OF season.
Washington Star.
Shells it not true that two peo-
pie can live as cheaply rs one?" He
-"Ye', IL they are married. Not if
they arc engaged. Puck.
"Diner Isn't that pretty small
steak?' Attendant-"Yes; but you'll
find it will take you good while to
eat t."-Boston Transcript
Mrs. Blanle-"T They say that Mag
lin married for money. Mrs. Swarve
-"Anybody could see that who ever
saw his wife. - Boston Transcripts.
Long we have sought its other name,
And now NJ Inst It's known;
This thing they call 'the trump of fame
Is but n nesaphone.
indianapolis Journal.
First Wheclman Ia beginner)-
"strange how fellow will run into
things when he first begins TO ride"
Second Wheelman-"Yes, ] ran into
debt to get my wheel. "--Boston Trans.
Crypt.
Mr.. Elwell-'Tsn't it strange, but
true, nevertheless, that the biggest
fools always marry the prettiest
girls?" Mrs. Elwell-"Ob, now, 90
on, You hatterer. "-Philadelphia In
quirer.
Where Her Troubles Began: 81 I'M
derstand that Mr.. and Mrs. Bride are
not SO happy as they expected to be-"
''No, they are not. You see, she Is
afraid to stay alone at night. -
Brooklyn Life.
OF One Mind :.."Chumpley, I've
made up my mind l was crazy when
lent you that $50" STRANGE for L
am equally certain that 1 was not re-
sponsible when 1 borrowed t."-De-
troIt Free Press.
LadY-"Thank you, sir; but
don't like to deprive you OF your
comfortable seat" Hiberninn--"Be
tn powers, Teddy, it was comfortable
no longer when Oh saw you standin'. -,
Harlem Life.
Caller-'T understand that your
husband distinguished himself at the
banquet last evening"" Mrs. Rumly
-"Possibly; but it was more than he
could do when he reached home."--
Detroit Free Press.
al hear you had financial dis
cussion with Deadwood Pete. Did
you find him open to conyiction?"
"No, but when left him the doctor
had to take fourteen stitches in him"
Detroit Tribune
Husband-"Th one thing I can
say for myself, anyway: 1 have risen
by my own efforts" Whichever
in the morning, John. 1 notice that
it takes two alarm clocks and all the
members of the household to get you
up then. boston Courier.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
A Curious Sentence.

The following curious sentence,
'Sator arepo teret opera rotas. is not
firstclass Latin, but may be freely
translated, 81 cease from my work !;
the sower will wear away his wheels. -
II IS, IN fact, something like q non
sense verse, but has these pecularities
/. IT spells backwards and forwards
oil the same. 2. Th. the frat letter
of each word spells tire first word. 3.
Then oil tho second letters OF each
word spell the second word. 4. Then
oil the third and so on through the
fourth and fifth. o. Then commenc.
ing with the last letter OF each word
spells the first word. 6. Then the
next to tho last OF each word, and so
on through.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
ArrnY Poison

Tho natives OF the New Hebrides
render themselves terror to their
enemies by using poisoned arrows. the
tips of which they smear with earth
from certain marshes. M. Dantec has
made meteorological study of these
poisoned arrows, aud finds that their
fatal properties are due to the pres.
ence, in the earth with which they are
stneared, of two deadly germs-a septic
yibrion and the microbe of tetanus.
The fret OF these produce death from
indignant edema in twelve to fifteen
hours. In cases where septic vibrion
has lost it's virulence. the totanus bacil.
lus Which is present proves equally,
although less speedily, fatal. This
observation Of NJ. Dautec proves the
incorrectnesS of the former theory
that the tetanus bacillus is derived
from horse, since this animal is un.
known in the Hebrides Islands, Mod
ern Medicine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
Deepening Waterways.

After sinking millions OF dollars in
the hopeless task of deepening the
channel OF tho Mississippi River, n
yonng inventor has workel ont u plan
for nn hydraulic dredge that will make
the undertaking Of deepening water
why's comparatively easy. tic has re-
Gently built a machine that will 20
through a sandbar st a speed OF eight
OF ten feet per minute, cutting out q
clear channel forty feet wide and
twenty feet deep. It costs ten thou
saud dollars per month each 80 run
these immense dredges, but they work
so rapidly that the expenditure is not
greet when one considers the adgan.
iHges 10 be gained.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
4 Question Abont Shorthorns.

Are English Shorth rms deteriorat.
in2P This question was suggested to
orr extremely well-informed London
correspondent by the paucity of first.
class Shorthorns at the English fairs
this foil. This is evident to outsiders,
as we'll Rs to English breeders.
French critics are very severe In this
connection, and maintain that French.
bred Sborthorns nre now superior TO
those in England. A competent
French authority attributes the do.
cline TO too close inbreedinz OF the
Booth and Bates families. English
breeders, however, believe that the
trouble is partly due to tho mingling
OF Scotch blood with the Booth and
Bates families, but mainly to the drain
OF foreign purchases, mostly for the
Argentine. We have before alluded
TO the great efforts our South Ameri-
can rival is making 10 improve It's
STOCK, and here we have further evi.
dence of it. 1t is probably true that
in the United States and Canada we
have living specimens of the best bred
animals Of not only the Shorthorn,
but other breeds OF cattle, and also Of
horses, sheep, swine and poultry.
There is no reason why American
breeders should not get their share Of
this foreign demand for fine breeding.
American Agriculturist.
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The Queen, when girl, was pas
sionately fond Of climbing walls and
trees, says London Tit.Bits. One day
Mt Malvern, she climed a tall apple
tree and was unable to get down. A
young man named DAVIS, a gardener,
was attracted by her cries, got a lad.
der aud brought her down in safety.
Deeply grateful, she opened her purse
aud presented him with q guinea.
Davis framed it, and ever since has
been proud to tell the tale aud show
the piece Of gold which tho Queen
gave him so many years ago.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-01-19
WHO KNOWS.

Just little cloud with hue
CASTING shadows Ger the blue
Where they stood;
at will rain" no whispered. dear,
Let us find n shelter hero
In the wood"
Then the silver drops came down.
smote the swaying, emerald crown
Ofiho tree;
But the snugly Sheltered pair
Watched the heavy downpour there
Lovingly.
AL lie held her Tiny hand.
Why? True lovers understand.
This know;
When the sun pecped from ;he sky,
Pretty maiden seemed so shy
Loath TO go!
Here the twain were lingering,
Alter birds began 10 sing,
For an hour.
And she whispered tenderly:
WHO knows. darling2 There may DO
Another shower"
brooklyn Life.
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EVANSVILLE, W. VA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1897.

over her cousins wedding card. And
Aunt Joan makes her boast that Kitty
has "store carpets" in every one OF
her rooms and d carriage of her own.
Hes n painter" said Aunt Jean to
her friends. ''Not house painter,
but picture painter. And he knows
how to whitewash ceiling equal to
Perkins Polk. 1 guess there amt no
fear but that he'll make his way in tho
world. Anyhow, Kitty likes him, and
That's enough. Saturday Night.