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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
BOWERS BEGIN TO
 TRAIN FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
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The representatives of the San Fran cisco rowing clubs who went to the As toria regatta have now all returned, some by train early In the week and others by boat later. All enjoyed themselves highly and received the best treatment from the Historians. The defeat of the "Midgets' by the Alamedas has disappointed the South End men very much, and Is the more surprising when the fact '7 taken into account that the Alameda barge had no rudder in the race, but was steered by a paddle. The Midgets do not seem to have rowed themselves out, and in an other race may turn the tables on the Alamedas.
 In the barge event at Astoria between the Alameda and Burrard Inlet crews the latter pulled in the South End boat. With George Alexander as stroke. they rowed a splendid race: Up to few hundred yards from the finishing line they were equal with or slightly ahead of the Alameda boat, which was struck by wave and Swamped.
 The defeat of pr. c. c. Dennis by Ochs and A. w. Pape was unexpected, and is
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
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DOUBLES TOURNAMENTS
 FOR THE BAY CLUBS

The championship doubles at San Rafael in the early part of the month will prob ably draw great crowd of tennis enthu- siasts and players. It was not decided until recently that tEe tournament should be held in San Rafael The Del Monte courts were favored by many, but now 1t seems assured that San Rafael will be the locality for the championship games The three bay clubs will send in their quotas in the latter part of next week.
 This afternoon at the California Club courts there will be doubles tournament Every Saturday tournaments of an i'm promptu order have been played, and the interest manifested in them has been of no mean quantity. George Whitney, Kil- gariff, Werner Stauf. Colonel Linderman, Walter McGaYin, Davis, Blanchard George Smith, Buchley, Harvey Walter and pr. Root have entered their names for doubles tournament to-day The pairing off in teams will not take place until the tournament Is called. These tournaments are usually stake events The players make a pool and the winners take the prize, whatever It amounts to. A dinner and some social pleasantries
 To-morrow there will be doubles tour nament at the Bellevue Tennis Club of enter and the tournament will be open to Alameda City. Some line may be had on the possible representatives of the club for the championship event at San Rafael after this Alameda tournament Is finished
 During the week, at the California Ten his Club, George Whitney and Dr. Root beat Joe Daily and Harvey Walter. Score: 6-2, 6-S, 6-3.
 Robert N. Whitney and Joe Daily played an exciting match, in which each took a set George Whitney beat Dr. Root: 8-6
 Walter has just challenged George Whitney for a match in singles to be played in the near future.
 The California Clubs grounds have been retouched during the week The courts have been painted and general renova- tion has frightened up the place consid- erably. The lady players have not been patroniZing the courts during the last few days. Miss Mason, the new champion, is the only lady player who has been on the co1lrts this week
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27

and the club house will soon be ltted with wires and lamps. The Junior oars men are practicing- regularly, and bid fair to make a good barge crew. E. Guild is working well.
 M. Breen and J. Lyons of the South Ends are training for the Junior skif championship, and the Junior barge crews are practicing. After month s practice the barge crews will be tried out, and the four best men selected. An intermediate barge crew will probably be formed by T. Barry, who rowed @ In M the club will try to purchase a skirt In which Dr. c. c. Dennis may defend the championship. F. Duplissea and J, Fo- Ends in the Senior shell race.
 Early next month the club will give dinner to its representatives at the As toria regatta. On November an enter Hall to raise money for the completion of the handball court in the club house. At the meeting last Tuesday pr. J. F. Mccarthy was initiated.
 Several members of the Olympic Boat Club being on their vacations, the pro- posal to establish the club. on a new present, but will be taken up later. Lit tie has been done lately at the Tiburon boat house, as the barge Is being put into repair, scraped and varnished.
 loss by the death of T. J. Hopkins, who had been member of the club for three years. At the last Dolphin regatta he rowed in the Irish" barge crew. and won the A. B. Treadwell medal for Jun for skiffs He was @ splendid young fell low and much liked by all who knew him.
 On Sunday Victor Caglieri, T. J. Sulli- van, J. Earles and W. O. Patch went out for barge practice A. w. Pape be, gins training to-day, and henceforward the intermediate crew will go out three times a week Victor Caglieri and E. J. Hartman will represent the Dolphins in the championship Junior skiff race.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27

attributed to his lack of condition. He will train carefully and try to hold his own against them in the senior skif championship at Fl Campo. The cham pionship races will thus be unusually in- teresting this year. F. Duplissea won the single shell race at Astoria, defeating Me Common and Patton of Portland, and should win the senior shells here.
 The Alameda club will give a reception next Saturday to s. J. Pembroke, who worked hard to get the best representa- tives of the bay clubs up to Astoria, and to the members of the senior barge crew. represented at Astoria will draft resolu- tions to be sent to the Astoria committee In appreciation of their generous reception of the visitors.
 At the semi-monthly meeting of the Alameda Boat Club, held last Tuesday, 1t was decided to set aside 50 per cent of the income to form a fund for the purchase of new boats. Two app!l- cations for membership were received Electric light poles have been erected,
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
HANDBALL AMONG
 JUVENILE PLAYERS

Handball is picking up again and in the near future some very interesting games will be played. Tomorrow the following players will put in an appear ance in Phil Ryan's court on Howard street:
 w R. Borlini and w. H. Sieberst vs w. II. Kadian and s " Costello; J. White and l.. Curley vs. J. Collins and R. Murphy E. Barry and M Kirby vs. R. Hausman and D. Began: T Leonard and P. Hutchinson vs. P. Ryan and NJ Mcclure; M McNeil and G. Mcdonald vs. D. Rodgers and w Manion: J. Riordan and F. Maioney vs. M J. Kilgallon and M. Dillon; J. e Neaion and A. Hampton vs. T. F. Bonnet and R Linehan
 On Sunday there will be played series or handbaH games between four juvenile players for gold medal, viz. J. White and E. Curley vs. J. Collins and R. &UTph%
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
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San Jose has signed Pitcher Thomas of the disbanded Fresno team. He is first-clasS twirler, and with that team behind him he should fill lberg's place.
 Manager Campbell was In town yester- day to protest against the Watsonvile team playing Third Baseman Courtney. He claims that Courtney accepted his terms by wire, so he sent him railroad ticket to report at Stockton last Sunday, but Courtney returned the ticket and went to WatsonVille instead. MT. Camp bell has all the necessary proofs regard ing the deal. and Courtney will be com pelled to play with Stockton if he expects to play in the Pacific Coast League this
 According to the changes made by the league at recent meeting, the games to be played at Santa Cruz and this city have been rescheduled. The Oaklands and Stocktons will play their fourteen-in- ming tie game off. at Recreation Park to- day, and Oakland and San Francisco will play their hrst game or the revised schedule in this city on Sunday.
 Watsonvtlle will go to Santa Cruz tn- stead of San Francisco.
 Tn games at San Jose and Sacramento will be the same as the old schedule.
 The league will meet at the Baldwin Hotel on Monday evening, and will adopt the revised schedule, which will provide for each club to play the same number of games against each other. All postponed and tie games will be counted in the new schedule.
 The schedule committee of the Califor- mia Amateur League held a meeting Thursday afternoon and arranged schedule to be adopted at the league meeting next Tuesday evening.
 McCarty, late of San Jose, has been billed to play with Watsonville on Sun day.
 The largest crowd of the season attend ed the game at Stockton last Sunday, and they were much pleased with the new men of the team.
 Manager Campbell says that about 100 of Stockton rooters will come down with the club Saturday morning to attend the game here and they will also go to San Jose with the club.
 Manager Bunker of San Francisco has been on the alert this week. He has se- cured 1berg to pitch for his club and will have the strongest team that they have
 The Daisies and Capaduras will meet on the Eighteenth and Harrison Grounds to- morrow. The personnel of the Daisies is: Drewes, pitcher; Hunter, catcher; Shu- macher, short stop; Walsh. first base: William, second base; Gamble, third base; Shannahan, left field; Cullan, right field; Maher, center field. Capaduras-Karuza, pitcher; Rogers, catcher Harra, short stop; Coleman, first base; Thompson, sec left field; Bothe, right field. and Aitken, center field.
 The Alto Baseball Club will play the Oletas next Sunday at D. m., at the Cali fornia League Grounds, Sixteenth and Folsom streets. This will probably be the last game of the Altos before playing in the new amateur league, the games of which will, no doubt, commence on Sep tembeT 4. The Altos claim the amateur championship of the city and hope to make 1t the State in the coming tourna-
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
CRICKETERS HONOR
 A DEAD C0MRADE

communication has been received from the secretary of the Honolulu Cricket Club, in which he says that the letter of the California Cricket Associa- ton will be placed before his club at it's next meeting, to be held shortly. The association has promised to do all in it's power to render visit of cricketers from Hawaii to this State pleasant, but it cam not undertake to render it remunerative. In the present depressed condition of cricket in California it would not be pos sible to attract sufficient attendance at match to render the hiring of an inclosed ground profitable. But players who are looking for an agreeable trip can cer- tainly get it. Matches can be arranged in San Francisco, Placer County. Lake port, San Jose, and probably at Burns The committee appointed to draft reso- lutions relative to the death of the late A. E. Coates, for four years one of the vice-presidents of the association, has performed its task, and copies of the reso- iutions have been forwarded to Mrs. Club The resolutions were as follows:
 Whereas intelligence has been received July, 1888. of A E. Coates. for several years one of the vice-preSidentS of the California Cricket Association; be it
 Resolved. That as an association we hereby express our profound regret for the loss of one of the most widely known and respected cricketers in the State of California. Allied with OUT sorrow at his loss there is the melancholy qualification of being able to place on our records the fact that our friend was one of the men of whom it can be said,' His word was as good as his bond. He was kind and cour- focus to all with whom he was brought in contact, either In business or social rela- tionS.
 ifResolved, That the secretary of the association record this testimony in mem ory of our late colleague upon the min utes of the association, and that a copy thereof me sent to the family of the de- ceased and to the Placer County Cricket Club EDWARD BROWN.
 President. Attest: ARTHUR INKERSLEY,
 "Secretary California Cricket Associa-
 tion."
 Octave Thanet writes about the
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
REVOLVER SHOTS
 PRACTICINC ; FOR A BIG MATCH.
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A number of the members of the Col umbia Pistol and Rifle Club of this city are preparing for an interesting revolver match with a team of the Brooklyn Re- volver Club of Brooklyn, N. I. It is understood that the match will take place in about six weeks, the scores to be ex- changed by telegraph on the day of the shooting. F. o. Young and J. E. Cor
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
WILL COURSE FOR
 DIVERS KINDS OF COIN.
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The coursing dogs will pull down all kinds of coin again this week. And all kinds of dogs will compete. At Union Park the card embraces a puppy stake
 with forty-four youngsters going to the slips, and an open event with an entry of forty-eight. The value of the two is $S52 50. At Ingleside there will also be two stakes run of. a champion feature and a special maiden feature. In the
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
FLASHES FROM
 THE FOUR BASES.
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The Athletics have been playing some very good ball of late. In the two games last week Fitzpatrick pitched the best quality of ball, and his team backed him up in the most beautiful style. McLaugh- lin has now reached his plane and he is sure to improve day by day. He is one of the best fielders in the league.
 Owing to the Arrangement of the infield of the Santa Cruz team there was I gen. eral looseness about their play last Sun day. The errors, which were frequent enough to be annoying, would probably not have occurred had the team remained intact.
 The Stocktons. as they will appear on the diamond to-day, will be very strong team An infusion of new blood has been injected in the team. Borchers and Knell will do the twirling for them, Pace of the Portland Club will catch and Patterson, who was formerly with the Interstate League, will play right field.
 The lineup for to-day's game is as fol- lows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
Federal Bankruptcies.

H. O. Stearns. a candy maker of this city. filed a petition in bankruptcy yes- terday in the United States District Court Liabilities s2S94 40; assets, fixtures, stock and tools valued at $500.
 s. F. Ramage of Danville, Contra Costa s143l; assets 5000 homestead ranch.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
Albright,s Seductive Pies.

The United States Grand Jury yester- day returned an indictment against H. K. Albright for unlawfully having Govern ment property In his possession. His bond was fixed at $300 Albright swapped pies with United States soldiers for uniforms, shoes and other material
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27

General Fitzhugh Lee tells about Cuba's political future in next Sun days Call.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
Lurline Salt Water Beths.

Bush Larl1in sts.: swimming. Russian. hot and cold tub bathsi salt water aigect from ocean
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
The War Is Ov ver

You can rest Sunday and read the San Francisco News Letter in peace.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27

Octave Thanet writes about the Omaha Exposition.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-04
The SITTER and Mirror and Farm
Ell for S1.4.
Giant Plants of Mexico.

Down in Mexico the castor bean,
which we think does pretty well for us
if it stands up ten or twelve feet ''in
its stockings" grows to be tree thir-
ty feet high, with hard wood and Or
thodox bark. Our common field daisy
is pruned into a shrub two or three
feet high and made to cover itself with
wealth of its yellow-eyed flowers; its
stem becomes as large as ones wrist,
and it is much used as an ornamental
shrub in cemeteries. Hibiscus, rare
greenhouse shrub with us, which has
large, fiame-colored flowers with curl
Gus plume-like centers, is planted for
hedges, and is said to make very beau
tiful ones. The foliage is a lovely
green, and the freedom with which it
produces its flowers makes it very at
tractive.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-04
The Old Circua Man.

IF I were going to give a word of
advice to a young man just embarking
In the show business" said the old cir
Gus man, Il should say never let gil
raffe drink out of pond or stream.
because he's almost certain to drink too
much. You see the giraffe doesn't
really realize that he's drinking until
he begins to take the water into his
stomach, and he doesn't stop drinking
until he's got enough there. The re-
suit of this is that his neck is still full,
a long column of water that he doesn't
need, but that he takes in just the
same, and often with disastrous re-
suits. 1 have known many a giraffe to
kill himself by drinking too much, and
| feel that cannot do my young and
ambitious friend a greater service than
by warning them of this characteristic.
The giraffe should be watered inyaria-
bly, from a bucket.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-04
STATE NEWS.

Quartermaster General w. H. Gil,
more went last week to Derby for con
,uItatlon with Gov. Grout. Consider.
ing the agitated state the country i. i.
1t the present time this visit is believed
o be significant, and to indicate some
purpose on the part Of the executive IT,
ascertain how the state troops could b.
handed as far as the quarlermasteI
stores are conc rned
Gen. Gilmore said that his department
vas ready in case Of any emerger cy.
Two | ours word was receiv, d h.
would have sufficient slnres aud snppj,s
tor every company Of the hatioual
guard in the state.
Mrs. Albert Sug'and Of Saxtou's
River white woman who lived for
many years with negro as his wife,
took a dose OF laudannm last week
Tuesday morning with the avowed pur.
pose Of seli-destruction, aud died in the
event g. She and her husband had
lived in Westminster village eight or
ten years previous t. moving to Sax
toms River, and DO one seems to kn w
who the woman was, or where she
came from previous to th"t. The two
were between so and SO yelrs Of age.
Mr.. Sugland was Il whitewasher, aud
a good workma , bot addicted to drink.
AT W stm'nster he took the cure for
habit and went Without drinking year
nr so, but soon relapsod, and thu de.
spondercy OF the woman was caused by
his vicious habits aud abuse.
JOHN Robinson, the veteran paper
maker Of Putney and Bellows Falls,
lied at Palm Beach, Florida, Monday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-04
See Second Page for Editorial Matter.
LOCAL. .MELANGE.
Picked Up, Dished Up and Made PaIata-
BILE for Sitter Readers.

Mrs. 5. s. Lyon is visiting in Brat
tleboro.
Harry Bostwick has been sick this
week, threatened with pneumonia.
c. E. Livermore has returned from
a four weeks stay in Manchester
Miss Leila Bishop OF Townshend is
visiting friends in this village and at
Wimhall Hollow.
MIS-. H. Il. Clough is in Brattlebo-
10 caring for her daughter, Mrs. Or
rim StowelI, who is i'll.
Mr.. William Albee is still quite i'll
and his friends are feeling fearful as
as to the final result.
Hank White and Holden have
been secured by Mr.. johnson to as
>ist at his closing concert to be given
Saturday evening the 18th.
The Henry Shanks place is for
sale or will be let for the coming
year. Enquire of Mrs. Henry Shanks
or at the SITTER office.
Benjamin Bemis of Hillsboro, N.
H., and Miss Luna lockwood of
Springfield are visitors at Pansy cot
tage.
An adjourned sociable was held
Wednesday evening at the Melendy
brothers under the auspices of the
Baptist society. 1t was we'll attend
ed.
The SO. Londonderry literary So
ciety will give an entertainment at
the town hall next Friday evening.
A mock trial, recitatipns and songs
will insure lots of fun.
James A. Pierce aud family left
Monday tor Fitch urg, Mass, where
they will re.ide. Mr. Pierce has lived
in that city heretofore, this will relieve
him somewhat from being lonesome at
ter leaving S. Londonderry.
Mr.. MoiIes of Manchester, N. H
who purchased Bradford Buxton's
farm last fall has come on and taken
possession and moved his goods in,
though his wife will not b; here for
week or two. Mr. Moles has broth.
er with him who will remain until at
ter sugaring
The Fralc ces +. Willard memorial
services held at the Baptist church
Sunday evening was well attended.
Short remarks, and the reading of pa
pers etc. At the conclusion a collec,
ton was taken for the benefit of the
w. c. T. U.
Z. j. Hill, who has been employed
by the Creamery company as butter
maker, will shortly move his family to
this village, occupying the Hazeltine
house just vacated by the Castle broth
ers. Mr.. Hill is an experienced but
ter maker having been in the business
for some sixteen years, last in West
moreland, n. II.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-04

Here is the way the wicked Bel
lows Falls Times speaks of sanity
Brattleboreans:
1t is announced with some show of
authority that Hon. John H. Merri-
field of Williamsville will under no
consideration allow his name to he
nsedgln connection with the office Of
lieutenant governor The name of
DIR. H. d. Holton continues to he
whispered, and it is also stated that
"anotnpr Bratteboro man thinks of
entering the race" No one would
be surprised to learn that every 9th.
er man in Brattleboro was after the
office; there are probably more men
capable of filling any office in that
ambitious hurgh than in any other
corner of the universe. and Col. |
Smiths promoters can rest assured
that the right sort Of timber for max.
ing lieutenant governor will surely
be forthcoming.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-04
SITTER SNAP SHOTS.

People get into church fights, who
don't get INTO anything else.
Wealth doesn't necessarily bring
happiness, but neither does poverty
Homely people take the best pict-
ures. We know it because ours are
never good.
If doctor doesn't understand his
case he soon has it buried out of
sight.
If the good die young all the
spring poets ought to ''shuflla off Tue
mortal coil" in March.
The dividing line between the hu
man and the brute, III some cases, is
only matter of clothes.
Some people work bard and make
money and still when they come to
die they can't even take good name
with them.
We notice that people who don't
need good health always have lots of
it on hand.
The newspapers and pamphlets we
have laid away, expecting to read
some day, would make bonfire only
a little smaller than Nero's little es-
capade in Rome.
Lots of people seem proud to tell
how they started out in life with
nothing, even if they have nothing in
the end