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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-12
BOWLING ON THE GREEN,
An Ancient British Pastime Which
Has Invaded America.
From the Boston Post


Some of the big athletic clubs whose
athletic committees are always on the
lookout for new games have recently
taken up bowling on the green" a
very ancient British pastime In its
present form it halls from Canada,
where it has been played in a quiet
way for some time.
A set of balls for green bowling con-
ssts of one round yellow ball called
the Jack" and eight bowls, which are
egg-shaped balls of lignum vitae, per-
haps six or eight inches long, with a
small plate Of metal let in at one end
and a larger one at the other, so that
the BOWL can always be rolled in a
curve, which is in or out. according to
the position OF the hand and that Of
the larger strip of metal.
In the American game two or four
can bowl. One throws the jack away
on the turf, and all bowl at it, When
a ball lies in the way the bowler at
tempts the curve. The player whose
bowl is nearest the jack when all have
bowled wins one point, and il is then
his privilege to throw the jack as far
as he likes in any direction for a new
bowl. In this way the game can wan
der over an entire golf course and fur
nish lots of exercise. If four players
are in the game they can choose sides
or not, as they like.
The game is substantially like the
old English game of bowling, which
was declared unlawful under Henry
VIII. The law remained a dead letter
for many years, and was finally re-
pealed as lately as 1S45, In the Eng
lish game the playing is restricted to
a green about sixty feet square, so
that the players wander back and
forth and skip of captain is named
on each side.
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LIMIT OF BIG TELESCOPES.
The Larger the Instruments the Less
to BE Seen.

Professor f. +. Barnard, Of the
Yerkes Observatory, has recently pub
lished an article in the Astronomical
Journal giving a series of measures Of
the position angle and distance of the
satellite of Neptune. Incidentally Pro-
fessor Barnard gives interesting in
formation concerning the work thus
far done with the great 40-inch tele-
scope. The monster instrument seems
to be working admirably, and the see
ing" at Williams Bay proves to be
much better than was feared might
be the case.
The eye-pieces for the 4O-inch were
made by Steinheil. of Munich. There
are eleven of them, ranging in power
from 23O to $3.50 diameters. The field
of the lowest-power eye piece has a
diameter Of SO minutes. That is to say
Ii Is a circle whose diameter is but a
little more than one-fifth of the ap-
parent diameter of the moon. A circu-
lar section of the heavens of this size
is the most than can be scanned
through the great telescope at one
time. The field of the highest power is
even more contracted, being less than
one-tenth as large in diameter Per-
sons who are unfamiliar with tele-
scope-whose experience in this direc-
tion has been restricted to the use OF
an -glass-will. be surprised to
learn how small is the area which
can be viewed through a great tele-
scope at one time. Paradoxical as II
is, 1t is true in a certain sense that
the more powerful a telescope is, the
less can be seen through it.
A power of 23O diameters brings"
the moon to a distance from us OF
about 1000 miles. Could the highest
power of this telescope be used with
advantage on the moon, our satellite
could be examined from a distance of
but a little over 100 miles. The whole
of II could not be seen at one time,
however, but only circular section OF
1t about so miles across.
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these buckets equal a ton and tally
by count of the buckets is the only
record to show how much coal the
steamer has taken aboard.
In coaling the steamship St. Paul of
the American line, forty-eight men are
employed inside the ship. The aver
age amount of coal bunkered is 5000
tons, the time required to unload and
stow is about forty hours and the total
average cost of the work is about
$1,000. These figures, varying only with
the coal consumption of the ship, will
apply TO the vessels of other trans
Atlantic lines.
Efforts to reduce this expense have
been productive of many ingenious
mechanical devices, and the inquiry is
often raised why none of these is in
general use. The answer is given in
the statement by a representative of
one of the trans Atlantic lines: We
have had many offers to deliver coal
to our steamers at the rate of any
where from 80 to 500 tons per hour,
but what is the use when we cannot
take care of it inside any faster than
we do now?" Tn a modern ship fuel
must be stored wherever room can be
found that is not required or available
for other purposes. Coal cannot be re-
ceived on board faster than it can be
stored away in bunkers, which, in the
case of modern liner, is at the rate
of about one and one-half tons per man
per hour.
More primitive methods prevail in
ports of less Importance than those at
either end of the Atlantic lines In the
West Indies coaling is almost exclu-
sively done by negro women, who pour
in ceaseless stream over the gang
planks. each carrying about 100 pounds
of coal in a basket poised on her
head
In Mediterranean ports the work is
done by men instead of women, but
for the most part the same primitive
instruments-shovel and basket.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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PRIZE SHARPSHOOTERS.
Biennial Tournament at Glendale, l..
l., Brought to n Close.

New York, July 1.-THE biennial
tournament of the National Sharp
shooters union of America came to a
close today at Glendale, l.. l. The
first prize winners We're as follows:
Shooting king of the festival, William
Hayes. of Newark n. j., score 273;
man target first prize, John Redham,
Hudson Rifle club of Jersey City;
standard target, first prize, ID. w. Nc
Laughlin. of San Francisco, 4S points:
honor target, first prize. John f.. Kelly.
of Boston, score - points and $500
prize; ring target, first prize. Louis
Each, Zetter Rife club of New York
~ points; best shot on stitch target, f.
II. Payne, Of Cincinnati first prize.
$500; best bulls eye in point target, ]
C. Dimon, of Ardmore, Pa, degrees,
prize $500.
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President Young in which that worthy
agrees to stand by" the Eastern.
Standing by means that the big
league will see that the minor towns
keep their franchises even IL the sea-
son Is not finished.
THE players of the Buffalo and
Syracuse teams were called together
last night Gray and Wise of the
Bisons refused to accept the cut, but
Will probably give in this morning.
Lake left town without waiting for
the meeting. OBrien and Malarkey
refuse TO accept the cut. If they re-
fuse to go on the diamond this after
noon Syracuse will be without a ball
team and Worcester will be in.
Worcester has bought the New
Bedford team of the New England
league and is ready to take the place
of Syracuse at once. If there are not
nine Syracuse players ready to go on
tn field at $3.50 o'clock today, the game
is ND here and the players are out Of
jobs, without much chance of getting
others. For the keeping Of base ball
in Syracuse, and incidentally for their
own good, it is best that the players
give in gracefully and snare the hard
luck of the year with the owner from
now on.
President Powers, Charles Sheean,
w. +. Draper and G. N. Kuntzsch met
In Kuntzsch's last night. The presi-
dent announced that he had made ar
rangements with Ottawa by which the
Rochester team will be transferred to
that city. Worcester will then either
go into the New England league in
place of New Bedford or take the place
OF Syracuse in the Eastern.
ACCEPTED CUT.
president Powers voluntarily ac-
cepted a so per cent. reduction in SAL
airy.
The magnate5 preseri we're James
+. Franklin. of Buffa'o; q. N. Kunt-
zsch, of Syracuse; Arthur IRWIN end
Charles A. Campheli Of Toronto; q.
y. Stegmaien and j. +. McGcvern, of
| Wilkes Barre: Charles Sheean, of
Springfield; NJ j. Finn. of Rochester;
G. W. Cameron, of Montreal and w.
f. Draper, of Providence"
The Syracuse Post says of the meet
ing: The transfer of the Rochester
club to another city was generally
| discussed. 1t is understood that the
hackers of the Rochester team have
dispose of their franchise at least until
next season. The matter was finally
left to a committee, of which Presi-
dent Pat Powers is the chairman. Some
decisive action will be taken within
dav or two. The chances are that
the team will go to ottawa for the rest
of the season, although Worcester.
Mass, wants it badly. But the mag
lNa hot tar
to get into a Canadian city, as the
war has not affected the crowds there
so much as in this country. The COM
mittee has power to act, and one city
or the other will undoubtedly take the
place of Rochester this week. 1t is
said that Lake Smith and O'Brien
were the principal members of the
Syracuse team who protested against
salary cut. Lake was paid up any
way last evening and is not now on
the roster"
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zEIGLeR GETS THE DECISION.
His Go with Billy Ernst Is stopped
in Seventeenth Round

New York. July 11.-Owen Zeisler, e<
Philadelphia. and Billy Ernst, of Brook
lyn, met for a 25-round fight at the
Greater New York Athletic club to-
night. In the early rounds of the bout
the Brooklyn man had the visitor
guessing, but as the bout progressed.
Aeigler got the upper hand and. if the
referee had not interfered it is more
than likely that Ernst would have been
knocked out.
The bout was stopped in the seven
teenth round by Referee Alex Brown,
when the men had been fighting about
minute. Zsigler and Ernst had got
into close quarters and with one arm
free Ernst uppercut Zeigler three times.
Ioigler was not lighting at the time
and Ernsts arms We're around his neck.
The referee, in answer to an appeal
from Zeigler, ordered the men to their
corners and awarded the bout TO Zieg-
Ter.
This interference was uncalled for
and although Zeigler had the better of
the 60 the referees action was not
well received.
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COALING A BIG STEAMSHIP.
why Man Labor Is stiii Employed for
This Kind of Work.

All the ships of the transatlantic
lines are coaled by practically the same
crude method, says an exchange.
Barges of about so tons capacity are
brought alongside of the ship, booms
are rugged, and by tackle controlled by
a donkey engine steel buckets are
lowered to the barge, filled by four
men with shovels and hoisted to
projecting platform, where two men
dump the bucket and shovel the coal
into the port hole. 1t is then taken
by other men and slowed away in the
ships bunkers. Five and a half of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-12
The Internal Revenue Tax Law

Will become operative July 1885, and the Of Revenue
Stamps will be compulsory where prescribed by law. There
will be two classes of stamps special and general The
special stamps will be those printed from private designs
special purposes lots of less than S. worth of kind
and cancellation not obligatory The general stamps which
will be supplied various denominations Tin quantity and
will be those used generally by law be cancelled when
affixed The law requires that they be cancelled by writing
the initials and date OF the year with ink the face of the
Revenue Stamp they be cancelled with stamp, the
date of cancellation conforms the date Of the document
We can furnish the stamps for cancellation in different de-
ranging from Sic to $500 Place your order
have them when needed.
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POSSIBLE.

p. j. Thomas, chairman of the Build
ing Trades council committee. which
was appointed to file with councils o
protest against the cleaning of pavei
streets by contract. was for long time
engaged in conversation with Mayor
Bailey in the latter's city hall Office
yesterday. Mr.. Thomas declined to
discuss the interview. All that lie
would say was that the Building
Trades councils request would be
needed even If IL required legal action
to carry the point. The concluding
comment does not indicate that the in
tervew with the mayor was satisfac-
torv
Mayor Bailey now has before him
and waiting for his signature the res .
olution of councils awarding to Dunn
Brothers the contract for cleaning
paved streets. Before the resolution
was adopted councils received the
Building Trades protest against the
contract cleaning system, a protest
that was unheeded.
WOULD CHEAPEN LABOR.
Chairman Thomas said YESTERDAY. to
Tribune reporter that the main oh
lection to the contract work was THAI
ii would cheaper labor A contractor
could not clean the streets with prof.
at the prices proposed and pay moro
than 80 cents per day for labor. The
interests of the city and labor. too,
would be best served by the employ
ment of intelligent citizens at $1.50 pec
day. The difference of go cents rer
day per man would be more beneficial
to city and public if in the 'uocket Of
the laborer instead Of the contractor.
Labor organizations, Mr. Thomas re-
marked, in spending thousands of d H.
lars to secure an eight-hour law sought
not only shorter hours for the laborer,
but aimed to distribute work among
the greatest possible number. He saw
trouble ahead in this particular if the
city should be permitted to put its
contract resolution into effect
Another argument advanced by the
labor organizations, Mr.. Thomas said
Is that the street commissioner on a
salary of $1,000 per year is not earning
his salary if relieved of the responsible
ity of providing clean streets. Tho
money appropriated for cleaning pur-
poses was not too little "if men in.
stead of voters were put at the end of
the brooms."
RESULT OF SYSTEM.
If contractors could keep the street.
reasonably clean for several thousa cd
dollars per year less than the city ey.
pends for the purpose. the street com.
missioner should do as good work W.
more money and the men at work
should under these circumstances es re.
ceive fair wages
1t was intimated in no uncertain
terms that city officials in and out q,
councils would hear from the la1o,
organizations in future elections" n
the latters' reasonable request was no,
| needed. .,...
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a safe hit or a run. Better than this no
man could do, and the only faint blots
on this great feat were the giving of
two bases on balls. Twice before this
season such record has been duplicated,
4l2 played In the National league. Brlet-
enstein. of Cincinnati, and Hughes, Of
Baltimore, performed the feat on the
same day. the latter also making his
mark against Boston. Not in at least a
dozen years has such a record been made
in Philadelphia, Ferguson being said to
have done so in the Eighties.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-12
TROUBLE In THE
EASTERN LEAGUE
Twenty Per Cent. Reduction Of Salaries
Meets with Little Favor.

MANY OF THE PLAYERS ARE in
REVOLT AND REFUSE TO ACCEPT
THE CUT-THosE WHO DO NOT
FALL INTO LINE WILL NOT BE
SIGNED BY ANY OTHER CLUB-Ro-
CHESTER AND SYRACUSE CLUBS
ARE IN BAD SHAPE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-12
MR.. THOMAS SAW
MAYOR BAILEY
Eotered a Protest Against Street Clean.
log Resolution Becoming a Law.

WAS ACTING AS THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF ORGANIZED LABOR Oh
THE CITY AND SAID THE CLEAN
ING OF THE CITY STREETS By
CONTRACT WOULD HAVE A TEN
DENCY TO CHEAPEN LABoR-ARE
DETERMINED TO PREVENT II If
POSSIBLE
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A Ten Pound
Boy"

Many women
seem to have
been denied the
precious gift OF
motherhood be.
cause of some
we eakened con.
'dition of the
special organ
us m W h | c h
J makes mother.
hood possible;
but in the great
m a ] ority of
cases such a
difficulty is not
hN anN InAana
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MAX WEBER. Boot and Shoe Maker.

Best shoes TO order from SI.75up. Mems
soles and heels, 60c. Ladies' soles an heels,
soc. All work guaranteed.
Iz7 Penn Avenue, SCRANTON, PA.
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EASTERN LEAGUE
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Reading. 6; Newark, 3.
Allentown, !; Norfolk, 8.
Richmond. :; Lancaster, 6.
Paterson, II; Hartford. ,.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

NATIONAL LEAGUE,
New York. 10 St. Louis. 1.
Philadelphia, .; Cleveland, 8.
Boston. 3; Louisville, /.
Pittsburg, 3; Brooklyn. ..
Baltimore, 6, Cincinnati, I.
Chicago, Z; Washington, q
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Rochester, .; Wilkes-Barre, 8.
Syracuse, 6; Buffalo, 3.
Montreal, Z; Springfield, 6.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-12-29

been saving for that purpose when
Frank came to the city for q brief visit
and made me a present Of ten dollars,
which, added to what / had enabled
me to get the coveted garment.
He had asked me to go and see
Modjeska In "As you like IT," so
hastened to procure my cloak 80 as to
make a presentable appearance. We
enjoyed the play very much, but alas
those street cars ceased running so
early that in order to get my suburban
boarding place we had to make a mad
scramble as the curtain went down
on the last act.
Without waiting to give the check to
the maid, l seized my cloak and got in
to It as we rushed down the stairs,
aided by my brother. As We seated
ourselves in the street car / put my
hand into the coat pocket for my nit
tens to cover the thin kid gloves and
protect my hands from the cold. To
my astonishment, drew out dainty
pair of silk ones in place of the sober
brown saxony wool pair knit by my
own dear mother. How could this
thing be? was sure that 1t was my
own cloak, for had been assured that
the only one like It had been aent to
Denver Clearly someone must have
put them into my pocket by mistake
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-12-29
HEALTH WITH WEALTH.
New woAtOrB Canada DlStrlots Adapted
TO Ranchlng and Mixed Farming.


Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 4, 1898.
To the Editor OF the Duluth Evening
Herald, Duluth, Mimi, Dear Sir-As
to many replies to the home-seeker Of
Minnesota, can cheerfully say this
country is better for poor man than
Minnesota II he wants to farm and
raise stock. / have spent one winter
and two summers here, which find
more pleasant than any winter have
seen In Minnesota for eight years. The
seasons are short, but the effect OF
long days Of bright sunshine produces
q very rapid growth OF vegetation
There is good money In raising coarse
grains and feeding to hogs and cattle
FOR pork and beef always bring good
price here. Hogs are worth from ~
to $3.50 live weight per cwt., and beef
about tho same. There ia plenty Of
railroad land to be had very cheap and
on longtime payments. A man does
not want TO think he can pick up mon
ey on the ground here, but there is lots
Of II In the ground, and labor will take
1t out. There is vast scope Of coun-
try north of Edmonton, Alberta, which
can be settled, and a large scope Of
country west OF Edmonton adapted to
ranching and mixed farming. This
country 10 the best place l have ever
seen for the cure of consumption. !
could refer you to different people here
who were In the last stages Of con-
sumption, who are now In perfect
health and able to do any kind Of hard
work and are very prosperous. Hoping
this may benefit home-seekers who are
willing to work for an honest living,
I remain, yours very truly,
(Signed.) CHARLES N. SCOTT.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-12-29

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