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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
VARIETY OF SPORTS.

Larned, the Summit tennis expert,
has invented new steel frame racket.
When shown in Australia. the vcri-
scope pictures Of the Corbett -Fitzsim-
mons fight failed to draw enough per-
sons to pay expenses.
The Schuylkill navy has cash bal
ance Of $1,000 in its treasury and is
richer financially than the National AS
ISOLATION of Amateur Oarsmen.
Tommy Keane, the "red demon of
the cinder track, has hard luck in Eng
land on account of severe handicapping
by English racing officials. Keane will
return to America about June /.
Paul, the Iowa athlete who is train
ing under the direction of Dad Moulton,
who discovered John V. Crumm. is run
ming 100 yards i'll 0:10 Is. Moulton
says that he is good for even time later
i'll the season.
Spike Sullivan announces his readi
ness to fight George Lavigne to ii finish
for s., 600 side. He declines to meet
the champion i'll a limited bout, but is
willing to take on any other 1873 pound
or for 10 to 20 rounds
J. NJ Griebenow, the South African
crack, will represent the Transvaal in
the forthcoming English championships,
and if he is successful he will continue
his journey to Vienna to compete in the
worlds championships
Frank Erne has had the X rays ap-
piled to his left hand, which he injured
some time ago in a battle with Jack
Douney. 1t was discovered that no
bones were broken and that with care
and attention the member will be all
right again in short time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
TIPS FROM THE BAT.

Lajoie made 20 hits, with 20 totals,
in his first games.
Ball players who have faced Hughes,
Baltimore S wonderful pitcher, say he
is u second Rusie.
1t is probable that before long all the
infielders in the Eastern league will
wear shin guards, Ia Steinfeldt of
Cincinnati.
Rusie, who is less disposed to COM
plain than any other pitcher in the ma
ior league, says there is room for i'm
provemcnt in the decisions of some Of
the umpires on balls and strikes.
Umpire Lynch rigidly enforced the
other day the rule which compels a
pitcher to keep both feet in front OF the
plate before delivering the ball. He
warned Seymour twice i'll the first in
ming.
President Ebbetts has notified the
Brooklyn players that if they win the
League pennant he will divide S., O00
among them, that if they come i'll sec
ond they will get 81, 600 and 81, 600 if
they finish third.
eff l We're managinga team that won
the pennalt, | would resign my position
Just as soCn as the season closed and
engage myself to Il team that had finish
ed at the foot Of the list" observed
Manager Burns.
Umpire Swartwood uses his chest
protector as Roman warriors used their
shields. He has it strapped to his arm
and can shift it to protect his whole
frame, an idea that seems excellent and
will probably be adopted by others.
BILLY Keller is as hard a man to pitch
to as l know of" says Amos Rusie.
You can see more than six inches OF
bat the way he grabs it. And when the
pitcher has him in hole he shifts his
grip and shortens the bat still more. -
Pitcher Piatt of the Phillies is an
Ohio product from Scioto county and
was only brought out last year. Along
in the midsummer he was teaching
school at Otway, i'll Scioto comfy, re-
ceiving for teaching the young idea how
to shoot mot curves something like
$50 month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
SWIMMING STROKES.
The TrudgcOn, Paul Neuman Says. Is tho
Best For Every Distance.


.'Of all the swimming strokes, says
Paul Neuman, ''the double overarm
side stroke, sometimes called trudgeon,
| is without doubt the best stroke for
every distance The American 100 yard
champion swimmer, T. Rencar OF the
Lurline Swimming club of San Francis
co. uses this to great advantage. His
body is more out of the water than
have ever seen before | think that i'll a
long distance race it is better to keep
the body more in the water. ID. M.
Reedcr of tho New York Athletic club,
220 yard champion and the most prom
Using candidate for the. 100 yard, is the
only champion who uses the side stroke,
but l think that he would do better il
he adopted Il change.
civilian Reuss of the Knickerbocker
Athletic club and E. G. Schaeffer of the
University of Pennsylvania, two com
ing champions. and Fred A. Wenck OF
the New York Athletic club, an old
timer use this stroke to great advan-
tage, and I find the stroke very suitable
for myself also. The trudgeon stroke
has this great advantage, that one can
see all his competitors. This is not pos
sible for the side stroke swimmer. -
New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
Irish Athletic Club Emblem,

"After due consideration, says Jenl
Mitchell, 1.-THE Irish Athletic club has
decided that the crest of the new organ
ization will be red hand supported on
each side by the wings of Mercury.
The red hand was the family crest of
the world famous Clan O'Neill, a body
of lrishmen that for centuries proved
the only obstacle to the English subjec-
ton OF the Green Isle. The emblem,
while being consistently patriotic, is at
the same time emphatically symbolic OF
strength, fighting powers, speed and
athletic agility, and is undoubtedly the
ideal adornment that should decorate
the breast Of a modern Irish athlete
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
Tho Shilling Trick.

A wandering sleight of hand man
was entertaining some loungers with
an exhibition of his tricks. After show
ing a good number Of them, he said;
"But have one good trick that /
call the shilling trick. -
Of course they all wanted to SEQ that.
SO he instructed good number of them
to give him a shilling, after having
marked it and carefully noted the date.
About a dozen of the bystanders did so,
and he took them all, shook them up.
and then showed each man another shill-
ing than the one he had marked, ac-
companying each shilling with the
question:
'Is that yours?''
Each man. of course, said "No," and
he strolled away, saying:
"Then they must all be mine. -
London Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
CROSS COUNTRY GOLF.
A Match Over Thirty-five Miles of Ordi-
nary English Country.

nary English Country.
A golf match was played for small
wager on April 4, 6 and by Messrs T.
II. Oyler of the Littlestone Golf club
and A. G.. Oyler. The play was by al
ternate strokes with one ball. The match
was across country, from Linton park,
near Maidstone, England, to the first
hole at Littlestone, the distance being
about 80 miles The players backed
themselves to do the distance i'll 1000
strokes.
a start was made from the north
lodge i'll the park Of Mr.. +. S. w.
Corvallis, NJ p for Maidstone, at
8 Co a. m, and the first drive down the
somewhat narrow avenue resulted III
the ball being lost in clump of rhodo-
dendrons A new one was dropped and
stroke lost. A stroke was also lost at
the second shot from the same cause,
and, owing to many difficulties, we dld
not leave the park till good iron shot
(the thirty -ninth) took us over the
wooden fence. No. SO was lost Ill the
river, whose windings We're followed
till Headwin was reached at the two
hundred and thirteenth stroke. Here 4
stop was made for luncheon.
A start was made at $3.50, and, leav-
ing Blitchenden on our left, we crossed
the main road to Tenterden (along
which we played for short distance,
with disastrous results), and then found
some miles of pasture where the brassy
was freely used. Then over wheat and
oats, which, fortunately, had been re-
Gently rolled, till at 6 o'clock we ended
the first day at Champion House, High
Holden, the number Of strokes taken
being APT. A stump was driven in the
ground to mark the spot
The line on Wednesday was through
rough pasture, wheat and few small
coppices, which gave us much use for
the mashie and niblick. A high wind.
fortunately, was almost behind us. We
played through Ingleden park and then
reached Shirley moor and the Rother
canal, where, although we lost many
strokes by driving into the numerous
bikes, yet the lies We're fairly good,
and the brassy could be used. Leaving
Woodchurch on our left. we reached
Appledore, at the seven hundred and
thirteenth shot, at 4 :25, after having
lost ball in the Military canal. Next
we passed over the pasture to Appledore
station, where we putted over the rail
way crossing: and ended the day near
Snargate at the eight hundred and forty
sixth stroke, being pulled up by wide
dixie which we could not cross
We started punctually at a. N. on
Thursday, and after getting into many
dikes we reached Brenzett. From here
the going was good and we took bee
line for the tall water tower standing
near the first hole on the Littlestone
links. Hope chapel was passed at the
one thousand and eleventh stroke, and
after a good approach shot with the
| iron we holed out at :3S. the number
Of strokes being 1887. The number of
times dropped was e2 and the number
of balls lost was l.. The wager Was
easily won.-Golf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
- -=.tA.e-

Sheckard, the Brooklyn's left fielder,
has been quoted throughout the League
circuit as the first real ''tind' of the
season. The New England lad is born
ball player and has bright future be-
fore him. His knowledge of batting is
remarkable, and it seems as though he
can place the ball almost where he
wants to. In nearly every game that he
has played thus far he managed to make
one or more hits. He is also an excel
lent fielder and covers a great deal more
ground than Anderson, the Brooklyn S
former left fielder. New York Times.
Scarcity of Fast Trotters.
The indications with reference to
the fast trotting contingent are as I'M
favorable this year as they We're at the
opening Of last season. Since the close
of the racing season of 1897 six trotters
III the $40 list have been sold to FOR
eigners, their names and records and
the prices paid for them being as fol-
lows: Que Allen, 2:0934, $4,000; SEN
ator A, 2:10, $4,000; Derby Princess,
2:0s1s, So, 600; Athanio $40, So, 500 !;
Countess Eve, 2:o94, 1900; Baron
Rogers, 2:0934, price unknown.
After these drafts upon the list of fast
trotters it is said that there are but IS
members of the 2:1O class that are avail
able for racing in the United States this
year, as follows: Kentucky Union,
2:071l; Grace Hastings, 2:0S; Onoqua,
2:0S14; The Monk, 2:0S14; Bessie Will
ton, 2:0914; Dan Cupid, 2:0914; Ello-
rec, 2:09A; Mosul, 2:o914; Pat l.,
2:O914; Pilot Boy, 2:0914; Bush,
2:o91la; B. B. p, 5000; Dandy Jim,
2:09A; Ottinger 2:o934; Page, 2:O931,
and Rilma, 2:1O.-New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21

In the intercollegiate championships
Pennsylvania has s;re five points.
They will be earned in the broad Jump
by Percy Remington, who is one of
Murphy marvels At the Pennsylvania
relay races this year he bested the inter-
collegiate record and came within Just
over two inches of the worlds record.
Remington's jump was % feet Az
inches, which exceeds the Intercollegiate
record ) i inches. New York World
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
Fine Golf Score.

The feature of the second monthly
handicap at the Dyl1er Meadow Colt
club recently was the fine score made
by J. G. Powers on his second round.
He made the circuit Of the links, which
measure 3, COS yards in playing length,
in 43 strokes, one stroke better than any
8 hole record made last season, Only
seven players made the full rounds OF
is holes, the rain being responsible for
some 20 withdraw walls. New York Trib-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21
Vegetable Foods.

learned scientist has been investigat
ing the effect of food, particularly vegeta
bles, on the human character. He finds
that diet of carrots ameliorates harshness
OF character and reduces nervous irritabil-
lty; peas create fatty tissue and encourage
loyousness. while turnips have a depressing
Influence; cabbage is good for pulmonary
complaints, while lettuce acts as a sedative
upon the human frame, owing to the
opium contained in its milky Juice.
An African Menu.
Attendant-What would your illustrious
emlnonce be pleased to eat for dinner TODAY !?
African Cheftain-I think a hump
would be very nice.
Observation-Disclosures me. sire, but do
you mean from dromedary or q bicycle
rider:-London Answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21

The Chinese emblem of the dragon con-
sists of five clawed imperial dragon, sus-
pended to yellow ribbon, and has the fol-
lowing inscription in Chinese characters
'Before it the lion turns pale and the
tiger is silentl''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21

The working life Of London cab horse
averages about five years.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25
YELLOW JACK AT SANTIAGO.

There is every reason for belief in the ability of the government to man. age the yellow fever outbreak with success. It is not as if the country were inexperienced in the necessary work of reducing the threatened scope of the disease. There are hundreds of doctors and nurses in the Mississippi valley and on the gulf coast who know how to handle cases, and the admins tration has been prompt in calling up on some of them to fight the danger. If any doubt exists on that point it should disappear altogether when one recalls the narrow limits set to the fe- yer when it has recently attracted at tention in the country. The quaran- tine established by the government and the communities in danger worked the desired check to the progressive epidemics at all points, and so effect lively that after the succeeding winter had passed the residual germs of any locality did not give much, if any trouble. It is everything to know what to do in such times as these al Santiago, and the American authori ties are we'll informed as to the meas
 ure of remedy and prevention required to preserve the army from anything resembling general infection.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25
OUR RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN.

Whatever the future may bring forth, few Americans regard world empire" like the British as an imme- diate possibility. We do not need col oniai expansion as the British people need 1t; our territorial situation is wholly different from theirs. If we ex- tend our national boundaries at this juncture 1t will be rather because a duty has been thrust upon us than be- cause we have any desire for a career of conquest. And as we can hold what we take by our own efforts, so we have no desire to be drawn into quarrels which concern Great Britain and not ourselves.
 These considerations, among others, indicate that the alliance between Great Britain and the United States, in the form which some speculative poli- ticians would have it take, hardly comes at present within the category of practical measures. But that is no reason why the friendship that already exists between the two nations should not be cultivated. Despite the bitter antagcnism of a portion of our popu- lation, Americans in general care far more for the land from which they came than fer any other. And a seri- ous quarrel between the British and American people would be in every way deplorable. An Anglo-American league can at least help to make such this is in it's way very practical end, and it involves fewer difficulties than one more definite.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25
THIS BUSY WORLD.

Only one man in 203 is over six feet in height.
 Many of the elephants of Abyssinia are without tusks.
 The people of London are computed to spend $6,0O0,OO0 daily.
 Two-thirds of Spain's population can neither read nor write.
 The flower trade of London exceeds in value $1O,0OO,O00 per annum.
 The population of Russia is increas- ing at the rate of over 100000 a year. the seaborne merchandise of the world.
 It is estimated that two-thirds of the male population of the world use to- bacco.
 A doctor says that the growth of children takes place entirely when they are asleep. There is more exertion used in run ming 200 yards than in riding bicycle four miles.
 The coast line of Spain extends 1,317 miles-712 on the Mediterranean and 605 on the Atlantic. Some elephants draw fifteen tons, lift ten hundredweight, and carry on their backs three tons Every German soldier carries a four ounce religious book with the rest of his personal equipment Scientists say that the orange was formerly a berry, and that it has been developed for over 1000 years.
 The toll on an ordinary ship passing through the Suez canal averages about $4,00O. The distance is ninety-two miles.
 A medical authority in Berlin de clares that not one of Germany's pro fessional bicyclists has sound heart.
 Thousands of young Spaniards, fear ing conscription, skip from the iron tier provinces of Spain into France.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25
THE PORTO RICO CAMPAIGN.

The Porto Rico campaign will be easier than that of Santiago. San Juan is less strong naturally and artifcially than Santiago, and the garrison is weaker in numbers and discipline. The country is less sickly and the campaign
 will be shorter. We have gained val uable experience and, what is worth more, confidence in ourselves. while the Spaniards have lost confidence in their troops and leaders. It is well that the Santiago regulars are to go to Porto Rico. They are good work men, but they must be used economi- cally. We can't spare any more of them. The fleet should be more help full at San Juan. It will have nothing to do but to reduce Notifications, and examination of the Santiago defenses discovers that the danger to ships of Spanish guns and mines has been over rated. If the water is deep enough the ships may be able to run by the forts;
 if not, probably they can reach the town itself with shells and compel sur render. San Juan is on narrow tongue of land instead of at the head of a deep bay, and perhaps the fleet can get at it better than the army, when the latter is on hand for support and occupation. It is highly important to save the lives of our regulars, at least till we get some volunteers thoroughly trained. The volunteers have done nobly, but they need more experience.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

General Peter Tracy of Memphis eu. joys the double distinction of being g cousin of Dewey and the uncle oi Hobson.
 Prof. Othniel C. Marsh, curator oi the Peabody museum at Yale, has just received an election as foreign mem Der of the geological society of Lon- don.
 Saur, the famous pianist of Dresden has been attracted by the successes won by foreigners in America and is making plans to visit this country in the near future
 w. J. Stillman, the American artist and art critic, who has for many years been the special correspondent of the London Times, is about to leave Rome, where he has dwelt for twelve years.
 A general committee is in process of formation among the friends and ad- mirers of Sir B. Burne-Jones to raise a fund for the purchase of some repre- sentative work by him to be presented to the British nation as a memorial.
 Queen Victoria and the queen of Holland have accepted the Emperor Williams invitation to send represen- tatives to the conservation of the Church Of the Redeemer of Jerusalem. at which most of the German Protes- tant sovereigns will be present
 Dr. George T. Fairchild, ex-presi- dent of the Kansas agricultural col lege, has accepted the vice presidency and professorship of English literature in Berea college, Berea, Ky. The ac- ceptance of this position takes him out of agricultural college work for the present.
 Tn example set by Prof Hatfield of the Northwestern university in resign ing and going to war has been follow ed by Prof. George F. Anderson, who gave up a position at Willamette uni versity and joined the Oregon boys who are on their way to Manila.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25

The Phoenix Republican is to be commended for it's efforts to get a bet ter postal service for newspapers. IT, regularity in the delivery of a newspa- per injures the business of the pub fisher. If postmasters cause the fail ure of delivery by carelessness or in- competency, they should be removed. Publishers are becoming interested in having good service and consequently Arizona will have a number of new postmasters if there is not an improve ment soon.-Flagstaff Gem.
 If all the newspapers in Arizona that suffer from irregular mail service were to join The Republican in this crusade the evil would soon be removed. We thank the Gem for it's good words. The much needed reform is bound to come
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25
The writer of the foolish article saw

The writer of the foolish article say ing that the excellent gunnery of Dewey's squadron was owing to the fact that most of the gunners were EnglisIhmen decoyed from our (the British) Chinese squadron by promises of five hundred dollars monthly is, an ex-member of parliament It is easy to understand why his former con- stituents did not long allow him to keep his seat s
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25

Happy the man in these glorious summer days, when home comforts are especially enjoyable, who does not find it necessary to inconvenience himself and deplete his pocketbook by yielding to the temptation to indulge in the vacation habit.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25
BREEzEs FROM THE WEST
From the. Atchison Globe I

From the Atchison Globe.1
 You like that best which you get the least of
 Lots of women go with women they talk about.
 A photograph usually f1atters, but gossip never does.
 A doctor who really believes in the efficacy of medicine is dangerous.
 Hypocrisy is abused a good deal, but it is really quite an aid in society.
 Remember that people are not as anxious for visitors as they pretend.
 About the only thing to be said of a mans linen suit is that it looks cool
 When you are complimented does it ever occur to you that it is fiattery?
 We can tell whether a man is lazy by the way he leans on a counter or table.
 No loyal church woman ever hears preacher who is quite SO good as her own. Two gossips never get together that they do not long to talk about each other
 When man kisses girl against her will, he doesn't get anything worth fighting for. People are beginning to admit that many men are looking for work who do net want it.
 A man who has never made a sue cess in his past is not liable to make a success in his future While we admire girl wearing a white dress and blue sash, the dress ! and sash should be clean
 Nearly all the men have quit drink ing. Only few foolish boys have the drink habit of late years. Women always own from one to a dozen cook books, but they continue to cook things the same old way When a woman gives a party and doesn't invite the neighbors it indi- cates that she can't get along without borrowing. When people see a hearse they are no longer reminded of the hereafter. They wonder how the corpse looks in- side. As soon as man becomes a crank he should retire from business.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25

Of course there are many puzzling questions in connection with our gov ernment of Hawaii, but perhaps we need not lose sleep over them until the commission which has been appointed to make special study of the whole subject reports.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25

The watermelon crop in Salt River valley, Ariz., this year, passes be- yond the knowledge of man," accord ing to a correspondent writing from the sun-kissed territory. If Arizona is seeking an influx of gemmen of cullah, it couldn't issue better litera- ture than this announcement Los Angeles Times.
 The Times overlooks the all-impor- tant fact that a country that is blessed in it's watermeions is attractive to nine-tenths of the whites. The water melon is playing an important part in the upbuildine of this valley. a-
Arizona republican., 1898-07-25

The suggestion is made that among the terms of peace be a requirement that General Weyler be turned over to the Cubans to do with as they please. But it will probably not be accepted by our government.