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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23
GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIRoN.

The Georgetown College team will play
one of the hardest games of the season on
Wednesday, their opponents being the
heavy Baltimore Medical College team
that defeated the Washington Young
Mems Christian Association last Saturday.
The Baltimore team has played the Uni
yersity of Virginia a tie game this season,
and Georgetown will be able to gauge her
chances of defeating the University of Vir-
ginia when she plays Wednesday.
The Georgetown boys were delighted at
the downfall of her old rivals, the Uriver-
sity of Virginia eleven, in the game with
the Gallaudet team last Saturday.
On November /, Georgetown and Gallau-
Diet will get together, and this will be the
match of the season. Both teams expect
to win. Last year each team defeated the
otha one game, and the question OF su-
premacy was left undecided.
The practice on Georgetown Field Sat-
urday afternoon was marked by excellent
defensive work on the part of the varsity
eleven, the scrubs being given the bah
time and time again, but failing to make
any advantageous gains. One short half of
fifteen minutes was played, during which
the varsity scored two touchdowns against
the scrub team.
Coach Church paid particular attention to
the end running, as he is determined ON
improving his team in all of the end PLAYS
Undoubtedly the weakest part OF George
towns offensive work is their end running
There seems to be a tendency on the part
of the backs to leave their interference
before the proper time. The interference
needs considerable reconstruction, as it has
been very loose and easily broken.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23

game had been out to but two days prac-
tees and were unacquAinted with the sig
nails and the style OF play of the asso-
cations team. Several new men will join
the team today and from them it is ex-
pected to patch up some of the weak spots
on the eleven. The next game scheduled
is with the Athletic Club, of Portsmouth,
Va. to be played next Saturday in Ports
mouth.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23

Gallaudet boys are studying new plays
which they intend to use in their game
with Georgetown. The students are comb
dent that their eleven win defeat the blue
and grey team. A practice game with the
Central High School will be played on
Kendall Green Wednesday afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23

The supporters of the Young Mems
Christian Association football eleven are
iubilant over the excellent showing made
in Saturdays game against the strong
eleven from the Baltimore Medical Col
lege. The association boys were handi-
capped by the absence of Harding, Bynush,
and Davidson, who are in crippled con-
dition. and could not enter the contest
Several Of the men who played In the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23
LOST.

near corner and 18th SITS. NV,
child's cape. Reward if left at Concord
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23
FOUND.
WALL PAPER.

PAPER hanging and painting; papered 50
up; finest work; latest designs HUNT, 1912
F. st nv oc22-1t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23

LOST-Large, dark Angora cat; white breast and
feet; reward. 2l17 Bancroft Place NV.
oc2l- 81.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21

Just make a note OF it, an when I'm
dead an gone you tell 1t to your bcys
as a warning, provide this railroad
don't drive all the deer outer the woods.
There was a dreadful fall of snow
that December and when Il crusted over
/ went out looking for spruce gum.
just by way Of company | took along
that ole carbine, Pete, which / sold
three year ago TO Joe Garner That
was a powerful shootin' gun for its
size, now, can tell you. | hadn't no
notion OF seein' deer, but there was lots
OF bear signs round in the fall. old rot
ten logs tore apart an such like, an
Itook the old carbinc along just in case.
l worked along over toward Pine Top
hill. an the snow was between six an
eight feet deep Down In the gully. The
crust was strong until got down there,
an then quicker'n a log drive il dropped
with me, an down went till my head
was covered with snow. ! tried 10
climb out, but il was no go. Every time
I'd get up SOS | could grab the crust II
would break with me an down I'd 90.
Then | hollered, but there wasn't a
darned soul within three miles OF me
an knew il. While was a-thinking Il
all over heard a cracking on the crust
that sounded Ike somethin' approach
ing on a trot like. The first thing !
knew whopping big buck poked his
nose over the hole where | was, an
then, with snort as he saw me, he tried
20 jump across. He most made it, but
his hind quarters sunk back. an see.
ing my chance grabbed his tail, before
he could stick II up, with one hand, an
1 chung TO my old carbine with the
other. | can remember now just how
felt as the old buck, with me as a
handicap, struggled 20 pull his hind
quarters out of that hole, and every
tine his hoofs hit me they tore my
clothes. Idon't know how he felt abon,
It, but he acted mighty skairt an b,
thrashed around powerful lot.
chung 10 him like grim death cause
knew that II was my only chance to get
out Of the hole.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21

the birds OF Cities 10
Build On.

Since the tall Office buildings have
come into vogue the sparrows have
gone upward 10 build their nests. and
broods are reared every season 100 feet
or more above the street. The young
fiedgelings are safe from cats and an
noying small boys, but their security
in that respec; is Offset by the danger OF
falling out of the nest. The parent
birds are so fearful OF such an accident
that one or the other stands guard at
all hours of the day. When the time
approaches for the young birds to fly
the parents show their anxiety in many
ways. They seem 10 try TO induce their
young to remain in their nests until
their wings are strong enough to sup
port them; but If one should flop out be-
fore the proper time the two old birds
go 10 the rescue.
An instance of this kind happened
few days ago at old Trinity. The
steeple of the church is a fayoriie breed
ing place of the sparrows. and clumsy
nests are poked away in every nook and
corner. In nest perched nearly up to
the cross that surmounts the stceplc
the second brood OF young sparrows
have just reached the flying age. and
the other day the foremost youngster
! Topped over the side of the nest and
came tumbling down 10 the hard pave
ment below. His vain efforts 10 use
his wings only multiplied his strange
gyrations through the air, but before
he could reach the ground the two pa
rent sparrows had dashed downward in
| time 10 receive him on their backs.
II was impossible for them 10 fly
with the bird on their soulders, but
/ they glided slowly downward with
wings outspread until they reached the
| top of the trees, where they managed
TO land the youngster among the shell
tering branches. Then they gave n
chirp OF delight and returned TO the
nest TO warn the others against any
such foolhardy venture.
The first lessons in flying are very
difficult for young birds reared in such
high homes. The first flight OF the
fledgeling must of necessity be short,
and If he should attempt 10 fly down
ward 10 the streets below, or, II the
NIX a. bhtAhiHk AiOhNs my ANANh
the iledgeling TO jump from their nest
straight out and then upward, and at
4 last back again toward the building.
They thus describe an upward circle
and land with flop upon the roof.
On these tall roofs the young birds
receive their regular lessons, flying
back and forth in perfect safety, with
neither cats nor small boys 10 disturb
them, and there they remain until their
strength and their wings are fully de-
veloped. Then they are taught 10 fly
down TO the roofs below, and from
there 10 the streets.
The first attempts of the young birds
TO fly from their nests TO the roof over
head are amusing. They jump out into
space and flutter with uncertain flight
upward, and then attempt 10 turn a
sharp angle. They are not always sue
cesssful and sometimes begin TO descend
before they have reached the edge of
the roof; but IL there is danger of their
missing 1t the parent birds flop against
them with such force as TO knock them
several feet toward the building IL is
n rude way 20 treat the little ones. but
IL is safe and effectual.-Our Animal
! ErieuIs
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
America Not Looked For.

Nobody wanted 20 discover America.
They wanted 10 reach India by sea. To
reach Cathay, or China. and Cipango; a
fabulous island OF fabulous wealth,
whose image seems TO have been
formed. partly from Plates legend Of
the Island Atlantis. partly, perhaps.
from rumors Of Japan brought over
land from mouth TO mouth, by oriental
traders. who had never been further
than China, and, since the adventure OF
Marco Polo, never so far. Mr.. Fiske's
admirable book, "'rhe Discovery of
America" and the old maps which he
reproduces in 1t, show that Columbus
and Amerigo Vespucci both died with
out a suspicion that they had discov-
cred America. They. and others after
them for years. practically omitted the
extent Of the Pacific from their con-
ception OF the globe, even as they con-
tracted the extent OF Asia eastward.
Where they did, as matter Of fact. find
America, they expected to find China,
and. in the South sea, the great island,
Cipango. They are always searching
for Cipango. the court OF the Great
Khan, or the Land OF 0phir.-Fortnight-
~ Review,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
TOO MUCH OF A BAD THING.
She Thought They Had Gone Ont 10
See "A Man Several Times
Too often.
IL hapnened NOT SO very long ago.

II happened not SO very long ago.
Three girls had come TO the theater
together. and they. with the usual fem
mime impedimenta of coats and hats
and opera glasses, quite filled up the
three end seats near the middle aisle.
Beyond them sat three men, who had
also come 10 the theater together.
They arrived late, after the curtain
had gone up, in fact, and the girls had
10 gather up hats, programmes and all,
aand rise to let the trio file past them.
That was all right. Not one word was
said, and both parties settled quietly
down to enjoy the play.
But at the end OF the first act the
men wanted to go out There were
one or two smothered groans this time
rs the clumsy masculine feet tramped
TO and fro across the ,kirts and toes OF
their neighbors, bat the groans were
smothered, and everything looked as
merry as could be.
But no sooner had the curtain
dropped on the second act than once
more the three arose. grabbed their
hats. and signihed that they wished
TO depart again. This time the girls
looked wrathy. But never a word said
they. They rose in stolid silence. Even
when a dainty bit OF crimson velvet
headgear was knocked to the floor by
switching coattail and kicked three
seats away, not protest passed their
lips.
Back came the men. and for the fifth
time did the long suffering women
folks grip their possessions and arise.
This must surely be the last time
murmured the young chaperone. Ugh!
just smell thcm They certainly must
know they can't drink any more with
out getting drunk, and as TO cigars,
why don't they buy better ones!"
But the hope was false. The curtain
went down on the third act AT exactly
the same moment that the three men
arose from their seats.
To their surprise the girls sat still.
"Will you please let us pass?" asked
the foremost man of the one nearest
him. II happened 10 be the chaperone,
and with all the dignity of her two
months old wedding ring. she gazed
blankly up at him.
"Pass?" she murmured. sweetly;
"why. | thought we had let you pass
five times already. We're very tired.
Don't you think you could use some
body else to climb over?"
The man looked al his comrades. and.
as If moved by springs. the three sat
down.
And what is more, they stayed there.
The other two girls patted the plucky
one on the head and presented her
with a box of candy next day, and after
the play was over three women OF diff
ferent parties in the neighborhood OF
those seats leaned over and thanked
her for what she had done.--Cleycland
Plain Dealer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
Uncle David'S Grievance
yhTHEN the Montreal express had
wv rushed past Owls Head station,

yHTHEN the Montreal express had
wv rushed past Owls Head station,
up in the Adirondacks, with the plow
in front Of the engine sending the snow
10 either side Of the track like the bone
IN the mouth Of an Atlantic liner. the
guides stamped the snow from their
boots and settled down on the benches
around the stove 10 talk over election.
"lIow does it happen, Uncle David"
said Pete Guppey TO old Mr. Shorter,
''that you amt been TO the polls these
ten year an more, an every election
we send the wagon for you regularly y
when you catch your Uncle David
n-casting vote in the state OF Moo
York, Pete, you just make note Of it, >
and Uncle David opened his big buck
horn handled knife and began TO strop
Il deliberately on his boot top.
Watcher got against votin', Uncle
Daye?"
"Nothin at all against votin, as yot-
in, but the state Of Moo York amt
treated me square, an I'm not a-goin'
10 help her out with my vote, not by a
darn sight, an just make note OF that
for your Uncle David"
Mr.. Shorter tested the edge Of his
knife with his thumb, and, the result
not being satisfactory, he resumed his
stropping. The state Of Moo York
robbed me of 500 IL year ago, an until
get that back with interest they can
send all the darned old wagons in the
county to me on lection day, but they
won't get my vote. Just IL years ago
next month the state Of Moo York fined
me Si00 for KILN buck out OF season.
That was the biggest buck ever see.
lie weighed $40 pounds dressed, an
his horns were bigger'n elks The great
state of Moo York accused me OF KILN
him out Of season an had TO pay the
fine. Didn't | shoot him? Course not.
lie shot himself by his own darned care
lessness, but had no witnesses an
couldn't prove IL, 1t was this way, an
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21


State House OF Correction and Reforms-
tory--Gooaell. Mcleod. kinsott. Reed wv.
Al. Soper.
State Library -Mccailum. Crosby. scul-
ly. Soper
State Prison = Caldwell. FleIschhauer.
Chandler.
State Public school-Bryan. Keep. Coll
by. Murdoch. Foster.
Supplies and Expenditures = Mckay.
Weter. Shisler.
Towns and whitney. Hofrneis-
ter. Kingott. Bryon, Burdiek.
nlversity-Chamberiain. Gray. Carton.
Crosby. Moore
Upper Penins ula Asylum for Insane-Van
Camp. Phillips. Doyle. Gillette. Hall
Village Corporatlons-Reed Geo. WI.
Bryan. Stumphenhausen. Lafiamboy. Reed
CIV. A..
Ways and Menns-Lusk. Dudley. Moore.
Stewart. Lafiamboy. Mason. Browneil.
Weir, Hall
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
VIII Rcorgnnizc.

Akron, o., Jan. 10 ~ H. l.. Marvin.
receiver. Wednesday sold the property
Of the big Werner Publishing company
at public sale. 1t was bid in by com.
mttee representing the creditors 81
the concern. majority Of whom had
agreed TO the sale and the plan Of re-
organization contemplated. The realty
involved in the transaction was S550,000.
The reorganization OF the Werner com
pany under the same name will take
place as soon as the sale Is confirmed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21

Port Huron. Mich, Jan. i7.-SheriIf
Keinpley and IL. Z. Penman, hote!
keeper OF Rock Rapids. la. arrived here
Monday. They will take home with
them Andrew j. Conover. whom PEN
man has identified as a noted iorger,
who. II is alleged. has perpetrated swim
dies in various towns in Iowa, Illinois
and Nebraska. II is stated that de-
tectiyes have turned up 80 OF Conover's
forged drafts. cashed by small banks.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
An AnoIoGN.

Two well-known temperance men of
Kirknldy, Scotland, were upset the
other night, when returning from n
temperance meeting. In It's account OF
the mishap the local paper remarked:
Fortunately both gentlemen were
sober at the time" This remark made
them indignant, and they wrote u let
ter 10 the editor. saying SO. Whcreup-
on the editor kept up his end by print
ing this apology in the nextissue OF the
paper: "Messrs. ---- and ---- demand
an apology for our having stated that
Mt the time Of their accident they were
both sober. We have pleasure In with
drawing our observation."-St Louis
filobe-Dcmocrnf.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
AMBITIOUS BUT INCOMPETENT.
Men Appointed to Look After Army
Supplies WHO Were Wholly
inexperienced.

IL do not profess TO criticise any
thing appertaining to the war; said n
little woman whose husband is n cav
airy officer in the regular army-who
holds a medal of honor. in fact, for his
worl; against the Apaches-''for have
'soldiered' out on the frontier with my
husband long enough 20 know that ~
a great deal easier to criticise than il is
TO adjust. But there Is one feature of
the war that we army people knew all
along wasn't right-the appointment.
at the beginning. of inexperienced.
though. no doubt, amiable and ambi-
tiouS and influential young men Of fam
ily as commissaries and quartcrmas-
tiers. That was a serious mistake.
"The men to receive these appoint
Inents should have been the hardy ex-
perlenccd, leyel-headed and masterful
noncommissioned officers OF the regu-
lar nrmy-men who have put in years
of hard soldering on the frontier, who
know the business OF packing and
freighting and campaigning from III
pha 10 Omega. They are amazingly
clever, resourceful men, many OF these
cldtime noncoms., especially those of
the cavalry arm, who've done n great
deal OF Indian work, and men Of Dig
nifty and character besides.
IF 10 them had been given the COM
missaries' and quartermasters' billets
we should never have heard all these dis
NAL, heart-rending tales of starvation
and misery owing TO the nonarrival OF
supplies. "-Washington Post.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
Applied Proycrb.

The sultan was perplexed. "Ibn-el-
Yusuf," said he 90 his unofficial and
most confidential adviser, "thc Bashaw
of Alabazam and the Subcaliph OF Hula
a-Baloo are each offering me the others
head as a gracious gift. What shall I
do?"
There Is provfrb among the Chris.
tian dogs" said y adviser, that two
heads are better IN Once Cincinnati
Enquirer. ~
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
uea,b ol Gen. IIumphrey.

Adrian. Jan. 10. Gen. William
Humphrey died at his home in this city
Sunday afternoon. He was auditor
general OF the state four terms and
served eight years as warden OF the
state prison at Jackson. lie was post
master here during the Harrison adj
ministratioE. Gen. Humphrey was in
IA. Seyenty-first year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
a SONG OF THE TWILIGHT.

gentle breeze
From southern seas.
Watts landward with its store
o; jasmine from tropic shorei
White clouds set sail:
Nights wimpled veil
L. ieckod with FURNISHED gold
Aud flats OF ruby manifold.
Far through the west
All crimson dres't.
The evening star burns clear,
A melting. trembling, liquid tear
o. fire which soon must quiv'rlng sink
Beneath the flood OF dying skies.
AS II a radiant cherub tossed
A flashing gem from paradisei
Thou art. / ween,
Oh lambert queen.
With silv'ry face unmarried.
Gods faithful guide. for His elect
That journey heayenward.
Sam Kendrick Abbott. In Atlanta Consti.
tuition.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
HIGH LIGHTS.

pected 10 know anything else.
Never speak i'll OF yourself. Others
are always working Mt the job.
Real charity consists in being toll
Grant toward the faults of people we
don't like.
II we could see ourselves as others
see us we would take our oath il wa
somebody else.
A woman who Is very pretty always
makes other women discover how much
more clever they are.--Chicago Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21

Mrs. Dimplcton--IIow much does
your baby weigh?
Mrs. Peachblow--I don't know. Tie
hasn't been weighed for three hours
Puck.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21
where Irc RcpnIred II.

when Illicit distilling was common in
the Highlands there was an old man
who went about the country repairing
whisky pots. The gauger met him one
day and. surmising that he had been do
ing repairs at no great distance, asked
what he would take 10 inform him (the
gauger) where he repaired the last
whisky pot. Och" said the old man,
shell shust TAX hnuf Groom"
"Done!" retorted the gauger. here Is
your money, but be careful TO tell me
correctly" Och. she'll no tell the gen
tleman lee" Getting the money. the
old man quietly remarked: 81 shust
mended the last whisky pot where the
hole was. London Spare Moments.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21

There were 46s marriage licenses is
sued In Lenawee county In 1898. just ono
less than in the preceding year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-21

In the treasure room of the malaria
jah OF Barnda is said to repose n carpet
which cost close upon si,0oO,000. II Is
only ten 10y six feet in size, but Is woven
from strings OF pure pearls, with center
and corner circles of diamonds. 1t re-
quired three years TO manufacture this
jewel OF n carpet. which was intended
as a gift to a beautiful Mohammedan
belle.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-20
A SAD BAcKsLIDlNG.

The saddest instance OF falling from
grace that has occurred in Virginia for
a long time is that Of the holy Rich
mond Times. When Gov. Tyler an
inounced himself as the champion OF the
popular preference in the Senatorial
Reform Movement against Martin and
his methods. the Times declared itself
neutral between the candidates, but for
the popular right TO choose, and for
Senatorial reform. And right valiantly,
for awhile. did The Times do battle for
the people, and incidentally for Tyler,
in its political reports, correspondence
and headlines Gov. Tyler and the
people could desire no moro efficient
support.
But 10! q change came suddenly over
the spirit Of It's dreams. The Times
heard from carbohydrates, or the
trust councils. or the corporation clique.
stop f1ring!," was the command; and
the Times stopped as a didapper dis
appears al the pop OF a cap. or the
flash sof the gun. y ot only SO; It has
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-20


labout!fa so quickly that one has Sto
rub his eyes to be sure I hat the pos-
terlorissi OF the Times has now taken the
place where, the light of;its countenanee
so recently beamed. It's editorials for
Senatorial reform are suspended, or 80
non-committal as to read like an apol-
ogy for past indiscreet utterances; the
tone of It's correspondents Is changed
strikingly, and even the headline edl-
tor of the paper has experienced the
change of heart.
All these things the hurried and SUI
perllcial reader may not observe; but
they actually pull the nose of him who
ponders over them; and they tickle the
diaphragm of the experienced news
paper-man.
Alas, alas! What are we coming to?
What does this fall from grace fore
bode? Has the golden silence of Mr..
Martin captivated or hypnotized our
able and incorruptible lover of gold?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-20

Mr.. H. l.. Gill. who was first intro
duced to the reading public of Virginia
and North Carolina by the virginian-
Pilot as n cartoonist. Is in New York
pursuing his studies, and has formed a
connection with the magazine issued
monthly by the Democratic Association
OF New York. This publication for Oc-
tobet-Hill contain several specimens of
his work. and it goes without saying
that they will reflect credit both upon
him and the management