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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-03
TOWN BALL IN THE OLD DAYS,

Before Baseball Came in it Used to be
Played on the Town Commons in the
West.
Except in the larger cities, baseball
was not played much out west until
near the 7O's," said a man who was a
boy in the '40's But the game in
what was then known as the west, or
the border was one L have never seen
in the east, and / have never heard of
it for forty years. We called it town
bail. 1t was usually played on the
school grounds by the boys. The num-
Der was never limited. AS long as the
sides were equal that was sufficient. L
have seen it played by thirty on each
side, and sometimes by more. The ms
and outs were chosen by two captains,
selected by general consent, and they
were usually Regarded as good players.
wagon spoke, always regarded as
the best bat, where it could be OBJ
tanned, was utilized by the captains in
the following manner: One would
pitch it to the other, who caught it as
near the lower end as possible. Then
the captain who pitched it placed his
hand above that of the holder; the
lOlutI pldttu Ills Idllu dDtNt ltle
pitchers hand, and each followed UP in
like manner, alternating hands, until
the man who had the last hold of the
spoke threw it over his shoulder. This
was necessary in order to show the
players that the thrower had fair holt
THE thrower of the spoke was cap
tain of the ms, and proceeded to select
his players from the crowd. The first
man selected was pitcher. The second
selected by the captain of the outs was
catcher The players were then select
ed alternately until as many as desired
We're called. There was no umpire
The man at the bat had three strikes
unless he was caught out before. He
could run on any strike made.
There were four bases and each
had to be clear when made by a play
er If the man at the bat failed to
make a hit and was not caught out he
stood aside and the next player was
called. Any player who batted the ball
such a distance that 1t could not be
thrown in town. so that the man on
the first base could make the other
three without stopping, brought in by
batting the last player who had been
caught out or who had failed to
strike a ball.
THE outs, or men in the country,
were always on the alert, of course, to
get to town., and that, I think was
the origin of the name of the game.
The ball used was generally closely
wound yarn sphere, sometimes covered
with leather. These balls were gene
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Timely Hints
New Haven. Oct. 40, 1900.

Platt's Buckwheat, 6 ID. bags,
All new grain, ground by the od-fashioned
water mill method at Berkshire County.
Mass. 3oc.
Grape Fruit. Fair sized, 3 for
as. Great big ones. IS cts. EACH Solid
Pulled Figs. New, soft, just
off Foreign steamer. The pick of the 1000
Fie crop. Pound. as cts. In boxes of about
s lbs, Sra.
Halls Homemade Cheese
Straws. Box, As cts. Crisp, delicate, utterly
unlike anything ordinarily sold in stores.
The dantiest dish for Receptions and Teas
that can be offered guest
Stuffed Dates in boxes, 35 cts.
Your choice of Pecan, Almond. Ginger or
Hartley's Marmalade, one ID.
stone jars, 10 cts. Made in England; claimed
10 be of finer quality Qess btter) than any
thing yetinroduced in the way of an Orange
Marmaade.
Among the list of Distin-
gushed Foreigners, lately landed here. we
mention
Real Pate de foies gras in tureens,
each, 30c.
New Jordan Almonds, lb., soc.
Bar-e due Jelly, 1900 make, CSC.
Cars English Waters, in toy tin
cars, 25c.
New Loose and Layer Raisns,
French BigarreauX Glace Cherries,
pound, 6oc.
New French Prunes.
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For n Cold In the Head
Laxative Brom "a uinine Tablets.

Chronic Nasal Catarrh poisons every
breath that is drawn into the lungs
There is procurable from any druggist
the remedy for the cure of this trouble
A small quantity of Ely's Cream Balm
placed into the nostrils over an infam.
ed and angry surface. relieving imme-
diately the painful Inflammation, clean
SEES, heals and cures. A cold in the head
vanishes Immediately. Sold by drug
gists or will be mailed for so cents by
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren street, New
York. nj st eodltW
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Proved Priceless. Ruby coats and Gin
namon flavor. Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills are
system. The nerves are toned. The blood
is purified. The complexion is bright and
ruddy. Headaches vanish and perfect
health follows their use. 40 doses 10 cts.
Sold by w. ii. Hull, Hewitt & Co.--51.
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tunity -
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amble Mr.. Lurker, Run along in and
ask pa. He's been expecting this would
come for the last two years.-Tit Bits
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WANTED,
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years experience; best references. Also
typewriter. BO1lIS
.-- 30 -Ot Journal and Courier
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
A YEARS PROGRESS,
what Has Been Accomplished in the
klOndike Within the Last
Twelve Months,

Two years ago the difficulty of reach
ing the Klondike were thought to be
OF such nature as to preclude the
probability or even possibility of Daw-
son ever becoming a place of perma-
nent habitation. The trials of the
Chilcoot and White passes were ex-
plotted in magazine and journal from
one end of the continent almost to the
other, and the wrecks OF humanity, and
particularly of the thousands of beasts
that lay scattered along the trail
the tribute to the Sahara turned to
shame-were appealed to as grim tes-
timony of the almost insuperable bar
rier which separated man from the OBJ
ject of his search. To-day, and since
July 6'of the past year (1s99), steam
railway traverses the full AZ miles of
the White pass trail, and the traveller
enjoys the beauties of the subarctic
landscape in much the same way that
he enjoys the trip through the Allie
ghany mountains in the east, or of the
pralrles in the west. Deposited at
Bennett, on Lake Bennett, at virtually
the head of navigation of the mighty
Yukon river otherwise known as the
Lewes), he engages passage OH one
of several commodious steamers head
ing down stream or nOrthWard, and
with one change-at the Miles canyon
and White Horse rapids, where there
is five-mile portage-reaches Daw-
son after voyage, delightful in it's
change of scene and novelty of expe-
rience, or from four to six days. 1t is
fact, therefore, that with strict
timing of departures the traveller
from New York may make the journey
to Dawson in summer time in 12 davs.
and exceptionally even in less; and the
journey has indeed already been made
in liz days. Such is the change which
the effort of less than two years has
accomplished.-Prof. Heilprin. in Ap-
pletons' Popular Science Monthly.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
To "SOck.v

This word is in constant use in
Northamptonshire, England. It has
two meanings, one being ITO throw
e. g., "1'll sock stone at YOU" A
favorite diversion among boys lust
now is ''socking" birds. They proceed
along the hedges, one boy or more on
each side, all armed with stones. with
which they numerically pelt or sock
any poor bird they come across. The
other meaning of the word is ITO beat
or to clout,' e. g., "I'll fetch you a
sock o the earhole." [ have known
'sock" in this connection all nv life,
and it is sometimes now used here.
"I'n sock him." ''l'll give him bell
sock" He got a good socking," are
common forms. I have known when
lads were fighting their ''siders'' to
call out: ''Sock him!" "Sock him!'
by which, believe, was meant, in
ring phrase, to give an upper cut. "
A formidable fighter is called "a bell
socker." 'Sock" is common when
speaking of "thrashings'' given and
taken. ITO give one socks,'' meaning
ito give one a good beating" is in
common use in East Anglia. And SO
is Pull up your socks" for make
haste and "set to work." A stone in
the heel of a sock or stocking is a
well-known extempore life preserver
or taker.-Notes and Queries.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
PRINTED PANNE VELVET.
HnectAve material for Handsome Re-
ceptton Gowns for the
Season.

Printed panne velvet is the latest ma
terial to be used for princess recep-
tion gowns, and in peacock green's and
blues was truly moyenage' in effect.
The scant long train dragged heavily,
and the only trimming was panel of
rich ecru guipure over cloth of gold,
which covered the front and formed
very deep and wide yoke, and also the
choker and sleeve tops. Its wearer car
ried very large bunch of violets, and
her turban of peacock breast feathers,
with large gold buckle as the only
trimming, was certainly beautiful. A
white lace veil was tied about it with q
careless grace, as though it's useful.
ness was Of primary Importance.
AS final novelty, this gown
shows the latest use to which stitchings
are put. stitchings done so perfectly
as to direction and effect that they
look like penned lines. The gown was
an afternoon one, of the tailor variety.
in a pale tabac brown, and was fairly
covered with clusters of stitchines in
several colors and in both directions.
making delicate plaid over the whole
skirt, which was of the one-seam va
riety. The bolero was of plain cloth,
plated on the sides of the front, where
it was tucked down under a belt of
black satin with gold buckle. The
stitchings plaided a quaint shoulder
collar and cuffs on the tight cloth
sleeves, while black velvet cravat gave
smart touch to the throat. Is not
the art of stitching in this case carried
to the point of perfection?-St Louis
Republic.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Poultry CrOu uettes

One cupful of cold roast or boiled
chicken, turkey or duck, one even table
spoonful each of butter and flour, one
gill of good stock, made, if necessary.
from the bones of the fowl, two table
spoonfuls of cream, salt and pepper to
taste, tablespoonful of minced pars-
ley and tablespoonful of chopped
mushrooms, or, if these are not at hand.
a teaspQonful of mushroom catsup.
Melt the butter in saucepan or fry-
ing pan. stir in the flour, and, when
we'll blended, the stock and cream.
When thick and smooth, but not
drowned, add the meat and the season.
ing, and let it stand at the side of the
stove, covered, without boiling, for ten
minutes Turn it. out ON a pie plate
to COOL When perfectly cold, make into
small croquettes or outlets with the
Toured hands; roll each first in fine
crumbs, then in beaten egg, then again
in crumbs. Have your fat so hot that
bit of bread dropped into it will
brown in a minute. Lay the croquettcs
in this carefully and cook to a golden
brown. When they are done, fry, nice
sprays of parsley in the same fat, and
use them for garnishing the dish or GRO
quettes.-Housewife
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
THE OLD STORY.

I stand beside the window here
:. And gaze at John and May.
As hand in hand, unheeding ausht.
They wend their wooing way;
And, oh. it brings me back the days,
Ere age had changed my view.
And every tale heard or told
I still believed was new.
Go on, go on. my happy boy.
And read your brief romance:
Youth Is the time for love and rhyme.
So do not lose your chance.
The joys that blessed my early days
I would not keep from you:
For soon you'll find the happy tale
Won't always seem so new.
We used to stroll, long years ago.
About the same old way;
You were blushing maiden then.
And I lover gay.
! told you how my heart was yours,
And that I'd prove it true.
Twas an old, old tale l told you, Kate
But ah, we thought twas new.
And as I stand and watch them here
It all comes back to me;
The shady walks, the loving talks,
In days that used to be.
There they 90 walking slow, absorbed
Just as We used to do:
It's All old, old tale he's telling, Kate.
But, ah, they think it. new.
But can 1t be that am wrong.
Have grown grabbed with age?
Let me turn back life's closing book,
And view that older page.
I'm partly wrong I'm partly right,
Loves story's old, tits true;
But though twas born in earth's frs
mOrn
Loves self is ever new,
Paul Laurence Dunbar, in Good House
keeping.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
SOCIETY AT WASHINGTON.
Or. Bristol, Pastor % the President,
says, Social Atmosphere There ;.
70 sweet aad Wholesone.

DR.. r, NJ. Bristol, President McKin-
ley's pastor, contributes to the New
York World q paper on "Degeneracy
of American Society,"" in which he
says II protest against the applica-
tion of the. term society to that little
set OF fools who contribute nothing
but scandal to the annals of com
munity. True society of America, COM
posed Of the brains and virtue of her
,typical'm men and women, to be found in
Washington, New York, Baltimore,
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago. and in
every city and town and.village of this
country, is worthy of all honor and re-
spect. Husbands never had more vir-
tuous wives nor wives truer husbands:
sons never had sweeter, purer mothers,
nor mothers nobler, cleaner sons;
brothers never had more chaste, intelli-
gent sisters, nor sisters more heroic,
chivalrous, high-minded brothers than
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
GLAMOUR FROM GOLD FIELDS
The Rose-Colored Reports from Cape,
Nome Arc Not at All Out OF
z# the Ordinary.

& Recent information from the Cape
Nome gold fields is mostly of brill
liant rose color, as is inevitably the
case at the outset with all gold-mining
reports. But 1t is always the course
of wisdom to accept these glowing re-
ports with few grains of incredulity,
for it is better to expect too little
than to expect too much. We are told,
for instance, that men with only hand
shovels and the simplest and rudest
of pans have cleared from $50 to 500,
and even $500 per day, while some
times a cleanup of from $1,000 to
81, 500 has been reported. Nuggets
worth from 5000 to $4OO are said to
have been found near Anvil creek, and
it is believed that 100000 to $4OO. 200
was taken out of Snow Gulch last
summer. One man, it is said, took out
$4,000 and another claims still more.
There is glamour about all this
which no doubt will lure an innumer-
able caravan to the diggings, but
whether it is all true or not, there is
another side which should not be for
gotten. Even if the dirt pans out
richly, the gold is likely in many cases
to cost as much as it comes to-. and
the present case appears to be no ex-
ception to the rule, for we are told
that an ordinary two-storX. dwelling
of eight rooms rents frequently for
5000 month. Freight taken from the
beach, where it is landed from steam
ers and barges, costs from IS to 40
cents per 100 pounds; for the deliv-
cry of heavy freight by horse team
and wagon ten dollars per hour is
charged. The ruling price for shave
is one dollar, and for a haircut $1.5O.
A bath costs two dollars. Fifty cents
is charged for laundering a flannel
shirt, Is cents for washing a colored
linen shirt, and one dollar for the re-
Mobilization of the rare and luxurious
garment known as the white shirt.
Cigars and drinks cost so cents each.
Longshoremen have been paid two dol
lars an hour for their labor. Carpen-
ters receive $3.50 an hour. - Boston
Transcript
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Marked Likeness.

The trials of Chinese portrait.
painter must be many and varied il
he often has critics of the sort whose
remarks were recorded by a recent
sojourner in the land of "Chop-sticks
bombs and gongs." The artist had
finished the portrait of prominent
man, and summoned his friends tc
give their verdict of it's success. 1.-The
cap is very like" said the first one
"The dress is very like" said the sec
ond. "But it is not the cap or dress
that makes the likeness" said the art
ist. "How is the face?', The three
friends stared solemnly at the por.
trait in silence for a moment. Then
up spoke the one who had not given
his opinion before. '"The beard is very
like he said, gravely, and with that
the artist was obliged to be content
Youths Companion.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23

the Boer army. He carried lit
tie bundle of blue paper which might
reveal the secret of the Maine explo-
sion in Havana harbor if the writing
on it could be read. 1t purports to b.
dispatch in cipher from Spanish Of
fetal in Havana to Gov. Gen. Augusti
at Manila. 1t is dated February IS,
1895, and written in Spanish cipher
code ON a narrow ribbon of light blue
paper, about 100 feet long. The paper
is wound in circular coil and makes
q bunch six inches in diameter. There
is nothing on the paper, to establish it's
gennineness, says the Inter Ocean.
Young Leland got it from Charles
Jackson, a soldier in a South Dakota
regiment that. served in. the Philip
pines. When the American army took
possession at Manila this paper, with
great many other official documents.
it is said. was found in a safe in the
governor generals Office. Gen. Otis or
dered them all burned. but jackson res
cued the cipher cablegram from the
pile as souvenir. He was killed soon
aftersard, but previous to that had
mailed the paper to Leland.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
Melton Veal.

, Take one pint of any cold veal, either
roasted or boiled; chop it fine, and sea-
son with salt, pepper and lemon juice;
add two or three. tablespoonfuls of
cracker crumbs and moisten with soup
stock or hot water. Take :one.third as
much finely chopped ham as Of veal;
season with mustard and cayenne; add
one tablespoonful of cracker crumbs
and moisten with. hot stock or water.
Butter a mold and line it, with slices of
hard-boiled egg. Put in the two mix
lures irregularly, SO that when cut it
will have notified appearances; press
in closely and steam three-quarters of
an hour. Set away to cool; remove
from the mold and slice before serving.
This is an excellent dish for lunch or
tea.-Philadelphia Press:
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
RIFLES FOR sHARpsHooTERs.
TheA The Present Infantry Weapen In
Not Well Designed for
Long Range. .Sx

The Napoleonic maxim that "Are is
everything Eve. is truer in these days of
smokeless powder and long-range
weapons than ever before, says Cas-
sier's. An expert shot is no longer
blinded by his comrades smoke; nor
is his position revealed by his own
smoke when firing from cover. Ten
sharpshooteiB nowadays are worth
more than so bunglers with the rifle.
The present infantry weapon, how
ever, IS not well designed for sharp
shooters. -%0:
It the. sharpshooter is required to
use regular infantry: ammunition his
rife should differ from a common
musket in the following particulars:
Its barrel should be thick through
out, tapering slowly toward the muz-
zle. On a telescope-sighted gun
it need not be over "a inches long.
This restricted length, together with
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23
10 BEAUTiFY THE HANDS.
staple Exercises Thst VIII speedily
IncreassThelr stsensthssn1
st SymmetFy.

To increase the strength, symmetry
and incidentally the beauty, of the
hand, devote ten minutes before you
go to bed to muscle bending and
stretching: These exercises can be
taken by my lady at her ease, seated
in her most luxurious chair before her
fire of blazing logs! =:ts-2 S 3 ~.
Il Extend both arVs at right angles to
the body, the backs Of the hands turned
upward. In this position the hand is to
be bent upward, downward and side
ways. With fingers first together and
then extended and without moving the
arm, bend the hands upward, from the
wrist. as far as possible, in the direc-
tion of the backs of the hands, then in
the original position, then downward
as far as possible. For the sideways
movement bend alternately toward the
thumb side and the little finger, side.
Continue the swinging of the hands up
ward, downward and sideways for
some minutes. .'f t.,~ =
Hand rotation next follows. In this
the arms are held as for the bending
and stretching exercises. With even
and constant movement the hand per-
forms all the previous motions-th is,
from the bending position upward into
the bending position sideways, down.
ward, sideways in the opposite direc-
tion, and SO on; first the fingers are
held together and then extended.
Finger bending and stretching comes
next. With arms extended, the fin
gers are slowly but vigorously bent
enough to form fist, and are then
opened forciblN
For finger spreading, hold the tips
OF the fingers apart, with arms extend
ed as before, and perfectly straight.
After the spread, the extended fingers
are brought together again, or are
tightly clenched, this latter action in
creasing the effect of the exercise. Both
the muscles of the hand and of the
forearm are exercised by these move
ments, and after due time, if there is
not a noticeable gain in the supple
ness OF the wrist, contour of arm and
shapeliness of the hand, there is only
one reason for it-you are looking for
results a little too soon. Persevere and
still persevere, pondering upon such
wise saws as "Rome was not built in a
day.'-St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-23

the amount of metal in the barrel,
would give it stiffness, would keep it
from excessive heating. would neu-
tralize recoil, and would enable the
man to hold steadily when shooting
from hip rest, which is the steadiest
of all offhand positions and as prac-
tical in the field as on the range.
+ = 1t is mistake to use high
powers in rifle telescope. They re-
strict the field vision, lessen the illu-
mination and magnify errors of hold.
ing. So far as aiming IS concerned,
q power, of four, diameters draws a
man.1,000 yards distant to within ESQ
yards of the shooter, and this is close
enough for murderous accuracy.