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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
Ball Bearings.

nHIEF CONSUL II. S. EARLE. of
Il tn Michigan Division of the
League of American Wheelmen is
organizing what he terms Bicycle
Path Day" for May 1. On that date he
expects to have 10000 wheelmen work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
Among the PugS.

A FTER MUCH TALK and unneces-
~ sary pickering the fight between
Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Shar-
key has been declared off, and it is
now likely that the long Australian
will meet kid" Mccoy. The two men
will come together today, and If satis-
factory arrangements can be arrived
at, fight between them will be sched-
uled for the near future. A mill be-
tween these two ought to prove an ex-
citing one, and evenly balanced. Both
men are heady. calm fighters, and
while Fftzsimmons is pretty generally
considered to nut more force into his
blows, still McCoy's greater activity
partially offsets this.
The slx-round battle between Tom
Sharkey and Peter Maher, which was
to take place next Tuesday in Philadel-
phia, has been declared off, as Maher
refuses to fight. He claims that his
hand was injured in his recent bout
with stockings" Conroy and that he
would not be in fit condition to meet
the sailor
Tommy Hogan, who recently covered
himself with pugilistic laurels in Eng
land. by meeting Bill Chester, and
easily defeating him, has wired New
York friends. that his manager win
post $1,000 forfeit for him to meet Nc
Govern for the 126-pound champion
ship of the world. Chester was a man
of considerable reputation in England,
and was carrying everything before
him up to the time he met Hogan.
Just what the latter can do against
the terrific little Brooklynite remains
to be seen. McGovern is rapidly
fighting himself out of his class, and
it won't be long before he will have
to take on heavier men than himself
in the ring.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
Sporting SQuibS.

A T THE PARIS exposition this year
~ among other athletic events
gymnastic contest will be open
to the whole world. with the exception
of professionals who have exhibited in
circuses and theaters. This contest
will take place July 80 and 80, the
place selected being the bicycle track
at the Boies de Vincennes. No GYM
nasts under is years of age will be
allowed to participate in it,
Most of the local school athletic
teams have been organized for the
coming season and keen rivalry is
expected in inter-scholastc athletic
circles. The High school elected it's
base ball captain. Edward Ntzhugh,
some time ago. and the School of the
Lackawanna followed suit last week
by electing Edsell Simpson, last year
of the High school team, as captain.
1t is also probable that field spt rts
will be practiced and teams organized
The foot ball eleven of the High school
met last week and reelected Clarence
De Bow, captain. John Horan will
manage the team, and Eugene Tropp
will be assistant captain. This will be
De Bows third year as captain and he
expects to put very strong team into
the field next fall.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
Strikes and Spares.
THE PROJECT of holding an in
national tournament of bowlir

'i1E TItOJ Ell OF nOlQinE an inter-
national tournament of bowling is
scoring big hit all over the
states, Canada and Mexico and it is
likely to prove one of the greatest
athletic events of the year. Rochester,
n. ", is the first city to select it's
team to enter the municipal cham
pionship contest, and the best bowlers
of several of the citys prominent
bowling organizations have been Sc
lected to compete.
The great interest taken i'm the bow
ling clubs representing the Backus and
Elk alleys and the Scranton Bicycle
club and Wilkes-Barre West End club
this season has led to second teams
being organized by all these clubs
They are known variously as the
Ponies" 'Scrap-Iron Team" and
Walking Club" and even as much
interest is felt in their games as in
those played by the first teams. Some
very high scores have been rolled by
| them, Mitchell, who now plays on the
Elk first team, having rolled POS as "a
member of the Elk Ponies" against
the Bicycle club walkers" The
Backus second team was the last or
GaniZed and under the leadership of
Captain George Rice will undoubtedly
hold its own with the best of them.
The handicap bowling tournament on
the Bicycle club alleys during the
week was largely attended and aroused
universal interest. While no very high
scores were rolled, steady, consistent
bowling was the feature of each night,
and the close scoring kept the bowlers
always on the alert. The tournament
will be continued during next week.
The league bowling season was
brought to close Thursday night by
the defeat of the Wilkes Barre West
End club bowlers on their own alleys
by the Elks. A short summary of the
bowling done shows that the work Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
Pagsanham, 7. l., Feb. 8. 1906

Pagsanham, l.. l., FEB. D, 1900.
L. II. Bishop, Dunmore, Pa.
Dear Brother: We left Manila jan
uary 10 on forced march through
Southern Luzon. and up to date have
covered about 200 miles. Most of our
travel has been over mountain trails
and had to be made in single file. This
is the first stop-over we have made
since we left. We have had a hard
trip and most OF the men are bare
footed.
We have had several skirmishes with
the insurgents and have captured
twelve very important towns. 1 will
give you the full details when we get
back to Manila or some other conven-
lent place.
! don't know how much longer we
will be kept out, but think we will
soon be relieved. This is the first real
soldering most of us ever did, but
we are up against the real thing now.
Our uniforms consist of blue shirt, pair
kaki trousers, hat, shoes and leggins,
with no change. We carry no blankets
or shelter tents; just simply lay down
wherever night overtakes us. We have
had several bad nights of rain and had
to stand around a camp fire when we
were allowed to build fires. That we
are not always permitted to do, as it
exposes our position.
We have been able to draw Tations
at different points along our route, but
are often delayed and run short and
have to capture anything that happens
to fall in our way. We will probably
only be here few hours and I have
lots of work to do. Will write you
Just as soon us I am again located
Corporal Seeburger of our company
was slightly wounded yesterday in an
enga cement we had three miles north
of this place. The insurgents am
pushed us and tried to keep us out OF
the town. There was sCme sharp fight
ing for a few moments and then they
| retreated back to the mountains and
we marched on to the town. Trusting
this will find you all we'll with love &c
all, your brother Floyd.
Co. G, AID u. S. ", Manila.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24

ing on paths in different parts of the
state. His plan is meeting with most
enthusiastic support. In this work the
cyclists will use a shovel and hoe. For
this purpose. a cycle pathmaking hoe
has been invented by c. c. Brooks, of
Hallowell, Me. 1t has toothed edge,
and this will tend to shear off the
grass from the roots. Consul Earle
has also invented a machine to be used
in the work, which is called "Farle's
Path-maker.' 1t. is on the order of a
narrow, and has a roller behind. II
weighs 1000 pounds and makes and
smoothes a path, eighteen inches wide.
A pair of horses can draw it twenty
miles a day and just as fast as it goes,
the path comes out perfect behind.
Under the auspices of the l.. A. w.
there will be two European tours this
year. Both will be made to the Paris
exposition, the one leaving New York
May 5, and the latter on July Z.
Chief Consul of the Massachusetts
Division Of the l.. A. W., Sterling
Elliott, has been succeeded in his posi-
tion by George A. Perkins, of Boston.
Mr.. Perkins is a hard worker and will
no doubt prove great success in the
position.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
Base Ball BrevitieS.

<<YN CASE We have a team here This
season." said the s.l,er~haired
u ball crank, as he lapsed into
reminiscent mood. the other day; lin
case we have one, as present indica-
tions seem to show, / hope it will be
as gentlemanly and clean a crowd of
players as represented Scranton last
year.
why, they talk a good deal about
base ball deteriorating and the players
being rowdies and the spectators be-
ing even worse. 1t may be so in the
National league, but it certainly has
not been so of late years IN this city
In my opinion things We're far
worse when base ball was inaugurated
here. I'll always remember an incl
dent connected with 'Dasher' Troy, the
big, hard hitting rather peppery fell
low who managed and captained one
of ScrantOn's few winning teams. 1t
VAS in game played with Wilkes
Barre. The score was close, the crowd
was excited and the players We're do
ing their best to win out. 'Dasher' in
some way was put out at second base
by Reilly, the Wilkes Barre shortstop.
Reilly was a little, slight built player,
gentlemanly and inoffensive. Well.
'Dasher' claimed that he had been
spiked or fOuled in some way, and the
two men We're at it hot and heavy.
The big fellow lost his temper at last,
however. and grabbing the little short
stop by the nape of his neck he kicked
him so hard that I positively believe
he sailed twenty feet befire he landed.
Troy himself felt sorry for so losing
control of himself afterwards. but at
the time one would have thought he
was the hero o. the day by the fuss
that crowd made of him. They yelled
themselves hoarse applauding and
jeered Reilly and the other Wilkes
Barreans in the ugliest way possible
Nowadays when anything of that
sort occurs, the crowd Kisses the play
er off the field, If he is on the opposing
team. and when he is a home player
makes 1t exceedingly uncomfortable
for him.
Il remember a slight instance which
occurred in game here between
Scranton and Rochester only a few
seasons ago. One Of the home men,
I think 1t was Frank Boyd, the catch
er was trying to beat out an intield
hit and slid to first base.
He slid feet first, and as a result
came very near spiking Dooley, the
good-looking. fast-playing Rochester
first basemen.
'All the rooters on the bleachers
near enough to see the play, and those
in the grandstand called Shame and
showed clearly that they did not ap-
prove of any such sort of work"
Case Patten, who pitched for Wilkes
Barre for the past two seasons, and
last year was sold to Kansas City. will
play with Cincinnati this season. Man
ager Allen. Of the Reds, thinks he has
find In the authenticated, left-hand
twirler.
1t looks as though Hugh Jennings
has given up professional base ball.
a letter from the famous Avoca
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24

all four clubs was excellent, and that
the individual members of the teams
may all be proud of their bowling.
Nothing could have done as much for
the. game in Scranton as this league
has accomplished. Public interest has
been thoroughly aroused in the sport.
and the hold that the clean. manly
game has taken upon the Scranton
public may be seen any day by one
dropping into any of the local bowling
alleys and watching the large number
of bowlers awaiting their turn and the
hearty. good-natured interest shown.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
The Worlds Record for Fast Time.

The Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Railway holds the worlds record
for fastest time, accomplishing little
over SO miles in 47O minutes and 20
seconds, or an average speed of 65.O7
miles per hour. 1t is such records as
this which have made the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway SYM
onymous with high speed, utmost COM
fort and punctual service. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24

~ ASE BALL now looks like sure
Id thing in Scranton this coming
~ season, after yesterdays meet
II ing of the Atlantic league mag
mates in the Hotel Jermyn, a
full account Of which will be found in
another part of this issue. Scranton
is certain of one thing at least. With
Walter Burnham at the head OF a
team the men are certain to work hard
and to play for all that is in them. He
is a man of base ball experience and
wisdom. He is just and firm with his
mer. and is popular alike with players
and magnates.
President Horace Fogel. in speaking
about him yesterday to a Tribune man,
said: "Burnham is just the man
Scranton needs. If he is given the
managership of a team he will soon
find capable players to make up the
nine and will bring Scranton well up
in the first division. He is one of the
best minor league managers in the
country and has rarely if ever man.
aged a team that did not stand among
the first three. With him as manager
Atlantic league base ball will prove a
success in Scranton"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
Low Rate Excursion to New York.

Tuesday. March 81, agents Of the
Lackawanna railroad will sell special
excursion tickets to New York at rate
of one fare plus 81, for the round trip.
Same will be good going only on the
above date, and good for return to
April l. inclusive. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
BISHOP WRITES
FROM PHILIPPINES
LETTER FROM BROTHER OF FAC.
TORY INSPECTOR BISHOP.

The Letter Is Dated February 5 and
Is Written from Pagsanham, a
Town About 200 Miles Inland-Mr
Bishop Is Member of Company
G, 42d U. s. w., Which Regiment
Is Making a Forced March, Having
Already Captured Twelve Towns.
Condition of the Men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24

Morris Bros.' Dissolution Sale
Csc. Mems Miner Brogans, iron tips
and heels. ~
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

oae of the advantages Of the dairy
and the poultry business is the ease
and frequency with which they can be
converted into cash every week or
every month. There is no long period
of being entirely out of money, and
having to run along on credit for
months at time as often farmers do
who depend upon the sale once a year
of some leading staple crop, perhaps TO
find that the value of it must 90 to pay
the accumulated accounts, and the sys-
tenn of credit begin again. Not only is
the cash buyer favored by lower prices.
but he is n more careful buyer. 1t
seems easier to many to purchase what
they maS want. when ii can be had On
credit, than when the money must be
counted out, and thus many things are
bought that could well be dispensed
with The farmer WI plans by poultry
and dairy. garden aNd small fruits to
have some income every week Is usu-
ally the most prosperous.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
SELECTING seed Wheat.

The experiment stations and farmers
who have trained themselves TO close
observation of cause and effect have
given evidence many times that the
amount and quality OF the wheat crop,
and of other grain crops, depends large
ly upon the quality OF the seed used.
The larger and plumper seed gives the
most vigorous growing plant. 1t stools
out more, usually has a sitter straw, IL
ii is not forced by the use of too rank
fertilizer, by which we mean one too
rich in nitrogen, and therefore the bet
ter the crop. But there are other things
desirable in good grain crop. One is
to secure large heads well filed, and 1t
may also DC desirable to have the grain
grow rapidly and mature early, either
to obtain the best result in short sea
son, or to escape insect attacks. The
best way to secure this would be to Sc
lect the earle Il maturing large heads
to be found, and reserve them for seed.
The farmer who sows large areas may
think this too much trouble to get all
the seed he needs, but he should remem-
her that If there is profit in doing so
for one acre, there would be greater
profit in doing so on hundred. A mod
ification of this plan Is 10 select in this
way enough TO SOW a small plot very
thin. so that each plant win have n
chance to do its best, and then reserve
piece of the best land to sow that on
1t to produce seed wheat. A continue
ltion of this process for a few years
would result in the production of an
extra early, hardy and prolific Wheat.
Even easier but less effectual would be
the selection of heaviest grain for seed
when wiCnowing it. We think the first
named plan the best, because the type
Of the entire crop might be fixed in that
way. so that permanent improvement
would be made.-American Cultlyator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

Farmers would often receive more
satisfactory returns from goods shipped
To the commission merchants If they
would take a little more pains to put
them lid in neat and attractive man
ner and send them SO that they would
arrive In good order and condition; but
the men who do this are apt soon to
find regular customers to take theil
goods and do not need TO consign them
The inexperienced man. who does not
know how to assert, grade and pack his
produce. and the careless one. who will
not try to have them look their best, OF
the dishonest one, whose goods are not
of the same quality when they are out
Of sight as they are on the surface. does
DOT keep q steady customer long and Is
cbliged to accept what prices the com
mission dealer may obtain or be will
Ing to remit And If he doubts the quail
fly of the goods he does not offer them
to his best customers. or try to get q
high price for them. He is ready to dis
pose of chem at the first offer. Delays
in transportation are also responsible
for low prices many times. because
produce of & perishable nature loses
quality rapidly and must he sold quick
~ after decay begins. even II sold at a
boss.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
Rat showed Him the Mine.

The actions of rat led n r. Ingolds-
by to the discovery of a rich gold mine
in Arizona. He named the property the
Rat Hole mine.
Mr. Ingoldsby has been spending sew
eral months near Mammoth, on the San
Pedro River, in Arizona. His purpose
was to enjoy the. hunting and make a
collection of the animals and minerals
of the Southwest. He pitched his tent
in the canon of the San Pedro in the
Santd Catarina mountains.
He had no neighbors and was Cor a
long time unable to account for the dis
appearance of small articles that he left
lying about his camp. At last he no
ticed that when anything was taken
something was left in its place. This
was usually bit of stone or wood
The culprit he found to be large ro-
dent of the species known as the trad
ing rat. The habits of the animal made
an interesting study for Mr.. Ingoldsby
and he often lay awake at night t.
watch for his visitor.
A silver spoon was missing one morn,
ing. and in SIS place was a piece OF
quartz carrying free gold. This still
mere excited Mr.. Ingoldby's curiosity
and after several attempts, he succeed
ed in following the animal to its home
Near by was the ledge from which the
gold-bearing quartz had been taken
Mr.. Ingoldsby made an examination
thorough enough to prove that his dis
covery was of considerable value.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
The Girl and Her Vocation.

THE future wage-earning girl should
have in her mind during the latter part
of her school life the selection of her
profession" writes Margaret f. Sang
ster in the Ladies' Home Journal. Il
think it we'll for her. too, very frequent
IN. but with intention, to cast about
among her friends for suggestions. to
ask the kind offices OF one and another.
and TO make known her need of i'm.
mediate employment so soon as she
leaves school Many good positions are
lost because Of indecision, or false
pride. or unwise reticence on the part
of those who seek them. The mental
attitude OF the girl in search Of employ
rent should be neither Indifferent nor
patronizing: she should set in motion
every legitimate means. and let those
who may be able to assist her know
something Of her situation. They can
help. and she can seek with much great
er hope of success If the goal in view
be something definite"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

=
"R. A. Leavell, of Company E, Thirty
sixth Indiana" said the Major, had
a queer experience at Chickamauga.
He was in John NJ. Palmers division,
which, on the morning of Sunday, Sept,
20, was posted in the edge of timber
bordering the Kelley farm. Breast
works were constructed of logs, rails
and earth, and the boys felt they were
ready for the enemy they had success
fully resisted the day before. But
scarcely had they taken position behind
the works when the division was or
dered nearer the Kelley house and 9th
er troops We're favored by the breast
works thrown up by Palmer's men.
The Thirty-sixth Indiana, with other
regiments, went at double quick to re-
enforce troops sorely beset, and the
men, meeting a furious fire, dropped to
the ground and did their level best to
repel the rebel attack
1T so happened that Leavell dropped
down not more than three feet from a
yellow jackets nest. Hugging the
ground close to escape the hail OF rebel
bullets, he became particularly obnox-
ious to the yellow jackets, stirred to a
fury by those same bullets. The in
sects swarmed about Leavell and the
comrades in his immediate vicinity and
stung them almost to desperation. In
front were the rebels blazing away
with rifles and muskets, and all around
the boys were singing yellow jackets,
dealing out more pain and demoraliza-
ton than rebel bullets.
while Leavell was debating wheth-
er he would run from the yellow jackets
and expose himself to rebel bullets, his
ear caught the sound of MIME ball
executing a double rotary motion. 1t
had struck a rock or some other hard
substance and was coming like a spent
ball, making a louder buzzing than the
yellow jackets. 1t struck Leavell on
the thumb with the force of hammer,
and he was soon whiting in pain, heed
ing neither yellow jackets nor rebel
bullets. The Thirty-sixth Indiana was
at this juncture ordered to relieve the
line in front, and Leayell went forward,
holding his bruised thumb.
after a time the thumb felt better
and Leavell was fighting at white heat
when. about o'clock, the regiment was
attacked on the flank and fell back.
Leayell when the retrograde movement
began, was behind tree pegging away
at the advancing rebels. and he didn't
notice that his company had retreated.
He held his tree until the rebels occu-
pied the position just abandoned by his
own company, and a Johnny took the
other side of the tree. Then he ran
back full two hundred feet and re-
'o'ned his company. The boys regard
ed this as something of an exploit. but
Leavell himself always declared the
greatest exploit of his lifo was his not
running away when tie yellow jackets
stung him In twenty different plaees."-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
RUsKIN COLLEGE.

themselves wholly to study. When Mr..
Vrooman announced that he would at
tempt the establishment of such a col
lege in this country he received imme-
date offers of help from all over En-
gland. Workingmeft there showed their
gratitude for the founding of Ruskin
Hall at oxford by raising $4,000 on
country. On returning to this country
Mr.. Vrooman received hearty cozopera-
ton from educators and labor leaders
here and soon the fund was augment
ed by $4,000.
Funds having been thus provided, the
work rapidly proceeded. and now the
college is ready To receive students. It's
prototype at the venerable English seat
of learning is devoted to the work of
educating young men of moderate
means, not with the intention of max
ing them lawyers or clergymen, but
with the hope of sending them back to
their own work fully equipped for the
leadership of their own class. 1t has
on its rolls and it educates at this mo-
ment about 1900 workingmen by COR
respondence; it has founded other Rus
kin Halls in the more important towns
of England.
Ruskin College at Trenton has now
become the central Institution and
headquarters of the Ruskin Hall move
ment ia America, and around it are to
be established shops, factories and bus
mess enterprises, including agriculture
and horticulture.