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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
Ilnmlllnn nrfcnd. mIm.elf.


Because he has not stolen MS many
bases In the past season as he did In
previous years. and through his fall
ure to beat out as many hunts as OF
yore, Billy Hamilton. at one time ae-
counted to be the fastest man on
bases In the business. is accused OF be-
ing slow and having lost his old-tlme
speed. Hamilton takes exception TO
this accusation and says that while
he is as fast as ever. the game has got
ten faster. players are getting wiser
right along" said Hamilton. stating
his side OF the case 10 Charlie Zuber;
"they are playing more base ball than
they formerly did, and when II comes
TO matching well and properly de-
veloped brain against a pair OF legs
the legs are carrying handicap
When a man gets reputation for be-
ing fast and doing unexpected turns
on the bases, the opposing players are
on the alert all the time. and are
studying season after season how to
counterfeit the advantage the runner
has in the matter OF fast-nying legs
As improvements follow these studies
and a runner can not improve his
speed, the handicap on the runner
gets greater every year. And that Il
my fix exactly"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

Norwood II. Gibson. Notre Dame
University's star pitcher. who has
Just signed with indianapolis for the
rest OF the present season. was grad
mated from Notro Dame recently, re-
ceiving a degree IN the advanced
course In pharmacy. Gibson entered
the preparatory department OF the uni
versity In September. 1890. at the age
of fourteen. and has been student
of that institution ever since. For
three years he followed the electric
engineering course. but finally decided
upon the study OF pharmacy. During
his stay at the university he has also
done special work In the sciences and
mathematics. and has always stood
high In his classes.
His baseball career began In 1906,
when he succeeded In getting on the
varsity team. Before that time he
had pitched for the second team. and
on several of the hall mines and had
shown great speed Since 1896 he has
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
nrrnhl,n.. surplu. rla ~.


The surplus players disposed OF by
the Brooklyn club during the spring
are scattered throughout the country
and are all doing well. McGraw. Rob
lnson and Kcisier are among the
strongest players In the ST. Louis out
~. Robby leading the team In battling
while Kelster Is playing a star game
at second Il is unnecessary TO speak
OF McGraw's work. Casey. Holmes
and Yeager are doing good work for
Detroit Fultz and Anderson are the
malnstays of the Milwaukee team.
Fultz playing nearly every position
and being figured rs a sure National
league start next year. Lachance Ia
doing well for Cleveland and Brodie
Is hitting in good style for the Chicago
White Stockings. steelman IL catch
ing great ball for Hartford while Don
ovan Is pitching In good form. Pltts'
burg has farmed out Catcher LatimeT
to Syracuse.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
Cover Furnltur. win Ma.lln.

The French housewives love OF nne
ADries Is only equaled by her solicit
tude Tor their preservation. and her
thriity mind haA been at work all win
ter aeVising some plan by which she
eoulu rent her elegantly appointed
apartment" TO rich foreigners in Paris
for tho expedition, and yet keep her
nne brocaded furniture fresh and fair
TOR her own future use and pleasure.
AZ usual, her ingenuity proved itself
equal TO the emergency, and now the
pls hotels. az we'll as the most eSpen-
siVe OF the apartements meublees have
ADOPTED her idea. Every chair and
SOFA Is covered with white spotted
m"A''n- The effect Ia fresh. clean an !
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
cAsK NEVER EMPTY.

For Years Wine l. Drawn from ~ TO
Celebrate or-at Events.
All really excellent champagne is
the result OF judicious blending. Time
was when each big vineyard owner
had his own cellar and his own brand.
But II has been found advantageous
20 sell the raw wine to dealers. who
make one district supply what another
lacks. hut there are stlll a few pro-
vincial establishments that cling to
the old ways-crownin with a wreath
OF flowers the FIRST tubful Of ripe
grapes. and keeping "the bride OF the
cellar" full from year TO year The
bride. be II understood. Is special
wine cask. hllod with the first run
ming OF the press More accurately 1,
holds the juice which drlps away be-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
SKETCHES IN UNCLE SANS NAVY YARD AT KITTERY. ME

fore any pressure is applied. Wine
from II Is never sold, but used upon
high days and holidays, passed about
as n gift, or devoted 10 the comfort
OF the sick and the poor. Something
akin TO the bride exlsts In the German
free cities Each of them has wine
cellar, and in each cellar there IN a
cask always yielding wine. but never
empty. Any burgher Is entitled to a
bottle OF its contents when lac marriea,
when his FIRST son is chriatened, and
also when the son Is twenty-one. IL
the son Is adventurous, or the burgher
himself, for that matter, he gets an
other bottle from the cask when he
comes home from far countries. But
there is an onicial specially charged
10 see that wherever bottleful IL
drawn out another bottleful Of M near
AZ possible the same quality az once
goes In. And thus II happens that the
city cask 10 neTer empty.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
coRsErr supsRsr,rlovs.
~. Plan TO Have Jencric. Enies tho
Ring FIRST. v

TITS Plan TO Have J.ncrics Enies the
Ring Firrt
Variety performers and baseball
players are responsible for two-thirds
OF the slang that ltallcizcs the Ameri-
can language and they are also to be
held accountable for n similar amount
OF superstitions OF the day. They b.
lieve firmly In "mnacots" and hoo
docs" and 40 do a large majority OF
lighters. Anent this fact. Bllly Brady
played II low down on Corbett at tho
Coney island night. One OF Corbetts
superstitions Is that 4 Is unlucky for
a fighter to be the lTst To enter tho
ring when he In about 10 engage In n
contest. lie forced Sullivan to enter
the ring frst at New Orlelus. and he
defeated him. lie intended TO make
Jeffries enter the ring nrst ut Coney
island. hut Brady had big Ed Dunk
horst wear blue sweater similar TO
the one that oncased Jeffrics' body.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
The One at

Last Tuesday was the Tooth anniver-
sary OF the establishment OF navy
yard at Kittery. Ne. on the Piscataqua
river, opposite Portsmouth. n. ", The
land was In 1900 purchased by the gov
eminent for $500. April %. 1900
Secretary OF the Navy BENJAMIN stod-
dert in a report to the president advo-
Gated the purchase OF suitable sites Tor
navy yards A. Portsmouth. N. H., Bos-
ton. New York. Philadelphia, Norfolk.
Va. and Washington. d. The sec
retary's report stated that AT Ports
mouth the yard OF Mr.. Langdon. hired
for the frigate. might be used for the
7i-gun ship. but an island tFernalds).
quite convenient for all purposes OF a
large establishment. can be procured
for $4,000. and believing II the truest
economy 10 provide at once perma-
nent yards which shall be public prop
ETY.. and always worth 20 the public the
money expended on them" he ecom-
mended. among others. the purchase
OF building yard at Portsmouth. and
TO commence IL on a scale as II II were
meant TO be permanent"
There arc many things connected
with the various shops which are not
found In any other navy yard. For
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
NORWOOD II. GIBSON.

NORWOOD II. GIBSON.
developed into one OF the fastest pitch
crs In the west. and stands high
among western college twirlers. Glib
son has shown his greatest speed this
season, and his curves rave proved a
puzzle to most OF the teams against
which Notro Dame has played. lie
has not lost game for his college.
and has never allowed any opposing
team more than four hits. His field
ing average is 1000 and his batting
average .272. Two years ago Gibson
received an offer from Pat Tobeau to
40 with Cleveland. and since that time
several OF the National league tear1s
have ondoayorod 20 secure him. II Is
understood that Boston will try to
sign him next season.
Gibson, however. viii likely go
wherever Powers, now catching for In
dianapolis. goes. Powers was captain
and catcher on the Notre Dame team
In 1896 and 81. and Is the only man
Notre Dame ever had who could hold
Gibson. II Is due 10 Powers that Glib
son has been secured by indianapolis.
Gibson Is twenty-four years old, and
is the son OF n. II. Gibson, OF Peoria.
ILL., He Will pitch his last game for
his alma mater tomorrow. against the
South Bend Greens, Thursday morn
ing he will receive his degree, and
leave Immediately for Chicago. where
he will join the indianapolis team. and
pitch his first game against Comlskey' :
white Stockings on Saturday or Sun
day next.
Gibson is one OF the most popular
students at Notre Dame, and his alb
senco will be felt on the baseball team
next year.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
ala..eoos Enter. Denial.

John w. Glasscoek vigorously de-
MES that he tempered with any OF the
players OF the TT Wayne team after
the severance OF his connection with
that club or that he induced any OF its
members to make the round OF sa-
looms at Dayton. to such an extent
that they were untit to play" as stated
in the last Issue OF The Sporting News
In confirmation he forwards a signed
statement from II Of the players OF
the TT. Wayne club in which they al-
IeEe that the article in question Is an
unmerited reflection upon classooek
and themselves. and does all the par
ties referred TO marked injustice. One
of the paragraphs in Glassooek's com
munication reads; Il do not know
whether will ever again engage In
active Asrvlee as ball player but
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

Interstate league. He was severely
injured about the middle OF tho year
and was obliged to retire for the sea-
son. The Dayton club secured his serv-
Ices in 1897 and he stood at the head
OF the batteries in the Interstate
league that year with percentage OF
1886. He went'to the Philadelphia
team in 1898 and soon proved his
ability TO remain in fast company. lie
filled the place OF the veteran Sam
Thompson as regular outiielder OF
the team. His great work this year
has had much to do with keeping the
Quaker City nine at the head OF the
National league.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
ONE OF UNCLE SANS NAVY YARDS

to education. The medical literature
consists Of ancient manuscript family
prescription books and printed vol
umea distributed by pcdlars. The older
the prescription the greater the credit
The peasant nowadays, while CAREFUL
~ ooncealing his ancestral beliefs, II
yet, when disease Affects him, inclined
TO revert to the old charms and rene
dies. Dr. zahler attributes such EN-
oacy rs they possess to what Is now
called suggestion" but admits the
part played by the use Of herbs In all
primitive medicine
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
LEAGUES GREATEST sLuooER.

The batting OF Elmer Harrison
Flick. the right fielder Of the Philadel-
phia club. is one OF the surprises OF
the season thus far. Flick has been
hitting the ball even harder than the
great twin sluggers OF the Phlladel-
phlas. Lajoie and Delehanty. his av-
erage being over the 400 mark. Flick
was born In Bedford. o.. "a years ago.
Four years ago he secured an engage
ment with the Youngstown club OF the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

The fire protection system has late
~ attracted considerable attention.
the new plan Is for separate system
OF pipes in all parts OF the yard, which
will be supplied by a number OF by
dranta. Powerful pumps will be in
stalled In the power station. and a
high pressure OF salt water will be
kept at all times. Automatic sprinklers
and alarms Will be placed In the prin-
cipal buildings.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

summary and, as tho muslin In SENT
Transparent the eject is sometimes
very odd and pretty. Rel silk or twin,
for instance. appears under Its white
cover a soft rose color. and the flow-
cred brocades look doubly petty under
their white veils-New York Com
merclal Advertiser.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

Now that Taylor has paid his $500
and can once more race under tho
auspices of the cyelers' Union. one
more is added to the list OF star wheel
men. The "Majah" expects to get into
shape 10 follow the circuit and viii
make Cooper. Eaton, Stevens. Kramer,
Mcfarland and the other fast ones
look well to their laurels.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

An appeal has been made To
arehaeologists and others who are In
terested In Christian antiquities TO
subscribe toward the further explora-
tion OF the catacombs. The commits
sioner OF sacred archaeology has been
performing an excellent work In con
tnulng the excavations whore DE RIOS
81 ended the work. The present pope,
Leo Kill, has aided the work gener-
ously, but the means at the disposal
OF the commission are stlll inadequate.
OF the forty-nve cemeteries only about
1--WE are at present accessible 10 the
visitor 10 Rome.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
Pleasant rreatnent Of DIssaae.

In a pamphlet on the superstitlons
and medical practices OF Bernese peas
antry DR.. zahler. himself native Of
the Bernese oberland. states that the
belief in witchcraft is slowly yielding
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

About TOO Ieelanders are coming.
this spring. TO take up farming in
British America In the neighborhood
OF the Doukhobor settlements,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

German students are returning 10
the medieval notion OF wandering
about the world. The modern Coli
ards. however. are personally conduct
ed and know beforehand precisely
what their journeys will cost them.
Last year they visited Italy; this year
1900 OF them will 30 to conStAntinople
and TO Asia Minor
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

from the old cannon marked with the
date OF 1909 TO the two Spanish rides
taken from Spanish ships at the bat
tie OF Santiago.
The new dry dock, upon which the
future prosperity OF the yard Will de-
pend In great measure, will be $50
feet long over all, 725 feet on the floor
and 1870 feet wide from coping 10 cop
ing. and so feet wide on the floor. The
greatest depth will be 30 feet 3 Inches,
with a draft OF 30 feet over the sill Al
mean high water. II will be- built OF
granite on a solid rock foundation.
The pumping arrangements are for
three powerful centrifugal pumps. ca
pablo OF throwing $4,000 gallons OF
water n minute. 30 that the estimate
OF the time for pumping out the dock
will be little over two hours. The
pump-house will be built 60 feet below
the yard level. 30 that the drainage
culvert will be nearly 20 feet below the
foundation OF the dock. The building
will be OF granite and steel, with the
inside wall OF glazed brick and the top
OF glass and iron. The power for run
ming the pumps and working the docks
will be supplied from the electric light
and power station. now under con-
struetion, wherein will be set three
vertical. cross compound. condensIng
automatically governed engines. each
engine having direct connection with
six dynamos Of 100 kilowatts each
these to run three motors Of 300 kilo-
watts each. each connected with q
pump. the motors TO be placed In the
pumping we'll The boilers will be slI
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

Jsffries' seconds then closed In arount
MIN and Corbctt was then notified that
"Jenries IL In the ring" He made his
appearance Immediately thereafter and
entered the ring. clothed In n big bath
robe. Hardly had he taken his seat
on his stool before Jenfrles cllmhed
into the ring, dlspossessed Dunk
horst and took his seat in his corner.
When corbett nav his maneuver he
was yisibly chagrined.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

instance. In the block
shop, there IL u machine
for manufacturing buck
cts. which. when run by
ono man. will turn out
80 buckets q day.
over on one side OF
the island are the 30
graves OF Spanish pris-
oners who died OF fever
or wounds when the
Spanish prisoners were
CHARTERED there.
At the gun park are
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13

When tho men left
their dressing rooms
Jenries' procession pro-
ceded that OF Corbett
and his secondA When
they got to the ring,
however, Jeffries squat
ted down outside OF Il
and Dunkhorst. sur
rounded by Jenries' see
onds. assembled the steps
In the ring and took n
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

or piece Of hemp cord Two and one-half
feet long. Taking the sticks one In
each hand :" that the cord forms n
loop. place the humming ball in the
loop and raise first one and then the
other hand repeatedly. tA,ls making the
ball spin. Keep this up and gradually
increase the speed until The ball is go
ing at Il cumming" rate. when you
may toss II in the air with, the cord
catch it when ii comes down and do u
number of interesting tricks with It.
A real cumming ball" has holes
hortN through the two loh"s which. rs
the dumb-inll like instrument whirls.
gives out curious humming sounds. 4
toy NJ this sort may be made by joining
two small croquet balls on n piece OF
brOnmstick. Have the balls not more
than nm inch apart and bore hum
ming" hole through each Of them. set
your wits to work and make one OF
these new old toys. Then tell the other
boys and girls Of your smccess.-Chi-
cagO Record.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

by the use OF Peruna decided to try
it and soon found myself we'll repaid.
~ have now used PerunA for about
three months and feel completely re.
juvenated. l believe l an, permanent.
" cured, and do not hesitate to give
unstinted praise to your great remedy.
reruna."
The causes of summer catarrli are
first. chronic catarrh; second. derange.
lnents Of the stomach and liver: third.
impure blood.
Such being the case anyone who
knows anything whatever about the
operations Of Peruna can understand
why this remedy is permanent cure
for summer catarrh. 1t eradicates
ch,onic catarrh from the system, invig.
crates the stomach and liver, cleanses the
hiood OF all impurities. and therefore
lei manently cures by Iemovin. the
cause-a host Of Maladies peculiar t.
hot weather. The cause being removed
the symptoms disappear OF themselves.
Summer Catarrh" sent free to any
address By the Peruna Medicine Co..
COlum bus, Ohio.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
The Hum ming Hail.

Here Is Il copy Of Il picture in al old,
old English book on games. The game
that 1t illustrates is so ancient, in fact.
that l doubt il any Of you ever heard
Of it. but your grandfathers may tell
you how they played 1t in childhood. 1t
consists in keeping the cumming bail"
spinning as long as possible by rolling
it OH the cord connecting the two sticks
held in the hands. You can make one
Of the humming balls by winding each
end Of very large spool tightly with
Irvine. leaving clear space in the CEN
ter for the cord to work in. Then take
two sticks. each about eight inches long
and connect them by a narrow ribbon
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
THE JUDGE FINED HIMSELF.
How q Kentucky Magistrate Brok,
LIN n Eeiausalx 4 a ,na .,r Dol M.


Up q Friendly Game of Poker.
Judge Walker, Of Maysville, was
very strict on the bench, but not always
SO in his private life" said John l..
Scott, Of Frankfort. Ky. ut had be-
come the custom Of the lawyers tray
cling the circuit to indulge in II friendly
game Of poker after court adjourned at
night. and Judge Walker frequently
joined in the game. One night at
Brookville. in Bracken County, the
court and the attorneys Joined in
game on the evening that they arrived,
and the next morning, when court
opened, the Judge, in giving the usual
charge to the grand jury, addressed
himself to the attorneys:
"'Gentlemen. you are officers of the
court, and as such are sworn to uphold
the laws and the constitution Of the
State. You have been playing poker.
contrary to the statutes in such cases
made and provided. Each of you will
be fined $40 upon the return of indict-,
ments the bringing of which have in
structed.'
Turning to the prosecuting attorney.
he said: 'WadswOrth, you are not only
a lawyer but the prosecuting attorney,
sworn to bring offenders to justice. You
will pay $25.
walker laying his hand upon his
own breast. you are not only a lawyer
hut a Judge. You have violated the
law. and must pay 500
"He paid the fine. as did each Of the
lawyers. and 1t broke mp the game OH
that circuit."--St. Louis Globe Demo-
cvat
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
A Tragedy in Five Acts.


AS Ben Zine and Mag 4. Zine went walk
ing out one day,
1t CHANGED that MIR. Parlor Match along
the road did stray.
They met him with disdainful look. and
coolly passed him by;
Poor ParIor Match was struck with rage
fire flashed from out his eye.
He burned with scOrn and jealous rage,
who once was Maggie's lover
In hot pursuit he catches them, igniting
Maggie's cover.
~.
And Ben. in anger, launching dire threats
and cruel names,
Explodes, and only helps the more to
feed the angry flames.
w.
And naught was left but wreck and ruin
in their smoking trail
Not even Mr.. Parlor Match remained ia
tell the tale.
-Harpcr's Round Table.