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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
GEORGETOWN AT PARIS.
Raising Funds for Local Athletes to
Attend oIympiBn Games.

The committee having charge Of the task
Of raising funds to send the Georgetown
University track team TO Paris to compete
in the Oympisn games in July. feels en-
couraged TO hope that the full sum re-
quired. about S2.CO0. will be in hand in a
short time
In addition to securing pledges from
friends Of the varsity the committee will
endeavor to add to its exchequer by means
OF an elaborate musical and dramatic en-
tertainment to be given next Wednesday
evening, at the National Theatre. The list
Of patrouesses includes nearly all the
prominent society leaders, who promise 10
make the affair great social and financial
success.
The effort To send the team 10 Paris de-
serves encouragement at the hands Of all
persons who have a local pride in local
matters whether they admire athletics or
not. The winning Of honors by the team
viii reflect credit upon the city which
sends them and every effort should be
made TO successfully carry out the plan.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

The second week Of the baseball schedule
arranged for the public schools of the Dis
trict included three championship games
and one exhibition between Greenleaf and
Van Buren,. which resulted in a tie. to :.
The weeks games resulted as follows.
April 5-Tenley. .; Carbery. 0.
April s-Nan Buren,. g, Madison. a.
April lg-Walldcb. 10. Greenleaf. =
Exhibition game -Greenleaf :; Van
Bureau
The Madison School. being unable 70 Sc
cure d strong team. has withdrawn from
the league the Brent School taking it's
place All Madison games are accordingly
not counted and viii be played over with
the Brent
Standing of The teams 10 date.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
WASHINGTON GOLF CLUB.
Easter Week Tournament and Com
difiouS of pIny

I hsANAtF " eek menI uun
ditioBs of Play.
The Washington Golf Club. through Sec
Rotary Edward T. Riggs. announces its
Easter week tournament as arranged by
the Greens Committee
Following are the dates and conditions
OF each days sport: Tuesday, April IL
Qualification round, thirty-six holes. medal
play. Eight to qualify. Wednesday. April
IS-First round. eighteen holes. match
play for the Easter Cup. given by J.
Henry Purdy. esq. First round. eighteen
holes. handicap match play. for COnsola-
ton Cup. The finals in these two matches
will play thirty-siS holes. Saturday April
21-Eighteen holes, handicap medal Tiay.
A cup viii be awarded to the winner Of
each event
Ladies' tournament: Monday, April 10
Eighteen holes. handicap medal play. fog
a cup. Select partners for first days play.
Play at any hour. Those not selecting
partners will send their names to the pro-
fessional mot later than II O'Clock on
April 25l. who viii provide partners
An adjourned meeting of the club viii
be held in the club house at $50 o'clock
on Thursday, April 49, 1900, for the pur-
pose of electing five governors to serve
two years
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
THE BASEBALL SCHEDULE.
Official List of Games of the imeri.
can League.

CHICAGO. April 1.-THE official SEIZED
ule OF the American Baseball League was
given out this morning. 70 varies but lit
tie from the preliminary schedule issued.
Cleveland opens the season at Indiauapo-
lis playing there April Is. 70. 90 81 Chi
cage opens on its own grounds. playing
Milwaukee April T., 20. p. and PROBABLY
the 22d Cleveland's first games at home
are a return series with indianapolis
April %. % y. and a series with Deuoit
April 30 May I. >, 3. The season closes
SpDfpwbpr ~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

At Norfolk Boston :: Yale. .. Bat
teries- Chambers and sullivan and Rob
erts and sullivan, Garyju and Cuhna
At Ithaca. Cornell l6 New York Uni
yersity Z. BatteTies-Bushong and Greene,
Taylor. Van Week. and McClintock
At Annapolis. Naval Cadets 80, Mary
land Agricultural College. 6.
At ELstOu. Pa, Rutgers. =. Lafayette. T.
Al BROOKLYN Brooklyn L.: Montreal, T.
Batteries Kennedy. McGinnity. Kitson.
SteeIman and Mcclure; Souder. Magee
Felix and Kenny.
At Philadelphia Toronto. .: Philadel-
uhia, lO BaUeIics-Orth and Fraser.
Douglass aud Jackitsch. Mislett Merritt
Bruce. Bemis aud Rach
Al Philadelphia. Columbia. :. PennsyI-
vania. H..
At New York. New YORK. Il; MauhJt-
tan. L. Batteries Seymour, Doheuy. Car
rick ami Grady. Castro and Agnew.
At charlottesville Va: Harvard Z.
University of Virginia q. Batteries Still
man ana Reid, Summersstll and Male.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
With TIE BALL PLAYERS
Criticism of Hanlon by Baltimore
Fans Deemed Unjust

He Was PowcrIcss to Prohibii'a Re
duction of the League Circuit
PIayer~-aIeeLin Signs With Pitts
burg-Otbcr Notes OF the Diamond.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
CHARENfUS BEATS IMP
Crushing Weight and Bad Riding
Too Much for the Great Mare.

Fifteen Thousand People witness
Events of the Last Day ut BenninE
-The Meeting the Most Successful
Ever Held by the Washington
Jockey CIub-Feur Fnvoritrs Lost.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

seldom that splayer ever seriously dis
puted their decisions. Haul0n also gives
it as his opinion that the doub!e-umpire
system was all right. provided both Of
fcials were competent but one competent
and one incompetent umpire in a game was
bad and destroyed the pleasure of the
sport.
Hughes. the Brooklyn star pitcher IS
expected 20 join the club in a few days
transporta ion from his home in Califo--
mia. which for time was matter n
dispute.
The University Of Penn lyania ball
team is said 20 be a appointment.
Arthur Irwin has tried out all the ayaia-
bic material, yet has been enable TO select
satisfactory combination.
Mike Walsh. who is making a reputation
as a star ball player announces that Re
VIII never enter the professional ranks
After his graduation this summer he VII
devote himself 10 more pleasant and con-
genial pursuits.
Ned Hanlon says that McGraw will play
just as good ball as a private as he would
were he iu command Of team. When
he gets his uniform on it is all business
with him until the last man is out
The Philadelphia club owners renewed
their application for McGraw and Robinson.
but were again turned down by the ST
Louis magnatc
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
VICTORY FOR THE Tigers
q 'orgetOwn'S First Defeat at Inter
Collegiate Baseball.

4 Pitchers Rattle in which the WISH
tors Get the Upper Hnnd-Thc Game
Tie at the End or the Ninth
Inning - The Local Team Falls
Down aud L. Beaten in the Tenth.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

Jouett Meekin. the famous pitcher re-
Gently released by the New York club. has
signed with the Piusburgs and will add
materially TO the pitching strength OF Jha,
club
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

Ed Hanlou was given the hot end Of the
poker at Baltimore on Friday He had
secured the ball park for game on that
afternoon. The Maryland Agricultural
College and the Yale teams had also ar
ranged to play at that place aud time. and
i'm order TO accommodate everybody Han
Ion agreed that the college teams might
begin their game early and give way TO
him a o'clock. At that time Hanlon de
mauded the grounds which the cOllegans
refused to surrender. and they were backed
by The spectators. forcing HaulOu TO retire
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

Harry Chamberlain. who has been UNI
piring the games played on the Georgetown
field has established a reputation as q
competent fair-minded. and courageous Of
fetal He makes his decisions promptly.
Uncle Nick should keep his eye on Harry
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

Speaking Of umpires Ed HaRlou says
that Lynch and Connolly were the two best
that ever went on the diamond. They
were in class by themselves 1t was
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

a Trial Treatment. Free o
talns Great vital Principle
tai correspondence invited
BROADWAY, NEW lORk.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
Easy Home Cure
Painless.
PeFg7ancuf.

'm0TElIIO TWDIy CTHr UT-cUV0I0T. ITT-
Refractory Gases solicited COuldeu-
hysiciaus. ST. JAMES SOCIETY. 1Isi
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17
Editorial Afterthoughts.

When Col Bryan gels into the East
ern game preserve he will find lots of
sportsmen ready to set traps for him.
Ex-Gov. Stone has taken another
step in the direction of expansion, but
no one pretends to know what he is
driving at.
In view of the eccentricities usually
associated with the fair sex, the won
der is that Ladysmlth has not fallen
into mysteries by this time.
Nobody can honestly say that Sem
ator Beveridge did not cover every
point involved in the Philippine con-
troversy, from Massachusetts, to Ma
Mia.
If Senator Mason contempleats hav-
ing an oratorlcal round with Senator
Beverldge, 1t would be we'll for him to
take few lessons in ducking and side
stepping.
In Kentucky where they reach in
and take whatever votes may be neces-
sary it is hard for the people to COM
prehend the Montana way of doing
things.
! The difference between what the
country is doing and what Senator
Hoar wants 1t to do is so great that the
Senator may be Obliged to make a
few concessions.
England is organizing a corps of
gentlemen" to go to the relief of the
yecmanry in the war against the Beers
The fear is that Com Paul may not
know gentleman when he sees one.
For some reason or other the Oma-
ha keynote has the same old key to
ring it.
Ex-President Cleveland is opposed
to colonial policy. Having removed
the 40 yards of flannel bandages from
his lame foot, Mr.. Cleveland has ap-
parently resumed his natural gait.
By securing the withdrawal of Mr..
Huntington's opposition to the con-
struction of the Nicaragua Canal,
SISdI OUSlTuClltH HdS DSell TeLlONeu.
At first it was supposed that the Unit
ed States would be obliged to dig
around him.
Casting the immense equestrian
bronze statue of Washington, to be
presented to the City of Paris by the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
is proceeding in New York. The whole
work, costing $4,000, will have base
of Tennessee marble, and is an Ameri-
can production throughout 1t will be
unveiled in Paris July next
In South Africa a British cavalry
man rides horse bought in St. Louis
and uses a saddle and bride also pur-
chased here. The mule that brings up
his rations is a st. Louis bargain.
When it is time to feed the animals a
bale of American hay is opened, and,
as like as not, the grass was grown in
Missouri.-Globe Democrat.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17
The Unemployed in New
Zealand.

New Zealand is far ahead of the 9TH
er colonies of Australia, and in fact,
of any other country in the world with
which | am acquainted, in its treat
ment OF the unemployed. 1t has we'll
considered plan in actual operation, by
which the unemployed are gathered up
in cities, at government labor bureaus,
and are forwarded to one point or an
other where they are wanted on gov
ernment railroads or. other public
works. At these points they are not
kept in camps to be scattered again
when the work is through, but they
are assigned farms, and their work is
so arranged that they work alternately
for the government and on their own
land. The government advances them
funds to clear their land and TO build
themselves homes. In all parts OF the
colony the pennlless out-of-work Is,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17

Allen o. Myers's History of John r.
McLean's Campaign for Governor"
may not be published after all. A cit
lzen here who has Just returned from
Sharon township, where he put in a
day with the horny-handed granger,
Myers, says that Allen o. is very mad
and his new volume, almost completed
may not be made public. 1t seems that
certain chapters, all those bearing on
the amounts Of money contributed to
certain counties, were submitted to
Mr.. Mclean, at the latter's request for
inspection, and that John R. demands
that the details giving the names of
the counties and the amounts received
there, should be eliminated. or he
would enjoin the publication of the
book.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17
Educate Your Bowels with Casoareua.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
Toe. 25c. II c G. fail, druggists refund money.
The New Christian Church
Pastor.

The newly installed pastor of the
Central Christian church of this city,
Rev. S. Metzler, is a native of this state
having been born in Central Ohio.
He received a part of his education in
Hiram college, an institution of which
Gen. Garfield once was president In
1876 he became a student in the Uni
sity OF indianapolis, from which he
graduated in the classical course in
June 1881, receiving the degree of
Bachelor of Arts. In 1888 he received
the degree of Master of Arts from
Bethany College, West Virginia
After graduation he became pastor
of the Church of Christ in Bucyrus, O.,
where he continued his work for three
years, at the close Of which he re-
moved to Fayette, o., and assumed the
position of professor of Latin and
Greek in the Fayette NormalMusic an
Business College, a place which he fill
ed for four years, during one Of which
he was president of that institution
Through these four years he was also
pastor of a church in Fayette. At the
opening Of the Wauseon Normal, 12
years ago, he was called to fill the
presidency of that institution, posi-
ton which he held four or five years.
In 1890 he became pastor of the
Church of Christ in Wauseon, o., a po-
sition which he held until Jan. 1, 1900
During this pastorate the church grew
from about 200 to 500. At the earnest
request of the leading men of the
church in the state and at the unani-
nous regret of the board of officers
Of the church in Wauseon, he assumes
the aTduous task and great responsible
lty of pastorate in our goodly city.
He has already received a most cor
dial reception from the church has
called him to Marietta, and the mem
bership is full of hope that a great
work will be done for the cause OF our
common christianity in this new rela-
tion of pastor and people.
When the new pastors wife arrives
in two or three weeks, they will reside
at 1O7 Washington street
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17

built in 1928, and on a rafter in the
gable we found the following inscrip-
tion:
"Built A. D. 1928. G. B. Shannon.
Undertaken; L. " Wernwag, Archl-
tect; j. Kinkead, Mason"
This bridge is what is known as the
Burr Truss. In the American Rail
way l find the following account of a
bridge built by Burr & Wernwag, two
Pennsylvania carpenters, in the year
1903 across the Delaware river for a
highway bridge and was used for for
ty-five years and then strengthened
and used for railroad bridge for 81
years. l think the bridges on the Ma
tional Road are all of this pattern.
While in Indianapolis in 1892 exam
ined the National Road bridge across
the White river, built in 1885, then 81
years old and apparently as sound as
when built These bridges were built
of yellow poplar and were covered.
w Fl
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17
The Ostrich.

Cstriches are curious and remark
able birds, with their enormous bodies,
long legs and small heads. The eX-
peI,ienoes of ostrich farmers, both in
Africa and America, ara most interest
ing, and there are tales without num-
ber of the strange antics of the curious
birds. Naturally, says the Chicago
News, the first thought on seeing an
ostrich is, how fast can it run?
When feeding the stride is only 20
to 22 inches; when walking, but not
feeding, the stride is 26 inches, but
when terrified the bird possesses
wonderful sprinting qualities and
takes steps varying from 111ato IA
feet, says the Scientific American.
Taking 12 feet as the average, they
would cover about 25 miles an hour,
but the stories of birds travelling a
mile a minute are open to question
Other traits of which we are always
hearing is their lack of both suspicion
and intelligence. Bushmen clothe
themselves in one OF their skins and
under cover of this go near enough to
kill them with poisoned arrows.
When the bird considers he has dis
tanccd his pursuers, he often puts his
head in the sand, thinking he has
thereby made himself invisible. Some
times when hotly pursued he turns up
en- his enemies and gives severe
wounds with his feet. The habits OF
o9triches are not particularly attrac-
tive. They eat fruits, game, veget-
ables, leaves, tender shoots, insects,
snails, any any C5her food that can
be picked up including all kinds of in
digestible substances, which they
swallow from stupid voraclty.
They are equally foolish about lay
ing their eggs; they often begin be-
fcle the spot has been fixed upon for
the nest, and the solitary eggs are Of
ten found lying forsaken all over the
district frequented by the ostrich The
hSsso are SlIuplg uOlcS III IIlS 0dHu,d anu
vary from three to six feet in diameter.
In these are laid by a single bird, or
many in a company, from IL to so or
go eggs. They are incubated by night
and left to che heat of the sun during
the day. The males assist in the in
cubaticn and also in taking care of the
young until they can provide for them
selves. When the ostrich chicks are
as big as fowl they run with great
rapldity.
Europeans dc, not care for the taste
CT the octrich eggs, but bushmen are
fcnd Of them. They weigh from two
to three pounds, and are equal to "a
hens eggs. The flesh somewhat re-
senJbles turkey but is very tough. 1t
will be remembered that the ostrich
has been known from remote times,
and ostrich brains were served up as a
food on the tables of the Romans and
are referred to even in the book of
Job.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17
Evils of Night Study.

81 abomlnaSe night parties fer child
rem" says a physician. 81 believe ev-
cry physician does. 1t is not so much
the exposure and the eating in the
night, and the bad association formed
(of high class sort, possibly but
the breaking into the sleep habit.
Equally bad is It for the children 10
study in the evening. 1t gcrges their
brains with blood and, if they sleep,
they dream. l had little patient of
12 years, who was wasted and nervous,
and whose dreams were filled with his
problems. 1t was a marvel and a
pride to his parents that the youngster
worked out hard problems in his sleep
such as he failed to masterwhen awake
But he came near his final problem. |
locked up his books at 4 o'clock. He
must not touch one after his supper;
must play and romp, and then go to
bed. He is now robust. Ycu cannot en-
phasize too strongly the mischief of
chldren's night study"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17

by this system, being converted into a
thrifty land owner.
It Is not the unemployed alone that
the government gives land. 1t has en-
tered upon deliberate policy of
breaking UP the large estates which
were formed in the early days, 1t
purchases these estates, If the owners
are willing to sell; If not, it condemns
them. The land is then improved with
roads, properly surveyed, and is re-
sold in small farms.
A specimen case is that of the estate
of Chevlot, of eighty thousand acres,
which, under the old regime, supported
single family. The estate was en-
tirely devoted to the grazing of sheep,
but New Zealand craftsmanship thinks
that man is better than a sheep.
This estate has now been divided into
a hundred or more prosperous little
farms, and where there was once only
one family there is now a population
of two thousand
New Zealand's latest experiment
is not-its least Important 1t now
treats its worn out workmen and wom-
EN-, not as paupers, but as pensioners.
Every one who has been in the colony
25 years, and is a citizen, and has an
income of less than $17O a year. is en-
titled to a pension of shilling-a
quarter--a day. This is not merely a
rendered form of charity than which
obtains in other countries; it is dis
tinct recognition of the honest toiler's
right to share in the wealth he has
created.-H. d. Lloyd in Ainslees's
Magazine.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17
catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional di-
sease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts dl-
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in the coun-
try for years, and is a regular pres
cription. 1t is composed fthe best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combin-
alton Of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
F. ]. CHENNEY G CO., Props, Tole-
do, o.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-17
WEDNESDAY, JAN. II, 1900.
Republican City Convention.

To the Republicans of the City of Ma
rietta:
You are called to meet in delegate
convention at the Court House on
Tuesday, February 10, 1900, at 1880
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination candidates for the
following offices, and for the transac-
tion of any such business that may
come before the convention:
One Mayor.
One City Engineer
One City Solicitor.
One Water Works Trustee.
Two Cemetery Trustees.
The unit of representation shall be
one delegate for each fifteen votes
cast for George X. Nash. at the No
vember election, 1899, and one dele
gate for each fraction of eight.
The primary election will be held on
Saturday, February 10, at the usual
places of voting, between the hours OF
$3.50 and 1880 p. m. STANDARD time.)
The election in each ward shall be
conducted by one judge and one sec
retary to be selected by the Republi-
can voters present at the opening OF
the primary.
Each delegation must present TO
the convention proper credentials, du-
ly attested by the presiding judge, and
the secretary, together with a list of
the names of those voting in the pri-
mary.
Upon the basis of representation the
delegates are apportioned as follows:
1st Ward, 1873 votes-l3 delegates.
I'd Wand, 247 votes-16 delegates.
Sd Ward, 397 votes-26 delegates.
4th Ward, 357 votes-24 delegates.
5th Ward, 1876 votes--13 delegates.
9Th Ward, 154 votes-10 delegates.
1t is also requested that that part OF
Marietta township lying outside of the
city of Marietta, select such delegates
as in their wisdom seems best to as
sist in The proper placing in nomlna-
tfon candidates for one Justice of the
Peace and one Township Clerk and one
member of the Board of Township
Trustees.
1t is also requested by the committee
that that part of the Marietta school
district which lies outside of the
corporation limits of the city shall
also make proper arrangements for
the proper selection of delegates to as
sist in the nomination of two members
of the Board of Education.
Each ward is also requested to vote
and select a candidate for one assessor
and one member of the City Council.
By order of the Committee,
R. L. NYE, Chairman.
r. A. UNDERWOOD, Secretary.