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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
: A BooKIsH LOT.

A Japanese book, published about 900, states that good silk is produced in 25 provinces of Japan.
 John Stuart Mill said frankly to Caroline Fox: My family have no idea how great man am.
 Mrs. Humphrey Ward devoted eight years to study in the Bodleian library at Oxford in order to prepare herself for literary life.
 Sir John Millais' 'No,'' in9which the figure of a young girl was the DOT trait of Miss Dorothy Tennant, who is now Sir Henry M. Stanley's wife, was sold in London recently for ST. 150.
 MT. Frederick Startidge Ellis, who died at Sidmouth, England, recently, was in several ways an accomplished man. He was for many years one of the leading dealers and experts in old mate terms with all the chief book collectors of the past half century, some of whose libraries he helped to form.
 Men who live isolated lives on the cribs in the lake to keep Chicago sup piled with water are to be supplied with circulating library. Librarian Hid has notified H. H. Jackson, the engineer in charge of the cribs, that the public library will set aside 800 volumes each month for the benefit of the 50 men out on the lake. The tug Prodigy will carry the books to the cribs.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Crows as Enem1es or Terraptns

Crows as Enemies Of Terrapfns.
 The crow is the evil genius of the turtle just as of the diamond-back and other terrapins. When the warm days of spring come and the female terra- pins and turtles leave their beds in the marsh, the crow goes on guard, know ing that season of feasting is at hand. Both terrapins and turtles seek the warm, sandy uplands near the shore to deposit their eggs. A hole is dug several inches deep and from 20 to 30 inches oblong, while eggs are deposit- ed and then the nest is filled or covered with sand. Having assatly piled the sand over the eggs, the turtle raises herself just IS high as is possible, then comes down with a heavy thud on the sand. This is continued until the sand Is quite hard, when the eggs are left for the sun to hatch. In the eantime the crow has been on guard, and by means of his sharp bill and strong claws the work of breaking into the treasure house of the liAuspecting turtle is quickly accomplished and the feast is soon over. The crow is con- sidered by many to be the greatest en- emy the diamond-back has. It is an easily established fact that the crow destroys thousands of the eggs of all kinds of terrapins, not making an ex- ception of the diamond backs. Balti- more Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
The Financial Prospects of Baseball for This Summer


Doubtless these American league magnates, following the magnetic leadership of the ,suave Ban Johnson, figured ahead far enough to see that they would have to cope with the Play erss Protective association. They de- cfded early in. the winter to work har- moniousIy with any association that might be formed for the welfare of the baseball employe. In keeping faith with the Players association the American league did just what 1t should have done. The arbitrary con duct5of the rival league in ignoring the men was the i'll wind that blew some good to the American league.
 For weeks the opposing magnates of the big leagues have been begging, imploring, cajo1ing players to sign con- tracts. Money seemed to be no object when good player was wanted. The
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22

Manager Philadelphia American League Team. have absorbed all of the stock former Fly held by c. W. Somers, the vice presi- dent of the American league, is abund. antly able to do any little jobs of 'tinkering0 that may be necessary at his grounds. Detroit has no need of expenses for grounds and Milwau- kee is in the same boat. Colniskey's White Stocking park in Chicago, so hurriedly prepared last season for the opening of rival base ball, must neces- sarily have few dollars spent on it.. Grading, etc., are features of expense. But these would be incidentals were there no baseball war on.
 But how is the American to meet the extra salary list, without drawing on the bank accounts of the several ssan- gels" whoare among the stockholders :? Jumping from salary account of, say, $1S,o00 to $6o,00O means something to team that has to draw it's revenue from ss25-centers.'' But at the Amer ican league meeting in Chicago it was secretly planned tolraid the National league for the purpose of taking away all the star players who would sign, and these magnates proceeded with their eyes open. They knew that all players would be on the lookout for every dollar they could get, and, of course, being practical baseball men, they knew that they would have to pay for their luxury. And how they have said is the burden of almost every baseball item that appears in the daily oapers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22

players, in some instances, played In dian with the magnates and signed all contracts offered, depending on luck for dropping. into the berth that paid the most. One thing injured the Amer ican league-it gave the National league more of a hold on it's star men than any thing else. That was the sus- picion that the American league would go into bankruptcy or some such thing. Napoleon La Joie, the hard hitter of the Quaker team by manyconsidered the peer of any man who ever played the infeld position and one of the heaviest batters in the big leagues, did not sign with Connie Mack's Philadelphia team until the man ager had deposited his salary in escrow. Much as La Joie and his companions disliked Col. Rogers. dis couraging rules of com ss 7 sade for the National league team, he and they knew that all salaries were always paid. So Flick, Bernhard, Frazer insisted on seeing the quid pro con before they, would jump into the Amer ican league.
 Tn Boston there is ato be bitter war between the two league teams, al- though Magnate Somers has regret ted many times that he could not have fixed the schedule otherwise. There is a suspicion that Mr. Somers
 "a yearling in baseball has become disgusted with the genus ball player. He sees that even with his finger hard on contract players they are not ab- solute1y safe. Jimmy" Collins, the phenomenal third baseman of the Hub National league team, came high, but Somers had to have him for manager. Then Stahl, Freeman and Dineen had to be coaxed away from the Soden camp. All of this took lots of money. It cost a lot more to cap- ture "Cy" Young, Eddie Criger r-what a battery that pair will make and one or two others in the list. Parent, the second basen1an, Mir. Somers de- liberately appropriated from the Providence R.I.) team when the lat ter club could have sold him for a large sum. Hugh Duffy, another de- serter from the Boston National league team. signed Parent for Somers, it is said. But MT. Somers hoS ihCetl U 1tAd tItC5 IeOss tOn tAiueIIcdA Association team in 1890 took in $90,- 900 and declares that if he does that well this year he will make money in Boston. But he heard wrong. No such a sum was taken in.
 To deal in round numbers it is go- ing to cost the National league about $9oo, ,oo0 to run this year. Last year three clubs had a balance on the right side of the ledgers. The Amer ican league will expend $500, OOo--that is not too high-this year. Last year atleast two clubs really made money. The 'sclash" last season was confined to Chicago, where the National league team outdrew the American league team, yet Comiskey made more money than he would have made in St. Paul. This year "war is on. and Gen. Sherman said: War is hell.
 E G wESTLAKE
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
JOHN LIS OLD PARTNER.

Edward German, John IL. Sulliyan's old partner, will not only have to find a new home for the summer, but he will have to explain to Magistrate Brnnn how his petite wife Oliyette, who came to him from the operatic stage, got black eye with three stitches under it. She is nursing her wounded optic at her home, 175 and TIT West Forty-fifth street, and de clares that her unruly husband in veigled her away from home under false pretenses and then imbedded his S600 diamond ring in her cheek. For this rudeness she had him arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Brann in the West Side police court, but tns sporting patron secured an adjourn ment until next Wednesday,. While German was in partnership with Sul- 1iYan they tried to open ,h cafe at Broadway and Forty-fifth street. The property was controlled by d fair per son whose name was Oliyette, and who had neglected the stage to run Q soubrette boarding house. She would not consent to having her place. turned sinto a saloon, but promptly fell in love with German, and within three weeks they were married. She thought he had $75,000 in the bank and he thought
 
 but both seem to have been mistaken. Two months ago, after many difficult ties, they separated, and she says her husband went to live at the New Gen. traf hotel, but he kept calling upon her, muchsto her annoyance. Her law yer wrote a letter to German informing him that unless he kept away from his wife she would have put under bonds. He answered this letter." said Mrs German, yesterday, ''by sending his son here last Wednesday to inform me that he and his lawyer would meet me at the New Central hotel and we would sign separation papers. went and soon after arriving he hit me in the eye. Then he locked the door and kept me there until Friday night. I had to write a note and throw it out of the window. Then my friends came to my rescue" Mrs German got a warrant last Saturday for her hus- bands arrest, charging him with dis orderly conduct.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Won. Lost P. c.
AFRAID OF CRBscEUs.
Owner Asked to Draw the Stallion
 From Brighton Beach Race.

From Brighton Beach Race.
 Toledo, April g. When the free-for- all trot at Brighton Beach was men, toned and Cresceus was entered, other owners began withdrawing their horses, realizing apparently that they would stand little chance with the great son of Robert McGregor. The purse offered By the Brighton Beach Racing association for the free-for-all is $10,000. and it looked like ready money for Cresceus. To secure enough entries to make it a race a counter. proposition was made to Mir Ketcham by the managers of the association. For. the good of the sport" the man. agement of the track would, upon the withdrawing of the stallion, offer a purse of S12,0OO for a match race be- tween Creseeus and The Abbot. This was accordinglysdone
 The owner of the stallion. has al- ways wanted to get on a match with The Abbot. At last, it was announced tlIat Cresceus would be drawn from the free-for-all and would trot The Abbot for S12, 900 purse and a $10,- 000 bet, making the winner richer by F--sOou. -OpO1l lAlc 0OEd t5OlhS OuC tllthI the stallion was out of the free-for-all the owners of the other horses entered their animals. for the classic event. Then came word that the owner of The Abbot would not enter him in a race with Cresceus.
 The secretary of the Brighton Beach Racing association came to town Sat urday and was closeted with Mir Ket- cham all day. After spending all this time together, the two were as far apart as ever last night at 10 o'clock. Mir Ketcham when asked if anything decisive had been arrived at said ''No.' .'' He declared The Abbot Cresceus race was still matter of conjecture and confirmed the story that he would send his stallion for the worlds record at Oakley on July 4. Mir Ketcham thinks matters look suspicious, especi- ally the quick trip of the secretary of the association to Toledo upon learn ing that Cresceus would be driven in the free-for-all. now that The Abbot Cresceus match is declared off.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Nice Way to Cook Turnips.

An excellent way to cook turnips is to cut half dozen of them into thin slices, and boil 15 minutes. Re- move them from the water, and after draining place in baking dish and pour over them half-pint of clear soup stock heated and seasoned with salt, cayennes sugar and nutmeg. Bake until tender, and baste from time to time with the stock, If the tur- nips are old it will be necessary to leave them in the open about 30 minutes. Serve on hot platter with the pan gravy, to which have been added butter. and flour to thicken.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Snre 0f n Visit.

stAs rule," said a prison warden, ga man is in Respondent mood during his first weeks imprisonment. There are exceptions, however, as this inci- dent will show.
 "One Saturday, about dinner time, was suddenly accosted by one of the new arrivals who had served the first week of his sentence.
 s'I say he remarked, has lady been asking for me at the gate?'
 II toll him that if he had been want ed the governor would have sent for him. a
 :. :. oh, very we'll. Keep pcool!' he said. This is the first time in ten years I've put in a full weeks work, and the old woman is sure to be at the gate for my wages.
 And with grin the cheerful one passed on.'-Lbndon Answer~.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
Juyenf1e Derision.

You grown folks oft grow tedious With your superior airs, You seem to think your learned words Of history and affairs Bespeak a deference for you sssss x Which must not know alloy. Your mien is proud and naughty N Because you're notsa boy. But you can't venture out of doors Without your overshoes, Nor laugh to hear the wind that roars: The winters zest you lose. And all the viands that made glad
 Your youth began to cloy Long since You dine on mush and mi!A Because you're not a boy You know, perhaps, how stocks will so. Or how the planets move, And must learn such things In time,
 A sorry task twill prove. So, since my penance is so sure,
 Forgive If I annoy By boosting for few short years
 That am now a boy. Washington Star.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
HARRIS IS HEAVIER.

Harry Harris must have taken on much weight since going 10 England. He now says he is prepared to box Ben Jordan at 122 pounds (weigh at the ringside) for g 300 a side The time incoming to terms, if he is really desirous of a match. One hundred pounds had been deposited with the Sporting Life on behalf of Harris, and by. Jordan covering this deposit and appointing a time to sign articles lie can rely. upon being accommodates
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
BASE BAIL NOTES.
National League Had a Bad
 Week for the Opening.

Many Games Prevented by the Stormy weather-st Louis Beat Chicago 9esterday-Min Teams Tied for the First Place-Results of the satur- day Games.
 Cincinnati, O., April 22-Pittsburg punched their hits and with the help of CIncinnati's errors they piled up four runs in the sixth inning and won the
 R. III. E. Pittsburg o oooo4o 4o.oo-1 Cincinnati I Q 1 0 % 0-2 8 1 Batteries-Leve and O'Connor; Hahn and Peitz Umpire, Dwyer
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
FLAWS GREAT HAMMER THROW

Berkley, Gal, April 22.-Plaws of the university of California established Q new worlds record Saturday in the 16-pound hammer throw in the inter collegiate games between the univer- sity of California and Stanford univer- sity. He threw the weight IT feet ? inches from 9-foot circle, which is almost two feet better than Flanaganss best record. California made S points, to g made by Stanford.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22


 s-I have got a strong team.r says Prank Selee. the Boston manager '..Barry in left field Is faster than any body have had there in a long time, and De3Iontreviile at third suits me. He Is a better base runner and hustler than Collins
 Fox. second baseman of the Indian apolis team. Is pronounced by Elme- Smith to be the fastest man he ever saw on the diamond. "He can get over the ground faster than you think, and # he can learn to bunt be will get two or three hits . day"
 The Young Quakers of Railroad Hill street are desirous of arranging game of ball with any team in the city un- der 75 years Of age. The lineup is as follows: James Maher. p; Frank Quinn. c: William Hughes, 1b; John 7fcrpfry. 2b; amesJ German, ss; >Iil- liam Daley, 3b; James Fitzpatrick, cf; Joseph Tierneys If; William Smith, If. Call at S1 Railroad Hill street.
 Catchers O'Donnell and Sullivan and Pitcher Knepper have been released by Manager Donovan of St Louis. Knepper was farmed out to Minneapo- lis last spring. Suliiyaa came from Texas. where he had acquired quite a reputation as a receiver, while O'Dop- nell is from Welisville, Mo- They are three good men, but with the acquisi- ton of SchrIver, Murphy and Wefers, Donovan did not feel warranted in Keeping them on the payroll.
 The case of the Philadelphia base ball club of the National league against Napoleon Lajoie to restrain that player from playing for the local club of the American league. came up Saturday before Judges Martin, Stevenson and Ralston in common pleas court No 0. After the testimony of Lajoie, Man ager Shettsline of the National league been taken. the argument was begun. Colonel Rogers made the opening speech. Lawyer John G. Johnson then suggested that. as there were three more speeches to be made, the case be postponed This WAS accordingly done and it vii come up again for further argument on next Saturday.
 Brooklyn has had the best of the start of the league season all around, but at that there was little to boast of. There wese some 1000 or 5000 spec tafors@ present at the opening in Brooklyn on Friday. while fn 1899 there were 9. .165 paid admissions at Washington park-merely the differ
 
 warm, bright day. Already four days have gone by, and of fourteen scheG- uled games only seven have been played. Brooklyn and Philadelphia and Chicago and St Louis have had one postponement. Pittsburg and Cin- cinnati have had three, and Boston and New York two. Indications re-not promising that this week win be much better.
 Tn the seven games that have been played so far in the league series. about ten men have been hit by a pitched ball. On Saturday the Chica- go pitcher hit three men in succession. Had the new rule not been rescinded the outcry against it would have been long and loud. Fortunately the objec- ton to the rule was too palpable to es- cape the observation of the National league rules committee, and now a batsman so hit may take the first base. The elimination of the new rule, which allowed ball instead of base, will go far to make the foul-strike rule bearable. Indeed, when the sea-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
THE WIFE,s PURSE.
1t Should Contain m Equitable share of Her Husband's Income for
 Her Personal Use.

"The average American husband does not seem to be able to get it through his well-meaning but halting mind that nothing on Gods earth hu- initiates wife more than to be com pelled to ask her husband for money" writes Edward Box, of 1.-The Wife and Her Money" in the Ladies Home Jour nal. ssShe instinctively hesitates to do it, and efttimes she goes without rather than ask, Every wife should be given all that it is possible for the hus- band to allow for household expenses, and it should not be doled out to her in driblets nor given to her asa favor, but as her right, and without ques- ton. Over such a share she should have independent sway to do with as she sees fit for the wisest interests of her home and children. That is one rightful step. But there is still an- other. She should have an allowance of her own apart from the family share of the income. have no hesita- ton in saying that ifathe truth were known it is just this humiliating de- pendence upon q man for every little trifle that woman needs that is mak- ing thousands of women restless and anxious for outside careers. This is tke only fair excuse I have ever been able to see for the hysterical rantings of the modern advanced woman. In that particular she is right and is ab- solutely justified in filing protest. A wife is too great and importanta fac tor in the life of her husband to be made a financial dependent.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
MAROON WAS 1BEATEN.

London, April 22-J. H. Taylor de- feated Harry yardon Saturday in a thirty-six hole match over the links at Walton on Thames, by 3 up and 2 to play. At the end of the morning round Taylor was up. Vardon's poor putting cost him the match. His rival, on the other hand, played an almost perfect short game.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
How to Keep Brass pright.

] To half a pint of nethylated. spirit add half an ounce of shellacs Let@it stand a few days in tightly-cPrked bottle and give it a shake occasional ly. Then pour off the clear liquid and use it to paint lightly oyer yauribrass after cleaning. It .evaporates very quickly, ESQ must be kept we'll eorlxed. If possible, the brass should be warm when it is applied.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
lVXTHAT will be the harvest in
 NLAL l.aaal.alI Ali s.1.e, e.<,x. kI,1.

WV baseball this season?" This
 query has been fired at me by mail many times this spring-it is standing question wherever the na- tional game is discussed. Upon first blush 1t would seem that, inasmuch as some choice cyclones were sown, the same might be reaped in many fold. This, however, is begging the question.
 If harvest of money is meant, the critic might prepare himself for a dis appointment. The promise of fnan- cial gain in both the National and American leagues seems about as bright as field of grass cut into a dark brown quilt by millions of army worms. Yet the genial, rotund and op- timistic executive of the American league, Ban Johnsons becomes red in the face when anyone mentions defi- cits in the American league. He has had one ambition since getting into high councils in baseball and that is to demonstrate to all followers of the sport that he has executive as we'll as business s'sense." For that reason he directed the invasion of National league territory, planned the expan-
 
 the death-dealing attack upon that supposedly sacred national agree ment," determined that the option clauses of the National league could not hold in court of equity, interest ed men of capital in his leagues plans, and startled the major league dry bones as they have not been tired up since the days of the costly Brother hood war. If you talk three minutes with the head of the expanded league, you will swear that he has plenty of foundation for his optimism.
 To discuss financial features of baseball. it must be clearly understood that the two big leagues have each held their schedule meetings and put out the dates for the playing of games. Something like 60 clashes in dates are to be discerned, the friction being scheduled for Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. A further guide'is the respective circuits of the National and American leagues for the year. The National leagues is: New York, Bos- ton, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pitts burgh, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chi cago.
 The American league circuit em- braces: Boston, Baltimore, Washing ton, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee,;
 There has been no change in the Ma tional league circuit. One item of ex- pense, is, therefore, saved the big or ganization. Enormous sums have been l spent by the American league packers for preliminarfes in Boston and Phila- l-delphia to prepare grounds for play. From the nature of the ordinances of these two cities it is evident that no slipshod, fretrap parks win be permit ted. That's why iron, steel and brick so largely enter into thesc pntracts for stands and bleachers. The J. J. Me Graw syndicate backing the new league in Baltimore can well nfford its share of expense, and the calcium light turned on to Washingt on reveals the tsanguine James Manning formerly the popular American league franchise holder for Kansas City, Smiling and giving certified checks to all contract ors. Of course the wealthy MT. Kill foyl, of Cleveland, who isereported to 2 tlg
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
SITNDAY RAIsIl GAAfES

St Louis. Mo. April 22.-St Louis won from Chicago yesterday 12 to 5. Donovan's men managed to stretch every safe hit into tally, and touched Menefee up for quite a number in three different innings. Score:
 R. 1T. B. St Louis O 3OO-O4 s-12 12 1 Chicago o OO4 COOS 6 2 Batteries: sudhoff and Nichols; Menefee and Chance.