davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-10

Rev. A. d. Hunter has received eighty
three new members at Rolesville Baptist
church since: he became pastor there il
1898
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-10

THE sneak thieves in the pantry sup
ply industry are again at work. Mr.. A.
P. Upchurch, of 215 East Morgan street,
finds that the other night twenty-fiv
pounds of lard and other articles of pro-
visions mysteriously disappeared from his
pantry. The police have made no cap
lures from this robbery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
WHAT WE ARE FOL D.

In India and Persia sheep are used as beasts of burden.
 Belfast is the richest and most populous city in Ireland.
 The price of medicine in Prussia is regulated by the state.
 six months cruise will decrease the speed of a ship 15 per cent.
 There are Il TOO hotels in Paris, in which there are on an average 24O,ooo guests.
 Backwoodsmen of China still use the bow and arrow as weapon and do very effective work with it.
 Most civilized nations begin the day at midnight; astronomers and navi- gators since the time of Ptolemy be- gin it at noon.
 On some of the foreign steamship lines the captains are naval officers, and, in case of war,Awould retain their commands. 1sflaG II 9iaEt4e
 The Ara bic vernacular furnishes a singular illustration of the popular ity of war in the east. It has over 50 names for the sword.
 demonstrating with policemen, cab drivers and street car conductors is a serious offense in Austria, as all those persons are rated as public officers, to insult whom means impris- Onment and fine
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
1EFFRIEs IN NO HURRY.

Tn the event of match being arrang- ed between Jim s,Ieffries and Gus Ruhr lin the battle. will probably be decided at San Francisco The champion, who is in that city, is authority for this statement. In an interview the boiler maker said: " I ain't broke, and I don't have to fight If they will make 1t worth while I will face Ruhlin at Frisco. but if they don't 1 won't fight at all The arrangements must suit me first. The battle will take place as far as I can see just now, at 'Friscc because there is no other place where there would be any money for us. But I am not saying that want to fight Ruhlin. Everything depends upon the terms my managers are able to secure. 1t is my intention to remain in Cali fornia the whole winter, and if Ruhlin wants to fight he must suit my conyen- ience''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
EASTERN LEAGuE.

Syracuse played a good game at Providence and knocked Friend out of the box in four innings, making nine runs and thirteen hits. Dunkle stopped the massacre. Woods pitched for the Stars and held Providence down to five hits. Attendance, 5000; umpire, Hunt.
 At Rochester, Buffalo was defeated, 8 to 2. Bowen was effective, while Hastings was hit hard. An error by Halligan was disastrous. Attendance 500; umpire, O'Loughlin.
 Toronto and Montreal broke even at Montreal before the largest crowd of the season, $500. Montreafs errors were costly in the first game and To- ronto won, to 4. Sullivan pitched for Toronto and Joyce for Montreal. Tn the second game Altrocl was on the rubber for Toronto and Felix for Mon- treal. Warner umpired.
 Costly errors by Hartford's infield and a home run by Clements gave the game at Worcester Saturday to the home team by the following score: Worcester 6, Hartford 5.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22

The Jeffersons have been playing in hard luck. They have lost about four extra inning contests and about seven games in all by one run.
 .One-half the schedule of the City league has been played and there are three teams tied for first place. A pretty contest is being waged by the first four teams and the race will wax warmer as the season draws toward an end.
 Glennon of Winsted, who pitched for the Torrington team when it was in the State league. played in the outfelo for the Brooklyn A. c. yesterday. He is a good batter.
 John Egan is again playing with the St Joseph team. He will add strength to the team.
 Those who saw Brown pitch yester- day are wondering why Waterbury let him go without giving him a second chance It is said that Brown claims he was sick when he went into pitch. It is a certainty that he twirled star ball yesterday. When a man can have fourteen strike outs to his credit, pitching against such good hitters as the B. A. c. players, he must be good.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
CITY AMATEUR LEAGUE.

At the Athletic field on Saturday af- ternoon the Jeffersons were disastrous ly defeated by the St Joseph's by a score of 20 to 3. The game was one of the most uninteresting of the season, the Jeffs playing like team of school children. They could not bat, nor field, nor run bases. On the other hand the St Josephs played a snappy game. They fielded and batted well. Bowe, pitcher of the Jeffs, was retired in the sixth and Brown, who pitched one game for Waterbury. was substituted He was mystery for the opposing batters. Therault pitched a masterly game for the winners.
 Some jonah continues to persue the Jeffersons' ball nine They were again defeated yesterday afternoon. this time by the Brooklyn A. c. Brown. the ex-Waterbury pitcher. did the twirling for the Jeffs and his pitching was mag nificent Only four hits were made off his delivery and he had fourteen strike outs to his credit. The out fielders had only two put outs. And notwithstand- ing his superb twirling which won for him the admiration of the large crowd present, the game was lost owing to er- TOTS by one or two players. Pete Mee- han also twirled a pretty game. Only nine hits were made off his delivery. As for the game. it was one of the most nicely played games of the season. The score was 3 to 3 at the beginning of the ninth inning. In their half the Jeffs scored one run while the B. A. c. boys, not at all discouraged, brought in two runs.
 The standing of the City Amateur league Is as follows:
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
FOoTLIGHT NOTES.

The Paris theaters give away an average of $500 free tickets daily.
 London people spend on an average seven shillings year in theater tick cts.
 It is said that Pietro Mascagni, the Italian composer, has signed con tract for an eight weeks tour in this country with an Italian orchestra, be- ginning early in the2ifalb for which he is to receive $9o,000.
 Mime. Melba is a great lover of the River Thames, and for the third year in succession has taken a charming little house at Marlow, above Lon don, in the Quarry Woods, with a lawn which runs down to the Thames.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
SUNDAY BALL PLAYING.
Waterbury Won a Lifeless Game
 From the w. H. A. Club.

Errors Were Numerous on Both Sides Waterbury Lost Saturday at Meri- den-New Haven Won a Double Header at the Savin Rock Grounds Schedule for This week.
 A crowd of about 500 people saw the first Sunday game at the Driving Park this year in which the Waterbury State league team figured. They had the Washington Hill A. O., as an opponent. The league boys won out by a score of 21 to Il. The game cannot be rat ed as a first class affair inaslnuch as the grounds at the Driving park are hardly suited for playing a game of ball as it should be played and conse- quently errors and misplayS there were in abundance. The score would have been no doubt of a closer nature and the amateur boys would have had a good chance of winning if Miles had been able to see the plate ill the first two innings. During this time he gave ten bases on balls. struck five men, forced in several runs which with the addition of q few hits, gave the State leaguers twelve runs. The w. H. A. C., boys started in to play the game then and during the remainder of the game they scored eleven runs wlsee their opponents only scored nine runs. The playing at times was of a brilliant nature The base running of the Wa terbury players was however very poor. Cassidy and Matthews were the battery for Waterbury and Myles and Mulligan for the W. H. A. c. boys. The score:
 R. 1T. E. waterb'y 8 s4O4O 20 *-21 13 " ACOO 2 3 1 2 2 O-11 14 4 Attendance 9OO Umpire, Hernden.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
RECORDSALLBROKEN
Heat Tn Middle West Grows
 More Intense.
FASTING AND PRAYER IN MISSOURI.
Day Appointed by Governor Gener- ally Observed In Spite of Swell tering Conditions = Great Suf-
 fering In Other States.

t 1er1nS tuner SIAtGSs
 ST. LOUIS. July 22.-Ye Yesterday, the day that Governor Dockery designated present drought might be broken in Mis- souri, all records for hot weather in St. Louis were broken, the weather bureau thermometer on the custom house reg istering 108 degrees. On the streets and in exposed places, the mercury went many degrees higher. The record broken was that of 106 degrees, made in the early eighties.
 As early as ' a. m. the day gave promise of being unusually warm. At that time the thermometer registered 90 degrees, and from that on until 3:30 p. m. the mercury steadily climbed upward under the impulse of a fierce sun shining from a cloudless sky. Hardly breath of air stirred all day, and the little that did circulate came as the draft from q furnace, so intensely hot was it.
 The governors proclamation was very generally needed, nearly every church in the city holding well attended services, given up to prayer that the drought, which has prevailed for. several months and threatens the destruction of all yege- tation, might be broken.
 This is the second. proclamation of this character ever made i'll the history of Missouri. In 1875, a time of drought and grasshopper pest, Governor Charles H.. Hardin called upon the people of the state to pray for relief. This call was also generally observed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
sHARKEY AND MAYER DRAW.
Sailor Wins at Catch-as-Gatch- Can and
 AIaher at Collar and Elbow,

@a sss4f x
 Philadelphia, July 22.-The mixed wrestling match between Pugilists Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher, which came off at the ball, ground of the Phil adelphia American league club Satur- day afternoon, resulted in as draw. Neither man showed that he possessed great knowledge of tie wrestling game. Sharkey won the first bout, catch-as-catch-can, with half Nelson in seven minutes and ten.secondsa F
 In the second bout, collar and el- bow, Peter showed that he knew some- thing about the use of his legs, send ing Sharkey to the mat three times in rapid succession, getting the fall in the third attempt in two minutes and twenty-five. seconds.
 The third and what was to have been the deciding fall was at the Graeco- Roman style. They pulled and hauled away at each other for the prescribed twenty minutes, at the expiration sof which, neither man having secured a fall, Referee Wolf declared the con test draw. About GOO persons were in attendance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
CanaaIan onrsmen won.

PHILADELPHIA, July p. The worlds champion Vesper eight cared shell crew of this city, which has carried the colors of its club to many q victory, went down to defeat before the strong Argo- naut crew of Toronto in the last day of the annual regatta of the National Asso- citation of Amateur Oarsmen. Not only was this crew whipped by the Argo- nauts, but the eight men of the Winni- peg Rowing club also finished past the champions and beat them out at the fin ish. It was the first defeat for the Vesper eight since the crew was organized.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
QUAKER REFLECT IONS.

Winks sometimes speak louder than words.
 It's an i'll wind that blows the doctor good.
 Some people who buy spring lamh have the wool pulled over their eyes.
 The rate at which some people liveis only regulated by the question of how much credit they can get.
 Here is a coin," said the collector, .that I am sure is valuable, but it is so old and worn that I cannot tell just what it is.'' Cant make head or tail of it, eh?'' remarked the man who wasn't much interested in antiquities. Philadelphia Record.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
SATURDAY GAMES.

Meriden, July 22.-The Waterburys were defeated here very easily Satur- day. Their pitcher, Clancy, was as wild as an anarchist, and Cronan at. first made two costly errors, Meriden had a new man in center, Setley, and he caught on at the start by driving ball over the fence for a homer in the first inning. Fitzpatrick dupli- cated the trick in the ninth. Clancy's seven bases on balls. were costly and his support was ragged. Frank Cox of New Britain was the umpire, and he was off on all sorts of play. The visitors got the worst of his poor work. In the seventh inning Captain Fitzpat- rick protested against Cox and de- layed the game in an effort to get rid. of him. He was justified in his kicks, but he gained nothing in the end. The score:
 NTEpTDEN
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Some Rain In Texas.

HOUSTON. July p During the past three days reports of good rains have been received from about ten counties in Texas, about one-half of them in the cotton growing section. A group of large cotton producing counties in the central portion of the state have had no rain, but elsewhere the fall has been sufficient for the immediate needs of the crop. Picking will begin in southwestern Texas during the coming week, and the cotton is beginning to open freely in south cen tral Texas. Yesterdays rain extended well over south Texas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
FENN DEFEATED GAscoYNE
T.ive-AIile Pursuit Race at vaiisburg
 Track.

New York, July p. z The races at Va!lsburg, N. J., yesterday were spirit ell but the leading professionals fall ,.d to ride as was anticipated. Tie non- appearance of Cooper. McFafIand, Kralr cr and others, was said to have been due to a strike for larger purses. The attendance was 4,000.
 The feature of the day was the ride of the Englishman, Gascoyne, in the half-mile Gascoyne having beaten Ma jor Taylor at Boston on Saturday night hurried on to Vailsburg and won the half-mile. Then he was called upon to meet W. s. Fenn in a five-mile pursuit race. Hence no surprise was expressed when he was beaten. This is the first time in his life that lie has been beaten in a race of this sort.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Long Heated Term In Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, July 22-F'or g sue cessive days the temperature in Kansas City has risen above 90 degrees each afternoon On most of these days the temperature has reached or exceeded 100 degrees, and during the past F days the 100 degree mark has been reached regu- larly. The highest point was 1Q2 degrees. The mortality among feeble old persons and children has been unusually large. The same conditions of heat and rainfall have prevailed over all the drought strick- en region of southwest Kansas, western Missouri, Indian Territory and Oklaho- ma
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
AMERICANS WIN.

London, July 22- Arthur Duffey of Georgetown university, in the infirm- ary sports at Leicester, Saturday, won the 100-yard dash in 9 4-5 seconds, the worlds record, beating Mclean, amateur champion of Scotland; by two yards. Kraenzlein of the University of Pennsylvania, competing in the po- lice sports ill Dublin, won the 120- yards hurdle handicap from scratch in 15 2-5 seconds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
snnaax RnnebnII.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The National league games played yesterday were at St. Louis and Chicago. St. Louis defeat ed the Cincinnati team by score of Is to 2, and the New Works went down before the Chicagos-score 5 to 2. American leaguers played four gaines. At Detroit Boston won from the home team by a score of to 3. At Chicago the hcme team won the game with the Quakers- score to f. Milwaukee lost two games to Baltimore at MiiwauEee-sco-es to 10 and 10 :.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
HINTS FOR FATHERS

Do not bathe when tired.
 Avoid bathing when cooling off after perspiring freely:
 Leave the water immediately if the slightest feeling of chilliness is ob- served.
 Persons whose heads and feet have feeling of ,numbness after being in the water a short time should not bathe in the open air
 A strong and vigorous person may bathe early iii the morning before breakfast, but young children and adults who are not strong should not bathe until at least two hours after eating
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
No Relief In Sight.

! WASHINGTON, July 22.-The wealth. CT bureau has issued the following special bulletin: Practically the entire country was covered by the hot wave yesterday except the immediate Pacific coast, and in the states of Iowa, Missouri and Hi nois nearly all previous high records were exceededss The maximum temperature line of f00 degrees encircles the entire great corn belt At Dayenport and Dul buque, Ia., and at. Springfield. Ills, the maximum temperature aof 106 degrees was two degrees above the highest preyi- ous record, while, at St. Louis the maxi mum of 105 degrees has been equaled but once before, or Aug. 12. 1881. At Chica- go the maximum of 102 degrees equaled the previous high record of July 10 of the present year. In the states of Iowa, Mis- souri and Kansas the duration of the present heated term is without precedent, there having been practically no interrup- ton to temperatures of 90 degrees or over since June IS, a period of 34 days. On IS days of this period the maximum temper ature at Kansas City was 100 degrees or more. There are as yet no indications of any relief from the abnormal heat. No rain has fallen in the corn belt for the past three days, and none is in sight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
New Haven Won Two.

Manager Canavan and his aggrega- tion dispelled the hoodoo which has heretofore hung over them when they crossed bats with Jerry Denny's Der byites. In two games at the Sayin Rock grounds Saturday the Blues came off victorious. The first reS.llLed ill q score of to /, and thu seco1l saw th;. Derbyites so down :,y score of to ].
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
ELKEs DEFEATS MICHAEL.

The three-cornered forty-mile motor paced race at Manhattan Beach Satur- day afternoon between Harry Bikes, the champion middle distance rider, Jimmy Michael and Johnny" Nell son was won easily by Bikes, who fin- ished 21a laps ahead of Michael and nearly II laps ahead of Nelson. His time 63 minutes 451s seconds is q new competitive record.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Breaks Engagement to Horse-Beater

Miss Jane Perlis, of New York city, has broken her engagement to Jacob Prince, of Englewood, N. J., and in a letter she sent him she says: ''When man would so brutally beat horse and so easily lose hi5 temper, the woman marrying him would t--ke the same chances" Prince and Miss Perlis were driving in West Hoboken, N. J., on June 16, when the horse baked. Prince beat it so badly that he was arrested and fined ten dollars. He was unable to pay the fine, but Miss Perlis paid it for him. Prince then began to abuse the policeman who arrested him and was again arrested. He apologized, saying he had lost his temper, and was discharged.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
R IF E
Bristol Beaten.

Bristol. July 22.-The home nine was defeated Saturday by New London by the score of to ?. A new pitcher nam- ed Murphy twirled for Bristol and he was a failure. Score:
 R. H. E. N. London o O05 OOOO-6 6 5 Bristol 70 0 900 0 o o 2-2 i I Batteries -AcNamara and Spiesman; Murphy, King and Anderson
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
chinass surnr Cane.

The sugar cane of China is said by botanists to be an entirely distinct species from that of India. and this fact is supposed to indicate that the development of sugar cane was car ricd on independently by two differ ent nations at the same time
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
Hent Records Broken In Chacago.

CHICAGO, July 22.-All heat records since the establishment of the weather bureau in Chicago, 30 years ago, were broken yesterday, the government ther- mometer registering 103 degrees. Down on the street it was from to degrees hotter, and, to add to the suffering, hot, stifiing wind, like a blast from d furnace, blew all day from the south west. From 5 o'clock in the morning, when the thermometer registered r de grees, a gradual rise followed until, at 80 D. n., the top notch had been reach ed. Shortly after that time the wind veered around toward the lake and caus- ed a drop to 95 degrees at 8:30 p. m. Prostrations were numerous, and police ambulances were kept busy taking care of persons who were overcome on tbe streets.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22

Summary: Home runs, Setley, Fitz- patrick; two base hits, Fallon, Lus- key, Mccormick; stolen bases, King, Rogers, Flanagan; double plays, Lar kin and Theisen: Larkin, Rogers and Theisen; Fitzpatrick and Cronan; struck out. by Hodge 3. by Clancy 6; bases on balls, off Hodge 4, off Clancy ': left on bases, Meriden 13, Water bury ,; time of game, 1:45; umpire, Cox
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
H Nick Of Time

Waiting doesn't always pay.
 lis better often strike Doing thing i'll nick of time
 Is better than doing 1t at al1
 Narrow slaves better than failure 68 There many slaves in Kidney Ils It's dangerous thing to have the Kidneys blocked . Keep them working, neglect is serious. The blood must be filtered the posons taken out. The Kidneys do this when they're right
 Keep them right or look out for trouble. For Kidney trouble, for Urinary trouble. DOANS KIDNEY PILLS will cure any Kidney III Many Waterbury citizen testify to this. EXT Here IS one that endorses treatment:
 MT Thomas Glern, at the Waterbury Clock could sleep at night: robbed health thought it high serious dark sediment kidney these working Pills host of remedies H. took them and they cured me- All druggists sell DOAI'S Kidney Pills. Remember the name DOANS and take no substitute. Price 50 cents box. Foster Mburn Go, Buffalo N. Y, Sole Props
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22

When you want modern, up-to-date physic, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect Price, 25 cents. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-22
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Fred Mason, business manager ol the Syracuse base ball team, was in Fall River yesterday, and gave out the information that the Syracuse team of the Eastern league had been trans ferred to Brockton, and will open up there next Thursday against the Prov idence team. He said his team had hard luck this year, and had been obliged to play most of it's games away from home on account of the fact that the grounds desired could not be obtained.
 Hugh Jennings says: "When play cd at short I never felt at ease unless 1 knew what was going to be pitched. l would always play accordingly. In Baltimore, I remember our batteries thought their signs were being tipped off, and they wanted to change them so that man on second could not tell what they were. This, of course, cut me out, too. and, after trying. it forSoIle game, the old signs were resurrected because I could not cover my usual amount of ground. An infielder should always play according to the kind of ball the pitcher is working"
 The Waterbury correspondent of the New Haven Union stops talking poli- tics long enough to pay the following nice compliment to Roger Connor: Something akin to Bryan's cavalier treatment at the hands of the Ohio misfits, is the case of Roger Connor, who has found Waterbury baseball fans decidedly ungratful lot. For three years Roger has given Us base ball of reasonably satisfactory brand, and yet he has been forced finally in self-protection, to dispose of his franchise and seek field where his endeavors will receive, at least, need of appreciation that is free from abuse. No man born in Waterbury has brought the city so much glory in q baseball way as Roger Connor has, and to think of him being harried and hag- gled at the close of his career by his own townsmen, is not fiattering to ones sense of fairness and decency. Perhaps. under different auspces baseball may take q temporary boom here. but the retirement. of gentleman ly Roger Connor from the game Will be a matter of regret to the older fans, who remember his splendid baseball career as one of the few incidents that have reflected national glory on the city That good luck may attend him in any field he enters is the wish of the thousands who admire his rugged hon. esty and his rare baseball skill.