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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
THEIR NEW MINISTER.
A Home Run Made by the Rev Henry Hardison When He Struck Cutler.

A Home Run Made by the Rev Henry
 Hardison When He Struck Cutler.
 Cutler, Me. Aug 2o.-When the East Maine conference of the Methodist church met last spring and distributed the ministers among the churches there were not enough to go around, and the Cutler church was placed in the list as ..to be supplied -
 A .superannuated minister preached for two Sundays and then returned to his home up country to work in his garden. Nearly a month passed then without preaching in the church, and then one Monday forenoon a dapper, we'll dressed man with gray hair and bright blue eyes put up at the summer hotel. and divesting himself of tall col lar and frock coat, put on knickerbock- CTS and went out into the village square and began to play base ball with the young men and boys who were enjoying vacations along the shore.
 He was a good player. No other man in the county could hit low ball so often as he, and the way he stole bases was a liberal education to those who were learning the game.
 He could pitch fairly well. but his chief pride was taken in defending first base, which he did with such skill that whole innings passed without single man reaching the first goal on the road to scoring. He played fore noon and afternoon and until dark in the evening, and though he was often sorely vexed by the blunders of his as- sociates, it was noticed that he never Swore
 When Saturday night came the boys proposed d Sunday game in a back lot away from the public streets and asked the new player to help them out.
 ''I'd like to so first rate,'' he replied cheerfu1ly but have little game of my own which I hope you will attend at 1O:30 Sunday forenoon. 1t will be held in the church. and there will be no admission fee. Just come over and see how I get along"
 Every boy and man and most of the women within three miles of the vil- 1age were on hand at the services the next forenoon. when it was found that the Rev Henry Hardison could preach as well as he could play base ball. Be fore he had been in the village month a revival was under way, and though the base ball games are continued on the village green every day with much shouting and not little vehement ex- postnlation. it is said that Cutler is the only town in the world where they play base ball without the use of profanity.
 ''Old Man Hardison surely made a home run when he struck Cutler" said one Of the new converts as he came out from prayer meeting one evening astweek :.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
THE PUGILISTs.
Neil to Fight for the Bantam
 Championship of World

Tommy Feltz Throws Down tho
 Gauntlet-Trying to Bring Britt ant
 O'Keefe Together Once More
 Young Corbett to Lay Idle Unti
 Jordan Battle-Danny Duane L
 Matched Again.
 Articles of agreement have been signed for a ffteen-round bout be tween Danny Duane and Jimmy kel- 1y. They are to fight at 135 pounds before the Troy A. c. of Fall River Mass, on August 26.
 Dave Sullivan wants to fight Jimmy Briggs and says that any reasonable conditions will suit him provided Briggs will agree to arrange a fight Briggs fought Young Corbett twice and stayed the limit each time. Sulli van, however, is of the opinion thai he can put Briggs to sleep.
 Bob Russell, the welterweight cham pion of England. has left that country foq. South Africa. After a brief stay there Russell will go to Australia and then visit this country. Russell wants to fight Joe Walcott-
 Joe Goodwin of England and ex- Featherweight Champion George Dix on have signed articles to box fifteen rounds in London the latter part of this month. Goodwin has a good re putation and will be heavily backed to meet the once invincible negro.
 It has been announced that Young Corbett does not intend to do any more fighting until after his battle with Ben Jordan, which may be held at San Francisco next October. Corbett7 says that he wants to rest and that he does not care to take any unnecessary chances.
 Efforts are under way, to bring about a match between Jimmy Britt and Jack O'Keefe of Chicago at San Fran cisco. They were to have met a few weeks ago, but Britt called the scrap off because O'Keefe was overweight. Now Britt says that he will fight O'Keefe and give away three pounds.
 Benny Yanger the Tpton Slasher, having recovered from his recent iIl- ness. is now after another fight with Eddie Hanlon. Yanger is satisfied to have the fight held at San Francisco during September or October. Their last mill was draw after twenty rounds were fought.
 Frankie Neil. who defeated Harry Forbes of Chicago for the bantam championship of the world, is appar. ently not going to have easy sailing. After repeated challenges from Tom my Feltz, Neil has decided to fight the Brooklyn lad, and articles of agree ment have already been signed. The two have been matched to meet before the Metropolitan A. O.. Detroit, on Oc- tober IA. They will come together in a l0-round bout at 1 15 pounds. Tn the meantime Feltz will not remain in active. He is matched to box Kid Goodman of Boston twenty rounds at St Louis tonight. and will also face Johnny Reagan of Brooklyn for ten rounds at Kansas City next Monday might.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
At New Haven.

New Haven, Aug 20.-Miserable sup port accorded Pitcher Hanifan by the New Haven team yesterday gave New London an easy victory. Two wild throws by Jope and Canavan allowed two runners to score in the first 1n- hing. A tumble by Golden and a wild throw by Perkins connected for two more runs in the fourth. The New Ravens were dead at the bat also most of their hits going to waste. The score:
 New London ? o ? 0 o 0 0 1--5 8 2 New Haven o 0 o o 0 0 1 o 1-2 9 4
 Batteries and Arm .bruster; Hanifan and Jope; umpire, shannon; attendance, 600.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
Friends See Good Luck onaen.

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Aug. 2O.- Alldiew, the country home of MT. Oli- yer Iselin, has been visited by the stork, and now there is at the house of the managing owner of the cup defender, the Reliance, vigorous young son. When the news reached MT. Iselin's yachting friends he was deluged with congratulatory telegrams. Each sees in this event in the Iselin household an omen of good luck for the Reliance. This IS Mrs. Iselin's first child
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
FLOWER WITH DEADLY oDoR.
Hitherto Unknown Species of Plant Recently Discovered in SouthI
 ern California.

A tree hitherto unknown to bOtano ists was recently discovered in a mountain canyon in a spur of the San Jacinto mountains, in California, down near the Mexican line. It was discov- cred by a party of prospectors who penetrated the canyon in search of wa ter. A branch of the tree and it's blos- soJns were brought to this city for classification, but it is unknown to Dotanfsts in this city, says the Chcago Chronicle,
 The leaves of the tree resemble in size and shane the fig leaf, but they are of vivid purple color and the un- der side of the leaf is thickly covered with stiff hairs, which stand out from the leaf fully half an inch. These hairs are sharp and thornlike and easily penetrate the skin, and when they do so they are poisonous, causing swelling and much pain.
 The blossoms are as peculiar as are the branches and leaves. They are of rusty red color and are about two inches iH diameter. In shape they are a very good representation of the
 
 in shape resembling the abdomen of tho poisonous spider, and there are several chives, or stamens. core spending to the legs of that insect.
 The most peculiar feature of the plant, however, remains to be told. Whenever one approaches the plant, or when the wind agitates the branch es of the tree, the flowers give off an abundance of perfume-heavy, sicken- ing and deadly. This perfume has the quality of chloroforin and few in- halations of the odor produce uncon- ssiousness. The prospectors who made the discovery of the plant were rendered insensib1e upon approaching the tree to examine it. |.
 As the plant seems to have no bo- tanical name, two names have been suggested by the qualities of the plant itself One is tarantula plant, Che other chloroform tree.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
Meriden

Three base hits, Weisbecker; two base hits, Larkin. Clay; sacrifice hits, Fitzpatrick, Batch. Landy, schincel, Weisbecker. Hodge; bases on balls. off yickers 3, off Hodge ,; struck out. by Vlckers 2, by Hodge ?; hit by pitched ball, Altizer; stolen bases. Altizer
 Weisbeeker: double plays. by Altizer. unassisted. by Altizer. Larkin and Burke: umpire, Houle; attendance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
Favorftea Made Good.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Aug. 20.-The second day of the August meet of the Lake Erie circuit was somewhat marred by heavy track Single K. and Lord Gentry were the favorites in the 2:15 trot and 2:15 pace respectivelv, and both made good.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
Forty Lewress Veterans.

There are 40 veterans of the civil war who lost both feet in battle. It is as one of these that Corporal Tanners pension was increased to S100 a month, which is the same as that for the loss of both hands.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
THE DIAMOND.
Meriden Goes Wild Over Defeat
 ing Vickers and Holyoke

The ''Rube' Had Another of Those
 Wild Pitching Hours-Spring1eld
 and Norwich Break Even--New Ha-
 ven Going Down the Road Rapidly
 Bridgeport Has It Easy With
 Hartford-Oth Baseball News.
 The Merden Record gies the follow ing account of the game with Holyoke yesterday:
 Rube Vickers the whitest of the Hol- yoke angels, who has long been the Nemesis of the Meriden base ball team, met his Waterloo at Hanover park yes terday afternoon, and in the parlance of the street was up agin the real thing"
 Five runs for Meriden, two for Hol- yoke. is the tale the score books tell of one of the most exciting and thrilling games of the season.
 There was large crowd present and when in the fifth inning Clay made a beautiful drive to right field, bringing ip Altizer and tying the score, the au- dience went wild. But in the next in ming when the Colts got after Vicker's
  playing, piled up three runs to the go6d,'' pandemonium reigned.
 Hats and canes were thrown into the air, there were cheers and shrieks ana whistles and sach enthusiasm was rampant as reminded one "of the gooo old days at the sfOld Vest grounds when Waterbury and Meriden were struggling for supremacy in the old Connecticut league.
 The game itself was full Of surprises Holyoke started off with rush and scored two runs in the first and second innings. Then the local ball tossers woke up anl no more of the angels reached the plate. although at one time there -ere three men on the bases. but q magnificent double play by Altizer. which might have been a triple. had he used good judgment, retired the side without scoring.
 Tn the fourth came Meriden's turn and Burke fulfilled the prayers of the bleacherites by driving out well placed single and by dint of hard sprinting reached home on long fly out. Clay followed in the next dnnlng by driving in Altizer with a cork1ng line drive.
 Then came the glorious sixth. when
 
 Meriden got sweet revenge on Vickers for previous drt1bbinss and the fans got back at him to their hearts con tent.
 Burke was the first man up to the bat and he kept up his magnificent work bv knocking out q beautiful sin gle. WeisbecISer sacrificed and Burke veached second.
 Toe TheiSen was the next man up and the crowd beseeched him to put Ter over!'' Joe didn't get a chance, as he got to first on four balls, which was just as satisfactory.
 Hoffman then walked up to the plate and set theScrowd wild by bringing in Burke and Advancing Theiseh to third, vickers. rattled by the shouts of the crowd. who were emphatically inform ing him "that he wasn't fit to play in the city league" and bidding him re- member the Cincinnati affair. threw Hodges grounder to first when he might have made double play.
 Larkin, however showed that he didn't have any i'll feeling on that score by clearing the bases with ripping two-bagger, and then the show was over
 The score:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Dan Patch broke the worlds record for pacers by pacing a mile in 1:59. It was a most magnificent performance and seemed an impossibility. the wind and track considered. There was a stiff breeze blowing, which struck the horses fairly in the face.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
Hvuie.ptc.

The Judge-You are charged with tak- ing two laundered shirts.
 The Prisoner-Yes, your honor; my doctor told me must take something starchy.- y.---Y Yonkers Statesman
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Brooklyn
 Chicago. o............ ox1 0 0 Q 0 0 O. 3
 Hits-Chicago, [; Brooklyn. r Errors Chicago, 6; Brooklyn, 2. Batteries-Wei- mer and Kling; Schmidt and JaeklitscE Chicag ago............ 0 51o 0 0 0 0 O. 6 Brooklyn ......... 0 0 l 4 0 O. 5 Chicago, 1; Brooklyn, l. Batteries-Tay- Tor. Wicker and Kling; Garvin and Ritter.
 At Boston Boston. sa ............ 5 5 s 5 5 5 g.
 Hits-C Cincinnati, IA; Bostoa, 6. Errors and Peitz; Malarkey and Moran.
 Second game
 Cincinnati. Q l Q 2 9 9 O. 3 Boston. ......... 0 0 0 s-- 4
 Hits-Cincinnati, 10; Boston, g. Errors Cincinnati, 3; Boston, l. Batteries-Phil- lips and Haberer; Pittenger and Dexter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago Boston ........ 1 o 0 0 co o l. 4 Chicago. 0 030 0%S O. 3 Hits = Boston, g; Chicago, g. Errors and J. Stahl; White and Slattery At Cleveland Cleveland. 0 0 0 0 s-- 2 Hits-Wa ashington, 5; Cleveland B. Err rors-W Washington, O; Cleveland, 0. Bat BemiS s@tt##
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20

front of a saloon, and was waiting to be arrested.
 Do get my lodgings now?" he asked
 ''You win,'' responded copper, and also predicted that about six months of stonebreaking would help him to earn it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
At Sprin rield.

Springfield, Aug 2O-Springfield and Norwich broke even in double header yesterday afternoon. Springfield win ming the first, ' to ?. and Norwich the second. 3 to 0. Tn the first game Quinn showed signs of overwork and was batted hard throughout; Springfield winning an easy victory. The playing of the Norwich men was also ragged. In the second game Norwich had a new man pitching. Pagum. who has been playing Independent ball in Massachu- .setts. The game was contest be- tween Kenefck and Pagum. the latter having the better part. Springfelds hits were well scattered while Nor wich made hits after Kenefick had given bases on balls. The scores:
 First game: R,H.E. springfeld A 70 oo12o e *-7 12 , Norwich ...1 0 Q 0 0 0 0 Q 1-2 9 4
 Batteries-Bowler and Connor; Quinn and Connolly; umpire, Carolan.
 Second game: RHE. Norwich. 10 0 0 0 q 0 i q 2-3 5 0 Springfield 70 o o 0 0 Q 0 0 O--0 ' :,
 Batteries-Pa -Pagum and Connolly; Kenefck and Connor; attendannA 667
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
TABLE OF PERcEMTAcEs.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

EAS1 hItN 1GAIO U h.
 At Baltimore-First game. R-H. E. Baltimore ..... .... Il 0 1-A3 3 q Jersey City 2 0 0 0 3--5 6 3
 Batteries-Wiltse and Robinson; Thielman and McManus.
 Second game. R.H.E. Baltimore 70 1 1 otO. 0 o 1 IA 12 0 Jersey City o 1 4 0 ? 0 1 *-S 12 1
 Batteries Wiltse. Adkins and Rob inson; Friedman and McManus.
 At Toronto--First game. R..HE. Toronto .... 0 o 1 ? 0 % ? *--5 13 l Providence 70 0 o 0 0 3-3 4 o
 Batteries-Wolf and Fuller; Viau and Duggan.
 Second game. R.H.E. Toronto ... .....1 o o 0 %--5 5 l Providence ...1 0 0 o O O--1 3 1
 Ratteries-Bruce and Fuller: Mo Partlin and Duggan. Game called in last half of sixth to allow Providence to catch train.
 At Buffalo. RHE. Buffalo ...s 0 ? 5 0 Q i *-22 24 2 Montreal 70 o o 10 2 o 4-7 115
 Batteries-Jones and Shaw: Cleary c. Wahler, Luyster and Kinskey, Brennan.
 N1GW 'EaN&TklA u laFlAkT U
 At Fall River-Lowell 5, Fall River B.
 At New Bedford--New Bedford g. Nashua B.
 At Manchester-Fi game, Law renee 5, Manchester 4 second game, Manchester 3. Lawrence O..
 At Haverhill--First game, Concord 5, Haverhill ?; second game, Concord 1, Haverhill l.
 Rockford. IL Aug 20.-Pitcher Ed Killian of the Rockford team has been sold to the Cleveland American league team and will report immediately. Killian is a leading left-handed pitcher of the Three r. league.
 Umpire Merrick has quit
 When Reardon was asked to un1. pire Tuesday, Jim O'Rourke told him to remember he was not in Holyoke and that he would be safe in Spring field.
 Seybold spent the day in collecting pennies bearing the date 1903. He is the victim of cruel hoax. Some one started a pipe dream to the effect that these coins were mixed with gold by mistake. and that the government is calling them in at 5 cents per penny. Socks" already has a nail keg full of them and is paying a premium of p cents on the hundred. Here is how the joke started. A Pfttsburg pants emporium offered $17 for 1903 pennies, meanirg that number of coins. ire spective of date. Then the gold-bear- ing yarn butted in and the coin col lectors got busy. Socks may not get rich all at once. but look at all the fun he'll have this winter playing the slot machines at Jeannette, Pa.- Philadelphia North American.
 John T. Brush lost friends even in New York (where they are not yet on to his curves) by his refusal to ac- cept Grifith's cS uenge for a post season series of Ses between the New York America and National league teams. It VI aot so much the refusal as the ma of it that made him look bad to Wis supporters in Gotham Brush's answer was i: 1sWho is this Griffith :? don't know anything about the American league and won't recognize it's existence, be- cause I don't approve of its methods" Could anything make Brush look any more foolish to m intelligent public :? It is positively childish, and even the provincial New Workers refused to re gard it in any other way. Fortunately 1t is the national pastime. Brush is practically alone in his dislike of American league emthods, and that dislike is founded on the fact that, f1rol1o1 the A T1prican lea p11a f1la vviIu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20

C A 9 T S Bear, ths > Ihe Kind You Have Always Bsasssi ar <<szZ9 ZgaZgs<
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-20
AZ Hartfnrd

Hartford. Aug 20.--A faithful pen picture of the very bum playing of the Hartfords yesterday will have to be omitted They played ahont as poorly as any time this season and Brown did wsall to hold out as well as he did Fly halls were dropped. thrown balls were muffed and there were many kinds of
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-14
APPARENTLY PERFECT
Vision Is Not Always Proof That
the Eve Is Perfect.

The science of optics and refraction
have developed and proven it fact
that a perfect eye never fails in its
vision for distance. Even though a
person may have perfect distant
vision they may be compelling it
through an imperfect eye, The eye
being controlled by the brain means
constant brain strain if the eye is in
the least imperfect. The brain in
turn draws upon the nerve system to
regain the strength necessarily used
to get perfect vision; therefore, the
brain or nerves are generally affected
before the vision, which only grows
bad because of loss Of power to compel
perfect vision through an imperfect
eye. Now, as the perfect eye never
fails for distant vision, it is the re-
frationist's business to make it perfect
with glasses, and and then it should
never fail. Why? Because it has
been made perfect. If your glasses are
not so ground that they absolutely
correct every error-and there may be
several-you will still have trouble
and may be compelled to change your
glasses time after time, and your eyes
will be "a constant source of annoy
ance and expense to you. This change
and expense is absolutely unnecessary.
DR. A. T. Roberts has fitted glasses
for distant vision for the last 10 years
with distinct understanding that II at
any time IN the future the vision
could be the least improved, the
change should be made without extra
cost.
II you have headaches, or suffer
from nervousness, IL is absolute proof
that your eyes are imperfect When
failure to obtain relief by the use
of ordinary remedies demonstrates the
fact that the trouble does not lie in
ordinary cause, call ON DR.. Roberts
and he viii make a free examination
and give you such an explanation Of
your eyes and their connection with
the nervous system that you cannot
but see why the eyes may be the cause
Of your trouble
Free examination Of the eyes.
DIR A. ROBERTS,
Western Hotel.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-14
FORMATION OF NUGGETS
Some Ideas on Gold Distribution
and Origin.

Mr.. h. j. A. Widmar, of Breoken-
ridge, Col, gives in the Mining
World tho following in conclusion
ON his idea of the source of the mug
get; Gold is heavy, and settles at
the first opportunity at the bottom of
n stream, unless a stratum Of stiff
clay prevents its reaching the bed
rock. The nuggets and coarse gold
are found nearest the lode whence
the gold came, when the topography
has been of u nature to afford them a
resting place. Farther down stream
the lighter flakes aud small grains
have been deposited, as the stream
widened and the force of the current
abated. Fine flake and "four" gold
is often carried many miles down
stream by the force of the water,
which keeps them turning over and
over and sliding along with the muddy
matter of floods or freshets Metallic
gold, wires and thick gold leaves have
also been found in chunks of lead ore
also wires in copper and leaves in iron
ore in the lode mines of Farncomb
Hill, showing plainly that the lead,
copper or iron was found or deposited
after the metallic gold had been made
in the veins. Such specimens are
much more worthy of the real scient-
lists speculation and research than the
few battered and partly rusty" gold
placer nuggets that may fall under
their observation. The gold in the
placers come from lodes.