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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
LAST SPIKE DRIVEN.
Railway Tracks Laid Across Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Bridge.

Col. Arthur e. Randle, to the great sur
prise of the people In the eastern section
of the District, completed the tracks across
Pennsylvania avenue bridge In ten days,
driving the last spike yesterday afternoon.
1t was estimated that it would take two
months to put these tracks on the bridge.
Grooved girder rails weighing eighty six
pounds to the yard. the same as those
used by the Capital Traction Company.
were put on the bridge. Underneath these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
"Rube" Wadde1l Married.

George E. Waddell star pitcher Of the
Philadelphia Americans, was married in
Lynn. Mass yesterday afternoon to May
Winnie Skinner. at the home of Philip Bo-
land. where the bride resided.
After the game in this city last Monday
Waddell got leave of absence and reached
Lynn Tuesday evening Miss Skinner be-
came acquainted with Waddell last year
at game In Boston. She was not much of
an admirer of the game at that time, but
began to take a lively interest after she
met Waddell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
NEW YoRKs DEFEATED.
Boston Made 1t Three Straight Against
the "Inyaders.

Boston made 1t three straight against the
New Yorks yesterday. in the latter city,
Young pitching superb ball and winning
out by the score of to g. Griffith was hit
hard The fielding of La Chance and WILL
Jams and FTeeman's home run drive were
the features. Scora.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
The Woodward & Lothrop Team De-
feats the Goldenbergs

The Woodward & Lothrop's defeated the
Goldenbergs yesterday in a well contested
game, by the score Of IL to Q. only six in
nings being played. BY this defeat the
Goldenbergs lose their hold on first place.
The feature Of the game was the battery
work Of Kelly and Gately Of Woodward &
Lothrop's and Smith and Howser OF Gold
enbergs. The work In the. box was first
class. Gately striking out ten men. while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04

first base on errors-W Washington. /: Athletics Z
base on oails-On Wilson. 1. Struck out-By VII
son, z; by Plank 3. Home run-HofYman Three
base hits-Seybold. Hoffman. Two-basc hits-Ca,ay
Robinson. l. Cross. Sacrifice hit-M. Cross Stolen
bases-Selbach. NJ. Cross. Double play-Selbacb
and Robinson. Umpire-Mr. Sheridan. Time of
game-1 hour and so minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04

rails were huge timbers over a foot square.
which timbers were pine trees sixty days
ago in the forests of North Carolina. All
the material was placed on the ground be-
fore the work commenced
It is understood the construction of the
city portion of the road will commence as
soon as the District engineers establish a
street grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04

First base on errOrs-Gunton, 1 Wesley, 8. Sac
rifce hits-H. Seay, Love. Stolen bases-Asquith,
Watson. Harveycutter (2), Lemat. Farlee (2), Lud-
wig. Double play-Lemat to c. Birckhead. First
base on balls-On Seay, 8; OF Birckhead, 8. Wild
pitch-Birckhead. Umpire-Mr. Barr. Time Of
game-1 hour and 80 minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
Totals 715 2 Totals. 2 Is 10

First base errors-RadfOrds, 2; n. p. 4. Two
bal hits-Jenkins Babson, Filius. Struck out-By
Beckett. 4; by Finnigan. 5. Left on bases-Rad-
fords, 2; N. p. 3. Stolen bases-Beckett Fl. Jen-
OF game-1 hour and 10 minutes. Umpire-Mr.
Newman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04

Earned runS-Boston, Z: New York, l. Left
bases Boston. 4 New York, 5. Two-base hits
Parent. O'Connor. Griffith. Home run-Freeman
Sacrifice hit-La Chance. Double plays-Keeler and
Cancel Courtney, Williams and Cancel First
base on balls-On Young, l; OF Griffith, 1. First
base on errors-Boston. /: New York l. Struck
out-By Young. l; by Griffith Q Umpire-Mr
OLoughln. Time OF game hour and so minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04

The United States weather bureau en-
ploys Loo trained observers at $50 sta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04

his opponent Houser had six to his credit.
The score by innings:
Goldenberg $1,000. 0 . 0
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Yesterdays National League Games

Pittsburg. 8; New York. o.
Boston. 9; Cincinnati o.
Chicago, IL; Brooklyn 3.
st. Louis 4; Philadelphia Z
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A HOT TIME DOWN in
SHOE-VELLE.

"Tropical weather down I'm
your Boots!" said Billy BUZZ Saw.
"Just warm enough there to
steam, isn't 1T, Neighbor Foote"
"Should think you'd enjoy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04

American League Games Today.
st. Louis at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago ut Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
Not Good Enough.

An American actor tells story of an adventure that enliyened barn storming' tour in the West. In a little town where the company was to ap- pear, the actor went to the theater for band rehearsal but instead of band he found only solitary man with a cOrnet under his arm.
 What time Is the band rehearsaI2" asked the actor
 Right now, sir answered the cor net player.
 But where Is the band?"
 "I am here, sir; the rest are playing at dance. You will have to get along with me"
 An" said the actor, sarcastlcally, T suppose you are the best cornet player In the State"
 No, sir" said the musician, sadly, mot by long way. If 1 were any good I'd be playing at the dance with the rest of them"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
Snun-Taking.

In TIP the London Spectator com plained of snuff-taking as an imperti- nent custom adopted by fine women and equally disgusting whether prac- ticed sedately or coquettishly. Some used the box only as means of dis playing their pretty hands: but the thorough paced woman of fashion pulled out her box in the middle of the sermon and freely offered her best Brazilian to friends of either sex and asked the church warden to take a pinch as she dropped her money into the collecting plate. Thus for time the snuffbox was as much a part of the fine lady's' toilet as the fan It. self
 More than once the snuffbox has played an important part in political life. After the banishment of Napo- leon to Elba. and while the Bonapart- ists were plotting for his return, they used to fill their boxes with snuff scented with violets-his favorite flower. When desirous of learning which side an individual favored they would offer pinch and significantly ask. Do you like this 'perfumeT'
 Talleyrand always said that diplo- matists ought to take snuff, as it af- lords a pretext for delaying reply and gave opportunities for covering any involuntary expression of emotion.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
COLLECTION OF BRAINS.
Grewsome Exhibit in Possession of Cornell University Professor.

Cornell University Professor.
 The thought of willing his brain to science is grewsome 10 the average man, nor is he particularly consoled with the information that his gray matter will be most safely transmit ted in a tin pail of saturated brine, the lid secured with surgeons adhesive plaster" Yet the bequests of this i'm portant organ to Professor Burt 'i. Wilder's collection at Cornell Univer- sity are not few.
 Thinks in jars" fill up number of shelves in the McGray Hall Museum at Cornell. They belonged in life 10 the criminal. the idiot, the drunkard, and other types. The brains of ani- mals are kept near them for compari- son. The brains that are bequeathed to the collection. however, are not oh public view. but are kept for study in the private laboratory of the physio- logical department. "Of course,' Dr. Wilder's announced view is 'the brains of eminent or remarkable per sons are desirable. But at present 1t is even more important to determine the standard patterns of the Assures of average white Americans. Apro- pos of this. Doe Wilder wants more intelligent brains" was in substance the announcement some humorist put in one of the Cornell periodicals. and law and agriculture students must not apply"
 in the McGraw Museum are blank forms for the bequest of the brain "I," they read, recognizing the need of studying the brains of edu- cated and orderly persons rather than those of the ignorant. criminal, and insane, n order to determine their weight, form and tissural pattern, the correleations with bodily and mental powers of various kinds and degrees and the influences of sex, age and in- heritance. hereby declare my wish that at my death my brain should be in trusted to the Cornell Brain Associa- tion (when that Is organizedl or pend- ing the organization to the curator or the collection of human brains in the museum of Cornell University, for scientific uses. and for preservation, as q whole or in part. as may be thought best. If my near relatives, by blood or by marriage. object seriously to the fulnllment of this bequest, 1t shall be void: but 1 earnestly hope that they may interpose neither objection nor | obstacle. l ask them to notify the proper person promptly of my death; if possible. even, of its near approach New York Tribune.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12

Heretofore, when Englishmen have undertaken to explain why we Ameri- cans compete against them in the mar kets of the world, they have attributed our success to the skill of our work men and the superiority of our ma chine tools. In recent interview Sir Charles Beresford has indulged in a different explanation, he attributing our success to our business methods. He said: America excels in admins tration. We do not know how to ad- minister here. Our workmen are as good as theirs, but our administrations are feeble. Our companies want lords and commoners as directors, who know nothing about business. Yours demand know, but put their money into the concerns of which they are directors You put your brightest men into husi- ness. We put them into politics, the navy and the army. That has got to be changed, not for the sake of money it makes for the individual, but for the general good of the country. When l return l hope to have a lot more infor- nation in my pocket which will further these ends in Parliament and else where" What Lord Beresford says about lack of administration in Eng land may be so, but what he says about English workmen being as skillful as American workmen cannot be so, else there would not be delegation of fifty or more at present in this country, to learn how American workmen handle machine tools so well and productively. But this is not to the point. What Lord Beresford says about American business administration Is true. The head of every successful American en- terprise knows the business which he directs, and, knowing it, Is prepared to meet the demands of the market. whether he sells his goods at home or in the most distant country. His as- sistants are trained in the business, too, the most of them having been taken from the ranks of labor and ele- vated to positions of greater responsi- bility. If his sons or other relatives occupy responsible positions they have had to earn them by an apprenticeship
 in the business. Under such admins tration the minutest details of business are constantly under the supervision of trained men, wherein American admin istration most eXcels. Lord Beresford should remember. too. that 1t makes a big difference whether business men feel that the world has got to buy what they have to sell. or they have to pro- duce what the market demands. There's a difference betwixt tweedledum and tweedledee.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
All They Could Afford.

AS an illustration of the nature of Southern negroes. the Rev. D. J. San ders. the negro president of Riddle University. of Charlotte, N C., related the following incident to some mem bers of the Presbyterian General As Is reported by the New York Times.
 Negroes are great lovers of pomp and ceremony, of titles and decorations, and the members of large but ignorant negro congregation in North Carolina conceived the notion that 1t would add very much to their influence as church If their pastor could append the initials b. D. to his name.
 One of the brethren learned that a certain institution in the North would confer such a degree for a price. He wrote, and got a letter from this insti- tuition, stating that $J0 would secure the desired honor.
 Meantime the members of the con gregation went to work to raise this $50, but their utmost efforts failed to secure more than S25
 The committeeman put their heads together. and 1t was finally decided 10 send the money. with this message, to the Northern institution:
 Please send our pastor one D. as we are not able to pay for the other at this time"
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
EASY STREET.

Where, oh, where is Easy street?
 Over there and way beyond, Where content and pleasure meet
 In an everlasting bond. Way beyond, ah, me. And still
 Way beyond, until it seems So far distant that We will
 Reach it only in our dreams. Eusy street.-the place, my boy,
 Where our cares and worries cease, Where our hearts are full of joy.
 And our lives are full of peace. In our history complete,
 Since old Father Time began. Such a place as Easy street
 Ne'er was known to mortal man. Life is full of ups and downs
 Wealth and poverty the same; Calico and silken gowns
 Differ only in the name. Providence has made it SO
 We must each burden bear, Pleasure, sorrow, joy and woe
 Meet us here and everywhere. At the close of life's brief day
 When We rest our weary feet, Somehow, somewhere. then We may. We may find our Easy street. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
END OF coHNHotm ihoUoTRT.
Last of Famous Watchmake- Makes
 Final Iimepiece.


 The clock and watch Industry of Bornholm, once famous all over Europe for it's excellence of workmanship and for over a century the mainstay of the islands village population, has died out. Herr H. P Dam, the last of the i old Bornholmian masters, who elevated their trade to the dignity of fine art. as did Benvenuto Cellini of old, and whose nimble hands made watches and clocks for princes of the blood, has just completed his last work-a watch 1 for the American merchant in Copen- hagen, Victor Holmes.
 This watch, entirely hand made shows both seconds and minutes, IL cost Is 300 kroner (about $S0J, and 1t is said to be in every way fine spec | imen of the best work of the old mas | ters. Now, however the art Is dead Modern machinery and the cheapen- 1 ing process which to-iay enables any one to possess a timepiece, have forced the handmade watches to the wall and their expert makers have turned to their old vocatiL n of fishing.
 Probably few readers have heard of Bornholm before. It Is small island far out in the Baltic sea, with a super | fcial area of 220 square miles and a population estimated to be close to 40,- 900. The island belongs to Denmark and fishing was for ages the chief vo- cation of the population.
 Iar niyht In, hn Y,,tJ nP the eighteenth century an English ves- sel went ashore and broke to pieces near the township of Ronne There was nothing really unusual In that. Bornholm's coast is high and rocky and full of dangerous reefs and shoals and annually hundreds of ships had found tragic ending there.
 But this particular vessel happened to have on board a cargo of Geneva watches. Qn those days Switzerland was the Mecca of the art of clock making.) Some of these clocks and watches were rescued and greatly sur prised the ignorant natives. Clocks were rarities in those days, and the good Bornholmians had probably never even heard of them before.
 They therefore feared at first that the devil had something to do with this nefarious work and were for tearing the things to pieces. But the winter nights being long and dull on Born i holm, a more scientific investigation of the ''infernal things was begun, and soon the inquisitive minds were bent upon emulation rather than destruc- ton.
 And this was the beginning of the ! famous Bornholmian clock industry, says the New York Times. In few years the ignorant fishermen became i so expert in making cl lycks that the trade from Switzerland fell off per ceptibly and soon the colony around RoOne was supplying the aristocracy of Scandinavia with timepieces of all sorts. Napoleon was presented with l one by Bernadotte when that famous
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
Caught in the Act.

A woman suspected that her husband was in the habit of kissing the servant girl, and resolved to detect him In the act. On Saturday night she saw him pass quietly into the kitchen. The ser want girl was out, and the kitchen was dark. The Jealous wife took few matches in her hand. and hastily plac ing a shawl over her head, as the girl often did. entered the back door. and immediately she was seized and kissed and embraced in an ardent manner With heart almost bursting the wife prepared to administer a terrible re buke to the faithless spouse, and. tear Ing herself away from his fond em brace, she struck a match and stood face to face with-the gardener.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
I Want to Be an Angel.

 I want to be an angel,
 And with the angels stand, A crown upon my forehead, A harp within my hand. There, right before my Savior, So glorious and so bright, I'd wake the sweetest music, And praise Him day and night. l never should be weary,
 Nor ever shed tear, Nor ever know sorrow,
 Nor ever feel fear. But blessed. pure and holy.
 I'd dwell in Jesus sight; And, with ten thousand thousands, Praise him both day and night. l know I'm weak and sinful, But Jesus will forgive; For many little children
 Have gone to heaven to live. Dear Savior, when I languish, And lay me down to die, Oh, send a shining angel
 To bear me to the sky! Oh. there I'll be an angel,
 And with the angels stand, A crown upon my forehead, A harp within my hand; And there, before my Savior, So glorious and bright, I'll join the heavenly music, And praise Him day and night.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
BUCK AND DOGS FIGHT.
Pack ani Quarry Dashed to Death
 and swept Away.

"BilF Neuman. a veteran hunter of Susquehanna, Pa. while out on the mountains near Shohola, had his atten- tion attracted by deep baying. and recognizing the sounds as coming from savage dogs. he ran rapidly to the toL of a neighboring hill, which commanded an excellent view of distant falls and also of the surrounding country.
 Bill had scarcely reached the top of the hill when he saw dashing along on ridge magnificent buck, chased by dozen or more mountain dogs. The race had evidently been on for some time, for the buck appeared to be about exhausted and the dogs were not in the best condition.
 On swept the pursued and the pur- suers. every bound bringing the dogs nearer the launches of the tired buck Suddenly the buck changed his course and plunged down the side of the ridge. making straight for the falls.
 Overhanging the edge of the stream and towering directly above the pool at the foot of the falls was huge rock. To this rock the buck made his way and, planting himself within a few feet of the edge and with lower ing antlers, awaited the attack.
 He did not have to wait long. The dogs came with a rush and hurled themselves at their prey. First one and then another dog was caught in the bucks antlers and sent bowling into the abyss below.
 Just when the fight was hottest, ac- cording to a New York World special, the rock or ledge upon which the bat tie was being fought suddenly gave way with crash and the combatants were dropped into the water and rocks at the foot of the falls and their bruis- ed and bleeding bodies were swept on down the rapid stream.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12

Philadelphia is still bit shocked be- cause Geolge Dickinson was burglar A burglar isn't a novelty. But this man burgled only at night. By day he was a respected business man, a person of affairs. You would as soon suspect the family doctor of arson as this quiet, clean-looking man of being burglar. And yet, when the great part of the world was sleeping, Dickinson, coarsely dressed, cap pulled over his eyes, armed to the teeth, was out housebreaking, a thug from choice. When a man starts out on a Jekyll-Hyde career he is head ed for the penitentiary. He may be smart and keen as a fox, but the chances are against him. It Is a bad gamble. There is more money in being honest than could be gained in a thou sand burglaries. When a man starts on such a career he generally neglects to figure that he has the world against him. Once upon a time Kansas City had a respected citizen" who was a train robber He was so smart that he laughed at the law. When he robbed a train he fixed up his alibi first When there was talk about him, his friends said he was persecuted. One night a horse stumbled and a rider was hurled to the pavement unconscious. Bystanders picked him up and took stock of him. He had d revolver. d sawed-off shotgun. mask and a lan- tern. The Jekyll-Hyde business of Jack" Kennedy ended there; and this respected citizen is in the penitentiary. serving a twelve-year sentence. Frank Brown made it work for awhile. He is an outcast to-day. Schreiber, the New Jersey bank clerk, made a success of the double life for q time. Alvord, the bank teller, who stole S700,O00, did it, and the list Is miles long. But the logical sequel is the penitentiary and the man who fails to consider that in his calculations Is a good deal of fool
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12
LIKE 30 CENTS"
How a Current Slang Phrase Started
 on It's Travels.
famous.

on Its Travels. The origin of slang has always been puzzle to philologists, but once in q while current phrase can be traced to it's source. The colloquialism ITO feel like thirty eents' is apparently nonsensical. but 1t is certainly the most forceful expression of the day for denotlng anything small mean and contemptible in ones own sight Its origin Is thus explained by Philadel phia lawyer, who sometimes practices in New York:
 ''There is vagrant law in New York under which a person having no visible means of support may be plac- ed In durance. It has also been de- cided in that State that person hay ing so small sum as thirty cents in his possession has visible means of support Now there is no law In New York except the vagrant law under which pool sellers and gamblers ma! be held. Shortly after the decision just mentioned was formulated two gam blers were captured in a raid and talk en to the Tenderloin station house They sent for a lawyer, who came and had talk with them. It will never do to make any show of money here, he said. Give me your rolls They handed their wads over to him and he gave each of them a quarter and d nickel, with instructions to produce the coins when he asked them to do so in court.
 When their cases were called the lawyer got them off on the plea that they were not yagrants, each having the legal amount of funds in his pos session. Just as the decision was ren- dered in favor of his clients messen- ger entered the court and required the lawyers presence at the Supreme Court. He left without seeing his eli ents, and they wended their way to the nearest saloon.
 How do you feel?' said one
 "I feel like thirty cents,' said the other. and probably will until get my roll back, or what's left of it.
 And that's how that phrase was started in its travels. New York Mail and Express
Alaska sentinel., 1903-03-12

Daily newspapers with all the news of the world" are now promised on board the big Atlantic liners. Wire less telegraphy, of course, will supply the daily dispatches so that the scheme appears perfectly feasible. Whether the enterprise will be popu- lar may be question. for there are people who like to escape the news paper and the telegraph during the ocean voyage for the sake of repose. The wretched man with the brain flag will now be harder pushed than ever. The only place absolutely secure will be overheard.