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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
How aravedigger Beetles Work.


The gravedigger beetle formed the sub
ject of an interesting experiment that was
conducted recently by an ingenious student
at the university. The young man had
secured from some place or other four hale
beetles of the gravedigger variety. He put
them in box filled with earth and then
he threw in to them small dead sparrow.
Instantly the beetles began to dig beside the
bird. They worked like beavers for two
hours. when one Of their number, for some
reason or other, ceased. But the rest kept
on for three hours more, when all dropped
out but one. He indomitably continued,
and in little while he had finished hole
just big enough for the sparrow ard Elk
inches deep. Then. with herculean effort.
he showed the bird into the grave. and.
with his companions, PILED on the soil again.
For several weeks the experiment Of the
student went on, and during it the beetles
buried five frogs, two grasshoppers. four
birds and a mole.
These gravediggers lay their eggs In dead
flesh, and then bury the flesh Their larvae.
Matching out underground, feed on the car
rion provided by their thoughtfui parents
It'll they are ready. as full-nedged beetles,
to come up out Of the earth Then they,
too take up the sravedigsfng trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
DECLINES TO SEE TROUBLE.
President Pulliam Says New York Re
striction Was Made in Good Faith.

81 decline to see any blood on the moon,"
said Harry Pulliam, president of the Ma
tional League. in New York last night. This
was In answer to a question regarding the
account Of how the American League peo-
pie would not abide by any base ball peace
agreement which restricted the location OF
their New York grounds to Manhattan Is
land. Everything in Cincinnati was en-
tered into in good faith" continued Mr..
Pulliam. and 1 am not aware that the
American League is dissatisfied. Everything
would be all right If good faith can make
II so, and II there Is not good faith what is
the use of entering into peace negotia-
tions?"
Suppose the American League could not
get in New York. he was asked. would
there be any attempt by the National
League to prevent its completing Its circuit
by going into Baltimore? The peace agree
ment says neither league can change It's
circuit without the consent Of majority
of clubs in each league
None at all, I think. There has been no
attempt by the National League to put the
American League up a tree in the way OF
its circuit"
Secretary Knowles Of the New York club
said yesterday that President Hermann OF
the National League peace committee as
sured the delegates at the recent Cincinnati
meeting that the understanding with the
American League folks was that the lat
ter's New York grounds were to be con-
fined to Manhattan Island and that they
were agreeable. THAT the base ball situa-
ton should take any other turn Is a sur
prise to me- he said.
At the Cincinnati meeting Hermann sub
mftted a rough schedule embodying his
ideas on interleague games. 1t suggested
such games before the championship sea-
son. in the middle Of the season, thus CIV
ing the pennant race sort OF double-sea-
son aspect, and then at the end Of the sea-
son series between the respective leaders
for the worlds championship. In any event.
the National League schedule will provide
for only 40 games of its own for each
team, and not 1874, as provided for by the
schedule adopted In December last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
"silk" o'Loughlin's Eccentricities.

Wan A<OoS 1871 . SSSCASAA SASASSs
Arthur IRWIN the new manager Of the
Rochester ball team. told good story at
Silk OLoughlin's expense the other night.
"The only time I ever saw Silk ratified"
said he. twas during a game at Montreal.
Silk does not often miss them, but on this
day he had botted just a few; couldn't
speak French Canadian lingo, you know.
HE had an argument with Charley Doc
ley. In which each said things not calculated
to bring about a peace conference. DOoley
threw his glove high in the air and before
1t lit he shook his finger in Silks face and
said:
Silk. If that glove comes down you are
r-o-t-t-e-n!'
"'You to the kenneth said Silk. jerking
that old right arm toward the clubhouse.
That was just what Dooley was after. He
grabbed up his glove and started for the
dressing room on the run. Silk pondered a
little and yelled after him: Here, you,
come back! You're too anxious Dooley
came back.
'"rhe game went on. and in about ten
minutes Silk called one over that was wide.
Then every man on the Montreal team, in
Guiding McFarlan, who was pitching. got
down on his knees and put his head in the
dirt like a Mohammedan praying. That
was too much for SILK. He exploded. He
fined every one of them then and there. He
was as red as picnic lemonade. and he made
remarks to those fellows that were posi-
lively unladylike. I don't think. though,
that he ever reported the fines for collec-
tion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
PROBING FOR FACTS IN BOSTON.
ressiona1 Coal Investigating Com
mittee at the Hub.

mittee at the Hub.
A dispatch from Boston, Mass, yesterday
says: That the congressional committee
which has come to Boston to inquire into
the cause and effect Of New England's fam
inc means to probe deep, was indicated To-
day, when, at the close of the session,
Chairman Littlefeld said:
eff we cannot get the information we
want in Boston, know where to go after
it."
Today's testimony brought out the fact
that local dealers have not been taken into
confidence by the coal producers. The chief
facts were developed in the testimony of
three dealers who practically agreed that
the coal roads, so called, were sending to
New England a per cent Of coal compared
with that sent by the Independent opera
tors who were able to get a higher price,
out of all proportion with their respective
shipments with other years.
Under normal circumstances the indie
pendents furnish New England with only
about % per cent Of the quantity received,
while during the last six months four
fifths of the coal brought to the New Eng
land coast came from the Independent COM
panies. 1t was shown, however, that the
coal roads have uniform price of S. at
tidewater. supplying at that figure dealers
on their roads. Their supply, they claim.
Is not sufficient to reach beyond tidewater,
leaving New England at the mercy Of the
independents, who are bound by no con-
tracts and exact the largest price obtain
able.
It is thought the hearing will be con-
cluded tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
YoUNas DROP BALL.
Boston Pitcher Made Discovery Which
Secured Fame.

ICY" Youngs most effective ball last sea-
season was a slow one with big drop on
It, and after he commenced using this he
had all of the American League stickers
breaking their spinal cords trying to land
for safeties. They could not connect at ALL
and he wound up the year with brilliant
record OF victories behind him, says the
Boston Globe. His discovery OF this tantal-
izing ball was almost an accident
Early in the season the Baltimore club
was playing in Boston. and big ICY had
been selected to do the twirling. As usual.
he began sending them up 50 fast that they
looked like birdshot.,. But the McGraw ag-
gregation had good eyes that day. and
every time bat was swung 1t hit some
thing. Singles and doubles were being
made with a regularity that commenced to
take all the tuck out Of Cyrus. He showed
evidences OF being weary OF the game.
partially underhanded. It Just lobbed up
iazily. and then all 81 sudden 1t dropped
from the batter's shoulders almost down to
his knees. He famed at It. This surprised
the pitcher as much, as X did the sticker
Again the trick was tried. and again 1t was
successful. The rest Of that game Young
worked the slow. wide out drop In connec-
ton with an occasional fast straight ball.
and he pulled victory out Of what looked
like sure defeat.
He did not forget the slow ball, and q
great portion Of his practice work after
that was devoted to perfeeting 1t. He made
sttdy OF the delivery and before the sea-
son was old he had, down pat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
BROOKLYN POOL TOURNEY.
Burns Has an Easy Time Defeating
Ward.

Thomas Burns of New York defeated his
Brooklyn rival. Nat Ward, last night in the
professional tournament at the Montauk
Academy, Brooklyn. They met in the first
game and Burns was the winner from the
opening break He drove the balls to the
holes rapidly and his game was helped out
by the accuracy Of his position playing.
Ward, on the other hand, was not in form
and had to work hard for his points. Once
he forfeited two balls for failing to send
two to the cushion on the break. In only
four frames out Of the fifteen played did he
corral a majority Of the balls. The contest
was unusual for the number of scratches,
Burns having nine and Ward eleven.
Burns-s. 10. 5, IA, II, 8, 10, 8, s. Z, II, s,
3, Z. Total. 125. High run, 20.
Ward-2. 2, II, 1. 0, 3, IL, 1, Z, 7, 6, 2, 10.
10, 8. Total, 70. High run. IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
BELMoNT's YEARL1nas.
Forty-Two Of the Forty Eight Already
Registered.

August Belmont has registered with the
jockey club the names of the yeariings bred
last year at his famous Nursery Stud which
will carry his colors as two-year-olds, in
1904. He has forty-eight yearlings, and
has claimed names for forty-tw0 Of them
lilies.
twin fliies (haif sisters to Ffrearm, Elton
dor and Fire Hatef) ~ octagoa-F1des.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
Harvey Parker Easy for Parr.

In their handicap wrestling match at
Buffalo last night Jim Parr of England had
an easy time of 1t with Harvey Parker Of
New York. Parr agreed to throw the little
demon Of the wrestling mat three times
within an hour. This the Englshman did
in exactly % minutes and 2 seconds of
wrestling, which was too one-sided to be of
interest to the 1880 spectators in the Olym-
pic Athletic Club. Parr weighed $50 pounds
He was in fair shape. Parker weighed
about las and looked to be in the pink of
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
Magnate Herrmann's Generosity.

President Garry Hermann of the Cfncin-
natl club has offered the Brooklyn club first
choice Of any pitcher under contract to his
team, with the exception of Hahn. Phillips,
Poole and Harper. There is quite an array
Of likely youngsters in the list.
The Boston American League team has
offered Hermann 81 geo for the release Of
Catcher William Maloney. Hermann sub
mitted the proposition to Manager Joe
Kelley. This deal does not look probable,
as Cincinnati is in need of catchers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
Tonight's Basket Ball Game.

The basket ball game between the Car
roll Institute and the Cuthbart class teams,
which was to have been played in the Car
roll Institute gymnasium tonight, will be
held in the National Guard gymnasium in
stead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27

behind the bat In Philadelphia and put him
playing second base. At that time Larry
was a sort of general utility man. He
played quite a bit In the outfield, too. Ned
Hanlon said / was making wretched mis-
take IN putting Lajoie on second. thought
otherwise, and subsequent events have sus-
tanned my judgment In the matter. Where
can you find better second baseman to-
day than this same Lajoie? A year from
now hope to be able to ask where a better
pitcher than Atherton can be foundT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
BOWLING.
BUWLlN0.
Roadway Team outpointed the colun
bias

Roadway Team Outpointed the CoIum-
bias
Only one bowMng league had out teams
last night the Roadway and Columbia OF
the Railway Relief Association being the
contestants on the private alleys at the
Palace. These teams are bringing up the
rear in the Railway League, and their bat
ties are for tail-end honors. Last night the
roadway captured two Of the three games
rolled, the scores being close enough to
make it interesting all the time. The top
score honors of the evening went to Wen
zell of the Columbia. who knocked over 1913
pins in the second game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27

.'Perkasie is very lazy man" said Trip
lett to Twynn.
Us he?"
Yes; he won't even let his friends work
him. Detroit Free Pre0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
Ex-senator Atherton to Pitch.

Discussing his intention Of making a
Manager StaIlings of Buffalo says:
Anterior Is the making of great
pitcher. He has been practicing for long
time on the quiet. and has all the essen
tials. Last season watched his efforts at
pitching at our regular morning practice.
and he surprised me. He has the greatest
slow ball man would care to see. and
with 1t he has speed, and all kinds Of
Atherton win one Of these days shine as
pitcher.
Some people may think am crazy TO
talk OF using him as pitcher. They
thought that way when took Latoie from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27

King Oscar Of Sweden has decided - tam
porarily intrust the government OF the
country to the crown prince. GUSTAV, who
will take over the regency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27

retrieved this disaster by defeating Maher
In SIX rounds In Chicago, and last nights
knockout puts him well ahead OF the Irish
man in the matter OF honors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
Following are the scores:
BASKET BALL.
Emerson Defeated Washington School
in Good Came

in Good Game
The gymnasium Of the Friends Select
School was the scene Of q spirited basket
ball contest yesterday afternoon between
the Emerson Institute and the Washington
School for Boys in which the former came
out victorious by a score Of to 1. This
was the second Of the interscholastic cham
pionship games, and as there is much in
terest being manifested quite large crowd
turned out to witness the contest. The first
half was marked by quick and snappy
playing by both teams. the score being
to in favor of the Emersons; but in the
second half the school boys seemed to let
up, and allowed the Emersons to score four
more points, while they failed to score. The
lineup:
Emerson. Positions Wash SchooJ
Tagsart. Right forward. .Sterrett (capt
Magruder (capt.). Left forward. .....N. McI.ain
Brewer. Center ............. .DO1oe
F. McLaln. Right back. ....... .Ballyntine
Van Eliet. .Legt back. .MerriweI
GoalscBrewer (21; Taggart and Magruder. Free
throw-Sterrett. Referee-Mr. Hackett Of the
Friends School Umpire--Mr. Keller OF the Friends
School. Timekeeper-Nr. McCauley of the Emerson
Institute.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-15
A Tight Squeeze.

Brazils, Ark, May llth.-To be snatched
from the very brink Of the grave is a some
what thrilling experience and one which
Mrs. NJ. 0. Garrett of this place has just
passed through.
Mrs Garrett suffered with Cerebro-
Spinal affection, and had been treated by
the best physicians, but without the slight
est improvement.
For the last twelve months two doctors
were in constant attendance, but she only
grew worse and worse, till she could not
walk, and did not have any power to move at
all.
She was so low that for the greater part
Of the time she was perfectly unconscious
of what was going on about her, and her
heart broken husband and friends were
hourly expecting her death.
The doctors had given up all hope and
no one thought she could possibly live.
In this extremity Mr.. Garrett sent for a
box of Dodd's Kidney Pills. 1t was a last
hope, but happily it did not fail.
Mrs. Garrett used in all six boxes of the
remedy, and is completely cured. She says;
Il am doing my own work now and feel
as we'll as ever l did. Dodd's Kidney Pills
certainly saved me from death"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-15
BEFORE CHRIST'S BIRTHPLACE
stranEe History Of a Chain That
Hang. Over the Grotto in
t.#$ss% Bethlehem.

Tourists invariably inquire the his
tory and significance of rough iron
chain which hangs over the entrance
to the grotto in which the Prince Of
Peace was born, and hear a remark
able story, says William E. Curtis, in
the Chicago Record-Herald. It is ex-
planned TO- them that many years ago,
through the influence of an Armenian
who at that time was grand vizier
OF Turkey, the Armenian monks OBJ
tanned permission from the sultan to
hang chain to which lamps could be
attached, similar to chains already
hung for the same purpose by the
creeks and Roman Catholics. When
the governor received the order he
notified the Greek bishop, who ap-
peared very cordial, after reading the
tlrman, and expressed his desire to
cooperate in anything that the sultan
had ordered. Permission was then
granted to the Armenians, who APP
peared with their chain on the fol-
lowing day, and when the governor
entered the church he was surprised
and delighted to find several Greek
monks assisting il the work.
The chain was. put up without the
slightest difficulty, but when an Ar
menlan started up the ladder with
lamp to hang upon the chain a
Greek monk followed and knocked
him off the ladder. He fell to the
floor senseless and bleeding. The Mo-
hammedan guard Immediately arrest
ed the Greek monk. The bishop was
sent for and, to the astonishment of
the governor, justified the assault
and admitted that it had been COM
mitted by his order. He explained
that the Armenian had permission
simply to hang a chain for lamps.
but the ffman did not include per-
mission to hang lamps upon it. Upon
examining the document this was
found to be the fact. It read "a
chain for lamps" and the Greek bish-
op contended that the Armenians had
no right to do anything further. The
governor insisted upon a more liberal
construction of the order, but the
Greeks would not concede point,
and the question was referred to Con-
stantinople for decision.
The authorities at the sublime
porte are in the habit of avoiding the
decision of perplexing questions,
hence when the report from the gov
ernor reached Constantinople it was
poked into a pigeon hole, where it
has been lVinp ever since and tho
Armenians have never been able to
obtain permission to hang lamps
upon their chain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-15

DR.. J. T. Ensor, Postmaster of Colum-
bia, S. c., late superintendent and Ply
sician in charge of State Insane Asylum
at Columbia, S. c., writes: j.. ~ T i
tAffer using your, Peruna myself
for short period, and my. family hay
ing used and are now using the same
with good results, and upon the in
formation of Others who have been
benefited by it as q cure for catarrhi
and an inVig0rafing tonic, can cheer
quiring so effective q remedy. "---Dr.
J. F. Ens0r.
Hon. c. w. Butts, ex-Member of Con-
gress from North Dakota, in letter
from Washington, D. c., says:
'That Peruna is not only vigorous,
as we'll as an effective tonic, but also a
cure of catarrh is beyond controversy.
It is already established by it's use BY
the thousands who have been benefited
by it.. I cannottoo highly express my
appreciation of it's excellence.-C. W.
Butts.
DIR. r. Robbins, Muskogee, I. T.,
writes:
"Peruna is the best medicine know
of for coughs and to strengthen a weak
stomach and to give appetite. Beside
prescribing it for catarrh, I have ordered
it for weak and debilitated people. and
have not had a patient but said it helped
him. 1t is an excellent medicine and
it fits so many cases: ..
81 have a large practice, and have a
chance to prescribe your Peruna.
hope you may live long to do good tc
the sick and Suffering,'
Only the weak need tonic. People
are never weak except from some good
weakness and the one oftenest over.
looked is catarrh.
Catarrh int1ames the mucous mem.
brane and causes the blood plasma tc
escape through the mucous membrane
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-15
THE SIZE OF AMERICA.
Som let hing of a Nation. According to
Travelled IrlshmAn's
Description.

Col. Abraham Gruber is the master of
more Irish jokes, it is said, than any other
man in town. In making a speech at re-
New York Mail and Express:
"Micky Finnigan, who had been an
American citizen for about year and had
travelled about this continent considerably,
returned home to Hibernia for visit. This
is the way he described his new county to
one of his relatives:
"'Phwy, Amer-r;;rica is so big, begorra
the shtates you wouldn't lave mark in
the DIRT; an you could lose Oireland in one
O them great inland oceans we how phwat
we call la kes; an if you had Scotland to get
rid of, there are a thousand corners you
could hide her in, an nobody could tell
the bad smell O. the whisky
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-15
Candidates for Retirement.

The following words have filed ap-
plication for retirement from active
service in the office of the secretary
of expression. General debility
caused by indiscriminate use is the
reason assigned in every case: One,
genius; two. gentleman; three, hero;
four, strenuous; five, elegant; six,
friend; seven, genteel; eight: honor
able; nine, statesman; ten, immortal.
It is to be hoped that the petitioners
requests will be- granted. Informa-
ton from reliable sources states that
many other overworked words are
preparing similar applications.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-15
WOMEN WILL GROW TALLER
Prediction That the Girl of the Com
ing Years Will BE of Larger
Stature,

The petite woman has had her day
and If the prophets are to be be-
lieved she will very soon be COM
PEELED to give way to her sister who
is ''aivinely TALL According to an
eminent eastern physician 1.-The pres
ent century will witness striking
changes in the comparative physiques
of men and women. During the two
final decades of the nineteenth CEN
tury the average stature of the Amer
lean woman showed a gain of over
an inch. While it is abs urd to think
of an indefinite continuance of this
progression, it is probable that with
in so years the six-footer feminine
will be "a common sight in our city
streets, and the average masculine
stature will not exceed five feet eight
inches.
That the increase of woman's
height has been due to her enthusi-
astic adoption of outdoor sports can
not be doubted, but why mans, stat
ure should dwindle, instead of in
creasing or remaining in statu quo,
is not SO susceptible of explanation.
writes Robert Webster Jones, in the
Housekeeper. The suggestion that,
"with woman's growing prediction
for public life man has become of
a shrinking Disposition" must be re-
jected as trifling with serious SUBJ
ject. for serious it is-to man. Equal
ly unworthy of consideration is the
theory that matrimonial expenses
keep man Short" Whatever the
explanation timely warning should be
accorded man that he is shortly to
be ''looked down upon" Whether
high-heeled boots or other artificial
aids can be utilized advantageously
by the dethroned monarch to main
tain his dignity remains to be proved.
It is the condition of looking up to-
his wife that confronts man-not the
theory. And it is condition to
which many a husband would take Il
long time to get accustomed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-15

of mucus is the same as the loss of
blood. It produces weakness.
Peruna stops the catarrh and prevents
the discharge OF mucus. This is why
Peruna is called tonic. :Peruna does
not give strength by stimulating the
nervous system a little.
1t gives strength by preserving tho
mucous membranes against leakage.
It gives strength by converting the
blood fluids and preventing their drain
ing away in mucous discharges.
Constant splitting, and blowing the
nose will finally produce extreme weak
ness from the loss of mucus -:
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable .ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.