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The Washington times., 1903-04-28
For Atlantic City
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Schedule effective April 9. 1903.
Trains leave from Pennsylvania station.

Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station
size a. m Daily. Local for HarrlscaoorSs
v 4rrenton. Charlotte, and way stac5oIs-
1851 o. n. Daily. Washington and Florida
Limited First-clsss coaches and drawing room
SLEEPER 20 jacksonville, Fla Dining Gar seq
vils-
HIS a. N. Daily. United States Fast HAIL
First-class coaches and drawing T0oTn sleeper
To New Orleans. Dining car seEFice.
4.0l p NJ Week days Local for ilarrlsozbuzg
and way stations or Manassas branch.
30 p. N. Daily. Local ioF B2rreRton and
Charlottesville
s.45 D n. Daily. New York ard Atlanta tx
press First-cIass coach and sleeper 10 Atiants;
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, sunset
Route Tourist sleeper Washington % san
Francisco Pullman Buffet service
y-5g D. m Daily. New York and florida Ex-
press Firstclass coach and sleeper 70 Savannah.
Jacksonville and Port Tampa; sleeper 70 Au-
e1ssta and connection fer aiken Dining car
service.
1901 p. m Daily. New York and Memphis
Limited lvia Lynck5urg}- First-ciss coach and
sleeuirx- car 10 Roanoke, Knoxville Ghatts-
nooaz. and Memphis; sleeper 70 New Orleans
Dining service
I9:s5 D m Daily Washington and South
western Limited. All Pullman train. club and
observation cars to Atlanta and Macon; sleePerS
70 Nashville Atlanta, Macon, Memphis. New
Orleans Dining car service
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Building Permits.

snowden Ashford, Inspector Of Build
ings, has issued the following permits
for new structures:
To J. b Clark. for two three-story
and cellar brick and stone dwellings.
block ,. Fernwood Heights, facing Con
necticut Avenue extended. The cost is
81 .0G0; architect. George c. Dessez;
builder. Clark & Sons
To Jesse c. Bigelow. to reconstruct
front of house 1918 Eleventh Street
northwest. and build bay window; cost.
s., 800; Hunter & Bell architects and
James T. Walters & Co. builders
To Harry Newman. for one two-story
frame dwelling. block Z. Avalon Heights,
BiadeHsburg Pike. cost. $l.T50: arChi-
tect and builder. G. c. Wheelock-
To Cornelia Wilkinson, TO erect ad-
dition TO present brick dwelling. 17i2 ?
Street northwest, cost 81 200; B. f. Mey-
ers, architect; Z. d. Farnham. builder.
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Is ,,..s =. tire Greatest Healers Of the Sick On
Earth. Cures all Diseases no Charge I cure
all diseases that are known TO the human race
or no charge no matter what your disease sick
ness, or affIicti0n may be, and restore you 10
perect health. l cure the following diseases:
Heart Disease, Consumption, Blood, Kidney,
Live Bladder. Piles IN any form, Vertigo,
ouinsy. Sore Throat, Lungs, Dyspepsia, Indiges-
ton, Constipation, rheumatism in any form,
Pains and Aches OF any kind, Colds, Bronchial
Troubles Sores, Skin Diseases, all Itching SeHse-
TONS La Grippe, or Pneumonia: Ulcers, Car
buncles, Boils. Cancer, the worst sorns, with
out the use Of knife instruments; Eczema,
Pimples on face and body; Diabetes Of Kidneys
OF Bright's Disease Of the Kidneys. I cure any
disease, no matter Of what nature. Medicine
sent to any address by express. For full par
ticulars send a 2-ceat stamp for answer 6G7
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast, Washington,
D. C. Branch store, 404 West Broad Street,
Richmond. Va mh241
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Hospital to Be Built.

The contract for the construction Of
the Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hos
pitaI will be awarded by the board Of
governors this evening. Richardson &
Burgess are the lowest bidders. and it
was stated today that there would be no
reason why they should not receive the
award. William Poindexter, is the
architect
The building is to be built on site
already owned by the hospital. fronting
OF Sixteenth Street near L Street north
west. and will cost exclusive OF furnish
ings s75, 600
The lady managers are busily engaged
soliciting funds and have in the treas
ury at the present time 2i4,60o- An addi-
tionaI SIC 600 has been offered to he paid
when the fund shall amount to $4,000,
so that within week the manag gers hope
to have s25, 600 placed to the credit OF
the institution.
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NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE
FORMED LAST NIGHT
Organization Includes the Leading
Business Houses Of the City.

The Commercial League is the latest
acquisition to amateur baseball circles
in Washington. and promises TO fur
Dish interesting sport. The following
officers were elected at a meeting held
last night. H. C. Turner. president. D.
3. Dreyfuss. treasurer. and William
FeIIhcimeT. sCCretarv
The new league viii be composed Of
seven clubs or possibly eight. including
The following mercantile establishments.
Woodward 4 Lothrop, The PaIais Royal,
Saks * Co, The Speedy Outlet Com
psny. Lansburgh & Bro. William
Hahn d Co. and GoIdenberg's-
The location Of the grounds and
schedule OF games will be announced at
ali early date.
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO BY.

Trains Leave Pennsylvania Station Daily
200 p. M.-CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS sPE-
CIAL solid yesubule, electric lighted
dining car train, with Pullman Sleepers %
Louisville Cincinnati, indianapolis. and ST.
Louis Parlor Car TO Virginia Hot Springs,
without change. PsTlor Cars Cincinnati %
Chicago. Dining Car from Washington.
.1I.I0P. M F. Y LIMITED. Solid vestibule.
electric lighted, dining car train, With Pull
man Sleepers to Cincinnati, Lexington. and
louisville. Compartment Sleeper to Viz
einia Hot Springs daily except Sunday
Sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago and St
Louis. Dining Car.
Reservation and tickets at 513 Pennsylvania
Avenue: Coz Fourteenth Street, near F, and at
the station Telephone 1910 for Pennsylvania
cab Service +. ". FULLER
Telephone. Main 1856 General Passenger agent
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POLICEMAN REDUCED.

J. E. Hall, bicycle policeman. has been
relieved OF further duty in the bicycle
sioners, and Private T. T. Jackson has
been promoted to the position This
action was taken on the recommendation
Of Major Sylvester on the strength Of
Lieut.. W. II. Mathews. Of the Fourth
precinct, showing the Indifferent man
neT in which Private Hall had done his
duty since assigned 10 the bicycle squad
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NOT SO LITTLE AFTER ALL.

We notice that Cleveland, Ohio.
newspaper speaks patroG;zlngIy of Ar
gentiua as a little republic" What
Iarks, There are A., $50 square miles OF
Ohio; there are 1891 square miles of
Argentina. That is 10 say. you could tuck
away thiTty-one Ohios in the little re-
public and hen have considerably
more thas- room enough left for seven
COnnecticUts. Argentina may be feeble
in some ways. but there's nothing th-
matter with ATgcntina's size.-Hartford
CCuTant.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
PRESIDENT BAN JOHNSON
STARTS FOR NEW YORK

Ban johnson, president of the Ameri-
can League, left for New York this
morning al $50 o'clock 20 again inspect
the New York grounds, and make ar
engagements for the opening game in that
CITY
The directors and local stockholders in
the Washington club viii start for Goth
am Thursday night to witness the series
between the Senators and Clarke Crit
fifth g Invaders
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New Drugstore and Apartment.

The old drug store and residence
which has for so many years occupied
the northwest corner Of Fourteenth and
L Streets. IS soon to be removed, and in
its place there viii be erected a hand
some four-story and basement apart
ment house. with provision for the drug
store on the lower floor The building
will front % feet on / Street and % feet
on Fourteenth Street. and will be con
strueted of brick and one. SPieden &
Spieden are the architects. and Druggist
Z. y. McCOmas the owner The aTchi-
tects are not ready 10 receive bids.
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THROUGHOUT The STATE.

The machinists of Kenova CIV. Va
shops of the Norfolk and Western are on
strike The grievance is that their fore
man. James Enscoe. is supposed TO he
opposed to unionism. and that he domi-
neered over the men under him.
Jacob Haas. a horse dealer. has dis
appeared from Norfolk, and yesterday
morning two warrants sworn out by Of
.fcfals Of the Traders and Truckers
Bank. OF this city, charging Haas with
forgery, were placed in the hands Of
the police Several other financial in
situations are said to be losers by
Haas transactions, which. it is alleged,
amount to several thousand dollars
The Jefferson Street Baptist Church
of Roanoke has extended a call to the
Rev W. II. Wayts, pastor OF the Bap-
fist Church at Buena Vista The con
gregation Of the church in Buena Vista
offered Mr. Wayts an increase of sal
airy to remain with them What his
final action will be has mot been an
nounced-
Arthur hun man, at Sand Kun, w. Va,
was instantly killed by being struck by
a dead tree top. He was hunting SPUR
trels and had cut down the tree to Sc
cure a nest when struck. His body was
found a day after he was missed
J. Il. Powers, of MaTionviiie, Pa, has
purchased the Hotel Randolph at Ell
4-f-s " VI from, Tob1 yyiIzo1 <. Sons
for so. 900 The latter bought the prop
erty from the West Virginia Central
Railroad two years ago for $4,000.
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THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

A sensation was caused in Cumberland
yesterday by the arrest Of DR.. Theodore
A K Hummelshine, regarded as the
leader of the Republicans in the CITY
council. on the charge of accepting a
bride OF $I00 from Ezra Deal for his
vote to permit a sidetrack TO be placed
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
across Front Street to Deal Bros mill
ing plant. The grand jury had been in
vestigating city affairs for some days,
and it was rumored that several mem
bers of the council were indicted. but
DR.. Hummelshine, was the only one re-
turned,
Capt. John W. Beckwtth, OF Easton,
suffered a slight stroke of paralysis
Saturday while at work on a small boat
belonging to him. The attack deprived
him completely of the use of his right
arm.
Levi Hart. a Western Maryland Rail
road carpenter. lost his balance and fell
from the trestle Al Potomac Valley
Junction near v Transport, distance
Of thirty-fve feet He landed on some
tfmbers and one foot was wedged be
tween a V-shaped section It required
the efforts of two men 10 pull his foot
loose.
Ethel A. Osbourn. of Shepherdstown.
Va. and Charles r. Lefever, OF VII
Transport, were married at St. Mark ;
Lutheran parsonage. in Hagerstown,
yesterday by the Rev s. G. Dornblaser-
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
EVANSVILLE NOTES.

EVANSVILLE, Md, April 2s.-The
Citizens Association met last night and
adopted a constitution. The bylaws will
be submitted later. The regular meet
ing viii be the first Wednesday night of
each month. with special meetings call
ed by the president. with at least one
days postal card notice to members.
From the tone Of the discussion last
night the association bids fair to ac-
complish much good.
the women workers of the fair and their
escorts, last night, at the Masonic Hall.
and was largely attended
4 number Of the local Knights of Co
Iumbus attended the sixth anniversary
of the institution Of the order in the
District of Columbia at Rauscher's.
last night Matthew F Halloran, of
HyattsyiIIe. was on the program for
an address. and acquitted himself cred
itably.
Postmaster Tise returned yesterday
from Baltimore county. where he had
been summoned by the illness of his
daughter. Mrs. Marie Gill
Mamie Tisc, who has been confined tc
her bed since February with a spinal
trouble, As slowly improving,
Mrs. c. J. S. Mayo is at the bedside OF
sick sister at Hampton. Va
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Cargo Of Lumber Received.

a cargo of chemically treated. decay
proof lumber from Norfolk. and con
signed to the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Company arrived in Wash
ingion yesterday. The lumber is TO be
used in the underground work of the
company's construction.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
Ground Broken at Annapolis.

Ground was broken yesterday for the
new officers mess hall at the Naval
Academy, which when completed viii
cost 1925, 600 superintendent Brownson
was in charge of the ceremony. The
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
EECK BROKEN WRESTLING

PUTNAM. April 2s.-WhiIe wrestling
with a friend today at his home in Pom
fret, Albert Peterson, aged forty years.
was thrown in such a way that his neck
was broken He was brought to the hos
pital here His condition is critical
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
SEABOARO AIR LINE RAILWAY
Ticket Once, I422 Penna. Ave.

For Petersburg, Raleigh, Wilmington, Columbia,
Savannah, jacksonville, Tampa. Atlanta. Bir-
mingham, Mobile Pensacola, and New Orleans.
1926 A NJ DAILY Ssaboard Nail-Threugh
Pullman Slcepers TO jacksonville. connecting at
Hamlet with Pullman Sleeper To Atlanta
7:0Q p. VI. DAILY-S eaboard Express-Solid
train 70 jacksonville and Tampa, with Pullman
Sleepers and Cafe Dining Car. Through Sleepers
to Atlanta.
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Old Smekestack Repaired.

I'd Smokestack Repaired.
Contractor McGiu has completed his
work of repairing the huge smokestacx
which towers above the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing Immense iron
bands have been placed around the
chimney .. intervals from the bottom &c
the top. This viii put a stop TO the un-
easiness which has been prevalent
among the Bureau employees for some
time. who have been fearful that the pile
Of brick and mortar would fall and carry
everything with il.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
HEROIC HEART FOOD"

DR.. Agnews Cure for the heart
is heroic because In cases of
heart disease seemingly beyond
all human aid It goes to the very
brink OF the 'BIaok River" and
snatches from it the heart-siok
victim.
In trice it allays pain-in twinkIing it
gives strength and vigor-aui it works a quick
one great heart remedy which rightly bears
thr crown of supremacy and on which is in
scvibed the life words. cit never fails" Thirty
minutes after taking the FIRST dose, she sick
heart tuTgets its pain. Try IL. IL
Sold by +. r. Richardson & Co, Pcnnsy lyania
Avenue and Third Street.
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Contract Awarded.

Samuel J. Prescott < Co. have been
awarded the contract for the repairs and
alterations 10 the Second National Bank.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

TIcgets, sleeping car reservations. and de-
tailed information can be had at ticket oEacezs
705 I5th St, 5II Pennsylvania ave. and PENN
syIvanta station. Baggage checked through
from hotels and residences
phone 1910 p X K. Cab Service.
& Il ACkERT. General Manager.
< H. HARDWICK, General P3s'r Agent
1 : EROMN. lfeneEaI AGENT.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

Hired girls are all heartily iE favor of
the foul strike rule, as It enables the
mon TO get home to supper earlier.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

Forty-two dollars a game is Wee Will
lie KeeIer's daily bit this season with
New York.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

When luck begins to 20 against a
ball player it seems at times to be al
most Impossible 10 induce a break in its
running Ed Siever was glad to get
away from Detroit because he pitched so
many few hit and small score games.
and yet could not win. Roscoe Miller
was ready to listen TO AIcGraw because
he was holding his opponents down,
but was with club thai vas not hit
ting the ball, and could not win behind
him. Siever recently held Chicago 10
four less hits than his own team made.
and was beaten, St. Louis being unable
to turn twelve hits into more than !ou:
runs. Miller. at the same time. went
against another defeat after holding
Boston 70 six hits. the McGraw outfit
failing to tally a run. Nothing Bat base
bali luck can explain these things Nil
Ter has pitched a lot OF low hit games
for New York but has failed 10 put one
o. these on the right side
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

TRAINS on. BLUEMoNT BRANCH.
Leave Washington $50 .. N and 4-t9 p n
daily. Week days, 1-o0 P. IA, z-S5 ?. ul-. and
6:25 p. II. Latter Tor Leesburg only
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Through trains from me South arrive p ash
ington 6:42 A. m, 5.52 a m, T:40 a. m, s;45
m 200 p NJ. s-L5 p. ~, and 900 ?. M
daily. Local trains from HsrrisoRbaTg, II IS
a IA week days and 600 p II. daily. Prom
fi.arEottesyille 1913 g. n and 9.O5 P n daily
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Harley does not stand very well in
Chicago. Dobbs IS playing his field and
SeIee thinks he is a better man than
Harley
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

Including Thursdays games. the Bos-
ton American team played to 43 sos peo-
pie in four games. while the Ma
tionals played to 24.S82 people in six
games.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

Sammy DUNCAN. once a Washington
favorite. IS hitting the ball hard for Nil
waukee.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

IN Pittsburg they call Barney Drey-
fuss team the Pirates. Champions.
Leaders, Champs. Premiers and Terri
bles. What next?
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO r. r..

Leave Washington, New Jersey Ave. and @ s..
Chicago and Northwest, 'IO:Jo n m, go
p IN.
Cincinnati, st Louis, and Louisville 1000
a. m, 'iyi5 p. m, 'l;l0 night.
Pittsburg and Cleveland, 1850 a. ms 's;4S
p. n, and ! 20 night.
Columbus and Wheeling, $50 p N
Winchester. 1888 a m, li4:l5. and IiS;S1
P m.
Annapolis. ,If:s5 $50, fT11:5O a. m, ll4:so.
so % p m
Frederick. ISIS. 1900. ll1O:5O a, m. .'1:la
4:S0, and 1870 .. N.
Hagers:own, 1000 a. m. and 1850 ?. m,
Boyd and way points, lS=35, -s9;oo a. M,
++I:I5, II4:3o, 1880, +-I0.15. lI1I:90 P N.
Gaithersburg and way points. 1888. 1900 a.
m, l2:5O, ''I:I5, 1890, Ii4;S0, $500, 1880
+7;05 +*10:I5, 30 p. M
Washington Junction and way points, 1875.
| 1900 4. NJ, Ills, 1880. 1850 p. N.
Baltimore, week days, x3;O0, SEQ, $50, x 30,
1880, 1850, s:35, 1880, x10:G0, 1:50 a. M.
x12:2O noon, xl.35, 1890, x4:00, x4:30, z:S5,
x5:05. 5:25. x6.20, $3.50, xs:00 xio:o0, XII 30,
II :35 p. N. Sundays, xS:o0 H :05, $50, $50,
x9 100 a. m, x12:20 1:I5, x3:00, 1880, 13:05,
5:25. $50. xs:00. xI0:O9. xI1:So. HISS p m.
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
All trains illuuinSed with Pintsch light.
Baltimore Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and the East, $500. ~T:05 GDineT), Hs;5o tl5ut-
| fet), 1900 (Diner). HOO Dinerl a. N,
Il4:00 philadelphia only), sos lDiner), s:o9s
and -II:3o P. N sleeping Car open at 40'VO
| o'clock
Atlantic City. li7:o5, l1O:Oo Z. m. iI12'2o,
| .DaiIy. lExoept Sunday. =-sundays only.
xExpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels
1 and residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders
northwest, New York Avenue and Fifteenth
Street, and at Station
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM NEARBY STATES
VIRGINIA NOTES.
RICHMOND.

The house Of delegates yesterday dis
missed the bill authorizing the boards OF
supervisors where circuit judges reside
to provide them with Office and contin-
gent expenses. Wednesday was set as
date for the election Of Judge for
the corporation court Of Fredericksburg
The senate bill to permit more than
three trials in suits where no agreement
has been reached. was rejected by the
house, but a motion to reconsider was
entered.
George f. Herring. a seventeen-year-
old painter. employed by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad its yiaduCt al
Richmond, fell from the top Of tefe-
graph pole beside the bridge yesterday
morning ana was Instantly killed.
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REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING NOTES

mess hall is the fifth building of tho
group which is 10 cor stitute the Great
err Academy"
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

What viii .Rube" Wadden do to the
eight left hand batters on the Chicago
team9
The Washington times., 1903-04-28
DIAMOND DUST.

Cleveland has farued Pitcher Hess to
the Kansas City team
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

Freeman made a wonderful catch OF
Coughlin's hit 10 the clubhouse in the
eighth. incidentally. Buck distinguished
himself at the bat-two singles and a
double
The Washington times., 1903-04-28


Some OF the Washington fans are said
to have left the grounds very sore yes
terday- because Delehanty made only
three singles. They won't stand for any
thing short Of a two-bagger
Evening News. Not so bad as all that.
Cincinnati has a great pitcher in
Wigs, who can do everything but field.
Thursday Manager SeIee, of the Colts,
started his men bunting on Wigs and
five men in succession laid down safe
ones In front OF the plate That netted
five runs and won the game.
Speaking OF George Davis case, the
time can not be far of when something
viii have to be done in this matter.
Davis surely does not purpose to stay
out of the game unless he is being paid
by some one for not playing, and it re
mains to be seen who would be fool
enough to do that One thing seems
certain. and that is that no matter what
schemes may be invented TO eventually
land Davis IN New York there IS not
q chance for success. for the American
League is bound that the order of the
peace conference shall be carried out.
and the players shall play where they
were assigned or not at all. The time
is not far OF when somebody viii have
TO show his hand
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ROYAL BLUE LINE.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
AMERICAN LINE

NEW YoRK-SoUTHAM
St Paul APR. %, 10 a m. Phila... May Is, 10 am
New York Nay 6, 10 q. m st Paul.Nay 20, 10 an
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NEW K-ANTWERP-PARIs
Yaderiand May 2, 10 am iceland. May 10, 10 am.
KroonT d. May 9, 10 am. Finland May o. 10 an
COMPLNY'S WASHINGTON OFFICE. 1906 : 81.
NV. or Geo. " Moss. I4II St NV teiS-ts
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

Lotus was disappointed over the
showing made by Clarke. the twirler
recently released by Washington. Clarke
was i'll all winter and in the spring
showed none of his old-time speed.
The Washington times., 1903-04-28

Manager MeGraw says he has to tie
Dummy" Taylor's hands behind his back
every. night to keep him from talking IN
his sleep In conversation with New
York scribe Dummy denied the ale
CATION
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-10-15
Hawk and Partridge.

In "reminiscences OF q Falconer"
Major Fisher describes the tactics Of a
partridge when pursued by a tame
falcon.
The falcon was descending upon the
partridge when the partridge stopped
short and fell to the ground as II dead.
He seemed to be lost in the short stub
bic Of the field. lie was far too know
ing to trust himself again on the wing,
and the hawk had no alternative but
to take him on the ground, which he
speedily attempted to do.
But on the ground the partridge was
far more agile than he, running this
way and that with great speed. The
hawk would jump awkwardly up and
dart after the scudding partridge, who
Just at the right moment jumped from
the ground and over his back, descend
ed on the other side and commenced
running harder than before.
Time after time this was done. At
every attempt the partridge met the
hawk with outstretched neck and rails
ed hackles, in the attitude Of a fighting
bantam cock, jumping up to avoid be-
Ing clutched whenever the hawk struck
at him. In fact, his whole action was
that Of n plucky little game bantam.
This went on for some time, until, as
1 regret to say, ended the unequal
strife by putting the partridge once
more fairly on the wing, when, OF
course, the hawk readily overlook and
captured it, not overmuch to his credit
and still less to mine.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-10-15
A riuh md Liznrd story.

One afternoon l thought l would 60
down the river and troll. 1 had on my
hook a live minnow and in little
while had a strike, and l hooked my
first fish, which seemed to be quite a
large one. l reeled him where l could
see him and found it was a large pike
% or 80 inches long. 1 pulled him up
to my boat, but when l lifted him
from the water he was as light as
feather. l measured him and found he
was Just 80 inches long and should
have weighed eight or nine pounds,
while he only weighed two. He was
Just skin and bones. I killed him, took
my knife and cut him open and found
a live lizard, five inches long, In his
stomach. The reptile was as black as
coal and very lively, living 24 hours
after l took him from his prison.
Field and Stream.