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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
BILL THOMPSON RELEASED.

Manager Daniel J. Danaher of the New Haven base ball team has given Bill Thompson. the new second base man. his release. Thompson came from Norwich and was recommended by Captain Terry Rogers to the New Haven management |. is understood that Robinson. the old Norwich pitcher. who was signed by New Haven last week will be released at . later date.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25

COLLEGE GAMES YESTERDAY. Princeton, N. J., May 25.-The Princeton team defeated Dartmouth here yesterday afternoon 5 to l. Score:
 R.H.E. Dartmouth. o o 1000 0 0 O-1 2 5 Princeton. :. 1 O 8 o 0OOO 1-5 6 2 Batteries-Glaze and McCabe, By. ram and Cooney.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
HUDSON p1vEn LsAouK

As rssunss-nuapus { Psuusn 2 z z sE;sssk sssss { s.ssss;s : s.s';''- ;ss .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Sioux Gv-Moux City 5, Den yer ?. s@s s
 At Omaha-Colorado Springs !. Il, Omaha l. .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
rNpEPKxpExrs AND BRIsrOI-

Tne WasrFeuzy In1rpeDdeuf hnseoalI feum wm p1ny b nrlBos1 Gafur1Ay. l1mnUnr MunlUn hn9 oeeuEu4 Uo 0 tns f1sont E18 . - eoo - 0uoworv- D1U1n14 - ouf DUR0
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
MooNLIGHTs vs wATERvrLLE

Final arrsneements were completed last night betweeu the NoouIishts Con soljdated baseball team and the Water vile team for q gnme on Saturiay af- terpoon at watervilIe on the Pin Shop eroundsL waferville will play two sames with Thomasten Decurston day. The lineup cf the MoonliRhts is as foa- lows. Harry. z: Hickey. Burns or Nc Gr1w. D. Bseley or Ceary. Q: Car spr. zb: ebcve. 3b. Smith e, Welsh. N: KaDe. cf: eheeAan and Dumphy. rf.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
THE PUGILISTs.
LEWIS HAS
 {. HIS CHANGE
Battling Nelson Does Not
 Fear Him And Offers Him {. Terms - Young Corbett
 .Hanlon -Fitz.S .Schreck.

lively denies ever having entered into an agreement with any one to have Nelson box Lewis at catch weights, and, furthermore, states that Lewis and his manager, McKetrick, have mis- represented the facts when they state that such an arrangement was ever made by either he or Nelson.
 Willie Lewis claimed i'll Philadelphia that he could do 13O pounds at 6 o'clock, if given sufficient time to train, but could not make the weight on such short notice as he had been given by the. club in order to meet Nelson on last Monday night
 Nelson now says that he will give Lewis three weeks in which to train, and besides will give him any kind of a side bet he wants if he will meet him at the weight
 When Willie Lewis and his manager were blufing at Al Herford for a match with Joe Cans, they stipulated that Cans must weigh in at 133 pounds ringside, and when Herford called them and put up his money they then funk ed and wanted to do business by hay ing the negro agree to not knock Lewis out.
 The fact remains if Lewis could do 1S8 pounds ringside for the colored lightweight champion, he should be able to do 13O pounds at 6 o'clock for Battling Nelson, and thereby clinch a match and put an end to all this quib- bling and rag chewing through the press.
 Nelson, under his agreement with Jimmy Britt, is prevented from en- raging in any contest of more than six rounds, 50 that this should make 1t all the more inviting for Lewis. Both sides claim they want to fight, and both sides assert that they have money, so here is the chance to make good.
 CORBETT AND HANLON. Young Corbett will meet Eddie Han- lon in a twenty round contest on June 9 before the San Francisco Athletic club. Young Corbett informs hls New York friends that he Is rounding to ln great shape, and will be in the very best possible condition when he again enters the ring.
 V010 UuOulU Dc OOIuClI A6Ae uAA NY way, provided he Is fit. Hanlon was promising boy at one time, but appears to have been beaten too many times Of late to be able to stand so tough q proposition of as Young Corbett- .auisv ,FITz AND sCHREGKeaupaoh
 Chicago, May M.-Bob Fltzsimmons and Mike Schreck will fight twenty rounds in Salt Lake, July 4, bid of the Salt Lake club having been accept ed yesterday by the two fighters.
 The men will meet at 108 pounds, ringside. They will get 75 per cent of the gate receipts, three-quarters of which goes to the the winner, one quarter to the loser.
 SULLIVAN TO FIGHT NELSON.
 Baltimore. May 25.-Articles have been signed for six-round light De- fore the Eureka club between Battling Nelson and Kid Sullivan, the Washing ton lightweight.
 Negotiations were closed yesterday by Al Herford, acting for Sullivan, and Billy Nolan, acting for Nelson. The date is June 2. Forfeits of $500 were posted by Herford and Nolan immedi-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
TIE DIAMOND. ]!
[ANCE IN
 { STANDING; N 1;
|lats and Victories hix |he Middle Teams up Iorwich. Holyouke. New
 savenand Bridgeport Win

|twich, May 25.-Norwich defeated |,gfield yesterday by punching hits Luby in the sixth and eighth in-
 J, the score being 5 to {.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25

Manchester. champions of the state last season. and Eddie Mann, another crack pitcher. who was with Man chester and who pitched in the state league also. The locals will meet for practice tonight at 6 o'clock on the athletic field. The following is the lineup for Saturdays game: Dwyer. c; Bronkie or Mann. p; Mulligtn Capt, lb: Burgess, 2b; Henebry. Sb; Nc Nellis, ss: T. LAwlor. If: Camp, cf: r. LAwlor, If. The team will meet at the New England depot at F o'clock Sat urday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25

SOUTHERN TIER LEAGUE. At Corning Corning 3, Elmir1 ?. At Mathematician 5, Hornells- vile 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TABLE or PERcENTAcEs.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
How sra1Ior. nui1d Ne.t..

Swallows and house martins build
by sticking together pellets of pre-
pared road mud. Most OF the material
is obtained from the drying puddles on
the high roads. If not mixed with any
thing else the tendency of these pellets
would be to crumble when dry. But
the swallow tribe is supplied with q
mucous secretion which enables 1t to
gum the particles together The swal-
lows nests, from which the Chinese
birds nest soup is made, are construct
ed of this mucous matter only. An In.
dian swallow. which builds little bout
shaped nests against the trunks of
lofty trees, practically makes them Of
dried Enthusiastically Eagle.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
A BIrd In the Hand.

II Is impossible to trace the earliest
use of the proverb "A bird in the hand
IS worth two in the BUSH" which In va
rlous forms of expression Is common
to many countries
In middle English we find phrases
which have the same purport. Thus in
Hllle's Commonplace Book" Q53O) we
find, "a byrde yn honde Us better than
three in the wode," and I'm Rhodes
'Babees' Book" also OF early date, "A
byrd I'm hand -" Is worth ten fye at
lnrge"
No doubt our modern version springs
from these old saws, and II is possible
that they may have originated in the
quaint remonstrunco of one VIII Som
ers, a Jester in the court of Henry
VIII, TO whom Lord Surrey, I'm graft
tude for many good turn, had given
klngtisher from his avlary. When
Surrey sought to recover It, promising
TO replace 1t another day. the sapient
Jester is said to have declined, saying,
II prefer one bird in the hand to two
in the bushw
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

A loafer on the street, whose wife
was probably at home getting out n
nelghbor's washing to make money to
buy the chlldren's shoes, asked busy
man the other day IL he ever saw a
baldheaded woman.
"No. | never did," replied the busy
man. "And / never saw woman
waltzlng around town in her shirt
sleeves with a cigar I'm her teeth and
running into every saloon she saw.
Neither did l ever see n woman sitting
all day at a street cNner on dry
goods box telling people how the sec.
retary Of the treasury should run the
national finances. have never seen a
woman 20 fishing with bottle In her
pocket, sit on the bank all day and 20
home drunk at night. Nor have ever
seen a woman yank OFF her coat and
say she could lick any man I'm town.
God bless 'em, the women are not built
that way."-Kansas City Journal.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
The Game Of whist.

Whist Is thought to be Of English
origin and a development OF the game
trump, or triumph, which was played
In England In the time of Henry VIII.
Whist was not mentioned by Shake.
speare or the writers OF his day. Its
earliest record Is In the poems OF Tay.
lor, the water poet Q02D. II Is spoli en-
of In the second edition QG8O Of Cot.
tons "Compleat Gamester' as "the
game Of whist, 80 called from the 81.
lence that Is to be observed in the
play" but as whlsk seems to have been
Its original name. according to some
authorities. this derivation Is not as
sured. The game was at first nine up.
This was changed to ten up early in
the eighteenth century, and In 1884
the experiment of dividing the game
into half, which was first tried as early
as 1888, was generally adopted by the
clubs.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

A single treasury note measures
three and one-elghth inches In width
by seven and one-foprth inches in
length. 1t will sustain, without break
ing, lengthwise, a weight OF forty.
one pounds; crosswlse, weight of
ninety-one pounds. The notes run -four
to n sheet, a sheet being eight and
one-fourth inches wide by thirteen and
one-half inches long. One Of these
sheets lengthwlse viii suspend los
pounds and crosswlse III pounds. 1t
will be noted that single note Is
capable Of sustaining. crosswlse, n
weight Of ninety-one pounds. which is
twice the amount by nine pounds Of
the weight the note can sustain length
wise, while, in the case Of the sheet.
the crosswise sheet lacks thirty-nlnc
pounds Of double the sustaining power
Of the lcngthwisc sheet
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
The seven sleeper. OF Ephesus

The seven sleepers Of Ephesus were
Constantine, Dlonyslus, John, Max
lmlan, Malchus, Martlnlan and Sera-
pion, seven young men, converts to
Christianity, who during the persecu-
tlon OF Christians under the Emperor
Declus, A. ID. $50, refused to bow be-
fore an idol set up by the emperor at
Ephesus. The story goes that they
fed to a cave in Mount Cellon and that
Decius, in his rage, ordered all caves
In that mountain to be sealed up.
Nothing was heard Of them fer 230
years, when they were discovered by
some workmen who were digging foun-
dations. Awaklng from their long
sleep, they offered coins OF such an
tiqulty that the attention Of the au-
thorities was attracted. They did not
long survive and their bodies were
taken for burial in a large stone coffin
to st. VIctor's church, Marsellles.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

That mau is made OF mud by spon-
tancOus generation under the suns
heat was the deliberate opinion Of Ma
poleon, first OF the modcrns, II General
Gourgaud can be believed
Referring to ancient civilizations in
the east, Napoleon one day said to
GOurEaud;
"Au this leads me to think that the
world Is not 50 very old, at least, as
inhabited by man, and within one or
two thousand years | am disposed TO
accept the chronology appended to the
sacred writings. l think that man
was formed by the heat OF the sun
acting upon mud. Herodotus tells us
that in his time the slime of the Nile
changed into rats and that they could
be seen In process Of formation"
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
Cerhern., rhrae Hend.-

The most famous OF dogs is Cerberus
who watches the entrance to Tartarus
He has three heads, but Hercules drag
ged him to earth and Orpheus put hin
to sleep with his Tyre, The original
dog cakes were given to Cerberus by
the sibyl who led Eneas through hell
They were made Of flour and seasoned
with poppies and honey. He must
have been an opium fiend, as the celes
tial drug is made from popples. A
''sop to Cerberus" was one Of these
cakes given to the monster by Greeks
and Romans as a bribe to let them in
without molestatlon.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker Of the
City temple, London, once had a col
lection made, to the announcement of
which he added with deep pathos,
"Wldows and orphans VIII not be ex-
pccted to contribute. y fcw Sundays
later there was another collection for
the same object. "1hls time" said the
preacher. nobody VIII be exempt, for
no battle over made so many widows
and orphans as the announcement
made on the previous Sunday"
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
An OId trrrn,,.,. nnrlre-

On April 20, 1860, a Maine newspa-
per contained the following notice:
Freedom Notlce.-For valuable con
sideratlon have this day rellnquished
to my son, Hiram s. Maxim, his time
during his minority. / shall claim none
Of his earnings or pay debts OF his
contracting after this date. Isaac
Maxim. Witness, d. d. Flynt, Abbot.
April 10, 1860" The lad who was
given his liberty developed into Sir
Hiram Maxim Of London, England, the
inventor Of rapid fire guns and air
ships.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

shlbboleth Is word frequently used
In politics. though 1t may be doubted
whether many politicians know the his
tory Of II. Curlously enough this He
brew word really means ian ear OF
corn" as well as river" but it's sig
nihcance for moderns arises from the
fact that It was employed as a test to
distinguish the Ephraimites from the
Gileadltes, the former being unable to
pronounce the "sh" sound.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
ChennernInn Fire.

The Chequers inn at Slapstones, near
Osmotherly, must be unique among
English inns In one respect. II boasts
of a fire which for more than a cen
tury has never been allowed to go out.
The place is quaint little building, to
which many visitors resort on account
of its never extInguIshed fire and the
turf cakes baked upon Its hearth. II
has been in the occupation Of one fam
fly for over 100 years.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

Eath!ng he eyes with equal parts Of
witch h~'cl anil watn' ,s very rpstful
to them, or Lam" tlrI with warm wa.
ter In which are Dissolved pinch OF
powdered lo-aN and two or three drops
of spirits Of camph3r. \ soft linen
cloth, used for 40 other purpose is bet
ter than sponge for bathing the eyes
The eyes should be wa she'd every night
to remove any dust that might have
gathered ON the lids during the day.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
rnr Nnw Yon1k wontu
And the he soto County News Z
Year. si.0S.

For the autumn season now at
the most valuable paper to yol
be the New York thrice-a-week n
because it offers you more at she
than any other paper published
where in the world.
This is q tune OF great events
are having great -7rs, and other
ges OF a startling kind are occ'
both at home and abroad. 1he d
a-week World comes to sou ever
er day, except Sunday, with
news fully, accurately and pro-
told.
The thrice-a- week World Is
its political reports. You can 2
truth from it's columns wheth
are Republican or Democrat, an
is what you want.
The thrice-a-week World alwa
a serial story running, and it 10
first class story by first els
thor. The thrlce-aweek world
fishes better fiction than any
newspaper in the United States.
ial attention Is also given to MT
and there are many other yaluab
lures.
The thrice-a-week Worlds r
subscription price is only 81 pc
and this pays for 150 papers. w
this unequalled newspaper and
Soto County News together on
for $1.85
The regular subscription price
two papers is $500
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

ScfIbbles-You sit on every Joke I
submit 70 you. Editor-well, II they
had any point to them wouldn't.
Bookmal<ers' Chances.
Layers Of odds at the race track are
prone to circulate tales of their enor-
moub losses upon certain races, but 1t
is s@dom that loss on a run may be
shown, for II has been figured by ex-
pert that a skillful layer makes a
booA showing a percentage OF 25 in
his favor. by which he Is bound to
retain at least one-fourth OF his TAX
ings Large losses happen occasion
ally when an unexpected victory
paya 40 or 90 to /. but, as. a general
thint. unless the bookmaker dellber-
atelJ gambles with chance he makes
book so that lac wiz show profit
on daeh race. A skiIlful bookie can
so Manipulate the odds that at no
point does he stand to lose on a race.
and like his BROTHER OF the eambIIng
hous{ his profit lles ,n this percentage
IN hh favor. Even where gambling
Ramd are run without recourse TO
fraud the odds IN favor Of the dealer
are iisyer less than 20 per cent
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
chevipn oum For No.ebIe.a.

A celebrated physician has claimed
In one OF his lectures that the best
remedy" for nose bleed Is a vigorous
motion Of the jaws as In the act Of
chewing. In the case of a child he rec
ommends giving a wad OF paper to
chew, as the rapid working Of the jaws
stops the flow Of blood. But why not
try chewing gum instead OF paperI-
Western Medical Review.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

Children have ears like the very spies
OF nature ltself-eyes tAat penetrate all
subterfuge and preteDse. II is good to
set before them the loftlest ideals that
have lived in human reality, but the
best ideal Of all has to be portrayed by
parents In the realities OF home life at
home. When you are not watching
and the children are-that is when the
lessons are learned for life.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
caustic Whi.tier.

James MacNeill whistler is said once
to have confronted Oscar Wildcat the
height Of the aesthetic movement =
with Du Maurier. who was satlrizing
the Postlethwaites In Punch with all
his might and to have genially in
quired, (which Of you two invented
the otherf"
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

Little Clarence "a youthful solomon)
Papa, nobody can never tell what a
woman will do next, can they7 Father
No, my son; and II you could tell II
would not be advisable for you to do
so, for IL you did she would be sure to
do something else.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

We hear much about broken hearts
in his world, but the lists OF broken
bra lned genIuses is greater. Almost
evety day we have to pity the man
who carries his mind in a sllng-To-
ledd Blade.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

he lat the windowl-It's very cheer
full within. but awfully disagreeable
without She (coylyl-W Without what2
He Qnsplred)-Why, without you. dar-
flnt
And few weeks later a furniture
installment house was called upon to
opdn new account.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

'f)o you think, doctor, that Incidence
necessarily tends to obeslty?"
'Um-not necessarily, perhaps, but
when people do nothing but take up
room they are quite likely to find it
difacult-er--not to overdo, don't you
kndww
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

The first time read an excellent
book It is to me just as If had gained
new friend when read over a book
have perused before It resembles the
meeting with an old one.--Oilver Gold
smith.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

what" says an inqulsitlve young
lady, "is the most popular color for a
brideT
We may be little particular in these
matters. but we should prefer : white
one.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06
rhe Hand That RuI...

S1e-It is comforting to me to know
that woman'P hand rules the world.
He Yes, but you must not forget that
mans hand holds II much of the time.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

Kill aod cut up Hogs into Sides Hams and Shoulders
oughy cover with salt bring ship Arcadia in box
We will store thirty 3o) days. which long enough
for cent pound If you desire leave in storage
the rate will be onehaf cent per pound for each month
thereof Get the meat to within hirysx 36) hours of tn
killed and it into good commercial Bacon, Ham
lbs should remain 90 days leg off above knee joint
hip bone When returned they should be wrapped IN s
thoroughly smoked with hickory wood smoke you have An
for sale write telephone will pay full market price FL
dressed foot This industry should be profitable you
Try it.
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

In Greenland the candlefah Is used
as a lamp. It is about six inches long
and hurns FOR fifteen minutes. 1r
The De Soto County news., 1905-10-06

sGIbbles-You sit on every joke I
submit 70 you. Edltor-well, II they
had any point to them wouldn't.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-17

COAL.-I am now prepared to fur
nish coal In any quantity at my
bank In Hudson township.
d. d. PEELER,
Rockville, Mo-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-17
Old Settlers Are Passing Away.

Mrs. Jennie Heath departed this
life at her home on East Dakota
street Sunday morning at 6 o'clock.
She was the relict Of the late "Uncle
Billy" Heath, at one time one OF the
best known men In Bates county,
having ridden deputy sheriff and
constable OF Mt Pleasant for about
20 years. Mrs. Heath was born in
Wayne county, Kentucky, in 1915
and moved to Butler in 1869. She
came OF sturdy stock, lived a long
and useful life, was loved by all for
her many virtues and has gone to
her reward. Funeral services were
conducted from the family residence
on Tuesday and she was laid to rest
by the side OF her husband In Oak
Hill cemetery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-17
DROWNED IN
MARIAS DIES CYGNES
Floyd Burke and Arthur Nssblt
Lest Their Lives While In
Swimming at CORTLAND.

Floyd Burke and Arthur Nesbit
were drowned In the Mariss des
Cygnes River. below the CORTLAND
bridge sometime Sunday afternoon.
No one saw the accident but Ii was
supposed that young Burke was
taken with the cramps and Nesbit
went to his rescue and both we're
drowned, In water about II feet
deep. Floyd Burke, was Is years oil
age, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Burke, living in that community.
Sunday morning about IL O'Clock
he went to the river. When he failed
to return by 5 o'clock in the after.
noon his mother became alarmed
and caused a search, which resulted
in finding the clothing Of the young
men on the river bank. The alarm
was quickly spread and parties went
out from Butler and Rich Hill to as.
s.st the neighbors In a search for the
bodies. About 10 O'Clock at night
the body OF Burke was found by
means OF a garden rake fastened to
a pole. At two O'Clock next morn.
Ing the body OF Nssbit was recovered
In q similar manner.
Arthur Nesbit was about "a years
old, q step,son Of Al. Roberts. His
mother resides west OF Butler near
the Miami.
The bodies were brought TO Butler
Tuesday, and funeral services were
conducted from the Cumberland
Presbyterian church by Rev. Hude.
burg, and interment was made In
Oak Hill. A large number OF neigh
bors Of the young men.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-17
Notice to Teachers.

Thsregular examinations for teach
ers' certificates will be held in the
West School building in Butler Fri
day and Saturday, August rs and
26, beginning at 500 O'Clock. Sub
iects win Be given 10 the following
order:
Friday Forenoon: Geography,
Grammar and Algebra.
Friday Afternoon: Spelling, Ian
guags, Arithmetic and Literature.
Saturday Forenoon: Raadipg
Civics, O. . History and Science
Saturday Afternoon: Physiology
Pedagogy and Advanced History.
Very respectfully,
County Sup ! iehools