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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-10
WALL PAPERS

Our stock Of these goods much larger and complete this
wear than before all this and
direct from the factories We have designs suitable
for from the kitchen to the parlo and prices
always the lowest.
large of window shades all sizes and
coors
RUSSELL BROS, 1M MAHER s NAME
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-10

GARDINER.

Journals Telephone Call, STA
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
ST. PAUL PLAYER
WON GOLF H0N0RS

GARDEN CITY. l. l., May 90
Dwight Partridge, of st. Paurs School.
this afternoon. won the intersehoiastie
golf championship by defeating L. II.
Johnson. OF Ridgewood, n. J.. six up
and four TO go.
Partridge played well. but not bril-
iiantiy. as he had things wholly his
own way The one spectacular incident
was on the eighth when Partridge On
his second drive by a combination OF
luck and calculation. iaid his ball a
few feet from the hole on q drive OF
almost 200 yards. In the consolation
set jefferson ". Coe. st. Paul's. beat
John K Bangs. jr-. Cutler. by four
up and two to go. The fierce wind vas
a great drawback all day.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

strikeout game. Pretty good. but don't
spoil him.
Shorty Hughes, the rotund second
baseman, captain Of the leaders, is
rounding into shape again. He was laid
up with an attack Of acute Indigestion
Wonder where the chap who some
times catches for the Columbia Ath-
letic Club got his suit? They claim Its
original color was green. II certainly
reeks of the Hay League.
Torney and Taylor have both satisfac-
torily adjusted their differences with
the league in regard to participating in
other league games.
Willie Handiboe is working his quick
delivery in rare form. Case Patten had
better look to his onions.
Jupiter Pluvius beat the teams in this
league to a standstill, and made them
look like selling platers during the past
week.
The way bunts are being laid down Is
a caution It keeps the inffeld on the
jump all the time.
There's a Freeman on Carroll Insti-
tute who issues passes with great fire.
quency. He claims that his ancestors
started the feudal system.
After Sunday and Monday that infield
looked like the James Creek canal or
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
AMATEUR LEAGUE NOTES

in time to take part in the next game
that the Farmers play.
Chittenden, who played first base for
ale last year, and is now playing on
the Mt. Pleasant Congregational team
will soon don the uniform of the Agri-
cultural edt.s team, and play first in place ef
second. the position in which he earned
fame.
satisfaction of all concerned is shown
by the way the officials of the league
Secretary Rice, speaking of the league.
said; I think the Departmental is
showing up in great shape. Most of the
players are green, but they are playing
good ball / feel that our organization
IS already success.
The home run that Bryan made some
time ago still remains alone, as does
the record OF six stolen bases in one
game by Shorty Hughes. The season is
young yet
Downs. of the Library team. has been
making some spectacular catches in the
right garden He generally pulls down
difficult play in each game.
Hendricikson and Ingram both bat
with their left hand in front of the
right, and both are right hand batters.
Their batting average is not above the
average.
The largest number Of ladies attended
when the Navy and Library played.
Wonder why?
When happy Rube throws out a twister
Hot enough to raise blister,
The batter simply can't resister;
He swings and finds. by gum, he mister.
The smallest men of the league have
been the ones to steal home. Raab and
Hughes are the ones that have been
quick enough 10 slip in.
The feat of striking out sixteen men
which Sanders accomplished, Is likely TO
stand alone for some time.
CAPITAL CITY.
Captain Brown, of the Aloysius tribe.
is suffering from a boil He's 700 good
a man to be out of the gama.
Maybe Pat Bowling did not know what
he was doing when he put Stanley in
to twirl against the Aloysius Club
Dawson. OF the st. Joseph aggrega-
/ tion, has a split finger.
Stanley said he enjoyed the spread he
| got at the Riggs House after his Zen
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
PIGEONS LIBERATED
FROM LOCAL LOFT

TWO baskets Of pigeons. numbering
2o0, were liberated at Schmid bird
store, ~ Twelfth street northwest. at
II o'clock yesterday morning. for Viii
rnington. Del The birds are the prop
erty OF the Wilmington Honing Pigeon
Club.
AT O'Clock this morning two moro
baskets were liberated for a hy to
Elizabeth, n. j.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

|
jones Falls. Bathing suits may be nat
competing clubs.
| Mothers .Gingey Bread may be pro-
cured from the Jenitor He says whe2
made into balls the most listless play
ers are started into wild activity.
Johnny Sheckles Is now with the Coz
/ 1umoia Athletic Club. and should make
some of the team whistle, when he gets
| going
Now that the Columbia Athletic Club
has. been Incorporated. IL would not be
arniss to take off that letter B and in
| its place insert a c
field fence. but it was only a good,
/ healthy foul.
Rumor has 1t that there is to be g
| handiboe club in the league. Who said
we had enough Handiboe now?
MARQUETTE.
Reagan is playing the third sack now
and Harry Zarreiii is guarding the short
| field position.
Joe Donders is back and is doing ex-
| cellent arbitration work.
Home run hits are nice things to be
| able TO get, but what good is it when
you don't touch all the sandbags.
Sacrifice hits. are getting plentiful in
the league. but a great many Of them
| 1on't work as they should.
The new rule: only he captain shall
lzick-not the whole tes m.
/ Drenner from Fort Myer, put up a
| good game in the box for the Inlinaes.
/ OF late, there is tendency to play the
| genuine garne-the rule book game. Let
il continue.
/ Gus Zarrelli was IN the box for ST.
| Patrick. Thursday, and made i gout
/ showing.
The additional feature of tbs game is
tae water boy, with real ice
| And still the crow6 grows.
/ The st. Patrick boys will have their
| new suits in about two weeks
Don't dispute that high strike. FAKE
It like q bailDlayer would.
FOUR EYE.
Murphy. of the Greenwich team, has
decided TO play shortstop instead of
| second. He used 20 stop lots OF hits
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Section a better be on the watch for
some of that aggregation of enthusiasts
from the farm during the post series.
for with the strength that Douglas and
Mt. Vernon are showing there is liable
to be something doing.
All the teams are sprucing up and
things promise TO be lively. Don't get
discouraged because your team loses the
first few games. There are better
times ahead.
The first year the Sunday School
Athletic Association started out with
poor material. but look how the move
ment has grown.
Applications for entrance to the out
door meet to be held under the auspices
of the league are piling up. Among
these are a good many from the lower
section. Some of these applicants are
pretty good sprinters and hope to an
mex some of the laurels.
Look at the position of Mt Vernon
this year and the place 1t held at the
same date last year Had a change of
luck, like the Nationals. Keep it up.
DEPARTMENTAL.
Arrangements have been made so that
all the games after Tuesday will be
played On the George Washington
grounds, Seventeenth and c streets.
The crowd of onlookers of the games
have steadily increased 50 it was a
good idea to cater somewhat TO their
convenience. There are plenty of seats
at University Field.
Several changes have been made in
the officers since the league was or
ganized. Mr.. Chance. Of the Postoffice
Department. has resigned from the
treasurership and A. G. Rice. of the
agricultural Department. acted treasurer
and secretary until Orin j. Field, of
the Department of Justice, was elected
to I'LL the vacancy. Mr.. Rice, who is
now the secretary, will soon give up
| his position, which will neceSSitate an
other election very shortly
The non-appearahce of Paul Hines in
| the last game OF the Agricultural De
partment. caused considerable comment
| 1t is explained by the fact that in the
| first game he took part in with the
| Department of Justice the Justice peo-
| pie put up such a strong kick that he
| viii not be allowed to play until he
| is properly registered. 1t is expected
| that he will have this matter arranged
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Paid Good Salary.

Peter Maher has again surprised the
populace. Billy Burke, the welterwefght.
attempted to dishgure Peters map, but
was a veritable chopping block for the
old Warherse. and the referee stopped
the fight in the fourth round to save
him.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Prouty. pitcher for Vermonts. got in
the way of one of Worley's line drives
and had to retire. nursing a sore thumb.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Wonder why Turner and Houck are
not playing In the -Four Eye. Too bad
two such fine ball players should go
astray.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Hammott. second baseman on the
RIeonaingdale team, is too light for sec
ond, bur he can field those drives TO
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Mothers Ginger Bread may be pro-
cured from the Jenitor. He says wfe2
made into balls the most listiess play
ers are started into wild activity.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

woriey made three errors In one In
ming while pitching Thursday. His new
glove accounts for some OF them.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

The ST Petrseks have received their
rraings, with small st. and a large P.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

that looked good for two bases in short
right field.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Johnny Sheckles Is now with the Coz
| lUmbia Athletic Club. and should make
/ Sc me of the team whistle. when he gets
] going.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

White has been placed on third, where
he can use his good arm and toss the
ball over the first basemans head occa-
sionally.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

jones Falls Bathing suits may be nat
tily adorned with the colors Of the
competing clubs.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

The Franklins are a lucky bunch. Two
defeats have been thrown out and they
have a clean record.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Joseph Miller. of the Greenwich team.
has been farmed out 20 the strong
Blooming gdales. Joe is one of the COM
ing ball players of the city.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

The Blooningdales have q new first
basenan. What? Again?
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Now that the Colunsbia Athletic Club
has been incorporated. IL would not be
arniss to take off that letter B and IN
it's place insert a G.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

The Greenwich anagenent has de-
cided TO sign Charles Gibbs, formerly
of the '.HooiIies. Gibbs has 3 strong
right arm.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

All the teams are sprucfng up and
things promise to be lively. Don't get
discouraged because your team loses the
first few games. There are better
times ahead.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Murphy, of the Greenwich team, has
decided TO play shortstop instead of
second. He used TO stop lots OF hits
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

The first year the Sunday School
Athletic Association started out with
poor material. but look how the move
ment has grown.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Section a better be on the watch for
some of that aggregation of enthusiasts
from the farm during the post series.
for with the strength that Douglas and
Mt. Vernon are showing there is liable
to be something doing.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Look at the position Of Mt. Vernon
this year and the place it held at the
same date last year. Had change of
luck, like the Nationals. Keep it up.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

WapIe put the first ball over the right
field fence, but it was only a good,
healthy foul
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Maybe Pat Bowling did not know villa
he was doing when he put Stanley il
TO twir against the Aloysius Club.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Dawson. OF the st. Joseph aggrega
ton, has a split finger
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Rumor has 1t that there is to be
handiboe club in the league. Who said
We had enough Handiboe now?
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
CAPITAL CITY.

Captain Brown, of the Aloysius tribe.
is suffering from a boil He's too good
a man to be out of the gama.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

After Sunday and Monday that infie1d
looked like the James Creek canal or
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Stanley said he enjoyed the spread III
got at the Riggs House after his &c:
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
FOUR EYE.

Don't dispute that high strike. FAKE
it like q ballDIayer would.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

The feat of striking out sixteen mer
which Sanders accomplished, Is likely tC
stand alone for some time.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

that looked good for two bases in short
right field.
Wonder why Turner and Houck are
not playing IN the -Four Eye. Too bad
two such fine ball players should go
astray.
Prouty, pitcher for Vermonss, got in
and had to retire nursing sore thumb.
The ST. Pstrseks have received their
new uniforms. dark blue. white trim
rr,ings, with small st. and a large P.
woriey made three errors In one In
ming while pitching Thursday. His new
glove accounts for some Of them.
Hamnott. second basenan on the
RIeonaingdale team. is too light for sec
ond, bur he can field those drives TO
right
White has been placed on third, where
he can use his good arm and toss the
ball over the first baseman's head occa-
sionally.
The Bloorningdales have new first
baseman. What? Again?
defeats have been thrown out and they
have a clean record.
Joseph Miller Of the Greenwich team.
has been farmed out 70 the strong
Bloomingdales. Joe is one of the COM
ing ball players of the city.
The Greenwich management has de-
of the '.FIoodIies. " Gibbs has a strong
right arm.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
MARQUETTE.

Home run hits are nice things to be
able TO get. but what good is it when
you don't touch all the sandbags.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Sacrifice hits are getting plentiful in
the league. but a great many of them
lon't work as they should.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

IN CLOSE study OF economic conditions
Mas they exist In different parts Of the
- world dlscloscs these important facta
Athat, ns people become more civilized,
the skill OF labor advances, work be-
comes moro specialized, and wages are ever
on the increase, There arc countries where
specialized and skilled labor arc not needed
and appreciated, and In such counres
wages are decidedly low.
Most Americans would prefer remaining
idle to accepting 30 cents n day as wages,
blu, there are thousands Of men and women
who arc glad 10 work for thig sum, Tho
average Bedouin Arab Is shepherd Il's
days are spent watching great noeks be-
longing to some rich sheik lie knows that
II he 50 a congcIentsous shepherd he can earn
o. towalr--that H. n young camel. pair
Of shOes. q skirt, ksrchlcf a cloak, and d
shetpsltln--worth about S25--.n ons year,
An Asiailc khoud usually works ona farm
or attends to cattle, and he does not fare
better, Ifat tho end Of the year nc recolyes
n bullock, n goat n pig. fowl, q bDg OF grain,
ana "a set OF brass pots he 10 satisfied.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

The Nagas. n tribe In india receive about
the same wage, but they Will only accept
conch shells and twelve conch Shells VIII
buy one COW. The African laborer receives
wages In different standards Most Of Inc
Damnraa work at smelling iron. and u they
arc not unusually lazy they can earn = brace-
let q week, They use them o decorate thelr
wives and childron--lnore frequently lhem-
selyes--and they barter them when " need
of oxen. A biteof meat and gallon OF mug
is enough for the most extraYagant Afrlcan.s
Their neghbors the kafiirs receive about
the anne wages. but they VIII only be PAID
In cattle, which Is ,thelrstandard Of wealth.
Tho natives Of North and South America
arc little disturbed where their wages are
concerned The Chnooks VIII hunt and llsh
III whole year for Ave brlgl blankets, me
,Nnupes ind blankets useless and u they
NOV another ,nan's field they van an *,
ii cu,lass. d knife, and flsh hooks
often among moro advanced peoples
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

be men without responsibility am now able
To eliminate them. suppose that every con-
slant advertiser has the same experience.
n know n gentleman who struggled for ten
years III his efforts to build q railroad In the
southwest. While in Chicago on other bust
ness he placed aSsnnll adj for capital IN a
newspaper and in this way met an English
man OF means The two went over he ground
together and within year tho road was
] built. Lator 1t was sold at,a good profit to
the Gould system and both tho promoter and
the Engishnan made small fortunes. They
are still together, doing on extensive con-
tracing business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
Where Skulls Not Needed Wages Of Men Are Smell

taxes are high; where families live on bread,
macaronl, and cheap wine, with meat oniy
as a feast once in a while. But these taets
are explained by the figures that 1arM
hand never earns more thanjao cents q DAY,
while linen worker Is usually paid mar that
wages. Even q skilled coral worker one VINO
fashions such dainty pieces of coral, ca nnot
average more than so cents a day
Who're Woman's Wage ls Low.
Naturally In countries where WAGES are
low women's wages are still lower, IN the
West indies most Of the women "orN ~ lac-
tories for 900 day. Domestic labor cannot
even commend a fair price In Turkey
woma n cook never gets more than 500 year
and she must be we'll yersed N culinary mat,
ters 10 earn such q sum, while housemaid
never expects morethan $50 year,
Many more countries where men and wom-
an ear earn less than 80 cents a day might be
named, but these arc suftloient to show that
Il Is only among civilized nations that skilled
workers or, are appreciated and the wage scale
is advanced.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
BY Wanda Bartlett.

and the olderchorus girls who already know.
the words and music beglnt to sng, and YOU
Join in, whiciis easy enough with tho words
right before you, or course II your voice Is
cracked altogether tho manager will notice
It after one or two rehearsals, and tell YOU
Spolltelyth that your voice Is not strong enough
for his chorus, But nine out of ten ordinary
voices are taken In thechorus.
Then You are taught some simple steps
That any girl can do unless she is clumsy.
When rehearsas, which lasts sometimes a
week or two, and sometimes only three or
four days. are over and you go on the stage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
IS 1t Is Easy to Get ON Stage.

for he first time, you arc rchl Ichorus GIT,
and your start on a career Is made, and II II
is In you to be something more In thu limo
you viii soon climb up.
Advancement DEPENDS on Self
For instance. the manager may put you IN
TO lead q march or to lead the choruses. YOU
Will know then that your voice is better
than the others or that may be you arc more
graceful or make a betterappearance. Else
he would not put you to the front, The man
5uger is a good Judge and will not ask girl
TO do what he knows she cannot do. SO II he
asks you to go N with a new part you should
know you can and do 1t, even Il your throp'
bling heart says, (" o. don't believe can
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
led e Ads Produce Vast Amount OF Bust

these small ads. There seems TO be a GUS
toner for everything that's offered, whether.
the price be large or small. and whether the
article be useful or not. One small boy
not yet 1G years OF age has acquired saw
ings bank account Of more than 500 through
buying goats cheap and selling them dear.
He uses the classified columns almost every
week and never falls to make from 50 to So
on each deal, lie started without the lnowl-
edge Of his parents with q capital OF So.
The vagaries of the small ad. manifold.
] have run three line ad. and secured twenty
answers, fair part Of which produced busi-
ness. / have few weeks later elaborated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
Nine Out OF Ten Obey. Orders.
mess for the Constant User

do not know what class Of citizens It Is
that does not read the classified columns.
especially those headed business chances,
but j am pretty well acquainted With those.
who do go over them with regularity. AS a
rule, 1t Ia the man or woman who Is dissatis-
fed with snyings bank interest and who Is
looking for chance to double his or her
money In as short a time as possible, Many,
OF them do so. Some OF them lose, so we may
say that these people realize that the element
OF risk is always III proportion to the income
derived from an investment. They are. gan-
orally speaking people willing to take a
chance. l$sa i.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

together and tell them about the salary he
girls are to get and IL the show is going on
tho road or 10 play in the city for a time,
etc Then II everything doesn't sui, You, you
can quietly make your exit. THAT Is why
no tel4 you all about It the first thing,
#5
PLAY "FolIow the Leader" Awhile.
Z Now the manager hands each girl sheet
OF paper with the different choruses she Is TO
learn and says: We'll begin rehearsal
now" Then do as the other girls do. Ifthey
take of their hats and coats, you do the
same. The piano player then begins to play,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

Some one VIII SNOW you THcFo tHc stage
door is.
Don't Get Scared at Dark Stage, q
Then 80 In, Don't get frightened Just be-.
cause It looks dark inside when you nrst
opcnthc door. This dark place is only the
big stage before 1t is lighted up,
When you get In you VIII zee little groups
Of girls or women standing about talking In
whispers. These are girls the same MS your
self who have answered tho nd" Join
them and listen to what they have 10 gay,
Some OF these may have been on the stage
before. and az they tell Of their experience
you may hear something that may help YOU.
Soon tho manager Will call the girls all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
By Frederick ST. John.

$40 bookkeeper One man answered MI
three. On Investigations found that he was
not even a successful $40 bookkeeper. Why
he answered advertisements calling for
$50, 900 or even $500 capital do not know.
The element OF curiosity comes to the front
IN every bunch or 5answers one gets. 1t Is
Impossible to separate them from the = live
ones" and one has to Interview hem all. OF
late I have beens able toscomple a list of
about dozen who seem tor hayesa mania for
answering ads. and as have found them to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

the same ad. into twenty lines and the pecu-
liar public has favored me with two replies,
neither OF which resulted In any business
I have ADVERT sed In the same column trade
involving $500 and another for mantwltl2
500, 900 to buy some bonds of a small! electric.
road The $500 deal fell down, but the first
man that appeared on the bond proposition
took thesecurities,
r et II $t
Answer from Curiosity Only.
on the same Sunday inserted an ad. for