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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Tw1RLER JACOBSEN.
Cleveland After Southpaw Before He
Joined the Washingtons.

-
Joined the Washingtons.
Jacobsen, the southpaw who did good
work for Washington last season under adj
verse conditions. once came very close to
being Clevelander.
Forest City fans will remember that
Manager Armour took q flying trip about
the Three-I League two years ago. Jacob
sen, then pitching for Decatur, was the
man he went to look at in particular, but
when he reached Decatur he found that
Jacobsen was sic'- AS Bill wanted man
right away, all the pitchers except Dona-
hue being In the hospital, he passed the
Decatur man up and went on to Rockford
and secured Killian, now pitching for
Detroit.
The players tell a good story on Jacob
sen. The speedy southpay hand not had
much experience with big towns prior to
his going to Washington, and ON the occa-
sion Of the Senators first trip to New York
last year Kittridge invited him to go to one
of the theaters to see Lulu Chaser In the
'Madcap Princess" Jacobsen did not seem
quite interested during the first act or two
and finally Kfttridge asked him Il he liked
it. Il don't think much Of this show" re-
piled Jacobsen. "Out In Decatur last sum-
mer, 1 saw show that beat this all hollow
Gee, they had a man that took compound
balls and whirled them in the air and on
his shoulders just as If they were oranges.
Aren't they going to have anything like
that in this show? If not, am going to the
hotel" And he went too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22

Wallace H Hills, chief clerk of the Treas
ury Department. and was attended by rep
resentatives of the different departments.
Mr. Alvord was called upon to preside Il
was announced that Colonel BromweH
would set aside one of the diamonds on the
White Lot ellipse for the use of the league.
and that prizes would be awarded to the
players excelling in the different positions
and a pennant awarded to the winning
team.
The different departments that have made
application for admittance to the league
are: Treasury, Interior, Agriculture. Navy,
War, Justice and Post Office Departments
and the Library OF Congress. Applications
are expected from the Department of Conn
merce of Labor and the State Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Quadragenarians and sexagenarians

from HafDerB weekly.
The most memorable utterances of Soc
rates, whom, well inspired. the oracle pro-
claimed the wisest of men," belong to tho
years Immediately preceding his death.
which occurred in B. c. $50. when he was
either seventy or seventy-two years Old.
His beloved pupil and interpreter was Pia-
to. many of whose most illustrious writings
were composed after the age of sixty; nay.
until his death at eighty. Plato continued
to preside over the Academy at Athens. His
marvellous disciple, Aristotle, was forty
two when he was chosen by Philip of
Macedon to be the tutor of Alexander. All
of Aristotle's works which have come down
to US were composed between his fifteth
year and the age of sixty-three. when he
died. OF Demosthenes It has been justly
ayerred that he translated philosophy and
ethics into the vernacular of the forum
This man. of whom the aged Milton wrote
that his
Resistless eloQuence
Welded at Will that fierce democracy.
Shook the Arsenal and fulmened over Greece
To sfacedun and Artaxerxes throne.
pronounced the formidable Second Phil
ippic'' at forty, the Third Philippe" at
forty-three. and the greatest of all his ora
lions. the DE Corona" at ffty-four.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
INTERNATIONAL CHECKERS.
British and American Players Broke
Even Yesterday.

The American players held their own in
the sixth days play in the international
checker tournament at Boston yesterday.
The home players won three games to two
In the afternoon session. and the Britishers
took three to two in the evening play. All
the other games were drawn.
For the visitors, Starlight beat Hill, Blu
chanan beat Reynolds, r. Jordan beat
Schaefer. and Morrall beat DENVER. For
the Americans, DENVER beat Morral1 two
games, Barker beat Gardner, and Horn beat
Hynd two games.
The British players still lead by big
margin, the total score being: Britishers,
40; Americans, u; drawn, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Always the Same.
Tharp's Pure
Berkeley Rye.
8I2 F st. NV. Phone Main IIhI.
Special Private Delivery.
fe2S-f2O
A Paradise for Men.

From the Chicago Journal
In Paraguay the women are In proper
ton of seven to one as compared with
the men. The consequence is that the men
are taken the greatest care of. and every
thing which is unpleasant OF might be
risky to the life OF a man is done by the
women. The streets are cleaned. ships are
loaded. oxen are driven by them. and It Is
even said that they have taken part In the
country's wars. acting as substitutes for
their men folk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
CARTER HANDICAP.
Beldame to Garry Top Weight Of 127
Pounds.

August Belmont's great race mare Bel
dame has received top weight. 127 pounds,
for the Carter Handicap. seven furlongs.
winch will be run as the attraction on the
opening day of the Aqueduct meeting, April
Is. Handicapped W. 8. vosburgh announc-
ed the weights for the Carter last night as
follows:
The Carter Handicap, for three-year olds
and upward; $100 each; half forfeit, or SO
II declared by April 5; with 5000 added,
of which 500 to the second and $500 to the
third. seyan fIIrIOnpS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mount Pleasant Congregational Team
Ready for Games.

The base ball team to represent the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
In the Sunday School League of this city
met last night at the church for the
purpose of electing its manager and cap
tain and for the selection of its Uniform
for the coming season. The members
present were John BeaH. Horace Chitten-
den, William E. Harley. George Koehler.
F. Kipp, C. J. Peck, John Clements. H C.
Riley Ben Sebastian, John E. Sheckells,
F. J. Stecker, DR.. N. w. Pemeroy, III. b.
Sherwood, v. E. Torney, T. B. Shoemaker
and Arba N. Tindal.
Horace Crittenden was elected captain
and William X. Quinter manager,
The team is DESTROYS of playing clubs
prior to the opening of the schedule sea-
son, and would be pleased to have any
managers address Manager Quinter at
the Columbian building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
GOVERNMENT BASE BALL.
Uncle Sans Department Clerks Organ,
ize a League.

The Departmental Base Ball League.
which was organized several years ago. but
was not in existanee last season, has been
reorganized for the coming season. Through
the efforts of Mr.. Thomas G. Alvord, chief
clery of the Library of Congress, the co.
operation of the several executive depart
ments has been secured and all are en-
thusiastic over the project and accordingly
plans were made last evening for the re-
organisation.
The meeting was held In the ozHee Of Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Mount Vernon Team to Start Work.

u. C. Chambers. the manager OF the MI.
Vernon base ball team of the Sunday school
league has given Instructions to the TWEEN
ty-odd applicants for places on the team
to appear tomorrow afternoon at practice
grounds at 23d street and Wyoming ave-
nue.. to begin practice. Manager Cham
bcrs proposes to put the applicants through
pretty lively practice nearly every day In
the week until the Sunday school season
opens; BY that time he believes he will
have a team that will take first class
place in the Sunday School league. instead
of tail-end place, as last year. Much
new material has been added to the team
and there. will be disappointment II there
are not some good developments out Of
the list.
The Mount Vernon officials propose to fit
the team out well, and to do this will give
q musical entertainment on the evening of
Friday March 81. at the school. The pro-
gram has already been made up and will
be an attractive one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22

From the Boston Courier.
.You need a little CHANGE mechanically
said the doctor as he handed a prescription
to the waiting patient.
"You needn't have told me that. doctor"
replied the patient. .the prescription II en-
phaais OF that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22

From the London Lancet.
In the course of my association with to-
bacco. about twenty-five years, l have
known men AL this time. every working
day, to be inhaling tobacco dust or fumes
produced In the process of manufacture.
uninterrupted good health Is the general
rule of all persons engaged In tobacco pro-
ceedfngs Of every kind snd generally of
large consumerA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Commissioners Play Saturday.

The Commissioners Club will open
their season on Saturday afternoon, when
they meet the team from the Lanham
Athletic Club at the grounds at 14th and
A streets northeast.
This game was originally scheduled to
be played at Lanham, Nd, but on account
of the condition of the grounds it has
been transferred to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Hanlon to stick to Brooklyn.

Edward Hanlon and the Brooklyn base
bali club have come to an agreement over
the salary question and the threatened rup-
ture was avoided. c. Fl. Ebbets says that
the salary agreed on was entirely satisfac.
tory to- Hanlon and the Brooklyn club.
Mr.. Ebbets met Hanlon In Baltimore Mon
day and they compromised the salary ques-
ton and all differences were adjusted so
that Hanlon agreed to sign contract to
manage the team another year. He will
follow the players to Columbia, 8. c., in a
few days and superintend the practice and
training of the men.
At the meeting of the Brooklyn base ball
club in Jersey City yesterday routine bus
ness was transacted and the following oiii-
GERS elected: President, Charles H. En-
bets; secretary, Henry Won der Horst; as
sistant secretary, Charles HI. Ehbets, f..
treasurer Henry w. Medicus. and manager,
Edward Hanlon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22

a million to maintain her educational stand
ard. and 1t can be taken for granted that
the other growing colleges are in very much
tbs same fix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Base Ball Notes.

There are thirteen players in the two ma
jor leagues who hail from Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis club is negotiating with
Newark for Catcher Ed Lynch.
Jack Thoney. the former Washington
player, has gene back to the minor league
ranks. He has signed with Indianapolis.
Hoffman made three hits, one double.
In a recent game played between the Yani-
gans and Athletics in the south. He led
both teams In batting.
Mertes and Devlin are two Giants who
have their eyes on the ball. Each made a
home run on Sunday with two men on
bases.
Lave Cross of the Athletics is to have a
rival this year in a field In which he has
virtually been alone for years. 1t Is said
that KahI, an fnffelder with Cleveland Is
more bow-iegged than Cross.
Mont Beviile will have to play with the
Milwaukee team this year, despite his pro-
test to the national commission for q re-
lease because he was not notified Of the
trade by Owner Comisley Of the White Sex.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10
Broken English.

English is said to be one of the
most difficult languages in the
world for a foreigner to learn.
A professor in an eastern college
tells of he troubles of a French
man with the verb to break. " I
begin to understand your language
better, said my friend, NJ. de
L. to me, but your verbs
trouble me still. You mix them
up 50 with propositions. I saw
your friend, Mrs. S, just now.
She says she intends to break down
her school earlier than usual. Am
I right there?"
Break up her school, she must
have said"
oh, yes, 1 remember; break up
school.
Why does she do that" l
asked.
Because her health is broken
into.
Broken down.
Broken DOWN On, yes. And,
indeed, since the fever has broken
up in her town"
Broken out. Will she leave
her house alone?"
No; she is afraid it will be
Observation-Disclosures do I say
that?"
Broken into.
Certainly; it is what 1 meant
to say"
Is her son to be lnarrien soon?"
No; that engagement is broken
broken"
Broken off? All, 1 had not
heard"
She is very worried about it.
Her son only broken the news
down to her last week. Am I
right"
No; merely broke. a"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10

To LIVE close to nature is one Of
the greatest boons accorded to poor
downtrodden mortals. A man can
forget his anger and have his soul
filled with love for all mankind, by
going far from the nadding
crowds ignoble strife, - and giving
himself up to earnest contempla-
ton of the singing bird, the bud
ding leaf, and be lulled to calm re-
pose by the drownsy hum of the
busy bee.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10
Much Ado About Nothing.

An old woman who entered a
country savings bank not long ago
was asked whether she wanted to
draw or deposit.
"Nayther; Oh wants to put some
money in, was the reply.
The clerk entered the amount
and pushed the slip toward her to
sign.
Sign on this line, please, "
said he.
Above or below it?"
Just above it
Ne whole name?"
Yes"
Before Oh was married."
No, just as it is now
"Oi can't write. Exchange.
Often there is a good deal more
Business in a church than there IS
religion in a piece of business.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10
THE COUNTRY PRESS

Because of its trutfulness THE
HERALD publishes the following
from the Houston Labor Journal of
recent date. The country press,
the poorest paid and oft maligned,
comes close to the hearts CT the
masses, knows the demands of its
people, and IS the mirror from
whichis reflected the inner and more
sacred things of life. The country
editor. while he does not shine
with the Respondent brightness of
his city brother, IS the friend of his
people, is one with them, sharing
their joys and sorrows, telling of
their hopes and fears, and while
his voice is seldom heard in the
councils of the politically wise, his
influence is felt, and the good he
does will live after him The La
Dor Journal says:
The most potent political ageh-
cy today in the United States is the
country press-the weekly news
paper. When political campaigns
wax hot and the true interests of
the people are forsaken by the great
dailies, and lucre and lies and bal
derdash and buncome rule in the
cities, these rural agencies may for
a brief period lose the points OF the
compass, but when passion sub
sides and prejudice retires, this
same country press IS as true to the
best interest of the people and the
government as the needle IS to the
pole. It's because of these recur-
ring periods of national political
inactivity that this is an agency so
powerful, because then the coun-
try editor gets close to the people
and learns their wants and needs,
and 81 weeks in each year he stands
a ready and valiant champion.
And while this same editor is al
ways poorly paid he does more real
good for the people than all metro
politan papers and city politicians
put together. Recently the post
Office department of the govern
ment issued an order that all the
mail boxes in the various rural de-
livery districts should be number
ed consecutively The country
press caught on" at once. The
order was made in the interest of
the large department stores in the
large cities, so that they could more
easily advertise and carry on their
mail order business. 1t simply
made the government soliciting
agent for them 1t meant business
stagnation to the towns and paral-
ysis TO the country merchant. The
country press from one end of the
government to the other sent up its
protest against this order, and it
was promptly revoked, In doing
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10

A RECENT dispatch from Fal-
furrias says taxpayers in the
northern part of Nueces county
are contemplating the organization
of new county, to be formed from
part of Starr, Cameron, Nueces
and Duval counties, with the
county seat located at Falfurrias.
This change would receive a good
vote even on the Rio Grande. 1t
has been known for some time that
a scheme of this kind was in con-
temptation.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10

this the country editor kept mil
lions of dollars in trade in the
rural precincts and then went on
doing good in other lines, neither
receiving nor assuming credit for
the work he had performed.
So long as the country press is
left free to combat error, to clamor
for the rights of the people. the
perpetuity of the government is
assured.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10

HEARST says there were fully
$4,000 illegal votes cast against him
inNew York last Tuesday, and
sayshe will prove it. Poor fellow,
hedies hard.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10

WORK for your town. Push
every Enterprise calculated to help,
no matter whether you started it
or not.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10
WRTM Us AErR

in st1ietsst confidence, telling Us all
ycur troubles We sri send free adj
vice Gin plain sealed enveIope). Ad-
dress: Ladies' Advisory Dept, The
Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10
al sVHEWKD AWFUL PAIN

guy womb and oVaTies - writes Mrs.
Na1mi Bake, of Webster Groves, Mo-,
"and my nenSes were very painful
and Irregular. Since tagdhg Cardui j
feel Hike new woman, and do nSt
suffer as did
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10

or not.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-11-10

temptation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25
Will Remove Sheriff.

jefferson City. No, June 24.-When
informed tonight of the statement of
Sheriff HeTpel of st. Louis county. Gov
ernor Folk said he did not care TO be
quoted again on the race track COndi-
tions in St Louis county, but that in
addition TO taking steps to stop the
alleged violations of the law at Delmar
track. he would take steps forthwith
for the removal Of Sheriff HerDei and
County Prosecuting Attorney Johnson
for their utter disregard of their Of
fetal OsthS.
Governor Folk entertains no doubt of
his right 10 send state troops into St
Louis county should they in his opinion
become necessary to cope with the sit
uatiOn. He would not state tonight
whether he intended to send them 10
St Louis county at once, saying he de-
sres to give the local authorities every
chance to enforce the law before taking
the situation into his own hands.
Governor Folk did not regard Sheriff
Herpel's statement that the troops
might be shot in st. Louis county as
very menacing 10 the troops, but he
said he regarded the language as very
insurrectionaTy in the mouth of a
sworn officer of the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25
LOOMS WILL GET
ANOTHER PLACE
Assistant Secretary is Out of the
State Department.
SENT ABROAD ON MISSION
WILL ALSO RESCUE BODY OF
PAUL JONES.

Al W YORK. June 24-On a secret
~ mission for the state department
for which he was commissioned by
President Roosevelt. Francis b. Loomis.
assistant secretary OF state. sailed for
Southampton today on the steamer
Philadelphia.
Concerning the mission Mr.. Lcomis
would only say:
4 am not only going as special am
bassadOr to receive Paul Jones body,
but also have been commissioned by
the president to perform a secret mis-
sion for the state department while
abroad. I must decline positively TO
state what my mission is
Has il anything to do with peace2'
was asked.
Il can say nothing" he replied
Mr.. LOOmis said he expected that his
secret mission would prevent him from
returning with the warshiD squadron
which viii bring the body of Admiral
Paul Jones, as Ne had expected TO do.
but that ne hoped 10 return in about =,
month MI LoOmis added that the
exercises attending the departure Of
the body of Admiral Jones from France
probably would be held on July 9TH or
Sth in the American church in Paris.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25
TOUR OF INSPECTION.
LOOMS to Investigate Various DipIo-
matte Posts.

Washington, June 24-The assign
mcnt Of Francis B LOOMS. assistant
secretary of state. who sailed from
New York today for Europe as a special
ambassador of the United States form
ally to receive from the French govern
ment the remains of John Paul Jones
viii conflict in TO respect with the
duties of the American ambassador to
France. Mr.. Mccormick. or with those
of the retiring ambassadcr. General
Horace Porter. The appointment of
special ambaSsad0r was made as a
mark of particular respect to the
memory Of the great naval officer and
as tribute Of honor to the French
government for the interest II has
manifested in the recovery Of the body
Ir- Loomis viii not return to the
United States with the remains of John
Paul Jones. So far as they are con-
cerned. his ambassadorshiD viii termi-
nate with the reception of the body and
its transfer to the American squadron
He has been commanded by the presi-
dent, however. to make an inVeStiga-
ton of the business methods Of the
various diplomatic posts Of the United
states in Europe with view to bring
ing about such reforms as may be sub
geSted by the inquiry in connection
with his own experience in the state
department It is expected that this
mission viii occupy him for perhaps
two months. His inquiry viii not af-
feet in any way the conduct of the
diplomatic business of the embassies
and legations, but merely have to do
with the administrative affairs 1t is
not expected now that Mr.. LOOMS will
return TO the state department to re-
main for any considerable time and
he may not return at alias assistant
atsa4rV Of tat T-g4
some appointment at the hands of the
president seems certain now. but 1t has
not been determined vet what the ap-
pOintment viii be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25
MUROERESS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Mrs. Aggie Myers, Female Fend of Missouri, Smiled When
Judgment of the Court Was SOemny Pronounced
Against Her.

KANSAS CITY, June 24-Mrs. Agile
n Myers, who at Liberty, Mo. re-
Gently was found guilty Of murder
i'm the first degree. was today refused
a new trial and was sentenced to be
hanged on Aug. H. An appeal will be
taken to the state supreme court.
Mrs Myers was convicted with Frank
Hoffman, who was infatuated with her.
Of killing the woman's husband, Clar-
ence Myers, a printer, at their home
in this city in May, 1904
Fiendish Murder.
The crime was most cold blOoded.
Hoffman, who is now under sentence
of death for his part in the crime, tes-
titled at the wOman's trial that she had
urged him to kill Myers. had let him
into their home on the night of the
murder, had given her husband a Sc
dative to put him to sleep. and then.
while he cried to her for help. she first
struck him over the head with a bed
Stat and then slashed his throat and
back with scissors and a razor Hott-
man had first stunned Myers with a
billiard cue Hoffman was arrested i'm