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 Gordon Hickman has been bought from Denver by Shreveport. Hickman made a fine record for Denver last year. and was with the Barons for the first part of this season. He is Birmingham boy and is very popular with the fans here.
 Hickman has the goods in large quan- titles and may be one of the stars this plenty of strength and endurance. flick man received instructions last night from Manager Gilks to report there at once.
 Several discussions have been held among the fans recently as to the record made by the Coal Barons at the begin ming of last season. Three of the four opening games scheduled with Montgom- cry were won by Birmingham, rain pre- venting the fourth from being played. Nashville came next for four games. but rain interferred with one. Birmingham took two of the three games played. mak- ing five victories out of first six games of the season.
 Manager Babb of Memphis is putting up game which promises to land him as the star third baseman of the Southern League He is fielder far above the average and can hit in addition. He has an old baseball head and can run. There will be few that will push him for the honors in his department. On fielding o Brien will most likely be his equal. but 1t looks as if Babb will have shade the best of it on hitting. O'Brien will shine in this league anywhere they put him-New Orleans Picayune.
 While they are figuring on the best third baseman in the league. Roy Mont gomery must not be left out. He will probably outhit o'Brien. of New Orleans, and will field equally as well or better than Babb, of Memphis. Monte. has fully recovered from his sprained ankle, and is playing a fast game down at the third corner In addition he has been hitting the ball pretty regularly.
 Joe Rickerts steal home yesterday was the star feature of the game. Rickert has worked this difficult trick on former occasions. but the sickness with which he fooled Leibhart and Hurburt was real ly amusing. They did not realize what was happening until Rickert dove feet first for the plate Last summer with At lanta, Rickert did not attempt any of these star features. There Is no use talk ing, Rickert belongs here. and on his adopted stamping ground ne will shine. A great deal is expected or this speedy ball player this summer. With Rickert in left, Nadeau in center and Knoll in
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L0Veman, Joseph & Loeb

all time the chances of what once looked like the making of a great catcher. The fans will learn with much regret the bad luck that the Cincinnati boy has met with He has many friends here who had hoped to see him come back to his old form again.--Nashville American
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St. Louis 2, Detroit 0.
Boston 1e, Washington 2.

Washington, April 24.-Boston batted two pitchers out of the box today, and had an easy time beating Washington Attendance, 231s
 Score RUE Washington ... . .. ..e00 O02 000-e s Boston ..... .. .. ...o5O 4S2 s2'-l9 20 0
 Batteries: <itson and Heydon: Hardy and Wakefied: Tannehill and Graham Time, 1:55. Umpire. Sheridan.
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Nashville Played a Fine Game Despite Crippled Team-Stafford's Hit,
 With Bases Full, Proved
 Disastrous-Score 4 to i.
STANDING.
Results Yesterday.

Nashville. 1; Birmingham. l.. Shreveport, 1, Memphis, .. Atlanta, r. Montgomery, 1. New Orleans, 3; Little Rock, 3.
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Home run-Smith. Two-base hits-Stafford and Walters. Sacrifice hits--Kahlkoff and Elsey. Bases on balls-Off Billiard, ?. Struck out-By Herman, 8; by Billiard. 9. Stolen bases--Kahlkoff. Left on bases-Nashville s; Birming- ham, D.
 Time--f:30
 JTmpire-Buckley
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COTTON STATES LEAGUE.

At Gulf Port--Gulf Port g. Mobile .. At Vicksburg-Vicksb ?, Jackson F. At Baton Rouge-Baton Rouge g, Merid- Ian {.
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New York ', PhiIadIphIa 4.

Philadelphia. April 24-Free hitting by the visitors, coupled with errors by the home team, gave New York a victory over the champions today. Attendance. 3o7
 Score st R. 1T. E. New York 100 Oil 004-7 II Philadelphia ............. .O00 Ol0 1O2-4 g
 Batteries: Clarkson and Kleinow; Ben der and Schreckengost. Time. hours Empires, O'Loughlin and Evans.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Louisville: Louisville. 1 St. Paul. IA At Columbus: Columbus 4; Milwaukee, G. AZ Toledo: Toledo, 6; Kansas City, 4. At Indianapolis: Indianapolis, 5; Mime apolis, 9.
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IOIaIs ........ B , 70 ID
 +Hess out being hit by batted ball. Two out when winning run was made.
 Score by innings:
 Shreveport . ..................O O02 001 O0l-4 Memphis . .....................l0 l0l 100 000-3
 Summary: Innings pitched-Clark, 2-3; Suggs, 6 1-3; Lee, 9. Struck out-by Clark, ?; by Suggs. 3; by Lee. l. Bases on balls off Clark, 1; of Lee 3. Hits apportioned- off Clark 1; of Suggs [: of Lee. g. Wild pitches-Lee, ?. Hit by pitched ball-Suggs 1. Two base hits-F. Clark. King. Three base hits-Byrne. Sacrifice hits-Thiel, Babb, Carey, Byrne. Double pays-Hess to Evans to Clark: Babb to Nichols 10 Carey. Left on bases-Memphis, 9: Shreve- port, 1. First base on errors-Memphis. 8; Shreveport, 1. Time-1 IS. Umpire Rud- derham. Attendance, 1900.
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Plttsbura Chicago 3.
St. Louis g. Cincinnati 3.

Cincinnati. April 24-st. Louis won the third consecutive game from Cincinnati today. Odwell had rib broken by being hit by a pitched ball in the sixth inning. Attendance 600. Score: R.HE. Cincinnati .. 900 COP 100-3 g 1 St. Louis ............ .2e4 900 021-e 12 ?
 Batteries: Druhol, Hafford and Phelps; Brown and Holmes. Time, 2;15. Umpires- Carpenter and Klem.
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MONTGOMERY DID
 NOT HAVE A CHANGE
ATLANTA oUTPLAYED THE LEGls- LAToRS AT BAT AND IN THE FIELD, AND WON WITHOUT ANY TRouBLE-scoRE 7 TO I.

Montgon- April 24.-Montgomery never had chance today. The visitors showed be at the bat and in the field and won an Interesting contest Attend ance 250O Score.
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montSonefy ...s.. ..tt..f .-s.t.iou oVV VVV-l
 Summary: Left on bases-Montgomery 8; Atlanta, f. Two-base hit-Schwartz First base on errors-Atlanta, ?. Bases on Balls-On MalarIy. 3. Hit by pitcher Malarky, ?. Passed ball-Hausen, 1. Dou- ble play-Malarky to Bush to Mullaney. Struck out-By Malarky 6; by zeller D.. Sacrifice hits-Smith 2 Tibald Time :30 Umpire-Kennedy
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OTHER GAMES.

At Charlottville, ya.; University of Virginia. g; North Carolina, 0.
 At Washington. D. C.: University of Georgia, [; Georgetown, l.
 At Danville. Va: DanvIlle, (virginia State), II; University of Kentucy, 2
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Matted Tor Brady m nInth'
 Score by innings:
 Little Rock :. ...............O0 900 003 OO0-3 New Orleans .. ...............1O 100 coz 20*--o
 Summary: Two base hits-Brady. Dear mond Stolen bases-Rickert, 8; Bell, Ma deau Sacrifice hits-Nadeau. Dearmond. Double pays-Blake to Cargo to Beck. Struck out-By Breitenstein, 8; Brady, ,. Bases on balls-Off Breitensten, i; Brady, Passed balls-Zimmer Left on bases Little Rock. [; New Orleans, 6. First base on errors-New Orleans 6. Time of game 2:W. Umpire-Pfenninger.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING.
New York 8, Brooklyn 7.

New York, April 24.-There was plenty of hitting in todays game. between New York and Brooklyn New York won in the eighth. Attendance 1200. Score:
 R.H E. Brooklyn .. ............ 900 700 O00-7 15 3 New York .. ......... .040 012 O1s-S 12 Batteries; Eason, Scanlon, Pastorius and Bergen; Wiltse. McGinnity and Bresna- han. Time, e:1o. Umpire, ODay.
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Nashville. April 4.-(Special )--Nashville showed some of her true form in tha final game with Birmingham this after noon. Playing snappy ball throughout, backed by faultless fielding and timely hitting the Finnites checked the onward rush of the Barons, to L
 The only run of Vaughan's tribe was due to Smiths home run drive over right field fence The long boy met one of Hermans slow balls in the second inning and the sphere went out of the lot being the first of the season. After this there was never a chance for Birmingham to score.
 The game was pitchers battle between Herman and Billiard and both dshed out a star article. The Baron slabman was very effective in all but one round, the third when a double by Stafford, when the bases were filled and singles by Bo- harmon and lansing sent four runners over the plate. In no other inning did Nashville threatened to cross the rubber.
 Herman at His Best.
 Herman, as well as Billiard, was at his very best. Although Herman allowed more hits, the ones secured off him were so scattered that they did not count for much. But not only was it this superb article of slabmanship that cut into the Barons winning streak, but behind him his teammates played by far the best since coming home. This, too, when not in the very best of condition. Castro was out of the game because of a couple of Charlie horses and Red Bohannon was on the alling list.
 However, despite the drawbacks, Rus sell, substituted for Castro at short, played the position splenddly. Bohannon was also there with the goods, as. in fact every member of the squad. Nashvlles part of the game was errorless. while the visitors had three, none of which figured materially in the run-getting.
 On this occasion it was plainly case of Nashville outplaying the flying leaders. Billiards wildness helped the locals to get their runs, The first two men up in the third inning were issued free passes. Gill bert then followed and struck out and Wiseman went out on an infield fly to Walters. Russell came up, put a difficult one down to Montgomery and was safe on first
 StaHoru Did IL.
 This filled the pillows with Stafford up. Sir Robert noby came forward and meet ing fast straight ball sent it just over third base and the ball went to the spring house.
 Before it could be recovered Kalkhoff, Herman and Russell came home. Stafford stopped at second, reached third on Bo- lannon's nfield hit to flrsts and then scored when lansing placed a slow one down to Elsey which he beat out. Bo- harmon also tried to score on this play but was caught on a chase between home and third and was finally out at the three quarter point Pitcher Gilpatrick was to- day released by Nashville.
 Owing to the poor condition of the Nashville team President McSweeney will vote to extend the time of cutting down the squads to May 15
 The official score was as follows:
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BENEFIT CONCERT by Treble Clef Club, Jeffer- son Theatre. Thursday even ing, for SAN FRANCISCO SUITE RERS. Admission 50 cents.
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Try the Gawk for haif-tone and line Iustrations. Age-HeraId Building.
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o  immediately to
  | cutg tumbes beore-and have
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When you feel all tired out and broken up generally. take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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Games Today.

Montgomery at Birmingham. Nashville at Atlanta.
 Little Rock at New Orleans. Memphis at Shreveport.
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It was pity that Billiard should have been the unfortunate one The youngster pitched a good game, allowing but six hits and two bases on balls. It was just six hits that lost Clark's game to At lanta.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20
Rebukinq a Dog.

With the opening of the hunting
season the usual crop of stories about
dogs and shooting has begun to spring
up. This one about the jealousy of an
English setter was told the other day
to the Observer.
81 had two dogs that season." began
the man who told the story, zone
about nine years old, the other less
young one being pup of the old dog.
The first day the law was off 1 took
both the dogs for a try at the birds.
The pup, though 1 hGd worked him in
the field but little, showed that he was
going to be hunter, and from the
very first covered his ground and
made his points without flushing the
birds but once or twice in the whole
forenoon. He made such a fine show
ing that made a good deal over him
that noon, when we rested for lunch,
and the old dog was sort of left out of
it. / suppose it made him jealous, and
that afternoon he wouldn't hunt at
all. The pup worked out fairly rangy.
but the old dog stayed close to our
heels. Finally losing patience with
the old fellow, I half turned, and said,
pretty much in ordinary tones: Don,
if couldn't hunt any better than that
I'd go home And go home he did
and all that season he never would
work when the pup was in the field
with him. When the pup wasn't there
he was as good dog as you'd find
anywhere, but he was jealous and sore
at the young dog
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20
CONDITIONS OF IRISH FARMERS.
Modern Methods and Cooperation Are
Needed in the Island.

John Dryden, former minister OF
agriculture for Ontario, has returned
from the old country, where he was
acting as one of the representatives OF
the imperial government on the COM
mission appointed to investigate the
working of the department of agricul-
ture and technical instruction in Ire
land, says the Montreal Family Her
aid. The commission determined to
examine the officials of the depart
ment, the heads of agricultural bodies,
private individuals and all who could
give evidence concerning the working
of the department and the methods
best calculated to carry out the fnten-
ton of the statute
Mr.. Dryden expressed himself as be-
ing favorably disappointed with the
agricultural possibilities of Ireland,
and declares that as a paying PROPOSE
ton he would rather have his farm
there than in Ontario. Il do not
Think said he, that it would be easy
to find a better agricultural district of
it's size than that found in Ireland, if
one deducts two areas, that of the peat
bog district, whence is secured the
peat which takes the place of much OF
the coal and timber for fuel, and what
is termed Cn0 COnS0SC0Q
hardly expressive of the real condi-
ton, for it is but sparsely settled. 1t
is situated on the west coast, and is
mouptainous, rugged and stony-the
little patches of tillable soil having to
be worked with a spade, as it is i'm
possible to use machinery.
1.-THE balance of the country COM
pares very favorably with any other
agricultural district I know of. Some
of the grass land is magnificent, and
the climate is lacking in extremes. 1t
will, in my Judgment, grow almost
anything.
For some years practically no at
tention has been paid to the organiza-
ton of the agricultural classes They
have carried on their work as their
| fathers did before them, good many
of the holdings are small, and as a
result the best was never brought out
of it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20
CAPTURED TWO GENERALS.
Story of One of the Most Famous Elk
ploits of the Civil War.

The reunion recently at Mooref1eld,
W. Va, of McNeill's rangers of the con-
federate army, recalls one of the most
famous exploits of the civil war,
wherein two generals of the United
States army were captured in one day
by daring dash of this celebrated
band. That the commander OF this
organization, who participated in the
raid which captured Gen. Crook, the
famous Indian fighter, and Gen. Kelly
and took them both to Richmond, Va,
is alive is probably not known to
many Capt. Mcneil is an old and
weIl-known resident of Champaign
county, ILL.,, and will meet once more
the survivors of his band He was re-
Gently a prominent figure at a reunion
of the blue and the gray which was
held in Macon county, Ill, which was
attended by old soldiers of both sides
Capt McNei1l is still a robust and
hale man despite his years The ex-
plot of which he was the central fig
ure would have occupied a prominent
place in history had it taken place at
an earlier period of the war, when 1t
would have made a more marked I'M
preston on the public mind Capt
Mcneil is mentioned in the memoirs
of Gen. Phil Sheridan. His father was
the captain of the rangers when they
were originally mustered, and the son
was a lieutenant When the father
fell the son took his place and he &C
| quilted himself to the complete salts
| faction of his superiors.
In his "reminiscences Gen. Sheridan
refers to the annoyances of these
| rangers and how he put check to
| the operations of one band under Capt
| Gilmore by capturing the commander
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20

The number of matriculated stu
dents at the German universities dur
ing the summer term is given as A.
942. an increase of over 3,0e0 over last
year. OF these $3.50 are in Berlin,
6.734 at Munich. 4,147 at Leipsic, 3,275
at Bonn. 1850 at FrSaiburg, 2.12s at
Halle. 1925 at Gottingen, 1922 at
Heidelberg and 1852 at Jena, while
the rest are distributed among various
universities There are 124I3 stu
dents of law. 1882 are studying phi
losophy, philology or history, 6,S54
medicine and 6,212 mathematics or
natural science The number of stu.
dents has nearly trebled during the
last 80 years, says the Athenaeum, the
returns for 1876 showing that in that
year the entries amounted only to
1852.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20

The feat was an ingenious one. Twen-
ty union soldiers disguised as confed-
crates were apparently fleeing from
squadron of 800 union cavalry and
came upon Gilmore, surprising him
and effecting his capture, the cavalry
supporting the return to the federal
lines. To play even, young Jesse Nc
Neill, with his band, made a dash
upon Cumberland and captured Gen.
Crook and Kelly, both prominent COM
manders in the Army of the Cumber-
land. At that time Cumberland, Md,
was. SO completely invested by the
federal troops that man was presum-
ably as safe as in his home in the
north.
The surprise upon the two generals
was so unexpected and so complete
that the captors, with their prisoners
were far away before the negro watch
man could recover from his fright and
give the alarm. The confederates
were given a hot chase far down into
West Virginia, but got away. Gen.
Crook was the same man who in later
years became famous as an Indian
| fighter. At the moment of his capture
4 he doubtless felt greatly chagrined,
but in all probability he was thankful
! LOT IL IN lator years, 1Or tQac incident
brought him more happiness than any
thing that came to him during the war
After ride of 20 miles a stop was
made to change horses At a hotel
kept by the father of one of the rang
ers Gen. Crook met the innkeeper's
daughter. 1t was a case of love at
first sight, and a few months later
when the war closed, Gen Crook re-
newed his acquaintance and later
made her his wife, She still lives
but he has been mustered out
Although it was of no special mill
tary Importance, this was the last and
most brilliant exploit of the rangers
1t is an almost forgotten event, fo1
the eyes and the interest of the people
of the north and of the south were
| anxiously centered at the time UPON
the death struggle of the confederacy
then taking place at Petersburg, and
they had eyes and ears for nothins
else. Lee, at the head of the ragged
remnants of his once invincible army
was making his last stand, and hi,
gallant and devoted veterans, the vic
tors of so many desperate conflicts
were soon to succumb to the irresfst
ible logic of superior physical force
exemplified in the cverpowering le
gions of Grant The principle OF at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20
HERO OF THE kEARsAReE.
Rooster, Although Fatally Burned,
Wanted to Help Others.

Rooster was badly burned Some
how, he had managed to get out of
the turret, but no sooner was he
outside than he wanted to go back
in to help those who were still there,
says the New York Sun, in telling
the story of the awful explosion An
ensign ran forward. His first words
to Rooster, standing there sightless
and dying, with clothes and flesh
burned away, were: Don't touch
YOURSELF Rooster was doing his best
to keep on with his work
I'm hurt bad" said he, "but I'm
not saying anything"
Butter and lard were brought up
from below and applied to his awful
wounds. Rooster was taken to the
sick bay and laid on a cot He be
came delirious and it was evident
that he was going to die The attend
ants, busy with other wounded, lis
tetned to him
With voice just as clear and SHARP
as it had been few minutes before
when the Kearsarge was bounding
through Mazanillo bay, with the big
13-inch gun blazing away at the tar
get, Rooster was putting his crew
through target practice
Bull beauty" he called, a.
his delirious brain saw a shell hi
the distant target s.BulFs-eye, hs
sang out again. Bully work. on<
by one Rooster counted many hits
He reached 10 .sbulfs-eyes, and add
| ed a word of encouragement.
Twenty shots and 20 hits Hur
| rah for the Kearsarges" and Koeste
threw up his arms and died
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20
SONG OF. A BALLOON.

I'm getting
now to be the style, and,
filled with dollar gas, FAR up
above the crowds smile at earthly
things I pass Nobody may run over
me nor mangle me. indeed: and there's
no limit. you'll agree. to my aerial speed
With every current I may glide. nor do !
turn quite pale; if eighty miles an hour
ride they can't put me in jail.
Indeed, am a swell affair. a rounder.
you'n agree: and autos. as I sail
the air, must all look up to me
At times I have a lot of sand,
I'm full with such q
load. The only oath
that 1 command is
this: We'll I'll
be blowed.'
High o!
sail in
o rd1y
t a
across the checkered
sky. I do not even
have to wait until
the clouds roll byi
Life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20

How thick is the earth's crust? r.
j. Strut. son of Lord Rayleigh. after
a long series of experiments, estimates
1t as As miles This deduction coin
cides more or less closely with that
of Prof. Milne, the seismofogist. Mr..
Strut believes that at the depth of
IS miles the internal heat OF the earth
reaches 1,500 degrees cent.grade 2,732
degrees Fahrenheit The moon is
not dead" according to the same sci
enlist. but continues to possess vol
-canic energy. He believes. too. that
the internal heat of the moon is great
er than that of the earth
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20

The servant girl problem has at
tracted the attention of the California
promotion committee, which has sent
instructions to it's eastern bureaus at
New York to visit Ellis Island and
nave the incoming women from Euro
pean countries told of the advantages
of California. They will be given an
idea of the wages paid out here, the
class of work and other necessary in
forNatiOn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20

Tolstoi said recently to Henry New
inson, the English writer on Russia:
''You are young and 1 am old, but as
you grow older you will find as 1 have
found, that day follows day, and there
does not seem much change in you
till suddenly you hear people speaking
of you as an old man. 1t is the same
with an age in history; day follows
day, and there does not seem to be
much change, till suddenly it is found
that the age is become old. 1t is fin
ished; it is out of date. The present
movement in Russia is not riot, it
is not even a revolution: it is the emu
of an age"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-20

The Scientific American shows thai
England has lost $50 square miles by
sce erosion since the conquest At
I'll rate England will last only about
$4,000 years. A parliamentary COM
mission has been appointed to look
into the matter, don't you know. 1t
will probably take up at the same time
the alarming reports that the heat OF
the sun will last but million years
more, and that the coal supply will
peter out in 600 years. Governments
cannot be too careful about the future