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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02
Makes Straw Hard m Metal.

A new process Of manufacturing
SraNboard has been invented. It Il
asserted that in preparing the straw
pulp the addition Of the process VIII
give the strawboard sufficient hard
0ess to take the place Of metal for ma
chine journals. This, It Is said, has
been proven by a practical test By
dampening the strawboard It Is said
that It IL made pliable enough to Be
nodded into any shape. The difference
IN material reduces the friction, and
the test demonstrated that journals Of
srawboard require scarcely half tho
on Of the journals IN general use.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02

n. 3.
All payments On Stock Ae-
counts must Be made % the order
Of Beauregard r. hoseley,
Treasurer, 625e Halsts6 Street,
Chicago, Illinois. AL Stock
holders are entitled b prefer
anoe IS employees and should
INFORM TIE Treasurer with their
final remifiancs Of their infen-
tons 70 apply for snployment
For further information Id
dress Leland Clans Base Ball
and Amusement Assn. sass
Halstsd s. Chicago. III
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02
chIna,s PsrnIeiou. Tss sy.tsm.

Chlna's Pornieious Tax System.
Peking Il now quite safe for foreign
ers to 60 freely In all parts Of the
city, except In the Forbidden City,
where the emperor's palace Is situated.
The Chinese are developing slowly
along the road toward western CIV
nization, but 50 far they have not at
tanned any great speed Men who
have spent their lives In the east and
know the country thoroughly declare
that China WIN not develop materially
until she has q good government The
present system Of collecting taxes,
which has been In vogue for centuries,
n the mother Of an GRAFT, the incubus
under which the nation Il suffering,
and WIN keep the country back until
the system has been completely wiped
0ut-New York Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02
Trying Ordeal For : Hunt.r.

While partridge shooting at Buxtsd
q Sportsman suddenly had hundreds Of
wasps settle upon him. Thsy eraxIed
upon his hands and face, but he kent
his nerve and did not interfere with
them The wasps scared the gentle
mans friends, and they got some dis
lance away, being afraid to 80 near
him After about ten minutes the
wasps dew on In a body without hay.
ing stung hIm.-London Standard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02
nha Profeaaora La.

Only q short time ago q college
teacher spoke seriously In public Of
the banker, the lawyer and even Of the
burglar as being In touch with Life In
Q truer sense than "a the university
professor. And the professors fire.
'Quent reference to the poor rewards
and all the outward hardships Of their
work indicates some little envy Of the
goods Of Life which come to the mer-
chant. the lawyer and the physician.
Yet there Is no lot on earth that offers
greater rewards and greater opportuni-
ties. And when an individual has
grievances the blame II often placed
primarily on the president, since the
form Of organization encourages the
professors to place the responsibility
anywhere but on themselves. It would
Be more fitting II their constitution
gave no excuse, but constantly invited
each to perceive that with himself
II rested whether he would succeed or
fafl.-George II. Stratton In Atlantic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02
Most Costly Thing In the World.

Most Costly Thing In the World.
Some idea Of the difficulties IN the
way Of extracting radium from the
pitchblende waste may be appreciated
when we learn that pitchblende, the
mineral that Is richest In radium, con-
tains but one-miIIionth part Of / per
cent Of radiun, less than the proper
ton Of gold In ocean water. We would
think 1t q pretty thankless task to
mine gold, or extract II, from sea wa
ter. But the work would be far easier,
and we would get more gold from q
cubic yard Of sea water than we would
radium from ton Of pitchblende. Per
haps, then, 1t WIN not be hard to appre-
ciate how little radium there Is In the
WORTHLESS than twenty grains, GER
tainly not half q teaspoonful Of pure
radium bromide. A grain Of gold can
be had for Eve cents or less. Dia-
monds are worth by weight much
more, perhaps SO grain, but the cost
Of radium Il truly fabulous-$7,200 for
single grain.-Harper's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-02
Leland Giants Baseball and Amusement Assn.
Now organIzIng-capitaIS Stock
100000


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Giants Base Ball Club Establishing All People, The Only
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gether with First Class Hotel 1000
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The Public mad and amusement Crazy Stocks have doubled in
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In Owning Operating I'm
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attached
and Amusement Association
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Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Billy sladle solllonnIses.

Yesterday the Wilmington Peaches APP
peafed la our midst for the first time ana
a goodly crowd was on the b to greet
thom Under the direction of Captain Pete
Cassidy that bunch of Freuchmen look
far from weak 10 your Uncle Biddlc. Re-
gardless of the fact that they arc hang
ing to the cellar now, warm weather VIII
surely see them on their way. Those who
saw yesterdays game viii tel you that
the Peaches weren't easy picking for us
by any means. Pete Cassidy told me be-
fore the game that his Peaches were all
right but not ripe" yet and that the
only fault at all was that the whole team,
including himself. was only hittng at
dollar and twcnty-six cents. If 1 had
two inneldors who could ring I'm an oc-
casional hit even if Il were only of tho
punk variety we would be the surprise of
the league, Quoth Pete and the dope
sounds good 10 muh
Wilmington has been greatly strength
oned 10y tho addition OF Mcfarland who
is in great shape as proved by his clever
work yesterday and with several more
players OF his calibre ON the team. look
out for Wilmington Every one OF the
Wilmington players are loud in their
praise Of the fans In the Delaware city
whom they declare are with them TO "a
man regardless of their poor showing
TO date. Billy Biddle in Harrisburg
Courier.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15

away with their dual track meet with
Princeton would Indicate the wisdom
OF Yale's desire to have its first year
men take part in the International
meet with oxford and Cambridge.
The worlds swimming record for
three-quarters Of a mile has been low
cred by Ellington the Australian swim
mer. The new record is II minutes
&c 2-5 seconds.
G. B. Frost. football coach Of the
Seattle High School. has been engag-
ed TO coach the squad at the Univer-
sity Of Oregon. Frost is a Dartmouth
man and succeeds Hugo BezdeS, the
Chicago University halsback.
Now that Alfred Shrubb. the crack
English distance runner who holds re-
cords from one TO eleven miles, has
arrived in this country. a match race
between him and Tom Longboat, the
Indian, may be expected.
The defeat Of the Carlisle Indians IN
the dual meet with the Naval Academy
was a great disappointment 70 Car
Evening journal., 1907-05-15

trapped balr' is one caught on the
bound, or after Il strikes the ground.
when it could just as well have been
caught on the ny.
Many years ago several rules were es-
tablished TO prevent the various queer
manner Of catching a ball
plays made possible by the use of this
The rules provide that on an inhold ny.
when first and second bases are occupied.
unless two men are out the batter Is out
whether the bah is caught or not. This
was adopted to prevent the numerous
trek plays made possible by trapping the
ball
ON ny hall. the runner is not forced.
ON ban which strikes the ground he is
A bright player. one day. seeing nrst and
second bases occupied. and nobody out.
allowed the inhold ny TO strike the ground
first. and then held it, or trapped" il on
the short bounce. Tho runners were con-
sequently forced and throw u third
and second retired them both.
The rule making batter out on an
inheld fly was made to prevent just such
plays.
It was a trapped BAN that led to Cassidy
beng ordered 10 the bench IN the Will
mington-Harrisburg game on Monday
With two out in the last half Of the
seventh inning O'Neil and Selbach singled
and Martin go. his base on balls. thinner
man hit a low line drive to left field.
which Mcfarland cleverly trapped. Um-
pire Finneran called the hit safe. and
oNeil and solbach scored. There was a
loud protest from the Wilmington play
ers, and Cassidy was finally put out OF tie
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
With THE SPORTSMF N
YOUNG CORBITT RESIGNS
Terry Moeovern's conqueror viii Open
Cafe in New York.

NEW YORK, May 15-Young Corbctt
has quit the fighting game for good and
VIII open cafe here and settle down"
Corbett announced the other day that he
had tried his best 10 "get back" but snce
his defeat az the hands OF "Kid" sulu-
van he has become convinced that he is
a 'has been"
IL have many friends in New York"
said Corboy, and If ! once get started
know that ! can keep going. I'm too
Fat to fght any more and I'm never get
amy thinner. Two been sapnlng my
strength by trying 20 train down. and
lind it doesn't pay. The only thing
can say about myself is that / have ai-
ways been on the level and have tried my
best"
The very fact that Cnbett has always
been a straight fighter VIII be a great
help to him III he goes into busnc here.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
DIAMOND EIAsHEs

Lynch made two Of the three hits in
Harrisburg.
Wolf is credited with six assists in yes
terday's game.
Mcfarland was in evidence in left gar
den. lie had five put outs and some Of
them were hard chances.
Harrisburg Is now in first place.
Mclean made the sensational play Of
the game at Harr sburg yesterday one
handed catch Of Fosters hard line drive
10 deep center field
There is none Of them in the Tri-state
that has anything on McAuiey when il
comes TO throwing.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
DU POINT SEASON
OPENS SATURDAY
Popular Local Ball Team
Will Line Up Against St.
PauI'S Guild

on its grounds at Elsmere next satur-
day afternoon the DUPONT baseball team
viii open its season in a game with ST.
Paurs Guild Of Chester. and the admirers
OF the Powder Makers" will be out in
fun force.
The grounds have been put in iirst-class
condition for this years play, the dia-
mond having been scrapcd and rolled and
shower baths installed in the club house.
A feature Is that no admission is charged
to the games, Everybody Welcome"
being tho clubs motto.
The team Is particularly strong this
year and will go up against only the best
of amateur clubs. Its line-up is as fol-
lows: Mckinney. Prentss, Cclptain), and
Harrington. outnelders; Garrett, Bacon,
McAvoy, Kaiser, Broad, McDonough, in
nelders; Crouch and Harper, pitchers;
Stewart, Lanning and Flood, catchers
The team will appear on Saturday in
new uniforms.
The Powder Makers" have "a few open
dates left which they desire to fill and all
communications regarding games should
be addressed to J.. II. Reeves, manager.
The following is the schedule as arranged:
May, Is, ST. Paurs, of Chester, at Els
mere; May 25, Brandywine of Whining
ton, at Elsmere; June 1, N-Wilmington,
of wilmington, at South Side; June s,
Chadd's Ford, of Chadd's Ford, at Els
mere; June 10. Wilmington A. A., of VIII
mlngton, at Elsmere; June %, Newark,
Of Newark. at Newark; June %, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Y. NJ. c. A., of Philadel-
phia, at Elsmere; July 4. New Castle,
morning and afternoon, of New Castle, at
New Castle; July 1S. X-Wilmington, of
Wilmington, at South Side; July 20, Elk
ton Of Elkton, at ElSton; July "a, New
ark, Of Newark, at Elsmere.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
SENATORS" TOOK
THE SECOND GAME
Wilmington Team Was Unable
TO Get on TO BTennan'S
Curves

HARRISBURG, May 15.-wilmington
was unable to obtain but three hits or
Brennan in tho game with Harrisburg
yesterday afternoon. the score being 8
10 in favor Of the Senators and the
victory placed the local team at the top
OF The list
Wolf, was in the box for wilmington
ana was touched up Tor eight safe hits.
although he worked his out shoot to adj
vantage for time The visitors were
slow in the field and on the bases as twice
with but one man down and man on
third they failed to score.
Harrisburg scored an the third on a
nelder's choice for Calhoun, single by
ONeil and an error by Lynch at third.
IN the fourth. with two men down. Foster
singled. went 10 third on hits by smith
and Brennan. and scored on AlcLean's
error, a dropped fly ball.
base on balls to Smith and singles by
Brennan and Pattee gave the locals their
third run in tho seventh inning.
VOLTS fielding. McAuley's throwing
and one-hand jump catch by Mclean
were the star features for Wilmington.
Cassidy also made sensational stop in
the seventh. jumping into the air. saving
two runs. II was an interesting game
and was witnessed by a large crowd. this
being x. C. j.. day. the game starting
at o'clock after the big parade. The
score follows;
WILMINGTON
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Of the meet.

of the meet
Trinitys football schedule includes
eight games. West Point viii be the
most formidable opponent.
Mercersburg Academy will send a
track team TO Chicago in an effort To,
win the interscholastlc championship
OF the United States. Mercersburg's
victory Of Saturday at New Haven
virtually gives her the Eastern cham
pionship.
The Seattle High School is to send
It's baseball team across the continent
to the jamestown Exposition. A SER
les of Eastern games viii be arranged.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15

Wilmington ..... o.. ...OOOOOOOOO- 90
Harrisburg ... ... ......O O11OO1Ox 8
Two-hase hft, Zimmerman; sacrifice
hits, Wolf Calhoun; struck out, by Bren-
nan, g. by Wolf, i; bases on balls. or
Brennan, 8; off Wolf 8; left on bases,
Wilmington, 8 Harrisburg 6; stolen base,
Cassidy; missed grounders and fumbles.
Mclean, Maher; missed fly ball. Grady;
dropped thrown bah, Lynch; time. Las;
umpire, Finncran.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
sehooI Team Aftnr aan.s-

The No. l School baseball team
would like TO hear from any team in
the city whose players are under "A
years old. The line up as follows: w
August C. and rf.; D. Fisher. p. and
IT,; II. Hanson, p. and H.; L. Mccoy,
lb; J. Thomas, 2b; l.. Deallyne. 81:
n. Hyland. S.; ]. Zeblcy. cf; Wilson.
C. and r. Frank Hyland, No SOC Wal
nut street is the captain OF the team.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Boward sohool - pl,v

The baseball team Of the Howard High
School viii play the Royal Blues az Front
and Union streets tomorrow afternoon.
the game to be called at $50 O'Clock. On
saturday afternoon the High School will
play the Bfandywines at the same place
and az the same time.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
sPoRr IN GENERAL.

Purdue won the dual track meet
with Ohio state University after
close and exciting set OF games. The
score was 81 70 Sc.
The way the Yale freshmen walked
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
champIon Woman so. Putter.

Miss lnez Milholland holds an unique
worlds championship among her class
mates az Nassar. AT the field day sports
Of the college on Monday Miss Mlhol-
land put an eight-pound shot 81 feet 81
inches. She is fitting herself for woman's
suffrage work On Great Britain. The
worlds woman championship in shot putt
ting was formerly held by Miss White, Of
London, Eng.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
American League.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Cleveland, Q; Boston A.
Detroit q; New York,
Other games postponed.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15

Score by innings at Harry f.
Schnepfs, 224 King streets
Evening journal., 1907-05-15

At Kings Hotel, Fifth and Shipley
streets an sporting news is received
every afternoons
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
The Trapped Ball"

Headquarters for an sporting news,
Kings Hotel Fifth and Shipley Sts.s
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

nOCKsTADER's ciARRICK THEATRE
- Week Commencing Monday Matinee!
May 10. The Worlds Greatest Sharp
shooter,
DELORIS,
EDGAR ALLEN d COMPANY.
HAYES & SUITS, EATON & WHOM
J. FRANCES DOOLEY a COMPANY,
THE THREE CHEVALIERS,
MARSEILLES, THE SINETOGRAPH.
Afternoons at 2l5; Evenings. 815i
Prices. 25c S5c and SOC. Box seats. 75c.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
SCHEDULED EoR 10. DAY.

New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
Washington az Chicago.
Athletics at St. Louis.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15

Baseball games by innings received
every afternoon at Kings Hotels
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS.
YESTERDAYS GAMES.

Chicago. 9; PhHlics. 0.
New York, 8; Cincinnati, 2.
P.ttshurg, 6; Boston, g.
Brooklyn, 10; ST. Louis 0.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
TRl-sTATE STANDING.
YEsTERpAYs scoREs.

Harrisburg, 8; Wilmington, 0.
York o; Johnstown, 4.
Altoona, z, Lancaster, 0.
Williamsport, 10; Trenton, 4.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO. pAY

Wilmington at Willamsport
Trenton at Harrisburg.
York at Altoona.
Lancaster at Johnstown.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
SCHEDULED FOR To.pAY

Cincinnati at New York.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
pittsburg at Boston.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Totals -. -. -. 8 $ q i
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
HARRISBURG.

Totals IL. =. :. 20 8
The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-19
Tl1r puhltr Srhnul
stttn tlrr Nnntr
BY GEORGE H. MARTIN.

tem society finds itself obliged the does through
public officials societies, hospitals, reormatorie schools
If all did their full duty by their children the work of the
schools would be light.
1t function of the home to keep children under moral restraint
the burden thrown upon the schools fathers
mothers plead with help they
their boys and girls.
1t function of the home keep children clean teach
keep themselves cn and towels found
many public schools as books
The homes should keep the children properly clothed but city
schools find occasion private charities keep children from suffer-
ing.
The parents should feed their chdren but in the largest cities like
London and New York. children properly and society
feed them in the schools somewhere
1t the function of the home the children perform
household duties but becaus, girls taught
and the boys given duties perform,
have taken up the neglected functions.
Because children hooi suffering from dis
disease and filth the upon
discovering these conditions and taking have them remee
So poverty, and Indifference
will the children be the chief sufferers and the schools
burdens not their
The public school thoroughly democratic institution In the
declared that children who did
be1eit of the fire. the children of the
chdr of the poor cold Then society upon
furnish fuel Cor all.
rich brought books
nshes books free to ALL
public schools born do all this work.
usurped it; it has been thrust upon them
The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-19
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

1t a this
Journal will be conducted the interest the coored who
business expecting business Every
and from the United States this
nquirng about business conditions Denver Colorado ought
be chief aim invite coored people with
ing experience and capital to Colorado And will be the
of this business column these advantages oppo
that affords
column would afford opportunity for the speak things that
the
cannot afford longer be simply literary musical
social The must down solemn practical business
think this thing
don't want to and establish such department
not interested in it. 1t
Churches duty the Sunday Alliance 1t mission nghten
instruct inspire and give the facts If considerable
wants this let them hereafter hold
Who will be the rst9 The Colorado
last all the
The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-19

the same Washington, with one
purpose, one aim, one determine.
ton, the doing of common things
in an uncommon way" whether
feeding pigs, cleaning chicken
coops. advising and encouraging
his mistreated people, lecturing
his own 1000 students on the du.
ties and responsibilities of Ameri-
can citizenship, or administering
the affairs of his great institution.
the one controlling, dominating
force underlies all his actions.
The Washington years ago max
ing bricks and erecting buildings
without money is the Washington
crowned heads of Europe honored;
the Washington sacrificing time,
strength and labor for his people
in the country districts of the
South, is the Washington Ameri-
can wealth and culture honor.
The man who could do SO well
the common things in an uncom-
mon way" has also in a wonderful
way done and is still doing the un.
common things in an uncommon
way; whether pleading with his
people or pleading for his people,
whether as an educator or as
plain, simple, earnest, unsel6sh, de-
voted, practical, Christian man, all
of which is not by any meaus COM
mon, he has nevertheless done in
an uncommon way, and there is
the secret of his power, the under
lying principle of his life.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-19
COLORADO.
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