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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
LAJOIE'S FIRST
BASE BALL CONTRACT

The first baseball contract that Napoleon
Lajoie ever signed was written on the back
OF common envelope and called for
Larrys services for the sum Of 500 a
month. The story of how Latoie broke into
the professional game was told by Charley
Marston of.Fall River. Mass, as he sat In
the grand stand at Central Park. at At
lanta, recently and watched the team man
aged by his protege go through its daily
practice stunts. Back in January. 1885,
Marston. then manager of The Fall River
Club and Selee, then managing the Boston
Nationals, dropped in to the office of the
sporting editor of the Boston Herald A
few other base ball men were there, includ-
ing Woodcock, who was once a star
pitcher at Brown University DO any Of
you know OF any good players that would
of good batter" replied Woodcock Il
don't know his name. but he is a big
Frenchman that lives down at Woonsocket.
call myself a pretty fair pitcher. but
haven't anything that he cannot hit all
over the field. l can't get the ball past the
plate" AS they left. Selee rather discour-
aged Marston in going after Larry. Mar
ston. however, could not get Woodcock's
tip out of his mind. and the next morning
he went down to Woonsocket He did not
know the name of the man that he was go
ing for. and when he reached the town Of
shoes he made inquiries at the depot, but
without success. Next he visited news
paper office. but there they did not seem
to know whom he meant. Finally. he
stepped into a cafe and when he said he
was after a big Frenchman that could hit
the ball mile he was told that he must
mean Larry Lajoie. He next went to
where Larry was employed and then he
was summoned. Marston had neglected to
take contract with him, but an envelope
was brought into use and the greatest ball
player that ever lived signed up on that.
II asked him where he wanted to play
continued Marston. land he said he wanted
to play second. AS I had good second
baseman, however. 1 told him that there
was no chance. and he replied that he could
play any place except pitch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
ANCIENT VIRGINIA.
Three Hundred Years Ago in the Old
Dominion

In addition to the interest which attached
to a paper read at the meeting Of the Co.
lumbia Historical Society at the Shoreham
last evening. ION Virginia Three Hundred
Years Ago." by DR.. Ainsworth r. Spofford.
was the fact that this was the first appear
ance of DIR. Spofford since his recent Ill
ness The audience. which was unusually
large. evinced its appreciation both Of the
research shown In the paper and Of the fact
that 1t was read in person by the author.
This feeling found expression at the close
when resolution Of thanks was adopted
The paper gave a brief but interesting
analysis of the first expeditions to Virginia
and also some account of the existing ma
terial relating to the early settlements In
this connection many circumstances were
given which brought wildly before the
minds Of the listeners picture of the con-
ditions which confronted the pioneers Of
those days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
GEORGE WASHINGTON
BEAT DAVIDSON


GREENSBORO. N. c., April 9.-The
George Washington University team won
it's first big game of the season here yes
terday by defeating the Davidson College
team by a score of to 2. The timely hit
ting of Brennan and Titus in the fourth in
ming pulled off the victory.
Jack Carr was on the slab for the Wash
ington team, and had everything. The To-
calls could not connect with his curves but
on four occasions. He also famed seven
batters. Three pitchers were in the center
of the diamond for the locals. but the
George Washington boys took kindly to the
curves Of each one. Connie Doyle. who
was shifted from the initial sack to the
third corner, played star game. accepting
five chances without a slip-up. Titus, on
the initial sack. was there with the goods.
Campbell and Orrison. the other two in the
infield. also played we'll. Doyle the
only one to get eXtra-base hit, when he
laced out a double.
For the locals. Reid covered a great deal
of ground about the initial sack. Ceey was
on the job at short and got some hard
chances.
The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
Weather Not Good for Fishing.

The prevailing cold weather has had a
bad effect on the shad and herring fisheries,
and for the past three days the fishing
shores have been catching but a few fish,
In consequence, business is dull at the
fish wharf, and the receipts continue very
light With the return of bright sunshiny
weather an Increase in the catch is expect
ed. Fresh Potomac herring were selling
yesterday at from fifty cents to seventy-hve
cents per hundred, and prices for shad were
high. Reports from below Alexandria are
that shad are making their appearance in
the river and that the drift-net fishermen
have been catching fifteen and eighteen fine
shad on a drift. The fishing season on the
Potomac can not be said to be well opened
as yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
SAFE DEPOSIT BOX OPENED.
Action by Receivers of Firm of Martin
Brothers.

Acting under authority of the District
Supreme Court. Guy II. Johnson, one OF
the receivers of the firm of Martin Bros
real estate brokers, of 1925 Pennsylvania
avenue. yesterday afternoon opened a safe
deposit box at the Washington Loan and
Trust Company which stood I'm the name
of Thomas r. Martin. executor. The box
was found to contain no securities. and to
be almost empty, blank sheet of paper
and two checks one bearing the signature
of Thomas r.. Martin and the other signed
Thomas r. Martin, executor, being the sole
contents of the receptacle,
The receivers say they were much disap-
pointed as they had hoped to find securities
relating to the Watterson estate, of which
Thomas R. Martin Is executor and to which
he is said to be indebted to the extent of
$40 600.
Hopes of finding additional securities
have not been abandoned by the friends
of Martin and further search will be made
In an effort to locate them, il any exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
RENDERS ITS VERDICT
FINDINGS OF UNION STATION
GRADE DAMAGE JURY

The union station grade-damage appeaI
jury yesterday finished the hearing of tes-
timony. listened to "summing-up" argu-
ments by counsel and certified to the court
Its verdict as to the damages that have re-
suited to certain property In square 7a0
bounded by I'd, Sd, X and L streets north
east owing to the changes OF the grades
of X and streets, made necessary by thu
union station improvements
The damages alleged to have resulted to
the property in question were Appraised
by the union station grade damage commits
Sion several weeks ago. but the property
owners were dissatisfied with the appraiss-
ments and asked for jury trial
The Jury summoned in the case was COM
posed of Messrs. Frederick w. Pillng RlI-
dolph Kaufman. Thomas p. Morgan,
James b. Lambe. Norval L. BurcheIl.
Arthur Burt and William III. Hoeke.
Arguments were made by Attorneys
James A. Toomey and Robert Preston
Shealey representing the property owners.
and by A. Leftwich Sinclair. special com.
sci for the District
Findings Of the Jury.
Six pieces OF property were involved,
The findings of the jury were as follows:
Lot "a. S7S.25: lot %. s7625: lot 81. SIZE.
lot %. $685. sublot 1 and part of lot -.
The total amount OF the damages award
ed by the jury is S457.5O less than the
amount of the awards of the commission
from which the property owners appealed
1t is understood that the next property
that Will be considered by the appeal Jury
Will be that fronting on the north side OF
M street northeast between Sd and 9Th
streets. owned by Stephen Tally The APP
praisements OF the commission as to that
property were objected to by the District
Commissioners as being excessive and ur-
reasonable.
In appraising the damages in some of the
cases where appeals have been taken from
awards of the grade-damage commission
the jury will be required under a recent
act of Congress. to deduct from the dam
ages resulting to the property under con-
sheraton the benefits and advantages due
to the abolition of railroad grade crossings.
The law applicable TO the cases at the time
they were passed. upon by the commission
did not provide for the deduction OF such
benefits from the damages. Only the bene-
fits to property arising from the establish
ment of the new union railroad station
were allowed to be considered at that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
GEORGETOWN PREPS
BEAT SCHOOL FOR BOYS

The Georgetown Props easily disposed of
the Washington School for Boys yesterday
afternoon in a base ball game on the for
mers grounds; score, Is to l. The teams
appeared about evenly matched for the
first three or four innings, but the Props by
good inside ball held their opponents tight
while they secured seven runs on a brace of
errors, bingle and couple Of free passes
OConnell was on the firing line for the
Props and pitched a splendid game, holding
the losers to one hit and made eight Of them
fan the atmosphere. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
GEORGE G. BENEDICT DEAD.
Was Editor of the Burlington Free
Press for Forty Years.

BURLINGTON. VT. April 9.-Georgs
Grenville Benedict. editor-in-chief of the
Burlington Free Press. died yesterday at
Camden. N. c.. according to a telegram
from there received here yesterday. He
had been III about six weeks from general
breakdown due to old age
Mr.. Benedict was born In 1926. He was
superintendent of construction OF the first
telegraph line between Burlington and Bos-
ton, being president Of the Vermont and
Boston Telegraph Company
In 1853 he and his father, Prof George
w. Benedict. became identified with the
Free Press. and for forty years the son was
editor-in-chief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
Virginia Peanut Crop Short.

PETERSBURG, Va, April 9.--Practically
all the Spanish peanuts raised in the coun-
ties contiguous to Petersburg have been
marketed. The crop was short by one-half
of that of the previous year, the shortage
being due to heavy rains. Roughly esti-
mated the receipts of these nuts by wag-
ons was about 81, 600 bags, representing in
value about $4,000. The value of the nuts
received here by rail will approximately
foot up about $7Je0o0. They were sold to
local dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09

Earned runs-WashingtOn l Columbus, l. First
base by errors--Washington ton. .; Columbus 4 Left
on bases-Washington 8: Columbus 8. First base
on balls.Or Patten. l. of Bell 2. Innings
taie. 4; by Bell. =. Hits made-On Hughes, 6:
off Patten. 2: of RObertaille ); of Bell T. Struck
Out-By Hughes. 2; by Bell. l. Two-base hits
Mil. Ganley, Blue. Sacrifice hIts-Altizer, Jude.
Robertaiile. Stolen bases-Jones Wrigley Double
plays-JOnes to Schlahy Hulswitt to Wrigey to
kim. Hit by pitcher-By Patten l. wild
pitches-Hughes, l. RObertaie, /. UmpIre-Mr
minutes.
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taTHeu fllI-Pftps. 7. First base BY errors-
Props, Z; Washington School 3. Left on bases-
Preps, :; Washington School. 4. First base on
balls-On O'COnncr. l of Mosser. o. off Mozart
ney. 2. Innings pitched O'Conner s; by Mos
ser. s; by Mccartney, 2. Hits made-On O'Conner.
l. Oh Mosser. 6; of Mccartney. 1. Struck out-By
O,Conner. s: by MOsser, 4; by Mccartney 8;
Three-base hit-Turnie. Twobase hit-Flowerree
Sacrifice hit-Cendoya. Stolen bases-Ha mmond
t2). Sit crdng (2,, Mohn a.. Cendoya Conway
!2l, Cogin o.. O'Conner, Bliss Lewis Ffowerree
Hit by pitcher By O'Conner. /. Wild pitch-Mc-
CARNEY. Passed balls-BIss. 3. Umpire Mr.
Psllen. Time of game hour and 25 minutes
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I
| Start good. Won easily Time-1.16 2-5. f. W.
Lagerroth's Lord BOanerges CHI c., 3, by Boanerges
| Peggy From Paris.
| FOURTH RACE-For mares and fillies three years
| old and upward; sweepstakes of SO each, with
| 5000 added; five furlOngs Columbia course
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Summaries.

FIRST RACE -F0r three year-ulIS and upward
selling, sweepstakes Of $40 each with $500 added
seven furlOngs. Columbia course.
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RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS


SIart good. Won easily. Tfme-O.5l 20 ]. f..
Madden Beckon, CHI. T.. 2. by Plaudit-Semaphore.
THIRD RACE-For three year olls and upw I'd !;
sweepstakes Of $40 each with $500 added; six fur
longs. Columbia course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09

Start poor. Won easily. Time-I.U3 IS. ".
Stocktons Anna Smith, blk. T.. by LongSord or
Pontiac-Carmine.
FIFTH RACE-For three-year- olds and upward
Sweepstakes Of $40 each. with $500 added; one
mile.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-16

Siiage is a starchy food-Tery succu-
lent-and gives you practically all the
carbonaceous material necessary for
your ration, but some additional
starchy food, like hominy feed and
pure cornmeal, can be fed to advan-
tage under certain conditions. 1t is
needless to mention the value of clover
in furnishing you a portion of your
roughage and protein. While your
cows are being stall fed silage morn
ing and evening, with clover at noon
for your roughage, I consider along
the line of correct feeding for dairy
profits. With this combination you
will need to buy only the concentrated
feeds to supply the necessary protein
for you must back up the milking
ability in your COWS with sufficient
protein, otherwise your best mixers
will fall far below the standard they
would maintain if they were fed
ration containing plenty of protein.
You would hardly expect a race horse
to go his fastest pace on a corn feed
or expect hogs to fatten rapidly with
out corn, and you must not expect your
dairy COWS to produce their largest
flow of milk on feeds deficient in pro-
TEN. The concentrated feeds known
as byproducts coming from our large
manufacturing establishments furnish
this digestible protein in the best form
for feeding purposes. Some are bet
ter than others, being cheaper and
10
use of dried brewers grains in which
to obtain the digestible protein neces-
sary to balance up the ration for your
dairy COWS.
For practical and economical feeding
results [ would suggest ration OF
two-thirds brewers grains with one
third crushed corn and hominy feed,
and Of this feed all the way from
eight to twelve pounds daily, varying
the amount for the individual COW ac-
cording to her milk producing ability
and her digestive and assimilating pow
ers, as you have been able to judge
them, for only you, the owner Of the
COW, and not |, stranger, can give
any definite recommendations as to the
quantity to feed the individual COW.
But do not fail to feed your cows
enough to give them chance at least
to work their best for you. Most any
COW can and will digest enough food to
live on. It's the COW that can do that
and then digest enough more. to en-
able her to keep giving a large flow of
milk that will show you profitable re-
turns. And the COW that cannot do
that is not a good dairy COW, and you
should not keep her in your herd. But
if you have COWS that can do it and
you do not give them sufficient feed to
do it on, then you are the loser and the
one to blame.-J. w. Anderson Before
Illinois Institute.
A Great Jersey.
The handsome Jersey bull shown in
the Illustration is Hood Farm Pogis
9th, owned by Hood farm, Lowell,
Mass. Hood Farm Pogis has six daugh-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-16

Subscription, S1.a5 per year in Advance
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mineral Point, Wis.

Mrs. Sara Roth returned from a
visit with her niece Mrs. W. F. Ban
croft at Leadmine, Wis.
The second teams of the Linden and
Mineral Point high schools will play
a match game of base ball in this city
on next Saturday afternoon. Game
to be called at 2 o'clock.
Miss Hope Simington came up SAT-
urday evening from Chicago, to spend
the summer with Miss MelVina Harris.
Miss Melviua Harris returned on
Saturday evening from Chicago,
where she spent six weeks visiting
with friends.
The Grant couDty's soldiers and
aflors reunion for 1907 will be held
at Muscoda on Wednesday and Thurs
day June 10 and Goth.
Harry c.. Gale, who went with the
Chicago Shriners to California, sent
us from Avalon, beautiful view of
Descanso Canyon, Catalina Island.
Morris Parkinson exhibited in this
city on Saturday number of speci-
mems of copper ore which he obtained
from hillside on the farm of J. W.
Permission of Argyle. The ore assays
% per cent which is uncommonly high.
Mr.. Parkinson, e. T. Conley and r.
A. Murray have obtained a lease of
the land where the ore was found.
Madison Democrat, May u: Mr..
John c. McKenna, 204 South Henry
street, has returned from Milwaukee,
where he attended q gathering of real
estate dealers in Milwaukee. The
event included banquet at Pfster, Mr..
McKenna, who is one of the young
est real estate men in Madison, went
to the cream city on the invitation of
the real estate board, being one of the
five guests present outside of MiIwau-
kee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-16
AILMENTS OF cows.
Precautions to Take to Prevent Milk
Fever, Garget, Etc.

Precautions to Take to Prevent Milk
Fever Garget, Etc.
OF the different diseases to which a
COW is liable, none is dreaded much
more than garget, because it usually
attacks the best mixers and often
leaves a permanent injury to their
productive capacity, writes C. s. Corn
man in the American Farm World. If
a record is kept Of the date of breed
ing each COW, as it should be, it will
be an easy mater to regulate the diet
so as to prevent milk fever, garget and
like ailments.
AS soon as the COW is allowed to go
dry, she should be fed on a generous
give her strength and furnish suitable
nutrition for the coming calf. We are
speaking now of the COW coming fresh
when not on grass. The week before
she is due to calve it is we'll to feed q
little more sparingly of the foods
which stimulate milk production and
keep close watch of the udder, and if
toward the last there seems to be an
OVerfullness, or if the udder feels more
than ordinarily warm, do not hesitate
to draw out some of the milk
Preventing Milk Fever.
We have often found it necessary to
do this and by doing SO saved much
subsequent trouble with fine mixers
which, before coming into our posses
sion, had lost a teat by neglect. These
cows seemed with each new calf to be
predispOsed to a fresh attack and we
were obliged to be on guard early in
the day. When the calf came, it was
allowed to suck enough to satisfy it's
hunger, then some milk was drawn
from the quarters Of the udder which
the calf left untouched that relief
might be experienced by the COW, but
under no circumstances was she
MIXED clean.
Plenty of warm water was given her
to satisfy her thirst and if she liked it
a little bran was added to the water
All the forage she wanted was given
her and her diet was about the same
for three or four days as the last few
days before coming fresh. From that
time on the grain ration was gradu-
ally increased until at the end of two
weeks, and sometimes less, she was on
full feed
At no time before the milk was fit to
use was she MIXED dry. This time
with us was the ninth milking. After
that perfectly clean milking was the
rule until we began to dry her up.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-16
The Head of the Herd.

l would say to dairymen, buy reg
istered bull now In less than three
years you will be milking half blood
dairy heifers, in less than five years
you will have three-quarter bloods,
then seven-eighths, and soon the herd
will practically pure bred and mon
ey makers. In selecting a bull to head
a dairy herd one cannot be too careful.
The mere fact that an animal is pure
bred and registered is not enough, al
though very necessary. He should be
from a COW that is a really first class
dairy animal, and both of his gran
dams and still farther back should be
high class producers. 1t will not be
necessary to buy a new bull for each
crop of calves Breed the heifers to
their own sire before buying new
bull. 1t will cost less, and the results
will be better than to buy cheap bull
every two years.-W. G. Jefries in Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-16
DAIRY POINTER S.

The COWS should be we'll bedded
both for comfort and cleanliness.
A bran mash now and then short
time before calving is most beneficial.
If the udder is excessively caIled and
hard, it is well to draw a little milk
from it. This will help to ward off
inflammation and garget.
It's poor policy to use anything but
the best bull. A grade has no place at
the head Of your herd.
Do not move COWS faster than
comfortable walk while on the way to
place Of milking or feeding.
The breeder who has definite idea
in view can improve his animals. The
one who goes at it blindly never can.
Too many dairymen do not know
whether their COWS are paying or not.
They do not know which are the good
and which the poor ones.
Make a study of the herd Of cows,
select the best ones, sell the poor ones
and make the COWS keep you instead
Of you keeping the cows.
In all we'll regulated libraries there
are signs posted in conspicuous places
bearing the one word SILENCE" SIM
liar signs should be posted in every
milking shed.
IF YOU want a ventilator to draw
well, says an Ohio dairyman, run it
straight up and do not put any curves
or dips in it, and let no man tell you
that the middle of the barn is the
proper place to have the ventilatOr. |
would rather have four ventilators
than one.
Sunlight is the great natural disin-
fectant Sunlight and pure air are
two great essentials to the health Of
man and beast. Dark, poorly venti-
lated and filthy stables are disease
breeding grounds. Keep the stables
clean and let the sunlight and fresh
air penetrate every nook and corner
therein. Provide plenty Of windows
in the stables and fix them so they can
be opened and closed with ease and
facility.
A good handwriting COW should
have sixty days rest before starting
the fresh period, says the Farmers
Advocate Many cows will keep up
good flow until a very few days before
calving, but it is poor plan to let them
do this The ones who do this are the
most persistent mixers, the ones that
most Eeed a good long rest. They will
more than make up for lost time when
they freshen again.
The Choicest Meats,
At EuZenrOth & Jacka's market
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-16
The Pure Bred Sire.

Grade cows are all right. I would
advise the purchase in many instances,
but the grade bull has no place on the
dairy farm. He may be ever so eX-
cellent, and he may come from the best
family, but it is seldom advisable to
keep him, says a writer in KimbaIPs
Dairy Farmer. In the first place, he is
apt to transmit the undesirable traits
Of his plebeian ancestors just as readily
as the good traits of his more desirable
ancestors. I believe that if one cannot
start in the dairy business with full
blooded males and females he ought to
have a thoroughbred sire at least. In
a few years it will be an easy matter
to get a choice herd by breeding and
selecting carefully.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-16
Some Dairy Rules.

If any one who expects to make
daigying his business will study all the
conditions and then put what he knows
into practice he will make it pay. Pro
fessor Err of Kansas lays down the be
low general rules to follow: Keep a
yearly record, weighing the milk and
making a fat test every seventh week
1t will not be long before you will have
an idea which COW you should sell. Re
duce the herd down to those that pay"