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Creating Land by Drainage.
From the World Today.


One hundred and fifty million acres Is the
approximate area of the waste lands In the
United States which are possible OF recla-
nation and Of being brought into a state Of
extraordinary fertility and productiveness.
They afford about equal opportunity for the
two classes Of Improvement irrigation and
drainage If anything. drainage should be
the more popular and the more benefcent.
for the reasons, first that the swamp areas
are generally in the midst Of more or less
populous territory. with transportation ia
cilities already developed, and second. that
the engineering problems involved are COM
paratively simple and the cost of reclama-
ton is much lower than by irrigation The
average cost of irrigation reclamation thus
far undertaken by the government amounts
to about $50 per acre. The cost Of drainage
reclamation will not exceed, according to
official estimates for most of the projects.
IS or SO per acre. Such reclaimed lands will
compare favorably with the best cultivated
lands in the east and should eventually
reach value ranging from $50 to 500 per
acre, based upon the present value OF lands
which have already been drained and
farmed.
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What Ward Told the Bore.

The recent disturbance between Lajoie
and Stovall, said to have been brought
about by a travelling man who was in the
habi' OF Journeying from city to city with
the Cleveland club, and whose comments
regarding the work of Pitcher Hess started
Stovan to throwing chairs at Larry recalls
the fact that drummers when on the road
make it a point to put up at the same
hotels which shelter their respective teams.
These travelling men are jolly companions
as a rule. but once In awhile there Is a
buttinsky who will knock one player to an
other in confidence, as we'll as giving the
manager OF the club hints about how to
run his team. When a travelling man de-
velops these kind Of streaks he is soon put
down as being bore of the first water, and
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Latham. the Kidder.

The third time that the st. Louis team
took the worlds championship Arlie
Latham was a member of that scrappy Or
sanization, and in those days Latham was
one of the cleverest third basemen that cut
up around that corner. AS base pur-
loiner he had no equal, and, in fact, he
was one Of the most valuable men in the
base ball business In his time. AS a
humorist you do not find anything ap-
aching him in the major league today.
All that line of stuff ladled out at the
present time by Hughey Jennings is copied
bodily from Arlie Latham.
Latham was the bane Of poor old Chris
Won der Ahe's life. although no player
that ever worked for the eccentric but
good-hearted Dutchman stood so well with
Chris as did Latham.
Arie was forever playing jokes on Chris,
and Chris was continually fining the witty
player, and then remitting the fines the
following day, when Latham would make
one Of his phenomenal plays.
The third year that st. Louis took the
championship they had to fight for it, and
Comiskey, the captain. and Won der Abe,
the owner. were continually impressing 1t
on the players to keep themselves in con-
dition. and above all to keep from getting
injured.
This was the greatest fear which beset
Won der Abe when his team was in the
chase after the pennant for the third time,
and great was the scare thrown into the
excitable Dutchman when Arlie Latham
came lmping to him one morning and told
him between groans that he had just fallen
off q sixty-foot ladder.
"Got in Himmell" shrieked Chris. as he
began to paw the air. "a doctor quick;
Laddam might be injured nit his insides;
fall off a sixty-foot ladder; amt 1t terri
BILE yet"
Chris danced all around the room until
a rn na6
sawbones came into the clubhouse the
excited manager screamed:
Look to Airlie, sQuick, doc; he just
tumbled off a sixty-foot ladder"
By this time Arlie had worked his way
over to a safe position near the door. and
from that vantage point he cried out:
ooh, forgot to mention Chris, that I
only fell off the first round Of that lad
der"
And then as Chris. with wild whoop
of rage started in the direction Of Arlie
that kidding player nearly tore the side
Of the clubhouse down making his get
away.
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Laioie and His Tramp.

All the time that Napoleon Latote has
been coming to Washington he never made
a visit to Arlington cemetery until his last
trip here with the Cleveland team.
Lajoie had heard so much about the great
national burying ground that early one
morning he took walk over to Arlington.
and when he got back to his hotel in
rather dusty condition he was hailed by
the gang on the steps and asked where he
had been.
"Oh,' answered Larry, carelessly, as he
sank down on the hotel steps, Il just took
a tramp over to Arlington"
"And did you leave him there?" inquired
Rhoades, the pitcher, with an innocent ex-
preston on his face, while Larry put his
hand up to his head and groaned audibly.
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Altizer Couldn't Stand It.

Every one in Washington knows how cold
1t was in this little town last spring; par
ticularly around the time that the base
ball season opened. At the ball grounds
pretty near until the middle Of May it was
necessary to have fire where the members
of the Washington club could warm them
selves before and after the game.
One day Altizer, who was a soldier in the
Philippines and China, was standing with
his back to the stove dreaming OF the time
when he was a boy in blue when Charley
Jones dropped into the stove several pieces
of oil-soaked wood.
No sooner had this infiammable timber
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big white letters:
1--WE all love our teacher, even though
he is a donkey"
Charley says that the inscription on the
blackboard SO delighted the school that
they were fast laughing themselves fool
ish. when a lucky inspiration seized him.
and going over to the board he quickly
wrote the word driver behind that Of
donkey. Then, as II by magic, the laugh
ing ceased. Charley mounted to his place
behind the desk and says that he was
never regarded with SO much respectful at
tention in all his school teaching experience
as he was that morning.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE
TRINITY LEADS, WHILE ST.
DOMINIC is RUNNER UP.

| Dutch Heinrich of the champion Trinity
| team stands head and shoulders above the
| batsmen of the Marquette League. The
| doughty shortstop has connected with the
| horsehde for an average of -519 in sixteen
| games. Only two other players, Balser
! and Garrett, both of Trinity reached the
/ 800 mark. and they played in only five
/ games their performances do not count for
I much. The next best individual batting
| record goes nominally to the captain of the
| St. Peters aggregation, Damper. who, in
| sixteen games, has clouted the leather for
a mark of .439.
In addition to easily winning the cham
pionship of the Marquette League and hav-
ing the honors of producing the best indi-
vidual batter, Trinity also leads In team
stiCkwOrk, with the remarkable average OF
80 for the season. The despised st.
Dominic's outfit, which was ensconced in
| the cellar position at the close of hostll-
tiles, also used the willow with telling ef-
feet. topping the 800 mark by four points.
st. Martins which finished second IN the
race for the pennant. was the weakest
hitting aggregation, winding up with the
low average of 220
That the pitchers in the Marquette
League have frequently suffered severe
drubbings is shown by the large number of
players who batted themselves into the
300 class. In all forty-four stickers are in
the realm of the select. OF this number
Trinity has thirteen st. VincentS nine, st.
Dominics seven. St. Martins six, st.
Teresa's five and st. Peters four.
Handy With the Stick.
McGee and Riston proved the best bat
ters for St. Dominic's. with Al and 1856.
respectively. R. Moore, with 1885, leads
St. Teresas: Dampier, with 439. tops st.
Peters; Joe Turner Is the nominal header
of St. Vincent's, with 3S9; Moreland, with
.429 for five games and McGrew. with
.31S for seven games, are st. Martins best
batters. Moreland is now playing in the
outfield for the Martinsburg, w. Va, In
dependent team.
Ben Sebastian of Trinity Dampier of st.
Peters and Riston of st. Dominic's are
the leading run getters Sebastian has
scored twenty runs in twenty games, and
Dampier and Riston have crossed the plate
sixteen times in as many games. Hoffitt
was the best run getter for st. Vincents
and Howard held that honor for st.
Martins.
Marcaron. st. Peters crack catcher. is
the champion base thief of the league. hav-
ing pilfered sixteen sacks in fourteen
games Merrill of St Vincent's was next.
with eleven thefts in nine games and Leo
Sullivan of St Peters stole eighteen bases
in eighteen games.
Hampton of St. Martins leads in sacri-
flee hitting. OSterman of st. Teresas
ranks second at the suicide stunt and
Ruiz, third sacker of St. Martins and
Blair of st. Vincent's were next.
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mixed it up with the fire than there was
something doing in the heat line, and AL
tizer, slapping his hands on the seat Of his
trousers. gave a yell and sprung half way
across the club house floor.
''Ha, ha ha,' laughed Charley Jones, Il
thought you could stand fire, as you were
once a soldier" Dave continued to still
dance about with panied expression on his
face.
II never" answered Dave. as he kept
on rubbing the reinforced portion OF his
pants, could stand fire in the rear
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Francis and Landlord, the new pitching
phenoms from the north and south,
spectively, were out exercising before the
game and were the object of much interest
by the occupants of the grand stand. Fran
els is big fellow and has lots Of speed
Landlord Is a trim built chap and ap-
parently an athlete from the ground up.
Cantillon said this evening that he would
let the Chicago fans look one Of them over
before he left town.
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Quite Professional.

Harry Davis. the peerless first baseman
Of the Athletics and one of the best of fell
lows personally, Is also the father Of one
Of the brightest little kids IN existence.
But Harry the second sometimes whoops
things up at night when his elders wish to
sleep.
A few weeks ago, Murphy, who lives in
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SHOW CLASS AT THE WICKETS.
Washington Cricket Club and Farm
ers Play a Tie Game.

The game yesterday afternoon between
the Washington Cricket Club and the team
representing the Department of Agriculture
resulted In a tie-33 to 80.
The Roberts brothers saved the Farmers
from a defeat in the latter part of the
game by cleverly bowling on the outside
of the wicket and preventing the batters
of the Washingtons from scoring on byes
The score:
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Hickman Used the Hammer.

When the ever-popular Charley Hick-
man reached Chicago recently. after the
long trip from the cast. Hick was given
room at the hotel adjoining that Of
Pitcher Altrock, and being a neighborly
chap Charley made a call on Nick. While
in the room Altrock began showing Hick-
man his collection Of photographs, for Nick,
though not beauty, Is dead stuck ON
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"Warming His Base"

the swell apartment house where Harry
Davis Is also a tenant, said to Harry one
morning while out at practice:
We'll. I heard that future President OF
yours bawling last night, Harry"
YES" replied the genial first baseman,
land after four bawls four times he got
his base-warmed.'
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IWA

lads.
There was one Of these buttinsky bores
firm when John Ward was tho captain of
the Giants. ad though the players had
nothing to do with the fellow, they were
always sure to find the drummer hanging
his hat In the hotel at which they put up.
There was no turning the fellow down
until one night when the New Yorks where
playing the Washingtons supper was
rendered to John Ward and the club and
this wine-selling agent managed to get an
invitation to the banquet.
NO sooner had the wine been passed
around than the agent began talking busi-
ness. and with glass in his hand he
turned to Ward and in a voice loud enough
said:
Il say, John. old boy, this wine is not in
It with the goods sell; 1 wish whenever
you are ordering wine you'd do me q favor
and ask for the wine I SELL,
All right I will" answered Ward: and
then, as If it had just occurred to him and
with scared expression on his face, he
added: Heavens, suppose they should have
the wtne''
How Lever Turned the Tables.
Charley Lever of the Pittsburg club is
an ex-schoolmaster and report says that
the genial pitcher was a bang-up peda-
gogue, too, his only drawback being q
propensity to play with the pupils too
much. Every recess hour Lever and the
embryo collegians would get out on the
green and pull off some of the hottest kind
Of base ball stunts.
This was. of course. before Charley en-
tered base ball as paid professional, and
the practice that the kids gave him during
the days that he was teaching school no
doubt helped to develop the big twirler. It
also made the scholars wee bit inclined
to be familiar and they used to delight to
came into the schoolroom and his attention
was attracted to the work of some cut-up,
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D. Blackjack, Mlser and

Time, 147 Rerryman. Blackjack, Mlser and
L'Amour also ran. ,
Sixth race one mile and sixteenth; four year
olls and up; scllIng-St. Joseph. 1c2 ,Carr9in. II
to 2 to Q and . 10 g. won. Clyde. lo2 tLiebeFu'
< 10 / II 70 10 and 10 ~. second; Eelduloore =
los ,Prestoul 3 10 and out third. Time. AS 80.
DappIe Gold and McIlvain also ran.
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Dutch Heinrich of Trinity led his team
in stickwork the past week. being credited
with two homo runs, two doubles and two
singles out Of twelve trips to the plate.
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Jimmy Kerr was presented with a buncl
of flowers when he took his place in the
box in the fourth round of last Monday.
contest.
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having his face taken, It being claimed
by base ball men that Nick has more pic
lures Of himself than any four men in the
profession today. AS all the players know
take huge delight in kidding him whenever
the opportunity arises. So when Charley
went into Nick's room and had the pictures
shown to him Kick lay low and watched
for an opening.
After showing Charley several Of his
portraits taken in different cities Nick at
last came to picture Of himself snapped
while he was touring Yellowstone Park
Evening star., 1907-08-18

One OF the most exciting games Of the
season was pulled Off Tuesday when the re-
juvenated St. Vincent's aggregation de-
feated the Georgetown team by 5 to T. With
the score standing 4 to in the last half
of the fifth session and darkness fast ap-
preaching. Litchfield, the first man at the
bat led of with a single and went to sec
ond base on Birch's error. Spalding then
clouted out single, Ltchfield going to
third base, from where he scored the WIN
ming talley on a passed ball by Kraft.
Howard Of st. Martins Is one Of the best
fielding shortstops in the Marquette League
Mullen. st. Martins crack second sacker,
generally connects safely with the sphere
in every game in which he plays
Buck America. St. Vincent's latest acouf-
sition. twirled fine game for his team
Tuesday, allowing the hard-hitting Trinity
team only five scattered hits.
Lefty" Cleveland. one Of St Martins
most ardent rooters, said the other day: Il
would have given $50 to have seen ST. Mar
tins win the rag"
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Brooklyn Swipes Reds Twice,

BROOKLYN, August 17.-Brooklyn won
both games from Cincinnati today, shut
| ting out the visitors in the second
Scores:
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ENTRIES FOR MONDAY.
Saratoga.

First race. for mares. three-year-olds and up
ward; selling; seven fnrlongs-Belle OF Penzance.
Lady, gs: Lady Vera. Golden West. Mintheria,
Belle OF iroqueis, o. Sally X, %; Nancy. Anna
Second race steeplechase, handicap, four year;
slds and up; about two and one.half rniies-Paui
I4I: Old Faithful, Sandalwood 1872; Lights Out.
selling: FIVE and one-haIf frrlongs-Frizette i02;
Ella 'Nriu. %; Berry Maid, Martha Jane. Va;
Reene W, 90; Black Mary. 9l; BiskFa' Aimee
Fourth race handicap. three.year oIds and up.
mile and eighth-Crcssina, lis; GOLF nan, ilf'
Temaceo. I'LL Confederate. Tom Doan, llO; Max
mar Io5: Rio Grande. 81.
mileHat ,H TIE r. TO- 1i6 iieasIip los FE Finch 1855
Euriplaes Yada. Right Royal, 1o4; Deuce Arkle.
90; Arimo. Kiiter. Sir Toddngton 9s; Vendor,
Zipaugo, East End, StandGyer' Schroeders Mid
Sixth race. maidens. two-year-olds. which have
run at this meeting; FIVE and one-half furlongs-
:iIiI' csgna. :. j Celia. Mtord DGnncII no; imI
tstor. Winning Star, Woolspnn, Helen Holland
Jane Swift Miss Delaney Ferry Landing, Star
Emblem. 1O7.
Empire City.
First race. for maiden two-year-olds: 5000 added;
FIVE furlOEgs-Eunninc Account. Cymbal Spunky.
g. o, p. Alomar, Enticing 10; .N,Importe, Clear
t Second nd race, fer GIes and mares; three-year
olds and up: $1,000 added: one mile and one hum
SSsd h6sas y r T,unt Hets i0 Oak Grove
Third race. three -yCarolds and up; 81 200 added;
one mile and a siHteenth-Carthage. III; Polly
Prime, III. Ostrich. In6; Javanese, Light Wool 90
Fourth race three year-Olds and up 81 800 added;
about SIX furlOngs-Colloauy. III: Carthage. Gold
Proof, 1l3: Cloisteress. Ill: Wexford. 1Ol; Earl
Rogers. 9S; Penrhyn FL Topia, 90 Comedenne,
e3; La NIeta. Miss Alberta. WOOdwtch. SO.
Fifth race for two-yearolds; $4,000 added;
about six furlongs Hans. Albert Starr. 10t lnan-
guratien 1O4; Stanley Fay; Hoiowell; 1O2: C. W.
Burt Polar Star 9S; Blember, Miss Mazzoni, 80
Sixth race. four-year-olds and up: n-winners
since August ., 1907; $1,000 added; one mile % and
iO5: King Of the Valley. Bernie Cramer 102; Pal
cite, loo; Leonard Joe Hayman. %: Henry o.,
kohnoiaw. 81; Request. %.
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lit Is Spleno1o 1lcture.
last fall In this picture Nick Is shown
seated on a donkey, and when he passed
the card over to Charley he said:
do you think that Is a good picture
Of me, Charley?"
Sure" said Hickman, 'it's ar splendid
one: looks exactly like you, but who Is
that on your back?"
Bill Joyce Was Dizzy.
When Bill Joyce was the captain-man-
ager Of the Washington club some years
back he tried out a chesty young Western
Lacquer by the name OF Smith, who.
though a sort Of phenom in the west,
was very far from being the goods in fast
company.
He was a witty kid. though, and bright
at repartee, while Joyce was rather on the
slow-thlnl1ng order when it came to get
ting back.
One day Bill canned the kid and was ex-
planning to him what very nice boy he
was personally. but that as a major Lacquer
he was far from the goods.
"Ah. I see," drawled Smith: sin other
words you mean that I am not likely to
succeed as a major league ball playerr',
mo" shot back Joyce; las success
you have been failure"
YES" replied Smith, "but as a failure
haven't been a success?"
Joyce, not being quick at the grasping
game. Is reported to have pondered over the
kids reply clear up to the time he relin-
quished the managerial reins at Washing
ton.
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st. Martins followers were extremely jubi-
liant in the first part of last Mondays
game. Trinity having gone out in one-two-
three order tho first three innings. but in
the fourth round their hopes were badly
shattered, as Duckey Mess, the first man
up, led off with a double to right field,
which started a batting streak resulting
in FIVE great big runs
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DISTRICT LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Schedule for This Week.

Monday, August 19-Electrical vs. Water
Tuesday. August 20-Property vs. Surveyors.
Wednesday. August 21-Surface VS.. Electrical.
Thursday. August 22-Assessors VS.. Collectors.
Friday. August 23-Assessors vs. Electrical
Evening star., 1907-08-18
MARQUETTE LEAGUE NOTES.

The largest crowd of the season saw Trim
ity win the pennant from St. Martins last
Monday at Olympic Park.
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Howard Of st. Martins Is one Of the best
fielding shortstops in the Marquette League.
Evening star., 1907-08-18

Many Of the games have been postponed
either by the agreement of the managers
or by the weather. These Will be played
each week as convenient.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

DIR. L. F. neutrality-suspicious. nerv-
GUS diseases, female diseases and
obstetrics given special attention.
All calls promptly attended Office
Porter building. Phone, Main 90.
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Try The Teller Want Ads.
Notice for Publication

Timber Land Act June 3 1878.
United States Land Office. Lewiston.
Idaho, December IS. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that in
compliance with the provisions Of
the act of congress of June 3, 1873.
entitled "An act for the sale of tim
Der lands in the States Of California.
Oregon, Nevada and Washington
Territory" as extended to all the
public land states by act of Aug. 4,
1892, Benjamin F. Aytch of Forest,
county of Nez Perez, state Of Idaho.
has this day filed in this office his
sworn statement No. 1928. for the
purchase of the w ~ SW Il of Sec
ton No. 81. in township No. 80 n.
range No. 8 w. B. M. and will Of
fer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural
purposes. and to establish his claim
to said land before the register and
receiver of this office at Lewiston.
Idaho, on Friday. the 18th day of
March, 1908.
He names as witnesses Malley
Farley, Clifford Staples, Carter Rob-
inson. William E Aytch, all Of For
est, Idaho.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the aboye-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said 18th day of
March, 1908.
T. H. BARTLETT, Register,
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Triangular Chess Tourney

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The chess
University of Pennsylvania assem-
bled here today and began their
ninth annual tournament. The play
will continue until next Tuesday. OF
the seven tournaments that resulted
decisively Cornell has won four and
Pennsylvania three.
William H. Hughes, of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Omar R. Mccoy, of Brown,
members of the two teams which
tied for first place last year, are
again playing for their respective
universities in the present tourna-
ment. ..'-~a.. ,,~r
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Rink Open Afternoon

Beginning Saturday afternoon
December 81, the roller rink will be-
gin its winter schedule and tn ow its
doors open to the public every after
noon until further notice. This
plan will meet with the approval OF
the rink patrons, as it will give ev.
eryone a good chance to learn the
art Of roller skating. Instructors
will be in attendance at the after
noon sessions, and every lady will be
given her share OF instruction
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

OF PYTHIAS-Excelsior
Lodge No. 2, K. of P, meets every
Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
Visiting knights always welcome.
E. A. Meyers, c. c.; Henry Fair,
K. of r. and S.
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A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and stipation-weaken
the whole system. Doan's Regulets
t25 cents per box) correct the liver,
tone the stomach, cure constipation.
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NURSE.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR,

KARL BAUMGAERTEL- Musical
director and teacher. Music fur
nished for all occasions. Room 4,
Hotel Assemble Phone, Main %.