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The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Just after the civil war the game be-
gan to be played for the amusement Of
spectators quite as much IS for the di-
version Of the players. In 1861 the Wash
ington Nationals. a team made up Of
clerks in the departments at the Capital,
and Of which the late Arthur p. German.
Senator from Maryland. was one Of the
promoters. made the first grand tour Of
tho country 10 play ball. The trip cost
5000 and there were no gate receipts, for
baseball was still as free as air. The
team won nine Of the ten games played.
being beaten I'm Chicago by the Forest
City team OF Rockford. Ill, for which y.
q. Spaldi1E was pitcher.
Then came the organization Of the
Cincinnati Red Stockings. the first pro
fessional team. which soon forced recog-
milton from the organization Of amateur
players Once professional baseball was
born. It soon pushed all other varieties
into the background and assumed the
place at the head Of American sports,
which it probably viii hold always The
history Of the early organizations and Of
the many tribulations which beset the
game before the present National Asso-
citation of Baseball Leagues came into
existence would require volumes.
The league Of leagues which came into
existence with the beginning Of the TWEEN
tieth century now controls practically
all Of the professional baseball Of the
country. It has thirty-one leagues under
it's management. and works in harmony
with the two major leagues. the National
and the American. No player may g
from club 90 club without permission O..
this central organization. which last year
recorded 400 players contracts. Men are
drafted from small leagues to larger
ones. or assigned from play to place. al
the will Of the central body. Thus has
baseball reached The apex Of the inven-
tive genius Of the American business /
man. the centrally controlled combination
# combinations. in which the little fell
low" no more dares to talk back than
does the cog on the wheel attempt TO "ar-
gify'' with the steam engine.
In every city Of any size there are local
leagues. modelled after the professional or /
g7nizations. made up Of from four 70
eight clubs from various business houses.
or Offices. OF churches. These amateur
CHAMPIONSHIP races are exciting m the
extreme to local lovers Of the game. The
boys play from the time they are seven
years old and the boys baseball games
are not always 70 be despised. Many
cnterprising newspapers publish long lists
Of results Of games and Challenges" for
other games each day.
The story Of the game itself is just as
varied. In 1876, the year the United
States celebrated the national centennial,
Arthur Cummings, Of the Old Star nine.
Of Brooklyn. pitched a curved ball. There
ended the big scores. there ended the
reign Of the batsmcn. there ended the ex-
citement Of the running feature which
came down from the FOUNDERS. which
was the grandfather Of baseball. The
pitcher became the king-pin of the organ
izstion. and vast responsibility rested
on him Then the catcher was made 10
take advantage Of his position 70 organ
ize a signal service, and he became the
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

home club. whose patriotism was too lofty
TO admit defeat The man in the grand
stand and the boy at the knot hole to-
day are students and critics. Quick to
bestow praise when the player OF the
home team does what is expected he is
even quicker TO censure II that player is
a whit less than mathematically exact In
fulfilling the measure required Of him.
Whether all Of these changes are for the
best or not, whether there Is a mixture
of good or bad and whether they will pro-
gress With time-these are problems for
each Individual fan" Henry Chadwick.
the octogenarian Father Of Baseball,
declared az the beginning Of this year, as
he has nj the beginning Of every year for
four decades, that the game is better now
than IL ever has been. and will be better
further on
Baseball enthusiasm was never higher
in the country than during the six days
championship contest between
the two Chicago pennant winning clubs
last fall The gate receipts were more
than Slo5,Co0, and the attendance was
leo 000 Not only was Chicago baseball |
mad with its two champion teams con- /
testing for world honors. but the whole
country took an interest in the fortunes
Of the Cubs and White Sox such as
had never before been manifested The |
pennant races are now well on in the /
many leagues, and there is no doubt that
the records this year viii eclipse the /
records Of all the years that have gone |
before.
Tomorrow - The Science of Dry
Farming.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

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The Washington herald., 1907-05-18
ENDEAYOR NOTES
BerWyn, Laurel, and Riverdale So
cieties to Unite,
Nominating Committee Appointed by
and Organizes for Business.

Miss Mary L. Europe has been elected
president Of Lincoln Temple Congrega-
uonal Christian Endeayor Society
The BeTwyn. Laurel and Riverdale
Christian Endeavor societies are 10 meet
AT BcrWyn tomorrow 20 consider the ad-
visibility Of forming a union If these
three societies. The president Of the
District union will visit az Berwyn to-
morrow evening
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

For the convenience Of those persons
connected with the union work, the Dis
trIct Christian Endeavor Union has had
supply Of copies OF its constitution
printed.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

In the pretty little chapel cf ST. Vinconts Or
phans' Asylm at Ed=sw0od q devotional ceremony
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

The nominating committee appointed
by the president Of the District Christian
Endeavor Union held a meeting last Tues
day. The committee is composed Of Miss
y D. Barney. Of the Church OF the Cow
enant: II. c. Metcalf, Of Gurley Memoir
ial; J. NJ Pickens. OF Vermont Avenue
Christian; Miss V. r. Raymond. Of Ninth
Street Christian; J. II. HER. Of St PauTs
Lutheran; Miss Elsie Parkinson, Of Kel-
Ter Memorial Lutheran; Mr.. McAllister.
OF the United Brethren; Scott Topham. Of
the United Brethren; W. r. Gillian. OF
Mount Tabor Methodist Protestant: Miss
Ada Filler Of North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Protestant. J. NJ Macauley. Of
Congress Heights Methodist Episcopal:
Miss Bailey. Of Plymouth Congregational:
R s Gehr, Of First Congregational. q.
5. Miller, of Temple Baptist and Miss
Lane. Of Bereau Baptist. Mr.. Pickens
was elected chairman and Mr.. McAllister
secretary of the committee
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

In the year 1855. when that little book
appeared. baseball had reached for the
first time its present status as the alb
s1rbing sport. diversion. and study of
the Americans summer mind. In that
year Boston paid Chicago $1,000 for the re-
lease Of John G. Clarkson, the star pitcher
Of the time and the days Of millionaire
ball had dawned To what dizzy heights
salaries Of ball players might have SCARED,
had it not been for the combinations
which prevent contract jumping. can
hardly be guessed
The game Of baseball was evolved some
time in the early forties Of the last cen
tury from the old games Of FOUNDERS
and "t0wn-bau" a regular code Of rules
was published i'm New York as early as
1885. The first newspaper report of a
game Of baseball appeared i'm the New
York Sunday Mercury. in July, 1853: The
Gotham and KnickeTbOCker clubs played
a matched game on the grounds of the
latter al HOboken on the 9th instant
The Kulckerbookers won. Gothams IS
outs. 70 runs, Knickerbockers, * outs q
runs-21 runs constituting game Con-
trast this with the pages devoted 20 the
post-season championship games last
year!
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

The course Of study Of immigration in
the Sunday evening meetings Of the New
York Avenue Christian Endeavor Society
closed last Sunday evening. The course
was decidedly helpful and interesting. The
attendance was greatest at the last meet
ing having increased at each meeting
during the course. The leader. Mrs n. E.
Wiber, was called upon 10 speak on the
subject Of immigration before several
other organizations during the past week.
The society held 4 business meeting and
social Monday evening
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

On next Friday, at Odd Fellows Hall,
the Juniors Of st. Pauls Lutheran Church
will repeat the cantata. An Idyl of the
Wilderness by Mr. Edward Muth. which
they gave with so much success a few
weeks ago
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

An impressive ceremony viii take place at Z
o'clock tomorrow morning ia the Church Of Mount
ST. Sepglchre. adjoining the Franciscan Monastery,
Rr1CEAud. when miner orders will be conferred
upon four members Of the Order cf Frars Minor By
HIS Excellsncy, Di0mede Falconio the Apostolic
Delegate
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Americans paid S5,OO0OOO 10 see their
favorite game played in the professional
baseball parks last year. How much more
they spent in outdtting and supporting
semi-professional, college, and amateur
mines cannot be estimated How many
afternoons the sons of Uncle Sam
knocked off, to take in a game could
not be calculated without endangering an
ordinary mans arithmetic.
Professional ball players in the two
major leagues were paid $6OOO0 in sala-
ries last year, while the thirty-one minor
leagues expended about 100000 in sala-
ries More than six million people Wit
messed the games Of the major leagues.
and the total attendance on all kinds Of
bail games in one season is roughly cstl-
mated at forty million. or half the popu-
lation Of the country. if they should have
turned out one day.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

A special n0vena To the Sacred Heart viii begin
on The Feast # Corpus Christi. May 60 in the
Shrine e the Sacred HCart. at 30 p. M and
continue each evening until the Feast cf the Sacred
Heart. June Z. sermon each evening b. visiting
clCr-ymCu.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16
81 years, ought to induce every
body to at least sample it.

The cities hide many country girls
and boys who secretly sigh for a
cup Of good coffee like mother" made.
Mother" probably used the old
original "Arbuckles'" the FIRST roasted
packaged coffee.
See that you get the sealed
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16

IN any way, your common sense will
teach you that an egg manufactured
from this third-ratc food. cannot be as
pure and good as ii irst-class mater
ialS had been furnished her.
In winter the hen must have 4 sub
stitute for the bugs, worms, etc,
which she finds Tor herself during the
summer season. Give her little meat
food in the form OF becfscraps, meat
meal or even the cracklings alter the
lard is tried out, and see il she will not
increase her egg production.
Occasionally we hear OF such pale
yellow yolks OF eggs, and they do look
rather weak. To remedy this, try
picking up the clover heads off the
floor where the hay is thrown down,
being careful not to get too much dust
with it; scald them in a pan and cover
over for an hour or SO, then salt
slightly as a seasoning and thicken
with bran or meal, feeding it while
slightly warm. This gives them green
food and heightcnS the color OF the
eGg-yolk.
1t is a good plan to keep split heads
OF cabbage, beetS, carrots, or any kind
Of vegetable YOU have most OF, hang
ing them at the right height ior the
hens to reach easily, 50 they can pick
at them; during the extremely cold
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16
The Judge Uses ForCeful Language

Judge w. Il. Simmons. OF Fincastlc,
Va, told the reporter that /. & NJ.
Paint was used on his residence in 1882,
and held its color well for 2I years; he
furthermore said that 3 years ago he
was induced to use another paint and is
sorry he did, because the other paint
didn't make good. The Judge will now
always use l.. & NJ. because he knows
ii any detect exists in /. & NJ. Paint
the house will be rcpaintcd for moth
ing.
The I. & NJ. Zinc hardcn> the l.. &
NJ. White Lead and makes l.. & NJ.
Paint wear like iron for 10 To- * years.
Nctual cost "f J.. & NJ about 81. 20
per gallon.
Donations oi J. & NJ made To-
Churches.
Sold by-R B. Frazer. E'kton. J. T.
Roncy, North East; w p Cummings,
Port Deposit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16

weather, however, it is best TO give
them but a little at time, as frozen
vegetables are not good Tor them.
During extremely cold weather it is
we'll to give the water to fowls slightly
warmed as unless this is done, they
can hardly all be supplied until it
freezes over When the water freezes,
see that it is renewed often.
II you aim to max your fowls COM
Portable, and on good terms with you,
they soon find it out and begin to do
their best to repay you for your kind
ness, and seem to act on the principle
Of the words OF the poet changed for
our purpose: Give to the hen the best
you have, and the best will come back
TO YOU
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16
Our Poultry
Department

BERTHA M. TYSON, Editor


Several weeks ago your attention
by the government cnt''lcd ne gu
ne" F3W. '''o I'2 Use as F""I NO.
80 I'M, p",''P"''' '' h"I'''h con
'aihs Il"Cil N"I'"n'c '''loI'i,at'"h Oh III
tereSt /" li"Se interested III raising
SuI'''">' NY %'c Ne'S le% Hu''leaS
I"'St" III ''e N.' u; "''HI -, '"V supply
T GO rom '"u'" an" N'>' Oh US
ne past Jew years guinea Oro'Iers Noe-
ing inc name gwen |" young Suli,eaS)
nave Oee'l 'l"S' III oe'i'"ilu III 'i'e large
ElI'es' ana III many q! '''e h'Sn-PrlSeu
hotelS III t"e I"I S''I'S Sul''c"S are
iurhsi,eu instead ol P','"sa'i'S ana II
IS sa'u' very Ie" people can 'ell inc
4lileIe"'e, 1t y N'li""l '''"t our MAI
he''he" ""el '""'e ''"l, > 0C"'S e"ei'
ior 9uihe"S' put no" t'l"t people are
beginning 20 lHlo Guy 'lle ll'le li"VoI "l
lne guinea htS'l' II Is NY opinion 'Ii''
heN' 'Hul u nNe sca'H' I@uite leM
uP-tp:uate pouI'ry'len' 'eenls inc ueno
Oh 'h'i'sS; nave s'"ileG eu',ca pi'hts'
one man l KNOW "i III emo uolhg quite
La ~ '"' I'''',''s aiiu
nSs', 'N' ~.
rear ana Nil!te va ie''es: Nl'I'neI
man III C9.'licetlC"' mas qIisc a Id se
piant, nc l"i ll'S,les eu,i'c" Vi o,,els ioi
'ne boston ll'Ilhc, anu "tSo stils stoek
ana eggs lot hatchl''e. 10 snow t''aI
aiiI sai h e.. o. .h 20 III nv e.
VIII @oa tilat 'neSe men eiiarse ~ per
nundIeu lot euiile" csse lo' hatciL'lis'
ana 'hoSe ueS'r''lR 'he eses must nave
theiI ORDERS III cary 10 secure slleni'
inc HaVot o' tHe ltes,l 10 uele.Ius
ana inc man 1DJeC'io'l mas oeeh 'lial
'ne meat was I"lk' INC vi eaS' liee. -
OF d l1Ve,y lien cream endue al,u II 10
only 'he legs Una. are very u.iN'
Guineas 40 nov ocSl" 10 lay u''t'l
alter the grass mas started 10 grow as
'hey usually hlue r., ,he'l HeSos III lne
grass or pushes. lhey go Oh III pan )
ana II you near t'le mae guinea lliak Nm.
iouu cry Ill ms l1SPhis way YOU may
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16
Given Up To Die

L. Spicgcl, 1904 n. Virginia St,
Evansville, Ind, writes: For over 5
years was troubled with kidney and
bladder affections which caused me
much pain and worry. | lost flesh and
was all run down. and year ago had
to abandon work entirely. had three
OF the best physicians who did me no
good and was practically given up to
die Foley'S Kidney Cure was recon-
mended and the first bottle gave me
great relief, and alter taking the sec
ond bottle | was entirely cured" Why
not let it help you'll. c. Wells.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16

The "Pcnnsy's" earnings grow.
Its net income for 1906 was nearly six
millions more than for 1905.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-03-16
PENCADER $1,000
Standard Bred and Registered

Sired by King Albert 2og5 by King by
dam Josie Wilkes by Geo Wilkes. by Hambetonan
bred animal old full hands high and weighs pounds
Trial mile without training He has splendid conformation
and style, beautiful speed and endurance
For and other information apply to his
J. T. ARMOUR, North East, Md.
lR. F. D. NO.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
The Glory of Early Spring.

Deciduous Towering shrubs are the
glory of our grounds in early spring.
And, too, they are the distinguishing
feature between our own and the
grounds of Europe. There are ine Eng
land, for instance, far too many broad
leaved shrubs and too few deciduous
ones, and one misses there the delight
which the wealth of flowers on our
shrubs creates, especially in early
spring. A dozen or two of sorts which
are well known are the following:
Flowering Almond, Sweet Shrub,
Japanese Judas, White Fringe, Deut-
zias, Pearl Bush, Golden Bell. Althae-
as, Hydrangeas, Kerria, Bush Honey
suckle, Mock Orange. Fire Bush. Spi-
raea, Lilac, Tamarisk, Snowballs. Wei.
gelas and Flowering Plum.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Potted Fruit,

l believe in the growing Of potted
fruit. Give the trees fresh soil every
year and, | believe If it calls for it, re-
duce them and pu.. them back in the
same pot or tub If you think the head
will bear it. You can feed those trees
very heavily, and you will get far bet
ter results. A pear tree grown in a
twelve inch pot carried twelve pears,
and each fruit weighed about pound
and quarter. That is the Duchess.
You take q tree carrying q dozen Of
those large fruits and you cannot help
admiring il. William Turner. I,
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Watering House Plants.


More mistakes are made in watering
plants than in any. other. part OF their
culture Most beginners water plants
too n4ch or too often. Some house
keerArs water their plants regularly
every day and wonder how the plants
do not do we'll since they give t:,cE so
much attention. The trouble is that
the plants get too much attcntoa; if
they were forgotten once in. awhile in
the matter of water they would do
better
Plants should not be watered until
they show by the drying Of the soil
that they need it. When they are wa
tered, they should not receive little
dribble, but should be thoroughly soak
ed until the water drips from the hole
in the bottom of the pot. This insures
all the roots being thoroughly wet.
Roots need fresh air as well as water,
and in thoroughly soaking the soil in a
pot the vitiated air is forced away
from the roots: and fresh air takes it's
place as the soil dries out
The bad result from too frequent wa
tering is that the soil never gets suff-
ciently dried to admit air to the roots.
A good test of when plant needs wa
tering is to rap on the pot with the
knuckles. If the pot gives hol low
sound, the plant may be watered, but
if the sound is dull and heavy no wa
ter is required.-Professor w. N. Hutt.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Pruninx House PIant... 81 I. Z.

With soft wooded plants this can
hardly be overdone for securing good
shapes Long legged, spindling things
are hardly ever attractive or desirable.
The bush form, close and compact
from the ground up. IS what we8want.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
no,
Il Rv !. 81
SETTING TREES.

Properly Trimming the Roots II IN
Important Point. s5
The accompanying Illustration shows
the right and the wrong way Of pre-
pairing roots Of trees for setting. The
first Illustration shows the root as 1t
comes from the nursery. The second
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
FROM NURSERY.

one shows the root after it has been
properly trimmed. All frayed ends
and bruised portions have been remov
ed and the root has been made much
more compact, SO that it is not neces.
sary to dig hole nearly so large when
setting.
This is very important matter in
the setting of trees, says New England
Homestead, and it's neglect probably
results in the loss of more young trees
than any other one thing.
BY planting a great mass of roots it
is impossible to place them in the right
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
READY FOR SETTING.

READY FOR SETTING. $40
position, and if they have been bruised,
as is usually the case. they do not do
their work nearly so we'll as ii properly
trimmed and the mutilated portions
taken Off ., .s...z = + &alt@+
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that the project may be contaminated
so that the unwilling of the shaft may
be one Of the features Of the Cham
plain ter-centenary celebration.
In the meantime 1t ia a matter for
consratulation thar the town which
bears Champiain's name has succeeded
In the project Of honoring the explorer
as we'll as Itself by erecting a monu-
ment to his memory; and IL should be
stated in this connection that the sue
cess of the undertaking 10 to be
credited very largely to the Rev. F.
X. Chagnon. the parrish priest.
According to the description given
tho monument is Of striking design,
The pedestal Is to be richly embei-
lished with relief work and suit
able inscriptions. The cap will re-
veal the coat OF arms OF the
United States, New York State. the
seal OF the town Of Champlain and the
arms OF the Clinton family, after
whom the county was named. One of
the tablets will show a water scene
representing Champaign standing in
an Indian canoe, his eyes fixed upon n
distant shore towards which his two
companions are padding. Another will
show a landscape with a short point
OF land heavily wooded projecting into
the waters OF the lake with an old
fashion windmill in operation in the
foreground. The third will be re-
production of very early print re-
presenting the first battle in Cham.
plain. aided by friendly Indians
against the Iroauois. The pedestal is
to be surmounted with six feet six
inches statue of Champlain from
photographs. The base Of the monu-
.ment will be seven feet six inches
square and the total height 20 feet
one inch.
Chanplain Is to be congratulated or
the erection of this monument, and II
Is to be hoped that two years from now
the French residents Of Burlington ma,
see the fitting contamination Of theil
project to honor the discoverer OF
Lake Champlain with a suitable monu.
ment to stand In Battery park.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20
A MONUMENT TO CHAMPLAIN.

One of the incidents in connection
with the observance OF the Fourth OF
July in Champlain, N, Y. will DO the
unwilling of a monument erected in
honor of the discoverer OF Lake Cham
plain, Samuel de Champaign. This
monument is to be the Offering of the
French Americans of Canadian des-
cent In various parts of this country.
including some Of those residing In
Burlington.
A movement was instituted In this
city few years ago looking to the
erection In Battery park OF monu-
ment TO Champlain. and while the pro-
ject started out under the most favor
able auspices ana with the promise of
hearty cooperation on the part of our
citizens. the undertaking seems to
have languished for some unexplainable
reason. 1t would certainly be fitting
to erect q monument to the intrepid
explorer and discoverer on some
height overlooking the lake which
bears his name, and It is to be hoped