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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
Aiming Safes with Deadly Gases.

A chemical company has devised a
grenade or glass receptacle, filled with
chemical compound, as means of
making it impossible for safeblowers
to rob safe after breaking it open.
1t is an Notwithstanding article,
about two inches in diameter and five
inches long. Inside of the exterior
tube are seven smaller ones, each
filed with different chemical. When
the door of the safe is blown, or the
safe is Jared heavily, the grenade ex-
plodes, and the air is filled with the
deadly fumes. 1t is claimed that these
fumes. which, so far as effect is con-
cerned, are not unlike the gases from
the deadly Chinese stink potts." are
powerful enough to make breathing
impossible and to force all persons
near the safe to retreat or be almost
instantly suffocated.
s. The grenades are made with last
ing effect of from six to ten hours, de-
pending upon the size, and are placed
just back of the locking mechanism of
the safe doors.-Popular Mechanics.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
Could Plant the Period.

A pretty story is told of Queen AL
exandras thoughtfulness.
The queen never loses her interest
in those for whom she has acted as
godmother. In particular, she has
been most kind to the children of
Lord Curzon, who lost their beautiful
mother more than year ago. The
queen, hearing that little Alexandra
Curzon-who was named after her
majesty-was fond of gardening, sent
a box Of violet roots to her.
The child decided to plant them so
that when they came up they should
spell Alexandra" Il should like to
help you plant them" said the queen.
We'll, you can put in the full STOP"
replied the child.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
Girl Who Can Throw.

Some of my friends were afraid"
said Gov Burke of North Dakota, that
Miss Benton would not smash the bot
tie on the bow Of the great battle.ship.
but wasn't. My fears were that she'd
stave a hole in the ship. l am sure
that she hurled that champagne so
hard that the bottle was smashed be-
fore 1t hit tho bow of the ironclad."
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
judging from Sample.

I don't think the rich are exception
ally happy.
No? Know many?
Some
Very rich?
One to five millions!
Oh, but they lead quite different
life from the really rich!
To be sure; but still, don't you
think you can tell just as much about
the quality of molasses from a hogs
head of 1t as you can from a shipload?
Life
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
Women Trayelers of TODAY

Harriet Chalmers Adams has tray
eled 10000 miles through South Afri-
ca and has original biograph pictures
of the canal work on the lsthmus Of
Panama that are said to be very fine
Quite a number of women have made
records recently with long-distance
travel, and manage about as well as
men in seeing the country.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
Trying His Hand.

81 doubt ye are growing remiss,
John" said Scotch parish minister.
Il have not seen you in the kirk these
three Sabbaths.'
John was not duly abashed. Ma"
said he. Its no that I'm growing re-
miss I'm just tinkerin ava WI ma
soul masel."
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
Worse Than Laporoton1Y.

Ellison-Halloa, dear boy, you look
very sad this morning. What's the
trouble?
Green-Tve Just undergone a most
annoying operation.
Ellison-What was it?
Green-I had my allowance cut off.
-Tit-Bits.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-12
To the Point.

Elderly Aunt suppose you won
dered, dear little Hans, why left you
so abruptly in the lane. l saw man,
and, oh, how | ran!
Hans-Did you get him ?-Fliegende
Rlaetter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

their triumphant tour over America and
their success had set America base ball
crazy In 1868 they toured the country
without suffering 4 defeat. thanks to my
good friend here, Allison, whose catching
was the feature and wonder of the times
The Red Stockings We're making their sec
ond tour and had reached New York with
out the loss OF a game, and every section
was alive with interest, so much SO that
The Star conceived the idea of posting
the New York games with the AtianticS
and those at Philadelphia with the Ath-
leticS.
1t was great newspaper achievement
in those days and there was a much
larger crowd around The Star office the
day of the Atlantic game than there is
here now. 1t was exciting contest, the
Red Stockings going down to defeat after
ten innings of play by a score of S to !.
So great was the tension on those watch
ing the bulletin board that il seemed as
If the game was being played right in
front of them When the Atlantics finally
Won the crowd broke into tumultuous APP
plause. as the majority wanted to the
New Workers win"
We'll. they never would have won"
broke in Doug. Allison, If the thugs and
rufnans had not jumped on McVeS. our
right fielder. and prevented him from
fielding or catching balls sent out in his
vicinity"
Well. this innovation of The ar" re-
sumed Mr.. Hollingshead. has continued
ever since. much to the delight of the
fans of the present day. and the s:ay-4t-
homes have every facility for Witnessing
the games played by our own Nationa Is
while campaigning the country. right here
on the most prominent corner In the Cap
ital
The gathering is cosmopolitan, and one
can hear as much base ball history and
criticism as though he were sitting out on
the top bench of the bleachers among the
sun kings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
NOVEL ENTERPRISE.
Henry Copperthite's Race Track to
Be Opened July 4.

Henry Copperthite. a well known West
Washington business man, is reported
busy on his farm at Burke Station, Fair
fax county, Va.
Last summer he constructed fine half
mile track near the station.~ At present
he is engaged in fencing the track and
constructing seventy-tive box stalls 12x12
fee. and grandstand, which is ex-
pected to hold upward of 1900 people
July Fourth the track will be thrown
open to the public for the first time.
The program includes trotting, pacing.
running races and athletic contests. La
Dor day a two days meet will be given.
In October an agricultural fair Is carded,
with light harness contests. balloon as
tensions and other attractions on the
side.
The farmers of Fairfax and Alexandria
counties, as well as horsanen of the Dis
triet of Columbia and Maryland, are ex-
hbiting great interest in Mr.. Copperthite' g
project. which is his own. and financed
from start to finish by himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEAGUE AVERAGES
Grace Leads in Team Standing
and Is First in Batting
and Fielding.

Following are the official batting and
fielding averages of the Sunday School
Base Ball League up to and including
last Friday.
The boys OF the Grace Baptist Church
not only lead in the standing of the
teams, but head the other five clubs In
team batting and team fielding. They are
batting 4.232, and In fielding have the
average OF $3.50. In the batting line First
is second. with .2a7, and Ninth third, with
.218. Fifth, Bethany and Waugh follow.
with I'll. 1855 and .1S0 respectively. Ninth
is second in fielding. having the average
of 3D. and Fifth is third, with three
points less. 1893 is Bethany s average
while First has 1858 and Waugh 500.
There are twenty-three boys In the
league who have pounded their way into
the 800 class. First. having SIX. Jimmy
Kerr is lacing the sphere for fine aver
age. He has played in six games. been
at lat twenty-four times and has con-
nec.ed safely ten times having batting
average of .4l6. Moreland. Stuckert. Cone
land. Turner, Miles and Menefee are hit
ting the ball for good averages.
hettler leads in stolen bases. having pill
fered seven. Lawson of the Bethany out
fit is the leading run-ee,ter. Win nine
First lsads in the stolen base column
with thirty-one Bethany has thirty. Fifth
leads with thirteen sacrifice hits Follow
ing are the official averages:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
.. -
Admit Bearer and
ONE WIFE.
Breaking the News to Won der Abe.

oIcdhAuS LIE NEWS TO Won Qcr xAue.
During the years that Chris Won der
Abe owned the ST. Louis Browns he expe-
rienced the sensation of having good, bad
and wholly Indifferent teams but no mat
ter what kind of an outfit Chris had work.
ing for him he was always hopeful Of sue
cess. and, alas, in too many instances
these hopes were of the false variety.
Even when Chris was i'll he always had
to be informed of the result of any game
that his beloved Browns played in, and the
position of informant was anything but a
desired job. for Chris could say more en-
phatic things In d short space of time
than any man of his day. Whenever it
was up to his players to call on him and
tell of the clubs non-success. straws were
drawn to select the messenger.
One summer Chris was taken very i'll,
and although being confined to his bed he
insisted upon hearing how the Browns
made out each day, although the doctors
cautioned his family about the probab BILE
serious results that might follow one Of
Chris fierce paroxyms Of rage; still the
sport-loving German insisted that he
would do something desperate if he were
not told every day about the clubs work.
The club was losing right along. and.
of course. every evening when Chris was
told about the bad luck Of the Browns he
would go on furiously. Finally the doc
Tors ordered tnat as chris was getting
worse the news would have to be broken
to him
When this news was communicated to
the spike shoe artists Arlie Latham the
third baseman of the Browns, immediate-
ly cried out:
"Iank Robinson is just the man TO
break the news to Chris gradually-look
how he suffers Which was, indeed the
case, but Arlie's suggestion never made
much of hit with the second sacker for
all that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
Long Island Motor Parkway.

NEW YORK, June Reconstruction
work on the Long Island motor parkway
began today at Central Park. L. I. W. X.
Vanderbilt, jr., president of the parkway
company. turned the first spadeful Of
earth marking the beginning OF construc-
ton. Supplies have been distributed along
the entire western portion of the parkway
to facilitate the work, and il is expected
that by October at least fifteen miles OF
the new roadway will be finished. II
practically assures the holding of the Gun
races on Long Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
WATCHING The SCORE BOARD
MEN NOTABLE IN BASE BALL
HISTORY AMONG SPECTATORS.

The base ball score board of The Star
office is the magnet that draws a crowd
each day to watch how the game with
the Nationals is progressing. 1t is inter
estfng to observe the faces of the watch
ing ones as the chalk artist goes through
his stunt of making zeroes or figures, as
the case may be. Ii it is favorable 10 the
Nationals ''the smile that won't come off,
is seen everywhere. and all are pleased,
but If, like the game of Wednesday at
Philadelphia, something grouchy, kind
of II have bit a green persimmon'' look
appears and every one is disconsolate.
In the passing review of notables of the
game of the long ago, those who still
have a yearning for the great sport. The
Star corner affords a fine place to catch
up with some of the old birds. There is
the noted, Doug. Allison, the greatest
catcher of his day. and who was the first
one to stand up under the bat. telling
Charley Snyder who was his equal In the
years that followed. how Connie Mack s
team was going to win the pennant. OK
Bielaski has cornered Johnny Holdings
head and is asserting that the game OF
today is no better than when they played
on the Nationals in 1883. Walter Hewitt,
once manager of former Washington
team. is also in the crowd. while once In
while that veteran OF the game. Mike
Scanlon. comes up to see the score. Soi.
Frank Jones, president of the Nationals
in 1866. works his way into the crowd. ac-
companied by Quartermaster Jimmy Pat
terson of the Same period. The faces OF
James Rankin Young of the Post once
Department and Lewis S. Denham also
appear in the picture as do those of Col.
W. 4. Tappan. Ned Parker. Capt. James
Oyster. Eben Kipp. Tom Evers. George
Hardness and others of the days of yore.
LAS l look at this crowd | recall the
first time the games were posted at
newspaper Office remarked Mr.. john S.
Hollingshead. the noted player and one
time manager-captain of the Washington
team. as he stood watching the chicago
score. 1T was in 1869. when the Famous
Red STOCKINGS Of Cincinnati were making
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
Treadway's Great Catch.

The press reports telling how little
keely, the pitcher of the Washington
club. came near to dropping a pop fly,
owing to a bird flying just under the ball
just as Keely was all set for the catch,
recall to mind the great catch that Out
fielder Treadway, one a National League
star, and member of tie Brooklyn club,
made one September afternoon On the
Brooklyn grounds, while the team was
having a hot contest with the New York
team.
1t was in the ninth inning of the game,
and the score was close, with every player
on edge, when, with two men on the
bases, Parke Wilson. the catcher of the
Giants, stepped to the plate and laced one
away out in deep right center At the
crack of the bat Treadway tore after the
bail. while the two New York runners on
the bases, as we'll as Parke Wilson, know
ing that there were two men down, kept
on toward the plate.
Now TreadWay was a sensational fielder
and as he was not a speedy runner, any
ball that was knocked anywhere out of
his territory was a hard chance for him,
and frequently forced him to pull off one
of those oneehanded catches for which he
was famous. So as Treadway speeded
after the ball he saw that if he was going
to make the catch he would have to do it
by jumping in the air and bringing the
ball down with his ungloved hand. Act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
Stats Davis Pass.

Stats" Davis. who in his day was tho
best college first baseman in America
this was when he was playing with the
University of Pennsylvania-took up pro-
fessional ball after leaving college and
would have made a great success of it
had it not been for Stats Discrimination
for regular daily showing up at the bail
park. He left the east and drifted out
west. where he is now engaged in UNI
piring in the Pacific Coast League Prior
to this Stats was one of the candy kid
players out on the slope. and for awhile
in 1904 he was managing the Salt Lake
City ball club. which is well supported by
the folks out there.
Now. according to Stats. the Mormons
are just as anxious for free passes to the
game as are their more numerous gentle
brethren, and after Stats had been in
Salt Lake some time and had become ac-
quainted by costly experience with condi-
tons there he was approached by a Nor
mon friend for pass to the game for
himself and family.
Stats readily agreed to the proposition,
but when the Mormon received the pass
it read:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

was going into extra innings. But the
first man up, big Sam Thompson, the
mighty slugger, was passed. He stole
second and was brought across the plate
by long flies to the outfield by Clements
and Mulvey. This is the only game on
record in major league base ball where
team making no hits encompassed the de-
feat of a club making nine safe bingles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

does Nobody will begrudge it to him. for
he has made good in handling what
President Roosevelt calls "a sporting
proposition" and that is the sort of thing
that the folk who patronize the races
Nike, if only on account of it's rarity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
When Ed. Delehanty Was Haunted.

OF all the great batsmen. Ed Delehanty,
the brother of Washingtons second has -
man, and he himself formerly member
of the local outfit, was considered by eX-
perts to have been the most consistent
slugger that the national sport ever pro-
duced for, though such men as Jesse
Burket, Duffey, Arson, Brouthers. keeler
and some other swat artists would finish
the season with averages that were in
close proximity to the much-coveted 400
mark, yet they would go without hit for
several days.
But Ed Delehanty was pretty sure to
keep connecting with the ball game after
game, and. in view of, this fact, he is en-
titled to the honor of having been the
games most consistent batter, although
there were seasons when the big fellow
finished behind such men as those named.
But he was much more valuable Tor a
ball team on account of his consistency
in the gentle art of hitting the ball daily
and placing it where the other fellows
were not.
Delehanty also established the world
recOru for long-distance hitting when he
made five home runs in one game. This
to the fan of the present day may seem
rather fishy, but It's a fact, nevertheless
LIE morning following this great batting
feat when Delehanty appeared in the
breakfast room of the hotel where he and
the otner members of the Philadelphia
club were staying. Eds appearance de-
noted that he, had had sleepless night.
Jack Clements. the left-handed backstop
of the Phillies, called attention to the
frowsy look Del was carting around with
him.
Yes YEARLY said Delehanty. Il sure
did pass bum night all right. Didn't do
anything but dream about base ball. My
room seemed to be filed with balls, and
they were flying about everywhere. Talk
about man being haunted by base balls,
well, that was my case last night added
big Ed. as he sank gloomily into a chair
at the breakfast table.
We'll. what more can you expect, Del,
but being haunted by base ball, when you
kill as many of them as you did yester-
day. merrily queried the volatile Mr.
Clements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
By Revere Rodgers.

ing upon the impulse. Treadway gave a
mighty leap. and while in the air he
made grab at the ball. but instead of
grasping it his fingers closed around the
body of small bird.
When TreadWay struck the ground he
thought in his excitement that he had the
ball in his hands AS he started to throw
it the feeling of the thing caused him to
look down, and then he saw what a
unique catch he had made.
OF course the three New York runners
We're safe, and the game lost. As
Treadway stood examining his catch the
entire Brooklyn team came running down
the field shouting maledctions on the
head of Treadway But when they had
been shown the bird and not the ball. they
were nearly as amazed as Treadway him
self. Right then and there the Brooklyn
club adopted the bird, and for several
years afterward it was the only mascot
that the club carried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
Bill Coughlin's Explanation.

Bill Coughlin's Explanation.
Capt. Bill Coughln Of the Detroit team
is one Of your steady. plodding kind of
ball players. who never knows when a
game is lost. for Bill believes in keeping
right on plugging away, and doing the
best to catch the other team. By follow
ing Bills example, the Detroit team has
pulled many game out of the fire.
whereas had it not been for its neTvy cap
tain the contest would have been won by
the other fellows.
With no intention or desire to take any
credit away from Hughey Jennings but
simply to give credit where credit is due.
the fact must be stated that Bill Coughlin
is as much responsible for the success of
the Detroit club as he of the red head.
Bill is not only a never-saydie leader,
but the Scranton lad keeps harmony in
the club. being a kdder along good
natured lines. and as full Of wit as a
walnut is of meat
Bill, on account Of his being a native of
an iron. town like Scranton, is supposed
to be an authority on everything pertain
studying mineralogy, Is constantly be-
sieging Coughlin with questions relative
to iron and other metals. Bill good-nat-
uredly bears with the youthful Georgian,
although once in while he cracks a joke
at Tvs expense, as he did when the Ii
members of the club were sitting out in
front Of their hotel Cobb began talking
mineralogy and. suddenly turning to
Coughlin, cried out:
by the way, Bill, how was iron first
discovered?"
"They smelt it, quickly shot back Bill.
and then there was a sprinting match
between himself and the Georgia lad
Sam Thompson's Lone Run.
To fan it might appear strange to
hear any one assert that major league
club making nine hits in one game has
been defeated by a team getting nary a
bingle, yet the records will fully bear out
the statement. Such was the result of a
game pulled off one day on the Phi!adel
phia National League grounds. when the
Quaker City lads We're engaged in a con-
test with the Cincinnati boys.
Ed Crane was pitching for Cincinnati.
while Buffinton was working on the slab
for the Phillies. In those days Ed Crane.
nicknamed the cannon ball. pitcher, on
account of his terrific speed, was the king
of twirlers and the Phillies were unable to
get a safe hit off his delivery, while the
Reds touched Bufhnton up lo- a total of
nine safe swats. yet the hits were kept
so well scattered that not a man crossed
the plate for Cincinnati. The game stood
to at the end of the Reds ninth inning
and every one predicted that the contest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

Nobody, including the keenest owners
and trainers. entertains the remotest idea
That this horse Colin ever will be beaten.
There has been talk before about this
or that horse being 'in class by him
self" but there is no manner of doubt
that Colin stands absolutely alone in his
class. There isn't anything in the game
breath. and when trainers like JOINER
and Weir and Garth tell you that Colin
could have lost Hermis or even Syson-
by. had he had the chance to match his
prick up your ears and listen. Several
noted English turfmen. accompanying q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

The Potomac Boat Club will hold it's
first meeting Wednesday evening next in
its new boathouse Measures looking to
the opening of the building in formal
manner and matters pertaining to the
Middle States regatta will be considered.
while an overhauling of the roste-. pre-
paratory to assigning lockers, Will also
come up. Many applications for men,
bership " ill be considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

Coach Plaisted will in few days trans
form the paper eight-oared she'll of the
Analostan club into one of cedar, the ma
terial Of which will be specially selected
by Mr. Plaisted. When completed 1t will
give the Analostans two first-class boats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

The Middle States Association intends
to use every power in it's means to get
the Argonauts of Canada down here at
the annual regatta Labor day. 1t will be
the first visit of the Canadians to the Po-
tomac river. and they would be the great
est attraction at the regatta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
BOATHOUSE GOSSIP.

The Old Dominions are getting out
crews every evening. and Capt Douglas
is building strong hopes of entering an
eight in the Middle States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

The Analostans are making arrange
ments for their annual outing the even
ing of June 16.