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MIKE GRIFFIN DEAD
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

UTICA, April 11.-Michael ]. Griffin. one
of the best-known and most popular ball
players in the country ten years ago.
died at his home in this city yesterday
morning from pneumonia. He had been
sick since last Saturday Griffin was a
native of this city and was forty-three
years of age.
Mike Griffin began his professional ca
reer with the Utica club of the Inter-
national League in 1884. The late Billy
Barnie signed him for the Baltimore club
in 1885, He remained with the Orioles I'M
til the Brotherhood war in 1890. when
Griffin, with Billy Snindle, jumped to the
Philadelphia Players League club. In 1891
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Columbia Juniors Want Games.

The Columbia Juniors have organized
for the season OF 1908 and would like to
hear from all good teams of the District
averaging fourteen years. All dates are
open at present. and the first teams heard
from will receive the best dates. The
lineup: J. c. Casson (captain), first base;
J. Carey, left field; Simms, third base;
]. Leane, second base: e. Hester (mana-
ger), right field: Torrey. catcher; C. Mil
Ter, center field; Dunnigan. pitcher: Merit
Eel. shortstop.
Address all challenges to E. L. Hester,
IA Quincy place northwest.
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he became a member Of the Brooklyn
team. In the spring of 1899, when the
Baltimore and Brooklyn clubs were con-
solidated, Griffln's release was sold to the
st. Louis club. He had been signedA to
captain the Brooklyn team, and instead of
going to ST. Louis sued the Brooklyn club
for $4,000. years salary. Griffin then
retired and engaged in the brewing bust
ness in Utica and WATERFOWL, this state.
After five years of fighting in the courts.
Griffin won his case against the Brooklyn
club. He was an active republican poll
tician in Utica and at different times held
positions in that city.
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A Winning Combine.

Shaw and Greene proved winning
combination in the fourth race The
Greenan colt was outrun In the early part,
but closed resolutely In the stretch, and
King of Bashan, the paddock special
backed from 8 to 1 to to 1, was off
poorly. and Mccarthy rushed him I'D SO
fast In the first quarter in an effort to
race Coincidence into submission that he
had nothing left with which to withstand
the winners challenge.
Cartwheel was graduated from the
maiden class in the fifth race at the ex-
pense of Hartford Boy, which mas learned
10 oreak. and ten others. most of which
will beimaidens at the end Of their DAYS
Shaw rode two winners and earned the
Jockey honors for the day.
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WASHINGTON (UN10N LEAGUE)
SCHEDULE.
At Home.

Reading. April p, IS.
Brooklyn. April %, 20.
Philadelphia. May 4. 5.
Reading, May Is. 10.
Paterson, May %. 80. 20.
Baltimore, June /, 2.
Wilmington, June 3. 4.
Philadelphia, June 3, q.
Paterson, June 8, Q.
Brooklyn. June 10. II. I
Baltimore, June IL, 13.
Elizabeth, June Is, is.
Paterson, June II. Is.
Philadelphia, June 10. 90.
Brooklyn, June %, %.
Wilmington. June "a. %.
Baltimore. June rs, q. .-...
Reading. June %, 80.
Philadelphia. July II, Is.
Brooklyn, July "a, Is.
Paterson, July q, %.
Philadelphia, July 81. August 1.
Baltimore. August 3. 4.
Reading. August 5. 6.
Wilmington. August z, 8.
Paterson August 10. II.
Baltimore, August IL, IL.
Elizabeth, September 2, 3.
Reading. September 4. 5.
Elizabeth, September z, Z.
Brooklyn, September II, Is.
Paterson. September 10, II.
Wilmington, September Is. 10.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

According to a New York exchange,
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MudIarks in Great Demand in
All the Races.
ORACULUM SULKS BADLY
Spencer Wells Shows Startling Re-
versal of Form.
RAIN HURTS ATTENDANCE
Nationals Again Prevented From
Playing-Sherman Defeated by
Weston-Bowling Battles.

The rainy dreary weather limited the
attendance at the Benning track yester-
day to the dyed-in-the-wo enthusiasts
and the regulars from New York. To
make things worse the card was not at
tractive and the various finishes were of
the win-'way-off style. Three favorites
won and the other winners were we'll
backed as the players seemed to have
good line on the mud running ability of
the horses.
Spencer Wells a fine-looking two-year-
old by Handsome, won the third race. In
the Dinner stakes last Saturday, when
3 to ) fayorite he was badly beaten. His
four legs were then incased In heavy BAN
dages Yesterday. with odds of z to !
against him and minus the bandages, he
spread-eagled his opponents.
The absence of bandages on Spencer
Wells seemed to solve all doubts In the
minds of visitors to the paddock regarding
the outcome OF the race and many hur-
ried to back him.
In explanation of the presence of the
ba ndages last week and their absence yes
terday friends of w. II. MOsby. the owner
of Spencer Wells. said that the colt was
suffering from ''bucked shins." He was
also coughing and not at his best. But
racegoers are wondering why he was not
scratched when he was sure to be made
a topheavy favorite.
Caught in Jam.
Just as the big field of horses in the
first race sprang away from the barrier
they formed a wedge. Right and True
was caught In jam and stumbled so
badly that he hurled Jockey Rowan out
of the saddle. The horse quickly regained
his feet and raced after his opponents and
soon caught them. In the stretch he grad
ually overhauled the leaders, and in the
final furlong drew to the front and passed
the winning post a length in front of DR..
Lee. OF course. without his weight Right
and True was not entitled to the race, and
DIR. Lee got the judges decision.
George Langdon, the turf plunger who
recently bought Animus from John E.
Madden. won much Of the horses pur-
chase money when the son of Lord Es-
terling easily won the last race at even
money. 1t was Langdons second victory
of the meeting
Kwai was an odds-on favorite for the
second race, but he swerved as the par
rier went up. and was practically left at
the post. Dan De Noyles liked the mud
and galloped in front all the Way
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Abroad,

Reading. April %.
Baltimore. May 1, 2.
Wilmington. May g. T.
Brooklyn, May 8. 0.
Paterson. May 10.
Elizabeth, May II, t.
Wilmington. May 10. IA.
Baltimore, May Is. 16.
Reading, May 20. q.
Brooklyn, May %. %.
Elizabeth, May "a.
Paterson. May %. %.
Philadelphia, May p, %.
Wilmington. July /, 2.
Brooklyn, July 3. 4. 4.
Paterson. July 6. Z.
Philadelphia. July 8, 9.
Reading. July 10, H..
Wilmington, July 13, IA.
Baltimore, July Is, is.
Brooklyn, July 20. 81.
Elizabeth, July %. q.
Reading. August IA. Is.
Paterson. August 10.
Brooklyn. August II. 1S.
Elizabeth. August 10, 20, %.
Reading. August II. %.
Paterson, August "a. %
Elizabeth, August 26. q.
Reading. August %. 20.
Paterson. August 30
Philadelphia. Aug. 81. Sept. 1, 9, II
Baltimore. September II, IL.
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BENNING GOSSIP.

Sol Lichtenstein looked very rakish when
he appeared on the course in an olive
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For the weekly individual prizes: High game.
Hawksworth. 1871; second high game, Keckerly,
| 142; high set, Eker. $50; second high set,
Farlee, 344.
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FIFTH RACE

Good start: won easily; Animus brig, 4. Ivy
Lord Esterling- Aninoso; owned 10y g. W. Lang
don.
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Good start: won easily: Dan de Noyles. be-. Q
oy box-Two Lick; owned by J. Carson
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BOWLING BATTLES.

RAILWAY LEAGUE
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
THE OLD HOME FARM.

Written for VIRGINIA. CITIZEN by Ella waynai.l
Often think Of the old home farm,
Where roamed for many q day,
OF the old house, too, and the mill near by,
Where the children used to play.
Down by the brook, the wild flowers grew
And the tall. majestic pine,
AS the ripping waves went gliding by,
The sun seemed brighter to shine.
Often think of the times gone by,
When there was good cheer to spare;
OF the lassies fair, and lads so brave,
In those happy days so rare.
The old home farm is mine never more,
Yet memory brings to view,
The patient toll and hardships borne
For those who around me grew.
Long years have passed, but think of all
In that home, nor deem it vain,
For fancy to paint the scenes of yore,
And my youth comes back again.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
THINGS TO FORGET.

If you would increase your happiness
and prolong life, forget your neighbor's s
faults. Forget the slanders you have
heard. Forget the temptations. For
get the fault-fnding and give a little
thought to the cause which provoked it.
Forget the pecularities of your friends,
and only remember the good points
which make you fond of them. Forget
allpersonal quarrels or histories you
may have heard by accident, and which
if repeated, would seem a thousand
times worse than they are. Blot out OF
memory. as far as possible, all the dis
agreeable occurrences of life; they will
come, but they will grow larger when
you remember them, and the constant
thoughts of the acts of meanness OF
worse still, malice, will only tend tc
make you more familiar with them.
Obliterate everything disagreeable from
yesterday; start out with clean sheet
for today, and write upon it for sweet
memory's sake. only those things which
are lovely and lovable.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04

From the stirring poem on Glouceste
by Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
first read at the unwilling of the prea
Memorial Tablet, commemoratinp th,
Landing of a company of Fishermen
and Farmers in 1923 from Dorchester
Eng gland, founding the first Massa
chusetts Bay Colony.
Afoam her head, her eye afire;
Fair as her youth her age shall be,
All mother, and all siren too,
She sits beside the curving sea.
Honored of years, and wet with tears,
Her name we take from history.
Maker of men, when men are worth
The highestprice the times can hoard
She tosses heroes on the deep,
AS hands toss dice across a board.
Her crews, like halyards. snap and fall;
The lad goes gayly, singing, where
The master wind shall fog him down,
And choke his last curse into prayer.
He hurls upon the brutal gale
The spirit of his pioneer;
There is no alphabet in him
That halts to spell the pale word, fear.
To run the trawl, to fight the storm,
To flee no peril, though he can,
To rate his life like frozen bait;
He asks no more-our fisherman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
THE SECRET OF HEALTH.

To sum up the secret of mental
health and nervous balance is to be
found in obedience to a few rules.
Here they are: ~ Cultivate sound,
heaith-creating emotions-love, joy.
peace. faith and hope. (2) Allow your
self sufficient time in which to do your
work (Sl Hold in reserve a surplus
store Of nervous energy by keeping
within the limits Of your organization.
~ Do one thing at a time. (5) Pre-
pare yourself in good Eseason for sleep
(6) Trust in the infinite goodness of
God. who loves every creature he has
made
Let US now turn to worry, itself the
cause of and, in turn. intensified by, the
insomnia that it causes. MARK this
which am going to say" says The
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, 'for
it is as good as working professional
mans advice and costs you nothing
it is better to lose a pint of blood from
your veins than to have nerve tapped. -
Now, worry is the most malignant OF
nerve-tapping forces. Woman is es.
pecially prone to worry-doubtless be.
cause of the sameness of our surround
ings and the pettiness of the matter.
with which she is usually called upon t.
deal. The typical housekeeper Of tn.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
TEMPERANCE NOTES.

Richmond dispatches to northern
newspapers state that the next legis
lature will in all probability be called
on to act on bill for prohibition ir
Virginia, the activity in that direction
being towards that end.
The kind of cider they sell in NORTH
Carolina eats the bottom out of tir
bucket in less than twenty-four hours.
Three drinks of it makes any Tarhee
believe that North Carolina was first
at Manassas. farthest at Gettysburg
and last at Appomatox.-C Charlottesville
Progress.
The Baptist Association seems to be
engaged in sort of boycott when ii
declares that it will meet no more in
towns where there are saloons. The
Baptist and Methodist are churches
militant in the cause of temperance,
and the saloon has hard fight on its
hands for its very existence. We be-
lieve the liquor traffic is now better reg
ulated than ever before in the history of
the State, but it is well for the saloons
to sit up and take notice that If they hope
to survive they must be on their good
behavior. Petersburg Inder-Appeal.
A local option campaign is on foot in
Norfolk and Portsmouth. The Anti
Saloon League wishes to hold the cleo
tion in the two cities on the same day,
an that tho rao,,lt ,o ora x,;u - -
fiuence that in the other. The Anti
Saloon League claims that it can pro-
cure sufficient signatures to the petit
ion to the court, asking for a local
option election in two wards of the city.
Local option elections have been or
dered in four Virginia cities during the
month of December. The cities are
Lynchburg, Roanoke, Abingdon, and
Suffolk.
1t is matter of general satisfaction
that in nearly all of the territory in
which this paper cirulates the licensed
liquor saloon is a thing of the past.
That in our territory the licensed
saloon will ever again be able to rear
its head we do not believe. But we
wish to utter a note of warning right at
this point. Our people have been ac-
tive and vigilant in abolishing the
saloon. They must be even more
vigilant in seeing that the ''blind
tiger" does not gain such a foot
hold as shall bring temperance legisla-
tion into disrepute. That has happened
before in many portions of our State.
Let us be sure that it does not happen
with US. One of the ''wettest" small
towns in the State went dry under the
local option law many years ago. Its
officials were negligent in enforcing
the law;Djuries in the county in which
the town was located would not
convict persons charged with illegal
liquor selling if they could possibly avoid
it; and, finally, the town went back
to the saloon column. Only a few
months ago the temperance forces met
a regular Waterloo there, the failure to
enforce the law in the previous usdry period
being the stock argument against clos
ing the saloons now. The law was
made to enforce; let there be no wink
ing at violation. on.-GloucesterT Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
THE EDITORS DILEMMA.
NOrfolk virginian-Pilot.

| If the editor advocates improvements,
the mossbacks go after him and some.
times stop their paper. If he opposes
improvements, the progressive sort gel
on his frame and call him back mum.
Der. If he boosts the churches the lib
eral elements call him crazy, and if he
doesn't the church people say he's 60
ing to the devil. If he publishes local
news, some say it is all nonsense, and
if he doesn't he gets it in the neck from
those who look for the short items. II
he publishes politics the opposition gets
into his hair, and if he doesn't he's
charged with being afraid to stand out
for his opinion. Star.
All of which is sufficiently true to
establish the further fact that there is
but one sure course for a self-respect-
ing newspaper topursue. Davy Crock
ett's favorite motto should be guiding
star to every honest journalist: ''Be
sure you are right and then go ahead. -
AS some class or individual is certain
to be offended, no matter whether the
paper is neutral or lukewarm, or pro-
nounced on any subject, nor which side
it may take, the policy remains which
reflects the conscientious judgment of
the management without reference to
the opinion held by anybody else. So
in the end the respect of the public
will be gained. No respectable element
of any community will cherish resent
ment against a newspaper which is
consistently frank in dealing with pub
lie measures and men. The ultimate
verdict is always in favor of the paper
which fearlessly expresses strong con-
victions. That unreasoning and unrea-
sonable class of the people which exacts
concurrence with its every caprice as a
condition of friendship is not large.
Furthermore the candor which offends
it today will please it tomorrow.
1t is impossible that he should please
all his patrons all the time. Let him
at least voice his own sense of what is
right, apply to every issue his best in
telligence, unbiased by any lower motive
than the public good; and his paper will
both deserve and achieve the support
of the people. He will make mistakes
of course. He will sometimes run coun-
ter to the current of sentiment tempo
rarily prevailing. He will sometimes
encounter the positive dissent of worthy
persons. But in the main, and in the
long run, independence of spirit, firmly
but not Extensively asserted. will dis
arm hostility even in those cases where
disagreement exists. The winds shift
and the tides vary day by day, but the
mariner who keeps steady helm and
sails steadily by the compass will find
at last safe anchorage; while he who
changes course to suit each change OF
the breeze and wave will wind up as q
derelict.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
New Testament, st. Martha, wi

New Testament, st. Martha, was
troubled about many things.
Now, If worry is to be cut up by the
roots, we must search for its causes.
Is it overwork, or, as is far more fire.
quently the case, in spite of popular
opinion to the contrary, ill-regulated
work? Then work must by no means
be abandoned, but it must be lessened
and reorganized on better plan. Is
it some physical ailment? Then the
physician ought to be called in to dissi-
pate the trouble. Is it some external
set of circumstances, such as loss of
money, or loss of friends, or failure of
hopes, or disappointed ambition? Then,
while these things cannot be removed,
the mind must gradually be trained to
take up new attitude toward them,
and for this purpose religion and phil
osophy must come to the sufferers aid
Once more, help can be found in ad-
ministering to ones self proper sugges-
tions. Immediately on waking in the
morning and at such other times as may
be found convenient, the sufferer from
worry should practice what Professor
James calls the gospel of relaxation. :"
In this calm, passive state, mental and
physical, she should formulate in her
mind and repeat over again and again
some such thoughts as these: 'I will
be calm, quiet and self-controlled.
will take one step at time and dis
charge each duty as it arises. 1 will
do my best; and will rest content, and /
will try to make others happy and con-
tented around me. Twill think less of
myself, and will think more of others.
l will trust in One who is guiding me,
and therefore I will be at perfect peace
with myself and with others. DIR.
McComb, in Harper's Bazaar.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
SAILORS SONG.

When the good ship plows through the
crested waves
And the salt breeze follows fast,
When the straining cordage creaks and
In the van of the believing blast,
Then upl my boys, and all on deckl
No land upon our leel
While beneath we feel our quivering
keel,
Wen hurrah for thelife at sea, YoHol
For the sailors life at sea.
Oh, what can the landsman know
OF the life on the roaring main,
When the stiff nor casters blow
Der the miles of our watery plain?
For him is the blazing hearth,
And his child upon his knee;
But the sailors home
Is the ocean foam,
And the salt and the swell of the sea,
Yo Hol -
For the salt and the swell of the sea.
Oh. these is the sailors love.
For her the storms we brave;
And who would coward prove
When the winds and the waters rave7
Then upl my lads, and all on deckl
No land upon our leei
While beneath we feel our quivering
keel,
Wen hurrah for the life at sea, Yo Hoi
For the sailors life at sea.
The Tuftonia.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-04
THE THIRD FINGER.

Since the invention of the piano GEN.
turies of time have been spent by am
ateur and professional pianists in try
ing to overcome the mechanical diff
Guilty of using the third finger. The
surgeons say that up in the hand the
tendons which control the movements
of the second and third fingers are so
interlaced that the second finger gov
erns the third-not entirely, but Just
enough to interfere with the indepen-
dent action which is necessary in order
to secure perfect equality of touch on
the piano keys. That there is a me-
chanical difficulty anyone, whether he
is player or not, can demonstrate for
himself by holding the hand horizon
tally to the table, then trying each fin
ger in turn by bending it down to touch
the table top. 1t is easily done with
the first and the little fingers. but the
second always down the third with it,
and there lies all the trouble. 1t has
often been suggested that the trouble
might be remedied by surgical oper-
alton, severing the connection between
the two, but there is one story in the
profession of a pianist who had an ac-
cident to his hand which actually did
sever the tendons, and that he could
not play any better afterwards than
before; and another about player who
had the operation performed on both
hands and afterwards found his fingers
so stiff that he could not play at all; SO
no pianist cares to take the risk. They
all prefer to worry along with the awful