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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
SERIES WITH TIGERS
PLANNED FOR GIANTS

NEW YORK, October 19.-There is
possibility that New York base ball fans
will have a chance to see the Detroit
Tigers and the Giants play at the Polo
Grounds this week At the benefit given
for the New York players last night at
the Academy Of Music it was announced
that Hughey Jennings. manager of the
Tigers. would be glad to bring his entire
team to this city for games next Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday. Joe Humph-
reys, on the part of the New York play
ers, is trying to arrange the series. The
decision will be given by President John
T. Brush
occupied and hundreds of fans stood :;
in the gallery the bleacherites held sway
and every time the name of favorite
Giant was mentioned they let loose a roar
that shook the building
While all of the Giants came in for a
share of applause. it was John McGraw
and Mike DOnlin who received the lions
share. When Turkey appeared on the
stage he was greeted with a round of
applause that lasted fully five minutes
Later. when the fifteen members of the
team appeared to receive trophies. an
other roar echoed through the building
McGraw made short speech. in which
he thanked the fans and hoped that
they would be on hand next season to
welcome the pennant winners.
The players who were there were:
Dummy Taylor. Leon Ames, Joe Nc
Ginnity. Charles Herzog. Al Bridwell,
Mike Donlin, John McGraW. Larry
Doyle Fred Tenney. George Wiltse.
Arthur Devlin. Dave Brain. Jack Barry
and Catcher Snodgrass.
Many well known theatrical perform
ers were there but the ovation accord
ed them was weak compared to that
showered upon the Giants
Approximately S3.10O, the receipts of
the night, will be evenly divided among
the players. Each player DIR. Dreamer
and Joe Humphreys received gold watch
fob.
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PETWORTH TO THE FRONT.
Athletic Club Organizes Basket Ball
Team and Is Open for All
ENGAGEMENTS.

The Petworth Athletic Club has organ
lied a basket ball team for the coming
season which gives every promise that il
will make the older teams i'm the city
hustle for honors during the coming year
About twenty candidates for the team
have been practicing for the past two
way for several games with various local
teams.
In an exciting contest Saturday night at
Thomas Hall corner Longfellow street
ana Brightwood avenue. the first team
defeated the second team by the score
of 30 to i.
Sannino of the Ordways, champions of
the Professional League of two years ago
has charge of the forwards: Brunz, of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

League game the score was to 3. and #
a National League game = to 3.
This is on account of the last score In
the ninth inning, with runners on second
and third. Thomas flied to Slagle. and
Downs, waiting at third for the catch,
scored easily. Schaefer. however, left &c
ond before the ball was caugh. and was
doubled up.
Under President JOhnsons ruling the
run counts. on the theory that it was not
forced double play. Under National
League rulings the run does not count, as
that league holds a run cannot score on
a double play. The Cubs We're generous.
however and let the score go ut to ).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
Indians to the Front.

MONTREAL, Quebec. October 19.-In-
dams will be a feature of the fifteen-mile
championship race to be held by the in
dependent Harriers of Montreal October
n for valua BILE trophies.
Longboat will have score of dusky
competitors, and Lachine threatens to
enter one team composed entirely of In
dams and a second team of white men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
Hiertberg to Start Club.

NEW YORK. October 19.-Ernie Hjert-
berg. trainer of the Irish-American Ath-
letic Club. is to sever his connection with
that organization at the termination of
his present contract and will devote his
attention to the recently organized New
ark Athletic Association, which was or
ganized by 'Sparrow'' Robertson and
himself. The best of feeling exists be-
tween Hjertberg and the 1. A. A. G., but
in Newark he hopes to build up a club
that will equal the Irish organization and
the New York A. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

Two-hase hits Hoffman. Mullin Tinker Killing
Three-lase hits Zimmerman. Crawford Hits
Oh Reulbach. Tin 5 innings: off Overall. ; Tin
4 Innings; of Mul1in. Il lin innings: off Win
ter. :: Tin ; innings,. Stolen hase~Evers Dou-
BILE plays-Sagle and Evers. Rossman and Cough
lin Left Oh bases-Chicago. q; Detroit. .. First
base on errors Detroit. L. Hit by pitched ball
Winter. !. Struck out-By Reulbach. l. by
Overall, =. Wild ntches-Mulln . Umpire
Mr.. O'Day. Time Of game hour aud Is min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
WEST POINT.
DARTMOUTH.
LAFAYETTE.
Business Played the Props.

The Business High School foot ball
team faced the st. John props last
Saturday instead Of the first team, and
the game had to be stopped on account
of injuries to Maloney, the star of the
visiting aggregation. The first team of
ST. Johns was in Lexington, Va, play
ing Virginia Military Institute, while
the scrubs tackled the Boys Latin
School in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

Goals from held-SchIosser CD, ]. ColilOwer.
dreth. Goals from fOuls-I.ndas. Hines Ref
eree-Mr. Joyce. Timer-Mr Callary. scorer
Mr.. Wieser. Time OF halves-lO minutes each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

Christy Mathewson is one of the busiest
pitchers the game ever knew. In his
eight years of professional ball he has
pitched 312 games, winning 2O9 and losing
1O3 for a grand percentage of $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
Princeton Yale and Cornell Against
Els Win Out in Second Ha~A Annapolis Leads All Teams
Points Practice by Georgetowns Basket
Ball Team-Base Ball Fodder the Fans.

field. Caldwell us fighting general at
quarter is a big help to the Ithacans.
Walder and Tydeman are hard to stop
when once they start. So that Penn and
Cornell will, from present indications,
meet on Thanksgiving day with good men
in the backfield and an uncertain line. eX-
cept possibly the ends.
Harvard's big score over Springfield
was a surprise. Princeton had only been
able to defeat the Training School play
ers by IS to o. And the Cambridge eleven
in games with Bowdoin. Maine. Bates and
Williams had not shown any great
strength. Saturdays game proved that
work preparing team for the one game
which they want to win-the game with
Yale.
Lafayette Must Be Watched.
OF the teams which Penn must meet
Saturday with the greatest interest. since
the Indians did not play. The Easton
eleven scored twentythree points against
Medico-Chi, and did not have to work
very hard at that. Penn must watch
Coach Barclays charges.
West Virginia defeated Carnegie Tech
by Is to o, SO the Red aand Blue need
not fear much for the result of that game.
Michigan was only able to defeat Notre
Dame II to g. and Penn is not in any
great danger of losing to Yost'S team.
Penn State, one week after the Penn
game. came back strong and defeated
the Geneva eleven by 81 to o. Bellou is
wonder with his punts, and in Satur-
days game the ends were there to get
the man when he got them going. If
the ends had been equally alert in the
game with Penn it would have helped
the Bellefonte eleven considerably.
1t is to be hoped that by next Sat-
urday the weather will have changed.
Such torrid day as last Saturday does
not bring out the best that is in any
team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
RESTAURANTS & CAFES
Where to Dine.

NEW CAFE AND RESTAURANT FOR LADIES
and gentlemen: beautiful separate paror din
ing for ladies': everything frst-clsss: sec-
ond floor. 326 18th NV. ocls-3t'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
FODDER FOR THE FANS.

If the panning doesn't stop Fred
Merkle will finish in some hug factory
hugging canvas base. to impress the
point that he is touching il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

King Larry Lajoie in his royal review
of the race declares that he would have
won the flag had it not been for Wash
ington. So would ST. Louis had ii not
been for Chicago. New York, PittSburg.
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Boston and
Brooklyn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

THEST. JAMES. r 10 a %,n 4 70 S 80. St
European. Rooms. 81 to 50.
Hish-class Restaurant at Reasonable Prices-
myl3-tf.4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

Scout Arthur Irwin of the Highlanders
has dug up a shortstop in the backwoods
of Massachusetts by the name of Bernard
Reilly. and says he has got any youngster
he ever saw perform backed Off the
boards at every department of the game.
The White SoX are after the boy, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19
Yale Has Brawny Backs.
Cornell Weakest in Line.

Cornell. too. seemed to be weak on the
line Saturday and strong in the back
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
HONEY HOARD LURE TO BEAR
Bruin Breaks Into WOOdehoppers'
Camp for Sweets and Is Slain.
Overturns Honey Barrel and "sTak-
ing a Pig of ItseIr' When
interrupted by Men.

Port JerTis. \. Y. Feb. 29-A<tore
OF honey lured a big bear 70 its death
last night at Greedy. Pike County. Pa.
In a snack there lived eight wood
choppers employed by the Pennsylvania
Coal Company. who are getting out new
props for the mines
Two OF them ran across a bee-tree
a few days ago and took nearly 100
pounds OF honey from it. They kept the
honey in their storeroom, a roughly
built wing Of their shack. and valued
il highly because they could exchange
honey for tobacco at the GreeIy store
Mach pufing and grUnting. a con-
glomerate rumpus IN the storeroom
awOke the eight men at Il o'clock last
night \ bear had got in by tearing
on two pieces Of siding had overturned
the honey barrel, and was enjoying the
feast OF It's life. In truth. as John
MatrhisOn said afterward
The bear was making a pig Of
itself"
Matthison, with haring torch.
scared the bear from The storerOom-
As IL shuiied through the opening Il
had made. il met the other seven men
armed with their axes. The bear
never had a chance William Butler
got in the first blow on the head and
staggered IL and il was quickly dis
patched.
It was dressed to-day and weighed
2l0 pounds. The meat was divided
among the company's men and the hide
was sold 10 a dealer at Hawley for
$3.50
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

adjustments. He travelled to the Orient
and 10 Egypt. He went about his own
Prussia incognito and learned much that
he might not otherwise have known.
At his ms jority the prince was given
chance TO play at real governing. He
was granted as an imperial fief the little
duchy Of Oels. IN Siiesia. which he has
since administered
It has been said that Prince Frederick
William's marriage was a love match.
Whether or not it was chiefly so. the
bride was the choice OF his father as the
proper person TO be the next German
Empress. The marriage was politically
step for the lasting benefit Of Germany.
as It united the royal families Of Den
mark and Great Britain with the father
land, and through other marriages
brought the Netherlands and Russia into
relationship with Germany.
Always the young prince Is looking for
ward to that time when he shall not only
be the sovereign ruler of the nation, but
when from the knowledge he has gained
in many things he shall be able 20 en-
courage and direct the progress Of his
people In the lines that are profitable TO
them. Like his father he \ as faith in
his divine right TO rule, and he has
been inspired by the versatile William
II 70 recognize that this includes a faith
erly interest In all the affairs Of the Ger
man people
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
He FeIt GrntefnI.

A. B, Lewis, in Judge
The ticket man at the theater had Just
opened up for business when a fellow
hurried into the lobby and passed a cigar
through the window vita the remark:
Have smoke on me, old chap"
What's this for?" asked the man in
the box Office.
For past favOrs." was the reply
Those were excellent seats you gave me
and a lady friend last night
-Oh. 1 see
Yes. sir" he continued. "and I really
ought to make IL half dozen weeds.
considering what YOU did for ne.
Well I'm glad you liked the seats, ."
said the ticket man Let's see, didn't
place you in F. Nos. and ~"
NO. sir; in r. 10 and p"
''In r. 10 and 122 Then-this IS a bit
OF sarcasm on your part?"
Not at al, sir-not at all" replied the
other earnestly. There is a thick post
between those seats, you know?1
yes; that's why I thOught-''
That's why I liked them. he inter
rupted. That old maid with me got SEN
timental after the third act and started
to make me a leap-year proposal. but I
kept her lodging around the post until
the curtain went up again and 1 was
saved. Here, have another"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
WHY HE SHAVED.
Not n Case OF PeOnage; Only Mar
rjage. Says Senator.

NOT case or Peonage; Only Mar
riage. Says Senator.
From the Chicago News
Senator Johnston. Of Alabama. owns
a beautiful home surrounded by seve-
raj acres In Birmingham. and takes
great delight in donning a pair Of
overaIls and a split hickory hat and
working in the garden. One day a
fashionably dressed woman. who had
resided IN Birmingham only a short
time and had never seen Johnston.
called on his wife. No one answered
the bell, so she walked out among
the flower beds. where the ex-Gover-
nor was hoeing some geraniums
he bowed and She asked him how
long he had worked for the Johnstons.
A good many years. madam he re-
piled DO they pay you well?r
About all ! get out of II Is my clothes
and keep" Why. come and work for
me" she said. "Tll do that and pay
you so much a month besides"
Il thank you, madam" he replied
3owing very low. but I signed up
with Mrs. Johnston for life"
Why. no such contract is binding
That is peOnage" Some may call il
that. but I have always called It
marriage"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
OH, GIVE ME, LOVE, VARIETY.

The wheel is turning slow and sure,
The wheel is turning true;
The hatchet and the cherry tree
Are looming into view.
The winds Of March are coming On.
Foretelling April showers:
The month Of May.
/ dare 10 say.
VIII bring its balmy hours.
Variety
Variety.
Oh, give me. Love. variety.
Variety.
Vmlcty.
Which is thf Spicr OF life.
In al the months and al the days
There's nothing. nothing new.
AT stated times We md that we
Have stated things 70 do.
And Love alone is free from rule.
And Love. with visions fair.
My guide shall be
To rcscRe me
From depths Of dark despair.
Variety.
Variety.
Oh. give me. Love. variety.
Variety,
Variety.
Which IS the spice o. Life
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
YOUTH AND LOVE.

The song-the rosc-the star
With youth and love rejoice;
'Iis for the young that the song is sung
That the rose is sweet and the starlight flung;
They are naught, they are naught 10 the old. they
say
The old have had their day
But above the rose ! see is L face
And behind tho song. a voice,
And beyond the star is a soul afar
Where the shinmeriag leaves Of the Life-tree are
Where youth aud love immortal stay
For the old who have had their day
-Heloiso Soule II March Putnam 5 and The Reader
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

From the Youths Companion.
Dorothy's father is a militia colonel.
and on a recent occasion she saw him.
in brave array. at the head of his
regiment.
How did you like your father in his
Gniform2" the colonel asked his small
daughter that night
You looked handsomer than any
body else" said Dorothy. Loyalty, -and
you held your head up high. But
1 think they were mean not to let you
have a drum 70 play on
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

From the Chieaeo Tribune.
Mrs. GuShleigh-He's your next hus-
band, Is he2 Allow me offer my
Mrs. Muchleigh-Oh. you misunderstood
me. said -ex-husband.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures? Well. 1 con-
graduate you on that.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01


Howard P. Kennard. who acted as an
English surgeon in the Russo-Japanese
war. is at present lecturing in the United
States on Russian Peasantry" The
authors knowledge of his subject has
been derived through personal contact.
having lived not only among the peas
ants. but as one of them. His book, The
Russian Peasant" recently published by
the ]. 3. Lippincott Company. is frame
picture of the life history of these teem-
ing millions Of men who form the real
backbone Of Russia's greatness.
One of the genuinely American books
which have come TO have a public value
at auction IS the first edition of "Salma-
gundi; or. the Whimwhams and Opinions
OF Launcelot Langstaff. Esq" This was
the joint work Of Washington Irving, OF
his brother Theodore. and James X.
Paulding. and was published first in 1907.
and taken over by Harper & Brothers
in the days of their early history In 1895.
'Salmagundf was not book at all in
the beginning, but a periodical. and the
published volume comprised the first two
series Of the paper.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

class; In 1906 the number was seventy
eight; at present it is 20 Examination
of the list Of these works and Of the data
available as TO their sales throws valuable
light on the taste and limitations of Chi
nese readers Incidentally II suggests the
idea that practical philanthrophy could
hardly find better scope and reward than
in the selection and careful translation
Of first-rate library of standard novels
and classics for Chinese readers" The
most popular of all European works of
fiction now appealing to the Chinese is
La Dame aux Camelias." Others that
sell freely are Treasure Island" Robin
son Crusoe." Irvings Sketch Book"
Uncle Toms Cabin ''Ivanboe. I"
Dawn" The Talisman." Les Miser-
ables." 'Manon Lascaut' The Arabian
Nights" and Sherlock Holmes"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

wro-e Latin fiuently; he thought in Latin
as h'S writings in both Latin and English
abundantly show" Prof. Scott is esPe-
eial struck by the idea-ignoring DELHI
erately and with tacit contempt the claims
OF the BacOnians-that two such produc-
tons as the plays of Shakespeare and
the essays of Bacon co-exist in English
literature, the work of two men who
walked the streets Of London together
for the span Of some thirty years, so far
the other"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Prof John Bassett Moore formerly As
sistant Secretary Of State, has been COM
PEELED 70 give up his duties as professor
OF international law at Columbia Univer-
sity owing to failing eyesight. The trus-
tees have granted him leave Of absence
for the remainder of the academic year
and he VIII go 10 Florida TO recuperate.
It is hoped that Prof. Moore's trouble
will not be serious. and that he may
soon be able to resume not only his uni
versity duties, but also the work Of edit
ing the writings and state papers of the
late President James Buchanan, upon
which he has been engaged for several
years.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

The Discovery of the Soul" by Floyd
Wilson. author of Paths 10 Power" &c.
is published this week by r. F. Fenno &
Co. Next week a novel by Headon Hill.
author of The American Duchess" will
be Issued.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

A new edition OF the poems of Robert
Underwood Johnson, in which a score of
pieces are added to the previous issue,
will shortly be published by the Century
Company. The authors first and second
books, The Winter Hour and Songs of
Liberty" which are OIt of print, are COM
prised in the forthcoming volume. Among
the longer Of the new poems are the ode
ITO Dreyfus indicated" a lyric, Com
pelling Love-" and some lines entitled
What Is BibliophiIe?" There are also
several poems On Italian themes. includ-
ing two relating TO Keats, and some
poems Of moral beauty and conflict"
Mr.. Johnson will soon complete his thirty
fifth year of service on the editorial stan
of the Century. Of which he has been for
twenty-six years associate editor.
II report is TO be trusted. Dickens has
not only invaded China, but his novels
are. already commanding a steady sale
there. The writer OF an article in the
Times on The Progress Of Western Edu-
cation in China" asserts that there IS in
China growing demand for translations
Of novels and light literature. I'm 1904
there were twenty-one books CT this
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Next month Henry Holt & Co. will pub
lish a book by Prof. William A. Locy. of
Northwestern University. entitled Biol
ogy and It's Makers" a popular history
OF the subject that is none the less scien-
tiically accurate A popular book OF in
sect stories by Vernon L. Kellogg. author
Of 'Darwinism Today is also in prep
aration. and will be published in the Ma
ture Series
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Clement ShOrteT's Charlotte Bronte
and Her Circle is now out OF print, after
a prosperous career. and he intends to
supersede II by larger work. containing
much new material with the old. It viii
be called '"The Brontes: Life and Letters"
and it will extend TO two volumes.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Il am glad 10 hear" said a venerable
citizen Of Boston. at present visiting
town. that Wu Ting-fang is coming back
to this country as minister, for he is not
only a scholar and q statesman, but a
gentleman keen OF wit, brilliant at repair
tee. most entertaining and responsive
companion. His return brings to mind
my first encounter with the Chinese.
which was in Bosom in 1855 when spe-
cial embassy from the land of far Cathay.
headed by son OF Massachusetts,. Mr..
Burlingame. were the guests Of the city.
The most notable entertainment ar
ranged In their honor was the banquet
given at the st. James Hotel IN the latter
part OF August. Among the more than
200 guests. Of whom I was one, although
only budding lawyer at the time. were
some OF the most distinguished men in
the country. and the list of speakers in
cluded Charles Sumner. Ralph Waldo
Emerson. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Caleb
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Next Wednesday Doubleday. Page &
Co Will publish DR.. Frederic A. Cook S
account Of his ascent of Mount Mckinley,
In Alaska under the title "To the Top Of
The Continent" There will also appear
on the same day Heroines Every Child
Should Know" co-edited by Hamilton
Wright Mabie and Kate Stephens. and
Lead Glazed Pottery" the fourth mono
graph in Prof Edwin A Barber's series
Of Primers of Art"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Ainslees for March has in its table of
contents a new story by Marie Van Worst
which will keep every reader absorbed 10
the very last word. The scene OF THE
Road TO Tomorrow is laid in France.
but its atmosphere and characters are
American. Some OF the situations in the
story are novel. but the whole story is
realistic and invigorating