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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
psvIin Signs Contract With Giants.

New York. Feb. 6.-Arthur Devlin. looking as fit as ball player in mid summer, breezed into the office of the New York club and handed his signed contract for the season of 1908 to Sec retary Fred Knowles. The Giants great third baseman has been passing his time since the close of last season at Des Moines. Ia., the home of his wife's parents. He has been taking outdoor exercise and is within a few pounds of his playing weight Devlin will go to Washington to visit two weeks with his father. He will report here Feb. IS and go to Marlin Springs with the second squad of Giants.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
Vi. s.sss csis-bis ,t s....t e,u.

New YOrk. Feb e-TsIe defeated Columbia at basket bah by a score of ls to 9 Ia the Colauhis eyunzsium- Coiumhis played . fast Eame. but was unahss to nae keadusy against Yale Wrea played the bess gsus for Tale snd Melitrsr far ColunbaL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
CROSBY HIGH VICTOR.
0ad An Easy Time In the Game With Middlet0wn.

The Waterbury high school bas- ttball team stacked up against the (iddletown team last night, and the Ssult was a corl1ing good battle. Ehe local boys played in rare good lprm and went after the victory in l'he first half. They played speedy Basketball and soon had the visitors lbn the defensive. Waterbury took Ia commanding lead in that first half and it was we'll that the locals did so, for Middletown came back strongly in the second half, which was warmly contested. While the score shows that the locals made twice the number of points made by the visitors, still the game was we'll fought and was one of the best ever played by the Crosby boys. The lineup and summary: Waterbury. Middletown. Brown-Larkin ..... ..... Sheldon
 Left Forward.
 Hummell .... .... ....... Dumer
 Right Forward.
 Iaiiender .... lormay
 Center.
 Left Guard.
 .... ........ Cannon
 Right Guard.
 Score, Waterbury 20, Middletown 1e; goals from floor, Callender 2, Heebner 2, Brown l, Hummell l, Kirschbaum l, Sheldon 1, Dumer l, Cd, uon I; goals from fouls, Callen- der ., Cannon 4. Waterbury award ed one point for being fouled while shooting basket. Referee, Beer baum; umpire, Gildersleeve; time of halves, 15 minutes. fii= +t4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
Casey to Manage Montreal Club.

New York, Feb. 6.-Dr. Jimmy Ca sey, Brooklyn's third baseman, who was recently sold to the Jersey City club, will next season manage the Montreal club of the Eastern league This was decided at the special meet ing of the Eastern league held at the Hotel Victoria. The meeting was called to ratify the sale of the Montreal club by Frank l. Farrell to a syndicate of Montreal business men. The closing of the deal was contingent on Casey being secured as manager. Robert Da- wis, the Democratic leader of Hudson county, owner of the Jersey City club, was asked by Casey to give him his release so that he could take the man. agement of the Royals. Davis con- sented at once, and Casey will be turned over on the same terms that Jersey City secured him from Brook lyn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
sToRRs IS EASY.
Holy Cross Subs Take Fall Out oi
 Nutmeggers.


 Worcester. Feb 6.-Holy Cross had no difficulty in trimming the "Aggies" from Storrs. Conn, here last night, 3S to 5. With the excep- tion of Stevens and Dowd, the Pur- pie i've was composed of substitutes, as Casey and O'Neil are on the in- eligible list through scholarship re- quirements and Barry is nursing a bruised knee. In spite of these the visitors were easily beaten, getting but few shoots at the basket and caging the ball only twice. Dowd and Stevens bore the brnnt of the work for Holy Cross, the former get ting six baskets and the latter four. The lineup:
 Holy Cross. Storrs. Stevens (capt) .. If ... Merrill Dowd ...... If ..... e. Briggs OConnor ......c .... ... Forbush Callahan-Roddy. .lb .... Burr Larkin-McCabe. .rb Bothfield CcaptD
 Score. Holy Cross 3s. Connecticut Agricultural 5; baskets from floor, Dowd 6. Stevens 4, o'Connor 3. Lar kin 3, Callahan 2, Roddy, Merrill. Bothfield: basket on free try, For bush: free tries missed, Forbush 3, Dowd q; referee, P W. Hehir; timers, T. F. Lamson and ]. Mans field; time, 20 minute halves: at- tendance, 250.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06

Hodge won the daily duck pin rriEs last night at the Wooster al leys with a score of 335.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
State League Standing.
State League Pinfall.
State League Records.

Hing three strings, Watt, B, 6T1. High single, Redtield,, H, PTS. High team single, Bridgeport, 29S2. High individual total, c. Johnson, N. H, 11,204.
 High team single, Hartford, 1869.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
oe Loi..II. Set. New z2o Ysrs Record

New York. Feb. 6.-H C. De LosSeIle et the Twsnu-third street branch '. M C. A. broke the national T. M. C. A. Athletic league recovd for the 2s1 yard run at the dual meet with the Hariem branch In the Twenty-thfrd street gymnasium De Loiselle covered the distance in q s-5 seconds. which Is one-ffth q a secuud faster than the cd record formerly held by O. Case r1E E
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
Gnal.

Score. Taft :, New Haven high ?: goals, Stevens 3, Cowles ?, Cennors 1, Cunningham 1. BIakesley ?: Referee. Welton: time of periods, twenty and fifteen minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
Totals ..... DO a2g75
1T THE WOOSTER.

The Benedict & Burnham three man team defeated the Waterbury Brass Goods corporation team last night at the Wooster alleys. taking all three games and leading by 1si pins The score.
 B. 6 B..... s02 4s0 5z0-14S2 w. B. c. Corp ass 44s 4TT-I3zI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
Company c second Wins.

In the preliminary game the sec ond team of Company c defeated the second high school team, IS tol9.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06

Willie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn and Fred Landers of California were matched yesterday by Manager Al Herford of the Eureka Athletic club to box fifteen rounds at the Ger mania Maennerchor hall, Baltimore, on Friday night, February IA. The match had been hanging in the bal ance for some time. The light weights were practically matched to meet Friday, but for some reason the match fell by the wayside. The coming match is really the outcome of the visit of Jack Diamond of Chi cago on Saturday. Diamond is now looking after the interests of Lan- ders.
 This will not be the first long bat tie that Landers has figured in with Fitzgerald, for a year ago the men met in a twenty-five round mill at Colma, Cal. Fitzgerald, after a tough battle, succeeded in getting the verdict over the coast boxer. Since that battle it is the opinion that Landers has improved notably Fitzgerald and Landers have agreed to do 135 pounds at p. m. before the contest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
Pawtucket.

Score, New Britain 6, Pawtucket 3; rushes, Cunningham. ', Mercer 6 i; stops, Bannon 43, Pence 36; referee, Kilgara: timer, O'BrIen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
TAFT WON GAME.
Had An Easy Time Winning From the
 New Haven High School.

The Taft school hockey team went up against the New Haven high .hool yesterday on Hemingway's pond in Watertown, and scored an easy vic tory. The first half ended with the score 6 to in favor of the Taft boys. In the second New Haven scored one more and Taft did the same, and that was all the scoring done. The lineup and summary:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06
Waterbury,

Score, Waterbury 3, Boston l.; rushes, Lincoln 4, Jason 1, Higgins 1; stops, Sutherland S7, Cusick 34; referee, Connell.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06

Unless there is a change for tho better Frank Chance the manager and first baseman of the Chicago Cubs worlds champions. may not be abls 10 play ball again. Chance. who f. in California. is suffering from neu. ritis in the left foot. which began ts develop last year as the result of ( bruise. The best specialists on the coast are trying to avert an operation by using every possible treatment. but 1t seems as if Chance would have tc submit to the knife in order to be en. tirely cured. Chance is considerably worried for he fears that his career as a ball player may be cut short.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06

Garry Hermann, P. T. Powers and J. H. Farrell. Pulliam declared open. ly that he would square accounts with Burnham, and now that the lat. ter has withdrawn from the game it is believed that Pulliam will become reconciled and will reconsider his threat that he would resign from of. flee unless the blacklist business wal cleared up to his satisfaction. StaI. lings has not been actively engaged in baseball affairs since he sold the Buffalo club. He was mentioned a, a possible manager of the Cincinnati club in December. when as a matter of fact he never applied for the iob and the proposition was quickly turn. ed down by Hermann.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-06

John l.. Sullivan appeared on the stage at his old home in Boston Monday night and boxed with Jake Kilrain and Kid Cutler. When asked if he had married a vaudeville &C., tress named Nellie Revelle, as a dis patch from Chicago said, the old fighter laughed so heartily that he could be heard block away. He said he knew the young woman very well, as he did thousands of other women on the stage, but he never thought of such thing as marry ing. John l.. now weighs 270 pounds, or seventy-two pounds less than he did four years ago. He as- cribes the loss of weight to plenty of exercise and ability to cling to the water wagon.
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presenting Grace formally to each OF the
flowers. You see. we're having flower
picnic-auntie and l are. And you can
be the guest Of honor'and may sit at the
head of. the table beside Mr., Sunfower
Where am 1 to sit?" asked Tom, look
ing about the cloth.
We'll. you'll have to wash your race
said Sadie. "And then you may sit next
Miss Rose. She's such beauty that
boy with jam on his face would shocR
her. So run wash your face, then come
to the picnic"
And the flower picnic was the jolliest
affair that the children ever had.
A Russian Court Ball.
From Tit -Bits.
So strong is the spirit of gayety this
season in st. Petersburg that there is
much talk of reviving that dream OF
sumptuous glory. the boyard fete Of 1903.
declared to be the most magnificent court
spectacle Of modern times The boyards
were the old Russian mobiles Of the time
Of Ivan the Terrible. and for the fete OF
1905 costumes and jewels were worn that
were worth millions. a dozen women
spent fortnight In sewing jewels on the
costume of the cZarins, who represented
the first wife Of Car Alexis Michaslo-
witch. The dress weiged over sixty pounds
and has never been worn since
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Miss Marigold and Miss Pink. And here
is MIR. Sunfiower, and with him Master
Zenia and his cousin, Master Petunia
And now we present little Miss Pansy
You see, a fine company have come to
attend your picnic"
Sadie was delighted. What fun to play
the flowers were real people, and to nave
them sitting round the cloth. partakInS
of picnic luncheon as her guests! Wouldn't
Grace and Tom be sorry to have missed
this party, though? But just at this
minute, as Sadie was playing the gracious
hostess to her beautiful guests. all seated
about her. she heard a call that sounded
most familiar. "Grace's voice" she salo
to auntie. Then she and auntie looked
toward the Moore's house and saw oracle
coming at run toward the picnic
ground ''Oh, Sadie, cook told me and
Tom to come over to your house. that
you were at my house to invite us while
we were away with mamma. So here we
are, Are We IN time for the picnic
spread?" And up came Grace, all out of
breath. to be followed within few sec
onis by Tom. whose face was smeared
with tam and bread crumbs.
''Oh. you're just in time to be intro
duced to my party of guests" said Sadie,
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"Oh. nothing is toll to fairy" ex-
planned the fairy. You see. just waved
my little wand when no one was looking
and the work they set me to do was per-
formed without my touching 1t. Oh. I've
been putting in my time, though, and now
We must be or to your country and there
raise an army to come and deliver your
kinsfolk and friends from unjust captiv-
ity and slavery
Nita rose quickly. and to her wonder
she found herself flying through the air
like bird, holding to the hand Of the
fairy, who had again assumed her own
fairy form. And before an hour had
passed Mia found herself in the midst of
her country pepole explaining to them
that they must arm themselves and fol-
low her: that by so doing they would re-
lease their own people from bondage and
recover their stolen treasure
I The thing was so unusual that not one
man in that great city thought to refuse
to obey Nita's bidding. and within an
other hour q mighty army OF over thou
sand men was marching silently on Its
neighbor country. a neighbOr that had
used them so badly for so many genera
lions. But now their revenge was close
at hand. for was not the little Princess
Ntta, her fathers only heir. leading them
TO victory? And was not Princess Mia
herself led by fairy who possessed pow
erS superhuman?
Ana pe1ore the Dawn the palaces anu
castles and treasury Of that wicked and
domineering people. who had only used
their strength to rob and ensave their
weaker neiGhbors. were storned and their
slaves taken from them. and their stolen
treasures returned to the rightful owners.
And so badly beaten We're these wicked
people that never again did they try in
vading their weaker neighbors. Indeed.
so many Of their own departed from them
that they grew weaker and more defense
less. until at last they begged to be an
nexed to the very country they had
robbed and pillaged so often in the past.
And Princess Nita became the great
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AIDES aunt said to her one m'

- AIDES aunt said to her one morn
ing: DO you want IL awe picnic
on the lawn. grille: IT 50. we'll
spread the cloth on the grass and have
some goodies to eat. And ven inFite
Grace and Tom Moore over TO enjoy the
picnic with you
"Oh. that'll be heaps of fun. cried
Sadie gayly. tossing dollie aside and
clapping her hands. Sadie loved picnic
better than any other sort of luncheon or
tea. To have her food spread on a cloth
on the grass. beneath a great shade tree,
was such genuine pleasure.
well, while l spread the cloth and
prepare the sandwiches and deviled eggs,
you run over and invite Grace and Tom
to come to the picnic" said aunt!e.
And after the picnic we'll all have
stories. Tom and Grace and Sadie each
telling one. Won't that be fun?'
oh yes. yes" declared Sadie. jumping
I'D and running 10 her room for her hat.
I'm go at once and invite Grace and
Tom To my picnic. I'm so glad that
Grace and Tom live so close TO US. They
are the only neighbors within mile:
and I couldn't go mile any day 10 in
yite friends TO morning picnic Non the
lawn. could l, auntie?'
No indeed" agreed auntie. It's very
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THE PROOF OF THE GODS "A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND


tered a cry: "The steeds Of Thor
Immediately the goats started on and
the creaking recommended. while voice
in the distance cried "Athrud! Athrud!"
The next night he built a hre in his
room and kept it burning brightly.
It was nigh midnight when Athrud was
startled by the blast Of trumpet. He
went to the window and looked at the
heavens. There was faint light IN the
sky that grew brighter every moment.
There was also a dark mass In that light
which grew larger in proportion to 1t.
Suddenly there was a second blast OF the
trumpet and a brass chariot dashed down
from the sky. drawn by two black goats
The brass shed bright light over ALL
Athrud watched with quakins heart ana
shaking hands. A..
The chariot passed the window. the
goats paving the air and doubling aon fa .ae,r
The figure In the chariot held the reins In
one hand and in the other he brandished
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nice to have Grace and Tom for such
close neighbors."
But fifteen minutes later Sadie came
leisurely horneward from Grace and
Toms house. her face full Of disappoint-
ment. They're gone to town with their
mamma" she told auntie in doleful tones
"And now 1 can't have a picnic at ALL for
It isn't a picnic with just your doliie and
your auntie and yourself, is it?''
We'll, we'll have to invite other
guests" promised auntie. LET me see!
How'd you like to give a flower picnic
Suppose We invite several pretty flowers
Wouldn't you enjoy that. dearie?'
"A flower picnic? Oh. wouldn't 1t be
great fun" And Sadie was all excite
ment and enthusiasm over the idea
What flowers will We invite?" she asked
Of her aunt
We'll. I'll 90 into the garden and in
vite the guests said auntie. So she
hurried to the big flower garden. in the
rear OF the house. and pretty soon re-
turned with an armful OF freshly plucked
flowers.
Now. Miss Sadie. allow me 10 an
nounce Miss Rose" And auntie placed
beside the white cIoth-on which the
dainty repast Was now spread--a fine.
long-stemmed rose. And next l announce
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a powerful hammer.

a powerful hammer.
It was Thor!
After him came twenty Valkyries on
winged steeds. They were clad In silver
armor and bore javelins and swords.
Like a whirlwind they swept past.
Then came the grand car of Odin!
All gold was it and set with jewels.
The eagle perched on the shoulder of the
greatest of the gods of the nothland.
Solemnly went the triumphal car past
the window of Athrud the unbeliever
Then came the long retinue Of Odin.
The ghost!y clank Of their armor smote
upon the cold night air and sent chill
through the heart of the terrified mortal
at the window. The grand host of Odin
passed by and assembled to the above.
AS the last warrior disappeared there
came a cry: ''Athrud! Athrud! Dost thou
believer"
"Odin! Thor cried the converted man.
sinking back, II believe! 1 believe! But
give me one more proof that thou art in
deed a god!'
And 10, there came bolt from heaven
and Athrud was stricken blind! That was
the proof Of the gods and Athrud be-
lieved.
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w s ID Is Is y % u ss as b 8 d d

talking of The weather or the hunt.
After a while he ceased. for the man
was dead. AS he sheathed his sword
there was a whir overhead. But on look
ing up he could see nothing. Placing the
knife in its case, he once more took up
the deer.
''Athrud! Athrud!' called the voice. as
on the previous night. His knees shook;
no one was in sight. Reaching his house,
he skinned his prey and cooked piece
for dinner.
That night as he lay in bed he felt his
house shake and there was low growl
as of distant thunder. Then followed a
Earring of the earth. such as made by a
heavy blow. 1.-The Hammer Of Thor!' he
calculated.
He was alone in his house, as was his
unvarying rule. For the first time In his
life he was afraid of the darkness. 1t
he had had a lighted lamp by his bedside.
he would not have taken fright so quick
ly. But the darkness was awful. There
was a gathering of hoofs beneath his
window and creaking Of wheels. He
rushed to the window: threw back the
shutter: put out his head.
Two black goats stood below. He ut
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II T ANY N.Y. years ago. before the con-
NH tinent Of America was discov-
cred, there dwelt strange
- - people in land south Of the
equator. They practiced the
slave system and would make raids upon
the smaller countries about them and
take into bondage the poor victims that
fell into their hands. Among the slaves
thus acquired was a young girl named
Mia the Golden Hair. She was the daugh-
ter OF wealthy prince, bu. one night
during great carnival in the princes
palace the mighty enemy Of the large do
main adjoining Che one just alluded to
abovep stormed and sacked the princes
palace. and many of its lords and ladies.
rot mentioning the soldiers and servants
We're taken into captivity.
Mia was most beautiful maiden and
was princess of the blood royal there
fore lit was a terrible blow to her to be
carried of to strange country and there
made 70 perform the mental service of a
slave And her grief was most sad to be-
hold when she learned that her father,
Tending his palace against the treacher-
Gus ne!ghbor. Now, there was none to
rescue her from the life of slavery. Her
princess mother died when she was very
young. and her. kinsmen and kinswomen
were all like herself. slaves to their
mighty foe.
Soon after Mia became a .iave in the
household of one of the princes of the
country to which she had been carried
captive she was hidden to 60 each morn
Ing 20 a nearby lake and fetch water from
1t to the bath Of her mistress. The wa
ter OF this lake was said to possess the
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are not 30 strong as I. Please. dear lit
tie fairy. do not 60 in my place, for. In
deed. they may kill you with their blows
and cruel words Of blame and fault-fnd-
ing :.
ooh. you do not know my power
laughed the fairy. 81 could change all
those wicked people into toads were I
inclined to do SO. But they shall keep
their own forms and minds and I'll see
to 1t that you and yours shall win giori-
GUS victory over them for their wicked
treatment Of you. So, rest and sleep"
So saying, the fairy took the water jugs
up and carried them to the palace Of the
prince where Nita was held in slavery.
The princess of the castle was In her
worst mood this morning. and abused the
fairy. whom she thought to be Nita, In
her severest tones.
But the fairy went about her duties
with an unrufiled mind, for she. unlike
Nita, felt no physical or mental hurt
Being fairy. she possessed the power to
bansh all human emotions and sense OF
pain.
At close OF day the fairy slipped from
the palace and ran with all possible speed
to where she HAD left Nita in the morning.
There Nita lay. sound asleep. gathering
strength after her long term OF slavery
When the fairy touched her on the prov
she awoke. and remembering the incident
Of the morning recognized in her own
likeness the good little fairy who had
come to her aid.
"Oh. how beautifully I have spent the
day, dear fairy" said Nita. I drank
from a spring hard by and ate of Wild
berries. Then batween feasting on ma
lures own delicacies I mapped and rested
and dreamed. Oh, how much am in
debted to you. dear little fairy. But tell
me of Yourself, please. How have you
passed the dag Of toil?'
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shutter No one was in sight. The full
moon was arriving at the zenith.
He slept till morning. Then he went to
the woods and hunted. He killed a deer
AS he was bringing it home on his pow,
erful shoulders a man came up behind
him and tried to pull it off Athrud
threw down the dead beast and then did
as much for the man. Holding knife
at the mans throat. he. demanded, who
are you that dare attempt to steal my
lawful gain?"
The fallen man muttered, Il wish to
place it on Odins atari
Then SO much for you" cried Athrud
and he killed his adversary.
Said he to the dying man, do you stNl
believe in Odin?" A movement Of the eye
lids indicated the affirmative. where
will you go when you are dead?" asked
Athrud. standing pensively over his now
nearly dead foe No answer. The limbs
stiffened and the blood flowed more
slowly.
Athrud drew his long sword and be-
gan to whirl it over the body. Now 1
shall kill your soul, il you have one, on
its upward fight he said, in the same
tone he would have used to a neighbor in