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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
He Obeyed.

Murat Halstead, the great Journalist
of war times, went to General William
II. Sherman's headquarters once for
the --latest news from the front" Hal
stead was armed with many fine intro
ductory letters, but decided to rely
mainly on one given him by Thomas
Ewing, Shermans brother-in-law. He
found the general and presented
Ewing's letter. The general opened il
somewhat impatiently, read a few
lines, folded it and said:
"Ah, you come from Ewing, and you
desire to have all the latest news the
next probable move of our army, ehi
Well, there's a train leaving this town
for Cincinnati at o'clock. Here, take
this ticket and step over there and get
your dinner and then get on that
train"
"Well, but General Sherman be
gan the newspaper man. But Sherman
waved him off.
"Go over and get good dinner. We
have plenty and always strive TO treat
our friends well. But be sure you
don't miss that o'clock train" And
Halstead obeyed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
MOntOur American
FRANK c. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danvilie, Pa, June 10, 1000.
Stevenson and Dreams.

Robert Louis Stevenson owed much
of his inspiration to dreams. In one
passage he attributed some of his fin
est work to the brownies" who ten
anted his brain during moments of
unconsciousness THE Strange Case
of DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" owes its
origin to a dream. 81 had long been
trying to write 4 story on this sub
tect," writes Stevenson, ''to find a
body, a vehicle, for that strong sense
of mans double being which must at
times come in upon and overwhelm
the mind of every thinking creature.
For two days l went about racking
my brains for a plot of any sort,
and on the second night l dreamed
the scene at the window and scene
afterward split in two, in which Hyde,
pursued for some crime, took the pow
der and underwent the change in the
presence of his pursuers. All the rest
was made awake and consciously, al
though l think 1 can trace in much of
it the manner of my brownies"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
BIG TOBACCO KIT FOR KERMIT
Young Roosevelt Took 1t Along to
Give to Natives of Africa.

Young Roosevelt Took 1t Along to
Give to Natives of Africa.
Kermit Roosevelt, as official photog-
rapher of his fathers African expedi-
tion, foreseeing that he could win the
friendship Of natives with tobacco
rather than with money, laid in a gen.
erous smoking kit just before sailing.
This is what he took: One hundred and
twenty-five brierwood pipes, 200 short
stemmed clay pipes, two dozen long
stemmed churchwardens, 500 small
packages Of granulated smoking tobac-
co, 60 pounds of cut plug smoking, 100
tins of high grade birdseye, so pounds
of plug chewing. so pounds of fine cut
and GO00 cigarettes.
When the package was ready for
shipment it took up a space of sixteen
cubic feet, the largest consignment Of
smoking material ever placed on board
transatlantic liner as the property Of
an individual.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
MISS FARRER IN ODD PACT.
Was Net to Marry, It Is Said, Without
Three Other Women,s Consent.

Behind the brief announcement of
Miss Geraldine Farrar's engagement
to Antonio Scott is the story of an
anti-marriage agreement, known hith-
erto to only four girls, of whom the
prima donna is one, says a Boston dis
patch.
The other three are said to be max
ing their names famous in Milan, Ber-
lin and Paris. They are Maud Abram-
son. Elena Kirmes and Elvira Leve-
roni, who made the agreement with
Miss Farrar nearly ten years ago,
when they solemnly pledged them
selves on no condition to marry until
each had become famous; also they
were not to marry until they had the
consent Of the others. This agreement
was put In writing and secreted in
Melrose. Mass.
Only after Miss Farrar had received
the permission of the other three did
she announce her engagement.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
a Rude Youth.

How do you account for this,
maam" And he held aloft lump OF
coal which he had Just dug out from
the sirloin steak.
The landlady slightly flushed.
Il suppose the poor cows sometimes
stray along the railroad track" she
said. But you must admit the steak
is tender"
He thumped the coal with his knife.
Yes" he said harshly, locomotive
tender"
And the meal progressed In silence.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10

p Concrete itself is, of course, very
old The concrete stairs Of Colchester
and Rochester castles still show the
marks of the incasing boards. The
dome of Agrippa's pantheon, which is
142 feet in diameter, is Of concrete,
and fragments Of concrete buildings
are found in Mexico and Peru.-Lon'
don Spectator.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
viii Build a Mauic House.

A contractor in Wilmington, Del, re
Gently began the work of constructing
the most unique apartment house ever
built in Wilmington. 1t will be an
electric automatic building, so that one
room can be quickly converted into
another. The structure has been de-
scribed as a theatrical house. By
pressing a button the occupant has a
bedroom, and when he touches an
other button he finds himself in the
sitting room, another button and he
finds himself with the family at din
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
A CrusI1or.

A consequential little man entered
the commercial room of n big hotel not
long back and gave a vigorous pull at
the bell. As no one answered he rang
again more loudly than before. A
maidservant then came in, and the fol
lowing colloquy took place:
Servant-Who rang that bell?
Little Man Cmaking most of his
heightl-I did.
Servant (scornfully)-And who lifted
you up to it?-London Telegraph
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
An Annoyina Error.

That was very annoying typo
graphical error that crept into the pa
pers the other day, telling how prom
inent society man had been held up by
highwaymen and robbed of his watch
and other vegetables" The editor has
come out with an explanation that the
last word was not vegetables, but valu-
ables.-Judge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
DOMESTIC
INFELICITY

Some two hours were occupied yes
terday afternoon in hearing the case
of Commonwealth VS.. Isaac Buck. The
charge was surety OF the peace, the
prosecutor being Minerva Buck, wife
of the defendant.
Mrs. Buck, who was corroborated by
her mother, Mrs. Winters, of Dsnville,
told story of abuse and Il-treatme ent,
which, it was alleged, resulted in the
wife fleeing from the home of her hus-
band near DRY Saw Mill Hollow
and seeking the domicile of her par.
ents in this city. According to the
evidence of the two women Isaac
| threatened TO kill his wife and on one
occasion threw the butcher knife at
her, the dangerous missile missing her
only by a foot OF so and imbedding it.
self in the door. Isaac, il was alleged
also, was unduly fond of hard cider,
which he kept n a barrel in the cellar
aud under it's influence frequently got
up in the night to play the fiddle.
The defendant, when placed on the
stand made a sweeping denial His
wife, he said, refused TO bake pies aud
preferred to lie abed in the morning
while he arose and busted himself with
the farm work. The couple were mar
ried last March after an acquaintance
OF some three weeks. The witness de.
clared that his wife did not flee from
him, but that she went from other
motives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schoch, Mr.. and Mrs
Hartman, William Heimbach, George
Heimbach and Bart Foust, neighbors
of the defendant. Prothonotary Thorn.
as G. Vincent and Calvin Garrison,
the latter proprietor of the store at
Grovanis, were among the witnesses
called in the case.
Among the points brought out by
the testimony was that the defendant,
Isaac Buck, is an inoffensive person
and that Mrs. Buck on the morning
when she left the home gave another
reason for her trip to town than fear
of her husband.
Hon. II. NJ. Hinckley, who repre-
ssnted the defendant, quoted from the
divorce proceedings brought by Mrs.
Buck former husband to show that
the faults alleged by the present hus
band formed the basis In the divorce
proceedings.
The court did not seem very con-
vinoingly impressed with the defend
ants guilt and at the conclusion OF
the testimony called husband and wife
before the bench. Addressing Mr.
Buck first the judge asked him if he
would be willing to have his wife re-
turn to his home and resume house
keeping with him on amicable terms.
Mr.. Buck said he was perfectly will
ing. Then addressing Mrs. Buck the
court asked her IL she would be will
ing to return to her husband. She re-
piled that she could not, as she was
afraid of him At this point the court
cut matters short. Addressing the de.
feudant, Judge Evans pronounced the
brief sentence
Isaac, you pay the costs; l decline
to make any further order. -
Whether married life will begin
anew at DRY Saw Mill Hollow" and
will run more smoothly remains TO be
seen.
TRUE BILLS RETURNED.
True bills were returned by the
grand jury yesterday as follows:
Commonwealth We. Frank B. Mau'
and Charles A. Maus, obstrucing pub
lie road.
Commonwealth vs.. William @,
Dougherty. Surety of the peace and
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
Commonwealth vs.. William Eckert
Obtaining money under false pretense,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
CONSTABLES MUST
BE ON THE ALERT
Continued from 1st Page

both. The court felt convinced. new.
ever, that DeGreen had interfered
with the health officer through ignor-
ance of the law or through thought
lessness and, therefore, would exercise
clemency in his case. The sentence
was that DeGreen pay the costs of
prosecution and fine of one dollar.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
Very Little Channe.

ITS three years since was in this
city" said a stranger in a restaurant
as he was walking out after finishing
his dinner; city looks the same"
81 don't find much changer respond
ed the waiter as he took up the nickel
that was left on the table.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
ln1presse

81 appear to have made something
of an impression on that man over
there" remarked young lady at
wedding party. ''He has been looking
at me ever since l arrived"
''If you mean that one with the
black mustache, he's the detective en-
gagged to look after the presentsr' said
a friend.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10

1t is proposed in Germany to have
an organization for providing old age
and disability pensions for bank off,
cials and bank clerks. annuities for
their widows and education for their
orphans
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
Quite Handy.

"The automobile is a great instftu-
ton"
For instance?"
You can sit up in 1t as you pass q
friend and crawl under it when a
creditor heaves into sight."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
Their Troubles,

you've got no grounds to envy me-"
said the millionaire to the beggar.
1--WE got just as many troubles as you
have"
mo doubt yer right, boss" said the
beggar humbly, but the difficulty with
me is l amt got nothin' else"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
Brave RenIy.

The Sunday School Teacher-And
now, children, can you tell me, when
Balaam and his ass conversed, what
language they spoke in? Little Harry
Green-Please, sir, Assyrian.-Bellman
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
Fashion Hint In Eootnear.

White buckskin pumps and oxfords
are correct for morning and afternoon
wear at seashore, summer resorts or
country home.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-10
A DiplDmat,

"Does he always speak the truth?"
81 guess not. All his friends praise
his judgment "-Detroit Free Press.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

The figures in the accompanying tables
give a complete and accurate description
of the work of the play ers composing the
1909 team of the Nationals from the com.
mencement of the season for the cham
pionship of the American League The
tables have been comciled from the Of
fetal scores published i'm the columns OF
The Star from day 10 day to Sunday.
July IS, including the game with Chicago
on Saturday. Since the beginning of the
race the Nationals have taken part in
seventy-eisht games, and of these they
have won twenty-four games and have
been defeated in ifty-two. During the
past week they have played six games
with Detroit and Chicago, winning one.
losing four and one scoreless tie game OF
eighteen innings.
George Browne celebrated his return tn
the team Friday by batting out five base
hits. including a two bagger, out of nine
tines at bat and scoring two runs, per-
centage for the two games OF .505, aud
for the fifty games in which he has taken
part while with the Nationals he has
made batting average OF .34l, ana ranks
third in the American League averages.
BlankenshiD, who was at the bat four
times, made three hits. an average for.
the week of 100 and no doubt would bat
we'll up toward the 800 mark II played
oftener, ard bases would not be stolen
off him so easily. Lelyelt, who was bat
ting over coo. has fallen 10 10 Gray.
Smith. Conroy and Milan all Increased
Continued on Fourteenth Page.t
Evening star., 1909-07-19
SYCAMORE ISLAND
CANOE CLUB REGATTA

The annual club regatta of the Syca-
more Island Canoe Club was held on
the broad water of the Potomac, and was
one of the most successful aquatic events
in the history of the club. The events
were closely contested in nearly every
case, and there were many exciting fin
ishes.
The winners of the various events were
as follows: Novice singles, Charles I'm
bush; novice doubles, A. f. Eberling and
c. II. Smith, jr.; championship singles. &.
C. Perkins: championship doubles. Per-
lxins and Eberling; tail-end race. Adrian
Sizer: club fours, Griffin. Winderoth, Per-
kins and Bresnahan: mixed doubles, Miss
Alice Perkins and c. G. Perkins: fitting
contest, c. C. Perkins and Fillmore Ward
er; hand-paddling contest, A. J. May and
d. S. Masterson
The aquatic committee in charge of the
affair was as follows: Lester Sis, chair
man. Adrian SiZer, Arthur May. Frank
Bresnahan and C. H. Griffin.
The judges at the finish were Messrs.
C. f. Perkins, W. E. Williams and Har-
ry Mckenna; starter, Ed 3. Finch; ref
cree, Lester Sis
The Sycamore Club is experiencing the
most active season in it's history. In the
near future the aquatic committee con-
templates an illuminated carnival. club
cruise on the upper Potomac and other
events.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Notes Of the Game.

Washington never did get beyond sec
ond-in fact, only one National got that
far. and he earned the distinction of be-
ing the only man on his side who was
left on base.
The game was fast and exciting, even
though it was quite evident that the Ma
tionals could not make it warm for the
Sox after that first spasm.
Cantilion made his usual substitutions
in the final two innings, hoping to start a
batting rally, but there was no rally with
Smith on the job.
Sox and Highlanders will do consider
able fighting today to keep in fifth place.
In spite of the general belief that one lad
der rung will not support two teams,
neither wants to take the one lower down.
Yesterdays Sox and Washington game
resembled a college foot bail game. There
was lively roofing for each team, and a
good deal Of booting.
Pitcher Gray of the Nationals will be
out for month. He tried to bluff Nc
Intyre at Detroit Friday by going through
all the motions for speedy delivery. and
then lobbed over a slow one, and in so
doing severely strained a bunch OF liga-
Jake Az came near knocking himself
out with his own bat. He had to drop Nat
to escape high inshoot, and had to be
quick about It. too. In dropping he
tossed his bat into the air. and it came
down on his coco.
Isbelrs two-base hit the only one of
the game. would have gone to the fence
in right center had not the strong north
wind held 1t back.
Izzy broke all records for running high
jumps in trying to escape Douglerty' s
bounder in the eighth inning. He was
six feet nine inches in the air when the
Spalding plugged him on the tonneau
just behind the front seat
Donohue was caught stealing in the
eighth on a hit and run proposition be-
cause Collins forgot to hit.
Frank Smith was at bat three times
and he struck out three times: But it
| is his business to prevent ball players
from making hits and he is not hired to
Kelley famed twice and when it was
his third turn Cantillon let Collins do
it for him.
Street had a hard day. He was hit by
foul tips no less than five times and
was punctured from his neck to his
heels.
Donohue and Altrock were given ova-
tions every time they made a move.
Nick took as keen delight coaching for
the visitors as he did when he was a
Chicagoan.
Unglaub and Donohue made COM
posite star play on Dougherty in the
fifth. Pats fierce bounder took bad
bound and all but cleared Cnglaub. Rob
ert managed to knock 1t down with one
hand by a mighty effort and then made a
hurried throw to first
1t was low and wide. but Jiggs got it
with one hand. Whereupon the bleacher-
ties arose and beloved their approval
Lelivelt and Unglaub hit line drives
to Parent in the first of the fifth inning
in rapid order.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

luck.
The series in st. Louis should be chock
full of interest, as the Browns are build
Nationals in every game. 1t would just
be like the Cantillon crew to do some
trouncing themselves.
did care of himself for the past two years
and is too young a man to be all in. He
looked like wonder three years ago.
Hard luck, Krause. But you had to
lose some time. 1t won't happen often.
The Cubs have won nine games and los,
two since they came east.
Fisher of Hartford. a pitcher. is said to
be slated for the New York Americans
Neal Ball. an lin and outer while in
New York hasn't had a bad day since he
became a member of the Clevelan6s.
Devlin is hammerins the ball of late, and
one observant regular thinks it is because
he is choking his bat more than he used
to.
The only big league team that has a
chance to clean up complete series is
Pittsburg. The BostonS haven't won a
game from the Pirates SO far.
In nineteen games played this month
Hal Chase has hit safely in all but three
He has made twenty-five hits and eigh,
errors since the first OF the month.
AL Orth will probably strengthen the
twirling staff of the Highlanders if he
better than one two of Stallings'
youngsters, who are being worked often
and winning seldom.
Sox get the better of Detroit in
the series there another team may jumr
into first place. Keep your eyes on Mos
ton and Cleveland, please.
The Red Sox have exercised their option
on Anderson, a pitcher. and Yerkes, a
shortstop. of the Eastern Carolina Asso-
citation. Each has been purchased fol-
81 600.
Henry C'Happy'D Smith. the leading
outfielder in the California State League
who has been batting for .335 in ninety
games, has signed with the Chicago Ma
tionalS.
Charles Friens..a member of the Santa
Clara team and former member OF the san
Jose State League team, has signed to
play the 1910 season with the Philadel-
phia Americans.
Krause was defeated. Even though the
score was tie when Bender went in, 1t
would not De fair to charge him with the
loss of the game since three were on bases
and none out. 1t was almost 100 to
that the Browns would score.
In three leagues the top team is under
900 in percentage and the bottom team
above 400. the three being the Eastern,
Virginia and Carolina. The narrow span
of 12l points covers the six clubs of the
Carolina League.
\ western writer calls attention TO the
fact that the White SoX pitching STAFF is
entirely fve-letter affair, Walsh, Smith
White, Scott, Burns. Sutor and Fiene
Its better 10 have pitchers who are good
Evening star., 1909-07-19
for only five letters than for only, hve

innings
Anent the umpire situation, President
Pulliam is credited with the following cpl
grammatic utterance. It's better to be
short of good men than long on green
ones Harry probably meant that a
small staff of good ones is better than
big staff containing green ones.
OF the Giants twenty-nine defeats sew
enteen were incurred before June l. In
the last month and q half they have lost
fewer games than they did In the two
months and half prior to that There
is no doubt that had McGraw not been
laid up in the early part of the race the
Giants would be several games nearer the
top.
The race for the American Association
pennant at this period is most exciting.
Between Milwaukee, at the head. and
Kansas City, at the foot of the league,
are only Ga points i'm percentage. The
first six clubs are so closely punched that
the loss of game or two would make the
leaders second division members and put
those in sixth place in the van.
Charles W. Murphy. president of the
Chicago Nationals. declared Saturday in
Brooklyn that johnny" Killing, the hold
out" catcher. could not be purchased for
any price, even in seven figures. Before
he can manage the Brooklyn team he
must report to the Cubs insisted Mr.
Murphy.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

nice control and plenty of speed. He
allowed but five bingles.
The losers used three pitchers-Hyatt,
Simon and Green.
Hyatt tried to start it, but was driven
from the box i'm the opening game. Simon
relieved him and went nicely for five in
nings. when the Columbias hammered
him for three runs. Chief Green finished
the game. being touched up for two hits
which scored three taliies
First Baseman Scho1. who made his
debut into this league yesterday with the
Columbia Athletic Club. was the neavy
hitter of the contest. Out of five trips
to the plate he connected safely for a
double and three singles.
Tensells running catch of Bernie Cal
lasher's line drive was the feature of
the game.
The score:
Evening star., 1909-07-19
TIGERS IN THE THIRTEENTH.
Austin's Slip Costs Pitcher Manning
Well.Earned Victory.

DETROIT. July 19.--Walter Manning
went into first place in the hard luck
league race yesterday. when he lost a
sensational thirteen inning game before
an overflow crowd by the score OF to 8.
Manning had allowed the champs but five
hits in the regulation nine-inning period.
but an excusable slip by Austin In the
thirteenth. when he threw the ball into
center feld while attempting a force
play. was the crowning peace OF hard
luck.
New York outhit Detroit two to one,
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Breaks Worlds Record.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July 10
The worlds record for throwing the
J6-pound weight for height was
broken at the annual games of the
original Gaelic Dancing Club here
yesterday. when Patrick Donovan
hurled the weight over a bar IL
feet ; 1-16 inches from the ground.
Ralph Rose. the Olympic champion
shot-putter, was second. with a toss
of II feet.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
McGRATH BEATS RECORD.
New York A. c. Athlete Throws
Hammer 1873 Feet 8 Inches.

NEW YORK, July 1a.-In an exhibition
OF throwing the sixteen-pound hammer al
the Tipperary Mems games IN Timer
Park yesterday Matt McGrath OF the
New York Athletic Club sent the missile
isi feet three inches. and followed with
49, feet inches. These throws. beat
Flanagsns new record OF $50 feet, but
neither VII be recognized by the A. 4.
T.. as they we're not made in competi-
ton.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
ATHLETICS DROP ANOTHER.
Lard on Krause in Eleventh ant
Win Against Bender.

ST. LOUIS. July 1e.-Philadelphia lost
an exciting eleven-inning battle yester-
day afternoon to st. Louis. score 5 to 4.
Krause was forced of the mound in the
leventh when he filled the bases. Bender
took his place. and Criss clouted the ball
to center field fence, scoring McAleese
and Griggs, Score:
Evening star., 1909-07-19

sBatted for Stone in the eighth.
fBatted for Williams in the eleventh.
+None out when winning run scored.
St Louis. 0 o ! %
Philadelphia. o ) 0 y U Ia
Two.base hits-Baker Davis McAlecse. Three
base ht-Colins. Sacrifice hit-Jones. Double
pays-Barry TO Collins to Davis; Stone 10 Jones.
Stolen bases-Ganley t2,. Hit by pitcher-Ry
krause. g. Bases on bals-On Powell. B.; OF
Waddell. l. Struck out-By Powell, 2; by Wad-
dell, 4; by krause. Z. Pitching record.On
Powell. bits in 2 2,3 inninfs: OF Waddell.
hits in s l-3 innings: of Krause. 8 bits in ~
innings: or Bender, hit in inning. Left ON
bases-st Louis, :: Philadelphia. 5. Cmpres-
Messrs. Perrinc and Evane. Time OF game
hours and 4 minutes.