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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
The Richmond fans who have seen
Deacon Morrissey work against the
Colts will be more than tickled fool

The Richmond fans who have seen
Colts will be more than tickled fool
ish to hear that he has been signed
with the. Colts. His signature to a
Richmond contract makes one man
above the salary limit. but with Re-
velle. Hale. yerbout and Salve waiting
for some one to pick the loser. the
betting begins right now that Salve
will go to the Carolinas.
Morrlssey has worked at two
minute gait ever since he came to the
Virginia League and he is a good
one. His average Is about as good as
any of the others. and he is good,
steady. consistent man to hold down
any team. He is in good condition.
and the Deacon attached to his name
was put there because he is as steady
off the field as he Is on.
1t was a great idea of lack Law
lor's to let Peewee King. who had
made first-class showing while with
Richmond. go and leave the Colts
without a left fielder. OF course. he
may have thought that the other man
he had signed was coming in time TO
play against Danville yesterday. ana
he may have thought that King was
not as great man as the Colts de-
sire. but he might have kept him and
saved little bacon for the Colts.
Hale's job is In the box and he
can hold that Job. He can also hold
up his end at the batters' box occa-
sionally. but there is nothing In the
world to show that he can play tho
field. The hit that Hooker made yes
terday afternoon was a good one and
1t won the game. but who knows what
the result would have been II real
Not that Hale is not all that he
should be. but he never posed as a
fielder And the ielder's Job inciude s
the ability to hit the ball out for a
safety when the occasion arises. With
only two fielders on the team, the hit
ting is liable to slump.
Speaking of hitting. Richmond has
never had really hard hitting team
The fielding department of the team,
has always been Of the first water. but
somehow or other the hitters have
never developed. It's rather curious
to see how one club will always insist
on felders and another will stake it:
last dollar on batter. And as fact
although 1t Is a little distasteful. the
hitters generally take the pennant
home.
Now. for instance. Norfolk has al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Toledo
Score. +. II. II
y ...,...... ......., 10 4
(called end tenth; darkness,)
At indianapolis, Ind
Score: r. T. F,
lou'sNlle ,'....., ...3.a....,. 3
Batteries: Richter, Halla and Hughes;
Graham and Bowerman.
At St. Paul, MINI
Score: r. Fl. f.
Milwaukee ........ I'd r
a. faul ........,.i.s..'... "
Batteries: Showers and Marshall;
O'Toole and Spencer.
At Minneapolis
First game.
Score: r. TT. E.
Kansas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9
Batteries; swan and Sullivan;
FInghes and Owen.
Second game
Score: n. Tr. E.,
Kansas City ...i,s,...,.s.,s .,... %
Minneapolis .....t, .s,a.. $50 8 lbs 2
batteries: Campbell and Ritter; Lei
liyalt AMI Owan- ~ IAsa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
The Day in the Big Leagues
YESTERDAY RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, q: PittsburE, i.
Boston, S; Cincinnati. s.
Brooklyn, o 4: st. Louis, 8.
Philadelphia Chicago. wet grounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
Philadelphia.

Totals 20 7Gi3 Totals ...aa 2 is
ID. Jones, left field.
1T. Jones, first base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

take well' in business is the habit OF
talking. One business man said on that
subject:
MY office was but single room My
stenographer was In the corner farthest
from the desk. / had just gotten new
one, and called her over to take my dicta-
ton. 1 dictated one letter and was study
ing an answer to the second when she
interrupted me with:
"'Mr. Green. does facilitate mean to
make a thing EASIER?
II replied that 1t did, and tried to go on
with the idea she had broken in on.
lis it true that California is over 5000
miles from here?' she started in again.
after a few seconds.
Yes was my answer. and the reply
to my letter now being dissolved by her
chatter, / inquired why she wanted to
know.
"'Oh, I saw something about going
there on my theater program last night.
/ went to the show. 1t was just grand.
The hero was so good looking. Do you
like the theater?'
She continued for about five minutes.
or until I was forced to stop her. When
I did finally tell her 1t ANNOYED me she
was thoroughly indignant and considered
herself insulted. After about three days
of that, telephone conversation with sew
eraI men also taking up part of the time.
| decided that l would secure new girl
A woman who is converSant with Dotn
sides of the que stion summed the Wnoie
thing I'D in the following words:
Find out what you want. stick 70 II
and don't be afraid of work..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

TvHERE is probably no member
of the White House s aft whose
1 varied, and now and then anus
ing, than that of Miss Alice
Blech, Mrs. Taft's private secretary.
All women of prominen e nowadays fn1
that no little time is demanded each day
in attending to the heavy correspondence
which reaches them from all sorts of
curious. idle or pathetic people. In adj
dition to their voluminous private CORE
spondehce, largely the convent onal rou-
tine of society. they are constantly re-
ceiving letters and requests from absolute
strangers. who make appeals Of various
sorts. Doubtless the mistress of the White
House leads all the rest In the number
Of such missives. for thes sheaf Of mail
which finds its way daily to Mrs. Taft's
private desk is threaded through and
through with letters from people all over
the country. containing requests of every
kind imaginable. There are serious and
foolish. and sometimes almost unintel-
ligible requests; there are pleas for help
of various sorts. requests Tor souvenirs
of the White House and its mistress.
notes asking favors of different kinds,
and, above all, countess letters pleading
for photographs and autographs. All
this is in addition to the heavy social
correspondence which Mrs. Taft posi-
ton demands, the letters of congratula-
ton and coincidence, the notes of acce .Jt-
ance and regret, and thousand and one
communications to which her name must
be signed.
And Mrs. Taft signs all Of her letters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

tage. and not a small one, either, who
never succeed simply because they don't
try hard enough.
MANY is the time girl has come to me
and asked for some sort of position
What kind of work do you want?
ask her.
"'Oh, any kind she too often replies
Well, then, what kind of work have
you been trained to do?
81 have never exactly been trained for
any particular kind. but, and here is to
be noticed touch of self-assurance-1
kept house for papa for six months
''The answer to that question is simple.
or at least, it appears so on its face. The
girl can most probably be gotten a good
place in some family who would help her,
even though she filled the role OF 'serv-
ant. l suggest this way out OF the dl1-
ficulty. CONSERVATION follows.
oh! 1 couldn't do that. oh! never,
never
Even through the pathos of this situa-
ton comes smile, for it is SO very old.
OF course we always try here to do the
next best thing, get the girl some sort OF
employment in which she is willing to
work 1t is at this point that the great
ton, in all probability she as a great
deal to learn. Working next to her is an
other girl who. perhaps, is one of those
going to the top. AT any rate she per-
forms her work with a deftness that stu
pefies the newcomer. SIS she watches the
apparent ease with which the other works
a feeling of resentment springs up within
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

preached, and as the girl saw that the
chair She occupied was needed she got up
and walked angrily away. She came PACK
presently with the silverware, when she
literally dropped on the table, allowing
it to lie In a disorderly pile by the side
of each lady. Down went the butter
plates with whack that resounded.
Just then there was cllnk OF grass
as a man at nearby table caiieo ner
She went over, Wreathed In smiles, ana
proceeded to wait on him to the exclusion
Of the lately arrived women.
On the other side of the cafe II was
equally crowded. One of the mattresses
came in with large tray She was sNghl
apparent AS she reached one or the
tables a man moved, and in SO dong
knocked her arm. Down went plate OF
soup, the major portion OF 1t failing
directly on the skirt OF lady In front OF
her. The waitress didn't say anything,
nor was 1t noticed that the man apoi-
og;zed But as soon as her order hao
been served she went to the kitcnen' anu
returning with q dampened cloth. pro-
ceeded to remove. as far as possible, the
stain from the skirt of the woman on
whom the soup had fallen. AS she got up
It was quite noticeable that the stain
had been removed with her tears as Wen
as with the cloth. The woman evidently
appreciated the girls misery. ana ny nel
manner made the girl forget what had
happened And the girl served the man
who had caused all the trouble as care
fully as she did the others.
There is a certain business man In the
city who is often called out of town. He
came back from such a business trip one
day recently. The next he was trying 70
And a new stenographer In his own de-
Tense he said
'That girl simply let everything &c
when / was away. My work is such that
there is always plenty for her to do
didn't expect her to work herself to death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
Italy's Famous Poet
Delighted With Flying
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, January "a. 1910
~ 'ANNUNZIO. Italys most famous
poet. novelist and dramatist. has
fulfilled the intention he expressed
after having his first experience of aerial
flight in Lieut.. Calderara's aeroplane
during the Brescia aviation week He
was SO delighted with the trip that he
declared, on landing, that he would try
to express in poetry the Joy of gliding
swiftly through space Perhaps Yes
Perhaps Nor. is the curious title of
DAnnunzio's new book.
In private life D Annunzio is a nocturne
and he surrounds himself with half tones.
Wearing mauve trousers. a pale rose
waistcoat, a sea green hat and a pearl
gray coat D'AnnunZio is an exotic sight.
His collection Of hats and gloves Is enor-
nous, and he is especially proud of his
stock of violet umbrellas. For q time he
went about in great dread, owing to a
clairvoyante's prediction that he would
be killed on a certain date in 1909. the
beginning of this year, however. finds
him in better health and harder at work
than ever.
Shakespeare would think us extremely
uncultured If he could hear us speak the
kings English" said Daniel Jones, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
Cold Bath Of Sparrows.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
watched clan Of sparrows recently.
out in the country, take their morning
bath in a roadside pool of melting snow
and ice. One little rascal would hop JOY
ously into the icy water all the others
waiting their turn, splash around. duck
his head under and throw up sheets of
the water to come down upon him as a
shower. There was no Topping In and
scrambling right out. like shivering boys
from the tub, but every sparrow stayed
the limit, having the time of his life.
Then he would fit up to a branch above,
fiuttering and shaking his feathery clothes
while the sun dried him. another bather
taking his place the instant he was out
of the pool and revealing in the same cold
wash. l make the guess that not a hun
dred people out of New FORKS four mil
lion population stayed in a cold bath any
morning as long as those happy spar
Yowae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
Philippines Best Fruit.
From the Bookkeeper.

From the Bookkeeper.
Philippine mangoes, 10 the mind of
many Americans md foreigners the
sweetest fruit grown anywhere, would
alone make many millionaires in this
country If the fruit could be successfully
shipped. or. better still. grown here, as
the Hawaiian papaya is now being made
to grow in the Philippines. Span:ards
spent thousands OF dollars trying to ge
samples of the Philippine mango to their
late queen, but without avail There is
absolutely nothing to equal this fruit in
the western hemisphere. Mangoes In
New York should easily retail at from
81 to S1.25 per dozen, with the demand
never fully supplied One tree OF or
nous size is said to have produced 5 90
mangoes in one season. The fruit In
shape and general appearance resembles
a huge pear fiattened to thickness o.
about one and half inches. The skin
is green and the meat pumpkin-colored
The flavor can be compared to no fruit
in this country; to apprec ate It's de-
liciousness one must eat mango of the
ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

cause for which girl is discharged. there
are various forms, each diffe ent. and
each showing reason why girls do not
succeed in the business world. Imperti-
hence is the cause of large number of
complaints made by customers, while neg
Hgence and inattention also have their
share. There are always girls who will
not do that for which they are best suited
because it is beneath" them. Still others
find themselves back In the waiting line
because they cannot resist the tempta-
lions with which they are surrounded.
Another girl cannot do her work eff
GENTLY because of the many duties which
await her at home and which keep her
busy until the small hours of the morning.
In speaking of the reasons of girls not
succeeding in business one of the heads
OF the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton. who is in a position to speak from
experience had this to say:
1T is because she won't take the neces-
sary steps. l don't mean by that that in
all cases the girl Is wholly to blame, for
she isn't. But there Is certain percen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

smiled contentedly, but you see I am
very fond of my work.
And that's the difference!'
Another position which necessitates
coming in contact with hundreds of wom-
en-, and Iaen, too, who are earning their
living is the superintendent of a big de-
partment store. One man filing that
position In a store where there were
about 500 girls during the ordinary
months and over a thousand In the busy
season, the holidays, gave some inter-
esting side lights on this subject.
The majority of times a lack of ambi-
ton is the cause of girls not getting
and of finally losing her place." he
said. THE idea of being 'saleslady' Is
more attractive than being a domestic in
a private family, but it does not meet
with general appreciation. There are
compensation. but in the majority of cases
it is plane from which to rise as
speedily as possible. And yet practically
all of those same girls never dream of
making that higher plane a position
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
The Oasis of Jupiter Ammon.
Nptn the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
silva, or Seewah with which the
Egyptian government has fresh trouble,
lis our classical acquaintance. the oasis
of Jupiter Ammon. whose oracle was a
formidable rival to Delphi The oracle
grew dumb about the time that the
whisper ran around the world, Pan Is
dead: but this oasis is still a stronghold
OF religious fanaticism.
Most of the inhabitants, who rather
resemble the Chinese in feature, and
wear a perpetual scowl on their counte-
nances, belong to the Senussi sect of
Mohammedanism. and profess peculiarly
sour variety of puritansfh. When not
numbering Egyptian officials for demand
ing taxes they amuse themselves by
outing the minority who refuse TO
join their denomination.
The oasis of silva Is seldom visited BY
Europeans, because the journey involves
a three-week camel ride acr4ss the des-
ert In which Cambyses lost his army,
with a good chance of getting knocked
on the head at the finish. Among them
selves the Siwese talk dying Libyan
dialect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
Gr}5Wf1oE ail i'm the Business World

pect her to entertain company in my
absence, as l found out she had done
from friend who came there to see me"
At this point it seems, the 'confes-
sons'' of a certain lady stenographer
are apropos. 1t was in the mountains.
She was one of a party of young girls.
The conversatio turned to vacations, and
this ri remarked that she would spend
hers at the seashore.
Aren't you having your vacation now?'
was the surprised inquiry of a lady who
sat at the same table at dinner.
Goodness, no." was the quick reply.
MY boss just went away for few days
and / shut up the Office and came on up
with the girls. l have to be back by
Monday
Another man who was hunting for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

nearby had been more engrossing than
her work"
The cry that beauty counts SO often
rends the air that the girl who Is not
blessed with good looks is often dis
couraged. And yet there are very Few
girls so ugly that, provided they are
neatly dressed. they cannot secure posi-
ton. Many girls seem to think that their
greatest business asset is contained III
several rats some "curls." and. latest
of all, braid. On the other hand. tho
girl who wears her hair simply arranged
is apt to find out just how much the rats
and curls and braids count for.
why will that girl disfgure herself
with all that truck is very often the
complaint of the employer There is no
denying that few do like it, but In
the offices in which girl stands a chance
of getting somewhere" the men as rule
prefer neatness rather than gaudiness.
Another social habit which does not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

blesome enough to prevent her attending
the theater!'
One position which girls of Washing
ton fill quite frequently is tina. of
waitress. ANY one dining in a restaurant
knows that the work Is none too easy,
even for a man. At one of the large
cafes of the city where girls are en-
ployed exclusively to wait on the tables
the proprietor was perplexed when asked
why it is his girls fail in their work. But
just then two incidents occurred which
showed at least which of his help was
the most efficient
A party of ladies entered. 1t was dur
ing the busy dinner holr. and the ma
jority of tables were filled One. how
ever, was empty except for the waitress
who sat at it reading. The ladies ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

her which grows and grows until she
positively dislikes the other girl, solely on
the grounds of her ability.
why can't l do that?' is her silent
question. Then comes the feeling which
prompts the words: 1t isn't fair; she has
no right to be able to do what | can'tv
Speedily following this comes the belief
that the world is out of joint and that
she is being cheated out of what belongs
to her. And then, last of all comes that
oh, | don't care, anyhow This goes on
until one day she gets her dismissal. She
is hurt. She goes to whatever home she
has; perhaps she cries. But what she does
not do is to realize that pc haps only
year ago that other girl stood just where
she did, inefficient and alone, but that in
stead of resenting the other girls capa-
biity she watched and showed willing
ness to-learn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
Wild Beasts in Winter.
From the Troy Times.

The story coming from Montgomery.
ILL.,. of the attack on and pursuit of a
man and his team of horses by a pack
Of hungry wolves reads more like an ac-
count of an incident in the days Of pi-
oneer life In the wilderness or of expert
ence in the wilds of Russia than like an
item of current news. Still, though civili-
cation has swept over the west, there
are localities where wild beasts sometimes
become dangerous through starvation
and stress Of winter weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06
The Secretary of the Presidents Wife.

personally. Although Miss Blech, to
whom the packet of mail -oes upon its
arrival, sits out all routine matters and
relieves the Presidents ife of much un
necessary work by writing the les I'M
portant letters, yet Mrs. Taft aftxes her
personal Signature to every letter ana
note which goes out from her wing of
the White House.
The routine day OF Mrs. Taft's secre-
tary is very much like that of any social
secretary. She arrives at o'clock In the
morning and goes at once to her desk,
which lis pleasantly located in we'll light
ed corner Of the family sitting room, on
the second floor of the White House.
There she goes through the morning s
mail, taking out the routine letters to
which she is to reply and laying aside
those which are to receive Mrs. Taft s
personal attention. Later in the morning
Mrs. Taft joins her, and either directs
the reply which shall be made or dictates
it in full. Miss Blech's day is then spent
Is signed by Mrs. Taft before 1t goes out.
The secretary day is supposed to close
at 4 o'clock but often the great number
of letters to be written keeps her later
than this hour. At some times the mail
Of the Presidents wife is extremely
heavy, and again 1t is lighter, but there
is always plenty to do
Miss Blech is exceptionally we'll fitted
for her duties. and her appointment to
her present position, from the former one
which she held as assistant to the secre-
tary Of the bureau of American republics.
was promotion. She came to Washing
ton in the winter of 1901, and has ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

Every often the girls who come here
are those who have been brought up in
sheltered homes, with no thought of the
necessity Of work ever confronting them.
A boy looks forward to becoming pro-
ficient in one certain line and all his eff
forts are bent In that direction. With
girls it is different. And yet II they are
thrown on the world it Is really difficult
for many Of them to realize that they
must put their whole heart into their
work Many times girl comes here and
studies to be a stenographer. She Sc
cures q position, and after short time
loses 1t. That does not necessarily mean
she is failure. It may simply mean
that she Is temperamentally untitled to
be a stenographer. and that In another
line she would succeed. Girls. as well as
wage earning should endeavor to find out
what they are most suited to become, and
what they most desire to become, and
then start out to get it.
There is the class also who, on leav-
ing high school, enter a business college
with the idea of studying few months
and then going out and making their for
tunes They never do, but fill pos tions
paying a few dollars a week, and finally
drop out That is the class of girl who
not only does not get on herself, but also
gives a bad name to her school"
"A little girl both young and pretty"
said one of the secretaries of the Asso-
ciated Charities, was sent to us as
worthy of our help. Not being able to
find anything for her Immediately. I gave
her work here. All She had to do was to
fill envelopes. She started in. but at the
expiration of a couple of hours came
to me.
"I can't do that work. she said.
"'Why, 1t surely Is easy enough
suggested. by way of encouragement.
II know but l have a headache
II said very we'll, and she left That
evening saw her enter theater with a
man. Her headache was too severe to
permit her filling envelopes. but not trou-