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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05
NEWSPAPERS Lean to Amateurism.
American League Losing Supporters.

Another peculiar thing about the status
of professional base ball seems to be the
decay Of popularity of the American
League with the base ball reporters. Five
years ago nine of every ten base ball re-
porters was an enthusiastic American
League supporter. Now, outside OF Phil
adelphia and Boston, where the owners
and employees of newspapers are inter-
ested in the ownership OF the American
League teams. and in Chicago. where Mr.
Comiskey is intensely popular, the Ma
tional League seems to have attained
popularity it has never previously en-
joyed. For this there does not seem to
be any good reason, for the members of
the American League are, as rule. per-
sonally much more likable than the Ma
tional League club owners, and Ban john
son. the president of the American
League. Is very able man and an ex-
Journalist himself. Then Comiskey of
Chicago is the most popular man in base
ball, and Mr.. Hedges of st. Louis and
many other American leaguers are charm
ing men personally. Probably the SUI
periority Of the National League game
has had something to do with the decline
of the popularity of the American League.
Yet the games of the latter organization
are conducted In a manner much superior
to those of the National. much faster,
cleaner, cleverer. But the ball is not so
strong nor so good. After seeing the
Cubs, Giants. Phillies and Reds play ball
the American League teams seem to lack
power and Virility
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the possibilities Of negro advancement

Johnson's neighbors. if the purchase of
the property goes through, will include
Alexander E. Orr. president of the cham
Der Of commerce: Judges Josiah T. Ma
rean, Almet F. jerks and Judge Edward
M. Thompson of the supreme court Nor
man s. Dixie, county Judge; Gen. Horatio
c. King, St Clair McKelway, editor Of
the Brooklyn Eagle, and W. B. Gunnison.
it's publisher; Judge Willard Barrett. VIII
liam c. Beecher, Robert III. Elder and
about so per cent Of Brooklyn society
whose names are listed in the Brooklyn
Blue Book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

Alloy sius crawled up on Cornell Com
pany yesterday when the Clubmen tool
an easy game from the tail-end Kenil-
worth Club, 10 to o. Jack Leonard the
big Aloysius twirler, had the Suburban
ties completely at his mercy, only allow
ing them two scratch hits and causing
six TO fan the atmosphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

In five recent successive games pitched
by Walter. johnson Of the Nationals op-
posing outfielders have averaged only. one
put-out game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

The Cleveland club physician, DR.. H. NJ.
Castle, says that Catcher Bemis Is the
most symmetrical specimen OF man In
the major leagues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

Pitcher Jack WARRIOR Of the Highland
ers holds base runners close to the first
bag They don't dare stray far afield on
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

The New York club has purchased Out
fielder Bill Bailey from the Lancaster
(Tri-State League) club. for September
delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

After the retirement of Haring Riston
cssayed the box honors, but his offerings
proved the easiest kind of pickngs for
the Clubmen. and in the only inning in
which he worked four large TALES were
hung up for .Aloysius
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05
Capital City League.

Todays game-Sewag Pumping Station VS..
Cornell Company. $50 p.m., at LIST and NJ
streets northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

Murphy was regular phantom on the
bases. He copied four bags during the
progress OF the game. and was thirstine
for another opportunity. There were alsc
two runs and two hits credited to him
for his afternoons work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05
BASE BALL NOTES.

Catcher Lou Criger is once more at
work tor the Highlanders. apparently
none the worse for his appendicitis opera
ton. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

About the only thing Jack Carr starred
in was pretty steal of home plate. Jack
| came IN so fast that the Kenilwortf
catcher did not make an attemnt to raa
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

Riston and Harmon were the only two
SuburoanlteS who We're credited with
birGles, and strange TO say both these
hltS came III succession in the second
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

Jack Hurley was there with the tw,
timely plneieS and star fielding .,a,ne
accepting five chances without a miscue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

The Suburbanites could only get tw,
balls out to the outfield during the who'll
combat, and Price and Murphy caugb
these Willie Taylor didn't have Z
chance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

Al league meeting last night the fol-
| lowing schedule was adopted for the play
/ ing OH OF the postponed games AS the
name OF the pennant winner must be
| handed in 10 the amateur commission nv
August Ia, only the contests directly af.
fecting the leaders will be played The
schedule follows:
Saturday at 40 pm. Aloysius VS.. Navy
| Yard.
Sunday at :; pm. Navy Yard VS.. Mid
ways.
Monday Kenilworth VS.. Cornell Com.
pany.
| Tuesday Navy Yard VS.. Aloys:us
| Wednesday Midways VS.. Cornell Com.
pany.
| Thursday Aloysius VS.. Cornell Com
/ pany.
| Friday Aloysius vs.. Navy Yard
Saturday Cornell Company vs. NAVY
/ Yard.
Sunday Sewage Pumping Station VS.
Cornell Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

Lajoie is getting to be quite ian artistic
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The Bass Are Biting.

Its just time to meet Clearance Sale of Fishing
Tackle You fishermen know the values of these items
you'll appreciate what the reductions mean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-05

so you III appreciate what tn
Kelso Braided Cuttyhunk Lines
that sell for 15c for 80 &c
yards. Special price,.
kennebec Hard-braided Silk
Lines that sell for 35c, 40c and
5oc for % yards. Special 361c
price ......
Kelso Green Hard-braided Silk
Lines in 10, "a, % and 80 pounds
test, that sell for jOc for RE-
70 yards. Special price,. wv
Stream King Silk Lines that
sell for 4Oc for % yards. 3iD~
Special price ..........
Kingfisher Saline and Balti-
more Enamel Lines that
sell for 65c and Toe for &c
% yards. Special price,.
kingfisher Highest Quality
Enamel Lines that sell for SIC
for p yards. Special MEc
price ................
Kingfisher Bait Basting Silk
Lines that sell for 9Oc
for 30 yards. Special zE~
Kingfisher Italian Silk Trout
Lines, in white, black and drab,
that that sell sna for SOC Soc for so Csc
Kingfisher Italian Bass Lines
that sell for $1.1O for so QE~
yards. Special price 500.
kingfisher Chester Silk Lines
that sell for $50 for
90 yards. Special Sn .OS
2-foot Double Gut Leaders that
sell for 10c each. Special Q6Dc
price. &c each, or, doz... WV
3-foot Double Gut Leaders that
sell for loo each. Spe-
cial price, 1Oc each, or. en- mn
c-foot 3-ply Gut Leaders that
sell for 10c each. Special Q6N~
price, &c each, or. doz. WV
3-foot Single Gut Leaders that
sell for &c each. Special Or
price, a doz ........
Wire Leaders that sell 16Nc
for 15c. Special price -. IwS
41a-in. Imported Zebra Cork
s s,noats that that sell for PC 19c
Ain. Imported Zebra Cork
Floats that sell for 20c. HA~
Special price .............
Leader Boxes that sell HE~
for 25c. Special price 80. AO
Fish Strinsers that sell 1Ec
for 25c. Special price 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
ELECTRIC WAITER IS NOVEL
Frenchman Arranges His House So
That He Can Secure Numerous
Articles by Electricity.

The wonderful electric house of Mr.
George Knapp, in Paris, France, in
which the owner can be served with
anything he wants from a book to a
meal In any room in the house by
simply pushing button, can hear
everything going on in any part of the
house and see approaching visitors be-
fore they gain the entrance, has been
described before But many new
things are continually being added
one of the most interesting being tho
means by which dishes are made to
appear on the table.
The chef prepares each dish in its
proper order and has it ready waiting
on a tray. When the host and his.
guests are seated at the table. the
former touches a button and the cleo
trically operated tray arrives through
trap door in the top of the table.
When closed this tray looks like two
ordinary silver covers on the table.
By pressing another button, the tray
with it's dish is carried around the
central portion Of the table. AS the
dish arrives in front of each guest,
the host touches third button, which
stops it while the guest is helping:
himself. The dish passes all around
the table in this way, and then, on
again pressing the first button, 1t dis
appears through the table and returns
to the kitchen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Cultivate Tact,

If woman is blessed with tact she
has the supreme gift. It will bring
her all the things she needs. To her
1t is much more valuable asset than
beauty or even genius. Tact is Ger
tafnly the greatest Of all gifts to
woman.
The girls school in some far-distant
Utopia is going to include course in
tact to correlate with it's curriculum
from the primary grades on through
the postgraduate work. For when
the day of enlightenment does come
the sensible mother and the astute
father will realize that q working
knowledge of how to get along with
people is more to be desired than
much wisdom in so-called higher
branches. Tact Is more important
than trigonometry. 1t stands a girl
in place of beauty; it takes her fur
Their than talent; it brings the world
to her feet to do her homage.
Tact! Speed the day when we
shall appreciate the Importance Of this
unconsidered trife! Help US to real
ize that with it woman can wheedle
the world out of anything it has to
give; but with her feeble strength
she can't wrestle with 1t and get any
thing!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09

Motion Pictures of Children a Fad.
Society women, who are accustomed
to spend from $4,000 to $4,000 a year
for photographs of themselves and
their children have seized on a new
phase OF this idea They are taking
to motion pictures and the phono-
graph. They want motion pictures of
their children at play or at parties,
so they may have them in after years
just as they have their children photo
graphed several times a year to keep
until the children are grown up. Like
wise they are keeping records Of the
voices Of the children by photograph.
When tho time arrives that both the
motion pictures and the phonograph
can be made to work spontaneously
the value of the picture and auditory
records will be increased. The idea
of society women at present is to take
moving pictures of their children and
to show them at Christmas time or on
occasions when the members of tho
family are gathered together. Tho
fad, of course, is somewhat expensive,
but society women have taken to It.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
GROWING HAIR ON BALD HEAD
Electricity Utilized by Latest Method
More Effective Than Any Other
Process Tried.

The newest method of growing hair
on bald heads is by electricity 1t Is
said to be more effective than any
process hitherto known, and promptly
checks a tendency to falling hair
though OF course when badness has
reached its final stage nothing will
help, and even the electric current
does not avail, the roots being dead
For the purpose in question a cur
rent is applied to an exceedingly high
voltage, but of small amperage. This
is not so hard to understand as might
be imagined. Voltage is a term of
pressure. When water is flowing out
OF a faucet one might call the rate OF
flow the voltage and the size of the
stream the amperage. In the case Of
the bald-headed man who seeks cleo
trical treatment only a small quantity
OF electricity Is employed, but it is ap-
piled at high pressure.
The result is a vigorous stimulation
OF the scalp and the roots of the hair
If the latter have any vitality left in
them the bald place will soon be cov-
cred by downy fuzz, and, healthy
conditions being restored, a becoming
hirsute thatch will take the place Of
the erstwhile bare expanse Of Uranium
a source Of thankfulness to the pa
tient.,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Indictment Against the Cat

If a nuisance cannot be eaten, tax
IT." says Robert T. Morris in Bird
Lore" referring to the suggestion
that cats be taxed, just as dogs are
They do so much violence among the
feathered folk that the writer Is sure
bird lovers would rejoice at this
means of lessening their number, and
any one who has ever seen a moth
eaten, wild.eyed old tomcat pounce
upon a songb:td will surely agree with
him. The farmer aad the gardener,
too. who owe so much to the good Of
fees of the birds, would Join the agi-
tators for the cat tax. But lest he
rouse the wrath of all true spinsters,
Mr. Morris hastens to add that this
proposal is not made with the idea Of
taxing the household pet out of ex-
istence. He himself has some feline
"darlings" about the house, and, there
fore, he is lenient. Even If beautiful
tom kills robin when the temptation
Is great he may be forgiven, because
he is good at heart and doesn't know
any better. But the tramp cat, which
f1lls the night with music and the day
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
MANY WAYS OF MAKING SALAD
Mayonnaise Without an Egg Can 30
Made With the Aid of thu Fol-
lowing Recipe.

Mayonnaise Without Egg.-Few peo-
pie know one can make a perfect look
ing and perfect tasting stiff mayor
nalse without an egg Place tea
spoonful of plain mustard, mixed with
a few drops of cold water, in small
bowl. Add oil, not necessarily drop
by drop, but still rather slowly. Stir
vigorously all the while. AS it thick
ems too much to handle comfortably,
thin with lemon juice or vinegar. A
little tarragon vinegar is always a
great addition to any salad. After
the mayonnaise is finished season &C
cording to taste and discretion. There
is hardly any limit to the quantity of
oil that may be used. Less or more
mustard may be used, but it must be
borne in mind that it is the made
mustard that holds the oil together. l
generally make a large quantity of
mayonnalse at once, using dessert
spoonful of mustard and as much oil
as can afford-enough for several
meals. 1t keeps most excellently in a
covered jar in cool place.
New Salad.-Cut off crusts of white
bread (fresh), cut in diamond shape
and toast light brown. On one-half
a piece crate the yolk of hard boiled
egg, on the other half white of egg
minced fine, and then place on the
slice sardine; on this lay three strips
OF sweet green peppers, crossed, put
ting over the whole nice mayonnaise
dressing; the bread is then placed in
nest of crisp lettuce leaves, and
thin slice of lemon is placed on each
plate. This is most appetizing way
of serving sardines. Try it.
Philippine Salad.-Cut tomatoes,
large white onions, green and sweet
red peppers, also cucumbers, in very
thin slices, add good French dress
ing and let the salad stand for an
hour at least on ice in cool place.
Garnish with crisp lettuce leaves be-
fore serving. This makes a pretty
dish if the different vegetables used
are laid in separate circles, alternate
ly. The seeds of the peppers must
be carefully removed before they are
sliced and the cucumbers peeled.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Can OPENING,

One Of the smallest of the little
girls in a Philadelphia family had
often assisted her mother in prepar-
ing the meals. She observed that her
mother, who was rather hasty, always
talked to herself when she had any
difficulty In opening cans Of vege-
tables. The little girl thought that the
hastiness was a part of the operation.
One day she was visiting a neigh
Dor and went into the kitchen to help
prepare a meal.
She watched thel neighbor take Z
can Of corn, apply the opener and re-
move the top.
That's not the way to open a can
of corn" said the little girl
why, what other way is there?'
asked tho neighbor.
well, you take the can Of corn and
start to open it. and then you bear
down and the opener slips. Then you
say, Darn this can,' and finish It,:
That's the way my mother opens a
can OF corn"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
ELECTRICAL NOTES.

The National Electric Light assocf-
alton has attained a membership of
nearly 1000.
Germany now leads the world In
the number of electric furnaces for
smelling, refining and casting.
A pulsating vacuum pump, operated
by an electric motor, is novelty in,
the line of milking machines.
Ranking next to the suns rays in
stimulating and germicidal effects are,
the rays from electric lights.
To take up the strain more evenly
a Swedish inventor has produced cleo
trio cables with hemper cores.
The danger of fire is eliminated
when an oil tempering bath is heated
by electricity instead Of coal or gas
1t is estimated that electric illumf-
nation is used by about 100000 out Of
a total of about 100000 households
In the United States.
OF the 100000 horsepower which
the rivers of Minnesota AZ estimat-
ed to be capable of producing less
than one.third has been made avail
able
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
LARGE FIGURES IN ALASKA
Labor Receives High Wages Up There,
but CORRESPONDENCE Big Prices
Are Demanded for Produce.

Alaskan soil is spread with a thick
mat Of moss. This must be burned
of before the northern agriculturists,
who sell their oats and potatoes to
the miners at stunning prices, can
plant their seed and hustle through
their crop ere the short summer Is
over. 1t is absolutely essential to burn
this moss. II it is plowed under
elements of the moss inimical to agr1-
cultural plans spoil the crops. The
Alaskan farmers have invented a shall
low plow with which they loosen up
the moss and prepare it for the match.
Farming is expensive in Alaska,
with hired hands getting IS to $3.50
day. But, on the other hand, hay
sells for $50 to 500 per ton and
strawberries at 1925 to 81 a quart.
J. P. Rickert, who has a greenhouse
in Fairbanks, Alaska, sells tomatoes
at so cents to 81 pound and cucum-
bers at 81 to IS a dozen.
1t is hard to generalize about what
will grow In Alaska, because the ell
mate is so d1versif1ed-with almost
continuous rain, mild winters and fair
ly cool summers along stretches of
the south coast, and short, hot sum-
mers with moderate rainfall and Sc
we're winters in the interior valleys.
The frozen tundras of the north are
out OF the question for agriculture.
At Kadtak, off the south coast, the
minimum temperature was two de-
grees last winter.
To find and develop things which
will thrive in Alaska the department
OF agriculture has three agricultural
stations, at Sitka, Rampant and Fair
banks, and dairy farm at Kadiak on
the south coast.
One impeachment to agriculture in
Alaska Is the big black ravens. c. c.
Georgeson, the government special
agent in charge, complains in his an
nual report that the birds have IAN
Unsuitable desire to destroy anything
they believe useful to man." They
tore up his strawberry plants, and he
calls them a "veritable curse"
Among the plants which thrive in
Alaska are currants, gooseberries,
raspberries, salmonberries, radishes,
lettuce and a strawberry hybridized
with native variety at Sitka; Ger
tain early maturing varieties Of win
ter and spring wheat and rye, spring
barley, spring oats and spring emmer
at Rampant; potatoes, oats and other
hardy grains at Fairbanks. Barleys
imported from Pamir in Central Asia
and from Yakoutsk, Siberia, matured
at Rampant in 81 and SO days, respec-
lively.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Banana PuffS,

Beat three eggs until light, add
three tablespoons of cold water, one
cup of sugar, one-half saltspoon Of
salt and one cup of flour sifted with
one teaspoon Of baking powder, stir
in two bananas cut into pieces, fill
well-buttered cups half full and steam
one hour. Serve with pineapple
sauce.
Pineapple sauce.--Put one cup OF
sugar and three-fourths of cup OF
water in saucepan, bring to boil
ing point and thiCken with two tea.
spoons of cornstarch made smooth III
a little cold water, remove from fire,
cool little, add one cup of grated
pineapple, one tablespoon of lemon
Juice and one-half cup of orange juice.
Stir we'll and serve.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
CAREOF THE BROOM
MAKER TELLS KOW TO PROlONo
ITS LIFE.
It Should Be Swung Back and Forth
From a Point Back Of Sweeper
to Place at an Equal Dis
lance in Front.

1T makes me sad," said a broom
maker, Ito see the way people use
brooms. The life of broom could be
twice prolonged by proper usage, and
used properly it would be vastly easier
to use.
you've seen people sweeping ahead
of them, pushing stuff with broom :?
Why, the best and most perfectly sea-
soned broomcorn stock that ever was
put into a broom wouldn't stand such
treatment as that
with such handling sp1ints will
break off. The splints remaining,
jagged and uneven, bear unevenly on
the surface. You never can sweep
clean with it after that.
Then you know the majority Of
sweepers always sweep with the same
side Of the broom to the front, and in
this way they soon get the broom lop-
sided, so that they can't use it any
other way. There couldn't be worse
way.
Used in this manner the points of
the splints get bent all one way and
then they meet together at their ends.
They don't bite, they don't take hold
of dust as they are meant to do, they
don't sweep clean, and when a broom
has come to this condition the sweep
er is less careful of it, for then it is
not so good a broom. Such broom
the sweeper feels that he may push
ahead of him; and when he does this
with it the broom is finally and ire
trievably ruined.
"Of course the correct way to use a
broom is with the h0ndle, in it's initial
position, held vertically, so that all
the splints in the face of the broom
will take hold at the same time and
evenly. In sweeping the broom should
be swung back and forth from point
back Of the sweeper to point at an
equal distance in front. That is the
proper way to use broom, and then
every day the sweeper should turn
the broom around, SO as to sweep with
different side daily. Used in this
manner and turned daily the broom
wears down evenly.
II have seen-a delight to the pro-
fessional eye and comfort to every
body who likes to see any implement
used to the best advantage, thought
fully and considerately-I have seen
brooms that had been so used that
they had worn down almost to the
binding threads, but that still bit beau
tifully. l am perfectly we'll aware
that brooms carelessly used, as COM
monty they are, wear out faster, with
a corresponding benefit to broom
manufacturers; but still l do really
hate TO see anybody misuse broom"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Electric Floats in Holland Parade.

Electric Floats in Holland Parade.
During the celebration of the birth
day of Queen Wilhelmina at The
Hague recently, novel feature was
introduced. Instead of the ordinary
floats on common drays or trucks, the
electric cars were used and decorated
in the most ingenious and original
fashion.
The novel idea excited the spirit of
emulation among the decorators and
the cars were transformed in the most
fairy-like manner, this one into a.
Moorish temple, that one into Chi
nese pagOda, another into Dutch inn,
etc. 1t was an amusing and pictur-
esque spectacle and obtained an i'm
mediate success