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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
BY J. ED GRuLO.

No young player who saw his first
glimpse of major league base ball last
season is as much In demand by the clubs
Of the American League as Eddie Aim
smith. the Nationals young catcher, un-
less 1t be Joe Jackson, the Cleveland
teams batting star.
Ever since Ainsmith made his first
swing around the circuit his ability as
reputation, and it is not revealing Sc
cret to say that more than one manager
has felt out Jim McAleer as to whether
he would accept a cash price or a trade
for this youngster.
1t Is. Of course, unnecessary to say that
the Nationals leader did not encourage
any of the applicants for Ainsmith's serv-
ices. In fact, he has announced more
than once point blank that Ainsmith will
remain with the Nationals, for he sees in
him the making of one of the greatest
catchers the game has developed.
AS is always the case when one club
happens to secure a minor league player
who makes good. all the others now see
where they had chance to secure him,
but overlooked it. Most every club in the
American League had been tipped off to
Ainsmith. whose catching at Lawrence
was attracting much attention. All sent
scouts there. but either they did not
like the youngsters work or the price
asked was too high.
Mike Kahoe had been a major league
catcher for years, and when he got
his first glimpse of the Lawrence
youngster he made up his mind that
the Washington club must have him.
II there is one thing that Kahoe knows
when he sees 1t Is a catcher, and Ain
smith struck him as the ideal type Of
backstop.
There is no doubt tlaat when the
managers and owners of the American
League get together In New York two
weeks hence McAleer will be over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

The old, oft-attempted move to drop
pitchers from the batting order in base
ball is being fomented now that the big
league meetings are approaching, and
while those who favor the move are
careful to see that their names do not
creep into print as agitators for the abol-
fishing Of pitchers batting until they see
which way the wind Of public opinion
blows, the names Of some who have had
much base ball experience are on the
list
No matter how smoothly a perfect auto
is running, some meddlesome mechanics
will insist on tampering with its delicate
insides in an effort to improve upon the
impossible. 1t was ever thus. So it
seems with base ball. While It may be
possible to improve upon base ball. the
game as it Is played today Is a wonder
full success. and yet there are some who
would inaugurate a change which in its
effect would make this years revolution
in foot ball rules look insignificant in
comparison.
Pitchers Weak Stickers.
Those restless souls who advocate the
passing Of the pitcher as batsman. en-
titled to take his regular turn at the
plate. argue as their reason for such a
move that the pitchers are the weakest
hitters on the team and that often a
teams chances OF victory are spoiled by
the appearance of the pitcher at the plate
at critical moment when a hit or a per-
fectly executed sacrifice would make
score possible. The restless ones are
right in a certain sense. Pitchers as a
rule are the weakest Of the batsmen on
any team. and taken as a whole are not
to be depended upon to accomplish what
Is needed under different circumstances
when they take their turn at the plate,
whether such accomplishment be hit, a
perfect bunt or an outfield fly. So far
no one has bothered to say a word in
favor of the pitchers holding their jobs
as batsmen. Well, here are a few words
along that line:
Some Hitting Pitchers.
How about the hitting pitchers? All
pitchers are not weak batsmen and some
Of the twirlers are the most scientific
batsmen in the game. Chief Bender of
the Athletics. Karger of the Red Sox and
Christy Mathewson Of the Giants are
three good examples. Don't you sup
pose. Mr.. Restless One, that the Athletic
fans and those about the circuit for that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

The Eagle basket ball team would
like to arrange game with any team
averaging 125 pounds. Address all
communications to G. A. Malone, jr,,
314 X street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

seasons manager of the Enid team in the
Western Association, has been selected as
manager of Bloomington for 1911. Ken
nedy won two remnants for Enid and hit
1876 this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
I'M McALEER HAS HAD MANY
OFFERS FOR EDDIE AINSMITIi
Nationals Youngster Considered to Develop
into One of Games Greatest Catchers-
George Stone Can Have Chance Here.

whelmed with offers for Ainsmith, but
there Is hardly chance of his wear
Ing any other uniform than that Of
the Washington club next season.
Several of the Boston critics deny the
rumors which have ben flying around
that Owner John 1. Tayler intends to
rid his team of six or eight of its most
unable to make salary terms with them
Taylor. however, Is mum on the SUBJ
Ject and not until he shows his hand at
the coming meet will any one have a
correct line on his intention.
There is no doubt that if Taylor car
ries out what he has been credited with
saying, that he will be the most sought
after man at the meeting. for there is
not a player whom rumor has men,
toned as being placed on the trading
market who will not be wanted by al
most every one of the other clubs Of
the league.
But it is two weeks or more before
the meeting and Taylor may do some
tall thinking and changing Of mind be-
fore that time.
Though the Detroit club scored more
runs last season than any of its rivals.
the Tigers are not given serious consid-
Grafton as having a chan e to win the
this record would indica, that tie team
needs only good pitching to make it a
winner, and Jennings seems to have
made strenuous efforts to secure pitchers
If he has good luck in this direction he
will have a contender again next season,
to say the least. though here are reasons
for believing that it will be harder to
win in this league next year than 1t was
last. The Strengthening of the Cleve-
land and Oh cago teams is not going to
make the western trips the cakewalk they
were last year for the eastern teams.
There is considerable speculation among
fans and managers as to whether George
Stone Of the st. Louis Browns has really
gone back, or whether his failure to hit
up to his usual standard last year was
merely the result of his rather discour-
aging environments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

the conditioning Of the diamond. AS
much as possible of this work will be
done without delay so that everything
will be in readiness for the ball tossers as
soon as the spring weather will permit
their taking the field.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02

JIU JITSUING A MAD MALAY.
active than is usual for Malay sea-
men at such late hour.
LAS we came out from the after
cabin again we were just in time to
see one of the Lascars coming from
the fo'c's'le hiding something be-
hind screen he carried, and which
seemed to be faring up now and
then.
With shout the ski per and the
second mate and | rushed out upon
those brown devils. The skipper
and l fred at the same time and two
ot the Malays dropped, one of them
being the fellow with the screen.
from whose hands fell burning
torch, which he had brought to
drop into the oil soaked cargo Of
jute under the forward hatch.
AS we ran forward some of the
Malays came up from behind with
clubs, which they had evidently
brought aboard with them or fash
ioned from lumber taken on at Cal
cutta. There was a hand to hand
fight, and while we were fighting
another MALAY brought another torch
and started to stick 1t into the half
open hatch.
Il caught that fellow round the
waist and tossed him clear of the
rail and into the sea. The others
rushed at me and | threw them over
board one after the other, until /
had tossed a half dozen of the
screeching, chatts-ng scoundrels in
to the Indian Ocean.
1T was mighty close shave for
all of us, especially since VIC had run
out of ammunition, and there were
still fifteen mutinous, half crazed
Malays to deal with in the fo-cs-le.
With draw revolvers which
were empty and without a hope of
reloadins them, we managed to keep
that crowd of sailors forward while
the skipper, second mate, ships car
penter and / worked the ship. The
native cook was among the mutt
neers and, resides, we would not
have trusted ourselves to eat the
stuff he might have fixed up for us
after the trouble. Sc we four white
men lived as best we could on dry
biscuit and some coffee that the car
penter built The dead Malays were
tossed over board without any cere-
mony. On any other occasion this
would have meant a mutiny in it
self.
We made AMER oint and deliv-
cred a precious lot OF natives over
to the authorities. / am rather
afraid that perhaps the same fate
met the Farragut on her next voy-
age, for she sailed out OF Calcutta
with a Malay crew and was never
heard from again"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02

instant had given him a shove that
sent him reeling backward toward
the DEVILS Sink Hole.
The prospector was unable to re-
cover his balance, and was poised for
single instant at the edge of the
opening, ready to shoot downward
again, when a strong hand suddenly
reached out, caught him by the
clothing and pulled him back to safe
ty once more.
IF we've got wife, ye skunk, go
to her! An don't ye be nosin' round
these hills again, dye hear that?"
The speaker was Ben Martin. Cor
don looked from Ben to the girl,
then turned and hurried along the
trail that led out of the cove. And
long after he was gone from view,
silence reigned between Ben and the
girl. But at last Polly took a step
toward Ben, and the pountaineer.
with a full heart, sprang to meet
her
Ben" declared Polly, yer little
fingers worth a world of 'em like
him; an I've jest found out how
much l love ye."
Ben caught her in his arms and
kissed her.
Then let's have the weddin', Pol
ly; an I'll finish the cabin down on
Lufty. New Orleans Picayune.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
900
OUR BOYS GIRLS
600
The Malay Mutny

Talk about trouble" said Sandy
Hopkins as he stroked his whiskers
and gazed across the Hudson at a
fine bark that was being towed up
stream. why. man. we had a lot Of
II on the Farragut. The Farragut
was a fine three skysail yarder. and
she's among the list of missing ships.
But that's since my time on her, for
! made the voyage on the old ship
twenty years ago from Calcutta to
AMER Point. in Java.
I'VE had a cargo of jute and :.
crew of Malays, and we hailed from
Newburyport. There had been trou-
BILE between the old man meanin' the
skipper and the Lascars of the crew
because the old man had walloped
one of the dusky sailors over the
head with a length of knotted rope.
The black fellows were in ugly mood
when we left Calcutta, and one night
wnen it was my trick on deck l no.
ticed that they were rather more
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Much Kissed RooII.

For swearing a jury at an inquest
at High Wycombe. Mr.. Charsley, the
coroner for South Bucks (England)
recently used New Testament print
ed in the year 1898. The book,
which has been constantly used by
himself, his father and grandfather,
is still in good condition. and original
ly cost the modest sum Of l 8 cents.
At the lowest computation 1t must
have been the recipient OF a hundred
thousand formal kisses.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
A hoy and "a Calf.

A boy named Henry Billings,
whose parents ave in Brunswick O.,
armed himself with a rope about 40
feet long and climbed TO the roof of
shed in the barnyard to lasso any
calf that might pass that way. It
was not long before he had a chance
to cast his moose over the head of a
yearling, but the animal had only
been made fast when 1t started on
with such a jerk that Henry was
brought down on the roof and had
both legs broken.
II is sometimes hard to tell the
difference between a boy and a calf.
but In this case 1t is easy to see that
the calf had the most wisdom.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
For Sick Kidneys
THE ID. & II. SUMMER-HOTELA AND
BOARDING HOUSE DIRECTORY.

The Delaware & Hudson Co. is
now collating information for the
1910 edition of "A Summer Para
disc" the d. & H. summer-hotel and
clearinghouse directory that has
done so much to advertise and de-
velop the resorts in this section. 1t
offers opportunity for every summer
hotel or boarding house proprietor
to advertise his place by representa-
ton in this book. The information
desired is, as follows: Name of house:
P. o. Address; Name of Manager:
Altitude; Nearest ID. & H. R. r. sta
tion; Distance from station; how
reached from station; Capacity of
house; Terms per week and per day:
Date of opening and closing house:
what modern improvements; Sports
and other entertainments. This in
formation should be sent at once to
Mr. A. A. Heard. General Passenger
Agent, Albany, N. Y. Blanks may
be obtained from the nearest ticket
agent, If desired. No charge is made
for card notice; a pictorial adver-
tisement will cost $500 for a full
page or $3.50 a half-page. Our ho-
tel people should get busy at once
and take advantage of this. Don't
make the mistake of thinking that
your house will be represented ha-
cause it was in last year, but make
sure that you receive the benefit of
this offer by forwarding the needed
information without delay. Owners
of cottages to rent are also given the
same rates for pictorial advertise
ments, but, for card notice, mini
mum charge of $500 will be made.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02

One of the boyhood teachers Of
David Livingstone, the African mis-
sionary. is still alive and on active
service. He is the Rev. F. B. Cold
well. member Of the Lancashire
and Chelsea presbytery in England.
So years Of age. When a young man
he was a teacher at a school in the
neighborhood of Blantyre. Lanark-
shire, and among his pupils was
young David Livingstone who used
to walk distance of II miles daily
to and from school.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Lost Land in England.

Great Britain, between 1867 and
1880. lost 14S.906 acres by en-
croachment of the sea. Even this
loss is small compared with others in
times past. Thus. according to a
survey in the time of Edward |, the
duchy of Cornwall had 1900. 900
acres, but q survey in recent years
gives 1t only S29.5o0 acres. Whole
villages in some cases have been
slowly undermined and swept away,
as in the case OF Dunwich, whereof
only ruined church on the edge of
a clifr remains.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02

the shoe seldom fits the foot properly
until the buttons are ptrfectly read
justed. This fault is, of course,
overcome in the laced shoe, but the
latter requires more labor to fasten.
A shoe fastener patented by a New
Jersey man and shown in the illus
tration appears to be a good substi-
tute for either although 1t lacks
beauty. This fastener is of metal.
consisting of a tongue which is fas-
tened to the shoe on one side of the
opening and the clamp on the oppo-
site side. The tongue is formed of
several wedge-shaped hooks. The
tongues can thus be connected to the
clamps at any desired point, and the
flaps OF the shoe drawn together to
any desired extent. The fastener
can be employed also on other arti-
cles of apparel, such as corsets,
gloves, etc.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
PICKLED BETS IN CAMP.
Laugh Was On the Bachelors When
They Told Their Story,

when you take the OK team ur
to Emporia after the mail and pro
visions, see II you can't get some
vegetables said Warren. THE
cows got into my garden and cleaned
up what the coons. bugs and other
things had left and we want some
green stun. See II you cant get
some onions, beets, cucumbers. or
anything"
We we're bachelors, pioneering in
Kansas, says Mr.. Fred Mather, the
author of Men I Have Fished
With" and among the things I
brought back from Emporia was a
fine bunch of early beets. We prom
ised ourselves a treat.
We peeled and sliced them ard put
them in vinegar Next day they
were set out for theh evening meal
and we talked about them.
Then beets must be more than a
hundred years old" said Warren.
i've seen lots O. beets, but they was
alluz tender and good"
They can't be old. They don't
keep beets over a year, like dried
beans; besides that, didn't you see
the tops we're green? think they're
new kind or else the soil here is
not good for beCts."
They amt cut thin enough for
the vinegar to soften them" said he.
"These cukes are all right; they're
cut thin and the vinegar goes right
through them and they're tender"
Yes, the cucumbers are good; but
what ails the beets l don't know.
I've often eaten 'em at home when
mother cut 'em up in vinegar. Per
haps they want to be soaked in it
longer to make 'em tender. I don't
know how long they have to stay in
before they're fit to eat"
Let 'em soak a while, then, and
try it. Beets is a mighty good rel
ish. They're good for what ails you
for a man can't live on salt pork,
am mackerel and sich stuff-with-
out little vegetable food. Put them
beets away till they get tender; that's S
all they want"
The beets we're set aside in vine
gar until such time as they were fit
to eat We sampled them daily but
there was no susceptible improve
ment. On Sunday, we cleaned up
the house, brushed ourselves, and
walked up to Serrine's ranch, where
Mre G and Mre Judge Howell were
discussing some abstruse question.
They wanted to know how bach
ing" went. Warren went into de-
tails and finally mentioned the beets
There was an instantaneous duet OF
soprano and contralto
Didn't you boil 'em first?"
| sneaked outside, and left War.
rem to settle things with the two
| women.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
HumoronsIy Worded Rebuke.

Theodore P. Roberts had a fluent
command of language. both in speak
ing and writing, and was well liked
by everybody. He could secure the
attention Of negligent publisher il
need be. To one such, who was re-
miss about sending vouchers, he once
closed up a long letter with the
sentence: And. finally, my dear
sir, permit me to say that it would
be easier for camel to ride into
the kingdom of heaven on a veloci-
pede than for anyone to find a late
copy Of your paper in the city of
New York"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Estimate of Chemistry.

Berzelius, the Swedish chemist,
made most Of his experiments in the
kitchen with his cook as his only as
sistant. What is your master?"
asked one of his neighbors. "Oh, he
is a chemist" What's that? What
does he do?" well, / will tell you.
He has something in a big bottle.
then he pours 1t into a smaller one.
and then again into quite tiny bot
tie" We'll, and what then happens
to it," "Oh, then | throw it away"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02

1t is calculated that four thousand
persons make living in London by
begging, and that their average in
come amounts to about 30s. a week,
or more than 100000 pounds a year
Last year 1926 persons were arrest
ed for begging in the streets, of
whom more than fifteen hundred
were sentenced to terms of imprison-
ment varying from one week to three
months. Many of these objects of
charity were found in possession Of
sums Of money, and even of bank
books showing very handsome de-
posits.-Tit--Bits.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Lost Her Engagement Finger.

Miss Emma Collins, Is years old,
the daughter OF b. l.. Collins, a
Boone county Mo- farmer. can
never wear ring on her engagement
finger. While ascending the cellar
steps she lost her balance and fell.
In the fall her ring caught on a nail
and her finger was lacerated. The
finger was amputated.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Railway Mail Clerks Wanted.
The Government Pays Railway Mail
Clerks $500 to $1,000, and other
employees up to $500 annually.

Uncle Sam Will hold spring exami-
nations throughout the country for
Railway Mail Clerks. Custom House
Clerks, Stenographers. Bookkeepers,
Departmental Clerks and other Gov
ernment Positions. Thousands OF
appointments will be made. Any man
or woman over is, in City or Coun-
try can get instruction and free in
formation by writing at once to the
Bureau of instruction, SOS Hamlin
Building, Rochester, N. Y. 1O3eoi1y
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Novel Geological Park.

Kansas City Is creating novel
geological park. Sixty acres have
been set aside in Swope Park. and
dens are to BE excavated in rocky
cliffs for den living animals. with in
closures In front. A creek will be
divided into basins, and in each
basin will be planted aquatic plants
animals and fish.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
English Common Law.

The Common Law Of England is
an ancient collection of unwritten
maxims and customs OF British. Sax
on and Danish origin. which. by long
use and approval. have become fund
amental in English Jurisprudence.
Many Of the principles OF the Eng
lish Common Law hold in this coun-
try, and throughout the English
speaking world as we'll.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Adjustable Shoe Fastener.

Numerous attempts have been
made to design a fastener for shoes
which will overcome the faults of the
button shoe and yet be as serviceable
and practical as the laced shoe.
Everybody is familiar with the one
objection to the button fastening
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Productive Maple.

From a single maple tree on the
farm of Charles Hulslander, Tioga
County, Pa, yield Of one hundred
gallons OF sap was obtained. from
which was made about twenty-three
pounds of sugar. The tree was
about two feet in diameter and was
tapped in FIVE places.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Do You Suffer from
PileSor HemOrrhOidS?

Hemorrhoids, commonly called Piles,
cause untold agony to the victim. II ne
elected, the condition always grows worse
with every attack, Until the only recourse
is an operation. You may think that you
are predisposed to piles, and that nothing
you can do will prevent them, but this is
not true. The one certain cause of Piles
is constipation, and If you will keep your
bowels open and regular by taking Smiths
Pineapple and Butternut Pills you will not
only avoid this painful and dangerous
disease, but your whole general health will
greatly improve.
A torpid, inactive liver goes hand in
hand with constipation. Smiths Pine
apple and Butternut Pills are composed of
the two great vegetable agents, pineapple
for the stomach, liver and gastric secre-
tions, and butternut for the mucous MEM
brane, circulation and bowels, and always
give best results they are Natures own
laxative. Physicians use and recommend.
They form no habit. You should always
keep them on hand. These little Vegeta-
bic Pills will ward off many ills.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
ERIE TRAINS,

Trains leave at S:25 a. m. and
2:4S p. m.
Sundays at 2:4S p. m.
Trains arrive at 1:40 and sos
p. IN.
Saturdays, arrives at 3:45 and
leaves at 7:1O.
Sundays at 1902 d. m.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
Universal Language.

1--WE got to make a speech at the
club tonight. Can you give me q
hint?"
Yes just say 'Fillemupagain!"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02
China's Camphor Trade.

Parsee merchants have a monopoly
OF the manufacture OF camphor oil al
Foochow, China. controlling seven
teen distiileries, and export most of
the product to India.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-02

A caterpillar devours six Zines its
own weight in food In a single
uonth.