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Evening journal., 1911-02-08
GUN CLUB MEMBERS
TALK ORGANIZATION AGAIN

With a view 70 reorganizing the old
Gun Club, members Of the
club have been invited TO attend q
meeting to be held this evening in the
parlors of the Clayton House. All
members are being sent requests to at
tend Inactivity has marked the club
for two years.
Plans for grounds and equipment
will be discussed and committees ap-
pointed 10 work upon the matter.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
KIRK PRESIDENT OF
PET STOCK ASSOCIATION

One Of the largest meetings of its
history was held last evening by the
Diamond State Poultry and Pet
Stock Association in the rooms, No.
West Fifth street The total mem
bership or the association is now 1876.
The annual election of officers result
ed as follows: William Kirk, presi-
dent; John G. Hartmann, first vice
president; Augustus Wahl. second
vice-president; Alfred Peoples. treas
urer. and Charles Simmons. Jr.. sec
retary.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
JUST BREEZE
Keep a-shouten. everybody

Keep a-shouten, everybody
Why this strange silence on the part
Of Traynor2
The cooler for the County League,
And Reeves weeps.
Wilmington sounds good to
muh. Little more music Garrett-Grif-
fifth, please.
It's so warm in Pete Cassidy's Cafe
these cold nights that you don't have
to wear a vest. Some warm.
We can conscientiously recommend
Bert Everson as a good umpire. Ditto
Garrett
We guess they are talking baseball
first, last and all the time.
Tune up your lungs for that Will
mington-Albany opener on April IS.
There will be other good ones, too.
Watch the bill boards.
We haven't said much about the ma
terial In the new Peaches. But wait
awhile The woods then for Heckert's
lung artists.
Carpenter is on the right dope when
he says the season is TO be the big
gest ever. Aud Wilmington is going to
do just a little more than ner share to
this end We join with Carpenter in
the opinion that Peachtown is COINS to
he a boost for the league, The stuff
Is here and the boomers are itching too
break loose. Let 'em play.
News from Reading is refreshing.
The Pretzels are not going to stay in
the can while the prospects outside are
so rosy.
Prince Mousley is rather slow in re-
porting just what he intends TO do.
They say over in Brandywine that be
has lost himself in ribbon box and
may not be found until Dorothy Ar
mold comes to the front
Graciousl Is Pete Oliver really going
10 boost Tri-State ball now that he has
J figured in a freeze-out?
Could one call the gales which rage
about the dupont Building trade
winds?' Cy Prentiss got this of. Isn't
he bright?
The report that most OF the fast
horses in America will race abroad
next summer is not worrying Johnny
Jones in the least He says he can see
no reason for believing that he will
change his we'll established plan of
betting on only the slow ones.
In addition to its already splendid
collection of clubs, the Imperial Club
may get together a ball club to club
Pete divers club Jimmy O'Neal and
Dick Fennimore are now passing out
the contracts.
What's the matter with giving our
Wilmington boys a chance, Pete
Crouch, Greenwell Prentiss, Shuler
Johnson, Hoover, etc.
Crouch is anxious to get out this
year lie does not care where he
starts, but he feels he can make good
If he is given the chance. II will pay
any minor league manager to give
/ BIZ inc opportunity he seeks.
Word comes from Henry Clay thai
Johnny McGowan has been allowed tc
break in as a president. Well, Henry
Clay never did have much conception
of the fitness of things.
Well here II comes, listen
In the spring the blithesome golfer
| Hies him 10 the beckoning links:
In the spring the quiet angler
/ Wakes up from his forty winks;
In the spring the tennis expert
! From his hole begins 10 crawl.
In the spring all nerves go jumping
AT the magic words "-- -"
Guess again.
See you at the game. Which one
Guess again.
! FORMER TRI-STATER
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
JERSEY CITY CLUB SOLD.
Syndicate Buys Franchise, and VIII
Retain Manager Ryan.

BALTIMORE. Feb. s.-The sale OF
the Jersey City Eastern League base
ball club to a syndicate headed by
James J. Lillis a lawyer Of Jersey
City. by the Davis estate, was an
nounced by President Barrow just be-
fore he called the delegates to the
Eastern League meeting to order at
the Hotel Rennert- Mr.. Lillis will
become president OF the club and
Jack Ryan will be retained as
manager. Ryan has been offered a
three years contract. which he said
he would gladly sign.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
CANDID.

In addition to having water sup
ply second to none Tillicoultry dairy
men can congratulate themselves
upon upholding the prestige Of the
place so far as milk is concerned. -
The Devon Valley Tribune.
We don't remember having seen IL
put with such shining candor before.
Punch.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
WARNER CLERKS
SOME BOWLERS, TOO

Clerks Of the Charles Warner Com
pany we're defeated in a bowling tour
nament on the Peirce alleys last even
ing by the pin battlers of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen. The War
ner boys will try a series with the
Eagles. The scores:
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
.CRESCENTS ARE
COMING STRONG
Philadelphia Cage Artists Back
Tonight for Second Brown
son Game
LOCALS In FINE FORM
AND EXPECT TO WIN OUT

Brownson and Crescent basketball
teams will play the second of their
series of games on Brownson floor to-
night.
Manager Farley received word this
morning from Kirkpatrick. Crescent's
captain and star guard, that he will
bring down the strongest team in or
der to down the locals. The Brownson
players are in fine condition and are
eagerly waiting for the welcome sound
Of Maxwell's whistle. The lineup will
be-
Brownson. Crescent
Haney =. 81. forward =. 49,. SAKE
Burke forward. ..... .Gowdy
Oacey)
McDonough .. centre .. .Schaeffer
Rigney .... guard q. 80. -Trainor
Walsh .... ...,.. guard -. .Haggerty
(Kirkpatrick)
The preliminary to the big game will
be between the Brownson Second and
4Sth Coast Artillery team from Fort
DUPONT
Brownson's basketball team has
come into the limelight and is receiv-
ing recognition from the fastest inde-
pendent teams in this section After
the Crescent series Is over another
series has been arranged with the St
Patrick's team of Philadelphia, the
first game to be played here, the sec
ond in Philadelphia, and the third on
the teams floor getting the most
points.
On February 21. the local boys will
80 to Philadelphia to play the fast
Quakertown five
On February 25 they will play the
West Philadelphia Y. NJ. c. A. who
forced them to play an extra five min
ute period on their last appearance
here. On March l the St Malachy's
team has been booked for a game here.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
MILFORD WINS
MILITARY CUP

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD. Del, Feb. S.-Company
b. Of Milford has captured the CUP
FOR which the companies OF the First
Infantry Regiment we're competing
The score.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
Forward tbe TrareIIer,

TTWTTTTTT
The Blues" Of the Ushers' Union Of
Delaware Avenue Church desire those
having Travellers" to forward, or
kindly return them home
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
FRIENDS TRIM
CEDARCROFT BOYS

The Cedarcroft team. Of Kenuett
Square. was defeated yesterday al
that place by Wilmington Friends
School. "a TO q The lineup.
Wilmington Cedarcroft.
DAILY ... forward M Strashurg
Matthew's forward Hamilton
Ellison ......,. centre ........ Spiegel
(CaptD
Whalcr ......- guard .-... Chambers
Derrick ..... guard .... Gswfhrop
fCaptl
Referee-Weh Time-Ross. Scorer
-Woodard. Field goals-Daly. 6.
Spiegel, 2; Matthews, Ellison, Whaler.
Hamilton, I each.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
HILTON ON TOP AGAIN.

Hilton won another basketball game
last evening when they sent the Triggs
A. G. team home with the little end Of
a 20 to 8 score. Lineup:
Evening journal., 1911-02-08

Total-239
This is the second cup won this
year by the company.
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08
Guess again.

See you at the game Which one
Guess again.
Evening journal., 1911-02-08

Well here II comes, listen
In the spring the blithesome golfer
Hies him 10 the beckoning links;
In the spring the quiet angler
Wakes up from his forty winks;
In the spring the tennis expert
From his hole begins to crawl:
In the spring all nerves go jumping
Al the magic words
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
When Biornson Died.

Bjornson's son, in describing the last
hours Of his father, writes: Now and
then the bright flame Of his humor
fiickered up. The doctor felt his pulse
and said it was good. With his face
beaming with humor he turned toward
us and said. Il am the first man to die
with a good pulse He said one even
ing-and it seemed as If an old wise
man was speaking with the weight Of
experience, Now could write-yes,
now I could write, for l have been in
the realms of death and have felt the
pain that attends death And when
all Of us thought that the indifference
Of death was upon him-my mother,
who always gave him his food, which
he would receive only from her, stood
at the bedside with a brooch on her
breast which she had worn at her con-
firmation-then he opened his eyes and
looked at her. He smiled, lifted his
hand and touched the brooch. This
was the last sign to the outer world he
was able to give"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
The MINES Blown Up"

was sitting on the edge Of my bed,
loosening the heel OF one of my rubber
boots with the toe of the other, when
suddenly through the stiffness OF the
sleeping town. from the power house
half a mile away. came low and ris-
ing note, the great siren whistle In the
power house. Almost fascinated, i
listened as the great note rose higher
and more shrill and died away again.
One blast meant fire in the town, two
blasts fire In the buildings at the mine
and three blasts, the most terrible OF
all, a disaster or trouble In the mine
Once more, after an interminable
pause, the sound came again and once
more rose and died away. i did MOI
move, but there was sudden cold
ness that came over me as once more
for the third time, the deep note brok,
out on the quiet air. Almost instan
taneously the loud Jingle Of my tele
phone brought me to my feet. 1 tool
down the receiver. THE mines blown
I'D" said q woman's vOice.-Atlantic.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
The Names of Moses.

Moses Of Scriptural fame is called
by eight different names in various
places I'm the Bible. Bathia, the daugh-
ter of Pharaoh, called him Moses be-
cause she drew him out of the water.
Jochebed, his mother, called him Jeku-
thiel, saying, II had hoped for him.
Miriam, his sister, called him Jared
because she had descended after him
into the water to see what his end
would be. Aaron called his brother
Abb Zanuch because his father had de-
serted their mother. Amram, the ia
Their of Moses, called the boy Chabar
because he was again reunited to the
mother of the lad. Kehath, the grand
father Of Moses, called him Abigdor
because God had repaired the breach
In the house of Jacob. The nurse of
the grandfather of Moses called him
Abb Socho because he was once hid
den three months in the Tabernacle.
All Israel called him Shemaiah be.
cause 'in his days God heard their
cries and rescued them from their op
pressors."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Sehoolboy 4Iunders.

The University Correspondent re-
Gently offered a prize for schoolbOy
mistakes Here are few examples:
Mute, ingloriOus MiltOn"-these cpl
taphs are used by writer who was
envious of Millions being poet orient
He finds sermons in stones" express
es the same idea as Wordsworth's
''the restless stone chat all day long Is
heard" Calvin was noted scientist
and peer, who died lately. Naples Is
an independent state in the north Of
India. Shakespeare made a mistake
In mentioning Galen, who did not live
until Il hundred years after his time.
The feminine of fox is foxhen. John
Burns was the name Of one Of the
claimants to the throne of Scotland In
the reign Of Edward l. The pyram,ts
are a range of mountains between
France and Spain. The three highest
mountains in Scotland are Ben Nevis,
Ben Lomond and Ben JOnsOn. Wolsey
saved his life by dying on the way
from York to London. When the Eng
lish first landed in Australia the only
four footed animal in the country was
rat. Monsoons are fertile gorges be-
tween the Himalayas.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Stories of the Paris Courts.

Among humorous stories of the Par
Is law courts ii is told how a wei!
known lawyer, NJ. Alem Rousseau.
was once pleading a rather tiresome
case and, noticing that the judges were
paying no attention TO him, said, AS
the president is falling asleep | suS
pend my speech" But the judge had
Just woke up and cried, And | sus-
pend you from practicing for six
months" Nothing daunted, the law
yer retorted, "Well, | suspend myself
forever and ever" and, gathering up
his brief and cap, he left the court
and never appeared again.
A Paris barrister, NJ. Clery, however,
was more vigorous. Seeing that the
president and the assessors were all
asleep, he stopped, and, dealing ire
mendous blow on the desk I'm front of
him that woke everybody up with a
start, he cried, Yesterday at this same
hour / was saying And the whole
bench rubbed their eyes and asked each
other If they had really slept through
twenty-four hours.
The same counsel was pleading at
Versailles on a cold day and remarked
| that the judges were all turning more
| and more around toward q stove that
| gave out q welcome heat. The tribu
| nal behind which | have the honor OF
speaking" brought them all right about
| face at once.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
A Cold Ride.

All through his life Senator Dolliver
of Iowa had a horror of fast trains
and possible railroad wrecks. Once he
was on a train with Vice President
Fairbanks.
Dolliver awoke In the middle OF the
night. and it seemed to him that the
train was going at terrific speed. He
climbed out of his berth and, arrayed
only in his pajamas, started down the
length of the train to find the con-
ductor and ask him to order the train
run at less speed. 1t was a cold night,
but the senator did not mind that until
the door Of his car snapped shut and
locked behind him and he found that
the door Of the next coach was also
locked. He rode sixty-fve miles locked
out In the cold Of the vestibule before
he could wake up anybody to let him
in. Mr.. Fairbanks finally heard his
cries for help and rescued him.-New
York Tribune.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Dot and Trousseau.

Dealing with the weaknesses Of ac-
tors, some noted for meanness, Paris
contemporary relates a good story of
Frederick Lemaitre, the celebrated ac-
tor, who was somewhat parsimOnious.
When his daughter was about to
marry, Lemaitre agreed to provide the
dot and the trousseau. DOT" ii
may be observed, is the French equiv
alent for the English "dower" or Scot.
fish "tocher."
When the notary came to complete
the contract and was reading the
terms Lemaitre said: THE daughter OF
Frederick Lemaitre has not need Of q
dot. NJ. lie Notaire, strike out the
dot"
The prospective son-in-law was pres
emit, and he had the courage to reply
1.-THE daughter of Frederick Lemaitre
can easily clothe herself with the fame
Of her father NJ. lie Notaire, pray
strike out the trousseau."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
He Had a Claim,

In a certain town was young law
yer whose father was very rich and
who had been sent to an eastern law
school. Since his graduation he had
done nothing except open an office be-
cause he had plenty of money. This
young lawyer was proposed for mem
bership in the local fire company.
1--WE cannot elect him." one of the
members protested. THE constitution
Of our company says that the mem
bers Of it must sleep and live here in
the city, and he lives out Of town on
q farm and not in the city at all. He
would be of no value at all in case of
a fire at night. He doesn't sleep here
at night"
NO." replied his proposer; at is true
he doesn't sleep here at night, but he
sleeps here in his Office all day"
And they elected him on that ground
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Necks and Lees of Amin ais.

With few exceptions there Is mark
ed equality between the length of the
necks and of the legs Of both birds and
quadrupeds. and whether they be long
or short is determined chiefly by the
place where the animal must go for
its food. This is especially noticeable
in beasts that feed constantly upon
grass, in which case the neck has just
a slight advantage in that it cannot
hang perpendicularly down. Croco-
dies, lizards and fish have practically
no necks. Fowls that feed In the
water also offer an example Of this
correspondence between the members,
with the exception Of swans and geese
and some Indian birds, which gather
their food from the bottom Of pcois
and must have long necks for that pur-
pose. while the short legs make 1t
more convenient for them to SWIM
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
The OFFENDING Black Bottle.

A church member in lonely district
of Saskatchewan absented himself
from services for some months. On
being approached on the subject he
said he was sorry, but it was impossi-
BILE to attend any more. He was
pressed to give reasons and at length
said it was owing to the bad conduct
Of the experimenting clergyman and
catechist.
He and others had witnessed them
drinking when driving round on their
visits They had passed black bot
tie from hand to hand. 1t was impos-
sible to attend the ministry Of such
men. Inquiries proved that the Of
Tending bottle" was a pair Of field
glasses with which the drivers sur
veyed the surrounding country and
tried to locate the various churches,
shacks and trails.-Sunday at Home.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Saving No.

The author of Pat McCarty." book
of verse with a setting of prose, shows
how naturally some of the Irishmen OF
Antrim dilute. the wine Of narrative
with the water of verbiage. In the ex
cerpt below-"The Way We Tell
Story"-the diluent is used with a par
ticularly free hand:
Says to him. / says. says I.
Says / to him. l says.
The thing, says /. l says to him,
Is just. says /. this ways.
hev, says l. a greet respeck
For you and for your breed.
And onything l cud, l says.
I'd do. / wud indeed.
don't know any man, i says.
I'd do II for, says i,
As fast, l says, as for yourself.
That's tellin' ye no lie.
There's naught, says l. wudn't do
To phase your feyther's son,
But this, / says, we see, says /,
says, It can't be done.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
The Cry of the Loon.

The cry of the loon is one Of the
strangest, weirdest sounds in nature.
Those who have heard it can scarcely
wonder that 1t has so often been woven
into song and legend.
A blood red ring hung round the moon,
Hung round the moon. All. me! All, me!
I heard the piping of the loon.
A wounded loon. All. me!
And yet the eagle feathers rare
I, trembling. wove in my braves hair.
Almost all writer's who have attempt
ed to describe the cry of this bird have
likened 1t to unmirthful laughter.
Thus Mr.. Vernon Bailey, speaking OF
the sound, describes 1t as follows:
"Only on the lonely lake in the heart
Of the woods do you get the startling
thrill Of the looms wild cry-one clear,
piercing note or long, quavering, de-
moniacal laugh that to the timid sug-
gests a herd Of screaming panthers."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
The Simnla Maid.

Twas in simple country town, and
the maid Of all work was simple and
innocent in sympathy. When she re-
turned from shopping half sovereign
short in her change Mrs. Mango
Chutney was naturally incensed.
"Go back to. each shop, you careless
girl" she told the weeping maid, "and
tell them you are half a sovereign
short in your money and they must
give 1t you"
Susan went and was back again In
half an hour. Entering her mistress
sanctum, she laid FIVE half sovereigns
on the table before her. Faithful as
always, she had carried out Mrs
Mango Chutney's instructions to the
letter, and each shopkeeper, fearful OF
doing wrong and hurting fellow crea'
ture, had thrust the missing coin upon
the bewildered girl.-London Answers
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Makes Her Dumb.

Nodd - What. You are out every
night until 8! Isn't midnight late
enough?
Todd find that when I get home
at midnight my wife can talk to me,
but when l get home at 8 words fail
her.-Life.
Disappointed In Her.
"And so your father refuses to con-
sent TO our union"
HE does, RodOlphus."
The sad youth swallowed a sob.
as there nothing left for US, then,
but an elopementY' said he.
Nothing"
The girl was fond, but firm.
'Do you think, Clementine, that you
could abandon this luxurious home,
forget all the enjOyments Of great
wealth, Danish yourself forever from
your devoted parents hearts and go
west with a poor young man to enter
q home Of lifelong poverty and self
denialT'
IL could, Rodolphus."
The sad youth rose YEARLY and
reached for his hat.
"Then," said he, you are far from
being the practical girl I have all
along taken you to be-"
And with one last look around on
the sumptuousness that some day he
had hoped to share he sobbed and said
areweli.-Browning's Magazine.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Had to Take His Own Medicine.

George Barr McCutcheon was wait
ing for a train in Chicago, and as he
passed through the station he saw one
of his latest best sellers displayed on
the newsstand counter. He picked 1t
up, wrote his name on the fly leaf
and handed 1t to the boy behind the
counter. He was moving away when
the boy called excitedly:
"Hey, mister, come back here. You've
got to buy this book cause you've
spoiled it by writing your name In IT."
"Yes, but did you see the name" the
author asked.
THAT don't make no difference" the
lad insisted; "nobody'll want to buy
II now"
And, hearing his train called. Mr..
McCutcheon was forced to pay real
money for one Of his own books.-Suc-
cess Magazine.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Outdone.

Teacher-Now, boys, want to see IL
any Of you can make a complete SEN
tence out Of two words, both having
the same sound to the ear.
First Boy-I can, Miss Smith.
Teacher-very well, Robert. Let rs
hear your sentence.
First Boy-Write right
Teacher-Very good.
Second Boy-Say, Miss Smith, can
beat that. / can make three words OF
lt-wright, write right.
Third Boy (excitedly)-Gee! Hear
this-wright, write rite right.
Teacher thrown of her guard
Whew!-Topeka Journal.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
A Storv Pepvs Tells,

Pepys tells in his diary that in the
reign of King Charles III. customer
bargaining with a London merchant
for claret hired a confederate to "thun-
der (Which he had the art Of doing
upon a deal board and to rain and
hail-that is, make the noise of-so as
to give them a pretense Of undervalu-
ing their merchants wines, by saying
this thunder would spoil and turn
them, which was so reasonable to the
merchant that he did abate two pis-
tolls per tun for the wine in belief OF
that"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-03-30
Not ALWAYS.

whenever l hear the suffrage com
bated," said an English lord, ION the
score of woman's protected, sheltered,
petted life think Of a poor woman l
once questioned in England.
"This poor creature had been beaten
by her husband in a drunken fury.
The man had been drunk, it appears,
for ten days running.
any good friend I said to her,
does your husband always drink like
thatT
"No, my lord she answered. Some,
times / gets bout o. work."