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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-02


an excited gambler takes turn of the
cards In his favor at the moment when
&eis last coin Is on the table.
Abershaw, however, was man OF
considerable ability. 1t is surprising
to learn that In youth he was hard
student. with a taste for science. and
that even now he has q little labora-
tory of his own where he seeks refuge
and relaxation after excuses. When
his eye first caught the yellow CLEAN
OF the Harrington millions he was in
an extremely hazardous position. but
the stimulus Of hope steadied his nerve
and cleared his head. His case was SO
desperate that he could not even wait
for the marriage. He was obliged not
only to make a favorable impression
upon Mr.. Linwood harrington. who
came TO England in response to Mrs.
Farrington's summons, but to borrow
money of his prospective father-in-law.
In this double task the young earl sue
ceeded. and among other results of his
triumph was the redemption of the
Abershaw jewels. upon which money
lender had fastened his clutches.
The jewels represented no great for
tune. The chief article in the collec-
ton was a stomaeher of diamonds
worth perhaps $4,000. and for various
reasons. very well known in England
Abershaw positively had to ransom
this because he had involved himself
in mesh of falsehood about 1t to Mrs
Harrington and had almost been driven
to the point of getting up a bogus bur-
glary to account for its absence when
Mr.. Farringtons generosity saved him.
In a casket of ebony and silver the
stomacher crossed the Atlantic with
the Farringtons and the Earl of Aber-
shaw and was eventually deposited In
a safe in the Harrington mansion In
New York. 1t was to be the earls
wedding gift to his bride.
Arriving in our metropolis. bis peck
cts we'll lined for the moment with the
remains Of the Harrington loan, Aber-
shaw began TO cut quite figure in
that strange and painful mixture OF
odds and ends which is all that re-
mains of Society. with capital S. Here
be fell at once under the influence of
certain wise advisers who gave him
tips on Wall street, and the inevitable
happened He lost the money.
He dared not approach Harrington
again so soon nor confess his folly.
The ultimate stake was too large to be
risked in this way. Yet he must have
money. Abershaw was at bis wits
end and tortured By peculiar tenpta-
ton which / will disclose.
The earl has an uncommon pair OF
eyes He can see farther than a fish
hawk. He sat on a table one day
when Mr.. harrington was opening the
safe where the Abershaw diamonds re-
posed, and he saw every point of the
combination. An ordinary man would
not have looked and could not have
seen. but to Abershaw 1t was like read
ing the morning paper.
Now. aside from the stomacher, there
were in the safe few other pieces IN
separate cases. any of them worth
enough to tide the earl over his present
difficulty. What he eventually did att
er enduring his penury for some days
was to take a diamond bracelet from
the safe and exchange 1t for dupli-
cate in paste. The work was done
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-02
LITTLE FARMERS
OF CITY LOTS
Miss Parsons Teaching London
ChiIdrenH How to Convert Waste
Places Into Flourishing Vegeta-
bic Patches.

Y f you believe with old Dean
8 Swift that the most useful person
n is the one "who makes two
blades of grass grow where one
grew before" then your enthusiasm
for the members of the Parsons family
should be great indeed. Mrs. Henry
Parsons is the pioneer in the farm gar
den movement that has turned so
many vacant lots into blooming little
Edens and the little hoOdlums OF many
worst" city neighborhood into alert
and happy little farmers. The school
garden fad has spread to all parts Of
the country There is every indication
that 1t will soon spread to all parts
of the world, for Miss Grace Parsons,
daughter of the originator of school
gardens, is now abroad with the OBJ
ject of showing Londoners how to con-
duct school gardens successfully.
Countess Hoyos, daughter of the sec
rotary Of the Austro hungarian lega-
ton in London, Is much Interested In
settlement work in that city About
year ago she VISITED new 1Oth anu
made Il study Of the work done in the
school gardens; also she made the
acquaintance of Mrs. Henry Parsons,
who In connection with the park de
partment is head of the work In New
York. The result Of the visit was that
Miss Grace Parsons, daughter of the
originator, was invited to so to Lon
don and establish school gardens there
Miss Darsans RESIGNED her Dosition as
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-02
Wives are entitled to protect
their dignity and should be at
liberty to resent, as they see fit,
.. any movement tending to jeop-
ardize It
She Guessed Il Riaht.

Wife-John, dear. your trousers bad
II need pressing. They look as IL
you'd been sleeping in them.
Hubby-I have These are the ones
7 wore to church.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-02
WHAT THE HON. JOHN BIGElOW
DID FOR Chill DREN

a photograph Of Bigelow
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dedicated n
the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-02


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Evening journal., 1911-06-14
HOCH IS CAPTAIN
OF DELAWARETEAM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. June 14.--After the
Delaware-Albright baseball game. on
Saturday. Elmer X. Hoch Q91D was
elected captain Of the cadet nine to
succeed Robert B. Harvey, whose
term expires commencement day.
Hoch is a freshman in the civil ensi-
neering department This is his first
year as a college player, and he
stepped into Billie Edgar's shoes very
nicely. Hoch is without a doubt the
best man on the Delaware team, and
his timely hits and fielding average
of 1886 for the whole year have done
much toward keeping the Blue and
Gold out of many a bad hole. Hoch
halls from Woodside. He prepared
for college at the Keystone State Nor
NAL School at Kutztown, Pa. where
he played on the baseball team two
years. Last summer, Elmer played
at Frankford, Kentucky, in the Blue
Grass League. He is a brother of
the we'll known Harry Hoch, recently
a pitcher with the Phillies. The cap
tain-elect is % years old, weighs 162
pounds and is five feet eight and one
quarter inches in height.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
RIPLETs OF THE RIVER.

Didn't Sam Benson make some
splash when he jumped over.
Jimmie Robbins was the man Of the
hour when he threw the lifeline to
Tammany, and later when he rescued
Joe Knox. who fell overheard with all
his clothes on.
Tom Bent got three cigars, genuine
Havanas." for hitting the babies in
Washington Park.
Bamberger in that bathing suit
OH
Don't touch Dougherty's arms.
When Knoxie fell overheard the
river rose about three inches.
A quartet, composed Of John B.
Connell, first tenor; ]. n Knox. sec
ond tenor; c. A. Bamberger, baritone;
John Cathcart, bass, sang some touch
ing ballads as I'D Rather BE Fat
Than Thin. Man." Barber Shop
Chord" Three Cheers for Reading,
the Town Of the Pretzels."
When Joe Forrest got on that
donkey YOU couldn't tell which was
which.
Henry took his shoes and stockings
of and padded Just as he "uster"
when boy.
The man wouldn't let John Forrest
ride that pony. Ask him why?
We had a glorious good old time,
but o U sunburn.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
CHICKS LAY
KEISTER UP
Matthews New Right Fielder
and ZieGler in the Game
Today
EXPECT TO WIN
WITH NEW PITCHER

The Chicks got home this morning
from Johnstown after failing to get
into the last game of the series there
Yesterday afternoon because of rain.
The team plays Trenton here this af-
ternoon and will jump to the Jersey
town tomorrow for game, returning
home on Friday for a long series.
Ziegler, Matthews and Beattie came
home with the team and will be in the
game this afternoon. Matthews play
ing right field. Keister is on the
bench for the time The club owners
regard Ziegler as a pitching find and
hope to win a big bunch of games with
him, Baxter, Brazell and Buscher in
the going
ziegler will do the pitching this af-
ternoon.
dispatch from Reading says:
walter Manning, the former Will
Transport Tri-State League twirler
who was with the New York Ameri-
cans last season and later with the
Eastern League, has been purchased
by the Reading Tri-State team and
Joined the club today. He will add
great strength to the locals. Manager
Coughlin will carry only four twirlers
and one of the present pitchers will be
let go. Northrop and Horsey have
been pitching great ball. Buck Ram
sey has had bad luck all season and
Brittsen has not yet rounded into
shape and is suffering with a sore
arm. Coughlin wants the pennant and
will not play any favorites. Either
Brittsen or Ramsey will be let CO."
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
Some y
Chick
Pick-Ups
Good afternooni

Good afternoon!
Glad to see you back
Nothin' doin' yesterday.
Watch us today, ladies'.
They'll be home on Friday for a
long stay. Let everybody be out.
Keep your eye on the top position.
With Baxter, Brazell. Buscher and
ziegler the Chicks ought to make
some progress.
Here's hoping we 60 up before the
end of the week. It can be done.
Hard 10 tell where Matthews, the
new outfelder will work. The fielders
seem to be going all right now.
Oh, for three straight wins.
Wouldn't that help a lot
Rip Cannell. the demon Tri-State
batter of last year, is slowly coming
into his own and will be heard from
before the season is over.
Manager Hogan claims first place
for Lancaster by July 4. His team will
have to travel some, as the pace is
gradually warming up in the league.
Reading fans are doffing their bon
nets to Coughlin and Cockill because
the Pretzels are on the top rung. Their
position is not any too secure, as q
few games will jolt them loose.
Brent is going to show some speed
this week in the hitting. Get busy
Weeks
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
Learn to swim.

Learn to swim.
II you are man, and whole, learn
TO handle yourself in the water. II
you happen TO have boys or II you are
interested in boys. have them taught
to swim.
Swimming is grand exercise.
No other exercise is much better.
II works a vast number of muscles OF
the body In way that tends to de-
velop them. You seldom see a man
who has been much in the water who
is not fine specimen of physical de-
velopment
The real need for knowledge Of
how TO handle yourself in the water
arises from the fact that some day
you are pretty likely to need that
knowledge.
There is an ancient and honorable
story that runs somewhat after this
fashion:
A boatman was rowing a professor
across a lake. The learned man ask
ed the low brow:
Have you ever studied algebra?'
NO" said the hoatman.
Alas said the professor, "a quar-
ter Of your life has been wasted
little later he asked the boatman
n he had studied Greek
mo" said the boatman.
Alas" again replied the professor.
"a quarter OF your life has been
! wasted"
About that time a squall struck the
boat and II was overturned. As tbs
men struggled about in the water the
hoatman asked
Have you ever learned TO swim ??
mo" replied the college professor
Alas then. all your life is wasted.
retorted the boatman as he turned and
swan away.
We don't claim that that's even
halfway good Joke, but the lesson tina
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
CLERKS HAVE FUN
ON RIVER RIDE
Navigator Mcdowell Steers
Bancroft Workers Out Of
Danger Into Pleasure

The main office force of the Joseph
Bancroft and Sons Company gave
their annual boat ride on the launch
Vixen, Sunday. II was their inten-
tion to go down the river, but E. Nc
Dowell, who is an expert on tides,
currents, etc, said they would have
to buck the tide both going and COM
ing. so they decided to go up the
river and land at Washington Park.
Those present were: John Cathcart
S. H. Benson, Jrs ]. N. Knox, c. A.
Bamberger, Frank Wright, John For
rest. ]. L. Wiley. Wilfred Pritchett
John P. Grant, James Stewart, George
Dougherty, ]. B. Connell. James Rob
bins. Aaron Hardwick, Edward Nc
Dowell, Tom Bent, Garrett Mcdowell
Joseph Forrest, Virgil Wiley, Henry
H. Hunsicker. Chandler Knox and AL
bert Tammany.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
ALL
WILMINGTON
.LAMS
By 'You Know"

stopl Lookl and Listenl
Ashley went TO Merwick with a
clean slate.
Well, you all know what hap
pened.
Tinsman knew what was coming
That's the reason he drorped out.
The luck is not always with them.
The umpires decision lost the first
one for Merwick.
But he did not have a chance In the
second.
The league needs new umpires.
That is the story all around.
Duffy was a little wild in the first
game.
But rested up and came back in the
second.
And showed the suburbanites a it,
tie bit
Well. we guess Maloney has tn,
stuff. too.
You will all hear from this bo,
now.
Robinson is due for his bumps be
fore long.
Connor was out Of the game on &C
count of a bad hand.
A. Duncan caught both games anc
got everything that went behind th'
plate.
All the leaders dropped one on Sat
urday.
We are now on our second round
Watch the standing on July 22nd
F. Duncan and MCGUIRE we're hit
ting the ball Saturday.
Keatly can be found any place tn
ball is.
That boy is some ball player.
Ryan, G. Staib and Lyons have bee
I playing great ball this season.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
GREAT PARKs OF NEW YORK
TotaIIng Nearly 5000 Acres, All
Within Easy Riding Distance from
the Hotel Regis.

nIINlU Easy
the Hotel Regis.
The five boroughs OF Greater New
York contain upwards of seventy
public parks-both large and small
having a total area Of approx
mately six thousand acres. Six Of
these parks are notable for their
size and extent, and take rank with
the largest parks in the world. Their
beauty is remarkable and diversified.
Each possesses some attribute, some
charm of location or some specially
developed feature denied TO the
others; and this variety adds greatly
TO the enjoyment Of visitors. All
of New York's parks are within easy
carriage or automobile riding dis
tances of the center of Manhattan
the middle borough and particularly
of the st. Regis, at Fifth Avenue and
Fifty-ffth Street, the hotel most
popular with metropolitan visitors
of refinement. II may be repeated
here that the st. Regis, built to be
Americas finest hotel, has more than
accomplished the hopes Of its proiec-
tors. Home comforts and rehnements
of the highest degree are assured to
all, and its services is of a character
that leaves nothing to be desired.
The St. Regis restaurant has no sup
erior in all the world in quality of
food, skill in preparation and per
lection Of service; while the charges
are no higher than those of other
first class hotels. Transient guests
coming to New York and stopping
at the Hotel st. Regis will find ac-
commodstions of the very highest
grade in every particular, and at
standard rates Single Rooms are
SO and 81 a day; the same with priv
ate bath for IS day Cor Sc for two
people): while for a parlor. bedroom
and private bath the rates are sic
day and IN
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
Some Semi
A Snaps "
BY Ginger.

Well Highland can't win them all.
Everyone says Hastings is a growler.
We are commencing to believe Il our
selves.
Highland scored a run in the fourth
but Hastings kicked about Il, saying IL
was Illegal.
Moore would not stand for any
arguing and told the score keepers to
rub II out and then Highland lost.
Bearmen is certainly a lucky pitch
er.
Never mind Meade. we all have on
days You have FIVE out Of six 10 your
credit.
Rose Hill has a good team but not
quite as good as that OF the tower
boys
with all Highlands errors. they
should have won.
Wonder what Hastings took his uni
form off for?
When Nethril called a Rose Hill man
out. Hastings said no wonder you are
on top Moore. How about the New
port game, Finney?
When Highlands infeld has errors
you know IL Is an off day.
A Highland rooter was heard 10 say
Saturday night that he would bet $50
they would win the pennant
Madison next week at the tower
Carr robbed Johnson Of a sure three
bagger.
Sillitoe. Waters, German and Beatty
all hit clean ones.
Allison. Of Marshallton hit the bal
hard IN Saturdays game. But one mar
can't do n all
Mike Flood caught his first game o
the season; we will therefore excus'
/ his error.
Marshallton changed its team con
siderably. Maybe that was the cause
Answer to Tuesdays question 81 20
for bottle. .05 for cork. Now were yo
right?
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
STATE HORSES
In MANY MATINEES
Big Events Will be Held at
Milford on Independence
Day

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, June 14.-This will
be the big horse month" in Delaware
and on the Peninsula. getting the
horses in finishing shape for the
Fourth of July matinees.
w. r. Huttenlock, owner of Glen
worth Farm race track at Milford,
has completed his program. with one
or two open events, for independence
Day The track, being under control
of the National Trotting Association,
the races will have TO conform to its
nigh standard and with its official
judges and starters.
One of these Milford features will
be a free-for-all pace in which there
have been a number of entries from
this vicinity; a 230 trotting race which
will have in il a number of speedy
horses; a 240 race in which Delaware
horses will be put in competition with
performers from the big tracks in this
class.
A real running race will be an at
traction at this matinee. and for this
event a stable Of fast runners will be
brought TO Milford The races will
start promptly at 2 o'clock. Mr. Hut
tenlock has spent much money on this
track and is interesting horsemen
from all over the United States in Del
aware as a breeding place for fast
stock. His idea is TO use this track az
a nucleus for peninsula circuit and
he therefore calls upon all horsemen
of the peninsula 10 aid.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
Have Your Boys Learn
TO Swim These Summer Days

goes with il is one that we can all
we'll afford to learn.
Parents who never allow their chill
dren to swim are making mistake,
according to our beliefs. The bath tub.
admittedly is safer. But children will
not gain the rudiments Of the art Of
swimming there and though the risk
is greater in the lake, such a risk is
justified.
Have your children taught to swim
by some one competent to teach them.
Then let them take full advantage OF
the pleasure and advantage to be gain
ed by practicing their knowledge.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
RAYMOND HANGS
UP A PROTEST

George G. Raymond, manager Of the
Vandever ALL Wilmington League
team, has filed a formal protest
against the first -Vandever
game at Riverview last Saturday,
which went against. Vandever. Ray
mond claims that Umpire Mcbride vio-
lated the rules frequently during the
game. The board of arbitration OF
the league will meet in THE EVENING
JOURNAL office on Friday night Of
this week to hear the protest Man
ayers of the Parkside and Vandever
teams. as we'll as Umpire Mcbride
are urged to be present without fur
ther notice. Umpires Jamison, Tag
CART and Dougherty also are urged to
meet the president of the league at
THE EVENING JOURNAL Office at
73O o'clock on the same evening.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
MERCHANDISE SHOOT
FOR TRAPSHOOTERS

The trapshooters Of Wilmington
and vicinity are to enjoy a feast on
juno "a, with the Wilmington Gun
Club as host On that date the Club
will hold a merchandise shoot 10
which all shooters Of this city and vi
cinity are cordially invited. About
thirty trophies are now on hand and
the committee in charge promise
every one who enters the shoot a
prize OF some kind as souvenir.
There will be no entrance fee other
than the regular price Of targets at
two cents each Shells Of all kinds
may be had at the club house. This
shoot coming as Il does, just two
weeks prior to the Eastern Handicap,
is attracting a great deal of attention.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD

Cincinnati yesterday his nineteenth
straight hal eam coming In 1908.
than the holding
frstba he swell job of
doubled riped yesterday
home whanged
OUT Cardinal Quaker affair.
for the Cubs where he is billed
he the
whom Chance swndled Ienney
the tenth inning, tying the which the
finally in the twelfth.
King has decided to play with Boston after all Noisy
that pool just about to the limit
Coe University pitcher who joins the Pirates
pitched noh against Columbia his college fare
we'll
once in Mack gets hard
$4,000
the close of
"juciest bunk" record
The
the American League scored
the three against the Highanders.
back into the for the Yankees after
illness, and Just good as
whitfield Browns let them
near to like Gettysburg boys best
The Cubs eight but simply couldn't
The ouakers have dropped below the 500 percentage
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
Standing of the Clubs.
Schedule for Today.
Trenton at Wilmington.
York at Harrisburg.
Lancaster at Reading.
Johnstown at Altoona.
CENTRAL ROGUE ASSOCIATION.

The second annual tournament Of
the Central Rogue Association, open
to players in New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland,
and the District of Columbia, will be
held on the courts Of the Quaker City
ROGUE Club. Ridge Avenue and Hunt
ingdon street, Philadelphia, beginning
Monday, July 10. and continuing dur
ing that week.
Players are requested to write to
w. c. Rodman, secretary. No. 1920
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, specify
ing whether they wish to enter the
first, second or third division. Medals
will be awarded to the winners of first
and second place in each division
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
READING RELEASES BRITTsEN.

READING. June 14.--Pitcher Pop
Brttsen has been released by Man
ager Coughlin, of the Reading Tri-
State team. Brittsen was signed by the
locals after he had been let go by Lam
caster To take the place Of Brittsen
Manager Coughlin has secured Walter
Manning, Of the Newark Eastern
League Club. He reported for duty
yesterday. Manning was formerly with
Williamsport. from where he was sold
TO the New York Americans.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
ELSMERR IRIS. SPEAK OUT.

Elsmere Jrs. would like to receive
challenge from any 13-year-old team in
the city, Delton or Tigers preferred.
Elsmere Jrs. trimmed Prices Corner
team to last Saturday. The feature
of the game was the pitching of Mar
shall and the stickwork of Brown and
Stelle Send challenges 10 Leroy Stelle,
Elsmere. Del
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
SHOW MIR. duPONTs LOVING CUP.

In the show windows of Millard F.
Davis, Tenth and Market streets, is the
loving cup presented TO Alfred / du-
Pont by the employees Of the Brandy
wine mills Of the DUPONT Powder Com
pany BY the side of the cup are the
resolutions presented to Mr.. dupont
AT the same time.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
WELL, WE DON'T
CARE If WE Do

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE
. coronation cocktail has made its
appearance Mt DeImonicO's. Here's
. the way to build it; Cracked ice,
two dashes apricot brandy, 1-6
. Italian vermouth, 1-6 French ver-
mouth, &c apple Jack and a round
ball of apple made with with a
potato cutter. Stir around well
. without shaking. You don't have
to be an Englishman TO drink 1t.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
MINpsOR WINs IRON ORANeE.

Windsor defeated Orange yesterday
rs TO 6. Batteries were. Windsor. Cane
and Hinkson; Orange, Rider and
Byard.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
NOTES ON BELLEVUE
OLIVET GAME-UNCLE BING

That certainly was some game. Eight
runs in the ninth is some rally.
When Rowan was knocked out Of
the box in the fourth, d. Pyle got on
the job.
Bellevues new players showed up
Evening journal., 1911-06-14

Step ladders and scaffolding. prices
right. If you have never used ours
you never had the best. Bamberger &
Robbins, No. 2O4>W. Seventh ST.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14

TRI-STATE LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Scores.
Reading, s; York, s.
Trenton, 4; Altoona, 2.
other games postponed-Rain.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Schedule for Today
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
st. Louis at Washington.
Evening journal., 1911-06-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Schedule for Today.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Other clubs not scheduled