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The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Trap Hanks on Game Farm.

were set near the hawks nest after inc
Young ones had been tied in their quarters
to prevent them from being injured. Fol
a week the hawks refused TO be lured
by the bait that was offered. Finally
one of the hawks, known among the
keepers as Reckless" because OF his
yenturesome ways, succumbed to temp
tation and entered the trap. a few days
after he had been removed from the trap
and shot, another hawk was caught.
Warned apparently by the fate of their
companions, the other two hawks did not
venture from their nest for consider
able time. At length one followed the
example of its unfortunate mates and be-
came a prisoner The other was shot
while it was attempting to attack a pleas
ant. Because of their age the young
hawks were not put to death. They will
be carefully watched, however, as long
as they are permitted to remain on the
farm.
Foxes and eagles that oyerrun the farm
are now receiving the attention of the
keepers. The latter will try to extermi-
nate them by means of traps and bullets.
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enabled thousands of men to postpone
their appearance in the ''loon" league.
The Giants came along just about this
time and pried the Reds out of the
drivers seat, but the Cincinnati fans
didn't care. They have 1t figured out
that Hank slowed down in order TO get
fresh start, and that the finish of the
frolic will find Hank" somewhere in the
immediate vicinity of the calico. As for
the manager himself. he cannot be in
duced to go beyond the statement that the
Giants won't have to wait for him.
As player, umpire and manager, the
head of the team which has furnished the
seasons biggest surprise in the National
League race has long been one of the
most interesting figures on the diamond.
While judging the plays in the older of
the two major leagues he was called
upon to give some of the most important
decisions in the history of the sport. One
of these was the decision, in September,
1905, declaring 4 game between the
Giants and the Cubs a tie, the decision
growing out of the famous failed TO
touch second incident. This decision
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tied up the National League race and
To-Day was the storm centre of the hotties,
baseball controversy of the last twenty
five years. No umpire has had a more
turbulent time, but he seems to have
thrived on the excitement. .
A tall, broad shouldered, powerfully
built man, Hank" would cause you 10
look at your insurance papers before you
decided to pick n quarrel with him. He
ran out of the base line when asked his
age, but he appears to be rounding third
base on the way home. His lower jaw
squares ike a granite block, and when
his teeth snap together you are glad your
finger is not in his mouth. His eyes are
blue, fairly large and deep set and are
hemmed il by show me- wrinkles.
When he removes his hat you notice the
grass is much deeper in the outfeld,
though there is still enough sod on the in
field 10 warrant his using a rake.
I'll be with you as soon as l bat out
this letter." said the manager. He
grabbed the pen up tEort and hit the
first idea that came along for a home run.
In Il minute he had finished and was set
TO field the first question.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

, them with gauze, and if, despite every
attention, there are some points at which
the epidernis has been removed, these
should be minutely cleansed with a
slightly antiseptic solution or with boiled
water. The blisters should not be
emptied of their contents and cleansed
unit! the underlying skin is definitely
formed and there is no further risk of in
fection. This requires about eight days.
DR.. Philippe is an advocate of the picric
dressing, but he advises the use of solu-
tion containing only from six to eight
grammes of picric acid to the litre of water
and states that only one or two applica-
tons should be made in order to avoid the
appearance of eczema and other eruptiys
ailments. The picric solution is definitely
antiseptic, and it has another valuable
advantage, namely, it soothes the pain by
local anaesthesia.
After one or two applications of the
picric solution, the treatment by means
Of the sub-nitrate of bismuth may be used.
or, better still, of carbonate of bismuth.
In this way the tissues may be healed
in very short time, whereas if treated
otherwise, the results, according to DIR.
Philippe, may be less favorable.
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for a contest Hank" would have shut
him out without delegate Right now
the Buckeye State may be wavering be-
tween Taft and the Oyster Bayer, but it
is solid for Hank" on the first, second,
third and fourth ballots, and so on until
the game is called on account of darkness
When you consider that Cincinnati
hasn't entertained pennant since 1869,
hasn't even been within megaphoning dis
tance of the first division more than once
or twice, you are better able to under
stand the blank" hysteria that has the
whole State in its clutches. Mere mention
of his name in Cincinnati gets the fans
30 excited they jump up and forget to
empty their glasses, the greatest tribute
ever paid to a man in Cincinnati.
For years the Cincinnati team has been
finishing so near the bottom the players
had no difficulty carrying on direct COM
munication with the folks downstairs.
The loyal thousands who attended the
games never complained. They started
every season, fearing the worst, and were
never disappointed. Pennants were re-
garded as a myth. Years ago they de-
cided there were no such things as first
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
The Treatment of Burns.

IN an article on the treatment OF burns,
published in the Union Pharmaceu-
tique," DIR. Philippe says the same ira
tional treatment is adopted, whether it is
question of burns restricted in extent
such as are produced On the fingers BY
the fame Of fusee, by drop of burn
ing sealing wax or by the contact with a
very hot lamp glass, or whether it is q
matter of dealing with much more exten,
sive burns, covering a large part of the
arms, legs or back. The blisters or yesi,
cles which have formed are pierced and
then some more or less sedative remedy
oil, powder or liniment-is applied to the
wound.
Under these conditions supprration be-
comes established along the whole extent
of the burn. The wound formed by the
burn is closed if the blister remains in
tact after the accident, but by the de-
fective practice of piercing the phlyctena
it is opened, and is thus free TO receive
every Kind of dirt and infectious matter
1t would be infinitely more logical to take
every requisite precaution to avoid break
ing or tearing the blister in some sudden
or clumsy movement. By guarding
against this danger the wound may be
kept closed, and there will be no reason to
fear suppuration, which is the usual COM
plication ensuing in the case of open
wounds and is the principal obstacle TO
the certain and rapid healing of burns
without leaving any scars.
1t should be noted also that this non-
infected liquid, formed by the organism
and transuded, favors the prompt re-
growth Of the deeper layers of the skin
much better than any dressing can do
The treatment of superficial burns, or
at least of those that are not very deep
seated, may therefore generally be lin
tied TO these simple practices:-In the
first place, do not pierce the blisters.
but, on the contrary, carefully protect
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

"How have your players bee, gettia:
along with umpires this season.
Bully. 1 tell them to take the decision.
as they come. don't ask them to lay
down altogether. but / have convinced
them that senseless kicking won't get
them anything. The umpire is out ther,
to give the plays as he sees them. They
make the decisions on the rules compiled
for their guidance. Umpires try hard tc
be fair. When you are sitting in the
stand panning an umpire you forget thai
he is right on top of the play. They are
an honest class of men. In my long ser
vice on the diamond 1 have known per
sonally half a thousand umpires and
never knew but one who was dishonest.
He admitted his guilt and was barred
from the game forever"
How long had you cherished man.
agerial ambitions?'
For years I have felt that I would
like TO take crack at that end of the
game. l had played it from every other
angle. you know. l had my first chance
to steer a club in 1905, when the manage
ment of the st. Louis team was offered
me. The late Harry Pulliam, boss of the
league at the time, insisted that live up
TO my contract as an umpire and l had
TO let the chance go by. When the offer
came to guide the Cincinnati team kept
the matter bottled up until l was certain
the deal would go through without a
hitch"
"Were you surprised at the showing of
the Cincinnati club:''
Not after saw the way they worked
out at training quarters this spring.
knew 1 had the goods, but when l made
it known TO a few of my close friends
they tapped their heads significantly. We
were going good until We ran into a
flock of hard luck. Our pitchers got
bunsed up and some of the boys got hurt.
The Giants came along at top speed and
We had to get up and make room for
them"
Have you still got designs on the
''All III say in answer TO that is that
I've got good ball club. They're bound
TO hit their stride again before long, and
when they do the Giants can expect com
pany. McGraw has great team and a
lot of fast men in reserve, but baseball
is the most uncertain thing in the world"
Must have taken great restraint 10
keep from ordering McGraw to the club
house during the last series:" was sus-
gested.
Il think every fan in the world has
pulled that one." laughed O'Day. John
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Song of the Suburbs.

Oh, see the man atop the hill
Unfurl a paper white,
Then veer .bout this way and that
And point to left and right
And walk about with nervous tread
1t is funny sight.
A crowd is at his heels, and he
Makes gestures with his hand,
Then turns about and makes speech
To all his faithful band.
The while he bares his streaming head,
Which by the breeze is famed.
He runs across the sward and puts
His foot upon stake,
Then spreads the paper out anew
As if a speech to make,
Then PAGES off few yards more
The crowd is in his wake.
Who is the man? What does he do?
Is he a candidate
And does he thus harangue the crowd
Upon the nations fate?
Or does he of some kind of game
That's new expatiate?
All wrong. This is the agent man,
Who fain would sell : lot,
And summertime's his busy time
To vend his little plot,
And those who follow after would
Be commuters, ] wot
PEYToN BOSWELL.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
The Clepsydra of Canton.

~ NE of the most extraordinary clock.
in the world is the clepsydra. OF
water clock, of Canton, in China
This time teller is. housed in temple OIL
the city walls and is a sight that no trav
eller to the Chinese city ever fails tc
take in.
In hall called the Temple of Time
are four big earthen jars placed upor
shelves. The fourth and lowest one has q
wooden cover. This, together with the
others, constitutes the whole clepsydra.
The water descends by slow drops from
one jar to another, the brass scale on a
float in the last crock telling the hours al
it rises. 1t is.said that during every
afternoon since the year 1921 A. d the
lowest jar has been emptied, the upper
one filled, and the clock thus wound up
for another day.
Boards with the number of the hour are
displayed on the outside wall, in order
that all passersby may know the time.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
New York's Walking Mayor.
AYOR WILLIAM j. GANNOR

M ALUM w lLLlASl u. Oa l. NolA II
one of the most enthusiastic walkers
in that part of the country. His
fondness for pedal exercise has frequently
embarrassed his friends. only a few of
whom are able to keep step with him in
one of his cross country strolls. Fifteen
or twenty miles is an ordinary walk for
him. Not long ago a reporter-one of
the fattest in captivity-was sent down to
st. James to ask the Mayor a few ques-
tons. 1t was hot day, and the reporter
welcomed the shade of the Gaynor porch.
Mayor Gaynor came out and shook hands
with him.
Lets walk down the road a piece"
said the Mayor. He started off at brisk
trot and the reporter, figuring on a tramp
TO the end of the Gaynor fence, fell in by
his side. Mile after mile few by until
five had been covered. Mayor Gaynor
was as fresh as daisy, but the reporter
was steaming like a shore dinner. Be
tween the fifth and sixth miles they sat
down in the shade for few minutes, and
the Mayor answered the reporters ques-
tions. When they rose, the reporter
started. back, but Mayor Gaynor called
him.
Now that we've finished our business,
let's take little STROLL" said the Mayor.
The reporter makes affidavit that the sage
of st. James walked him nine miles more
before they reached home. The reporter
finished on his hands and knees. Mayor
Gaynor finished like livery horse on It's
way home.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Intelligence of Frenchy.

.HR. ]. LEE MORRILL,, who ha,
u practised medicine in New York for
many years. is fond of animals and
has been represented at many dog shows.
He tells story illustrating the intelli.
sence of Frenchy. French bulldog. DR..
Morrill, was in room on the third story
of his home one day when he called TO
his wife on the floor below to send him a
needle and a spool of thread. Frencby.
who was at DIR. Morrilrs side, at once
trotted downstairs and grasped between
his teeth bag containing the needle and
thread which Mrs. Morrill, handed him.
Without coaxing he made his way to
DR.. Morrill, and deposited the bag at the
physicians feet.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Holy Stones of the Indians.
Nj ANY of our Indian tribes, notably
the Dakotas, deified the bowlders

iMANi of our Indian tribes, notabl.
n the Dakotas, deifed the bowlder
scattered over the prairies. Certain
of these holy stones are still to be seer
in the Northwest.
When Dakota was in perplexity oil
distress he would clear a spot from gras.
or brush, roll bowlder upon it, streal
it with paint deck it with feathers snd
flowers and then address to it a prayer
for help.
Usually when stone had thus served
its purpose it was no longer regarded as
sacred object, and so might be disposed
of in any way that suited the savage
Shim. But the popularity Of the sacri-
fetal stone known as "Eyah Shah," OF
Red Rock, near what is now st. Paul,
Mimi, was that from year to year and
from one generation to another it was a
shrine to which pilgrimages were made
and where offerings were laid.
Notwithstanding the significance Of its
name, the Eyah Shah was not naturally
red, but merely piece of granite. 1t was
alsa called "wankan," a mystery.
Immediately before setting out on q
hunting expedition the clan claiming this
altar would visit tne stone, leave an offer
ing of gayly painted feathers, a duck or
haunch Of venison, and after few simple
ceremonies 60 on their way. Twice a
year, however, the clan would meet more
formally in order to paint the stone, which
was accomplished with vermilion or oc-
casionally with the blood of their enemies
saved for the purpose.
Upon the completion of this ornamental
ton the savages would trim the bowlder
with feathers, flowers and other things
and dance about 1t before sunrise with
chants and prayers for success from the
mysterious spirit of the rock.
The nerth end of the rock was orna-
mented by design representing the sun,
a rudely drawn face surrounded by fifteen
rays
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

I @How do you like your new job?"
Its all right now, but it was awfullJ
lonesome at first. You can imagine how
quiet it seemed after dozen years o.
umpiring. Like going from Coney Island
to Philadelphia. actually missed tbs
abuse. l thought l was going deaf, every
thing seemed SO peaceful. Finally it go'
on my nerves, and / hired half dozen
men to follow me around and yell Rob
ber" Then / began to feel more at home
am laying them of one at a time, SC
the change will not be so violent. By the
end of the season will be accustomed to
my new surroundings. As yet Pm suspi-
cious of any one who says kind word to
me. l can't be convinced they are on the
level"
What prompted you to give up the
prosaic life of an umpire?"
Two things induced me to make the
change. In the first place, the fans had
called ME everything on the calendar In
the twelve years l had been holding the
indicator, and I got weary Of hearing the
same line of abuse each season. AZ uH-
pire gets to appreciate originality in The
way Of abuse. For the last five y.ars
hadn't been called a new name 1t wa,
awfully monotonous. OF course the obser-
yations were punctuated with pop bot
ties now and then, but one even gets ac-
customed to lodging missiles. By the time
you've been on the circuit four or 1--WE
years you know just where and when 10
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Is all right. We have had some torrid
arguments on the field. but we get along
pretty good away from the battle ground.
McGraw wants to win all the time-a
very commendable failing. He will go
the limit to grab game. He is a Won
derful baseball general, one Of the brain
lest and most resourceful men the sport
has ever produced"
Have you any other business besides
baseball:''
"No regular business. live in Chicago
and mix up in the political game now and
then. l held a political job there for
short time. but most of my life has been
spent on the diamond in one capacity or
another. j began as a pitcher with To-
ledo, playing in turn with the Pittsburg
Washington and New York teams.
was a member of the original Giants
under Jim Mutrie, pitching and playing
third base. 4 player had TO be able to
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

n EFEAT has come to the birds and
- animals of prey that frequent the
farm of the American Game Pro-
tectiye and Propagation Association, near
fremont, Mass, after hotly fought bat
tie of month with the keepers employed
to guard the pheasants, ducks, grouse
and other feathered folk in, the sanctu-
ary. The keepers killed four hawks that
threatened the lives of their charges, but
they are still compelled to be on the alert
TO prevent the depredations of eagles and
foxes.
The association obtained a tract of land
five miles long and three miles wide on
The farm has been used as game sane
tuary for the last three years, and con-
sequently there are many quail and ruff
fed grouse in the covers. The land was
originally purchased by sportsmen, who
each contributed $1,000, on condition
that no shooting would be allowed upon it.
These men leased the farm to the Amer
lean Game Protective and Propagation
Association, which breeds on the land
birds to be distributed among the mem
bers of the association for stocking pur-
poses.
Andrew Giryan, Scotch gamekeeper,
discovered soon after the association had
taken possession of the farm nest of
hawks about a quarter of mile from
the quarters of the pheasants and grouse.
There were several young hawks in the
nest, but the old ones were not in evil
derce. A few days afterward he and two
of the other keepers saw a large hawk,
measuring at least four feet from tip to
tip, hoverIng about the duck pond. The
bird was driven away, but soon returned,
accompanied by three other hawks. The
birds persisted in flying about the neigh
borhood of the duck pond for half an hour
before they were frightened off.
Then began a war IL exterminate the
enemies of the protected birds. Traps
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
The RickshaW.

7 is said that the rickshaw, that .'glori-
fed gocart of Japan" was the inven-
! ton of 4 Yankee missionary. However
that may be, it is fact that the first Of
fetal application for permission TO manu-
facture rickshaws was made in 1870.
Soon they were being turned out by the
thousands for the middle class japanese,
who. in the days when railways were few
in Japan and motor cars as yet undreamed
of. found them a cheap and comfortable
mode of travelling long or short distances.
Soon, too, there appeared a class of men
eager to transform themselves into beasts
of burden for the comparatively high
wage offered.
While the vehicle is everywhere else
known as rickshaw. in Japan it generally
goes by the title jinriki. Both words are
abbreviatio of jin-riki-sha, which means
literally ''man-power-vehicle." Some
times in Japan ''kuruma' is used as an
equivalent.
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and second places, and they had reached
the point where they believed there wal
no first division when Mr.. O'Day hap
lpened along and offered to prove to then
that sixth place was not the northern
terminal of the National League race.
The directors of the team and the fan.
laughed at Hanks simple faith. but
he was placed in the pilot house, more foI
the purpose of helping Cincinnati live ur
to its proudest boast-that every player
in the history of the game had managed
the team at one time or another. When
the team won the opening game this sea.
son most of the fans felt as if they had
been cheated. Cincinnati had never
acted that way before. When the Reds
won the second game tie patrons felt
that Hank was kidding them and de-
manded that he cut it out. They told
him very plainly they didn't want to get
any higher than sixth because they didn't
know anybody in that rarefed atmosphere.
He promised to introduce them, but they
refused to be consoled. The third victory
in row started many fans charging that
their brew had been tampered with.
Not until six or eight games had been
tucked in the won department did the
fans realize that their club was nearer to
a flag than it had been in almost half a
century, and then, after bidding sixth
place a reluctant farewell, they crowded
about Hank" and began asking him his
middle name, the shape cigars he pre-
serred, his desires In socks and knitted
neckties, did he need any shaving soap,
and how many Jumps he wanted in his
coffee. One minute after he appeared in
the street he was the centre of a mass
meeting. A FIVE minute stroll served to
block traffic so that ground rule was
necessary.
The team went right on winning, to the
of the fans throughout the
country, and each victory gave the alien
lists all the work they could attend TO.
Finally it got to the point where the OBJ
servation wards were crowded and a
large section of the population was wait
ing in line. Then it was. according to in
formation from a reliable source, that
the city officials went to Hank" and put
the situation up TO him. They pointed
out that the asylums were playing to ca
pacity. and that unless something was
done many worthy fans would have to go
without treatment Fearful that the whole
town would 20 dippy and not be able, TO
appreciate the fact that he had won
,ennant, Hank" promised TO lose the
,ext few games. He kept his word, and
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
The Population of the Ocean.

" STRIKING proof of the vastness
~ and variety of the population of the
sea is furnished by the results OF
explorations made by committee of the
geological department of the British As,
ISOLATION in that part of the Irish Sea
surrounding the Isle of Man.
Out of one thousand species of marine
animals collected 224 never before had
been found in that region, 3s were pre-
viously unknown as inhabitants of Brit
ish waters and II were entirely new to
science; indeed, they were animals whose
existence had never been suspected.
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cover more than one position at that time.
From New York i went back TO the
minors for few years and then l got a
job as umpire"
Are you married:"
Run on anything, there's two OUT"
yelled Hank" throwing up both hands.
Then you're not married?"
Il am not. Umpiring is the worst thing
that ever happened to me-"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Distinguished Boxing Fans.

n ISTINGUISHED visitors occasion
/ ally attend the boxing exhibitions OF
an athletic club on the east side, al
most under the Brooklyn Bridge One of
those seen at the club is Mr.. Edward E.
Loomis, vice president of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com
pany. William I. Jerome, formerly Dis
trict Attorney, also attends the exhibitions.
Mr.. Loomis has small reputation as a
pedestrian. He earned this because of his
habit of walking from his offices in the
downtown district to his home in Central
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Park South. When he leaves the city on
an outing he spends considerable ef his
time in playing golf