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wood. whit" pine if possible but rs
strictly clear white pine costs At the
present time IL much - mahogany. 4
j. more likely To- be- If cypress. or lrr.
hnr~ tr. For tine roof either shingles
stained soft gray brown or yar.r-
gated thick slate would be- appropriate:
rcd tile would not be- 50 good because
IT j. difficult To- harmonic its color
with brick. Ii tile We're, used nj all IL
should be- ia" shape, of the ENGLISH shuglr
iii" and of - green. brown ar blush gray
color The outs.d" blinds would not be-
of ,h" ordinary type with movable Stats
cor lnNr"~ tHo~" are only an invitation
To- trouble. since when they are IuuS,
they rattle. AMI their We'll known ten
d"ucv 10 stick often lets ll.ht in and
Keeps air ont. The material of piazla
floors would b" varied a.au with the
necessity of economy. The, m..ht be-
of concrete with . white border and %
rect field marked on ia squares. or of %
smooth surfaced dark red brick laid iu
patterns. or of quarry I'D" with stone.
artificial STONE. cor marble borders
Wooden floors are, hardly 'o bee recon.
m"ulrl except for the service porch.
>uc" they ar" too close lu the ground t.
h"'p from ro''.u- "ur,aui it j. extreme!
Pheasant 10 hIy" the porch floor loN
enough So that ON" can walk DIRECTLY
M tE. ,.r,l az, ., ,I I,,.,, $40. ,,,
The .,r.I.r. vftb,r, J,r"rJ'no .,nm.
THE interior would hr trimmed with
o." Wont, painted white. aud while
I'd" present Id"a seems I" b." that all
"""I WORN should T." rillu"|"I lh'r"
coats oi paint with ID" last coat Halted
is ln many eases preferable, and il
enamel : I" b" u>"i. t should j." ru bel
N'iH InM'' ana water until II has l'il"
.I">~ ''''. lice d", ans 81 ia" trlm lu
the dih'n- room aud hall ar" sufficiently
,"I JOS Ih' niue draWin-S 81
'h'>' '"" rooms. II It u" necessary 10
'''h'Ih ~, III" N1In>r"t> could l' 90
painted plaster with wooden m"Idlu-~
applied dli"'lI\ {" them but II there .'.
MONEY enough Wa'uSrotN would b" h"'-
Ter, 'i ''Nrr'' ~ painted wood.
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'MW pleasures and poiprS Whcrp'oy may roam.
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Story in Detail Of this Small
$4,000 Mansion

appropriately two closets and u private
bath. One of the closets Is entered from
the bathroom The other tire" hrdruuu>
each haN" windows uu Hf beast two sides
aud each one has T. own closet. Tile
SECOND bathroom is located So that sin
81" plumbing lin" viii serve both bath
rooms. and is also convenient for Tia"
bedrooms. The main StairraS" to the
second floor leads M To- landing on IN"
garden side, across which might lee built
seat. This returns to- tn" main rooms
of th" second floor. III" staircase viii
thus hly" ligh' on th" landing. b" easy
and graceful. aud max" u second floor
hall which will h" lisht. spacious aud
agreeable. TIL" S"rNic" stairs come up
within their own separate back hail AMI
continue M t. Tia" third floor without
coming into the main portion uf the
house ~ ALL The maids can 20 up aud
down without passing lhrou-h the main
part of the builliu-. aud Vet can reach
the second floor from either Nh" third cor
first floor without u~lu. th" main stair.
ease. The third floor IS d"yu'"d "ul .r"ly
TO servants rooms. and has two bed
rooms and q bathroom besides large
~pac" for n >tnr"rpum, AMI for extra
closets.
In arranging the thirl floor for sop,
o." use. ~" rooms should %" So dr~i-unl
that ~ much air as pu>>.hln can c.rou.
LAT" through them. and also 80 that
these ruuiu~ can Ice vent Hated from the
top and insulated against the heat from
III" roof II property designed, third
floor rooms arr by mo- means uucnmturt-
able: improperly DESIGNED they are jm.
possible. and where the servant problem
= h"com.n. every dlN 80 much Wur"
difficult 10 is h.-hIN important that ~"ry-
Il d.
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w nous" IRON the I"'h' "I view "I '>
occupancy, hui t"r" >1"lI h' AIS"
>',''i' mug >'.d n' Us 'M'','l'> ana i'''''
obs "i construction. !" hl''I ms mousse
40 the n"I- lnnri"'d "' "l" "I tI' "f-'
'lll'> Tor Sl-l""' IA" utmost economy
N'lH u'c'>>1iNN, Doe r'A'N''u iu y" III
Terror h''Iu-> ana "ul"'l> MnI,h' 'l'u-U
To- som" extent useful should D." claSS'd
- INJURIES W"nld %" "lhtt'd, Away
from IA. Iars" 'rh'rI~. however, IN" h"u>'
''uil "i course hr hnlt very mu'h NOR
r"adliv nj tl" rrlr" nAln"L In certain
uIN'r'tS. Wh'r' hr'rR ana ~" are 'h'Al''
UIIht even De hu'Ii WIN masonry
t"orS ana partitions. perhaps the m">'
d's 'rhhI' OF all p'Ns n'' Ways I" .huli''
h"' AI%hr h"'A'i>" 81 We decrease IA pre-
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The Holly chieftain., 1914-03-27
F lied with the own Clerk and f

To be voted for Municipal Election April 7h 1914 in the Town
Of Holly Colorado, as certified to the Town Clerk
The Holly chieftain., 1914-03-27

10 Vote for Person, Make Cross Mark (X)
in the Square at the right Of His Name.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
VERNACULAR OF
The TRAP shooters

For the delectation OF the "dyed-in-
the-wcol' trapshooting fan and TO the
CONSERVATION of the average layman we
print the following interesting bit Of
trap vernacular:
Like other sports, trapshooting has a
vernacuiar and slang of its own. You
might hear trapshooter describe his
part m shotgun argument" some
what as follows; u took the PEEK with
my old corn-sheller and suffered on
the first mud-pie. The next was a
Nancy Hanks, but / got an ear. ! fell
out Of the boat again on the third sau-
Ger. then smothered a couple of humdin-
gers and killed the rest of the string.
The first bird OF The second bunch was
cripple. and after that ] made CEN
tury."
Tho targets are variously referred 10
as "birds,p "dickey birds,' pigeons"
"mud pies" "saucers,n to mention but a
few of the synonyms When the shooter
hits flying disk so that it breaks into
pieces he 'kills il" powders il"
"smothers It" or swings ~ but if he
only makes the dust fly It's case OF
"tickling it," II knocking tho fuzz off"
lie goes to sleep" or ''muffs one" if ne
misses a target Fast or otherwise dir
ficult targets have many names like
clippers" grass CUTTERS "humdin-
gers "iron men," 'iacl, snipes," "side-
wheclers," ''whip-saws." "wolf targets, y
and so on. To go straight" breaking
all the targets in one EVENT. is TO "walk
the buck" put 'em all in the game.
sack Smoother the whole smear" OF
"score John Davis" A century" IS
100 hits in succession. "Cripplcs' arc
targets that leave the trap broken. SPOT
greasers" are the losers at tournaments
Guns are called "sticks," "peashooters,'
"hullers," ''blunderbusses. "pumps. ?
"autoloader" and so forth, according
to their style and the results obtained
Had cnoughg We might be able e
'rake up" a few more choice expressions
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
CLAYMONT shooters
Win At THE TRAPS
Take Saturday Team Match
From Chester by Close
Score
SPOON EVENTS ON
THE LOCAL TRAPS

The return match between Chester
and Claymont on Saturday proved to
be a regular shooti- match, in which
the Claymonters were returned the
victors by the score of 445 to 435. ?
Chester club was strengthened by
such amateurs as H. b. Fisher, and c.
Armstrong, of Philadelphia: II. Win
chester, of Wilmington, and by the two
professionals, Edward Banks and T.
w. Baker Twenty shooters faced the
traps for Chester against nineteen for
Claymont, and the race was not de-
cided until the last few minutes had
been shot William Hammond of the
Claymont club, was high, over all,
breaking As out of his quota of so tar
gets. He was closely followed by j.
II. Minnick and w. A. Joslyn, both of
the Claymont team, with scores of AZ
each. The scores of the ten high men
on each team follow
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
GIRLS PLAY Hockey
ON ROCKFORD field

And now the girls are playing out
door hockey.
Lovers Of another old English game
had their day on Saturday, when the
Y. w. c. A. and Ursaline Academy
contested at Rockford Park in
hockey, the Ursuline girls winning,
to 3.
Special interest centers around
these hockey games, which are being
played nearly every Saturday after
noon, in that this is practically the
first season that hockey has been
played by women here, and the organi-
zation of several women's hockey
teams in Wilmington within the last
two seasons, has aroused more than
local interest. Miss Mathilde Seipp.
the physical director Of the Young
Woman's Christian Association, of
this city, is coach for both the Y. M.
c. A. and the Ursaline Academy
teams.
The lineup of Saturdays game
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
HARTMAN Wins u"
AT old LAFAYETTE

"Nippy" Hartman, of this city,
has made his Il" in football this year
at Lafayette College. He played a
great game at left end for Lafayette.
and has been given credit for being
the best end of the college eleven.
Hartman covered himself with
honOrs while attending local cchools.
AT the Wilmington High and Friends
Schools he played a big part in al
most every branch of athletics, but
now adhere5 strictly to the track
athletics. While bearing the VIII
mington High School Cherry and
White he was active in football and
basketball winning three "W's" in
each sport Later he entered Friends
School and was conspicuous in foot
ball, basketball and on the track. At
Lafayette College he has devoted his
attention to track work On a six
mile course in Van Vourtlandt Park.
the Maroon and White beat the c.
c. n. Y. cross country team 40 to 10.
Three Lafayette runners, including
Hartman. finished the race a yard
apart The average time for Lafay-
cite was 1873.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
four TEAMS IN The
Y. N. c. A. CAGE LEAGUE

The Y. NJ. C. A. basketball league
got together on Saturday night with
four teams. AZ a meeting tomorrow
night the boys will elect captains and
select their names. Opening game will
be played on January l. There will also
be games on Saturday, January =, giving
the players u busy week for a starter.
The squads selected follows;
No. l.-Davis Coward Joseph Dare,
Leslie Deakyne, l.. d. Dickerson, John
Evans, Jr., w. G.. Kemmerer, Robin
Lindsey. Guy Lambert. G. NJ. Lang,
Fred Whitehead, Howard Young.
No. Wv II. Barnard, Jr., George
Butts. Jr.. w. l.. Dcrrickson, Harry
Groves, w. 4. Jensen, A. y. Kahn
bachcr, J. II. Marvel, w. p. Mitchell, J.
W. Reed. II. T.. Thompson, c. w. Unger.
No. 3.-Thomas Brown, Lester Burns,
n. ID. Coward, H. NJ. Foulk, A. b.
Haney, c. NJ. Keen, L. NJ. Mckay, o. +.
Munda. William +. Mink, Charles
Schopfer, j. W. Talley.
No. 4.-Nictor Clark, II. d. Carl, l.. b
Carpenter, Herbert Meams. II. Palma
tory, Tom O'Toole, Tom Sharp, A. +
smith, William G. Walther, Herman
Mickey, William J. McCorkindale, Jr.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
ATHLETICS WIN THE
Fielding HONORS
Former Worlds Champions
Have an Average Of .967
for Last Season
YANKS AND RED SOX
TIED FOR SECOND

Not only did the Athletics lead the
American League in batting by an
Overwhelming majority, but they also
easily eclipsed the rest of the john
sonian circuit in fielding. The Ath-
letics had team fielding average of
.967, making 213 errors. The Yanks
and Red Sox are tied for second
place, with an average of 1858.
Stuny McInnis, of the Athletics,
leads the first baseman, with an
average OF 1896. Charley Mullen, of
the Yankees being right behind him,
with an average of 1894.
Turner. of Cleveland. is the nomin-
al leader among the second basemen,
but he took part in only seventeen
games. The real leader is Steve
Yerkes, let out by the Red Sox, and
who has gone to the Pittsfeds, with
an average of 1872 for ninety-one
games. Eddie Collins leads the play
ers, who have been in over 100
games. Bonnie is seventh on the list
and Truesdale tenth.
Turner Best Thlrd-Sacker.
Turner of Cleveland leads the third
basemen. with an average Of 1868 for
103 games. Maisel is last among the
regular third basemen. ranking tenth
Mcbride, of Washington, leads the
regular shortstops with 1858 aver
age, Captain Peck, of the Yankees
finishing second.
OF outfelders playing over LOT
games Strunk of the Athletics, Craw-
ford of Detroit and Hopper of Bos-
ton are the leaders. Yankee players
arc high up; Holden is second, Cree
fifth and Hartzell eighth.
Bill Carrigan leads the regular
catchers, with 1884 average
Sweeney is fourth and Nunamakel
ninth. Wood of the Red Sox and
four recruit pitchers have perfect
fielding averages. Plank of the Ath'
letics, with only one error, leads the
regular moundmen. Caldwell, with
only two errors, ranks highest fol
the Yanks.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
IS Desrhs, 918 Injuries, BssebaRs Tell

Thirty-five deaths and 91S injuries
have been caused by baseball during
the year 1914. according TO records.
The list of fatalities follows:
Feb. 6.-N. Fericola, Newark, n. j.
Blow from bat
April 15.-B. shaffer. Fort Madi-
son. Ia. Pitched ball
April 14-J. Nelson, New York.
Pitched ball
April 1s-R. o. Mahaffey. Chicago.
over exertion.
May 81 Sweetstein, Detroit, Mich
Over exertion
May 19-W. f. Davis, Conway
Springs, Kan. Sliding to base.
May 26-J. Hardy, Philadelphia, Pa,
Blow from bat
May 3O-R Schiller, Reading, Pa,
Blow from bat
June / 49, f. Boucher. Rockville
Conn. Pitched ball.
June Nv. Hummer. Tompkins-
ville Ky. Pitched ball
June Roy Mimms, Fort Worth
Tex Pitched ball.
June 5-Gulando. Streator, ILL., Col
lison.
June sc. weelman. Chicago. Bat
ted ball.
June sc. Clarke, New York. over
exertion.
June 1T. Gilpln, Spark, Okla
Pitcher ball.
June Ill Boyce, Toledo Beach
Mich Pitched ball.
June 22-s. Hershberg. Chicago
Blow from bat.
June &C Lynch, Avon, Mass. Col
lision.
June 2S-L. Leventine. Fall River
Mass. Pitched ball
June 29--H. Allen. Youngstown, o
| Pitched ball.
June Ell. d. Adam, Chicago. Fou
tip.
July LIB. Alton. Mineral Point
Wis Batted ball.
July Al. Snyder, Medina, o. Pitch
ed ball
July 1O-w. Butt, Trenton, N. J
Blow from bat.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
FLANDERS
lose Standing
ON THE coast

Left-handers are no longer supreme
among the pitchers in the Coast
league when it comes to fielding.
They were strictly it in 1913, but
we're forced to take a seat in the
rear of the right-handers this sea-
son
Krause, of Portland, topped the
league in 1913. This season he is
far down the list. while Baum leads,
with a percentage of 1000. Smith and
Eastley, while not in as many games,
also have a perfect percentage, which
gives the first three places to right
handlers. Southpaw Pernoll, former
Detroit Tiger, ranks fourth in the
official percentages, with Hit sixth
and Leifield eighth. The remaining
southpaws are scattered far down
the list.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
BAKER SAFE FROM FEDERALs.

EASTON, Nd, Dec Al. Frank
lin Baker, third baseman of the
Philadelphia Athletics, fatty denies
the rumor that he was going to jump
to the Federal League. Baker, who
lives at Trappe, Talbot county, about
nine miles from Easton. was in
Easton, and said: II haven't given a
thought of jumping to the Federal
League, and don't intend to. The
report that Connie Mack and I are
at outs with each other is absolutely
false. There has been no disagree
ment between Connie. Mack and my
self, and we are on the best of terms,
and am signed up with the Athletics
for next year, and intend to play with
them. ] further wish to state that
have not boned Mack for an in
crease Of salary, neither have l ever
asked Mack for a new contract
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
Some SideIighs on The Sporting Game

luke warm ever since the anti-book-
making laws we're passed at Albany"
Il certainly would. There would be
twenty times as many cashiers, book
keepers and collectors betting money
belonging to their employers under
the cash betting system.
Another look at those official Ma
tional League averages and percent
ages again proves that Old Grand
father Dope is rapidly losing caste
oven in baseball. The. Worlds Cham
pion Braves stole 100 less bases dur
ing the season than the Giants, and
seventy less than the despisod, down
broken and denatured Cincinnati.
Peering at the same figures agaiu.
you'll find that Brooklyn led the
league in pounding out base hits, bu.
according to the most authentic in
formation we can CLEAN. the Dodgers
seldom threatened 10 challenge the
Braves in the flash of the latter ia
the pennant.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

written for the United Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Tho anti
boxing statute of California is to go
into effect tomorrow, or within a few
days. Contrary to general belief,
however. the promoters and boxers
haven't begun to cry as yet. They
are waiting until the legislature
meets in January when they will take
the law into the courts and tinker
about TO find some constitutional
loOphole.
Promoters McCarey and Conroth
together with a whole flock of pro-
moters Of minor prominence are said
to have made up big purse for this
now nearly completed TO have the
new law declared unconstitutional
A contemporary remark, to wit,
III cash wagers arc permitted on
New York tracks next year IL Is
freely predicted that racing will in.
terest many persons who have been
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
GOLDEN EAGLES Hold
TOP IN QUOT LEAGUE
Standing.

Apollo Castle sets the pace IN the sec
ond weeks series in the Wilmington
Quot League, with Corinthian Lodge
the runner up.
Scores were: Apollo Castle, q, 6, 2l,
6, 81, 8. 81. 49, Apache Tribe, 81, 49,
Pitching for Apollo were Fulton,
Southland. Huntsman, Jackson and Bur
ris. Pitching for Apache were; Weldin,
Ford. EcSman, Wilhelm, Loose and
Bratton.
Corinthian Lodge, S. of H., took three
games out of five from Company No.
4. p. 0. S. of A. Scores we're: Corin-
THAN q. II. 2l. Is, q, IL; P. o. S. Of
A., 81. 70, p. 20 Pitching for S of
II. we're: Wells, Raudman, Long, Gael.
Pitching for P. o. S. of A., we're; Irwin.
Mclean, Wainwright, Brooks, Smith
Peters.
Machinists Onion took four games
from Diamond Council.
Machinists' scores were: p, s, 81, IL,
81, Ia, 81. II. Diamond Council scores
were; 81, H. Pitching for the Machin-
lists we're: Morine, Lowe. Joyce, Deer
and Adams Pitching for Diamond Coun.
ell were; Brown, Paul Cooper, Dolan
and Benjamin.
Wilmington Conclave, 7. O H.. took
three games from Oriental Lodge, X. Of
Up.
/. o. II. scores were: 2l. Z, 2l, Is, 2l
4 -; X. of p. scores were, 2l, l6, 81, 10
Pitching for Wilmington Conclave were
Terry Rumes and Stuart. Pitching fol-
X. of p. were; White, Pennock, Reed
Brinton.
The games are played after the lodge
meetings and the public is invited to wit
ness the contests. No admission is
charged. The president desires a meet
ing OF the league on Saturday evening
December 10, in the Machinists' rooms
Seventh and Market streets. All cap
tains are urged to be present.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
YANKEE DEAL HANGS FIRE.

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-THE deal for
the sale of the New York Americans is
still hanging fire today. Frank Far
reli. president of the club, declared
that he had given Ban B. Johnson.
league head, authority TO dispose OF
his interests at a certain price. John
son left for Chicago yesterday.
Colonel Jacob Rupert, Jr.. who
with Captain T. l.. Huston. is bidding
for the franchise. is at French Lick
Ind. Johnson is expected to see him
in the next few days. A definite an
nouncemet is expected at that time.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
REVIVAL OF BOWLING.

An an evidence of the revival of in
terest in bowling in this city is the
attendance OF the sport lovers at the
alleys of the Crescent Amusement
Company at Eight and Orange streets.
Every evening. except Saturday.
there are games rolled on these alleys
between different teams. some of the
following teams bowling at the alleys
weekly: Knights of the Golden
Eagle, who have a league; Gas Com
pany. A. o. L. W.. p, b. and W.. who
also have a league; Fairview. Elev-
enth Ward and Malleable Iron Com
pany
There is a prospect of Manager
Dyer adding several more up-to-date
alleys to those already in use.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
now FOR SOME GAME.

The Original" quot team composed
of members of the Young Mems Re
publican Club is out with def to
any other team compose of members
Of the same club. The following play
ers compose the Original" team
John Foote. Mahlon Belts. Charles j.
Coleman, Charles G. Guyer, Frank
Kindell and Weller +. Slower
For games address all communica-
tons to j. Austin Ellison, care Young
Mems Republican Club Henry NJ
Long and some other real QUOT play
ers at the club say the Original" play
with doughnuts instead OF quoits and
their def will soon be accepted.
Evening journal., 1914-12-14
Smash TARGETS BY
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
WilmingtonianS Win Places
in Novel Contest Over
Salem Traps
WOMAN SHOOTERS
ALSO AMONG HIGHS

The first night shoot in the history
Of the trapshooting game was held
under the auspices of the Salem
Yacht Club. at Salem. n. j. on Satur-
day night. and was a great success.
Thirty-eight gunners, including VIII
mngtonians. took part. The light
ing system, which was planned by the
Salem Club. was perfection itself, and
Neat Apgar, who has been cunning
at one thing or another through these
parts almost as long as the Oldest
inhabitant can remember, and who
represents the Peters Cartridge Com
pany, gave a rare exhibition OF skill.
getting 47x5O. which was high over
all for the evening. Neat ground
out his first % In perfect style. In
his third event, which consisted OF 10
birds, he dropped one, and in the last
two events he dropped one in each,
so that he finished with AZ.
II remained for three Wilmington
ians to furnish the "class" OF the
evening among the amateurs, while
a local professional was close up 10
Mr.. Apgar. John H. Minnick, the To-
cal expert, who has taken part In
many hard fought battle over the
traps, annexed the high amateur
averages for the evening, getting
45x5O. Now this is an average OF 80
per cent. and indicates that Mr..
Minnick knew just about where to
point his cannon. John brought back
TO Wilmington with him the solid gold
watch fob which was hung up as a
prize for high gun, and right well
did he deserve 10 do so.
Two squads of women shooters who
are members Of the Nemours Trap
shooting Club, of this city, also at
tended the shoot and participated in
the women's event, and Miss Bessie
v. Carson outshOt them all and an
nexed the sterling spoon which was
awarded 10 the feminine shooter mali
ing the best score Not satisfied with
showing her ability in the regular
event, Miss Carson shot In a squad OF
men in a % target practice event and
here demonstrated the fact that she is
one OF the best women shots In the
country. Her score IN this event was
1926. and was exceeded by but two
Of the four men In the squad. Wher
Miss Carson finished shooting in thii
event she was roundly applauded b,
the several hundred visitors VIII,
watched her perform from the yer
anda OF the clubhouse
Among the other women who shot
Miss @. Geuiicu, Mrs. y. /. Riley ant
Mrs Charles Springer finished second e
Miss Carson with score of 10, while
Miss j. Genticu, Miss II. Gentieu and
Miss J. p Hirst came next with 4 \ TO-
The scores of the evening in detail were;
Total