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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-02
GOOD CATCHERS.
They Must Be Quick Thinkers and Are
Hard to Develop.

They Must Be Quick Thinkers and Are
Hard to Develop.
. Good telders and hard hitters there
are who are not quick witted, but new
er a catcher, who is the first to see
signs of weakness in the pitcher and
sends word to the bench for another
pitcher to warm up. Three years ex-
perience with a major league is re-
garded as necessary to make a catch
er competent Only a few continue
long enough to have such experience.
Good catchers say that when they
hear the ball touch the bat their hands
instantly fly toward the ball. no mat
ter where 1T glances off the bat. Some
after losing sight of fly in the sun
have the ability to reach it neverthe-
less.
Some catchers are unjustly blamed
for not putting a runner out who gets
a big lead off the pitcher, who is real
ly at fault. Here not only a good
throw will fail, but it is often useless
to throw at all.
Good catchers make many unexpect-
ed throws. They must throw from an
unnatural position and with a jerky
motion Of the arm. Archer threw with
a snap of the arm while standing fat
footed and put many out on first base.
The catcher signals second baseman
that he is going to throw the next
pitched ball to him; the pitcher deliv-
ers it little to one side so that it
can be handled easily; the shortstop
knows the next ball will not be hit and
so can back up second base. This I'M
expected throw often puts the runner
out on second.
A similar play is when the runners
move up every time the ball is pitch
ed. If those on second and third both
get well off the bags the catcher again
signals the pitcher to waste a ball and
makes as if he were going to throw
to third. but instead throws quickly to
second and retires the runner there,
or makes as If he were going to throw
to second, but instead throws just be-
yond the pitcher, when the baseman
starts for second, and he, without stop
ping, runs up, catches the ball and
sends it home to retire the man seek
ing to score.-Arthur Macdonald in
American Education Review.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-02
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Evening journal., 1915-05-14

rection of Ottoker Bartik, late of the
Metropolitan Opera House, and La Scala,
Milan.
The "twenty hour man. w. L.
Carr, who makes all of the physical ar
rangements for the coming and estab-
lishment of the circus, spent today in
the city laying out the lot, arranging
the place Of unloading and with the ad-
vice of the chief of police picking out
the streets over which the street parade
will pass. Steward A. l.. Webb was also
in town this morning doing his market
ing, for three times day he must feed
his big family, and being made up OF
men aud women of Drawn, they have
big appetites.
The first section to arrive tomorrow
will bring the commissary department
and all Of the animals. The first tent
to be pitched will be the cook house,"
so a hot breakfast will be ready for the
hosts as they arrive. So heavy is the
equipment this season that the Ring
lings are travelling nearly 700 men in
their various working departments,
while the spectacle requires the services
of large number of stage experts, for
| it is produced under canvas with all the
effects of grand opera presentation.
The second and third sections win bring
heavy wagons loaded with canvas and
/ other paraphcrnalia of the big outfit,
while ne-half train alone will be de-
voted to the wardrobe department. On
the last section will come all of the peo-
pie of the circus and the elephants and
ring stock. The canvases this season
are the largest ever used by tented or
ganization, the "big top" alone being
$50 feet long by zoO feet wide ,and
seating 1900 people.
The street parade will take place to-
morrow morning, leaving the show
grounds at 10 o'clock, and it is prom
ised that it will be the most liberal dis
play of gold, CLEAN and glitter that evel
Travelled down a crowded highway. Be
sides many handsome tableau wagon
and allegorical cars peopled with gaily
garbed girls, there will be many opei
cages showing fine specimens from The
ZOO, zebra and pony teams. Six band
will furnish continuous melody, tn
clowns will be on hand, and in all ther
will be "three miles of stretched ou
rainbow"
Two performances will be given here
beginning at ? and 8 p. m. tomorrow
the doors opening an hour earlier for
visit to the menagerie. Throughout tn
performances half a hundred clowns wi
make merry around the track The ten
and show grounds will be lighted b.
electricity from the circus own plant.
The downtown ticket sale will be 70
Gated at the Robelen Piano Co, No. n
Market street. Tickets may be pun
chased there at the same price charge,
at the show grounds.
Evening journal., 1915-05-14

M, and from that hour the march Of the
Ringlmg cavalcade will extend TO the
Lancaster avenue show grounds until
all four sections have mloaded.
The coming of the Rmgling aggrega-
tion will add TO the local population
more than 1850 people 735 horses. Al ele-
plants and los dcns of wild animals.
According TO railroad officials, this is
the largest circus ever Travelled and with
the heaviest equipment Ringing Broth
ers' have ever carried.
In addition 10 the circus, the Ringing
Brothers bring here the massive spec
tacle of "Solomon and the Queen oil
Sheba." which. with its picturesque
scenery. glittcring ballet, gorgeous pa
eeantrv and electrical effects, was the
marvel of the engagement in Chicago
this spring. More than 1900 people APP
Evening journal., 1915-05-14
FORBES robertson
! At THE Playhouse
Farewell Tour of Star In
cludeS Wilmington Today
and Tomorrow
THREE DIFFERENT
PLAYS ON PROGRAM

Wilmington theatre-goers- will, this
tvening and tomorrow afternoon and
evening, have the opportunity of see
ing sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson at
The Playhouse. This evening the
distinguished actor will present "The
Light that Failed" The attraction
Tomorrow afternoon will be Hamlet"
fnnd on Saturday evening Passing Of
Hhe Third Floor Back"
* Wilmington has been fortunate in
having been selected as one of the
cities in which the actor will appear
son his farewell tour and in this in
stance. as much as il is to be re-
Kretted, farewell tour means just
'that, for he will make no appearances,
hut instead will retire at the close Of
this season.
= The plays selected are those in
which the most success has been
achieved They are also those in
which Sir ]. Forbes-Robertson be-
1ieves that he has the best opportun-
3fy TO display his ability, to live and
1hus enact the characters which he
bortrays. II is expected there will
be an especial desire to see him in
Hamlet. for his Interpretation of that
Wonderful play has never been sur
passed and is one which has added as
hnuch as any other, and probably
more than any other, to his fame as
an actor.
Z There are still some good seats left
nor these performances, but IL is felt
that the reputation Of the actor and
ahe fact that this is the last import
ant engagement Of the season, will
have the effect of filling the house at
zach performance.
Evening journal., 1915-05-14
sNELLENBURG CONCERTS END.

A large audience heard the tinaI
concert of the spring series at N.
Snellenburg and Company, in the
piano auditorium of the store, last
night. The season has been most
successful one. The program last
night was one of the best of the en-
tire season and was thoroughly en-
iOyed by the assembled guests
The soloists of the evening we're Miss
Katherine Kane, sOprano Miss Mar
garet Walsh, soprano; Mrs. X. ".
Callahan. contralto; ]. Frank Ayres,
tenor; H. l.. Smith. basso; Miss
Emma Lore, reader; Miss Lorena b.
Emmons, pianiste.
Evening journal., 1915-05-14

pear in this wordlcss play, which pan
tomimically and in great ensemble
groups tells the familiar Bible story of
ancient Israel Incidental to this are
vast professions which, with their ar
morod soldiery, richly caparsoned
horses and magnifcently gowncd nobil-
ity of Jerusalems court. have been de-
scribed as the most brilliant display ever
made m spectacle. The ballet. led by
two Russian premieres, will include 300
dancing girls, and will be under the di-
Evening journal., 1915-05-14
LITTLE TALKS WITH
WANT AID READERS

~ .
N You've all heard of a spirit level,
And you know what II is and what use
teurveyors and carpenters put 1t to.
The spirit level is usually tube with
~ bubble of air in It, and this is used
10 ascertain accurately when a sur
kface Is parallel with the ground.
This is especially useful to survey
ors and carpenters in finding out
whether parts of building are in the
exact proportion they should be and
in setting delicate instruments IN
their proper positions.
81 Without this little bubble Of air the
|4nest buildings would be likely TO
Stumble down. and the most painstak-
3nr work of the civil engineer would
no for naught
What the spirit level is to the car
benter and the civil engineer the
Want Ad is TO the man and woman
Who tolls for his or her daily bread.
Through the instrumentality of the
Want Ads the workers who are not
In proper positions can easily quick
IN and at practically no expense ad-
lust their jobs to suit their peculiar
talents.
m They can get new and better ones
sion1 they can find chances aplenty
n new openings in other lines Of
W sinese endeavor that, in the Ions
in. will net them neat incomes
The real estate dealer. or the own
Fer of real property. finds that the
wants are frequently the means
.Rhereby he can place his property
.,hefore the public in exactly the right
,'roy that II will be rented, bought or
!. tshanged, as he desires.
zsA tr'very artisan of whatever calling
II find upon one trial of the Want
~ olumns that he cannot very we'll do
y Without the Want Ad spirit level in
ais business.
Get accustomed TO reading the
Il a ants daily and using them often.
4 harry the Want Ads with you wher-
yer you go and you will see they
fill constantly be the means of help
.fng you level up with your opportun-
NJ fty.
Evening journal., 1915-05-14
RAKF FnR CHrRCH.

3 The Bible class of the Rev. william
"A. Wise, pastor of Scott Nj. e. Church,
will hold a bake tomorrow morning
10 front of the undertaking establish
pent Of George NJ. Fisher, on King
street.
Evening journal., 1915-05-14
BAKE FOR ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.

A bake for the benefit of st. Paul's
r. c. Church will be given by the
women of that parish on Saturday
morning on the corner of Fourth
and Madison streets.
Evening journal., 1915-05-14

The wheel Of fortune may not al
ways turn on a square. but it does
move in a Want Ad.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-05-14
Tomorrow's The dayi

iomorfoWs the dayl
Long before dawn the trains of that
ever-welcome American institution
Spangletown will have begun to arrive
in the freight yards of the Pcnnsyl-
yania Railroad, and circus day will be
here. For the Ringing Brothers shows
are scheduled to reach here very early
tomorrow. The first of the four trains
win commence detraning at about 3 a.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-18
Firenen and Enginemen



of the fire box to keep from going to
sleep?
Mr.. Bell could go to sleep hang
ing. on to the chain
Mr.. Carter: -Your knees gave away
under you?
Mr.. Beil:-Yes.
Mr.. Carter-Because Of exhaustion
Mr. Beil:-Yes.
Telling of the hardships fireman
undergoes in the winter months, Mr.
Bell related a little story which might
be entitled my Experience with an
Ash Pan"
I'm order to get that ash pan open
l would get down in the snow on my
knees, said Mr.. Bell, partly lie down
get a squire hose started, thaw the
back end of the pan and at the same
time water would run out through the
pipes down into the snow where my
feet were, and l would get my feet
and my body wet. Then, Iswould have
to thaw the front part Of the pan out,
and after we would get that done we
would proceed and clean the pan and
shake the fire down, in order not to
have to shake it on the pan more than
we could avoid. We would clean our
pan, and worked all that work under
those conditions, one day as high as
sixteen hours"
"Test Runs" Special Conditions.
Charles Dady, an engineer on the
North Western road, running out Of
Escanaba, Mich, put q new flavor in
to his rebuttal story when he very
strongly limited that the so-called test
trip in which he figured was not run
under ordinary operating conditions.
Ordinarily on every train he operated,
he said stop was made at various
water tanks, but on the test run he
"ran" these water tanks.
Mr.. Carter:-These cars seemed t.
be well fabricated, did they?
Mr.. Daddy:-The train ran uncom-
monty easy. 1 remarked to one Of the
men accompanying US on the trip ;ha.
II believed the cars were we'll oiled
and they laughed at me-. ! took II
pleasantly. knew nothing about
what these trips were for at the time.
It was only afterwards it was brought
to my attention what they were for.
Mr.. Dady added hat feI...w en-
ployes informed him the seventy-five
freight cars he was pulling that day
had been specially oiled and the en-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-18

CINE he was operating had been put in
particularly fine shape for the test
run. The intimation was that under
such conditions the work would be
easier. less coal would be burned and
poor showing for the men, thus,
would be made
High Wage Unusual.
Respecting one of the companies ex
hibits indicating large earnings for
engineers and fermen, President Car
ter on Friday examined Charles Hintz,
Of Green Bay, Wis, an engineer on the
me Norm western roau. 4ur. Carter
sAptalneu that SAT. hlntz nau been
SHOWN 10 have earned Szu4.Al III me
.4outn OF UctoDer, 1915, ana asAeu me
NlGness ii that were true
MT. Hintz:-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Carter:-How often have you
made $201.12 since you have been an
enginee on the C. & N. w. R. r?
MI. Hintz:-Never before nor since.
Mr. iCarter:-In these thirteen years,
you never reached 5000 on any other
occasion; is that right?
Mr.. HintZ:-Yes, sir.
William Haley, general chairman of
the fremen's brotherhood on the
Omaha" road, the same day told of
the difficulties employees on that line
had, in obtaining better working
hours and higher pay. This is the
road of which A. w. Trenholm, chair
man of the conference committee, is
general manager. Mr.. Haley told of
frequent attempts to obtain pay for
.tetla4lal delay and of the failures in
thts connection. He said that the
men employed by the Omaha" road
mad been turned down SO often by the
management that not long ago there
vas discussion of a strike. The wit
less said that the men took thei-
edieine" and stuck to work fbecau
they were conservative and did not
eel life precipitating erious con-
flict. -
/. III > Railroad Figures Wrong.
One of the financial exhibits of the
companies was attacked early in the
week by w. Jet Lauck, statistical ex-
pert of the brotherhoods. Mr.. Lauck
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-18

+ IL Railroad Figures Wrong.
One of the financial exhibits of the
companies was attacked early in the
week by w. Jet Lauck, statistical ex-
pert of the brotherhoods. Mr.. Lauck
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-18
CANNED GOODS
DRIED FRUITS, ETC

Raisins, 9ci Currants. 90
Prunes, California ................ 90
Cal. Peaches, h., De and ...... ,l2A
FapiOca, Ib., 7e, lbs. Tor. .. Ii
lb., 7eI lbs. fOR..... rs
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-18
PEAs-A CAN, rye.

Peas are one Of the most nutritious
OF foods. We offer you heae a lot of
Sweet Wrinkled Peas at a real bargain.
They are the run of the garden. Just
as you would she'll from the pod. A
can, INC, dozen cans, sSc; a case ttwo
do1en), 91.75. Other grades at Toe,
z21zc, 15c, 1Sc, zoe.
TOMATOES-Fine favored Red Ripe
Tomatoes. Three cans. 25c3 dozen cans,
csc.
SHOULDERS III Fine country cured
Shoulders, a pound Ice. Local pack
ersA Eallies shoulders cut like a ham,
Q pound, 12hc.
McKenzieas Prepared Buckwheat.
Uncle SAINTS Breakfast Food. Marsh
mallOW WhaD.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
BRADFORD, MINING ENGINEER, ENDS
 SEASONS WORK

A. H. Bradford Alaskan mining en- gineer. and bis cousin. J. E. Harton, of Berkeley. left last night on the Northwestern for Seattle This sum mer Mir. Bradford and Mir. Harton were employed by the Alaska Pack CTS and Pacific-American Fisheries Company to survey fish-trap sites and cannery locations in Southwestern AL aslza. principally in the Bristol Bay section. They will compile their field notes at Seattle.
 3lr Bradford and Mr. Harton have been spending several weeks in Ju- neau. for the purpose Of seeking rec reation after their seasons work.
 Mir. Bradford has lived in the north practically for the past nine years. He ran for the last Legislature. on Dem ocradc ticket. at tho elections in the Third Division. and boiled 800 votes. He was well known only at Seward. and was complimented by the Seward papers on his good race. Last year he was appointed by Governor Strong as @ delegate Co the American Min ing Congress, which met at Phoenix. Ariz.. but was unable to make the trip. for business reasons.
 oir. Bradford's father was one of the earliest pioneers Of Alaska. hav- ing opened a coal mine in Coal Bay Southwestern Alaska. during the sev- entles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
AT THE ORPHEUM

Tonight, the following class-A pie lures will be seen:
 A Pathe Scenic and Educational pie ture.
 Geo. Ado Fable of One Samaritan who got paralysis of the helping hand
 The special feature will be "The Acnd Test" featuring Maurice Cos tello. Mary Charleston and Robert Gaillord of the Vitagraph Co.
 Gladys Hulette, Augustus Phillips and William Wadsworth, Edison stars will amuse you in the comedy "A Sum- mer Idyl."
 SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
 One of the strongest shows seen for some time will be shown Sunday and Monday.
 A late, interesting Daily.
 Beautiful Marin Sais in the great society drama, in two parts, "The Potter and the Clay" This picture not only taches Q beautiful lesson but is elaborately staged.
 AS Q mirth producer we offer a second "Why Girls Leave Home" in the roaring twopart comedy, "Our Wives" Can you imagine anything but fun in Lillian Walker, Waffle Van, Ada Clifford, and Harry Mercy who are the very essence of fun. So don't wait for your friends to tell you of 1t, but see 1t yourself.
 First show 7:SO; second, S:45. Or Dheum prices, 10 and 25 cents. ''''
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
LOCAL CHINESE WILL
 CELEBRATE FESTIVAL

In celebration of very popular fes- tival the Chinese of Juneau will gather tonight at tho homo of China Joe" for an elaborate feast This festival, which in translation would be known as the Harvest Home" is an annual affair which is celebrated on September 2i. 90 and 26. the three nights when the moon rises at the same time. Much planning is done for this festival in china, and elabor- ate feasts are prepared. Late in the afternoon great numbers of Chinese girls march In procession, with their arms full of flowers. There are @ group of games which the children play at this time. and which are pe- culiar to Che festival. One of these resembles the American game of "Tag." and each child carries Q long bamboo pole from the end of which dangles @ guadily painted fish, repre- senting the choice of the small boy who chases his companion. the object of the game being to collect the bau- bles of the other players, as forfeit for being touched with one of the poles.
 During the course of the festivities tonight. several of the Chinese moon songs" will be sung. These songs are famous in the Orient for their beauty and play an important part in the poetry of China
 China Joe," who will be the host tonight, is a well known figure in Ju- neau. He is a member of the Alaska Pioneers and has been in Juneau for S7 years. There are at present five Chinese in the city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
E0eERToNs HoNoREo.

Captain and Mrs. Glen Edgerton of Valdez have gone to Texas City. where Capt. Edgerton will be stationed in the future.
 At a dinner given in their honor at Valdez. by Lieut.. c. A. Dougherty. the guests were Captain and Mrs. Ed gerton. Col. W. P. Richardson. head of the Alaska road commission. Lieut.. Louis Kunzig and Mrs. Kunzig, Dr. and Mrs. Dalton. MT. and Mrs. c. G. Wuln. Mrs. Fuller M. F. Hendrick- son and Lieut.. Dougherty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
PACKERS FLEET
 FOR SEATTLE eAsE2

The Alaska Packers Association of San Francisco, operating a fleet of thirty-four steamers. tenders and sail ing vessels, with Q gross tonnage of 47.O94. may make Seattle It's home port. Officers of the corporation are seriously considering the advisabig ity of moving their headquarters to that city because of the many advan- tages offered there in the purchase of cannery supplies. in the mooring of vessels during the winter months, superior railroad and warehouse fa- cilities, and the fact that Seattle is nearly 1000 miles less distant from the great fishing grounds of Alaska than San Francisco.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
GETS NOTARY SEAL.

Mrs. Bert Brewster yesterday re- ceived notarial commission from the Governors office. Prior to and since her recent marriage. Mrs. Brew ster has been secretary to Attorney John Rustgaard although she did spe- cial work in the insurance office of Allen Shattuck.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
gLKs DANCING AcA0gMY

Mrs. c. Clyde Strong announced to- day that the Elks' dancing academy will be started next Thursday night A class consisting only of Elks win be organized and will continue for eight weeks. Children of members of the Elks lodge will be given lessons on Saturday afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
TO BE REFlMsHE0

Manager John Olds has authorized the complete refinishing Of the Occi- dental hotel and work will commence within Q short time. Every room in the hotel and annex will be repapered and repainted and the lobby is to be remodeled.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
IN NEW oilAarEas

The Union Iron Works is now nov ing into its new quarters. as the ex- tension of the shop is completed. The machine shop will occupy a space Of 22x7S feet in dimensions. in the rear of the building. just south of it's for mer location. New machinery is being installed in the plant.
 The Iron Works has a store room. a garage, and other departments. The company is owned by Fred T. Stev- enson. a pioneer in that line of work. and Clarence Carpenter is manager.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25

In the Boston Globe Herbert Corey gives an account Of the successful at- tack in August on @ fortified German town by 30 French aeroplanes. It oc- cured at dawn, the aeroplanes being portion of 129 with their base at the Nancy camp. The attacked town was 70 miles distant. Each plane car ried and dropped eight highly-explos, I've bombs, many of them of the new incendiary kind, from which flames at once spring up in the vicinity of where the bombs drop. 46 of the 30 planes returned to the aviation camp, one got lost and was interned in Switzerland, and the others came down at various places, but not one avia. tors life was lost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
FRESH SHELL FISH.

We have fresh oysters and crabs arriving daily and are ready to deliv- CT oyster cocktails to any address. Or ders may be left with the meat mar kets and groceries. We open oysters while you wait. Come and see us.
 Try our cocktails, they are not too strongly seasoned.
 Graf Company, cor Franklin and Front sts. Phone 200. 9-13.tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-25
Asks I'd MlNE coAL

A. Lemons. of Pasco. Washington. has made application at the United States land office for permission to mine coal on ten-acre tract in AL aska, at any location. As the appli- cation did not specify any location, the application will be returned for