davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
LIVELY STAG" ON
THURSDAY NIGHT

Manager Bill STREET. announced yester-
day that a lively Stag had been ar
ranged for next Thursday night. Tbs
treat for the boxing fans will be an eight
round exhibition between Eddie Hanlon
Of Atlanta and Earl Wambsgamb of New
Orleans. The usual features OF the week.
ly b. A. c. stays will be offered with
the main event of the evening
1t was also stated by Manager STREET.
that Sailor" Dixon, who made such a
creditable showing a week or so ago in
his battle with Eddie Hanlon, would soon
be seen In action again at the B. A. G. 1t
1t was stated that the Bessemer boy was
in active training and his next appear
ance in the fistic arena would show, his
mettle. The opponent for Dixon has not
yet been selected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
CITY LEAGUE TO CHARGE
ADMISSION FOR GAMES

Director of Municipal Fairgrounds y.
Nespor announced last nigt that owing
to the crippled finances of the city
treasury that a charge of 3 cents
would be made for admission to the
civic basketball games at the city hall
gym" beginning Monday night Books
of 10 tickets will be sold for a quarter
of dollar
1t is understood that the amateur
basketball games have proved so pop
ular at the city hall that the charg-
ing of a small admission was inevitable
as the crowds were getting larger and
larger until evening some 500 or more
persons would crowd in the municipal
gymnasium to witness the games. The
admission is charged merely to offset
the cost of the upkeep of the hall and
incidental expenses of the recreation
work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
TRAVERS DEFEATS
OSWALD KIRKBY

Atlantic City, N. J., January 9.-Jerome
d. Travers OF New York and Oswald
Kirkby, New Jersey title holder, today
defeated Charles w. Evans. Chicago. and
C. b. Buxton. Philadelphia, up. Is
holes, In a four-ball match that featured
the opening of the new Seavlew Coli
club. .SH
Evans threw away the match on the
last green by missing a seven-inch putt
Travers won the match on this green
by the false stroke OF his opponent az
Buxton went out OF the running on bun
kering his second stroke.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
RIFLE SHOOT

Washington, January 9.-Warren, Pa.
with a score of 1874 out of a possible
1000. led in the third weeks matches of
the Interclub Gallery Rifle Championship
league. Class A scores follow:
Warren, 1894 VS.. Kings Mills, 9SS.
Cleveland, 1872 VS.. Dickinson, $50.
Bridgeport, $50 VS.. saltwater, 951.
District Of Columbia. 9S5 VS.. Adrian, 949.
Buyrus SOL VS.. Manchester 959
Birmingham. 97S VS.. Manchester, 966.
Bangor. Me-, with. 9s1, led class b and
New Haven with 965, was first in class c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Skaters to Meet

Chicago, January 9.-The amateur skat.
ing championship of the United States
will be determined at tournaments in
Cleveland January 20 and 80 and at Sar-
anac Lake, N. Y. February 2, and 4,
IL was announced today by the Interna-
tional Skating Union Of America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
GUN CLUB SHOOT

At the shoot of the Birmingham Gun
club yesterday afternoon, John Fletcher
won the Byrd trophy by making 81 out Of
a possible 100. Mr.. Fletcher's nearest
competitor was E. Cornwell, who man
aged to score 80 points. Mr.. Fletcher
also made the longest run of the day.
sport by making a string of 30 without
miss.
In the double target shooting Moody
and Ryding were tied with 40 points
each out of a possible so. The scores
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
GIANTS TRAINING
SCHEDULE GIVEN OUT

New York, January s.--John b. Foster.
secretary Of the New York National
league club, today issued the spring
training schedule for the Giants The
first teaNa will play al the dates named.
The schedule follows: March 8. Z, 49, IA.
Dallas: March 20, 81, San Antonio; March
q, Is, I'allas; April 3, 4, Beaumont; April
8. 6. 7, New Orleans; April 7, Knoxville;
April 3 Bristol, Tenn.-Va.; April TO- Rich
mond April II, Washington; April IS,
Yale. (two games}. polo grounds, s's'.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Golf Tournament

Pinehurst, N. c., January s.-rsrker w.
Whittemore, Brookiine Country club,
Auburndale, Mass. won the presidents
trophy from w. A. Barber. Jr, Prince
ton, N. J., up and 4 to play, in the
final round of the twelfth annual mid
winter golf tournament here today. In
the first division consolation. Robert Hun
ter, Weeburn club. Stamford, Conn.,, de-
feated c. B. Hudson. Northforlk club.
Long Island, up and to play.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
HEAVYWEIGHT MAY
DIE FROM BLOW

Seattle, Wash, January 9.-Jack
Newton, . heavyweight pugilist, is
in a hospital. suffering from con-
cussion of the brain as a result
OF a knockout administered in a
bout here last night by Ike Cohen
Of San Francisco. Cohen. Daniel
nalt, the promoter, and the referee
and the seconds of the two fight
~ were arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
LOOKOUTS WILL USE
ELBERFELD TACTICS
Moose Mccormick Will Make Southpaws His Main Hurting
Dependency-A Trio Of Portsiders Already Corraled
to Duty for Chattanooga This Summer

lads will prove sensations during the
coming season and his retention of Bern
hard promises to guarantee the material
ization of his belief.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

hoe. He says there is nothing like this
for keeping the throwing arm in shape
He has his six acres in beautiful Gull
tivation and is thinking of building a
swimming pool on the hillside. He is
especially fond of the numerous hun
dred-year old cakes which lend grandeur
| to the landscape.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Grist Of the Winter League

rior receives 1t on his rate. There
is smack of solidity as the ball
and head meet Then 1t is done all
over again. a ''kasink' kicks the
ball on the dead run. 1t Is just
barely possible that the kicker may
miss the ball, but there are no
known statistics of the kicker eve"
missing the naked skins of his OPP
ponents. After the ball is kicked it
inevitably must fall on the pate of
an enthusiast who transpires in his
eagerness to serve At least that
was all that we could discern from
a cursory view of our first soccer
game. However, we rather enjoyed
the refreshing comments of citi-
zenry that attended.
"Oh, you Billets, slough i'm, in
the open HEARTH" we would hear
on our right, while from the left
came the shill piacular cry of: "Oof,
oof--yer got ye're foot right in his
pantry dat time. ole MulllSin. Step
on his map, next time"
And this was the story of the his
toric struggle for the Erskine
Ramsay trophy, that we turned in
to the censor. That ordinary young
person lacking the fortitude to
study the intrinsic value of a truly
remarkable sesquipadalian litera-
tive effort merely gave the copy a
hurried once over. as 1t were, and
Grated:
"old top. you are suffering fro
agraphia,-
The censor wins in a. walk
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
VOICE OF JHE PEOPLE.

VOICE OF JHE PEOPLE.
Dear Grist: noticed that your
column 'Grist of the Winter
League Is a tri-weckly. It tries to
get in publication once a week.
III c. ""
We referred this to our intermit-
tent sporting editor. r. F. l..
cts awful. but 1t fills space
CenSOr)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Visible Proof

Visible Proof
From the Des Moines Capital
"Clubleigh's wife is deaf and dumb"
Does she talk with her fingers?"
81 guess so. Clubleigh hasn't a dozen
hairs left on his head
Evening star., 1915-07-25

about three weeks they will march
home again.
A trip of this kind is only possible
where there is available q competent
to give his time to the
boys.
The young women's summer camp is
unique. Its opportunities and advan-
tages are manifold they appeal to the
great class of young business women
in the city who are unable or unwilling
to go into the scramble of a, two-week
outing in the mountains or by the sea-
side.
What camp life means to the boys
cannot be understood by any one who
has forgotten his own boyhood. The
boys are at an age where they are lit
tie understood, shy. awkward. untried,
responsive to affection, are hero wor-
shippers and dreamers.
1t is a time when they need the as
sociation Of clean fellows and the in
f1uence of strong men. 1t is good for
them. too, sometimes to be away from
their mothers: those shy lads, awkward
in expressing their feelings. learn then
what separation means and come back
to be little closer.
There is only one serious objection
about this list of camps-there is none
organized for young girls.
Evening star., 1915-07-25

familiar with. An infusion of the root
and berries, though containing poison
was used for internal Inflammation.
part of her botanic collection was
boneset or feverwort, which the old
timers still use for fever and ague,
Boneset is also called comfrey, and
during the middle ages, and perhaps
before. and up to the time when sur
gerry became a science. this plant was
used for fractures and broken bones,
hence its name of boneset Many are
the stories which are told of the aid
of this plant, properly prepared, in
causing bones to knit.
Aunt Lucy raised catnip for a tea
that was good for the nerves, hoar-
hound that was useful to sufferers
from a cold or from dyspepsia, and
blessed thistle. or ST. Benedicts thistle,
team from which stimulated the APP
petite. Yarrow, or thousand leaf,
which grows everywhere around Wash
inkton, Is used to stop nose bleed. the
was used for asthma, cowtail or horse
weed for dropsy. St Benets herb or
poison parsley for rheumatism. and
worm seed for the complaint indicated
by the name of the plant, which is
vermifuge.
around homes, great and humble, in
Maryland and Virginia. Nearly every
body had some knowledge of the use
of the common plants. but some per-
sons were much more expert than
others preparing and applying them. It
was the general aim of the people who
gathered herbs for home remedies to
dig roots after they had stopped grow
ing and just before the freezing season
came on; to gather the flowers just aft
er they had opened and to gather barks
in the spring while the sap was rising.
Evening star., 1915-07-25
INDIANS AT WEST POINT

A. Rawlins. Gen. Seth Williams, Gen.
John G. Barnard, Gen. Merritt, Gen.
Custer. Col. Horace Porter, Col. Orville
E. Babcock. Col. Ely C. Parker, Col
Theodore Bowers. Col. Frederick C.
Dent and Col. Adam Badeau.
Search of the records has revealed
that at least one other Indian besides
Sylvester Long Lance has been ap-
pointed to West Point. He was grad.
uated from the Academy, served in the
army and was killed in action. His
name was David Moniac, a Creek In
dian, who was born in Alabama. He
was appointed to the Academy Septem-
ber IS, 1877, and was graduated July 1.
1922. He was assigned to the 9Th In
fantry as a second lieutenant. Within
a few months after his graduation and
assignment, that is, on December 81.
1922, he resigned from the army to be-
come a cotton planter in Alabama. an
to which he had been bred.
Fourteen years later. when the war
against the Seminoles in Florida was
by the United States, David
was commissioned a captain in
a Creek Indian volunteer mounted regi-
ment. There is a record of his COM
as a major in that regiment
dated November Is, 1886, and on No
vember 81, six days after the date of
his commission as major, he was killed
in the battle of Wahoo swamp.
Evening star., 1915-07-25

permanent dining room and kitchen, a
resident physician, registered nurse
in case of emergencies. instructors in
scout duties and teachers of especial
subjects for those who wish coaching.
A motor boat large enough to hold
sixty boys and requiring licensed en-
gineer and two assistants: a smaller
motor boat and feet of rowboats af-
ford ample opportunity for living on
the water, while the bay offers its own
invitation. Every care is taken to
guard against accident in the water
and on the shore, and to enforce camp
regulations which make for health.
Plenty Of Wholesome food and con-
slant occupation keep contented the
seventy boys who are enjoying them
selves at this well known camp.
There is another class of Boy Scout
camps, one of which may be seen at
Rock Creek Park. less expensive. but
not so extensive. A body composed
of sixteen scouts left Baltimore the
Thursday before the Fourth, and hiked
all the way to Washington, drawing
with them a trek-cart and camping by
the waysde where nightfall found
them. They pitched their camp in the
park Saturday morning. They do their
own work and cooking, have lots of
camp fun and are seeing Washington. In
Evening star., 1915-07-25

"Tubby' and Grumpy" were the first
to get over.
At last they reached the point on the
edge of the swamp where the treasure
was. and with bare hands and sticks
for they had forgotten to take spades
they began to dig. After hard work
through sand and loan they moved a
heavy fiat stone. Under it the eager
boys saw by the dim light three large,
hard cases, which on being carefully
lifted out were found to be three beau
t'ful cool watermelons, large enough
for all to have some on their return to
the cheerful hight of the old camp fire.
The Y. NJ. c. A. navy consists of five
good skiffs. a thirty-foot open boat
driven by a motor and the schooner
l.. r. Meekin, which also has a motor.
The fleet is under command of Capt.
Deane. and it is a picture to see him
sanding in the stern of that open
boat with eye on the course made
by the volunteer quartermaster at the
wheel One hand is kept free for an
emergency, but he has. permitted the
other to rest lightly on the shoulder of
a boy fallen asleep on the deck beside
him. 1t is good for the fellows to come
into the presence of this wholesome
sailorman.
Following their plan. several trips
we're taken to visit points of import
ance. One day they divided the party,
one division hiking across the country
and the other sailing around to An
napolis, where they saw all the city
they could and had a view of the Naval
Academy grounds. They spent all their
spare change on the things which boys
like and burdened the mail with pic
ture postcards.
Another day party of thirty was
taken in launch to Chesapeake Beach.
twenty miles away, where they saw
the sights and tried the stunts which
call for boyish skill Their crack
pitcher kept the black head, which
sticks through the curtain, in lively
motion to escape base balls hurled with
precision and force.
On their return. after a refreshing
dip. an excellent supper was served in
the big tent, which soon money
can be raised will be replaced by per-
Inanent structure containing screened
dining room and kitchen. The food dis
appeared with dispatch. but it was
quite noticeable that good manners and
home culture were not forgotten. Boys
just naturally give nicknames, and al
though the camp baby called IN
staggering tones for "woodchips and
axlesrease," instead OF bread and but
ter" general kindness and real cour-
tesy prevailed.
After supper mail was distributed.
and there was still time before dark to
write few home messages. 1t is
known that one sent word to his father
to tell his mother to send that cake"
Fourth of July was a great day In
camp, with games, contests, swimming,
ice cream and display of fireworks
donated by one of. the associations.
friends
The value of this cannot be overesti-
mated. Not only do the boys gain
health, but self-reliance and restraint.
They make friendships with their fell
Evening star., 1915-07-25
IN HE appointment to the West Point

nm HE appointment to the West foint
Military Academy Of fuil-blood
y Cherokee Indian by President
Wilson as one Of the six presidential
has caused search OF
the records to determine whether this
is or is not the first appointment OF an
Indian to West Point. The name OF the
appointee who has awakened this In
terest is Sylvester Long Lance. who
was recently graduated from st. Jonn
Military College at Manlius. N. Y. and
who was also graduated from the Car
Isle Indian School, which he entered
when he was twelve years old.
The question. was raised as to whether
Col. Ely c. Parker of Gen. Grants STAN
was a West Point graduate, but the
facts that have been produced snow
that that gallant and efficient omcer
was not a product of the National MILL
tarv Academy. 1t has been related that
col Parker, a full-blooded Indian and
an able engineer. sought assignment
a fter the close of the civil war to the
corns of Engineers Grant. who had
become President. wished to gratify
Col. Parker's ambition. and knowing tne
merit and capacity Of the oHcer ear.
nestly sought to assign him TO tnat
branch of the service, but could not
do so because Parker, so far from nav
ing been graduated by the West Point
Academy: had not even been cadet
there.
Evening star., 1915-07-25
HERB REMEDIES OF THE PIONEERS

west road leading through Bladens-
burg. 1t was owned and tended by an
old colored woman whose name was
Lucy Ross. She was known to most
persons for miles around as Aunt
Lucy" She died. despite the life-giving
and life-preserving properties of the
herbs she SO carefully tended. She
grew in that garden foxglove or fairy
thimbles: and of this plant she made
decoction for shortness of the breath
and heart troubles. She grew mullen.
Jacobs staff or Adams flannel, out of
which she made a preparation for
coughs and colds, and for affections of
to inhale the smoke Of the dried
leaves. She grew Indian tobacco or
gagweed to give to those friends who
sorely needed a strong physic and she
had a bed of tansy out of which she
used to make what she called tea ton
very careful because a little bit too
much of it was poison.
Instead of going out along the road
side or waste places for burdock, she
cultivated numerous plants of this
coarse member of the aster family, and
of the leaves she made poultices for
swellings and of the roots and seeds
she made "blood medicine" Though
broad dock or bitter dock is common
enough plant, she cultivated it because
it was good, and probably still is good
for the purification of the blood. Couch
grass, or dog grass. she cultivated be.
cause of its usefulness in BLADDER ana
kidney troubles, and along one sloe Oh
her fenced-in lot were poke pushes,
the red berries of which everybody Is
Evening star., 1915-07-25

E1HE junior branch of the Y. NJ.
{. A. and the Boy Scouts main
tain summer camps at which
q members may have out ngs
with good company besides all the ad-
vantages which the strong organiza-
tions behind them are able to give.
The first named boys camp was
opened this summer on June IS, with
seventy present at the "old camp
ground" on the South river, not far
from Edgewater. and few miles
across country from Annapolis. All the
old hands were happy with memories
of last years good times. and the new
boys were eager with expectation. 1t
was suspected that the old fellows
were also expecting to have some fun
with those who were new to camp life.
The camp lies on high, well shaded
ground. with fields big enough for base
ball and sloping gradually until it goes
down all of a sudden to the waters
edge. Seven sleeping tents, with board
floors. and big cook tent shaded by
mighty trees and presided over by
good chef, who loves to cook for boys
with such appetites, made the picture
which the adventurers saw from the
schooner on their arrival
With tents to sleep in, tents to eat in,
fields for base ball. Chesapeake bay to
eat. the story of this camp is told. Only
a few details of frolic, good times and
little incidents remain.
The camp organization was beauti-
Evening star., 1915-07-25
DINNER HOUR AT THE Y. NJ. c. A. CAMP.

not avail themselves of the invitation
cordially extended to pitch their tents
on these lovely grounds taking their
meals at the clubhouse.
There are no house rules. and all the
members may have visitors. Almost
every Saturday night there is a house
party with some special entertainment.
AS most of the girls are in business
it Is expected that everything will be
quiet for the sleeper by 10 o'clock, but
IL that sleeping porch Is filled with a
dozen young women it is a good safe
guess that dead silence does not fall
promptly at the hour of 10
One girl was seen toward night car
rying In that direction a dead mole
One cannot make sealskin coat from
one dead mole. SO 1t must have been
taken there for some good purpose ;
and II at 10 o'clock it should run across
the floor. imagine what would happen,
and how strictly the rule would be
kept.
Many fine activities have had their
inception here. Last fall a party of
125 high school girls had house gath
ering which resulted In the orgAniza-
tion of the five friendship clubs of
high school girls in the city. This
spring d MAY ldWH party Drought many
girls into contact with the association
influences.
The club is open to all members of
the association for two weeks, and the
same privileges are given to young
women who are not members. They
may stay longer-some stay all sum-
mer-as long as there are not mem
bers waiting.
So we'll is this club managed that it
seems impossible for the members or
guests to receive the cultured enter
tainment which is given for the ridicu-
lously low rates which are charged.
Nevertheless, the managers declare that
il working girl needs the rest she can
have it there, even II at the time she can
not see her way to meet the expense
She will be welcome, and can easily and
privately make the necessary financial
arrangements.
If the girls who finance this business
proposition could teach the men to
handle affairs in the same manner. they
would revolutionize business. They ad-
init that they have a holy horror of
debt, but outside of that will divulge
no secrets.
During the month of June many mis-
sionary and church societies hold their
annual meetings at this place. affording
q rare combination of business and
pleasure.
A club Of fourteen young girls about
Evening star., 1915-07-25

the center of attraction both in sum-
mer and cold weather Opening from
It is a screened dining porch, and at
need additional tables are placed in
the living room. Upstairs are num-
ber of sleeping rooms. simply but pref
tily furnished, showers for there is
running water) and sleeping porch
with twelve beds.
On the grounds two girls who want
solitude have pitched a tent. A party
of four "clubbed in and bought a
portable canvas home, which they oc-
cupy from May to October
desk, sewing machine, couches and
rugs make the place look homelike
within. and outside flowerboxes. ham
mocks and Chinese lanterns make it so
attractive that it will be singular II
another season more young women do
Evening star., 1915-07-25

leader told weird tales Of the Indians
who had once lived in the woods back
of the present camp site. They had
captured treasure from the English
settlers, and being pursued had buried
it. A friendly Indian on his death
bed had told of the hiding place to
white girl who had befriended him.
and the story had been handed down
to the present day; but only in the
last few hours had it been possible to
find some of the old landmarks. and
all the boys were asked to join in an
instant search for the long-lost treas
ure. The whole camp piled into the
boats. lanterns threw their light over
the waters as they made their way
across an inlet to a sandy point. Here
they found the signs. The old burnt
stump and the rock gave the direction,
and the boys followed the lead. They
waded the little stream. shorty
fell over big log and "Spigot" took
the CAMP baby across on his back.
Evening star., 1915-07-25
The Key.

e IR EDGAR SPEYER, on his way
~ through Boston for a New England
holiday. said to a reporter:
1T is astonishing how many young
English soldiers are getting married.
The gayety Of these young men in the
very face of death makes them ire
sistible even to the most fastidious
girls
Sir Edgar smiled.
THE key to the heart of woman" he
said. has at last been found. 1t 10
khaki"