Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

IN THE STAR
The western tour Of the National
base ball club nifty years ago was a
succession of startling
Rae Rail triumphs The Nationals
- were a revelation to the
Wonoefs. base ball enthusiasts Of
the cities they visited. their batting
causing great excitement.
They beat the Columbus. Ohio. club 30
to 10, and the Indianapolis club 106
to II. but their highest score was made
in st. Louis. where they beat the Union
game in Indianapolis paper Of that
Star Of July 70. 1867:
THE strength of the Nationals Is
their batting. They are all well made
markabiy little hot from their bats.
Some most beautiful hits were made
by Fox and Berthrong. one by the
former travelling at least zoo yards
before touching the ground. and upon
scored. Berthrong exhibits q clean
score, not out at all and thirteen runs.
while Studley made fourteen runs and
only out once. Williams. the pitcher.
Is a real catapult. It Is impossible to
He throws very little wild and awful
'peppery.' The dangerous man on the
Nationals is Fox. the captain. who
covered third base. He is terrible on
throwing and catching. He certainly
fly and put a whole battery out before
they pass his base. Mr.. Coon. tho
umpire. president Of the Empire club
of Washington and secretary Of tho
National Association. acquitted himself
partial in all his decisions and evinced
a most complete knowledge of tho
game. Throughout the three hours and
ten minutes the play lasted the best OF
feeling was maintained on both sides
relish the amusement heartily. The
close of the game three times three
and a tiger were given by the Ma
tionals for the westerns. Indianapolis
and the ladies'"
A strike was threatened at the gov
eminent printing ONCE fifty years ago.
according to The Star Of
Apprentice July %. 1867. on the score
o of the apprentices. 1t ap-
~uestlon' pears that it was report
ed that Supt. Defrees intended to put
to work three apprentices in addition
the compositora. who were members of
the. Typographical Union. objected on
the score Of a rule adopted by tho
union that thereafter not more than
ten should work in the ONCE. Foreman
Lathrop Of the composing room had
odv}uod that the hova he nof MT To
work pending a considering at the next
meeting Of the union. and the COM
positors raised by subscription sum
sufficient to pay the. boys until the case
should he settled. the public printer
postponing action.
Il
The south was troubled fifty years
ago by lack of labor even as today
there Is difficulty in that
Southern section over tho negro
SIT: migration northward in
mlgfatloa. consequence in part of
the fears of mistreatment at the hands
Of mobs In The Star Of July "a. 1857.
il the following on the subject Of mi
grafton to the south:
while Virginia and some Of the other
southern states arc only Just beginning
to awake to the Importance Of encour-
aging immigration. and those public
spirited and far-seeing citizens who
recognize the great advantages which
would result from an influx Of popula-
ton have to contend with the preju-
does of those old fogies who. by keep
ing up the price Of their lands. and
other means, try to drive OF settlers:
we see that Texas. by pursuing more
policy. is growing rap
idly. There is not only a great increase
Of population In that state, but more
than corresponding augmentation OF
wealth. Already the population OF six
or seven hundred thousand previous to
to at least ono million. and every day
we see in our exchanges notices of
emigrant trains moving in that direc-
ton. Population is flowing into the
state from Europe as well as from the
southern states east Of the Mississippi.
It tends there because provisions are
cheap and abundant: lands cheap. and
to be had on the most reasonable terms.
and strangers are generally welcome
from any quarter II they bring either
or muscle. Let Virginia and the
other southeastern states offer similar
will be equally benefited. for no one
would leave the rich lands and fine cli
mate Of those states to go all the way
to Texas IL they could have the Same
chance OF making a living IN the SOUTH
east as In the southwest. Let our
neighbors in Virginia. Kentucky. Ten
nessee and the Carolinas ponder these
facts
In The Star of July Is, 1867, is an ar
ticle descriptive of the works then in
progress on the Be-
Rots min Garden tanic Garden. for
which contracts had
Improvements. been let. In this
The Star says:
"A magical change has been wrought
in these grounds since Mr.. Smith en-
tered upon their superintendent some
fifteen years ago. The shedlike apol-
ogies for greenhouses were then To-
Gated in a miserable swamp. At least
100, 900 cart loads of material have been
hauled in since then and the ground Is
not yet up to the necessary grade to
secure drainage. When the grounds are
fully improved upon. the intelligent
plans Of Mr.. Smith the Botanic Garden
will be subject for national pride. He
aims so far as possible to make 1t serve
as an educational establishment for the
people, and in this direction he has
made the first attempt at establishing