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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1897)
tMKmmmmmnn" wnwmnmmw XWttWWWiWJI i3&iija&i?& "JUm """- - THE. BED CLOUD' GHLEE, EEIDAY, JUNE Mi 189?. ! R I -). BASE BALL GOSSIP. CURRENT SAYINGS AND DOINfJS ON THE DIAMOND. fretldrnt Young- Interpret Hortlon JW llule 71 for the (Itildancc of Scorer Dcxter'a llolng Indiana lb Jlaaetinll Diamond -(Mint. i RESIDENT Young 'of t u o Nntronal League has como to the relief .of tho perplexed bco r e r a and officially de fined what an earned run under tho now rulo Is. Hero 1h his an nouncement: "To Baso Ball Scorers: I havo received soveral com munications usklng for an ofllclnl In terpretation of tho rulo (Sec. 9, Ilule .71), rolntlvo to earned runs. An earned run Is n run that reaches homo bnso . without tho aid of a Holding or battery error. A stolen baso cannot cut any figure, although thero Is no chargeable error. Still somoono Is at fault In ono Jot several ways which would not Jus- tlfy tho acorlug of a fielding error. A I base runner who makes a baso hit and j Is advanced n ImBO by a successful sac rifice hit Is entitled to tho credit of nn earned run If ho reaches homo bane c boforo chances have been offered to re tire his side. Tho section must bo con sidered Intelligently as a whole, and not In part, and admits of no other'falr Interpretation." Tho object of tho rulo makers In thU mntter evidently was to discourage, bunting and to make tho records moro , clearly In (lien to tho ability and offec tlvoncES of tho pitcher regardless of his support, either In tho Hold or on tho baso paths. In this tho now rulo will doubtless succeed as woll as tho rulo maker could have wished. Whether It will have an adverso effect on baso run ning, already too much handicapped, Is a question. However, ns runs, whether arned or unearned, decide games man agers will doubtless boo to It that tho baso runners nro kept up to contort pitch rogardloss of any question of pltchorH' records. The (luoil Nut ur oil Mnn. Recently Mr. Von dcr Alio mado tho statement that catcher George Miller Is a hard man to manago simply bo cause of his good naturo. At the league meeting Mr. Von dor Alio Illus trated his saying with a case in point. Onco Inst Benson Gcorgo had had a hard night, nnd wns playing wretched ly. Chris sent down word that Miller -would bo lined $50. After tho game Doggy hunted up Dcr Doss nnd told htm that $50 fino served htm right, and that it should havo been a hundred, and ho know ho had done wrong. Mil ler said he would reform and nover do wrong again, and asked Dor Doss to lond him a dollar, which was done. Then Miller put tho dollar on a bar and asked Von dor Alio to havo u drink on Ills good' Intentions, Then Chris thought to ovon up by having nnothor drink- Mlllpr continued to express his slncoro regrets at his misconduct, and Chris' soft spot was tonched so much that ho remitted tho flno. Then Miller asked tho magnato to drink to htm be cause of his gonoroslty. Chris then said, "Have another." Miller's bor rowed dollar wbb now gone, and as Chris was already In mellow mood Doggy mado a "touch" for twenty, which was forthcoming. They had a drink on that, and then somo moro drinks. When tho bout ceased both men were glorious. Next day Chris re flected that Doggy had been rellovcd of his fine, had borrowed $21 nnd both had becomo too much so, nnd ho re flected that Callopo was Indeed a hard man to manage Dextcr'a Ilotngi, Thero is playing in ono of tho Na tional Leaguo teams a young man who Is a great credit to his profession be yond his worth ns a player. Wo refer t to Charles Dexter, of tho Loulsvtllo t team. Ills story of success Is rathor peculiar. Dexter Is only 20 years old and Is n graduate of Suwnnco Uni versity of tho south, whore ho was for throo years catcher for tho CHARLES DEXTER. f 'it . "varsity nlno. After graduating? he went homo to Indianapolis and was made private secretary to Hon. Joha- G. Shanklln, then secretary of tho Hoosler Btnto. From that position ho drifted Into journalism and went to Evans vllle, whoro ho became a reporter for tho Tribune In his leisure hourB young Doxter played with tho strong Evnns vlllo base ball team, On a visit of tho Loulsvillos to that city last yoar Dex ter's playing so favorably Impressed tho Loutsvlllo manager that an oiter from that club was mado so tempting In Its provisions that Dexter accoptod it and became n player In the National Leagre. His success was Immediate, and unquestionable. Besides his ro markablo fielding, good batting and "heady work while playing, thls'young man brtags lto tho profession a high M iM i i standard of Intelligence and pollened manners so much needed among pro fessional players. If thore woro moro Doxtcrs, Ponds, Tenneys, Smiths and Lewises In tho ..National League It woild bo better for tho groat sport. Naive Denser. Dense., tho pitcher sold to Chicago by St. Paul, Is of German parcntago and first saw the light of day in Lo Sour, Minn., a town of 1,700, Oct, G 1874. Ho wont to school and grew, like so many others, and that's all, ho says,, ho remembers. Of course, ho llkod baso balV llko so many other boys, and whon tho town of St. Peter, 12 miles from his father's houso, organ ized a team In 1803, Donzer was asked to Join and pitch. Ho did, and for three years ho played tho nines of the neigh boring towns. In tho majority of theso games thot. Peter nine cam off vic torious. Dcnzor's fnmo gradually got as far as St. Paul, and Inst year ho waa signed In that city. Ho pitched in 49 games during tho season, and ho ac knowledges nalvoly, "I lost all but 33 of tho games." During tho season ho was in the box almost every other day. His best record ho mndo during tlto August trip of tho St. Paul team, when out of 24 games played, ho pitched 12 and lost only. two. Anson heard of tho feat and so Denzer modest, frank, simple Is now where his every act on tho dlnmond Is laid boforo tho people of a great country. IiiUImm In Hull. The most recent contract signed by tho Cleveland Baso Ball Club Intro duces to tho National Lcaguo tho first Indian as a professional player. Sock uloxls, tho nowest Spider, Is a full blodded aboriginal. Tho American In dian always had a love for games of ball, and the most export lacrosse play ers on this contlnont are of that race. Thoro Is ovory reason why Indians should bo good ball players. As a rulo they aro swift-footed, natural athletes, who need little training to get Into the "pink of condition," and are noted for tholr acute eyesight. These qualities go far toward giving a ball player suc cess on tho diamond. Base bait to the Indians Is ns yet a venturo, but within tho last year ho has demonstrated that SOCKALEXIS. In other games, especially foot ball, he has tho power to glvo his Caucasian brother n "run for tho money." The success achieved last Beason " by the Carlisle foot ball cloven against some of tho strongest college teams of the cast demonstrated tho fact that these descendants of tho former lords of the forest, It given equal opportunities, would In a fow years tako tho fool ball championship from their whlto com petitors. It is only tho ndvantnge which tho big collcgo teams havo of selecting players from greater numbers which gives them tholr present super iority. What tho red race will do In base ball remains to bo seen. If Sock aloxls achlovcs any success with tho Cleveland team, he will undoubtedly opon the gates of the profession to oth ers of his peoplb? Thoro Is no preju dlco against tho Indian nmong profes sional sporting circles such nB has al ways existed against tho nogro. lleit of All. Captntn Anson Is tho exponent of a half dozen sports. Ho Is a clever b'l- llardtst, a good cyclist, can hold his own at tho traps, and might bo ablo to ecoro a few points with tho gloves. Baso ball, however, Is tho applo of his eyo. "That's tho game for me." said he. "It Is tho only pastime over de vised that makes a manager out ol evory mother's son who sits on the bloaohors or In tho pavilion. Every fnn who has paid his quarter thinks he could run tho toam bettor than any body else, and ho Is honest In his bo llof. Suggestions? I got 'cm by 'the bnskotful, and whon I havo my toam arranged as I Intond to play It into another basket they go many of thom without rending." And every manager could toll a like story at an experience meeting. Cincinnati Post. Diamond Gllnti. It Is claimed for Birmingham, Mich,, that tho first ball club organized tn Michigan was started thore just 43 years ago. One member of that team still survives. Tho famous Cass Club of Detroit was tho outcomo of an ef fort to emulate tho Birmingham Club. Louisville, Boston and Brooklyn competed for pitcher McMnhon's ser vices, but Brooklyn got his signature, Manager Barnlo having enough faith In his old pitcher's ability to give him tho limit. It will be romemborod that It was Barnlo who originally signed McMnhon and Robinson for the Baltimore Club away back In 1890. Anson's 46 years havo not left many trncPB. His comploxlon Is io cloar and rosy as that of a young blood. Ho Is within a fow pounds of weight, and unless one knew of his long record on tho diamond ho would not suspect that he is tho father of a young lady who, rumor hath It, will soon be wedded to a well-known business roan of Kansas city. V i SOUND PHOTOfcrBAPHX THE VOICE MAY NOW CAUGHT BY CAMERA. BE Una of tho Moil Wonderful Invention of the Alto A New ItutiRe of Start ling I'oMlhtllOri Opened Up, to, SHud Hit, of tho Art.. T is now noBslbln to have your voice photographed. The result of tho ex periments along thl3 line by Prof. William Hallock havo proved tho fact boyond a doubt. Tho photo graph Is that pro duced by picturing tho result of the vibrations caused by tha voice. Evory vibrating body has a certain koynoto or pitch to which It vibrates. It will respond to no oth er noto. It U necessary In considering Professor Hallook's dlscovoroy to bear this fact constnnUy In mind. Tho ap paratus of Profossor Hnllcck is very Interesting and equnlly simple. Ih tho first placo, thero Is a series of hollow metallic spheres, differing In size. Nat urally, each vlbrntew to a musical tone, all different. Thero arc available as It were all tho dlfferont vibrations which go to make up a melody which pleases tho ears of great and small. Each, of theso balls, or metallic spheres, lias u small hole at ono sldb. Opposlto this llolo a membranous drumhead Is placed. A lighted gas Jot Is placed on the further Bldb of tho drum. This arrangement Is entirely toward tho point of vibration. Thero foro, when tire air insldo the ball Is mado to vibrato by tho musical sound corresponding to Its tono pitch the membrane also vibrates. Tho- vibra tion Is promptly communicated to tho lighted gas Jet on tho further side of the drumhead: Tho vibration cause.! tho gas Jet to Jump, and therefore ono sound of the voloo Is registered' in an objoctlvo fashion. Whllo It would be very interesting tho mere photograph of a single vibration would bo prac tically valueless from a sclontlJlc standpoint, but Professor Hallook has, however, utilized His method In an other manner. Ho arranges a series 3f theBO Bphores, drumhead! and lights. PHOTOGRAPHING )o that each one responds to tho tono af a musical scale. When the singer strikes C, tho C sphere vibrates, and 30 on through tho gamut. Thus It may be seen that the voice tho sounds that It meanBl become matters to bo seen rather than heard. In fact, a person who Is totally deaf could tell, with a little practice, just exactly what theso gas jets told In tho way of mu sic. To see musical sounds Is some thing few peoplo ever expected would happon, but, ns has often occurred before, science has brought about tho apparently impossible. Tho person whoso voice Is tested with tho Hallock apparatus can always havo a photo graph taken thereof, which will Bhow a power exact in accordance with tho facts. Tho nosstbllltv of nhntnsrrnnli- . , , .....,... . lng the singer's voice also renders it possible to glvo photographic certifi cates of cxcollenco. One of these days It is likely to becomo ns common n matter to sco a photograph of a per son's voice in n newspaper as It Is of his fnco. Thus tho great singer? of tho world can glvo ocular ovldonco of tho power of tholr singing voices. When a now star appears In tho oper atic world by menns of tho Hallook dlscovorlos, tho public may become thoroughly familiarized with his or hor singing powors beforo they havo heard tho voice. Somo scientists do claro that this discovery Is tho begin ning of an area In photography where by not only the human voice shall bo photographed, but tho thoughts of a person as they aro framed In tho mind. Too New, Mildred Why did you Bpurn tho at tentions of Charley Mlddleton? Alice Bocauso ho doesn't como of an old enough family to suit my folks. Mil dredIndeed! Why, I supposed thnt his great-grandfather had fought In tho revolutionary war. Alice That rauy all bo, but his father and mother havo mt taken UP tUe blcyqle.-Clevelana Leader. rw ' 10 W5MY MUSIC F.ROM A OAVERNJ Mjrterlou Choir lla l'roucodl i mnrknlile Awakening. The city of JtoswelL In tho Pocos vol. ley of New Mexico, Is in mourning, nnd consternation prevails, Bays tho Gal veston Jtewu. No longer dd Its citizens wear tho mllo of. peace and content ment ns of yore. Saloons and gambling houses arc all closed and their occut pants may bo seen standing about In crowds canvassing tho recently discov ered phenomenon which has enveloped this land in gloom grqatcr than would follow tho nnncruncoment of the mlllen nlnm. Three days ago n Mexican shep herd walked Into Hoswell,. and, stand ing on .tho street corner with eyes di rected henvonwnrd, was making the sign of tho cross on his breast end murmuring Incoherently nB if .praying. Being accosted by n man passing by, ho stated thdt he had discovered ton miles west of Roswoll, a cave in which nngols wcro singing nnd playing upon musical Instruments nover before heard by him, nnd, feeling confident that the world was coming to an end, he wished b to apprise tho people of tho earth, that thoy may prepare themselves for tho grand Annie. Several men returned with him, ami to theln utter, amaze ment discovered that he spoko tho truth, for as thoy appeared at tho mouth of tho cavo plainly could they hear tho enchanting chords of the heavenly orchestra pealing forth tho familiar notes of "Nearer, My God, to Thee," Thoy returned to Roswoll with, tears, in their eyes nnd proclaimed thnt all. Is vanity hero on, earth nndi thn tlnio had como for tho peoplo to aban don temporal affaire and prepare for tho millennium, for tho end of tho world draws near. Crowd after crowd, counting hundreds on hundreds of peo ple, havo visited the musical oavo the past two days, and such ant era of. pcaco and good1 will, of reconciliation nnd. of forgiveness and protestations of sorrow for past orlls never boforo pre vailed In tlio godless land. People' ap proach this oavo wltlMloads uncovered, with awe. and, reverence doplctod. in every linoof feature1 and drawing-Inspiration from tho sweet melody pour ing forth from tha bowels of tho earth stand spellbound' under tho Infiucnac of an'iinlaiown power. Men, women and1 children havo surrendered themselves to religious zeal, nnd our country pre sents the appearance of n ennip moot ing under tho combined Influence of Sam Jones, Mulkey, Moody nnd Sanky, THE HUMAN VOICE. and not ono man nmong tho thousands so far has had the temerity to venturo within this cavo to discover the mys terious source when comes "Nearer, My God, to Thee." A Dog-Hunting Fox. A. R. Dodgo of Dexter, Mo tells this ono: "Tho other day, coming down Maplo street, I saw n dog strike cross lots from Park street. Somo animal was In pursuit. At first I thought It was anothor dog; then It looked llko a largo cat; ultimately I saw that It was n fox. Tho dog was putting In his host licks, yelping ilko mad, and tho fox wns hot on his trail. With a final long-drawn howl tho dog reached tho piazza of his mastor'ri hodso and from thnt vantage ground sat down to watch his pursuer. Tho fox stationed hlmsolf about six or eight feet away, and the two sat eyeing cacn ouier for somo time. Finally tho door opened nnd the dog slipped inside. Then tho Bhed door was cautiously opened, and by tho nld of the neighbors tho fox was driven In to the shed and Is now a captlvo." A Jack ot All Trades. A notice which appeared recently In a local papor of a small Now England tovui Is copied below. Tho namo of tho versatile advertiser Is the only .thing changed. Notice. I have- opened a shop on Front Street and am pre pared to file and sot saws I carry n lino of Cigars, Tobacco and Confec tionery and can furnish hot oyster stews, ooiieu eggs, ete at short notice. Repairing Umbrollas and Sowing Ma chines, also Bottoming Chairs. Shoot ing Gallery In connection. Jas. Farn ley. Lawsuit by Telephone. A novel suit at law was tried In tho circuit court at Goshen, Iud., Monday. It was submitted by Elkhart attorneys over the telephone and witnesses ex amined In tho same manner, Judge Warner deciding In favor ot the plaintiff. Ah iwm in; otTii' amx.1 COMFORT AMD DISCOryrFOR'P" IN. GARRISON. POSTS.. The OSMera and Tdieirr Kamltte. om prUe Mtthv Social, World In. W-hloh Scandal Ilarekjt Kitten More orr li. Itolaterf. KV.15L IAN visitors at Ve3t Point dar ing tho month, of. Juno,. whiTo axaml nations are gping on,, must aenjilio vqry rosy Ideas of army life. Notlilng is seen, little. Is known, and. less thought, of tha hard, work nnd lnnMsnnt application' to study that lla behind thnt brilliant panorama.o military dis play that, unrolls with. marvollouB, and bewildering rapidity boforo thn ayes ot tho visitor at "Tho. Point." Now, tho Military Academv In iumlir nrmy, anil, army life, n-t the avorago military post Is widely different from ltfoi nt West Point. Soi far as thn endot's ait ooncorncd. tholr life- Is that of. a student one- of preparation. As for the offlcera on duty there., thoy hnvo,.ns-.a.rulo, hearWy welcomed, tho order thnt transferred thom from an. Isolated frontier post to Wo3t Point, tho mnstnttractlvo'statlon In the nrmy, and though tho duties pccuIJan to that post nra not by any means ulways agreeable the ofllcors manngo 4o make tholtvtmir ot dutjj thera one long, holi day. But' for tho army posts, nearly every ono at them Is aulte n dlstnnm from any oentor ot civilization, and is, ot i uuiuHu; very mucn isolated. Tins con dition of affairs was worse before tho War of tho Rebellion than It Is today, when tho railroads practically shorten the distance between moat of our gar risons nnd. tha nearest yet still dis tant towns. Bat evea as tt Is now, the peoplo of the garrison are, to a great extent, cut off from society at large,. If by nothing else than tha dlfllculty ex perienced by civilian visitors la die effort to reaeh. tho post. But army life, llko other lives. Is Just what ono makes It. You can extract from It enough commonplaco discom fort and annoyance to gratify, satisfy and In every way accommodate tho most exacting grumbler, who In always lying low In wait for a grlovance. and who, ilk Mrs. Gummidge. In "David Copperfleld," Is never happy unless she Is miserable. On the other hand, If, as the Holy Scriptures say: "You havo the kingdom of heaven within you" In the guise of a good digestion, a hope ful and always cheerful heart, you can find an abundance of real run In a gar rison life. Thrown together In a comparatively Isolated situation, tho garrison peoplo, unless very near a largo city, como to depend almost entirely upon them selves for social enjoyment. Sociables, whist parties, sowing circles for the benefit of neighboring poor, and gath erings together for progressive euchie, are organized, and under the Influence of a fow of tho most energetic among them, generally provo to be successful. With all this friendly and frequent In tercourse tno usual courtesies of, polite society aro far moro strictly observed, In my opinion, and ns a matter of 'duty, than thoy aro in civil life. As strict an observance of formal calland ro turn calls Is kept up as tf,,thc, parties woro but slightly acquainted' find sep arated by half tho breadth ofra city. This Intlmato social intercourse, tempered by the formality ot good breeding, results in a cqiuradeship and mutual respect from which., spring; tho friendships of a lifetime. Tho indi viduals of this llttlo community have common Interests. They shuro nllko In tho discomforts oft the not Infre quent changes of station, with the con sequent and unavoldabio transfer of families and household I goodH. With all this tltpro Is, of "course, a readiness on tho. part of each to help tho other to wlpni 1ms como a tlmo of trouble or nnxlety, or who may be Inconvenienced by somo unforeseen complication qf unavoidable events. This mutual, helpfulness often has a funny side ta It, I remember at ono post whoro I was stntloned thoro was an ofllcor who prided hlmsolf on being tho hnppy possessor of tho best army overcoat and enpo tn tho garrison. This waa during one of those times when congress hart failed to appropri ate money for tho pay of tho army, and tno quicors wqro not buying as many 8Uits,of clothes ns usual. This particular overcoat and capo wo,r,e borrowed: so often thnt tho owner ws never qulto suro whether olthor artlclo could bo found In his quarters when ho desired It for his own use. Tho capo was In particular demand by tho youngsters who wcro bent glrlward, and whose pay was not then moro than half as much as It Is now. Another officer got into the habit of loaning his steamer trunk, which, by tho way, really belonged to his wife. It waa a very handy thing for ono to take along who was going on court martial duty to another station, being small and light and yet largo enough to hold a full dress suit and a change of clothos. One day his wife was her self called upon to tako a short Jour ney and desired to use that particular trunk. After considerable searching It was found In tho quarters of anothor officer, a grizzled old veteran, who had been tho last to uso It tn Its round through the garrison, but hadforgotton to return It. But tt was so plastered over with a plcturcsquo pattern of baggage labols pertaining to pUcea of which the lady had, perhaps, only heard in a vague sort of way that It was with somo difficulty;, sho, tdenJJfled her property, if mi rattnaunH' a- flinrtCof; inteflfgeat. edu cated! and highly bred, people tt Is but natural, (tint tlirrr nllnllJI. now and Uhon; but. rarely,, ar, sometlni happens in mnor societies,, come nn oDsirepor ous. -ihoen. or aaveraf-. of them, whose nntlcs nttfact afl'- tho more attention and all, tho mow newspaper nnttjlt;ty because of tho official position and tho nccossartly well Known names ot the offlcara.of the post where stain, a thing maypnsslbiy ocenn But army officers aro rathcr-remarkablb for being- Just that ia,',f6rattendlhg-ta theft- own bust-ness-ttnd, as axrulc, aro unsuspicious of tondUct that, whllo It may aomo times, be nomowhnf unusual. Is, perfect ly proper any wny-ltls none of their business; A violation of this general rule of contfuct sometimes, leads to a court martial andi nearly always to so cial' ostrac'nm But tho brightest; noblest dtlo- of nr.rrlBon life la seen when the llttlo community lb Ulrcatcnad by a misfor tune that may involve all within Its limits. Such, fur Instance, Is ao epi demic of yellow fevor In some southern post. Regardless of self; the ofllccrs, tholr wives and tho enlisted men and their families beconnr endowed with a spirit or devotion tllat seems to know no fair, nnd that obliterates In tho cause of suffering luimnnlty all distinctions of rank or social position. Instances ot'thls kind nro too numerous to men tion In a limited article llko this, but tile history of them nlT would bo well worth reading. e. A. LANGDON. M1TD SETTLE IT. lint tho Threat to Do- S IlaU to .Be KxplnUied. Judge Murphy was trying a case In San Rnfaoroncc. It was n mnrder ca3o and bitterly contested. It had not pro ceeded very far before the attorneys got to loggorheads, says the San Fran cisco Bulletin. Tho attorney for tho defense did' his best to Intimidate the attorney for the prosecution, and tho prosecuting attorney retaliated with all his might. Finally mattors got to such n pitch that tho attorney for tho prosecution turned npon his opponent and culled him down fn open court. Judge Murphy Interrupted, saying: "Gcntlemon, gentlemen, this won't do. This sort of thing Is very disre spectful to the court. This Is no place for such exhibitions. If you gentlemen have any differences to settle, settle them out of conrt." Tho attorney for the defense Immc dltrtwly rose and said: "Wo havo no dlf- ferences, If your honor please." "If your honor please," said tho prosecuting attorney, "I wish to say that wo havo differences. And I wish to give notice that when court ad journs T Intend to crack that man's head over there." Judge Murphy exploded. "How dare yon, sir? How dare you? TIiIb Is tho grossest contempt of court. How daro yon como here nnd attempt to terrify icounseir i nno you 150. s r: infi." Thaattornoy replied: "That Is lather i hard on me, If your honor please. Yonr honor distinctly, suggested that I should Bottle my differences with this man out of court, and I gave notice of my Intention to do bo. That Is all. I huvo the highest respect,nnd 'apprecia tion of your honor's Judgment In such matters, and I felt proud to aauept your honor's ndvlce." Judgo Murphy was not proof ngalnbt such subtle flattery and the; fine was promptly remitted. Or. Ahernethy'i , Memory. A friend dining wltlr-tho famous Dn Abernethy on Mrs. Abermrthy's birth day had composed somo verses In hon-. or of tho occasion, which ho repeated i to the family circle-after dinner. "AhJV said Abornothy,. smiling, "that is iij good Joke, now,. your pretending to havo written those versws." His frlond simply rejoined -that, "Such as they wero, thoy were certainly his own." Aftor a little good-natured bantring ho began to show annoyance at Abor nethy's apparent Incredulity, who, thinking It time- to finish the. Joke,' said: "I know those verses very, well, nnd I could my them by heart.,, His. frlond wnB nmazed nt Abernothy's re-, pentlng them throughout crrectly mid with the- greatest ease. Ho had fixed them In his memory, though only onco read! to him. What.n-CuatH to Travel In I'rlvate Car. Traveling In a private car Is a luxury that may now bo enjoyed upon most American railroads by nny ono who wllPpay clghteon railway fares, and for eighteen borths, and bear tho cost of tho- eook, ment and drink; but It is most frequontly enjoyed, free ot cost, 1)V those who rnn norfontlv woll nffnnl jto pay for It. Tho charms ot this 'method of getting about may be greatly overrated; and I have ono friend who rides In a 'special car and tells mo that to travel In that way Is not always .agreeable. Scrlbnor's. Corner In Cornflower. Tho demand for blue cornflowers In thojinarkets of, Berjln for tho docora tibn of persons and houses on the cen tenary festival of old Kaiser Wllhelm's birthday was so enormous that it was next to impossible to obtain a sufficient BUpBly. Berlin Das Echo. Stewed Putty-Illower. Johnny, who had been out to dinner, cama homo and- told his mother they had stowed putty blowers. Subsequent ly It came out that they had macaroni, Yonkers Statesman. A Harpoon In a Whale. A whale recently captured a Arctic waters was found to havo embodied In Its sldo a harpoon belonging tc a whal ing vessel that had been QUt ot service nearly half a cjntu,ry, K IIIIDW ' I lif JIUV'.i'Hi'fXI'M"" mtKttvr l".'.VV i't'lr""y" nni i iiijimmwjjji nil iimi ;i ywwiwi n ilium '"J 'I' HV J'"..rl'i-j-W- v - ,- "" J fG- ' - ' . i ii r . fvi,rm. in' ' ' J ' "' -' i