HSH5555S'n55!wwjM'ir;r ,, w - - tor' T7 $BfflCTtr-.l LH'y&x! y F v-Jb ' VV I THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, J UiNE 18 1897. 8 ,r W X BASE BALL GOSSIP. CURRENT SAYNQS AND DOLNOS ON THE DIAMOND. A Tribnto to tho Memory of tho tato Dao l'outz A. a. Spalding tlrown Itcmlnltccnt anil Tell of tlic Dns Wlicu Anion Wai Young. MHILE tho Brooklyn team was in Balti more recently tho UlCUlUUIt) Ul W1U team, accompanied by President Byrno and Manager Bar nle, visited the gravo ot tho titc manager, Mr. Da vid L. Foutz, at London Park. Tho team was accompanied by the members of Mr. Foutz' fnmlly, consisting of his mother, MVa. Mi riam C. Foutz, and uIb brothers and sisters. At tho grave Mr. Byrne made an address, in Which' he eulogized the llfo of Mr. Foutz, and said ho had known him for a long time as a quiet, honest nnd conscientious man, and ono of tM) greatest ball players tho country has produced. During the delivery pi tho address the players and the family stood nround the grave with bowed heads, after which each of tho players placed a bouquet of roses upon the grave, completely cdverlng it. In speak ing ot tho affair afterward Mr. Byrne eald: "Our visit to tho grave of Davo Foutz was an impressive one, and had an elevating cfToct on tho minds of tho players. During tho informal services there were tears In tho eyes of many of tho men, tho simplicity of the cere monies nnd tho evident regard that the Brooklyn club had for its employes ap pealing to their better natures. We had twenty bouquets, nil different In color and design, and each of us placed ono upon the grave Afterward Mrs. Foutz, .the venerable mother of the deceased, thanKcd us and tho Brooklyn club for the respect shown to her son, and said that she would never forget It. Tho players later spoko of similar services at tho resting places of Hub Collins and Darby O'Brien, nnd expressed tho senti ment that the BrooRlyn club never for got an employo who had served the club. That night Mr. Barnic and my self visited tho Baltimore lodge ot Elks, of which, by tho way, Mr. Barnio was nt ono time exalted ruler, and inspect ed a handsome- set of resolutions pre sented to that body by the Brooklyn lodge as a mark ot appreciation (or its participation in the funeral of Dave Foutz. Theso resolutions, which aro handsomely framed.wero presented last week." This was altogether a most appropriate and lmpresslro tribute' to tho memory of a good man, and re emphaalzes tho fact that tho Brooklyn club is tho ono Leaguo organization that never forgets its worthy friends i.nd employes. When Anion Wm Young. A. O. Spalding lapsed into a reminis cent mood tho other day and described his first meeting with Anson. Ho said: "It was tho last year 'that I played with Rockford. Our team took a trip out in Iowa. Among other games wo nad two arranged with tho club at Mar shalltown, Iowa. Well, tho Anson fam ily wero tho nihletlc men of tho town. Tho father and tho two boys, Adralu and his brother, owned It, In fact. I can remember how wo lined up In tho game. Anson, n big, rawboned, looso Joluted fellow, was playing second, and his father In center. Ono df mv first s ,-?bjki ) recollections of tho captain was seeing him nt a tlmo when ono of our men lined a hit over center. Young Anson was yelling: "Go it, dml, get that ball; and IiIb dad was shagging tho best he could, but ho couldn't connect. I re member I hit tho old gentleman with n ball. It was entirely accidental. He didn't say anything tho first time, but when I touched him up the second timo in tho same spot he walked out toward me and asked: 'Young man, did you do that n purpose?' Of course I as sured him that I had not. He scared me so that I kept tho ball away from ) tho plate after that for fear of reach ing him again. Tho Iowa men lost lots of money on tho games. Wo won both by big scores. The Rockford boys liked the gamo that young Anson put up. Ho was fast and showed it. After I NW CAPT. ANSON TO-DAY. left Rockford Anson camo thoro and played with them. Ho Is n great ath lete. Ho used to outplay anybody nt billiards in tho early days of tho league. t remember onco our crowd lost con siderable money backing another ball player against him at the game. He can shoot a gun, too. I (Irmly believo that It Anson was to leave tho team tho etiango would bo so noticeable In the playing that there would bo an in Btant howl for his return. I look for him to do something with that nlno of hlc this year." j llrodlo'i Trlcltn. Walter Brodle, tho eccentric member of the Pittsburg team, Is admittedly tho y p!. v i'i N - ( greatest outfielder In America. This statement goes only as far as fielding is concerned. There aso other outfield ers that when batting, baso running andrvun getting ore considered ovcr Fhadow tho center fielder of tho Smoky City crow. As far as catching a ball Is concerned Brodlo has all the others beat. "Ho can do moro with a ball than any plnyer I ever saw," said Dcn nlo Lyons yesterday. "Talk about cir cus work. This Brodlo has Hunlnp beat a block. No matter how high or long you hit n fly Brodlo can gnuge It and 'scoop' It up on tho short bound. Any fly ball tlmt ho has time to settle under ho can let go over his head and catch on his bade. Taking flics with his hnnd twisted and his back to the ball, llko Dunnlo used to do, Is his long stilt. Ho never nltempts anything lancy In a game. He Is too much In earnest to make a 'grand stand' play out of a catch that he can get both hands on. In practice before tho game when ho Is feeling well Is tho tlmo to seo Walter do his fancy work. Wal ter Is n crank on No. 13. Instead of bad luck ho thinks It Is a mascot num ber. Ho'll take locker 13, and ho would Bleep in No. 13 It any ot tho ho tels had a room with that "number on it." Turkcr Not n Spring Chicken. Dr. Harlcy Parker, a pltchor who Is claimed by Manager Charles A. Comls key, of tho St. Paul team of the West ern League, mado quite a reputation for himself during tho latter part of last season by helping tho Minneapolis DR. HARLEY PARKER. team to win tho championship of the Western Leaguo, and afterwards' in de feating tho Indianapolis nlno for tho Free Press Cup by winning two of the three games ho participated in. Parker was born on Juno 14, 1872, In Now York City, but learned to play ball at Chicago, 111., going to that city at an eftrly age. Ho played with several teitms of the Chicago City League, and gained Bome local renown before ho began playing ball professionally by accepting an engagement with the Grand Rapids club, ot the Western League, in 1894. Matured Flayers Unable to Change. "I can't quito agree with that sug gestion of Duko Farrell'8 to ball play ers who loso their arms," observed Al Maul. "Farrell believes that an ln (lelder whose arm falls him can prac ticing with hla other arm a certain length of time, develop the knack ot throwing, nnd witkln a fow months will havo taught hlB new throwing wing skill enough to play tho outfield. This has been tried by players repeatedly, but they never succeeded in mastering tho knack. A player could develop a new throwing arm If bo began early enough In his life, say at the age ot 1C pr 17. But after manhood has sot in and tho bones and muscles havo devel oped it is almost impossible to cultivato throwing with the left whon tho right !b played out. When Larry Corcoran's pitching arm was falling him ho began to practlco left handed pitching, and showed tho patlenco of Job while at tempting to domesticate tho left wing. Ho practiced long enough to got pretty fair command of tho ball, but ho couldn't pitch tho curves, and when his working arm played out ontlroly ho gave up pitching by the advice ot his physician, who laughed at his at tempts to cultivato speed and benders In hla loXt wing." Washington Post. AI-Aleci-i Hard Luck. "'UmplreB seemed to have it In for mo," said Jimmy McAleer, tho fast cen ter fielder ot tho Clevelanda tho other day. "I havo been fined several times when I did not know what I was flued for. 'Hank' O'Day onco took money away from mo and I never knew what It was for. Ho umpired a gamo In Cleveland nnd a few days later la Washington I received notice from President Young that ho had fined mo $75. I did not say n word to him dur ing the gamo. Either ho didn't like the way I combed my hair or ho got me mixed with some ono else. Or per haps he fined mo because I room with Jack O'Connor. I havo been rooming with Jack for five years, nnd that la tho only thing that I can figure that ha had against me." Cincinnati Enquirer. Didn't Want Any Hoodooi. Eddie Burke's best bat last season was a 15 cent affair. Ho batted above .300 with it. During a gamo in St Louis thoro was a row at tho Shoot thechutes, and a policeman clubbed ono of tho offendora on tho head with Eddlo's bat. Two dayB later the man died. Burke threw the bat away as soon as ho beard tho wws. CInc'a tl Times-Star. Smith No, I do not llko Jokes which mako fun In any way of religion. It seems to mo wo aro liable to bo callod up for them In tho next world. Smyth Wo'ro moro likely to bo called down. VjjffljjiiA. J?y IF A vvoVlvTiTW rural vYLilllBhw0wLBAjH(PG it LIFE IN A HAREM. SHOP QIRL WHO BECAME FIRST LADY IN PERSIA. Married a Nobleman lln Waft n Cnnnln of the Shah, and Took llrr llmiie to n Splendid l'alato lllitory ot Her Life. yp f? ERE is nn Arabian rICN Nights tale. It Is not one of the fo- vs&rf&sv n,"8 mousanu nnu J&$nffi x r " toU1 h thc first lady of tho harem, tho beauti ful Schehcrczndc.to begullo her royal 6pouso from hla an nounced Intention of chopping her head from her lovely shoulders, but Is quite now, quUc modern rind altogether fascinating. Like Schehcrezade's, It Is told by a first lady of tho harem, nnd It deals with her llfo In Persia. It Is a romanco that mlxeB up prosy Eng land and the sensuous Enst In tho moBt delightful fashion, for tho horolne of It was n London shop girl beforo she becamo ono of tho four wives, and later ono of tho four widows, ct A Persian nobleman. Seven years ago MIsb Frances Black man wns a stall girl at thc Crystal Pal ace, nnd sold Ivory bric-n-brac to who ever would buy. Sho was a rather pretty girl, and nt tho tlmo of tho Shah's vlBlt to England oaptlvnrfod tho fancy of n dark-skinned nobleman In tho potentate's party. Tills man proved to be Abdullah Hussein Khan, cousin ot thc Shnh, n man of great wealth and inftuenco In his own country. Stopping one day nt tho stalls, he wob greatly attracted by Miss Blacknvin and bought some trifles from her. Ho returned tho next day and bought Bomo moro. When ho appeared tho third day MIbs Blackman perceived that It was she, and not her wares, that attracted the dark8klnncd stranger, and thereupon tho romanco begnn. History Is silent upon the detnllB ot thc courtship, but It Is known thnt ho gnvo her many costly gifts of exqulslto Eastern work manship and cventunlly proposed, was accepted and married her. Tho cere mony was performed In a Roman Cath oUc church la tho beginning of 1899. Abdullah Hussein Khan was from tho beginning exceedingly fond ot hla pretty English bride. Ho obtained pel mission to rcmnln In England when the Shnh went homo and hired a hand some flat at Hydo Park Mansion, THE ENGLISH where ho lived In supremo happiness for nearly two years. He had told his wife of his rank and his wealth, but ho had not yet mentioned tho tact that ho already had threo other wives at home. But in 1892 thcro camo a command from tho Shah to return home. Ab dullah had by this tlmo deelded to mako England his home. Ho was a man ot cultivation and had found Eu ropean civilization much to his taste. But, under penalty of forfeiting his estate, ho was obliged to obey tho Shah's orders, and when ho reached Teheran ho had to tell his English brldo that sho was only No. 4. Ono can imagino the scene, tho toars, tho protestations, nrM all tho rest. But there was nothing for tho young wife to do but to submit, and sho had tho satisfaction of being tho preferred wife, the first lady of tho harem. When it was known to tho English at Teheran that ono of their country women was In tho harem thoro was considerable excitement, and many English ladles visited her. Sho be camo at onco popular In court circles, and tho Shnh gavo her tho name of Beebce Khanung, signifying Jho lady ot ladles." But favor and popularity cost her trials and dangerB, as will be seen. A few monthB ago Abdullah sudden ly died, much to his wife's grief. His eldest son, Jealous because hla father had settled fo much property upon Beebee'B little son, slezed tho house and scaled tho doors, Beebee broko tho seals and wns arrested, and threo attempts wero mado to poison her, tho H mp, Inst so nearly Miccessiul thnt an Eng lish doctor baicly suceeeuVd in saving her life. Through the Intervention of tho British Legation b1w dually ob tained her property, and willed for Ixindon, where sho has Just arrived with her boy. This little boy. Allah Nnsrlt, or I ho "Gift of God," has exchanged tho bag gy fintln ti'ouseis and loose silken coat, set off with diamond buttons, of hla own country for the sailor costumo of p. British tar. He Is n handsome, clev er boy, nnd nt tho ago of four already displays the autocracy enjoyed by his sex In Persia. "Ho much ijpciIm tho discipline of nn English school," says his mother, "for In Persln his word Is law. Being co heir with an only brother, ho wns lord of thc village In which wo lived, and every village child was his slave. When brought In to amuse him, it their bows wero not sufllclontly reverential and conduct Irrcproachnblc, ho Issued In structions, and tho small offenders were promptly beaten, for Perslnn boys are taught tyranny from tho cra dle. "When bored, a band, with the Inev itable dancing monkey, wub brought In for Ids bole delectation. He has been only two weeks In England, nnd It Is Impossible yat to mnke him understand that piano-organ nnd Btrcet musicians are not under his absolute authority. Ho perpetually orders them, In natlvo Persian, to remain playing so long as he Is pleased to bo pleased, and exhib its tho utmost disgust when they move on regardless of Ills lordly commands. "Sometimes I am glad ho cannot apenk English, for In Persln ho was taught to cJaba Europeans with mon keys, nnd he has no resltntlon In ad dressing them as such If they offend his prejudices. Fortunately his lan guage Is so pretty that tho opprobrious title frequently passes for a term of en dearment." Nasrlt Is a devout Mussulman, and wns Intensely horrified to find the fa miliar terms on which dogs, so ab horred by MolinmmedanB, nrc admitted to English households. Tho friendly nose of n dog thrust Into his hnnd was the signal for a flood ot tears and ve hement Insistence on n triple scrub bing of tho member so defiled. Tho lovo of animals Inherent In boy nnturo has changed tho spirit of Nnsrlt'B pre judices, and he now scampers prettily about a lawn with n sympathetic Eng lish bulldog ns friend and confidante. Stonr, the i:iiRllh Antiquary. John Stow, tho celebrated English antiquary, was n remarkable man. Ho was born of poor parents nbout 1525, nnd brought up to tho tailor's trade. SHOP GIRL WHO MARRIED INTO For forty years his llfo was passed among needles and thread, but In tho few leisure hours which his trado al lowed him, he had always been a fond render of legends, chronicles, historic and all that told of tho times that wero past. By such reading ho grow to bo so attached to old memories that when ubout forty years of ago ho throw down his noeuie, devoted himself to collect ing them and followed his new profes sion with the faith and enthusiasm ot an apostle. Short of means, ho mndo long Journeys afoot to hunt over nnd rnnsack colleges and monasteries, nnd no matter how worn and torn might bo tho rags of old papers which ho fund, ho kept all, reviewing, connect ing, copying, comparing, annotating with truly wonderful ability nnd good sense. Arrived at fourscore years, and no longer capable of earning a live lihood, ho applied to tho king, and James I., consenting to hlB petition, granted to tho man who had Bnved treasures of memoirs for English his tory, tho favor of wearing a beggar's garb and asking alms at church doors, In thlB abject state, forgotten and do splsed, he died two years lator. Dancer Ahead. Cyclist I alwayB get nervous whon I seo n woman crossing tho street ahead of me. Second Cyclist So do I. They havo so many pins In their clothes that It a fellow collides with thorn ho Is almost sftro to puncture a tire. Chips. Teacher Who was Joan of Arc? Bright Boy Noah's wife. Life. ' I DUEL WITH RED INK. How n lliituoroiM New Yorker Turned Melodrama Into 1'arcc. "There nro some things bo serious that tho very fnct of their having oc curred makes those Interested secre tive. It was rueh n thing took plnco while I was acquiring tho practical knowledgo of a civil engineer," said n man who has long enjoyed a fortune as tiro result of his professional ef forts, to a Detroit Froo Press man. "I went with n surveying party Into the southwest and to tho work of lay ing out a railroad was added that of fighting soiuo of tho Indlnns thnt ne glected everything oIbo for tiro Bake of giving us trouble. With us wnB n Philadelphia boy, ono of theso unfor tunnto fellows who thinks ho la nlways being Imposed upon, Blighted or ridi culed. In reality I wns his friend and old what 1 could to mnko things plcns autcr for him. But his suspicions al ways placed mo In tho wrong, nnd when ho did nothing worso than tcowl at mo I considered thnt wo wero got ting along very well together. "A crlsla enmo when I received a pro motion which ho thought should havo been given him. He .lost no tlmo In challenging me, nnd there wns nothing to do but accept or resign nnd go home. I accepted nnd mnde tho solemn prep arations usual In bucIi a cibc. In tho corps wbb a Now Yorkor who never hnd a serious thought or cared for any thing from which fun could not bo extracted. Ho constituted himself mnstcr of ceremonies In this nffalr of honor nnd went nbout It all with an nlr that suggested nn anticipation of at least two deaths. "When the word wns given wo fired together nnd tho result wna astound ing. From ench pistol thcro shot n streak of mingled colors, red nnd blnck predominating. Tho effect wbb irre sistibly funny, for lenves, grass nnd seconds wero tinted with tho Ink used by thc Now Yorker. Ho had filled cap sules with tho fluids and turned tho wholo thing Into a farce. Of course tho PhlladelpUan wns angry, but oven ho had a Benso ot humor, nnd from tho tlmo wo had n roaring sprend that night ho was n happier, brighter and moro 'companionable fellow." Human Penalty. A French scientific writer pointB out that n mero gain In weight should not, In Itself, bo taken ns an Indication of Improved bodily condition. It 1b, ac cording to htm, rather n question of tho density than ot tho quantity ot tlfsuo that covers tho bones. When lncrcaso ot weight results from In creased density, then tho health Is THE HAREM. really improved. In order that this prlnciplo may bo practically applied, ho suggests tho uso of baths contain ing a known quantity of water, and supplied with appliances for measure ment whereby tho density of tho Im mersed body mny bo calculated, In tho manner In which ArchlmcdeB ascer tained tho density of King Hlcro'u crown ot adulterated gold. WOMEN OF NOTE. Mrs. McKinley presented to each of tho young ladles In her party who at tended tho Inaugural ball a handsomo fan and laco handkerchief as a souve nir. When tho queen, now in hor 78th year, ascended tho throno, tho poke bonnet was tho most characteristic fea ture of fcminlno attlro. That wai In tho year 1837. Mrs. John Sherman is cxcedeuigly well read and deeply interested in cur rent events. Next year sho and Sec retary Bborman will bo able to cele brate their golden wedding. Nowadays, when women aro Just venturing to rldo horseback nstrldo, It is interesting to know that Queen Anne, consort of Richard II of Eng land, was tho first woman to rldo a sldo saddle previous to that women riding as did tho men. Frnuloln Anna Slegmund, a grand nleco ot tho great Composer Schubert, who la a student in tho dramatic de partment of tho Vienna Conservatory, recently appeared in that city as Fran clsca in "Mlnnn von Barnhelm" and Vi ola In "As You Llko It." It vaa her J first public performance. a; X THE TOMU OF ATTILA. A Writer Who Doubt llminel' Hlght lit Itejolce. Brussels Is "enthusing" over tho sar- JophngiiB ot Attlln, which turned up :asunlly tho other day, In sinking tho foundations of the now exhibition, Bays tho London Htnntlnrd. They call it a very remarkable discovers and no ono will question that. Tho dny whon Attlln'a gravo Is found will bo an epoch In history: but wo do not expect to hear ot It In Belgium, nor to rend tho account In a newspaper paragraph. When tho people of Athens went mnd with Joy over n report of Alexander's dentil, Phoclon declined to bollovo It; lor said he, "It Alexander wero dead tho universe would rcok 'with smell;' " io, rf Atllla b or Alarlc'n tomb wero dls- :ovcrcd, art nnd culturo throughout tho world would bo convulsed. For In thesu spots tho choicest treasures ot Grecco and Rome, such nn hnd survived and thcro la excellent renson to think thnt they nro those which wo should most specially vnlue. For tho quantity of gold and silver pinto In ench caso waB described as enormous and for genomtlons boforo that tlmo Romans had llttlo enough to spend on now ar ticles of luxury. It follows that tho vast hoard must havo boon old, most ly. But thoro Is no reasonnblo hops that Attlla's tomb will over bo found. Wo only know thnt ho was burled! somewhero besldo tho Danubo, nt a depth far beyond tho rench of tho plow. It by Bomo lucky chnnco a canal should bo dug ncrosB tho spot tho bones ot the slaughtered slaves or other Indications may turn up, nnd If they bo noticed by Intelligent persons tho work mny be carried deeper. That appears to bo tho only hope But tho resting place ot Alnrlc is known. Thcro would bo no difficulty nnd smalt oxpenso In opening It. That effort has never mndo a scan dal. I'enrU Hurled Under Water. An Interesting story Is told concern Ing Bomo of tho Jewels belonging to tho ompresB of Germany. Sho owns a very flno necklace, mado of largo pearls, well matched In slzo nnd singularly puro In color. Tho nocklaco, howovor; had been laid asldo for some tlmo away from tho light and nlr, and ns a natural result tho color ot the pearla had Buffered considerably. In fact, when tho empress took out her neck lace It wns bo discolored that sho found sho could not possibly wear It in Its then condition. Tho court Joweler, when nppealcd to, gavo it ns his opin ion that nothing would restore tho pris tine purity of tho pcnrls except a vory long Immersion in tho sea. A rIsh caso was accordingly mado, with holei In It to admit tho water, tho pearli wero deposited in it and It was nun "full fathomB fivo" in the waters of th North sea. Tho spot chosen is clo to tho shore nnd It Is said that scntri nro fnn dtitv MiPrn nleM nnd ilov f. lame. In the Department Htore. Customer (who has purchased a pair of kid gloves) They will do very woll. though they nro a trifle largo. Saleswoman But, then, your handt aro so small 1 Is thcro anything else! Customer Yes, thoro nre n tow things I wanted. Let mo seo oh, yes; a gallon of molasses, a pound of ten penny nails and ? hlndquarter of lamb. Saleswoman Will you tako thorn with you or havo thorn sent? Customer Perhaps you may as well send them, na I nm not going directly homo. Boston Transcript. i SAID BY WISE MEN. The haunts of happiness aro varied, but I hnvo moro often found her among llttlo children, homo firesides and coun try homes than anywhere else. Sid ney Smith. Knowledgo will not be acquired with out pnins and aplicatlon. It Is trou blesome nnd dcop digging tor purs waters; but when onco youcomo to the spring, thoy rls up and meet you. Felton. Never Bacrlflc a right principle to ob tain a favor tho cost Is too groat. II you cannot secure what Is right and needful for you by square nnd manly conduct, bettor do without It. Georgo Wilson. Thoro nro depths In man that go tho lengths of lowest hell, as thero aro heights that reach highest heaven; for uro not both heaven and hell mado out ot blm, made by him, everlasting mira cle and mystory that he Is. Carlylc. If wo look down, then our shoulders stoop. It our thoughts look down, our character bends. It is only whon wr hold our heads up that tho body bo comes erect It is only whon our thoughts go up that our life becomes erect. Alexander McKenzle. Inflnlto toll would not enable you to sweep away a mist; but by ascending a'Mt'tlo, you mny often look over It al together. So it Is with our moral im provement; wo wrestle fiercely with a vicious habit, which could havo no hold upon us if wo ascended into a higher moral atmosphere. Helps. In order to lovo mankind, expect but llttlo from them; in order to view their faults without bitterness, wo must ac custom ourselves to pardon them, and to percclvo that Indulgence Is a Justice which frail humanity has a right to demand from wisdom. Now, nothing tends more to dispose us to Indulgence, to closo our hearts against hatrod, to open them to tho principles of a hu mano and soft morality, than n pro found knowledgo of tho human heart Accordingly, the wisest men hnvo al ways been tho most indulgent Lord Lytton. Tho oldest living English composer is Henry Russell, author ot "Cheer, Boys, Cheer," and "A Life on the Ocean Wave." Ho has composed over 8,W som:s. m t M -(.. j rv -r1- !$ t m iTh-