THE NOltFOLK WJ3BKLY NKWS-JOrHNAIj , FRIDAY , JULY 28 , 11)11. )
Character Study of Pitcher Ames
Giants'rTwirler Has Fine Assortment of Curves , but
Lacks Control and Generally Blows Up
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n Photo by American Press Association.
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Johnson , Washington's Star Pitcher
Besides Having Regained His Old Time Twirling Form
Walter Has Developed Into a Fine Batter
Faoto by American Press Association.
JOE JACKSON REALLY GREAT.
Cleveland's Young Outfielder Now
Crowdir.g Cobb Fop Batting Honors.
Those who considered Joe Jackson a
mere flash in the pan and predicted
that he would have a hard time hold
ing his own against tbe Anicrk-un
league pitchers this season must ad
mit their error in sizing up this play
er , for nt the present time he is actu
ally crowding Ty Cobb for the pre
mier batting honors of the league.
Jackson not only has bit just as well
In this company as be did In the mi
nors , but he has shown that be knows
the game better than he was given
credit for , and the cud of tbe present
season will find him numbered among
tbe really great plnyora of the coun
try.
try.If
If a good servant is needed in your
home , take "trouble" to answer some
ads as well as to advertise !
FRUGAL BILL SCHIPKE.
Omaha Manager Banked His Sal
ary Until End of Season.
Skipper Bill Schlpke , man
ager and captain of the Oma
ha club , is noted for hla frugal
ity and also for his skill as a
hunter nnd trapper. The first
year Schlpke was In Omaha ho
drew about f5 a month from Pa
Rourko for expense money and
let the rest of his salary remain
in the bauds of the owner of the
Omaha team. When this was
banded to him at the end of the
season Skipper remarked : "Gee ,
that's more money than I ever
saw. The first thing I will do Is
to go right homo and buy enough
coal to last mother all winter. "
And he did.
Burke Beats "Giants. "
Burke , S. D. , July 22. Special to
The News : In a game of baseball
Saturday the Burke team took the
Omaha Giants ( colored ) to defeat with
a score of 12 to C. Both teams had
their * batting clothes on nnd hit the
ball nt will. Good snappy fielding on
both sides was all that kept the score
from going much higher. Dean , Em
ery nnd Gllkerson wore the battery for
Burke nnd did good steady work all
the way through.
HUFFIE'S COLTS BEAT PIERCE.
Second Defeat for Men Who Claimed
Championship.
Crolghton , Neb. , July 24. Hume's
Colts won live out o' j ; of the tourna- '
nont games here by TTefeatlng Pierce j
with a terrible drubbing ot 1C to 4.
Dunaway for Crelghton allowed but
six hits and struck out ten. The Colts
got eighteen safe hits off Wnlworth.
Pierce has been laying claim to the
championship of northeast Nebraska ,
jut has failed to beat the Colts , this
being the second defeat for Pierce
against Crelghton. Score :
R. II. E.
relghton . . . .233401300 16 18 3
Pierce 000000040 4 6 C
Batteries : Crelghton , Dunaway and
fluff man ; Pierce , Wnlworth and Tift.
Earned runs : Crelghton , 12 ; Pierce ,
3. Three-base hits : Brant (2) ( ) , Huff
man. Two-base hit : Dunaway. Time ,
2:00. : Umpires , Perrine , Crooked nnd
Carpenter.
Madison Overalls Win.
Madison , Neb. , July 24. Special to
The News : The Overalls of Madison
defeated the Meridian Creek team on
the Madison diamond by n score of 0
to 14. Batteries : Madison , Mallory
and Walker ; Meridian Creek , Purdy
and Penhollow. Rafe Dowllng , um
pire.
Creston 14 , Madison 9.
Mndlson , Neb. , July 24. Special to
The News : The Madison baseball ag
gregation , managed by Frank Balsch ,
crossed bats on the Madison diamond
with Creston , the score being 9 to 14
in favor of Creston. Batteries : Mad
ison , Baullou nnd Balsch ; Creston ,
Loeschen and Hanna. Umpire , Rafe
Dowllng.
Pierce 9 , Battle Creek 4.
Pierce , Neb. , July 24. Special to
The News : Pierce beat Battle Creek
9 to 4 yesterday. Batteries : Pierce
Manske and Tift ; Battle Creek , Seldel
and Bobe and Doering. Hits off
Manske 3 , off Seldel C ; struck out by
Manske 11 , by Seldel 5.
Wlnsido Beats Pender.
Wlnside , Neb. , July 24. Special to
The News : Winslde defeated Pender
at Winside by a score of 12 to 3 , Win
side's base stealing being the feature
of the game. Batteries * For Win-
side , Cress , Needham and Pomeroy ;
for Pender , Jollls , Hardln and Chil-
cott and Racely. Wlnside got 12 hits
and Pender G. Pender got 3 stolen
bases and Wlnside 17.
"Shade On" Is Dead at Neligh.
Nellgh , Neb. , July 24. Special to
The News : Shade On , the famous
race horse owned by John Kay of this
city , died last night , from heart trou
bio . He was burled near the River
side stables.
Shade On's mark was 2:0894 : . He
won a stake of $10,000 some years ago
In Minneapolis. He was 17 years old.
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BASEBALL STRATEGY.
Bench Orders ct Times Quceri th
Battsr With tha Fans.
One < it i DC iiinriuH ot tin- game Is its
unc.\H' | < ti'dtu s. HIP fnc-t tli.it you never -
er can tell wtiat * Kta ( > \ \ t < unpppn until -
til It iiiitor \
Lo ) joii Know Html "In-side hall"
rcallj KV MUM "Jii : . ' tliinb thry do ,
but few riMll.v do i.uow In fact , it
[ y a very Intcri'-ti ! ! ; "liii-ll lit. both on
the g'lino and on tinAniPiiran char-
nrlcr m rcitllrt * tlini nine mil ot ten
people wlin M'i > n I in II name nee only
the ticsli if ) Ii. iifU-r realise the skele
ton on winch n N limit , never see tbe
heart licatiiiu nut watch Its lifeblood
flowui : ( -u to a piine and shout
yoursi'll liiar > e
"Illl It nut.on. , . you 'bonehwid ! '
What yer landing there for ? Think
this n pink tea ? They're all perfectly
good-hit em ! " And the player at
the plate , hearing , longs to obey for
all players love to hit yet holds him
self In.
"Make him give you three balls.
Then lilt I" are bin orders from the
bench from the baseball general or
dering the game. A man Is on third.
There Is but one out lilts have been
few nnd far between , but a long fly
will score theman. How get a long
fly ? By meeting one which "cuts the
heart of the plate" square nnd fair ,
now get the pitcher to serve such a
ball ? By "working" him until three
balls have been called , when the
fourth ball must como over the plate
or the bntter be given n pnp ; hence
the orders. If they go wro1 If the
pitcher succeeds In getting tin strikes
across before three balls , the batter
strikes out. and n groan gee up from
the crowd But the batter knows , and
the pitcher knows , and the team
knows , nnd the players on the bench
know that tbe man at the plate struck
out because be was obeying orders.
World -Today.
SENATOR OWEN A SCORCHER.
Oklahoma Senator Arrested at Chevy
Chase for Overspeedlng.
Washington , July 24 Senator Owen
of Oklahoma was one of eighteen
persons arrested yesterday in Chevy
Chase , Md. , charged with overspeed-
ing automobiles. The defendants put
up collateral to insure subsequent ap
pearance.
Doubts "Dick to Dick" Letter.
Washington , July 24. Denial that
he ever saw the "Dick to Dick" letter
is made by Ashmun Brown , formerly
of the interior department , in a letter
to the Washington Post. Tlio famous
"Dick to Dick" letter , alleged to- have ,
been from Richard S , Hynn , to the
then secretary of the interior , lUclmrd
A. Dalllnger , Miss F. M. Abbott claims' '
to have discovered in the flics in tho'
Controller Bay case which Brown
turned over to her to examine. " 11
gave her nil the papers to go over , " i
writes Mr. Brown. "She did not men
tion to mo the discovery of the 'Dick
to Dick' postscript. I did not sco it In
going over the papers with her. 1 am
confident that it never was there at
nil. "
Tennis at St. Joe.
St. Joe , Mo. , July 24. The inter
state tennis tournament , the biggest
event in local tennis circles this year , ' 1
opened ( this morning In the courts of
the St. Joseph Lawn Tennis nssocln-j |
tlon. Entries have been received from
some of the best tennis players in
the Missouri -valley Including cracks
from St. Louis , Kansas City and
Omaha.
Norfolk 4. Tllden 0.
Many Norfolk people in automobiles
nnd by train went to Tllden Sunday
nnd watched Norfolk shut out the Til-
den ball team with a score of 4 to 0.
The game was Norfolk's nil the way
through and the superior playing on
the part of the local team was admitted -
ted by Capt. Ryan of Tllden , who con
ceded his team's defeat in the fifth in
ning. One batter striking at a ball
was hit by the ball nnd one of the Til-
den runners came home from third.
The umpire at first would not count
the score , but because the game was
threatened to be stopped unless the
score was counted he let it pass , but
declared it could not bo ofilclnJly.
'
counted. Ho was upheld In his de- ,
clslon by Cnpt. Ryan , who declared
the game 4 to 0.
Roy Boveo pitched for Norfolk and
his twirling was the feature of the
game. He brought Norfolk out of nj '
bad hole by striking out his man with
oases full. Hoffman starred In the
catcher's box and Gllssman played
good team work with ft fast third base
man to help him back first base. King-
don pitched for Tilden.
Corrected.
A sandwich man who paraded Wall
street bore aloft tbe legend , "Eat your
lunch nt Stuffcm's and Surprise your
Palet. "
"There's something wrong with that
sign , " said a broker to a banker.
"What Is it ? "
"He's got the last word spelt wrong , "
replied the other. "Pity sign painters
can't learn how to spell or consult a
dictionary. Hey , there , you with the
Surprise ! Your palate's spelt wrong.
Have it fixed up ! "
The next day the same sandwich
man shuffled along nnd , sure enough ,
he had reported the error. The last
word of the sign had been carefully
scraped out and In its place the -word
stood proudly forthwith an extra " 1 , "
thus : "Eat your lunch nt Stuffem's and
Surprise your Pallet. " New York
Press.
Horse Gets Tobacco Habit.
Burke , S. D. , July 22. Special to
The News : There is a freak horse1
in Burke that seems to exhibit human
tendencies , as far as vices are con
cerned , at least.
The horse Is the property of HIney
Snyder , rural mail carrier on R. F. D.
No. 3 , and makes the round trip every
other day from this town to Lucas
nnd back. Early in the spring the
horse became afflicted with worms
and Mr. Snyder doctored Iiim with'
tobacco , with the result that the ani
mal has become a veritable tobacco
fiend. *
Whenever any one lights a pipe or
takes a chew of tobacco within sight
of the horse the animal squeals and
paws and uses all of his equine vocabulary -
cabulary In demanding a share of the
luxury. A cloud of tobacco smoke
blown in his nostrils elicits a dreamy
sigh of content and a nicker for
more , while a chew of plug seems
to make him entirely happy. He will
lick up a handful of smoking tobacco
as though it were oats. Recently Mr.
Snyder lighted his pipe as usual and
climbed into his buggy to start on his
daily trip , but the horse refused to
budge. He was never known to balk
and Hiney realized that he must have
offended the horse in some way. When
ho went to the horse's head to see
what was the matter the animal nosed
into his driver's pocket and dragged
out a package of tobacco. Hiney
poured out a handful and gave it to
him , which the horse consumed with
evident satisfaction and then jogged
off on his daily trip with apparent
content.
Since that time it requires n nickel's
worth of tobacco each morning to
start the faithful mail horse , and Mr.
Snyder Is somewhat worried as to
whether he will not demand more and
become a matter of no small expense
in the future. He is undecided as to
whether to attempt to teach the horse
to smoke , being fearful that it would
keep him busy lighting the horse's
pipe and that the animal might balk
every time the pipe went out. Cigar
ettes are out of the question , as the
South Dakota law forbids their use
by minors , and the horse is not yet
of age.
Norfolk Wins in Two Golf Matches.
Twelve Fremont golf players come
to Norfolk Saturday night for a match
game with local golfers on Sunday at
the Country club links. Norfolk won
both the morning and the afternoon
matches , according to figures handed
to Chairman Chrlstoph. In the mornIng -
Ing the locals won by 15 Joints at
medal play and in the afternoon by 2
up at match play.
The members of the Fremont club
taking part in the matches were : R.
Jennings , L. R. Hammond , R. B.
Thomas , F. H. Richards , Paul Colson ,
A. P. Overgaard , F. D. Drew , R. A ,
Chappell , HJalmer Anderson , Ralph !
W. Corly , John Canavan , R. M. Chap-
pell.
pell.Tho
The Norfolk players wore : George
B. Chrlstoph , S. M. Braden , C. 13.
Burnham : , S. a. Mayor , George 11. Bur
ton , A , 12. Chambers , C. B. Cabanlss ,
W. F. Hall , Dr. Brush , N. A. Huso ,
Louis : Thompson.
Fremont men are enthusiastic over
the Norfolk course , declaring it the
most beautiful In the state.
Pumps Water On Potatoes.
Alnsworth , Neb. , July 24. Special
to The News : Saturday morning and
Saturday evening's showers amounted
to .40 of an Inch In Ainsworth. Over
the county in places there was nn Inch
or more. The rains in the county will
help all crops. In the vicinity of Ainu-
worth it helps out on the corn. Wal
ter Fuse has been using n gasoline
engine for two weeks to get water on
his five-acre potato patch.
Heavy Rain On Rosebud.
Showers fell nt various places in
north Nebraska and southern Dakota
Saturday night. A heavy rain fell be
tween Burke , S. D. , and Winner , nnd
between Bassett and Stuart , Neb.
Dallas , S. D. , July 24. Special to
JThe | News : An inch of rainfall at
.Dallas and n general rain over Trlpp
county varying from one to three nnd
lone-half ; Inches , fell Saturday and
Saturday night.
Deluge In Gage County.
Osceola , Neb. , July 24. Five Inches
of rain fell here Saturday night.
Antelope for Taft.
Nellgh , Neb. , July 24 Special to
The News : The republicans of An
telope county met in convention Snt-
urday afternoon in the court room in
this city. A harmonious meeting was
held and n large number of delegates
were present
George Couplnnd of Elgin was elect
ed chairman and A. R. Dennis of Orchard -
chard secretary.
I As a committee on credentials the
chairman appointed George H. Me-
Gee , H. M. Springer and Elwell John
ston , who reported that n full repre
sentation of all townships were pres
ent , nnd were entitled to seats in the
convention.
Chairman Coupland , who is a mem
ber of the state regents , gave an in
teresting talk for a few minutes to
the delegates on the tilling of the soil
in northeast Nebraska. He clearly ex
plained that the young men of today ,
as farmer boys , would be the sucess-
ful farmers of the future. He con
cluded his remarks by saying that he
was thankful for the position he now
attains by the state , as it is work he
dearly loves and which he is deeply
interested in. He highly compliment
ed the work of the state university
and the agricultural college.
A committee of three were appoint
ed to select delegates to the state con
vention , and consisted of George
Sweet , George Fannon and E. E. Beck-
with.
The resolution committee consisted
of five delegates and were George H.
McGee , E. T. Best , C. H. Stockdale , W.
A. Ellwood , A. R. Dennis.
The following are the names selected -
ed by the appointed committee to attend
(
tend the state convention , which con
venes at Lincoln tomorrow : George
Coupland , J. G. Hads , J. M. McAllister ,
| T. J. Fletcher , J. B. Lytle , E. Broad-
ball , R. J. Gaines , C. H. Kelsey , Wil-
[ ' Ham Alexander , J. F. Fannon , George
i W. Fannon , D. M. Murphy.
j The following resolutions were un
animously adopted :
! "We , the republicans of Antelope
1 county In convention assembled renew
our faith and allegiance to republican
, ism.
j "Resolved , We cordially endorse the
administration of President William
1 H. Taft In fulfilling party pledges , and
of the republicans in the United States
. senate and Lous * of representatives.
I "We further endorse the republicnr
administration of the state of Nebrat
ka for the wise and able manner In
I , which they are conducting their sever-
I al offices , and handling the business
i affairs of the state.
*
j "Wo also endorse Judge Anson A.
Welch , republican candidate for dis
trict judge , for the fair and impartial
manner in which he has conducted
the affairs of his court , and urge all
republicans to give him united sup
port.
"We urge harmony among the re
publicans and deprecate everything of
a nature that will lead to disruption of
party lines ,
"We condemn the present democratic -
cratic majority in congress for the
continued agitation for purely polit
ical measures , thereby holding in abey
ance the business and prosperity of
the nation.
"We further condemn the extrava
gance of the last democratic state leg
islature in making appropriations
largely exceeding any previous ses
sion , many of which were wholly un
necessary and for political purposes
only. "
No Resolutions In Brown.
Alnsworth , Neb. , July 24. Special
to The News : The republican county
convention was held Saturday'after
noon and was fairly well attended and
was very harmonious. The delegation
to the state convention was made up
of J. S. Davlsson of Long Pine , J. P.
Rucker of Smith , Ed Lynch of Enders-
lake and J. W. Terry of Johnstown.
There were no resolution adopted and
the unanimous sentiment of the convention -
vention was that national politics had
no place in the campaign of this year.
R. S , Rising of Ainsworth was elected
chairman of the county central com
mittee nnd Howard O. Wilson secre
tary.
Dodo * for Taft and Brown.
Fremont , Neb. , July 24. Dodge
county republicans endorsed Taft and
Brown , at their convention Saturday.
Pierce for Taft and Brown.
Pierce , Neb. , July 24. Special to
The News : At a convention of the
republicans of Pierce county , held in
this city Saturday afternoon , the
following delegates wore selected to
the state convention at Lincoln.
Thomas Chllvors , C. 11. Stewart , Dan-
uol Duff , C. H. Johnson. George llecht ,
F. Wayne Coons and James Me-
Whorter. Thomas Chllvern was o-
touted chairman of thn county central
committee. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :
We commend the administration of
President Toft. Without fear or fa-
for and with great ability he has pur
sued n consistent , upright and pat
riotic course In the affairs of this
government , which , in bin judgment
would best promote the Interests of
all the people. During his period of
uurvicu to lila country , as its chief
executive , ho has heard but not heed
ed the petitions of special Interests ,
and with the wisdom , fidelity nnd pat
riotism of a true leader of the people ,
President Taft has strengthened the
powers of the government against
those who would encroach upon the
rights of the people. The great trusts
have been brought under proper sub
jection to the law ; corruption In pub
lic office has been condemned nnd
powerful malefactors luivo mot with
an honest , fearless administration of
justice ; under the administration of
President Taft , legitimate commerce
has been fostered and protected nnd
nn active Interest in the peace and
progress of the world has been mani
fested. We commend the action of
the president in the International
peace movement nnd recognize the
initial force of his position in the
speedy ratification of his proposed
peace policy by the great powers of
the earth. With force nnd faithful
ness the great progressive policies of
the Roosevelt administration have
been applied in the nation's affairs.
AVe heartily endorse the record in
congress of Hon. Norrls Brown , Ne
brnska's great United States senator.
With only the interests of the whole
people in mind he has loyally support
cd the president in his great fight
against the interests and for the pco
pie nnd by his honesty , ability nnd
lofty patriotism , has won a place of
high influence and respect in the na
tional congress and given to Nebraska
a representation which it has seldom
enjoyed. Wo pledge to Senator Brown
our confidence and support , believing
that his services to the people of the
great state of Nebraska merit the ac
tlve support of all loyal citizens , Irre
spective of party lines or ties.
We approve the administration of
Gov. Aldrich and the republican state
officers , as honest , fearless , able and
just. In our candidate for district
judge , Hon. A. A. Welch , we present
to the voters of the ninth judicial dls
trict , a man admired nnd respected
by the people at largo and loved by
all those who have come to know him
more intimately in the courts over
which he has so fairly and ably pre
sided. His record on the bench Is a
record of faithful , fair and able ad
ministration of justice. By simple
fairness , coupled with his great abll
ity as a lawyer and judge , he has won
n secure place in the confidence of
all the people. His personal qualities
nnd hisprofessional attainments make
him the Ideal candidate in a campaign
in which both of the great political
parties have practically declared in
favor of a non-partisan judiciary and
we believe that the voters of this d
trict will take the first step In the
direction of this reform by sustaining
in the election a man too large in all
respects to be influenced unduly by
any political party or creed. To Hon.
A. A. Welch , we pledge our confidence
and support.
Vedrlnes In the Lead.
Edinburg , Scotland , July 24. J. Ved
rines , the French aviator , In a Moranc
Borel monoplane remains in the lead
in the circuit of Great Britain avia
tion race for the Dally Mall's purse.
He covered the distance of 343 miles
from Hendon to Edinburg this morn
ing In less than six hours actual Hy
ing time. Beaunlont followed Ved
rines closely Weymann , still ex
periencing bad luck , was held up at
Hendon awaiting the arrival of a new
propeller.
It was noon before Weyman had
equipped his machine with a new pro
peller. Then he started on a trial
flight in a fickle wind. His biplane
bucked-like a broncho but he made a
safe landing. Later word was re
celved here that the American had
again headed for this city , going with
the sliced of a pigeon.
A great crowd assembled at the
aerodrome at Hendon at 4 o'clock this
morning to witness the getaway on
the second stage from Hendon to Edin
burgh with intermediate stops at Har-
rogate and Newcastle. Through a
mistake of the timekeeper Beaumont ,
who should have started second , getaway
away first. Vedrines , after a few ex
cited gestures , sailed away a few seconds
ends later. Thousands witnessed a
splendid spectacle as the two airmen
sped across the aerodrome and they
were soon lost to sight. Beaumont ,
who was flying higher , was quickly
overtaken and when Harrogate , 182
miles from Hendon , was reached , Ve
drlnes had gained another few min
utes. This was repeated In the stages
from Harrogate to Newcastle , sixty-
eight miles , and from Newcastle to
Edinburgh , ninety-three miles.
Valentine , the Englishman who Is
making a bid for the prize against the
Frenchman , was third to arrive at
Harrogate. He won the prize of silver
plate offered for the first Englishman
to complete this stage. He was de
layed for an hour at Harrogate and
made a low trip to Newcastle , having
by mistake landed outside the town
instead of at Gosforth Park , the offi
cial landing pMce.
Capt. Cody also reached Harrogate.
Of the thirteen others who completed
the first stage from Brooklands to
Hendon on Saturday C. C. Patterson in
a "Baby" Graharae-Whito biplane , nnd
Lieut. Heynolds , retired ; B. Audemars
withdrew after making three false
starts nt Hendon nnd the rest either
failed to get away or descended before
making Harrogate. C. H. Pixtob came
down three miles south of Harrogate
and smashed his machine , which prob
ably has put him out of the race. The
others met with minor accidents but
will continue.
The official times between Hendon
and Harrogate are :
Vedrlnes , 3 hours 3 minutes 4 sec-
ends ; Beaumont , 3 hours 7 minutes 54
seconds ; Valentine , 3 hours 39 min
utes 28 seconds ,
No New Cholera Cases.
Now York , July 24. The stringent
mia ! uroB taken to prevent an opldom-
ic of cholera hero undoubtedly will
prove effective , according to the
health officials who today reported no
new ciiHeB hud developed slucu last
Saturday when Manuel Bormudus , a
Spanish fireman , was found to ho suf
fering from the disease In Bellevue
hospital. Health ollleors nro trying to
run down the Bailers who were occu
pants of the Bailors' boarding IIOUHO
where Bormudca was taken ill with
cholera before ho wont to llollovue.
May Attack Juarez ,
Juarez , Mox. , July 24. That the
band camped n few miles south of
hero Is n force of liberals who threaten -
on to attack Juarez , It Is Htated by city
olllclals. There are approximately 1GO
In the party , all heavily armed , and 11
Is known that another band Is In the
hills south of El Paso smelter. Noth
ing has been heard of the thirty ru-
rales sent out from this city to Gund-
nlupo to disperse the liberals In pos
session of that town. A courier was
sent out by Mayor Medina to try to
locate the missing men.
Thu City of the Dove.
When mighty Amru weni to conquer
Egypt he camped on the cant bank of
the Nile opposite Memphis , that great
twenty miles long capital of mud
bricks whose western verge was the
pyramids and whose mud brick houses
have nil vanished. Amru crushed the
Egyptians and came back to get his
camp to move over nnd occupy Mem
phis. A dove had built In the folds
near the top of his tent Blood bathed
Amru , the ruthless , would not let her
bo disturbed. A now city started about
his tenta. It grew northward along
the Nile. It is today Cairo. Memphis
IB only a name.
Hli Flag Was Up.
When the crowd assembled for their
game of ball Johnnie , the pitcher , was
missing. Jlmmlo was sent to Investi
gate.
"Is Johnnie nt homo ? " asked Jlmmlo
of the sister who answered bla knock.
"Course , " answered the sister. "Don't \
you see bin shirt on the line ? " Success
Magazine.
A HAUNTED ROOM.
The Mysterious Light That Qeorga
Cary Eggleston Defied.
There was and perhaps still Is n
room In n certain house In Virginia
which was supposed to bo haunted.
Every time a person slept there ho
would be sure to wake after awhile to
find the whole room pervaded by a
dim yellowish gray or grayish yellow
light. It was very dim nt first , but It
Increased steadily till the occupant of
the chamber Hid from the nameless
terror In panic. Mr. George Gary Kg-
glcston was not to be daunted by these
tains and accordingly decided to try u
.nlght there. In "Recollections of n
Varied Life" he tells what happened :
It was about midnight v\ \ hen I en
tered the room. Jt was raining heav
ily , and the wind was rattling the
fclcut fclmtiers of the eight gieat windows
dews of the room.
1 went to each of those windows
and minutely examined It. They vu'to
hung with heavy curtains of deoj ) red.
Having completed my examination ,
explored the closets and bolted the
door. I went to bed The great four
poster was Inexpressibly comfortable ,
and the splash and patter of the rain
as It bent upon the window blinds was
as southing as a lullaby. I forgot all
about the experiment In which I wni
engaged , all about ghosts and lliuir
ways , and went to sleep.
After a time I suddenly waked to
find the room dimly pervaded by tli.it
yellowish pray or grayish yellow ll lic
whch : had BO disturbed the slumbers
of others In that chamber. My awak
ening was so complete that all my fac
ulties wore alert at once. I felt under
my pillow and found the pistol still
where I had placed It.
Instead of springing hastily from
bed , I lay there for a time , watching
the weird light as It slowlj- , almost
Imperceptibly , Increased In Intensity. I
decided that the gray distinctly pre
dominated , but In the meantime the
steady increase In the light nnd its
pervasiveness warned me , nnd I slip
ped out of bed.
The rain was still beating heavily
against the window blinds , nnd the
strange yellowish gray light was still
slowly but steadily Increasing. I was
resolute , however , in my determina
tion not to be disturbed or hurried by
any manifestation. In response to that
determination I glanced nt the mirror
and decided that the mysterious light
was sufficient for the purpose , nnd I
resolved I would shave.
Having done so , I bathed in the rap
idly Increasing light I was deliberate ,
however , In donning my clothing , nnd
not till I was fully dressed did I turn
to leave the room.
I turned the key. A second later I
was out of that chamber , and the oak
en door of It was securely shut behind
me. I went down the great stairway ,
slowly , deliberately , in pursuance of
my resolution. 1 entered the largo
hallway below nnd thence passed to
the oak wainscoted dining room ,
whcro I eat down to breakfast with
the rest of the company.
It was 0 o'clock of a dark , rainy
morning. The grayish ytllow light
wu daylight
Wlckersham Says It's False.
Washington , July 24. Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham today branded as
falsehoods the charges of Delegate
Wlckersnam of Alaska , that the attor
ney general had "shielded Alaskan
criminals , " and had allowed the stat
ute of limitations to run in an alleged
coal contract fraud case. These nnd
other emphatic disclaimers were made
before the house committee
on Judi
ciary on the delegate's allegations. \