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Show RLV four centuries old. DEVIL GUARDED THE GOLD. iuaustlne, Fla., Has Oldest House In America. in America is In bouse oldest The Angustine, Fla. This building, by winter resort 'mpsrison with the that town, is not a pretentions lecture, but when it was built it jfs undoubtedly one of the principal mictures of the town. of coquina rock. & mixture H is built shell, which is the same and jgund caterial used in the building of the de Ix;on hotel and the Alcazar. In what year this It is not known but It was sliort- was up, put building His Satanic Majestys Portrait Indicated Treasurer House. In this instance, as often, His Satanic Majesty proved a good guide to riches. Recently woiltmon were papering a wall in an old house at in the south of France. Ou the wall was fixed, as a curious ornament. a very ancient sculptured chair. The workman found it necessary to remove this, and discovered that the back of the chair had hidden a mural painting of the devil, horns, tail, cloven foot, diabolic grin all. Sounding the wail with their hammers the workmen easily found there was a hollow space behind it, into which they broke. There lay a big pile of tarnished gold pieces, some French, most of them Spanish. Of course this wealth amounting to spme thousands of francs, reverted to the owner of the house. He rewarded handsomely those who found it, and does not concern himself whether it was accumulated by the aid of the sulphurous personage whose portrait Indicated its hiding place. i per-pigno- ) Oldest House in America. tbe landing of the Spanish, after lj fblch was on the 8th of September, Newest Style of Lighthouse. The Ram island ledge (Maine) lighthouse, now practically finished, will, it is claimed, be the best in the world of its class. The appropriation was 1565. The building is in state of preservation. beautifully finished in a fairly good The interior is highly polished wood. $166,000. s occupied by the Spanish during the time Florida was a Spanish colony, and was later the tome of the attorney general during It is not now tbe English possession. It was ofli-dal- The tower is of hewn stone, and the exterior Is nearly as smooth a3 marble. It is lined with white enamel tiling, and the interior is finished in quartered oak of the finest quality. The glass is diamond shaped. The lantern is of bronze, cost $10,000, and the salt air will have no effect upun it The $7,000 lens for the lamp was made In Paris. Tbe photograph shows the tower as Inhabited. The Magic Mirror of Japan. ' The "magic mirror of Japan is disk of bronze, usually from six a to Inches in diameter. It is on the front, which Is a little convex, and there is a raised pattern the back which is rather concave. The polished pattern is generally a e landscape, flowers, animals, or characters. It is not visible in the front of the mirror, but when strong sunlight is reflected from the front of the mirror to a wall or screen the pattern of the back is visible on the screen in bright lines on a black Prof. W. E. Ayrton. F. R. S., ground. with Prof. John Perry, F. R. S., was the first to give the true scientific explanation of this magical effect. It seems that the design on the back alters the convexity of the front, making it flat, in fact, along the lines of the pattern. Consequently the light reflects from the front Is not dispersed at these points of the design, and they appear brighter on the screen. d eight AiVT THANKSGIVING h(Vil V,iY It (HU American League Notes. is reported that Titcher Chesbro demanding an $s.ooo salary for next season.. Short Stop Fred Parent last week signed a two years' contract with the Boston Club. Cleveland critics are pressing the Cleveland Club to si cure Jesse Burkett from St. Louis. Arthur McGovern, the young catcher, drafted from Lowell, has coiue to rms with the Boston (Tub. Manager McAleer and Bobby Wallace of the Browns have gone to Arkansas on a hunting expedition. Collins has arranged Manager games for the champions with Charley 'ranks Pelicans at New Orleans April 6, 7, 8. 9. Outfielder Kitty of the College Hills of Cincinnati may lie given a chance o try for the outfield on the St. Louis American learn. Umpire Tom Connelly gives it as his opinion that the American League will rescind the rule next season with or without National League consent. Charley Hickman has asked Manager Armour to play him at second base next season. Charley has fallen in love with the position and believes he can play It better than any other. foul-strik- the treasury, and that it would not be necessary to solicit subscriptions to for cover the preliminary expenses next season. The ousted Rockford Club declined an invitation to enter the new 1.1. League being formed by Mr. A. J. HIne of Clinton, la. The towns proposed ly Mr. Hlne to compose the league are Rockford, Kankakee, Muscatine, Moline, Clinton, Freeport, Galena, Maquoketa, Elgin, DeKalb and Aurora. President Holland was advised on tbe 18th that the papers bad been completed in the proponed suit for Injunction by the Rockford Association to restrain the lenguo from transferring the franchise from Rockford to Peoria, and that the suit would be within next ton days. The filed League has taken no action as yet. whole-hearte- West. Chicago, 18; AVixconsin, 11. Minnesota, II; Iowa, 0. Nebraska, 16; Illinois, 10. Purdue, 36; Notre Dame, 0. St. Louis, 50; Rush Medics, 0. Nebraska State Normal, 6; Creighton, 0. Wushbnrn, 23; Ottawa, 4. Ames, 20; Drake, 0. Kansas, 29; Missouri, 0. Haskell Indians, 47; Washington, 0. Cincinnati, 17: Kenyon, 0. St. Louis, 47; Rush Medics, 0. Colorado School of Mines, 14; Den- ver, 6. Stanford. 33 ; Colorado. 0. Utah, 43; Colorado college, 0. East. Pennsylvania, 34; Cornell, 0. West Virginia, 17; Marietta. 0. Western Penn. 23; Penn State, 5. Carlisle, 23; Ohio State, 0. Holy Cross. 12; Springfield Training, 9. Lafayette, 40; Ia'hlgh, e d Klem and Bauswine will be members of Harry Pulliams umpire corps next season. That Tommy Corcoran is still the star short stop of the profession is the opinion of Miller Huggins. Miller Huggins has signed a Cincin nati contract for 1903. But few of the old players still are outside the fold. Umpire Bill Hart says that young Infielder Al Bridwoll. purchased by Cincinnati, is the best young player he has ever seen. trotting record of 1:59, was sold at the Old Glory sale at the Madison Square garden. New York, for $16,000. The purchaser wus G. K. G. Billings, owner of Lou Dillon. It was announced that Mr. Billings would race Major Delmar and Lou Dillon in an effort to break the world's record. Major was consigned by E. E. Smatbers, who bought him last year for $40,000. Del-m- Walthour Seeks Mile in 0:45. Not satisfied with holding the worlds championship of the motor paced division of cyclists and the six day race championship, Bobby Walthour is bent on adding a new record to his list. To ride a mile straight away in forty-fivseconds, and thus eclipse the held by worlds record of 0:57 Charlie Murphy, is Walthours aim. Behind the fastest automobile which can bo procured he will try to attain his object on the bearh at Ormond in e January. 6. The Ryan and Root In Fake. Tommy Ryan, the middleweight champion, and Jack Root, tho light booked to fight six heavyweight, rounds at Philadelphia, engaged, reports state, in the most palpable fake ever perpetrated in that city. With reputations second to no two men in their respective classes at stake, they undertook to hoodwink Quaker city fight followers in a manner bordering Of last years team pitchers Ferrias, on stage coach robbers. If accounts from tbe scene of the Schafer, Mofflt and Smith, Catchers hippodrome can be relied upon, it was Andrews and Lleman, Second Baseman Grand, Third Baseman Sager and the rawest piece of work ever attemptOutfielder Anderson will return. The ed in the squared circle. And to make other positions will bo filled by new matters worse, if worse they could be, players. Groeschow, who was loaned they were clever enough to get their to Terre Haute last season, will re- money before they engaged in their high handed stunt. The fight, or turn to South Bend next year. rather fake, as reported, was countenanced for nearly four rounds, during Iowa League Items. President Frank C. Norton Of the which time the spectators were up in Iowa League was married at Burling- arms, so to speak, and shied pop bottles at the tricksters. The referee was ton, Nov. 15. to Miss Lillian Miller. loudly requested to stop the affair, hut in it he will this again Burlington thinking the men, to save themselves coming season, such being the sentiment of a meeting held Nov. 12, when from disgrace, would give the crowd a run for Its money, permitted them to ager MeGraw. It is settled that Cravats of Wood Pulp. syndicate of English capitalists is engaged in an endeavor to promote a market in this country for tie silks made chiefly from wood pulp. This in product is principally obtained South America. Paraguay furnishing a The vegetable silk has large supply. its origin in trees and is readily adaptTbe woven able to native loomB. threads are supercalendered, which process presents a silky finish resembling mercerized goods. For several years past this glossy material has been sold in piece lengths to the upholstery trade, by which it is utilized for filling purposes. The selling test of artificial 6ilk for cravats Is anxiously awaited by local manufacturers. FOOTBALL. Central League Chatter. Manager Jimmy Ryan's first engagement for Evansville was that of Pitcher Frank R. Fowler of Chicago. There is a hitch in the organization of the proposed new Springfield (O.) Club and ten days more time has been granted. Manager Grant of the South Bend team has signed Billy Price, a brother of the Wheeling captain-manageto play in the outfield next season. National League News. Ames, the boy pitcher of the Giants, is a admirer of Man- Chi-aes- DAY Bound to Kill the Sport. ordinance prohibiling speed person shall compete for more than three hours in twenty-fouhours was passed by the New York board of aldermen by a vote of 44 to 9. , It is believed that this ordinance, if finally approved, will prevent the six day bicycle race scheduled for early next month, as well as other similar speed contests in tbe future. contests in which any one r Auto Club In Good Shape. At the annual meeting of the Automobile club of America Winthrop K. Seariltt, retiring president, made bis annual report. He said that the Increase in membership of the last year had been 165, increasing the revenue $20,000. Tbe total membership is 589, and there are thirty application ing. Dave II. Morris was chosen pendpresi- dent. Drivers Choose Officers. The Professional Drivers Association of America held its annual meeting at New York, and the following officers were elected for 1904-5- : President, Harry Davis, Camden, N. J.; first A A Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse. it looked just before tbe staging was removed. Seven men are at work on the in 2I r W terior. The light will be of the third order, and will be a flash. The lighthouse is as firm as the great rock on which it stands. It will be of the greatest possible advantage to all masters of vessels entering or leaving Portland. Music-Charme- d ' f ' , f " V - , .Krt Irv ' ,m i ! ... wii! iViiift -'.'4": S s ' j. 'if i' ) ij iM'Hl.J'li M'ljlfl . j 1 H T.4W,; ,i 'I ' Water. Interesting experiments showing the on jets of influence of a tuning-forwater have recently been made at tho Royal College of Science in Dublin. A jet of falling w ater consists ordinarily of two parts a clear column and a troubled portion. When the troubled part Is photographed, with the aid of the electric spark, it Is seen to be composed of a succession of drops follow Ing one another too rapidly to he separately perceived by the eye. These drops are irregular in size, shape and distance from one another. is placed But if a vibrating tuning-forIn contact with the stand from which the jet starts, the drops fall into order with beautiful precision, a drop being cast off with each vibration. Many remarkable effects may be produced. A continuous jet may be thrown into a form like that of a vibrating string. Thanksgiving Serenade. k )&UD7fi CUNNING r meui'A turk;-- '2PYU WILL HARRYM&, Memorial to a Robber, In the little town of Forlimpopoll, near Bologna, a memorial tablet is cNr. about to be unveiled in the Municipal JDJMR, theater to the memory of a famous FCR Passatore. robber chieftain named UP. The reason why the theater is chosen for the homo of his memorial is that in it was performed his most famous In Septembor, 1854, while exploit. Collecting Bird Statistics. The bird club at Bellows Falls, Vt., one of Rossinis operas was being of all the fcsd been divided into two sides with performed in the presence the object before them of seeing local beauty and fashion, Passatore which side should see and name tbe and his band held up the audience largest number of birds during the and robbed them of all their valuables to the last penny. eason of 1904. One side saw 89 different varieties and the other 83. Six Palace of a King. TirleUes not seen by the winning side Tbe palace of Alexander the Great hut seen by tho others make the total umber of birds named by the club 96. was an imposing structure in its time, and the wonder is that any vestige of It was built in a it stands Cotton Business in 1841. manner much more substantial than Tbe first shipment of cotton from the port of Galveston to Boston was &aln by the firm of Ennis & Kimball, lu 1841, on V. , f the schooner Brazos, Capt. Vivl. Hardy commander. This was a new parturo in business and was noted with much interest as promising WZl KIIWAYS L21f NT IXAT. you Outfielder and Utility Infielder of the Decatur Club of the a board of directors, headed by W. W. Copeland, was chosen. George Stovall, Burlingtons former manager and first base guardian, also Mekcmson, Burlingtons star pitcher during first half the past season, have recently become benedicts. They tell a good one on Pitcher Mekemaon of Burlington. The day be got married, after the ceremony, some of his friends got hold of Mek, harnessed him up to a dog cart and made him pull his wife around the town be was married in, Blggsvlile, 111. They had a warm time for about half an Roger Dresnehan Is reported as being very sore over the capture of the Toledo club by lxnnon and Kelley, over his (Bresnehans) head. Tho reason why Joe McGlnnlty did not go to Ixjs Angeles to pitch Is that Manager Morley of that team, declined to take him without the consent of Mr. Brush. who Joined Outfielder McChi-sneythe Chicagos latt fail Is telling bis friends that he is certain of the right field position on the team, and that Davy Jones will have to go. , American Association Affaire. . hour. Umpire George Iliark, late of tho Western Winnownings. will be a memSouth Atlantic Charley Dexter may become team ber of President Grlllos corps next manager of the Des Moines Club !f season. There Is little doubt but that in the he cau get his release from Louisville. George Tebeau mokes the statefinal adjustment Manager Miko Kelley Colorado and will be found at Toledo and Mike Finn ment that Denver anchored in the are firmly Paul. Springs at St. Manugir Watkins of Minneapolis Western League. George Tebeau is at present in Den has signed Ernc-- Frlek, J. V. Monra hie, A. L. Him of Pough- ver arranging Ids affairs there. He of llopklnsv says he has no interest in Cantlllons keepsie. nnd E. (bentwood. The Milwaukee Out) linn drafted A. pureiiusu of the IW Moines Club. Magnate Cantlilon of Deg Moines R. Mott of the Dallas Club. Mott U a second baseman and was considered has Just added Mike Kelleys brother, tho host lulu kb r In the Texas League, William, a capable outfielder, late of Winnipeg, to the lies Moines team. both in fielding nnd hitting. If New Denver plHbers are George of rtuin r Ed Grliio J. though advocates of to ttio presidency "f the American Iliekmun of the Monroe (La.) Club; that of Louis Straub, purchased from OttumHe gave the organizaAssociation. stool construction claim that the modern structure will defy time as long tion a clean administration last year, wa, and Morgan Winter of East Liverand without offending players or mag-nate- pool. O. Pitcher Keuna will be old as any of those built by tho anclonU. enforced discipline at all times. or traded. Tlmo alono will determine how much Eleven abut outs is the record truth tlicro Is in this contention. On against the Dos Moines team for last the Asiatic plain are tho massive rem Three I Lejque Tip. took an In- season. St. Joseph and Denver, how nnnts of nn nnclont ptfewny frluged The Diennir with woods, and, vaguely knowing who ventory (if fiiinm x he I werK and ever, outrank the Politician at being ho was, the natives ti ll that this Is all to the surprim of everybody, whitewashed, the former being shut 12 times. that la b ft of the pnlnrr of Alexander that there win a UVice of $2,000 In out 18 times nnd the latter to-da- J ttny l.inoflts. King'e Valuable Art Treasures, Tho value of tho art treasures Windsor castle, which have been at and rearranged by King Ed' is estimated at about $60,000,' WO. So great is their voluo that tho 'br has been unable to get them In ured so far. Utter Carrier's Faithful 6ervlce. Nat Cummings, a rural delivery car-s- Lancaster, N. II., has made a jecord of which he well feels proud. "Jit Wednesday ho mlrsed bis first jw since entering tho service, Jan. 1, W, or a period of Hl"t thirty-fou-- Months. to-da- s t League. Cyclist Jimmy Michael, probably the most successful bicycle rider the world bas known, died Nov. 21 in his body being brought to New York by the steamer La Savoie. Death came suddenly, the result of a blood clot on the brain, due to a had fall In a race two years ago. Michael raced several times in Chicago, and the above photograph was taken when he was at the acme of hla career. In his great races ho Invariably carried a quill toothpick in a corner of bis mouth. He claimed it aided his breathing. Though he made a fortune in racing be died poor. prolong tbe agon, until well into thq fourth round, wlici,, becoming disgusted, he left the ring. vice president, Scott Hudson, Lexlnf? ton, Ky.; Becond vice president. Dr. George II. Bailey, Portland, Mo.; secretary and treasurer, J. B. Miller, Camden, N. J. mid-ocea- n, Bobby Burns' Fast Progeny. The following Is a correct list of the new performers for tho stallion Bobby Rogers Easy for Gotch. Frank Gotch of Humboldt, la., the Burns, 2:19, Lydlte, 2:13, Ed It. American wrestling champion, easily 2:17, Baby Burns, 2:24, Pilot defeated Charles (Yankee) Roger, Burns, 2:22. Sugar Bob, 2:17, In tbe first Mack C. 2:21. Bernard B. 2:20. Taylor the New England giant. Rogers did Burns. 2:19, Homer West, 2:19, bout at Get There Ely. 2:21, Hael Burns, not succeed In getting behind Gotch, 2:15, Ogdon Burns, 2:24, Geno the champion winning tbe fall in Burns. All of the above are rare rec- 43:10. Rogers niudo a poor showing an style, backing to tho ords. Two are trotters; this makes at Gram e for Bobby ropes whenever Gotch assumed tho agperformers gressive. Rogers finally went through Burns. the ropes. Ho was stunned by tbe fall nnd Gotch was declared tbe winner Carlisle May Play Minnesota. The Carlisle Indian football team in 32:00. will probably play Minnesota on Jiggs Donohue to Coaehf Northrop field next fall. Ed Rogers, Donohue, first baseman on "JIprs" coaeh of the Carlisle team and captain tho American, League team Chicago of Minnesota last year, says hla team to coach tho Univerhe secured may In Is willing to pluy Minneapolis, and baseball squad this Wisconsin of sity ha will do all he can to arrange a It la understood winter and spring. is also game. The Carlisle captain of the hoard members tho student that from Minnesota and wants such a favor Donohue for the position. Oppogame. sition to 'Boinls Pierre, the present conch, is not strong, however, ami he Major Delmar Brlnge $15,000. unless DonoMajor Delmar. the world's cham- will probably be retained manll the friends hues Chicago an press with unpaced pion trolling gelding, a and candidacy. 2:01 of puced record trotting rateh-as-catrh-ca- fifty-thre- |