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Show yDDEN I Affa'- Saw Service With - owner In Civil War. barn on Canterbury I I BY SCOUT. street, Veymouth, Mass., surrounded bycovered with a manfurniture and one of the oldest I rests cobwebs, 8 of Iricvcles in the country, add figured saw much service warc the maul events durlng I Armstrong, John by built was union the in scout Luss Kelley, a . He traveled many miles on and according to old machine, Hcarriedhm out of I 1 and0 - tor tea told, the hub of the front wheel ' - rem er , i ;r o' :f 1 . m (, ; .. , Ridley Gave Away House, but Kept $2,000 TUI the End. Clark Ridley of New Bedford, Mass., often derided as miser, who startled his acquaintances last sum-- i mer by giving away several houses and other property to his tenants, Charles G. Allen. Catherine M. Ash-- 1 Jeff Talks Retirement. James J. Jeffries made a statement ley- - Mrs- - Laura Tripp, his housekeep-li- t at Savannah, Ga., last week, that he er, and others, Is dead, aged 86 years, would only enter the ring to defend Ridleys action at the time caused the world championship one more widespread comment, and hundreds . and that the match must come time of letters poured Into the National i Ridley I Joseph B. Rce of Sedalla has been I wvtttiin the next twelve months. The home begging for gifts of houses, Robison was once the short- - selected to draft the schedule for I champion assigns as his reason for 1905. The season will open April 29 t,bts his Rldley had to',top of the Northw8trn d growing distaste for I e close Sept. 17, .the vere tralntns and the hard and But outside of his gift of houses, I No one seems to be anxious to land being agreed upon. Both J work necessary to keep in con- Ridley held on to his remaining prop- - Dick Cooley, who will be released by morning and afternoon games will be gtanb He says he has accumulated dition. until erty very recently, when he dis- - Boston, played on holidays, Instead of double-header- s and invested enough money to keep posed of all his real estate, except his Charles A. Nichols will take his Carin the afternoons. him comfortable for the rest of his own homestead, which was the worst dinals to Warm Springs Instead of days. Billy Delaney, the veteran looking house he owned. Three-- I League Tipa. Houston, Texas. trainer, who has unearthed two For twenty years Ridley had been The Davenport club has traded out world's champions, says he will also During the past week Pitcher letting his tenements, and had ac- Claude Elliott of the New Yorks sent fielder Jesse Ruby to Rock Island for I rejre frora active participation in I cumulated property till he owned ten In his signed contract. catcher P rank Creek. an matters pertaining to the ring houses. He collected his own rents. Fred Olmstead, a younger brother of I wben Jeff steps down and out. Pennsylvania university has made He had been a common laborer all Roger Bresnahan an offer to coach the Columbus pitcher of last year, has his life, and had saved his earnings. the Varsity baseball team In batting. been signed to twirl for the Peoria i Lou Djon.g Pedigree. He never had any good times, as he I The Boston Nationals will have ean1, Delvers In pedigrees have at last I I stated recently in an interview, and April 19, Lexington day, all to them George Hessler, who caught for ccated all the ancestors of Lou Dll gave up chewing and smoking when selves this year, the first time since Rock Island last year, will not Join the I jon g0 now g0 j q,8 8be 30 years old because the habit was the American league broke Into Bos professional ranks this season, but as f0ilows; Lou Dillon, 1:58V4. will play with American amateur I cb expensive. Up to the time, a month ton. foaled 1S98, bred by Pieive I ago, when he was taken sick, Ridley I Ned Hanlon, manager of the Brook-.- . clul8- Santa Rosa, Cal. Sired by Bros., Rock Island has secured by pur-- Sidney Dillon 23,159; dam Lou lyns, has asked the other National kept house for himself. Mr. Ridley was determined to give league clubs to waive claim to 30 of the release of pitcher Harx-ton (bred by John Mendenhall; foaled 54 the of Milwaukee. Last year he I $ggo, the property of Green Tbomp on his were the all who Hedges, before his away players property was with Milwaukee and Springfield, I Bon gonoma county, California), by death, and up to a few days ago had Brooklyn club's roll a month ago. of T. John the Three-- I league, closing the sea- - MUton Medumi 2;25 New McGraw York all but the in of some $2,000 given away (4,782); I son with the latter city, Giants has cash and his homestead, but his relapicked up at Hot Springs (bred by William Maxgjandam Fly Bloomington has signed a young wel waupun, Wis.; foaled 1868), by tives didn't figure in the deeds of I what he considers a remarkable find tas Frank Ott. I Black Flying Cloud 378; third dam gift This $2,000 Ridley kept in his eseShumza Sugimoro, a young Japa-be- d Davenport catcher named work out a (bred by william Maxwell, foaled ball player, who was with the Manager Conners will also till he died, unable to make wp Cuban Giants last season. He Is a young player from La Salle named I aj)out 1860), by imp. King of Cymry, remarkable outfielder, a fine batter Fitzpatrick, who is said to be a fine I thoroughbred; fourth dam by the and a skillful base runner. He will infielder. He will be given a trial at I Briggs Horse of Morgan blood, go on the training trip with the short In place of Kruger, who may not Giants and Is likely to be put into return, owing to a salary difference, j Bfl Reflatta fop regular service in center field. SugThe annual Interlake Yachting imoro is a jlu jitsu expert, and while Association Affairs. sodation regatta will be held at one of the pitching recruits I exhibiting his prowess the other night the week commencing came near breaking the neck of Mike Toledo has secured is said to be day 23. There were no other Juy I a spitball" artist. Donlin. for the honor of holding applications Elmer Meredith, who played with I jbe regatta, as the yachtsmen have Milwaukee last year, has been turned become accustomed to hold that event American League Notes. The New York club has decided not loose by the Brewers and will play at the l8)and8f though the Put in Bay to retain Catcher Frank McMants. with the Meridian team of the Cotton I ppopig have cut down their guarantee oraStates league next season. Jack Chesbro calls his expact thlg year At a meetlng H. Coy Glid- Several Toledo business men have c,on advocated that the Yacht Racing tion slant the thumb-bal- l. That taken steps to organize a company to un(on which Includes ail yacht racing sounds much better. Pitcher Sudhoff has Blgped with the take over the Toledo Base Ball club clubg on Lake Ontario and Lake w 1 se-an- 140-gam- Mil-cha- hand es . . an army u. . p fastened to a frame an as held by a dog cn n. . When he cou a no s used the wheel. His longest ride '48 from Washington to Portland, and from to return Washington Me., using broom His seat was IS DEAD. irlrmT"8 reeTfeZ feting STRANGE CHARACTER 1 England, Alexander won three straight sets. Miss Vera Warden won the woman's championship. in Egan Sails for Europe, II. Chandler Egan, amateur golf champion of America, sailed for Genoa, Italy, last week. Mr. Egan will be away for two months, when he will return to complete his course at Harvard. He says that he may not play golf at all while abroad. Ilia friends urged him to compete in the English championship, which was won last year by Walter J. Travis, but he will be homo before the competition takes place. Duffy Loses Twice. A. F. Duffy, the American 100-yar- 2-- 2-- Rift Match Date. national rifle match will tak place this year at Sea Girt, N. J., about Aug. 22, and the three or four succeeding days. Gen. W. P. Hall of the military secretarys office of the war department will have charge of the arrangements. It is expected there will be thirty or more teams represented in the competition, which will engage the army, navy, marine corps, West Point, and Annapolis Tt - " there to Boston. Just before Armstrong died he gave the machine to Its present owner, memJohn J. Higgins, at that time a 61st Massachusetts Infantry ber of the Mr. Higgins says there are many who would give a good sum of money for the machine and he has had several excellent ofTers for It, but he would not part with It at any price. 1 Put-In-Ba- s, Sun-tha- Pitcher Taylor Fined. The board of directors of the Ns tional Baseball league decided thal Pitcher Jack Taylor was guilty ol drunkenness, and they thereupon fined him $300 and announced to him that be could not again play with a Na tional league club until he had paid the fine. The board was through, -- PLUMAGE OF runner, made his first appearance in Australian athletics at Melbourne Feb. 18, but finished second In both events in which he competed. In the championship Duffy was defeated on th tape by Mueller of Bendigo. Tim 0:10 Morgan of Melbourne, with five yards' start, beat the American, who started at scratch, in th seventy-flve-yarTime handicap. 0:07 THE FLAMINGO. Tints Before Final Color of , Scarlet is Assumed. There are about seven species of are in fiamlngoes. three of which America, frequenting the Bahamas, Florida and Cuba. In height the flamingo averages about five feet If its carved neck were stretched to Its full length the bird would tower above the lead of an ordinary man. During May and June, the breeding time, the birds bright colored plumage is tided, but reassumes Its most radiant hues in winter. When first hatched the young have straight bills, which, after a time, develop into a Many bent shape. The first plumage Is grayish white, passes through various tints of rose, carmine or vermilion to the full scarlet of the adult, which reaches its deepest shade on the Several years are necessary wings. to perfect the final gaudy plumage. Scientific American. and pink, Owl's Devotion to Dead Mate, remarkable Instance of bird inI stjnrt and devotion is reported from Quaker Neck. a Early last week Henry Brown, I Electric Light Bath lor Nerves. farmcr there, set several jump-trap- s Every day some new contrivance about h8 farm to catch prowlers, of beneficial to the health of man or I v hatever nature, that had been playI fowls. A pandering to the vanity of woman jng havoc with his flock of I of the one of missed the One he makes a bid for .favor. day or two later a latest of these is an electric light I traps. Yesterday Bartus Trew, two discovered bath. This Invention consist! of a I neighboring farmer, I square cabinet lined throughout with ow8 jn an apple tree. One, a large mirrors snd having rows of electric I horned owl, was In evident distress, bulbs ail around. The bulbs are col-- trying to shield and warm Us mate, ored red, green, blue or white, and I To a leg of the dead bird was bang-anwith chain color may be turned on, accord-g Orown's Jump-trato the special need of the patient I tached. ElKton correspondence within the cabinet For nerv- - J addpbia Record, MacDonald Is th young English-loa- n ous diseases the green Is said to have Face-lik- e Flower, who brought himself Into a tranquillzlng effect A subnormal I a T. GPZNELL work on nonce by his pulse may be improved by red rays j The blossoms of the sehubertia, He will track. the Ormond-Daytonof light, while the blue and white which is found In Central Am Club. National Boston of Outfielder League the of the expected to improve the color of jfa. form the exact counterpart the skin and neutralize any blemishes features of an old man. The top of I and its franchise, which is now con-- 1 Michigan, be invited to participate In on Us surface. the head is as smooth as the proverb!-- I jjr0WDg f0T the coming season. is trolled by President Lennon, of the St. I the events, A resolution to that al billiard ball, and the forehead 1 jjog iaiary was sliced, team. The team and franchise I feet was passed, and this will make In are project-cut a to wrinkled. The eyebrows Matty McIntyre objects It the greatest yachting event of the re-ea sunkcan be purchased for $15,000, from their aajary for next season, and has ing, the eyes piercing the the sold Kemmer year on fresh water. Bill has Toledo to Detroit contract a fu8ed gign orbits, the nose prominent, ' shortstop Joe Yeager, drafted from Manchester team, of the New England I cheeks receding snd lined; the longla Racquet Champion, of Waterbury the Southern New prothe with York, and Montgomery, league. Montreal, has signed white beard Is perfect, geta Brouthcrs and I In a final match of the national are apparently This is Joe's second term In major Association, portions of the head I will to the coast. Catcher tacquet championship tournament at to O'Hara go belongs company, sehubertia league correct The from Roy Clark will go back to SL Paul, the New York Racquet and Tennis drafted it grows as Cromley, Tate but pitcher orchid family, the most tnao Indianapolis, refuses to sign at club Feb. 18 Lawrence Waterbury of Friable Is to be set free. chiefly in places that are trans-excebe seen wants to snd New York won the premier honor by trof, figures, specimens are rarely I Csntral Chatter. to George C. Clarke, Jr., an- League to defeating Washington, ferred Attempts by travelers. will local of have player. Waterbury waa Washington other will Torn Hughes get back Outfielder In this country Wheeling crow futfle.-MontLot for George Winter of Lew Smith and Pitcher McConnell outplayed In the first game, but took traded Herald. be real oroved the second and third by fair mar- Boston, is the final announcement of frora the Pirates. waa won rather eas-agethe new owners cl the Washington Jimmy Ryan, the Evansville man- I glna. The fourth Blasting Out Frogs. but Ter-Clarke, Waterbury waa By for from Pitcher by haa traded Minor dub. This frog story comes as la his club ita strength for the reported of Colorado reserving The SL Catcher Bearwald Mark Twain ia not O'Connor'a Jlngua. Texas, he won by a .core which Jack Catcher cut game, Ing having I the result one-hal12. course, Of Following 15 to of afihe mines of the Chisos Mining The latest candidate for umpire's ary almost final round: Waterbury beat the Mexicans jack now declares he will retire. He position is Morris Kinsey of Martin's the nmniDV pf deJ.J'of about 25 feet, they Ve .mall return for his .alary last Ferry, IV. Va., w ho haa been recom-- 1 Clarke, 115, 157, 159, 615, were fulL It in out mended by leading fans at WTheeling. 1512. yet received number of frofct bf8!hedsolld nick They came singly, , The playing day of Jack O'Brien, The Dayton management Is now I are over, as considering playing Blue at first base I Noted Golfer Die, in substitute, ahhv Boston and former two and threes, toe. I Aus-troublesome big of shoes. purse Is of chamois, and Is fastened I fill result to has Blue families. the Luther L Kellogg, Jr., one of the whol McKinley' to a steel slide, which runs along the was Injured in a street railroad successfully filled every position in I nest known golf players In the conn-th- e Fun. which York New in Jigpatch e accident the spring before he came to Dayton team and is regarded aa try, died at New , York of rerebro-ona salt haa of brought residence O'Brien In th league, spinal meningitis at the of tbe best players Boston. Growth of Skull. the railroad for damages. Magnificent Buddhist MonumtnL nan- - bl father, L. lAflln Kellogg, after an the against Wheeling Price, Teddy Mr. Kellogg, I The Kutho-daw-, which le n Budd-blt-- t llnee of eight months. twenty-seventager,- writes from his home In Okie I In near Mandalay, lu his monument Western Association Facta, only home that he has signed Maag, who Although money waa I The club guarantee I'urma, consists of about 700 tent-pie- , ptobably will be put on second as year, had won two golf championship. each on the and money raised to $100 each containing a slab of white WesKt-been ha awarded I and was a member of the Shortstop folseries of games will be divided as on which the whole of the In with I can (cam that played the Englishmen the Wheeling controversy per cent to the visHu'ldblst btble, containing over lows: Forty-fivhonor, lie wa for Internationa! the to cent 65 and per Hill Golf flub, team Fox been of the engraved. iting syllables, has captain of th Lakewood The Kuthodaw was erected In 1867 Lome team. member a also and Southern Saying. Lawrence Kean, a yoong Chicago clubs. by Mlndnn-mtn- , the last king but one Inflelder Erve Beck hae signed a and Deal Golf ,,e ik u Dlbit Bew left the with Topeka out the At f Burma. goea 0f The vast collection of player, New Orleans contract. I end a Kean'a backer team thla aeason. American la Champion at Nice. temples together form a square, with born infant The Nashville club has purchased sec- a discovered I have a domlnatjng temple In the center. full grown nian believe they B. Alexander, the American playF. and assert Ehortatop Granville from Little Rock I ond Ujoie In thli youth th championship of the hold Baseman Elaey, late er, Just Not Appwe'ataj. t b ,g on of tha neatest natural and signed First Tcnnl club for 1905, havFound Bond Issued In 1881. Nice mi gins of Butt. have ever a en. J. G. Ritchie, tbe they Wh'ia trimming the leaves of an old I Trouble haa defeated Mugger Portland, ftt Manager Newt Fisher of Nashville ing rrammsr An important resolution has Jieen Bible that haa been in the family for lh t0 English player of the Queen g BOt he writes President Ksvsnsugh that th e ms g ns tee , f m half a century F. 8. Rand of WorHster Conn., The match between by of London. adopted club that Mld has bought Granville, shortstop for B b" h tbfy fine to wa most umpire a r. 8. bond for $100 issued In other pupils exrltlng. Alexsndrr them rry ,b young lug forfeit games to opponent t 'the Little Rock last year. He haa signed Hf-Ifrom the start, teette L, used aggressive Although ll34.noo.000 worth ot L'hey tntn1.'lto gubitltut. to date: Rela. udnnt 5f high class tennis a displa mlsc nduct of a team on the field, tho following players bond, were issued at the same time, Wesleyan Bit. Tba giving ''-Ji.hInger, catcher; Frlckey, Hailey, who ha th repumpires tha treasury report Wma that the loa his ' girl, makt Brunner, pitchers; lAtliy, first against of oppoownL of 1 member, aa the steadiest player whule Issue haa been redeemed with ter ha been re the i utation authority being nikB tU I base; Filford, second base. the exrepiH.n'of $9,400. Ing an a polo f gur staff. I A 1 y at-In- g p Phil-sittin- g jmr pt record-breakin- g a 1 ef-Pa- pt r, 1 decld-Spring- f. aa 1 " 1 - h well-know- " . Ad-rm- Eul-s'Jtui- e n take part in the European auto races, and his friends are confident he will OnlBh among the first of the speedy riders: but not ao Taylor, who has engaged an attorney to press the cbbo so fa t as J. A. Hart is concerned. American Trotter Abroad. The American trotter will be prominent figure at the annual meeting at Nice, France. Among the entries there are Onward Silver (2:0514). Bell Kuser (2:08), Contral-t- o (2:10), Kirkwood, Jr. (2:10), and Walnscott (2:104). Should they all meet In a handicap race, the contest will be a lively one. 'Jennings to Coach Princeton. The Princeton university baseball Howie Jennings team has secured of the Baltimore Eastern league as coach for the coming season. A. IL T. Hlliebrand, 1900, will be the head coach, aa last year, Jennings coached tbe Cornell nine for three years. Last year Fred Clark of tbe Pittsburg National a waa coach. Rais Athletic Moulton' Trainer Salary, E, W, Moulton, who haa conditioned Stanford athletes for the past four years, has been signed by the executive committee of tho associated students for two years to come, at a aaiary of $1,500 a year, which is an Increaso of $150 over tbe salary be has received In the paid. Wood Defeats Canuck Champion. Toronto, Ont., Feb. 16. Morris Wood, the American champion skater, defeated Fred J. Robson, tho Canadian champion. In n series of races, 220 yards, half mile, and mile. Wood won all three evrnts easily. The time for th 220 yard was 0:21, half mile 1:27, and mile 3:16, Covsrnor Stops Prlit Fight. The scheduled prlxe fight between Tommy Mowatt of Chicago and Eddie Hanlon of San Francisco at Oahhosh, Wis., wa stepped by Governor La Fob lette. |