Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 28, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 October 1908 — Page 7

THE WHITE DEATH

~ (Copyright, by Shortstory Pub. Co.) - { He was an American. He had come to the country in search of gold. He should have remained on his estate at home in Virginia. But no, he must come to South America and prospect fn Tarantula valley. He proposed it first to his Mexican guide, Lozo. Lozo grew white about the lips, despite his tawny color, and shook his head. “Why not?” the American questioned. : ; “The White Death, senor; it is there!” ¢ “Where—in Tarantula valley?” “Yes, senor.” . “What is the White Death?” ~ Lozo drew his lips firmly together and again shook his head. Evidently the White Death was something to be silent about, as well as to fear. - “Is it a pestilence of some kind?” the American questioned. “No, senor.” “Is it a snake?” “No, senor.” ;s ' : “A wild beast?” . . “No, senor.” “Is it death from poisonous gases?” “No, senor.” : “Is it death by the hand of men—. banditil, for instance?” : * *“No, senor.” “Hunger? thirst?” “No, senor.” “Then what the devil is the White Death?” - : A The American spoke angrily, but Lozo made no reply. He only drew his lips tighter together and looked more frightened. The fellow—half savage that he was—feared he might draw the anger of the White Death upon himself should he describe its nature. - “Queer!™ the American muttered, \greatly_ perplexed. Then he tried poljcy. “Come, I'll double your pay if you'll act as guide.” “No, senor.” . s> Préble it." 2 “No, senor.” “Give you ten dollars a day—Amerfcan gold.” “No, senor.”

The American considered awhile. Then he said: “That decides me; I'll prospect Tarantula valley and see if i can’t stack a mortgage on this White Death—and I'll go it alone.” The Mexican was a Catholic. He erossed himself and looked unhappy. There was no reason he shouldn’t look anhappy. He liked the American, in his rough way; besides the American’s pay was good—and certain. And now the American was going to meet the White Death! =t Having made up his mind to prospect Tarantula valley at any cost, the Virginian looked about for another guide than Lozo, but his labor was wasted. No one would accompany him on his proposed prospecting tour, nor explain what was meant by the White Death. !

Was it something so strange; so far removed from common nature, that human speech could frame no description of it? Or did the superstitious villagers: fear that they might draw the anger of the White Death—whatever it was—upon themselves should they go into particu]ars? 4 The next day the American set out alone for Tarantula valley, very curious and not at all nervous. He was well provisioned—one burro bore his supply of food, another his blankets and ' mining outfit—and well armed. He didn’t reason that there might be something lurking in the valley before him against which his Winchester jwould be no protection—some Shape such as might haunt the infernal pool and make it more hideous than even a diseased poet could imagine. No; he didn’t reason at all. Tarantula valley, in appearance, was a pleasant place, with a wooded river flowing through it and a wooded lake, or large pool, in its center. The Amerfcan thought what a paradise it would be in which to dream away the rest of his life with One by his side who was waiting for him in Virginia.

Yet, despite the sylvan charm of the valley, the American grew lonely, for there really wasn’t much society about. To be sure, there were the two burros, an occasional snake, a few horned toads, and some buzzards; but, apart from these, the dumb creatures to be seen were not at all -sociable. Not sociable, at least, like the buzzards. They, in one particular, were almost as good as human society, taking, as they did, a very evident interest in the American/s state of health. i N

One strange thing that impressed the Virginian were the collections of bones scattered over the valley, and especially about the lake. On his first day in the vale he had lighted on one of these collections of bones. He examined it: It looked like a little openair cosmopolitan graveyard. Within a circle ofabout 20 feet in diameter were collected the skeleton of a burro, the gkeleton of a buzzard, the skeleton of a large wild animal of the cat tribe, the skeleton of a cow, several skeletons the species of which the American couldn’'t determine, and last, but not least, the skeleton of a man. . ft was evident that some wild animal had lately ravened in that part of the country, gathering into one feeging ground the prey of a month or so. The second day he spent in the valley the American lighted on a second collection of bones. It was much like the_ first,, only the human skeleton bleaching in the sun was that of a woman and not a man. At this the Virginian got very angry, though without especial reason. The woman, syre--Iy, couldn’t have died any harder than ~ The third day he lighted on a third eollection of bones, and the skeleton of a man and woman lay side by side. ‘With thjs he began to wonder seri‘Mr?:tmcr’otﬂungn was mel. Was it a great panther of some ‘kind—or a huge snake? Or—but no, it eouldn’t be a man. That was someM“ He slipped 1n-

to the river one morning, scraping the bank in his fall, and there in the riverbank he found the gold. It was placer and so rich that in less than & week he got enough to satisfy a woman, let alone’a man. Then he laid off a day and went down the river in search of game, and, without especially looking for it, he found a fourth collection of bones which, from its condition, seemed to be the latest feeding ground of} the Thing—the White Death. Now, when a man has a cool million in sight—or thinks he has—he feels more secure from personal danger than when he has little or nothing, 8o the American decided to hang about that fourth collection of bones and try to bag something. : Straightway he found a suitable spot beside a rock, and, leaning his Winchester within easy reach, proceeded to watch. About 30 feet distant was a huge collection of bowlders; perhaps hidden in the wide fissures of these bowlders was the thing he sought. ! ke For a half hour, or, rather, 40 minutes, the American gave his whole attemtiop to the business in hand, then he looked up. : At first he thought there was something wrong with his eyes-and he winked them .several times. Then he thought his brains were tangled, and so he multiplied several figures mentally, but getting the right answers, for four times four is sixteen, six times. three is eighteen, and eight ‘times seven is fifty-six, he concluded it was something else than his reason ;at fault. Then he. reached out his ‘hand for his Winchester, but desisted before touching the rifle, for he chose rather to watch the Thing squatted upon the pile of rock than handle an uninteresting weapon. But perhaps he couldn’'t do other than watch. 'The Thing was so very fascinating. ; It was looking directly at him—the Thing on the rocks—and though it made not the slightest noise to attract his attention, there was no reason he

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should not see it. For it was as big as an ox lying down. But it wasn’t an ox. Neither was it anything like an oOX. It was a gigantic spider or tarantula, large as a full-grown tiger, with long white hair all over its huge and horrible body! ' “Why,” the American began. Evidently he was going to say: “Why, if I had -known of such a thing as that around here, I would have stayed away.” But he got no further than “Why,” for it was more fascinating watching the Thing tham talking or thinking. Then, again, the American tried to reach for his Winchester, but the light that came out of the eyes of the squat Thing upon the rocks paralyzed his arm. Or perhaps it was only surprise that deprived him of the power of motion, for he well knew that there is no such thing as hypnotic power in the eye of man or beast. Then suddenly the long white hair of the Thing began to tremble and the American felt as if his whole body were blistering from some. intense heat, and, as‘the eyes of the White Death stood out farther from its horrible head, and its great legs drew closer together for the 30-foot spring, the Virginian began to c¢ry and whimper. ; Then the squat Thing upon the rock began to tremble throughout and its ‘long 'white hair to shiver and its legs to :,;’)l]ect closer and closer. Whereupon! the American began to laugh foolishly, like a baby, and beat and paddle his hands in the dust, and his body grew flaccid and flabby and his breast sank down into his stomach. Then, like a flash of white light struck out of the rock, the squat Thing leaped 30 feet through the hot air, and sunk its horrible fangs into the neck of the American. 2

Concrete Made Prosperity. The Allentown, Pa., chamber of commerce has issued a book showing the growth and industrial importance of the town, in which it is stated that within a radius of six miles there are 18 cement mills, employing 12,000 men, whose output for 1906 was 13,000,000 -barrels of Portland - cement, about 36 per cent. of the total product of the United States. ; The rank of 'the Portland cement producing states has shown little change in the last two years. Pennsylvania is still the leading state by a large margin, New Jersey is second, Indiana third, Michigan fourth and Kansas fifth. None of the remaining states produced as much as 3,000,000 barrels during the year; and the five states named contribute almosk threefourths of the total production.—Cement Age. $

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When the three great museumslo!‘ the Greater New York are completed in the years to come there will be given to the country and the world groups of art palaces the like of which the world has never before seen. They will represent an expenditure of $50,000,000 exclusive of the priceless collections which will find shelter within the spacious walls of ‘the institutions. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be the largest building devoted to art in the world; the completed museum of natural history will overshadow the British museum, and the Brooklyn Institute museum is planned along the same' magnificent lines. In the case of the last named the eastern wing, recently finished, completes an entire front of the structure, including the corner towers. In the case of the Natural History museum the great outer wall has finally turned the southwestern corner and is being carried some distance northward. The new wing is the first

of the great side walls of the building. ‘ The Fifth avenue facade of the Metropolitan museum is being carried this year nearly a block northward trom} the main entrance. The new wing is particularly interesting, since it is the first wall to be built besides the entrance, on the outer line of thé building. The museum will ultimately inclose the great hollow. rectangle, whose longest dimensions will parallel Fifth avenue. The main buildings of the museum to-day, those in red brick, will in time be completely inclosed. The outer walls. will be of a light gray stone. The cost of this building when completed, it is estimated, will be $22,000,000. Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke sald recently that he believed the great museum would be completed in ten years, when it will certainly be the chief architectural feature of the city. Some idea of the proportions of this building may be had from the statement that the present Fifth avenue facade, nearly two blocks in length, is less than one-fourth the length of the completed eastern front. b The riew wing is built of a some‘what lighter stone than the main entrance. The same alignment is maintained. It is two floors in height, with a basement. One of the features of the new addition is a spacious lecture hall opening from this wing into the ‘inner courtyard. The need of such a hall has been felt for years. The walls of the new wing on the inner courts are of white brick, and the greater part of the roof is of grass. The interior is designed with the same effect of lofty spaciousness so characteristic of the older halls ' of the museum. !

The management of the museum has long been embarrassed for room, and the new wing will be quickly taken up. The second floor, according to the present plans, will be devoted to Robert Fulton and Hendrick Hudson and their times. The display of these collections will have a peculiar timeliness in view of the approaching Hudson anniversary. It is probable that the Henchel collection, the property of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, will also be allotted space in this wing. Although the new wing, as seen from the street, appears to be practically complete, it is not expected that it will be regularly thrown open to the public for some months. =

SOMETHING SOOTHING, PLEASE

Man with a Boil Couldn’t Listen to Political Talk. They were waiting on a corner for the street car when the man with the folded newspaper turned to the man with the eye glasses and queried: : “Well, how do you like the Denver nomination?”, “Um!” was the response. ‘ “Going to be a strong candidate, don’t you think?” ‘ “Umitt “And I shouldn’t be in the least surprised to see him elected.” llUm!Dl “In fact, I find lots of people who think it's time for a change. Perhaps you think that way yourself?” ‘ “Um!” ¢ 3 ¥ “At any rate, it's going to be a hot campaign from now on, and, of course, every lover of his country will be interested.” - G ; ugmrn ». g y , “As to Roosevelt, sir—as to Roosevelt, while I have no particular fault

The Natural History museum will be carried a step nearer completion this year by the opening of the south wing of the west facade and by a new approach to the central power house and tower. The museum, it is perhaps not generally realized, will |ultimately considerably exceed in |'size the British museum. It is now nearly 20 years since the first hall was built, one of the interior wings, which is now almost completely hidden. Since then the entire south facade has been completed, an avenue block in length. ! The/new wing carries the line of the corner tower on the west nearly a city block northwest, thus giving the first suggestion of the appearance of the west front as it will ultimately appear. The great building will some day occupy the entire space facing Central park, measuring three city blocks in length and one avenue block in width. A great central tower will ultimately rise high above the present roof line. :

Despite the apparently endless corridors of the present structure the museum is badly cramped for room. There are tons of valuable material, gathered at great expense, which it is impossible to display. Space in the wing with its five broad floors is, however, already heavily mortgaged. With many exhibits demanding space, it has been decided to devote the new wing to the new Congo and Philippine collections. The Congo exhibit, recently obtained in Belgium, of unusual popular as well as scientific interest, is especially timely. It is believed it will make a very strong popular appeal and will amply justify the space devoted to it. .

The second wing, which is available for exhibition purposes this year, leads from" the central power house directly westward. While smaller than . the south wing on the street side, it is nevertheless an important addition to the museum. This wing will be given over to various fish exhibits. It will soon be thrown open to the public. These wings together make the most important addition to the museum 'in some six years. As in the case of its neighbor; the Metropolitan museum, the new wing stands practically complete so far as its outer appearance is - concerned. The brown stone used in its construction is of course somewhat lighter in tone than in the older parts of the building, but a few years of exposure will correct this.

The new addition to the Brooéklyn Institute museum has already doubled the capacity of the building. The work here has been completed some months in advance of the similar additicns to the other city museums. The completion of this wing has done more for the general appearance of the building’ than have the additions to the otéir museums. An entire facade of the Brooklyn museum now stands completed where before a single wing appeared somewhat isolated and detached.

‘The new wing has so far cost $2400,000, and it stands to-day less than one-fourth complete. The central staircase and approach to the ° east wing cost alone nearly $90,000. It is in some respects the most beautiful architectural feature in the city.

“Are you speaking to me, sir?” asked the “Um!” man, as he suddenly woke up. “Speaking to you! Why, I've been talking to you for the last half hour.” “About what?” “About the Denver nominations.” “Oh—opolitics! I've got a boil on my leg as big as a teacup, a lawsuit coming off this aftéermoon, and my wife packed up tHis morning and left the house. Talk to me in a-soothing way or shut up!” : A Happy Suggestion. Manufacturer—Your son is of no use to me, he is 'BO dreadfully sleepy. What am I to do with the lad? : Apprentice’s Father—Couldn’t you find him a job in the night-shirt depart-ment?—Half-Holiday. ; Perfectly Impartial. ; “I want a kiss, darling?” he mun mured. . : : “What cheek!” she declared. . “Either will do,” he enswered.—Bal

David Brings the Ark toJerusalem Sunday School Lessom for Oct. 4, 1908 Specially Arranged for This Paper

LESSON TEXT.—2 Samuel 6:1-12. Memory verse 12, GOLDEN TEXT.—“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his . courts with praise.”—Psalm 100:4. [ TlME.—Either B. C. 1038 (Ussher); or 1002 by revised chronology of the Assyrian Eponym Canons.’ ‘Prot. Beecher points out the fact that David's reign of 33 years in Jerusalem is divided up-into three periods: 1. A period of war and conquest, about 14 years. 2. A period of rest and upbuilding, about seven years. 3. A period of domestic troubles, about 12 years. This lesson probably belongs to the second period, or to a period of rest during the conquest. But the exact order of events is not easily obtained from the narrative. ‘ PLACE.—(I) The ark had been for a lopg time at Kirfath-jearim, iiﬁout 11miles west of Jerusalem, in the villey of Sorek (where Delilah. lived), a valley which leads up from the Philistine country toward Jerusalem. (2) At house of Obed-edom between Kirjath-jearim and Jerusalem, : DAVID’'S COUNSELORS.—Ahithophel, a very shrewd man; Nathan, the prophet; and Joab, his chief general. : - Comment and Suggestive Thaught. The Long Period of Decline.—For 70 years the ark as’ the center of religious worship had lain in partial neglect. Soon after the settlement of the Israelites in Palestine Joshua deposited the ark at-Shiloh, 20 miles north of Jerusalem, and ten miles north of Bethel (Josh. 18:1). It was still there at the close of the period of the Judges (1 Sam. 1:3); and Sam‘uel lived at Shiloh with Eli. The sons of Eli had carried the ark from Shilloh into a battle against the Philistines, hoping that God would give them the victory for the sake of this symbol of his worship. But God did not reward wickedness in that way. The Israelites were defeated, and the Philistines gaptured the ark. But the Lord wbuld not permit them to retain it. Their idol, Dagon, fell before it. The people were smitten with severe sickness wherever the ark was sent. Finally it was restored to Israel, and sent up the Sorek valley as far asg Kirjath-jearim,' 11 miles southwest of Jerusalem, in the house of Abinadab on the hill (1 Sam. 7:1), who put it under the charge of one of his sons. The neglect of the ark and its separation from its place in the tabernacle at Shiloh, with one high priest following Saul and another David, shows to what a low and divided state religion had fallen in Israel under Saul. Thé neglect of the means of religion, of places of worship, and set times for devotion is generally .accompanied by a decline in the spirit of religion. It ‘is both a sign of the decline and a means toward it. :

V. 1.. “Again.” For a different purpose from the former gatherings for war. “Thirty thousand,” representatives of the whole people. According to Chronicles, they came as far as from Shihor, 50 miles gouth of Gaza, and from Hamath in Lebanon, 250 miles north of Jerusalem. The restoration must be a mnational act, or it would lose much of its unifying power. The joyful procession and the religious enthusiasm were inarred by an act of disobedience, where a good thing was done in a wrong way. The first error was committed by transporting the ark by a cart instead of in the way ordained by God (Numbers 4). The ark was to be carried by Levites. -

- The next error grew out ﬁ this first one. “The jagged bridlepaths of those parts are not at all adapted for wheeled conveyances,” aud when the procession had reached Nachon’s threshing-floor, the ‘“oxen sghook’” the ark, “were throwing it down,” and (6) “Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God,” to keep it from falling to the ground. If he had carried the ark as .he was commanded, he would not have been tempted to this second disobedience. ‘

V. 7. “And the anger of the Lord was kindled.” Not passion, but rathsr indignation—tkat feeling which makes him hate sin and compels him to punish it. - All that was loving and zood in God was aroused against the act. “And God smote him there.* , Why this severity? (1) It was a direct, double disobedience. (2) The wrong was enhanced by the fact that it was committed by a man who as a son of Abinadab had been with the irk, and should have known the law. (3) It was a public disobedience in matters of religion. ‘lt was a desecration of the holiest symbol of their religion. It was needful at the outset to prove to the people the necessity of sxact obedience, and hence the careful study of God’s law. A Note of Encouragement. 1. There was real encouragement in the fact that God was so careful of the religion of the Jews that he expressed by his act the value of religion, and impressed it so deeply on their hearts.

2. The blessing that rested upon the. family of Obed-@lom through the presence of the symbol of religion in his house was a foretaste and a promise, and a prohpecy of what it would be to the nation. A fuller description of this festival procession is given in 1 Chronicles 15 and 186, - “It was the greatest day of David’s life. Its significance in his career is fnarked by his own preeminent position—conqueror, poet, musician, priest, in one. . . . It was felt to be a turning-point in the history of the nation. David was on that day the founder, not of freedom only, but of an empire; not of religion only, but of a: church and commonwealth.” ; The ark was borne on the shoulders of the Levites (1 Chron. 15:15), amid the greatest enthusiasm. : A Curious Phenomenon, - A German, officer describes in the Rote Kreuz L curious phenomenon he witnessed on a ride in southwest-Afri-ca. A number of vultures, eagles and other large birds suddenly gathered on the trees at one place, A few dark clouds were visible, and ere long there was & violent tropical storm. The water penetrated into holes in the ground from which presently emerged Jarge numbers of snakes, scorpions and mice, and these the birds pounced upon and devoured. ‘

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STARS DRAFTED FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Each of the Eight Clubs to Lose Man —All But Two in - Big Leagues Before.

The Ilist of American association players drafted by the two - major’ leagues contains many surprises. That all those drafted possess unusual ability is admitted, but it also is the general opinion that many of the best players were overlooked. - The work of Hayden, the crack Indianapolis flelder, attracted the attention of a larger number of clubs than did the efforts of any other minor leaguer. No less than five teams put in drafts for the doughty Jack. The clubs who wanted him, but were disappointed, are Pittsburg, Boston, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Chicago landed him. His fielding has been the equa,l of that of any other American association gardener and he has been by far the most valuable batter in the circuit. Seven other Amefican association stars were drafted, each: of the eight clubs losing a man. Stanley, the Louisville outfielder who goes to the Cubs, is a fast player in all departments, who is bound to make the other candidates for jobs work hard to beat him. Bennie Myers, the St. Paul gardener, drafted by the New York Nationals, never would have had a chance to show what he could do this season but for the illness of “Skeeter” Dunleavy. Mpyers is of the hurricane style of playerd, always hustling. James, the Columbus catcher, allotted to the Boston Americans, should develop into a star later, but now he hardly appears ripe for a major league team. Possibly if carried along a season or two as second catcher he will later do great things. Barbeau should be able to deliver for the Philadelphia Americans, judging by his American association work, although he was a dismal failure when a member of the Cleveland American league team three years ago. Catcher Buelow’s work at Minneapolis would not indicate that he is good big league material, and the Washington club’s draft looks like a case of covering him up. Essick, the Kansas City pitcher, picked off by the Boston ' Nationals, has shown good form and with a winning team probably would have ranked with the leading American association pitchers. He has an even chance to make good. *

Big Cliff Curtis, the former Indian, will get his second trial in the fastest company in the land as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics. He once had a chance at Cleveland, but failed to come’ up to expectations. He is an in and outer, some of his performances being unusually brilliant, while much of his, work has been mediocre. Of the eight players drafted, all but two have already seen service in one or the other of the big leagues. Hayden was with the Boston Americans, Barbeau at Cleveland, Buelow at Cleveland, Essick at Cincinnati, Curtis at Cleveland and Stanley at Washington. James and Meéyers will make their first appearance as real major league players, although the !former was the property of the New York Giants last spring. '

Big Sum Paid foer Players. According to a statement of Secretary John E. Bruce of the national baseball commission there has passed through his hands this fall for players drafted $47,550; for players pur chased outright, $68,500, making a total of $116,050 sent through the national commission for minor league players during the past two months. This amount does not include a number of transactions that were :made directly between clubs, the money not being sent through the commission clearing house. ; “At a fair estimate,” said S'ec‘retary Bruce, “I should say that to date there has been spent for ?layers by the 16 big league clubs $150,000 in Tound numbers. There will be more sales between now and the end of the drafting season, October 15, that probably will swell the sum to $175,000.”

Hoblitzel Awarded to Reds. The decision in the cagse of player R. C. Hoblitzel, which has been heretofore unofficially announced in favor of the Cincinnati ~National' league club, was given out by the national baseball commigsion. Hoblitzel was claimed by both the Cincinnati and St. Lbuis National league clubs.. The Cincinnati club purchased the player from Clarksburg, W. Va., while the St. Louis management negotiated for him with Wheeling, W. Va., with which club he had been playing The controversy over the player was as to whether he belonged to Wheeling or Clarksburg, the commission deciding that Clarksburg had a valid claim to the player and the right to sell him to Cincinnati, which club is now entitled to his ser-

PITTSBURGER HAS PLAN TO CHANGE FOUL STRIKE RULE Would Not Penalize Batters for Balls ‘Hit Near Foul Lines Back of First and Third Bases." Claiming that the foul strike rule as interpreted to-day is interfering with good batters of both leagues, George L. Moreland, the baseball statistician of Pittsburg, will appear before the committee on rules of the major leagues the coming winter and submit an amendment to: the rule which, if adopted, he thinks will go far toward improving batting. His idea is to have a line drawn parallel with the foul lines just six feet outside and a drive which lands between these two lines shall not be scored as a strike against' the batsman. The second line shall be drawn only from the first and third bases out. Moreland said in explaining his diagram: ‘ o . “The foul strike rule was made for the purpose of preventing scientific

- b o . 2% it ) | BAgEN O o & : \\*’oﬁ AT { AR “,‘!"l' | | e _ /AN ! 3 . : a i i ~_,_,__.__‘,____. o - batsmen from making the game look foolish by fouling off all' the good balls. It was never meant to handicap a real hard batter who does his best to hammer the ball out hard, and who often hits what would have been gaod for three bases had it been a few inches farther in; but the best he gets out of this honesty is a strike called on him. “My idea now is to begin at third base and draw a line parallel with the foul line, only six feet outside, clear to the fence. Oo the same on the first base side of the field, and call every ball which lands inside those two lines neither foul nor strike, but a dead 'ball. - “This will give such batters as Lajoie, Donlin, Cobb, Leach, Crawford, Wagner, . Lumley and Lobert a better chance. “My idea is that the foul strike rule was made for those who intentionally fouled off balls. There can be ne intent to foul if a ball is driven beyond either first or third base before hitting the ground, hence my idea would not interfere with the real intent of the foul strike rule, and would encourage batting.” : = ' : CLUBS ARE NOT PUNISH National Commission Says There-Was No Intent to Deceive. . No penalty was imposed” on the Cleveland, Akron, Nashville, Columbus, Toledo and Portland clubs for irregularities in transferring players, the national baseball commission in a decision promulgated the other day excusing the offenses because there was no intent to deceive the commission. The decision states: re “Several weeks ago the commission promulgated a notice setting aside certain agreements that had been filed by the . Cleveland American league club pertaining to players who had been sold by that club to Akron, Nashville, Columbus, Toledo and Portland, because the transactions were considered irregular and not in accordance with the rules of the commission. “A further examination of this case clearly shows that there was no intent on the part of either of the clubs involved to deceive the commission or to enter into any collusion to cover up the players. It is evident that the clubs interested believed these agreements would be approved for the reason that a year ago agreements of similar character were permitted to stand because the irregularities therein had not been brought (o the attention of the commission. : “For this reason no penalty will be inflicted against any one of the clubs involved in these tramsactions. It is further ordered that the title to all of the players involved who have not again been purchased by the Cleveland club shmremtotnt e!nb ﬂ the end of the playing season of the pmmwxaw&msuﬁw ers are now playing, unless the clubs to whom they had been sold by the ments with the latter club.” e N . e e *ﬁgﬂéfg‘é‘é@*- . 3#5 ; :q £ ﬂq?":;r -'“ :.‘;"';‘ v;ﬁfg{m»ép&a.ﬂ;%g“ % 1 Wallh - o AR SRE S P RE G O S RS A S e B SRR R S N TR

WHERE TOBIAS LEAKX LIVED. Home of Washington’s Private Secretary Still Well Preserved. Washington.—A traveleér on the road between Mount Vernom and Alexandria—the sams road over which George' Washington passed so often—may see an old house that bears traces of former elegance. It is mnearly screened from the view of pilgrims along the public road by venerable trees and by vines of Virginia creeper and honeysuckle. The approach to the: house from the main way is through a lane lined with cedars. This was a part of the Mount Vernon estate

1'\1" ; v‘. ."‘ j . N Aol == & £ -k‘ ~SN 10l R S : T SN 5 o R AT S iy e sl 22 = — = 1 Home of Tobias Lear. when Washington lived and was the home before and after the death of Washington of Tobias Lear. Tobias Lear came to Mount Vernon as private tutor to the young Custis children—the grandchildren of Mrs. Washington and the wards of her sec-. ond husband, George Washington. He came to be private secretary to Washington and at one time his militavy—secretary. Lear was with Washington when that great man breathed his last -and the -authentic account of the last hours of Washington came from Lear. It was Lear who arranged the private papers of Washington after his death. : = e Washington's will contains this provision: “To Tobias Lear I give the use of the farm, which he now holds in vir tue of a lease from me to him aud his deceased wife (for and during their natural lives), free from rent during his life.” ; All these lands passed out of the hands of the Washington family many years ago. The Lear tract has passed through the hands of a number of owners. The present tenants of the place are E. R. Sherman and family} Lear’s salary was $2OO a year” After Washington’s death he was appointed consul to Santo Domingo and in 1364 was appointed consul to Algiers. Im 1805 he was one of the commission which concluded a treaty with the dey under the terms of which the United States paid $60,000 for the release of 200 Americans held prisoners in Al giers. This treaty was strongly denounced by the war party in the Unlted State. President Madison appointed Lear accountant in the war department. On the morning of October 11,-1816, Lear was found dead in the garden of his home just west of the treasury office. He bhad shot himself through the head. The cause for this act was never ascertained, or at least there is no record of it. : 7 .

TO BE SENATOR FROM KANSAS. Joseph L. Bristow Will Succeed Chester I. Long. : ' Washinéton.éThe senate galleries will have a new hero when Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas arrives and puts om

P ‘ | £ | 4‘ s i LA i £ Z : . . : \ Y 7, ‘:\ &\ : YT L a SRR ‘\“.\ "':. "2'4'? y/@ R > 4‘§‘~ ol ".’.ﬁ'ﬁ", “ S 45: ‘;h l" > W 7R TR AN i RN A i L 1 N /f,,' g 7 3 Lt ' ’/”,:f. L ‘,:'-f;“ ; » v & ’»: ; 7 \ \ ‘l’.’l.'/, s Y g / / A << ‘/[M&Aﬂ‘ %;:"ii! R ~ JOSEPH.L.BRISTOW | his toga March 4 next. The capitol guides will point him out as the man who unearthed the big postofiice frauds. 2 - On his retirement from the postoffice department, Mr. Bristow resumed the management of his two Kansas newspapers. He went back to Salina, Kan.,, and has been devoting much of his attention to his newspaper in that town. But he soon grew tired of the life there, and wanted %o return to Washington. Senator Chester I. Long, whom he has just defeated for re-election in a hot primary campaign, had been his particular friend and counselor. . . Some months ago Mr. Bristow entered upon a campaign against Senator Long, and their combat for tha suffrages of the Kansans in the first senatosal primary was soon attracting national attention. The former fourth assistant postmaster general now has the nomination. As the legislature is almost certain to have'a Republican majority on joint ballot, the primary nomination is equivalent ‘to an election. The new senator is familiar with political methods at the capitol. His habits of industry and persistence and his unswerving honesty are traits his colleagues canmot ignore. He may become a force in the genate during his six years’ term. : No Right to Kick. " Customer—lt seems {0 me that's an awful price to have to. pay for a pound of liver. : i : : Butcher—You must remember, ma’am, that the liver is a choice part. . This steer weighed nearly a ton, and he had'ouly one small liver.—Chicago he discovered a new continent? - - Brieht Boyesl 3'pose it was ‘caeme e tEhaßitantl Wi INEAR-I ~“*%‘”’€w*%&’s‘*§