'! An independent journal devoted to the interests of Reynoldsville. Published weekly. One Dollar per year strictly in advance. VOLUME 13. REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1905. NUMBER 33. Bing-Stoke I 9 Co.'s Semi- Annual Bargain Sale. e 0 ft 0 0 0 0 Our annual M bargain sale 8 lis now in0 5 P rogr ess. K gThe holidays 5 rush played jj? havoc with 0 ,our stocks, 0 and there is g a residue of 0 bargains for 0 afte r- holiday 8 buyers. 0 0 0 0 0 8' We havef 2 placed large 0 i$ orders for 0 new goods, 0 K which are on & g the way. 0 0 0 0 ! Meanwhile 1 bargains are 0 S as plentiful q asblackber-0 0 ries in Au- 1 gust. For I 0 this and next o week dollars I 0 will be doub- SJ le value in g S all depart- ments of our 0 stores. Gold 9 .i Tradings S Stampswith J 0 e a c h n 11 r- 0 Civ - - 1 - ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 chase. 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 Bino-stoKe 1 THE FfiiST BASEBALL HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED IN THE DAYS OF ITS INCEPTION. Then a Mnn Co old Be Pat Ont br "SonkliiK" Him With the Ball The I'mpire Took It Easy While the Teams I'lled Ip Half a Hundred nans. Tlio first newspaper report of a base ball game that I remember reading was nn account of a game played at Hoboken, N. J., In 1859. It appeared In an Illustrated weekly and was such a novel and Interesting event that the weekly gave a double page Illustration. There was no baseball schedules In those days. All that was needed was an occnslon such as a Fourth of July celebration, a county fair, a house rais ing or some other event of that nature. The occasion for this particular game was tlio entertainment given to a team of English cricketers then touring this country. We had evolved a game from the old English "rounders," which we called baseball, and we wanted to show our cousins what a high old game It was. It may hove been the "humors of the day" editor who wrote the report, which was as follows: "Baseball differs from cricket, es pecially in there being no wickets. The bat is held high in the air. When the ball has been struck, the 'outs' try to catch it, in which case the striker Is 'out, or, if they cannot do this, to strike the striker with It when he Is running, which likewise puts him 'out.' "Instead of wickets there are at this game four or five marks called bases, one of which, being the one at which the striker stands, is called 'borne.' "As at cricket, the point of the game is to make the most runs between bases. The party which counts the moBt runs wins the day." The fact that the reporter thought it necessary to explain how the game wos played indicates the extent of the pub lic's knowledge of baseball at that time, and even be wasn't Quite sure whether there were four bases or five. When he says a base runner may be put out by hitting him with the ball he makes no mistake, for that was an actual fact, and it was considered a good play on the part of a base runner to draw a throw from the pitcher, for usually the runner would dodge the throw anil gambol around the bases while the fielders were hurrying after the bull. This rule was abolished as soon as the game became popular, for a baseman. Instead of touching a runner with the ball, would often "soak" him at shun range, which generally brought forth unprintable remarks from the soakc The artist In Illustrating this game was not far behind the reporter. The picture shows us several hundred spec tators, and, with the exception of a few ladles and gentlemen seated In car riages, the only person sitting down i:i the entire assemblage Is the umpire, and, as if to show the perfect tranquil lity of his mind and bis contempt for foul tips, he leans gracefully back in his chair with his legs crossed. The basemen. Instead of "playing off," are standing, each with one foot on his base, and a base runner Is "glued tj third," although the pitcher is about to deliver the ball. In short, the general aspect of the field is enough to give the modern baseball captain nervous pros tration, i The year 1870 saw baseball well es tablished and deserving the title of na tional game. Of the amateur clubs the Harvard university team was one of the strongest,- virtually defeating the fa mous Red Stockings in one game. The score stood 17 to 12 in Harvard's favor at the beginning of the ninth inning, and with two Reds out, Goodwin, the Harvard pitcher, was hit by a batted b" vid injured. He recovered suffi Furniture We say without fear of contradiction that we have the largest and finest line of FUKNITURE in town.' Get the prices from the exclusive stores, then see us. ciently to pitch the game out and then fainted, the Reds meanwhile piling up eight runs and winning. The game was played in Cincinnati. Anotljer notable achievement of n Harvard nine was the twenty-four in ning and no run game In 1S77 with the Manchester (X. II.) club. In this game Catcher Tyng of the llnrvnnls (yes, Jim Tyng, perennial Jim Tyng) made the unprecedented record of thirty-one put outs and three nsslMts. While this game was Interesting and exciting in its early part. It grew some what monotonous after the fifteenth inning, owing to the fact that the dead ball used became "punky," mid the batsmen were unuble to knock It out side the diamond. The pitching of Ernst amused the spectators, however, and I think Ernst must have been the pioneer contortion pitcher. It was customary in those days for pitcher to stand erect and deliver the ball with the hand below the shoulder, but Ernst had a way of tucking the ball behind his back, looking over his right shoulder and elevating his left leg as he pitched. That seemed to the spectators a bad case of monkey business and always called forth de risive remarks from the small boys. His record of fifteen strike outs and but four flies knocked into the out fields as outs shows that be knew bis business at all events. The scores of a few games played by leading clubs in 18(19 show that the player's occasional request for a sub stitute to run a few laps for him was not without reason: Hnrvards, 89; Lowells, 10. Clippers of Philadelphia, 87; Nation als, 9. Lowells, 102; Andersons of Lynn, 8. Clncinnatis, 70; Unions of St. Lou is, 9. Eckfords, 45; Atlantlcs, 25. These are fair samples of the scores made by the best clubs. Those of some of the minor clubs oftentimes resem- oled the scores of a billiard match. Outing. FORMIDABLE GUNS. The Bombard t'sed liy the Turk. In the Fifteenth Century. In 1478 Mohammed II- in forming the siege of Scutari, In Al'i.iula, em ployed fourteen heavy buiujards. the lightest of which threw a stone shot of 370 pounds welglit, two se::t sl.ots of COO pounds, one of 73 J pounds, two of 8u0 pounds, one of 1.21K) pounds, five of 1.500 and one of the enormous weight of 1,040 pounds, enormous even in these days, for our 80 ton guns throw only a 1.700 pound projectile, our 100 ton throws one of 2,000 pounds, and the 110 ton throws an 1.B00 pound shot with a hlyh velocity. The Btone shot of Mohammed's guns varied between twenty and thirty-two Inches in dinmeter, about the height of a dining table. 2,5:14 of them fired on this occasion weighing, ac cording to a calculation of General Lefroy's, abort 1.000 tons, and were cut out of the solid rock on the spot. Assuming twenty-four Inches ns the average diameter of the shot fired at the siege, the total area of the surface dressed was nearly 32.000 square feet. At this siege the weight of the powder fired is estimated by General' Lefroy to have been 250 tons. At the siege of Rhodes In 1480 Mohammed caused six teen basilisks or double cannon to be cast on the spot, throwing balls two to three feet In dinmeter. Chambers' Journal. Hot He Won Her. A Frenchman who.je wife deserted htm amused his neighbors by telling bow he got her back without trouble. "Did I run after her and beg her to come buck?" he dramatically asked. "No; I did not run after her. I shust publish in z pspaire K;t I have drawn fifty t'ousaud francs In ze lottery, and she vaa back much quicker can in uo time." For 1905. I Incident of the French Revolution. time, de Crequey, a French court lady who was Imprisoned in the Lux embourg at the time of the revolution, tells In her diary of "a small, pale woman" who never said a word for the two or three days she was in the same room, never went to bed, but sat in a chair watching a casket she bad brought with her. "One morning on returning from the yard," she says, "we found tbe little woman gone and only the casket remaining. A Jailer came in about an hour after to fetch It: Mme. Buffaut boldly asked him whether the owner would return. His only answer was to pass his hand across the back of his neck. Then be proceeded to break open the casket. It contained a man's bloody shirt, with out a collar, which was always cut off before an execution; also a handful of silky black hair and a piece of paper in which was written, 'For my mother.' Our Jailer never would tell us the name of this unhappy woman, nor did we ever discover who and what her son Was." Keep the Month Street. Nothing is more uncomfortable or even dangerous for an invalid than a neglected mouth. If the vitiated secre tions are allowed to remain there is great danger of disease germs finding lodgment in the mouth and thence being absorbed in the stomach. A good mouth wash Is eight or ten drops of tinc ture of myrrh in a glass of water. With this the mouth should be rinsed thor oughly two or three times a day. An other excellent wash is listerlne. It la less expensive buying It In the seven ounce bottles. A half teaspoonful or more In a wlneglassful of water Is a re freshing mouth wash and a good tooth wash. If the mouth is very dry, a good wash Is one tnblespoonful of glycerin and one teaspoonful of lemon Juice to a glass of water, as the glycerin does not evaporate nnd consequently stays on the tongue and In tbe mouth longer than clear water. Addlpus Don't you hate to be as lean as you are? Sklnnlcus No; some times I find It's a decided help. ,1 can cross my legs In a crowded car without taking up any more room that I did before. Chicago Tribune. The noblest question In the world is, What good may I do in it? Franklin. Special Drive for January. Six pounds nice new meaty Prunes for 25 cents. Sold reg ularly 8 cents per pound. Six pounds clear flinty Caro lina Rice for 25 cents. Robinson & Mundorff. ' Fastness of Russia. The Great Size of the Empire I Rot Generally Recognized. Few persons realize how vast Is the area of t):e Russian empire. Into that enormous country you could put1 nil of non-Russian Europe and yet only take up a Utile more than one-eighth of tiie czar's domains. Then you could uud the United States, lucluding Alaska, and still have almost enough territory left to place Canada In. In fact, the Russian empire comprises one-seventh of the land surface of the globe. Though not comparable In extent of territory with the empire of the czar, the United States seems of enormous area when compared witli the Euro pean countries other than Russia. The state of Texas alone would take in Germany, Greece, Holland and Swit zerland and still luive room to spare. Belgium would simply be lost In the Maine woods. In fact, you could put two Relglums Into the state of Maine and have a state left as large as New Jersey. France could be stowed nway up In Montana and Wyoming, with endugh territory left over to take In Portugal. Sweden would fit Into California, with lots of room to spare, and Spain would almost, but not quite, fit into Nevada and Idaho. To make Spain comfortable, we should have to borrow 4,000 square miles from Arizona, but that would still leave Arizona enough territory to take in Italy, leaving out Sardinia. As for the British isles, we could stow them away in New Mexico and have land to spore afterward. The dual empire of Austria-Fungory would be a more dilUcult mattti to deal with, and In order to give It elbow room we should have to devote the stntes of Colorado and Oregon to it and then borrow 43,000 square miles from Wash ington, which would still leave Wash ington room in which to put the king dom of Servia and have enough left over for a fair sized state. The kingdom of Roumanln could be placed in Arkansas, with about 5,000 square miles to spare, and Bulgaria would have more than enough room in Oklahoma. Turkey's possessions in Europe are about as large as Missouri, and Nor way could be placed in the two Da kotas, with lots of room left over. The pieces left over from the various states and territories mentioned would be more than enough to mnke an area as large as Denmark and the other odds and ends of non-Russian Europe not mentioned. But if we did not want to spare so much territory of the western states and territories, we could economize by placing Germany, France, Italy and Belgium up in Alaska, and the British Isles could be distributed among the Philippines, Hawaii ,and Porto Rico. Washington Post. Classified. "Uncle Bill," sold little Reginald, "did It hurt you when the men caught you with the dredge and grappling hooks?" "AVhy, I don't understand you," said Uncle William. ''Well, that's the way the natural history book says they get 'em." "Get what?" "Sponges. When pa said you was coming nm said: 'What? That old sponge coming here again?' " Not Always Popular. Graycc Why Is It that Edythe Is so unpopular in society? She's very care ful to speak nothing but the truth about people. Gladys And that's Just what makes her unpopular. Louisville Courier-Journal. Opportunity sooner or later comes to all who work ond wish. Stanley. If you wish to please people you must begin by understanding them. Reade. SHOES are lavontes with i.every woman. Why? They FIT perfectly, they WEAR better than other makes, they make the foot r si look SMALL, they give the and .50. foot EASE and COMFORT, they are made of the BEST LEATHER, they have FAST COLOR eyelets, they have STYLE that excels any shoe at the same price. Come to us and "have a fit" and you will have no more trouble with sore, tired feet. Our shoes at 81.50, $2.00 and $2.60 are right. He Iiit Him Caae. ' "Judge Emerson, one of the most elo quent men Illinois ever produced, was once taken down completely in a speech at Decatur," said an attorney of Chi cago. "He had a case in which there were some peculiarly pathetic circum stances, the rights of a young glr whose property had been squandered nnd who was reduced to destitution be ing Involved. Judge Emerson made the most of it, and as he closed bis speech a solemn hush bad fallen over the courtroom. "Tears stood in the eyes of the Jurors, und even the Judge coughed sympathetically and hid his head be hind the trial docket. His opponent, whose name I have now forgotten, saw thnt the spell had to be broken In some way or his case was lost. Arising slowly to his feet and In a volee of deep solemnity and with slow dellbera tlon, he said, 'Gentlemen of the Jury, let us continue these solemn exercises by singing the One Hundred and Fif teenth Psalm.' A roar of laughter fol lowed from the audience, and Judge Emerson lost his case." Etiquette of the Smoker. The etiquette of the smoker is not observed In Philadelphia, according to a globe trotter. In many countries, especially In Spain and Cuba, where such etiquette Is most Jealously guard ed, a man who Is smoking must be sure, when asked by another man for a light, to present his cigar or cigarette for the putvose. To offer a match is to Imply the social Inferiority of the man who asks for tbe light, so that be tween two strangers such an offer Is a deadly Insult nnd sometimes sufficient to cause a duel. When, however, the difference In social grade Is so marked as to be visible In clothing and accou terment the match may be offered without offense. When the lighted cigar Is offered it must not be thrown nway until the man who has offered It has taken at least one puff. Other- Wise the insult is greater than would have been the offering of the match. Philadelphia Record. Vlattln Card. The Chinese, who seem to have known most of our new ideas, used visiting cards 1,000 years ago, but their cards were very large and not really the prototypes of our visiting cards, as they were on soft paper and tied with ribbon. Venice seems to bave been the first city in Europe to use cards. - Some dating from the lat ter part af the sixteenth century are preserved In a museum there. The German cities followed the Venetian custom 100 years or so. Then London followed suit actually followed suit for the first visiting cards In Great Britain were playing cards or parts of such cards bearing tbe name of the bestower on the back. Tbey were first used in England about 1700. We do Dot know when they were first used n this country, probably not long after their first Introduction Into British society. Old Ocean's Joke. "There's another bunch of bridal cou ples on that ship," remarked Father Neptune. "Yes," replied the Atlantic ocean. "I'm being crossed In love pretty regu lnrly these days." Philadelphia Press. Of the best society It used to be sold Its conversation affords Instruction, while Its silence Imparts culture. Goethe. Harrowing Renae, The Grammarian It always mikes me tired when I bear a man say "don't" when he should say "doesn't" The Other Party Don't it, though? Cincinnati Times-Star. A worthless man always has his sign out. Atchison Globe. Gold Seal and Snag Proof Rubbers the best made. I tiios. i Evans ; Contractor and Builder ' & Has bought Solomon Shaffer's lumber of fice and lumber yard at this place and will continue the lumber business at the same old stand. He will sell any and all kinds of Lumber Lime, Cement, Sand or Plaster, Main St., Reynoldsville, Wanted! Girls to learn Weaving . and Winding, Enterprise Silk Co. t Nati OF REYNOLDS VILLI Capital $50,000 $50,000 Surplus Scotl mcCIelland, President) j. v. iviiiif.vn c presidents John H. KancherCaalilt-r Directors: Scott McClelland J. O. Kins Daniel Nolan John II. Corbett J. I. Kaucher G. W. Fuller R. H. Wilson rw,. . .....ik..i.r..i....l .i i..... the accounts of merchants, professional men. others, promising the most careful attention to the business of all persons. oare deposit Boxes ror rent. First National Bank building, Nolan block Fire Proof Vault. MBS. I JENNIE B. PINNEY u Solicits the patronage so generously tendered to her husband, the late N. G. Plnney, of Brookville. All of the 1! Insurance Companies represented by blm bave appointed her as "his suc cessor. JOHN TRUDGEN, Solicitor for Mrs. Plnney In Reyn oldsville. ! Tired-Out Women. Faeeed-oat women, uffurlnir from hn-tr oche, unable to fltand long or walk far, or with symptoms incident to the weakneases peculiar to tbesex such women needafriend to tell them thut many men symptoms are tbe rennlt of physical conditions thut can be remedied only by building up tbe strength. This building up can be done most effect ually with Celery King. It cleanses the stom ach and Dowels, giving restful sleep and tbe appetite of girlhood. . Bold by H. Alex. Stoke. Firs oil Bank Subscribe for 0 0 0 company. ROBINSON'S Foot-Fitters. Reynoldsville, Pa. The Star J. R. Hillis & Go. If you want the News
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