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10 A tunny Game of Maso Hall. A rovarltable gams f l:ise ball waa pl tj ed at Ihe l'utime Park to-day be tween thi Snorkys and the Hoppers. Kvery member of the Snorkytf' Club had lull one arm, and the Hoppers had each but one leg. Tho two nines were composed of young and active men, all of whom, with one exception, owed the loss of their limbs to railroad accidents. The one exception was William Young, a Bnorky, who lost one of his arms at Gettysburg. Both nines wore neat uniforms, the Snorkys having red and the Hoppers blue as their distinguishing colors. About 2,000 persons were in the grand stand, and they laughed and shouted au i went wild over the game. When time was called Morris Ilines, the pitcher of llu' Hoppers, went to the bat and dealt heavily with the very first ball that John (Jormon, the one armetl pitcher, hurled at him. He sent it between second base and left field, and got two basses easily. Flick, the next batter, sent a fly to second base, which was muffed, and thus brought Hines home and got a base. The first inning resulted in three runs for the Hoppers. When the one-legged men took the field it was noticed that a judicious dis tribution of their forces had been made. The pitcher, Morris Hines, displayed a shapely wooden leg, such as were wont to be used by begging sailors The let; looked as though it were full of life and movement. George Dowds, the catcher, had a leg of smaller dimensions, but was as quick on his feet and as handy with his hands as any catcher. The first baseman, William KnulY, won an aristocratic artificial limb, which made him look much like any other man, but all the rest had legs of plain democratic wood, fastened outwardly with straps in the good old-fashioned way. William Stewart at right-Hold and Paul Launce at centre-field had each a wooden leg and a crutch. Their run ning after fly balls was something ex traordinary, especially when both gol nixed up and fell on the ground una ble to move, while the ball lay a few feet away. "Pick it up! " yelled the captain. Homer 'Sock it to third," cried out a score of voices, while the two players delib erately unstrapped their legs to get out ;f the tangle. Uy that time the base runner got home. One of the unfortu nates literally put his foot on his shoul der and went to a dry spot to draw on his leg. Both of these gentlemen wen? suc Otasfttl in batting, but lamentably lame in running, and the scores they made WON the product of shrewdness and persistence. Due Stewart fell fiat on his face just us he reaohed lirst base, owing to the lipping of his crutch, and I.aunee was run out at second by tripping and fall ing over hid crutch. When these players made a hit their opponents refrained from throwing the ball to the base, preferring the mote certain method of pursuing and over taking them before they could reach their bases. There were some funny incidents in the fielding. Once when Flick, first base, and John Lilly, second base, were running to cateh a fly from Douds, they got under it together, and, both having only the left arm, managed to drop it. Mean time Flick, who was hopping from first to second at prodigious speed, suddenly stopped in his onward career and stretched out his hands appeal ingly. Goon! Run! Go for it. Scoot for second," the eaovvd yelled and shouted themselves hoarse. "Why don't you go?" shouted the captain. You've got to go if you want to get it," 'I cant," shouted back the poor fel low. "My leg's stuck in the ground." Then the basemen fumbled around with their left hands, got the ball, and fmt him out, after which they obliging y pulled his leg out of the mud and helped him home. Then the game went on. The one-legged long fielders had an easy time of it, and leaned leisurely upon their supports and watched the game with a philosophic interest, but once in a while some lusty Snorky would semi a sky-scraper out their way and prompt thin to jerky movements. It was curious then to see the speed they could make on tho soft ground with their crutches, and the eagerness with which they ran toward the approaching ball. It must be said, however, that they invariably mined it, and that it pleasantly bounded past them, giving the hatter and his one-armed comrade-! a ohenoe to exhibit their speed around the bases. The one-armed men had all the ad vantage in running, and it was to this that they owed the largeness of their scores. They stole runs audaciously, taking the chances of the fielding by the one legged men. Now and then they were caught at this game, ami once a well managed double-play lent two of them out and ended an inning. In the flnt inning two batters of the one-armed nine got their base-; on Belled I alls and stole their way home, thanks to a series of accidents among the one-legged fellows. A ball that was thrown by the catch er tO. the pitcher named that agile ath lete and rolled between the two fielders on crutches at left and center-field. They both grabbed for and missed it. By the time It was sent, home three runs had beon scored by the nimble oue Miners, whose strength end agility THE NORTHERN TRIBUNE, JULY 14. 1S83. seemed to be transferred to their legs, which fairly twinkled ad they ran. in the third inning the one-armed men got live runs on the slightest kind of hits and laughed as they swung around the diamond at the hasty scrambling for the ball among the one legged fielders. In the fourth inning they made seven, and this left tho game nineteen to thirteen in favor of tho one-armed nine. It was then so dark that play was suspended. The "Cripples," aa tho nines are called, never played together before, and their success was so great that it has been resolved to take them on a tour to New York, Chicago, St. Louis and other cities. Philadelphia Cor. N. Y. World. m m Trading With Sharpers. A young man named Mitchell, of Philadelphia, wished to purchase horse and went to the stable of a man named Brockway. Brockway beamed with alluring smiles, and took Mitchell through his stable and showed him a variea collection of what purported to be blooded animals, "not one of which," said Brockway, "was worth less than two hundred dollars." Mitchell se lected an animal which was warranted to run like a streak of lightning, play like a lamb and pull like a steam en gine. The price paid for the equine marvel was eighty dollars. Mitchell took the brute home and en sconced him in the stable. His eccen tricities were not long hidden. The very sight of a wagon caused him to turn pale and shiver. Part of his tail dropped out. He developed an un earthly balkiness, and, upon examina tion, he was pronouueed by a competent veterinary surgeon to be week, very weak, and almost minus both liver and lungs. He was led back In a slow walk to Brockway. That Individual ex pressed the liveliest disappointment when told of the shortcomings of the horse, and offered to substitute another and a "better one," in consideration of a "boot" of two dollars. Mitchell paid the margin and lodged brute number two In his stable. The second venture Moved worse than the first. In addition to a multitude of bolls of all shapes, ages and sines, the animal was blind in on eye. and palpably deprived of the sense of hearing. His legs in a few hours began to swell and assume those Of the famous crooked little man in Mother Goose's melodies. His tail was a mixture of home hair and oakum; and looked no more like a tail than a Stub broom. Whereas the former horse was weak and devoid of ambition, tins one was strong in his bind legs and kicked exactly like a nude, except thai his kick had a trifle longer reach. Be ate about half the manger, and bit a panel out of the bucket lefeacoidentally in his stall. Mitchell returned him U disgust to Brockway, who again ex pressed profound regret. "C me with me, my young friend,11 be said, to Mr. Judge's stable, where, I am sure, we can get a brs6 that will suit you to a T." So they went to Judge's. There being no horses which suited Mitchell, he was prevailed upon to take a mule on trial, which he did. Brockway led the mule as far as the stable door and then passed him over to Mitchell. The latter, after some persuasion, succeeded in housing hie prime. This was in the iftemoou. That night Mitchell had a dream in which he saw his handsome mule attired with wings and Hying through space after the manner of Pegasus. The next morning he went down to the stable to look at the brute. He was evidently all there, from the appearance of a large, ragged hole In the door. A friend, who was with Mitchell, suggested that the door must have been struck with lightning. They opened the door cautiously and stepped inside. The intelligent mule turned his head, cockeil his ears, and slowly winked at t hem, asono who would say: "Don't come too near. I'm treacherous." Buckets, straw, brooms and pieces of the stall were lyinw around in confusion. Mitchell climbed over an adjoining stall, seized a rope which was around the mule's neck, and attempted to lead him out. lie was decidedly adverse to going, and speedily indicated as much by a series of vigor ous kicks. Several of tho neighbors were called in, and every effort was made to indnce the mule to leave the premises, but to no purpose. A derrick was rigged up, and an attempt made to lift the brute out through the roof. Ho WOtlkl not lift, for the simple reason that no one could get near enough to him to tie a strap around him. A meas ure of oats was placed outside the door. He gazed at the oats, but shook his an and tall ominously, and with a neat kick scattered the feed all over tho square. At last he was left alone, and Judge was notified to take him away. Thlf he refused to do. Mit :hell brought suit to recover his money, and also threatened to institute a criminal nrose 'cution. The money was refunded, and Judge, who hail doctored the mule, led him away M gently as if he had been a lamb. f'ii!drlphia Prcoa. The Philadelphia Press is making rapid strides in its efforts to revolution ize the meaning and use of words. Its latest practical lesson is found in the following unique sentenoe, referring to tn e-; that have been ruthlessly dealt with by the public connnis-doners j "Trees stand with barren trunks, ex hibiting great amputating wounds, which, at their age. can never heal." "Amputating wounds" b certainly good. Qkio&go Inter-OctttH, BoJth Carolina has ladies' -society with the restoration of Mount Vernon to its former condition, for Its mission. The Consumption or fron Per Capita. There Is no doubt that the most civil ized nations use the highest quantity per capita of any product. They are able to supply themselves freely with the necessaries of life, to furnish them selves elaborately with the convenien ces, and to lavish upon themselves abundantly the luxuries of existence. Civilized nations not only surround themselves with plenty of food and pro cure it in great variety, but they clothe themselves well, they furnish their houses with completeness, they use ma chinery in their v aried occupations, they bridge streams, they provide for them selves the most comfortable and speedy means of transportation, and in every way they add ease, comfort, conven ience, and even pleasure to the perform ance of the ordinary duties in life. It is therefore, quite common among po litical economists to measure the ad vancement of a Nation towaftl the plane of high civilization by its consumption of such products as indicate the devel opment of mechanical skill or the wide spread existence of diversified industry. Wood, sulphur, iron and other useful products are each referred to as fur nishing tests for comparing the relative advancement in the arts and sciences of different peoples. To those who are interested in such investigations and comparisons a table of some value will be found in Mr. J S. Jeans' recent report to the British Iron Trade Association, of which he is Sec retary. Mr. Jeans has made a careful calculation of the annual consumption of iron per capita of almost every coun try in the world according to the latest advices. We presume, however, that in this case the rule laid down by polit ical economists will have to be varied from a little, if it can be made sufficiently flexible, for surely the Falkland Islands cannot be tho center of tho civilization of the globe yet their per capita consumption surpassed all competitors, being .'367 pounds. New South Wales, too, can hardly be regarded as In the foremost rank of enlightenment, but it comes next, with 'M2 pounds. These antipodal regions seem to be immense consumers of iron according to their population, for South Australia comes nex t , with 311 pounds. Great Britain is relegated to the fourth place in this list of iron absorbers, consuming but 287$ pounds. Nevertheless, she triumphs over her lUSty child, the United States, which appears as using only 271 pounds. But along come two more of Great Britain's children -Queensland, with -'6'J pounds, and West Australia, with 363 pounds. It is, indeed, remarkable that all tho countries so far named are English, or of English origin. Belgium BOW ap pears upon the scene, with 238 pounds. But back the banner goes to two more English colonics -Victoria, with 202 pounds, and New Zealand, with 187 pounds. And now comes . France, though so wonderfully clever, far down in the list with 149 pounds. Thrifty Holland ranks next, with 139 pounds. Then follows the Anglo-Chinese settle ment of Hong Kong, with 133 pounds, and Uruguay, with 180 pounds, pre ceding (can 'it be possible?) Germany, with only 188 pounds. Surely this cannot be a good test of civilization, or else there is something wrong with the ffamres. lint what comes next after Germany? The Fiji Islands, with 121 pounds. Then our neighbor, Canada, follows these islands of the South Sea, with 120 pounds. No other country reaches a consumption of 100 pounds. Sweden comes not far from it; then OOmeS Tasmania. Newfoundland, the Cape of (Jood Hope, the East Indian Straits settlements. Natal, the Argen tine Republic, Malta, Denmark, Aus tria, and Norway. No other country, not even Spain, Portugal, Russia, or Italy, reaches a consumption of thirty live pounds. Iron Jlye. How to Make Fashions. Fashions are very decided and very striking this season. They astonish unsophisticated eyes and show that women an; less timid than formerly: possessed of more nerve, and "dare" to do what they would not have dreamed of a few years ago. "1 have the cour age to wear what suits me," said a very beautiful woman the Other day. "That is all the difference. I do not copy other women. I go to pictures and art sources for what are called my 'inspirations,' and whenever I see any thing that suits me I make a note of it, and sooner or later put it into my dress. In that way I make fashion instead of following it." All women have not this courage nor this opportunity; but oor tainly the standard of individuality is much higher and the diversity much greater of late years than formerly. This diversity is also happily tending toward the establishment of more fixed laws, toward an understanding of what is best suited for different ages, and it may in time will, even suggest with out offense what is best adapted to dif ferent conditions. "One has to die to do much before one dies," remarked a middle-aged lady of position and fortune, in a dry-goods store recently, when she was buying prints and ging hams. "I have no use for these my aelf " she continued, "for I have to en- ti rt-iin so much in summer that I must bo dressed always for company, but I r.villv eniov buv inirthem for my daugh tersand' remember s 'hair-striped1 blue ..!.,, mid a 'corded' nink gingham that I wore when I was a girl with more pleasure than silks or satins. A. r. Psf, Chirmjo Journal. Owing to drought in the tropical MM.fitflM the suddIv of cocoanuts this -..u,i will nrobabfv be short. But if the corn and wheat crops of ths United States do not fail, we ought to try and worry along.- C hicago journal. W. C. MOORE. Offers Sfednl BmgaHst in Men's Neck Wear. Linen Collars, Linen Cuffs. Silk Handkerchief, Silk Mufflers. Velvet Flat Scarfs, Velvet Puff Scarfs. Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons. A very large and excellent assort ment of Goods . pertaining to my business will pay yon to examine my stock. A tew mufflers left I will close out at CM to save car rying over W. C. MOORE NEW FIRM! The undersigned having leased ami refitted the PLANING MILL Formerly carried on by David Quay would respectfully announce to the people of Cheboygan and Vicinity that they are prepared to do Everything Usually Bone in a Firs-Class Planing Mill. Flooring, Ceiling and Siding Will l kept constantly on hand, and no pains will be spared to give entire satisfaction to eur patrons. 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Very effective, simple and durable. Recent improvements. tor particulars address. VULCAN IRON WORKS. Chicairo. Ill lTmarliin Probate Order. STATE OF MICHIGAN, county of OhetSJ gan, ss. At a session of the Probate Court for the county of ( heboygan, holden at the Pro bate onice, in the village of Chebovtran. on Wednesday, the sixth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred ami eighty-three. Present, Edwin ,. Perkins, Judge of Pro- Ratarrh Pure naie. In the matter of the estate of Peppy Barmon, deceased. On reading and filing the final account, duly verified, of Joseph Wertheliner, administrator of said estate, and upon request of said admin istrator for a hearing ntKn said account. Thereupon it is ordered, that MondV, the 2nd day of July, at 10 o'clock in ths forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said account, and that .the heirs at law of said deceased, and all oilier persons interested in said estate, arc re quired to appear at a session of said Court, then to lie holden at theProbats OJDos. In kbsTillsgo of Cheboygan, and show cause, ir an.v there be. why the said account should not be granted. And it is further ordered that said adininNti a torgive notice to the persons interested in said estate of the hearing thereof b causing a copy of this order to be published in the NOHTHXBM Tribi nk, a newspaper printed and circulated in said OOUntj Of Cheboygan, three consecutive weeks previous to said dav of hearing. EDWIN . PERKINS, (A true copy) Judge of Probate. jnntUt