The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-06
THE LOUNGER.

was amused by base ball conversation
between party of ladies at the recent
game between the employees of the First
National Bank and of the Assay office.
They found good deal of difficulty in un-
derstanding the game, though they were
highly interested and exceedingly anxious
to keep in mind the progress of the game.
The pitcher seemed to puzzle them, for one
of them remarked, Il wonder Why Mr..
Barbour throws that ball SO hard. don't
believe he intends to let the man with tho
stick hit it,
the mans head them" rema rked the other
lady.
II should, too,'' replied her friend, be
cause the ball would be stopped by the can
vas anyhow
The umpire's position was not understood
by the ladies for one of them said
II wonder why that man stands there
counting. He doesn't seem to be in the
game"
l just think the other side places him
there to help win, because heard man
on our side say he was no good"
'"There, one of our men has just made
run?'
what is run?'
II don't know, only if our side gets more
of them than the others they will wiT.''
Thus the conversation went on until one
.of the ladies called gentleman friend and
asked him in helpless way for an explana-
ton. The young man Immediately had
business in another part of the ground.
The last remark heard from the ladies
was that ::'base ball was very foolish
game"
One of the softest snaps I know of is the
management of a Raymond excursion
party. Expenses paid, good salary and a
continual round of pleasure travel. How
ever, Mr.. Cook, who had charge of the re-
cent excursion to this city tells me that it
is not 30 much of snap as it might be.
He has been taking parties over the coun-
try for five years from his home in Boston
and he says that during the entire time he
has never been in that city for longer per-
lod than twelve hours. He has visited the
Yellowstone Park five times. Mr.. Cook
says that after man has been all over the
country several times he enjoys the pleas
ure of the next trip about as well as the en-
gineer or conductor of the train. Besides
there Is good deal Of responsibility in
caring for the wants of hundred or more
people particularly when they begin to kick
as the journey grows tiresome. The party Is
usually contains large number of maiden
ladies who cannot travel alone and there
fore find it very convenient to enjoy the adj
vantages of the Raymond management.
Besides the expense is very much lessened.
MIR. Cook says the hot springs and the
Hotel Broadwater have now become per-
manent stopping place for Raymond ex-
cursions to Montana and the Yellowstone
Park. 1t breaks the journey and affords
the excursionists the opportunity of enjoy
ing the pleasures of one of the finest hotels
in the land and bath in a natatorium the
like of which Mr.. Cook has never seen in
two continents.
~
I did not suppose the making of circus
ring was anything of an art until watched
the process the other day. To begin with,
it must be exactly ~ feet in diameter, fot a
horse cannot strike the right gait in a ring
of any other size. Then, again, it must be
perfectly round and level or the horse can
not strike any gait at all. One man has
exclusive charge of the making of these
rings, and he has to have experience. He
says that old John Robinson was the first
man to use the present form of circus ring.
Before it was customary for managers to
carry great round curb of wood to be used
as ring. One day this curb in Robinson's
show was smashed and the old man or.
dered one made out of dirt. 1t worked so
we'll that no other ring has since been used.
~
sYou remember the rather young looking
old man who had general charge of the ring
performance at Robinson's circus and who
afterwards appeared in the ring as clown.
His name is John Lowlow and he is one of
the veteran circus men of the day. He tells
me that he has been with John Robinson's
show twenty-five consecutive years and has
never missed performance or lost dollar
of his salary. OF course he has seen many
changes in the circus. The managers, how
ever have never host the practice of giving
only about half they advertise. In this
connection Lowlow tells story abou THE
elder John Robinson, who died in Cincin-
natl few years ago. Years ago the old
man and his show were at n small mountain
town in North Carolina. The performance
was attended by only about 200 people and
the M aiority of them were disguised. After
the show an old mountaineer and his wife
walked out of the tent and stopped before
an immense bill board. On this was pic
ture in many colors of the interior of a cir
Gus with four or five rings and four or five
hundred performers all working IN differ
ent acts at once. Around was great circle
of 10000 people Watching the show. The
old countryman pointed to one act with his
umbrella and said: II didn't see that thar
in thar show" and then singing out an
other feature he said, land that thar thing
wasn't in It's Then he found something
else and II didn't see that thar" he re-
marked. Old John Robinson, who had been
Watching, stepped up added, mo, and my
friend you didn't see those people there
either"
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CROSS-CUTS.
A head line in our morning contemporary
"edited by old soldiers reads, Zone More
Veteran Less The writer possibly mean
to say, Zone Less Veteran More. "-Madi
son (Wis.) Journal.
Farmer Carrctfoot-Is that the old sui
of clothes you had when you first CAM
here7 Farmer Squashead-No, it's the new