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The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
SPORTING PROSPECT
BASEBALL NEVER MORE POPULAR
New Leagues Constantly Being Organ
ized-Vast Number of Uniforms
SoId-sasket Ball Attracts Profess
sionals-Revival Of PUSH Ball.

Charles B. Whitney. head of the firm
of e. b. Whitney & Co.. large eastern
manufacturers and dealers in sporting
goods, in an interview at Denver
few days ago, said:
1T is wonderful. the number of uni
forms used in some of the large cities.
For instance, in Denver, three years
ago. sixty full sets of uniforms were
sold. AS these will average about ten
to the set, there wefe 600 uniforms sold
in this city alone That was a larger
number in proportion to population
than was sold in any other city in the
country in that year. Last year there
were sixty-eight teams in organized
baseball, and each of these teams had
at least two sets of suits. The number
in these sets vary. For instance, New
York's team ordered two full sets of
twenty in each, making forty suits
Then think of the number of amateur
clubs that buy uniforms in a year. 1t
is difficult to figure up what the grand
total will be, but it furnishes work
for many people. The indications are
that the season of 1903 will be the
greatest known in baseball. The or
ganiZed leagues are in better shape. as
they have agreed and are prepared to
make the game go for the money in it.
heio dle IlpIe ledButS, IidJOT ana
minor, than ever before. Amateur and
semi professional teams are springiEg
up in towns where ball has been played
in very Indifferent fashion for years.
| would estimate that there will liz
twenty per cent. more baseball leagues
and baseball teams than ever before.
professional basket ball is a new
game that has taken well in the East
during the last winter 1t has done so
well that ii will furnish n means for
occupation in the winter time to pro-
fessional baseball players. The game
is much faster game than that played
by amateurs. being under rules made
especially to govern professionals.
Crowds have turned out to see the
game, giving America a new winter
sport. Next winter there will be
dozens of professional basket ball
teams where this year there was one.
"A rather peculiar thing came home
to us the other day. The Overman
Sporting Goods Company, now out of
existence. made large push ball sew
eral years ago trying to popularize
that game, which was then new. 1t
did not take on this side of the water
but was transplanted to England.
where it was taken up with enthusi-
asm. Now it is being brought back
into this country. with the chance of
becoming very popular. The first push
balls made were really footballs on an
enlarged scale. having the big bladder
like affair in the center. Now the ball
is made over a frame The old balls
cost about S75 to manufacture, while
the new ones are rather within the
means of those caring to take up the
game"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Qualities of Oklahoma Citizens.

Will Alexander. leading citizen of
Kiowa county, Oklahoma, thus epito-
mizls the attributes of the true Okla
homan He has all the sobriety of
Kansas, the fearlessness of Texas, the
sturdiness of Iowa. the franltness of
Tennessee, the endurance of Mime
sofa, the thrift of Nebraska, the indus
try of Ohio. the conservativeness of
Indiana, the energy of Illinois, the in
credulity of Missouri, the sauvity of
Mississippi, the versatility of Georgia.
the chivalry of Kentucky, and if these
attributes don't entitle the Oklahoma
citizen to all the courtesies in the
calendar of social amenities then, in
the language of Tom Watson. | would
like to know where am | at"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

beyond the father of waters,' mines
rich with metals and the harbors OF
the Pacific coast belonged neither to
the government nor its people.
Forty-fve such states as are now
represented upon the flag, each by
the star. could not have been carved
from the territory within the boun-
daries at the time of the birth of the
nation.
Recent territorial expansion, not
noted on the map, is as follows: 1897,
Hawaiian islands, GAO square miles;
1898. Porto Rico, 5000 square miles;
1898. Guam, 175 square miles; 1899,
Philippine islands, 145,OO0 square
miles. paid $20.OO0,0OO; 1899. Samoan
islands, 73 square miles; 1901, addi-
tional Philippines. IS square miles,
paid 100000.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
TERRITORIAL EXPANSION
OF THE UNITED STATES

The territorial expansion of the
United States since the close of the
war for independence has been as
marvellous as the industrial growth
and the increase in population. To-day
the total area of the states, territories
and colonial possessions is fully five
times what it was when the peace
treaty was signed with Great Britain
In 1888.
The map illustrates only the acqui-
sitions on this continent.
The United States. 100 years ago,
was comparatively land poor. stretch
ing east and west from the Atlantic
ocean to the Mississippi river and from
the Canada line south to Florida, but
not including Florida. Hundreds of
thousands of square miles of the best
soil for agriculture in the world, lying
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Lost whiskers on Pima Pono.

Until few days ago f. w. Den
his of Sioux City prided himself upon
having finer whiskers than any man
of his acquaintance. In an evil mo-
ment he began playing ping pong with
a charming young woman, who chaffed
him into betting his beautiful hirsute
adornment against her fluttering heart.
He is a crack player, but the girl
proved to be his superior and she
ruthlessly demanded her pound of
whiskers. In spite of his all but tear
full pleadings she cut off the flowing
silky beard. strands of which, tied in
bows of ribbon, she distributed among
her friends. There is vague rumor
that Dennis contemplates going to-
Alaska to escape the raillery of ac-
Quaintances.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
WOMAN FoiLs BOLD FELoNs.
Mrs. Jesse T. Mills, Sheriff's Bride,
Prevents Two Jail Deliveries.

Mrs. Jesse T. Mills, wife of the sher.
iff of Thurston (Wash.) county, has
prevented jail deliveries twice since
her marriage year ago. Last week
the prisoners made an attack on the
jailer in an attempt to escape. The
sheriff was absent and when "trus-
ty" ran to his home close by to give
the warning Mrs. Mills quickly armed
herself and ran to the jail. reaching
there just in time to drive back a
dozen prisoners who were rushing
from the door. The jaier had been
killed and the murderer had escaped.
but Mrs. Mills at the point of her gun
drove the remainder of the prisoners
back to their cells.
Christ Benson, the jailer's murderer,
has since been captured. and as re.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
The Conquest of Arid America.

Is the title of one of the most fascin-
ating books ever written about the
wonderful development and boundless
resources of the West. 1t is Just such
book as every western man ought to
read himself and then send to his
friends in the East. Recognizing its
value. permission was obtained from
the author and his publishers to re-
print several of its most striking chap
ters, such as The Blessing of Aridi-
ty.' THE New Colorado" etc. This
fifty-page pamphlet, with other liter
AZURE about the Sunny San Luis Val
ley. will be sent free to any address
upon receipt of four cents in stamps to
cover postage. ZEPH. CHAS. FELT,
GIG Majestic Building Denver. Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Mioht Be stretched too Far.

Senator German and Senator Frye
are very close friends. During all the
time Mr. German was in the senate
he and Mr.. Frye had a standing pair,
and each has voted exactly as he
wanted to in the absence of the other.
except on matters of politics 1t is
called "an elastic pair" German"
exclaimed Mr.. Frye to the Maryland
senator the day the extraordinary ses-
sion began, Il want you TO remember
that that elastic pair of ours is on
again" "All right" replied MIR. Cor
man, but you must not complain if
in these piping times of war that
pair gets stretched. so far that it
breaks"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
TAUGHT HIM GOOD LESSON.
How Justice Dusro Reprimanded vo-
ciferous LAWYER.

ciferous Lawyer.
lawyer who spent brieflessdays
of his career in this city and is now
successful practitioner in Milwau-
kee told at the Fifth Avenue the other
day of the debt he owes to- Justice p.
Henry Dugro for teaching him to curb
and tame the tumultuous voice with
which nature has endowed him.
Il was vociferous cub" said the
lawyer. until one day Justice Dugro
lifted me into the seventh heaven of
judicial appreciation and let me down
suddenly into the inferno of ridicule.
- am sure my argument must con
vince your honor | said, after a ten
minute assault on the ear drums of the
court
1t is overwhelming remarked JUS
tice Dusro, quiC-ly, and my chest en-
panded.
l-deed. my ears are still buzz
ing added the Justice. i deny your
motion
And l slipped out of court chas-
tened in spirit. York Mail and
Express.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
|HlJrzGa@
|OF IHE, DAY| ID
A Lesson on Ethics.

My darling" said mother. taking
leave of her newly-married daughter.
in welded life there is much to bear
and forbear; but remember this
never hit your husband with the paste
roller or potato-masher, The presence
of hair on your pastry or mashed po.
tatoes would lower you in the esteem
of your friends. If occasion arises the
poker is quite as effective and moro
ladylike"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
The Same WAY.

81 see that the skull of a monkey
a million years old has been found
in Wyoming"
Now our professors can treat the
Indians ancestors as they have
treated ours
"How's that?"
Make monkeys of EN-"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
The Same Old Game.

And who" whispered member
OF the legislative committee. "is to
get the hot end of this deal?"
THE people, wildly exclaimed the
irate member who was floating with
the reformers.
"Oh, we'll then, go ahead" said the
first member, in relieved tone. II
didn't know but what it was to be
one of us for change
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
HAS OUTLINED A CENTURY.
Canadian Statesman intellectually Ac-
tive at Advanced Aqe.

Senator David Wark. the centenar
ian Canadian statesman. who will soon
take his seat in the Canadian senate
has served in that body continuously
since 1867. Mr.. Wark is a native of
ireland. He left that country when he
was 81 and went to New Brunswick,
which was then a prosperous colony.
For nearly 100 years he has lived in
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
The Cheerful Idiot.

what is the difference" asked the
Cheerful Idiot, between the sultan
of Turkey and travel-tired cont.
mental tourist?"
The victim didn't even bat an eve
Because" resumed the uninter.
ruptible, ''one is the sick man OF
Europe and the other is the man sick
of Europe. He-he-he!"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Was Worth More,

Count Ito his fiancee's father, who
is rich banker)-You will only
give 100000 to your daughter as a
dowry! | would have you remember.
sir, that four-and-twenty ancestors
will turn in their graves when mar
ry a commoner.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
whe, Your grocer cavs

he does not have Defiance Starch, you may
te sure he is afrnid to keep it until his
stock Of IL OF. packages are sold. Defiance
Starch il not only better than any other
Cold Water Starch, but contains rs OF. to
the package and sells for same money ~ IL
o. brands.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Exactjno.

SO you had to close the show?"
Yes" answered the manager with
lhe plaid vest.
What was the trouble?"
ITO much craze for realism. There
was a counterfeiting scene. and the
actors said they couldn't go through
with it unless they could see what
money looked like once in n while"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Perfectly HOPELESS.

Il don't believe that man ever de.
ceived anybody in his life" said {
enthusiastic friend.
And yet" said Senator Sorghum,
you want me to give him employ.
ment. You don't suppose | nave time
to teach him the rudiments of busl.
ness, do you?"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Tariff was originally the name of
Moorish chief. who, having a port in
Spain near Gibraltar, was accustomed
to levy toll on passing vessels. His
toll became regularly understood
thing and the amount was added to the
price of the goods.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
SIip of the TONGUE

81 am going to have a number Of
friends to dinner tonight. and will
want some lobsters." said the citi-
zen. rushing into the fish market.
Yes" replied the fish dealer. rub
bing his hands; how many Holsters
are you going to have?'
"Sir."
81 mean how many Holsters will
you require"
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Old Gentleman So you think my
daughter loves you. sir. and you wish to
marry her2 Dudlcigh-Thats what l
called to see you about. Is there any in
sanity in your family? Old Gentleman
No. sir, and there's not going TO be any
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Wife during the uuarreD-Yes. and
people say you only married me for my
money. Husband-Peope are wrong, my
dear. They overlooked the fact that you
also had considerable real estate.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

See here cried the customer, this
here suits too tight for me. Veil. my
friend. replied the misfit dealer. ''pefore
] would let You lose so great n bargain
will t'row in a bottle of unti-fat NIT
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

In Berlin the project is being con
sdered of a seven-mile underground
electric road, which will cost $l4.OOo'
600 to build, and four years will be re-
uuired to build it.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
More Flexible and lastIno.

won't shake out or blow out: by using
Defiance Starch YOU obtain better results
than possible with any other brand and
one-third more for same money.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Pa" said little Willie. who had been
reading a cigar store advertisement,
whats imported and domestic?' "A SER
want girl replied pa. promptly.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

If you have smoked Bulhead 5-cen
cigar. you know how good they are: Il
you have not. better try one.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

when | started out in the spring, -
said the prospector. 81 dreamt constantly
of ore. But when | came back in the
fall my dream wus Ger.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

The mildest tobacco that grows Is used
in the makeup of BaNter's Bullhead o.
cent cigar Try one and see.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

The man who refused to join the
church because II is fun OF hypocrites
was promptly reminded that there's al
ways room for one more.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

The secret of the popularity of Baxter $
"Bullhead" scent cigar is revealed in one
word-"QualIty.''
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Il don't believe In no attcr-dinner
speeches, says Ike Stumps. II have to
do talkin enough TO get dinner
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

The Village Parson (preaching)-I
tell you. brethren, fast horses are
running our young men.
Deacon Gust waking up)-No, it
ANT. It's ther slow ones
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Those Who Have Tried Il

Will use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quail
ity-l6 o. for 10 cents. Other brands con-
tain only l2 OF.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

People speak of the naked truth. but a
lie is often manufactured out of whole
cloth.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
Why It Is the Best

is because made by entirely different
process. Defiance Starch il unlike any
other, better and one-third more for 10
capta.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Mazie-He told me that he'd never
now.
Daisy-Why, the rude hing!-New
York Sun.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Financial Contract Security Co.
We pay per cent interest DEPOSIT nY MAIL
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

BANK, OFFICE, BAR nh W. SnoME snr Estnrs. a.
Aihiiter, ole. rat, 4. Rui-on 1881 wazee Denver
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Such testimony should be ac-
cepted by all women as cOnvinc-
ing evidence that Lydia Il.
pinIlham'S Vegetable Compound
stands without II peer as n REM
cdy for all the distressing ills OF
women.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

DENVER NORMAL and and rTT.p"r"!"ry school Nor
hiuIcih COURSES lSiS Glennrm. FIRED DICK. Prn
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
PICTURBFRAMING

600 styles OF Fine Moulding. . style, of Fnncy
Frames. Frame Gliding and Repairing Picture
iinnling by Experienced Men. All work of high
grade. THE BONMAN ART CO., t36 10Th street.
opposite Mason Temple.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

Fidelity Savings Assn "a; 1sssana. sssss"
SEND FOR PER CENT. DEPOSIT PASS BOOK
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

SIhV L. REPAIRS or every knIwn mike Of
~ ~ ~ stove, furnace ruu.v. 6EO. A,
fuLLEN. lJl Lawrence st. Denver. 'Pnono rs.
The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03

AGENTS. Wants / 10 sell Nursery stock
'NI"i ~ special inducements to local agents.
NORTHERN NURSERY CO., DENVER, COLO,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21

Path said. you've queer notions of
pleasure resort"
I'm a man." he said, with an imagina-
ton. Consequently l make most COM
Portable hermit. Come in and take a ham
mock"
He was Harvard man. 1t was wonder
full what a lot of people we knew in COM
mon when we began to talk things over,
and it turned out that we had rowed
against one another on the Hudson.
''Of course" he broke out, at .nce. you
are the MacHnnie who swan down in your
clothes the last night of the races because
you said you hadn't been allowed a decent
dip all through the training"
Whereat we both laughed. and knew one
another extremely well. After this l asked
him II he ever ate.
"Why, yes" he said. 'Td forgotten.
There's some boiled fish and some sweet
spuds and molasses. The fish Is on the
floor in the far corner there and the rest
is mixed ready in the saucepan. There
are no plates. Help yourself"
'Candles?' l suggested.
Haven't such "A thing. Can't you feed
in the dark. There will be "a moon arove
the tree tops directly if you want a light"
II say, am l 10 ladle up this stun with
my fngers?"
He laughed. I'm not going to lend you
mine. Why, what luxurious sybarite
you must be- Climb back, MacHinnie,
down the centuries and enjoy yourself as
primitive man. Feast and he filled There's
"A tin down there somewhere with some
water in it, or coffee, l forget which
Drink when you're dry"
began to have a strong idea that the
man was mad, but | stopped my hunger
on his victuals for all that, and then re-
lit my pipe and went on with the tllk.
From the other side of the clearing came
the noises of the night-the chatter of
katydids and the rustic of jarfies. the
love song of tree crickets and toads. the
deep reed notes of frogs in their patches
of marsh, and through all mingled the
heavy diapason of the surf.
l am the most practical creature in the
world, as a general thing. but the infiu-
ence Of it was too heavy for me. | started
on 60 chat again about the boats and
about women, and yachts, and books, and
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21
A Short Story by
Cutcliffe Hyne

the other interests of the outer world; but
presently the talk died out of us altogether.
we lay there, hung in silence, sensuously
drinking in what the night gave up.
Then Atcheson spoke. That is my
usual concert" he said. zone gets to like
it,"
did not answer at once I could not
sort of mesmeric doze pinned me down
When l managed to rouse I felt angry
with myself for weakness and spoke with
a sneer. You must find it mighty monoto-
nous" 1 said
"A mistake, an utter mistake. 1t is full
OF Infinite variety it never repeats itself;
and l know. because l have listened to it
now for three years, in calm, in cyclone,
in every kind OF night"
Another pause. Then, Are you going to
write about this Walden Pond of yours?"
l asked.
Il am no Thoreau with pen. Besides
1 am selfish. and II l could set this down
1 would not. One man in ten thousand
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21
An Alabama Hermit

on small beach Of pebbles, and waited,
smoking. l waited half an hour maybe,
and then he strolled up very leisurely with
his thumbs I'm the waistbelt of his trou-
sers. | can't say he seemed overpleased
to see me He asked with point what 1
had come for.
"Oh, I'm not hunting a'lgators profess
sionally I'm here for amusement"
l concluded that he was there because
he had got into trouble with the law OF the
land or elsewhere, but I did not suggest
this, because 1T is considered rude to touch
upon family matters unlimited. But after
minute he broached the topic himself
I'm here for amusement myself" he
said. I'm here permanently"
BY this time we had got into bit OF a
clearing inside the wall of trees-a patch
OF sorghum. another of sweet potatoes.
another of corn with stalks that stood ten
feet high. and goodly planting of green
tobacco plants. with a shambling palmetto
shuck at the back.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21
CHAPTER III.

Miss WIlcoxn was young woman with
great notion of having her way. She
wanted to know what there was to be
seen in the lagOOns and lakes, and | tGId
her, with one reservation. but my tale did
not quite hold water. She guessed that
there was something left out and de-
manded to hear what it was. Whereupon
l shrugged my shoulders. helplessly. and
told her about. Atcheson, chapter. commas
and verse. merely lying in the solitary in
stance of personal name.
You said that he is a Harvard man?"
she rumnated, when l had finished. You
mentioned also that he rowed against you
at Poughkeepsie. That fixes him. If You
had done me the compliment to Temem-
Der, | was up there that year. His name
isn't Foote at all"
Perhaps it's got changed" l admitted
weakly. MEMS names do, you know,
when they climb down the scale as he's
done"
Hum" she said, and pu:ied down a chart
of the Northern Gulf coast from its cleat
in the cabin roof. Now show me exactly
where this hermit lives"
That charts all wrong"
Precisely. But you've been there. and
you know the lay of it. Here's a pencil
Fill it in accurately, and tell me the land
marks from the Gulf side"
IF you go up there ans this fellow
and sleep one night in those swamps, you'll
catch fever and die. What more do you
want to know about that man? Stay here
and I will tell you"
My excellent Mac, l have pumped you
dry. For the rest | must see him myself
And shall not die of fever because / shan
get this yacht to take me around to the
outside, and go from there, and go not
hay" to spend night ashore at all"
Well said l, 'if you VIII do this thing.
at all events you shall do it dccentIy.
There's a small creek on beyond. up which
we will invite the Van Sciaks To take the
yacht I'll bring our sleep. We will go
In with the pretense of alllgator-hunting.
Continued on Page Fineen)
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21

THE Van Sciaks have come in with
their schooner" he said, "and they've a
girl on board who says she knows you-a
Miss Wlcoxn."
"Ah,' l said. II know her we'll enough.
We used to see a goodish deal of one an
other once"
IF you mean that you were spoons on
the lady" said the Man with the Sunburnt
Calves, Il guess you'd better forget that
Shes engaged to a man from Massachu-
setts now, person with culture and dol
lars-heaps of dollars-about ten millions
of EN-, so l believe. And being rs, she
knows what is a soft thing and is not
likely to chuck it up. Put on something
respectable and we'll have the crew sculI
us across
Not now. At present 1 am going to turn
In to sleep"
Did you," said the Man with the Sum
burnt Calves, lin the course of your wan
derings find place where they sold corn
whiskey? l hope it's merely mountain