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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-08-11
Many Bodles Rurled.

A quarter Of mile east, where the
gorge empties into Fountain river. lay
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

The first serious trouble in the
Cotton States league between players
ard the umpire occurred at Vicks-
bug Friday nigh', between TGm
G tinSer, of the NatcheZ team and
Post has the following account of the
affair:
THE trouble had its origin at the
ball grounds when Harlow was fined
S. by Umpire Oldtield for coach
ing from the players bench after
being warned not to do sc. Last
night Gettinger aL- Oldfield met in
Washington street in front Of kauf-
man and Fischel's. Gettinger asked
Oldtield if the fine against Harlow
would stick and he was Informed III
he affirmative Gettinger then
threatened to whip Oldfeld if the lat
TT cared TO try conclusions Getting
er had his knife out and was whiting
at the time. but made no etfGTt to
use it against the umpire. Nothing
happened and subsequently Gettlnger,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
THAT TROUBLE tVICkSBURG

with Others of his team mates, went
to the theater During one Of the in
Jermissions Policemen Frank Schuler
and Jonas Stafford arrested Getting
er and HARLOW while the two ball
players We're going out of the opera
house The officers had heard that
Gettinger and Harlow had made an
assault on the umpire and made the
arrests on information received The
two players We taken to the work
house where they We're relea sed on
cash bends Of $40 each. This morn
ing the players were given hearing
before Mayor Trowbridge and afies
reprimand they, w6re discharged
Harlow stated thai he had not Sc n
the umpire leaving the ball grounds
and Gettingsr denied that he had at
tempted an assault. Manager Geo
Blackburn and Jack Frost, of the
Natchez team, We're pres mt at the
courtroom. Sew raj local players
and a number CT spectators were also
there"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
COTTON STATES LEAGUE DOPE

The batting averages of the Pine
Blul team for the ries of five games
with MC2rOe and one game with Baton
Rouge show that the team is vet very
weak in hitting. While members Of
othsr teams are batting with averages
of zoe to 500. there is not one of the
Lumbermen who has hit the 300 mark
as yet. Grubb leads in the hitting
with an average of 269, and this is the
best 1ne Lumbermen have yet been
able to Go. The averages of Blue,
GfrOrer and Cavender are very lew.
but as each Of the three men ale eX
pected to do wonders with the Stick
the hme has not come 10 properly size
up the team The averages for the
six games, including that Of May 9TH
at Ba On Rouge, are as follows.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Shocked His Nation.

A somewhat str.E N!S story deallfiS
with the now obsolete conventional
suicide. "harikri' or "happy dis
i,tt4.. D..l,>- ......0.i =! .3...., is t0.u
" the French Admiral Gourdon.
" lien he was Il Young man he had Il
conlr;,dc who, having assisted in the
or-#ii..iiiG Of 1AN Japanese navy, was
Subsequently raised to the rank Of a0-
i4.ir;l in ;.i.t force. Ike took the part
Of the tyv 9n a~;,llst the mikado in
t'.e r"vol".ioN"ry war and. having
been captured. was tried by court mar
tial ;tl!l S"nlcneel to death, which in
.;;.ost J..,yS ...,.l.,l "hurikiri." When
aoweyti, the fatal sword was present
at to h:n hc G;..t,y refused to kill him.
If and declared that if he was to die
5nleNnay sc must kill him. Threats
y eat Treaties alike proved unava1ling.
e rvSoluteiv refused The whole of
jpan MAS SclndaliZed at such im1nOr-
ior. which. however, saved his
re The Japanese penal code had
lever contemplated such contingency
IS Il man inhUiuan enough to refuse
;'4r "harik;ri." and in the end he was
bauishetl from the country and re-
Sri tAM-tc trance.-St. James Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
CONTINUED on Page 81
Mystery of the Popular Novel.

I'VE are apt to think says the New
York Evening Post, that the selling Of
poor novels by the hundred thousand
is modern phenomenon in the book
trade; but, in fact, it is not entirely
new. In one of the group of Haw-
thorne's letters he says: What is the
mystery Of these innumerable editions
of "The Lamplighter" and other books.
neither better nor worse! e!-wOrse they
could not be, and better they need not
be when they sell by the hundred
thousand The question is a little pa
thetic when we remember that HaW.
thorne a little before this time had
spoken of himself as the least read au-
thor in America. 1t shows, too. that
the mystery of the popular novel was
as great then as it is today. One could
understand why thrilling tale Of
cheaply concocted adventure might
captivate the multitude, but the curl
Gus point is that some of the high sell
ers are simply dull and respectable.
These things, too, lie on the knees of
the gods"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
The Effect of Punctuation.

The following lines, found in an old
book, improbable as they may seem on
first reading, lose all their improbable
ity by inserting semicolons after the
words in italics:
/ saw a cloud begirt with Ivy round
/ saw a sturdy OAK creep on the ground
l saw an ant swallow up a whale
I saw the boiling seH brmful of ale
saw a vial glass fifteen yards deep
] saw a ueH fun Of mans tears that weep
l saw a mans cues all in a flame OF fire
saw house high the moon or higher
saw the radiant sun even at midnight
/ saw man who saw this wondrous
sight.
Pathfinder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Bait.

IZaak Walton is the patron saint of
all good fishermen. Here is his advice
as to bait: Let your bait be as big a
red worm as You can find, without
knot. Get a pint or a quart of them in
an evening in garden walks or chalky
commons after a shower of rain, and
put them with clean moss we'll washed
and picked and the water squeezed out
of the moss as dry as you can into an
earthen pot or pipkin set dry, and
change the moss fresh every three or
four days for three weeks or month
together. Then your bait will be at
the best, for it will be clear and live
w."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

TIL death of Cargo recalls the fact
that four Southern League athletes
have passed away since the new re-
gime was started in 1901. The first to
pass away was Jack Handiboe, Char
lev Franks Sd baseman. at Memphis.
Handiboe was the only one of the
quartet whose end came violently.
During August of 1901, while sitting
in a top-story window of the Claren-
don hotel, he fell four stories to the
pavement below. He was the first
to 90. Lois Dobbs of Nashville, and
Luther Freeland of New Orleans, both
pitchers, were stricken with typhoid
fever and gave up life's struggle III
the mid-season OF play. Freeland
makes the second member of Manager
Powell's team to die while the sea-
son was Cn. Lastly Bobby Cargo
completes the quartet who have an
swered the Great Umpire's last call
Cargo is the second ball player who
has passed away while wearing an
Atlanta uniform, and strange to say
both died while a Nashville team was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Z. - Y 49, --' -
Manager Bob Pender of Baton

Manager Bob Ponder of Baton
Rouge invited Clayton and Murphey
to assist his team i'm the pennaEt rails
ing at Baton Rouge for the opening
game in that city May s. Pender
said that these players helped him 70
win the pennant ana ought to have a
part in the celebration. Clayton and
Murphey watched tie peanant flag
&C. up and linen resolved that next sea
SON that same kind of a lag would be
rails q on the Pine Bluff grounds.
These players helped Pender win the
bunting. and they can do just as much
this season TO help Blue win the pen
nang,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Maple Sugar.

1t is said that the first sugar ever
made in Vermont was made in Ben
nington in March. l16}, near the log
cabin of Cap;ain Samuel Robinson.
the :....3t Ncttltr Of the town, who came
from tIar;,v:cH. Mass. The sap was
caught in short logs followed that
held about Il gallon. Many pounds
of sugar We're made and a liquor cask
full Of Sifup.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
A lsiSs.Ord.

He-lIa. Absurd hings those "Rat-
tledore Ballads" Eh! What? She
I'm sorry you think sony sister wrote
them, He-Er-cf course don't mean
the words they re rippin'. l mean the
music-poor stuff spols words-com
poser ought to be kicked-who wrote
it? Shc-I did. awkward silence.)-
Punch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Rratn and Rrnwn

DO you gain your living by your in
tellect? Then do not allow your arms
and legs to grow stiff. Do you earn
your bread by your pickax? Do not
forget to cultivate your mind and to
enlarge your hought.-French Medical
Review.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

Out Of respect to the memory of
Bobby Cargo, Piedmont park was 81
lent Wednesday afternoon, the final
contest with Nashville being postpon-
ed. Mgrs. Fisher and Powell thought
best not to play while a former men,
Der of both teams was lying dead in
the same town where the game was
scheduled The two moguls first CON
sidered the proposition of playing a
benefit game for Cargo's family to-
day, but it was finally agreed to play
this game on Nshville's second trip
to Atlanta in June. The first game
of the second series viii be Cargo's
benefit and the proceeds, minus ex-
penses for the game. will be sent to
bereaved family in Pittsbulg This
ASTON on the part of the two mag
mates is noteworthy and shows the
es Ieem in which the dead athlete was
held. Fisher thought the world CT his
third baseman, and Powell had be-
come strongly attached to him on ac.
count of his great willingness to work
and quiet friendly nature Cargo was a
favorite with everyone and none
knew him except t. like him. The
benefit game should prove of much
financial aid to his family. fer the 7
worldly circumstances are not the
best. They have a hone with rela
tives TO dwell in at Pittburg, but no
money left to defray fune-al expenses.
Cargo had no property ans no income
save that made during tie hall sea.
son and no one is left 10 lrovide for
his wife and child. On this account
when the benefit is played tie move
ment will be given a great Impetus all
over Atlanta and the crowd slould he
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Sisters Queer Actions.

Little Johnny-l guess sister doesn't
care much for that young man that's
after her now. Mothcr-I should hope
not. Little Johnny-Of course she
doesn't. cause she burns every one of
his letters just as soon as she reads
'e1n.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Agreed.

I'D hate to feel" she said, "that I
was the wife of man who had
bought me simply for my beauty"
"ies," her friend replied. II don't
blame you. Being married to a blind
man would be awfully disagreeable, I
should think" - Chicago Record Her
aid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
A III hfXu0us

Mrs. Justwed-My dear, when we
were engaged l always slept with your
last letter under my pillow. Justwed-
And l, too, darling, often went to sleep
over your letters,-Chicago Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Nothing Serious.

The Heire,s-And I've been intro
duced to quite a number OF the Euro
pean nobility Her Friend-ThinkinG
of marrying any of them? The Heir
ess-Oh. no. don't intend to buy IL
tie. I'm merely shopping.-Puck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Understandings.

Applicant ,far position as cook}-
How many afternoons out durn' the
wake. nina: Mrs HiShemore-Well,
Of course YOU can have every Thurs
day. and Applicant-Im askin' We,
min, how many afternoons out We
want yersilf.-E Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
<u....n NuestioA

!'rNles,e: .l,sN,5et was ut dinner In
Lone. -. ,aiH % IL young man who
,v>S o..1=o, IT." 8 .s2sts, What was the
,aCteS; >,n.,t III Aistory?' The young
mat. much taken aback, stanmered
ont. "R"brrt I.!smere." NO said the
master. regarding him compassionate
IL cit WAS the death Of Falstaff."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

Manager Pender says that he is
more than satisfied with the showing
made by his team and is posi- i've that
he has a strong team than last sea
sen. He is of the opinion that every
town IN the league has stronger
team than last year and jhat the fight
for, tha championship is going to be
a hard one. Manager Pender is loud
in his praise of the treatmen} accord
ed him and his men at NatchoZ and
NieksburE.- Baton Rouge AdyOca g.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
A POEM WORTH READING.

If the umpires
Chance to err
Hold yCar peace,
Don I act the eur.
Woud you call them,
Man to man,
The names you shout
AS baseball FAM"
When you witness
Our great games,
Please don't call
The umpire names.
If he erred
Against your nine,
To err is human,
To forgive, divine.
Don't stand on
Your seat and shout:
Hang de duffer.
Throw him out!
"Shoot him! Boil him!
Roast the snide!
Wot's he paid
Ter down our side?"
If you act thus
IL quite plain
That your noddle's -
On the wane.
Hold your peace,
Your judgments rank;
You're a clustering
Baseball crank.
James G.. Peytcn, in New Orlean:
Picayune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Dru.ced and Robbed.

Jorkins- -Druggcd and robbed. Why
don't you have some action taken In
the matter? LobSon-1 can't. l sup
pose the fellow had my permission.
You see he was my doctor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Strange Provision of Guardfanshin

The following is a literal transcript
of the second clause of will filed and
probated in Wisconsin county a few
years since: 81 hereby commit the
guardianship of all my children until
they shall respectively attain the age
OF tWenty-one years unto my said
wife during her life and from and aft
er her decease unto my much esteem
ed friend, -, his executors and as
signs. Green Bag.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Gfnxer.

II every man would put as much GIN
ger into his work as q pig puts into
motion when 1t scratches its back
against board fence, there would be
fewer failures in this world.-Utica
Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
No Chance.

Mrs. Jones-1t's queer that baby
doesn't talk She's almost two years
old and hasn't spoken word vet
MI. Jones-I know, dear, but do you
ever give baby a chance?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

Little Billy Breitenstien one of the
mos popular pitchers IN the Gotten
states league Of 1902 and 1905, has
signed with the Narchez Indians and
vii jGin the team at Vicksburg this
week
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

In he recent game with Patton
Ikua9 Billy Earle Of Nieksturg made
a rather p culiar record. He got the
My two hits made by his team and
both these were hCme runs. Earle
cered the only two runs scored and
then lost the same by a score of 4 to
>.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

1t is alleged that the Lumbermen
ava secured an entirely new set Of
eats and that from now on they are
going to do sCme hitting. It will take
everal games Of ten and fifteen hits
each to run those averages up to
where they belong. Gtrorer will get
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

The Cincinnati Club, through
President Hermann, is che Of the
most ardent advocates of a conserva-
tive farming arrangement that shall
work harm neither to the player nor
the minor league club, and at tn
same time will allow the major league
club that has paid big money for a
youngster to held him, if it does not
use rim during the season in which
he makes his debut in fast company
We have seven pi5chers under con
tact, said Mr.. Hermann, "and We
don't feel that we can afford to re-
lease any of tbs M outright, and for
that reason We want a construction
placed On the farming rule that will
allow us to lean our surplus men to
a minor league club for the rest of
the season provided the National
League club wants them Mr.. Hart
of the Chicago Nationals, and Mr.
Comiskey of the Chicago Americans
are also in favor Of such a rule. and
it is expec ed that the ether magnates
will sanction its establishment. Let
ters of inquiry will be sent out at
once.-Cincinnati Commercial Trl-
bune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

two Cotton States lcguers who arc
playing with Little Rock this year
are away up in the batting averages
In the Gazette. Harrington Jones
gives out the batting averages of the
team and Hennesar leads the list
wi h an average Of 800 Zinran comes
fourth with an average of .3OS.
Some batte,s who hit over the 300
mark would be exceedingly valua bic
to Pine Bluff just now.
The Natchez Bulletin hands out the
following few roasts which are in
tended to take some of the smiles off
Smiling" Georges face
Where are the Indians in the race?
The fans of Natchez are losing in
terest in the games.
Some are talking about doing away
with their score boards.
We fail to see where the Indian
field is weaker than any other part
OF the team.
The Indians will get licked in Vicks
burg next time.
The grand stand will easily hold the ],
crowds hereafter,
We are not very particular about
winning the pennant anyway Make |
us an offer to get out of the game
One of the most enthusiast fans OF
Natchez says the Indians should go |
on and keep on going
The faith of a few in the Indians
is the most beautiful and sublime that
we have ever seen. Some few have
faith yet that the Indians will pull
up in the close.
While it can hardly be possible
hat the team would lose a game with
malice and forelheught, it looks very
much like they are in no wise par
.icular about winning. OF course all
teams go to pieces oecas-
onally, but when the team seems to
oe all to pieces all the time, it is
about time for reorganization. Pos
sibly if they We're TO take say twenty
grains of bromide before entering the
next game their nerves might be
be steadied enough for them 10 win
he contest and have an opportunity
o send at icast one encu aging mes
sage to TIL Indian village where in
crest and confidence in the team IS
leelining to marked degree. Black
oun is quoted as saying that two new
players will join the team at Nicks-
)urg, and it is hoped that they VIII
nrovo of some value 10 the Indians.
/ may be early in the season hut a
he present way of playing the In
lians are as high in the average as
hey will be late in the season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

We can do nothing we'll without joy
and a good conscience, which Is the
ground Of joy.-Dibbes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

The performance of Vernuelli in
the game at Monroe in allowing only
five hits in fifteen innings only shows
what he can do through the season.
.Vernuelh has pitched in two games
for the Lunmebrmen and has allowed
but nina hits in twenty-four innings.
He has won both his games.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

owing to the clearness of the air con-
versati"n in the arctic regions can te
carried on by persons two miles apart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

the choice Of the new cell ction Of
bats.
The fans are waiting pa ieHtiy ua-
til Manager Blue comes home and
tn n the first question they are going
stolen off him in one game.
Schaffer had been waiting for ar
ly month to go against Baton Rouge
and then it rained
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

When you bury animosity do not set
up headstone over its grave.-Dick-
ems.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

President George Wheatley of the
Cotton States league arrived here
this morning. WheatAy looks for
ward tC very interesting and sue
lie will see just as good batting and
field 8 as in 1903. but the pitching
talent may not come up to the stand
ard set last year. However, he says.
some new twirlers of ability may be
developei. President Whcatley
stat 5 that the national board is not
arbitrary in its rulings forblddfng
sclass d clubs from carrying more
than eleven men after June !. He
Estates that if the managers of the
league want tC. hava more and reach
an und@ rstanding among themselves.
there Will be no trouble in a! arranging
for the teams to carry what will be
deem. ed a sufficient number of players.
Talking about the new balk rule MIR.
Wheatley said: Il will instruct I'M
pire Oldtield. who will Cfficiate in the
gam here today, and will wire the
othe. umpires not to be too severe
In the enforcement of the balk rule.
waat the umpires to b as lenient As
possible. and to follow as near as they
can TIE balk rulings in force last
year. think a rigid enforcement of
he nov balk rule as int arpreted by
President Pulliam. Of the National
eague. would work great hardship
n the pitchers. and would cause no
nd of trouble. 1t would be an easy
natter for an umpire to sead
len around the bases and the
RGialSKould stand fair chance OF
eng Tnot&BGas blip every game. ."-vicks-
lrg Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

Doyle of Baton Rouge has proba-
established strikeCut record
Z at WI stand for some time in the
-, ~
sotton States league. Doyle struck
S't fourteen men in one game with
cksburg as his opponents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
Fridays Results.

Fridays Results.
Cotton States league
Pine Bluff Baton Rouge game in
lerrupted by rain in fourth inning.
No score
Monroe 4, Greenville O.
Natchez 3, Vicksburg 2.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08
LITTLE STORIES OF BIG PLAYERS

Of the largest OF the SEASONAL
mate i. Boston Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

|
There is 10 much minor lea9u
material j. TIN Boston Natl hal
! League club. Delehanty al 'nird 4as
no. yet s-.own that lie is as goOi 4
man as Ed. Grtmnge.. AbDat!cchio
has not shown the ability to play we'll
at shortstCp and while Raymer IS a
Tenney is the only AL man in the
infeld.-J. c. Morse in Pittsbufg
,, Press.
Big Claud Rossman laughed long
and loud as he read a letter from a
friend III his home town Of Philmont,
n. Y, Monday. Listen to this para
graph said Claud: "'It must be
great fun to be with a major league
club. Yes, 'Rossman went on, great
fun, indeed When you're not cary
ing the bat bag you are watching your
key box at the hotel to see if it con-
tains notice from the secretarys
oftce telling of your release.-Cleve-
land Press.
I'm one of the fist games We ever
played in Boston, said Billy Brady to
Elmer Bates. I'VE had Collins men
beaten two to one at tEa
end of our half of the ffth.
Then it began to rain. The
Boston boys sought to delay the game
by the usual methods resorted to un-
der such circumstances. [ had seen
the same thing done in lots of towns |
to save the home team from defeat.
What then was my surprise to hear
AN ear-spliting hiss from the crowd CT
$500 fans followed by cries of Play |
ball! Then | remembered | was in |
Boston, where the spectators go to |
the park to see straight out baseball |
and where they refuse to stand for !
and idiosyncrasies. Collins told his |
men to go ahead and play and we won |
the game then an there, rain stopping |
at the end of the fifth |
Where is there another town VIII ere |
the crowd will insist on manly sport |
even if it means the defeat of the |
home team?'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

iicksburg's family of fans pur-
sed every available Sunday edition
/! Pittsburg paper to read about tho
,essful debut Of Howard Camnllz
Smoketown last Saturday, with
! Clark's National League Cham-
S. Camnitz saved the day for
Bburg by entering the box, facing
3 score. Camnitz, by the way, is
d Of sJocky build, fair locks and
manners that was unloaded by
nyille in 1902, taken up by the
kasaws the same year, and who
v the harpoon Of defeat into his
er Cotton States comrades from
Rouge and Vicksburg In the
es between amateurs and profes-
H. that year at Chickasaw park.
nphis Scimitar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

Hennegar and Ed Zinran. the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

That ffteen-inning game the Lum-
.men played with Monroe Tuesday
IL probably stand as the longest
NE in the Cotton States league
sC,ne time Strange to say Mon
. also figured in the longest game
/ season when on June at Monroe
heeec innings were played without
run being made on either side.
on Rouge was the opponent of the
amp Angels at that time,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-08

Southern league
Little Rock Shreveport game post
poned on account Of rain.
Nashville 5, Atlanta 4. ...
New Orleans 6, Memphis 8.
Montgomery 6, Birmingham 5.
American league
Cleveland 8, Detroit.
Philadelphia 16, Washington 6.
Boston 5, New York 2. :,
ST. Louis 5, Chicago 8.
is
National league
Cincinnati 7, ST Louis 4.
Philadelphia Is, Pittsburg Z.