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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
ILLINOIS TEAM
IS A CORKER
Four Years Champion of
the West.

The University Of Illinois has a base
bail team that is the idol of not only
the undergraduates and alumni OF the
university, but also Of the residents Of
Champaign and Of the entire State.
For four years the team has held the
Western college championship indis-
putably, says the Illustrated Sporting
News. -Four years ago the nine made
Its nrSt trip East. having games ar
ranged with Cornell and Princeton: nm
fortunately. IL rained at both places on
those dates, and II was impossible TO
TX otner dates The next year. how
ever, the Illinois players made a sulen-
did showing, defeating Princeton, West
Point. Yale, and PENNSYLVANIA. the
Brown game being Cancelled on account
OF rain Harvard beat Illinois ? 70 /. u
substitute shortstOp making two errors,
the regular man having split his thumb
in practice.
on the trip the Westerners lost about
S,g99 ana the next year they We're I'M
able 70 get games with any OF the
teams but Harvard. which team had de-
feated them. The team IS coached by
G Geo, a, Hun ai, graduate, also a
baseball and football there in 1854
Are Making Good.
The Illinois team has been remarIlabI
in the number Of players who have
found their way, after graduation. 10
the major league baseball teams Of the
country. Success has invariably fol
lowed these Illinois ball players In the
professional world so that now the for
tunes Of the team at Champaign are
eagerly followed. and its roster scanned
by managers throughout the country
each spring for possible recruits when
the college season has ended
Garland Stahl with the Washington
American League team. and Carl I.un-
gren. with Selee's Chicago National
League players, are two Of the most
conspicuous baseball successes Of the
University Of Illinois Red" Roberts is
10 captain the team next year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
HIRAM COLLEGE BOYS
BASKETBALL CHAMPS

ST. LOUIS. July l5.-HIram College
basketball team Of Ohio won the college
championship basketball contest and
gold medal. open 20 colleges Of the
world, which was held AT the Worlds
Fair Stadium
The first game was between Hiram
College and Wheaton College Of Wheat
on. III. Hiram won by a score Of - 10
70 Wheaton defeated the Latter Day
Saints. Of Salt Lake City, 80 10 %, and
Hiram then defeated the Latter Day
Saints, % 10 IS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
ED CORRlGAN INSPECTS
HIS KENTUCKY HORSES

LEXINGTON. KY, July Backward
Corrigau, the noted Western turfman.
arrived here this morning from Chicago
and Will spend several days looking over
his horses at his stock farm in this
county.
He went 70 the Elmdorf stud Of J. B.
HaG2in with John Mackey, where he in
spected the yearlings he purchased OF
Haggiu on Tuesday by Wire He was
well pleased with the youngsters and
will send them, TO his farm, where they
viii be broken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
NEGRO ATHLETES FORM CLUB.

The Premier Athletic Club (colored) or
ganized Wednesday night at1144 Fifteenth
Street northwest. The following officers
were selected; President Billy PeyJon
vice president, Frank Edwards. treas
urer, Henry Chapman secretary, Joseph
Howe.
The other members are James Sloan
RODert Dredgeden. George Younger. ana
Charles Brown. The object Of the club
is TO increase interest IA athletic spOrts
among young colOTed men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
KENDALL YOUNGSTERS
PUT 1T ON FOUNDRY

In the Junior Sunday School League
yesterday afternoon, on the White Lot
Ellipse. the Kendall team defeated that
from Foundry Church. 10 8, IN q fast
game. The game this afternoon will be
between Epiphany and Faith.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
MATTLING VICTOR
OVER WILL STINSON

MANCHESTER. n. H.. July 15.-LOuis
Mailing. OF Boston, defeated VIII StIn-
SOB. OF Cambridge. in a fifteen-mile mo-
tOT-paced race last night. Mailing won
by 20 yards in p minutes 40 seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-15
Andre Is the Goods.

The Washingtonians are confident Of
winning the free-for-aIl race with Cen
eral Andre. who won that event. in
which several Baltimore horses. partici-
pated, at the opening Of the new Cen
fury Speedway here
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
A lackene ed Character.

The city of Pueblo, Colo. is or &C.
count Of its smelling and refining
works one of the smokiest cities in the
world. At times the sun is quite OBJ.
scured. and the light is much like thai
which precedes a glowering thunder
shower.
One winter a traveller stepped from
a train at Denver and. walking up tC
a policeman. asked him the way to !;
certain hotel. The officer cast a scorn
full eye upon the man, who was GOV
cred with SCOT and CRIME, SO that he
looked like a chimney sweep, and la.
conically inquired of the stranger If he
was a Goa miner.
NO." said the dirty one; Il am moi
a coal miner nor a charcoal burner
neither am l in the coal dust business
More than that, l am not Il negro min
strel."
what are you?" asked the police
man.
Lean down." said the man. land
will whisper to you. l am a million
aire in sore distress. l have beer
through q snowstorm in Pueblo"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
WOmen's Work Versus Mems.

The reason why women are not paid
AZ we'll as men for what seems to be
an equal degree and kind Of labor.
says a woman writer, Is in ninety-nine
cases out Of a hundred cases because
the work is not as we'll done as q man
would do it in the same circumstances.
1t is not so well done because. first. 1t
is not the custom to train girls as Sc
verely as boys, and precedent and
usage are potent here; secondly and
chiefly, because a girl considers her
trade. be it typewriting. bookkeeping
selling merchandise. dressmaking or
teaching. as a raft that will float her
and her fortunes until she Is picked
up-near shore or far at sea-by the
good ship Matrimony. Then the raft
is abandoned and forgotten. SO far as
she can forget an unpleasant episode
The boy learns his business for a life.
time. That he hopes to marry some
body is but another reason why he
should master the more thoroughly ev
cry department OF his work and make
himself the sooner Indispensable to bis
employer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

The Twin Brooks News thinks
It strange that the editor of this
paper should receive and pub
1ish an advertisement of the Coe
/. Crawford meeting, and not
endorse Mr.. Crawford editorial
II. We will say for the informa-
ton Of our neighbor at Twin
Brooks that the advertising col
umns Of q newspaper are sup
posed to be open for just such
announcements as Nj. Crawford
made, while the editorial columns
Of 8 paper are supposed to be
used for the expression OF the
editors opinion, and communica-
tions from other localities are
but news items furnished by the
correspondents. Mr.. Crawford
certainly exhibited good bust
ness Judgment in advertising
his meeting in the columns of q
paper with the circulation Of the
HERALD-ADvANCE among q class
Of people whom he wished to
reach. The News thinks if Mr.
Crawford 'should become gov
ernor there would be less of the
dirty and corrupt politics which
are now SO frequent in this
state" We understand the pub
Usher of the News, has for many
years believed the republican
party to be "dirty and corrupt"
not only in state, but in national
affairs. and as a democrat or
populist has ever endeavored to
clean it out. But republicans
have been so long accustomed to
have these things hurled at them
from democratic sources that
they are not at all startled at the
charge. The party is not taking
It's political lessons from men
who have been it's most virulent
opponents all their lives.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
The Magnetic North.

The belief in the constancy Of the
magnetic compass to the north pole ha.
not the least foundation in fact. Al
every different place on the globe il
points in a different direction. and only
one or two Of them are due north. BE
sides. it is always changing. In Lon
don, for instance. it points to a place
about II degrees west of north.
In 1926 it was still farther away. be
ing then 24h degrees. or a quarter o.
the way around to the west. In tEt
year 1880 it pointed II degrees cast
Then it began to move north till l6,Es
when it pointed due north. But ii ic
NAMED thus only for a moment. pass
ing around to it's greatest DETECTION il
16O years.
Again it turned in 1920 and is still
moving nearer the north. Il will ~
reach that point for nearly Il censHr.
and a half. and so it will go Oh bact:
ward and forward forever.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
MOI LEADER
Ha rd Got Up a Riot In Paris For
Amy One Who Paid Him.

Ha y WA raj COL Vp q htot IN A"raS
An, one Who Paid Him.
Paris had for years a professional
leader of mobs, IL man named Hay
ward. who would get UP a mob and
raise a riot any time, for any purpose.
according to orders. provided "A sufi-
cient amount of money was paid TO
him. He was employed chiefly by po-
litical leaders. and his services were
in great demand at election time.
His regular bushes vas peddling
toys. songs and novelties upon the
street. Many of the songs were written
by him. many of the toys were his in
vention. and he was a man Of genius
in some directions as well as a strong
characterize strong that he was called
the Napoleon Of the Camelots" and
the king of the Camelots.' If he had
any principles or opinions OF his own
he kept them to himself. He would
break up a political meeting or create
an ovation and make a popular hero for
a fixed sun of money.
He had under his command and sub
iect to his call at a moments notice.
night and day. between 900 and 1900
street hawkers, peddlers. newsboys and
other gentlemen with lungs Of leather
and was in the habit of paying them
from 2 to 4 francs each every time
their services were required to raise a
riot or give a triumphant greeting to
any politician who wanted to convince
| the public of his popularity.
With 800 or even $50 of his followers
Hayward could raise an awful rumpus.
and human beings. like sheep, always
follow a leader. 1t was Mr.. Pick
wick. | believe. who said that it was
good policy to shout with the loudest
of the crowd, and no n could have
collected such a band of howlers i'll
Paris or anywhere else as the king of
the Camelots."
He led the mobs and directed the
riots in the interest of General BOu-
LANCER when the latter attempted TO
repeat the part Of Napoleon l. and was
the author of the Dreyfus riots, for
which he was paid by a syndicate of
army officers. The police knew all
about him. but never interfered with
his work because they had confidence
in his ability to control his followers
and realized that any interference on
their part might demoralize them. Sc
this professional mob organizer was al
lowed great liberties.
He could not have existed in any 9th
er city in the world. Paris is the only
place that could produce such a man
and when he died the newspapers ION
tanned formal obituaries. giving a de
tailed account of his operations for TIM
purpose of influencing public opinion
while more than 1900 street peddler'
followed him to his grave.-Chicagt
Record-H Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

Many places have curious m bat
apparently there is only one place
which has a name without any vow
els. That place is the little hamlet OF
VS.. near Paris. WIS being an unpro-
nounceable name. the inhabitants Gi
the hamlet have transformed it inc
"d'Us." but this change has not beei
sanctioned legally. and on all the Oil
cial records the name WIS still appears
The hamlet has III inhabitants. 'nt
it's sole attractions are the Cliateat
d'Osny. which has been for haaHi
years in the possession of Edinont
About's family. and the Chateau u
vigny. which is one of the best spec.
mems of the renaissance style OF arciii
lecture.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Rnt few canitals are located i

But few capitals are located in
the geographical centers OF their
respective states, and those that
are SO located are in the center of
population as well-with the
exception of Pierre. The CAPT
tails of Kansas and Nebraska are
both located near the east line Of
their respective states-not as
centrally located as Mitchell,
and they are today nearer the
center of population than when
located nearly forty years ago.
The capital Of South Dakota is as
far away from the center of the
population as when placed there
thirteen years ago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

which has been adopted in Min
nesota and q number Of other
states. and like every other
applicant for Office he had no
question Of his nomination If the
people could only get a chance
to vote for him.
The applause which was evoked
was generally led by a gentle
man who but a few days before
had returned from the meeting
of the state democratic com
mittee as a delegate to that
gathering.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
COe 1. Crawford

The elements as well as other
factors were against Coe 1.
Crawford on the date for his
appearance at Milbank, for the
day proved to be q stormy one
and only between fifty and sixty
persons gathered to hear the
gentleman S grievances. OF these
not q few were democrats or
populists, who had been invited
Ia to enjoy the privilege of hear
ing q republican orator score
the state organization. Mr.
Crawford was not as rabid in his
denunciations as he is reported
to have been at meetings held
elsewhere, and If his premises
are correct, that is that the party
organization is in abject bondage
70 the railroads, then repub
licanism is indeed in a forlorr
condition. But he failed to ad.
vance any evidence of this other
than the assertion that the rail
road attorneys and lobbyists
had decreed that he should not
be governor. Mr. Crawford was
not at his best. He is recognized
as one Of the ablest orators in the
state, but he was handicapped as
any man would naturally be, il
attempting to make his private
grievances . public calamity
MI. Crawford eulogized thu
primaty system Of nomination
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

Giving evidence of character for z
man charged at North London. a wit
mes declared that he vas eccentric.
MIR. FOrdham-Can you give an in
stance Of his e%ccentricity?
The Witness-Weil, yes, l can. Dur
ing the fourteen years I have known
him he has never been a minute late il
getting to his work.
Mr.. Fordham-And you call that be
ing eccentric?
The Witness-Yes. certainly, for
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
=. 2 and then z

The ladies Of the M. e churcl
will hold IA 2 social on the ~
If March at the court house witt
supper at Z o'clock tor Z cents
Admission Z cents and every 7th
person will be admitted free. A
Z program will be rendered
after supper where the song OF
Z will be illustrated, beside
many musical selections of Z.
Come at Z, bring your cents, be
the 9TH and enjoy the Z social on
Monday night, the 9TH Of March
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

The pOstmasters and editors
Of the state are unfortuna;es
who have incurred the serious
displeasure of Mr.. Crawford and
ct his meetings throughout the
state he never fails to call atten-
ton to their perverseness IN
failing to recognize his right to
the whole field in the canvass.
The editors appear to be rather
enjoying it, Judging from our ex-
changes. but the poor post.
mas ers are obliged to suffer in
silence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
OLD VERSUS NEW HAY.
vvbv the Former Is Preferred as
Feed For Horses.

why the Former Is Preierreo NJ
Feed For Horses.
A CORRESPONDENT of Breeders Gazette
nuts ,he Oft repeated query, why is it
that all veterinarians advise the reed
ing Of old hay in preference to new and
fra Of race horses and filters of
high class carriage horses invariably
use old hay till they are forced to use
the new:" This question has been an
swered many times, but apparently
there are always many men who desire
to have the reply made all V e again.
Old hay is preferable for the reason
that it has entirely passed through the
process Of sweating or fermentation
This renders it much less likely to
cause digestive disorders in the equine
subject. Again. many different sorts o.
insects lay their eggs on the stems o!
the grasses which enter into the com
position of hay. These remain on til.
stems when the grass is cr'>'own. ant
the process of curing does x destroy
their vitality: hence when new hay i
fed these eggs. replete with re. art
taken into the horses stomach ant
there hatch out, causing much trouble
Then in all new hay there is mucl
more water than in old hay. and as tt
nourishment comes from the dry mat
ter a lesser quantity of the old ha!
| does the same work Of nutrition. ant
the old is for that additional reason t.
be preferred. Those are the main rea
sons for the preference Of all goot
horGemen for old hay.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Honor to whom Honor Is Due

"And now. gentlemen" says u
chairman of the committee on award
at the millinery exhibition. the lnPs
ton before us is to whom shall III
chief prize go? or the many pattern
comets submitted that of Miss Mech
leigh is far and away the most artis
tic"
but" persists a more experience
member. 1.-The bonnet exhibited ~
Nine. Sokkettuum is far and away I'll,
most expensive"
A few minutes later the medal Wa
pinned on Nine. Sokkettuum.-JudSe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

A capital of a state should be
located without reference to the
needs Of any com munity or any
section or the demands OF real
estate operators. It belongs to
the people and should be placed
where it will be the most con-
venient to the major portion
thereof. Sentiment should have
no part in it. 1t is purely a
business transaction.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Peculiar Snot.

Doubtless the most UNIQUE spot in IsH-
rope is the village of Altenberg. on
whose border three countries meet. It
u ruled by no monarch. has nc soldiers
no police and no taxes. Its inhabitants
speak q curious jargon OF French and
German combined and spend their days
10 ~cultivating the land or working in
the valuable calamine mine Of which
tho village boasts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Bridal Customs In Spain.

In Spain a bride has no girl attend
ants to stand at the altar with her. but
instead a ''madrina." or godmother:
neither does she have a wedding cake
or any festive going away after the
ceremony. The wedding pair depart
quietly to their new home, where they
remain until the following day, when
they start on their honeymoon. Before
departing they pay a formal visit to
their respective relatives.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Cement Floors For barns.

From a sanitary point of view there
is no doubt that cement floors are the
best for barns and stables. However,
when putting on the finishing layer it
should be rather deeply striated. which
prevents il from becoming slippery.
The strim should follow a system ia
vorable to, drainage-that is. the small
burrows should lead to larger les and
these to the drain in the rear of all
stalls. This is very easily done.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
A Strong Point.

Agent Showing Mrs. Starven through
the new house)-The house is a most
desirable site for a boarding house. OF
course the windows may seem to you
rather narrow, but
Mrs. Starven-That's what attracted
me. I'm sure the average trunk is too
wide to go through any Of those bed.
room windows philadelphia Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Not thu SamQ.

Both of my grandparents on my
mothers side were nonagenarians.'
said Mrs. Oldcastle.
rs that soy" replied her hostess.
my folks was all Baptists. but Josial,
comes from a Methodist family."-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Notice Of Teachers Examin.
alton.

The next regular State teachers
examination will be held in the court
room at Milbank, on Friday and
Saturday, March 18th and 10Th, 1904.
All necessary materials will be furn-
ished applicants, and work will begin
at 8 o'clock a. m.
Teachers are reminded that our
school law allows them to close their
schools for two days, without loss Of
pay, to attend the regular teachers
examinations. Teachers Sho reside
in remote parts of the county should
close their schools Thursday anc
come to Milbank.
A. S. RABERGE,
It Co. Supt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Trouble For Henry.

II see," said Mrs. Henpeck. "that a
Chicago mar refused to give his wife
up after she had secured a divorce from
him."
well, WE'LL" he answered, for the
moment forgetting himself, II thought
a woman couldn't get n divorce from a
crazy man."-EXchange.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Woman and Business

Cashier-Madam, you can give us
your notes for the amount you owe us.
Madam-Of course. but l tell you
right now I never shall be able to pay
them.-Detroit Free Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

A woman can hardly look at a mar
on the level. She will either look up to
him or else look down on him.-New
Orleans Times Democrat,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Wearing the Danger zine,

Nearing the Danger Zine.
ACKNOWLEDGING, do you think your
sister would marry me?
Tommy Yes; she'd marry almost
anybody from what she said to me-
Pearson's Weekly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
Webster Pocket Dictionary

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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

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hasexceled all her previous productions in the portrayal OF the exquisite
The faces, all agow with excitement in the enchanting pastime of chasing
them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04

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