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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-20

Any one with half an eye could see
that he was madly IN love with her
but he had not courage enough to put
his fate to the test. But she was
young lady who knew her way about.
as the saying goes. and one night she
suggested a game Of chess. He. poor
fellow. eagerly swallowed the bait. II
he was a novice at lOvemakIng he was
certainly no novice at chess. and he
soon had the fair maid hopelessly
beaten
"Ahg' he exclaimed as be put her IN
a hopeless corner. You're In light
corner now, Miss Mabel"
She looked at him with those beauti.
tul eyes OF hers and then said
Il hadn't noticed any compression.
George. Have no escapeg
None whatever said the gulleless
George. Il shall mate you next move"
"Oh. George" said she, with a becom.
ing blush. ''Er-hadn't you better ask
father frstP'
They are married now. and George
often wonders II she Is as dense at
chess as she would make him believe.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-20
LEFT IN
CHARGE
b, PhH Bryce
ny PhH Bryce


Now. Sadie" said Aunt Deborah
Warner to her niece, who had come
down from Chicago 10 pass month
at the old farmhouse. I've got to
drive to town this afternoon to sign
some law papers. You'll be left all
alone In charge for three or four
hours. DO you think you'n be scared p
What viii there be to scare me%'
asked the girl OF twenty, who was
swinging in a hammock
Why, nothing at all. II tin ped.
dler comes along you want TO shake
your head before he has time to get
down from his wagon. II tramp
stops and opens the gate You must
look as fierce as you can and motion
him TO pass on. II you see a mad dog
you will run into the house OF course.
and II robber tries to enter you just
stand right up to him and tell him
you've got a loaded gun In the house
and know how TO shoot"
But Is there a loaded gum asked
Sadie as she slightly shivered at the
thought
Il guess that old gun behind the
closet door in my bedroom has been
loaded for the last ten years. Uncle
Elisha kept It loaded for owls before
he died. Don't shoot a robber unless
be comes to rob and can't be persuad,
ed otherwise. and then shoot at his
legs and give him a chance to live and
reform"
But | must shoot II he refuses 10
20 away?"
You must. You must point the gun
in his direction and shut your eyes,
and don't faint away when you hear
the report"
Half an hour after Aunt Deborah :
departure a tin peddler drove mp to
the gate. but before he had hardly
halted his rig Miss Sadie was shaking
her head st the rate Of forty shakes
a minute. He called out that he had
added mouse traps and washboards
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-20

A correspondent Of the Louisville
Courier Journal gives an interesting
explanation Of the origin Of two queer
names Of places. The mountains Of
Kentucky AFFORD many queer names of
streams. peaks. towns and villages. but
perhaps none are more remarkable
than Kingdom Come and Why Not
The FIRST Of these Is the name Of
stream in Leslie county and ls take.
from the Lords Prayer. Tho second
Is the name Of small postofiice in the
county and originates from the old
song why Not Tonightr' II u said
that an interesting religious revival
was once held in this locality. at which
this song was sung a great deal. and
the people became 80 carried away
with the music that the place was
sVsr aftsrward called Why Not.
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-20


to his regular stock. but forty more
shakes discoura ged him into passing
on.
Twenty minutes later she heard the
latch Of the gate suddenly click. and
she dumped herself out Of the ham
mock TO find a first class specimen Of
the Weary Willie advancing up the
path. She motiOned as Aunt Deborah
had told her to. Shs modoned with
both hands at once, but the tramp paid
no attention. He was within FIVE feet
OF her when she cried out
stop where you are"
That's better" he said as he came
to halt. Il took It from your fiinging
your arms about that you had St yltus
dance. Any cold whites which want
eatin' upT'
Sir" commanded Sadie as she drew
herself up, Il want you TO understand
that have a gum
Just 80, little one"
And it's loaded"
''Persactly. \ gun Is as Ia rLnIess a.
q rag doll when II isn't loaded I'd
Ike to change places with the gun for
an hour Or two"
II you do not AT once 90 away" con
timed Sadie in trembling tones 4
shall BE- under the painful necessity Of
shooting you.
by ginger. but what a heroine"
laughed the tramp
lie understood the sitHa rion H.
knew that shs was alone and ready To
be scared into 1T, but was making
a brave blun against her womanly
weakness. There was 4 strain Of elIIs-
airy in his composition. Stepping back
and lifting his greasy old cap II his
tousled hair b. bowed aud said
Fair miss. plea 81 observe that /
gracefully retire and give you the vic
tory"
When he had disappeared down the
road Miss Sadie congratulated herself
on her nerve and sat down 90 the
steps Of the yeranda 10 look for mad
dog Aunt Deborah hud said d mad
dog would come next There WIS a
slip sOmewhe however. for II was q
Fobber that showed up about forty min
utes after the tramp's broad back had
become only a dot against the sky line
The robber came from the west. walk
ing in the middle Of She highway. Al
he reached the barn. q few rods below
the house. he turned In and was quick
~ lost to sight Sadie waited viii
beating heart for ten minutes TO see 4
be intended to advance upon the hous
from the barn and taxa her By sur
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-20

prise. but as time went on she made up
her mind that he had come to steal hay
or straw instead OF household effects.
He must be driven away just the same,
and she was the only one to drive him.
Aunt Deborah depended upon her,
II was another ten minutes before
the girl could work up courage enough
TO 80 In after the old shotgun and drag
II forth by It's muzzle. But once armed
along the path to the barn. whose
doors stood wide open TO the summer
wind and sunshine She approached
them cautiously, fearing that the
stranger was In ambush and ready to
spring forth. But as she finally stood
and looked into the barn she was con
stderably relieved to ind the man ly-
ing at full length on scant bed of
hay. Robbers do not generally take Il
daylight nap before robbing. and.
though the man looked wayworn and
somewhat disreputable. his face as far
as she could see 1t was not evil look
ing. Perhaps be was not Il robber.
Are you-you rObber or only
common MANI inquired the girl at
last as she Rugged the shotgun.
The man sat up and smiled in a sick
ly way and looked around with be
wildered air. and IL was a minute be-
fore he vaguely replied;
II guess Tn only common man,
but l want to rest, and I'm 50 tired
and feel
1T win be my duty to shoot you. you
know. II you don't move on
"Yes7 Well, don't care much"
But Ill only shoot you In the legs
and thus give you a chance 10 reform.
Do you think you could reform after
being shot In the legs r
II dunno, but I'll try my hardest, I"
said the trespasser as he struggled to
his feet. However. think Ia rather
have a doctor than dose OF birdshot
Is your-your father-or any one else
about-about"-
He mrched and staggered and col
lapsetl. and Sadie let the gun fall 70 the
door and bent over him. It wasn't a
minute before she discovered that he
was burning with fever and shaking
with q chill at the same time. and all
further thoughts OF robbers AMI shoot
ing were driven from her head She
brought him water and ater on stopped
farmer driving by ami got help 70
move the stranger to the house and
put him 70 bed
Hes no tramp said the country
doctor who was called In.
Hes some college fellow probably.
with a rich dad behind him. who's been
making a walking tour He probably
got soaked In that thunderstorm yes
terday. and he'll be In he'd FOR four OF
Ave days as result Here's your little
romance. and II you don't make the
best OF 1t you're a queer girl"
That Miss Sadie Davis was not a
queer girl and that she did make the
best Of II was proved year later The
diagnosis OF the doctor was correct
and the tourist with the rich dad was
taken into the house as a summer
boarder. He took advantage Of cir
cumstances to WOO and win aud take
unto himself wife and 10 preserye
the old shotgun rs Il souvenir or their
first meeting.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
FOOTBALL.
THE KERRYMEN DEFEATED
 THE LADS FROM SLIGO

Notwithstanding the Horton law, the Sligomen and the Kerrymen fought two thirty rounds at Celtic park yesterday, but called it Gaelic football
 Throughout the game the players followed the one set rule of Gaelic foot ball-"if you see head hit 1t; kick every shin that shows"
 After twenty-eight minutes of the first half had been played Connor, hav- ing scored point for the Kerrymen, and McCarrick, O'Connell and Sullivan each one for the Sligomen, CraWley re- scented jolt in the ribs given him by Hayes, and for the ensuing three min ltes beat a tattoo on the latter's face while the referee and spectators jumped in, eager to part the two or participate.
 Ten minutes afterwar1 the melee was continued in the second half, the Kerrymen finally winning by the score of points to 3.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
WRESTLING.
BABCOCk HOT
 FOR A MATCH
He is After Roach or Speh If Terms Can be Made Ed. O'Connell is Chasing Up John E. Nelly.

Frank Babeock is not to be scared of from making a match with some of the wrestlers in the state, for he was again acaller tthe Democrat office this morning and was just as anxious to get on a match as at any time since his name has come before the public. In regard to the suggestion made the other night i'll the Democrat relative to Jack Roach, he said he would wrestle Roach an even up match provided the weight was made 125 pounds at the ringside. If Roach could not make that weight he would agree to meet him at 135 pounds ringside, provided Roach agreed to throw him twice ill one hour of wrestling.
 Tn regard to Fred Otis, Babcock said that he met Otis yesterday and the lat ter denied that he had ever made the statement that he wanted to wresfle Babcock for $1O0 a side and that he would back himself. He said that he did not care to do any wrestling just now.
 Relative to Speh of Derby, he said he was willing to meet Speh whenever the latter made an offer that was sat isfactory to him, Babcock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
BICYCLING.
KRAMER AND PENN TEAM
 TOGETHER AND WIN.

Vailsburg, May 2.-Twenty-s pro, fessional cycle riders competed at the local races yesterday. and four Of the number, Kramer and Tenn in one team and John and Menus Bedell in the other, won $185 of the $239 prize money. The BedelI brothers gained one first, two seconds and a third for their days work, Menus Bedell pune turing a tire in the five-mile handicap. Tenn assisted Kramer greatly in win ming both handicaps and $1OO for the team Both of the professional handi- cap races were exciting contests. Kramer's victories coming through headwork and hard, consistent plug ging on the part of his team mate, Fenn. Especially was this so In the five-miIe handicap, in which the field closed only at the halfway point and only half of the twenty-six starters finished. Newkirk fell i'll this race, and AIodus Bedell, warm Vailsburg fa- vorite, punctured a tire. In the anna teur races Teddy Ellington won one and punctured ir the handicap race. Hardigan, the New Yorker, did not ride. having received his appointment in the fire department w. R. Lee again showed poor headwork.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
THE PUGILISTS.
WALCOTT GIVEN { ROUGH DEAL.
Beat His Man to a Pulp But Lost on a Foul Prize Fight With Skin Tight CIoveS-NOteS.

According to dispatch received form San Francisco Joe Walcott re- keived a rough deal iii his 20-round
 bout with Dixie Kid at San Francisco ion Friday night. The fight went the limit and Walcott was decided the los CT. although in reality he had all the better of the mill from the beginning. It appears that Eddie Graney was to hay been the referee, but at the last moment he failed to appear. in his
 place. a man named Duck Sullivan of
 ficiAted. Sullivan was formerly a pugilist and has had some experience as al referee. When Walcott heard that Sullivan was to act he lodged kick witA Matchmaker Coffrotn. Coffroth tol4 Walcott to go on and added that he would give Joe $2,5O0 if the decision was not fair. In the final round Wal colt had his opponent on the ropes. lA clinch Walcott smashed the
 Dixie Kid in the kidneys whereupon
 he crowd yelled foul. Referee Sulli- Fan without much hesitation stopped fhe mill and announced the Dixie Kid Ihs the winner. The crowd realized that job had been done and howled. Some of the sports went for the ref keree and few of them kicked him as
 he crawled through the ropes. Sulli-
 van finally disappeared, but not before
 he encountered Alex Greggains, one of the promoters who gave him a sound &thrashing. It is understood that Wal cott is to receive $2,50O from the club.
 He certainly outclassed the Dixie Kid.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
THE DIAMOND.
ALL LEAGUES
 NOW WORKING
Connecticut Had a Good Send Off Saturday-Re- suits of all Games Played Saturday and Sunday.

Holyoke, May 2.-Batch won the game from Springfield in the eighth in- ming Saturday by making home run with Landy on first base. It was q hard uphill fight for the champions before 8 wild crowd of over 5000 per- sons. BertWhistle and W1ggins played great ball for Holyoke. Tansey led at the bat for Springfield and Cassidy in the field. Vickers kept up his record of never being defeated by Springfield. Previous to the game there was an au- tomobile parade of the players, led by a band. Five little girls raised the pennant for the first time in Holyoke. The score:
 R.H.E. Holyoke ....1 1 0 0 o o 0 5 s--e 3 0 Springfield ..2 o 2 0 o o o 1 O--5 6 Batteries Vickers and Shincel; Ll- by and Connor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
FINISH PRIZE FIGHT.

Nearly 200 sporting men from Man $hattaa and Brooklyn, anxious to see a Aprfvate fight Friday night, Journeyed < over to Weehawken and walked from fone point to another until the early hours of Sunday morning. They were much played out when the bout start ed The principals were Jack Magee or Brooklyn who figured prominently i'll the amateur lightweight class u couple of years ago, and Jack O'Brien a New York lightweight. They were down for finish fight at 133 pounds, skin tight gloves. They fought for, a purse and side bet The fight went four rounds. Magee, who was the stronger, landed often and heavily on fO'Brien. The latter was strong. too. 4nd much cleverer than his opponent. p'Brien was knocked down in the first found by right swing to the jaw. He took the count and fought well to lthe end of the round He sent Maeee down in the second round with n straight jab on the mouth. Both fought hard in the next, round with honors even.
 The fourth found Magee on the az gressiye, his heavy blows telling on O Brien. He finally knocked h1m ont with stomach punch It was q clean knockout O'Brien being out for about ten minutes. Some of those interested in the fight were frightened Thinking that O'Brien was case for q hospital One of the sports who said lfs knew Nsometin'' bout de Hoist aid ter de hurt" revived O'Brien fin a pugilistie manner
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
BoTHNER BEATS TREMBLAY.

Montreal, Can, May 2.-George Bothner the lightweight champion wrestler of New York, met Eugene Tremblay the canadian wrestler, at Sohmer park here Saturday night and after three hours and twenty minutes of wrestling the referee stopped the bout and awarded the decision to Bothner. This was the second time the men had met. In their previous encounter they had wrestled for five hours, the referee calling the bout q draw. Their bout last night attracted another big crowd the spacious park being packed to its utmost capacity.
 On the first try the crowd took the side out of the building
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
BoLEN WAS ROBBED.

Philadelphia, May 2-Sam Bolen, the veteran lightweight, is back 1n town from Baltimore, where he fought Joe Cans the lightweight champion, fifteen vicious rounds on Thursday night last. The usually modest Bo- len says it was good fight but he is willing to bet the $500 he got for the Job that he can defeat the colored priole. A party of Philadelphia sports tvho saw the bout are ready to bet |that with a competent referee Bolen can defeat Cans. A movement is on foot here to raise $1,50o as side bet to have Bolen meet Cans, with either Charley White or George Siler as ref cree, for those who saw last weeks mill say that Bolen had all the better of it, and that even a draw was rob- bing him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
5000 AT LUNCHEON.

Boston, May 2.-Fiye thousand bf- cyclists, mounted on every conceivable mode and manner of machine, gathered at the Chestnut Hill reservoir yester- day and had luncheon together. Later they toured the park. system. te meet was under the auspices of the Massachusetts, division of the League of American Whee1men. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, retired. was a guest. and made a brief address. Half the cities and towns in Massa- chusetts were represented. Many riders came from New York, Philadel- phia and Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02

Boston, by Henry J. Killilea. of Milwau- kee. MT. Taylor is a son of Gen. Charles H. Taylor, proprietor of the Boston Globe.
 James c. Kennedy, the well known sporting man and promoter of prize fights and six-day bicycle races, in both the east and west, is dead.
 Champion James J. Jeffries has been married to Miss Frieda Myers, of New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
P1tt.nurn C,.ampson. won.

CHICAGO, May 2.--The locals out batted and outheIded the Pittsburg champions, but lost, to 1. A hit into the crowd, which under ground rules counted for three bases, gave the wis itors their first run. A similar hit, fol- lowing pass and a sacrifice with q long fly, scored the other two. Two er- TOTS and double steal, with single, saved the home team from a shut
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
ED O,CONNELL HERE.

Ed O'Connell was in the city Satur- day night and it is said he came here for the purpose of trying to get on a match with John E. Kelly. He would back himself for $100 against Kelly, provided the latter would agree to throw him three falls in one hour. If Kelly would not agree to this 1t Is said O'Connell would mako a match on more even terms if the money induce ment was big enough.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02


 ern football and college men all over the west, and especially those interested in, athletics are pleased as a result East, ern colleges have practically ignored the western institutions in the past in football matters, but for this1there has been good explanation in the fact that games between the two sections so far apart are impracticanle without inter- fering with more important college du- ties. Eastern college men at the same lime have never seriously entertained the idea that western football had been Advanced to the stage 1t had reached in the east, where it got it's start, and, aft CT the turning out of such star teams as that of Michigan and Minnesota last year. many western college men have longed for some chance to measure the latest western football development with the latest of the east. Being denied this they were disposed to resent an apparent clannishness on the part of the eastern representatives. Now that the latter. however, have assigned this section rec ognition in the making of football rules there will be less sectional criticism. At the first meeting of the committee 
 i've changes were made. The drop kick was reduced from five to four points. It was also decided that with four men back, besides the quarter stand behind the line. one must stand outside the end. All penalties are for either or 15 yards Another new ruling is that the team which is losing can have the choice of kick off or the wind, but 1t cannot have l both together; the last is that the quar- ter-back can run from any place on the deld. The committee is made up as fol- lows: Paul J. Dashiel, United States Naval academy, Chairman; Walter Eamp, Yale, secretary; John c. Bell. University of Pennsylvania; l.. M Den- his, Cornell; R. D. Wrenn. Harvard; J.. B. Fine, Princeton: A. A. Stagg, Uni-- Versity of Chicago.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
INTERSCHOIAsTTC GAMEs

New Haven. May 2.-The Yale inter- class meet was held at Yale field Sat urday and was one of the best meets ever run off in New Haven. The only drawback was the high wind, which retarded some events and helped oth- ers Tn the 10O-yard dash, Torrey made the record time of 4-5 seconds, but 1t was disallowed as a Yale record on account of the high wind. In the high jump Vfelor cleared 6 feet A inch, which puts him in the running for the intercollegiate games. Preston and Mechanism both cleared Il feet 8 inches i'll the pole vault, and Long GOV cred the 22O ill the fast time of 21 3-5 seconds. Yale track leaders are well pleased with the results.
 Princeton. May 2.-The eighth annual interscholastic games of Princeton university were held yesterday. The games were won by Lewis institute of Chicago Mercerburg was second with 191a points. and the Central high school of Philadelphia third with IA points. Thirty-two schools were represented, including teams from Chicago. Buffa- To- Washington, Baltimore, Philadel- phia and New York. Five of the Princeton interscholastic records were broken and one more was equaled. STATE LEAGUE SCHEDULE. Monday. May 2--New London at New Haven, Worcester at Bridgeport. Meri- den at Springfield, Hartford at Hol- yoke.
 Tuesday-New London at Bridge port, Worcester at New Haven, Meri- den at Holyoke, Springfield at Hart 1 ford
 Wednesday Springfield at New Lon don. Holyoke at Meriden, Bridgeport at Worcester, New Haven at Hart ford
 Thursday Holyoke at Hartford, l Springfield at Worcester. Meriden at 1 New Haven, Bridgeport at New Lon don.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02
At Hartford.

Hartford, May 2.-Hartford and Worcester opened the season Aere with a game which for five innings and a half promised to be interesting. Hart ford had the game apparently in hand in the first half of the sixth. but rain prevented the finishing of the inning and the score reverted to the fifth and a tie. The game was played in the mud with the enthusiasm of good crowd. There were no special opening features. The score:
 R.HE Hartford .....O o 0 o 3 IA 5 1 Worcester ........0 2 1 0 0 %-3 6 8 Batteries-Pe and Thackeray; McGill and Acorsini.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-02

that McGraw has signed, are two valu-. able men for his hitting department and are starting the season in manner to prove that they have been judged rightly as to their work in minor leagues. The Pirates are practically the same team as last year, but weaker in the pitching department even than last year, but it is thought they will finish we'll up in the first division. The Chicago clubs have been figured on as we'll up at the finish. They have been picked to finish third by nearly all the dope" figurers. St. Louis and the Cincinnati clubs will fight it out for place in the first division from the present showing of the clubs The Cardinals are much stronger team than they were last summer and will be no easy picking for any of the teams this year. The Reds, while much the same as they were last year in pitching and fielding, will not be able to climb much higher in the race, as they will have many of the same faults to contend with that they had last year, it is thought. President Harry Pulliam has been talk ing a swing around the circuit to ob- serve the working of the new balk rule. At first it was thought this rule would work hardship on the pitcher, but the majority have accustomed themselves to 1t.