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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

ers who did not stand at the plate
in the proper batting position, but
If it was their natural position and
they were hitting the ball, nothing
was said to them about 1t. One man
will crouch over the plate and hit
the ball to the fence; another will
stand erect, his shoulders back his
hands gripping the club the proper
distance up the handle, his feet
close together-the perfect picture
of an ideal player-and maybe he'll
strike out or roll a little one to the
pitcher. You can never tell what a
batsman will do by the way he
stands at the plate; you may Judge
whether he is right or left field
hitter by the way he stands, but
that is about all.
"A good batsman will make a
study of the pitcher: he must I'M
derstand all his peculiarities and
know how to meet his delivery in
a way most conducive to safe hit
ting"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
kEARNS TO fight
IN KANSAS CITY

A letter has been received ask
ing II Jack Kearns, a local boxer,
will go to Kansas City and box some
1876 pound man. Kearns has an
nounced that he Is perfectly will
ing to do this If the letter, which
is signed by Manager Mahoney of
the Delaware Athletic club, will
be more definite and name the
person whom 1t is wanted that
Kearns shall fight. Jimmy Potts
Is said to be in that part of tie
country now and 1t may be Kearns
looks easy to Potts who of late has
been fighting In very good form.
Kearns Is anything but dead one
but he Is unlucky. After the Park
err defeat when Kearns sprained a
ligament in his back, he got just
about well enough to enter the
fighting game once more when ne
took down sick and didn't get
right again for three months. Since
then he has been taking light train
ing until he Is built up again and
spelling for a fight. Kearns has
boxed around Kansas City and
created a favorable impression.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

Successful batting is due to
quickness of eye and action" &C.
cording to Larry Lajoie, manager
Of the Cleveland baseball team. "a
batsman must think and act quick
ly in order to hold his own against
the pitchers nowadays. Good hit
ting, after all, is considerable of a
knack. You might say good bats
men are born. II man is not a
good hitter when he enters the
league he rarely ever become one
afterward. Practice in batting may
be beneficial to the extent that it
steadies the vision and accustoms
1t to the space a ball travels from
the pitchers box to the plate, but
II practice were much of an aid to
batting there would be some sign
of 1t shown when the fellows who
put in their spare time hitting the
ball, come to the plate The man
who is hitting hits. That's about
all there is to 1t. | have seen play
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
LEARNS SOMETHING
ABOUT The BADGER

Several days ago a rancher drop.
ped into the Schade Brewing com.
panys office with a tame badger
that he offered to sell to Fred
Schade to add to his collection of
dogs and coyotes. Young Schade
being absent at the time the badg.
err owner began to dicker with
Wenzel Mraz, head brewer. and
finally after much persuasion, dis
posed of the badger. The brew.
master thereupon purchased a
magnificent chain and collar and
staked the grounddigger out in the
back yard. The next day Mraz who
Is an early riser walked over to
iced the animal when 10! and be-
hold! the chain and collar were
still there but Mr.. Badger had dis
appeared. Mraz Is of the opinion
the badger was stolen but those
who know that a badgers neck Is
as thick as his head smile while
advising Mraz to offer a reward
Cor the man who told the badger
to slip his head through the collar
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

progress and those soon to be COM
menced are justifiable on that
ground by the circumstances
Immediately following the fire,
landlords in the un,burned portion
Of the city raised rents on their
tenants to amounts that few work
ingmen could afford to pay. Flats
and houses that brought less than
$35 a month before the fire are
now rented for $40 and $50.
simultaneously, the cost of food
has increased. The family dinner
costs more than it ever did before.
So does furniture, bedding and the
clothing of womenfolks. At the
same time credit has been stopped
by most of the small business hous-
es. The workingman must pay
cash for everything he gets.
Therefore. the workingman, es-
pecially If he belongs to one of the
low-wage trades, must have more
money. He is reluctant to strike,
but his landlord, his butcher and
grocer press him to the act. He
must have more money or reduce
his standard of living.
While hesitating between his re-
luctance to appear extortionate
before the public and his reluctance
to give up comforts to which he
and his family are accustomed,
the workingman behoIds his en-
ployer rapidly accommodating wealth.
In all lines of business there is
great activity and prosperity. Con-
tractors are SO busy that they can
hardly keep up with their work.
Merchants say that they do not
have to sell their stocks customers
come to the counters and compete
for the goods. The sight of his en-
ployer's prosperity encourages the
workingmen to demand more money
for himself. He thinks, not with
out reason, that he is entitled to
some share of this prosperity; that
he also ought to be permitted to
make hay while the sun is shining.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
FOLLY'S CORNER

This is the recipe of a famous
chef for making coffee Allow one
tablespoonful of freshly ground cot
fee for each person. Mix with cot
fee one well beaten egg and two
tablespoonful of cold water. When
blended to smooth paste, pour in.
to the coffeeepot and add the boil
ing water. Place over a hot flame.
stuffing the spout of the coffee pot
with tissue paper so that the aroma
may not escape, Boil for exactly
five minutes. Have ready In a
saucepan some boiling milk Ia
tablespoonful for each cup), strain
the coffee into the hot milk, and
after quickly washing out the cof-
feepot, return the coffee to the Dot
and let II boil up once more; ST
should be served Immediately with
a teaspoonful of sweetened whip.
ped cream favored with a few
drops OF almond extract.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
SPOKANE MIGHT
Think ABOUT
THIS

William Hickman Moore. mayor
of Seattle, is a believer in NUM-
cipal ownership of public utilities,
and he bases his belief on the
way that system has worked in
Seattle. In recent interview given
while in Los Angeles Mayor Moore
says:
Municipal ownership is a sue
cess in Seattle.
The city now owns it's own
electric light and power plant and
water system. We are now get
ting ready to submit to the people
plans for constructing 100 miles
of street railway.
The new system will extend
throughout the territory in Seattle
not now served by the Seattle
Electric company.
mo attempt has been made to
buy that system. We expect to put
the fare on the city system at 4
cents in the beginning, and will
work down to at least cents in
time. The new system will cost
about $6.000.000. to provide which
we will issue bonds or certificates
against the earnings.
THE city has owned it's lighting
plant about Is months. At the time
1t was put in operation the rate for
commercial purposes was 20 cents
per kilowat hour. The city is now
selling electricity at I cents. and
the Seattle Electric company has
been forced to meet the same rates.
In fact, that company is now ia
king three year contracts at 6
cents.
There has been some criticism
because of shortage of water this
year, but that Is due to Seattle's
very rapid growth, The laying of
additional mains was not begun in
timee."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
SIDE OF
SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE

Considerable comment has been
caused all over the country by the
labor strikes now on in San
Francisco which have begun
simultaneously with that city's
energetic eort to overcome
the destructive infliction by
earthquake and fire; and the
most natural assumption has been
that the workingmen must be un-
reasonable or at least ill-advised
in stopping reconstruction work
at this critical period in San Fran.
cisco's history. However, there
are two sides to the question and
the following version from the
workingman's side is kiven edi-
torially by the San Francisco Bulle-
tin:
Since the fire there have been a
number of strikes in this city
which have embarrassed the work
of reconstruction and provoked
some Of the public to murmur. The
murmurers declare that these
strikes are inopportune and that
the workingmen ought to bear
their grievances and postpone their
demands until affairs in the city
shall have become settled.
No one will admit more quickly
than the workingman that strikes
at the present time are calamitous.
He does not enjoy a strike. 1t
means to him and to his family pri-
walton, anxiety and a setback that
takes him long to make up. Critics
OF the unions sometimes talk as if
strike were a mere lark to the
strikers. They do not seem to
consider that, much as a strike
may put the public to inconven-
fence, it puts the striking union
men to far greater inconvenience.
The workingman will admit,
moreover, that strike while the
city lies in it's present condition
is justifiable only on the ground
of extreme urgency. But he will
contend that the strikes now in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

A Corsetless Woman of Denmark
are opposed only by elderly fe-
males who consider this i'm
modest.
Doctors and teachers of calls
themes have urged the reform to
such an extent that nearly one
third Of the young women in Co
epnhagen have taken to the freer
life. The streets are filed with
baggy looking females. All the
dresses for the corsetless brigade
are cut low in the neck, for the
healthfulness of barred necks is a
principal article in the corsetless
creed.
Danish women who have discard
ed their corsets, declare nothing
could induce them to put the sup
ports on again. They assert they
have greater bodily strength, feel
fatigue less, are more comfortable
and can throw off illness more
rapidly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

ingly pretty girl. was hired as UNI
pire in an effort to put stop to
rowdyism on the diamond. The
players soon discovered that she
was In earnest and a good umpire
as well. Lastly, with one accord,
they fell In love with her.
I'm welded to baseball" she
told one whose ambition to win her
hand is even greater than his de-
sire for major league honors, "and
there's nothing doing I've had
over 60 proposals from members of
our league alone. but believe I
can do more for the game and the
nation by uplifting the characters
of professional ball players who
don't know how to behave"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

was at swipin' chickens-but he
haint hide EN-. OATS d. trouble
wifi dis case. | cCtched him."
The reporter asked her how she
could identify the fowls"
'Sho, sub. OATS easy. Does you
know muffin bout dawgs? Well,
wen yooh raises puppy cudent
yoh-all pick his outn a million
billion OBJ otter dawgs?
"Et's jes' de same wifi chickens!"
The Tibbets and Carriers occupy
places at 1918 and 1920 Nicholas
avenue. Tibet is an express man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
THE WASHINGTON.

The premier act at the Washing
ton theater this week is a roller
skating performance by Marcus
and Adell that won repeated re-
calls yesterday afternoon. The
pair do some funny stunts on the
skates, one of the most difficult
feats imaginable. Adams and Ed
wards have a novel Dutch comedy
sketch. There is little comedy
work to the piece, but the dane
ing is a feature. Oliver G. Patten
tells stories. DeVaro and Curtis
have q clever Roman ring and par
alell bar act, the men introducing
several new features on the bars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
'COTCHED"
HIM At Il

The possession of three hens and
one rooster will be determined to-
morrow morning by Justice Hinkle,
when the charge OF their theft,
brought against Charles Tibbetts
(white) by Mrs. A. r. Carter (col-
ored), will Q heard
Mrs. Carter recites strange
tale Of watching her hen roost be-
cause she was suspicious of lib
bets.
AN femme tell yoh," said she,
dat wife man he kin beat eny
cullud sassiety niggah what evan
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
SUES The ESTATE

The estate OF DR.. H. P. Montbone
is again in litigation, c. P. Hallet,
merchant of this city, having
brought action to recover 1898
from Aida Outlet, executrix of the
estate. The claim was presented
to the executrix and denied. 1t is
for moneys loaned and for cigars
and fruit and was incurred, accord
ing to the claimant, by the deceas-
ed during his lifetime. The exc
cutrix is Eot in the city and the
eXecutable portion of the estate
consists of a life insurance policy.
The executrix is not relative of
the deceased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
AND THE NEXT
DAY We LOST

At Tacoma yesterday the Tigers
did 1t again by a score of 9 to 2.
Bruyette, the new shortstop, act
ed like he had the cramps and
made three errors. One of them
let in three runs.
1t was thought some three years
ago when Bruyette was playing in
the Pacific National league that he
Aad been taught how to stop a
ball without letting 1t drop, but it
seems that his associations since
then have caused him to forget
his early training.
Old Daddy" Gimlin got a hit. He
is another new man hired at Tie
18th hour to win the penant for
the Indians. 1t Is now in order for
Daddy" to settle down and steal
the team.
The Indians had better luck on
Saturday, defeating the Tigers by
score Of 10 to 5. Bruyette In
this game was there with bells
ribbons and wreaths like a derby
winner for out of three times at
bat he landed thrice. Rowan on
that day was out Of luck for he
was up six times, didn't hit within
a mile Of the ball any Of the time
and fumbled two throws from the
infield.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
THE AUDITORIUM.

Miss Jessie Shirley's work in
East Lynne" is SO utterly differ
ent from her part in "a Game OF
Hearts" that the audience greeted
her appearance last night with
signs of appreciation. She was
cast last week to a disadvantage
but in EAST Lynne" there is a
great opportunity for very dramat-
ic work. A large crowd witness
ed the pres entation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

YANKTON, S. d., Aug. eff you
are an attractive young woman
with ambitions toward a nice little
home somewhere, but haven't had
an opportunity to provided a head
for that home, become a baseball
umpire.
This advice is based on the ex-
perience of Miss Amanda Clement,
the clever and attractive umpire of
the Yankton team Since she be-
came a regular umpire she has re-
ceived more than 60 offers of mar
riage from the players in the lea
que In which she Yields the indica-
tor.
Miss Clement. who Is an exceed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
STANDARD DINING CARS
TRAINS is AND 10,

To accommodate the Increased
travel on trains Is and 16-the
"Spokane-Puget Sound locap-the
Northern Pacific has replaced the
grill" cars with standard" diners,
beginning Sunday, July 8. Break.
fast will be served, westbound. at
6 a. m. to take care Of Tacoma pas.
sengers before sleeper is cut out at
Auburn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
TREE VANDALS AT WORK

M. B. Watkins, county superin-
tendent of schools, reported to the
police last night that the tops had
been broken off 80 young trees on
Grand avenue. The trees were set
out last spring by Jay p, Graves. =.
appears to be the work of vandalS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
Az G,Me 1rme@Geus

The Martin brothers play a num-
Der of selections on the xyiophone.
Charles Altman has good Illus
trated song, and the Geographic
pictures are new and amusing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
SPECIAL RATES EAST

The Northern Pacific railwav
announces dates for special rates
to eastern points as follows: Julv
2 and 3, August Z, 8 and Q, Septem.
Der and 10. st. Paul. Omoaa or
Kansas City and return, $3.50; st.
Louis and return. $4,000; Chicago
and return, $4,000.
G. A. MITCHELL. q. A.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 6.-Ten
thousand young Danish women
have sworn to drive cOrsets out OF
Denmark, and return to the ancient
Greek figure as their model. They
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
TOURIST sLEEPERs TO
CHICAGO.

The G. n. q O.. G. M. & st. p
and G. q N. W. Rys. are now RIM
ming tourist slsepers between 81
Paul and Chicago. Take the North.
err Pacific Ry. to st. Paul. change
there at union depot into frssh
dean tourist sleeper for Chicaxo
q. A. MITCHELL.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
DENMARK THE LAND OF WOMEN WHO
WEAR NO CORSETS

Denmark Is sending corsetless
preachers into the rest OF Scandi-
navia and Germany, who are secur
ing many converts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06
The CITY LEAGUE

At Natatorlum park yesterday
Jones 4 Dillingham's team defeat
ed the Warwicks. II to 3. and the
Northern Pacifics defeated the s.
A. A. c., 4 to /.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-06

At Occur d'Alene yesterday the
cornfed players defeated Powell
Sanders of this city, 20 to 3. They
do say those Occur d'Aleners play
ed like sixty.
Standpoint, Idaho, was given a
licking by Rapp & Lloyd by a score
Of II to 7.
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At Hoquium yesterday Grays
Harbor defeated Butte to 2.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

l.aMlct. prince OF Denmark. Is. Of
course, best known us the hero OF one
of Slakespearc's greatest plays. The
time when lie lived Is unknown. Some
historians say $50 Il. c.. others say ut
900 A. D.. and there are some who say
,le never lived Shakcspcare's play
vas based on the Danish story OF Am
let. whore history Is recorded in Saxo-
Hrammaticus, twelfth century. Belle
forest adopted the story in 1864
among collection OF novels he began
ut that time. From him the history Of
Hamlet was translated the earliest edi-
ton bearing the date 1903. The char
actcrs of I.aertes and Ophelin are
wanting In the original. Some events
that transpircd in Shakcspearc's time
E!ust have brought the old legend be.
fore the poets mind. The murder o:
Darniey and the marriage Of his wild.
ow. Mary Stuart, to Lord Boutwell, fur.
nishcs Il counterpart of some portions
If Hamlet. The theme of tragedies
generally ut the close OF the sixteenth
century was revenge The Tragedy Of
Hamlet in Shakcspcarcun form appear
ed In 1901 His grave Is shown at
ElsSiore, the scene of the pla!S, aud
there is q garden near by called Ham
lets garden.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
The story of a brook.

To lovers of outdoors there are few
things in the wide world which are
more enchanting. more altogether de-
lighting, than just such brook. whose
course-wliosc life, SO to speak, have.
beer trying to bring to the mind of
these who know all Its turns and
&hilns and caprices in summer aud in
winter, III spring and in autumn, when
much rain had maddcncd it and when
none had caused it to shrink into u
warped thing of nature without form
nnd void. We may he hundreds Of
miles from the brook which we know
best, but we know 1t is flowing Just as
1t used to do, and there is ever tho
thought that II we cannot see it in its
,.aily moods there are others who may
do SO. And. no matter the name of the
peaceful valley through which it flow
ed OF where that valley may be-, IL
Wal, tEe brook of our childhood, and
y ;c i, ), brook, or ought to be, away
p..,.i somewhere in the mind of every
one whose heurt and memory take him
;'.ics to the scenes where ut least some
younger days We're spcnt.-Outdoors.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
HoLBElN, THE ARTIST.
His EARLY Training md His Wide
Range of (:eniur

His EARLY Training nmd His Wide
Range of Genius.
Born at Aug ,burg, almost ut the very
end Of the fifteenth century. twenty six
years later than Durer and twenty
years after the date usually gwen az
that of the birth of 1itiun, Holben was
child of the high renaissance and
slowly as the renaissance crept north
ward. fc.l early under Italian influence
At Basel, where he began his ia .epend
cnt career ;t the age OF seventeen or
eighteen. this influence must have been
greatly strengthened in some WAY and
reaches its visible height about l.2G.
just before lis first journey to Eng
land. The multifarousness of his
work during these early years il, some
what surprising To us who have learned
to think of him as almost exclusively
IL portrait painter. Here Is an all round
artist who cln turn his hand to any
thing and In the absence of steady cm-
ploymcnt is very willing to do So
Book Illustrations, portraits. designs
for stained glass, anything from initial
letters to altar pieces, lie Is glad to do.
and he does them with wonderful
fertility of invention and prccocious
mastery. The earliest are decidedly
German In accent. reminding one not
u little of Durer, but almost from the
first there Is Il liner taste in ornament
and in architecture, greater freedom
of movement. mo.e. ltallanate COS
tune and IL more concentrated colnDO-
yition, white lhc study of light and
shade becomes early visible preoccu-
patton. There is II whole sevies OF his
cartoons for glass in the museum ut
Basel which arc worth attentive study,
and the designs for the shutters Of the
Basel church organ. there preserved.
seem to me admirable In character, in
decorative proprlety and in beauty of
line far finer than anything Of the
same sort by Durer or by any other
northerner. As for his little woodcuts
Of the Dance Of DEATH" every one
knows them. and every one admires
them. No one else has packed SO much
action, SO much energy. SO much fan.
cy, into such small compass. These
tiny blocks are among the worlds
masterpieces OF designs kenyon Cox
in s;cribncr's