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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-26
FEAR OF GHOSTS.
Harmless Visitors From Whom We All
Shrink In Terror.

Deep down III the heart Of man there
abides a firm belief in the power, of the
dead to walk upon the earth and af-
fright, if such be their pleasure, the
souls of the living. Wise folks, versed
In the sciences and fortified in mind
against faith in aught that savors of
the supernatural, laugh ideas Of the
kind to scorn, yet hardly n of them
will dare to walk alone through a
graveyard in the night, or if II be
found so bold he will surely hasten his
footsteps, unable wholly to subdue the
fear Of sheeted specters which may
rise from the grass grown graves or
emerge from moonlit tombs and follow
on, for, strangely enough, the dead. II
not actually hostile to the living, are
esteemed dangerous and dreadful to
encounter.
It used to be the fashion, says a writ
or in Lippincott's Magazine, to sweep
away all such not;o"Ay saying that
thew had their orig e: the childhood
of the race and that they sDrang from
fear Of the unknown. This unques-
tionably was the easiest way to dis
pose Of them, but was it fair? The
subject possesses intense interest for a
great majority of mankind, and, though
the existence Of ghosts is improved,
there is undeniably q vast deal of tes-
timony in their behalf that deserves
serious and respectful consideration.
Fortunately, within the last few years
the attitude of science toward the
problem has altogether changed. and,
actuated by a new spirit of inquiry, the
wise men have been engaged, thought.
fully and without prejudice, in study
ing it out.
While it cannot be said that any final
and definite conclusions have as yet
been reached, an immense amount of
evidence has been sifted, enough to
show pretty conclusively for Il point
that the traditional specter Of the Cock
Lane school, with clanking chain and
attributes disagreeably suggestive of
the grave, has no basis in fact. On the
other hand, there are certain phantoms,
altogether different in their character
istics, in whose behalf a mass Of testi-
mony is adduced far greater than
would be required to establish COM
plete proof in any ordinary case in a
court Of law. Nothing short Of abso-
lutte demonstration in such a matter
can be satisfactory, but the evidence
in question certainly staggers incre-
dulity.
Our fear Of phantoms appears to
spring from a dread of the unknown,
the mysterious and the intangible.
That it is Il groundless terror is proved
by the fact that in many thousands of
cases Of alleged spectral appearances
subjected during the last few years to
painstaking investigation not 4 single
instance has been found in which an
injury was inflicted by the ghost upon
the person OF persons to whom it pre-
scented itself. So that, eel if we are
to accept apparitions as veritable, we
ought to regard them with curiosity
rather than with apprehension, and in
stead of trying to avoid such supernat-
ural visitors we should eagerly seek an
opportunity to be haunted for the sake
Of observing for ourselves phenomena
so intensely interesting.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-26
GAL-CRIMINAL
Five Years For Schmitz.

Five Years For Schmitx.
Deiantly protesting that he objected
to being lectured, and still insisting
apon his innocence, Mayor Eugene
Schmitz of San Francisco heard the
sentence upon by Judge Dunno that he
be imprisoned in the San Quentin
penitentiary for five years for sharing
brfbe money with Ruef. Motions for
a new trial and arrest of judgment had
been denied. but an appeal was taken
1t once. In passing sentence Judge
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-26
Wiu;no to Risk II.

Mr.. Winks (solemnly)-A noted ply
stefan says that deadly bacteria lurk
in bank notes, and many diseases, es-
pecially smallpox, are spread that way.
Mrs. Winks-Mercy on US! Give me
all you have. I've been vaccinated.
you know.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-26

Dunno began by
saying that the
verdict was a
message to all the
people of the city
that law and or
der are supreme,
that no man Is
above the law.
AS he went on
to remark that
Schmitz was elect
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-26

It is necessary to hope, though hope
should be always deluded, for hope IT.
self is happiness, and its Illustrations,
however frequent, are yet less dreadful
thai its extinction.-Dr. johnson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-26
KEEPING TAB
ON THE WORLD

World Demonstration of Ameri-
can Naval ProWess Said to Be
!. Presidents Purpose-Talk Of
War Ridiculed-B British Ruler
: Visits ireland - Meyer and
| Haywood Make Strong Show
ing as Witnesses In Self De-
!: Tense - Government Attacks
Tobacco Trust New York
Traction Merger In Court.
Schmitz Gets Five Year Sen
tence-Jim Crow Cars Allow
= able.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
ON THE ORIGIN OF
BASEBALL.

one prominent baseball writer
claims that he can prove that one Of
the founders Of the old Knickerbock-
or club came on the field one day In
the early forties with the original
game of baseball worked out and de-
scribed on a sheet Of paper, and that
this game was tried and liked so well
that the game was adopted then and
there and the Knickerkocker club
was organized to put II into effect.
Certain Il Is that. with the organ
ization of the Knickerbockers. Sep
tember 23. 1S45, the first rules Of
baseball were published. Until 1857
this club prescribed the rules OF the
game, and then, at convention Of
those interested In the sport held I'm
New York. the National Association
Of Baseball Players was formed. II
was an amateur association, compris-
Ing twenty-five clubsT-all from New
York CITY and the nearby country
Indeed. up TO 1861 baseball was con-
fined almost wholly to this section.
How the sport came to spread
throughout the country Is peculiarly
interesting.
The civil war broke out. and New
York sent her sous TO the front
Among them were many who had ac-
qulred skill In and a fondness for
baseball Soon the game became a
favOrite pastlme In camp. And Il was
not confined to tho Union army; for
the snort took root in the army Of
the Confederacy and was played by
the boys In gray. Thus II was, at the
close Of the war, that the game was
carried TO every section Of the coun-
try-alm0st to every town--by the re-
turning, soldiers, and It was eagerly
seized on By boys ana men. north.
south. east and west, as the Ideal out
door sport. Baseball, as a widely rec
ognized pastime. dates from the cRll
war-from the time when The country
was reunited. and hence well deserves
the glory OF being our hatlonal game.
Real baseball IA over sixty-one
Years old Hut the origin Of the ma
tlonal game" Is more In dispute than
the etymology Of the term fan" The
veteran journalist. Henry Chadwick,
popularity known az the father OF
baseball" who Is EnglIsh-horn, con-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
The BOSTON ideal
COMEDY COMPANY
HAS ARRIVED
viii Open Months Engagement
With RoIIicking Old Favorite,
: ''Mikado' at Casino on the
Fourth,

The Boston Ideal Comedy company,
twenty members under the manage
ment of A. c. Burgess, has arrived
in the city and will open a months
engagement at the popular Casino to-
morrow night The company has just
closed "a ten weeks engagement at
Forest Park. in Kansas City, where
it made big hit.
The first play on Thursday night
will be the "Mikado," said Manager
Burgess last night. Mr.. Burgess is
the funny stunt man of the company,
and the Burgess brothers." consist
ing of himself and his brother, w. H..
Burgess, are reputed to be a team
hard to beat. I'VE shall use a spe-
cial Japanese setting for this play the
same we used in Kansas City, and a
beautiful thing" said Mr. Burgess.
"The electrical effects especially are
unsurpassed. | believe we have about
as clever a company of its kind as
ever went on the road Miss Laura
Moore. formerly with Francis Wilson
in New York, is the prjma donna. F..
w. Walters, one of the best operatic
tenors in the business, and formerly a
star with the Wade company Is with
the troupe. Byrle Harrison, char
acter man of unusual ability plays
the title role i'm The Mikado," and
has made big hit with the Kansas
Cityans.'
Miss Winifred Crowley, contralto, is
one of the greatest successes in the
country. She is Hawaiian girl, born
in the far away islands, is only nine
teen. and is a marvel of cleverness,
beauty, sprightliness and stage pres
ence. She will be prime favorite
from the start and you can take my
word Cor it,
Mr.. w. F. Glover. musical direct
or. was Gilbert & Sullivan's original
director in England, and we are ex-
ceedingly fortunate in thus possessing
one of the most successful and gifted
directors in the country"
The company has a fine repertoire
0f plays. including such favorites as
"The Mascot" "Girofle Girofla,"
"The Persian Honeymoon" Martha"
".Said Pasha," "Pinafore" .and Fra
Diavolo." 1t comes with the highest
recommendations and there is good
reason to believe that local amuse-
ment lovers will get some genuine
pleasure at the Casino this month.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
BLACKFEET SUFFER
FROM LOSS OF
THEIR CATTLE
Supervisor of Indian Employ
ment Finds Northwestern
Indians Little Used to Manual
LabOr--GoeS to Dakota.

Supervisor of Indian Employment
Charles e. Dagenette. for the bureau
of Indian affairs. who returned a
short time ago from trip to the
Blockfoot reservation in Montana,
leaves today again for the Dakotas,
where he will look over that part of
usefulness. He will stop en- route at
his old home in the Indian territory
for q short visit Mr.. Dagenette for
merly lived in Dakota also
"The Blackfoot Indians I visited for
the first time on my last trip" said
Mr.. Dagenette last night. physically
they are a powerfully built, majestic
set Of men, to whom work Is an un-
known quantity. The Blackfeet are,
however, rather up against il ar pres
ent The tribe, some 1000 in num-
Der, lost about 5000 cattle during the
past winter and more especially dur
ing the unprecedented storm of the
spring. The loss is a most serious
one to them. and leaves them with
greatly impaired resources They are
an intelligent, interesting tribe, and /
believe will be a success along indus-
trial lines when they once get
started"
Mr.. Dagenette will visit the Sioux in
the Dakotas. This is probably the
largest existing tribe of Indians, num-
,bering some 10000 to $4,000.
Two carloads of MOki Indians ar
rived last night attached to train No.
l on the Santa Fe. returning from
work in the Colorado beet fields to
their homes in Arizona. Mr. Dagen-
ette met the party here and attended
to the remodeling OF their transpor-
tation westward from this point. The
Mokis were a picturesque set, some
200 pr 800 in number, and attracted
considerable attention while at the To-
cal station
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
WARM DAYS AND COOL
NIGHTS DURING THE WEEK
Temperature During Seven Days End
ing July Nearly Approached Nor
NAL for This Season of the Year.

The following weather bulletin has
been issued from the bureau in Santa
Fe. regarding the week ending July 1:
The weather during the past week
Nwas almost cloudless, with warm days
but comparatively cool nights The
temperature averaged slightly cooler
than seasonable for the territory, be-
ing considerably below the normal
during the fore part of the week, and
somewhat above during the latter
part. but the week as whole more
nearly approached the normal tenn
perature than any that has occurred
since the middle of April. Light to
heavy frosts occurred on the nights
of the oath and 25th in the northern
valleys, slightly iniuring tender vege-
tation. There was no rain during the
week in any part of the territory, but
owing to the heavy ana general rains
of the preceding week there is no
complaint Of drouth except in few
scattered localities. Streams are car
rying about their normal flow, and
there is no lack of water for irriga-
ton purposes.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03

tends that baseball, while an Amer
lean sport, had. its origin in the game
played by the English schoolboy CALI
ed ''rounders.'' '"rhe basic principle
of both games" Mr.. Chadwick ar
CUES. IFS the use of bat and a soft
ball. and the player on hitting the
ball, .endeavored to make a circuit
a round-of all the bases--in our vo-
cabulary, home ruh. AS a clineher,
Mr.. Chadwick SAYS that. when debat-
ing the question with Albert q. Spald-
ing, there entered the room devotee
of sport. Andrew Peck, whose name,
coupled with that of his partner, Sny-
der. was known to most American
boys of twenty years ago in connee-
tion with a popular style of ice
skates.
When did you begin to play base
hal,e"
In the latter part of the forties," !"
replied Mr.. Peck, about 1S47 or
1S4s"
What was the game called ther o.
Why, 'ronnders,' said Mr.. Peck.
But~to this day, Mr.. Spalding, proud
Yankee to the core, is unconvinced.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
SOn7eCurret1f.
Comment
"stape, The Stationer. I"

-
Stape the Stationer very graciously
condescends to bestow a couple col
umns of learned but ins9lred advice
upon Captain George Curry. This is
real Kind in Stape, who is rushed to
death with his large and increasing
business, and the new governor will
shed tears when he reads the Index
II will doubtlessly be recalled thai
Stape the Stationer was the thor
oughly competent chief clerk of the
late territorial assembly, where hi-
ability was SO pronounced that he
barely escaped being the Boy Fake
Reform Governors successor in place
of Curry 1t said that Roosevelt had
to flip a simoleon to choose between
them. Sta9e is now mentioned in
highest territorial political circles as
the next delegate to congress to sue
ceed Bull" 1t is also freely admit
ted that he has the republican party
of San Juan county pr cold storage
Governor Curry viii do we'll to take
lheed.-Aztec Index.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
THE DOG AND THE PorsoNER.

It Is curlos to note the wave Of in
dIgnation sweeping over the country
against the dog polsoner. Hundreds
Of small newspapers and good many
large ones are volcing their abhor-
rance for the man who VIII dellber-
ately poison his nelghbor's pet There
seems to b. but one conclusion: that
not only Albuquerque. but the whole
country. r. having an epidemic Of dog
poisoning The epidemic Il not un-
usual n has occurred before and
viii doubtless occur again.
The man who does not love a good
dog D. lacking IN some important de-
tau ~ his make up. and the indignant
protest of the man who finds his Ia
torlte pet dead from dose OF strych-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS.
DO Not Endanger life When an Al
buquerque Citizen Shows You
the Cure.


the Cure.
why VIII people continue to suffer
the agonies OF kidney complaint,
backadhe. urinary disorders. lamenss,
headaches, languor, why allow them
selves 10 become chronic invalids,
when a certain cure Is offered them ?
Doan's Kidney pills is the remedy
to useg because It gives to the kidneys
the help they need to perform their
work.
If you have any, even one, OF the
symptoms OF kidney diseases. cure
yourself now. before diabetes, dropsy
or Brights disease sets In. Read this
Albuquerque testimony:
Ed. A. Reilly, living at 513 w. Fruit
ave. Albuquerque, n, M, SAYS: For
pain in the back or any Of the trou-
bles which arise from Irregularity of
the Kidneys there IL, In my opinion,
no medicine equal to DOan's Kidney
Pills. The value OF this remedy was
first proven TO mei about year ago,
and 80 quickly did II relieve me OF an
attack of pain across my loins that
since then | have scarcely been with
out them, and they have never failed
TO give Just the desired results. My
advice to all whom / hear complain
Ing of bacfaehe or fault with the kid
neys. is to take Doan's Kidney pills.
They are what they are recommend
ed TO be and a trial Is all that Is
needed to prove this"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Mllburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name--Doan's--a
take no other.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
NOT so VERY GLOOMY.

In spite of the persistent growing
Of the wool buyers, who seem to see
nothing but grief ahead for the mar
ket, the wool growers Of the south
west seem to have no particular cause
for alarm. The market has not gone
O the bow-wows and shows no i'm
mediate Indication of going. The Chi
rago Droyers' Journal. q publication
which is in pretty close touch with
the market from the standpoint of the
buying firms has the following to say
which, at least, is re-assuring:
The wool market Is working nicely for
producers in the west Not only are many
big woolen manufacturing concerns repre-
seutcd In the west now, but buyers for east
ern and middle west commission firms are
in greater numbers ana keener bidders than
usual Though prices in the main are not
higher than the average of last year, when
values ruled comparatively high, there Is
broad outlet for western clips at current
prices.
This must he gratifying to owners who
held out so stoutly earlier in the season for
at least values In force last season. West
ern bankers who were brave enough to back
the producers in their firm stand against
the bearing-down tactics Of buyers at the
start ~ the season also have good reason
for concentrating themselves Had Il not
been Tor the monetary assistance bankers
rendered smaller owners IL Is probable that
buyers might have had better control Of the
market But efforts Of buyers to nut the
market on a lower level were on the whole
q complete failure owing To- the above
mentioned reasons
There is an enormous consumption Of
good wool this season. and selling of such
clips Is attended with activity at prices
fully as good a. one year ago. The poorer
clips are going with less freedom, but
values show no sharp decline from last sea.
son, when the price range was at a com
paratiyely high level
Western fl0ckmasters viii have little
complaint to make of the wool market this
season. and the outlook Is bright for a good
demand for rat sheep and lambs as well as
thin stock this fail. There is no doubt Mr.
Prosperity will continue as a guest of Mr.
Flpckmaster again this season
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
Nntics for Publication.

Department Of the Interior Land Office at
Santa DE. N NJ. July t.-1907.
Notice is hereby given that Ramon Pa
dilla, son and heir of Juan de Dios Padilla,
deceased Of San Rafael, y. NJ. has filed mo-
tice Of his intention to make final five
year proof In support of his claim. viz:
Homestead Entry No cess, made Dec 3,
1901. for the VIZ NEA, Wa SEA, Section
26. Township 10 N. Range 10-W., and that
said proof will be made before Silvestre
MlTabal U.NS. Court Commissioner, at San
Rafael n NJ, on August 5, 1907.
lie names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation Of the land, viz: Rafael Baldes.
Manuel sanches. Jose r. Candearia and
Visente Padla, all OF San Rafael N. M.
MANUEL r. OTERO, Register.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03

Alamogordo and Otcro county are
suffering from an epidemic Of scarlet
fever which has been raging for some
weeks. The Alamogordo News cour-
ageously comes out with an urgent
plea to crush out the disease by prop
or sanitation and quarantine. The
News is taking the right course. The
way 20 cure disease. whether II af-
ficts the Individual or the community.
is not 10 hide 1t. but to take such
sane and vigorous measures as will
effectually stamp II out.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03

Arizona has added some ELEVEN and
a half millions to the assessed valua-
ton Of the territory this year. largely
az the result Of a law providing a
means for thorough assessment and
collection Of taxes. But for certain
woll-known influences In the late
New Mexico legislature. this territory
mlght'be enjoying the benefits Of such
N laW.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
Oh, Max, You Rude Thilig.

Danny Macpherson's Albuquerque
Morning Coyote Journal does no
longer charge President Roosevelt
With having committed "a great crime
against humanity and decency in New
Mexico" with having ruined the cause
of reform in the Sunsfine territory
with having allowed himsnlf to be
"bamboozled by the New Mexico gang
Of corruptionists and boodlers." no!
Danny sees the handwriting on tho
controls the sheet Is also finding out
the people can no longer be fooled by
its course of greed. graft and venom" !"
Its circulation fakes and its silly boast
ngs are taken for what they are really
worth and that amounts to precious
little The Almanac.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03

That the people understood the
Trelford investigation" and that no
one is fooled by the Prichard findings,
appears quite plainly from the fol-
lowing from the Pennington Times
Hustler:
Fire Trelford out and put Bursum
back in. Don't waste so much time
and printers ink. We all know the
reason for the change. The peniten-
tiary Is too fine a plum tree to be left
In the hands Of one who does not
know how TO shake II properly"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03

MIA Will find ready echo in. theh heart
Of every other man wiios owns dog
for which ne cares. There Is, how
ever, something to be said for the
other side; not great deal, but
something. The man who awakes in
the morning to find his favorite rose
garden torn into a bramble patch:
costly plants torn mp by the roots,
weeks and weeks Of patient loving
labor destroyed in a night by sportive
CANNES. Is apt to voice some indig-
nant protests himself. He does not
know whether the dog who causes the
destruction is a blooded pet or "a
wandering cur. but he concluded that
having done It once the dog may do II
again. and while his Indignation prob
ably does not allow Of his sitting up
all night with a shotgun, it is not
strange that it should occasionally
cause him to resort to poison. I'm
fortunately the pet dog of a neigh
Dor, while it is seldom responsible for
the destruction, is usually the dog to
get the poison. The wise course for
the owner of dog which has a place
in your affections Is TO keep him at
home at night tie him up, and if nee
essary sit up with him. The indis-
criminate scattering of poison Is un-
doubtedly a crime and one which
should be punished; but the incentive
to use poison is not always lacking.
The Arizona Republican bitterly
resents a recent editorial in the San
Francisco Call. scoring the Arizona
Wild Cat" The editorial in question
is a brilliant one, but It is hardly
based on facts The day of wild cat
mining in Arizona is past. The ter
ritory has been so thoroughly exploit
ed and its values so well proven that
The investor who gets caught on a
fake scheme these days has his own
lack Of thought or care or judgment
To blame As for the fake schemes
which seek to catch the suckers, there
would seem to be quite as many orig
mated in California and based on
California properties as in the case Of
AriZona-- possibly more.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
Why San Lnan ReI,eIs.

Immediately upon the publication
of the spanking machine article the
old gang saw its cue and took its
chance. If Trelford is guilty, fhe him
bodily; but the testimony of dis
charged murderers, thieves and en-
ployes against him ought really to be
"corroborated" by something more
substantial
San Juan county still wants to JON
Colorado.-Aztec Index.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-03
WHY S,Ire

Albuquerque has Just raised nearly
$4,000 by subscription and spent
$500 of it for site which was do
mated to the Santa Fe Railway COM
pany, and on which It wiz build a
large tie picking plant. The balance
will be donated to 4 large company
toward a smelter site. Some people
may not like to donate to corpora
ton a hundred times richer Than
than themselves, but doing that very
thing has made albuquerque The me-
tropOlis of New Mexico and has made
many of her former poor men rich-
Pennington Enterprise.