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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12

! in the whole of London WHO could and
would play the game. On this small
| foundation he set to work 70 build the
| British Base Ball Association and in the
attempt he trusted half blndly. to the
fates that seem to attend the real enthu-
slast and to the spectacular qualities of
! the game.
Foot ball was then. as now. the great
Saturday afternoon game in Great Brit
ain. In the ten years previous to 1906; 1t
had made marvellous strides in popular
favor. The lover OF base ball who is fain
to boast of the big crowds which attend
the matches In the important cities in the
United States would be amazed could he
see the throngs that view tirst-class foot
ball match in London or any of the other
great centers of the game. Eighty or
ninety thousand spectators are considered
merely good gate" and 11O,eU2 people
have paid admission to see cup-tle
match a the Crystal Palace. In metro
poiitah London alone there are fewer
than eleven professional foot ball organ
iZationS, each one member of one or
other Of the three big English leagues.
The foot ball season lasts from Septem-
Der l to April 20. From the latter date
uptil the following. Angus: 81. the big
grounds of these organizations lie idle.
In this fact Cook aw his opportunity.
He did IL little missionary work among
the governing bodies Of these clubs, and
before long had the good will of six OF
them in his pocket Phey were TO pro-
vide the grounds and Cook was to raise
and coach the teams The latter were TO.
pay their own expenses from the start.
and. strange To say, they did lay from
the very beginning
Thus II was that the British Base Ball
Association was started In April 1906 BY
interchangeable labor twenty three men, IN
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The ALL-;DNp5H. EAM

base ball boom of the preceding years got
together in the spring of 1897 they had
the greatest difficulty in discovering any
one who was willing to admit that the
game had any life left in 1t. On the
other hand, there were many who were
willing to testify that they had been pres
ent at the burial Of the poor old cripple
the fall previous.
There were a few, however. who, while
acknowledging that they had viewed
something that nightly resembled a flu
neral, were sure that base ball was only
in a comatose condition and We're for
opening the grave and taking peep at
the condition of the body. Cook at this
critical moment, was called away on bust
thusiasm. If it had not been cad before
there was no manner of doubling that
base ball in Great Britain was now dead
er than the proverbial door nail
Despite this disappointment, Cook had
gathered from his experience in London
that the game of base ball. If given half
a chance, would work its way to soft
spot next the heart of the English people
He determined that at some opportrne
time, not then far distant. he would have
another try at making the British public
Swallow" the American game But man
proposes and the pursuit Of the elusive
dollar disposes, and business kept the
faithful fan trotting around England for
many years thereafter During all those
years, however, he talked base ball 10 all
and wrote sundry inspiring newspaper ar
ticles on the subject. But try as he
might ii was not until early IN i9m; that
Cook was able to locate in London and
again turn his attention To an active
in the interest of base ball
When he started that year Cook was
able to discover three and only three men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
THE SOLDIERS FRIEND.
Sagacity Shown by Trained Dogs a.
Part Of Army.

From st. Nicholas
For dogs TO be enlisted in every great
army Of the world. either in the ambu-
lance department or as scouts and dis
patch bearers. is surely something of q
novelty.
In the Franco-Prussian war out OF
$1,000 killed and wounded 1900 were
returned as missing" and who shall
say what these men endured? Every war
of the future. however. will see the dog
lessening its horror. In Germany his
education is at this moment being taken
IN hand by voluntary society with near
~ 1000 members. among them some OF
.he most able officers in that country's
great army. The war dog proper is used
for sentry. messenger and scouting serv-
ice while the ambulance dogs training
inclines him only to scour the battlefield
in search of.the wounded and missing.
The ne eds of modern warfare not only
call for vast charging OF the battlefield,
but also compel the troops to take every
advantage OF natural cover This and
the fact that wounded men will use their
last strength TO seek protection from ar
tillsry fire. cavalry charges. and the
wheels of guns by crawling into thick
bushes. bitches and natural holes. will
show how difficult 1t is for the over
worked stretcher bearers OF the Red
Cross department TO notice prostraka
figures not readily SEEN Moreover
modern warfare is carried on largely by
night attack. and at night. too, the
wounded have 10 be collected The am
bulance dog. however. is independent OF
artificial light. and relies only on his
power of scent. Recently during the
great Austrian msneuvers 200 men
were left lying on the field to represent
the wounded. and the stretcher bearers.
working against time. overlooked thirty
eight of these. Within twenty minutes
the Viefnese dogs had found them ALI
Each dog had about his neck q flask
of brandy or soup and q roll Of band.
ages. The wounded man, having made
what use he can OF this relief, gives the
dog his cap or belt and the animal races
off with il to the ambulance attendantA
whom he conducts to the spot
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON April . 1905


- TRANCE as it may seem. the
greatest base ball fan in the world
is not to be found among any of the
~ supporters of the various American
teams, who. through the sweltering
summer days. do their roofing from
the front seats of the grandstand in New
York. Chicago. Philadelphia or any of the
other great base ball centers. The man
who is best entitled 10 that distinction is
an American. to be sure but it is in John
Bulls tight little island where he has
lived for the last sixteen years that he
has made his claim good. For thirteen
of these years he haf been trying TO make
our English cousins play ball" and it
is the fact that he has at last succeeded
which makes him the premier fan of the
universe. His name is Nelson p Cook
and he Is the founder and organizing sec
rotary of the British Base Ball Associa-
ton.
Before Cook appeare, a England two
attempts to Introduce the game In the
British Isles backed by an abundance of
money and in both of the instances sup
ported by the best base ball talent of
the United States. had ANONYMOUSLY fail
ed. yet this Yankee. starting with only
three players and no grounds, but with
unlimited enthusiasm and logged perse-
verance. has built up an organization with
TWO leagues and sixteen rafting good
clubs.
Never Played in His Life.
To Mount Holly. VT a little town that
cannot boast. probably, more than one
team of players. belongs the honor of be-
ing the birthplace of this greatest of
base ball rooters Cook is a rooter pure
and simple: his love for the game is that
of a spectator. for he has never played a
match in his life. Thus II will be seen
that he is unique. for it would be diff
cult to locate many American boys who
have never swung bat or "muffed''
hy. But he has been a constant and as
siduous spectator and in his youth never
missed q chance, in his little home town
when the team from the rival village ten
miles away paid its weekly visit TO en-
courage the home talent with lungs and
tongue. So 1t was that he developed into
a full-hedged fan and acquired a stem
torian voice and a vocabulary that was
guaranteed to defeat the visiting nine in
a couple of innings. The word thief
never issued from his mouth more than
once during a game. for he had string
If epithets for upon the umpire that
would have filled a pocket dictionary
In common with all fans of abnormal
development. Cook learned more of the
lifetime OF playing: and in due course of
time his knowledge became semi-public
property to be meted out in large chunks
10 the various members of the home team
who seemed in the most need OF il. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Arranging Matters.
From the Houston Post.

From the Houston Post.
Here is q map Of the route we shall
take
did you make two OF them
NO; what for?"
$50 papa will be able to overtako ~
and forRiVS
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learned TO play the whole game and to
coach the whole team. whether they
wanted it or not. from the front row of
the modest Mount holly Bias. Ball ( 40
srardstand. One OF the first bits of
knowledge ne acquired and one that he
never forgot was how to umpire better
than the chosen official.
Determined to Make It Go.
Possessed OF such a highly trained.
strongly developed love OF the American
game. it is not strange that this premier
fan Of the future shoald have brought
with him to England sixIeen years ago
determination to make The game as pop
ular in Great Britain as it was IN his ra-
tive country. To he sure. he found ready
at hand rs A valve for his surplus e1-
thusiasm. tie English game Of cricket.
But who. having been brought up on Whir-
wind base ball such as they play III
Mount Holly. could ever be satisfied with
the slow and tedious national game OF
these isles which generally takes three
days to pay. and. like as not. ends eithei
in "A runaway match o. an unsa iZfacto!y
tie? Certainly rot this red-hot Yankee.
whose love for base ball bordered dan
gerously upon worship. and who would
rather have stood al the top of the Ma
tional League batting and fielding RECORDS
than have been President OF The Ame,i-
can republic.
When Cook landed in England The first
literature that Ia. consulted was not
Baedeker but n short history OF the
two attempts that had been aiade 20
graft base ball ONO the English catalogue
of sports He found that the first rea!
al tempt TO populariZe the game was made
in 1871. when the Bostons and the Phiia-
delphia Athletics of the National League
toured the country. This effor; was
failure as was the one made ffteen years
later by A. e. SpaldinS. who brought over
two teams one representing Chicago and
the other all America. AS result OF the
latter attempt n the early nineties pro-
fessional base ball teams we:e formed at
Preston. Stoke Birmingham and DERBY
These clubs were furnished With profess
sional coaches from the United States
and were backed by people III the same
quarter of the g,oba. They lasted just
as long as these hackers were content 10
send over monthly check to make up
the ever-increasirs deficit. The deepest
OF pockets has bottom. however ard
the most a!truistic Of incentives limit
and in this case il was not very long be-
fore both were reached.
Helping Hand From Stage.
In the spring of 1893 there appeared on
the scene famous vaudeville star who.
along with many of his fellow-pro-
fessionals. was base ball crank" TO the
backbone. f. G. Knowles was then and
is today a comedian of the first rank. but
there was nothing of the joke about his
attempt TO establish base ball i'm England
He Went at ii seriously with the energy
which is denied TO all except the born
that was deserving Of a more lasting sue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12

learned to play the whole game and to
coach the whole team. whether they
wanted it or not. from the front row of
the modest Mount holly Bias: Ball ( un
srandstand. One OF the first bits of
knowledge he, acquired and one that he
never forgot was how to umpire better
than the chosen official.
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Suspected a "Con" Game.

"One day" he said. 81 received word
from the captain Of one of the league
teams that three of his men would not
be able to play the coming Saturday
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

Miss Sheedon will give lessons separ-
ately or in classes, in water colors and
pastel, at her home. SOL South Eleventh
Street l-4p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

want to contract with fifteen
different farmers to grow one
acre each of beans. Can be
planted any time before June 20.
This may mean a large acreage
for another year as each Of these
is a different variety and are
grown to determine whether all
of these varieties will produce
beans in the east free Of anthrac.
nose, as II has been demonstrated
that our WardwelI's Kidney Wax
produces such in the east while
beans from all other sections do
not. D. v. BURRELL.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05
DR., K, c. .Sapero.

Eye. ear, nose and throat specialist of
Denver, will again be in Rocky Ford. one
day. Saturday. June Is. at Ell Captain
hotel. Consultation and examination for
glasses free.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05
Real Estate Movement.

The City Really Co. this week sold the
Pointer and Parris residence on the cor
ner Of Eleventh and Elm streets to W. J.
Jorden, proprietor Of the Rockford hotel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05
New Photo Studio.

New Photo Studio.
For stamp pictures. stereoseopie views
and general photographic work. Call at
the new studio south Of Opera House.
46tf A. L. Tenney.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05
K. and L. of S.

Council meets on the first and third
Wednesday evenings Of each month in
10. o. F. Hall. Visiting members well
coined. II
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

Engage Plants from BurrelI--
Tomato. Cabbage, Sweet Potato.
Celery, Etc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05
A Woman Hung

a woman hung
around the neck Of her husband and told
him the only way to keep peace in the
family was to bring her box Of Spar
rows high grade chocolates from }. NJ.
Tucker & Co.'S Confectionery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

Our Soda Fountain and Cream Parlor
is open for the season. and we are pre-
pared to serve you to the queens taste
with all kinds OF frozen goods. Ice
Cream in any quantity promptly deliver
ed to any part OF the city. J. n. Tucker
& Co., Phone West l45.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

Sugar Beet Growers! Ihave
some Washington state grown
seed which has been bred up ten
years to increase both the ton.
mage and sugar content. Don't
fail to plant some for trial. D. v.
Burrell.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

DR.. p. p. Keck, Veterinarian. Office
at Grand Valley Livery Barn. phone
Ford 10. ATT
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

Buy your storage coal now at summer
prices. Bryant & Johnson. l-tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

On our candy counters you will find a
large assortment of fresh home made
goods every day in the week. 1t is the
''pure stuph" and we can sell it cheaper.
See. Come in and look it over. J. M.
Tucker g. Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

Good eating spuds. 100 lbs
for SI.4O. Ebbert Seed Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

r r + r + - + = + r + r .
IL BUSINESS LOCALS. =
r + + r + + + r + r + r + + + +
Save money by buying your winter
coal now. jackson & Lawson.
Nicely furnished cottage for rent. In
quire of Mrs. Elmer Conner. 4ol N.
Ninth St.
Engage Plants from BurreII..-
Tomato. Cabbage. Sweet Potato.
Celery. Etc.
SEEING Wanted.-By the day. I use
the Kiester tailoring system. Apply
4oo So. 5th St. lip
Nj large Verbnia plants for sale.
assortod. Csc per dozen. Mrs. Matte
Hulse Phone blue 254O.
Lo>t-Silver Nethersole bracelet, in
post ice. Finder please return to Boil
ton ii1so Store and receive reward.
Berry boxes and market bas-
kets at The Ebbcrt Seed Co.
For Sale.-eoO lbs. Mexican Beans.
ponds extra cucumber seed. Mrs. E.
w. Nanny, sol Sycamore Ave.
. Leave orders for winter coal at Jack
son G. Lawson. Storage prices now in
effect.
Engage Plants from Burrell--
Tomato, Cabbage. Sweet Potato.
Celery. Etc.
Miss Sheedon will give lessons separ-
ately or in classes, in water colors and
pastel. at her home. sol South Eleventh
Street. l-4p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-05

Cabbage. Tomato and Sweet
Potato plants at the Ebbert Seed
Co.
Money to Loan on Real Estate Glenn.
Beall g. Gobin. Att
The City Realty Co. for everything in
the real estate line or loans. 57tf
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31
Pav,no the Price.

'Is it not some reproach upon the
economy of Providence that such a
one, who is a mean, dirty fellow,
should have amassed wealth enough
to buy half nation?" Not the least.
He made himself mean, dirty fellow
for that very end. He has paid his
health. his conscience, his liberty for
it; and will you envy him his bargain?
VIII you hang your head and blush in
his presence because he outshines you
in equipage and show? Lift up your
brow with a noble confidence, and say
to yourself: / have not these things, II
is true; but it is because have not
sought, because l have not desired
them; it is because l possess some
thing better. / have chosen my lot,
l am content and satisfied.-Anna
Letitia Barbauld.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31
SYNOPSIS.

The GROWING desire In the nfe OF OLD
Baumgartner, a Pennsylvania German, Is
TO obtain possession of the beautiful
meadow which lies just between Baum
gartner's property and the railroad sta
ION The property in question was In
aerited by Sarah Pressed. very pretty
and athletic young giYl, and belongea
solely to her. But old Baumgartner had
,onged for Il so many years and en-
1eavored TO purchase IL from Sarah
father so many times that the property
became known as Baumgartner
yearn.' At the vicinage gatherings on
the porch OF the store old Baumgartner
always declared that the property would
some day be his. At length Baumgartner
came to realize that his only hope OF
obtaining the property would be through
the marriage OF his son Sephenitah 10
Sarah Pressed. In a mock auction "Sefy,
as Sephenijah p. Baumgartner, Jr, Is
popularity known. is raffied off by his
father 10 Sarah for st. "Seffy' Is a meek.
slow going youth. who is never first in
the race for anything. He is fair haired,
docile. always led by his father. OF a
Bather angelic disposition is he-a gentle
and kind youth who seems not 10 under
stand anything ahoEt strife and compe-
tition. Thus he appears utterly incapaci-
tated TO win in any contest of love OF
life. Sarah Pressed Is quite the opposite
of Seffy. Her hair is nearly red. She Is
all life and animation and can JumT
fences like a Wild colt and she Ii grace
and color itself. Her one fault is very
high temper Baumgartner gives Seffs
some lessons In courtship,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31
A Book Of sweethear.s.

Among the many creditable gift
books found on the counters at the
book stores for the gladstone holiday
season, none excel "A Book of Sweet
hearts," published by the Bookseller
rill company, Indianapolis, Ind. There
are twenty-eight illustrations in full
color by Will Jenkins. the plates be-
ing almost a foot square, as conse-
ouence OF which the full beauty Of
the original paintings is given again
with striking effect. The book is made
up altogether of the heads of beauti-
full girls, depicting every style OF
beauty. 1t is publication which can
not help but prove popular. The text
consists OF toasts to beauty, fresh or
famous, wise or witty. sage or sassy,
as the case may be, and is almost
equally a enjoyable as the feast OF
beauty contained in the reproductions
OF the photographs of the beautiful
girls.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31
Restrained GrIe

I'm the ridges of Tennessee two
lneers got into an argument.
led to blows, and in the fight
llowed one of the men was
A neighbor rode on ahead to
ID mans cabin to prepare his
He found her seated at a table
Apple dumplings. He broke the
Us to her as gently as he could.
tened quietly, with a dumping
in the air half way to her
When the neighbor paused she
the dumping into her mouth
hid: You Jest wait til / finish
|er dumplin' an then you-all II
Dllerin' ."-Harper's Monthly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31
But Sally Was the Angel.

1t took Seffy long time to array
himself as he had threatened. And
when it was all done you wouldn't
have known him-you wouldn't have
cared to know him. For his fine yell
low hair was changed to an ugly
brown by the patent hair-oil with
which he had dressed it-and you
would not have liked its fragrance, l
trust Bergamot, think 1t was. His
fine young throat was garroted within
a starched standing collar. his feet
we're pinched in creaking boots. his
hands se-gauntleted in buckskin
gloves, and he altogether incompar-
able, uncomfortable. and triumphant.
His father dropped his watch and
picked 1t up.
Both stood at gaze for a moment.
"Sunder, Self You as beautiful as
the sun, moon and stars-and as
Yere, take the watch and git along
SOS you hat some time wiss you-now
git along, You late already. Goshens!
You was behind time when you was
born! Vas, your nanny wass disap-
p'inted in you right at first. You wass
76 hours late! But now you reformed
sank God! always knowed 1t wass
a cure for it, but didn't know it wass
anysing as nice as Sally
Seffy issued forth to his first con
quest-lighted as far as the front gate
by the fat lamp held in his fathers
hand.
"A-Sef-Seffy, shall | set up fol
you tell you git homer" he called int
\ the dark
mol" shouted Seffy.
AHA - aha - aha, That sounds
right! Don't you forgit when you bos'
- well - comfortable - aha - ha-ha
Mebby on one cheer aha-ha-ha. AM
well bose take the fence down to
morrow. Mebby all three!"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31
The Truly to Be PItied.

Stevenson: Pitiful is the case Of the
blind, who cannot read the face; pitt
full the case of the deaf. who cannot
follow the changes Of the voice. And
there are others, also. to be pited, for
there are some of an inert and inelo-
Quent nature who have been denied
all the symbols of communication. who
have neither lively play Of facial ex-
preston, nor yet the gift Of frank, ex-
planatory speech; people truly made
Of clay, people tied for life into bag
which no one can undo. They are
poorer than the gypsy. for their heart
can speak no language under heaven.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31

ment, and certain words began to form
in her mind like "Fooil" and Co
and Damn" For. | think ! haven't
told you that Sally sometimes swore-
in extreme circumstances. Her father
had done so.
She spoke with that triHe Of hard
brutality which came out now and
then
You know what they say al the
store that firt and am not nice In
other ways, and they're right. But
do want to be nice to yon. though not
a sister-auite. Ugh And. you
know. one thing they say ia true-my
temper. Look out for that You must
always take time TO forgive me and let
me ask 10 be forgiven
Now. I beg TO ask you whether an
amende was ever more delicious--eon'
sidering that much Of what she said
to and for seffy was meant TO and for
herself alone? Indeed. before she got
through with Il. Il had affected her
quite as II sefy had pleaded IT, and
her voice sank TO It's pretty mezEo.
then quivered a bit. and she under
stood that was answering herself
"seny. am swfuliy sorry"
For what. Sally" asked seffy
seny. dull seny, really did not know
for what. But there Is something
/ which God gives the duh. as well as
the sprightly witted that outieaps
words L, comfort sorrow And tais
seHy had abundantly II first ez
pressed itself IN the strong young arm
ghich again closed in utter silence
upon the sorrowing one.
Presently tperhaps you have not
forgotten how u is2l in the same 81
ience. senys bps found hers--noi a.
the victor pouBces upon The spob 81
his conquest-but slowly, uncertainty
unconhdenily-as Il the lips were
saints relics. and sally waited. ho'
a. she had waited before but IN the
knowledge that her hour had come
. and that this kiss-tbe first ihlS Sou'i
had given 20 woman since bis mother
> dled in his infancy-must not De- re
ceived as others had been, bnt As "a
{ credly as It came; and when II hha'i.
fell the lips Of the coquette qui ,ef..
as they received II. and then SUDDEN.
sobbed. and did no; know why
, DO you?
u ITO BE CONTINUED