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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

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yards of the steaming crater of an
active volcano over 5000 feet in the air;
then picture them entertaining at their camp
an American consul, his wife and his daugh-
ter for a weekend visit and giving a recep-
ton in their improvised home. to be present
at which their guests travelled up the noun
tain, a day and a half's journey, and YOU
will have a suggestion of the experiences en-
eountered by Mrs. Edmund Otis Hoyey of lis
West Eighty-fourth street when she &C
companied her husband, DR.. Hovey of the
American Museum of Natural History on
his recent trip among the volcanoes of the
West Indies.
Mrs. Hovey, who Is a graduate of Mount
Holyoke college, was not a novice in noun
tain climbing, having assembled with her hus-
band some OF the high peaks of the Alps and
having been the first woman to go within
a short distance Of the top of Mount Popoca-
tepetl in Mexico. But no other woman had
encamped on the edge OF the crater of Mount
Pelee in Martinique since st, Pierre was de-
stroyed half a dozen years ago.
1t was planned originally that Mrs. Hovey
should accompany her husband as far as Los
sible up the side of the mountain and if il
was impossible for her to make her way
clear TO the top where her hubbard wanted
to make his headquarters she would TURN
back and remain at one OF the plantations
that line the base of the mountain. But nre-
vious experience in geological expeditions
stood her in good stead and Mrs. Hovey was
not a passenger merely in the expedition
but aided her husband in many ways. so that
much OF the success OF this last trip TO PeIee
was due TO her efforts. Not only was she the
active housekeeper of the two tents which
comprised the. living apartments of herself.
her husband and two servants. but If vas
she who discovered that the fumaroles. out
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
GOnding's Effect on Team

Omaha without GOnding would be like a ship without a rud-
ae' hs restraining influence on the other players off the diamond
70 one OF the elements that has counted largely in the ultimate am
cess OF William A. Rourke as a base ball magnate. and not yep Mr.
hourke would contradict that assertion. Here. listen to what he does
say on t.:
i cannot recall a time when Gonding caused me any troubs
OF when he did not help me in solving trouble if any existed in the
team NJ la been a man in whom l have placed confidence and
via whom could always counsel. The team might be lodpg. pIav.
eS might be sulking. or dsheaItened. OF kicking. Johnny Gondins
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
Tremendous Pounding by Pitchers

One of the Drosatc statsticians who makes Pas Smoke House
his headquarters has figured out that Gonding has sustained enough
pounding from pitchers in the fourteen years he has been behind the
bat to beat into molten metal an iron block fifty feet thick. However
that may be, it certainly is true that if the muscular power expended
In the speed of pitching which Gonding has caught could be reduced
TO a unit it would be something beyond comprehension.
According to Gonding's own testimony the man of the many
ones now in fast company who has contributed most to this gigantic
power is Jack Pfeister, probably the speediest pitcher in the country
today.
Jack was the speediest pitcher ever caught" said John the
other day. II have wondered at times if he really knew how swift
his delivery came. When he was at his best and had control it was
almost useless for a batter to try to hit him, for the simple reason
that he could not swing his bat quickly enough to meet with one Of
those terrible shots. l was asked once if l didn't dread for Jack to
steam them up. Dread it? No, l always coached John to steam
'em up.
Miner Brown had much more speed than most fans realized.
He worked so easily and had such perfect control and mixed EN- up,
as Ne say, with such skill that it didn't seem as il he was pitching
swift balls. But he had terrific speed. Browns great success has
been in his ability to vary his delivery. He never depended much
more on one ball than another, but he depended mostly IN making
the batter think he was going to pitch one kind and then pitch
another. OF course, back of it all lay his supreme power TO control
the ball. He had a wonderful variety of curves and he had as good
control over one as the other
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

always stood with MI. in my endeavor to bring things around right,
and here is a point not to be overlooked: He always had the conf
oence and esteem of the other men to the extent that they would
listen u what he said and do what he advised. On the diamond
Eonding never gave the team anything but his best, and that best
has won us many a game"
The absence of Killing from the Chicago Cubs is no more felt by
a team than is the absence of Gonding from Omaha. Omaha never
"a Is successful a field captain a Buck Franck, but Buck Franck
will tell you that the team lacks a certain balance, confidence and a
lt ot ginger when the Old Reliable as not behind the bat. And what
a Is there who cannot get from that constant, choppy churning of
coaching going on behind the bat, twice as much pleasure as if it
were lacking.
To young pitchers, or unsteady pitchers. or even old pitchers
in an uphill game, Gonding is IKE a Good Samaritan.
Men have sat through many games at Vinton Street park and
watched those silver shots to first, second or third, flash from he
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

were these words more true than at this crucial stage. Gonding knew
that if Omaha won that game something out of the ordinary had to
be done. 1t was plain to be seen that Brown was not at his best and
even if he we're he was in a hole where almost anything meant
run, and maybe two. Johnny began worming his eye around r
bases. Robinson, then covering third, for Kansas City. was the rlL
nr on third. He was leading off that bag and the runner at first
was taking a nice lead off there, the plan being to force Gonding to
throw the ball to first to catch that runner. and let Robinson score.
A sign from Gonding drew a wide one from Miner Brown and Johnny
made a motion as il to shoot the ball to third. Instantly Robinson
dived back to the base, when like a flash, the ball went sailing to
second and a runner was nabbed before he really knew what was go
ing on. Robinson only recovered in time to make a miserable at
tempt to score, the ball being returned to the plate from second.
There, in a twinkling, in less time than it takes to tell it, two
men were put out, the side was retired and the game won for Omaha
all through the maserful headwork and unerrng throwing Of the
man behind the bat. 1t was one of the greatest plays ever pulled
off on any diamond and Miner Brown remarked to Gonding as the
team left the field:
John, you won the game that had lost"
There never was a catcher in the league for whom base runners
had the wholesome regard and holy horror they have always had for
Gonding.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

hind the bat like rapers of lightning from the rumblng sky, and
have heard the resonant cry of the umpire, "Y'rout," hundreds and
hundreds OF times, no doubt, without stopping to think what opposite
erect such mastery strokes of headwork have on the opposing team,
and what a fountain of inspiration to the man in the box for Omaha.
1t infuses no more life into the home team than it draws out of the
visiting team, and its effect upon the pitcher, especially if he be in
the hole" is wonderful.
In a game between Kansas City and Omaha, when Brown, now
the king of pitchers and the idol of Chicago, was with Omaha, Kid
Nichols team from down on the Kaw had the Rourkes in a bad
place. The score was 3 to 2 in favor of Omaha, and it was in the
inning when Kansas City filled the bases on Brown. One man
out and the situation looked exceedingly dubious for Brown and
the home team. Brown wa plainly feeling its effects. But from be-
hind the bat that stream Of hope and encouragement kept flowing
out to the box and from there to every other place in the field. That
old noodle is always at work" spoken the other day by Pa-never
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
JOHN GONDING IDOL OF THE WESTERN BASE BALL WORLD

in the Estimation of the Public by Attending Strictly to the Business Set Before Him
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
Ten Days Camping on Mont Pelee

? EW YORK, Aug. 22.-Just' fancy
two New Workers enveloped in
clouds and camping for ten days
and nights within a few hundred
yards of the steaming crater of an
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

HAT old noodle is always at work and that old arm is better
now than it ever was observed Pa Rourke as he sat in
a box at vinton Street park and saw Johnny Gonding
shoot the ball to second just in time to nip the fIeet-footed
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

Bird Island Union: Material was
unl0aded here last week for the con-
struetion Of the coal chute in the
railroad company's yards, but or
ders were received by the foreman
of the crew to reload the material
Monday and ship it to Milbank, S.
D., and another crew is to come
here to do the work. Much specu-
lation as to just what the railroad
company intends to do at this point
is being done by our citizens and
various rumors are afoat, but it is
safe to say that no one but the head
officials of the company knows just
what improvements will be made.
In the meantime we are holding our
breath and awaiting developments.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

On Jubilee night each state super
lntendent had the privilege of speak
ing for one minute for each hundred
increase of her membership. Mrs.
E. 2. Anderson, president Of North
Dakota had gained 400 so had four
minutes time. She said North Da-
kota has the largest per capita
wealth of any state in the Union.
Only a few counties have poor
houses and most of these are empty.
Prohibition has we'll nigh banished
poverty. 1t has elevated the stand
ards Of morality. Thousands of
boys and girls. young men and wo-
men have never seen saloon and
think Of selling only as crime and
of the liquor seller only as a GRIMM
al
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
SPEAKER ROCKNE.

AS usual, the speakership contest
is over long before there is any leg.
islature. So much depends on COM
mittee assignments as to whether a
member can accomplish much or
not that the average representative
jumps quick to the winning band
wagon. Our neighbor. the hand
some and accomplished scion from
the quarries of Morton, bossed the
building of the bandwagon and it is
to be assumed will ride on the front
seat.
Just what issl lie was involved fur
ther than as to who should be chair
man of the important committees
and hand out the patronage The
Gazette is not advised. 1t is report
ed that both candidates were &C
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

The practice of settling contests
for speaker and chief clerk of the
lower house of the legislature weeks
before that body convenes means a
big saving of time in the organiza-
ton of the House. If we are not
mistaken, Secretary j. A. Schmahl
was one Of the first to adopt early
bird tactics, and in his canvasses for
chief clerk Of the house usually had
a majority of the House coming his
way a week or two after election,
before his competitors had found
time to draw up plans and specifca-
tionsfor their campaigns. And when
the session was under way, julius
got another sinch on the solons by
getting their clerical work done with
the same rapid-fre methods. That
was one secret of his success.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
The TARIFF

If the defeat of General Hancock
was not caused it undoubtedly was
assured by a statement he made
during the campaign that the tariff
was a local issue. And yet the gen.
eral was about correct in his state
ment. All parties stand pledged to
a revision of the tariff rates. The
most obdurate "stand patter" real
ICES that the schedules Of the Ding
ly" need complete and radical
overhauling. And that some sort of
revision bill will go through seems
certain at the next session of con-
gress.
But it is already apparent that the
rates that will suit one section of
he country will not be acceptable at
all to another part Of it. We read
for instance that Florida, Califor-
MIA and New Mexico are insisting
that the rates ought to be raised on
fruit; Louisiana is protesting that
sugar should not go down. Wash
ington and. Oregon, with some of
the southern states, desire that lum-
Der should remain where it is or
even have a higher rate; Massachu-
setts..would like.freeshides, while the
western farmer would not mind see
ing finished leather on the free list
but wants hides left alone. The
New Englandsfarmer does not want
his potatoes md eggs placed in com
petition with those articles from
Canada. In fact there is hardly q
section..that has.not some special in.
terest it..wants fully protected, while
willing.enough.. that all others should
be reduced.
The.bili will have to get enough
members.in favor Of it to be passed
at all. These members, while legis-
lating..for the whole country. are
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
BY JAMES AIKEN
ROOSEVELT ON AMERlCANISM.

President Roosevelt managed to
get in some sound comment on true
Americanism in his address at the
unyeiling of gallant Phil Sheridan
equestrian statue, at Washington
last week. Sheridan, like Admiral
Faragut, was born of Irish parents,
unlike Grant, Sherman and Thomas.
''We should keep steadily before
our minds the fact that American
ism is a question of principle, of
purpose. of idealisfn, of character;
that it is not matter of birthplace
or creed or line of descent" said the
president. eve Of this generation
have our own problesns to solve. and
the condition of our solving them is
that we shall all work together as
American citizens without regard to
differences of section or creed or
birthplace, copying not the divisions
which so lamentably sundered Our
fathers one from another, but the
spirit of burning devotion to duty
which drove them forward, each to
do the right as it was given him to
see the right, in the great years
when Grant, Farragut, Sherman,
Thomas and Sheridan, when Lee and
Jackson and the Johnstons. the val
liant men of the north and the val
liant men of the south, fought to a
finish the great civil war. They did
not themselves realize in the bitter
ness of the struggle that the blood
and the grim suffering marked the
death throes of what was worn out
and the birth pangs of new and
more glorious national life. Mighty
is the heritage which we have re-
ceiVed from the men Of the mighty
days. We in out turn must grid up
our loins to meet the new issues with
the same stern courage and resolute
adherence - an ideal which marked
our fathers who belonged to the
generation of the man in whose hon
or we commemorate this monument
today"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

new Mehlin, Hardman, Ivers &
Pond, Smith & Nixon and other
noted pianos formerly owned by the
Thompson Music Co., the Healy
Music Co., and the big F. G. Thearle
Piano Co. All these concerns were
bought out for spot cash by Lyon &
Healy and the public may now share
the advantage. In this sale are also
number of Steinway and Weber
Pianos. In upright pianos neat in
struments at 500, $120, $40, $3.50,
Sl65, $3.50, 5000 and upwards. This
is an unprecedented opportunity
that will not occur again. Any pi-
ano not proving entirely satisfactory
may be returned at their expense.
Address Lyon & Healy, 10 Adams
street, Chicago. Distance is no OBJ
stacle, for IN proportion to the saw
ing to be made the freight charges
are insignificant. Any banker will
assure you of the entire responsible
ity of Lyon & Healy and their rec.
ord of As years for honorable deal
ing Write today so as to avoid
disappointment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

The Pioneer Press thinks that the
subscriptions to that 81 100000 Taft
election fund :" were so many offer
ings laid on the altar of patriotism. !"
Maybe SO. But we suggest that the
high priest before the altar of pat
riotism carefully examine the offer
ings to see that there are no strings
attached to them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
W. {. T. U. National Convention.

The city of Denver never gave a
more hearty welcome to a conven-
ton than that they accorded to the
w. C. T. U. Mrs. Chadderdon's re-
port is not at hand yet, but we give
a few items we have gathered. The
dominant note of the convention
was praise, the words from the
watch towers Of the organization
being, "The Nations Going Dry"
Many eloquent speeches were giy-
en-, and various effective pictures
shown. On Y. and L. T. L. evening
the nine prohibition states were
represented by little girls CARRIED in
white. Following them came the
wet" states symbolized by girls
with black cloaks over their white
dresses. These black draped figures
one by one threw off their cloaks
showing for the year 1910 all the
states of the Union clothed in pro-
hibition white. Sixty young ladies
of the Y. w. C. T. U. accomplished
what the Denver newspapers termed
''the most complicated drill ever at
tempted by women"
On Sunday Mrs. Margaret Dye
Ellis preached the convention SER
mon from John ID II. Honorable
Seaborn Wright, the great prohibi-
ton general of Georgia, made an
eloquent speech. Judge Ben Lind
sey gave an address that won much
applause. Three newsboys of Den
yer were introduced and each made
a speech, they just loved to tell
about their friend "the jedg." One
said, "All us kids wants is a square
deal and Judge Lindsey sees we get
it."
The national press superintendent
said it had been a great year for her
department, 50 much to write about
and so many victories to record.
Papers and magazines are applying
for temperance articles and we are
often called on by subscribers to
furnish them with the names of
magazines and papers which do not
publish liquor advertisements. Mrs.
Scovell moved that a letter of appre-
citation be sent to all magazines and
papers which refuse to carry liquor
advertisements, carried.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
ceptable to the liquor interests so it

ceptable to the liquor interests so it
will not be a temperance session.
johnson hadsmade very efficient
speaker and dispatched business ably
and well. He had about him a cot
erie of fellows like the late lament
ed Sherman Smith, who did not add
to his strength with the country
members. AS a rule his successful
competitor has a very good record
and yet somehow has.never impress
ed some of US as being just the tim
Der for speaker. = His funk on the
tonnage taxilast year has never been
satisfactorily. explained and on some
occasions The has shown symptoms of
bigheadedness that were rather
painful.
If there is any place on earth
where bumptious fellow can make
a holy show of himself it is in the
speakers chair. And ifthe Zumbro-
ia ehieftain gets through thesession
withoatgdays when his hat does not
need enlarging then there has been
misaprehension of his disposition
and character.
No enc wills be more pleased to
see him .come out of his term with
the respect and confidence of the
legislature and with a record of
ability s'and fairness than this paper.
We hope he.will remember that he
is elected as Republican and that
theres.will be no bowling to Frank
Day''..and the Fastening to grant
every wish he has. regardless of its
wisdom or need. that marked the
conduct of the last legislature. No
wishes any fight made |
on the Governor; he has been elect
ed land not with any help from this
paper either-and as such is entitled |
to the respect due to his office. But |
there is no call for Republican leg
stature to raise any more salaries or
generally tumble over themselves to
anticipate every want Of the outfit
that was not elected to office but
which surrounds the Governor, If
Speaker Rockne is big enough to
guard the interests of the state; and
bright enough to be a leader for the
neadless and distracted party that
can elect everything but a governor,
it will be good thing for the state
and party. If he is wise and modest
to make good" in the most
difficult office in the state The Ga
zette will be the first to boom him
,or higher honors in state and ma
ion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

The canvass for the speakership
of the House in this state was prac-
tically settled last week when the
members from Ramsey county made
a combined movement for the A. ].
Rockne band wagon. The statement
is made that all Of the members
from this congressional district, with
one exception, had pledged their ad-
herence some time before, and that
Mr.. Bendixen was not the exception.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

Two weeks ago The Gazette had
an application for printer wanted
by the Cottonwood Current, for one
week only. Now we know why, as
last week Editor w. A. Sisson was
united in marriage to Miss Mabel
Dahl of Cottonwood. No wonder
brother Sisson wanted weeks va
cation, and he deserved it, for the
Current is wide-awake booster for
it's community and its editors are
entitled to the good thing that come
over the matrimonial route.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02

elected from one small district and
owe allegiance to the people of that
section alone. Any sweeping re-
duction that affects that district
will mean the death knell to the
political ambition of the member In
congress from that district when
the bill is passed. It's easy to be
patriotic when the reduction hits
some part of the country a long way
off, but to consent to any reduction
that means financial loss to any
considerable part of the community
which elects one puts a great strain
on the average congressman.
Under no party will there be an
ideal bill, and The Gazette does not
expect it. this winter. 1t hopes for
"a fairly acceptable one, as popular
prejudice has been so aroused that
no congressman is going to wish to
appear to be. under corporate infu-
4ence, and where the interests of his
people this winter run counter to
the interests of the trusts the trusts
are likely to get the short end Of it.
Wherever the Interests Of his par
ticalar district are affected he will
be likely to vote FOR the protection
of that interest, regardless of how
illogical or lopsided it may leave the
bill.
Fortunately the 7tf district has
no great manufacturing plants to
protect, no extensive mining inter-
ests to look after, no sugar or to-
baeco combines to guard and no
great lumber corporations to be
Modified. Our Interests are those
Of farmers generally all over the
north and west, and Mr.. Volstead is
thus in a position to act as referee
and to exert a much greater infu- |
ence than as though he were tied up
to some great dominating interest
which his political future required |
him to safeguard. Anticipating that
the question would be live one
he has been making a thorough
study of the question and his con-
stituents are expecting a winter of
brilliant achievement for him. Ii
ne justifes the faith The Gazette
has in him he will come out of the
next congress one of the strong
men of the nation. Not for years
las any Minnesota congressman had
he opportunity for leadership that
will be open before our members
lext winter. And not one of them
goes down so unhampered with home
demands as our own representative.
He will be building we'll for the flu
ure if he casts his influence in favor
# such a bill as shall deal fairly
With all the people of the nation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-02
BLOOD

We live by our blood, and on
it. We thrive or starve, as our
blood is rich or poor. There is
nothing else to live on or by.
When strength is full and
spirits high we are being re-
freshed-bOne, muscle and
brain, in body and mind-with
continual flow of rich blood.
This is health.
When weak, in low spirits, no
cheer, no spring, when rest is
not rest and sleep is not sleep,
we are starved; our blood is
poor; there is little nutriment
in it.
Back of the blood is food,
to keep the blood rich. When
it fails, take lI Hi