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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
AN ART OF PoRTRAITURE.
The Beginning Of New Nation and a
New Art in the 18th Century.

In the seventeenth century, while
the greater part of the world was fol-
lowing the methods of Italian painting,
handful of artists, born in the low
lands, or Netherlands, discovered for
themselves a new point of view and a
new method of portraying what they
saw. Their art was of new kind
and, remarkable to relate, it grew in
fir to existence while the people were
engaged in a prolonged struggle for
independence.
All painting should be studied in it's
relation to the times in which it was
produced: and the more we know
about the history of the period and the
social habits of the people, the better
shall we understand their painting.
But usually school of art has taken
a long time to grow. In the case of
Holland, however, her art sprang into
existence full-grown. Taken as "a
whole, such all art had never before
existed, and, suddenly, there it was in
full flower; the product of a single
chapter of the worlds history.
The secret of the matter, as I shall
try to show, is that the Dutch were
by the circumstances of the times roll
ed back upon themselves in their little
group of provinces, the area of which,
all told, is not much bigger than that
of Maryland Instead of cramping
them, this served to develop their self
reliance. and focused their interest
upon themselves. Thus during the
eighty years in which they held the
mighty power of Spain at bay, the
fighting and plotting were only the &C
cidents of their life; it's real aim and
object was the development of their
country, commercially and intellectu-
ally, and their pride in themselves and
their country outshone the shadows of
their trials. This trait is exhibited
most remarkably in their paintings.
These pictures contain no illusions
to the conflict, except that there is one
by Terburg which represents the sign
ing of the peace of Munster or West
phalia by which it was eventually set
tied. Yet even this reveals no patriotic
emotion: it is simply portrait group
of the incident and of the men who
took part in it. Moreover, except in
the case of Rembrandt and Ruisdael,
the Dutch pictures are not character
lied by emotion of any kind. 1t was
the actual, everyday appearance OF
individuals, of places, of flowers, and
of animals that occupied the painters
attention. In all these various direc-
lions, they produced an art so faithful
to appearances that it may be summed
up in one word as an art of portraiture.
st. Nicholas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
NEW WORKERS HOLD
BOUTS DESPITE POLICE.

New York, July 1S-Despite the fact
that Police Capt. O'Brien and IL plain
clothes men guarded the doors of the
Longacre A. c. Saturday night the
club held the four bouts scheduled for
the evening. The police made no at
tempt to invade the club house.
Johnny Carroll and Sammy Smith
boxed six fast rounds to a draw in the
star bout. Both boys tried hard dur
ing the bout to land knockout punch.
but at the end honors were even Bat
thing Rago stopped Johnny Folter in
the second round, and Ed Sherman
and Willie Faus battled to a fast draw
in the semi-final. Kid Driscoll and
Willie Yanger also boxed a draw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
The Salt Industry in 1908.

The quantity of salt produced in this
country in 1908 according to statistics
compiled by the Uniteu States Geologi-
cal Survey amounted to %. .062 barrels
of $50 pounds, valued at $7,553.632. de-
crease of Ss2,O66 barrels in quantity and
of s54, 691 in value from the output in 1907
Expressed on tonnage basis, these
quantities represent an output of 4035,-
OS9 short tons in 1908. or 123,4S9 short tons
less than the production in 1907 The
average net value of the product in 1908
was 262OS cents per barrel, or $1S7 per
short ton. as against 1854 cents per bar
rel, or s1.S3 per ton, in 1907, an increase
for 1908 of about six-tenths of a cent per
barrel, or cents per ton.
For convenience, salt is classified ac-
cording to the grades by which it is sold
by the producer, the grades being deter
mined by the amount of refining, the
methods employed in refining. and the
purposes for which the salt is used.
These grades are table and dairy"
which includes the extra fine and fancy
grades prepared for butter and fancy
grades prepared for family use and all
grades artificially dried, used for butter
ana CHeeSe making, elCs COHIIlOH HHe,
including all other grades of first quality
not artificially dried; common coarse"
including all grades coarser than com
mon fine" made by artificial heat; pack
ers," solar" "rdck." milling" brine"
and "other grades" Packers salt is
that prepared for the purpose of curing
fish, meats. etc. "Solar" salt is that
made by solar evaporation. Rock" salt
includes all salt mined and shipped with
out special preparation. Milling" salt
is used in gold and silver mills. Under
'other grades are included the low
grade products used for sailing cattle
and for fertilizers, etc. Brine" includes
all salt liquor used in the manufactured
of soda ash, sodium bicarbonate. sodium
hydrate (caustic soda), and other sodium
salts or brine sold without being evap-
GRATED to dryness. The table of pro-
duction by grades shows a decrease in
the quantities of the finer grades. OF the
total output in the last calendar year,
s, 990,281 barrels were brine and other |
grades. 7.SSS,90s barrels were classed as
common fine." 5,161,211 barrels were
rock" 8 202,016 barrels were for table |
and dairy" use. and 2,550,3S3 barrels were
Of the common coarse grade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
Double Header Holidays.

"I'm always glad when the month
of May comes around" remarked
clerk in a Broad street Office build
ing, "for then I know that holiday
will soon be due me. You see, It's
rather long time between Washing
tons Birthday and Memorial Day
without having whole day of, ana
fellow is mighty glad to see May ~
in sight. This year I'm particularly
glad, for May 80. falling on Sunday
will be celebrated on the following day,
and that means half-holiday on Sat
urday and all of Sunday and Monday.
That's the right kind of a holiday.
Why, it's miniature vacation. Just
think of going away from the Office
on Saturday noon and not coming In
again until Tuesday morning! I'm go
ing to take advantage of 1t and slide
away for short vacation to the shore.
and there are thousands of others who
will do the same. And then the beau
ty of it is that when the next holiday
comes along-the Fourth of July-ifs
the same kind of vacation, for the
Fourth falls on Sunday, just as Me-
mortal Day does. It's regular double
header in holidays, and it will make
you rather anxious for your regular
summer vacation. There's only one
drawback to these good-sized holidays,
and that Is that fellow might be too
lavish in his expeditures on his two
short vacations, and may have to econ-
omize when the long one comes along"
Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
PRESQUE ISLE RACES.
Onward Grafton and Little Sweethear,
Wn-Track Record Lowered.

Pressure Isle. Me-. July 1S-(SpeciaD.-
The races on the card COR Friday and
postponed on account of rain were run
off Saturday. Silk Patchen lowered the
track record from els Ia to 2.13 Ia in a
handsome exhibition. The time is as good
as a 2.10 performance. as the heat was
paced in the rain and on a heavy, muddy
track. The quarters: "a, los IA, 1.39 "a.
2.13 IA The race summaries:
2.26 CLASS-PURSE 500.
Whisper. S. Pressure Isle Stock
Onward Grafton. blk g. I. R. Nor
Gertie M. m. ]. A. Dewitt.
TTeSque lsie ................... .......o D
Harry LeClaiIr. G. W. E. Johnson,
Fort Falrneid ..:.:..... .::-...".e q :
Alex, b &, J. b. Kelly. Caribou......G 5
Time-2.26 IA. 2.23 IA, 2.2S IA.
FRee-FOR-ALL-PUR 500.
Little Sweetheart. m, College Sta
bles. brunswick ]
Queen Inez. b m. c. A. Trafton, ASH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
PITTSBURG BIDS $4,000
FOR KETCHEL.LAMGF0R BOUT.

Pittsburg. July 1S.-The National
Sporting Club of this city has bid $15,
600 for the fight between Stanley Ketch-
ell and Sam Langford. Manager
Jimmie Dime said:
'.When it comes to six-round bouts
we can bid for any of them, no matter
how big. We have the finest arena in
the country and the people have
shown that they want the real classy
article. This is, at present, the great
est match that could be pulled off, bet
ter. in my opinion, than Jeffries and
Johnson. At least, there would be more
fighting in six rounds of it than any
other. due to the fact that both men
are sluggers."
Dime has already practically closed
with Langford and Is now negotiating
with Willus Britt on behalf of the Mon
tana cowboy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
Jeff DiSClOSeS His
Plans For Fight.

Chicago, July 1S-"In view of the
many conflicting reports regarding my
Intentions" James J. Jeffries said Sat
urday night, Il will make my plans
public as follows:
AT the conclusion of my theatrical
contract, which will be July 25, 1 will
sail for Europe for two or three
weeks visit to Carlsbad. Before sailing
1 will post my forfeit to meet johnson
before the club offering the best in
ducements and best suited to hold the
contest.
Sam Berger. who will act as my pu-
gilistic manager, will remain over here
and consider offers for the match and
will have all the details in readiness
for final signature when I return
Jack johnson did not meet Jeffries
ana will have to wait until the retired
champion gets ready to talk business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
INDIANS OF COLORADO VALLEY.
Yuma and Mohave Once the Finest
Physical Type.

Compared to the Northern plains In
dams, who reverence brave heart next
to their worship Of the Great Mystery,
these tribes lack bravery and the war
spirit The Pima and Papago did, how
ever, prove rather brave in defensive
warfare with marauding Apaches who
crept down on them from their mountain
homes. The Yuma and Mohave were too
indolent to have a brave heart. but rather
preferred life of idleness. These dwell
ers in the valley of Colorado are physi-
cally magnificent group Of people. Pre-
vious to the Introduction of the white
mans diseases, there was probably moth
ing comparable to them as physical types
in the United States. Their lazy life, low
altitude with it's excessively hot climate,
seemed to develop their physique. but
the same conditions which made giants
in statue seemed to requite no mental
activity or development
Their mythology is apparently an in
cipient one, and. compared to that of the
Puebloes, is so crude that it would seem
to be of a people uncountable ages closer
to the beginning of man. This probably
is not the case however, but merely in
dicates a lack of mental activity The
ease with which they gained food I'M
doubtedly tended to retard their mental
growth. The valley had it's great annual
overflow. Following this, the vegetation,
wild and planted, sprang up and grew as
those unacquainted with such localities
cannot realize. The river had countless
quantities of fish to be caught in rude
traps with little effort. Rats, rabbits and
small game were abundant and close at
hand. The swft-footed deer of the hills
they did not modest. as that would re-
quire effort.-March Scribner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
CUBS AFTER
PROMISING AMATEUR PLAYER,

North Attleboro, July 1S.-Clyde r.
Heath. shortstop on the North At
tleboro baseball team, received an Of
fer Saturday to join the Chicago Ma
tlonai League team. Heath will give
his decision in a few days. 1t is I'M
derstood that he will accept the offer.
Heath is q years Of age and belongs
in Barton, VT. He played two years
on the Goddard Seminary team in
Vermont and the past year with Dean
Academy. He will be next years cap
tain of the Dean Academy team
During this summer he has been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
Royal Palace on Wheels.

A new special carriage has just been
constructed at the Northeastern Rail-
way Works at York for the use of the
Queen and Princess Victoria on the
East Coast route. 1t is the companion
carriage to the one constructed for
the King for use on the same route.
The new car, in which convenience
and luxury are most happily combin-
ed, measures more than GO feet over
all. The first apartment of the Queens
suite is day saloon, the furniture in
which is upholstered in silk. with hand
painted designs, the panellings being Of
rosewood and hand-painted. The win
dows are draped with lace curtains.
and special blinds are attached. The
apartment is illuminated with hidden
electric lights along the cornice. the
latter being in gilt, the floors Nof this
and all the other apartments being
covered with Turkey carpets.
Opening from this room is the din
ing-room. upholstered in silk. From
this apartment the Queens bedroom
opens. 1t also is beautifully upholster-
ed and panelled in cedar wood. The
bedroom furniture is of satinwood
Opening out of the corridor which
leads from the dining-room to the
kitchen is the bedroom of Princess
Victoria, similarly upholstered to the
Queens bedroom. The conductors
compartment at the rear end of the
saloon contains electrical fittings for
the preparation of refreshments, all
the utensils being of aluminium. The
tea service is of silver. There are also
telephones from this compartment to
all the others and to the engine and
guards van.-London Daily Mail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
JOHNNY FRAYNE DEFEATS
YOUNG C0RBETT At FRISCO.

San Francisco, Cal. July 18.-Johnny
weight, proved again Saturday that
Young Corbett retains little of the
speed and stamina that enabled him to
gain the championship several years
ago by knocking out Terry McGovern
The local boy stopped Corbett in the
eighth round of "a one-sided and unin-
teresting bout that was scheduled to
go Is rounds at the Mission arena.
Corbett was in no condition to put
up hard battle and at no time did he
appear to have chance. The boys were
to have weighed in at 135 pounds at 10
O'Clock Saturday morning, but Corbett
failed to make the weight. and it was
announced that he was two pounds in
excess of the requirements. He appear
ed fat, but declared himself in good
trim and was eager to win for the sake
of the California girl whom he is soon
to marry. Frayne was a 10-to-7 favor
tie. and there was scarcely any betting
Corbett's famous "haymaker" was
ill-tinled and there was no power be-
hind it. The contest was tame and
embarrassing affair up to the time of
the knockout. In the eighth round
Frayne shot out right and left catching
Corbett flush on the jaw and the one
time champion was sent to his
launches for the count of seven.
He was dazed and wabbled about the
ring. Frayne promptly toppled him
over with a powerful right and left to
the jaw. At this time a merciful sec
ond threw the sponge into the ring as
a token of defeat and the Californian
was awarded the verdict by Referee
Kreling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
THE SPRING TRAINING
BY Charles Carr sr indianapolis Champion

ing the season. This kind of thing
wins pennants. The day of the husky,
smuggling ball player has gone by.
Brain has replaced Drawn. Give me
men of brains. though their ability be
mediocre. when compared with that of
some of their less intelligent fellow
players, and I will be satisfied
When bush leaguers break in, they
must be taught to wait. They swing
at everything and they do not work the
pitcher. My team will always make
the pitcher go the limit. You know, if
pitcher has to throw seven or eight
balls to every batter, instead of two or
three, he's very apt to weaken, espec-
tally on a hot day.
Signals between the batter and the
runner in the hit and run must be
perfect simple, and of such nature
that the opponents will not be able to
discover them and thereby balk the eff
forts OF your team. The same applies
to the signs between the catcher and
the infielders. The hit and run is prac-
ticed daily and l believe in it as a run
getter But 1 also believe that by mix
ing up the plays much more can be
Tense fiat footed is when you count.
For this reason 1 favor a varied at
tack and my team is at home in the
hit and run, the sacrifice, the art of
stealing. or any of the other tricks
that are likely to hoodwink the enemy.
l do what the other fellow is not look
ing for. Every man must go to first
on everything, as though his life de-
pended on his getting there. If he
loafs, no matter how hopeless his
chances may seem, he is fined. They
go toward second if anything is hit
to the outtield, whether they intend to
try for the bag or not. If player
bluffs, he forces hurried throw, and
like as not the ball will be sent in poor
ly and the runner be able to advance.
Such things count.
The Indianapolis players steal third
base regularly. In fact more OF them
steal third than second. If player
will use his head and wait for the prop
er moment, he can steal third at least
as easily as second. From third he can
score on passed bail, a sacrifice, or a
momentary tumble by an intielder,
which he cannot do from second
That's why my men always try it.
Of course I cannot tell what my sig
nails are or the many trick plays that
l have taught to my men. But I spent
the entire winter devising new set of
signals, and getting up schemes and
tricks, whereby we might win another
penrant. Whenever one your players
goes to another team you have to have
an entirely new set of signs, and if you
do not put in a lot of time planning
them out, you are likely to be left In
a bad hole in the middle of the cam
paign.
MY advice to managers is. Get a
brainy team" If they have players
who can use their heads as well as
their bodies, they will soon find that
in close battles they will be coming
out ahead. The chap with the head is
always gamer than the unintelligent
fellow, and will last better in long,
hard fight. If the manager forms a
system of play. based on team work,
he will get results. And results count.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
THE real sort of baseball training is
playing the game. Running, bowl

THE real SORT OF DaSeDdI Trailing 10
playing the game Running, bowl
ing and basketball, gymnasium
work and other forms of like ex-
ercise are no good. They develop the
wind a little, perhaps, and keep down
flesh, but few days of baseball prac-
tice will do more for the players than
months of any other kind of work. The
great trouble in training team. espe-
cially a minor league one, is to keep
the men from going at it too hard the
first few days out. The veterans are
wise and will loaf around on the field
for week or two before the season
opens, till their arms are strong and
their bodies in proper shape to stand
racking, but the younger and less ex-
perienced chaps want to go out the first
day Of practice and play as though it
were the middle of summer. But from
much experience 1 have learned how to
make them restrain themselves, and
not be on the hospital list the day the
championship season starts. l believe
that it is better to have team a lit
tie under condition when the season
opens, and let them round into form
during the early games, than it is to
work them up to top notch speed In
the early spring and run chances of
their petering out before the summer is
half over.
At first my men chase flies and han
die slow hit balls. I keep them at this
for three or four days and make them
wear heavy clothing in order that they
can be properly warmed up. The in
crease is slow and sure rather than fast
and uncertain. When muscles lose their
soreness 1 add base running and bat
ting. Pitchers toss the ball and the
men face them in turn. Straight balls
only, no curves, go at first. The twirlers
work in turn so that they may avoid
strain; thus the hitters are given the
opportunity of growing used to the
different deliveries. Batting keeps the
fielders busy and gives them the right
kind of practice vary the work. let
ting them slug and bunt alternately.
When bunting I always make the men
try to beat the ball to first. This latter
feature of the game, the bunting. is
something that to my mind the ma
jority of managers do not give suffi-
cient attention. A team that has six or
seven good hunters on it's roster will in
the long run beat out the aggregation
that is composed of so-called home-run
hitters.
A couple of weeks of this easy work.
then comes the inside business-signals,
hit and run, base running. sliding,
deliberately planned tricks to catch the
unwary-the finess of baseball. Bat
ters are coached to improve their
style: pitchers are trained to hold the
runners close to the bases, catcherS
to catch men mapping; infielders to
work with the battery. The delayed
steal and the fallaway slide are drilled
into the men. This slide is something
1 try to teach every man. though all
of them cannot master it. It's value
consists in the fact that only an ankle
is offered the baseman to put the ball
ON, instead of the entire body. as is
the case in the old method of straight
sliding Sometimes we work two or
three hours on some one little play,
that may perhaps win one game dur
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BART CONNOLLY OUTFiGHTS
JOHNSON AT PORTLAND

Portland, Me, July 1S.-There was
rounds Saturday afternoon at the Pine
Tree Athletic park at South Portland
between Bartly Connolly of Portland
and Young Jack johnson. colored of
Boston. After the first round Con-
molly had everything his way and out
pointed and outfougft Johnson There
was a large attendance.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE SUNDAY.

AT CHICAGO.
Chicago ........3 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 x-3-5-2
Washington 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1-3
.Batteries-Smith and Sullivan; Johnson
and Street. Time. lao. Umpires, Hurst
and OLOughln.
AT DETROIT.
Detroit ...2OO1 000OOO00 IA 80
New York 10 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-3-14-2
Batteries-Willett. Killian, Mullin and
Schmidt; Manning and Kleinow. Time.
2.30. Umpires. Egan and Connolly.
AT ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis ..........O 0 1 0 0 Of 0 2-5-10-0
Philadelphia ......0 20 3 0 90 0 0 90 Il 81
Batteries-Powell Waddell and Steph-
ems; Krause, Bender and Thomas. Time.
30. Umpires, Evans and Perrine.
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DOTNGS in THE WORLD OF SPORTS

playing at Oak Bluffs during the week,
except Saturdays, when he plays with
North Attleboro in the Intercity
League. In the Intercity League he
has a battering average Of 800 and a
fielding average of 1863.
Heath is good fielder batter, base
runner and an all-round ball player.
Treas. Williams of the Chicago team
visited North Attleboro for the pur-
pose of extending the offer to Heath.
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McGRATH MAKES TWO
GOOD HAMMER THROWS.

New York, July 1S.-An exhibition
of throwing the 16-pound hammer at
Ulmer park today, Matt MaGrath, of
the New York, A. c., sent the missile
1S1 feet 3 inches and followed with 1856
feet 8 inches These throws beat
F'lanagan's recent record of 1870 feet,
but neither will be recognized by the
A. A. u. as they were not made in
competition.
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At Lisbon Falls-Lisbon Falls II, Lewis
ton Independents 2.
At Norway-Radcliffe 2. Mohawk 0.
At Auburn-Waseca 8. Auburn 8.
At Biddeford-Biddef ford 6. New Saco 0
At Portland-Irons Z. Buffaloes I'll in
nings).
At Freeport-Cumberlan Center 5.
Freeport 1.
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RICHMOND,

Runs made-By Temple. Hubon. Coffin
Leonard. Skolfield. Bracket. TwO-base
Stolen bases-Brackett. Skolfield. Leon
ard. Base on balls-Off Skolfield 6. off
Brosnahan 2. off Sedgley 2. Struck out
ley. Hit by pitched ball-Meserve Passed
ball-Woodward g. Harris Umpire, DON
nell. Time, lao