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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

from then he may be in some other
part Of the country getting a line on
the material in that section.
The position Of scout is not an easy
one by any First of all, he
must be a good judge Of what there
Is in a young ball tosser. If the pre-
sumably future great star has a bad
arm, is slow on his feet or can do
nothing but bat, the scout must be
able to tell whether he is worth a trial
or not. If he sees a youngster who
can field like a big Lacquer he must be
.youngster will ever be able to do any
thing with the bat against the pitchers
of fame.
If he is sizing up a twirler who is
wild he must be able to form an opin-
ion as to whether this fault can be
cured with coaching. And, another
thing, he has to form a hasty estimate
as to the ordinary amount of brains
which the youngster possesses.
This reminds me of a little incident
that happened some years ago in n
Of the trolley leagues. A youngster
had been recommended to me as q fu-
ture great. For weeks this fellow had
been doing wonders with the willow
and in the field. One day l decided to
take a peep at him. Shortly after my
arrival some one informed him Of my
presence in the grand stand. I could
see by his actions that he was vou
The first time up he famed. He re-
peated this in the second attempt. The
third time, however, he managed to
work the pitcher for a base on balls.
There was a nan on second and an
other on third, with two out. The
youngster began prancing around first,
trying hard to get the pitcher ratified,
as he thought. The twirler looked him
over and then started to warm up.
Then Mr.. Bonehead started for second
base at full speed, and, thinking that it
would be a close shave, he slid for the
base. After he picked himself up and
was informed that his bonehead steal
had retired his side he quit the game
and made for the clubhouse. Perhaps
IL some one had not informed him Of
the presence of a scout from the major
leagues in the grand stand he would
not have made such q bonehead play.
"nt nevertheless 1t proved that he
,'kad brains.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

HUGH DUFFY, NEW PILOT OF CHICAGO
AMERICANS.
team and will have to build it up grad
ually. AS first class ball players are
not to be had for the asking, Lake
will have to be satisfied with his pres
ent layout, which means that Boston
fans do not expect him to accomplish
wonders.
Four Of the American league teams,
Boston. st. Louis, Washington and
Chicago, have new team handlers. Pat
Donovan, who was released by Brook
Ign after the season Of 1908, has
charge Of the Red Sox instead Of Fred
Lake. Donovan was the teams scout
last year and picked up some speedy
youngsters. He has a rich club be-
hind him this time, which means a
lot, and as he has had plenty of ex-
p%erience President Taylor thinks he
will make good.
That Hugh Duffy will make a splen-
did manager Of the Chicago White Sox
is the general opinion of leading base
ball men. Duffy and Owner Comiskey
are old friends. They were players
in rival teams back in the old Broth
erhood days.
Jack O'Connor, the old catcher Of
the Clevelands. Pittsburgs and st.
Louis Browns, will manage the last
named team this year. O'Connor was
a star backstop under Pat Tebeau and
helped to make the veteran pitcher
Cy Young famous. In the old days he
made the lives Of umpires miserable,
but he has seen the error Of his ways
and now believes in accepting the rul-
ings as they are laid down.
O'Connor takes the place Of his old
side partner, James McAleer. They
played on the Cleveland team for
many years and were fast friends. Nc
Aleer had a crack team in st. Louis in
1908. but last year a hoodoo was busy,
and all kinds Of accidents kept the
Browns out Of the running. The st.
Louis critics made it decidedly I'm.
pleasant for McAleer rs a result, SO he
quit cold when his contract was up
and signed with the Washington club
for a salary of $4,000 a year. Nc
Aleer is a first class manager-in fact,
the best that Washington has had for
many years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
Dan Brouthers Tells About the
Duties Of Baseball Scouts.
find RECRUITS FOR BIG TEAMS
Agents Of Different Major League
Clubs Travel From One End Of the
Country to Other Looking Over Ma
teriaI.
No. IL.
By A BROUTHERS.

copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
I've been asked to explain the duty
Of a baseball scout. A baseball scout
Is a man who during the playing sea-
son is constantly on the lookout for
promising material for the club that
employs him. For many years I have
been connected with the New York
National league club in that capacity
and in my time have recommended
many youngsters who have turned out
to be stars.
Within the last few years scouting
has become a business. Every club in
the major organization has a man en-
ployed whose business it is to keep
close tabs on a young ball tosser who
gives promise Of developing into a
crack. In fact, the scout plays an i'm
portant part in a winning ball team.
1t is IN his judgment that the major
club league owners buy up the cream
before the drafting period comes
around.
What does a scout do? Well, one
day he may be watching a minor
league player and the next may be
looking over some semiprofessional
player on the lots who never has play
ed with a league. but who has so much
baseball ability that somebody has
seen him and reported him to the
scouts employer or to the scout him
self. The following day he may be
with some Glass B league, and a week
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
THE ROME INCIDENT.

Career of Rev. DR.. Triple, Who Figures
Prominently In Affair.
One of those figuring prominently in
the Observation-Disclosures incident is the
Rev. DR.. Bertrand NJ. Triple, the issu-
ing of whose manifesto resulted in the
ex-president refusing to attend the re-
ception arranged in his honor at the
home of the American ambassador in
Rome.
The Rev. DR.. Triple. who is in
charge Of the work of the Methodist
church in Rome, formerly preached in
Brooklyn, where he was pastor Of the
Emory Memorial Methodist Episcopal
church. After holding this position
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

made n of the bitterest issues of
the strike. At that time he was quot
ed as saying:
ANY man who is dissatisfied with
the conditions of work at our plant
has the u%ndisputed right to quit"
The conditions in the strike breakers
stockade and in H~unkeyville previous
to the strike led the Austrian consul
to complain to the department of JUS
tice at Washington that the law
against peonage was being violated.
An extensive federal Investigation fol-
lowed. and on Sept. 10, 1909, the fed
eral authorities announced that they
had found no evidence of any peonage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

o. E. S.-Langdon Temple holds regular COM
munications on the first and third Tuesdays of
each month at the Masonic hall.
ETHEL WALKER, MRS. SADIE MILNE W. M,
Sec'y. UGH MCDONALD, W. T.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

LODGEOF Observation-Disclosures No. 8.
holds regular communications ON the first and
third Thursdays' of each month at the Masonic
j. F. TRUAx, V. NJ.
ROBERT Work, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX-Langdon Chap
ter No. 2, holds regular communications on
the first and third Thursdays of each month
at the Masonic Temple.
WILLIAM FLACK, w. NJ.
ROBERT WORK, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

A.. F. e. A. M.-Lebanon Lodge holds regular
communications at the Masonic Temple on the
second nd fourth Fridays of each month.
VIM. STEVENSON, w. N.
J.. b. Balm, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
and
Philosophy
THE GUILTY ONE.
By DUNCAN N. SMITH

I'LL NSl-b Wilt
THE comet doubtless is the cause
l. OF many of our ills.
Because it boosts the prices up
We cannot pay our bills.
1t must be that. We've scanned the list
OF causes left and right.
And there is not in earth or sky
Another cause in sight.
No corporation. group or trust
Will own to have a share
In sending prices up to where
The air is cool and rare.
And some one must have done h deed.
That's patent. plain and pat.
Who but a comet. do you think.
Would do a trick like that?
And it is such an easy way
To solve this problem deep,
Because we cannot punch its face
Nor put the wretch to sleep.
And If we could his nibs lasso
Or sprinkle on its tail
A pinch of salt we haven't room
To lock it up in Jail.
No; we will have to let it rum.
When 1t has COR afar,
If things are any better then,
Well know what caused the jar.
But what a lot of trouble it
Can make from day to day
For one hat is by measurement
So very far away!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

M. W. Abingdon Camp, No. 1880 meets in
the Woodman hall the second and fourth
Mondays of each month.
WIN. A.. LAWN v. C.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

M. B. A.-Modern Brotherhood of America
meets in the Opera House Hall on the first and
third Wednesday of each month.
W.. A.. FERGUSON, President.
GEO. e. DUNNIaAN. Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

I. o. o. F.-Meets every Tuesday night In
hall over First National Bank.
FRANK CAMERON N. g.
n. A. JOHNSON, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Some languages seem to have been
invented for the sole purpose Of driv-
ing clear thought distracted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

10. F.-Langdon Court, Independent Order
of Foresters, meet in the Workmen hall, the
arst and third Tuesdays of each month.
W. A. FERGUSON, G. R.
J.H. Balm. Rec. Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

Appropriate.
"That fellow plays ragtime all the
while"
Maybe he can't help it."
Cant help it,"
"Perhaps."
"Why not?"
Don't you see how shabby he Isl"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

Gets Wise Later.
do you believe in love at first
sight?"
81 do"
did you ever experience it?"
"Often. 1t is the second sight that
is disillusioning."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

c. o. F. No. sOS-St. Alphonsus Court, meets
on the first and third Wednesdays of each
month in their hall over the Mooney State
Bank. JOHN S~HEEHAN, G. R.
Jos G. SoHIL, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

All Wasted.
"Who are you betting onY"
"For what?"
1.-THE Johnson and Jeffries fight"
"Who are they and what are they
fighting about?"
And to think that we spend thou
sands Of dollars on schools in this
country"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
Place to Economize.

Place to Economize.
eyes; two can live as cheap as one"
'True, but for awhile they can get
along with one chair"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
COOLING His Ardor

Cooling His Ardor.
II was thinking of dropping into
poetry"
whats the matter with the lake?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
Resemblanc

Resemblance.
"Life is short"
eyes. and | am quite lifeIike."
"Lifelike"
eyes"
"In what respect?"
Il, too, am Short
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
A Change.

A Change.
"Are you going to the same place
this summer that you went last?"
mo. indeed!"
AREN'T you? thought you enjoyed
it so much"
1--WE did. but you see"-
"What?"
II am simply having my last sum-
mer's wardrobe remodeled for use this
season."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

Pride helps a lot Of things, but it
doesn't work with q sneak thief.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

ALDERMEN.
First Ward 900. Morris orion. Jas. Brosnahan
Second Ward I'D j. Mahoney R. T. Burke
Third Ward ......A. R. Marshall, Chas. Haugh
SCHOOL BOARD.
Members of Board of Education-John
Mahon Chas. Hunter, w. B. Dickson, Z j..
Fox, j. j.. Mahoney.
Clerk. +. Truax.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Seventh District. .......W W. j. Kneesh W
Conrt Stenographer.. {. Miss Laura Dauben berg
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19

LEGISLATIVE.
STATE
Eighteenth District. h. ...... Henry Mclean.
Fortieth District. (. .........C has. w. Plain.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Eighteenth D~istrict-Chas. c. Crawford and
Gsher l.. Burdick,
Fortietb District-E. J. Moen.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-05-19
STATE SUPREME COURT

Chief Justice. Is. Morgan
Associate justices = E.. Engerud, G. j. Fisk
John Carmody and E. S. Ellsworth.
Clerk of Supreme Court .........R D.. Hoskins
Reporter of Supreme Court...."....F. W. Ames
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

Of cases the merecnary soldier was
an alien. Gradually this has all
changed, until now practically
every army IL citizen army aud
The mercenaFy has almost dlanp.
peared. while the army exists on a
vastor scale than ever before ln
history our own civil war was.
even more than the revolutionary
war, a true citizens fight. and the
armies Of Grant and Lee were an
emphatically citizen armies az
Athcninn, Thehan or Spartan
nrmlen IN the great age Of Greece.
Inevitably there was corruption
here and there In the civll war. but
The leaders and the great majority
of fighting men wholly diarognrded
aud were wholly influenced by PEE
cuniary considerations. The fight
Ing spirit Of the people was shown
70 better advantage than over be-.
fore
Washington and Lincoln Compared
10 Caesar
Another striking contrast be
tween the modern and classic civl.
lizsiion Us found In the relations Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

wealth aud politics In classic
times politics became recognized
means Of accommodating great
wealth Caesar spent an enormous
fortune and reeouped himself by
the money he made out of his po.
liticalmilitary career. Augustus
acquired a huge fortune BY plum
der What Il contrast 10 offered by
the careers of Washington and
Lincoln The immense majority
Of the Crooks aud the Romans ac
cepted money making on a large
scale as one Of the Incidents OF n
successful public career Ia this
respect the standard has been con.
Hianty elevated. and things which
statesmen had no hesitation in do.
lnR three or Two centuries ago. and
which did not seriously hurt "a pub
he career even "a century ago. are
now utterly impossible
Wealthy men atin exercise a
large and sometimes an improper
Influence In politics. but II IL apt to
be an indirect Influence, and IN the
advanced states the mere suspicion
that the wealth of public men ~
obtained o. added 10 an an incident
of their public careers will bar
them from public life Speaking
generally. wealth may very greatly
Influence modern political life. but
u IL not acquired IN political life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

~ have dwelt on these points
merely because II - we'll 20 cmpha
size in the most emphatic fashion
the fact that ia many respects there
ia complete lack Of analogy be.
tween the civilization Of today and
the only other civilization In ans
way comparable 20 A. There are.
Of course, many points Ia which
the analogy % close. and In some
81 these points the reaemblancea
are an ominoua AZ they are sirlk
INK But most striking OF all rs
the fact that IN point Of physical
extent, Of wide diversity Of inter
est. and Of extreme velocity Of
movement. the present civilization
can be- compared 10 nothing that
has gone before
Hitherto every civilization that
has arisen has been able 10 develop
only "A comparatively few actlyl
ties its field OF endoaYor has been
limited In kind az well aa locality
Such peoples as the Mongols aud
PhOeuiciaaa have represented
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

movements In which one element.
military or commercial. 80 over.
Swallowed all other elements that
the movement died out chiefly be
cause n was one.aldsd The Greek
civilization fell because itg many.
sided development became too *.
ciu8iYely one Of intellect, a. the
expense of character. When the
Greek lost the sterner virtues,
when his soldiers lost tho fighting
edge. aud bis Statesmen grew
corrupt, while the people became
factlOn.torn and pleasure loving
rabble. then the doom Of Greece
was at hand.
What is the lesson for uH to-
day. Are we 10 20 the way Of the
older clvilizatlons2 We cannot be
certain that the answer win be in
the negative but Of this we can
be certain. that we shall not 20
down tn ruin unless we deserve
and earn our end There is no
necessity for ne 90 fall"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

many. and some Of them are quite
as striking as the nimlinritiea The
single fact that the old civilization
was based ou slavery shows the
chanm that separates the two Theirs
Is further aud very significant an.
ference
One OF the prime dangers 81 civ
illEatiou has always been is ton.
dsncy 90 cause the loss % tho
vifiic fighting virtues. the fighting
edge When men Get too comfort.
able. and lead too luxurious ilveH.
there ia always danger last the soft
uoaa cat like an acid Into their man.
illness OF Hher NoW ! wiil not Aa.
sert that Ia modern civilized 40
clrty these Tendencies have been
wholly overcome; but there has
been a much more successful effort
70 overcome thrm than waa the case
IN the early Civilizations This Is
cuFioualy shown b. the military
history Of the Greco Roman period
a. compared with the history OF
the last four or five centuries hero
In Europe and among nations Of
European descent
In the Orecian ard Roman mill
tAry history the change was stead
lily from n citizen army TO an army
Of mnrrenarteH
Nov. the exact rcvers. has been
the case with ~ In mod1rn times A
few centuries ago the mereeaRry
soldier vas the principal figure ia
most aTmies. and Ia great numbers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12
Striking Sentences From Col. Roosevelfs
Address at the University Of Berlin

zone of the prime dangers OF civilization has always
been It's tendency 20 the loss OF the fighting edge"
Speaking generally wealth may very greatly influence
modern political life but It IS acquired in political life"
Unjust IS to be abhorrcd but woe 20 the nation
that does not make ready 10 hold its in time OF need"
III the average is not a good housewife good
mother OF many healthy children then the state will top
pie"
at would be bad thing accept Tolstoy as a guide
10 social and moral matters but IT would also be bad
thing not TO have Tolsoy"
"The best OF field and forest will leave them decade
by decade century by century, fruitful"
From the standpoint OF tire nation as OF the ndvid-
ua 1t Is character that IS the vital possession"
THE good citizen be a good citizen OF his own
country first before he with advantage be citizen OF
the world at large"
The gian, factory is Of and by itself Of the
most formidable problems OF modern life"
when get too comfortable. and lead luxuri-
lives there always danger lest the soi,ness like
acid into their manliness OF fiber"
Wealthy still exercise a large. and sometimes an
improper influence in politics, but is apt TO be in
direct influence"
1T is impossible dream to build up civilization in
which morality. ethical development and feeling OF
brotherhood shall all alike be divorced from false sen
mentality"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

the Antonines Ia this period Islam
rose. uniting different races IN a
brotherhood 90 feeling Christianity
has never been able 70 rival. aud
producing civilization brilliant
aud here and there useful but hope
iessly limited The Hun and Ayar.
M0nKol. Tartar and Turk came
against Europe. q strange success.
sion OF terrible conquerur races. but
in no way did they count Ia tho ad-
vance % mankind.
Al last. a little over four hundred
years ago. the movement toward a
world civilization took up It's inter
rupied march. az the time eg the
discovery % printing aud the dis.
covery OF America. Al the same
time there began a tremendous re-.
ligious fermcnt. and the awakening
OF intellect went hand In hand with
the moral uprising. Since thea
the changes have increased In "a
pldity and eomplexity. attaining
their maximum Ia the century Just
PASSED The result Ia ~ varied as
Il Is striking.
In the first place representatives
% this civilization. By their con.
quest % space. were enabled TO
spread into all the practically "a.
cant continents while al the same
time. BY their triumphs Ia organi.
tagiou and mechanical invention.
they acquired an unheard OF msll
tRry superiority as compared with
their former rivals To these two
facts IL primarily due the further
fact that for the first time there IL
really something that approaches a
world civilization.
steam and electricity have given
the race dominica over land and
water such as u never bad before.
and now the conquest % the air Ia
directly impending Minds arr
swaycd b. one another Nithout 70
gard 10 the limitations 81 space and
time which formerly imposed com.
paraiive isolation upon each com
manity The machinery of the fac
tory and the farm enormously mui
,iplies bodily skin and viEos
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

development means their doatrue.
ton. so that exploitation on "a
grand scale means an intense rapid
ity OF development purchased At a
cost OF speedy exhaustion The
enormous aud constantly Increasing
output % coal aud iron necessarily
means The approach of the day
when our chtldfcn's children. or
their childrcp'a children shall
dwell IN an iruniess asn-and later
on IN an axe without eoal-and
vii have % Try 20 inYent OF dc,
yelop new sources for the produc.
ton Of heat and use Of energy but.
~ regards many another natural
resource. scientific civilization
teaches us how 10 prcaerye Il
through use.
A Plea for Conservation os Natural
Resources
1.-THE best use Of field ard forest
will leave them decade BY decade.
century BY century. more fruitful:
and Ne have hardly begun 70 use
she indestruetihle power that comes
from harnessed water.
The advances IN the realm 81
pure intellect have been Of equal
nose Old men among as have seen
in their own generation the rise Of
the first rational science 81 the evo
luton of life. The advances Of the
past century or tao have beon over
more ground thar Was covered dur
Ing the entire history OF the human
race The play 81 new forces IL as
evident In the moral and spiritual
world as IN the world Of the mind
and tho body
In thia movement there are the
signs OF much that bodies lil Ths
machinery Is 80 highly geArcd. the
tension and strain are so great. thar
there r. cause 70 dread the ruin that
would come from n great accident.
a breakdown. aud also from the
mere Wearing out Of tho machine u.
self Compared with the Greco.
Roman civilization. our only poasi.
bic standard OF comparison. many
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12
WORLD GROWING BETTER" ROOSEVELT AT BERLIN UNIVERSITY

OF the forces and tendencies which
were az work then are at work
now These forces and tendencies
preceded The downfall IT the older
civilization,
Yet the differences between the
present and older civilization are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-12

Countless trained Intolllgoucca are
nt work 90 teach us how to avoid
the effects Of waste.
"uf course some Of the agents I'm
the modern scientific development
Of natural resources deal with re-
sources of such a kind that their