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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-08
BASEBALL


In the opinion OF Marty OTToole, the
Pirates twirler. bowling is benenciai
In keeping the man in the box In nj
condition. He says he has found that
a shoulder muscle such as bowling
helps along is very useful In delivery
of the ball. Marty has gone in Tor
bowling himself. Incidentally he gath
cred in the individual championship IN
the fraternal tournament in his native
town of South birmingham. Mass
last winter.
When the season was young the tip
went out. Watch Walter Johnson.
Walter is the pitcher for the wash
ingtons OF the American league. Well,
he's beer doing his best.
When Irwin NJ Howe. official statisti-
clan OF the American league. makes
pubiic his figures next autumn he Will
rank the fielders on a new basis, when
IL intended to show more accurately
| their worth. Heretofore IL has beer
customary to base the efficiency OF an
infelder upon : the percentages OF
chances he accepted. Howe believes a
better way is to ascertain the fielder's
average chances accepted per game
That viii demonstrate better how much
ground he covers. 1t is a well known
fact that the man who covers little
ground runs few chances of making
errors. for he goes after only the easy
balls. The fellow who hustles anC
runs all over the field Is much more
likely to gum up grounders.
Manager Johnny King of the Bos-
ton Braves believes In a base running
game. Men who never TAXI a chance
never get anywhere" says the former
Cub backstop. This doesn't mean that
a man should run wild every time he
gets on a bag. If he sees a chance let
him use his brains"
Charley Comiskey. president OF th'
Chicago American league club. says h
has a second Larry Lajoie in Jacques
FournIer. who has been holding doYr
first base for the White Sox. During
the spring training trip Fourniel
pounded the leather with surprising
skill and was clever at the sack.
Fournier is a six footer and weighs
100 pounds. In 1909 he played in Port
land, Ore. Then he went 10 Sacramen
to. and last year he started with thu
Moose Jaw team In the Western Cana
dian league. Comiskey took him from
Boston last winter by the waiver route
Baseball and the cigar business have
been kind to Bill Carrigan of the Bos
ton Red Sox. Bill recently purchased
in Lewiston. Me. a national bank. or Z
bank building. or a building from {
bank. or something like that. He say,
he may quit baseball next season.
Lefty" Russell. Connie Mack's S12.
900 beauty. claims his arm has now
recovered its full strength. and he ex
poets to show some of the class which
he displayed while a member Of tn,
Baltimore team
Perenially there breaks loose an ar
gument as TO the merits of the hit ant
-
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Cruel candor.

"Ive spent all my money. my race
horse is lame. my wife has eloped with
my jockey. What more can happen. |
wonder!"
Your wife can come back."-Flle-
gende Blatter.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-08

Lefty" Russell. Connie Mack's S12.-
900 beauty. claims his arm has now
recovered its full strength. and he ex-
poets to show some Of the class which
he displayed while a member of the
Baltimore team.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-08

IL. l5i-, mdihS thc ~ 49,
dred and thirty-fifth anniversary
of the adoption by the Continen-
tai congress of the American
flag. the inspiration of mighty deeds,
the symbol of glorious freedom and the
badge of patriotism Countless num-
bers of men-and women, too-haye
given up their lives for it.: widows and
children have praised their God be-
cause husbands and fathers have had
the honor of dying for it. Today the
stars and stripes, first designed by Cen
eraI George Washington and fashioned
by the quaint Quakeress, Betsy Ross,
floats over more than 3.500.O00 square
miles, including the United States, the
Philippines, Alaska, Hawaii, the canal
zone, Porto Rico. Guam and Samoa.
More than 100.OO0,000 persons swear
by 1t.
Flag day is not a national holiday.
but It 10 observed In a large part of the
Union. and the children Of the public
schools hold special exercises at this
time. Flag day was originated by
George Belch, who had charge of a
free kindergarten for the poor in New
York. Exercises in honor Of b flag
were held by his pupils, and the press
commented favorably upon the idea,
which, through the aid Of the Sons of
the American Revolution, was adopted.
Philadelphia, through the efforts of
the Colonial Danes, arranged for the
observance Of Flag day at the same
time.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
As a part Of the Flag day exercises
in the public schools there will be rem
dered many patriotic songs bearing
which have a most interesting history.
The oldest of these, "Hail, Columbia.
Happy Land" was written by Joseph
Hopkinson in Philadelphia in 1898.
The Star Spangled Banner" written
by Francis Scott Key, is next in point
Of age. America" by Francis Smith,
while not bearing upon the flag, is
generally recognized as a national an
them. 1t was written in Andoyer,
Mass, and was sung for the first time
on the Fourth of July. 1882, by the
school children of Boston.
Francis Scott Key. during the war OF
1912, watched the folds of Old Glory
ripple and sway over the walls of
Fort McHenry until night and the
mists shut out the inspiring sight.
knowing the persistency of the enemy
and how small was the garrison at the
fort, he sat through the night waiting
and penned the words of the "Star
Spangled Banner" The flag which
loated over the fort still exists, hav-
ing been kept by the forts defender,
Colonel Armistead. and preserved by
his descendants.
The observance Of Flag day is an
nually becoming more general through
the activity OF the American Flag as
ISOLATION. organized Feb. II. 1908, CON
sistlng Of patriotic individuals as well
as the flag committees OF patriotic So
cfeties.
WAsHiNcToN's IDEA
On Jan. 2. 1776, George Washington
made a flag out of his family coat OF
arms, which latter consisted Of three
bars running across the escutcheon
and three stars In the upper portion.
From that coat of arms. the Washing
ton family's stars inc stripes. George
Washington evolved the national flag.
II was at the suggestion of Colonel
Ross that n committee, consisting OF
himself. George Washington and Rob
ert Morris, decided to call upon the
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Perenially there breaks loose nm ar
gument as to the merits Of the hit and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-08

Custom of Observing Ami
versaru of the Birth of the
Stars and Stripes Now Wide
spread In the United States.
Story of Betsy Ross. Who
Made First Starry Emblem
For George Washington.
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Harry Davis Of the Cleve,ands thinks
his best intield combination Is Holm
horst. Lajoie. Olsen and Turner.
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A QUIET CONSCIENCE.

Heed how thou Invest. Do not act
by day
Which from the night shall drive
thy peace away.
In months Of sun so live that
months of rain
, Shall still be happy.
Whittier.
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willie-Say. pop. what's a preferred
CREDITOR"
Pop (absently) A deaf and dumb
man.
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run play and the old sacrlnce Dun
During the few weeks he oficiateu
with the st. Louis Browns In the au-
tumn of 1911 Joe Kutina. first base
man. piled up quite a reputation as a
swatsmith. Said reputation came De-
cause he pummeIed 'em far and VIDE.
Therefore some doubt existed II joe
could do the sacrifice stunt. How are
Won as a bunter?" queried a scribe re
Gently. Can l bunt?" echoed kutina'
SAY. I can bunt the legs of the In
felders.'
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When the season was young the UT
went out. Watch Walter johnson.
Walter is the pitcher for the WASH
ingtons OF the American league. Well
he's been doing his best.
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what's more natural than to see the
man behind the bat almost on DIS
knees? But Manager Callahan OF the
Chicago Americans declares the Idea Is
all wrong. Says Callahan. The back
stop loses valuable time In straighten-
ing ND to receive the pitched ball n
cannot steady himself quickly enough
10 make an accurate throw to bases
The underhand "smoke ball." pitched
by Fred Toney of the Cubs. mas beer
attracting considerable notice. Man
ager Chance gave Toney permission
when the season opened to suit himself
about his style OF delivery. provided
he produced results. and Toney. In fine
glee, gave his hobby fun vent. liz
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-08

Baseball and the cigar business have
been kind to Bill Carrigan of the Bos-
ton Red Sox. Bill recently purchased
in Lewiston. Me. a national bank. or a
bank building. or a building from a
bank. or something like that. He says
he may quit baseball next season.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31

1t is something of puzzle as to
why no action was taken by the fol-
lowers of Christ in Peru, to prevent
the autocracies practiced on tn e
Indians in the Putumayo district,
until the knowledge of them came
to light in Europe and American.
All Peru has known of them in a
more or less vague way for years.
but never offered to interfere. When
the writer was in Peru several years
ago, he heard of the terrors of the
English rubber camps from many
different people, but the matter, at
that time seemed to be treated as
something of joke. What he took
to be the general opinion of the Pc
ruvians, was expressed by soldier,
who, when asked why the matter
was not looked into, replied, with a
great waving Of hands and head.
"Caramba! And what are these
Indians that we should waste our
time looking after them?''
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
SALTWATER. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 81 1912.

Germany toward Great Britain has
long been belligerent; both countries
are expanding their energies on the
construction of navies. In the case
of Germany it is hopeless task,
England always will continue to
have the larger navy. The policy
outlined by the First Lord of the
Admiralty being: Two ships to
Germany's one, or three if neces-
sary." Besides this Canada and
Australia have signiied their will
ingness to contribute ships for the
mother country. This should at
least curb the ambitions of Germany.
There are many who are Inclined
to believe that before long Great
Britain will be involved in a great
European war, however, as Germany
seems to be the only nation who IS
not friendly, and as the Kaiser or
War Lord as he is called, is given
occasionally to talking through his
hat, and, has wholesome respect for
the tight little isle," the posi-
bility of the two nations coming to-
gether in conflict, is a very re-
mote one. The future of the count
ry depends on which party is elect
ed to Office next election. If the
Liberals are again returned to
power, it means one thing, and that
is ruination, but if the Unionists
are elected the future of the coun-
try should be bright one.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
The Political Situation And Future
Outlook OF Great Britain.
Nil Desperandum.


1909, which the House of Lords
promptly vetoed, thus forcing the
government to refer it to the peo-
pie; the government being re-
elected. lis significant fact that
the election was fought without
mention being made of introducing
a Home Rule bill until nearly all
the returns were in, then Mr.. AS
ouith, the Prime Minister, seeing
he would not have a majority with
out the cooperation of the Irish
Nationalist party, calmly announ-
ced that be would introduce the
Home Rule bill, and it is only by
virtue of the Nationalist vote
that the government still holds
power. Mr.. John Redmond boast
ed that he could make the Liberals
toe the line" at any time; in that
respect nobody ventured to dispute
his assertion.
The next example of Mr.. Lloyd
Georges genius is the Insurance
Act: This act has still further
incensed public opinion against the
government. Many have refused to
recognize 1t. The British Medical
Association has asked the doctors
appointed by the government to re-
sign, leaving that body in serious
predicament. While national I'M
surance would prove a benefit to
humanity, when properly applied
under Mr.. Georges scheme it is an
imposition.
i Another bill which has caused
indignation throughout the British
, Isles is the Welsh Disestablish-
. ment Bill" Never was there a
worse case of robbery advocated by
British Government. That yer.
satile genius, Lloyd George, de-
; scribes it as a struggle for religious
freedom. Is it struggle for rellg-
, ious freedom to make churchmen in
Wales seperate themselvesfrom theil
brother churchmen in England, an6
t form a seperate church of their own
, and is it religious equality to de
? prive the church of Wales of en-
dowments granted to them hundred
of years ago and which are absolute
: ly necessary for their work? II
/, being a party to such a scheme Mr.
Lloyd George proves himself trai
: tor to his own countrymen. A
: more fragrant case of robbery is hard
;. to conceive. His support of thi
: bill has probably made him the mos
unpopular man in politics today
e He is the especial mark of suffrag
: cites, who never cease TO show thei
e affection for him in the shap,
}. of rocks. etc.
J. Recently Cockney and Welsh
d man got into an argument abou
h Lloyd George, the Cockney calm.
n down anathemas on the head of tina
n much abused individual, while tn
7, Welshman was equally ardent in hi
e praise. At last the Cockney, bav
) ing exhausted his vocabulary. said
e After all Lloyd George doesn'
d own the world" "Ah!" said tn
i Welshman, he is only a youn
is man yet" That just about rep
It resents the attitude of the Chance]
o or of the Exchequer.
i'll We now come to the Home Rul,
}. bill. In the year of 1882 the Iris
e Parliament, under the leadership 9
l. Grattan and Flood. made a declare
g ton of independence. When tn
# French Revolution began in 179s
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
Vol. XXVI.-No. Is

Paper Read Before the Chautauqua Circle:
The present government OF Great
Britain will probably go down in the
annals of history as one Of the most
inconsistent and inefficient body of
lawmakers that ever legislated to
the British public. Before going
any further, however, it may not be
amiss to give few particulars con-
corning the Pal Lament, how con-
stituted, etc. In the first place it
consists of the House of Lords and
the House Of Commons. The House
of Lords is made up of peers created
by the Crown, and hereditary peer
age; also lords spiritual, which are
the clergy. This body is presided
over by the Lord Chancellor, who
is now Viscount Haldane and was
formerly minister of war. The
right to originate bills to provide
revenues is denied the lords; in this
respect it is similar to the American
Senate.
The House Of Commons has six
hundred and seventy members Of
whom four hundred and ninty rep
resent counties and boroughs and
five universities in England and
Wales; seventy counties and bur-
roughs and two Universities of
Scotland, and one hundred and one
counties and burroughs and
two Universities of Ireland. The
members of the House of Commons
are paid a salary of $4,000 year,
The executive power is exercised
by a committe of ministers known
as the Cabinet. The Parliament has
supreme legislative power and the
laws made by that body are admin
istered through the cabinet.
The present government is made
up of two hundred and sixty four
Liberals; forty one Labor (Social-
ists) and eighty four Nationalist
Grish), while the opposition is com.
posed of two hundred and eighty.
one Conservatives or Unionists. Il
may be seen that the Conservatives
actually outnumber the Liberals by
nine. The Irish Nationalist there
fore hold the balance of power, anC
can at any time, by withdrawing
their support from the government
cause a dissolution of that body
In order to keep in power Mr.. AS
quith, the Prime Minister, intro
duced the Home Rule Bill, Mr.
John Redmond's price for his sup
port; but of that more anon.
Some years ago there lived in tn
village of Criccieth, Wales. shoe
maker and his son, living simpl
life such as thousands of others dc
They did not have many wants
In their spare time they would rea'
to one another from an old Frencl
grammar; the son at last became al
able linguist in that language. i
time the son studied for the law
and after taking the usual cours
was admitted to the bar. That oh
.scure Welsh villager is to-day tn
Chancellor of the Exchequer. an
probably the most abused person
age of Great Britain. His name
Mr.. Lloyd George. AS an exponen
of high finance Mr.. George has n
equal (and for the benefit of Grea
Britain it is lucky he has not
Some of his schemes for taxing tn
British public being the most rad
ical in existance. His first bi
effort was the famous Budget G
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31

ucHCc, CHc IHOVtIHtHG UclHS CTuSu-
ed after much loss of life. The
government at London resolved to
unite the Irish and English Par
liaments into one body. This was
done by the Act of Union which |
was adopted by the Irish Parlia-
ment in 1900. On Jan 1st, 1901,
Ireland was united by proclamation
with England. Since then many
strenuous efforts have been made
to secure the independence Of Ire
land, particularly in 1913 and 1865.
The movement of the latter year is
known as that of the Fenian
Society. Mr.. Patrick Ford is the
person referred to by the Parnell
Commission as known advocate
of crime and the use of dynamite.
In the columns of the Irish World"
his news paper, Mr.. Ford assisted
in launching the Fenian dynamite
campaign upon England and ad-
vocated the burning of London. This
man is Mr.. John Redmond's dear
est friend. and Mr.. Redmond
speaks of him as the grand old vet
eran, Patrick Ford
1t is we'll known fact that the
Nationalist are in the habit of
stretching their hands across the
sea in the direction of the Irish
Americans for campaign funds, which
the people in Ireland decline to
give and most prominent among
the contributors is Patrick Ford.
Mr.. John Redmond has said that
the present Home Rule bill is the
most generous proposal ever offered
Ireland, and has expressed his ap-
pro val of the same.
Never before in English politics
has there been such state of tur-
MOL and unrest. Ulster, one of the
provinces of Ireland has signifed
it's intention of resisting the Home
Rule bill by force of arms, a covenan.
drawn up to that effect was pre-
sented to the people a few weeks
ago; the first ones to sign it being
, Sir Edward Carlson and Lord Lon
donderry, the two leaders Of the
movement. Men have been arming
themselves for months past grimll
determined to resist such measure
which would certainly prove det-
rimental to their intrests. In the
event of the bill becoming law
and supposing Ulster made no res
istance, would Mr.. Redmond for
!, get that province? Not likely; the
members of the Parliament would be
elected largely by the rural vote
y and it is certainty that Ulster
would be left out in the cold.
Mr.. Churchill, erstwhile war cor
respondent and now first Lord O.
Admiralty. comes toward with :
wild cat scheme to give England
/ ten or eleven parliaments; as if there
1t was not trouble enough over one
g The governments intention was
It of course, to let Ulster have seper
e ate parliament, but this Mr.. Red
Is mond will not agree to. The govern
= ment does not know which way t,
!: turn, the opposition are winning
t election after election. Never be.
re fore has sentiment turned one way 81
e quickly. There will be a genera
J. election before long When the PEG
l. pie will show their reputation o
the Liberals, by returning to powe
e the strongest Unionists government
II that has ever held office. The pro
II gram of the Unionists is tariff re
J. form.
le A few remarks as to the future o
3. Great Britaint The attitude o
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31

The question of the right or
wrong of putting to death persons
suffering from incurable diseases, is
one on which most apeople hesitate
to speak. Obviously, it would be
an act of mercy to relieve those suf-
ferers from their misery, but in
doing so, one must commit murder,
if we are to believe Holy Writ. The
sixth commandment expressly for
bids murder, making no exceptions
whatever. From time to time at
tempts have been made in different
states TO have the practice of eutha-
nasia legalized, but 80 far nothing
has come of them. When the time
arrives if it ever does, that it will be
considered right and just to take the
life of an incurable, it will be only
when people have began to disre-
gard the will of the Almighty as ex-
pressed in the Bible. We pity our
stricken fellows, from the bottom of
our hearts, and groan at an utter in
ability to relieve them, except by
taking their life, but it is not for us
to do that. God, in His own good
time will come to their relief, and
what will few months or years OF
suffering amount to then?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
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a jackass can kick.
But that does not say all fault
finding is to be condemned.
There are two kinds of fault
finding, the malicious, grumbling
kind and the kind that is construc-
tive, that aims to do good and is not
merely finding fault for the enjoy
ment it gets out of it.
To find fault with thing just for
the sake of finding fault, is mean
and miserable conduct and shows a
disposition that evidences anything
but a noble character.
On the other hand to point out
faults and propose remedies is one
of the most useful labors that man
can engage in.
1t all depends on the spirit in which
a thing is done.
If one engages in these things for
the mere sake of gratifying an in
born meanness and cussedness
then no merit attaches but rather
the opposite. If. however, one acts
| from motives free from sel6shness
the act of faultfnding is often the
highest duty.
Discomfort has long been recog-
nIzed as one of the greatest forces
for advancement known.
! It is the man who is dissatisfied
with his condition who will strive
to better it.
| Dissatisfaction has discovered
continents, it has peopled the
wilderness, it has built cities, it has
been the parent of many inven-
tons.
The man dissatisfied with his
home seeks another and thus helps
to build up new country.
The man who recognizes his in
tellectual shortcomings and is dis
: satisfied sets about to improve the
} state of his mind and thus builds
} upon the foundation of discomfort
liberal education.
: The man who realizes the folly
: of sin and evil becomes dissatisfied
and that dissatisfaction is the seed
: of new and nobler life.
And thus it is from the discovery
: of continents to the conquering of
: ones own mental and spiritual
, nature, discomfort lays the founda-
ton for achievement.
It is discomfort that drives the
pioneers in the realm of thought to
spend years in the study Of prob
lens he considers unsolved.
The same motives actuate the dis
satisfied promoter of civic improve
ment, the fighter for moral advance
ment, the champion of progress
generally.
There is no element of progress
more potent, more aggressive, more
productive than the one of discon-
tent. 1t is the man who is not
satisfied who achives, it is the man
who is determined to make even
The good better who succeeds in
preventing the good from becom-
ing worse.
All this is because of the fact that
the actor, the man who achieves,
is not satisfied-is finding fault with
u the things that surround him-the
r things that to him seem to need re-
a adjustment.
And so it is that the man who
makes things move is the man who
is not satisfied.
ri Discomfort is the handspring of
achievement.