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Arizona republican., 1912-12-23

to prevent waste. Cutting is done with machinery. The cutter divides the hide into as may oval sections as possible and sends the pieces to the girls who take up the next stage, which consists of carefully lining the leather with cotton twill. This is the only work in- be done perfectly.
 The liners are stitched together on one machine and the covers on another. From the last machine the covers come wrong side out, and the better grades are reversed by hand. The cheaper are turned right side out by machin- cry.
 Turning a football cover by hand re- qulres great strength. Some men do nothing else, and as result become exceptionally strong of hand, wrist and arm
 The rubber bladder is inserted and when inflated the oval begins to look like the finished product now seen on many fields, but the ball is not ready for delivery. It is stamped on a hot press and "worked' until it's outer sur face is smooth and ready for the kick off.
 Although the game has changed greatly, the ball remains about the same as the old rugby. From June to November 42,000 oval footballs are turned out by this factory. Some o1 the best balls are made from hides i'm ported from England but the skin o1 the domestic calf is considered gooG enough for the majority.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-23

A IL that the spectator sees of any
 ball game is what occurs on the diamond and the coaching lines. He watches the attack and defense as he sees them unfolded before him, but he only sees half of the game. The other half is being played on the benches Of the home and visiting teams, where rival managers are trying to outwit each other.
 Spectators who occupied seats in the grand stand on the National league circuit have often noticed Hans Wag- ner arise from a seat near the end or the Pirate bench while the home team is at bat and go over to sit beside Fred Clarke. Many times the manager and his chief lieutenant are exchanging views on the best method of procedure. Every manager has two or three play CTS in whom he places great depend- ence and to whom he often listens for advice during contests. Philippe and Leach are two players who have pass ed from the Pirate ranks who were of great aid to Clarke in this respect. Larry Doyle is McGraw's chief aid. Johnny Evers and Joe Tinker were Frank Chances bowers. Miller Hug gins helped Roger Bresnahan, and so it goes on every team.
 Mike Donlin paid John McGraw a high compliment-though it was .unin- tentional-when the Pirates were play ing at the Polo grounds last July. He was "joshing" Larry Doyle as they passed on the field. You fellows have to have some one on the bench to dc your thinking for yOu," shouted Mike That was true, but the thinking part | is more than half of the managers
Arizona republican., 1912-12-23

is the only business
 sport, game, or whatever you may care to call it, in which they kick men out in the cold world for making good" says prominent baseball man. Sounds strange, but it's true never theless.
 Take the case of Frank Chance for Chance made money hand over fist for Charles Webb Murphy. Still Murphy fired him bag and bag gage How can you beat that? You just can't, and that's all there is to it.
 Chance succeeded Frank Selee as manager of the Chicago Cubs in 1906 and won the National league pennant with the club. He has never been worse than third with the Cubs. He won four pennants and two world s championships and lost two worlds series clashes. The Cubs under Chance have been one of the greatest money making teams in the game. Chances S salary when he quit was $8,000 per an mum. True, Murphy presented him with s1000 worth of stock in the club the year he made Frank manager. This stock has earned 200 and 300 per cent dividends every season for Chance. Frank sold the stock for s40,000 shortly after he and Murphy agreed to dis agree. The trouble between Murphy and Chance was caused by Chance's s demand for more salary.
 Frank has been itching for raise ever since he got wind of the fabulous sums paid Hugh Jennings and Roger Bresnahan. The idea of Bresnahan getting s10000 a year and 10 per cent of the profits made Chance green with envy. Franks friends said it was an outrage for Chance to work for an $S, GOO salary, while Roger, who never had team in the first division, was draw ing more than twice that amount.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-23
Baseball Players Fight Under Cover

task, and it is the most difficult part. for he is matching thoughts, wits, brain with another man on the oppo- site bench.
 The lightning quiCkness with which a manager must sometimes make his plans may be judged from the rapidity with which the play changes on the diamond. In planning the attack or the defense the 'breaks'A again enter into the situation. If team is playing in good luck, as most teams do during a winning streak, the task of the man ager is rendered much easier, because everything he tries turns out just right. On the other hand, his job is a most discouraging one when the team is in the throes of a slump and when everything has a tendency to turn out just opposite to his plans. It is at times like this that the mettle of a leader is tested and when he most feels the strain.
 While on the subject of slumps, a well known man recently declared that the much discussed and much detested condition in which every ball team finds itself once or oftener during ev- cry season is the result of brain fatigue.
 "A slump in baseball usually follows a winning streak" said this man, be cause the players are working under a terrific strain They do not feel it un- til something happens to go wrong. II is just like worry in an individual One feels no nervous strain when every thing is going smoothly, but when 8 mishap occurs the strain begins to as sert itself Things which were easy before are difficult now. It is the same with ball players"
Arizona republican., 1912-12-23

When Chance squealed for more money Murphy pointed out that Franks stock was paying him hand somely. Then. when the peerless lead CT insisted on getting salary boost Murphy worked himself into a frenzy and decided that the Cubs needed a new manager.
 "Bresnahan's friends contend that he has been treated harshly by Mrs. Helen Hathaway Britton," continued the old sport "Of course, Roger has no such a record as Chances. but you've got to hand it to him for rounding up a finan- cial winner for Robison field three of the four years he had charge of the Cards. Bresnahan must have made big money for Mrs. Britton in 1911 or the lady never would have given him the big contract he signed last fall, which called for $1O,OOO salary and 10 per cent of the profits. The Cards did not fare very well this season, but Roger is not entitled to all the blame for the clubs failure.
 Many stanch supporters of the team contend that if Roger had been per- mitted to run the club the past season like he did in 1911 the team would have finished in the first division and made big money for it's owner.
 Mrs. Britton's advisers charge that Bresnahan hurt the team by not play ing regularly himself. There is no question that the Cardinal team is much stronger with Bresnahan behind the bat, but don't take any stock in the stories that Roger sulked and benched himself to get even with Mrs. Britton. I think Roger has received harsh treatment from the lady and that she will realize the fact herself some day While Rogers career as a manager is not to be compared with Chances. Bresnahan is in the same boat as far as ingratitude is concerned. Murphy slammed Chance, and Mrs.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-23
Star TrOtterS
 Going Abroad
TsADOR sCHLEssINGER of Vienna,

TSADOR SCHLESSINGER of Vienna,
 Austria, who has probably purchas- ed more record trotters in the United States than any other foreigner ship ped to Austria recently string of eleven trotterS, some of which will be used for racing on the other side and others for breeding purposes, Among the eleven were three low marked per formers, all formerly the property of Ralph B. Williams of Boston, for whom they were raced by Lon Mcdonald. The Williams trio comprised Amy Brooks, 2:O5A; Miss Abdeu 2:Os&. and Lady Sealskin, 2:O6A. These mares of MT. Williams have been in Kentucky for some time, and a num- Der of their colts are eligible for the big futurities of year or two hence. They were all in foal when sold to MT. Schlessinger.
 Of the purchases MT. Schlessinger made upon his present trip te the states the most important was that of the three-year- old colt Adlon that Johny DickerSon started with so much success in the futurities, winning in the aggregate $5,811 with him. Adlon was originally to be consigned to a big New York sale, but MT. Schles- singer happened along and. not intend ing to remain in this country as late as November, acquired the colt at pri- vate sale, there being variety of es- inmates as to just what was received for the three-yea old. Others that Schlessinger took over the sea at the same time included Crib Leyburn 2:11A; Marie G., 2:11h; Nanah 2:11h; Toza Axtellion, 2:14A, and CIaUO
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28

Attention of readers is directedi to
the article contributed by u. j.
Opsah1 and run under the head of
COMMUNICATIONS To those who
are interested in building Beltrami
county into the best dairy county in
the state the suggestions made in
this article may be interesting. One
thing appears certain. The cream
cry is not organized at present on
the best basis possible. 1t. is hoped
that the meeting Saturday will de-
velop some definite plans. :. The
columns of the Pioneer are open at
all tipgAs to signed articles Of 800
words or less. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28

guarantee company would endorse
the farmers papers so that they.
could secure money from their near
est bank with which to pay for the
cows. and this same company would.
arrange foEf fcregnE -more~H1en .wpse
duty it wo1id to so OF and Ike
care of cows at were inflicted by
any Of the Itchase ha Hike.
those cows and replace them In 9th
er good hands. And in this way I
feel that as the purchaser would be
entaylng cestgHp apsgalif'en eul1E tAssgrppFs]
chase price rice every week there X9ald
be very little chance on this lives
stock security, ana to further project
aalsnselvess ltom Hsgrpy death Of
tAifiUsAgs tAifiUSAsc cows I Understand there is an
insurance company THAT wilt carry a,
reasonable amount of insurance on
COWS of this class. - 60. = =
While the creamery should be run
on purely cooperative basis, eharg
ing merely for the actual lzeKpanass,::
the cattle ssbusiaess shoa1d be handled
on fsaInable margin:sp I6af ,fkere
would 81 q >SfnHfng fund accumulate
,edsko TAI Ssaressof any sman losses
ItAatmight yecW. q ::7.
II Mere arswsplsnty Eof energetic
sffarInaI ths6ughoit the:Scountry lif
ihelned hthissway that would be
willingssto IS skes from, one to ten cows
ands sse Msm good careGand help
buildNg;t hsscreamery and their own
falrii4lg;; III we'll &as the business Of Be
midJl sAftefa fessarg, lives-
stock enough" ee6M bsbrodg gzhltsup'
in Hhis. country ma1ntain local
erisseat most pf ths stations
on-every >line>ofy raj Tread stunning out
from here, and7the dairy business in
five years built gup=to distribute not
less than one million dollars per year
/ in cash in Beltrami county IL
hi Let us-ppt7 shoulders to The
wheel and help build @up-this very
important. industry. BringEin differs.
lent ideas as to the best way to do It,
| and from those ideas and suggestions
pick out the best, organize the work
Ing plan and go ahead .:z.ssssss.''= -
= Yours truly, z:S;sss I#:=:s=: So
+ !, (signed ),J.J. OPsAHI. %sa'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28
= ,.:.::.s.5 80
Newspaper Advertisement
-. Points Way TO- Hgalth

can truthfully say that Dr.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root Is "a very good
medicine, not alone for kidney trou-
:hlea butts alsoe for weak and sore back,
well as-fer-rheumatis1n..:..-s=, III =.
About q year ago I became i'll and
unable to work; my trouble being a!
lame back ats12read 1of your Swamp
Root, in ethel anewspaperian and4iin an
Almanac Relieving it would do me
good, ], went to my druggist Mr..
Skinner" and purchased a. bottle.
nding relief TN one fifty-cent bot<g
;tle,7 Iopurchased severalwmore and in
a. short time was able to, continue
with my work and am to-day feeling
we'll and strong. ~ always recon.
mend 'Dr..:E VKilmer's2 Swamp Root TO
my friends tastI ibelieve1 it is as good
a medicine as can, be found.49ga. ;+au
- +>,a, -. AUGUST STRONG, A'a9 .as
,: - :i5z!' =. !3414 Washing tonAve., No:
80. "i9i9H 7H:i is7MinneapoIis, Mimi
ii Mr.. Skinner makes cafidavit that
he tisold the I; tSwamp-Ro to- Mr..
Strong. .-:4 49,, '.~..-~~ - -1'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28
Northern @ Minnesota came :s;in

Northern MINI esota came Sin for
some good advertising in the last
Sunday issue of as the Minneapolis
Journal One of the illustrations of
the article was the picture taken
last summer on Schroeder's farm
showing his. herd of cattle, down by
the lake. When it comes to, farm
ing, Beltrami county is right there
wi h furnishing Illustrations
whether it be photographs, live
stock, or field products. a-..,u4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28
A long-standing mystery is ,cleare

A long-standing mystery is cleared
up by statement from Mrs. Wilson
Woodrow, the novelist, short-story
writer and essayist. She says:
"Woodrow is really my name. My
husband and Woodrow Wilson are
cousins named after uncles with the
surnames of Wilson and 3 Woodrow
respectively, and the Christian
names Thomas and James; and when
the boys grew up my husband
dropped the James and Woodrow
Wilson dropped the Thomas. So I
really can't help my name, nor that
I am woman" New York Even
ing Post. ,....f.ff ;..-t. ...;i .~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28

Following the: alarm given by the
fire bell early Sunday morning to
which about fifty members Of the fire
department together with other citi-
zens responded, several suggestions
have been made which are believed
would improve the departments SER
vice and also save needless effort. :,
One suggestion is that the city
should be divided into fire districts
so that following the blowing Of the
fire whistle, a second signal could be
t.owr showing the approximate To-
cation of the. fire. In such case,
if the alarm was. ..telephoned to head
quarters from the cemetary or lake
shore district, firemen living in that
vicinity could go at once to COM
mon meeting point and save the time
necessary for trip down: town.. As
it is at present, each man must re-
port to headquarters before he knows
where the fire is-unless it has such
start that it can be seen. q, fl -.,a
Another suggestion is that as soon
as the fire is out, the whistle should
be blown for one long blast. In
many cases persons living at dis.
tance from the fire ii hall :, hesitate
dressing and going mile or so to
find that it was a false alarm or that
the fire was small one and already
put out.
: 4 1t has been, also suggested that the
first alarm be used to bring out a
small group OF men, Of about twenty
In number, different groups being on
duty each week. If it seen that addi-
s'tional men are needed, a second
> alarm may be rung calling ou the
rest Of the department and volunteer
HI ItGu8Tf] 2I2ttEN HGh e i sG. ~
citizens. Yd .rl, <--ea .,.5==~ , /,
:: ! :. The .Bemidji department. is one OF
the best in northern Minnesota, but
the city is growing rapidly and all
the men are : not as near the station
as they were formerly. f. ;. J.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28

80 ST.. Paul Dispatch Says christopher
d. @tO'Brien ) has pointed out two
campaign slogans, !ssTaft and Tran
guilty" or "Roosevelt and Recall. =
Those are pretty good Chris but
tranquility" is = hardly = the. , word.
pidness' or"ROosevelt and Reviva1?,'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28
Obvious.

We do not pretend to be much OF
q mind,reader,, but when We see a lady
! hurrryt1ndg ;7dowhht6wRnz With a. SO bill IN
one hand and an advertisement in the
other we know that she is thinking Of
doing some shopping. -. t1 W..
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28

? g statesmen hid .Pol'tic,an... a1a
A statesman is merely politician
with whom we agree. Neither is nee,
essarily a leader of progress. Both
are, flies on, the twheels and we honor
them in direct proportion to their rid.
Ing abflity .-ALife. enAA hfa -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28

News item from the University of
Wisconsin says that 81 per cent of
the freshmen girls are knock, rkneed.
Wonder how the college correspond
ent got his information?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28
,Ii-sf Letter to -, -. >? =
DR.. Ki1mer co. T'5'' - = 'SL
tBinghamton,E MY. D.& <:!sIfcruss -,
pr'o1v,ee g What sV,;am / /. Root Will M For

's ssna 1do a';p tn e. 9XSm, 70 E 'ea' 81 n,a @ :
ha%tHp % cenvfa:s f95 an2os sample Yo eGtt1i viii
also receive; a Aooklett OF valuaBle le in;
formation telling all about the kid
nsys and bladder ~ TEit1ng 6s
Pioneer. a. Regular sdf% fifty.ce1at % ana done one:
dollar bottles for sale : at} all drug
stores. Is''2 sEff(fy12 - -. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-28
Need Bigger Supplies Of Cows

Another feature to be worked out
jointly with the creamery is for a
few merchants to form guarantee
company, subscribing the net capital
stock with which to bring in an
ample supply, of cows and distribute.
among farmers in this vicinity, that
would agree to become patrons Of the
creamery, and to those farmers that
needed credit and would agree to ap-
ply a certain part, say 40 to so per
cent of their cream checks on the
purchase price Of these cows. this
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-30
Elephant Most Intelligent.

The, elephant is by long shot the
most IL telligent animal under man.
Some hol SEES know great deal, some
dogs are exceedingly bright, but for
real sound sense and all-around long
headedness the elephant heads the
list. He is rot only bright, he is a
deep thinker and profound philoso-
pher, and has been known to do
things that appar entity required moth
ing less shan human Intelligence.
Read the books that have TO do with
animal intelligence, with the wonder
full things that our dumb fellow-beings
have done. and while YOU will find
much to the credit OF the dog, horse
and other animals, you will be inn
pressed with the fact that. next to
man. the brain-power of thu elephant
Is the greatest among them all.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-30
The Net Results.

when ollie James, new junior Uni.
ted States senator from Kentucky.
hrst broke into politics In his native
counsy OF Crlttenden he had occasion
to try case before rural magistrate
When the trial was ended the magis-
trate Invited the young lawyer to 20
home to dinner with him. AS they
sat DOWN at the table the old man
said:
"ollas, IL pains me nightly to see
you messin' In with politics"
why soT' inquired James.
"Ollie, my SON." SAID the magistrate.
politics amt fttiH' pursuit for any
young man. Look at me. start cd in
politics when was young and hopeful.
just like you are now. | have held all
the positions OF trust in the gift OF
the people of my home district
have been school trustee. road super.
visor and constable and justice OF the
peace. But now, an old man, all
I've got to show for my years Of cease
less political activities is a lot of
warm enemies and cold friends."-sat-
urday Evening Poss.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-30
AT THE GEM. \ i

The bill for this week Q ened
with success, Ben Meyers, + alb
rist pleased the audience wit al!
up-to-date tricks and Is one o, the
best hand balancers @that hasSever
appeared here. Kelley and Pa ks in
singing and talking pleased th'i pat
rons of the Gem from the time they
entered the stage till they made
their exit They have a lot of mre-
IRE talk and introduce a numt n OF
new songs. Harrington and y ID.
with the violin and harp .are very
clever performers and received en-
core after encore. They h fe an
act which is diFrent from all other
musical acts that have beens pre-
sented here. They offer all Rinds
Of music from grand Toperafztv rag
time, fs r
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-30
ENJOY WHlRL OF LIFE
STRANGE FASCINATION ExER-
cisED EY GREAT CITY.
0owsry Lodging House pWeliers Find
the Excitement There That Pre-
viously Has Been Denied
Thsm-Ths Situation.

The other day a ruddy.faced, clear
eyed man was discovered at the cor
ner OF Twenty-third street and Broad
way. carrying the banner OF cheap
restaurant, according TO New York
letter to the Cincinnati Times-Star.
There was nothing OF the downtrodden
and forIorn about him. He watched
the panorama which unfolded before
him with wide eyes, interested In ev-
cry detail,as a child might be In a new
toy.
Il can get you \ better job than
this" said a man who WAS interested
In him. at first sight. Il can find you
= place where you can make $l2 a
week. and the work Is not hard"
y don't want Ut" said the old man.
promptly. sI'mp having the best time
OF my lifesrishtsnow.
He had been a farmer all his life.
For years he had struggled with a
hillside farm Nm Vermont. His one
recreation Was to read q city paper.
BY and by his four sons grew up left
the farm. andthave been modestly sue
cessful.
when my wife died / came to the
city" said he. MY boys send me s. a
week and make enough more by odd
Jobs Of this sort to keep me. And,
say! I'm living for the first time In
my life! Imk enjoying myself, tell
you. There's a man living down at
the lodging hbuse where / get IS
cent room every night who used to be
bank burglar. and he tells me the
stories of his life. And there's a fell
low who says he's count--he talks
like one. anyhd wand there's major
In the Englisht army, and sea captain
and 4 professor who got fired by his
universfty--they say for cheating at
cards--and atman they say used to be
minister and killed man. Every
night fellows like that come In and
there's always something happening
It's exciting--and spent all my life
hard at wofkson hill farm. I'm TWEEN
ty years younger than | was when /
came to town and as long as ] get a
counle OF meals Il day and a place to
sleep, I'm happy. What do ! want
with as3r2-a-week Job. Mister? L
wouldn't change places with the ma
yor." @ee
A cityfmissionary heard the story.
That Is why you cannot reform a
man who has tasted life In a lodging
house" said he. Excitement is in
the air Every newcomer has a life
history that ia more interesting than
fiction. Little wonder they viii not
come back"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-30

cannot praise your Vegetable Compound
too highly. Everywoman should take it at
that time. recommend it TO both old
and young for female troubles. - Mrs.
EMILY SUMMERSGILL, Swarthmore, Pa.
Baltimore, Md. -. My troubles began
with the loss Of . child, and | hid hem.
orrhages for four monfhs. The doctors
said an operation. was necessary, but /
dreaded it and decided tostry Lydia e.
Pinkhsm 3 Vegetable Compound The
medicine has made me d well woman and
I feel strong and do my own work. -
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Baltimore, Nd, "A
Since we guarantee. that all testimo-
mails which We publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that IL Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has tie vir-
tue ia help these women it will h, Up any
other woman who is suffering in a like
manner?
< II y0u want special advice write to
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dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
~ opened, read and answered BY a
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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-30
Believes Everything Father says.

Park s. Florea, national secretary or
the Adscript club, has a little son, Ed
ward. who believes everything his ia
Their says. whether 1t is said seriously
or 1okingly. Once when warning his
son to keep away from the heels of
COW, Mr.. Fiorea told the boy a COW
can kick a mile, at least that is what
Edwards says.
The boy In visiting relatives near
Harrisburg, Ind. While at play he saw
. cow, fully a mile away, and he ran
and hid In the haymow, according TO, a
story told at Connersville. The boy
said his papa, who was reared on a
farm. had told him there was no limit
to the reach OF cows kick, and that
he thought 1t would be safer to hide
while one was In sight. 1t was with
tificuty the boy was convinced that
his father merely wanted him. to keep
out OF the cows reach. --Indianapolis
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