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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
Investigating for Himself.

II was in the suburbs.
Sir. why are you climbing all these
trees"
We'll. I'm a retired business man,
Just retired"
Yes"
Been reading poetry all my life
and taking their statements on trust
! don't like to take anything on trust
Poets have always given me to under
stand that there are no birds in last
years nests Now I'm climbing few
trees to ascertain il this statement Is
strictly true"
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Mother Talks Plainly.

Daughter. | want you to be nice to
that young druggist. He will make
you a good husband
He isn't the kind of man l want
to marry"
Il know the kind you want to mar
ry." retorted the mother. picking up a
paper backed novel You want to
marry either duke or a gentleman
Raffles, but there are none in your
set. Now you look at that young
druggist with kindly eyes"
And daughter subsequently did.
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TRAGEDIES Told in Headlines.

Husband Tries to Wash Dinner
Dishes, Smashes SAT Worth of China.
Candidate for Initiation Thinks Ger
emony Too Rough; He Makes a Wreck
OF Lodge Room"
"Ballplayer Whose Sweetheart Is
Watching Him From Grand Stand Be
comes Nervous; Loses Game
Gay Lothario Weds in Haste; Finds
He Has Married Widow With Seven
Children"
Man Who Has Sworn on From
Smoking Wins Six Boxes of Cigars at
Rattle"
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In London.

My lady beckoned to the butler
"Dobson." she said in half whisper
as he bent to catch her commands. Il
wish you would take particular pains
to see that Mrs. Busby Burnem at the
far end OF the table gets an ample
helping of everything. Make it a dou
bic helping IL necessary. Dobson. She
seems to have an extraordinary appe-
tite"
The butler nodded
Yes, me lady" He bent little
lower I'm told. me lady. that she's
preparing for quite a stay in jail. =
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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His WILLING Tribute.

Judge. we are getting up a little
book to be made UP, for the most part.
OF voluntary testimonials from dis
,inguished citizens who honor US by
carrying their life insurance in our
company We shall be very glad TO
have one from you. Would you mind
telling me in a few words how you
came to insure with u.s."
Not at all. sir. Your agent was
bounding me nearly to death. For six
weeks he had made my life a burden,
l gave him my application for life in
surance just to get rid Of him
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Taking No Chances,

Genial Squire-Many happy re-
turns, William. l was just going to
call on you with little bit of to-
bacco.
William (aged eighty)-Thank ye
kindly, sir, but l be done wi smokin'
Genial Squire-Why, how's that?
William-Well, I've heard that be-
tween eighty and ninety is a ticklish
part of mans life, SO | be takin'
no chances.-London Punch.
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war cry gave him his name He quit
attending baseball games years ago,
but still continues his deep interest in
the sport. and in his apartments he
keeps a wonderful set OF books show.
ing the averages and performances Of
players for many baseball genera.
tions
We'll, Well, Well" was anothe.
character who was named because OF
his cry, which followed just after a
big outburst OF applause on the part
Of the crowd The moment the ap
plause subsidized his We'll. well, we'll"
would boom over the field and neve,
failed to start the cheering again
The average crowd is cruel because
1t is thoughtless Few of the fans
who hurl abuse and criticism at the
players stop to think that the men
they are addressing have the capacity
to feel and to suffer Many thought
less, barbed jest has wrecked the ca
reer OF some ball player. 1t took the
players a long time to discover the
fact that their popularity and theii
safety from abuse lies in presenting a
good-natured appearance. no matter
what happens and in answering Ques
tions when possible
If you go through league after
league, team by team, you will find
that the most popular player, in nine
cases out OF ten. is some outtielder
He proba bly, is not the best player,
but he has the most devoted follow
ing because he keeps on friendly
terms with the men and boys who sit
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Occasional Visitors.

A notable housekeeper of the last
generation. before the days of screens,
had just announced that she never
had any flies.
But, Aunt Augusta" faltered the
dmid visitor, 1T seems to me that
saw few in the dining-room"
"Oh, those" replied her aunt, with
majestic wave OF the hand, were
the neighbors' flies. They come in
occasionally But. as I was saying,
we never have any Of our own
Youths Companion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14

one Of the queer things in that city
is the batting of George Mullin. the
veteran pitcher Mullin is Jolly.
quick witted Joker and years ago he
began talking back to the bleachers,
He was warned that the bleacherites
would put him ont OF the business.
but persisted Every afternoon he
would walk down In front of the
bleachers and engage In verbal
skirmish with the crowd. trying to
hold his own at rough repartee with
hundreds He abused the crowd,
laughed at them, accused them OF
quitting" and enjoyed it. II he had
taken it seriously the result might
have been different. but after a time
it became part OF the game and now
the spectators in the oleachers would
not be satisfied II Mulln forgot to
start a skirmish Last summer. go
ing out on a car In Detroit, three
young fellows were talking.
oh. I've got a peach Of a etback
at him today" said one, and at the
urgent request Of the others he drew
out a card and read what he was GO
ing to say to Mullin If he came near
their seats
1t IS not the great crowds that at
tend the crucial games that exert the
strongest influence over players True
there is a natural nervousness among
all the players when a tremendous
throng gathers to see them. as in
worlds series games. but the ones
that help the home team, or damage
it, are the crowd of from six 10 ten
thousand, stirred up BY the regulars"
who. day after day and season after
season, incite those around them
There are thousands OF these regulars.
selfappOiuted ClaQues or cheer mas
ters, and some of them feel as Il they
are doing as much 10 help the team
to victory as If they We're out there on
the mound pitching The large crowds
usually are the fairest and most
sportsmanlike for in these great cath
erings the rabid and partisan fan is
lost and his utterances are smothored.
These crowds police themselves and
the players feel safe and assured OF
fair play, and. after the first nervous
ness passes, they play their best
A baseball crowd Is much like a
mob. Without leader it is just noise
and turmoil, but with one recognized
leader 1t can do much, few wears
ago a number of Chicago men at
tempted to carry out a theory that the
crowd needed leaders and the result
was one OF the most dangerous ex
periments ever attempted The White
/ Sox rooters organized, a band Of mon
| far above average intelligence who
! laid daily plans for melting crowds
/ and stirring up enthusiasm. The
/ Board of Trade Rooters operated n,
/ both Chicago parks, being organized
/ primarily to attack McGraw and tho
/ Giants. They wrote and circulated
| songs. invented ingenious methods Of
/ harassing worthy foe. and TO <orce
/ undeserved victory upon the homo
/ teams. The idea spread ranidrv
1 "Rooters' clubs" We're organized IN
many cities and towns TO helm tho
/ home teams. For few weeks II
| looked as II the new movement would
/ seriously endanger the national gane
| The crowds grew more and more VIC.
/ lent. Then suddenly and witbou,
/ warning almost. the widest efforts Of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14

song Of the sox rooters when they
scent victory
One OF the most dramatic displays
Of loyalty | ever saw was in 1901
when the team. beaten and displaced
from the championship. came home 10
close the season They had gone
away ia high hopes. and failed II
vas Sunday. and as the defeated
team marched down the field ltOoV
men and women stood silent and un-
covered for a moment, then broke
into applause that swept the stands
L is small wonder that team back
ed always by such loyalty won even
during years when it seemed much
weaker than its opponents.
have heard opposing players de-
clare they would rather face anything
in the game than the grinding root
ing" OF the Chicago south side fans
The only duplicate | know IS The
raspiug nerye-racklug. long Yale yell
Not all players are frank enough 70
admit that the roofing has any effect
Indeed it Is a common pose 10 pre-
tend that they do not even hear But
they do Even among themselves
they pretend they do not care. but
once In a while they tell their inner
feelings They know that half the
men who quit the major leagues are
driven out b. the voice OF the fan
have seen men break aud go all to
pieces, rave and swear and abuse
everyone after suffering a cruel grill
ing by crowd
Walter WImot. one Of Auson's IA
nous old Chicago players came to
game on the old grounds fifteen years
after retiring He looked across to.
ward the left field and said
There's some Of them out there
now I'd like TO choke"
Yet the roar Of the crowd does not
break them as quickly as does some
sharp thrust Of sarcasm or biting Wit
from an individual Perhaps that
shaft is only the last straw. but when
a player is In nervous collapse he
usually RACES at some individual who
said something to him Josh Reilly,
one Of the merriest happiest players
ever knew. blew up" one day and
had to be restrained from assaulting
three or four thousand men in the
bleachers.
Did you hear what he said" de-
manded Reilly as the other players
tried to restrain him.
"AEhat did he say inquired some
one
He said Reilly. you're disgrace
to the Irish" and then he ragged
again
One Of the quickest things ever
heard was remark from a Wash
iugton fan which upset Frank lsbell
the veteran, completely Isbell's head
is as bald as a concrete pavement
and usually he kept his cap piastered
tightly on his head to shield himself
from the gibes Of crowds, This time
he tried to steal second and made a
desperate. diving slide around and un-
der the haseman only to be called
out lie was so enraged that he ran
at the umpire. grasped his arm, ar
gued and raved and finally In sheer
anger. ierked off hts cap hurled Il
onto the ground and jumped upon it.
His bald head gltstened In the sun
light and the crowd roared Then,
above the roar came a voice:
Put on that cap. They pinched
Mary Garden here for less than that"
Possibly more trying than any con
certed roofing IS the iucessant nag
ging to which players on the Polo
grounds. New York. are subjected
The one great bit OF rejoicing among
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
By Hugh S. Fullerton
,eopJr.h.. lsls oyw 9 Chapman.

hN'.P' $50 -3'a- %
Wow, Wow, Great eye. Eddle'
Make him put It across. Bust
fence, You can do IT, Wow, Wow .
Vow ROBHER' All right. Tough
luck. Eddie. Two and two Make
her be over. Home run, Eddie, old
scout Break the gate Wow. Wow!
WO-"
The redfacad. apoplectic young
man In the front row made trumpet
Of his hands and yelled untn the
veins IN his neck turned purple. In
the middle Of the final Wow he col
lapsed looked disgusted and turning
to me said
What do they keep that hunk Of
cheese for He cant hit Never
could Striking out In a pinch Ike
that"
The fan, bowling encouragement or
bawling abuse at the ball players is
the spirit OF the town. Just how
great an influence this spirit eXerts
upon the playing strength Of the team
representing the town or city IS i'm
possible Of calculation but IL is Ger
tain that It IS part OF the national
game. He and his fellows exert al
most a much influence upon the team
as does luck, and this spirit Is so in.
extricably MIXED with the element OF
luck that 1t Is Impossible 10 deter
mine cause and effect There ara
cities in which the loyalty of the fans
has waned and turned to rtb.s and in
these cities no player does well
In victory and I'm iefear These in.
sptre the players no give their best
efforts TO win Bah PLAYERS will tell
you that teams invariably play bet.
ter with friendly crowds appIaudlng.
Tn" fan Invariably will respond that
he would be loyal provided the club
would win games enough to Justify
loyalty The PLAYERS accuse the fans.
the fans accuse the players, and both
are in measure right The major
1ty Of patrons VIII root" when the
home team IL winning Any team viii
play better ball and win ufrener II
tho patrons are loyal The fan voic-
ing the spirit Of the own is a pow
er for victory or defeat
Conditions IN different cities com
leagues assert a powerful influence
over their teams Players viii tell
you they would rather play for the
Chicago White SoN or for the New
York Giants than for any other teams
They viii assert that twenty Cobhs
could not win a panuant for Cincil.
nati under conditions which the man
egemant is now striving to change
The fanatIcaI loyalty Of the White
Sox rooter and the Giant patron. the
angry abuse OF players by the an.
nually disappointed Cincinnati pub.
liC the sarcasm and rafll"ry OF Wash
ington crowds trained for years to
expect nothing but defeat have an
immense effect upon the players and
teams They make or mar players.
and weak men win for one type while
brilliant ones fail and lose for the
other
The baseball fan is an unique Amer
lean species and the most rabid Of all
enthusiasts Compared with him the
golf fan. the bridge fan, even the
bowling fan are mild Baseball is
the most serious pleasure ever in.
vented
Probably the most bllndly loyal
crowd in the world is that which fol
lows the fortunes OF the Chicago
American league team, and to one
who is disinterested the Chicago sit
uation is acutely funny The White
Sox park is located on the south side
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
Who's Who and Why.

Who's that impressive looking
woman over yonder?"
That's Mrs. Peckum. She's re-
markably strong minded woman, and
they do say that she commands a very
large salary"
How does she earn it,"
She doesn't earn it. Her husband
earns it and so she commands it,
Puck
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14

of the city; the Cubs on the west,
and the city is divided into two great
armed camps In 1895 when these
two teams, winners OF the champion,
ships In their own leagues, met to
contest for the worlds championship,
It was the loyalty Of the south side
crowd beyond doubt that won for the
team That fall the Chicago TribUne's
composing room was about equally
divided between the followers of the
two teams aud so bitter was the feel
ing that the foreman was compelled
to separate them and send them to
different sides OF the building to main
tain peace. 1t was civil war all over
Chicago.
1t is a magnificent crowd. wonderful
in It's spirit and in its intense loyalty.
There are few things that shake an
opponent like the incessant: Get
hit" Get a hit" which is the war
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14

the National league players last year
when they saw the wonderful Brush
stadium was that the crowd could not
make itself heard on the field as 1t
did in the old stands, The Polo
grounds crowd is odd Somehow
fans who occupy box seats either are
not as rabid as those in the cheaper
seats or they are on their good be
havior and a fringe of box seats is
al effective shield for players.
Strangely enough the crowds on the
New York American league park. al.
though quite as noisy. are much fair
er. than the crowds at the Polo
grounds
One would think that visiting play
ers would like to play on grounds
where the home team is unpopular
through defeat or other causes, but
they do not They rather resent the
home crowd abusing the home men.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
Endless Eicht.

My old barber has left the city"
You seem very regretful.'' HIS
Yes; he's been trying to sell my a
bottle of hair tonic for the past fifteen
years and so far ! had succeeded in
standing him Off Now l shall have to
start the battle all over with a new
man"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
A Second Edison,

Farmer-Yes, sir, that hired man Of
mine Is one of the greatest inventors
Of the century.
City Boarder-You don't say. What
did he invent?
Farmer-Petrified motion.-Judge
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Value Of the lInoo.

Learn to speak French Then
things won't cost so much In Paris"
oh, you cant make EN- think you
are a Frenchman"
No: but sometimes you can make
EN- think you are a Russian or a
Spaniard."
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Bit at Sea.

Mrs Jokesmith (giving hubby a
tlp)--You might write something witty
about the boat shaped hats women are
wearing this season.
Jokesmith-I guess l won't put my
ear in.
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The Chap-Your refusal OF me haa
broken my heart.
The Heiress-Im m truly sorry Ia
there nothing | can do except marry
you?
The Chap-No but II you could lend
me a couple OF hundred thousand l
might feel that l had only half lost
YOU.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14

Weary Willie-Dat's de worst pie
ever tasted.
Mrs. Jones-Wait just minute and
I'll give you a dollar That pie was
baked by my husbands mother.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-22
RESOLUTIONS,

The Northwestern Educational AS
sociation desires for the eighth time
to record its pleasure in meeting in
Minot.
We offer our hearty thanks to the
Glee Club, the Orchestra, Miss Hal
leck and the Minot School generally
for the fine music we have enjoyed.
We thank City Superintendent
Wolfe for all his courtesies and for
the abe paper he presented; Prof.
Hollis of Valley City for his admir-
able lecture; President Crane for his
hopeful picture of the future; State
Superintendent Taylor for his inspir-
ing and instructive address and Pres
ident Linn and his staff for our ex-
cellent meeting and the ease with
which the "wheels have gon around"
Be 1t Resolved by This Association:
THAT we uphold the hands of
State Rural Inspector N. C. MacDon-
aid in the grand work he is doing for
our state in the consolidation and gen.
eral uplift of our rural schools.
2.-That the Northwest has in
President A. G. Crane a competent
and ready man and that we, in behalf
of the citizens and teachers of this
section of the state, express our
hearty appreciation Of him and his
active service in the interest of the
new State Normal at Minot.
3.-That we commend the Teachers
Pension Act of the last legislature,
recommending the same to our teach
ers for their consideration and sup
port, believing that it will have a
wholesome effect, providing as it does,
some measure Of insurance and indie
pendence for teachers who devote
thir lives to their work.
(Signed)
Mrs. Jean McNaughton Stevens.
III. A. Jewell.
"A. c. Berg.
Com. on Resolutions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-22

understand that no cOIu. ABSTRACT rleuI
Of duty that ignores the primitive self
lsh instincts In men can attract, much
less impel. them. The truly good In
spires no sympathy. The point OF this
matter is. out Of your weakness has
come nothing hut good. The bank
will eventually become sound insti
tuition, and you'll suppose you'll ad.
init that you'll make better governor
than Sherrod or Brent?"
II hope so. But that has come about
only through an accident over which
have had no CONTROL
Remember another thing" Halg
continued. "Three weeks ago this
county cast you aside. Now It Is veil.
Ing its fool head of for you. The
American people worship the great
god Success. Keep successful. You've
been promoted from u lofty souled
uplifter to practical politician for the
glory Of God. Accept the promotion"
He was relieved to note that John
could laugh. And here" he grinned.
''endeth the reading of my last lesson.
It's one thing to share my vast store
Of wisdom with John Dunmeade, the
visionary reformer, and quite another
20 lecture the next governor. Funny
thing what difference a prospective
office makes In ones attitude toward
q man."
John smiled absently. He was think,
Ing
"Haig," he said abruptly, II sup
pose I'm an obstinate prig. But, hon
estly, I'd give all hope to possess to
be able to answer you. If only they'd
renominated me as district attorney!
I'd earned that Or il ! could believe
that the present hullabaloO were not
artificially manufactured
Even while he spoke footsteps sound
ed In the outer office. and there was a
knock. John opened the door to admit
-Murchell.
"Good afternoon was the latter's
unsmiling greeting.
won't you come in and sit down."
Murchell accepted the invitations.
There was moment Of uncertainty.
Then Haig reached for his hat
"You needn't go on my account"
Murchell answered the move. "ln
fact, I'd like you to stay"
Haig resumed his seat. He and John
kept the silence of surprise.
But the senator recognized no Occa'
sion for constraint.
II see," he said. glancing around.
"you keep the old Office just the same
built it. He was man who accom-
nlishe'l +hinos''
Ito be continued.)
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-22
WARRNE DAVIS WRITES
ABOUT GREAT FALLS

Warren Davis. until year ago one
Of the owners of the Valley Meat
Market in this city, writes from Great
Falls, Mont, where he is engaged in
similar and very successful bust
ness. He says:
II wish you would enter my name
on the Independent subscription list
SO we can hear some of the news.
You will no doubt notice by the let
terhead that I am still in the meat
business and like it fine here. Think
we are in the best town in the country.
They are working on an eight story
building. There are many improve
ments on the smelter, which by the
way, is the largest in the U. S. We
have the tallest smoke stack in the
world, 5O6 feet high. The new Mil
waukee railway just now building in
here is putting in a new dam at the
big falls to furnish electric current
to furnish power for their trains and
will do away with steam engines on
this part Of the system. There are
quite number of former Minot peo-
pie here and all like it fine"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-22
HIS RISE
POWER
BY HENRY RUSSELL MILLER,
Authes Of
1.-THE Man Higher Up"
Cspyright, III, BY ~ Bebbs'MesrlM
Company

II think" said PARROT slowly, "I'll
stay here. I've had one gold brick. too
many"
''What!' Sherrod turned sharply and
strobe over to the vacillating governor.
"You BOBBY. Scared by cheap blum
like that! Do you think he means it,
He daren't use it, Here, Ill prove 1t to
you" He whirled to face Murchell,
pointing. There is the door. Bill
Murchell, and on the other side Of 1t Il
half dozen reporters. Don't wait for
the convention. Call 'em in. Make
good your bluff. If you dare.'
For moment the senator looked in
tsntly at the ugly, passionate face.
"Call them in. Greene" he said
quietly.
Greene went to the door, opened it
and beckoned to the reporters. They
dled into the parlor promptly. Murchell
turned to them.
"Gentlemen. want to dictate a state
nent." Notebooks were flashed forth
and pencils poised. But Murchell did
not continue, and the reporters did not
look at him. Their eyes were riveted
on Sherrod. upon whose face had fallen
q look Of unbelieving wonderment. The