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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
Saturdays Cricket

At Franklin Field-Brockton TO- Wan.
derers Sc: Standard 20. Athletics 66 (6wj
drawn.
AT Observation-Disclosures So, Everett 81.
ly 81.
AT Canton-Canton A. st. George 16.
At Worcester-Fitchburg 107, Worces-
ter Sc.
At New Observation-Disclosures 81 West
Indians %; Bay View II, New Bedford 10
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 35 (2w), South
Barre e.
In the league series, Beverly, Needham
and Brockton are tied for first place
each having lost one game out of five
nlayed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday

Sunday
At Jersey City-Jersey City 8. Buffalo
first gamel; Jersey City 5, Buffalo
Second game).
At Rocky Point-Providence s. Roches-
ter I.
Saturday
At Providence-Providenc u, Roches-
ter 4 first game); Rochester Z, Provi-
dence 6 Second game).
AT Baltimore--Baltimore TO- Montreal 4
first game); Baltimore Is Montreal 2
Second game).
At Jersey City-Jersey City 5. Buffalo
first game); Jersey City s, Buffalo 4
tsecond game).
At Newark-Newark 5, Toronto first
game); Newark 7, Toronto 0 Second
Game).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
EVENTS OF THE DAY IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
foster HARD HIT AND RED S0x
LOSE CAME TO CHICAGO WHITE S0x

the fifth Johnson was a stumbling block.
Detroits third run was scored in the
sixth when Moelier dropped Stanage' S
fly. Cobb was not in uniform and. ac-
cordng to the club physician, probably
will be out of the game for 10 days. An
X-ray examination of his right hand
proved his thumb was fractured. COBB
injured the member during a fight with a
butchers clerk here last night
Washington 20 0 / 0 1--7-6-O
Detroit .......0 0 o l 0 0 o--3-l-2
liams; Boehling and Stanage. Umpires,
Chill and Sheridan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
JOHNS0h'S MIGHTY
WALL0P WINS GAME

Detroit. Mich, June 21.-A mighty wal
lop by Walter Johnson with the bases
full broke Washington's losing streak to-
day and incidentally checked Johnson's
row of defeats. Detroit lost to after
winning three consecutive games from
from the Senators. Boehler was invipci-
BILE until the fifth, when with three men
on bases he hit Williams, forcing in
Shanks. Then Johnson drove the ball
far over the left field wall. Johnson was
wild up to the time he put his team in
the lead Five hits and three wild pitches
had given the Tigers two runs, but after
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22

Home runs-Swihart, Hanes. Three
base hit Falsey. Two base hits
Ayres, Gannett. Hits-off Way 10 III 5
2-3 innings; off Gle in 1-3 innings;
off Mahan 8 in 1-3 innings; off Whit
ney 2 in % of l innings. none out in
fourth; off Hitchcock 4 In innings.
Sacrifice Observation-Disclosures. Hanes,
Blossom. Reilly. Gile, Osborn. Stolen
ba.ses-Middlebro Hanes 5, Bios
some, Swihart, Hunter First base on
errors-Yale 1, Harvard l. Left on
bases-Yale 7, Harvard 6. Bases on
balls-off Gle 2. off Mahan 2 off Whit
ney 2. off Hitchcock 4, off Frye /.
Struck out-by Way 1, by Gle 5. by
Manan 1. by Hitchcock 2. Hit by pitch
ed ball-by Hitchcock, tCornish). Um-
pires, Sternberg and Conway. Time,
2.47. Attendance 5000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Sunday

At Kansas City-Kansas City Z Indian
apolis first camel indianapolis 10,
Kansas City Second game).
At Mflwaukee-Louisville l. Milwaukee
0--13 innings.
Girst game); st. Paul 2, Columbus l (sec-
ond game.
At polis-Cleveland Z Minneap-
oils (first game): Cleveland 3, Minneap-
oils 3 Second game; called, darkness).
Saturday
Columbis /, Minneapolis do innings.
indianapolis Z, Milwaukee 4.
Kansas City I, Louisville 3.
st. Paul s. Cleveland l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
CLEVELAND MAPS
WIN FROM YANKEES

Cleveland, o., June 21.-The Maps even
ed up the series with the Highlanders to-
day to 3. Steen was given an early
lead and he refused to relinquish it, Four
triples We're made by the two teams, each
one entering into the scoring. The score:
Cleveland 90 0 2 0 0 x-7-12-0
New York 80 0 0 0-3- ~
Batteries-Steel and ONeill: Fisher,
WARRIOR, Mcuale and Sweeney. Time,
2.10. Umpires, Dineen and Connolly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
ATHLETICS DEFEATED
BY ST. LOUIS 5 TO 0

st. Louis, June 21.-St. Louis punched
hits in two innings off Bush and Brown
and won from Philadelphia today TO o.
In only two, the first and fourth innings,
did Philadelphia get a man as far as
third base. Fast fielding saved James on
ST. Louis ii o o 0 4 x-5-9-S
Philadelphia 30 0 0 0-o-o-e
Observation-Disclosures and Agnew: Brown,
Bush ressler and Schang. Time, 2.l0.
EMPIRES Evans and Egan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
OTHER GAMES SATURDAY

At eport-Freeport 4. Thomas
Laughlin o.
AT ACKNOWLEDGMENT a. Hazard 2.
AT observation-disclosures II, Lincolns 5.
At Observation-Disclosures Z, New
market l.
At Portland-Fort Preble IL U. S. s..
Montana g.
At Oxford-Oxford 4, Woodfords l.
At Livermore Falls-Livermore Falls 4,
Pilgrims g.
AT Sanfora-Sanford 4, Conway 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
Trolley League Game

Circulars were being distributed Sat-
urday at Gardiner TO the effect that
Augusta would play Gardiner at Gar
diner Wednesday in the Trolley League
series. The Augusta management
wishes to correct this as the game be-
tween these two teams will be played
I'm Augusta on the Reuel Williams
field on the above day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg 7; Kansas City 8

Kansan City, June 21.-Although Kan
sas CITY batters worked as valiantly as
their Pittsburg opponents, errors undid
the good work and the visitors won I to
3. The score:
Pittsburg .......0 o-a-9-l
Kansas CITY 20 0 / 0 0 1-3-S-2
Barger and Berry; Adams and East
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22

Duncan, Moore, LaCasce, Glidden,
Simpson, LeFleur. Struck out, by
Cobb II. by Crowley 5. Passed ball,
Tresceau, LaCasce. Base on balls. off
A. Cobb l, Crowley 2. Umpire, Harri-
man. Time. 2.15 Attendance, 400
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
FEDERAL LEAGUE RESULTS

Sunday
Baltimore s, ST. Louis T.
Pittsburg z, Kansas City &
Chicago 2, Buffalo l.
Saturday
Pittsburg Z. Kansas City 4
Buffalo ], Chicago Q.
Baltimore g. st. Louis O.
Indianapolis s, Brooklyn 5 first game):
Indianapolis Z, Brooklyn 6 Second game).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
AUGUSTA AGAIN
LOSES TO WINTHROP

Earned runs-Winthrop 2. Two base
hits-Fuller, Cowing, Violette, Gale, G..
Maxwell. Stolen bases-Appleton 2,
smith. Harvey. Struck out-by Buck
land IL. by Stinson 5. Double plays
Newbert to Harvey to Violette Left
on bases Winthrop 5. Augusta 4. Hit
by pitched ball-MacGhee 2 Passed ball
Bell g. base en- balls-off auckland
2, off Stinson. Sacrifice hits-Gale, Full
Ter. Umpire, Barney. Time, LIS, At
tendance 1000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
Chicago Wins 2 to I

Chicago June 21.-Hal Chase. former
American League star. played first base
for the Buffalo Federal League club to-
day and his two-base hit scored Booze In
hard fought game which Chicago won
Chicago 30 o o o 0 0 2 x-2-2-0
Buffalo .......0 0 0 0 l 0-1-5-1
Moore and Blair: Lange and Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22

Chester w. Lasell has moved from
his home training track at Oakhurst
Farm to Charter Oak with Nowaday
Girl, 213 ga, and II others, including
some splendid youngsters by Henry
Setter, 210 ga
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
NEW ENGLAND RESULTS.
Saturday

At Observation-Disclosures s. Portland 6
first game); Lawrence a. Portland l (sec-
ond game).
At Worcester-Lowell 3, Worcester 2
first game); Worcester IA, Lowell 10
Second game).
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4, Fitchburg
tfrst game); Haverhill g. Fitchburg
(second game)
At Lynn-Lewiston 9, Lynn 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
ROMpoIN CENTER.

Earned runs-safford, Coombs. Three
base hit-Staples. Two-base hit.Coomos.
stolen bases-Togus I. Bowdoin Center.
Struck out-By Lizotte II, by Elliott ).
HIT nv mitchell balI-Cross Wild pitch
rizotte Elliott Passed ball-Wood 3.
Sacrifice hy-Davis. Sacrifice hlt-Heh-
dee. Empires. Kline and Curtis. Time'
1.S0. Attendance, 500.
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Baltimore g: ST. Louis q

st. Louis, June 21.-Baltimore won the
second game of the series with 81. LOUIS
TODAY & 10 4 The visitors hit Groom and
Keupper right and left The score:
Baltimore - o 0 l | 2-S-1.-l
ST Louis ...1 2 0 0 o. 90
Smith, Wilhelm and Russell; Groom,
Keupper and Simons.
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RICHMOND A.A. CLUB
DEFEATS HAZARD
OF GARDINER, AZ

Richmond, Me-, June H.-(SpeciaD.-
The Richmond A. A. Club defeated the
strong Hazard A. a. Club of Gardiner
to Saturday afternoon on Stewards
field in one of the best games of the sea-
son. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22

Stolen bases-Baker, Desmond, ReIIIs
Base on balls-Kimball l. Holt 2 Struck
out-By Kimball 5, Holt J. HitsU Oh
ball, Houdlette Lambert. Double Play
Houdlette and Clark. Wild pitch-Hoit'
IJmpires, Bates. Time, l.45.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
STANDINGS AND TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS

Sunday
Chicago 5, Boston 8.
Washington Z, Detroit 8.
st. Louis 5, Philadelphia 0.
Cleveland I, New York 8.
Saturday
Chicago 8, Boston 2.
Detroit l. Washington 0.
Philadelphia s, ST. Louis 2.
New York I, Cleveland l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
National League Standing
Games Today

st. Louis at Boston.
) Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
EASTERN ASSOCIATION
Sunday

Sunday
At New Haven-New Haven 8, Spring
field 2.
At neutrality-suspicious. 6, New Lon
don g.
At Observation-Disclosures 5, New Bri-
tain 4.
Other teams not scheduled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
New England League Standing
Won. Lost PLAYED. Cent.
Games Today

Worcester at Lynn. A
Fitchburg at Lawrence.
Lewiston at Portland
Lowell at Hayerhill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Saturday

Saturday
New Orleans s, Birmingham 0.
Nashville 2, Memphis 1.
Mobile g. Montgomery / FIRST game)'
Mobile 3. Montgomery 2 Second game).
Atlanta 6, Chattanooga 2 first game)
Atlanta 3. Chattanooga Second game
called in 7th, darkness).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
TROLLEY LEAGUE RESULTS
Trolley League Standing

At Winthrop 5. Augusta l.
At Gardiner-Gardiner 8, Hallowell g..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
HALLOWELL.

Earned runs, Gardiner 4. Three-basc
hits, Simpson. Two.base hits. McFar-
lane. Piper. Stolen bases. p. Cobb,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS
Saturda y

Boston 3. st. Louis 2.
New York 7, Cincinnati 3.
Chicago 5, Philadelphia 4.
Pittsburg 4, Brooklyn 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
American League Standing
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at st. Louis
Washington at Detroit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22
Federal League Standing
Games Today

Pittsburg at Kansas City
Baltimore at st. Louis.
Buffalo at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Indianapolis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-22

Johnny Dundee and Joe Mandot will
meet in New York June %.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-11
FOREST NOTES.

The New York state forest nurser-
les have a capacity of % million
young trees a year.
Approximately $50 acres on the.
oregon national forest were planted
with young trees this spring. b
The state of Pennsylvania cele-
brates two arbor days each year-one
for spring planting and one for the
fall--in April and October respective
".
On the Deerlodge national forest in
Montana n lookout station has the
record OF reporting accurately, by dis
lance and direction, a fire that was
sixty miles away.
Nearly three million young trees
are being g out this spring on the
national forests of northern Idaho
and Montana. On the ST. Joe nation
al forest in Idaho three thousand
acres win be planted.
Ranchers within and adjacent to
the Sierra national forest, California,
have formed a cooperative a~ssocia-
ton for the prevention of forest fires.
They need to use fire in clearing land
for farming. and will do it on a COM
munity basis, with all members pres
ent to prevent the fires spread.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-11
We

Frank Krier, of Florence, visited at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Ed De-
Vries, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Klauson were
callers at Watertown Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dupont are the
proud parents of a bouncing baby
girl.
John B. Hanten and John Conley,
of Watertown, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Math Kranz Friday.
Mike Lantgen made a business trip
to Grover Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Kranz made a
business trip to Watertown Wednes.
day.
Miss Carrie Kranz visited at the
Henry Ham home Sunday.
Cyp Jellesma, of Goodwin, visited
at the John Phi. Ries home Sunday.
Martin Lindner was a business
visitor at Watertown Thursday.
Don't forget the chautauqua, as you
will be missing half of your life and
you all know what that means.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-11
the Carl Loomis home.
Carl Swanson was a passenger to
WATERFOWL Monday morning.
STONY POINTERS.

Kampeska's bpsom has expanded
1.-THE past week like q ward politicians
chest after election. Eighteen inches
of water was added to the lakes level
this week as a result of recent rains,
doc. Christensen, who is building a
cottage at the Point, says he has
changed the plans and will build an
ark.
A five-foot dam at the Outlet would
preserve the present high water level
and check the pike from their pill
grimage down the Sioux to make
fishing interesting at Sioux Falls.
DR.. Boyles, a pioneer resident of
Clark, and famous for his fish yarns,
is spending the week as q guest Of
Art Fountain. T~wenty-one years ago
when doc" and Art we're on an
angling trip at Kampeska. Doc got
his leg tangled up in the anchor
rope which Art was heaving from the
Prov. Art heard a splash much
louder than the anchor would make
and turning cav Doc making a dive
into IS feet of water. Art expected
to see him reappear, but when a min
ute passed and no sign he pulled up
the anchor rope and found Doc all
tangled up. Doc says the lake is 80
feet deep in that one spot and says
Art waited fully ten minutes before
hauling him in.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Hayward have re-
opened camp and plan to keep open
house during the season. Mrs. Hay
ward has already caught several
good strings of fish.
Foley and Grover played a fast
game of ball at the Stony Point park
Sunday. Foley had BANKED their OPP
.~onents up to the sixteh inning when
the rain ended the game. Another
game will be played next Sunday.
Thos. Davis has been getting into
condition this week at Camp Can It,"
A strenuous program Of swimming,
patching and rowing was car
ried out.
So much rain has fallen the past
week and the water is SO soft that it
will hardly support the boats. Fish
ermen have been putting larger bob
bers" on their lines.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-11

sell as we knew him, was moi only a
daring bicycle rider but as well d
most accomplished penman and be-
sides a most enjoyable fellow to be
with.
Some of us have heard Gov. Glenn
and know as a lecturer he is worth
nearing again. He is to appear on
the chautauqua platform in our city
This eason Also some remember
the Alpine Yodlers. They too again
visit us this time. If you did not
see and hear them the other time
they were here do so this time and we
Will guarantee that you will not go
away sore that you did 80. We
liked them dandy.
Mr.. Green, of the C. & N. w. of our
little place, is reported as having
around a thousand little chickens.
Some chickens that. Mrs. Green, by
the way, is about as handy with the
telegraph key as is her husband so
tHdI ne can be away more tnan Otner-
wise.
Remember the Early Settlers reun-
ion and mammoth picnic at Stony
Point June 18th. Come and hear the
able program and enjoy the fine lake
and the life at the Point for a day.
Twill do you good.
This coming Sabbath, the Lord be-
ing willing, it is planned to dedicate
the Evangelical church building in
Watertown. Bishop Bowman of AL
lentown, Pennsylvania, will be
present. Rev. Bonner extends a cor
dial invitation to his Kampeska flock
to be present at the services.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-11
eRAcELAMp.

Miss Efie Phlpps and siafeEs Bes,
sic. are visiting friends ard attending
the carnival at Watertown
Clara Jorgenson spent Saturday
WITH her sister, Mrs. Carl Hanson
A bouncing baby 10Y arrived at the
ira Dahl hel1e Thursday, June
fotiter and babe are doing nicely
TT. and Mrs Ashton Happier were
guests at Frank Corners sunday
Hiss Clara KittaIsan is assisting
her sister, MRS Frank Swanson, this
week
Let us all make preparations 70 at
tend and enjoy the great program at
ae Watertown Chantandua beginning
June ~. sehlidkret Hungarian or
ehesra a ten piece company with
aonderfuIly fine musical program.
aaintanos band Of thirty pieces is
oa cE the Bis attractions for the last
day
Among those who were shopping
and visiting in the city last Wednes7
day wore albert Olson and wife,
Hpth Mckay. Mrs. Anton Olson, Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry Hanson and Robert
ETaek
Frank Swanson ana family Sunday
I'd ST Albert KittelBon's.
Carrie STEELE Is assisting at Ira
DahIa for couple Of weeks.
TIC Ladies' AID Society meets with
Mrs Carl Bausian June Is. All are
i wsIeefae TO come.
The celebration held at the Danish
lhasi Friday, Juns s. was well attend
ed The usual GOOD time Il reported
b7 I'LL
Mr and Mrg Hielie Hanson called
tsss Ira Dahl home Friday after
neon
Is SANDER from hereare plannins
x attending the chautauQua June
Remember me Ben Greet play.
fspfD appear the second might gre
VI eornpany putting m 4 real play
ahakGsrss CclneA ri Errors
Esrry E1aason md Albert Olsor
mAds 4 tussnssx TN ~ WateftcWr
ls&s 4tasaA,
1ffs Anfcn Ols6n called ~ III
nx25e Mes1d1y 1ttsrnoon
x3e1ke T,5ssand tznstIy of Garden
y5stssd eapday and Mcnday a
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-11

WALLACE

Yes, Eden, of course ! will look fol
you and all of your trends to be at the
C~hautanqua,
We are glad to see Andrew Hjerm
sted back from the hospital. We
hope his health will be much improy
ed.
What about the theory that it takes
a heavy fall of snow in the winter
to cause sufficient showers of rain
to produce a CROP the following sea-
son? Where is the fellow that was
talking that last winter? If he isn't
dead he will be some time. We sup
pose he is away getting his calcula.
lions rebuilt.
George and Dan Groves took in the
carnival at Watertown last week.
Clark Morgan is building a pasture
fence this week. 1t looks as if Clark
was turning the side hill wrong side
out on his place, but he say its only
a place for a basement barn.
Anna Hallauer is helping her
mother do some sewing.
j. P. Glembin is expected home this
week.
John Vinnard says he can count
thirteen small lakes on the quarter
he lives on.
Chef Wright and family were call
ing on friends near Wallace last SUM-
day.
John and Chas. Brekke have closed
the wagon track along the railroad
through their farms.
Some of the farmers around Wal
lace have cultivated their corn fields
the second time.
Are you going to the picnic on the
.Wibeto farm the 18th?
Olaf Sjolie went to Watertown to
get his auto but decided the roads
were too bad to try to run it hame,
so he came back on the train.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-06-11
DRAWING AERIAL lclNEsS.
Easier For the Saltoonist Than For Che
Mao Ia an Aeruptane.

Easier For the Saloons Than For the
Man In an Aeruptane.
am often asked why the aeroplane,
which has reached at its very highest
a little over $4,000 feet, brings back Its
aviator ever from a much bower point,
often almost exhausted with cold.
when the balloonfst floating Tor hours
at a height Of over four niles % not
overcome by low temperature and
hardly mcunvenienced. The answer is
simple. The aviator PUSHES upward
from the earth, cutting his way In
ascending spirals ever against the
wind Of his own swift fight and the
roaring blast of his propeller.
He is the epttome of action. He is
mans supreme defiance of natures
precefents. The nervous strain Is
something fearful as the machine
claws up the side OF nothingness to-
ward a mark in the heavens. Invisible
yet all compelling. the mark another
man has settle altitude record. out
of sight Of the waiting crowds, no
longer even a dot In the sky, he may
meet opposing air currents. binding
cloud banks that muffie him so that he
cannot see the tips of his own wings.
He may be forced to. buck against adj
verse; conditions so that he keeps cir
cling round and round with the baro-
graph dashed TO the side Of the ma
chine scarcely moving, and then he
thinks about the last mans mark and
sets his teeth-and sets the mark high
err In the heavens.
He may come back so stiff with cold
that he cannot stir from the seat. bnt
a good deal of it viii be due. to the I'M
tense nervous strain. for no n so au-
daciosisly afronts gravitatioE and gets
away with 1T entirely nnscathed. Mean;
while the balloonist has been waited
to the Skies" If not 'ton fowery beds
of ease at least on an air mattress,
with a gas bag going up in docile
agreement with laws governing the
expansion Of gas. The carbnretor
freezes at a lower temperature than
the baIioonist's water bottles. because
vaporizing liquid in itself produces
cold.
But I have had water bottles freeze
in q balloon often enough, and the
temperature has been around zero. The
ballast freezes, and. instead OF sending
1t over the side from the scoop In a
fine cloud. you have to break up the
stony mass with a hammer lest a chunk
fall On somebody's head below. One
day when we were ~shivering IN the
thIckest OF listers and drinking hot
soup with a relish. we could have
looked over the edge Of the basket and
seen the farrners In Iowa having sun
strohns In the hayields-that is, II We
had recognized either sunstrokes or
turner's, for at that height q map-
who Is always hiding under his hat
looks Ike d period on this pages-An,
gustus Post IN American Magazine.