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STORIES OF
THE DIAMOND,
Veteran Pitcher Gy Young Tells
How He Broke Into Game.
BEGAN WITH MORY BOTTOMS
In Order to Teach Chatty Collage Boy
a Leieon Ho Decided to Twirl How
Cy Defeated Cadiz and Got Hit First
' Chance In Professional Baseball.
No. IV
By CY YOUNG.
Copyright, 1910, by American Tress Asso
ciation. It was a pood many years ago
doesn't make much difference how
long ago. but It was before the World's
fair, and we IU let It go at that. You
see, I am getting sort of weary of this
"Old Cy" business. 1 stand for what
the women say on the question of
age when they say they are Just as
old as they feel. That's me. I'm just
as old as I feel; but, at that, I guess
most folks who know me know I've
passed the forty mark.
I'm glad to get the age question off
my ctest, for I started to talk about
OY YOCNO, VETEItAN 1'ITCHRK OF CLEVE
LAND AMERICANS.
the Hickory Bottom team. Never
heard of that team, hey? I started
playing ball with them, the good old
Hickory Bottoms of Hopcdale, Harri
son county, 0.
I had been pitching hay, playing ball
with some of the farm hands, and we
were having quite a time of It. A lit
tle place called New Athens not the
Athens on up the state, but New Ath
ensbad a college and some 500 folks,
They were rather chesty when it came
to playing ball, and when the boys
would drive Into town on a Saturday
afternoon we would watch tho college
boys play ball.
They didn't look much to me, so 1
got our farmer boys in line, and we
bunted a long time for a name. Big
Stillwater and Little Stillwater were
two creeks close by, and we thought
we would call ourselves the Stlllwa-
ters, but some of the fellows kicked on
that. As we lived In a part of the
county called Hickory Bottom and as
our first bats we made ourselves out
of good old hickory trees, we took up
the name of the Hickory Bottom base
ball club, and then we started. Say,
we didn't do a thing to those college
boys! We Just ate 'em alive.
Well, I never will forget the day we
went to Cadiz. I was down to pitch,
and all I could do was to throw a ball
like well, I could throw 'em some in
tho&'.e days, Did hnvejtn outcurye, I
. guess,' Jui f JusrTouTiTeTonpeed.
The Cacltx team had been cleaning up
everything", from Wheeling, Steuben
vllle and on own the river, and to
think tho Hickory Bottom team would
. lick tbemj Why, say, It wns a joke to
-those fellows'.
foJVe played on a side of a bill. Nev
er was a ball ground quite like that
The only thing any way near level
was the run from first to second. You
had to run up hill to first, up hill from
third to home and down hill from sec
ond to third.
The Cadiz team bad a fellow they
called Home Ilun Grimes, ne played
shortstop, and his record was a home
fun or two every game. Say, I fanned
Abat fellow every time he came to bat,
and we won the game 12 to 1. Funny
how they got that one run! It came
.In the second or third Inning, 1 forget
which. But some of the Cadiz sports
got to betting that I would blow up or
kill our catcher, and that made me hot
:nln. So I kept firing the balls in
sort of reckless-like, and I hit two fel
lows, and one man got to base on balls,
1 hit the next fellow, and that forced
In a ruu. Then I settled down, and
we wou hands down.
The Cadiz Republican gave me a big
wrlteup on the gome, and the Canton
(CM manager got hold of the story and
Itooked me. The boys told how 1 went
Into professional ball on a hay wagon,
and there was a heap of truth In It at
that.
A BELIEF IN GHOSTS.
Finds Lodgment In Many Minds De
spite Scientific Denials.
Are there such things as ghosts'
The incredulity with which tho
question is often osked is paralleled
by the passionate Selief with which
tho Hliirnnitivc answei is often stat
ed. That there ure apparitions is
granted even by the most skeptical
investigators. Hut whereas the im
pressionable seer of ghosts believes
they are siiperiiiit'iraj the colder
scientist siiys they are nothing but
hallucinations. Frank Podmore, the
English "ghost hunter," has much
to say of the attendant circum
stances in most ghost seeing, cir
cumstances which do much to weak
n the value of the testimony of the
seer. Almost invariably there are
mysterious noises, by which the wit
ness is put in a state of nervous
alarm. Then comes the vision, which
often takes terrifying form. Is the
ghost seer viewing something objec
tive and external or is ho merely
contemplating an image created by
his own imagination? Of the good
faith of many people who say they
have 6een ghosts there can be no
question, but Mr. Podmore shakes
his head as to their credibility.
And yet when the testimony of
people who believe they have seen
ghosts has been attenuated to the
utmost people will still believe. Sci
ence may discredit evidence, but it
cannot prove that ghosts do not ex
ist. Throughout the ages there is a
cumulative mas3 of testimony
which, though it does not amount to
proof, yet commands shuddering re
spect. The sternest materialism
will not eliminate from people's
minds that credence in the un
known and the undemonstrable
which has been handed down U
them from the beginnings of time.
Plato himself accepted the exist
ence of ghosts, and he makes Socra
tes explain their frequenting of
graveyards. These ghosts, 6ays the
great Athenian, long to re-enter the
body in which they could gratify
thoir desires. It is hopeless but
memory tortures them with vain af
fection for the fleshly abode in
which they formerly dwelt. Shake
speare is full of allusions to the
dwellers in the realm of shadows.
But he, too, knows the meaning of
philosophic doubt, for he makes
Hamlet wonder whether the image
of his father may not be some coin
age of his fancy. lie hesitates be
tween contrary opinions, but in
clines toward belief in the supernat
ural. He says to his friend :
There are more things In heaven and earth,
Horatio,
Than are dreamt of In thy philosophy.
From Shakespeare's day to now
we have advanced in one particular.
We know more of the composition
of the brain and the susceptibilities
of nervous tissue. We are assured
today that a man may honestly be
lievc he sees a ghost and yet see
nothing but the projection of an
image within his own brain. But as
to the existence or nonexistence of
ghosts we are as ignorant as the an
cient Egyptian or the modern red
skin. Reason learnedly as we may,
we cannot eradicate from our mind
that vague feeling, half fear, half
hope, that ghosts may be. Sir
Thomas Browne touches on this
matter with characteristic quaint
ness. Some people, he says, hope to
see a ghost that they may be per
suaded of the immortality of tho
soul. But he adds that the devil
will never let them see one, for that
would be to turn them away from
himself. Rochester Tost-Kxpress.
Colonial Mail Routes.
The first record contained in our
colonial history of any kind of mail
service dates from 1G7C, when the
court in Boston appointed Mr. John
Hayward to "take in and convey let
ters according to their direction."
In December, 171C, arrangements
were made to receive letters in Bos
ton from Williamsburg, Va., during
four weeks of the summer time and
eight weeks in winter. In 1738
Henry Pratt was appointed "riding
postmaster" for nil the routes be
tween Philadelphia and Newport,
Va., to set out in the beginning of
each month and return in twenty
four days. Postage stamps were
first introduced into the United
States in 1847. New York Ameri
can. Contrasts In Populations.
The population of the known
earth at the death of tho Roman
emperor Augustus, about the time
of tho beginning of the Christian
era, was estimated by Bodio, an
Italian statistician, at 57,000,000.
The Romans knew nothing of Asia
beyond the Indus river and nothing
of Afnra save the Mediterranean
states. In 1492, at the time of the
discovery of America by Columbus,
the population of Europe was placed
tt only 40,000,000. Today Europe
has ten times that number, or 400,
000,000 people, with about a hun'
rlred to each sauare mil.
Articles of Incorporation.
Know all nun by these presci.ts:
That we, (iustave It. Olson, T. II.
Pollock, II. N. Dovey, F. L. Cummins,
and K. W. Cook, all being of full ape,
and residents, Ca.ss county, Nebraska,
do associate ourselves together for
the purpose of forming and beocom
ing a corporation in the State of Ne
braska, for the transaction of the
busiucss hereinafter described.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this eoiporation shall
be the Olson Photo machine com
pany. ARTICLE II.
The principal place of transacting
business shall be in the City of Platts
mouth Ca.ss county, Nebraska.
ARTICLE III.
The nature of the business to be
transacted by said corporation shall
be the procuring of patents on new
improvements, the manufacture anil
marketing of Photographic printing
Machines, photograhic supplies and
apparatus, and the making and mar
keting of photographs, and the manu
facture and marketing of other ma
chines and machinery, and die pui-
hasc of material therefor, and the erec
tion and maintenance of such build
ing or buildings and structures as
may be necessary, and to purchase
real estate as a site therefor, and the
purchase of such machinciy as may
be necessary for the operation of said
business, and to do any and all things
set forth in this certificate as objects,
purposes, powers, or otherwise, to
the same extent and as fully as natural
persons might do, and in any part of
the world.
ARTICLE IV.
The authorized capital stock of said
corporation shall be the sum of Twenty-five
thousand ($25,000.00) dollars,
to be divided into shares of One Hun
dred ($100.00) dollars each, and the
whole number of shares being Two
Hundred Fifty (2o0) of common stock,
to be subscibed and paid as required
bv law and the Boaid of Directors,
and when said stock is issued the same
shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
ARTICLE V.
The existence of this corporation
shall commence on the 4th day of
April, A. D. 1910, and shall continue
during the period of 99 years.
ARTICLE VI.
The business of said coipoiation
shall be conducted by a Board of Di-
ectois not exceeding FIVE in number,
to be elected by the stockholders, such
election to take place at such time and
be conducted in such manner as shall
be prescribed by the by-laws of said
corporation.
ARTICLE VII
The officers of said corporation
shall be a president, vice president,
secretaiyand treasurer, who arc to
be chosen by the board of Directors,
and shall hold their offices for the per
iod of one year, and uiuil their huc
cessors shall be elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VIII.
The highest amount of indebted
ness to which said corporation shall
at any lime subject itself shall not
be more than one third of the paid
up capital stock.
ARTICLE IX.
The manner of holding the meetings
of stockholders for the election of
officers and the method of conducting
the business of the corporation shall
be as provided in the By-laws adopt
ed by the stock holders.
ARTICLE X.
These ARTICLES OF INCOR
PORATION may be amended by a
two-thirds vote of all stock represent
ed at any regular or special meeting
called for that purpose by the board
of directors, provided that notice there
of shall have been mailed to each
stockholder at his last known address
at least ten days prior to the time of
holding such meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The
undersigned have hereunto set their
hands this 29th day of March A. D.
1910.
Gustave R. Olson.
T. II. Pollock.
II. N. Dovey.
F. L. Cummins.
E. W. Cook.
State of Nebraska )
( S3.
Cass County )
On this 29th day of March, A. D.
1910, before me, A. L. Tidd, a notary
Public duly commissioned and quali
fied in and for said county, personally
appeared the above named Gustave
R. Olson, T. II. Pollock, II. N. Dovey,
F. L. Cummins and E. W. Cook,
who are personally known to me to
be the identical persons whoso names
are affixed to the above and foregoing
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION,
as parties thereto, and that they sever
ally acknowledged the instrument
to be their voluntary act and deed.
WITNESS my hand and notarial
seal the day and year last above
written.
(seal) A. L. Tidd,
4t Notary Public
My commission expires Oct. 5, 1915
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Notice.
In the county court of the County
of Cass, Nebraska.
In Re Estate of Nicholas Bintncr,
deceased.
To all persons interested:
You are hereby notified thai; a
petition has been filed for the nrobate
of the last will and testament of Nich
olas Bintncr, deceased, and praying
for the appointment of the Exccutiix
therein named, Kntie Bintncr; that
a hearing will be had upon said pe
tition on the ."0th day of April, A. D.
1910, at ten o'clock a. in. at mv office
in the city of riattsmouth, Nebraska,
before which hour all objections
thereto must be filed.
Done thi3 9th day of April A. D.
1910. By the court,
(Seal) Allen J. Becson,
Byron Clark, County Judge.
Wm. A. Robertson, Attorneys. 102-0
Notice to Creditors.
State of Nebraska )
( ss In County
Cass County ) Court.
In the matter of the estate of George
Sitzman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
creditors of said deceased will meet
the Executrix of said estate, before
me,. County Judge of Cass County,
Nebraska, at the County Court room
in Plattsmouth, in said County, on the
10th day of May A. D. 1910, and on
the 10th day of November, A. D.
1910, at 10 o'clock a. m., each day,
for the purpose , of presenting their
claims for examination, adjustment
and allowance.
Six months are allowed for the cred
itors of said deceased to present their
claims, and one year anil six months
for the executrix to sclttlc said estate
from the 10th day of May A. D. 1910.
Witness my hand and seal of said
County Court, at Plattsmouth, Ne
braska, this Gth day of April, A. D.
1910. Allen J. Becson,
(Seal) County Judge.
William C. Ramsey, Attorney. 102-8
Legal Notice.
State ofNebraska )
( ss In county
Cass County ) Court
In the matter of the estate of Waclav
(called James) Krowlek, deceased.
To all person interested in said estate.
You arc hereby notified that a hear
ing will be had on the final report and
final petition of the administrator
of said Estate before this court at
Plattsmouth, in said County, on the
29 day of Aptril, 1910, at 9 o'clock
a. m. and that all objections, if any
there be, must be filed on or before
said day and hour of hearing.
Witness my hand and seal of the
County Court of said county this Gth
day of April, 1910.
SEAL Allen J. Becson,
102-6 County Judge
Notice to Creditors.
In the County Court of the County
of Cass, Nebraska.
In Re Estate of John Taylor, Baird
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at nine
o'clock a. m. on the 30th day of April
A. I). 1910, and at nine o'clock a. in.
on the 31st day of Oct, A. D.1910,at
my office in the Court House in the
City of riattsmouth, in said County,
hearings will be had upon all claims
against the estate of the above named
deceased, by which last named hour
all claims must be filed, and all claims
not filed will be adjudged barred at
said time.
Done this 2Gth day of March, A. D.
1910. By the Court,
(Seal) Allen J. Becson,
Byron Clark, County judge
Wm. A. Robertson, attorneys. 100-8t
Sheriff's Sale.
By vitruc of an order of sale issued
by James Robertson, Clerk of the
District Court within and for Cass
county, Nebraska, and to me directed,
I will on the lGth day of April A. D.
1910 at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day
at the south door of tho Court House
in said county, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash the fol
lowing real estate towit: Lots Eleven
(11) and Twelve (12) of Block Twenty-
Seven (27) in the City of Plattsmouth,
County of Cass, Nebraska. The same
being levied upon and taken as the
property of J. R. Cardiff, first name
unknown, Rebecca Cardiff, William
W. Coatcs, Iva M. (Coatcs, Frank
ll. Dunbar ana Adolph U. Swanson
Defendants to satisfy a judgment of
said court recovered by E. Y. Sarlcs
Plaintiff against said Defendants.
Plattsmouth, Neb. March 14th A.
D. 1910. C. D. Quinton,
94-10 Sheriff Cass County. Neb.
Byron Clark' Win. A Robertson,
Attorneys.
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Inttmrtlnn In water color, art leather, brats
end copper. Home decoration A trand op.
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Positive Proof.
Should Convince the Greatest
Skeptic In Plattsmouth.
Because it's the evidence of a
Plattsmouth citizen.
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The best proof. Read it:
J. W. Hickson, Oak street, riatts
mouth Ncbr., says: "I will never
cease to praise Doan's Kit'nry pills,
as they proed of such gre.;t l.enclit
to me several years ago. l or some
time I was caused much suffering
by attacks of lumbago that came on
without the least warning. The
simplest movement was painful and
I was annoyed by irregular passages
of the kidney secietions. I read so
much about Doan's Kidney Pills that
I finally procured a box from Gcr'rr.g
& Co's drug store. I was gratified
with the. results of their use that I
publicly recommended them in 190G
and at this time, I willingly renew
that statement. I hope that other
kidney sufferers will profit by my
experience.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doans
and take no other.
License Notice.
Notice of application of Peter A.
Smith for liquor license. Notice is
hereby given that Peter A. Smith
on the 11th day of April 1910, filed
his petition with the Village Clerk of
Greenwood, in Cass county, Nebraska
as required by the statutes of the stati
of Nebraska and the ordinances of
the Village of Greenwood, praying for
a license to sell malt, spitrious and
vinous lifmors in the building located
on lot' No. 277, Greenwood, Nebraska
for the coming fiscal year ending on
the First Tuesday in May, 1911.
Any objection thereto must be filed
on or before April 25, 1910.
Dated at Greenwood, Nebraska,
April 12, 1910.
104-4 Peter A. Smith,
Applicant.
FILLING CREAM PUFFS.
The Salesmen Learns Something of a
Long Admired Industry.
'Trom the time I was a very
small boy until I began to sell
cream of tartar," said the ex-salesman,
'1 had an overwhelming curi
osity to know how they got the
filling inside the two articles of diet
which as a youngster I liked best
in the world chocolate eclairs and
cream puffs. Now that I know I
can't understand why with all the
thought I gave to the subject I
didn't figure it out for myself. It's
bo simple.
"Of course you don't have to le
a baker to know yon can't bake an
eclair with tho filling in it. It's f. it
to bo made separately and put in
after you've got he shell all made
and baked. When I got selling
cream of tartar and used to go be
hind tho scenes of tho bakeshops I
found out how they did it. They
use a force pump. The pump has
a needle-like spout and is filled with
soft custard. You stick the poir:'.
into the eclair, push down your
pump handle and the thing is filled.
Kasy, isn't it? It's such a little
hole that you never see it.
"I never got tired watching them
work in tho bakeries. There would
be a big pile of fresh baked shells
of eclairs and cream puffs. A man
would seize tho little pump and in a
minute or two have them all filled.
Another man would be shaping pics
so fast that it made you dizzy.
Along would come another man
with a wagon full of fillings and fill
the pies as fast as tho other 6hoved
them along. It's the same way
with everything so different, you
know, from mother's methods.
"As for tho baker's oven, if you
have never seen one you've got a
surprise coming. There's only one
oven to a bakeshop generally, and
it's as big as a room. How do they
get things in and out ? Easy, again
They use long poles with a shovel-
liko arrangement on the end. They
put their cakes, or whatever tho
batch may be, in this, and if they
want to they can deposit them on
tho farther side of tho over, fifteen
or twenty feet away. In tho same
way when a thing is done they reach
in over whatever else may be bak
ing and shovel it up." New York
Sun.
At It le Today.
"Got any country cousins coming to
your reception?"
"Two of them."
"I'll bet you're worried to death."!
"I certainly am. But then we can't
all wear diamonds and come In a spe
cial train, we're not all lucky enough
to b farmers' wives." 8t, Louis Star.
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A Frenchman was teaching in a
large school where ho had a reputa
tion for making Rome queer mis
takes. One day ho was taking a
class which was rather disorderly.
What with tho heat and trouble
some boys ho was very ' snappish.
Having punished several boys ami
sent one to tho bottom of tho class,
he at lnt shouted out in a passion
"7. whole class eo to 10 bottom I"