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f Teh-nary 11. 1909L THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATE!) BEE. s ' SP011ISC C0SS1P OF WEEK H-yen Art Signing Up ani Beady to Play Ball Again, POINTER FOR INDEPENDENT CLUBS Nebraska Team Hatri Shoal that Taey Ar Protected ilMl Oatlaw or DtaqaallaoA Players Heat liaair. Signing up. All over th land ball players ar putting their name to contract and returning them to club owners, where they ar laid awsy with th contract tinned befor. Thl season is one that will be remembered for several reason. Flrat of all. it 1 th time when the magnate I not in a hurry, " s'gn m piayer. Bo effectual I th reg ulation of organised ball that the player In the spring time ha the on chance of sign ing with th club to which he ha been as signed, or to lay off for the season. The bluff of the "outlaw" league has been called and the organised magnates do not Xer th threat of jumping, for th rery good and all ufflcient reason that there Is no place to Jump to. Then the players and th manager get together on a mor busi nesslike basis than aver before In the his tory of th. game. When th playing" season Is over the player draws enough money on his last pay to see him through th winter and 'leave him a tidy sum in the bank; he usually has some employment to which he returns and all the time he Is not on the ball field h it drawing py for doing some thing useful In a business way. This has ndd th advano money proposition and aoes away with the necessity, the player once endured of signing as soon as the season ended In order to get money torsive oh during the winter. Just as the magnate hue come , to be a hard-headed business man th player has become a sober and thrifty young man who saves his salary as well as his strength. It Is a change for the better for base ball. A word right here to the Nebraska people Who are organising clubs for the smaller towns Of th state. It will ha a wise plan to get together in some sort of a league arrangement for the protection of the game. Many disqualified players are look ing for employment In the Independent team and will' be signed by managers who are not posted on the laws of th game. Regulations now are so strict that no team playing under th natlonnl agreement can play against a team in which a dis qualified player Is engaged. Nor can a team from an organised league play with an Independent team that has played against one having In Its number a dis qualified player. This rule is made to pur sue the outlawed player to the ultimate end and Is necessary to maintain discipline In base ball. Thus It will be essential to the Independent teams of Nebraska that they fully protect themselves from the "Jumper." Many of these Independent teams ar looking forward to games with th Western league teams during th sum mer, but unless the players are absolutely free from the taint of disqualification the games will hav to be called off. The only 'way in which an independent team can be sure thst it Is In good odor will be to ar range with th National commission for protection, and this can best be done by forming a league. Th Nebraska towns In terested can easily do this. Hastings, Orand Island, Kearney, Fremont, Columbus and other places where teams are to be maintained can easily get together, frame an organisation and arrange a playing ehedul that will glv them no more games In a season than they usually hare, and which will ensure them the protection they need without expense. Another advantage to be gained by this will be the control of their own players, who will thus be pre vented from Jumping from team to team, and who cannot then b grabbed by bigger league tesms. It Is worth -the while of these Independent teams to take this mat ter bp for serious consideration. If the li.400 salaryUmU in the Western league Is lived up to, and it very likely will be, a number of salaries wilt be shaved from what they were last season. Last year the payroll of th Western league teams was much nearer $3,400 than 12,400 and lot f youngsters were getting more thnn they were worth. The magnates felt . the drain, and will try this season to get along with a llVtl less expense. Just as another example of the salary cuts that are going on. and to show that the Omaha player mentioned last week as being asked to piay in one of th big leagues for the same monthly salary he got from Rourke may feel that he fared well, let us turn to the cas of a Denver man who was drafted, and who is asked to sign a con tract with a big . league club at 150 a month less thsa Denver said him. What is tru in thes Instances can be multi plied several times over In the country at larg. Th big leagues ar cutting pay aU around, and It Is hardly likely that any of th teams, unless it be the Olants, will have a salary roll as big as it had last season. If the big leagues are' retrenching In the matter of pay. It follows as a mat ter of course that the little ones will have to. This isn't a very cheering prospect for th player, but It Is th natural out come of th Inflated salaries of the "war" period, whan th Western wa paying Na tional league salaries. Th salary limit means that In th Western league next sea son the average pay will be 1175 per month, and that wher a player gets S30O or over, somebody on the team will be playing for less than th average. Papa Bill Rourke is up against It Butch Frees has gone on the war path and threatens to play "Independent" all next summer. On day last week BUI asked Butch to com In and talk business, snd offered him a contract calling for $2S a month more than he was paid last season. Butch looked this over, and balked; he said he was offered as much to go to Fre mont and play In a team there, where he wouldn't be asked to work more than three games a week. Rourko asked him how many games he worked a week with Omaha, and callel his attention that last season he was in exactly fifty games, or sbout two a week. Then the Butcher hung out for $115 advance. Papa BUI put on his Icy glance and said no; he would give no advance money to anybody. And Butrh laid down his ultimatum, no ad vano money, no contract. And th con tract Is still unsigned. "Ice" Hall is reported to have cast his lot with the Ohio outlaws. He really be longs to th Merlden (Miss.) team, and Rourke has the next claim on him. Hall ays the Merlden team owes him money and that he is thus released. Ac Btcwart, vho managed the Merlden team last hi on and will rua It again this coming sum mer, sent Hall here from the south when :he yellow fever made it necessary to shut down ball playing in that league. Hall did ood work for Omaha and was looked on nth much favor by the local fans, but he las since shown his fangs. He refuses to com to omana ana says he will not bo ack to Merldea. It is pretty near certain a will go on the permanent blsck list, and that another season wlU find him out of :he gam. - Saunders la aaotber player who la feeling gt mistake of aontumaoy. He left Omaha ast geea In a bus and at a Urns when the team needed his services. It was over a question of pay for time when he was nor at work. Paundrs pitched for various Independent teams in South Dakota and northern Nebraska and made out some thing of a salary by this. He is now will ing to work for Omaha or any other league club, but finds that his record has - put him In such position that his chances for a high salary are much Impaired. It Is quite likely he will be In Omaha next summer and that he will be found working to clear himself of the stain that now stands against him. It doesn't pay to Jump a con tract, even with a minor league team. In these days when managers ar keeping such close tab on plavers. Whatever pesslmtstlo lovers of th sport may say, th recent wav of reform In foot ball has not doomed the game. Those who look at the matter In a conservative light believe that the restrictions made by the "big nine" and th New York com mittee will prove wholesome, at least until objectionable methods of getting around them are resorted to. These reforms were undertaken by th friends of th gam with the Intention of weeding out unsports manlike practices, which were injuring the game in the estimation of the general pub lie. They are intended to bring the sport back to the place It formerly occupied In publlo esteem. It will be noted that the reformers are th ones who ar most con fident that the gam will survive. Th action of th conference really was not radical, when the essential features of the game are considered. It decided that no student should play for more than thro years In any collegiate sport; that only undergraduates call play In Intercolleagiate games and contests; placed a limit of five Intercollegiate games in a season; fixed the admission for students aC 50 tents; abol ished the training table aad made a strin gent rule requiring that players must be bona fide students. The section on which th bitterest attack Is made Is the one re qurlng coaches to be regular members of the faculty, at salaries not to exceed those ! paid to other members of the faculty of equal rank. This will cut off a number of prominent coaches who were in the habit of giving their attention to foot ball for three months of the year at salaries In many cases higher than those paid learned professors for the entire year. This will hit Wisconsin and Michigan, unless Tost decides to give his whole time to the game. and a few of the lesser lights of the "big nine." Chicago and Minnesota have been following the rule for several years, and there appeared to be a tendency in that direction among colleges even before the rule was passed. The reforms that have been proposed do not strike at any of the features of the game that are essential to Its success, but only aim to remedy a num ber of abuses that have grown up, owing principally to the abnormal Interest the sport has aroused In the minds of students and the general public. Advocates of the game of socker foot ball seem to gloat over the turn which has been taken In the aflulrs of the good old college game of foot ball. The effort to have a game with the New Zealand team while In Chicago was unavailing, as they Jumped right on through to San Francisco, from which place they will sail for home. The frequent assertions that the American pub lic, with Its love for the faster games, would never stand for such a mild sport as the association game have not been seri ously disputed by the socker players. They are content to rest on the knowledge of the triumph of the dribbling code over the Rugby game in Great Britain, and the be lief that It will score a similar success in this country. While ths college rules com mittee has ben devising schemes for the retention of the intercollegiate giant, and the faculties of some of the colleges hav come out strongly for the rest cure, the as sociation Infant has been kicking lustily. Pointing to the .Chicago branch of the family, the socker men note that eight teams took part In ths spring champion- chip series of the Chicago league In 1905, and that In the coming series there will be more than twice that number compet ing, to say nothing of several more teams playing In a Saturday league. With nearly sixty teams In St. Louis and at least ten scattered through the state of Illinois, th sockerltes are well satisfied with their progress in this section, Sine the strenu ous American spirit took a great liking to the fierce excitement of golf, the socker men are hopeful of making many converts. Much Interest is being man!feted In the meeting of the Central Whist association which will be held at'Grand Island Friday and Saturday, February IS and 17. A large number of Invitations hsve already been accepted. Indicating th largest attendance in th history of th association. Th organlatlon Is composed of clubs snd mem bers from nine different states. There will be two contests, one for teams of four and the other for pairs. Four persons from each club may contest In the former and any number from each club In the latter. As you will observe from the program, trophies are given as prises In each contest, and also for the free-for-all, which ter minates the meeting. Th club which compos th association are: Red Oak Whist club. Red Oak, la.; Kansas City Athletic club, Kansas City, Mo.; Bt Joseph Whist club, St. Joseph, Mo.; Commercial club, Sioux Falls, 8. D. ; Topeka Whist club, Topeka, Kan.; St. Jo seph Athletic Whist club, St. Joseph, Mo.; Council Bluffs Whist club, Council Bluffs, la.; Perry Whist club. Perry, Okl.; Hawk eye Whist club, Sioux City, la,; Dakota Whist club, Sioux Falls, 8. D.; St. Mary's Whist club. St. Mary's, Kan.; Sugar City Whist club. Grand Island, Neb.; Sioux City Whist. Chess and Checker club, Sioux City, la.; Elk Point Whist club. Elk Point, 8. D. The officers of th association are: Michael Waters, president, Sioux City, la.; A. Wendover, Vice president, St. Joseph, Mo.: B. L. Copeland, secretary and treas urer. Topeka, Kan.. Directors: T. M. Hanlon. Sioux Slty; C. D. Walters, Coun cil Bluffs; H. A. McCandless. Perry. Okl.; W. A. Prince, Grand Island; M. Apple, St. Joseph; J. C. Meredith, Kansas City. Bit and Spur, the horse monthly, In aa article on horse show prospects In Omaha, adds a few lines concerning the new riding school which is in full operation In Gar mania hall: Fred Bork will manage th enterprise, and Just returned from New York, wher he perfected himself In small riding and driving details, and executed orders for new saddles. The Interest the Horse show has Im planted has fanned the flame for good horses, and many new ones are being bought. Many of the young misses who hsve been keeping to the cross saddle ar ordering Whitman side saddles for future use. Miss Francis Nash, a pupil at Durland's last season, uses dally a couple of black three-galted geldings which she picked up at that fashionable school. Miss Lomax is an aspiring amateur and Is looking for a real good show horse for use. The Misses Haydtn have never ridden, though cauKht by a microbe now, a sin gular coincidence It has not happened be fore; their father keeps a very good stable. Mrs. C. C. Allison is enthusiastic In the sport, owning a very good combination horse put to work alternately under saddle and harness as the circumstances warrant. Mrs. Thomas Byrne uses that toppy geld ing sold Mr. Byrne by' James Murray last falL Mrs. Luther Kounts already drives tan dem very creditably, when she gets more assurance at the difficult task. One of her Christmas presents was a Kimball tandem cart and harness. A. D. Brandeis boucht a new combination three-galted saddle hore for his daughter rrora weir at ftogers. a Locally aothtng I now being don to ward th Horse show whloh will b Held at the Auditorium this fall, but some time In the early spring secretaries of shows at Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, St.' Paul and St. Louis will come together at th latter place to work out uniform classifica tions to assist through exhibitors. Omaha mad such an enviable reputation last fall that th directors anticipate no difficulty in having all the classes filled. The riding school is adding many new members to the list of women who will be sble to ride and drtvo by the time the bugle blow this tall. Jay Gould's recentwork In th racquet and court tennis events has singled him out as a likely candidate for national honors. Both th racquet and tennis ama teur championships ar held in New York. Lawrence Waterbury Is racquet champion, and will defend the title In February In Boston, and also holds th gold racquet championship of th Tuxedo club. The national championship will be held at New York In March and the golij racquet con test In February, having been postponed to get Jay Gould as a competitor. Young Gould will also play in the national, and with Joshua Crane, Jr., three times a former champion, he ranks aa an advance favorite with Sands, The twelfth annual open tournament for the lawn tennis championship of the south of France will be held at th Nice Lawn Tennis club, beginning March 12. It will follow the Monte Carlo and Mentona tour neys, ths former of which begins on Febru ary 22, and the latter on March 6 These big matches will mean a revival of the an cient game because they will infuse new life Into the sport. According to the pro gram the events for the Nice tournament will be as follows: Gentlemen's Singles The Nice cup. value J. 000 francs, offered by the municipality nf Nice-. H I. Doherty, winner liVO. 1903; holder 194, 1905. Entrance fee 10 francs. Best of three 'vantage sets throughout, except finals, which are best five "vantage sets. This event will take place Irre spective of the number of entries, but no prise will be given unless there are four entries. The winner of this event to re ceive a first prise. A second prise will be given If there are eight entries, a third prize If there are twelve entries, and two third priies if there are sixteen entries or more. The cup to be won three years, not necessarily consecutively, before becoming the propertv of the winner. The holder to play through each year. . Ladles' Sinirlfs The ladles' cup. offered by A. O. MorconBtern! Mrs. G. W. Hlll ysrd. holder 1901; Countess Schulenbrs. holder 190?; Miss T. Lowther, holder 1905; Countess Schulenherg. holder 1904; Miss C. M. Wilson, holder 1905. Entrance fee 5 francs. Best of three 'vantage sets through out. All other conditions the same as In No. 1. Gentlemen's DoubleThe Gentlemen's double cutis, value 1.S0J franos. offered by Eugene Hla-glns: R. F. and H. L. Dine'tv, winners 1!T2. 1908; holders 1904, 19. En trance fees 16 frarcs ner pMr. All condi tions the same as in event No. 1. Mixed Doubles The Mixed Doubles win. vslue 1,500 francs, ofred bv the G"nd Cercle du Casino Munlclnal d Nice; Countess Pohiilenoerg snd R. F. Doherty, winners 1903; holders 1904, 1905. Entrance fee 10 francs per pair. There will also be handicaps In gentle men's singles, ladles' singles, gentlemen's doubles (must enter In pairs), mixed doub les (must enter In pairs). Only the third set, If played, will be a "vantage set. Widespread Interest centers In the fact that the Baltimore trophy (the traveling trophy of the Woman's Whist league) has been won In perpetuity by the Woman's Whist club at 'Chicago. Mrs. Henry T. Fry, Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mrs. M. C. Capelle and Mrs. H. H. Frothlngham formed the victorious team. A remarkable feature of their success. Is that they never suffered defeat, winning nine matches last year and six this season, the total fifteen being needed to obtain permanent ownership of the trophy. The trophy was put Into com petition in Baltimore at the congress held there in May, 1904, and was presented by the Baltimore Whist club. At that con gress it was won by th Philadelphia Whist club. At th congress at Philadel phia last May it was won by the Manhelm club of Philadelphia. The trophy has twice been played for In this district and accord ing to the published records the Cavendish club of Baltimore has established ten vic tories upon It, four in 1904 and six In 19u6. The Whist club of Philadelphia also had won the trophy ten times. The Woman's Whist league, If It follows the custom of former years, will probably see that a new trophy takes the place of the Balti more and also that play shall continue without interruption of the published schedule. Play for this series of games begins In Baltimore on March 20, continu ing for a month. Connie Mack, manager of the Philadel phia Athletics and who is one of the Joint committee on base ball rules, said last week: "There are many hardships about the foul strike rule, but I hardly think there la any chance to have the rule re pealed. So the best we can look for is some modification. Take, for Instance, the foul tip that goes back straight over the catcher's head. Now I don't think it is fair to call a strike on a man for a tip of that sort, unless It Is evident that the batsman is trying to foul. But there Is no man living so clever as to be able to tip the ball over the catcher's head. ' If We could hav this sort of a foul strike cut out It would help some. Th foul strike rule, however, has Its advantages and will be retained. We would like to see a little more batting at that. By the way, did you ever take Into consideration the im provement in the pitchers in the last ten years? A batsman who is hitting .275 nowadays is as good a man aa he who ten years ago hit .S50. In those days each club had one or two good pitchers, and the batsman would lay for the poor ones, hit them all over the lot and fatten their av erages. But when two first-class pitchers met In thoss days they had low scores, too. Well, at the present time each club carries four or five first-class pitchers, and the batsman seldom gets a chance at any thing soft to swell his average. Why, I don't think we bad mor than six or eight really 'easy' games last year. Aa the pub Us wants close games, therefore, it seems that the rules are all right, as far as they go, with a slight modification In the foul strike to cover the point I have made." $ While Ned Hanlon has not got the Cin cinnati line-up finally settled for the com ing season and will not have It picked out till after the spring practice Is finished, he has got a pretty definite plan laid out now that he has landed Jim Delehanty. All that Is needed to complete the arrangements Is another catcher, for whom he is dickering. His pitching staff, unless one of the young sters show great form, will be Ewlng, Wei- mer. Overall, Harper and Chech. At first Jack Barry will fight It out with Charley Carr, Barry also being an outfield possi bility. Second base and short ar clinched for Miller Huggln and Tommy Corcoran. Del is th probable third bagman, but Mowery and Hlnchman will be given thor ough trial before anything definite Is set tied. Id the outfield Kelley is a sure thing Lin left and Cy Seymour in center, with right to be fought for. Odwell, Blegle, Barry and Delehanty ar all possibilities Behind the bat Boh 1st, Phelps and Paddy Livingston ar on th list. Th itinerary of the spring tour of the world's champions hss been completed. The men will be requested to report at Memphis on March 1, where they will stay until March 20. According to Manager McGraw th bass ball ground in Tennessee's cap ital are th best in th south. Th diamond 1 of turf and th entire plant Is so well drained that If a heavy rain were to fall In th morning It would b in a fit condition to play on In the afternoon. In the event of the grounds not being In condition to be used a large gymnasium, equipped with all modern apparatus, shower baths, etc.. has been enpaged for the players. Donlln snd Gilbert will leave this week for Hot Springs, Ark., while the other players will go direct from their homes to Memphis. Manager McGraw proposes to put In considerable of the time between now and the 1st of March In skating at the St. Nicholas rink, an ex ercise which, he thinks. Is Ideal for Improv ing his physical condition. , Prominent Harvard men who ar In touch with th athletic, and foot ball situa tion at Cambridge appear to be convinced that the changes ordered by the national foot ball rules committee are sufficiently drastlo to satisfy the authorities of the Crimson, and that Harvard ought to re ceive permission to proceed with the sched ule for next year's games within a shprt time. Th rule changes, they say, are very radical on the score of brutality and rough play, and If they do not prevent such practices they certainly punish' them so severely as to make It almost Impossible to continue them. Under these conditions neither Harvard nor any other college, they feel, can have reasonable objection. One prominent foot hall expert In estimat ing the effect of the present conditions upon theo game, said: ' It will be necessary to Increase the num ber of downs with the number of yards to be gained under these rules. This Is an advisable engagement snywsy, as It will remove one very objectionable feature of the old arrangement of five yards In three downs: towit: That In case of the failure to gain on any one down places a tremen dous handicap on a team on the other two downs, which is, I think, undesirable. It would be much better to give three on portunltles to recover lost ground, even though a greater average distance must he gained on each of the four tries than to retain present conditions. Then there is one other suggestion on this line that I would favor. It seems to me fairer to provide that, after falling to gain a given distance In a given number of tries, a team should be allowed to kick the ball. It is an awful penalty to lose the ball, which means a loss of thirty-five yards at least for failing to make the re quired distance, by say, a couple of Inches, as often happens. Is It not better In case a team falls to gain the distance to then compel it to kick? That is handicap enough, inasmuch as the other team can tie fully prepared ror the kick and a handle It to the best advantage. ror my part. 1 would favor u ten-yard rule, with four downs. In which to gain the distance, and In event of failure to gain the requirement, a compulsory kick. Diary of Automobile Pop The diary of an automobile breach of promise suit, as prepared by the fair plain tiff, has been filed with other papers in a New York City court. Miss Emma Huber is the plaintiff. She wants $3,000 damages from Albert Kreemenaker for reasons set forth In the diary as follows: August 27, 1905 Met Mr. Krumenaker, who asked leave to visit. Granted. He Is a widower with two boys. August 2$ to September 9 Received many visits from Mr. K. He has taken me on lots of automobile rides and to the theaters. Seems a nice man and well fixed. Talks all the time about how much he likes me. Think he does, a Uttle, maybe. September 10 While coming home with Albert In the auto tonight he aBked me If I would marry him. Told him so sudden, etc., and would talk to papa and mamma and think it over. Says be loves me to distraction, September 10 to 20 Albert calling fre quently. Always asking me out on auto and to theaters. September 21 Albert asked me if I had made up my mind. Put him off. September 24 Went to Hunter's island In auto with Al. Had fine time. On way home asked me to stop aft his house, "our future home," he called it, and look it over. Found It lovely. Think will accept. September 25, 26, 27, 28 Theaters, dinners. autos nearly every day. Al very atten tive. September 29 We got photocd downtown today. September SO Albert sent me letter en closing photos and ending "with many kisses from, your sweet Albert." And then such a sweet postscript, reading, "My dear Emma, will you keep that little cosey cor ner in your heart for mc? And I'll be as true to you as any one can be. Just wait and see. Once more, your sweet Albert." Wasn't It flneT Um-m-m-m. October 1 to 6 Same old rides and thea ters and dinner parties. Think I'll accept. October 6 While out with dear Albert this afternoon I consented. I was afraid the car would run away, w were so pre occupied. Tonight he told papa, saying: "Papa Kegeler, Emma and I want to be come engaged to each other. Can I have your daughter for my wife? I will make her a happy woman. I will be a good husband to her and give her a good home. It may not be as fine as what she has now. but It will be fine enough for anybody." Of course, papa and mamma consented, and then we kissed all around and Albert said for papa to call htm Albert and he'd call him papa. And then we fixed on the date, and it's to be my birthday, Decem ber 1. Oh! I feel so happy. I wonder If I'll sleep tonight, thinking of him? October 8 Al called again tonight and told me he had told his sons to call me mother." Hope I'll get along with those kids. October 12 He calls every day, of course. but It's no use putting it down, now that ! everything settled, except when some thing happens. Today we went downtown nd he selected a lovely pair of earrings as an engagement present. They look fine on me. October 13 He telephoned me to come t his house, our home, I mean, and look around to see what extra furniture we'd need. We talked over lota of things and everything Is going to be Just lovely. Some times ha seems preoccupied. I wonder why? October 14 Went down with him to Lord & Taylor's today and bought, oh! such a dream of a piece of silk for my wedding dress. He insisted I should get only the finest of everything and I spent 1000 out of my bank account. He looks so queer sometimes; I hope there's nothing wrong. Well, It's done now, but If anything should turn up October 17 Oh! dear, dear, such 'a day. What a monster that man is. But wait! I'll find out what's back of. all this. I suspected something when he didn't corns around yesterday. And, as I said long ago, I've thought right along there was a screw looae lately. Anyway, what do you think? This morning a messenger boy calls with a package. It was my photos and the little presents I've been making him. My heart Jumped Into my mouth, but thank goodness I didn't let on to that boy. I Just fainted away when he'd gone, and come to as Mr. Krumenaker (how I hate that name) telephoned. "What's the mean ing of this?" I asked In my calmest tones. And he said he was sorry, but It was "all off!" I nearly had a fit "WhyT" "Well." answered tbe coldblooded wretch, "I've made a blunder. I could never max you happy." (You bet h couldn't, but I'll make hlra smart yet). "But why, and how?" I asked, sobbing over the 'phone. "Well," he says, "you don't understand me, Emma, dear. I'm a hell raiser, and we could never get along. But you can tel) everybody that it wa all my fault, and, besides, I'll mak good all you've spent." I hung up th 'phone. I never felt so terri ble In all my life. A hell raiser. Indeed. Well, we'll see. And papa's Just furious. October U Now that I've got reconciled to It, I can write again. Papa made ma get a lawyer. 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While the old or middle-aged are the usual sufferers, the young are not exempt if the blood becomes infected with the germs. Salves, plasters, lotions, etc., cannot cure old sores and ulcers because they do not reach the seat of the trouble. Such treatment keeps the place clean, relieves pain and perhaps reduces the inflammation, and in this way is beneficial, but can never permanently heal them. The only treatment that can do any permanent good is a competent Wood purifier, one 1 k3y 0iyo PURELY VEGETABLE barks possessing cleansing, healing properties, and is not only the King of blood purifiers, but the greatest of all tonics. If you have a sore that is slow in healing do not waste time with external treatment nor experiment with unknown medicines, but begin the use of S. S. S. and by removing every vestige of the cause, cure the trouble permanently. Special book on sores and ulcers and any medical advice desired furnished without charge to all who write. .. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, CA. and we've written a letter to that Kru menaker asking for an explanation in writ ing. Wonder what he'U say. I'm all broken up with disappointment and mak ing explanations. If he'd only come back but what's the useT October 28 We served a summons on him today for damages. Hope the Jury thinks of him what I do. Wonder when it'll come to trlalT January 17, '06 My first entry Is nearly three months, I see. Heard today suit might come up soon. When It does I'll stop this diary business. Smoothing Him Down "The infamous scoundrel!" exclaimed th eminent statesman. "I'll sue him for crim inal libel! I want you to begin proceedings against him right now." "What has tie been doing?" asked th lawyer. "He called me a corrupt politician and a grafter." "But, look here ' "O, I can prove It, all light I He said; it In the presence of a dozen witnesses." "Did be mention any particular Instance of corruption or grafting?" Wo." "Then, my dear senator, I'm afraid we can't make a case against him. You "But, good heavens! Haven't I told you " "Yes; but In order to make a cas that will stick we must hav th evidence that he alleged some specific act of grafUng or corruption." "Why is that?" "Because then we can make him prove it. Tf he doesn't prove It, we've got the dead wood on him. But he makes tho charge In general terms, don't you see, and If we suo him he might plead Justification and man age somehow to throw thoer burden of proof on us. and In the present excited and prejudiced state f the public mind, senator, w might hav some difficulty In doing that, while, on thevother hand, he mlgh " The rest was spoken in a whisper. "I see," said the eminent statesman, his' look of wrath giving way to one of stern purpose and high resolve. "There's an nther way I can get th Infernal scoundrel. He's got a niece that's a, clerk in on of the departments. I'll have her put put of that Job If It costs me a million dollars!" Chicago Trlbun. Wicked Thoughts Evangelist Dancing is wicked. Butterfly Nonsense! Evangelist My dear sister, tell me the truth. Do you never have sinful thoughts while dancing? Butterfly T -yes, sometimes. Evangelist Aha! And what arouses the sinful thoughts! Butterfly Having a partner who walks all over my feet. Cleveland Leader. DOG MEDICINES W sell all kinds of Dog Medicines-ins eluding those mad by Spratt, Graver and Dent. Write for booklet and catalogue. SHERMAN & MeCQXKElL DRUB CO. ter Cvr, lHa aa Dedge, OsaaA That the skin or insignificant hurt ot any character will become a sore that refuses to heal, and remains for years, eating into the surrounding flesh, resist ing treatment and sometimes terminating in Cancer. The poison in the blood may be the remains of some constitutional disease, the ef fects of a long spell of sickness leaving disease germs in the system, or the absorption of refuse matters of the body which have not been properly expelled -through the, channels of bodily waste. But whatever the cause the vitality and purity of the blood is so weakened and v nourish the svstem. and the sore with chronic sores and ulcers that goes to the very root of the trouble and re moves the cause, and for this purpose nothing has ever been found to equal S. S. S. It goes down to the very fouutain-head of the disease, drives out all poison and morbid matter, builds up the weak, sluggish blood, gives energy and strength to the entire system, and allows the sore to Heal naturally and permanently. S. S. S. is purely vegetable, being made of roots, herbs and Is J J y o CANADIAN AGENTS. (See also th Frank Carpenter letter on Canadian lands In this Issue.) THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Paid-up Capital, $10,000,000. Reserve Fund, $4,500,000 HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO D. E. WALKER, General Manager ALEX. LAIRD, Asst. Genl Managrr A GENERAL BANKING 132 Branches Cjta dthe United States BANKING BY MAIL Business may be transacted by mall with any branch of the Bank. Accounts may be .opened and deposits made or withdrawn by maiL Erery attention is paid out-of-town accounts. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Deposits of $1 and upwards received, and interest allowed at current rates. Tbe depositor is subject to no delay what ever In the withdrawal of the whole or any portion of the deposit a , A branch of this Bank bts been recently opened at COBALT, OCT., In the new silver mininr district . "TUB LAST WEST." Read Csrpsater's Letters About West era Canada Published Every Sun day In This Paper They're Bye Openers. Three thousand miles of new railway are under way in that rich farming country- Ninety million bushels of wheat from 4,000.000 acres In 1906. The world's best small grain country. Good markets, good climate. Big tracts of lands for money-maker. Free homesteads for all who want them. The last chance to get free or cheap land In America's humid belt. On hundred and twenty thousand new settlers In 1906 45,000 Americans. Sixty thousand Americans coming this year. Don't be too late. For free copies of a handsome magaslne, interesting literature and all sorts of in formstion about western Canada, its fertile lands and Its growing cities, write to U. . Bureau of Resources, New Tork Life Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. PR. Stt AW1.ES IKAKUta. a O 14 srPIIL A fine room with a vault heax light water janitor service in a fire proof office building for $ia00 The Bee Building. V I , hi(, . ,... BOP. or nicr on nr fao and nothing that I tried would benefit m. It began with shooting pains and soon th Itching was terrible. ' At first It discharged a w a t r y fluid which changed to a thiokar compo sition and ths pain was very se vere. It was near ly as larg as a dollar and terri bly inflamed in all t h surroundlivj parts. It had been thor so long and growing worn all th time, I became very much dis couraged and alarmed. At last I be gan th us of 8. 8. 8. At first tha nicer seemed to get worse, but soon I noted an improvement and contin ued its us until It was entirely cured. MRS. W. A. WRIGHT. Gary, Fla. or ulcer is kent tin. are persons wno have reached BUSINESS TRANSACTED DAUPHIN LANDS BRING RESULTS The soil, a rich black loam.' Is of un excelled productiveness: 36 to 40 bushels of WHEAT to the acre Is nut an un common occurrence; M bushels wheat to the acre have been frequently ob tained. Climate, milder than in other parts of the West. Almost entire absenc of storms. Wood, water and hay In abundance. MIXED KARM1NQ and DAlHViNU are paying occupations. Kasy access to Hallway. Schools at frequent Intervals. Why go farther West? Tou will go farther and not do nearly so well. Uncultivated lands ST to SIO per sere. Improved farm gto per acre up. WRITE TO J. A. CAMPBELL, DAUPHIN, Manitoba, Canada. TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER A I'sefal Presamt. Sahserlptloa Oat dollar a yeas'. WEAK, NERVOUS MEN from aests or victims to Nervous Debility or e eaustlon, Waiting Weakness, with Early Decline la young and mldd.s-agtd: lack of vim. vigor and Strength, with organs impaired and weak. Ou treatment will correct all ef the evils and rystor yeu to what nature intended, a hale, healthy, happy man. with all powers vigorous snd perfect. UlOirnfCI r cured perfectly and permanently for VAKltUutLt tile by one treatment No cutting, n4 Ciln, l danger, no detention from work. No othes eatment will CURE as quick. Dl rtftn DniCnicura ulckr than at Hot Spnage, DLuUU rUldUn At one every trace of the die aas disappears, no sores oome oa body (sores la CBOUth. throat, tongue, hair falling out stop at nc. We also cur all contagious or acquired disease- Hydrocele, Prostatic Catarrh of Bladder, Kidney, all chronlo diseases of mn snd women. rpfF esamlnaUon and consultation. Writ foe Paaala Strts. Qsaafca. SefcraeH