f Teh-nary 11. 1909L
THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATE!) BEE.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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. Otto Kempner of Brooklyn,
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sor formed and
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250 Navy St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
polluted that it cannot proper
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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.
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That
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The poison in the blood
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(See also th Frank Carpenter letter on Canadian lands In this Issue.)
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"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
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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
