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Show I f. ' . ,.r c-it-r- v. ? -- H : --kX. P EC 'J LI A R RECORD ' - OF TRIO Ci MINES .1 t '' - h - ''''"' i..t . " " all-ot- her fuh dnttnnlW i;an y -- and. tbs preventing others when it came to being hit by The other two are pitched hulls llughey Jennings and Curtis Welch The strangest thing of all. as fat as of these men were concerned was the fact that they didnt mean it. They were game all right, but not game euough to voluntarily run the risks they seemed to take, and the eounties8 bruises they received were not endurbd to help their teams, put because they couldnt dodge Its a fact Hugh Jennings could not dodge a ball, and Frank Chance cannot duck one now. As for Curtis Welch, he He g'd was a diffeient proposition hit intentionally time after time, and never, perhaps. Without full meaning The box scores of the old Baltimoie games seldom went into print without the words, Hit Ay pitched ball, Jennings" Time alter time llughey was cannonaded, and, as a rule, was bump ed hard, llis nerve and gsmeness were widely praised, while some of the crit les said he was simply foolhardy. The latter opinion was almost univerSa when, after Baltimore had safely wof the flag, llughey continued to get thumped, and to get h t as well. All these years lie had been unable to dodge. He seemed unable to convey the seqse of dat ger from his brain to his limbs quickly enough to spring aside, and on seveial occasions he was knocked cold when he knew the ball was coming, when he was eiger to get out of the w'ay, and simply couldnt make his muscles move in time. Frank Chance has been lilt in ths head 38 times, and stunned on 30 oc- io - r. v ; IU-t- neces-arylabuil- Manager Frank Chanc. easions, while he. has received dn numerable smashes on shoulders, ribs or legs. Chance wants to get out of tne way. but can't, lie stands flat footed, resting heavily ou his pins when batting almost imbedding them in the ground, and he cannot side btep or make his feet move In time to save him. He can't even dodge a call,-h- is feet move so rebel slow llously, and yet, once on bases, he Curtis Welch fg a lightning runner. stood lightly set upon his feet and could swing away from the fastest pitching if he desired. But he dldtUi desire, and so agile, so snakelike wai he that he could seem to be grazed by purest accident every time. Ha even developed a way of glancing the ball off his forearm, apparently dodging, yet leaving tbe arm exposed and letting the ball tick against It. . , i e Haskell Tells Funny Story. Jack Haskell, the Western league umpire, tells the following at tne expense of Wichita: "It wa down there a few weeks ago," said Jack, when things were looking shaky. During one game of the Omaha series there wereoniy 23 people in the stand, while the bleachers contained one lone and lonesome fan. The humor of the situation strucs me, and before of 81r Frani Lockwood something that tbe game I found out the name of the would make a stuffed bird rejoice? lalthful one in tbe bleachers, which And those who listened to the splenwas Johnson. dor of merriment which he could lm Then, when it was time, I walked part by that laugh realize the intense over in Iront of the bleachers, and, Mr. value of that emotional exercise doffing my cap I announced: Johnson, the batteries for this afternoon will be for Wichita, Jarnigan Alibi . Father (having caoght his son In and Shaw, and for Omaha, etc. a lie) Haven't I always told you to Thank you, Mr. Haskell,' replied tell the truth? Johnson." Son Tes, father; but you also told me never to become the slave of a Why Mackmsn Want Flag. bablt. It Is hardly a state secret, but It la are furiously Do you ever think of the Irrevocable a fact, that tbe,Athletics win the championship this t0 You may find. nature of speech? f ln Uj American league, for they fter "r. ' that the Giants are probable believe poken spoken, that It made a whole , 0f the National league cnam- rg life unhappy, or ruined the peace of w,gh to , a household. Stop ford Brooke. worW.B champlooEtHu. f th, - The Shepard of the Black Sheep t Professor Sir Charles Ppll .In thq a more Intense form of the smile. In .extreme cases the eyes are moistened - ' by the effusion from the lachrymal glands." There you have" a scientific definisays Professor- - Sir Langhtee," Charles Bell Iu the London Strand, s tion. But It Is dear tbat mankind e convulsive action of the diaphragm. would hardly take the trouble to go la this state the person draws a full through thatwexperienco 4f that Is all of. The, breath and throws It out In interrupt- that laughter . consisted ed, short and audible cachlnnatlons. would not regard a Dickens or a This convulsion of tbe diaphragm Is Mark Twain as a benefactor merely the principal part of tha phyBlcal man- - hecause a perusal of their writings tfesUtlou of laughter; but there are produced that. , No; even the philososeveral accessories! "especially thq pher know that laughter is something sharp vocal utterance arising from the better than that something Internal that there Is suctra thing as silent violent tension of tbe larynx and the si press lb ot the feature, this being laughter. Hobbes calls laughter a 8trand Calls It a 'Convulsive tlorr ef the Diaphragm.' ' ' , Ac- ' sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our ownIor-merl- y ( If a laugh Is a benefaction and the provoker of a laugh a benefactor, why are there mor statues, to dull people than to witty ones? Who was tho greatest langh promoter in history? It was said of Sidney Smith tbat be was the father of 10,000,000 laughs. Laughter," said Lord Rosebery recently, is a physical necessity. W live under, s sunless sky, surrounded by n melancholy ocean, and It la g physical necessity for the English nation-even for the Scotch nation and the Welsh nation to laugh. It all social relationa Wa not," his lordship addod, ths langh - -- v. i,--, m e-- ORCE, picturesqueness and ability In congress knows no sec- , southern-eraNorthorhers. tions. easterners and" a esterriers ' have theirstrength and their their and likes their weaknesses, dislikes,-the- lf physical mannermental Idiosynisms and tb-l- r human crasies just like "' bejngs. There have been men lq congress .who year In and year out an every occasion have kept hewing to the line John T. of one special legislative endeavor. of Alastate the from senator for years Morgan, seoune to the' untold months for worked bama, or the adoption by the United States government Nicaragua, route for the' great Interooeanlc canal. He lost out, but It Is probable that the facts which he obtained In his researches were of more value to the diggers of the canal than those gathered by any other one man. f tjie noted excepSenatoy, Mpfgjin, was tions to' the psalmists rule for the limit of the Jtbp flippant, and posyears of map. Sonjq sibly tired, senators declared that Mr. Morgan's speechs. - ere as lchgt athts' life. 'If the voice of the Alabama man hfed ' been yourger there the senate would have been few, sleepy ones-i- n when he talked -- that is whence talked other subject than the tnteroeeaple caml Then it was to fly before the YaOe of his oratory There was substance to Senator Mofgans spteches, and tl.is much cannot be Paid rjrHie vocal efforts of some ef the flippant and yopnger ones. The aged ones words went Into the ConIts pages gressional Record and Illuminated When he rose to speak many qf the colleagues ef Mr. Morgan retreated to the Restaurant or the cloak room. Only rarely did he take apparent notice of the ceemlng discourtesy 'Once, wisely or nnwisely, be said with something of pathos In his voice that he wished he could talk in the sure of an lunch room, for there he would-b- e, audience. He had. a fear Mr. Morgan was no imperialist. in hfs heart of the outcome of the policy1 o expansion, and the note of warning that cfcfi from his lips was frequent and forceful. One day, after euttlning the position which be believed his country should take, his voice came back to him. Senators starting to leave their teats sunk, back and listened. The words fairly rang through the chamber. This was what he said: In this lofty attitude we can prove the vlr- toe of the republic before the eyes of all man- or we can set its light as a beacon to warn In congress comUK .generation ...that.. even In the highest...,.., M of pension tor ths ..widow ol k- - soldier. tj v e fal representative .NmiMle-HM-.w-w td actfro.eie4wnriet of power ond sue lawn asud Uf 0 belismOor; wmos smi ,wrw$twed Ja'affootfut to the core of ell eyes on the pase, and these he turned over to toe the build inr of a monument to General Miliar at with the sin of covetousness, and is aflame, with committee on pensions after hi bill, had been .; Peterbcfrd, N. IL, near which town Ill Try Sir" the consequent lust of power that is .attended introduced. lived oh a farm before the war of 1818, and toi with the usurpations, tyrannies and oppression,; The1 wldow'dld not get her money, and if was "years after Its close. The representative who which have marked the course of the oligarchies had the matter of pushing the bill in band used not long before the whole bouse knew why. The and despots that have disgraced the history of at Lundys Lane the words i Captain member1 who' had espoused, the widows cause ether nations." tbelr own determination to secure a vichad been in. congress for years, and the Joke at The senate of the United States stands for dig- - . his expense was too good to tory. They certainly did try, and the speeches keep, and one after alty. Sometimes the dignity is overdone, but, on that were made before the library committee of another of his colleagues walked up to his desk one occasion the Senate was undignified to the and congratulated him on the wisdom shown in congress held patriotic appeals in every sentence. point of striking several older senators with the pleg which was In written form, he had Apparently, however, it was easier for Millet1 to horror. turned the committee to win the' widow's capture a battery against odds than It was for Senator Tillman of South Carolina was makmembers of congress to capture the dollars case. ing nothing less than an impassioned speech: He. Is perhaps needless to ray that the -- mem--her aj- monument st enduring, stone it was reaching toward the akles of oratory, when to bis memory.-had never read the plea. It set forth the Senator Warren left his seat, unseen of Tillman, It was a case of try and try again. While the fact that while the amount of pension Increase and topk station behind the South Carolinian. cause of Miller, whose heroism was worth a the widow of the soldier hero asked for was The speaker bad both hands high over his head dozen monoments, was being pleaded, congress large. It must be understood "that she came of directing the soaring of his thoughts and words. .good family, moved In the best social circles, and voted money lor memorials to other men less deHts hand stole Warren, took a step fbrward. Finally, however, a New Hampshire serving. was In need of a large cum of money to keep up to Tillman's side, slipped into his pocket, and member who had been digging Into history found appearances." eeme out again bolding in its clutch a big black out something about "Pll Try Sir s" career which Upon occasion senators and representatives perbottle. was not generally known. Congress had been mit their constituents to do their talking for All unconscious Tillman went on with his words told time and again tbat Captain Miller not only In congress. them In come Petitions at floods ef Are. Warren held his find aloft In full view had shown conspicuous gallantry at Lundy Iine, times, with the object of securing legislation by ef the presiding officer, of his colleagues and the a but that prior to that fight he had thrashed In dBe In external and Smoot pressure. case, rrowded galleries. Therewas a""gasp then a superior-forc- e of British and Indians at Managua. food the and pure army canteen matters the pleas smothered and simultaneous gurgle of horror Congress bad also been told that Miller had comof the people came In by the tens of thousands. from a hundred throats, and then roaring laughmanded the center column of General Browns letof members both The houses these present ter iincbeekable. army, which routed what was apparently ah call allow attention to their import and then ters, Tillman turned and knowledge of the awfulness overwhf liningly greater force of the British at do to the the rest are petition potent ifthey of his situation came to him. For once, possibly Fore F.rie. enough. for the first time in his life, he was staggered These things didn't make an Impression. ConSenator Latimer of South Carolina once introto speechlessness. He strove for wirds, but thy gress 'seemed to fhlnk'that Inasmuch as Miller duced a bill good roads calling for the expendtame not at hls..blilding. His face was first black was a soldier that it was bis business to defeat iture of government millions for the Improvement with something like anger. Then the cloud clearsuperior forces of the enemy every day In the of thj highways. The automobilists all oyer the" ed end a smile broke throng 11. Speech returned. week without Imposing any monument raising oountry began sending letters of approval. They and two words came: "Boraclc- - acid. The New Hampshire member, duty on itosterity. pressed (heir friends Into the writing service, but It was boraclc Retd, but unfortunateV for Mr. however, found out that after the war of 1812 that they did not'alway paes upon the persuasive Miller went back to his farm near Peiersboro, Tillman, it had been put lnto.a black and auspt merits of the friends productions Is shown faircions bottle. A sore throat was the reason for Its plowed fields, chopped wood and milked the cows ly well by one let'er on the good roads' subject instead of going to Washington to ask the govcarrying, and while the South Carolinian la . Cul'.om. Senator received It read like this: by man of known truth, he would not let the matter ernment to do something for him on account of "Dear Mr. Cullom: Please vote for this d d his record. pass until he bad passed the bottle and had bill, and you will oblige a fool friend of mine forced him comrades to smell the stuff and make Millers popularity was such after the treaty of who runs an automobile. Tours more or less clear his temperance record. peace that Ibe government probably would have . Neither senate nor house makes light of penbeen glad to givahim anything that It had-t- o sincerely, It was a Chicago man who wrote this appeal. sion pleas in the presence .of the galleries, but give. When 'Til Try Sir" was asked why be There were others like unto It The good'" roads some of the would-bwas piajing Clnclnnatus Instead of taking a Job pensioners play comic roles Claimbill still sleeps. in the committee rooms and corridors. In Washington, be replied: "When men begin In the older days the school readers contained ants who can prove things are treated as olcT solleaving the farms for the cltiea the nation will the story of "111 Try Sir. Miller." Probably diers and old soldiers' widows ought to be treated begin to decay." everybody knows who Til fry Sir Miller," was. decently and reverently. Conpess wa told of this saying of Millers, and either admiration for his choice of a farmCertainly eveybody ought to know. Gen. James Congress in its weakness t.rs voted pensions Miller then a captain, was the hero of Lundy's on many an occasion, though doubtless knowers life or else belief that he was a prophet He said he would try to do the thing Lane. who before long might bare the truth of his ing that the pensions were unearned and undenecessary for the thrashing of the enemy, and be served, but the day of that sort of thing is pass-wiprophecy proved, brought a favorable report did it and Til Try-Sir- ," took the place of bis from the committee on if it has not altogether gone. One member library In the matter of inChristian name James. as asked to use his influence to secure sn the monument at Petersboro. .on-.an- jttj the limitedwaber'dppiy'ioao ha far great-dplacerbfiera-UCubs, was overcome by heat the Other :0 in that district day and the physician In charge says . All the leaser1' at Netie cannot play ball again this yfear are and vada. ijfdu;stroUBljf w5rKing'' This is a severe blow to the Cnbs. Chance is one of the unlutklest play- have oodA 'slfowlngd. Tbatonthe is especially ers In the league. He is one of the Culver De rniond Tdott three mod who stood out above all fine and the other day excellent" panFrank ' Chance, the leader of -' -- m i 1 ..rnkraUBC- , The placer production; feewhe aaeath ?f June at ManhatBii.wattfcO(i'. Chance, Jennings and Welch Often Hl by Pitched Balt Unable to. Dodge Coming Sphere.' - v A i -- ul 7r ua . nings were obtained across the ledge for eight feet. f Slabs of almost solid' gold are now'" being extracted from the famous Adamson Turner property at Kexall, Nemountain vada, the Wiunemucca camp Some of the xixhect gold ore et found in the west Is being daily extracted from the workings. A Salt Lake director of the Round Mountain Mining company has refrom ths ceived a communiiation mine showirg that the present mine and mill conditix ns are extremely gratifying, the company now operatt of the ing with the advantage eased mill capacity Great Interest is manifested In the gold plaeer beds along Green river, particularly near Jensen, fifteen miles southeast of Vernal, Utah, where mining on a small scale has been going on for some time, and lately soun strong California interests hrvo aequo ed lure holdings. Jack Smithson, with the aid of two miners, has resumed, work on the Flepbant property in Star distilct, iu Utah This is an old tim producer and lies between the Red Warrior and At present the work is White Iloek confined to a drift- iith the expectations of sinking a lead. Superintendent Japiea Allen, who Is working a small force at tne St. -Louis-Fas- t Ontario I'lororty--repor- ts that a fvot of ore has been uncovered and that conditions are very promising for the future, says the Park City Record. The ore Is not high grade, but is near the surface. It will be of Interest to taxpayers of Ilneoln county to lnow that the Paihberger Delamar Gold Mines company has cleared up practically all delinquent taxes on Its property at Delamar County Treasurer Orr received a check th's week for 8557.43, say the Ploehe (Nev.) Record. The superintendent of the Selma ' property In North Tlntlc report that In the the pocket struck sixty feet south drift from th main tunnel ha been followed ten feet further, and It show three feet of low grade ore, made np of Iron, quarts and decomposed lime between tbe lime walls. Alta Consoli in-c- - Jacobson and his associates, making this the fifth company to be formed by Mr. Jacobson In Alta during the many years he has been connected with the rejuvenation of this famous old mining camp of tne Wasatch range. In tbelr usual annual review of the copper situation, Hayden, Stone h Company show that during 18(0 thirty producer had an output of 937,948,000 pounds of corper, for which they received the sum of 8U8,4l7QQ0. or 12.8 cents per pound. The cost of produo-- ' tlon Is given at 885.(180,000, leaving a net profit of 852,737,000. Thirty men will be engaged In a few days buldlng the three miles of road that will provide an outlet for the ores of the Greek American company at Aurum, Nevada. With auch a large force it will not take long to complete tbe road and then the shipment of 500 tons of lead sliver ore fhat arenow on the dump will be com-- . menced. Malcolm I n Macdonald, the mining engineer, has secured from the Humphrey brothers a lease on the War Eagle Ciatm. near Manhut-ttjtf- i, and will commence operations t once. Utah's coal production In 1910 was J,617,5U9 shet tons, valued at 81.2.4,-55- 6 against 2 2C6 (99 tons, valued at 83,751 810, in 1909, an Increatj or 11.07 per cent In quantity and 12.8 per cent in value. On July 31, the Goldfield Consolidated will pay Its twelfth dividend, and tbe sixth consecutive quarterly disbursement at the rate of 50 cent a share. ' After this dividend Is paid the company will have a cash balance of approximately 81,998,000, the largest balance in its history.' In 1910 the seven states comprised ia-t- he Rocky Mountain region produced 28,857 413 short tons of coal, valued at 843,776,715, compared with tons, valued at 837,263,957. in 1939. The, increase in 1910 was 3 698,801 short tons or 14 7 per cent. In quantity, and or 17 47 per cent, In value. During eight days of tola month. July 9 to 16 Inclusive, the. Nevada Northern railway handled 85,123 tons of ore from the mines of the Nevada Consolidated or an average of i0,640 ton3 a day. This breaks all records for a period of such length. The failure of Goldfield Consolidated to shpw greater market strength. In the l&ce of highly lavorabl reports-fro- m the mine workings and unparalleled results In operation, nas caused no end of speculation an woncer as to Us cause, with no adequate explanation offered. During eight day of tilts month. to dC,- - inclusive, the Nevada July Northern railway handled Hu, 123 ton of ore from the mines of ths Nevada Consolidated, or an average of 10,640 a day. Thli break, all record, V or a period of such length. well-know- a-- d 6,510-,758,- t X - -- 'i i |