UNDERGONE Sam Crawford, Detroit's Not for a long time bag Sara Craw ford been In such fine shape an be la this year. He Is light, active anil en thusiastic, and confidently exports to have tbe best year of his baseball ca reer. Sam Isn't exactly wasted, for the Is a man of large frame padded by lot of hard muscle that no amount of exercise will decrease Hut there Isn't a bit of fat on him anywhere. , In all the games played by the Tigers this season, the Wahoo man has shown six h speed on the bases that bis mates hardly have recognized him. Of recent years, particularly last season, Crawford had some trouble with his ankles and wasn't- taking chances on the sacks. Sliding only when bitting (he dirt might decide tbe result of a ball game. This year be has been diving for the sacks with all the abandon In the world, developing a "strawberry" on bis hip the first time Jennings asked tbe boys LITTLE MAGEE IS A ROOTER Slugger's Four-Year-Old Son Knows Nothing About Phillies, but Is Wise to Athletics. The spectacular fielding and hitting of Sherwood Mogee Is one of tbe things responsible for the Phillies' po sltlou In the National lengue race. Last year he led the league In batting, and this season bis work has been even better. Magee's four year-old son, Robert, knows nothing about the rblllies, but can tell you all about the Athletics. Young Magee. who never remembered anything about a ball game until this season, was a dally visitor at the Athli-tlcs' park while the Phillies were In the west, and continually harps about Connie Mack. Tbe youngster was out on the field at the Phll'les' park the other after- Sherwood Magee. noon and did not seem to take a bit of Interest In Dooln's bunch. Tbe youngster Is crazy about Charley Dooln. but does not care what tbe club does. Tbe Phillies' mascot, the goat, was strutting about tbe outfield .when tbe youngster spied blm. and cried. "Oh, pop, look there's Connie Mack!" Sherwood looked all over for Connie Mack but tbe goat was tbe only thing be saw, "Mac" says that every one he seel Robert calls Connie Mack. Sher wood says It goes pretty tough when his own youngster can do nothing but root for the opposite club. "Dode" Paskert has a youngster that chases about tbe field now, who la Just the opposite. This lad Is a wonderful ball player for a child. He can catch almost anything no matter bow bard It Is kit or thrown and would rather play ball than eat. What Is more, young Paskert Is a hot rooter and if unapproachable If the Phillies lose. v . i v y WONDERFUL TRANSFORMATION Fast Outfield er. to practice the stunt made famous by Mr. Kelly. As for Sam's hitting, there never has been any doubt about It For meeting the ball on tbe nose and driv ing' It hard, he hasn't a superior In the American league, If Indeed be has an equal. This season Is no ex ception. He Is endangering the lives of Infielders with his line drives and chasing outfielders to the fences for long files. Also he seems to be having his usual tough luck In the manner of losing hits because somebody '.goes and grabs one with his bare band or makes some totally unnecessary and scandalous stop and throw. It liardly seems reasonable to sup pose that' the Tigers' opponents will keep on making Snm the victims of their circus Btunts forever and this may be" the season 'when luck Is due to change In his favor. Clven the "breaks," Sam will make a lot of those line drives go safe that now happen to be bit exactly Into somebody's mitt. BASEBALL SLANG JARS COJJRT Little Guy Bounced Rock Off Bean of Mutt in Brown Suit, Sayt Witness Tom Clarke. During the past winter Tom Clarke of Cincinnati was a witness In ( small cose at the little court In bis home In Corona a case where some Curonite accused another one of assault and battery. Mr. Clarke was on the stand, and was asked to describe the trou ble. "Near as I can remember," said Mr. Clarke, "this little guy here bounced a rock off the bean of this mutt In the brown suit." "The "court fails to comprehend," in terposed the magistrate. "Will you plase make your statement more definite, Mr. Clarke?" "Well, vour honor, as near as" I can tell' it. this Fawed off gazab with the checked benny carressed this sun kissed blonde In the brown rugs one on the dome with a cobble." "You must correct your language, Mr. Clarke," the court objected. "Uo you mean that the defendant struck the plaintiff upon the occiput with a stone?" "That's about, your honor, though I don't talk that kind of slang. Tbe little glck, your honor, pllnked the other dub on tbe on the on the say, your honor, w hat Is your honor's fancy name for this rummy's bean?" Swedes to Invade Baseball. Henry Severeld of Cl"clnnatl has a brother In tbe Wisconsin-Illinois league, an Inflelder. Henry asserts that It will be but a fow years before the Norwegians will flood Into .base ball and corner all the star salaries. "They have the abllltj," says Henry, "and tbey have the brains the only reason they haven't Invaded baseball before Is because they didn't happen to think about It." Merkle Makes Long Drive. Fred Merkle, the Giants' first base man, made a batting record In New ark, In an exhibition gie. In the second Inn'ng Merkle hit the ball on a line, It striking the left field fence a few Inches below the top. The fence Is 400 feet from the home plate. Veterans who witnessed the' game say It Is one of the longest drives on record. Mahony From Holy Cross. The fact that D. J. Mahoney. the newest addition to the Cincinnati Reds, comes from Holy Cross, seems to be a great recommendation, as Holy Cross has been turning out some great ballplayers. Sockalexls, Andy Coakley end Jack Barry are three Holy Cross performers who made the fans talk. Another New Rule. President Johnson has inaugurated another new rule this year for all American lengue parks. The umpires are not required to announce the bat terles or to give the names of emer gency hitters In the game. All club owners hate been notified to provide megaphone men for that purpose, as the new ball parks are so large that the umntre'a voice Is strained too much. KNOTTY PROBLEM TO SOLVE Question of Standing of College ' Student Who Signs to Play Professional Ball Opan. . Tbe National commission the other day was appealed to for a verdict on a matter which It considered was not within Its province. It seems that a player named Lynch, a Callfornlan, who has been signed by tbe lew York Americans, signed while still In college. He Is from St. Mury's col lege, where Chase came from. The college authorities wrote to the na tional commission to krow whether Lynch, ha ring signed to play pro fessional ball, whs a professional or still ar. amateur. Tbe comnlsslon re plied that It didn't deal with such questions. The cuse Is analogous to thi'.t of Clurkson of Harvard, Vuuglin ;f Princeton and Schultz of Pennsyl vania. These men all Blgned profes sional contracts while- still In col lege. , This question appears to be one for each college to settle as it thinks fit. Clarkson's act made blm Ineligible at Harvard, whether or not he received any money prior to completing bis college course. Scbultz announced that he had signed, which ended tils playing for Pennsylvania. It is not probable that Vaughn would have been allowed to play at Princeton again, but as it was conditions In studies kept blm off the nine anyway. CLEVER BOSTON BALL PLAYER Trls Speaker Is One of Few Outfield ers Who Can Run Back After High Fly Ball. Trls Speaker, of ihe Boston Amer ican league team, Is probably one of the greatest met) In the game when It comes to playing a short center field. And that Is one of the tests ol your great outfielder ris Is one of the Tris Speaker. few men who can, go back after fly ball. Almost any outfielder can play the field deep and come In. But when you get a fellow who can play short and th'n go out. you have a Jewel. Among the. Certainly seems like a batters' year Ping Bcdie ought to be renamed Pinch." Athletics are beginning to play Uk real world's champions. Ford Is one of the few high priced beauties who has made good. . Philadeluhia Athletics appear to have Btruck their winning stride. Major league ball teams now may be known by the number of hits made Somehow or other the fans do not relish a jeturu to the days of two hit earnes. The Tigers keep right on winning. nj thv don't seem to care who knows It. Now the tip has gone out to manu facturers of baseballs that less hit tin Is desirable. After all, Harry Stelnfeldt finds baseball more profitable and more fun than plate selling. Umpire Jack Doyle evidently be lieves what President Lynch say about upholding his umpires. Floyd Kroh Is back In form again and Is pitching winning ball for the Louisville Colonels. Those high-salaried pitchers do not appear to be above the ordinary run of mortals. Although the games are longer, fans appear to like these slugging bees bet ter than the hltless klrid. Why Is It that so many National league players and so few American leaguers are put out of the games by umpires? Muggsy McGraw's statement that baseball Is learned on the field and not out of books presages u return to common sense. Clyde Eugle, the Red Sox third sacker, became a ball player for hlt health. His brother Harry was a star on the Dayton team and advised him to take up tbe game. I Skf'' ''-"''' V-'f 1 Yf ZL:s. ' n m f PJayerlil WHISKY DRINKER TO HIS SON Drinking Man Can Save His , Own Otilldren From Dangers Better . ' Than Any Other Person. How should a whisky drinker talk tc bis son? If be talked as he feels, hi would hold up the flat, brown bottli and say: "My boy, you know that I am a poor man and have nothing to leave to you or your mother. "The difference between myself and successful men who have passed m Is this: "I have gone through life with thli bottle In my hand or In my pocket They have not." A man comes Into the world pre pared to do his share of the world's work well or 111, as his brain and his physical strength may decide. Of all bis qualities the most Important prao tlcally Is balance. The whisky In that bottle destroys balance, both mental and physical. It substitutes dreaming and foolish Belf -confidence tor real effort. It presents all or life's problems and duties in a false light. It makes those things seem unimportant which an most important. It dulls the conscience, which alone dan make men do their duty, In spite of temptation, and struggle on to suc cess In spite of exhaustion. Keep away from this buttle, and keep away from those who praise It. He who hands It to bis fellow man Is a criminal, and be who hands It to a young man Is a worse criminal and a villain. "It Is Impossible but that offenses will come, but woe unto him, through whom they come." St. Luke 27:1. It Is a well established fact that In the usual order of events drunken ness would be banded do:,vn from fa ther to son, and hundre.ls of thou lands of families would bi ultimately wiped out by whisky. It Is not true, fortunatejy. that the son of a drunkard actually Inherits 1runkennes fully developed. But a Irunkard gives to bis son weakened serves and a diminished villi power, which tends to make him a drunkard nore easily than his father was made i drunkard before blm. The great safeguard of a drunkard's children undoubtedly lies In tbe warn ing which they Bee every day In their borne and In the earnest advice wblcb :he man who drinks will give to all foung people If be have any con science left. If the man who drinks would save lis own children from tbe same dan cer be can do so better than any pth ir. He need not lose their respect by elllng them of bis own mistakes, If hese mistakes have been bidden from hem. Let him simply tell them with- ut personal reference what I e knows ibout whisky, Its effects on a man's lapplness, success, self-resrect and physical comfort. Whisky gives a great maty things )f men negative gifts most of them. Df these gifts here are a few. Lack of friends, lack of will, lack f Belf-respect, lack of nervous force Ack of everything save the hideous :ravlng that can end only with uncon ciousness, and that begin) again nith Increased suffering wben con- icioiisness la restored. Wltb tbe fear of . whisky, there thould be. Impressed upon children tympathy and sorrow for the. unfortu- late drunkard. One of the ablest men, and one of 'Jie most earnest In America, said to lis frleud very recently: I never drink, as you know. But when I see a man lying drunk In the (utter, 1 know that he has piobably nade that very day a harder effort at lelf-control, a nobler struggle to con- rol himself, than I ever made In my Ife. He has yielded and fallen at last, ut only because all of his strength Is nsufllclent to overcome the disease ;bat possesses blm." Teach your children that drunken- less Is a horrible disease, as bad as eprosy. Teach them that It can be tvolded; that the disease Is conti act ed In youth through carelesness, and :bat It Is spread by those who en- jourage drinking in others. Tell them iat the avoiding of whisky Is not nerely a question of morals or obe Itence to parents, but a question In rolvlng mental and physical salvation, tuccess In life, happiness and tbe re ipect of others. Alcoholized Nations. Scandinavia is gradually beginning a recover the political prestige which Jie forefathers of the modem Swedes jlalmed for nearly 300 years, culml latlng during the Thirty Years' war, when the victories of Gustavus Adol )hus decided the fate of northern Eu rope. A century after the battle of Lutzen, Sweden was still a match lor iny comer, but from that time the ttar of her glory began to decline, and it Is a remarkable fact that the era )f the most complete eclipse con in :ldes with the period when the maxl Hum of Intemperance was represented ay the monstrous total of 52,000 dis tilleries to a population of less 4,000, )00. Tbe Gothenberg system is at Ust a compromise, but Its union with lumerous active temperance societies Das, after all, begun to regenerate a latlon which, like the Indian of Hud ion Bay territory, was for a time ei posed to the peril of actually perish ing In a deluge of alcohol. God's Great Trust. Christ was God's great trust to man the paramount act of confidence, and the cross is the frightful monument it man's broken fulth. Yet that su preme betrayal has awakened tbe world's conscience, and brought back tbe noblest spirits of all those two thousand years In shame and penl tence to the feet of the Crucified That cross has settled forever the question of the wisdom of God's pol Icy of trust in man. It was the su preme trust and the supreme betrayal, and round it are gathered an Innum erable company of men whom It has mad trustworthy. John Kelman. The Exception. Post There are as good llsb In tbe sea as ever were caught. Parker 11m! I guess you haven't heard Thompson's latest fish story. Harper's Iiazar. FREED FROM SKIN DISEASE "Our boy was born In Toronto on Oct. 13, 1908, and when three monlha old a slight rash appeared on his cheek. What appeared to be a wa ter blister would form. When It broke, matter would run out, starting new Misters until his entire face, head and shoulders were a mass of scabs and you could not see a par ticle of clear skin. Other parts of his body were affected, but not to such on extent. We tried about every advertised remedy without avail, In deed some ot them only added to his suffering and one In particular, the . Remedy, almost put the Infant Into convulsions. The family doctor prescribed for him and told us to bathe the baby In buttermilk. This did not do any good, so we took him to a hospital. He was treated as an out-patient twice a week and he got worse, If anything. We then called In another doctor and Inside of a week the boy was, to all appearances, cured and the doctor said his work was done. But the very next day It broke out as bad as ever. "Wo decided that it could not be cured and must run Us course and so we Just kept his arms bandaged to his side to prevent his tearing bis flesh. Wo left Toronto and shortly after our arrival In Duluth, tho Cutl cura Remedies were recommended. We started using them In May, 1909, and soon the cure was complete. You would ' not think he was the samo child for Cutlcura made his skin per fectly clear and he Is entirely free from the skin disease. There has been no return this time. We still use only Cutlcura Snap for' baby's bath. Robert Mann, Proctor, Minn., May 3. 191IT "The Bard of Odon." Rev. George F. Culmer, "the bard of Odon," .celebrated bis eighty-sixth birthday yesterday. Rev. Mr. Culmer was born May 22, 1S23, In Kent, Eng land, during the reign of George Fred erick (George IV.), for whom be was named. At the time of bis birth John Qulncy Adams was president of the United ' States. ; Dr. Culiner has been a minister for many years In the Methodist Episco pal cburcb until his advanced age made It necessary for him to retire. He Is a scholar and poet. Many of his poems bave been published in mag azines and newspapers. Washington Correspondence Indianapolis News. The Old Gag. Miss Lillian B. Rowe, at an adver tisement writers' dinner In Denver, said of the harem skirt: "It will soon' be so widely worn that the old gag, perpetrated In the '40s on men, may profitably be re vived' for women victims. "Some sharper, you know, will re vive the gag by advertising in tbe Ladles' Own "'Send $1 and learn how to keep your harem (sklrt frotu becomlug fringed at the bottom.' "Thousands of dollars will pour In, and to each victim the sharper will reply: ; " 'Wear knickers.' " The Kaiser Likes the Bible. The kaiser Is a great reader, and while he tries to keep himself abreast' of current events, his favo rite book Is the Bible, says the Lon don Chronicle. A well thumbed and nfarked copy Is always by his bed side. When Mr. Roosevelt visited Berlin last year, the kaiser made him a present of a number of books. About half of them referred to theol ogy and the others to military sub jects. These two classes Indicate the kaiser's own preferences. A magazine poet refers t a baby In the house as a wellsprlng of pleas ttre. According to his theory triplets would be a deluge. (A short kuman-intenit lie Your To tell you the curious story of how the mind affects the digestion of food. refer to the condition the mind Is In, Just before, at the time, or Just tollowlnz the taking of food. It he has been properly educated (the major ity have) he will help you understand the curious machinery of digestion. To start you thinking on this Interesting subject, I will try to lay out the plan In a general way and you can then follow Into more minute details. Pawlow (pronounce Pavloff) a famous Russian Phy sician and Chemist, experimenting on some dogs, cut into the tube leading from the throat to the stomach. They were first put under chloroform or some other anaesthetic and the operation was painless. They were kept for months In very good condition. When quite hungry some un appetizing food was placed before them and, although hunger forced them to eat It was shown by analysis of the contents of tbe stomach that little If any of tbe found. Then, in contrast, some raw meat was put where they couldn't reach It at once, and a little time allowed for the minds of the dogs to "anticipate" and create an ap petite. - When the food was finally given them, they de voured It. ravenously and with every evidence of sat isfaction. The food was passed out into a dish through the opening before It reached the stomach. It was found to be mixed with "Ptyalln" the alkaline Juice of the mouth, which Is important for the first step in di gestion. Then an analysis was made of the contents ot "There's a Reason" for saying "The Memory started with POST TOASTIES. 8UCH A QUESTION. if State's Attorney (examining tales man for Jury) If you considered this man guilty would you send blm to tbe gallows? Talesman (a politician) What's his politics? HAD BEEN SILENT SUFFERER m n -in Subordinate Officer the Recipient cf Hints Intended for His Superior. A sea captain's wife tells this story of a maiden woman, sister of one of the owners of the ship on which she once made a long voyage. She bad very decided opinion on most matters, and hu and tbe captain bad many spirited arguments at the dinner table. The captain's wife, a meek, Submis sive little soul, fearing that In the beat of argument her husband might say something to offend this august pussetiger, was In the bablt of kick ing him on the shins to hint at moder ation. Nevertheless, all these remind ers passed unheeded. One day she administered a more vigorous kick than usual, and noticed an expression of pain Hit across the face of tbe mate, who sat opposite her.- "Oh, Mr. Brown, was that your shin?" she asked. "Yes, Mrs. Blalkle," said the mate, meekly, "hit's been my shin ball tbe voyage, ma am." Youth s companion. Willing to 8upport Proxy, Albert Tiedemaun, a freshman of the University of Pennsylvania, was called upon to vote for officers In a recent gathering. Not being well ac quainted with the nominees, be thoughtfully hesitated before filling out his ballot. One of the company left the room with the explanation that he would "vote by proxy." "So will I," said Albert, and with his pencil poised above his paper, leaned over . to a companion on his right and asked: "Say, what's Proxy's first name?" Tea Time In Chile. Either tea or yerba mate Is served In Chile at 4:00 p. m., not only In the homes but at clubs, restaurants and hotels, and many business bouses. A cup of tea and a roll or small cake In the club or hotel cost from eight to twelve cents United States gold, while the business houses Berve it free rnther than have the clerks leave thlr work or go out for It. , Old Superstition. It was prescribed by an Sid super stition that If those who were affect ed with ague would visit at dead of night the nearest crossroad five dif ferent times and then bury a new luid egg. the disease would be burled. If the experiment fr lied, they at tributed It to some unlucky accident that may have befallen them ou tbe way. About Marriage. She A girl should look before she leaps. lie She should look pretty or she may not get a chance to leap. Speak kindly to all. It lies In God's hands whether or no thnt spoken word shall be the last you utter to the one you are addressing. itory -written by C. W. Post fir thi Pottum Cereal Co., UJ.) My Ask digestive Juices were y FREE ADVICE f TO WOMEN Women suffering from any form of illness are lnvitea 10 promptly com nittnlcate with Mrs. 1'lnkham at Lymi, Mass. All letters are received, opened. read and answered by women. Aw man can rreely tulk of her private III ness to a woman; thus lias been es tabllshed this con. fldrnee betwcoti lira, l'lnkliam and the women of America which lus never been broken. Never has she nub. llshed a -testimonial or used a letter without the written consent of the writer, and never has the Company Allowed these confidential letters to fret out of their possession, as tlu mndreds of thousands ot them ui their hies will attest. Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs. Plnkham has to draw from, it Is more than possible that sho lias gained the very knowledge nced.4 in your case, fche asks nothing l:i re. turn except your good will, and her advice has helped thousands. .Surely any woman, rich or poor, should bj glad to take aavantago or tins gener ous offer of assistance. Address Mrs. Pinkham, care of Lydla K. l'iukhaq Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. . Every woman omrht to bave Lydla E. IMnkham's 80-page Text Book. It In not a book fur general distribution, as it is too expensive. It is free and only obtainable by nialL AVrito for It today. SOLVING NEGRO . PROBLEM Under Conditions, the Matter Seemed Comparatively Easy of Ar rangement. The central police station was over crowded one day last week. Officer! were wondering what tbey would do should another arrest be made, when the door opened and a sleepy-looking. blue-eyed foreigner drifted In with s most dejected "Goot efnlng, mens. The ofilcers nodded their greetings to the stranger, who then asked: "Can I did some sleeping here? I yust ' cairie from Chicago and am start to work tomorrow." "Well, the only space we have left is a bunk, which Is already occupied by a colored man. You can sham that if you want to," replied the uffl; cer. The man thought for a few nilniitei, scratched bis bead and said: "Well, I guess I no can see him la dark, and besides I am tired and aut sleep." Milwaukee Wisconsin. He Got the Pass. "I want a pass. "Pass You're not entitled to I nass. You are not an employe Sorry." "No; but here the anti-pass law savs free transportation can be grant ed to 'necessary caretakers of 11 v stock, poultry and fruit.' Well, I'm going on this trip with an aunt that' a hen there s your poultry; a gin that's a peach there's your fruit; and a nephew that's a mule t here's your live stock. Gimme u pii"- The Way-Bill. When Fate Mocks. "Too bad about Joe." "What's the matter?" "He spraltied his arm and uey art afraid he can never pitch again, so Mi folks are going to make a doctor or Homethlnfc of that sort out of Id.u. He not angry that you cannot mak others as you wish them to he. sine run rnnnut make yourself hut you wish to be. Thomas A. Kempis. 'PfeysBcian the stomach, Into which no food had entered. showu that the digestive ilulds of stomach were flow freely, exactly as If the desirable food had eniereu. This proved that it was not the presence of fJ which caused the digestive Juices to flow, bu i"" m was caused entirely and alone as a result of mo of the mind, from "anticipation." One dog contluued to eat the food he liked for an hour believing he was getting It Into his whereas, not an ounce went there; every Pttrtl ,h9 ji. out through the opening and vet all this tma-U-ft gestlve Juices flowed to the stomach, prei)""- quickly digest food, in response to the curious orde athe mind. Do you pick up the lesson? Unappetizing food, that which falls to CTe., anticipation, does not cause the necessary Juices to flow, whereas, food that Is pleasing i sight, and hence to the mind, will cauBe the '''l!!!- machinery of the body to prepare In a wonder for Its digestion. How natural, then, to reason that one shoulJ ftfrt to a meal in a peaceful, happy state of mina frult, off the breakfast, say with some ripe deliuo i m then follow with a bowl of crisp, lightly ibr.0uof ,ugar bits of corn like Post Toasties. add a sPrln'e aPPetU aud some good yellow cream and the attraeir ' tM lng picture cannot escape your eye and wm i ,ulcei condition of mind which causes the digest' (flr nature has hidden In mouth and stomach, to i" and do their work. ,nl 'These digestive Juices can be driven back by ilr oppressed with worry, hate, anger or dlsllKe agreeable appearance of food placed before uu Solid facts thnt are worthy the attention of , who esjeems prime health and human hapP' valuable asset in the gatuo of life. kfas ls Lingers' when brea
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