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-ITZ has a weakness for patent
feathers. He has a boys size foot,
= and lie proud Of It, He wears tight
shoes too. When he started training for
mis- fight with Gardner on tAe coast a
couple Of years ago he made the mis-
take OF going for his first twenty-mile
spin on the road In a tight pair Of
patent-leathers, He began hobbling be-
fore he had gone a mile, out WITH the
old Fitzsimmons bullheadedness stuck Il
out, When no got back to camp no
couli be tralled by his bloody footprints.
and his pedals didn't recover In time for
the hght. He llmped through twenty
rounds with Gardner, But no won,
Now Fltz says his feet arc all right,
because they are picked" He Is going
% have his hands "pickled" too, This
is an oli-tsne scheme Of the bare ast
fighters, who used to soak their knuckles
for weeks before n Aght to give them a
hard, leathery skin,
The only thing that Will save o'Drien
now is having his solar plexus picSled.
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ullIUQ BwY lENavao Gris--i2,
HfllH y and MowAttl. B2oksr and Corr
nlilh v IAN st. blsy. BIG show, asa Da
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TOOK CLARKE To
SIGN Up NEALON
Frisco YoungSter Came High,
but Plttsburg Needed and
Got Him.
BY DULGER.

II there were many more Joe Nealons
on the baseball market every club In
the National League would 80 nat broke
before the end OF next season. maxine
a green minor league getting
tour pg league ciLpS Into such a nghf
that as high 26 5000 was offered FOR
ols services aside from halt that mount
TO 'os paid for him to leave his IA
town OF San Francisco
So our esteemed enemy Fred Clnrks
has played the dark horse and put an-
other over in the face Of the Willy Ted
sullivan and John l, Taylor, the Bank
Roll KID.
Ths worst Of Ct 10 that Clark. snnoaed
ths yoLlGster fer sl.oo lees than sullivan had
offered as aren't for Garry Herman, Tesrs
awaiting the arrival u this sams ooIG
oaoded and dlsAksd Clarke,
IL u well known that Clarke hath a ID.
1000 IN a day It beats payns 6asbM
for a salary, II was a most allurng story
lhst Noa.un h,nrl fNSm. ne FTtsSgrs
ming The worid's chamSsSsAip as Sro a.
the vine grows rounI the stump. Before the
oeN'lsSrtd y9utth could ntGToS, an coicc-
t9l G!Gike tolowed It gp ,witlh ths heaps
lie finally trimmed q or with a desH!plua
Or The damon, stuld0i worlds chamnonshp
button Thc1 me i%nnocc1t Neslon fei,
a 40 N.ta.N.N INV NANhfH w uhNLh1OM
that Nsalun Is not o. Natonal League tim.
Dor, CA0Eoy Murphy sw,ars THAI there are
no sour g7uDea In TIE CubS clubhouse,
Gt ready, Nj, Noalon, Tor tho Spot-nEtt
VIII he upon you,
Outlaws Are Real Buoy.
Pat Donovan, after facing a conspiracy
which KEEP, him out Of Major Lcagus bal Tor
a sVaEOn, no, sworn the vendetta, His
oath Of vcngotrce lclds him into PitshuN
and agH.as' ths monopoly q barney Drey-
fuss liz will lead an outlaw club II the
famous T~ri-s.lle League, Ne King O; the out
avs, pa'sy proposes % take many quarters
away from tina, old park our g. Allegheny,
i"i !n the meantime be Is huslly engaged
W ,rylng "a Iced rther players from TIE
F'l'i ami UJ.fDN a0fh.
Among she payers wh3 arr said to have
ere t,fsis TannohIl. Roger Brssnahan,
sN1rck. y a.. A,nls'ic Gleason, Of the
So Louis Br.Nus ami WA Co0r1y Of the
Highlander
An outlaw team VII u.so be placed IN
Youngstown O. % be run as a rival 10 the
Hlt.7hu-C haul.'r
Rube Waddau plpIpo Amav
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MADISON So, RI nfai ( e T L. b Tsi; $s ia
THEA, 24th-B'y THE NAN o. TIE BOX
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woes and miseries they are resporl-
sible for. And he, as we'll as others
versed in charity work, is laboring to
have their responsibility held a
crime In the eyes of the law. AS mat
tiers now ere the wife alone can prose-
cute the recreant husband; recent
report. IRON the Office of the county
agent makes recommendation that law
be enacted which shall allow the OFF,
cial IN charge of the relief depart
ment' to prosecute men who desert
neglect or fail to provide for their
families. 1865
l looked over the big Office sheets
and had my attention called to the
extremely large number of cases Of
desertion, to such facts as these:
Cause OF distress, desertion; number
OF children. one instance eight; in an
other ten; in another eleven. Generally,
when the head of the family deserts
he does not desert for good, just goes
OFT Tor a little jaunt into yagabondia
and then returns to his household
Never, l believe, for purpose of assum-
ing responsibility; when temporarily
tired OF the outside world, he comes
back to be fed and cared for. The
men who abandon their families are
thus classified: 'Those who are al
ways looking for work out in the
country; the cheap sport type who
never think of work; the man who
earns good wages but spends it all on
himself
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was the only one able to bring in money,
sweet Madonna-sort of face the girl
had, the dark hair parted over calm
brows, dark eyes looking out on the
world, that had used her so badly, with
something left Of childish trust and in
nocence. Yes, she was to get her extra
provisions; and without delay they gave
the supplies. The inevitable small nit
tenless boy assisted her with bags and
packages, and presently they passed us
on the way to the outer door. My COM
panion asked them into little room.
and out OF private store gave them some
thing in the way of clothing, something
to pay car fare. The girl added little
to her tale; we learned the deserter
father drank, had got when at home
half the mother earned; he had trade,
the cooper's, and at present was work
ing on the North SIDE
She seemed quite pleased with the
store for her family, and did not see
a happier, more contented looking face
that day than that of this girl who was
nothering such large brood. She ap-
parently had little time to waste on the
subject of parents misdeeds, on the
subject of blighted girlhood; all her
concern was for the hungry mouths at
home, the cold forms.
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feet, sinking deep into the mud and
gravel of the creek. The cyclone had
swept tho Water before it in it's pass2 sc
moment earlier
Pulling myself together l took an
inventory of my injuries. Both legs
were broken in two places between the
ankle and knee, and my feet were hOr-
ribly mangled. There were IS fractures
at least. Dragging myself to the bank,
cut the boot from one foot with pocket
knife, and was making compress to
stop the flow of blood-using pieces torn
from my shirt-when friends came up.
Zone of the men attempted to remove
the other boot, but was so excited he
cut my foot as much as the boot. There
was no surgeon near and was beginning
to feel the loss of blood. So took the
knife and finished the job myself, and
also set my own broken bones, the car
penters making the splints, having had
some little experience along this line.
Strange to say, l felt no pain for a
week. though after that l suffered
acutely.
During my ride on the cyclone and
for hours after seemed to be under the
influence of an electric shock, which
probably paralyZed the nerves of feel
ing. For the same reason was unable
to let go the Ratchet until reached the
ground, though tried from the moment
the roof went to pieces. Looking back
over my experience, it was a miracle
was not killed. The roof to which l
chung rested mainly, think, on the
anti-cyclone, which consists of heavier,
colder air moving in an opposite direc-
ton from the warm light air of the
cyclone proper. 1t was probably this
fact which prevented me from being
drawn into the vortex and crushed TO
bits.
1T was years before l recovered en-
tirely from my injuries, and have been
in the track of several cyclones since,
but was not frightened in the least.
Still, have been content with second
hand information since that first expert
ence, and SO far as cyclones are con-
cerned l shall never again attempt
original observations. am interested,
too, in aerial navigation, but prefer
more docile airship than barn roof on
the bosom of cyclone"
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WH|RLED THROUGH
AIR BY TORNADO
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF A
PREACHER IN INDIANA.
HAS A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE
Rides on Barn Roof for Half a Mile
and Finally Lands in a Creek
Victims Story of His
Adventure.

Richmond, Va.-To ride half mile
through the air on cyclone and live to
tell the tale is a unique experience. Yet
that is precisely what happened to Rev.
a. N Somers, Unitarian minister at
Highland Springs. a suburb of Rich
mond Following is Mr.. Somers' own
story Of his adventure:
II had read and heard much about
cyclones, but my information was con-
flicting and far from satisfactory. Had
resolved if ever got near enough to one
to investigate for myself. Don't know
that ever prayed the good Father to
send one my way, but was willing He
should.
my opportunity came. 1t was in
Randolph county, Ind, in the month of
September. The farmer with whom l
boarded was building barn, and
went out to assist the carpenters, it be-
ing Saturday afternoon and nothing do
ing.
"One of the worhmen remarked that
it was good cyclone weather, and just
as we finished shingling one side of the
roof he shouted:
Look out boys, there's cyclone
coming!
"Glancing hastily in the direction he
pointed. saw on the horizon. some five
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Or six miles distant, monster as black
as ink and as clear cut as an Egyptian
pyramid, bowling along at terrific
speed.
There Was an old track to the west
ut us, and as we watched the cyclone
advance it was plainly evident that it
was following the course of it's prede-
cessors.
Meanwhile, the funnel-shaped mass
OF dust and debris grew momentarily
larger. Fascinated, l watched it, and
listened spellbound to the crash and
grind OF the debris in it's swirl. Fences,
fragments of buildings, cattle, grain,
timber, haystacks, and, for aught
knew, human beings, enveloped in the
sable mantle of dust, pounding and
sweeping along with lightning rapidity.
MY interest was reused to the high
est pitch, when suddenly a chill ran
through me. The raging demon, now
almost opposite us, had suddenly tackled,
and, leaving the old track at right
angles, was headed toward u.s. There
was no time left to get down, and was
too far from the ground to drop, So,
burying my Ratchet in the shingles in
such way as to get hold on one of the
laths underneath, stretched myself
HAT on the roof and awaited the shock
i was none too quick. For imme-
diately the roof rose ON the rim of the
cyclone and sped majestically on its
way in q spiral course till it reached
the top OF the swirl-15O feet from the
ground, according to the estimates of
the onlookers. The roof remained in
tact until it had reached it's greatest
altitude, and had travelled on the rim
OF the cyclone proper nearly half a mile.
when the corner opposite the one was
on sank into the inside current of the
swirl, and the roof, with a great crash
went to pieces.
Il had lost my support, and was aflcat
in midair, the victim of the most terrific
power had ever encountered. During
all this time, and it was probably only
the fraction of minute, though it
seemed an age, was fully conscious of
my position. and was calculating on
how it would terminate The roar was
deafening and realized that if WAS
drawn into the swirl would be ground
to pieces like the grist in mill. also
specialized that if dropped to the
ground should be asphyxiated before
reaching terra firma. To my surprise
did neither, but kept drifting around
what seemed a circle of 100 yards in
diameter, until l settled down to about
Is feet from the ground
Then l recognized that had been
released from the hold of the cyclone
and was shooting to earth like a rocket
head first. l expected to be dashed to
pieces, but suddenly the top of a tree
swan before my vision. and as plunged
into it seized hold of limb.
''The force of the fall was so great,
and my grasp SO strong, that the branch
was torn from the tree and carried with
me to the ground, distance of 80 feet.
My hold on the limb had reversed my
position and struck the ground on my
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to the little windows opening into the
record rooms, each showed a card to
the man in waiting, and in twinkling
the latter was able. so wonderfully
systematized is everything. to find
whether the applicant was, so to
speak. properly introduced.
Widows outnumbered all others the
hours l watched and listened and my
admiration for womankind grew as
they filed in and out What a brave
show they tried to make, and what a
brave show they did make; these
women trying to do double duty in a
plane Of life where single cares are
heavily burdensome
said, Surely that woman is not here
asking for help-indicating a young
woman of about % or 80, trinity
dressed, not to say fashionably. Her
tan coat was we'll fitting, her brown
hat and veil very becoming to her
pretty brown-eyed face. What did the
records say of her?-Widow, five chill
dren, ages two to nine, husband dead
year and half. Visitor vouches
for her as worthy needy. Has she any
employment? Yes, she gets five dol
lars week finishing ladies' skirts.
THE dressmaker's ability explains the
trim costume). The secretary in
quires what she wants. She brings a
letter from a school principal saying
two of the children need shoes, that
all day long they sit in shoes soggv
with the slush of the late winter. I'M
mediately the shoes are handed out.
the mother goes away with a brighter
look on her sensitive face.
Here is a woman that has eight
children. widow that comes regular
ly for the monthly rations. She. as
sisted by two of her eight, two puny.
pale, mittenless boys, gets their stock
of provisions, and, loaded almost to
the last straw, they start out on their way
home. l hope it is not far.
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DROVE OF PIGS MAKE
ST. LOUIS BALL GAY,
Bunch of Squealing Porkers Intro
duced to Dancers at Swell
Society Event.

St. Louis,-Members of the Union
club. at their annual masquerade ball,
outdid the most sensational effort ever
undertaken by Harry Lehr for the faded
social appetite of Viewpoints 400.
A drove of pigs was introduced on the
dancing floor while the maskers were
Whirling in the waltz. For a time con-
fusion reigned. Women mounted chairs.
Their escorts at once joined in a pig
hunt. Screams, squeals, laughter and
the stamping of many feet were the only
sounds heard for 20 palpitating mo-
ments. Even the orchestra was stilled.
The porkers were struggled into the
ballroom by a coterie OF farmers, each
Of whom bore carpet bag. Within each
bag three smothering porkers were con-
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to her visible means of support with
the mystic words "The County,"
Gradually, as our acquaintance with
the widow and her offspring was ex-
tended, we came to know that THE
County stood for coal-it was bitter
cold that winter and heat was the
prime requisite-for -four, tea. beans,
rice, coffee, oatmeal. cornmeal, soap.
The latter was rather reckless of the
ministering angel, or ministering
angels, to have thrown in, at least in
this particular case of our widow, for
small sign did ever we find that she
made use of this portion of state char
ity. But whatever they, she and the
seven, would have done without the
other articles, goodness knows.
That visit once month to THE
County" kept from starvation and
freezing Mrs. Donohue and the seven
small Donohues. There was nurs-
ing baby, of course (who ever heard Of
a poor 1rishman leaving any other
legacy, and who could expect Mrs.
Donohue to be both mother and father
to her flock? "The County stepped in
and played the paternal part, carried
the Donohues along until Maggie got
a place as cash-girl. and Nellie went
into book bindery.
And such hosts and hosts Of other
folk like situate it defends from the
wolf at the door. To-day l made per-
sonal acquaintance with THE Coun-
ty," along with others asked help at
the County Department of Outdoor
Relief on Clinton street; my COM
panions carried baskets. I a note book
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cealed. At a given signal they were re-
leased
One woman, disguised as a washer
woman. stood in the middle of the ball
room floor, petrified with establishment
Then suddenly she screamed.
Take it away! Take it away" was
her plant, in high falsetto. Her skirts
were visibly agitated by small porke1
which had sought refuge there. Then
she tainted.
Other women climbed to chairs while
their laughing escorts joined the
scramble. The pigs had been creased
however, and their capture was difficult,
Eventually they were driven into a
dressing-room, where they were cor
raled, and the dancing resumed. The
dance was voted a huge success.
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An Impression,

NE hears so much In
these days of Or
ganized charity of
how it costs about
a dollar and a half
to give away a dol
lar, one grows rath-
er suspicious of
system; Of it's ten
dency to exalt red
tape, to make an
end of means; and
at first thought I
wondered if the
county" we're not
another instance of
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Labor Lost.

Mrs. Upmore-You remember told
you had asked a rising young foreign
artist to my reception the other evening?
Well, at the last moment he sent his re-
grets. He was prevented by illness from
coming. was so provoked!
Mrs. Highmus-Provoked? Why, If
he was i'll he couldn't help it, could he?
Mrs. Upmore-No, Of course not, but
had spent nearly a whole evening trying
to learn how to pronounce his horrid
name.-Chicago Tribune.
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cumbersome machinery. A little OBJ
servation of the handling of the requests
impressed me with the excellence of the
arrangements for judging cases of need,
aroused admiration for the methods that
could bring such speedy relief to those
in want.
In flash the man receiving the card
can glance at the sad little life history
of the one on the other side of the graf
ing. then, with no loss of time, bestow
the necessaries asked for I am told
there are not many fraudulent cases.
Experience shows that the people do
not bother ''the county" until sore
driven. that they stop coming for sup
plies as soon as they can get along with
out them.
A corps of visitors is kept busy fro1,
morning to evening investigating cases
of applicants, and they recommend o.
reject, as seems to them right. Eme,s
gency cases are handled without ques-
ton; if a man is freezing the department
does not wait to inquire if he has or has
not been willing to work in the past; il
family Is In imminent danger OF starva-
ton they are fed and questioned after
ward. A doctor is in attendance at the
department several hours daily, and he
examines cases where physical inabil-
ity is given as cause of distress, as we'll
as cases requiring admission to county
institutions.
The secretary We are glad to discover,
seems not to be made cynical by his
years of service in this work: nor to have
lost faith in humanity He remarked,
with what we took to be discernment
only experience would be able to give
that the poor who exaggerate their tales
of woe do so unconsciously. it is not
any intention on their part to be in
accurate, but in their struggle for ex-
istence they feel they must paint in deep
est ,colors their picture Of poverty
t.. -. KATHERINE POPE.
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Caught on the Rebound.

But you have 10 income" protested
the stern parent. If you marry ny
daughter you will have to live on
wind"
THANK you, sir" rejoined the bright
young man. "Then l may count on
you to raise the wind, eh?'-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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THE COUNTY CHARITY.
VISIT TO DEPARTMENT OF OUT.
DOOR RELIEF.
THE ARMY OF DESTITUTE
The Institution That Helps Widow
and Sick and Aged-It Would
Like to Deal with Desert
ing Husbands.

HICAGO. "T b e
County" we heard
OF a few years ago
for the first time
during one of our
sporadic fits of do
ing something for
the poor. Our in
formant and tenn
porary pensioner.
t h e proverbial
widow with seven
children, replied
to our inquiry as
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NE girl Lnal came
to the window, a
lar.g e, overgrown
girl OF Is or so,
daughter of a de-
serter, held certii-
cation from some
charitable organ
ization that her
family was in sore
need of special al
lOWance. The moth
er, who had been
supporting the fam
lily for a long time,
was now sick from
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Seeing Is Believing:

"Razor all right, sir?" asked the
barber. - -
well, er-would you mind letting
me look at it," said the victim in re-
ply.
Certainly not, sir" answered the
tonsorial artist. "But why do you wish
to see it?''
"Oh, merely to see if you hadn't
made a mistake in calling it a razor"
explained the man in the chair. II
thought perhaps it might be piece
of old barrel hoop" ),
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Colts Peculiar Appetite.

Swedesboro. N. J.-Louis Schooner. a
farmer near here. has an eight-mouths-
old colt that has developed freak appe-
tite. The animal takes very kindly to
bread and butter, is very fond of mashed
potatoes and gravy, dotes on cakes and
pie, reyels in pickles, smacks its lips over
sauerkraut and pigs feet and takes cof-
fee like 4 veteran.
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piciOus attitude to
repel us, we some
how, both of lis,
seemed given the
benefit of the
doubt; the scrib-
bier and the. asker
after aims. OF
course We had to
show our right to
make our several
requests, but the
j u d ges leaned
toward mercy. The
basket folk came
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AN OMISSION.

"Ah, my good woman, what are you
looking for SO industriously in your
prayer book?"
20, sir, I've always found such con-
ISOLATION in this book, and now I want
a prayer for protection from automo-
biles, and I can't find one. "-Fliegende
Blaetter.
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Spirit Tips Proved His Undoinr.

st. Joseph, Mich.-William Alternately
a local spiritualist. has squandered q
fortune of $4,000 in business deals,
which, he says, were directed by his dead
son. with whom he claimed to hold daily
communication. The former wealthy
man was declared incompetent to handle
his money, and the probate court ap-
pointed guardian for him.
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Just q Slap.

Miss Anteek-Yes, we're engaged
Some people are mean enough to say he's
too young for me:
Miss Pert-Ridiculous!:
Miss Anteek-1t is so, isn't it?
Miss Pert-Sure! He'll age fast
enough after he's married to you:-Phil-
adelphia Press. q 17l =.
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Justice.

"Can you support my daughter in the
style to ,whicE she has been 4accus-
tomed?" 49,
perhaps not But l can support her
in the style to which her mother was ac-
customed during her early married life. y
Life. -. 80 ~s3--s
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Veal, Wine and Winepar.

Tommy had just repeated the French
alphabet, and by mistake had put in
"W."
There is no W. in French" OBJ
served his teacher
"No <W'?' repeated Tommy. "Then
how do you spell oui?"-Ally Sloper.: