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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

Why are there so many common cat
tle?" Just because it requires less eff
fort to produce the common kind. The
scrub bull and the grade bull are re-
sponsible for the common kind
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

One cannot always tell good corn
husller by the height of the bat
boards" on the off side of his wagon,
but as a rule plenty Of bat boards is
an Indication of a good husker. A
wagon box should hold all the corn one
can husk in halliday
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

There is at this time such demand
for hornless cattle in both dairy and
beef herds that muleys are at prem
ium. So, many are engaged in pro-
ducing a hornless strain. There are
some polled cattle in all breeds and
these are employed as starters.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
A USEFUL SOVEREIGN.

Ito be continued.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

The Kansas Experiment Station has
been studying the practical value of a
milking machine. 1t is to be hoped
that an honest verdict will be rendered
In the report of the experiment.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

The heavy expenses of the peace
conference might also serve as an
excuse for putting off the revision of
the tariff.
That was great fight the Aggies
made against the u. of U. football
team. The score of 10 to o, does not
half tell the story.
Roosevelta, Louisiana, may get
letter from the White House on the
subject of simplified spelling. The
idea of adding an "a" or anything
else!
Mr.. Roosevelt's tribute to the MGR
its of the possum, ought to help check
the negro movement against him.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16
FORGOTTEN STAGE LINES.
Ask That Man!

The recollection of forgotten lines,
and the more or less dire conse-
quences, never fades, though the
name of the play itself may escape
entirely from memory.
We were doing a piece, among
these forgotten ones, and the climax
came in a courtroom scene. At that
point everything was supposed to go
with snap to sustain the tense ex-
element of the action.
The judge was none too certain of
his lines, but on some papers before
him were written his cues. The chief
witness, less fortunate in available
resource, was new to the part, and
stood, book in hand, in the wings,
frantically trying to memorize her
part. Her cue came and went, but
she was studying too intently to hear
it. Taking her by the shoulders, the
stage-manager pushed her on.
what do you know of this case?"
asked the judge severely.
Blinking in the sudden light of the
stage, she looked at him and then at
the rest of us, trying to hide the play
book, that she had brought on with
her, in the folds of her gown.
Speak, woman" he began again
What do you know of this case7"
ask that mani she exclaimed
suddenly, pointing to SUPER who
stood with a halberd held three in
ches in front of his nose.
A chill shook us. The man hadn't
a line to say. The judge fumbled at
his papers excitedly. Perhaps, he
and the star witness had missed con-
nections.
What do you know of this case?"
He Numbered it that time, for he had
found out that he was in the right.
There she stood, the rest of us
paralyzed, and piped ou+, "Ask that
man."
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

Although retired to private life,
David B. Hill manages to get into a
line of law practice that causes some
of the conspicuous fnanciers to
SILVER.
Oklahoma's new constitution ap-
pears to have been adopted accord
ing to official figures, by 1886 ma
jority. This goes to show Mr.. Taft
how contrary people can be some
times.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

That man." not knowing what
might come next, fled through the
wings.
The stage-manager, in frenzy
meanwhile, and trying to prompt her,
ordered the curtain rung down.
Another time we had woman in
the cast whose composure was al
most as disconcerting as had been
the others fatal gift of invention.
l had played the piece many times,
and thought had given her the cue.
But | hadn't, and there she stood sill
ent, calmy eying me.
"Why don't you speak?" I asked,
pretending vivacious interest in what
might come next.
81 will" she said, quite matter of
fact, when you give me the cue
l did, and ahead she went, when
the audience quoted.
In Madame Sans Gene, one night, we
had two new people in the cast. The
man was an actor of note, who did
not know his lines, and the woman a
veteran, who was shaky in hers.
To help the man in his long
speeches, some one was hid behind
the sofa on the stage to act as prom
pier. All was going finely when she
forgot what she was expected to say.
Thinking to help things, the prompter
gave her the lines. She didn't hear,
but the actor did.
That isn't mine!" he called.
Again the prompter repeated them,
this time louder.
"You fool you, you know that isn't
mine!' he called in desperation "But
I'll say it, any wayW
And he did. When the woman heard
her speech, a sudden light dawned in
her face. Repeating it after him she
added with emphasis, Gas you just
said" and went glibly ahead, saving
the day for them both.
--HENRIETTA CROSSMAN.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

out in the end and if defeat comes
occasionally it won't leave that bad
taste in the mouths of those defeated
as it seems to have done in the recent
election.
Respectfully yours,
NICOL HOOD.
Salt Lake, November IA, 1907.
It's very easy to make out on the
most reasonable grounds why DR..
Plummer did not get 500 of the 5000
votes cast after 3. p. M There was
strong desire among large sec
ton of the community to defeat the
American" party. 1t was and is
recognized as a party of graft with
out any right principles worthy of
respect or emulation. For weeks be-
fore the election the members of the
parties opposed to the Americans"
knowing that no political principle
was involved in mere municipal
election were trying to determine in
their minds whether Plummer or
Mr.. Morris was the most available
candidate with which we defeat the
Americans" Many Gentiles held to
the opinion that the Mormons would
ignore everything and vote for Mr..
Morris solely and only because he
was Mormon. The 5000 voters who
held back wanted some indication as
to whether Morris or Plummer was
the stronger. The Deseret News
came out at 8 o'clock with an article
stating in the most unequivocal
terms hat Morris was the stronger,
that he was even drawing votes from
the Americans" in the business dist
riot All of which was false, but the
waiting crowd took the cue and the
News article was used for all it was
worth by the Morris supporters and
by the gamblers who had bet their
money on Morris. The waiting vot-
ers were stampeded, and poured in
their votes for Morris. We don't
believe the church had anything to
do with it and if the Mormon people
are such weak imbeciles as to be led
around by the nose by anybody as
Stunning speak for God Almighty,
they deserve no better than to be
held in bondage.
We said the election result could
not have occurred anywhere but in
Utah. That we think is true. No
place in the world could a party
founded on such principles as tine
American" managed by such men
and with such record exist for a
month. And no where but in Utah,
that we know of would the opposition
to the so-called American" party
play the fool as the opposition did
right here in Salt Lake City.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

-HENRIETTA CROSSMAN.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
BATSMEN tanned
BY KNOCKOUTS
GOOD HITTERs EXTREMELY TIM.
10 FOR SOME TIME AFTER
BEING HIT eY BALL.
RECENT CASE OF BRESNAHAN
Gotham Fans Fear He viii Never
Again Be Terror to Pitchers -Hoff.
man, Jennings and Others chary
About Facing Twlrlers After Acel-
dents--More Careful In Future.

New York fans fear that Roger Bres.
nahan will never shine rs batsman
again as he did before he was Knocked
out by Andy Coakley's fast pitch at
Cincinnati.
The general opinion is that Roger
will be 'gun shy" for a time now that
he has gotten back into the game.
Dan HOFFMAN, Hughey jennings, I'D.
die Phelps and Otto Kruger we're very
chary about facing a pitcher after
they we're Knocked out by inshoots on
the head and there are other players
who were extremely tlmid for quite a
while when they resumed playing
after similar accidents.
jennings, before he was hit on the
temple by one of Amos Rusie's swift.
est shoots land Amos speed was so
terrific that he was dubbed the
"Hoosier Cyclone"O, could not be
driven away from the plate, and won
many a game for the old Baltimores
by refusing TO dodge or duck inshoots,
but after Amos hit him on the head
Hughey used to whisper I'VE never
speak as we pass by" whenever ball
would whistle by his face. Hughey,
who was splendid batter before be.
Ing hit by Rusie, gradually fell off in
his batting due, no doubt, to the acct
dent.
1t was nearly two years before
Hoffman could regain his confidence
at bat after receiving the terrific blow
Tannehlll gave him, aud itswas feared
that he would never regain his eye.
sight at the time. II can be noticed
now that against left-handed pitchers
Hoffman Is very timid, and no doubt
II was caused by the blow he got, for
before that all looked alike 10 him.
Connie Mack has often said that be.
fore he was hit Hoffman was the best
player he ever saw. taken altogether,
in batting, running and fielding. Dan.
ny has recovered much of his old.
time ability. If he has not all OF It..
Then there was Black Jack" Bur.
dock who was knocked out and nearly
killed in Boston by one OF Tim
Keefe's inshoots. and Tim could sizzle
that kind In, too. Burdock, like Bres-
nahan and Elberfeld, had the habit of
running into the ball, but BLACK Jack"
never took any more chances that
way and for some time after he re.
turned to the game he would turn as
pale as sheet whenever ball
whizzed anyway close to his head.
That has been the experience of lots
OF other players who have taken the
count by the inshoot route.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES

The Boston club has sold Pitcher
Joe Harris to the Providence Eastern
league club.
Pitcher Brockett, of New York, is
said to be as fast as anybody going
down TO first base.
The Detroit Tigers brag OF the
fact that they have so far this season
four times worked the ancient con.
cealed ball trick.
Herman Schaefer has been laid up
with strained shoulder llgament, due
to sliding.
The New York club has sent Pitcher
Brockett to and recalled doc" New
t'n from the Montreal farm.
Clarke Griffith is reported to have
lines out for Pitcher Tiff. Of Brown.
and Catcher Waters, OF Williams.
Catcher Spencer is playing with the
St Louis Browns. Jimmy McAleer
must have raised the suspension.
Jerry Freeman, of Minneapolis. Is
said to be slated to play first base for
the Washington team next season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
MERTES WAS ONCE A LAMB"
Yarn Told Of How Tim Hurst Tried to
Rattle Him.

When Sandow Mertes broke into
the game he was recommended to the
Philadelphia people by Huen, one of
the few left-handed shortstops the ma
ior league has known. Hulen was
frank enough to declare, one day out
at the Phillies' park. that he was not
fast enough 10 hold the job he had
but he added
IL know a player who will show
some of these major leaguers a thing
or two"
He referred TO Mertes, and toutad
him so highly that he was at once
brought on to Philadelphia. He was
a lamblike ball player at that time.
and one could not get a murmur out
of him. He afterward, though, made
up for IT,
At any rate, In his modest period he
was at the bat one day. and Tim Hurst
was umpiring. Tim dearly loves to
tease new man. Mertes had been so
unusually quiet that Tim called
couple of wide ones. Just TO hear him
kick, but the fellow never made
noise.
Then Tim, putting frown on his
cherubic face, turned fercely to
Mertes and said:
"Ah, what is the matter with You?
Why, you are getting to be worse
kicker than Elberfeld!"
Mertes nearly dropped with sur,
prise, apd he looked as If he were go
ing TO weep as he replied:
why, upon my word and honor,
Mr.. Hurst, never opened my mouth"
And then, when Tim roared with
laughter, the big fellow yiciously
swung at the next one and drove It
out of bounds.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

few days ago by pitching fine game
against the Cincinnati Reds, holding
them down TO one run and few hits
Pastorius and Three-hngered Brown,
OF the Chicago Cubs. hold the record
of having beaten the Giants twice this
season, and that is a record of which
any pitcher might well be proud
Brooklyn's first victory of the year
was shut.out for the Giants with
Pastorlus in the box A short while
ago the southpaw beat McGraw's men
again. He not only held them down
in the pitchers box, but won his own
game by helping three runs over the
rubber.
Pastorlus has fine control for IA left
handler He is likely to succeed Doc
Scanlon and Hairy Mcintyre this year
as Brooklyn's leading pitcher 4.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
SECOND GAME.
II II r
YOUNGSTOWN 5; NEWARK 2

Newark, July 2G I'm game char
acterized by thrilling situations. err
rorless laying. four double plays and
timely hitting for the visitors. Youngs-
town won today. II was a tie in the
fifth when McClntock singled and
Bannon sacrificed OstdieS singled.
Thomas flew to center. McClintock
being thrown out at the plate from
center by Schweitzer, relayed by Muir
ray. Starr singled, Blount walked
forcing Ostdiek home. with three
on bases McAleese doubled, three
scoring Umpire Latham put Ostdick
ont OF the game for foolishness az the
bat Newark had the bases filed
when the game ended Score
RH r.
Newark ....O 90 I OO1 0 % 8 0
Youngstown % 90 I o o O--5 9 0
Batteries-l.ocke ana Pearce; b.
Thomas. Ostdiek and Redman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Most Important Work.

A reporter recently took journey
OF considerable length for the purpose
OF interviewing a rising literary light
as to his next novel. On reaching the
house he discovered the author seated
IN his garden engaged in earnest con.
yersation with little boy who had a
large towel pinned around his neck
The author received his visitor cor.
daily, but seemed rather absentmind-
ed. Are you willing to tell me lit.
tie about your next important work?"
asked the reporter. The literary man
clicked a pair of shears and patted the
boy on the shoulder I'VE were Just
talking about It as you came up" he
said, Willie thinks ought tc do 1t
with a bowl, but | think can do II
without What woPId you advise? /?
You see his mother has always cut II
before. but she's away just nowl"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
AMONG THE MINORS

Catcher Hintz and shortstop John.
son, OF South Bend, have signed with
Grand Forks In the North Dakota
league.
Canton has traded W. A, Kelley,
outfielder TO Grand Rapids for Hank
Perry, an outlieder formerly with
Cincinnati.
The Grand Rapids club has released
Pitchers Lagoe and Pleasant and has
signed Pitchers Dickson and Chapel,
Of the st. Paul club.
Cameron, who Is covering first for
Terre Haute, Is a lawyer. He Is a
graduate OF the University of Mime.
sofa.
Mike Kelley had an American asso.
citation record Of batting safely In 22
successive games Friel. OF Columbus.
hit safely In 23 games this year. but
he quit on Win Kellum,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
WHAT CHASE REQUESTED
OF MANAGER GRIFFITH
Clever New York First 5aseman De-
manded Hose Should be Turned
on Al orth.

Clarke Griifinh's great ilrst bsseman,
the merry King Hal, Is kldder OF the
1S-karat order He is never at rest,
except possibly when he Ia asleep.
Being only yomgster and, further'
more, being endowed with the health
and spirits of the hardy athlete. life
TO Hal Chase is one continual round OF
pleasure
What Hal enjoys more than any.
thing else is the playing OF Jokes. espe-
cially when these are pulled off at
the expense OF his elders
Nov Clarke Grifilth. the manager OF
the Yankees. is never much of hu.
morlst, even when his team is taking
'em In row. but when the New
Yorks are trailing behind. as they
have been doing the present season.
anything in the nature of Joke
comes pretty near to making the dark.
browed little chap weep
Just before the New Yorks left for
their swing around the eastern cities
the last time Clarke was standing up
against the grandstand enyeloped in
thoughts Of the gloomy kind, when
he was suddenly awakened from his
reverie by the high-pitched voice of
Chase, who, slapplng the little man.
ager on the Lack, excitedly exclaimed:
Look here, Grlff, II you don't turn
the hose on AL Orth before the game
begins this afternoon then I'll refuse
TO play"
"Wil my troubles never cease?"
moaned Griff, as he clutched at the
wire netting for support What in
the name of all creation do you want
the hose turned on AL Orth for?" he
queried as he looked wildly up In the
face of the first baseman.
Come and I'll show you" grlmly
replied Chase. And Grffith. following
young Hal in a dazed sort OF way, ar
rived at the home plate. where the
smiling Orth was batting EN- out to
the other fellows. He found that AL
had accidentally put his stockings on
wrong side out
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
BIG LEAGUE SCOUTS TURN
TO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
List Of Players Eligible for Draft This
Season Smaller Than In
Former Years.

The American association season is
more than half over now and the
major league scouts and managers arc
casting toward the association clubs
for 1908 material The association is
without doubt the strongest of all the
minor leagues, and 1t Is only ma tiral
that the big league men should look to
the association for available talent
During the last three seasons the as
sociation has sent a great many play.
ers into the major league ranks, and
while many of them have been re.
turned, still there have been many
more who are there now and who have
become stars. The crop will not be as
large for the big leagues this year as
heretofore, for the reason that there
are many ex.major leaguers In the as
sociation, and as rule the big fel.
lows do not want the same men back
again unless they happen to have
strong attachment. Already the major
league scouts have been following the
association teams about In order to
get correct line on the best men for
various positions. The association
owners say they want to keep their
teams intact, but just the same they
are more than willing to sell whep.
they get good fat prices for their men.
Under the new drafting rules the
major leagues can draft only one man
from each club in the association,
which means that only eight players
all told can be taken by draft at the
end Of the present season. However,
there will be many sales just the
same, but the number OF players to go
up will be greatly reduced, according
to the showing thus far this season.
The major leaguers are not looking for
the best men in the ssociation--that
is, where they have been up in fast
company before-what they want is
the young and promising players.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
WAGNER HOLDER
OF ONE RECORD
FAMOUS PIRATE sAoRTsToP HAS
TWICE MADE FIVE HITS
IN ONE GAME.
FEArS BY OTHER PLAYERS
Seymour and Lewis In National
League and stovsII In the Amerl-
can Have Each Knocked Out
Quintet Of ssfetles in One Game
This season--Men with Four 20
Credit.

It 10 something out of the ordinary
for q ball player 10 make five hits
during any game. and especially In
that many times at bat Many have
played all their lives and have not Sc
cured five nits in game. Others are
satisfied to say Wei, | made five hits
off so and so at one time" and then
retire But to make Ave hits twice In
one season, or TO be exact. twice in
side of a month is a record that few
will ever boast of But Honus Wag.
ner, the Flying Dutchmsn." of the
Pirates. holds that record, and Il Is a
question If 1t has ever been beaten
not during the past 20 years-at least,
the records will not produce them.
Wagner made his first five hits on
May 10. while Fittsburg was playing
at Boston. with Young, Dorner and
Boultes pitching. The big fellow
cracked out a trio of singles, double
and home run. total nine bases, while
his second quintet of hits was made
In Pittsburg against Stricklett, of
Brooklyn, when he hammered out
three singles, double and triple, a
total OF eight bases,
When It IS taken into consideration
that but four players in the two major
leagues, three in the National and one
in the American, have made Ave hits
In a game. Il can be seen that Wag.
ner's record stands high.
In game against Boston, with
Young, Prefer and Boultes pitching,
Seymour, the middle fielder of the
Giants, cracked out two triples, a
home run and two singles making the
seasons record for 10 bases
Phil Lewis, the Pittsburg boy. who
covers short for Brooklyn, Is the other
player who has made five hits in
game This he accomplished against
McGlnnity and Wiltse in New York
on June 3. Phil made a pair of singles,
the same number Of doubles and one
triple, a total of nine bases.
The only other player in the major
leagues to accomplish this perform.
ance is Stovall of Cleveland, who on
the second day Of the season, when
Cleveland met Detroit, the Maps first
sacker cracked out FIVE singles
against Willetts and Jones.
Besides making five hits twice this
season, Wagner has also four hits to
his credit on May 26, when the Pitts.
burg team was In St Louis, against
Beebe, Karger and Brown pitching
Wagner made three singles and a dou.
Bile, so that he not only leads the
country in five hits in a game, but he
has the distinction of being the only
player who has made four hits three
times. The nearest anyone comes to
the big German is Bates and Beau
mont Of Boston, who have each made
four hits twice; Lumley, of Brooklyn,
who has twice made a quartette Of
hits, and Rhody Wallace, the Millvale
Scott" OF st. Louis, who has also hit
safely four times twice this season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Likes overaIps speed.

Mitchell, of the Cincinnatis, said OF
The speed of Overall the last time he
faced the big fellow: The ball came
by 80 fast that the breeze dried your
clothes, parted your hair, and gave
you shampoo. Some of these old
timers talk to me about Amos Rusie,
but III bet my salary that he had
nothing on overall And then just
think of orvie getting through a game
without giving base on balls, or max.
Ing any kind of mistake 1t was a
wonderful game that he put up" Jack
Ryder vouches for the truth of the fore.
going
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
To Reorsanlze Yale Baseball system

Yale baseball Is to be reorganized.
Capt. Tad Jones is consulting with
prominent alumni to secure the best
means of avoiding the disasters OF
this summers season, when Yale lost
her annual series to Harvard, Prince.
ton, Holy Cross, Georgetown, Williams
and Brown. The alumni feel that much
OF Yale's poor showing was due to the
injury to Coach Lush's eye, which
prevented him from watching the
players closely. Capt. Jones favors
cutting out the annual Easter trip to
the south, which has always crippled
one or more players.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Ball Player Only a Laborer.

BY the decision of Justice Hender-
son. of Dicksburg. Miss, a baseball
player Is classed with hod carriers
and other day laborers. Charles
Bishop, formerly pitcher on the
Vicksburg team in the Cotton States
league, was the subject of garnish-
ment proceedings brought by Howard
a. Kirkpatrick against the local base
ball association for $4074. Bishop
claimed exemption under the statute
as laborer.