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THEY MISS ELMER FLICK.
Long Hitter Quits When
Third in the List. go

Cleveland, July 29.-Just how valuable
Elmer Flick is to the Cleveland ball
club and how much his desertion ef-
fects his clubs standing in the race at
the present time can be guessed by "a
glance at the average figures of the
American league for the past week. In
them Flick is credited with being one
of the three leaders in batting, safely
entrenched in third position with a 1897
sen, of which seven were two-baggers,
16 triplets and three home runs. He has
stolen q bases and has sacrificed per-
fectly ten times.
Only Crawford of Detroit and; Niles
of St. Louis have a better showing.
Niles leads. the league and plays with
the ST. Louis team, not figured in the
flag race. Crawford is second with De-
troit, a team which, with Philadelphia,
rivals to the White Sox for first place
honors. With Flick back in the game
and Lajoie on second Cleveland would
loom even greater than these.
Cobb, another Detroit man, is fourth
in the batting list.
OF the first Is men st. Louis has
three Detroit has two, Cleveland two,
New York three, Boston one, Philadel-
phia one and Washington three.
The leading base stealers: Flick and
Conrey, with q each; Cobb, IS; Lajoie
20; Oldring. II; Hoffman. 16; Ganley.
%: Rossman, Is; Altizer, IL. Donohue,
16; Tom Jones, 10; Turner, is.
Bradley of Cleveland is king of sac
rifice hftters, with 81 to his credit
Fielder Jones is close to him with 2f
Jones is improving with the stick and
is now batting at .273 clip.
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CROKER FOURTH ON THE LIST.
Ex-Tammany Chieftain's Race Horse
Winnings in England Large.

London, July 29.-With half the fiat
racing season over the statisticians have
got to work. According to the figures.
Mr.. w. Hall Walker leads the list of
winning owners, with Richard Croker
fourth on the list. There are those who
believe If Mr.. Cookers great horse had
been given fair treatment in the way of
handicaps that the American would have
been much nearer if, indeed, not at the
very top of the list. Twenty four own
ers have winnings of $4,000 or more.
Thus far Sieve Gallon is the top
notcher, having earned for his owner
Captain Greer, something like 100000
Croker's Orby, the Derby winner, is in
second place, with total of $33,585, the
result of two races. White Knight, the
best handicap horse in England, is in
third place. with total of $28,475, the
result also of three races.
The winning stations have come in for
some calculation and it has been found
that the nty-three-year-old Ga1linuie
holds the pride of place with a total Of
$50, sos, his get having made IL wins.
Desmond is second with $64, 700, the re-
suit of % races. Orme, the sire of Orby
and Witch Elm, is third, with $5S310,
this sum being gathered by his get in six
races.
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IN THE WESTERN LEAGUE.
Neither Omaha Nor Lincoln Repre-.
scented i'm the 500 Batting Glass.

Omaha. July 2e.-Neither Omaha nor
Lincoln is represented In the ranks of
the Western leagues 800 sluggers,
vet the two teams are fighting for the
lead. Strange that Des. Moines Sioux
City and Denver have all the big hit
tiers. There are ten men with aver
ages over 900 and they are divided
among these three clubs, Pueblo also
being without representation.
Hart, Hogriever, Yeager.= Cassidy
and Murphy are the only men who
have played in fifty games or more to
bat better than. 800. Omaha's best
sticker is Joe. Dolan, VINO IS clouting
them out for .29O. Aubrey is second,
with WEIGH and Graham following in
order
Bill Belden, Pas right fielder, has
made more runs than any man in the
league He has crossed the rubber
hfty-eight times. Captain Fox of Lin
coin leads in stolen bases and sacrifice
hits Weed of Sioux City has made
the most doubles. This big fellow is
climbing right up to the top and will
be among the leaders if he keeps up
his great stick work. Ryan OF Pueblo
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american League Standing.
NATIONAL LEAGI

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 4; Boston o.
Brooklyn Al St. Louis 2. ia
Cincinnati 8; New York g. ..
Pittsburg 6; Philadelphia 8 (first
game).
Pittsburg 8; Philadelphia o (second
game)-
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City Milwaukee; no eame;.
rain. .'-s =
Louisville 5; Columbus g..
Minneapolis 5 ST. Paul A. .s.5=e
Toledo 4; Indianapolis 4 (caIled in
twelfth inning on account of dark
ness).
WESTERN LEAGUE. -'.--
Lincoln g.; Sioux City 2.
Omaha 4; Pueblo 3.
Des Moines /: Denver o.
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- - - PURIFIES
800 THE BLOOD

Bad blood Is tor most Of the ailments of anid
Rionf disease in some form Is sure follow
haoh Is blood supply and
VIII catarr Sores and Ulcers scroful
all
uted Circulation and will continue to unless the
sel perfect reIned It goes down into the circulation
tanning Nothing reaches inherited tnts and old chronic troubles like
tie Not only 8 S. blood purifier of
highest appetizer without
blood medical advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
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Oklahoma city
NATIONAL LEAGrrE.
Cincinnati SO. New York 81

Cincinnati, July 29.-New- York drop
ped both games of Sundays double
header to Cincinnati McGinuity was
compelled to retire after the sixth in
ming. Wiltse, who succeeded him, was
hit even harder. The second game,
which was limited to seven innings by
agreement, was won by the locals. Mem
ager McGraw of the New York team
was struck in the face after the game
by a private officer with whom he had
mad an argument during the game
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Cincinnati ...-........0 Q o. 81 IS 13 8
Batteries-Welner and Schlei; Nc
Ginnity, Wi1tse and Bresnahan.
Second game-Score by innings: R.H. E.
Cincinnati ............-...0 90 IS
New York commonwealth 0 0-l
Batteries-Smith and Mclean; Ames,
Bresnahan and Bowerman.
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Topeka NIidgets Z, Horton ?.

Horton, Kan, July 29.-On. a muddy dia-
mond yesterday afternoon the Topeka
Midgets succeeded in winning out in a
Thinning contest with the Horton team.
Considering the mud the game was fast
one A long running catch followed by a
throw to the plate by Sears, the right
fielder of the Midgets, cut Horton out of
what would have proved the winning run
in the ninth inning A batting rally in
the twelfth inning won the game This
makes five straight games which the Mid
gets have won. They will play Valley
Falls next Sunday.
Score by innings: RHE
Midgets I'D O1o0oo01O5E7 Il Z
Horton 10 90 90 oOO1O % z 2
Midgets-Robinson and Sny-
der; Horton, Page and Behrendt
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hutchinson h. webb CITY, 0.

Webb City, Mo-, July 29.-After
contesting for ten innings, Webb City
met defeat at the hands of Hutchinson
Saturday by the score of / to o..
Score by innings: r II. E.
Hutchinson -..-.......0 o o o 0 o IL 10 1
Batteries-shaner and Cheek Wood
and Lewis.
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has. made eight triples and Jack
Thomas has seven home runs.
There was an Interesting and merry
struggle on among a few of the play
ers last week to see which would be
the first to get his hundredth hit OF
the season. It SO happened that
Murphy, Fenlon and Aubrey each
made the century on the same day
theirs the next day and Ryan passed
into the century, mark on Tuesday.
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Webb C,itv 4. hutchinson I

webb City. Mo-. July 29.-The To-
inson in the sixth inning when Bar
bour allowed Collins base on balls
and a safe hit by Cheek. Olson. next
up, attempted to sacrifice by bunting
the ball to Barbour. who, in trying to
catch the runner at first. threw the,
bali under the bleachers, letting in
three runs. The game with the ex-
ception of this inning was a splendid
exhibition of baseball. The score:~
WEIR CITY
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SATURDAY GAMES.
wichita 4, Oklahoma City 8.

Wichita, Kan, July 29.-Dick's eff
fective pitching after the first inning
won for Wichita in an exciting exhibit
ton Saturday.
Score by innings: RIB. e.
Oklahoma City ......ao 90 5000 o-3 1
Wichita ...........00 0O1012% "a 10 2
Batteries-Bemis and Henry; Dick
and Weaver.
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springffeld 4. L.eavenworth 8.

Springfield, Mo-, July 29.-Spring-
field won the first game of the series
with Leavenworth Saturday. The
feature was the batting of Porter Of
the local team
score Dy innings: R.H. E.
Springfield 100 o1oo2oE ii o
Leavenworth ........0 0 o 90 o o 2-3 s !
Batteries-Kaufman and Brennan;
Hollingsworth and Quiesser.
Western Association Staining.
Clubs Won LOST Pct
Wichita ................ 81 q IA
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a,,er,cou Association standine.
Hobart 4. Arkansas CITY o.

Arkansas City, Kan, July 29-In the
fastest ball game seen on the local grounds
this season Arkansas City lost to the Ho-
bart team by a score of to o. after ten
innings. The game was devoid of dull
playing.
score ny innings: R.HE
Arkansas city .....ooooe0o es0-O-I0 /
Hobart .--..-....-....0 U U VVVO IL
Batteries-Salter and w. Owen: Smith,
Hays and Allen.
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St. Louis H. Brooklyn o..

game. played between St. Louis and
Brooklyn, resulted in ST. Louis winning
the first game to O.. and Brooklyn the
second 2 to f. McGlynn's pitching won
the first in ten innings.
Score b. innings: X II E
Brooklyn ...........0 0 o 0 0 o 900 1
Batteriee-McG1ynn and Noonan;
Strickett and Berger.
second game-Score by innings: r. H E.
ST louis ........0 0 0 200-2
Rrooklyn ............0 0 o O % Z
Batteries-Fromme and Marshall,
Pastorius and Ritter.
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the pitcher who was tried out with To-
peka this spring. Clark allowed the Cim-
arron team but one. hit So far this sea-
games, and has lost but four of them.
Only twenty-seven men faced him during
the game and twelve of them struck out.
seven and allowed five hits. The score
of the game was made in the first inning.
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Boston 5. Chicago 2.

Chicago. July 29.-Boston won Sunday
by pounding Brown for seven singles
and a double in the first two innings,
which, with a wild pitch, scored three
runs Two doubles eff Taylor, and
two Dagger in the fourth, the only in
ming in which they were able to connect
with F1ahertys delivery.
Score by innings: RH E.
Chicago .........-.....0 2VVVV1 % !
Boston .....u........1 0 q - % 10 l
Batteries-Brown. Taylor and King
F'1aiierty and ,Needham. -. /.
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western League Stand
sarERIcAN AssoC1.A "a

At Kansas City-Kansas City. 3; Mil
waulxee, 2.
At Coiumbus-Colunbus, 5; Louisville,
4.
At Toledo-Toledo s.: Indianapolis, z.
At st. Paul-St. Paul, 5; Minneapolis,
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WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Wichita 4. OkIahoma. CITY 4.

Wichita, Kan. July 29.-It took ten
innings for Wichita to defeat Oklaho-
ma City Sunday in one of the most. in-'
teresting games of the season! The
clean fielding Of the locals was a fea-7
ture. The score:
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Ha
Totals
OldlS s.sss... .O1
LEAVENWORTH
SCORE BIZ INNINGS

Springfield ,...:....t2 -
The summary Earned runs
Springfield 2.-.- Twe-bas hits-Cuth-
bert. Reed, Segneger, Tonnenaan,
Stevenson, VaugflRs7 Three-base hit
Cuthbert. Bases ON balls--eOff Steven
son 2. off Gilbert A. Struck out-By
Stevenson s, by Gilbert A. Left on
hases-Springheld Z. Leavenworth 4.
Double plays-Reed to Porter. Murray
to Smith. Stolen ybase-Waughn. Sac
rifice hits-Cole, Cobb, Shumyer Wild
pitch-Gilbert. Hit. by pitcher-Mur-
ray. Time-I:20. uUmpire-McInnes
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Detroit After First Basernan.

Albany, July 29.-The Albany Base
ball association has announced that a
ten days option for the sale of First
Baseman Kockil1 had been secured by
the Detroit team of the American
league. If the deal is closed the AL
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Winfie1d Z. Cedarrale 4

Winfield, Kan. July 29.-Wirfield de-
feated Cedarvale Sunday, to 1, on a
muddy grounds. Stapleton, Cedarvale's
pitcher. went dead in the eighth inning
after some brilliant pitching. Batteries
Smith and Backus; Stapleton and Will
son.
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National League Standing.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux city 6. Lincoln S.

Sioux city. July 29.-The home team
took Sundays game, the best of the
eight game series, from Lincoln by home
run. hitting.
Score by innings: r. H. e.
Sioux City -.........0 10 2
lincoln s.......-....41 10000 0-5 9 8
s. Batteries-Jarrott and Sheehan; Slim
mel and Ziriran.
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SYMMETRICAL S. Ieavenworth 1,

Springfield, Mo, July 29.-Hard hit
ting by Springfield and sensational
catches by Cole and Murray were the
features of Sundays game, which was
won by Springfield by a score of 5 to
1, The score:
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WICHITA,
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Oklahoma City. 90 Q 5 %
The summary: Two-base hits
Bandy, Annis. Stolen bases-White,
Milan, Becker, Hetlings Bayless. Sac
rifice hits-McFarland Weaver, Annis
2, Young. Struck out-By Young 6.
Bases on balls--Off. Young 8. off
Bandy 2. Wild pitch--Bandy. Hit by
pftcher-By Young, Wiser. Double
plays-Kelley to Holland, Becker to
Weaver First base on errors-Wich-
tia 4. Tirne-2:10. Umpire-Jacobs.i
500. so -s-5i "A
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ssKid' Elberfcld is Suspended

New York, July 29.-It is announced
here that Norman ElberfeId, short
stop of the New York American league
team, has been suspended indefinitely
owing to Indifferent work in the field
and at the bat.
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bany club is to receive $4,000 for
Kockill's release, the player to join the
Detroit team at the end of the New
York State league season.
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Madison II, Neodesha 10

Neodesha, Kan, July 2e.-After
winning fifteen straight. Neodesha. .I1st
to Madison Saturday in a batting con-
test, II to 10. Batteries-Cross, King
and Thompson; Brennan, Hardin and
Wright.
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Garden CITY 4. Cirnarron o.

Garden City, July 29.-In an interesting
game here yesterday afternoon Garden
CITY succeeded in defeating the Cimarron
team by a score of to 0. The feature of
the game was the pitching of Ralph Clark.
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Oklahoma City tried to induce Ed
die From, the former Wichita pitch
err, to join the Nets, but From sent
back word that he was not going to
play any place this year. 4
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SATURDAYS BALL GAMES. ;

s-z AMERICAN LEAGUE. s57s=l
Chicago &; Philadelphia 2.
Washington 8; st. Louis 1.
Detroit S Boston 4.
Cleveland IL; New York 10 (11 in
nings).
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pueblo 60. omaha 2-2.

Pueblo, July 29.-Pueblo and Omaha
broke even here Sunday in a double
header.
: Score by innings: RH: e:
Pueblog s..- ...... .zOsZ -
Omaha s...............0,O o o 5000 P Z 2
Batteries-fIatch and Drill: Hall, Nc
Nicely and Lebrand.
Second game-Score by innings: R. H. E.
Pueblo Observation-Disclosures o o 90 o
Omaha, - U U ~ 1 L
Batteries--Hatoh and Drill; Raglan
and Gonding.
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Hutchinson -..---..s0 y q 90 o OIL
The summary: Two-base hits
Pettigrew, Johnson. Wright. Bases on
balls-Off Barbour 5. Struck out-By
Meredith 8. by Barbour g., Left. on
bases-Webb City 5, Hutchinson 5.
Double plays-Nee to Wright 2. Wild
pitch--Barbour. y Sacrifice hits-O1-
son, Lotion. link. Stolen bases
Lotion, Meredith. Time of game
1855. Umpire-O'Connel1. Attendance
1000
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pitched two games. shutting out one
team by a score of to and another
by a score of = to 0.
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Totals
HUTCHINSON
SCORE BY INNINGs.

Webb City .....s...0ss0 0 o Os30 "a
Hutchinson ........,0- 9 o I 90 o. O-1l
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Oklahoman: With Dick Cooley at
the helm for Topeka it is not unlike
ly that Oklahoma City will have a
hard rub to retain second position in
the Western association pennant race.
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Gilbert was handed his release yes
terday. He has won one and lost two
games since he has been with the
White Sox- He seems TO have a fair
repertoire of goods but does not use
them judiciously and hence has trou-
BILE in getting away with the prize. He
is thinking of going to Kansas City,
seeking a tryout with the Burke ag-
gregation.
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sylvester Olson, who is one of the
most popular visiting players to come
TO Topeka, is not with Joplin on this
trip He is threatened with a severe
attack of typhoid fever and has gone
to his. home in Savonberg, Kan, for a
few days recuperation. Fillman is
playing short and Armstrong takes
fTiIlnan's place in the outfie1d.
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Dummy Curtis is in Topeka to join
the Joplin team and will probably be
given a chance against the Champs
Mnring the present SERIES
lack Forester, who went to Mt.
Clemens from here, is now pitching for
the Johnstown team in the Tri-State
league. Since joining this team he has
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wolfe, who caught for Topeka last
year for a short time and afterwards
went to Lincoln and Des Moines, start
ed out this season with Milwaukee. At
the present time he is catching for
Peoria in the Three Eye league. He
ranks eleventh among the backstops in
that league and is batting at the ter
rfffn clip of 101,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-08

Fashion absolutely defies economy
even in matters sartorial, and just as
We have grown used to short sleeves
and have had our coats cut off to
the elbow, the tickle jade declares that
we shall revert once more to long
sleeves. Many dinner-dress, for in
stance, with a low decolletage shows
the sleeve worn over the wrist. TAX
ing it all round, especially in tailor
mades, l consider the long sleeve is a
boon to the generality of womankind.
To begin with, it is practical, and
nothing was more incongruous for Or
binary everyday use than sleeve
which left exposed half bare arm!
When blue serge frock was finished
just above the elbow and the glove
was not long enough, it did not seem
to me to SAVIOR of good style, to say
the least of it, for travelling, or indeed
for any occasion on which we wear
the tailor-made.
Among the definite fashions for the
fall and winter season are longer
sleeves and shorter skirts, with coats
tending towards greater length. In
graceful garments, and especially in
furs. the kimono sleeve is giving place
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WILD TRIBE OF POETS.
Picturesque People That Are Found In
the Philippines.

Among the wild tribes to be found
In the Philippines are the Bogobos,
the most picturesque people in the
tropics. Their origin is unknown,
and all sorts of opinions have been
expressed concerning them. One tale
told of them is that their first ances-
tors were all poets and musicians,
and that the dislike for the practical
which is always noticeable among
them has come down through the gen.
erationS.
Those that have taught among the
Bogobos say that given song or
poem to learn and they will Study
and dream over it for hours, but give
the Bogobo a problem in arithmetic
and he Immediately becomes i'll and
wants to go home.
Living at Santa Cruz, in the Davao
district, is Miss Benedict, a Chicago
university woman, who is collecting
everything peculiar to the Bogobo.
1t has been found that the bead
work done by them is quite like that
Of the American Indian, but there is
no other likeness in the races be-
yond that.
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FAMlLY'S SKIN TROUBLES.
Eczema, Heat Rash, and Scalp Aztec.
tions Afflict Different Members,
But Cuticura Cures Them.

''My wife had eczema for five or six
years. 1t was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies trial. We
did so and she has never had sign of
eczema for four years. I myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. now
have a very heavy head Of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby,
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She is very
fieshy, and we had so much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the
heat up so much quicker than any
thing else. Mr.. H. B. Springmire, 1913
So. Capital Street, Iowa City, Ia, July
16, 1905, and Sept. 16, 1906"
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to what is known as the "bat" sleeve,
consisting of a wing-like drapery
which in reality is not sleeve at all
but forms a cope effect. At the same
time, the kimono has by no means
died out, but is produced in other
forms and is relegated to the superior
fabrics rather than to the cheaper
ones. I must say I should like to
hedge little in the matter of sleeves.
Although a great many long, tight,
snitten sleeves will be worn there are
some people they DO not suit, and
these will try to remain faithful to
the puffs. But the puff cannot be said
to be future vogue. The Empire puff
is seldom seen, but rather popular is
little plain, tight sleeve consisting
OF open-work lace and trellis-work of
jet or embroidery. Further pic
turesqueness is attained by wing-like
draperies at the top of the arm weight
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Tien-Tsin on which he was working,
his work fellows laughed heartily.
AS our ship was being warped into
her mornings at Shanghai boatman
fell overheard, and the crowd
laughed; although he spoiled the
point of the joke by managing to
scramble out. At an execution I saw
crowds pressing eagerly about the
headless trunk of the victim, and
laughing merrily over his fate. One
must hear on the spot the unreport-
able fiendishness of the Chinese mobs
toward massacred missionaries to
realize the unfathomable depths of
Chinese cruelty. The gentleness of
Jesus, who taught: Blessed are the
merciful." is sadly needed in China.
A Nation of Liars.
The truth in the inward parts"
which is supposed to accompany
Christianity is utterly lacking in
China. This is nation of liars. Not
to lie is considered foolishness. There
is nowhere the Anglo-Saxon assump-
ton that the other man is playing a
fair game; you simply have to match
him in guile or suffer The incon-
venience, the annoyance, the exasper-
alton of having to live surrounded
with consummate liars must be ex-
perienced to be appreciated.
Take one of countless incidents,
as illustrative; the fare from Chin
kiang to Marking by boat is two dol
lars. Upon buying my return ticket 1
was told by the official that it was
four dollars; when the gentleman who
was escorting me to the boat, mis-
sionary, made it plain that he was no
unposted traveller, the man promptly
and without embarrassment, accepted
the right fare. That missionaries man