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The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
His Proper Field.

A colored man was brought before a
police judge charged with stealing
chickens. He pleaded guilty and re-
ceived sentence, when the Judge asked
how 1t was he managed to lift those
chickens right under the window OF
the owners house when there was a
dog loose in the yard. "Hit wouldn't
be no use. judge" said the man, "to
try to 'splain this thi1g to yo' all. Eff
you was to try it you like as not
would get yer hide full of shot an
get no chickens, nuther. Ell yo' want
to engage in any rascality, judge. yo'
better stick to de bench, whar yo' am
iar"-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
New eeyser in Yellowstone Park.

For few days past there have been
indications of an eruption of some
kind near the Fountain hotel In yell
lowstone park, says dispatch from
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo. Now
new and magnificent geyser has bro
ken out in full force about 100 feet
north of the regular Fountain geyser
near Fountain hotel. This new geyser,
which does not appear to affect any OF
the others in that vicinity, played to a
height of $50 to 200 feet, throwing of
immense quantities of hot water. mud
and steam. The new geyser does not
play regularly as does Old Faithful.
but at short intervals, the eruptions
occurring five or six hours apart, and
lasting about one hour.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

In an article published in the
Youths Companion of Septem-
Der 23rd, 1909, DIR. Browne, the
great me dical authority on
foods, says, about brain and
muscle building
"There is one kind of food
that seems to me of marked
value as food to the brain and
to the whole body throughout
childhood and adolescence
(youth), and that is oatmeal.
"Oats are the most nutritious
of all the cereals, being richer
in fats, organic phosphorus and
lecithins.
He says oatmeal is gaining
ground with the well-to-do of
Great Britain. He speaks of it
as the mainstay of the Scottish
laborer's diet and says it pro-
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
The highest medical authority
on foods,
Sir James Crichton Browne, Ii. D.-F. RS.
of London,
gives the best reasons for eating
Quaker Scotch Oats

duces a big-boned, well-devel-
oped, mentally energetic race.
His experiments prove that
good oatmeal such as Quaker
Scotch Oats not only furnishes
the best food for the human be-
ing, but eating it strengthens
and enlarges the thyroid gland
this gland is intimately con.
nected with the nourishing pro-
cesses of the body.
In conclusion he says
1T seems probable therefore
that the bulk and brawniness of
the Northerners (meaning the
SCOTCH has been in some measure
due to the stimulation of the
thyroid gland by oatmeal por-
ridge in childhood.
The Scotch eat Quaker Scotch
Oats because it is the best of
all oatmealS.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
manv Were In the Same Boat.

According to the Saturday Evening
Post, this is story heard with much
glee by congress during the last days
of the Roosevelt administrations:
During the recent cold spell In
Washington, man, shivering and
ragged, knocked at the door of K
street house and said to the lady:
"Please, madam, give me something
to eat. I am suffering severely from
exposure"
you must be more specific" the
lady replied. "Are you a member of
the senate or Of the house?"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Good to Her Husband.

George. dear" said Mrs. Dovekins
who had come downstairs in time to
pour the coffee. I'm going to walk to
the car with you this morning. Aren't
you glad?"
Very glad, indeed. lovey. It's SO
nice of you to think of me and to
get up early for the purpose of making
it unnecessary to walk those dismal
three blocks alone. How much do you
want?"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
The Soft Answer.

At a dinner in Bar Harbor a Boston
woman praised the wit of the late Ed
ward Everett Hale.
walking on the outskirts of Boston
one day." she said, "he and inadvert-
emily entered field that had No
Trespassing' sign nailed to tree.
"Soon farmer appeared.
Trespassers in this field are prose
cuted,' he said in grim tone.
"Dr. Hale smiled blandly.
"'But we are not trespassers, my
good man, he said.
what are you them asked the
amazed farmer.
"'We're Unitarians,' said DR.. Hale
Washington Sta..
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Expensiye Silence.

Little four-year-old Alice was lying
on the floor whining and crying stead
lily one afternoon, until, her fathers
patience exhausted, he called out to
her: "Oh, stop, Alice, and I'll give
you a penny"
Alice stopped only long enough to
answer: Il can't stop for less than
nickel! Boohoo! Boohoo!"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
To Breaking One Neck, So.

The lineup" man was facetious
soul The woman for whom he was
putting up pulley clothes-line was
exacting. She ordered 1t put In cer-
tain place, which 1t was almost impos-
sible for him to reach. He hesitated.
"If l have to put 1t there. lady" he
said, "I'll break my neck" Still she
did not relent. "All right lady," he
consented, with a cheerful grin. "but
it'll cost yer 20 extry If break my
neck"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

BY local applications. as they reach the dis
eased portion OF the ear There y only one way TO
Deafness is caused by innamed condition OF tho
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Is lnnamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when it + entirely closed. Deaf
ness is the result. and unless the Inflammation ho
taken and this tube restored to its normal cond
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh. which Is nothing
but an innamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness tcnused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circulars. free.
FL. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O
Bold by Druggists. 75c. i.
Tsie Hals FANNY PIls for constipation.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Not Asking Much.

THE president" explained one OF
the secretaries, cant stop at PUNK
vile on his swing around the circle
In fact, my good man, we are sched-
uled to go through Plunkville at 60
miles an hour"
Couldn't you throw out one of his
old hats?" asked the leader of the com
mittee, hopefully.-Washing Her.
aid.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Joke Medicine,

He is a very practical, serious
minded man of business. The other
day he met friend, and related to
him an alleged joke, and at its con-
clusion laughed long and heartily.
The friend looked awkward for a
moment. and then said:
You'll have to excuse me. old man.
but don't see the. point"
why, to tell you the truth, l don't
just see the point myself. But I've
made 1t rule to laugh at all jokes;
l think it's good for the health"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

Signed Statement Of Peary, Bartlett,
Mcmillan, Borup and Henson, In Re-
gard to Testimony Of Cooks Two
Eskimo Boys.
The two Eskimo boys, I-took-a-shoo
and Ah-pe-lah, who accompanied DR..
Cook while he was away from Anora-
tok in 1908 and 1909, were questioned
separately and independently. and
were corroborated by Panikpah. the
father of one of them Q-took-a-shoo) +,
who was personally familiar with the
first third and the last third of their
journey, and who said that the route
for the remaining third. as shown by
them, was as described to him by his
son after his return with DR.. Cook.
The narrative of these Eskimos Is
as follows:
They. with DR.. Cook. Francke and
nine other Eskimos, left Anoratok.
crossed Smiths Sound to Cape Sabine.
slept in Commander Peary's old house
in Payer Harbor, then went through
Rice strai, to Buchanan bay. After a
few marches Francke and three Eski-
mos returned to Anoratok.
DR.. Cook, with the others, then pro-
ceeded up Flagler bay. branch Of
Buchanan bay, and crossed Elles-
mere Land through the valley pass at
the head of Flagler bay, indicated by
Commander. Peary in 1898, and utilized
by Sverdrup in 1899. to the head of
Sverdrup's Bay Fiord" on the west
side of Ellesmere Land.
this ford. thence north through Sver-
drup's "Heuerka Sound" and Nansen
strait.
On their way they killed musk oxen
and bear. and made caches, arriving
eventually at point on the west side
of Nansen strait (shore of Axel Hell
berg Land of Sverdrup), south of
Cape Thomas Hubbard.
A cache was formed here and the
four Eskimos did not go beyond this
point. Two others, Koolootingwah and
Inughito, went on one more march
with Dr. Cook ard the two boys.
helped to build the snow igloo then
returned without sleeping.
After being informed of the boys
narrative thus far, Commander Peary
suggested a series of questions to be
put to the boys in regard to this trip
from the land out and back to it.
These questions and answers were
as follows:
Did they cross many open lands or
much open water during this time?
Ans. None.
Did they make any caches out on
the ice? Ans. No.
Did they kill any bear or seal while
out on the ice north of Cape Thomas
Hubbard? Ans. No.
Did they kill or lose any of their.
dogs while out on she ice? Ans. No.
With how many sledges did they
start? Ans. Two.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

time was annoyed with sharp twinges
across the small of my back and ir-
regular passages of the kidney secre-
tions. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills,
l am free from these troubles"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Wjtherino Chances,

~ generally read the paper on my
way to and from the Office" said the
Importantly busy man.
Il used to myself" said the old-tim-
er. "before l got hardened to the
looks of the girl strap-hangers.' s.'-kan-
sas CITY Times.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
A Pleased Audience.

"What makes you spend so much
money on that lawsuit"
It's a matter of taste. Some peo-
pie like to attend lectures. l prefer
to pay more and hear lawyer dis
course on affairs in which l am per-
SOnallY Interested.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Cause of Discord.

She-So they do live happily togeth-
er. you say?
He-No. It's the eternal struggle be-
tween religion and society. He is as
STRAIGHTFORWARD as she is straight
front.-Life.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
His Impression.

PA, how do the Eskimos talk?'
Isked little Willie Withers.
"I don't believe they talk an
swered Pa Withers, whose reading
has been somewhat limited Il under
stand that all they do is to blubber.'
-Birmingham AgeHerald.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Editorial Amenities.

Editor Junkin of the Sterling Bulle-
tin has red hair. Editor Gretchen OF
the Sedgwick Paragraph has no hair
at all.
Mac" asked Junkin, how did you
lose your hair?'
TT was red and l pulled it out"
growled Cretcher.-Everybo
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

the need of a spe-
clal remedy to re-
move and cure the
congestion or in
ilammation of the
kidneys that Is in
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain t h a t
makes you say:
"Oh. my back"
Thompson Wat
kins, professional
nurse, 420 N. 23rd
St., Parsons, Kan,
says: For some
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Worlds LARGEST Grapevine.

The largest grapevine in the world
in 120 years old. 1t was planted by
Franciscan frairs near San Gabriel.
Cal. The stalk is 1 Y feet in diameter,
eight feet high, and the branches and
foliage cover 5000 square feet. Its
average crop of grapes is 21s tons
yearly.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Why Not2

Aunt Spinsterly-I hope that your
opinions uphold the dignity of your
sex, Mamie, and that you believe that
every woman should have vote.
Mamie-I don't go quite so far as
that, aunty; but l believe that every
woman should have a voter.-Sketch
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Scandinavian Custom.

Knicker-We garland our discover
ers with roses.
Bocker-I know it; whenever my
wife finds me out l have to give her
q bunch.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

and8 severe female
weakness. I h Q
doctor said would
have to go to the
hospital for an
operation, but I
could not bear to
think of 1t. / de.
cided to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
andSanative Wash
and was entirely
a,,rnI of@a~ %hroo
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

1t is not what he has, nor even what
he does, that directly expresses the
" orth of man, but what he is
Henry f. Amiel.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Is Poor Consolation.

yes, 1t must be terrible thing to
go through life without your limb. But
you must remember it will be restored
to you in the next world"
81 know it will, mum, but dat don't
encourage me. for it was cut off when
I was a baby. an it won't come with
in a couple of foot of de ground wen
it's restored"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
A Ready Exclamation.

What is the reason you were so
late in discovering the north pole?'
WELL" answered the explorer, you
see they have such long nights in the
arctic regions that oversight"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
tuberculosis Among Soldiers

For 1000 active troops in the armies
of the great world powers. the follow
ing figures show the percentage of
cases of pulmonary tuberculosis:
United States, 4.72; Great Britain and
colonies. "a; France, 5.3; Germany,
Is; Austria, 10, and Russia, 81.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Ambiuuous,

Harold-What did she say when
you turned out the gas and kissed her?
Rupert-Said she felt as if she never
wanted to see my face again.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

Father sent me over to borrow
your paper; he only wants to read It,
Tell him I'm coming over to borrow
his breakfast: | only want to eat It,
Farm Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
No Other Kind.

Blinks-I know of a place where
you can always get cut rates for work.
Clinks-Where is It?
Binks-It is a mans who makes q
specially of trimming trees.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

What can harm us if we are true
to ourselves and to what we think is
right BLACK.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

A girl never feels more important
than when she is getting married, and
a man never looks more inconspicu-
Gus.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
In the BeQinninu.

yours is certainly an unusual
case" said the lawyer, "and 1t will be
necessary to consult number Of
books"
"So?" queried the client
YES" answered the legal light,
"and we will begin with your pocket
book"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
Wherein They Differ.

Her-When man starts to talk he
never stops to think.
Him-And when a woman starts she
never thinks to stop.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
New Bone Of Contention.

81 don't speak to the woman across
the street any more.
Whats the matter now?'
shes for Peary. y."-Birmingham
Ape-Herald.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
DENIES ALL CLAIM
PEARY oUTsPoKEN IN REGARD
TO COOKS JOURNEY
Naval OFFICER Insists That tho Doctor
Did Not and Could Not Reach
the North Pole, as He
Says He Did.

Entered according to Act OF Congress.
In the year 1909. by the Peary Arctic club.
In the office of the Librarian of Congress,
at Washington, ID. CO
New York, Oct. 12.-The following
statement of Commander Robert E.
Peary, which he submitted to the
Peary Arctic club In support of his
contention that DIR. Cook did not
reach the north pole. is now made
public for the first time. The state
ment has been copyrighted by the
Peary Arctic club
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
A French Scholar.

A French Scholar.
AS William bent over her fair face
he whispered: Darling. If / should
ask you in French if ] might kiss you.
what would you answer?"
She, calling up her scanty knowl-
edge of the French language, ex.
claimed, "Billet doux.'-Tit-Bits.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

Devote each day to the object then
in hand, and the evening will find
something done.-Goethe.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
INTRODUCTION BY PEARY.

Some of my reasons for saying that
will be understood by those who read
the following statements of the two
Eskimo boys who went with him, and
who told me and others of my party
where he did go. Several Eskimos
who started with DR.. Cook from An
oratok in February, 1908, were at
Etah when l arrived there In August
1908. They told me that DR.. Cook had
with him, after they left, two Eskimo
some twenty dogs. The boys were
I-took-a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah. had
known them from their childhood
One was about eighteen and the other
about nineteen years of age.
On my return from Cape Sheridan
and at the very first settlement l
touched (Nerke, near Cape Chalon) in
August. 1909. and nine days before
reaching Etah, the Eskimos told me,
in general way, where DR.. Cook had
been; that he had wintered in Jones
Sound, and that he had told the white
men at Etah that he had been long
way north, but that the boys who were
with him, Itook.a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah,
said that this was not SO. The Eski-
mos laughed at DR.. Cooks story. On
reaching Etah, l talked with the Es-
kimos there and with the two boys
and asked them to describe DR.. Cooks s
journey to members of my party and
myself. This they did in the manner
stated below.
(Signed) R. E. PEARY.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
POOR BOY.

Dear me! Why do you cry so bit
terly?"
I'm cryin' cause I'm so wicked dat
I'm goin ter play hockey. instead Of
goin' ter school, boo hoo!"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

Live up to the Bible you know, and
your Bible will grow.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
only 25c &c SOC bottle, but IL
oiars' worth of virtue in curing colds,
icuTalgin, and kindred Ills Atall druggists
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardiner, Maine.-"I have been q
great sufferer from organic troubles
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softcns the gums, reduces In
nammaton, allAys pain, wind coc. 25c bottle.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22
eAckAcHEI is kloNEYAcHe.
Usually There Are other Troubles to
Prove It.

Pain in the back is pain in the kid.
neys, in most cases, and it points to
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-22

Don't get rusty and you won't
squeak.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

IN the middle OF the swing. The effect OF
this Is indeed 20 make the drive start In
the proper line, but the ciub-hea6 meets
the ball with its face at a distinct angle
to the line OF the swing. The blow Is
weakened. the spin IS magnifed 70 three
or four times it's former amount. and the
resulting slice Is atrociOus.
1t sometimes happens that a player
falls into this last form OF rnisdenleanor
through a sort Of mental delusion. He
lays too much stress IN his own mind on
the fact that the sweep OF the club Is
circular. Especially II he be one OF those
who fancy a dat swing, he Is apt 70 drop
into the habit Of thinking that the cur
vilinear motion OF the club-hea6 tends
TO pull the ball around Nov. OF course,
this Is arrant nonsense. II the blow be
true the ball starts OF in the direction OF
the tangent 20 the circle OF the clubs
swing al the point where club and ball
come into contact. Therefore, II the DO-
sition Of the bali be correct. the club
head striking it at the outermost point
Of the swing VIII send It straight on.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
COLLEGE CHEERING is SCORED
Campaign for Better Sportsmanship
Is Bearing Fruit.
Move Instituted at Cornell Also
Adopted by UnderEraduates OF
other Important Colleges.

The campaign FOR better sportsman
ship in cheering az college baseball
games. Instituted at Cornell. Is bearing
fruit Within ten days the undergradu-
ates at Yale and Brown so Tar forgot
themselves In their anxiety 10 WIN that
their action called forth sharp criticism
in the editorial columns OF their daily
papers Folks the defeat OF Yale
by Brown. the Yale Daily News said:
'One month ago the News received a
telegram from the Cornell Daily Sun.
inquiring whether Yale cheers with the
intention of rafting the pitcher or other
PLAYERS az critical points Of Q game while
the visiting team IS in the held IN
answer. we replied; The only time when
there IS cheering. under such circuul-
stances as you write of. is when a
player comes 20 bat after a hit. after
a run. and after q good PLAY. with
out respect 10 the side achieving f.
Cheering or singing az any time Is never
intended 70 rattle the opponents pitch
eT, Yesterdays game contradicts our
statement
For the sake OF good sport and our
desire 20 attain e sportsmanllke attitude
toward athletics these breaks OF eti-
Quette ought 10 be discontinued IN g
few weeks the responsibility OF under
graduate behavior al a baseball game
VIII depend upon the cheer leaders We
hope that they may side with Us IN this
matter Cf cheeEiug-tO stife all at
tempts 70 rattle either the pitcher OF
other player OF the team In the field
and 20 shun any outbUrst AZ an error OF
our opponents"
Three days later. after Browns de-
feat BY Lafayette. the following sharp
criticism appeared In the Brown Herald:
The cisorganized cheering in the
ninth inning Of Saturdays same, when,
with two on bases and mons out. the
Brown stands attempted 20 unnerye the
Lafayette pitcher and players by boot
ing and rOwdy cheering was one OF the
most Ungentlemanly exhibitions ever
given by Brown undergraduates .
The Herald is sincerely sorry that the
incident occurred. and IS sure that a
repetition Of such tactics win not be
tolerated here"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
MARVEL MULLIN.

George Mullin has pitched ten
games for the Detroit Tigers this
season and has won them all.
On April Il he beat Frank Smith
and the Chicago White Sox at Ben
nett Park. ? 10 0. allowing the sox
one hit.
On April 16 he beat the Cleve-
land Maps at Bennett PARK. Wright
pitching. The score WAS 3 TO 2,
and the Maps secured three hits.
on April 3. in Chicago, he beat
the White SOx and Doc White, 8
20 /, the sox securing four hits in
eleven innings.
On April =. in Cleveland, he
defeated Young and Falkenberg
and the Maps, S 70 !. allowing but
four hits
On May 3. in Chicago. he defeat
ed Frank Smith and the White Sox
10 5. allowing ten hits.
On May 5, in St. Louis. he
pitched TO the last man up for
George Speer. Credit for the Tigers
S-to-l victory went 70 Speer.
On May 6. In st. Louis. he beat
Bailey and Powell and the Browns
10 3, allowing seven hits.
on May %. at Bennett Park, he
defeated Plank, Vickers. and Dy-
CERT. and the Athletics 5 10 3, allow
ing nine hits.
On May . he trimmed Groom
and Tannehill, OF Washington, Z
20 4, and was solved for six hits.
On May 81. in the morning game.
he beat the White Sox, Burns and
Sutor pitching, 10 1. allowing six
hits.
On June he won against Boston.
shutting the Red Sox out. Opposed
TO him were Morgan and BureheH.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
PLATERSAWARDEDCOVETBDG
Executive Committee Sounds Final
Gong at Georgetown.
Many Athletes on the Hilltop Are
HOnOred by Council in
Final Meeting.

The final gong OF the Georgetown UuI-
versity baseball season was sounded yes
terday. when the executive committee
honored the players by awarding them
their letters and numerals. Those who
received the coveted &c" were Cantweu.
Schlafy. Macdonald, Simon, COgan. Sit
terding. Bslzer. Devine. EckenrOde. Mur-
ply. Callahan. Mayock, and Manager
Tommy stuart Besides these, i've Others
were given the privilege OF wearing their
class numerals, these being the ones who
did not make the regular nine, but quali-
ned IN enough games 10 deserve some dis
unction- They were OCOnor, Feeuan
Dugan, Wynard. and Assistant Manager
Brown.
The committee also ratified the election
OF "Cy' Macdonald 10 the captaincy. and
raised Harry Brown 10 the managers
berth All accounts Of the season were
turned IN and approved. and Manager
stuart retired from the Office in which he
has had more success than any OF his
recent predecessors.
Ihe 1872 was also awarded 10 the
members OF the freshmen crew which
competed at the American Henley IN
Phii2delphia two weeks ago. Those who
may now wear the numerals are Capt.
Cunnin. De Courcy, Mccormack. StohI-
man. ]. Eager. H Eager. and Vlymer-
The new committee comes into power
with the best chances OF making q. bril-
hant record Of any OF the last I'VE years.
The association Is not only free from an
oeots. but has good fat balance In the
treasury. while the outlook for good
teams is excellent. From now on. next
years officers have complete control all
or last years directors having left school
yesterday after receiving their sheep
skins.