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Evening star., 1909-06-06
Bobby Wallace q Leader.

Bobby Wallace q Leader.
1t is generally admitted by sharps that
the most skilled appler Of the tag In
base ball today is Bobby Wallace. the
veteran shortstop of the st. Louis Amer
leans
Wallace has 1t down to perfection. He
times everything with such accuracy
that 1t Is almost unheard OF for run
ner to get away from him. Whether he
he slips 1t on the runner with a quick.
easy motion. Sometimes he fails to lag
the runner, often the runner beats MIN
to the bag, but Wallace is so sick that
he even fools umpires.
Wallace Is not a big man, he has not
the bulk of many infielders. but he sell
dom gets hurt, 1t being another case OF
knowledge carrying him through In
safety.
catchers OF the Chicago Nationals ana
Chicago Americans. are the finished
product in getting the ball on runners at
the plate, and neither Of them gets nurt
very often, nor do they permit many run
ners to get away from them. n.,,,, No
tional second baseman and shortstop,
are also very deft at putting base run
ners out of play. and the huge Hans
Wagner, perhaps the greatest ball play
er in the business today. knows so well
not often do they get the best of the big
Dutchman.
Runners constantly practice means Of
circumventing the tag.
The light, speedy men like Hartzel. Cobb,
Tinker, Herzog have all kinds of ways
Of going into a bag. without exposing
more than a minimum of their bodies
to the probability of being tagged.
These men can do as much by wrig-
Cling and lodging as the more reckless
into the man with the ball.
These runners have sudden movements
that are very deceptive. Often only an
arm or leg is exposed, and by a sudden
swerve even this poor surface will be
jerked out of danger long enough to let
the runner reach the bag In safety.
1t is not possible to do away with
spikes. The ball player must have them
both to field his position and when he
is at the bat and on the bases.
Therefore a premium is put on courage
for the equipment of the infielder, and
the nerve must be supplemented with
good judgment and mastery of every
trick of touching out the man before he
can land.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

lowered the figures for one mile from
4203-5 made in 1907 by Guy HaSkins,
also of Pennsylvania. to All 40 No one
who saw this remarkable bit of running
could doubt for minute that had PAUL
wished or been pushed he would have set
up new world record displacing Con-
nefr~ figures OF 415 SO. Mike Murphy,
tie Pennsylvania trainer, believes that
Paul. could do il. but when asked be-
fore the race if PAUL would create
new record he made this significant re-
mark: I'VE need points more than rec
ords this year. There will be plenty OF
time Tor a record later.
PAUL. Can Do Better.
II is Il fact substantiated since that
Paul had no record-breaking perform
ance In mind when he set out on this
Journey The fast pace he set was merely
what lie knew he could hold without
punishlng himself. 1t enabled him TO
loaf the last quarter and TO save himself
.ar the half mile. which he could un-
dcuhtsdly have won had he tried, anC
have made new record In the bargain
PAUL now has the distinction OF having
run TIE fastest mil. ever run by an
Atrel!. !.au-Eotu lad That reputation was
gIver "a Guy Haskins couple of years
ago, but Haskius was "A New Zeaander
~ birth 81 That the best record made by
an American born boy was 1.22. by NJ. W.
sheppard. Hufn PAUL. made II LII 40. As
tbs is PHull fret year Ia irtercoli egia te
Is f.fetlrs and ac ts only tnenty-one years
=e.a +e seems 20 have the world record at
bi mes
hs 80 that ~ ra4it 5 was the tWo-mlle
Evening star., 1909-06-06
WHERE TO DINE.

THE OLYMPIC CAFE. l4TH AND EUCLID:
attractive dining room: new management: Ia
BILE dhote dinners. soc: special attention to
business people, parties. Phone ahead Col. 6iO.
my20 30t.4
Evening star., 1909-06-06

rraurs Hud M4tNt afa RUNNING rxeH
10 - thv h4rr 700 h.hafs ~ the Ne
tEaasI traaHr f#ttH Hfr W0N FtHtHke ei
uttH uvs and ttses aa tHr ferHH 10
then earnest tuHNHf#Fa
Evening star., 1909-06-06

Frank Rowerman 4 manager would he
He got his wish. but look where MS
team Is!
Evening star., 1909-06-06
avs Of this kind is a great help t

plays of this kind is great help to
many a little bit of sharp practice.
The great second basemen and short
stops know the fine art Of getting the
tag on a runner, and it is generally ad-
mitted that the knowledge is of para
mount value in guarding second base.
Here a great number of plays come off
where quick action is required. for most
of the base stealing has second base for
an objective point. and in most of the
double plays second base Is one Of the
stations for which the runners are try
ing.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
Comparative Table.

athletics OF today those
of later VIII De
1903
between the winners not so a IN
ofth are noe pe0Ao0 ~ -
them The
Evening star., 1909-06-06

Joe Ward IL still on the anxious seat.
After all the trouble that 1t took to get
him break into good company it's rather
tough to see him fizzle.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

Eddie Wheeler, former first baseman Of
the Minneapolis team. who recently pur-
chased his own release. has signed 10
play with Memphis OF the Southern
League.
Evening star., 1909-06-06
CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.

Bill Burns has now lost three success
sive games for the White Sox. Did
Comiskey get stung on that trade?-New
York Telegraph.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

The decline of the Boston Doves was
coincident with the decline of Ginger
Beaumont's batting. When he slumped,
the team slumped with him.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

A couple OF weeks good hard work
would wipe out the present difference
between the Giants and the Cubs.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

Those Giants are the eighth club in
the National League when 1t comes to
team batting, and yet they have made
more home runs than any two other
teams put together. Some paradox there.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

Fred Tenney has not yet hit his bat
ting stride. but it will be noticed that.
just as was the case last season, he is
making more runs than any Of the other
Giants. Once on base, slow and stiff
though he may be, old Frederigo is the
safest and sanest navigator of them all.
Evening star., 1909-06-06

Briscoe Lord is batting in eighth po-
sition for Cleveland. yet Is hitting way
over 300 That's a queer place to put
a mighty slugger.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
The Theatre Magazine.

The Christmas number of The
Theatre Magazine is one of the
finest publications that was ever
placed before discriminating judges
of good things to read and look.
at. The theatrical profession Is
one Of the strongest in the world.
Shining stars in the theatrical
Grmament some Of them-earn
upward of $3.50. 10000 in single
seas o n. Mansfield, Bernhardt,
Irving. Haokett and Maxine Elliott
are among tkose who have cleaned
up fortunes in a. brief theatrical
year. It is not to be wondered at
then that the theatrical world sup
ports aud sustains one of the very
finest highclass publications in the
|country-The Theatre Magazine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16

The following extract is taken
from letter received here by an
inmate from Mr.. Chauncey w.
Jockey, attorney, Milwaukee:
"You are having all kinds of good
times and from the program you
sent me | know you must have en-
joyed Thanksgiving. XXX | enjoy
reading your newspaper, The Mir
ror, every week and believe you
are certainly in model prison. ***"
The Minnesota State Prison en-
joys an enviable reputation among
penal institutions Of the country
and besides it is the only one in
which prisoners are paid per diem
wages which earns approximately
$25O,OOO.O0 per annum net. The
kind words regarding The Mirror
are appreciated because it is al
ways pleasant to.hearor read cheer
fuland encouraging sentiments
especially from a lawyer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16

President Taft's first message
to congress contained nothing
startling. He advocates the es-
Enlistment of postal savings, econ
omy, the issuance OF bonds to
the amount of $73,OOO,0OO.OO to
meet defeicits and an increase in
the rate of postage on secondclaas
mail matter. To be truthful, the
message is weak and not we'll writ
ten for a Yale graduate, lawyer,
iurist, diplomat and ex-cabinet Of
foer. He uses the inelegant
expression, Il hope" repeatedly
throughout his message. Il trust
is notonly better English, but more
correct.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Good Things Spread.

The Saltwater Daily Gazette is
very kind to- Tile Mirror and its
contributors. Itquotes quite free
| ly from the pungent and perspi-
cacious paragraphs of Mr.. Hello.
.grams whose rnurphyisms are very
drofI aud numorous-es especially IN
view Of the fact that the writer
has taken upshis permanent abode
here so far Rs the present outlook
goes.
The Mirror has a staff OF able
contributors. They are all con-
spicuous for special ability. Their
talents as writer's run along va
rious lines, from heavy tragedy to
light comedy.
And the local poets-their lyric
al lush as ST Haskell calls it's
cribbed and pinched without cred
it by esteemed contemporaries
thereby demonstrating it's superb
ority.
! The New York World recently
stated that prison life was especi-
ally conducive to good authorship.
It seems to be fact Judging from
the matter turned in by inmates
for publication in their family
journal and turned out by them
for sale to publishers at good
prices.
The contributors never see a
daily paper-or the Saltwater Dali
ly GazetteAhence these few lines
upon the subject to let them know
their illusions and fulminations
aid in lighting up the dark and
dreary places in other publica-
tions.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
|slDEueHTs * ): -:

runner says ne has ndeL Hlo HuSoAo
burnt" only once since he has been
here.
blouse Steward Anderson does
not mince words" said Mistah
Waldorf, "but he does mlnce
meat"
"Oui." said Monte, 81 am glad"
"Glad of what?' he was asked.
81 don't know am just glad,' he
replied.
"How long have you been here"
Professor Webb was asked recent
ly. Seems like fohtyfouh years,
he replied.
slots O. queer people in this
world and they are not::all in asy-
lums, jails and|prisons," remarked
neighbor.
lKain't nobody round heah
wash dishes like Kelly can, says
his Senegambian valet. Likehell-
hecan is creation the:washEbut he
is no Chinaman at that.
Quite a bit of the worlds best
literature has been written in jails,
prisons and bastiles.l |. Environ
ment does not seem to affect the
minds of all similarly. = The mind
is gu preme and above thes situa-
ton of it's corporal custodian.
.sI see House Steward Anderson
has the coffee percolator in a new
place." observed one OF thej board
ers at the Delmonioo annex. Eyes,
was the response of Likehellheoan,
she's got it now where the hy dips
can run some of it into their peck
cts as they slip or meander by"
Handy Andy, (the best etc.,
leaves next month. He has been
flashing letter in which he re-
ceived notice that he was on the
professional baseball players list
for next season. He seemed as
happy over it as if it was a bill
of sale of the State of Minnesota.
"Last time | had the grip the
Doctor gave me wine with CHINA
mon and cloves in it, said Porhrlo
AIexio GonzoIio to DR.. Trenkle
"Next time you get thesgrip you'll
get something different than a re-
formatory sentence" replied thu
Doctor, gazing out Of the window
toward Europe.
"When I leave here" said King
Menelik, "I'm going to start up II
an honest business, sub. I'll have
enough money, thanks to tn
Warden, SO I can buy a night lunch
wagon. No, l shall not make
specially of North Pole souffie
or cocktails, sub. l am going t
sell things to the public,.that
have no taste for myself, sub"
"In England" said Mr.. (notic
that Mr-it is contagious) Hello
grams, "twenty years is consider
ed a life sentence, but here the
call it bit Two bits in tn
South and Far West are quartz
of dollar. Anyway, I'd like
get down to the New Prison an
stretch my legs. 1t would be tn
first stretch in sixteen years" b
ventured to remark.
"Yah," said Hugo, "Uncle Chohl
he Say dat Tailor Nelson dre'
him choost like de Dock Of Ho|
stein Holstein. Yah, dad is s.
Meister Nelson he make Uoc
Chohn pair pants SO large d
he can use 'em for a balloon y
und 90 to de Mort Pole und if
drops ont of de balloon yet his pan
will fill up nit Wind ind it makesl
difference yet vedder he shtays
de balloon or not yet, yah! y
IInnlo Ghnhn Ia Won GREAT man
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
BY Aviso.

~
the samesky.
ST Haskell has completed a
psychological story of sixty thou
sand words. Those who have read
it and are competent to judge,
pronounce it to be the best thing
that has been pulled off in the
fiction line in twenty years. 1t is
written from an entirely new angle
and holds the readers interest al
most breathlessly from start to
finish. The prediction is made
here and now that Sis stories will
find place IN standard American
fiction. His ability in this di-
rection has been nurtured since he
Joined the Ethical Culturists here
and became q member of the Circle
of the Elect.
The pronunciation, enumeration
and delivery of Billy Pinkerton.
IT., whenever he has anything to
say in the Chautauqua Circle, are
superexcellent. Young Steady is
good understudy for him. In
public speaking slow and careful
enunciation helps along wonder
fully. Most speakers in public
and private chew their words or
snap them off short. Correct
enunciation is just as important
in speaking as in singing. Ii all
we're more careful there would not
be SO many sayings as, "whatchu-
dom ?" and "whachuchewin'Y'
and ten thousand other outlandish
expressions of similar character.
$50 you know Emperor William
of Germany" the Duke of Oxford
was asked. every WE'LL" he re-
piled. "In fact quite intimately.
When I was in the British Army
[ was stationed at Buckingham
Palace, when the Kaiser was on q
visit to Queen Victoria. The
horse. upon which he was mount
ed, became quite fractions, y'know
and I essayed to hold him (the
, horse) whereupon His Imperial
Highness remarked: When
} need assistance I'll call on you
l am quite capable of managing
! this animal alone Sipce then we
: have been great, good friends-a'
. a distance" concluded the JOCK
Roland Hinton Perry, the ia
nous American sculptor, was in
2 carcerated in Ludlow street Jail
4 New York, for six months for fail
e ure to pay alimony. Among othe
Q things Mr.. Perry says: "A Jail
: or such Jail as Ludlow-is ia
q from being the worst place in tn
s world. In the first place, the lit
o was conducive to thought an
1 study. In the six months
was there [ succeeded in accom-
plishing many things that l hav
% been trying to do all my life. L
> addition, I still had ample tim
for other things-time to 1ea
y every one of Balzac's novels an
70 Elizabethan dramatists, and to d
= some painting, just to keep m
- hand in" Here are some of th
- benefits of Jail life experienced b
70 Mr.. Perry: One goes to be
~ with such a sense of securit.
There is no danger of burglar
D, breaking in; there are no frant
at telephone calls in the middle {
e. the night; there are no bill co
o. lectors waiting for you in tt
le morning. The sensible hours, Il
at good, plain food, with plenty
ct light, air and exercise put me
he fine trim to work. Really, in 9
It's seriousness-I advise any your
no man who wishes to take cour
in of home study-and finds it il
ii, possible to do SO under his prese
I circumstances to get sent to. Lu
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
THE MUSHER.

You may sing of social circles,
OF their fashion, love and Joy,
You may talk of Auto-hicles,
And of aeronauts on high,
In lady's cozy parlor,
Sing song of love, but Oh,
Let me tell you of the Musher,
In the land of ice and snow.
From the day when William Seward
Bought the socalled "Frozen Waste"
Up to this, when Stewards Folly"
Millions in the treasury placed,
Many men left wives and sweethearts,
Some were young and others old,
They tramped on and ever onward
In the search Of Virgin Gold.
On the trails where cold and hunger
Met the brave, the strong, the bold,
"Ever onward! Ever onward!'
Was the cry of young and old.
When they entered upon regions
Where no white mans foot had trod,
Man and dog like true companions,
Tramped along the frozen sod.
But. oh Fate, thou cruel leader,
Thou, who soonest Bonded knees,
Thou who pilotst brave and weary
Over mountains, over seas.
Thou sayest: '1nfant rise and go
To great continents yet unknown,
And when there construct ladder,
And beget thee to the moon alone.
In Alaska, land of zero,
Many of those infants met,
A frozen biscuit for their supper,
The frigid tundra for their bed,
And with shovel, pick and goldpan
In wild regions yet unknown,
They constructed there stairway,
9 To reach the moon of molten stone.
When the stairway was completed,
When the last stone had been laid,
Fate approached the weary Musher,.
whispering, whence wilt thou get
bread?''
With the gold in their possession,
Woe begone to fate they said:
<.Take us home thou cruel mocker,
Take thy gold and give us bread
But no answer to the weary,
To the brave, nor to the-bold,
Man and dog crept close together,
Shuddering at the sight of gold.
Alas, now their bones lie withared,
Meath Aurora's silv'ry glow,
They bear witness of the hardships
In the land OF ice and snow.
F. 81. Ct.
y An Alaskan prospector.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
A DIRGE.

flushed is the song, no more the music swelis'
Yet still it's echo in my mem DRY dwells,
Its sweetness gone forever.
As O. or the bier the deepvoiced bells
To breaking hearts the message tells,
The dead return never.
Crushed is the rose, afar by the winds It's
strewn,
The tender petals of it's early bloom,
So lightly plucked and she'd
Its spotless purity, it's doom,
Culled from glen to grace tomb
Where in silence sleep the dead
DIM.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
TO ALTHEA FROM PRISON.

Stone walls do not prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet
That form hermitage;
II have freedom in my love
Aud in my soul am free,
Angels alone, that soar above,
Enjoy such liberty. So
Richard Lovelace in Technical World.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-30
DUSKY MONARCH "EAsY MARK"
Wiles Of Beautiful Captive Proved
Just the Thing When Emer-
gency Came.

The beautiful young captive retained
her presence of mind, however, and
when it came her turn to be taken
before the cannibal king, she marceled
herself very carefully.
Amt i sweet, thought" she ex-
claimed, archly flirting her handker-
chief at the monarch.
His majesty at once fell into the
trap.
You're simply It'll" he replied cor
daily.
well, sweet things are terribly fat
tening."
"Ah!"
20, terribly. And there's nothing SO
hopelessly out of it as to be fat, these
days!"
Whereupon the king was greatly
shaken ana commanded her instant re-
lease.
People used to blame me because
/ knew was pretty, but all the time
felt sure the knowledge would come
handy some day!" commented the
lovely creature, as she was led away.
Puck.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-30
THE WRONG OBJECTIVE POINT
Mules Lack of Consideration Respon'
slbIe for Ike's Being Late
at His Duty.

An Atlanta merchant has frequent
occasion to rebuke Ike, his darky por
ter, for his hardness in reporting for
duty in the morning Ike is always
ready with a more or less ingenious
excuse.
You're two hours late, Ike!" ex'
claimed the employer one morning.
"This sort Of thing must stop! Other
wise, I'm going to fire you; under
stand"
"Deed, Mistah Edward" replied Ike,
at want NAH fault, dis time! Hon
est! was kicked by mule!"
kicked by a mule? Well, even II
that were so, it wouldn't delay you for
more than an hour. You'll have to
think of better excuse than that"
Ike looked aggrieyed. "Mistah Ed
ward" he continued solemnly, iii
might have been all right eff dat mule
kicked me in dis direction; but he
didn't-he kicked me de odder way
Lippincott's.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-30

frNt from the market at the city by the lake had
10 go eggless Easter.
BIN Patterns wheat will be a baga-
1elle alongside of the movement of the man who
can corner eggs. Small egg corners frequent
however. Cold storage often lay aside
@Eal millions in semifrozen state and hold them
for nine months So dumping them the mar
ket when the price is in the clouds
But the cold storage egg is inferior because
fhe fresh egg advocate argues the chickIet has
q chance to grow little before the yellow inside
freezes, thus storing nasal evidence against
HAe purity of the product.
For the housewife in the big city there is
everyday opportunity to effect coup, for when
she find producer who sells eggs laid fresh
today" she considers herself model of wfely
aevOtion. But as there is no smell on the outside
nj the shell there often lots of angry glanceB
from the male partner in the household which
born of the unborn chick.
The length of time that an egg viii keep fresh
- governed by the which is taken in lis
preservation They packed in ice a rule
and If packed soon enough after being laid. tie
chicken life is properly killed and thus the an
gTy eyeto-eye message is eliminated.
Suitable to the occasion is the aged tale of the
man with the flowing mustache and the time
marked egg. He had it for breakfast-the egg
and being city man rode down to his place Of
Business in conventional manner. taking no.
aice of the fact that while the seat beside him
remained vacant there half dozen COM
muters standing nearby.
AS he alighted at his destination a sniff Ifkeued
10 the odor of egg of evil intentions pierced
his nasal sense. During the walk to his Office
was in the street, in the rotunda of the Office
building in the elevator. in the hall on the nine
1eenth floor, and he was startled beyond meas
ure to find that entering his office he smelled
egg there, too.
sstaDning to the desk of the head bookkeeper
ne asked him If he smelt unhealthy odor.
why no" replied the knight of the day led
ger casting glance at the yellow streak clear
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-30
Alcohol and tuberculosis.

The most prominent tuberculosis
specialists in the country agree that
alcohol will not cure consumption. Dr.
S. A. Knopf says: alcohol has never
cured and never will cure tuberculosis
1t will either prevent or retard recov
cry" DIR. Frank Billings of Chicago
and DIR. Vincent Y. Bowditch, ex-presi
dents of the National Association fol
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu
losis; DR.. Lawrence F. Flick of Phila
delphia and DR.. Edward L. Trudeau o
Saranac Lake, the founder of the anti
tuberculosis movement in this country
are all of the same opinion.