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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21
Little Things Worth Knowing.

Little Things Worth knowing.
No shoes should be left on a farm
horses feet longer than two months
and on a road horse not more than six
weeks.
Barrel salt Is too coarse and dis
solves too slowly to make good butter
salt. Fine table salt is always the
most economical to use.
During the last twelve years the
yearly average agricultural balance Of
international trade In favor OF this
country Increased from 1894 ,000,0 900
to $4,000 900, or 76 per cent.
In digging a round cistern one
eight feet In diameter and seventeen
feet deep will hold 2R barrels Of
t~hirty-one and a half gallons. II ten
feet in diameter and eleven feet deep
IT will hold POS barrels.
When the staple article Of diet is
cornmeal mush, fried mush, corn
bread, with corr fed meats, and for
trimmings corn cakes and corn sirup,
and the chief topic OF conversation Ii
corn growing, as 1t Ii with some peo-
pie, It certainly looks as II 1t were an
example Of n n sided ration.
Leguminous hays are very much
more nutritious than the hays from
other grasses, even such as time hon.
ored timothy. The clover and bean
tribe contain nearly twice as much
protein as the ordinary grasses. The
manure from the legumes contains q
proportionatcly larger share Of nitro
gen also more potash than the ma
nure from other grasses.
This waterproof leather preserva-
tive recipe Ia said to have been In use
among New England fishermen for
over 100 years: Take % pint Of boil.
ed linseed OIL. half q pound Of mutton
suet, six ounces Of clean beeswax
and four ounces Of rosin. Melt and
mix over a fire and apply while warn.
but not hot enough TO burn the leath-
er. Lay 1t on plentifully with =
brush and warm It In.
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better, six inches, so as to prevent thu
rats climbing over, ever IL they sue.
coed In getting that far up the foun,
dalton wall. This water table IL cast
In convenient lengths In a plain boz
form and then laid on foundation
wall, the same as an ordinary concrete
block.
The side walls Of the building are
made by taking two boards, each one
foot wide, and after cutting to the
length of the building bore one inch
holes the length of the boards. as H.
Illustrated In the small cut. In these
place short lengths Of gas pipe. This
will mold In the wall a one inch hole,
or one-half inch If desired, each six
inches apart, to provide for the curing
OF the corn when placed In the cribs.
These boards are used to mold both
side walls by placing eight upright
2 by 4 scantling posts, one outside and
II inside the space where wall Ia to
be, at each corner. II wall Is to be
eight inches In width these posts must
be exactly eight inches apart and se.
curely fastened at top and bottom.
Prepare two boards, each a foot
wide, with holes bored every six inch.
es for each end wall. These boards
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21

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PLAN OF MOLD FOR MAKING WALL.

-oAS ~" nhhAASu WAhA
are nailed to the boards for side walls,
so that you have two square boxes,
n the size of the building inside and
the other the size Of the exterior, the
forms being a foot high. The forms
are placed on the foundation walls
above the water table and the lengths
Of gas pipe placed In position. The
forms are filled with concrete mortar
Of the proportions Of n part cement,
two parts sand and four parts Of gray
Ell or crushed stone. This mortar b
tamped into the forms well. and with
In an hour or at the most two hours
after the form is filled 1t can be raised
about eleven inches for the next
course. In doing this remove the
lengths of gas pipe. then raise the
form evenly so that It Is about eleven
inches above top Of concrete already
nodded.
The inside walls can be constructed
of lumber or concrete, as desired; the
same of the bins in the granary prop
err. Where adjustable boards for bins
are desired a strip nailed to the inside
Of forms at the right place will mold q
groove In the concrete wall which win
hold the boards as desired.
The floor Of the entire building
should be built Of concrete. The foun-
dalton walls are filled In up to level OF
top Of water table. This Is then pack.
ed down four inches and the concrete
door laid upon this dirt filing. To the
finishing Of the floor add a mixture OF
one part cement to three parts sand
and smooth with a trowel.
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grower has decided upon. The pyram,
idal form is preferable, trimmed 10 a
leader. This is begun when the tree Is
young by cutting the lower branches
to four or five buds, the higher ones n
little shorter, and so on to the leader,
which should be left longest.
The cutting back and thinning out
must continue annually to obtain the
highest results. How closely this
should be done depends upon the yari.
ETY. aud the vlgor of the tree. Some
trees have n tendency to set more
fruit than do others. 1t Is necessary to
watch the orchard and trim trees 80
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lhldron's Floral Parade
May 9th.
Ball Grounds at 5P. N.
Itta Bena Band.
Three Handsome Prizes.

~1st-Prettiest baby and
carriage.
2~nd-Prettiest little girl
with doll and buggy.
~3rd--Prettiest decorated
automobile, wagon, veloci-
pede or tricycle..
All parents not having
entered their children into
the parade and wishing to
do so can by applying to
Mrs. j. l.. Gillespie or Mrs.
A. Weller.
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WOMEN'S CIVIC UNION
Objects Of an Illinois Towns I'm.
provement Society.
AWAY WITH CANS AND ASHES

PtssssA. ohrSbs and Lawns viii Re
pisss rksm In Madison County Scat
Palr oss Leaders In Cleaning U,
Movement. end Men Aid.
In the improvement OF towns Their,
b much that ~ be done by womer
~ well - By men. The record estab
lished BY women In this line Of worl
p very creditable and should act as al
incentive to the fair sex OF any tewr
to beautify their community, Som,
idea Of the kind Of Improvement WORK
women can do 10 shown by the plans
Of q civic league In an Illinois town.
Edwardsvills. the county seat OF
Madison county. ILL.,. is fortunate In
that Its men and women residents co
operate. The men put down brlcl
streets. granitoid sidewalks and sewer
systenis. extend the transportation fa.
cilities and enlarge the business inter
ests. and the women. through the ru
name society aud the Civic league. see
that the poor r fed and clothed, that
cruelty to animals Is prevented, that
the streets and alleys are kept clean
and sanitary and that there is an
abundance of flowers. shrubs and
grass plots,
The combination Ia a winner, and
there Ia general satisfaction that 1t ex.
lists. Now IL the time when the wo.
men get busy with spring town clean.
ing. They have a well organized
league. In which men are welcomed
The frSt gun Of the campaign was
ired a few nights ago through the me.
dium Of a mass meeting.
Mrs, W. r. l.. Hadley, president OF
the Civic league, presided and made an
address. Mayor Henry =. Hotz intro,
duced two Of the speakers~Professo
W. J. Stevens, principal Of the Eugene
Field school. In st. Louis, and d. NJ
HaEiett. also Of st. Louis. Their talks
were illustrated with stereopticon
views, showing tho evolution OF a city
under the influence Of new sentiment.
G. W. Terry. president Of the Citizens
State and Trust bank. also made an
address.
This was but the flrst OF a series Of
meetings. In addition. the cooperation
Of city ofhcials has been secured, the
schools have promised assistance, and
private citizens are enrolling under the
banner Of cleanliness. All In all, there
seems to b little prospect for the tin
can and ash pile In Edwardsville this
summer.
The officers Of the league are: Mrs,
W. Y. l.. Hadlsy, president; G. Terry,
vice president; T. A. Desmond, second
vice president; s. L. Lloyd, secretary;
Miss Kate Evans, treasurer: d. E
Burroughs. Mrs. r. 8. Barnaback. Mrs
W. II. Crossman and Mrs. N. o. Mel
son, executive committee.
The objects Of the league, as epito-
mixed by Mrs. Hadley. are:
"To secure improved cleanliness and
orderliness in both public and private
grounds. especially the entrances to
the town.
ITO beautify the town through
couraging the planting Of trees, vines.
shrubbery and flowers.
ITO restrict unsightly signs and bill
boards, to encourage municipal dis
cussion and to secure and maintain a
rest room for out Of town friends"
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AFTER PRUNING.

inclined more severely; otherwise they
will overbear aud, becoming exhaust.
ed, go into decline.
IL a tree has become exhausted and
stunted from o~verbearing or other
cause 1t may be revived by cutting
back into the old wood and allowing
This has been repeatedly and success.
fully done.
The person who trims should be able
to tell what to cut, how to cut, why he
cuts and the probable effect Of the
pruning upon the tree. II he cannot
give a reason for everything he does
he is an unsafe man to trust In trim
ming a pear orchard.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21
Millions Wasted in Feeding Whole
Grain to Work Animals.

Owner Of horses, mules aud other live
stock in the South are beginning t
realize the enormous waste in feeding
whole grain.
1t is conservatively estimated that
fifteen per. cent. of whole oats and corn.
u~nmasticated aud u~ndigested, is lost in
the droppings of work animals, repre-
sentipg a money loss Of fifteen cents on
every dollars worth of feed purchased
liz the Southern states alone, this waste
will amount tn fifteen million dollars
annually.
scientists the world over have stud
led this question of feeding work stock
and it is now universally conceded thai
a mixture Of ground alfalfa and selected
grain products in the proper proportion
make an ideal balanced ration. Its
strength and fitness lie in the fact that
it is exactly balanced, is extremely pal
atable, the degree Of d~igestibility is ex-
ceptionally high, and alfalfa makes it .
tonic as we'll as a feed. Such a mixture
precludes all possibility of collie or 9th
er stomach or bowel disorders, promotes
digestion, cools, nourishes and invigo-
rates the animal to the point of sustain
ing maximum exertion at minimum cost.
The protein content in such a feed
need be more than 10$, and the fat, 8 t.
3alp. 1t is not the mere abundance of
protein and fat that the feeder wants
but palatibility, digestibility and nour.
ishment.
DR.. ". Fl. Dalrymple, of the Louisiana
State University, puts this clearly and
forcibly as follows:
"As a rule the commercial mixed feed
men only give the percentage OF the
chemical composition of their mixtures,
but do not mention the matter of diges-
tibility, or the element of palata bility,
which is all important. For instance.
two feeds may have the same chemical
composition and theoretically be of
equal feeding value, but owing to the
greater proportion of digestibllity OF
them, it may render that one doubly as
nutritious as the other and, consequent
ly, Of greater value as a feed"
The only commercial feed that com
bines all of these qualities is made by
the CORNO MILLS COMPANY, st.
Louis.
That the product of this company
must be highly satisfactory to feeders
is demonstrated by the fact that since
the company began operating a small
feed mill in East st. Louis 4 years ago,
it has erected two, large. modern mills
In East st. Louis and In Peoria, III.
The merit Of this product was recog-
nized at the jamestown Exposition
where a jury Of experts decided that
CORNO FEEDS were the purest and
best, and, truly, the standard of feed ex-
cellence.
The feeds made by this company are
Corno Horse q Mule Feed, Creamo
Dairy Feed, and Corno Hen and Chick
Feed. The company is Offered by Mr.
=. X. Matthews, President and Treasur-
er, Mr.. ]. G. Reid, vice-President and
MED. q. Matthews, Secretary, with
general Offices in st. Louis, Mo.
Corno Feeds are distributed in this
territory by THE GREENWOOD GRO.
CERY CO, Greenwood, Miss.
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ington county. for example. brick roads
are being built at a cost Of only $1,000
to 5000 per mile more than macad-
amized roads would cost, and 1t has
been found that the cost Of maintain
ing the latter will In six or eight years
consume all the difference. After that
the maintenance of the stone road ON
tinues increasingly expensive, while
the properly constructed brick road
will under ordinary conditions need
NO repairs for an indefinite period.
One Of Washington county's farmers
observed. 1.-The flrst cost Of a stone
road 10 only the beginning Of the ex-
pense; the brick road is an asset"
Here, rs elsewhere. 1t has been found
that the best argument for brick roads
is-a brick road. Two or three years
ago the 1rst one was built for a dis
lance Of half a mile along the Ohio
river where the road Ii flooded two
or three times a year and where 1t was
conceded that no other kind Of a road
would stay put" for Il single season.
The brick road stayed. and every farm
er who drove Into Marietta over that
road Il clamoring for its extension.
At tho time Of my visit to Washing
ton county last fall the commissioners
we're flashing two new brick roads.
One up the Nuskingum valley Is SIX
teen feet wide with two feet Of gravel
outside the curb aud two feet Of earth
BERN outside the gravel, practically
4 twenty-four foot roadway. Here the
brick Is laid on q seven to eight inch
gravel base with concrete curb. brick,
curb and bern all rolled to an even
surface. The cost Of this road was
$11,5O0 q mile. and 1t was built under
state aid law.
On the west side Of the Muskingum
river, on the ridge above Marietta, they
were building 4 ten foot brick road.
This road was built on q direct levy
made By the county commissioners.
and the fact that they dared to make
such 4 levy proves how generally pub
lie sentiment approves this kind OF
road building. This road has a broken
stone base with two feet Of stone and
TWO Of earth BERN, making an eight
cen foot roadway. The curb on this
road Il Of brick. while this = the
cheapest OF Ill curbing. opinions di0er
n to it, permanencs. Certainly the
h.rr, muaf ~ kent mn most carefully.
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OH For Country Roads.

A most interesting experiment u b.
ing conducted in central Illinois near
Springfield. The state highway com
mission IL making a test Of oil on
country roads. While oil roads are no
novelty in many parts Of the United
States. they are mot known on the
heavy black soil Of central Illinois.
The top soil Of the road Il being mixed
with an asphalt oil to the depth Of nix
inches. In many parts Of the Sucker
State stone roads are out Of the Quss-
ton. Without the material nsar at
hand the great prairie states cannot
expect to have stone pixies. - do soms
OF the eastern states. Good roads must
b. secured BY drainage. special care
and possibly BY the use Of OIL. This
experiment will be watched with .
great deal Of interest.
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I arm auo
Garden
PRUNING THE PEAR TREE.

What 10 Out, How 10 Cut and Why thu
Cut.
II may DO safely assumed that all
modern farmers are Interested IN fruit.
Next to tho apple, there Ii no fruit In
such general demand rs tho pear.
How TO make a pear tree most produc.
tive is a subject that must interest
every fruit raiser, Success begins with
proper pruning,
In pruning the pear orchard 4 sym,
metricnl shape should be given the
trees, according to the form that the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21

In several states Improvement socie-
ties invite the public to become mem.
bsrs 1t 81 each and offer ~ a premium
seeds and plants. In at least n In
stance ten plants Of each OF ten kinds
are given to each person becoming =
member and paying the sum OF 81.
This schsas y aaid to be q OF the
mose ssccsssful thus tried. and towns
with sseA . live society are rapidly
beesotns notsd for their beauty and
sAsstivsnass u both private and pub
" lmosevemsat
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Lost.

Hold, Hunting case watch, size H.
Monogram engraved n. Mel on front
q case. 17jewel Elgin. Lost at base
Dali park at center south end fence.
Return to this Office and receive $500
reward. ED. ]. MCLAUGHLIN.
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Skayed d Stolen.

Two cows; one red and the othsr 2
Jersey; the Jersey had on bell With In
itinls ". /. Il" on lock whom she left my
nlsce naar Crucer. Information lead
IN ID their recovery will BE- rewarded
III. LUNDY,
CrugeF, Niss.
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FOR Sale.

Bull terriers--pedigrsed stock. Alb
solately dead game. The best watch
dog or companion. and fastest fighting
dog on earth. correspondence solicited.
BURNETT KENNELS,
Knoxville, Tenn.
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rima 10 Trim Berry Fislda.

Now Is a good time to trim the rasp-
berry and blackberry fields. Not much
fruit can be expected from feeble
canes, and even the best canes will not
give much fruit II they are too close
together. Manure or fertilizer u also
required. Blackberry fields have been
known to give good service for years
without fertilizers. but II the field u
given good cultivation and well sup
piled with plant food the increased
yield and better quality Of the fruit
win make some improbable nelds pay
well.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21

The large amount Of valuable anA
interesting Mississippi State news pub.
asAsd By The New Orleans Picsyuns
every day makes It . grsAt favofits
with the people Of the Btate. Besides
giving III the political and general
news Of the world The Pfcayune has
: most admirable Commercial and
Financial Report daily. covering, i
from seven to ten columns, every arti-
~ and point that c1n be Of interest q
! jlvs Anerican residing IN The South.
The Daily Ficayune (seyen issses Z
week. ~ sent to Subscribers tor 500
TX ihfee months; The Twlce-A-Week
Ticsypne (iwued Nondays ~ ThnFs.
tav5 y nsilst ~ eispo = ysass
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Pubic Transfer.

Special attention given to trunks aDd
nj kinda 81 light hsullng. { unb. Phcnf
3O0. YOass Tor prompt nefvtcs.
Gro. v. GHAl1DlE6&
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There Il another matter that makes
bad roads 4 factor Of loss. That y In
the sale Of the farm. A farm ten
miles out on q road ~impassable for ave
months in the year has 6ve.twsffths
Of IT. usefulness impaired and y Ger
tainly worth 80 10 per cent intrinsic
ally less than II should b VEN ~
roads not 10 bad. Bad foaAs arr Q -
terrent to settlement. tins driving -
additional vaiue away from fasa Aal
due to incrsAsing pspslatSoa. Thsy
act o. Z fspeiiant force - drive ~
boys and giris ard 6ssirabae cif1sans
from farm ilfs.
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Mich Cows For Sale.

have at Ill times some good mich
COWS for Mle - reasonable prices. II
l haven't rot what you want can 3
cure . good COW fur you on short notice.
Address, T. FANCHER,
Black Hawk. Miss,
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ESrs to- Sole

TborUagh-bsel Barred PlymcatA Roci
- el.Io Pr ik.
b. 4 WILSON, n,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21

The ComnlonweaHh does
~ - daae ~ P1ialiag.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21

Get TIE best--it don't cost any more
Phone Is.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21
new time TABLE ON
Southern Railway Go. Ii Mississippi
EAST

Time Of Trains at Greenwood.
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WEST BOUND.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-21

P,swssa, ohrsbs and Lawns VIII Re-
pisss rksm In MAdison County Seat,
Fa,r ess Leaders In Cleaning Up
Movement, end Men Aid.
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WEBB BRANCH
BELzONI BRANCH.

"o' = Daily except Sunday. II. $50 An
w. 4 Daily except Sunday, dep. ais pr
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or THE TEAMS.
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FORT ERIE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-FITe furlcngsl Countless. I0
tRicel 10 l. won: lex. lo5 lSIentryl 70 !. SEQ
ond; Dangerous March. lG Howard. u 20 s.
third. Time ln2 IS. Hodge Rose. Dorando D.,
John Ce9erat, Cor,ndoiet Ed. G.. Martin May.
and IsClton also ran.
SECOND RACE-Five and half furlonEz- Deli,
100 (Slrnsl. Is 20 J. wen; Infection. los Red.
to i second la Toupee. 100 CROssl. 10 70 I.
third. Tine. i0s IS Inferno Queen. Scrspaes.
Tortuois. Polly Lee. wa Tanguay Betty Lester.
and Lctta Greed also ran.
THIRD RACE-Steeplechase. short course. Class
leader 14a tPoIiock) s 20 s. WOE; Marssno. D5
Ray. feSl. second: Lizzie Flat 40 (AicKnneyl.
20 5. third. Time. $50 IS Huddy also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Nile and seventy yardA GTa-
MIA, lA Burns. 70 !. won: Palamon. ios ken
nedyl. y TO :. second; All Red. lo4 Ross. %
?, third. Time. l.2 Is. TUpy Robinson. Zepanso,
ard Prince Ahmed also an.
FIFTH RACE-Six surlonss. Ben Double no
lRossl. 70 5. won; 81. Jeanne. los Howard,
20 l. second Alice George l0l kennedy. 20 J..
third. Tine 1929 Kenmore Queen, Light Blue,
Ccremonious. DESTROYS, S-ingency. and Tony Faust
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-six furlongs. Casque. los CBurnsl
20 l. wor; Al Muller 10 Neel. TO /. seoond;
Marchmant lA Howard. 20 / third Tine
ll2 25 Mozart, Lexington Lady, King Ayondale.
and Hyp@3cn also iaa-
SEVENTH RACE-Nile and three iurlongs- Cruch
dor. 100 ,Rossl. 70 J. won; Golconds. io2 (Reidl
20 l. second; Vesne, lo5 ramsey, y 70 !, third
Time IN rs Delestrume. Carew. Lille Turner
Roseboro. and Beau Briumel also rsn-
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AGGIES DEFEAT PENSIONERS
Barnes Pitches Well but Gets Mis-
cradle Support.
Holds Hard hitting Departmental
Leaguers TO Six BinEIes-New-
berry Puzzles the Losers.

Agriculture defeated Pension Bureau by
to l in section A Of the post-season
series at American League Park yester-
day before the smallest crowd OF the
series.
The losers gave Barnes very poor sup
port. and made twelve errors behind him.
With better support from his comrades
the Pension Bureau tw.rler would have
won his game. as the Aggles only hit
him for six bingles, Weber being the
only man 10 get more than one. locat-
ing the sphere for three
Newberry. for the winners, also pitched
well. and let the clerks from Uncle SANS
big red brick building down with four
scattered bingles. Each twirler famed a
large number. Newberry leading with
nine strike-outs. and Barnes having
eight 10 his credit
Umpire Billy Belts was way OF in his
umplring, and several times his decisions.
which proved TO be against the Pension
Bureau outht, were roasted by the small
assemblage. Herman played a nice
game around the second sack Score:
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n fine capture on a long ny Off his bat in
the first inning In the sixth Hoffman
went over and nailed a long fly off Yohe's
bat In right field.
Yohe. who played his first game with
Washington to-day, is one Of CaHtill0n's
recruits from the Texas League He
comes from Galveston. The youngster is
a stockily built chap. He did nothing
mucf to-day. At bat he was up officially
but three times. and did not get hit,
while If the field he had but one chance
TO handle
Pitcher Harry Howell shone at third
base to-day. Harry picked up two hits
out Of three times at bat. drove in
run, and scored a run. This was the
unexpected as Harry has not been shin
ing at bat. Howell has always been able
TO hold his own with others in the field.
He had one put-out and four assists to-
day and handled them IN perfect form.
Pelty's wisdom In holding Stone on
third base in the first inning. after Hart
zelrs inheld rap, IS Questionable.S The
ball was hit just inside OF first base. on
the high bound, and Schaefer had 20
run quite a way 10 get il. Then ne only
knocked II down, and Just did make the
throw to first. Stone could have scored
easily. It made no difference. however,
as Stone had an easy time getting home
on Hoffman's long fly
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SECOND GAME