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New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

and physicians may fairly class them as
necessities.
All these figures are interesting. the pur-
chaser may say, but in what way do they
affect him directly? There is a big margin
Of profit even on the comparatively cheap
cars, that large net profits may make up
for small gross sales. There Is keen COM
petition, despite reports in some quarters
that orders are outstrpping capacity OF
output. And in necessary extras, a feature
which the automobile trade has worked out
to a splendid efficiency, the sales agent
finds his opportunity to cut rates in a GER
tain sense without violating contracts that
call for the maintenance of prices.
One thing the intending purchaser should
bear well In mind That is. no matter how
desirable one car may seem. the sales agent
OF another may make his own machine ap-
pear just about as attractive. There is
good reason for this ability of the agent
who can do this without deviating at all
from the truth, and that is. allowing
for the superiority of each car in one small
feature or another, there has been so much
work done of late toward Standardization
that several firms in each price class are
now making cars of approximately equal
merit. Therefore, let the purchaser main
tain an open mind until he has drawn his
check for the car he finally selects. Such
mental attitude will probably save him
money.
The condition in the retail trade at pres
ent rebounds TO the advantage of the canny
purchaser. He wants an automobile, He
wants also magnetic. two high-power
lamps, really powerful horn, top that
will protect him and his passengers from
the stress of ali sorts of weather. jacks,
tools OF all the sorts that are necessary
for automobiles, a holder for spare tires,
and other sundries. All these things. theo-
retcaly, cost extra.
But some Of them, at least. should be in
ciuded in the equipment OF the machine as
he takes possession OF II, and they should
all be of high quality. Many cars are
equipped with some OF these extras Some
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Some Disinferesfed Hd1ice
TO Purchasers of Automobiles

cars are never supplied with them, because
the make is so we'll established that the
demand really exceeds the supply. But in
other cars that are just good shrewd
bargaining Will save the purchaser the
price of some of the added equipment; il
not all of 1t.
Dealers are not allowed TO give more
than a certain fixed discount. because
prices must be maintained. That is pare
of the contract with the manufacturers.
But there is nothing to prevent them from
adding to the equipment of the car as they
choose. TO obtain business and if Smith
Is willing TO equip the car he handles with
magnetic. Jones may find that he can add
cape top TO the magnetic in the sale
of his car
As has been said before in this series, il
Is an excellent plan to buy your car In
Your home town or in your own territory.
Eut the point is really worth emphasizing.
The dealer in the town in which you live
is your intermediary with the manufactur-
er. II the car does not at first run with
mechanical smoothness and precision the
dealer. If you bought from him. will attend
to such adjustments as may be necessary
and make things easy for you. He will
give advice on many small points of op-
good friend In many ways.
Agencies for automobiles are assigned
territorially, and IL YOU live in one sales
district and buy In another some trouble
is likely to result There is little advan-
tage as rule. In going elsewhere for your
car unless you live in a town so small
that there is no competition at all. and
that is not a frequent condition. OF course
small suburban towns are included in the
districts of the large cities contiguous to
them, and the dealers in these cities will
treat the suburosn purchaser as we'll as
the buyer who lives In the city.
Don't be in too much hurry 10 buy your
The pleasure will skeep. and be
all the keener If a good car is obtained.
and the money saved in first cost In this
entirely legitimate way VIII come In handy
Tor little luxuries later. Don't be too eager.
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friend Diogenes out with his lantern TO
look up a good man for the job"
Then Ed Delehanty and Ezra Sutton rose
and volunteered to help Mike Kelly coach
the various teams of the league and show
them the science of the game. and Charon
offered the suggestion that as the scientific
end of the game had made such wonderful
progress lately il might be we'll TO send a
few representatives to the upper world
occasionally to watch the big league, games
there and keep In touch with the situation.
Being shades, these representatives from
the Styx would be invisible, and could even
sit on the bench with the diferdnt teams
up there and overhear their conversation
and secret discussions. Charon said he
would risk having his ferry franchise taken
away from him by breaking his agreement
and taking these representatives back into
the upper world, and If games could be
arranged between the team winning the
championship of the River Styx League and
the one winning the worlds championship
In the upper world. he was willing to take
a chance at ferrying the team and any
fans from the StyX who wanted TO take
in the games over the river and into the
world they had formerly lived in
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
CHAPTER XVIII.

The purchaser of an automobile should
look carefully to the extras, the little items
of. equipment that are SO essential to COM
Portable enjoyment of purchase that
should give a great deal of pleasure Ger
tain standard equipment goes with every
car-lamps, horns tires and SO forth-but a
good deal of difference In the price Of
cars is represented sometimes by extras
fully equipped car in many cases will
turn out to be good deal cheaper than a
car less completely supplied, even though
the latter may seem at first sight to be the
more attractive proposition because of
lower advertised price.
Practically all advertised cars are repre-
sented as selling at certain price. But
the same car will cost less II st is bought
in one place than in another, for freight
rates are included. the price being in al
most every instance quoted free on board
at the point of manufacture. This is only
one factor that is to be considered. There
are a good many others.
The business of selling automobiles is q
highly competitive one Except in the
cheapest cars profits. however. are still
very large as must necessarily be the case
with product costing so much and, there
fore. so comparatively little used. Auto
mobiles, of course, are growing commoner
every day. More and more OF them are
sold. But the fact remains that the seven
millions. roughly speaking. Of persons in
the State of New York has bought only
a hundred thousand automobiles since the
state began issuing licenses for them. An
estimate OF the number OF cars that will
be sold In this country next year for all
uses is 100000. and those 10000 cars, il as
many as that are sold, will have 10 go
around among something like Soo00.0O
persons.
These figures are cited simply TO show
that there is a distinct justihca tion for the
high prices, speaking always comparatively.
OF course of automobiles. They are luxuries
in most cases, although some business men
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1he Baseball league eoobe0 0tYx.

rest of the able sporting writer's IN tb.
press box began to feel that they coula
let themselves out a little in their dsserfp-
tive introductiOns. Even Baron Munchau-
sen began to feel that he would have IN
get busy and invent some new ones in Or
der to keep in the public eve.
The Sulphur Stars failed to score in
their half OF the e>frst, although Hiawatha-
first I'D. hunted and beat the ball. but IA
stepped too far with that enormous strida
Of his and overran first and was touched
out by the right fielder.
Not a. clean hit was made by either sids
I'd till the eighth inning. owing 70 the re-
narkable fielding back OF both pitchers.
Hercules slammed one over left field az 4
niIe-a-minute clip IN the fifth inning. but
Mercury .fapped his, wings and SCARED IYn
into the atmosphere a few hundred yards
and ran it down before It touched tina
ground. Geryones was all over the inAed
with his six feete. robbin9 the Stars Of.
everything that looked like nit With
this kind Of backing up the pitchers
pitched gilt-edged ball Socrates. while not
so much Of an athlete as his remarkable
associates. could figure things out with
such a nicety that he always played the
batters well and managed 70 be in the
right spot when the ball was hit
In the eighth Thor came up with his
famous hammer and hammered one at Co.
Hath that the giant muffed- Socrates fol-
lowed by Outguessing the infeld and
scratching a hit into an open spot and
after Ezra Sutton and David had famed
Hiawatha hit a high fly that Atlas tried
to catclr on his shoulder after his fashion
of handling a ball. but Washington wouldn't
allow the put out. and Thor counted with
the first run of the game.
In their half Of the ninth the Hornets,
went them one better and won the game.
After Mercury and Plato had famed.
David soaked Goliath between the eyes with
a pitched ban. as he had done every time
the giant came UP. Then Samson waHoped-
one with his jaw5one that tore the cover
off the ball, and before the outfelders could
collect the fragments OF the mangled sphere
both Goliath and Samson had crossed the
plate.
The Stars failed to score in their half, 50
the first game Of the season in the River
styx League ended in a victory for the
Hades Hornets.
That evening all four teams Of the league
attended prizefght between Hercules
and Antseus as guests OF the E1ysian Ath-
Ietic Club 1t was sure a big day along
the River Styx, and all the shades began
to perk up and take more interest in their
surroundings.
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who wants TO take bet on this can get
it. and that goes all season.
What do you suppose Christy Mathew
son or Three-Finger Brown or George Null
lin would do when Hercules and Samson
and Goliath came up to the bat in a row
The chances are that the infelders would
be backing up against the outfeld fence
TO keen from getting their blocks knocked
of There isn't a baseball lot on the cir
cult up there big enough TO keep the Slams
of these heavy hitters of ours inside the
grounds You can take IL from me- II SAM
son or Hercules ever landed on their star
pitchers up there they'd tear down the
outfeld fences.
Then here's our friend Mercury. the
vine-footed kid. What chance would any
of those bum catchers up there nave 10
throw him out stealing? I'm willing 70
gamble a hundred to one that Mercury can
steal second and third on one pitch against
anv catcher that ever craWled into WIND
pad And we've got some other fellows
here that can go some, too. Here's Phillp-
pides, who ran himself to death at Mara
thon, and we've got lot Of fellows mere
who did some pretty fair running at the
battle of Bull Run. / guess we'll be fast
enough on the bases. all right.
Take il from me, gentlemen. you're
going to see baseball along this little old
River Styx this summer the like of which
you've never seen pulled before. Think OF
this for a batting order: Mercury, as
fast man, TO lead off; the heady Plato TO
hit next and advance the runner. although
Mercury won't need any assistance in order
TO get around the bases: and then Samson
Hercules and Goliath coming next to clean
up Say. that's enough to give any pitcher
palpitation Of the heart
And just imagine what a shortstop we
can make out of Geryones. our gigantic
Greek friend. who has three heads, three
bodies. six hands and six feet. I'd like TO
see any guy slam a hit through the inf1eld
with a shortstop like that on the job. You
can take my tip. with three weeks coach
ing I'll have Geryones covering that whole
infield with his six feet and six hands and
picking them off the first base line.
Then here's Ulysses. who had the best
throwing arm ever seen at tn, old Greek
games. for a star pitcher. and I guess
Goliath here can tell you that David is no
slouch with that sling Of his With that
control of his David ought to help lot in
the pitchers box
There are others here too numerous TO
mention who ought 10 make a big hit in
baseball. There's Atlas, who has quite a
reputation for handling the ball, and Ajax
and Hiawatha. whom Longfellow here says
can step mile at a clip with his magic
shoes on. Maybe that Hiawatha kid won't
cover some ground in the outfeld. I only
mention these few to show you, gentlemen,
that we've got class here if it is only de-
veloped. and that the River Styx League
won't have TO take a back seat for any
Of 'em.
Our greatest trouble, however, will be
to find a man down here TO act as UNI
pire. / would suggest that we send our
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

This announcement created sucn en-
thusasn for baseball along the River
Styx that all opposition faded away and
the league went through with a whoop.
The following Saturday THE Styx
Weekly Gossip" DIR. Samuel Johnson,
editor, came out with the announcement
in red ink on its front page that owing
to the increased interest in baseball The
Gossip had increase its staff by employ
ing Charles. Dickens, Homer and Carlyle
10 dish up the sporting dope. This was
considered quite beat over Ben Frank
Inns paper, The Advocate" but Ben came
right back at his contemporary by hiring
Thackeray, Dryden and Omar Khayyam to
look after his sporting page. 1t was evil
dent that the fans along the River Styx
were going to get the baseball dope handed
to them in proper shape.
AS Mike Kelly had predicted, great
deal of difficulty attended the question OF
procuring an umpire. But this question,
too, was finally settled by Diogenes COM
ing into the league headquarters one day
leading George Washington by the hand
and reporting that George was willing to
act in that capacity.
The organization of the league was
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Your Boys Life U1ork.
fI)buf Shall H Be?

customs WORK of any port. position " which
in New York carries salary of $500 o.
500 month.
Advancement from this on is dependent
upon the proficiency attained by your boy.
Has his business ability attracted the at
tentiOn of outside firms? The government
is one of the best developers Of business in
the country. ami men who nave attained
eminence in their work under its super
vision are m demand outside. This condi-
ton exists in practically all lines OF gov
eminent work; so that ones future If laid
on the foundation Of Uncle Sans tuition.
is assured.
Thus chief clerks and deputies from ths
various divisions under the control OF the
Treasury Department are in demand as
cashiers. auditors. buyers. appraisers Or
other important positions with leading
firms. especially those engaged in the i'm
porting or exporting business. and gen
orally become strong factors in the pros
perity of the companies with which they
are connected.
The writer knows one man. for Instance.
who was enga sed by Dig importing house.
as its chief foreign buyer at salary %
$1,000 a year. and went 10 Europe with a
force Of a dozen experts TO conduct that
end OF the firms business His training in
the government appraisers department had
given him intimate knowledge OF values OF
goods imported into the United States. and
his services were in demand
Many of the largest firms ENGAGED IN
custous brokerage. a prominent business
In ports of entry throughout the United
States. are composed az least in part. by
former employees OF the government Gus
toms service. and there is not successful
one OF them who does not make thousands
Of dollars year.
Finally, the Treasury Department which
Is at the head of all things pertaining to
the customs service. contains many men
OF great ability who have grown tired OF
the strain OF competitive caIlinss and have
taken examinations that admit them u
Uncle Sans big family OF Official workers
These men enjoy all the comforts OF a
certain and easy JOB. at a regular salary.
unaffected BY Industrial conditions. and
at the same time maintain a standing IL
the community that is most desirable.
The hours OF work in the customs ser
vice are comparatively brief In New York.
The largest port of entry in the country,
they are $50 TO 4. and. besides. the en-
ployes are given two weeks vacation.
with fun pay every year
Copyright. l9lo.- BY tha Associated Iit-rar,,
PresSl
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PARTING WHITE AND BLUE.

At an important state function in London
blue tickets were issued to persons IN high
rank. admitting them TO that part OF the
hall reserved for members OF the royal
family Less distinguished guests were
given white tickets. Through some mis-
take an important public man received 4
blue card, while his wife received a whits
one
When the couple reached the audience
chamber there began the trouble. mas
much as the lady firmly declined to bo
separated from her husband. An aid en-
deavOred to reason with her. pointing oqI
the dreadful consequences that would fol-
low a TningIing of blue and white
How absurd exclaimed the laGy
What do you take US fora seidlttz pow
She was permitted TO enter with. her
Observation-Disclosures. ---
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/" me WAS dragging heavily along the
River Styx. The shades OF the Souls
that had left the upper world and
been fe,ried across the great river by OLD
c,baron had exhausted their means of enter
tpinment. and as Ben Franklin, the shaoe
who edited the local paper. said editorialls'
something would have 10 be done TO help
nut in the time during the coming summer.
Thus il was that Mike Kelly. shade
who had enjoyed some little notoriety In
,be American national game before ne
crossed the Styx. came cut with PROPOSE
,jon to organize the River Styx Baseball
League. for the purpose of playing games
during the summer for the entertainment
of the numerous shades who gather at this
well known way station on the line of the
under world.
Some of the foreign shades who didn't
know ANYTHING about baseball didn't think
much of the idea AZ first. Henry Irving
Thought a dramatic club. with daily matt
rees would Re of more interest while
ID.rnosthenes wanted to start lecture
course. and Spartacus and Hercules were
for opening up an athletic club and holding
prizefghts.
The controversy was finally settled at A
rul,Iic meeting presided over by Julius
Caesar. by adopting all these suggestions,
inas1nuch as one form of entertainment
would not interfere with the other. base
ball forming the entertainment during the
afternoons and lectures. theatrtcals and
prizefghts for the evening hours.
AT a separate meeting held for the pur-
pose Of organizing the River Styx Baseball
League and placing the contesting clubs IN
the field. Mike Kelly made a stirring speech,
in which lac showed that they had the ma
teTial along the Styx for getting together
the strongest circuit Of baseball teams ever
oIganized
Gentlemen, he said. Il think you'll al be
willing To admit that I was no slouch my
self in my day. Some of the new arrivals
here Tell me that the papers up above are
still printing stories about the stunts | used
to pull off on the baseball lots. II was only
yesterday that I met a fan from Pittsburg
no had lust come over the river on Cha
rons old boat. and he told me that they are
measuring catchers Yet up there by the
standard ! set in the old days, and that
this Euy Johnny King, whom they made so
much fuss about getting reinstated. is
mixer compared TO what I was I'm not
handing this out, gentlemen, in spirit Of
boaSting. but tust to show you that I know
NiiaI ! m ialhinS aDout "ilSil say llSt
we've got better material here. with a little
coaching. than anything now wearing
spikes In the big leagues up above.
I've been having some late baseball dope
from the upper world slipped TO me by the
late arrivals here. as I'm a little rusty on
the late news. and they tell me that the
fans are all dippy up there over the work
Of a Dutchnan named Hans Wagner. from
pirtSb,,rr and a pllv named TV f-obh I'D
in Detroit I've get the batting averages of
The sc guys here. and You can take il from
me We've got several fellows here vino can
wipe I'D the lot with 'em when 1T comes TO
walloping the ball. Any guy in the house
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
JoHNNYs WATCH

Johnny'S aunt gave him a bright and
shiny dollar watch for his birthday. and
the boys satisfaction was unbO,ntiet A
couple OF weeks later he remarked very
do1etu,iy that the watch wasn't keeping
good time.
1t must be wound very carefully every
night before YOU so TO bed" his aunt told
him.
.'Oh. never Knew that" said the bov
Now. 1 s'pose i've Just gone and ruined
Why. when have you, been winding it2.'
The nrSt thing every morning" an
swered the boy sOrrOwfiIIy. -LIppincott's
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66e Customs Serxfce A.
fords Opporfunsfy for
a Useful Career.
BY c. ". Jennings.
CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER AAN1II-
~NE of the most interesting oppor-
I tunities 10 start on successful esya
~ business career offered by Uncle
Sam to the persevering American boy
is to be found in the customs service
II is true that advancement is little slow
at the beginning but it is certain to come
with time and increased capabiiity- One OF
the best things connected with it IS that II
affords those engaged in it an excellent
chance to prepare themselves for any lu-
crative outside employment which may
offer. One who has served an apprentice
ship in some division Of the customs ser
vice is far better prepared to conduct many
kinds of business requiring an expert
knowledge of such matters than is the
man who is without this valuable expert
ence AS a stepping stone 10 something
really worth while an early training in the
customs service has often been of the great
est value.
When your boy is making his start. how
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

finally completed with four clubs. the
EIysian, Live Wires. the Birthstone Reds'
the Sulphur Stars and the Hades Hornets
playing on alternate days. Solomon was
unanimously elected president of the league
to settle all disputes, and Horauo, VINO
had worked up reputation by effectually
holding bridge against all corners, was
appointed official gate keeper.
When opening day arrived the whole
population along the banks of the Styx
fiocked to the grounds.
The game was scheduled between the
Hades Hornets and the Sulphur Stars, and
the following batting order of the teams
appeared on the scorecards:
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
BURNING THOUGHTS.

Il understand you tcld the umpire exc.
act!y what YOU thought OF E.m" said enc
ball player.
! could dig out OF my consciousness on
the spur OF the moment. I've been Think
ing lot since then. Washington Star.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
a WISE WOMAN

The Wfdow-Oh. sir. Ny poor husband
has died., and I've chosen YOU 70 officiats
at his funeral
The Preacher-But. madam. I never
knew Your husband.
The, Widow-Thars why I chose you
Cleveland Leader
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

getting the work done. and, after having
paid them. the settler was surprised and not
altogether pleased TO find they had peeled
and eaten the potatoes and planted the
parings. JOHN FOSTER FRAZER.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Being q History Of the Most Remarkable
6eonS Eyer Organized Anywhere.
BY Jim Sarlum.

houIdte menbere tina
70
Narum
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

When Umpire George Washington an
nounced the batteries and threw out
brand new baseball, which David began
TO rub in the dirt before pitching, the
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

q O far as the South Sea Islander has a
breakfast table there is one article
of food which appears there as reg