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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
NAVAL. o0N POINTERS.


pernaps very few outside Of the
service know .of the important part
that the telescope and the crossbar
sight have played IN the development
OF target WORK BE ors' the recent IN
PRODUCTION of the rlcSop and the
crossbnr the ,ain roi uer strained his
yves In the imp,ssibl - Eort TO adjust
their focus tn tllrec ,nCcly separated
objects sinmIihnously The rear sight
few inches nv.iy. the front sight a
dozen feet distnin from the rear one
and the target nn.wltere' from $500
to $4,000 yards Ordnance experts
worked oyef tiiis rroticin.inpdtthe re
sult, was the Introduction OF the tel
cscopic slgl1. and the crmsbars-two
pieces Of crossed airct ut tbd end OF
tho telescope. When these 'cut" on
hatarget, the gup pointer puesses his
electric button ind die gun does the
resi-
u is emlnently spectacular. this
great gun battery practice. This is
from a description gh'eu TO the writer
by an umpire whose station was On
one OF the ships towing the target;
Through the glasses you could see a
needle like fmsh from tlie firing ship. n
vessel so far distant that her outline
was but an indistinct blur upon the
horizon Having caught the flash, the
glass Is dropped. ile eye goes 20 the
stop witch and you begin TO count
one. two. three. four bve. six. seven.
eight. nine. ten eleven-and about
then you will hear u faint drone which
IN the next fraction Ufn second swells
into n mighty ronr-the' roar of an ex'
press rushing nt the cate Of thirty
miles n second With the ronr come
n nying Of splinters from the target. n
gcyser enpIng hundred feet In air.
then another and another. ns the rico
cheting shell glances from wave to
wave. and then. last OF all. the faint.
faron boom of the gun which had burl-
ed the missile. - iIarper's Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
PILFERlNG A BASE
One Of the Most Closely Calcu.
lated Plays In Baseball.
WORKING A DELAYED STEAL

The Way This Clever Trick, That Was
Invented by Harry stoveN Used 10
Be Pulled OF by "Bis Bill" Lanas.
Anson's Wssted Sacrifice Bunt.
"Base stealing, the gentle art of
sprinting and hitting the dirt is the
finest drawn and most closely cacu
lated play In baseball and the one that,
above all others, reveals the mathe-
maticaI exactilude of the national
game" says Hugh $. Fullerton in the
American Magazine. "a player who
FAN run cighty.dve feet in three and
one.third seconds from a fiat footed
start ought 20 reach second base ex.
actly tied with the ball. nine times
out of ten starts. If the play is per
fectly made by the runner, pitcher.
catcher and baseman. The slightest
lnaccuracy or hesitation decides the
play. r1F
ut seems simple matter to run
ninety feet while q ball IS being
thrown sixty.cight feet aud caught
and thrown back approximately 1872
feet. caught ngan and held in position
to touch the runner. Yet there are art
and science In the feat.
There were great base runners in
the old days This was chiefly because
In the early days stealing second base
was the chef aim of the game. Mike
Kelly. Billy Hamilton. who in two
successive seasons stole over 100 bases
and big Bit Iange. who stole 100
times In one season. were all great
| runners who would be great under
present conditions. | recall wildly
Lange's one hundredth stolen base
which established his record fle WIS
on second base with no one out. and
Chicago needed Que run TO win Il
| game. AnsOn was at the bat. an
after his stolld. businesslike style.
poked down perfect sacrifice bun
and went Numbering toward first bas
Lange started for third base. stopp'
and trotted Dack to second. Halfwa5
10 the bench ADson discovered where
Lange was and came near having a
stroke of apoplexy Lange had de
liberately permitted his captain to sac
riiice without advancing Then by a
wonderful dAshlng start Lange stole
third base, scored on fly. and the
game was won. Because I've won the
game Anson forgave him. but the mod
ern player who attempted such thing
would be suspended and 6ned.
"The most effective steal ever devils
ed Is the delayed steal. which. a.
though used during the early develop
ment OF the game. was neglected for
many years until revived by Manag
Chance OF the Chicago Cubs. II was
used with great effect by Bill Lange
and angrars to have been invented by
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31

Harry Stovey. a wonderful base run
ner of the early days The theory OF
the steal is to catch the catcher and
the inhelder unpreparcd aud out OF
position. and its success He's entirely In
its unexpectedness
"Lange. the lending exponent Of the
dcmyed stenl. made 1t after this fash.
Ion. As the ball would be pitched he
would leave first base at top speed
and sprint as hard as he could perhaps
twenty eight TO thirty five feet, th
stop short. hesitate and act as II he
had bundered aud intended to try to
regain first base If he succeeded I'M
drawing the throw TO first base he
proceeded TO second nc top speed. But
I'm the great majority of cases the
catcher would not attempt TO throw to
either base, but would keep motionlng
as II threatening to throw. and all
the time I.ange would he edging bAck.
inch by inch. toward 6rst. jockeylng
with the catcher The catcher. salts.
fed that danger was past and that It
was useless TO throw to first, would
relax from throwing position, ease
down his arm and get ready to toss
the ball back TO the pitcher. The
moment Lange saw the arm drop and
the catcher change the position OF his
feet he would dash at top speed for
second pase. The catcher would leap
back into throwing position. raise his
arm again and throw. provided the
shortstop and second baseman had not
deserted the base and walked back to-
ward their regular positions. If they
lost a fraction Of second in recover
ing the base Lange would beat the
ball. The fatal hesitancy of the catch
er and basenan gave him his oppor-
tunlty.
"Steallng third base from second IA
much easier IN reality than stealing
second from first. although It is at
tempted much less frequently. The
runner moving up with his arm can
take more than twice the lead from
second base than from first, and, be
sides that, IL is much easier to gain
flying start. II has. however, been
declared bad Judgment to steal third
yxcept In close games with one out
and the opposing pitcher going well
and preventing hitting. In such cases,
where one run will win or tie, stealing
third is advised by many. 1t is more
difficult to see the pitchers movements
from behind him than from one side.
Still, the runner need not start as
quickly. but can start at top speed
when he sees the pitcher swinging his
arm. advance a third Of the way to
third base and then retreat. In safety
because the catcher's throw is much
longer. Also he is in much better po'
sition 20 take advantage of any slight
slip In the work of the battery"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
DECORATED His SHIP.
Sir John Had Little Paint and Fine
Sense Of Humor.

~ NgHN Niep AlNhi0 dlUN anu n Flnc
Sense Of Humor.
II is not often the administration of
England's naval affairs Is attended
with any humorous features. but on
one occasion at least an officer of the
royal navy contributed quantity to the
archives of the admiralty.
Once. before the days of steel ships,
the allowance OF paint In the royal
navy was very small. and sometimes
the officers had TO pay large sums In
order that their ships might maintain
decent appearance. Sir John Philli
more resorted to n funny expedient
either to soften the heart Of the navy
board or. If that proved impossible.
10 express his opinion. He painted one
side of his yellow frlgate black and
white and used the rest of the black
paint In printing on the other side In
large letters. mo more paintr'
The navy board wrote TO call his
attention to the impropriety OF his
conduct and signed themselves, as
they did ohicially. "Your nffectionate
friends" Sir John made reply that
he could not obliterate the objection.
able letters unless he were given more
paint and signed himself. in turn.
"Your affectionate friend. John Phllli.
more"
The naval authorities then called his
attention to the improprlety OF the
signature, TO which Sir John respond.
ed. acknowledging the letter. stating
he regretted that the paint had not
been sent and ending. II am no longer
your affectionate friend, John Phllli.
more"
His frignte was permitted to retain
her original yellow, and thus tho
navy board punished Sir Johns i'm.
pertinence
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31

ing on pensions and expressed an
adverse opinion and made II strong
But the most peculiar part of his
address was on that which, presum-
ing a different ending Of the war, the
surrender of Grant to Lee, took ac-
count of probable costs. He claim
ed the indemnity would likely have
been the cost of the conflict which
would be $4,000, 100000 and that
figured out would have been about
$500 per family, a burden which he
contemplated as likely to occasion
the general bankruptcy of our people.
The maintenance OF two national
governments. and possibly more
where we have but one now, with all
the costs and friction. were some Of
the matters considered in his further
reflections.
Then he took a whack at Roos-
evelrs New Nationalism" and made
a strong argument showing how much
has been accomplished in our country
and apparently suggesting that IT
should suffice to be fairly well satis-
fed with what has been accomplished
with the ordinary and regular meth
DDS of progress. The ex-senator
seems to have the soul and magne-
tism of Progressive but the environ
ments OF a Conservative. Had II
not been for those environments he
might-remembe we say might
have-but what's the use?
In these great affairs destiny bears
us out on the current and there is no
returning wave to lave the shores OF
time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
MRS. BELMONT TO
ENLARGE HER FARM
FOR SUFFRAGETTES

New York. May 31-Mrs. o. II. p.
Belmont who has created a sensation
by founding "suffragette farm" at
her country establishment, will pro-
vide additional quarters for women,
so that she can accommodate 200.
The women attend to most OF the
farm work, and Mrs, Belmonts theory
is that women will be improved in
health by living in the country and
working in the open air as opposed
to life in the city. Only women who
believe In women's suffrage are ellgl-
BILE TO live at Mrs. Belmont's establish
ment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
The Last Lauah.

Hogan was ratlling a clock. He was
fairly successful in disposlng of tickets
In the shop where he worked. but he
ran up against trouble when he can.
vassed his nelghbors. Dropping In at
nelghbor's house. he tried to sell a
ticket on the clock.
tits a fine tlmeplece and It'll LUX
foine on yer whatnot er mantel." says
Hogan caJolingly.
"Gwan. the old clock doesn't rum"
replied the neighbor.
"Well," drawled Hogan, changing
front completely, ''well, perhaps yea
won't win 1t and then yen have the
laugh on the fellow who does."-Alil-
waukee Free Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31

couId ImItAte.

Pater--can you give my daughter
the comforts TO which she has been
accustomed? suitor-Yes. sir. I've
breakfasted at your home. and I'm
certain that ! can complain about the
coffee. read the paper, demand the dis
charge of tho cook and announce that
I'll dine at the club.-Toledo Blade.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
Accounted For.

Farmer Corncrib-You advertise an
ocean view.
Farmer Hayrick- Yep; movin' picter.
New York sun
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
Not Rsal Gold.
lretchon.a hnlr-It Is roldN"

"Cretchen's hair-it is Rold''
Said the Dutch. young and old
So we went 20 see why 'twas 30 ratod,
And we found. alcs
u was not even brass
But at least It was skillfully plated
Little Felix's.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
Money. Always Money.

Everybody knows that Robinson
married for money"
"Yes. check mate. don't youIknow
Spokane Spokesman-Revlew.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
WE WORK

Fourth. TO accumulate suf-
ficient capital to start bust
ness. Young men rightfully
have their ambitions. They
want to start in business for
themselves, but to do so re-
quiresr money and for this
they have to work hard and
denY themselves. Thus they
learn the value Of a dollar,
While so saving, get five per
cent from The Buckeye
State Building and Loan
Company, Rankin Building,
% West Gay Street, Column
bus, Ohio. Assets $4,7OO,0O0
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
Lenathenlna the Day.

A couple of laborers who had been
working at the waterworks got into
conversation.
II say. Bob" exclaimed one OF the
men. ''you are bit OF scholar. Can
you tell me who 1t was that ordered
the sun to stand still"
II don't know" replied Bob. "some
son OF a gun OF a contractor who
wanted big days work out OF the
laboring man, you can bet"-London
Answers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
Makina n PIeasan. For H.r.

Elderly Relative (sniiilng,-B Bertha,
is 1t possible that you allow smoking
in your parlor? Married Niece-Cer
tainly, auntie. You can smoke your
pipe here IL you like.-Chicago Tribune
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31

Philadelphia. May 3i.--Governor
Carey of Wyoming who visited this
city to attend the launching Of the
battleship Wyoming. will head a sub
scription list for the purpose of pur-
chasing handsome tdlver service
for the huge craft. The Wyoming
legislature vii appropriate a sum to
aid the fund. Governor Carey who
Is an insurgent Republican and who
ran for governor on the Democratic
ticket, was formerly United States
senator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
Plenty Of chanos,.

II never is necessary TO hunt for long
or to travel far If one is looking Tor a
chance 10 do a good deed.-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
wife,a Mother. Of courae.

Mabel--lf your grandma has lost all
her teeth. how does she eat? Willie
I heard pa say she had biting tongue
Exchange
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31
SAILOR BLOUSE
FOR SUMMER WEAR

New York. May 3i.-This sailor
blouse is of white marquisette. trim
med with light blue braid This
blouse is especially appropriate for
warm weather.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-31

A business meeting of much i'm
portance will be held at the flrst
Baptist church on state street TINS
evening at 1880 o'clock and all mem
bers are requested to be. present.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

Samantha Deevers is on the sick list
as usual this week, but Samantha is
not quite as sick as usual. My, but it
would be a great triumph If We could
come out bold in print some week and
say that Samantha Deever is we'll and
hearty. She has been on the sick list
now for 10, these many years, and il
gets almost monotonous saying so every
week.
Sam Skinner wishes US to inform the
publick that he has another litter Of
pups on his hands, which he will dis
pose of cheap. SANS female bull dog
gave birth to these pups two weeks ago.
There were II of them in the litter
Sam says II pups is more pups than he
knows what to do with, and so he would
welcome a opportunity to dispose of
, same to anyone who may desire bull
pups for the insignificant sum of Is
cents each. Here Is chanct to get Ill
the pups you want at ridiculous low
figure
Eph Higgins. our accommodating p.
NJ, says that being postmaster in winter
| time is good cal more satisfactory in
some respects than being P. NJ. in
OCNuL Ill tlIlS Tic
weather is so hot that his stamps all
sticks together on him and when they
don't do that the dad blamed cock
reaches eats all the mucilage often
same, so that he has to sell them at a
reducshion in order to get shet of EN-,
Eph says, however, there are certain
drawbacks to being P. M. even in win
ter time, becuz then r. has to keep the
fire going in order to pervent being
froze to death while on duty.
Slime Watkins amt cut his ice vet,
and now the chances is he won't get
any ice to put up. Slime put it off and
put it off from one week to another
until now the ice is all covered with
snow, which makes more work. As a
rule Sine don't cut much ice anyhow,
so it don't make much difference.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08
Country Correspondence
LANDS END

Bill Henshaw has jest recovered from
boil on his neck and now Bill has a
felon coming on his thumb. Bill says
that adversely seems to be after him
lately and that he reckons after the
felon disappears something else will
happen to him. Don't look on the dark
side, Bill:
Rufe Atkins felt cold coming on
tother night, and he made up his mind
to break it up and kind of nip it in the
bud - it were. 20 Rufe he drunk
among other things half pint of lick
er, quart of ginger tea, took four
pills, put mustard plaster on his chest
and went to bed. but he said the mus
tard plaster seemed to kind of keep
him awake and the whiskey give him
an awful headache next morning. but
by crack, he got rid of the cold.
Mrs. Hen Jordan's baby had another
attack of colo night before last and
Hen had to walk the floor most of rhe
night with the baby in his arms. Hen
says its = good thing that child is his
own. becuz If it want he wsuld Be
dog-goned if he would walk the floor
with anybody else's baby al nightilona.
Zack Peterson and Ranse Smiley are
numbering on the north side of Saw
ridge Mountain. Neither Ranse nor
Zack like work any too well. but th.y
have to work like sixty up on the north
side Of Sawrides to keep from frees-
ing = dsash EXCELSIOR s
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08
Tho Leading P.per Of the County
erisht. Breezy, Bsllieoss. Ruselins

We are purity hard put to it this
week to find a subject to write a
editorial about, being as during our
administration as editor and prop
of the Bingville Bugle for the past
80 odd years we have covered and
hashed over and recovered and re-
hashed about all the editorial sub
jects there is to be found in the
universe.
When we took Our pen in hand
to dash off a red hot editorial for
this ishue we thort we would write
on the subject of "Winter- Its
Goodness and Hardships," then it
occurred to US that we have wrote
about that same subject every win
ter for the past-30 winters. Then
we thort we would write a editorial
on the Tariff" but what's the
use! We have wrote on the tariff
before and nobuddy in Bingville
amt got brains enuf to under
stand what we be talking about.
Next we thort we'd write on Good
Citizenship in Bingville," but what's
the use of writing about that
either? It amt no use-the peo-
pie in this town are. dead in the
shell and no matter lhow much we
urge them to take pride in their
town, and work shoulder to shoul-
der to get more manufacturing in
dustries to come here. or to beau-
tify their property by repairing
their front fences or to keep the
snow cleaned often the sidewalks
in front of their houses and to do.
what they can to avoid the evil of
race suicide, they don't do it.
And so being as we can't think
of a subject to write a editorial
about for this ishue of the Bugle,
we therefore won't write no editor
ial, in order to bring folks here
abouts to a realizashlon of what
they have missed when they open
up the Bugle and don't find no
editorial in it.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

seat where they could hear good and
wouldn't miss anything, and then the
professor begin to leckshure.
He announced his subject as THE
Evils of Inte1nperance," and after lie
got warmed up to his subject the way
he walloped Old Demon Rum was
something awful. After old Dad had
listened a few minutes, he begin to
Think that the professor was leckshuring
to him personal, so Dad got up and
stopped the lecturer long enuff to say
that he hoped Professor NIiggs didn't
mean him, being as was very sparing
on strong drink. which he could take
or let alone at will, lid that about all
he ever imbibed was little hard cider
now and then. The professor told old
Dad THAT he didn't mean him, after
which Dad set down. feeling more COM
Portable and the professor addressed
his remarks to Bill.
Dad said he had 10 laugh at the way
Bill twisted and squirmed around on The
seat while Professor Miggs shook his
finger at him ard told him what he
thort of person who would go on
periodic sprees to the Co. seat or any
where's else once per week and conc
home scandalizin the town he lived III
and abusing his wife and neglecting mis-
vocashion. whether it might be black
smithing or what Bill kept twisting
around on the seat until Dad said he
thort he would almost wear the paint
often the seat, and at last Bill couldn't
stand it no longer, so he took out his
wallet, pulled out S. bill. laid it down
on the front seat and. leaving the
church. slammed the church door be-
hind him, like as if he had got his
moneys worth.
After Bill had went. the professor
told Dad that sinst Bill had left there
wasn't no use continuing the leckshure
any longer, so he brought it to an aD-
rupt close, picked up the S. and lett
for the Co. seat that same night.
Old Dad told the joke on Bill all
over town and ever sinst when folks ask
Bill how he liked the leckshure, he tells
EN-. with oath, to attend to their own
business and that leckshure has got to
be sich a tender subject with Bill that
it amt hardly safe any more to speak
about it in his presence. 1t is our opin-
ion that when Bill hggers up that S.
would buy nearly four gals of rum, the
thort must fill him full of sadness and
remorse.