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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
The Second Dimension.

1t was on little branch railway
in a southern state that the New
England woman ventured to refer to
the high rates. 'It seems to me five
cents a mile is extortion," she said,
with frankness, to her southern cou-
sin.
Its big lot of money to pay if
you think of it by the mile," said
the southerner, in her soft drawl;
"but you just think how cheap it is
by the hour, Cousin Annie-only
about thirty-ive cents. Youth s
Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT SILAS
Mrs. Hopkins Well Understood the
Frugality of Her Esteemed
Fellow ToWnsman.

Mrs. Virgins had run in" for a
minute to talk over the latest news
of the village with her friend, Mrs.
Hopkins.
''Do you know" she said, they
tell me that Mr.. Magee didn't sub
scribe but so cents to the minister's
salary. That doesn't seem possible,
does it,"
ITO anybody that knows Silas Ma
gee real well, it does," replied Mrs.
Hopkins. you haven't lived in this
town all your life, Mis- Virgins, and
you don't know what Silas is capable
of. Why, 1 remember once when he
was young fellow, going to singing
school with the rest Of US, We got up
a picnic.
"One Of the girls spoke up and said
she'd bring some chicken sandwiches.
another.
"Tll bring some sliced ham, says
another.
"'I'll fetch some jelly and cookies,
says somebody else, and so 1t went on
till we had most everything we could
eat, promised. Then one of the boys
who had no sisters said he would
bring the coffee. That gave Silas his
chance. He'd been sitting by, listen.
ing to it all, and now he spoke ur
real brisk, and says he:
"T'll bring the water for the cot
feel!
mo, Mis- Virgins, amt surprised
a mite at his subscribing only sc
cents. The only surprising thing is
that it wasn't a quarter. "-Youth's
Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Market Hoos Much LIGHTER.

The average weight of hogs market
ed In recent years is much lighter
than in former years; in the decade
1S7O-1S79 the average weight Of hogs
killed during the winter months in
western packing centers was about
275 pounds; in the decade 1880-1889
about 257 pounds; in the decade 1890
1899 about 239 pounds, and in the
past decade 19O0-1909 about PIG
pounds. In other words, hogs mar
keted between 80 and 40 years ago
averaged one-fourth heavier than
those marketed in recent years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

sort of rot, you know, that you do
talk when you're a silly little thing.
Well, the mater used to laugh at
US. remember quite distinctly once
I said something about what I would
do when was major general, and
she said:
What ridiculous child you are!
You'll never make soldieri"
And she told the pater about it and
he laughed, too. You don't know how
that upset me. / know that I was a
silly little child and that I was talk
ing awful rot, but l don't think they
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

glad did, for 1t has cured me.
81 know of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that l can
say to every suffering woman if that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will. Mrs. JANETzKI,
296S Arch ST., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want cure should insist
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which tho
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. In almost every community
you will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

was almost paralyzed. I hObbled
around with cane as weak as child.
/ was afflicted with a bladder weak
ness and was compelled to arise sew
era1 times during the night. Shortly
after I commenced to use Doan's Kid
nelly Pills, I could do work, that was
before impossible. I am stronger and
better than in years."
Remember the name-Doans.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

need have ridiculed me like that. Any
way, after a little hit, both Clifford
and I couldn't help feeling that it
wasn't good enough. We left of say
ing anything to the mater or to the
pater about what we wanted to be.
Then we began to keep our own coun-
sci about what we were actually do
ing.
And now we've got into a regular
habit of minding out own business
and only telling the mater things that
are really necessary. know it hurts
her. but I can't help it now. And
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Mistake of the Mother

going to do and what we want to do.
It's quite true. We don'ti But |
don't think it's our fault l believe
it is due to another of the matters
mistakes. When we were kids, of
course, we had all sorts of mighty
ideas. Clifford meant to be president
of the United States. And intended
to carve out my career with my sword
and be major general at least, The
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

matter who in the box. usually IN the
of the pitcher that dsconcerts ine
Players lose confidence because they
will happen next The catcher call "pch-out"-
that is ball thrown wide of the
have clear throw to who
about steal The neldes all signal and both the
shortsop second baseman positions to assist in
making the play the pitcher ptchout as expected
the batter hit the ball through nm
set the whole team Once they lose pitcher in
a it is difficult
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Damaging SIowness.

What bout dem chickens, Mr..
Johnsing, dat CASPIAN dun stole--get
dem back?"
Some OBJ dem, Marcus Yo' see
o'deh de cou't papahs onto him, but
dey wer slow in gettin' OBJ dem out,
an Caspah's family bein' big, de
chickens wer dun Starved befoT dc
papahs. I jes' dun get de fsddss&"-
Success Magazine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
DlSTEMPER

In all its forms among all ages of horses,
as well as dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE JdI SRo
Every bottle guaranteed. Over 100000
bottles sold last year $50 and $l.00. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases, Goshen. Ind.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
Woman Loses the Confidence of Her
Own Children Through
Ridicule.

The mater was talking to my aun.
The other day. l happened to over
hear what they were saying-I
couldn't help it. The mater was
complaining because Clifford and 1
don't tell her things, don't coEdde in
her what we're doing and what we're
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

forerunners OF
dangerous kid
ney illness and
should be treat
ed without de-
lay.
Obadiah B.
Crane, 222 First
Av., Watertown
S. OAK, says: 81
was taken with
rheumatic pains
and my left limb
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

once LOI0 me that ne could tell 10 Ger
tainty when certain pitchers were going tt
deliver the ball to the batter. This en-
abled him to get a running start and many
times the poor catcher was blamed fol-
allowing a stolen base, when in fact the
pitcher was unconsciously at fault. John
McGraw, manager of the Giants, spends
several weeks each season in
teaching his young pitchers to
overcome that kind of a weakness.
The tremendous popularity of the
national game-its popularity is grow
ing every year-means that in the
years to come there will be hundreds
of baseball stars where there are doz-
ems now. Every healthy boy has it in Al
him to become a good ball player,
though he may never care to follow 6
the pastime professionally. Being IS
professional player myself, 1 may be xM
overload of the game to which owe g.
SO much, but can think of many 9TH {,
er callings and many other pastimes
that boy might better shun Base
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

and i went TO the
store to get i, bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams We ge table
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said it was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it / in
sisted and finally
got it, and 1 am SO
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

fast ball and a slow curve are the success
full pitchers best assets.
Lovers of baseball have often asked me
how l deal with a batsman whom l have
never faced and about whose batting ability
l know nothing Every seasoned pitcher
has been called on often enough to meet
batters he never saw before, and in such
pinches he must rely largely on luck.
When l am facing a new batsman for the
first time, l pay particular attention to two
things-the position he assumes at the plate
and the way he holds his bat If, for in
stance, he holds his bat well up toward the
middle there isn't much use of sending him
speed. Batters of this type are always ready
for speed and they can meet the fastest
ball a man ever threw A low curve on
the inside will do for a starter, and if
such batter goes after it and fails to
- connect, you have his number"
The batter who stands back from the
plate with long bat and grip near
the end is the one who can send low
leastern quarter of the adjoining section.
nay work hard and overcome certain weak
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

pitchers instance Baltimore club
the nnetes three successive with pitch
whose scarcely be remembered
hackneyed cry What pitchears
be changed What is hers base
ers" Without them there be pennants
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

getting much of lead, and when
start pitched out of reach of the bat
that clear throw to second
While pitcher watching the base he knows
watching him, in effort to
certain whether ball be delivered to the plate to the
Therefore preliminary the part of the
pitcher must betray his Intentions
Haltren famous base of his day,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

had everything
everything had. didn't mind it myself sorry
The real test Of pitchers ability the
ing team gets bases His responsibility increased
while his freedom pitching restricted He
constantly and at the same
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

of the pitchers connected with professional
baseball have from humble that
any they held for themselves has
like the Cy Young the nobest Old
them beaten by village teams The best
pitchers champions, not long after they had
trimmed beaten by the unknown Cuban teams
during transforming trip They pcheo
good Of ball that would defeat any team II
record but luck the one
thing above makes baseball the thrilling and
perfect game decreed otherwise There are times you see
when all the science outguessng the world will
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08


squang the grandsand has asked the same
thing in a modified form
How much figure does brainwok cut? don't quite know
myself pitcher however powerful agile
being thoroughly
equipped from the shoulders The steel desirable
the desirable without the little filling
of that popularity inhab the skull
pitcher might just well his suitcase back
the little village where
tbs iron In the lots ongshoremen
pitchers in with single twist combination of
brain body the cooperation
makes a a successful major league twrer
Most pitchers who break company stay
by consistently demonstrating their ability
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

The happiness of our lives depends
much less on the actual value of the
work done than on the spirit in which
we do it.-Prince Leopold.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, alIays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

n PITCHING and winning
your games" / have often
been asked by devotees of
the American game, how
much figure does brain work
cut ?"
Many an honest young ia
matte has asked me that
question during the ten years
and more that / have been
pitching major league base
ball, peering at my head
meanwhile as though he ex-
pected some such reply as mo
headwork whatever" Many
an older and wiser baseball
follower, fortified by the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Gleason told that Cross had fought against and his
weakness had developed into murderer of the high fast
delivery Keeping Gleasons advice in mind Cross moth
during the had him helpless from
it been Geasons tip, Mones always
bat might have in that SERIES for
there close games before it all
The strength of pitcher aside from his control is
the players call his mixture"
what the impeshs of fast
balls his serving of this that call the
of pace the delivering of then slow ball
preliminary
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

ball always played out in the sunshine where the air is
and the grass green there something
at least have always found
win or lose gentleman should that fine
thing learn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Garfield Tea corrects constipation by
arousing the digestive organs to their in
tended activity. Composed of Herbs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Ask a favor of an enemy and you
will probably make a friend; ask of
a friend you may make an enemy
Marmaduke.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

last Dali, DuC IL ne Is
expecting a fast ball
and gets a slow one,
a strike out or a
weak grounder to the
inf1eld will be his
best effort.
Some batters, a
few Of the chosen,
have no weakness
that the most studi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid

Chicago, TILT suffered from fe-
male weakness and stomach trouble,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Chew and smoke untaxed tobacco, cheap and
undoped. MeriWether IL Edwards ClarksVille, Tenn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

HdHC. That IS not true.
The baseball reader
who pays attention to
records will notice
that the teams which
win the pennants al
ways have several
players who lead in
their respective de-
partments. And this
49, -
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for a high ball he may lose his strength
on low balls because he has been contin-
ually fed high ones by opposing pitchers
In that case l would try him on low
ball and if it was found that he could
still hit that the only thing left would be
a curve ball or change of pace. 1t is
often the case that pitcher cannot de-
ceive a batter's eyesight but he
can deceive him mentally. For in 4
stance, most any batter can hit a M
slow ball if he knows it is coming N
The same is true in regard to a E
fncf hnI hut he in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS.

Kidney troubles are too serious to
neglect. Slight ailments are often
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Granting pitcher needs something than
admitted that the successful pitcher is
a hundred and little things
twirler in his repertoire hundred and
the baseball lover doesn't know
always made it practice before going
into crucial SERIES kind of authentic information
weakness of batter slated to face
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

don't you think it's not altogether my
fault ?-Philadelphia Inquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

Eye SaIve I'm Aseptic Tubes
Prevents Infection-Murine Eye SalVe
In Tubes for all Eye Ills. No Morphine
Ask Druggists for New Size Csc. VAL
liable Eye Book in Each Package.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

into quarter Of the adjoining section
While batter hard and certain weak
that does necessarily that he becomes
hitter In centering energies overcoming his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

not support the pitcher. On the
contrary, 1t is the fault of the
pitcher who will not give them
a chance. If the pitcher
has control everything works
smoothly.
If 1t were true that pitching
is 80 per cent. of the strength
of a ball club, it would be log
ical to assume that the team
having the best staff of pitch
ers would always win the pen
ra1f TL,o& :. - 49,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

It's a wise proverb that is able to
deliver the goods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

shall never forget trimming | got
from a village team in Michigan. Just
after we had defeated the Athletics for
the worlds championship in 1905, Frank
Bowerman and / went on hunting trip.
AS soon as the natives of Franks home
town, Romeo, Mich, knew that l was
his guest, they came and begged us to
do the battery work for the Romeo club
in a game they were to play with the
club representing the adjoining
town. We agreed, and am afraid that
our willingness cost a lot of honest
Romeo villagers everything except their
family plate. The thought of defeat
never entered their minds, any more
than it entered ours, but the little rival
towns club came over to Romeo and
gave Messrs Bowerman and Mathewson,
fresh from their big league triumphs,
touch of high life that they never forgot.
They beat us 5 to 0, and 1 guess they
are celebrating it to this day. l don't
know just how they managed it, be-
T IN +r;Y
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

It's difficult to discourage a girl who
can't sing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

IASAA. IL pIOCSNI AAh4oO1L
the pitcher must try and de-
tect some action on the part
of the base runner which will
indicate when he is going to
attempt to steal the next
base. In this he is mate
rally assisted by the catch
er. Once the pitcher or the
catcher discovers when the
runner is going to start the
remedy is simple. Frequent
throws to the base will pre-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

me, and once I Know positively that DalIeT uUesH
like speed feed him oceans of it. If find tina
his weakness is low curve, he gets that for
steady diet.
When we met the Athletics in the season OF 1905
after having the National league championship
/ realized that good part of the pitching burden
would be on my shoulders, and began making in
quries about the weak and strong points of thu
American league champions.
Monte Cross who played Connie Mack's in
field in 1905 was known by me to be a dangerous
hitter, though his average was not high He wa
the kind of a hitter who always bobbing III
with a hit at time when hit meant
trouble and just before the series start
ed | did a little quiet detective work M -
through friends of mine who knew the MN@#M
game and knew Monte had been &W
told that Monies weakness was a high,
fast ball, but when l talked to kid"
e. h.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

deliver the ball to the batter with the
least possible swing of the arm. In
other words, he can't wind up" Some
pitchers find it difficult to get as
much speed, curve or accuracy with
the short arm motion as they do with
their usual swing. This affects some
pitchers mentally, as the curtailment
of physical effort prevents them from
concentrating their mind on the man
at the bat At the same time the base
runners, and frequently the coach
ers, are constantly trying to annoy
al
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-08

us pitcher detect like Laoe don't
are much what the opposing pitcher has to offer
often told pitcher about
per cent of the failed them
hat nothing could be further truth winning
pitcher helps baseball there
eight other boys that nobody knows better
the winning pitcher The between the Giants
Ind Yankees will prove my point.
In that series away with every in which
icipated received magnificent
II had McGraw in Ames Cranda1 the story would
been the had been of the splendid
aiber. The wonderful Of Devin Devoe and Doyle
wonderful work of the whole the matter of that
made defeat practically impossible With that great machine
working behind with the of them all
ackng up, simply couldn't lose. That's how much
pitcher is 80 per cent. of the game.
matter of fact it would impossible establish the
relation the pitcher ball Figures in
baseball often misleading One pitcher work brilliant
for 10 innings and have to defeat marked against his
while the following another pitcher luckily
win 10 game is matter of that in the
of 1909 Ames Of the Giants finishing II
inning and participating in two extra inning ties
pitched 80 consecutive innings without allowing
yet did not win of the games
From this it can be that the winning power of
depend largely upon rungetting ability
S8ssssa reach estimate of value will say
NMW8@ that offensive play is half the game.
SaSSzaaaNS@saA think that conservative That would
leave but so per cent, and the pitcher
: could not be all of that l would say
~ that about 80 cent. of the strength a
$500 club lies in the pitchers how eff
%AA fective pitcher may box he cannot win
2@SM unless the team bats in behind him. It is
WM true, however, that the work pitcher can have
- very strong influence upon the work
~ rest of the team. Disgrunted frequently
&M make the assertion that nfelders out1elders
cE will not pitchers idea is err
MIA Sa1Uo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-28
THEY WILL GET IT LATER.

Has anyone ever heard of railroad officials confirming "a deal on the eve Of it's consummation? The Graphics live correspondent at Memphis got onto the Parker Road deal even be- fore the Associated Press "got wise" and sent the story to two live Ark ansas dailies-in fact the two best newspapers in the State, the Little Rock Gazette and the Pine Bluff Graphic. The story was handled by the Gazette on it's front page. The Graphic did likewise It was from a perfectly reliable source The deal has evidently been made whereby the
 Cotton Belt takes over the Parer road, with view to extending it to Pine Bluff from Hamburg, as we'll as ordm Monroe to Alexandria. The official announcement of the purch- ase will in all probability be given out in four or five weeks. Then the second rate papers over the state will handle it with big headlines as a "scoop.'' It takes weeks for a poor ly handled newspaper to "get wise' to what's doing in the news line and then it is not sure of the facts.