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Capital City League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS,
No game; rain.

STAMPING.
Clubs. WI Pct. Clubs WI Pot.
Cornell: 49,. 10 800 Marines. 10 .l7I
Navy Yard. IL .slI Eastern A.C. 10 .ti3
Pump Sta. II .6ootsea- Gunners Ii $50
TODAY-Navy Yard VS.. Seaman Gunners
8 p. m; Pumping Station Vs. Eastern $50
p m.' at North Capitol and L streets.
Wet grounds caused a postponement
Of the game scheduled between Navy
yard and Seamen Gunners.
A double-header has been arranged
for today, Navy Yard and Seamen
Gunners playing OF their postponement
of yesteray at 8 o'clock, and Pumping
Station and Eastern playing at $50.
Cornell will meet Interstate tomorrow
at Capital City Park in a benefit game
for Arthur Noyes, who caught for both
teams. Game starts at o'clock.
Next Tuesdays game between Navy
and Cornell should hold a deal Of In
terest for the fans, as each team Is in
prime condition.
Navy Yard and Pumping Station each
play, and should either team lose, it
will hurt its chances of coping second
place. The only real fight for position
In the league Is between these two
clubs, which are battling for second
honors. Corenll is away ahead for the
initial honor, and seems in little dam
ger Of being overtaker.
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Immanuers new team will be seen in
action this afternoon, and should 1t
come up to expectations. Braddock will
fall before II.
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There was no game in the league yes
terday. Brookland, one of the teams
which was scheduled to play, having
been dropped from the circuit.
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The new team is composed mostly of
stars An all-star team is always a
good one. but past, experience has
shown that an all-star team does the
most forfeiting.
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Either Of the two teams could have
had a forfeit game yesterday by hav-
ming nine men on the field, but neither
one seemed willing to get the least bit
damp for a mere ball game.
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Park View and Silver Spring are
carded to meet today in what will be
the last game upon the present sched-
ule. The officials of the league have
adopted a new list of dates, which will
go into effect on Monday.
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A peculiar thing is that yesterdays
game between Silver Spring and White
Haven was postponed game, and for
the second time rain spoiled the fun.
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The Car Department team especially
should have put in an appearance, as
the Southern team played two winning
games this week, while the Carmen
threw away a chance to add an easy
victory.
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Amateur Commission Will
Take Up Subject at Meet
ing Tonight.
GOOD MAN NOW MAY
PLAY ON THREE TEAMS
Change Would Restrict Them and
Keep Purity of Amateurism
in Leagues.

The one-team rule, which will come
up for discussion at the meeting of
the amateur commission tonight, has
much to recommend 1t as a safeguard
against professionalism, according to
followers of the leagues.
1t is evident that men are now Jump
ing from one league to another, for the
reason, as one man recently put 1t, of
making as much as possible out of the
season. According to the present con-
stituton, a player may be a member
of two teams at the same time, but
he may be released at any time, to
play with a third team, providing notice
of his release and contract with the
third team is filed with the secretary
of the amateur commission before the
player actually plays.
Third May Release.
A manager may release a player, who
is playing on his team and another. so
the player may play with a third club.
Then the third club may release this
player so he may be signed up again
by the first team, or by any other team
In any league. Thus a good player may
make a circuit of the leagues, and, in
deed, in many cases, this has been
done, and probably will be done until
the rule is changed, the practice defeat
Ing the purpose of the rule.
There are rules in some of the leagues
which would tend to prohibit this prac-
tlce, but a wise manager is able to get
over the difficulties.
Would Stop Professionalism.
Such a rule as is proposed by Presi-
dent Beach is expected to entirely OBJ
Viate this mode of procedure, and would
go a great ways toward dong away
with the much-talked-of professional
ism that is said to exist under the anna
teur commission.
President Young is quite optimistic
over the future of amateur baseball in
the District, and believes that eventu-
ally all players will be raised from
even the suspicion of professionalism.
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Suburban League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No game: rain.
STANDING.
III n-g ~A

STANDING
Clubs. w.LPct- Clubs wLPct
retworth... IL .s13l Sill Spring. 10 .s25
Park View. 10 .7I4IBrightwood.. IL .li3
TODAY-Park View VS.. Silver Spring, New
Hampshire avenue and Upshur street north
west.
MONDAY-Petworth VS.. Brightwood.
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Although the grounds were in condi-
ton fitted for play at $50, yesterday.
neither team made its appearance. and
another game was added to the list of
postponed games.
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Kendsli:;.. +. Il SO WaveTly;:. 10 .SSS 81.
TODAY-st. Martin VS.. Kendall. at North
Capitol and streets.
1t has been decided to have a meeting
OF the board Of managers Of the league
early next week. the exact date not as
vet being ascertained. Several Of the
managers have matters to lay before
the hoard and the meeting is Of no lit
tie consequence.
There is no doubt that National Union
has been a great disappointment to
nearly all of the supporters Of the
league because Of its poor showing.
From the looks Of things at the begin
ming Of the season the fraternity team
would have been picked as sure winner
containing some of the city's best ball
players, but they waited to see what
kind of a showing the team made before
thew put in their appearance, or appear
ed one and never showed Up again. and
so, despite the work of the manager
and Mr.. Riddle to strengthen the nine
it has never stood high in the league.
Waverly has worked its way into the
hearts of many Of the fans because OF
the clean, hard article of ball 1t has
been putting up recently. The boys
have that never-say-die spirit deeply
imbedded in their carcasses ana the
strong feeling of the fans can be at
tributed partly to this spirit.
Rurke's playing with Manhattan has
rather a funny side. when one considers
that he pitched for Interstate, Sam
Sternes' team in the Departmental
League One would think that being on
the best of terms with Sternes, Burke
would cast his lot with Kendall. but he
had a different choice.
Manhattan now has one Of the most
n hia r,itching STATS about town, having
Tew. Rurley, Ferguson. Burke, and
rawlings, and 1t is understood has lines
on Engel, but at that It Is not the the, only 1nI
nit,.hing stan. Kendall sharing the same
honor with Mcmahon. Knott. Nell. and
Balzer.
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Because of the little shower and the
harmless thunder and lightning yes
terday, neither team appeared at the
grounds to take part in the game that
was to be played between the Car De-
partment and the Union Station mines.
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Commercial League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Q; Times 5.
STANDING.

TODAY-Andrews VS.. Potomac Electric
Power Company. at Georgia avenue and Ken
yon streets
ToMoRRow-No game.
willard frightened its hold on first po-
sition yesterday when 1t handed the
short end Of the score to The Times
team. Willard now Is assured Of first
place for time, at least, as 1t holds
a comfortable lead Of sixty points, just
one game on both Walford and An
Of mud. and this was chiefly responsible
for the many misplays made by both
sides. Manager Myers took no chances
On the game and sent in his star pitch
er, Birch. who pitched a good game,
holding his opponents safe at all times
and allowing but five hits.
Besides getting two Of his teams five
hits, both of which were two-baggerS,
Sullivan, in center for The Times team,
made two Of the prettiest catches seen
for some time. Both were made on the
run, and both prevented Willard from
scoring runs.
The list of players submitted by Man.
aser Gray is as follows: Irving How
ard Clarence Lemeric, H. Kidwell, L.
Trudewind, T. Sullivan, Kendall Myers,
c. z. Davis, w. z. Leishear, w. o.
Timanus, Leland, Frank Hilleary, G.
Bond, B. Souder, W. G. Morris, H.
Rabbit. E. Haslip.
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TODAY-Andrews vs.. Potomac Electric
Power Company. at Georgia avenue and Ken
yon streets.
TOMORROw-No game.
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TODAY-No game scheduled.
TOMORROW-Benefit game, Interstate VS..
Cornell, Capital City Park, 3 o'clock.
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Play Eddie Ainsmith.

Considering the success which Eddie
Ainsmith has had with the bat since
he came into the American League, I
do not think 1t would be a bad idea to
play him in the outfield.
He is one of the most consistently
successful hitters on the Nationals and
in this day when offensive strength is
so much needed believe that he would
make a most valuable adjunct to the
club.
Behind the bat he is liable to injury
at any time, but If he can be developed
into an outfielder he might be refined
into a clever player.
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Wet grounds caused a pQstponement
Of the game scheduled between Navy
Yard and Seamen Gunners.
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TODAf-Navy Yard VS.. Seaman Cunners
p. m; Pumping Station vs.. Eastern, $50
p. m. at North Capitol and L streets
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ToDAY-Ninth VS.. Ingram. Thirteenth ant
ID streets northeast.
TOMORR9W-No game.
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The heavy rain precluded any chance
of a game between Commerce and La
Dor and Agriculture, although it was
not raining at the time the game should
have been played.
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r. r. Y. M. G. A.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No game; rain.
RTANpINa.

TODAY-No game; open date.
MONDAY-Southern vs. Car Department
Fifth street and Florida avenue northeast
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Olympia League.
Yesterdays RESULTS.
No game; rain.

STANDING
C1ube w.LPct.l Clubs w.LPct
southland.. II 6 .sEIWhite Haven .I3S
Braddock.... IL .6i7 Woodland. IL .353
Silver Spring 600 Immanuel.... 3 . 80
TODAY-Immanuel vs. Braddock at Six
teenth and Columbia road.
TOMORROW-No game.
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6es Comment and Standings Of Amateur Baseball Leagues of District
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is q Boost
Chance for athletes.

Chance for athletes. '-~
Charley Snyder was telling me today
mat the League of Republican Clubs
has arranged most attractice schedule
OF events for the annual excursion to
Marshall Hall on Saturday, July 2.
The list includes 1O0-yard dash for
letter carriers, 100-yard dash for MEM
bers Of the Y. NJ. C. A. and Carroll In
stitute, 1OO-yard dash for boys under
eighteen years of age, three-legged race
open to all, 5O-yard dash for girls under
throwing a baseball for distance.
The entries close with W. C. Connor
at Station K. Postoffice Department.
--
Get In the votes.
The voting contest on the proper time
for starting the ball games at National
park will close with the ballots from
today's Times.
There has never been anything that
has been SO thoroughly discussed as the
time set for the beginning OF play at
the ball grounds here. and now that the
fans have a chance to express their
opinions it is hoped that no one will
overlook the opportunity.
There is such a diversity Of opinion
among the patrons of the park thus far
that nothing definite can be judged, but
when the voting ends tomorrow morn
ing, believe that it will be possible
to give the most popular hour to the
officials Of the ball park. who as far
as I can judge, are willing to do what
is reasonable on the proposition.
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STANDING.
Clubs. w.LPct.I Cuba wLPot
Medlcos..... Is SS2 Tenleytown.. 10 "a
st. Stephen's.12 .75OI Co. K........ ia 2G3
Corcoran..... .665Indian Ofrice IA LIS
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TODAY-St. Martin VS.. Kendall. at North
Capitol and streets
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The grounds were in the best condi-
ton to be played on. as the afternoon
shower merely covered the dust, and
had the cooling effect on the weather
that would have made playing better
than 1t has been for a couple of weeks.
The league cannot expect to hold
the position in the eyes of the baseball
lovers that 1t now holds unless there
is a more regular schedule. The con-
unued doubtfulness as to whether there
Is to be a game tends to keep away the
crowd and is sure to affect the leaEue
unless 1t is stopped.
However, there Is hardly a chance
that either of the two teams that play
on Monday will fail to show up, as
each is anxious to have another chance
at the other and the game Is sure 70
be Of the highest order.
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Sunday School League.
STANDING.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
No game: rain.
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Petworth will have a hard task to
keep in front, now that it will have
to play Park View and Silver Spring
more games than were on the original
schedule. A lead Of one game is not
much, and It would not be surprising
to see the, leaders more closely bunched
at the end of next week.
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STANDING.
Cluhs. w.L.Pct. Clubs. W.LPct
Auditors. 6 1858 Law......... s 8 .3a3
Treasurers.. 8 .750l Bookkeepers. 100
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Strengthened by several stars of the
| league, Manager Strattons Interstate
team will play Cornell tomorrow after
noon in a benefit game for Arthur
! Noyes, who was recently injured,
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LIE Due, the Petworth third baseman.
IS certainly fast on his feet and. in
the opinion of many of the fans, Is
the speed boy of the league. On In
dependence Day 'Dukcy" carried away
handsome silver loving cup, he hav-
Ing won the most points in the field
events which were held on Grant Cir
Gle
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TODAI-1ndian Office VS.. Corcoran, at
Ihirty-fifth street and Wisconsin avenue
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independence League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No game; rain.

ETANDINa
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sTANpINo.
L. Pet. Ciuha 7
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TODAY-Auditors vs. Treasurers, at Ellipse.
TOMORROw-No game.
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Columbia 101 has signed new first
baseman IN A NJ. Julien, and he will
probably make his first appearance this
afternoon against Commissioners.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-21
Sunday School Convention

The Fifth Sunday meeting of the
new Lebanon Baptist Association
meets at Finney on Friday, April
2Sth. at 7:30 p. M, and closes or
Sunday. The following program will
he presented:
Evidence of Regeneration-W r.
Hickman, C. Il Anderson.
Obligations of the Church to the
Country, j. b Thomas, d. NJ. Eas-
ley.
Can the Heather be Saved Without
the Gospel?-H. s. Mabie, S. b.
Qui!Icn.
How can our Churches best secure
and maintain properly qualified
minister?
Nature, Purpose and System of
giving. II. Franklin, TIL. Handy.
The Sunday School Teachcr-His
Preparation aud Mission-O. L.. Ter
ry, j. ii, Hildrith.
Method of Teaching the Uniform
Systom-M. II. Kiser, j. A. Leslie.
Mr.. w. G. Grigsby, of Castlweood.
is chairman, and states that every
speaker is"expected to attend" &"
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The Sick List

The town and community has beer
anxious about the sick people. Ii
seems that this weather has brought
with it an unusual number of cases of
pneumonia, one of the diseases now
most dreaded.
Mrs. Judge Graham has been ex-
tremely ill during the week. At one
time it was thought she could not
possibly recover. Her physician, DR..
Peirce, thinks the crisis has passed,
and her recovery probable, if no com
plications occur. DR.. w. r. Will
ilams, of Richlands, was called here
In consultation on Wednesday, and re-
mained until yesterday. A trained
nurse from Richmond and the con-
stant attention of the physicians.
seems to have arrested the progress
of the disease, and this good woman's
life saved.
Mr.. John G. Bundy has been al
most at the point of death for several
days with the same disease, at his
home near Libetry. His children, liy-
ing away, and other relatives, were
wired for. Owing to his advanced
age and general weak condition, the
most serious consequences are feared.
The latest reports from his bedside
are more favorable.
Captain C. A. Fudge, whose life
was despaired of last week, is better,
and seems to be on the road to recoy-
rey. Mrs VIM. H. Werth, accompa-
MED by her husband, returned from
Richmond on yesterday, about COM
pletely restored. Her improved con-
dition is source of much pleasure to
her friends.
Captain Tynes is on the street
again, and Mrs. r. R. Henry was
out walking few days ago, looking
well, but not as strong as her many
friends hoped hel to be after her re-
turn from Florida. Upon the whole.
the reports from the sick chambers
might be great deal more unfavor-
able, sad as they are.
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Closing Of CoIored School

The closing exercises OF the JeiTer-
sonville Colored Public school, came
off on last Monday evening at 7:3O
O'Clock. There was a large crowd
present. The exhibition was held in
the colored Methodist church. Prof.
Freeman's pupils were at their best
In exhibiting their plays, in their
declamations. and in rendering good
music. j. B. Warren had the primary
department Of the school. His little
crowd showed up nicely, in the reci-
tation of their poetry. Many patrons
pronounced the effort as being one of
the best ever given In our church.
The exhibition showed that Prof.
Freeman had taken great pains in
preparing his pupils for the occasion.
A Patron.
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A Chicken Record

DIR. Shepherd, the Falls Mills ply
sician,. was here day or two ago,
and said some interesting "says, {"
as he always does when he says any
thing at all. In addition to a large
practice, which is growing larger all
the time, this physician raises chick
ems, and has caught "the fever, "
and is trying his hand at alfalfa, as
all good, progressive men should do.
He has taken to the Blue Andalusian
breed of egg producers, and they '.de-
liver The goods" +" These pretty chick
ems have this record: Eight hens, by
careful count, laid 613 eggs in sc
days. This is good work on the par,
of the hens, and, be it remembered,
there 10 no Ananias Club nearer Fall.
Mills than Pocahontas, which is out
of DR.. Shepherds beat. There is evi
IDENTIFY no "delusion" about these oil,
= blue hens,
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Raven

Raven, Apr. 21,-E. Bond, presi-
dent of the Domestic Coal Co, spent
Sunday with homefolpks in Bluefeld.
G. S. Grny, of Cleveland, was
visitor in town Sunday.
j. Il. Atkins, manager for the Vir-
ginia-Tennessee Coal Co., left Tues
day for Knoxville, Tenn, on business.
Harry Williams, bookkeeper for
Raven Red Ash Coal Co., returned
yesterday from two weeks visit
with homcfoks and friends. near
Washington City.
Rev WA. Bassett, of Pennington
Gap, Va, is conducting singing
school in the Union church.
Miss Callie Mulkey, of Honaker.
spent from Friday till Sunday with
M ISIS Stella Lambert.
w. N. Lambert made business
trip to Graham Monday.
Mr.. Edom Counts, night operator
for the N. and w spent Sunday with
homfolks at Cleveland.
Mr.. Add Harman and wife spent
last week with relatives and friends
Mt Coopers, w. Va.
Misses Pearl Preas, Stella Lam
bert, DR.. j. II. Moore and r. w.
Shreve, jr., made pleasant trip to
Honaker Sunday.
DIR. /. w. Cunningham spent Sum
day in Tazewell with friends.
Oaha Tribe No rs Improved Order
of Red Men will 90 to Honaker April
20 to institute lodge at that place.
Il. II. Lambert was in Richlands
Saturday on business.
Geo. Mccall made business trip
to Swords Creek Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Buckles was in Rich
lands yesterday shopping
Mr.. K. b. Elswick made n visit to
Long Branch Sunday.
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Physician in Trouble

Richmond, Apr. 19.-Another
Virginia physician is in trouble and
is facing indictemnt for violation of
the postal laws because he sent an
improvised container through the
mail, containing specimen to be ex-
amined for hookworm, which was
broken in transit. AS this is by no
means the first offense of the kind,
vigorous prosecution is expec ed to
follow. The State Health Depart
ment, to which the specimen was
sent. has issued another warning to
physicians to use the standard con-
tainers which it provides, free of
charge, for the use of those who
wish to send specimens.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-21
Cove Creek

Cove Creek, Apr. 17.-The farme,
are busy ploughing and sowing oats,
Mrs. Lucy Gregory was called te
see her mother Saturday, who is YER,
i'll.
Mrs. S. r Ashworth and Miss Lula
Stlmpson were the guests of Mr..
Charlie Sarver one day last week
Mrs. Nose Sarver visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Barnes Neel, Mary Robinett.
Messrs. Adam Shannon, Raleigh Fox
and Joe Catron were the guests of Mr
Jim Fox and sister, Miss Cora, Sun.
day.
Messrs. Graf and George Thomp-
son, of Hicksville, were visiting here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Geneva Steele visited Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Gregory Monday.
Sunday School began at Mt. Nebo
Sunday, April 9th, with large en-
rollment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rabe Wilburn were
visiting their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. John Igo, Saturday and
Sunday.
Misss Bessie Daugherty's school
will close Friday, and she will leave
for her home at Emory the following
week. We regret very much to see
Bessie leave the community.
Mr.. Ed Nash visited his father in
law, Mr. M. F Neele, the latter part
of last week.
News has reached here of the Ill.
ness of Mr.. Luther Showers il
Burke's Garden, who has been trans.
acting business for his uncle, MIR H
r. Showers.
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message, which he delivers with i'm.
passioned earnestness that makes
every one feel that he is man of
God, speaking as dying man to dy-
ing men. As preacher and soul win
ner, Mr. Groseclose makes profound
impression on all who hear him. Un-
like many evangelists, he never goes
to the extreme, but is always digni-
fled and sensible in all his utterances.
He is never ostentatious, never COM
monplace. He never indulgcs in
SLANG, or "small talk" in the
pulpit. He can be satirical without
becoming embittered and delicately
humorous without descending to the
realm of the comic. He often cuts
deeply the pride Of worldly hearers,
but never shocks their sense of re-
finement.
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Visitation Day

The Sunday Schools of Mt. Olivet,
and Concord will get "in the fight"
strictly for larger schools and more
efficient work. The Visitation Day
move was presented to them last
Sunday by the Secretary of the coun-
ty association. Superintendent Buch-
anan and Yost will see that the pro-
gram is carried out in their districts.
Next Sunday Rev. G. r. Brown will
address the school workers of Poca-
hontas, and Mr.. T. A. Repass aad the
Secretary will present the same mat
ter to the Sunday School workers Of
Cedar Bluff and Richlands. All this
work is made under the direction of
the executive committee of the coun-
ty Sunday school association, of which.
Mr.. II. w. Pobst is chairman. The
motto of the committee is EVERY
man, woman and child in the county
connected with some Sunday School. 4"
The State and Internat;cnal Associa-
tions lay great stress ,npoi. the work
of this visitation comnlittee.s, First
reach before you can teach is the
4 idea. 1t is hoped to reach everybody
and every community in the county,