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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
MAKES GAMES MORE EXCITING
Hitting the Ball Safely 10 Most Inter
esting Feature of Contests for
Enthusiastic Fans.

The so-called inside" baseball play
ing is all right and results in many
successful plays on the diamond.
Strong and consistent playing, how
ever. is the mainstay Of any club.
When a player approaches the plate
the uppermost thought in the minds of
spectators is "Will he hit the ball?"
If the ball is struck and hit safely the
spectators are happy. Hitting the ball
safely is the most interesting feature
OF the game. says the Boston Globe.
1t Is noticeable this season that the
players are hitting the ball well. They
seem to have made up their minds
that free and easy hitting Is preferable
to bunting. This free hitting makes
the games more exciting. To be sure.
1t may mean a larger score, but that
is not to be deplored. When there is
free hitting there are more chances for
brilliant catching, skillful fielding and
fast running. The scene is more ami.
mated and fascinating. The more bat
ting there is the better pleased pa
irons will be all during the season
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Sikeston, Mo. -
suffered everything

those times, and said that ! ought to
have an operation. / would not listen to
that, and when friend of my husbands
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham s Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, l was willing to take it.
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. l can do all my own house.
work, work in the garden and entertain
company and enjoy them, and can walk
as far as any ordinary woman, any day
in the week. / wish could talk to every
suffering woman and girl, and tell them
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. Mrs
DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Remember, the remedy which did this
was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
1t has helped thousands of women who
have been troubled with displacements,
Inflammation, liberation, tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, Indigestion, and
nervous prostration, after all other means
have failed. Why don't you try it?
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Plank AS LITTLE OLD FOX"
Does Not Possess Burst of Speed En-
joyed by Others, but Is Master
of Art Of Pitching.

Clarke Griffith bears the title of the
Little Old Fox of Baseball"
Connie Mack rests in the name of
willy Connie"
A combination-if combination there
bc-of the two names might designate
Eddie Plank.
To Plank, and Plank alone, belongs
the credit for the Athletics victory
over the Tigers in the opening game of
the series.
Time and again when a hit would
have neant run Plank stood in the
center of the road to victory and turn
ed back Jennings players. He forced
such players as Crawford and Gamer
and Moriarty to drop back when thou
sands cheered them on.
In the eighth inning, with one run
in, Cobb on third, one man up and
Crawford at bat, Plank seemed the
least concerned. Occasionally he
would bluff to hold Cobb at third, and
when he did pitch he didn't use speed,
he used nothing but slow bending
curve over the outside of the plate.
Instead of giving Crawford a ball
that Sam was likely to hit far into the
outfield, Plank, cool to the point of ex-
treme self-confidence in his position,
would carefully measure Crawford
with his eye and then pitch.
The games are few and far between
when a man like Crawford will fall in
the wake of an opposing pitchers
curves. Sam can, at least, be depend
ed upon to send out a sacrifice fly, but
Thursday, In the pinches, be could do
nothing but pop weakly to Collins.
Plank is an old master at the art of
pitching. He hasn't the speed of a
score of other pitchers in the league.
He hasn't the curves Of as many more.
But he has the head. He knows the
batters. And he utilizes every speck
of his knowledge.
When Witt came to bat for Onslow
on the ninth inning Plank hesitated.
He didn't know Witt. He had never
seen him in an actual game.
/ The Athletics twirler involuntarily,
perhaps, glanced towards the bench,
where his leader, Connie Mack, was
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
CHILD'S SKIN TROUBLE
ITCHED VERY MUCH

16 Oliver ST., Newark, N. About
i've years ago my little girl had a red
spot on the back of the head which
itched her very much. The sores
came In the form of pimple full Of
pus and would itch. She would scratch
until they would bleed, and wherever
1t touched there would be another sore
until her whole head was covered with
hard scab. She could not sleep at
night for the pain, and I had to keep
her from school. ! had her treated
and used a wash, and when put 1t on
her head 1t burned her SO l thought
she would go wild with the pain.
used - Salve and home remedies
until I got SO tired 1 thought she
would never get cured.
Then l saw the advertisement for
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent
for a sample. The first night l used
Cuticura Ointment 1t loosened the
scab. Today she is completely cured
l used three boxes of Cuticura Oint-
ment and six cakes of Cuticura Soap
and have nothing to thank but Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment" (Signed)
Mrs. Matte Gibbons, Jan. 10. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with S2-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
FOOD FROM THE cHAFiNe DISH.

The chafing dish is like seasonable
weather, always seasonable, and may
be used to regale theater or a porch
party equally entertaining.
The empty spit, Neer cherished wit: Mi
nerva loves the larder.
For a really enjoyable dish nothing
Is nicer than frogs legs. Clean and
trim a dozen of the hind legs season
with salt, pepper and roll in crumbs;
egg, then crumbs again and saute in
butter. Cook only few at time, as
they should be well Drowned in the
hot blazer. Serve with Sauce Tartare.
This is mayonnaise dressing with ca
pers, parsley. olives and pickles and
half a small green onion added, all
chopped fine.
Scrambled eggs with cheese is
combination easily prepared in the
chafing dish. Scramble the eggs and
add just before serving four table,
spoonfuls of grated cheese.
Sicliian Omelet.-Beat three eggs
slightly, add teaspoonful of sugar
and pinch of salt Butter the sides
of the blazer turn in the omelet and
cook. Turn on to the platter and serve
with Sicilian sauce. Beat half cup
of heavy cream, add a tablespoonful
of powdered sugar, and tablespoon
full of melted currant jelly, and one
and half tablespoonfuls OF powdered
macaroons.
Smothered Mushrooms.-Prepar a
cup OF fresh mushrooms. Melt three
tablespoonfuls of butter, add the
mushrooms, sprinkle with salt, paprika
and cook slowly for ten minutes.
Dredge with one and half table
spoonfuls of -four and add half cup
of chicken stock. AS soon as heated
add two eggs slightly beaten and a
grating of nutmeg. Be sure that the
flour Is cooked before adding the eggs
Chicken la Reine.-Cream two
tablespoonfuls of butter and add the
yolks of three hard-cooked eggs. rub
bed to a paste. Soak one-fourth of
cup OF cracker crumbs in the same
amount of milk and add the egg mix
lure. Pour on gradually one cup OF
chicken stock, then add cup of finely
cooked chicken. Season with salt,
and celery salt Serve on
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

sitting. Then he Strengthened and
sent low. nasty curve over the out
side of the plate. Witt didn't move.
"You don't know that boy" yelled
q spectator.
Plank worked about. then sent
across a strike. And still Witt didn't
move.
Plank sent another and this one
Witt met and the ball sped on a line
to Collins.
Witt was out.
Then came Eouden. Plank knew, or
thought he knew, more of Louden than
Of Witt, and he sent across high
straight one.
And Louden didn't move.
Then Plank resorted to his famous
cross-fire and Louden singled.
With Bush at bat and Louden on
first, Plank shot across a straight ball.
Bush met it and lined to Barry.
The game was over.
And Plank's strategy had won It.
1t wasn't his support, because Ath.
letic errors let in two of the Tigers
three runs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Ruling Spirit Still Strong.

Mrs. ]. l.. Story, who has Just pub
lished a volume of "reminiscences, tells
of a lady relative who had all her life
been afraid Of damp sheets. When
she was dying Mrs. Story entered the
room, to find the fireplace barricaded
She was having her winding sheet
warmed.
II never have lain in damp bed
clothes while l was alive" said the
old lady in feeble whisper, "and I'm
not going to do it when I'm dead"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Where He Drew the Line

An English earl, lately deceased
who had no family, was notorious for
his hatred Of children, and on one
occasion he engaged as lodge keeper
an army pensioner named McMicken.
Some few months later McMicken' 8
wife presented him with son and
heir. On learning of the occurrence
his lordship rode down to the lodge in
a terrible rage.
II hear" said he to Mr.. McMicken,
that your wife has a SON."
Yes, my lord" said the man proud
ly.
We'll. now, look here. McMicken /;
when l put you here, 1t was to open
and shut a gate, but by the Lord Har-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
YlnulInu Is PromIsInu,

Critics all around the National
league circuit are picking Earl Ying-
ling Of the Dodgers as one OF the
most promising young southpaws pick
ed up in the 1912 crop. Earl is a
stockily built youngster and has loads
OF smoke on the ball. He learned the
rudiments of baseball on town lots in
Dayton, Ohio, later played with the
high school team Of that place and his
first real engagement was with the
Toledo Mud Hens. He soon attracted
The attention of major. league scouts
and now seems anchored with Brook
lyn He Is the son Of a clergyman
and has brother in professional base
ball.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
$1,000 is PAID FOR HEATING
That Sum Is Given by New York High
landers for Crack Twirler of
the Lawrence Team.

The Highlanders have bought the re-
lease of Ray Keating, the brilliant
young pitcher Of the Lawrence club
Of the New England League.
Word was received from Lawrence
recently that Louis Pieper manager of
the Lawrence team, had announced
that the New York Americans paid
81, 900 for Heating, larger sum than
ever was paid for New England
League player.
This deal has been hanging fire for
some time. 1t was said that Heating
will not join the New York club until
the end of the New England League
season, but after paying this sum for
the youngster the Highlanders may re-
quest immediate delivery.
Keating Is only nineteen years old,
and until last season was content to
play on a high school nine. Jim
O'Rourke dug him up in the spring of
1911, and he had brief trial with
Bridgeport. From Bridgeport. Heating
drifted to Lawrence. which club turned
him over to the Hamilton team of the
Canadian League. where he was star
He was recalled by Lawrence and has
been doing wonderful work all sea-
son.
His first noteworthy feat was to
hold the Providence International
team to two hits in practice game.
Since the New England season opened.
the youngster has not met with a de-
feat. His greatest triumph was scored
on May %, when he shut out Worces-
ter, to o. without hit.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Hardly tho Sunday School Brand.

The young hopeful had secreted
some bright buttons in his pocket,
which came from the motor car show.
When Sunday school was we'll under
way, he took one out and pinned it on
his coat. feeling it an ornament I'm
fortunately, when the minister came
round to speak to the dear children,
his near sighted eyes were caught by
the color
well. Richard. see you are wear
ing some motto, my lad. What does
1t say?"
you read it, sir" replied Richard
hanging his head
But l cannot see. l haven't my
glasses. son. Read it so we can all
hear you"
Richard blushed 1T says. sir, Amt
1t - to be poor?' metropolitan
Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
STORIES
&0EHS
DIAMOND

The American league race is get
ting tighter and tighter each day.
Any time that Hank O'Day wants to
(Suggs) do it."
Another shakeup in the White Sox
may be expected any day If the slump
does not come to a sudden end.
Louisville has sold Infielder Casey
Smith, secured from the Chicago Cubs.
to the Columbia team of the South
Atlantic league.
With Patience playing second base
and Leisure pitching, one would ex-
pect East Liverpool, Ohio. to play a
rather sleepy game.
Young Groh Of the Giants will not
go after the bad ones. Pitchers have
got to put the ball over the plate be-
fore he will offer at It..
Jake Stahl Of the Red Sox says he
does not think 1t will be necessary
for the team that wins the flag this
year to win over ninety games
George Stovall. the new Browns
manager, made his big league debut
in 1904. And after all these years he
has sunk to his present low station.
There may be race in the National
league this year. but 1t will be be-
tween Frank Schulte's and Christy
Mathewsons high-powered automo-
biles.
Ernie Lush, who has been playing
in the outfield for Montreal, has been
let out and will try to get on with the
Springfield team of the Connecticut
league.
Providence gave Catcher Harry
Beckendorf his unconditional release.
Catcher Fred Mitchell is back in
the game for Buffalo after a trip to
Bonesetter Reese.
Player Free of Auburn in the Mink
league is free hitter. He leads the
league at bat with an average above
400. Nebraska City as a team leads
in batting. with four men batting 800
or better.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

Clarke tells how in 1904 he couldn't
use Holman, and placed him with the
Des Moines club. The understanding
was that Holman was to come back
to Pittsburg, but the Des Moines club
sold him during the season and the
owners didn't abide by the verbal
agreement. While with the Chicago
Cubs Holman filled almost every po-
sition on the diamond. being available
anywhere.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

Artie Holman, once the idol of Chi
cago Cub fans and considered by many
as the best all-round player in the
major leagues. is expected to strength
en- the Pittsburg Pirates materially by
the enthusiastic fans of that city. Man
ager Fred Clark, also is optimistic, and
expects his team to climb rapidly to-
ward the head.
Holman was the property of the
Pittsburg club once before. Fred
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Aid His Reformation,

The public is always ready and will.
Ing to meet half way the man who is
anxious to reform and to lead an up
right life. Take Hank" O'Day, for
instance. 1t was only a year ago
that Hank" was an umpire.-Detroit
News.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
GIANTS RELEASE A PITCHER
Louis Drucke, Who Gave Much Prom
ise as TwIrIer, Is Turned Over
to Toronto Club.

Louis Drucke, the pitcher Of the
Giants, has been released to the To-
ronto club of the International league.
Drucke has been a Giant for three
years and gave splendid promise when
he Joined McGraw's team. He gained
the title Of "the second Mathewson,"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
/4kk1 Ek~<s.rN-.
Next She'll Be Bride Groom.

How far Is this sex equality going.
nyhow? In an English paper the fol-
owing ad appeared the other day;
LADY desires post as groom, thor
ughly experienced in management
nd care of horses, riding and driving,
lso in caravaning and camp life."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

To keep artificial teeth and bridge
work antiseptically clean and free
from odors and disease germs, Paxtine
Antiseptic is unequaled At drug
gists, 25c box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co.. Boston, Mass.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
SEVEN Years
OF misery
How Mrs. Bethune was Re-
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

four or five days at q
time every month,
and so weak | could
hardly walk. / had
cramps, b ack a che
and headache, and
was so nervous and
weak that ! dreaded
to see anyone @ or
have anyone move in
the room. The doc
tors gave me medi-
cine to ease me at
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Xinson Goes Insane.

Ernest Vinson, who led the Eastern
league in batting while member of
the Providence club in 1904, went vi
olently insane at his home in Chester,
Pa. recently. Vinson once played
with Cleveland
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
EXPLANATION.

Lottie-How dare you ask Mrs. Bull
lion to a one-course luncheon?
Hattie-She won't know it. She's a
Fletcherite, and by the time she has
finished she'll have to move on to
some five o'clock tea.-Harper's Bazaar.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

The man who falls out of an airship
probable feels as badly hurt as the
one who is thrown out of the political
band wagon.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

1t is only the very young man wnv
wants to paint the town. An old man
is satisfied If he can fresco the cor
ners
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Strictly Up to Date.

Alice-How oddly some men pro-
pose.
Kate-I should say so. A gentle
man asked me last week if / felt ia
vorably disposed to unifcation of in
terests.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

she wants. she can always adjust her
head to At It,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
Louis Drucke.

so good was his work. He injured his
back two years ago in subway acci-
dent and has done little for the New
York club since. Drucke came from
Waco, Texas. and was bought from the
Dallas club.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

Why be constlpated when you can get Gar
field Tea at any drug storel 1t will quickly re-
lieve and its benefits will be realized.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
DAISY FLY KILLER

The detective says his after thoughts
are the best.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

rs as easy now for the heart
to be true
AS the grass to be green and the sky
to be blue;
''ris the natural way of living
poem every flower Is
And every leaf a line.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12

Important 1t is that the blood be kept pure.
Garfield Tea is big enough for the job.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-12
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VERY occupation lifts Itself
NH with the enlarging life OF her
who practices It, The occupation that
will not do that, no woman really has
right to occupy herself about.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-09
ARE MAKING THEIR OWN ICE
Demand for the Artificial Product Ts
Increasing in New York.


New York.-"This has been =
wonderful season for natural ice. but
the artificial ice plants will have
plenty to do next summer, for ice is
necessity in families where it was
luxury not so many years ago. -
says Harry Wesley in the Detroit
Free Press. 'The growth in the ar
titicial ice business has been remark
able, as the last statistics showed
that there are 1904 factories in the
country, an increase of fifty-two per
cent in the last five years. The can
ital invested in these plants is $780,
100000, and the output last year
was 12,647,949 tons, valued at about
$43,OOJ,000. Artificial ice is popu-
lar because of its cleanliness and the
fact that it is absolutely pure. and
people will use it in spite of the great
harvest in the rivers and lakes this
year.
Some of the strictly modern
apartment houses of New York are
being equipped with their own ice
making plants, so that the fiat dwell
ers do not have to worry about the
ice man."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-09
NOT IN BED FOR IS YEARS
Atlanta Lady Believes Enemies Are
Planning to Enter Her Home.


Atlanta.-Mrs. S. Lands, of West
Peachtree street, a venerable lady of
sc years of age, has not been in bed
for fifteen years. She sleeps instead
half upright in a rocking chair, fear
ing to go to bed, she declares, be-
cause of her belief that enemies are
plotting to enter her house and muir
der her.
Whether she has suffered from a
long hallucination or whether she
actually has enemies is question
the police are now endeavoring to
unraveI.
Mrs. Lands declares that on 2
number of occasions within the past
few years rocks have been throw,
through her windows at night, and
that one night somebody secreted a
lot of inf1ammable paper and other
substance in her chimney place with
the design of burning the house.
Mrs. Lands lives all alone, and is
a sweet-faced old woman of excel
lent family connections. She has
considerable small property in her
own right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-09
MARRIED; DIDN'T KNOW IT
PARTIES TO MOCK CEREMONY
IN 1899 ASK DIVORCE.
Miss Georgia Was Mrs. Mansfield for
More Than Decade Without Know
ing 1t. Divorce Suit Filed.

BRIDGEPORT, Gonna mock
marriage that after a dozen years
turned out to be the real thing is the
cause of the suit for divorce that is
being brought in the court of Bridge
port by Dr. Howard P. Mansfield of
Ridgefield, Conn, and a young wo-
man of Unionville whom the world
knows as Miss Clara Georgia, but
who has really been Mrs. H. P.
Mansfield since 1899.
Since the ceremony Miss Georgia
and DR.. Mansfield have not seen each
other, so the acquaintance that had
its climax in the mock marriage has
not ripened into love and there will
be no happy reunion.
In November, 1899, Miss Georgia
was visiting friends named Taylor
in Georgetown, Conn She met DR..
Mansfield, who had lost his first wife
about fourteen months before. With
several other young people the pair
went visiting in the neighborhood,
following the usual country fashion.
Among other places they stopped at
the home of one of the townsmen
who was justice of the peace, and
DR.. Mansfield jokingly proposed that
they go through a marriage ceremo-
ny just for fun.
The next morning Miss Georgia
ended her visit with the Taylors and
returned home to Unionville. She
forgot about the incident and after a
while DR.. Mansfeld's letters ceased
coming, so it was apparent that his
ardOr had cooled, too.
A whole decade and more rushed
by. Then one day last summer Miss
Georgia received a letter from DR..
Mansfield. 1t was so mysterious that
she telephoned for an explanation.
He then wrote that he had discover
ed by accident that the ceremony
they had considered a joke was a
binding performance.