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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

nor leagues New York cannot be left
out OF pennant calculations.
Two other new managers Jake
Stahl in Boston and Jimmy Callahan
in Chicago-seem certain to make trou-
BILE. Boston has had a good ball club
for several seasons, but a few bad trades
and injuries to several players put the
Sox out of the running for the pennant.
Under a new leader the team should
make things mighty inter ssting. Stahl
will have the advice of Jimmy Nc
Aleer, formerly manager of the Wash
ington club and considered one of the
brainiest men in baseball. Jake knows
the possibilities in Boston, for he was
the star first baseman of the team in
1910. As a 1912 possibility Boston
must probably be considered after New
York.
Chicago. is an uncertain proposition.
Jimmy Callahan may surprise the
knowing ones by keeping the White
Sox in the race all season. His great
est job viii be to strike the right COM
bination Of players.
IN THE UNCERTAIN CLASS
Clark Griffith is the fifth new leader
in the Ban johnson circuit, but little
can be expected of him The material
is not there, and the writer cannot see
how Grit can possibly gather together
winning combination before 1914.
st. Louis is not considered, because
the team is in the process of upbuild-
ing still.
Detroit is an uncertainty. Many ex-
perts believe both Cleveland and New
York and possibly Boston viii beat out
the Tigers Ty Cobb told the writer
many times after the 1911 failure that
Jennings and all the Detroiters blamed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

"HE games are on, the seasons
n here, the batters fan the at
moSphere. The runners round
the bases tear. The umpire
calls the strikes and balls and puts the
runners out when they are in, nor
needs the rooters' angry din. The sea-
sons here, the same old muss, and on
the seats the same old US.
Thus sang the spring poet when in
terrupted his reveries a few days ago
and asked him what the soothsayer
had discovered in the baseball horo-
scope for 1912.
L listened for few hours to my poet
friend as he philosophical on the out
look for the baseball season
But" he also added, 1.-THE persons
who try to guess months ahead as to
what teams would win the pennants
are apt to have their dope upset. In
most cases some contingency comes
into pennant race and upsets at least
some of the calculations of the experts.
A tea m that just now, for instance.
looks like a sure winner might easily
be put out of the running by the ILL
mes. or other incapacity of one or two
of S leading pitchers
AN :RIcAN LEAGUE
y
1aI Is promise interest largely because
" the new leaders and improved
,eams. In the American league five
cams have new pilots, and at least two
If them-Cleveland and New York
ire expected to make trouble for Con-
lie Mack's worlds champion Athlet-
les. Boston, under new management
from top to bottom, also may be ex-
pected to show improvement, and Chi
cago has a good chance. Washington
may show up better than in two pre-
vious campaigns, but the Senators can
not be considered pennant contenders.
1t is difficult to say what new Amer
lean league manager has the best
chance to be a factor in the struggle
for the bunting. but many experts
rather favor Harry Davis of Cleve-
land. In Joe Jackson, Harry has a
batting. base running and fielding star
who bids fair to make Tyrus Cobb ex-
tend himself to maintain position at
the top. The Maps also have a bril-
liant pitching staff and, generally
speaking, n good baseball machine
which should develop during 1912. 1t
seems to be up to Davis, and he seems
to be the best man to tackle the job.
Wolverton takes charge of a team
which has several individual stars
particularly Hal Chase-and probably
the best pitching quartet in the Ameri-
can league. There is no question that
the Highlanders have good material,
and IL Wolverton proves as successful
In the big show as he was In the NH
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thoughtfully, for he was older than l.
he was thirty-five-that when he put
his arms about my waist and drew me
to him suffered myself to cry on his
shoulder-for my lost love-
1.-THE next day / was walking on the
road listening to the birds and the in
sects, just as 1 had done on that day
with John, when I saw man, his face
covered with red beard, coming to-
ward me- He was well dressed and
stepped along with a jaunty air. When
he met me / saw him start Then he
asked me about some recent changes
in the land, whose was that new barn.
that dwelling. Somehow 1 didn't like
the free tone in which he spoke, for
could not help thinking that he bore
himself toward me as a city man
would toward a country girl.
"T am sure never saw you before,
1 replied.
I'm not surprised at your forget
ting me after the word you sent me
before I went away he said contemp-
tuously.
You are
John Darrp
"I stood still, staring at him. This
was John Darr, from whom 1 had part
y
only yesterday 1 HAD wept.
~ sent you no word before you
went sway 1 said.
Your mother told me that you de-
sired to be released
st have not since harbored hard feel
ings against poor mother, though her
fault was grievous. She sought to give
me a pleasant life instead of an I'M
happy one
John came forward to take me in his
arms, but motioned him back, telling
him that only the day before I had
pledged myself to another.
Il have been deprived OF you by
he,' he said. Therefore you rightfully
belong to me- He spoke with his old
quicknesS, which had now grown to
harshness.
Invent straight to Mr. Winfield and
told him all. His voice trembled when
he said:
Poor child, If 1 could only have
known that / was a party to such
wrongi 1 will do all 1 can to atone
for your mothers act. Don't blame her
too severely. She did it for your sake.
1 must give you up, but you shall have
that which will make you comfortable
for life
Half hearted 1 accepted the offer of
my release and renewed my engage
ment with John, an engagement that
lasted but a few weeks, when 1 found
which of my two suitors was the wor-
thier. With your grandfather 1 found
that happiness 1 had expected with
John Darr and missed a life of misery"
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Sudden Inspiration.

The teacher had the letters cat on
the blackboard and was trying to teach
little Pansy Peavish to pronounce the
word. but Pansy couldn't do it.
Think" said the teacher. What
is it that has some whiskers and comes
up on the porch late at night when it
is cold and begs to come into the
house?''
''Oh, know" exclaimed little Pansy,
great light dawning; its papar'-
Galveston News.
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it on the injury to Gamer, the young
first baseman. They pointed to at
least twenty games which Delahanty
lost while playing the initial sack.
However, the Tigers pitching staff
seems most likely to be the drawback.
Nothing need be said about Mack's
champions. They are the class of the
American league and the world and
ought to romp home with the pennant
pulled up.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
In the National league the two new
managers are Hank O'Day, in Gin
cinnati, and Johnny king, in Boston.
Neither has much chance for the pen
nant, although Hank seems to have
the brighter prospects. In many ways
the Reds are good team, but there
seems to have been lack of winning
spirit in the past, due largely to the
peculiar conditions which exist in Gin
cinnati. Boston may develop, but hard
ly fast enough to be a pennant factor
during 1912.
1t is the managers who will start
their third or fourth campaigns in the
senior baseball organizations who are
expected to make the big fight. Bres-
nahan, in st. Louis, is beginning his
fourth season with good prospects.
Dahlen of Brooklyn is a third year
leader who may make some trouble.
Charley Doom is the man who it is
believed will be the successful man.
ager in his third trial for the flag. The
Phillies, with superb pitching staff
and splendid fielding and batting
team, are looked upon as the genuine
dark horses"
lae% - ~
teams with veteran managers Nc
Graw drove his bunch through the
1911 season to victory, even though he
did not have what the majority of the
experts considered the best club in
the National league Even his worst
enemies admire McGraw's managerial
ability, and the Giants will always be
dangerous in the senior league cam
paign so long as Mathewson is a win
ming pitcher and is aided by a couple
OF others
Chicago and Pittsburgh are looked
upon as about '-all in" There are too
many veterans, who are bound to go
back sooner or later. Take Wagner,
Leach and Clarke away from the Pi-
rates and there is not pennant strength
left Clarke has announced his deter
mination to quit active playing. but
rev think him serious. Suppose the
Cubs were to lose Tinker and Sheck-
ard, with Brown and other veteran
| pitchers The three veterans named
cannot go on forever
However, we must admit that Clarke
and Chance are managers who are pos
sessed of baseball wisdom and can
scarcely be eliminated from the limit
of possibilities during 1912. even If the
veterans do go back.
From this distance it is hard to see
how the National league race can be
between more than three or four clubs
in the coming campaign But surprises
| may happen where new managers and
new players are stepping In
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Out of the Grab Bag of Good Fun
No Wonder!

Willis-What was the cause of his
death?
Gillis-The doctors said 1t was an
excess of Joy. He had just shaved
himself with a razor that made his
face feel like the advertisement, put
on a suit of clothes that made him
look like the advertisement and was
smoking a brand of tobacco that
smoked like the advertisement.-Sat-
ire.
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Altered to Suit,

mo one can go wrong if he follows
the Ten Commandments" said the sin
cere citizen.
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum; 1.-THE
only trouble about the Ten Command
ments arises from the amendments
people try to tack on to them."-Wash-
ington Star.
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Apnrseiation of Art.

A woman instructor at a girls col
lege, who presides over one of the
dining tables at which sit a dozen
students, says that one day some cur
ly lettuce was brought on.
A freshman exclaimed:
How clever of the cook to crimp it
that wayi 1 wonder how she does
itr''-Lippincott's-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27
I'M MORTALITY

My window is the open sky;
The flower in farthest wood is ,
mine; :
I am the heir of all gone by, .
The eldest son of all the line.
And when the robbers Time and
Death .
Athwart my path conspiring stand .
cheat them with a clod, breath, .
And pass the sword from hand to .
hand.
Arthur Sherburne Hardy. .
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A Vanity That's Centuries Old.

The Greek, Egyptian, Carthaginian
and Roman ladies of twenty-five CEN
turtles ago made use of the most aston
ishing quantities of borrowed hair.
After the conquest of Gaul blond hair,
such as grew originally on the heads
of German girls along the Rhine, be-
came very fashionable in Rome
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27
Or a campaion oratorI

Its awfulIy hard to be married to
travelling man." sighed one of the
neighbors, land have your husband
away nearly all the time"
1T might be worse sighed the 9TH
er woman You might be married to
a clever after dinner speaker"-De
troit Free Press
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Master stock. of Economy.

MY dear, we simply have got to
economize."
Mercy sakesi Haven't 1 been econ
omizing? Instead of letting Willie
have money for car fare I'm sending
him in the automobile to his dancing
class."-Pittsburgh Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27
Har Stock LIN Trade

Nov. my good woman, we want
good hand at scrubbing about the Of
fee Do you work with avidityT'
mo. stree; 1 works with hot suds
and a good brush
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27
A Deed of Foresight.

Real Estate Operator-Did you ac-
cept young Richletsh when he propos-
ed last night?
Daughter-We didn't close the deal,
but took an option on the property
Life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

There's a wonderful difference be-
tween my two nephews. One of them
is a born hustler, and the other is too
lazy to work.
How does the lazy one manage to
exist?"
'Oh, he has a job in a store that
doesn't advertise
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So Well Know EN-.

Gabe-Why do geniuses wear long
hair?
Steve-Why, we wouldn't know they
were geniuses if they didn't--Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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A Dark Thouoht-

Edith-How did you feel when Jack
kissed you through the tunnel?
Ethel felt as If never wanted +.
see his face aRain.-Boston Transcrint
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Adams Reflection.

Adam bit into the apple
The first peace dinnerr' he cried
New York Sun
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27
Two Major Leagues
Battles For Pen
nant HOnOrS Hold
Great Promise For
Vast Army OfEager
Fans Outlook as
Seen by an Expert.
BY TOMMY CLARK.

BY TOMMY CLARK.
THE games are on, the seasons
"a here, the batters fan the at
mosphere. The runners round
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-23

/! MAISIE'S BRIDEGROOM
= By Hilton Georges.
Maisie lay back on her cush-
ions and looked thoughtfully at
the palm stretching upward, al
though her mind was not on it,
but occupied with something
much more important, her mar
rage. She was to be married the
following night to a man she had
never seen, a rather unusual oc-
currence, and the more Maisie
thought about it the less she liked
it.
The girl was only seventeen,
and when her father had begged
her to consent to the marriage
with Gordon Phillips she had
yielded, although at the time, six
months before, she had not been
pleased with the idea. Her father
was a selfish man; even she, had
to admit that, and now, as she
faced the future, she realized how
wrong it had been for him to ask
and she to give the promise.
She remembered it all so dis
tinctly. She and her father had
been on one of their many jour
neys. A less suspicious girl
might have questioned these hur-
ried wanderings, but Maisie ask
ed no questions, and in fact moth
ing lay back of them except her
fathers restless spirit and some
times his inability to pay his
debts. One night he had come to
her much excited and told her
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-23

When she learned that her father
wished her to consent she prom
ised to marry the man on her
seventeenth birthday, and then
had almost forgotten all about it,
especially as it had been Gordon
Phillips whim that she should
not see him until they met before
the clergyman.
That six months had passed
much as before, except that her
father appeared to have more
money than usual, until they went
to the little village of Jolligille,
and there Maisie met Fred. 1t
was a case of love at first sight
with them both, and then it was
that her rapidly approaching
marriage began to assume hateful
proportions.
"But, darling, he cannot love
you as much as | do" Fred had
pleaded, but MaiSie only shook
her sunny head and whispered
back:
81 don't know anything about
that, dear; just do know that
promised"
But you weren't of age, and
the promise won't hold in law"
Fred suggested, but she turned
upon him with reproach in her
violet eyes.
Fred AS though ones con-
science was only bound by the
lawp she exclaimed.
You do love me?" Fred asked
eagerly.
eyes, of course" Maisie re-
I,,..,o 4. -, H., tG6o,,J g. 49, -,
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URBAN AND RURAL TYPHOID FEVER.

b.
writer's nec
the Whatever the I'm
localities typhoid prevalent In urban eomn'nn
studied by sedswick
rural dis
similar
appeared
urban
1880 deaths in both Massachu
ton In the country than In the city districts
is unders stand The
polluted
higher typhoid than the adjacent county
disposing
ncighborhood Probably
small deathraie
typhoid Chicago and Cleveland.
typhoid
s
uniform diff
We
either the
the In regions factors that make for infection
communities city life itself
Journal
clare that typhoid rural disease
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THE oNE.rERM PROPOSITION

Front IN. Washington
a the White
hou prevail But let not except
TOO nuc prevail.
k.d % second
all
Of nonI welfare. A dream
government or
OF
his pac" forward his par'ys policies M
counirys III. proposition that
"lsciins him best Tor country
80 much
likely nomination and e
rlono - n mani performance!
No a
Lincoln lived he would
In he
Cleveland would all
Mckinley lived Roos"
would
great picked other man
i.oos- nominated Taft.
Now 10 elected n Democrat VIII
his
he his desire 10 be
So that whether the 'ontes, comes In i''
and with Influence the
matter Of
of
iim,.d
IN. Mr. Bryan
Mr. Wilson
tn. public eye? Nobody seem"
Will the
iui Of the presidential
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NEW WAYS OF EvAsoELlsTs
Departure From Old Tims Assk.
ode Has Been Msds In ouay
New Yoek otrOstA

They certainly have spse6ed up the
gospel wagon hereabouts. Every one
has seen the oid-fashiOned noon day
evangelist nj work. He usually stands
upon Il Koap box. he Is sometimes
aided by y bunch OF singers whose
voices need Immediate patching. and
ho IL always earnest. but often re-
ErettAbly greasy. Also. n good many
OF him have the habit of passing the
ha; BY proxy before the wary audi
encs can make its getaway. The
most elaborate old time outfit only
ran to y cottage organ IN = wagon.
The wagon always ~hoszed aud tho
oryanist knew only the sSd tunes
with q universe full OF Joyous neio-
dies to pick from. They don't do Il
that way any moro. Street svansei'
ism Il on the first speed. along with
everything else. Every noon nova
days an up 70 date entertainment cou'-
mi,tee can bs seen from the windows
Of the rimes-Slar ONCE ut work on
Madison square. says the New York
correspondent of that paper. The
evangelist rides to his daily task In
IAGlcAD khO Suou " - uas aIoe
to speak he stands on the front seat
and steadies himself By holding TO the
drivers head. In the cab are from
three TO iive good looking women
good looking: get that!-~ho can
and do sing. Sometimes they are
accompanied BY u corue,ist who 10 ,
rpal artist. They slug regular songs.
too. with u gospel naNor and NJ y
qu!ckstep Sometimes they use meg
aphoncs pointed upward st the win.
dows Of the surrounding skyscrapcrs.
Heads jam those windows the mo
men, the nrst note - heard. There
Isn't anything cheap or commonplace
or sosdid In the ou,nt. The women
are we'll dressed and have good
voices. The speaker is always witty
and cloqucnl-and he IL Just n
earnest. even II his coat does nt and
bis collar Is dandruNIsss. When the
noon hour Is over they ride to their
homes In the taxi. II 10 = departure
from the accepted rules Of street
svangellsm-but isn't It like New
York!
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Lona ,nd Honor,bI. c,r.r.

Sir Ralph Williams. who has 70
signed as governor Of Newfoundland
has had a long diplomatic career
during which he has been In many i'm.
portant situations. For . time he
was treasurer of Gibraltar and sat on
tho gate to the east. Then he was
secretary at Barbadoes and saw q
quarter Of the population swept oid
the earth by hurricane. But II
was In Africa that he had his largest
experience. ruling over blacks and
Boers. He nrst saw the Dark Cont
nent In 1882. during hunting trip
In 1901 he was made governor oi
Bechuanaland. with c. NJ. @. As q
decoration Of merit. Sir Ralph was
appointed governor Of Newfoundland
about three years ago. He IL sixty
four years Of age. and in retiring doei
no to spend the remainder Of his life
in leisure.
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QeQMina In Kind.

An Agricultural expert. who had
been invited to address state grange,
expressed opinions with which local
farmer. plain. uncultured man. found
fault.
After soms discussion. in which ths
sense Of the meeting was clearly with
tAe farmer. The s1psst lost his tenn
Per.
.Bir." - sa4d t11as opponsak stHv'
ing 70 spsak ooo@. 10 yoa ssa1sa
that I have bssn at two universities.
ons IN this country and o. lh osr'
mmyr
.what Of thskf~ 0smaodsd- -theAKD
e. Win Q faintly dickssinS snf1A
4 bad . calf thst nnrssd two cowa
and the observation made was, N
more he nurssd the grea4R oa8 II
grew."-Youth's Companion
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IS|si;S;3 E|!2s IS IT.
THE THIRD DEGREE

"con,rar, TO all criticisms OF The
Third Degree says one Of the New
York dnilics. Annie Jcffricx. the
young wife In the peculiar Klein
drama. does not battle alone for hcr
husbands life. Far be |, from u
single handed combat on the part OF
Mr. Kicin's sweet little character.
for at every performance Adele
Hughes. who plays the young wife.
has from fifteen to eighteen hundred
staunch supporters. who sob. x;ratn.
struggle and smile with her." As
she fights continues the paper. 40
do her supporters. After Howard.
her dissipated mate. makes his con-
fcssion. Il is indeed . study TO look
over the faces Of the spectators. one
would think. to sec the earnest cx-
preston of the watchers In the or
chextra. that every man. woman and
child in the theatre was married to
Howard Jcffrics. or his wife. and
vitally Interested in the outcome.
for the spectators are the fighters.
mental fighters. not material. and
fight they surely do"
.'Thc Third Degree" will he pre-
scented at the West on Sunday. Dec.
-. with a capable east Of Sterling
players.
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rsba,co. Berwiud School Program.

The Berwind-Tabasco school closed
for the two weeks holidays the
first of the week. and appropriate cx-
crciscs were given. The pupils rem
dcrcd, with much credit to them
selves and teachers, the splendid
program given below. After the pro-
gram the children were entertained
with pictures. and agenerous treat
was hendcd ont by Santa Claus. VIII"
The program was given as follows:
SleiSing song-primary room.
Xmas Stockings-Four girls.
Song. Hard Times in Boyland-
Ten Boys.
Xmas Acrostic--Primary room.
Song-rirst and Second Grades.
Xmas Candlcs-Twelve Girls.
When We're Dressed up Like Faith
er and Mother-Solo and chorus.
Piano solo-Isabcl O'Seil.
Play. three acts, The Real Santa
Claus.
Song-Primary room.
Song, when Visitors Come Round
Five boys.
-Zenobra Mitchell.
Xmas Acrostic-.Primary room.
Twas Thee! Twas Thou, and This
I Avow,-Duet.
Operetta-Col. Grumpy's Xmas.
Song. Just after Xmas Dinner
Solo.
selection-Polly. Willie and sterie.
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Salvation Army Feeds
Thirty Poor Families

Twenty-Five or thirty poor fami-
lies of Trinidad were given n good
Christmas dinner yesterday by the
salvation army. On Tuesday the
baskets containing the articles that
make up u substantial dinner were
delivered by Ensign Case. The bask-
cts each contained n chicken or roast
cranbcrrics. potatoes, celery. bread
butter and canned goods. The din
ner was u welcome gift to families
whose circumstances did not enable
them to provide one. Besides the
dinner. donations OF clothing and
fuel were given out by the salvation
army.
The people OF Trinidad contribute
ed generously TO the army pot and
the mite boxes placed at tho leading
stores in the city. Ensign Case de-
ciared yesterday that the fund rea-
iizcd was sufficient to provide the
Christmas dinner for the poor. To-
morrow night the Christmas tree for
the poor children will bring the little
tots and bags OF candy and little gifts
will he distributed.