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Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03

colfax. Thare everything was harmons
d luxury. Lttei did I think in them days.
Ma sed. that I wud have TO be Inundated
In front Of a common messer ger boy & 1t
vas only twenty dollars.
Yes, my luv. sed Pa.
II is gest Citing to this point. sed Ma,
eether you will have to stop playing BILL
yards & pay my C. o. DIS, or am going
back beam.
Yes. deerest. Pa sed. yes. yes.
Doant be setting thare yessing me all
the time. sed Ma You haven't got any
moar backbone than a tTeetoad. Doans
you know how TO say No?
No. my luv. sed Pa
II II wssent for littel Bobbie, sed Ma.
wud so back to Colfsx this vary min
nit There are no brawIs in CoItax. sed
Ma. everything Is happiness thare.
Thsre are no c. o. DIS thare. either, sed
Pa
Thars you 60. se1 Ma. talking back to
NE all the time. thought you promised
that you vud let ne be the only one to
q. mad.
Poor Pa, i doant see WHARF he has q
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Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03
Little Boobies Pa
BY WILLIAM Il. KIRK.

git mad first. sed Ma, II II is all the saiu,
to you. Then the gain began & Ma got
mad. .a
See here. husband. sed Ma what In the
wurld do you meen by telling me that you
wud be reddy to pay that C. o. d. today.
When the poor littel boy-hsd to cum all
the way up from 2 ST., sed Ma, ! had to
send him back with the bundei. & IL
was only twenty dollars worth Of silks.
Yes my luv. sed Pa
] newer seen anything like II In my
life. Ma sed. 1 cant send anything hoam
any moar without Citing II sent back
You are the least common providsr, sed
Ma. wish had newer left my hoam In
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03

guesp you & me amt going for to
have any zaoar arguments. sed Pa TO Ma
wen he was resding the paiper last mite
1t looks as though the war was over.
am glad to hser II. sed Ma! l newer
did have any liking for scraps. ! am
good deel like my mother. sed Ma she
was a peaceful soul that was always
agEenst turmoil. What are we going to
do now, my darling husband. 10 avert
bloodshed? Tell me a. littsl Bobhie.
! have a recipe here in my pocket. sed
Pa IL haven't lost II. II l. clipping that
| took out Of a newspaper. & the minnit
I read II cuddent 90 to my knife quick
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03

its surface made It the brightest full
moon that man has gaEed upon in 400
years. Whether anybody who CHANGED to
be oct of doors on that night noticed
the superior brilliancy Of the moonlight
is questionable; yet 1t might have been
noticed and certainly was measurable
by scientific methods. ..
One, OF the things which have been re-
gsrded as the most surely determined
with respect to the influence Of the moon
upon the earth is the varying effect which
When II Is near II exercises greater
effect Of this kind than when 1t Is further
away. and on this occasion, when Il was
extraordinarily near. a peroeptible In
crease of its magnetic effect, beyond any
known to modern science, might have
been expected TO occur. When tho OBJ
servations made at magnetic observator-
les have been published we may have
evidence that such an effect was actually
produced. But clearly there was no ef-
feet sufficient TO attract general notice.
The two great magnets swung more than
1900 miles nearer TO each other than
their average distance. but nobody felt
tingling Of the scalp.
1t may be a matter OF surprise to many
that the moon should exhibit such APP
parent eccentricities In its motion. but It
does not surprise astronomers. The orbits
Of the moon and the planets, as they are
described in school text books, are only
approximations TO the real paths pursued
by the bodies of the solar system They
pull and haul one another about in
way which might lead an uniformed
danger Of going to smash, but long con-
tlnued observations have shown that the
principle OF compensation is always at
work. and that. on the average, they keep
their prescribed places.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03

Base critics, versed in higher art.
DeCry its crashing chords.
But music that 50 tariffs the heart
Is proof 'gainst bitter words.
Who but foo! could hold to scurn
And choke with hatred's gag
The sweetest music of the morn
The Radiator Rag?
The heaters gilded organ pipes
May sputteT, grosn and bray,
But. oh, the woe that grimly gripes
What time 1t fails to play.
Long may its vibrant pulses beat,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03
Under the Mistletoe

BY JAMES RAVENCROFT.
stand you here tonight, love.
Look into my face;
Lift your lips and smile-just So
As you did once years ago
In this very place.
Silver locks tonight. love:
Wrinkles on your brow
Treasured tokens Of a day
When the bloom was on LIES way.
And the frost is nov.
Fading bloom tonight. love
But. love. best OF all
Is the fragrance Of the flower
That has fell the frost and shower
Latest in the fan.
Doubly dear tonight love
Love 4 th0ussndfOld:
Priceless are those byEone years.
With their cares, their JOYS, their tears.
What more can HE hold
Sweetest pledge Of all. love:
Lift your Iips-iust so.
An. my heart is young again
And as light as 1t was then
That night years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03
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The Judge Takes Hand in Questioning

Association
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03

You can be agree
able and thought
full and considerable
In your treatment
Of the people with
whom you are daily
thrown.
II may be you
are at home, with
your KIN.
Some on has said
that "our relatives
are born to us, but
thank God We can
select our friends
The fact Is quite
universally ac-
knowledged, that
ones own relatives
ara afftImaa less
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03
The Radiator Rag
BY CHESTER FIRKINs.

bf NIlA@o L IAhA 4AhAAA-NSs
The "Oceana Rolf may roll
Across the ragtirne land:
From Peary's to the other pole
Blares "Alexander's Band
Yet all gay tunes of Jest or love
Seem but to pail or drag
Beside the catchy music Of
The Radiator Rag.
The pianoIs there next door.
The fiddle down below,
The singer on the second floor,
All make the Gude flow;
But when all instruments 20 wrong
And voices break o. lag.
san sweet remains one matin song
The Radiator Rag.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03

than Its average
distance OF 2SSi0
miles.
The moon was
full on that date,
and since the earth
happened at the
same time TO he
very close TO Its
nearest point to
the sun. 3.0oo, eoo
miles nearer than
It will be on July
l. the combined ef-
fects Of the rela-
tive nearness Of tho
moon and the in-
crease IN the In
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03

DON'T HT HIM WIN That,
nREPE5 NAILS ~ II.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03
Make Home Ante-ROom to Heaven
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Whatever you are doing. or wanting
to do, in these early months Of the new
year, there are certain things YOU can
do. no matter what your position may be-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-03
Our Neighborly Moon
by GARRETT P. SERyISs.

on January 4 the moon was nearer to
the earth than It has been at any time
since the discovery of America by Co
lumbus, and about 1850 miles nearer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
EXPECTS CRAIG WILL WIN OLYMPIC SPRINTS
Michigan Wonder Showing Great Speed in Practice
 Under Coach Kraenzlin

Dr. A. c. Kraenzlein, the track coach at the University of Michigan, is confident that Ralph Craig. the great sprinter, who has twice equalled the worlds record for the 220-yard run, will be at the top of his form for the coming Olympic campaign. Craig has been training at Ann Arbor under Kraenzlefn, and is already showing bursts of the speed that made him un- beatable as a college sprinter. Dur ing the very first week of his train ing Craig was so anxious to see what kind of condition he was in that Kraenzlein let him stride through full quarter mile. To the amaze ment of the coach Craig covered the '440' in 51 2-5 seconds without extend ing himself one bit
 It Is understood that Craig will make no great effort to get "flne'' for the Olympic tryouts, but will reserve his energy for the great games at Stock holm. Furthermore, it is possible that Craig will start in all three of the sprint races at Stockholm. The heats and finals of the 100, 200 and 400 metre runs are well separated, and Craig in condition is capable of beating the best of them at all three distances.
 Many think that because he is a sprinter Craig cannot cover the quar- ter mile in fast time. Only last spring running the last relay for the Mich lgan team in the one-mile champion ship race at the Pennsylvania relay games at Philadelphia, Craig stepped his 440 in AS 3-5 seconds, and gained several yards on Ira Davenport of the University of Chicago who is rated as one of the fasteSt quarter milers in America. Dr. Kraeznzlein thinks that Craig will be as fast as ever in the furlong sprint this spring, and faster in the 100-yard dash. because of the fact that he is starting faster now than at any time in his career
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
Klaus Defeats
 Biz Jack Dillon
Pittsburg scrapper Out points Opponent In Slow
 Bout at Garden

Before a slim crowd in Madison Square Garden last night Frank Klaus of Pittsburg outpointed Jack Dillon of Indianapolis in a ten round bout that was marred by infighting and not fast, the mill was hard fought. The men did no stalling, but their physiques and style of milling milt- tated against anything sensational. [The touseled Teuton from Pittsburg 6 took six rounds by the proverb;al eye lash. Dillon gained two rounds by . slight margin. The other two rounds were even.
 Both men practically have the same styles. Each likes to wade in, rest his head on the others shoulders ana bang away with two hands If possible but with one arm anyhow. Both are boulder-fisted and pack good waiiops. but each was 50 thick-skui1eA. oony- lawed and iron-ribbed that the others blows bounced harmlessly off like shots from an armor-p1ated mAn-of- war.
 The men fought the same way from flagfali to finish. tearing in close, away with the free fist. once In while there were rallies in which the fighters blazed away with both hands. The milling always was inf1EhtinE. however. and there was practically no boxing at long range. The fans would have liked to see more varigated attack than either of the men uncov- cred. Coming right after the light ming fast and clever els battle, last nights affair was tame and slow to many of the fans. Those sitting close to the ringside, however, saw that the men were fighting as hard and fierce as they could, but that neither could damage the other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
YALE SLUGGERS
 DEFEAT ANDOVER

Andover, Mass, May 4.-The Yale sluggers feasted at the expense of An- dover yesterday afternoon on the To- cal diamond when the New Haven collegians downed the Academy boys by a score of 20 to 0. Fifteen hits were registered off the service of Royce and Sharpe, the Andover pitchers.
 Three of these went to Reilly, a triple and two doubles. His hits scored four runners and brought him. self across the pan once.
 Hartwell and Brown worked for Yale and both proved unfathomable The Blue started to sew up the game in the very first inning. scoring three runs. Three more came in the next chapter. In the fourth session they put nine tallies across on two triples a double. two singles, two bases on balls and a brace of errors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
Clubs Will Be
 Fined For Using
 Unsigned Players
(By Wagner.l

Any club which uses a player who hasn't signed a contract is subject to a $25- fine and the games in which this player participated will be thrown out," declared President O'Rourke of the Connecticut league today. The president says the league rules must be observed and he does not propose to let any clubs use men who have not been properly signed.
 Uncle Jeems has penned a fiery letter to Manager Tom Connery of Hartford. Tom tried to mix it up with Umpire Held in Springfield yesterday following an argument about ground rules. Umpire Held wrote to the president this morning about the affair He said Connery didn't actually strike him but was pulled away before he could do any thing. Uncle Jeems says Connery will have to cut out the rough work. 'No rowdyism will be tolerated." de- clares the president.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
BRESNAHAN, CARDINAL CHIEF B TODAY, IS
 A SON OF ERIN

Although baseball is distinctively an American game, one of it's most dis tinguished exponents Roger Bresna- han, chief of the St. Louis Cardinals, is not of American birth. The lead- CT of the Bresna Hens is to-day cele- brating the thirty-ffth anniversary of his birth in Ireland. His parents brought Roger to America when he was only wee kid, so his early ed ucation in the art and science of base- ball was not neglected. He played with the "kid nines'' of Toledo and later with a semi-professional team before a National League scout found him. That particular seeker of in- cipient baseball talent was in the pay of Washington, then in the National han showed that he had cannon-ball speed and, in fact, everything but con- trol-which is serious shortcoming. Failing as twirler, he was turned down by Washington, and for a time played infield and outf1eld in the bush es. John McGraw, then manager of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League, saw Roger work and had an idea that he belonged behind the bat He tried him out as a catcher in 1901 and also used him as a general utility man at third and in the outf1eld. Nc Graw left Baltimore for New York in 1902 and took Bresnahan with him and for three seasons Roger played almost entirely in the outfield. In the meantime, however, McGraw held te his original idea that Breshanan had the stuff In him of which great catehers are made, and he coached him constantly until there should arrive the day of need. 1t came in 1905, War ner and Bowerman having begun tt go back in 1904, and Bresnahan donned the mask and pad and made good with g. rush. New York won the pennan' and Bresnahan, in the worlds series with Philadelphia, worked as battery mate with Mathewson. Three times in a week the pair applied the white. wash brush to the Quaker City aggre- gation, and Roger as we'll as Matty covered himself with glory Andy Coakley, then pitching for Cincinnati almost killed Roger with a wild heave in 1907. In 1908 the Rajah made his greatest record as a player. In the following year he took up the man. agement of the Cardinals. Since ther he has been patiently developing the St. Louis team, until this year it would not be a great surprise if the Mound City finished right up among the lead CTS. Fast year St. Louis had a. goo6 chance at the pennant until 8 traiI wreck shattered the nerves of the Bresna Hens and made them lose theil winning stride.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
LINK PURSUES
 ROGER BRESNAHAN
St. Louis Leader Laid Up When Club Needs Him
 Most

Bad luck is still pursuing the major league clubs the country over. Rog- CT Bresnahan, who in past seasons has been obliged to absent himself from the diamond for weeks at a time on account of injuries, is the latest player forced out of the game.
 The former star catcher of the Giants is now confined to his bed in his room at his hotel in St. Louis threatened with a severe illness. He is suffer- ing from an unusually violent attack of tonsilitis and it's hard telling when he'll be able to get back into harness.
 The Cardinals miss Roger more than any club in the big league misses it's leader when accident or illness com pels him to quit the ball field. Thurs days game against the Reds is a fair example of how important is Bresna- l ans instructions to the St. Louis, bunch. The Cincinnati leaders white washed the Cardinals to the tune of 10 to 0. Whereas the team would probably have lost anyway had Bres- nahan been on the bench, at the same
 time it is a sure thing that no such disparity in scores would have resulted With Bresnahan away, the Cardinals are like a ship without a rudder. There isn't man on the club capable of putting the ginger and pepper into the team that Bresnahan always instills,
 and if he is absent for any length of time the Cardinals will undoubtedly continue to hold down the lower berth. Bresnahan attempted to practice with the team Thursday but became so ill at the park that he was hurried
 into taxicab by one of the players and escorted to his hotel A doctor
 was hastily summoned and he pro- nounced Bresnahan's case a bad at tack of tonsilitis and advised him to
 stick to his bed untfl he told him to leave it.
 An odd coincidence is that Thurs day 1t was stated in the court room | in St Louis where there is li.iga ton over the stock of the St. Louis Ma | tionals that Bresnahan is after the | club and has already offered one-half | a million dollars for it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
City League To
 Start Its Season
 Sunday Afternoon

The City league will take the lid off the season tomorrow, and it is ex- pected that a prosperous campaign will result. There are four clubs in the league. the Yosts, Nationals, Brooxsides, and Black Rocks. Each club has already posted a forfeit of $25 to finish the season, and before July another $25 will be posted.
 Tom McCann and Dan Shannon have been appointed umpires. Both are veteran officials and are sure to give satisfaction.
 The games scheduled for tomorrow are Yosts vs. Black Rocks at Yost field. Umpire McCann will oficiate and President M. J. Clabby of the league will throw the first ball at S:30 At the meadows Harbormaster Garry Paddock will throw the first ball in the game between the Nationals and Brooksides. Hi Ladd will play first for the Brooksides, and Curry, former ly of the St. Louis Americans, will work for the Nationals. He has been sold to Indianapolis but will not re- port. Dan Shannon will umpire.
 The league will have games every Sunday from May to September 1, and hopes for banner season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
McCann's Boys
 Bat Out Victory Tap Sam Mclean for IA Hits In Game Marked By
 Poor Fielding
(By Wagner)

(By Wagner)
 The baseball bill of fare is won- drous thing in these piping times. We get muffed flies with the soup, few wild pitches with the entree, a roast from the umpire and a pudding of base hits for dessert, Yesterdays af- fair at Newfield park in which Bridge port scalped New Britain by 10 to 6 was hot sketch. The fans stuck un- til the finish because you couldn't tell what would happen next.
 The Mechanics hit harder than the visitors and for that reason brought home the laurels. The fielding of both teams would disgrace the Milk Can league. The players appeared to have the blind staggers in several innings Stow had Q couple of boots and 10 did Frank O'Rourke. Speedy Foran's fielding was all to the bush league.
 But if Bridgeport's defense was bad, New Britain's was worse. The Spuds made their misplays with men on bases. Sam Mclean. the Glaston- bury gent who raises chickens on the chanics. Even at that the locals were handed four runs on errors.
 Chief Snyder started the battle for Bridgeport. The old boy couldn't get his stuff going so they put a blanket on him in the fifth and sent Dixie Walker to the slab. Dixie held the enemy to three safeties and pulled through in good style. Skipper Eley. Cy Miller and Capt Crook had their clouting lamps trimmed. Eley had a double, triple and single, Miller con- tributed two three seekers and Crook had three singles. Foran and Bridges each pickled two.
 Eddie Bridges who had been catch ing a great game, wrennhed his ankle in sliding to second In the seventh and was carried from the field. Big Six Brewer went behind the bat and did we'll. Bridges did not think his injury was anything serious. The fielding masterpiece was contributed by Foran in the fifth. There was one out and Cabrera on second when Fianagan smashed a liner to right Foran turned his back on the ball and dashed for the fence. He reached up and nabbed the ball as 1t was going over his head. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
YALE CLUBS NEW HOME
 IN NEW YORK

New York. May 4.-I the YsN Club ratifies the action of it's .>s committee, and the probability is that it will. the club will start the cree. tion soon of s1.00o,08o clubhouse on ground just leased from the New York Central Railroad at the north. west corner of Vanderbilt avenue and Forty-fourth street.
 The property taken by the club jt a plot which fronts 90 feet on Wea Forty-fourth street and 1905 feet oa Vanderbilt avenue. Vanderbilt ave. nue is on the west side of the Grand Central station and extends from Forty-secondt to Forty-fffth street. Ths Yale Club plot will therefore face the side elevation of the new terminal building and between the two struc: lures there will be e plaza which wiu be laid out in attractive fashion. Al it's northwest corner the Yale plot adjoins the old Manhattan AthletN Club property, now the Tiffany Studios, and directly across Forty. fourth street will be the propoee( Biltmore Hotel. The lease is for o< years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
(By Wagner.)

Ivor Swanson end Foot RnelI have left the Troy club of the New York State, league. Swanson was released because he wasn't fast enough, and Ruell left for his home In Holyoke after scrap with Manager Hank Ramsey. RueM will try to hold down job with some Connecticut league team. No matter what kind of Pitcher Hooks Cunningham turns o1t to be, he will be of more help to Bridgeport than Swanson was to Troy.
 Rafael Almeida, the former New Britain star, will probably be sus- pended by Cincinnati for failure to catch train for St. Louis. Almeida doesn't get along very well with Man. ager Hank ODay.
 The Mechanics will open the Sunday season tomorrow at Steeplechase when they clash with Springfield. It Is odd that the first game between these two teams should be staged on the grounds where they met last Sep tember in that memorable struggle which decided the pennant. Manager McCann plans to use Hooks Cunning ham or Freddy Gibbs against the Pom ies. The Springfield lineup: Genest. rf.; Waite, cf.; Landgraf, 2b; Stricker. 1b; Swander, If; Hoover, 3b; Guest, ss; Fqaherty, c; Justin or Crowley, p.
 Pop Foster hit the Bull Durham sign In New Haven yesterday. It is the first time the sign has been walloped. Pop will get check for $50 Tn few days.
 Shorty Norris played in the Massa- chusetts M1ll league with Lemieux and Glennon of Now Britain for several seasons. Lemieux declared he had Norris number and he certainly had the youngster waving at curve balls. Its the first time I faced any curves this year and I know. I looked bad up there," declared the Mechanics out- fielder, "but I'll get 'em yet" Even at that Norris managed to get his daily hit.
 Glennon, the New Britain third baseman. looks like a lively bird. In the fourth he walloped one to the fence for three bases
 fest singles ever scored in there dig along the first base line. The baM rolled fair, then foul and then fair again. Just before reaching first base 1t curved inside and struck the bag, It bounded back into the diamond and got away from Gygli. Bridges is limping around on his lame ankle to- day, but expects to catch again next week. He was lucky he didn't break his ankle when he slid to second in the seventh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
HARVEY HUBBELLS TO PLAY
 WEST ENDS TOMORROW

At West End Park tomorrow the Hubbell team of the Industrial league will play the West Ends. Lefty Gallagher, the star pitcher of the Fac tory league last year, and Laubscher, who was given a tryout with New Haven this spring, have both signed with the Elbbell team and will be their battery tomorrow. A new bridge has been erected over the stream, making the field much easier of ac- cess, and the price of tickets has been reduced to the original figure. The game will start at 3:30, with Pete Yer relic holding the indicator