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sienaled Bush to sacrifice on the first
ball pitched. There was a groan from
a dozen baseball men who realized
that Jennings practically was refus-
ing to let Adams throw away his own
game. Bush hunted, Detroit scored.
but had Bush been permitted to wait,
Detroit probably would have won that
game in the first inning. driven Adams
OF the slab. and. had they done that
Adams never would have pitched
again in that series; as 1t was he
steadied. won the game. came back
stronger and again still stronger and
won the championship for Pittsburg.
In spite OF that lesson Connie Mack
did exactly the same thing in the
World series In 1911, refused to let
Marquard throw away his game in the
first inning. and almost lost the game
by it.
One of the mysteries Of baseball for
many years has been the excessive
hitting power of every team Connie
Mack. commander of the Athletics.
leads. believe the secret Of his sue
cess lies in this jockeying with pitch
ers. waiting persistently to get the
pitcher outguessed and puzzled and
then breaking up the game with long
drives. believe that Mack has the
following system of upsetting oppos-
Ing pitchers, no matter how effective
they may be: His team starts to do
one thing in the first inning. II 1t
starts to wait on the pitcher 1t waits
consistently, every batter doing ex-
thn fny
three innings. every batter will wait
as long as possible before hitting.
Then. Just as the opposing pitcher be-
gins to figure that the Athletics will
take strike or two and begins shoot
ing the first ball over. the Athletics
change and each man swings with full
force at the first ball Sometimes they
do this for two innings. until the
pitcher changes; then they will let the
first ball go and every batter will hit
the second ball. They keep at 1t un-
til. in some inning. they get the clus-
ter of drives for which they have been
playing, pound out a bunch of runs
and win.
theory. except by the scores. as Mack
Is about as communicative as deaf
and dumb diplomat. but in the scores
I analyzed 1t was remarkable to see
how many of the Athletics did the
same thing, and hit the same ball in
certain innings. The idea of the sys-
tenn seems to be to force the pitcher
to do the guessing, rather than to try
to outguess him. And such a system
persisted in and changed suddenly
would explain the hitless. fruitless In
nings during which some pitcher
seemed to have the Champions at his
mercy. and the sudden. slam-bang on
slaught brings victory.
There is science and skill in the
actual hitting of a ball. but the real
value of hitting lies In advancing run.
ners who already are on bases: The
sacrifice bunt, the bunt and run, the
hit and run and hitting as the runner
starts, as differentiated from the hit
and run. No club that simply at
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30

began taking Lydia E. P;nkham's Veg
etabls Compound and now / am strong
and healthy. Mrs. ALICE DARLING.
RED. No. q, Box n, Pentwater, Mich.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Says
Peoria, n--"I had such backaches
that could hardly stand on my feet I
would feel like crying out lots OF times.
and had such q helvy feeling IN my right
side. had such terrible dull headaches
every day and they would make me feel
20 drowsy and sleepy al the time. yet I
could not sleep at night. ~
"After had taken Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound week began to
improve. My backache was less and
that heavy feeling In my side went
away. I continued to take the Com
pound and am cured.
"You may publish this Il yo1 wish. -
Miss CLARA L. GAUwITz, R.R No. 4
Box G., Peoria, Ill
Such letters prove the value Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Tor
woman's ills. Why don't you Try its
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30
PROVERBS BROUGHT TO DATE
Unlike Those Generally Known, But
Containing Great Deal Of
Real Truth.

A man with small feet hideth them
not, and she whose hands are we'll
formed delighteth to play chess. {.
Why doth the virgin rejoice? Why
readeth she her love letters to her
sisters? Behold, there is compliment
therein, and it shall not be concealed.
Enthusiastic is women's praise of
passable damsel; yea, they lift up
their voice continually, saying. Lo. she
hath fine eyes. But when she who
dazzleth mems sight approacheth. be-
hold their tongues are hushed. they
whisper one to another in their con-
fusion. confessing her comeliness.
As man with his first automobile,
80 Is an old wife with a young hus-
band; she is fond. yet fearful.
The shop damsel extolleth her
wares, saying. Lo. I myself wear this
kind. And the customer smileth Bit
terly, and turneth away.
To a clever woman, q man without
audacity is weariness to the spirit;
and as for the timid one who obeyeth
her. 10. she sendeth him upon errands.
-Gelett Burgess in American Maya
zine.
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Girl Tramp, Clad as Boy, Is Regular Nomad

face Is dyed brown. It's wearing on
now"
Miss Murphy Is = typical farmer
boy" She has round. good-natured
face and eyes that sparkle. Her mouth
is masculine and so are her features
She is freckled, and when dressed AZ
boy 1t is impossible to tell that she 10
not one unless she Is closely observed.
I'm going to try again" she con
tinued. but what's the use? Ill prop
ably run away again. have gone four
times already. ran away from home
when was ten years old dressed
As a girl then. but soon discovered
this was a great handicap. SO l chang
ed to boys attire. made good boy
and got away with 1t. Joined cir
Gus and rode horses. Riding just grew
on mel never learned how.
zone time my mother bribed me to
do something with suit OF boys
clothes. l wore 'em long time and
got the habit When first came into
the jail this time was dressed as
boy, but. darn 1t. they kept me locked
up because l wouldn't change and re-
fused to let me come downstairs. l
was told that looked SO much like
boy that It would cause scandal In
the jail II continued to wear them.
Just the same"-this with smile
of determination-''I've still got them
on" and she lifted the folds OF
kimono and showed that she wore
boys clothes beneath.
I'm not bad" continued the little
tomboy. but something is wrong l
don't know what" 7l
Miss Murphy talks and acts exactly
like boy. She shouted 80 long!"
to the reporter as he left. She was re-
turned to the Pasadena Home. from
which she escaped.
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to force him to use his full strength.
and to get him I'm the hole" which
in baseball means to force him into a
position where. to avoid giving a pass.
he must pitch the ball over the plate.
II the count is two and no strikes, the
batter Is morally certain the next ball
will be over the plate. whether 1t Is
straight or a curve and he also
knows that, in his anxiety to make
certain of throwing the ball over the
plate, the pitcher will not dare put
as much on" the ball as he would do
IL there we're two strikes and one or
two balls called. Therefore he is
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self around bed post and writhed.
Mrs. smith-Jones began to come out
Of her stupor of fright. She looked at
her screaming husband FIRST with mild
interest. then curiosity. and finally
with some show of anger. She arose
and looked into the closet. Then she,
too, became hysterical.
The figure In the closet was that of
Mrs. Sis new clothes model, pur-
chased the day before for the tanning
of refractory and ever wrinkling
spring suit Mr.. and>Mrs. Smith-Jones
have made some mutual concessions
to avoid any discussion of the subject
before company.
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30

nENvER.-There is probably no per-
~ son in Denver who is able to start
at the Union depot, traverse every
street between there and Broadway,
with Fourteenth street as the western
limit and Nineteenth street as the
eastern. and stop without mistake
or a change of mind at every mall box
in that area. but horse. aged flf-
teen. yclept Bess, known the hundreds
of mail boxes and knows them so
well that she can ind them on the
darkest of nights. with a blizzard. u
rainstorm or a ninety-mile wind oc-
eupying all available space
Bess is the property Of Frank Mon
roe, a mail collector. She has grown
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30

ures of fragrance. to withhold them
from others. they vanish. The colors
and fragrance do not exist in the un-
opened bud. 1t is only when the rose
begins to open itself. to give out its
sweetness. its life, to others that Its
beauty and fragrance are developed
So human selfishness defeats its
own ends. He who refuses to give
himself for others. who closes the
petals Of his charity and withholds
the fragrance OF his sympathy and
love. finds that he loses the very
thing he tries to keep. The springs
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drawn close with intent to throw to
the plate The ball WAS hit to McInnis
on the second short bound, or rather
to his right, and as he was coming for
ward and scooped the ball perfectly.
he had an easy play to the plate. In
stead of throwing there he flashed the
ball like shot to Barry at second
base, whirled, raced for first and
caught Barry's return throw on top OF
the bag. completing the double play.
It was a wonderful play both In
thought and execution, but do not
advise any other first baseman to at
tempt it.
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of his manhood dry up. His finer ma
ture becomes atrophied. He grows
deaf to the cries of help from his
fellow men. Tears that never are
shed for others woes sour to string
ing acids in his own heart
Refuse to open your purse, and
soon you will cease to enjoy that
which you have. Refuse to love, and
you lose the power to love and be
loved. Withhold your affections. and
you become a moral paralytic. But
the moment you open wider the door
of your life and, like the rose, send
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30
His Future Assured,

How on earth did you gain all
you1 popularity?' inquired the new
senator.
why. you see, it was this way"
replied the older statesman. When
men asked me for my candid opinion
about themselves l gave them my
candid opinion, and when they asked
me for my candid opinion about their
friends, gave them my picked opin-
ion. Popularity followed as a matter
of course"
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30
ALL LOST BY sELFlsHNEss
Though Altogether Too Common an
Error, It is One Of the Worst
Of the Human Race.

Imagine a rose that would say to
itself. "I cannot afford to give away
all my beauty and sweetness: ! must
keep II for myself ! will roll up
my petals and withhold my fra
grance.-
But. behold, the moment the rose
txies TO store up its colors o. treas
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30
Interesting.

DO you enjoy going to banquets?"
well, can't say that have enjoy
ed them particularly: but they are al
ways interesting.
"Always?"
"Yes. never get tired noticing how
well the old stories go II they are
cleverly told"
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30
Black Soldiers of France.

At the national review on July IA
Paris may see the black soldiery OF
France for the first time. In six
years France has raised black
army of practically 100000 and 1t Is
now proposed that each section-the
Senegalese. the Madagascar troops,
and others-shall send a delegation.
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30
"Jarndyee and Jarndyce."

Seven years ago New York real
estate operator left $4,000 to "the
cause of charity" Recently the court
decided the will valid, but now there
is no estate to distribute-the law
ysrs have II. The purpose of the will
has been accomplished.-New York
Herald.
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30
Eootism.

Eootism.
The Man (sourly)-The home team
always loses when l go to a game.
I'm the hoodoo, all right.
The Woman-How can you be so
conceited, John?
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out without stint your fragrance and
beauty. you let the sunshine OF life
into your own soul.-Troy Standard
Press
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Childrsn
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ion,allays pain curss wind collie &c botsleAA
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30

Some men are insignificant by ma
ture. and some are made SO by mar
riage.
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30

Don't be misled Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1913-05-30

1t takes philosophic mind to ex-
pect dollar and be satisfied with 15
cents.
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D eElOuo wfsAS
.ent. ! bad back
ache aud bearing
down pains % bad
that / could not dt
In Q chair or walk
across the door and
/ was In severe pain
all the time. ! felt
discouraged asI had
taken everything I
could think Of and
vaa no better. i
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WOMAN COULD
not walk
She Was So m-Restored 10
Health By Lydia E-Pink-
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Psntwater, Mich. year seolvas
very weak and the doctor said bad .
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TIL EANNTT TTTDDOADN O. N Ntw
NOl DOHND Broadway yOwuDas

might have all been very different But
the telephone rang-and Kitty's hour
passed. The telephone rang-and Kitty
May remembered again her debt TO the
house Of Nelson
Answer it," said the girl
"Hello" cried the boy into the little
instrument that was to play such big
part in his life
Hello! No! No, Not at home No!
| won't see any one ="
ut was my sister he told Kitty,
quite Internationally.
81 wonder what she'd think Of me-"
said Kitty May 1t hurt--this taking
stock of herself--thls wondering what
people would think--when for so long
she had laughed at the world and
whatever it chose to think.
This mantle one you told me Of!
Who Is he?"
Not now! don want to talk about
mimi"
"ru find out! He's going to pay
for what he's done-to your life-and
mine stormed the boy in desperate
frenzy.
Kitty spoke with weary Indifference.
Yes, but what good is IL going to
do. after AM"
She wondered what good anything did.
Revenge the desire 20 get even
The memories Of the past DO was all 4
hopeless circle. Kitty had the lmaClna-
ton to plan events-huf she had not
the penetration 10 foresec now iUdiNld-
uals would act in the situation she
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TNovellzed byl
N2aIdNT
TNovellzed byl

From owen Davis play now being pre-
scented at the Playhouse, New York, by
William a. Brady.-Copyrlght 1913, by
International News Service1
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SNAP SHOTS
By LILLIAN LAUFERTY.

conflicting as the Montagues and the
Capulets.
-------lays up sorrow for herself
because she can't learn to keep per
fectly silent when dealing with an
angry mob or a drunken man.
THE LOVE OF A MAN and the Love
OF a Maid-Selected
The foam on the crest of billow,
The head on a brimming glass.
The south winds kiss and its whls-
pering sigh,
The throb Of heart, the flash OF an
Mans love. and it's sure to pass.
The hush of the waiting morning,
The night birds tremulous call.
The voice that sobs from the yearn-
ing deep,
The soul awakened that may not
sleep
A love tha- endures through all.
Dancing may be nonsense-but
many a woman who would get ner-
vOus Indigestion at the thought of the
healthy exercise of walking two miles
will keep off nervous indigestion and
set her blood a-tingle by dancing ten,
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SaI;II ST sI;SS SSjtsls

companied by her mother, was Evelyn
She wept all the way to Mount strest.
where Philip would be accommodated
for the night. She cried again when
she saw his poaT, wounded head; but
she laughed rnpopRh her tears when she
ran off to feSRS. a very small and very
sleepy dog. with long blue hair falling
IN shaggy masses over his eyes and
curling wonderfully over his tiny body
Mr.. James Crichton Langdon was i'm
persttvely summoned to London. and
given such q lecture by Mr.. Abingdon
that he so far abandoned ths error OF
his ways as to strive to forget that such
a person as Evelyn Atherley existed.
The ex-magistrats had seen him In
Devonshire, and was SO skepticai OF his
statements concerning the whereabouts
of Sir Philip and Lady Moqiand that
he travelled dirsct to York. via GIou-
cester and Birmingham. to clear up
with Philip in person a mystery rend-
cred more tense by the curious letter
and telegram he received in London
One day in August the See Maiden
dropped anchor Off the Yorkshire ooast
not far from the gaunt oiis on which
stood Grange HOUSE.
Or. Scarth entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Arson in his house for the night, and
some Of the men were allowed ashore.
They came back full of a story they
had heard, how the skipper had met
with a mishsp on the big point to
s'uth'a ard, was rescued by three fisher
men, and had bought for each man tbs
freehold of tho house in which be lived,
besides presenting them Jointly WITH q
fine smack.
He's rare good sort, there's no
doubt about that" said the chief nara
tor IAN of course, e can afford to do
that sort Of thing. bein' tina King o.
Diamonds"
Hes more than the King cf Dfa-
mondsi he's the King OF Trumpa" ob-
served a gigantic, broken-nosed stolker,
who listened to the yarn, not being one
of the shore going men.
You've known him this long time,
haven't you, Msson?' said thu first
speaker
''Yes-eyer since he was bit OF a
boy. Ten years 1t must be. But we
lost sight OF each other-until 1 met
him the other day. Then he gave me a
job-for the sake of old timesv'
THE END
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fered her love, a devotion, OF which
she was not worthy-and now the game
was interrupted
Come in" called Kenneth.
The door opened and his sister Alice,
with Tom Harding looming big and
protecting at her side, stood on the
threshold
l had to see you
The sitter spoke with loyal love and
patience for this dear boy-man brother
who was year older than she-and 80
sadly younger
Suddenly her eyes fell on Kitty Al.
most Of their own violation. her lips
stopped forming syllables Tom came
quickly TO her side
Ken looked quickly from his sister
to the girl he loved 1t was time for
them to meet.
This IS" ne began q BIZ uncer-
tainly
Tom stepped quickly iu front OF Alice
seeming TO blot her from the room. and
interrupted with an easy assumption Of
haste and casual stopping to leave a
message
Excuse me Kenneth. Alice has wor-
rIed because you wouldn't come to see
ner She wants you 10 come to my
talk We cant wal now, old man
Come Mice We viii see you tonight
Come
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years ago with her own hands for her
shroud.
A Pennsylvania man who died re-
Gently was so stout that his house had
to he demolished partially before II
was possibly to bury him. He
weighed 500 pounds. and the coffin
was so large that It could not be
taken out by the door or through tho
windows, so that part of the house
had to be torn down first. On &C
count OF his size he had been unable
to do any work for the past Ave years
A new system of road designation
for the convenience of tourists has
been adopted in France. Every road
in the country will be given a name
and a number. and these designations
will be painted upon direction posts al
the road crossings and the 1o0-meter
posts along the roads. The tourist
starting on journey will need only n
strip of figures. and he will be able 10
find his way anywhere.
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~ THAT are you going to give
w your husband for Christ
mas gift?
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His Sister.

Ken started toward her-iu his eyes
love revlving and the mans desire to
protect--to fight for the woman he loves
II don't blame you at all no decent
man could
Who can tell what that moment might
have meant In the life Of Kitty May?
But just then Fate knocked at the door
The girl and the boy faced each other
Tor one tense. GREATNESS moment on
its own heights Love can Danish all
soriiduess-m money hatred wronrd0jug
are al forgotten on The heights. RW
the dir Of the hoiehts is too uuo NOR
tails can not breathe there for long Kilt
" shrugged her shoulders. Fate mad Of
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~ LADY-Just Smsey Sue passes your
| q smashing hips
- with flowers tiny
when whole wrapped round the
shoulders That little on
Fashion whispered the
Oriental" little skirt
pinched
bloody pages
nights it's likely Turkish
Of
wishing don't dog Please
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AS she wants to look, and as she does look.

collie wothound Great Dane Beside them
daintier-more feminine-smaler
Here little in tea room the other day. not
fur would
stunning slim piled about her round face Her hair
cheeks
o a continually
could him
with substantial real grandmother will
belt Fugi stunning
sight-but not in the the word ordinarily
And knew by the mild bssu smile she that she
to ook-and thought she didike this instead of this!
BRINRLEY.
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What Are YOU Going to Give
Your Husband for Christmas?
And Mrs. Husband, What Are You Going to Give You
WIFE as Holiday Present?

d and planning, | haye decided to
offer the married folk readers of
The Georgian an opportunity to
tell what they have decided in the
matter of presents, and at the
same time have a chance of get
ting some gold pieces for their eff
forts.
I will distribute these gold pieces
as follows:
To the wife who writes the best
short letter telling what is the most
useful gift for husband, one $40
gold piece.
Three awards of So each will be
given the wives whose letters are
adjudged the next best
Also, l will award the same
prizes to husbands who write brief
letters outlining the most appropri-
ate gift for husband to give his
wife To the husbands letter that
Is adjudged the best the writer will
receive $40 gold piece. Husbands
who write the three next best let
ters will receive, each, s. gold
piece for their thoughtfulness.
Send your letters addressed to
MARY LEA DAVIS,
Editorial Department,
The Atlanta Georgian.
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To Be Continued To. morrow.
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MAIDEN MEDITATIONS.

GNERYW OMAN-----
MAGINES herself a lover-and then
s tn fry TO imagine that the paper
hanger or milllman who comes a-woo-
me- is "just as good" as the Fairy
Prince Of her dreams.
gets more suStenance in
oEa from the warm caress in her low
er'- tone Of voice that from the words
p SAYS
-envies her brothers their
lower Of doing nothing in embarrass-
ug situajOns-and then fiutters like
a bird with a broken wing under the
same cjr1umstanCes.
wonders II she is blushiug
and rather hopes she is-when q
.Cnner conversation becomes risque;
a1t how about the luncheons to which
r'-1ers and sweethears are not bid
DEM
has simple human pity to
2.sa p sufferer-and It sometimes
e.ns a broken arm as much as the
surgeons wisdom.
has such n hospita BILE soul
nat she can be an impartial hostess
'' sentiments and opinions that are as