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would heat the train to Chicago by
eight hours and u minutes. In other
words. the catcher who received the
ball could go to bed. have tuli
nights rest. get up and into his UNI
form again, and be on hand In the
morning to meet the Twentieth Cen
tury as she rolled into Chicago.
Putting it another way-the tram
leaves New York at 2:45 p. m. daily
Time is set back at Buffalo by just an
hour. so that the onrushing tram
gains 60 minutes on her westward
tourney. Eleven hours and AZ min
utes after the start Johnson's bender
has reached Chicago, or at 1873 a. m
Chicago time, the roaring locomotive
has just plunged through Cleveland
without stopping, more than $50 miles
away.
The striking energy OF Johnson
missile was shown to be 100 foot
pounds. That means that it possessed
approximately half the force In I'M
pact OF a bullet fired from As auto
matte pistol!
According to these figures. it takes
less than half a second for pan
thrown by Johnson at his high speed
to travel from his fingers to catcher
glove.
That is why he bewilders even the
Quickest witted batsman. He ism
able to guess whether 1t Is stralgh'
ball. an in or an out curve, drop, OF
whether the sphere Is going to jump
I'D into the air in defiance OF the la"
/ of gravity.
: Any time you get hit on John
son." declared Napoleon Lajoie, MIN
! self one of the most formidable wleio
{ ers of the bat that the game eve
D knew. you must not think that you n
4 smart. Just figure that you're luck!
e lucky that you were able to max
: that blind swing at just the right spot
e There never was, and | doubt II ther
s ever will be, a pitcher as great a
/. Johnson. II he turned loose his yer
n hardest throw with his best curve o.
r. it no catcher could get down In tim
t to receive the ball.
Every ball he throws has stun
II it that can't be solved. Some OF IN
n hops that his swiftest ones take ar
e bigger curves than a man ever tire
d before. I've seen him slam balls u
to the plate that didn',. look large
l. than a pinhead."
ct Not surprising. is 1t. that Johnso
Is such a terror?
lie The quiet, modest young ldaf
re youth-he is only twenty-five yea
m old-also fooled his opponents In
g. giving him another record. Last ye'
es he struck out 303 men in 1856 inning
of None of the other wizards could tou'
that mark. Before he became a b
ut Lacquer striking out batsmen W
hit merely a pastime for him. Out
yn Weiser, when only nineteen. he W
he playing in the Idaho State leagl
IL and among the performances credit
All to him was the striking out OF I
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Resuscitated Memory.

Charles Reade. the novelist, believ'
ed in the daily newspaper as a source
for incidents that would furnish better
material for romance than could pos
sibly be created by any effort or Fancy.
He kept a scrap book in which ne
stored away newspaper clippings
which we're afterward to masquerade
as fiction. His story OF "A Simpieton'
Is one in which DR.. Christopher
Staines of London is lost overheard In
mid-ocean. picked up all but dead from
raft. taken to Cape Town with all
memory OF the past utterly obliter-
ated. but afterward restored in small
installments through the agency or
| couple of the terrific thunderstorms
peculiar to that latitude. That story
of forty years ago has been more than
! confirmed over and over again In real
| life by incidents of memory and per-
sonality lost and regained. The last OF
these comes from Warren, Pa. OF
man. a common laborer. working at
silica sand plant. who, struck by fail
of ice. has. while lying in a hospital
regained his identity. lost a dozen
years ago, and says he is John Oliver
the owner of 1875 valuable building
lots in Wheeling w. Va. and OF min
eral lands in Lancaster, Pa. A tele
gram from relatives in Chicago con
firms the story. 1t can not be who'll!
unpleasant to wake up after twelve
years sleep OF this kind and find onel
self not dead broke. but entirely sol
| vent
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
She Showed It

Senator Lodge said OF lobbyist
whose lobbying had failed:
HE tried to accept defeat win
urbanity. but consciously he showed
his chagrin. Poor chap. he resemoied
Mrs. Smythe.
Mrs. smythe called on friend. ex-
pecting to be asked to stay for lunch
con. But the friend didn't ask ner'
and so Mrs. Smythe, secretly much
disappointed and put out, rose to go.
she didn't intend in the least 10
show her regret. but involuntarily, az
she put out her hand. she said:
"Well, good-by. dear Mrs. Lunch
con-"
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L.r idea If Teeth.

1t was a couple of. days before ex'
animation time In the schools and the
teacher was drilling the youngsters
in reviewing subjects preliminary to
the tests. The subject under consid-
GRAFTON was physiology.
What are the various kinds OF
teeth" she asked.
One of the little girls raised her
hand and shook 1t vigorously. every
evidence that she was certain OF the
question.
We'll, what are they"
"Raby teeth. teeth and false-teeth.
And you know that wasn't right at
all" the little girl told her big sister
after. They were incisors. incuspi
doris and some others.
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glade after a firing days shooting, |
and. struck by the beauty OF the scene
plunged his stick into the ground, de-
claring that on that spot house must
be built for him. The structure which
arose at his command Is in the style
Of the simpler Swiss chalets. For the
most part it is composed OF WOOD anu
a plainly carved balcony runs rouno
the upper Of its two floors. In lts OIL
mensions it is not more imposing than
an ordinary suburban villa, and all llS
amendments are Of the simplest oe-
scription. Hundreds Of antlers hang
on the walls, both within and without.
and the other principal interior mural
decorations are framed prints anu
photographs. most Of which have some
connection with the chase.
The furniture Is plain and suostan-
tial. like that of yeoman FARMER
Even the room in which the emperor
sleeps during his annual autumnal VIE
its is hardly big enough to admit the
simple bedstead, washstand, and dress.
ing table. and the chief members OF
the suites he brings with him are. OF
course. no more sumptuously LOGGED
than their master. A corridor connects
the chalet with a larger wing, where
are the kitchen, the servants rooms
and the stabling.
When the suite is at all numerous
some of its members sleep at two for
esters' houses, one of which Is close to
the chalet. while the other occupies
MAGNIFICENT site on the shores OF the
lovely Wherbellin lake, about mile
distant There is no Enclosure or gar
den worthy of the name to shut the
chalet off from the outside world. Only
q notice nailed to the posts warns th'
wanderer that some of the paths In III
: vicinity are forbidden" But when tn
court is not in residence he has fre'
access to the hunting Schloss," ant
may. for a small fee, inspect all IL
apartments except the bedrooms o
the emperor and empress.
Outside the chalet, on the spo
where Frederic William Nv. made nj
thrust at the ground. rises "bilt
stock" (picture stick or shrine, o
which Is painted the vision OF ST. Ill
bertus, who, the legend tells. wa
brought into the paths of piety whe
hunting on a sacred feast day by se
ing a stag with a golden cross b.
tween it's antlers. 1t Is from tn
shrine that the Schloss takes its nam
In the Midst of Dense Forest.
Those who wish to be alone coul
and no more undisturbed retreat tina
the Schorfheide. To the west OF II
bertusstock one can walk in bee LII
\ for ten miles without once emergir
\ from the forest, without seeing a 81
gle human habitation, and without. u
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fir, one of the most beautiful or aroori-
cultural combinations.
THE Wehrbellin," as 1t Is called Is
the center of rich legendary. historical
and natural associations. 1t is still said
by the villagers in the neighborhood
that the lake suddenly appeared where
dry land had formerly been. and that
capital city was engulfed in its surg1ng
waters. 1t Is whispered that nsher'
mems nets have been torn by coming
into contact with the battlements ano
turrets of the sunken ramparts. These
things, however, are said of all the
deeper lakes in this part OF Germany
and the Wehrbellin Is exceptionally
profound. Indeed. the few natives o
it's shores declare that In places 1t II
unfathomable.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.
A doctor said:

A doctor said:
Before marriage my wife observed
in summer and country homes, coming
in touch with families OF varied MEANS
culture. tastes and discriminating ten
denotes. that the families using Pos
tum seemed to average better tnah
those using coffee.
"When we we're married two years
ago. Postum was among our nrst oroer
of groceries. We also put In some tea
and coffee for guests. but after both
had stood around the pantry about
wear untouched. they were thrown
away. and Postum used only.
CUP to the age of % had been &C
customed to drink coffee as routine
habit and suffered constantly from In
digestion and all it's relative disorders.
since using Postum all the old COM
plaints have completely left me and l
sometimes wonder II ever had them
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich. Write for booklet. The
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Unjust be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing but Is prepared instantly by stir
ring a level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes 1t right
for most persons
big cup requires more and some
+ people who like strong things put in
heaping spoonful and temper 1t with
large supply OF cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate anf
have it served that way In the future
There's a Reason" for Postum
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ment. he would tell. after a little
pause. not only how often the one or
the other occurred in the Bible, but
also what it meant in every place.
His name was Thomas Walsh. Such
a master of Bible knowledge | never
saw before, and never expect to see
again" Walsh had close rival In
Macaulay, who, according to james
stephen, could repeat all Demostne e,
mes by heart, and all Milton. as wen
as a great part of the Bible
A strange instance Of freak memory
ia recorded in the case OF a serVah'
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Some Profit.

A handful of raw pig iron, weighing
about five pounds, is worth five cents.
From it so table-knife blades can be
made, of a value of SIS. Converted
into steel watch springs. there can be
about 10000 of those tiny coils made
from it. They sell for $1.75 a dozen.
which would bring the neat sum OF
SIG, O70.S3 for the five cents worth OF
raw metal.-Browning's Magazine.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Left Mark Twain Thinking.

Mark Twain at a dinner at the Au-
thors' club said: Speaking OF fresh
eggs, l am reminded of the town OF
Squash. In my early lecturing days
went to Squash to lecture in Temper
ance hall, arriving in the afternoon.
The town seemed poorly billed.
thought I'd find out If the people
knew anything at all about what was
in store for them. SO | turned IN
at the general store. Good afternoon,
friend said to the general store
keeper. Amy entertainment here TO-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Modest Wants of Sane Citizens.

It is a remarkable fact that the vast
majority of men look forward through
the wears of their greatest activity.
not to a winter home in Florida or
southern California, or at Cairo.
Cannes. or Nice. nor to a summer
home in the Adirondacks. in the
White mountains, among the peaks OF
the Rockies or the pines Of the Sier
ras. or somewhere along the New
England coast, but. rather. to forty
acre farm on the outskirts, easily &C
cessible to a market. where they
might crowd the accumulated expert
ence and wisdom of lifetime into
the intelligent management OF
chicken yard.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Fell AWAY In Old Ace.

A reversal of the rule that 1t 10
never too late to mend is found In the
case of a centenarian OF Hartford.
Conn, who, according to the Watch
man, lived up to the age OF one hun
dred and since attaining that extra
grand climacteric has been arrested
six times for violating the excise law.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Total for =. 90,
years 1875 1857 1877 S6O 1853 loS 81 BOZ
big Iikable fellow is Johnson,
raw-boned product OF the prairie
farms. There is nothing very speedy
about him except his pitching. other
wise he is slow as law. He moves
slow. eats slow and even runs MS
motor car in an "out-of-gasoline man
nor" He saves all his energy for the
diamond.
After seeing Johnson shoot the ball
at the plate you wouldn't wonder the
poet was inspired to song YOU
wouldn't wonder at the dazed bats
men.
II you can't see it you can't hit 1t.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

girl in a Scottish manse. she was
almost illiterate, yet when delirious
in fever, surprised those around her
by repeating long passages OF the
Rible in Hebrew. The kitchen where
the girl spent her evenings adJoined
the minister's study. He was ac-
customed to read aloud. The girl had
not understood or consciously taken
heed of the reading. yet her mind had
seized upon and stored the phrases.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
p,up,Es nous AND DANDRUFF

Disappear by using Tetterine, sure
safe and speedy cure for Eczema, Tet.
ter. Infants Sore Head. Chilhlains ana
itching piles Endorsed by physicians;
praised by thousands who have used IL
ct feel like / owe to my fellowman
this much: For seven years l nau eche
mo on NV ankle / have tried many
doctors and numerous remedies wnich
only temporarily relieved ] decided 10
give your Tetterine a trial l dlu SO
and after eight weeks am entirely ireo
from the terrible eczema.
I. s. Giddens. Tampa. Fla
Tetterine. Soc per box. Your druggist or
]. T. Shuptrine. Savannah, ia Ao''
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Australia Still Unexplored.

It is curious to realize that vast
parts of the British empire have
never been seen by British eyes or
the eyes of any white man. Nearly
a quarter of Australia is still unex-
plored, mainly in the west, where the
population averages only one person
in every twenty miles.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
UNUSUAL FEATS OF MEMORY
Thomas Darlington Macaulay, Histo-
rian, Among Those Who Could
Repeat Whole Books.

One of the most astonishing mne-
monte feats on record is recorded by
John Wesley. II knew man about
20 years ago." writes Wesley, who
was so thoroughly acquainted with
the Bible that il he was questioned
as to any Hebrew word in the old
or any Greek word in the New Tesla
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Speaking of Fables.

Once upon a time there was oaii
player who seemed to understand tnat
in any argument with an umpire the
best he could finish was fuzzy Sec
ond.
Realizing whish, said ball player
gravely absorb leach decision which
the umpire fur he'd. and merely let
it go at that. orbing even the ten
dency toward rebuttal.
Moral-It all happened too long aft
er we were dead to know whether 1t
got him anything or MT.
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came from them. We cannot say just
what we learned, but we possess
memory of quietness. or ripeness. of
wisdom of life, and we feel that to
them is due whatever gain we have
made in grace and moral stature.
Greek literature has a like effect
upon us.-The Atlantic.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Queen Mary OF England may be
very strict In her views, but she is
clever in enforcing them. She keeps
her SON, the prince of Wales. from
too gay and festive career. not by
threats, commands and punishments
but simply by restricting his none,
allowance. The rest Ia easy.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

night to help stranger while away
the EVENING" The general storekeep
or who was sorting mackerel, straight
ened up, wiped his briny hands on
his apron and said: expect there $
goin' to be a lecture. | been seiiin
eggs all day"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

The mongrel dog gets into the news
papers as a hero much more often
than his fashionable contemporary
'Tis well. And among men the
scrubs have more heroism as rule
than the dandies.
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by hurting the ball for 90 consecutive
innings with such skill and cunning
that not a batsman of an opposing
club has been able to score a run.
Speed was the great factor In the
achievement-daz sizzling speed
The big Idahoan's delivery is like the
fight of a shell. The mightiest nit
tiers of the American league are as
helpless as town lot players when
Johnson turns loose his fastest ball;
"Ty" Cobb. Home Run" Baker and
jackson alike are babes In his hands'
Johnson's amazing swiftness In
| pitching is no mere fancy IL has
been scientifically measured. In the
testing room of the Remington Arms
company at Bridgeport, Conn, John
son showed that his right arm coulo
hurl the baseball at the rate OF IL:
feet second, 1t was acknowledge
that he could do even better. because
In athletic parlance he was no
warmed up. 1t is we'll known that
hurler gathers speed as a gam
progresses.
Johnson flung the sphere throug
an aperture in frame OF wood aDou
, two feet square. Running from to
, to bottom we're ten very delicate an
filmy copper wires. These wer
broken by the ball. and by an ele'
trical device the moment of passag
) was accurately timed. Five yard
| away was a steel plate and the IN
: pact of the ball on this barrier agai
caused the electric clock to registe
Thus the exact time Of the balls fiigt
e was automatically determined.
e The velocity obtained by Johnso
G is all the more extraordinary whe
1t is known that a bullet from II
new government AS automatic pist
& travels 800 feet per second.
70 A high power hunting rifle, .35 ca
ID her. auto-loading, travels 1000 re
per second.
The Twentieth Century limited, q
,e fastest long-distance train in &
'e world, makes the 97S.7 miles FRO
N New York to Chicago in just 20 hour
or an average speed OF 4S.9 mil
every hour This means a velocity
a. nearly ~ feet a second.
c. Suppose Johnson's speedbail Ike
m ON travelling at 1872 feet second rig
on toward the Windy City at its o'
hurricane speed. 1t would eat up t
5,163,s40 feet to Chicago in just
IS lhours and 4S minutes. The D.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Ruling Passion.

What possessed the Jingies 10
marry their daughter to that as
reputable baronet?
well, she is an inveterate bargain
hunter. and they got him very cheap
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Might be pleasant to take trip
with Count Zeppelin about now in one
of his airships. The atmosphere is
quite cold when certain elevation
above the earth's surface is reached.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09
Love Isn't Fatal.

so your friend Jasper has oeen
jilted?"
Yes"
How does he take it,"
He says he feels as If he had
been kicked by mule.
"Oh. | guess it isn't as bad as all
that. People sometimes die from be-
ing kicked by mule.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

The San Francisco Dishwashers'
anion announced that 1t has 100 col
iege men as members. A blow to per-
sons who claim that the college man
Is not practical.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

..tIo,, 10 tbev know what Johnson's got
ubetbar he uses a curve or not
Whether his break Is set! ~,
How can they tell how his outshoots IAN
whether his incurve's big or small!
How can they tell what he's got on ti'e
ball?
Nobody's seen II yet
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Now that the navy has abolished
"starboard" and port" for right" and
left" cannot somebody relieve the
clash between Interstate" and "intra-
state?"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

According to decision recently
made by the supreme court Of Mis-
sissippi. a razor is not weapon.
On the other hand 1t could hardly be
called a toy.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

People who take poison by mistake
NAV be careless, but what shall be
said of those who leave the poison
lying around?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

The Chicago husband who has 10
WOO his wife all over again prooaoiy
will not be so ardent as the first time
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

A SIC steer is said to cost the con-
sumers $99. Men are given steers &C.
casionaIly that eventually cost them
more than that.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

II is fortunate that all the best
noetry of love and practically all the
best romances were written before
eugenics became fad.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Excursion rates make 1t almost as
cheap to travel as to stay a' hone
and not nearly so monotonous.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

jacksonville, Fla. announces
movement in favor OF more clothes
for women, but nothing has been
heard from Yuma, Ariz.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

As Lady Constance suggests, what's
the use of acquiring a beautifui
figure IL you can't get rated accord
ingly?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

There is an opportunity for some
~enius to bless mankind by thinking
mn a reasonable excuse for going nsn-
ing.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

To discover that last years bathing
suit has shrunk does not daunt the
Young woman who Is as courageous as
she Is fair.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

A title doesn't seem to fit the man
who wrote Peter Pan, at least
"tailor-made" title doesn't.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

No matter how many troubles man
has. he can forget them all when a nsn
grabs the bait.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Some men seem to have outlived
their usefulness when, as a matter Oh
fact, they never had any.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

A Chicago doctor says Americans
are short-sighted. Still. that's not the
real reason why they don't save money.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

In New York one might say, II one
we're sufficiently reckless. that the
combination is wine, women and Sing
Sing"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Little birds that frolic In the WOODS
and eat berries do not get as mucn
stomach-aches as the picnickers DO
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

It is a mean business man VINO
asks the college graduate that applies
for work to translate bis college d.
ploma
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

yesuyius again shows signs OF ac'iV'
ity. AS a rule such signs are uhih''
taxable.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

Every time hot weather comes d
man wishes he had the courage to
dress comfortably.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

still. they managed to play ball DE-
fore the word LINK" entered inc W.
cabulaTy.