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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-11

Parker's Games of All Kinds, and &C
knowledged the best games on earth,
Sc and upwards.
Juvenile Books, linen and paper, Sc up.
Mechanical Toys, lOc to 25c.
Soldier Uniforms, 35c to 75c.
Police and Fireman Uniforms, Soc.
Cowboy Khaki Suits, $lO0.
Indian Khaki Suits. $3.50.
Shooting Galleries, $3.50
Parlor Cannons, SOC.
Field Cannons, $1.00.
Popguns, l0c; air rifles SOC and Csc. !
Violins, 25c to 75c.
Mandolins and Guitars, $l.00.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
Cannon Of Solid Rock.

When the island of Malta was under
the rule of the Knights of st. John
they defended their Notifications with
cannon bored in the living rock. Each
one of these strange weapons con-
tanned an entire barrel of powder. and
as it was not possible to vary the aim
of these cannon so were made ready,
facing various directions from which
the enemy might approach.
When the fame of these arms Of de-
tense became known to the world the
idea was taken up Of transporting
rocks to SUBMITS to serve the same
purpose, but it was soon recognized to
be impracticable, and the cannon Of
Malta, bored in solid rock. have
passed into history as the sole wea-
pons of the kind ever known.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
Changes Of Climate.

A scientist who recently investigated
the causes Of secular variations in tenn
perature at the earth's surface thinks
that they are more probably due to
changes in the amount Of carbonic
acid in the atmosphere than to varia-
lions in the heat of the sun. II the
amount of carbonic acid that the air
now contains was diminished a little
more than half, the mean temperature
all over the earth would, it is stated,
drop about eight degrees, which would
be sufficient to bring on another gla-
cial period. On the other hand. an in
crease of carbonic acid to between two
and three times its present amount
would raise the mean temperature Is
degrees and renew the hot times of
the Eocene epoch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
MEMORY IMPROVED.
Since Leaving OF Coffee.

Many persons suffer from poor
memory who never suspect coffee has
anything to do with it.
The drug affeine-in coffee, acts
injuriously on the nerves and heart
causing imperfect circulation, too
much blood in the brain at one time,
too little in another part. This often
causes dullness which makes good
memory nearly impossible.
Il am nearly seventy years old and
did not know that coffee was the
cause of the stomach and heart trou-
BILE suffered from for many years,
until about four years ago." writes Q
Kansas woman.
"A kind neighbor induced me to
quit coffee and try Postum. / had
been suffering severely and was
greatly reduced in flesh. After using
Postum a little while found myself,
improving. MY heart beats became
regular and now ! seldom ever mo-
tice any symptoms Of my old stom-
ach trouble at all. My nerves are
better than while ! was using coffee.
well as coffee"
lNdm6 given ny FOStum OO'p 0dtIk0
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet, "The
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes In two forms.
Regular Unjust be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require
boiling but is prepared instantly by
stirring a level teaspoonful in an or.
binary cup Of hot water, which makes
1t right for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put In
q heaping spoonful and temper 1t with
large supply OF cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future.
There's Reason for Postum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

who can throw a baseball $50 feet on
the Polo grounds, New York, on a
dead calm day. can throw the same
ball almost 400 feet on the Denver
ball park?
In studying the physics Of baseball
let US commence with the chief nipple
ments OF the game-the bat and ball.
The ball is composed of small core,
with heavy layer Of highly treated
Para rubber. then wound with two
kinds Of wooden yarn, over which is
glue substance, upon which is horse
hide cover. The ball is semi-pneumat-
tc, both the rubber and the glue upon
which the cover is pasted tending to
hold air. The difference even Of a
sixteenth Of an inch in the thickness
OF the rubber makes the ball SO fast
that 1t scarcely can be handled. The
makers experimental for years to get
the ball tuned to the proper pitch of
elasticity. and appear finally to have
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

No comfort for the living Of the
dead can be won from vain self-con-
domination. No consolation can be
gained while you nurse the imagining
that certain trouble might have been
avoided. What we have to do is to
try to escape from other troubles that
are truly avoidable troubles Of
useless remorse, present neglect, q
iistless apathy that will not reach
forth for the good things still to be
gathered. Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
The Physics Of Baseball
tCOpyrigh.. 1913, 81 ". q. Chapman,
BY Hugh S. Fullerton

The first law Of physics is that all
chat goes up must come down; al.
ways excepting the cost Of living. The
first law Of baseball is not to let It
come down.
The difference between the physics
Of the classroom and of the diamond IS
that the student learns the laws gov
erning inertia, velocity, dynamics, the
curyilinear trajectory of projectiles,
resisting power of air, attractive pow
or of masses; and the ball-player, by
experiment, deals only with the freak
variants of these laws. Many times
the student who makes his college
team is apt to think that the prof. was
stringing him when he laid down
the laws of motion, mass and We
locity. For. q baseball under skilled
manipulation and control seems, like a
trust. to come as near violating all the
laws as possible. The ball always Is
striving to do exactly what the laws
of Physics say it should do, with half
dozen other forces striving to com
pei it to do something else, and with
the bad boys in uniform trying to in
vent new methods of making it violate
the law.
II the supreme court should find the
law OF gravitation unconstitutional,
or II the ball player could breathe in
an absolute vacuum, baseball would be
a simple proposition. The ball would
keep on going in straight line until
some one stopped 1t. Line hits would
continue to travel In a straight line
until some fielder, standing on the
needle point Of inflnity, jumped and
pulled it down with one hand.
There is q professor Of physics in
great eastern university who wrote
me inQuiring as to the physics OF the
spit ball, and who later lectured to his
classes upon the subject. asked sew
eral great pitchers to demonstrate for
the benefit of the professor how they
held the ball, swung their arms, re-
leased it with their fingers. and how
much power they applied and to what
point ON the surface Of the sphere.
Among them was Clark Griffith, a mas
ter In theory, who used to be past-mas-
ter in practice. 4 asked him to take
the professor to the grounds and show
him things. The result was note
from Griffith. in which he said.
Don't send any more bugs to see
me-"
The point is that the players do not
care what scientific phenomena they
develop 30 long as the opposing bats
men take their healthies q. e., swings)
at the ball and miss. The college pro
lessor does not care much whether
Walsh strikes Collins out three times
with runners on bases so long as he
can demonstrate that the laws gov
erning rotation, air pressure. fric-
ton. retard and accelerated motion,
etc. ETC., are proved by the actions Of
the ball. So physics and baseball as
studies have kept aloof from each
other.
Yet every move in a ball game az
fOrds a problem. There are basic con-
ditions which, In themselves, are
worthy Of study. Consider atmospheric
pressure. Did you know that man
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

We experimental once with a pneu-
matte gun the riding in the barrel Of
which gave 1t heavy rotation il any
desired direction. 1t was merely an
exaggeration of the curve. We shot
balls under 80 pounds of pressure, max
ing them curve sometimes hundred
feet. Putting the up curve motion on
the ball (Which always tends to curve
in the direction Of its rotation, we
aimed the gun at target exactly on
a straight line, and the ball, going
straight for perhaps hundred feet,
suddenly seemed to slacken speed,
then 1t leaped upward and rose at
a terrific rate until it passed over the
cross bar of the fiag-pole in the cen
ter field, 70. feet above the ground.
Yet the ball was not disobeying the
laws of physics, rather proving them.
III its terrific speed it had encounter
ed an air billow which it could not
penetrate, and it had bounced OF this
denser bunch of air and rolled up
ward.
One would think that If baseball
Is hit into the air is will follow ball
istic curve in ratio to the angle Of
ascension reduced by the amount of
air pressure. Physics says it should.
It will not, and no man can draw the
ballistic curve that any fly ball will
follow. The greatest range Of any
projectile in theory, is gained by an
angle of As degrees. Military authori-
ties know that, owing to air resist
ance, the greatest distance is attain
ed at an angle just under 40 degrees.
Having both the theory and the prac-
tice. therefore. ball players to make
home runs should hit the ball at an
angle of 40 degrees minus. One of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

Frank Bakers worlds series home
runs was near that angle, the other
scarcely 80 degrees, It went farther.
As a matter of fact, even, IL q ball
player could hit ball at any desired
angle, he could not be certain where
it would 60. 1t would depend too much
upon the rotary motion of the ball
Last summer saw a hard line hit
driven straight at Charlie Herzog OF
the Giants. He put up his hands to
catch the ball, then suddenly threw
his head aside just in time to avoid
being hit In the face, the ball missing
his hands by two feet. The ball had
shot" suddenly from its true path.
In a game between Washington and
Chicago late last fall, Walter Johnson
hit a ball at an angle Of close to 40
degrees. and with terrific force. /
should estimate that 1t was nearly 80
feet high, at its greatest elevation.
Had 1t followed the true ballistic
curve, it would have passed over the
center field fence. The ball sudden
ly stopped, started to drop straight
downward. then caught in another
current of air, and Bodie. who was
running after the ball, overlook 1t com
ing toward him, ais, IL the batter had
hit it from center field. Under condi-
lions such as these a study of aero
nautics would help players more than
physics would.
The outfielder who "gets the jump
on the ball at the crack of the bat
figures its trajectory at a glance.
sprints desperately outward and turns
exactly upon the spot where the ball
will alight. then catches it, has all
the calculations ever devised beaten.
Physics assumes that balls, thrown
with equal force, following the same
angle Of projection over the same
range, will be alike. never doubted
it until practiced at second base with
Malachi Kittridge and the lamented
Tim Donohue throwing the ball down
to me. Donohue threw faster. and
seemed harder. yet the ball came into
the hands as lightly as If tossed. Kilt
ridges thrown ball came more slowly,
but it Jared and bruised the hands.
This popularity OF throwers is un-
derstood well by players, and one of
the first Inquiries concerning a new
player is whether he throws light
or a heavy ball. which refers to the
striking force of the ball, and not its
weight. A ball revolving naturally,
and thrown over the finger tips, as q
fast ball is thrown. has a tendency to
lift, is light. One that loses its ro-
tary motion, and oscillates rather than
rotates, is dead" and heavy. Every
player throws different kind of ball,
the variations depending upon the size
of the hands, the length Of the fingers
and the manner Of holding the ball.
The man who knew enough about
physics, and also about baseball could
fill book on the physics of pitching.
1t is simple, while seeming complex.
1t was not so very long ago that
Tying, the Harvard pitcher. developed
curve ball that started a protract-
ed argument which finally resulted In
group OF learned professors gath
ering to decide whether a ball actual
ly could be made to curve In the air.
The professors who doubted the pos
ysibility of ball curying based their
doubts upon the alleged insufficiency
iof air resistance. They admitted the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

rate of rotation and the weight Of air.
The entire science Of pitching con-
sists in the deft application of fric-
ton upon some point Of the ball which
makes it rotate in a certain direction,
or. which counteracts its natural ro-
tation and cause 1t to "wabble" or
float with little revolving motion. The
slow balls. fadeaways, knuckle balls.
all have as their object the proven
ton Of rotary motion, or to give false
rotary motion of reverse English"
The ball that presents the most air
surface to the resistance Of the at
mosphere slows up quickest and yields
more rapidly to gravitation. The one
that spins oftenest mot necessarily
fastest) curves most.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
A Nervous wreck.

How did you happen to contract
st. vitus' dance, my good man?'
Those Balkans names did it. /
was a compositor on a local paper
when the war broke OUT
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
The Rinht Done.

"Oh, George!v walled Mrs. De Fluff,
"F'ido has just been run over by a
taxi! What on earth shall do?"
'Humph!v replied her unsympa-
thetic hubby, you'd better send for
taxi-dermist."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
Poor Fellow.

The pretty storekeeper was unpack-
ing and asserting some new goods
when her best young man. entered.
She stopped behind the counter a mo-
ment and arose with flushed face.
'fI'm glad to see you're stocking up,r
he said
There's an unaccountable coldness
between them now.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

lF YOU ARE "A TRlFLE SENSITIVE
about the size Of your shoes, you can wear Q
size smaller by shaEing Aliens Eoot-Ease, the
antiseptic powder, into them Just the thing
for Dancing Parties and for Breaking In New
Shoes. Gives instant relief to Tired, Aching,
Swollen, Tender Feet, and takes the sting out
Of Corns and Bunions. Samples FREE. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.--Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
the Reason.

There is a great deal Of snap and
go about Jimson's business methods
'sHow so?'
He makes rat traps"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

An Oregon inventor has patented q
machine for quickly mending broken
motion picture films
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

Taking the whole OF Europe into
consideration, there are 107 inhabi-
tants to the square mile.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

Entertaining Literature.
Il wish ! had fairy tale to read"
Here's the seed catalogue
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that Il
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06

Mrs. Winslowrs Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infammar
tion.allays pain.cures wind collie, 25c bottleAss
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
A Common cron.

Are you raising anything in your
suburban garden this spring?'
"Oh, yes; lot of criticism
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
n Is Queer.

Its funny how people will apply
for jobs for which they have no fit
ness"
How now?"
II advertised for an experienced
drug clerk. and among others who
wanted to try the job we're a miner. a.
circus performer and steamboat
pilot
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
They Seldom BRAD About Il.

Fhey SeIuom bra0 About &C.
Miss ,Dobble is very modest about
her painting
"Ahem! believe most women are
like her in that respect"
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago. Oct. 23.-HOss: Receipts
10000: market strong. 3 to 10c above
yesterdays average; bulk OF sales
7.Ga To $40: LIGHTS 7.sh 10 $40:
mixed $50 to $50; heavy 1876 to
$40: rough 7.3i To 7.s5: pigs $50
to 7.35.
Cattle; Receipts 1900: market
steady to Zoe higher: becves $40 10
go: Texas steers 6.S5 to s; western
steers G.i0 to s.30: stockcrs and
feeders $40 to ..Gs: cows and hcifers
$50 10 $50: calves I to 1850.
Sheep: Receipts $4,000: market
steady to Zoe higher: native I "a
a.l0: western i.I5 10 5.l0: yesrllngs
$40 TO s: lambz. native 5.a0 tn '.as:
western q to 7.t0.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

Kansas City. No.. Oct. :3.-linGs:
Receipts $500: market To ioc
higher: bulk of sales 7.;S to 7.S3:
heavy 7.G5 TO s: packers and butch
crs $50 to S: lights 7.'0 10 $50:
pigs 6 TO 7.sO.
Cattle: Receipts 5000: markc,
strong to Zoe higher: prime fcfl
steers SIS to $50: dressed bccf
steers 1..3 To STE: western steers
$50 10 $50: southern steers $50 "a
$50. cows i..5 to :: heifcrs . Ia
?.:a: stockerx and feeders a..5 10 s:
bulls $50 To $50: calves & IN $50.
sheep: Receipts 1900: market
strong 10 l0r HIGHER: lambs s.:5 ic
:: yc,riInxs as to $50: wcthcrs
i.:s To t.Sa: ewes $50 10 i.:3.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
HALL OF SHELLS

An English traveller who has re-
Gently returned from Berlin gives an
interesting account In one OF the 10.
cal papers Of his Walt 10 the new pal
ace Of the Kaiser at Potsdam. accord
Ing to tho New York Suns London
There urc many things which make
the palace interesting to the privi-
lese visitor. not the least amonG
which is the kitchen. which stands
In u separate building. Frederick
tho Great hated the smells Of the
kitchen and he had that most sercs-
sary adjunct to every honse moved
away from the palace. Tho eatabics
wer" conveyed 10 the royal dining
hall by an underground passage. En-
peror william atiii keeps up tho Gus
tom Of his predecessor.
The dining hall Of the palace IL
small. Us paiac" dining rooms 80.
md contains some very valuable
paintings. hut for formal events and
oven for family affairs. now that the
Knis.r's family Is getting to be so
large. the great marble hall upstairs
IL used. Three husir.d can dine At
one time In this hall. Here hav.
csihcrod nearly all the sovcrcisns Of
Europe. and on those occasions huge
candles arc nsrd for lighting Instead
nf The more modern cicctri" Hight.
Other rooms Of interest mr.. tn.
KaisHr's smoking room To whoch
>nmc wonderful vases have recently
been added. III" sif, Of a visiting Chi
nose prince The private palace Of
the theatre holds about asa persons
ant the stag" u ARRANGED to produce
all tho latest scenic effects. The
Kaiser prefers iirh, comedy nnd this
IL tho kind of entertainment he gives
his. guests. -
The most Interesting apartment In
the cnlir. palace. nowc,"r. is IN
iouhtcdiy the hall Of shells. tn"
room Is beautiful. iis walls adorned
with thousands of shells "f all kinds
They have hsrs arranged dcftly In
.harmin. patterns. Will" other shells
nisrattncs kivc u wonderful effect
when lighted by ri.cfi,iiy. II wa.
in this room tina. Colonel Roosevelt
when cx-Prcs!dcnt was rni.rtain.d
by III" Kaiser. The famous Imperial
Christmas tree is set IN In this room.
III. Kaiser hna his own railway
station Il, Wiidnark. which IL only n
shor, diA'ancn from tho palace.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York. Oct. .3.-Thc pessI.
msstic feeling which has been chron.
Ia smonG stock market operators for
weeks despite occasional uptuPns
such ~ occurred a few dsys aso was
brought Into full play once moro to-
day. Owin9 TO tho accumulation Of
unfa vosabIs influences tho bears ex-
paricnced no difficulty 10 attracting
. foliowinx when they bekaa to han.
mer tho list.
Depression In tho Iron and sleel In
dustry. with expectations OF further
slowing down In busincss and price
reductions gave the bears their chief
argument and selling Of steel on .
heavy scale did more than anything
clsc to lower the market. The sit
uation In Mexico. expectations Of 4
further cut In the New Haven divi-
dcnd and tho Impaired prospects for
the cotton crop were other adverse
factors.
London took u position on the boar
side. selling stocks here after tho
slump In American securities abroad.
The fail In prices occurred In tho
first hour and the trend thereafter
was slowly upwards IN largely re-
duccd dealings.
Bonds were easy.
Virtually oil the days losses had
been recovered WHEN the market
came TO dead halt. The steady im-
rrovcmcni was attended by proxrcs
sivc'y smaller dealings. even huyinE
of Steel running mostly to 100 and
200 share lots.
Tho markctc iosed heavy.
Selling orders made their appear
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
SHE KNEW.

Tcacher-ilavc you looked up the
meaning Of the word 'imbibcs' Fan
ny?
Fanny-Ycs. nam.
Tcachcr-Wcll. what docs II mean
F'anny-To take in.
Teacher-Now give u sentence. us-
ing the word.
fanny-My aunt imbibcs board
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
+ He MARKE + S
"a rvLL AssoclA4tD pREss q
| W DAILY ~REP0Rrs ~

ancc after delivery hour. stocks COM
ing from traders who had u gobd
profit on earlier purchases. Lasai-
tude of the market on the rally also
encouraged short selling again. which
wss rather large In Steel and Union
Pacific Heading sad Union Pacific
ralapsed . point. but the rcresIsons
elsewhere did not exceed half n point.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
NEW YORK METAL

Now York. OFT. ::.-i.cad auict.
i:3 bid.
Spclter quiet. j.3a Ia SIS.
Copper nominal: standard. sput
md futures not quoted: ci"c,roiytic
1851.
TIN steady: spot and October t0.cS
q 1850.
Iron QuIet. unchanged.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
AN EXPENSIVE PAPER

Iouth-What do I have 10 pay for
u marriage license.
F'ncciions clcrk-wcii. you rct II
on the instnlimcnt plan.
Youth-iioW's thnt7
fncctioux Cicrk-Onc dollar down
ami your entire salary each week for
tn. rest nf yoiir life.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
RATES OF EXCHANGE

New York. Oct. :i.-ciosr: Prime
mercantile paper 81 tn d per cent.
Commercial bills 1904.
Far silver s0..
Mexican dollars t6,.
Government bonds xifoag
Railroad bonds easy.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
NEW YORK STOCK LIST

New York. oct. e:.-Amaiga mated
Copper :ig: Sugar l07 hid: Atchi.
son 80: Northern Pacific 1914:
Reading IGi,: Southern Pacific sea:
Union Pacific $50: 4. &. Steel sSs:
q. q. Steel preferred lO6.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
nHe MONEY MARKET

New York. Oct. :3.-Moncy on cali
easy. - to 5 per cent.
Time loans weaker: co days ~ 20
~: 90 days 3: six months ~ pcv
csNt.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
CHICAGO PROVISIONS

Chicago. Oct. 33.-First sales Of
previsions were unchanged TO Sc
higher. but tho Eaina were not well
maintained.
Close: Pork. January 1865 10
1851: May 1880.
Lard. January 1850 TO 1887: {:
May 1851.
Ribs. January l0.4:i: May 1851.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
DENVER LIVESTOCK

Denver. Colo. Oct. :3.-Cattle:
Receipts $500: market steady: bee:
steers q TO $40: cows and hcifers 3
to $40: stockers and feeders $50 to
1.35: calves Z to ..
Hogs: Receipts $500: market
higher: top $50: hulk o: salcs ;.S5
to ;.s5.
Sheep: Receipts l0.S00: market
steady: ycarlinys $50 TO &: wcthcrs
to 40: lambs s.:3 to s.65: feed
or lambs 5.75 to So; freight pre-
paid: ewes 3.:S to 4: feeder cwos
2.7a to $50 freight prepaid.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
WHERE BRAINS SHOW

Whey do YOU consider women su'
pcrior to men In Intelligence?
a bald-headcd man buys hair re.
stcrer by tho auart. doesn't hc'"
"Er.ycs.''
We'll, n woman doesn't waste
time on hair rrstorcr: she buys hair.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-23
ST. LOUIS METAL

st. Leais. No.. Ort. :3.--i."ad duii.
I.3o.
Spsitsr strong. 5.:S.