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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
One In Arkansas Takes Horses
Place In the Harrow.
STORIES OF THEIR INTEREST
Department of Agriculture Successful
People In Scientific and Practical
Methods of Farming - One Drass
Rails Down Mountain For Fence.

Washington.-Man human interest
stories of girls and boys in the south
are being sent to the department Of
agriculture by its field agents engaged
in demonstration work among Juvenile
clubs.
From Alabama came this story: Zone
girl who lives on top of mountain
cleared and fenced her own plot, drag
ging rails, one at time. down the
mountainSide. AS she lives alone with
her grandmother, she had no one to
plow for her, so she and her grand
bing hoe. She split her ankle with the
AK while chopping stakes for her plot"
This story came from an agent in
Arkansas: Eta, Ealy and Ora Red
have moved on their own farm too late
for early tomatoes. They have planted
bunch beans, after which they will
raise late tomatoes. Their father died
i'll February. leaving their mother with
eight children. These girls, with
fourteen-year-old brother, will run the
farm. 1t seemed as if the father could
have been the least spared of any man
in the country.
'One little Arkansas girl, with the
aid of her sister, used Il small harrow
such as is used for cotton beds to har-
row the space between the rows of to
matoes in their canning club plot. One
girl took the place of the horse in the
harrow while the other occupied the
place of the driver
A report from Georgia says: "A little
girl of Upatore deserves special men
tfon. Her parents are poor but good
people of fine sense. She went to
school, stood at the head Of her class;
did all the work of her patch except
plowing, working morning and even
ing; borrowed money for Gamer and
cans and has put up 500 cans of toma-
toes and 200 cans of blackberries, be
sides variety of sauces, pickles, iel-
lies and preserves for home and market
purposes"
Ihlec-louIlLS Vi Tue HleIHbeiS OF tne
Girls Tomato clubs visited this week
are regular hands on their fathers
farms" writes an agent of South Caro-
lima. "One girl is twelve years old
and weighs l0S pounds. She told me
she learned to plow two years ago.
when her father was n cripple. She
prepared her one-tenth acre with two
horse plow, hauled her fertilizer, scat
tered, bedded. transplanted. hoed and
plowed it without any help at all.
When | went to her tomato garden.
about Il half mile from her home, |
found it to be in a very productive
state
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25

The following new books have Just
peeh received and will surely be of in p
terest to thoughtful readers:
social environment and moral pro
gress, by Alfred Russell Wallace. the
foremost living scientist.
Sin and society, by Edward Ais
worth Ross; is an analysis Of latter
day inequity; scathing arraignment
OF grafters and bribers and AN attempt
TO crystallize public sentiment against
them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
officers OF CATHOLIC kniahts.

Officers elected by Catholic knights,
Branch No. 2O9, for the year l9l4 are
as follows.
Presidsnt-J. J. Fielder
Vice President-Conrad Schaumbcrz
Secretary-John W Horn
Treasurer John b Pittz.
STANDARD bearer Henry Linden
aentihe!- Nick Kiener
Executive Committee-Otto Licdcr Alex
Metz Nick J Kieffer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
Christmas at ST. Marv's

Services at St. Mary's Church on
Christmas will be as follows:
The first mass at six o'clock; then
low mass Immediately following, and
high mass at half past ten, Special
Christmas music.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
Methodist Church.

Morning Worship at 10 80 A. IN. Ser
mon Theme The Open Door Which
No Man Can Shut" A New Year i
Sermon.
Junior League at 3 p. IN.
Epworth League at $3.50 p. IN.
Evening Church Service at 1880 p. In
BY request the Pastor will preach the
Christmas Sermon planned for ias'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
Rebekahs Elect.

At their election last evening the
Sisters of Rebekah chose the following
officers for the ensuing term:
Noble Cfrand-El sic Mitchell
Vice -Grand-Margaret Clauer
R. S.-Edith Wackmau,
T. S-Viola Anderson
Treasurer-Mary Treweek,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25

f'rom al observation made at Green
wich Il mas been proved that the
new comet discovered by an Ar
gentiue astronomer is Westphals com
ct, which returns every 81 years. The
faithtu. little beast The homing in
stinct IN some comets Is wonderful
Punch
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
Barber Shops to be Closed Christmas
and New Years.

All the barber shops IN this city will
be closed all day Christmas and New
Years. bat will stay open until 9 o clock
The evening before these days,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
The Make.un Pleces.

Did you ever help put a puzzle to-
gether?" No; my wife always as
sembles herself alone. Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
Services at ST.. PauIs Church on
Christmas DaN

First-High Mass at 90 a. IN.
Second-Mass at 500 "a III.
Third-High Mass at 1915 a. III.
Special musical program will be rem
7ered at the last Mass.
FIR. O'REILLY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-25
You SAID somsthino. 30,

An amateur can start a love affair
with woman, but it takes a connois-
seur TO break one off.-Smart Set.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
ng story in connection with this game
knew When He Had Enough.

7 ing story in connection with this game
Knew When He Had Enough.
The contest was specially arranged
and held during the Buffalo exposition
of 1901. YOst brought his famous
"pOint-a-mlnute" machine from Mich
igan and the Wolverines proceeded to
| score tOuchdOWns on almost every play
Buffalo had but Is players in the squad
and soon all were badly used I'D. In
order to continue il was necessary to
relay these men. II was against the
rules Of those days to return a player
to the game once he had been taken
out, but YOSt agreed to waive this rule
under the conditions Late in the game
he saw a form huddled up under q
Michigan blanket on his side line and
fearing that one OF his men had been
hurt, YOst went over and lifted the
blanket Underneath lay Buffalo
uniformed player.
Get over on your own side Of the
field, said Yost- This is Michigan
territory"
IF go back they viii put me in the
game again and I've been in and out
five times now know when I've got
enough if you don't
Eliminating Baseball Coaches.
The agitation to eliminate the pro-
fessional baseball coach during the
playing Of inter-Varsity games is at
present the subject of correspondence
and discussion among number Of east
ern colleges. It is the contention that
the mines should play their game with
out the field assistance and advice Of
the professional coach. If II is to be
purely amateur contest
The Harvard Alumni Bulletin" ex-
presses the following editorial opinion
on the subject:
',The object of these athletic teachers
is to prepare the men for their final
tests, just as instructors in other de-
partments prepare the men for the
final examinations. Only in athletics,
however, does the teacher lend a hand
in the final examination The single
sport in which he does not is rowing
Would it not be advisable to adopt in
all the branches Of sport some measure
which would leave the men to them
selves in the final test2 In this way
leadership for the captain and respon-
more fully developed. Also the results
Of the contests would depend more
upon the Intelligence OF the compet-
tors and less upon the cleverness Of the
coaches"
The unofficial but semi -authoritative
statement that Al Copeland, the former
Yale and Princeton athletic trainer and |
an all around athlete in his day. has
been selected to train the Austrian
track and field team for the Olympic |
games Of 1915 at Berlin, adds another !
to the growing list Of famous Ameri !
can athletes and trainers who are be- /
ing engaged to coach foreign teams j
for competition against the United /
States entries three years hence. Cope /
land follows Ernie HJertberg, who is /
under contract to Sweden, and Alvin /
Kraenzlein, who will train the Ger I
man athletic coaches and athletes. I
France, Belgium and Greece are also (
considering similar moves, and even 1
England may engage one Of the Amer /
icanized- English athletes to help in the i
reorganization Of her team, now that 4
the Olympic fund has passed the $780,
600 mark
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
Chance Signs Town Lot" P1ayer
IF II Il II II
SOuthpaw To Guard Initial Sack
By SAN CRANE.

Fingers will entirely supersede those
who throw from the starboard side.
There is no one who viii deny that
KOnetchy, Merkle, Hoblitzel and other
stars on first base were the best IN
the business in their day, but the
Chase and Daubert came to the front,
that great trio Of righthanded throw
ers were put in the discard It was
an absolute impOssibility for those
righthanders. as good as they were.
to cope successfully with the sOuthpaW
who by their quick heaVes to their
right, without Strengthening up, were
enabled to make those blunt killing"
chucks.
A Fine Prospect.
Kelly is a fine prospect. one that
any wise scout would be willing to take
a chance on He is a splendid recruit,
being a tWo-hand catcher who viii
save as many wild heaVes as Hal Chase,
and that viii be going some.
Kelly, too, is q lefthanded batter, and
when he lands on the bail 1t certainly
goes some. He can be made Into a
cleanup hitter, too, II he is handled
right. He has lots to learn. but the
natural ability is there and can be de-
velOped-
L have great faith in Robbie" Kelly
making gOod-if he is coached prop
erly. 1t is up to manager Chance to
do that.
There have been many promising
youngsters who have been thrown into
the discard, simply by managers not
taking pains enough to study the new
men Kelly is not a player who should
be neglected There is lots of latent
talent in him that can be developed.
Chance. too, is manager who, I think,
will give Kelly fair trial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
Duffey VIII Fight Frank Fowser
IL II II II i
Z thorpe and O'ROurke to Sign Sunday

~ Ode DUFFEY has received an
offer from Denver promoters to
meet frankie Fowser before the
State Athletic club on New Years day.
FOWser, who originally halls from FL
.Paso, has aspirations Duffey imme-
diately accepted the offer. The Brook
Ign Welterweight fought a 10-round
draw with Max Halford, and had the
bout been for a longer distance, would
have defeated the sailor, according to
popular opinion. Halford defeated
FoWser in II rounds.
Articles for the proposed 20-round
contest between Fighting Thorpe, of
Kansas City, and Tommy O'Rourke, of
Springfield, to be staged at the Juarez
arena December IA, will be signed
shortly after Thorpe arrives, Sunday
morning. Indications are that both
principals will easily make the re-
quired weight of 1913 pounds, which is
the most important specification con-
tanned in the articles.
Shadow boxing and light work is the
temporary card In the quarters of
Tommy O'Rourke, pending the arrival
OF his boxing gloves and training ap-
planes from Santa. Fe- O'Rourke says
he is in bed at 9 o'clock every night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06

-EW YORK, Dec. s-'Bobbie~
~ Kelly. the crack first baseman
4 of the Bedford Park Baseball
club. has been signed by scout Arthur
Irwin for the Yankees.
Irwin was so much impressed by
KeIly's work in the games between the
Bedford Parks and the MoshoIus. a Sc
ries that was sensational from every
angle, that he selected Kelly as a most
promising proposition and decided 70
engage him for the Yankees.
Kelly's contract has been signed, ana
he viii be taken to Houston to train
with the Chance crew.
Kelly is a lefthanded thrower, and
that doubtless appealed to scout Irwin,
for there iE no righthanded guardian
of the initial sack, everything being
equal who can play the position nearly
as we'll
In fact, there is no position on the
infield that a lefthanded thrOWer can
play except first base.
There are rignthanded first base
men now playing with both big league
sOuthpaW singers, and for the simple
reason that in throwing the ball the
righthanders have to sniff their posi-
ton TO make a quick throw, while the
pOrtside beavers have only a natural
swing to hUrl the ball to any Dase, and
to the home plate as we'll
LeffHanders Superior.
There wiz never be a righthanded
throwing first baseman who can ever
approach a ivIhander in making the
quick plays that are absolutely nee
essary now. It is unnatural that they
should, and the game has so progressed
IN speed that eventually the forkhand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
Ell PASO BOY BREAKS
RIB IN FOOTBALL

FL Paso friends of Daniel c. Kenan,
Is, of Wesleyan University, a graduate
of Ell Paso Military Institute, have
been sending him congratulations on
his election as captain of the Varsity
eleven for next season. Kenan has
played a steady, consistent game both
at tackle and as a line breaking back
for the last two seasons but was forced
cut Of the game in mid-season this
year. because of a fractured rib, sus-
tanned in the Amherst game. Kenan's
home is in FL Paso.
ALLAN RETAINS billiard TITLE.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 6.-Benjamin
Allan, of Kansas City, retained his
title as national pocket billiard cham
plon Friday night when he won the
last block of a 500 point match from
Charles Weston, of Pittsburg.
Joe Rivers's right hand which was
said to be injured in the Cross battle.
has msnded- Joe Levy, manager OF
Rivers, stated that he had seriously in
jured the bone of his right index fin
ger. Joe went around shaking hands
with his friends, and there was no
evidence Of pain in the procedure
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06

and out on the road each morning for
a gallop Of several miles. He believes
that it will be easy to get into the re-
quired physical condition in this eli
mate. O'Rourke worked out before a
large crowd OF fans Friday and Sat
urday afternoons.
Bart Gordon and Johnny Patrick have
practically been matched to clash in
the siX-round semi-windup. If Patrick
makes good in this bout, he will get a
match with Joe Herrick.
young" Gene, the clever little Mexi-
can bantamweight and Jockey Spinner
have been rematched to fight six rounds
as the curtain raiser. Spinner lost in
the fourth round to Gene in the first
fight, poor condition being a big fac
tor in his defeat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06

4. HILTON says that the right
hand wrist must be turning
4 ')ver at the moment of impact to
get a pull" As far as we have been
able to understand II, the spin that
produces a pull is impaired to the ball
by contact with the club face while
the latter is travelling slightly out
ward from the player, says Golf Illus
TraIed. Thus. suppose the ball to be
placed on the face Of a clock about
the figure 4. The clubhead advancing
from the direction of 6, strikes the
bali at the figure 4 while 1t is still
travelling outward in the direction Of
3, and after it passes it goes on
ward In an outward direction, toward
=
The right hand and wrist, for purely
anatomical reasons, must turn over
before they can complete this follow
through which is entailed by the ma
lure OF the swing employed, but we
contend that this turning over does not
begin, or cannot begin, if the shot is
properly executed till after the ball
has been struck or, in other words,
iii the club face has reached the fig
ure on our imaginary clock face. If
It begins before the moment of i'm
pact the ball must be struck with the
club turned face downward. which
must result in a smOthered ball.
We contend that the turning over Of
the flgnL nanQ ana wrist Is merely
evidence that the right kind Of swing
has been employed, and is not the
cause of the pull or draw impaired
10 the ball, and we submit that all the
phenomena Of pulling are caused, ana
fully explained, by the fact that the
ball is struck by the club face travel
ing across 1t in a slightly outward di-
recJlon, and perhaps with a slightly
rising club.
What AR Hilton says does not di-
recly contradict this, but his remarks
rather suggest an agreement with
what other authorities have stated
namely, that there IS an actual virtue
In this turning over business, and
that IT must be taking place at the
moment Of impact. If the club face
is being turned over either before or
a. the moment Of impact we should
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
TUTTLE'S TEAM
LEADS TOURNEY
Millers Hold Lead in Indus
trial League Fenner Tops
the Smelterites.

With Walz's and Whites team
stringing along far in the rear it ap-
pears to bOwlers that the futile team
has already established a permanent
lead on first place in the Cactus tour
ney- Consistent rolling by the futile
five has Outclassed all its rivals thus
far this season.
The AIillers still retain their berth at
the head of the Industrial league. The
Cement team is second, with the
Grecians, who showed fine form last
week, third.
Fenner's five strengthened its hold
on first berth of the Shelter league
during the past week. Walsh is sec
ond, while lessen by losing, is now
third Official percentages;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
ASLEEP AT THE THROTTLE,

HUNS INIU SIAIIUN I'D II
The Overland limited pulled into
the union station yards Friday after
noon and would have come through
the gates and into the station If
Johnnie Mershon had not stopped It.
The limited" was a one horse wagon
carrying a single passenger, a drunken
Mexican. The man had been driving
near the west entrance to the union
station yaruS when he went to sleep
and the horse proceeded along the line
Of least resistance. This was through
the station yards and he pulled up in
front Of the entrance gates like a reg
ular train. One of the station men
opened the gate and yelled "passe SEN
or" but the station master stopped him
from driving into the station proper
with his richety rig.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
By ''Straight Drive

like to have its effect on the flight Of
the ball precisely explained.
In playing a match the other day
rather unusual incident occurred After
the drives my opponents ball lay about
two feet behind mine in a direct line
for the hole. I was about to lift my
hall when he told me not to bother,
as he didn't think it was in his way.
He played a short run-up shot. and
(either with his ball or his club, !
didn't see which, laid my ball hole
high The incident reminded me Of an
even more remarkable occurrence
which took place at Hanger Hill
few years ago, and was duly recorded
in Golf illustrated. Two balls lay in
a bunker, about seven inches from
each other; the player took a niblick
shot and discovered to his annoyance
that he had successfully "hoicked out"
his opponents ball on to the green
and left his own in the bunker.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
HALFORD DEFEATED
IN PHOENIX BOUT
Mexican From Los Angeles Easily Out
points the Sailor in 10 Round Go
at Arizona Capital.

Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. 6.-"SaiIor" Max
Halford was not quite fast enough for
Mexican Kid" Carter, of Los Angeles,
who clearly outpointed him in 10
rounds Friday night
HalfOrd fought on the defensive at
all times, evidently hoping to put over
a knockout. Carter both Outboxed and
outslugged him. The sailor was in
good condition at the bell and turned
the usual flip. George Memsick was
referee.
Joe Levy, manager Of Carter and
Joe Rivers, thinks he has made another
find in Manuel Avilez, a local Mexican
of 154 pounds, who knocked Billy Rob-
inson cold in the third round of the
preliminary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
Cactgs League.
Friday Nights Games.

Tuttle's five won four points from
the Holmes team Friday night. Hart
Wood, of the Holmes team, rolled high
game, PIG, and total. $50.
Despite the record breaking game
which the White team rolled in the
last frame, the Walk team took three
Of four points in the second match. Ed
wards rolled high game, 237. Barela
bowled high total, 617. Fort made
strikeout The scores:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06

Ew YORK, Dec. s.-'Bobbie'
n Kelly. the crack first baseman
4 of the Bedford Park Baseball
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06

Billy Gibson, promoter of the Garden
A c., has announced that Jess Willard
viii meet Carl Morris on Dec 9, in
New York, no matter whether he IS
released by the Buffalo. n. Y, club or
not The Buffalo club has not re-
leased Willard yet, and Gibson declar Is
that he has as much right to use tine
big fighter as the New York upstate
club. He says illness prevented VIII
lard from boxing in Buffalo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-06
Sport and Automobile Section
(Ths is Of features HeraId)
TNE CHRISTMAS RATTLE.
TRENTISE BT DAUNTOESS DURHAM

TO-DAY Or TOMORROW OR
SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT TINE, YOUR
NAME Will BE MARKED DOWN Nv A BOOK,
ToU FORK OVER A DINE, AND a SLIP OF
PAPER WITH A NUMBER on ", IS Re-
TURNED 10 ToV. FREE OF cHARGe. NcV
cAReEULLT TUCK - IN Your VEST RockGT
AND THelG ToU ASK The REASON or THE
TRANSACTION. "oH, FOR A CHRISTMAS RATTLE
ToUR WORRY STAIRS -ToVRe LIABLE TO
VIM IT. Bur THEN AGAIN WHAT DOES "
MATTER WHAT The INTRINSIC VAIUS
fS-RG POINT IS TO WIN Tie THRILL
OF"CHANcE nov CARE NOT WHETHER
II IS A PIN CUSHION Or A POTATO
MASHER-ToU HAVE RISEoeD AND YOU
HAVE WOW !ANO If NcU DON'T WIN NOV
Never FIND oVT WHO DID!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-23

had with him a child which answers
the description of Bobbie Dunbar.
Roster picked out the photograph of
the boy that was with Walters from
a bunch of photos that Dunbar has
with him. He informed Mr.. Dunbar
that Walters, with the boy, spent two
nights with Jim Bilbo, uncle of Lieu
tenant Governor Theo Bilbo, and that
Ollie Barnett, of Louin, Miss, knew
Walters and his first wife several
years ago in North Mississippi Both
bits of information were new to Dun
bar and they will be investigated fur
Their in the effort to account for Wal
ters' every move since the Dunbar
boy was kidnapped and his life before
that time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-23

During the past year there has been
considerable falling off in the number
of strikes in France. There were 1,471
strikes in all, involving 230,646 strik-
ers, employed by 16,04S different firms
and corporations. The total number
of days lost amounted to no less than
4,O96,393, compared with 100000 dur
ing the previous year. OF these
strikes 261 were successful, 529 par
TALLY successful, 6S1 failed entirely,
and only 81 lasted more than 100 days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-23
ACTORS GUARD THEIR AGES
German Stage FaVorItes Appeal From
Law to 5eveal Secrets to the
A Public.

Berlin, Germany.-Actors and act.
resses in Germany have been placed
In the awkward dilemma Of being
compelled to give their ages under the
new imperial insurance act, and they
petitioned the federal council through
the German Stage society to release
them from their predicament by
amending the measure.
The players pray the authorities to
permit them to guard the dates of
their birth as a professional secret
They declare that it is not a mere
question of vanity, but one of bread
and butter, especially for the women,
many Of whom obtain engagements
because their talent is combined with
. youthful appearance.