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The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

Rube Robinson is another Pirat,
pitcher who 10 coming into his own
1.-THE Texas southpay was not enjoyIni
the best of health when the seaso,
opcncd. and II required several week,
for him to get going At his best
However. recently he has been show.
Ing great stuff. and appears to be In
for fine season.
Claude Hendrix has not shown
much to date. although In his lasi
game he was favored by a lot OF tho
same kind Of luck which CHING to
him all OF last summer. and enabled
him to run up u big string OF wins.
In which respect he led the league.
Ciarke's other southpaw. WIlbcr
Cooper. has not been called upon "a
great deal. but he looks good. and n
little later Fred may decide to use
him regularly. Marty O'Toolc has
been allowed to take things very easy
since the team returned from the
east. lie was going badly and Man
agcr Clarke decided that II was large
ly due to the fact that Gibson was
not catching him. 80 he decided TO
use Marty only sparinxly until the
big Canuck got back into the game.
Gibson Is now ready to resume
work behind the bat and his return
means lot to the team. Gibson't
real worth was never appreciated un.
Ill he was hurt. Then tho pitchers
were the first to discover that Pitts
bu-sh had only one Gibson. Simon
did nobly In the the veterans ab.
scncc. but the beavers did not have
the same amount of confidence IN
him that they reposed in Gibson. and
somc OF them became bit ncrvou'
and uncertain. Clarke tried Kelly
behind tho bat. but O'Toolc's battery
mate failed to deliver the goods.
Jack Miller has continued the great
work he wa, doinx early In the cam
paiIn. lie II u greatly improved bail
player and has been covering first
~ well ax any man In the league.
His hitting has been exceedingly
timely aud he has been responsible
Tor more Pirate runs than any Of his
mates. Not only has he sco.sda 10:
hiuscif. but he has driven In many
others.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

| Is to be found In the statement tina,
he put the first ball over the plate &c
every one Of the first nineteen men
who faced him. and on twelve OF
these nineteen he put two straight
strikes over right off the reel.
Adams looxs like Clarke's real
standby this summer. He is In Tine
physical condition and is imbucd
with the idea OF anncxing n string
Of victories. He Is attcndin. strictly
to business. and is showing real
class.
Howard Camnitz is also pitching
nifty bail. lie lost the opener here
to the Phiiiics. bat II must be con-
fcsscd that the Quakcrs were lucky
In the only Inning In which they
were able TO get any runs. That
game WAS a beautiful duel between
Cammy and Grover Alexander. and
tn. Phi'ilcs won by score Of I to o.
The locals got only six hits off the
Quaker HEAVIER who had his curve
bail breaking mlgnisiccntly. while
to his fast bali there was u shoot
which rendered It absolutely unhI'-
table.
CamnI's kept pace with Alexander
Tor six innings. but In the seventh a
couple OF lucky singles. followed by n
.-btrccY changed The connie aiOu Cf
affairs In - twinklInH.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

A los,of irtsssss .is bssns manifest.
cd In the Dell-chsves mill as we'll is
considered to be the bsst of the ban
I,amweishts thst ha. cf6.sed the path
of the local boy Z, He has been per-
,istentiy seeking 4 match for a long
time and now that he has been given
an opportunity to make good h.s
boasts he expresses, confidenct thu;
he will defeat Chavez. Deli has a
host q adnirsrsi throu shout the
state and the fight here will be a
large drawing caed and bring people
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

from all parts Of ihis section and the
state.
Chavez at this time is In line for
the championship. Nc has defeated
all consers and a victory over Dell
will put him where he can secure q
match with the topnotchcrs. Deli,
hy defeating Chavez, will have the
same outlook ahead Of him. Thus
the fourth OF July battle 10 going to
be one worth seeing and one that will
probably be the fastest fistIc bout ev.
er seen In this city.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

meet Harry Dell Of the Pacific Coast
In a twenty round contest at Central
Park on July I. reached home yester.
day from ute PARK. y. NJ. and is In
excellent trim for the big battle.
Chavez was accom- panied here by his
trainer, Louis Newman. the we'll
known lightweight boxer and for
mer Trinidad boy. Newman will put
in his time trainink Chaves. Harry
Dell will arrive today from Denver
and bcyin training.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24
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man. and is convinced that he will
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The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

Printise Of every description seat.
" and quickly executed st the
:hronicle.Ncws Job rooms. Samples
and quotations oa request. uss the
telephone. Trisidad l1o. q
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
USE FOR ROLLER SKATES

Roller skates may be profitably used
to enable employees to traverse the
distances of large warehouses with
greater speed, thus giving the injunc-
tion to get your skates on new
force and potentially. The Electrical
World cites an actual instance:
Employees in the storerooms OF CEN
trail stations where the distances trav-
ersed are relatively large might find
their work facilitated by the aid of
roller skates, novel departure which
Is actually In use with considerable
success by the Union Street Railway
company OF New Bedford. Mass. This
companys storeroom attendants are
fitted with skates TO accelerate their
movements. and they thus save consid-
cradle time in getting at stock When
one of the men receives request for
material at the delivery window he
skates back to the section OF the store
room containing the required article
and promptly returns with 1t to the de-
livery window The use OF the skates
does not hamper the storeroom en-
ployes in mounting ladders for the
purpose of reaching elevated bins in
which material may be stored, as ex-
perience has shown that they are able
to mount ladders to reach such places
withou; removing their skates"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
DIES OF RARE DISEASE

A rare disease caused the death Of
man at Baltimore. Md. recently.
With his right leg swollen TO four
times its natural size through the
rapid accumulation of poisonous gas
in the tissues, William Schrickling of
Fullerton died in a local hospital from
one of the rarest diseases known.
Forty hours after his leg had become
infected with a gerin-known only as
the ''gas bacillus'-he was dead. The
infections which in short time had
gone from his ankle to his hip, start
ed from the breaking of bone In
his right ankle. So little Is known
about the disease and the germ that
causes 1t that 1t has only an impro-
vised name. describing it's chief effect
upon the victim. According to the au-
thorities at the hospital, the germ en-
tered the mans leg at the time of the
accident and began to multiply, throw
ing off all the time a poisonous gas
which swelled the tissues. So infre-
quent is the maiady that there is no
known method OF combating 1t, and
while Schrickling lay on his bed dying
in intense agony the doctors looked
on powerless to help or save him.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
ANOTHER SIDE TO MATTER
One Man Has Discovered That Offer
Ing Floral Bouquets to the Living
Is Not All JOY.

There has been good deal in the
paragraph section OF our exchanges
for some weeks to the effect that you
should give the bouquets now. not
wait TO lay them on the coffin lid.
says Tom Thompson in the Howard
Courant. Ella Wheeler before she was
a Wilcox wrote poem on that
theme; Chancellor Bradford at the
chautauqua dinged It into us, and
most OF US have been affected by It
But, say, my brothersister. have you
tried 1t YETI l have--twice. First,
tried on a very dear friend OF the
other SEX and she began to get nerv'
out like she thought was trying to
fiirt with her. Then ! quit, for am
prominently no fiirt Next tried II
on brother In my lodge and Sunday
school. and he SHE'D on like he expect
ed me to ask him for loan. SO after
this shall water my flower beds and
raise nice bouquets for funeral occa
sions exclusively. Very few people
know how to receive floral offerings
anyway Kansas City Star.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
Only William.

At singing contest at Frankfort re
Gently Kaiser Wilhelm. who attended
was served by several high school boys
as pages. According to Jugend. he
was attracted by the bright face Of
one Of them and asked his name.
"Korner. your majesty" said the
boy.
And your first name is Theodore2'
said the emperor, thinking Of the pa
triot-poet Theodore Korner, whose cen
tennial year this Is.
I'm sorry" replied the uncourtier
like youngster. but It's only vii
liam.
When Kaiser William broke into 3
hearty laugh at the answer the page
realized his missed opportunity New
York Evening Post
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
RARE PRESENCE or MIND
At Least u ls>to Be Supposed Young
lady's Mother Regarded II
as Such.

Speaking OF rare presence of mind
recently recalled to ex-President Taft
the case Of handsome young woman
Of his acquaintance. She had gone to
the railway station to meet q man
friend Of the family, and when he de-
barked from the train the young man
lost his hear and impulsiyely kissed
her The girl thought it the part OF
prudence 10 tell her mother Of the AZ
fair. upon which the latter was simply
Mortified
"You don't mean to tell me that be
had the impotence to kiss your" she
cried. And tc think Of the crowd al
the stationl Why. my dear. what did
You do In such an embarrassing situ
atom
Why. mother. just kissed him
back. OF course coolly replied the
young woman. Il wanted to give ali
those people the impression that We
were relatives. The Sunday Maya
zine
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nervous ! could not sleep, then would
be so tired mornings that could scarcely
get around. 1t seemed almost impossi-
bic to move or do bit Of work and I
thought never would be any better I'M
til submitted to an operation. COM
menced taking Lydia Il. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and soon felt like y
new woman. had no pains, slept we'll,
had good appetite and was fat and
could do almost all my own work for
family Of four. ! shall always feel
that owe my good health to your med
icine. "-M Mrs. HAYWARD Sewers, Cary,
Maine.
II you are III do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia =. Pinlxham's Vegetable
Compound.
IL you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia IL. pin1xhnm's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help yOlI,w write
to Lydia Il. PinIxham Medicine Co.
(c0nfidcntial) Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Experience Of a Southern Man.

riease allow me 10 thank the orig1-
MAJOR OF Postum, which IN my case,
speahs lot ltseH, writes Fla. man.
Formerly drank SO much coffee
unat my nervous system was almost a
WrecA- tlea Is Just as INJURIOUS Pc
cause y contains caffeine, the drug
Iounu IN conee) my physician tod
me 70 qu1t arinKing It but ! had 70
nave something, SO tried Postum.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
| OUTOFT hEO ORDINARY
I'll
NO GENIUS WITH RED HAIR

History shows that no great genius
ever had red hair. Alone among the
poets OF the world was Swinburne.
whose hair was distinctly reddish. and
among the great reformers only John
Bunyan's hair was really red. The
simon pure carroty head. however. ap-
pears nowhere linked to world fame.
The fiaxen-haired blonde or the
man whose hair when an adult Is a
true yellow also remains marked
apart as being unlikely to possess gen.
ius. Should one such be. hts only
companion will be Thackeray, whose
hair Is described as yellow. Charles
Kassel has reviewed the biographies
Of most of the eminent people OF the
worlds histories. and tabulated his
results 80 far as the color of the hair
is concerned.
Dark brown to black is the prevail
Ing hue on the heads of great men.
A list of SO names has been compiled
In which the color OF the hair Is
given by biographers. and 80 per cent.
are dark brown or black. There Is
not. strange to say, single mention
of premature graynees. nor single
case OF brown hair known MS "singed'
or mouse color"
The structure of the kair-whether
straight or curly--is given In 20 OF
Mr.. Kassel's list OF geniuses. and OF
these all but four possessed curly or
wayy hair. It Is extremely notable
that OF the remaining four Napoleon
and Andrew Jackson were the two re-
markable for ''wiry hair and tina,
James Russell Lowell and Grieg were
those having lank, straight hair.
The poets ''ringlets" and the mu
sician's shock OF hair are by this list
seen not to be mere accidents. but In
some strange way are co-ordinated to
their powers and the general popular
instinct is not lat fault
The color OF boards also arouses
| many points OF interest. All the an
cient tapestries show Cain and Judas
lscariot with yellow or red boards
and Pontius PLATE in ancient art al
ways was given a beard tBeing a
Roman OF good family, he probably
had no beard; but those details did
not trouble the old masters.) A red
dish beard, however. does not carry
the significance that goes with red
hair, for large number OF eminent
men with dark brown hair have had
reddish boards. Sometimes the eye
lashes have been rudy, Sayonarola
who had almost black hair. having
startlingly red eyebrows and eye
lashes. But. as general rule. here
also silky brown beard. when accom-
panied by fine. curling dark brown
hair. is the most usual characteristic
shown in the biographies of those men
whose names have been handed down
to fame.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
SCALP ITcHED AND BURNED

Greenwood. Ind.-"First my hair be-
gan to fall, then my scalp itched and
burned when became warm had
pimpies on my scalp; my hair was
falling cut gradually until had
scarcely any hair on my head. /
couldn't keep the dandruf on at all.
Ny hair was dry and li.siess and
lost rest at night from the terrible
itching sensation. would pull my
hat on and scratch my head any place
II happened to be.
For several years was bothered
with pimpies on my face. Some Of
them we're hard red spots. some were
full OF matter, and many blackheads.
! vas always picking at them and
caused them to be sore. They made
my face hook SO badly was ashamed
to be seen.
Il tried massage creams for my face
and all kinds of hair tonic and home
made remedies. but they only made
things worse. Nothing did the work
until used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment. washed my face with the
Cuticura Soap. then put plenty of
Cuticura Ointment on. Three months
use of Cutlcura Soap and Ointment
has made my face as smooth and
clean as can be" (Signed) C. M.
Hamilton, Sept "a, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "CutScura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.
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PHONETIC BIBLE

A gentleman living in Cleveland.
Mimi. has just completed transla-
ton OF the Bible, using a system OF
phonetic spelling which he devised.
The manuscript is being kept In a
safe deposit vault. while the four
books of the Gospel and the Book of
Acts are being put into type.
The translator began his work Fl
years ago. when he was sixty years
old. and he has devoted most OF his
time since to the translation He
has acquired considerable fame In his
speciality OF phonetic spelling, hav-
ing originated method which elm
mates all silent letters and substi-
tutes. His system of spelling has
been in use in the English schools OF
China nine years, and the Chinese are
particularly enthusiastic about the
method, as making 1t easier for them
to learn the language
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
What He Noticed.

The extent to which the modern
child IL educated In matters Of by
giene appears from recent episode
in a Boston school:
The class had visited the art mu'
scum and the teacher wished to learn
what the children had observed and
how they were impressed. The sub
ject at the moment was the exquisite
head of Aphrodite. one OF the CHIEF
treasures OF the museum. A little boy
who frantically waved his hand was
called upon. He announced triumph
antly:
Il noticed she had adenoidsl"
why, Peter exclaimed the
shocked teacher, what do you meanf
She keeps her mouth open all the
time,' was the reply. Youths Com
panion.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
NOT AS BAD AS ALL THAT
Judge Reksnts Attitude OF "Funny
Men" as TO Present Tendency
In Dress.

Judge Ralph s. Latshaw soueiched
In Kansas City the other day an In
cipient movement against the clos.
fitting rkirt with a slash.
Marrow skirts don't mean immoral
ity.p said Judge Latshaw. "one OF the
most vicious epochs was when hoop
skirts we're worm
why, remember when It was con.
sidered immodest for woman to ar
range her eoiffare 80 as to show her
ears. We have advanced.
I'VE have advanced. but we haven't
advanced as far as the jokesmitha and
cartoonists would pretend.
Doctor said pretty giri--so
runs the latest joke--doctor. want
you to vaccinate me. please. whore It
won't show
'Humph.' said the gruff doctor. 4
guess you'll have TO take It internally.
then"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
PerpetuaI Motion.

One may well be sure that there ia
no perpetual motion machine" For
this purpose machines have been con.
structed from time immemorial. but
nothing has ever come OF it. Men have
gone mad on the subject, but without
any practical results. 1t was demon
strated long ago by Sir Isaac Newton
and De la Hire that perpetual motion
is impossible of attainment. Even the
solar system, the most wonderful ma
chine of which we have and knowl-
edge, will run down in the course OF
time, some say in about 100000 Of
years from now.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20

England's most famous town criers
engaged in a battle of voices at Has
tings the other day. The contest was
for the championship bell Of Great
Britain and other prizes The spec
tators got a new idea OF what the
human voice Is capable OF doing. In
dividually. of course, the town criers
could make themselves heard over
wide areas and when all of them COM
bined their voices in one simultaneous
roar the effect was deafening. The
first contest was for the crying cham
pionship. The judges sat in tent.
SO that they could not see the com
petitors They judged by the sound
alone One by one the criers stood
ON the platform. rang their bells and
acclaimed the test sentence:
"Oyezl Oyer. Oyezi Be It known
that the floral pageant on August Bank
holiday is a free feast of joy and beau
ty for Hastings and St. Leonards Wis
itors!"
In this contest the Judges had no
hesitation in awarding the first prize
to w. B. Angliss OF Marlborough.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20

The little group at the side OF the
road waited until Stealthy Stlggins
returned from the nearby farmhouse.
Poor pickings." he muttered as he
threw down sorawny beef bone and
a half loaf OF bread
Where's dat Improvement In hand
outs youse promised?" demanded
Muggsy Jones.
Happy Higgins shook his head re-
proachfully
You gotter wait" he said, "till de
public adjusts itself to de new tariff. .
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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No Time to Breathe.

The young couple on the settee had
been engaged only week. He had
kissed her fully forty times that eve
ming. When he stopped she looked vt
him reproachfully, and the tears came
into her eyes as she said:
Dearest, you have ceased to love
me-
mo. haven't" he replied, but
must breathe"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20

The distinction OF being the oldesi
man in Missouri belongs to Henry Dor
man of Liberal, Mo. He was bofr
January 10, 1899, and is now ia years
old. Until few years ago he was 0
familiar figure on the streets OF Lib
eral, but since that time his sight and
hearing have failed him. and he Is now
confined to the house through his In
firmities His food consists OF IL
crackers day dissolved in milk. as
he has been without teeth for As years
Mr.. Dorman is Mexican war veteran
and also served during the Civil war
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
RAINING RICE IN SHANGHAI

One evening recently. the Chinese
in Shanghai had good reason to be-
lieve that a miracle was happening.
1t rained rice, From 10 o'clock at
night until well after midnight groups
of Chinese were on thet knees scrap
ing together the grain which. like a
gift from the gods, fell in little show
ers.
The explanation Of the miracle was
that some miles away the roof of a
granary had been swept off by ty-
phoon, and the grain had been whirled
for miles by the same agency. to fall
In showers when and where the force
u the wind abated.
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Penalty Of Having Too Much Rope.

Penalty Of Having Too Much Rope.
Il note that Mexico is again peeved
at the United States" commented Bat
sin Garrett. This reminds me OF
ths familiar yarn of the negro
who was about to be hanged for the
murder of another negro. and after a
lengthy and rambling farewell to the
world addressed the widow. Who, fat,
black and pessimistic, sat In front
OF the scaffold: de Lawd In his In
finite wisdom has done fuhgiven muh
sins and innickerties, aud now axes
yo, Sistah Watkins. to fuhgive me.
and 'ow. git hung. nigger!' impa-
tiently interrupted the bereaved lady.
Git hungi' Mexico having been given
an abundance of rope, ! am grimly
awaiting the Inevitable outcome. am
Of the same attitude of mind, too, to-
ward the person or persons. as the
case may be, who. has or have, been
80 long messing with and muddling up
the gas situation. kansas City Star
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
Pastor To RIane

The church choir had resigned. and
the parscn asked what was the cause
of the trouble
Well replied one of the officers.
you have yourself to blame. You
know you said, Providence having
seen fit to afflict all of our choir with
bad colds. let US join in singing,
Praise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20

Two centuries have passed since
the Scottish judge Lord Monboddo
was born. In his Origin and Prog.
ress of Language" he argued that hui
man beings should be studied like
other animals. but this doctrine seem
ed to the contemporaries of DR.. John
son so ridiculous that the wags based
many Jest upon it. His belief that
men got rid Of their tails by sitting
upon them would now scarcely raise
smile among anthropologists. Among
his more startling propositions was the
earnestly maintained one that the ou-
rang-outang was class of the hu-
man species. and that its want OF
speech was merely accidental"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20

The most important thing In a mans
life is that which he has been striving
at. All that he actually accomplished
was depend snt to considerable ex.
tent ON purely accidental circum.
stances. and In the best cases,
proved only far inadequate realiza.
ton Of his intentions.-John Ruskin.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20

Mrs. Brown Here's an account OF
a new cooking utensil that will boil
and steam and poach eggs all at the
same time" Brown "a crouch ~" And
why doesn't 1t scramble and eggnogg
'em. too?"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-20
A Natural Inference.

Johnny did the whale swallow
Jonah? ?"
Eyes, ma am
What makes you think SO.
johnny"
That's the only way the whale
could have carried him, ma'am."