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for big mountain game. and the pioneer
to retrieve his lost fortunes, and the miner
and the gambler seemed indigenous TO the
sofia log cabin in Colorado. 30 years ago
And in this log cabin. when the day Is.
done, a group of four men, sitting around
a stable, on which stand a little brown
jug and four glasses. Also pipes and TO-
bacco There is Cap White, the host,
who built the cabin. He is an ex-sodier,
eattleman a humorist and a gallant
storyteller There is pete the Printer
Mr. Petre Pastorius-an educated east
erner. known In the printing offices sim
ply as a good printer at the case
known to sundry local editors as writer
of verse and news. articles they are will
ing to accept-without money and without
price, and to the polite society" of Den
yer and Colorado Springs as an agree
able Philadephian, whose letters of inz
PRODUCTION are satisfactory" There is
Mr.. Muggins. a grocer, OF no particular
OF conspicuous talents, and last and great
est there is Johnson, a hardened old
hunter, sure of his aim every time. with
more bears to his credit than anX man
can count: dead shot, but frightened
to a child's weakness at the prospect of
having to tell "a yarn. These four men.
and the brown jug and the glasses, Will
ing away the hours between dark and
early bedtime.
And the yarns they tell as the little
brown jug goes its sober rounds, and
the pitch pfpe logs burn softly In the
wide grate Above all. the matchless
yarn of Pete the Printer which he
calls, with flourish. Beautiful Mad
cline; or. the Big Swede's Daughter; a
Tale of Cloud d-capped Leadville.'' 1t IS
an oriental lie romance of a brilliant
millionaire courtezan, a romance pos
sible only in the Colorado of 30 Years
ago. But what romance-wild, free,
thrillingi
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and harmonizthg the vowels which
should make the hook of immense prac-
tical value not only to singers, but 10
all who are interested in the cultiva-
tion and preservation of the speaking
voice as well.
"ALL THE WORLD TO NOTHING"
BY Wyndham Martyn Pictures by IT.
II. Leonard. Little, Brown and Com
pany, Boston.
A few years ago Wyndham Martyrs
first book. THE Man Outside" was one
of the best sellers" of it's season. His
new novel shows a distinct advance in
the art of story teller, and will make
many new friends for its author Rich
ard Chester young American of fam
lily with a care free disposition and a
dashing outlook on life, goes through
all his money, and has the choice of
appealing to his older brother for as
sistance or working to avoid starva-
tion. Choosing the latter alternative,
and the odds against him, he pursues
his unfaltering way through many
trials and vicissitudes, not afraid to
try labor of the meanest sort and
throughout his struggle for existence
his hopes are sustained through love
of true hearted woman. No man
fights more gallantly than he for what
is dear to him; neither hardship nor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
"THE DAY oF DAYS,

1.-THE DAY OF DAYS
BY Louis Joseph Vance. With ilustra-
tions by Arthur William Brown. Little,
Brown & Co, Boston.
Mr.. Vances new story has all the quail
tiles which made 'The Brass BOWL
1.-THE Black Bag" and others of his
works the popular successes that they
were-absorbing mystery, startling ad-
venture, rapid action, irrepressible humor
are all in it to arouse the interest at the
start and hold it unabated to the finish.
The title of the story Is taken from
KnoblaucIis play, "Kismet," whose
whimsical concept of Oriental fatalism
assigns TO each and every man his day
of days wherein he shall range the skies
and plumb the abyss of his destiny, al
ternately lord and puppet. In twentieth
century New York a young man has
his day of days, when in u short hours
he breaks the bank at gambling house,
is held up for his winnings at the pistols
point and escapes during a raid, enters
q private residence and saves it's mis-
tress from murder at her husbands
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falls out fast.
IL your hair has been neglected and
is thin, faded. dry, scraggy or too oily
don't hesitate, but get a rs cent bottle
of Knowlton's Danderine at any drug
store or toilet counter; apply little
as directed and ten minutes after you
will say this was the best investment
you ever made.
We sincerely believe, regardless Of
everything else advertised that If you
desire soft, lustrous, beautiful hair and
lots of it-no dandruff-no itching
scalp and no more falling hair-you
must use Knowlton's Danderine. II
eventuany-why not now? A 25 cent
bottle will truly amaze you.
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General Meade's staff, was sent by Cen
eral Meade to the left of the line to OBJ
serve developments on that part of the
field and report what he saw and did
A large number of letters from General
Warren on this subject, never before
published. appear in this book and will
be found to be of greN value and interest
to the students of history. Additional
letters from the Comte de Paris and
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Lieutenants Mackenzie and Roebling OF
Warren's staff, throw new light on this
subject. The particulars of the way In
which that point was selected and held
make only one of the compelling recitals
in Mr.. Nortons book, where the PEN
pictures crowd, and the events thrill with
the rapidity of their succession.
As a fitting close to the volume Mr.. Nor
ton has appended the paper on Appomat-
tox by General Chamberlain, who had the
honor of commanding the brigade that re-
ceived the formal surrender of Lees
army.
Suci1 sincere and splendid work as this
is will certainly find a ready and en-
thusiastic audience.
The book is illustrated with portraits of
the author, Farley, Vincent, O'Rorke
Warren, Chamberlain, the position of Vim
cents brigade from photograph and the
brigade flag in colors.
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JAMES FENIMoRE COOPER

BY Mary E. Phillips. The John Lane Co.
New York.
AS a monumental sketch or the man.
Fenimore Cooper, this book is Invaluable
for 1t contains family letters. portraits
and pictures which have never been pre-
viously published. One of our well known
librarians pronounces the work to be "a
fitting memorial to an author who pic
tured America In its more romantic days.
The author has shown keen apprecia-
ton of one of the most noted writer's in
American literature, In this book devoted
to the life of Mr.. Cooper, and there isn't
boy or girl. a man or woman, who Will
not revert to the days when Fenimore
Cooper's books were necessary to the day
and a part and parcel of their happiness.
The book is a valuable contribution to
literature and should be added to every
library, large or small.
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i'll success has power to stay his I'M
petuous course; so that finally he
comes into his own and wins the girl
he loves. The reader must learn for
himself the place that a curious will
and chance meeting have in the un-
usual plot, and the reader may be sure
of finding in "All the World to Moth
ing" story of charm and cheeriness
and unusual appeal
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"THE STOCK EXCHANGE FROM
WITHIN" 4"

BY William G. Van Antwerp. illustrated.
Doubleday, Page & Co, New York.
The American spirit of fair play should
mpel all those who are in doubt about the
Stock exchange to read William c. Van
Antwerp's book, "The Stock Exchange
From Withn''-the first of its kind to
appear in this country.
1t is at once a defence of great instI-
tuition and challenge to its critics. writ
ten by a member of the Stock exchange
who may be presumed to understand his
subject.
Before jumping to the conclusion that
Short selling is immoral, or that spec
ulation should be restrained by law, or
that the stock exchange should be in
corporated or that an unholy alliance
exists between the exchange and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
LOG CABIN YARNS

BY Edmund Deacon Peterson. The Co.'S
mopolitan Press, New York.
A log cabin at the foot of Longs peak
in the front range of the Rocky mountains
80 years.-ago, when life in Colorado was
full of untried mystery and splendid
promise; when adventurers came from
the four corners of the world hungry for
'wes.~n experience but more hungry
for virgin gold; when the hunter came
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THE FRONTIERS OF THE HMART.'s
BY Victor Marguerite (Translnted from
the French by Frederick IeeeD Fred>
ericlx A. Stokes e. Co.. New York.
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WHY THEY FAIL BY Rev, "A. T.
Robinson, A. M. The Broadway Pubs
fishing company, New York.
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THE LEE sH0RE.r
BY Rose Macaudey. George HI Doran ~
Co., New York.
'The Lee Shore, by Rose Mstcauley, is
the novel which won the frsH prize. In
the 5000 prize novel award made by Ifod-
der C stoughton. 1t is the sxory of
man determined to be happy.
An afistoerat by birth and training,
vagabond by nature, Peter Alargerison
preferred the chance met adventurers OF
the highroad to more normal persons,
bag ridden by ambition.
He rebelled against the restraints OF
convention with the tempestuousness OF
a charming child; Then he fed from life,s
cities to the freedom of the lee shore.
An exquisite. sensitive and distinguished
story: 1t is full of loyable men and wom-
EN-. Its atmosphere is one of holiday
carelessness; its landscapes are the sun
dazzied coast towns OF Italy. The book.
is radiant release from purposeless
gravity; and, for all its brilliancy, hr
grips the heart.
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1.-THE LEE sH0RE.-

banks-at least read the other side Of
the question.
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hands, and plays no small part in events
at fashionable masquerade ball and In
the deadliest dive In New York-all Of
which happenings have their bearings on
the amazing plot of this thrilling love
story In which little Mr. Sybarite saves
the girl he loves from the Vaccinations
OF rastally trio because he is fearless
TO the point of recklessness and because
1t is his day of days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
LYRIC DIcTIoN.s .

BY Dora Duty Jones. With a Peface
by Madame Melba. Harper Brothers.
In her previous work Dora Duty
Jones, author of Lyric Dictlon,7 set
forth a practical method for perfectng
the technical processes of speech, and
cultfvating melodious speech tones by
application of the principles of reso-
nance. In the present volume she
SHOWS how the processes of artieula-
fion may be co-ordinated to the bolder
movements of the voice in public speak
ing; the vowel melodies of the poet
harmonlzed with the music of the COM
poser, and-the integrity of the WORD
maintained without sacrifice of tonal
beauty. She gives series of original
and interesting exercises for placing
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"THE poETIcAI. WORKS OF ROSE
TIARTWICK THORPE" Compiled by
the author The Neale, Publishing~com-
pany, New York
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you how they solved
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THE Jefferson Powder
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Light & Power Company
over their high tension
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OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED.

RE ' IE WIS IHII
THE PARASITE" By Helen Redn-
ensnyder Martin. j. B. Lppincott Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-23
Baseball Has No Room For Gamblers
Crusade of the Big League

By SAM CRANE.

N .5 3o@ a5:s 569' an. 5 FsPs,s atom
Of baseball as the cleanest
sport on earth viii not be jeopardized
by any more gambling on the Polo
grounds.
That is the firmh determination Of
presidents Farrell and Hampstead,
and steps have been taken TO stamp
out the pest Of betting on the game
and the pestiferOus crowd Of tin
horns who thought to make a cheap
living by making ''piker" bets with
the uninitiated or among their plea
yune selves.
The crusade is on
II IS not a bluff, either The cru
SADIE will be continued and with no
lct-up until every professional gamb-
Ter as well as those who wager small
amounts among themselves "On the
quiet viii have to refrain from the
gambling instinct" sO-called, or else
they will be barred from the Polo
grounds altogether as Objectionable"
parties They viii be left out in the
cold. too, and without any means Of
rC6ress.
That is a privilege the MANAGEMENT
OF the Giants and Yankees have by
time and again
So the gambling fraternity. coIIec-
lively and individually. might as well
make up their minds. II they desire
to see baseball games on the polo
grounds. they must abide by the
rules laid down against betting, pay
tEeir price OF admission like little
men and wager the suppers on the
result and thereby get even for the
six bits they have sQUandered to get
through the gate.
Game Must be Protected.
They might as well understand
right now that baseball is to be pro-
teCted to the very limit The gam
blers will never be allowed to faint
the great national game. 1t is bigger
than they areas a mountain TO a
mole hill. Let them now hide them
selves in their own diminutiveness. and
when they accept the situation. as
they are bound to do. they can emerge
and possibly be allowed to view the
games as real lovers OF the sport-as
no doubt many OF them are away
down in their hearts.
Most Of the bettOrs have been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-23
Big Leagues Not Bng In Crusade Against Gambling Games
BART GORDON PROTESTS DECISION
BEING AWARDED TO JOE HERRIGK
Referee Lew Gsser Says Kewanee Boxer Is Entitled to
Victory as Result of His Straight Blows and Clever
Boxing Spider Moffatt Wins From Kid Gene.
Toles Stops Ross in Fight at Juarez.

ZOE HEhRICE, OF KeWanee, III. was
awarded the decision over Bart
Gordon, Of Oklahoma City, at the
end OF their 10 round bout in Juarez
Sunday afternoon.
A majority or the fans who witnessed
the battle apparently considered the
verdict OF referee Lew Gasser Lalr- A
lev Of those present however dlu nQt
like the decision Wnlcn was named 10
-ne Illinois boxer and showed their dis
pleasure BIZ boots anu nOWls- While
Gordon led in the heavy mining OF the
fight throughout Herllck outboNed
and OuCpOinted the Oklahoma Wellers
VINO IS a tough boy win an awkward
style Of milling IL IS prObaDle tnaI a
draW decision would have satisfied the
crowd more, but the Ians who conslG-
cred the cleanest nIttnE, and boxing
skill. awarded. the shade TO HerTiCk-
Gordon Leads IN Early Rounds
Gordon old practically all the lead
ing in the first five stanzas, with Her
rick. WHO has never travelled the 10
round route before. resCTViuS mis- STAN
ina Tor a grand finish. agrrIck ran up
q large margin Of points along the mid
die of the bout with his lightning like
5a los. which the ruSgednCss and aggrCS-
siVeness Of Gordon could not offset
ierrici1 showed speedy toOtworh, " nlch
carried him IN ana out safely allowing
him TO land several singing WallOps-
GordOn's side OF the fight was mill
ing. and he got IN several heavy
lier sessions. The clever blocking Of
IerriCk saved him from many hard
WALTON i'm the first part of the fight
when Gordon y as fresh and on the ag-
ETessive.
After the eighth round Herrick as
stunned the offensive. however. and led
the fight throughout the remainder Of
The bout. OF she last live rounds, three
belonged TO HeIIic1, while TWO were
draws. Neither fighter was hurt serI-
Uusly- although botn blGJ at the nose
and slightly at The mouth.
seven Rounds for Hcrrick.
The official roster kept by Lew Cas-
ser shows that seven rounds belonged
10 Hcrrick, four to Gordon and three
were even In giving the seven rounds
TO HerriCk. the referee states that clean,
straight punching by the IlIinOisan in
luenced him 70 give the decision to
HcrTicE Uu points
The first round was spent IN feeling
eacn other out, with HerriCk having a
shade The second went TO GORDON.
and there was a general cranlnE Of
neCks as the fans edged forward IN
their seats. Gordon assumed the as
gressiEe, although no heavy blows were
landed HeIriCk was apparently reserF-
inE his strength, " lille Gordon was
taking IL easy
in the fourth round Gordon did most
Of the leading. with HeTrick sending
several lightning jabs to the face and
fOdv HerriCk Tailed several points
in the NTH. when he found Gordon's
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-23

spotted, and for many days. They are
all well known by looks as well as by
name Their lOud-mOuthed Wagers
and tin-hOrn criticisms of players who
may have made errors jeOpardizing
their piking bets. have been a scandal
for some time. Detectives have been
working in their midst. and hundreds
OF complaints have been filed by the
better element among the spectators
As an instance: One Ioud-mOuthed
man vOciferously shouted that he
would bet SO to SO that the Tigers
would win There were no takers for
some little time Then the roaring
rip-snOrter screeched again, Fifteen
TO ten Detroit" Finally a meek low
voiced Individual two sections away
walked over and whispered. You're
on"
The money was put up ostentatious-
iy. too There was no hiding-no at
tempt made to keep the wager quiet
The money was flashed, and from big
rolls.
Tin-Horn Gambler squeaIed.
In the fifth inning. the Yankees
piled up three runs. Well. of all the
SqUeaiing the lOud-mOUthed rip
shorter put up was a piker's dream
He pleaded. ne cajoled. he begged he
threatened the taker of the bet to call
II Off Such a nauseating crawl was
SlckeniuS and disguised the specta-
tors, who refused to. be amused at the
antics Of the rip-roaring shorter
finally a compromise was made by
the payment of five dollars to the
man who had bet on the Yanks
But what a horrible transformation
there was when the Tigers made three
runs In their ninth and gained a lead
o. two. The rip-snOrter darted for
the stakeholder and demanded pay
mcnt of the whole % bones. He was.
OF course. given the laugh. and the
AFFECT despair shown on the face OF
the crooked piker during the last half
OF the ninth inning would have made
a hit in a moving picture
And 1t is such crawling WeIching
Things that are TO be stamped out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-23

lace repeatedly as mark for swift
Jabs, ana also got in several heavy
WalIops 10 the kidneys and midriff sec
non I1errlck showed better placement
Of MS blows than GORDON, who was a
trIfle wild. The sixth was a repetition
OF the fifth, ueIriCk warming Up and
assuming the aggressive. In this stan
"a Herrlck landed two rights to the
Kidneys, three jabs to the Jaw and did
coed lnwork in the Clincnes.
Gordon Is Aggressive.
The seventh and eighth went to Cor
don, who won the rounds on his ag-
SresSlTeneSs- Gordon planted several
good blows to the body in these rounds,
and won both by fair margin Both
boxers were blowing before the ninth
was half over This stanza belonged
10 HerrlcG. who brought the crowd I'D
yelling by rushing Gordon to his corner
and landing several successive right
sod left chops, making Gordon cover
up The 10th Nas q standon with both
doing good work. while the 18th 18th,
18th and 18th went to Herrick, who
piled a large number Of points on his
handy fOotwCrk and straight punching.
Decision Is Protested.
In the 18th both rushed and mixed il
In ncuthal corner Gordon assumed the
aggressive IN the early part of the
round. but HerriCK evcned I'D with
several straight Wallops in the last few
seconds.
Gordon protested the decision. and
demanded another fihet with Herrick
Ross Is Made TO Quit.
A heavy crack on the jaw. coupled
with q broken finger, made Clarence
Ross quit in the IiItl round of his fighl
win RUfe Toles. OF Fl. Worth in Inc
scmi-wi ndup. TOles is a handy boz
with his mitts and did some clever
blocking and nifty work with his left
IN the earlier SCSS-O us- The bouts pro-
gressed nicely until the fourth round
when IOles Was seat 10 the floor BY a
crashing right TO the jaw. Taking the
count Of four. ToieS jumped up and
landed a heavy crack on the Jaw,
which staggered the Clifton negro. The
gong rang, and probably saved Ross
from knockout Coming out for the
fifth, Ross held his guard low, and
after one minute OF slow fighting. he
threw Up his hands and walked TO his
corner Jack Hcrrick. who refereed
The prelimiTa-iC aT~.. need that Ross
mad quit and declared ToIes the winner
Noffutt OUJHo-nts lNid Gene.
Spider MCIfGLL claimant Ofathe south
stern bantam title. proved to the
j ulrez fight followers that he was far
from being all in. when he OutDointed
Kid Gene in the curtain raiser MoEa5t
IS clever Dantdnl. who depends on his
swift jobs ana an overland right TO
weaken his opponent AIOffatt was
easily superior in all round fighting. as
he assumed the aggressive throughout
Lew Gasser refereed the main event,
and Jack HcrTicE oflicis-ttd in the pre-
liminaries. Jack is about the only ref
cree that hasn't been hOoLed by the Il
l'asO and Juarez fight fans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-23

LILLE RICHIE. lightweight
AA/ champion. and Billy Nolan
have parted. The fighter
gave his manager his walking papers,
after many months of strained rela-
tions. finally eliminating in dis
pute. Ritchie has promised to pay
Nolan $4,000 by way Of settlement after
his fight with Rivers on July 4
Leach Cross and Bud Anderson are
at outs on the weight Cross insists
on fighting at I33 ringside. while Dick
Donald, manager of Anderson, says
that II is 133 pounds at noon or no
fight Donald contended that Nc
Carly declared that ne would allow
the fighters to weigh in at noon, and
that is why he accepted the match.
A charge Of intoxication has been
filed against Garrett Bush, umpire of
the Coast league, by vice-president
Cal Ewing of the san Francisco club.
The charge followed the banisbmenr
Of manager Howard from the second
inning Of a game between the san
Francisco and Oakland teams Ewing
declared that both manager Howard
and schmidt were prepared to swear
that Bush was in no condition to UNI
plre a game
If Heinie Zimmerman. the scrappy
third basemsn OF the Chicago Cubs,
can behave himself on the field for
the next two weeks he will receive a
S1OG bill from an enthusiastic ad-
mirer. The bill, cut in two, was sent
t. the sporting editor Of Chicago
newspaper. and half Of it was pre-
scented TO Heinie on the spot. The bill
is worthless without the other half.
which viii be given to him, II he
avoids being put out of the game by
an umpire for the next "A days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-23
MCDONALD NOW LEADS
NATIONAL BATSMEN
Joe jackson Is the Only 400 Hitter
Facing the dHjor League
Pitcher

Chicago III. June e1.-GIcDonaId
the Boston intieidcr. is leading the
National league batters and his con-
sistent hitting shows his leadership is
not fluke Unofficial averages show
he is hitting at rate of $40. Titus.
of Boston. is second with -35S Cravatl
third with 800 and then comes Wag-
ner, of Pittsburg, who is slowly ad-
vanciug toward the top. Wagner's
figures are .346 and he is just two
points ahead Of his toammate. pinch
hitter Hyatt Manager Hugsins, Of
st Louis. is sixth with .542
jackson. of Cleveland. is the only
400 hitter Stiu facing the major
league pitchers His average is 400
and he is still several laps ahead Of
Cobb. who is batting $50 for second
place in the American league Schaug.
the Athletics recruit catcher. is third
with -3T9 for - games Collins. Phil
adelDhia. fourth with 500 and Speaker.
of Boston. fifth. with 363
Base running ho1ors are still held by
Milan. of Washington, who has stolen
80 bases His teaumate, Ioeller. is
next with % LObert of Philadelphia.
leads the National leaguers with 20
and Myers, Of Boston, is second with
IS