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Butterfly Decoration.

Many artists have employed the but
terf1y in decoration, but neither brush
nor crayon is as effective as nature
itself. No imitation, however good,
can do justice to the gorgeous colors
of the tropical butterfly One might
as well try to reproduce a rainbow in
oils. A most effective novelty-a but
terf1y tray-was shown me yesterday
by charming North side hostess Ii
was made on the same principle as
the tapestry tray. A glittering butter
fly, the spread of whose wings must
have been all of ten inches, was
mounted on a stalk of milkweed. The
pressed butterfly was then covered
with glass and Theoretically sealed in
To say that the tray was stunning is
to speak very feebly of it's attractive
ness. With this objet dart as a cen
terpiece a clever hostess could easily
arrange a butterfly luncheon Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
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ENGLISH VERSION OF GAME
Diagnosis Printed in the London Daily
Sketch Intended for Those
Wishing to Learn

May we offer to those persons who
do not understand baseball a diagnosis
Of the game printed in the London
Daily Sketch? 1t is meant for those
who wish quickly to learn all about
the pastime, without reading a guide
Here 1t is:
Scoring is by runs. The batsman
strikes a ball thrown by the pitcher,
and one run is gained when he has got
the bases (corners) and back home
again. If the batsman misses three
strikes (good deliveries) he is out. but
If the pitcher throws four balls that
are not good the batsman is al
lowed to go to the first base C quar-:
ter way round).
After hitting the ball the batsmar
must get to the first base before the
ball is returned to the fielder there
Whatever bases he reaches he re
mains there till the next batsma1
makes a chance of getting a ru1
| again.
| A batsman can get out by bein,
caught, by stepping out of his groun,
when batting, and in many othe
ways.
Though there are nine men on
side the inning is over when three ar
out
Each side generally plays nine il
nings.
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Jimmy Archer.

he catches now the pounding of the
ball into the center of his glove gives
him considerable pain. When his
hand is we'll he does not insert it into
the mitt more than half way and
catches the ball practically on his fin
ger tips, which avoids all possibility
Of getting a stonebruise, which is
source of much annoyance to catch
ers
Archer's way of catching the ball in
his fingers accounts for the steadi-
ness with which he holds the ball at
the plate. AS soon as the ball strikes
the center Of his huge mitt his fingers
close tightly over it, thereby prevent
ing its Jpping out. His trick Of
using his fingers instead Of the palm
Of his hands also accounts for his I'M
failing ability to catch foul fly balls.
Fans have seen catchers go back to
the stand for fouls only to see them
strike the glove and bounce out again.
Archer seldom drops one, as his fin
gers grip the ball viselike as soon as
| the ball hits, no matter how difficult
the catch.
The star Cub backstop did not have
an error credited to him all last sea
| son for dropping a foul fly Like al
| great catchers, he seems to know in
| tuitively where the ball goes after
leaving the bat. AS the ball goes III
back Of the plate his mask is thrown
off and he has plenty Of time to gel
under the ball and generally makes al
the catches look easy
Archer was not exempt from blum
ders last season, but they were due
to wild pegs to the bases. He did no
drop ball at the plate all the year
which is also a point in favor of hi
method of catching with the big glove
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third when Higgins hunted down
first base line. The pitcher grabbed
the ball and shot it past the first
baseman. Two runs scored and Hug
gins reached third
He duplicated this play his third
time up. Runners on first and second
and again he hunted with the same
result, wild throw from the pitcher
and two more runs
In the clubhouse after the game
Higgins said to Kelley: Il don't
know if you favor that kind Of base
ball, Mr.. Kelley. and if you don't just
tell me what to do. / want to learn
you know
Say, kid" responded Kelley, "keeI
that stuff up, and they can bring me
eight other fellows just as small as
you" And from then on Higgins
was the regular second sacker unit
traded to the Cardinals.
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HOW HIGGINS WON HIS JOB
Scrappy Little Manager of St. Louis
Cardinals Made Good With Joe
Kelley BY Bunting.

Miller Higgins, the scrappy little
manager of the st. Louis Cardinals,
well remembers the first game he
played in the National league. 1t
was back in 1902 with the Cincinnati
Reds, when Joe Kelley was the man
ager. Hug called upon President
Hermann, signed his contract and
then was introduced to Joe Kelley.
There was scorn from Kelley, who
informed Hermann that Higgins was
entirely too small to ever make good
in the big league. And Hug had to
sit on the bench until he got his open
ing to break in. Tom DAILY then was
the Reds second sacker, and he in
jured his leg one day. So Hug was
elected to play second the next day.
The first time up runners were on
second and third when Higgins lined
the ball down the left-feld line for
two sacks, scoring the two runs.
Next time up one was on first and
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SECRETS OF BACKSTOP
HOW CUB CATCHER PROTECTS
HIS HANDS DURING GAME.
Many Chicago National League Re-
crults Benefit by Instructions OF
Veteran Playe-Seidom Both
cred With StonebruisesA

Jimmy Archer, as long as he has
been with the Chicago Cub team, has
been rather conservative about his
method of catching so cleverly behind
the plate. 1t has not been because
he does not want youngsters or other
catchers to learn his secrets.
In instructing youngsters about the
art of working behind the batter he is
one of the most liberal in the country,
and all the recruits who have ever
been on the team since Archer has
been on it have learned the finer
points of the work, writes Oscar G.
| Reichow in Chicago Daily News. He
has taught Bubbles" Hargrave a lot
this spring, and that youngster is now
one of the best prospects the Cubs
have had in some years
In the springtime most catchers are
! troubled with stonebruises on their re
| ceiving hands because of the tender
| ness of the flesh after a winter OF idle
ness Archer, when he began catch
| ing, found a scheme to avoid bruises
of that nature, but never revealed his
method TO his teammates because he
thought they had systems of their
own. This spring, however, he &C
quired stonebruise, and it is the first
one he has had in years, and it was
due mostly to an accident.
While watching batting practise al
Cincinnati he was hit on the fingers
with foul tip. To avoid hurting his
digits more he stuck his hand deer
into his mitt and caught the ball il
the palm of his right hand. This was
contrary to his method. AS he has
only an extremely thin padding on his
glove the bruise resulted and wher
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-21
FINE WINTER RESORT
st. Moritz, in Switzerland, Won
derfuI Pleasure City.
Features of the Town Are the Result
Of Thirty Years Expenditure Of
Energy and Capital-Haven for
Lovers of Winter Sports.

ST. Moritz, Switzerland.--Jt has
been said that it requires not only
natural advantages, but a quarter of
a century's labor, to make really
good Swiss winter resort. At st.
Moritz is to be seen the outcome of
80 years of energy and capital expen-
diture. The Cresta, most wonderful
of obogganruns-a glistening pol
ished sheet of ice from Church Leap
to Cresta village-iS the result Of
many years of loving study and labor
The Kinks are the product not only of
much money, but also of long expert
ence in the fine art of tending ice
at an altitude Of 5000 feet Many
years of observation have enabled the
devoted engineer Of the bobrun to
combine the maximum of thrills with
man will find any winter sport he
loves, and find it the very best of it's
kind. Bandy, tobogganing bobbing,
ski-joring, curling, are all at their best
in this the most important winter
sport centers in Switzerland and are
to be had side by side with every
amenity and luxury Of modern life
F1rst-class hotels, a well-appointed
club (where cards are not unknown)
a fine English church (where the serv-
ices are choraD, q series of race-meet-
ings, shops full of Paquin dresses, ex-
pensive instructors both in the COM
pletest Continental or English styles
and in the most hybrid developments
Of the tango, covered lawn tennis
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BALL PLAYERS STATUES.

characterization Of modern
sports to replace the time-worn
Greek discus thrower and Olym-
plan champion of centuries past
is the object of Miss Anna Pfen-
niger, Cleveland sculptress, who
recently put the finishing
touches ON a marble bust Of
Johnny kilbane, champion feath-
er-weight pugilist. She will seek
to have the statue exhibited at
the Panama exposition.
In the meantime she will ex-
tend her efforts to a series of
baseball statues showing Home
Run Baker, ''Ty" Cobb, Walter
Johnson and other diamond
stars who she believes should
have a niche in the scuiptural
halls of the country. She also
desires to model Jim Thorpe,
the Carlisle Indian, who is one
of the best allround athletes
ever developed.
Why keep on copying the
heroes of an ancient athletic
history when there are more
interesting subjects in the mod
ern field of sport?" said Miss
Pfenniger. Athletes. ball play
: ers, prize fighters, living men
of today, are more appreciated
as models for sculpture by the
general run of people than the
; so-called classic subjects"
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Effjcacious. But

Ex-Speaker Alfred E. Smith. who
defeated the Goethals police bin at
Albany, N. Y, said at a dinner:
There are better ways to improve
the force than this Goethals hin
They're not such snowy, not such At
tractive ways, but they're better
And the mayor, turning from them
with repugnance, is like the All Via
said:
How can I learn to stand and sir
in the new round-shouldered, bent.
over slouching attitude, MAJ
THE girls mother stopped ber
work, and, leaning on her broom. re-
piled:
"A good way, perhaps, would be to
tire yourself a bit each morning by
helping with the sweeping and dust
ing and DISTINGUISHING.
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BLOTCHES COVERED LIMBS

10 Roach ST., Atlanta, Ga.-"A few
months ago l had some kind OF skin
eruption that spread until my limbs
and feet were covered with b0tChes
and watery blisters. 1t looked like
eczema. When the trouble reached
my neck and face l was almost driven
frantic. 1t itched and stung so in
tensely that l could not sleep or wear
any clothing on the affected parts Aft
er two months l commenced to use
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after
two days l noticed Improvement and
in six days the trouble left. My skin
was fair and smooth again and tho
eruption never returned.
My cousin was a sufferer from PIN
pies, known as acne, on his face and
seemed to grow worse all the time,
recommended Cuticura Soap and
Ointment to him and now mis- face
is smooth for the first time in three
years and he owes it all to Cuticura
Soap and Ointment" (Signed) Wal
ter Battle, Oct. 7, 1912
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with SIP. Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston ADV
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BASEBALL MOTIFS

In lining up the regular Giants, Man
ager McGraw has picked Snodgrass or
Stock to cover third base in the alb
fers Snodgrass because of his peppery
aggressiveness and good batting.
George Stallings, leader of the Bos-
ton Braves. says there will be quite
change in the old league this sea-
son. He declares the scribes will
have to pick another team instead
of the Braves for the tail-enders.
Hans Wagner says that with men
like Bob Harmon, Mike Mowrey and
Ed Konetchy doing real duty under
Manager Fred Clarke this year the
Pirates look more like a real club
than the team OF 1913.
Nick Altrock and Germany Schaefer
continue to amuse American league
followers-and themselves-by cut
ting capers on the coaching lines for
Washington.
Herbert Murphy, VINO is ming the
shoes Of Mike Doolan for the Phillies,
has strong whip. His throws to
first are like rifle Shots says Red
Doom.
Connie Mack has turned George
Brickley, the brother Of the famous
Harvard athlete loose. He goes to the
| Tri-State league, as an outfielder
Rivington NJ. Bisland, the sensation
al shortstop Of the Atlanta team last
year, has been secured by the Cleve
| land Maps by the waiver route
A Boston paper declares that in the
last ten years the Braves won eight
opening contests Why quit so soor
after the opening?
Edgar Palmer gave 100000 tt
| Princeton for a stadium Gee, JUS
think how popular he would be in tn.
| Federal league.
Bobby Wallace has an able assist
ant in Dee Walsh. The youngste
put on sterling attack at shortstor
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-21

The biggest baseball deal of the
season, which landed Ed Konetchy
with the Pittsburgh Pirates, may close
the longest hunt for player on rec
ord.
Pittsburgh has been searching nine
years for a first baseman to fill Kitty
Bransfield's shoes Honey will now
tackle the job.
Since Bransfield was traded, Is men
have been used on first by the Pirates.
None gave the satisfacti Bransfeld
was giving before being traded to Phil
adelphia. Kitty played good ball for
several years after the deal.
Konetchy became a Pirate Deem
sber II, last. He led the National
league first sackers in fielding last
year and batted PIG.
No one expects the Pittsburgh hoo
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LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow Of Health Speaks for Postum

1t requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee disagrees or
not.
Simply stop it for time and use
Postum in place of it, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will ap-
pear.
six years ago l was in a very bad
condition." writes a Tenn. lady. Il
suffered from indigestion, nervous
ness and insomnia.
81 was then an inveterate coffee
drinker, but it was long before could
be persuaded that it was coffee that
hurt me. Finally 1 decided to leave it
off few days and find out the truth.
s'The first morning l left off coffee
l had raging headache, so l decided
/ must have something to take the
place of coffee" (The headache was
caused by the reaction of the coffee
drug-caffeine.)
Having heard of Postum through a
friend who used it, l bought a package
and tried it. I did not like it at first
but after l learned how to make II
right, according to directions on pkg.
i WOulO uOL CUduSo UdCh " COllce 1Ol
anything.
when l began to use Postum
weighed only lit lbs. Now l weigh
40 and as l have not taken any toni,
in that time l can only attribute m,
present good health to the use of Pos
tum in place of coffee.
"My husband says l am living ad
vorticemeDt for Postum -
Name given by the Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum - must be wei
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickl
In a cup of hot water and, with crea1
and sugar, makes a delicious beve
age instantly soc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum:
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E!berfeid Is Optimistic,

IF the Brooklyn players play the
game according to Robbie's' ideas
they will finish close to the top" said
the veteran Kid Elberfeld in discuss
ing the Superbas the other day Rob
bic has splendid material to work
with and he knows every angle of the
game 1t will take some time, how
ever, to develop the right kind of team
work Well have a winner sure"
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doc to impair Konetchy's usefulness.
Bransfield was traded to Philadel
phia by the Pirates December a.
1904. The Pirates gave Mccormick
Kruger and .Bransfield for Del How
ard.
Just nine years, lacking two days,
after the historic deal, the Pirates
made the big dicker with st. Louis
for big Ed Konetchy.
Here are the men Pittsburgh has
used in trying to plug the hole at first
since Bransfield was discarded:
1905, Clancy and Howard; 1906,
Nealon; 1907, Nealon Swacina and
Storke; 1908, Storeke, Gill, Swacina
and Kane; 1909 Storke, and Abstein; ;
1910, Sharpe, Hyatt and Flynn; 1911,
| Hunter, McKechnie and Wagner;
| 1912, Miller; 1913, Miller and Wagner
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courts lit by electricity and warmed
by central heating such are a few
of the adjuncts and by-products of life
at st. Moritz in winter
Pleasures and activities are as null
tiform as human nature in this gay
vanity fair in the snow, where, in
the electric air, the active are more
vigorous, the delicate and fragile
awake to new energy. The so-called
blue rays of the Engadine sun have
very magic and mysterious properties
not merely Of therapeutic but also
of a moral and a social sort. 1t is,
however, primarily for winter sports
that the newcomer will visit ST.
MOritZ
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-21
FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH
w. 3. Conneil, Miner of Alaska,
Broke a Year Ago, Is Now
Worth $83, 900.

Portland, Ore.--Broke less than a
year ago and working at odd jobs
cleaning easements and yards in
this city and now worth $50, 900, all Of
which was secured through his own
efforts, is the experience of w. B.
Council, an Alaska miner.
To H. A. Davie, deputy city attor-
ney of this city is largely due much of
the credit for the good fortune which
has befallen the lucky miner. Cornell
came to Davie last July with the story
that he knew Judge Davie, the local
attorneys father, who was formerly
Judge in British Columbia. He had
hard-luck story and pleaded for work
Davie gave him some odd jobs clean
ing the yard and basement in his home,
for which he paid the man two dollars.
After the work was completed the
stranger asked for six dollars for rail
way fare to Seattle, from which place
he intended to go to Alaska. The man
appeared to be honest, and he gave
Connell six dollars.
That was the last heard of the man
until few days ago, when he received
a letter written from the White Horse
river, Yukon territory. Cornell said
that he had reached Alaska and had
| gone to the Chisana gold fields, and
| there had located on three claims.
Il have sold the three claims,
writes Council, ito New York syndi-
| cate for $4,000: $4,000 cash, $40 900
in three months and the remainder in
six months. So, taking everything into
consideration, I have not done SO aw-
fully bad since last July, when l was
fiat broke. l shall certainly make it
| my business to visit Portland and see
you and your family. l have a notion
to quit the mining game, as $50, 00C
| will keep me if / use it as it should
be used.
by the way, I have a couple Of mug
gets to send you and your wife, ano
also one for your sister. l otter
thought of you and Mrs. Davie. She
was very kind to me when I was clean
ing out your basement. This is a rea
| happening in miners life-broke one
Gay and plenty of money the next"
Concluding his letter, Cornell sait
the Chisana country was no place 70
a poor man, because all the claims
were staked and prices OF everything
are sky high"
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EASY PAYMENTS.

Please, SIR said the maid to the
head of the house, there's a gentle
man here to see you on business"
Tell him to take a chair
"Oh, he's already taken them all,
and now he's after the table Hes
from the installment house. New
York Herald
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New Modern Dancing

The leading Expert and Instructor in New York
City, writes: "Dear Sir: Il have used ALLEN s
FOOTEAS the antiSeptic powder to be sha ken into
the shoes, for the past ten 1t is blessing to
all who are compelled to be on their feet dance
eight or ten hours daily, and find that ALLEN s
FoOT-EAsE keeps my feet COOL takes the friction
from the shoe, prevents and Sore Aching feet.
l recommend it to all my pupils -
(Signed) e. FLETCHER HALLAMORE
Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, z.
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Line of Duty.

Uncle Luke had been over into Cal
hOun county to see the son of his old
master. now grown to ripe age and
judicial office.
Luke, how does Mr.. John iook?"
asked the old gentleman. Hes get
ting stout, eh?"
Vas, suh," agreed Luke "Ah will
say dat wen All saw Mas'r John ey'y
button on his wais coat was dom its
best duty sah.''
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Minors Fioht OotionaI Aoreement

Some minor league club owners, es-
testing against the optional players let
out by big leagues, on the ground that
by exercising the option a big league
club can ruin a minor league team
when the string is pulled.
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Time Servino-

What are you making such a fuss
about? l thought being executor of an
estate was a soft thing
Perhaps it is sometimes. But I
have to wind up the affairs Of clock
maker.'-Judge.
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Its Class.

"A clever lawyer must have some
engineering ability
why so?"
Because the witness stand is 9
sort of pumping station, isn't it?"
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Sophomores are Of some use, as they
remind US from time to time With
out them, there would be nobody to
care whether freshmen wore caps or
hats.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-21

Still, the woman who says that beef
steak is cure for the drink habit will
not make much of a f1utter among the
vegetarians.
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Curtain Lecture.

Miss Polly-When | was in the city
l attended a vaudeville show, and it
was Just grand.
Villager-What were the names Of
the pieces?
Miss POlly-I don't remember ALL
but the curtain said the first piece was
Asbestos. Buffalo Express
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-21

Scientists have discovered a new
spot on the sun. 1t was to have been
expected. Rainy weather is enough to
spot anything.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-21

Paris savant says that cooks
should wear gloves. Most OF them
do, when they are not cooking
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-21

Can a man be proud OF lie?"
asks a Louisville minister. We think
it depends on whether he gets away
with it.