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The Washington times., 1914-08-31


, was taken up by the regulars batting
This plan is to be continued cacl
morning. while the team is at hom
until the PLAYERS show that they cal
give the pitchers some sort of real run
getting support.
Griffith is still undecided as to tn,
personnel of the new outfield. He ma.
Use Milan this afternoon, but is mort
likely TO keep the injured man out unit
New York is reached on Thursday
Griffith said this afternoon that il
Jim Shaw warns up properly he will
he sent against the White Sox today
OtherWi ise. it will be Doc Ayers.
Joe Boehling is in Washington today
u try to arrive at some decision with
his chief as to exactly what treatment
-is injured knee should be subjected to.
For a couple of weeks Boehling rested
At his home in Richmond with the
nat he will be able to be in the game
within ten days
Griffith does not consider the matter
50 enthusiastically and thinks that it
WOULD be better to have the pla rer
InderCo an operation now and thereby
spring. The cast will be removed at a
CONSULTATION between Griffith Boeh-
ing and the club physician.
Tomorrow is Red Cross day in the
American League and 25 per cent of the
eceipts of the Chicago game here will
turned over TO the society for use in
lleviating the suffering in war-swept
Europe.
- nut tr-a
nd them forty-eight points removed
ON their ultimate goal-second place.
While Boston is not now travelling
long at the clip shown when Wash
Cton was passed. still whatever chance
ne Nationals have Of equalizing their
nishing place of 1912 and 1913 is for
E0me one at Georgia avenue, besides
sitting tribes. TO commence to hit with
ONE degree of consistency. True. the
~, hers have not been as steady as we
would like to see them. still they must
nave support from their allies in the
latter OF runs if they hope to be vic
.Drious. They have not been getting
them, and this feature does more than
any other to explain the failure of the
Griffmen to get back on the heels of
the Athletics and widen a gap in oc-
cupying second place.
afternoon you will find another even
'lEht for first place in the National
J eague. The Boston Braves are sched-
led to rest. but the Giants must op-
pose Fred Clarke Pirates.
comparatively few weeks ago Cleve-
and and New York were struggling to
hake off the humiliation of last place
hile St. Louis was in the vortex of
ne battle for the leader.
The Maps have come along while the
Browns have fallen back to their nor
NAL speed. and today but four points
separate these two teams. After having
set records for purchasing and releasing
oiayers. Frank Chance seems to have
The Washington times., 1914-08-31
Yesterdays Scores.

~ aEO At IINI IIINaII-
Pittsburgh a. St. Louis.
The Washington times., 1914-08-31
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Today's Games.
Tomorrow's Games.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh.
brooklyn at Buffalo
The Washington times., 1914-08-31
Two Hours of Batting Practice
For Griffmen; Milan Soon Returns
Until Players Begin to Show I'm povement in Coung Ball They
Will Work Every Morning. tennessee Flyer May Face
Yankees in New York in Thursdays Game.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

For the first time in more than two
months the Nationals today engaged in
strenuous morning practice. For two
hours the athletes labored.
Griffith has come to an appreciation
nj the fact that the only salvation of
his team is 10 start some real hitting.
and the whole of the practice period
was taken up by the regulars batting
This plan is to be continued each
morning. while the team is at home
until the PLAYERS show that they can
give the pitchers some sort of real run
getting support.
The Washington times., 1914-08-31
Standing of the Clubs
Today's Games.
Tomorrow's Games.

New York AT Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1914-08-31
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Scores.
No Canes SCheduledD
The Washington times., 1914-08-31

Griffith is still undecided as TO the
personnel of the new outfield. He may
Use Milan this afternoon. but is more
likely to keep the injured man out until
New York is reached on Thursday
The Washington times., 1914-08-31

gotten a fairly good ball club together.
and is still telling his men they have
a chance for the first section.
The Washington times., 1914-08-31

Griffith said this afternoon that if
Jim Shaw warns up properly he will
he sent against the White Sox today.
OtherW ise, il will be Doc Ayers.
The Washington times., 1914-08-31

Tomorrow is Red Cross day in the
american League and . per cent of the
eceipts of the Chicago game here will
turned over to the society for use in
lleviating the suffering in war-swept
[urope.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

No scientist can explain what sleep
really Is. Most human beings sleep on
their sides. with the knees drawn up:
elephants always and horses com
monty sleep standing up Bats sleep
head downward. hanging by their hind
legs Birds. with the exception OF
owls and the hanging parrots OF India.
sleep with their heads turned tailwn O.
over the back and the beak thrust
among the feathers between the wing
and body Storzs. gulls and other long
legged birds sleep standing on one leg
Ducks sleep on open water To avoid
drifting shoreward they keep padding
with one foot. thus making them mo- G
In a circle. Sloths sleep hanging by
their four feet the head tucked in be-
tween their fore legs. Foxes and
wolves sleep curled up. their noses and
the soles OF their feet closed together
and blanketed by their bushy tails.
Hares, snakes aud fishes sleep with
their eyes wide open Owls, in add
ton to their eyelids. have a screen
that they draw sideways across their
eyes to shut out the light. for they
sleep I'm the daytime. No one knows
whether insects sleep or not Man Is
the only animal that ever sleeps on it's
back.-New York World
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27
Sports

CALL OFF MATCH

The wrestling match between Ben
jackson of Pomeroy. Wash, and
Fred Gundersnn the local pride, has
been called off by Jackson
de gives as his reason that he In
tends to start east the first Of next
month and cannot put off the trip
for two weeks In order to meet Gun.
derson.
Gnnderson has been working hard
and is rapidly rounding into first
class condition and Is anxious to
meet any Of the heavyweight wrest-
Iers In the northwest
It has been stated that Ray Chris
tlanson, who was defeated by GundeI
son 10, the bout held here, Is anxious
&c get a return match. Gundersor
has never refused any msu, who h'
has defeated. another bout aud IL
ready and willing to meet sChrlstlan
son at any time. Such mattel
would draw we'll he-e as the last bou
Was the bsst and hardest contested o
any match pulled off here, and Il i
to be hoped that the two big men cal
get together here 10 the near future.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

A young girl who lived IN Mlsslssip-
pi asked her brother to give her the
money to go to college. He told her
be could not afford Il and, tossing her
nickel. added. Unless you can go on
that"
The plucky girl took the I've cent
piece and bought some calico. from
which she made bonnet that she sold
for 20 cents. With this money she
bought more calico and made more
bonnets After she had made several
dollars in this way she determined to
raise potatoes. She did all the work
Ia the field except the blowing. The
venture was success. and she had
enough money to start at school. She
did not stop work. however. and It is
not surprising that girl OF so much
determination was able to borrow
enough money 20 supplement what she
made.
She was graduated with honor from
the State College For Women. attend
ed medical school. still earning all
her expenses. got her degree and fs
now a successful practicing physician
In a large town fn the south. and II
all began with a nickel Youths Com
! DaniOn
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27
LYcEUM COURSE

The Lyoeumite aud Talent prints
the following concerning a man who
10 to lecture here Tuesday February
3rd.
Harold Morton Kramer makes Il
an iron-clad rule to keep sweet while
be Is on the platform, no matter
what vexatious stunts may be going
on In the audience. But even iron
will break-and this iron clad rule
OF his became fragments one recent
night 10 an Iowa town.
Two babies just into the walking
stage we're turned loose by their fond
mothers. and went tanglefooting up
and down the aisles, shrieklng glad
some habyisms to each other and
then occasionally pauslng directly 10
front of the lecturer to wave chubby
hands at the audience to googoo at
the speaker and then olatter away on
another ur of the aisles. They
we're cute. Sure But they we're
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27


A striking warning against the foods
that rise with Uncomfortable rapidly
and volume iu the Rocky Mountain
streams is seen In n gorge twenty-five
miles west Of Denver. Here Bear
creek. a mere rivulet hardly ankle
deep threads its way for several miles
through a narrow canyon. In places
hardly wide enough to permit a road
way beside the stream. AT one OF
these narrow points a needle OF gran
lite thrusts itself mp between creek and
roadway to a point Of more than forty
feet Poised upon Its top. like the bar
on the letter 4. is a huge log. twenty
feet long. II was left there some years
ago by a sudden ddSA that drowned
more than a score beople camping
in the canyon. o + brass tablet
fastened to the pillar the county au-
thorities have inscri6 ed this pregnant
sentence. IF you knewA>Yhat put this
log up here you wouldn't csss9p In this
canyon. New York Times.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27
FORM ATHLETIC CLUB

A movement is on foot among the
young men of the city to form an
athletic club for the purpose Of seuur
ing some much needed exercise.
They have made arrangements with
the school board tor the use Of the
gymnasium In the new high school
building for an evening each week
aud will be allowed the privilege Of
using what apparatus there lie there
aud the shower baths.
They are planning upon organic
log a team and taking up the game
of Indoor baseball among other ath-
letic sports.
Heretofore st. Mariss has bad It's
bowling team aud devoted consider
able time TO that sport bat there are
no alleys here this winter aud the
young men miss tue exercise derived
from that sport and are anxious fol
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

His wife met him at the door. His
dinner had been waiting for thirty
minutes, but she was smiling sweetly.
Her hair was done up in a becoming
style. and she looked ten years young.
er than usual
She put her arms around his neck.
drew his head down and kissed him
sweetly
Give me your hat and coat" she
said Il will hang them away. for /
can see that you are tired Have you
had hard day at the office. dear2"
YES" he replied. I'm all tagged
out"
I'm sorry. But never mind I feel
sure that things will take a turn for
the better soon. I've got a surprise
for you-the maid has prepared a nice
chicken stew. the kind you like so
well. Shall I run upstairs and get your
slippers?' p
Never mind. little woman" he re-
piled. pushing his hand into his pocket.
how much do you wantY'- Chicago
Record Herald
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27


The Grand canyon cannot "a. s.. scri1b
ed IN measured terms. Every bsholder
sees IL IN a different form iusi us the
rolling clouds suggest different resem-
blances to the eyes OF the beholder.
Begin with the thought Of the canyon
thirteen miles Wide. a mile deep. the
Colorado river. 200 feet wide. imprison-
ed down in the depths between lofty
walls OF weather stained granite and
rushing wildly on its way
It is buried so deep that only now
and then can you get a glimpse OF
what looks like little, dark ribbon OF
gray. Above the black granite walls
OF the river you see what you can east
iy imagine to be row after row OF red
brick slyscrapers projecting from the
sides OF the canyon at acute angles
and always pinnacled by imposing
towers.
The height OF those prodigious sky
scrapers and towers cannot be meas
ured by the Imagination. They seem
to rise a few hundred feet In reality
they tower thousands of feet from the
foundation walls. The colors are mar
velous. -Leslie's.
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curIou. wax. Of Lac Papuan..

Cbfioba ways OF Nuc FdPbauos
In the Girara country. Papua. a dis
trict OF New Guinea. where the coun-
try is almost entirely submerged. the
natives are said to claim descent from
the dog. They possess i've totems.
which are drawn on all their houses.
Their villages are erected on hillocks
so as to be clear or the wnter. and the
people OF each village inhabit one large
common house. sometimes as much as
four 60 i've hundred feet long and six
~ TO eighty feet in width. The center
OF this huge building is kind OF com
mon ban. which Is used only by the
men, while the wallis of the structure
are divided into cubicles In three or
four floors. access to which is gained
by means OF ladders. The women are
not allowed to enter the building by
the same door as the men. A great
deal Of sOrcery prevails in the western
division. In the wilder parts Of the
country the chief IS himself a head
sorcerer. He claims to be able to sep
arate his spirit from his body and to
send Il on various missions. including
that or killing peopie.-Argonaut
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

Our anxieties are nearly all artih-
cial and are bred indoors. under the
stihlng oppression OF walls and roofs.
to the maddening clangor of nave
ments, and a day in the open will often
dispel them like a bad dream.
With more air and sun and ground
we find fewer instances OF immortality
and despair For return TO nature Is
a return to good nature.
True, we cannot at once incontinent-
~ leave our tasks and wander at Will
into the green world whenever the
wind sets from a pleasant quarter; but
for all that there are many steps that
we may take toward re-establishing
qua divine heritage and rightful por-
ton IN the delectable commonwealth
or out of doors. And the best use we
can make of II will surely consist in
wholesome nOrmalizing exercise-not
necessarily In living out OF doors more
than we do at present. but I'm living
there wholesomely and naturally -
Bliss Carman In The Making OF Per-
sonality."
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

No one viii take seriously the sug-
gestion Of correspondent OF the At
lanta Constitution that there Is
legend" to the effect that the Savan-
nah river was so named because an
Indian chief asked somebody to Save
Anna" his daughter. who had fallen
from boat into the river. But the re
currence Of the puerlle Joke I'm the
form of the suggestion gives occasion
to say that the word savannah" is a
very old one. aud philOlogists tracing
u to its origin go back TO ancient
Greek through old Spanish. The ENG
fish meaning OF the word. spelled with
out the final "h." is a tract or level
land covered with vegetation. usually
grass or reeds. and void OF trees or
with trees occurring only occasion.
ally. From the savannas along it's
banks the river was named. In the
level, grassy savanna Is observed some
resemblance to a sheet" which was
one meaning OF the word In Greek
Also Il meant a towel-Savannah
News.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27
Wants To Find
Her Lost Boy

Postmaster HawleY has received a
letter .from Mrs M. I. McDonough
Of Portland Oregon seeking informa
ton as to the whereabouts of her son
Maurice Marlborough who WAS last
heard Of about ten years ago in this
city.
lie was then 16 years Of sge. med
ium build, dark brown hair. grey
eyes, had lost the sight of his LIT eye
aud had a scar on the back of his
hand. Two upper front teeth we're
rather large and slightly protruding.
lie was an intelligent looking boy
aud at that time had no bad habits.
Any information In regard to him
will be thankfully received by his
mother, Mrs M. \ McDonough, 325
Third st. North Portland Oregon.
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Theatres
The Ideal

An exceptionally strong array of
programs has been booked fer this
week at the cozy show house that
specIalizes 10 photo-plays.
TUESDAY
For Tuesday, "Pathes' Weekly" q
BIoRraph comedy and two excellents
dramas are offered.
WEDNESDAY
"a RaiIroader's Warning, Kalsm
drama, "Wheu the Piess Speak
Vitagl aph comedy" The Belle OF
Siskiyou, Essanay and "Songs Of
Truce, a splendid Selig war drama.
THU RSDAY
"SIim Driscoil Samaritan" Vita
graph drama, "Sultan Of Sulu" Sells
also a Lubin and a good comedy
Special Attraction
when Women Go On The Wa
PATH. a two reel Vitagraph comedy
one OF the funniest ever produced
will be shown Friday night.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27
OBITUARY

Walter Craig yard master at Avery
died at the st. Marles Hospital Thurs
day aud vas buried Friday from Null
cahy's undertaking parlors Rev.
Il. Tweed pastor OF the Presbyterian
church ofiinlateu.
Mr.. Craig vas a Mason aud the
members of the local lodge turne !
out 10 force to assist 10 paying the
last ead rites to their deceased
brother and accompanied him to hls
last resting place in Woodlawn
cemetery
He was buried In the lot owned by
the Masous and set aside for he bur
iRl of their dead. being the first one
buried there
Besides his widow he leaves a fam
lily Of children. the oldest heiuR h
son about Is years Of age to mourn
his loss
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

The proper way 10 take a Turkish
bath is TO devote plenty OF time to the
process On entering stay In the first
room. the moderately hot one. until all
feeling OF oppression has passed on
Then move on into the second. the hot
room. as IL is called. The third one.
called the oven should seldom be used.
MS the heat is too intense to be safe. II
is best to be content with a mild per
SEPARATION at first and to stay In too
short a time rather than too long
People are apr to think that the more
they perspire the better they will be-
but that is not the case. and. what is
more. there Is an element of danger in
prOlonging the process. Taken quiet
~ and with discrimination, Turkish
baths are one OF the greatest boons C
suffering humanity--New York Tele
gram.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

Haggerty and his wife were riding
home on the street car. Haggerty was
in that mellow state which urged him
10 be extra nice to his wife-to treat
her as II he was counting her again. IL
yCl know what we mean. EIaggerty's
wife sought TO divert him from the ex-
ravagant compliments be was paying
her.
Look. dear" she said There's a
remarkably pretty girl sitting across
the aisle from us. two rows back. 4
want you to notice her"
"Ah. my darling" whispered Hag-
gerty. leaning close. Il have no eyes
for beauty now. l just want to look
at your
That's the way he carried It too far
and confirmed her suspicious that he
was the way he was.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

The Grand Theatre management
has a great many surprises to offer
audEamoDgst them will be the great
spor. Of Roller Skating which the
management has taken into deep eonsi
dsratIon thinking that It might spoil
their beautiful dance hall. but they
lave a system by which the floor
may be put into perfect condition
thirty minutes after the heaviest
crowd Of roller skaters have left Il
One OF the greatest aud most popu-
lar hits Will be put Ia vogue In
short time called the Dansant Special
instructors will be hired BY the man
agement to teach the dancing public
the original and refined Tango
This method will be used to Intro
ducs to the people the clean and re-
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27
HAROLD MORTON KRAMER
Who will lecture in this city
tuesday Evening, Feb. Sd.

breaking up the meeting" and
finally Kramer. after toiliug mauful
ly for some minutes after the manner
Of an auto going up grade with the
olutch slipping paused, watched the
toddleFs' antics for a few breaths,
and orisply remarked:
eff the judges are ready to report
their decision on the baby show, we
will proceed with the Fectusel'
Two seconds later two toad and
angry mammas with two lirming
babies we're going doy1 the opera
house stairs two steps at a time.
while a happy audience was clappinR
and shouting its approval Of the drst
break In Kramer's iron clad rule.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

Much more money has been sent
anonymously to the British govern
ment's conscience fund than TO that
Of the American government The first
recorded payment OF this kind was the
sum of S1.SOO. sent to Pitt In 1889
with letter requesting him to apply
the money ito the use OF the state in
such manner that the nation may not
suffer by its having been detained from
the public treasury. You are implored
TO do this for the case OF conscience
to an honest man" Nearly every year
since then the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer has received certain amount
Of conscience money. In 1871 the
chancellor received $4,000 from a per
son who stated that he had engaged
in smuggling for many years, and that
this sum represented all his profits
therefrom. One year the conscience
money forwarded by British taxpayers
totaled $4,000.
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Electric Heater
At The Ideal

The latest Improvement at the
Ideal Is an electric stove which has
ust heen installed In the ticket Off ce
of that popular photoplay house
/ This electric heater was secured
through the local Office of the Wash
lngtou Water Power Company and Is
the type manufactured by the General
Electric Company 1t appears to be
an ideal way of heating as very little
space is needed, and then their is no
odor or dirt. and to start the file all
that is needed Ia to turn on the
switch Undre the new commercial
heating tate the cost of operation is
merely nominal
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

hued tango which Is IN reality a
beautiful aud enjoying dance The
lesson will be given before the dance
and will In no way interfere with the
regular dances Mrs Flzke In ''Tess
of the D'Ubrevllles" 10 gorgeous
hve reel production will be at the
Grand very shortly aud the manage
ment has the World Series Ball
Games, booked for near date
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

Craven street. Strand. London. once
produced quite a competition among
epigrammatists. James Smith. one OF
the authors OF the Rejected Address
es," who died there in 1899. wrote:
In Craven street. Strand. ten attorneys
lind place.
And ten dark coal barges are moored at
its base.
Ely. Honesty. ny; seek some safer re-
treat.
For there's craft on the river and craft
on the street.
To which Sir George Rose retail
lated:
Why should Honesty fly to some safer re-
treat.
Prom attorneys and barges. 'od rot EN-
For the lawyers are just at the top OF the
street.
And the barges are Just at the bottom.
80 Dad way.
Fond Parent Do you think I ought
10 have my daughters voice cultivat-
ed? Absentminded Visitor 4 should
think you ought to have something
done for itl
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Why He Didn't sIsan

Doctor ito patient. a golfer. suffering
from insomniai-Well and how did
you sleep last nlght7 Did you follow
my instructions and recall all the
strokes Of your last round2 Patient
Yes. Doctor-And then you fell asleep2
Patient-NO; then It was time to
get upl
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

One lamp, thy mothers love. amid
the stars shall lift its pure flame
changeless. and before the throne OF
God burn through eternity. holy, as It
was lit and lent thee here.-Willis.
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Society


The O. @. q. club met Thursday
Jan. 22nd at the home of Mrs. o
d. Plat. Roll call RESPONSES we're
Japan Today" Civic improve
ments we're discussed at length. The
next meeting will be held Feb. 9th
at tH NE Of Mrs. M. Russell.
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Molly-So you are really engaged at
last7 I'm awfully glad to hear It.
dearl Angeline-Yes. was sure you
would be; you may have a chance
nowl