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The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
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The dispatches state that in de-
termined effort to eradicate from the
Ottoman empire all traces of things
European, the Young Turks have or
dered the removal Of all business
signs written in any other language
than Turkish. Great confusion pre-
walls in Constantinople on this ac-
count Two-thirds of the inhabitants
are natives of other countries and
know little of the Turkish printed
characters. Strangers find it exceed
ingly difficult to get about, and the
average citizen cannot tell from it's
sign whether building harbors a
hotel or a stable Much the same con-
dition prevails in this country. Here
in Kansas City so few of the corners
have street signs on them that one
can scarcely tell where he is. The
Metropolitan conductors call the
street names in an unknown tongue.
And in the average village there is a
Palace hotel, Palace Barber shop.
Palace restaurant. Palace livery sta
BILE, and so on, with little In their ap-
pearance to differentiate one from the
other The op'ry house never housed
an op'ry, and the moving picture
shows usually bear such names that
one would fain wonder whether they
are movie theaters or beauty lotions
Kansas City Star
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
rjnv Pellet Brjnus $500,

A little round ball of paper which
Mrs Charles R. Vincent dug out of the
pocket of an old sweater she was
washing made her heir to real estate
valued at $500. The paper proved
to be her husbands will.
Vincent died on March 20. His wild
ow knew he had made a will, but a
five months search failed to reveal
where he had put it.
Recently she took down the sweater
her husband had worn, and which had
been hanging in closet since his
death. She washed it and was about
to wiring 1t out when she noticed a
lump in one of the pockets.
Mrs. Vincent unrolled the paper.
dried 1t and ironed 1t out. It be-
queathed real estate at Pine Brook,
NJ j.. to her. The widow took the
paper down to the city hall and had
it admitted to probate.-Philadelphis
North American.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
SQUIRREL AND
Game Of Hunting and L
Watched on a Lawn in -.
Billie Saves His Dim,

In some sections of Melrose the
squirrels have been petted and fed
such an extent that they do not he
tate to enter houses in search of nut.
and dainties. 1t Is common to see as
many as a half dozen of these squir-
rels playing about the lawns at one
time, and they seem almost to have
lost their fear of mankind.
. The other day an odd incident was
witnessed in which one of these squir-
rels figured. His squirrelship, locally
known as "Billie," was engaged in for
aging for some of the nuts he had
cached in the grass on a lawn near a
huge oak. He was seen by a playful
maltese kitten about three months old.
When it noted the squirrel. the be-
ribboned kitten became all attention.
Then. nature asserting itself, the kitten
crouched and began to stalk its quarry.
billie" was perfectly aware of the
kittens proximity. and with one eye
watched it's attempt at stealthy ap-
proach, while with the other and his
nose he proceeded with his search.
The kitten appeared puzzled at the
boldness of the squirrel and its curl
osity became aroused to such an ex-
tent that it neglected it's crouch and
arose to it's full kitten height better
to see what the squirrel was doing in
the grass.
Then as the squirrel paid no atten-
ton to it, the kitten slowly walked
over to within two feet of the squirrel.
Billie had secured his nut and calmly
sat upright to open it.
Without preliminary crouch the
kitten jumped for the squirrel. Billie
leaped at the same instant, but went
clear over the back of the kitten. When
the squirrel came to the ground two
feet away, it at once resumed its ef-
fort to open the nut.
That was play the maltese could ap-
preciate. 1t crouched, wiggled its
slick length, leaped and sailed grace
fully over the squirrel. The latter
dropped his nut, but otherwise did not
move until the kitten again came to-
ward him, when in his turn he jumped
tese ran for. him, and he ran round
and round the kitten, purely In play
and without apparent fear.
For nearly three minutes the pair
kept up their antics Then suddenly
there was a black streak from the
Ilower bed as an older kitten rushed
eor the squirrel. But Billie knew his
ground and his rush carried him six
feet up the trunk of the friendly oak
by the time the older kitten was at its
base.
Then Billie hung, head down, tail
flirting, and in his squirrel way gave
that black kitten piece of his mind.
After five minutes Of vain waiting for
him to come down, the two kittens de-
cided they must delay their attack and
adjourned for a romp OF their own.
They we're scarcely Is feet from the
tree when Billie leaped down, secured
his nut and scampered back up to
sheltering limb of the oak to enjoy 1t
in peace.-Boston Globe.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

grounds in 1896-or perhaps 1t was
1895. Seymour gave IA bases and hit
two men, Doheny, finishing up. gave
nine passes and hit three men.
Another freak Of pitching was the
first inning of game between Chi
cago and St. Louis in 1909. Chicago
drew four passes and made five runs
in the first inning. In the last half
of that inning Cole, Richie and Reul-
bach gave eight passes and hit man.
st. Louis made five runs before hit
ting the ball at all, and got eight In
the inning. Then the game settled
down and was hard fought to the
finish.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

their men as they deserve to be
treated; kindly, humanely. Moreover
they do 1t without loss of dignity.
Hence. the soldiers respect. honor and
even love their superiors.
In the trenches and everywhere on
the firing line, where danger is great
est. the feeling of devoted comrade-
ship between officers and men is ad-
mirable and it is safe to say that
every soldier is ready and willing to
lay down his life for his superior.
Stories of soldiers who risked their
lives to save those of their officers
are daily occurrence at the Italian
front.
The last soldier to be decorated
was a certain Guido Vitelli who, on
seeing in the course of an engage
ment his lieutenant fall grievously
wounded, left the trenches accom-
panied by a comrade and rushed to
the rescue. The spot where the OFF,
Ger lay was quite distance from the
trench and Vitelli was struck twice
in the hand and in the cheek, while
his comrade was slightly wounded in
the leg.
Nevertheless, the two wounded SOL
diers succeeded in carrying their su-
perior officer into the Italian lines.
At the hospital, where he is now re-
covering, Vitelli related his adven-
lures to the captain Of his company,
adding that he was glad of the oppor-
tunity of proving the devotion he felt
for the gallant young lieutenant. Nat
urally, the captain has recommended
him for the medal.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

Larry Cheney, mainstay of the Cuo
pitching staff for years, vas traded to
Brooklyn the other day by Manager
Roger Bresnahan for Infielder Joe
Schultz and cash consideration. The
sum of money involved was not men
toned. Schultz is a third baseman
by preference. He has been doing
utility work for the Robins and Is re-
garded as a promising youngster.
With Rochester in the international
league last season Schultz batted .5lo
in 1856 games and stole 30 bases. In
81 games with Brooklyn this year
Schultz has batted 1886 and stolen two
bases. His acquisition is the first step
by Bresnahan in campaign to get
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
The Older Woman.

Never did woman of mature years
have so much attention paid to her
wishes along sartorial lines as at the
present time. Anything will do for
grandmother" has ceased to be the
slogan since the capable middle-aged
woman has evinced desire to wear
becoming clothes. Couturieres. always
swift to feel the sartorial pulse. are
busy making things for the Quickened
beating of the life Of the woman Of
fifty.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
One w.v TO shorten Games.

After the remarkable success OF JACK
Chesbro in 1904. almost every pitcner
in the American league was using the
spitball delivery. or bluffing it. TINS
fact caused the games to drag. Presf
dent johnson. peeved because 1t was
taking more than two hours to play
every game, wrote his umpires for sus'
gestions as to methods which might Oe
used in shortening the contests. MOS.
Of the umpires replied at length, Du'
Tim Hurst's answer was short ana y
the point. 1t read: Dear Ban: II you
are really in earnest about shorteniny,
the games. try seven innings.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

thought of the disposal Of Fred Snod.
grass by the Giants manager.
Il can't explain why McGraw let
Fred go. but as long as we got him
everything is all right. AS soon as !
saw Fred at large | told Stallings, to
get him, and, now that we have him,
we're going to make a much stronger
bid for the pennant. The ex-Giant
has been with us but short time. but
several of our victories have been due
especially to Snodgrass' hitting. Fred
is far from all in as a player. In
fact. he is one of the youngsters o.
the game and will be with us fo'
many seasons"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
His Precious Horses.

Miller, S. D. - Robert Wilson. a
prominent rancher here. Is known for
the fine horses he raises. He has
many ready for the market but he re-
fuses to sell one while the war in
Europe lasts. fearing they would be
sent there and injured or killed In
battle. He refuses fancy prices right
along for horses.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

rid of the Cub veterans and build up
a new ball club of youngsters for next
season.
Larry Cheney went to the Cubs
from Louisville in the fall of 1911. In
his first game against Brooklyn, which
he won, to 0, he had finger on his
pitching hand broken by line drive
from Wheat's bat in the eighth inn
ing. That ended his service for the
season. Chance liked his looks 20
well he hung on to the big youngster,
however, and in 1912 Cheney justified
Franks judgment by becoming the
leading pitcher of the Cub staff. His
willingness to work in and out Of turn
earned him the title "Big Moose"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
OF EGYPTIAN orIaIn.

The Basques are curious race. and
for century scientists believed it i'm.
possible to discover their Affiliations.
and with good reason. for they tried
In vain to connect them with other
European people. In recent times a
careful and intimate study of the Ian
guage has revealed them to have como
from Egypt at time so remote that
even tradition and legend show NO
traces OF that far on migration.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

Cy Williams has made ten home
runs this season.
Joe jackson may be slow, but he
watches the ball.
Jim Gilmore, Fed league president,
says jitney baseball is big success.
Double jitney baseball should ma
terially reduce the high cost OF root
ers.
When Joe jackson goes hitless in a
game some of the fans imagine he's
going back.
Heine Peitz is reported as an appli-
cant for a job on President Tener's
umpire staff.
Bill McKechnie's team is once more
travelling at the rate that won it two
Fed pennants.
Connie Mack has bought third
baseman, Mcdonald. from the Hous-
ton (Tex.) club.
Runt Walsh, Swacina and Jacklitsch
have been dropped by Manager Knabe
of the Baltimore Terps.
One doesn't have to be naval au-
hot n q
Phils' team is Alexander the Great.
Pitcher Needles Is with Peoria OF
the Three-Eye league for the simple
reason that there is no One-Eye league.
Bobby Quinn of the Columbus club
begged President Comiskey to give
Bill Johns, his third baseman. trial.
Manager Donovan has parted with
Outfielder Barney. The Pittsburgh Pr
rates got the youngster at waiver
price.
Ed Walsh, veteran Sox pitcher, has
purchased full set of golf clubs and
intends dabbling in the Scotch pas
time next season.
st. Louis baseball fans applaud
Geroge Sisler, former University OF
Michigan baseball star, practically at
every appearance.
Manager Charley Herzog expressed
no regrets when he learned that Ralph
Comstock had jumped to the Feds in
stead of joining the Reds.
Ten-cent baseball has spread like
measles in kindergarten, 1t start
ed in Newark, N. j.. and now it's all
over the Federal league.
Polly McLarry of the Chicago Cubs
ought to know how to take care OF
a. dead arm. He's an undertaken in
Texas when not playing ball.
A Boston philosopher says: "The
best a man can do Is be the Ty Cobb
Of his day." There is not room in one
day for more than one Ty Cobb
Tip to baseball fans: Don't broach
the subject of Baker to Connie Mack"
Give the developer Of champions a
chance to do some more developing.
80
The one good pitcher on the Cub
staff now is said to be Jimmy Laven.
der, who has come to life the last
part Of the summer and pitched real
ball.
Pitcher Jack Warhop objected to be
ing transferred to Richmond. as the
New York Yankees had intended. and
asked for and was given his uncon
ditional release.
Connie Mack is putting his young
pitchers through school this year. He
is not giving them any relief II they
get into trouble. but Is letting them
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

Pratt, KAMA Mexican some six
miles east of here was hunting rab-
bits yesterday and ran a rabbit into
a hole. He reached into the hole and
pulled the bunny out. but the rabbit
held to a sleeve of mans jacket.
Further investigation by the Mexican
showed large swag of heavy silver.
ware that had been hidden In the
hole, wrapped up in the jacket. The
silyerware was turned over to a near.
by resident and he notified the of
GERS,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Mack to Search kinderoartens.

Mack to Search kindergartens.
Now that the schools have reopened,
Connie Mack will be able to start his
annual tour Of the kindergartens in
search OF material, which recalls that
when Stuffy McInnis reported for duty.
Connie thought he was new bat boy.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
CRANDALL USES SNAKE BALL
Twirler for St. Louis Feds Given
Credit for Invention Of New De-
Iivery-Staggers Batters;

Otis Crandall, formerly of the New
York Nationals, and now pitching for
the St. Louis Federals, is credited
with the invention of new delivery.
which has been named the snake
ball"
While the ball does not bite the bat
ter 1t is said to be almost as fear
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Rumors Of Consolidation.

A story is going the rounds Of .ns
Three-I and Central association OF
possible consolidation Of the two c"
cults for next year. but the Centrai -
sociation comment generally Is 70 w -
effect that it is well satisfied wisn -
circuit az 1t stands.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Ne.r.Perfect Game.

The Cleveland-St. Louis game OF sun
day, August is. will go In the, records
as perfect game" as far as errors
of any sort are concerned Neither
pitcher gave a base on ball or MT
man and there was not fielding error,
while the game was won by the lowes'
possible score. to Q.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
KANSAS HAS 600 PAuPERs
Twenty Counties In the State Have
No Poor Farms Nor Poor
lndlpents.

Topeka. Twenty of the los Kansas
counties have no poor farms or indi-
gent poor. while In other counties the
poor farms are self-supporting. accord
ing to report made by J. W. Howe.
secretary Of the state board of con-
troll.
In The gear ending July the va
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
White sox Sian Minors.

The White Sox are signing more mi
ior league players for next season.
Frank Davis. . pitcher of the Colum.
bus team has been signed, also Short
stop Terry and Third Baseman Nc.
Mullen of the Los Angeles team.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Bank Teller Admits Hold.Up Fake.

Cedar Rapids, Ia.-Leo Perrin, de-
posed paying teller Of the Cedar Rap
ids National bank. is under arrest,
charged with embezzlement Of $20,070
from that institution. Perrin was ar
rested after he confessed that the
money, lost by the bank in supposed
hold-up, really was taken by him. He
was taken to Jail when unable to OBJ
tain signatures to his $1,000 bond
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

r1OuS counties IN KANSAS cared IOr
only 800 parpers. the report says.
Pending the construction of new
quarters at the Winfield Hospital for
the Feeble Minded, number OF in
sane and feeble minded patients have
been cared for by individual coun-
ties.
As a result there were ten more in
mates of poor farms this year than
last year. In the year ending July
/. says the report. there were 10 chill
dren in the county institutions as
against IA the previous ysT.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Corhan coes WITH cardin.I.

Shortstop Corhan, who was once a
member OF the White Sox team. but
who has been starring for the San
Francisco team for several years, has
been purchased by the st. Louis Cardi.
nails for next season.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Lives on Coffee.

Baltimore-Kate Larber, aged thir-
teen, has since she was fourteen
months old taken practically no nour-
ishment except coffee. which she
drinks in large quantities. sometimes
20 cups a day.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25

some. According to the reports of op-
posing batsmen. the sphere floats up
to the plate in "a series of eccentric
circles that give hickory swingers the
staggers trying to follow it's course
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Johnny Farrell All In.

Johnny Farrell. who last ys.
looked like the greatest find in Dass,
bali and was . whirlwind at seco9r
base. is broken in health and is no~
In Arizona. He may never play asa'n'
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
Jamee Prove. Worth.

Bill James satisfied Detroit fans thar
he was worth all the money paid ~
him when he held the Athletics practr
cally helpless in his first time out =
Tiger.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
LIE. MISS.
PITCHING FEA1S
Newark Feds Is. Tied
the Record.
Between Cardinals and
-. ed by Athletic Recruit
Who Issued Sixteen Passes to
New York Yankees.

Bruno Haas. the former Worcester
academy pitchen who signed with the
Athletics, has sat new American
league record fot issuing bases on
balls.
He passed 16 New York Yankees
in one game. =.
The previous record of the Amer
ican league was held by Carroll Brown
and Eddie Plank, each Of whom Is
sued IA passes in a game.
1t is believed Billy George, once
Giant, and Ed Reulbach are tied for
the major league record. Each gave
II bases in one game. Reulbach won
his game. He held the opposing team,
Boston, to three hits. George lost his
to Ansons Colts. That was in 1897.
Davidson, then of Newark, is be-
lieved the widest man, as he gave
Buffalo 20 bases on balls in one game.
The widest game recorded was that
pitched by Cy Seymour and Eddie
Doheny against Chicago at the Polo
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1915-09-25
sNoDGRAss HELP TO BRAVES
Batting Of Former Giant Outfieldef
Instrumental In Bringing Vic
tories to Boston Team.

If manager McGraw is trying to I'm
itate Connie Mack in the art of get
ting rid of star ball players he is max
ing a bowling success. This is the
opinion Of Johnny Evers, Braves cap.
tain. Johnny was hobnobbing with
the Boston players at morning prac.
tice when he was asked what he
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