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recover from the shock She doesn't
care anything more for money than
you do for your right eye.
And then. to make matters more
like political afternoon in Mexico
for the Miffendales, Hep Hardy with
diamond flush climbed the trellis
work on the outskirts of Uncle Louis
and gave him the gaff for eleven
Sawbucks.
1t was a rough night at sea for the
Miffendales.
Those two members in good stand
ing in the ancient order of the Com
panions of the Cold Feet had to sit
there all the rest of the evening, play
ing 'em close, trying to get their coin
back-which they didn't.
The mills of the gods grind slow
but once in while they grind out
something worth while.
When the company had gone / said
to Peaches. Where did you get that
fourth Six and who taught you the
gamer"
"Oh.'' she chirped with a smile, Il
just picked it up"
Which l said. "the game or the
Six?"
She hasn't answered me yet.
That was a week ago.
Anyway, I'm glad you don't belong
to the Companions of the Cold Feet"
] said to her as l swept the icicIes
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
NOVEL ANGLES OF BASEBALL
Cold and Dismal Day When Leaders
Do Not Come to Bat With Some
Diverting Proposition.

It is very cold and dismal day
when the leaders Of baseball do not
come to bat with some diverting propo.
sition. The latest is to close up the
gates of whole lot of little baseball
teams and give the public a rest a
little while
1t is rather significant that most OF
this revolutionary talk has followed
the activities of the Federal league.
Before the entry of this organization
into the field there was comparatively
little talk about baseball difficulties.
The game seemed to be doing well;
salaries were supposed to be reasons
able and attendance was pretty fair.
Now managers bewail the unnecessary
high cost of getting players and the
lack Of public patronage
There is no denying the fact that
baseball is in a somewhat precarious
condition. but / think there are
enough brains and money in baseball
In this country to work out pretty
fair solution of the difficulties, says a
writer in Milwaukee Sentinel. II
those who are most concerned will get
together on reasonable basis l have
no doubt they will work out a plan
which will be satisfactory to them
selves and to the public. When this
is done there will be no distinction
between the Federal and other leagues.
Until this is done. there is likely to
be difficulty.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

chance that he will get control too.
for he was able to put it where he
willed occasionally last season.
Cheney pulled it on me last sum
mer. / was warming him up one day
when he said: Roger, I'm going to
give you a knuckle ball
Come right along / said.
"'You won't feel sore il it cracks
you in the ribs?' said he.
well, I've caught some pretty
good pitchers was my comeback. I've
always been able to make 'em hit the
big nit
We'll, he cut loose. That ball came
straight as a string and not very fast
Looked like l was going to grab 1t at
my neck. That's where the big mitt
went. When that ball was within four
feet of me it took a downward shoot.
The next thing l remember l was
lying with my face in the grass, for l
was warming him up near the club
house. Ever have anything hit you a
good, solid blow in the pit of the
stomach? You have? That's how i
felt.
when l recovered I wanted to
know all about it. Cheney showed me.
He held that ball firmly against the
first joints of his right hand. Then
he clasped it tightly with his thumb
and threw it just as he would spit
ter or fast one."
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Hand Firina OF Soft Coal.

1t Is not often that a government
bulletin attracts more attention or
promises more real benefit In its
sphere than the bureau of mines pub
lication on Hand Firing Soft Coal
Under Power-Plant Boilers" 1t chroa-
icles the results Of acual tests and
seeks SO to present the subject as to
meet the nee1 of men without tech
nical education. So far as possible IL
avoids technical language, and it In
SO worded and illustrated that it win
aid the work Of practical firemea and
should be the handbook of all en-.
gineers and firemen capable of follow.
ing printed Scientific
American.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
SEEING LIFE W1M
ffAg15,, JOHN HENRY
kS n ~ Geo1geVHoba
lg1{ .NKNQSfl John Henry On Poker Parties
John Henry On Poker Parties

Sensation of being Stung for Sam,
uel!
lie smiled sickly little smile,
showed three discouraged teeth, and
then for the rest of the evening gave
an excellent imitation of a pre-occu-
pied Clam
Peaches the Bunco Kid! Did you
get that. John, do Skies beat Fulls?''
Isn't she Sonder, on the level!
opened the next Jack and soon
find myself out on the long trail all
alone with Aunt Jessica.
She plodded along behind me till
she had fourteen dollars in Bad Lands,
then she sat down on an ice-hummock,
removed her snowshoes and called
me.
When laid down Four Typewriters
she called me again-but I'd hate to
tell you what 1t was.
She had Four Deuces all the time
and after the first bet she walked into
one Of those Maison's on Fifth Avenue
and started to pick out a new gown.
On the second bet she selected a
Worth creation with a slit skirt.
After the third bet she bought an
opera cloak to go with it.
After the fourth bet she bade the
Proprietor ring for a taxi and took
her expensive purchases home her.
self.
Pretty soon came the awful awak-
ening and she had to put everything
back in the store.
don't think Aunt Jessica will ever
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
THROWS TRICKY CURVE
Larry Cheney of Cubs Possesses
Most Deceptive Ball.
Manager sresnahan Says It Is So Flu.
sive That No Batter Can Hit 1t
and No Backstop Can Hold 1t
Called knuckIe Ball.

Roger Bresnahan, manager of the
Cubs, says that Larry Cheney pos
sesses the most deceptive ball that
was ever twirled by pitcher.
It's SO deceptive, says Roger, that
not only can no slugger lay his bat
against it, but no backstop can catch
the elusive sphere.
It's knuckle ball with such a
break that Roger once leaped to catch
one and the ball broke and cracked
him on the forehead. Upon another
occasion Roger thought he would
catch the sphere at his neck and it
broke and slammed him in the stom-
ach, and with such force that Roger
doubled up like a jack-knife and spent
the remainder of the afternoon on
the rubbing table.
Roger says that a catcher should
really wear chest protector, mask
and shin guards when warming up
Cheney-that Is If he is going to sig.
nal for the knuckle.
''If Cheney ever gets control of that
ball." said Roger, there isn't a bat
ter in the game who will be able to
touch it. And there is a mighty good
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
j. S. STANDS FOR
MORAL PRINCIPLE
PRESIDENT DECLARES BATTLE.
SHIPS ENGINES TO PROMOTE
INTERESTS OF HUMANITY.
REVIEWS THE ATLANTIC FLEET
Inspiring Thing About America, He
Asserts, Is That She Asks Nothing
Except What She Has Right to
Ask for Humanity Itself.

New York, May 19.-President Will.
son reviewed the Atlantic fleet in the
Hudson river and at luncheon ten
dered to him on shore by the city of
New York, told distinguished gath
ering OF navy officers, army officers
and civilians what the country and
it's navy stood for. The great battle.
ships that lay in the river, he said,
were Engines to promote the inter,
ests of humanity"
THE inspiring thing about Ameri.
ca" the President asserted. "is that
she asks nothing for herself except
what she has a right to ask for hu.
manity itself. We want no nations
property; we wish to question no ma.
tion's honor; we wish to stand self.
ishly in the way Of the development
of no nation. 1t is not pretention on
our part to say that we are privileged
to stand for what every nation would
desire to stand for and speaking for
those things which all humanity must
DESIRE"
U. s. Loves Moral Principle.
The spirit which brooded over the
river, said the President, was "just
solemn evidence that the force OF
America Is the force of moral princi
pie, that there is not anything else
she loves and that there is not any.
thing else for which she will contend"
The President took occasion in his
cnppph tn nav t~ihnfn fn Coorof,rv -
the Navy Daniels, who sat beside him.
Although the day was damp and
chilly, with occasional downpours of
rain, the weather abated in no way the
enthusiasm with which New York
greeted the head OF the nation. In
the forenoon he reviewed a land pa.
rade of 5000 sailors and marines from
the fleets l6 battleships and from the
moment he set foot on shore until
after the luncheon he returned to the
Maytlower to review the fleet, his prog.
ress through the streets was a con.
tlnuous ovation, remarked upon by
those who accompanied him as the
most enthusiastic they had witnessed
since the Presidents inauguration.
Patriotic Spirit Everywhere.
Everywhere the spirit of patriotism
was in evidence. Many men and WON.
en- seized every opportunity to tell
the President of their support in the
present International crisis. Thousands
stood in the chill drizzle while the bri-
gade OF sailors and marines marched
uD Fifth aVenue and durinu tho oftor
noon, with a cold damp wind blowing
across the Hudson, thousands more
thronged the slopes of Riverside Drive
and other vantage points to watch the
Maytiower as she passed up the river
between the grim gray lines of war
vessels.
The Presidents remarks at the
luncheon were greeted with tremend.
Gus applause.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
RECORD FOR STEADY PLAYING
In Eight Years of Play Captain George
Mcbride Of Washington Has Missed
But Seven Contests.

Years ago there was a wonderful
ball player who was always injured at
the critical stages of a pennant race.
and it is estimated that injuries, which
kept this player out of the game for
weeks, and even months, had deprived
his club of three pennants. Fans and
scribes admitted his worth as a player.
but came to the conclusion that he
was not of such great value to the club
because he was out of the game so
much.
Figuring on this basis, which is un.
doubtedly correct, George Mcbride is
the most valuable man that can be
found anywhere. In eight years of ma
jor league playing Mcbride has missed
but six days play and but seven
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Hishlanders Have Bulky Paw Roll.

1t is Catcher Nunamakers tip that
the New York Americans pay roll is
bulkier than that of the Boston Red
Sox. The Nebraska boy is drawing
$4,000 from the New York club, and
his three-year contract is just com.
mencing. That's much taller figure
than he got in Boston. Nunamaker
hints strongly that, barring Speaker
and Wood, the Red Sox pay roll is any,
thing but overly large; in fact. the
club has host of high-grade workmen
playing for but $4,000 to $4,000.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
(By FRANK q. MENKE.)

Wy MANN E.)
It begins to look as if the most GER
tain way for ball player to become
star is for John McGraw to pro-
nounce him not worth his keep.
Cincinnati became famous as a
place for fellows to get their real
start by being fired, but John of the
Giants has been giving Garry Herr
mann's outfit close battle of late.
John had George Chalmers on his
roster this spring, but after watch
Ing George throughout the spring sea-
Son, John decided George wouldn't
do. So he pointed to the gate and
George went his way-jobless.
George hung around the polo
ground when the Phillies made their
visit recently, and looked SO sorrow
fIl that Pat Moran, manager of the
Quaker town crowd, offered him a
job. George accepted
"McGraw says you amt any good"
said Pat to George. Il think you are
Now you go ahead and show me. The
i1rst job you get is against the Gil
ants +"
|. George faced his once-time Giant
teammates, beat them 6 to 1. and al.
lowed them two hits.
Al Demaree might be called ex.
hibit B in this case. McGraw thought
SO little of Demaree that he traded
him to the Phillies along with Milton
Stock for Hans Lobert. Demarees
first appearance was against the Gil
ants and he shut them out.
The story concerning Dick Rudolph
was printed from one end of the land
to the other last year. John once
owned Dick, but didn't think much Of
him. So he turned him loose and
Dick eventually landed with the
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

Braves and materially assisted in
pitching them into the world cham
pionship.
Hankerinus Gowdy could have been
Giant regular. But McGraw couldn't
see him. Stallings could, and Gowdy
today ranks as one of the best field
ing backstops in the game, and as the
greatest slugging catcher in any
league
Charley HerDog has few equals as
third sacker. But McGraw let him
go to Cincinnati. If Herzog hadi
been kept by McGraw in 1914, diff
ferent story might have been writ
ten about the world series, because
the weakness at third lost at least a
half dozen games for the Giants. OF
course, Herzog was let go partly for
friendships sake-but should friend
ship figure in baseball?
McGraw had chance to grab Ed
ward Trowbridge Collins.
Red Ames was traded by McGraw
to Cincinnati for Art Fromme and
another player. Ames pitched great
ball for the Reds last season, while
Fromme f1ivvered badly.
Heinie Groh was considered of ma
ior league caliber by McGraw He
let the mite go to Cincinnati where he
developed into one of the very best
basemen in the game.
Beals Becker, who is fielding in SEN
SatiOnaI Style and hammerinp the ba II
to all portions of the lots for the Phil
lies, is Giant castoff He would look
mighty grand in the wobbly Giants
outfield just now.
And these are only few of the
most recent folks that John canned,
and who did ''come-forward'' as soon
as they hoped into another uniform.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

games, all told, a double-header being
played on one occasion. This is III.
deed a remarkable record and is OF
great Importance when one considers
that Mcbride has always been con.
sidered the keynote to the Washington
infield and it's headiest and steadiest
performer.
In this respect Sam Crawford is also
remarkable character. He has
missed only one game in four seasons,
and has not missed any since the
middle of 1911.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Revolutionary Forces Win.

Lisbon, via Paris, May 18-The sue
cess of the revolutionary forces has
been confirmed. The new govern
ment, which will be presided over by
Joa Chagas, was proclaimed from the
windows of the city hall and the an
nouncement was received with enthus.
iastic manifestations.
The military governor of Lisbon i'm
mediately posted throughout the city
proclamations praising the courage of
the citizens and calling upon civilians
to deliver up all arms at the arsenal
under pain of arrest
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Records Mixed?

Richmond of the international
league has signed pitcher named
Meadows, who halls from Mount St
Joseph's college. 1t is stated that he
has record of striking out 21 men in
a no-hit game. This sounds suspi
ciously like the record credited to Lee
Meadows of the ST. Louis Cardinals
Can 1t be the records are mixed?
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Sweet on Eddie Appleton.

Manager Wilbert Robinson of the
Brooklyn club believes that Eddie Ap.
pleton will prove the star of his rookie
twirlers the coming season. Appleton
comes to the Brooklyn club from Fort
Worth and has a record of having
pitched three no-hit games in the
Texas league.
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been purchased by Boston.
The Toronto club has sold catcher
Kirchell to the Richmond club.
Jack Bliss, catcher for the Venice
Tigers. has drawn his unconditional re-
ease.
Cincinnati critic comes out in non
pareil type saying that Bancroft can't
bunt or run bases.
Cleveland fans resent the cruel
charge that their city is farm for
the New Orleans club.
The Memphis club has released un-
cohditionally Hubert Taylor, a young
infielder of Senatobia, Miss.
The Buffalo club has secured Sec
ond baseman Frank Truesdale from
the New York American club.
Manager Patsy Donovan of Buffalo,
has signed another pitcher, c. E.
Moore last year with Springfield.
Outfielder Clemens, the slugger of
the Texas league last year, has re-
ported to Rochester by way of St.
Louis.
The ball players are not greatly
worked up over the refusal of the ma
tional commission to grant the latest
requests.
A Texan has invented crutch that
folds into a camp stool. We recon-
mend it to Joe Cantillon for use of his
ball players.
In the New York state league, Man.
ager Joe O'Rourke Of Albany, has
signed pitcher Jacobs of the Philadel-
phia National club.
Cincinnati critics are praising Fritz
Mollwitz to the skies, and some of
them claim he is the best first base
man in the league today
New Orleans took the palm for at.
tendance on opening day, when 1O,610
paid spectators witnessed the opening
of the new Heineman field.
Joe Schultz appears to have clinched
the job of guarding third for the Brook
lyn. He has an easy, graceful style
of hitting and steps into the ball fear
lessly.
President Barrow of the Internation-
al league, announces that Messrs. Sol
omon and Medicus paid $4,000 for the
Ebbets McKeever holdings in the
Newark club.
Evidently Artie Holman thinks Lee
Magee is just the kind Of manager
Lee Magee thinks Artie is ball play
er. The era of grand opera tempera.
ments in baseball appears to be with
Us still
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Fifty-sx Ships in War Zone.

New York, May 14.-Shipping rec
ords show that since May z, sc vessels
have departed from American or Cam
adian ports for European ports, or
vice versa, whose courses take them
through the zone of German submarine
activity. OF these only three are Am
erican. the Philadelphia, which left
New York May for LIVERPOOL; the
St. Paul, Liverpool May s. for New
York, both passenger ships, and the
Ruby, merchant ship, New York, May
IL, for London. The st. Paul should
have been well past the war zone
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
REAL SKIN COMFORT
Follows Use Of cutIeura Soap and
Ointment Trial Free

BY bathing and amounting these ira
grant supercreamy emollients impart
to tender, sensitive or irritated. itch.
ing skins feeling of intense skin
comfort difficult for one to realize who
has never used them for like proposes.
Cultivate an acquaintance with them.
Sample each free by mail With Book
Address postcard. Cutfeura. Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold eveFywhere-Adv.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Resigns Privy councilorship.

London, May 1S.-Sir Edgar Speyer
has sent a letter to Premier Asquith
resigning his privy councilorship and
requesting also the revocation of his
baronetcy. The letter declares that
Sir Edgar was led to take this step
after nine months Of charges of dis
loyalty by the newspapers, which
charges have lately eliminated in
speeches against him by public men.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
The Amputation.

Representative Anthony. advocating
increased armaments at Iareheon In
Washington, said:
II firmly believe that the opponents
OF ornaments understand p1esent-day
conditions as little as the Hackney had
understood war.
I'm Mare street, Hackney, lad
said:
Have ye heerd about Jm7 He's
been wounded by the Germans. AfR't
1t terrible?'
How's he been woundedS asked .
girl.
1T seems said the Haekaey lad.
sadly, that the Germans have cut on
his retreat"
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

and over to himself, This is a sin and
! hate to do it, but need the money"
Presently. however, his chips were
ell in, SO he repented and called
Peaches.
AS he did so ne threw on the table
a King full of Bullets and proceeded
to cover the gate receipts with eager
mitts.
"Pause!" said Peaches, ever so
quietly. Pause, Mr.. Gibson-and
walk slowly! want to keep up with
youi" and with that she spread her
hand out on the table-four Skies and
q Seven Spot. ~
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Tanned ShaS.

The housewife examined the shad
on the counter.
Il don't believe 1t Is strictly fresh"
she said 1T hasn't tha& pisa tint
around the gills."
"Oh, yes, mum, it's all right" rs
turned the fish man; ''but you. see.
mum, when a fish has been TO sea for
some time it's bound to get sort q
tanned up"
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Ofl-fire locomotives IN opecasfsa at
baenos Aires have shown an essnomy
Il 20 to 80 per cent over sseE
Drink DenIson's Coffee
Always pure and deifei06e.
LovaI. but susnicjous.

Loyal, but Suspicious-
You insist on having e~eEyfhtns
you use made in American
YES" answered the isstenssay pa
triotic citizen; even most Of mv war
news"
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Senator sorqhum ExpIains.

What is your reason for thinking
your party ought to be successful next
eiection? Il didn't say 1t ought to
be successful" replied Senator Sor
ghum firmly. Il said it is going Ia
be."-Washington Star.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Good Season for Jackson,

Judging from the way Joe Jackson
has been whaling the ball. the slugger
is due for another sensational season
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

Blunder and the world laughs al
you; lose and you weer alone.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL EFsKE Y0D
Try Murine Eye Remedy fas Red. Weak. WsseU
just Eye comfort. Write for BOOK OF The EJs
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21
Bert Coy Released.

Bert Coy of the San Francisco
Seals has been rendered his outright
release
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

away from the spot occupied by Uncle
Louis.
NO." she came back at me, Il al
ways play with my rubbers on"
With the rubbers on | echoed
"Right-O! and in poker that goes for
the neck as well as the feet"
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

Jack Bliss, catcher for the Venice
Tigers. has drawn his unconditional re-
ease.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

The Toronto club has sold catcher
Kirchell to the Richmond club.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

Cincinnati critic comes out in non
pareil type saying that Bancroft can't
bunt or run bases.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

Dick Egan, Brooklyn infielder, has
been purchased by Boston.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

Cleveland fans resent the cruel
charge that their city is a farm fol-
the New Orleans club
The Ely miner., 1915-05-21

The Memphis club has released un-
cohditionally Hubert Taylor. a young
infielder of Senatobia, Miss.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-13
KEEPS TREES IN CONDITION
Their Systematic Watering
and Ventilation.

A very ingenious and practical de-
vice for assuring the trees on city
sidewalks a sufficient supply of water,
no matter how dry the season and how
hard baked the earth, has recently
been put in operation in Strassburg by
Mr.. Sauer, the city tree inspector. II
consists of a tube of iron or lead bent
into the form of a ring large enough to
encircle the stem of the tree. The
earth is removed so that this ring may.
be placed just above the roots, and is
then filled in again, leaving the end of
a pipe connecting with the ring pro
jecting above the surface of the ground.
The top of the ring is pierced with a
large number of small holes, and a
tin cover or shield prevents these
from becoming stopped up with earth.
By of a funnel in the protrud-
ing end of the pipe any desired amount
of water may be supplied to the roots
without waste or loss of time. A fur.
Their advantage, according to Prone.
theus, is the ventilation thus secured
of the earth in the vicinity of the
roots-Scientific American.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-13
cuItlvatIna Vacant Lots.

Vacant lot gardening has greatly In
creased in Philadelphia during the
last year. More than six hundred
families were engaged in the health
full and remunerative work of Guilt
waiting the spaces of idle land in vari-
GUS sections Of the city. The work
is carried on under the direc-
ton of the Philadelphia Vacant
Lot Cultivation association. Since
its organization in 1897 this organiza-
ton has accomplished much in af.
fording opportunity for self-heIp in
Philadelphia. 1t secures the tempo
AIRY use of idle land and assigns gar
dening thereon to people who are in
need of money, as well as a healthful
occupation. Not only by this scheme
is a chance for healthful and profit
able work afforded, but it prevents
these vacant spaces from being used
as unsightly dumping grounds.