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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16

received a letter from Mary recently
The Nap player turned half around
no, Ray; she hasn't written in weeks
Wonder what's the matter?"
Scott had shot ball through and
the umpire cahed Strike one!'
That's funny" replied Schalk, j
thought she wrote at least once a
week"
Guess she's too busy to write" said
Leibold, glancing around again
Another ball shot across.
Strike two!" yelled the umpire.
The two coachers on the lines fran
tically tried to give Leibold the sig
nal. They couldn't understand why
he stood there as if in trance.
We'll, / heard from Helen" ex-
claimed Schalk She's going to Mich
igan on two weeks trip
Gee, that's great" answered Lei
bold, keeping his bat on his shoulder.
She's certainly a dandy girl"
you bet she is grinned Schalk
as the third strike whizzed across.
Batter OUT" snapped the umpire
and Memo walked to the bench.
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hunter, going through the wood, saw
the same dove sitting on the branch
of tree, and determined to kill it
The dove. intent upon watching ner
nest, did not see the hunter, and so
did not fly away; but the ant, watch
ing the hunter while he loaded his
gun, knew that the dove was in dan
ger, and determined, if possible, to
save her He ran as fast as he could
the hunter, and reached him
just as he was making ready to Are,
Scrambling as fast as he could up
the hunters leg, he reached bare
place above his stocking just as the
hunter aimed his gun, and. biting him
as hard as he could. he made the
hunter miss his aim, and the sound
OF the gun alarming the dove, she
flew away to a. safe place"
Well" said Jack Rabbit, that was
certainly a fine thing for the ant to
do, and particularly as 1t is not lihely
the dove ever knew why it was the
hunter missed his aim
Indeed said Mr. Fox, "it was all
the more credit to the ant that ne
performed the kindress without ex
pecting the whole world to know of 1t.
And the whole story" continued Mr.
Fox, furnishes proof OF the lesson
that even the smallest sort of kind
ness is profitable to the one who
does 1t.
And now | am going in to take
nap said Mr. Fox, for l have had
very busy night and morning doing a
Kindness to Farmer Wilson's chickens
He had built a fence so tight that
there was no way they could get out
OF their yard; but have dug them
nice hole under the fence. and | think
one Or two of them will get out by
tomorrow morning"
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over all the sixteen years of The Girls
life, and, as though it had happened
yesterday the scene of the child's first
quarrel came with grave Importance
to her memory
The Girl had been to blame. She
had been intolerably rude to Little
Neighbor; beastly unfair, and when
her small guest had stood out against
her The Girl had burst into storm
of tears which so touched The Moth
er's sympathy that it quite ran away
with her judgment.
From that day on The Mother had
been nothing better than screen be-
hind which The Girl might find pro-
lection.
From this far-away picture of the
first quarrel of The Girl The Mothers
thoughts came back to the group of
serious young faces in the ice cream
parlor where her schoolmates were
discussing ways and means OF keeping
The Girl out of their sorority. assign
ing as their reason that she was rude
and unfair"
The words rang through The Moth
er's mind with the persistency of some
lifting tune from musical comedy.
They seemed to dance away with the
scurrying leaves out on the broad
lawn, and then come back to scar
their way like a burning brand into
The Mothers brain. She remembered
innumerable instances when, in her
dealings with her companions, The
Girl had shown no sense of justice,
and as many others in which her domi-
neering egotism and intolerable SELF
ishness had appalled, The Mothers
heart. but each time the adoring pa
rent had believed that only she saw
the hideous faults of The Girl. and so
she had gone on from year to year
screening them from the public eye,
or at least thinking that she did, for
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16

When The Mother entered the COM
bination delicatessen shop and ice
cream parlor a group of girls seated
at table were SO much absorbed in
their discussion that they had even
forgotten the refreshments before
them. Nor did they see The Mother
as she stood waiting for one of the
busy clerks to come her way
why, we've just got to find way
to keep her out. ! tell you we can't
have her in the sorority. She would
spoil all the fun. Every last one of
you know how rude and unfair she is
capable of being" and little Miss
Bright Eyes, who had the floor pro
tenn, mixed in a name with her spir-
tied protest which sent the hot blood
to The Mothers temples and made her
leave the shop without making the
purchase for which she had entered
1t.
For you see the subject of all the
talk was The Girl-the listeners own
young daughter.
And what was worse The Mother
knew in her heart of hearts that the
criticism she had heard was true.
Throughout the afternoon of the
crisp November day The Mother sat
alone In her sewing room. The work
she had begun lay untouched in her
lap, nor did she stir in answer to
either door or telephone bell. Her
gaze was rivetsd on the expanse of
lawn which circled her pretty home,
and as she watched the little dead
leaves blown away into hollows and
corners and trenches for their long
winters sleep her thoughts ran back
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FOX TELLS ANOTHER STORY

Il wish Mr.. Fox would tell another
story" said Jack Rabbit, as he pre-
pared to go again to the hillside and
consult the source of wisdom upon
which he had now come to depend
very much.
THAT story which he told me re-
Gently of the mouse and this frog was
very interesting, and it illustrated so
well the fact that so many of us seem
bound to make ourselves uncomfort-
able by binding ourselves to persons
and things unsuited to US | shall
certainly try to make him tell an
other story today"
When Jack Rabbit got to Mr. Fox's
house he did not find him at home;
but, knowing that unless something
very important detained him, he would
soon be there, he sat down to wait
And as he waited he saw on the
ground beside him great number OF
ants, which were rushing about and
hurrying in all directions-at least
that was the way it seemed to Jack
Rabbit, although he thought they
must know what they were doing,
else they would not be working SO
hard.
He was busy watching the ants,
when, all at once, he was surprised to
find NIr. Fox standing right beside
him and saying: How do you do this
morning."
Jack Rabbit was rather ashamed to
be caught watching the ants, and
started to make some explanation or
what he was doing, when he was
stopped by Mr.. Fox, who said: Don't
excuse yourself for watching the ants
There are very few of us animals
who could not learn more than we al
ready know from these little insects
for they are very wise, and do many
things much better than even men do
them. They are systematic and me-
thodical; they know the rules of war
and forms of government; they can
lift more than their own Weight and
carry it long way; they care for
their sick, and provide for their flu
ture, and, above all, they have a sense
OF gratitude, and after | have got
some of this dirt off my paws and
washed my face will teach you a
bit of wisdom by telling you story
Of an ant that was first told years
and years ago by wise old fox in Per-
STA, whose stories have been retold by
many another fox who was not so
wise"
Jack Rabbit was delighted to think
that Mr.. Fox was going to tell him an
other story without his even having
to ask him, and he was very impatient
while Mr.. Fox was washing his paws
and face and getting off some OF the
dirt, which, I fear, had got on them
while he was digging a hole under
the fence which Farmer Wilson had
recently built around his chicken
yard
Finally, however, he completed his
bath, and he had scarcely got to the:
door of his house before he began his
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guard her tongue because she hal
never had to suffer the consequence,
of its sting And the Girl, amazed a.
the slowness of The Mothers consent
to make it alright with Mrs Lee
reiterated her question.
1t was almost dusk when The Cir
left the sewing room to wash her tear
stained face. The Mother watched heI
detected steps take their way dow
the street toward the home of Mary
Lee. and her heart ached for her.
Even now The Mothers impulse
was to rush out of the house. over
take The Girl and save her the pain
full apology to her neighbor She had
been screen for so long that the
thing had become habitual. and it was
only the realization that The Girls
womanhood would be permanently
dwarfed if she did not begin at once
to do a little fighting on her own ac
count that held The Mother beside
the window watching for the return.
ing steps.
The Girls feet almost ran along the
street as they brought her home Her
head was held high; red spots burned
her cheeks, and when she threw open
the door of the room in which The
Mother waited there was a glorious
light of conquest in her eyes which
argued happily for her growth.
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| today 1t was quite obvious that she
had not wholly succeeded.

The Mother sat In her sewing room,
the work she had begun Immediately
after lunch lying untouched for hours
in her lap. She heard The Girl open
the front door; lay her books on the
library table, and come slowly down
the hall When she opened the door
of the sunny little sewing room The
Mother had picked up the work in her
lap and was plying her needle indus
triously.
To The Girl she gave a smile and
went on with her work, ignoring the
troubled look in the young eyes as
they watched her from the doorway
There was obviously something
wrong, but The Mother. for the first
time in her life, made 1t difficult for
The Girl to tell her.
'Oh, mother, l have got in SO
wrong!" finally from The Girl. who, in
the sudden memory of the embarrass-
ing time she had been having. did not
notice The Mothers unusual silence.
Il called that little Mrs. Lee per.
feet dowd today, and she overheard.
I was talking to Marjorie Mason about
the party for which Mary Lee has sent
out invitations and had no idea her
mother was within a male around,
when | suddenly turned and saw her
standing back of me when had just
said that it was pity for Mary to
have such dowd for a mother.
You'll make it alright with her
won't you mother" ended The Girl
in keen distress.
The Mother regarded her with
grave, calm eyes-this pretty young
daughter who had never learned to
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
FRENCH BOY DISPLAYS PLUCK
Cuts Planks for Floor for Trench
While Within ThirtySix Yards of
Enemy-Enemy Astonshed.

A patient in the American am
bulanee hospital at Neuilly-sur-Sei
tells the following story OF one of his
comrades: N
We had been living in the trenches
for days with the water above our
ankles. At that time our trenches
were only thirty-six yards away from
the German trenches, SO that we could
hear the enemy talking and whistling,
and, indeed, we often called across to
them.
One day, young p, who was a hot
tempered chap about twenty-oue years
of age, threw down his. shovel and
said that he wouldn't work in such
a nasty hole another moment, and
that he had rather die once from a
German bullet than live another day
is the trench. Anyhow, he was going
out TO chop some wood for a floor
and let the Germans shoot him if
they wished
"Thereupon p calmly crawled out
OF the trench, walked to a woodpile
in full sight of the Germans, and be-
gan making planks from the wood.
He worked a whole hour, for the Ger
mans were so much astonished at his
audacity, and so delighted with his
pluck, that they made no attempt to
stop him
When he had finished the needed
pile OF boards, P calmly carried them
into the trench, and the men made a
good floor OF them. Youths Com
panion
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16

story. you see," said Mr. Fox, that
with all their other accomplishments
the ants are not very good swimmers,
and one day an ant, having yentured
too near the edge of brook, fell in,
and was in great danger OF being
drowned He called. in a feeble way,
for help, but there seemed to be no
one to hear him, and he had almost
given up hope when the current OF
the brock carried him under a tree,
upon branch Of which a dove was
resting.
The ant, seein3.the dove, thought
to himself: Here is one last chance;
wils call as loudly D can, and il
the dove does not help me / shall give
myself up as lost
So he called as loudly as ne could,
and the dove. hearing him, locked
down, and when he saw what the mat
ter was plucked leaf from the tree
and dropped it into the water Just
beside the ant. Though fast losing
strength, the ant managed to crawl
upon it, and the breeze, blowing the
leaf to the shore, ne crawled upon dry
ground and was saved.
Now good many animals and a
good many men would have said to
themselves That leaf fell off the tree,
and do not owe the dove anything
tor saving my life, and would have
at once forgotten the act of kindness
But the ant did not do this. Instead.
he said to himself: Some uay vi,
have a chance to repay the dove
II was not long after this that a
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
Famous Home Run Drives.

Those famous home run drives made
into the stands at the Polo grounds
soon may be no more, at least for
American league games, for Jacob
Rupert Of the Yankees has suggested
that they shouts be counted only as
two-base hits. The distance from the
plate permits them legally being
called homers, but 225 feet is far too
short for the heavy swatters of these
days.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
BRAINS NECESSARY IN GAME
Oscar stanage, Detroit 6ackstop, Says
Catching Demands Great Amount
of Mental Ability.

Few fans and not so many players
realize the important part that brains
play in the modern game Of baseball.
Oscar Stanage, the frst-class Detroit
catcher, once said: Catching de-
mands one-third physical ability and
two-thirds mental work"
In making this statement he dill not
overestimate the mental part of it. A
good arm and a good eye never made
wonderful ball player. He must
have these ingredients in his makeup
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DIAMOND
NOTES
The Fed league will not enter Bos-
ton next year.

The Fed league will not enter Bos-
ton next year.
Hank O'Day denies that he was a
ink to the Cubs
Babe Adams is pitching winning
ball for the Pirates.
Frank Schultz is wallcping the ball
with real vigor these days.
The return to form Of King Cole has
given Bill Donovan lot CT real joy
Barring accidents, the Washington
club is. going to be hard to stop" said
j. Nd Grillo.
Larry Chappen is not going to jump
to the Feds, in spite of the big money
offered him.
Anyhow, Johnny Evers has solved
the problem Of how to get the fans
out to the bali park.
The Athletics are making plenty of
hits these days, but they aren't much
of scoring organization.
1t looks as if the Pirates are going
to play a bigger part than bowl of
mush in the pennant competition this
season
Manager Rowland thinks he has the
best utility outfielder in the American
league in the person OF Little Memo
Leibold.
Dave Robertson Of the Giants has de-
veloped into corking good hitter.
He is as fast as Ty Cobb between
home and first.
We wonder what has become of the
lucky penny that Capt, Cushman Rice
gave to George stallings last season.
Is it still on the job?
Left Fielder Wheat of the Brook
Ign team is credited with knowing as
much about playing for batters as any
man in the big league.
John Hummel probably is one of the
oldest players in the National league
in point of service, but lie has not
outlived his usefulness
Frank Chance, Jawn Eyers and Hank
O'Day, former Cub managers, ought
to hold consolation party and en-
terrain Rog Breslahan.
Ralph ("Cy) Perkins Of Gloucester,
Mass, who is a catcher with the
Raleigh team, in the North Carolina
league. has been sold to Connie Mack
The players of the National league
are complaining If the gag rule the
league has put on them this year.
Every time one Of them opens his
mouth ho Is flied.
Connie Mack says that he will not
sell his stock In the Athletics. He
has mis- mind set upon developing an
other winner, and the chances are
good for bis doing SO.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
Oscar stanage.

in order to succeed, but they must be
commanded by his brain. The only
reason in the world that Ty Cobb is
the greatest ball player and the big
gest drawing card in the game today
is that he has more brains than the
average player and uses them in his
work. Cobb is always studying the
opposing pitcher and catcher and fig
uring out some way to outwit them on
the bases. s&
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
TO START BOY IN BUSINESS
Shetland Ponies Are Easily Kept and
Require But Little Grain-Do
Very Well on HilIsides.

A good way fer boy to start in
business is by raising Shetland ponies
A very well-bred mare can be bought
for s125 to 5000, the latter figure be
ing for a pure bred.
Starting with a mare in foal, boy
can, in the course Of five years, il he
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
Vicar for six Gets $4,000.

The living of St. Alphage, London
Wall, England, which recently became
vacant, is a sinecure There is no
congregation. the average number of
worshipers on Sunday being about six.
The stipend OF the incumbent is $4,000
a year, and 1t has been suggested that
the church should be amalgamated
with another and the salary of the
vicar put to better use within the
church.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
$4,000 Beauty Released.

Pitcher Honolulu john" Williams.
once valued at $4,000 by Sacramento
and later drafted by the Detroit club
at the standard draft fee, only to fail
and be turned lack, was released out
right ard unconditionally by Salt Lake
City after refusing to accept trans
fer to Omaha.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
Atandon Pacific Coast rrip

Connie Mack and Frank Bancroft,
the two veteran baseball rneu who
headed the all-star teams in the ex-
pedition to the Pacific coast last fall.
have decided to abandon the trip this
year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
Johnny's Sore Hand.

Johnny, how did you hurt your
hand? hope you haven't been fight
ing again"
Willie Jones called me a liar,
mother, an then he hit me on the fis.
with his teeth. Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-22
SHORT-PAiD LETTER
Bulletin Relative to the Matter Re.
ceived at Augusta Postoffce.

The following bulletin from the Of
flee of the second assistant postmaster
general, under date Of April II, has
been received at the Augusta post
office:
Notwithstanding special attention
has been called repeatedly through
the official publications of the depart
ment and also through the press to the
rates of postage applicable to articles
mailed in the United States address,
ed for delivery abroad, the Depart
ment continues to receive complaints
on account of the receipt in foreign
countries of much short paid mail
from the United States. Postmasters
are directed again. therefore, to give
the widest possible publicity to the
rates Of postage applicable to articles
for foreign countries as indicated on
page 116 of the Postal Guide for July,
1914, and to the regulation which re-
quires the collection Of double the
amount of the deficient postage upon
the delivery Of short -paid articles in
international mails. Whenever 1t is
practicable to do SO, postmasters
shall also promptly inform the send
ers of short-paid articles mailed at
their Offices Of the amount necessary
fully to prepay the postage on such
articles and to hold the articles
until the senders supply the neces-
sary postage stamps or specifically
authorize the dispatch of the articles
as short-paid.
AS the failure properly to prepay
letters for foreign countries appears
to be the result in many cases Of an
erroneous impression as to the appli-
cation OF the United States domestic
rate, postmasters should adopt all
measures practicable to give notice to
the public that the only destinations
to which the two-cent letter rate an
plies are Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Re-
public Of Panama, the Canal Zone
Bahamas, Barbados, British Honduras
Leeward Islands. Newfoundland. Ger
many (by direct steamers only Eng
land, Scotland. Wales, Ireland and the
City OF Shanghai, China; and that to
all other places the rate II flve cents
for the. first ounce or fraction o. IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-22
Penney Memorial Church.

Miss Edith Marden, a gifted reader
and inpersonator will introduce the
famous scenes and characters al the
Penney Memorial Church entertain :
ment Friday evening. Each scene Will
he preceded by a brief description 10
poetic form of the characters to be
shown and celebrities to be displayed
Mrs. farley always made such de-
criptions as did Artemus Ward on his
American tour: This. ladies. and
gentlemen, is Daniel in the lions den.
Daniel can readily be distinguished
from the lion by the green umbrella
under his left arm"
Miss Marden with her apt, clear,
concise introductions will see that all
understand each scene as presented.
Don't let any other engagement
keep you from attending this unique
and delightful entertainment tomor-
row evening.-Adyt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-22
1.-THE ~ Ministries"

Three rehearsals every week and
cannot be too much work done to
bring the coming "" Minstrel show
up to the standard Of excellence that
all are striving for
From the going up of the curtain
program is promised that is full of the
unexpected; a combination OF surprises
and unique situations that will be GER
tain to keep an audience wide awake.
AS is customary the ~" Minstrel
show will be divided into4a first and
a second part, but beyond this COM
parsons are Of little use. The mention
of a song by certain soloist will be
only a small part Of the number and
to tell all would be to take half of the
interest away from the production.
Fully a dozen feature songs will be
used in the first part, all of them the
latest obtainable. in fact some are Of
so recent publication that it has been
necessary to have the ochestrations
made in Augusta al they are not pub
lished at this writing. But previous TO
these songs will come the opening
chorus of popular song hits, selected
and arranged entirely by the director
Of the coming show, so that there will
be an absolutely new overture that
has never been used here or elsewhere
before. Right here is where the novel
ties start.
Owing to the large number of young
men who are selling tickets around
the city ii has seemed we'll to the
management to make public a state
ment regarding the plan of exchange
in order that all may have an equal
opportunity Of securing good seats.
The tickets that have been purchased
from the young men are only exchange
tickets and must be presented at the
ticket Office of the Augusta opera
house at any time after I O'clock
Thursday evening, April %, at which
time and at any time after, the regu-
lar reserved seats can be selected for
either or both evenings Of the per-
Torrance. The exchange tickets are
good for either the Thursday or Fri
Gay night performance.-Adv.