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GIANTS DEFEAT CUBS
WILD EXHIBITION GIVES
GOTHAMlTES GAME IN SIXTH
Mitchell md Doyle Vanished for Ar
EuinE with Klcm-Univcrsity
Player Breaks In.

CHICAGO. June 12.--New York de-
final game of the series. New York
won the game in the sixth. after a wild
exhibition by Chicago, which Melted
them five runs and caused the Danish
ment from the field of Manager Mitchell
and Captain Doyle, both of whom
argued with Umpire KLEIN on his rul-
ings.
Paddy Driscoll. former member Of
the Northwestern University foot
ball eleven and baseball nine. took
Doyles place, and his double In the
seventh inning WIS instrumental In
Chicago scoring its last run. The score:
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Ordered i'm Federal Service.

Instructions were received yesterday
at the office Of the Adjutant-
directing that Major Allen Potts and
Captain Daniel S. Colbournc, OF the
quartermasters' corps, BIO at once mus
tered into the Federal service Will,
1t was not officially announced. 1t +,
understood that these two officers will
be detailed for duty at Governors Is
land. ~. y.
Major Potts was yesterday in New
York, and Is expected TO return 10 Vir.
ginia to-day.
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Amateur Commission
in Regular Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
the Amateur baseball Com issiOn
OF Richmond will be held Tonight
AT O'Clock In the autemo bile room
OF Murphy's Hotel. The affair will
DC open to my ono Interested In
amateur baseball In this city. Sew
cral Important matters will come be-
fore the commission, Including the
nuHtInE from the Central League of
the Mc(;iil club.
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'ALTINIORE.

Hated for Chnppellc In ninth.
ZONE out when winning RIM ,x,.
scored. wa"
Score by fnnfnrs. II
Richmond OOo1oonon,
Baltimore OOOY o00In
summary; 1No-basc bIt.-EIh.,
nentley, BanI>htOn. stolen bnse.-
oistcli 60. Sacrifice hit-Rcynoid.
Sacrihce ny Sherman. Double
nnss-McIo nneli To Ethel, Ethel to
reynolds to lSibel, McConneu In
Mooers TO Ethel, Acostn (unn.sist-
cd: Left on Observation-Disclosures. :.
richmond. %. Buses on bnlIs-ofr
tili. =; off EnrfSht, 3; on ChnpDeIIr
OF MnEaits, I. Hits-eT EnrirI,t
In i-3 Innings, OF ChnppclIc, i
In "a innings; or MaEnIis, In
inning. Struck out--by Hill, 7; nv
Enrisht, 3; by ChappcIIe, -; nv Mn
Enlls' !. Wild pitch-by Hill. I.
,lme OF game, SIS. Empires, Bluck-
burn and Cnrpentcr.
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Totals....t3 1l'25 II Totals. ..i3 - 10
1.-TWO ont whom winning run was scored.
tnaftcd for Russell In seventh.
tRa tte.l for Love In twelfth.

Score by innings: r.
New York;. I o 90 . q o IL
summary" Errors-RsberC. Mais"i Rus
sell. Two-b base hits-Rtsberg, Peckinraugh
t2l. HcndryS. Thrcc-basc hlts-Iacrson
Matscl. Maccc. Home run-Baker. Stolen
hasc-Wenvcr. Sacrifice hIt-.Iaclison. Dou-
bio plar-Nuna maker 2nd Baker. Loft on
hases--Ncw York G: Chicago. L.? FRS, base
on crrors-Ncw York. !; Chicago !. Bns"s
on hails-on Love. E: or cicottc. ,. Hits
off Mo-rldEr. In ! - innings: off Russell
4 In 5o-3 innings. Hit nv pitch"r-bv Rus
sell lE. Collins and Jackson>. Struck out
nD R%ss nni, ;, by aHDc 4 hy cico,t Tia
brand. Nallin and O'I.ouEhlin Time 3:o5.
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SUPERBAS BUNCH BINGLES

punched the few hits they made off
Mitchell I'm the first and eighth innings.
and won from Cincinnati here to-day
. to O. Marquard was tight in pinches;
but In the seventh. after Chase had
singled. he began to weaken, and passed
Neale. Cadorc then went in and re-
tired the side. The score:
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WHITE SOX LOSE IN TWELFTH

NEW YORK. Juno 1o.-After Baker
tied the score for New York with a
ninth inning home run. coming with
Eipp on base. the Yankees. nosed out
Chicago In the twelfth inning to-day.
to 3. Pockinpaugh scored the
winning run on his double and Hen
dryN's single. Love. who finished the
game for New York. now has pitched
Twenty-Five consecutive innings with
out allowing Il run. The score:
M
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HUSTLERS IN THIRD PLACE

ROCHESTER,. ~ Y. June IL
Rochester won doubleheader from
Buialo to-day, the first game to 8
and the second game to l. thereby
going into third place. Zcke Lehman
and EnGle had Il pitching duel in the
ninth. Causey had to pitch his best
TO beat Justin in the second game, it
being another hurting duel. The score:
FIRST GAME
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Phllndclnllin
Detroit.
Totalsso 2 7e71o Totals 30 81
Scnrn hX inninRa.

Score by innings: r.
Detroit .::............. % "a
philadolphIn ......... o q q %
Summary: Errors-YourC, Mitchell witt
n4,rs S,%,Gn no,ro IT. on h.s.s
Holman and Strunk. Three base hits
Cohb t2). Sacrifice hits-M.tchclI. Busch
Srhaucr. Double play--Schauer To Witt 10
McInais. Struck out--by Schnuor Z: nv
Mitchell. 2. Hit ny pitchcr-by Schaunr
fyounEl. Umplrcs. Moriarty and Evans
Time
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PhiladelDhia.

Totals: .33 ! ~ 20 Totals....3i 4 10 81 IL
RATED for Amcs In seventh.
tBattcd for lIorstman in ninth,
Score hv innings: r.
Philadelphia ..........O o o o q . 2 OIL
st Louis ',;::;:..s: 20 o O. 90 o %
phia. @; Two-base hit-Rixey. Three base
hiis-.Whittcu i.nderus. Sacrifice hit
Cruise. stolen hasc--C;nnzales. Double
nlays-Hornshy to Miller to Gonzales {2).
Wild pitch--Ames. Bases on balls-off
Rixcy 4 IIits..on Amca. in innings
Left on hases,-St. Louis. To- Philadelphia. S.
Tlnc. 900 Cmpires. Byron and Ouieley
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Pittsburgh,
Boston,,

Totals....39 1l'3c Totals....A 5 Is 81 10
Two out when winning run was scored
tBaued for Cooper In eighth.
tBatted for Ward in eighth.
Score by innings: r.
Pittsburgh 800. o 0 o 10
Summary: Errors-Smlth. King Two
Three base hits-Hinchman. Brief. Stolen
base-Carey. Sacrifice hits-Konetchy. Ira
Eressor t2). pitler: w: Wagner t2l. Sac
rihce hies-Baird. w. Wagner. Double plays
Mccarthy. Pitlcr to Briof; Pitler to Brief.
Left on bascs-Boston. 0; Pittsburgh, IL.
Bases balls-off Tyler, /: off Cooper. ]:
on Jacobs. ]. Hit by pitchcr-hy Cooper. l.
UmpIres. O'Day and Harrison. Tine. 2:29
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SHORTEN LEAD OF BEARS

PROVIDENCE. r. l., June 1.-THE
Grays hung IA 5-to-2 defeat on the
Newark Fears this afternoon, thereby
cutting the Jersey team lead in the
league standing TO onc-half game. The
Bears looked like winners until the
Continued on Ninth Pagc.)
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PIRATES WIN IN eleventh

PITTSBURGH. June 12.-PittsburEh
won the only and last game of the
series with Boston here to-day. to 4.
after eleven innings. In which the Wis
itors used four pitchers and the home
team two. Jacobs was credited with
the victory. and Tyler was the losing
pitcher. The score.
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=, .Of" Uy IHHIHkh. Il.
Buffalo ...........O O q q n q NJ
Rochester % o q % . a
summary, Errors-Collins. Young t2D
fhuscy. Two-baSe hit--Fisher, Sacrihce
hits-iiumme!, GIN t2). Casey. Caristronl.
hodriaue% Sshweitzcr. stolen bases--Iinm-
base on errors-Sunalo 4 Hit by pitched
hai!-.hy Justin. J. Left on bases--!toches-
ter .; hunalo: Z. First base on bails-ofr
CauFcy 3: OF Juatin. !. struck ou,-by
.huseG by Justin. 2 Wild pitch--Jus-
nm Cnpires. Hart and Mullen Time
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How They Stand To-Day
international League
RnsuLrs YESTERDAY.

baltimore. &; Richmond. 8 first gamc).
baltimore. 4; Richmond. 8 (second Eumc).
Rochester, q: Buffalo, (flrst Enmc).
Rochestcr, 3; Buffalo. 1 tsecond Ennc).
Toronto. 4: Montreal, d.
Providence. NewNrk. q
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Louis (wct grounds)
STANDING OF CLUBS,

WHERE THEY FLAX TO-DAY.
Cleveland Mt Washington
Detroit at philadelphia.
Chicago mt New York.
ST. IOufy nj Hosf nm
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Cincinnati ......::..::.6 Q 90
Summary: Errors-Cutshaw, Kopf. Clarke.
Two base hit-Groh. Stolen bascs-ChHsc.
Clarke. Double plays--Mowrey to Dauhcrt:
Cutshaw to Olson to Daubert: Olson to Cut
shaw to Daubert: Cadore to Meyers to Dau-
bert, Struck ont-bv Miteneii; I; by Ca.
MarIuard /; off Galore. .. Time, 1874.
CmpireS. RiSlcr and OTth.
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EN"It Oy INNIhEs. K.
Buffalo ........,.,.,.0 Q O O Ga
Rochester ..........O q o O O IL
. SUMMARY: Errors-McDonnld Engel.
Young Lehman: Two base hits-Channell.
McD1nad Wendell Young. Sacrifice hits
wendell go. CHANNEL. Gil. Onslow. Double
ys-;iackson to Gill TO Carlstrom: Fisher
to Dooian; Giil to ilummel. First base on
errorS--Eunalo. :: Rochester. .. Hit by
pItcher-hy Ensel. l. by Lehman i. Left
on haIIs--om Lohman. ii'"" of Enre paS H.
struck nut-hy Lehman. .; by En.ei. l.
Wild pitch-Ensel. Passed ball-Wendcll.
Umpires. Mullen and Hart.
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TIGERS WIN ON WILD THROW

PHILADELPHIA. Juno ia wild
throw by Witt of Hcilman's grounder
allowed Young to score tho run which
decided to-day'S game in Dctroit'S
favor. 2 to 2. Mitchell was very of-
fcctive except in tho third inning. Cobb
made two triples in four times at bat.
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rsNDING OF CLUBS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Baltimore mt Richmond.
Newark nt Providence.
Buffalo ut Rochester.
Month real mt Toronto.
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and stifle competition in baseball,
a. JudEo Dlckenson ordered recess In
the case until Tomorrow
Make. New Auto RECORD.

world automobile record for TWENTY
nve miles on a half-drt track was
NUDE To-day by Arthur Klein, who
clipped two minutes off tho previous
mark. His time was 80 minutes a
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CARDS BLANKED BY PILLS

ST. LOUIS, June 12-Eixey was ef-
teammates punched hits in the seventh
and eighth innings to-day, and Phil
adelphia shut out st. Louis, 4 to O. The
score:
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STANDING Or CLuns.

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
New York mt Pittsburgh
ihlladelphia ut Cincinnati.
Boston ut Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
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.Battcd for Morton In eleventh.
Ran for O'Neill In eleventh.
tBattcd for Crane In seventh
Slated for Dumont In tenth.
Score by innings: II.
Cleveland ......0 o 0 / 90 o 900 o %
Washing ton 30 0 0 o o o % o O.
summary: Error-crane. LET, on bases
Cleveland. IA: Washington. Is. Bases on
halls-om Morton. 4 off BaCby. 3: off Shaw.
:: of Dumont; B. Hits-on Morton; in ~
Johnson. in 6 innings Struck out-by
Morton. 2: by BaEhy. 1! by Dumont, 5: BY
ris. Rice. Sacrifice hits-Spcaker. Rice.
Stolen bases-Ro'h. Judge tei. Double
pay-Crane to Ainsmith to Judge. Hit by
pitchcr-hy Dumont (Spcakcr). Empires.
Owen and Dineen. Time. 3:il.
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National League

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
philadelphia A.; st. Louis o.
New York 10; Chicago O.
Pittsburgh. 8; Boston, 4 (cieyen inninrs)
brooklyn. 2; Cincinnati, o.
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Baltimore ........ OOOO5-S
Summary: Two-base lhits-Barber,
bentley. kochler. Distell, Shannon.
Three-bnsc hits-Bentley ca. Home
runs-Clemens CD. Stolen bases
AcOstn CD. McAroy, Eibcl, Clemens.
Sacrifice hits-Trucsdnle, Kochler.
Double pinyS-Mcoers to Mcconnell
to Eibcl. Dunn 10 Truesdnlc to Will
ltams. Left Ola Observation-Disclosures %;
Richmond. s. Bnscs on bnlls-oT
Elliott. 81 OF Adams. &; of Chap
pellc. I. Hfts-oR Thormuhlen, s in
: 2-3 innnEn; Off Elliott. none; Oft
Newton, 4 In Ia innings; Off
Adams, i'm innings; on ChnppcIIc,
- or MaEaiis, 3 In one inning. Hit
by pitcher--by Adams. 1 (WiiIiam.I.
struck out-by ThormnhIen. 1; by
Newton, L, by Hill, 1; by Adams, .
wild pttch--Adams, 1. Time OF
Blackburn.
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SCoTe by Innings: II.
New York ........... 3 o s o o-io
Chicago .............. 0 / o o. s
summary: Errors-Zimmerman, Zeider
Doyle. Mann. Elliott. Two-basc hits-Burns.
Driscoll. Double plays-Mcrkle to Deal
Hendrix to Zeider to Mcrkle: HerzoE to
Fletcher to HerzoE. Bases balis-om Sea-
ton. =: OF Hendrix. 4: off Schupp. T. Struck
outLby Hendrix. 4: by Rcuther. 3. Wild
Bransfleld. Time, pos
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American League
REsuLTS fksrEkuAY.

RESULTS fESTEKDAY.
Detroit. 3: Philadelphia. g.
New York. 4 Chicago, ) twelve innIngs).
WnshtnEton. 9; Cleveland, (sixteen in
nings: durkness}.
Boston st. Louis (wct grountls).
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Totals 30 6'24 II Totals 80 { s27
None out when winning run scored.
ny
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Totals. 3" b ~ IL TotRiS... .2S ~
IRAN for Meyers In eighth.
Tran for Clarke In seventh.
Wheat out, hit by batted ball.
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BALTIMORE.

+Batted for Newton In ninth.
Score by innings: II.
Richmond ..... 600 OO-5
Baltimore 1IO10 OOO5-S
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Totals....aT 10 1926 II Totals .35 6 II 81 IL
Mann out hit by bat,cd ball.
tBatted for Williams in third.
IRAN for Wilson In third.
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SECOND GAME.
TtEV IVT Y. q Nt
re by innings.

Totals..27 424 Totalso7 I27I7
Ran for Hummei in ninth
HATED for Casey in ninth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-04
Brush College.

tDei2E ed
Ralph Frost and wife of Leon
visited Sunday afternoon at David
Hubbard's.
Mrs. Frances Grogan of Ellston
spent a few days last week at the
Mike Griffin home.
Willie Rumley and wife spent
Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Jane
Lilies.
David Hubbard and family visited
Friday at jim Osborn's.
Lester Lille spent few days last
week at Willie Rumley's.
John and Clarence Hubbard and
sister Annie and Beulah spent We'd
nesday evening at Jim Osborn's:
Mrs; NJ. L. Dale returned home
few weeks visit with her daughter
Nellie.
Mrs. David Robson and daughter
Catherine visited Friday with Mrs.
Steve Latta.
Misses Annie and Beulah Hubbard
spent last Tuesday at Ralph Fr1st,s.
nesday night and Thursday at Mrs.
! MANY ny. 'a and Mrs. Wilson of Des
Moines, Ed Owens and sister johann
nah and Mrs. John Flynn and son
Martin called at Mike Griffin's Mon
day afternoon.
Willie Hubbard spent few days
last week at Ralph Frost's.
Mr. and Mrs. Nell Still spent Fri
day at Jim Osborn's.
Miss Mary Flynn visited Satur-
day night and Sunday at John
F1ynn's.
Mrs. Seward and children spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Ray
Gorsline.
Earl Still and wife visited Friday
at Jim Osborn's
Quite a number of relatives and
friends gathered at the Fred Potter
home Sunday in honor OF Fred's
40th birthday The tables groaned
with everything good to eat as every
one brought a we'll filled basket. All
left at a late hour wishing Fred
many more such happy birthdays $.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-04
Page EIGHT
Van Vert.

4th 'e and 5th. 'f Everybody e1 Cd invited to
come and have good time. Fine
programs have Tha been Via arranged slag d for
hibits of different things on display,
with the best exhibits.
Geo. Webb has purchased new
auto bus and now makes flying trips
to and from the depot.
Mrs Hal Overton was transacting
business in Osceola Friday.
Harold Ferguson passed through
our town Thursday afternoon en-
route to his home in Des Moines.
Ira Burgin who has been away
working returned home Saturday for
a short visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Tom Burgin.
Mrs Bertha Gould was calling on
!. M. Frey and daughter Coda Tues
day evening.
A number of Weldon young folks
came over Friday to attend the ball
game that was played between We'll
don and our boys.
Jack Thompson left Thursday al
ternoon for short visit with friends
in Creston.
- Mrs. Bertha Gould was visiting at
the home of Mrs. j. NJ. Allen Tues /
Robert and Russell Rasmussen
have been spending the past week at .
Tue llOule Ol llelI grandparents, MI. |
and Mrs. N. c. Rasmussen.
Jake Wolfe of Murray was attend
ing to business interests in our town
Saturday afternoon.
che first literary program of the
high sch9ol for this ,ryy year ,; was given
pupils expect to give a program ev-
cry two weeks on Friday afternoon,
and everyone is invited to be present.
/. M. Frey was calling on Holgar
Rasmussen Friday evening
Misses Atha Briner and Christia
Lantz were transacting business in
Osceola Saturday morning.
: Charles Brown is remOdeEng his +
house in the north part Of town. He
is having a porch built in front and
an addition put on 1t is goig to
look like quite different place when
he finishes it.
: We have been having some pretty
cool weather here lately but so far
the frosts have passed us by, and
we are hoping that they will con-
tinue to do so for while yet
Miss Grace Keller who is teaching
at New Virginia came Friday after
noon to spend the week end with her
mother, Mrs. Laura Keller. =.
Ralph Owens of Osceola spent a
few DAYS last week visiting his faith
ef Ed Owens.
Mrs. Bertha Gould left Friday af-
ternoon for short visit with friends
In Das Moines. She returned home
Mr. and Mrs. B. F.. Marley of Wei
don have been assisting c. A. Walk
err with his store work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-04
Hazel College.

Wesley steen is building a new
corn crib this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hall and chill!
dren spent Saturday night with Mrs;
Halls brother, Joe Warrick and
family of Clark county.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ramsey and
sons spent Sunday with relatives in
the Tennessee neighborhood.
Mrs. Wesley Steen spent Friday
and Saturday villa her daughter
Mrs. Fred Irving of near Weldon.
Claude Ramsey has moved into the
house recently vacated by Mr.. Walk
Mr., and Mrs. Lee and son Willis
and daughter Nida of Clarke county
spent Sunday afternoon with their
son Elmer and. family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bailey and
little daughter Mildred of Murray
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. l..
II. Warrenner and daughters,
Saturday night and Sunday with
their couin Vera Lee.
Ed Wilson is helping John West
cut corn this week.
Claude Woolkey was helping Guy
Smith build silo last week.
Elias Gross "a and d.s son we John were
at 50 cents per bushel:
Allen Ramsey was looking after
business interests in this neighbor-
hood Monday and took some cattle
home from his farm here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Wilson and
children spent Sunday with her par
The county road. gang have resum-
ed their work on the road near N. G:
Rasmussen's,. after short lay Off
on account of the weather
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hall and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mr.. Halls
sister, Mrs. Will Palmer and family
of Clark county.
clyde Blades is cutting corn this
week in this neighbohrood.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Daugherty and
children spent Sunday with Mrs.
Daugherty's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. S. Mickey and daughter Ida OF In
dianola.
Melvin Irving of near Weldon
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Steen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frey and
little daughter Elsie were county
seat visitors Monday.
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and relatives to help celebrate the
event. All left at a late hour wish
ing John many more such happy
birthdays.
The broad ax., 1917-03-24
Idolatry al IL Ia.

After months spent in idolatrous lands
I have been unable to see much real
worship in heather shrines. The edu-
Gated worship with their tongues In
their cheeks and the ignorant with
their hearts in their mouths. But the
amount of real worship that exists In
heather temples is very small.
Sometimes a bereaved mother will
enter the temple and draw from her
Amono the tiny bib Of departed little
one and tie it to the statue of Jizo, the
god Of motherhood. Sometimes an old
man or woman almost blind will enter
the temple and rub the eyes of wood
EN- god and then rub his own in the
hope that eternal darkness may not
close in on his affrighted soul. In some
places Buddhist services are as digni-
fed, as well attended and as helpful as
our own. In Hakodate attended
Buddhist preaching service that smack
ed less Of idolatry and more of morals
than some ceremonials in our cruel
form chapels.-Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1917-03-24
Fragrant Fern.

Some say it has the fragrancy OF new
mown hay. 1t reminds others Of fresh
strawberries. There are also those
who detect 1t in the perfume Of the
wild rose. Opinions differ as to what
the fragrance resembles, but all opin-
Ions aye unanimous In praising it. So
they call 1t the fragrant fern.
1t grows in small, round clumps In
rlefts on the face Of a precipice, out Of
reach Of collectors, who haven't the
patience to hunt for 1t. For this rea-
son it is not well known. Its out Of
the way haunts provide an efectual
hiding place.
The hardness Of the fragrant fern
surprises the amateur collector. 1t
grows In full glare Of the sun, in
places where more common ferns
would be scorched and withered. Yet
the fronds remain green throughout
the year, and even the year-old fronds,
which turn brown at the end Of the
season, curl up around the roots Of
the plant and cling to the rocks.-Phil-
adelphia North American.
The broad ax., 1917-03-24
Iaffres ia Cachet.

Lettres de cachet was the name given
in France to warrants sealed with the
kings seal ordering persons to be
thrown into prison or exiled. The first
came into use about 1910 and shortly
became one Of the popular terrors Of
France. 1t is said that no less than 1900
lettres de cachet were issued during
the reign OF Louis XIV. and $4,000 dur
ing the reign OF Louis XIV. In many
cases these terrible documents were
secretly sold and used as a source of
Illicit revenue. They were frequently
signed in blank, and the holder of one
Of these royal terrors could write in
the name Of any person against whom
he happened to have grudge. The ma
tional assembly abolished this iniqui-
touS privilege Of issuing lettres de
cachet on Nov. l, 1850.
The broad ax., 1917-03-24
The Arabic LANGUAGE.

Though the Arabs number less than
the population Of London, their Ian
guage is one Of the most widely spoken
and influential in the world, for it is
the language Of the Koran. Seventy
millions Of people In Asia and north
Africa speak some form Of Arabic as
their vernacular, and quite as many
more know something Of the language
from the Koran, which In the original
Is text book in the day schools Of the
Mohammedans from Turkey to Afgha-
nistan and New Guinea. Nor is Arabic
unworthy Of this extensive use. Re
nan, after expressing his surprise that
such a language should spring from
the desert regions of Arabia and reach
perfection in nomadic camps, declares
that it surpasses all its sister Semitic
languages in richness of vocabulary,
delicacy of expression and the logic of
its grammatical Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1917-03-24
c.r,,ans In America,

MIN total number of German born In
=, III United States is 2,5O1, 1888. If Aus
ps Hunrary is included the total is
,n, r to z,171,915.
Tbo natives of Germany and Austria
r-n~orv comprise 81 per cent of the
.+.I foreirn population Of the country
W. loss than . per cent of the total.
Vow Yorl, has the largest German
..rnIation Of any state in the Union.
T." total IS 463,70O. The German
.onuIation OF New York city is only
r. nor cent of its foreign population.
= Tba half Of Cincinnati's citizens were
,,-n in Germany. The other centers
!" tbe order of their population of the
corman vote are as follows: Balti-
uorp Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Jersey
rtr Los angeles, Milwaukee, Newark,
e. Loufs and San Francisco.
In its proportion Of Germans Wis
.onsin leads. Minnesota second.-Syra-
nSe POSt-Standard.