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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

the list Of the Detroit batters and ex-
planned just what each Tiger could
and could not hit.
"He told us what Cobb, and Craw-
ford, and yeach, and Witt, and all the
rest were supposed to miss, and we
absorbed the instructions attentively.
when Rowland had finished, some
body spoke up and asked: How about
CoveleskieT Rowland laughed merrl-
ly. Never mind about Coveleskie,'
said he. That fellow can't hit any
body, so what's the use of botherlng
with himT And that fatal afternoon
Coveleskie made four hits in four
times at bat, and won his own game
against u.s."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

stand in a big city, totally unknown,
with no friends aud no influence? l
might hang out my shingle year and
starve before I'd get a client"
"Others have done it," she persist
ed, "and succeeded. AS for me, I'm
not going to stay here any longer. I'm
just waiting for Sadie Grant to find
me position In the city,"
The~young man stared at her in
blank amazement.
''Hetty! You don't mean it?"
YES, l dol" cried the girl. life
has got to mean something more to me
than contriying six months to buy a
new dress, and the whole miserable
struggle in this little hole"
80 you think you will find some
thing better down there In the city?"
Quiet though his words were, there
was n panied reproach in the tone. He
had asked Hetty Bray to marry him,
and she had put him Off, while not re-
jecting him. She had told him they
must wait till he was better able to
face the responsibility. lie had be-
lieyed that she loved him, but was
only putting him on his mettle TO spur
him on TO greater energy and achieve
ment. But her words had set doubts
astir in his heart. Sun, he might be
mistaken, so he begged her not to go.
Hetty got her letter from her friend
and went to the city the next week.
She was one Of large family, and the
father and mother did not object,
since she was going with young wom-
an they had confidence In. SO the girl
from the country found herself behind
a counter in the big department store,
at a salary of five dollars a week, and
a great deal to learn. Sadie was on
the same floor at another counter. She
had secured small bedroom in the
same house where she lived for Hetty.
The work proved so hard to the
newcomer, and she came home so ut
terly exhausted every night. IL seemed
to her she must give 1t up. But pride,
forbade quitting, and after time she
became used to her task and stood IL
better. II was then she began to want
some amusement In the dull evenings.
Sadie, two or three times, took her to
moving pictures, but she would not
often go out evenings, as she declared
she could not be up late and feel like
work the next day. She was an eff
cient saleswoman, the firm had al
ready doubled her pay and her Inter-
,est was all in her work.
II intend yet to be the buyer Of that
department, and get less hours and a
bigger salary" she said to the other
girl.
So poor little Hetty was left much to
her own resources. and being rather
attractive with her fresh pink-and-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
YOUNGSTERS IN FRONT
Five Clubs Playing Brand.New
Shortstops Regularly.
Imposing Array Of Pitchers Scattered
Among Different Teams In Major
leaguee--ouisto Making Good
at Cleveland.

There are few clubs right now in
the two major leagues that are not
flashing some youngster, his first year
out, In some position us regular. The
cld-timers, seemingly, are taking the
count collectively. There are no less
than five clubs who have brand-new
shortstops performing regularly. and
there is horde of new regulars In the
other positions.
The Reds have three new ones, all
regulars. Cucto, an outfielder, and
Shean and Kopf are debutantes in the
charmed circle of major leaguedom
and they're getting away with It,
Shean Is a veteran as ball player
but he has taken veterans place now
in the majors. Kopf has seen major
league duty. but never as regular
until he became shortstop for the
Reds. Cueto is youthful Cuban. who
knows how to bang the bah and play
the outfield.
Risberg is the new White Sox short
stop, Fabrique has taken over the same
burden for the Dodgers. Chick Ward is
in the same FIX with the Pirates, and
Workman proved sensation In the
shortfield for the Cubs until he was in
jured. The Phillies and Braves have
placed newcomers on the bench to
wait developments. Both are short
stops. McGafligan is with the Phillies
and Rawlings with the Braves.
There is an imposing array of new
pitchers. Nearly every club has it's
new sensation. Joe Oeschger is try
ing his new spurs on for the first time
for the phillies. Urgan Shocller is
drawing all MS pay from the Yankees
this year, Ca lore is Dodger regular,
Connie MacP has whole fistful OF
them. HowSsd Ehmke is Detroit
regular. Chrlsty Mathewson is show
ing bevy of them how he used to fool
the boys.
Louis Guisto is hammering the ball
and fielding like a demon at first base
for the Indians. It's his first season as
an honest-to-goodness big Lacquer.
And even with this array Of minor
league talent making good Jimmy Cal
lahan is using an outflelder at first
base and Is comblng the bushes for a
man to take his place.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
MACK's GOOD HITTING TEAM
Philadelphia Speaks Enthusiastically
of Athletics, Chances-No Stacker
In Bunch.

James w. Gantz, q Philadelphia
writer, speaks enthusiastically of Con-
ME Mack's chances for good hitting
team. Here is what he has to say:
From the way that the Athletics have
been handling their bats and recalling
their reputation as minor league slug
gers, there is every reason to believe
that Connie will put on the field this
year a, team which In hitting strength
will be the equal of any that he has
ever had. Every man who is counted
upon for regular position in the in
field or the outfield knows how to
handle his bat. There isn't one of
them who, to use the language Of the
players, puts his foot in the water
bucket. There isn't batting Stacker
in the bunch. Every man faces the
pitcher fearlessly and steps into the
ball instead of pulling away from 1t.
Connie had the minor leagues combed
for hitting talent last year, and he APP
pears to have landed what he sought"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
WANTS TO RETAIN BASEBALL
Vice President Marshall Says Country
Needs Game--May Be Utilized
for Patriotic Purposes.

Notwithstanding the war, Vice Pres
ident Marshall hopes the American
people viii not be deprived of base
ball. His views are set forth In let
ter TO President Johnson OF the Amer
lean league in acknowledging receipt
of an annual pass.
Baseball may be utilized for patri-
otic purposes by the thoughtful cltl-
zens at the present Time" the vice
president wrote. "And as they see the
contending clubs play to the limit Of
their ability for club success, may ev-
cry man and woman In the grandstand
be impressed with the duty o. playing
the game Of patriotism to the end that
American arms may triumph"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
They Exclaimed
With Delight.

And then came two more frogs, who
were the assistant walters.
Whenever frog saw that guests
plate was empty, he hopped across the
moss tablecloth and gave him some
thing more TO eat. That amused the
guests, for they said it was so much
nicer for the frogs to hop and jump
about than to walk stifIly as they
passed the goodies.
And when 1t came time for the Won
derful moss ice cream. which Ellie Elf
had made, who should appear but the
Fairies orchestra playing lovely tunes
on green ferns which were made in
the shapes of combs and trumpets.
''Ths is the party of the Spring Ferns
indeed" said Ellie Elf, and all the
others agreed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
Hetty's
cArnbitions
"
BY MARY l.. PARRISH
Copyright. by w. q. Chapman.)

Copyright. by w. q. chapman)
"lf you'd only try to branch out a
little, Wlllv
There was impatience as well as
reproach In the girls voice as she
looked up at the wholesome, strong
face Of the young man before her. Will
bur Green was not handsome-perhaps
his nose was too long and his check
bones too high for absolute symmetry
Of features--but his gaze was honest
und his smile the kind you can trust.
"Branch out2" he queried. "Here in
Banchester?'
"oh. no. l don't suppose you'd ever
get beyond n dozen clients In six
months here. l mean, go to n larger
town and open law office"
"You want to get rid of me?" he
smiled.
NO, don't" retorted Hetty. al
want TO see you make something of
yourself"
'I've been ut that Job some time"
he laughed. 'But you don't seem to
think I've made much headway."
II think you've done all anyone can
here. This town is dead"
"No," he protested. at Is only
sleeping. 1t can be walked up"
do you think you can do itf"
'Perhaps not. It's true my practice
Is small, and my fees likewise; but
how much chance do you suppose I'd
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
DIAMOND
NOTES
Those Cardinals are playing a good
game of ball.

Those Cardinals are playing a good
game of ball.
Dllhofer, the new catcher of the Chi
cago Cubs, seems to be u find.
Barney Dreyfus' says he is not dis
couraged over the showing the Pirates
are making.
If some ball players were permitted
TO hlibuster, one ball game would last
all summer. \.
Mike Massey, playing second for the
Braves in the absence of Evers, is a
smooth and tidy workman.
The National league twirlers are
now restricted to three throws in
warming up before innings.
Some baseball clubs play so mechan-
ically that they ought to be operated
on the nickel-in-the-slot basis.
It's pretty tough on a guy who Is
both a baseball and boxing fan. The
poor fish never gets vacation.
Pittsburgh fans are pulling strongly
for Jimmy Callahan In his efforts to
build up winner in the Smoky city. .
The Athletics are moving up In the
standing and Manager Mack's men will
certainly bear watching this summer.
Pitcher Fred Herbert, former Giant
and Brooklyn Fed twirler, has an
nounced his retirement from the game.
Robert Quinn, efficiency expert af
the Browns, so far has confined his
efficiency exporting to the business Of
fee.
III. B. (Happy) Harrison, formerly
well-known minor league player, has
been elected city clerk of LaPorte,
Tex.
In addition to being golf caddy,
Jack Adams, of the Quakers, once was
chauffeur, although he held tire job
for only few days.
Dave Bancroft of the PhllliSs was
once a candy butcher; that is, he sold
refreshments, fruit, candy and newspa-
pers on railroad train.
Can't blame the fans IL they don't
turn out this season TO the games of
the tail-end clubs. The submarine
peril is something awful.
Ray Richmond, pitcher who had a
trial with the Bloomington Three-I
league club, has quit baseball and join
ed the army aviation service.
Gary Fortune, the youth from North
Carolina, is the soldier pitcher of Pat
.Moran's squad. He belongs to the Ma
tional Guard at AshevilIe, n. C.
Pitcher Hub Leonard of the Red Sox
Is making good headway In his argu-
ment that he can pitch good ball even
IL Bill Carrigan is not there to catch
him.
Ping Bodie, with the Athletics, Is
making good his promise to "show IN
Callahan" Ping is staging a real
comeback and his hitting is a big fig-
ure in what success the Athletics are
having.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

down In their
l ov ely spring
chairs and two
frogs came back
from a tree and
waited on them.
The frogs wore
leaves for. their
aprons and they
had on their best
spectacles, which
are made out of
leaves with holes
cut for their eyes.
They looked eX-
tremely handsome
and all the guests
a Il mirp1 fhpm
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

tuOUSu 10 10 lilut,
and any other thing you want to do"
answered the Breeze.
"Then," said the Ferns. 1--WE would
like to ask the little Elves of Elnand
II they would care to give IA dinner
party. Tell them we have all the dec
orations and lovely new table cloth"
'I'll be off right away" said the
Breeze.
The Breeze blew about this way and
that. The trees moved around and the
flowers waved. And then the Breeze
whispered to the Elves of Elnand
the following message:
"Will you give dinner? The Spring
Forms will give you the decorations and
n new table cloth. They are very anx-
ious to have pi rty given in their
swoodland glade"
The Elves We're delighted when they
received the invitations and they sent
back the following answer by the
Breeze:
I'VE will oil be there in one hour.
Everyone Of us win come and we will
ask our friends the Gnomes and the
Brownies and the Fairies to come. We
will ask Old Mr.. Giant and Witty
Witch, too" ,
The Ferns were delighted when the
Breeze brought them back the mes
sage. And in one hour Ellie Elf and all
the other Elves arrived.
They exclaimed with delight when
they saw the lovely new Spring Ferns.
"How wonderful you are" they said
"And your green fern dresses seem
even lovelier this year than ever"
"Ah," said the Ferns, "the snow was
kinder than ever this year to us-that
is the reason. We slept so soundly and
we had such sweet dreams that we
woke up feeling so fine and fresh. Our
roots helped us along, and we came up
feeling as if we would be better ferns
than ever before"
That's just what you are" said the
Elves. "And the, moss is wonderful.
There is so much of it,"
Yes" said the Ferns. Eve thought
that the long stretch Of moss over yon-
der would do for your dining room Ia
BILE cloth. That is why we told the
Breeze we would have not only decora-
tions but table cloth. Win it do?"
"Indeed It WILL" said the Elves. And
at once they all set to work. They
picked some of the ferns and made
chairs out of bark and ferns for their
guests.
And they put all the chairs around
the moss table cloth. Soon the rest of
the guests arrived. The Elves were
wearing their best green frocks with
silver trimming, and the other guests
came in green, too.
They did not just wear any sort of
n shade of green, but they wore the
green shades that are the colors of
trees. When the leaves saw that their
colors had been copied by the honored
guests they shook all over with merri-
ment and delight.
'This Is a great honor" they said.
'We will have a real spring dinner
party" said EfIie Elf. They all sat
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
TO PAY LARGER PRICES

Club owners in the major
Leagues expect to pay an addi-
tional $4,000 for hotel bills this
season. Several of the club pres
idents have been notified that
some of the hotels where their
teams stopped have found it nee
essary to raise their Rates 80
cents to 81 a day for each man.
The clubs usually carry about
twenty-five men on the road, and
this will mean the payment of
SIS to S25 additional each day,
or about $1,000 for the season.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
ONE TIGER WAS OVERLOOKED
Manager Rowland Of White sox Un-
derrated Hitting Ability OF
Southpaw coveeskie.

"When l had my short try-out with
the White Sox," says Hod Eller, one
OF the Cincinnati recruit pitchers. ~
shared in some marvellous mana
gerial instructions. Yea, verify, as
the good book says, I'll never forget
our first game against Detroit. Mana
ger Rowland carefully went through
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
LEGORE TURNED DOWN OFFER
Informs President Phil Ball Of ST.
Louis Browns That He Wouldn't
Play Professional Ball.

Harry Legore, football and baseball
star of Yale university, has refused a
contract with the st. Louis Ameri-
cans. He was offered position at the
close of ~ present college year. Phil
Ball, president Of the club, said Le-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

what are you
W | $ h Ing for?'
asked the Spring
Breeze.
"We would like
to give a party"
they said.
do you want
me to carry your
invitations?" ask
ed the Breeze.
"Oh, would you
be so klnd?" ask
ed the Ferns.
"Indeed, l would
be quite kin d
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

The old
Ray Caldwell is the main pinch hitter of the Yankees.
Walter johnson the leading the
But the premier bird of them is Babe
probably hitting
the Brownie
into the n aseba
two of the games leading sugge who
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
Bow Like a Stamp.

Why is naughty school boy like
postage stump? Because you lick him
with stick and stand him in the cor
ner.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28

gore had Informed him that he would
not play professional baseball for $780,
900 year.
There is no doubt that this famous
athlete, were he SO inclined, could
take his place as one Of the greatest
players In the game. but he prefers
the khaki.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-28
DADDSEV[NIN(
kRY TALL ell
SPRING FERNS.
~ MARY GRAHAMBQNN

I'VE are wishing for something"
aid the new Fern of the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
Homemade Crackers

So many requests have come for home made cracker recipes in the last month or two that I know the following is- sued by the United States food admin istration will be of interest to house wives:
 Salad Wafers-k cup corn meal 1s cun wheat flour: F teaspoon salt, tablespoon fat Sift the dry ingredients
 together. cut in the fat, and add sutfl- cient lfquid to make a dough that can
 be rolled thin. Cut in any desired shape and bake in a quick oven until likft brown. The same recipe may be used for cheese. straws,
 Scotch Oat Crackers-(3 dozepl. 2 cups
 rolled oats,. ik cup milk, X cup mo lasses, II k tablespoons fat; A teaspoon soda. l teaspoon salt. Grind or crush 1 the oats and mix, with the othr ma
 terfaIs. Roll out in thin sheet, cut | in souares and bake for 20 minutes in
 moderate even.
 CraelSers--Ssft together ? cups wheat ] flour. cup barley or rye flour. l cup lcornstarch, E teaspoon of salt. table lspoon of sugar. 1 teaspoon of baking ipodwer Rub in 1 tablespoon of corn I oil. and F pint of milk, and mix to a lsmooth dough. Knaad dough on floured tmolding board until perfectly smooth, I set aside covered for 10 minutes. then troff very thin, cut tn desired shapes. bpricfx with aa sharp fork, lay upon oiled I shallow tins, brush over with milk, oake F or minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
30 Flour Substitutes

study of the chemical composition of more than 20 breads made with part substitutes for wheat. just reported by the specialists of the bureau of chem istry. United States department of agri- culture. shows that many of them are very similar to wheat bread in compost tion and that some of them have a greater protein or tissue building value than wheat bread.
 The substitutes studied included Hours made from chestnuts, cassava, ripe and unripe bananas. peeled and unpeeied dasheens, dried. flaked and boiled po- tatoes. potato starch, sweet potatoes, raw, parched and steamed yellow corn meal raw. parched and steamed white corn meal. polished and brown rice, huckwheat, rye, oatmeal, clear and pat ent feterita, millet, kaflr, milo. kaolang lbarley, white beans, peas. chickpeas, peanut meal, soy beans and bran and wheat germ.
 All the breads analysed in the investi- gallon were made from mixturs of 2s nef cent wheat substitutes and 75 per cent of the prewar standard patent wheat flour
 The experiments are described in Bull letin 7W. "The Chemical Analysis of Wheat Flour Substitutes and of the Breads Made Thereform. recently is sued bv the department. Few studies oi inc composition of American breads made with wheat flour substitutes have been published, and the data regarding their composition just reported are thought to be of timely value to millers and bakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
Care of Growing Pnllets

Pullets, from birth up to the time when or show other masculine tendencies. re- ceive the same care and food that IS given young chicks. But when the latter stage is reached 1t Is highly important that the sexes be separated. This should
 be done for two reasons:
 First, that they may not be harassed by the young males; second. that they
 may net be fed so much as the cocker els require. The amount of food needed to develop the cockerels properly would
 overfeed the bullets, while If a less amount were given. the greedy cockerels
 would get more than their share and
 the bullets would not have enough.
 There snot much danger of the pull let fattening while 1t is growing, as the bulk of the food will be required tor bone and muscle making; but after the bullets are about two-thirds matured they are likely to become so fat that they seem unable to make . start at laying.
 For their best development the bullets should be divided into small flocks. say 1 from 15 to 50 in a family, according to the size of the house and the breed Leghorns will stand more crowding than any other breed of the American class. | but even Leghorns will make better de- velopment If given more room. E Nothing will help the growth of pull l lets so much as green grass range, for I it means half the bother and risR; but | to turn them loose on a barren section
 of land will not be so good as confining them to limited area and making them exercise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
Cooling Milk Saves

"Dairyben lose thousands of dollars annually because of poorly cooled milk and cream' This is the introductory sentence of Farmers Bulletin 976, en- titled "Cooling Milk and Cream on the Farm" issued by the United States de- partment of agriculture
 The milk dealer has an extra lever when he can prove to the producer that more care in the production and han ding of milk means more money te him. It is especially true that every reform along dairy and milk lines must be proved to be economical as well as Beneficial from d sanitary or health standpoint before the producers interest s aroused.
 Cooling of milk as 8 rule can be properly and practically done only where ice is obtainable. But when it is realized that ice can be had on farms producing S5 per. cent of the country's milk ant cream supply, one sees the importance of taking advantage of natural facili ties.
 In other parts of the country wher' natural ice is not available, the pro ducer can keep down the loss from sou milk or cream by taking full advantag of spring or well water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
Convenient GraHaFy

In view of the present high prices of all grains it is profitable. management for every general farmer to provide ade- qIate and dependable storage for these valuable farm products. The diviston ot rural engineering Of the bureau Of pub lie roads, United States department of agriculture, has devised an excellent ar engagement for large granary adapted for the general grain farm. This storage is 24 by II feet in floor dimension and IS subdivided into four bins. each Of Which is seven by niue feet, and has capac- ity of 450 bushels. Each bin is provided with door through which the grain may be .distributed into the storage. while it also has a protected scoop door through which the grain can be delivered. The four bins front on an alley way which Is 6 by IA feet, where the seed can be famed and cleaned or else treated against disease. In ease of emergency, where the grain crop exceeds the per- manent storage capacity, this space also may be partitioned off and utilized for storage purposes. The total capacity or the permanent bins is tsoo bushels. while the emergency space also available in the central cleaning floor increases the total possible storage to over 21oo bush els