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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

environments 10 make good in either IN,
American or National
All of which proves just a bit more con-
clusively that there is between the anna
teur ranks and the majors, and the
minors and the majors, and the college
diamonds and the majors a tremendous
gap that only super-ball player can
bridge in a single jump.
Eddie Collins went from a campus to
the big leagues, And Ty Cobb jumped
from a small league right into stardom
with the American. So did half dozen
others of the same brilliant mold. But
they are the outstanding exceptions Hun
dreds-yes, thousands-of youngsters have
looked so good in sand-lot competition.
or in college play or in the far-down
minors that enthusiastic scouts recon-
mended trial fo~ them.
MAKE POOR SHOWING
But when those wonders of wonders"
in the small time" division of 10
go their trials with the big league. most
of them looked like the rawest sort OF
recruits. They seemed like finished play
ers-lile marvellous performers when
playing with their own kind. But when
they were given the big test-when they
were tossed into competition with ex-
perienced men of the majors-they look
like jokes.
It's only the miracle ball player-the
born champion-who can so from OBJ
security to big league fame in one leap.
All others must be seasoned by rather
lengthy play in the minors They must
be developed slowly and by the process
of moving upward frcm one minor classi-
fication to another
And even then-when they have heached
fame and greatness in the Glass AA OF
| . hoy IA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

Romantic West Philadelphia girls are
wearing the insignia of the division to
which their soldier boys belong tattooed
in colors on the nail of the index finger
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

can be no question about that.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
TIPS FOR
POULTRY GROWERS

Those who neglect to provide shade
for their hens during the trying sum-
mer months are likely to regret 1t.
The fowls must have comfort as well
as food.
II the yards have no shade 1T will
pay to provide ii even though it takes
some time and labor.
Shade is regarded as one of the inn
pcrtant items in the care of the flock
for the summer. When the hot days
come on many poultry breeders trans
fer the hens and young chickens to
the orchard or to a woOdlot. Where
shade is not available n temporary
structure six by ten feet square and
four feet high is erected; this is COW
cred with burlap or canvas. An ideal
place for young fowls is near to the
edge Of a corn field where they can
have shade, scratching places and can
find many insects.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Millions of Boys and Girls
Have Physical Defects Which
Impede Their Development

Fifty per cent of 10000 900 boys and
girls of school age In this country have
physical defects and ailments which
impede their normal development. ac-
cording to the annual report of the ex-
ecutlve committee OF the national phys
ical education service. The estimate
was made following numerous investi-
cations conducted by members OF the
committee.
A lack OF proper physical education,
such as play. athletics, work and gym
nastics was attributed by the commit
tee as the for the physical disa-
biity, and a broad program of state
and federal legislation for the re-
quired education was urged as a means
of bringing children to the proper
StaEdard.
Members OF the executive committee
include Major General w. G. Gorgas.
DIR, Charles Mayo. John Mitchell. DIR.
Thomas A. Storey, William Kent. DIR.
Richard G. Cabot. DIR. j. Fl. McCurdy.
Mrs.. Percy ". Pennybacker and Mrs.
Nary Roberts Rinehart.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
French Tribute to First Americans to Fall
Euogy Spoken During Ceremony Of Burial by a French Officer

The following eulogy was spoken during the ceremony Of burial by
a French officer as the French tribute to the first American soldiers who
fell in battle:
"In the name of the division, in the name of the French army, and
In the name of France / bid farewell to Private Enright, Private Gresham
and Private Hay Of the American army. OF their own free will they
left a prosperous and happy country to come over here. They knew
war was continuing in Europe; they knew that the forces fighting for
honor, love of justice and civilization were still checked by the long
prepared forces serving the powers of brutal domination, oppression and
give us their generous hearts, and they have not forgotten old historical
memories, while others forgot more recent ones. They ignored nothing
of the circumstances and nothing has been concealed from them-neither
tn. length and h~ardships of war nor the violence of battle, nor the dread
fulness of new weapons, nor the perfdy of the foe. Nothing stopped them.
They accepted the hard and strenuous life; they crossed the ocean at
great peril; they took their places on the front by our side, and they have
fallen facing the foe in a hard and desperate hand-to-hand fight Honor
to them. Their families, friends and fellow citizens will be proud when
they learn of their deaths. Men, These graves, the first to be dug in
our national soil, and but a short distance from the enemy, are a a mark
of the mighty land we and our allies firmly cling to in the common task,
confirming the will Of the people and the army of the United States to
fight with us to the finish, ready to sacrifice as long as is necessary until
the final victory for the most noble Of causes, that of the liberty of nations,
the weak as well as the mighty. Thus the deaths of these humble sol
dnrs appear to us with extraordinary grandeur. We will therefore ask
that the mortal remains of these Young men be left here, left with us
forever. We inscribe on the tombs, Here lie the first soldiers of the
republic Of the United States to fall on the soil of France for liberty and
justice The passer by will stop and uncover his head. Travellers and
men Of heart will go out Of their way to come here to pay their respective
tributes. Private Enright, Private Gresham, Private Hay! In the name
OF France thank you. God receive your souls. Farewell"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Origin of Word MINIATURE
Small. Hand Painted Portrait

The origin OF the miniature" is as
follows: In the golden days of Roman
literature, to be a successful author
"a to be as great as a king, for kings
looked to their poets for immortality,
as Augustus Caesar did to Horace.
Hence 1t vas to be expected that au-
tEors would feel their Importance and
display more or less vanity. One Of
their weaknesses was to see their por-
trait painted in artistic fashion in
their parchment books. This work was
i%Dtrusted to artists called "miniatores,"
that is, artists whose work was large
ly done in vermilion, q color extracted
from cinnabar, and called by the Ro-
mans minimum" The 'miniatores'
chose the oval form for their beautiful
brilliant portraits on the parchment
books, and hence the origin Of the term
miniature" a small hand-painted oval
or round portrait.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Polar Star and Some of
the Wonders of This Great
Beacon of the Far North

Most people, if they know nothing
else Of astronomy, at any rate know
the pole star, the one star which seems
to keep its place in the heavens with
out movement of any kind. There are
a great many, however, say the
Rehoboth Sunday Herald. who do not
know what a wonderful thing it is, in
the first place, it can be seen when
looked at through a good telescope to
be two stars and not one. There is
one fairly bright one, of what is known
as the second magnitude, and another
of the ninth magnitude close to it.
But that is not all. The brighter of
the two is really three stars revolving
round one another, or, rather, round
their common center Of gravity. like
three children playing "ring a ring of
roses"
This secret is revealed to us by what
is perhaps the most astonishing Of all
scientific instruments, the spectroscope.
1t not only tells US what the stars are
made of, but whether they are moving
toward us or away from us.
When you stand facing the star you
are always facing north. The reason
that 1t does not appear to as the
others do is that it is nearly in line
with the axis Of the earth. It's dis
lance from us is This can
be judged from the fact that although
the earth i'm It's journey around the III
is today about 19O.OOO.OOO miles from
where 1t was six months ago, that
makes no appreciable difference to It's
distance from the pole star. 1t must
therefore be many times 100, 900
miles away.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Luxury Tax Law
Afects Refreshments as Well as
Wearing Apparel

The sO-called luxury taxes provided
Ia the new internal yer law affects
Ice cream, sodas. sundaes. and all soft
drinks, all bottled beverages made OF
cereals or substitutes and containing
less than one-half of 1 per cent Of al
cohol, unfermented grape juice, root
beer. sarsaparilla, pop, artificial miner
al waters.
While not classed particularly as lux
uries. carpets, rugs, picture frames,
trunks. portable lighting fixtures, UNI
brellas, fans, women's and misses hats,
bcnnets and hoods and mems and boys
hats, shoes. neckties, shirts and pa
jamas also are taxed.
The tax on Ice cream and soft drinks
is 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction
thereof off the amount paid by the con
sumner. OF bottled beverages the tax
Is Is per cent. while on grape juice,
ginger ale. root beer. sarsaparilla, pop
and mineral waters the tax is 10 per
cent.
The tax IN carpets. rugs, etc.. is 10
per cent of the price paid In excess Of
a certain amount fixed. which, In the
cas- Of women's hats is SIS, and In the
case OF mems and boys hats, neck
wear shirts, etc., Is S..
Before June 80 owners of pleasure
boats will be taxed SIPS, and on July
i a tax Of 81 to $40. based on the
length and power OF such craft, will
be due.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
BUDDING TIME TOO BRIEF

O little buds. break not SO fast!
The springs but new,
The skies will yet be brighter blue,
And unn too.
l would you might thus sweetly last
Till this glad seasons overpast,
Nor hasten through.
III is so exquisite to feel
The light. warm sun:
To merely know the winter done,
And life begun:
And TO my heart no blooms appeal
For tenderness so deep and real.
As anyone.
OF these first April buds. that hold
The hin OF springs
Rare perfectness that May-time brings.
So take not wings!
Oh. linger. linger. nor unfold
Too swiftly through the mellow mould.
Sweet growing thingsl
And errant birds. and honey bees.
Seek not to vile:
And. sur let MOI your warmest smile
Quite yet beguile
The young -peach-bougus end apple trees
To trust their beauty to tS.e breeze:
Wait yet awhile!
-Evaleen Stein.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Indiana Youngsters Make
Good Profit in Operating
Back Yard Fish Worm Farm

This is a worm story and Ii concerns
fishermen, ~angleworms, three boys and
the unusual but profitable business In
which the lads are engaged. All the
facts scrambled together and the re-
sult-the angle worm company of In
~dianapOlis, Mike Cain, aged twelve,
president.
Three years ago the boys, who were
playmates, were offered a dime by a
merchant to get him a quart Of angle
worms. That was their start. and dur
ing the seasons for angle worms since
then they have built up a trade which
last year called for them to. supply
about ten gallons Of worms Il week to
fishermen. At the close of the 1918
season they decided to form q company
and announcements were sem to GUS
toners recently that the company
would supply the worms to the trade
this year.
A worm farm has beer developed
in the back yard of the president. The
worms are fed at regular intervals and
CIItN loI as a. iatiuti WouiN hhc Y
stock or Il poultry fancier his chick
ems. Almost every day boys add to
the stock on hand by digging in places
where experience has taught them
are certain to be found.
If one wants ordinary worms he can
get them cheaper than he can 'the big
striped. fat ones which the company
advertises as, choice, and the ones fish
i'm creeks and rivers like best. The
"choice" stock is retailed Mt 10 cents
a quart more than the ordinary worms.
The company pays no taxes, no rent,
has bought only an occasional spade
or bucket, and has no financial losses.
However. the president said he Is not
certain some Of the worms have not
crawled away.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Trials and Tribulations
Of the Ever Patient and
Careful SChoolteacher

A schoolteacher is n person who
teaches things to people wkea they
are young. The teacher comes 10
school at $50 o'clock, and when She
has gotten enough children fOr Il mess
in her home she teaches them read
ing. writing, geography, grammar,
arithmetic, music, drawing, cooking,
board saving, cr0cheting, deep breath
ing. bird calls, scientific eating, pa
triotism, plain and fancy bathing,
forestry, civics, and other sciences too
numerous to mention. When school
is out, she stays behind with five or SIX
Of her worst scholars and tries to Sa'e
the state the job OF reforming then
later On.
After that she hurrieS home TO mae
herself a new dress and snatch Il hasy
supper before going back to attend a
lecture by an imported specialist N
the history Of tribal law in PATAGONIA,
which the superintendent thinks my
be useful in her school work Ssae dar
A great many lecturers raid the coul-
try, preying on sChOolteachers, and
some of them are very cruel, talking
to them so long that the poor things
have to sit up until morning, when they
get home to get their daily test papers
corrected.
SchoOlteacherS' salaries range from
1 $50 a month up, hut not far enough
4 up to make them dizzy. On her salary
I the teacher must dress nicely, buy her
l self things for her work which the city
4 is too poor TO get, go to % lectures anC
\ concerts a year, buy helpful books or
4 pedagogy, pay her way to district
a county and state Institutes, and en-
4 Joy herself during a three-mOnths' va
cation, which her salary takes ever!
= year. In addition, the teacher is sup
"A posed To hoard away vast sums o
money, so that when she becomes to-
q nervous and cross to teach, at the ag'
a of fifty or Whereabouts, she can retir
i and live happily ever after on her in
. cOme.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30

A Bank Covered by Wchurianav (MemoraD Roses, With Rugosa Roses Against
the Summer House in the Background.
acre to al acre will furnish about al. the fruit and vegetables a farmers family
will need. The fruit orchard may also be utilized as a chicken run.
There should always be provision for a clothes yard or "A place where
clothes may De hung out to dry, and for a service yard, where wood lay be
conveniently piled for uSe. These yards, however, should be a secluded as
possible, and it may be necessary to shut them off by the skllful planting of
bushes and vines. The yards themselves, however, should not be ut up by
putting shrubs or beds of flowers in them.
In planting trees and shrubbery q complete plan should be drawn up be-
forehand and then carried u n circumstances permit. This is much more
satisfactory in the end than haphazard planting each year because it permits
ultimately of. the completion o a welthoughtout scheme 70. the beauufca-
ton of the place.
of such Objectionable sights is dlapdated buildings, barnyards, piles of. ds
carded rubbish, etc Attractive views may be framed in foliage n a border
of plants around a lawn enhances the beauty of the wellcared-for grass.
In the selection of plants it is unnecessary and, in fact, inaGvEabR, to pick
ut a great number of different varieties. 1t is much better to selecta few
that are known to- do well in the locality in question. Among those that thrive
wild rose and forsythia. Conferous vergreens and roadleaved
eyergreen shrubs should also be planted in order that there may be some
touch of color around the place wen in the winter. 1t is not necessary to
spen q large moun of money in obtaining appropriate plants or trees. Many
native shrubs like dogwood, elder, sumach, etc, ma be brought from nearby
woods at the cost of the labor, and vines like bitersweet, fveleaved ivy,
will provide flower and grass seeds which properly used will work Il transfer
nation in the grounds.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Australia Lost 10000 Men
Out of an Army of 400, 900

Australians total casualties during
the war, with figures brought up to
February, 1919. totaled 3O7. 900. accord
Ing to a statement made public by the
government of the commonwealth. The
total forces of Australia raised by vol
untary enlistment numbered 100000
out Of a total population OF less than
100000. The casualties are divided
as follows: Dead, 5S,O35 missing, 1913;
prisoners, 43S; wounded, 166,6O6; sick,
80, 400; inspected, 219.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Presidential Winners.

The successful candidates for presi-
dent since 1860 were: In 1860. Abra-
ham Lincoln received $50 electoral
votes out Of a total Of 303 in 1864 he
received ZIG out of 237 in 1868 Grant
received IA; in 1876. Hayes, 1875 out
OF 800; in 1880. Garfield. PA out OF
800 In 1884, Cleveland. 30 out OF 401 (;
In 1888. BENJAMIN Harrison. 233 out of
401 In 1902, Cleveland, PIT out Of "A !;
In 1896, Mckinley, 271 out of AT; In
1900. Mckinley, 292 out Of AT: In
1904. Roosevelt, 336 out OF 476; In 1908,
Tiff, 32i out Of 1873 IN 1912, Wilson.
4a5 out OF 53l III 1910, Wilson. 276
ou4 ~ r21 M AII ~
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Cincinnati Reds Get Two
in One When Slim Sallee
Is Taken From New York

Sometimes when a ball club signs
some particular player Il really gets
the equivalent of two athletes by a
simple mathematical process, adding
one man to its W roster and re-
moving one from some other club
a fellow who has been special poison
to the team. For instance, the
Slim Sallee. In acquiring Sal the
Reds get "A good left-hander-one of
the best Of them all in his day, and
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
savory Toast.

Chicken gravy poured owe buttered
toast makes a nice supper dish or
good for luncheon. Served with a crisp
salad and a cup Of cocoa one has a
fine meal.
Another dish similar to the above
is a white sauce with chopped hard
cooked eggs, poured over toast. The
eggs may be ~leftovers from break
fast.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Making Home Grounds Attractive
(By the u. S. Department Of Agricultural

In laying out the grounds around the farmhouse II Is m"o i.". cnnou
them no larger than the available labor can keep III gWd oN"'"n '
grounds well cared for are much more attractive thar larger ones MHN" L
been allowed to ~ down. On the majority of FARMS say Spec"'" att
United States department of agriculture, two acres III pe r"'
for all the needs Of the farmstead. , aa
Gardens for fruits vegetables and flowers should always be PROVIDED provided n au
il they are located near the house they will not only be ohNehAeh" o' NV
will add greatly % the appearance Of the whole place lhreel'"" VI ."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Brutal Materiaiism.

TOO many husbands" said Senator
kendrick in a discussion of divorce,
take n brutally materiaiistic view Of
marriage.
II don't want my wife to go away
a banker said in my hearing the other
day.
Moved, / patted him on the arm.
"Ah, you dread the separation. ehg
/ said.
Yep he answered curtiy-the
separation from the COIN"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30

with probably another good season in
his composition. But, besides add
ing Il southpaw to the club, the
Reds remove from the New York team
Il man who was arsenic and prussic
acid to the Cincinnati club-a pitcher
who could always beat Cincinnati and
IA + to take ut least five OF six
games away from the Reds each sum-
mer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Affectation Is a greater enemy
to the face than smallpox.
Affection is the broadest basis
Of q good Iife.-George Eliot.
Affliction is the wholesome
soil Of virtue.
Africa always brings some
thing new.--Latin proverb.
Arms and money require good
Spanish Proverb.
A headIess army fights badly.
Danish pr0verb.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Fox Raising Real Industry.

An industry that was begun Some
years ago as a hobby, that of fox farm
ing, has now grown into a real indus
try profitable to those engaged In 1t.
In all the provinces of Canada and in
many Of the northern states ~fox-rais-
Ing is carried on extensively. The Jap
anese and Norwegians also are devel-
oping this idea, having suitable eli
matte conditions for the raising OF
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Taken by Surprise.

What happened
in the parlOr, sis?"
Mr.. Tim mid
started to kiss me"
w you
~surprised?"
YES. I was so
surprised that /
fear / got matters
all bungled up"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
SMILES FOR ALL
Off Duty.

when the reporter called oA Nine.
Topoffsky she was reclining on a di-
van in a Lucille negligee, smoking q
cigarette and feeding bonbons to her
poodle while a solicitous maid lowered
in the background"
what are you describing anyway?
A prima donna In her boudOir?"
mo. One of our parlor bolsheviki
resting after a strenuous meeting held
in behalf of the dO~wntrodden Masses
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Lame Excuse.

ashamed of you"
whats the mat
ter, my dear?"
81 caught you
flirting with that
waitress"
81 was just try
ing to establish the
entente cOrdiale,
my love-. That's
the only way to get
any service I'm this
place."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Rice With Bananas.

Peel and scrape three ripe bananas
and mash them until creamy. adding
a few drops Of lemon juice. Stir this
lightly into cold. cooked rice and
serve with sweetened cream. This Is
a dessert especially liked by the lit
tie people.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
PARTING SHOTS

Swatting the fly is pretty
risky business for the ballplayer,
IL there is a good outfield on the
job.
X Plurlbus Unum on the sill
yer dollar means, Of course, IL
takes many where one used to
do the work.
Think Of the argument the
world would have been deprived
of If the whale had kept It's
mouth shut around jonah.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30

Arrange stoned dates cut i'm quar-
tiers on lettuce with a small spoonful
of mayonnaise In the center. with the
dates forming rays like the petals of a
flower. This Is n salad which the
children Will be allowed to eat.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
SeasonabIe Food for the Family

a dainty breakfast or any other
meal well served with Il few well-pre-
pared dishes is of far more value to
the family than the mere food as
nutrition Il good meal has a moral
influence which we often fail to APP
preciate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-30
Mothers Cook Book.

The art OF cooking cannot be learned
out of a book any more than the art
Of swimming or h art Of painting.
The best teacher is practice; the best
guide sentiment.