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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
PHILLIES BEAT MACKMEN.
Take First Game in City Series by
o to Score.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE Philadei-
phia Nationals easily defeated Connie
Mack's Athletics the American League
entry of this city. to-day In the first
game Of the Philadelphia city series by
a score of TO 2. The Phillies had quite
batting day. They tore into Scott
Perry and Bob Geary for sixteen hits
But for tight support in the pinches the
Phillles would have won by a much
greater margin.
Elmer Jacobs and Gene Packard
pitched for Jack Coombs's team and
both were effective against the MACK
batsmen, who made only six hits.
The score:
Nationals. ooosol Is is
Americans O0o2 o o o o o.
Batteries--Jacobs, Packard and Adams
Perry. Geary and Perkins.
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JEFF DAvIs's BOXING PLANS.

Jeff Davis King OF 10 Hoboes, will
Journey to Atlantic City morrow to
confer with the Mayor a personal r-'rrd
as to staging an international boxing
festival at the summer resort in June
Davis declares his efforts for boxing will
be purely educational and that he has
arranged to confer with Gov. Smith as
to the teaching of boxing to public
school pupils
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FOREGROUND WINS +.
FOR ]. K. L. ROSS
For Third Time in Two Days
Canadian Sportsman's Colors
Flash Home in Front. g


HAvRn DE GRACE, April 17.--For he
third time in two DAYS the colors of Com
,era.r 1K 7. p,.. tb. Canadian
:. A..
spor'sinah' hashoo hon'o III Aio"' =. Ne
race track here. Yesterday Billy Kelly
and Dottie yandiyer won purses for him
and TODAY his four-year-old chestnut
colt Foreground defeated a small but Sc
Iect eeld Of handIcap horses In the ffth
race in commanding style
Az the end OF the Ave and n half FUR
long tourney Foreground was ealloping
four lengths ahead of Richard T. will
son,s Straight Forward which took place
bonora nv n length from Samuel Riddle's
ColInella.
The Ross colt was much the bNss.
Jockey sanse raced him into the iead
during the erst furIonp ana despits de-
termined challenges kent him in 'front.' to
the and.
wi,h tb. .fkth rao. cam. IN. NJ the
b,ppest mrnrises Of the year II was
Won nv Rronco Rii,v ana wa. a, tho
long odds Of s114.5o In the 90 mutuel
machines. The victory of bronco Bnly
was q lucky one. He earned the decision
by a short head; and would na.t hav. e s.n
oea,en oy Ohico u Jockey fucncoe ~
been capable Of putting up strong rae.
,,ada I'm a big ean' hut Riohcreek was
not equal to the emergency. and iittls
aOs TO N. major
ton OF the purse
/ Raj PARIS horses scored double VIC
tory, His bay nily Fanny Cook led
home a big neld of Juveniles in the i,rs.
race. and in the next, steeplechase at
about two miles. his warlock scored an
The Chase was tho mrs: 81 eros s, gu NY
ev ve Oh inc year anu !" w.. 80. 40
oV purse e War; Jumper, ah,w ven r,dSsn nv
Crawford. proved much the best, and IN
i.hed FIRST Ave lengths ahead Of Rhomb:
wnirn wa H., ni' pna,s ,e and oar-u Wster
Early Light bootn ana Sarry Ws''
fell but neither q. Palmer or Frioker'
who rode them, was injured ed ,,..,. ..,,,,
AS on the opening day. the little track
was crowded to overcoming. II was CD
timated that fully 1000 race goers were
N, a. u,,Io conrs. TIL. re,,,it..
"' sie ne.ie oou.e 90
First Raee-Two-year-olds; ssilinS fonr
frgr,S1nss PSfss O0. ,,s5e ss,d nnS
ssao; Mis-. shaekpetcn, ics tssnds,. s.
and $3.50, second; Glen Light. il2 tsu!-
weIC, $3.50, third. Time o;b9 I'D
Hidden ship, Druselia. MAJOR Fish. son ns,
Second Race-About two miles: purse
500; for four.year-olds ana upwara
Steepiechase. seNins. won oy war Looh
its a. Williams. $3.50 and $40 second
Time, t:2s as. Melos, siumeerer. otto
Floto, Booth and Garry water also ran;
third hade-For t n,,n ~, nn ,ans
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
scoyILLE ANGLE CHAMPION.

Frank scoville. the leading three cush-
lon player Of the American Amateur Bill
lizard Association. last night at Gran
fields room won the final game for the
metropolitan championship at that style
OF play. He defeated Joe Cosgrove in
the last block Of their match by SO to 40,
! thus winning the 100 points contest for
the honors by 100 to 80.
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DE ORC TO DEFEND TITLE.
VIII Meet Cannefax I'm Three Cush-
ION Match at Friars Club.

CHICAGO, April IT. - Arrangements
have been completed for title match
between Alfredo de Orc OF New York.
three cushion billiard champion, and
Robert Cannefax of Chicago. formerly OF
ST. Louis, to be held May !, Q and 3
at the Friars Club of New York.
A purse OF $1,000 has been granted
The playerA
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LINCOENs VS.. ROBINS.

Two more attractive games have been
booked for the Lincoln Giants for this
Sunday. The team will clash with the
Robins Dry Dock nine In the feature of
the twin bill and will tackle the Danbury
club in the opener. The Lincolns owing
to the fine war record OF several OF their
members. are more popular than ever
with Harlem fans, rs was Indicated in
the last two Sundays. when the team
rtavod hA'orn oapactv crowd.
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WHITE sOx vICToRs.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April lin an
exhibition game here to-day the Chicago
White Sox defeated the Nashville South
ern Association team, 8 to 8. The vic
tors gathered nine hits to seven for the
locals
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
LES DARCY'S BROTHER
SHOWS BOXING SKILL
Frank Is Matched to Box 20
Rounds in Australia.

Frank Darcy. brother of the late Les,
the Australian middleweight who died
here after some rather heartbreaking
experiences. bids fair TO Guido Les.
Word comes from Sidney that Frank
has been matched for a twenty round
bout. Frank is only 10. but he Is
growing fast. He started as a light
weight last year. but he already is a
middleweight and Is expected to be a
heavyweight in a couple of years. Darcy
has shown considerable boxing skill.
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TotAs... 49, 10 % d /
5000 o0o17o o -
0 o 90 0 COS 0 o o %
New York
Washington

IF fir. on es:. on ssl.6a Johnson on
gltched..By Johnson d BY Benton; s; b,
OF Benton, :; on Smith, O. OFF Graft, II.
struck ou;.By Johnson 2; BY Benton, /; by
Young. Doyle Zimmerman, Fletcher, Nc.
Carly, Foster 2. Judge, Milan, Janvrin, Davis,
Graft Sacrifice hits-Chsse 2. Stolen bases
Young Shanks, Double plays-,Johnson.
navis and Judge Doyle Fletcher and Chase,
y Doyle and chase Flet tunassisted),
Int by pitched ball--Smith. !. Passed ball
McCerty. umpres-Messrs. Brennan and
clark. Time OF game-2 hours and 20 minutes.
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non FoLwELL A HoLDoUr,

PHILADELPHIA, April 17-Bob Folwell
the Pennsylvania football coach. is a
holdout lie refused to-day to sign a
contract at his war time salary and un-
less the offer Is increased he will not
return, he says.
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c SSnns ho'H ..a'.. ''. IL
First base on e-rors-Johns Honkins, 4:
Columbia, !. Two base hi's-Jones. Goodman.
Three base hit-weinstein. Sacrifice hits
Lane, Alderman. stolen bases Blooms
burgh. Knecht Left on bases-,Iohns Hop
kins T; Columbia, .. Double play Blooms.
burEh, Llppman and Purcell Bases on balls
ON Judehnd. .; on Lester, 3, struck out
Nv Judefind, .; by Lester, s; by Koenig !.
Hi by pi;ohsr-By Judsfnd / Crynan). Hits
Lon lester, 6 in innings; OFF KoeniE. none
In innings. Umpire-Mr. Galbraith. Time
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Two base hits-Kane. Ward, Hannah; WICK
Olson, Hickman. Mamaux. Stolen bases
Miller, Mamaux. Sacrifice hits-oMara,
Pratt l. Ward. .Pecknpaugh; Sacrifice hy.
Hannah. Double play-Pecklnpaugh. Pratt
and Pipp. Left on bases-New York. 6;
Brooklyn, s. First base on errors-Brooklyn,
2; New York. l. Bases on balls-Oh Mo
ertdge. Q; of Mamaux, 2. Hrs--On Mogrtdge.
3 in innings; off Nelson. none In innings.
Struck out-By Moridge, 8: BY Nelson, 2;
by Mamsux. q Passed bsll-Miller. Umpires
I hour and 10 minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
DOOM READING MANAGER.

READING, Pa, April 17,-Charlio Doom.
former manager of the Philadelphia Ma
tional League Club, was late tonight
chosen to lead the local International
League team for the coming season.
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action
bill Legislature
back before
and that limit at O'Clock We
will
hearing Albany Wednesday
stand particularly because the
he a ocaopi ton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18

Rautenbush won the golf championship
Of Chicago six years ago at Jackson
Park public links He has been a con-
tender In the Western amateur and
Western open championships at various
times during the last six years. He was
a semi-fnalist In the Western amateur
tournament at Grand Rapids, Mich. In
1914
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WINS A. E. F. GOLF TITLE.
serst. Rautenbush Crowned Cham
pion Among Soldiers.

NICE, Wednesday. April 1e.-Sergeant
william Rautenbush of Motor Truck
Company Alb won the golf championship
OF the American Expedtionary Forces
to-day by scoring an easy victory over
Lieut. James w. Hubbell OF the l76th
Infantry Brigade. The match was played
over thirty-six holes and Rautenbush
won by a score OF UP and 8 to play
The victor belongs to the Garfield Golf
Club OF Chicago, Ill.
Lieut.. Hubbell, playing for Harvard
won the individual intercollegiate cham
pionship OF Eastern colleges in 1915.
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HIGH LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
IN ALL SPHERES OF SPORT
NJ DANIEL.

/
s ' O u '' . ppo -. 49,. -. 49, a.. ,,.
holder Benjamin. Hopes manager was
details Hopes proposed
schaefer BOTH Benjamin
like the match to be- at 800 points each night
il he lad back
stoneham
city stakes a are
is better form than ever On the tour which completed
showed
better than ever He had no money at
back every time but once with the result that sutton only
and chsnnn,on thro,xh fall"
l'' ~N -'N NN' -'OA "o.o" 'o" N " $685.
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rors .h. %ri,:,:'.''.." g @ Q 9 -
Three base htts-Halligan. Urban. Home run
-Muicahy. Sacrifice hits..Dempsey. Wholly.
Stolen bases-Frisch, Halloran q Left on
piay-Halioran and Lefevre. Bases on. balls
on Finn, 2; OF Fitzpatrick: T.; Struck out
by Finn, Bond and o'Doherty): by Ftz.
patrick, / CMacNsmara) Wild -pitch--Finn::
Passed ball-Urban. Hits-on Finn, In 9
innings; OF MncNamsra, 1 in ! inning. Um.
pire--Mr, Connolly. Time of game-2 hours
and 5 minutes.
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RICE BEATS TITLE HOLDER.
Wins From Spear In PogKenburp
Cup Game,

Julian Rice last night improved his
position In the final games for the Pog-
senburg Cup at Rational Recreation,
Brooklyn, where he defeated George w.
Spear, present holder OF the trophy. The
victor averaged s 1927. The score:
Points H,R. Average
Julian Rice u70.... IFS ss sl3-27
q. W. Spear ll5... SO 81 fll-26
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CARDINALS BEAT BROWNS.
win Fourth Game OF 81. Louis Sc
ries by Score OF to o.

ST. LOUIS, April 17,-After a one day
layoff, due to inclement weather, the
Browns and the Cardinals resumed their
battle for the city championship to-day
with a victory for the Cardinals by Il
score OF 20 8. The victory was the
second for the National Leaguers out OF
four games. The score:
r. II. 4.
81. Louis Americans. 10
st Louis Nationals. .....-:.... -
Batteries-Lo Leineld, Koob
and billings; Goodwin. May. Tuero and
Clemens.
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Willie Richie and Benny Leonard,
who are matched to meet In an eight
round bout in the First Regiment Ar
mory Of Newark on April 2s. are down
to hard work in preparation for the
bout The worlds lightweight champion
and his Coast rival spent busy after
noon yesterday. Leonard In a gymnasium
on 125th street and Richie at Billy
Grupp's gymnasium. Each engaged in
several rounds of boxing with sparring
partners, Leonard Is putting in quite
some time in rope jumping. which he
considers excellent exercise for the wind.
Tommy Tuohey, the Paterson light
weight, who doomed large few years
ago because of his aggressiveness and
hard hitting. has fallen upon evil times.
His first setback was a knockout at the
hands OF Joe yelling, and since then
he has lost more bouts than he has won.
his last reverse being n Knockout from
Frankie Britt In Boston.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18

M sl.ail Columbia Va. Prineston,
South Field. Saturday. $3.50 p, N. Adm.
Si.io.--ktp. w,t
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Totals. IS 3 . "a 10

Slated for Mogridge In the sixth inning.
tBatted for Mamaux IN the ninth inning.
New York ............ II
Brooklyn ............. 2 o %
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[OHNs HOPKINS
COLUMBIA

Totals. 324s 81 10 a.
sBatted for lyman in the ninth inning.
+Ratted for lester in the seventh inning,
Halted for koeniH in the ninth inning.
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SUNSET DIVISION SENT HOME
Included IN Units Assigned ~ General
Pcrshinp for Early Convoy 70 the
United Safes.

Washington. Jan. 4-Practically the
entire Forty first division tSunseD
wus Included In p list of units nm
nounced bv the war department rs as
signed for early convey from France.
The LIST shows the headquarters and
headquarters troops 81 the Forty-first.
rhe one Hundred and sixty first regi-
menr complete. the one Hundred and
SIvry-rhfrd complete. one Hundred
and Sxtv-fourth complete. and one
Hundred and Sixfy-second. less Sec
oud BATTALION. In all more than 500
officers and 1900 men Of The Sunset
division. comprising troops from Wash
furr0n. Oregon. Montana. Idaho and
wyoming were ordered home. other
unfrs ~ the division are the one Hun
drpd and Eighy-frst and one Hun
,Ired and ghty-second infantry brig
ads headquarters: one Hundred and
Forrv-sixth. one Hundred and Forty
seventh and one Hundred and Forty
eighth machine gun battalions; One
Hundred and sixteenth ammunition
train. one Hundred and Sixteenth sup
NV train. one Hundred and Sixteenth
Sanitary train and one Hundred and
SiVry-fourth ambulance train.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-10
Frenchman Given Honor.

The first white man. rs far rs can
be determined. TO discover petroleum
In America was Joseph de In Roche
D'Allon. a French missionary who
speaks Of his discovery in n letter
written $50 years ago. He had crossed
the Niagara river and made his way
southwark through western New York
into northern Pennsylvania. where he
found a spring from which oil flowed
The oil was highly esteemed by the
Indians for medicinal uses. This old
spring was probably identical with
one described by the Massachusetts
Magazine In 1850. which speaks Of "A
creek called Oil creek. which issues
from a spring, on the top of which
floats an oil similar to that called Bar
bados tar. and from which one may
gather several gallons a day The
waters Of this spring were supposed
70 give great relief from rheumatism
and 10 possess many other healing
qualities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-10
EXPLAINING FALL OF JERICHO
Scientists Have Shown How Happen
ing az Which Many Have Seoffed
Was Quite Possible

Many have refused 10 believe tn
biblical suggestion that the walls %
Jericho fell down before the Isrnelites
as result OF the sound caused by
their shouts and the horns blown by
the seven priests.
Modern researches and discoveries
10 regard 20 sound phenomena. how
ever show that such biblical miracles
could be reconciled with natural law
Vibration OF sound is thing the
possibilities Of which we DO not yef
understand. II is said that one OF Do
great tenor singers can break vae
glass by singing into It's keynte
The sub-hass OF the pipe organ Is
known 10 rack pews TO pieces with Iis
sympathetic note.
The authentic story is told Of an
old fiddler who anCered by the work
men constructing the first suspension
bridge AT Niagara. threatened to fiddle
IL down. OF course he was laughed
az, but. seating himself near the
bridge he began TO experiment with
his bass string.
When he found the note that suited
him he sawed away on that note. The
cables responded and soon the bridge
was swaying in an alarming fash.oa
II he had not been stopped he m,hi
have fulfilled his threat. In any case
care was afterward exercised TO pre-
vent particle Of vibration In he
bridge.
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YlNks WIN 10 RUSS TOWNS
Wisconsin sna Kir.i gar Trnups -i1r
Through Desr Snus and Su--
PRISE 5oishsVis Any

ArcimnEHl. jan 4-lr rr u1run0s
on the oneza river. rhe cone Hundred
and Thirrv-niufh American regiment
fighting win o Polish arms. -saa -
villages in sharp fighting
Five hundred Wiscoris1 and Ni,f-
ran men s-rurriin CumHF flrmn-h
the hearE rn0u. cnrrgi nr 1Hs lru-ur-
nifiUn. mnchire Guns and extra r1-Ialrl.
did ne jpt ~ farkirr rhe f,a.her-f
and surprising rhem uurh fhe sllns r4
rhei- Tifis GO - miles -n -fn v,.s-
Archunrei inn. 2-Arne-irrr r-rrr-,s
reccrrured -hr village 81 K1ai.t cd
he middle SECTOR ~ riF rI.---lia-r TsuE
sian fruuf and pushed fn-rH-f -f,s-
lines q distance AZ r1Vo miles, Elurt q
the village I'd he direction &c Tuu-au
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RED ARMY WIPED OUT
cZEcHo- sLovAks CAPTURE $1,000
6OLsHEVIK TROOPS.
From Being Taken BY General
Gaida's Forces.

Stockholm. Jan. "a British naval
squadron IN sea Eight IN the Baltic
sen has captured NikolaI Lenine's
minister u the navy Eassolninoy
Vladivo~5ok. Jan An capturing
Perm In rhe TRIAL mountains. General
tiaida 40 rhe head u Czecho-Slovak
and siberian forces. virtually destroy
30 the bolshevik Third army from
which NikQiai Leniue. the hoishevik
premier Was directing operations in
ne region ~ Perm. Lenine himself
escapes. bur several memhers 81 his
party were taken prisoners.
The exploit u General Gaida In cap
turing Perm parallels his success IN
rhe CAMPAIGN Of last summer. His Su-
periors opposed bis plan ~ attack
against Perm. and De carried out the
operation az the risk ~ removal from
his command The bulk ~ bis force
was made up ~ Siberian troops.
In addition 90 the 81 go prisoners re-
ported. tienerul Caisia captured 5000
railway cars. TO feld guns. i.Ooo ma
chine guns. 20 automobiles. an entire
WAGON transport. several arinored
trains and several thousand horses.
Ills movement was a complete sur
prise 20 the bolsheviki a. proved by
rhe fact that D. captured several prom
inanf soviet leaders at the headquar-
rers ~ rhe Third hol>hevik army. Ten
holshevik regiments are declared 20
have been annihiiated and the rest OF
The enemy army was driven across the
Karma river
Troops ~ General Semeuoff. the an
ri-h0ishevik leader In The Chira district.
have occupied Verkhni Udinsk. on the
siberian railway east " Lake Balkal.
Two hundred thousand Russian sol
diers relea SD from German prisons
srp expected 20 pass through Omsk
WITHIN a fortnight The Russians are
destitute and IN serious condition
from exposure and lack ~ food.
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US GETS FOUR HUN U-BoATs
q a-zif Ter ard Ispsr.
Sever.

1fmaar. FIr. German submarines
ufIrh inru been surrendered are be-
i.r Hf'T IinHn.r tire Mn ~. according
-iis Mir The newspaper says that
RI ~ -u Frarrs- ~ 20 rraly. : 70
gi-nr fnrE 9 20 rae United SJate~. The
T-fra-E -Trra'f ever % rhe Urited
s-I-ss F-f saBt 10 be n0v % their WV
ur~lsf -is NrIalrlg- The EawSpnper
dpsf nnr sreeifF m nlnnner in which
fif rst 90 me TT surrendered sub
mn ''.iis4 1--ls CD De aIIarrs,f
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The dreaded "tsetse fly tpronounceo
tset-se. accent on first syllable, "ho,e
vowel has short sound, as ~ stV
Is an African gadfy, about me ''..
OF a househy. The symptoms u y,
victim are at first those Of sew
cold. The eyes. nose and mouth ",
gin 10 run" the body then SVEN
while ema citation sets In, although wv,
always fatal. The harm done Is iouau
to be not the result Of poison from ".
fly itself. but communication 10 wv
blood OF its victim Of a mlcros'F
parasite similar TO that OF Texas
yer which Il has received from q ~
ensed animal. Animals or perso".
that recover are usually immune y"
great dread Of this fly formerly emu
tanned has proved TO be unjustineu'
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40 BRITISH SAILORS LOST
Steam Yacht Nith Me- u- auri-.ss
Leave St-iset 7oos,r O.
Scctiarc Cuart

L0ndun. 1rn. 3-Twn hundred f-irs
seventy sniig-s were crowned "a ri,t
result n the Joss ~ rhf fsrrisa r-su.rr
Yacht lolalre ~ Stwnnvrr. scotland
Tn rncir hnd 200 nlt-s ur h-r--z
They we're On New Years huF ai.-
leave
The vrT9ni sfrurt on fiip a1i,rfruus
rocks known "a '-rhp f,ersrl ri, hairr. -
nenr S-urnowaT hu-irr md ruir fi,rIr-
- - them were surrE Nurr ~ ris.ss
were terribly Injured On rfotr rf,i--,s
20 reach tho SHIRE
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NEW IDEAS THROUGH READING
Practically Anything Is Better
Than Nothing.

A teacher who had the real intereS,
OF her pupils AT heart. and who took
genuine interest In them and theHr
activities after as well as during school
hours was trying her best TO reach A
particularly trying boy OF about thIr
teen years He did not seen at all In.
terested In his work or studies. ana
she was attempting TO discover jus'
what he was interested I'm and how ne
spent his leisure time Upon inquiry
she found he was fond of taking lone
and solitary walks. although he dis
claimed any interest In the beautiful
or scientific In nature.
But what do you do with yourselfl"
the teacher insisted. "Nhat do you
think about? You don't read yer,
much, DO your"
The boy denied that he read. and as
serted that when he was OF alone thst
way he liked 20 think his own
thoughts.
! wonder what kind of thoughts thar
poor boy occupied himself wiih7 liz
never read and he was apparently Inn.
pervlous To new ideas OF any sort lie
was just content with his own empty
thoughts-they must have been poor
and stale and empty. for he never
opened his mind 10 new ones.
The best and most efficient way 10
- ideas Is by readng-and IL makes
such difference. therefore. what We
read But IL is decidedly better 20 read
almost anything that comes To hand
than nothing az all. For II one ha,
nothing in the mind az all. such pc
ouliar things are bound 10 creep in
Isn't II better TO re-thnk the thoughts
OF fine men than to think your own
mean little ones?-Exchange