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The herald., 1922-12-14

No. IN them in mind Of the day,
they said. But there was little nov.
city in the fOrlorn remnant of cans
upon the shelves, or in the half-empty
barrels and boxes under the counter
and masSed In the corners of the room.
One man found stray box of sar-
dimes, and took possession Of II with
the remark that, while it was not
"Christmasy," he could have the sat
isfactiOn Of knowing he was eating
the only sardines in camp; another
drew out a can Of Boston baked beans
from behind a squadron Of tomatoes !;
while a third. of more investigating
and determined turn of mind, hunted
among the boxes and barrels until he
actually discovered a can Of Cape Cod
cranberries.
This brought the entire group Of
Christmas hunters into a compact
envying circle: and while they were
anxiously debating the pro and con-
especially the cOn-Of a division of
spOils. the door opened quietly and a
s-Oop-shouldered, watery-eyed man en-
tered.
"Have you got any toysr' he asked,
hesitatingly.
The storekeeper stared, and unani.
mously, as though by preconcerted ar
rangement, the group around the
canned representatives from Cape Cod
turned and stared also.
"Any-what?" the storekeeper asked
blankly.
Toys" the man repeated looking at
the encircling faces with abashed EN-.
barrassment-"things to play with, I
mean, like children have at Christ.
mas. You see," with a curious
mingling Of apology and pride in his
voice. my little ten-year-old boy came
In on the stage just now-clean from
his grandma's, back to Missouri. I've
been sendin' for him these two years.
hut couldn't seem to get to II till
'-r'Ick vein last month";"
He lurched heavily against the coun-
ter. His watery eyes began to I'LL,
partly through his condition and partly
from some long dormant tenderness
which was beginning to reawaken.
The boys considerable childish" he
went on, rousing himself a little at
the consciousness Of being listened to
by men who usually passed him with
out recognition, AN likes things to
play with. So. bein' it's Christmas,
an he jest comm. why, thought
mebbe I'd better hunt some toys"
"Of course" cried Dobson, the
sheriff. heartily; and "Of course" "Of
course" came promptly from others
Of the group.
And then they looked about the store
inquiringly, eagerly, in search Of some
thing that would please a ten-year-old
The herald., 1922-12-14

There were NO dry and fancy goods
and notions upon the shelves no show.
The herald., 1922-12-14
1maoinatjon.

This power reveals itself
In the balance or reconcilement of OPP
posite or discordant qualities: Of
sameness, with difference; of the gen.
eral, with the concrete; the idea with
the image; the individual with the
representative; the sense Of novelty
and freshness with old and familiar
objects; more than usual state OF
emotion with more than usual order;
judgment ever awake and steady self
possession with enthusiasm and feel
ing profound or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The herald., 1922-12-14
The Christmas
Fur Coat
>ss>~--s-
20. 1922, Western Newspaper linton. }


70. 1922, Western Newspaper Cnion.D
MO ONE could understand the will
~ The old lady was even eccentric
in the way she left her money. Among
the many personal possessions she
had mentioned had been that of her
beautiful Russian sable fur coat,
worth well into the thousands of dol
lars. This she had left to the old
woman who had brought eggs to them
from the country. 1t wa stO be given to
the egg woman on the first Christmas
after the old lady's death, and every
Christmas after that she was to be
given the interest on a sum of money,
the principal of which was to be given
to her when she reached a certain age,
or before If she became Ill.
ats all very sensible except why
In the world did grannie leave that
wonderful fur coat to that egg wom-
an?" her grandchildren remarked.
"Why, she won't know what to do
with 1t. She's perfectly happy with
an old ulster and good warm
sweater"
But they did not fail to carry out
what their grandmother had wished,
even though they could not under
stand.
Never was such a Christmas pres
ent received, and never was there such
Joy, for fairy tales had come true In a
great and mighty swoop, and she, who
had fancied never throughout her en-
tire life to wear anything on her back
that was luxurious, now gloried in her
coat. And every week she went about
selling eggs, so happy in wearing the
superb coat. For old grannie had
understood more than any of them
knewl
The herald., 1922-12-14

the owner of the Sardines and the
owner of the baked beans; and then
Sheriff Dobson pushed before them
and slipped something bright and
heavy into the hand which held the
jumping jack.
"It's a nest-egg for the kid" he said
gravely. "NOw YOU better go home an
I'LL up his stockin'; an to-morrer you
can tell him Merry Christmas from US
all"
The herald., 1922-12-14

cases upon the counter, no display In
the one dingy window. Such things
would begin to make their appearance
only with the coming of the first wom-
an, and that was not yet.
Rather a slim show for playthings,
rDobson," said the owner of the cram
berries, after a fruitless search with
his eyes from one end Of the store to
the other. Don't s'pOSe a pack o.
playin' cards would do?" as his gaze
paused hopefully on an extensive as
sortment of that popular article.
They has pictures. on EN-"
wouldn't do at ALL" answered Dob
son decidedly. "They amt moral; an
the first kid who patrOnizes US has
got to be brought up moral. Say,
YOU" to the watery-eyed man, who
was edging towards the bar at the far
end of the store-''none o. that"
''None o. whatY asked the man quer-
ulously. 81 amt steppin' on your
toes"
mo. but you are on the kids. See
here" His voice had an incisive ring
which had made many stronger men
tremble. "YOu amt walkin' the same
line you was twenty-four hours ago.
Then you was Il poor, nO-'count drunk
Ird, who'd a right to dig his grave
without opposition from nobody; now
you're markin' out trail for that kid
o foller. See? Me an my friends
iere amt no call to interfere between
,ather an son." dropping his voice to
IN easy, familiar tone, and placing a
land encouragingly upon the tremu-
)lus shoulder, 80 long as the father
makes good deal; but when he
;lumps, voice was still soft, but
he steely CLINT returned to his eyes
then me an my friends step in. Sabe?
Bein' the first kid In camp, we've con-
ourselves his guardian-just
ike every man In the place will do
soon's they hear Of his bein' here"
He turned back to his companions.
The watery-eyed man, after one long,
wistful, farewell glance toward the bar.
The herald., 1922-12-14

resumed his fruit
less search Of the
goods. There was
nothing now to
divide his q T.
tentiOn; he knew
/ h e m en- with
whom he had to
al, and real
lied that hence
forth the bar was
to be as far re-
moved from him
as though q wall
Of granite inter.
vened. But, to his
credit be 1t said,
e en- with the
realization came
q new frmness to
his eyes.
The herald., 1922-12-14
Brinuinu the Dead to Life.

Many apparently dead ''.rsons have
been resuscitated by injecting into the
heart one cubic centimeter Of ! in
1000 solution of either adrenaln or
pituitrin; the injection is made into
the left intercOstal space one or two
finger breadths to the left Of the ster-
nal border.-Scientific American.
The herald., 1922-12-14
The Dull Point.

1t Is hard work to pillow with a dull
point. Can't do as good a job, either.
There Is a man downtown that Is
waiting to sell you new point. That
Is the way the worlds business Is kept
up. You need the new point; he needs
the dollar you pay him for it.-Farm
Life.
The herald., 1922-12-14
April FooIino II Old Custom

No satisfactory origin has been as
signed to April Fools day. The Gus
tom Of hoodwinking people at this
time is traced by some to the ancient
kuli festival Of India. observed March
81. On this day the Hlndus play HARM
less pranks on one another. a prac.
tice dating back to ancient times.
The herald., 1922-12-14

boy who was
childish. But thsre
W as little they
saw; only huge
miners boots. py
ramids Of picks
and shovels anc
blankets, barrels
Of -four and beans
and pork: and on
the shelves. tobac
CO and cam Q d
goods, and q small
q Q Q r.t N e Mt Of
earthen and tin
ware; and then,
at the far end Of
the store. Q bar
for the accommo-
dalton Of thooo
who were thirty.
The herald., 1922-12-14

ALT q dozen unshaven, red
shirted miners were gath
cred abvrt the dingy coun-
ter Of Biiger's, the one store
in camp. 1t was Christmas
eve, and they wanted some
thing extra for their dinner
on the mOrrow-just to keep
fho.,a L., ...iul
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28

state no attention on the part of
the angler Whereupon the instant
the lure strikes the water. with al
most synchromzing of motion, the
rod is transferred 10 the left hand,
and instant movement Is impaired
to the lure by a very slight tilt Of
the rod and a very slight turn OF
the body between the fraction Of a
second when the right hand com
mences to perform the function Of
reeling.
Furnishes Recreation and Sport
All the above Is but a hOmely de-
scription Of the art Of bait casting
for a beginner. The reasons thereof
and the essentials. however. immedi-
ately effect INSTALLATION on the part
Of the old timer, who, even allots
moments TO himself for this during
the greatest stress of business hours.
All at once he transforms the noun
tain OF work on his desk into a
vista Of streams and lakes. floods
of lush green flags and picturesque
wilderness SURROUNDINGS. dimpling
waters and the soft enchanting
splash Of the lure in a likely poe
ket.
Immediately the cigar shaped, pc
culariy grooved-heade bass oveno
mobbler becomes a thing animated
under the miniStratiOns OF the reel.
IT dips. dives, darts, wiggles. does
everything 4 lively minnow can, and
a darned site more inconceivable
stunts as well, all bordering on the
miraculous. yet at the same time
imparting 10 the clear depths CLINT
ing flashes that inevitably bring re-
Spouse from battle-craving bass, pike
or muskys. And all OF this is sport.
simple. recreative and elevating. in
sitting the doctrine OF the square
deal that transforms burden
mankind into happy, contented,
carefree anglers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28

Though. in comparison 10 fly
fishing. the art OF bait casting IS
but OF recent introduction, the
horde OF old time devotees declare
IL is inhererent. and solely an atavis-
tic recurrence. traceable TO the boy
hood days OF our daddies. Invariably
they cite a favorite corallory which
carries conviction. simply because in
il is embodied the fundamentals Of
this universal pastime.
Every angler is right-most Of all
the irrefutable old timers who in
form us that bait casting is no more
than the art Of the boy with his
green peach tree or kindred switch,
armed at the needle-slender end
with a properly fashioned ball Of
mud. which has been carried 10 fish
ing by those a little older. All Of
this declaration is compounded
from facts. which are borne through
In the performance Of a bait caster;
the value of the spring Of the rod
in propelling a small missile; ana
veritably precision, too. always was
I'm evidence when the soft sticky
billet struck the exact window de-
sired or decorated a favorite target.
usually a new brick or nice white
building. Fishermen value accuracy
precision. so did the boy. and the
examples Of this are not only tradi-
tIonal but still persistently exasper-
ating.
Study Reel and Line.
Study the boy and the slender
peach tree rod and before you IS
an example for absorbing the func-
ton Of the rod in bait casting for
game fish. Next the reel and line
must be studied and finally master
ed until the necessary skill IS at
tanned. Before specializing in the
matter Of reels and lines. for the
time being rather will we confne
ourselves 10 learning the art Of cast
ing. and let particular reels. rods
and lines take care of thems Ives
in another article. Let us get back
10 the form displayed by the youth
full mud hall propeller, then conCen-
trate on il. just for the influence il
has on bait casting.
The short bamboo or steel rod IN
the hands Of an angler takes the
place OF the peach tree limb. and
the lure that Of the ubiquitous dab
OF yellow clay. The reel. however. is
a wonderfully smooth running ac-
cessory. the line OF braided silk, and
the lure OF varying weights. all
specifically designed for bait casting
for game fish. So soon as the lure IS
resled within a few inches OF the
tip Of the rod. the smile OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28

Baseball fans VIII be given
chance 20 see the new Singer ball
tossers under fire again this after
noon al singer park against the
Kalamazoo Elks. formerly the Kala-
n1azoo American Legion team.
Johnny Mohardt viii be with the
Singer club and viii workout before
the game.
The Singer lineup viii be the same
with the exception Of the outfeld
where one and perhaps two changes
VIII be made. The infeld VIII re-
main intact. and gives promise Of
being one Of the fastest inner de-
fenses that has graced an inheId in
South Bend for a long time
Henning To Work
Pete" HenniRg viii again be on
the peake II he shows the stuff
that marked his victory OF last sun
day over Gary there is every prom
Use OF a battle. Henning has every-
thing a pitcher could desire. includ-
ing size and experience. and will give
any club in the country a battle with
any kind OF support On top Of that
the big boy has a wallop up at the
long one at any time.
With rangy Jack Kading hitting In
the cleanup spot and Eggleston Just
ahead Of him. and Baker bringing
up the rear. the locals present a
hitting punch that will likely be a
suoroe OF worry 10 any hurler
The Kazoos are Boosting or a
classier nine than they had last year
when they played the South PEND
club 70 a standstill for nine innings.
HamiH, former Three-Eye League
hurler viii do the mound duty He
Is reported as a clever pitcher with
an assortmonet OF stuff that has
fooled the best semi-prOs I'm Michi-
gan. Tie IS directly responsible for
the ST. - Of victories shared by the
club i,- season The game this
afternoon viii start at O'Clock
Umpire Shultz viii handle the indi-
Gator
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28
With End of Athletic Year in Sight
Notre Dame Track and Baseball Men
Haze Hung Up EnUiable Records
Nine Has Won Sixteen Games Out of Twenty Played With
Two More Go While Track Team After Bad Start
Places in Big Events of Schedule

with the close Of athletic activities
at Notre Dame only a week away.
campus fans are ready 20 pronounce
the season an unqualified success.
Coach Halas' baseball team won its
18Th game OF 90 played against
Belott on THURSDAY thereby hanging
mp the best looking baseball record
that has been made by Notre Dame
i'm many wears Getting away 10 a
FLYING start OF the spring training
trip. the HsIasmen continued their
good work against the strongest col
lege teams in the middle west. bow
ing only TO Wisconsin, Illinois and
Michigan.
That Coach HoCkne is pleased with
the showing made by his track men
during the outdoor season goes
without saving Hampered by the
most persistent jinx. the Irish track
team still was able TO place in five
events at the Drake relay games,
winning two OF them; to sweep the
field ar the Indiana A. A. L. meet,
TO overwhelm DePauw, and TO make
a better showing against the Illini in
dual meet than any conference
team. while the lone Notre Dame
entry in the Penn relay games,
Johnny Murphy won first place in
the high jump against a brilliant
field.
Rocl1ne Has Troubles.
The troubles encountered by
Rockne I'm developing a track squad
this year were numerous. In the
first place. there was the disqualifi-
cation Of several of his stars. Then
Gus Desch began 10 be bothered by
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28
Local Baseball Stars Clash With Michigan Semi Pros Toda
Cap Edwards, Veteran Grid Star
and Notre Dame Football Hero
Still Going Strong Alter IS Years
One of the Greatest Tackles That Ever Wore the Gold and
Blue TO Play Again This Fall With Jim Thorpe
and the Canton Bulldogs

The playing life Of the football:
player, as a rule IS similar 70
that Of the diamond star. COM
paratively short. On fact II IS
much sorter in some cases and
10 is doubtful If the averaging play
ing years Of the grid warrior viii
average four However. one of the
few exceptions TO the rule. and
probably with the exception Of Jim
Thorpe. the man who has pat in the
longest service on the major foot
bah fields Of the country lives here
IN south Bend and is one of the
greatest gridiron heroes who ever
fought for the Gold and Blue Of
Notre Dame. AS you have already
guessed that man is Howard Cap
Edwards
The other day Cap announced that
he would again lead the Canton Bull
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28
Marshall Winner
In Country Club
Match Playground
Big Week I'm Golf at Club With
Tourney Tuesday and
Thursday.

Playing iu his best form this sea
sen II r Marshall won first place
e. the match play against par tourn-
ament yesterday ar Chain O. Lakes
getting score of S5-S-71. Marshalrs
short work was phenomenal and
SIS largely responsible for his SPLEEN
did showing q. RomIne. T. F.
Reynolds. 7 de LOreuzi and r. r..
DUNCAN tied for second place the
prize COINS 70 Romine' i'm the draw.
Romine is showing exceptionally
well this year and if his game con-
ti-ues 70 Improve ne wil become n
permanent fixture on the team. The
heavy rains OF Thursday and Friday
left f7irways .. g. 3. 10. 10. is and
IS partly under water which con-
Open Meet Tuesday
on Tuesday the annual Memorial
Day tournament viii be PLAYED and
VIII be open 10 all club members
This viii be a 26 hole medal handi-
car event First prize VIII be award
Ell 90 the player scoring the best
gross for the Sc holes. second prize
&C 60 90 the best net score for the
&c holes Prizes VIII also be given
20 the pest net and best gross scores
for the rs hole morning round and
for the best net and best gross
scores for the rs hole afternoon
round.
Local Players Co Laporte
on Thursday a big crowd OF the
local players Wlll Journey 10 La
porte 20 play in the big invitation
tournament az the Laporte Country
club Elkhart. 81 Joseph Mlsha-
waSa. Niles-Buchauan and south
Bend clubs are eligible 90 compete
and a large gathering IS expected.
This VIII be over the % hole route
pay 60 start not later than 1880 a
I'D Players VIII be classed accord
ms 20 their hsEdiCaps and about
thirty prizes VIII be distributed
among the various classes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28

happy youth and his switch is again
worth considering.
First the youngster aims az the
mark he intends 10 hit-only
woman can hit the object at which
she does not aim-wherher il is 90,
5O,or Is yards away. The most skill
ful Of the gang holds his arm fair
Is close TO the body. brings the
switch back straight over his shout
der with only a wrist movement
and then suddenly forward. The
missile shoots ar the exact instant
when the most force of the spring
Of the switch is obtained
Now substitute the bait casting
rod line, reel and lure. The boys
aim is the anglers effort at precision
the Observation-Disclosures cast The
thumb is applied to the spool as
brake and only released just at the
same identical instant that the mud
ball parts from the switch
Must Master Rudiments.
Immediately an angler learns that
there are a few more rudiments TO
be mastered before perfection ar
rives. Instantly ne assimilares these
facts The lure in its fight encoun-
tiers air residence. and all at once he
observes that the impetus given to
the spool Of the reel causes il TO
travel much faster than the lure.
Another thing the fight Of the lure
is retarded and It comes to an an
rupt stop, due TO the piling up Of
the line on the spool from overrun-
urng itself into snarls and tanglas
which have had the name bestowed
e backiashes by experts and by be-
ginners epithets heap better omit
ted from print.
Presently the novice realizes that
2 sigh, drag on the reel VIII pre-
vent the annoying piling up OF bact-
lash-s. and then applies his thumb
gently 20 the outspooling line. learn
ing quickly that it IS a preventive.
and better still that an anti-ba ck-
lash has 4 friction device which Alb
solutely prevents backlashes. Several
trials convinces him that backlashes
are tile bette noir Of an angler. and
also tha- he can stop the lure Ill
netely where and when he wants
by pressure Of the thumb. and even
rhis is not necessary with an anti
h cklash itel
Amidst the craving for knowledge
and a plentitude Of opportunities
another discovery presents itself. and
that is that the line must oe wound
level on the spool. otherwise the
erstwhue affliclon, backlashes. viii
recur. also that level winding anti
oaCklash winding device and neces-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28

dogs this fall This will make Caps
sixteenth year of continuous football
ALich is undoubtedly one of the
great records in the country. The
only man who can compare with
him in the point Of service is Jim
Thorpe, also a member of the Can
ton. o. professional team.
Edwards and Thorpe Buddies
Cap and the great Jim are buddies
and each fall they meet and battle
through another grueling season of
football and come out at the close
of the season apparently none the
worse for wear. Cap has shown no
signs of slowing up and today ap-
pears as young and active both on
and off the gridiron as do the present
stars at Notre Dame. He is big and
powerful and In a game is almost a
whole side Of a line in himself be-
cause of his ability 10 set around
with such speed.
Cap started on his football career
az Notre Dame an 1907 and before
the close Of his first season was the
idol Of the campus and had made a
name for himself in footau circles.
He played on a team that for four
years was the most feared eleven in
the country With such men as
Matthews. Philbrook. Dimmick, Do
land Miller. Vaughn. Collins and
Hamilton, Cap was a star of equal
luster
In 1909 he was elected captain Of
The team and his leadership earned
for him the title Of Cap" which has
stuck TO him. ever since.
In 1909 Cap and his Irish warriors
moved down everything that ap-
peared on the horizon in the way Of
opponents and were the un6isputed
Western Champions Several mem
beers of the team We're picked for all
western honors with Cap leading
them.
In that year the Gold and Blue
defeated Michigan IN that historical
battle on Ferry Field by the score Of
IL 90 8. Cap Edwards and Red"
Miller along with nine other Notre
Dame battlers were the heroes of the
game and their names are still re
membered at Ann Arbor Here IS
an extract from a story OF that game
which gives an idea Of he great
coutes,;
Story of Michigan Game
Then came BOr.eske's and Mich
.san's misfortune. Allerdice had
punted on the first Down. and Miller
Of Notre Dame was racing along
right down the sideHne. A Mlchigan
man dove and missed hts flying ,eSs.
Another shot az his waist and was
shaken OF. But Borleske was com
ing. II was a lOng-sensational dive.
over five yards and his right should
er crashed into the Notre Dame
mans knees.
Time was taken out and Borleslle
sat Up. Keen Fitzpatrick ran onto
the gridiron and leaned over him.
six thousand rooters were shouting
the Spokane boys name. And then
the hubub stopped For Borleske
was walking 10 the sidernes. some
one touched him and he writhed un-
der the touch.
Rodgers went into the game.
out OF condition Rodgers.
But Rodgers fought. They couldn't
gain on him al first; they could gain
az other points. Then Michigan
rallied punted. held for downs. bat
tied furiously. punted and Vaughn
booted the leather from his 15-yard