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Evening star., 1922-12-03

her voice was as stern as a judges
DO you remember Miss Greegan, the
night nurse at the hospital whers
you were operated on? She took thai
luck piece Of yours an gave 1T to hei
sweetheart. 1 had another made az
near like the original as / could get
it. but I didn't have much time. an
couldn't find twenty-dollar golc
piece of the right date in such
hurry. 1t never had any power foi
good or evil any more than the one
you've got there. that had made &c
substitute for It."
After she begun to speak I quit
wachin' her ar begun watchin
Cocky. Did you ever see one Of these
birds on the vaudeville stage doin' .
trick balancin' act. way high ur
somewhere? One of these acts where
"A guy stands or sits on something al
leans an leans till you're blame sure
he's going TO fail?
You know how you sit in your seat
All frightened up an thrilled, wonder
in il he's goin' to lean that extra
little millionth of an inch an come
crashin' down to bust his noodle or
the stage, or recover his balance al.
swing back into safety again. Even
when you know it's an act that ths
guy does twice day. an that he's
sure to he all right. you get an awful
kick ont Of il. don't you? Sure You
do Well. watchilf cocky was jus,
like watchin' one Of those acts. onil
NOR" So Right that minute that X id
was standin' in an awful tough SPOT.
an you could see he was lust about
10 fall. An you knew, too, that il
he did fall right there. that would be
the end Of him.
LIE stood there lookin' at that luck
piece in his hand for I don't
know how long. ] suppose It wasn't
more than half a minute. but IL sure
did seem to me like a couple Of the
longest years I eyer lived Then hs
looked Up a : Mary, an all Of a sudden
he begun TO laugh. and knew the kid
had got his balance again. II was
the same old Cocky laugh, with a liz
tie something gone. The thing tha,
was gone was the thing in him thar
had made everybody-but Mary-dis-
like him; an the thing that wa
added was the thing that made every
body who had anything to do will
tocky after that admit that Mar
was right in the first place.
Mary run over TO him an huEged
him an cried over him. an they
started laughin' together, an I went
an looked out the window, feeliu
kind of solemn an churchy in m.
mind.
Copyright. All Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1922-12-03
BY
WILLIAM SLAVENS
McNUTT.

wasn't help to him. He missed an
Cocky had him.
When we finally got 'em untangled
the kid had his luck piece held tight
in his hand an he started jabberin'
at me like a madman. II got it
beat" he says. 'Scanlon. I got it
beat. I amt afraid Of 'em any more.
I didn't duck when he started to
throw that clock at me. wanted to,
but didn't an 1 got it beat. You
think this luck piece is the bunk? Is
that SO? Well. you gee what happen
ed! Put me in battin' practice tomor-
row an just watch what ! do. / got
1t beat!"
UTELL. I'll say he did. The kid
w didn't go to bed that night He
walked the streets an roamed around
the hotel all night long. an the next
mornin' at battin' practice he stepped
up to the plate and leaned into en-
with all the nerve he'd ever shown in
the old days. / put him in 10 pinch
hit that afternoon, with two out an
two on, an he stepped into a fast
one, high an inside, an cracked out
as pretty double as you'd ever want
to see. He was cured.
That night 1 was sittin' up in my
room, talkin' with him an Mary, an
he was fngerin' this luck piece of his
1t made me kind Of sick the way he
petted it an run Ills fingers over ii.
All of a sudden he started to look
awful hard at the twenty dollar gold
piece. funny look come over his
face, an he took it over close to the
light an held it up to his eyes an
stared at it Then he looked around
at Mary.
Look" he says to her. holdin' out
the luck piece. He acted like fell
low that had just been shot. "rhe
date on this is 1880. I-why-I
thought Why, what's happened?
1t was 1870! Why. I've noticed it a
hundred times. Cncle Jim's piece was
1870! Why. something's wrong"
| Mary stood up straight an looked
at him an for a minute she didn't say
nothin'. The creepiest kind of d
| feelin' come over me as / stood there
watchin' her, because somehow the
j look in her face. the expression III her
/ eyes. was just the same thing I'd seen
in Cocky's face the night before when
he thought he was goin' to lose his
luck piece an was decidin' that. If il
/ come down to that, he'd rather los"
, his life. An just that same way. too.
a flash of an instant before Mary
started to speak. had that funny lii
/
goin' to do something-do something
that took all she had in her to put
over.
| Boy. it's time YOU learned to be-
lieve in something real" she said. an
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arm round his shoulder. you go get
your clothes on now an forget 1t.
This Is your first day out since you
were hit, isn't it?" He nodded yes.
Well" I says to him as he walked
along toward the clubhouse, "you just
go on back to the hotel an rest
You'll be all right tomorrow"
But he was scared-scared right!
By the time 1 got to the clubhouse
with him he was cryin' like a kid.
"I amt afraid of the ball." he kept
on sayin', but when see guy make
a motion to throw I just pull away
an duck. I just can't help 1t. What's
the matter with meT'
tried to kid him along, but knew
I wasn't gettin' anywhere with 1t.
Probably I wasn't convincin' him for
the good an sufficient reason that
knew I was lynn when 1 told him
he'd be all right.
I stayed with him while he was
Rettin' dressed, an he was in a ter
rible stew, up till he started to put
on his coat an vest. An then. all OF
a sudden. q look Of relief come into
his face. He took a long breath an
begun to laugh. It was real laugh
this time. The regular old cocky
Lewis laugh, that Eve all knew an
hated. He was fingerin' that little
lump on tho inside of his vest-that
fool luck piece made of a rabbits foot
and a twenty-dollar gold piece!
'I lost my goat for a minute" he
SAYS, but I'm all right now. I'll be
in there tomorrow Dustin EN- over
the fence. You watch me! They're
eoin' to have to put 'em close an fast
to drive mo away from that plate.
,U>.. ..xa knl, mar
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though somebody hit me a crack in
the jaw an knocked me back"
"Oh, you'll be all right. Cocky,"
says to him, an never deliberately
told bigger lie in my life. "Thatll
wear off,
Il hope So" he says.
He walked away a little piece an
called to old Jack Slater to toss him q
ball. Jack was flddlin' round. playin'
catch with a couple Of the boys. He
drew back his arm to toss the ball to
Cocky. an what does the boy do but
draw back an half duck again. He
caught the ball. all right, an tossed
it back to Slater an motioned for him
to throw 1t again. With the motion
Of his arm Cocky pulls back an kind
OF half ducks
DEFoRE he'd been beaned any man
ID ager in the league would have
given me $4,000 cash an maybe more
for Cocky Lewis, an right at that
minute, standin' there on the field
watchin' the boy, I'd OF sold him for
a dime an been sure I was gettin'
the best of the Bargain. Once they've
been hit that way. an get real sure
enough gun shy they're done.
I walked over to the kid, an when
I got to him he was blubberin' little
bit.
Il don't know what's the matter
with me-" he says, tryin' to keep the
tears back. II amt afraid of the ball,
but I just can't help steppin' away
from it It's just like somebody
showed me-
Come on. kid" says, putin my
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lease give them 4 good ducking. Nv
brother Goofy once brought home a
string of tweel, 3 woose and /. and
= long-nailed glugs without neve.
takeing his gun off his shoulder.
- x >.
nCCkS that is found around this
II part Of the country feeds on fish
of all kinds, wild crackers and oyster
soup. Some huntsmen leaves their
goldfish bowl in the front I'd. at night
TO draw the ducks but this is VS.. the
law in the solid south and both the
Dakotas. In these states the gen.
scheme is to set a terrain of hot oys-
ter soup on the porch and then pre-
tend like you was asleep. Turn out
ali the lights in the house and let f,y.
The proper equipment for a stran
ger to take out on a duck shootinc
trip is double Dbl. shot gun. . bbls.
OF beer. sweater jacket, a 6 shooter
Evening star., 1922-12-03

"O the editor: This is the open
season for ducks in a good
many parts of the country and
u practally everybody that calls
themselfs he-blooded red man
has either been out duck shooting
or is going duck shooting as you
take most localities and they look
down on non-duck shooter and
make faces at him and point at him
and say there goes that man that
don't shoot ducks.
On acct. of this sentiment why
they's nobody so high up in the world
that they amt ashamed to be classed
as a non-duck shooter but unlucky a
good many men don't know the ropes
in regards to duck shooting and
make a miserable failure of same
when they try it. So it looks like a
few hints on the subject from a man
like l would not come amiss as / was
practally born in bevy of ducks
you might say and know all about
them backwards.
A good many ignorant men when
they go duck shooting makes the mis-
take of only takeing a shot gun with
them where as u experienced duck
hunter will also arm themSelfs with
a revolver and dirk as they's no
telling when a wild duck will turn on
you and then its good night unless
you make quick work of them. Many
man has found his Adams apple
clutched in a ducks bill because lie
didn't have nothing only shot gun
to fight them off with.
Wild ducks in the L. S. can be di-
vided into classes namely water
ducks and wood ducks. Wood ducks
is generally always found setting on
cord of wood where as you won't
never find water ducks nowheres only
close to running water like a stream,
ocean or river or up to date bath tub.
In the last named case the way to
do is throw your weppons to l side
grab Mr.. Duck with your bear hands
and drown them in hot water either
with or without soap.
* X = j:
THE most commonest kind of water
L ducks is the pearl-handled tweel.
the copper-riveted millard. the COM
mon due bill duck and liverlipped
muddlehead.
There is also what is known as
decoys and brakes but it is vs.. the
,aw to shoot them only on a nationa!
election day.
Still another variety that is Genally
always found near mud puddies is
called the canvas back on acct. of
their habit Of never going out in wet
weather without canvas jacket or
an umbrella.
Some way another the expression
got started that such and such
thing or so and SO was as easy as
shooting ducks. Nothing could be
father than the truth as the cuck is
always on their guard and the minute
they see your gun pointed at them
they duck which is where they got
their name. This is specially true
in the case of ducks like the addlc-
mated crum snatcher and the beetle
browed woose.
Ducks genally always travels in
pairs of 2 at time. usually every
duck sticking to her drake but some
times you see a duck going it alone
which probably means that she has
lost her drake in which case they call
her a widgeon.
The best time to go duck shooting
| is along about the middle of the
night when they are returning from
tho theater. They usually travel on
badly lighted ferries and it is some
times possible to grab them in the
dark and either brow beat them or at
Evening star., 1922-12-03

A new copper process makes 1t Dot
siblc to weld together iron and steL
parts. The copper penetrates lnr
the fine pores OF the iron and form
4 firm weld.
The hundreds of millions of bushel
of Marquis wheat produced in thi
country and Canada annually a
originated from a single grain plant
ed by a scientist at Ottawa in l9O3.1
Evening star., 1922-12-03
Lardner Tells How
To Shoot Ducks
Special Instructions for Bringing Down the Bettle-
Browed Woose-Dangerous if They Turn on You.

no the editor: This is the open
season for ducks in good
many parts of the country and
L prac,ally everybody that calls
Evening star., 1922-12-03

/ couldn't afford that. They'd have
said l was gettin' old an grouchy.
"Show up at the park tomorrow an
make me think you're a ball player"
/ says to him. TRY an do It," An
I walked off an left him.
y ;. X
0F course, everybody that knows
" anything about base bail knows
what happened when Cocky Lewis
showed up at the park. After an
hours work he didn't have n friend
on the team. an. likewise. he didn't
have any more chance of bein' shipped
back to the bushes than I have of
pitchin' the kind of a game that
used to turn in twenty years ago.
The guy was almost as good as he
thought he was. an, believe me, when
I say that I'm praisin' him.
We'd figured on usin' old Swede
Hanson at second for one more year
But Cocky Lewis hadn't been doin'
hi, stun for half of the mornin'
workout when the Swede passed me
on his way to the bench to get a
drink an give me as game grin as
I ever seen on a mans face.
I'm goin' to sell my extra pair o
shoes an invest the dough in havin'
the seat of my pants reinforced" he
says to me. I'm goin' to have time
to set an think this summer"
Fat chance you got OF settin' any
where when there's a ball game on,
sucker I says to him.
you're a good-hearted liar. Clark" I"
the Swede says 1.-THE kids darb.
amt he?" Then he pulled his cap
DOWN over his eyes an went on to
get his drink of water.
Ut the time we got home an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-21
CASEY TO BATTLE
COLONIES TONIGHT
McCarthy's Men viii Take on the
Knights of Columbus Five on Ar
rnory Court.

The Knights of Columbus basket ball
of the Louisville baseball team on the
Armory court tonight at o'clock, and
the fans are expecting one of the best
exhibitions ever staged in this city.
The Caseys have been going through
some intense practice since the game
was arranged with the Colonies, and
every man is tuned to the highest pitch
for the contest. Although they realize
that they are going up against what
is perhaps the best basketball team
that has ever performed here, the K.
of c. boys believe that they are going
to win. They are going into the fray
with the determination to live up to
the enviable reputation which they
have maintained consistently for a
number of years.
The Colonies who are scheduled to
take part in the match underwent a
practice on the Casey court Sunday
night and the way that they showed
up made the local lads realize that it
would take some scrappy playing for
them to prove their superiority.
The game will start promptly at 8
o'clock. The Casey lineup will be
made UP of such men as Sanchez,
johnson, Oliver, Sara, Forsythe, Mey-
er, Ellis, while Mccarthy will pick his
team from the two Deigham brothers,
Dick and Neil, Gaffney, King, Long,
Bethel and Gugliano.
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Recod Shows Low
Maintenance Cost
Florida Highways

With Florida on the eve Of an ex-
penditure of hundreds of thousands of
dollars for the improvement OF city
streets and rural highways, 1t is only
natural that taxpayers should become
interested in the most economical ex-
penditure OF this money.
Economy in highway expenditure re-
suits when a highway type is built
which win last longest, cost the least
for repair. not necessitate frequent
closing of the road TO traffic TO ac-
.complish such repair, and win furnish
a hard, smooth, sanitary and durable
surface for all kinds OF traffic, light.
medium and heavy.
The following low maintenance cost
on Florida brick roads are revealed
from figures IN the public records:
Seminole county road No. 3-Laid
on natural soil, 1000 yards built in
1917. no maintenance TO date.
Volusia county road-built in 1917,
adjacent to DeLand, Il miles brick
laid on natural soil, maintenance $3.50
per mile per year.
Seminole county road No. be-
tween Orange county line and Robin
son Springs, brick on natural soil, s
miles built in 1916, maintenance $500
per mile per year.
Orange county road No. 3-In
Orange county between north city
limits of Orlando and Seminole coun-
ty line, miles, built in 1915, MAIN
tenance cost s40S per mile per year,
or "a of q cent per square yard, for
seven years.
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THOMAS INDUSTRIAL
WINS FROM FLORALA
Padgett Gives Up Only One Hit and
Blanks FIoraia by Score of 10.
Especial to The JournaI.)

DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla, March
20.-The Thomas Industrial Institute
took the opening game of the season
from the Florala high school on the To-
cal diamond this afternoon, by the
score of to 0. The game was fea-
tured by the masterful pitching of
Padgett for Thomas Industrial and
Howell, for Florala.
Padgett gave up one hit and sent Is
men back to the bench after they had
taken three healthy swings each at the
ball. Spivey, for T. I. T.. caught a.
good game.
Batteries-T. I. l.: Padgett and
Spivey; F'lorala, Howell and Smith.
Empires. Helms and Jones; scorer, II.
II, Cawthon; time, one hour and 20
minutes.
RHE
Thomas Industrial ............ l /
AZ aid ''''''.....''' ...,..... 0 2
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Summary


Two base hits, Johnston, Wheat,
Schmandt, Ellis; home runs, Combs,
Crane, Johnston; stolen base, Myers,
Lamb: sacrifice hit, Myers; sacrifice
fly, Schmandt; strike outs, by Ma
naux 8, by Bishop 2; bases on balls,
off AIamaux /, off Bishop 8, off Long
2; hits, off Galore, and no runs in
three innings, off Mamaux and two
runs in three innings, off Bishop and
one run in three innings, off Horstman
6 and four runs In two innings, off
Long 5 and four runs in three innings,
off T. Deberry and four runs In two
innings. off H. Miller 1 and one run
in two innings; left on bases: Brook
lyn 6, Louisville IL; double plays,
Crane to Johnston, Ballenger TO Bethel
to Kirxe; runs batted in, Combs,
Schmandt 8, Johnston 8. Crane 2, My
ers, Wheat, T. Griffith, H. Deberry;
first base on errors; Brooklyn 2,
Louisville Al earned runs: Brooklyn
IL, Louisville 2.
Umpires-Sentell IN. ID and Ladd.
Time Of game 1850.
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THIS MAN WAS HELPED.

John Grab. a5ss Jackson Ave. New
orieana La. writes; My kidneys
were weak aud had a soreness and
dun pain ACROSS my back. / felt dun
and lanquid and my Kidneys didn't act
right / began taking Foley's Kidney
pills ana they soon put my kidneys
in a sound. healthy condition" Foley
kidney Pills help the kidneys rid the
system Of acids and waste that cause
iameness, hackache. sore muscles.
swollen Joints and rheumatic pains.
Tonic in effect. quick in action. Sold
observation-disclosures.
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TRAFFIC CLUB TO
MEET WEDNESDAY

The Pensacola Traffic and Foreign
Trade Club will meet Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock. A number of matters
Of Importance will be dealt with and all
members are urged to be present.
P w. Reed, secretary OF the club, said
yesterday afternoon that one encouraging
aspect Of the meetings is that once a
man gets the habit Of attending, he be-
comes a regular habitue.
The club is enIarging all the time, and
as subsidiary branch Of the Industrial
Commission, is doing some very import
ant work.
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THE COTTON MARKET
NEw YORK corroN

NEW YORK. March 2o-In face of rain
and flood news from all parts of the
belt, the cotton market Today was gem
orally lower with the exception of a
short time after the opening, when prices
showed net advances of II to 10 points.
Two reasons We're assigned for this lack
of response to the bullish weather news,
one being an absence of sufficient OF
outside speculative support to absorb the
local offerings and the other a forecast
for clearing weather In the belt which
traders assumed would materially i'm
prove the outlook in the next day or two
il it continues.
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under. May traded as high as 1898 and
as low as 1880
BulIish expectations were that the final
ginning figures of the season would not
be far from 5000, 900 bales one way or
the other, while bearish opinion was that
the total would come nearer confirming
the governments December estimate Of
the crop of s,s4o, 600 bales. The report
of 1855 running bales was sufficiently
low to turn the market over to the long
side for short period at least
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, March 20-what
were considered to be bullish figures on
ginning put cotton higher in the early
trading today but after the first buying
furry was over the market could muster
little support and it commenced to sag,
retaining that tendency until almost the
close, finally winding up at 1853 for May
with the list at net losses of 10 to 16
points. At the highest levels prices were
is to 20 points over Saturdays finals
while at the lowest they were Is to 10
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CoTToNsEEn OIL

NEW YORK, March 20-Cottonseed oil
was lower under selling pressure from a
local refiner and for want of outside sup
port. Closing bids We're IS TO 10 points
net lower. Sales 10000 barrels. Prime
crude 1000 bid, prime summer yellow
spot 11.65611.eo; May SIS: July 11.6O;
September 11.63 all bid.
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WALTER JOHNSON HAS COLD.

WASHINGTON. March 2o-walter
johnson. premier pitcher of the Wash
ington Americans who has been quite
I'll with a heavy cold at the Tampa
training camp OF the Nationals, was
described as some better in dispatches
today from tho Florida city. 1t viii be
several days, however, before he will
be able 20 resume training.
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CUB ourFIELoERs ARE GOOD.

CHICAGO, March 20.--The Chicago
Nationals looked better In their to 6
win over the Vernon, Pacific Coast
league team yesterday, Arnold STATE
and Hack Miller, new outfielders
smacked three hits each, and Grover
Cleveland Alexander heaved four
rounds with only enc hit allowed
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MEMS CLUB OF CHRIST
CHURCH MEETS TONIGHT

The Mems club of Christ church viii
hold their regular monthly meeting in
the parish house this evening at Z
o'clock. All men who will attend are
requested TO advise ". ". White, at
phone 80, before noon.
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THIS SPEAKER INJURIES KNEE.

CLEVELAND, o., March 20.-Tris
Speaker. OF the Cleveland Indians,
probably Is out OF the game because
OF a wrenched knee sustained in yes
terday's game with the Cincinnati
Reds at Dallas. II is the same knee
Speaker injured I'm the game with st.
Louis last season.
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JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE March 20-Turpen
tine firm rec; sales 200; receipts 4: ship
ment $50; stock 17,171
Rosin firm: sales l.5s1; receipts AS
shipments $50: stock I5a.4aa.
Quote: B. D, z, =. 4.oa IL: G. H,
4.o2 1-2a4 o6; K. 4.2o: NJ. ass. \. see;
VIC, 5.75, WV 500.
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NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH. Ga. March 20-Turpen-
tine firm. s0Gs1c; sales Al; receipts Is;
shipments 40; stock Ito casks.
Rosin firm, sales 2s6: receipts $40: ship
nents III; stock 61,227 bbls.
Quote: B, D. z. f. G. s4.o2 1-2; H,
s4.o5; /. $40; k. s4.25i NJ. s4.75i n. s5.20:
VIC. S5.75; WV, $40.
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IN DIXIE CAMPS.

ANDERSON, S c.. March 2o.-De-
troit Americans, 7; 2; 7. Rochester In
ternationais. 5: g. ).
oldham. Stoner and Manion. Leon
ard, Hughes and Callahan.