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The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24

tween the waist and the shoulder,
three or four inches toward the hands
from the outer end Of the bat when
fully extended.
A ball hard to hit must be away
from the plane Of the natural swing
of the bat; that Is, above or below the
point midway between the waist and
shoulder. At Hrst glance 1t would ap-
pear as If there was no choice as to
whether the ball is above or below the
natural swing Of the bat, but accord
Ing to the rules Of the game the ver|
teal limits of a strike are the knee
and shoulders. About ten inches iS
the limit above the natural swing Of
the bat. while about thirty inches L.
the limit below.
Also, at first blush, 1t would seem 10
make little difference whether the ball
was pitched at the outer end Of the
bat or the handle, in the horizontal
plane. However, ball pitched at the
extreme outer end Is usually beyond
the outside edge Of the plate, depend
Ing whether the batter Is standing
away or "crowding." AS most batters
step into the plate, bringing the pat
beyond its outside edge, 1t Is better
policy to pitch at the weak end"a-
the handle. Not even Babe Ruth can
hit one very far with his knuckles. i
Hence, the hardest ball to hit, theo-
retically and practically, Is a ball
pitched knee high over the inside cor
ner of the plate. A low curve, hooked"
over the inside corner, and fast ball,
started at arms length over the pitch
er's head and angled down to the bat
ter's knees, If judiciously mixed with
fast ball or curve, inside or out, and
competent "floater'' will worry eight
out of ten batters.
Slim Sallee, as an example, lasted a
long while after his arm was virtually
through, because his superb control
enabled him to put the ball In the
hardest of places to hit.
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the courteous, kindly old ranchrr. He
looked harder than stone. How about
my feelin's? 1 want to know If you're
goin' to let this sneakin' coyote, this
last gasp of the old rum-guzzlin'
frontier sheriffs, put you In irons an
hawg-tie you an drive you off to Jail y
EYES," replied Stewart, steadily.
oval, by Gawd! You, Gene Stew
art! What's come over you? Why,
man, go in the house, an I'll tend to
this feller. Then tomorrow you can
ride in an give yourself up like a
gentleman"
"No. I'll go. Thanks, Bill, for the
way you and the boys would stick to
me. Hurry, Have, before my mind
changes"
His voice broke at last, betraying
the wonderful control he had kept over
his passions. AS he ceased speaking he
seemed suddenly to become splritless.
He dropped his head.
When the man Sneed came forward,
iingling the iron fetters, Madeline's
blood turned to fire. She would have
forgiven Stewart then for lapSing into
the kind Of cowboy it had been her
blind and sickly sentiment to abhor
This was mans West-a mans game.
At that moment, with her blood hot and
racing, she would have gloried in the
violence which she had so deplored:
she would have welcomed the action
that had characterized Stewards treat
ment of Don Carlos she had in her
the sudden dawning temper of wom-
an who had been assimilating the life
and nature around her and who would
not have turned her eyes away from
a harsh and bloody deed.
But Stewart held forth his hands to
be manacled. Then Madeline heard
her own voice burst out in ringing,
imperious wait"
Sneed dropped the manacles. Stew
arts face took on chalky whiteness.
Have, in a slow, stupid embarrass-
ment beyond his control, removed his
sombrero in respect that seemed
wrenched from him.
"NIr. Have, 1 can prove to you that
Stewart was not concerned in any way
whatever with the crime for which you
want to arrest him."
The sheriff's stare underwent blink
ing change. He cOughed, stammered,
and tried to speak. Manifestly, he had
been thrown completely off his bal
ance. Astonishment slowly merged
into discontinue.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Wal, listen, you lean-jawed, skunk
bitten coyote! Go ahead an try to
arrest him!'
Stillwell took one mighty stride off
the porch. His last words had been
cold. His rage appeared to have been
transferred to Have. The sheriff
had begun to stutter and shake a
lanky red hand at the cattleman when
Stewart stepped out.
"Here, you fellows, give me a
chance to say a word"
AS Stewart appeared the Mexican
girl suddenly seemed vitalized out of
her stupor. She strained at her bonds,
as if to lift her hands beseechingly.
A flush animated her haggard face,
and her big eyes lighted.
"Senor Gene" she moaned. Help
mel 1 so seek. They beat me, rope
me, mos keel me. Oh, help me, Senor
Genew
"Shut up, er I'll gag you" said the
man who held Bonita's horse.
"Muzzle her, Sneed, if she blabs
again." called Have.
Madeline felt something tense and
strained working in the short silence.
Was it only a phase of her thrilling
excitement? Her swift glance showed
the faces of Nels and Monty and MEX
to be brooding, cold, watchful. She
wondered why Stewart did not look
toward Bonita. He, too. was now
dark-faced, cool, quiet, with something
ominous
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Fan Observed They Were
All Good Ball Players

Last season, when attended the
old Timers Game In Boston, rode In
q machine with Jimmy Collins, thS old
Boston third baseman; Pitcher KID
Nichols, Larry Lajoie, as great a sec
ond baseman as ever lived, and old Cy
Young" says President John A
Heydler of the National league.
when we got out Of the car at She
field. a fan, looking over our party,
said. 81 wish you boys we're In your
prime and l was your owner. could
sell you for $1,OO0.OOO at the prevailing
prices"
The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24
CHAPTER XVIII
The Sheriff of EI Caion.

About the middle of the forenoon
of that day Madeline reached the
ranch. Her guests had all arrived
there late the night before and want
ed only her presence and the assur-
ance of her well-being to consider the
last of the camping trip rare adven-
ture. They reported an arduous ride
down the mountain, with only one in
cident TO lend excitement. On the
descent they had fallen in with Sher-
iff Have and several of his deputies,
who were considerably under the in
1uence of drink and very greatly en-
ragged by the escape of the Mexican
girl Bonita. Have had used insult
ing language to the ladies and, ac-
cording to Ambrose, would have in
convenienced the party on some pre-
text or other if he haG not been
sharply silenced by the cowboys
Madeline's guests were two days IA
recovering from the hard ride. On
the third day they leisurely began to
prepare for departure. This period
was doubly trying for Madeline. Her
sister and friends were kindly and
earnestly persistent in their entreaties
that she go back East with them. She
desired to go. 1t was not going that
mattered; it was how and when and
under what circumstances she was to
return that reused in her disturbing
ssaotsa1. Before she went East she
The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24
simiIar Woods piffer In Tests.

Usage orange and black locust ara
much alike in structure, strength,
durability and color, although the for
mer usually has more Of a golden
brownish tinge. These two woods can
readily be distinguished by the fact
that Usage orange gives off yellowish
color if wrapped in wet rag or
placed on soaked blotter, while black
locust gives off practically no color
under the same conditions.
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Stewart halted again. In the gloom
Madeline discerned a log cabin, and
beyond it spear-pointed dark trees
piercing the sky line. She could just
make out Stewart's tall form as he
leaned against his horse. Either he
was listening or debating what to do
perhaps both. Presently he went in
side the cabin. Madeline heard the
scratching Of a match then she saw a
faint light. The cabin appeared to be
many habitatiOns belonging to pros
pectors and foresters who lived In the
mountains. Stewart came out again.
For long moment he stood as still as
statue and listened. Then she heard
him mutter, "If we have to start quick
can ride bareback" With that he
took the saddle and blanket off his
horse and carried them into the cabin.
"Get off," he said, in low voice, as
he stepped out Of the door.
He helped her down and led her in
side, where again he struck match.
Madeline caught glimpse of a rude
fireplace and rough-hewn logs. Stew
arts blanket and saddle lay on the
hard-packed earthen floor.
REST a little" he said. "I'm going
into the woods piece to listen Gone
only minute or so."
Madeline had to feel round in the
dark to locate the saddle and blanket.
When she lay down it was with
grateful sense Of ease and relief. AS
her body rested, however, her mind
became the old thronging maze for
sensation and thought. All day she
had attended to the alert business Of
helping her horse. Now, what had
already happened, the night, the 81
ience, the proximity of Stewart and
his strange, stern caution, the possi-
BILE happenings to her friends-all
claimed their due share of her feel
ing She could not sleep; she did not
try to.
Stewards soft steps sounded out
side. His dark form doomed in the
door. AS he sat down Madeline heard
the thump of a gun that he laid be-
side him on the sill; then the thump
of another as he put that down, too.
The sounds thrilled her. He turned
his ear to the wind and listened. Mo-
tionless he sat for what to her seemed
hours
Then the stirring memory Of the
days adventure the feeling of the
0F bn nil CT
deep-seated, sweetly vague conscious
ness of happiness portending, we're all
burned out in hot, pressing pain at the
remembrance of Stewards disgrace in
her eyes. Something had changed
within her so that what had been an
was such a splendid man. She could
not feel the same; she knew her debt
to him, yet she could not thank him,
could not speak to him. She fought
an unintelligible bitterness.
Then she rested with closed eyes,
long. When Stewart called her she
opened her eyes to see the gray of
dawn. She rose and stepped outside.
The horses whinnied. In moment
she was In the saddle, aware of
cramped muscles and a WEAKNESS of
limbs. Stewart led off at a sharp trot
into the fir forest. They came to a
trail into which he turned. The horses
travelled steadily; the descent grew
less Steep the frs thinned out; the
gray gloom frightened.
When Madeline rode out of the frs
the sun had arisen and the foothills
rolled beneath her; and at their edge,
where the gray of valley began, she
saw a dark patch that she knew was
the ranch house.
The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24
Iowa Coach Will Attend
OLYMPIC Games in Paris

Coach George T. Bresnahan, track
coach and assistant director Of ath-
letics at the University of Iowa, will at
tend the Olympic games in Paris next
summer for the purpose Of making q
survey of the methods of athletic coach
ing employed by the leading trainers
of foreign track teamA
The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24
kNEE-HIGH BALL Is
QUITE HARD TO HIT.
Some Pitching Is Easier Than
Others to BatterS. :

Big league batters have often been
asked what Is the hardest ball to hit.
OF course, sticksmiths can bat some
particular sort of pitching more easily
than others. but there Is a general sort
Of rule covering the easiest and hard
est deliveries to face successfully,
writes Jack Kofoed In the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The easiest sort is the one pitched
In the groove" about halfway be-
The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24
Stealing Ball No Crime

A boy who gets baseball in
the bleachers to take home as a
souvenir is acting on the natural
impulses Of all boys and is not
guilty Of larceny, according to
a decision handed down by
: Judge Brown In a Philadelphia
municipal court.
Robert Cotter, eleven, was sit
ting in the bleachers at the
Philadelphia National league
park when foul fly came in his
direction and he put the ball in
his pocket.
The boy was turned over to
police sergeant and taken to the
house of detention, where he
spent the night.
, 1923-05-07
PROCEEDING S
OF THE
COLONIAL
70 e ST. CROIX.

Strike out Sections l9, 20 anC q.
ORIGINAL SECTION q becomes Sec
ton l6. Strike out the word assessor"
wherever it appears in this section and
insert the word commission; after I'll
word thereon" in tenth line strike out
and in as great detail as is practicable
all personal property subject to taxa
ton: strike out the word me" in
twenty-third line. and third line from
bottom and insert the word IL; strike
out the words land PERSONAL in twenty
fourth line from bottom; strike out pr
in seventh line from bottom and insert
''2O", and strike out the word his" in
last line and insert the word its
ORIGINAL SECTION II becomes Sec
ton II but to remain the same.
Strike out Section "a.
ORIGINAL SECTIONS Is and 26 be-
come Sections Is and l9 respectively,
but to remain the same.
ORIGINAL SECTION 27 becomes Sec
ton 20. Strike out "22' in third line
and insert ''16"; strike out from the
word that after the word property
in sixteenth line to the word kind" and
strike out the last word Assessor and
insert the word Commission.
= ORIGINAL SECTION % becomes Sec
ton q. Strike OUT the words each
assessor" in first line and insert "the
, 1923-05-07

Commission. Strike out the word he
in lines 2. 3 5 and 9 and insert the word
it,.
ORIGINAL SECTION % becomes Sec
ton %. Strike out the word ''Sacreta-
ry' wherever it appears in this Section
and insert the word Commission"
strike out the word he in fifth and
thirteenth lines anu insert the word
it: strike ont the word his" in sew
enteenth line and insert the word its,
and strike out the words or personal"
in nineteenth line.
ORIGINAL SECTION 80 becomes Sec
ton q and changed 10 read as follows;
Section %. Any person who Wilfully
fails to fill out and return the assess
met schedule when so required by the
Commission, within the period of ten
days after the delivery of the same,
the Commission shall then make the
assessment which shall be considered
final.
ORIGINAL SECTIONS 81, 80 and 80
become Sections "a, Is and rs respec-
lively, but to remain the same.
ORIGINAL SECTION "a becomes Sec
ton n and changed to read as follows:
section II. For the purpose of revising
the assessment or reassessment of real
property, as provided by this Ordinance,
and for the purpose of passing upon all
claims made by taxpayers in respect to
the assessment of their properties, there
shall be a permanent Board of Review
and Equalization composed of the Sec
rotary and Members of the Municipal
Committee, and shall receive such com
pensation as may be fixed by the Colo
NAL Council, but not to exceed ten dol
lars for each days attendance at the
meetings of the board, and actual cost
of transportation necessarily incurred,
Each of the members of said Board shall
take an oath fairly and impartially 10
pass upon questions coming before them
according to lsW. and any three OF them
shall constitute a quorum. The Secre-
tary shall be ex-officio chairman of said
board.
ORIGINAL SECTIONS 35, So, 81, 50,
80 and 40 become Sections q, %. 30, 81,
81. and 80, respectively, but to remain
the same.
Strike out Sections Al and AZ.
ORIGINAL SECTION 43 becomes Sec
ton "a. Insert -" after the word
mentioned" and strike out from the
word together" down to the word
companies, and strike out '27' in
third line from bottom and insert 20.
, 1923-05-07

1A1s 1870. NO. AOF.
ORIGINAL SECTION IA becomes Sec
ton IS. Insert -" after the word "Mu-
nicipality in ninth line and strike out
balance Of Section.
Strike out Section As.
ORIGINAL SECTION 46 becomes Sec
ton sc. Strike out the word assessor"
in eleventh line and insert member of
the Commission; strike out the words
said assessor in eighteenth and nine
teenth line and insert members of the
Commission aad strike out the word
assessor" in seventh line from bottom
and insert member of the commits,
SION.
ORIGINAL SECTION A becomes Sec
ton 81. Strike out the word assessor"
in seventh and twenty-second lines and
insert the word Commission, and
strike out the words collector OF inter
nal revenue" in second and third lines
from bottom and insert the word Sec
rotary.
ORIGINAL SECTION AZ becomes Sec
ton So. Insert the word three" after
the word twenty IN fourth line; strike
out the words registrar Of property"
in sixth line and insert the word Re
cOrCer", and slrike cut thew o regis
t"rar's' in fourth line from bottom and
insert Recorder.
ORIGINAL SECTION 40 becomes Sec
ton 80 but to remain the same.
ORIGINAL SECTION so becomes Sec
ton 40. Strike cut from II words The
possession" in zenith line to the end of
said section.
ORIGINAL SECTION 81 becomes Sec
ton Al. Strike out the word For" in
first line: insert after the word "ordjn-
ance" IN second line the words and all
other taxes Shall be done at the office Of
the hsca, agent of the Government and
strike out balance Of section.
ORIGINAL SECTION 81 becomes Sec
ton AZ and changed to read as follows;
Section az. The tax imposed by Section
| Of tins Ordinance shall lie payable an
nually on or before June 20 Of each year
and for the first time on or before the
80 day of June, nineteen hundred and
tWenty-three Tor the calendar year 1923.
Such tax shall become delinquent ii not
paid within sixty days after me date on
which the same became due, and the
collectors shall collect upon all such de-
hnquent tax an additional sun of one
percent Of the amount thereof for each
month, or fraction thereof,
ORIGINAL SECTION So Becomes Sec
ton - and changed to read as follows:
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YOU HAVE NOBODY TO BLAME
BUT YOURSELF If you i,
MAKE YOURSELF
THE GOAT!
DON'T KID YOURSELF

You are kidding yourself il you
say, II won't build now as cost of
construction is too high"
Incomes have increased proportion
ately to cost of construction. And the
man who does not demand all kinds
of newfangled contraptions can build
now as easily as in 1913 on the
salary he was getting then.
s Modern bungalows of five and six
rooms, plumbing, gas and electricity
wn be built for less than $4,000. 1t
is cheaper than paying rent. Here
are the figures prepared by the In
dustrial Review Taxes at 500;
Insurance at $50; repairs and upkeep
at 500; and z per cent interest on
5000 amounts to $3.50 year.
If you pay $50 month rent for
nine years you have $5.400 worth Of
rent receipts worth nothing II you
put $50 a month into a home for five
Years, even If you did have to cut out
a few theatre parties and swell toys,
YOU would have home of your own
at the end of nine years. Your family
would have roof over their heads
which could not be taken away from
them for failure to pay a months
asst.
Don't kid YOURSELF If you do, you
make yourself the goat!
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HOME STUFF
FRECKLEs. sUNBURN AND TAN

FRECkLES, SUNBURN AND TAN
"Those of Our Beauty Folks who
wish to use ammoniated mercury for
freckles will be able to obtain it in
ointment form from any well-stocked
drugstore, if you ask for ammoniated
mercury ointment, u. S. p" says the
Farm Journal Beauty Editor zap
ply a small quantity Of the ointment
at night, rubbing it in quickly, then
dust with a good talcum powder. If
after few applications the skin
should burn and itch, omit the oint-
ment. for awhile and use the talcum
powder alone. The ointment causes
the skin to peel and the freckles come
off with the peeling OF the skin, re-
turning when the new skin is exposed
to the sun.
"Other remedies for the removal
of frecklcs are buttermilk, spplied
two or three times day, or appli,a-
tons of glycerine> and lemon juice,
equal parts. Still another remedy
calls for one ounce of lemon juice
ard half dram each Of powdered
borax and sugar. Mix well, put into
glass jar or bottle and allow to
stand for several days; apply several
times daily with camePs-hair brush.
"The following lotion is excellent
and ;is recommended for the orir-j who
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CHARTER NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that appli-
cation will be made TO the Governor
Of Pennsylvania on July 18th by VIM,
w. Hurley, Carroll B. Price, NJ. HUI
bert Walton, Hugh Whichever, Har-
ny Hates, j. P. McKissic, John b.
Tomlinson, under the Act of Assem-
bly, entitled "An Act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation OF
cooperative associations not having a
capital stock and not conducted for
profit, defining agriculture so as to
include persons engaged in agricul-
ture. dairying, live stock raising,
poultry raising, beekeeping, and hor-
ticulture," approved the 18th day of
June, A. ID. 1919, for the charter of
an intended cooperative association
to be known as the New Hope Farm
ers Cooperative Association
The class of services to be per-
formed by the said association is to
act as agent for its members or any
VI tHtiiiy pStlotH fut Nsoiti oNiNHS'
connected with the production, pre-
servation, drying, canning, storing
handling. utilization, marketing, or
sale of agricultural products produe-
cd by them ;and, for the agricultural
purposes Of such members, perform
Cor them services connected with the
purchase or hiring fof or use by
them of supplies, including live stock,
machinery, and equipment, and the
hiring of labor or any one or more of
the kinds Of service specified in this
section. Signatures:
VIM. w. Hurley,
Carroll B. Price,
NJ. Hubert Walton,
Hugh W. Kitchener,
Harry Hates,
j. p. McKissic,
John B. Tomlinson.
(Jne.29,Jly.6-l3l
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Ink From Other Presses
VITAL QUESTIONS
DISCUSSED BY
LEADING EDITORS
OF THE COUNTRY
FOR MORE APPRENTICES

Frank Fell, past president of the
New Jersey Master Plumbers Asso-
citation and other officers of the or
ganization, do well to make speedy
correction of the erroneous news re-
ports from Atlantic City to the eff
feet that they and their associate, in
convention assembled, had gone on
record as opposed to any move
against the restriction of apprentice
ships in the craft. The masters are
justified in seeking trade learning
opportunities for all the boys who
wish to take up the work.
One Of the crying evils in all the
building trades, and in other lines,
too, is lack of competent workmen.
Limited apprenticeship are unfair
and UNI American. Privilege to earn
a living as skilled worker should be
denied to none.--Trenton Times.
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THE BEST CITIZENS ARE THOSE
WHO OWN THEIR OWN HOMES

A manufacturer told me the other
day of some Of his employees who
had bought the homes they had been
renting for several years, 1t became
necessary to buy them if they wanted
to continue to occupy them. They
were forced into it!
They could have bought before if
they had tried. But they always fol-
lowed the line Of leaast resistance.
But when they were forced to buy
THEY DID IT!
Now the manufactures says he was
amazed to see how these new home
owners are improving their property.
Repairs have been made; improve
ments have been added; paint Is be-
ing used to brighten things up.
There is certain satisfaction and
happiness that people get from own
ing their homes that can't be explain
ed. But it makes them better citizens
lust the same. TRY 1T!