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i , PRAISE SOX PITCHERS Comlskey Says Twirlers Aro Showing Better Form. tig Ed Walsh Is Sure of Good Season, While Scott and White Have Old Cunnlngr-Joe Bens la Like a New Man. Prediction that tho Chicago Amen lean league baseball team will hav a atroDK pitching staff this year li Bade by President Comlskey. He be lleres the twirlers now being sea soned are showing better form than In previous years, all of which Is at tributed to the spring work at Paso Robles. "There Is no need to tell the fans how good Ed Walsh is going to be be cause they realize that he has no equal In baseball," was the way Mr. Comlskey started out In speaking ol the White Sox staff. "Ed Is In pen feet physical condition and his man ner of caring for himself during the Idle winter months always assures a good season for the big fellow. He li good for ten years to como. Nobody knows how much I think of him and how proud I am of such men as his type. I would not bo surprised to see him make his best record the coming season. "Another thing which Is encourage Ing to me is tho way Jim Scott has been going on the coast. I want to go on record as saying that Jlmmle li back to bis best form and he will be a great support to tho team. I expect him to hare his best year barring a return of his ailment, of which ha oow seems to be entirely free. "Doc White is making a better showing than he did last year at this time. He has all hip old-timo cunning and speed. He will be a great help r;ir.Tags:i!irrr?T7fcrrr.',a BOYS' HANDICRAFT By A. NEELY HALL Aathor of "Handicraft for Handy JBoy$" and "The Boy Crafltman" fX!ATuM fill rtTlU IJlr Lams FTTF-iu rW iiiiniini WIBIMG Or "DATTtifeY" LAMPS tfiB!fl.o Of. WHY OA Ciu I rm TTCRJ C3 WIRING OF "CIRCUIT LAMPS H rJ? I V& K CHRISTMAS TREE ELECTRIC LIGHT OUTFIT. The safest way to light a Christ mas tree Is with electricity; it la also the most Interesting way and as the tittle electric lamps can bo obtained In different colors the electrically lighted tree is much more pleasing to look upon than one lighted by can dles. Every boy reader of these article will want to wire the homo tree or that used at the church or school en tertainment, and the following instruc tions will make tho work easy to do. Festoons of lights can be purchased wlrod ready to bang upon the tree, but you will savo considerable In the cost by buying the lamps, sockets, cord, etc., and connecting them your self, besides having tho fun of doing the work. If your house, or the church or school In which the Christmas enter tainment Is to be held, Is supplied with electric lighting, tho simplest thing to do Is to purchase lamps and sockets that can be used on the "cir cuit" current and attnen a "plug" to the end of the wire that can bo scrowed into one of tho llght-nxturo sockets, Just ns tho drop-cord of any electric lamp is connected; but If there Is no lighting current at hand you will have to depend upon dry bat torles. The Illustration or tho battery out fit shows twelve lamps of 1 candle power each, nhd twelvo batteries. This outfit may be oporated with one half as many batteries, but tho drain on them would be so great that they would soon be exhausted. Another point In favor of using twelve is that by buying them in a dozen lot you will save about -7 cents on the cost of each battery. No. 18 or 20 In sulated bell-wire may be used for the wiring of tho battery outfit, but tbo smnllcst size of drop-cord will make a neater Job in the wiring of the lamps. Tho battery colls aro shown wired In "series-parallel" that Is, four rows of three cells each are connect ed up In "scrips," nnd tho four rows roctly over that in tho standard, for the end of the tree to run through. If you have a amali electric switch, faston It to the top of the box and connect one of tho battery wires to It, so that you can turn on and shut off tbo lights from that point. (Copyright. 1311. by A. Neely Hall.) REALLY NO PROBLEM AT ALL "Big Ed" Walsh, to tho club and will bo ready to tako his turn an soon us tho season opens, Donz Is going great guns. Ho looks like a now mini. I was surprised to boo the way ho worked. Cul tells mo ho expucis wonderful things of him. Lango and Clcotto novor wero early season pltchors, but they are Just be ginning to show their reol value "Manager Callahan bollevoB he has a great find in Claroncu Smith, tho youngster from Illrmlngliam. The young fellow will bo given a thorough trial and It looks now as if he might bo ono of the regulars. Phil Douglas, one of tho tallest twirlers In the game, standing G feet 4 Inches, also looks good to me. Mogrldge haB Im proved greatly and pal will In all probability carry him the full Boaaon. His work on tho coast insures him a place in major loaguo baseball, PsssHasssssVPiE ' 34ibMHbbSSSSbbSSiP'' 5E Tbee-Standard AND-5ATTEBY-B0X' Squire's Explanation Satisfied Inquire r, Though' It 8eemed to Carry an Indictment. Wo wero sitting around the red-hot stovo In the lobby of the village tav ern, and Just when a silence had fal- len upon the group one man turned to another and nBked: "Squar" Perkins, If you don't mind, I'd llko to ask you a question." Tho squlro didn't say whether h minded or not, but tbo other went ahead with: "It's about thlB 'ore high cost of living. Have you flggcred out what's the reason for it?" "I have," was the answer. 'Then I'd llko' to hear It" "Did you ralso any wheat, corn or oats last year7" "Noap." "Any potatoes, beets or carrots?" "Noap." "Any tomatoes, cucumbers or onions?" "Noap." "Didn't raise nothing whatever to eat?" "Guess I didn't." "Just nto all you could of what oth er folks raised?" "Looks' that way." "And sot around and let your wife tako In washing and support you?" "Why, she likes to wash:" "Well, I've nnswored your question. You nnd a hundred thousand lazy loaf, ers like you boosted tho cost of liv ing!" 1 expected to seo a row follow, but nono camo. Thoro was a minute of suspense, and then tho questioner yawned and stretched and exclaimed: "Well, by thunder! I've been puz zling over that matter for more'n a year, and horo you hnvo solved It In three mlnltB!" Detroit News-Trlbuno. Double 8queeze Play. The doublo squeeze play Is Connie Mack's latest Playing against San Antonio, Collins was on third and trunk on second. Harry laid down a bunt. Collins ncoied. easily, while Barry was bolns thrown out, and Btrunk, having taken a tremendous flying lend, camo homo all tho way from second after Collins, so great Was his burst of speed, v Ernie Johnson Wins Game. Ernlo Johnson, the Sox discard, played his first game with Los An teles and won a placo in the hearts of tho coast fans by driving In tho winning run for tho Angola In tho eloventh inning, beating tho Sox out Tho final score was 3 to 2. 'Ernie sent the winning count over tho plato by means of a sacrifice fly when tho An gels had runners on third and first, with nono out. Penn Hopes to Win Championships. Tho Unlvorslty of Pennsylvania Is hopeful of winning this year's annual Intercollegiate track and field cham pionships, which would put them on even terms with Cornell for perma nent possession of the $1,000 trophy. Tho record now stands four wins for Cornell, throe for Pennsylvania and one for Harvard. It must bo won live times. Eyes on Plpp. The major league scouts have, thus their eyes upon ono collego Siyer In Plpp, tho first basoman of University of Virginia nlno. They lay he is tho best first baBoman play, fog baseball since Pred Tennoy'a days 't Brown. are connected Ic "parallel." In con. nectlng cells In "series" tho zinc oi one 1b connected to tho carbon ot thai next to it; in connecting in "parallel" all of the carbons nro connected by one wlro and all of the zincs by an other; nnd in a "oorlos-parallor con nection ono of the Inmp wires Is con nected to tho unattached end carbon of each row wired In series, and the other wire io Joined to the unattachod end zinc of each row. You will see by tho Illustration that tho battery lampB aro wired In paral lel each lamp being connected to both of the wiros coming from the battery. Space tho lampa about 12 inches apart and make the connect ing wires long enough so tho lamps Protec.tlon of Birds and Plants. Tho spirit of protection of naturo In Switzerland Is rapidly growing. A storm of protest has swept over tho central soction at tho killing of two eagles. Thcso woro obsorved at Mur ron and steps wero undertaken to pro tect them whon a Lautorbrunnon hunt er camo over and shot them both. In this connection nttontlon Is called to tho fact that eagles nro now scarce In Switzerland and thero is serious risk of their extinction. As a means to prevent JuBt such evils as that "of tho destruction of tho oagleB, the Berne cantonal educational depart ment has put Into tho schools a lltqe text book, tho story of tho plants. This notes tho rnrc spocles, Instructs tho children not to pluck and destroy them, and gives Information about tho pennmea tor picking such plants. Further Instructions are given to teachcrB who aro likely to have tho euro of vacation or outing parties. The prlnclplo of tho wholo procedure Is tho excellent ono, Ihus expressed by tho Heme school committee, that "Such Instruction is omumtini fm- with tho coming generation will rest tho safety or tho destruction ot the flowers," Mr. "William A. Radford will answer queatlons and give advice FltEE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the ubjact of building, for the readers of thU paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he la, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to WlUlam A. Radford, No. ITS West Jackson boulevard. Chicago, III., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. A rather pretentious house of very pleasing design Is shown in the cuts. Thero aro many now features about this house that are likely to becomo popular. Tho Idea of placing tho stairway in the conter or near tho center of tho houso is a good one and I am pleased to note that tho people generally ap prove of it because I feel that It Is a sensible improvement in houso build ing. In thlB plan the stairway la quite an innovation. While you start up from almost tho exact center of tho house tho most of the Bpaco oc cupied by tho stair Is against tho back wall, tho least valuable space In tho house. Tho stair Itself is what you might call a three way combination stair. Besides tho main stairway thero Is a separate back stair from tho kitchon leading up ton steps to meet on a landing. This landing Is high enough to glvo head. room for a passageway across under it leading from the kitchen to tho reception hall. This gets back In a sensible way to tho j old Idea of connecting the kitchen with tho front door without being obliged to pass through the dining room. This passngo way also gives access to tho cellar stair, which Is placed under tho back stair. In this passage way also 13 tho opening to the coat closet under tho front stals. Then from the landing up wo hav but one pair of steps and this Is all that Is necessary. By this arrange ment every foot of space Is mado use of for some good purpose. Tho room ordinarily required to carry tho back stair to tho upper floor Is saved and there Is no corresponding objection. It would bo hard to find fault with tho arrangement In any particular. In the living room and dining room are beam ceilings. There Is somo thlnt? about a beam celling that seems Just for1 a stove and the necessary working attachments. The sink Is In the pantry directly In front of a win dow looking out onto the rear porch. A sink placed llko this baa the advan tage of saving many stops when clearing away after moals. With this arrangement the china that should be kopt In tho sideboard or china closet Is not taken to the kitchen at all and the other dishes that find lodgment on tho pantry shelves are handled Jnst as conveniently. The stairway to tho cellar la con venient to the kitchen and there is a chute reaching down Into the col lar which la provided with a dumb I w31lBJ'f www IK) VvlnM K 2HF1 ill arm huh Hlllll I tuu. 4t n 3f& L .. .. s: i I- n g-V Second Floor Plan. waiter so that trips back and forth may be eliminated as much as pos sible. It will be noticed by a study of the many details that this is no ordinary houso plan, for it contains more ad vantages than Is ordinarily found even In elaborate designs, la not only a well arranged houso downstairs, but tho upstairs plan is Just as good. Thero are four bedrooms and a well appointed bathroom. Every bedroom lmH one or two clothes closets and thero Is a linen closet in tho hall. This amount of room on the second floor Is made posslblo In a house of this size by the manner In which tho stairway is built. It not only econo mizes space, but it lands you central- Jennings Placts Tiger. The Tigers ran sixth last year, bui Manager Jennings Is confldont that tfcey will do nt least two point bettor tals season. He considers that fourth llaee will bo about tho limit for hla Jub, but Is sure that ho will got that ter. can bo placod well out upon tho Umbo of tho tree. lie euro to scrape bare nnd clean tho ends of all wiroa so they will make good contact, and wrap all splices with bicycle tape or electrician's tape. Tho wiring of lamps for an outfit used on a lighting circuit must be dono In series, aa shown In tho Illus tration, Instead of in parallel, and thero must bo eight, slxtc"on or twenty-four lamps a multlplo ot eight The wlro used should bo regular lamp drop-cord. In purchasing lnmps bo sure and tell tho denier whether you want thorn for a battery outfit or tor u lighting circuit; the Intter must bavo u higher voltngo capacity than the former. The Illustration or a lighted tree shows n good scheme for a tree standard that will also conceal the cells ot a battery outfit. A soap-box will be largo enough for a small treo. First, make a troo standnrd In tho ordinary way shown In the corner sketch of tho Illustration, uBlng two pieces of two-by-four ot the lqngtb ot tho Insldo width ot the conp-box. Cut a piece out ot the conter of each equal to tho width and ono-bnlf the thlcknoas of tho other ploco, so ono will look In the other; thon nail them together and cut a holo through tho center largo enough for tbo end ot the tree. Fasten this stnndard in tho bottom ot the box; roinovo enough ot one sldo ot tho box to mako a door largo enough to adroit tho battory cells, and hingo It in place; thon fit the cover boards, to tho top ot tho box ax4 cut a holo through them, dl- Kind Treatment of Cows. An Interesting experiment was re cently porformed nt tho Kansas Agri cultural collego to determine the roln tlvo rosulta of kind nnd of unkind treatment upon cows. Three cows were treated kindly, and wore found to glvo an avorago of 36 pounds of milk, with 4.3 per cont. of butter fat. Later these samo cows were frighten ed by Jumping at thorn, howling at thorn nnd sti Iking thorn while thoy wore eating, it was found nt tnllklnir that they producod only 23 pounds of milk, containing 3.4 per cont. butter fat. Thrco othor cows tested 31 pounds of milk, containing 4.2 por cont. of butter fat, under kind treat ment. They woro driven into a field, and tho dogs woro allowed to bnrk at thorn nnd chase thorn. Ab a result thoy avernged only 23 pounds of milk, with 3.0 per cont. of butter fnt. It should not bo necessary to point tho moral. to glvo nn artlstlo tone to a room as nothing else will. Sometimes the Idea 1b overlooked. When, llko all other fashlonablo things, It overdone, the effect is spoiled. Beams in a cell ing Bhould have a natural effecL A beam Is primarily Intended to support something. To appear right It must be largo enough and heavy enough to .'ulflll Its mission. Heavy beams are not placed close together ordinarily and thoy tfro not bedecked with fancy brackets nor overloaded with mold ings. Thero Is one thing about a beam coiling; It requires side walls to match, not necessarily expensive, paneled woodwork as wo seo In some cases, but tho decorations should be In keeping whether It Is frosco work, painting or papering. The Kenural ef fect should bo carrlod through. It would bo dlflluult to design two rooms moro pleasant than tho din ing room and living room In this plan. When It comos to tho living room IC by 23 foot in size with a large extension window nt tho end, ly, within easy roach of the doors to the different rooms. While the roof cuts off a portion of the upper walls of some of tho bed rooms It does not Interfere with tho comfort of the occupants. There Is qulto a saving In building the root In this way. Bees and Alfalfa. If you rnlso alfalfa you can afford to keop bees. Tho alfalfa blossoms fur nlBh food for the bees all year around, so (hat thero can be no failure of food supply. An nplarlRt says that the av erage production of a hive Is 70 poundB. With honoy at 10 cents a pound this makes a profit of $7.60 on each hive. Tho Increaso In tho num ber of hives nverngos 100 per cent a year. Bees cost about $8 per hive In tho west, so that tho net profit, ex elusive of tho cost of labor, Is prob ably 160 por cent, a year. Turkoy Raising. Wo know a Virginia woman who raises from 100 to 200 turkoys every year, and tho wholo hunch roost In a great oak tree. To onablo tho young Btcru to reach tho brnnchos sho built nn lncllno stnlrway consisting of a 10-foot plank with cross pieces. This woman declares that until tho poults bognn to roost In tho troo sho con fined them In houses and lost many birds every season. I iiii'iiMii.rr.-wYi'' 7rk U I ;WVwav ! I 13 fl H ;. 'fift : 1 1. j n VL-y JL kdl v! 1 1 ft? 8 I li?3 r.'.i-.-.-.-.- - 1 I 'I ttrvc A AMI vU 11,111 1 ivmiwi jlfj Squaring Accounts. A French medical weekly records a way of discouraging over-enterprlslng tradesmen. One of these sent a Strasburg doctor a box ot cigars, which had not been ordered, togothor with a bill for fifteen marks. The accompanying letter stated that "I have ventured 'to send these on my own Initiative, being convinced that you will appreciate their exquisite flavor." In duo course, tho doctor replied. "You have not asked mo for a consultation, but I venture to send you thrco prescriptions, being convinced that you will bo qulto as satisfied with them as I am with your cigars. As my chargo for a prescrip tion Is five marks, this makes us quits," London Chronicle. Nothing Like Precision. President Wilson, at a dinner In Washington, snld of a statistician: "Ills figures aro so precise that ono Inclines to doubt them. Ho Is llko tho American sugar planter In Hawaii who, taking a friend to tho edgo of a volcano, said: " 'That crnter, George, Is Just 70. 004 years old.' " 'But why tho four?' Georgo asked. '"Oh, 1'vo been hero four,' was tho reply. 'It was 70,000 when I came.' " First Floor Plan. a big fireplace at tho back llanUed with book cases on either sldo with loaded glass windows abovo them you havo something of moro than ordi nary vnluo In a living room. This is a room that any housekeeper can take prldo In There nro possibilities of decoration superior to almost any other nrrnugoment. Tho old-faah-lone'd parlor and di awing room nro left behind n hundrod years In the mnrch of progress by tho adoption Df such valuable room as this Flax as a Garden Plant. "He who has seen a Gorman flax field waving Its fine, feathery green 'oaves, rippling llko wntor In tho lightest breozo nnd opening myrlBds of pnle-bluo blosBom-eyuB to tho buh, may be glad to Know that a flax bed Is within tho reach of every flower lover Flax will grow almost any where It ohould bo closely sown In well worked gtound and kept woll watered." Suburban Life. I "A Growing Business Built on Our Reputation" I 1 SHIP US YOUR I vcxie, nogs ana Srtveep I Steele, Siman 4 Co. m SIOUX CITY, IOWA "" I TM7n?f,.' KjrS'man. Otis Early, Dave Prusaser, Harry Dppers Manager. Cattle Salesmen. Hoc & Sheep Salesmnn. Orate. J Hundreds of Dakota County Farmers Ship Us. Ask them about us. 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