Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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Ira Thomas. '
Ira Thomas, the giant catcher on
jthe ataff of the Philadelphia Athletics,
looks better this season than he ever
did. He started, his baseball career
In Hartford. He was drafted from
Providence by the New York Ameri-
cans. He then went to Detroit and
caught the only game in/the world's
series which the Tigers won from the
Cubs. His arm went back on him and
he was purchased by Connie Mack on
the chance that his would recover tha
use of his arm. His work since join*
lng the Athletics shows that his arm
is in good ihape and few bases arq
stolen on him.
QUICKEST TRADE ON RECORD ther® WM a conference between thq
managers. At gam* time the umpire
announced: "Battrees will be Orph
and Omph for Chicago. Ouch and
Orrch for Boston. Randall will play
right field for Boston; Howard will
play right field for Chicago." Tho
trade had been made just In time for
the boys to exchange uniforms.
Newt Randall and Del Howard Ex*
changed by Boston and Chicago
Cluba Just Before Game.
The Quickest trade ever made in the
big league was between the Cubs and
Bostons a few years ago. Newt Ran-
playing right field for Chi-
r on
ANCIENT DANCE OF DEATH
On the road from Trent to Madonna
dl Camplglio, a little to the north of
Piuzolo, stands the interesting mortu
ary chapel of San Vigliio which bears
upon Its south wall a painting or the
"Dance of Death" (dated 15G9) and
some verses in Italian. \
The "Dance of Death." like the Ober-
ammergau Passion Play and the erj-ly
English mystery plays, was orlg
lnally a spectacular play of semi-
religious origin. It has been traced
back to the middle of the four-
tenth century. In which the fre-
quent destructive epidemics brought
vividly before the people the subject
of death and its universal swc,y over
mankind: The dramatic movement
then developing led to its treatment In
the dramatic form. In these plays
Death appeared not a? a destroyer but
as a messenger of God summoning
men to the world beyond the grave, a
conception familiar alike to Holy
Writ and the ancient poets. At the
first of these observances Death and
his victims moved at a slow and dig-
nified pace But later Death, con
celved as acting the part of a mes-
senger, naturally took the attitude and
movement of the traditional messen
gers of that period—namely, the fid
dlers and musicians—and the "Dance
of Death" was the result.
The purport of the play wta to teach
the truth that £11 men must die and
that they should therefore prepare
themselves to appear before their
Judge. The scene of the play was
usually the cemetery, or tho church-
yard; In rare Instances the church
Itself. The spectacle was opened by
a sermon on the certainty of dee<th, de-
livered by a monk.
At the close of the sermon there
came forth from the charnel house 'a
number of figures dressed in the tra-
ditional garb of Death, a close-fitting,
yellowish linen suit,N painted to resem-
ble a skeleton. One of these addressed
the intended victim, who was invited
to accompany him beyond the grave.
The invitation was not accepted, and
various reasons were given for de-
clining It, hut all such reasons wfe
declared to tc insufficient, and D*iath
finally led away his victim. A secr
ond messenger seized the hand of a
new victim, a third did likewise, and
so on until the usual number, 24, had
been led away. This termlneied the
play, which was followed by a second
sermon, emphasizing the lesson of the
representation.
Digging Under Mt Ophel
Though the British archaeologists who have been excavating at Jerusalem
deny that they stole the ark and other precious relicts of the Jews, they did
make some Interesting discoveries. They decided that the ancient city of
David was not on Mount Zion, but on Mount Ophel.. They reopened a shaft
discovered by Sir Charles Warren in the sixties, and had not driven tunnels
far undeftOphel before they found natural caves and human bodies on natural
shelves of rock. These were evidently the remains of Jebusites buried before
David took Jerusalem, and probably date from about the year 3000 B. C.
CAMEL WATER-CART OF ADEN
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Young Mr. Good seems to be tho
goods.
Larry Lajoie haa batted .300 for
thirteen seasons.
Peoria has secured Pitcher Ed Sykea
from Indianapolis.
Jack Pfelster finds the going a lit-
tle hard In the A. A.
That Is what one gets for having a
David Harum reputation.
Baseball players figure the bigger
they coma the harder they fail
Billy Sullivan usually gets his hlta
when one least expects him to do sa
How does It happen the Doves havo
a playing manager and field captain,
too?
Stony McGlyna Is back la his old
form and pitching fine ball for Mil.
waukee.
Ping Bodle seems to be the "goat"
for the Jokes played among the Ameri-
can leaguers.
By the way, wasn't Jimmy Sheckard
the man who was "all through" a year
and a half ago?
Slim Caldwell of tho Highlanders la
hitting 357, harder than any regular
pitcher on the staff.
Ban Johnson's umpires are lotting
the infielders toss tho ball around a
bit now. If they hurry.
Olson of the Nape Is making good
as a hitter because of the tips be la
getting from his teammates.
Police are Investigating tho fire
which destroyed the Three 1. league
ban park at Springfield, Hi.
"Ducky" Holmes not only got tho
worst of his encounter with one of his
booses, but lost his Job sa welL
Jimmy 8beckard made five runs and
yet only figured one time st bat In tho
recent Doves' trap shooting matinee.
Baltimore citizens, from the mayor
down, have started a serious move
meat to buy a major league franchise.
Secretary William Effingham Shetts-
Ilae of the Phillies says that he would
Mt bo willing to trade Haaa Lobert
back to Cincinnati tar all the four men
tho Rods got last fan for the four
Aden, the Arabian seaport which be-
longs to Great Britain and which has
been called the Gibraltar of the Bast,
is situated on a barren peninsula and
Is exceedingly dry. Water has to be
distributed continually, and one of the
curiosities of the place is the water-
cart which is drawn by a camel. It
never fails to excite the risibilities of
the many tourists who stop there on
their way to and from the Orient by
way of the Suez canal. *
HORSE ATE HER NEW HAT
The incident happened aboard a
Long Island railroad ferryboat, and
the boat was crowded. Talking with
trlends forward was a well-dressed
young woman, whose hat was or the
latest style, trimmed with something
resembling ribbon grass. A horse saw
the hat trimming as It swayed In
front of his nostrils, sniffed a bit, and
then craned his neck to get nearer
Then he suddenly nibbled the material
he thought was graca, and held it
firmly in his Jaws.
Greatly frightened, the woman did
not move, but uttered a few shrieks,
which brought several men -to her
side. They were cruel enough to laugh.
Drivers gathered around the horse and
tried vainly to coax him to release
the trimming. Finally a garden truck
vender placed a bunch of carrots i^i
front of the horse, and the trick was
done. He opened his Jaws for the
tempting vegetables, and the Impris-
oned trimming was liberated.
DUCK WITH FOUR LEGS
In the poultry collection belonging
to Moses Derrlcott of Mabonoy City,
Pa., la a duck which has four legs
fully formed and equipped. Unfortu-
nately for the duck. the two extra feet
are on the left side, and keep it going
to the right. The duck Is one of a fam-
ily hatched out by a" hen six weeks ago,
and is apparently as healthy as Its
quacking brothers,and sisters.
CHAIR FIT FOR A GIAHT
Among the things to be seen In the
International exppsltlon of industries
and arts at Turin, Italy, Is the won-
derful chair, a photograph of which Is
herewith reproduced. It was made by
an English carpenter and Is about tea
feet high.
Musical House of Jeypore
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FATE OF SCHOOL OF WHALES
A remarkable incident has takes
place on the coast of Perkins Island
(North Tasmania), no fewer than thir-
ty-seven monster whales having been
-stranded there. The whales, among
«hicb there was only one cow, quar
reled, and in chasing the female en
tered the shsllows. All attempted tc
Jump backward into deep wster. only
to fail in every effort. As the tide re
ceded the huge anlmsls . were left
floundering on the sandc* In which tbey
half buried themselves In their strug-
gles. Unable to help themselves tbey
perished In a short time. A number
o: persons who saw the spectacle
formed a syndicate with a capital of
£300 to recover the ambergris from
the carcasses. They have already ob-
tained three thousand pounds of the
valuable commodity.
We all hove hoard ef speaking likenesses an* Mewling wildernesses, but
here la the photograph of a house, at Jeypore, India, that actually singe.
Tho bwilding la of aedion construction and the wind makee a singing noise
aa It swoops around tho coriewety carved nichee and eavae of tho hooee. For
a long time the building's music wae a mystery. An American engineer visit,
lng Jeypore found a solution to the puzzle In tho aa noli notion of tho hold-
ing sr.d in the material It ie built ef—« porewa cork atone which to often uood
« r ii'cfn ct-wrtriee for aoowotlc purposes.
VAST SALT BEDS IN KANSAS
Instead of gas or oil. a company
prospecting In Lincoln county. Kan-
sas. encountered salt at s. depth of
571 feet Since then the prospect
bole has been put down to 7C0 feet,
aad the drill Is still In salt It la be-
lieved the bed Is 300 feet thick. A
statistician has figured that there are
more than ?0.t00.000.»00.0©0 barrels of
salt In Kansas. Tho deposit as out-
lined la ISO miles long aad 40 miles
wide, and covers aa area of about
• 000 square miles, practically in the
centor of the state from tho north
booadnry to tho south The beds raage
from M0 to 1.900 loot below the ear-
Bon's Logic. t
"Ben," said hla friend, waking «w
from a reverie In which ho had becd
gazing abstractedly at tha shiny mi
panse of Ben's skatln'-rlnk-for-fllsa, "Igj
there nothing you could do for your
baldness?"
Ben, by the way, la only tarty. 1
"No, lad!" ho replied with 4*
clslon. "Fifteen years ago I wag;
courting strong, and I tried lot# ol
things. But about that time t' prlnco
of Wales—Edward, you know—-cam*
to open t' new hospital, and 1 said to{
myself as soon as I saw him llftln*
his hat to t' crowd, 'Ben, my lad, tha
san give It up as a bad job, and savo
thy brass. If there waa owt 'at 'ud;
sure a bald heead they'd ha' cured
hla.' "-Tit-Bits.
The extraordinary popularity of flog
white goods this summer makes tho
choice of Starch a matter of great Im-
portance. Defiance Starch, being freo
from all Injurious chemicals, Is tho
only one which Is safe to use on lino
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffen-
or makes half tho usual Quantity of,
Starch necessary, with the result oft
perfect finish, equal to that when tho
goods were new.
The Urgent Need,
She (flattering with eyea and voice)]
—Arthur, dear, I find that wo stllli
need a few things to make our llttlgi
household more servlceal 'e.
He—What one thing, perhaps? t
She—Well, for lnstanoo, we need g>
bow hat for me.—Harper's Bazar.
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CASTOHIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It.
Bears tho
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In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher^ Caitoria
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The Nature-Fake.
"Congratulations."
"For what?"
"I hear one of your exhibits took *
prize at the dog and poultry show."
"Well, keep still about It I en*
tered a akye terrier and ho took first
prize as a Mongolian hen!"
SPOHN'8 DISTEMPER CURB will
cure uny possible case of DISTEMPER.
PINK EYJC, and the like among hones
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
Any good druggist can supply you, or seadl
to, mfrs. B0 cents and $1.00 a bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co»
Spee. Contagious Diseasea. Goshen, lad.
Bribery.
Mrs. M.—Who did you vote for?
Mrs. N.—I dont remember ht»
name. Ho gavo mo hla aoat In tho
street car last week.
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teeth lax. ■often* the *a<
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Sold to oil leading
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One jiseOsbtSOi a DeHle
When the Crop Is Laid By
the homeeeeking farmer will havo tho
time to pereonally lnveetigate. Ho
cannot afford to paaa tho groat solid
opportunity offered to eccnre a lunar
In tho fertile
Spur Farm Lands
covering <7S square milsa. now being
subdivided aad eold la quarter eeo»
tions aad upwarda direct from tha
owners—no selling commlsakm to
load the price—111 to 111 per acre,
one-fifth down, balaace 1, *. I, «, S and
I years. Wonderful cotton country-
No boll weeriL Healthy climate,
schools, churches, railroad throujf
lands. Lands being rapidly occupied.
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