Doll Hunt (or Girls.
Little girls never have enough dol
llei, and realizing this (act gave a
clever mother the keynote for the
party which eshe gave her nix-year-old
daughter. There were twelve guceta
and they were told that scattered over
the lawn, bidden behind bushes and
all throughout the downntnlrn and the
porches, they were to bunt for dolls,
paper dolls, clothespin dolls, china
dolls and black and white ones; such
a merry time, and each little hunter
was given a dainty box In which to
put the spoils. Fifteen or twenty min-
utes was allowed for this exciting
pastime, then a trumpet was blown
and all the children came on the
porch to have their dollies counted.
Each one kept what she had and the
one who had the most was given a
pretty but Inexpensive doll as a re-
ward and then right in the middle of
the afternoon the refreshments were
served, consisting of gingerbread
dolls, with white frosting, buttons and
trimming, and Ice cream frozen In
shape of baby dolls. At half after five
goodbys were Bald. The party began
at three. Lemonade was served under
• big umbrella on the lawn.
"Number" Blind Man’s Buff.
Here Is a new version of the old
favorite “BUndman’s Ruff" and It Is
endorsed by the children as being a
good thing. A large circle is formed
by the players, with the "blind man"
In th center. Each person is given a
number, the numbers being in rota-
tion. The blind tnan stands perfect-
ly still in his position In the center
and does not move around. From this
place he calls out two numbers and
the persons thus designated must
change places. In doing so the blind
tnan endeavors to catch one of them.
Every little while the words “One
Hundred ’ aro called by the leader and
every one must chango places and in
this grand mlxup some one must be
caught. If not successful, the blind
man must continue until he has a vic-
tim, who then takes the place in the
center. This Is a fine outdoor game.
A Game of “Consequences."
A copy of a very interesting little
game has been sent me, aud It reminds
me of what we called "Consequences”
when—well, I am not not going to say
"when I was young," for I am never
going to grow old. There are thirty-
five sheets or slips of paper in a set,
«o the pastime Is arranged for a large
number of players, or the hostess
may distribute as many as her party
requires, and the rest are good for
another time. I give a specimen copy
of questions, with the answers. Each
person fills In the answer to one
question and then passes the slip on
to the nextdoor neighbor, who replies
to the next query. When the slip Is
full all are to be returned to the hos
tess, who will read the answers aloud,
giving the name of the one who
writes the last answer as the "au-
thor." You see the possibilities may
be grave or serious and there Is con-
siderable educational value attached
to It If the questions are taken In
earnest, and they could be used by a
teacher with her pupils to get an ex-
pression of each one’s preferences, by
having one person answer all the
questions and turn In the slips to her
You see there Is always somo good
In "Confessions,” and this scheme
may add to a dosing Hchool party.
MY CONFESSIONS*
My Favorite Name for a Woman—
Helen (after Helen of Troy).
My Favorite Name for a Man—
George (after George Washington).
My Favorite Qualities In a Woman
—True womanliness.
My Favorite Qualities In a Man-
Integrity.
My Favorite Hero—George Wash
Ington.
My Favorite Heroine—Florence
Nightingale.
My Favorite Author—Shakespeare.
My Favorite Hook-The Bible.
My Favorite Poet—Browning.
My Favorite Song—America.
My Favorite Actor—Henry Irving.
My Favorite Actress-BernhardL
My Favorite Color—Pure white.
My Favorite Jewels—Diamonds.
My Favorite Game—Tennis.
My Favorite Occupation—Improving
my mind.
My Greatest Pleasure—Doing good
for others.
My Greatest Dislike-Selfishness.
Name: POLLY FLINDERS,
Basket Shower.
Did you ever happen to think how
many varieties of baskets there are?
I never did until my attention was
I called to the fact by a novel basket
shower given for a bride-to-be.
The hostess asked each guest to
bring a basket of some description.
As the 24 guests were all intimate
friends they consulted among them-
selves, so the selections made did not
Include duplicates. There was a stun-
ning brown wistaria waste basket;
one of the same weave to hold fruit:
a market basket made by a Dutch
peasant; a clothes basket; tiny cov-
ered basket to hold a thimble. This
was in a round work basket, that also
; had a scissors shield woven to match.
There was a clothes hamper, and a
cunning covered hasket with a tea-lie,
just large enough to hold a lunch for
two.
To go with these baskets there was I
a tea or coffee rest, woven of sweet I
grass, to use when serving on the i
porch, and quaint wall holders in i
which a tumbler could be inserted to !
hold wild flowers. The honored guest j
i was perfectly delighted with this j
! shower, for it turned out that baskets j
was one of her hobbles.
MME. MERRI.
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WOMAN TORE
HER CLOTHES
Bresnahan Praises Men Who Can
Deliver When Needed.
Substitute Catcher (or Chicago Cubs
Praises Frank 8cnui»a; Outfielder,
and Heine Zimmerman, Slug-
ging Third Baseman.
In baseball there are two kinds ot!
nerve, according to Roger Bresuahan,
substitute Cub catcher. One is pos-
sessed by the type of player who bul-
lies meu on the field, has a weak
heart when he Is asked to go to the
plate in the ninth inning with a man
on third and drive home the run that
will win the game. The other Is the
player who refrains from pugilistic
tactics, but has a heart of steel, takes
a viselike grip on the bat and grits
bis teeth when the responsibility of
scoring a run Is put up to him.
Bresnahan declares the first la the
easiest to beat In a game and the sec-
ond Is the fellow who makes compe-
| tltion keen all the time.
Bob Beecher, left fielder of the Cln-
i clnnatl team, struck Bresnahan last
year In the Jaw, after a game of ball,
because the fielder struck out In a
pinch when a long fly or a single1
meant a victory. It was while dis-
cussing this episode that Bresnahan
defined the two kinds of nerve In
i baseball.
) "There are two kinds of nerve in
this game," said Bresnahan, "and I
profess to have only one. I’ll admit
Bescber took a solid punch
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound.
Malone, N. Y., — “ Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound has ceiw
tainly done me a lot
of good. I first heard
of it when I waa a
girl and I always said
that if I ever had fe-
male trouble I would
take it
"I suffered from
organic inflamm*-
tion and would have
■pells when I would
be in such pain that
I would tear my
clothes. One day my husband got the
neighbors in to see what the matter waa
but they could not help me. My first
thought was for Lydia E. Pinkham’t
Vegetable Compound and I sent my hus-
band out for it and took it until I was en-
tirely cured. I am a woman of perfect
health and my health and happiness
came from Lydia E. Pinkham’s medi-
cine. You may rest assured that I do
all I can to recommend your wonderful
medicine to my friends.”— Mrs. Fred
Stone, Route No. 3, Malone, N. Y.
Bescher took a solid punch at me. The success of Lydia E. Pinkham'a
I stood for it. There may be a lot of Vegetable Compound, made from roota
fellows playing ball today who can •“» herb®> " tuparalleled. It may b«
Ray Schalk, Clever Young White Sox Backitop.
An Interesting question that has j the opposing catchers on other teams
bobbed up in the American league re-) in the recent whirl of Comiskeys»ath-
I ®en,,y re!ates to the problem of sing- i letea around the eastern circle. His
ling out the catching "find" of the 1 great plays at times were so thrilling
season. Chicago fans arc practically : as to draw spontaneous applause from
unanimous that the palm should go to a crowd rooting for the visiting club's
! Ray Schalk of the White Sox and ! downfall.
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam-
mation, ulceration, tumors, irregu lari tie*
periodic prins, backache, bearing-down
feeling, flatulency, indigestion, dizziness,
or nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound is the staa-
they have much company In other
cities. They consider the problem an
easy one. Some critics have appeared
to dispute the right to the honor of
the young backstop corralled by
Comiskey recently.
"I watched Wallle Scbang of the!
Following Is the opinion of an ob-
server In Boston, after watching
Schalk in the series between the
world's champions and the White Sox
recently;
“I have seen all the catchers in the
American league this season and l
fellows playing ball today who can
trim me off the field, but when it I
comes to matching brains and nerve j
during a game I think I can hold my'
own with any of them.
"Bescher was up in the ninth In-1
nlng In a pinch, when Just a little sin-
* would b,v, ,l„. ... Red,
game. He was aware that It was up j    1
to him to rap out the hit that would
turn the tide. But he was as nervous
as a cat. I Joshed him about it and
be took It seriously. That was bow
the argument started. That was ex-
actly what I was looking for, because
it won the game for me. He struck
out In the pinch and that was what
made him angry.
“Frank Schulte is about the best
example of the man with the nerve in
a pinch 1 know of in the league today.
Nothing is denied
labor.—Samuel Bout.
to well-directed
Mrt.Wlnalow’a SooUUng Sjrrup for ChIMrtm
twibing,    the *ums, reduces InSmmiu-
Uon,»li»r> p»la,cures wlud eolle Jtc a boitlsJUs
A woman has to be pretty good at
figures to become a fashionable dress-
maker.
Philadelphia Athletics closely in the ; think Schalk Is head and shoulders
ncrles with the Cleveland Naps and above the whole lot. In getting down
with all due respect to Schalk I think j in front of the plate for bunted balls
Connlo Mack has bagged the biggest; and whipping the sphere to first I
young catcher, all things considered, have never seen his equal. His throw-
in the major leagues," said a Cleve-
land scribe.
"I have seen Schalk In several se-
ries and I also have been In a position
to watch the work of Scbang in a bit-
ter series In which Cleveland was bat-
tling Philadelphia with the clubs in
ing is accurate, hio receiving a delight
to see and his batting surprising. He
seems as quick as a cat In tagging
runners out at the home plate and
also seems absolutely fearless."
These two opinions of Schalk, ex-
pressed by critics outside Chicago.
Fichu Effects,
The draped fichu effects In net, or
lace, chiffon or mousaellne de soie are
1 seen on nearly all of the new dresses.
DAINTY DRESSES FOR HOT WEATHER
first and second place. Schalk is Just I show how highly this young catcher
as good a receiver as Schang, but I Is rated even by those who give
think this young catcher of Mack has Schang the shade In a comparison
the edge on the Chicago backstop in | of the work of those two voung stars
apeed, in throwing and battlng-im- Chicago fans have bad little opportu-
portant considerations in a catcher." ; nlty to Judge of the relative merits of
Mhile some fans and critics are in-! these young catchers. They are
cllned to be prejudiced In favor of strong for Schalk and chances are few !
such stars as Schalk aud Schang, It White Sox fans could be found who
is Interesting to know what scribes would give any other catcher In the
and fans of other cities think of these world the edge over the former Mil-
Players when they are visiting hostile I waukee phenom purchased by Presi-
Ca"'p9’    ,    , „ t „    dent Comiskey Iasi fall for the rec-
The work of Schalk has stood out ord price of the season paid for a
In marked contrast to that of any of i minor league player
"John Andersoning” Was Only Ex-
ceeded by Catcher Henry's Forget-
fulness and Poor Work.
Ty Cobb's "John Andersoning" in
the first inning of a recent game
caused more comment In Washington
than any spectacular play Ty has
made in recent years.
It is the first time that Cobb can
be justly accused of pulling a rank bit
of "boneheadedness," and Ty got out
of the fix because of the surprise and
momentary mental lapse of John
Henry, Washington's star catcher.
Bush had reached third on an error
and a sacrifice, and Cobb had walk-
J
Curn Old Sore*. Other Rnnrdlre Won’t Core
The wore! coir*, no miller of hoir ion*
•Ondlnf. are cured by the wonderful, old re-
“*<»>« Or Porter'i Antlnepilc Uealinr OIL
Relterre pain and heala at tha aama tlma.
lie. tOc. (1.00.
Sure.
Gabe— Does absence make the heart
grow fonder?
Steve—Yes, of your creditors.
Gone Forever.
Mother (to little Ethel sobbing as
if her heart was broken)—Well, well,
what is the manner, dear?
Ethel—Tabby got losted.
Mother—Never mind, darling, well
advertise In the papers for Ubby.
Ethel (still sobbing)—She'll never,
never come home 'cause she can't
read.
Stung.
“I want my money back for these
here socks,” said the man as he hand-
ed the clerk a package. "The sign
you had up said the sock3 was
guaranteed for three months.’
“Well, what's the matter with the
, socks?" asked the, clerk.
"I only wore them three weeks, and
I had to take them off and buy an-
other pair because this pair had holes
in the toes,” replied the mag
Roger Bresnahan.
You never see FYank argue or dispute
with any one, nor you never heard
of his Raving a battleion the street.
- I!ut >ou have seen him go up to the
Li    Hung Schang is the    young back- p*ate v’*tb runners on the bases in
stop    of    the    Athletics.    '    ,be nlnlb inning, smash out a single
•    • •    or extra base hit off the best pitchers
The Cleveland players declare that in tbe 'ca8ue ®nd win the game. He
(he Polo grounds is the smoothest field J ,l'- type of man to have on a team,
they ever played on.    | “Heine Zimmerman appears to be
•    • *    extremely boisterous and rough, but
Mike Balentl, the former Carlisle In-1 he is 8 corking good man In a pinch
Gian, now with the Browns, Is becom- because he Is stubborn. He is too
Ing a star shortstop.    ( j arrogant to have it said that he lost
•    • •    I hl« nerve, and it is just that bit of
They say that Umpire Byron has a pride tbat ma^es him so great a
)SA hnnlr rtf tha hnv anttin    .......» Itl&V
How Simple.
“My dear,” said Mrs. Snaggs to her
husband, "what is a canard?"
"Don't you know what a canard is?"
queried Snaggs, rather sneeringly.
"Why, the word itself conveys its own
meaning."
"Does It, Well, really, I can't Be«
1L What does it mean, dear?”
"Why, a canard is something one
i canardly believe, of course."
"Oh, to be Bure! Why couldn’t I
! think of that?"
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TSPSSS?
Materials required: 24 yards 40 Inches wide for tunic 24 yards
<0 Inches wide for skirt, 1 yard tucked net 18 inqhes wide
The costume at the right shows a delaine dresa. which is white snorted
with green. The skirt Is quite plain, and the tunic is cut so that the border
-edges the front. Tho bodice matches this; strips of the border are taken
down tho outside of arm, and the collar !» edged with It- irc*»n satin rihh m
Ifelack Pedal straw, trimmed with green ribbon.
Ty Cobb. _
ed. Ty then stole second, and tho
theft was so easy that he raced on to
third. Henry was so visibly surprised
that he crept down tho third base line,
with the ball In his hand, as though
Intent on reaching and tagging Cob.
Cobb saw the situation, and after
grinning at Henry for a moment he
shot back toward second and passed
McBride before the shortstop took
Henry's throw.
pose back of the box seats that would
be hard for a professional model to
hold.
* • •
Billy Murray, the Pirates alert sccut,
discovered Catcher Coleman when
sent out on a hurry-up order from Fred
Clarke.
« • •
Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson are put-
ting up another neck and neck dash
for the American league batting su-
premacy.
« • •
One of the greatest Joys of Moose
McCormick s life has been suddenly
taken away from him. He can no long-
er hat for Josh Devore.
• • •
Turning back the pages of history
we find that some years ago a Cleve-
land team was leading the league at
this stage—and finished fifth!
• • •
Lee Magee, the young lnfielder of
the Cards, pulled oft a Ty Cobb stunt
In a recent game against the Phillies.
He scored all tha way from first on
a short single.
Leading Hitters.
Four American leaguers are hitting
about the .400 average, while only two I
National leaguers have so far been i
able to comb the ball for this extra
high percentage. The four leaders in J
the younger organization are Collins, j
•511; Speaker. .468; Schaller, .462, and
Compton, .400; Viox, with .435, and
Miller, .429, are blazing the wav In the
National.
Jennings' Long Career.
Hughie Jennings, leader of the De-
troit Tigers, started playing profes-
sional baseball 23 years ago. Hughie
played his first professional game on
June 16, 1890, as a member of the
Allentown club of the Eastern Inter-
■tate league.
Wolfgang Doing Nicely.
Pitcher Mel Wolfgang, the young-
iter Callahan sent to Denver this
•Pring. Is doing grand work for Jack
Hendricks.
A Triumph
Of Cookery—
Post
Toasties
Many tjelicioui dishes
have been made from
Indian Corn by the skill
and ingenuity of the ex-
pert cook.
But none of these crea-
tions excels Post ToaSt-
ies in tempting the palate.
Toasties” are a lux-
that make
hot-weather
uty
ful
a delight-
economy.
The first package tells
its own story.
“The Memory Lingers’
Sold by Gnxm.
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