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OOK at it-the baseball of todsyl
_ It is perfectly spherical. The seams of
its cover present the only perfect solution
_of one of the most diilicult problems in
the application of geometry. The sewing of the
seams presents the only solution of a problem
squalli dimcuiglyet arnved at by the dogged, stub-
b°l'|l I °lii'i“8 0 reposted experiment
It has saved you fortunes; it has cost you for-
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BASEBALLCQVER
tune_s. It has Hung away one vast fortune and it is
making other fortunes.
_Tlie modern baseball is a miracle of mathe-
m'1_fl<!B. I prodigy of patience, s ‘triumph of science
which the nation_ has made its_ work and its play,
its w_orId-famed industry and its world-famed re-
Iaxation.
And it bids fair,_ also, to be the national myg.
NYY. 11119 Gterrial enigma, more dubious than the
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riddle _of the Sphinx, more debatable than the su-
thorship of the Junius letters, more puzzling than
“The Ilreiidwiniiers"-more unsolvable, even, than
the origin of “Beautiful Snow.”
_ For wIio_ invented tlie double figure 8 cover now
universally in usei That is the great mystery of
baseball manufacture. The man who invented the
modern cover and neglected to patent it missed a
great fortune.
Nlli sportiria' goods firm alone manufactures iM
dosen standard bssebails ovary working day of
lhe year. Any one can calculate the millions in
the twelvemonth; and any one can count no rnil~
Ions of dollars that total output brings-the :nent
nilliens any people over paid for the health 1... comes
if noun oussoor sport..
_ Two members of tha firm of A. J. Reach & Co. linger
(IL belly ll the youngest of them, from the days when
professional bail players were not and the game was
f-N007 I lilitlosnan amateurs' game. They are "Ai"
:_¢__e_ach :sd "gan" stubs. it is sa els-rssiuonaa pu-mst-_
P- W ON Partners are cronies with the good id
tinriaezhoondantly recalled to char the good new union
sa viecoriex of youth revlv to push the pulses of
“5%‘3.“'1°‘¢..u2? ?}l2?i‘§Zf"¢}’.-i’i"°“'°" §.'.‘3‘ “T” i'l“i‘
was mule me nm mi erin" M' °" " '
"AL there isn't c. man alive to tell the world the
name to put on his monument."
That four-leaf clover thins. among the illustrations,
is the cover of the old-time baseball; and that sphere
with tho straight line of stitching across the top, where
the seams of the clover leaves join, is the bail itself.
It is one of the two gilded trophy bali; thug ramun
out of the 'bushel they used to treasure. One of those
balls beans the glorious legend, “Athletics vs. West Phila-
dsivhls. July-. isss; 44 to is." The other mms it-wir
another classic venr: "Athletics vs. Union of Mnrrlsiiniu,
A\|l’\ll¢ 9. 'G52 El to il."
‘Tho old hall used to c t u ," , ,
one of his vain eifnrte reciilitlyf get .t:e|ixor,driisRev.ecii‘t 
his Adirondack camp for the sumrner, to solve the base-
bali’s mystery.
"There were two manufacturers with reputations
VNU" I Mann to play bali back in the dftlsv-Harvey
Ross, of Brooklyn, and John Van Horn, of New York
city. The cover was made of horsohirie then us now.
Ross was a member of the famous old Atlantic club, and
they used the Ross hail. Van Horn belonged to the Unions
of Morrislana, and they used the Van llorn ball.
“Both were good balls, as wall made as man could
make them in tiuit day. Their one weak spot was where
the ends of the cover were stitched together; it was
usually there that 'he cover ripped during a hard lame,
for the batsman was a hitter then and runs were many.
"Even when I went into business in '$13, those two
were the standard balls, When the nr  ball did appear-
oh, what n fortune the man threw away who invented it
and ilitl uotTpstent it--it did not at iirst s ring into
xuoulariiy. he reputation of the Ross hair was too
rmly fixed. i`¢ut gradually the absolute perfection of
the new deniryii, combining such siuipiieitfr with such I
maximum oi' strength, compelled the tote abandonment
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of the old form. The figure I, as we oall the modern
cover, ht-came the standard recognidod the country over."
To Ben lhibe, indomitable slogger at any problem he
undertakes, belongs_the credit oi' the dns! victory of
mind over the rebellious matter that enters into the
modern cover of the basehall.‘ "Ai" Reeoh was in the
sporting goods business in Philadelphia. while Shine was
a manufacturer from ill. in 181 the two formed their
partnership, mutually advantageous as giving Reach an
interest in the control of an excellent manufacturing
business and Bhibq a partnership in a leading sales con-
oern.
Bhibe, at the time, was deep in the mysteries of the
modern bali cover, for the inventor-that great Un-
known, learned mathematician or untsught, inspired
genius-had not perfected his wondrous scheme of
things. In ill! a: ball player who had bought the
queer novelty in home shop gave his stray sample to
Bhibe, and that expert of the whirling sphere comprehend~
ed at first glance the marvel that had been wrought. Yet,
when he came to mslie it-and for a long while he did
make it-and even while he sold it, with ever-ln-
creaaing enocess and profit, he was dissstisiisd.
OLD COVER LACKED SMOOTHNESB
Perfect as was the design, it never worked out. par-
fectiy ln the stitching. Somewhere-usually where the
tips of one "I" were fitted on either dde of the waisi
of the other, the stitches always "drew," calling for tbl
nicest skill of workmen in the adjustment of the cover
yet. never making the absolute smoothness which insure#
protection to the full strength of the bids.
I~‘or years after the partnership was formed “Ben”
Slilhe struggled with that vexatious problem, tsst~
ing. trying, measuring, designing-all in vain. But hi
would not give It up; and, at last, by dint of sheer, un.
eonquerabie pluck and patience. he discovered that th'
nnturs of the sphere demanded that the stitches at thu
end of the "‘s,' if they were to lit parfectly with th
stitches in the waist they joined, must more numoroul
and more closely grouped, in a steadily decreasing span
of separation, than the others. Hs worked it out to th~
last obdurnte stitch of the lit stitches. Then wise when
the Columbus of the new hemlspheres had been foolish
he took ii. patent on it in 1888.
The patent has expired now; but, during its life. I
went far to determine the control of the baseball indul-
iry. lf the inventor of the cover design had taken s
stent, as the inventor of its stitching did. he could
have commanded, in the opinion of lr. each, a royalty
of at least 88 cents on every doaen bells made in the
United States. He would have made IM s day from the
output of one big factory alone. I-Ie certainly missed a
f I. .
urelvrliao was be1 It is too late now-it was too late from
the hour when the tirst fruit of his genius was put on
sale without the magic safeguard of ts guest. to reap
the riohee that belonged to his golden esperides--for
him to receive his reward in money.
But is there not, among the millions whose memory
carries bank to the early seventies, some lover of the
game who can give the clue te the unknown benefactor.
whi;.m1a.il of us should hail with his missing meed of
pra e _ _ __ _ _
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Ill MUHE ‘
HEIUIEHIS
luffered From Constant Headsohlo-
Cured by “Fruit-s-tives" When
Doctors Failed.
"I wana sufferer from fearful head-
aches for over two years, sometimes
they were so bail that I was unable
to work for days iii a. time. I to-ik
nil kinds of nioilirllies, was treated
by physicians, nnil yet the hcfiilticlies
persisted. I \\'ns rzirely free from
headache. A short time ago I was
advised to try “l"ruit~n-iii-t-s" and I
iliil so with, I must ciinfcss, very lit-
tle faith, but al'ti-r I hull taken them
for three days mi' houiluclies were
erwier and in a week they left me.
After I had taken a box of the tub-
lets my headaches wr-re quite cured.
My appetite was uliviiys poor and my
stomach bmi, and nn\\' my appetite Is
i=|ili‘n<iid and my digestion is excel-
lf-nt. I had become thin :intl weak
from the constant lit-:iilnr-lies. but
now not only have I bm-n curiwl of all
tiiv-se awful headnclios, iiut my
stroligiii is growing up nnve more,
and I feel like li new main. I have
lnkon ln all three box:-s oi' "I-`rult-n-
lives." I am ox:-ceillngly ;:r.'\t<»i'ul to
"l-`riilt-fi-tl\‘cs" for curing nic, :intl I
give this iinsolloiti-fl testimonial with
grunt nlr-:i-iire. :is I hopt-' thereby
some other siifforcr of horitlnchcs will
lm inililroil in try "i-`rult-a-tives" and
.viii be cured."
(Sgtl) Tl. Cornell.
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"Frillt-:i-liver." is now put up ln the
new 251- trlnl .slzc us well ns thc rog-
iiirir 50c boxes. \\'rlto I"ri\it-f*-tives
Limited, Ottawa, if your dealer will
v~~~ sunnly you.
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flour than
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Milled in the careful
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best Manitoba wheat
Milled by the Tillsons
at Tillsonburg
 IHE SUNIJIY
SlHUUL LESSUN
` LESSON VII. '
' Read chapters L8,
SAUL TRTES TO KILL DAVID
GOLDEN TEXT:
"The Lord God is a sun and
shield," Ps. ami, I
EXPOSITIONZ 
I. Sau1's Envy of David, 6-11.i
David’s great achievement Liised;
him at once to is high poslbion ‘hs the?
estimation of Saul, and in tihe urniy.l
But it did not turn Dav'id's bead He
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was perfectly obedient to all Ssu1’s]
been himself divinely appointed to the
chief leadership in Israel ,(cf. vs. 18,
‘Z3). ‘I-Ie conducted himse,f with great
wisdom. I-Io patiently awaliisd God’s
~ time. Saulvlifmaelf was at first dis-
' posed to put: David forward ilv. 5).
He was commander-ln~chlef over the
. rude and undisciplined army which;
‘ Saul had gathered together (cf. ch.f
14: 52). In our day in times of
wer. inau rise rapidly from obscurity
to a place of great prominence by
, ,some act ol great courage andl
i, . prowess. Much more would this be'
' true in a time 'oi such primitive war-
. fare. His was so 9111911'
__ did in the eyes of all
' ' was n turnlly the idol of the hour.
 &   C0" Ltd" He waiis the natlon's savlour. More-
lVliiniifitCttircrS Pll0ll<: 345 Cll9.l'l0i-IR3i0\Vll- over he had performed a deed nfl un-
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'rl 'the women of Israel to greet theirf
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""*°"` that none dreamed oi disputing
his superiority. It was the custom of:
conquering armies with dances andf
songs of victory and praise as they
returned from the battle (Ex. 15:20;
Ju. 11:34; Ps. 68:25). Nothing is
danrer to the average soldier's heart-
than the admiration and praise of
the fair women of the land. David
lparalleled bravery. It is no wonder
that the women went wild with on-.
thusiasni. Their comparison was Just:
enough, but not wise. Saul was king
lt, was natural lie should be stung to
the quick. by having one who had
just come to tilie front thus 'highly
exalted above himself. F'urthelrniui~e,
V BABY'S GREAT DANGER
DURING IIOT WEATHER
- acted withe remarkable modesty. Holwi-il; lllied with rage to see the king-
orders, though he knew that the had'
,this as ect of mercy he was "an evil
it was only ii short time since Saul
himself had been the idol of the poo-
ple (ch. 11:11, 12). Probably Saul
heard lt wherever he went. David was
not to blame. Doiibtless he would
rather that the women had not thus
sung, But greatness, no matter how
humble it is, is very maddening to
mediocrity. 'Phe small man _can not
forgive the great man for: being 1398”
Saul whimpel‘ed like a BDOIIBYI child-
He had not even sense enouffh t0
keep his chagrin to himself. God had
told Saul that He had chosen abet-
ter man to be king in his pl'a»ce»(ci1.
15128; 13:14). His jealous heart
jumped at once at the cuncliidolfhat
this was uw better man oi »wi~.om
Gnd bud s oken (cf oh l§'fI.') H2
dom slipping from his hands. In “tihe
better days he had not desired the
kingdom fbi’ IIIIIIHGU (Ch- 10321» ml-
Nnw he would not gifve it u-P. Ill U16
story of Saul we see the tragedy of
a soul. The same story in all its
essential features 'has been roDBof\°d
again and again. From chat day on
there -was so more peace nor Joy for
Saul. David was the ghost of his
eilistsnce. Saul “from that day" HBV'
en looloed at David without a feeling
of envy and hate. It is awful  be
constantly meeting one who stirs up
b tterness in you every tin” YOU BW
him. "The evil spirit" was a dem0n
(ch. Acta 16:16-18; Mark 1:23-26). It
is said this evil spirit was “from
God." He was a messenger of Satan,
but permitted by God for Saul’s dis-
cipline ,(ol. 2 =Cor. 12:7). As tal as
Go<l’s permission was concerned he
was intended to torment. Saul and
thus to biting him to repentance. In
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spirit from God." Even the evil
spirits and the devil himself do God’a
worli (cf. Mutt. 4:1). though unwit-
tingly to themselves. The further
trut/h is hinted at here that if men
will not have the truiih and the good
Spirit, than God gives them over to
error and evil spirits (2 These. 2:10-
12)- This is n solemn thought, but
it is taught by both Scripture and
Shoe Polish
are never fickle. The dealer who attempts to turn
the course of  love by ofering 8- S,\1bBf'ifi11_1'-6
for what the ptnéuassr knows to be the Best voids
in the World, richly deserves
meddlers.
IOC.
dealt out with a. liberal held  all
No dealer who values his reputa-
tion will offer a substitute.
Atelidealers
snd28c.tins
Lovers
tae. fat time is
More little lives are lost during the
hot weather than at any other time
of the year, diarrhoea, dysentry,
cholera, infantum and stomach trou-
bles come without warring, and
when a medicine is not at .hand to
give promptly the short delay too
frequently means that the child has
passed beyond aid. During tihe hot
weather months Baby's Own Tablets
should be ls:-pt in every home where
there are small children. An occa-
sinnal dose of the Tablets will Pre*
vent stomach and bowel troubles. Or
il the trouble comes unawaree the
prompt use oi this medicine will
bring the child through safely. Mrs.
J. Renard, New Glasgow, Que.,
says :-“One oi my children had a
severe attack of diarrhoea which
Bsby's Own Tablets promptly cured.
I know of no medicine so good for
stomacli and bowel troubles." Sold
by medicine dealers or by mall at
25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville. Ont.
experience. Under the influence ol' this
evil spirit Saul "prophesied," i.e., he
was under the control of the evil
spirit _(oi. Acts 16:16-18; 1 K. 18:29;
22:12, 20-23).
II. Saul’s Fear of David, 12-16.
Sau1’s tomienting hate new becomes
coupled with tormenting fear.
`Dsvid’s conduct commended him to
God and "the LORD was with
David" (cf. ah. 16:18), He' had been
with Saul in the past (ch. 10:7), but
I-Ie was now "departed from" him.
CALENDAR FOR JULY |908
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HORNING DAILY AND RURAL DAILY
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The Island Guardian Publishing Company, Proprietors
Sworn Average For the Moin-
Circulaiion ing Daily and
Last Year the Rural
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The following statement of distribiitioii shows the :iriver-
tiser the value of The Guardian as :ui :idvertisiiig iuetliiiiu.
A detailed sworn circulation statcmcut will be given lo any-
one interested for the asking.
Morning Daily Average for |007,---3,084
DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS.
Daily average, City ofCbarlottet0wi1. delivered and street sales. . _ v.~65
Daily average to towns, villages and country post offices in l’. li, I. | :rv
Daily average to Canadian cities and United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.. 5,084
Rural Daily Average for |907,----3,987
DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:
Daily nvcrage to towns,viiInges and country post offices in l.’.I<2 .I 3,25 7
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Butter fresh per pound
Lamb pm' lb
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