Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1911 — Page 3

The Boy Puggle

By DR, J. S. KIRTLEy

The Boy’s Punishment

The boy who sUps through life without getting some sort of punishment—’there is no such boy. Even if he should never do anything to require punishment—but no; why deal in pure hypothesis T If he should be able to escape all the vigilance committees [that are after him, it would be solely ■because he is doing the punishing and (administering the discipline himself, and in secret; but we need not tarry over that rare, if not specimen. Some divergence from the line of rectitude is inevitable, even when that line is clearly drawn by the teaching, and attractively illuminated, by the practise of those who have him in charge. He cannot escape all his monitors, including his conscience. So punishment must come, because, if there be no results of wrong-doing there can be no wrongdoing, and we have a fool world to live in. Those who have him in charge have been nominated and elected to administer it; but you must first catch the hare before cooking It, and you must tactually find something to punish before the punishment is handed out to him. It takes some sense to know with certainty, in every case, whether [there has been wrong-doing, what it deserves, how the punishment should be administered and what is the purpose of it. So it is an intricate and Unusual problem presented when his daddy starts out to punish him. Sometimes a boy looks impudent, has an Irritating accent and seems to deserve attention on general principles. In that case, circumstantial .evidence becomes conclusive. Sometimes it is his awkwardness and not his meanness that leads to a break. All of us are interested in what Tolstoi writes, and he says his ungainly, ugly, stupid-looking face and coarse, unshapely hands and feet distressed him ■and made him more intractible when a boy. An irritated parent may lick him to work off his own anger, and that is •worse than hanging the wrong man from circumstantial evidence. To mistreat a boy is a crime and ought to be (treated as such It is not always possible to keep a boy from thinking he (is unjustly treated and, in that case, jail you can do is to do right and let him get over his miff whenever it suits his convenience. Punishment can be reduced to a minimum by careful discipline in the directlng of his life. Directing a boy’s life is'a god deal like directing the course of a horse. There are two ways of driving a horse, a right and a wrong way. The right way is to hold the reins slightly taut, so that the horse can feel the faintest pressure on either line, and soon he will enter with you

His Long Apprenticeship.

From the cradle to his career is a good long time, about 25 years, and there is seldom found a boy who relishes that long wait. It is not that he is jealous of the other animals for getting through growing and down to business so much sooner than he does, .. when he and they start out together—kids, colts, cats, calves and puppies—and he sees several generations of the same animal family make their entrances and exits, while he is merely fighting his way to the stage. The lion and the tiger are mature at six, the horse earlier, the cow earlier still, the sheep at, from one to two years; the amoeba and other Insects in a few days and some of them are born, mature, finish their lives and die, all in one day. This lightning change in., them does not always stimulate his patience. He sees the vast opportunities before him and is sure they will all be gone by the time he gets a chance at them, and, anyhow, it looks to him just the thing to be a grown man. - . But if a boy proceeds more leisurely than the other animals, it is not time wasted, for when they are through he :is starting In on a career that will outlast the stars, a career of which the three score years of the life here are only the overture; and, because they are only the overture, and there* tore to strike the theme of the whole eternal symphony, he has to have plenty of time to tune up, get his part and do some rehearsing. The elephant may outlive him, but be is closer akin to the angels than to the elephant; the mud turtle may outlast him, but he is more like a sky lark to wing his way into the Infinite. It takes a long time to get ready for a long career. The greatest man the world has even known took 80 years to prepare for only throe years of work, but all the ages to come were Ito be affected by those three years. The very greatest man In all the centuries before that matchless One did life work in 40 years, becoming a nation's leader and the world's law giver, but he could not have done It if he bad not had 80 years to prepare for U. Goethe wrote the latter part of his Faust In old age,.but it was the ripe flower of his many years of culture. The longer infancy Is the chief explanation of the longer age of man. for it secures to him both the bodily and the psychological requisites of the longer life, while it Is just the chance he needs to get himself ready to make It an efficient life. The development of a child Is one pt the greatest social processes WO

Into the enjoyment of the drive. Th* wrong way is to let him have the reins and do as he will, until he does something you do not want, and then go at him and beat him till his skin and his heart are sore and he grows weary and profane and would like to do something desperate. The horse’s mistakes are wholly due to the wayhls driver has treated him and the latter deserves the beating. Good discipline will save drubbing. It Is my most solemn conclusion that. In almost every.case, the wrongdoing of a boy that requires punishment could have been prevented the parents, and that they ought to take the punishment themselves. They ought to have honor enough to voluntarily take it and let him know.lt, so that he may have the moral effect of seeing such a rare instance of nobility. There Is still an altruistic elementin suffering. But when punishment is truly deserved, it must be glven and the occasion made an epoch ni the life of the boy. It is not to be made an end in itself, nor a matter of retribution, nor anyone’s vindication, but an education to the boy. It must, first of all, bring him back to the line of rectitude from which he departed. It must awaken in him, not alone a sense of the majesty of right and truth, but a new desire to conform his life to It. . Inseparable from the punishing must be the effort to remove the occasion, and even the cause, of the offense for which it was Inflicted. It they trace it back to themselves they must protect him from themselves, their modes of speech, the atmosphere they create by their inner spirits and their failure to give him the wise discipline and the steady, authoritative direction his life needs. If the cause of It is in him alone, as. In rare instances, It is, they can undertake no higher life-task than protecting him against his own faults. He will respect authority, but not those who wield it like tyrants or outlaws. He may be persuaded to enter Into any right scheme of discipline, Involving punishments and rewards, which means he will co-operate In his own development, a thing very necessary If there Is to be a right development. The sentiment of fear, which one may appeal to, In a right way, may be harnessed up to active work and turned Into love. . Punishment must be free from threats and harshness and anger, for they defeat Its purpose. It must not be occasional and intermittent, but as each need arises. The quieter and freer from noise and talk such occasions can be made, the more surely will they serve their true purpose.

know anything about, and from that standpoint, John Fisk has given the long human Infancy Its scientific interpretation. All that time he is doing things, through the things that are done for him; and what he does, in that way, is perhaps the very best thing he ever does. It seems that he is the one for whom things are done, but he is doing for others a work that will tell on them and society for all time to come. Perhaps he is achieving his very greatest task in fulfilling that long and, often tedious, apprenan individual, but we come to see that the most striking thing about him is his social significance. ■ His most marked contribution is to the family sociality, but that does not limit his influence. He promotes parental unity. The planning and working and loving bestowed on a common object, so fascinating as he is, produces a unity with an element that nothing else can supply. And if there should be in them tendencies toward divisions, this may divert their minds and prevent permanent cleavage; and, by th* time they have taken him through, from infancy to manhood, caring and planning for him and giving him an education and a start th life, the habits of cooperation will have become fixed enough to carry them along without his further aid. By that time he will have trained them in self-discipline, for many a father is kept from a less worthy life by the thought of his boy or his little. girl. There is a sociality as between the parents on the one side and the children on the other; also between the children themselves, and nature has given him time to make good in both tasks. Other children and other homes are the beneficiaries of his fine opportunity for a long service, in a social way. But his long childhood Is just the thing for his own education, not only in a general way, but in some of the powers, especially needed in the future. One is altruism; and a long period of service, for which there is no scale of rewards, is the best way for him to learn it He grows in the power of choice, as, at the right moment, be takes himself over, so that by the time he passes from under their direction he has himself in control, with far-reach-ing relationships established. He has his moral habits formed and fixed by the time he must face moral issues and decide them alone. Let the boy bo happy, rather than grieved, because of his long apprenticeship.

ANOTHER MEMBER OF “COME-BACK” CLUB

Pitcher Harry Krause of Champion Athletics.

Pltchej* Harry Krause is a fullfledged hiember of the "come-back” club. The southpaw pitcher showed great class against the Tigers recently. Krause has had a remarkable career, a short one, but prolific. He made his debut in the big league in 1909. His record included a run of ten consecutive games before St. Louis took his measure. That year

MIGHTY TY COBB IS FOOLED

In One of Chicago-Detroit World’s Championship Games Miner Brown - Outguessed Slugger. A striking example of a pitcher outguessing the batter is afforded in one of the Chicago-Detroit games for the world championship, says the Outing. The Tigers came to bat in the fourth inning with the score 2 to 0 against them. Both teams were playing close —from-the opening inning it had been conservative baseball, with no daring chances'. O’Leary, the chunky Detroit shortstop, led off with a single and big Crawford followed with another. O’Leary was stopped at second. It looked like a Detroit rally, and the crowd was stamping Its feet and uttering joyous howls. Cobb danced up to the plate with his confident swagger. Everybody knew he would

"Ty” Cobb.

bunt and everyone knew Detroit would have three on base. If Cobb rolls the ball along the third base line. It Is almost impossible to put him out, his speed is so great Brown, the Chicago pitch ar. knew this. . The stereotyped play would have been to pitch Cobb a ball that he would have difficulty In bunting. So Brown, with remarkable nerve, planned to

he officiated in 26 games, winning 18 of them and winding up his average with the. splendid percentage of .692. . - - Last season he could never get right, but "Connie Mack nursed him along, with the result that he has a great pitcher to help his team in the turbulent conflicts that will mark the games In the American league this year. .< ,

outguess Cobb. He delivered a ball that Cobb could bunt with the greatest accuracy. He actually invited Cobb to make the play that seemed so advantageous to Detroit. But, with the delivery, Brown dashed from the pitcher's box to a position on the foul line halfway between third and home. It was exactly where Cobb dropped his perfect bunt from the perfect pitch. Ho Brown swooped on the ball and drove it to Bteinfeldt, forcing out O’Leary, who was speeding from second to third. So astonished were the Tigers kt this magnificent outguessing of Cobb that Crawford, mulling over the play at second base was caught on a throw by Catcher Kling.

STORIES OF THE DIAMOND

Tex Jones i< to get another tryout with the Sox. The Pirates have adopted a biack cat as a mascot Nap Rucker is after Grover Alex* Bader's strikeout record. Maybe Tenney believes in taking the old ones and making them new. Billy Sullivan's throws to second show the old man still has a whip. Pitchers ought to be striking their stride about this time of the year. • Christy Matthewson is the only star who does not occasionally give flashes of form. Athletics do not relish the old style baseball served up by James I. Callahan. Hal Chase recently had 21 pub outs at first base In nine innings. The record is 22. . . Giannini is the name of a San Francisco college boy signed by Boston. He third-bases. Keefe of the Reds has the Jinx on the Giants. Ho has beaten them three games this year. Stuffy Mclnnis is a real live wire on first He stope everything that comes bls way and digs up a lot of loir throws. '

ONE EFFECTIVE PLAY

Hlt-and-Run Trick Still Worked ' Successfully. With Man on First Batter Attempts to Hit Ball Through Space Left Vacant by Player Taking Threw to Catch Runner. One of the most effective plays that has wedged its way into the exclusive circles of baseball is the hit-and-run play. As a rule, this performance is negotiated when, with a runner on the paths, a pitcher gets himself into a hole by giving the batter three and two. Invariably, the only exception being when a good pinch hitter, sur-h as Hans Wagner of Pittsburg is at bat and with, runners on, the safest move is to give the big fellow a free ticket and keep his enlarged stick inactive, a twlrler will do his best to slip the next ball across the pan. Then it is np to the batter to connect, for as the mound worker makes the slightest movement toward the plate a part of his motion the runner digs his spikes and is off for the other and more fruitful regions. - The high sign for this play is generally wigwagged when a runner is on first and the batter has three balls on him.- Then if the next offering is wide of the batter there Is no chance of tossing out the runner at second, for he is advanced on the fonr balls. If the delivery Is over the plate a connection by the batter probably means something doing. As In all other sports, the fundamental principle Of defense is to break up effective plays of this caliber. Ever since the hit-and-run play broke Into the confines of baseball much has been offered In the form of a remedy. But the play is still worked effectively. With a man on first it is hard for the second baseman or the shortstop to determine whether the runner is attempting to pilfer the second pillow or Whether the signal for a hit-and-run play has been passed. Tbat’s where the hitch comes In, and it is just this element of uncertainty that has made the play a success. The pitcher nine times out of ever? ten, realises that the play is to be attempted, and yet he has got himself in a hole and is hopeless to mar it He hopes the batter in his anxiety to hit the ball will misjudge It and swing wildly, or that his teammates will rise to the occasion and retire the runner, probably negotiating a double play. But a handful of hope doesn’t go a very long way in a baseball game of the present day. When a player attempts to steal second a signal is passed between the shortstop and second as to who will take the throw from the catcher. As the runner digs for the midway either the short fielder or his mate on the opposite side" of the cushion, as the case may be, starts to cover the bag.

KONETCHY HAD TO BE COAXED

Star St. Louis First Baseman Did Not Want to Leave sl2 Job in Candy Store to Play Ball. Ed. Konetchy, star Cardinal first baseman, had to be coaxed to quit a sl2-a-week job in a candy store to play professional ball. Pink Hawley, old Red player, manager of the La Crosse team in the Wisconsin-Illinois league in 1907, was short an outfielder one Sunday, and was told Konetchy could play/ Hawley called Konetchy

Ed. Konetchy.

out of the grand stand and induced him to play right field. Konetchy made three hits. Hawley told him to report at the park next day for practice chasing tiles. Konetchy said he couldn’t; that he had to work. Hawley got Konetchy’s boss to let him oft a week, and promised the player $lB. Konetchy didn’t go back to work. He hit over JOO and was bought by the Qwdtnal*. -

SOME GOOD PUDDINGS

• -"-.'■■.'l. RICIPE, GUARANTEED TO BE ACCEPTABLE. - .. - Suggestion for the Old Reliable Plum Dainty—What la Known as “Company” Puddinsr-Sauce to Accompany the Dishes. Plum Pudding (for lazy One pint mincemeat, one small bowl bread crumbs, three eggs, one teaspoon baking powder, two tablespoons flour; steam three to four hours in three pound lard can. Sauce. —Two tablespoons butter, melted; one teaspoon flour, threequarters cup granulated two cups warm water. Cook In double boiler with half teaspoon each at lemon and vanilla. To Improve this sauce for other puddings add while cooking the beaten whites of one or two eggs. Company Pudding.—Keep meat grinder screwed on pantry shelf and grind bits of leftover toast until there is a quart Add half cup of sugar, one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, half teaspoon nutmeg, two eggs, one cup milk. One quart of stale bread crumbs is not so good, because It is minus the butter. Put in empty baking powder cans and steam four hours. If steamed in one large quantity, it might be well to stflam five hours. Lemon Sauce^—Juice and rind of one lemon in one and a half cups boiling water poured over one cup sugar, one tablespoon cornstarch, and lump of butter size-of egg. This is a regular Thanksgiving or Christmas “plum” pudding. “Fifteen Minute” Pudding.—One quart milk, scalded hot; three eggs beaten separately, five even tablespoons flour, smooth before milk is added. Bake IS minutes in moderate oven. 1 .Saucer—Melt butter size of egg, add flour to make smooth paste, one cup sugar and boiling water until It thickens. If one wishes, a few drops of coloring added makes a white island of the pud&lng with colored sauce. Good for babes and Invalids. Raspberry Shrub.—Six pounds raspberries, two and a half ounces tartaric acid in one gallon of water. Pour over berries and let stand over night. Put in jellybag and strain. To one bowl of juice add one and a half bowls of sugar, Stir for an hour, put in bottles. Tie cloth over top, but do not cork. (One drawer of raspberries weighs three pounds.)

Blackberry Cordial.

This is an excellent remedy for summer illness in teething children. Is also good as a summer drink. Warm and squeeze blackberries. To each pint of the juice add one pound of sugar, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of ground cinnamon, three-fourths tablespoonful mace, two teaspoonfuls cloves, boil all together for a quarter of an hour, strain, and to each pint add a glass of French brandy. If the attack is violent give a tablespoonful four or five times a day; less for children.

Lemon Butter.

Put together in a granite .saucepan one-half pound of granulated sugar and six full, but not •heaped tablespoons ’* of butter and when these are melted stir into them the grated yellow part of the rind of a large lemon and all the juice, adding gradually the beaten yolks of three eggs and the stiffened white of one. Stir until like a verjl thick boiled custard, or like, rather, soft butter. This may be used for cake filling and will keep in the icebox for some days.

To Clean Patent Leather.

Clean patent leather shoes with a sponge and warm water. Warm the leather with gentle heat, but take care not to get it too hot and apply sweet oil or olive oil with or without an equal quantity of turpentine. Apply the oil with a sponge or cloth and rub with the palms of the hands while the leather is warm. Apply ordinary blacking to the edges of the soles, ar liquid varnish flacking with a sponge or brush, but do not apply paste hr liquid blacking to patent leather. ‘

Cottage Cheese.

If served as follows, will prove very attractive: Lay a lettuce leaf on a plate. In the center place a round pile of salad dressing or the yolk of a hard-boiled egg may be used instead. Mix cheese with cream, soft enough to hold the form of * teaspoon. With the teaspoon lay the white petals around the yellow center. This forms a dainty dulsy design.

Swedish Meat Balls.

Buy top sirloin by the pound and get the butcher to grind it before your oyes. Mix the meat with a pinch of kitchen herbs, some fresh chopped parsley, a little chopped onion, a sixth of the quantity of stale fine bread crumbs, salt, cayenne and fresh cream to make a manageable paste. Roll into balls, sprinkle with flour and fry brown in butter or olive oil. *

Tripe a la Mode do Caen.

Take enough tripe to fill about half of a large bean pot. also two calves* feet, one bunch of French carrots, about three tomatoes, a chile pepper, salt and cut up a small piece of salt pork. Pour one quart of . white wine over the mixture and bake in a slow oven five or six hours—the mors it cooks the better it is.