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per cent of. their games, The first named should be better than last season ; Chalmers came strongest whea the club lost ground and Moore, when contented, has few equals. Oldham, Brennant and Hunt are left-handers and if the latter can get control, he will do. He is better than when he was with Boston. Oldham is 18, with bright, prospects. Brennant will do if the sun isn't too hot. Seaton and Rasmussen were coast stars and are well recom mended. . Back of the plate is Dooin, one ot the great catchers. In addi tion there is Pat Moran, who will coach young pitchers ; "Peaches" Graham and Bill Killifer, another improved backstop, who will be working regularly before the sea son ends. This quarter form as good a backstopping department as the4eague boasts of. The infield is intact. At first is Puderus, whose batting was so sensational . last year. Otto Knabe, the fiery little second baseman, is a sensation and Kits well. Dr. Doolan, at short, is one of the greatest fielders and throw ers in the game and in a pinch is a dangerous batter. Hans Lobert, at third, is the fastest man in baseball and a terrific hitter. i The outfield is as it should "be hard hitting Sherwood Magee, league leader in 1910, Dode Pas kert and John Titus. - ANSWERS "Mrs. W. W." says she spilled some ink on some parlor furni ture and would like to know how to remove it. Ink stains on fur niture' can be removed by touch ing them "with a feather dipped in niter solution, eight drops to one teaspoonful of water. "How can I 'clean matting? H. R." The best way to clean mat ting is to wash it with water con taining salt , "A young housewife" asks what will brighten up the "kitch en stove. A teaspoonful of pul verized alum mixed with stove polish will give the stove a fine luster. "Mrs. William B." gives the following, for qleaning wood work Save your tea leaves for a few days, steep then in a tin pail or pan for half an hour. Then strain through a seive and use the tea to wash all varnish paint. It is also good to use in cleaning window sashes, oilcloth es and varnished picture frames. "I am 19 years of kge and go with a young man 21 years of age, who lives out of town. We love each other and were going to be married, but he is not making enough money. I told him I was perfectly willing to wait. Was I right? "Lillian." Of course. You showed your good sense and faith in the man you love. The youth who stays up to see the day break is most likely broke. himself by that time. - -' jv'-jVr-s-'