“Robb’s fat was a foul that went into Hollins’ pan and the inning was in the soup.” And Jacob Morass, of the _Farm Weekly_ and the _Country Banker_ was killing two birds with one stone like this. “In the eighth act the curtain rose with Little Tommy Beach in the center of the stage. “Tommy hit a bender on the wishbone and boosted it to the middle gate, but Talkington hugged it for an early demise, and his wishbone was where his backbone ought to be. “Church winged a broiler to the poultry farm back of first and Case wrung its neck. Hollins pushed a fresh-laid one over the edge of the plate which Gibbie scrambled and Eddie reached his nest. “Larry knocked four over the barn and then straightened the kinks in the next one which went for a repeater to Tris and Eddie wiped his feet on the ‘welcome’ mat at home. “Sam, the Kansas farmer, dug a furrow between Arthur and Hans and planted himself at Caseburg while Larry drove his hack all the way to the barn on the dead run.” L. Moore Betts, of the _Commercial_, with its varied class of readers tried to cover all the trades from Wall Street to Bill Boards and was turning out page after page of this kind of stuff. “The Certified Accounts made their report showing the large surplus of two for Jefferson and it looked like bankruptcy for Lowell. “Hughie went down to the Curb Market and started to bid up prices. “Hans uncorked a popper that he traded for a single hassock. “Hal unbuckled a blue domer which Warcford kittened to and Hans was anchored. “Arthur unbridled a broncho bucker that chortled down between Eddie and Laird and ran to Sam, and Hans pranced down to the midway. Gibbie expired on three fractures, and the Candy Kid came up with his box of sweets. “While Mellen was smacking his lips Hans and Arthur sneaked behind the counter and touched the ticket box for a ride to the next branch stores, but when Huyler tried to stamp his trade-mark on the billboards, Twitchell was there with an order that canceled his permit.” Rothe Child, of _The American Youth_, jumped from tin soldiers to airships for his similies and Tim thought that a half inning would be enough. “The Infant Prodigy was now sent to the front to propel the puzzlers. “He put up a jig saw that Twitchell fitted together and made a bird that lit in right. “Roger danced a jig at the plate to amuse the Babe, and was told to lead the march. “Twitchell and Roger advanced farther into the enemy’s country over Mellen’s dead body and Laird came out of hiding.