Driven To Insanity By Base-hall

Samuel Jjindsay, i prominent baseball playero! Catskill, N. Y., has been 'placed in the Insane Hospital at Ponghkeepsie. Lindsay mis a catcher ; a redhot ball had bcou sejit in by the pitcher, and the striker hadtxpped it justenough to throw it out of its oonise, and the man behind the bat was struck on the i'oreheid. He wis insensible for sevcral days, bilt altemptcd, after a fortnight's illness, tj return to his work. Subsequeatly he manifested symptoms of insanity, and it became necessary to kvep liira manacled and Htrapped. A MELLION AND TIITY THOT'SANU men are reportcd t be on the military register of the Germán Govemrnent. Of tliis number 398,000 are apon a so-caDed black list, lor not. having served, including 190,000 who have left the country to avoid eerring. It is c stimated that ono Oermau in every eight expatriates liirnseli to avoid militury servioe. ( noi.'.N i'4f es aiinounoe tho deat'i of Johu Erne8t Lutliei " a direct descendant '' of the reformer, at ',he ago f '].