Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 25, 1917, Page 3

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TOMPKINS 67 West M}in nget CALL UP 734 With or Without ts but Always and ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all of Ranges A. d. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET Gas Attach- EFFICIENT makes I | of ome to four points. \Murray Qualifies For Tennis Singles In Hard Fought Battle With Strachan — Losen and Muray Play With Utmost Speed and Strength—Winner Will Meet Niles Today For/Championship—Other Sports. Forest Hills, L. I, Aug. 24—Play- ing tennis of the most strenuous Cal- ifornia type, R. Lindley Murray of Niagara Falls, formerly of the Pa- cific_coast, defeated John R. Strachan of San Francisco, 4-& 6-3, 6-3, 6-1, in the semi-final round of the national patriotic singles tournament today. The victory gave him_the right to meet N. W. Niles of Boston, In the climax of the tournament tomOITOW, weather permitting, on the courts of the Wset Side Club here. Murray’s_advance was opposed to the limit of Strachan’s ability and en- durance, the loser going down to de- feat after one of the best exhibitions of tennis seen in the present tourney. The loser forced Murray to draw upon the last ounce of his vaunted <peed the racquet skill and it was at hese times that the victor showed the full extent of his power of stroke :nd_court covering pace. The match, the oniy one of the day’s prosramme to be completed, was played between thunder storms and to the accompaniment of frequent ightning flashes and rain. The rain halted the special exhibi- n betweeh Mjss Molla Bjurstedt of New York and Miss Mary Browne, of San Francisco, after one set and two sames had been played. Miss Bjur- stedt won the set 6-4, due to her harder and more accurate driving. HARD HITTING PITCHERS COMMON IN BIG SHOW Shugging Twirlers Are Many in Ma- jor Leagues This Season as Shown by Records. hers but who not only are willing who can take a crack at a h some of the best of hit- becoming more frequent in agues. Time was, a short when pitchers carried a the plate merely because it s done and a time at bat had to be ere. Now there are eight pitchers the American league who are bat- 0 or better, and in the Na- league there are 10. Ruth, of the Red Sox, is the cker of the pitchers in either =ue, but Dutch Reuther, Cincinnat- Walter Johnson, Bob Russell and tay Caldwell are considered excellent atsmen. Apy one of them is likely o be called on to do pinch hitting for lub. Larry Cheney, of the Dods- is a good hitter. Dick Rudolph the Braves, never shirks a time bat, and he has a teammate of the ame sort in George Tyler. Sherrod Smith, of the Dodgers, would rather ‘win a game with a hit than by a stel- lar pitching performance. = Grover Alexander is_considered a danzerous the Yankee George Mo- perhaps are Nearly all are zood hitters. nd Ray Caldwell best, but Al Russell has outhit toth of them this 3 Claude Hen- irix, of the Cubs respected by pitchers as a hard, long hitter—one who is just as likely to knock a base- out of the lot as not. Mel Wolf- of the White Sox, although . has plenty of courage at bat makes his hits. Elmer Myers, of thletics, aiso_shines with the bat—when he hits his stride. Jack Coombs’ hitting Aded to his pitching ability. Mitchell, of the Reds, not itch a good game, icld or play fi lar safe ones others—perhaps more of the kind of pitchers than the knew before. is noted that the so-called “iron are conspicuous by their ab- this yvear. Only two pitchers— nder and Fred Tonev—have even d for that title, and their rec- show quantity, not quality. Pete -ider, of the Feds. has twirled a of games, and only a few in american league appear to be overworked. an it ont can but he can out- st base and gets his Thera are plenty hit- zame men’ Mabei Track Wins Free-for-al. Philadelphia, Aug. 24.—Mabel Track, — the favorite, won the free-for-all trot, the feature of the closing dav's card of the Grand Circuit meeting at Bel- mont track toda: CICOTTE, MAIN STAY OF CHICAGO WHITE SOX Has Jumped Into Limelight Only During Past Season. If the Chicago White Sox win the American league pennant a big, lib- eral slice of the credit will be due Eddie Cicotte. Whether or not the Sox win Cicotte will have gone into the record book as one of the best and most reliable slabmen of the 1917 season. Thus far Eddie is the best pitching bet in the Rowland’s corps, and unless he cracks before the sea- son ends he will have to be ratcd near the top in his league. Quite a bit of glamour attends the ultimate rise of the knuckle ball ar- tist to the top of the heap. As has frequently been stated, Cicotte Is 33 vears of age. In all his time in the big show Cicotte ranked only as an Ed average big league pitcher prior to this vear. There is a rather interesting fea- ture connected with Cicotte’s career. Cicotte once starred on the same club with Ty Cobb and Nap Rucker. Back in 1905 the three were baseball idols down in Augusta, Ga. All of the trio found their way to the big leagues. It required but a short time for Cohb and Rucker to break into the lime- light. Tyrus is still running wildly and batting better than any man in the league, and only last season Nap Rucker decided to lay aside his glove and spikes. Yet Cicotte is just get- ting a taste of real fame as a big league star. RATING BALL PLAYERS NO EASY TASK. The Value of a Plaver to a Team Oft- en Varie: Rating the members of a ball club sccording to their vaiue is a tough problem for any one to tackle. because the value of a plaver often fluctuates. There have been several vvid exam- rles of this during the present season for a number of pastimers who were not expected to shine with particular brilliancy have come to the front. The question of who is the most val- uable hall plaver on a club if applied Detroit, would be simple. The an- Cobb. But whether they be , catchers, infielders or out- the fact remains that there e few Cobbs or near-Cobbs. Take the five leading clubs two biz leagues this vear Znd apply the elimination tests to individual players. The problem is a brain-twist- er, to say the least, but it is probably 2 safe bet that if the matter was left to a vote by the fans, the plavers who d stand cut brightest probably would be the following: American League: Eddie Cicotte, of Chicago; Babe Ruth, Boston; Ty Cobb, i Detroit; Tris Speaker, Cleveland and ank Baker, New York in the _National League: Ferdie Schupp, of York: Fred Toney, Cincinnat Alexander, Phillies: Walton Cruise, St. Louis, and Jim Vaughn, of Chicazo. The fact that a winning pitcher al- wars stands out brighter in the lim light than any other plaver, if he is really a star, accounts for the naming of =0 many pitchers here. And the work of the aforementionel pitchers this season has been really wonder- ful. There are other players on each of the above-named clubs who would come in for a lot of support it the fans were given a vote. Swede Risberg has won his way into the hearts of White Sox fans. They at- tribute much of the su of the Sox inficld to the little shortstopper. Carl Mays, another pitcher. has been a pillar on the Boston team: Bernie Ro- land has helped keep the Tigers go- ing when it seemed that they must MARKET RALLIED. All Classes of Rails Participated in the Advance. New York, Aug. 24—Further up- ward readjustment of prices was reg- istered ry today’s stock market, trad- ers regarding the government's hard coal schedule as altogother equitable. Sharp rallies in oils and shares of other commodities seemed to result from the belief that additional price- fixing would be on the same basis. Pronounced betterment in Russian af- fairs, as suggested by the new credit of $100,000,000 to that country, went to allay the pessimism of recent classes of rails participated in advance, the movement embracing numerous low grade issues, notably Rock Islands, Missouri Pacific, Wheel- ing and Lake Erie, Wabash and Kan- < City Southern, at extreme gains A lerem Steel was the only prom- industrial to lag on the continued ertainty attending the company's bsel financing. United States advanced 1 7-8 to 121 3-4, placing 1-% over its low quotation Of ves- . and Crueible and Lackawanna | averaged two-point gains, with -4 for Great Northern Ora and 1 1- Republic Iron. Texas Company regained almost half, 12 1-2 point loss of the previous y. and Mexican Petroleum made a £ross gain of 3 1-4. Other semi-war including _coppers, sugars and tobaccos, ranged from one to two a6 a half points higher, shippings and motors faring similariy. Final prices were irregular under the best, the market reactipg on profit- taking. Much of the day's trading, zgrezating 440,000 shares, consisted of short covering. Fonds were easier, with sustained iness in the Liberty issues at 9 inen to 99.95. Total sales (par vahie) amounted to $2,975,000. U. S. bonds, old issues, were un- changed on call STocks. Alnska Gold >t ™ Chaimens Reet Sugar Car Locomotive Smelting Sugar Al Tobacco Am Tel & el Am. Wodlen com. Anaconda Copper A4S Fe By © A6 &W1 com Battimors & Oblo Budwin | Locomotire Brookisn _Rspld Transit Am Am Am e e Ceptral Leather . Chisapeake & Ol> Chile” Copper Chtno_Copper, : G wn "R se Pt it mgeke Tauma Fa Gt Kormest Cotorads Fust- & ComnProduts &0 Cracivie Steel Delawrre ‘& I aonat Tnsieaor Tntortoressh Tnt Sierchant Ma. Int A Mar prct 1o Hudson Paper Kansas Ciry South Kennoott Copper Lackawanna Steel Distiliers Sec gt ooarich Rubber Nor pra . GENor Ore cits Tilincls Central Ind Aleohol Lebigh Valley - Loutswille and Nasiwiiie Maxwell Motor oom Mexlean Petsoleus Misoust Pacifie ... New York Central ‘and H N.Y. N H & H Nevada Consols riogh XY ont & Wesiern Northém Pactfc Norreli & West Pac wail s Penn 7 R Prevted Steel Ras Cons. Reading e Rep. Tron & Steel com Shattuck Artz Copper Southem Pacinic Southern Rallway [ Southem Rallway pfd Studenaker Tennessee Copper Texas Ol Tnion Pacific TS, Smeltters Ttah Copper TS Rubber Co. U S Stedl U. S Steel ped Westinghouse Western Maryland Willlys Overiand Obio” Cits Gas S o Gar ol Conn Sumatra Tobscss . Sinclatr Ol e S i Diion Cor. < 2 CHICAGD GRAIR MARKET. WHEAT— High. Low. Close. AT i conN— SRR 0% tos% 110% My TG Dlesy o106 108 oaTS— sept % MK u% Dee. ism m Sim May LS. E COTTON. New York, Aug. 24—Cotton futures closed easy. October 2235, Decesaber .58, January 22.38, March 22.52, May Bothlehern Steel (B) Butte Supestor 2 Canadtan last loan 2 3-4. .64, Spot quiet; middling 23.40. MONEY. New York, Aug. 24. — Call money steady; high 3: low 2 3-4: ruling rate 3: closing bid 2 3-2: offered at 2 3-£ Aneticdn Lagus. teamm, -wiile. Fipp n - teams, ipp e e e Bagby, Indian pitcher, are bright stars. In the National league Edde Rousih, Renie Zimmerman, Eppe Rixey, Pep Hornsby and Fred Merkle have proven of great value to their _ respective clubs. Roush has been a bright star with the Reds; Zimmerman is bidding for rank as the greatest of third base- men; Rixey's work on the mound, with that of Great Alex, helped keep the Phillies fighting until tid-season, while Hornsoy has become an idol in St. Louis, It i not the idea here to name the most valuable players by any means. But the players mentioned are thctie who #ave stood out prominently in the winning drives made by their clubs. ( Bridgeport 4, Springfield 1. Springfleld, Mass., Aug. 24.—Timely hitting gave Bridzeport a 4 to 1 vic- tory over Springfield this afternoon. The fielding of Lear and squeeze plays by each team featured. Sco-e: ‘Bridgeport Springfetd a hoo a el W hoo s e 1°1 0 OBeckeret 4 13 0 0 4242 OCkmesrt 30200 i1 0 0 olktngir iz2000 3010 olMichenss 4 0130 503 4 ODurgindb’ 4 18 01 3012 0 0Gonsalestb 2 0 3 2 0 Martines 3 1.1 4 lMowers 10 220 Ferpuzonp 3 0 1 2 oStephensc 2 0 8 2 2 = — —|Cordinter.p 3 0 0 3 0 Totals 31 62716 1 —— Totals, 123 Score by innings: | Briazeport 00000101 | sprinstiela 90000 010 Two base hits, Brackett, Martin: Three base hit. Durgin. (x) Batted for Andersn in 9th. Planters Shut Out Lawrence. Lawrence, Mass, Auz. 24—New London won a pitching duel from Lawrence today when Beatty knocked the ball over the left fieid fence for the only run of the game. Crum re- ceived remarkable support. The score: New London W Noo a e ae Temisct 4 11 0 OStmmonsct 2 12 0 1 203 2 Ofehmanch 3 0 2 8 0 3011 0 ORehreierias £ 1 2 2 0 o0 $03a0 Hamondrt 4 11 0 1111 Downessa 4 0 15 10101 Bty 2101 Bz o130 Russelic 2 0 3 0 0, 30220 Crump 5 0 0 4 0'Wiliamsp 3 2 0 3 0 = Stuply . 10 0 0 0 Totals 28 527 E = Totals A 13 (x) Batted for Brannizan In oth. Scere by innings. New Londo D000 o010 01 Tawrcice 506600000 00 Two buse it Bemis Home run Beatty. Murlins 3, Worcester 1. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 24—New Haven bunched three hits in the cighth, two of them doubles, and scored’ enough runs to win, 3 to 1, to- day. Score: New Haven Wercester. “w nDn A moae Nutter. 431731 21 5 0 Bradeiiw3b 4 1 1 2 1000 Ballzb 4154 ¥ 013 Stimpentt 3 0 1 0 2330 Shammener & 11 0 1140 Desinec 31 3 3 EE Y Topreyss (4 0 2§ s 01 e HE BT 301300 110 2 edtaquilanp 3 0 0 1 0 YNaketree T 1 1 0 0 0 IjfzCanaran 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 00 - (7) Ran for Tyler in b Batted for Green in th ore b tnnlnge New Haren Worcester Two base hits, base hit. Nutter. "o Desine 0001 2000 Nutter, Sbannon. o 2 H B Giants and Chicago Broke Even. New York, Aug. 24.—New York and Chicago broke even on a double head- New York won the first game by scoring three runs off Douglas in the fifth inning. The game was plaved in an hour and fifteen minutes, the season’s record, The second game was held up by rain for 45 minutes in the first inninz. The Cubs pounded Demaree_recentl: traded by Chicago to New York, for fourteen hits in seven innings, scor- ing_seven runs in the seventh. First gam Chicago 0000000011 6 1 New York 00003000:x—3 7 0 Douglas and Elliott: Perritt _and Rariden. Rigler and Harrison. Time —1.15. Second game: Chicaga™ (N) New York (N) Flack 1t 225 9 32780 Mapuafit 5 1 0 1 0 &1s F 0 Zelder. 2 L5340 1300 Merklc. 1 36 0 0zem: 30110 Wolte1t.ct 2 0 olLaber IREEE Deal.ch 31 0'Roberont £ 0 0 0 0 Killdufrss 41 ooty 41720 i 30 ORarame 20 210 | 10 0Andeconp 0 0 0 10 | 11 oxThome 10000 —jreiherps 3 22z ! Totats OTwnarcen 2 11 30 i Murrase T 2 0 2 0 0 Totals sm 1 2 Scors by tnnings Chicago New Yorx | _Two vase nie, | Frack ) Wolter. Braves Lost to Pirates. _Boston, Aug. 2 ank Miller pitched Pittsburgh t0 a 1 to 0 vic- tory over Boston today. Score Pittsburgh (N} Boston (N) ab hpo n ol oo a e Jackwnit "4 170 0 9 0% 04 Bigbeedt & 110 0 o[y Lizjs 1y Carevcr i 0 1 00 10500 Bocelss 4 10 1 of i2:10 Wardss 4013 1 301 10 Ridliert 5 0 7 1 0'Sminsb 3 00 10 Piterdb 3 0 & 1 ORawingi?b 3 0 8 4 0 W.Wagn're 3 1 3 3 olRieoc 30 400 Fiullep 3111 0Bamesp 310 4 0 Totals Toals 30 5% 18 1 Beore by imatum Pittabursh 0 0 0°1 0000 01 Boston 50000000 00 Two buse hita, Jackson. Bigbee, W. Wagmer. All-Norwich vs. Sub Team. Sunday afternoon on the Falls dia- mond the All Norwich team will meet the Al Norwich team, the fastest team in eastern Connecticur, the boys from the submarine base in New London, who have not been defeated this year. Manager McBride of the submarine bovs has promised to bring the fast- est team available, among them many college stars, which have won their letters on the basebaii field. The Norwich boys expect a very hard game, and will be fighting every second of the game to win, as it will mean a whole lot to them to be able to send the submarine boys back to their base with the first defeat of the year. The grass has been cut on the dia- mond and the fastest game of the year is promised. It is hoped -that the Norwich fans will turn out in great numbers to give the submarine Dovs the welcome which they deserve. The Norwich club will have tht same battery as last Sunday, which with- out a doubt is the best that can be obtained outside of league bal. The lineup will be as follows: Walsh ¢, Bush p, Caulkins 1b, Hol- iand 2b, McBurney ss, Callahan 3b, Ray Wheeler If, Clabby cf and J. Wheeler rf. EXCITING RACING ON BAY STATE CIRCUIT Track Record Broken at Marshfield Fair Friday. Marshfield, Mass., Aug. 24.—Two ac- cidents and’ the breaking of a track record marked the Bay State Short Ship light harness horse races at the Marshfield fair today. Lady Gamage ran away after a col- ision ‘with Possibility In the free-for- 1l trot or pace, throwing her driver, A. A. Small, who escaped with slight injuries. - { Paviowa, driven by E. Hines, col- lided with True Sail in the fourth heat of the 2.18 trot, and leaped the inside track rail, but driver and horse were uninjured. In_ the free-for-al, Earl Jr, driven by Samuel Hastings, broke the track record of 2.07 1-2 made last year by doing the first heat in 2.06 1-2. In the fourth heat he was distanced, the race going to B. M. Phillies Twice Defeat Cincinnati Philadelphia, Aug. 24.—Hard hitting zave Philadelphia two victories over “incinnati today, the scores being 6 to 5 and 7 to 6. Scores First game: Cincinnati 000002300—510 1 Philadel... 01030101 x—612 0 Rezan, Ring and Wingo; Oeschger, Rixey and Adams. Second gam Cincinnati 300001101—611 1 Philadel. .. 11100040 x—7 15 2 Eiler and Wingo: Rixey, Bender and Killifer, Adams. Umpires—Klem and Emslie, Athlctics 8, Detroit 4. Detroit, Mich., Auz. 24.—Philadel- phia pounded Detroit_pitchers for 16 hits and a total of 27 bases this af- ternoon. winninz the game, § to 4. Detroit knocked Schauer out after four innings but could not hit Seibold, who followed. Score Philadel. .. 012003002816 2 Detroit ... 010300000—413 2 Schauer, Seibold and Haley: Cun- ningham, ' Coveleskie, Ehmke and Spencer, Yelle. Games sc National Leagus. x Chicagn at New York < & i< at Brookisn, h oat Bocen att at Philadeiphia. American Leagan. New York at Clescland. Philadelphix at Detrot Washington at Chicago. oston at St. Louls Internat Talimore at Rochester. Tichmond st Duffalo Newark at Montreal Providence at Toronto. Eastern League. Worersier at New Haren Mirrird_at Portidta New London #f Lawrenca. Spriigield at Briazeport YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. al Leagur (First game) (Second” game.) Philadelhia §. Cincinnatl 3 PLlladeirhis 7, Cincinnatt 6. New York 3, Chicago 1. (First game.) New York 7, Chicago i2. ' (Second same.) Breokivn St Louls. rain Pittsburgh 1. Boston. 0. American Les Philadelphla 8. Detrott 4 - No others scheduled. Eastern Leagus. Portiand-Hartford. wet grounds. New Tondon 1, Lawrence 0. Bridgeport 4. Springfieid 1 New Haven 3, Worcester 1 Internatio; Raltimore 5, Rochester 1 Providence 4. Toronto 1 treal Newark, rain ames scheduled American Association. Minneapolts 1, Toledo 0. Milwaukee 3. Indianapolls 10, S Paul 5. Columbus & Karas Clty 5. Loulevitle 2. Southern Association. Litte Rock 7, Mobile 1 Memphis 2. New Orieans 5 Birmingham 0. Chattancoss 2. Attaara 4. Nashollle 3. League. sTANDINGS | New York Philadeiphta St Louts Chicagn Breokisn | Brsten Pittbureh Lost Chieago Bosten Clereland De e Vork Washington s Lonis New Taren Lawrence New London Worocster Bridgeport | springheld Tertiand Bantitd A FREAK PLAY. Pennant Comes With Spiking of Toma- to Can in Western Bushes. An old tomato can, reposing in the far reaches of the outfield, caused a near-ript in a bush league out west. according to Billy Fox, veteran second baseman, who would up his career in the Western league. “I was with a bush league team some years ago,” declares Fox, “and we were playing the game that was to decide the pennant. Our club had the other team whipped three to two when we started the ninth, and we breezed along in great shape, getting the first rwo men without any trouble. “The third batter up was a big guy and a long fy hitter, so the flelders went back to camp for him. But-our left fielder didn’t get back far enough. On the second ball pitched this big duck takes a toehold and there's a horrible crash. Away goes the ball, clean over the left fielder's head, and it looks like they've got ue tled sure. The flelder raced for the ball, but after he picked it up we noticed that he was tugging with it between his knees. “In the meantime the batter, who was slow as an ice wagon, was head- ing for second. We're yelling for the left fielder to throw the ball in, but h keeps on monkeying with it until he sees the batter puffing into third. “Then we were all given the sur- prise of our lives. The flelder relays an old tomato can to the shortstop, and it dawned on us that the ball hac lodged in it. By this time the was rounding third and the shortstop made th» throw home as best he could. The catcher gets the can and put it on the runner just as he's sliding into the plate, but the umpite calls him safe, claiming he wasn't touched with the ball. “Right here the thing happened that nearly caused a free-for-all fight. Our catcher was a pretty slick article who didn’t overlook any bets. He discov- ered that in sliding into the plate the runner had punctured the can with his spikes and ripped the ball. When he proved this to the umps he prompt- ly called the runner out, and we beat it for the clubhouse with the pennant cinched.” COURT FEES HAVE BEEN ADVANCED. Price of Justice Increases Along With Everything Else. The price of justice has advanced along with everything else, and here- after, accordirg to statutes adopted by the zeneral assembly, larger fees will have to be paid to th courts for the entry and trial of cases. For instance, the fees pavable to sustices of the peace have been ad- vanced nearly 50 per cent. Now the Justice receives $3 for the entry, trial and record of a case, while hitherto he received but $2. Judgment on default will hereafter cost $2, the price before this being $1.50. An advance of 50 cents has also been made in the price of entry fees in justice courts, the fee now being $1 instead of 50 cents as_formerly. In the superior court simi‘ar changes have been made. For many years the entry fee of a civil case has been but $3, but commencing Aug. 1 the price has been advanced to $5. Similar ac- tion has been taken in the case of judgment fees. Formerly the court fee for a judgment in a divorce case was but $5, where no defense was made, but now a judgment will cost $10, or twice as much. Judgmen: fees in cases where less than $200 was in- volved will remain at the same old | fizure of $7. The same will be true of cases where the judgment Is more than $200. the judgment fee being $10 in such a case. The chief increase therefor: in the superior court Is for uncontested divorce actions. A change has also been made regard- ing the appointment of notary publics, Hereafter the fes for appointment will be $5 Instead of $1, but the appoint- ments will be for five years Instead of for two ye: The present appoint- ments of course are gooi until they axpire. An increase has aiso heen made in the fees of the town clerks on various records. Prices have been increased as follows: Deeds with one acknow- ledgmen:, from 40 cents to 50 cents: mortgage deeds with but one acknow- ledgmen. 50_cents to 60 cents: records and copies, 50 cents a page instead of 40 _cents a page. Town clerks are hereaftcr forbidden to marry coupies to whom either they or their assistants may have iseued a license. Nature and the Batticfield. There are places in the valley of the Anere where crops flourish, patches of an acre or more being covered with oats or barley or wheat, mixed with weeds certainly, but hardly less close and even than if they had been truly sown. One patch of barley (one almost inclines to call it a field) which I saw was especially fine: but all three are growing strongly between Longueval and Ginchy, where it seems impossible that they could have been sown last year. More likely, they survive from three summers ago and. self seeded, they have held their own well against the wild things which riot around and among them. In one pla-e I found a solitary potato plant, going . strong sprung jresumably from some potato strayed from a German ficid kitchen. Next to poppies. the most abundant flower is camomile, and it alone seems to have been ablé to epring up and £row on the roads and beaten paths by which the enemy used to travel to and from his lines: %o that. looking over the country, amid the deep green and waving coiors, you can often trace the course of an 'old path where it runs like a pure white ribbon amid the sea of zreen and waving colors. The woods remain desolate beyond imagination, even though in most of them grass and flowers have sprung up to cover the ground and shoots have risen from the old roots. Above ground level hardly a tree has put out any new life. still stand bare and blackened. Na- ture finds a use, however, even for the shell scars on the wood, for sparrows have built their nests this year at the points where trees have splintered. so that untidy wisps of straw and stuff tick out from the jagged wounds. In Leuze wood a pair of crows have nest- ed. Perhaps they thought that later in the vear the tree would put forth leaves as usual; but as it is the nest stands absurdly a landmark for long distances rournd, as exposed as if it were on the top of a flagsiaff or bare ship's mast. Near Clery. amid the waste, a single post some three feet high stood up, and on the top of it I cuckoo three times her own size. But the strangest thing of all in nature's haste to hide the ravages of war seems to me the shell holes. As the lesser shell holes mercly make the walking very difficult and uneven, for one’s feet blunder among the shell holes. which are concealea by the growth, and trip over strands of barb- ed wire and unexploded shells and sther things which are scattered every- where out of sight. Many of the larger holes, however, still remain half filled with water. Around the edges of ‘he water white butterflies, which are ‘hirsty creatures, crowd to drink, and when you disturb them they rise in clouds 'till the air is full of them, like 1 snowstorm. In the water itself a tuxuriant pond life has developed. Lit- tle whirliglg beetles dance mazy 4ances on the surface, and water boat- men swim about and water scorpions ind other things just as in My village pond at home. I have spoken before of frogs in the new shell holes on the Vimy ridge. - But here, on the dry slopes of the Albert ridge, on the high ground, how has all this teeming life come into the shell Ables of last sum- tifically by ekilied sealed). Telephone 675, Norwich, Conn. mer?—London *Times Correspondence. Pphysiciane. No harsh nor rapi4. GRAND VIEW_SANITARIUM, Norwich, Conn, QU = HABITS ) - 2reated scien- methods. IlL Booklet FREE (sent hut the shattered trunks | saw a mother warbler feeding a young | one wades through the deep herbage | BASEBALL QUEEN QUALITY (of Jamaica Plain) vs. PUTNAM OLD FAIR GROUNDS, PUTNAM SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 26 Special trolley service north and south after the game Noble-Minded Generally Sad. Good Rufe on Life's Journey. It was a saying of Aristotie that | Let every dawn of morr ; com a1l noble-minded men are inclined to |95 the beginning of 4 sadness. It is not merely the feeling | Setting sun be to you n that their lot is a hard one which op- | let every one of these shor . presses them; it is something more— | 8ome sure record ¢ it iIs their inward sympathy and con- | thing done for ofhers sclousness of participation in the suf- | Strenzth or knowledge g ur. ferings of the human race to which | Selves.—John Rusl they belong.—Guesses at Truth. - Daily Thought His Weak Spot. You can't always tell. Tempt a good | man to turn from the course of righte- ousness, and he Is as stanch as Gihral- tar; offer him some victuals thai he | v likes, even If he knows they a Wsr's Thunder Ca F good for him and he will eat The limit o bump his hend agninst the gates of | thunder i eternity without a whimper.—Houstor | Post. | m { | | i 1 THE COUNTY AGENT—WHAT CAN HE DO 3y P.G. 0 AGRICULTURAL worker tion during the present wi Agvisor. He is the most the Department of Agriculture it is through him that the governmout with the army of food producers of the The opportunities of the County Arent country arc many and he will accomplish and perseverance. oLD can do more erisis tl iy to Incre n direct if ho Importance of County Agent. T Many of the County Agents huve airead, their couaties. They know the possibilities of they are best able to grow and whnt crops ers of their communities. With the n food supply, the importance of having a gov touch with agricuitural conditions in every county The County Agent can organize community tear the resources of town and country may be utilized of local rerchants and business organizations in supr tion ¢ County Agent Showing Alfalfa Nodules to Farmers and Explaining Value of Inoculation. the 1 ty and with many in adjoining counties. To him f be experimental stations for demonstrating the v of farming best adapted to his locality. What he | communicate to all the farmers so that they may others. The success of the County Agent will be mea ization—nhis ability to enlist others in the work of agricultural inter If he attempts, without the the things that should be done, he will fall. Teache &chool children, editors, the farmers themsclves, must Needs Help of Leaders. The County Agent should know who of the people ers—who are the men and women who do th | Some will be community builders, others will | writers of force and conviction. All of these | For each person there can be found the the general plan of community developm marshal the greatest force behind him and use possible public advantage, will achieve the larze i Boys' and girls’ pig clubs, calf clubs, corn be organized. Business men and furmers should | gether for a free discussion of agricultural and commerc vacant lot gardens for the towns and larger | encouraged and canning clubs should be orgs ! grown shall go to waste. Lectures should be held in school houses and chur | slides used to emphasize the facts presented. i Community team work in the production and conser greater necessity today than it ever has been before, ar of communities in which the people are anxious to work of the nation, but need a leader. That leader should be the Counf| CROFITABLE T \RMING—PAGE Mo, 9—(I. H. C.) 'ty of eroy arns in th profit 1 ured by k lec 1 t lubs and rder | Don’t You W Good T ‘ on't You wWant Goo eet the dread of the dental chair cause you to neyisct them? You have no fears. By our method you can have yo tee filled f crowned or extracted ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN i CC™'SIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES ! STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUMZENTS -~ CLEAN LINTN 2 ASEFTIC DRINKING CUPS LOWES! PxiCc> LONSISTENT WIT BEST WORK If these appeal to you, call for examinationn and estimats. Me ehargo for consuitation. DR. . JACKSON OR. D. J. COYLS DENTISTS (Bugcessors to the Ring Dental Cz.) 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