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New York, Sept. 21.—One - vietory in its five remaining contests will clinch the American League pennant for Chicago while Cincinnati has as- sured itself of the National League fiag and participation in the weorld’s series by vanquishing New York, its nearest rival, twice last Wmekx. The Cleveland Americans, ‘who are four games behind the leaders, have won ten straight games but a single defeat will eliminate them {4 m the race. The Yankees went ahead of Detroit today when they defeated the Tigers for the third straight time. Three Cincinnati National pitchers, Fisher, Sallee and Eller, turmed in shutout performances last week. Al- though batted hard, Reuther had the honor of winning the contest that put New York out of the running. Brook- ivn administered the Reds' only de- feat of the week Saturday when sev- eral of the regular players were al- lowed to rest. Brooklyn won the rubber contest today of the three- zame series. ~ New York was unable to hit effec- tively although its pitchers were able to keep down the opponents’ score. In three of its five defeats, the Giant team failed to score. Chicago tightened its hold on third place by winning five straight while Pittsburgh was unable to keep up its winning pace of the previous week. In the American League, Chicago was somewhat unsteady in flelding but errors did not figure prominently in the games lost. The White Sox outslugged Philadelphia . in an 11-18 contest and_took a double header from New York. Boston, winner of he 1818 world'd | series, &rounced cago twice Saturday. Ruth’s 27th home run, decided the winner in the frst. His double in the second game also aided in scoring the winning Averaging almost twelye hits a zame, Cleveland took four straight from Philadelphia and - four from Washington. including today’s game. . St. Louis ended its losing streak of nine straight games by winning from Philadelphia in the first half of a dou- ble header Saturday. “Cy”™ Seymour. Ball Player, Dead. New York. Sept. 21.—James_Bentley | Seymour. known as “Cy" Seymour| when a major league otfielder, died at i Oct. 1st. . 3':4-: hmm’ nt' - 42‘ ears B O ., who was P A Sla"and haa slaved semi-professional baseball in recent years, had been ill for some time. FIVE RACES FOR FIRST ‘DAY ON COLUMBUS TRACK Columbus, O, Sept. 21.—Five races are carded for the opening of the sec- ond week of the Grand Circuit races here tomorrow, including the rich Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade ‘stakes. Each is worth $3,000. In addition-to the 2.09 trot, . which was held over from Saturday, the fol- lowing races will be run: 2.17 pace, 2.08 trot, 2.15 trot and 2.05 pace. The three vear old futurity trot. worth $6,500, and the 2.12 trot at $3,000 are the features scheduled for Tues- day. The western Horseman’s Futur- ity, with a stake of $3,500, will be run Wednesday, while on Thursday, the closing day of the meeting. the Arch City -2.10 pace is carded. It is valued at $3,600. Interest centers in the efforts of the veteran driver, Ed F. Geers, who was hurt at Syracuse several weeks ago, to return to active driving this week. He hopes to at least get into one day’s racing. FIRST GAME OF SERIES MAY BE PLAYED OCT. 1 Cincinnati, O. Sept. 21.—The na- tional baseball commission will meet heére tomorrow to make arransements for the world’s series games between the leaders: of the National and Amer- ican league teams. The schedule will be announced, the time of starting the games and other matters of interest in connection with the championship games will be determined. It is _stated, unofficially, that. the first game may be plaved Wednesday, CROWLEY’S COLTS CHALK UP ANOTHER VICTORY . _Crowley’s Colts, claimants of the city championship, chalked up another yie- tory on their old =scoreboard Sunday when they easily defeated the Sodom Stars of Willimantic in a loosely play- ed game. The Coits were in top form and played consistent ball both in the field and at bat. When the last man FINANCIAL AND CO SATURDAY’S MARKET. New York, Sept. 20.—The approach- g eteel strike was again the soie ctor of importance in the stock mar- rding lowest quotations of the week, ar recoveries at the close. vieided siightly more at its w but rezained and allied shares move motors ined t There : few features of com- 1gth. notably tobaccos jaities as American Lin- 4 Neztional Lead, in which the ns professional interests | ¢ more or jess obvio transportations. aree points were being at- vering than antile reviews em- he zen business labor disturba A deficit of sii - more than $5 600.000 in actual reserves of the clear ing house, the larzest ever reported. was attributed to heav: payments for federal taxes made in the course of the week Ronds were steadv but featureless. Liberty issues again supplving most of the activity. Total sales (par value) aggrezated $8.3500.000 Old U, 8 4s were lower by 1-4 per cent. on call| and the others un- during the weel changed 8TOCKS. saie Close bty @ e 3 ser e o 3 @ Hu 300 4 £ 00 1215 . [t £ e 5 298 Aaconi % Tex Auchimn 3 Batimere o B x% 17 2 % 00 Butte & Suw 20 o et today, many prominent issues re-| came manner, but| sidiaries were in- | | | | otal sales amounted " expansion of | \ough moting that | as tempered by | | | ) ssfi | | | | | | | SMART, STYLISH, DISTH NO USE, WE STMPLY CAN'T THINK OF WORDS CAPABLE OF DOING JUSTICE TS “MALLORY” HATS.: There’'s a Shape, Shade and Style te Suit Every Man. 2 Special shapes for ycung men whe want the very mewest. Conservative shapes and shades for men who want them. ;m;v, $.260 head; market slow. Cholics, i 181 1198 Ere . 398 Fisver 100 = - P | - = J‘P Intern or Int m: Teoples G & C 2 Flerce o s Con Cog Reading Fs Rep .1 & Steel Rep T & S pr South Py South Pacige Tenn Conper Tobaceo Pro Tnion Pac U S Rebbe- 3800 T s 8 U s Rubbe: New York, Sept. 20 ton £ s | Garaner.s opened barely steady. v'mmherugg?fl" e 2 99 January. 29.85, March 05, Sept. 20.—Cotton futures | wrvans ;Lo;;dJ:meL October 29,50, Decomber | Thamis.c 80> Tanitary 010 " | Cariweti o 3.9, Ty 30.10, March 30.20, May | GudTel Spot quiet; middlinz 30.30, ! | MONEY. paper 5@5 1-2: steriine ills | 2z 12, commerciai 5o’ e e .12 1-2, commercia) v bi 412, demand 4.15 M e francs, demand $5.94 cables 99, | guilders, demand 37 1-5, cables 37 3.8 lire, demand 9.96, cables 9.95. markes, | demand 4 1-8. cables 4 1-4 3 doNars 83 1-4 bar silver 1.14 1-2. Chicago, Sept. 19.—Hogs—Receipts, | 10,000 head: market mostls 25e Fian. er. Top, 18.25: light lights. $16.00% $17.50; heavvweight lightweight. $17.00@1 $16.00@1750: heavy packing sows, smooth. $15.75@16.25; packing sows reigh. $15.00@15.75; pigs, $15.00@16 50, | THE LIVESTOCK MARKET. | i and heavyweight. choice and i 81?.50@1150,‘ medium and p;’:’eii $1 vflpls.so: light weight, good and choice, $14.00@17.65; common and me. :;\:m’s‘zd.%?olg - Butcher cattle, heif- i, g .75 25, H balls, $5.50@11.50. P nonay nners and cutters, cows and hetf- 075, $5.33@6.25; canner steers, $5.750 T cows and heifers, $6.00@ tern range cattle, beef = and heifers, $10.T5@15.00. © o 7S P‘:? {,”:b Shelp and Lambs—Receiots, 14,000 | hore: Bead: " market siow to 25c iower. |G Lambs (3¢ 1bs. down). $12.25@14.75: | Carmeilet lambs, culls and common.. $7.00@12.00; | Fordss Fearling wethers, $9.00@10.50; ewes, | CROLS 7.58: . ewes, culls and commen, 32.00@6.25: breeding ewes, 36.50@ | umares 12.50; feeder lambs, $10.00@12.59. Pittsburgh, Sept. 19— Cattie. Sup- $15.50@16.00 prime, $15.50@16.00; xood, $14.00@15.00; tidy b&chefl, @14.00: fair, $11.00@12.00; com- mon $11.00@12.00: common to gond fat bulls, $8.00@10.00: common to good fat cows. 36.00@83.00; heifers. $11.00@ 1300; fresh cows and springers, $70@ | SHORTEST GAME ON RECORD; 1‘6‘4’-‘17:..1 md , $22.50. and lambs—Supply 1,600 head. ‘Market steady. Prime wethers $11, - Hogs—Recei, 800 d. Stoity pt= ‘hea: Market 312@15, stags $12@15, heavy mix $18.50@18.75. - e #3 83822328 22238348 | had been put out the score stood 10 to in favor of the local boys. pitched excellent ball for the Colts and received good €upport. his young Colts up against the East who also claim that they the city’s best team, on next Sunday. To make this contest more interesting a side bet will be P AMERICAN LEAGUE STARS DEFEAT NEW HAVEN TEAM New Haven, Conn., team of American league players de- feated the New Haven club Eastern league in an exhibition game Walter Johnson Ends. here today. was in the box for the vi in the big league lineup were Vitt, Gedeon, Sisler, Jacobson, Walker. Scott, Altrock, Perkin others and Bransfield. Home Run. 21.—The Bos- ton Americans defeated the parture Manufacturing compan: in an exhibition game here today Babe Ruth made a home run. NINTH INNING RALLY : WINS FOR CLEVELAND Sept. 21.—Entering the ninth inning on the short end of a 3 to 4 score and facing elimination from race, Cleveland that netted five runs, scored an § to 4 victery, a clean sweep of the four-game series with the locals and reduced Chicago's zames. Babe Ruth Made Washington, the pennant staged a rally Washiasten (A) ¥ sr3s30swHMaraN Rarris.1b Weganes.2b | om0 omammmimmmy Philadeiphia (31 Ran ‘or O'Nelll in oh Gharrits out. hit by batted Scone br innings: New York, Sept 20 _Mercantite | Siiint 9se 4.15. | YANKEES GO INTO THIRD PLACE BY BEATING TIGERS New York. sted Detroit from third place by feating the Tigers today. 4 to 3, for the third consecutive time. Score: New York (A) rks. | Mexican | §a 25¢ high- | & $16.75@15.25; | Meiman.® 25; light lights, | Flamendet OB U PYNSPASTRNES | AT xFarrell ALEXANDER SHUTS OUT BRAVES IN SHORT TIME 2 Chicago, Sept. 21.—In 53 minutes of iny h-Galves Qight and ’handy- | play Giitago, with Alexander pitch- i ewa o @2L50; feeder steers,|ing, shut out Boston today, 3 to 0. The @1 2% stocker steers, $6.25% | seope: I !- 5 i ol ke, 3 Slessusumumsn POORUIN P 1 2 3 3 10 4 ] 1 1 [ 0 ] . Blurswsvaenmnnsd Bl umnmmmmon wlossesioses Cineinnati, good mixed $9.50@10, fair mixed $3@9, | feated Cincinnati 3 culls -and common $4@6.50, lambs|game of their series today in what i $14:50. believed to be the fastest game on record for nine full innings in a major | Outclassed Somers, only allowing two|pany’s stamship Advance which ar- The game lasted 55| hits in 12 innings. while the East Ends |rived here today from Cristobal. The llee pitched only 65|80t five hits off Somers. Sunny Dyer, | Germans will be held at BEllis Island rounds, beating|the East End whirlwind shortstop, | pending their repatriation. y higher. Prime heavy hogs | league contest. $17.76@18, -mediums $13.75@19. heavy | minutes and Sa vorkers $13.75@19, light yorkers|balls .in the $IT.M@17.50. piRs $16.75@17. roughs| Mathewson's record of 63. Hue®amulia! NEW YoRK mows mAmKET. e (N) hpe 13 oz 11 s 115 s 11 00 27 conMarmrl war®uoate ¢ B> a e = The surprisingly mild combination of imported filler and Sumatra wrapper makes this cigar meet every require- ment of the most discriminating smoker. “LONDRES”—— Two For a Quarter——“PERFECTO” GEORGE P. MADDEN Manufacturer — Norwich, Conn. QUALITY QUALITY de bet of $50. Score by innings: East Ends 00000 Willimantic 000000 0 Newsboys Defeat Junior Yanks. Friday night the' Norwich Newsboys |club _of the Y. M. C. A. met the Jun- BASEBALL. s SATURDAY'S RESULTE. & National League. Brookiyn 3. Cincinnati 2. Chicago 2. Boston 1 Pittaburgh 2. New York 0. | Priladetpnia-St. Louts, rain. | | American Loague, oo New Yo rott 3 | . B i ina for Yanks in a fast game ofindoor ciedina § wiiniogen 3 (semd zime) | |baseball - When jhe game opened it St Touis 4 P s o (Firs game ooked as though the Yanks were go- St Louls 2 Philadephia 7. (Seoond game.) ing to have evervthing their own way Boston 4, Chicago 3. (First game,) Boston 5, Chicago 4. (Second game.) but fast team work on the part of the newsies held-them to no runs until YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. {the fifth inning while they put a man National League around the -circuit in the third. St Tenis Philiddphia, Tain | 'In the fifth innmgz the excitement Bostor 0. Chicago 3. began. The Yanks coming to bat first Brooklyn 3, Cineinnatl 1 |made two runs, end in the last half of American League. that inning the Knights of the news Detrott 3. New York 4 tied the score. In the sixth the Yanks Cieveland 8. Washingion 4 | made two runs =i rore s s and since the game i was a seven-inning affair it looked as St Paul 7, Columbus 3 (Fimt | though the-game was on ic ¢ Pa Columbua 6. (Secon | e when the Stinmesmotiy Lo4mIL o Soend fume.) .y |mewsboys failed to score in their half Minneapciis 1 Indianapolls 4. (Second ame.) of the sixth. In the . seventh the Milwsunee 2. Louisilx 6. (Firt zame.) home tcam came back and tied the Miwaukee 3 Louiimilie 5, (Second same.) acore aling an. ¥ ifn- ScAston nec: s o o | essary. | While the senior basketball | teams patiently waited for the use of the floor, the Yanks started a rally ind knocked home. two runs, making g e score six to four in their favor. e boyvs' seeretary who was umpir- nz nad his hands full keeping the aly or more rooters off the dia- mond and could not make his decis- == ons heard above the cheers when the LEAGUE STANDINGS. Newsboys came to bat in the last of National League. |the eighth and- brought in three runs, Wwon. Lost <. | winning the game, 7 to ‘6. GAMES TODAY National Leasua Chicago =t St Lou Brookisn American eagun. EXECUTIONS OF FRITZ SEIDL AND SIX OTHER BAVARIANS Munich, Friday, Sept. 19.—(By. the A P.—Delayed)—After the ministry {had refused to intervene in the case of the murderers of hostages, the six prisoners were executed at Stadelheim | prison _at tour p.'m- today. With the exception of the chieY defendant Fritz Seidl who attempted to show bravado, the men collapsed utterly as the death hour approacned. The firing squad was composed of specially ' selected 3 16 American League. Washingtor | PLAINFIELD DEFEATS men from vafious Bavarian troop {units from which there were number- ASHLAND 2 TO 1/ jess applications for positions on the Plainfield. with the aid of various|cxecuting squads. Tohe _execution league players, including men with was conducted under the direction of contracts from the New York Giants,|an officer especially appointed by the Washington ~Americans and other|Staff of the Munich garrison and a p! . with one or two Holy Cross|member of the people’s tribunal be- stars for good measure. beat Ashland |fore which the ®al was conducted 2 to 1 on Sunday. Spike Liberty, for|also was present. Ashland, after pitching eight innings| News of the execution reached the of a i6 inning game against Westerly an hour after it had taken place Saturday, which he won 4-3, pitched < received with general satis- the full nine innings Sunday, and vet There were no disturbances. Plainfleid only got 9 hits. Plainfield’s| The defendants who were given {two runs were scored on errors, while | penitentiary sentences will be scat- the one run of Ashland’s was earned.|tered through various penal institu- being a home run by the Ashland pre-|tions to prevent their ploting. The | mier pitcher, E. Liberty. Ashland will|cabinet sat unt!ll an early hour this play Moosup at Moosup next Sun-|morning deliberating on the court's day. The score: Ashiand A A. ab n'po 1 i . : verdict and then announced that it Plainfield | would not issue a reprieve for the condemned men. The state’s attorney already has iniated proceedings for the trial of six men charged with the murder of hos- tages. Two more were arrested today | near Rosenheim. They are a man named Greiner and a Russian stu- dent named Krylenko. FErnest Meier- guenther, who was chief of police of Munich during the Communist regime {and an important witness at the im- pending trial, escaped from the Rich- 0 0 0 0 1-2stedt ail last night. 0 01 8 01 3 wesHusnsen Leclaire.ss Raill. o W.Liemye n 0 ) 1 1 1 H wloossessms Bluaunonnnad rlorosss3330 ein # 1 RSN Two base hits, Home berey. B on s o E Eiberis 3 o8 Batase"S: | TO REVIEW THE CASE .0 ) Shmek out. by Liderty 4 by Bufand 1. Umpire OF PIERRE LENOIR Paris, Sept. 21.—A reviewing com- EAST ENDS WIN THRILLING mission tomorrow will examine the TWELVE-INNING GAME | documents in the case of Pierre Lo- After battling 12 exciting and hair- | noir, who is under sentence of death raising innings, the East Ends defeat-|Oon a charge of having communicated ed the Willimantic Rowers by the score | Military intelligence to the enmey, of 2 to 1. For the first nine innings|and who was saved from _execution neither side was able to score. In the|F¥riday morning by an appeal to M. first of the 10th Willimantic scored one | I8nace. Under Secretary of States for run and it looked as if they bad the|Military Justic. A report will be game safely. tucked away. but in the|made on the documents by the com- last of the 10th with one out Clabby, | mittee and sent to President Poincare. who went in as a pinch hitter, dropped | Lenoir is said to be weak and a pretty single over second. He stole|downcast. It is asserted that drugs second and third and on a sacrifice hit|are beign used to sustain him. by Randall scored the run which made |anown-dPod th , the score 1 to 1. In the 11th neither side was able to score, but in the last( FORMER INTTRNED GERMAN of the 12th Calkins, first man up, drove| ~MERCHANTS AT ELLIS ISLAND SALLEE PITCHES 65 BALLS|a double into deep center, stole third 21.—Brooklyn de- "1 in the final|throw over third. Both Charlie Keene|merchants who have been interned on s| of the East Ends and Somers of the|the canal zone were among the pas- and scored the winning run on a wild New York, Sept. 21.—Ten German Rovers pitcher superb ball, but Keene |sengers on the Papama Railway Com- covered himself with glory, making — hair-raising catches. - Both teams Bristol—This city was in the midst ab bhpo a ef fielled in big league style. each mak- |of another sugar famine w % n Con- 0 ing only one error. Putting everything gressman Lonergan secured Lwo car- together, every one of the 500 or 600 |loads from New York and it is now fans who attended the game declared |nn the road to this city. This makes that it was the fastest game they had|the fifth carload Lonergan has se- witnessed for many vears. The East|cured for Bristol since the sugar fam- Ends have been traveling along in big |ine began. league style lately, defeating some of the fast teams in Conpectict. If every- | AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORI NOTICE Street. We are clo: g out This is your chance to Silvy’s Tire Shop 114 FRANKLIN STREET Near Willow Open Evenings Until 9 SEE OUR WORK FIRST THEN GET OUR PRICE FOR PAINTING YOUR CAR MOTOR CAR PAINT SHOP 354 Wast Main Street You are sure of PROMPT SERVICE HERE for we have adequate STEAM EQUIPMENT, BEST MATERIALS and the real skill that insures prompt iatisfactory service. T. J. HEALY, Marguerite Bld’g. Norwich, Ct Maxwell Aéency Maxweli and Chalmers Cars and Max- well Trucks. Used Cars. H. E. ANDERSON 21 Mapie Si, Danielson, Conn REAL REPAIR SERVICE If your car or truck breaks down—no matter where or under what conditions —phone us (No. 929), and our service car will come and haul you back to ur shop for repairs. Our service car is equipped to render ‘first aid’ to balky and broken down cars. Give us a ring. IMPERIAL GARAGE H. T. ROBINSON, Mgr. Phone 929 Norwich, Conn. Timken-Hyatt and New Departure Bearings SALES—SERVICE GARLOCK & HAYNES 4 BANK STREET, Second Fioor Phone 781-3 NEW LONDON Auto Radiators Repaired promptly and thoroughly tested under air pressure before leav. ing shop. W. E. SHANLEY PLUMBING TINNING 499 Main St., Tel 710-3 GET OUR PRICE ON STORAGE BATTERIES BEFORE PURCHASING The Garlock & Haynes Co. Phone 781-2 NEW LONDON, CONN. | Starters—Generators—Ignition Devices STORRS George Storrey resumed his duties as registrar ulty as well as his position on the faculty h the opening of college. Mr. Torrey resigned in 1918 to join the army and a member of F company, 303d Infantry, A. E. F. Much of his time was taken up in intelli- gence work, however, and he also did consideranle research work in botany at the Uriversity of Paris. The annual freshmpn-sophomore rope pull will take place Friday af- ternocn. Sept. 26 on the west end of Swan Lake. The freshman class beasts of some good huskies znd will undoubtedly make the sophomores do some pulling, but the sophs are con- fident of the laurels for they have al- ways won in the past, except -n 1312 wlien the rope pull was a tie. The class losing has to wade the lake. Manager Dow of the second foot- ball team has arranged the following schedule for the second team: 7, Loomis Institute at Windsex 4. Norwich Free Academy at & Oc:. 11 Springfield Y, M. C. A. lege Inds. at Storrs, Oct. 25, Wind: High School at_Sturrs; Nov. 3. Suf- fie'l School at Storrs. Mies Edwina Whitney, the collcge iibror'an is to devete some of ner time this year to teaching German, having had long experience in teach- ing this language. Lieut.-Col. Charles B. Amory. whe was commandant and professor of military science and tactics at Con- necticut from 1914-1917, recently re- | turned from overseas and has been stationed at Drexel Institute, Philadel- phia. The college has purchased a strip of land south of the North Eagleville road known as the Lamb Estate, the property, which cost the college $ 000, covers about 50 acres, and is to be used as a site for fraternity houses. New Britain—This city is to buy| The president’s reception took place thing goes right, the Fast Ends will | 20.060 pounds of government ham, 300 |in Hawley armory Friday evening at play their final game of the season |cases of pork and beams, 100 cases of |& o'clock. Then was a full attend- with Crowley’s Colts next Sunday for peas, 100 cases of corn and other sup-|ance of faculty members and stu- dents. the champlonship of the city and a plics for resale 1o the people. THE HEART OF A DOG. Where did they learn * The miracle of love, These dogs that turn About October 1st, we will move to 80 | From food and sleep at our light- Franki all tires and accessories at greatly re- duced price: save, donm’t let it pass by. Special prices on Vulcanizing. whistled call, Bager to fling Their all Of speed and grace Into glad fol- lowing? Not the wolf pask Taught savage instinct love, For there to lack The power to slay was to be huner slain; Once down, a prey, A stain = Of crimson on the snow, a tuff, of gray. -k Was it from us They learned such loyal leve Magnanimous, Meeting our injuries with trustful eves? Are we so true, So_wise So broken-hearted when love'd day is through? Where did they learn The miracle of love? Though beauty burn In rainbow. foam and flame, these have not heard. Nor trees nor flowers, That word, Only our dogs would give their Mves for ours. —Katharine Lee Bates, in Life: DUSK IN THE GARDEN. Dusk in the garden; overhead a sky Of tenderest green, bearins a 10W- hung moon That _ peers between the apple branches ruddily. There's one lone cricket eohirpiag, then a stir As a_soft sea-wind ruffles all the leaves, Awhile the dim-edged flower-beds fade afid blur. Slowly the darkness thickems. Now the pallid stocks Blend into one low mass of swaving scent; The huge white lilles and the rosy phlox, Pouring forth fragrance to the com- ing night. Lure from their courses softly whir ring wings, As here and there the great gray moths alight. There must be ghosts atout in thi sad_dusk, Drawn by the far-flung spice of lav- ender, The stifiing sweetness of the old, 81 muske— Enchantments of midsummer nizhés for countless years Reborn to fill the heart of youth wi¢h ecstasy, And those whose day is done, with. unshed tears. —FEthel Wolft, in the HUMORS OF THE DAY Fledrly Lady.—Aren’t you ashamed to be seen smoking cigarettes, little, boy ? Little Boy—T am mum, But what's a man to do whem he ajn’t got the Vew York Times. price of a cigar?—Dallas News : Tom—Are you deaf to my plead-: ings? : Eva—I am. Tom—But what If T were to offe you a diamond ring? H Eva—Oh, I'm not stone deaf.—Snec- cess. : “I can't keep a cook any length ‘of} time.” s “You don’t use judgment with vyour! help,” maintained her husband. “Youl offer no great incentive to remair Now., when a man has been with mej} five vears I let him wear a gold stripe: on his sleeve."—Judge. : Mr. Flayre (with newspaper)—An* Oakland (Cal) woman killed her par-: rot ecause it wasaddicted toswearing ; Mrs. Flayre (sweetly)—Ponder thaty well, old dear, and perhaps you'll never again accuse me of lacking self-con trol.—Buffalo Express : “You want to get away from peo-: * sair the doctor, wisely. “Your: nerves are in a badly shattered .cor dition. You must get somewhere: where you will be entirely alone.” : lone!” exclaimed the fedt You have me wrong. Doctor. thal night watchman."—Cincinnati En-% quirer. : “What did her father say when you: asked permission to marry his daugh-* ter " 3 ‘T_didn’t ask him.” s “You didn’t? : No. She and her mother said it: wasn't necessary. They were running affairs in that house.”—Detroit Free Press ‘I hear you are moving away.” oing to green fields and past new, en?” “You might put it that way. As matter of fact, I'm going to occupy a flat in a 10 story apartment house ir another town.” — Birmingham Age~. Herald. “A shilling's worth of carblic acid please,” paid the depresfed-looki man. “This is a hardware shop,” said the assistant, regretfully, “so we don’t stock it. But isn’t there anything can do far you in our special line ef ropes, razors and revolvers?'—London Tit-Bits. KALEIDOSCOPE Three out of every four Germans more than 90 years old are women A shallow draft boat has bee equipped with a complete laboratory to study tropical diseases where they - cceur in the Sudan. To 'keep automobilists’ hands clean nd secretary to the fac-|an inventor has patented grease pack- ed in paper capsules that can be in- serted in grease cups. % Because. 30 per cent. of the world's supply of cinchona ark from whish quinine is derived, is grown in Ja¥s British government scientists Arc searching for other sources of Suppiv in Great Britain’s colonies. ide A Chicago, inventor's motion-picture projector is small enough to be carried in a suit case and uses an incandesc- ent lamp, so mounted tha: the film is kept cool and can be stopped for a picture to be examined. With the view to improving .the quality of oysters a New Jersey entist is studying them in their ved among other things using electric ap- paratus attached to their shells to re- cord their feeding period. During the year 1918 Ttaly produced 961,823,500 gallons of wine, as compar ed_with 1,286,520 gallons in 1917, 1.0 865,390 gallons 1in 1916, 516,466,770 gallons in 1915, 1,148,116,170 gallons: in 1914 and 1,437,126.600 gallons in 1813 A very considerable reduction in the quantity of cane grown was compen- sated for by a much higher percent: age of sugar obtained, so that the ne result of the 1918 crop has been only slightly less than the record crop of | the previous vear. The methods of cultivating sugar cane in Trinidad are beginning _ta undergo radical changes through the introduction of American plows and cultivators, hay rakes, mowing ma chines. and crushers and pulverizers of feed for mules and cattle. The Chinese are very skillful Ir making confectionery. They are abie to empty an orange of its puln & tirely and then fill it up with fruit jelly without one being able . the smallest cut in the rina a tiny hole. Indeed, they even emp an egg in this manner and fill it w a sort of almond nougat without one being able to find the slightest break ar incision in the shell.

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