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The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Killing the Beetles.

The asparagus beetle II 9 trouble
some pest, mot easy to control. says
Rural New Yorker. Chickens are fond
Of them, and will rid garden beds Of
the adults, but, Of course. q be OF
little benefit in large fields. Clean cut
ting. especially in ridge culture, keeps
them we'll under control IN spring. but
the slugs or larvae do considerable
harm later
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
Up from ~cannIballsnn.

Anthropologists, whose study ID
man and his prehistoric ancestors. be-
lieve that all existing races OF men In
q Wild or savage state ct timas ate
one another. and In modern man
science sees traces n his thoughts
and habits of ancient cannlbalism.
yijt islanders. In the uue Il Can't.
Cook, the renowned explorer. wese
the fercsst man-setsrs that modern
history knows ANYTHING about.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

Water Barrel, Pipe and Taps.

that the water will slowly drip into
the troughs or pens, d, which are set
under them. The barrel can be
filled with a team from time to time,
and one filling will last several days.
The end of the pipe is stopped with
a fine plug that may be withdrawn
when necessary to empty the barrel,
should the water get foul.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

he left the car and again walked back
to meet him.
Mice afternoon" remarked Vann-
ray, as they came face to face, and
would have passed o had not Col
sing stopped him.
Haven't l spoken to you once or
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30
A DUTCH JOKE

And gradually the people realized
that they had been ho~axed--that the
antique 7S-pounder gun has been out
OF use for more than a generation"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-30

A man can accomplish or . farm
nearly as much with q three-horse
team as two men can with four horses
worked as double teams. Ever try Il.
Rural Home.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
DoRANDo AGAIN coLLAPsEs.
Longboat Runs Italian of His Feet
in 18th Mile of Marathon.

For the second time and in the
same way as on their first meeting
Tom Longboat, the Indian runner, de-
feated Dorando Pietri, the Italian
when they met Saturday night again
over the Marathon distance at Buffalo.
Dorando was beaten this time even
worse than he was in New York some
weeks ago as he was forced to quit
in the sixth lap of the 18th mile and
LOngboat finished the remaining six
miles in a walk. Up to the time Du-
rando quit the time was nearly four
minutes faster than the race in New
York
1t was COS when the men were sent
away to a good start. Dorando sprang
into the lead and set a terrific pace
for the first few laps. Longboat, with
broad grin on his face, stuck close
to the Italian, now allowing him more
than three or four Yards lead
Tht time for the first mile. 5.O7. was
Z 2-5 seconds faster than the first mile
of the same two mems race in Madi-
son Square garden.
The pair slowed down considerably
after the first nine laps. Dorando
maintained lead Of two Yards
throughout the first two miles.
In the first lap OF the third mile
Longboat stumbled and fell. giving the
Italian a lead Of % yards He sprang
up like a fash and zprinted. over
taking DOrando before another lap of
the race was completed.
The time at the end OF the nth mile
was 27.$2 IL. Dorando still led by a
couple Of yards. His time for five miles
at Madison Square was 1927 As.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
SATURDAY MARKETS.
Brisk Demand for Stocks-Sight Real
izina in Late DEALINGS.

New York, Jan. 2-101o a. ma
brisk demand for stocks carried OPEN
ing prices well over the level Of Thurs
day. New York Central was a feature
with gain Of ! "a. The rise extended
to a point in Louisville and Nashville,
Illinois Central Wisconsin Central
Central Railroad of New Jersey. Tole-
do, ST. Louis and Western. Amalgamat-
ed Copper and American Cotton OIL
and to large fractions in the Hill
stocks, Reading, Atchison, Western
Maryland and Tennessee Copper.
II a. m.-Opening prices were about
the best Of the first hour for the lead
ing stocks. There were a few notable
advances among the minor stocks.
Closing.-The market closed slightly
irregular and active. Fluctuations were
sluggish outside few special stocks.
A rise of IA in Brooklyn Transit
stiffened the dropping tendency. There
was some light realizing in the late
dealings.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
TO DEFINE AMATEURIsM.
intercollegiate Convention Can't Agree
on Summer Baseball" - Basketball
Too Rough in New England.

Sumner baseball furnished the
chief topic for debate on Saturday at
the third annual convention of the In
tercOllegiate Athletic association Of the
United States. Opinions were divided
IS to whether fl would not be better 20
come out fiatfoOted and allow the col
lege men earn money by baseball dur
ing his vacation and infict no punish
ment uDOn him. provided ne maintain.
ed a satisfactory scholastic standard.
or whether the summer PLAYER
should suffer disbarment from partici-
patton in varsity games.
Coach Stage of tine University Of
Chicago was vehement I'm his OPPOSE
ton to letting down the bars in base
ball, predicting that this would be the
breaking down of the amateur spirit
and all sports would be professional
lied.
1t was settled to have a committee
formulate a definition of amateurism
to he presented to the convention next
year.
Instructions were given to the bas-
ketball committee to make further eff
forts TO eliminate rough work. Vt was
said that the game would have to be
improved in New England or it would
be absolutely abolished. The same
committee as last year was appointed.
with the addition of DR.. Nafsmith Of
the University of Kansas.
Two new members were added TO
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
HOSPITAL NINE BUSY
WITH ENTERTAINMENTS
Manager and Treasurer Reelected
Plans fer Minstrel Show.

Baseball plans at the Norwich hos
pftal for the insane have already made
a good start for the coming season, he
officers having been elected and plans
formed for building Up a comfortable
sum in the treasury by the time the
season opens. The Hospital team is 10
appear in new uniforms for the 1903
season.
Both Manager J. A. Farrell and
Treasurer Ed Potter have been re-
elected and VIII aim to continue the
good record they made last year, the
manager turning out the champion
team of the city and the treasurer
showing a surplus oe $3.50 on hand at
the final accounting. This has been
added to since in the sum of 81 from
the proceeds of g recent dance given.
An amusement committee was
named, which meets tonight to plan for
an entertainment to raise some more
money for the club. On the commit
tee are the following: John Daggert.
Frank Warrington. John Vetter. Waiter
Palmer, George Malcolm, Mrs. Roy
Evans. Mrs. J. A. Farrell, Mrs. Fred
Gates and Miss Smarley. One Of the
members OF the committee. John Dag
CERT. is way W in the conduct Of min
strel shows. and under his direction the
rehearsals are TO start at once for a
minstrel performance which is to be
given IN February. Before then there
will be other entertainments given.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
THE BATTER's WEAKNESS.
They All Have It-Up to TwirIers to
Find 1t Out.

Every batter has his weakness. "
says Bill Donovan the former Con-
necticut league pitcher. 1.-THE heavy
hitter who can kill one mans delivery
viii prove easy on the same kind of a
ball pitched by another twirler. There
no way Of doping out the batters. You
have got to study each man for your
self and figure out what he doesn't Ike.
Hans Wagner, great batter as he is, IS
easy to bother with a slow ball. He
kills speed, but the slow one makes him
look like an amateur. They say that
George Stone didn't have a weakness.
He has. Stone finds it hard to hit a
low ball. Larry Lajoie is easiest to
fool when You put them right over the
plate. Give him one outside and he'll
murder it, but keep splitting the plate
and you have him, if you get him at all,
which isn't very often. No two pitch
ers work in the same way. Mullin or
some other pitcher can fool a batter
with a ball that 7 would be afraid to
dish up. knowing that it would be easy
for him All pitchers have a different
break to their curves Some break
quickly. while others break late Often
you think you have a better's weak
ness and feed him ore ball only to find
that ball the next day is easy for him
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04

Denver, Col, Jan. apparently
James j. Corbett is sincere in his an
nouncement that he will re-enter the
prize ring and endeavor to have a
white man regain the worlds heavy
weight pugiIstic championship won by
Jack Johnson of Galveston, who re
Gently defeated Tommy Burns in
Australia for the title.
Given six months in which to train
properly, Corbett said today he felt
supremely confident he could defeat
johnson. So it is more than probable
that should the Australian fight pro-
meters, who have failed to coax James
]. Jeffries back into the arena to meet
Johnson, take Corbett's talk seriously
and offer a purse for a championship
fight, Corbett would again be seen in
the ring.
Corbett is now AZ years old, but he
appears 10 be in perfect physical con-
dition. Since the night of Aug. a.,
1908, when Jeffries knocked him out in
ten rounds, Corbett has had on box
ing glove only once.
But I've always kept up my eXer-
else" said Corbett today, and physi-
cally 1 know 1 am in better condition
than Jeffries or any of the others, out
side of those young fellows, who could
not have a chance on earth anyway
with Johnsol. l did not mean to start
this talk Of my meeting Johnson. 1
simply felt bad to see a colored man
champion and l told some friends one
evening that 1 did not know of any
man who had a better chance with
johnson than myself, unless it should
be Jeffries. l don't want to be put in
the position OF apparently issuing a
challenge to fight Johnson. talked
too much because L felt so bad over
that Australian fiSht But if the Aus
tralian promoters should like the idea
and give me six months in which to
train. why. I'll go into the game again
and 1 think I could get that champion
ship"
Corbett said that he intended to do
some active training at the Denver
Athletic club next week. He said that
his weight had not changed much in
several years and that he could prob
ably enter the ring weighing about 1S5
pounds stripped.
SPORTS eF
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
WITH THE BOXERS.

Young Erne, the speedy Philadel-
phian, will meet Leach Cross, the New
York dentist. at Philadelphia Monday
night.
Wilfred Barrette and War Eagle, the
wrestlers. dissatisfied over a draw az
the mat game, have agreed to box nix
rounds at Lewiston, Me-, Jan. 8.
Joe O'Connor. the manager of Stan
ley Ketchell, stated in San Francisco
that so long as he had a say in the
affairs of the Montana lad he would
never consent to mill with Sam Lang
ford.
Johnny Murphy's hand which was
injured in his bout with Charley Grit
fin, is now in such shape as to permit
him to resume training for his contest
with frankie Madden at New York n
Jan. s.
The result of the Kaufmann- Barry
fight was a distinct boost for Sam
Langford, who whipped Barry decisive
ly in two rounds as against a thirty
nine round seance between Barry and
Kaufman.
Tony Caponi has been engaged to
box an exhibition of three rounds Jan.
at Grand Rapids, Mich, with Stanley
Ketcheu, and from there he goes 20
box Hugo Kelly at Los Angeles at a
date to be set.
Bridgeport promoters are trying TO
arrange a fifteen round meeting be-
tween Joe Thomas and Sailor Burke.
to take place Jan. Is. Thomas. who
was bested by Burke in Boston in
twelve roInds. is willing to accept, ard
puts it UP to the ex-mariner.
Yankee Schwartz, the clever bantam
who is known 10 Boston ring goers an
der the name Of Eddie Curtis, is clea1-
ing up all the boys in his class around
Philadelphia. He takes on Patsy Bran
nigan at Pittsburg Monday night, then
goes west after further honors.
Before sailing for France Joe Jean =
nette, who has faced Jack Johnson sew
en- times in the ring. said: IF Johrscu
will meet me in a twenty round bout
he will not put me away. and you can
bet that he'll know he's been in 4
fight He's not a phenomenon by any
means, and in Burns he met the big
gest false alarm that has been in the
ring in many years"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
Johnson a Beau Rrummel.

Good clothes and plenty of them:
enough diamonds to illuminate his shirt
front and hands to make him a con-
spicuous figure when he promenades
the streets-there you have the chief
ambition of the new worlds heavy
weight champion. Jack johnson, told in
q few words.
johnson aspires TO be classed as a
Beau Brummel. and he certainly has
some claim on that classification when
he appears in public. His tall, well
built frame makes a fine Foundation Of
his latest fashioned clothes, and he
cannot help but attract attention wnen
on a thoroushfare.
He delights in jewelry, but revels in
good clothes, and he will sacrifice the
former to get the latter. He is not
satisfied with a single suit or two. and
at times has had as many as fifteen
suits, all made Of the finest goods and
cut in the newest fashion.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
WATERBURY BALL CLUB
NOT DOWN AND OUT
Durant Replies to Recent Reports
Finances in Good Shape.

Harry Durant is nettled by what the
papers have recently been saying about
the poor financial condition of the
Waterbury baseball club and comes out
with a letter in which he says that
almost all of what has been said isn't
so. at all. He writes
MY attention has just been called %
a recent article concerning the Water
bury bail club which is so misleading
that l am obliged to ask for a correc-
ton. our club had a bad season ana
at the finish We owed money. How
ever. it was no such amount rs stated.
Since the close of the season the in,
debtedness has been reduced to les
than $500, which is principally money
due players, all of whom, with one ex-
ception, have signed a contract for next
season. l have not 'sidestepped to let
the directors pocket their loss for the
simple reason that there is no loss for
the directors to pay. 1t would take
more than one bad season to kill the
Waterbury club, and no team on the
circuit is stronger prop to the leasEe
than the Waterbury team OF the
capital stock. $4,000. only $4,000 ha.
ever been offered the public: we own
our grounds, on which over $4,000 has
been expended, and are the only club
in the league which has built and owns
its plant. I presume these stories con-
corning the topping condition of our
club sprang from the same source
ball player whose habits and DISPOSE
ton have been the means of breaking
up more than one club in the ConncC
tcut league. 1 sincerely hope that the
Connecticut press will cease throwing
the harpoon into our club at least I'M
I'll something occurs to warrant this
fascinating journalistic exercise"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
Six Months to Train for Johnson
Gentleman Jim Could be Ready in that Time-Longboat
Beats Dorando Again Norwich Duckpin Teams Meet
onight-Other Sports.

Dorando sprinted frequently in the
fifth and sixth miles. But Longboat
heightened his stride and never allow
ed the Italian to get very far away.
Tom Flanagan, the Indians trainer
was greatly worried because Long
boat had struck his leg against the
timbers earlier in the race, breaking
the skin, which caused the limb to
bleed slightly, but LOngboatS pace
never faltered and he nodded smiling
ly to his Canadian friends in the box
es. The time at the end of the tenth
mile was $3.50 Ia.
The time of their ten miles in the
New York race was 5S.57 Is.
In the fourth lap of the 18th mile
Dorando again took the lead, and the
Indian made no effort to regain it.
The time at the end Of the 18th mile
was 1.46.05 10, compared with 1904
80 made in New York Dorando led by
two yards.
In the 18th mile Dorando tried again
and again to sprint away from the
Indian. but the Canadian could not be
shaken off. 1t was the Italians last
effort. In the sixth lap he began to
falter and when he neared the finish
line he stopped. His trainers rushed
TO his support and he was led from
the track.
The end came with startling sud
denness in the sixth lap of the 18th
mile. Dorando had just made one of
his spectacular sprints and the 10000
people in the armory We're on their
feet cheering Justify when the Italian
battered within four yards of the
wire.
His stomach has gone back on
him. said his brother, and Trainer u
piano, who rushed to his side. and led
him away to the dressing room. Do
rando was able to walk, but appeared
to be very wtak. He covered the
18th mile and six laps, less four yards
in one. hour 40 minutes 10 As Sec
onds. The Italian led for practically
the entire distance.
After Dorando stopped. LOngboat
slowed down and covered the remain
ing six miles at WILL,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
Duckpin League Games Tonight.

The six teams in the duckpin league
meet tonight for the sixth Of their Sc
ries of games, with the schedule bring
ing it around so that the No. and No
2 teams in each city meet each other
This puts Norwich team No. 1 against
Norwich team No. on the Rose al
leys, and lines up the first division
teams against the second division all
down the line. Norwich team No. 2
has been having rather an easy time
with the No. l team, but it is reported
that the latter will spring a surprise
tonight, and Harris and his men will
be lucky if they are not beaten three
straight. A three straight win by any
of the cams would make considera BILE
of a shift in the standing, which is
now as follows:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS.

According to st. Louis papers, Bres-
nahan is to draw 100000 for three
years as leader of the Cardinals.
Joe CantiIlon is as stubborn in his
refusal to trade Jim Delehanty as
Charley Ebbets is holding on to Hum
nell.
The Philadelphia Record says Elmer
Flick wishes to get away from Cleve-
land and would like to join the Ath-
letics.
Billy Sullivan. the Sox catcher. has
been notified that he had been granted
the patent on his new chest protector
The curly headed catcher is now in
Ireland.
SckraI, of Albany in the New York
State league, played 131 games fast
year without an error. Unless the sscor1
ers made mistakes. this comes close TO
being a worlds record.
A Pittsburg bug on all kinds of base
ball records declares that Al Reach was
the first player to sign contract, when
nearly half century ago he affixed his
signature on a sheet of club paper
Arrangements nave Deen GOnCluueu
for the Pilgrim football team, which
visited the United States. three years
ago, to make another tour of this coun-
try in October and November next.
Frank Farrell of the New York
Americans will attend the national
commission meeting at Cincinnati to
see that that body does not treat Hal
Chase too harshly for his offense Of
playing with the California outlaws.
At Boston, Friday night. Pat Dineen.
the loEg distance pedestrian. won a
Marathon run. coming within Il 1-5
seconds of the time made by Tom
Longboat in the latter's win over Do
rando Pietri at Madison Square Garden,
New York.
It is said that Chrlsty Mathewson
never pitches his fade-away ball to
Fred Clarke. HOnus Wagner and
Claude Ritchey. 1t is a most puzzing
ball, but Matty found these men could
hit it. and now he never wastes one
upon them.
Jack Blackburn, the well known ne
gro pugilist Of Philadlphia,wa wound
ed severely Wednesday night in the
course of an argument with his brother
Fred. The men became involved in an
alteration which was suddenly ended
by Fred pulling a razor and cutting a
deep cash in his brothers throat.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
National Baseball Commissions Annual

Cincinnati, Jan. 3-Many questions
OF Importance in baseball circles are to
come before the annual meeting Of the
National baseball cor ssi0n which
will open il Cincin- - tomorrow.
Probably the CHIEF subject TO be con
sidered is the controversy over the
status OF the Eastern league and the
American association. which have
united i'm demanG that they be given
4 81 paratc classification and higher raj
ing than other Inonor clubs. which they
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
MONEY

New York. Jan. Money On cal
nominal, no loans tims loans duh ana
easy. sixty days and ninety days 3 pzr
cent. six months 3 1-4Q3 IL per
CENT; prime mercantile paper TO 4 IL
per cent. sterling exchange firm a.
$4S5.l0m$4 .S5.15 for sixtyeay bills ana
at s4.S7l0d S4.S7.l5 for demand: com
mercial hills &4S4 7-sds4SI. bar silver
80 IL; Mexican dollars 40.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
Local Ball rossers in Skating Race.

The racing match on skates between
the four members of the old Kicker
baseball club, which was postponed
last season on account of the poor
condition Of the ice. is being talked If
again, and when everything is in con-
dition the race will take place. The
course has not been decided upon, but
will be either Blissville pond or Spal-
ding's dam in the new park. AS the
four young men are evenly matched a
good race IS expected.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04

charge with attempting to run their
affairs
The application of Manager Joseph
Kelley for the enforcement of his con-
tract with the Boston National league
team will probably be presented.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
eeoroetown a6. columbia pa.

The Georgetown college basketball
team on Saturday at Annapolis, filing
the date. cancelled by Columbia. defeat
ed the Naval academy team by a score
of IS to "a
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
It STAYED on the Record.

Champ Clark loves to. tell of how in
the heat Of a debate Congressman
Johnson Of Indiana called an Illinois
representative a jackass. The expires
sion was unparifiamentary. and in re-
traction Johnson said:
While ! Withdraw the unfortunate
word, Mr.. Speaker, must insist that
the gentleman from Indiana is out Of
order"
How am l out of ORDER" yelled the
man from Illinois.
Probably veterinary surgeon could
tell you answered Johnson. and that
was parliamentary enough To stay Jn
the record.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04

the football rules committee. These
men are. w. s. Langford, Trinity, and
w. c. Lambeth, Virginia,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04

Theodore. j.. ought to be left to at
tend to his knitting, but Connecticut
seems determined to thrust greatness
upon him.-lTilwaukee Journal.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
CANDIES
MILL REMNANT STORE,
IgpTH DIVIDEND.

Office Of The Norwich Savings Society
Norwich Conn, Dec 10, 1905
The Directors of this Society have
declared, out Of the earnings OF the cur
rent six months. a semi-annual divI-
dend at the rate Of FOUR PER CENT.
per annum payable TO depositors enti-
tied thereto, on and after Jan. 18th,
1909.
COSTELLO LIPPITT
dect6daw Treasurer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04
THE THAMES NATIONAL BANK

Norwich, Conn. Dec. "a. 1905.
The annual meeting OF the Stock
holders OF this Bank for the election
OF Directors and the transaction CT
such other business may legally
come before them. viii be held At their
Banking House, on Tuesday Jan. II.
1863. at f1.30 a. m.
CHARLES W. GALE. Cashier.
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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-04

According to st. Louis papers, Bres-
nahan is to draw 100000 for three
wears as leader of the Cardinals.
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NINE. TAFT,

ralmist and Clsirvoyaut Truthful In
her predictions. reliable Ia her advice
no matter what troubles YOU may have
with yourself or others Come and she
will guide YOU. She advises YOU with
a certainty by a higher than human
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HAVE YOIR HORSE INSURED.
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weather
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