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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
FARRELL QUlZES
 YANKEES-IRWIN MAY BE MADE MANAGER

Cleveland, Sept. 2-Though Frank Farrell. owner of the New York Amer ican League club, was in the city all yesterday there was little done toward an adjustment of the differ ences between Manager George Stall ings and Hal Chase, first baseman. It is doubtful if any decision will be reached before today, if then. Presi- dent Ban Johnson of the American League arrived late last evening, and at once went into conference with Farrell. He said late yesterday after noon that MT. Farrell had not discuss ed the matter with him at all
 There was rumor current last night that Arthur Irwin. former man ager of the Phi1lies. and at present a scout for the New Yorlzs. will be made manager, at least temporarily, as a compromise. That things look rather dark for NStallings is the general opin- ion among players here.
 Farrell, following a conference with c. w. Somers, who vice president of the league represented Ban John son, called all the players except Chase into a meeting yesterday afternoon. He asked each man to tell what he knows of the charges made by Stall ings.
 ssf'I am sitting this thing to the bot tom,'' declared Farrell. 'tI expect to find out what is really the trouble and then I will take definite action
 Farrell, however, is really shifting the responsibility for any action in the matter on to Ban Johnson's broad shoulders, for he said late last even ing that he would neither suspend Chase nor release Sta1lings unless Johnson consented to such a move.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Hs Hidn,t Rnrro,u

A reference book on Russian history being needed right on the spot. the lit arary hack said he guessed he would go around to CIar!les to borrow his He went to Clarke's. but he came back without the book.
 Didn't he have it?' the mans wife asked.
 lie did. but l hadn't the nerve to ask for 1t. CIarke'e plan of advertising book berRoveFs scared me off Before I had a chance to mention Russian his tory he steer9d me past shelves where every few inches a dummy stood sand wiched in between real books. The labels on all the books were conspicu- ous, black lettering on white. and they set forth some mighty interesting sta tistics.
 "t''Three Musketeers," borrowed March 25 by John Smith. Not re- turned.' After I had read about a dozen of those dummy labels I said it was az fine day. wasn't it. Clarke said yes, 1t was. and came away. To ad- vertise to subsequent visitors that had borrowed one of Clarke's best books was a little too much notoriety for me.'-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Arrniss F, Old Testament Times.

All through ncient history oriental armies, had no sentinels. and thus in the Bible King Saul when he was pur- suing Dayid slept without any guard. so that David stole up to where the king lay asleep and took the cruse of water at, his head with him q Samuel, xxvi)- A striking illustration of this was when Alexander the Great, ac- companie by his chief officers. enter ed the lines of the Persian army the night before the decisive battle of Ar bela and found that there was not one of the sleeping host who observed them. We can readily see. therefore, that panic might occur by sudden night attack on an army so carelessly guarded and that Abra hams company might easily have taken advantage of this.-Dr. William Hanna Thomson in Designer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Ina LittIa Mtprd "Ysa.v

"Yes'' is a simple word spelled with three letters.
 It has. caused more happiness and more unhappiness than any other word in the language.
 It has lost more money for easy lend- CTS than all the holes in all the pock- cts in the world.
 It has started more dipsomaniacs on their careers than all the strong liquor on earth.
 It has caused more fights than all the you're liars'' that ever were spoken. It has procured kisses and provoked blows.
 It has defeated candidates and elect ed Scoundrels
 It has been used in more lies than any other expression.
 It is not meant half the time 1t is said.
 will it continue to make such a record?
 Yes.-Life. .-~s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
TY COBB PICKS
 ATHLETICS TO WIN:
Especial from United Press ,

New York, Sept. 24-Ty Cobb, champion batter of the American League and one of the recognized brilliants of the game. picks the Phil adelphia Athletics to beat the Chicago Cubs in the coming worlds champion ship series, If both teAms play to their usual form and if the luck of the game is at all evenly balanced
 Writing in the New York Evening World, Cobb explains his choice in this way:
 By form I mean the style of play that has made each of these two teams the champion of it's league. By luck I mean the great uncertainty, the element of chance, that makes base ball, the favorite game of the people of the United States.
 ''The team that wins the first game, has an ace in the pot, to put it one way. The Philadelphia Americans and the Chicago Nationals are both fast starters. To judge of them by their past performances they should both put up the cleVerest, hardest sort of ball in that first game and if they do and the Goddess of Fortune keeps her hands off. I think that Philade1- phia will win.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
MILLIONAIRE ABANDONS
 OTHER SPORTS FOR AIR

New York. Sept. 24-Having failed to do more than fracture a few bones, temporarily lose the use of an eye. fracture his skull, thereby inducing brain fever from which he recovered with difficulty, Foxhau Keene, the millionaire sportsman, has abandoned such noIlycoddle games as automobile racing, riding to hounds, polo, motor boat and steeplechase racing, for avia- ton.
 to appear in public after several trials of the monoplane and biplane which are now on their way from France, where he purchased them from Farman, >Keene will fly in the Bell mont Park meet next month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Wauldn,t Deliver.

He was born in Dublin and lived in Ireland until about two months ago, when he came to Cleveland. Then he began to look around for job. The manager of furniture house prom ised to give him trial.
 Come around in the morning and go to york; he said. 'and if you can de- liver the goods we'll probably keep you permanently"
 The Dublin native went over to tell his cousin about fl. He conf1ded to him that he didn't believe he'd go back to take the job. after all.
 ''They want me to deliver the goods.'' he said. Think of going around delivering big. heavy furniture. That's what horses and wagons are for in my country. ry."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
SMITH OUTPoINTs BROWN.

New York, Sept. 24.--'tY oung sam my Smith, the Philadelphia light weight, made Knockout Brown, the local lad, look more or less like a novice last night at the National Sporting Club in ten round bout that went the limit Brown tried to etand off and do fancy work with the Quaker, with the result that he was outpointed in practically every
 Browns lusty left never had a single chance to land with it's full effect, for Smith was the master of defensive fighting At close range work, the Quaker tangled the New Workers arms up so badly that he never had a chance to do any of his effective infghting-
 Whenever Brown tried to force matters his agile opponent was too shifty to get in the way of anything. and Smith invariabl slipped out of the way, only to step in with a sn1acling right uppercut to the chin Brown stopped an awful lot of these punches, but there was not enough sting to them to damage Brown ser ioUsly For that matter, neither was 1nussed up much, and it was purely on a question of points that Smith yvor.-e Brown did not fight anywhere near at his best.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
CRAZY STUNTS
 BY BIRD MAN
(special from united Press

Especial from United Press.)
 Boston, Sept. 24-Attempts to break the worlds speed record by going. 75 miles an hour in his Bleriot aeroplane, and also to exceed the altitude reached by George Chavez, the Sim plon Pass hero, are but two of the stunts carried here for an exhibition to be given this afternoon by Ora hame-Waite, the English sky man, on the Harvard aviation grounds.
 Grahan1e- White has been secured by a theatrical firm to shine alone in some remarkable demonstrations In his Bleriot, besides the speed and all titude feats he will attempt an aerial dive from a height of 4,000 feet with his motor stopped, and in his farman bip1ane he will do a number of other stunts with the idea of showing his mastery of the machine It is stated that in the belief that today's exhibi- tions will be the most dangerous Ora haIne-White has attempted in this country, all the big insurance compan- ies have refused risks on the aviator's life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
MACK CONFIDENT HIS TEAM WILL
 WIN FROM CUBS
Especial from United Press.)

Chicago, Sept. 24-'The club that gets the jump on the other by winning the first game will probably carry off the championship"
 Thus spoke Connie" Mack, leader of the Philadelphia Athletics here to- day while discussing the worlds ser ies with the Cubs. Ut was the first direct committal of the taciturn man ager. Mack refused to state what his opinion of the probable outcome of the battle would be, merely declar- ing that he was always conf1dent.
 The Philadelphia boss declared he is going to do all in his power to have the opening game in his park as he figures that would give him an edge over his Chicago rivals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Harvard University.

Harvard university derives it's name from Rev. John Harvard. its earliest ben nefactor. who in 163S bequeathed one-half of his estate. amounting to $500. for the endowment of the college. Harvard hall was built in 1765. HOl- worthy hall of brick in 1912 and Hollis hall. also of brick. in 1764. Stoughton hall. being of the same dimensions and material as Hollis. was built in 1904. and a writer of 1917 states that tits Stvle.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
WEST ENDS TO PLAY
 NEWHALLVILLE TEAM

The West Ends will play the fast and hard hitting Newhallvi11e team 'at West End park tomorrow at $780, This team played here recently and gave the West Ends a big scare by having them to l until the sixth inning. The local just nosed them out ' to s. Coughlin and Kerr will be. back in the game again after short rest. Wilcox, Claus and Dunn will be the battery for the visitors Frank Malone will umpire. Regular prices will prevail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
SIMPLE LIFE FOR ATHLETICS.

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Connie Mack and his American League champions who are here for games with the tom have taken quarters at a. hotel near Jackson Park, seven miles from the business centre, in order to avoid the noise and string of callers which would drop in at a hostelry located downtown. Mack is anxious to play the first game of the worlds series in PhiIadelphia,A for he says he be- Heves the team which wins the first game will more than likely win the series.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
What He Admired,

eFWhat did father say when you ask ed him for my hand?''
 @Oh.'' replied Augustus. "he-he did his best to be pleasant. He said there was something about me that he real ly admired
 Did he say what?" :r.s,
 ''Yes; my impudence." s8S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
BASEBALL SUMMARY
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

New York, 6; Chicago, 4. St. Louis, 6; Brooklyn, 2. Philadelphia, 2; Pjttsourg, 1. Cincinnati, 8; Boston, Z.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
NEW SEASON RECORD.
Special from United Press.)

ISpecIaI rom DnILed Press.)
 New York Sept 24.-Baseban sta- tisticians believe they have discovered "a new seasons record in Major Lea tgue baseball in the IS bases on balls j4hat were handed out in a seven inn ling game between Brooklyn and St. Louis yesterday. Burke, the dodger ,twirIer, walked eleven of the Cardi- naIs while AIberts, another sla bman, permitted seven of the Brook1ynites to stroll Burke's prodfgality cost him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
BLACK ROCKS ASK
 FOR ANOTHER GAME.

The Black Rocks would like to ask the Clovers once more, if they will play for $50. While the C1overs have a victory in their credit, the Rocks believe that their record together with the side bet that they are will game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
A Peinter to Others.

He-Going to marry the rich Jack Hammond Why. thought he had thrown all his money to the dogs. She So he did, but they turned out to be Fetrievers.-LondonM NJ. A. P.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
American League.

Cleveland, 2; New York, 2. Washington at St. Louis- Vel grounds.
 Philadelphia at Chicago-Rain. Boston at Detroit-Rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Eastern League.

Jersey City, 5; Newark, 1. Montreal, 8; Rochester, 8. Toronto, '; Buffalo, 4. Toronto, 2; Buffalo, 3. Baltimore, IS; Providence, 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
His Sun.

Mrs. Buggins-Before we were mar ried you used to say I was the sum- shine Of your life. MT. Buggins-Well, I admit that you still do your best to make things hot for me.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
CLOvERs COVER $50.

The Clovers having covered the $50 posted by the Loconaobile team, will play-the latter this afternoon at Sea- side Park Bowden and Egan will work for the Clovers, while King, Jag gers and Finnegan will perform for the Locomobiles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
THUNDERBOLTS TO
 PRACTICE TOMORROW

All members of the ThunderboIt football team and all those wishing to try for the team are requested to report at Whee1er's lot tomorrow morning at g o'clock sharp. The team will hold a light practice
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
FOOTBALL TEAM ON STRIKE.

Special from United Press)
 E1gin, Ills, Sept 24.-Elgins High School football team Is on a strike and refused to come out for practice today because two of its members were suspended for swearing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Eastern League.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
National Ileague

Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Anlericon Icarue.

New York at Cleveland Phila delphia at Chicago-2 games. Boston at. Detroit-2 games. Washington at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
CITY LEAGUE

Only one game scheduled for to- morrow. St. Josephs vs. Yosts at Yost Field. Postponed from August
 Local baseball fans and lovers of the great national game will have their last chance tomorrow for the season of witnessing City League contest when the Yost and St. Josephs meet al Yost Field to play off their last game of the City League sched- ule. This promises to be a great game, as the Saints are only one game in the lead and a Yost victory tomorrow will again put the two teams on even terms.
 The Yost will most likely use Wal ters, A Fordham College pitcher on the mound while the Saints will de- pend on either Ryder. or Kelly.
 Game called at 3:15 with Dan Shannon holding the indicator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
MADISON A. c. CHALLENGES.

The Madison A. c. challenges any 95 or 100 pound team in the city for a game Sunday, Oct. End, at Hairs lot. Berkshire Reserves preferred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
Eastern League.

Jersey City at Newark Providence at Ealtimor@2 games Buffalo at Toronto-2 games. Rochester at Montreal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24

Farmer Want Ads. Cent word
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Some Famous Swimmers.

Capt Webb, in whose honor a me-
mortal was unveiled recently at Dovis,
is the first swimmer of modern times
to be concentrated in this fashion.
The honor is well deserved, for Sir
William Ferguson and the other sur
geons who examined Webb after his
channel swim pronounced his exploit
to stand almost unrivaled as an in
stance of human prowess and endur-
ance. Apparently the only other swim
ming feat to be commemorated by a
monument is the passage of the Tiber
by Horatius Coolies, described SO WV
idly in Macauley's Lays of Ancient
Rome" statue of Horatius having
been erected in his lifetime Leander's
nightly swim across the Hellespont to
visit his beloved Hero is depicted on
a coin of Abydos preserved in the Brit
ish museum. From this it appears
that Leander swan a hand-over-hand
stroke.-London Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
On Fools.


/ will confess truth to thee, read.
er. l love fool-as naturally as If
/ were of kith and kin to him. When
a child, with childlike apprchensions,
that dived not below the surface Of
the matter, I read those parallels
not guessing at their involved wisdom
Il had more yearning toward that
simple architect that built his house
upon the sand than entertained for
his more cautious neighbcr grudged
at the hard censure pronounced upon
the quiet soul that kept his talent
and-prizing their simplicity beyond
the more provident, and, to my ap-
prehension. somewhat unfeminine
wariness, of their competitors felt
kindness that almost amounted to
a tendre for those five thoughtless vir-
gins. / have never made an acquaint-
ance since that lasted, or friendship
that answered with any that had not
some tincture of the absurd in their
characters. / venerate an honest OBJ
liquity of understanding Charles
Lamb.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Transformation of Cats Fur.

Remarkable transformation of a
ported by Prof. A. G.. Geddes of the
Dublin Royal College of Surgeons. An
all-black cat was accidentally shut up
in the refrigerating chamber of a
mail steamer in Sydney harbor, and
was not discovered until about thirty
two days later, when the ship was off
Alden. The cat was hardly recog-
nizable, the fur having become long
and thick, changing nearly to white
on the back. Brought out into the in
tense heat of the Red sea, the heavy
white coat rapidly fell out, and the
black cat was itself again before Lon
don was reached
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
GiNina His Number

Although the little boy of Phila.
delphia lawyer had talked severa!
times through the telephone to his
father he had never gone to the for
malities necessary to call his parent
up. The first time the little chap
tried it he took the receiver off the
hook, as he had seen others { }, placed
his lips to the transmitter and said !:
Hello, Central | want TO speak to
papa" Number, pIease?" came from,
Central singular" answered the
lad, surprised at the question but
proud that his knowledge Of the rut,i
ments of grammar enabled him to re-
spond-Harper's Magazine
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Death From One Cigarette.
1GsNS1N

: Eating a cigarette caused the death
of eleven-months' old Walter Willis at
Philadelphia the, other lnerning The
child's mother placed him in chair
near a table while. at her morning
work about the house. While she was
out of the room he picked Up a cigar
cite butt which his father had left on
the edge of the table and stuffed it in
his mouth. 1t was soon chewed up and
swallowed. An hour later the baby
was taken violently ill. The doctor
used stomach pump, but could bring
no relief to the little sufferer, whose
death soon followed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Hymn Books for Gunwads.

The 130th anniversary of the battle
of Springfield, which was won by the
Continental soldiers by reason of the
fact that they were able to wad their
guns with hymn books, was celebra-
ted at Springfield the other day, by
the New Jersey Society, S. A. R., with
the dedication of. a f1agpole in the
Revolutionary burying ground. The
hymn books were used at the behest
of the minister of the old Presbyterian
church which still stands He was the
Rev. James Caldwell, and when he
saw the tide of battle turning against
the Colonists because they could not
get wadding for their guns he brought
out the books from the church and
said: "Give 'em Watts, boys; give
'em Watts"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Addresses Versus Opinions.

Many householders in France would
lead a wandering life if the principle
that mans address stamps his opin-
ions were generally recognized. In
no other country are street names
changed with such bewildering fire.
quency, for the majOrities on mu-
nicipal councils generally celebrate
their advent to power by rechristen-
ing a number of thoroughfares in &C.
cordance with their convictions. A
devout royalist living in. say, the Rue
Saint-Louis, is sufficiently Mortified
when a newly elected radical council
condemns him to live in the Rue
Gambetta But when, four years Ia
ter, the socialists came into power,
and he must change his address or
his opinions, or simply buy fresh
stock of note paper. This is what he
generally does-London Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
a Doubtful Member,

In Miss Woods kindergarten class
there were eight pupils. four girls and
four boys. One of the boys, however
had not yet reached the estate of kits,
not to mention trousers. Accordingly,
when little Susan Phelps was asked by
visitor to tell how many boys and
how many girls there were, her con-
fused reasoning went as follows:
There's eight. one, two, three. four,
five, six, seven, eight. Miss Elliott" she
replied. And if he's girl"-she
pointed at one who wore dresses in
stead of manly garb-"why, there's
five girls, and one, two, three boys.
But if she's boy, there's one. two,
three, four girls, and one, two-four
boys. She's really boy, you know,
Miss Elliot" she confded, in conclu-
sioc. Youths COMPANION.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Spider-Web Suits.

Now that the hot weather is with
us again 1T might pay some enthusi-
astic tradesman to revive the manu-
facture of costumes from spiders
webs, which at one time served to
make cool and attractive fabric. The
first person to use the webs in this
way was a Montpelier merchant
named Bon. Louis XIV. himself
deigned to appear IN spider-web suit.
with gloves and stockings OF the same
material, and several of his court fol-
lowed his example. The fashion was
at its height from 1709 TO I'LL. But
the spiders appear tc have struck
work. or perhaps they were swept
down by conscientious housemaids.
Anyhow. you would hardly get spi-
der suit today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
The PaImy Days of Prize Fighting.

In his best days the English prize
fighter was man who fought for the
fun of the thing was backed by his
friends and stool to win a few gum
cas- on the result. In private life he
was the village blacksmith or the To-
good fellow 1t was the crowd that
spoiled the English ring, just as the
crowd has already spoiled most Eng
fish games today. English boxing
when it became a thing of deadly
science, practised only by profession
ais, went down in bad esteem.-Sat-
urday Review
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Hospitality.

Working class women are by ma
ture extremely hospitable, but the
narrowness of their houses and the
supreme claims of husband and chill
dren often prevent them from crafty
ing the inclination until late in life.
Poverty is no hindrance to hospitality
and charity, as l have learned from
many widows in large towns living in
single rooms on out-relief or a tiny
pension, nor are they checked by false
pride. AS long as they are satisfied
with the cleanliness of their imme-
date surroundings. they will receive
any guest, gentle or simple, with the
same quiet dignity. Specta-
tor.