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versation. He at once learned the se- crets of the delivery. went to work on it, and. as a result. he earned the title of "Spitball King" which he has worn many. years to come. Striklin really discovered the secret. but Ed Walsh deserves all credit for developing it.
 A few words on the spitball might not be out of place here To be explicit. the spitball is one that goes straight till it gets to the plate and then it breaks or darts down or to one side. and have heard some big ball players say that when Walsh had his spitball working perfectly it was absolutely impossible to hit it. so quick and sharp was it's break.
 When Walsh throws this spitball he simply vets the first and second fling CTS of his right hand and then rubs them on the little cover-like area of the ball cover within the curve of the seam. The ball is. therefore. simply moistened little. and Walsh declares that when it is batted it is dry by the time it reaches the hands of the fielder. Some of the spitball artists are not so refined. however. A mem Der of the New York Giants is re- sponsible for the story that every time Bugs Raymond pitches a game he con- sumes 50 cents. worth of slippery elm. Walsh chews gum during a game. That is all.
 And here are two other things about the spitball that are of interest: In the first place. it is just as easy to control as any other. and it does not injure the pitchers arm. Back in 1904 and 1905 Jack Chesbro was the great star of the New York Amercan League team, and his effectiveness was due to his spitball. About that time Walsh
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began to use 1t effectively. although he claims that he had 1t before Ches- bro ever knew there was such thing. It so happened that Chesbro's arm went wrong along in 1905. and he said it was due to the spitbal1. He said the spitball would ruin any pitcher. He went to Walsh at that time. and tried to get him to give up the splitter because he said it would ruin his arm. But Walsh decided he would take his chances. and SO he went ahead with 1t. He. with White and AIrock. won the pennant for the Sox in 1906. and Walsh took two of the four that the Sox won from the Cubs in the series played for the worlds championship. That's what the spitbau did for him. but at the end of the 1905 season. when the Sox were playing in New York, Walsh says Chesbro came to him and acknowledged that 1t wasn't the spitball that had put his arm to the bad. He had caught cold in it, he said.
 Walsh has been throwing the spitbalI for seven years now. and he says his arm is stronger and healthier right now than 1t ever was And Walsh as- serts also that he has better control with the splitter than with any other ball that he throws. When the balls and strikes are to 2 or to O." he says. "I always use the spitbal1 when want to get the next one over"
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PROPOSALS FOR STATE
 ROAD WORK.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re- ceived by the State Highway Com missioner, Room 27, Capitol, Hart ford, Conn.,, until p. m of Thurs day, Aug. IS, 1910, for sections of graded roads in Bridgewater and Sherman in accordance with plans and specifications.
 specifications. The State Highway Commissioner reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of feet to be improved, after the con- tract is let.
 All bids must be accompanied by a bond of not less than one-tl1frd of the cost of the work. Any bidder to whom contract has been awarded re- fusing to sign the contract at the company bond .or certified check, shall forfeit from his bond a sum equal to the difference in price be- tween his bid and the next lowest bidder. Plans and specifications may be examined at Geo. A. Barnes for Sherman and A. B. Mallett for Bridgewater, or at the office of the State Highway Commissioner, Room 27, Capitol.
 The State Highway Commissioner reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 Dated at Hartford. Conn, Aug, Il. 1910.
 JAMES H. MACDONALD,
 State Highway Commissions,
 Room 27, Capitol, Hartford.
 l. Il .
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No Such Class Shown by Pre- sent Performers Behind
 Home Plate
Managers of Today Would Give Small Sized Fortune For Men of Ca|ibre of "Buck" Ewing, "mike'' Kelley, Charley
 Snyder, Robinson and Flint

Above every other cry heard on the baseball diamonds today is the appeal for catchers. Great pitchers they are in plenty. First-class field CTS are to be found everywhere. Base running is by no means a lost art. Inside baseball has been developed to an extent never known before. The signalling system is now an absolute art. But where, alas, are all the Ewings and Kellys and the O'Con- nors and the Flints, and the Robin sons and the Crosses and the Navas and the GiIigans and the Zimmers and the Bushongs and the Whites and the McGuires and the Farrells and the Crigers ahd the Bennetts and the Dalys and the Snyders and the Boyles and the Buckleys and the Whites of other days? The baseball managers of today are not to be misunderstood when many of them are to be found on the street corners crying, My kingdom for a catcher
 Mot that there are no great catch CTS today. Far from it. But the pro- portion of crackerjack backstops to the number of f1rst-class men in other positions is away below the relative percentage that obtained in the days when the catcher got much larger measure of the credit for victory than he gets today. Gibson, Kling. Bresnahan, Sullivan, Carrigan, Mo Lean, Mitchell and six or seven other men are doing grand work behind the bat today, but the question remains: Why do not more linen who are hun gering and thirsting for $5,000 year salary center all their energies in an effort to become as proficient and as valuable behind the bat as were the horo;o cofchers 0f old 9 Whenever the Maps go over to Detroit they are sure to have as one of their guests the once great catcher. Charley Bennett. This famous player. led the old lea que catchers in 1881, 1882 1883, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1889. 1890, and in 1893, never catching less than fifty games in a season. In this time Bennett caught such twirlers as Lady Bald win Getzein, Conway, Dupee, Shaw. Clarkson, Stivetts, Nichols and Sta- lev. Where. indeed, in either league Is there a Charles Bennett today?
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BIRTH OF THE "SPIT" BALL
Discovered by Stiklin, Devel'
 oped by ga Walsh
Most Effective Ball in Hand of Artist That Gan be Pitched

Down in Marlin Springs. Tex. the White Sox were training in the spring of 1904 There was pitcher on the stag whose name was Elmer Strlknn. He was not a great twirler. and he has since wandered out somewhere in to the darkness of baseball obscurlty. But somewhere in the great book that records the history of the game there will be a little corner reserved for him, for it was in this humble player that the sp4tball, the marvel of a gen eration among those who are interested in such things. owes it's origin.
 Callahan called Striklin aside one day on that training trip down in Texas and said: Haven't you got good slow ball?" And Striklin replied:
 "I have something better than that. "
 And then 1t was that the great spit ball was given it's first exhibition. Striklin had discovered 1t accidentally, and had worked it out to certain degree of perfection.
 Ed Walsh. Comiskey's great pitcher. was standing near and heard this con-
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Buck Ewing was the real daddy of them all, with Mike Kelly, per- haps, as the oldest son, Ewing caught such pitchers as Keefe, Crane, O'Day, Titcomb, Rusie, and Young. Were a Ewing to loom on the baseball horizon today any major league club in the country could we'll afford to pay $10,- 900 a year for his services. Mike Kelly did not loom large in the sea- sons fielding average, but won in the game by his ingenuity. He was full of tricks, knew the batsmen's weak thrower, and was of invaluable assis- tance to his boxmen.
 Many people there are today who regard Charley Snyder as the best catcher that ever lived. Even when, in his mature years, he came to Chief Trimmer was an iron man who stood the battering of many great pitchers. In 1894 he caught in S8 games for Cleveland, with the grand average of 1885. The late Doc Bush ong was a superb catcher who in his day handled the delivery of such pitchers as Mccormick, Daly, Car ruthers, Foutz, Hudson. and others. And in those days the batter was only forty-dve feet from the pitcher and the latter came at them with a hop, skip and a jump before letting go of the ball.
 " Silver Flint's stamina caused a feeling of awe among players and fans, for he caught necessarily des- pite many broken fingers and a smash ed nose. Big Duke Farrell caught such speed merchants as Rusie and Meekin with an ease and grace that delighted the fans. Columns of praise could be written around such catchers as Dick Buckley Malachi Kittredge, Wilbert Robinson, John Cement, Jim Mcclure, Jack Boyle, Jack O'Connor, Morgan Murphy, Billy, Holoert. Relpscniager and otn- prove the wonderful part that the backstop played in the game in the days when catching was an even more serious undertaking than it is today. Why, then, do not the young baseball players of today try for a place to shine where the opportunity to shine is unlimited. ?"
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, as.. PROBATE COURT.

July %, IyID. Estate of Christopher Schread. late Of the town of Bridgeport. in said Dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport. hath limited and allow ed six months from the date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Thoss who neglect to present their accounts properly attested. within said time will be debarred a recovery. All per- sons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 JOHN H. SCHREAD, T.. ii
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EXPERTS WOULD TEAR DOV \
 LEANING TOWER OF PISA
Especial from United Press }

London, Aug. u.-According to the Rome correspondent of the London Globe, expert engineers have recom- mended to the Italian government that the famous leaning tower of Pisa be torn down and be re-erected on a better foundation. The report of the engineers is supplemental to that they recently made and follows thorough examination of the foundation of the tower wh .ich is believed to be in danger of falling.
 The tower was built in 1154. It is of white marble, 188 feet in height. The inclination from the top to the base is 16 feet.
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MUSIC DEALERS HEN LAYS
 HARD AND SOFT BOILED
(specal from United Press-)

Altoona, Aug. I1-For the last sev- en months a Leghorn hen owned by F. A. Winter, a music dealer here. has been laying two eggs every third day, an ordinary egg with a good shell in the morning and an egg with practically no shell In the afternoon. Winter wrote to the Department of Agriculture at Washington about his freak hen and experts of the depart ment informed him that occasionally a hen lays two eggs a day but there is no offocia1 record of a continuous performance of this kind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11
THE PRETTIEST FACE

nd the most beautiful hands are off, ten disdgured by an unsightly wart 1t can easily be removed in few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and Ie6 Cannon St.
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CLEANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 SOAP.

Guaranteed not to inJure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Wm. R. Vim. 244 Stratford Ave.
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American.
Connecticut.
BOILER BLOWS UP.

A hoisting engine on the docks of the Farist Steel Company blew up yesterday, taking with it the roof of the shed in which it was located. No damage of consequence was done
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

Connecticut League. New Haven at Northampton. Hartford at New Britain CD. Waterbury at Ho1yoke. Springfield at Bridgeport.
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FOOD FOR THE FANS Meaty Gossip Pertaining to Plays
 and Players in the National PaStime
Springfield here this afternoon.

Springfield here this afternoon.
 Bring out the glad rags. it's Ladies' Day.
 Old J. F. was working over time yesterday afternoon stopping all games in this tight little circuit. There was great disappointment in New Britain. for the Mechanic-Avia- tor game was down for the best of the day.
 The suggestion of Connie Mack that the batters be given four strikes in- stead of three has met with the ap- proval of George Cameron. The lat ter believes that in the State league the White Wings should be allowed half a dozen swings at it and the other team limited to two. And then they'd get beaten.-New Haven Un- ion.
 Dan O'Neil returned from his Mas sachusetts trip yesterday afternoon, but not empty handed. He brought back with him a pitcher, Albert T. Haynes who has been playing with Haverhill in the New England lea .gue. Haynes was formerly a Uni versity of Vermont pitcher, and is the property of the Pirates.
 Rain postponed all the National leagues games yesterday with the ex- ception of the Pirate-Dove game, the former winning 3-2. Home runs by Gibson and Wagner won for the Pi- rates.
 The Athletics are now 100 points to the good in the American league race i'm rO hx, again winning from the Tigers. At the present time Connie Mack's pitch ing staff is the best going in either league.
 Jack Collins single in the twelfth White Sox over the Red Sox yester- day. Collins last year was with Springfield.
 The, Yankees received a severe set back yesterday losing two games to the St. Louis Browns. Pelty of the Browns held the Tanks to two hits in the second game. Ray Fisher, the former Hartford gunner, went into work for the Yankees in the eighth inning of the second game, the Browns gathering two runs.
 Hartford tackles New Britain for
  The Senators seem to be the only club to really have the Aviator's number. The actions of the New Britain fans, when Hartford is the visitor, border on a riot.
 Bridgeport should be occupying the top rung this evening, as Waterbury is playing with the Holyoke sluggers in the latter villa. The Mechanics with their present going speed, should have no fear of the Ponies.
 The Mechanics are in for a strenu- ous session next week, but the ma- jority of the games are scheduled for this city. New Haven is here Mon- day; New Britain Tuesday; North ampton Thursday and Hartford Sat- urday On Wednesday the club is in New Britain and Friday in New Haven. It is possible that the club will play in Waterbury this Sunday, and that there may be some double headers arranged for the home crowd next week, thus making at least five or six home games. Manager McCann might also work in an extra Ladies' Day.
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National League.

Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston.
 St. Le0.s at Philadelphia.
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American League,

New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at Chicago.
 Washington at Cleveland.
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BASEBALL SUMMARY
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Connecticut League. III games postponed-rain.
National League

Pittsburg 3. Boston 2.
 St. Louis at New York-Rain. Cincinnati at Brooklyn-Rain. Chicago at Philadelphia-Rain
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Eastern League.

Eastern League. Buffalo 8, Jersey City 2. Newark 3, Toronto 2. Baltimore 2, Montreal O. Montreal 5, Baltimore 1. Rochester 5, Providence o.
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American Leagt

American League. St. Louis 10, New York 6. St. Louis 8, New York O. Cleveland 3, Washington 2, (11 in- nings.)
 Cleveland 0, Washington 0, Clark ness.)
 Philadelphia 8, Detroit 8. Chicago 2. Boston l, (12 innings.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

There was great disappointment in New Britain, for the Mechanic-Avia- tor game was down for the best of the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11
American League.
Eastern League.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

Old J. F. was working over time yesterday afternoon stopping all games in this tight little circuit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

Bridgeport should be occupying the top rung this evening, as Waterbury is playing with the Holyoke sluggers in the latter villa. The Mechanics with their present going speed, should have no fear of the Ponies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

Bring out the glad rags, it's Ladies' lau
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

Hartford tackles New Britain for two games in the latter village today
 The Senators seem to be the only club to really have the Aviator's 8 number The actions of the New Britain fans, when Hartford is the visitor, border on a riot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

The Yankees received severe set back yesterday losing two games to the St. Louis Browns. Pelty of the Browns held the Tanks to two hits in the second game. Ray Fisher, the former Hartford gunner, went into work for the Yankees in the eighth inning of the second game, the Browns gathering two runs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

Jack Collins single in the twelfth following Purtell's triple won for the White Sox over the Red Sox yester- day. Collins last year was with Springfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

Rain postponed all the National leagues games yesterday with the ex- ception of the Pirate-Dove game, the former winning 3-2. Home runs by Gibson and Wagner won for the Pi- rates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11

The suggestion of Connie Mack that the batters be given four strikes in- stead of three has met with the ap- proval of George Cameron. The lat ter believes that in the State league the White Wings should be allowed half a dozen swings at it and the other team limited to two. And then they'd get beaten.-New Haven Un- inn
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The Athletics are now 100 points to the good in the American league race, increasing their lead yesterday by again winning from the Tigers. At the present time Connie Mack's pitch ing staff is the best going in either league,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-04
English Names for Towns.

Many names of towns in England
have been appropriated for a similar
use in this country. These names fire.
quently indicate in themselves the orr
gin of the towns. For instance, names
ending in chester" or "cester" or
Caster" such as Dorchester, Worces-
ter and Lancaster, undoubtedly apply
to sites of old military settlements or
camps, and the termination is derived
from "castra," the Latin word for
camp. If the mann of a place ends in
"coln," like Lincoln, then 1t, too, is of
Roman origin, because the Latin word
for colony is colonia. When the sylla-
BILE "by" ends the word, like Rugby,
we then know that the Danes are re-
sponsible for the name, for the Danish
word for town Is by.
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CHAPTER XII.

It was until late in the afternoon Of
Christmas Day that Ardea vas able to
slip away from her guests long enough
to run over to apprise herself of the
condition of things at the Gordon
house.
Tom opened the door for her, and he
made her come to the fire before he
would answer her questions. Even
then hi sat glowering at the cheerful
blaze as if he had forgotten her pres
ence; and she was womanly enough,
or amiable enough, to let him take his
own time. When he began. 1t was
seemingly at a great distance from
matters present and pressing.
Say, Ardea; do you believe in mir
acles?" he asked abruptly. How dc
you account for them. Did God make
His laws so that they could be taker
apart and put together again wher
some little human ant loses its way or
a grass stalk or drops its grain o.
sugar?"
1T don't know" she confessed, frank.
ly. IT am not sure that I aver tried t.
| account for them; I suppose I hav,
| swallowed them whole, as you say
have swallowed my religion"
"Well, you believe In them, anyway
he said, "anc $3.50 makes II easier t
| hit what I'm aimins -
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A Charming Porch Party.

This delightful affair was given on
the porch OF a lovely country home,
but 1t may be just as successfully car
ried out indoors and at any season OF
the year. There were about 20 guests,
each asked to bring her work. The
porch was decorated entirely with gar
den flowers that are so plentiful and
brilliant at this time. After an hour
of lively chatter, with needle and
thread, crochet hook and knitting, the
hostess appeared and announced a
"so-in" contest. Slips Of paper and
small green pencils were passed with
the explanation that each answer be-
gan $50" as the first letters The
questions and answers follow:
A wise man of ancient t"imes-Solomon-
That which one voice sings-Solo.
A necessary kitchen compound-Soap
What the twentieth century flying ma
shine should do-Soar.
To steep in l~iquid-Soak.
Serious-Sober
A Recommendations.
Church members enjoy this soclaoie
,ommunism-Socialism.
A mixture and an explanation-Solu-
ion.
Popular with the summer gtrl-Soda-
A church society-Soddllty.
A seat built for two or more-Sofa-
To dwell for a t~ime-Sojourn.
A note in music-Sol.
A name for the sun-Sol.'
Pertaining to a light ~giver-Solar.
What an article always Is, II ought-
Sold.
Metallic ce~ment-Solder.
A man Of war-Soldier.
Nearest the f~loor-Sole.
Incorrectness of language-Solecism-
Alone in the world-Sole.
A fiat flsh-Sole.
What a tramp does at the door-So-
hcits.
A tune for an observation-disclosures
Giving forth sound-Sonorous.
Painful-Sore.
Species, kind-Sort.
Seed-sprinkler-Sower.
After 20 minutes the key" was
read; then the hostess said: Having
finished 'Soing.' there would be a
Garden competition" and she passed
another set of papers, with these Ques
tons:
, !. We are a practical family. neither
sad nor sentimental, yet we never fail t
make everyone shed tears.
! 3. We are noted for our heads; II pn'
Of our family fails to have one Of goo,
shape he Is regarded as of little worth
8 We are great travellers; we wear
II green uniform and our flesh Is cool an,
crisp.
4. Our dress is pink. but later W
wear brown.
Y 6. We wear purple dresses above tn
d ground and white below.
g 6. Our leaves are crisp n curied. blu
: sur hearts are creamy gold.
7. Sometimes large, sometimes small,
gold heart with a rough exterior.
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Many th~ree-quarter sleeves, built ELI
tirely of puffs, are seen in out-of-door
gowns.
Fine cloths In dull blue and rose
tints are in demand for dressy after.
noon frocks.
Turbans are rising in height and
also showing the narrow effect at the
crown apex.
Narrow ostrich bands edge many OF
the new wraps and add an extremely
smart touch.
Beaver Is to have a great season In
millinery, II early i~mportations count
for anything.
There are some uncertain predic-
tons that the short waistline will
come in again.
The correct and suitable shoe for a
black satin tailor made is the black
suede or undressed kid.
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S. l am snow white ana when good to
eat don a silken plume.
8. l have many little round companions
in our narrow green house.
10. 1 blush red because my name is a
term of reproach.
IL. We are famed for our heads. but
they must be snow white.
~. OF shades of red and yellow; once
thought poisonous, now thought mellow.
10. Thick Is our stalk but tender our
crop.
Il. Our family name is of the past
tense, yet we are on every table of to-
day.
Is. Sturdy are we. yet not allowed to
live in the sunlight.
&c. Some of us are crooked all around,
others only In the neck.
II. We live in bright red houses ant
have hot tempers.
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when you were counting me-" saia
his wife, you declared there wasn't
another woman in the world like me-"
EYES," replied her husband, land
I'm glad oil it-for the sake Of other
mani