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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-10-27
Dry Goods Department.

1000 yards Outing Flannels, extra quality, large
assortment OF light aud dark fancies, also plain
white and cream arc quality Al, per yd 8 4e
Best quail Full Standard Prints, in lights OF
darks, 7c value, per yard Sc
500 yards Apron Check Ginghams very special
at per yard Sc
Goats Spool Cotton, per spool &C
200 pair Bed Blankets, complete assortment at
special prices for this Great Sale. See values
at age, soc, 69c, CSC, st25, $40. sIgS, s. rs,
s3.9S and s4.9S per pair.
1000 yards Dress Ginghams, all new fall pat
terms, 10 &c quality at, per yard glac
Special Special
100 rolls All Silk Tafeta Ribbons to be sold
during this Sale at ahou, one-haf regular
value as follows:
Fine qualify All Silk Taffeta Ribbon ~ inches
wide, lec quality at per yard Ioc
Extra quality Heavy Tafeta Ribbon, So inches
wide, 800 quality at, per yard 25c
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-10-27
DR.. kEMN EOY'S
i REMEDY
For KIDNEYS, BLOOD and LIVER

Baeksd by over 80 years ~ remark.
able kucf'ees IN the cure ~ Kidney.
Liver and Blood troubles Cauefi-
laatlon and the dlEehses peculiar 70
sutBen. Not n patent nIiaieine.
The i0rmnia II In kerpin4 With
strict scientific prfncipleA MANY
have pftvscfibed Dr.. David kenpr-
ay's FnYorlif Remedy. This state.
nient can be proved absolutely II
has c1ft'f many t@Ast practically
abandoned hAve you dangerous
saHfsaH1s ~ ktopeg. I8Ysr AIsd
hieaa tfDabiea. faih IL t,arh cloudy
ufipf y "a sf9iinrat pain IN Iaass-
ing eatsr. coflstigsf son, skin NfsT-
lions, etc I II 10 don't delAf bot
ass' pf David ksnnsdyis Fasgfite
A. ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-10-27

49, the Governor.
HARVEY X. KINGSLEY,
Secretary az Ciyil and Military
Affairs.
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ALEkHT q. URNI~ ool''
tino. + Toaaaes, Aamf. Manchester, VI.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
DONOVAN TELLS BEGINNERS
TO CUT OUT THE CURVE BALL

catcher. Jim thought that curve ball
was the hardest thing in the world to
hit. At least, he gave me that Impress
ion by his signals. He would start
nearly every inning with the signal
for a curve ball. Soon the strain be-
gan to tell en- me. My shoulder pain
ed me intensely
Still, kept plugging away. think
ing It was cold. not dreaming that
the curve ball was making wreck OF
my arm. When Mcclure left Detroit IL
dawned on me that the curve ball was
the trick that undid me.
with 1t. and laid at all to excessive
use of the curve ball. When Manager
Jennings took hold in the spring Of
1907, he advised me to give my arm a
rest after explained everything to
him.
"Bill.' he said to ME. let your arm
rest and then come back with that
speerer' did and the good 1t did me
everybody knows. had the best year
in my career.
That is why advise the young
pitchers to get away from curve throw
ing. 1t Will eventually wreck their
arms, as it did mine. You know these
young chaps, just trying TO break In
to the league, think that they have
got to curve a ball in order to show
the manager that they have something
There is where they're foolish. Sticr
to the fast hail, and it will bring hons
the bacon nine times aut of ten"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
BASEBALL FOR COLLEGES
HARD TO GET STARTED

Baseball as college game did not
really hegin until tho sixties. and even
then had little general popularity In
an endeavor to get something u the
spirit OF the times. I asked man who
was graduated in the early days of
baseball in the colleges whether they
played baseball in his time. No
he said at first: ''or. Mt least" he cor
rectcd himself. "a few chaps used TO
go over into n vacant lot that we pass
cd on our walks and make fools OF
themselves knocking the ball about.
hut tho college never took any interest
in IT..
In the autumn of 1895, the University
Baseball Club was organized at Yale.
and n nine picked from the class mines
accepted a challenge from the Agal-
liam Club OF Wesleyan. y contempor-
AIRY account stated: The Yale nine.
never before having played together.
improved vastly as the game progress
ed and toward tho close played very
brilliantly. Yale won 30 10 10. the game
lasting three hours and twenty min
utes.''
Late In 'ss. Columbia and Yale had
q game. ard in the following year Yale.
having been spurred on By her success
es arranged a game with the Unions OF
Morrisania. the champions of the coun-
try The game was exciting. and was
hugely enjoyed by the crowd. At the
end of the hf:h Inning Yale had made
S runs and the Unions 4. But the I'm
ions improved. and had tied the score
by the end of the ninth, and finally
succeeded in winning by the score of
1e TO a.
The score card of the game between
the classes OF 1869 of Yale and Har-
ward. reproduced from the original
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up. TO each of the fighters.
suppose the pictures do bring each
man 100000. This will mean that for
thirty-six minutes actual fighting tho
winner will eventually accumulate per
minute tho nice little sum OF st5,0o3
and the iooser will grab Off about
s14,5s9 per minute.
or course, the fight may 20 twclys
rounds, and on tho other hand either
man might win within round, or IL
might possibly go firty-five rounds.
This latter lis by no means probabie.
Jeffries has declared he will win with
n punch, IL he can do so. LIN this
event. the big fellow might increase
his fortune ut the. rate of about $3.50
600 a minute. giving him minute to
feel ont Johnson. another minute to
land the punch.
Naturally no one can give any
rational opinion on the distance this
fight will go. While both mon have
declared they will not fight for tho
picture machine. IL may be hard for
them to forget that money Is being
ground out minute by minute by the
operators. and tho may go along
under a pull for a. few rounds.
Then, again. ono may shake up tho
other with a Jolt and uncork a knock-
out punch when 1t Is least to be ex-
pected. II any ono tried to figure out
the possibilities OF this battle he'd bs
rs much of bug as the man who
studies the dope sheet of baseball
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
Famous Detroit HEAVIER Says a
Pitcher Can Get by on Brains,
Control and a Speedy Jumper.
Experience Proves 1t.

Cut out the curve balls" Is the ad
vice given by Bill Donovan. the Oldest
pitcher in point of service on the De-
troit team, to the young pitchers on
the team.
why do you persist in harping on
that subjectf' was asked.
81 am doing IT for the best interests
OF the young pitchers" replied Dono-
van. Now, look here. have gone
through the game long enough to
know what is good and bad for a pitch
err"
Donovan then went on to explain that
excess pitching q curve ball nearly
drove him out of baseball.
When 1 was with Brooklyn rarely
ever threw a curve" continued Dono-
van. Duke Farrell was the catcher.
and we worked together SO well that
he resorted to no signals. had the
speed and whitfield them over the plate.
OF course control helped me out But
my fast bail had an upshoot to it and
I was getting away with three and
four-hit games in grand style.
1T was in 1908 that L Joined the De-
troit club. Jim Mcclure was the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
SPORTS BET FIGHT
is SHORT AFFAIR

New York. April o.--The Ieffries-
JohnSon fight July 4, Is scheduled as
a forty ffSc-round contest, but no one
believes 1t can last no long. The bet
ting favors a fight from ten to twenty
rounds as outside propositions, with
from twelve to fifteen rounds moro
likely.
Suppose, for the sake Of argument,
we say that the fight goes twelve
rounds That's tfirty-six minutes of
actual fighting with eleven minutes
rest, forty-seven minutes In all.
Leaving out OF consideration the
value OF the moving pictures for a
moment. and continuing speculation
to tho purse, 1t Is hard to locate any
more valuable minutes anywhere in
history.
Should the fight go to the end of
twelve rounds before knock -out ends
1t, tho winner will get for his end
s1,611.5 a minute after tho ringing of
the gong. He wound receive $2,104.3
for every minute OF actual fighting.
The loser will get s5s7.s for his
share for every minute after the gong
rnng. or a trifle over s70i a minute
for every minute OF actual fighting.
Now az to the picture end.
There Is a. possibility. IL the fight
Is fast and interesting. and goes long
enough that the picture receipts alone
Will be worth anywhere from 100000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
TTSv|LLE WINS
HIGH SCHOOL MEET
Events of Piedmont Intcrscholas-
tic League on Lambeth,
Field.

Especial to The -Dispatch.J
Charlottesville. Va, April 9.--Tho
first annual track and field meet OF
the Piedmont Interscholastic League.
composed of the high schools OF Al
bemurlc, Nelson, Orange and Louisa
counties, was held this afternoon ON
Lambeth Field. at the University
The point trophy was won by Scotts-
Vile, with a. total OF IS points; Red
Hill made 45 1-2 points; Alberene, al.
Louisa. ~; cismont, 1s1-2; Eraleys-
Vile, Z.
Tho senior relay race was captured
by Red Hill. and tho junior relay by
], white. of Rad Hill. covered the
hundred-yard dash in 104-5 seconds.
and the quarter-mile In 81 4-5 seconds.
Hicks, OF Alberene, won first place In
the high Jump. pole vault and broad
jump. and second place In the high
hurdles. Pendleton. of Louisa, the
smallest entry in the mile. won in
Ave minutes and Twenty-Five seconds.
For the juniors, Gwathmey, of
Louisa. and Hunt. OF Alberene, an
nexed the most points
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MEDAL PLAY GOLF HANDICAP.
w. g. Fownes Jr. Wins From Guy Net
cnlf-minr Fownes Heads Women.

W. W. ONfucS 0Gs WINE TVm Nuy SIhCts
culf-Mias Fownes Heads Women.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.1
Pinehurst, n c., April Gin a'medal
play OF golf handicap arranged ex-
ciusively for the cottage colony w. c.
Fownes, Jr.. of Pittsburg, playing
from scratch, and Guy Metcalf. OF
Providence tied for first place at 70
each. Mr.. Fownes winning the play
off. Lincoln g. Cummings, OF Brook
limo t14), scored So; II. w. Ormsbee, OF
Fitchburg tlp, and C. B. Fownes, OF
Pittsburg (4), 81; Robert Hunter. OF
Braeburn ~: II. C. Fownes, of Pitts
burg %: Charles Holton. OF Williams
port (20), So; l. 6. Cummings. Jr., OF
Brookline Gs), and F. A. King, of
Northboro Gi). SO; H. III. Cutler, OF
Milwaukee CD, and Gardiner Ham
inond, of Boston (20), 81; w. l.. Hurd,
OF PittsburE I3), %, and Richard
Tufts, of Boston (16), 9s.
Miss Mary Fownes. Of PlttsburS.
playing from scratch, led the women
with SO: Mrs. j. c. Splane, OF Pitts
burg (e4), second, in 81, and Miss
Gwendolyn Cummings, of Brooklinc
$500, and Mrs. j. Il. Price, of Pitts
burg t2), tied for third, in 9s: Miss
Frances Hammond, of Boston (3O),
made 100. Miss Gurdes, of Pittsburg
go. 1o2, Miss Louise Elkins, OF
Pittsburs t2), lc3. and Miss Rock
wood. of New York (20). I09
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5eale0 3aroposals.
SEALED PROPOSALS -. !.
NOTICE TO WATER WORKS
CONTRACTORS.

PROPOSALS FOR FURNISH
ing materials and labor, and for per-
forming all work necessary for the
construction of water works for the
town of Orange. Va, Will DO received
by the Mayor and board OF trustees OF
the town until twelve {12) o'clock noon
OF CAD APRIL, 1910. and will be pun
licly opened and read Immediately
thereafter MT the Office OF the said
Mayor. at orange.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the Office of the Mayor, at Orange.
Va. or Mt the office of the engineer
In charge OF the construction of the
water works. at Orange. Va, to whom
application should be made for the
blank Forms upon which bids must
be made, and for information as to-
the kinds and quantities OF materials
to be furnished and work to be done.
and the terms and conditions to- be-
complied with.
Each proposal. or bid. must be ac-
conlpanted by certified check FOR
amount of the bid. made payable to
the Mayor Of Orange, Va. as an evi-
dcnce of good faith upon the part or
the bidder and no proposal will be-
considered which IS not accompanied
by such check, or which is not made
upon the blank form as required
and in strict conformity with all
other requirements. OF which other /
requirements prospective bidders wilt
be fully advised upon application.
The Mayor and board OF trustees
reserve the right to reject any and
all bids, or to accept any which IT
may seem to them pest to accept IN /
the interest of the town. ~
FRANK B. PERRY,
Mayor of Orange. Va. 4,
IL. Il. GRASTY.
7. ]. MARTIN,
EMIL LEVY.
p. NJ WATTS.
Board of Trustees of Orange. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
STEEPLECHASE is
FEATURE EVENT ON
JAMESTOWN TRACK
Heavily Played Favorite, Or. Pillow Wins.
Race for Members of Norfolk Hunt Club.
Perfect Weather Prevails.

length. OtilQ had the best OF the
weights, carrying 1o1 pounds against
1l5 on Ragman. The latter ran to his
form. but the weight told on him in
the last few furlongs.
4 First rare--.five and a half furlongs.
116 (Rurns). q to 4.
f1rsts Fond Heart. H. lRad). Z to To-.
sacond; Grenade, 100 (Burton), i z to Il,
third Time. 1907 Merle Lassie and
Racing Belle ran.
Second race---lnile and sixteanth,
purse-otilo. 1o5 (Musgrave). to l..
first; Pins and Needles. 104 Q4ang), A
to 1. second: Ragnlan. lis (Reld),y to
8. third. Time, 1'47. John Carroll
ran. 81
Third race---hurdle on turf. about ona
mile and half, handicap--pr. Pillow,
$50 tRyanl. 2 to 8, first; DR.. Heard.
14o (He!der), to 1. second; Lucille r..
132 (Patterson). Ia to /, third. Time,
S:09. Woodside and Maize Fletcher ran.
Fourth race--fonr and a half fur-
longs, selling--Rasp. 1l5 (Steinhardt),
z to 10. first; Jack Ryan, 1o2 lReidl.
G to 1. second; Doris Ward, 9S (Ianga3,
20 to /, third. Time. 1865 lis, Yankee
Lady. Ortega, Good News. NJ. y. shan-
non and Ahe Attell ran,
Fifth race--sN furlongs, selling
Billie Hibbs, 117 Newis). 8 to 8. first;
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score book. furnished In itself enough
data to show that by the end of tho
SOS the game had taken on the really
permanent form which. with minor
alterations. mas been preserved to the
prerent day.
The first Yale-Princeton game was
played on June 81. 1868. Yale winning
80 TO 10; and the first Harvard game
was played July 20 OF that year. Har-
yard winning, % to H. The following
year Yale again played the champions
of the country. this time the Mutuals of
New York, and was once more beaten.
by the close score of IS to 16.
In the autumn OF 1871 the record
shows that .'the Yale pitcher, Strong,
showed signs OF great promise" all
though in the game with the Haymak-
ers of Troy he was batted for 40 bases.
Harvard was almost uniformly SUCCESS
fui against Yale for the first few years.
but in 1874, in the games played IN
connection with the college boating
regatta at Saratoga. Yale. through the
brilliant pitching of Avery, turned the
tables and won both games. The most
remarkable game played between these
two mines. however. was In the spring
OF 1877, when Carter. the Yale pitcher.
made the extraordinary record of al
lowing only "a Harvard men at the bat,
Yale winning, 5 to 0. Harvard, how
ever. won the second game. 10 to l.
and the final game OF The series, 5 to g..
By this time college baseball was
improving rapidly. and in two years
was on a fair plane with the profess
sionaI game; in fact. the Yale nine OF
1880 played no fewer than 10 games
with professionals and succeeded in
winning II OF that number.-From
Walter Camps THE American National
Came In the April Century.
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1:1+ as. Lurld, Enlinola, Kings
Guinea and Katheryn Van ran.
Sixth race--six furlongs, hunters,
silver cup-Garrett, 1870 (NIr. Carney,
5 to s, first: Queen Mary, 100 (Mr. Will
cox), 6 to 8. second: No Name. $50 (Mr.
Davis), 2 to /. third. Time. 1920. Bus
ter Brown, Bachelor. schoolboy and
Ohayow ran.
Entries for Monday.
Following entries for Mondays
races. April IL:
First race-three- year-olds and up.
selling, six furlongs--sAmoret, So;
-oserine, LOT; Patriot, 100; Kilderkin.
1903; King Avondale. ITO. apprentice
allowance of five pounds claimed.
Second race-two-year-old maidens,
four and half Observation-Disclosures
los; Bertha d.. 1908: Jack Ryan. 1os;
NJ. j. shannon. los: Mayweed. 1oS:
'Stepchild. 108; yankee Lady. 1os;
Doris Ward, 1903; Jauelda, 10S, Nora
Emma, los. sEngellsing entry.
seven turlongs, selling Eminola. 11Si
saltram. lis; xebre. 11s; 'Grenade,
100; Benlala, 120 PanIque. 100. Good
Friar, 100: aw. T. Hinch, III; Havre
1885, Kings Guinea. 1913. Apprentice
allowance OF five pounds claimed.
Fourth acknowledgement and up
five and a half furlongs. selling-sMc
Andrews. 100; .Manheimer, 100; Istria
1o3; Dona H., 1913: Lurid. 1903; Male
Fletcher, 1903; Alloy. 10S. Flat Creek
1o3; xebre. los; Ftrebrand. los: Do.
METROS. los; Sam Fudge, LOB: Aun
Kate, 1903: Dander, los. Apprentice
allowance of five pounds claimed.
Fifth race-three-year-old and up
one mile and sixteenth. special condi
tions-sSmug. So; Miss Popular. 1o2
Lois Cavanagh. 1o5; 'John Carroll
mos: Pins and Needles, III. sAppren
] tice allowance OF five pounds claimed
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Lspacial to Tie Times- pispatch.ll

lspecial to The Times Dispatch.l
Norfolk. Va. April e.-The feature
Of the racing hore this aitarnoon was
a steeplechase. which was won by tho
heavily Mayed favorite. DR.. Pillow.
cleverly ridden by Ryan. Only tive
timber loppars went to the post, and
for q mile 1t WAS q pretty race 60 look
at. Instead Of going TO the front. as he
did In his pravious start. DR.. Pillow
was held back. and Lucille r. was al
lowed to make the running to the last
turn. Ryan here gave DR.. Pillow his
head and the gelding shot to the front.
and ONLY galloped the. rest OF the
Journey. winning, pulled up to a walk.
by three lengths. Dr. Heard was SEQ
.ond, fifteen lengths In front Of Lucille
r. Woodside fell at the second jump
ana Maze Fletcher at the last obstacle
+ Perfect summer weather prevailed
to-day, but the crowd was not quite as
large as that OF yesterday. Second In
Importance on the card vas a race for
the members Of the Norfolk Hunt
Club. The race was for a mile and q
quarter. but the riders appealed to
tho stewards to reduce the distance,
saying their horses were not In cons
dition ito go the long route. Albert
Simons took another bunch Of corn out
OF the ring when Otilo beat the odds
8on tayorite, RaEman, by scant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
EASY GAME Fon BnooIsLYN.
Orioles Lose in baltimore by Score Of

ID 10 5.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.1
Baltimore, Md. April 9.-The Dod-
gers Workmanship created havoc
among the Orioles to-day. The local
batsmen garnered only seven hits off
Bell. while tho visitors had an, easy
time with yickers and Russell. Burch
was the star performer for the Dod-
gers, with three TALES to his credit,
but Hummell. Lun,ley, Miller and Bell
came along with two each.
The score: RH. Z.
Brooklyn .....o121l1o2 Sl3 IL 2
Baltimore $3.50 10000 2o1-3 Z 3
Bell and Miller; yickers, Russell and
Murray.
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,,..1.an Io.es rntloor Gnme.

,,.. uailroad u. NJ. @. a. team defeated
~ ~. Eniton basketball auiut Friday night
hv a score of rs to 4. The feature vas sn ne
nj, vine OF wade and Amos The =. al, y :,
a. has challenged tho Covenantefs, anu u
sarxIo,,a IN secure other contests
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
rnstsrn nefcuts bethel.

~ Special to TIC IIHles--Ltspu VT.
Manassas Va. April 9-Bethel Mih'a ar,
,nadnnny lost to Eastern College on tho
IN 1er.a diamond this afternoon BY score
ns's q o. eastern made her runs n tn - g.
eighth inning. when sho landed on GOWNS
for several hits.
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Tonno Defcnts williamsburg.
Toano, Va, April 9.--In a seven
inning game here to-day, with tho
local high school team playing with
only eight men. Williamsburg was de-
feated by the score of "a to o. Tho
battle was greatly one sided from tho
start. and was unintcresting.
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Dar,. RACES at JacksonyiIIe.


Jacksonville. Fla. April s-The Juvenile
stakes. the last stake of the present meet
ing, which was for two-yeaTs old at hve
furongs. was productive of smashing
turned in Darling. Clay was second with
Louis peCognets third. BY reason of the
recent splendid efforts OF the Williams
trick. Darling at all times ruied the cnoice,
Louis DcCognets, the colt for which n. j.
Pons paid n fancy price at the recent dis
posal sale of the stable of p 7. chinn,
was the medium OF concerted play by
rho stable connections. The start was good
for all except sir Kearney and James Nc.
Offstriding, Toxler, who was up on Dari-
ing. Immediately rushed his mount TO the
front and opening mp winning lead in
the first half had plenty In reserve when
clay made his determined challenge. The
latter was out to the ounce to stall-on
Louis DcCogncts. In more compeleht minus minus
the latter might have been more serious
factor.
Two track records were broken In the
last two races. Heavily backed fayorttes
were in the majority weather clear track
fast Summarizes
First race-soll!ng. rour-years old and up
Bosserain 90 to u first; N. y Wheelan a
TO 100 second; Mugwump GU 70 u hhlTu.
sneond rnce--sclling. four-years old and
IN seven furIongs-Konmare Queen @ to -
arst Jack Wrisht g to y sssoha sen
Third race-selllng. foursyears old ana up,
seven surlonrs--Parkvtew 4 to . first;
Camel 6 to il second, Pinto q to y shird'
Ennrth race-F1orlda Juvenile stakes, two
Years old, i've MISUNDERSTANDING q 70 .
ss,rat. f,iav llo TO y second: Louis DeCos-
nets a to 2, third Time. IN 20, .t,sn,h
,,,-ss N roe Years old and up-Hoffrnan @
10 ioj flrst: RIO Grande uoo to = second
I'M tor g to ~ third. Time Las 2-s;e
sixth race-sellng four-years o'a ana q, e, up.
Molssey 90 to % second; Eltall y to y
.thtrd Tine. 1854.
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Two track records were broken In the
last two races Heavily backed favorttes
were in the majority. Weather clear; track
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First rnoe.-sollins. rour-years old and up
Bosserain (1o to u first; N. j. Wheclan al
IN 1o) second; Mugwunp Gao to - third
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-23
FARMING IN JAPAN.

Those who despise the power Of the
Japanese people should correct their
estimates by a study Of the agricul-
tural prodigies Of this most capable
race, says New York American. In
war the first victory rests with the
commissary, and the last objective OF
all military operations Is the COM
mand of the wheat fields-or the rice
fields. Nations are strong not in pro-
portion to their natural resources, but
In proportion to their ability to make
much of what they have. Now,
Japan does its farming in a way that
Is, from military point of view, sim
ply formidable. 1t supports a popula-
ton of 81, 100000 on an area of ara
bic land that could be contained in
q circle with radius of 75 miles-con-
siderahlv less than the distance from
more farms that are called worn
OUT in New England and the middle
states than would equal the whole of
the tillable surface of the Japanese
islands. Our lands are worn out, "
of course, merely because our scant
skill and tickle patience are exhaust
ed, and not because they do not con-
tain under their hidebound sods the
making of the food of millions. The
teeming little farms Of present day
before the Pilgrims landed on the PLY.
mouth sands.