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The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08

first eight men who faced him in an
important game. and he late struck
out II other men during the nine
innings.
And these men we're all crack play
ers. many of whom are no" stars in
the western leagues. In that Idaho
season Johnson was the slab artist in
fifty-seven straight games in which
not a run was scored on his delivery.
So you see he got the habit early!
After that feat Johnson applied to
various smart managers of the clubs
In the big cities. But they wouldn't
even give him q trial. They were dis
dainful, and easily declared that John
son would be shattered by the heavy
artillery of the major leagues. 1t re-
NAMED for the then tail-ender Wash
ington team to send Catcher Blenken-
ship in 1907 out to Weiser 10 investi-
gate the picturesque stories that came
east of the youths prowess. The
scoat lost no time in getting Johnson
to sign contract as soon as he had
seer him pitch few innings, That
Washington is now one OF the lead
Ing clubs OF the America league is
due in large part to the skill Of the
western recruit.
When Johnson made good from the
jump there was woe among all the
Napoieonic managers who had turned
him down.. But his steady and aston
ishins improvement is shown by the
following official table:
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Some Books Must Pas. Away.

The discovey by Professor Cobb of
the department of agriculture that
documents can be preserved apparent
ly indefinitely In a vacuum offers. il
further tests verify his results, con-
venient way Of exhibiting precious
and rapidly disintegrating manuscripts
while permitting their exhibition un-
der glass But It does not offer much
comfort to authors whose work Is
printed on wood pulp paper. With SO
many books in The world, to try to
preserve sample copies in vacuum
would be far too ambitious an under
taking. Whatever books survive will
have to be kept alive by the process
of reprinting from time to time. and
not many modern books stay in vogue
long enough for that.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
ALFALFA IN UNITED STATES
Great Corn Belt States Rank Very
Low In Production Of Crop
Kansas Easily Leads.

Only about 10000 acres of alfalfa
are grown in the United States today.
as compared with about $4,000. 900
acres OF timothy and clover-46, ,0OO,-
600 acres OF wheat. and more than
100,000,000 acres OF corn. OF the
100000 acres under alfalfa. only 21S,-
900 acres Of this crop is grown east OF
the Mississippi river
AS you will note by referring to the
chart. nearly 100000 acres of alfalfa,
or one-fifth of the entire area, is
grown in the state OF Kansas alone
In the rank of states growing alfalfa,
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
SHADE FOR CHICKENS
Many Chicks Are Victims of Sum-
stroke or Apoplexy.
Natural Shelter 10 Best Because II 10
Usually Formed by Trees and
Bushes, Permitting Free
Movement Of Air.

my ftOF.s JOHN WILLARD BOLIE.)
Chickens are probably less well
able to stand the extremes OF heat
than any OF our domestic animals. be-
cause they do not sweat to any great
extent. hence are deprived of that
safety valve that all Of the domesti-
Gated animals possess. 1t is undoubt-
edly true that the chickens comb and
wattles serve to cool of its blood to
a very marked degree. but even they
will not avail in very hot weather
and shade Of some kind must be al
ways available,
This is especially true with baby
chicks, as they cannot stand the d.
rect rays OF the summer sun nearly
as well as the other fowl can. Many
chicks are victims Of sunstroke or
apoplexy every year, and it is usually
the strongest and best developed ones
that are overcome.
Natural shade Is best OF all because
1t is usually formed by trees and high
bushes. sufficiently distant from the
ground to permit free movement of
air and the sun can get around to dis
infect the ground at certain times. By
all means have your hen coops, brood
ers and colony coops located in the
shade during the middle of the day.
II there is no shade available in
the yard where the baby chicks run.
it will be necessary to provide some
A mighty good scheme Is to build a
frame about two feet off the ground
and cover it with four inches of sod
or foot of straw, weighted down.
This heavy thick roof prevents the
radiation Of heat from its under sur
face and Is quite waterproof. thus
having the advantage of boards or
canvas.
The ground under this shelter
should be dry and dusty and the lit
tie fellows will spend the long, hot
noontime hours resting in the cool
and busting themselves.
With the older chickens, the prob
lem is fully as serious and shade must
| be provided This Is sometimes done
by raising the floor of the hen house
but this plan is Objectionable be-
cause Of its cost and the fact that the
hens lay in this scratching compart-
ment and rats harbor there.
An orchard forms the very best
location for the chicken park, as the
trees furnish shade and damaged or
decayed fruit, while the hens eat the
tree insects and enrich the soil For
the backyard flock of hens. either
sun-howers or sweet corn will pro-
vide plenty of shade If planted thickly
and early.
The hen house is usually OF little
value for shade within, because the
roof is too low and the breeze cannot
blow directly through. If cross ven
tilation is provided and there Is an
air space or straw loft under the roof,
little outside shade needs to be pro-
vided. Wherever possible, have the
| house SO located that there is room
for the chickens to get in the shade on
any side of it, out of doors.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08

would beat the train to Chicago by
eight hours and IL minutes. In other
words, the catcher who received the
ball could go to bed, have a full
nights rest, get up and into his uni
form again, and be on hand in the
morning to meet the Twentieth Cen
tury as she rolled into Chicago.
Putting it another way-the train
leaves New York at 2:45 p. m. daily.
Time is set back at Buffalo by just an
hour, so that the onrushing train
gains 60 minutes on her westward
journey. Eleven hours and 4S min
utes after the start Johnson's bender
has reached Chicago, or at 1888 a. m.
Chicago time, the roaring locomotive
has just plunged through Cleveland
without stopping, more than $50 miles
away.
The striking energy of .Johnson's
missile was shown to be 100 foot
pounds. That means that it possessed
approximately half the force in i'm
pact OF bullet fired from As auto
matte pistol!
According to these figures, 1t takes
less than half a second for a ball
thrown by Johnson at his high speed
to travel from his fingers to catcher's
glove.
That is why he bewilders even the
quickest witted batsman. He isn't
able to guess whether it is straight
ball, an in or an out curve, drop, or
whether the sphere is going to jump
up into the air in defiance of the law
Of gravity.
ANY time you get hit off John
son. declared Napoleon Lajoie, him
self one of the most formidable WELD
ers of the bat that the game ever
knew, you must not think that you're
smart. Just figure that you're lucky
lucky that you were able to make
that blind swing at just the right spot
There never was, and l doubt if there
ever will be, pitcher as great as
Johnson. If he turned loose his very
hardest throw with his best curve on
it no catcher could get down In time
to receive the ball.
Every ball he throws has stuff on
1t that can't be solved. Some of the
hops that his swiftest ones take are
bigger curves than man ever threw
before. I've seen him slam balls up
to the plate that didn't look larger
than pinhead."
Not surprising. is 1t. that Johnson
is such a terror?
The quiet, modest young Idaho
youth--he Is only twenty-five years
old-also fooled his opponents into
giving him another record. Last year
he struck out 30S men in 1856 innings.
None Of the other wizards could touch
that mark. Before he became a big
Lacquer striking out batsmen was
merely pastime for him. Out in
Weiser, when only nineteen, he was
playing in the Idaho State league.
and among the performances credited
to him was the striking out of the
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Packing Small End Down.

An authority says that If the egg is
placed on the side or large end, the
heavy yolk will settle to the bottom
and come in contact with the shell.
which admits the air. If 1t is placed
on the small end. 1t will always have
layer Of white between 1t and the
shell.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08

mas just beaten all records
by hurlinH the ball for Sc consecutive
innings with such skill and cunning
that not batsman of an opposing
club has been able to score run.
Speed was the great factor in the
achievement-dazzling. sizzling speed!
The big Idahoan's delivery is like the
flight of a shell. The mightiest hit
ters OF the American league are as
helpless as town lot players when
Johnson turns loose his fastest ball;
'Ty" Cobb, Home Run" Baker and
Jackson alike are babes In his hands.
Johnson's amazing swiftness in
pitching is no mere fancy. 1t has
been scientifically measured. In the
testing room Of the Remington Arms
company at Bridgeport, Conn, John
son showed that his right arm could
hurl the baseball at the rate of 1872
feet second! 1t was acknowledged
that he could do even better, because
in athletic parlance he was not
warmed up. 1t is well known that a
hurler gathers speed as game
progresses.
Johnson flung the sphere through
an aperture in frame Of wood about
two feet square. Running from top
to bottom were ten very delicate and
filmy copper wires. These were
broken by the ball. and by an cleo
trical device the moment Of passage
was accurately timed. Five yards
away was steel plate and the i'm
pact of the ball on this barrier again
caused the electric clock to register.
Thus the exact time of the balls flight
was mathematically determined.
The velocity obtained by Johnson
is all the more extraordinary when
1t is known that bullet from the
new government AS automatic pistol
travels 500 feet per second.
A high power hunting rifle. .35 cali
Der, auto-loading. travels 1000 feet
per second.
The Twentieth Century limited, the
fastest long-distance train in the
world. makes the 97S.7 miles from
New York to Chicago in Just 20 hours,
or an average speed Of 4S.9 miles
every hour. This means velocity of
nearly ~ feet a second.
Suppose Johnson's speedball kept
on travelling at 122 feet second right
on toward the Windy City at its own
hurricane speed. 1t would eat UP the
5.163.s40 feet to Chicago in just II
hours and 4S minutes. The ball
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Salt for Cows

When cows are salted only once a
Week, they eat too much at time.
and It causes looseness of the bowels.
They will eat little salt nearly every
day If it is kept where they can get
at 1t, especially when the grass is
fresh and abundant
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Alfalfa Chart.

Nebraska is second: Colorado, third;
California fourth. The great corn
belt states such as Iowa. Illinois and
Wisconsin, rank very low in the pro-
duction OF alfalfa-and 1t Is In the
corn belt states, therefore, that the
need for growing alfalfa is found to
be the most urgent.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08

A big. likable fellow is Johnson. a
raw-boned product of the prairie
farms. There Is nothing very speedy
about him except his pitching. Other
wise he is slow as law He moves
slow, eats slow and even runs his
motor car in an "out-of- gasoline man
ner." He saves all his energy for the
diamond.
After seeing Johnson shoot the ball
at the plate you wouldn't wonder the
poet. was inspired to song. You
wouldn't wonder at the dazed bats
men.
II you can't see 1t you can't hit it.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
About Horses and Mules.

II you breed the horses to strong.
vigorous sires, that Is the sort of or
spring you may expect; II you breed
to the other sort, you may expect
some other sort" OF an offspring.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Don't Overcrowd.

Don't ever overcrowd the birds in
the breeding pens for that is the way
to get eggs that will not hatch II that
Is what you are after
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Beginning Of Profit.

Cherry trees begin bearing when
four years old AT that time the trees
will commence yielding coed profit
on the outlay.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
HOMEMADE GARDEN DIBBLE
Experiences Teaches That implement
Made of Flat Board Works Well
and Leaves Clean Hole.

A dibble made of a round and sharp
making holes when setting tomato
and other plants. found by expert
ence that dibble made of fiat board
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08

would work much better and leave n
cleaner hole If worked into the earth
with horizontal swinging motion.
says a writer in the Popular
Mechanics. The hole produced in Just
right for the plant. The illustration
shows its construction
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
PROPAGATE Red Raspberry,

The red raspberry Is propagated by
shoots which grow up from the roots.
One-year-old shoots are preferable
fci planting.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Feed for Cows,

II corn Is to be the main grain ra-
ton for the cows, some bran or al.
falfa hay will balance 1t nicely. But II
is not necessary to feed both.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Milk for Orphan Colt.

In feeding an orphan colt the first
milk drawn from the COW Is better az
1t is not 80 rich and therefore more
like the mares milk
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Make Colt Thrifty.

Cooked roots. mixed with wheat
bran or ground oats or barley occa.
sionally, will go a long way in max.
ing better and more thrifty colt.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Feed for Calves.

A good feed to bring out pure bred
calves is mixture OF equal parts OF
fine ground corn meal. whole oats
and middlings.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08
Important Factor.

The digestiblity of food Is a most
important factor to be considered in
determining its value
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08

''How do they know what Johnson's got
Whether he uses a curve or not
Whether his break is set?
How can they tell how his outshoots fall ?
Whether his incurve's big or small?
How can they tell what he's got on the
ball?
Nobodys seen 1t yet"
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-08

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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-14

committee to inquire into the man. agement of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad The railroad attorneys were present. but said noth- ing in opposition, and the only oppo- nent Mir Wilson had was MT. Ryce Of WeSt Hartford. who claimed that the bill seemed to have been introduced oy railroad company while the house had under consideration the matter oi mileage" MT Ryce gave the story or the introduction of a house resolution for the inquiry early in the session and the recent substitution Of tnls resolution for a joint one. He pleaded that the troubles of the railroad man agement should not be increased oy the institution of an inquisition In thls state.
 Thames River Bridge.
 The committee on roads. bridges and rivers reported favorably in the sen the bridge across the Thames river between New London and Groton from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company.
 Groton Deputy Judaeship.
 The senate concurred with the house in passage of the resolution appointing Augustus C. Chester deputy judge of the town court of Groton.
 N. & w. Railroad Charter.
 The act amending the charter of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad com pany was taken from the calendar and passed in the senate in concurrence with house action. The amendment relates to the vaHdation of bond issue to conform to the laws of Massa chu- setts.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-14
TO PAY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS $500
Constitutional Amendment Providing Salary Increase Adopt
 ed by HouseElectors of State to Vote on It Next Year House Passes 55 Hour Bill For Women and Children
 Senate Passes Bill to Require Labelling of Storage Eggs

ing to compensation touched the con- sciences of the members, who, being limited to the constitutional mileage allowance, had become convinced that d seat in the capitol ought to be worth more than it now pays. The plea of to have decent compensation touched a responsive chord and adoption was by a vote of four over the constltu- tional requirement of two thirds or the members present.
 County Commissionerships.
 Tomorrow the house will take up the matter of county commissioners. The senate has sent down the names of democratic candidates. The outlook is for the republican house to select republican names and in nearly every instance, or nearly so. the names are those of present commissioners whose terms are about to expire.
 Some reports from committees are coming in, but the bulk of them are now before either one branch or the other. Some very important measures are yet to come in, and if they are to be acted upon they must come in within the next few days.
 To Label Storage Eggs.
 Before it adjourned the senate pass ed a bill requiring that eggs which are not strictly fresh must be labeled or rather by amendment the receptacle from which the eggs are sold or deliv- cred must be labeled so that the pur- chaser may know whether they are storage eggs or not. The bill has been troublesome one in the senate and Vied with many of the fish and game bills for the length of time devoted to it's consideration.
 Plea for Railroad Probe.
 Before the judiciary committee Mir. Wilson made a plea for the raising of
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-14

Hartford, Conn.,, May 13.-The legis- lative interest today was in labor measures in both branches. The house passed without d dissenting voice the bill to limit the hours of labor to women in industry to 55 in the week. AS the bill relates to the mercantile establishments it prohibits the em plOyment of a minor under 16 after s o'clock in the afternoon. and no minor or female may work after 10 D. m The bill is an amendment to the exist ing laws, and it's concurrent passage in the senate is expected
 Compensation Bill Today.
 The worl1men's compensation bill will be taken up tomorrow. Amend ments to the bill were submitted anu it is believed they will number two score, if not more Scarcely a section is overlooked, and those having labor legislation at heart, anxious that -,mpensation bill shall pass this ses- sion. are already scrutinizing these amendments to ascertain their bearing upon the main bill.
 The delay in bringing up the bill for debate was due to the desire of Senator McDonough to look over these amendments. The outlook is that the senate will devote most of tomorrow in consideration of the bill In order to clear decks for action the body will meet early.
 Increase of Members Salary.
 The house adopted a constitutional amendment brought over from the 1911 session providing that the salary of members of the general assembly shall be $500 instead of $500. This action means that i'll the election of 1914 the electors of the state will have an opportunity to vote upon the amendment Two other proposed constitutional amendments had short shrift in the house. but this one reIat-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-14

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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-14

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