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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29
Genial Matthew Arnold.

Tn his 'eMemorfesv Hon. stephen Coleridge draws this picture of Mat thew Arnold:
 Of the poets I have known in the flesh he was by far the most interest ing and charming. Full of humor and geniality, with blend of the OIym- plan manner that was perfectly de ightfuI to all who understood him! Children were never afraid of or shy with him, and he would discourse with them magnifcently about their toys, assigning startling qualities to them with a twinklfng gravity till the chill dren discovered new wonders about the familiar playthings never before suspected
 He persuaded my son Johnnie, when he was about three years old, that he, Matthew Arnold, was his horse and kept up the joke at succeeding visits and sent him books with inscriptions, Johnnie, from his afecttonate horSe''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29
Tiny German States.

While it is well known that some of the German states are of Hllipudan size, few persons are aware that it Is quite possible to visit seven of them, including two kingdoms, two duchies and three principalities, in an easy walk of four and a half hours.
 A good walker, starting from Stein bach, in Bavaria, will arrive in half an hour at Lichtentanne, which is sit uated in SaxeMeintngen. Thence the road proceeds in one and one-ha1f hours to Rauschengesees Reuss, Elder Branch), after which in a few minutes Gleima, in Schwarzburg-Rudols is reached.
 Half an hours walk brings the pc destrian to Altengesees Reuss, Young CT Branch). An hour farther on Lies Drognftz, on Prussian soil, and the last stage is another hours stroll, finishing up at Saalthal, Saxe-A1tenburg.-E change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29

come creeping on. bought a little farm, and began to raise poultry. He work ed his farm and kept about 225 hens He reckoned that the eggs and meat used balanced the labor of taking care of the chicks, and has figures to show that he has made for series of years, a net profit on his hens of $3.38 per hen. There is a. man in New Hamp shire who has the longest detailed rec ord have known of For 25 years he has annually raised 1 900 chickens, and he has the record for all that time, with every thing charged to the hens that can be charged, and the eggs, meat and manure produced credited. He has made an average of ,$1.60 per hen a year for the entire period. Some years he has made as high as $2.50 per hen, and some years the credit was below a dollar.
 Such records could be indefinitely extended I have purposely omitted mention of the big experimental farms of the agricultural colleges, and the fancy plants of the rich connoisseure, because they do not furnish fair com parisons. I believe that New England shows a high average profit per unit for the poultry business, and I believe that the opportunities in New England for the extension of that business are better than the opportunities offered by any gold mine in the world. The opportunities are vastly greater in New England than in any of the western states, because the industry is in ones right hand and the market, always in satia-bIe and unsatished, is in the left hand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29
CITY OFFICIALS OUTING.

About 100 city officials and their guests attended the annual outing and clambalxe of the city officers at Forest Grove yesterday. The sports began with a baseball game in which both teams claimed the victory.
 A fddling contest between Pop Reynolds and Jimmy Murray follow ed. Jimmy had been invited to fur nish music at the outing but Pop wandered up as he does to all bakes- Although Jimmy was declared the winner in the contest which followed he got mad and left tha grove.
 Sheriff Doyle and Patrick Morrissey gave exhibitions of Irish jig and fancy dancing Dan Rowland and Comm1s- sioner Botsford won the quoit pitch ing contest. A quartet consisting of Loren DeIbridge, Alex Robinson, Jas. A. Turner and Charities Commissioner Behrens sang until the bake was an nounced. Mark Nagel cooked the bake and there was plentiful supply of good things After the dinner the party broke up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29
SISTERS IN DOUBLE
 WEDDING AT CITY HALL

Sabettea DisaIo was welded to Philip Melito at the City Hall yesterday and immediately after Tucia Disa1io was married to Gaetano Mingo1ella The women are sisters. About 20 friends of the quartet escorted them to the City Hall where they obtained mar riage licenses from Town Clerk Thom- as Assistant City Auditor Henry J. Waters performed the marriage cere- mouy for both couples and afterward kissed both brides.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29

London, Aug. 28-Aviation en- thusiasts watched with keen interest the steps in Harry G. Hawker's flight to capture the S25, ,0O0 prlze for being the first air man to fly around Eng land. The task was not an easy one in fact, it was one of the most ara- bilious flights ever mapped out for an aviator. Hawker used a big hydro aerop1ane, and when he left South ampton on Aug. .25 for the 1,600 mile air Journey around the island he felt that he would accomplish the feat in the allotted time of our days. He was the only one entered in the pr1ze flight. On the first day he covered 495 miles and on the second day 341 miles, so that he was a. little over half way round England in two days. This led hIln to feel confident that he would reach Southampton on time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29
An Excanfion.

Bnggs-They say that two heads are better than one. Griggs-That's all mistake. Both my wife and want to be head of the house, and it doesn't work at au.-Boston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29

Several of the warsaips having shipped some flour barrels this week, it is believed that war with Japan is imminent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29

He doth not lack an almanac whose youth is in his sOul.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29

Thank goodness that you are a man, and can help support the white slave underworld without forfeiting your place in society!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29

People who see the Filipino ball team now touring this country, can learn if the American schools over there are doing good work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

MT. John H. Green and family are in Litchfie1d, Conn.
 Dr. W. J. Mclaughlin and family are summ ering in Norfolk, Conn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28
Player Limit
Works Hardship

The rule which compels ball club
to hold the number OF players It can
carry through the of season and up to
May 18th to thirty-five is hardship.
because II virtually prevents a club
from trying cut a lot OF young players.
very few of whom make good There
should not be a limit placed on the
clubs previous TO the opening of the
season.
A manager who wants to take a herd
of youngsters into training In the
spring ought to have tina. privilege
When the season opens there should
be limit imposed. but during the
training period there ought rot to be
any restraint on carrying players who
have not had any professional expert
ence. In this way players would be
developed, and minor league clubs
would have a better lot Of material
turned over to them in the spring.
Much good could be done by holding
each club to limited number OF play
ers who have been under any sort OF
q professional contract, but newcomers
into the game should not be affected
by this ruling.
There is. of course, a good reason
for limiting the number of players
club can carry during the regular sea
son. Material is really too scarce to
allow a prosperous club to carry as
many players as it pleases. Twenty
five should pf owe sufficient material to
keep club supplied during = cam
paign-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec 20
James Conaty, hero of the first United
ssa ties cham Ionship baseball series.
and now cobbler In this city, today
told the story Of the struggle Of 1866
sitting OF his bench In his little shop
He In seventy-seven years old. and
somewhat bent now. but still hearty
Or the memorable occasion In ques~
tion ne won seven straight games IN
one week
Coming home from the war" he
said, II Joined the Detroit White Stock
;ngs in 1895. A committee II business
men arranged for big baseball tour
narlent. the first worlds sertee, to he
held in the early fall. The Worlds
series, al we know II today, began IN
1884"
Two teams entered from Detroit and
ono zach from Buffalo. Chicago. Pitts-
burg, Toronto, Quebec. Montreal. Al
bany. Boston. New York. Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, Hamilton and Cleveland
The series began the morning Of
September s. 1895, the White Stock
ings opening with the Brookiyns" Co
naty said. Because OF the great num-
her H teams entered, the games were
only three innings long The rules
were Vastly dfrTsrsnt then, TOO we
won TO 0. and l pitched and wor
the nAxt six straight l don't remem-
her what teams came up in order We
didn't figure percentage in those day'
like they do now. Ny team wor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28
Connie Mack Conservative as to
Chances of Team for Next Year

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2tAlways
conservative, always mindful OF the
thousand and one pitfalls that may
wreck q great ball team. Connie Mavk
doesn't believe that the 1914 pennant
brush in the American league has al
ready been won by tho Athletics.
1T 10 foolish 10 say at this time
that We are certain TO grab the muslin
next season" pointed out Connie.
"Of course, we have n good chance
but sven IL we should happen TO win
again. It Ia going TO be a stiff race.
No ball team was ever banded together
that could win @ championship and
treat the race as Joke. The Athle-
tics will hGve 10 play marvellous base
ball 70 win.
.! look for far stronger competition
than we had this year. and we hustled
some. believe me-, ! heard II said that
we had no race this season. but II would
only take someone connected with the
Athlete club to disprovs this assertion.
] had worries for three quarters OF
season.
Il have every confidence in my club
to make a good showing II liz the best
club I have headed. but In my long
baseball experience have seen SINH
larly formidable clubs wAne. The Attn
letics won the worlds championship In
1911, and loked 20 be Irresistible for
the, s12 race, but did they win?
THE Boston Americans won the
worlds title in 1912. but where were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28

eighty games II remember right, los
ing thirty-four. The tournament last
ed six days, each team playing forty
two three-inning games. tho tourna-
ment being a continuous performance.
I'm those days three strikes were
out, and one out retired the side. II
fielder muffed the ball he threw II
at the runner. and If he hit him the
runner was out Each inning was
counted separately, the first two out
Of three winning the game. There
were no such things as gloves, masks
or pads in those days. and many fine
players were retired with broken
hands, II a baserunner was injured
while making the circuit, he could be
tagged out. unless he was on a base
for no one was allowed TO run for him
A case Of that kind was what nearly
cost the Hamilton Unknownsthe cham.
pionship.
A player named Ia Rue came r.
bat In the last game OF the series, in
which the Unknown and the Buffalo
Reds had each taken one iuninR. La
Rue was a poor batsman, and the
crowd began to leave the field as he
came up, as II was late and they be-
lieved the Reds had the game won.
having scored SIX runs In theIr half.
The Unknowns had scored three when
La Rue came to bat. But as luck
would have IT, La Rue his the bali a
| terrific wallop that sent IL over the
! fence into the weeds"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28

has long since been established. and
is quito sure to be accepted at par
In this city.
A sextette OF athletes will bio seen
in the offering of 10 Boganny's Royal
Lunatic Bakers entitled Fun In a
Bakehouse." In the six there are
giants and Lilliputians, and the whirl
of fun is so rapid and incessant that
no more satisfying closing act has yet
been engaged In this theater.
A capital team of dancers, Jack
Ward and Ecdie Weber, will present
an Offering away from the majority
of such performances.
Beginning the bill. and thus round
ing out the vaudeville section, will be
the Offering II McBeth's animal enter
tanners, a remarkable troupe of canine
and other household pets. to add an
interesting ard enjoyable session
Completing the entertainment will
be the display OF the Paths weekly
PHI tograDhs Of scenes incident to in
ternational happenings that have filled
the news columns during the past
week. thus adding instruction and en-
Two performances each
day are given. the matinee at $50, and
the night performance at $40. On
New Years day the usual holiday
prices will prevail at the matinee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28
.UMPIRES MUST THINK MUCH
FASTER THAN THE PLAYERS

second base to intercept It. 'O'Loughiin
noted that Schiahy had not returned
nor had a substitute been put in. 80
he ordered Jones to return. The lat
ter argued, but O'Loughlin insisted
that baseball could not be played
with eight men on one side. Some
pretty levelheaded men insisted that
II was no ones business IL a team
failed TO have its full quota In ac-
tion, but O'Loughlin was right.
"A few weeks ago Bill Klein told
me OF a decision he made in Phila-
delphia late this season. Becker was
on third. Knsbe on second. and Lo
bert ut first base with two out. OF
course, the runners started from the
bases when Lavender, OF the Cubs,
was pitching the ball after the count
had gone to three and two. Knabe
had long lead off second and planned
70 be at Becker's heels in the dash
for the plate.
Then Pnskert Walked.
Lavender failed TO get the ball
over and Paskert walked. thereby
forcing all the runners TO advance
Knahe tried 10 stink back 70 third
but Catcher Needham saw him and
threw to Phelan, who touched out the
runner before he could regain the
base. or course, Becker was forced
in. but tho rules do not say any
thing about how long a player may
take to complete his journey. Just
when wrargle was impending Klein
declared that Becker had crossed the
Plato before the ball was put on
RHaAe- That removed the play from
the arrumentattve stage. The UNI
plre didn't try 10 unravel any tanEle,
He merely made II a question Of judg-
ment whether Rocker had registered
in time and there IS no protesting the
Judgment Of an umplre.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28

Big league umpires occasionally tel
inside stories OF arbitrating, as Silk
O'Isoughlfn terms II. but Jack Haskell,
n former American league official
who is now chief Of the Western
league staff, explains fully some OF
the quick thinking plays that umpires
make. He SAWS that the players who
pride themselves on thei rahility TO
think quickly have nothing on the
umpires. and to back UP his state
ments he makes these comments;
THE successful arbitrator muEt
think as fast as any OF the players
acmetirnes faster than the foxy men
on the diamond. or they will catch
him mapping.
The slow-thinking players produce
more trouble for the umpires than
the quicker witted ones.
There are certain things that a
PLAYER with good head will not do
but there lie no telling what bone
head may attempt.
Occasionally an umpire will be
caught mapping, but not as often rs
one might think after hearing players
talk.
Eight Men on the Field.
while / was with the American
league ] cav silk O'IlouEhlin give an
exhibition OF quick thinking that /
consider A gem. Washington was
playing ct the old White Sox park
and Long Tom Hughes was being
hatted hard by the Sox. Larry
aehiafy. who was IN charge Of the
Senators al thu time, went behind
the granAstand to get a pitcher who
was warming up. hr~~ Senators
were retired before schlsny got back,
ard Hughes went 70 the mound again.
Tho fret mar up wss Fielder Jones.
and re fT3vs ora safely through the
pitchers bcx The ball went on to
center field. there being no one at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28
$3.50 Recipe Free
For Weak Men
Send Name and Address To-
day---You Can Have it
Free and be Strong
and Vigorous

We have in our possession a .prssorip-
ton FOR nervous debility. lack OF vigor,
meate~sd manhood. failing memory and
lame back. brought on by exc~sgss. an
natural drains. or tho follies OF youth
that h1n cured 80 many worn and merry
Gus men right in thsfr own homes
without any additional help or fnedi-
cine-that we think every man who
wishes to regain his manly power and
viriIity. quickly and quietly. should
have copy. So we have determined TO
send copy of the prescription free Of
charge IN 8 plain ordinary sealed en-
e*ele9e TO any man who viii write us
~ X.
THIS prescription comes from a physi-
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fnen, and we are convinced II Is the
cures s-aet.rw COMPILATION for the cure
~ de1etent manhood end vfsor failure
ever put together.
We think we owe u 20 our fellow man
80 sead them a copy IN confidence so
.thas any man anyw here who is wesk
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nar top drugging himself with harm
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AsaYS doctors wcale charge SO to IS for
~ writing out a prescr ption like
~ kEt We ssne IL entirely srss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28

and talking act in which several mu-
steal selections are played
Josie and Willie Barrows will offer
a polite singing and talking act that
should win favor. While this Is as ing
ing and talking act. 1t is very different
from other acts OF .t5 kind, and will
please the patrons Of the Empire
Colonial.
King and bingham will complete
the vaudeville section of the bill for
the first half of the week with a rapid
comedy acrobatic act.
Three reels of first run motion pic
lures will complete the bill.
wednesday night promptly at II
O'Clock the midnight matinee will be-
gin and some features OF unusual ex-
cellence have been arranged for that
OCCASION.
Thursday there will be a complete
change of program, and there will be
two matinee performances to accom-
modats the large holiday crowds. The
first matinee will begin at Q. 80 o'clck,
and the second at 4 o'clock. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28

they In the brush this season.
, There is always the chance Of one
OF the rival teams discovering a won
der TO upset calculations. Al the start
of the season Of 1907. / thought the
Athletics would win the championships
barring accidents We would have won
the honor had 1t not been for the
fact that Detroit discovered a mar
Yelous player In Ty Cobb, n player who
had not entered into my calculation,
Detroit nosod US out in 1907 solely due
to tho brilliant batting and defense
of Cobb.
again in 1909 we would have won
the cham pionship had not Cobb been
IN the way. His 400 per cent bat
kept us out OF the worlds series that
season, II is easy TO see that the De-
troit scouts only have to find one or
two more great players to put the
Tigers back In the pennant running,
In the last two seasons the Athletics
nave mad new championship rival to
combat Washington has 1eaped from "A
rank outsider TO one of the most dan
gerous clubs in baseball
How did this come aboutr BE-
cause Washington discovered Walter
Johnson, one OF the most remarkable
pitchers that ever hurled a sphere. II
has been this phenomenon. who pitched
Washington from "a Joke team into a
pennapt possibility.
suppose. for instance, Grifith wd-SId
spring Cobb or Speaker on us next
spring. would tho Athletics have
Joy ride to the pennant7 Not by your
ancIe's old straw hat. We would have
TO rupture few ligAmsnts to win. II
we did nj all
AS long as Washington has a fairly
good team behind Johnson. it win be
dangerous When II gets a hard hit
ting team behind him. then good
night.
Maps Are Stronger.
Cleveland is steadily gaining In
strength. If It gains as much over
this year in 1914 as Il gained this
season over 1912, we are going to
have our hands full. The Maps are
stronger than they had credit for be-
ing. Tho best point about II Is that
u is well balanced. Birmingham did
wonders in his first year as a tacti-
clan. and must he rated among the
successful managers OF the day
boston Is one of those dynamite
teams 1T may do poorly one season
and then come back and burn I'D the
league the next
Joe Wood, the matnstay OF the
pitching corps had an off season. Ills
M III WASH right, but that doesn't (
mean he - through with baseball. IT |
must be recalled that Wood is only a |
boy. he Is in HIS twenty-fifth year |
and should outgrow any trouble with /
his arm. II Wood comes back. as I
predict ne will, It will mean that Bos- /
ton win lie ~ the race
The lark horse OF the 1919 cam
pa!gn ou<ht n be the White Sox. Cal
lahan's men finished strong this sea-
con. They would have made more
trouble than they did hadn't Ed !
Walsh gone wrong Even with the
handicap a losing the services Of their
best 4i'rner the Sox played fined BAN.
"4th Walsh available. they should
50 better. The Sox are a coming
cam ana will bear watching.
X thinN rho teams mentioned out
lass Detroit 81. Louis and New York, |.
pot stu any one Of these three clubs
nay fnd enough good new material
o upset this assertion.
u believe l have cited enough
Joints 20 make II clear that no team
n November Is Justified In saying II
: going 10 have a walkoyer in the
race the next season. Don't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28
Midnight Show
at Colonial on
New Year S Eve

Cassidy Longton and company will
Colonial Empire starting tomorrow
matinee. The title or their Offering is
The Smoke Queen" and 1t Is said to
be very laughable from beginning to
end.
Warren and Brockaway VIII offer a
comedy musical act that has won them
fame and favor throughou. the East
They are clever commeadians.
Alice Berr and Wilheimi will be
seen In q dainty and pleasing singing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28

think for minute I have lost any
confidence in the champions of the
world.
1T is my ideal team, the combina-
ton I have strove for years to form,
and II ia entitled to the greatest of
respect from the fans. I haven't quit
on the kings OF the diamond. but I
have merely tried to hint at the I'M
certainty of baseball and show there
might be new conditions next season
TO trip even as great team as the
Athletics"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-28
AnuSenentS
Continued from Third pnge.)

and resulted In his entering vaude-
VILE with Tho Cop" by Tom Barry.
Another OF the pleasant features
will BIO that offered by Tudor Cameron
and Johnny O'Connor, Appearing in
the novel skit, Hired and Fired"
which Ia. full of humorous lines and
situations and in the hands of two
comedians, whose vaudeville value