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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
Sends His Contract 5ack-In Bad
 Bad Condition Physically.

Rube Waddell. who in his day was one of the best pitchers that eyer worked in the major league, will never pitch another game. The admission comes from Rube himself, who has re- turned his unsigned contract to Kid Taylor Of Superior. Wis. manager of the Virginia (Miun.l club in the Northern league. Waddell went to Virginia last year from Minneapolis and was reserved for this season.
 ''I am sending back the contract un- s4gned,'' wrote Ruba rom Boerne Tex T would ike to play. put never could get in shape. I might as well admit rha truth about myself. I am in hope Less shapa. have lost o4 pounds since was in the north, ] now weigh only 151. ana very weak and cannot walk 90 feet. I am writing this in bed I have d nSi=se with sfe all ethe time, and a doctor comes to see ne three times, a week. He says I probably will be better when warm weather comes
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
NEW HAVEN STILL WEAK. Saturdays Trading Quiet But Prices
 Generally Held Steady.

New York, Feb. 15--Despite weak
 ness in g. few securities prices general
 ly held steady in yesterdays market
 Trading was quiet and largely pro-
 fessional, with little movement in
 prices and marked absence of any gen
 eral selling pressure After transac-
 tions in about 150,000 shares small net
 gains were shown at the close. Bonds
 were again less active than in the
 previous week, the business of the day
 being about $1, 100000 The opening,
 following an irregular London market
 was firm. with small fractional ad-
 vances general in the active list. The
 market was strong in the first hour and 9, half, but s9gged a little to- ward the close and lost large propor- ton of the early advances. The day ended irregular, slightly above Fridays close.
 Canadian Pacific was sold down to 214 7-8, two points below the final figure of the day before, but failed to have much effect on the general tone of the market. Rock Island preferred again went to a new low level, touch ing 10 5-8. With the common, it lost fraction on the day. The collateral As also declined about a point. New Haven and Mexican Petroleum were other weak features. New York Gen. tral gained a fraction. An official of the road was quoted in denial of the anonymous runaor that the dividend l would be reduced at the next meet ing.
 United States Steel responsible for about one fifth of the trading. closed unchanged. as did Reading. Union Pa ciflc and Southern acsfic- Active securities continued to move ir q mar row range. Little news came to affect the brief period of trading, An early report of compromise of the govern IItezlt's suit against the American Can an4 Corn Products Refining company was denied by Attorney General Me Re ; holds. The storm, delaying city trafic and trains from the suburbs, in- huenced the activity of the market more than did any news developments
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
TWENTY YEARS ON THE cINDER PATH
By JOHN D. NOLAN.

Shortly after by big match race with Hegelman I went on to Philadelphia to compete in the Hibernian games on July 4th. I had trained hard for the five mile race, the main event on the programme, and had run a trial in 26m S2s, and felt quite confident of making & good showing. The weather was very threatening when the games started at 1.30 o'clock. yet 10000 peo- pie had gathered at Pastime park to watch the contests between the lead ing athletes of the United States and Canda.
 The second event on the programme was the half mile race for prizes or $25. S15 and S10- The runners lined up for this race, chief among whom was the celebrated Pittsburgh runner, E. c, McClelland, who was then is suing challenges to the world to run from two to ten miles. He looked to be in the pink of condition and re- marked as we toed the line: " ou ought to get second today, Nolan
 1 replied: Pm out for first Mack!'' and as the pistol cracked I sprinted for
 the lead which I held throughout u race. winning by ten yards in 2m Is McClelland being second and Gallagher of Philadelphia third.
 A downpour of rain caused q, post ponement of the other events, so went on to Pittsburgh, in the coal regions. where the next set of games were to be held July 27.
 Here the big event was a mile race for prizes of $50, $25 and slO
 Several thousand people were pres ent to witness these contests, whicI were held in a grove several miles out of Pittston.
 A short time before the games be- gan, McCleiland, Marks and Cuckoo Jim Collins, the world famous sprint 1 CT, who had been shot in Newark. early in the spring by Frank Dolan, arriveG ! and at once prepared for the races. decided to reserve my strength for thu 5 mile event. and lay back in the hal miles which McClelland won by on' l yard in 2m. 5s.s I got second none,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

while Marks landed third. I then took the lead in the mile. but McClelland went to the front in the last quarter and thinking he had the race won glanced over his shoulder in the last ten yards, when I shot by him win ming by yard from Marks, who al- so just beat out McClelland at the tape. McClelland was furious at the outcome of this race, and remarked: Wait until we run the miles, and I'll show you up as you never were before. l smiled, but did ntt reply, and, while resting, mapped out my plans 1 never felt better or more confident in my life than I did that day. At I o'clock the race was called with starters. l took the lead at the
 start, covering the first mile in . m
 fiat, when McClelland tried to make
 the pace but l spurted, and he drop
 ped bGck. Again and again he tried
 to take the lead. and change the pace.
 in the second nlAe, but without sue
 cess. l passed the two mile mark in
 1Om with McClelland at my srould-
 CT and Marks third, with the idea of
 urlng him so he would be unable 10 get his famous spurt at the finish. i In this I was successful, and though
 iie tried tLree times In the last lap
 drew away, breaking the tape by ten yards, in Ism Ss, while ATcCIelland
 staggered over the line and dropped exhausted to the ground.
 To describe the scene that followed would be impossible. Racial lines were closely drawn in those days fr
 'n the coal region between the Welsh and Irish. George Caton had defeated
 Tom Delaney at Mahogany City a few years before, and the Irish miners had lost a small fortune. Caton had re- tired and McClelland and Priddy were | the idols of the Welsh miners Al | though a stranger my name appealed 10 ti-e Irish element th$9e and I Was | almost tern to pieces by the rough bu | waTm hearted miners and conpelief 1 to lemaiu for two days at Pittstoi | where I enjoyed the warnest Iospit- i tality 1t has even been my let tu ex- peTfenCe.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
SOCCER FOOTBALL.
Football on the Other Side-Close
 Scores in All the Games.

London. Feb. 14r-Ma tches in tho English association football league this afternoon were unusually close. and this was especially true in the first di- vision. Manchester City put up a great battle, but succuulbed before the Blackburn Royers, and Liverpool fell by a similar score before the Bolton Wanderers. Bradford City was just able to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2 to 1. Aston Villa added to its standing by taking a to 2 game from Sheffield Wednesday afternoon. The going was also close in the second division, and matches throughout the division were keenly contested. There was only one tie in the Scottish league, Kilmarnocl1 and Raith Rovers playing 8 ] to 1 game. The Celtics, as usual. won. this time trimming Morton to 0. Dundee won from Ayr United. and the Rangers won from the Airdriconians. The Hearts put the Hibernians down to 1. The results:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
PeIl Defeated Osborne by Score of 3 Games ts for the Gold Racquet.

Tuxedo Park. N. r.. Feb. 15.-It was east against west today in the final round of the contest for the gold rac- quet championship title in racquets at the Tuxedo club court.
 The east won, three games to one. Clarence c. Pell of the Tuxedo Ten his and Racquet club defeated c. G. Osborne of the University club of Chi cago, 15-5, 15-11, 15-1T, 15-1O, 60 aces to 43. Pell won the open champion ship of the New York Tennis and Racquet club two weeks ago and de- feated Ernest Greenshields at Montreal a week earlier for the amateur cham pionship of Canada in the final round. He is entered in the national cham pionship at Boston next week and his friends believe he has a good chance to come home with the cup.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
WON SKATING
 CHAMPIONSHIP OF WORLD.
Taken by Mathiesen, Norwegian, at
 international Meet.

Christian1a, Feb 15.-Oscar Mattie- sen, the Norwegian champion, won the skating championship of the world at the international meeting held at Frog ner, near Christiania- yesterday and today. Mathiesen captured the 500 metres in 47 7-10 seconds. the 1,50O metres in minutes 26 1-1o seconds. and the 5000 metres in g minutes 20 3-5 seconds.
 The Russian, IIppolitow, won the 10 o0Q metres in IS minutes 4T 3-5 sec on1ls
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
LIVE STOCK MARKETS

New York, February 13.-Receipts of beevas were 2.050 head, including 34 cars for the market, making with the previous arrivals 40 cars on sale The market was active and full steady; all the offerings went to the scales Me dium to choice steers sold at $8Q$9.25 Der 100 lbs; oven and stags at S7.50Ge S8; bulls at $603T75; one extra hull at B; cows at S40$7, & few extra fat cows at sT.10@7.25: taiiends at s3.75. Dressed beef steady at 12014c for city dressed native sides.
 Receipts Of calves were 392 head. including 179 for the market. Trade brisk and prices were soc higher. Com mon to choice veals sold at $9.50p 13.50 per 16G lbs; eulls at $6.50m$9; lear Iings higher at I8@20c for city dress ed veaIs 13G1Sc for country dressed.
 Receipts of sheep and lambs were 7,a94 head, including twelve CATS For the market. Demand less active aad prices were 25c lower. The pens were not fully cleared. Common to good sheep sold at $4,25@$5.4g per 108 lbs; medium to prime lambs at $8.b0 bunch of fall clipped at $50; year. li14gs at St. Dressed mutton steady at 1-20112 1-2c Der ID; dressed lambs at 12 1-2@14 1-2c hog dressed at 15115 1-2c; country dressed hot house lambs a+ s6QsS per carcass.
 Receipts of hogs were 5,0S2 head. including half a car for the market. Prices lower with reported sales at s925 per 100 lbs. for light weights. Country dressed hogs steady at SQ 12c per Ih.
 Chicago. Feb. 1a--Hogs, receipts, kgsr- Mixed and butchers $S35 @3.60; good heavy, $8.35@S.60; rough heavy. $2.25@ S.35; light, $S.35@s.40: pigs, s7.50Q $40.
 Cattle. receipts, 2.oeo head Market steady. Reeves, S7.0o 99.60: COWS and heifers, ss.600s.5o; stockers and feed CTS, s5.So@5.00: Texans, S6S0@s.00: calves, $7.50@ 1925.
 Sheep, receipts, 14.000 head. Market slow and steads, Native. $425 @5. go 5
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
AMERICANS MAKE FINE
 SHOWING IN AUSTRALIA.
They Won Six Out of Eight Champion
 ships at New South Wales.

Sydney, Australia, Feb. 15.-The American athletes today won six of the eight championships at the New South Wales meeting. George L. Par ker. the new California sprinter, cap tured the 100 and 40 yard dashess Rurie Templeton. Olympic club, San Francisco, the pole vault; Reginald Caughey of California, the shot put ting contest. and Jimmy Powers, Bos- ton A. A.. the mile run. The 120 yard hurdle race was won by TempIeton.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
PIRATES CROWD ATHLETICS.
Only One Point Behind at Beginning of 17th Week of Duckpin Tourns, raent

The be~tnning of the 1zth week of the bowling in the Willi1nantic duck pin league finds the Athletics in the lead by one point over the Pirates, with the Tigers and Cubs tied for third place, due to victory of the former over the Cubs last week. All the teams are close in pinfaIl. The pres ent records have stood some weeks now, and 1t will take some bowling to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
Wrav to caach Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 15,-Coach James Wray of the Harvard crews has signed 8 contract for another five years, the athletic council announced tonight. Under Wrays handling liar yard has won the last six varsity races from Yale.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
COTTON-

New Yealx. Feb 14-SHot cotton quiet; middIing uplands. 12.S5; gulf, 13.10s No sales.
 Cotton futures closed steady. March 12.2T5 May, 11.99; July 11.96; August 1177; October, 1152
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

Ed Walsh is getting an early start in operating on that invincible arm or his. If it comes around in pristine form the White Sox are likely to make the American league race for more interesting than the present prospects indicate.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

better them, for they compare favor- ably with those of supposedly higher class leagues. The bowling here has been remarkably good considering that many of the team members never tried the ducks until this season.
 The team standing and the records fnlfnr.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

High team total-Senators, 1858. High team string-Athletics 564. High single string-Mullen, 150. High three strings-Weod 370. High individual aYerage-Pickett 1Nb 26-4S
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

These Murphys are a troublesome lot. Charles w. allows as how base ball is good enough for him, while Charles F. has the same penchant to- ward politics
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

Before the rules committee had chance to legislate on the proposition of walking a heavy hitter. Charlie Deoin sprung the scheme of ticking the batter's seventh rib with the ball and forcing him to take his base. This is one way out of the dilemma, but there are a lot of players who would be wilins to furego the pleasure of a lusty wallop al the bail and accept a pass rather than be tickled by Wal ter Johnson, for example.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
M. M. 0. A. ePoRTs.

Fhe Jewett City basketball team do- feated the Laurel Hill seconds EAtur- day evening by the score af 34 to t
 The business men were badly defeat ed in Basketball Saturday Righi by the seniors by th8 score Of 25 to in two 20-minute halves The seniors played rings around tha business men, who lacked the ability to ring the baskets.
 The Clippers were beaten Saturday night in basketball by the Hustlers. The winning of this game by the Illus tiers meant the cIinching of first place in the league.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
SPORTING NOTES.

John Heydler, secretary of the Ma tionaI league has been appointed to the rules committee to succeed Hank 0'Day
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

The baseball situation is highly tech niacl In more respects than one. The path of the vested interests was beset with enough pitfalls when all were standing shoulder to shoulder. btu now tha4 they have taken to squabbling, the position of the Federals has been strengthened.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
feor the assaults of future outlaw or gainzations.

Perhaps that war committee of the National league disbanded too quickly Originally appointed to discuss ways and means to fight the outlaws, 1t now looks as though its services would be needed against the American league
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

For the third time in years there is no talk of trades at the baseball meet ings. It's a little difficult trying to barter something you are not sure you've got.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

Captain Bill Sweeney of the Boston Nationals has given up his insurance job and is ready to start for Hot Springs, Ark.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
MON

New York, Feb 14-CaH 1nolley noElila1. Time loans steady. 60 days 2 1-2@S-4; 90 days 3 3-4@3; six months, 8 1-4@1-2,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

The Pittsburgh Dispatch thinks the National race will be between New York and Pittsburg, with Chicago and Philadelphia somewhat in the running.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

Don Dike, left Handed pitcher anG star hitter of the Brattleboro team last season. will be with Manager Brecken- ridge again this year. Dil6e is a stu dent at Brown University.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

Eva Tanguary, the vaudeville act ress, was among the many who feared that Johnny Evers might need to work for 9 living this summer. She wired him, offering the player a contract of $500 a week to join her show and tell the two-a-day audiences what he thought of Charlie Musphy. The offer was refused, so there will be no play from Eva to Evers to Murphy
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

If the spirit which moved Barney Dreyfuss to offef a life job to Hans Wagner permeates through the rest of the league, there will be no need to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
YALE.s BOWL COSTS s4oo,ooo.
1t Will Seat 10000 More People Than
 Har~ard's Stadium.

The recent appeal made to the grad mates for more funds for the Bowl has brought to mind the great expense of the new structure at Yale field.
 The first contract for the Bowl was granted in July, 1918, to the Sperry Engineering company, for S17S,000. It was necessary to paake som additions to this contract and last December the committee of the executive board of the committee of twenty-one went over the matter with the contractor and signed the amended contract for $278,- 900. Some extras outside of this sum have been suggested by the progress of the work, but it is expected that, with the exception of the seats, this will complete the bowl. No careful figures can be given for the seating, but the engineers estimate is about $100 900. This will bring the total cost of the Bowl to about the original es- tiTnate of s400, ,000.
 The total cost of the Harvard sta- dium including the colonnade at the top, was approximately $350 00G. The S59,00 difference between that and the bowl is more than made up by the seating capacity. About 40, 900 people witnessed the Yale-H Harvard football gam6 in Cambridge last fall, but the Bowl will seat 61 900 which can be increased by standing room.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
STOCKS,

western, $4.75@5.e5; lambs, $6.so@7.s5; western. S6.SGQ7.55
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16

WaterbuEy's manager, Lee FoIll, will go south with the Cleveland elnIa ts cea9h ftS yaAnE Ritshezs.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
YALE'S NEW PLANS FOR ROWING
Announced by Richard Armstrong, Who Has Charge of the Crews-Quite A Change In The Stroke-Yale Will Enter In The Triangular Race With Cornell And Prince ton In Addition To The Race With Harvard.

TUXEDO CLUB WINS
 THE RACQUET TITLE.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
Rueby-lnternatiinaI.
WADDELL IS THROUGH.

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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
Second Division.
Scottish LLeauue,
Scottish Gun.

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 international.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-03
One Thing He Remembered.

He was standing near enc OF the
stamp windows In the general post
office His face was flushed and his
features distorted. while he tugged
with his teeth at a knot i'm his hand
kerchief When the knot gave way a
friend who had been watching the un'
usual performance stepped up and ask
ed. What was the knot for-to re-
member something?" "Yes. to have
my wife's umbrella mended." Did
you have II done" mo; forgot the
blamed thing In the subway. But
remembered the knot all right"
York Tribune.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-03
MEN OF STONE.
Queer Figures Dot the Crest OF the
Superstiticus Mountains


Superstitious Mountains.
Among the natural wonders OF the
southwestern portion OF this country
are the Superstitious mountains. which
loom up from the arid desert TO the
east OF the Salt river valley.
These mountains are so curious that
the Indians will have nothing TO do
with them. In consequence they are
full of deer. bear and other big game.
The Superstitious mountains rise out
OF the level surface of the desert like
the pyramids of Egypt.
On the crest OF this unique range and
I'm full view of the rGrefed atmosphere
for an immense distance from the plain
are hundreds of queer figures. repre-
senting men in all attitudes When
Tou look first you are sure they are
men. and when you turn your gaze
again to them you are as absolutely
certain OF 1t as you can be OF anything.
They represent ball throwers. out
looks. mere viewers OF the country
roundabout, men recumbent and con-
templative. others starting foot race
and I'm every conceivable posture and
position, They are not real flesh and
blood men, however-nothing but stone
Hyenite-yet nothing can convince the
Indians that they are not gem 10.
They say they nae real mortulS q led
to stone. petrifed by the peculis son.
dition Of the air In the mounteI .
Both Alike.
This letter from your son In college
is short" SOS my son. That's why
he wrote it.
Not Since the Flood.
Sir Henry Irving once received what
he at the time considered a very pal
pable snub, delivered him by high
lander While touring in Scotland the
actor visited some of the notable tradi-
tionary scenes associated with Shake
spearean drama. AS matter of course
one of the first pilgrimages was to the
blasted heath where Macbeth met the
witches. In an agreeable mood Sir
Henry as they drove along turned smil-
ingly to his driver.
"Are there any witches about now?"
he asked
The driver whipped up his horses.
''Not since the flood" he replied I'm
his curt Scots way
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-03
Odors and Germs.

The odOr OF cloves has been known
to destroy microbes In thirty-ive min
utes; cinnamon will kill some species
in twelve minutes. thyme In thirty
five minutes In forty-tive minutes
common wild vprbena il found effec-
tive. while the Odor OF some geranium
flowers has destroyed various forms
of microbes in fifty minutes. The es
sence Of cinnamon is said to destroy
the typhoid fever micrObe I'm twelve
minutes and Is recorded as the most
effective of all Odors as an antiseptic.
1t Is now believed that flowers which
are found In Egyptian mummies were
placed there more for their antiseptic
properties than for merely ornamental
or sentimental purposes.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-03
EYES OF A PORTRAIT.
Why They Seem TO Follow Observers
Moving To and Fro.

Moving G and Fro.
The fact that the eyes of some por-
traits follow the observer as he moves
TO different positions has always been
looked upon as Il triumph OF realism.
Although the phenomenon has leen
exaggerated In some instances, IL In
not myth. IL the eyes of the portrait
look at the observer in Il favorable po-
sition they will continue to do so with
I'm wide angle extending to any situ-
alton where a view il possible. Con-
trarily. II the eyes do not Intentionally
look at the observer they will not do
SO even though he take his station at
a point where he painted gaze il seem
1ngly directed.
Suppose that the portrait head is In
three-quarter face turned to our left.
with the eyes turned toward the spec
tator. Ii we move to the rleh we do
not obtain another view of thr head
that ia. we do not move into the profile
Our Language.
"Hello. Kitty. Anything going Oh
here now?" Yes Il lot cf things com
Ing off this week" Boston Transcr'r
Spoiled Her Trip.
"Then your wife didn't cnjo! J.
trip to Niagara!"
''No The minute she saw th ru$l
Ing water she began to wonder il >ii,
hadn't come away from home :;nd Ief'
a faucet running "-PittS3urgh Post,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-10-03
Justifi

Justified.
"My son. it is not right to call man
old top" but this old man has a
800 I0~ ~"-HnuSton Post
Our Funny Language.
a man feels put out when he discov.
ers that he has been taken in.-Chicagc
News.
Strong TaIker.
"Mr. Smith. won't you please talk
TO me"
why. certainly. my little girl. But
what do you want me to say?''
Wont you please talk like you did
whea you We're talking to yourself In
the library when the dog jumped at
you? Mines so straight. and mamma
said the way you talked made her hair
curl. l."-BaltimOre American.