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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01
The Kind.

The politicians are looking in the
campaign barrel and licking their
chops"
That's because they're pork chops. :"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

At the age of thirty girl begins to
realize that she misses the Mrs"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01
puts .crimp' in Plan.

Attorney General Turner has put a
"crimp" in the plan to run special
exhibit train from Ohio to the Panama
exposition, designed to make tour of
all the principal cities in the west on
the way out and back. He says that
the S25, 900 appropriated for such an
exhibit at the exposition may not be
used for special train purposes. Those
who have been planning the proposed
trip counted on Gov. Willis going on
the train and exhibiting himself as .
presidential possibility
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

Every woman's pride, beautiful, clear
white clothes. Use Red Cross Ball Blue
All grocers. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

A self-made man is often the only
one satisfied with the Job.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01

Nothing is more painful than the
antics of q fat woman trying to act
kittenish.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01
When the average man has occa.
sion to boast of his past he selects a
part of it that others have forgotten.

Pity is akin to love, but a girl is nev-
or willing to accept it as a substitute
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

Near that section of the United
States which in earlier days was
considered The Hub of the Uni
verse" they place Walter Maran-
.ville;s picture in the front section
OF the family album and then lay
thes album right along side of tae BIZ
Sble with the birth records IN II
Thevsname cigars tersth1s. dimiru-
tive RABBIT and wherever he
wants to borrow a dollar In Bos-
ton he viii ocIy have 20 ask the
first person she-maets on the street
aan-this Is exactly as II should be
in this nation OF shero-worshippers,
for the wee man is a Draw bftsof a
bail player. he isahera1ded as the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
hAsH5. MlsA6 Mex

greatest short stop in the game to-.
day. But IL you did not know this
De=onEs name. If you saw him in
,usI an ordinary uniform without
any .B" on it TO label him. and If
YOU saw him. under those condi-
lions. catch a hy ball. you'd ven
bloody murder and amateur though
there and tell him to do it
DOING IT
ALL aEReSG.
For MaxanyiIIe. does it all wrong
The ;dEst time I saw him gather In
pop dy last year, I snorted with
disgust that such a green hid could
besEated as a real bail PLAYER Zoe
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
SOME iHOSDE.RlFUL
MOTIONS.

Long has a wonderful wrist and
arm motion. He does not hit :ac-.
cofding to the accepted rules of
form at all He pulls and steps
back, hut he uses that arm and
wrist and -bingoSaway goes Mr..
PHI.
Maybe. by the time this is pub
Eshed. Mr.. Long may have fallen
on in his slugging and therefore sbe
adorning the bench But II that Is
SO. we offer exhibit No. 3 Ia the
freak show to take his place. Der.
rfn Pratt Of the st Louis Browns
does exactly the same thing and has
done it for some several seasons
And ,ifsD. Pratt cannot pickle that
ole .horsehide then some OF or
hitherto most truthful and gentle
manly American League pitchers
are false prophets, that's all
Several years ago there was an
oufAelder and he wasn't quite as big
as a.well-fed and active jersey mos.
quito. SHe looked like he belonged
in short pants playing on The Old
school ground instead of being up
under the big tent He had no
license TO hit and there wasno rea-.
son. from his sappearance.. why any
pitcher In the sNatioual League
should be afraid OF him But II
you'll inst bark hack e lew years
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

he caught 1T IN his lap, -souatt1ng,
with his hands cupped ike a dog
Sonned -smau boy playing one-ole,-
cat OF course. Il changed my opin-
ion decidedly after watching this
midget marvel in afew5m games
and reached the stage where 4
IN his lap or with his teeth. st -Mas
such a real pleasure to watch him
work u
Meanwhile is exhibit No. 4 IN the,
museum OF baseball stars, who.
either look physically bad for -the
part they play or else play their part
successfully, despite the fact that
theysiolate some; Of the most sacred.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

.,~1,<,a "a ga r,,a he wore lost reSr
siS;tb yn.;sv;1Ies If the .An1ericsn.
ssson,s+;o1, .,p,,+ n doesn s -saam -:
msiSe 1oncb difference- wnafhr he
does or not - %
For IA e.. 4 son this same Grover
a., i ssociation =, sqames won and
al the same lime led the Ieague IN
free passes issued per game We
offer sou that TO puzzle over. -
pos,onsRravss IN actioy, 11ake aSIong
10 a. Sbsr-v -Ws cee and tben m
,,onea snd Tan Sonoehodyz thst n
,Ibsf CIV an o,,tf4eIder ,eIenhanta
80 81 ss;c dsncers Tbaf n 5Ssays
III +bs+ - ssberv docs fyaF sbara
sno,,cl3 to do fhat afternoon. ssIf he.
81 hney von1i chan pe ro,fT .oiMnion
TOY ynn,Ii Gee ereats irgaWMard
!. b,,,,c AZ . chan 20 l,,nn herine sbout
!. ,.nder = 5ay hall and IL yoi1rssyrn-
s.,na,bies are VIII, Roaton yoIsH ba.
cussing him bluez While hess chas-
ing-It Then inst as Won seeuSions
.ofsa lost bali eame with SherT far
sfrouSfhe .snot where the baiIs shol1ld
dron he YrilI mt on come sneed ar
will have 5fsiaIi sf,,I4 5SbeT- sNfsgaas
and S5sno -co1iins Of The Irhtf $50
have nroh.bly csmaed their sasImnoaists.
mo fane nors ,(aaae of-s fISfnsST
herr .faij1pre Than, any two 1f6e16s
ere IN the Shneinesa ,Tbev -bo{h -;
them 11ol s1i,Se s+bev;d never be sshIa
to iudge5a Nv or sgef I1nder s. IN fheirs
ives b,,t s4hev-.ara two of tfe sbest
,,srds,o-s 4, e,+J,a,- <,;,-<,,,;+
= -
-A=NU sl.t - fth41ES
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
RR ~

and ask some of the old-time twill
ers who was. the most dangerousShit-
ter that ever faced them, Willie
Keeler's name Will come out in a
unanimous chorus, or something
like that
When you think of a slugger. you
picture a great big guy. with mas
sive shoulders and terrible swing.
with several hundred pounds OF
weight behind it to chase the bloom
In piIl over. the fence. And then
Willie. Keller steps 10 the plate and
wallops out a: double and you-have
all your ideas .reconstrucfed- It's
sure tough Life. this piekii1n1 the
right dope.
A aIILHAI.kEE
PRODUCT
fsMilwaukees has turned out some
grand ball players in her day, DIT
as we pass along through the nu-s
scum, Of freaks We find milwaukee
product occupying a seat on iee
platform right upsin front ALONGSIDE
the bearded lady
It's safe bet that IT you saw q
slight. dapper- looking young chap
walking down the street hardly
heavy enough to. keep, the wind from
blowing him away. compared 20
some of the big fellows who 90 me
same. kind of work, you dsbeSs
Sprised If you Were told that ne IS
one of the greatest backstoPs VINO
ever donned q mask and protector.
And you'd probably call somebody
= nuryeyor Of false Information II
they told you that the mild man man
nered looking little chap was
one of the greatest men IN tnes game
at blocking would-be seoretS,4on
maj dear home plate. And yet there.
10 se NOT 8. man in the big Leagues who
can Eeen the sIiders away any bet
Ter than little Ray SchaIk OF the
White sSox
.Have. YOU ever watched him work.
Lean and little and WHY he has
necuiiar crouch that seems 70 put
his entire body over. the rubber with
his hands cree to tag the bundle OF
wishing humanity who is ya1nly
tying 10 put "a toe to the goal
There are a couple good deal
like him, who smash ah.precon-
ceiyed IDEAS of What real
catcher should be. Red" EiniSer
Of Phiiadeipflia was so darn little
that nobody would consider his
claims -as catcher seriously when
he-wass deEelopingaround the Mound
City sandlots Yet he is today one
of the great catehes OF the game
Passing on TO the next station.
we have the erratic and impossible
AR. Grover LoWde It
.Landermi1k if you want to-nobody
.cares-who Is the freak tot the freay
freaks among Successful pftShars-
This4Lowdermilk person has -eFer-
thing IN the world TO make him
great pitcher except the only thing
49,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

sSoLOSS A<o&uS
circuit that the public learns its
ing season you viii recall it's in the
good old winter time, when You grab
your chaw o. terbaccer firmly in the
left cheek pouch, perch your legs
on the edge OF the woodnox and hear
the plays of last summer discussed
and analyzed and gone all over
again that you get your real knoTl-
edge of the game
How many fans understand in
side baseball when they see it sud
denly played on the feld2 They
think they do. but they don't The
same play. brought UP and explain
ed in the cold weather circuit. is an
easy thing to grasp But its a sare
bet that Mr. Fan would not recog-
uize 1t the next summer.
The Hot Stove League is an 1nsu-
tuition. AS the fan learns his base
ball there, so does he gather the ma
terial for his ideals. He discovers
that a certain. sort OK ball player
ought to have certain physical and
mental qualifications In his minds
eve, he sees a picture of his baseball
star as he should look
For an inhelder. he picks smooth
working. Aashy. speedy person. Ev-
cry move Of this ideal star should
be a poetry of action. Gracefu1neSs
and very apparent suTeness are 5es-
sentials to the makeup OF the IN
fielding marvel
Ask Mr.. Every Day Fan to give
YOU description of what his star
boxman should look like and he viii
give you tall. raagy individual He
sees him, in his minds eye. whip
ming the ball with a great over
hand motion from the vantage OF
his wonderful height.
Going on down the line. the nen-
tai picture of the baseball idol in
the outfeld is a trim. graceful. feet
of foot individual who makes those
long line drives look easy as he
speeds across the turf and graos
them. He. like the tnhelder. Is a
picture of grace
The catcher is a SQUAT. chunky
chap. built largely lilSe a brick house
and having the brick houses wall
like propenslties for. blocking yum
ners at the plate
But THERE
ARE FREAKS.
These-and III wager every fan
who reads this will agree With me.
that they are his OWL fdeaS-are, the,
accepted. and proper. conceptions OF
what a great ball player. 1.-THE va
rious positions, Shouldsbe- Ty Cobb,
Johnny Evers, Chief Myers. ..Bos-
ton Bill" James and auyeothers
represent the ideal type of star
But the little old game of baseball
has more freaks than a frst-class
circus and III you viii just hesitate
with me moment III give you
trip around the sideshow and point
out more exceptions to the regular
rule than the average fan imagfnes
exist upon the diamonds.
And IN the trip through the dime
show. you-nottce not only the phys
ical exceptions TO the rule. but youn
and that there are bail players
drawing bank presidents salaries
who are playing the game just ex-
actIy the opposite from all the &C
cepted rules that are taught yousoy
the colIeser coach or the wise guy,
on the sandiots and even IN the big
leagues -
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
,.;PlER.Rli,siLIL

conceptions oftbasebaI - form
BY the time this storysis in print.
there is a balFt player on the st
louis National League club who
VIII either haveae established: his rep
.utation asa great hiuer or viii have
passed as sa.:morning glory From
present indications. however. he is
destined to cause much worry and
discomfort for some. Of the star,
.tMirlng .prtma donnas OF he<oldest
league
This is no other than Thomas
Tee Long, recruit outfelder, who
hit the ball at a 500 clip in the
spring series between the Browns
and eyCardinals- Tommy hit sem
all Heshit to every field, for sin
giles and doubles and triples. Re hit
high ones and he hit low ones; he
walloped .,em on the outside; he
pounded speed and The murdered the
best slow hall that, Rickeys:s pitch
ers could offer. Tommy has all the
appearance. of a hitter-but-he
does it all wrong.
Too bad. isn't .it2 Rookie hitting
500 and not doing 1t according to
Hoylee / certainly would tip Tom
my OF. but despite the fact that I
know he is doing it wrong. he seems
to get results. Hence silence
Tommy steps deliberately into the
water bucket as he hits. he pulls.
He doesnst meet the ball as all hit
tiers have been told to meet it since
the days of Pop Anson.s youth.
Therefore he, isn't hitter. says Afr.
Fan That would seem to be true.
except for the evidence to the con-
trary In those solid clean hits he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16
RUSSIAN MANSIONS.

The first great invasion of Russia was that of the Huns, race of fierce and warlile Asiatics who swept over eastern Europe in the fourth century. In the thirteenth century the Golden Horde of Tartars captured Russia, and from 1238 to 1462 the country was under the yoke of the Mongols. In 1895 Tamer1ane invaded Russia, but retired. In 1462 the S1avs again gained the ascendancy and Ivan III the Great founded the present mon archy and introduced firearms and cannon into Russia. m 1479 there was another great invasion of Tar tars, but they were driven out. Tn s1613 the present royal family, the Romanods, gained the throne. In 170O the Swedes invaded Russia, but after several victories they were routed. The last great invasion of Russia. prior to the present onslaught of the Austrians and Germans, was that of Napoleon. The Freneh Emperor marched victoriolsly through Russia to Moscow but on Sept. 16, 1912. just 103 years ago today. the city was burned by Russian convicts under or ders from the Russian Governor, and Napoleon found himself in the heart of Russia without supplies, and with winter coming on. His disastrous re- treat from Russia. in which most of his army was destroyed, marked the beginning of the end of his power
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16
GEN. SARRAH.

General 4sarraiI, Ico1nrnander of the French forces operating in the Dar- danelles, is 8 veteran of long exper- fence, who has many friends who fa- vor his elevation to the supreme com
 mand of the French army in place of Joffre. It is alleged in some quarters that this was the real reason for his appointment as eommander-in-chief of the Army of the Orient in success sion to General Gouraaud, who was seriously wounded and had to return to+France. General Sarrail. prior to going to the Dardanel1es last month, was the commander of the Third Army Corps, occupying the verdun region. where he had the German Crown Prince as his opponent AL though the Kaiser's son was supplied with the pick of the Teuton rar1y he made no impression upon the sirorl wall of Sarrai1 until the expedfent Of poison gas enabled the Germans to gain several positions. In spite of his brilliant record. Serrai1 was irr1rne- diate1y removed on the ground that he had failed to make necessary pro- vision for protecting his men against gas. Sarrail's powerful friends, among whom are numbered former Premier Combs and other radical and socialist leaders, protested against this action, and, as scompromise. the general was given the Dardanelles ap- pointment. Sarrail has long been noted as one of the staunchest of French republicans. but he has made many enemies because of his pro- nounced antf-clerical and anti-reli- gious views. During Comhes' regime, when all officers of the French army who were affiliated with any church or religious body were deprived of their commissions on the ground that Christianity and republicanisn are antagonistic, General Sarrail was as sociated with Minister of War Andre and is said to have been in entire agreement with, the policy of his chief. Since then the religious test has not been required of French off, cers. and. while the religious element is still in a minority. the officers of Christian tendencies have never for given Sarrail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16

This is the They essential of the poli hcal machine to which the his promotion They useful in the election day. bonds wanted that cannot be had without
 These clubs the bone of the machine political of Bridgeport.
 AThe administration fall tween It have face for the church and face for the saoon depend the natural antagon between the riding cessfuly and indefinitely?
 How about the concert saloon?
 How about the drinking club and it's Sunday breaking
 explained the churches that the saloons that holding them olaccountabiy
 the saloons that the desires fairly the rights that belong 
 the explain the revival of the concert hall? the growth of the drinking cubs which to the saloons offensive to public morality but useful to po tical bosses and their proteges?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16
Alfred Moves, Pacifist Poet, Lambastes the
 Kaiser in Verse

Alfred Moves, the famous English poet who came to America this year as visiting professc- ef English 1itera- ture at Princeton University, will pass his thirty-fifth milestone today, hav- ing been born in Staffordshire Sept. 16, 1880. Although the, English bard has been known throughout his ca reer as a pacifist and enthusiastic ad- vocate of universal peace, he is a staunch defender of his native land in the present quarrel, which, he says, was forced upon the British govern ment. Even a pacif1st, he declares, must admit that a nation must de- citizen must, if needs be, fight to pre- serve his home. MT. Moves has been content however, to fight with his pen, and has 1ambasted the Kaiser in verse which. if it lacks the bitterness of the Teuton bard's Hymn of Hate, 7 is still not calculated to appeal to Ger man readers. MT. Moves is a strictly modern poet, who makes an excellent living from his verse, and does not have to eke out existence in a gar ret on a diet of crusts. He has lived on the returns from his poetry for the last dozen years, ever since he gradu- ated from Oxford. He is a six-footer and3 Although inclined to stoop a bit, has the build and appearance of an athlete AS a matter of fact MT. Moves pulled an oar in the college eight for three years, and is still able to give a good account of himself as an oarsman and in other outdoor sports He has been very popular at Princeton, both among the faculty members and the students of the in- stitution formerly presided over by President Wilson The German press bureau of New ork has charged that the poet came to America as 9 spokes- man for the British cause, but this has been indignantly denied by MT. Moves. who declares that Great Britain needs no agents. The English poet married an American woman, Miss Garnett Daniels, daughter of the late Col B.
 G. Daniels of the United States army. He believes that the war ill result in memorable literary renascence and that it will put an end to the frivolous, non-moraI Iiterature-the sticky stuff-that has been flooding the bookstaIfs of late years .'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16
ADVOCATES TAX FOR HOMESTEADS
 NOW CHILDLESS

The Hague. Sept. 16.-Dutch book reviewers have received a surprising book entitled .tWoman's Contribution to the Defense of the Realm by. Pro- lessor Dr. A. Grotiahn, Professor of Hygiene in the University of Berlin, in which he sets three children as the minimum birthrate for every Ger man family. 'tIf this official number is not eached,'' he continues, tthe parents who are negligent must be heavily taxed for the benefit of those who do their duty"
 The author would take no account of eugenics, asserting that with our lack of definite Knowledge about the laws of heredity we cannot say what children may or may not be suffi- ciently healthy to do their duty for the Fatherland.'
 The Professor contends that the role of womanhood is to be more highly appreciated as the result of the present war. Woman is to be recognized as a factor in the defense of the realm in proportion as she con tributed men to build up the army and increase the glory of the State. 'sFor only those highly cultured na- tions which can defend themselves will be able to acquire immortality '' the author concludes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16
Foreign Language
Tashua and Long Hill

A private school opened on Long Hill street, Monday. Mrs. Harry Jen- nings is the teacher. Five pupils att tended and there are prospects of more.
 Patrick Kohler of Long Hill has purchased a new car.
 Master Patrick McGuinn, who has been i'll for two weeks, is improved and able to attend school.
 MT. and Mrs Francis Je11iff of westport. who have been visiting MT. and Mrs Samuel G. Seeley of Tashua, returned to tlaier home, Saturday.
 Miss Anna and Phoebe Wfldnnan of Danbury are visitors of their uncle and aunt. MT. and Mrs Henry Nich- ols.
 Miss Lora Freer is i'll, and under the care of pr. Charles N Gallup.
 Mrs John Paterson of Tashua, is confined to her bed with illness and under the care of pr. George Smith of Stepney
 Mrs Ferry of Ridgehe1d is spend ing few days in Tashua with Mrs. Arthur Jones.
 Friends here will be interested to hear of the marriage of Richard Reid. formerly of Tashua. to Miss Frances Keuhn, of PIattSyii1e. which took place, September 8. The couple will reside with the grooms grand father at Fairfield.
 MT. and Mrs. Champion Cutter are entertaining MT. and Mrs William Cutter of Shelton.
 Mr. and Mrs William Huber and daughter, Mrs. Mabel Wydot, and grand daughter. Adelaide Wydot, who have been summe ering in their cottage here, returned to their home in New York. Saturday, for the winter
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Sherman and daughter. Eleanor, and son. Law renee. and his friend, enjoyed an auto trip to Massachusetts Sunday I Mrs Charles Wink1er of New ter sey. who has, been visiting her moth CT, Mrs. Albert He1mrick. for a few weeks, has now left for her new home in Springfield, Mass Her sister, Miss Louise Helmrick, accompanied her
 MT. and Mrs. Franklin Mallett of Tashua. are the grandparents of a son. born to MT. and Mrs. Harry Greenman of Newtown, recently
 Fire permits to burn fire in the open air. furnished by Samuel G. See1ey, hrewarden for this district, will be given from September 15 to November 15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16
PRIESTS INSPIRE
 PATRIOTISM IN
 ITALIAN RANKS

Rome, Sept. 16.-The great extent to which warfare proves an incentive to religious devotion hasb cen noted in correspondence from other bellig- erent countries, and Italy furnishes considerable more testimony to the same effect. Indeed, with but little exaggeration 1t may be said that the Italian army dividee it's spare me- ments between singing and praTsEg, It is believed in Italy the King Vie tors troops are the gayest and most light bearted in all the war, for they always go into battle singing Their first thought on returning from struggle, however is a mass for tnf repose of the souls of comrades WlaoE they had had to leave behind on Ens field. The most popular song Aa the camps after the deyout services are over, is "Addio Mia Bells Good bye, My loVe),
 The religious enthuSfasn1 in tbe army is also reflected fn the fact Ehaf so many of the Roman Catholic ci1Sf~ ,gy have rallied around the flag, The military authorities have expressed themselves as greatly pleased over this, for some of them had entertain ed doubt that the c1ereyuen were saunch patriots. but they have proved that they are ready to give their lives as willingly for their country sg any other class of citizens.