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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27
SHOWING OF FEDERAL
PLAYERS GIVES DOPE
ON OUTLAW WEAKNESS

]. When the st.. Louis Browns alb
sorbed the Sloufeds and the Chicago
Cubs amalgamated with the Chicago
Feds prior to the opening of last sea
son it was freely predicted that both
Of these clubs would figure in the
pennant races in their respective
league, reflects Ed Bang Of the Cleve-
land News, although not in a city
where the Federals operated, has dis
intkrestedly compared Organized
Baseball and Federal players.
The New York Giants also Cooked
good" with Benny Kauff and couple
of other Fed stars, while the Cincin-
natl Reds were figured to be Gin"
with Hal Chase and some others from
the defunct organization of Prexy
Z Gilmore. But they, too. failed to
come through with the expected
punch"
The Chicago Cubs were never in
the hunt for a single minute in the
National League, while Fielder Jones
ST. Louis crowd showed one squirt
that made them stack--~p as having
the earmarks, but later on they fell
down miserably.
While it is true that the Giants
showed the goods in long winning
squirt early in the campaign when
they came West and cleaned up on
all four clubs in every game they
played still they were not real ball
club until Muggsy McGraw secured
Charlie Herzog from the Cincinnati
Reds. Herzog did more to make the
Giants than all the Federal leaguers
on McGraw's roster combined.
AS for the Cinci Reds the least said
about them sthe better. They never
showed anything worth while and be-
longed right where they finished.
they never even remotely approach
ed the class Of the Giants, Borwns
and Cubs.
After summing everything up it
would seem that the contention of
baseball critics before the Federal
League gave up the ghost that the
Gilmore organization. was far remov-
ed from major league ranking was
absolutely correct. The Feds never
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

as we'll as timely subject and will re-
ceive an imposing scenic production,
as well as being presented by what
may be safely termed, Americas fore
most stock organization, Miss Ethel
Waldron and David Herblin, the two
leading players Of the company, will
be seen in splendid and most suitable
parts, in fact the entire company will
be perfectly cast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

Attempting to learn to play base
ball by the correspondence school
method is about as nutritious as eat
ing bouillon with a fork.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27
EMPLOYEES GET<INCREASE.

Old Mystic, Conn, Nov. 27-All
have been granted an increase in
wages amounting to 10 per cent. to
take effect Dec. T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

came close to the major league
standard and the best bets in Gill
more's outfit failed to I make the
American and National League clubs
they played with.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

Many a ball club that now looms
up like a superintendent to the
fans will turn out to be submarine
before next September.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

agance in a college community that
many football star leaves the temple
of learning with no more coin than
when he entered,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

AS Noah had two each Of everv
kind of bird5 he must have had two
college football cheerle leaders which
was tough on Noah and the rest Of the
animals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

Judging from the forecasts of the
scribes of various cities, the second
divisions of all leagues will be vacant
next year, while the first divisions will
have straphanging room only.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27

The Brooklyn Terminal Company
increased It's capital from 100000 to
100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-27
SPORTOCRAPHY

A maiden who lived in st. Joe
Had an Injun ball player beau,
Till>One day she said,
Come, Chief. let us we'd
Twas the last she saw of Poor 10.
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thank you for your message. Cap
tain Fox" said sincerely. claspint
his hand. "Tell her how glad it mad,
me. But 1t cannot change my deci
sion; will answer no questions"
This 10 your final reply, sergeant? ?
the coloneps voice had hardened; his
eyes had lost their friendliness. Good
day, SIR"
The door opened to the rap of his
knuckles, and the two men passed
out, neither one glancing back at me
The sentry asked question. and
heard Pickney answer:
Yes, set the food within, but let
no one communicate with the prisoner
except on my written order. ! will
have another sentry posted above"
A soldier entered bearing camp
| ration and pannikiL of water, and
placed these on the box. He said
nothing, and the colonel stood beside
the door watching until was left
alone. put the food on the floor un-
touched and sat down on the box.
wanted to live; l was young, ambi-
tious, and-I loved that girl ! real
lied this truth clearly, and it became
the one ceaseless incentive to effort.
Her face arose before me, and / felt
that her message was meant for my
encouragement. She wanted me to
live; wished me to know that she was
not Indifferent; trusted me to accom-
pllsh all that man could. And l
must act now, If at all.
| ate the food, not from any sense
of hunger, but because | needed it to
keep up my strength. I was alone,
unmatched; there was no place where
an eye could peer in on my move
ments. | dragged the box over to
the window, stood on it, and managed
to dislodge the bit of iron entangled in
the grating. 1t proved to be part of
a discarded horseshoe, flung there
carelessly by some farrier and con-
tanned three thin-headed nails. With
difficulty l loosened one of these and
fitted the sharp edge into a screwhead
of a shelf bracket. The nail afforded
little purchase, and | tried three of
the screws before finding one loose
enough to turn. By this time my fin
gers were numb and bleeding, yet the
final success set my heart throbbing
with exultation.
The removal of the screw. which by
chance was the lower one, enabled me
to insert the remnant of horseshoe
beneath the bracket iron. Slowly,
fearful of creating alarm. the impro-
vised lever wrenched the bracket |
free. until l was enabled to get firm
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4.lep[D MIST
a LALf OF CIVIL STRIFE 7.
&oRANDALL PARRISH "
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III COpL/2ICHT
-lAcNcCZUPC 1O
SYNOPSIS.
Ii

Confederate Sergeant Wyatt is sent
Green Br'ar. He NETS a mountaineer
nnamed Jein Taylor. At house beyond
aot Springs they meet Major HARDWOOD.
wyatt is sent to bed. He becomes sus-
glclous. and finds that Taylor has muir
uSreu HARDWOOD and escaped Wyatt
cenanges TO U. s. uniform, and to a de-
stdacninent of Federal cavalry identifies
TTIIihset as Lieutenant Raymond, Third
49, ~, ?; cavalry. Captain Fox finds Har-
WOODS WOODS body. The detachment is am
ppu ,.;a Wyatt escapes to the Green
pliar country and goes to Harwood's
npHe, Wnere he finds Noreen HARDWOOD
~ introduces himself as Lieutenant Ray
td. Parson Nichols comes to the
doofa and tells Noreen of her fathers
oeatn. wyatt forces Parson Nichols to
eoAiess that he has been sent in advance
or Anse Cowan. who proposes to marry
ii soS az once. and SO quiet title to the
H ,1no IN dispute between the Cowans and
inoreens dead father Anse Cowan and
Us ne gang arrive and find the preacher
h pouno IN closet. Wyatt and Noreen
Ths concealed themselves in the attic.
ne CoWan gang ransacks the house. but
. t 10 find the hidden couple. Wyatt
o ofe second hoor and await the next move
T., .ie gang, forcing the preacher to ST.
fence Unable to escape while the gang
y, fs, Oh the i1rst floor and around the house,
tao ya,e proposes to marry Noreen and pro-
W. W. ner from Cowan. She accepts and
thhyat forces the. preacher to marry
E frsti Cowans gang is driven off by
d. ae Ia, troops. one of whose officers is
t re reai Lieutenant Raymond. Wyatt is
trapped, though Noreen attempts to de-
feno INN. MN. Wyatt is taken to 'Lewisburg
Tor trial as a spy
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fore now" l SAID msaningiy; 'yss
Judge from your expression there 4
no reprieve."
And no hope of one, Wyatt" he An
swered regretfully. "The evidenc4
against you is too strong. The delaJ
in converting court has been caused
by the scarcity OF officers in camp
| Our forage trains are just beginninf
to return, but it is now so late thai
| Colonel Pickney has decided to hole
| you prisoner until morning. / waited
| until the order was issued before com
ing here. The court-martial is set TO,
eight o'clock"
81 am thankful for even that delay
There is. | presume no doubt as tc
the result?"
None, SO far as / can learn. You
are soldier, Wyatt, and may as well
face the truth. | have urged mercy
on Colonel Pickney. until he finally
ordered me to drop the subject. He
is strict disciplinarian, bit of a
martinez, indeed. and inclined to take
the advice of regular army officer
in such matters, rather than rely ON
volunteers. Has Raymond any spe
cial reason to dislike your"
only that I impersonated him in
this masquerade"
Bah! that was mere chance, the
selection of his name from the army
list. The fellow is naturally vindic
tive enough, but surely could not har
Dor personal dislike over so small
matter" He paused hesitatingly, as
though doubtful of the propriety OF
pressing an inquiry. 81 trust you will
pardon me, Wyatt. but / have Won
dered if there was not some trouble
existing between you relative to the
friendship of Miss HARDWOOD"
THAT would appear impossible"
replied, somewhat surprised, "for my
being with her was entirely accideu
tall"
Eyes, so she insists; but I know
Raymond is deeply interested in the
girl. Someone told me he actually
proposed to her at West Point. and
sought this detail in hope of meeting
her again. The occurrence which
aroused my suspicion that he felt
personal grudge against you was this
Il know he promised her to use his
influence to have you sent to Charles
ton for trial, but instead he urged
Colonel Pickney to exercise his own
/ CHANGED to be in the next
room, and overheard. | have not seen
the young lady since"
My mind worked rapidly. That
Raymond was treacherous was prob
ably true. Noreen had treated him
with marked GOODNESS. There could
be no great degree of intimacy between
hem, or she would have chosen him
n this emergency rather than Captain
Fox. But she had revealed to neither
officer the fact of our marriage; ii |
vas not so much as suspected.
tTo BE CONTINUED
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kitchener,s G.od. humor.

Lord Kitchener is so much regard
ed as man without a smile. writes
a correspondent. that an anecdote
illustrating his human quality may be
to the point One of my officers has
a rich father who wrote directly to
."K.---of- offering to. settle ESQ
apiece on each of his two soma If the
war minister would give them com
missions Settle the money on your
daughters instead" came the reply;
IF your sons are any good shall be
glad to take them for nothing" Sound
common sense this. as well as hu,nor
touched with irony.-London Chron.
icIe '~tt
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| used, the ears can be numbered in
other ways.
In single ear testing, two kernels
from opposite sides OF the ear on the
top, two from the middle, and two
from the butt are put in numbered
squares or portions of terminating
boxes or other testers. The kernels
are kept moist at room temperature
not above 80 degrees F. nor below SO
degrees F. After six or seven days
the seed should begin to sprout Only
those ears from which all the kernels
give strong sprouts should be reserved
for planting.
Under ordinary circumstances, it
may not be absolutely necessary to
test individual ears. If large num-
Der of typical ears show terminating
tests as high as 81 per cent, the seed
in general may be considered good.
Under the unusual conditions prevail
ing this year, especially in neighbor-
hoods where the corn did not mature
normally, it should well repay a corn
grower to test every ear that he in
tends to use for seed. If he has any
reason to doubt the quality of his in
dividual stock, the ear-by-ear testing
is simply form of labor and crop in
surance.
Before testing termination, the
farmer should examine each ear and
throw out all the ears which do not
look right or which have several with
cred or damaged kernels. He should
strive to make up his seed from ears
which in size and appearance seem to
be normal for his variety of corn. Seed
corn should be shelled if possible by
hand to avoid the risk of damage by
Smelling. Before Smelling
the owner should pick out peculiar
looking kernels and separate the seed
into sizes so as to make certain that
the corn drill will plant regularly.
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FALLAcY OF LONG STANDING
in the Light of the Moon"
is Wrong IDEA.

One of the most tenacious beliefs
Is that the weather is affected by
the movement of the NOON 1t is gen
orally considered that frost is more
likely to occur in he light OF the
moon than at any other time. For
this reason crops which the frost is
likely to destroy are planted at such
a time as to be certain to avoid q
full moon.
The moon reflects sunlight to the
earth and produces the tides. 1t has
minor effects. such as changing the pc
sition of the earth and causing min
ute reflections of the magnetic needle;
these last, are. however, so small that
they have only effect upon refined in
struments of detection. and it has
been proved conclusiveiy these two
have no relation to, tue change OF
weather. Regarding the two former
effects named, it is quite easy to un
derstand that reflected sunlight from
the moon cannot affect the weather
In the first place, more light is re-
ceived from the sun in thirty min.
utes than from the moon in one year.
and, moreover. the greatest reflection
is at full moon from a. logical point
of view then it should he warmer in
stead of colder at full moon. This
should disprove any argument that
the reflected light makes it colder
at full moon.
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(From the United States Department OF
AgTiculture-)
Testing seed corn for termination
always a profitable farm practice-is
an absolute necessity this year in
many sections. In number of dis
tricts the last corn crop from which
seed for the coming planting will be
taken was late in maturing or so moist
when harvested as to call for special
precautions. A high moisture content
makes seed corn particularly suscepti-
BILE to damage from freezing or heat
ing. Farmers in the sections where
corn failed to ripen normally who do
not test their seed early enough to be
able to replace their own bad seed
with good seed secured from other
sources will be taking an unnecessary
risk. 1t is also especially important
for holders of seed in such districts to
take unusual care during the remain
der of the winter to protect it from
freezing.
While complete testing for germina-
ton should take place shortly before
the seed is planted, the specialists of
the department believe that it will be
simple forehandedness for farmers
who have any reason to be doubtful
about the viability of their seed to
make a preliminary terminating test
with few typical ears taken at ran
dom from the rack. If these prelim-
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CHAPTER XVI.


| Under Death Sentence. 4sss-s
1t was dreary waiting. for every I'M
usual sound reaching me brought with
it throb' Of fear That my fate was
| already practically settled | knew. but
how long the delay might be remained
problem. Fox, felt convinced
would use whatever influence he. pos,
sessed to delay action. and there was
faint hope in my mind also that No
reen might even make plea to higher
authorities in my behalf. | dare not
believe she would. but the vague
dream of such a thing required again
and again to my mind. Il J.. io,4...
To learn all | could | dragged the
box to a position below the window,
and standing on it, managed to gain
a narrow. glimpse without, the vista
revealing flap of dirty tent cloth
and part OF an army wagon backed uU
against the building. leaving barely
enough space for the guard to pace
back and forth the length of his beat.
] could see his blue-clad legs, with the
white stripe, cross and recross in |
front of me. | tested the strength of |
the iron grating With my hands but |
the. bars were firmly imbedded and |
Inc sun must have been well down |
in the west when Fox returned. - |
had been expecting him trusting to
his friendly interest. and with a fleet.
Ing bors snat Noreen might commits
sion him to bring me some further
MESSAGE Yet the moment u looked
INTO his face, shadowed by the fading
light. | realized thai be brought no !.
encouraging news nv heaff sahk.
lnt ! kept smilssaesa. .ns.siips
VI expected 70 ~ ON 81 here ne.
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mary tests show that the seed is good
| the owner then can continue his pre-
cautions to guard it from weather
damage. If, however, this test with a
few ears indicate that the seed is of
low vitality, the farmer should at once
make further tests to satisfy himself
as to whether his seed corn generally
Is good or bad.
If farmer finds his seed is bad he
should take steps at once to meet the
difficulty. The purchase of seed should
not be delayed till spring, especially
has been damaged. The farmer should
secure his seed from well-known
sources, buy it upon terminating
guaranty basis. and get his seed CT
typical samples early enough to make
his own terminating tests. 1t is prob
able this year that many farmers who
have not. followed, the wise practice, of
selecting enough special seed from
good crops to last them in an emer-
gency for two or three years will have
to buy seed. In buying seed, farmers
should try to secure corn of varieties
known to prosper in their section. The
safest seed would be that carefully Sc
Iected from good corn grown in the
immediate neighborhood, but at any
rate effort should be made to obtain
seed grown in districts where climate,
soil, and farming conditions in general
are similar to those at home
If the farmer happens to have a
stock of seed left over from the. 1914
crop and doubts the seed saved from
his 1915 crop, he would do well to test |
the older seed also and then use
whichever shows the greatest vitality. |
Seed corn if properly cared for will !
retain its vitality for several years. /
Many farmers knowing this. always
select an extra amount of seed from |
an unusually good harvest. - ~
The following method of testi'
seed corn is taken from Farmers
Ieln 704, The corn is placed or
ing racks made by driving wire fin -
Ing nails about four inches apart on
tour sides of stick. a number is
placed over the nail and the butts
If the ears are put on the, nails. If
wire fencing or other seed racks are
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Officers Wife a Car Conductor,

At meeting of the Portsmouth
town council recently it was stated
that two women. one a colonels
daughter and the other a captains
wife were working as conductors on
the municipal street cars Their OBJ
ject is to release two eligible men for
war service. and they devote their pay
to charity Portsmouth has now 80
woman conductors and % postwomen
London Telegraph.
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VALUE OF POTATOES
: AS FEED FOR SWINE
When Prices Are Low Surplus Tu-
bers May Be Used to Advan-
tage When Cooked.

| (F'rom Weekly News Letter, United
States Department of Agriculture)
Because of the surplus of white or
Irish potatoes now on the market and
the consequent low prices, many farm
ers have been seeking information as
to the possibility of feeding them to
hogs.
| Many experiments have been con-
Quoted in Germany, and other foreign
countries as well as few in the Unit
| ed States to determine the value of
potatoes as feed for swine. In Ireland
and Germany farmers feed large guam
titles of potatoes annually. From ex-
perimental data it has been concluded
that 4 to Az bushels OF potatoes
when cooked are equal to about one
bushe1 of corn for putting gains on
hogs. Therefore, if corn is worth so
cents bushel potatoes when fed to
hogs would be worth only Is to 20
cents bushel. There may, however,
be instances where it would be more
advantageous for the farmer to feed to
hogs right on his own place at least
part of his crop rather than to haul
these potatoes to an already overload
ed market Z t"'
According to the consensus of opin-
ion potatoes are fed to the best ad-
vantage when cooked or steamed and
mixed with other feeds. Experiments
in which raw potatoes ere fed alone
have been reported. In. certain in
stances the raw potatoes are said to
have caused scours. However, raw po-
tatoes in small quantities and in a
diet lacking succulence. may be condu-
Give to health in pigs.
In cooking potatoes only enough
water should be used to make a mealy
n and prevent burning. The re-
mt meal should then be mixed
:. h cornmeal or other grain. supple
ent. ..Taukage.. skim milk. or meat
meal would probably add to the profit
of the mixture. Potatoes when pre-
pared. in the manner described and I'M
der the conditions mentioned can often
be fed to pigs WIN Advantage -"
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grip on it with my hands. With foot
braced, and every muscle strained.
worked that bit of iron back and forth,
tearing it free, until knew that an
other wrench would separate it en-
tirely from its fastenings. Then
forced it back into place again.
pressed down the loosened screws,
carefully gathered together the slight
debris littering the floor, and cast it
into dark corner. The bracket
seemed as solid as ever. Now / must
wait for night. ''''-''''' 80
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/. Styles Soon cnanoe.

so you are gong TO motor across
the continent. Mrs Whyfferf"
Yes We start tomorrow" 't.,t,t,t,
il,dare say, you anticipate a pleasant
timer"
Yes but there is one thought that
TROUBLES me s,a8 ..,,. ,,1
Ana what is rhat,"
III afraid ioni car VIII be out d
date When.na reach. our .testlDsfanr,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-18
DEATH OF MRS. O. D. NEWTON

Mrs. Franceha Newton, wife Of
Oliver d. Newton, died suddenly al
her home Tuesday night. That even.
ing she had been visiting her sister,
Mrs. j, h, Cow, and seemed to be in
the best Of health. After she arrived
home she complained Of feeling dizzy
and it was not long after that she pass.
ed away. ApopleXy was the cause Of
death.
Deceased was born in Orben, Fondu.
lac county, Wisconsin, March 90, 1859.
With her family she came to Oregon
in 1903 and had been a resident Of
this city for number Of years. A
husband and daughter Miss Ethel
Newton, survive her She also leaves
five sisters, brother and other rela.
tives. Mrs, Newton was u member
of the Presbyterian church and a
woman Of fine Christian character. Her
death is deep blow to the family, for
whom much sympathy is felt.
An extended obituary of the de.
ceased win be contained in next week +
issue.
The funeral will probably be tomor.
row morning, definite arrangements not
having been made at this writing.-
Woodburn Independent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-18

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