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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-22

SOMEBODY asked George StaIings
 the other day whether he was alarmed at the prospect of the re- organized Cubs pushing their way into the first division and possibly pen nant harbor. Stallings gave an inter esting answer. Said he:
 The more Issee of baseball the more am convinced that organization of material is the vital factor. Organi- ration, system and the old percentage' ---those are the big things in the mod prn game.
 ..Grab stars from here there and everywhere and put them together without that system, organization and Inc old percentage and they won't be- gin to do as well as the team of non- stSrs who have organization system. Efle old percentage.
 "The Cubs this year may have all these. but it's up to Tinker to demon strate. There are easier jobs than or ganfzing and systematixing material such as he has. Baseball is yearly be- corning more scientific. The days of needless, sIambang baseball are gone. The team that plays the percentage every minute will beat out the club that doesn't, regardless of the star ma teriaI on the team that doesn't play the system.a
 All of which reminds us that Fielder Jones win manage the Browns this season. Fielder is the original per centage'' kid on the diamond. If the Browns were playing the "Ierchant Of Venice'g instead of baseball he'd be a knockout as Shylock. He's always looking for that pound Of flesh once 8 bah game begins. Off the field he's charitably inclined, but on the dia- mond-of, yof,- what tightwad!
 He believes, too. in system and or ganization. He figures out his system, governed by the capabilities of his men, builds his organization according to the temperament of his talent and then starts a still hunt for the .old percentage. And any time he doesn't get it he's going to quit.
 There's very good reason why the fans of New York should have conf dence in the owners of the respective ball clubs-Giants and Tanks. These teams are the only ones, barring Cin- cinnati, which paid $5.O0O for Pitcher Mosely, that have taken advantage of the opportunity to strengthen their forces by buying Federal league stars.
 Between them the Giants and Yar- ixees have already or soon will have spent $1O0.000 for new talent. McGraw paid around S55,Oe0 for Kauff, Ander- son and Rarfdens The Yankees counted -sax ae22. 800 for 1Gagee and a big sum for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-22
ny JOHNNY MEADE.

By JOHNNY MEADE.
 K OW, fans, you won't hear any N more chat from the winter
 baseball circuit. From now
 until the 1918 season opens me wires will be burning with stories pg how players are getting into shape under the fbalmy sun of the south. Squads Of young, ambitious rockies are showing their wares to the 'ichief' and are trying their level best to make 8 showing so as to break into the big show and, if possible. put their town on the map. M Although 8 little late in their training this year, the players are not losing any time in 1imbering up their muscles and getting rid of @Ikinkz.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-22
Winter Baseball Is ThdWing Out

the Athletics in Jacksonville, the Braves in Miami and the Cubs in Tampa. Texas big five are distributed as follows: The Giants in Marlin, the Detroit Tigers in Waxahachie, the Browns at Palestine, the Cardinals at San Antonio and the White Sox at Mineral Wells.
 Arkansas received two teams and 8 part of a third. The Red Sox and Pi-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
Had an Unpleasant Sound.

Shelf mamma consents to our en-
gagement, we needn't bother about
what papa says.
He-I do hope the nonimportance
of the male member of the family is
not an ingrained idea with you.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
POWER SPRAYER IN ORCHARD
Convenient, Aand Economical foe Or
chardist With Comparatively Small
Number OF Trees.

For the orchardist having five or
more acres OF bearing apple trees the
power sprayer is the most convenient
and economical In that a large amount
OF work can be done with compare
lively few hands" and at time
when the spraying should be per-
formed.
AS an. example. the arsenioal spray
for codf1ng moth should be applied
durng the few days about the time or
Immediately after the last Of the pet
ais have dropped from the trees. A
week later will not be as effective, and
deferring the time may result in fail
ure to control the pest. Many large
fruit growers use one power sprayer
for each 25 or 80 acres of bearing
trees.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
FERTILIZER FOR THE GRAPES
Light Thrown on Subject by New
York Experiment Station-Inves-
LEGATIONS of Much Value.

Little light on the value of fertil
izers for grapes is thrown by the New
York station after five years tests in
several vineyards in the Lake Erie
grape belt. The field experiments are
80 contradictory that no deductions
can be drawn.
The investigations, however, are OF
value because they suggest that money
is wasted when spent for fertilizers to
be used in poorly drained vineyards,
those that suffer frequently from win.
ter colds or spring frosts, where in
sect pests are epidemic and uncon.
trolled, or where good care is lack
ing. 1t is certain in many instances
that only one or few of the elements
of fertility are lacking in many vine
yards.
Tho element most frequently lack
ing is nitrogen. The soil of many
vineyards 10 very uneven in quality,
and it becomes a problem for grape
growers to make more uniform con
ditions in their vineyards.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05

SO as not to leave any stumps sticking
out and thus interfere with subsequent
pruning and cultivation. All the old
canes should be burned so as not to
scatter disease to the young growing
canes. The plantation should then be
thoroughly cultivated and kept in
growing condition until about the first
Of September. About twelve OF the
young canes should be left for the
next years fruiting. The balance
should be removed and burned. The
removal of superfiuous shoots will per.
init the remaining canes to grow
stronger. Fertilizers. especially barn
yard fertilizers, should not be applied
during the summer months. The plan.
tation should at all times be kept free
from weeds and the soil kept mellow
by cultivation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
L. e N.
Effective Aug. ID. 1916.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

No. sc. & N. o. Lin. 1921 am.
No. 5l-St. L. Express 5:29 p. m.
No. 95-Dixie Flyer 9:35 a. m.
No. 55--Hopkinsville Ac. ZOO a. m.
No. 53-St. L. Fast Mail 5:36 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & St. l.. Linn. 5:29 a. m.
No. So st. Louis Express 9:55.a m.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 7:o2 p. m.
No. Sc -Hopkinsville Ac. 8:55 p. m
No. 54-St. l.. Fast Mail 1924 p. m.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for
Memphis and points as far south as
Erin. and for Louisville. Cincinnati
and the East.
Nos. So and 55 make direct con-
nection at Guthrie for Louisville,
Cincinnati and all points north and
east thereof.
No. SO carries through sleepers to
Atlanta, Macon, Jacksonville, St.
Augustine. and Tampa, Fla. Also
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans.
Connect at Guthrie for points East
and West. No. SO will not carry To-
cal passengers for points north OF
Nashville. Tenn.
T. S. WOOSLEY, Ticket Agent
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
Don't Neglect Your Gold.

Neglected colds ge worse, inst eaC
of better. A stuffed head. a tighl
ches must be relieved at &c. DR.
B.II's Pine. Tar. Honey is N lures
'emedy. Honey and glycerine hea
the irritated membrane, antiseptit
tar loosens the phlegm, you breathe
easier and your cold is broken up
Pleasant to take. DR.. Be Is Pine
Tar Honey is an ideal remedy for
children as well as grown.ups. Al
your Druggs st, 20. Advertisement,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
Fastening the Time for Peace.

Little boy. little boy. you shouldn't
fight that way"
Hold of your peace talk, lady.
One more punch on the nose and
I'll have this kid ready to listen to
you"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
SUMMER CARE OF RASPBERRY
Soil Of Plantation Should Never BE
Allowed to Become Dry-Cut
Out All Old Canes.

turai College. Fort Collins. wyo)
During the fruiting season the soil
Of the raspberry plantation should
never be permitted to become dry.
Lack Of abundant moisture results in
small and seedy berries. poor yield
and quality. Over 80 per cent OF the
weight Of the berries is water and
when this element of plant food is
lacking the fruit cannot develop to
the normal size.
AS soon as the fruiting season ia
over. all the canes that have fruIted
should be cut out close to the ground
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
Slightly Mixed.

The distinguished young man paced
wildly across the floor. Miss Merrill.
that beautiful young lady that l was
engaged to, has asked TO have her let
tiers returned he said. "Oh, well,
cheer up, don't take Ii so hard" his
friend said. ~ suppose you have sent
them?" "Ah, no. that il the trouble"
san the wild-eyed man. Il made mis-
take and sept the letters from another
girl I"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05

For dyspepsia, our national all
ment. use Burdock Bio d Bitters
k commended for strengthening di
gestion, purifying the bl cd. AT all
drug stores. S100 a bott e. -Ad
yer i,ement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
BIRD AS INSECT DESTROYER
Food Of Average Younester In Nest
Estimated at Four Times lts
Weight Each Day

II has been conservatively estimated
that the food OF the average young
bird while in the nest amounts to
four times the birds weight. each day.
In the case OF those species which
subsist entirely upon insects the
good they do is absolutely incalcu-
liable.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
Common FAILING.

You can't depend on de friendship
of de man dat loves fiattery,' said
Uncle Ebeu. so long as he gifts de
fiattery he don't care who hands 1t
to i'm"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05

The truth has great power when
It is free; the true endures: the false
is ever changing and decays. Thus
1t is that the true always rises TO the
surface, and In the end PREVAILS
Renan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
Children Cry
FOR FlETcHER'S
- a STO RIA
Excellent Advice.

Seek high friendship, and when
good fortune brings you into acquaint-
ance with men and women who are
above you in true station in life, wise
ly make the most Of your oppor.
tunity.-Exchange.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05
Important Scientific Feat.

A process invented by an Italian
chemist for extracting essential oils
from citrus fruits is said not to affect
the chemical properties of the oils in
any way, and 1t is predicted that It
eventually will revolutionize the in
dustry.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-05

Any skin itching is temper tester.
The more y scratch the worse II
itches. Doan's Ointr It is for piles.
eczema-any skin itching. SOC al
all drug STORE s.-Advertisement.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
GRANDMA UsED SAGE
 TEA TO DARkEN HAIR
She made up e mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur to bring back eoler'
 gloss, thickness.

Common garden sage brewed into a heavy tea with sulphur and alcohol added, will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully dark and lux urlant, remove every bit of dandrun. stop scalp itching and falling hair. Just a few applications will prove revelation if your hair is fading, gray or dry, scraggly and thin. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, Is troublesome. An easier way Is to get the ready-to-use tonic, costing about 50 cents a large bottle at drug stores, known ns "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound" thus avoiding a lot of muss.
 While wispy, gray, faded hair is not sinful. we all desire to retain our youthful appearance and attractive ness. By darkening your hair with wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, no one can tell, because It does 10 naturally, so evenly. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with 1t and draw this through your hair. taking one small strand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeared, nnd, after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
MAKING coMMiENDABLE PROG
 RESS.

Nothing lends more encouragement to a cause than the fact that progress is being made. When it is not only recognized by those closely connected with such work that their efforts are producing results but it is shown by actual conditions and figures support the claims, a new inspiration is gained and faith Is greatly stimulated. The impression which it makes upon oth- CTS is likewise salutary.
 This is especially true in behalf of the commendable activities of the an- tuberculosis societies throughout the country. They are not only per sistently at work but they are stead fly nearing the goal for which they are aiming. Even though the latest report of the census bureau shows that in 1914 tuberculosis caused 10.5 per cent. of all the deaths in the reg istration area of the United States, the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis shows that the death rate from the disease is steadily decreasing, the deaths from the white plague in 1904 having been 200.7 per 100000 popula- ton while in 1914 the rate was but 146S.
 That this drop of over 25 per cent was due largely to the societies which are working for that very purpose must be admitted. When this effort in behalf of humanity was begun there were but 39 anti-tuberculosis socie- ties, 115 sanatoria and hospitals, 20 special clinics, no open air schools and not more than 5000 people ac- l lively interested in such preventive work. Today there are over 1,5OC | anti-tuberculosis associations 600 | sanatcria and hospitals, 450 dispen-
 saries, 800 open air schools and over | 100000 actively interested in the | cause.
 1 Nothing succeeds like success an6
 that is certainly crowning the efforts
 being made by this organized move.
 ment to prevent and check the suffer. l ings of fellowmen.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
THEIR ULTRA DAUGHTER

elderly vaudeville comedian trying to be kittenish and an insane lady.
 q sneak into the corner drug store and repair damages. The druggist IS sympathetic. He says he has lots Of ladies who do the same thing after meeting their daughters.
 Her father and are an awful trial to Miranda It seems that his silk hat is an inch higher than it should be and she doesn't see why he can't wear man friends do. If John ever appear ed in one of the ties such as those benighted youths wear he'd be picked up by the police as a confidence man just on the strength of 1t!
 She Is beginning to get stylish about the things in the house, too, concluded the president of the card club, ''and it won't be long, I suppose before I'll come home from downtown some day and find decorators at work hanging the walls in purple and black strpies and installing weird furniture upholstered in a design of convention alized carrots and canary birdsl
 You might say I am living in a state of stylishly nervous unrest! If only I can stick it out till Miranda picks out a stylish husband and trans fers her efforts to her own home I'll be all right"
 Your sufferings are indeed terri ble," sympathized the secretary of the club. My daughter is showing symp- toms, too-she says mashed potatoes are plebeian and she makes me wear a nose face veil that I am always swallowing! Well, there is nothing to do but bear it!"-Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

kermanshaf-"A to a state ment given to the press today by the National Geographic Society in its work of following the geography of the European war, the Russians who are sweeping through Persia toward hundred miles from a junction with the English on the Tigris at Kut-el- Amara. Reports from the front dur ing the latter part of last week indi cate that the city of Kermanshah was taken, from which place 1t is only about one hundred and twenty five miles to the Tigris River, at a point about halfway between Bagdad and Kut.
 The Kermanshah district is an i'm portant one and offers a comparative ly easy route into Mesopotamia. The main highway between Teheran and Bagdad passes directly through it, Bagdad being only two hundred and twenty miles by caravan route from the city of Kermanshah.
 Tn former times this town was de- | tended by Notifications, the walls be- | ing three miles in circuit, but today | the walls are in ruin and rubbish has | substituted water in its moat. The | town has a population of about 40,00C | tai population of the province.
 ''The plains of the provinces arc | well watered and are fertile, while
 the highlands are covered with ricl l pastures which support large focks O.
 sheep and goats.
 How important the highway be- l tween Bagdad and Teheran, passing
 past is shown by the fact that thu
 caravans travelling between the tw,
 capitals annually carried goods wortl
 approximately S4,000,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
Stories of the War
A Storm in GaIIipoIi,

An officer of the R. A A NJ. C., in | letter to his mother, describes the | sutferings of the trops during a storm | on the Gallipoli peninsula shortly be- | fore our troops were withdrawn, says The London Post. He says: We did | not suffer, too much, as we are in tents, and trenches cut through car ried off a good quantity of the water. | To the poor chaps in trenches and dug-outs it was awful. The water rushed down from the hills and abso- lutely flooded them. One big dug-out near us collapsed, and buried the oc- cupants. In the trenches the chaps had to swim, or go under, and all their equipment was washed away. I have heard that many were drowned. On Saturday it rained all day, and then in the evening began to freeze, as ! went on duty at eight o'clock. AS the night went on it became cold CT and colder, and then began to snow. About five o'clock thsre stag gered up to the dressing tent door the fOrerunners of hundreds from the trenches. They had been up to their necks in water for day, and then the cold! Their clothes were soaked with mud, and had frozen stiff. They had been without food for 36 hours, as their ration parties had been lOst;; so you can imagine little what they looked like. We could not cope with the hundreds who came fiocking for
 
 and men alike had lost everything and were in the same plight. All day | Sunday they came in, until there was absolutely no room anywhere. Sun | day night was terrible, a terrific gale | from across Siberia was blowing, and here were these poor chaps in tents | that threatened to blow down every moment, and with but one or two blankets to cover them. I have never felt it so cold in England; even the edges of the sea froze. Sunday night I was busy all the time, trying to get 1 hot drinks round to the hundreds scat tered about everywhere. I shall never | forget the sights I saw-young chaps crying with the cold; others, too far gne to cry, would moan all night; ! whilst others were too bad to do either, but lay almost senseless. Thank Heaven, the Turks, were as bad, if not worse, Large numbers gave them selves up, and judging from their clothes they must have suffered ter ribly. From Monday the weather inn proved, and we were able to get ou1 patients on to the hospital ships, al- | though it took a week to do it. We
 were more than thankful when this
 week was over. No supplies could be
 landed and we had to live on biscuits
 and bully"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
On a British Submarine.

A letter from a young British of fcer to his mother, dated I'll. M. Submarine F T." gives a barbaric sense of killing for the killings sake:
 We returned yesterday after 24 days up the Dardanelles in the Sea of Marmora. It was a fine show. We broke all previous records. We went around the Sea of MarmOra leaving a trail of sunk and burning ships. We are the first submarine in history to Lombard a place on shore under fire. I think we were under fire about three times a day on an average. We even shelled a railway and destroyed two troop trains as they came along. It was the funniest thing you can imag- inc to see the trains try to hide be- hind the trees, but we caught her and smashed her all to blazcs. The ann intuition all blew up with a terrific explosion. Altogether we sunk one gunboat, five steamers and r large sailing ships, two trains, one railway embanlment and a few villagers who | fired on us and got 1t in the neck fo1 | doing so'
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
TURKEYS PLIGHT.

From the conditions which are be- ing revealed in Turkey, it becomes evident every day that Russia's en- trance into that country through the back door, and the success which is being attained by the cZar's forces under the guidance of Grand Duke Nicholas, are to have a tremendous effect upon the central powers. Tur- keys entrance into the war was look ed upon as one of the greatest strokes of diplomacy that had taken place up to that time. It was expected to oc- cupy the attention of the allies in a manner which would weaken their endeavors in other theatres of the war, while the subsequent action of Bulgaria in casting its lot with the Teutonic forces only to be followed by the successful conquest of Servia was expected to furnish relief in the way of supplies which would relieve the shortage already being felt by the central powers.
 That it did furnish that relief is pow evident. Turkey sent it's stores
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Preparedness.

MT. Editor: Much has been said in the past in your paper in regard to preparedness, both in the negative and the affirmative, and the purpose of this article is not to comment upon these articles, but to state my reasons why I believe the United States should be adequately prepared at the present as well as in the future. In order to full ly comprehend the subject of pre- paredness, any student of this intri- cate proposition should begin by ab- solving early forms of tribal govern ment. that finally resulted in forming the three present forms of government. First the absolute monarchy. Second the limited monarchy, and the repre- sentative government. In the abso- lute the will of the monarch is the law of the land.
 The limited monarchy submits to the rule of a king but defines the law by ! body of men elected for that purpose and ObliCe the king to restrain his &C., tions inside the laws thus made.
 The representative democracy ex- presses the will of the people by the selection of one man from this or that district to make the laws that will act for the best interests of that peo-
 pie.
 The first two governing bodies were the real causes for our war of the Revolution and the forming of ouI representative government.
 But how far shall a representative | government actually control? There is no doubt that in founding l . republican democracy our forefath- 1 CTS believed that only the wisest ana | ablest ones would be chosen and that [ these men studying the proposed law. i and taking into account the interests | of the whole country would vote a.