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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

style with a deep affection Of and knowl- edge of nature and her secrets.
 Not in many years has so delightful @
 book as this been given to the reader.
 Mir. Hudson is famous on two continents for his studies of nature and for his
 very beautiful and dream-like tales of
 tropical lands.
 In this volume he discourses intimately
 and simply of the habits and character
 istics of familiar plants and animals.
 The pages reveal a store of knowledge
 which IS the fruit of years of ohserva'
 ton and careful research. MT. Hudson
 demands nothing of us in the way of
 naturalist erudtion. He asks merely
 that you be alive, that you love nature and that you respond to the pleasant humor and gracious English of lne-long wanderer in natures garden.
 Ever since the publication of Mir. Hud- sons The Book of a Naturalist" there
 has been constant flood of shocked ex- clamations, editorials, letters from con stant readers" etc. protesting against the chapter in '"rhe Book of a Natural ist' headed The Great Dog Supersti- tion,' in which Mir Hudson states his belief that there are many animals more fitted to be the friend of man than the dog, who is believed to be the descendant of the jackal, and adopted by primitive man largely because the dog assisted him in the capture of his quarry. Mir. Hudson suggests several other animals whom he believes to be more worthy of association with man than the dog, among them the marmoset, the lemur, and the good. old, dirty pig, for whom Mir Hudson harbors an admittedly deep affection. He says: q have a very friendly feeling towards pigs generally, and consider him the most intelligent of beasts, not excepting the anthropoid ape and the eiephant-the dog is not to be l mentioned in this connection. also like his disposition and attitude towards all other creatures, especially man. He is not suspicious not shrinkingly sub missye like horses. cattle and sheep; nor an inpudent devil-may-care like the goat; nor hostile like the goosea nor conde- scendng like the cat: nor a fattering parasite like the dog. He views us from a totally different, sort of democratic, standpoint as fellow-citizens and brothers, and takes it for granted. or grunted, that we understand his language, and without servility or ineolence he has a natural, pleasant, camerados-all or hail-fellows- well-met air with us.
 Mir Hudson tells us in a footnote to this chapter that it was printed anony-
 mously ages ago in Macmillan's maga- zine. then edited by Mowbray Morris.
 who wrote to Mfr. Hudson that his article
 had given him a painful shock, that 1t would hurt and disgust many of the
 readers of the magazine, and finally that all MT. Hudson. and people like him,
 co uld say in derogation of the dog would
 have no effect on those who loved and
 esteemed that friend of man at it's proper
 worth MT Hudson writes: 'I had pro-
 Eounced the foregoing old magazine arti-
 cle unusable, partly because of the man.
 ner of 1t, partly because it was some
 what polemical and touched on questiona
 which are not natural history, pure and
 simple. Now at the last moment I have decided to put it in-iust for fun"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

A wax figure of w E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, the American prohibition work CT, who recently sacrificed an eye to the "dry" campaign in England, has been placed among the "immortals" in Mime. Tussard s,museum tf wax figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18

whom Thomas Jefferson referred to as the Hast of the Romans" and for whom probably more counties are named than for any other man in the south? And how about Hugh Lawson White of Tennessee? Are the children in southern schools today learning anything about the man who was candidate for President against Mar tin Van Buren in 1885? Are the chil- dren of today learning anything about the life of William Bibb of Georgia, who was a worthy antagonist for Henry Clay when the great Ken tuckian was first elected speaker of the House tN Representatives? How many southern boys and girls know anything about the expedition of Gen. Alexander w. Doniphan from Missouri to Monterey Mexico, to join Gen. Zachary Taylor. a man who fought Indians. proud Spaniards, the ele- ments, hunger and everything else, never drew an ounce of rations from the government. sometimes fought against odds of ten to one, never lost a prisoner, and then helped General Taylor finish his Mexican campaign.
 The south and west, says MT. Clark, have suffered because they have had TO one to write the wonderful exploits of their heroes. He says such an ex- petition as Doniphan's. had he been d New Englander. would have been immortalized by dozen writers. And il is true. Even now too many of our school books are written in New Eng land. That section has monopolized historical chronicling to such an ex- tent that the great figures of the past in the south are rapidly being for gotten by the new generations.
 Mir Clark has some excellent stories of famous duels. He writes a stirring account of the eventful life of Gen eraf Sickles, the pride of a. nation, whose young life was ruined when he killed man in defense of his home and when his beautiful wife entered a madhouse, but who in the later years of his life again became not able figure in the nations history.
 Mir Clark devotes much space to how he was 'gouged" out of the presi- dency by William J. Bryan at the Baltimore convention in 1912. He maintains that because he had ma- Jority of the delegates on eight bal iots he should have been the nominee and would have been but for MT. Bryan's 'falsehoods and insinuations.'
 MT. Clark's book, for the most part, is interesting, but it does not exhibit him as presidential timber
 .su-rrr- r,nnr% nus A NATITT Al IGT> ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
..r-HE BOOK OF A NATURAL1sT.'

"THE BOOK OF A NATURALIST" By w. H. Hudson. George H. Doran,
 Publishers, New York City.
 ''The Book of a Naturalist" from the delightful pen of w. H. Hudson, is a book of so pleasant an intimacy with the simple yet hidden things of nature that one has the sense of stepping through a magic door into a world of rich color and fascination. The author is world-famous for his understanding of nature. This book is that rare union of a delightful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
INSTEAD, TAKE 'Dodson's s Liver Tone

There's no reason why person should take sickenng
 alivatng calomel when few cents buys large bottle of Dodsons Liver Tonea perfect substitute for calomel
 It is pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start your liver just surely as calomel but it doesn't nake you sick and can not salivate Tske spoonful
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
Rsareats.
ATHLETIC CONDITIONS AT PENN.
 DISCUSSED BY DIR. ADAMS

Philadelphia, Jan. 20.-Past and present football players of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania met here to- night at the invitation of Dr. John W. Adams. chairman of the athletic coun- .cil, and discussed the coaching system at the university, especially that of football. The meeting was behind closed doors and it was announced that no action was taken.
 In an address to the senior class today Dr. Adams spoke frankly on athletic. conditions at the university He said that it seemed strong arm had reached out to get football ma terial for a winning team last season and that men were gathered in who thought more of the lure of the fame of the gridiron and other things than they did of education. He said he did not favor men coming to the Universi- ty of PennSylvania for athletics alone.
 Speaking of the coaching system. Dr. Adams told the seniors the uni versity should have a director of ath- Ietics under whose supervision all coaching of athletic teams should come The coaches of the various teams, he suggested, should act as his assistants.
 Dr. Adams also said a coach should not be engaged by the season. but should be employed by the year. and after his particular sport is over he should aid the athletics for alP' pro- gram of the university.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
Crescents Win From Oxford Quintet

The Crescents of Taftville, after their defeat by Jewett City last Thurs day night, staged a strong comeback against the team representing the Oxford Athletic club of Oxford, Mass, at Parish hall on Tuesday evening and administered a A to 31 defeat to the visitors. Contrary to the appearance in the wide difference in scores. the game was one that was good to watch and both teams showed considerab ble speed. The Oxford boys apparently could not get together in the first half but in the second half showed some clever basketball, both in passwork and in basket shooting.
 Donovan for the visitors was the star and his work showed him to be a clever man under favorable condi- tions. For Taftville, Harry Mills at center rolled up 2S points for his team, while Higgins dropped the ball through the. hoops II times during the game Belair also played his usual steady game at forward. The score:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
KALEIDOSCOPE

Envelopes first came into use in 1880.
 Australia has nearly S0o,oo0 acres of untouched forests.
 One-sixth of the worlds supply of quinine is consumed in India.
 Sealskin is naturally Of light drab color, but it is dyed for the market. A snail, crawling without a pause, would occupy 14 days and 5 hours to travel mile.
 Food products form one of the lead ing imports into the Dominican Re public, flour, rice, fish and lard being especially important. The value of such imports per year varies. The two to three millions of dollars. The United States furnishes the greater part of this amount. Trade between Finland and Poland which was suspended during most of the war, has again begun by the shipping from Finland of print paper cream Separators, tea, sardines and matches. From Poland, in turn, are received rags for making the better quality of paper, chicory, and some corn.
 The Kingston Coal Company at Wilkes-Barre made Christmas gifts to 250 widows and 406 orphans. Each widow got $5. Each boy got an over
 coat, a. suit of clothes, q pair of shoes and stockings. gloves and cap, and each girl got dress, coat, shoes stockings, hat, scarf, hair ribbon and
 gloves. In addition, each boy got an order for a haircut.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
HOCKEY MATCHES TO DECIDE
 OLYMPIC. CONTESTANTS

Boston, Jan, 20-The National Hoe key Association, meeting in annual session at the Boston Athletic Assoc1- ation building today, decided that the ultimate winner of series of elimin- ation matches between an Boston team and teams representing the Pittsburgh, Cleveland and St. Paul Athletic Associations, should represent the United States in the Olympic ice hockey games at Antwerp in April. The elimination matches will be play ed next month.
 Cornelius Fellowes, president of the International Skating Union, with which the National Association is af- filiated, was elected president. The other officers. chosen were W. s. Had dock, Pittsburgh Athletic Association, vice president. and George V. Brown, Boston Athletic Association, secretary and treasurer.
 A New England hockey association was formed, with Hugh McGrath of Boston as president.
 It was voted to hold the western New England skating championships at Springfield on Friday and Saturday of this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
the tournament. Mrs. Theodore Roose.

the tournament, Mrs Theodore Roose- yelt Pen and Mrs. Joseph H. Sears.
 The league is offering a gold medal as first prize and silver one for sec- ond prize to the winners in the tourn- ament. The medals will be awarded at the finals to be held in New York next Saturday at Grupp's Gymnasium.
 Among other patronesses .keenly in terested in the tournament are Mrs. Charles $. Whitman, Miss Anne Mor- gan, Mrs. George Barton French, Mrs. Littleton Fox, Miss Belle Gurnee. Miss Fanny Cotenet, Miss Maud Wetmore, Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg, Mrs. Francis Rogers, Miss .Caranai Carroll, Miss Jean Roosevelt and Miss Janet Fish. Mrs. Bessie R. James is manager of the tournament.
 The tournament has been arranged by the women following many requests from the former service men for a boxing match. Wounded soldiers from the hospital will be brought to the tournament at the cantecn in ambu 1 lances by the women of the motor | corps. A light supper will be served later to both boxers and the former 1 fighters. Preliminary boxing will be continued on Wednesday evening al | the canteen, when q different grouI OL NOOIOSu @A1i oSG Itlt uidlCuSS. Ell trance in the tournament is limited tc
 boxers in the 120 pound and 130 pound classes.
 i Although soldiers will be brought tc New York for the finals at Grupp's Gymnasium, this entertainment vii
 be benefit. Admission will be by in-
 vitation from the league A feature of the finals will be demonstration
 bouts by well known professiona
 stars. Among those already announc. ed are Jack Britton, Eddie Fitzsim- mons, Kid Norfilk. Bill Brennan, Jot | Yelling, Johnny Shepard, Frank Mor- an, Benny Valgar, Mickey Russell ant Charlie Beecher.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
HUMoR OF THE DAY

.'The doctor was very particular about llnowings what we have to eat" . "Wonder why? Does he expect US to ask him to dinner ?"-Louisville Courner-Journal.
 The Doctor - Yes, you seem very nervous. Do you talk in your sieep?'
 Mrs. Talkerton's Husband No, never; only when my wife sleeps Houston Post.
 Ted-Penfeld can't write, but his books certainly sell.
 Ned-He always manages to guess what the public will be reading by the time. he gets the book out.-Life.
 Friend - Well, how is business? :? Looking up?
 Young Lawyer = Yes. and that S about all there is to it. I'm tired of staring at the ceiIing.-Boston Trans cript.
 "Gracious. Tommie, can't you play without making all that neise?"
 No, mamma, I can't. You see, we're playing picnic. and a storm has come up and I'm the thunderi"- Yonkers Statesman.
 What will you have?"
 "Well. it's between seasons. don't kIfow whether to take something hot or something cold"
 Suppose we compromise by having 1 ice cream with hot chocolate poured l over it."-Kansas City Journal.
 What part of the scenery around here seems to attract the most at tention?"
 Well" said the farmer, I've studied the boarders pretty close. I | should say it's the ham and eggs on the breakfast table" Buffalo 1 Commercial.
 "No." said the commutter. 'T'm not making any complaints about the ; road
 Then you are statistical? q won't say that. But the last time l complained about my rip 1 they took. tfAt train of the next day. y."-Washing Star.
 What was the nature of her lee 1 ture? ?''
 ~she was denOuneing man, the tyrant."
 Any men tyrants there to lis ten?" Not at the finish. What few men tyrants were there soon slunk out Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
CHANGE FOR DEMPSEY
 TO WIN VALUABLE CUP

About the handsomest and most costly trophy ever donated for boxing competition is the one Mir. Daniel Me Cant, great patron Of the manly art in England, who presented it for the worlds heavyweight championship. Ii is beautifully designed in solid gold and cost $4,00o to manufacture.
 Under tine conditions Mir. McGant gave the cup, it must be won three times before it becomes sole property of any title holder Joe Beckett, the rather phlegmatic champion of Eng land, won the trophy twice, but lost it to Georges Carpenter in their fast spectacular recent conflict.
 MT. McGant is one Of the most pop ular and largest turf commission agents and owoer of the racing horses in Great Britain. He's a most en- thusiastic ring goer and never misses any of the high class bouts staged abroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21

lakes freeze. over you long to hear the jingle of the cold steel on the ice. When you begin to feel these creeps you begin an Inspection of the house from the attic to the cellar for your old rusty steeds. After a search with out avail you remember that you sold them to the junk man last year.
 Then you figure out the cost of a new outfit. My advice to you on this is to obtain the best outfit. The pleasure derived is well worth the diff ference in price. If your aspirations lie towards figure skating obtain a good figure (arena style) skate with about six and a half inch radius on the runner of the blade.
 Next obtain a high or medium skat- ing boot of good heavy leather. One With a good stiff counter is preferable. The shoe should be laced all the way to the toe. This gives full control of the skate. Remember a shoe must fit 1 like a glove on the hand. Woolen socks should be used to protect the feet. Woolen socks will also prevent the foot from slipping around in the boot
 In placing the skate on the boot he careful to get the skate straight with 1 the center of the shoe and the cou,
 
 correctly under the counter. Watch the heel of the boot to see thai it is level with the sole for if it isn't it eyil twist the stanchions of the skate wher screwed down and cause the blade tC break.
 Attention must be given to the lac. ing of the boot. The foot must bt snugly laced from the toe to the ankle 1 Special attention should be given tt lacing the boot from the ankle up This should be done fairly loose thu allowing free movement forward. ant backwards and preventing the muscle, of the limbs from becoming cramped
 Something About Mclean
 He is the present holder of tn, worlds professional ice skating title
 He will defend the title in rece against Oscar Mathieson in Chris tiania, Norway, on February and s.
 He is a5 years old; the holder 0 practically all worlds skating record from 50 yards to 5 miles, and won tn 1 International championship at the az Of 15.
 In 1900 starts he hasn't met defea a dozen times.
 He is a wonderful fancy skater a 1 well as a speed skater.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
Married Men.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS DULL.

New York, Jan. 20.-Transactions sn the stock exchange today were the smallest and in most other respects the least significant of any full ses- sion for several weeks.
 Not only as public participate or interest again at low ebb, but even the professional element evinced no commitments on the short side of the market
 Surface indications, so far as they had any drift at all, pointed to sold put condition. This was obvious from the absence of selling pressure. except Ht rare intervals, and the gradual hardening of standard industrial stocks.
 Even the more volatile issues of. re- cent Notation, including those whose intrinsic values are yet to be eStab- Gshed, were responsive to the change of sentiment, though remaining mostly in the background.
 Developments of the day embraced another drop in call or demand loans to lowest rates in several months and recurrent weakness in foreign ex- change. The London quotation fell to within 1 1-2 cents of it's minimum and new low levels of depreciation were registered by Italian, German and Austrian -remittances.
 The federal reserve board was in conference at Washington during the greater part of the market session, but adjourned, according to the statement of an official. without taking further measures to curtail credits.
 Motors, oils steels. utilities and food issues. more or less in the order named, featured the days operations at 9ytreme gains of one to five points, rails solayinS no part in the trading. Sales E.nounted to 500000 shares.
 Bonds were inclined to yield. espe- cially the Liberty group, and interna- uonals were slightly lower. Total sales. par value, were $13.S00,0 600.
 old L. s. bonds were unchanged on cali
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
FAIR SEX TO ACT AS
 JUDGES IN BOXING BOUTS

Preliminarfes of the amateur boxing tournament arranged by the National League for Womans Service for the entertainment of he wounded soldiers of Fox Hills hospital will start today in the leagues Cheer Canteen," Gras- mere, Staten Island. Entries in the tournament number close, to one hun dred.
 Sergeant Ray Smith, formerly of the Twenty eighth Infantry, FirsE Divi- sion. will referee, and he will be as- sisted by three society women as judges. They are Mrs. Edward Me Vickar, who is also chairman of the committed of patronesses arranging
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
Crescent A. C..
Oxford A. c.
Preliminary Game.

As much, if not more, enthusiasm was shown in the preliminary game thau in the main game as the married men under Chip Dugas command battled to an IS to T. victory over their much younger opponents, the fast Bearcat team. The married men. however. were forced to use seven men as apparently old age and short wind had slowed the benedicts down to a moderate pace. Gley and DeCelles, old timers of several years back showed some of the old time pep and together scored IS points, while Belair came through with the other. two points. The Bearcats put up 8 game fight. but the odds and breaks were against them. The score:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
TRINITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
 HAS EIGHT GAMES

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 20 = Eight flames are listed on the Trinity college football schedule for next fall, which was announced tonight as follows:
 September 27, Connecticut Aggies at Hartford; October ?, Columbia at New York; October 9, Wesleyan at Middle town; October 16, Bowdoin at Hart ford; October 9, Williams at Will Iamstown; November ?, New York University at New York; November G. Springfield at Hartford; November IS Amherst at Amherst
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
LACK OF PONIES PREVENTS
 POLO MATCHES IN 1o2

New York. Jan. 2O.-The United States will not try to regain the in ternational polo cup from England until 1921. it was decided at meet ing of the Polo association today.
 A letter from Lord Valentia, chair man of the polo committee of the Birmingham club, was responsible for the decision to delay a challenge. Due to a shortage of ponies caused by the war, he wrote. 'it will take up till the summer of 1921 to be able to put a team into the field worthy of such stalwart opponents"
 In replying, William A. Hazard, secretary of the association, express ed the hope that circumstances will permit of our doing so in 1921"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
AMERICAN LEGION REFUSES TO
 CONSIDER DEMPsEYs CASE

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 20-Answer- ing a letter from Jack Kearns, mana ger for Jack Dempsey, worlds heavy- weight boxing champion, requesting that the American Legion take steps to prevent criticism of Dempsey's war record Franklin D'Oler. national com mander of the legion, today wrote MT. Kearns that it was not considered d function of the American Legion to pass on the exemption of men from military service during the war. The letter follows:
 The national headquaretrs of ti.e American Legion contemplates no ac-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
EASTERN SKATING CHAMPS
 TO MEET AT HARTFORD

The eastern states outdoor speed skating championships will be held in Hartford Saturday afternoon, the 24th. Santion has been received from the New England Skating association to hold these championships in connec- tion with carnival. week under the auspices of the Connecticut Valley Athletic association
 Some of the fastest men in the coun- try are expected to perform at these championships and every effort IS being made to secure Charles Jew straw, the Lake Placid 19year- old speed skating marvel, who captured all the principal events at the races held at Newburgh- -on the Hudson, New Years day. Another star who is expected is Joe Hennessey1 of Lake Placid who is now a student at Dart mouth
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-21
LEONARD TO MEET DUNDEE
 IN NEW JERSEY NEXT MONTH

New York, Jan. 20.-Benny Leonard. worlds lightweight boxing champion. and Johnny Dundee of New York will meet in an eight round bout in Jersey City Feb. g, it was announced tonight. The pair were to have met at New Haven in a 20-round bout to a decision on Jan. Is, but the authorities inter fered, chasing the contest as "a. prize fight" No decisions are permitted in New Jersey.