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Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
Mystery Grass.
It Is Persia.

In England mysterious grass which grows in muddy flat land and bears the name of Spartina Town S"rGi, is giving the scientists "furl- ou:i; to think" just at the momeHt.
 hs reedlike grass was first observed in 1870 in Southampton Water, but for many years it attracted little at tentiOn except from botanists. Lat terly, however, it has started to grow at positively alarming rate. It has spread rapidly over the mud-fiats about its place of origin, until now 1t occupies dozens of square miles. It has a remarkable capacity for holding mud, and in this respect it acts as protector of the cOast-line and a re- claimer, of land. This is all right in some districts. On the other hand, In such places as Poole HarbOr the chan nels are in danger of becoming choked by it, because by mating the mud together it prevents the SCOUT of the %uC rom carrying it out to sea. If this danger can be counteracted, the new grass may be useful as a food for stock and us raw material for paper.
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
TWICE PROVEN

If you suffer backache, sleepless nights, tired, dull days and distress ing urinary disorders, don't exoeri- ment. Read this twice-told testi- mony. It's Canaan evidence-doubly proven.
 J. o. Snyder, Bragg St., Canaan, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills proved very satisfactory in my case. My kidneys had been out of order for some time and I often had difficulty in passing the secretions. When m this. condition my back pained gr2At deal and when stopping over l found it difficult to straighten up again. Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to my notice so procured a box. Since uring them I have had no trouble. I take pleasure in endorsing such an effective kidney medicine" (State- ment given September Il, 19O8.)
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
Improved Fuel Oil EnaIne.

A Louisiana inventor has succeeded in developing a new fuel oil engine of semi-Diesel design, in which the ex- cessively high compressions of this type are eliminated, says Popular Me chanics Magazine. Owing to the use of an improved fuel-injection jet and method of preheating the oil, it is claimed that the power impulses are smooth expansions rather than abrupt, racking explosions, and that, for this reason, the engine can be built light CT than existing models of heavy oil burners, making 1t suitable for in- stallation in passenger automobiles and mOtortruckS.
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
E f*3.Dgddd!yS e. .A....B6EveniN3 '.
 Fairy Tale
GOOD SNAKES,
6DNARY GRAHAM BONNER - cotrk'on1 H vnTtRn rEw'PAsEs -

"The only snakes in this country" dangerous ones are the Cotton Mouthed Water Moccasin Snake fam fly, the Coral Snake and Harlequin Snake families which are like the Cobra Snakes of India and the Rattle snake family.
 "The CottOn-Mouthed Water Mocca- sin Snake family wear white around their mouths and that is the reason they have such a family name.
 "There are other Water Moccasin snakes which aren't dangerous, though many snakes are called Water Mecca sin snakes which don't really belong to that family.
 "Often one can tell a dangerous snake by seeing that the head Is larger in size than the body. A good many dangerous snakes, such as the Rattlesnake, have a head of greater width than the body.
 "But sometimes a quite harmless snake will puff out his face with anger
 Tt doesn't mean that that snake Is dangerous, though; not at all.
 Tt means that the snake is simply angry and has puffed with anger.
 "There aren't many dangerous snakes about in this country, so no one should be afraid of snakes.
 "These snakes which are danger ous are off pretty much by themselves and not where people are.
 "So I don't think people should be so hard on snakes as they are. Yes.
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01

so many people hate snakes and tmIln they should kill all snakes.
 Many, many snakes do great deal of good. They destroy creatures who hurt the farmers crops and vege- tables. That Is a good work for them to do and they should be thanked for it.
 "Tve heard that good many people have found out, at last, that we don't steal milk from the farmers and Pm so glad that the old story is now known to be untrue How that story ever got about I don't know.
 But I've told the names of the dan- gerOus snakes so no one need worry when they see any of my family about. Pm a harmless little snake, as harm less a little snake as ever was.
 q can't help it if crawl and don't look so pretty. I can't help that at all. It was the way I was made. I'm sure I'm not to be blamed because crawl.
 And yet some people do not like me because I crawl. They think 1t Is ugly to crawl!
 "They turn up their noses and say l:
 "'Ugh! Look at that horrid crawl ing snake!
 "Now, that hurts my feelings. And a snake has feelings. Of course he has.
 q wish people would hink of the good that snakes do and not of the harm.
 Tt Is a wonder we do not dO more harm than we do when one thinks of thP way snakes have always been dis liked.
 But we aren't going tO dO wrong just because we aren't appreciated. That would show we didn't have any character. And we don't want to show that, because We do have character.
 "We have the character to do our work even if we are grumbled about and disliked. Doesn't that show char acter? I think 1t does!
 "Of course you may say that I am not one whose opinion on snakes should be taken because I am snake myself and naturally think kindly of snakes.
 But, still, I think my opinion should be taken, for surely know some thing of the ways of snakes. Surely I do.
 "Yes, I am thankful to say that very few people now believe that old story about us taking milk from the farmers. I am glad that they do not believe that.
 And I'm hoping that in time they will sHp that lots of snakes do a great deal of good and all they need do Is 10 remember the snakes which are bad snakes and which I've told about.
 "That Is all they need remember
 And so I have told of the danger Ous snakes and hope because have told of them, people will not destroy nice, well-meaning snakes.
 "FOr snakes can be well-meaning and they can do good deeds too Of course they can Snakes try to i'm prove their hours with good deeds tool"
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
Schools and Museum Cooperate.

Natural history study in Cleveland, O.. will be enhanced by utilization of the public schools with the museum of natural history to be established in that city. At consultations of the muS"um director. the superintendent of schools and the staff nf each ton tative plans were formed by which the resources of the museum may be utilized by the school children. The museum probably will not he built for two or three years.
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
Valuable in industry

Diatoms. microscopic organisms in- habIting both fresh and salt water, have numerous industrial uses. De posits of their cases or skeletons, laid down in past geological ages, con- stitute "dlatomaceous earth" which is valuable abrasive for metal polishes, securing powders and tooth pastes.
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
Taken Before Yon Get lt.

What is taken from you before you get it? Your picture.
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
TRUCKING !

Having purchased two large trucks, I am prepared to do all kinds of local and long distance moving. We specialize on the transfer of furni- ture, piano, or other heavy articles,
 SPECIAL NOTICE
 We propose to specialize with one of our trucks on shoTt-haul freight to merchants. Special prices given for time contract.
 Our Motto Will Be: Quick Work at
 REASONABLE PRICES
 M. A. PAVTOL Canaan, Conn. Tel. 1892
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
THOMAS sNORTON
 LEE BAKERY
PROPERTY OWNERS ATTENTION

If you contemplate selling or hold ing an auction, consult Fahey & Randall, sharon, Conn.,, they pay cash for your goods or hold sales on commission and pay you the cash when sold and assume all notes. Real estate, merchandise, personal prop erty of all kinds. Consult them if you wish assistance.
 Their many satisfied customers are their best recommendation.
 Constantly on hand and for sale. The best new milk COWS and spring CTS they cap find Let them know your wants
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
On March 2. 1921. MT. Snyde

On March ?, 1921, MT. Snyder added: "Doan's Kidney Pills are all right. Once in while I use Doan's merely to tone up my kidneys. They rid me of a more serious kidney trouble a good many years ago and I will never go back on them"
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Snyder had. Foster-Miiburn Co.,, Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.-adv.
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
piennisses Women reachers

Women teachers are no longer en- ployod in French schools for boys. The authorization to employ them, gr9nted during the war. has been with drawn. because the return to normal life has rendered men teachers avail 'biC
Connecticut western news., 1921-12-01
Rralnlcsa Diseaae.

That Ohio scientist who says that egotism Is n disease of tne brain will have to guess again. Ernnlcss asses always develop egotism Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
BICYCLE
RACES IN RICHMOND

Bicycle dealers of the city are plan
ming to stage three feature bicycle
races during the next three months
for some good prizes The first race
will be held July %. and will be for
10 miles. The course of the race will
be on the old bicycle track starting at
Twenty-third and Main streets, going
south to K street and then east to the
Henley road north on the Henley
road to the National road and west
on the National road to Twenty-third
street. The course is two and one
half mile one.
Bicycle accessories will be given
away in prizes. The race will be
open to the public and applications
may be handed to any local bicycle
dealer One of the feature prizes to
be given away is small silver loving
cup and the person scoring the most
number of points in all three of the
races Will win the trophy.
All races will be handicap races and
the handicap will not exceed two and
one-half minutes as a maximum. \
gold watch will be given the rider
making the best time for the 10 mile
race. Every racer will have a timer
| who will take his individual time.
Every entry has chance to win this
prize whether he finishes first or not
A 15-mile race will be held on Aug
| fS and the third race will be a rs
mile race that will be held on Sept. s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
GAM ES TODAY.
National LEAGUE.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
ST. Louis at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at New York.
American League.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
American Association.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Toledo at st. Paul.
Indianapolis at Milwaukee.
Louisville at Kansas City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
D0NAHUE PERFORMS
IN Big LEAGUE STYLE
tnv Associated PresN

NEW YORK, July 19.-The feat Of
'pitching a four-hit game in his first
appearance in the major leagues was
virtually performed yesterday by
Peter Donahue, Cincinnati National
recruit. Donahue, who came from
Christian university, Texas, held Phil
adelphia to four scattered hits in
eight and two-thirds innings. after the
Quakers had batted Marquard out OF
the box. Donahue struck out four
men and passed three.
Another recruit to step in the lime
light was Catcher Peters, of the Phila-
delphia Nationals, who made his sec
end home run in two successive
games. He won the game with his
first home run. but yesterday it made
little difference as the Reds had i
larger lead
Babe Ruth's thirty-sixth home run
of the season yesterday was the long.
est of his career, $50 feet. 1t was
made in Detroit, where Heilman OF
the Tigers, recently was credited with
Clio foot home run.
After pitching eight straight vic
tories for the Philadelphia Americans
Harris lost yesterday to ST. Louis, al
though he yielded only five hits to the
Browns in seven and one-third in
nings. The Browns punched three OF
the hits with two passes, an error
and hit batsman for four runs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19

to l. The ball hit the ground $50 feet
from the home plate. Ruth's former
record for the season was 460 feet
which was delivered at the Polo
Grounds. This was the Bambino's
thirty-sixth circuit drive of the season.
Cincinnati staged continuous
rally in both games against Philadel-
phia Monday and won both contests
9 to 5. Pete Donahue. college recruit
pitcher, held the Athletics to four hits
after the first inning of the first game
Benny Leonard will defend the light
weight championship of the world in
a bout with Lew Tender, Philadelphia
southpaw, at the Philadelphia Ma
tional league clubs park on Aug. II.
The bout is scheduled to go eight
rounds with no decision permitted I'M
der the laws of Pennsylvania. The
weight will be 1875 pounds at 2 p. m.
Tender has been on Leonard's trail
for four years and he has scored vic
tories over most of the leading light
weights of the day, barring, of course,
the champion. The Quaker City light.
weight has long string of knockouts
to his credit.
Jack Dempsey is said to have given
out that he will demand 100000 as
his end of his next fight, which may
be with Carpenter in London soon
He may not be drawing a color line
but it looks like gold line.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
MOVE, DUNHAM, IN
PITCHERS BATTLEAT
LOCAL PARK, MONDAY

bdLIllQS On even I0TJuS IOI eight
innings at Exhibition Park, the contest
between the Bakers and the Kiwanis
club baseball game Monday evening,
ended in a tie with the score at 5
apiece, the game being called on ac-
count of darkness. The game was
pitchers battle between Move and
Durham. Although Move pitched a
better brand of ball than did Durham
his support was weak at critical times
or he would have won the game very
handily
Durham was extremely wild. issuing
seven bases on balls, while Move did
not issue one pass. Both pitchers
famed seven batsmen. When either
team threatened to score the pitchers
would tighten up and prevent score.
The Kiwanis had several chances to
sew up the game but failed with the
willow Two times with the bases full,
Durham famed Mills, the Kiwanis
heavy slugger, getting him to bite at
bad pitched balls for the third strike
Sam Parker. third sacker for the
Bakers, suffered a broken arm when
he got in the way Of one of Moves
fast ones. He made an effort to finish
the game but had to retire.
The next game will be played Wed
nesday afternoon when the Bankers
and the Policemen hook up for six
rounds.
The score:
Kiwanis ..... 900 200 00-5 4
] Bakers 800 oil 00-5 8
Batteries-Mowe and Gartside; Dun
ham and Griswell, Hartman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
Glamour is Gone From Hitting;
Prices High, Fans Stay Away
Industrial Depression Has Considerable do with Steady
Falling Off in Attendance-Players Lack Hip,
Hip Hooray Sprt-Thng of Salary

can't fool all the people all the time"
The fans became jerry to the fact that
the ball had ben hoped" up; that
it is constructed so now that an or
binary high school kid can sock it over
the fence and far away
So the glamor has gone from the
hitting-and the hysteria has been
stilled
The standard of play has ebbed.
Several reasons for that. The old pep
and hip-hip-hooray stuff exhibited by
the athletes in days of yore, isn't con-
spicuous this year. The boys are play
ing the game as if they enjoyed the
pay they get rather than the earning
of it. The morale of at least IL clubs
those hopelessly out of the pennant
race, is considerably busted.
The Tigers, White Sox, Athletics,
Senators. Browns, Red Sox. Dodgers,
Reds, Cardinals, Cubs, and Phillies
aren't going anywhere. The boys
realize it, realize, too, that it's terri
bly, hot summer-so why hurry and get
overheated?
Old-Timers Slow.
Too many old-timers in the game
that's another reason. Look over the
16 rosters and you'll find that every
club in the circuit has at least four
men who ought to be in the minor
league discard. They've aged-and
they're slow. And they have slowed
up their mates. One slow man in an
infield can checkmate the three tastes,
infielders in the world.
Fast baseball is what fandom wants
1t isn't getting it because each club
has clogged the speed machinery with
| two to four slow moving eggs. And sc
the fans aren't getting what they want
and they won't turn out in volume
to see anything else.
1920 Flood Tide.
The game, as far as the financia.
side Of it was concerned reached the
food tide in 1920. Every element ther
aided in making it the most remark
able year in history. A monied, spend
! ing-mad nation was coupled with {
year of hair-raising pennant struggle:
| in both leagues-and blazing out
burst of hitting.
I 1t will never happen again. The yea
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
America Seeks Feminine
Tennis Shark for Match
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, July 19.-Triumphant
over Europe in polo, boxing, tennis
and golf. America looks no longer for
worlds to conquer in masculine ath-
letic competition-the nation waits to
see whether its women golf and tennis
stars will finish off with victories the
most successful season in interna-
tional sports this country ever knew
To them falls the task of meeting
on home soil the woman tennis queen
of the world, Suzanne Lenglen OF
France and the titular leader of fem
mime golfers, Miss Cecil Leitch OF
Great Britain. Both of these Euro
pean experts have already repulsed a
foreign invasion of women ranking
highest in American tennis and golf
competition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
BY FRANK G. MENKE

Apathy of fandom throughout the
land, has provoked the nationwide
quizz:
What's the matter with baseball?"
The answer is:
"A whole lot of things"
Basically, the industrial depression
throughout the country-coupled with
the stiff prices which the bold, brave
magnates now think it's worth to look
at a flock of their hired help-has con-
siderable to do with the steady falling
off in the attendance.
The magnates, ever eager to mace
the public if it gets sorbid chance.
saw one with the advent of 1920. The
U S A. was rather prosperous then;
nearly everyone was we'll supplied
with shekels. So the moguls, sensing
a great baseball year, and figuring that
the country was spending-crazy, hoist
ed the admission figures.
Nobody demurred-then.
Different Now.
But it's different now. The reaction
has set in. Countless thousands who
had good jobs and a hankroll a year
ago are jobless now and broke. They
can't afford the luxury of baseball
A vast army of others are too busy
trying to keep even-stephen with ex
penses to squander money in ball
parks. And so, thousands who were
patrons of the parks a year ago are
not repeating this year because they
can't afford it.
AS soon as anything loses the spec
tacular, it loses much of its lure. The
fascinating and most spectacular thine
about baseball always has been the
hitting. Batting rallies in the older
days-combats of many long and fur
ious hits-sent fandom into a frenzy.
The climax of hysteris came II
1920.
Not knowing that some trick stuff
had been worked with the baseball
the fans, gullible, unsuspicious, decided
that he terrible clouting orgies anc
the fussilade of home run blows-wers
all real stuff. So they crushed ant
fought their way into the parks to SCI
more and more of it.
The awakening came this year. "Yol
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
SPORTSMEN OF COUNTY
Will MEET next FRIDAY

A meeting of all men interested in
the Sportsmen's Protective league are
requested to attend the meeting to be
held Friday night in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms, in the X. of P
Temple.
Delegates are expected to attend
this meeting from Fountain City, Web
ster, Economy, Whitewater, Center
vile, Boston, Brownsville, Williams
burg and several other places.
AS soon as the charter is obtained
efforts will be made to have all dogs
tatooed so as to prevent their being
stolen. In the past two weeks. two
valuable hunting dogs were stolen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
REDS WIN DOUBLE
VICTORY IN CONTEST
WITH QUAKER TEAM

PHILADELPHIA. July 19.-The
Reds took both ends of a double
header from the tail end Philiies, by
the same score OF to 5. The second
game was a walk-over; The Reds
kept the paths burning in the fourth
inning. when they scored seven runs.
The first game was bit uphill and
after Marquard had been knocked
from the hill in the first round, Dono-
hue. recruit pitcher, stepped into
the box and held the Pills 70 four
hits in eight and two-thirds innings.
Baumgartner tried to pitch the
Phillies to victory in the second
rame but was easy picking for the
Redlegs. who drove him from the
mound in the fourth round and before
they could be stopped had chased
seven runs over the pan.
ID A u
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19

of 1920 was epoch making, unparal-
led, amazing. But baseball, which has
slumped rather fearfully in popular
favor in the least six or eight weeks
can do comeback as soon as the dead
wood has been removed. the players
speeded to limit action, the prices of
admission restored to the sane figures
of old-and the horsehide of 1919 is
put back into play.
Copyright 1921 BY King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
FOOTBALL MATERIAL
SCARE AT EARLHAM

Football pospects for Earlham col
lege for the coming JASON are not
overly bright, according to Coach
Move Nine of the last years regu-
lars were lost this spring through
graduation and with only four Of regu-
lars to build a machine around the
coach is going to find 1t hard to put
out a winning combination.
Little can be said as to the new
material. that is going to school this
year, and it is not known what kind
of material the coach will have
work with, and this largely depends
upon what kind of team Earlham
will be represented by this fall
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Slated for Ring in ninth inning.
fBatted for j. Smith in ninth inning.
Cincinnati 301 002 1923
Philadelphia .410 600 000-5
Two base hits-Groh, Roush, Neal 2,
King 2, Meusel.
Home run-Konetchy.
Stolen bases-Rapp 2, r. Miller,
Roush.
Sacrifice hits-Daubert, Danahue,
Meusel
Double plays - Buggy, Konetchy
and r. Miller.
Left on bases-Cincinnati 4, Phila-
delphia 6.
Bases on balls-Off Donahue, 3;
off Ring, 5.
Struck out-By Marquard, l. by
Donahue, 8: by Ring. 3.
Winning pitcher-Donahue
Umpires-Moran and Rigler
Time-1:56
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
BENNY LEONARD MATCHED.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, July IS
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion, has agreed to meet an opponent
yet to be named, at Benton Harbor on
labor day. according to Promoter
Floyd Fitzsimmons, who announced
he was trying to sign up Rocky Kan
SaS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19
Chips and Slips

Babe Ruth hit his longest home run
of the season Monday at Detroit, send
ing the ball over the corner of the
centerfield fence in the eighth inning
of game which New York won 10
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-19

Two base hitS-Duncan, l1argraVe,
Roush, Baumgartner, Konetchy.
Three base hjt-Daubert.
Home run-Peters.
Stolen bases-Duncan, 2.
Sacrifice hit-Neale.
Left on bases-Cincinnati, 8; Phila-
delphia, 7.
Bases on balls-Off Baumgartner,4;
off Sedgwick, 3; off Eller, 3.
Struck out-By Eller,1; by Sedg-
wick, 2.
Winning pitcher-Eller.
Losing pitcher-Baumga
Umpires-Moran and Rigler.
Time--1 so