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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
FANS DESIRE SNAPPIER PLAY
Athletics' Gamei Co turned Mora
Time Than Any Otr.r Club '
Keepa Attendance Down.
Athletic fans aro wondorlng wheth
er with tho chasing away of all olj
Connie Mnclt'a old pitchers, and many,
of tho other veterans and tho filling
SHECKARD PLAYS SUPERSTITION TO WIN
BIRDS DESTROY MANY HARMFUL INSECTS
nil ii imiiiminui m n NWP x rM m i
of their places with young players,
they will bo able to got homo In tlmo
for dinner occasionally during tho
coming season. If tho samo old or
der of things continues at Shlbo park
It Is a suro thing that tho Athletics
nttendanco will suffer again this year.
Last season strangely enough tho
Athletics' games consumed moro tlmo
than those In nny other city of tho
country. Tho fans complained, tho
nowspnpors knocked and criticized,
Ban Johnson camo on and lnvcstl
gated, tho games were started
enrllor, but tho slowness continued.
The Athletic club officials tried every
means In their powor. They ordered
the playora to hustle, tho pitchers to
work faster and oven asked tho um
pires to go tho limit In speeding up
tho games, but without avail.
Somq blumed the two voteran
pitchers, Plank and Dondor. They
Were watched and timed. While
Plank, especially, nnd Bender some
times, did work moro slowly accord
ing to tho timing, and took mora
pains with thulr pitching, thero wai
nothing to Indicate that this was the
main defect. The Athletic club
knows that It hurt tho attondanco,
but aro anxious to see whether tho
now lot of young players and espe
cially pltchors can romody the trou
ble. Tho daily starting tlmo last sea
son was moved back to 3:30 In tho
long days of aumnior, but games oij
nlno Innings dragged to G:30 and,
later. On ono occasion the first gamo
of a doublo-header startod at 1:30
on Saturday and lasting only 11 Jni
nlngs went on until five minutes
past five.
SKETCH OF DERRILL PRATT;
Second Basemen of St. Louis Browns'
First Attracted Attention as Mem- '
ber of College Team.
Dcrrlll Pratt, tho brilliant young boo
ond baseman of tho St. Louis Browns,
was born In Walhalla, S. C, January
10, 1889, and first attractod attention
as a member of Georgia Tech. Collogo!
team In 1906. In 1907, 1908 and 1909J
he played with tho University of Ala-I
bama.
After leaving collogo ho Joined tho
Montgomery club of tho Southorn
leaguo, and played with that club until
May 1G, 1910, when ho throw his arm
away. This caused Montgomery to
Derrlll Pratt.
flond him to Hatticsburg of tho Cot
ton states league. After ono month
there ha regained his arm and was re-i
sold to Montgomery. Ho finished tho
1910 scabon thoro and was a sonsatlon
In 1911, until purchasod by tho Browns
lato in tho year.
In 1912 Pratt at onco cinched tho
second baso pluco on tho Browns, and:
his 'Jivork with this demoralized team,
stood out brilliantly.
Ho has Improved each season and!
Is now ono of tho most dangoroUB long
distance hitters In tho gamo. Ho bats
and throws right-handed, stunds about
ttvo feet oloven Inches in height, and
weighs 172 pounds.
1 j Southpaws Are Lacking.
"Tho lack of loft-handed pitchers
was ouo of tho main reasons for tho
heavy hitting in tho Federal leaguo
last season," said Dick Carroll, bus
ncss manager of tho Brooklyn Feden
ala. "The. loaguo was top-heavy with,
left-handod hitters and very shy on
left-handed pitchers. i
"Conditions will bo a bit different
this year, however. Thoro aro moro
southpaw pltchors on tho Federal ros
ters" this year and I look for a slump In
tho hitting marks of some of tho
heavy hitters of last year."
Another Trial for Hlnchman.
Bill Hlnchman is back In tho ma
jors. Bill left tho American loaguo In
1909 and was said by some to bo all
In as a playor. Now bp Is with tho Pi
rates and his frlonds aro wondorlng
what he will do in fast company this
tlmo. Ho has boon up a t 'ploof Minos
before only to be shunted back Bill
batted llko a fiend In tho American as
sociation. Last year with Columbus
ho whaled tho ball for .3G6,
Job for Josh Devore.
Josh Devoro, formorly of tho Boston
Nationals, has. purchased an Interest
In the Chllllcotho, O., club and will act
as Its playing manager.
Hackneyed Shakespeare.
"Yes," said Mr. Parvoy Now, "that
fellow Shakespeare has somo pretty
good Ideas and writes somo very good
things,' but his works aro full of hack
seyed phrases. Why, I absolutely
know that lots, of them have been
WMd as common slang ever since I
was a mere boy."
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Artie Hofman, Brooklyn
(By ARTIE IIOFMAX)
Tho thing that sticks In my mind as
perhaps tho funniest I ever saw on a
ball Hold happened when I was with
tho Cubs and Jimmy Sheckard was
playing out thero in tho pasture besldo
mo.
Shock was, pcrhnp3, tho best man at
playing for batters the gamo over has
known. Much of his great success was
duo to tho fact ho played right where
batters hit tho ball. But this tlmo
things had been breaking badly for
htm.
Ono day wo were playing Pittsburgh.
At tho ond of ono Inning I glanced
over Into left field. Thero was Sheck
ard with his eyes shut, whirling
around and around, and finally ho let
his glovo fly. I wondered what was
coming off, until I saw Sheck walk to
SPEAKER MADE DOUBLE PLAY
Boston Red Sox Outfielder on Two Oc
casions Last Year Retired Play
ers Without Assistance.
Trig Speaker Is tho only major
leaguo outfleldor who last year exe
cuted a doublo play without asslstanco
from nnyono.
Not onco, but twlco, has Boston's
high-salaried star turned this trick.
Tho first tlmo Speaker mado an un
assisted doublo play was on April 21,
In tho gamo with tho Athletics. On
August 8, In a contest with tljo Tigers,
Tfls Spcakor ropoatcd his earlier per
formance. Speaker was born In Hubbard City,
Tex., April 4, 1888. Ho became a
professional ball player In 190G, when
ho Joined tho Cleburne, Tex., team.
TrlB Speaker of Boston Red Sox.
In 1907 ho played with Houston. At
tho close of tho season ho was pur
chasod by Boston and turned ovor to
Llttlo Rock tho following spring as
ground rent man, tho Red Sox having
trained on tho Llttlo Rock grounds.
At tho cIobo of tho Southern leaguo
soason Speaker was repurchased by
Boston for $500 and Joined tho Rod
Sox lato in tho season of 1908.
Spenkor Is ono of tho greatest hit
ters In baseball, having had n batting
avorago of .300 or bettor each season
sluco leaving Cloburno.
He nog a Golf Fiend.
Charloy Horzog, tho manager of tho
Reds, has becomo so badly nllllctcd
with golfitts that ho has about decided
to quit ralalng crops on his Maryland
farm and will liavo tho farm laid out
as n golt courso. "Nover could sou tho
sport In golf until I got a club In my
hand ono day," snys Horzog. "I used
to think It was child's play to knock
that Innocent looking ball n couple qf
miles. Wall, Just for oxorcUo I swung
at tho ball with n club that belonged
to a friend of mlno, I mlBsed, That
made mo voxed. 1 swung again and
I swung low. That tlmo I nearly
knocked tho bottom out of tho teo
What'B tho uso of going farther? Golf
got mo llko It does nearly everybody
olso."
Wood Not Sure of His Arm.
"I would glvo $5,000 if my nrm wns
suro to como around," said Joo Wood,
tho "Smoky Ono," now In training
with Boston Americans. This Inti
mates that Smoky Joo Is skeptical and
Is not at all certain that ho will bo
nny bettor off than ho waB last yoar.
Wood says thoro Is a click In tho
shoulder, and ho has grave fears that
It will prove sorlous. As a result ho
Is favoring tho arm overy tlmo ho
throws tho ball,
Announce Batting Order.
National leaguo umpires will bo ro
quired to announce thu ontlro- bat
ting order boforo tho games this sum
mor. This Is a helpful Innovation Unit
Is suro to gain favor
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Fed Outfieldsr.
where tho glovo had fallen way over In'
short left within an inch or two of tho,
foul line.
Then It dawned upon mo that Shock
had shut his eyes, thrown tho glove,
nnd was going to play where it light
ed. I doubled up laughing over his
plan, then saw Tommy Leach coming
to bat. Leach caught ono right on tho
noso and sent it over Stelnfcldt's head
on tho line. He toro around first,
sprinted for second and looked to see
how far tho ball had gono Just In tlmo
to sco Sheckard tossing it back. The
drlvo had gono straight Into Sheck's
hands!
Tommy was tho maddest man you
ever saw. Sheck's superstition had
robbed him of a suro three-base hit
nnd, as It turned out, saved Chicago
the game.
FIRST FINGER MITT IN GAME
Veteran Player Tells of Origin of
Glove to Protect Players' Hands
Bunt la Disliked.
"Dad" Phillips, who Is employed as
binder by tho Leland Stanford Unlver
slty Press, claims to have seen tho
first finger mitt over used in a baseball
game. Over forty years ago "Dud"
says ho played on the samo team with
A. G. Spalding at Rockton, 111., and
tells of tho origin of the mitt as fol
lows: "In one of tho games that our Rock
ton squad played wo wero attracted
by tho sound of tho ball as it clapped
Into tho hands of tho man on first
baso for our opponents. Of course
nono of us wore mitts In those days,
and wo never thought such a thing
would bo practical. But this man on
first baso always caught tho ball with
a loud pop, nnd several of us noticed
it, though wo could see nothing un
usual about his hands.
"However, after he caught tho ball
each tlmo, ho pressed something Into
his left hand. After some protest ho
showed us. It was nothing but a piece
of bent metal around which ho had
sewed some lenther. It seemed ho had
Injured his hand and did not want to
bo kept out of the gamo, which was for
tho championship of tho state. So ho
had this mitt."
Bunting ought to bo tabooed, accord
ing to "Dad." Ho says that tho team
on which ho played originated tho
bunting stunt, but ho does not think It
Is legitimate baseball. In his early
days a bunt was called a "fair foul,"
and was not looked on with mud
favor by tho fans of the time.
Jim Gllmora sayB Jako Rupport Is
hitched up to a lemon In the Now York
Yankees.
Managor Branch Rickey of the St.
LouIb Browns is a groat advocato of
handball.
Gcorgo Stalllngs, manager of tho
Braves, Is anxious to land a substi
tute inflelder for his club.
Sherwood Mngoo's shoulder will not
troublo him dur,ing tho season, accord
ing io mo iiravos' physician.
Clovoland Is planning a municipal
kick bureau. Wo slncerelv lmnn it
doos not Includo n department of pro-
iossionai baseball.
Bob Tobeau. son.of President Georgo
Tobeau of tho KanBas City association
club, has succeeded 'John Savage as
secretary or tho club.
Tho St. Louis Cards nnd tlin rmt-.
burgh Pirates both have pltchors who
wear spectacles. They will need doublo
loiiBes to seo a pennant.
Tho first deal mado by tho now man
agomont of tho St. Paul American as
soclation club was tho salo of Pltchor
uixio walker to Mllwnukeo.
Charlos Mullen Is to bo given evory.
opportunity to battle for his Job with
tho Highlanders oven though Walter
Pipp has been signed. If Mullen hits
aB ho did at Lincoln ho would
hold on.
Nemo Llobold of tho Clovoland Indi
ans doulod ho Intended Jumping to tho
Feds. Birmingham contends thu:
these rumors of n player Jumping hurt
tho playor and got him In wrong with
tho fans.
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VIEW AT PARANAOUC
M
RS. LORILLARD SPENCER
recently mado an extended
visit to tho Philippines and
becamo intensely interested
in tho natives and" their fu
ture. Writing In tho Now York
Trlbuno, sho says: You say you
would llko an account of my stay In
Jolo, a description of my friends tho
Moros, and, above all, as my small
nephew puts It, "the most exciting
thing that happened to you," but un
fortunately I am so absorbed by tho
great issue at stake, tho destiny of a
nation, held as it were in tho hand of
tho American people, that wonderful
as those days wero in that little far
away island, with Its mountains, and
fertile valleys, Its palms, Its sliver
beaches, lined with coral and shells,
Its rnlnbow, tinted fish and many col
ored birds, its wonderful stars and
radiant moonlight. I find myself forget
ting all else In tho great longing to
mako overy citizen of theso United
States appreciate tho prlvllogo which
lies In his power the gift that he may
either glvo or withhold.
Remember, pleaso, that I am speak
ing of tho Moros, not the Filipinos, and
In order to understand the ereat culf
which separates tho two you must bear
in mind first and last that tho Filipinos
aro Roman Catholics and tho Moros
Mohammedans, and, of equal Impor
tance, tho fact that tho Filipinos do
not want Americans to remain in tho
islands and the Moros arc begging ub
not to leavo them. Tho Moro hates tho
Filipino, with good" cause, and the
Filipino, with good cause, is deadly
afraid of the Moro., It Is well known
that Just beforo I left tho islands a
paper published as a Joko tho follow
ing: "Suggested, that a Filipino gover
nor be appointed to govern Jolo, his
official resldenco being In Manila"
which 13 500 miles away, and quite
frankly it would bo a very brave man
(Filipino) who would try it at closer
range. I agrco with those whoso solu
tion Is to keep the provinco ot Min
danao and Sulu for a generation at
least and 'let tho Filipino have his
longed for independence. He lias free
dom now if ho could appreciate it, but
llko many other blessings ho will not
recognlzo It till It takes flight.
Housekeeping In Jolo.
Thero Is ono man, however, who al
ways believed that tho Moros would
respond to kindness. Ho is Charles
H. Brent, Episcopal bishop of tho Phil
ippine Islands. He longed to give them
a chance of proving that they would
not reject a hand held out In helpful
kindness. That reminds mo of some
thing a man said when I told him be
foro sailing that all I hoped to do was
to hold out a hand. His reply was that
if I did they would cut it off. All I
can Bay Is It was held out and his
prophecy did not como true. On tho
contrary, my experience ot tho last
year has mado mo realize ns never be
foro that lova can win where bate
spells death.
Wo Btarted, Deaconess Young and
myself, from Now York on December
6, reaching Jolo Jnnuary 28. Wo
stopped thoro only a day and went on
to Znmboango, where wo remained
noaYly a week collecting furnlturo and
so forth for tho only available house
wo could get In Jolo. It was unfortu
nately situated In tho mlddlo ot tho
town, surrounded by sweatshops und
ovor a pearl exchango,- which sounds
vory pretty and smells very bad. I do
not, howover, wish to tn,ko up your
tlmo with dotalla that simply have to
do with comfort or discomfort; be
cause, no mattor how great tho discom
fort, it was moro than mado up for by
tho wonderful succoss of tho venture.
Strategy In Tongue Inspection.
Evoryono who hns ovor tried to get
a vory small child to "put out your
tonguq" for Inspection, or to open her
mouth wldo, that tho suspected tongue
might bo viewed, knows how hard a
mattor It Is to really seo either the
condition ot tho tongue or tonsils, bo
cauBo tho baby will not straighten
out her tongue or opon her mouth wldo
onough. I havo gotten around this
difficult by putting a drop of honey
or molasses on tho tip end of tho
child's chin, and asking her to lick it
off. Tho process of licking off gives
mo a good, unhurried view of
tho straight, oxtonded tongue; it also
causes her to opon hor mouth so wldo
that I can seo hor tonsils and tho back
of hor throat. And all this without
worrying tho baby, for 3ho thinks It
Is a game, Good Housekeeping Mag
azine. She Handed It to Him.
"What d'yo think?" said Luclle, tho
waitress In a Now York hushery. as
sho handed tho nowspapor man ti nap
kin. "A feller comas in hero a whll
ago and says he's wrote, u sons and
And after all, the discomfort was not
so great, for wo had ordered our beds,
mosquito nets, etc., sent from Now
York, and wero fortunate In finding
them waiting for us at tho custom
house. Thnt reminds' me of my sur
prlso when wo wero obliged to pay
duty on anything mado outside of tho
United States, in spite of tho fact that
duty had already been collected In tho
United States.
Were In Real Danger.
At first tho natives quite ignored us.
I mean those wo met in tho streets of
Jolo, for we were not at first allowed
to go outside tho gates (you know Jolo
la tho smallest walled town In tho
world), as there existed a strong feel
ing that we were Sn very grave danger
owing to tho fact that it had been her
alded wo had como to proselytize.
Some Mohammedans in San Francisco
had written to a high dignitary that
wo might bo expected and they hoped
every possible obstaclo would bo put
In our way, and as the Moro's idea of
an obstaclo seldom falls short of death
you can see tho danger was very real.
The first day we did go out, accom
panied by the bishop and an armed es
cort, wo took the precaution to leavo
a noto of instruction with Mr. Ellis,
tho banker, telling what should bo
done In case we did not return.
Yet wo did go out and nothing hap
pened. And after & few weeks both
Miss Young and myself went- out quite
alone. When Miss Katherino Buffum,
also a volunteer. Joined us, she took
charge of our Industrial class, which
was a great success, and Mrs. Tryon,
tho trained nurse, skirted in with a
will to assist Mr. Thompson, who had
chargo of tho dispensary, supervised
by Col. Charles Lynch By tho way,
wo were told before It Started that wo
would bo lucky if wo flad three pa
tients during a month. Tho first 90
dnys wo treated nearly six hundred,
many coming from tho other sido of
tho Island. This pleased u; very much,
as It meant wo had galnet the confi
dence and were getting Vald of tho
mountain people, who are iTilte differ
ent and much moro difficult to get at
than tho natives of Tulay.
To cut a long story short, with tho
exception of Miss Young's lllfess and
return to tho United States afl;r a few
months of very real work, during
which she and tho bishop (he wac with
ub the firs'? few weeks) laid the foun
dation of that which has been Ti tho
providence of God a most wonderful
exhibition of what tho Golden Rule can
accomplish, tho work progressed gintl
fylngly; but even tho Golden Rile
might havo failed If wo had not btn
able to call into play that other rule,
without which no real sympathy can
bo given. I mean to put yourself In
tho other man's placo, trying to sea
tilings as ho sees them and not aB w-j
think ho ought to see them.
What They Sang.
A North sido Sunday school teacher
with a class of llttlo girls was trying
to get them to rchearso some songn
for ;in entertainment. She wanted to
find out what part they sang. "Now,
what do you sing?" sho asked a llttlu
blno-oyed maiden, who replied: "Well,
brother says I sing terrible and pafa
says I sing horrible, but mamma oaj'B
I sing lovely." Tho teacher tried to
suppress a smile, but the pupils r.l
looked serious, and especially Ho
whon tho llttlo girl next to tho blue
eyed maiden got up and said, "Thai's
what I slug, too." However, tho class
was organized nnd their singing
promises to be ono of tho treats of
tho entertainment. Columbus Dis
patch. desecrated It to me. And what d'yo
think is tho title of It? 'Lucilo, 1
Know You'ro Real.' Sounds llko as It
thoro was somo suspicion about my
flggor or complexion. Don't you In
terpolate it that way?" "I don't know."
"Well, I know. So 1 says to Jiim, 'You
neodn't to mako mo tho victim of any
of your songs." Ho says, 'Why, It's
Just a harmless llttlo ditto.' Then ho
says ho'll havo somo oxtail soup and
somo tongue. At that I hands him
ono. It was an old ono, but I Just
couldn't resist. 'What are you trying
to do mako both ends meet? I asks.
'Aw, bo nlco, ho Bays. 'Say something
soft.' So I glares at him and says
'cuBtard 'plo.' And away he goes"
"You'ro a bright ono," said tho news
paper man. "Suy, kid," ropllod Lu
cilo, "sometimes xa. so bright I'm al
most a shlno."
"War Is Hell."
Those best qualified to know about
It claim that tho expression "War Is
holl" did not orlglnato with General
Sherman. Just how, when and by
whom tho term was drat used it U
lmpos8lblo to say.
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Crow Blackbird
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In tho spring tho crow blackbird
(or gracklo) follows tho plow in
search of largo grubworms and lit
erally crams its stomach with this
pest which Is so annoying to the
farmer. During tho breeding season
also this bird does much good by eat
,Ing Insects and by feeding them to its
young, which aro reared almost en
tirely on this food.
Tho crow blackbird or gracklo In
ono or moro of, its subspecies is a
familiar object In all tho states east
of tho Rocky mountains. In tho Mis
sissippi valley it Is1 one of tho most
abundant of birds, preferilng to nest
In tho artificial groves and wind
breaks near farms Instead of In the
natural "timber" which it formerly
used. It breeds also in parks and
near buildings, often in considerable
colonies. Farther east, In New Eng
land, It Is only locally abundant,
though frequently seen in migration.
In tho latter days of August and
throughout September it is found In
immenso numbers before moving
southward.
Tho gracklo is accused of many
sins, such as stealing grain and fruit
and robbing tho nests of other birds.
An examination of 2,340 stomachs
shows that nearly one-third of Its
food consists of insects, most of which
aro injurious. Tho bird also eats a
few snails, crawfishes, salamanders,
small fish, and occasionally a mouse.
It Is on account of its vegetable
food that tho gracklo most deserves
condemnation. Grain Is eaten during
tho whole year, and only for a short
tlmo in summer is other food attrac-
Barn Swallow.
live enough to lnduco the bird to al
ter its diet. Tho grain taken In win
tor nnd spring probably consists of
waste kernels from tho stubble. The
stomachs do not indicate that the
bird pulls sprouting grain; but the
wheat eaten in July and August and
tho corn eaten in fall 'aro probably
fr6m fields of standing grain. The
total amount of grain consumed dur
ing tho year constitutes 45 per cent
of tho food, but it Is safe to say that
at least half is waste groin and con
sequently of no value. Although the
crow blackbird cats a few cherries
and blackberries in their season, and
in tho fall somo wild fruit. It apparent
ly does no damage In this way.
Swallows That Have Attached Them
selves to Abodes of Man.
There aro seven common species
of swallows in tho United States and
four of theso havo already abandoned
their primitive nesting habits to somo
extent and attached themselves to tho
abodes of man. Tho swallow Is ono
of tho Important birds described in
tho now Farmers' Bulletin (C30) of
tho United States department of agri
culture, entitled "Somo Common Birds
Useful to tho Farraor."
Tho presence of swallows should
bo encouraged by every device, says
tho department's scientist. Barn
swallows may be encouraged by cut
ting a small holo in tho gablo of tho
barn, while mirrtlns and white-bellied
swallows will bo grateful for boxes
placed In a Mgh situation.
Cliff and barn swallows it Is said,
may bo Induced to build their nests
In a suitablo locality by providing a
quantity of mud to bo used ns mor
tar. It 1. i mlstako to tear from the
eavos of a barn tho nests of a colony
of cliff swallowsfor In nddltlon to
the fact that this bird destroys largo
numbers ot injurious and annoying
insects, tho nests aro plcturesquo
rather than ugly.
In tho eastern art of tho country
tho barn swallow now builds exclu
sively uftdor roofs, having outlroly
abandoned tho rock caves and cliffs
in which It formorly nested. Moro
recently tho cliff .swallow has found a
better nesting situ undor tho eaves of
buildings than was afforded by tho
overhanging clilfs of'onrth or stono
which it onco tuod and to which it
ttill resorts occasionally In the Fast
and habitually In the uusettlad Wot.
Tho martin and tho whlto-helltfxi. r
truo. . wallow nost olthor In Uc - 3
r- it r -kt j,t t j , " t . jjnm : rj- "- t-t--i- - - -
flilik
yi ?- -"-. - - "-r- -.
(Qulscalus, Qulscula).
supplied for tho purpose, in abandoned
nests of woodpeckers, or In natural
crannies In rocks. Tho northern violet-green
swallow, tho rough-winged
Bwallow, ond tho bank swallow still
live In practically such places as thelr
ancestors chose.
Field observation convinces an or
dinarily attentive person that tho food
of swallows must consist of tho small
er Insects captured in midair or
picked from tho tops of tall graMfor
weeds. This observation is bornoout
by an examination of stomachs, which
shows that tho food is mado up of
many small species of beetles which
ore much on tho wing; many species
of mosquitoes and their allies, togcth-1.
or with largo quantities of flying ants';
and a fow Insects of similar kinds.
Unllko many othor groups of birds,
tho six Bpecies of swallowB found in
tho eastern states extend in a praii
tlcally unchanged form across tho con-
tlncnt, where they are re-enforced by' '
tho northern, or Pacific coast, violet
green swallow.
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Package Is Pleasing.
Tho most important thing is to
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even doing a llttlo better.
If eggs are broken In transit do not
hesitate to replace them tho day you
receive the complaint from your cus
tomer. Give everybody a square deal and
remember that a satisfied customer U
always a customer.
A neat, attractive packago may cost
a trifle moro than a slovenly one, but
It will pleaso your customers and ad
vertise your egg business, because
customers vory often Judge a man's
business by first impressions of pack
ago and contents when they are re
ceived. i
Tho best package for shlppingfof;3
Is a basket, although many breeders
do not uso them.
Tho basket should hold one or two
settings, and these can bo got for two
centsvfrom any manufacturer. A thick
layer of excelsior should cover tho
bottom, and all egg3 should bo
wrapped In soft paper and so packed
with fine excelsior that they will not
touch each other.
When the eggs are packed put an
other layer of excelsior over tho top
and cover with a thin board.
Next to tho basket is the egg box
made for holding 13 or 15 eggs. This
is arranged with cardboard compart'
ments with room for excelsior or other
packing at tho top and bottom.
This box Is provided with a wire
handle and tho cover slides into
grooves which may then bo screwed
or tacked down with small nails.
Never ship a package that is not
screwed or nailed down, because this
will save eggs from being filched by
curious persons who can open tho
package In transit.
Nover ship a soiled egg. Nothing
so disgusts a customer as to receive a
sotting of eggs which are dirty anfl
of poor shape.
Eggs should bo selected so that
each setting will bo uniform In Blze,
shape and color when possible.
GET THE INCUBATOR STAHT!
Delay In Starting on Broiler Ci-fo
Means Big Loss Watch thu
Temperature Carefully.
Get tho incubator at work on the
broiler crop as early as possiblo, delay
means loss.
Trim tho lamps at tho oani'j tlmo
each day, no matter If they aro war
ranted to run 48 hours. You rnnnot
'afford to forget them once.
Watch the thermometer and do not
expect a good hatch If you allow tho
machines to run from 95 to 105 as It
happens.
Regulate tho brooders at 100 before
putting tho chickens In. Remember
that thoy aro taken from an Incubator
where It probably registers 105
Uso covered baskets "with cushions
in" to transfer them and they will not
get a chill.
Glvo them warm water, drr rolled
oats and sharp sand alono for tho flrst
throo days and avoid future trouble.
Take pains In teaching tho way In
and out of tho brooders; it Mill save
loss.
Remember that a box of finely
broken charcoal Is as nccetsary as
food.
Keep tho water dlsheo sweet and
clean, and warm tho water given In
tho coldest weathor.
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ccis ttnu una j
Canada field peas and oatr sown (tt
tho rate of about l1 bushels of eav-h
por acre, as oarly as tho ground will
permit, will furnish good early pastuo
age
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Comfort and Chee.-fulness.
Thero Is comfort, health and chon.f.
fulness In a stable that has puis a?r
and plouty of sunshloo
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