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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. - - f" TWIRLED A LONG GAME TOUTED AS A COMING FED SENSATION MPPENp CURLEW BUG" IS A WIDESPREAD PEST Jack Coombs Won 24-lnnlng Contest From Boston. hflQ i Former Pitcher of Champion Athletics ffi1 ullltb n Z7.t, ' mui . BWtu . rK"wwwri Enjoys Honor of Pltchlna Longest .Game In Major Leagues Score Was 4 to 1. Jack Coomba Iibb tho honor ol pitching tho longest gamo over played In tho majors. On Soptember 1, 1906, ho worked 24 Innings against Bos ton and caruo out on top by a scoro of 4 to 1. Tho year 1910 was a big ono for tho "Iron Man" of tho Athletics. Ho won 31 games out of 40 starts, a per centage of .775. In 13 of theso games ho whitewashed his opponents. At ono stretch during the season ho went for 46 consecutivo innings without al lowing a run to bo scored on bis de livery. On August 4 bo worked a sensational lC-lnnlng gamo against Chicago, Ed Walsh opposing him for tho White Sox. Neither team was ablo to mako a run In tho 1C Innings, so masterly did botli pitchers work. Coombs was tho more cffectlvo of tho two, allowing only threo hits in tho 46 innings. On Scptembor 21 ho pitched an 11-lnnlng 0 to 0 affair against Cleveland, only threo hits be ing made by the Naps. In tho world's series of 1910 ho worked threo times in bIx days CnSv rriTTTT;vMmW iff lWv Outfielder Rousch of Newark Feds. Eddlo Iluusch, the young outfloldor of tho Indianapolis Federal leaguo club of last year, who went with tho franchlso and team to Newark, N. J., Is touted ono of tho coming sensations of basoball by Federal loaguo critics and players, lie was born at Oakland-City, Ind , May 8, 1893, and began his professional career with tho Evans vlllo club In 1912, and started tho 1913 aeaBon with tho same club, but was sold to tho Chicago American league Jack Coombs. agalnBt tho Chicago Cubs and scored a trio of victories ovor Chancp's groat team. Ho has yet to lose a game in a world's sorles. After being out of tho gamo prac tically threo yearB, Coombs is . got ting a chanco to "como back" with tho Brooklyn Nationals. Those who have watched Coombs In action say that ho has tho old-time pep and that his curves nro as puzzling as ovor. Fans will watch closely his curoor with tho Brooklyns this season. Q?&26ff club in June. Ho was farmed out to tho Lincoln club of tho Western leaguo. Ho was sought by sovoral clubs last season, but Jumped to tho Indianapolis Fedoral leaguo club, for which ho played grand ball after tho middle of tho season, whon ho sud denly blossomed out as Kauff did. This season to date he hriB maintained IiIb 1911 pace with tho Nowark team. Ho stands 5 foot 11 InchcB In holght and weighs 175 pounds. PASSING OF GREAT ATHLETE Long-Buried Bucket of Gold Dug Up in Phoenix PHOENIX, AW. - Guided by a map and directions given by the man who buried It deep underground many years ago, a local business man, assisted by two Moxlcan laborers, unearthed a bucket said to havo contained between $1,000 and $5,000 In gold. Tho digging of tho treasuro is vouched for by re liable witnesses. Armed with pick and shovel, and n dipping needle, the men made their appearance at the point where tho Ari zona Eastern track crosses Ninth ave nue. Proceeding west along tho right of way they finally camo to a stop at a point approximately 150 feet from tho crossing, where, after a careful ex amination by means of tho needle, thoy began to dig. Passersby, interested in knowing why they were making an excavation that rapidly assumed propor tions, wero given evasive answers, and after tho holo had attained a depth of eight feet wero given to understand that thoy wero not needed. Boys, playing In the vicinity, wero ordered away after ono of tho Mexicans had uncovered an old buckot, which appeared to bo heavy, and which was hoisted out of the holo with some difficulty. An automobile, which had apparently been waiting In tho vicinity, drove up, and without waiting to fill tho excavation tho men drove away. A number of people visited the excavation, which they found to bo nlno feet In depth. Tholr examination justified tho belief that the men had located an old well, which many years ago was filled up, and that the treasuro, or whatovor It was they secured, had been concealed thero in the early days of tho city. Then a young Mexican In the neighborhood, who was a mem ber of the party, and who evidently know more about tho affair than ho cared to tell, returned with the two men who dug the hole and had it refilled. Whether the treasuro was cached in the old well after a big robbery, or whether it had been hidden thero by an old prospector, are among tho ques tions being debated. One story has it that tho money was tho property of an old and crippled prospector, who had been taken in and cared for at tho .homo of a Mexican in that vicinity, and that as a reward for their kindness he directed them to the place hero he had, years beforo, hidden his fortune. Ml .Mi fi fSi" "Curlew Bug." A Corn Plant Attacked by Adult Insect. B Egg as Placed In Stem of Young Corn Plant, Enlarging at Left. C Pupa and Adult In Root of Corn, In Chamber Eaten Out by the Larva. DOESN'T WANT FRANK BAKER Owner of Boston Red Sox Denies He Is Making Any Effort to Secure Noted Athletic Player. Frank Lannln, principal owner of tho Boston Red Sox, says: "I am making no effort to got Frank Baker from tho jUhlotlcs. I have all tho high-salaried boll -players that I caro for and now am looking tor mon who will play ball. Frank Baker. When players dollvor tho goods I am more than plcasod to pay splendid .salaries, but I will admit that thero Is no great ploasuro in paying big sal aries for tho pleasure of seeing mon warming up ovory day." Visiting Players Complain. Jimmy Archor was appointed tho Cubs' representative in tho Baseball Players' fratornity, and ono of tho first things ho did was to ontor a pro tost on tho clubhouso for tho visiting players at tho polo grounds on tho Beats in (ho center Hold bleachors. President Davo Fulz is to toko tho question boforo tho National leaguo executlvo for a decision. Donovan's Band of Midgets. Donftvan'a New Yorks woll deserve to bo named tho midgets of Ban John- Bon's circuit Thero aro four regulars ,. hio team barely over flvo foot. Lined up against teams with six-footers thoy look llko schoolboys. Besides, the now uniforms of gray tend to mako them look amaller. Two Players Released. Charles Slsson, who has played the outfield for Elmlra for tho past two. Treasons, haB drawn his unconditional rcleaea Oub Schmidt, who has buon parried on the Elmlra list for two jours, though ho failed to report, ulso kits been turned loose McOraw Is making a great outflolder out of Robertson. Tho Cincinnati lleds aro doing a lot of kicking about the umpiring of late. This fellow Morton Is upsetting a wholo keg of dopo In tho American leaguo. Walter Johnson Is getting a salary of $16,000, which Is something near $100 per day. Bunny Brief 1b hitting tho ball hard and often theso days, but ho Is not getting It safe. Umpires of tho American leaguo de clare tho emery ball belongs to tho extinct species. Bob Unglaub, tho formor Washing ton playor, Is now manager of tho Fargo (N. D.) team. Cy Falkenborg Is accused of UBlng tho ornery ball. Why do thoy pick Cy out of tho bunch? Tho Cincinnati Hods expect to soo Marsans In tho fold again at any time. Ho leaped a year ago. Bonny Kauff has been wondorfully tamed since his leapfrog act to tho Giants and back again. Babo Borton, formerly with tho White Sox, Is batting In tho clean-up position for tho St. Louis Feds. Pitcher Porritt, who was secured from tho Cardinals by tho Now York club, Is not very strong on control as yet. Llko other organized ball ex-stars, Hugh Bedlcnt, formor Rod Sox cur ver, Is having a hard tlmo of it In tho Federal ranks. Pitcher Smith of tho Terrapins takos his young son with him whorovor the club goes. Tho little follow Is tho Ter rapins' mascot. "Kopf is not nB shifty bb Frank Baker," romarks ono critic; which is tho., limit in knocks, considering that Hakcr Is anchored. John McOraw belloves that tho big reason for tho poor showing of somo of the plnyorB is that thoy aro not try ing to piny good ball. ' Kopf, who 1b filling in at third for tho Mackmon, is not as shifty as Frank Baker, but when ho gets hold of tho ball he drives It almost as far. Connlo Mack still bolloves his team will pull into tho race later in tho Hoason. Had pitching is wuat Keeps tho formor world's champions out of It at present. Jim Thorpe Falls to Make Good as Regular on New York Giants Is Sent to Jersey City. That a ball player Is not necessarily an athleto, according to tho accepted meaning of tho word, has beon shown rather conclusively In tho releaso of Jim Thorpo, under optional agreement, to tho Jorsoy City club of tho Inter national leaguo. Thorpo, tho greatest athleto Amer ica over produced tho man who was honored by tho king of Sweden after two years of effort has not been ablo to mako good as a regular on tho Now York Glnnta. Ho was tho fastest runner on tho club, with tho posslblo exception of Hans Lobort; ho was tho strongest of musclo by far; ho was tho best wrestler; ho had a swing that could throw a weight farthor than any man on tho club, nnd he could outjump any member of tho team by many Inches, Still, Thorpo Dogs Ane Made to Feel Unwelcome in New York NEW YpRK. It is dog daze and not dog days In Now York JUBt now, and if tho enemies of tho canines continue to put over "reform measures" In tho same profusion as they havo within the last few weeks, the lot of theso erstwhile pets will bo almost unbear (MH0ER WHAT I DID TO MAKE 'EM TREAT E iTttlS WAY 9 iiEvs UJ L , frz Xv J-fltrV" -J - yf I Mil Wlld ii i ablo. Recently dogs of evory size were ordered muzzled and leashed whonover they appeared In tho open, which, in addition to their collars and Ucenso tags, gave them considerable Impedimenta to toto about. Of course tho owners of tho dogs objected, and probably the animals did not welcome tho innovation, but the officials of the health department stood pat, holding that canine life In a great city should bo mado as uncomfortable as possible. So tho stores dealing In toilet and other articles for dogs did a thriving busi ness, and every canine appearing in the streets was as effectually trussed up as If ho had been a wild Horn Noting, however, that the dog owners had bowed to tho mandate concern ing tho muzzlo nnd leash as the best way out of a bad bargain, but had stead fastly rofused to send tholr pets out of town, the health department cast about for some further means of handicapping the city dogs. And, being more prolific with Ideas to curb dogs than to Btop the soft coal and tho un necessary noiso nuisances, they camo forward with a now list of "don'ts," which will prevent such of "man's best friend" as live in New York from doing almost anything while in the public thoroughfares but wag their tails. That oven this form of pleasurable oxorclso will be stopped by the board of health boforo it has ceased Its efforts to worry the dog Is a foregono con clusion. Tho latest order from the officials of the august body having the health of tho city In its keeping is that persons owning dogs shall not take thorn Into any place where food of any kind Is sold. Tho New York dog Is certainly up against it, and his future promises to bo a dog's life Indeed. Jim Thorpe. was not a ball playor; that is, not tho kind McOraw must havo. McOraw tried Tltorpo as a regular at tho beginning of this season, Ugur ing thofr ho was ready now or would never bo. Occasionally tho Indian could hit tho ball a milo, but mora frequently ho would strike out. Ho apparently lacked tho basoball Instinct which, strangely enough, Is poBsossod In largo quantities by ovon runts iuiu woaiuings who cannot run4 fast, who are not strong of musclos and who could not win an nthlotlc prlzo to save their lives. Tho only thing left 1b for Thorpo to fool his way as a rogular. If ho can do bettor by working ovory day Mc Oraw will glvo him a chanco nt tho end of tho season. If ho cannot ho retires as tho greatest athleto in tho world who could not win a berth on a major loaguo ball club. Chicago Street Car Makes New Route for Itself CHICAGO. Street car No. G042, running on tho North State street line, had v boon downtown muny times twenty or thirty times a day for somo years past. It was considered a tame car, tractable, unafraid of automobiles, and ono that would stand without hitching. Imaglno then tho surprise of tho 24 passengers in tho car when it tossed off its nosebag, so to speak, and ran away tho other afternoon. It al most got lost. Conductor 9072 and motorman 5507 saw, when tho car camo to State and Lako streets, that they couldn't cross tho bridge. Thero was some trouble there. Tho car grow restless. It wouldn't wait. It galloped west In Lake street. At Dearborn street tho con ductor and motorman got out,looklng for a switch. Thero was nono. Sov eral cars piled up behind It. At Clark street tho car crew hunted another switch, and at La Salle street and at Fifth avenue and at Franklin street. At Franklin .street thero was a switch south. Tho car took tho curve and sped on south to Randolph street. A long string of cars was in its wako. Old C042, In a phico it hod neur been beforo, remained cool and unpor turbed, although it was becoming homesick. Fast In Randolph street It wandered until n wide open switch revealed Itsolf nt Clark street. Then up Clark street, and over tho bridge to Kinzio went 0042, and over Klnzlo to tho good old,,fnmillar Stato street pasture Tho passengors, who had been wondering what was what, breathed sighs of rollof. It had taken tho car just 25 minutes to go from Stato and Lako streets to State and Kinzio street, a matter of about threo blocks. Bon Tlncup, tho Indian pitcher of tho Phillies, has boon placed on tho "disabled list" and will not bo record ed ns a regular player until ho is In condition to pitch. "Doak in condition," usBorts a St. Loulslan, "1b tho best right-handor In tho National leaguo, bar Alexandor." And Tesruau, Rudolph, JamoB and Adamu stlli up and around! Gallia of tho Washlngtons, llko Ru dolph of tho Braves, ia vorsatilo ns to dollvory. Ho Increase his effective ness by mixing in a Bpltball with a curve, fust one and change of pace. ' A Dotrolt man biffed his wlfo bo twoen tho oyos when Ty Cobb struck out with a runner on second. What would ho havo dono with tho bases filled Popular as Manager. Manager Rowland Is very popular, not only with his own players, but with tho public as woll. Ho la glvon credit 'for having drilled the-White Sox into playing a better article of ball than thoy havo shown In recent years, and ho has thown hlmsolf to bo a quiet, yet strict, lendor ovor slnco ho took charge of tho team. "King" Cole's Career Ended. It is bolloved that Pltohor Loonard Colo's diamond career has como to an ond aB tho rosult of a tumor In his groin. An oporatlon recently was un successful and Manager Donovan of tho Now Yorks admits that thj best advico of physicians is that Colo can nover pitch another gamo of ball. Sneeze Bombs Halted Legislation in Harrisburg HARRISBURG, PA. Tho freo ami continued use of "sneozlng powuor" ana malodorous chemicals nnd tho bombardment of mombcrs with pamphlets, books, nowspapors and "spltballs" havo doveloped as tho latest and most offcctlvo moans of halting tho passage of legislation of unpopular charactor In tho Pennsylvania houso of repre sentatives. The officials of tho chamber wero unablo to abate such performances and much Important legislation ub n result was dolayed. Ono night 'sneozlng powders" wore scattored throughout tho houso and theso, togother with malodorous chemicals, mado tho air so bad that It waB necessary to open the windows. A numbor of persons, among thorn women, wore also forced to leave. Speakor Ambler repeatedly called tho houso to order and asked that tho scattering of tho powders be stopped. Members throw tholr fllos of legislative bills into tho air and at each othor. Mon who trlod to Bpoak on bills woro howled down. Shouts, catcalls and yolls conttnuod throughout tho evening. Next day conditions woro oven worse. Ono debater who trlod to mako bin volco hoard on an Important bill was uttorly disregarded. Whon Rep roBontatlvo Hoss, who was In tho chair, asked tho houso to "kindly bo In ordor" ho wus answered with a chorus of "Noes" from nil over tho floor. - tfkr J Great Fielding Recruit. Mlko McNolly, a rooklo who Is un dorstudy of Larry Gardnor at third buso in tho Boston Red Sox llno-up, is said to bo the greatest Holding re cruit soou at that station la the Ameri can loaguo this sanson, but Mlko can't hit llko Larry, Self-Sacrifice. Tho Young Man "As a matter of fact I think i'vo dono rnthor woll. Von see, l'vo glvon four, cousins nnd an uncle to tho army, throe nephews to tho navy and a sUtor and two aunts t ho Red Cross organization." Real Delight. "Today, for the first time, I was roally dollghtod to hear ray neighbor's piano going." "Something worth lis tening to, I suppose?" "I should say so. I heard the Installment mon tnk lug it away " MubIcuI America. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Rotation or alternation of crops is a simple and efficient method of getting ride of the "curlew bug," a widespread pest in corn and rice fields. "Don't plant corn after corn or rice, or rice after corn" is a useful maxim to re member In localities lnfestod by the bug. The curlew bug, which is one of the so-culled "Snout Beetles" or curcullos, about halt an inch long, is particularly fond of swamps and marshes where it feeds on large-stemmed grasses and sedges. Of cultivated crops, corn and rlco most closely resemblo Its natural food and in consequence the bug is a menace to these crops in almost every stato in the South and In large sec tions of tho middle West and South west as well. It cannot live on the small grains or on such plants as cot ton or cowpeas. In consequence if Infested fields are planted to oats, rye, barley, cotton or cowpeas, the curlew bug disappears at once. In practice, cotton, cowpeas, or win- tor oats will probably bo the oest crops to ubo for this purpose in tho South. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis souri, southern Wisconsin and Arkan sas, oats, rye, barley or cowpeas. After a year of one of theso crops, tho field can bo planted again to corn. If tho pest returns, a similar alternation should be resorted to ouce more. Tho curlew bug will remain in an infested cornfield throughout tho win ter nnd, if the field is planted to corn again, como out in tho spring to feed upon tho young corn plants. By means of Its long snout, at tho end of which aro situated the mouth and Jaws, tho beetlo punctures the stem of the plant and thus either secures Its food or deposits Its eggs. Usually tho punc turo is mado a little below tho sur face of tho ground and extends Into the crown of the plant. If the punc ture Is mado just above the root, the plant will throw up a number of "til lers" and "suckerB," while the main stem itself will be without ears and stalky in appearance In this respect tho work of tho curlew bug produces somewhat tho same effect as that of tho Hessian fly on a young wheat plant in tho fall. If tho puncture Is mado higher up on the stem, food Is obtained from the folded loaves above tho crown. When these leav.es finally push forth, tho effect of the puncture made by the beetle's snout Is re'vealed by rows of holes across tho leaves. Frequently there will also bo a dis torted growth on the stem. While the damage dono by the bee ties in feeding or laying their eggs is in many cases doubtless severe if tho corn plants are very young at tho time of attack thoy aro probably de stroyed In this way generally speak ing tho greatest damago 1b caused by the larvae hatching from the eggs, es pecially in tho East. Tho grubs of this Insect apparently can llvo without difficulty for a considerable length of tlmo In the stems of plants that aro completely covered by water. With theso Insects In full possession of a Held, thero does not appear to be any thoroughly practical and effective measure for preventing or overcoming their ravages, which frequently result In a total loss of tho crop. Whllo throwing up tho soil or hilling up the young plants with tho cultivator might prevent the beetles thomselves from puncturing the stems low enough down to causo tho plants to sucker or be como distorted, this is by no means assured. We only know that the high er up tho insect punctures tho stem the more likely Is the attack to rosult only in tho transvorso rows of holes across tho leaves. In any case this ridging or hilling up would only form a slight protection against tho injuri ous effects of tho feeding of tho bee tles. Once the larvao havo started to burrow their way downward in the stem thero Ib no way whereby thoy can be reached by any measure likely to seriously affect thom. Helps for Peach Growths to Control Insect Pests. After a grower has pruned intelli gently, tilled and fertilized his orchard well, and Irrigated It If that has been roqulrcd, tho orchard may be short lived nnd the crops financial failures if ho neglects to give proper attention to tho control of tho insects and dis eases which habitually occur In his region. Whllo it Is truo that thero aro como rathor serious peach parasltos which aro regional in their occurrence and somo of those which aro widely dUsomlnated remain unknown thus far in curtain districts, It ia likewise truo that a considerable numbor of both Insect rests nuu- fungous dlsoases are lo bo found pretty nearly overywhero In the country In which peaches aro grown Every fruit grower shoujd bo in close touch with the agricultural ex periment ttstlon In Ills stato, so that he can refer imorgency matters there Aithout delay Not Infrequently, the rouriug of information regarding the outrol of some Insect pest that has becomo suddenly threatening or con cerning the most effectivo means of checking tho Bprend of a dlseaso hith erto unknown results in saving what would otherwise be a serious losty Inquiries relating to any phase of fruit growing may also be referred at any time to tho United States de partment of ngrlculturo, where with out cost, through the department's pathological, entomological, and othoW experts, as full information relatl! to the problems as can be given may bo secured. The department's farmers' bulletin (No. 440) entitled, "Spraying Peaches for the Control of Brown Rot, Scab, and Curculio," will bo sent to anyone requesting It. So also wllK farmers' bulletin (No.' C32) entitled "Growing Peaches," which treats In detail of pruning, renewal of tops, thinning, Intcrplanted crops, and spe clal practices. CALF DURING FIRST SUMMER Most Important Period of Animal's Life With Respect to Its Growth Use Clean Milk Palls. (By R, M. WASHBURN. Minnesota Ex periment Station.) Tho first year of a calf's life Is the most important with respect to its growth. Unless animals are kept growing during this period their final development will be much retarded, and the chances are they never will reach the scale which their inheri tance would give them. On the best regulated dairy farms calves aro born in the autumn and early winter, and they should receive skim milk in moderate quantities through much or all ofthe summer fol lowing birth. On farms having Jiand separators there is no difficulty M pro viding tho sweet milk for calves, morn ing and evening; but farmers who pat ronize whole-milk creameries or who still skim by hand should remember that after the first few weeks milk for calves should either be thoroughly weot or fully sour, that the most dan gerous condition Is the half-sour stage. If milk Is fed to calves when it is in this changing condition it is nlmost certain to cause indigestion. It should not bo half-sour, nor sour ono day and sweet tho next, But always one or the other. Clean feeding palls must be used, otherwise the germs of fermentation and diarrhea will be brought to the Infant cow from tho slime of the dirty drinking dish, and with young calves it is important that tho temperature at which tho milk is fed be nearly that of tho body. Older animals may re ceive milk of the temperature of tho milk-holding tank. While it is very important that heif ers should havo free access to pas ture during tho second summer, to de velop strong bodies, the calf need not have pasture the first summer. In fact, for calves bom after tho first of tho year, pasturing may be a disadvan tage. Most young calves in this coun try are better ofT chewing tender hay in the quiet and half-dark stablo than fighting flies, panting from tho heA and cropping tough grass In the pa ture. TEACHING CALVES TO DRINK Ltttle Fellows Can Easily Be Taught to Help Themselves by Giving Warm Milk In Pail. Calves should bo removed from the mother within a day or two. Somo advocato never allowing them to suck, others let thom suck once, then re move them. Whichever way Is done, tho calf can easily be taught to drink by fastonlng it In a rigid stanchion and giving It thp warm new milk In a clean pail. Feed sparingly at first, one nnd a half to two quarts of milk, morning, noon and night, for tno first week, then drop the noon feed nnd Increase others up to four quarts oX feed night and morning. Change gradually from whole milk to skim milk. Feed all milk warm and sweet. Use a dairy thermometer and warm to 90 or 95 degrees. Pleasure and Profit. Thero nro man? localities where or chards exist but where fruit produc tion Is not equal to the home con sumption Farmers owo It to them selves to change this condition and1 make their orchards a source of pleas ure and profit. A little Intelligent caro will enablo them to do so. j Best of Greens. Young turnip, cabbage and beot plants mako tho best of greens. It U but a small job to plant those at dif ferent tltnos, and they can be bad all summer. Charcoa) and Grit for Chicks. Keep the charcoal -r.d grit whera .hicks may have free access to it. I I,